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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 

HDD Storage Calculation Chart 

The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a 

fixed bit rate. 

Bit Rate

 

Storage Used

 

96K 

42M 

128K 

56M 

160K 

70M 

192K 

84M 

224K 

98M 

256K 

112M 

320K 

140M 

384K 

168M 

448K 

196M 

512K 

225M 

640K 

281M 

768K 

337M 

896K 

393M 

1024K 

450M 

1280K 

562M 

1536K 

675M 

1792K 

787M 

2048K 

900M 

4096K 

1800M 

8192K 

3600M 

16384K 

7200M 

 

 

Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. The storage values in the chart 

are estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value. 

 

Summary of Contents for XC-16CH-NVR-4TB

Page 1: ...Network Video Recorder XC 16CH NVR 4TB Username admin Password 12345 Quick Start Guide XC 16CH NVR 4TB quick guide ...

Page 2: ...2 Front Panel 4 Rear Panel 5 Specifications 6 HDD Storage Calculation Chart 7 Accessing by Web Browser 8 Logging In 8 Live View 8 Recording 9 Playback 11 Log 12 Menu Operation 13 Menu Structure 13 Startup and Shutdown 13 Live View 14 Adding IP Cameras 14 Recording 16 Instant Recording 16 All day Recording 16 Playback 16 Backup 18 ...

Page 3: ...stallation During the installation of the NVR 1 Use brackets for rack mounting 2 Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables 3 When routing cables ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter 4 Connect both the alarm and RS 485 cable 5 Allow at least 2cm 0 75 inch of space between racks mounted devices 6 Ensure the NVR is grounded 7 Environmenta...

Page 4: ...the hard disk with screws 3 Slide the HDD into the NVR with the label up and the connectors on the rear of the HDD 4 Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the NVR After having finished the installation of all hard disks close the front panel and lock it with the key again ...

Page 5: ...r turns yellow when system is running Status Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD Tx Rx TX RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is functioning properly 2 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD ...

Page 6: ...485 termination switch Up position is not terminated Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance NOT SUPPORTED 10 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 devices T and T pins connect to R and R pins of PTZ receiver respectively NOT SUPPORTED Controller Port D D pin connects to Ta Tb pin of controller For cascading devices the first NVR s D D pin should be connected with the D D pin of the next ...

Page 7: ...z 1280 1024 60Hz 1280 720 60Hz 1024 768 60Hz Audio output 2 ch BNC Linear 600Ω Decoding Live view Playback resolution 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Capability 16 ch 720P 8 ch 1080P Hard disk SATA 4 SATA interfaces for 4HDDs eSATA 1 eSATA interface Capacity Up to 4TB capacity for each HDD External interface Network interface 1 RJ 45 10 100 1000 Mbps self adaptive Ethernet inte...

Page 8: ...e Storage Used 96K 42M 128K 56M 160K 70M 192K 84M 224K 98M 256K 112M 320K 140M 384K 168M 448K 196M 512K 225M 640K 281M 768K 337M 896K 393M 1024K 450M 1280K 562M 1536K 675M 1792K 787M 2048K 900M 4096K 1800M 8192K 3600M 16384K 7200M Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference The storage values in the chart are estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from ...

Page 9: ...r name is admin and password is 12345 You may use one of the following listed web browsers Internet Explorer 6 0 Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Internet Explorer 9 0 Internet Explorer 10 0 Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome The supported resolutions include 1024 768 and above When you log in for the first time the system will remind you to install the Plug in control After...

Page 10: ...ndow select a playing window by clicking the mouse 2 Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view 3 You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window Icon Description Icon Description Select the window division mode Open Close audio Start Stop all ...

Page 11: ...stomize checkbox Set the Start Time and End Time Up to 8 segments can be configured and each segment cannot be overlapped 2 Select a Record Type The record type can be Continuous Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm and VCA 3 Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy 4 Cli...

Page 12: ...ing channel number and playback speed 6 Calendar You can select the date to play Start Playback Steps 1 Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface 2 Click the camera from the device list for playback 3 Select the date from the calendar and click Search 4 Click the button to play the searched video file on the current date 5 Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode...

Page 13: ... to the icon and edit the required parameters for transcoded playback including Resolution Bitrate and Frame Rate 3 Click the button if it turns to then the trancoding process is compeleted 4 Click the button to start transcoded playback Log You can view and export the log files at any time including operation alarm exception and information of device Before you start The Log function can be reali...

Page 14: ...ag Smart Continuous Capture Alarm External File Alarm PTZ VCA RS 232 Hot Spare Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR To start your NVR 1 Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device The Power indicator LED on the ...

Page 15: ...ecord Alarm Record Event Exception event and exception information appears at the lower left corner of the screen Adding IP Cameras You should add and configure the online IP cameras to enable the live view and recording function Steps 1 Right click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right click menu 2 Select Add IP Camera in the pop up menu to enter the IP Camera Management inte...

Page 16: ...IP camera Advanced settings of the camera Upgrade the added IP camera 4 To add other IP cameras 1 Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera Custom interface 2 You can edit the IP address protocol management port and other information of the IP camera to be added 3 Click Add to add the camera 4 For the encoders with multiple channels only check the checkbox of Channel No in the pop...

Page 17: ...m of the window when you click on it Click the icon to enable the record and the icon turns to And click icon to disable the record then the icon turns to All day Recording Steps 1 On the live view window right lick the window and move the cursor to the Start Recording option and select Continuous Record or Motion Detection Record on your demand 2 And click the Yes button in the popup Attention me...

Page 18: ...s PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single screen live view Under multi screen live view record files of the selected channel will be played back Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process ...

Page 19: ...corded files can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or a DVD writer Steps 1 Enter Video Export interface Choose the channel s you want to back up and click on the Quick Export button 2 Enter Export interface choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting 3 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it ...

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