Retina B series, User Manual

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Page 2: ...y solid or liquid fall into or infiltrate the DVR Please brush printed circuit boards connectors fans machine box and so on regularly Before the dust cleaning please switch off the power supply and unplug it Do not disassemble or repair the DVR by yourself Do not replace the components by yourself Environment Please place and use the DVR between 0 and 40 Avoid direct sunlight Stay away from heat s...

Page 3: ...ns 7 2 6 1 Alarm input port specification 8 2 6 2 Alarm output port specification 8 2 6 3 Alarm output port relay parameters 9 2 6 Speed dome connections 9 3 Basic operation 10 3 1 Turn on 10 3 2 Turn off 10 3 3 System Login 10 3 4 Preview 11 3 5 Desktop shortcut menu 11 3 5 1 Main menu 12 3 5 2 Playback 13 3 5 3 Record Mode 16 3 5 4 Alarm output 16 3 5 5 PTZ control 17 3 5 6 Color setting 23 3 5 ...

Page 4: ...etup 47 4 5 Advanced 48 4 5 1 HDD Manage 48 4 5 2 Account 48 4 5 3 Online User 51 4 5 4 TV adjust 51 4 5 5 Auto Maintain 51 4 5 6 Restore 52 4 5 7 Upgrade 53 4 6 Info 53 4 6 1 HDD info 53 4 6 2 BPS 54 4 6 3 LOG 55 4 6 4 Version 56 4 7 Shut down system 56 5 FAQ and maintenance 57 5 1 FAQ 57 5 2 Maintenance 63 Appendix 1 Remote controller operation 64 Appendix 2 Mouse operation 65 Appendix 3 Hard di...

Page 5: ...nctions Real time surveillance Analog interface and VGA interface VGA interface is equipped selectively Surveillance function through monitor or display Storage Non working hard disk dormancy processing which is convenient to radiate heat reduce power and extend the life span special storage format which insures the data safety Compression Real time compression by individual hard disk which insure...

Page 6: ... between the fan power and the main board Front panel and rear panel The key function specification in the front panel and the interface specification in the real panel are in the specification Please check the product type in the front panel whether is accordant with the product type you order The label in the rear panel is very important for the after service Please protect it carefully When you...

Page 7: ...way from backlighting and low illumination or adopts the better backlighting and low illumination compensation The ground and power supply of the camera and the DVR should be shared and stable Insure the transmission line stable and credible The video transmission line should adopt high quality coaxial pair which is chosen by the transmission distance If the transmission distance is too far it sho...

Page 8: ...solated howling phenomena is often existed There are some methods to deal with the above phenomena 1 Adopt better directional tone arm 2 Adjust the sound box volume to be under the threshold that produces the howling phenomena 3 Use fitment materials that absorb the sound to reduce reflection of the sound 4 Adjust the layout of the sound box and the tone arm 2 5 Alarm input and output connections ...

Page 9: ...icate with the PTZ 2 6 1 Alarm input port specification 1 channels alarm input Alarm input type unlimited The grounding and the com port of the alarm sensor are parallel The alarm sensor is external power supply The grounding of the alarm and the DVR should be shared The NC port of the alarm sensor must be connected with the DVR alarm input port The grounding of the power supply and the alarm sens...

Page 10: ... interface 1000VAC 1minute Inhomo polarity interface 1000VAC 1 minute Interface and winding 1000VAC 1 minute Surge voltage Homo polarity interface 1500VAC 10 160us Turn on time 3ms max Turn off time 3ms max longevity mechanical 50 106 MIN 3Hz electric 200 103 MIN 0 5Hz Environment temperature 40 70 2 7 Speed dome connections 1 Connect the 485 lines of the speed dome with the DVR 485 interface 2 Co...

Page 11: ...f the DVR is shut down abnormally it can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure 2 Replace the hard disk Before replacing the hard disk the power supply switch in the real panel must be turned off 3 Replace the battery Before replacing the battery the setting information must be saved and the power supply switch in the real panel must be turned off The DVR...

Page 12: ... 3 4 Preview You can right click mouse to choose the switch between the windows The system date time and channel name are shown in each viewing window The surveillance video and the alarm status are shown in each window 1 Recording status 3 Video loss 2 Motion detect 4 Camera lock Table 3 1 Preview icon 3 5 Desktop shortcut menu In preview mode you can right click mouse to get a desktop shortcut m...

Page 13: ...Page 12 Picture 3 2 Shortcut Menu 3 5 1 Main menu When you login the system main menu is shown as below Picture3 3 Main Menu ...

Page 14: ...e 3 4 video playback 1 Listed files 2 File information 3 File searching 4 File backup 5 Operation hint 6 Playback control Listed files Look up the listed files that accord with the searching criteria File information Look up the found file information File backup Backup the chosen file Click the button and operate as followed Note The storage must be installed before the file backup If the backup ...

Page 15: ...ose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file Stop Stop the backup Backup Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up You can choose the backup file according to the type channel and time Picture 3 6 recording backup Remove Clear the file information Add Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes ...

Page 16: ...e type Set the searching file type Channel Set the searching channel Start Time Set the searching time scan Playback control Refer to the following sheet for more information Button Function Button Function Play pause Backward Stop Slow play Fast play Previous frame Next frame Previous file Next file Circulation Full screen Table 3 2 Playback control key Note Frame by frame playback is only perfor...

Page 17: ...tatus means it is in recording status You can use desktop shortcut menu or click main menu recording function recording set to enter the recording control interface Picture 3 8 Record Mode Schedule Record according to the configuration Manual Click the all button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state Stop Click the stop button and the according channel stops rec...

Page 18: ...ter the channel in any state 3 5 5 PTZ control Operation interface is as followed The functions include PTZ direction control step zoom focus iris setup operation patrol between spots trail patrol boundary scan assistant switch light switch level rotation and so on Note1 Decoder A B line connects with DVR A B line The connection is right 2 Click main menu system configuration PTZ setup to set the ...

Page 19: ...st the zoom multiple of the camera Set Enter the function operation menu Page switch Switch between different pages Special functions 1 Preset Set a location for the preset calls the preset points PTZ automatically turns to the setting position 1 Preset option Set a location for the preset procedure is as follows Step1 in Picture 3 10 click the Direction button will turn into preset position click...

Page 20: ...then click Preset button PTZ turn to the corresponding preset point Picture 3 12 PTZ Control 2 Cruise between Points Multiple preset points connected cruise lines call cruise between points the PTZ run around on the line 1 Cruise Between Points Settings Cruise lines are connected by multiple preset points setting procedure is as follows Preset button Preset point input blank Value input blank ...

Page 21: ...e Lines button then remove the cruise lines set Picture 3 13 Cruise between Points Settings 2 The Calls of Cruise between Points In Picture 3 10 click Page Shift button enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3 12 Please input the number of cruise in the value blank then click Cruise between Points button PTZ begins to work on the cruise line Click Stop button to stop cruise 3 Scan PTZ also can...

Page 22: ...to work on the scan line Click Stop button to stop 4 Boundary Scan 1 Boundary Scan setup Step1 In Picture 3 10 click Direction button to turn the PTZ to preset direction then click Setup button enter Picture 3 15 select the left boundary return to Picture 3 10 Step2 Please click direction arrows to adjust PTZ direction click Setup button enter Picture3 15 then select the right boundary return to P...

Page 23: ...p button to stop 5 Horizontal Rotating Click Horizontally Rotating button PTZ begins to rotate horizontally relative to the original position of the camera Click the Stop button to stop 6 Rotate Click on horizontal Rotating button PTZ turn around 7 Reset PTZ restart all the data clears to 0 8 Page Shift In Picture 3 12 click Page Shift button into Picture3 16 setting auxiliary function Auxiliary n...

Page 24: ...PTZ Main Menu the menu itself can be control by the menu control buttons 3 5 6 Color setting Set the selective image parameters current channel for single window display and cursor place for multi window display You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface The image parameters include tonality brightness contrast saturation You can set different parameters at different time sectio...

Page 25: ...utdown Reboot the system logout Quit the menu Offer password next entrance shut down Quit the system Turn off the power supply When press the shut down button there is schedule hint After three seconds the system is shut down Cancel midway is of no effect reboot Quit the system Reboot up the system 3 5 9 Window switch Preview in single window four windows eight windows nine windows sixteen windows...

Page 26: ...arameters defending time section alarm output screen hint recording PTZ patrol Alarm output Set alarm mode configuration manual shut down System configurati on General configuration Set system time data format language hard disk full time operation machine number video format output mode summertime stay time Encode configuration Set main assistant coding parameter code mode resolving ability frame...

Page 27: ... setup code setup recording setup alarm setup network setup network service preview playback serial port setup user management System information Hard disk information Display hard disk capability and recording time Code stream statistics Display code stream information Log information Clear all log information according to the log video and time Edition information Display edition information Shu...

Page 28: ...rerecord Record 1 30 seconds before the action Time length is decided by the code stream Record mode Set video state Schedule manual or stop Schedule Record according to the set video type common detection and alarm and time section Manual Click the button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state Stop Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording ...

Page 29: ...uously please go to Main Menu Record Snapshot Storage for appropriate settings Note If normal snapshot storage please setup Snap at Main Menu Advanced Snapshot please refer to chapter 4 5 1 HDD Manage Picture 4 2 Channel Select the related channel to set click all to set all channels preSnap Setup preSnap picture quantity before recording default is 5 pieces Record Set record status Schedule Manua...

Page 30: ... snapshot enable Note for related alarm function please refer to chapter 4 3 4 2 3 Playback Refer to chapter 3 5 2 4 2 4 Backup You can back up the video files to external storage through setup Note The storage must be installed before the file backup If the backup is terminated the already backup can playback individually Picture 4 3 Backup Detect Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as...

Page 31: ... backup Cancel During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions 4 3 Alarm Function Alarm functions include motion detect video blind video loss alarm input and alarm output 4 3 1 Motion Detect When system detects the motion signal that reaches the set sensitivity the motion detect alarm is on and the linkage function is turned on Picture 4 4 Motion Detect Channel Choose the ...

Page 32: ...ellow block means the dynamic detect defensive area Black block means the unfenced area You can set the area as followed Drag the mouse and draw the area Picture 4 5 Region Period Trigger the motion detect signal in the set time section You can set according to week or set uniformly Each day is divided into four time sections means the set valid Picture 4 6 set the time section Interval Only one a...

Page 33: ... set in the Main Menu System Tour Snapshot Choose record channels when alarm happens system triggers related channels for snapshot signal Note For Snapshot activation please go to set period detect and alarm enable at Main Menu Record Record config PTZ Activation Set the PTZ activation when the alarm is turned on Note PTZ activation is set in the shortcut menu PTZ control Set the patrol between sp...

Page 34: ...detect Note Advanced button is the same as right click 4 3 3 Video Loss When the equipment cannot obtain the channel video signal the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on Picture 4 10 Video loss Set method refer to chapter 4 3 1 Motion detect Note Advanced button is the same as right click 4 3 4 Alarm input When the equipment obtains the external alarm signal the ala...

Page 35: ...er 3 5 4 4 3 6 Abnormal Analyzing and inspecting current software and hardware of the device When some abnormal events happen the device will make a relative answer such as show message and buzzer Picture 4 12 Abnormal Event Type selecting abnormity you want to inspect Enable Select it to make sure abnormal function workable Show message Automatically alarm cue dialog box come out of ...

Page 36: ...raditional Chinese English Farsi Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Japanese Poland Portugal Russian Spanish Thai Turkey Vietnamese Romanian Brazilian Korean Indonesian Swedish Arabic Bulgarian Czech HDD full Choose stop record Stop recording when the hard disk is full Choose overwrite Cover the earliest recording files and continue recording when the hard disk is full DVR No Only when ...

Page 37: ...rameter in the left part and set the combine encode parameter in the right part Note Combine encode introduces video compression technique which combines and compresses multi channel s video to a special channel Applying for multi channel playback simultaneously Dial up multi channel real time monitor mobile monitor and so on Picture 4 16 Encode setup Channel Choose the channel number ...

Page 38: ...splayed the video file is video and audio multiplex stream Combine Enable Combine Enable When the icons are all in reverse displayed opening combination coding functions Mode multi channel playback is used in all channels playback simultaneously and the narrowband transmission is used in multi channel real time remote monitoring simultaneously at narrowband state especially used in mobile monitor ...

Page 39: ...t 34567 HTTP port Default 80 HS Download Transfer Policy There are three strategies self adaption image quality precedence and fluency precedence The code stream will adjust according to the setup Self adaption is the tradeoff between the image quality precedence and fluency precedence Fluency precedence and self adaption are valid only when the assistant code stream is turned on Otherwise image q...

Page 40: ... done Operation After PPPOE dialing successfully look up the IP address in the IP address and obtain the current IP address Then use this IP address to visit the DVR through user port NTP setup Picture 4 20 NTP The NTP server must be installed in the PC Host computer IP Input the IP address installed NTP server Port Default 123 You can set the port according to NTP server Time zone London GMT 0 Be...

Page 41: ...configuration Port Email server port number SSL Decide whether using Secure Socket Layer protocol to login User Name Apply the email server user name Password Input the password corresponding to the user Sender Set the email sender address Receiver Send the email to appointed receivers when the alarm is turned on You can set three receivers at most Title You can set as you wish IP Filter setup Whe...

Page 42: ...me registered by DDNS User name Provide the account registered by DDNS Password Provide the password registered by DDNS When the DDNS is successfully configured and start you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit Note The DNS setup must be configured correctly in the network setup Picture 4 23 DDNS setup ...

Page 43: ...TP setup Enable Click Enable then all settings will be available Server IP IP address for FTP server Port Domain Port of FTP default 21 User Name User name of FTP Password Password of user Max File Length Max length for upload files at every packed default 128M Dir Name Directory of uploading files Wireless Config ADSL through 3G net card use CMS to visit and config the device ...

Page 44: ...l Number 3G Dial Number User Name User name of 3G Password Password of dial user IP Address IP address got from dial Mobile Monitor Setup To visit the device by mobile please make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol Picture 4 26 Mobile Monitor Setup Enable Select it to make sure abnormal function workable ...

Page 45: ...cally distribute TCP port for the device when monitoring via CMS it need this port Mobile Port Router will automatically distribute Mobile Port for the device when mobile monitor it need this port 4 4 5 GUI Display Configure the video output parameters including the front output mode and code output mode Front output In the local preview mode include channel title time display channel title record...

Page 46: ...the system recording status in the surveillance window Alarm Status means the selective state Display the system alarm status in the surveillance window Bitrate info means the selective state The ninth window displays the code stream information in the nine window preview status Transparency Choose the background image transparency The range is 128 255 Resolution set display resolution Channel Cho...

Page 47: ...as the corresponding dome address Default 1 Note The address must be consistent with the dome address Baudrate Choose the corresponding dome baud rate length You can control the PTZ and camera Default 115200 Data bits Include 5 8 options Default 8 Stop bits Include 2 options Default 1 Parity Include odd check even check sign check blank check Default void 4 4 7 RS232 setup ...

Page 48: ...ate Choose the corresponding baud rate length Data bits Include 5 8 options Stop bits Include 2 options Parity Include odd even mark space 4 4 8 Tour setup Set the patrol display means that the tour mode is turned on You can choose the single window four windows nine windows sixteen windows patrol display or single display Picture 4 31 tour setup ...

Page 49: ...a but cannot write data Redundant Disk Double backup the video files in the write read disk Picture4 32 HDD Manage 4 5 2 Account Manage the user purview Note 1 The character length is 8 bytes at most for the following user and user team name The blank ahead or behind the character string is invalid The middle blank in the character string is valid Legal characters include letter number underline s...

Page 50: ... possess the user control purview can modify his her own or other users password Picture 4 34 Modify Password Add user Add a user in the team and set the user purview Enter the menu interface and input the user name and password Choose the team and choose whether cover using the user Cover using means that the account can be used by multiple users at the same time Once choose the team the user pur...

Page 51: ...t purviews shut down the equipment real time surveillance playback recording setup video file backup and so on Picture 4 36 Add Group Delete User Delete the current user Choose the user and click delete user button Delete Group Delete the current group Choose the group and click delete group button ...

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

Page 53: ...Page 52 Picture 4 39 Auto maintain 4 5 6 Restore The system restore to the default setup You can choose the items according to the menu Picture 4 40 Restore ...

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

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

Page 56: ...ion operation data management alarm affair recording operation user management file management and so on Set the time section to look up and click the look up button The log information will display as a list one page is 128 items Press Page up or Page down button to look up and press delete button to clear all the log information ...

Page 57: ...age 56 Picture4 45 LOG 4 6 4 Version Display the basic information such as hardware information software edition and issue data and so on Picture 4 46 Version 4 7 Shut down system Refer to chapter 3 5 8 ...

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

Page 59: ...is wrong and the image becomes black and white 2 The DVR is not matched the monitor impedance 3 The video transmission distance is too far or the loss of the video transmission line is too large 4 The color and brightness setting of the DVR is wrong 6 I cannot find the video files in local playback mode Possible reasons are as followed 1 The data line of the hard disk is damaged 2 The hard disk is...

Page 60: ...e according channel is not connected with the video 10 The time is wrong Possible reasons are as followed 1 Setting is wrong 2 The battery is in bad connection or the voltage is too low 3 The oscillation is damaged 11 The DVR cannot control the PTZ Possible reasons are as followed 1 There is something wrong with the frontal PTZ 2 The setting connection or the installation of the PTZ decoder is not...

Page 61: ...000sp4 or higher Version or installing the software for low edition 2 ActiveX is hold back 3 The version is not exceeded dx8 1 Update the display card driver 4 Network connection failure 5 Network setting issues 6 Invalid password or user name 7 The CMS is not matched the DVR program version 14 The image is not clear or there is no image in network preview state or video file playback state Possib...

Page 62: ...The data exceeds the backup storage 4 The backup equipment is not compatible 5 The backup equipment is damaged 17 The keyboard cannot control the DVR Possible reasons are as followed 1 The serial port of the DVR is not set correctly 2 The address is not correct 3 When multiple transformers are connected the power supply is not large enough Please give each transformer individual power supply 4 The...

Page 63: ...large 3 The battery is used up 4 The remote controller or the front panel of the recording machine is damaged 21 The storage time is not enough Possible reasons are as followed 1 Front camera quality is bad The lens is too dirty The camera is in backlighting installation 2 The hard disk capability is not enough 3 The hard disk is damaged 22 The downloading files cannot play Possible reasons are as...

Page 64: ...ctive electricity 3 Do not pull out the video signal line or RS 232 port or RS 485 port with the power on 4 Do not use the TV in the local video output port VOUT of DVR It will damage the video output circuit easily 5 Do not turn off the switch directly Please use the turn off function in the menu or press the turn off button in the panel 3 seconds or longer to protect the hard disk 6 Please keep ...

Page 65: ...eric button Code input number input channel switch 6 Fn Press to enter into the PTZ control window and the color setting menu 7 Menu Press to enter the sub menu 8 Direction button Same function as direction button in the front panel 9 Multi window button Same function as Multi window button in the front panel 10 Search Press to enter into the playback window 11 Playback controls Control play pause...

Page 66: ...ppendix 3 Hard disk capability calculation Make sure the hard disk installed to the DVR for the first time Pay attention to the IDE hard disk lines connection 1 Hard disk capability There is no limit for recording machine We recommend 120G 250G size to keep better stability 2 Overall capability option The hard disk capability formula is Overall capability M channel number time hour capability in a...

Page 67: ... 0Vp p 75ohm BNC 16 1 0Vp p 75oh m Video Output 2 CH BNC 1 0Vp p 75Ω HD VGA Output HDMI 1080P Output optional 2 CH BNC 1 0Vp p 75Ω HD VGA Output HDMI 1080P Output optional 2 CH BNC 1 0Vp p 75Ω HD VGA Output HDMI 1080P Output optional SPOT NO NO NO LOOP OUT 4CH optional 8CH optional 16CH optional VGA OUTPUT 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x720 1280 x 1024 1440 x 900 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x720 1280 x ...

Page 68: ...40 NTSC 704 480 704 24 0 352 240 NTSC 704 480 704 24 0 352 240 PAL 704 576 704 28 8 352 288 PAL 704 576 704 288 352 288 PAL 704 576 704 288 352 288 RECORD FRAME RATE NTSC 120FPS D1 120FPS HD1 120F PS CIF PAL 100FPS D1 10 0FPS HD1 100FPS CIF 4CH D1 NTSC 105FPS D1 21 0FPS HD1 240FPS CIF PAL 88FPS D1 175F PS HD1 200FPS CI F 2CH D1 6CH CIF Optional 8CH D1 NTSC 120FPS D1 24 0FPS HD1 240FPS CIF PAL 100F...

Page 69: ...wer Mobile CMS Firefox Google Chrome Safari Remote Client IE Brower Mobile CMS Firefox Google Chrome Safari REMOTE OPERATION Remote view remote playback remote setup Remote view remote playback remote setup Remote view remote playback remote setup NETWORK SERVICE TCP IP UDP HTTP D DNS SMTP SSL LA N DHCP PPPOE TCP IP UDP HTTP DD NS SMTP SSL LAN D HCP PPPOE TCP IP UDP HTTP DD NS SMTP SSL LAN D HCP P...

Page 70: ...rd up to 32GB Optional SD Card up to 32GB Optional N A Built in DVD RW optional Built in DVD RW optional Built in DVD RW optional EXTERNAL 2 USB2 0 2 USB2 0 2 USB2 0 Removable DVD RW Removable DVD RW Removable DVD RW NETWORK YES YES YES FILE H 264 Compression AVI H 264 Compression AVI H 264 Compression AVI GENERAL ALARM IN OUT 4CH 1CH 8CH 1CH 8CH 1CH RS 485 1 1 1 UNIT DIMENSION mm W380xD368xH74mm ...

Page 71: ...Page 70 Appendix 5 Rear panel 4CH without loop out with HDMI 4CH with loop out and HDMI 4CH without loop out 4CH with loop out 8CH without loop out with HDMI 8CH with loop out and HDMI ...

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