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SuperDVR & TD Series Cards

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1 INTRODUCTION ................................... 8

1.1

Summarization ............................................. 8

1.2

System Requirements ................................ 10

1.2.1 TD3004~TD3216 series cards system requirements ··················10

1.2.2 TD3316 system requirements ····················································11

1.2.3TD3101、3104 USB cards system requirements ························12

1.2.4TD4104 card system requirements ·············································13

1.3

System Specifications ................................ 14

2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............ 14

2.1

Video Capture Card Hardware ................ 14

TD3004 Card Hardware ·····································································14

TD3008 Card Hardware ·····································································15

TD3016 Card Hardware ·····································································16

TD3116 Card Hardware ·····································································18

TD3216 Card Hardware ·····································································19

TD3316 Card Hardware ·····································································20

TD3101 USB Card Hardware ·····························································23

TD3104 USB Card Hardware ·····························································24

TD4104 Card Hardware ·····································································25

Alarm Board Hardware ······································································27


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Connect Audio Signal ·········································································28

2.2

Install Video Capture Card Driver .......... 28

3 MAIN DISPLAY INTERFACE ............. 32

3.1

Display Control Panel ................................ 33

Display Control Panel ········································································33

Display Modes ···················································································34

Flip Pages ···························································································34

Auto Dwell display Mode ··································································34

Quick Switch ······················································································35

3.2

Login ........................................................... 35

3.3

Record ......................................................... 36

Record Modes ····················································································36

Record Setup ······················································································36

Record Status Panel ············································································38

Manual Record Mode ·········································································38

Sensor Alarm Record Mode ·······························································39

Motion Detection Record Mode ·························································39

Schedule Record ················································································39

Recycling Record ···············································································40

4 SYSTEM SETUP ................................ 40


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4.1

Basic Configuration ................................... 42

4.2

Video Configuration .................................. 44

4.3

Motion Detection configuration ................ 46

Set Motion Detection Area ·································································47

Set Motion Detection Sensitivity ························································47

4.4

Schedule configuration .............................. 48

4.5

Motion Detection Alarm Configuration ... 49

Alarm Triggering Conditions Configuration ·······································49

Alarm Record ·····················································································52

Alarm Output ·····················································································53

Auto Mail Function ············································································54

4.6

P.T.Z Control Configuration ..................... 57

Protocol Setup ····················································································57

Serial ports setup ················································································58

4.7

Users Configuration .................................. 59

Change User rights ·············································································59

Add User 60

Delete User ························································································61


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5 P.T.Z CONTROL ................................. 61

6 RECORD SEARCH AND PLAYING

BACK ....................................................... 66

6.1

Record Search ............................................ 67

6.2

Record Playing back and Control ............ 68

6.3

Other Functions ......................................... 72

Record File Backup ············································································72

Delete Record Files ············································································73

Capture Pictures ·················································································74

Image Zoom In / Out ··········································································77

7 REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND

PLAYING BACK ...................................... 79

7.1

Remote Live Surveillance .......................... 79

Remote Surveillance Server Configuration ········································80

Remote Surveillance Client-side Setup ···············································80

7.2

Remote Playing back ................................. 87


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Remote Playing back server Configuration ········································87

Remote Playing back Client-side Setup ··············································88

Remote Playing back Configuration and Control ·······························93

7.3

Mobile Surveillance ................................... 97

Introduction to Mobile Surveillance ···················································97

Client Configuration of Windows Mobile ··········································97

Client Configuration of Symbian 60 ···················································99

APPENDIX ............................................ 104

APPENDIX 1: DIFFERENCES AMONG TD

SERIES CARD ...................................... 104

APPENDIX 2: FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS .......................................... 105

Appendix 2.1 About Installation ..................... 105

Appendix 2.1.1 Cannot Install the SuperDVR Driver ·······················105

Appendix 2.1.2 Why cannot run SuperDVR at the windows 2003 operate system?

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Appendix 2.1.3 ‘Unspecified error’ in the End of Installation ··········105

Appendix 2.1.4 Can’t find TD series Devices in Device Manager ····106


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Appendix 2.2 How to Use SuperDVR ............. 106

Appendix 2.2.1 Meanings of the indicator lights ······························106

Appendix 2.2.2 How does the different record mode work?

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Appendix 2.2.3 How to set recycling record mode on the system?

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Appendix 2.2.4 How to set auto reboot function?

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Appendix 2.2.5 How to quickly use the schedule record function?

···108

Appendix 2.2.6 What are the byte rates for different image qualities from highest to normal?

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Appendix 2.2.7 The frame rate seems to be lower than what I set?

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Appendix 2.2.8 Why I can’t select more channels to backup?

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Appendix 2.2.9 When should I select manual Gain Control?

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Appendix 2.3 How to Use Network Function 109

Appendix 2.3.1 How to monitor on the client-side?

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Appendix 2.3.2 Why I can’t download the client-side software?

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Appendix 2.3.3 Why can’t the server be configured at the client-side?

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Appendix 2.3.4 Why I can’t see the images?

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Appendix 2.3.5 What should I do if the Internet speed is quite slow?

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Appendix 2.3.6 Why I can’t start WebCam server or RPB server?

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Appendix 2.4 Other questions ..........................111

Appendix 2.4.1 Why computer display doesn’t work, and why I can’t access window system?

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Appendix 2.4.2 Why I can’t find the recorded files?

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Appendix 2.4.3 Why the screens display is unstable with dithering and water-wave images?

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Appendix 2.4.4 Why does it delay to play back, and it’s slow to close and open the driver?

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Appendix 2.4.5 Why I can’t play back?

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Appendix 2.4.6 Why do I see some gray blocks on time progress bar area when play back?

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Appendix 2.4.7 Why do I see some old record sections that can’t be covered when play back?

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APPENDIX 3 QUICK START FOR USING

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APPENDIX 4 FUNCTION TREE ........... 116


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1 Introduction

1.1 Summarization

Thank you for choosing our digital video capture cards.

1Channel, 4 Channel, 8 Channel and 16 Channel cards adopt MPEG4 compression format, and enable maximum 16 channels real-time or none real-time surveillance. Our cards are mature and cost-effective products that should be your ideal choices. They enable synchronous audio and video compression and transmission, with their powerful compression rate and network transmission function. They are widely used in banks, intelligent communities, traffic management units, medical systems, educational systems, armed forces and so on.

This manual is suitable for SuperDVR 4.3, which supports TD3004,

TD3008, TD3016, TD3116, TD3216, TD3316, TD4104, TD3101, and TD3104 cards.

In this manual, you will learn how to install the hardware and driver

(software), and how to setup the systems of this range of products. Please make sure your operations with the products are strictly in accordance with the manual, so as to keep the stability of the digital surveillance systems.

The following are standard functions of the products:

(1) Schedule record mode

Users can choose any term in a day to record and set up record modes, i.e. sensor alarm record, motion detection record, manual record, Schedule

Record.


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(2) Motion detection mode

Motion detection areas are adjustable and maximum 16 areas for each channel. Users can also set motion detection sensitivity for each channel. The system begins to record only when motion of the detected object happens, and it will stop recording after a certain period, this function is adjustable by users.

(3) Sensor alarm record mode

With extra alarm board, the system enables alarm input and output.

(4) Recycling record mode

Users can set recording storage sequence for HDD partitions. The recording storage will automatically swap to the next partition when it is full. If all the partitions are full and recycling record mode is enabled, the former recorded data will be covered by new data. Users can also set HDD minimum storage alarm. Then once the present storage space is less then the minimum storage and recycling record mode is not enabled, the record will automatically stop.

(5) P.T.Z control function

Support a number of decoders. Users can control multiple speed domes and integrative cameras, including pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris adjustment for P.T.Z devices. Support preset point and auto scout.

(6) Users management

Different users have different rights, user names and passwords, so as to ensure system security.

(7) Multi-channel display

Support different multi-channel display modes, full screen display and auto dwell display.

(8) Watch dog function

The 16 Channels card has watchdog function. In case SuperDVR driver or windows system is frozen, the watchdog will restart the computer and login

SuperDVR system again automatically.

(9) One PC support 1 to 4 cards of the same model, the maximum frame


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(10) Support 320x240 / 640x480 (NTSC), 352x288 / 704x576(PAL) standard resolutions.

(11) Image color adjustable for each channel, including contrast, lightness, hue and saturation.

(12) MPEG4 compression format, greatly reduce HDD usage

(13) Powerful video playing back functions, including playing back, pause, stop, fast-forward, single-frame play and image capture.

(14) Support advanced search mode. Users can search by date/time, camera, record mode, and random combination of the three methods.

(15) Support recorded files backup, delete by date/time, camera.

(16) Convenient to extend system functions by software upgrade.

(17) Supply multiple languages, including Chinese (Traditional), English,

German, Spanish, Portuguese and other customized languages.

(18) CPU and storage resources saving by advanced technology

(19) Remote Surveillance and P.T.Z control through LAN, Intranet, and

Internet.

(20) Support alarm pre-record.

(21) Support buzzer, email alarm out.

(22) Can greatly decrease fragmented files while using NTFS partition.

(23) User-friendly graphical user interface.

1.2 System Requirements

1.2.1 TD3004~TD3216 series cards system requirements

Card

PC Module

TD3004、TD3008、TD3016、TD3116、TD3216


CPU

Motherboard

Intel PIII processor，minimum 800MHz

Intel 815/845/865/915 series

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VGA

GeForce2，GeForce4，FX5200，ATI Rage128

Windows2000 / XP OS

DirectX 9.0

Table1.1 TD3004~TD3216 series cards system requirements

Notice, motherboards listed below which has passed the test can work well with

TD3004~TD3216

: GIGA: GA-8IRXI (Intel 845D)

GA-8IE2004 (Intel 845E)

GA-6OXT (Intel 815EP)

GA-8PE800 (Intel 845PE)

GA-8IPE1000-G (Intel 865PE)

ASUS: P4S8X (Sis 648)

TUSL2-C (Intel 815EP)

P4P800 (Intel 865PE)

MSI: MS-6566E (Intel 845E)

Intel845DDA+ (Intel 845E)

1.2.2 TD3316 system requirements

Card

PC Module

CPU

TD3316

Intel P4 2.8G minimum

ATI RADEON 7500/ X300/ X250/ X5518


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OS

DirectX

Windows 2000(SP4 above)/ Windows XP(SP1above)

9.0

Table1.2 TD3316 system requirement

Notice, motherboards listed below which has passed the test can work well

with TD3316:

Foxconn 865A01（Intel 865）

Ga-81pe1000-G 865（Intel 865）

Asus P4p800 865（Intel 865）

ASUS P5GD1-VM 915（Intel 915）

MSI 6728 865（Intel 865）

Abit IS7-E 865（Intel 865）

ASUS-P4GPL-X 915（Intel 915）

ASROCK 775I915PL-SATA2 915（Intel 915）

1.2.3TD3101、3104 USB cards system requirements

Card

TD3101, TD3104

PC Module

CPU

Motherboard

Intel P4 Celeron processor，minimum 1700MHz

Intel 845/865/915 series

VGA

OS

DirectX

GeForce2，GeForce4，FX5200，ATI Rage128

Windows 2000(SP4 above)/2003(SP1 above)/XP(SP2 above)

9.0

USB 2.0

Table1.3 TD3101、3104 system requirements


1.2.4TD4104 card system requirements

Card

TD4104

PC Module

CPU

Motherboard

Intel P4 Celeron processor 2.0G minimum

Intel 845/865/915 series

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VGA

DirectX 9.0

Table1.4 TD4104 system requirements

Notice, motherboards listed below which has passed the test can work well

with TD4104:

ASROCK 775I915PL-SATA2

Asus P4p800SE

ASUS P5VDC-X

GA G8i845GVW-RZ

GA-k8vT890

MSI 865PE

IWILL i845G

Foxconn 865GV

Special Notice:

If recorded disk partition’s format is FAT32 and the system has run for a long time, the system will create a lot of data fragments that may results in system runs slowly. It’s recommended to make disk defragmenter every 10 to 30 days. We strongly suggest that use NTFS

format for record disk partition.


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1.3 System Specifications

Format: PAL/NTSC

Resolution: TD3004、3008、3016、3116、3216 、3101、3104 support

320x240 / 640x480 (NTSC), 352x288 / 704x576(PAL), TD3316 supports 352×

240 / 704×480(NTSC), 352x288 / 704x576(PAL)and TD4104 supports 320×

240(NTSC) , 352×288(PAL).

Maximum Frame rate per channel: 25 fps (PAL), 30 ftp (NTSC)

Screen set: resolution 1024×768, color quality 16 bits or 32 bits

Compression code rate: 50kbps – 1.2Mbps

Data format: MPEG4

2.1 Video Capture Card Hardware

TD3004 Card Hardware


Fig 2.1 TD3004 Video Capture Card

Pin Port

1PIN

Define

5V

Interpret

Power Source (5V)

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3PIN ALARM_NC Close

4PIN ALARM_IN1 Alarm Input 1

5PIN ALARM_NO Open


7PIN GND Ground


9PIN GND Ground

10PIN Alarm Input 4 ALARM_IN4

Table 2.1 TD3004 card pins


Fig2.2 TD3008 Video Capture Card


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Fig2.3 pin definitions of TD3008 Video Capture Card


Fig2.4 TD3016 Video Capture Card circuit link for Watchdog function


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Pin11

Pin12

Pin13

Pin14

Pin15

Pin Port

Pin1

Pin2

Pin3

Pin4

Pin5

Pin6

Pin7

Pin8

Pin9

Pin10

Pin16

Pin17

Fig2.5 TD3016 Video Capture Card Alarm Port

The Alarm Port pin definitions of TD3016 Card are as below:

Define

Alarm_in1

Alarm_in2

Alarm_in3

Alarm_in4

Alarm_in5

Alarm_in6

Alarm_in7

Alarm_in8

Alarm_in9

Alarm_in10

Alarm_in11

Alarm_in12

Alarm_in13

Alarm_in14

Alarm_in15

Alarm_in16

Alarm_out1

Interpret

Alarm Input 1

Alarm Input 2

Alarm Input 3

Alarm Input 4

Alarm Input 5

Alarm Input 6

Alarm Input 7

Alarm Input 8

Alarm Input 9

Alarm Input 10

Alarm Input 11

Alarm Input 12

Alarm Input 13

Alarm Input 14

Alarm Input 15

Alarm Input 16

Alarm Output 1

Pin31

Pin32

Pin33

Pin34

Pin35

Pin Port

Pin21

Pin22

Pin23

Pin24

Pin25

Pin26

Define

Alarm_out5

Alarm_out6

Alarm_out7

Alarm_out8

Alarm_out9

Alarm_out10

Pin27

Pin28

Pin29

Pin30

Alarm_out11

Alarm_out12

Alarm_out13

Alarm_out14

Pin36

Pin37

Alarm_out15

Alarm_out16

Alarm_Com

Alarm_NO

Alarm_NC

GND

GND

Interpret

Alarm Output 5

Alarm Output 6

Alarm Output 7

Alarm Output 8

Alarm Output 9

Alarm Output 10

Alarm Output 11

Alarm Output 12

Alarm Output 13

Alarm Output 14

Alarm Output 15

Alarm Output 16

Alarm COM

Alarm Normal Open

Alarm Normal

Close

Ground

Ground


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Pin18

Pin19

Pin20

Alarm_out2 Alarm Output 2 Pin38 5V

Alarm_out3 Alarm Output 3 Pin39 Not Used

Alarm_out4 Alarm Output 4 Pin40 Not Used

Table2.2 Pins definitions of TD3016 Card

Power Source (5V)

Not Used

Not Used



Fig2.7 Reset Pins definitions of TD3116 Video Capture Card


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Fig2.8 Pins definitions of TD3116 Video Capture Card




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Fig2.10 Pins definitions of TD3216 Video Capture Card




P2

DFD202-F-26-R-T

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

23

15

24

16

25

17

26

18

10

19

11

20

12

21

13

22

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Fig2.12 Audio Connector

PIN1

AUDIO2

PIN11

AUDIO3

PIN2 AUDIO4 PIN12 AUDIO5


PIN4

AUDIO8

PIN14

AUDIO9


PIN6

AUDIO12

PIN16

AUDIO13

PIN7 AUDIO14 PIN17

PIN8 AUDIO15

PIN9

AUDIO16

/

PIN10 AUDIO1 PIN26

GND

Table2.3 definitions of Audio connector’s PINs

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J1

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E

4

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

PIN1 VIN-1

PIN2 GND

PIN3 VIN-2

PIN4

GND

PIN5 VIN-3

PIN6 GND

PIN7 VIN-4

PIN8 GND

J2

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E

4

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

PIN1 VIN-5

PIN2 GND

PIN3 VIN-6

PIN4

GND

PIN5 VIN-7

PIN6 GND

PIN7 VIN-8

PIN8 GND

J3

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

PIN1 VIN-9

PIN2 GND

PIN3 VIN-10

PIN4 GND

PIN5 VIN-11

PIN6

GND

PIN7 VIN-12

PIN8 GND


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J4

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E

6

7

8

3

4

1

2

5

PIN1 VIN-13

PIN2 GND

PIN3 VIN-14

PIN4 GND

PIN5 VIN-15

PIN6 GND

PIN7 VIN-116

PIN8 GND

Fig2.13 Video PINs definition

TD3101 USB Card Hardware

Audio input（white）

Video input (yellow)

USB Connection


Fig2.14 TD3101 USB Video Capture Card

TD3104 USB Card Hardware

Audio input (white) Video input (yellow)

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Fig2.15 TD3104 USB Video Capture Card

Notice:

Make sure that your PC USB interface is 2.0; TD3101/3104 card can only support USB 2.0.

Please according to the following steps to safely remove the USB card:

Right clicks on the Taskbar Stop device pull out the USB card.

Using TD3101/3104 card with other USB device simultaneously may cause PC cannot identify USB card.

Do not insert two or more USB video capture cards simultaneously.

Do not use with the other PCI video capture card simultaneously.



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PIN1 AUDIO-1

J5

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E PIN2 GND

PIN3 AUDIO-2

7

8

1

2

3

4

5

6

PIN4 GND

PIN5 AUDIO-3

PIN6 GND

PIN7 AUDIO-4

PIN8 GND

Table2.17 definitions of Audio connector’s PINs


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PIN1 VIDEO-1 PIN9

PIN3 VIDEO-2 PIN11 AUDIO-2

PIN5 VIDEO-3 PIN13 AUDIO-4

PIN6 GND NULL

PIN7 VIDEO-4 PIN15 GND

PIN8 GND

Table2.19 definitions of Audio and video connector’s PINs

Notice: Our TD4104 cards have two different ports, please refer to your user manual according to the product you purchase


Alarm Board Hardware

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Fig2.18 Alarm Board

Fig2.15 Pins definitions of Alarm Board

Connect J2 to PC serial port and you may use alarm board by


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SuperDVR system.

Connect Audio Signal

For TD3004/3008/3016/3116/3216/4104, connect the audio input device to the microphone connector on the motherboard.

Note:

Before installing the Video Capture Card hardware in PCI port of the motherboard, make sure you’ve installed Microsoft DirectX 9.0. Then turn on the computer, the system will remind you to “Found new hardware”.

Notice: Just click “cancel” and ignore the pop-up message.

Insert the CD that contains TD series capture card driver into the CD tray, and run Setup.exe program to install the driver. The default installation path is ‘C:\Program Files\SuperDVR’.

Notice: In case it warns that ‘Can’t find card’ when running the SuperDVR software, please restart the computer.

2.2 Install Video Capture Card Driver

Run Setup.exe, and the installation interface appears as below:


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Fig2.30 TD series video capture card installation interface

Fig2.31 Welcome page

Select ‘Next’,


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Select ‘Next’,

Fig2.32 Select video format

Fig2.33 Rate of progress of driver installation

After this process it begins to install the application package

SuperDVR, as below:


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Fig2.34 Select installation pass

Select the suitable option, and click ‘Next’.

Click ‘Next’,

Fig2.35 Register application


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Fig2.36 Driver and application installation finished

Click ‘Finish’

Now, after all the processes are finished, restart the computer and launch the surveillance program. It will create a shortcut on the desktop.

Fig2.37 Shortcut of SuperDVR

Notice:

In case users cannot run the SuperDVR program, users restart the computer.

3 Main display Interface

Run SuperDVR program and the main display interface appear as below:


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Fig3.1 SuperDVR Main Display Interface

3.1 Display Control Panel

Display Control Panel

Fig3.2 Display control panel

‘Display control panel’ includes ‘Display Mode’ buttons and disk free space indicator, ‘Auto Dwell’ button, 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 16channels display buttons. Every button has its built-in indicator light. When switch on and off the buttons, the relative indicator lights turn on and off to indicate the working


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Notice: Users can judge which buttons are working by the color of the buttons.

Free space

Display Modes

1CH 4CH 6CH 8CH 9CH 13CH 16CH

Fig3.3 Display Modes Panel

Notice:

In case the card installed is 4CH CARD, then only 1CH and 4CH buttons are valid.

In case the cards installed are 2 pieces of 4CH CARDS or a piece of

8CH card, then only 1CH, 4CH, 6CH, 8CH, 9CH buttons are valid.

In case the cards installed are 4 pieces of 4CH CARDS or 2 pieces of

8CH cards or a 16CH card, then 1CH, 4CH, 6CH, 8CH, 9CH, 13CH and

16CH buttons are all valid.

Flip Pages

When the display mode is 1CH, 4CH, 6CH, 8CH, 9CH or 13CH, click , system will display the next page according to the display mode.

Auto Dwell display Mode

In case users want to see all the channels in sequence, then click and enter Auto Dwell display mode.


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Quick Switch

In case the present display mode is 4CH, 9CH or 16CH, by clicking any image or the present display mode is 6CH, 8CH or 13CH, by clicking the bigger image, the display will quickly switch to corresponding single channel display mode. When the present display mode is 6CH, 8CH or 13CH, by clicking any image other than the bigger one, users can change the position of the image with the bigger one. By clicking the single image again, it will return to the former display mode.

3.2 Login

Click , and login window appears. Input the user name and password, the default user name is ‘SYSTEM’ with no password, users can access to the main interface. Users can change password for SYSTEM and create new user names and passwords once has entered the system.

Time & Date

Display Mode Panel Alarm out status Camera status

Login

Search and Playback

Configuration

PTZ Control

Exit


Fig3.4 Main Interface

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3.3 Record

Record Modes

According to different record triggering methods, TD series video capture cards offer users with 4 kinds of record modes:

(1) Schedule record mode (timer)

(2) Manual record mode

(3) Motion Detection record mode

(4) Sensor Alarm record mode

Motion Detection record mode and Sensor Alarm record mode are together called as Alarm Record.

Multiple cameras record

In case users use multiple cameras to record, every camera works separately and the record file also saved separately. The parameters, i.e. camera ID, record date/time and record mode are all saved together with the record file.

Record Setup

Fig3.5 Record Configuration Panel


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In the ‘Record Panel’ of the Basic Configuration page, users can set all kinds of necessary parameters for recording.

[Time stamp]: By selecting the options, the record date / time message appears in the record file images.

[Switch]: By selecting the options, users can turn on corresponding cameras. In case there is no camera for some channel, don’t select the option so as to save system resource.

[Manual record]: By selecting the options, the relative camera images will be recorded and saved all the time.

[Manual recording frame rate]: Select the record frame rate for manual record mode

[Schedule Record]: Schedule record option.

[Schedule Record Frame Rate]: Select Schedule Record frame rate

[Motion Detection]: By selecting the options, users can set relative channels’ record mode as motion detection

[Motion Record Frame Rate]: Select record frame rate for Motion

Detection record mode

[Sensor Record Frame Rate]: If sensors are utilized to trigger recording, users can select record frame rate here.

[Camera Security]: The users are divided into three standards: Normal user, Power user and Administrator. By selecting the options, only administrators can see the corresponding channels.

[Record Quality]: Select record image quality here.

[Audio In]: SuperDVR4.3 system can support one channel of microphone audio input signal on the PC motherboard and audio inputs on the card if it has.

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Users can choose one video channel associate these audio signals.

Note:

Users can select more than one record mode.


Record Status Panel

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Fig3.6 Record Status Panel and Alarm Output Status Panel

Meanings of indicator light colors in row one are as below:

(1) Normal State

(2) Manual Record State

(3) Schedule Record State

(4) Motion Detection Record State

(5) Sensor Alarm Record State

(6)

Video Loss State

When the indicator light color turns into is alarm output.

in row two, it means there

Manual Record Mode

Manual Record mode is the most commonly used record mode. In case there is any special event happens, users can select this record mode and record timely.

Note: You can select high frame rate for short time manual record, while select low frame rate for long time Schedule Record.


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Sensor Alarm Record Mode

Users can use sensors to trigger sensor alarm record for relative channels. At that time, the record status indicator light will turn red .

Motion Detection Record Mode

It will enable the system to detect image changes and begin to record by activating motion detection and motion alarm record. For instance, somebody opens the door, and the system detects image changes and begins to record, then users can play back the recorded file and find out who opened door.

When there is no movement, the system won’t record and that’s helpful for saving system resource, and convenient for searching for event record file.

The indicator light color in the record status panel is yellow .

Note: Users may need to setup in three places so as to enable motion detection record.

(1) Select ‘Motion Detection’ for certain channels in ‘Basic Configuration’

(2) Configure the motion detection areas for certain channels in ‘Motion

Detection configuration’

(3) Configure working schedule for certain channels in ‘Schedule configuration’

Schedule Record

Users can set working schedule for all kinds of record modes in

‘Schedule configuration’. The green light in record status panel shows the corresponding channel is in Schedule Record mode. Users can change record mode to manual record at any time, and the green light will


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Please refer to chapter 4.4 for details.

Recycling Record

If users enable Recycling Record function and all the selected HDD partitions are full, the former record data will be covered by the latest record data.

Users can set recording storage sequence for HDD partitions. The recording storage will automatically jump to the next partition when it’s full. If all the partitions are full and recycling record mode has been enabled, the new data will overwrite the former recorded data automatically. Users can also set

HDD minimum storage alarm. Then once the present storage space is less then the minimum storage and recycling record mode hasn’t been enabled, the record will automatically stop.

Click and enter the main setup interface.


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Fig4.1 Basic Configuration

The definitions of the buttons in Fig4.1 are as below:

Basic Configuration

Schedule configuration

Video configuration

Motion Detection Configuration


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Alarm Configuration

P.T.Z Configuration

User Configuration

Return

4.1 Basic Configuration

Click and enter the basic configuration page where users can setup the system or just use the defaults.

Fig4.2 Caption and General Configuration

[Dwell Interval.]: If users enable Auto Dwell function in the main interface page, users can set the dwell time of a page here.


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[Caption]: There are four options, None, ID, Name and ID/Name for users to select for all the channels.

‘None’ means no title;

‘ID’ means camera numbers, i.e. 1, 2, 3 and so on

‘Name’ means camera names, i.e. Cam1, Cam2 and so on

‘ID/Name’ means both camera number and camera name, i.e.

1/Cam1, 2/Cam2 and so on

[Resolution]: There are four options,320×240、352×288、352×240、640×

480 for users to select for all the channels. As the video may have interlace lines if the users select 640x480, users may choose for solve this problem, but it will occupy much more CPU loading.

[Call Monitor] Only TD3016, TD3216 and TD3316 have call monitor function at present. Users can connect another monitor to the card and select the display modes here.

The following is about record data storage. Please check Fig4.3

Fig4.3 Record data storage precept

Above, SuperDVR system shows all the available HDD partitions for users.

Users can select one or more of the partitions that will be used in sequence


44 from up to bottom. Please refer to chapter 3.3.8 to learn more about recycling record.

In the following area in the basic configuration page, users can input the computer user name and password in the relative boxes. Then when restarting the computer system, it will access to the system with the user name and password input in the boxes.

Fig4.4 Computer System Reboot setups

As the windows system may become unstable after a couple of days continue operating, which will cause SuperDVR system unstable? Then users should reboot the computer. Select and set the interval by day, which will guide the system to reboot automatically according to the setups.

Click to return to the main display interface.

4.2 Video Configuration

Click and enter the video configuration page as below. Users can change the values of corresponding items, i.e. contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, auto gain, by drawing the levers on the bars. Click ‘Default’, and all

SuperDVR & TD Series Cards the values will return to the default value.

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Fig4.5 Video Configuration

Definitions of the setup items:

[Contrast]: set image color contrast

[Brightness]: set image brightness

[Hue]: set image hue

[Saturation]: set image Saturation

[Auto Gain]: users can set it as auto or manual. Only 4CH Card and 16CH card have this function (except TD3316 because of only having manual gain function).

[Default]: load defaults, i.e. set the first four items value as 5000 and the last item value as 0.


4.3 Motion Detection configuration

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Click and enter Motion Detection Configuration page, TD3004,

TD3008, TD3016, TD3116, TD3216, TD3101, TD3104 and TD4104 as below:

Fig4.6 Motion Detection Configuration

Definition of the setup items:

[Sensitivity]: users can set motion detection sensitivity here.

[Select all]: select all the areas of the channel as detection area

[Clear]: clear all the detection areas and then users can select customized detection areas by cursor.


TD3316:

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Fig4.7 TD3316’s configuration page

[Speed]: motion detection sensitivity.

[Block Number]: set grid’s number.

[Defaults]: set as default.

Set Motion Detection Area

In case users want to customize the detection areas for a certain channel, first select the camera, then select ‘Clear’ and drag the cursor in the box in the left side. Now, users can see a green box appears which shows the motion detection area. Users can select maximum 16 customized areas for each channel.

By click ‘Clear’, users can clear all the selected areas.

Set Motion Detection Sensitivity

Draw the bar and select a certain value for motion detection sensitivity.


4.4 Schedule configuration

Click and enter Schedule Configuration page as below:

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Fig4.8 Schedule Configuration

Our TD series system offers the users with powerful schedule configuration options. Every channel has three kinds of record modes, i.e. schedule record, motion detection record and sensor alarm record. We provide users to set schedules from Sunday to Monday separately for all of the three record modes. Sensor alarm record mode has the highest priority among all record modes. Here users can set schedules for it.

When users need to edit schedule for a channel, first select the camera name in the three record modes group, and select the color bars on the right side, then select ‘Edit’ to edit schedules. Click ‘Add’ to add schedule for a certain channel.

Note: the added schedule should not be reduplicate to the former

settings.


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Click ‘Delete’ to delete schedule. Click ‘Clear All’ to delete all the schedules of a certain channel.

See the Fig4.8 and learn how to edit schedules for a channel:

Fig 4.9 Edit Schedule

4.5 Motion Detection Alarm Configuration

Alarm Triggering Conditions Configuration

The system can receive alarm both from local place and network

(1) Local place alarm record triggering conditions configuration

Fig 4.10 Local place alarm triggering conditions configuration

Relative Explanations:

[Buzzer]: Users can select whether to open the computer buzzer if the alarms have been triggered and also select how long the buzzer rings

[PreRecord]: Users can select whether to enable alarm pre-record and


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[Motion Holding Time]: Motion sensor may detect some movement, only if the movement lasts for a period exceeding the default time, then the alarm record will begin and buzzer beeps.

[Disk Shortage Alarm]: If the HDD available space is less then the set value, the buzzer will beep if ‘Buzzer’ has been selected.

(2) Alarm output terminal in LAN

Fig 4.11 Alarm output terminal in LAN

Select ‘Remote Alarm’, and enter the area as Fig4.10 shows.

Click ‘Add’ to add alarm output terminals in LAN. Look the figure below:


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Fig 4.12 Add alarm output terminal in LAN

Find the terminal computer and click ‘OK’, and users can see the name of the selected terminal will appear in the box as below:

Fig4.13 List of alarm output LAN terminals

Note: this function is only valid in LAN, not in Internet.


Alarm Record

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Fig4.14 Alarm trigger method configuration

Every sensor can trigger multiple channels to record. For example, if users select CAM1, CAM4 and CAM5 for Sensor2, then once the sensor is activated, CAM1, CAM4 and CAM5 will begin to record. Users can also select the voltage, high and low, for alarm signals.


Alarm Output

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Fig4.15 Alarm output Configuration

[Video Loss]: Users can select alarm output for this option. For example, users select alarm_out1 and alarm_out3 and remote alarm for video loss.

Then video loss of any channel will trigger alarm_out1, alarm_out3 to show red light in the Alarm output status panel (refer to Fig3.6 for reference), and the system will give out related warning message to the terminals in List of alarm output LAN terminals (refer to Fig 4.12)

[Disk Alarm]: when HDD available space is less than the set value (refer to Fig4.9), it will trigger selected alarms.

[Sensor 1]: If users have mounted sensors, when the sensors have been activated, then it will trigger the selected output alarms.

[Sensor 2] – [sensor 16] TD3004 card has maximum 4 sensors, and

TD3016 and TD3116 card have maximum 16 sensors.

[Motion 1]: Users can set motion detection alarm output by different alarms and remote alarm.

[Motion 2] - [Motion 16] 4CH card has maximum 4 motion alarms, 8CH


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Notes：You should choose our additional alarm device board while using

TD3008, TD3216,TD3316,TD4104 cards for alarm I/O.

Auto Mail Function

Press in the main interface and access to the following

Alarm Configuration area where users can make motion detection alarm setup, sensor alarm setup and short of HDD space alarm setup. Now users can select the above-mentioned alarms to be output by Auto Mail.

Fig 4.16 Alarm output configuration

Click ‘Auto mail’ icon on the top left side and enter the following area to make Auto Mail setup:


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Fig 4.17 AutoMail setup interface

In this area, users can set receiver and sender’s E-mail SMTP server and address. Note: the address of receiver and sender can be the same.

Receiver’s E-mail

Address E-mail Subject

Sender’s E-mail Address

Sender’s SMTP Server

Sender’s Password

Sender User Name

Fig4.18 Auto Mail Setup


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To test the settings, click ‘Send Mail Test’. If all settings are okay, message ‘Message Sent Successfully’ will pop up. If some settings are wrong, there will pop up corresponding warning message.

Enable ‘Attachment’, then the present image when an alarm triggered will be sent to appointed mailbox.

Channel Name

Display Time

Image format Resolution

Fig 4.19 Attachment Setup

Note: for every alarm event, only one picture will be sent.

Users can put into a short message to make introduction of the Auto

Mail, so the receiver will know what happened.


4.6 P.T.Z Control Configuration

Click and enter the following area:

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Fig4.20 PTZ configuration panel

Protocol Setup

Users can select different protocols, serial port number for P.T.Z devices.

Select Camera

Select PTZ Protocol

PTZ Address

Fig4.21 P.T.Z protocol setup


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Relative Definitions:

[Port]: users can set serial port number

[Protocol]: P.T.Z device communication protocol

[Address]: P.T.Z device communication address

Serial ports setup

Users should firstly enable the P.T.Z control function of a certain camera and select a port number in P.T.Z Protocol Setup (refer to Fig4.22), and then set corresponding parameters in the area below:

Relative explain:

Fig4.22 P.T.Z serial port setup

[Port]: users can set port number

[Baud Rate]: set P.T.Z device Baud Rate, default value is 9600

[Data bits]: default value is 8

[Parity]: odd and even parity bit, default Null

[Stop Bits]: default value is 1

Notice:

Users should look into the P.T.Z device and get the Baud Rate,


Protocol, and Address first, then set their values accordingly.

4.7 Users Configuration

Click and access the following area:

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Fig4.23 User configuration

After installing the SuperDVR system, it will automatically create an administrator user of which user name is SYSTEM with no password. Users can use this user name to log in the system and ‘Add’, ‘Edit’ and/or ‘Delete’ users’ parameters.

Change User rights

Select a user in User Configuration area (refer to Fig4.23), and click ‘Edit’ and enter Edit User area, as below:


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Fig4.24 User password and rights edit

Users can edit user’s password and rights here, but not the user name.

Note: The system offers three kinds of rights:

Administrator: this kind of user of the highest rights to change all the settings and playing back.

Power user: this kind of user cannot access Basic Configuration and change settings, but has all the other rights of Administrator.

Normal: this kind of user can only access SuperDVR main display interface (refer to Fig3.1)

Notice:

Administrators can change Power users and Normal users’ rights, but can’t change other administrators’ rights.

Add User

Click ‘Add’ in User Configuration (refer to Fig4.25), and access the following area:


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Fig4.25 Add user

Input user name, password, confirm password and select user rights, and then click ’OK’.

Delete User

Select the user name in User Configuration (refer to Fig4.26), and click

‘Delete’, and confirm delete. See below:

Fig4.26 Confirm delete user

Click in the SuperDVR main display interface (refer to Fig3.1) and access to the following area:


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Fig5.1 P.T.Z control interface

Users can control P.T.Z devices by the function buttons on the right side, see as below:

Goto Preset Point

Preset and Group

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PAN and Tilt

Focus

Zoom In/Out

Iris


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Fig5.2 P.T.Z Control function buttons panel

In the upper circle, there are five function buttons, i.e. upward button, downward button, leftward button, rightward button and stop button. The other buttons are Focus buttons (+ and -), Zoom buttons (+ and -), Iris buttons (+ and

-). Click and to increase and decrease the corresponding values.

When users need to utilize P.T.Z control, first enter P.T.Z Control

Interface (refer to Fig5.1), and click the corresponding channel (users can see a red fringe around the channel), then users can begin to control the enabled

P.T.Z control enabled camera.

Notice:

After pressing left mouse button on any function button in P.T.Z Control

Function Buttons Panel (refer to Fig5.2), PTZ device starts moving, when user releases it, PTZ device stops moving.

Fig 5.3 Speed adjustment

Users can select different Pan speed, Tilt speed, Focus speed and

Zoom speed for P.T.Z devices.

[Pan Speed]: set horizontal rotating speed

[Tilt Speed]: set vertical rotating speed

[Focus Speed]: set camera focus speed

[Zoom Speed]: set zoom in/ zoom out speed


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Click and a pop-up window will appear; users can choose different preset or group set.

Fig 5.4 Preset and group select

Click to set Preset point and change Preset point name. Every

Group includes multiple Preset points. In case users select preset1, preset2 and preset3 for group1, preset1, preset2 and preset3 will be automatically accessed in sequence after users select group1 for auto scout.


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Fig 5.5 Preset

Click , a pop-pup window as following will appear:

[Dwell]: users can set the dwell time of a page here.


Fig 5.6 Group configuration

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6 Record Search and Playing back

Click in the SuperDVR Main Display Interface (refer to Fig3.1) and access to the following areas:

Fig6.1 Search and playing back Interface

This interface is divided into 4 parts, i.e. record search area, record playing back area, record play area and other functions area.

Press and return to the live surveillance status.


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6.1 Record Search

Search By Date

Record Time Display

Search Original Files

Search Backup Files

Search Manual Record Events

Search Schedule Record Events

Search Motion Detection Events

Search Sensor Alarm Events

Fig6.2 Record search area

A, B and C marks the areas of three search methods.

A: Search by date (range from Jan 1 st

, 1971 till now)

B: Search in backup file and original file

C: Search by record mode. This is useful when user wants to look through some important events.

Users can select one or above of the three searching methods to search for needed record file.


6.2 Record Playing back and Control

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Fig6.3 Record playing back and control

Explain of the button function:

: Play / Pause

: Stop

: Play backwards. This button is valid when playing back by single channel

: Previous Section. This button is valid when playing back by single

SuperDVR & TD Series Cards channel

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: Next Section. This button is valid when playing back by single channel

: Previous Frame. This button is valid when playing back by single channel playing back pause mode

: Next Frame. This button is valid when playing back by single channel playing back pause mode

Users can select suitable play speed in the area as below:

Fig6.4 Play Speed Controller

The following area shows the record files of different channels:

Fig6.5 Record Files Browser

The upper bar shows the hours in a whole day. Click the bar, and it will be magnified 10 times, therefore users can see the detailed time marks. When searching for a certain section of the file, users can draw the scrolling-bar to the area that most likely contains the needed section. If necessary, click the bar once and see the magnified time marks for precise search.

The left side shows the available channels. When a certain channel has been selected for playing back, the background color will be highlighted, or it’s dark gray, and a tick sign will appear beside the channel title.


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The main area at the center gives details of the record files. Different colors of the bar show different kinds of record modes of the files. The following are the definitions of the color bars:

Manual Record Events

Motion Detection Record Events

Schedule Record Events

Sensor Alarm Record Events

Click to play selected record files. The system offers 1Ch, 4CH,

9CH and 16CH playing back modes. The following is multiple channels playing back control area:

Fig6.6 Multiple Channels Playing back Control

The system default playing back mode is one channel. That’s Camera1.

In case users need to change to other channels, then click following channel configuration window will appear, as below:

and the

Fig6.7 Channel Configuration Window for 1 Channel Playing back Mode

Note:

Take 16CH card for example. But in fact, 4 pieces of 4CH cards can

make the same effect.

Users can select one channel from all the available channels for playing back.


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In case user needs to play back 4 channels at the same time, then click below:

, and the following channel configuration window will appear, as

Fig6.8 Channel configuration dialog for 4-channel playing back mode

Users can select any four channels from all the available channels for playing back.

The system offers quick select methods for users. For example: by selecting ‘Third 4 Channels’ Camera9, Camera10, Camera11, and Camera12 will be quickly selected simultaneously.

In case user need to play back 9 channels at the same time, then click below:


Fig6.9 Channel configuration window for 9-channel playing back mode

Users can select any 9 channels from all the available channels for


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In case user needs to play back 16 channels at the same time, then click below:


Fig6.10 channel configuration window for 16-channel playing back mode

Then click ‘OK’ to play back.

Tips:

Click any channel and magnify it to see the single channel. Click again to return to the former playing back mode.

6.3 Other Functions

Record File Backup

Click and enter the following menu:


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Fig6.11 Recorded files backup

Users can select corresponding cameras and copy the record files to another path in this area. This is the file backup function of the system.

The interface is divided into four areas:

A: Camera Selection Area

B: Time and Date Selection Area

C: Operation Area

D: Information Area

In A area, users can select one or more cameras;

In B area, users can set start time/date and end time/date, and then backup the files recorded by channels selected in A area by the time interval;

In C area, users can set backup path

Click ‘Start’ to backup files.

Delete Record Files

Click and the following window will appear:


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Fig6.12 Delete recorded files

Users first select the channel on the left side, and then select start time/date and end time/date of the record files, click ‘Start’ to delete files.

Capture Pictures

The definitions of the function buttons are as below:

: Capture picture

: Print setup

: Print captured picture

Notice:

Only in one channel playing back pause mode (refer to Fig6.1) this

function is valid.

When in single channel playing back pause mode, automatically the following color control panel (Fig6.12) will appear, by which user can make


75 color rectification for the present channel, including brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, and press ‘Default’ to recover to the original settings.

Fig6.13 Color control panel

When in the single channel playing back pause mode, click the following window will appear as below:

and

Fig6.14 Capture multiple images in sequence

Select path and click ‘Save’ to save the picture. User can also print the images that have been captured.


Click and make corresponding print setup as below:

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Click

Fig6.15 Print setup

users can have print preview as below:


Fig6.16 Print preview

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Select and then click

or picture upward, downward, leftward and rightward. Select

to move the

and then click , to zoom in and out the image. Press return to the original settings. Press ‘Print’ in the print preview window, users can print the image directly.

Image Zoom In / Out

When in single channel playing back state, the zoom control icons

will appear. Select and click on the channel will zoom out the image. By clicking continuously, the image will be zoomed out continuously. Select

and do the some operations to get the opposite effect. Click and recover the original size. Take the following three pictures for example,


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Fig6.17 Example: original size


Fig6.18 Example: zoomed out

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Fig6.19 Example: zoomed in

7 Remote Surveillance and Playing back

7.1 Remote Live Surveillance

Our TD series surveillance system supports Remote Surveillance through LAN, Internet and Intranet. Simply enable web cam function of the system on a computer which is connected to Internet, and the computer system will become an Internet web cam server. On any other computer that


80 connects to Internet or the same LAN network, input the SuperDVR server address in IE browser, the end users can get high quality real time image from the server and also control the P.T.Z devices.

Remote Surveillance Server Configuration

Users should firstly enable the Web Camera Services in Basic

Configuration (refer to Fig4.1) and set other settings as below:

Fig7.1 Web cam server configuration

[HTTP Port]: Web service & download service port, default value is 80

[Data Port]: data transmission port, default value is 1159

[Command Port]: control command port, default value is 1259

[Picture Quality]: default value is higher

Remote Surveillance Client-side Setup

On the client-side, users should firstly install the WebCam program. And the following is the detailed information.

Input the WebCam server IP address in Internet Explorer and the following page appears:


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Fig7.2 Remote surveillance and playing back services selection

[Live Surveillance]: this option is for users to see remote live view. files.

[Remote Playing back]: this option is for users to play back recorded

Notice:

In case the HTTP port setting is not 80 (80 is the default setting, commonly use), and when input the server IP address, users should add the port number after the IP address. For example, the server IP address is 211.148.96.234, and the port number is 81, then users should input http://211.148.96.234:81 .

Select Live Surveillance, and click ‘OK’ to install Remote Surveillance client-side program as below. In the next chapter, we will learn more about

Remote Playing back.

When connecting to the server for the first time, then the following window will pop-up:


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Fig7.3 Inquiry for installing WebCam downloading component

Notice:

If users have already installed client-side program before and

SuperDVR version has not been changed on the server, after inputting server address in IE browser, Fig7.9 will come out without downloading

or installing WebCam.


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Fig7.4 WebCam client-side driver initializing

After initialization has been completed, WebCam will be installed automatically.

Fig7.5 WebCam installation


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Fig7.6 Default install path

Users can choose path by clicking ‘Browse’. Click ‘Next’ to continue:

Fig7.7 Register program folder name


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Click ‘Next’ after input the folder name or select the default name, and then ‘Finish’ installation as below:

Fig7.8 Installation success

Then the WebCam main interface will appear as below:


Fig7.9 WebCam main interface

Click and input user name and password, as below:

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Fig7.10 Login webcam

Click ‘Options’ and enter the advanced setting area. Users can modify default Server IP、Data Port and Command Port .

Note:

The default User name is SYSTEM without password. Users can set user name and password at the server end (refer to Fig4.23).

After logging into server, you will get the first channel video from server, and you can adjust screen mode just like SuperDVR, the bellow is the

WebCam surveillance mode interface.


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Fig7.11 WebCam surveillance state

Alarm state monitor and PTZ control are all same as SuperDVR, we would not need to give detail explanation here.

7.2 Remote Playing back

Remote Playing back server Configuration

For using our powerful remote playing back function, users should first enable Web Cam service and Remote Playing back Service in Basic

Configuration (refer to Fig4.1 and Fig7.12).

Fig7.12 Remote playing back service configuration

[RPB Port]: the default value is 13551


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Note:

Uses can enable remote playing back service without running the

SuperDVR. Just enter the installation folder of SuperDVR, and activate

MediaServer, users can also enable the RPB service.

Once the remote playing back service has been enabled, there will be an icon on the taskbar to remind users the service has been activated.

Fig7.13 Remote playing back service activated

Remote Playing back Client-side Setup

Users should also first download and install playing back program. This chapter will guide users how to make it.

Input server address in IE browser, and the following interface appears:


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Fig7.14 Remote surveillance and playing back services selection

Select ‘Remote playing back’ and click ‘OK’,

Fig7.15 installing remote playing back program


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Notice:

In case users have already installed the remote playing back program before and SuperDVR version has not been changed, there is

no need to download and install it again, it will go to Fig7.20 directly.

After initialization has been completed, users need to install the program.

First select installation path as below:

Fig7.16 Default install path

Users can set another path by clicking ‘Browse’. Click ‘Next’ to continue:


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Fig7.17 Register program folder name

Click ‘Next’ after inputting the folder name or selecting the default name, then the following figure appears:

Fig7.18 Playing back program installation process rate


And then click ‘Finish’ to finish installation as below:

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Fig7.19 Installation success

Then the playing back client-side main interface will appear as below:

Fig7.20 Remote playing back client-side main interface

Corresponding Explanations:


: Log in

: Minimum

: Setup

: Exit

: Play

: Pause

: Begin / Stop record

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: Slow down playing speed

: Accelerate playing speed

: Play at the original speed

Remote Playing back Configuration and Control

7.2.1.1 Setup

Before logging in the server, first click corresponding settings,

and make


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IP address

Port No.

Record file save path

Fig7.21 Client-side configuration

7.2.1.2 Log in Remote Playing back System

Click

after making up certain configurations, and the following window appears.

Fig7.22 Login remote playing back system

Input the right user name and password and enter the remote playing back main interface as below:

Note:

The default User name is SYSTEM with no password. Users can set user name and password at the server end (refer to Fig4.23).


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Fig7.23 Remote playing back main interface

7.2.1.3 Control playing back

Select the time period for playing back

Once login the system, the setup button and login button are disabled.

Click and the following window appear.


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Fig7.24 Select date/time period for playing back

Select the date / time, then click ‘OK’ to save the setting and return to the main interface. Click ‘Cancel’ to give up setting. The selected time / date will appear at the left bottom of the screen.

Play Control

Click and begin to play the recorded files. Press pause. Users can draw the lever as below to select time to play.

to

Fig7.25 Time control Lever

The following area is for users to control the play speed.

Remote Record

Fig7.26 Play speed control module

Click and begin to record remotely. And the icon changes to . Click it again and stop recording. Users can select save path and compression format before logging in the system.


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7.3 Mobile Surveillance

Introduction to Mobile Surveillance

In SuperDVR system, the mobile surveillance can be realized by connecting the mobile phone to the system. For time being, the function is supported by Windows Mobile system and Symbian Series 60 Developer

Platform 2.0 intelligent mobile phone system. So far, the types of phones on which the function has been tested include mini 02, Xda II, Xda Atom, pocket

PC phone edition, dopod 696 , dopod 900, dopod 838 , which are based on

Windows Mobile system, and Nokia 6260 , Nokia N70, Nokia 3230,

Nokia6680 based on Smybian Series 60 system.

Client Configuration of Windows Mobile

Server configuration on SuperDVR needs to be set before the function on phone is activated. Please refer to Section 7.1 “Remote Live Surveillance”.

Firstly activate the network access on mobile phone and then run “Internet

Explorer” after the server configuration has been done. Input the server’s address and the connection is built up shown as below:

Figure7.27 connected to the server

Click “PCam v1.0.6.5291”. A dialog box pops up:


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Figure7.28 downloading dialog box

Please click “Yea” to start installing:

Figure7.29 downloading status information

PCam will be opened after the download is finished:

Figure7.30 Main layout of PCam

Input the server’s address, username and password respectively in the columns of


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“Server”, “User” and “Password” and click “Go” to log on the server. Successful log on information appears if the server address, username and password are all correct.

Figure7.31 Log on system successfully

Channel one is the default displaying channel after log on successfully. Changing channel can be approached by selecting the channel in rolling-down menu of

“Channel”:

Figure7.32 selecting channel

Click “Stop” to disconnect the communication with the server.

Client Configuration of Symbian 60

Server configuration on SuperDVR needs to be set before the function on phone is activated. Please refer to Section 7.1 “Remote Live Surveillance”.


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Firstly enable the network access on mobile phone and then run Web browser after the server configuration has been done. Input the server’s address and then the connection is built up shown as below:

Figure7.33 Open Web Browser

Input the server address in a new-built bookmark. Click this bookmark to connect to the server.

Figure7.34 Build a bookmark

Figure7.35 Connect to the server

Click “install package” to start downloading and a confirmation information

SuperDVR & TD Series Cards window pops up after downloading is finished.

Figure7.36 Confirmation Information window

System reminds of whether to install the “SCam” if clicking “Yes”:

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Figure7.37 Installing information

Click “Yes” to start installing. A Scam shortcut icon appears on the desktop after the installation has been done.

Figure7.38 Scam shortcut icon in system menu

Run “Scam” by clicking the icon:


Figure7.39 Main layout of Scam

Enter the main menu by clicking “Options”,

Figure7.40 Main menu of Scam

Click “Setting” to set the log-in information,

Figure7.41Configure log-in information

Click “Login” to build up the communication with server,

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Figure7.42 Connecting to the server

Figure7.43 Log on successfully

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T

Appendix

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Card

Item

Appendix 1:

Differences Among TD Series Card

TD3004 TD3008 TD3016 TD3116 TD3216 TD3316 TD3101 TD3104 TD4104

Audio In PC

Audio

PC

Audio

PC

Audio

PC

Audio

PC

Audio

16 1 2 4

Alarm

Output

Relay

Output

1 0 1 1 1 0 N N N

Call

Monitor

N N Y N Y Y N N N

Manual

Gain

Y Y Y N N Y N N N

Notice: by adding Alarm Card, TD3316、TD4104 support 16 channels

Alarm in、4 channels Alarm output and 1 channel Relay Output.


Appendix 2:

Frequently Asked Questions

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Appendix 2.1 About Installation

Appendix 2.1.1 Cannot Install the SuperDVR Driver

Possible causes:

(1) TD series capture card hasn’t been installed. Before installing driver, users should install capture card hardware in the PCI slot in the computer case.

⑵TD series capture card hasn’t been installed correctly. Please unplug the card and install it again or change to another PCI slot.

⑶Not compatible with PC hardware.

Appendix 2.1.2 Why cannot run SuperDVR at the windows

2003 operate system?

Enabled Hardware Acceleration and DirectX Acceleration:

Hardware Acceleration: click properties of display ＇ s table setting advanced “Trouble shooting”, pull the hardware acceleration spooler of the page to full , click “ok” and Exit.

DirectX Acceleration: click “start” →“Run”, input “dxdiag” and click

“enter”, Come into the “DirectX Tools”, select “Display”, click and enabled the three buttons “DirectDraw 、Direct3D and AGP Texture”.

Appendix 2.1.3 ‘Unspecified error’ in the End of Installation

Possible causes as below:

(1) On English version Window XP system, by using driver below

SuperDVR3.0.2, the unspecified error will appear, as the databases


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(2) Microsoft Windows system database has been destroyed. Reinstall windows system or try to install SuperDVR driver above

SuperDVR3.1.1 to solve the problem.

(3) Relative Windows support files has been lost or been destroyed, need to reinstall window system, or try to install SuperDVR driver above SuperDVR3.1.1 to solve the problem.

Appendix 2.1.4 Can’t find TD series Devices in Device Manager

Enter the Device Manager and cannot find corresponding TD series

Devices, the possible cause may be as below:

(1) Windows system error. Restart computer.

(2) TD series card error. Change for a valid one.

(3) Install SuperDVR

Appendix 2.2 How to Use SuperDVR

Appendix 2.2.1 Meanings of the indicator lights

Grey－ Normal state

Red—Sensor alarm

Yellow－ Motion detection alarm

Blue－Video loss

Bottle Green－ Manual record state

Reseda－ Schedule record state

Note:

Users can refer to Fig3.6 to learn more.

Appendix 2.2.2 How does the different record mode work?


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Users can set more than one record modes in Record setup (refer to

Fig3.5), but actually, there is only one valid record mode for recording.

The priority order of the record modes is: Sensor Alarm Record >

Motion Detection Record > Manual Record > Schedule Record

Appendix 2.2.3 How to set recycling record mode on the system?

Select ‘Recycle’ in basic configuration, refer to Fig4.1.

Users can select multiple HDD partitions to save record files. It won’t cover former files until all the partitions’ available storage spaces are less than

100MB.

In case users haven’t enabled recycling record mode and the partitions’ storage spaces are less than 100MB, the alarm will ring and the HDD usage indicator will turn red.

Tips:

It is recommended that install SuperDVR into the partition installed with windows system (normally C:), and save record files in HDD partition D:

Appendix 2.2.4 How to set auto reboot function?

In case Microsoft Windows system continuously runs for a couple of days, the system may become unstable, therefore it’s suggested to restart the computer every few of days.

In the basic configuration (refer to Fig4.1), input Windows user name and password (Note: not SuperDVR user name and password), and select time interval, then the Windows system will automatically restart according to the set time.

In case the Windows system closed abnormally, i.e. power supply is cut off, and when computer reboot next time, SuperDVR system will automatically restart, and keep the settings as before.


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Tips:

Users do not need enable auto reboot function, but it’s suggested to input the Windows user name and password in the relative area, therefore when meeting abnormal system exit, users don’t need to be troubled to input Windows and SuperDVR user names and passwords.

Appendix 2.2.5 How to quickly use the schedule record function?

Press ‘Shift’ or ‘Ctrl’ key, and draw the cursor in corresponding areas to make schedules for multiple channels.

Appendix 2.2.6 What are the byte rates for different image qualities from highest to normal?

When on PAL system and the frame rate is 25 fps, bit rate for the highest image quality is about 120K Byte/s, and for the lowest image quality is about 30K Byte/s.

Appendix 2.2.7 The frame rate seems to be lower than what I set?

There is frame loss in image switch therefore the real record frame rate is about relatively lower than the theoretic value.

Appendix 2.2.8 Why I can’t select more channels to backup?

Please draw the mouse in the channel selection area, or utilize Shift and

Ctrl key for assistance.

Appendix 2.2.9 When should I select manual Gain Control?

In case the video signal is seriously decreasing, and the color images turn to black and white, use manual gain control may of be helpful.


Appendix 2.3 How to Use Network Function

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Appendix 2.3.1 How to monitor on the client-side?

First enable ‘Web cameras service’ in basic configuration (refer to

Fig4.1).

Input the server Internet address in IE browser on the client-side, and the necessary web cam driver will be downloaded automatically, then users need to install the driver. After access the web cam main interface, click ‘login’ and input user name and password to log in the system. (Refer to Chapter 7 to learn more)

Appendix 2.3.2 Why I can’t download the client-side software?

The possible causes:

The client-side computer hasn’t properly connected to Internet or LAN.

The server-end hasn’t enabled ‘web cameras service’

The default Http port is 80. It may be conflict with other Web servers, for example IIS. If true, please change another port.

Windows XP SP2 will block the OCX download. You should enable

‘Internet Option

Æ Security Settings Æ Download unsigned ActiveX controls’.

Appendix 2.3.3 Why can’t the server be configured at the client-side?


It can not be configured at the client-side, when the server is being configured at the server-end.

Only the last configuration is valid if server different configuration are deployed simultaneously.


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Appendix 2.3.4 Why I can’t see the images?


The VGA card is too outdated.

Have not installed newer DirectDraw.

SuperDVR cannot run in Window 98 system.

Data port or command port is conflicts with other network services.

The user is connected to Internet through LAN, and the network administrator hasn’t enabled corresponding data port or command port.

The client-side has installed firewall software that may stop video transmission.

MPEG4 codec has not been installed properly, please download new version WebCam.

Bad network speed.

Appendix 2.3.5 What should I do if the Internet speed is quite slow?

The more channels opened, and the slower the video transmission speed, therefore try to use one channel display mode when the network speed is slow.

Tips:

There may be some surplus channels that have no video input.

Switching off the channels is of help to improve transmission speed. (Refer to

Basic Configuration about switching on/off channels.)

Appendix 2.3.6 Why I can’t start WebCam server or RPB server?

Possible causes:

Other software is using these ports. If so, please change WebCam ports configuration or stop other softwares.


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Appendix 2.4 Other questions

Appendix 2.4.1 Why computer display doesn’t work, and why I can’t access window system?

The capture card may not be well installed. Unplug the card and try it again.

Note:

Please unplug the power plug of the computer, so as to avoid damaging the motherboard chip set.

Appendix 2.4.2 Why I can’t find the recorded files?

HDD space is not enough.

Appendix 2.4.3 Why the screens display is unstable with dithering and water-wave images?

Possible causes:

Camera electrical power is not enough.

There is external electromagnetic disturbance, or electrostatic disturbance of camera BNC connector (It’s suggested to connect ground wire to the connector).

User hasn’t installed necessary VGA driver.

VGA card problem. Try reinstalling the VGA card, or changing another

VGA card.

Appendix 2.4.4 Why does it delay to play back, and it’s slow to close and open the driver?

Possible causes:

Windows system problem. Try to reboot the computer.

There are too many recorded files or too many fragments on the HDD,


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Capture card problem.

Computer hardware system is too ouDRated.

Appendix 2.4.5 Why I can’t play back?

Windows media player has been damaged, or decoder hasn’t been installed properly. It’s suggested to reinstall the relative software system.

Computer problem, recorded files have been damaged. It’s suggested to fix these files using SuperAVIFix program.

Appendix 2.4.6 Why do I see some gray blocks on time progress bar area when play back?

Possible causes:

User has deleted these recorded files.

SuperDVR has deleted recorded file when recycle option being is chosen.

Recorded files can’t be opened because the recording is on.

Appendix 2.4.7 Why do I see some old record sections that can’t be covered when play back?

Possible causes:

You have ever selected disk partitions different from the current.

These recorded files are being played back when covering it.

Database of recorded log was damaged.

You have ever installed SuperDVR on different directories..

Appendix 3 Quick Start For Using


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Before installing the PCI card, check PC requirements:

1. P III 800 MHZ

2. 256 MB RAM

3. Windows 2000 (SP4 min) or Win XP (SP1 min)

4. NVIDIA Video Card with 32 MB min or similar

5. DirectX 9.0 minimum

6. 80 GB HDD

Installation Instruction:

1. Insert the PCI card. (But do not connect the Camera yet.)

2. Launch windows

3. Windows will come up with Hardware wizard. Just click CANCEL

4. Put the installation CD in and open up SuperDVR folder run the "setup file"

5. Follow the steps and in Windows XP, it will come up with a message say this program has not passed windows logo testing, just "Continued anyway"

6. Reboot computer once it is completed.

FOR COMPLETE INTRUCTIONS, REFER TO THE MANUAL.

Once Boot up, On Desktop there will be "SuperDVR" icon. opened well.

If this program recognizes the PCI card, program will open just fine.

Please log in first to the program.

Once your program is opened, now connect the Camera.

Done.

Troubleshooting:

Q: When opening the SuperDVR program, it says "Can't find card"

A: Reboot one more time. If still same problem, click Start – Program –


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SuperDVR – Install and then Uninstall. Reboot computer. After reboot, go back to start-program-SuperDVR-install. Now click on INSTALL to reinstall driver. Then Reboot.

If for some reason still “cant find card”, uninstall driver again. Shut down computer. Move PCI Card to another slot. Reboot. And CANCEL when windows detect it.

Then reinstall driver by going to start-program-SuperDVR-install.

FOR OTHER SETTINGs IN THE PROGRAM PLEASE READ THE

MANUAL.

Q: How to setup the web client to monitor from Internet?

A:

- On Main Computer where the DVR card installed:

- Make sure the computer connected to Internet. DSL or Cable

Modem preferably.

- Find out your IP address. You can go to this link to find the IP address http://lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo/

- Open up the SuperDVR program and go to basic configuration.

Check and ENABLE Web Camera Service and Remote Play

Back Service.

- Make Note on Data Port, Command Port and RPB port.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE CONNECTING TO INTERNET USING

ROUTER, YOU NEED TO configure THE SETUP OF THE

ROUTER AND DO THE PORT FORWARDING. PORTS THAT

NEED TO BE FORWARDED: 80, 1159, 1259 AND 13551. CHECK

YOUR ROUTER MANUAL ON HOW TO SETUP THAT.


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- On Remote Client Computer:

- Minimum Requirement for the client computer:

1. P III 800 MHZ

2. 256 MB RAM

3. Windows 2000 (SP4 min) or Win XP (SP1 min)

4. NVIDIA Video Card with 32 MB min or similar

5. DirectX 9.0 minimum

6. 80 GB HDD

- - Open up Internet Explorer.

- If you are running XP with SP2 do the following: on Internet explorer, click on TOOLS and Internet Option. Security Tab, Custom

Level, and “ ENABLE DOWNLOAD UNSIGNED ACTIVEX

CONTROLS”

- In the column of the Internet explorer, type in the IP address of

Main Computer

- Click OK on Live Surveillance. This will download the webcam program. And then you can download Remote Playing back as well.

- On Desktop now you should see WEBCAM and REMOTE

PLAYING BACK icon.

- Open up webcam, click on KEY symbol icon, user name: system.

Password blank unless you setup a password within the main computer. Server: this the IP address of the main computer. Data port: 1159 and Command port: 1259. Click OK. Now you should be able to view the live video from main computer.

- To Play Back the VIDEO that has been recorded in Main

Computer, Open up REMOTE PLAYING BACK.

- Click on CONFIG. Remote server: the IP address of main


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- Click LOGIN. OK. Now you should be able to play back the recorded video from main computer.

FOR MORE DETAILS INFO: READ THE MANUAL.

Appendix 4 Function Tree

Account

Login

Logout


SuperDVR

Live

Screen

Single Screen

4 Screen

6 Screen

8 Screen

9 Screen

13 Screen

16 Screen

Full Screen

Next Page

AutoDwell

Disk Space

Record Status

Alarm State

Minimize

Config

See Next Page

Search&Play

Search

Date

Time

Events

Play Control

Play/Pause

Reverse/Pause

Stop

Previous Frame

Next Frame

Previous Section

Next Section

Audio Mute

Audio Soudness

Screen

Single Screen

4 Screen

9 Screen

16 Screen

Zoom

Capture

Print Setup

Print

Backup

Select Cameras

Time Range

Target Device

Target Path

Attach PlayFile

Delete

Select Cameras

Time Range

PTZ Control

Select Camera

Move Control

Left

Right

Up

Down

Stop

Zoom Control

Zoom Out

Zoom In

Focus Control

Far

Near

Iris Control

Open

Close

Speed Adjust

Pan Speed Adjust

Tilt Speed Adjust

Focus Speed

Zoom Speed

Preset Points Config

Preset Points Set

Select Point

Name

Save

Preset Group Set

Select Group

Group Name Edit

Choose Group Points

Dwell Interval

Save

Goto Preset Point

Select Preset Point

Select Group

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Confi g

Basic Config

System Config

Caption Mode

Interval of AutoDwell

CallMonitor Mode

Resolution

DeInterlace

Storage Disk

Select Disk

Recycle

Windows Auto Login

UserName

Password

Auto Reboot

Enable

Interval

Time Set

Live Audio

Audio Config

Select Channel

Gain Adjust

Network Service

Http Port

WebCam Service

Enable

Data Port

Command Port

RPB Service

Enable

RPB Port

Video Quality

Camera Config

Switch

Name

Time Stamp

Record Mode

Schedule

Manual

Motion Dectect

Sensor

Record Quality

Record Frame Rate

Schedule

Manual

Motion Dectect

Sensor

Security

Video ProcAmp

Select Camera

Brightness

Contrast

Hue

Saturation

Gain Mode

Auto Gain Enabled

Gain Value

Schedule Config

Select Schedule Type

Schedule record

Motion Detect

Sensor Alarm

Alarm Output

Schedule Operate

Select Schedule

Add

Edit

Delete

Motion Detect Config

Select Camera

Motion Area

Sensitivity

Alarm Config

System Config

Buzzer

Disk Shortage

Motion Hold Time

Sensor Hold Time

Prerecord Enable

Prerecord Time

Remote Alarm

Enable

PC List

Sensor Alarm Config

Output Device Config

AutoMail Config

SMTP Server

User Name

Email From

Password

Send To

Subject

Message Body

Attach Picture

Send Mail Test

PTZ Config

Serial Port

Port Index

Baud rate

Data bits

Parity bits

Stop bits

Protocol

Select Camera

Enable

Protocol Type

Address

Authorization

Add User

Edit Rights

Delete User

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WebCam

Select Server

Login

UserName

Password

Screen

Single Screen

4 Screen

6 Screen

8 Screen

9 Screen

13 Screen

16 Screen

Next Page

Minimize

PTZ Control

Exit

Select Camera

Pan

Tilt

Focus

Zoom

Iris

Stop

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Remote Playback

Login Server

UserName

Password

Config

Select Server

Server IP or name

IP Port

Record

Save Path

Frame Speed

Advance

Compressor

Quality

Screen Mode Choice

Single

Screen 4

Screen 9

Screen 16

Date & Time

Date

Start Time

Stop Time

Play Control

Play Speed

Speed Up

Speed Down

Original

Play

Pause

Drag

Record

Event Browse

BandWidth Monitor

Minimize

Exit

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- COP

1 INTRODUCTION ................................... 8

2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............ 14

3 MAIN DISPLAY INTERFACE ............. 32

4 SYSTEM SETUP ................................ 40

5 P.T.Z CONTROL ................................. 61

6 RECORD SEARCH AND PLAYING

BACK ....................................................... 66

7 REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND

PLAYING BACK ...................................... 79

APPENDIX ............................................ 104

APPENDIX 1: DIFFERENCES AMONG TD

SERIES CARD ...................................... 104

APPENDIX 2: FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS .......................................... 105

APPENDIX 3 QUICK START FOR USING

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APPENDIX 4 FUNCTION TREE ........... 116

1 Introduction

2.2 Install Video Capture Card Driver

3 Main display Interface

3.2 Login

3.3 Record

4.1 Basic Configuration

4.2 Video Configuration

4.3 Motion Detection configuration

4.4 Schedule configuration

4.6 P.T.Z Control Configuration

6 Record Search and Playing back

6.1 Record Search

7 Remote Surveillance and Playing back

7.2 Remote Playing back

7.2.1.1 Setup

7.2.1.2 Log in Remote Playing back System

7.2.1.3 Control playing back

7.3 Mobile Surveillance

Appendix

Differences Among TD Series Card

Appendix 2:

Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix 2.1 About Installation

Appendix 2.2 How to Use SuperDVR

Appendix 2.3 How to Use Network Function

Appendix 2.4 Other questions

Appendix 3 Quick Start For Using

Q: How to setup the web client to monitor from Internet?

- On Main Computer where the DVR card installed:

- On Remote Client Computer:

Appendix 4 Function Tree

WebCam

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