Mini 1U Series DVR Quick Start Guide 201109
Mini 1U Series DVR Quick Start Guide 201109
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Table of Contents
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our DVR!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your
system.
Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed
menu tree.
Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!
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Important Safeguards and Warnings
1.Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper
handling or installation.
2.Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and
installation.
3.Installation
Keep upwards. Handle with care.
Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation.
Do not place objects on the DVR
5.Environment
The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable,
explosive substances and etc.
This series product shall be transported, storage and used in the environment ranging from 0℃
to 40 ℃
6. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included.
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.
7. Lithium battery
Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury!
When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!
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1 Overview Controls
This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install this series
DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first.
Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.
Name Icon Function
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Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press
it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before the
cursor.
In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction
keys to realize setup.
Network
abnormal Network error occurs or there is no network connection, the
Net
indication light becomes red to alert you.
light
HDD
abnormal HDD error occurs or HDD capacity is below specified
HDD
indication threshold value, the light becomes red to alert you.
light
System is recording or not. It becomes on when system is
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recording.
It is to receive the signal from the remote control.
IR Receiver IR
Alarm Here you can view there is external alarm input or not. The
indication Alarm light becomes on when there is an external alarm. The light
light become off when the external alarm stops.
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Figure 1-2 4-channel
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Figure 1-5 Connecting sample
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2 Installation and Connections
Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local
electric safety rules.
1. Loosen the screws of the 2. Fix four screws in the HDD 3. Place the HDD in accordance with
upper cover and side panel. (Turn just three rounds). the four holes in the bottom.
4. Turn the device upside down 5. Fix the HDD firmly. 6. Connect the HDD cable and
and then turn the screws in power cable.
firmly.
in the chassis.
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7. Put the cover in accordance 8. Secure the screws in the
with the clip and then place the rear panel and the side panel.
upper cover back.
Note:
You can connect the HDD data cable and the power cable first and then fix the HDD in the
device.
Please pay attention to the front cover. It adopts the vertical sliding design. You need to
push the clip first and then put down.
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3 Overview of Navigation and Controls
Important
Slight difference may be found in the interface. All the interfaces listed below are based on
the mini 1U series product.
The simple entry level series product does not support RS232 function.
The 8/16-channel simple entry level series product does not support schedule snapshot
function and etc. Please note for the 8-channel simple entry level series product, when you
logged in the Web to operate real-time monitor/network playback/network download, the
local-end 8-channel playback is disabled, and vice versa. The 16-channel simple entry level
series product does not have the all-channel playback mode. That is to say, the 16-channel
simple entry level series product only support 1/4-cannel playback mode.
Before operation, please make sure:
You have properly installed HDD and connect all the cable connections.
The provided input power and the device power are matched.
The external power shall be DC +12V.
Always use the stable current, if necessary UPS is a best alternative measure.
Figure 3-1
3.1.2 Main Menu
After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 3-2.
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There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown.
You can move the cursor to highlight the icon, and then double click mouse to enter the sub-
menu.
Figure 3-2
3.1.3 Logout
There are two ways for you to log out.
One is from menu option:
In the main menu, click shutdown button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See
Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3
There are several options for you. See Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4
The other ways is to press power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds, system will
stop all operations. Then you can click the power button in the rear panel to turn off the DVR.
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We recommend replace battery regularly (such as one-year) to guarantee system time
accuracy.
Note:
Before replacement, please save the system setup, otherwise, you may lose the data
completely!
Preview
zoom button
Figure 3-5
3.3 Schedule
After system booted up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set record type and
time in schedule interface.
In the main menu, from setting to schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 3-6.
Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all” if you want to set for
the whole channels.
Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all.
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Pre-record: System can pre-record the video before the event occurs into the file. The value
ranges from 1 to 30 seconds depending on the bit stream .
Snapshot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.
Record types: There are four types: regular, motion detection (MD), Alarm, MD & alarm.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups
please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
At the bottom of the menu, there are color bars for your reference. Green color stands for
regular recording, yellow color stands for motion detection and red color stands for alarm
recording. The white means the MD and alarm record is valid. Once you have set to record
when the MD and alarm occurs, system will not record neither motion detect occurs nor the
alarm occurs.
Figure 3-6
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Figure 3-7
3.5 Encode
Encode setting includes the following items. See Figure 3-8.
Please note some series do not support extra stream.
Channel: Select the channel you want.
Compression: System supports H.264.
Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown list. For
this model, main stream supports D1/CIF/QCIF. Please note the resolution may vary due to
different channels. The extra stream supports QCIF only.
Frame rate: It ranges from 1f/s to 25f/s in NTSC mode and 1f/s to 30f/s in PAL mode.
Note:
For the 8-ch series DVR, you can refer to the following information:
If the 1-channel resolution is D1and the frame rate is more than 6f/s, then the rest seven
channels (the second channel to the eights channel) resolution shall be CIF or QCIF.
If the 1-channel resolution is D1 and the frame rate is or less than 6f/s, then the rest seven
channels (the second channel to the eighth channel) resolution shall be D1/CIF/QCIF. Right now
in D1 resolution, the max frame rate is 6f/s.
Bit rate type: System supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set video
quality.
Quality: There are six levels ranging from 1 to 6. The sixth level has the highest image
quality.
Video/audio: You can enable or disable the video/audio.
Overlay: Click overlay button, you can see an interface is shown in Figure 3-9.
Cover area (Privacy mask): Here is for you to set privacy mask section. You can drag you
mouse to set proper section size. In one channel video, system max supports 4 zones.
Preview/monitor: privacy mask has two types. Preview and Monitor. Preview means the
privacy mask zone can not be viewed by user when system is in preview status. Monitor
means the privacy mask zone can not be view by the user when system is in monitor status.
Time display: You can select system displays time or not when you playback. Please click
set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen.
Channel display: You can select system displays channel number or not when you playback.
Please click set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen.
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Figure 3-8
Figure 3-9
3.5.1 Snapshot
3.5.1.1 Schedule Snapshot
In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and
frequency.
In General interface please input upload interval.
In Schedule interface, please enable snapshot function.
Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 3-10.
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Figure 3-10
3.5.1.2 Activation Snapshot
Please follow the steps listed below to enable the activation snapshot function. After you
enabled this function, system can snapshot w hen the corresponding alarm occurred.
In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and
frequency.
In General interface please input upload interval.
In Detect interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels. Or in alarm
interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels.
Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11
3.5.1.3 Priority
Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you
have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot
when alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot.
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In Network interface, you cn set FTP server information. Please enable FTP function and
then click save button. See Figure 3-12.
Please boot up corresponding FTP server.
Please enable schedule snapshot (Chapter 4.4.2.1) or activation snapshot (Chapter 4.4.2.2)
first, now system can upload the image file to the FTP server.
Figure 3-12
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Figure 3-13
The blue highlighted date means there is picture or file. Otherwise, there is no
picture or file.
3 Calendar
In any play mode, click the date you want to see, you can see the corresponding
record file trace in the time bar.
Playback mode:1/4/9/16. (It may vary due to different series.)
Playback In 1-window playback mode: you can select 1-16 channels.
mode In 4-window playback mode: you can select 4 channels according to your
and requirement.
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channel In 9-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-9 and 10-16 channels.
selection In 16-window playback mode, you can switch between1-16 and 17-32
pane. channels.
The time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel
option.
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Double click it, you can view the picture/record file list of current day.
The file list is to display the first channel of the record file.
The system can display max 128 files in one time. Use the / or the mouse to
File list view the file. Select one item, and then double click the mouse or click the ENTER
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button You can input the period in the following interface to begin accurate search.
File type:R—regular record; A—external alarm record;M—Motion detect
record.
Play/Pause
There are three ways for you to begin playback.
The play button
►/
Double click the valid period of the time bar.
Double click the item in the file list.
In slow play mode, click it to switch between play/pause.
■ Stop
Backward play
In normal play mode, left click the button, the file begins backward play.
Click it again to pause current play.
In backward play mode, click ►/ to restore normal play.
In playback mode, click it to play the next or the previous section. You can
click continuously when you are watching the files from the same channel.
│/
In normal play mode, when you pause current play, you can click │ and
│
│ to begin frame by frame playback.
Playback In frame by frame playback mode, click ►/ to restore normal playback.
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control Slow play
pane. In playback mode, click it to realize various slow play modes such as slow
play 1, slow play 2, and etc.
Fast forward
In playback mode, click to realize various fast play modes such as fast
play 1,fast play 2 and etc.
Note: The actual play speed has relationship with the software version.
Smart search
Click the snapshot button in the full-screen mode, the system can snapshot
1 picture per second.
It is to display the record type and its period in current search criteria.
In 4-window playback mode, there are corresponding four time bars. In other
playback mode, there is only one time bar.
Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, system begins
playback.
8 Time bar
The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration.
The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are
playing the file.
The green color stands for the regular record file. The red color stands for the
external alarm record file. The yellow stands for the motion detect record file.
9 Time bar ●The option includes: 24H, 12H, 1H and 30M. The smaller the unit, the larger the
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unit zoom rate. You can accurately set the time in the time bar to playback the record.
The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration.
The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are
playing the file.
Select the file(s) you want to backup from the file list. System max supports files
from four channels. Then click the backup button, now you can see the backup
10 Backup menu. Click the start button to begin the backup operation.
Check the file again you can cancel current selection.
System max supports to display 32 files from one channel.
It is to edit the file.
●Please play the file you want to edit and then click this button when you want to
11 Clip edit. You can see the corresponding slide bar in the time bar of the corresponding
channel. You can adjust the slide bar or input the accurate time to set the file end
time. Click this button again and then save current contents in a new file. .
Record
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type
When system is playing, you can select a zone in the window to begin motion
detect. Click the motion detect button to begin play.
Current button is null once the motion detect play has begun.
Smart The system will take the whole play zone as the motion detect region by
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search default.
The motion detect play stopped once you switch the play file.
Operations such as set time bar, click the play button, or any file list operation
will stop current motion detect play.
Other Functions
Other channel When playing the file, click the number button, system can
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play when playback play.
When the system is in full-screen playback mode, left click
the mouse in the screen. Drag your mouse in the screen to
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select a section and then left click mouse to realize digital
zoom. You can right click mouse to exit.
Note:
All the operations here (such as playback speed, channel, time and progress) have
relationship with hardware version. Some series DVRs do not support some functions or
playback speeds.
Basic Operation
Playback
There are various search modes: video type, channel number or time. The system can max
display 128 files in one screen. You can use page up/down button to view if there are more
than one page.
Select the file name and double click mouse (or click enter button), you can view file content.
Playback Mode
There are two playback modes: 4-ch and all-channel. In 4-ch playback mode, you can select
the 1/2/3/4-ch playback according to your requirement. In all-channel mode, system can
playback in full channels. Please note the 4-ch series product does not have all-channel
playback mode. The 16-channel simple entry level series product does not have all-channel
playback mode.
Accurate playback
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Input time (h/m/s) in the time column and then click playback button, system can operate
accurate playback.
Synchronized playback function when playback
During playback process, click numeral key, system can switch to the corresponding channel
video of the same time.
Digital zoom
When the system is in full-screen playback mode, drag your mouse in the screen to select a
section and then left click mouse to realize digital zoom. You can right click mouse to exit.
3.6.1.1 File backup and clip
System supports backup operation during search. You can draw a √ before file name
(multiple choices). Then click backup button
If you want to clip a period of file, please playback the original file first. Click the at the
start point (that is your new file beginning point). Drag the file to the end point (that is your
new file end point) and then click the again. Click the backup button to save your
current new file.
3.7 Network
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Here is for you to input network information. See Figure 3-14.
IP address: Here you can input IP address.
DHCP: It is to auto search IP. When enable DHCP function, you can not modify IP/Subnet
mask /Gateway. These values are from DHCP function. If you have not enabled DHCP
function, IP/Subnet mask/Gateway display as zero. You need to disable DHCP function to
view current IP information. Besides, when PPPoE is operating, you can not modify
IP/Subnet mask /Gateway.
TCP port: Default value is 37777.
UDP port: Default value is 37778.
HTTP port: Default value is 80.
Max connection: system support maximal 10 users. 0 means there is no connection limit.
Preferred DNS: DNS IP address.
Alternative DNS: DNS alternative IP address.
Transfer mode: Here you can select the priority between fluency/video qualities.
LAN download: System can process the downloaded data first if you enable this function.
The download speed is 1.5X or 2.0X of the normal speed.
After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
Figure 3-14
3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom
3.8.1 PTZ Setup
Note: The camera video should be in the current screen. Before setup, please check the
following connections are right:
PTZ and decoder connection is right. Decoder address setup is right.
Decoder A (B) line connects with DVR A (B) line.
Boot up the DVR, input user name and password.
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In the main menu, click setting, and then click Pan/Tilt Control button. The interface is shown
as below. Here you can set the following items:
Channel: select the current camera channel.
Protocol: select corresponding PTZ protocol(such as PELCOD)
Address: default address is 1.
Baud rate: select corresponding baud rate. Default value is 9600.
Data bits: select corresponding data bits. Default value is 8.
Stop bits: select corresponding stop bits. Default value is 1.
Parity: there are three options: odd/even/none. Default setup is none.
Figure 3-15
After completing all the setting please click save button.
Figure 3-1
Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as in Figure 6-2 .
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Figure 3-2
In Figure 6-2 , please click direction arrows (See Figure 6-3 ) to adjust PTZ position. There
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are totally eight direction arrows. (Please note there are only four direction arrows in DVR front
panel.)
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3.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key
In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure
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6-4 . Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to
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control.
Click this button, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to
adjust section size.
Figure 3-4
Here is a sheet for you reference.
Name Function function Shortcut Function function Shortcut
key key key key
Zoom Near Far
Focus Near │ Far ►│
Iris close Open
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4 WEB OPERATION
Important
Slight difference may be found in the interface. All the interfaces listed below are based on
the mini 1U series product.
The simple entry level series product does not support RS232 function.
The 8/16-channel simple entry level series product does not support schedule snapshot
function and etc. Please note for the 8-channel simple entry level series product, when you
logged in the Web to operate real-time monitor/network playback/network download, the
local-end 8-channel playback is disabled, and vice versa. The 16-channel simple entry level
series product does not have the all-channel playback mode. That is to say, the 16-channel
simple entry level series product only support 1/4-cannel playback mode.
4.2 Login
Open IE and input DVR address in the address column. For example, if your DVR IP is
10.10.3.16, then please input http:// 10.10.3.16 in IE address column.
Input your IP
address here.
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Figure 4-1
System pops up warning information to ask you whether install webrec.cab control or not. Please
click yes button.
If you can’t download the ActiveX file, please modify your settings as follows. See Figure 7-2 .
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Figure 4-2
After installation, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 7-3 .
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Figure 4-3
Figure 4-4
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Appendix H Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements
Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements
Component
Name
Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE
Sheet
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Metal(Case)
Plastic
Parts ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
(Panel)
Circuit
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Board
Fastener ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Wire and
Cable/AC ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Adapter
Packing
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Material
Accessories ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
X: Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance of at least one of all
homogeneous materials in the parts is above the relevant threshold of the
SJ/T11363-2006 standard. During the environmental-friendly use period (EFUP)
period, the toxic or hazardous substance or elements contained in products will not
leak or mutate so that the use of these (substances or elements) will not result in any
severe environmental pollution, any bodily injury or damage to any assets. The
consumer is not authorized to process such kind of substances or elements, please
return to the corresponding local authorities to process according to your local
government statutes
Note:
This manual is for reference only. Slight difference may be found in the user interface.
All the designs and software here are subject to change without prior written notice.
If there is any uncertainty or controversy, please refer to the final explanation of ours.
Please visit our website or contact your local retailer for more information.
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