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NVR User Manual For H.264 16/32-channel network video recorder All rights reserved...
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CAUTION Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. There may be several technically incorrect places or printing errors in this manual. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
NVR User Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 NVR Introduction This series of devices are standard 16/32 CH real-time 3MP/1080P/960P/720P high resolution NVR, which adopt the most advanced SOC technique to ensure high definition recording in each channel and realize outstanding robustness of the system. The series of product support 16/32 CH IP input, simultaneous 4 CH playback, and HDMI 1080P high resolution display.
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NVR User Manual Support linked channels recording once motion or alarm triggered on certain channel SECURITY Customize user right: log search, system setup, two way audio, file management, disk management, remote login, live view, manual record, and playback ...
NVR User Manual Hardware Installation Check the unit and the accessories after getting the device. Please don‟t power up the unit till the physical installation is complete. 2.1 Install Hard Drive &DVD Writer 2.1.1 Install Hard Drive Please use the hard drive the manufacturers recommend specially for security and safe field. Please calculate HDD capacity according to the recording setting.
NVR User Manual 2.1.2 Install DVD Writer Notice: 1. The writers must be the compatible devices we recommend. Please refer to “Appendix C Compatible Devices”. 2. This device is only for backup. ① Loosen the screws and take out the brace with a triangular mark (if there is no such brace, please skip this step).
NVR User Manual Type Name Function Power The power indicator turns blue when NVR is powered up The light turns blue when HDD is writing and reading The light turns blue when it is able to access the network Indicator Backup The light turns blue when baking up files and data Play...
NVR User Manual Name Description Audio out Audio output, connect to the sound box Audio in For two-way talk; connect to active pickups Grounding Alarm Out Relay Output. Connect to external alarm Alarm in Alarm Inputs for connecting sensors E-SATA Connect to external SATA HDD for backup HDMI port Connect to high-definition display device...
NVR User Manual remote controllers, you would need to configure the device ID, please refer to below steps: Activate remote controller to control the NVR: Turn the IR sensor of the remote controller towards the IR receiver on the front panel, press the number key 8 twice on the remote, then input device ID of the NVR to be controlled (Range from: 0-65535;...
NVR User Manual 1. Make sure the mouse is plugged in the USB mouse port. 2. Try with a good know mouse. 2.5.2 Use Mouse During live: Double-click on any camera window to see the full screen. Double-click again to return to the previous screen.
NVR User Manual Basic Function Instruction 3.1 Startup and Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to expanding the life of your NVR. 3.1.1 Startup ①...
NVR User Manual Notice: The default username is admin and the default password is 123456. For complete operational steps for changing password, adding or deleting user please refer to section 5.7 User management Configuration. 3.3 Live preview Fig 3-2 Live Preview Interface Symbol Meaning Green...
NVR User Manual Add IP Cameras This chapter mainly introduces how to connect multiple IP cameras through NVR. Once you finish adding IP cameras, you can see the live images through the monitor of the NVR. To add IP cameras via LAN: ①...
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NVR User Manual Fig 4-3 Setup ③ Checkmark the searched devices and click “OK” button to return to the previous interface. Click “Apply” button and then the added devices will be listed in the device management interface. “Connected” status means connecting the device successfully and you will see the live image.
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NVR User Manual box, select channel and manufacturer and manually input IP address, server port, username and password of this device. Fig 4-6 Add Device Note: If the NVR and the IP cameras you want to add are in WAN, the IP address of the IP camera input here must be WAN IP.
NVR User Manual Main Menu Setup Guide Click right mouse or press Exit button on the front panel to display the main menu toolbar on the bottom of the screen. Refer to Fig 5-1. Fig 5-1 Main Menu Toolbar Click the icon beside the screen mode to display a channel select dialog.
NVR User Manual System Setup 5.1 Basic configuration Basic configuration includes three sub menus: system, date & time and DST. 5.1.1 System ① Go to Main MenuSetupBasicSystem. Refer to Fig 5-3. Fig 5-3 Basic Configuration-Basic ② In this interface you can set up the device name, device ID, video format, max network user, VGA resolution and language.
NVR User Manual user to do basic setup. Video Output: Resolution of live display interface. Language: To set up the menu language. Note: After changing the language and video output, the device needs to login again. Logout After (Minutes): You can set up the screen interval time (30s, 60s, 180s, 300s). If there is no any operation within the setting period, the device will auto logout and return to the login interface.
NVR User Manual ② In this interface, enable daylight saving time, time offset, mode, start & end month/week/date, etc. ③ Click “Apply” button to save the setting. 5.2 Live Configuration Live configuration includes three submenus: live, main monitor and mask. 5.2.1 Live In this interface, you can set up camera name.
NVR User Manual ② In this interface, you can adjust brightness, hue, saturation and contrast in live. Click “OK” button to save the setting. 5.2.2 Main Monitor The main monitor settings allow you to set camera sequence in live display mode. Operate the following steps to set main monitor: ①...
NVR User Manual ② Click “Setting” button to go to live image. ③ Press and drag the left mouse button to set mask area as shown below. ④ Right click to exit the mask setting interface. ⑤ Click “Apply” button to save the setting. To delete mask area ①...
NVR User Manual Parameter Meaning Record To enable/disable recording for the channel. Audio To enable/disable audio recording for the channel. 5.3.2 Record Bitrate ① Go to Main MenuSetupRecord Record Bitrate. Refer to Fig 5-11. ② Set up rate, resolution, quality, encode and max bit stream. ③...
NVR User Manual Fig 5-12 Record Configuration-Time Pre-alarm Record Time: Set the time in seconds to pre-record before the actual recording begins. Post-alarm Record Time: Set the time in seconds to post-record after the actual recording has finished, five options: 10s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 60s, 120s, 180s and 300s. Expire Time: Set the expiration time for recorded video.
NVR User Manual Before drag After drag 5.3.5 Recycle Record This option is used to recycle the HDD space once it is full. If enabled, the system will automatically delete the old records and recycle the space if it is completely utilized. The setting steps are as follows: ①...
NVR User Manual ② Select channel and click “ ” button to add a certain day schedule. Click “ ” button to delete the selected schedule. If you want to apply the schedule setting of a certain channel to other or all channels, you need to select channel and click “Copy”...
NVR User Manual 5.5 Alarm Configuration Alarm configuration includes four sub menus: sensor, motion, other alarm and alarm out. 5.5.1 Sensor Alarm Sensor includes three sub menus: basic, alarm handling and schedule. Operate the following steps to configure sensor alarm: ①...
NVR User Manual Fig 5-18 Alarm Handling-Trigger Buzzer: If selected, the local buzzer would be activated on an alarm. Show Full Screen: If selected, there will pop up the chosen channel on the monitor on an alarm trigger. To Alarm Out: If selected, this would trigger external relay output on an alarm. Email: If selected, the NVR will send an email alert to the preconfigured email address in case of a sensor based alarm from the particular input.
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NVR User Manual Fig 5-19 Alarm Configuration-Motion ④ After clicking Area button, a dialog box will pop up as Fig 5-20. Fig 5-20 Motion-Area ⑤ In the Area interface, you can drag slide bar to set the sensitivity value (1-8). The higher the value is the more sensitive it is to motion.
NVR User Manual 5.5.3 Other Alarm This tab gives a choice to configure alarm for Disk Full, IP Conflict, the Disconnect event or Disk Attenuation. ① Go to Main Menu Setup Alarm Other Alarm. Refer to Fig 5-21. Fig 5-21 Other Alarm ②...
NVR User Manual ③ Go to Schedule tab. This will go to schedule setup interface. The setting steps for schedule for alarm out are similar to normal schedule setup (see Chapter 5.4.1 for details). This step is very important for alarm out. Even if you have enabled alarm out in the motion based alarm or sensor based alarm, you will not see the result of alarm out if no schedule is added here.
NVR User Manual If you want to configure your own settings, disable “Obtain an IP address automatically” item and input the IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP and DNS server. If you connect internet through PPPoE, disable “Obtain an IP address automatically” item and check PPPoE checkbox and then enter username and password.
NVR User Manual Fig 5-25 Network Configuration-Server 5.6.4 NAT ① Go to Main MenuSetup NetworkNAT interface. Refer to Fig 5-26. ② Enable NAT and input the NAT Server (The default NAT Server is www.autonat.com). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. Fig 5-26 Network Configuration-NAT 5.6.5 Other Settings If your NVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set up DDNS to...
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NVR User Manual ① Enable DDNS server and select DDNS type. ② Enter user name, password and host domain name of the registered website. ③ Click “Test” button to test the effectiveness of the relevant information. ④ Click “Apply” button to save the setting. Note: The domain name selected by user is a banding domain name of NVR.
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NVR User Manual ② Create domain name. ③ After you successfully request your domain name, you will see your domain in the list. NVR Setting Connect NVR to the Network Client. ① Go to Main menuSetupNetworkOther Settings, checkmark DDNS, select “dvrdydns”...
NVR User Manual 5.7 User Management Configuration This tab allows you to add normal or advanced users. To add user and set up user authority: ① Go to Main Menu Setup Users. Refer to Fig 5-28. Fig 5-28 User Management Configuration ②...
NVR User Manual Fig 5-30 Add User-Authority To delete user: ① Go to Main Menu Setup Users interface. ② Select the added user you want to delete and then click “Delete” button. To modify user: ① Go to Main Menu Setup Users interface.
NVR User Manual 5.8.3 Block/Allow List Fig 5-31 Block/Allow List Here authorized user can prohibit computer users within a certain IP address range from accessing to NVR or allow computer users within a certain IP address range to access NVR. E.g.
NVR User Manual 6 Search, Playback & Backup Search configuration includes four submenus: time search, event search, file management and image. 6.1 Time Search ① Go to Main Menu Search Time Search. Refer to Fig 6-1. Fig 6-1 Search Configuration-Time Search ②...
NVR User Manual Fig 6-2 Search Configuration-Event Search ② Select date and channels on the right hand side. A data with highlighted borderline indicates presence of data. ③ Checkmark Motion, Sensor or All accordingly. ④ Click “Search” button to display the searched event information in the event list box. ⑤...
NVR User Manual Lock: Select a file and click “Lock” button to lock this file, after that, that file will not be deleted or covered. Unlock: Select a locked file and click “Lock” button to unlock this file. Delete: Select an unlocked file and click “Delete” button to delete this file. 6.4 Search by Image ①...
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NVR User Manual Fig 6-5 Backup Configuration ③ Select a required file or checkmark “All” to select all data files. Click “Backup” button to display Backup information window. ④ In the backup information interface, you can check the relevant information of backup files, storage type, save file type, etc.
NVR User Manual 7 Manage NVR 7.1 Check System Information Check system information includes seven submenus: system, event, log, network, online users, record and QRCODE. 7.1.1 System Information In this interface, user can check the hardware version, MCU version, kernel version, device ID, etc.
NVR User Manual Fig 7-1 Information Configuration In this interface, you can scan the QRCODE through the mobile phone. Refer to Fig 7-2. Fig 7-2 Information Configuration-QRCode 7.2 Manual Alarm In this interface, user can trigger a manual alarm. 7.3 Disk Management Format the disk ①...
NVR User Manual problems of the disk and warn so as to protect its data. 7.4 Upgrade The NVR can be upgraded by using USB flash drive. Get the upgrading software from your vendor when there is a new software version. Upgrade Steps: ①...
NVR User Manual 8 Remote Surveillance 8.1 IE Remote Surveillance by NAT 8.1.1 NAT Settings ① The NVR shall be powered on and connected to the network. ② Go to Main MenuSetupNetworkNetwork. You can obtain the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway automatically. You can also manually input them according to the actual network situation.
NVR User Manual 8.2 IE Remote Surveillance via LAN & WAN In order to view the NVR from a network it may be connected to a LAN/WAN or internet. The network setup should be done accordingly. Please refer to 5.6 Network Setup. 8.2.1 Via LAN ①...
NVR User Manual connect to the server and would give a confirmation message. ② When accessing the remote interface of NVR, user can input WAN IP to access directly (user can go to Main menu Information Network interface to check IP address). ③...
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NVR User Manual ② Go to Network interface and then click “Ethernet Connected” to check the internet connection of Apple PC. ③ After acquiring the IP address, Subnet Mask and so on, please go to the NVR‟s Main Menu Setup Network interface to manually input IP address, Subnet Mask and...
NVR User Manual ⑥ After finishing installing the Active X control, please quit from the Safari browser. Right click Safari icon on the desktop and select “Quit” button to quit the browser. Then restart Safari browser. Input the IP address and HTTP port to go to the login interface of NVR. 8.3.2 Via WAN There are also two ways for NVR to connect to Internet.
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NVR User Manual button to record manual and the record file will be saved in user’s PC. Note: Click Screen display mode. Color adjustment: Drag the slide bar to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. Click Default to reset them to original value. Buttons Description Drag the scroll bar to adjust the brightness of channel.
NVR User Manual 'Zoom' button. Click button near 'Zoom' button to zoom in the locale picture of this camera. Click button near 'Zoom' button to zoom out the locale picture of this camera. 'Focus' button. Click button near 'Focus' button to have long focus.
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NVR User Manual Fig 8-3 Play Record File Interface This NVR supports remote time search, event search and file management. By Time Search: ① Go to Search Time search. Refer to Fig 8-4. ② The highlight date in the area ② indicates recorded data. Select the date in the area ② and record channels in area ③.
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NVR User Manual Fig 8-5 Time Search Playback By Event Search: ① Go to Search Event Search. Refer to Fig 8-6. Fig 8-6 Event Search Interface ② Click the highlight date and select record channels. ③ Checkmark the event type: motion and sensor. ④...
NVR User Manual Fig 8-7 File Management Interface Lock: Select certain file item in the file list box and then click “Lock” button to lock this file that ca not be deleted or overlaid. Unlock: Select a locked file and then click “unlock” button to unlock this file. Delete: Select an unlock file and then click “delete”...
NVR User Manual 8.6 Remote System Configuration You can do remote setup of the device which includes functions like basic configuration, live configuration, alarm configuration, network configuration and so on. Select an option from the menu list on the left and then set the relative parameters. Only one user can do configuration setup at a given point of time.
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NVR User Manual Fig 8-10 Remote Information Search Note: There may be slight differences with respect to functions of remote surveillance between through IE and through Apple PC. Here we only take IE remote access for example.
NVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why does the NVR start abnormally even after connecting to the power? a. The power adapter could have gone bad. Please change a new power adapter. b. The power from the adapter may be not enough for operating the NVR. Please use the power adapter supplied along with the NVR.
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NVR User Manual Q8. ActiveX control cannot be downloaded. How can I do? a. IE browser blocks ActiveX control. Please do setup as per the steps mentioned below. ① Open IE browser. Click ToolsInternet Options. ② select Security------Custom Level….Refer to Fig 8-1. ③...
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NVR User Manual Q11: A hard disk is being identified as a new device however it was being used with another NVR of same model. Should it be formatted prior to use? It is possible to migrate an HDD from one NVR to another provided that the NVRs are of the same model and that the HDD being migrated would be used as the sole disk in the new NVR.
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NVR User Manual before doing backup. Then double click to open your USB disk to find your backup files and backup player. Double click icon to install backup player. After you install it, open this player and click “Open Path” button to open your backup file.
NVR User Manual Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity You can calculate the size of hard disk according to the storage time and NVR recording settings. The formula is as follows in full frame rate condition. Used space per hour (MB/h) = Bitrate (kbps) ÷...