Vitek CHRONO VT-CN1680, Manual

Page 1: ... recording and real time playback System Setup Wizard and User Friendly GUI Multi Resolution recording 4 Spot Output 16 Channel Version Highly efficient and stable proprietary Database Structure Identical GUI for DVR and client viewer Built in Point of Sales support Web Client CMS Central Management Software Included iPhone Client ...

Page 2: ... indicated cautions contain critical safety information they must be fully complied with The cautions are categorized into Danger Warning Caution and Important Risk of death or serious injury This is the highest priority danger warning Risk of serious or lesser degree of injury May also cause damage to the product or to property Risk of minor injury or damage Requirements or limitations regarding ...

Page 3: ...e from the authorized system vendors or installers Do not touch the product with wet hands Doing so may result in electric shock Risk of serious or lesser degree of injury May also cause damage to the product or to property Do not leave the power cord or other cables in passageways Passers by may trip and fall Avoid contact with water or beverages Contact with water or beverages may result in dama...

Page 4: ...ecord video data on the hard disk an error in the hard disk or other miscellaneous errors might prevent the product from recording properly Periodic maintenance is required for proper operation of the product The product is designed for users to configure their own interface However a user configuration error could lead to operation malfunction This product should be set up by certified installers...

Page 5: ...ECTING DEVICES 9 3 CAUTION 11 CHAPTER 3 USING DVR 12 1 BASIC OPERATION 12 1 1 FRONT PANEL IR REMOTE CONTROLLER 12 Description 12 1 2 TURNING ON THE SYSTEM 13 1 3 MENU BAR 13 1 4 DISPLAY ICONS 14 1 5 USER OR ADMIN LOGIN 14 1 6 THE MAIN MENU 15 1 7 CONTEXTUAL MENU 16 2 DVR CONFIGURATION 17 2 1 SYSTEM 17 2 1 1 MENU SYSTEM Information 17 2 1 2 MENU SYSTEM Date Time 18 2 1 3 MENU SYSTEM User 18 2 1 MEN...

Page 6: ...rage 25 2 4 2 MENU RECORD Record 25 2 4 3 MENU RECORD Record Tools 26 2 5 NETWORK 27 2 5 1 MENU NETWORK Address 27 2 5 2 MENU NETWORK DDNS 27 2 5 3 MENU NETWORK Notification 28 2 5 4 MENU NETWORK Transmission 28 2 6 EVENT 29 2 6 1 MENU EVENT Sensor 29 2 6 2 MENU EVENT Motion 30 2 6 3 MENU EVENT Video Loss 32 2 6 4 MENU EVENT Text In 33 2 6 5 MENU EVENT System 34 3 PLAYBACK 35 3 1 GO TO TIME 36 3 2...

Page 7: ...AR SEARCH 48 3 2 EVENT SEARCH 49 3 3 TEXT IN SEARCH 49 3 4 SAVING THE RECORDED DATA 50 4 SETUP 52 4 1 REM SETUP 52 4 2 REMOTE SETUP 53 4 3 REMOTE UPGRADE 53 5 REM CALLBACK 54 APPENDIX A REMOTE ACCESS USING I E 57 APPENDIX B HOW TO SET DDNS USING ROUTER 58 1 Domain Name Creation 58 2 Router Configuration 60 3 DVR Configuration 61 COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC 63 WEEE WASTE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMEN...

Page 8: ...etup Own Media Player for Backup Playback Four USB Port for Mouse operation Multi USB Hub and Backup Two USB Port in 4Ch DVR Up to Four SATA HDD and No Limitation of Capacity Up to Two SATA HDD in 4Ch DVR Two Way Audio Multiple DVRs can be operated with One Keyboard Controller Text In Relay Output Support Real Time Recording and Multi Ch Playback 8 16 Audio Input 4 Mic Input support 4 Line In in 4...

Page 9: ...eries DVR 8 Chapter 2 System Installation 1 Package Contents The following components are included with the product CHRONO Series DVR DC Adaptor Power Cord CD User s Manual Network S W VT CN REMOTE Quick Guide ...

Page 10: ...nput The DVR can record audio of up to 16 or 8 sources Connect the audio sources to the Audio In RCA connectors 1 4 Channel connectors have internal pre amplifiers for directly connecting microphones and other channels need external pre amplifiers It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio Video Output Connect the main monitor to either the Vi...

Page 11: ... the switch until the DVR initializes Power Connector Connect the adapter cable to the power connector on the rear panel DC12V 6 67A Input AC power to the adapter Free voltage from 100V to 240V 50 60Hz Sensor Input 16 8 sensor input connectors are provided to connect external devices You can use sensors to signal the DVR of an event To make connections on the terminal block press and hold the butt...

Page 12: ...r cord untwisted May cause fire or electric shock Use proper adapter Using too much electric power may cause fire or electric shock Do not install where there is possible exposure to rain or wind May cause fire electric shock and transformation Keep away from fire Do not disassemble or remodel on your own May cause malfunction or electric shock Do not put next to flammable materials like flammable...

Page 13: ... used to change settings for the product in MENU mode or used in PTZ control mode pan tilt BACKUP Button Copies recorded data to an external storage device PLAYBACK Button Changes to the playback mode from the live mode PAUSE Button Under playback mode the button can be used to pause the playback screen Display menu to save PTZ preset under PTZ mode PLAY Button Plays the video forward Press the bu...

Page 14: ...stop E REC mode Status LED Power HDD Network Alarm 1 2 Turning on the System Connecting the power cord will turn on the DVR It will take approximately 10 to 30 seconds for the system to be initialized Once the system is initialized it will display a live screen and begin to record video automatically Note To turn off the system select SHUTDOWN under main menu MENU SHUTDOWN and unplug the power cor...

Page 15: ...r or Admin Login Press MENU to enter main menu screen The Login screen appears where you enter ID Administrator or User and Password Password can be set up to 8 numbers by the combination of numbers from 0 to 9 The factory default password is none so press OK to log in to the system for a first time log in Password can be set under password set up option MENU SYSTEM User System will be automatical...

Page 16: ...ach menu Note Please make sure the system log out finishes when the system setting or operation is completed to prevent any unauthorized changes to the system settings or operations Information Date Time User Quick Setup SYSTEM System Log Camera Audio Alarm Keyboard DEVICE RS232 RS485 Display DISPLAY Monitoring Storage Record RECORD Record Tools Address DDNS Notification NETWORK Transmission Senso...

Page 17: ... option Text On Off Text In OSD Freeze Pause current image display Sequence Begin sequence display Zoom Zoom in image X2 PIP Select PIP mode and camera Spot Select each spot monitors display Audio Select Audio outs PTZ Select PTZ options Backup Select backup options Playback Playback recorded data E Record Start Emergency Recording Log Select System Event log Eject Eject installed ODD Setup Menu E...

Page 18: ...ystem during the upgrade Removing USB Flash Memory or Turning off the system during the upgrade may cause system malfunctioning Remote Control ID Enter Remote Control ID to control multiple DVRs individually If Remote Control ID remains as 0 Remote ID does not have to be selected when using remote controller It will work as general ID for any remote controls and a remote control will communicate w...

Page 19: ...or DVR operation Any type of Standard Time Server can be used e g time windows com Time Synch might not be completed due to heavy traffic or delays from the Time Synch server Press Holiday to set specific dates for Holiday setup Set specific date by pressing button Change and delete dates using and buttons Note Some Holidays fall on different days Therefore they have to be updated every year 2 1 3...

Page 20: ... select access rights for a group To remove an existing Group press next to it 2 1 4 MENU SYSTEM Quick Setup Quick Setup Menu allows easy and basic setup for main menu settings 2 1 5 MENU SYSTEM System Log In the System Log tab full lists of system logs can be searched Press Reload button to refresh log list USE button to search log list page by page Log list can be export in txt format ...

Page 21: ...ess to change Camera title Press Setup button under Color to adjust video color Click or drag a control box to adjust each color level PTZ Control Select the channel connected to the PTZ camera Select PTZ menu by right clicking on the mouse Note PTZ can only be controlled in single screen mode Use icons on the screen to control PTZ By using a mouse click arrows to move around PTZ and click icons f...

Page 22: ...ll not affect recording data as it only changes monitoring conditions 2 2 2 MENU DEVICE Audio Select Audio for Audio recording Gain Control Menu is available for Mic In inputs only Control Gain value using button 2 2 3 MENU DEVICE Alarm Alarm duration Set Alarm activation time from 5 seconds to 10 minutes Select Schedule tap to schedule Alarm operation Alarm can be set by day time mode and inputs ...

Page 23: ...E RS232 RS485 Press to select a device for each port RS232 Supports Text In POS device PTZ and Keyboard RS485 Supports Text In POS device PTZ and Keyboard Note Text In devices e g Cash Register need to use ASCI code for Text In info on DVR ...

Page 24: ...em is not in use OSD margin Set OSD margin position using Freeze Display an image in either Field or Frame format when it is in still freeze mode Layout Allows you to change or reallocate video inputs cameras displays Various resolution options are available for different types of monitors Please select monitor resolution under VGA tap menu PIP Picture In Picture size and its display positions can...

Page 25: ... under sequence mode Event Pop up Pop up the camera image in full screen on spot monitors when pre set event occurs Sequence Interval Set time interval between cameras on spot monitors for sequencing Select camera display option on spot monitors Spot outs support full and sequential camera displays Press button to set single or multi cameras for sequential display on spot monitors ...

Page 26: ...failure 2 or 4 HDDs are required for Mirroring function The size of the Mirror HDD needs to be the same or bigger than the recording HDD Select Use Mirroring option and choose a recording HDD and Mirroring HDD Once all the options are set click Format to start Mirroring Note Any changes or mis installation of HDDs will stop mirroring and turn the system into recording only mode In S M A R T HDD st...

Page 27: ...g duration for events up to 30 minutes In Schedule fully detailed and specified recording schedules can be set by day time modes cameras and recording options Press to add a new schedule To remove an existing schedule press Press Setting to set recording options Use Default Setting Check Use Default Setting to follow main recording setting under Record menu 2 4 3 MENU RECORD Record Tools In Record...

Page 28: ... the IP address of the DNS server If you set up the DNS Server the domain name of the DVRNS server instead of the IP address can be used during the DVRNS Server setup In Port Select appropriate port number for external access to the system The port list shows necessary ports to be opened for each operation Note ID and Password are required in ADSL with PPPoE type Note Default TCP port is 10101 but...

Page 29: ... s email address by text message E Mail Interval Select E Mail Interval to set the time interval between consequential events being sent to remote site via email Recipient Enter the email address of a recipient Up to 5 recipients can be entered Note Any events that occur between the pre set interval time will not be sent to remote site E g If the interval is set as 30 seconds only the events that ...

Page 30: ...ly Closed NO Normally Opened In Record each sensor can be synchronized with a single or multiple cameras Press to select cameras to be synchronized with sensors In Alarm each sensor can be synchronized with a single or multiple alarms Press to select alarms to be synchronized with sensors In Notification each sensor can be synchronized with a single or multiple callback or emailing sites Press to ...

Page 31: ...n using Sensitivity View and Area options Sensitivity Select motion sensitivity from Very Low to Very High View Turn on or off the motion zones on the screen when motion is detected Area Define the area for motion detection Press Setup under Area to define motion detection areas The blocks indicate the defined areas for motion detection Select Block Use arrow keys to move around a box Select indiv...

Page 32: ...for motion events In Notification each camera with motion can be synchronized with a single or multiple callback or emailing sites Press to enter callback or email addresses to be synchronized with cameras for motion events PTZ can be synced with Motion event using its preset function If Motion is detected PTZ moves to the position where event and positions are pre set ...

Page 33: ...ss can be synchronized with single and multiple alarms Press to select alarms to be synchronized with cameras for video loss In Notification each camera with video loss can be synchronized with single and multiple callback or emailing sites Press to enter callback or email address to be synchronized with cameras for video loss PTZ can be synced with Video Loss event using its preset function If Vi...

Page 34: ...more line options Ignore String Enter a word to ignore strings includes selected word Line Delimiter Enter a symbol or a word to distinguish the end of lines Case Sensitive Select Case Sensitive option if distinguish a word with case sensitivity In Record text event can be synchronized with single or multi camera record Press to select camera s to be synchronized with text event If RS232 RS485 Por...

Page 35: ...lows you to preset a tolerable temperature level for storage If HDD temperature increases over the preset temperature it will notify a user in various ways In Alarm each system event can be synchronized with a single or multiple alarms Press to select the alarms to be synchronized with each event If Alert is selected a warning message will appear on the screen In Notification each system event can...

Page 36: ...e date Search Select Calendar Search Event Search and Text In Search OSD Select OSD display option Text In Info Select Text display option for POS or ATM machines De interlacing De Interlacing for D1 resolution Zoom Zoom in X2 Spot Select each spot monitors display Audio Select Audio outs Backup Select backup or Clip Copy option E Record Start Emergency Recording Log Select System Event log Eject ...

Page 37: ...les on the left indicate camera numbers The color bar shows the full information of recorded data on the selected date Move the indicator line to select specific recorded time on the selected date For a detailed display of recorded data please press Detail Once desired settings are completed press Go To to begin playback 3 3 Event Search Select the date and type of event to find specific data Pres...

Page 38: ...odel Select a model type for Text In From Set beginning time to start search or select First to search from the first data recorded To Set end time to end the search or select Last to search to the last data recorded Search Text Enter any words to search text data Once all the information is entered press OK to start Text In search ...

Page 39: ...d then select the file you want to playback 3 6 Playback Control R Play Reverse Playback Step Backward Go to the previous image Pause Freeze or Stop current image Step Forward Go to the next image Play Play the data at normal speed To control the backward and forward playback speed press on or repeatedly Playback speed can increase up to x32 ...

Page 40: ...ng prepared for backup and it will show the backup progress during backup The files saved backup in DVRMediaPlayer exe format allow for multi camera backup and the files do not require any specific codec for playback on a PC To open and play a file saved in DVRMediaPlayer exe double click the file and it will automatically be played on the Internet Explorer window This function is supported only o...

Page 41: ...dia while the data backup is being processed It may cause critical damage to either the media or the system Note Playback speed will be slower than usual while instant back up is processing 4 3 Clip Maker Clip Maker allows you to create a single channel backup file which can be played on a PC Select Clip Maker option on the pop up menu during the live or pause mode on the playback Select the backu...

Page 42: ...are Installation The Software CD contains Chrono Series DVR Insert the CD into the PC Double click on REMSetup exe file to start installation procedure When the following dialog box appears click Next After selecting the program folder and desired option click Next ...

Page 43: ...e a desktop icon leave Create a desktop icon checked and then click Next When the following dialog box appears click Next Click Finish to complete installation procedure Leave Launch REM checked if you d like to launch the software immediately after installation ...

Page 44: ...d full screen Save to Image Save the recorded data in Image file format Save to AVI Save the recorded data in AVI file format Save to Backup Backup the recorded data Connect Disconnect Click button for site setup and connect Setup Click button for remote software setup The location of icons and buttons may vary depending on the product model or software versions Connect Disconnect Setup Playback C...

Page 45: ...he connected DVR has Archive HDD or Read Only HDD in playback mode Close Click the image to close the software 2 2 Site Set Up Click button to display registered remote locations or add new locations Click Add button to add remote location and required information Name Enter Site Name Address Enter IP address or domain name of the site Port Enter port number if there is a specific port to be set f...

Page 46: ...ill start searching each other once they are on the same local network The Auto Detect menu shows the DVRS detected on the same local network Note This function is only available on local networks No settings are required if both DVR and PC use DHCP But if the Static IPs are used DVR and PC need to have same subnet info but different static IP addresses Note Auto Detect finds DVRs on the local net...

Page 47: ... group name and description Up to 64 different cameras or sites can be grouped and displayed together Select sites and cameras from the drop down list by clicking button Note Sites should be registered under Site menu before setting the favorite 2 4 Play Backup Data Backed up data from the local site can be played on the remote site Select the location where the data is saved Select the file and c...

Page 48: ... REM S W Have the HDD connected to the PC using a SATA to USB connector cable Make sure the HDD is connected to the PC properly Open REM S W and Click button Click Storage to display HDD information if HDD is not shown please click Reload button to refresh the list Double click the list or highlight and click Connect button ...

Page 49: ...e displayed in bold letters Select the date and use time table to select specific time Click Play button to start playback Playback Control Button Rewind Reverse Play Beginning Step Backward Stop Step Forward End Play Fast Forward Go To Time Click on icon to display time search window Enter specific time to search the data Click on icon refresh and update the calendar info ...

Page 50: ... buttons Select the date of the event to search the Date list Select All or specific camera numbers for related event search Type of events can be selected from the list for detail and effective search 3 3 Text In Search Click tap to display menu for Text In search Click to enter text in query option Select a text in event from the list for playback Search through the list using buttons ...

Page 51: ...ox will appear Enter file name and file type The Image can be saved in JPEG BMP and PNG format Save to AVI Pause the playback and press button to save the recorded data in AVI file format Save AVI dialogue box will appear Enter file name and select Location Select appropriate Codec Select the time period Select Camera number and Audio Press Start to create AVI file ...

Page 52: ...ckup Pause the playback and press button to backup the recorded data Backup dialogue box will appear Enter file name and select the Location Select the time period Select the Camera number and Audio Press Start to create Backup file ...

Page 53: ... setup menu Use Alpha Blending Enables alpha blending effect Video Acceleration Video Acceleration option enhances natural live image display on the client S W Please do not select this option as it may cause improper live image display Some PC graphic cards do not support the Video Acceleration option Note There are some graphic cards that do not support such functions In this case unselect the o...

Page 54: ...ystem that allows easy setup of local DVR settings from remote sites It gets exactly same menu and options as the local system Therefore please refer to Chapter 3 2 DVR Configuration and following chapters for the detailed information 4 3 Remote Upgrade The system upgrade can be done through REM program on PC Select and connect a site for system upgrade Click button to get to the setup menu and se...

Page 55: ...allback icon will be displayed on the bottom right of Window once the program starts Callback message will be displayed notify as shown above Click REM Callback icon to display main window of Callback as shown below Select a log from the list and click Live or Playback icon to connect related DVR ...

Page 56: ...Up to 100 000 logs can be saved 1 000 log lists will be displayed per search Click More button to display next 1 000 logs Click Export button to save searched logs in either txt or csv format Setup Click Setup button to set a port for Callback Check Run Callback at Startup of the System box to start Callback program automatically with Window ...

Page 57: ...dard Low Recording Mode Time lapse Event Time Event Emergency Panic Display 1 4 9 Digital Zoom 1 4 9 13 16 Digital Zoom Search Mode Calendar Search Event Search Text In Search Go to Time Playback Playback Mode Multi Channel Normal Reverse Play RW FF x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 Frame to Frame Pause Interface Ethernet 10 100 Base Protocol TCP IP HTTP DHCP Application Live Playback Setup Notification Callback E...

Page 58: ...d to the DVR Enter ID PW and Port information and select Live or Playback mode to display desired remote control option Please install Active X when Internet Explorer displays Active X installation message Remote Monitoring Remote Playback Please refer to the remote program REM manual if further instructions on the control option are needed Note Web is supported only on Internet Explorer 7 0 or ab...

Page 59: ...structions This example illustrates the use of 3 DVRs connected through the local Network 1 Domain Name Creation Go to http www dvr ddns com Click Sign up to make the Account ROUTER DVR 1 DVR 2 DVR 3 EXTERNAL USER Public IP 203 208 1 150 Private IP 192 168 1 1 IP 192 168 1 10 PORT 10101 10103 IP 192 168 1 11 PORT 10104 10106 IP 192 168 1 12 PORT 10107 10109 ...

Page 60: ...ick Submit to make the account Enter your domain name and click Request Domain to create the domain name You can see the registered domain name dvr1 dvr ddns com You can create 3 domain names for one account Click Create additional domain names to make another domain name ...

Page 61: ...Go to Port Forwarding Menu The picture below is for a particular Router Insert the IP address and Port number for the DVR in the Port Forward menu The Port number you insert at this point will make it possible to distinguish each of DVRs Specify the WEB port number to access the DVR with Internet Explorer Default port number is 80 ...

Page 62: ...ng options accordingly The system should be allocated with individual IP address Make sure the ports for the DVR are all set accordingly or set network ports according to DVR port settings DDNS can be used once the system is registered on DDNS server ID and PW are required for the registered server authentication ...

Page 63: ...WN Down on DVR ENTER Enter on DVR FF Fast Forward during playback REW Rewind during playback PLAY PAUSE Pause during Playback PLAY Start Playback in Playback Mode STOP Stop Playback DISPLAY Display on DVR PAUSE Pause during Playback PANIC Panic on DVR SHUTTLE Shuttle on DVR JOG Jog on DVR NUMBER 1 16 DISPLAY Change to desired channel ...

Page 64: ... CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS WEEE Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household waste...

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Page 67: ...se by the end user This warranty is non transferable and extends only to the original buyer or end user customer of a VITEK Authorized Reseller The product must have been used only for its intended purpose and not been subjected to damage by misuse willful or accidental damage caused by excessive voltage or lightning The product must not have been tampered with in any way or the guarantee will be ...

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