Viewing Images over a Network or the Internet

To view camera footage recorder by your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) using the Internet Explorer web browser or via a

supported mobile application on a phone, please follow the checklist below to make sure that everything has been setup

correctly to allow this to work. Before you begin make sure you have the following information available to you:

Internet Router local IP Address, which is usually 192.168.x.1 or 192.168.x.254.

Internet Router Internet IP Address, which is the address assigned to your router by your Internet Service Provider. Note:

This information is only required if you are going to connect to the DVR over the Internet using a web browser or mobile device.

If your Router’s Internet IP Address isn’t static then you will have to use a Dynamic DNS (DYDNS) service. For more information

about this please visit http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/

You will need to create a user account and a hostname for your DVR.

If you don’t have all this information, you will have to contact your Internet Service Provider or the person who configured your

Internet Router to obtain it before configuring the DVR.

Now you are ready to configure the DVR and your Internet Router, please follow the checklist below:

Make sure the DVR is connected to your network or directly to your Internet Router using a Network Cable. If your

Internet Router doesn’t have any network ports on it, you will have to contact your Internet Service Provider to ask for

an upgrade.

Assign your DVR a static IP Address on your network. This can be configured by accessing the Main Menu, click the

Advance Icon and then click the Network Icon.

TYPE needs to be changed to STATIC.

MEDIA PORT can be left at 9000. This is the Port which Internet Explorer will be using to view camera images.

WEB PORT can be left at 80. This is the Port which Internet Explorer will be using to connect to the DVR.

IP ADDRESS needs to be set as a valid IP Address for your network. If you know the local IP Address of your Internet

Router (most routers are either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.254), then you can use this to help decide on an IP Address.

The first three parts of the IP address will be the same as your Router i.e. 192.168.1. and you will have to assign the

last number, which must be unique and not already in use i.e. 100 would result in 192.168.1.100.

NETMASK in most instances this should be 255.255.255.0.

GATEWAY must be set to the IP Address of your Internet Router.

DNS in most instances this should also be set to the IP Address of your Internet Router.

DDNS Settings, which only need to be changed if your Internet Router doesn’t have a static IP Address. If this is the

case, then set DDNS to ON and enter the SERVICE, HOST NAME, USERNAME and PASSWORD assigned to you when you

configured your Dynamic DNS account.

Change the settings on your Internet Router to allow incoming Internet connections to your DVR.

The settings that need to be configured can differ between different makes and models of Internet Router, but the most

common configuration change is to do with the firewall settings.

Log on to your Internet Router and click the Firewall settings menu.

You will need to add an Inbound Service which allows all traffic on all ports to connect to the local IP Address of your

DVR. If you are worried about security, separate connections can be made for the ports required to be open which are

80, Mobile Port “100” (unless this has been manually changed), 443 and the Media Port “9000” (unless this has been

manually changed). But, there is no reason not to open all the ports because the DVR is a fully secure unit and will only

accept traffic on the four ports shown anyway.

Save all configuration changes.

If you don’t know how to configure your Internet Router, please contact your Internet Service Provider or the person

who configured your Internet Router to get instructions about how to configure it or get this process done for you.

Now your DVR should be fully networked and accessible on your local network and the Internet.

Connecting using an iPhone

First you must install the MEye application from the App Store. Search for the developer of the software by entering “Sun Jian” in

the search box.

Find the MEye application and click install.

Run the MEye application and click the settings icon at the bottom of the screen, which looks like a Cog.

Enter a Title by which the connection will be known.

Enter the static Internet IP Address of your router, or your DyDNS web address in the Address box.

Enter the Port number which should be the Mobile Port “100”, unless this has been changed.

Enter the User ID for your DVR, which is usually “admin”.

Enter the Password for your DVR.

Click the back icon at the top of the screen and connect to your DVR by clicking the Play icon at the bottom of the screen.

You can navigate between camera views by clicking the number of the camera you wish to view.

Connecting using a BlackBerry

First you must install the MEye application from the CD provided with the DVR.

Insert the CD into an optical drive.

Connect your BlackBerry via USB to your computer and launch the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

In the menu you will see an option for “Application Loader”. Click this and you will see a screen appear that displays all

the applications currently loaded on your BlackBerry. Above the list of currently installed BlackBerry applications you

will see a button that says “Add”. Click on this button to bring up the add application dialog box.

Navigate to optical drive and find the following file Cellular Phone Monitor/BlackBerry/MEye.alx. Choose OK and this

application will appear in the list with all of your other installed software.

Click the add button again and Cellular Phone Monitor/BlackBerry/MEye.cod and click OK.

Verify that both entries of Meye have a check mark next to them and click the button labelled “Next” which appears

below the list of applications.

You will see the BlackBerry Desktop Manager run through a process and your BlackBerry may restart.

Upon reboot of your BlackBerry you will see all of your newly installed applications on the applications screen of your

device.

Run the MEye application and click the settings icon at the bottom of the screen, which looks like a Cog.

Enter the static Internet IP Address of your router, or your DyDNS web address in the Address box.

Enter the Port number which should be the Mobile Port “100”, unless this has been changed.

Enter the User ID for your DVR, which is usually “admin”.

Enter the Password for your DVR.

Click the back icon at the top of the screen and connect to your DVR by clicking the Play icon at the bottom of the screen.

You can navigate between camera views by clicking the number of the camera you wish to view.

Why can't I connect using IE9? Due to a change in the security setting within IE9, you will need to make the following changes: Go to the “tools” menu in Internet Explorer 9 and click on the “Compatibility View Settings” option. Add the IP Address or DYNDNS Address for your DVR into the “Add this website:” text box and click “Add”. Click “Close”. Go to the “tools” menu again and click on the “Internet Options” option. Click the “Security” tab. Click on the “Trusted Sites” icon. Click the “Sites” button. Untick the “Require server verification (https: ) for all sites in this zone” box (if it is ticked). Add the IP Address or DYNDNS Address for your DVR into the “Add this website to the zone:” text box and click “Add”. Click “Close” Click “OK” Restart your browser

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................2

1.1MAIN FEATURES.................................................................................................................................2 1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES.................................................................................................................2 1.2.1 PARAMETER .............................................................................................................................2 1.2.2 BASIC WORKING PARAMETER...............................................................................................4

1.3 ENTIRONMENT ADAPTABILITY ........................................................................................................4 2. DEVICE OPERATION MANUAL..................................................................................................................5

2.1 REMOTE KEY INSTRUCTION............................................................................................................5 2.1.1 REMOTE CONTROL..................................................................................................................5 2.1.2 MOUSE OPERATION ................................................................................................................6 2.1.3 MENU TREE...............................................................................................................................7

2.2 SYSTEM OPERATION ........................................................................................................................8 2.2.1 USER LOGIN..............................................................................................................................8 2.2.2 GUI OPERATION .......................................................................................................................9

RECORD SEARCH ...................................................................................................................9 BACKUP ..................................................................................................................................11 RECORD MODE......................................................................................................................11 HDD MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................12 BASIC SETUP .........................................................................................................................13 SYSTEM LANGUAGE SETUP ................................................................................................13 DATE / TIME SETUP...............................................................................................................14 PASSWORD ............................................................................................................................14 DISPLAY SETUP.....................................................................................................................15 VIDEO / AUDIO SETUP ..........................................................................................................16 ADVANCED SETUP................................................................................................................17 ALARM SETUP........................................................................................................................17 SYSTEM INFO.........................................................................................................................18 MOTION DETECT ...................................................................................................................18 MOBILE ...................................................................................................................................19 SYSTEM MAINTAIN................................................................................................................20 NETWORK SETUP..................................................................................................................21

3. INTERNET EXPLORER OPERATION.......................................................................................................24 3.1 FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................24 3.2 USER LOGIN .....................................................................................................................................24 3.3 OPERATION INTERFACE.................................................................................................................26

3.3.1 LIVE ..........................................................................................................................................26 3.3.2 REPLAY....................................................................................................................................27 3.3.3 SETUP......................................................................................................................................29

4. DVR INSTALLATION GUIDELINES...........................................................................................................32 4.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................32 4.2 HDD INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................35

5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS........................................................................................................36 6. COPYRIGHT ..............................................................................................................................................40 7. WARRANTY ...............................................................................................................................................40 8. SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................................................40

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 MAIN FEATURES

This 4 channel Digital Video Recorder (DVR), has local recording and playback as well as supporting:

triple code remote network surveillance, data backup, parameter setting and motion detection.

1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES

H.264 compression

Two USB interfaces, USB2.0 for data backup, USB1.1 for mouse operation.

3.5” SATA HDD.

Special file system for security.

Translucent GUI, notes for selected menu items

Optimized eight channel simultaneous playback

Double level user management

Supports live view, parameter setting and copy playback video via network.

1.2.1 PARAMETERS

Item Device Parameter Specification

Language Chinese/English

GUI Graphic menu (OSD Menu) System

Password User password, administrator password

Video In 4ch composite video input 1.0Vp-p，impedance75Ω，BNC

Video Out 2ch composite video output 1.0Vp-p，impedance75Ω，BNC

Video Display 4 Channel : ¼ Channel Switch Video

Video Standard PAL，25f/s，CCIR 625line，50scene

NTSC，30f/s，CCIR 525line，60scene

Audio Input 4ch audio input，impedance 600Ω，RCA Audio

Audio Output 1ch audio output，impedance 600Ω，RCA

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Basic electricity output Linear electricity

Record style Audio video recorded simultaneously Audio

Audio compression ADPCM

Picture compression H.264

Picture resolution CIF / HD1 / D1

Streaming style ISO14496-10

Audio style ADPCM

Video code rate

CIF: 384~768 Kbps (optional)

HD1: 512~1024Kbps (optional)

D1: 512~1024Kbps(optional)

Audio code rate 32KB/s

Picture Processing

and Storage

Data storage SATA HDD storage (optional)

Connector Network interface RJ45，10M/100M

Alarm Alarm input 4 alarm input

Mouse USB1.1， USB

U-disk USB2.0

VGA VGA Unavailable

Software IE Web Browser Remote view, record download, parameter

settings and etc.

Software Upgrade Support USB firmware upgrade

Voltage input AC : 110~240V

Voltage output DC : 19V@3A

Power 6W without HDD Others

Working temperature -10----50

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1.2.2 BASIC WORKING PARAMETERS

Item Parameter Description

Voltage Input 19V DC 19V

Voltage Output for Camera 12V（+/-0.2） 12V，2A

Video Impedance Input 75Ω 75Ω each channel

Video Output 1Vp-p 1Vp-p CVBS signal

SATA HDD One SATA with all capability

Working Temperature -10----50 Under normal conditions

1.3 ENTIRONMENT ADAPTABILITY

For the safety when using the DVR and to prolong the life of the device, please pay attention on following:

1) When installing device, please comply all the electric product safety criteria

2) Power and ground:

Do not touch the power socket, adapter or DVR with a wet hand.

Do not drop liquid on the DVR.

Do not put any object on the DVR.

Please use a soft dry cloth to clean the DVR; do not use chemical agents.

The Device will have voltage before startup if the power line is connected to power source.

Unplug the power chord from power source if the device will not be used for a long time.

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2. DEVICE OPERATION MANUAL Note: The enter key on the remote control has the same functionality as a click of the left mouse button.

2.1 REMOTE KEY INSTRUCTION

2.1.1 REMOTE CONTROL

Handheld Remote Controller Key Functions:

【0－9】keys: During setup, number keys are used to input values. For viewing

channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 use 1, 2, 3 and 4 on numeric keypad respectively.

， : Up, Down directional keys: Move selection up and down in setup

menu.

， : Left, Right directional keys: Move cursor left or right in setup menu.

【QUAD】: Switch to 4 Channel mode.

【FWD】: Fast forward the video while in playback. press【PLAY】to return to

normal speed.

【REV】: Reverse the video while playback, press REW to switch, press

【PLAY】 to return to normal speed.

【POWER ON】: Reset the DVR to Power on and Power off mode. (Standby and Start Up).

【LOGIN/LOCK】: If security is enabled in the setup, use the LOGIN/LOCK key to Login to the DVR and

enter the setup menu. Login by entering the User ID into “User ID select” and Password into the

“Password” input boxes. To exit setup and operation use the lock function.

Note: It is important to remember the password because there is no facility to reset the password.

【OSD】: Press OSD for main menu.

【PTZ】: Not supported.

【EXIT】: Exit to the preview or return to the last menu.

【RECORD】: Start manual record.

【STOP】: Stop manual record.

【ASSISTANT】: (For future use).

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2.1.2 MOUSE OPERATION

You can use mouse to operate the menu as well as using the IR remote controller. (It operates in the

same way as the Windows Operating System does). Please insert the mouse into USB 1.1.

Enter into main menu: Click the right mouse button on the live view.

Exit the present menu: It will not save the settings if clicking the right key to exit. Click right button

Exit the playback interface: Click the right key to exit during playback.

Click the left button to enter into the setting interface.

Click the left button to zoom the window on live view and playback video. Double

clicking the left button will exit to the live view and playback multi-window interface.

1. Volume adjustment, color adjustment setting. This is for setting the single channel

volume adjustment and color adjustment. If it is multi-window, please use the left

button to select a single window.

2. The control shown when clicking the left button for volume adjustment and color

adjustment is as follow:

a. There is a box to show the volume on the volume adjustment interface. Move

the mouse to the corresponding position and click the left button. The right side

of box will show the volume, click “x” to exit.

b. Color adjustment is the similar in operation to volume adjustment.

When there are many options in the option frame, click the left button to see a pull-down

menu.

Click left button

Clicking the left button on the playback interface allows the following operations >>

Forward function, << Rew function, >>I Slow play function, I> Frame play function,>

Play function, X Exit function.

Click left button

1. In the input frame, clicking the left button to activate the keyboard. Numbers, symbols

and alphabetical characters can all be input by clicking the mouse.

2. When inputting numbers, click the right key, the number soft keyboard will pop up

first, and then use the left key to select the corresponding numerical value. Also click the

left key to exit the number keyboard.

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Mouse move

1. Press the left button to move the mouse, this can adjust the parameter on the volume,

color interface. And the corresponding parameter will be displayed at the same time.

2. In the Motion Detection setting interface, you can use the left button to drag the frame

to set the motion detection area.

2.1.3 MENU TREE

You can control all the functionality of the DVR using the operating menu. The following tree diagram

shows the menu structure and more details about menu options will be shown in next chapter.

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2.2 SYSTEM OPERATION

2.2.1 USER LOGIN

1. START-UP

Connect the DC19V/3A Power Adapter to the DVR. When the DVR has started, the 【POW】 LED will be

on and 4 images will be displayed on the screen. If you have setup Power UP recording or Timed

Recording, the system will record automatically and the corresponding LED will be on.

Remark:

1) If there is no HDD in device, or the device didn’t read the HDD, or the HDD couldn’t be formatted it will

display a【H】in the video preview interface.

2) You must format the HDD in the DVR before first using. The steps to do this are: Main Menu > HDD

Management > Format. After formatting, the system will restart.

2. SYSTEM LOGIN

You can login from the USER LOGIN window as follows. Input the device ID and user password via

the numeric keyboard. You can access the main menu by pressing【Apply】if the password is

enabled.

Note: The Default Device ID is: 00000, User Password is 000000 and Admin Password is 020818.

For your convenience and system safety, you can setup the User Password and change the Device ID in

the Setup. Administrators have complete authority, while operators have limited authority to only watch

and playback.

Device ID: You just need to enter the device ID as the right frame.

Password: enter the admin password or user password.

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2.2.2 GUI OPERATION

The main menu includes “SEARCH”, ”RECORD”, ”HDD”, ”BASIC”, “ADVANCE” and “Exit”.

Remark: To change the settings of sub menu items, you must press “APPLY”. It will not save the settings

if you exit without saving. This DVR has a special feature: Explanation and information will be showed

automatically when you move the cursor over a Menu option.

1. RECORD SEARCH

Move the cursor to 【RECORD SEARCH】（Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】t o enter into

the setting interface.

There are three methods of searching records.

Method 1: Playback by Date

Date input: You can adjust the date and time to check, press 【Enter】 or input the number directly to

adjust the year, month, date. Then input the time in the next box, and click “play” to see the recorded

video.

Method 2: Playback by Recording Status:

Input the date, click 【search】 and you can see the recording status on this date.

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Instruction:

MONTH: Will show the recording status in this month. Green means normal recording, Red means alarm

recording, Blue means no recording. Clicking any date in this frame will search the recording status of that

day, the search results will be shown below in the date frame..

DATE: Will show the recording status in this day, you can playback the recorded files in any period by

clicking the corresponding period.

Method 3: playback by file list:

Input the search date, click “SEARCH” and you can see the recording status. Click an exact day and then

click “detail file” and then you can see the “detail file” listed.

CHANNEL: There are CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 and All, giving a total of 5 options. Press 【Enter】 to change

the channel to be displayed.

TYPE: These are All, Normal and Alarm, total of 3 options. Press 【Enter】 and the content will be

displayed in a list.

Instruction:

1. 【FILE LIST】，“CH” the corresponding channel the recorded file belongs too. “SIZE” is the displaying

size of this file（Unit：MB）“TYPE” is the displaying type of the recording file : there are two types:

Normal and Alarm. Pressing “BACKUP” button will export the selected files to USB storage；

2. After moving the cursor up and down and selecting the files, press【APPLY】to enter into playback

interface. If all channels have recording files, it will playback all windows at the same time；

3. If setup is “on” in the 【RECORD TIME】 in 【BASIC SETUP】，it will show the date/time when playing

back recorded file；If setup is “off” it will not display time.

4. During playback，press 【SLOW】 to play slowly；press 【FORWARD】 or 【REVERSE】 to speed

up forward or reverse play; press【PAUSE/STEP】to pause and play frame by frame; press【Exit】

to exit from playback and return to the former menu.

5. When playback of a file has finished, it will return to the file list.

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2. BACKUP

You can use USB to backup recordings too, by inserting a USB device into the USB2.0 port before

backing up files. USB OTG (On-The-Go) is also supported.

You can select the recording to be backed-up by using the direction keys, pressing【Enter】confirms the

selected file (There will be a tick “√” at the end of any selected recorded files), press【Enter】again the

“√” will disappear which means the selection has been cancelled. You can start to export the selected

recording files by pressing【BACKUP】, as follows:

Instruction:

1． When the available space on the backup device is less than the size of the recording file, the system

will prompt “Space not enough”.

2． You can remove USB device directly when backup has finished.

3. RECORD MODE

Move the cursor to 【RECORD】 (Icon highlighted when selected). Press 【Enter】 to enter the setting

menu. Press 【Confirm】 and enter the setup menu option. You can use direction keys and cursor to

change the options.

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CHANNEL: ON: Means the channel is enabled for recording.

QUALITY: There are three options: HIGHEST, HIGH and NORMAL, corresponding to HIGHEST, HIGH

and NORMAL data stream standards.

AUDIO: ON: Means audio recording for all channels is enabled, OFF: Means audio recording is disabled.

REC.MODE:

POWER UP: Means the device will start recording when it starts up.

TIME: Recording as scheduled; you can tailor the setup schedule as follows.

CHANNEL: You can select all channels or just one channel（Blue means selected）

DAILY: There are three modes: ALARM, NORMAL and NO REC. If you select one mode, the whole day

will be recorded in that mode. You can cancel recordings by pressing the 【Enter】 button; grounding

means do not recording. Different colors mean different record modes: Red means alarm record, Green

means normal record and Blue means no record.

RECORD SIZE: There are 15min, 30min, 45min, 60min options; to record using the mode selected.

Scroll to APPLY and press ENTER to save the new settings.

4. HDD (Hard Disk Drive) MANAGEMENT.

Move the cursor to 【HDD】（Icon highlighted when selected）, press【Enter】to enter into the setting

interface, and you can use direction keys or cursor to change the options.

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HDD STATUS: There are three settings available, normal, un-format, No HDD. If the HDD cannot run

normally（including un-format and no HDD）, there will be a 【H】 displayed on video live view.

OVERWRITE: ENABLE: when HDD space is less than 4GB, the earliest recording files will be deleted,

files will stop being deleted when the space available has increased to 10GB;

DISABLE：when HDD space is less than 500MB the system will stop recording, and a prompt will display

in live view: “please shutdown and replace HDD”.

FORMAT: Move cursor to select device and press 【APPLY】 to start formatting.

5. BASIC SETUP

Move cursor to select “BASIC SETUP”, then press 【ENTER】or click the left mouse button to enter into

the system language setup interface.

Basic setup includes system Language, Date/Time, Password security, Display, Video/Audio and Exit.

6. SYSTEM LANGUAGE SETUP

Move the cursor to select “Language” and press 【ENTER】 or click the left mouse button to enter into the

system language setup interface.

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System language is optional, including Chinese and English. You can choose the language you want.

Note: The device will restart when you finish system language setup.

7. DATE/TIME SETUP

Move cursor to select “Date/Time” and press 【ENTER】 or click the left mouse button to enter into the

Date/Time setup interface.

DATE: Setup system date via numeric key.

DATE FORMAT: Press ENTER to switch the date patterns: there are YY-MM-DD and MM/DD/YY for

your selection.

TIME: Setup system time via numeric key.

TIME FORMAT: Press ENTER to switch the time patterns; there are 12 HOURS and 24 HOURS for your

selection.

Note: You must press 【APPLY】 to save after you modify the time and date, modification will not be

saved if you exit without saving.

DST: For future use.

8. PASSWORD

Move the cursor to 【PASSWORD】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to enter into the

setting interface.

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DEVICE ID: Press number key to setup the ID

PASSWORD: Press 【APPLY】 to start or close the user password. If it shows “ENABLE”, you have to

input the password when logging in, otherwise, you can access main menu directly.

USER PASSWORD: Press number key to setup.

ADMIN PASSWORD: Press number key to setup.

NETWORK PW CLEAN: Select and apply will initialize the IE browser password .

9. DISPLAY SETUP

Move the cursor to 【BASIC SETUP】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to enter into the

setting interface.

NAME: Press 【Enter】 to enter into the setting interface.

POSITION: Name location is optional. You can press 【Enter】 to switch from bottom left, top left, bottom

right, top right and OFF.

COLOR: Press 【Enter】 to enter into setting interface as follow:

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Press 【Enter】 or 【+】 【-】 key or directly drag the bar to setup colors, including chroma, brightness,

contrast and saturation, press 【APPLY】 to save the parameters once the setup is completed.

PREVIEW: ON: Means the channel is allowed to view the live mode, OFF means not.

PREVIEW TIME: ON: Means insert clock in live view, OFF means no clock.

RECORD TIME: ON: Means insert clock in record file, OFF means no clock.

10. VIDEO/AUDIO SETUP

Move the cursor to 【VIDEO/AUDIO SETUP】 (Icon highlighted when selected)，press【Enter】to enter

into setting interface.

VGA RESOLUTION: 1024*768，800*600

CAMERA SYSTEM: Press 【Enter】 to select camera system: PAL or NTSC .

VOLUME SETUP: Move cursor to 【VOLUME SETUP】，then press 【Enter】 to access volume setup

interface, press 【+】【-】 or number keys or directly drag the cursor to adjust the volume.

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11. ADVANCE SETUP

Move the cursor to 【ADVANCE SETUP】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to enter into

Advanced Setup. Picture is below:

Advanced Functions include Alarm settings, System information, Motion detection, Mobile phone

monitoring, System maintenance, PTZ and Network settings.

12. ALARM SETUP

Move the cursor to 【ALARM SETUP】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to access the

settings interface.

ALARM MANAGE:

POST REC.：Post recording time setup: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes and 5 minutes.

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13. SYSTEM INFO

Move the cursor to the 【SYSTEM INFO】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to access

the setting interface. This interface includes: firmware version, MAC address and serial number.

14. MOTION DETECT

Move the cursor to 【MOTION DETECT】 (Icon highlighted when selected), press 【Enter】 to access

the setting interface.

STATUS: Each channel has a corresponding channel switch, press 【Enter】 to turn on or turn off the

motion detection for each channel.

SENSITIVITY: Each channel has corresponding sensitivity setting; including four standards: higher, high,

medium and low, press 【Enter】 to switch between them.

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MD AREA: Each channel has a corresponding regional motion detecting setting, move the cursor to the

corresponding 【setting】 and press 【Enter】 to enter the regional setting interface, red area mean motion

detection is activated in that area, transparent block means motion detection is not activated in that area.

Press the direction key on the remote control to move the cursor along the small pane. The position of the

cursor is indicated by green frame. Press 【Enter】 to select or cancel motion detection in this small pane.

When setup is finished, press 【Exit】 to go back to MD setup interface and settings will be saved

automatically.

Note: For Remote Control Operation: press【Menu】key to select or cancel full screen. For Mouse

operation: click the left mouse button and drag the frame to setup the region for motion detection.

15. MOBILE

For future use. (This is currently under development).

MOBILE NETWORK: For future use.

MOBILE PORT: For future use.

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16. SYSTEM MAINTAIN

Move the cursor to 【SYSTEM MAINTAIN】 (Frame turning red means this is selected), press 【Enter】

to enter into system maintain setup interface.

AUTO RESET: When this is on, you can setup the time for device to restart.

SYSTEM UPDATE: Copy the update file to the root directory of a thumb drive, and then insert it into the

USB 1.0 port. Press 【Enter】 to upgrade the firmware and it will display the progress of the system

upgrade as follows:

DEFAULT SETTINGS: Restore all the settings to factory settings.

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17. NETWORK SETUP

Move the cursor to 【NETWORK SETUP】 (icon highlighted when selected), then press 【Enter】 to

access the setting interface.

TYPE: Options in Type include PPPOE, DHCP & Static.

1 Static

Select [Static] in the type, press [Enter] to access the interface as below:

MEDIA PORT: Transfers video data between the client and device.

WEB PORT: Setup the port for Internet Explorer to connect to via HTTP.

IP ADDRESS: Setup the IP address, and press 【Enter】 to input numbers to fill the IP Address.

NET MASK: Press 【Enter】 to input numbers to fill Net Mask.

GATEWAY: Press 【Enter】 to input numbers to fill Default Gateway.

2 DHCP

Select the DHCP, to enter into the interface shown below.

MEDIA PORT: Same as static setup.

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WEB PORT: Same as static setup.

NOTE: Restart the system after selecting DHCP, and it will automatically connect with a DHCP

server. This will allocate an IP address when connected and the address will be shown on the

interface.

3 PPPOE

Select the PPPOE, and enter the interface shown below:

MEDIA PORT: Port for private protocol of DVR and PC, default: 9000. If this port of the computer is

applied by another server, please change to other free port.

WEB PORT: HTTP Port. Default: 80. If admin change WEB port to: e.g. 8088, the port number

should be added behind IP, http://192.168.15.145:8088 should input into IP of IE.

IP address: Fill in the IP address according to the network that the DVR is attached too.

PPPOE username and password: Enter the username and password provided by the internet

service provider. Apply these settings and reboot the system. After rebooting, the device will save

its settings and set PPPOE as the default network type. The IP address will be automatically

configure as a Dynamic IP address issued by the WAN.

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4 DDNS:

Move the cursor to DDNS and press 【Enter】 to enter the interface shown below:

DDNS: Options are [ON/OFF]. If there is a DDNS service, setup to ON.

SERVICE: Three services to select: 3322, DynDNS, Perfecteyes.

HOST NAME: Input the name of the host server.

USERNAME: Input the name of the user.

PASSWORD: Input the password.

Apply these settings and reboot the system. After rebooting, the device will save its settings.

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3. INTERNET EXPLORER OPERATION 3.1 FEATURES

To operate the DVR and view camera feeds over a network or via the Internet you need to use the

Internet Explorer web browser. When Internet Explorer first connects to the DVR it will Install Active X

control software which is designed to work with the browser.

Note: Only the Internet Explorer web browser is supported with this product.

To ensure there are no problems with using the software, we recommend Windows XP or Windows Vista

Operating Systems, and Internet Explorer 6 / 7 / 8 Web Browsers.

3.2 USER LOGIN

Input the local IP Address of the DVR in the Address box of the IE browser e.g. http://192.168.0.102, if the

web port number is set as 80, then no extra information is necessary. If the port number has been

changed on the DVR to a number other than 80, then the port number should be added after the IP

Address e.g. when the IP Address is 192.168.0.102 and the port is set to 8088, the complete Address to

enter would be http://192.168.0.102:8088.

When connecting for the first time IE will automatically download the file to PC as shown below:

The process may take 1~2 minutes.

Please click the“If your browser does not support the ActiveX to download, please click here”link which

is shown if automatic downloading has not been successful.

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Once the viewing software has been installed, the system will automatically enter the User Interface

shown below:

If the language shown is Chinese, click the English option in the top left hand corner of the page.

The username and password to use are the same as the ones used to login to the DVR.

PASSWORD: Administrator has all authorities, operator has limited authorities, they can only watch,

playback. Please change the unit No. and default password for system security.

NETWORK: LAN/WAN – The WAN option will limit the bandwidth used to operate the DVR so that it

works correctly

Remark: If trying to connect to the DVR over a WAN the IP Address needs to be public.

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3.3 OPERATION INTERFACE

Options in the main interface include Live View, Playback and Setup. Click any option to access.

3.3.1 LIVE

Click to enter into the interface shown below.

3.3.1.6 PLAY

Move cursor to the control icons, they will be highlighted when selected:

Open all windows.

Capture picture, save to local disk (default path is C:/DVR).

Quick-start to record video on all channels. The left upper corner of each channel has the normal

recording video symbol 【R 】; click the icon to switch between single screen / quad, / nine,

/ 16 and split .

Volume adjust button

3.3.1.7 OTHER OPERATIONS

1. Select one channel in the preview screen (the selected channel’s frame will be highlighted in RED).

Double click the left mouse button to enter the selected channels single screen display.

2. Click one Channel using left mouse button in the preview screen, then click right mouse button, this

will present a window shortcut Menu, see picture overleaf:

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You can open, shut down and start this channel’s record function via the shortcut menu.

3. Click the right mouse button in the live view screen, click ”open all windows” or “close all windows”, to

quickly open/close all windows.

3.3.2 REPLAY

Click” REPLAY” to enter into the playback interface.

Click right in the calendar interface and , to setup the month for searching;

Click ”REFRESH” on the calendar interface to display the recording information for the current month.

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The highlighted date indicates video was recorded on that day. A red frame is the system date, clicking

the date will search that days’ recording file list. For example, the above picture displays May 2009. The

15 th, 16 th, 17th and18 th have recorded video, and system date is the18th of May 2009. The current search

date is 18 th of May.

Select the channel and type at the bottom of the calendar. Click “SEARCH” and the result will display as

follows:

Double click one of the listed recorded videos to playback. The file icon will change to , and the

following picture will appear:

The above blue progress bar shows the download progress, green progress bar shows playback progress

Switch between pause/play.

Stop Play.

Fast Forward.

Slow Play.

Pause at next frame.

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3.3.3 SETUP

Click to enter into the setup interface, this interface includes Record, Alarm, PTZ,

Network, Setting and System information.

3.3.3.1 RECORD

Click to enter into the setup interface; you can check and change the parameter

settings in the same way as using the User Interface of the DVR.

3.3.3.2 ALARM SETTING

Click “ALARM” to enter into the setup interface; you can check and change the parameter settings in the

same way as using the User Interface of the DVR.

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3.3.3.3 NETWORK

Click to access the setup interface; you can check and change the parameter settings

in the same way as using the User Interface of the DVR.

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3.3.3.4 SETTING

Click to access the setup interface; you can check and change the parameter settings

in the same way as using the User Interface of the DVR.

BANDWIDTH: Set the bandwidth in kbps (128k, 192k, 256k, 384k, 512k,1024k) that you want to allocate

for traffic over the Internet. This bandwidth does not include audio.

FILE SAVE PATH: The save path of captured picture and recording video. IE login password and DST

settings, which can be set the same as the DVR settings.

3.3.3.5 HOST INFO

Click to access the system information interface (see picture below). This interface

includes HDD status, remain record time, firmware version and MAC Address. All the information is fixed.

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4. DVR INSTALLATION GUIDELINES 4.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

1. DEFINITION OF THE BUTTONS AND CONNECTORS ON THE FRONT PANEL

Buttons on Front Panel

Item Type Name Instruction

1 Standby STANDBY System standby button

Direction key

Direction keys include: up【 】、down【 】、left【 】、

right 【 】. Four buttons, which can move the cursor to setup and

control PTZ.

OK Confirm operation / in the PTZ control panel under live view

2

Control button

MUNE/EXIT Enter into main menu under live view, or exit sub menu

REC Recording

ALM Alarm

ERR Error

FULL On means the HDD is full.

HDD HDD Status

100M On means network is 100M

LINK On means network has connected

Status indicator

POW Power

3

IR receiver IR Remote control receiver

4 USB2.0 USB2.0 USB2.0 for thumb drive to backup

5 USBMOUSE USB1.0 For USB mouse

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2. THE DEFINITION OF BUTTONS AND CONNECTORS ON THE REAR PANEL

4 Channel Systems

Connectors on Rear Panel

Item Physical Connector Connector Description

1 POWER input DC 19V/3A

2 Video output Two video outputs for connecting TV or monitor (BNC)

3 Video input For connecting analog video signal input (BNC)

4 Audio Input For connecting audio signal

5 +12V Power supply for DC relay and the current is 100MA

(Please ensure short circuit can not happen)

6 Network For connecting Ethernet

7 Audio output For connecting audio output

8 VGA output For connecting to a standard LCD Monitor

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3. SYSTEM NETWORK DIAGRAM

4 Channel Systems

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4.2 HDD INSTALLATION Caution: When working with electrostatic sensitive devices such as Hard Disks or the DVR unit, make sure you use a static-free workstation. Any electrostatic charge coming into contact with the Hard Disk or DVR can damage it permanently. Please install the HDD using the following steps:

1）Open the cover of the DVR and then you will see one HDD plate as follow.

2）Connect HDD line as follow

3）Affix HDD on HDD plate as indicated below with the screws shown.

4）Install the HDD plate back into DVR and close cover.

Notice: Newly installed HDD should be formatted using the Format option within HDD Management on the system menu before recording.

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5. Frequently Asked Questions

If your problem is not listed below, please call contact your local Maplin store.

1. Question: DVR is not working after starting？

Answer:

Check the adaptor input.

Check the power line, is it well-connected?

Check the power on-off.

Check the upgrade procedure.

Check the main board of DVR.

2. Question: DVR is rebooting automatically or stopping after several minutes?

Answer:

Instability or low input voltage.

Bad track on the hard drive or the connection of hard drive is not correct.

On-off power supply is not enough.

The front-end video signal instability.

High temperature, too much dust, or a bad DVR operating environment.

The main board is not connected with other boards correctly.

The hardware of the DVR is defective.

3. Question: No output of single channel, multi channel or all channel video?

Answer:

Please check the adaptor of camera to see if it is connected.

Please check the cable for connecting video input/output in the back panel of DVR.

Please insert the video source directly into the display device and check if this is the cause

of the problem.

Check the brightness of the picture and reset it back to its original default setting.

No video input signal or signal is too weak.

Display settings in preview are set to be closed.

The hardware of the DVR is defective.

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4. Question: DVR cannot record after startup and the interface is showing "H"

Answer:

Make sure power adaptor is DC 19V.

Make sure HDD is formatted.

Check the power and data connection cables of the HDD.

The HDD is defective.

The SATA port is not working.

5. Question: What is meaning of“R”“M”“I”“H” showed in interface?

Answer:

“R”means the channel is recording.

“M” means the channel is on motion detection.

“I”means the channel is on alarm.

“H” means there is either no HDD. the HDD is faulty or the HDD is full.

6. Question: DVR is having problem with real-time images, such as bad image color or serious

brightness distortion

Answer:

If PAL and NTSC is not correctly selected on the BNC output, the images will be in black

and white.

DVR is not compatible with monitor.

The video transmission distance is too far.

The setting of DVR color, brightness or other settings are wrong.

7. Question: No audio sound when monitoring?

Answer:

Check sound box or speaker functions. Also check possible short circuit.

Audio source may be connected to the video channel. You can click to full-screen to check.

The hardware of DVR is defective.

8. Question: No audio sound when playing back?

Answer:

Setting problem: open audio-video item.

Check the audio to see if it is closed in playback interface.

9. Question: System time is not correct?

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Answer:

Wrong setting or user did not click "Edit" to confirm.

CMOS Battery is not connected properly.

CMOS Battery is dead. Please change.

10. Question: Why the “Stop recording” using the right mouse button does not work, how to stop

recording?

Answer:

The “Stop recording” using the right mouse button is only suitable for Manual recording. It

can’t stop recording when it’s in “start recording” or the video using a video plan.

If you want to stop recording, please make sure the system is not set to record at the current

time.

11. Question: Motion detection is not working?

Answer:

The setting of motion detection area is not correct.

Sensitivity is too low.

12. Question: CD-writer / USB backup error

Answer:

The data exceeds the capacity of backup device.

The backup device is incompatible.

The backup device is damaged.

13. Question: Remote control does not work?

Answer:

The address of remote control is not correct

The distance of remote control is too far or the angle used is too great.

Remote control batteries run out.

Remote control is damaged or the front panel of DVR is damaged.

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14. Question: Cannot login via the Web Browser?

Answer:

Please check the network to see if it is connected. Check if LINK or 100M LED is displayed

normally on the panel; use ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (DVR IP) to check if the Internet is linked

properly.

Recommended to use Windows XP or Vista operating system, also use IE6.0 browser or

IE7.0 browser.

ActiveX control has been blocked. Please manually install ActiveX control again.

Please install DX8.1 and upgrade your video card driver.

15. Question: There is no picture or picture is not clear when you preview the recording or

playback the recording via Internet Explorer.

Answer:

If you access DVR by IE, please choose "Wan" in "web environment".

Please try "Close windows" by the right mouse button, and try "Open windows" again.

16. Question: It displays "other members are setting......" while setting DVR by Internet Explorer.

Answer:

It probably means someone else is using the DVR. Please check the DVR configuration

interface or exit the DVR.

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6. COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted

in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the

prior written permission from the copyright holder. According to copyright law, no recorded data may be

used for purposes other than personal enjoyment without permission from the copyright holder.

7. WARRANTY One year limited hardware warranty This product is covered by a one year warranty against defects in material and workmanship.

For all warranty issues please contact your place of purchase.

Limitation of warranty

The above warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from:

Acts of nature, such as fire, static discharge.

Damage from unauthorized repair, alteration or accident.

Damage from misuse or neglect.

A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other

commercial purposes.

Loss of customer’s software, firmware, information, or memory data.

Improper handling or installation.

Sentient makes no other express warranty, whether written or oral, with respect to this product. Any

implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose is limited to the one-year duration of

this written warranty.

8. SUPPORT

For support please contact your local Maplin store.

We hope you enjoy using your Sentient product.

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