4-CH MPEG-4 Digital Video Recorder

DVR-460

User’s Manual
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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET 4-CH MPEG-4 Digital Video Recorder
Model: DVR-460
Rev: 2.0
Part No.: EM-DVR460_v2

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 Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Product features...................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Product Specifications............................................................................................. 6
1.3 Package Content..................................................................................................... 7
2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS ....................................................................................... 8
2.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................ 10
3. CONNECTION AND SETUP ....................................................................................... 12
3.1 HDD Installation .................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Camera Connection .............................................................................................. 13
3.2.1 Normal camera connection....................................................................... 13
3.2.2 PTZ camera connection ........................................................................... 14
3.3 External Device Connections ................................................................................ 15
3.3.1 IR Transmitter ........................................................................................... 15
3.4 Power Setup ......................................................................................................... 15
3.5 Date and Time Setting........................................................................................... 15
3.6 Password Setting .................................................................................................. 16
4. BASIC OPERATION.................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Live Page .............................................................................................................. 17
4.2 Recording.............................................................................................................. 17
4.3 Playback ............................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Key Lock and Unlock ............................................................................................ 19
4.5 Firmware / Multi-language OSD Upgrade ............................................................. 19
4.6 Search................................................................................................................... 19
4.7 Audio Backup and Playback.................................................................................. 20
5. MENU CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 21
5.1 Menu List .............................................................................................................. 21
6. QUICK START MENU ................................................................................................. 23
6.1 Quick Search ........................................................................................................ 23
6.2 Record .................................................................................................................. 24
6.3 Timer ..................................................................................................................... 25
6.4 Date ...................................................................................................................... 25
7. ADVANCED MENU ..................................................................................................... 27
7.1 Camera ................................................................................................................. 27
7.2 Detection............................................................................................................... 28
7.3 Remote ................................................................................................................. 30
7.4 Display .................................................................................................................. 31
7.5 Alert....................................................................................................................... 32
7.6 System .................................................................................................................. 33
7.7 Network................................................................................................................. 35
7.8 Backup .................................................................................................................. 38

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 7.9 HDD Info ............................................................................................................... 40
7.10 Event Log............................................................................................................ 41
8. REMOTE OPERATION ............................................................................................... 42
8.1 Supplied Licensed AP Software ............................................................................ 42
8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection ............................................................ 42
8.1.2 General AP Operation............................................................................... 43
Record ............................................................................................................43
Playback .........................................................................................................44
Network Backup..............................................................................................45
8.1.3 AP Control Panel ...................................................................................... 46
8.1.4 AP Functions ............................................................................................ 47
Image Display .................................................................................................47
Address Book .................................................................................................48
Miscellaneous Control ....................................................................................50
DVR Control....................................................................................................73
8.2 IE Web Browser .................................................................................................... 74
8.3 Quick Time Player ................................................................................................. 76
Appendix 1 --- PIN CONFIGURATION ........................................................................... 78
Appendix 2 --- COMPATIBLE USB DRIVE FLASH BRAND.......................................... 79
Appendix 3 --- COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND .................................................................. 80
Appendix 4 --- TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................ 81
Appendix 5 --- DEFAULT VALUE................................................................................... 82

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 1. OVERVIEW

1.1 Product features

MPEG4 Technology
‧ MPEG-4 compression format providing crystal clear images with real time performance
‧ MPEG-4 web transmitting for faster transmission and clearer images via network

Multiplex Operation
‧ Allows live display, record, playback, backup, and network operations at the same time

Free Upgrade to Advanced Functions

‧ Allows you to upgrade DVR functions without any charges

Backup Device
‧ Network
‧ USB flash drive

Remote Surveillance
‧ Supports remote surveillance up to 20 users simultaneously with licensed software AP,
IE browser & Mozilla Firefox browser

Intelligent Motion Trigger Recording

‧ With the advanced functions of motion detection, scheduled motion detection
recording (4 different adjustable factors for motion detection sensitivity) and quick
search, customized security environments are achieved
‧ Alarm trigger recording will send alerts with images to designated e-mails and the FTP
address
‧ Supports pre-alarm recording (2MB)

Covert Recording
‧ Blank screen replaces live displays to achieve covert recording

Audio Support
‧ Supports 1 audio-in, 1 audio-out to record sounds

General
‧ Supports multi-language OSD
‧ System auto recovery after power failure
‧ Supports PTZ camera operations through RS485 signals
‧ Supports manual / timer / motion / alarm / network remote recording
‧ Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS network connection
‧ Supports IR remote control
‧ Supports SATA HDD

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1.2 Product Specifications

Model Name DVR-460

Video System NTSC / PAL (switchable)
Video Compression Format MPEG-4
Video Input 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)
Video Loop Out 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)
Main Monitor Output / Call Monitor Output
Video Output
(Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)
Frame: 720×480 pixels with 30 IPS <NT> / 720×576 pixels with 25 IPS <PA>
Maximum Recording Rate
CIF: 352×240 pixels with 120 IPS <NT> / 352×288 pixels with 100 IPS <PA>
Frame: 30, 15, 7, 3 IPS <NT> / 25, 12, 6, 3 IPS <PA>
Adjustable Recording Speed
CIF: 120, 60, 30, 15 IPS <NT> / 100, 50, 25, 12 IPS <PA>
Multi-language OSD Yes
Image Quality Setting Best, High, Normal and Basic
Hard Disk Storage 1x SATA HDD (Supports over 1000GB HDD capacity)
HDD Quick Cleaning Quick clean up the “index system” of the recorded files. 1TB under 2 seconds
Recording Mode Manual / Timer / Motion / Alarm / Remote
Refresh Rate 120 IPS for NTSC / 100 IPS for PAL
Audio I/O 1x audio input, 1x audio output (Mono)
Motion Detection Area 16×12 grids per camera for all channels
Motion Detection Sensitivity 4 adjustable variables with precise calculation for motion detection
Pre-alarm Recording Yes (8MB)
USB Interface Supports USB1.1/2.0 flash drive
Backup Device Network and USB flash drive
Web Transmitting
MPEG-4
Compression Format
Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX. Supports remote control and live view via Ethernet.
Web Interface Supports licensed software AP, IE browser & Mozilla Firefox browser
Remote Alarm Notification E-mail images, and upload images to FTP site’s specific account
Network Protocol Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS functions
PTZ control Supports PELCO-D protocol
IR Remote Controller Yes
Dwell Time
Programmable with adjustable dwell time
(Sequential Channel Switch)
Alarm I/O 4x inputs, 1x output
Digital Zoom 2X digital zoom (live mode)
Key Lock Yes
Video Loss Detection Yes
Camera Title Supports up to 6 letters
Video Adjustable Hue / Color / Contrast / Brightness
Date Display Format YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off
System Recovery System auto recovery after power failure
Power Source DC 19V
Power Consumption ＜42 W
Operating Temperature 10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~104°F)
Dimensions (mm) 345(W) x 68.3(H) x 225(D)

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1.3 Package Content

„ DVR-460
„ Power adapter
„ Power cord
„ Quick installation guide
„ User’s manual CD
„ DSUB PIN connector
„ Flat cable clamp
„ Remote controller
„ IR receiver
„ Screws

Note:
If any of above items are missing or damaged, please contact your local dealer for support.

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 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS

2.1 Front Panel

1) LED Indication
The following LEDs will be on when:
HDD: HDD is reading or recording
HDD Full: HDD is full.
ALARM: Once the alarm is triggered
TIMER: When timer recording is turned on
PLAY: Under playing status
REC: Under recording status
2) MENU
Press this button to enter / exit the DVR menu mode.
In the sub-layer of the DVR menu, press this button to confirm the settings and go back
to the upper layer.
3) ENTER
Confirm the password entering.
4) REC
Press this button to activate manual recording.
5) LIST (Event List Search)
To quick search the recorded files by event list, press this button to show all types of the
event lists.
Select one of the event list and press “ENTER” button to playback the selected file.
MANUAL: List the information of the manual-recorded files. The DVR will save one
recorded file once any recording setting is changed
SYSTEM: List the information of the system-recorded files. The DVR system will save
one recorded file every one hour.
MOTION: List the information of the motion-trigger-recorded files.
TIMER: List the information of the timer-recorded files.
6) SLOW
Under the playback mode,
Press “SLOW” button to get 1/2X speed playback.
7) ZOOM
In the live mode of the DVR, press this button to enlarge the image of the selected
channel.

8) / －

Press “ ” button to show the 4 channel display modes.

Press “－” button to change the setting in the menu.

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9) SEQ /＋
Press “SEQ” button to activate the call monitor function, and press again to quit.
Press ”＋” button to change the setting in the menu.
10) Power
Press this button long enough to turn on/off your DVR.

Note:
Under the recording mode, please stop recording before turning off your DVR.

11) 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Press one of these buttons to show the channel display of CH1 ~ CH4 on the monitor.

12)
Press this button to play the recorded video.
13) Pause / Stop / Rew / FF
Under the playback mode:
Press one of these button to pause / stop / rewind / fast-forward the playback file.
14) Up / Down / Left / Right
Press one of these direction buttons to move the cursor up/down/left/right.
Under the DVR menu mode, these direction buttons can use for the following operation:
Up / Down: Make the selection / Change the settings
Left / Right: Make the selection
SLOW ZOOM

15) AUDIO (Audio)

Press these two buttons at the same time to select live or playback sounds of the audio
channels.
SEQ.

16) P.T.Z (PTZ)

Press these two buttons at the same time to enter / exit the PTZ control mode.
In the PTZ control mode → Zoom in: Press "＋" button ; Zoom out: Press "－" button
Adjust PTZ angle: Press direction buttons to turn up/down/left/right
17) “MENU” + “ENTER” (Key lock)
Press these two buttons at the same time to lock keys on the DVR front panel.

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2.2 Rear Panel

1) 75Ω / HI-IMPEDANCE
When using LOOP function, please switch to HI-IMPEDANCE. Otherwise, please
switch to 75Ω.
2) LOOP / INPUT (For channel 1~4)
LOOP: Video output connector.
INPUT: Connect to video sources, such as cameras.

Note:
If you want to playback the video with audio, please connect an audio camera to Input 1 on the
DVR rear panel.

3) MONITOR
Connect to MAIN monitor.
4) CALL
Connect to CALL monitor to show the channel display one by one.
When any alarm is triggered, CALL monitor will show the image of the triggered channel
for a period of time.
5) AUDIO IN
Connect to audio sources, such as cameras equipped with the audio function.
When users start recording, the audio input will also be recorded.
6) AUDIO OUT
Connect to a monitor or speaker with 1 mono audio output.
7) USB
To quickly backup or upgrade firmware/OSD, you can insert a compatible USB flash
drive into this USB port. Before using the USB flash drive, please use your PC to format
the USB flash drive as “FAT32” first.
For the list of compatible USB flash drivers, please refer to “Appendix 2 COMPATIBLE
USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND”
8) IR
Connect the IR receiver for remote control.
9) EXTERNAL I/O
Insert the supplied 15PIN DSUB to this port for connecting external devices (external
alarm, PTZ camera, etc).
For detailed I/O PIN configuration, please refer to “Appendix 1 PIN CONFIGURATION”.
10) LAN
Connect to Internet by LAN cable.
11) LINK ACT.
When your DVR is connected to the Internet, this LED will be on.

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12) DC 19V
Connect to the supplied adapter.

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 3. CONNECTION AND SETUP

3.1 HDD Installation

Note:
The HDD must be installed before the DVR is turned on.

Step1: Loose the screws on the upper cover and open the upper cover of the DVR.

Step2: Remove the HDD bracket.

Step3: Get a compatible SATA HDD, and connect it to the power connector and data bus
connector (make sure to align the HDD precisely for pin connection).

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Step4: Screw the HDD onto the HDD bracket (Two screws for each side), and then screw
the HDD bracket back to the DVR base.

Step5: Close the upper cover of the DVR, and fasten all the screws you loosened in Step 1.

3.2 Camera Connection

The cameras must be connected and power-supplied BEFORE the DVR is turned on. The
DVR will automatically detect the video system of the connected camera(s) (NTSC / PAL),
and switch itself to the correct system.

Note:
1. For detailed DVR video input / output ports, please refer to “2.2 Rear Panel”.
2. If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect audio camera to the CH1 which
supports the audio function.

3.2.1 Normal camera connection

1) Power connection
Connect the camera with indicated power supply.
2) Video cable connection
Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable or
RCA line with BNC connector.
3) Camera Setup MONITOR
For detailed camera title, ID, protocol and baud rate setup, please refer to “REMOTE”.

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3.2.2 PTZ camera connection

1) Power connection:
Connect the PTZ camera with indicated power supply.
2) Video cable connection:
Connect the PTZ camera video output to the DVR video input with a coaxial cable / RCA
line and BNC connector.
3) RS485-A & RS485-B wires connection:
Solder the RS485-A (brown) and RS485-B (orange) wires of the PTZ camera to the
corresponding pins on the solder side of the 15 PIN D-Sub connector (see the figure
below). To protect the naked wires, use the insulation tape to cover on the twisted wires.

PTZ Camera – For 4CH DVR –

RS485-A and RS485-B wires of the PTZ camera 15 PIN D-Sub Connector
RS485-A: Brown wire RS485-A: PIN 11
RS485-B: Orange wire RS485-B: PIN 10

Solder Side of

15-pin D-Sub connector
RS485-A: PIN11; RS485-B: PIN10

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

15 14 13 12 11 10 9
16 17

4) Camera Setup:
For detailed camera title, ID, protocol and baud rate setup, please refer to “7.3
REMOTE”.

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3.3 External Device Connections

3.3.1 IR Transmitter

Please connect the IR receiver line to the IR port on the DVR rear panel. And make sure the
IR function is activated in the DVR menu (The default setting is on). Please refer to the
following figure as an example.

3.4 Power Setup

This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the
manufacturer’s label. Connect the indicated AC power cord to the power adapter, and plug
into an electrical outlet. The power LED “ ” will be on as green. It takes approximately 10
to 15 seconds to boot the system.

3.5 Date and Time Setting

Before operating your DVR, please set the date and time on your DVR first.
Press the “MENU” button and enter the password to go to the menu list. The default admin
password is 0000. Move the cursor to “DATE” and you can set the date / time / daylight
saving in the “DATE” menu list.

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3.6 Password Setting

Press the “MENU” button and enter the password to go to the menu list. Then, move the
cursor to “ADVANCE” to enter the advanced setting menu.
In the “ADVANCE” menu, move the cursor to “SYSTEM”. Select “PASSWORD” and press
the “ENTER” button to enter the submenu to set the password (four digits). The default
admin password is 0000.

ADVANCE SYSTEM
CAMERA SERIAL TYPE RS485
DETECTION BAUDRATE 2400
REMOTE HOST ID 0
DISPLAY PASSWORD XXXX
ALERT RESET DEFAULT RESET
SYSTEM CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1
NETWORK UPGRADE START
BACKUP AUTO KEYLOCK NEVER
HDD INFO LANGUAGE ENGLISH
VIDEO FORMAT NTSC
VERSION 1160-1012-1021-1014-M3-6C1B

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 4. BASIC OPERATION

4.1 Live Page

In this live page of the DVR, you can see the following icons:

Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function

Key lock Digital zoom mode Alarm

Key unlock Digital zoom unselected Recording

Live audio channel Timer recording Motion

Playback audio channel PTZ control mode

Audio channel unselected Full screen sequence mode

4.2 Recording

When the recording and the pre-alarm function are activated, this device will overwrite 8GB
data from the oldest for continuous recording without notice.

1) Continuous Recording Icon

When the DVR is properly connected with camera, you can see the icon “ ”
(recording) on the monitor.
2) Motion Recording Icon
When the motion / alarm detection is activated, once motion or external alarm happens,
you will see the icon “ ” (motion) and “ ” (alarm) on the monitor.
3) Timer Recording Icon

When the timer record is activated, you will see the icon “ ” (timer) on the monitor

4.3 Playback

Press the “PLAY” button on the DVR control panel, and the device will playback the latest
recorded video.

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Note:
There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly. If not, the
device will stop playback. For example, if the IPS is set to 30, the recording time should be at least
273 seconds (8192 images / 30 IPS) for the playback to work properly.

1) Fast Forward / Fast Rewind

You can increase the speed for fast forward and rewind on this device. In the playback
mode:
Press “FF“ once to get 4X speed forward and press twice to get 8X speed, etc. And the
maximum speed is 32X.
Press “REW“ once to get 4X speed rewind and press twice to get 8X speed, etc. And
the maximum speed is 32X.

Note:
During playback, the image size of the recording (CIF) will be shown on the screen.

2) Pause / Image Jog

Press “PAUSE” button to pause the playback.
In the pause mode:
Press “►” button once to get one frame forward.
Press “◄” button once to get one frame rewind.
3) Stop
Pressing “STOP” button under playback mode, the screen of this device will return to
live monitoring mode.
4) Slow Playback
Press “SLOW” button to get 1/4X speed playback and press twice to get 1/8X speed
playback.
5) Audio Playback
SLOW ZOOM

Use these two buttons AUDIO to select the live or playback sound of the audio
channels.

Live audio of the 1st audio channel Playback audio of the 1st audio channel

Note:
If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect your camera which supports the
audio function to CH1 first.

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4.4 Key Lock and Unlock

1) Key Lock On:

Press “MENU” + “ENTER” buttons at the same time on the DVR control panel to lock
keys.
Or set the time-out after which the key lock function is activated (Never / 10 SEC / 30
SEC / 60 SEC).
2) Key Lock Off:
Enter the DVR password to exit “Key Lock” mode.

4.5 Firmware / Multi-language OSD Upgrade

1) Use USB flash drive to upgrade firmware or OSD:

Step 1. Format the USB memory device as FAT32 format first.
Step 2. Get the upgrade files from your distributor and save the upgrade files in your
USB flash device (do not change the file name).
Step 3. In the “SYSTEM” menu, move the cursor to “UPGRADE”, and press “ENTER”
button.
Step 4. Select “YES”, and press “ENTER” button again to confirm upgrade.

2) Use the supplied software AP to remotely upgrade firmware or OSD:

Step 1. Save the upgrade files at your PC (do not change the file name) and then login
to the AP software.
Step 2. Press “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) button to show the miscellaneous control

panel. In the miscellaneous control panel, press “ ” (Tools) button on the

miscellaneous control panel to enter the AP upgrade window.
Step 3. Enter the user name, password, IP address and port number of the DVR.
Step 4. Press “Firmware” or “Language” tab as needed, and press “Add” to select the
firmware or OSD files to upgrade.
Step 5. Press “Update Firmware” or “Update Language” button to start the upgrade.

4.6 Search

1) Search by List
Press “LIST” button on the DVR control panel to show the list for all types of the
recorded files. Choose the list you want to view and press “ENTER” button to start
playback.

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 ALARM List the information of the alarm-trigger-recorded files.
MANUAL List the information of the manual-recorded files. The DVR will save
one recorded file once any recording setting is changed.
MOTION List the information of the motion-trigger-recorded files.
SYSTEM List the information of the system-recorded files. The DVR system will
save one recorded file every one hour.
TIMER List the information of the timer-recorded files.

2) Quick Search by Time

Press the “MENU” button to enter the menu list, move the cursor to “QUICK SEARCH”,
and press “ENTER” button to enter the quick time search menu. You can search any
specific events by time (Year / Month / Day / Hour / Min) and directly play the file you
find.
3) Search the Record Event by Log on the AP Software
Press “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) button to show the miscellaneous control panel. In

the miscellaneous control panel, press “ ” (Status List) button to enter the “Status

List” page. In this page, you can see the list of three different types of recording (User /
Motion / Alarm) and press “Play” button to directly playback the file.

4.7 Audio Backup and Playback

For audio backup, you need to connect your camera(s) which supports the audio function to
CH1 first. For local backup instructions, please refer to “7.7 BACKUP”. For remote backup
instructions, please refer to “Network Backup”.
SLOW ZOOM

To select live or playback sounds of the audio channels, press these two buttons AUDIO
on the DVR front panel at the same time. For detailed playback instructions, please refer to
“4.3 Playback”. For detailed playback instructions at the remote side, please refer to
“Playback”.

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 5. MENU CONFIGURATION

5.1 Menu List

DATE
QUICK SEARCH
SEARCH HDD
IMAGE SIZE
QUALITY
MANUAL RECORD ENABLE
EVENT REOCRD ENABLE
RECORD TIMER RECORD ENABLE
MULTIPLEX MODE
MAIN MENU MANUAL RECORD IPS
EVENT RECORD IPS
TIMER RECORD IPS
RECORD TIMER
TIMER
DETECTION TIMER
DATE
DATE FORMAT
DAYLIGHT SAVING
ADVANCE
ADVANCED TITLE
MENU BRIG
CONT
CAMERA
SATU
HUE
COV.
TITLE
DET
AREA
LS
DETECTION
SS
TS
RE
ALARM
TITLE
DEVICE
REMOTE ID
PROTOCOL
RATE
DE-INTERLACE
FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC)
DISPLAY CHANNEL TITLE
EVENT STATUS
DATE DISPLAY
ALERT EXT. ALERT
INT. BUZZER

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 KEY BUZZER
VLOSS BUZZER
MOTION BUZZER
ALARM BUZZER
ALARM DURATION (SEC)
SERIAL TYPE
BAUDRATE
HOST ID
PASSWORD
RESET DEFAULT
SYSTEM CLEAR HDD
UPGRADE
AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC)
LANGUAGE
VIDEO FORMAT
VERSION
NETWORK TYPE
IP
GATEWAY
NETWORK NETMASK
PRIMARY DNS
SECONDARY DNS
PORT
START TIME
BACKUP END TIME
AVAILABLE SIZE
HDD NUM
HDD INFO
HDD SIZE (GB)
EVENT
EVENT LOG TIME
COMMENT

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 6. QUICK START MENU

Press the “MENU” button and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. The
default admin password is 0000. Users can change the password later. Please refer
to ”SYSTEM”.

ITEM FUNCTION
Enter / exit the quick start menu
MENU Under the sub-layer of the advanced setting menu, use this button to confirm the
settings and go back to the upper layer.
▲▼ Make the selection / Change the setting
◄► Go to the upper layer or sub-layer / Make the selection
Confirm the password entering
ENTER
Go to the sub-layer of the advanced menu
t NEXT Move the cursor to this item and press the “ENTER” button to go the next page.
s BACK Move the cursor to this item and press “ENTER” button to go the previous page.

6.1 Quick Search

In this menu list, you can search any specific events by time and directly play the file you
find.
Move the cursor to “QUICK SEARCH”, and press “ENTER” button.
You will see a similar screen as the following:

TIME SEARCH

DATE 2007 / OCT / 10 21 : 30 : 00

MENU SEARCH HDD ALL HDD

QUICK SEARCH START

RECORD

TIMER

DATE

ADVANCE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

The submenu items are described below:

1) DATE
Select the specific time period (YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN) that you want to
search.

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2) SEARCH HDD
Change to the HDD you want if there are more than 1 HDD in your DVR.
3) START
Move the cursor to “START” and press “ENTER” button to search and directly playback
the recorded files.

6.2 Record

Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move the cursor to
“RECORD”, and press ” ENTER”. The screen will show the following options:

RECORD

IMAGE SIZE FRAME

MENU QUALITY BEST

QUICK SEARCH MANUAL RECORD ENABLE ON

RECORD EVENT RECORD ENABLE ON

TIMER TIMER RECORD ENABLE ON

DATE MANUAL RECORD IPS 30

ADVANCE EVENT RECORD IPS 30

TIMER RECORD IPS 30

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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The submenu items are described below:

1) IMAGE SIZE
select FRAME or CIF.
2) QUALITY
Select one of the 4 quality options: BEST, HIGH, NORMAL and BASIC.
3) MANUAL RECORD ENABLE
Start / stop the manual recording function.
4) EVENT RECORD ENABLE
Start / stop the event recording function. When this function is enabled, the recording
will be triggered by any motion or external alarm.
5) TIMER RECORD ENABLE
Start / stop the timer recording function.
6) MANUAL RECORD IPS
Select the images per second for MANUAL RECORD.

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7) EVENT RECORD IPS
Select the images per second for EVENT RECORD (Recording that is triggered by
alarm or motion).
8) TIMER RECORD IPS
Select the images per second for TIMER RECORD (Recording that is activated
according to the scheduled time.).

The IPS options are as following:

NTSC PAL
FRAME 30 / 15 / 7 / 3 FRAME 25 / 12 / 6 / 3
CIF 120 / 60 / 30 / 15 CIF 100 / 50 / 25 / 17

6.3 Timer

Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move the cursor to
“TIMER”, and press ”ENTER”. Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the recorder timer
and / or detection timer functions.

TIMER

RECORD TIMER OFF

MENU DETECTION TIMER OFF

QUICK SEARCH

RECORD

TIMER

DATE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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6.4 Date

In this menu list, you can set up the system date and time for this device.

Note:
When the recording function is activated, please DO NOT change the date or time on your DVR.

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Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move the cursor to
“DATE”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options.
The submenu items are described below:

DATE

DATE 2008 / FEB / 15 19 : 15 : 27

MENU FORMAT Y/M/D

QUICK SEARCH DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

RECORD

TIMER

DATE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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1) DATE
Set the current date and time. The default order is “YEAR – MONTH – DATE HOUR :
MIN : SEC”.
2) FORMAT
Select one date format from the following 3 options: Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y.
3) DAYLIGHT SAVING
Specify whether to use daylight-saving time (ON / OFF). If it’s set to ON, press “ENTER”
to go to its submenu for further settings. You will see a similar screen as following.

DAYLIGHT SAVING

START TIME 1ST - SUN - MAR 24 : 00 : 00

END TIME LAST - SUN - OCT 24 : 00 : 00

ADJUST 01 : 00

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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Set the start time and end time, and adjust the daylight saving time in hour. The above
example means during the daylight-saving time period (starting from the 4th Sunday of
March and ending on the 4th Sunday of October), the system time will plus one hour.

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 7. ADVANCED MENU

Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move the cursor to
“ADVANCE”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options.

ADVANCE

CAMERA

MENU DETECTION

QUICK SEARCH REMOTE

RECORD DISPLAY

TIMER ALERT

DATE SYSTEM

ADVANCE NETWORK

BACKUP

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

7.1 Camera

In this submenu, you can make advanced camera settings, such as changing the camera
title, or adjust the brightness. Move the cursor to “CAMERA”, and press ”ENTER”. You will
see a similar screen as the following:

ADVANCE CAMERA

CAMERA TITLE BRIG CONT SATU HUE COV REC

DETECTION CH1 110 120 128 128 NO ON

DISPLAY CH2 110 120 128 128 NO ON

REMOTE CH3 110 120 128 128 NO OFF

ALERT CH4 110 120 128 128 NO OFF

SYSTEM

NETWORK PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

BACKUP uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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The submenu items are described below:
1) TITLE
You can change the default camera naming here. The default title is the channel
number.
Move the cursor to the camera title you want to change, and press “ENTER” to access
the character selection screen. Assign a new name to the camera up to six characters
(letters or symbols).
2) BRIG/CONT/SATU/HUE
You can adjust the brightness/contrast/saturation/hue of each channel here. The default
value of BRIG is 110, and others are 128. The value is adjustable from 0 to 255.
3) COV.
Select if you want to mask the selected channel under recording (YES/NO). When this
function is activated, the wording “COV.” will be shown on the screen.
4) REC
Select if you want to enable recording for the selected channel (YES/NO). When this
function is activated, the symbol
“ ” will be shown on the channel screen.

7.2 Detection

In this submenu, you can set up detection-related functions: DETECTION SETUP and
DETECTION TIMER.
Move the cursor to “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following
options.

ADVANCE DETECTION

CAMERA TITLE DET AREA LS SS TS RE ALARM

DETECTION CH1 ON SETUP 07 03 02 10 OFF

REMOTE CH2 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 N.C.

DISPLAY CH3 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 N.O.

ALERT CH4 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 OFF

SYSTEM

NETWORK PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

BACKUP uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

The submenu items are described below:

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1) TITLE
Show the camera title of each channel set in “CAMERA”.
2) DET
Select if you want to activate the motion detection function for the selected channel
(ON/OFF).
3) AREA
Press “ENTER” button to set the detection area. You will see similar screens as the
following:
Pink blocks represent the area that is not being detected while the transparent blocks
are the area under detection.

Note:
If the connected video output device is LCD monitor, but the “MONITOR OUT” setting in
“DISPLAY” menu is "MAIN", the motion detection area setting will be disabled.

Transparent blocks are the area Press “ENTER” button to confirm Press “LEFT” / “RIGHT” button to
under detection. the start area. choose the width of the detection area.

Press “UP” / “DOWN” button to You can also set up When any movement is detected, you
choose the height of the area. multi-detection area. will see the grids are flashing.

4) LS (Level of Sensitivity)
“LS” is to set the sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is,
the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the
lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07.
5) SS (Spatial Sensitivity)
“SS” is to set the sensitivity for detecting the size of one object (the number of the grids)
on the screen. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.
The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default
setting is 03.

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 Note:
The default setting of SS is 03, which means once an object is detected more than 3 grids, the
system will get triggered. So the value of SS must be less than the number of grids that you set
up for the motion detection area.

“TS” is to set the sensitivity regarding how long one object stays in the detection area
and triggers the recording. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion
detection.
The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default
setting is 02.
6) RE (Reference)
“RE” is to set a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which means the DVR
will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of LS, SS,
TS simultaneously.
The bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest
sensitivity is 61.
7) ALARM
Select N.C. (Normally Closed) / N.O. (Normally open) / OFF for the alarm polarity. The
default alarm value is OFF.

7.3 Remote

In this menu list, you can set up remote devices to work properly.
Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE REMOTE

CAMERA TITLE DEVICE ID PROTOCOL RATE

DETECTION CH1 PTZ 000 P-D 2400

REMOTE CH2 CAMERA 000 NORMAL 2400

DISPLAY CH3 CAMERA 000 NORMAL 2400

ALERT CH4 CAMERA 000 NORMAL 2400

SYSTEM

NETWORK PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

BACKUP uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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The submenu items are described below:
1) TITLE
Show the camera title of each channel set in “CAMERA”.
2) DEVICE
Select the device type (CAMERA / PTZ) according to the connected camera for each
channel.
3) ID
Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) for a PTZ camera.
After connecting to a PTZ camera correctly, the default ID of the PTZ camera will be
shown on the screen.
4) PROTOCOL
Select NORMAL (our protocol) or P-D (PELCO-D) protocol.
5) RATE
Set the baud rate of each channel (2400 / 4800 / 9600 / 19200 / 57600). For the
connected cameras, such as PTZ and speed dome cameras, etc., please make sure
their baud rate setting is the same as the setting here.

7.4 Display

In this menu list, you can check and change some display settings.
Move the cursor to “DISPLAY”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE DISPLAY

CAMERA DE-INTERLACE ON

DETECTION FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC) 03

REMOTE CHANNEL TITLE ON

DISPLAY EVENT STATUS ON

ALERT DATE DISPLAY ON

SYSTEM

NETWORK PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

BACKUP uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

The submenu items are described below:

1) DE-INTERLACE
Select to enable or disable “DE-INTERLACE” function (ON / OFF).
2) FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC)
Set the full screen dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds).

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3) CHANNEL TITLE
Select to display the channel title or not (ON / OFF).
4) EVENT STATUS
Select to display the symbols of the event or not (ON / OFF).
5) DATE DISPLAY
Select to display the date or not (ON / OFF).

7.5 Alert

In this menu list, you can set alerts for different kinds of situations, such as when HDD is
full.
Move the cursor to “ALERT”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE ALERT

CAMERA EXT. ALERT ON

DETECTION INT. BUZZER ON

REMOTE KEY BUZZER ON

DISPLAY VLOSS BUZZER ON

ALERT MOTION BUZZER ON

SYSTEM ALARM BUZZER ON

NETWORK ALARM DURATION (SEC) 05

BACKUP

HDD INFO PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

EVENT LOG uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

The submenu items are described below:

1) EXT. ALERT
Select to enable or disable the sound when any external alarm is triggered (ON / OFF).
2) INT. BUZZER
Select to enable or disable the sound (ON / OFF) for all the internal buzzers: KEY
BUZZER, VLOSS BUZZER, MOTION BUZZER, ALARM BUZZER, and HDD BUZZER.

Note:
When this item is set to OFF, item 3) to item 7) will be disabled even though they are set to ON.

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3) KEY BUZZER
Select to enable or disable the sound when pressing the buttons on the front panel (ON
/ OFF).
4) VLOSS BUZZER
Select to enable or disable the sound when video loss happened (ON / OFF).
5) MOTION BUZZER
Select to enable or disable the sound when any motion alarm is triggered (ON / OFF).
6) ALARM BUZZER
Select to enable or disable the sound when any internal alarm is triggered (ON / OFF).
7) ALARM DURATION (SEC)
Press “ENTER” or “＋” / “－” button to set the duration time of alarm recording in second
(5 / 10 / 20 / 40).

7.6 System

In this menu list, you can check or change some system settings.
Move the cursor to “SYSTEM”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE SYSTEM

CAMERA SERIAL TYPE RS485

DETECTION BAUDRATE 2400

REMOTE HOST ID 0

DISPLAY PASSWORD XXXX

ALERT RESET DEFAULT RESET

SYSTEM CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1

NETWORK UPGRADE START

BACKUP AUTO KEYLOCK NEVER

HDD INFO LANGUAGE ENGLISH

EVENT LOG VIDEO FORMAT NTSC

VERSION 1160-1012-1021-1014-M3-6C1B

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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The submenu items are described below:

1) SERIAL TYPE
Press “UP” / “DOWN” button to set the serial type of the DVR (RS485 / RS232).

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2) BAUDRATE
Press “UP” / “DOWN” button to set the baud rate of the DVR (2400 / 9600 / 19200 /
57600).
3) HOST ID
Press “UP” / “DOWN” button to set the ID of the DVR (0 ~ 255).
4) PASSWORD
Press “ENTER” to reset the password for accessing the DVR system (ADMIN
PASSWORD or GUEST PASSWORD). You can set the password up to 4 digits.

Note:
Users who use guest password to access the DVR will be only allowed to view the live
streaming video and sequence display, shift the channel display, and lock keys.

5) RESET DEFAULT
Press “ENTER” to reset all settings as default, and select “YES” to confirm or “NO” to
cancel.
6) CLEAR HDD
Press “ENTER”, and select “YES” to confirm to clear HDD or “NO” to cancel.
7) UPGRADE
Press “ENTER”, and select “YES” to confirm upgrade or “NO” to cancel.

Note:
1. To use this function, you need to have the upgrade file saved in a compatible USB flash drive,
and insert it into the USB port at the front or rear panel.
2. Do not disconnect the power of your DVR while the upgrade process is in progress, or the
DVR functions may not work normally or be unable to use.

8) AUTO KEYLOCK
Set the time-out in second after which the key lock function is activated (Never / 10 / 30 /
60).
9) LANGUAGE (Support multi-language)
Press “ENTER” to select the language of the OSD.
10) VIDEO FORMAT
Here shows the information of the DVR video format (NTSC / PAL).
11) VERSION
Here shows the firmware version information.

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7.7 Network

In this menu list, you can set up the network.

Move the cursor to “NETWORK”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE NETWORK

CAMERA NETWORK TYPE STATIC

DETECTION IP 192 . 168 . 001 . 012

REMOTE GATEWAY 192 . 168 . 001 . 254

DISPLAY NETMASK 255 . 255 . 252 . 000

ALERT PRIMARY DNS 168 . 095 . 001 . 001

SYSTEM SECONDARY DNS 139 . 175 . 055 . 244

NETWORK PORT 0080

BACKUP

HDD INFO PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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The submenu items are described below:

‧ STATIC

1) NETWORK TYPE
Select the network type as STATIC and set all the information needed in the DVR.
2) NETWORK INFORMATION (IP / GATEWAY / NETMASK)
Key in all the network information obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
3) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)
Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet
Service Provider).
4) PORT
The valid number ranges from 1 to 9999. The default value is 80. Typically, the TCP port
used by HTTP is 80. However in some cases, it is better to change this port number for
added flexibility or security.

See the example below:

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 STATIC

NETWORK TYPE STATIC

IP 192 . 168 . 001 . 012

GATEWAY 192 . 168 . 001 . 254

NETMASK 255 . 255 . 252 . 000

PRIMARY DNS 168 . 095 . 001 . 001

SECONDARY DNS 139 . 175 . 055 . 244

PORT 0080

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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‧ PPPOE

1) NETWORK TYPE
Select the network type as PPPOE.
2) USER NAME / PASSWORD
Set the “username” and “password” subscribed from your ISP supplier
3) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)
Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet
Service Provider).
4) PORT
The valid number ranges from 1 to 9999. The default value is 80. Typically, the TCP port
used by HTTP is 80. However in some cases, it is better to change this port number for
added flexibility or security.

Note:
The PPPOE function needs to have one “username” and one “password” subscribed from one
ISP supplier, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific
“Hostname”.

See the example below:

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 PPPOE

NETWORK TYPE PPPOE

USER NAME EMPTY

PASSWORD EMPTY

IP 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

GATEWAY 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

NETMASK 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

PRIMARY DNS 168 . 095 . 001 . 001

SECONDARY DNS 139 . 175 . 055 . 244

PORT 0080

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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‧ DHCP
1) NETWORK TYPE
Select the network type as DHCP.
2) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)
Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet
Service Provider).
3) PORT
The valid number ranges from 1 to 9999. The default value is 80. Typically, the TCP port
used by HTTP is 80. However in some cases, it is better to change this port number for
added flexibility or security.

Note:
This DHCP function needs to be supported by a router or a cable modem network with DHCP
services, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific “Hostname”,
for this function to work properly.

See the example below:

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 DHCP

NETWORK TYPE DHCP

IP 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

GATEWAY 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

NETMASK 000 . 000 . 000 . 000

PRIMARY DNS 168 . 095 . 001 . 001

SECONDARY DNS 139 . 175 . 055 . 244

PORT 0080

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

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7.8 Backup

The backup file can be played directly in your PC via the supplied licensed software AP, or
via other media players (ex: Windows Media Player or RealPlayer) after the file is
converted to “AVI” format.

Note:
Before making a video backup with audio, you need to check whether there’s any audio camera
connected to the channel which supports audio recording, and there’s any recorded data for the
channel.

Move the cursor to “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see the following options:

ADVANCE BACKUP

CAMERA USB BACKUP

DETECTION

REMOTE

DISPLAY

ALERT

SYSTEM

NETWORK

BACKUP

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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USB BACKUP
Before making USB backup, please check if:
a. The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. If not, the message “USB ERROR”
will be shown on the screen.
b. The format of your USB flash drive is "FAT 32". If no, please format it to “FAT 32”
in your PC.
c. There is no data in the USB flash drive. If yes, it’s recommended to clear all data in
the USB flash drive before starting the backup.

Move the cursor to “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

BACKUP USB BACKUP

USB BACKUP START TIME 2006 – 12 – 01 21 : 35 : 00

END TIME 2006 – 12 – 01 21 : 45 : 00

AVAILABLE SIZE 1.460 GB

HDD NUM HDD-MASTER-1

The submenu items are described below:

‧ START TIME
Select the start time of the backup.
‧ END TIME
Select the end time of the backup.
‧ AVAILABLE SIZE
Display the available capacity in the inserted USB flash drive.
‧ HDD NUM
Press “ENTER” to select the HDD containing the data you need.

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7.9 HDD Info

In this menu list, you can view the remaining capacity of all the connected HDDs in this
device.
Move the cursor to “HDD INFO”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the
following:

ADVANCE HDD INFO

CAMERA HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB) HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB)

DETECTION HDD-MASTER-1 368 HDD-SLAVE-1 NO HDD

REMOTE

DISPLAY

ALERT PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING

SYSTEM uv SELECT s BACK t NEXT  ENTER

NETWORK

BACKUP

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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7.10 Event Log
In this menu list, you can view all the event information (event type, time and channel) or
clear all log records.
Move the cursor to “EVENT LOG”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see the following options:

ADVANCE EVENT LOG

CAMERA
EVENT TIME COMMENT
DETECTION
POWER ON 2007 / OCT / 10 20:27:49 16
REMOTE
VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 20:05:05 06
DISPLAY
VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 20:00:11 09
ALERT
VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 16:00:08 14
REMOTE

SYSTEM VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 15:09:32 13

NETWORK VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 11:00:08 12

BACKUP VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 10:27:33 11

HDD INFO VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 08:05:55 10

EVENT LOG RESET TO DEFAULT 2007 / OCT / 10 08:05:26 09

POWER ON 2007 / OCT / 10 08:00:22 08

PREV NEXT CLEAN

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS

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 8. REMOTE OPERATION

You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software AP (hereafter
called the “AP”), IE web browser, and Apple’s QuickTime player.

8.1 Supplied Licensed AP Software

8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection

1) Install the software

Place the supplied CD-ROM into your DVD- / CD-ROM drive. The installation process will
automatically start. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the application programs.

After installation, a shortcut icon “ ” will be shown on your PC desktop.

2) Network Connection

Local Connection (via LAN)

a. Connect the DVR to your PC via a RJ-45 network line. The default DVR IP address is
“192.168.1.10”, and the default user name and password are both “admin”.
b. Set the PC’s IP address as “192.168.1.XXX ” (1~255, except 10) in order to make the
PC and DVR under the same domain.

c. Double-click “ ” icon on your PC desktop to enter the AP control panel. By defaults,

the “Address Book” ( ) panel will be displayed on the right side of the AP control
panel.
d. Click “ ” (Address Book) Æ “ ” (Add) button to key in the default IP
address, user name, password, and port number of the DVR you intend to connect.

OR
Click “ ” (Search) Æ “ ” (Refresh) to search the available IP address(es)
of other DVR(s) under the same domain as your PC’s IP address. The found
address(es) will be listed, and can be added into the address book by clicking
“ ” (Add into address book).
For details, please see “ ” (Search).
e. Double-click the IP address you just added into the address book to log in. When
you’re logged in, the “Event” panel will be shown by defaults.

Remote
Remote Connection (via Internet)

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 a. Double-click “ ” icon on your PC desktop to enter the AP control panel. By defaults,
the “Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the AP control panel.
b. Click ” ” (Address Book) Æ ” ” (Add) button to key in the IP address, user
name, password, and port number of the DVR you intend to connect.

Item Default Value

IP address 192.168.1.10
User name admin
Password admin
Port 80

OR
Click ” ” (Search) Æ ” ” (Refresh) to search the available IP address(es)
of other DVR(s) under the same domain as your PC’s IP address. The found
address(es) will be listed, and can be added into the address book by
clicking ” ” (Add into address book).
For details, please see “ ” (Search).
c. Double-click the IP address you just added into the address book to log in. When you’re
logged in, the “Event” panel will be shown by defaults.

8.1.2 General AP Operation

Record
To record remotely at the same time when any event alarm is triggered at the DVR side,

click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Record Setting) to go to the “Record

Setting” page.

In the “Record Setting” page, you can set the following items:

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‧Record type
‧Hard disk overwriting
‧Pre- / post-alarm record time
‧Record time setting
‧Record path

If “Manual” is checked, click “ ” (Record) on the main control panel to start the manual
recording immediately, and the recordings will be saved in the specified location. The red
text indication “REC” will be shown at the top left corner of the image display view.
If “Motion” and / or “Alarm” are checked, the recording function will also be enabled at the
remote side when any event is triggered at the DVR side, and the recordings will be saved
in the specified location.
For details, please see “Record Setting”.

Playback

To play a recording, click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Status List), and select

the “Record” tab or “Backup” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by defaults, and
you can also sort out the logs you want to speed up the search time.
For details, please see “Status List”.

Note:
You can’t select a single channel for video playback. During the playback mode, you can only see
the quad view.

To immediately play a recording, select a log from the list, and click “Play” button, or

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double-click the selected log. Then, the playback control panel will be shown at the bottom
of the main control panel similar to the following.

For the playback control panel details, please see “Playback Screen”.

Network Backup

Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Backup) to go into the “Download” page as

follows, and you can select a specific time range or event to make a video backup remotely.
For details, please see “Backup”.

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8.1.3 AP Control Panel

After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click “ ”
on the PC desktop to open and log into the AP control panel. You will see a screen similar to
the following with 7 major sections:

NO. Button Function Description

The place where the images are displayed.
1 N/A Image Display
For details, please see “8.1.4 AP Functions”.
Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add,
remove or search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely.
2 Address Book Two sub-functions are available for this button: Address Book
and Search.
For details, please see “Address Book”.
Click to show the main operation functions: audio volume
Miscellaneous control, color setting, backup, DVR setting, upgrade, and find
3
Control event logs.
For details, please see “Miscellaneous Control”.
4 / Record Click to start / stop the manual recording.
Click to take a snapshot of the current view. The snapshot will
5 Snapshot be saved in the path you specified in “Record Setting”. Please
refer to “Record Setting” for details.
Click to show the current network connection details.
6 Information
For details, please see “Information”.
Click to go to the DVR control panel to operate the DVR
7 DVR Control remotely.
For details, please see “DVR Control”.

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8.1.4 AP Functions

Image Display

NO. Button Function Description

1 Image View Tab Click the tab to select the view you want..
To see all views in the image display area if you have
many views and do not want to switch each view by
clicking the blue tab described above, click to choose a
2 / / / Expand All Views proper split view (1-cut / 4-cut / 9-cut / 16-cut) which
best suits your needs.
The selected view will be indicated with a red frame
around it.
Click to view the images in the full screen mode.
3 Full Screen To exit the full screen mode, press “Esc” key on the
keyboard.
Click to close the current image display view.
f Close If the last image display view is closed, you will be
logged out automatically.
Click to close all the image display view and disconnect
g Close All Views
from the connected device(s).

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Address Book
This view is displayed when the AP is activated for you to log in / out the DVR from the
current address list, or search the available IP address as follows:

(Address Book)
Click to view the pre-defined DVR access details.
To log in, choose one IP address from the address list, and click the address twice; to log
out, click the connected IP address twice.

TIP:
You can also click “ ” or “ ” in the image display section to log out (see “Image Display”).

You can also create new IP address information, or modify or remove the current IP
address information.

NO. Button Function Description

Click to directly add one IP address for login. Key in the DVR access
information needed, and click “Apply” and “Close”.

1 Add

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 NO. Button Function Description
Select one current IP address from the address list, and click this
button to modify the DVR access information as needed.

2 Edit

Select one IP address from the address list, and click this button to
3 Remove
delete it.

REC
When the AP is connected to more than 1 device, and not all devices are necessary to
enable the manual record function, check “REC” for the connected device(s), and its
manual record function will be on.

Note:
When the AP is connected to more than 1 device, click “ ” will record the live views for all the
connected devices. To enable the manual record function for the specific device(s), please set from
this view.

(Search)
Click to search and view the available IP address(es) for the DVR connection. You can
choose one address to add into the address book, edit the details, or update the address
list.
NO. Button Function Description

Add into Select from the available IP address list, and click this
4
address book button to add the selected address to the address book.
Select from the available IP address list, and click this
5 Setting
button to edit the setting.
6 Refresh Click to update the available IP address list.

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Miscellaneous Control
Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the AP control panel, and 7 functions are available
as follows:

NO. Button Function Description

To adjust the volume of the audio
1 Audio Volume Control channel, press and drag the volume
slider.
Click this button to adjust the brightness /
contrast / hue / saturation for a single
2 Color Setting
channel or the whole channels. For
details, please see “Color Setting”.
To make a video backup remotely, click
this button, and you will go to the
3 Backup
download setting page. For details,
please see “Network Backup”.
Click to go to the detailed record setting.
4 Record Setting Please refer to “Record Setting” for
details.

5 Server Setting Click to go into the detailed DVR setting.

Click to update the firmware version,

6 Tools multilingual OSD and boot display of your
DVR remotely.
Click to view all event and recording logs,
7 Status List search the desired log(s) by date, or
playback the recording of the selected log.

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Color Setting
Click “ ” to go into the “Color Setting” page, and you can adjust the brightness / contrast
/ hue / saturation for a single channel or all channels.

Choose the desired channel from the drop-down list, and click and drag the slider to make
adjustment. Click “ ” to apply the change to the selected channel, or “ ” to
apply to all channels.

To return to the default values, click “ ” (Default), and click “ ” to apply the

change to the selected channel, or “ ” to apply to all channels.

Note:
You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account”.

Backup

Click “ ” (Backup) to go into the “Download” page, and you can select a specific time
range or event to make a video backup remotely.

Note:
1. You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account”.
2. Before enabling the network backup function, make sure the DVR is not in the playback mode, or
the DVR will stop playback.

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 NO. Function Description

1 IP Address / Port / User Name / Check if the network connection information of the
Password DVR within which contains the video data you need is
correct.
2 HDD Number / Channel Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel
number (Channel) within which have the video data
you need.
3 Download by Time Specify the time range within which has the video data
you want in the “Start Time” and “End Time” columns.
4 Download by Event Select an event log from the event list. This list shows
all logs in the specified DVR from the latest to the
earliest.
‧To quickly find the events you need, check or
uncheck the event type “System” / “Manual” /
“Alarm” / “Motion”, and select the log you want.
‧To view the earlier or later logs that are not shown in
the current page, click “Prev. Page” or “Next Page”.
‧To refresh the event list, click “Reload”.
5 File Path Assign the location where the backup files are saved.
6 Simultaneous Playback To view the backup images simultaneously when the
download process is in progress, select the checkbox
“Simultaneous Playback”. You will see the backup
images while the images are being downloaded to the
PC or notebook.
To simply backup images without previewing, deselect
the checkbox “Simultaneous Playback”. You will only
see a message box indicating the total time needed,
the current status and the saving location.
7 Download / Cancel Click “Download” to start or “Cancel” to discard the
video backup.

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Record Setting

Press “ ” to go into the “Record Setting” page, and you can set the following items:

‧Record type
‧Hard disk overwriting
‧Pre- / post-alarm record time
‧Record time setting
‧Record path

Record type
In this section, you can select which type of the recording will be enabled. There are 4
options: Manual / Schedule / Motion / Alarm.

Hard disk overwriting

To overwrite the recorded data from the earliest to the latest when the hard disk is full,
check “Hard Disk Overwrite” checkbox.

Pre- / post-alarm record time

Select the pre-/post-alarm recording time from 0 sec. to 60 sec.

Record time setting

There are two ways to set the record time: Weekly and Custom.

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Weekly
Click “Weekly” tab, and you will see a weekly time table indicating the week days (Mon ~
Sun) and hours (0 ~ 24), similar to the figure below:

X axis: 0 ~ 24 hours. Each time interval within a square is 15 minutes.

Y axis: Monday ~ Sunday.
Operation: You can set the record schedule for 3 record types as needed in this time table:
1st timeline -- Schedule record, indicated in yellow,
2nd timeline -- Alarm record, indicated in magenta, and
3rd timeline -- Motion record, indicated in cyan.
Click and hold the start time point, and drag to the end time point to set the
record time range.

Custom
Click “Custom” tab, and you can set a more specific record time range for the 3 record
types: Schedule, Motion, and Alarm.

How to add a new time setting:

1. Check the record type you want to schedule the recording.
2. Set the start time (From) and end time (To).

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3. Click “Add” to add the time range you just set into the schedule table. Before adding the
time range, you will be prompted to confirm as follow:

4. Check if the information shown is correct. Click “OK” if the information is correct. Click
“Cancel” if the information is wrong.

How to modify / delete a current time setting:

1. Select the schedule setting you want to modify from the schedule table. The setting will
be displayed in the left setting panel.
2. Modify the setting in the left setting panel, and click “Update”.
3. You will be prompted to confirm the setting. Click “OK” if the information is correct. Click
“Cancel” if the information is wrong.
4. To delete one schedule setting, select it, and click “Delete”.

Record Path
Select and view the location for saving the recorded video and snapshot pictures.
To change the saving path for the recorded video clips or snapshots, check the drive you
want, click the cell of “Video Path” or “Picture Path” twice, and select a new path for saving
the video clips or snapshots.

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Server Setting
Click “ ” to view, set or modify the DVR setting. All the changes you make here will be
applied to the connected DVR.

Note:
You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account”.

General
In “General” and its sub-menus, “Log”, “Account” and “OnLineUser”, you can view and set
some common settings, such as the turbo step, make account setting, check the
information for all current on-line users, and search the server logs.

In “General”, you will see the following items:

Item Description
Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of your DVR.
MAC Address Display the MAC address.
Turbo Step Speed up the menu selection under the AP from 1 to 10.
Ex: If the value of the turbo step is set to 5, one mouse-click will function as 5

mouse-clicks when you click one of the buttons / / / in the

DVR control panel.
Title Provide a title for this DVR. Only 15 characters are allowed.

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Logs
Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “General” → “Log” to go
into the “Log” page. In the “Log” page, you can see all the logs for the network camera,
such as “Power On”, “Reset Default”, “Net Login” and “SNTP Update” … etc.
‧To refresh the logs, click “Reload”.
‧To view the earlier or later logs that are not shown in the current page, click “Prev. Page”
or “Next Page”.
‧To clear all the logs, click “Clean”.

Account
In “General” → “Account”, you can create a new account for login, or delete or modify the
existing account setting.
‧ To add an account, click “New”, and fill in the following columns. Then, click “Apply” to
save your setting and create a new account.

Column Description
User Name Set a user name that will be used for remote login. The user name allows up to 10
characters.
Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password allows up to 8
characters.
User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different AP functions.
There are 4 user levels: Supervisor, Power User, Normal User and Guest.

Life Time Select how long this account is allowed to stay online (1 MIN / 5 MIN / 10 MIN / 1 HOUR / 1
DAY / INFINITE)

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‧ To modify an existing account, select the account you want, change the setting, and
click “Apply”.
‧ To remove an existing account, select the account you want, and click “Delete”.
‧ To save your changes, click “Apply”.
‧ To define the maximum account creation number, key in the number in “Max User(s)”
column from 1 to 20, and click “Update”.

OnLineUser
In “General” → “OnLineUser”, you can check all the online user information. To update the
user information, click “Refresh”.

Network
In “Network” and its sub-menu, “DDNS”, you can set the DVR network configuration. The
network configuration allows the DVR to connect to the LAN or Internet.

Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection. There are 3 network
connection types: Static IP, PPPOE and DHCP.

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Note:
PPPOE and DHCP network connection types are required to apply the DDNS service to get a
“Hostname” to correspond to a dynamic IP address. Please refer to “DDNS” for details.

Function Description
Web Port Typically, the default TCP port used by HTTP is 80. However, in some cases, it is better
to change this port number for added flexibility or security. The valid web port number
ranges from 1 to 9999.

Static IP Computers are communicated and recognized by their own unique IP addresses over
the Internet. “Static IP” provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) means the IP
address of the computer is fixed.
Key in the server IP address, gateway and network information provided by your ISP
provider to configure a static IP network connection.

PPPOE PPPOE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Users can easily have the
Internet service as long as they’re ready for the following things: 1) Insert an Ethernet
card into the PC. 2) Obtain the ADSL service via any ISP. 3) Obtain and install the
PPPOE software CD.
When everything is ready, choose the “PPPOE” IP type, and key in the user name and
password provided by your ISP. Then, select “Network” → “DDNS” to set DDNS
settings.
For detailed DDNS settings, please refer to “DDNS”.

DHCP This DHCP function needs to be supported by a router or cable modem network with the
DHCP service. Choose the “DHCP” IP type, and select “Network” → “DDNS” to set
DDNS settings.

For detailed DDNS settings, please refer to “DDNS”.

DDNS
You need to apply a DDNS account before setting PPPOE or DHCP connection. DDNS is a
service for transforming the dynamic IP corresponding to a specific “host name”. Go to a
website which provide free DDNS services and apply a host name.

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DDNS Apply:
a). Go to a website which provide the free DDNS service, for example,
http://www.dyndns.org.
b). Create an account in DynDNS.
c). After creating one account, users will receive a confirmation E-mail within a few minutes.
To complete the registration, please follow the instructions received.
Users must complete these steps within 48 hours to complete the registration. If the
confirmation E-mail was not received within an hour, request “password reset”
(http://www.dyndns.org/account/resetpass/).
d). Use the DDNS username and password to log into the DynDNS.
e). Create a host name:
After login, click “Account” → “My Service” → “Add Host Services” → “Add Dynamic
DNS Host”. Enter and choose a host name, and click “Add Host”. Then, your DDNS host
name is created.

FTP
Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “FTP” to go
into the “FTP” page. Enter the detailed FTP information and press “Apply” to confirm. The
information you set here will be applied when the function of FTP notification is enabled in
the "Alert" menu.

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MAIL
Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “MAIL” to go
into the “MAIL” page. Enter the detailed E-mail information and press “Apply” to confirm.
The information you set here will be applied when the function of E-mail notification is
enabled in the "Alert" menu.

Function Description
Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail
system supplier.
Mail From Enter the entire mail address to ensure E-mails will not be
blocked by SMTP.
Verify Password Some mail servers are required to verify the password. Please
enter the “user name” and “password”.
Email Address Add the E-mail address(s) of the assigned recipient(s).

Note:
Users can assign up to 4 mail accounts for E-mail notification.

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Video
In “Video”, you can set the video web transmission size and quality, and the frame rate for
transmitting.

Function Description
JPEG Choose the image size (4CIF / CIF) and picture quality (BEST / HIGH
/ NORMAL / BASIC) when the web transmission format is JPEG.
MPEG Choose the image size (4CIF / CIF) and picture quality (BEST / HIGH
/ NORMAL / BASIC) when the web transmission format is MPEG.
FrameRate Choose the frame rate for transmitting (FULL / HALF / ONE THIRD /
QUARTER / FIFTH).

DVR
In “DVR” and its sub-menus, “Camera”, “Detection”, “Record”, “Record Timer”, “Alert” and
“Display,” you can set DVR general functions, such as the host ID, the record schedule,
alerts, motion detection, and text or icon display, etc.

In “DVR”, you can see the following items:

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 Function Description
System Type Display the current system type (NTSC / PAL). It’s automatically detected.
De-interlace Select to enable or disable the de-interlace function (ON / OFF).
Daylight Saving Specify whether to use daylight saving time (ON / OFF).
If this function is enabled, set the time period (START / END), and adjust the
daylight saving time in hours (ADJUST).
Menu Operation Select the time-out in seconds after which the DVR keys will be automatically
locked when no one is operating the DVR for a period of time (0 / 30 / 60 / 120).
The default value is 30.
Serial Port Type Display the serial type (RS485) used by this DVR. It’s automatically detected.
Baud Rate Set the baud rate of the DVR (2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600).

Camera
In “DVR” → “Camera”, you can specify a channel to enable the recording function by
selecting the check box “Record”, choose to activate the “Covert Recording” function by
selecting the check box “Cover”, and rename the channel title which will be displayed in the
live view screen by double-clicking the channel title.

Detection
Select the desired channel, and click “Edit” to enter the motion detection sensitivity and
area-setting page.

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Please see the description below for each function:

Function Description
DETECT Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the function of “Motion Detection”.
If this function is enabled, you might need to set the motion detection sensitivity or
simply keep the default values. For details, please see the description below.
Motion Detection Set the detection sensitivity in 4 different adjustable factors (LS / SS / TS / RE).
Sensitivity LS
(LS / SS / TS / RE) “Level of Sensitivity”, is to set the sensitivity of comparing two different images. The
smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.
The highest sensitivity setting is 0, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The
default value is 7.
SS
“Spatial Sensitivity”, is to set the sensitivity for detecting the size of one object (the
number of the grids) on the screen. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for
motion detection.
The highest sensitivity setting is 0, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default
setting is 3.
TS
“Time of Sensitivity”, is to set the sensitivity regarding how long one object stays in the
detection area and triggers the recording. The smaller the value is, the higher
sensitivity for motion detection.
The highest sensitivity setting is 0, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default
setting is 2.

RE
“Reference”, is to set a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which means
the DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of
LS, SS, TS simultaneously.
The bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest
sensitivity is 61.
Alarm Select N.C. (normal closed) / N.O. (normal opened) / OFF for the alarm polarity.
For N.C. / N.O. contact details, please refer to “APPENDIX 2”.
Motion Detection Set the motion detection area by selecting the area grids with your mouse. Pink
Setting Area grids represent the area that is not being detected while the transparent grids are
the area under detection. You can set multiple areas under detection.
Click “－” (Clear All) to set the whole area undetected.
Click “＋” (Select All) to set the whole area under detection.
Apply / Return To save the setting, click “Apply” and return to “Server Setting” window.
To discard the setting, click “Return” to directly return to “Server Setting” window
without saving.

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Record
In “DVR” → “Record”, you will see the following items for DVR record settings.

Function Description
Image Size / Quality Choose the image size (FRAME / FIELD / CIF) and quality (BEST / HIGH /
NORMAL / BASIC).
Manual Record / Event Select the record type that the DVR will take recording (Yes / No), and select
Record / Timer Record the IPS setting (120 / 60 / 30 / 15) for the selected record type.
Pre-Alarm Record Check this option if you want to enable the pre-alarm recording function.
When any alarm is triggered, the DVR will record 8MB video data before the
alarm event is actually happened.

Record Timer
In this menu list, you can set the record schedule for normal recording or motion recording.

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‧ Routine / Motion
Click “Routine” tab to select the time range for continuous recording, or
“Motion” tab to select the time range within which the recording will be on when any
movement is detected.
‧ Time Table
Find the day and time you want to enable the recording. Then, click to select the time
interval(s). Each interval represents 30 minutes.
To enable the recording all the time, click “＋”; to clear the record timer setting, click “－”.

Alert
In “Alert”, you can set the DVR to beep for notification when there’s any alert happened.
Check the buzzer option you want, and set how long the beep sound will be lasted.

Function Description
Ext Alert Check this option to enable the external alert.
Buzzer Enabled This option must be checked for “Motion Buzzer”, “Alarm Buzzer”
and “Video Loss Buzzer” to take effects.
Motion Buzzer / Alarm Check one of these 4 options, and you will hear the beep sound
Buzzer / Video Loss when any movement is detected / the alarm is triggered / video loss
Buzzer / Key Input Buzzer occurs / any DVR key is pressed.
Notified by Select the notification method when any event occurs: Email or FTP.
Duration Set the alert and buzzers to beep for 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 seconds.

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Display
In “Display”, you can choose whether to display some text indication or icons, set the
channel display switch time-out, set the DVR time remotely, and select the date format
(Y-M-D / M-D-Y / D-M-Y).

Function Description
Title Select to display the channel title in the live view.
Event Select to display the event symbol in the live view.
Quick Status Select to display the quick status in the live view.
Full Sequence Set the time-out in seconds (3 / 5 / 10 / 15) after which the
Duration / Quad channel display will be switched by one channel (Full Sequence
Sequence Duration Duration) / by 4 channels (Quad Sequence Duration)..
Server Time Set the DVR time remotely.
Date Format Choose the date display format appropriate to your location
(Y-M-D, M-D-Y and D-M-Y).

Tools

Click “ ” to upgrade the firmware version, multilingual OSD and boot display of your
DVR (Update Server).

Note:
You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account”.

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Update Server
3 update options are available for this function: Firmware, Language and Logo.
Before performing any update, finish the following settings first:
1) Choose the IP address of the DVR whose firmware needs to be updated from the
drop-down list, or click “Search” to find.
2) Key in the user name, password and port number used to access your DVR remotely.
3) Select the update option (Firmware / Language / Logo) you want. For details, please see
the description below.

Firmware
To upgrade your DVR firmware remotely, click “Firmware” tab, and follow the steps below:
a). In the “Firmware” section, you will see the current firmware version. To upgrade the
firmware version of your DVR, click “Add” to locate and select the firmware file. The file
will be shown in the firmware list.
b). If you want to backup your system before upgrading the firmware version of your DVR,
select “System Backup” in the “Configure File” section, click “…” to specify the location
for saving system backup, and click “Backup” to start the backup process.
c). To start upgrading the DVR firmware, choose the file from the firmware list, and click
“Update Firmware” to start the upgrade process.

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Language
To update the DVR OSD language, click “Language” tab, and follow the steps below:

a) Get the language files you want to update from your distributor.
b) Click “Add” to locate and select the files needed. The files will be shown in the list. If you
add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”.
c) To start updating the OSD language, choose the files from the list, and click “Update
Language” to start the upgrade process.

Logo
To replace the logo shown in the DVR boot display, click “Logo” tab, and follow the steps
below:

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a) Prepare a graphic file in the “BMP” format for replacement.

Note:
Use the image software to set the image size to 320 * 240, and save the image as an 8-bit (64-color)
image in the "BMP" format.

b) Click “Add” to locate and select the graphic file. The file will be shown in the list. If you
add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”.
c) To start updating the logo, choose the file from the list, and click “Update Logo” to start
the upgrade process.

Language
This software is available in English / Chinese / French / German / Portuguese / Spanish /
Japanese.
Select a language from the drop-down list, and press “Apply”. You will be prompted to restart the
application for this change to take effect.

Note:
The default language is English.

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Status List

Click “ ” to view all the event and record logs (All), or search for the specific log(s) by
date or by record type (Condition).
There are three types of logs: Record, Backup and Event. To playback the recorded data
for a specific record or backup log, select the log, and double-click to start the video
playback.
For detailed playback operation, please refer to “Playback”.

Button Description
Time Range To find the specific logs, set the time range (From / To), and the range unit here.
Record Type Select the record type you want to search (User / Alarm / Motion / RETR).
Query Click to start sorting the logs specified.
Delete / Delete All Click “Delete” to remove the selected log(s), or click “Delete All” to clear the
current log list.
Tip: To select more logs all at once, press and hold the “Ctrl” key on your
keyboard, and click to select the logs you want to remove.
Play Click to play the selected record log. The playback panel will be shown for your
further operation. For playback details, please see “Playback Screen”.
Repair Click to fix the log with errors.
Close Click “Close” to quit this window.

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Playback Screen

When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log in “ ” (Log) Æ “Record” or
“Backup”, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel
appears. For the function of each part on the panel, please refer to the following
description.

NO. Function Description

Playback / Download Info This area shows the detailed playback / download information, such
1 Display as the file name, record date and time, and the speed, etc.

2 Playback Progress Bar This area shows the playback progress and the progress percentage.
Playback Operation This area is enabled only when the playback is started.
(Rewind) / (Forward) / (Stop) / (Pause) /
(Play)
3 Rewind / Forward
Click once to get 2X fast rewind / forward, twice to get 4X, three times
to get 8X, and four times to get 16X the highest.

4 De-Interlace Click to reduce the vibration of the paused picture.

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DVR Control
When the AP is connected to the DVR, this DVR control panel will be enabled, and you can
control the DVR remotely. For the function of each button, please refer to the following
description.

NO. Function Description

1 Channel Click the channel No. (CH1 ~ CH16) to see the live view of the
Selection selected channel.
2 Click the view mode you want to see. There are 10 modes for your
choice:
Select to display the quad view.
You can also click “ ” or “ ” to go to the previous / next channel of
the selected channel.
3 Digital Zoom
Click to zoom in / out the selected channel image.

4 Full Sequence
Full Sequence

Click to display each channel one by one, starting from CH1. When
CH4 is displayed, it will start from CH1 again.
To exit from this display mode, click any other channel display button.
Key Lock
Click to enable the DVR key lock function.
5
To unlock the DVR, key in your password, and click .

Search
6 Click “ ” to enter the DVR full search menu.

You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to payback.
7 Playback
(Stop) / (Pause) / (Rewind) / (Play) / (Slow

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 NO. Function Description

Playback) / (Forward)

Rewind / Forward
Click once to get 4X fast rewind / forward, twice to get 8X, three times
to get 16X, and four times to get 32X the highest.
Slow Playback
Click once to get 4X slow playback and twice to get 8X slow playback.
8 Event Click “ ” to enter the DVR full search menu.
You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to payback.
9 Menu and
Arrow Keys Click “ ” (Menu) to enter the menu / exit the menu mode.
Click the arrow keys to move the cursor and make the selection:
/ : Move the cursor up / down to select the previous / next
menu or sub-menu function, or change the setting.

/ : Move the cursor left / right to the previous / next sub-menu

items.
Enter
10 Click “ ” to confirm the setting or enter your selection.

8.2 IE Web Browser

You can view the live images only via IE web browser.

Note:
The supported PC operation systems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Step 1:
Key in the IP address used by your DVR in the URL address box, such as 60.121.46.236,
and press Enter. You will be prompted to enter the user name and password to access the
DVR.

If the port number your DVR used is NOT 80, you need to key in the port number
additionally. The format is ip address:portnum. For example, for IP address
60.121.46.236 and port No. 888, please key in ”http://60.121.46.236:888” into the URL
address box, and press “Enter”.

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Step 2:
Enter the user name and password, the same as the ones used at AP login, and press “OK”.
You will see a similar screen as the following when the login information is correct.

NO. Function Description

Channel Selection

Select to view a single channel (Channel 1 / Channel 2 / Channel 3 / Channel 4), or

a 4-cut view (4 Cut).

1 Main Menu Web Transmission Format

Select the web transmission format: MPEG4 or Quick Time.
QuickTime is Apple Inc.’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime
installed in you operation system first. When “QuickTime” is selected, you will be
promoted to enter the user name and password to access the server of the DVR.

2 Network View and set the network configuration as described in “Network”.

View and set the DVR color, motion detection, time, record timer, and alert. For
3 DVR details, please refer to “Color Setting”, “Detection”, “Record”, “Record Timer” and
“Alert”.

View and set the DVR language & accounts, check the server logs, and upgrade the
4 General
DVR firmware.

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8.3 Quick Time Player

You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view
only.

Note:
QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you operation
system first, and you can access the DVR to see the live view.
If you have installed QuickTime, please skip Step 1.

Step 1:
Go to Apple’s official website to download QuickTime. The website address is as follows:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html
a). Click “D
Download” to go into the download page, and select to download the free player.
b). Leave your Email address, and press “F Free Download Now” to download the latest
QuickTime player.
c). When the download is completed, execute the “Q QuickTimeInstaller.exe” file, and follow
the on-screen instructions to finish the installation procedure.

Step 2:
Open your QuickTime player. Select “File” → “Open URL”, and key in the URL address.
The URL format is “rtsp://ipaddress/live/mpeg4” (For example,
“rtsp://59.124.231.75/live/mpeg4”).
Click “OK” to continue.

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Step 3:
A pop-up window will appear and prompt you to enter the authentication information. Key in
the user name and password for accessing your DVR. The user name and password are
the same as the ones you use to log into the AP.
If the information is correct, press “OK” to go on. If not, press “Cancel” to quit the accessing.

Step 4:
When the login is successful, you will see a similar screen as the following.

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 Appendix 1 --- PIN CONFIGURATION

Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or

motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren
with strobe starts wailing and flashing.

Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is

opened, the alarm will be triggered and the
recording is on.

PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

1 PIN OFF
2 PIN OFF
To connect the wire from ALARM INPUT ( PIN 3 -- 6 ) to GND
( PIN 9 ) connector, DVR will start recording and the buzzer will
be on.
＊ “MENU -> ADVANCE -> DETECTION -> DETECTION
SETUP -> ALARM” is set to “Low”:
3~6 ALARM INPUT When the alarm input signal is “ Low ”, the unit starts to record
and buzzer.
＊ “MENU -> ADVANCE -> DETECTION -> DETECTION
SETUP -> ALARM” is set to “High”:
When the alarm input signal is “ High ”, the unit starts to record
and buzzer.
Under the normal operation, COM connects with NC and
disconnects from NO. But when any alarm is triggered, COM
7 EXTERNAL ALARM NC
disconnects with NC and connects with NO.
Attention: The voltage restriction is under DC24V 1A.
Under the normal operation, COM disconnects with NO. But
8 EXTERNAL ALARM NO. when any alarm is triggered, COM connects with NO.
Attention: The voltage restriction is under DC24V 1A.
9 GND Signal GND
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by
10 RS485-B
using RS-485 serial communication signals.
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by
11 RS485-A
using RS-485 serial communication signals.
12 ~ 14 PIN OFF
Under the normal operation, COM disconnects with NO. But
EXTERNAL ALARM
15 when any alarm is triggered, COM connects with NO.
COM
Attention: The voltage restriction is under DC24V 1A.
16 ~ 17 GND Earth GND

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 Appendix 2 --- COMPATIBLE USB DRIVE FLASH BRAND

Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the
following table. If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR, the "USB ERROR"
message will be shown on the screen.

Note:
Please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as "FAT32"

MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY

256MB
JetFlash 110
512MB
JetFlash V30 1GB
Transcend
JetFlash 150 1GB
JetFlash V20 1GB
JFV10 4GB
256MB
Kingston DataTraveler DTI KUSBDTI/256FE 512MB
2GB
256MB
PQI Cool Drive (U339)
512MB
256MB
HANDY STENO HF202
512MB
Apacer USB2.0 Flash Drive HS120 1GB
USB2.0 Flash Drive AH320 1GB
AH221 2GB
USB2.0 Flash Disk-PD1 1GB
USB2.0 Flash Disk-RB15 1GB
Adata
USB2.0 Flash Disk-PD4 1GB
PD10 2GB
128MB
256MB
Sandisk Cruzer Micro 512MB
1GB
4GB

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 Appendix 3 --- COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND

Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the
following table.

MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION

ST31000340AS/P 1TB 7200 rpm
ST31000340AS/P 1TB 7200 rpm
Seagate
ST3750330AS/P 750GB 7200 rpm
ST3750330AS/P 750GB 7200 rpm
HDS721010KLA330 1TB 7200 rpm
Hitachi
HDS721075KLA330 750GB 7200 rpm
WD10EACE-00ZJB0 1TB 7200 rpm
WD WD75000AAKS-00RBA0 750GB 7200 rpm
WD500KS-00MNB0 500GB 7200 rpm
Maxtor 9DP19G-326 320GB 7200 rpm

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 Appendix 4 --- TROUBLESHOOTING

Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting. The table describes some typical
problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer.

Questions Solutions
No power Check power cord connection.
Confirm that there is power supplied from the outlet.
DVR is not working when pressing any You might be under “Key Lock” mode. Press any key and
button enter the password to exit this mode.
HDD detection failed Replace with another HDD for testing.
Replace with another HDD cable for testing.
Make sure HDD “Master”, “Slave” mode is correctly set.
Can’t detect your USB flash drive Replace with another USB flash drive for testing.
Format the USB flash drive as FAT32 format and try again.
No live video Confirm the camera is power supplied.
Check the setting of the camera lens.
Check the monitor’s video cable and connection.
Check the camera’s video cable and connection.
No recorded video Check if the HDD is installed and connected properly.
Check the “MANUAL RECORD ENABLE” is set to “ON” , and
the record function in the “CAMERA” menu is set to “ON” too.
Timer recording is not working Check if “TIMER RECORD ENABLE” option is set to “ON”
and the timer schedule has been arranged.
Motion detection recording is not working Check if “EVENT RECORD ENABLE” option is set to “ON”.
Check the detection function “DET” is set to “ON”.
Check the detection area “AREA” has been setup.
Can’t play the recorded data on my DVR There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for
playback to work properly. If not, your DVR will stop the
playback.
For example, if the IPS is set to 30, the recording time should
be at least 273 seconds (8192 images / 30 IPS) for the
playback to work properly.
Can’t backup the video with audio Make sure the audio cameras are connected to the DVR
channels which support the audio function (CH1, CH2, CH3
and CH4).
Can’t view the DVR images over the Check the DVR firmware version.
network with IE web browser
Please choose to allow the web browser ActiveX or applet in
the pop-out message.
Failed to backup the recorded files of the You need to be a supervisor to operate this function.
DVR from remote PC side. Check if the network connection information is correct (IP
(For details, please see “Network Backup” Address / Port / User Name / Password).
Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel number
(Channel) within which have the recorded data you need.
Failed to upgrade the firmware / OSD file Check the USB flash drive is formatted to FAT32.
Check the firmware / OSD file is correct.
Can’t use the IR remote control Check whether if the batteries are installed or not.
Aim at the IR receiving zone and try again.
Check the lock button on the DVR front panel is switched to
the right position.

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 Appendix 5 --- DEFAULT VALUE

Items Default Value

DVR Side:
ADMIN Password 0000
Channel Title Display ON
Event Status Display ON
Image Size CIF
Record Timer OFF
Detection Timer OFF
Date Format Y/M/D
Daylight Saving OFF
Camera – BRIG (Brightness) 128
Camera – CONT (Contrast) 098
Camera – SATU (Saturation) 128
Camera – HUE 128
Camera – COV (Covert Screen) OFF
Camera – REC ON
Detection OFF
Detection - LS 07
Detection - SS 03
Detection - TS 02
Detection - RE 10
Detection - Alarm OFF
Alert Buzzer Duration 5 seconds
Network - IP Address 192.168.1.10
Port 80
Full Screen Dwell Duration 3 seconds
Manual/ Event/ Timer Record ON
Event Record IPS 120 (NTSC) / 100 (PAL)
Timer Record IPS 120 (NTSC) / 100 (PAL)
Auto Keylock (SEC) 30
Language English (Multi-lingual OSD selectable)
AP Side:
User Name admin
Password admin
Port 80
IP Address 192.168.1.10

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 EC Declaration of Conformity

For the following equipment:

*Type of Product : 4-channel MPEG4 Digital Video Recorder

*Model Number : DVR-460
* Produced by:
Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp.
Manufacturer‘s Address : 11F, No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tien,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the
Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive on
(89/336/EEC).
For the evaluation regarding the EMC, the following standards were applied:

EN 55022 (1998 + A1: 2000 + A2: 2003 , Class B)

EN 55024 (1995 + A1: 1998 + A2: 2003)
EN 61000-3-2 (2000)
EN 61000-3-3 (1995 + A1: 2001)
EN 50130-4 (1995 + A1: 1998 + A2: 2003)
EN 61000-4-2 (1995 + A1: 1998 + A2: 2001)
EN 61000-4-3 (2002 + A1: 2002)
EN 61000-4-4 (1995 + A2: 2001)
EN 61000-4-5 (1995 + A1: 2001)
EN 61000-4-6 (1996 + A1: 2001)
EN 61000-4-11 (1994 + A1: 2001)

Responsible for marking this declaration if the:

⌧ Manufacturer Authorized representative established within the EU
Authorized representative established within the EU (if applicable):
Company Name: Planet Technology Corp.
Company Address: 11F, No.96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
Person responsible for making this declaration
Name, Surname John Sung
Position / Title : Product Manager

Taiwan 12, Nov., 2007 _________________

Place Date Legal Signature

PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

e-mail: sales@planet.com.tw http://www.planet.com.tw
11F, No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel:886-2-2219-9518 Fax:886-2-2219-9528