User ManualTable of ContentsChapter 1: Product Introduction51.1 Summary51.2 Features5Compression5Chapter 2: Installation72.1 Checking the DVR and Its Accessories72.2 Hard Drive (HDD) Installation72.3 Rear Panel Description8Chapter 3: Operational Instructions93.1 Front Panel93.2 IR Remote Control113.3.2 Menu Operation143.4 Input Text16Display13Chapter 4: Basic Operation Guide174.1 Power On174.2 Preview174.3 User Name and Password204.4 PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) Control224.5 Manual Record244.6 Playback254.7 Backup Recorded Files294.8 Shutting Down the DVR31Status Description18Icon Color19Chapter 5: Parameters Setup Guide325.1 Administrator and Password325.2 Add and Delete Users345.3 Unit Name and Device ID385.4 Video Output Standard and VGA Setup395.5 Camera name and OSD (On Screen Display) Setup405.6 Video Parameters Setup425.7 Mask Area Setup445.8 View Tampering Alarm465.9 Video Loss Alarm475.10 Motion Detection495.11 Preview Properties525.12 Recording Setup545.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output575.14 Network Parameters625.15 Accessing the DVR over a network65To access the DVR through a computer you need to make sure the default gateway on the DVR is the same IP address as your router, and the first three sets of numbers of the DVR IP address are the same as the first three sets of numbers of router’s addr...65You can access the DVR through an Internet Explorer browser window, or through the included client software program.655.16 Accessing the DVR from a remote computer66To access the DVR from a remote computer, in addition to the above steps, you will also need to forward ports 80 and 8000 on the router the DVR is attached to, to the IP address of the DVR. How you would do this depends on the brand and model number o...66You can access the DVR through an Internet Explorer browser window, or through the included client software program.66To access the DVR through Internet Explorer: once you have setup the network settings on the DVR to match the settings of your router and forwarded the ports needed by the DVR, you need to modify your browser controls. You need to allow Pop-ups. To do...665.17 PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom)67Chapter 6: Utilities716.1 Restore Parameters716.2 Upgrade726.3 Hard Disk Management736.4 Stop Alarm Out736.5 Reboot736.6 Power Off736.7 View Log746.8 System Information76Chapter 7: Firmware Upgrade777.1 FTP Server Setup777.2 Upgrade Mode79Appendix A: Mouse Control Function801. In the preview interface802. PTZ interface803. Channel name or OSD position configuration interface804. Area configuration interface805. Test input interface816. Playlist interface817. User interface81Appendix B: HDD Capacity Calculation82Appendix C: DVR Connect Cable Definition831 How to Make a RS-232 Connect Cable832 How to Make a UTP network Connect Cable83Appendix D: Specifications85Appendix E: Troubleshooting86Appendix F: Product Service & Warranty87Appendix G Customer Information Card88Size: 2.44 MBPages: 89Language: EnglishOpen manual