Users

User s manual

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20121012
Ver01.01.05

Notes

Firstly,thanks for choosing our latest products.

Before running our products,please read all the contents contained on this instruction brochure
carefully, and make sure youve known the functions of each part of the hardware and software.
This manual brochure will provide you with detailed instructions about the installation,running,
setting, and ip network running method of the full real time video Surveillance system.

The supply voltage of the system host is 220V+10%, if the voltage instability or interference occasions selection
of high quality regulated power supply ( UPS), to ensure a good working system to normal state .
The system host work at room temperature (-10_3 ~ 55_2 ), a clean environment , and maintain good
ventilation state .
This system belongs to our company 's proprietary products , without consent , do not copy , otherwise affect the
stability of the systems,we takes no responsibility for that , and will be investigated through the legal channels
piracy responsibility .

F u nct i o n f e at u ree s
H . 2 64 co m pr e s se d im a ge f o rm a t

c o m pr e s se d im a g e f o rm a t
Support the computer display resolution

H.264

102476812801024
16:9 widescreen16:10 wide screen

Preview resolution

(adjustable) 1,DR card

352288
2

Recording resolution

ip camera
1

PAL

IPC

370240

720P

DR card

720P

704576

PAL

740480

NSC

NSC

1280*720

1080P

1920*1080

704576

PAL

740480

NSC

352288

PAL

370240

NSC

1280*720

1080P

1920*1080

support single screen4 screens9 screens16 screens20 screens25screens support full screen Support

auto-flip
support The multi- screen real-time display / recording / playback function Support multi-protocol PTZ
control Support a variety of alarm box linkage alarm
support Multi-recording method Manual recordingContinuous recordingTimer recordingDynamic video
Event RecordLinkage alarm recording
the name of each channel can be setted
NTSC/PAL video format 25 frames / sec real - time preview, recording, playback
Video image attribute adjustment function to make the image clearer
There are several classes of video image quality adjustable to change the size of the storage file to facilitate
the application of different occasions.
Function of video motion alarm recording , alarm recording sensitivity , pre-recording time , adjustable delay
recording time support sound alarm output .
Intelligent Search According to the camera lens year / month / day / time period or long continuous search
playback To retrieve alarm recording automatically Able to distinguish between video events
With local amplification , frame-by-frame playback , fast playback , slow playback , normal playback

support capture picture when replaying,

file backup function when replaying , file editing functions.

Support remote control, remote control,Cloud mirror, color, manual recording, cloth removal,
restart your computer .

Support the largest capacity of hard disk and also support installing multiple
disks.
Setting the maximum and minimum over-provisioning room

to Make hard disk can get

sufficient and reasonable use

Automatically create log file, in order for you to check the operating record.
Can set switch off and on, make sure the high stable running of the system.

Can set the automatic running of the ideo Surveillance software when the pc system
starts running, automatic turning off when the power is off, automatic
Running when the power is on, and also automatically start re-recording.
stable and reliable,All the hardware and software are tested about 72 hours

continuely.
Low hardware requirement
he system can effectively prevent the users repeatedly operating the monitoring
system to lead to system collapse

Menu
part one software installation and unistallation
1.1 system requirement
1.1.1 hardware requirements
1.1.2 software requirements
1.2 software setting
1.3 software unistall
part two
software instructions
2.1 enter the application
2.2 Software main interface
2.2.1 iSee monitoring system main interface
2.2.2 functions of the buttons of the main interface
2.3
software setting
2.3.1 basic setting
2.3.2 recording setting
2.3.3 audio and video setting
2.3.4 PTZ setting
2.3.5 WIFI setting
2.3.6 picture setting
2.3.7 motion detection
2.3.8 Privacy shielding
2.3.9 Display setting
2.3.10 storage setting
2.3.11 system setting
2.3.12 network setting DVR card network setting and ip camera network setting) 30
2.3.13 user setting
Part Three video playback

Part 1 software installation and uninstallation

1.1 System Requirements

1.1.1 Hardware requirements

recommended)

Mother board Intel G31/G35 or above

2 PCI-EPRESS slots or above

Intel platform Celeron E4300 above

above

CP
RAM

Above 512M

suggests Core(M)2 E5200

suggest using two-channel

Integrated graphics

Graphic card

Network card 10/100M

Display
resolution

1024*768

1280*1024

support widescreen

1.1.2 Software requirements

OS indows 2000/indows P/indows ista / Windows 7

1. Suggest install Microsoft indows P Professional sp3

2. Set up Direct 9.0c or above
3. The latest graphics card driver is required
4. Please do not install firewall, anti-virus software and some other application programs
(Installing firewall( including system firewall) can cause remote access
connecting fail

because when the anti-virus software is running

a lot of system resources

it will take up

this will affect the stable running of the DR software

please do not run other applications while the DR software is running.

Note: Before install the VGA Drivers make sure the main board drivers have been
installed, otherwise,
otherwise, the graphic card and DR card may not run normally.

1.2

Software Installation.

1) Open the CD

and double click

than as pic.1

Pic.1

2) Choose the options

single clickOK the series programs will be finished

automatically,ISee Integrated Surveillance syste and video decoder included

3) Single lickOK,than as pic.2

Pic.2

4) As pic.3A iSee integrated surveillance systemclickOKand finish

installing As pic.3B

Pic.3A

Pic.3B

1.3

Software Uninstallation.

1 Mode 1 Single StartStart-> ProgramProgram->ninstall

>ninstall,
all then iSee integrated surveillance
systemand its relative files will be deleted but no folder of video and snapshot
picture will be deleted.

2 Mode 2 In theControl
Control panel
panel double
iSee then delete it

3) Mode 33: In the installing file,you can find

finish uninstalling.

Choose

,double click to

Part
Software Introduction
his software include server-side and client-side.

2.1

Enter the program

After installing Isee

ProgramProgram->iSee

Double click

on the desktop,or Click Start >

then entering preview interface of iSee

no need to use password

Pic.4

After entering the interface of Isee

buttons

to lock all buttons

as pic.5

unlock for all buttons

single click

then dialog box will appear when you click any

Pic.5

Choose

fill in the next dialog box with correct user and password

Entering default user and password first time

operations

then you can do the following

Pic.6

After log in successfully

add new user

the user who is the first time to enter admin

and set basic setting provent common user getting and using the

authority of administrator

causing lose that can be avoidedAdminstrator can

creat,delete and manage user authority,more details about that,please check the
operation as below.

Note

user admin Password admin

admin

2.2

Software main interface introduction

2.2.1

iSee integrated surveillance system Software

Before runningisee integrated surveillance software,Please make sure that the

display resolution of computer is true color 32 bit or more,resolution is
1024*768 or 1280*1024.(oud better choose 1280*1024,if Display of 17or
more,so that the video and picture shall be biger and clearer.

Pic.7

2.2.2

Button functions on the interface

1) Multi-frame cut button

Such as Single screen,4-screen,16-screen,25-screen,36-screen,Full screen

2) Buttom arrangement

hen there are no pictures in a serie frames,please arrange all frames with
displaying pictures again.

3) Page turning button

Page down

Page up

hen one screen is not large enough to display all frames,click

to next screen and click

go back to last screen.

4) Page turn round button

to come

After click

it will be up-turned automatically as the preset time.(More

details would like to be refered toglobal setting.)

5)

Frame float mode

After click,you can see every frame alone with the float mode.
6) Audio button

7) Snapshot button

In the devices list,choose one camera or single click one frame to

snapshot,all picture shall be stored as JPG,storage access can be set
in thestore setting.
8) Look up Log

All history of operation can be checked here.

9) Playback button.

After single click,enter record playback interface.

Note

Only can record playback,when the file of the record has been packed

as the time you set,or you have stopped the record.

10) Configuration button

After single click,enter the main program interface,it would like to be for
administrator and super user.
11) Help button

Single click,the isee software introduction for user shall be displayed.

12) Interface lock button

After single click,video monitor interface shall be locked,clich any keys,the

dialog frame as below shall appear:

Picture8

Log in is to protect the software from other peoples operation,Fill with the
password to unlock.
13) Minimize Button.

Click here,Software shall be minimized on the taskbar,companter back to indow

interface.

14) Local Devices(For DR card)

Left click for open the channel you want.

Click green button once to open,click again for clos.
ou can also click start all or stop all channels here.(Just preview video
displayed here)

15) Local record

For DR card

: Left click to start to record.

:Click once to start recording,click again to close it.
: Click start all to open all channels and stop all to close all.(Just
preview video displayed here.)

Red button show recording status.Blue button show no recording status.

16) Network device

Relative operation Please refer to 2.3.1.3 Network devices Set(remote device)

PZ control
17) PZ control button.

UP

Left

Down

Right

Light on/off
Brush on/off

PZ preset button.Click to fill with preset No. in the textbox,to confirm

the preset of PZ.

PZ preset ID Choose button.ype the ID of the PZ preset you want in the
textbox,so you can get out the preset.
18) Exit button

Click

2.3

Exit iSee integrated surveillance software

Software Configuration

Click

into the isee configuration interface,as the pic.10 below

Pic.10

Single click the list of remote device,choose the camera you need to configurate

2.3. 1 Basic Setting

Click Basic and enter in to set the parameters of your camera,as the pic.11 below

Pic.11

Camera Name

maybe you can name by the place where your camera is located

Camera ype No change

Camera IP address Setting IP address.
Connect protocal
protocal

CPIP

Description of Camera

Describing the camera

he device start automatically when ISEE open

MarkEnable it.
No mark,no available.
Starting recording when ISEE open
MarkEnable it.
No,no available
Provide remote
remote video

Markis for providing remote video

No mark,no available of remote video
Realtime video (Special for DR card)
Markto set all channels in this system as the same as this channel
No markNo copy the same set to all channels in this system
Default Setting
Click for factory resetting.
Affter all settings,click apply and OK.
2.3.2

Recording setting

PC-side record and IPC-side record

If you record in the PC or NVR,named PC-side record,if you record in the SD card,named IPC-side record.

PC-side record

Click on the PC video tag into video parameter Settings

Picture 12
Recording settings

operating below start to have function

click this to enable automatic, the

 you

can

choose

record

continuous

record

or

motion

,you can only choose one of them

After choosing the recording mode, you can choose the time quantum at the form below,
or choose all;
At the

form of choosing to record, you can click Left drag to choose or to cancel.

there are 4 options on the form, you can

choose one as you need.

click

ou need to click

open a dialog box you can choose the channel as you need

after the setting

then the setting comes into effect.

 IPCAM recording

he setting on the IPC is basically the same with the setting of the

computer.

Please note: suggest choosing motion record when setting the ip camera.
2.3. 3

Audio and video setting

clickAudio/videoto enter the Audio and video setting as picture 13 shows

Picture 13

If click then

the

setting of the other channels is the same with current

videos setting.

If not click then it means do not copy the setting to the other channels
this part contains major rate setting and minor rate setting. The major code corresponding the
main stream when connecting the ip camera and the minor code corresponding the sub stream
when connecting the ip camera.
major code setting
Resolution:This area shows that the maximum resolution the camera can achieve
1080P 1920*1080 Do not choose

Image compression H.264

Rate Control

for example

no options

CBR VBR can be optional

rate 720P Default code rate 2M 1080P Default code rate 3M if you need to upgrade the
quality of the image, you can pull up the code rate,but it will increase the storage of the disk. Please
choose after carefully consideration
Quality: temporary unavailable
frame rate

720P Default 30,1080P Default24 do not suggest to adjust

frame interval

do not suggest to adjust

minor code setting

Image compression CIF 416*240

default ( no options

Video Compressing Format

H.264 no options

Rate control CBR VBR optional

frame 250KB default if you need to improve the quality of the image of the minor code
setting you can improve the frame rates, but the speed of network need to be increased, we do not
suggest to choose
quality unavailable
Frame rate do not suggest to adjust
frame interval

do not suggest to adjust

JEPG setting

Image quality HIGH unadjustable

rate 15 unadjustable

audio setting
Audio codec G711

2.3. 4

PTZ setting

ClickPZto enter the setting

picture 14

Picture 14

1. PZ setting
setting

Enable PZ if the current video have PZ function then click

to start
click
and then to set the PZ protocol,com

baud rate,PZ

address
If the current video do not have PZ function

then do not click

PZ protocol decoder decoding protocol the main PZ protocols on the market are embedded
in this software

such as

PELCO-D

PELCO-P

SMSANG etc.

the currently selected channels decoder connection serial number setted

COM

Baud rate

Decoders baud rate of the current channel

COM1 default

there are 24004800960019200

optional
PZ address

Its value is front PTZ decoders set address code of numerical.

2. PZ preset position setting

Through the lower right corner PTZ notice button, control PTZ to designated location

Input the number into the text box of theset PTZ preset position setting input the
description information related to the preset position on the PTZ preset position name then click
add to complete this step of preset setting
Input the number on the text box of thecall PTZ preset positionclickgo
After setting you need to click apply to make sure all the settings are saved.
2.3. 5

WIFI setting

clickIFI picture 15 shows

Picture15

Enable WiFi

ESSID

input here with the name of

the wifi available

3, Key

input the password of the wifi

here
4, Click apply to complete.
5.Please note restart the computer after the setting completed

then the WIFI setting is enable.

If
there is ,then it means that the wifi module run normally,
unless it means run irregularly

If here

2.3. 6

is then

it means the wifi module is connecting.

image setting

clickIMAGEto enter the setting of the video color setting ,as the picture
below shows

Picture 16

If click then

the

setting of the other channels is the same with current

videos setting.

If not click then it means do not copy the setting to the other channels
ideo color setting
Adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation

of the current video to create

the image you are satisfied.

Reset default
Click here to have the default setting

Need to click apply to save the setting after the setting is completed
2.3. 7

motion setup

clickmotion setup as the picture 17 shows

Picture17

Enable video motion detection (enable MD)

click then enable the video motion detection functions of the current
video
If not Click then do not enable the video motion detection functions
of the current video;
Sensitivity
he sensitivity of the video motion detection, there are high medium and low three
options available
Post motion record time

the time of the system continue to record then video

is stoped
Enable email sending function
click to enable the email sending function,send the video to the
pre-setted email address when the motion detection video recording starts

If not click then do not enable the email sending function.

Reset default
Click here to have the default setting
Need to click apply to save the setting after the setting is completed

2.3. 8

Privacy Masking

Click privacy masking to enter the setting

as picture18 shows

Picture 18
The set is mainly used for the place not easy to monitored like bank, community etc. click before
theenable privacy Lift click the mouse and drag to choose the area needs to be shielded areas on the
left video preview screen, and then click apply.

2.3.9 Display setting

ClickDisplaytag to enter the display setting

as picture 19 shows

Picture 19

Display mode
Direct Draw

default

Restart the software to enable the setting of this option.

Sequential switching interval
hen clicking Sequential switching interval

set the Sequential switching interval time of the

image, 5 seconds default.

Default video display channels

he display windows when the iSee softwareis enable.
OSD setting
show time:click then will show the date and time of the system on the image.
Not Click then will not show the date and time of the
system on the image.
show device name: click then will show the name of the setted channel.
If not click then will not show the name of the setted channel
display image when alarm : click then its alarming, alarm picture from small
picture to full screen display, and flicker.

If not click then the image is no reflection when its

alarming.
Reset default
Click here to have the default setting
Need to click apply to save the setting after the setting is completed
2.3.10

storage setting

clickstorageto enter the setting of storage

as picture 20 shows

Picture 20

Disk capacity
Shows the numbertotal space and free space of the current host computer.
In order to make sure the stability of the system,do not choose disk C as the storage space, Disk D is the
default storage space for the video. You can also choose other disk as the storage disk by yourself.

Storage rules

he capacity of the hard disk is limited

this software can set the function when

the capacity of the disk is less than some kind of the exact capacity.
Delete old files
Stop recording
Enable audible alarm
he storage location of the captured file

can choose the storage location for

the captured files by clickingbrowse.

2.3.11

system setting

Clicksystemto enter the on/off setting

as the picture 21 shows

Picture 21

: clickthen start iSee software when the windows system is on

If not clickthen do not start iSee software when the windows
system is on
: clickthen power off when the iSee monitoring system is quitting

If not clickthen will not power off when the

iSee monitoring system is quitting
clickthen you can not run others except the monitoring system when
the software is locking the windows.

click to enable auto power off

and to

set the

auto power off time

clickyou can specify a user to open the software to automatically login

2.3.12

network setting

DVR card network setting and ip camera network setting

DR card network setting

clicknetworkto enter the setting

as the picture 22 shows

Picture 22
When through the wan connect this host and to remote control and see the image, Due to IPV5 static
IP address is not enough, each host can not have a public network IP,

So when the DR host connect the public network,Every time the IP is not fixed, For convenience
of remote access, set up your own server, provide two ways to access
In the domain name server register one of your own domain name,Blind the domain name and DVR host

start remote monitoring through the IE explorer

Applicate ID number, through this software to start remote connectionEach step is described as
follows:
1)

DDNS/ Dynamic IP setting

a) local IP
Default network server address 219.136.240.51

if the user has their own network

server address then click to change it as the network server address,click reset
default then will upgrade new server address automatically.
b) Enable dynamic IP
Click to selectenable dynamic IP clickapplythen can apply an automatic
application to a string of digital ID
remote control can be run by this software.

2)

DR video sever setting

he network data between DR and client end is transferred through the network
port like 10060

10061

10062

the network port 100601006110062 is changeable

however,its better to set over 9000

and should avoid the conflict between other network and

system port.changing the network port normally is at the same LAN.

After the setting

need to click apply to save the setting.

A. remote control by this software

B.

clickenable dynamic IP,clickapplythen can apply an automatic application to

a string of digital ID

When applying code appears registered password, the password is for

finding back the registered ID .

Picture 23

go back to the main interface and click the add remote button
box as picture 24 will appear,at this step we choose

then the dialogue

choose device type

2,select AN
authorized

and input the ID number just applied and the user name and password

Picture 24
Note the default connection mode is P2P,this software Using the latest technology of P2P
network penetration can penetrate over 90% network router, and do not need to do port mapping.

DServer@103761 can be seen in the main interface on the right side of the equipment

in the list can be seen just increase the Internet equipment

left click the before then

willdisplay the remote video channel, and then choose the channel you need
to monitor, right click to open it.

C. Remote monitoring via IE explorer, operate as follows:

Open the IE explorer

input www.hidvr.com into the address bar and click enter.

Picture 26
According to clew

download and install the Active

then refresh the web page, if

the web site does not display like picture 26,then shut the web page and reload
the page, then its ok.

click

input the ID number and user password applied and then will connect

successfully,as picture 27 shows

Picture 27

Choose device type

Input the applied ID

and then click OK

After connecting complete, choose the channel need to be monitored at the

right device list

click

to open the channel

as picture 28 shows:

Picture28

Note we suggest that only IP user can change this page

pages setting

HD ip camera network setting

Open the setting as the picture shows:

Each ip camera has its own fixed ID

so do not need to apply the ID like the DR

card

Click as
Click apply and ok then quit please note
only see at the LAN(local area network)
3

Add the ID

must be chosen here,otherwise, you can

at the software and IE explorer

Please note

like the setting of the DR card

choose ip network camera when selecting the

device type

the string type of the ip camera is optional, Mix

default
when connecting the ip camera, choose the CIF resolution as the sub streams
resolution.
always display as the 720P or 1080P resolution when choose the main stream

resolution.
when choosing the mix stream, large image displayed as HD resolution, small
image display as CIF resolution.

2.3.13

User setting

Click the ser and admin on the tree list on the left, then enter the
user setting.as picture 29 shows

Picture 29
e suggest the

users run the software for the first time, Please do enter this

setting
and change the password and add the operator, and then set the permission
setting and prevent the ordinary user from using the administrators ID to
change the setting. And avoid the loss unneeded. he administrator has the highest
right like adding, canceling and managing users
Click the

to add the operators for the system

ser name
password

setting steps as follows

please input the added operators name and code.

setting the password foe the new added operator.

Re type the password

description

optional

rewrite the password

describe the related information for the new added user.

like

security department manager,security captain etc.

Email address

optional

if the new added user has email address, we suggest

input the email, the alarm information

Choose the user unneeded

click

can be sent to this email address.

to delete the user.

Click apply to save the setting.

Part three Video playback

Click

enter the playback system

as picture 30 shows

Picture 30
Video file display window
9 default display windows when the program starts 16 windows,25
windows and full screen can be adjusted if neededhen enlarge one window, then you will also
enter the file single window mode.

hen need to playback,click to choose the channel need to check at the list
below,or click select all button;then drag the time axis to the location where there
is video recorded at the back of the clear all, then you can see the playback video.

Choose the video type,date,time at the right of the window,if there are videos
information appear with blue color below the time axis of the 0-23 hours.single click
at the time axis and drag the time to the specified time.then you can see the video
information you need to check.
here are play,fast forward, fast backward,pause and

backup button at the right

list.
Play

Start playing the video

Pause the current playing video files, continue to play, please clickplayback

stop

complete playing and end current video

Pause

Capture

Capture the images of the currently playing video to save as evidence

Backup video

Save currently playing video as for evidence

Slowdown the playing speed of the video.continuously clicking the

Slow play

button can slowdown the playing speed the maximum reduce rate is

by

1/32
Increase the speed of playing the filescontinuously clicking the
Ultra Fast Play

button can increase the playing speed, the maximum speed rate is

32

times.

fast backward

Backward the playing files. Each clicking, the image of playing will
jump to the image 10 second before.

Forward the playing files. Each clicking, the image of playing will
Fast Forward

jump to the image 10 second after.