Y3K XDVR2, User Manual

Page 1: ...Version 1 3 00 379216ZXEA3 XDVR2 User s Manual Ver 1 3...

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Page 3: ...erosol cleaners Use only a damp cloth for cleaning Always power down the system prior to connecting and disconnecting accessories with the exception of USB devices Lithium battery Danger of explosion...

Page 4: ...dealer for assistance Rack Mounting Consult with the supplier or manufacturer of your equipment rack for the proper hardware and procedure of mounting this product in a safe fashion Avoid uneven load...

Page 5: ...Menu 24 3 5 System Date Time Setting 25 3 5 1 Set Date Time 25 3 5 2 Daylight Saving Time 26 3 6 Record Schedule Quality Setting 27 3 6 1 Record Mode 27 3 6 2 Schedule Setup 28 3 6 3 Preset Record Con...

Page 6: ...4 5 Deleting Recorded Video 43 4 6 Dome Control 43 4 6 1 Dome Connection 43 4 6 2 Dome Protocol Setup 44 4 6 3 RS485 Setup 45 4 6 4 Dome Controlling Key 46 4 6 5 Setting Preset Points 47 4 6 6 Callin...

Page 7: ...Gateway 59 DNS 60 PPPoE Account 60 PPPoE Password 61 PPPoE Max Idle 61 Connect At Booting 61 Network Restart 61 5 1 6 3 Dial in Setup 61 Dial in Service 62 Dial in Account 62 Dial in Password 63 Serve...

Page 8: ...7 3 Bits 72 5 1 7 4 Stop 72 5 1 7 5 Parity 73 5 1 8 Audio Output 73 5 1 9 Key Beep 73 5 2 Monitor Setup 73 5 2 1 Show Camera Title 74 5 2 2 Monitor Brightness 74 5 2 3 Monitor Contrast 74 5 2 4 Monit...

Page 9: ...p 84 5 4 6 Data Lifetime 85 5 4 7 Pre Alarm Recording 85 5 4 8 Circular Recording 86 5 4 9 Audio Recording 86 5 4 10 Purge Data 86 5 4 10 1 Purge All Data 87 5 4 10 2 Purge All Event Data 87 5 4 10 3...

Page 10: ...estination 98 5 8 3 2 Configuration Name 98 5 8 3 3 Begin Export 98 5 9 Video Export 98 5 9 1 Select Device 99 5 9 2 Select Channel 100 5 9 3 From To Time 100 5 9 4 Select Events 100 5 9 5 Data Type 1...

Page 11: ...rnet connection to remote Windows based computers This simplifies the installation and maintenance of the software components so all remote users are kept up to date Below lists the front panels of XD...

Page 12: ...ication Up to 4 internal hard disk drives support up to 1TB capacity Hard disk drive full alarm for noticing 2X Digital Zoom available in live mode Export video AVI DRV with audio and digital Signatur...

Page 13: ...ability and flexibility of this digital recording system 2 System Setup The notices and introduction on system installation will be described particularly in this chapter Please follow the description...

Page 14: ...ber feet and always leave a space for air ventilation on the unit s bottom side 2 2 Selecting Video Format The XDVR2 unit is designed to operate under either NTSC or PAL video formats The switch is po...

Page 15: ...llowing figure shows the connectors by name and followed by the detailed description of each connector Main Monitor S Video BNC Both S Video and BNC output connectors are offered for connecting to a m...

Page 16: ...ower connection jack Please connect the power supply that ships with the unit NOTE Use of other power supply may cause overloading Power Switch Used to power up and shut down the unit Audio In Out The...

Page 17: ...3 27 Alarm In 11 12 Normal Open 3 28 Alarm In 12 13 Ground 29 Alarm In 13 14 RS485 D 30 Alarm In 14 15 RS485 D 31 Alarm In 15 16 Ground 32 Alarm In 16 VGA Out A VGA output connector is offered for co...

Page 18: ...ode Freeze mode and Sequence mode will be displayed on the bottom left side of the screen And the date time information will be display on the bottom right side Ch4 Playback 2005 11 09 PM04 31 22 3 1...

Page 19: ...key to enter dome control mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Dome Control for detailed controlling operation 2 MODE Press repeatedly to select for wanted main monitor display format There are three ava...

Page 20: ...EARCH In both Playback and Live mode user can press SEARCH to call the Search menu for searching and playing back recorded video by date and time or events 9 ESC Press to cancel or exit from certain m...

Page 21: ...fields To change the value in the selected field press UP DOWN keys 12 CHANNEL When in both Live and Playback modes press the CHANNEL key to view the corresponding video in full screen The number of...

Page 22: ...ard and backward playing Rotating the shuttle ring counterclockwise causes the unit to playback into faster forward backward playing speed According to the angle you rotate the shuttle ring you can ch...

Page 23: ...two possible situations when you install a HDD into your DVR If you install whole new HDDs the DVR will format it and add it into your database automatically If you install an used HDD which doesn t...

Page 24: ...tdown the Unit To restart shutdown the unit you have to enter the OSD setup menu and select the Shutdown menu Note to enter the OSD setup menu with correct Administrator Password or the Shutdown menu...

Page 25: ...the following table The same passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software DVR Remote Administrator Password User Password 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 NOTE It is strongly suggested to change the pa...

Page 26: ...1 st Sun 02 00 Apr Last Sun 02 00 60 Min 3 5 1 Set Date Time Set Date Time Select Date Time and press ENTER for adjusting the settings LEFT RIGHT keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next...

Page 27: ...ylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time The item is for those people who live in certain regions to observe Daylight Saving Time Select ON to enable or OFF to disable the function If the function is d...

Page 28: ...Mode The Record Mode is for selecting resolution and recording rate The relative record settings such as preset configuration will follow the record mode setting In normal circumstance we recommend y...

Page 29: ...or ESC to cancel If you want to have a weekend record choose YES to enable the Weekend Schedule in advance and then set the Weekend Start End time Press ESC to back to previous page 3 6 3 Preset Reco...

Page 30: ...rsor using Direction keys and press ENTER to select an item Change the value using UP DOWN keys Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to abort Press ESC to return to Record Setup menu Please note...

Page 31: ...he following sections 4 1 1 Viewing Modes The XDVR2 supplies user versatile ways of viewing both live and recorded video Following presents these view formats Viewing in Full Screen Press any CHANNEL...

Page 32: ...REEZE while viewing live image the image pauses but the date time information does not and the system clock continues running Press FREEZE to pause the live image press FREEZE again to resume the liv...

Page 33: ...ayback video When the recorded video is paused press LEFT RIGHT to resume playback video single step reverse forward respectively Press FREEZE again to continue playing video PLAY STOP Press to start...

Page 34: ...and viewing in different mode through the second Main Monitor To perform this function you have to reset a jumper positioned on the Turbo Module inside the unit To use this function the VGA and BNC c...

Page 35: ...sequential sequence press ESC to stop sequencing The figure below displays the 4 camera sequencing view modes 4 2 2 Sequence with Call Monitor Users are allowed to use the XDVR2 unit front panel to c...

Page 36: ...1 01 00 00 00 Begin Playback Search By Event Select Channel CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Event List 4 3 1 Searching by Time Follow the steps to search video by date and time Press SEARCH key to enter the Search me...

Page 37: ...vents by date time triggered camera and alarm type As some events are deleted others are displayed The latest recorded event video will be listed on the top Follow these steps to search event video th...

Page 38: ...orted video will be named by the exporting date and time and classified by event type Each recorded video will be exported into four files if exported with digital signature including gpg avi drv sig...

Page 39: ...em shows the free space of the available device Select Set the item to YES to start the export or NO to cancel 4 4 1 2 Select Video for Exporting After selecting video clips set the item Begin Export...

Page 40: ...the normal video included between the From date time and To date time will be exported Export Format The item is for selecting exporting video format The options are DRV and AVI The drv file can only...

Page 41: ...Quick Video Export through Front Panel The unit allows you to export wanted video to the built in CD RW or an external device such as a USB ThumbDrive and save the video to drv file If you want to ex...

Page 42: ...eed to enter the OSD setup menu The ezburn export process is illustrated as below figure The whole process is described step by step in the following sections 4 4 2 2 To Export Normal Video To Export...

Page 43: ...nter Retry ESC Exit Press ENTER to start the export or press ESC to abort 4 4 2 3 To Export Event Video To export event video follow these steps Press SEARCH and play wanted event video To play event...

Page 44: ...rt to Purge to YES and press ENTER to start the deleting process Purge All Data Select the item to delete all normal recorded video from database Purge All Event Data Select the item to delete all eve...

Page 45: ...tively 4 6 2 Dome Protocol Setup The Dome Protocol item lists the available dome protocols for communicating with dome cameras connected to the XDVR2 From the Main menu select Camera Setup and press E...

Page 46: ...rs set in dome camera Users are allowed to change the RS 485 settings of the XDVR2 Select System Setup in Main menu then select RS485 Setup from the System Setup menu and press ENTER The following men...

Page 47: ...formation while controlling dome camera Press this key to hide the screen Press it again to redisplay the screen 3 Iris Open Use to open the Iris on the dome camera 4 Focus Near Use to focus the dome...

Page 48: ...ts depends on the dome manufacturer Follow the steps to set preset points Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode And a Hint Scre...

Page 49: ...ints Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode And a Hint Screen shown as blow figure displays on the screen Press 2 again to hide...

Page 50: ...321 It is strongly suggested to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit After entering the correct password the Main menu is displayed Key Usage in OSD Menu Direction Keys In t...

Page 51: ...haracters Move the cursor by pressing Direction keys and press ENTER to select characters To move the cursor in title entry Press MODE and LEFT RIGHT simultaneously to move the cursor to left right in...

Page 52: ...u allows user to view system information such as hardware and software version From the System Setup menu select Version and press ENTER The following menu is displayed The first three items are for r...

Page 53: ...ically The upgrade may take several minutes to save the changes in the memory of the system After reboot the unit please check the software version again NOTE No power interruption is allowed during t...

Page 54: ...1 Date 2 Time 3 Date Time Display 4 Date Display Mode 5 Time Display Mode 6 Date Time Order 7 Daylight Saving Time 8 DST Start 9 DST End 10 DST Bias 2005 02 21 10 39 26 1 Row Y M D 24 HR Date First O...

Page 55: ...time format to 12 hour or 24 hour Use the UP DOWN keys to change the format The default setting is 24 hour 5 1 3 5 Date Time Order The item is used to set the order of Date Time display to Date First...

Page 56: ...Name Users are allowed to assign a name up to 11 characters to the XDVR2 unit Follow the steps to edit the unit name Select Unit Name from System Setup menu and press ENTER A virtual keyboard displays...

Page 57: ...and administrator password to any 4 8 digit number Use the UP DOWN Direction keys to select the desired account and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Admin Password ________ Press Channel K...

Page 58: ...k by specifying the network related settings such as IP address and Netmask etc See your network administrator and or network service provider for more specific information Some settings under Network...

Page 59: ...N Setup The network related settings in the LAN Setup menu should be associated with the network service type If you select LAN for LAN Select then 6th to 8th item will not be available Select LAN Set...

Page 60: ...the unit The IP address is the identifier for your computer or device on a TCP IP LAN or WAN Please note that to set a static IP address DHCP must be set to OFF Netmask A netmask is a 32 bit mask use...

Page 61: ...s until it times out PPPoE Account The item allows user to setup the PPPoE login username NOTE For accessing the PPPoE settings select PPPoE as the Network Type in Network Setup menu To setup the logi...

Page 62: ...from 0 to 600 minutes The default is 35 minutes Connect At Booting The unit is allowed to connect to the internet automatically when powered up Select YES to connect at booting otherwise select NO Ne...

Page 63: ...the rest items will be inaccessible Dial in Account This item enables user to protect the unit by establishing or changing a dial in user name for modem connection To setup the Dial in Account follow...

Page 64: ...Server IP The item is for setting the IP address that identifies the XDVR2 unit over modem connection To set the server IP follow these steps Select Server IP Using LEFT RIGHT to move the cursor over...

Page 65: ...n to and from XDVR2 unit for remote notification use User can connect one modem to XDVR2 unit For more information on dial up setting on PC see Appendix C Dial up Connections via Modem NOTE The Dial o...

Page 66: ...ver modem connection Set the Dial out DHCP to OFF for accessing this item Move the cursor over Dial out IP and press ENTER and then press UP DOWN keys to change the values in the selected field Dial o...

Page 67: ...Use Direction keys to move the cursor for selecting number Press ENTER to add the selected number to the phone number entry field When done press ENTER to save the settings and exit Dial out Account...

Page 68: ...ected character to the password entry field When done move the cursor to OK and press ENTER to save the settings and exit Dial out Idle Time This item indicates the longest amount of time that the mod...

Page 69: ...for selecting character Press ENTER to add the selected character to the password entry field When done move the cursor to OK and press ENTER to save the settings and exit 5 1 6 7 SMTP Setup Simple Ma...

Page 70: ...q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ Backspace Delete Cancel OK Use Direction keys to move the cursor to the wanted character Press ENTER to add the selected character to the username entry fiel...

Page 71: ...tual keyboard displays Use Direction keys to move the cursor for selecting character Press ENTER to add the selected character to the password entry field When done move the cursor to OK and press ENT...

Page 72: ...A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ Backspace Delete Cancel OK Use Direction keys to select character Press E...

Page 73: ...etup 1 Unit ID 2 Baud Rate 3 Bits 4 Stop 5 Parity 224 9600 8 1 None 5 1 7 1 Unit ID This item is used to change the RS 485 ID address of the unit The ID is in the range of 1 to 255 The default is 224...

Page 74: ...both live mode and playback mode OFF Select the item to disable the audio output function 5 1 9 Key Beep The item is used to enable or disable the key tone Select YES to enable the key tone or NO to d...

Page 75: ...t the color contrast of image The range of contrast values is 128 to 127 the default setting is 0 5 2 4 Monitor Chrominance Move the cursor over the item and press ENTER for adjusting the chrominance...

Page 76: ...024 NOTE If the selected VGA resolution is too high for the monitor the message No Signal will be shown on screen Then please press ESC on the front panel to restore the original setting 5 3 Camera Se...

Page 77: ...ciated with your dome camera using the ENTER and Direction keys The available protocol includes DynaColor Pelco D Pelco P AD422 and None default 5 3 3 Dome ID This item is used to assign an ID number...

Page 78: ...ers to the one you need Press ENTER to select a character Continue until the name is established Each title can contain up to 11 characters in it After title entry is finished move the cursor to OK an...

Page 79: ...Contrast Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER for adjusting the contrast of the camera Use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value 5 3 9 Saturation Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER to adjus...

Page 80: ...n the Main menu move the cursor to Record Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Record Setup 1 Record Mode 2 Schedule Setup 3 Preset Config 4 Per Camera Config 5 esRecord Setup 6 Data...

Page 81: ...and Day schedules are used to define daytime and nighttime the Weekend schedule is tailored for weekends and holidays Select Schedule Setup from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER the following me...

Page 82: ...s for normal and event status are described in terms of relative recording rate PPS and recording size for each channel in the table below These preset conditions override any other quality and rate s...

Page 83: ...NTSC 3 PAL 3 KB 3 NTSC 3 PAL 3 KB Both OFF User Selected User Selected User Selected User Selected User Selected Record Mode CIF mode NTSC 360 240 210PPS PAL 360 288 200PPS Preset Configuration Normal...

Page 84: ...o select a desired channel for setting the parameters Move the cursor to Camera Select and press ENTER then select a channel using UP DOWN keys Press ENTER again to confirm the setting 5 4 4 2 Normal...

Page 85: ...tion detection and None no events active The default setting is Both which includes Alarm and Motion event recording 5 4 5 ezRecord Setup This item aims to avoid the complicated record settings and to...

Page 86: ...t cameras or connect more cameras to the unit you should reset the ezRecord Setup 5 4 6 Data Lifetime Data Lifetime indicates the time that a recording is saved and remained in the HDD between the cre...

Page 87: ...recorded video and stores new video over the HDD spaces If you choose to record in linear mode in stead the unit stops recording and the internal buzzer starts beeping when the HDD is full From the R...

Page 88: ...keys to move the cursor to next or previous field ENTER to select the item and UP DOWN to adjust the value 5 4 10 4 Start to Purge After selecting the video you want to delete or setting the date for...

Page 89: ...in full screen format Move the cursor to Main Monitor Schedule and press ENTER the menu is displayed as follows Main Monitor Schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Press 1 16 Key To Select Channel P...

Page 90: ...up menu are described in the following subsections 5 6 1 Internal Buzzer This item allows user to enable disable the XDVR2 internal buzzer If set to ON the buzzer is activated in response to an alarm...

Page 91: ...be equal to the number of cameras you connect to the unit For example if the unit has been connected with 8 cameras then 8 video will be attached with the notice email The total size of the video will...

Page 92: ...n you have to select ON for this item and enter the set PIN code in the next item PIN Code Setup Used to set the PIN code which has been set for protecting your mobile phone Receiver Number Allow you...

Page 93: ...n 6 Alarm Out CH1 ON ON OFF None 5 6 8 1 Channel Select The item is used to select a desired channel for setting the parameters Move the cursor to Channel Select and press ENTER then select a channel...

Page 94: ...ws after selecting this item The detection area consists of 273 21 13 detection grids in NTSC video format or 336 21 16 grids in PAL format Use the Direction keys to move the cursor and press ENTER to...

Page 95: ...tion select N O Normal Open or N C Normal Close to enable the alarm input detection or select OFF to disable the detection The default setting is OFF If you set this item to N C but did not install an...

Page 96: ...of HDD indicates the free space for recording of the HDD added in database The information is read only 5 7 2 Avail REC Time The Avail REC Time indicates the available duration for recording If the u...

Page 97: ...cted device from database Format format the selected device NOTE Before removing external devices from the unit remember to remove the device from database 5 8 Configuration The Configuration menu can...

Page 98: ...different record mode from the unit s the warning message This config has different record mode This will FORMAT ALL HARDDISKS will show NOTE Remove the ThumbDrive used for importing configuration aft...

Page 99: ...ort Select YES to begin exporting the configuration file or NO to abort the export NOTE We strongly recommend users to export configuration before upgrading your system and back it up routinely just i...

Page 100: ...be described in the following section 5 9 1 Select Device The available external devices for exporting video will be listed by name and free size in Select Device menu The Select Device menu displays...

Page 101: ...ct the item to display the event list for exporting event video Move the cursor scroll the event list and press ENTER to select the event you want to export 5 9 5 Data Type The item is used to select...

Page 102: ...without a digital signature file sig Set the item to YES to export with the signature file or NO exports without the signature file Make sure that you have an external storage device such as a USB Har...

Page 103: ...ress ENTER to access the Shutdown menu which displays as follows Shutdown 1 Power Off 2 Reboot Power Off Select this item to shut down the unit Do not remove the power during shut down until the messa...

Page 104: ...Schedule Alarm Motion Detection Pre Alarm 0 30 sec 720x480 60 pps 720x240 120 pps NTSC 360x240 240 pps 720x576 50 pps 720x288 100 pps Resolution Rate PAL 360x288 200 pps Recording Quality 8 levels pre...

Page 105: ...User s Manual 104 RS232C D sub 9 pin female RS485 Terminal Block Dome Control Protocol DynaColor Pelco P Pelco D AD422...

Page 106: ...econd NTSC Total Images Per Second PAL NTSC 8 KB PAL 8 KB NTSC 11 KB PAL 11 KB NTSC 14 KB PAL 14 KB NTSC 17 KB PAL 17 KB NTSC 20 KB PAL 20 KB 160 GB Internal Storage 30 25 7 5 9 0 5 5 6 6 4 3 5 2 3 6...

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Page 109: ...te software use Follow the description to set up your DVR and PC DVR Configuration Connect an USB modem to the USB socket and connect a working phone line to the modem Press MENU and input the Adminis...

Page 110: ...User s Manual 109 Set up the network connection type Select Connect to the Internet and click Next to continue Select Set up my connection manually and click Next to continue...

Page 111: ...User s Manual 110 Select Connect using a dial up modem to connect to the internet through phone line and a modem Click Next to continue Type the name of the connection you are creating...

Page 112: ...User s Manual 111 Enter the phone number of the modem that is connected to the unit Enter the Username and Password that is set in the Dial in Setup menu...

Page 113: ...2 unit for remote notification use Follow the description to set up your DVR and PC DVR Configuration Connect an USB modem to the USB port and connect a working phone line to the modem Press MENU and...

Page 114: ...n on dial out settings see Section 5 1 6 4 Dial out Setup PC Configuration Click Start My Network Places View Network Connections and then select Create New Connection The New Connection Wizard is dis...

Page 115: ...User s Manual 114 Choose the modem device that will be used by the PC and click Next In Incoming VPN Connection menu choose Do Not allow virtual private connections and click on Next...

Page 116: ...the users that will be using this connection If needed add a new user with the same user password that is set up in Dial out Setup menu in local DVR When done click Next to continue In Networking Sof...

Page 117: ...hoose Assign TCP IP addresses automatically using DHCP else choose Specify TCP IP addresses and enter the range of IP addresses that you wish to use Once done click OK to confirm and back to Networkin...

Page 118: ...User s Manual 117 The Incoming connection is established...

Page 119: ...RW drive follow these steps In Video Export menu select copy device data type expected channel and start end time or event video clips Set the Digital Signature function to YES Start exporting process...

Page 120: ...procedures for digital signature verification Start your DVR Remote and click Play on the main window tool bar Click Verify tab to display the Verify window Click Browse to select the gpg avi sig file...

Page 121: ...ck Verify to start verifying digital signature The result of verify shows in the Status Log field It returns a GOOD or BAD signature result A GOOD signature indicates the exported clip has not been al...

Page 122: ...User s Manual 121 BAD Signature...

Page 123: ...l 122 Appendix E Recommended HDDs 1 Maxtor Diamond Max Plux9 80G 160G 300G Diamond Max Plus 16 80G 160G 300G 2 Seagate Barracuda 7200 7 200G Barracuda 7200 8 250G 300G 400G 3 Hitachi Deskstar 7200rpm...

Page 124: ...User s Manual 123 Appendix F IR Remote An IR Remote will attached in the content box and deliver to you with your XDVR2 The keys on the IR Remote are listed as below figure...