Security Labs H.264, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...3G 4G Internet Email H 264 16 CH DVR Owner s Manual 15540 Herriman Blvd Noblesville IN 46060 Customer Support 1 800 774 0284 ...

Page 2: ...4 4 VIDEO SEARCH 10 2 4 5 START SEQUENCE 10 2 4 6 START CRUISE 11 2 4 7 PTZ 11 2 4 8 MUTE 12 2 4 9 MANUAL REC STOP REC 12 2 4 10 ZOOM 12 2 4 11 PIP 12 Chapter 3 Advanced settings 13 3 1 MAIN MENU 13 3 2 Recording mode 14 3 3 Video search 15 3 4 Backup 16 3 5 Hard disk management 17 3 6 Basic setup 18 3 6 1 System language 18 3 6 2 Time setup 19 3 6 3 User password 20 3 6 4 CAMERAS 20 3 6 5 VIDEO A...

Page 3: ...ayer 49 Appendix Hard disk space used 53 Precautionary Notes The power supply of this DVR is provided through a regulated DC12V 5A adapter Please only use this power supply with your DVR Do not place the DVR in a place subject to rain or moisture Do not install the DVR in a place subject to violent vibration Do not install the DVR in a place subject to direct sunlight or a high temperature environ...

Page 4: ...nnected via a network connection The video outputs on the DVR allow you to use a standard CCTV monitor VGA cable directly to a PC monitor any TV with a video input jack or view from a computer connected to your network 1 2 Packaging and accessories Following parts are included in the package IR remote control Remote control batteries LAN patch cable BNC patch cable USB Mouse Owner s Manual CD DC12...

Page 5: ...rive or network Network transmission 16 channels real time network transmission with CIF resolution Capture function Snapshots JPEG 3Meg Pixels 10fps Email alarm YES PTZ control Manual and tour control PTZ protocol PELCO D PELCO P PIP Full screen plus 1 or 2 smaller views Zoom Digital Size and drag with mouse HDD 1 SATA HDD capacity to 2TB Network and protocol 1 RJ 45 10 100M via Ethernet supports...

Page 6: ... right 6 Manual start stop recording PWR Power LED 15 Remote control infrared receiver No Physical interface Interface description 1 1 16CH Video In Connect analog video camera signal input standard BNC connector 2 Video Out Composite video output to monitor s video input 3 2 CH audio IN Line level audio signal standard RCA jacks 4 Audio Out To monitor s Audio In 5 VGA To connect a VGA monitor suc...

Page 7: ...rol Single and multi split screen Quit shortcut menu Shortcut menu Direction buttons Next on the left and right OK ESC Exit Return MENU Enter the main menu STARTREC Start recording please refer to 2 4 6 for the method STOPREC Stop recording please refer to 2 4 6 for the method Video search Stop playback Fast reverse Fast forward Frame advance F1 F2 Not used on this model ...

Page 8: ...e power indicator will light and the monitor will display our company s logo for approximately 25 seconds while the system initializes If the record mode is set to begin When powered up the REC indicator will turn on to indicate the system is working normally A red H icon on the screen indicates a potential problem with the hard drive s connections or a need for the drive to be formatted Mouse Act...

Page 9: ...ord has been initiated the following login screen will appear when you attempt to operate the DVR Device ID Using the default Device ID 000000 with your password works fine When multiple DVRs are being controlled with the IR remote in the same room assign a unique ID and password to each DVR 2 4 Operation menu Click the right mouse button to bring up the following menu Each item is described in de...

Page 10: ...ll then cause the USER LOGIN screen to display when a front panel function button is pushed Clicking on KEYLOCK again will terminate the session with the current user and request a password for the next user 2 4 3 CHN SWITCH Channel Switch Selects the channels or groups of channels that will be displayed 2 4 4 VIDEO SEARCH Use this selection to play back your video in a variety of ways Please see ...

Page 11: ...n such as a Security Labs SLC 171C or Piczel 3505 2 4 7 PTZ Activates the control menu below to operate your compatible PTZ camera PTZ variable speed fast slow direction zoom focus and aperture are available Manual Operation Cruise Tour setting Step 1 Select the PTZ channel Step 2 Pan Tilt the camera to position desired Step 3 Set pause time time camera remains on object being viewed Step 4 Press ...

Page 12: ...mera will scan to the preset point and stay until another command is sent Delete Clears the cruise settings tour from memory 2 4 8 MUTE Quickly mutes the audio feed from all channels 2 4 9 MANUAL REC STOP REC Allows you to start and stop recording provided the DVR is not in When powered up mode or if a timer recording is in progress 2 4 10 ZOOM In the single channel full screen mode click on ZOOM ...

Page 13: ...s PLAYBACK RECORD HDD BASIC ADVANCED and Exit options as shown below Note The setup of all the submenus below will not be effective until Enter is pressed The setup of this menu will be invalid if you exit directly A helpful characteristic of this DVR is when you move the cursor to any option a message box describing the option is displayed automatically in the lower part ...

Page 14: ...nly if the corresponding channel is enabled in the Channel option BY TIMER When selected a SCHEDULE button will appear on the right Move the cursor here and press Enter or click the button to enter the Record Time Configuration screen as shown below Channel You may choose either ALL or a single channel ALL allows you to batch edit the schedule of all cameras used at the same time Time configuratio...

Page 15: ...etail through CIF Uses less hard drive space QUALITY Three levels High Best detail through Low Uses less hard drive space Frame rate Use a higher number when recording faster moving objects or a lower number if you wish to extend the number of days that will be saved to the hard drive These three settings together use the available processing power of the DVR also referred to as the Global availab...

Page 16: ...e hours recordings have taken place Clicking on the FILE LIST button shows the detailed list of recordings available for the selected day You may further sort the list with the TYPE All Alarm or Normal Timed or with buttons on the right of the screen Click on any event listed to view it or select the check box next to it to begin the Backup process 3 4 Backup Enter into the file list as shown abov...

Page 17: ... the recorded file the system will prompt you with the message Not Enough Space After the file has been backed up exit the menu and unplug the flash drive See Chapter 4 DVR Network for network backup instructions 3 5 Hard disk management MAIN MENU HDD Enter the Hard disk Management screen via MAIN MENU HDD STATUS Shows if the hard disk is installed properly If the hard disk needs formatting Unform...

Page 18: ...ew hard disk is used for the first time it is necessary to format it Click the Format HDD button and then click Enter After clicking Format HDD the system will prompt Formatting will erase your data Continue Press Enter or click OK and the system will prompt Formatting and then Formatted Successfully The system will restart automatically USB FORMAT Use this function if your DVR will not recognize ...

Page 19: ... changes will take effect after a system restart 3 6 2 Time setup MAIN MENU SETUP DATE TIME Move the cursor to the DATE TIME option the icon is surrounded by a yellow frame to indicate selection and press Enter or click the icon with your mouse to display the screen below The system time date format time format and time zone can be set up in this screen Time zones are referenced to GMT i e Eastern...

Page 20: ...information in the ADMIN PASSWORD boxes click APPLY Only the lock function channel switching video search log search backup PTZ control mute and manual recording functions are available to people with a USER password 3 6 4 CAMERAS MAIN MENU SETUP CAMERAS Move the cursor to the CAMERAS option the icon is surrounded by a yellow frame to indicate selection and press Enter or click the icon to enter t...

Page 21: ...ss Enter to exit and save the set parameters Preview ON Live video can be seen OFF Live video not seen but recording is still possible Preview time ON The current date and time are displayed at the top of the live video screen Record Time ON Time and Date are recorded on video from cameras Channel SEQ Allows you to set the dwell time for each camera used in the sequential viewing mode from 1 10 se...

Page 22: ...e monitor resolution is changed CAMERA SYSTEM Changes between the two camera sync systems of PAL and NTSC NTSC is used in the USA Volume setup Move the cursor to Volume Setup left click or press Enter to enter the Volume Setup screen and press Left Right or drag the cursor with the mouse to adjust the volume output level 3 7 Advanced Options MAIN MENU ADVANCED Enter the following screen from MAIN ...

Page 23: ...ellow frame to indicate selection and press Enter or click the icon to enter the setup screen of this option shown below I O CHANNEL ALARM Each channel corresponds to an I O Input Output state alarm When the alarm input of a channel is activated the alarm record of the corresponding channel will start NO Normally Open The external alarm circuit is open during standby and closed when there is an al...

Page 24: ...h the options of 0sec OFF 10sec 20sec 40sec and 60sec BUZZER An internal buzzer can sound when an alarm is triggered Available options are 0sec OFF 10sec 20sec 40sec and 60sec Post Alarm Recording The amount of time recorded after an alarm can be set here Options are 30sec 1min 2min and 5min Email SETUP Your DVR can send an image from an alarm trigger Be sure to select ON and APPLY after entering ...

Page 25: ...em info MAIN MENU ADVANCED INFO Enter the system information screen shown below from MAIN MENU ADVANCED INFO You can view the DVR s software firmware version number user interface version number MAC address and the serial number on this screen 3 7 3 Motion detection MAIN MENU ADVANCED MD MD Channel and STATUS Each channel has a corresponding switch Select STATUS On or Off for each channel ...

Page 26: ...e control operation Use display mode to select full screen activation or the arrow keys and ENTER button to select a cell Front panel buttons Use display mode to select full screen activation or the arrow keys and ENTER button to select a cell Motion detection setup procedures A Turn On the corresponding channel in the STATUS box B Set the sensitivity level as needed 1 low through 4 high Click APP...

Page 27: ...ore Full screen camera views and PTZ controls are available Setup method of mobile phone monitoring at the DVR end Enter the following screen from MAIN MENU ADVANCED MOBILE Enter your preferred login user name and password Server port Has a setting range of 1 024 to 65 535 By default the mobile device port is 15961 Be sure to match this port number to the setup menu in your mobile device Click APP...

Page 28: ...lank USB flash drive turn the DVR s power OFF insert the drive into the USB slot then turn the power back ON Please wait a few minutes while the new firmware loads DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF OR REMOVE THE FLASH DRIVE UNTIL THE DVR BOOTS UP AND SHOWS THE NORMAL CAMERA VIEWING SCREEN ON YOUR MONITOR NOTE THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANK DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS DEFAULT SETTING Quickly restores the system pa...

Page 29: ...ions of None Odd Even Mark Space None by default Address The address number is set to match the address number in the camera which is also adjustable Most people will make the address number in the camera and in the DVR the same as the DVR s channel number that the camera is attached to Following this method makes it easier to remember the camera s address 3 7 7 Network setup MAIN MENU ADVANCED NE...

Page 30: ...tside of your firewall IP ADDRESS A four segment number with up to three digits per segment i e 173 15 11 129 assigned to a location like your home via the internet WAN and then typically another number i e 192 168 1 50 to your DVR from a local network LAN inside your home A broadband modem such as DSL or Cable will normally connect to a router Your router may have both wired and wireless features...

Page 31: ...ress is used to operate your DVR from the internet remote locations DHCP The DHCP option is the easiest to use for the DVR s network connection An IP address will be assigned by the router or modem automatically after the DVR is connected to the router or modem The router or modem will act as a DHCP host and assign an open local IP address to the DVR This is perhaps the easiest way to assign an IP...

Page 32: ...ettings home page for your router DNS The Dynamic Name Server address for your internet connection can also be found on the administrator settings page of your router Make sure this number is set correctly to avoid problems with your DVR being able to send e mail alerts UPNP Universal Plug N Play can expedite the process of seeking and assigning an available IP address and port number if the featu...

Page 33: ...lbox as shown below 2 Activate account Log in your mailbox and open the confirmation link sent from support dyndns com as shown below Click the link below and enter the website to activate the account 3 Login After successful activation open the home page http www dyndns com to log in After successful login click Services Dynamic DNS as shown ...

Page 34: ...anual 34 below 4 Application for free domain name After entering the Dynamic DNS Services screen click Dynamic DNS Free to apply for a free dynamic domain name as shown below Enter the Dynamic DNS Free screen as shown below Click ...

Page 35: ...me select the service type and then enter the dynamic IP address usually being the dynamic IP address of the network of the DVR host to be tied in the Add New Hostname screen as shown below Complete the application for the dynamic domain name as prompted ...

Page 36: ...16 channel H 264 DVR User Manual 36 MAIN MENU ADVANCED NETWORK DDNS SETTINGS ...

Page 37: ...er name registered with your chosen DDNS server Password Enter the password registered with your chosen DDNS server 3 9 Improving Internet Access Port Forwarding Port Forwarding is used to direct inbound traffic to the appropriate devices on a network In this case a PC from a remote location can be easily directed to your DVR s login page Port forwarding procedures showing a popular brand router s...

Page 38: ...16 channel H 264 DVR User Manual 38 Click OK to enter the main screen of the router as shown below Click Applications Gaming as shown below ...

Page 39: ...ds for the WEB port 9000 for the media port and 6000 for the mobile phone port DMZ Setting Your router may also contain a feature called DMZ demilitarized zone Entering the LAN IP address of your DVR in the DMZ places your DVR outside of the router s firewall and allows access to the DVR with less security restrictions normally required for a PC ...

Page 40: ...gram on the included CD see Chapter 5 The majority of users do both 4 2 Installation and download of controls The use of ActiveX controls may be blocked by the security settings in your Windows based PC Adjusting the security settings in Internet Explorer may be necessary INTERNET EXPLORER TOOLS INTERNET OPTIONS SECURITY First add the local IP address of the DVR as a Trusted Site Click to highligh...

Page 41: ...tments may be needed but make all adjustments in the Trusted Sites section This will keep your security settings higher for general web browsing Click OK when finished Enter the IP address of the DVR in the IE address bar and accept the controls as prompted 4 3 Network log in Log into the DVR after the ActiveX program has been installed Select LAN or INTERNET depending on the network environment a...

Page 42: ... image to your hard drive C DVR folder by default You can change the destination folder by going to SETUP SETTING FILE SAVE PATH RECORD Clicking on the record icon saves live video streams to your hard drive C DVR folder by default You can change the destination folder by going to SETUP SETTING FILE SAVE PATH Click the icon once again to stop recording to your hard drive Display channel modes1 4 9...

Page 43: ...16 channel H 264 DVR User Manual 43 4 5 Playback Click Playback then Refresh to enter the screen shown below ...

Page 44: ...le to be played back and double click this file or click Playback to view it A control bar will appear at the bottom of the picture for pause stop fast forward slow play and next frame control Click Backup to save the file in the designated folder see Figure 4 10 for setting the destination folder 4 6 Record mode Click Setup RECOR D to enter the remote record scheduling mode as shown below Provide...

Page 45: ...an be set in 4 channel DVRs only 4 7 Alarm setup Click Setup Alarm to enter the Alarm Setup screen as shown below Provides network setup access for each channel as described in Chapters 3 7 1 and 3 7 3 4 8 PTZ control Click Setup PTZ to enter the PTZ Control mode ...

Page 46: ...ibed in Chapter 3 7 6 4 9 Network setup Click Setup Network Setup to enter the Network Setup mode as shown below Provides network access to make changes to the network settings as described in Chapter 3 7 7 4 10 System setup Click Setup Setting to enter the Setting screen as shown below ...

Page 47: ...ur internet connection speed by going to http www security labs com ip shtml File SAVE PATH Allows you to choose the destination folder for snapshots and video recorded to your hard drive IE password Create and store a login password for network access Note This password may be cleared in the main menu of the DVR 4 11 Host Info Click DVR HOST to view the Host Info screen The operating state of the...

Page 48: ...ient software gives you all of the menu and control functions available to the DVR without the need to use Internet Explorer 5 1 Client software Click on Client software on the enclosed CD Click on setup exe Click on the desktop after the installation Then the same login screen as using IE shows as below IP ADDRESS Enter IP address or DDNS domain name ...

Page 49: ... area network Note After a successful login the interface shown is the same as that of IE Please refer to the instructions in Chapter 4 if needed 5 2 Video Player Videos saved to your PC hard drive from the DVR are in a 264 file format The player on the included CD will show these files on your PC A converter to change the files to an AVI format is also included Click on the Player folder Click on...

Page 50: ...16 channel H 264 DVR User Manual 50 Select Open Local File to play a video from your PC hard drive Select 264 Files from the drop list at the bottom Double click or OPEN the file you wish to view ...

Page 51: ...ack begins an arrow icon appears at the bottom of the screen Clicking on the arrow icon displays additional controls shown below Function Icon Definition Function Icon Definition Recording Schedule All video Play Forward Play backward Increase video ...

Page 52: ...e Control Note 1 Double click a channel image to enlarge double click again to return to quad view 2 When converting to an AVI format click the ST button then click the AVI button to select required time periods Audio Selection To play the audio from a particular channel Click SETTING AUDIO CHANNEL SETUP Normal Video Bar as shown in the screen shot below Select the channel audio to be played then ...

Page 53: ...16 channel H 264 DVR User Manual 53 Appendix Hard disk space used Unit Megabyte Channel Hour Record quality best fine normal Capacity MB CH HR 200 150 100 ...

Page 54: ...AXIMUM OR MINIMUM RATED LIMITATIONS OF THE PRODUCT AS OUTLINED OR ANY USE OF THE PRODUCT OTHER THAN THAT SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED IN THE OWNER S MANUAL THIS WARRANTY APPLIES TO PRODUCT SOLD AS NEW AND NOT REMANUFACTURED RECERTIFIED OR B STOCK PRODUCTS THE MANUFACTURER S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TO REPLACE SUCH PARTS AND PROVIDE LABOR AS STATED THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ...