DVR User Guide

Active Vision SX-420

USER GUIDE

STAND-ALONE

4 channel MPEG-4 Triplex DVR

V. 1.4

This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock persons.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT HAS MULTIPLE-RATED VOLTAGES (110V AND 220V).

SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE CONNECTING TO THE POWER SUPPLY

THIS PRODUCT USES A LITHIUM BATTERY.

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF THE BATTERY ON THE MAIN BOARD IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED

BATTERIES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS.

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THIS EQUIPMENT AND ALL COMMUNICATION WIRINGS ARE INTENDED FOR INDOOR USE.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING

The product should be installed by a trained professional. The DVR should be powered off when connecting camera, audio, or sensor cables.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any damages caused by improper use of the product or failure to follow instructions for the product.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any problems caused by or resulting from the user physically opening the DVR for examination or attempting to fix the unit. The manufacturer may not be held liable for any issues with the unit if the warranty seal is removed.

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DVR SET

CLIENT SOFTWARE CD

REMOTE CONTROLLER

BATTERY

ADAPTOR

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THE LIST OF CONTENTS

MANUAL

RUBBER RINGS & SCREWS

IDE HDD CABLE

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HDD BRACKETS

POWER CABLE

VIDEO SIGNAL SELECT / SETTING

SETTING

Video mode Video output

NTSC PAL BNC VGA

Factory Default

O X O X

X O O X

O X X O

X O X O

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NOTICE

Do not change the setting when the power is on.

When the position of the switch is changed, DVR should be rebooted to apply the new setting.

HDD INSTALLATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. FRONT PANEL................................................................................................................ 10

2. REAR PANEL ..................................................................................................................12

3. GETTING STARTED - SETTING UP THE DVR ............................................................. 13

3-1. Setup - Main Screen.....................................................................................................................................................13

3-2. Setup – Live Mode .......................................................................................................................................................13

3-3. Setup – Recording Mode .............................................................................................................................................14

3-3-1. Motion Zones..........................................................................................................................................................16

3-3-2. Recording Schedule................................................................................................................................................16

3-4. System............................................................................................................................................................................17

3-5. Network.........................................................................................................................................................................21

3-5-1. Ports ........................................................................................................................................................................22

3-5-2. Network types.........................................................................................................................................................22

3-6. Storage...........................................................................................................................................................................23

3-7. Saving Setup .................................................................................................................................................................24

4. LIVE & SEARCH ............................................................................................................. 25

4-1. Live Window.................................................................................................................................................................25

4-2. SEARCH window.........................................................................................................................................................26

4-2-1. EVENT Search .......................................................................................................................................................27

4-2-2. TIME LINE Search ................................................................................................................................................29

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4-2-3. LOG List.................................................................................................................................................................30

4-2-4. ARCHIVE Search...................................................................................................................................................30

4-3. Play mode......................................................................................................................................................................32

5. ARCHIVING VIDEO INTO USB MEMORY ..................................................................... 34

5-1. Capturing images or video..........................................................................................................................................34

5-2. Transferring still images or video into USB..............................................................................................................34

6. UPGRADING FIRMWARE .............................................................................................. 36

7. NETWORK ...................................................................................................................... 37

7-1. Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................37

7-2. Minimum PC requirements ........................................................................................................................................38

7-3. Installing the program.................................................................................................................................................38

7-4. Live viewer....................................................................................................................................................................38

7-4-1. Main user interface.................................................................................................................................................39

7-4-2. Main control panel..................................................................................................................................................39

7-5. Search and Playback Viewer ......................................................................................................................................43

7-5-1. Main user interface.................................................................................................................................................43

7-5-2. Main control panel..................................................................................................................................................43

7-6. System configuration ...................................................................................................................................................46

7-6-1. General....................................................................................................................................................................46

7-6-2. Site ..........................................................................................................................................................................47

7-6-3. Event .......................................................................................................................................................................47

7-6-4. Record.....................................................................................................................................................................48

7-6-5. Disk.........................................................................................................................................................................48

8. USING DDNS ..................................................................................................................49

8-1. DDNS Registration Procedure....................................................................................................................................49

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8-2. DVR SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................50

8-3. Using Client Program..................................................................................................................................................51

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1. Front Panel

The following information will help you operating the front panel controls.

Figure 1.1 Front panel

Table 1.1. LED Indication

Name Description

POWER

HDD

LED light is on when power is applied to the system.

LED light is on when the system is recording video data.

EVENT

NETWORK

LED light is on when alarm sensor(s) is/are triggered or motion is detected.

LED light is on when client is connected to the system through the network.

Table 1.2. Front panel buttons

Name Description

SEQ

Press to start auto sequencing of the screen in full screen mode. (Toggle)

SEARCH

ARCH

PTZ

Press to go to the search menu.

Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search

Press to start operations involving archiving in live or playback mode.

Press to control PTZ operation

SETUP

REC

ESC

Press to launch SETUP menu.

Press to start and stop manual recording.

Press for temporal storage of the changed value or to return to previous menu screen.

Press to move up the menu items in setup mode and to select camera 1 in live mode.

It is also used as the number 1 when entering password.

Press to move right in the menu or to change the values in setup mode and to select camera 2 in live mode. It is also used as the number 2 when entering password.

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Press to move down the menu items in setup mode and to select camera 3 in live mode. It is also used as the number 3 when entering password.

Press to move left in the menu or to change the values in setup mode and to select camera 4 in live mode. It is also used as the number 4 when entering password.

Press to select full screen or quad view in live display mode.

It is also used to select desired menu item or to store the setup value in the menu.

PLAY/PAUSE

Press to play or to pause the footage in playback mode

Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speed in playback mode.

Jump/Step backward. – In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds backward.

Jump/Step forward – In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds forward.

Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds in playback mode.

There is a USB port located on the left side of the front panel. This USB port is used to archive footage onto a USB storage device. (USB 2.0 connector)

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2. Rear Panel

Figure 2.1. Rear Panel

Table 2.1. Rear panel connections

Connection

VIDEO IN

Purpose

Four connectors for video input. Connect camera output to Video-in (NTSC/PAL)

VIDEO OUT

Composite video output in NTSC or PAL format

AUDIO IN

Four connectors for audio input.

AUDIO OUT

One connector for audio output.

VGA

Connector for VGA monitor

RS-232

For engineering use only

RS-485/422

For camera control use

SENSOR IN

Connector for sensor device connection. 4 sensors can be connected to the equipment sensor 1, 2, 3, 4 are dedicated to Video channel 1, 2, 3, 4, respectively.

Either normal open (NO) or normal close (NC) sensor can be selected for each sensor. Simple On/Off switching.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm device connection.

Provides simple On/Off switching using relay. 0.5A/125V, 1A/30V

LAN

DC12V

RJ45 connector for LAN connection

Apply 12V DC using the DC adaptor supplied with the equipment.

SWITCHES

PAL

VGA

Set to ON position when video is PAL

Set to ON position when VGA monitor is used.

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3. Getting Started - Setting Up the DVR

The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR

3-1. Setup - Main Screen

When you press the SETUP button, the DVR will ask for a password. The default password is 1111, which can be entered by pressing the up button ( ) 4 times and then pressing the SEL button. We recommend you protect the system by assigning a new password immediately. The procedure for assigning a password is found in section 3.4. After a password has been assigned, enter the password by using the 4 direction keys (representing 1, 2, 3, & 4), and then press the SEL button for password validation. Once the password is entered, you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3.1.1. Navigate through the menu items and press the SEL button to enter the sub-category menu.

Figure 3.1.1. Setup menu screen

3-2. Setup – Live Mode

Set values for live display. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons.

The value of the menu item may be changed by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Table 3.2.1. Menu items in LIVE mode setup

Item Description

OSD

SEQUENCE

Enable/disable on-screen-display.

Enable/disable sequential display of video channels in full screen mode

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SEQ-DWELL TIME

Dwell time for each cannel display in sequential display mode

SCREEN

Enable/Disable cropping to make the display fit into the screen.

CROPPING

OSD CONTRAST

Set the visibility level of the On Screen Display (OSD)

CHANNEL

DISPLAY

SEQ LIST

Select the channel for applying the following settings.

Enable/disable display of the video channel in live display mode

Enable/disable the specified channel to be included in sequential display mode.

Change the brightness value for the specified channel

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

HUE

SATURATION

Change the contrast value for the specified channel

Change the hue value for the specified channel

Change the saturation value for the specified channel

Figure 3.2.1. Live mode setup screen

3-3. Setup – Recording Mode

Set the values for recording video. Navigate through menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons. User can change the value of the menu item by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Menu item

RESOLUTION

CHANNEL

Table 3.3.1. Menu items in Recording mode setup

Description

Set resolution to either full or quad.

Select the channel for applying the following settings.

FRAME RATE

Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the frame rate values from each channel cannot exceed maximum frame rates for a particular

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QUALITY

RECORDING

MOTION ZONE

MOTION

SENSITIVITY

SENSOR TYPE

recording resolution. Typical values of the maximum frame rate for NTSC video are 120 fps for quad and 30 fps for full.

Select the recording quality for the specified channel from normal, high, and superior.

Assign the recording mode for each channel. Recording modes: Continuous,

Motion, Sensor, and Disable.

Select Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion sensing. If the Partial Zone is selected, screen will be change as shown in figure 3.3.2.

Set the motion sensitivity for the specified channel.

Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9.

Set the type of sensor for the specified channel from none,

N/O (normal open), and N/C (normal closed).

PRE RECORD

Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-event recording time is 5 sec and only intra-frames are recorded for pre-event recording.

Set post event recording time duration for the specified channel

POST EVENT

RECORD

ALARM

Enable/disable alarm generation for the specified channel.

ALARM DURATION Set alarm time duration for the specified channel.

AUDIO

SCHEDULE

Enable/disable audio for the specified channel

Set recording schedule. If this menu item is selected, screen will change as shown in figure 3.3.3.

Figure 3.3.1. Recording mode setup screen

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3-3-1. Motion Zones

By selecting Partial Zone in the Motion Zone menu, users can set-up the motion sensing zones in the screen shown in figure 3.3.2. Move around each rectangular zone using 4 direction key buttons and press SEL button to include the rectangular region as part of the motion sensing zone. The rectangular blocks included as part of the motion zones are indicated by changing the color of the blocks

Figure 3.3.2. Motion Zone selection screen

3-3-2. Recording Schedule

Select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu to set up the recording schedule. Button functions applied in scheduling are summarized in the following table. Navigate through the items to highlight using the 4 direction key buttons and set recording schedule using the buttons summarized in the following table. When

ALL is highlighted, selected recording mode is applied to entire time zone and channels. When a particular channel is highlighted, selected recording mode is applied to entire time zone for the specified channel.

When one of vertical bars “ | “ is highlighted, selected recording mode is applied to the entire channel for the selected time zone. Each vertical bar “ | “ corresponds with one hour.

Table 3.3.1. Button functions in schedule Recording mode

Button Function

Use to set Continuous recording mode Î C

Use to disable recording setting.

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Use to enable Motion detection triggered recording. Î M

Use to enable Sensor triggered recording Î S

Figure 3.3.3. Schedule recording setup screen

3-4. System

In this menu, system parameters can be input. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons. User can change the value of the menu items by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons

Table 3.4.1. Menu items in System Setup screen

Item Description

DVR ID

The name of the system. Press the SEL button and move through the position for each alphanumeric character by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. UP/DOWN buttons are used to change character for each location.

DESCRIPTION

Press SEL to see system information.

LOAD DEFAULT

Choose OFF or ON. If selecting ON, press the SEL button to load defaults.

ADMIN

PASSWORD

Set the password for the administrator. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you current password and new password. Follow the procedure provided by the

DVR. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be input by using direction keys.

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, , , and respectively. The default password is 1111.

NETWORK

PASSWORD

Set the password of network client. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you current password and new password. The DVR will guide you through the entire process of setting up the user password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be input by using direction keys. ,

DATE FORMAT

Select the preferred date and time display

SET DATE &

Set the present date and time

TIME

PTZ CONTROL

Set the camera speed, number, type and ID

LANGUAGE

Select a language

, and , respectively.

Figure 3.4.1. System setup screen

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Figure 3.4.2. DVR ID setup screen

Figure 3.4.3. DVR information display screen

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Figure 3.4.4. Date & Time setup screen.

(RS-485 to RS-232C).

Figure 3.4.5. PTZ Control setup screen.

To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the controller to the RS-485 port.

For speed dome cameras that supports RS-485, connect them directly to the RS-485 port. But if the camera is controlled with RS-232C, it is needed to use Signal Converter

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In the PTZ control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site. If the camera has a specific camera ID, select the camera ID using Left/Right buttons.

3-5. Network

Network parameters can be input in this screen. These parameters are used for remote clients who are connected to the DVR over the network.

Table 3.5.1. Menu items in Network Setup screen

Item Description

PORT

CLIENT ACCESS

RTSP port number

Enable/Disable network client access

BANDWIDTH SAVING Enable/Disable only-key frame transmission. This feature is useful when network bandwidth is not enough for live video streaming.

NETWORK TYPE

Select a type of network connection (LAN, DHCP, or ADSL)

DDNS SERVER NAME The DDNS sever name will be edited this line.

Registration>>

Check the MAC address of DVR from SETUP>SYSTEM>DESCRIPTION.

In order to register your own domain.(i.e. entel.esthub.co.kr) Please use

MAC address and Registration number on Label. Http://www.esthub.co.kr

SEND E-MAIL

As a result of success registration, User can access to DVR using own domain without IP address.

If the network is linked with DHCP, which support dynamic IP address, DVR

MAIL ADDRESS

can send out the assigned dynamic IP address to the e-mail which is already set by user.

User can set an email address for receiving of dynamic IP address assigned by the DHCP server.

MAIL SERVER IP

IP address is an address of Mail Server.

To receive assigned dynamic IP address to e-mail which is already set by user on DVR, User has to apply this mail sever IP address on DVR.

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Figure 3.5.1. Network setup screen

3-5-1. Ports

When connecting 1 or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each device must have a unique RTSP port number for access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the IP sharing device must be configured for port forwarding, so that each port, when accessed on the IP sharing device, will forward to the appropriate DVR. This port number is listed next to the Port menu option in the NETWORK menu. If the user plans to only access the units from within the same local area network, the RTSP port does not have to be changed.

Network access beyond Router

In order to access beyond Router (Firewall), user must use 3 TCP ports for Command level, Live channels, and Storage channels. If these all ports are not open properly, user can not access DVR beyond a router.

If DVR sets port number with 5445 as bellow, user has to open 3 TCP ports (5445, 5446, & 5447).

3-5-2. Network types

There are three network types. Each type requires different settings.

LAN

To use the LAN option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.

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Table 3.5.2. LAN

Item Description

IP

GATEWAY

SUBNET MASK

DNS SERVER IP

The fixed IP address of the DVR

The IP address of the gateway

The subnet mask for the LAN

Set the DNS server IP

DHCP

Select DHCP to use the DHCP option when connecting the DVR to a network. An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which assigns IP address and other parameters to new devices automatically.

To see the DVR’s IP address, select DESCRIPTION from the SYSTEM menu.

If the network connection does not allow additional IP addresses, then an IP sharing device will be needed. In this case, forwarding may be needed to allow for a network connection. For more information on port forwarding, see the documentation for your IP sharing device or your network administrator.

ADSL

To use the ADSL option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.

Table 3.5.3. ADSL

Item Description

ID

PASSWORD

The user ID for ADSL connection

The password for ADSL connection

User’s ADSL connection must have an RJ45 output to connect to the DVR.

When sharing the connection with other devices, an IP sharing device should be used. In this case, select

LAN as the NETWORK type. User will also need to configure the IP sharing device for port forwarding to allow for a network connection. For more information on port forwarding, see the documentation for your IP sharing device, or contact your network administrator.

3-6. Storage

User can set recording mode in the hard disk drive or initiate format of the hard disk drive.

Table 3.6.1. storage setup

Item Description

OVERWRITE

FORMAT

Overwrite existing material when hard disk drive is full

Format hard disk drive

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Figure 3.6.1. Storage setup screen

3-7. Saving Setup

To preserve the changed setup values, save the values by selecting the SAVE SETUP menu and select

CONFIRM.

Figure 3.7.1. Save setup screen

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4. LIVE & SEARCH

There are 5 application windows:

Live

Search

Play

Setup

Record

4-1. Live Window

In the Live window, video inputs from the cameras are displayed on the configuration of the live setup.

Figure 4.1.1 shows the layout of the live screen. Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols. Refer to Table 4.1.1 for the meanings of the indicators.

Figure 4.1.1. Live display screen

Table 4.1.1. Indicator ICONS in Live window

Key Description

Continuous recording in progress

Manual recording in progress

Sensor alarm recording in progress

Motion alarm recording in progress

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Alarm indicator. When there is an alarm (sensor alarm or motion alarm) in the video channel, this icon will be highlighted in bright red.

Indicates that alarm output is activated.

Indicates that a network client is connected to the DVR.

Indicates that sequencing mode is enabled.

Table 4.1.2. Button functions in Live window

Button Description

Select channel to be displayed in full screen mode.

Switch between full screen and quad display mode.

SEQ

RECORD

SEARCH

ARCH

Press to start auto sequencing of the screen in full screen mode. (Toggle)

Press to start and stop manual recording.

Press to go to the search menu.

Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search

Press to capture a still image. The still image will be stored into hard drive. It can be transferred to the USB device.

PTZ

SETUP

Press to control PTZ operation

Press to launch SETUP menu.

ESC

Press for temporal storage of the changed value or to return to the previous menu screen.

4-2. SEARCH window

Press the MISC (SEARCH) button in live mode to enter SEARCH window.

The screen will appear as in figure 4.2.1.

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Figure 4.2.1. Search window

4-2-1. EVENT Search

The EVENT SEARCH window is used to find the stored video. 3 categories of search filters can be applied: DATE, CHANNEL, and TYPE. Use the SEL button to move down the categories and use the UP button to move up the categories. The ESC button will return user to the live screen.

Searching for an event:

1. Select the date of the video to begin searching, Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the values.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the CHANNEL selector.

3. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to change the channel selection from ALL to any of the four available channels.

4. Once you have selected the channel, press the SEL button to move to the TYPE selector.

5. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to change the type of recording to ALL, MOTION, SENSOR,

MANUAL, CONTINUOUS.

6. Once you have selected the type of recording to search for, press the SEL button to produce a list of instances that fit the search criteria.

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Figure 4.2.2. Event search screen

Figure 4.2.3. Event search list screen

7. Use the UP and DOWN button to scroll through the onscreen listings.

8. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display events that happened previous to or after the current selection.

9. Once the desired event has been selected, press the SEL button to playback the selected video.

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10. Press the ARCH button to archive the video into HDD.

4-2-2. TIME LINE Search

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Figure 4.2.4. Time line search screen

The TIME LINE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video by using time line scale.

1. Select the date of the video to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the CHANNEL selector. Use the

UP and DOWN button to select ALL or each channel.

3. Adjust the time line scale by using the LEFT or RIGHT button.

4. Press the SEL button to playback the recorded video

5. Press the ARCH button to archive the video into HDD.

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4-2-3. LOG List

User can see the log list by selecting this item.

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4-2-4. ARCHIVE Search

Figure 4.2.5. Log list screen

Figure 4.2.6. Archive search screen

The ARCHIVE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video.

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1. Select the date of the video to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the list of recording data.

Figure 4.2.7. Archive search list screen

3. Use the UP and DOWN button to scroll through the onscreen listings.

4. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display events that happened previous to or after the current selection.

5. Once the desired event has been selected, press the SEL button to playback the selected video.

6. Press the ARCH button to archive the video into USB memory stick.

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4-3. Play mode

During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you may return to SEARCH LIST by pressing the ESC button. Playback starts in quad mode with channel 1 highlighted by default. If audio is enabled, it will only play from the highlighted channel.

Button

ESC

Figure 4.3.1. Play mode screen

Table 4.3.1. Button functions in Playback mode

Description

Return to the previous menu screen, search list, or exit menu

Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. Reverse playback speed is shown as -1x (normal), -2x (2 times normal), and -4x (4 times normal) at the bottom right of the screen.

Jump/Step backward. – The playback position moves 60 seconds backward.

PLAY/PAUSE Press to play or pause recorded video.

Jump/Step forward –Playback position moves 60 seconds forward.

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Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. Playback speed is indicated as +1X, +2X, and +4X for normal, twice, and 4 times of the regular speed at the bottom right of the screen.

Select channel 1 to be highlighted.

Select channel 2 to be highlighted.

Select channel 3 to be highlighted.

Select channel 4 to be highlighted.

Switch view between quad and full screen mode displaying highlighted channel.

ARCH

Press the ARCH button to archive the video into HDD.

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5. Archiving Video into USB memory

To archive a still image or video to a USB storage device, user must first capture a still image or video to the hard drive.

5-1. Capturing images or video

Still images can be captured and stored into the hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video.

In live mode, press ARCH button to capture and store the still image. When you press the ARCH button, the screen shown in Figure 5.1.1. will be displayed.

Figure 5.1.1. Archive mode screen

In playback mode, the DVR will ask whether to store still image or video. If the user selects still image or video, it will store captured image or video into the HDD. User can find the list of archived data in ARCHIVE search menu.

5-2. Transferring still images or video into USB

To begin transferring stored images or video into a USB storage device, connect a USB storage device.

In live mode, press the SEARCH button to bring up the ARCHIVE search screen which will allow you to specify a date and time to search for stored images or video.

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Figure 5.2.1.Archive search screen

Press the SEL button to retrieve a list of archived image or video.

Figure 5.2.2. Archive search list screen

Select one of the files in the archived list using the UP and DOWN buttons, and then press the ARCH button to transfer to the USB storage device.

When there is enough space for archiving, the DVR will start transferring the file. In the case of video, the DVR will change the video and audio into AVI format while transferring the video file into the USB storage device. This will allow the video to be played back in

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programs such as Windows Media Player.

DivX codec should be installed for proper playback of the video archived into the USB storage device. DivX codec may be downloaded from:

http://www.divx.com/divx/download/

6. Upgrading Firmware

The DVR is designed to be upgraded through firmware updates. Firmware upgrades can be initiated in engineering mode. To start diagnostics mode, do the following:

Figure 6.1. Diagnostics mode(To Figure 6.2. Diagnostics mode(To reboot)

In order to the upgrade, the upgrade firmware must first be downloaded and copied on to the USB device.

Create a new folder in the USB device and copy the upgrade firmware “app.bin” into the folder. The folder name should be “upgrade”.

After the upgrade firmware is copied into the USB device, do the following:

1. Press the SETUP button and enter the ADMIN PASSWORD.

2. Go to the SYSTEM menu and select the ADMIN PASSWORD menu item.

3. Enter the password as 12341234, and press the SEL button.

4. The diagnostics mode named “DVR DIAGNOSTICS” menu will be appeared.

5. Select USB UPGRADE, and the UPGRADE will start automatically.(Figure 6.1)

6. After the upgrade is completed, select BOOT APPLICATION to reboot DVR.(Figure 6.2)

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7. Network

The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of a software client program on your PC. A LAN connection using the RJ45 connector on the rear panel is mandatory for remote connection. For detailed features of the client program, please refer to the client program user guide.

For local operation purposes, the frame rate is limited to 1 frame/sec when there is no recording operation in the DVR. When recording is under progress, video frame rate for the live monitoring will follow the recording frame rate.

Figure 7.1. Main user interface

7-1. Overview

The remote software supports remote live viewing, search, playback and system configuration

By installing the DVR remote software on a Window PC you can monitor real-time and recorded images via optional Ethernet network. This includes the ability to monitor video, playback recorded video and change

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operating parameters.

7-2. Minimum PC requirements

CPU Intel Pentium Intel Pentium

500Mhz 2Ghz

Memory 128MB 256MB

VGA 16MB 64MB

Resolution 1024x768 1024x768

Disk space

OS

Network

Others

10MB

Windows 2000

Professional, XP

10/100Base T

Direct X 8.1 or Higher

10MB

Windows 2000

Professional, XP

10/100Base T

Direct X 8.1 or Higher

Before installing the program, check the PC specifications. The DVR remote software may not perform correctly if the PC does not meet the minimum requirements.

7-3. Installing the program

1. Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

2. Run to start the installation process.

3. Follow the onscreen directions.

4. Double click the

7-4. Live viewer

icon to start the program

When installation is complete, double click the icon on your desktop to start the program.

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7-4-1. Main user interface

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7-4-2. Main control panel

Button Description

Display of current time.

Display of current connected IP address

Click this icon to connect to the DVR

CONNECT

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DISCONNECT

SEARCH

LIVE

LOCK

UNLOCK

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Once you click the connection icon, this pop up window appears. Enter the IP address (or Subdomain name) and a port number. And select the protocol type and enter password.

Click this icon to disconnect to the DVR

Click this icon to search for recorded videos.

Click this icon to see a live video.

Click this icon to lock all operations of client software

Click this icon to unlock all operations of client software.

Once you click the lock or unlock icon, this pop up window appears. You need to remember the pass word and enter the pass word when you try to operate the client software.

User can control PAN/TILT & ZOON FOCUS of remote camera.

PLAY

PAUSE

Click this icon to play live video.

Click this icon to pause live video.

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RECORD

CAPTURE

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Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk which has set in setup menu

Click this icon to capture a still image

Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears. A still image is captured in bmp file format.

SETUP

TERMINATE S/W

+

ROTATE CH

Click this icon to setup configuration of client software.

Click this icon to terminate client software.

Alarm indicators for each channels.

Alarm relay can be controlled with this button (1 time)

Full screen

Click 1ch division mode and camera channel in a row

Division screen

4 Division/ 9 Division/ 16 Division

Click this icon for Sequential display of each channel in full screen mode.

Use the volume control bar to set the audio level.

HDD storage Indicator of DVR

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It shows information of client connection.

Maximize /Minimize /Exit of the client viewer

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7-5. Search and Playback Viewer

7-5-1. Main user interface

You can access to search window by clicking the search icon on the upper left of main user interface.

7-5-2. Main control panel

Button

LIVE

Description

It shows the recording time of the selected data by adjusting of scale in the middle of the bottom of the main user interface.

Display of current connected IP address

Click this icon to see live videos.

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EXIT

CAPTURE

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Click this icon to exit from the operations of client software

Click this icon to capture a still image of recorded video.

Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears. A still image is captured in bmp file format.

MARK IN

MARK OUT

BACKUP

Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of the recorded video in AVI format

Click this icon to set the ending time for backup of the recorded video in AVI format

Click this icon to backup the recorded video in AVI format.

Once you click the backup icon, this pop up window appears.

It shows the recorded date in blue bold and selected date in black.

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It shows the recorded data in green bar. You can adjust the time line scale and click the play icon to display the recorded video

Click this icon to play the recorded video

Click to pause/stop the displaying video

Click to fast forward the displaying

Click to rewind the displaying

Click to backward by 1frame

Click to forward by 1frame

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7-6. System configuration

Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of DVR.

7-6-1. General

Once you click the setup icon, this pop up window appears. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access to the functions you have set, you need to enter the password which has set in setup menu.

You can set the save path for capturing, backup and camera files.

Set a password for security options.

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7-6-2. Site

It shows the channel information connected to DVR and you can change the channel title

7-6-3. Event

You can set event items, the capacity of local disk and save path for log.

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7-6-4. Record

You can set the recording conditions for always, event and auto recording. And you also can set each or all channels for recording.

When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. And you also can set each or all channels for event recording.

7-6-5. Disk

You can set the local disk and the capacity of it for recording. You can select the recording way to overwrite or stop recording when the local disk is full.

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8. Using DDNS

8-1. DDNS Registration Procedure

[Step 1]

Enter the DDNS Web site ( http://www.esthub.co.kr

)

[Click]

[Step 2]

. Input ID, Password, Name, E-Mail

. [Click]

[Step 3]

. Start registration Procedure.

[Step 4]

. Input MAC Address, Registration No. ,

Domain Name. [click]

.MAC Address : Label means the Mac Address of

DVR e.g) 000269003B24

.Registration No. : Each MAC Address has its own

Registration number.

.Domain Name : Input same user ID THEN User

Domain name is composed like ID.esthub.co.kr e.g) In case, User ID is entel, then Domain name would be entel.esthub.co.kr

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[Step 5] [Step 6]

. Able to confirm the present status of domain . When need to change the information of User, name(entel.esthub.co.kr) in Server List. Select Personal Info. Change button.

8-2. DVR SETUP

[Step 1]

. Go to SETUP, and Select Network to choose DDNS enable.

[Step 2]

. Change the value on DDNS to ON.

[Step 3]

. Configure the DDNS address to www.esthub.co.kr

and save DVR then it will be reboot automatically.

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8-3. Using Client Program

[Step 1]

. Execute the Program.

. xxxxx.exe in desktop [Click]

[Step 3]

. Program will be executed.

. [Click]

[Step 2]

. Program will be executed.

[Step 4]

. Insert registered values like below.

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. IP Address : Domain Name(entel.esthub.co.kr) or

Static IP.

. Port No : 5445(Default Value)

. Protocol : TCP(Default Value)

. Password : xxxx(Network Password)

[Step 5]

. In Desktop of Windows. Follow the step below.

Start -> Run -> CMD [Enter] , then DOS window is popped up like step 6.

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[Step 6]

. In order to check the status is normal, Use

PING Test

. Ping entel.esthub.co.kr [Enter]

. This picture shows 61.73.18.198 is bound to entel.esthub.co.kr in DDNS.

. Therefore, it is able to use domain address

(entel.esthub.co.kr) instead of IP address.

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