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ClientSoftware4000(v2.0)
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Index
Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000(V2.0)..........................................................1
1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................1
1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest..................................................................................1
1.3 Convention ................................................................................................................1
1.4 NewFeatures ............................................................................................................1
Chapter2 Install&Uninstall ..............................................................................................2
2.1InstalltheSoftware .....................................................................................................2
2.2UninstallSoftware .......................................................................................................3
Chapter3 BasicOperations................................................................................................4
3.1Run&Login .................................................................................................................4
3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime ......................................................................................4
3.1.2UserLogin.........................................................................................................4
3.2GUIIntroduction..........................................................................................................5
Chapter4 DeviceManagement .........................................................................................8
4.1ListConfiguration ........................................................................................................8
4.1.1AddDevice........................................................................................................9
4.1.2ChannelConfiguration....................................................................................11
4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR ....................................................11
4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer ..............................................................................13
4.2GroupConfiguration..................................................................................................14
4.2.1Group .............................................................................................................14
4.2.2Channel ..........................................................................................................15
4.3ShortKeyConfiguration ............................................................................................15
Chapter5 Preview............................................................................................................17
5.1NoncyclePreview.....................................................................................................18
5.1.1PlaybyNode...................................................................................................18
5.1.2ShortKeyPreview ..........................................................................................18
5.1.3StopPlaying ....................................................................................................18
5.2CyclePlay...................................................................................................................19
5.2.1Configuration..................................................................................................19
5.2.2MixedCycle ....................................................................................................19
5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels.........................................................20
5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels..............................................................20
5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group ............................................................................20
5.2.4PauseCycle.....................................................................................................21
5.2.5ResumeCycling...............................................................................................21
5.3PreviewControl.........................................................................................................21
5.4VoiceControl .............................................................................................................22
5.5Recording&Capture .................................................................................................22
5.5.1Recording........................................................................................................22
5.5.2Capture...........................................................................................................23
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5.6HardwareDecode......................................................................................................23
5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration....................................................................23
5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration ..............................................24
5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration..............................25
5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview.............................................................................26
5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode ........................................................27
5.7Others........................................................................................................................28
5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast ...................................................................................28
5.7.2AlarmOutputControl.....................................................................................29
5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles ..............................................................29
5.7.4DeviceStatus ..................................................................................................30
Chapter6 PTZControl ......................................................................................................31
6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration .............................................................................31
6.2PTZControl ................................................................................................................31
6.2.1DirectionControl ............................................................................................31
6.2.2PartialZoom ...................................................................................................32
6.2.3Preset .............................................................................................................32
6.2.4Sequence........................................................................................................33
6.3VideoParametersConfiguration...............................................................................34
Chapter7 Recording&Playback......................................................................................35
7.1Recording ..................................................................................................................35
7.1.1LocalRecording ..............................................................................................35
7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration ................................................37
7.1.2.1AddNVRServer ...................................................................................37
7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration ...................................................38
7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration ..............................................38
7.2Playback ....................................................................................................................39
7.2.1RemoteVOD...................................................................................................39
7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery .............................................................................40
7.2.1.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................41
7.2.2LocalPlayback ................................................................................................42
7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery...........................................................................43
7.2.2.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................44
Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration .....................................................................................45
8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration ..............................................................................46
8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration...............................................................46
8.1.2ScheduleRecording ........................................................................................47
8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording ..........................................................................47
8.1.4AlarmRecording.............................................................................................49
8.1.5OtherRecordingModes .................................................................................51
8.2Alarm.........................................................................................................................52
8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm ................................................................................52
8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm ..........................................................................................52
8.2.3VideoLoss ......................................................................................................53
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8.2.4VideoTampering ............................................................................................55
8.2.5Exceptions ......................................................................................................56
8.3NetworkConfiguration..............................................................................................57
8.3.1BasicConfiguration.........................................................................................57
8.3.2PPPoE .............................................................................................................57
8.3.3DDNS ..............................................................................................................58
8.3.4NTP .................................................................................................................58
8.3.5NFS .................................................................................................................59
8.3.6EMail .............................................................................................................59
8.4ChannelConfiguration...............................................................................................60
8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings ................................................................................60
8.4.2VideoMask ....................................................................................................60
8.4.3TextOverlay ....................................................................................................61
8.5AccountManagement...............................................................................................61
8.6Others........................................................................................................................62
Chapter9 AlarmLinkage..................................................................................................64
9.1LinkageConfiguration................................................................................................64
9.2OnGuard&OffGuard...............................................................................................65
Chapter10 EMap ..............................................................................................................67
10.1AddMap..................................................................................................................67
10.2MapConfiguration ..................................................................................................68
10.2.1HotSpot .......................................................................................................68
10.2.1.1AddHotSpot .....................................................................................68
10.2.1.2EditHotSpot .....................................................................................69
10.2.2HotRegion....................................................................................................69
10.2.2.1AddHotRegion .................................................................................70
10.2.2.2EditHotRegion..................................................................................71
Chapter11 Utilities ............................................................................................................72
11.1SoftwareConfiguration ...........................................................................................72
11.2LogManagement ....................................................................................................74
11.2.1LogQuery .....................................................................................................74
11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings..........................................................................76
11.2.3ExportLog ....................................................................................................77
11.3UserManagement...................................................................................................77
11.3.1Add&DeleteUser........................................................................................78
11.3.2UserRightsDistribution ...............................................................................79

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Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000
(V2.0)
1.1 Overview
Client software4000(V2.0) is the application specially developed for embedded DVR. It is applicable to DVR,
DVS,IPCamera,andIPDome.
Theremaybetechnicalinaccuracies,ortypographicalerrorsinthemanual.Thecontentsincludingdescription
ofproductsandprogramwillbeupdatedwithoutnotice.

1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest
OperatingSystem:MicrosoftWindows2000orversionsabove
CPU:IntelPentiumIV2.4GHzormodelsabove
RAM:1Gorabove
Display:1024768resolutionorabove

1.3 Convention
Conventionsasfollowsinthismanual:

DVR,DVS,IPCameraandIPDomeareallreferredtoasdevice

Clickreferstoleftclickmouse

Doubleclickreferstodoubleleftclickmouse

1.4 NewFeatures

32&64divisionsareaddedtowindowdivisionoptions.

Userdefinednameofalarmout

Previewwindowinformationcanbememorizedwhenexitingtheclientsoftware.

Supportremoteplayback,NASVOD,VODfunction,intelligentanalysisandsynchronousplaybackaswell.

SupportdualVGAdisplayinremoteVODinterface

Supportfullscreenofmultichannelinlocalplaybackinterface

Support16NVRserverforcentralizedstorage

Modifieddoubleclickenlargementmodeinthepreviewinterface

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Chapter2 Install&Uninstall
2.1InstalltheSoftware
Doubleclickthesoftwareandyouwillseethewizardshownasbelow:

ClickNexttocontinue,andinputtheuserinformation,softwareinstalledlocationaccordingtothehints.
Afterthat,aSADPinstallationwizardwillpopup;clickNexttostarttoinstallWinPcap,shownasbelow.If
itisalreadyinstalled,theinstallationcanbecanceled.

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Note:SADPisusedastheonlinedevicefinder;thisfunctionisunavailableiftheWinPcapisnotinstalled.

2.2UninstallSoftware
Enterstartmenu,selectAllprogramsClientSoftware4000(v2.0)UninstallClientSoftware,andthe
dialogboxshownasbelowwillpopup:

ClickYesandstarttouninstallthesoftware,theuninstallationwillfinishafterthecomputerrestarted.

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Chapter3 BasicOperations
3.1Run&Login
Path:StartAllProgramsClientsoftware4000(v2.0)Clientsoftware4000(v2.0)

3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime
Userneedstoregisteranadministratoriftheclientsoftwareisusedforthefirsttime,shownasbelow:

InputtheusernameandpasswordandclickRegister,thenusercanloginastheadministrator.
Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheusernameandpassword.Thepasswordcannotbenull,and
shouldnotcontainthefollowingcharacters,including%and.Passwordshouldnotbelessthansixanddoes
notsupportthecopyandpaste.

3.1.2UserLogin
Aftertheadministratorregistered,whenuseropentheclientsoftware,thelogindialogboxwillpopup,
shownasbelow:
Inputusernameandpassword,thenclickLogintostartusingtheclientsoftware.

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Click

toautosavetheusernameandpassword,userdoesnotneedtoinputthem

whenloggedinnexttime.
Ifuserwantstochangepassword,pleaseselectausernameandclickModify.
Iftheusernameorpasswordisincorrect,thedialogboxwillpopup,shownasbelow:

Ifuserwantstocancellogin,pleasepressQuit.
Note:Pleasestopalltheoperations(e.g.preview,recording,playbackandetc.)beforeswitchingthe
users.

3.2GUIIntroduction
Thereare6areasofClientsoftwareGUI,shownasbelow:

Area

Description

Area

Description

SystemArea

MenuArea

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DeviceArea

PreviewArea

PTZControlArea

AlarmInfoArea

SystemArea:
Button

Description
Helpbutton,clicktoshowHelp(usermanual)andAbout(EditionInfo)

Lockbutton,clicktolocktheinterface,mousestatusshownas

,reclickto

activateloginwindow,andinputthecorrectpasswordtounlocktheinterface.

Minimizebutton

Exitbutton

MenuArea:
Area

Description
Switchtheusers

Enterpreviewinterface(IfthedecodingcardisinstalledinPC,thenenterthe

softwareorhardwaredecodinginterface)

Enterconfigureinterface

Enterplaybackinterface,includingremoteVODandlocalplayback

Enterlogqueryinterface

Enteremapinterface

DeviceArea:
Mode

Description

List

Displaybylist

Group

Displaybygroup

PreviewArea:

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Area

Description

Area

Description

Displaywindows

Alarmindicator

Basicfunction

Advancedfunction

PTZControlArea:
Options

Description

PTZcontrol

ControlPTZ

Video
parameters

Brightness,contrast,saturation,hueandvolumeadjustment

Preset

Configureandcallthepreset,sequenceandpattern

AlarmInfoArea:
Displayalarmtimeandinformation.

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Chapter4 DeviceManagement
Beforeanyoperations,userneedstoadddeviceandconfigureit.Click

mode,andthenclick

toentertheconfigure

tomanagethedevice.

Area

Description

Area

ListArea
Group/ShortkeyArea

Description

ConfigurationButtons

NavigationBar

4.1ListConfiguration
Thelistareaisemptywhentheclientsoftwarerunsforthefirsttime,rightclickinthisareayoucanchoose
toaddarea.

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InputanameintheblankofAreaName;ifthereisnoupperarea,theblankofUpperAreaNameisnot
enabled.
Afterareaadded,rightclicktheareanameandthesubmenuwillpopup,shownasfigurebelow.Select
AddArea,youcanaddsubarea,selectDeleteNod,youcandeletethearea.

Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheareaname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe
followingcharacters,including%and.
Note:Usercanmaxadd50areashere.
Note:WhentheoptionDeleteNodselected,thesubareas,streammediaservers,anddevicesunder
therootofthisareawillbedeletedaswell.Beforethat,youneedtostopprevieworrecord,otherwisetherewill
bewarninginformationpoppingup.

4.1.1AddDevice

RightclicktheareaandselectAdd
Device;thesubmenuwillpopup.

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Options

Description

DeviceName

Userdefined

RegisterMode

NormalIP,PrivateDomain,NormalDomain

DeviceIP

IPaddressofthedevice

UserName

Usernameofthedevice(default:admin)

Password

Passwordofthedevice(default:12345)

ChannelNo.

Thechannelnumberofthedevice

Port

Deviceport(default:8000)

MulticastAddress

Usedwhenvisitingthedevicebythewayofmulticast,orelseleaveitblank

DNSAddress

IPaddressofIPserverwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank

DeviceserialNo.

Usedwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank

Note:Whenadoptingprivatedomain,ifyouinputdeviceserialnumber,whichcanbeusedforobtaining
theIPaddressfromIPserver;Ifnot,theIPaddresscanbeobtainedbydevicenamefromIPserver,i.e.inthat
case,thedevicenamethatinputhereshouldbethesamewiththeoneinthedevice.

Ifyouselectnormaldomain,
pleasefillingtheblankofdomainname
withtheregistereddomainname.

Privatedomain:IfthedeviceisconfiguredwiththeaddressofIPServerthatrunsnormally,thenthe
connecteddevicecanberesolvedbyIPServer;andclientsoftwarecangetthedynamicIPaddressfromIPServer
byservernameorserialnumber.

Ifyouselectprivatedomain,please
inputthecorrectdeviceserialnumberand
IPaddressofIPserverintheDNSAddress
blank.

ClickOKtofinishaddingdevice.
Rightclickmenuisavailable,double
clickthenodecanmodifythedevice
parameters.

Note:50devicescanbeaddedhereatmost.
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4.1.2ChannelConfiguration
ClickGetChannelNametogetthe
namesofallchannels.
ClickAllmainstreamsorAllsub
streamstochangethestreamtypeofall
channels.

Tips:Mainstreamisfordeviceencoding;substreamisfornetworktransmission.

Doubleclickthechannelnameandthe
ModifyChannelInformationdialogboxwill
popup.

ChannelName

Currentchannelnamethatcanbechanged.

Channel

Channelnumberofthedevice,unchangeable

DeviceName

Devicenamethatunchangeable

IPAddress

DeviceIPaddressthatunchangeable

Protocol

Selectconnectionprotocol:TCP,UTP,MCASTandRTP.

StreamType

Choosemainorsubstreamforthechannel

Note:Thechannelnamewillbereplacedwiththenamesavedinthedevice,iftheoptionGetchannel
nameisselected.

4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR
Ifthe9000seriesDVRisaddedtoclientsoftware,thentheIPchannelmanagementandenableordisable
analogchannelfunctionsareavailable.

Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
RemoteConfiguration,thentheChannel
Configuremenuwillpopup.TheAnalog
Channelwillshowbydefault.
Doubleclicktheselectedanalogchannel
toenableordisableit.
Note:9000seriesDVRcannot
previewandrecordthischannelafteritis
disabled,unlessitisenabledagain.

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ClickDigitalChanneltoenterthe
interfaceofIPchannelmanagement.

ClickAddtoaddIPchannel.
InputtheIPaddress,username,
passwordandport,andthenclickOK.

Doubleclicktheselectedchannelto
modifytheparameters.
ClickDeletetodeletetheselected
channel.

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Afterthat,youcanchangethe
channelnumberaccordingtotheadded
channels.Doubleclickthedevicenameto
modifythedeviceinformation.

Note:9000seriesDVRmaxsupportsadding16analogchannels,8chIPCamera,pleaserefertotheuser
manualofDS9016HFISformoredetails.

Afterthat,theaddedIPchannelwillbeseeninthechannel
listofthedevice.
IfIPchannelcannotbeconnected,thenshownas

4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer
Addingstreammediaservercansolvethenetworkconfinedproblemandreducethebandwidthstress.
Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
AddStreamMediaServer.InputtheIP
addressandPort(default554)ofserver,
thenpressOK.

Note:Ifthechannelisbeingpreviewedorrecorded,thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafterpreviewand
recordingrestarted.

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Doubleclicktheservertomodifytheparameters.
RightclicktheserverandselectDeleteNodtodeleteserver.

Note:Nomorethanonestreammediaservercanbeaddedtoonearea,however,ofwhichstream
mediaservercanbeaddedinsubarea.

4.2GroupConfiguration
Clickthe

buttontoentergroupareamanagementwindow.

4.2.1Group
Ifthereisnotanynodinthisarea,thenfirstyouneedtoaddgroup.
Rightclickintheemptyareaandyou
willseesubmenuasshownontheright.
SelectAddGroup.

InputthegroupnameandclickOK.

Doubleclickthegroupnametochangethegroupname.
RightclickthegroupnameandselectDeleteGrouptodeletethe
selectedgroup.

Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidinthegroupname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe
followingcharacters,including%and.

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4.2.2Channel
Afteraddingthegroup,thechannelsinthelistareacanbemovedtoselectedgroup.
Select the channel from the list area, and click

key and move it to the group. The type of

channelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.

Selectthedeviceinthelistareaandclick

keyandallthechannelsofthedevicecanbemoved

totheselectedgroup.

Using
Using

and

keystoadjustthechannelsequenceinthegrouplist.

keytodeletethechannelorgroupinthegrouparea

Note: One channel can be added to one group for only once. Different groups can contain the same
channel.Max50channelscanbeaddedtoonegroup.

4.3ShortKeyConfiguration
Click

buttontoentershortkeymanagementwindow.Onlythechannelscanbeaddedto

theshortkeyarea.
Selectthechannelfromthelistarea,andclick

keyandmoveittotheshortkeyarea.Thetype

ofchannelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.
Selectthedevicefromthelistarea,andclick

keytoaddallthechannelsofthedevicetothe

shortkeyarea.

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Using

keytodeletethechannelintheshortkeyarea

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Chapter5 Preview
Afterconfiguringthedevice,doubleclickthe

keytoreturntothepreviewinterface.Clickthe

ListandGroupkeystoswitchbetweentwomodes.
Playwindowsaredividedinto22mode,maxsupport64windowdivisions.

PreviewPanelButtonsDescriptions:
Area

Description

Area

Description

Play

Record

Capture

Windowdivision

Multiscreen

Resumecyclingallthedevice

Previous/Nextpage
Stopcyclingallthedevice

Note:ThewindowdivisionandchannelsequencecanberememberedbytheClientSoftwareasexited,
andwillplayautomaticallyafterloginnexttime.

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5.1NoncyclePreview
5.1.1PlaybyNode
Doubleclickthedevicenameordragittotheplaywindowtopreview(notenablecyclepreview)

Double click the channel name to preview the

correspondingcameras

Double click the device name to preview the

corresponding cameras of the device in the current window
divisions.

Double click the group name to preview the

corresponding cameras of the group in the current window
divisions.

Youcanalsopreviewthembydraggingthemtotheplay
windows.
Theplaywindowshowsasthefigureontheright.

5.1.2ShortKeyPreview
Iftheshortkeyhasbeenconfigured,thenpressPlaykeyofthepreviewinterfacetoviewallthe
correspondingchannelsintheshortkeyareainthecurrentwindowdivisions.Findmore@4.3ShortKey
Configuration

5.1.3StopPlaying
Thereare3waystostoplivepreview.

Theplayiconis

,doubleclickittostoppreviewing

thischannelandtheiconwillbecome

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Rightclickintheplaywindowandtheplaymenuwill
popup.ClickStopPlayandtheliveviewwillstop.
Meanwhiletheplayiconwillbecome

Clickthe

keyinthepreviewpaneltostopalltheliveviewchannels.

5.2CyclePlay
5.2.1Configuration

Click

keytoentertheconfigurationinterface.Thenenterthelocalconfigurationbyclick

SoftwareConfigurationkey.

EnableCycle:
Click

toenablecycleplay,andinputthecycletime,thenpressSaveandreturntopreview

interface.
Note:Cycletimeshouldbebetween20and3000s.
DisableCycle:
Click

todisablecycleplayandsave.

5.2.2MixedCycle
Mixedcyclemodeenablesclientsoftwarecyclepreviewschannelsofthegrouporshortkey,thedefault
windowdivisionis22.

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5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels
ClickListkeytodisplaychannellist.
Click

keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare8channelsinthe

shortkeyarea,thenstartcycleplaying,thefirst4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow,afteronecycleperiod,
thelast4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow.
Clickbutton
Click

inthepreviewpaneltostopthechannelmixedcycleofshortkey.

keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click

Note:Clickbutton

or

keytodisplaythelast4channels.

topausethechannelsequencecycleofshortkey.Thisfunctionneeds

shortkeyconfigurationfirst(Findmore@4.3ShortKeyConfiguration)

5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels
ClickGroupkeytodisplaygroupchannellist.(Pleasestopplayingbeforeswitchingtogroupchannels.)
Click

keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare2groupsingroup

area,eachofthemhas4channels,thenstartcycleplaying,4channelsofthefirstgroupwillbedisplayedinthe
window,afteronecycleperiod,4channelsofthesecondgroupwillbedisplayedinthewindow.
Click

keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click

keytodisplaythelast4channels.

5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group

Doubleclickthedevicenameandallthechannelsofthe
device begin to cycle in the selected window division from
st
the1 channel.

Doubleclickthegroupnameandallthechannelsofthe
groupbegintocycleintheselectedwindowdivisionfromthe
1stchannel.

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Dragthenodeofthedevicetothewindow,andthenall
thechannelsofthisdevicebegintocycle.
Dragthenodeofthegrouptothewindow,andthenall
thechannelsofthisgroupbegintocycle.

5.2.4PauseCycle

Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,
rightclickthecyclingwindow,clickPausecycledeviceor
Stopcyclegrouptopausecyclingandremainthecurrent
image.

ClickPauseallcycledeviceskey

topauseallthecyclingchannels.

5.2.5ResumeCycling

Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,
rightclickthepausedwindow,clickResumecycledeviceto
restartcycling.

ClickResumeallcycledeviceskey

torestartallthepausedchannels.

5.3PreviewControl
FullScreen:
Whenpreviewing,click

keytopreviewinfullscreen,toexitclick

key.

Enlarge:
Wheninthemultiscreenpreviewmode,doubleclicktheselectedimagetoenlargeit,doubleclickagainto
resume.

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5.4VoiceControl
Rightclicktheselectedwindow,selectOpenVoiceto
enableaudiopreview,rightclickagainandselectClose
Voicetodisableaudiopreview.

Note:Thesoftwareonlycanopenvoiceofonewindowatthesametime.Ifthevoiceofthenextwindowis
openedthenthevoiceofthepreviouswillbeclosedautomatically.

5.5Recording&Capture
Recordingandcaptureisonlyavailableintheliveviewmode.
Note:Ifthechannelisintherecordingmode,clickStopbuttontostoprecording,andthepreview,
cycleplayarestoppedaswell.

5.5.1Recording

ConfigurationPath:

SelectthesavingharddiskofrecordedfilesintheStartHDD&EndHDDmenu,andclicksavekey.
Whenpreviewing,click
as

keytostartrecording,andtheiconbecomesas

.Thechanneliconbecomes

.Reclicktostoprecording.

Afterrecording,thehintwindowwithindexofrecorded
fileswillpopup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.

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5.5.2Capture

ConfigurationPath:

Defaultsavingpath:C:\Picture,click

keytochangethesavingpath.

Whenpreviewing,click

keytostartcapture.

Aftercapture,thehintwindowwithcaptureindexwill
popup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.

5.6HardwareDecode
Ifthereisvideo/audiodecodingcardinstalledinthecomputer,thenthisfunctioncanbeavailable.

5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration

Click

keyandthen

ontherighttoentertheconfigurationinterface

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Theareadescriptionsareasfollows:
Area

Description

Area

ConfigurationArea

OutputWindowArea

Description
DecodingCardInfoArea
WindowDivisionModeSelectArea

ConfigurationArea:2optionsincludingVideoOutputStandard&DecodeMode.

DecodingCardInfoArea:Showtheinformationofthedecodingcardsandchannels.

OutputWindowArea:Configuretheoutputmodeofdecodingchannels.

WindowDivisionModeSelectArea:Selectwindowdivisionmode.

5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration
ThedecodingcardinstalledinthePCcanberecognizedandinitializedautomaticallyasclientsoftwarestarts
up,andtheinformationwillbedisplayedinthedecodingcardinfoarea.Theicon

meansdecodingcardand

thesubnodesshowtheinformationofdecodingchannels.
ThehardwaredecodingmodesofMDcardincluding:default,previewon&TVwallon,previewoff&TVwall
on.

Hardware

Descriptions
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DecodeMode
Default
Configuration
TVwallon&
Previewon
TVwallon&
Previewoff

Each 4002MD card decodes 2 channels; each 4004MD card decodes 4 channels
andsoon.Supportdecodingandcyclingplay.
TheimagesfromtheplaywindowofclientsoftwareandTVwallaredecodedby
MDcard,whichneedstoconfigureinthehardwaredecodeconfiguration.
TheimagesfromtheTVwallaredecodedbyMDcard;theimagesfromtheplay
windowofclientsoftwarearedecodedbyCPU.

IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisCIF,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:4channelsforeach
4002MDcard;8channelsfor4004MDcard.
IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisD1,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:2channelsforeach
4002MDcard;4channelsfor4004MDcard.
Tips:VideoOutputModesincludingPAL&NTSC.
Note:ThevideooutputmodeofimagesfromdeviceandTVwallneedtobethesamestandard,orelse
theimagewillbecomeabnormal.

5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration

Theoutputwindowpanelhasamultiwindow

divisionaccordingtothetotalMDIcardBNCnumber.

OnewindowisrelatedtooneBNC.

Takeone4004MDIcardforexample,thereare4

BNCsandtheoutputwindowpanelwillshowyou4

windowsdivision.Windowisnamedas0101,0201,

0301and0401.

Selectonewindowonoutputwindowpaneland

clickwindowdivisionbuttontoselectawindowdivision

Forexample,ifweselectthefirstwindow0101

thendivideinto4windows,the4windowswillbenamed

as0101,0102,0103,0104.

onthisBNC.

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Tickthecheckbox
oneach

windowtosetthechanneldecodeD1
resolutionstream.

Note: If the default mode is selected, then each decoding channel outputs one single image and
divisionmodeisinvalid.

5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview

After configuration, click Preview key

and select Hardware Preview to enter the
hardwaredecodeinterface.

Click

then start to decode, at

the moment, preview windows layout

will switch to the layout which set in
outputwindowpanel.
The window exceed maximum
decodechannelwontbedisplayed.

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The basic operations of hardware preview are the same with software decode, please refer to sections
5.15.5formoredetails.

5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode
MDcardcanoutputthedecodedimagestwice.Take4002MDcardforexample,one4002MDcardcan
decode4channelsCIFimages,assumetheyarechannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04;ifone
decodingchannelissetas4divisionsandseparatelydisplaychannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04,
thentheotherdecodingchannelcanonlysupportonedivisionandselectonedecodingchanneltooutputthe
image.Thedescriptionsabovearedefinedassecondaryoutput.
Enterhardwaredecodeconfigurationinterface,andtick
thechannelthatsetassecondaryoutputandthechannel
statuswillbecome

Click

in the window division to

displaysecondaryoutputlist.
Note:Thesystemwillclearthe
previousconfigurationinformationof
thesecondaryoutputchannel.

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5.7Others
5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast

Inpreviewinterface,rightclickthedevicenameandthe
submenuwillpopup.
ClickStartVoiceTalkingtotalkwiththeselected
device.

Ifthedeviceis9000DVR,thentherewillbetwovoice
talkchannelsforchoice.

Note:Clientsoftwareonlysupportsonevoicetalkatonetime

RightclickareanameandselectLANBroadcasttotalk
tothearea.

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5.7.2AlarmOutputControl

Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.
SelectAlarmOutputControltoturnonoroffthealarm
output,anddefinealarmoutputname.

Click

anditbecomes

key,soasto

turnonthealarmoutputandactivatethenamemodified
function,reclick

keytoturnoffthealarmoutput.

5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles

Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpop
up.
ClickSaveConfigurationFiletoexportconfiguration
fileandSetConfigurationFiletoimportconfigurationfile.

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RightclickareanameandselectSaveAllConfiguration
Filetoexportallconfigurationfiles,andSetAll
ConfigurationFiletoimportallconfigurationfiles.

5.7.4DeviceStatus
Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.ClickDeviceStatustogetdeviceworking
information,includingchannelandharddiskstatus.

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Chapter6 PTZControl
6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration
BeforePRTZoperations,pleasemakesurethatRS485parametershasbeencorrectlyconfiguredbyclient
software.
ClickConfigureandenterthe
correspondinginterface.
Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
RemoteConfigurationfromthesubmenu.
Click

tounfoldtheoptions,shownasfigureonthe
right.
Note:RS485configurationmustbe
thesamewithPTZconfiguration.

6.2PTZControl
ReturntopreviewinterfaceandusercancontrolPTZ.

6.2.1DirectionControl

Thereare8keystocontrolPTZdirections,andtheactive
bartochangePTZspeed,whichisadjustablefrom1to7,and
defaultspeedis4.
Click

keytostartautoscan.

Clickthefunctionkeysontherighttoadjustfocus,iris
andzoom.

OtherPTZControlModeScreenPTZControl:usercancontrolPTZbydraggingandclickintheplaywindow.

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DragControl:Thereare33nineareas,whenthemouse
movestoarea18,themouseiconwillbecomeas:n
;p

;q

;r

;s

;t

;u

;o
,and

continuedtomovethemousealongthedirectionshownby
arrows,PTZwillmovetothesamedirections.

Note:Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsoftwaredecode.

6.2.2PartialZoom

ClickPartialZoomtozoominorout,themouseiconwillbecomeas

,presstheleftkeyofthemouse

anddragaareayouwanttozoom.
Dragfromuplefttodownrighttozoomin;dragfromdownrighttouplefttozoomout.
Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailableasHIKVISIONprotocolisselectedforPTZ.

6.2.3Preset

Clickthe

keyonthePTZcontrolpanel

andenterpreseteditwindow.

Selectoneplaywindow,andrightclickthepresetlistto
add,modifyanddeletepreset.

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MovethePTZtothepositionyouwant,andclickAdd
toinputpresetname,thenclickOKtofinish.
Thendoubleclickpresetinlisttocallit.
Rightclickpresettomodifythispreset/delete

6.2.4Sequence
Afteraddingtwoormorepresetsforonechannel,youcansetasequencewithpresetsforPTZ.

1ststep:Enterpresetconfigurewindow,andclick
keytoshowsequenceconfiguremenu.

2ndstep:Click

thenselectthepreset

youwouldliketoaddassequencepoint

3rdstep:Setthetimeandspeedforthepreset.
Note:Dwelltimeisbetween1and128s;dwell
speedisbetween1and140.

4thstep:Repeatthe2ndand3rdsteptoaddthepresets
tothesequence.Thenclick

keytosave

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Afterconfiguration,youcanchoosethesequencesfromthelist

,andcall

them.

6.3VideoParametersConfiguration
Clickthe

Move

keytoshowthevideoparametersconfigurationmenu.

toadjustthevideoparameters.(Range:

110).

Icon

Description

Icon

Brightness

Saturation

Volume

Description
Contrast

Hue

Restore

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Chapter7 Recording&Playback
7.1Recording
7.1.1LocalRecording

Clicktabpage

then

toenterrecordsettinginterface

EnableScheduleRecording(

),andclick

tosetthe

recordschedule.

YoucanchooseWholeDayRecordingModeoryoucandefinetherecordingmodeforyourowndemands.

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EnableRecordingModeSchedule,andthestatusis

thenyoucanconfiguretheschedulemode.
st
1 step:Inputthemodename.

2ndstep:Setthetimeperiods,andclickSavetofinish.

Setrecordingschedule:

Firstclickthedeviceorchannelnametoactivatethe
recordingscheduleconfiguration.

Selecttherecordingdateandmode,thenclickOKto
finish.

Note:Itneedstorestartthesoftwaretomakethesettingsbecomeeffective.
ChoosesavingharddiskoftherecordedfilesfromStartHDDandEndHDD.
IfCycleRecordisselected,andeachdiskspaceislessthan2G,theearliestrecordedfileswillbe
overwrittentocontinuerecoding.
Ifnot,whenthediskisfull,theDiskCleanwillpopup,aftercleaningdiskandifthediskspaceislarger
than2G,theschedulerecordingwillrestart.

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7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration
YoucanremoteconfiguretherecordingscheduleandplaybacktherecordedfilesoftheNVRstorageserver
throughclientsoftware,shownasfigurebelow.

7.1.2.1AddNVRServer

Click

keytoenterNVRconfigurationinterface.

InputtheNVRservername,IPaddressandport,andclick

keytofinish.

Note:Max16NVRserverscanbeaddedtotheclientsoftware.ThedefaultserverportandVODportare
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8320and8554.

7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration

1ststep:SelectaddedNVRserversfrom

listtoenablemodifyingrecordingschedule,andthenenable
ModifyRecordingmode.

2ndstep:Settherecordingtimeforthemode.
Clickthemousetoaddrecordingschedule;rightclickto
cancelrecordingschedule.Thenclick

keytosavethesettings.
Note:Theunitofrecordingmodeishalfanhour,
greenmeansvalid,whitemeansinvalid.

7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration

1ststep:Selectthedeviceorchannelforrecording
ThestatusofRecordingplanmodeis

2ndstep:Ifnecessary,enablestreammediaserverand
inputtheIPaddressandport.

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3rdstep:Configuretherecordingschedule.
SelectthemodefromRecordingplanmodeandselect
thediskgrouptosavetherecordedfiles.
Click

keytofinishconfiguration.

7.2Playback
Thereare2optionsforplayback,oneislocalplaybackandtheotherisremoteVOD,whichcanbechosenby
clicking

key.

LocalPlayback:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofPC.
RemoteVOD:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofDVRorstorageserver.

7.2.1RemoteVOD

Click

andchooseRemoteVOD(

)toentertheplaybackinterface.

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Area

Description

Area

Description

SystemArea

DeviceArea

PlaybackWindows

QueryArea

PlayControlButtons

TimeAxisArea

7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery
1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.
2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.

3rdstep:Addinformationofcardnumber.ForATMDVRenableQuerybyCardNo.andinputtheoverlaid
cardnumbertosearch.Otherdevicecanskipthisstep.
4thstep:Click

keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows

inthetimeaxisarea.

5thstep:Click

keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton

thetimeaxis.

Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit
fromtheverybeginningofthisday.
Ifyouenablesynchronousplayback,thenthe4windowswillplaybacksynchronously.Ifthestarttime
ofthe4windowsisnotsame,themostaheadwindowwillwaitforotherwindowsuntiltheyreachthesametime
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7.2.1.2PlaybackControl
Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:

Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:
Button

Description

Button

Description

Open/CloseSound

Capture

Pause

VideoClip

Play

Download

Stop

Singlewindow

Playbysingleframe

4ScreenDivision

StopAll

FullScreen
PlaySpeedAdjustBar

Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick
forwardbyoneframe.
Duringplayback,click

oncetosetbegintimeof

videoclip,clickitagaintosetendtimeofvideoclip.After
savingthevideoclip,amessagewillberaised,clickittoopen
videosegment.

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todownloadfiletolocalPC.

Aftersearchingouttherecordedfile,youcanclick

Youmayclickonmessagetoopenthedownloadsavingdirectory.

YoumaygotoConfigureSoftwareConfigurePathconfigurationtochangethesavingdirectory.

7.2.2LocalPlayback

Click

andchooseLocalPlayback(

)toentertheplaybackinterface.

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Area

Description

Area

Description

SystemArea

DeviceArea

PlaybackWindows

QueryArea

PlayControlButtons

TimelineArea

7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery
1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.
2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.

3rdstep:Click

keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows

inthetimeaxisarea.

4thstep:Click

keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton

thetimeaxis.

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Click

keytorollforwardtimeaxis,click

recordedfilesduringthisperiod,Icon

keytorollbackwardtimeaxis.Icon

meansthereare

meansplayingtimepoint.

Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit
fromtheverybeginningofthisday.

7.2.2.2PlaybackControl
Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:

Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:
Button

Description

Button

Description

Open/CloseSound

StopAll

Pause

Capture

Play

SingleScreen

Stop

4ScreenDivision

FullScreen

Playbysingleframe

ReturntoBeginning

PlaySpeedAdjustBar

Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick
forwardbyoneframe.
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Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration
You can remote configure theparameters of the device, including recording schedule, alarm schedule and
etc.

Path:

RightclickthedeviceandselectRemoteConfiguration

Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,afterclickingtheRemoteConfigurationthenyouneedtoclick
keyinthepopupmenuandentertheconfigurationinterface.
Note:RemoteconfigurationofPCDVRviaclientsoftwareisnotavailablerightnow.

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8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration
8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration

Select

toenterencodingparametersconfigurationinterface.
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIP
ChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfiguretheparametersofIP
camera.

Parameters

Description

DualStream

Main/SubstreamandEventParameters

StreamType

Video&AudioorVideostream

Resolution

RecordingResolution

BitRateType

Variable&Constant

MaxBitrate

Maximumbitrateofthecompressedstream

FrameRate

Recordframerate,from1/16tofullframe

FrameType

BBP,BP&SinglePframe

Iframeinterval

Theintervalbetween2Iframes

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8.1.2ScheduleRecording

Select

toenterconfigurationinterface.
Enablerecordingbyclickingthetick

Note:RecordingExpiredRedundantandAudioRecordareonlyavailablefor9000seriesDVR.
Parameters
Redundant
RecordingExpired
AudioRecord

Description
Redundantforthischannelornot(Whenredundantdiskisavailable)
Storagelifeofrecordedfilesinredundantdisk,expireddatawillbedeleted
Recordedfilesincludeaudioornot

ClickSettingsoftheRecordingTimetoenterrecording
scheduleconfigurationinterface.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforrecordingtime.
Click
fortherecordingtype.TheAllDay
Recordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.

8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
Click

toentermotiondetectionrecordinginterface.

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIPChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfigurethe
parametersofIPcamera.

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1ststep:Selectchannelnumberformotion

detection.

2ndstep:EnablemotiondetectiontoactivateSetting
Area,FortifyTimeandLinkagesettings.

3rdstep:Setthemotiondetectionareaandsensitivity.
Thesensitivity1and6arethelowestandthehighest
level.
EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby
usingmouse.

4thstep:Setthedetectiontime.
FortifyTimecanbeonedayorthewholeweek,and8
segmentsforoneday.

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5thstep:SettheTriggerRecordingforlinkage.
ClickSettinginthelinkageareaandselectTrigger
Recordingtab.

6thstep:Setthedetectionrecordingtime.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforrecordingtime.
fortherecordingtype.TheAllDay
Click
Recordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
Thevalidtimeistheintersectionofthemotiondetectiontimeand
motiondetectionrecordingtime.

8.1.4AlarmRecording

Select

1ststep:Selectalarminput.
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
SwitchtoIPchanneltoconfigurethealarminputofIP
channel.

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2ndstep:Selectthetypeofalarminput,NOorNC.
Note:Thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafter
rebooting.

3rdstep:EnableAlarmHandletoactivateFortify
Time&LinkageMethod.

4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforalarminput.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforrecordingtime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedas
well.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbe
overlapped.

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5thstep:Setrecordingchanneltriggeredbyalarm.
ClickSettingsinLinkagemenuandselectTrigger
Recordingtab.
Enabletherecordingchannelsyouwant.

6thstep:Enterschedulerecordinginterface.Click
toenableRecording.

7thstep:Settherecordingtimeforalarminput.
ClickSettingsinRecordingTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforrecordingtime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedas
well.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbe
overlapped.

8.1.5OtherRecordingModes
OtherRecordingModesareincludingMotiondetection&Alarm,Motiondetection|Alarm.
&meansrecordingistriggeredwhentwosituationshappenedtogether;
|meansrecordingistriggeredwhenoneofthesituationshappened.
TheconfigurationsarethesamewithMotiondetectionrecordingorAlarmrecording.
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8.2Alarm
Youcanconfiguremotiondetectionalarm,signallevelalarm,videolossalarmandotheralarmandlinkage
throughclientsoftware.

8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm
1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageformotiondetectionand
selectalarmoutputchannel.

AlarmLinkagesDescription:
Linkage
WarningonMonitor
AudioWarning
UploadtoCenter
EmailLinkage

TriggerAlarmOutput

Description
Whenthealarmsignalisdetected,theimageofcorrespondingchannelwill
popoutassinglescreen.
Alarmtriggersbuzzer
Uploadthealarmsignaltothecenter,suchasclientsoftware
Whenthealarmsignalisdetected,theclientsoftwarewillsendtheemailto
thedesignatedmailbox.
Trigger alarm output of the device; if the device is 9000 series, triggering
alarmoutputofIPchannelcanbeselectedaswell.

8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm
1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

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2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageforsignallevelandselect
alarmoutputchannel.

6thstep:SetPTZlinkageforsignallevelalarm.
Note:AlarminputcanlinkPTZofseveral
channels,butonechannelcanonlylinkoneoptionof
preset,sequenceandpattern.

8.2.3VideoLoss

1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideoloss.
Select

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
SwitchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideolossofIP
channel.

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2ndstep:EnableVideoLosstoactivatesettingsof
FortifyTimeandLinkage

3rdstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideoloss.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforthefortifytime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedas
well.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbe
overlapped.

4thstep:Setlinkageforvideoloss.
ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.

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8.2.4VideoTampering

1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideotampering.
Select

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
Switchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideotampering
ofIPchannel.

2ndstep:EnableVideoTamperingAlarmtoactivate
settingsofSettingAreas,FortifyTimeandLinkage

3rdstep:Setthevideotamperingareaandsensitivity.
Thesensitivitycanbedividedintothreelevels:Low,
Medium,andHigh.
EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby
usingmouse.

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4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideotampering.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewhole
weekforthefortifytime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedas
well.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbe
overlapped.

5thstep:Setlinkageforvideotampering.
ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.

8.2.5Exceptions
Exceptionparametersareforthealarmhandleofabnormalevent,whichisincludingHDDFull,HDD
Fault(HDDerrorsorHDDnotinitialization),NetworkBroken,IPAddressConflict,IllegalAccess(username
orpasswordwrong),VideoOutputStandardMismatchandVideoSignalException(videosignalunstable).

Selecttheexceptiontypeandhandlemethod.
Select

toenterconfiguration

interface.

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8.3NetworkConfiguration
8.3.1BasicConfiguration

Select

Configurethenetworkaccordingtotheactualsituation.
IfthereisDHCPserverinthenetwork,enableObtainAuto
andrebootthedevicetogettheIPaddressunderthis
networksegmentautomatically.

SelectAdvancetoenteradvancedconfiguration.You
canconfigurepreferredDNSserver1andspareDNSserver2,
IPaddressofalarmhostandIPserver.

Parameters

Description

DNS1DNS2

PreferredandspareDNSserver

Alarmhost

AlarmsignalcanbeuploadedtotheIPaddressautomatically

IPsever

IPaddressofIPserver

8.3.2PPPoE

Select

EnablePPPoEbyticking

,inputtheusernameand

password,thensavethechangesandrebootthedeviceto
maketheparametersbecomeeffective.
Ifsucceedtodial,thecurrentIPaddresswillbe
displayedintheblankDDNSIP.

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8.3.3DDNS
AdoptingDDNSfunctioncansolvetheproblemscausedbydynamicIP.

Click

EnableDDNS.
IftheIPServerIPisselectedasprotocol,theninputthe
addresswheretheIPserverisrunning.

IftheDyndnsisselectedasprotocol:
ServerName:InputtheIPaddressoftheserver,suchas
members.dyndns.org;
Domain:thedomainnamethatuserappliedforthe
device,suchastest.dynlia.com;
Username,passwordandverify:theaccount
informationthatuserregisteredontheDyndnswebsite.

IfthePeanutHullisselectedasprotocol:
Inputtheusernameandpasswordappliedonthe
PeanutHullwebsitetovisitthedevicebytheapplieddomain
name.

8.3.4NTP
AdoptingNTPfunctioncanenableclientsoftwaretosynchronizethetimeanddataofthedeviceregularly.

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Select
Tick

toenableNTPfunction.

Note:TimeSynchronizationInterval:0~10080min
(default60min).
Ifthedeviceconnectedtothepublicnetwork,theIP
addressofNTPserverprovidedbycarriercanbeinputinthe
blankServerAddress;
Ifthedeviceconnectedtoprivatenetwork,theIP
addressofNTPserverbuiltbyNTPsoftwarecanbeinputthe
blankServerAddress.

8.3.5NFS
ByNFSconfiguration,recordeddatacanbesavedtothenetworkstoragediskprovidedbyNASserver.

Select

InputtheIPaddressofNASserverintheblankServerIP
address;inputthesavingpathallocatedbyNASserverinthe
blankFilePath.
Note:MakesurethatthedevicesupportsNFSfunction
andNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.DS9000
devicedoesnotsupportNFSfunction.

8.3.6EMail
ThroughEmailconfiguration,theemailcanbesenttothedesignatedmailboxwhenthereisanalarm.
Select

Ifserverauthenticationisneeded,enableit(i.e.

)and

inputusernameandpassword.
Inputthesenderandrecipientinformation,ifneedtosend
picture,youcanenableAttachment(i.e.

).

Note:Makesurethatthedevicesupportsemail
functionandNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.
DS9000devicedoesnotsupportemailfunction.

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8.4ChannelConfiguration
8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings

Select

Youcanconfigurechannelname,OSDandrelated
parametershere.

8.4.2VideoMask

1ststep:Selectchannelnumber,andenablevideo
mask(i.e.
Select

).

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchto
digitaltochooseIPchannelandconfiguretheparameters.

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2ndstep:Setthemaskarea.
ClickSettingstoenterareasetmenu.
EnableStartDraw(i.e.

),selectthemaskareaby

clickinganddraggingthemouse.

8.4.3TextOverlay
Youcanaddcharactersonthescreenofthechannel.

Select
TickStrings1(i.e.

)toenabletextoverlay,double

clickthestringsareatoinputthecharactersyouwantto
overlayonthescreen.
Note:IfthedeviceisDS9000,thenonlyanalog
channelsupporttextoverlay.

8.5AccountManagement
Thedefaultusernameandpasswordofdeviceadministratorareadminand12345.Administratorcan
remoteadd,deleteusersordistributeauthorityforusers.Thenewaddedusersaredividedintotwolevels:user
andoperator.(ForRemoteConfigurationprivilege,operatorhasVoiceTalkright,userdoesnot;forChannel
Configurationprivilege,operatorhasalltherights,userhaslocalplayback,remoteplaybackrights.)

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Select

ClickAddtoadduser.
Note:IfyousettheIPaddressorphysicaladdress,
andthenonlythePCwiththesameIPaddressorphysical
addresscanvisitthedevicethroughnetwork.

ClickModifytochangetheusernameandpassword;
clickDeletetodeletetheuser.
Status

meansprivilegegranted,status

means

privilegenotgranted.
Iftheprivilegesarerelatedtochannels,thenstatus
meansgrantingtheprivilegesofallchannels;status

meansgrantingnoprivilegesofallchannels.
Click tounfoldthechannels,andsettheprivilegefor
eachchannel.Ifonlypartofchannelshaveoperating
privileges,thestatuswillbe

Note:Pleaserefertotheusermanualofthedevice
forthedetaileddescriptionsonprivileges.

8.6Others

RemoteUpgrade:
Click

ClickBrowsetosearchthelocalupgradefile,click
Upgradetostartupgraderemotely.
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HDDFormat:
Click

Note:Pleasebackupthedatabeforeformatting
harddisk.

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Chapter9 AlarmLinkage
Accordingtothevariousalarmsignalsuploadedfromthedevice,clientsoftwarecanconfigurethedifferent
linkagesforthem.

9.1LinkageConfiguration

Path:

1ststep:Selectthedevicefromthedeviceareaontheleft,activatethealarmtypeandalarmlinkagetype
options.

2ndstep:Selectthealarmtype,afterselected,thealarm
typestatuswillbecome

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3rdstep:Selectthealarmlinkagetypeforthealarm
type,andstatus

meansselected.

DescriptionsonAlarmLinkageType

LinkageTypes

Descriptions

Popupimagewhenalarmoccurs

Popupsinglescreenimagewhenalarmoccurs

EmapAlarm

Whenalarmoccurs,therelatedhotspotintheemaptwinkles

AlarmLog

Recordalogonthealarminformationwhenalarmreceived

SoundAlarm

Alarmtriggerslocalalarmsound

AlarmLinkRecording

Alarmtriggerslocalrecordingofalarmchannel

Note:Beforealarmlinkageconfiguration,thealarmscheduleandhandlemethodofthedeviceare
requiredtosetcorrectly.

9.2OnGuard&OffGuard
YoucanchooseOnGuardandOffGuardtodecidewhethertohandlealarmsignalornot.

Rightclickthedevicenameinthepreviewmode,and
selectFortifytoenabletomonitorthealarmofthedevice;
andtheiconofthedevicewillbecomeas

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Ifthedeviceisonguard,rightclickthedevicename,you
canselecttheCancelGuardtocancelmonitoringthealarm
ofthedevice.

Rightclicktheareaname,selectFortifyAllorDisarm
Allforthewholedevicesofthedevice.

Afterthedeviceortheareafortified,thealarmlinkagewillbecomeeffectivewhenthereisanalarmofthe
device.

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Chapter10 EMap
Click

keytoshowtheemapwindow.

ToolbarButtonsDescriptions:
Buttons

Descriptions

Buttons

Descriptions

Enable/DisableMapEdit

Enter/ExitFullScreen

ZoomOut

PreviousPage

ZoomIn

NextPage

ZoomAdjustment

UpperLevel

10.1AddMap
1ststep:Click

buttontoentermapeditmode,thecursorwillbecomeas

nd
2 step:RightclicktheblackareaandselectAddMap(orclick

buttontodisplayMapInfoAreaand

rightclicktheareaandselectAddMap),thentheaddmapwindowwillpopup.

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3rdstep:Addthemap.
ClickBrowsetosearchtheimagefileonthelocalPC.
ClickOKafterrenamingthefiletofinish.
Note:SupportedfileformatsareBMP&JPEG.

4thstep:Addsubmap,rightclicktheimagenameinthemap
infoareaortheimageitself,andthesubmenuwillpopup.
SelectAddSubEmaptoaddsubmap.
SelectPropertiestochangethemapnameandimagefile.
SelectDeletetodeletetheselectedmap.

10.2MapConfiguration
Mapconfigurationsneedtobedoneunderthemapeditmode.

10.2.1HotSpot
Throughhotspotconfiguration,usercanmarkoutthelocationandliveviewofthemonitoringpointsonthe
emap.

10.2.1.1AddHotSpot

1ststep:Enteraddhotspotinterface.
Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe
imageitself,andselectAddHotSpot.

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2ndstep:Inputthenameofhotspot,click

and

selecttheiconforhotspot.

3rdstep:Selectthechannelyouwanttorelatetointhe
listRelatedCamera,andpressOKtofinish.
Aftersucceedtoaddhotspot,movethemousetothe
iconofhotspot,itwillbecomeas

,andyoucanmovethe

hotspotbypressingleftbuttonanddragging.

Ifthealarmlinkstoemapissetasalarmhandlingmethod,inthenoneditmodethehotspotwilltwinkle
whenthereisanalarmofrelatedchanneltriggered.Doubleclickthehotspot;theliveimageoftherelated
channelwillpopout.

10.2.1.2EditHotSpot
Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotspot,theeditmenuwillpop
up.
SelectDeletetodeletethehotspot;selectPropertiestochangethe
name,appearanceandrelatedmonitoringpointofthehotspot.

10.2.2HotRegion
Hotregionconfigurationcanbeusedfordisplayingthesubmapinthemainmap.

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10.2.2.1AddHotRegion

1ststep:Enterhotregionaddinginterface.
Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe
imageitself,andselectAddHotRegions.

2ndstep:Inputthenameofthehotregion,click

buttontoselecticonforhotregion.

3rdstep:SelectthemapfromtheRelatedEmaplist,andpress
OKtofinish.
Aftersucceedtoaddhotregion,movethemousetotheiconof
hotregion,itwillbecomeas

,andyoucanmovethehotregionby

pressingleftbuttonanddragging.

Afterhotregionrelatedtothemap,doubleclickthehotregioniconinthenoneditmodewillshowthe
relatedmap.
Note:Youcannoteditmapunlessintheeditmode.

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10.2.2.2EditHotRegion
Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotregion,
theeditmenuwillpopup.

SelectDeletetodeletethehotregion;select
Propertiestochangethename,appearanceandrelated

mapofthehotregion.

Rightclickthemapintheeditmode,selectDeleteAll
Linktodeletetheallhotspotandregionofthemap.

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Chapter11 Utilities
11.1SoftwareConfiguration

Click

DescriptionsonSoftwareConfiguration:
Software
Configuration

Descriptions

Descriptions

CyclePlay

meansenableit

CycleTime
PlaybackConfiguration

Setthetimeofcycleplay
Configuretheplaybackperformance,whetherto

PlaybackFeature

dropBframe

NetworkFeature

Settheinstantaneityandfluencyforpreview

WindowDisplay

Setthedisplayratioofpreviewwindow

Mode
ImageCapture

CaptureImageby

meansJPEGformat

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Configuration

JPEGFormat

meansBMPformat
Imageresolutionandqualitycanbeconfigured

Synchronization

meansenableit,andusercansetthetimefor

AutoSynchronize

Function

synchronization

Remote

Setthepathforremotedownloadingrecordedfiles

DownloadPath
PathConfiguration

CaptureSaving

Thesavingpathofcapturesfrompreviewor
playback

Path
ConfigurationFile

Thesavingpathforexportingtheconfigurationfile

SavingPath

ClickAdvancedConfigurationto
enteralarmconfiguration,logmaintenance
andotherconfigurations.

DescriptionsonAdvancedConfiguration:
Advanced
Configuration

Descriptions

Descriptions

AlarmUseSoundCard
Alarm
Configuration

meansaudiblealarmoutputsfromsoundcard

AlarmDelay
AlarmMonitoringPort
AlarmLogSavingTime

Log

OperationLogSaving

Maintenance

Time
SystemLogSavingTime

Setthetimelengthofthealarmdelay
Theportusedforthedevicetouploadalarmactively,
whichneedstothesamewithdeviceconfiguration.
Theretentionperiodofthealarmloginthedatabase
Theretentionperiodoftheoperationloginthedatabase
Theretentionperiodofthesystemloginthedatabase

EnableAlarmScreen
Other
Configuration

EmapTwoScreenDisplay

Popupthewarningdialogboxwhenerroroccurs
Selecttwoscreendisplayforemaporremoteplayback
meansstarttoinspectthestatusofthecurrent

StartInspection

devices

AutoLogin

meansenableit

Afterenableinspection,ifthedeviceisoffline,thenthealarmlightwilltwinkle,andthedetailedinformation
willbelisted;ifthedeviceisonline,thealarmlightstoptwinklingandtheonlineinformationwillbelistedas
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well.

11.2LogManagement
Click

toenterthemanageinterface

11.2.1LogQuery
1ststep:Selectthearea,deviceorchannelyouwanttosearchfrom.

2ndstep:Selecttypeandsubtypeforthelogyouwanttosearchfor.

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SystemLog:Recordinformationonlogin,logoutandsoftwareconfiguration.
OperationLog:Recordinformationonthesoftwareoperation.
AlarmLog:Recordinformationonthealarmanditneedstobelinkedasalarmlinktype.
RemoteLog:Recordinformationonoperationsoftheremotedevice.

3rdstep:Selectthestarttimeandendtimeforthelogquery,click

buttonandthelogsmatch

conditionwillshowinthelist.

Doubleclickthedateinthelistontheleft,thelogsofthatdaywillshowintheinformationlist.
EnableQuerybyuser(i.e.

),andyoucansearchlogbyusers.
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11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings
Ifthelogscontainlinkedrecordings,thenyoucanplaythemback.

Clickicon

inthelisttoplaybackthelinkedrecordings.

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11.2.3ExportLog

Click

buttontoexportcurrentlogsasExcelorTxtformat.

11.3UserManagement

Click

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11.3.1Add&DeleteUser
Rightclicktheuserlistontheleft,and
selectAddUser.

Inputtheusername,passwordandselectthelevel
foruser,thenclickOKtofinish.
Therearetwooptionsforuserlevel:SuperUser
andGuest.SuperUserhasalltherightsbydefault;asfor
Guest,youneedtosettherightsforit.

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Doubleclicktheusernameorrightclickitandselect
ModifyUsertochangethepasswordanduserlevel.
Note:Theadministratorregisteredwhenthe
softwareranforthefirstcanchangepasswordanduser
level;superusercanchangeuserpassword,guesthasno
rightsonusermanagement.

UserPrivilegesDescriptions:
UserType
RegisteredUser

Privilege

Descriptions

Adduser

Addsuperuserandnormaluser
Modifythelevelsofallusersandprivilegesof

Modifyuser

SuperUser

Others

normalusers

OperationPrivilege

Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.

Adduser

Addnormaluser

Modifyuser

Modifytheprivilegesofnormalusers

OperationPrivilege

Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.

Adduser

Noprivileges

Modifyuser

Noprivileges
Nolocalconfigurationprivileges,needstosetthe

OperationPrivilege

privilegesfirst.

Note:Theadministratorcanbemodifiedinthelogindialogboxinsteadoftheusermanagement.

11.3.2UserRightsDistribution
Selectaguest,andclicktherightstreeontherighttodistributetherightsforuser.

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Note:Theoperationsareavailablefortheguestonlywhenthecorrespondingrightsaredistributed.

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