Seenergy SVR-204, User Manual

Page 1: ...4 Ch Network Video Recorder with HDMI Output V 1 1 0 0 8 1 0 2 0 1 2 SVR 204 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...int Viewing 30 Auto Pan Viewing 30 Preset Point Sequence Viewing 31 Live Video Controls 31 Display ratio and full screen 32 Take a snapshot of a live video 32 Perform Digital PTZ 36 Adjust Bightness for the Live Video 38 Adjust Contrast For the Live Video 39 Change Web UI Display Language 40 Live View through iPhone Safari Browser 41 Live View through Blackberry Phones 44 Playback Web Interface 48...

Page 3: ...gurations Web Interface 88 Add a camera 88 Automatic Search 89 Add a camera manually 93 OSD Settings 94 PTZ Setting 96 PTZ Preset Settings 96 PTZ Preset Sequence 97 E Map Setting 99 Local E Map Setting 99 Google Map Setting 101 NVR Setup Event Configurations Web Interface 103 Event Configuration 103 General Settings 104 I O Settings 106 Event Servers 108 Configuring an FTP server 108 Configuring a...

Page 4: ...ckup function 128 Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player 129 Local UI from HDMI Output 133 Live View 133 Login screen 133 Remote control 135 Live View 138 Side menu 139 Sequence view 144 PTZ Control 148 Add preset points 148 Preset point sequence view 149 Manual Recording 151 Take snapshot 153 PIP Picture in picture Event Video 155 Turn on Audio 156 Full Screen 157 Display video in its ori...

Page 5: ...SVR 204 User Manual 5 System Overview Front View ...

Page 6: ...6 SVR 204 User Manual Rear View ...

Page 7: ...SVR 204 User Manual 7 Illustration LED Definition ...

Page 8: ...8 SVR 204 User Manual Installation HDD Installation Locate the screws highlighted above on the back of the NVR Use a Philips screwdriver to release the screws ...

Page 9: ...SVR 204 User Manual 9 Slide open the case as shown above One side of the housing can be detached as shown above ...

Page 10: ...SVR 204 User Manual Install the bottom HDD by slide it in to the tray diagonally to avoid the tray separator Once the HDD is placed into the tray you should see a gap between the HDD and the SATA connector ...

Page 11: ...SVR 204 User Manual 11 Attach the HDD to the SATA connector by sliding it towards the connector Make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned with the ones on the tray ...

Page 12: ...Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screwdriver There are four for each HDD two for each side of the tray ork V Install the top HDD by attaching it to the corresponding SATA cable first ...

Page 13: ...SVR 204 User Manual 13 Make sure the HDD is securely attached Place the HDD to the tray and make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned with the ones on the tray ...

Page 14: ...SVR 204 User Manual Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screwdriver There are four for each HDD two for each side of the tray Slide the side housing back to the unit ...

Page 15: ...SVR 204 User Manual 15 Secure the housing with the screws highlighted above ...

Page 16: ...evice Search Utility The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server or you are connecting to it directly Access the NVR with its default IP Use Device Search Utility If the NVR is placed in a corporate network or a local area network where a DHCP server is already presented run the Device Search utility from a computer that is on the same network and locate the NVR with its IP address that is ...

Page 17: ...SVR 204 User Manual 17 To begin launch the Device Search utility from the CD and proceed with the installation ...

Page 18: ...ion and click Finish The search should start automatically and its status should be dis played The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed Double click on an NVR and the search program should automatically access the NVR s web administration page from your default browser ...

Page 19: ...ts default username admin and password admin and then click OK to enter the system Please make sure you are using Internet Explorer 7 or above IE 10 is NOT yet supported If you are running Windows Vista or 7 please make sure you are running Internet Explorer with the administrator privilege ...

Page 20: ...ill turn on its DHCP server function and act as the DHCP server in the network To connect to the NVR use a PC that is on the same network over a switch or hub or connect the PC directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5 Ethernet cable The PC that is connected directly to the NVR or within the same local area network should receive an IP from the NVR Simply access the NVR from your web browser with...

Page 21: ...and then click OK to enter the system Set up Password The default login username and password is admin admin To change the password of the admin account go to Setup System Con figurations User Account click on the admin account in the account list then press the edit button to change its password Finally click Apply to save the change ...

Page 22: ...tic Search Click the Search button to perform the camera search You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly Go ahead and click Install After that the search should begin and its status should be displayed ...

Page 23: ...should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press Configure Its corresponding information should be displayed in the Camera Information section Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera ...

Page 24: ...nformation should be polled and displayed as below Adjust its video format frame rate resolution or bitrate etc if you wish and then click Add to finish adding the camera Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the Search function enter the camera s IP address and credential in the Camera Information manually ...

Page 25: ...wing PTZ Control Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing Perform manual recording Take snapshot Receive audio of a video stream Send audio Control Buzzer Change web UI display language Retrieve camera s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page Click All to display videos of all 4 channels Click on any camera individually to display video in single view mode ...

Page 26: ... show each camera s current status Each status is represented with different colors Blue Connected Gray Disconnected Red Performing event recording Green Recording manual continuous schedule White This channel is not configured with any camera Perform Sequence Viewing ...

Page 27: ...elect them one by one To perform sequence view select SEQ View from the upper left hand corner Next select one or more camera s or camera group s for sequence viewing Select all to start sequence viewing in quad view Select camera individually to start sequence viewing in single video view Then select dwell interval from the drop down menu and click Start to begin ...

Page 28: ...204 User Manual PTZ Control PTZ control provides functions to pan tilt and zoom a PTZ camera as well as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris Only PTZ capable cameras will be listed in the drop down menu ...

Page 29: ...orm PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the Preset section Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera Auto pan a particular camera Perform preset point sequence viewing In order to use this function one must configure camera s preset points in NVR Setup Channel Configurations PTZ Preset first ...

Page 30: ...al Preset Point Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop down list Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop down list shown below Click Go to to move to the selected position Auto Pan Viewing ...

Page 31: ...eo of a camera without having to select them one by one Once you have defined the preferred preset points in Channel Configurations PTZ Setting PTZ Sequence under the Setup menu click Start in the lower left hand corner in Live View under Preset and the recorder will begin to display videos from those preset points in sequence automatically until you click Stop Live Video Controls Users can perfor...

Page 32: ...he whole video window to display its original size or ratio use the button in the upper right hand corner Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video right click on the video and select Take Snapshot You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots ...

Page 33: ...SVR 204 User Manual 33 The new window displays the snapshot ...

Page 34: ...34 SVR 204 User Manual If the 3 continuous snapshots option is chosen the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the Prev Next buttons shown above ...

Page 35: ...t selection is made the snapshots are automatically saved to x SnapshotFolder x represents the partition where Windows is installed e g C You can right click anywhere on the image and select Save Picture As to save the images somewhere else if you wish ...

Page 36: ...36 SVR 204 User Manual A dialog should be displayed that allows you to choose a directory folder of where the snapshot will be saved to Perform Digital PTZ ...

Page 37: ...User Manual 37 To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel right click anywhere on its video and select Digital PTZ Next hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to specify the zoom in area ...

Page 38: ...use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image Hold and left click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video Adjust Brightness for the Live Video You are able to adjust brightness of the live video from the right click menu ...

Page 39: ...SVR 204 User Manual 39 Adjust Contrast For the Live Video Same thing as the brightness you can set the contrast for the live video from the right click menu as well ...

Page 40: ...nge the web UI display language from the current login username link located at the upper right hand corner Click on the link opens up a new window which displays detail information about the user as well as a drop down menu which lets you change the display language ...

Page 41: ...e channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser To be able to view the live video through the Safari browser make sure javascript is on under Settings Safari Javascript Once Javascript is enabled click the Home button on the iPhone to go back to the home screen and open the Safari browser ...

Page 42: ...42 SVR 204 User Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR ...

Page 43: ...SVR 204 User Manual 43 Upon successful login you should see the live view video of the first channel Click on the Channel drop down menu to select other cameras ...

Page 44: ...able to all cameras Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image size and the se lection Auto will be used Live View through Blackberry Phones You can use Blackberry and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser To be able to view the live video through its browser make sure javascript is enabled under Browser Menu button Options Browser Configuration ...

Page 45: ...SVR 204 User Manual 45 Enable the Support Javascript option and click the menu button and click Save Options Go to General Properties Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled ...

Page 46: ...46 SVR 204 User Manual Press the menu button and click the Save Options to save settings Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser ...

Page 47: ...SVR 204 User Manual 47 Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access ...

Page 48: ...ideo at your choice if audio was also recorded during the recording of the video Playback video can be viewed in full screen and snapshots can be taken and saved during a video playback Methods to Search Playback Videos The NVR offers three methods to quickly help users find videos that were previously recorded Search by time Specify a time range and search videos recorded within that range Search...

Page 49: ... by time chart 1 Start by selecting which channel s you would like to perform a search on 2 Select Search by time chart from the Search Method drop down list and click Go to start the search Selected channels will be marked in red ...

Page 50: ...y view of the selected month Repeating the same step will eventually take you to the second view 5sec per cell box Right click anywhere or the Back button on the table will take you back to the previous view Click on the play button at anytime will start playing videos from the beginning of the current time view ex if the table is in the month view click play will start playing from the first avai...

Page 51: ...earch Method drop down list and click Go to start the search Results will then be listed like what is shown below displays the oldest record top down Click on a particular result to start the playback You can click Next Search to display the next 15 results ...

Page 52: ...estrict the number of results to be displayed at once max 30 and perform the search again Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place you may choose the Play by start time from the Search Method drop down list Then you will be prompted to enter a specific time and date for the recorded video ...

Page 53: ...SVR 204 User Manual 53 Search by event Most Recent This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels displaying the most recent result top down ...

Page 54: ...54 SVR 204 User Manual You may click Update to update the list to display the most recent results ...

Page 55: ...55 Certain functions you can perform to the playback video You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video 1 Play Audio 2 Snapshot 3 Export as AVI file 4 Digital PTZ 5 Adjust Brightness 6 Adjust Contrast ...

Page 56: ... a snapshot of a playback video To take a snapshot right click on the video and select Take Snapshot You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots A new window should display and load the snapshot image ...

Page 57: ...SVR 204 User Manual 57 The new window displays the snapshot ...

Page 58: ...58 SVR 204 User Manual If the 3 continuous snapshots option is chosen the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the Prev Next buttons shown above ...

Page 59: ...t selection is made the snapshots are automatically saved to x SnapshotFolder x represents the partition where Windows is installed e g C You can right click anywhere on the image and select Save Picture As to save the images somewhere else if you wish ...

Page 60: ...60 SVR 204 User Manual Adjust Bightness for the Playback Video You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the right click menu ...

Page 61: ... as the brightness you can set the contrast for the playback video from the right click menu as well Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a local computer and save them in AVI file format The files can then be ...

Page 62: ...layer such as VLC player or Windows Media player Once you locate the recorded videos with steps described in the previous section select Export as AVI file A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame or length of the video you wish to export ...

Page 63: ...y choose to export the recorded video to JPEG images by choosing the Export as JPEG images option Specify the Start time End time or export length and click Start to begin exporting You will be notified once the process is completed successfully ...

Page 64: ...EG images is to use the NVR media player which can be obtained from the same dialog window Simply click on the icon at the bottom highlighted above and a message box should appear to let you open the media player directly or save it to the local hard drive for later use ...

Page 65: ... projects ffd show tryout to download the ffd show_beta6_rev2527_20081219 exe Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files This can save you the trouble of installing third party media player or codecs when playing the exported AVI videos The NVR Media Player will be automatically installed after the CMS software is instal...

Page 66: ...66 SVR 204 User Manual Locate the exported AVI file and click open normally under C ExportFolder The video will then start playing ...

Page 67: ... users options to setup the device quickly and properly After properly configuring all settings in all the sub pages users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network We will start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works correctly in your network Next we will help you adjust the system time so videos will be recorder with co...

Page 68: ...area network and cameras can be connected from it By default the recorder is set to Auto Mode which if there s a DHCP server in the same local network the NVR can obtain IP address from DHCP server and you can locate the NVR by using the NVR search utility If there s no DHCP server in the network and the NVR is set to use Auto Mode it will use its own default static IP 192 168 101 50 The NVR suppo...

Page 69: ...the settings to take effect The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup It sets itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server currently presented in the network Its DHCP server function is also turned on at the same time to assign IP addresses to cameras that are later connected to the network or you can manually turn off the DHCP server function from System Con...

Page 70: ...nfigurable It will be ON if the NVR doesn t obtain an IP from a DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP 192 168 101 50 5 If the connection type if Static IP the DHCP server function is configurable and can be turn on off manually DDNS Service DDNS which stands for Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device suc...

Page 71: ...nformation please go to www dyndns com If the NVR is placed behind a router or Internet gateway please make sure port forwarding for port 80 is configured on the router or the gat way in order for the DDNS function to properly register with the service It s often suggested to use the DDNS function in the router gateway for such case instead Once you have the DDNS function successfully up and runni...

Page 72: ...VR 204 User Manual In order to properly configure the DDNS service function please register a free DDNS domain name and account from DynDNS first Go to http dyn com dns dyndns free from the browser to do so ...

Page 73: ...cessary fields as illustrated above The page will check whether another user has used the hostname you entered or not as soon as you click the Add to Cart button If you see below message simply enter a different and click Add to Cart again ...

Page 74: ...74 SVR 204 User Manual Once you get to the next page fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above ...

Page 75: ...ain Name field and the username password you created in the User ID and Password field and click Apply to finish You can click the Check DDNS Status button to check the DynDNS service status If you are getting a Disconnected message it means that DDNS service server is down or the NVR is not connected to the Internet If everything is ok normally you should be prompted with a success message ...

Page 76: ...s and when they actually occur After selecting the time zone choose an option below to set the recorder time Manual Use the drop down list and configure the time manually Sync with NTP server enter the hostname or IP address of a valid NTP server and set how often the recorder should synchronize the time with it by using the Update interval drop down menu Sync with PC Check this option to synchron...

Page 77: ...corder simultaneously You can add remove and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized Each recorder comes with a built in admin account with password admin It s highly recommended to change the password upon your initial login ...

Page 78: ...sword in User Account Information All other fields are optional for your own reference Select a group from the Group drop down menu to assign the new user to a particular group Enter a short description for the account if you wish Click Add to finish configuration ...

Page 79: ...of the admin account 1 Click and highlight the admin account in the account list and click Edit 2 Its information should be displayed in User Account Information 3 Enter a new password in the Password field and enter it again in Confirm Password ...

Page 80: ...istration rights The recorder comes with seven built in groups and five built in privilege profiles except the admin and the guest accounts the other five groups are fully customizable or you can simply assign a group with one of the default privilege profiles You can however assign more than one users to the admin account if you wish to do so The guest account comes with a view only privilege in ...

Page 81: ...isplayed for you to enter the new group Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from the Privilege Type drop down menu Its access privilege will then be displayed You can alter its settings by allowing or denying access to other cameras using the checkboxes instead of accepting the defaults ...

Page 82: ... you installed in this page To initialize it simply click the Format button This page will list the Internal disks or RAID volumes and the E SATA disk only The HDD will be formatted in EXT3 file system The USB HDDs will only be listed in the USB Backup and Hard Disk Status pages in System Options The USB HDDs have to be formatted in advance in FAT16 FAT32 or EXT3 file system FAT32 is recommended ...

Page 83: ... HDDs can be used for RAID To do so go to RAID Volume in Disk Setup and choose the available disk action The Disk Actions drop down menu displays available actions based on how many HDDs are installed in the NVR For detail please refer to the table above ...

Page 84: ... disk action and click Apply to proceed A warning dialog will be displayed as creating RAID volume will erase all existing data on the HDDs Click OK to continue Please wait for a few moments while the NVR is creating the RAID volume ...

Page 85: ...SVR 204 User Manual 85 You will be prompted once the action is completed successfully Once the RAID volume is created it will be listed in the RAID volume list with the status of Offline ...

Page 86: ... User Manual Go back to the Hard Disk List page and the RAID volume should be in the list Click Format to bring the RAID volume online The status will be displayed just as if you were formatting any internal HDDs ...

Page 87: ...Notes for RAID function Once a RAID volume is created the Delete RAID option should be presented in the Disk Action drop down menu Regardless the RAID volume has been formatted or not Only RAID1 and RAID 5 have repair function The recording should continue even when RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume fails or is rebuilding The replacement hard drive size must be larger or equal to the size of the smallest di...

Page 88: ...an be used individually All internal disks or RAID volumes need to be formatted before they can be used NVR Setup Channel Configurations Web Interface Add a camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera s information and add it manually ...

Page 89: ...atic Search Click the Search button to perform the camera search You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first time you visit the page in order for the search to function properly Go ahead and click Install ...

Page 90: ...uld be displayed after clicking Search Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press Configure Its corresponding information should be displayed in the Camera Information section Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera ...

Page 91: ... information should be polled and displayed as below Adjust its video format frame rate resolution or bitrate etc if you wish You can also click on the Preview to preview the live video of the camera Click Add to finish adding the camera If cameras are marked with in the search result it means those cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR ...

Page 92: ... camera Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles in which different video codecs are used for different purposes You will be able to use different video format for continuous recording if it s a multi stream capable camera There are two types of fps settings here one is the fps that NVR sets back to the camera and this is the fps NVR will be receiving from the ...

Page 93: ... it will only record at 10fps maximum For MPEG H 264 only i frame or full i p frame can be selected for recording fps For single stream camera only the recording fps can be adjusted Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the Search function enter the camera s IP address and credential in the Camera Information manually ...

Page 94: ...ct a camera you would like to add text to and choose Display OSD Choose one or more display options if you would also like the recorder to automatically embed the system time or the frame rate for you Or simply choose to display a custom message of your own Next define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X Y value based on percentage or use the system pre defined position from t...

Page 95: ...Click on the Preview button to see the preview of your setting and click Apply to save the configuration The texts can be further adjusted with changes to different size color or font so they can be more visible on the video ...

Page 96: ... Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a particular camera ...

Page 97: ... easier identification 3 Use the PTZ control provided in the configuration page to set the preset point Ultimately you can choose to make this preset point a Home point among all other preset points as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered Move Here when Event Trigger In order for this function to work properly please also complete configuration in E...

Page 98: ...configure preset sequence for a camera 1 Select a channel from the Channel drop down menu The available preset points should be listed in Camera Presets section 2 Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the button to move them to the Preset Sequence section then 3 use the up and down buttons to adjust their sequencing positions 4 Finally select a dwell time from the drop down menu an...

Page 99: ...d from a camera with a geographical perspective With this function users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening This function works by incorporating the event detection function as well as the recording function which as a result helps users take all the necessary actions when an unusual event occurs ...

Page 100: ...new map image file from the local PC and then click Upload Only JPG PNG and GIF file formats are supported with file size under 100KB Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location Access the E Map Monitor page from the upper right hand corner menu ...

Page 101: ...e cameras their videos will be displayed on the E Map and you can double click on the video to enlarge it Google Map Setting The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E Map monitor It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations ...

Page 102: ... the camera to on the map You can do so by 1 Zoom in to a smaller area by using the zoom control bar on the map 2 Zoom in to a smaller area by using the mouse scroll button You can also go to a specific place on the map by entering its address or the name of the place in the Address or places of interest field ...

Page 103: ...can not be used in conjunction with the regular E Map monitor function NVR Setup Event Configurations Web Interface Event Configuration The Event Configurations section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it s necessary ...

Page 104: ...uring option choose the days by using the check box and then define the time range in those days in the Start Time and End Time fields that you would like the event trigger function to be enabled How often an event is triggered Set a time interval under Event Trigger Interval to define how often events are triggered Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined c...

Page 105: ...SVR 204 User Manual 105 have the recorder send out a warning message in e mail or in txt file format and upload it to an destined FTP server ...

Page 106: ...me with physical digital input ports their ports will be listed in the far left drop down menu 2 Pick the desired channel for I O mapping and then select the camera s input port from the drop down menu 3 Select the trigger condition from the Condition drop down menu The recorder does not control camera s input or output ports in a way to let you pair recorder itself with a camera s input or output...

Page 107: ...gital input port as the event trigger source you will not be able to select motion detection as the trigger source for this camera under Event Configurations Event Trigger setup page The image s that are uploaded to the destined FTP server or emailed to a destined mail recipient are in their own proprietary image file format h4i or p4i which can only be opened by the NVR media player ...

Page 108: ...server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format image txt to a destined event server according to the configuration ...

Page 109: ... the communication port of the FTP server usually port 21 4 Enter the username and password of the FTP server if it s required 5 Check Use Passive Mode if it s required or leave it unchecked to use active mode 6 Click Test to verify if all information is entered correctly and the connection to the FTP server can be established successfully 7 Click Add for the settings to take effect ...

Page 110: ... the Sender s name field 4 Enter the sender s e mail address 5 Check Enable Authentication and enter the username and password of the SMTP server if it requires authentication 6 Click Apply to save the configuration The NVR supports SMTP servers that use base64 or MD5 authentication methods 3rd party free E mail services such as Gmail Hotmail or Yahoo mail are not supported ...

Page 111: ...n by setting Which channels will have event trigger function enabled What is considered to be an event Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels Once motion detection is enabled in this page please configure the motion area and enable motion detection in the corresponding channels cameras from camera s own web UI T...

Page 112: ...that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the UPnP Port Forwarding is enabled in both the NVR and the router NVR Setup Recording Configurations Web Interface General Settings The recording configurations gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels It can help the re...

Page 113: ...in General Settings Pre Alarm Post Alarm recording length Recording frame rate Turn on off HDD recycle function Define to always keep a number of days of previously recorded data Enable disable different recording types on different cameras Enable disable audio recording ...

Page 114: ...time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an event trigger is finished The Pre alarm function only works when the Continuous recording is also activated Recording frame rate allows you to set different frame rate for different types of recording instead of recording at one frame rate only Use the drop down menu and select one of the pre defined frame rates for a particular...

Page 115: ...Handling Settings When NVR is triggered by and set a desired disk remaining space for event trigger condition You d have to take action manually after you get the system event notification such as replacing disk turn on HDD recycle function or backup recording data Users can also set to keep a previous number of days of recording data by enabling the option below This is quite often used in applic...

Page 116: ...116 SVR 204 User Manual The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording record video only of particular channels ...

Page 117: ... the schedule recording for all channels in this page To configure a schedule recording Use the Channel drop down menu and select a camera first You can use the schedule table to set the time range Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours to perform ...

Page 118: ... on the time table Simply check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording duration by either choosing All Day or enter a start and end time for specific recording duration Select the Copy to option if you would like to set the same re cording schedule to another camera NVR Setup System Options Web Interface Device Information System Options gives users a glance of the...

Page 119: ... Manual 119 Device Information The Device Information provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time It also provides information of the current network settings and status ...

Page 120: ...120 SVR 204 User Manual Logs and Reports Logs and Reports Logs and Reports keeps a record of what s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting ...

Page 121: ... for users to Reboot the NVR when necessary Reboot cameras directly from the NVR Perform Firmware Upgrade Backup the NVR s settings to a local hard drive Restore the NVR s settings from a previously saved configuration file Reset the NVR s settings to their factory default values ...

Page 122: ... the web UI You can set the NVR to restart at a particular hour of a specific day during a week or a month Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded through web UI or USB Before upgrading firmware please backup configuration in advance Through the web interface Login into NVR s web management UI Go to Setup page and go to System Options Maintenance ...

Page 123: ...VR 204 User Manual 123 On Upgrade NVR s Firmware section click Browse and select new firmware file A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the firmware file When done click Upgrade ...

Page 124: ...sure to change the firmware file name to firmware and leave its file extension bin as is before placing the file to the USB disk 3 Plug USB flash disk into USB port on the NVR 4 The System LED on the NVR will start to flash in amber This indicates firmware upgrade is in process 5 Warning Please wait until upgrade process finished interrupt the upgrade process may cause system not work anymore 6 Wa...

Page 125: ...egin the process The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the Live View page after it is complete To perform hardware reset to default follow the instructions below Power off the device Press and Hold reset button at the back of the device Power on the device Wait till all the LED s are solid green Release the reset button ...

Page 126: ...126 SVR 204 User Manual Disk Status Disk Status gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR ...

Page 127: ...file format not AVI to the externally connected USB hard disk You can check the Disk Status page under System Options to see if the USB disk has been detected by the NVR If it s available it will also be in the USB HDD drop down menu in the USB backup page It needs a USB disk containing free space larger than 100MB ...

Page 128: ...m the drop down menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR Next select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to backup and click the Backup button to begin Things to pay attention to the USB Backup function Limitation It does not support USB Hub ...

Page 129: ...kup process gets interrupted which the process stops at a point of time that is before the END Time user defined such time will be displayed on the UI A folder will be automatically created in the USB hard disk with a name format like 0028687831_20100610151515_2010060511 0010_20100606110010 MAC_backupbuttonclicktime_starttime_ endtime Note Please plug in the USB HDD only after the NVR is fully sta...

Page 130: ...130 SVR 204 User Manual Click Browse to select the file from the USB disk A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location When done click Check to validate the file ...

Page 131: ...SVR 204 User Manual 131 Once the file has been successfully verified you should be prompted with the message shown below Select the time zone according to your current location ...

Page 132: ...132 SVR 204 User Manual Finally click OK to begin playing The player should now play the backed up file ...

Page 133: ...Local UI from HDMI Output Live View Login screen You should be prompted with the login screen first when the NVR is fully started 1 Power button 2 System Time 3 Username Password 4 Display language selection 5 Virtual keyboard ...

Page 134: ...134 SVR 204 User Manual By default the focus should be on the username field ...

Page 135: ... the remote to move between the keys on the virtual keyboard If you have a USB mouse plugged into the NVR a mouse cursor will appear on the screen and you can use the mouse to select keys on the virtual keyboard as well Press the ENTER button on the remote to make the selection ...

Page 136: ...136 SVR 204 User Manual Enter the default username admin by using the virtual keyboard When done select the Enter button on the virtual keyboard and the focus should be moved to the password field ...

Page 137: ... Manual 137 After the default password admin is entered as well select the Enter button on the virtual keyboard again and the focus should be moved to the Log in icon Press the ENTER button on the remote to log in ...

Page 138: ...m time and dashboard are placed in this area 2 Video area 3 Functions for live video From top down start stop manual recording take snapshot set location of the Picture in picture live event video coming from other channel 4 Main menu 5 Channel list including status and start sequence viewing 6 From top down full screen display video in its original size channel status 7 PTZ control Pan tilt zoom ...

Page 139: ... menu By default the selection focus should be on Channel 1 on the Channel List The side bar is basically divided into three sections At any point you can use the Left or Right button on the remote to quickly move to each section ...

Page 140: ...focus is currently on Channel 1 or anywhere in the section 1 press the Left button on the remote will move the focus to the Manual recording icon in section 2 Simply use the Up and Down buttons on the remote to move between icons in one particular section ...

Page 141: ...he remote to select a channel on the Channel List and press the ENTER button on the remote to make the selection Alternatively if a USB mouse is connected to the NVR you can use the mouse and move the cursor to a channel and left click to make the selection ...

Page 142: ...142 SVR 204 User Manual You can also use the channel selection buttons on the remote to quickly jump to a desired channel ...

Page 143: ...SVR 204 User Manual 143 The small dots on the side of the Channel List provide the current status of each channel White Disconnected Blue Connected Green Recording Dark grey Not configured ...

Page 144: ...hannel 4 press the Down button on the remote should move the focus to the Sequence viewing icon Press the ENTER button on the remote will start sequence viewing between all available channels with default 5 second interval Press the ENTER button on the remote again will stop it ...

Page 145: ...ght button on the remote will move the focus to the sequence interval drop down menu Press the ENTER button on the remote should display all options in the drop down menu Use the Up and Down buttons on the remote to move between selections and press the ENTER button to select the new interval ...

Page 146: ...146 SVR 204 User Manual You can also quickly start stop sequence viewing by using the SEQ button on the remote ...

Page 147: ...SVR 204 User Manual 147 If the selection focus is on either the Sequence view or the Sequence interval press the Down button on the remote should move the focus to the Zoom icon in the PTZ control area ...

Page 148: ...148 SVR 204 User Manual PTZ Control Once you are in the PTZ control area Use the directional buttons on the remote to move between icons Add preset points ...

Page 149: ...e Preset point sequence view icon Press ENTER button on the remote to start sequence view between previously added preset points Press ENTER again to stop When the focus is on Preset point sequence view icon press the Right button will move the focus to the preset point sequence view interval drop down menu Press the ENTER button on the remote will pull down the menu and use Up and Down buttons on...

Page 150: ... User Manual At any point in Live View you can enter the PTZ mode by 1 pressing the PTZ button on the remote 2 Use the directional buttons to simulate pan tilt zoom actions as well as jumping through preset points ...

Page 151: ...lly started when viewing live video If the selection focus is somewhere in the green highlighted area shown above press the Left button on the remote will move the focus to the manual recording icon Press the ENTER button on the remote to start recording right away ...

Page 152: ...You should see an on screen text notification indicating the recording has been started Alternatively you can press the REC button on the remote start recording of the current viewing channel right away Press it again to stop ...

Page 153: ...napshot of the live video please make sure a FAT32 formatted USB drive is plugged into the NVR If you had Manual recording icon selected press the Down button on the remote to select the Snapshot icon Press the ENTER button on the remote to take a snapshot ...

Page 154: ...154 SVR 204 User Manual You should see an on screen text notification indicating that a snapshot of the video has been taken ...

Page 155: ...des live video view of 1 channel at a time However you can set a PIP Picture in picture area on top of the live video which displays video of another channel when an event occurs Once you have the icon shown above selected press the ENTER button to set PIP area on the live video ...

Page 156: ...ea You are able to choose from up to 9 different areas When done press the ENTER button on the remote to confirm selection Turn on Audio The local UI is capable of playing audio coming from the camera side but It s not turned on by default To turn on audio from the current viewing channel press the AUDIO button on the remote Press it again to turn off the audio ...

Page 157: ...selection focus to the full screen icon as shown above Once selected press the ENTER button on the remote to enter full screen view Click the BACK button on the remote control to exit Alternatively you can quickly go into full screen mode by pressing the FULL SCREEN button on the remote Press the BACK button to exit ...

Page 158: ...deo in its original size By default the video is scaled to fill the entire video area To view the video in its original size select the icon shown above and press the ENTER button on the remote to display the video in its original size ...

Page 159: ...SVR 204 User Manual 159 Detail channel status Select the icon shown above and press the ENTER button on the remote will give you a detail current status of all four channels ...

Page 160: ...160 SVR 204 User Manual Press the BACK button on the remote to dock it away ...

Page 161: ...ormation such as network settings disk status and channel status Press the BACK button on the remote to exit The dashboard is located in the upper right hand corner and presses the Up button on the remote until the selection focus is on the dashboard icon Press the ENTER button to enter dashboard ...

Page 162: ... on the remote A dialog will be prompted and the Power Off option should be selected Press the ENTER button on the remote to turn off the unit There are four options in the prompted dialog and they are from left to right 1 Log out 2 power off 3 Restart 4 Reset to factory default ...

Page 163: ... 163 Playback To switch to Playback move the selection focus to the Playback button shown above and press the ENTER button on the remote You can always use the remote to quickly switch between Live and Playback functions ...

Page 164: ...204 User Manual The Playback UI provides the similar layout as the Live video UI They also share the same following functions 1 Take snapshot 2 Full screen 3 Display video in its original size 4 Channel status ...

Page 165: ...ere are three different search methods to help you locate the recorded videos Time Chart Select the Time Chart option will display a list in year Notice certain years are highlighted in dark grey which means there are recorded data available in those years Select one from the list and press the ENTER button on the remote will switch the list to month view of the selected year Repeat the same actio...

Page 166: ...166 SVR 204 User Manual At any point you can simply press the PLAY PAUSE button on the remote to start playing from the earliest available footage of the current time list on the time chart ...

Page 167: ...204 User Manual 167 Select Event from the search method drop down menu gives you a list of the 15 most recent events Simply select one from the list and press the ENTER button on the remote to start playing ...

Page 168: ...a can be exported to a USB hard disk Please connect a USB HDD to the NVR first before exporting the recording video The export can only be done during the playback of the recorded video During playback select the In Out button on the UI and press the ENTER button ...

Page 169: ...me The video of this time frame will be exported Next press the Right button on the remote to select the icon highlighted above Press the ENTER button on the remote to start exporting The export progress will be displayed When done move the USB HDD to a Windows PC and use the NVR media player to playback the exported video ...