ifocus DVR Manual DVR8A+/ 16B+ DVR4/ 8/ 16E+

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1 ifocus DVR Manual For Model (Software version onwards): DVR8A+/ 16B+ DVR4/ 8/ 16E+ ifocus Pte Ltd

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3 Copyright Statement Copyright Version 4.0 all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, translated into any language, or archive in a storage system in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ifocus Pte Ltd. Disclaimer Statement ifocus Pte. Ltd. makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The product and software mentioned in this user manual are sold or licensed "as is". In the event of any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any misuse or mishandling of the product, the buyer (and not ifocus Pte. Ltd.) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing and repair. Furthermore, ifocus Pte. Ltd. reserves the right to revise this user manual and to change from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for any consequential or incidental damages, including any loss of business profits or any other commercial damages, arising out of use of its products.

4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ifocus DVRA+/B+/E+ Manual Version 4.2 CAUTION: DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISCARD USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS. ATTENTION: IL Y A DANGER D EXPLOSION S IL Y A REMPLACEMENT INCORRECT DE LA BATTERIE. REMPLACER UNIQUEMENT AVEC UNE BATTERIE DU MÊME TYPE OU D UN TYPE RECOMMENDÉ PAR LE CONSTRUCTEUR. METTRE AU RÉBUT LES BATTERIES USAGÉES CONFORMÉMENT AUX INSTRUCTIONS DU FABRICANT. CAUTION: VENTILATION Ensure unit s operating temperature is 45 C or below for optimum performance. If unit is kept in wooden/enclosed cabinet, ensure proper ventilation to protect from overheating. As a guide, ensure that there is at least 4 inches space from the DVR to the cabinet walls. Ensure the air temperature around the DVR is below 35 degree Celsius. Provide additional fan to maintain good airflow around the DVR if necessary. NOTICE: Minimum PC Specifications for ifocus DVR remote dial in function Please note that for remote dial in to ifocus DVR either through modem/lan or Internet, the following minimum PC specifications would be required. Intel Pentium IV 1.7GHz 256MB RAM 20 GB hard disk 1GB free space at least MS Windows XP / 2000 / NT Server Professional OS MS Office MS Internet Explorer Version 6 and above CD-ROM drive Graphic display setting at 1024X768 pixels with at least 16 bits color The remote dial in might not work properly for PCs with the following systems: MS Windows ME / 98_SE OS or older AMD CPU [Note: Please select Intel P3 Compatible CPU when prompted by the PC This will supersede other minimum PC specification.] [Note: Contents are subjected to change without prior notice]

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 2. Model Convention 2 3. DVR Main Features and Specifications A+/ 16B+ Model Main Features and Specification Features Specifications E+ Model Main Features and Specifications Features Specifications DVR Configurations 5 5. DVR Connections Camera and Monitor Connections External IR Receiver Connections Audio Camera Source and Speaker Hardware Setup Connection instruction (Example for Channel 1 recording) External Alarm Input Connection Alarm Output Connection and Disable Alarm Clear Alarm using External Trigger 8 6. IR Remote Control Power Up of DVR AC Power Input Selector Power Up of DVR Full Screen Live View and DVR Log-in Full Screen Live View Digital Zoom Status Bar Display Hiding of Camera Name Password Login Camera View Settings View Mode Spot Monitor Out (For DVRE+ models only) Camera Display Properties Camera Settings Set Camera Name Turn on or off camera view Turn on or off Camera SAE function Setup Menu Date/Time and Time Zone Setting Password Change Storage Option 18

6 10.4 Communication Modem Rings TEL Dial-out IP Server IP Server Port DVR ID PTZ, modem and matrix switch Network Setting Key Lock Re-Init Archive to Optical Disc (For DVR with CD/ DVD-RW option only) Record Menu Record Info Record Mode Frame Rate and Audio Record Setting Frame Rate and Record Mode Audio Record Setting Record Schedule Manual Recording Trigger Recording Timer Recording Timer Setting Holiday Setting Record Quality Trigger Settings External Trigger Motion Trigger Motion Grid Setting Motion Sensitivity System Trigger Delay Setting Alert Playback Event Playback Date/Time Playback Playback Screen Setting Playback Control Function Camera Source Setting Full Screen Playback Playback with IFS Player Installing IFS Player Getting Started with IFS Player Modem Dial In Basic Setup Installing Setup Program for Modem Dial In Installing RAS DVR Dialer Application Software Setting up The RAS DVR Dialer Modem Dial-in Setting Configuration of the RAS DVR Dialer for Dialing Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control 38

7 Appendix: DVR Full Menu Chart Main and second level menu Record, playback and trigger menu Setup menu 38 Figures Figure 1: DVR Full Configuration 5 Figure 2: Connection, External VGA Cable for DVR16+ 7 Figure 3: Connection, External VGA Cable for DVR8A+, 16B+, 4E+ and 8E+ 7 Figure 4: Connection, Monitors and Camera Sources 6 Figure 5: Connection, External IR 8 Figure 6: Mono to Stereo Splitter 8 Figure 7: Connection, Audio Feature 8 Figure 8: Connection, External Alarm Input 9 Figure 9: Connection, Alarm Output 9 Figure 10: Menu, Clear Alarm using External Trigger 2 9 Figure 11: Connection, Clear Alarm using External Trigger 10 Figure 12: IR Remote Control 11 Figure 13: Full-screen Live View Options 13 Figure 14: System Status Bar 12 Figure 15: Menu, Camera View Setting 14 Figure 16: Menu, Spot TV Out (Fix Mode) 14 Figure 17: Menu, Spot TV Out (Sep Mode) 15 Figure 18: Menu, Spot TV Out (Trig Mode) 15 Figure 19: Menu, Camera Display Properties 16 Figure 20: Menu, Setup 18 Figure 21: Menu, Change Date/ Time 17 Figure 22: Menu, Set Supervisor Pin 19 Figure 23: Menu, Communication 19 Figure 24: Menu, Network Setting 20 Figure 25: Menu, Archive to Optical Disc 21 Figure 26: Menu, Camera Source 22 Figure 27: Date. Time Selection for Optical Disc 22 Figure 28: Menu, Record 23 Figure 29: Menu, Record Info 23 Figure 30: Menu, Audio Recording Setting 24 Figure 31: Menu, Frame Rate (Audio Recording) 24 Figure 32: Record Menu (Manual, Trigger, Timer and Quality 25 Figure 33: Menu, Timer Setting 26 Figure 34: Menu, Holiday Setting 26 Figure 35: Menu, Trigger Menu 27 Figure 36: Menu, External Trigger 27 Figure 37: Menu, Motion Trigger 28 Figure 38: Menu, Trigger Menu (Motion Properties and System Triger Delay 28 Figure 39: Default Motion Grid Setting 28 Figure 40: Menu, Trigger Menu (Arm Delay) 29 Figure 41: Menu, Playback Menu 30 Figure 42: Menu, Event List 30 Figure 43: Remote Control Key, Playback Control 31 Figure 44: Status Bar, Playback 31 Figure 45: Menu, Camera Source Setting 32 Figure 46: Full-screen to Splitting Screen Switching During Playback 32 Figure 47: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 1 32 Figure 48: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 2 33 Figure 49: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 3 33 Figure 50: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 4 33 Figure 51: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 5 34 Figure 52: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 6 34

8 Figure 53: Icon, IFS Player 34 Figure 54: Playback Control using IFS Playback 34 Figure 55: Icon, RAS DVR Dialer 35 Figure 56: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 1 35 Figure 57: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 2 35 Figure 58: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 3 36 Figure 59: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 4 36 Figure 60: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 5 36 Figure 61: Icon, RAS DVR Dialer 36 Figure 62: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 1 37 Figure 63: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 2 37 Figure 64: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 3 37 Figure 65: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 4 38 Figure 66: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 5 38 Figure 67: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 6 38 Figure 68: Menu, Modem Protocol 38 Figure 69: Procedure, Configuration of RAS DVR Dialer 1 38 Figure 70: Menu, PTZ control 38

9 1. Introduction The use of digital video technologies in close circuit television (CCTV) security applications has been evolving and widely accepted over the last few years. Customer expectation has been rising and higher performance CCTV devices are on high demand. In fact, the use of CCTV has gone beyond the traditional security applications, with networking and Internet becoming standard features. Furthermore, digital CCTV system is also being used as a management and productivity tool. With the improvement and advancement in DVR design and development, high performance DVR such as the DVRE+ model described in this manual not only has enhanced video quality and recording speed, it is also a comprehensive communication device, which provides both local as well as anywhere access and control capability to serve modern CCTV applications. ifocus DVR has the following outstanding features: Secured MPEG4 video compression Full web-based remote monitoring, configuration and control Intelligent digital video recording and searching Video motion detection for individual channel Integration with alarm input and output devices Modem, network and internet connectivity Local and remote audio recording and playback Capability towards ifocus Central Management System (CMS) Page 1 of 40

10 2. Model Convention There are various models and configuration of DVR available according to the number of input video source, video system format, storage device capacity and type of back-up media. These models can be identified using the following convention: DVRvw+xyyyz[CD/ DVD] Where: v: Number of Video channels, 4, 8 or 16 w: DVR model (A+/B+/E+) x: Video Format, P for PAL, N for NTSC yyy: Hard disk capacity in Gigabyte z: Type of drive, I for Internal, R for Removable [DVD]: DVD-RW (optional) As an example, DVR16E+N500IDVD will mean a Digital Video Recorder with: 16 composite video inputs E+ model NTSC video format 500GB internal hard disk Build-in DVD-RW Page 2 of 40

11 3. DVR Main Features and Specifications 3.1 8A+/ 16B+ Model Main Features and Specification Features Reliability Security User-friendly Intelligence Record Remote operation PTZ Control Archive Audio function Specifications Input Connector Output Connector External Interface Compression Input Video Output Video format Recording Playback Software Mechanical Environment Condition Power Supply Certification Run on embedded OS with watch dog timer 2-Level and 16-digit password protection access control DVR can be locked away and controlled through External IR receiver Watermarking for recorded and downloaded video Easy Programming through IR controller or Remote PC Fast key full screen Live View/Playback Advance event-filtering playback and health monitoring 10-spot adjustable video motion grids for individual camera Alert upon Alarm Activation Smart adaptive exposure for individual camera Multi-mode Recording (CIF, Full Resolution) Up to 32 FPS (Full Resolution) for DVR8A+ Up to 64 FPS (Full Resolution) for DVR16B+ Connection through PSTN/ LAN/ WAN/ Internet Full Internal Explorer (IE) based control, configuration monitoring and playback Local/Remote PTZ Control Build-in CD/ DVD-RW (optional for 16B+ Model) Local record and playback, remote live and playback 8/16 BNC Socket CVBS, 1 Vpp / 75 Ohms 2 TTL Compatible Alarm Inputs (NO) Terminal 1 Audio Input Jack 1 SVGA RGB Monitor Output 1 Composite Video TV Output 1 Dry Contact Output 1 Audio Output Jack 4 TTL Open Collector Alarm Outputs 1 RS232 Port for Modem Connection or PTZ Control 1 RJ45 Port for LAN / WAN / Broadband Connection Secured MPEG4 Video Compression CCIR / PAL or EIA / NTSC Format 1/4/9/16 Display Format for DVR16B+ 1/4/8 for DVR8A+ Continuous / Alarm / Timer Recording Date-Time / Event based Playback IE-Base Remote Dial-in Control/Monitoring/Archiving Support TCP/IP 8A+ Model: Size, 12.5 x 4.0 x 16.0 (W x H x D) Weight, 9 kg 16B+ Model: Size, 14.2 x 5.5 x 16.1 (W x H x D) Weight, about 11 kg Operating, 0 to 45 Degree C, 10% to 85% Relative Humidity Storage: 0 to 50 Degree C, 5% to 90% Relative Humidity 115VAC / 230 VAC Input, 50 / 60 Hz +12V DC Output With Fuse Protection UL / CSA / CE-Mark Certification [Note: Contents are subjected to change without prior notice] Page 3 of 40

12 3.2 E+ Model Main Features and Specifications Features Reliability Security User-friendly Intelligence Record Live view Remote operation PTZ Control Spot TV output Archive Audio function Run on embedded OS with watch dog timer 2-Level and 16-digit password protection access control DVR can be locked away and controlled through External IR receiver Watermarking for recorded and downloaded video Easy Programming through IR controller or Remote PC Fast key full screen Live View/Playback Advance event-filtering playback and health monitoring 10-spot adjustable video motion grids for individual camera Alert upon Alarm Activation Smart adaptive exposure for individual camera Multi-mode Recording (CIF, Full Resolution and Mix mode) Up to 240FPS Refreshing rate up to 480FPS Connection through PSTN/ LAN/ WAN/ Internet Full IE based control, configuration monitoring and playback Local/Remote PTZ Control Sequential and fix mode Build-in CD/ DVD-RW (optional) Local record and playback, remote live and playback Specifications Input Connector Output Connector 4 / 8 / 16 BNC Socket CVBS, 1Vpp/75 ohms 2 TTL Alarm Inputs 1 Audio Input Jack 1 SVGA RGB Monitor Output 1 Composite Video TV Output 1 Audio Output Jack 1 Spot Monitor Output 4 Open Collector NO Alarm Outputs P1: Video Loss P2: Hard Disc Failure P3: HD Full (98%) P4: Alarm Indicator External Interface COMM 1 for Modem Dial-in / PTZ Control RJ45 for LAN / WAN / Internet Connection Video Format CCIR / PAL or EIA / NTSC Format Recording Continuous / Timer / Trigger mode Playback Date / Time or Event Based Programming IR Controller, PS2 keyboard and remote PC Output Video Live View: 1 / 4 / 9 / 16 Mechanical Size, 14.2 x 5.5 x 16.1 (W x H x D) Weight, about 11 kg Power Supply Certification 115VAC / 230VAC input, 50/60 Hz Less than 200 watts power consumption UL / CE-Mark Certification [Note: Contents are subjected to change without prior notice Page 4 of 40

13 4. DVR Configurations DVR as a multifunctional security device can be configured as shown in the following figure. In this example, the DVR is connected to cameras, external alarm input devices (such as PIR, door contacts), alarm output devices (such as sirens), PC monitor, CCTV monitor, Broadband Modem and LAN Switch/Router. However, if the DVR is used as a stand alone system similar to most of the conventional CCTV application, DVR will be connected to Alarm inputs, cameras and monitor for most basic security application requirements. Figure 1: DVR Full Configuration Page 5 of 40

14 5. DVR Connections The following is a DVR back panel layout for connection to other devices. All devices should be connected to their respective ports correctly as shown below. 5.1 Camera and Monitor Connections Connect the external VGA cable before powering up the DVR. Figure 2 and 3 illustrate the connection of the external VGA cable. Motherboard Ports I/O Card Motherboard Ports External VGA Cable External VGA Cable Figure 2: Connection, External VGA Cable for DVR16E+ Figure 3: Connection, External VGA Cable for DVR8A+, 16B+, 4E+ and 8E+ Figure 4 illustrates the connection between the DVR and monitors, camera sources as well. Spot monitor output is only available for E+ Model DVR. To TV Monitor To camera sources To spot monitor (for E+ Model DVR only) To external IR and circuit AGP Card To VGA Monitor To External VGA Cable Figure 4: Connection, Monitors and Camera Sources [Note: The layout of the cards reflects that of DVR16E+ Model. For details of other models, please refer to the labels at the top of DVR casings] Page 6 of 40

15 5.2 External IR Receiver Connections Figure 5 illustrates the connection between a DVR and an external IR receiver. The maximum length of the wire connected is 100m. The terminals are on the back panel of the DVR. IR+ goes to the red wire of the external IR and IR- the black wire of it. IR+ IR- T1 T2 Gnd P1 P2 Gnd P3 P4 5.3 Audio Camera Source and Speaker ifocus DVR supports audio Recording and Playback on Channel 1 and 2. Figure 5: Connection, External IR Hardware Setup The Audio feature requires the following devices: a. A camera with audio recording feature or a separate audio microphone b. A mono to stereo splitter c. A speaker Before connecting all the devices, differentiate the channel connection of the splitter first. Steps as follow: a. Turn a digital multi-meter to enable the shortcircuit-beeping function b. Use the meter to measure the resistance between one of the RCA connectors and the head portion of the splitter indicated as Channel 1 below c. If the meter beeps, this RCA is for Channel 1, the other for Channel 2 d. Otherwise, this RCA is for Channel 2, the other for Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Figure 6: Mono to Stereo Splitter Page 7 of 40

16 5.3.2 Connection instruction (Example for Channel 1 recording) Audio in: To Mono to Stereo Splitter and Audio Source 1 To camera source Motherboard Ports Audio out: to speaker (for local playback) AGP Card Figure 7: Connection, Audio Feature a. Connect the camera to camera input channel 1 b. Connect the audio source to the Channel 1 RCA connector of the splitter c. Connect the splitter to the Audio-in RCA connector on the back panel of the DVR d. Connect a speaker to the Audio-out RCA connector on the back panel of the DVR 5.4 External Alarm Input Connection ifocus DVRs support two alarm inputs, T1 and T2. These alarm inputs can be used for connection to external dry contact switches such as PIR sensor or door switch. The external dry contact alarm inputs can be used to trigger the DVR into recording mode. Figure 8 illustrates the connection between the terminal T1 of DVR and a sensor switch. IR+ IR- T1 T2 Gnd P1 P2 Gnd P3 P4 Figure 8: Connection, External Alarm Input 5.5 Alarm Output Connection and Disable Alarm There are four alarm outputs provided. These outputs are TTL type normally opened, which can sink up to 200mA current. The details are as follows. P1: Video loss P2: Hard disk failure P3: HD Full (98%) P4: Alarm Indicator Figure 9 illustrates the connection between a buzzer and the terminal P1 of the DVR. During any loss of video signal, this output is CLOSED (sink up to 200mA current) and shorted to ground. Te buzzer will sound when P1 is activated. To stop the buzzer output, press 6 under the Main Menu. IR+ IR- T1 T2 Gnd P1 P2 Gnd P3 P4 12V DC Buzze Figure 9: Connection, Alarm Output 5.5 Clear Alarm using External Trigger The clear-alarm function can also be performed using External Trigger 2. The following diagram shows the programming to clear alarm using external trigger 2. Page 8 of 40

17 Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] External Trigger 1 Trigger1 [Arm]+[V03] 2 Trigger2 [Off]+[Off] 3 Trigger3 [Off]+[Off] 4 Trigger4 [Off]+[Off] 5 Trigger5 [Off]+[Off] 6 Trigger6 [Off]+[Off] 9 Trigger 2 Clear Alarm [ On] Figure 10: Menu, Clear Alarm using External Trigger 2 Connection example: P1 is the Video Loss Indicator. When loss of video signal is detected, this output is Closed and shorted to ground. In the following example, the buzzer will sound when P1 is activated. To stop the buzzer output, close the switch momentarily that is connected to T2. IR+ IR- T1 T2 Gnd P1 P2 Gnd P3 P4 12V DC Buzze Figure 11: Connection, Clear Alarm using External Trigger Page 9 of 40

18 6. IR Remote Control ifocus DVR come with three ways of control, using a Remote IR Controller, a PS2 keyboard or a PC. The PC can be connected to the DVR via LAN/WAN/Internet and remote operation program runs fully on IE. Only the IR remote controller programming will be discussed here. Following sections are outline of the function of the individual key. Power key: To turn on DVR Numeric keys: direct function entry, system parameter setting and channel fast switching in live view and playback 1- key: channel fast switching (for channel number greater than 9) in live view and playback On-screen-display key: To turn on or off menu during menu operation and hide camera title at live view Arrows: to move cursor, control PTZ cameras (see Chapter 15 for details) and configure motion grip setting (see Chapter 12 for details) Numeric Key Figure 12: IR Remote Control Power Key 1- Key On-screendisplay Arrow, zoom, focus and OK Key Playback keys Z in and Z out : to control PTZ cameras (see Chapter 15 for details) F in and F out : toggle between different menu selections and control PTZ cameras (see Chapter 15 for details) OK key: to confirm setting Playback keys: To control playback (see Chapter 13 for details) and configure motion grip setting (see Chapter 12 for details) Page 10 of 40

19 7. Power Up of DVR 7.1 AC Power Input Selector Before you turn on your DVR, make sure that the AC power selector switch marked with 110/230V at the back of the DVR is set correctly to ensure that the right AC voltage is being used. Wrong AC power switch selection may results in power supply damage due to power overloading. 7.2 Power Up of DVR Once the DVR is connected correctly according to the CCTV system requirements, it will be ready for powering up. For the first time powered up, the factory default setting will be loaded into the DVR for normal operation. The DVR is designed with watch dog timer, which monitors the operation of main program and resets the system if the program fails to perform correctly. The system is also designed to recover from unexpected system interruption event. The watch dog timer will reset the DVR and the recovering program will load the last valid system setting into the DVR in order to ensure proper system boot-up and operation. The power up process will take about 1-2 minutes before the camera live view screen is displayed correctly. Please note that if the DVR is NOT properly powered down, there is possibility of hard disk data corruption. Proper power down process means shutting down the DVR from the Main Menu. Once power up, the monitor display will be as shown below depend on the DVR model. 4 Channel will display in Quad mode, 8/ 9/ 16-Channel split. Page 11 of 40

20 8. Full Screen Live View and DVR Log-in 8.1 Full Screen Live View After power up the DVR, user can select any camera full screen live view by keying the channel number using IR controller. This function does not require the user to login to the main programming menu. Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Speed: [1.0] Rec 69% :00:00 Cam16 Speed: [1.0] Rec 69% :00:00 For camera numbers greater than 10, the user should press the 1- key followed by the next digit. Example: 1- followed by 6 for camera number 16. Figure 13: Full-screen Live View Operation 8.2 Digital Zoom ifocus DVR provide digital zoom for individual channels at four-time in the composite video output. To zoom a certain channel, Key in the channel number using remote control to enter the full-screen mode Press Stop button to enter the zoom mode Use arrow keys to browse the enlarged live view Press Stop button to exit the zoom mode Press 0 key to exit the full-screen mode 8.3 Status Bar Display The DVR user interface is a menu driven control user interface (UI). A full function of the DVR menu is attached in Appendix for user reference. Once the DVR is powered up, the status bar will be displayed at the bottom of the display screen, as shown below. ifocus 16E Press OK for Menu Rec 69% :00:00 DVR Model DVR software version Record percentage Figure 14: System Status Bar System date and time 8.4 Hiding of Camera Name To hide camera names in the live view display, press OSD button on the remote control. Page 12 of 40

21 8.5 Password Login ifocus DVR provides two levels of operation. Below is the table showing the default password and access right according to the user level. User Level Default Password Access Rights Supervisor All Super User Normal User Local: Playback and Clear Alarm Remote: Live View, Playback and Download Local: Playback and Clear Alarm Remote: Live View To enter into the main menu: a. Press "OK" key b. Use numeric keys to key in password c. Press "OK" key Supervisor should change the password as and when required for greater security protection. In the event that the user forgets the user password, the supervisor can change the user password. However, if the supervisor forgets his/her own password, he/she shall contact the DVR supplier for assistance. Supervisor should take note that the user and supervisor passwords are also used for IE access authentication. Page 13 of 40

22 9. Camera View Settings The main menu will appear on the display screen after user has logged in. Camera View menu includes DVR display settings. All functions discussed in this chapter are under Camera View menu. Under the Main Menu, press 1 to access camera view settings. Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Camera View 1 View Mode [4 Split] 2 Spot TV Out [Fix] [Cam01] 3 Camera Display Properties 4 Camera Select [Cam01] 5 --Set Camera Name 6 --Camera View [ On] 7 --Camera SAE [ On] Figure 15: Menu, Camera View Setting 9.1 View Mode The View Mode selection allows the user to change the display format as follow: FULL: first available camera full screen 4 Split: camera 1st to 4th displayed in quad mode 9 Split: 3x3 segment display (for 8/16 Ch only) 16 Split: 4x4 segment display (for 16 Ch model only) To change the view mode settings, a. Under the camera view menu, press 1 to select View Mode b. Use F in or F out key to change settings 9.2 Spot Monitor Out (For DVRE+ models only) ifocus E+ Model DVR support Spot TV output for additional display of full camera live view for the camera selected. Available selections for the output mode are fix, sequential and Trig mode. For Fix mode, a. Under the camera view menu, press 2 to select Spot TV Out b. Use F in or F out key to select Fix for the first field c. Press right arrow key to move the cursor to the second field d. Use F in or F out key to select camera Camera View 1 View Mode [4 Split] 2 Spot TV Out [Fix] [Cam01] 3 Camera Display Properties 4 Camera Select [Cam01] 5 --Set Camera Name 6 --Camera View [ On] 7 --Camera SAE [ On] Figure 16: Menu, Spot TV Out (Fix mode) Page 14 of 40

23 For Sequential mode, a. Under the camera view menu, press 2 to select Spot TV Out b. Use F in or F out key to select Seq for the first field c. Press right arrow key to move the cursor to the second field d. Use F in or F out key to select interval Camera View 1 View Mode [4 Split] 2 Spot TV Out [Seq] [3sec] 3 Camera Display Properties 4 Camera Select [Cam01] 5 --Set Camera Name 6 --Camera View [ On] 7 --Camera SAE [ On] Figure 17: Menu, Spot TV Out (Sequential mode) Figure 17 illustrates the setting of sequential mode spot TV display with the interval set to 3 seconds. Selection of the intervals can be 1-15/ 20/ 30 seconds. During the Trig Mode, spot TV displays the live view of the latest channel that has been detected with either external trigger or motion trigger. The live view will be displayed throughout the trigger period and the delay period before the monitor goes back to blak screen. To set Trig Mode for Spot TV, a. Under the camera view menu, press 2 to select Spot TV Out b. Use F in or F out key to select Trig for the first field Camera View 1 View Mode [4 Split] 2 Spot TV Out [Trig] [Auto] 3 Camera Display Properties 4 Camera Select [Cam01] 5 --Set Camera Name 6 --Camera View [ On] 7 --Camera SAE [ On] Figure 18: Menu, Spot TV Out (Trig mode) To ensure this feature is functioning properly, setting for the following parameters must be correct: a. External trigger setting (if Spot TV is to monitor the cameras equipped with external trigger, refer to Chapter 12.1) b. Motion trigger setting (if Spot TV is to monitor the cameras equipped with motion detection, refer to Chapter 12.2) c. System trigger delay (refer to Chapter12.2.3) d. Trigger mode setting (this setting cannot be set to Off, refer to Chapter 11.6) e. Record (this setting should be turned On, refer to Chapter 11) 9.3 Camera Display Properties ifocus DVR provides adjustment of brightness, color and contrast for individual camera. To change the setting, a. Under the Camera View menu, press 3 for Camera Display Properties The display would show the brightness, color and contrast in percentage for all the cameras. b. Use arrow keys to select the parameters c. Use F in or F out keys to increase or decrease the property. Page 15 of 40

24 Camera View 1 View Mode [4 Split] 2 Spot TV Out [Seq] [3sec] 3 Camera Display Properties 4 Camera Select [Cam01] 5 --Set Camera Name 6 --Camera View [ On] 7 --Camera SAE [ On] Camera Display Properties CardNo Brt Color Ctrt 1 Card.1 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 2 Card.2 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 3 Card.3 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 4 Card.4 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 5 Card.5 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 6 Card.6 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 7 Card.7 [ 50] [ 35] [ 65] 8 Next page Figure 19: Menu, Camera Display Properties 9.4 Camera Settings ifocus DVR provides settings of camera name, view and Smart Adaptive Exposure (SAE) for individual camera. To change these settings, press 4 and use F in or F out keys to select the camera of which the settings are going to be changed. The followings are the settings available for each camera: Camera Name Camera View Camera SAE Set Camera Name Camera title setting allows the user to assign meaning to the camera for easy memory. As an example, Lobby and Office are more memorable than Cam 01 and Cam 02. To set the camera name, a. Press 5 for Set Camera Name b. Use F in and F out key to change characters c. Use arrow keys to move to the next character d. Press OK to confirm the setting [Note: this operation is done more easily on remote monitoring system. Refer to its manual (soft copy in the user CD) for details. ] Turn on or off camera view Camera View allows the user to turn on or off the camera display at the local monitor as well as remote monitoring system under normal user log-in mode. This is to disable the camera display for those cameras located at sensitive locations. To turn on or off the camera display, a. Press 6 for Camera View b. Use F in or F out keys to turn on or off the camera view Page 16 of 40

25 9.4.3 Turn on or off Camera SAE function Camera SAE function allows the system adjust the brightness level of individual camera automatically according to the lighting condition thus improves the playback video quality, suggested turn on for day-night cameras. To turn on or off this function, a. Press 7 for Camera SAE b. Use Fin or Fout keys to turn on or off the camera view Page 17 of 40

26 10. Setup Menu Setup Menu includes system parameters settings. All functions discussed in this chapter are under the Setup Menu. Under the Main Menu, press 5 for Setup to access system setups. Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Setup Menu 1 Date/Time 2 Time Zone Singapore 3 Supervisor Pin 4 User Pin 5 Storage Option 6 Communication 7 Key Lock [Off] 8 Re-Init [Off] 9 Archive to optical disc Figure 20: Menu, Setup 10.1 Date/Time and Time Zone Setting To change these settings, Date Time Change Date/Time [dd-mm-yyyy] [hh:mm:ss] a. Press 1 for Date/ Time under Setup Menu c. Use arrow keys to move among different fields d. Use numeric keys to key in date or time [Note: Video after the newly-set time will be deleted.] 10.2 Password Change To change the supervisor or the user password, a. Press 3 for Set Supervisor Pin or b. Press 4 for Set User Pin c. Use arrow keys to move among different fields d. Use numeric keys to key in new pins e. Press down arrow key to select Confirm f. Press OK to confirm the new pins Video after this time will be deleted. Confirm Cancel Figure 21: Menu, Change Date/ Time Set Supervisor Pin Supervisor Pin [ ] Confirm Pin [ ] Confirm Cancel Figure 22: Menu, Set Supervisor Pin 10.3 Storage Option Under Storage Option, users could: a. Clear all video, load default setting & reboot b. Clear All Video & reboot c. Reset Video Marker Clear all video, load default setting & reboot: all video data will be erased and all system configurations set back to factory default. Clear all video & reboot: all video data will be erased while system configurations remains Reset video marker: the video marker (the REC xx% display at the status bar) to 0%. Page 18 of 40

27 10.4 Communication Communication menu includes settings of communication between DVR and other devices such as PTZ cameras and remote PC. Under the Setup Menu, press 6 for Communication to access the settings. Setup Menu 1 Date/Time 2 Time Zone Singapore 3 Supervisor Pin 4 User Pin 5 Storage Option 6 Communication 7 Key Lock [Off] 8 Re-Init [Off] 9 Archive to optical disc Communication 1 Modem Rings [ 1] 2 TEL [ ] 3 Dial Out IP [ ] 4 Server IP [ ] 5 Server Port [18375] 6 DVR ID [ ] 7 PTZ [LILIN PTZ] 8 Network Setting Figure 23: Menu, Communication Modem Rings The ifocus DVR can be connected to an external 56K modem. The Modem Ring number indicates the number of rings after which the DVR will activate the modem and get connected to the remote party TEL This is reserved for future development Dial-out IP This is reserved for future development Server IP This is only applicable when DVR is connected to a CMS server. For more details, refer to CMS user manual Server Port This is only applicable when DVR is connected to a CMS server. For more details, refer to CMS user manual DVR ID The DVR ID is the identification number of the DVR. This is an additional security feature to enhance the security on top of the DVR PIN. In order to remotely dial in to the DVR, the user must enter the correct DVR ID and the Supervisor/User Pin. Default is (10-digits) PTZ, modem and matrix switch ifocus DVR has a built-in feature for controlling Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras using IR Controller or remote monitoring system. It also can be programmed to interface with matrix switch to control multiple PTZ cameras. ifocus DVR supports modem dial in for remote monitoring system, too. Connection wise, all three types of peripherals are interfacing with DVR through PTZ Protocols that ifocus DVR support: LILIN Pelco D Protocol code in Menu: [LILIN PTZ] code in Menu: [PELCO D PTZ] Page 19 of 40

28 Yokogawa Panasonic VideoTec Kalatel D-Max Modems that ifocus DVR support: Prolink (PSTN Modem) AZTeck (PSTN Modem) itegno (GPRS Modem) code in Menu: [YOKOGAWA PTZ] code in Menu: [PANASONIC PTZ] code in Menu: [VIDEOTEC PTZ] code in Menu: [KALATEL PTZ] code in Menu: [D-MAX PTZ] code in Menu: [Pro 1456ESI] code in Menu: [Aztech/ Pro-TR] code in Menu: [itegno] Matrix switches that ifocus DVR support: All that using Pelco ASCII code in Menu: [PELCO A PTZ] Network Setting Each DVR that uses TCP/IP protocol must have a unique IP address. If the DVR is connected in a LAN/WAN environment via the RJ45 network connector, the IP address, Net Mask and Gateway must be obtained from the Network Administrator. If the DVR is connected to the ADSL/SDSL modem (for internet access), the ADSL router should be programmed to forward all the external ports to the internal port of the DVR IP address. For DNS setting, please refer to the ISP provider. The default HTTP port is 80 and video port To change the network settings, a. Press 8 for Network Setting under Communication Menu b. Use arrow keys to move among different fields c. Use numeric keys to key in IP or port number d. Use down arrow key to select Confirm e. Press OK to confirm the new settings Setup Menu 1 Date/Time 2 Time Zone Singapore 3 Supervisor Pin 4 User Pin 5 Storage Option 6 Communication 7 Key Lock [Off] 8 Re-Init [Off] 9 Archive to Optical Disc Communication 1 Modem Rings [ 1] 2 TEL [ ] 3 Dial OutIP [ ] 4 Server IP [ ] 5 Server Port [18375] 6 DVR ID [ ] 7 PTZ [LILIN PTZ] 8 Network Setting Network Setting IP Address [ ] Subnet Mask [ ] Gateway [ ] 1st DNS [ ] 2nd DNS [ ] HTTP Port [00080] MAC Address FFB2 Confirm (DVR will Reboot) Cancel Figure 24: Menu, Network Setting Page 20 of 40

29 10.5 Key Lock Key Lock function prevents the DVR from being accidentally activated or triggered by the remote controller. After turning on this function, user has to press the power key followed by keying a four-digit number prompted by the DVR to activate the remote controller Re-Init Re-Init function helps the DVR system clear its network traffic by rebooting the DVR every 3 A.M Archive to Optical Disc (For DVR with CD/ DVD-RW option only) For DVR that have a built-in CD/ DVD-RW option, archiving is made easier. To access the menu, press 9 for Archive to Optical Disc under setup menu. Setup Menu 1 Date/Time 2 Time Zone Singapore 3 Supervisor Pin 4 User Pin 5 Storage Option 6 Communication 7 Key Lock [Off] 8 Re-Init [Off] 9 Archive to optical disc Archive to Optical Disc 1 Date/Time selection for CD 2 Date/Time selection for DVD 3 Camera Source Figure 25: Menu, Archive to Optical Disc For archiving the data to an optical disc, a. Press 3 for Camera Source under Archive to Optical Disc menu b. Use arrow keys to move among different fields c. Use F in or F out keys to turn on or off the camera source for archiving d. Press 0 to exit to Archive to Optical Disc menu e. Press 1 for CD archiving or 2 for DVD archiving f. Use arrow keys to move among different fields g. Use numeric keys to key in start date/ time and end date/ time for archiving h. Allow the system to transfer the video data into archiving buffer before proceed to set the next segment i. Use arrow key and move cursor to Burn CD or Burn DVD and press OK key j. Disk will be ejected automatically after burning process is completed. Camera Source 1 Camera 1[ On] 9[ On] 2 Camera 2 2[ On] 10[ On] 3 Camera 3 3[ On] 11[ On] 4 Camera 4 4[ On] 12[ On] 5 Camera 5 5[ On] 13[ On] 6 Camera 6 6[ On] 14[ On] 7 Camera 7 7[ On] 15[ On] 8 Camera 8 8[ On] 16[ On] Figure 27: Menu, Camera Source Date/Time Selection for DVD 1 Start 1[ :22:00] 2 End 1 [ :22:00] 3 Start 2 [dd-mm-yyy hh:mm:ss] 4 End 2 [dd-mm-yyy hh:mm:ss] 5 Start 3 [dd-mm-yyy hh:mm:ss] 6 End 3 [dd-mm-yyy hh:mm:ss] 7 Burn DVD Usage: 30% Figure 27: Menu, Date/ Time Selection for Optical Disc To playback the content of the CD, refer to Chapter 13 for details. For Panic Burnt function, please refer to Chapter 0 for details. Page 21 of 40

30 [Note: burning process is completed only when the CD/ DVD-RW drive automatically ejects or when the CD/ DVD-RW LED is completely turned OFF. If there is any interruption during the process, the optical disc will not be readable.] Page 22 of 40

31 11. Record Menu The Record Menu includes record settings such as recording frame rate and record mode. The Timer schedules and Holidays are also programmed here. Turn off recording before changing any record setting. Instructions: a. Press 6 for Recording under the Main Menu b. Use F in or F out keys to turn off recording (same way to turn on recording) Press 2 for Record under main menu to access record settings. Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Off] 6 Timer [Off] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Figure 28: Menu, Record 11.1 Record Info Record information is provided in this menu, which includes: First Video: the date and time of earliest recorded video Marker: the recording reference used for the record percentage Storage Capacity: DVR hard disk size S/W Version: the software version of the DVR F/W Version: the firmware version of the DVR WebDVR Version: the remote monitoring system version Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Off] 6 Timer [Off] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Record Info First Video 45.31% dd-mm-yyy hh:mm Marker 25.23% dd-mm-yyy hh:mm Storage Capacity 500.2GB S/W Version F/W Version WebDVR Version Figure 29: Menu, Record Info To access the Record Info Menu, press 1 for Record Info under Record Menu Record Mode In the Record Menu, record modes can be set. Below are the recording resolutions in different modes: Page 23 of 40

32 PAL NTSC CIF 352x x240 FULL 704x x480 CIF: FULL: MIX: CIF recording for all channels Full screen recording for all channels Mixture of CIF and FULL resolution (For E Model only) Full screen for all cameras is recommended for best playback quality. However, more hard disk space will be used Frame Rate and Audio Record Setting To access the Frame Rate menu, press 3 for Frame Rate under Record Menu. Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Off] 6 Timer [Off] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Frame Rate 1 Camera 1 [Off] [ 25] CIF 2 Camera 2 [ On] [ 25] CIF 3 Camera 3 [12.5] CIF 4 Camera 4 [0.25] CIF 5 Camera 5 [12.5] Full 6 Camera 6 [ 25] Full 7 Camera 7 [ 25] Full 8 Camera 8 [ 8] Full 9 Next Page Total: Figure 30: Menu, Audio Recording Setting Frame Rate and Record Mode The maximum recording frame rates for every model are listed below: DVR8A+ (PAL/NTSC) DVR16B+ (PAL/NTSC) 32 FPS (Frame per second), CIF/FULL 64 FPS in CIF/FULL DVR4E+ (PAL) DVR4E+ (NTSC) DVR8/16E+(PAL) DVR8/16E+ (NTSC) 100 FPS, CIF/FULL 100 FPS, CIF/FULL 200 FPS, CIF 100 FPS, FULL 240 FPS, CIF 120 FPS, FULL Audio Record Setting To set audio recording, a. Use arrow keys to move among different fields b. Use F in or F out keys to turn on or off audio recording at the first column of first two channels c. Use F in or F out keys to set recording frame rate for audio-recording channels Frame Rate 1 Camera 1 [Off] [ 25] CIF 2 Camera 2 [ On] [ 25] CIF 3 Camera 3 [12.5] CIF 4 Camera 4 [0.25] CIF 5 Camera 5 [12.5] Full 6 Camera 6 [ 25] Full 7 Camera 7 [ 25] Full 8 Camera 8 [ 8] Full 9 Next Page Total: Figure 31: Menu, Frame Rate (Audio Recording) 11.4 Record Schedule The following record schedule can be programmed independently. It should be taken note that the Manual recording will over write the trigger and timer recording as it is a 24 hours recording mode. Manual: equivalent to 24 hours continuous recording Page 24 of 40

33 Trigger: Timer: Record based on either motion detection or external alarm trigger setting Users can program a fixed time schedule for weekdays, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday timer recording Manual Recording For continuous recording, a. Press 4 for Manual under Record Menu b. Use F in or F out to turn on or off manual mode 11.6 Trigger Recording Trigger recording mode includes motion trigger (record upon motion detection) and external trigger (record upon external device triggering). Chapter 12.5 Manual Recording Chapter 12.6 Trigger Recording Chapter 12.7 Timer Recording Chapter 12.8 Record Quality Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Trg0] 6 Timer [ Trg] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Figure 32: Menu, Record Menu (Manual, Trigger, Timer and Quality) Setting must be correct in both Trigger Menu and Record Menu in order for DVR system to perform trigger recording. The detail of motion and trigger setting will be discussed in the Chapter 12. To activate the trigger recording, turn on Trigger in Record Menu and Recording in Main Menu. ifocus DVR support Intelligent Trigger Recording. Under this trigger recording mode, the frame rate during idle period (when there is no motion or external trigger) and detection period is different. The table below shows the frame rate of different periods for each available trigger selections: Trigger Selections Idle Period Detection Period Off N.A. N.A. Trg0 0FPS/Ch User-defined Trg1 1FPS/Ch User-defined Trg2 0.5FPS/Ch User-defined Trg3 User-defined Highest 25FPS/Ch [Note: to set the user-defined frame rate, refer to Chapter 11.3] 11.7 Timer Recording Under this mode, DVR starts and stops recording according to the Timer and Holiday setting in the Record menu Timer Setting Press 7 to enter the Timer Setting menu under Record Menu. Weekday Timer is for Monday to Friday while the Weekend Timer 1 is for Saturday and the Weekend Timer 2 for Sunday. Page 25 of 40

34 Turn on 6 Timer under the Record Menu to activate the timer recording. Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Off] 6 Timer [On] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Timer Setting 1 Weekday Timer 2 Start [09:00] 3 End [09:00] 4 Weekend Timer 1 [Sat] 5 Start [09:00] 6 End [09:00] 7 Weekend Timer 2 [Sun] 8 Start [09:00] 9 End [09:00] Figure 33: Menu, Timer Setting Holiday Setting ifocus DVR support holiday schedule recording up to 21 holiday timers in a year. Press 8 under Record Menu to enter Holiday Setting menu. Use numeric keys to program the Start and End Time as well as the Dates. Use arrow keys to move the cursor among different fields. Record Menu 1 Record Info 2 Record Mode [MIX] 3 Frame Rate 4 Manual [ On] 5 Trigger [Off] 6 Timer [Off] 7 Timer Setting 8 Holiday Setting 9 Quality [High] Holiday Setting 1 Start [00:00] 2 End [23:59] 3 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 4 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 5 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 6 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 7 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 8 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] 9 Date [01-01][01-01][01-01] Figure 34: Menu, Holiday Setting 11.8 Record Quality Record quality is defined by the video compression rate. The higher rate, the lower quality and smaller hard disk space consumption. There are 3 options under record quality setting for ifocus DVR, Normal, High and Super. When setting the recording quality, users should consider their desire video quality and the recording period according to their needs in the CCTV application. Page 26 of 40

35 12. Trigger Settings ifocus DVR integrate both external and motion trigger recording in its operation, programming of which available under the Trigger Menu. Under the Main Menu, press 4 to enter Trigger Menu. Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] Figure 35: Menu, Trigger Menu 12.1 External Trigger ifocus DVR can be programmed to both start recording and sent out upon external devices being triggered. Settings available under External trigger menu. Press 4 under Trigger Menu to access the setting. Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] External Trigger 1 Trigger1 [Arm]+[V03] 2 Trigger2 [Off]+[Off] 3 Trigger3 [Off]+[Off] 4 Trigger4 [Off]+[Off] 5 Trigger5 [Off]+[Off] 6 Trigger6 [Off]+[Off] 9 Trigger 2 Clear Alarm [ On] Figure 36: Menu, External Trigger Available options: Off: Vxx: ARM: External trigger not in use To program the correspondent channel start recording upon trigger To activate alert upon trigger [Note: Network settings must be correct in order for DVR to perform alert. Refer to Chapter 12.3 or ifocus Remote Monitoring System User Manual for details.] Page 27 of 40

36 12.2 Motion Trigger ifocus DVR are built in with Video Motion Detection (VMD) for individual video channel. VMD sensitivity and zone can be set independently for each channel available under Motion Trigger Menu. Under the Trigger Menu, press 2 to access Motion Trigger Menu. Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] Motion Trigger 1 Motion1 1[ On] 9[Off] 2 Motion2 2[Off] 10[ On] 3 Motion3 3[Arm] 11[Arm] 4 Motion4 4[Arm] 12[Arm] 5 Motion5 5[Off] 13[Off] 6 Motion6 6[Arm] 14[ On] 7 Motion7 7[ On] 15[Off] 8 Motion8 8[Arm] 16[ On] Figure 37: Menu, Motion Trigger The setting of the motion trigger is shown in the following diagram. Similarly, the motion trigger can be programmed with the following options. Off: On: ARM: No Motion Trigger To enable the VMD function of a particular channel To enable the alert function of the particular channel Motion Grid Setting Under the Trigger Menu, user can program the motion detection areas for individual camera. To enter motion detection grid setting for a particular channel, a. Press 3 for Motion Properties Adj under the Trigger Menu. b. Use F in or F out key to select this channel c. Press 4 to access Motion Grid Setting The full screen view of the channel will be displayed with ten-dot motion detection zone. When dots are grouped as shown in Group A in Figure 37, only areas within the dot-area is equipped with VMD. When dots are spread as shown in Group B, full screen VMD is enabled. To set the motion grid for a channel through remote control, Chapter Motion Grid Setting Chapter Motion Sensitivity Chapter System Trigger Delay Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] 7 Timer Setting Figure 38: Menu, Trigger Menu (Motion Properties and System Trigger Delay) Group A: Two Group B: Full Figure 39: Default Motion Grid Setting a. Use Play Key to toggle between Group A and B b. Use arrow keys to change the position of the dot-area c. Use fast forward and rewind key to change the coverage of the dot-area Page 28 of 40

37 Motion Sensitivity To cater for different environment application and maximize the motion trigger function, ifocus DVR Motion Sensitivity can be set to [Low], [Mid] or [High] under the Trigger Menu. To set motion sensitivity for particular channel, a. Press 3 for Motion Properties Adj under the Trigger Menu. b. Use F in or F out key to select the channel c. Press 5 to select motion sensitivity setting d. Use F in or F out key to set different sensitivity System Trigger Delay Setting The System Trigger Delay Setting is to set the delay for the timer. The recording will stop after the delay timer is expired upon deactivation of Trigger. If the trigger is activated within the count down delay time, the delay timer will restart from beginning again. Trigger Delay time can be adjusted from 10 to 120 seconds Alert The DVR can be programmed to send to the users upon external trigger, motion trigger or system events. Upon alert, the event name and four video frames (for motion trigger events only) will be sent out. Refer to ifocus Remote Monitoring System User Manual for the setup. The alert can be triggered by the following events: Video Motion Detection (VMD) Alarm External Trigger Alarm System Event (video drop, record on, etc) To program alert upon external trigger 1 alarm, following parameters must be set: IP address (under Communication Menu), refer to chapter 10 External Trigger for ARM events (under Trigger menu), refer to chapter 12 Trigger Recording (under Record Menu), refer to chapter 11 Recording (under Main Menu) ARM (under Main Menu) Arm delay is the time interval between arming and alarm dial-out, which is adjustable for ifocus DVR. To set arm delay, a. Press 7 under Trigger Menu b. Use F in or F out keys to change the setting Trigger Menu 1 External Trigger 2 Motion Trigger 3 Motion Properties Adj[Cam01] 4 --Motion Grid Setting 5 --Motion Sensitivity [High] 6 System Trigger Delay [120] 7 System Arm Delay [120] Figure 40: Menu, Trigger Menu (Arm Delay) Page 29 of 40

38 13. Playback Playback menu includes playback operations for recorded video. To enter the playback menu, press 3 under the main menu using remote control. Main Menu 1 Camera View 2 Record 3 Playback 4 Trigger 5 Setup 6 Recording [Off] 7 Arm [Off] 8 Clear Alarm 9 Power Down Playback Menu 1 Playback Screen [ Auto] 2 Camera Screen 3 Play 4 Direction [>] 5 Speed [ 1] 6 Event Option 7 Event List 8 Date [ ] 9 Time [17:00:00] Figure 41: Menu, Playback Menu ifocus DVR supports event and date/ time playback. Description of the two methods: Event: Date/Time: Used when the DVR is set to Trigger Recording. Users can review the trigger events to search for the desire events with precise date and time information prior to playback of video. This will cut down the evaluation and investigation time significantly. Used to playback a period of video based on its date and time Once the DVR is in Playback model, the Date/Time displayed at the bottom right hand corner will be the playback date/time. Under Live View, the Date/Time will display the current date/time Event Playback The following example illustrates how to playback videos dated before 5.00pm on 01 Dec 2006 based on event playback. a. Press 8 under Playback Menu b. Use numeric keys to change the date field to c. Press Down arrow key d. Use numeric keys to change the time field to 17:00:00 e. Use arrow keys to move the cursor to 7 Event List and press OK f. Use numeric keys to select an event g. Press 3 under Playback Menu to start playback h. Press stop button to exit the playback mode Playback Menu 1 Playback Screen [ Auto] 2 Camera Source 3 Play 4 Direction [>] 5 Speed [ 1] 6 Event Option 7 Event List 8 Date [ ] 9 Time [17:00:00] Event List 1 Page Up :04:08 Motion12 on :03:55 Motion4 on :03:53 Motion4 off :03:51 Power up :03:49 Power down :02:56 Motion1 off :02:50 Motion1 on 9 Page Down Figure 42: Menu, Event List Page 30 of 40

39 13.2 Date/Time Playback In the Date/Time Playback method, the same setting method of Date and Time fields discussed in the Event Playback method is still applicable. Once the date and time fields are entered, user can press the Play key 3 to start playing the recording video. If there is no video available for playback, No Video will be displayed on all channels Playback Screen Setting In the PLAYBACK menu, Playback Screen can be set to Auto/FULL/4/9/16. Auto: Playback screen will be adjusted automatically based on the number of cameras selected for simultaneous playback. FULL: Playback the first selected camera in FULL screen 4: Playback the first 4 selected cameras in 2x2 screen 9: Playback the first 9 selected cameras in 3x3 screen (for 8/16-Ch DVR) 16: Playback all the selected cameras in 4x4 screen (for 16-Ch DVR) Users are recommended to set the Playback Screen to Auto mode in normal application Playback Control Function Once in Playback mode, the MENU will disappear and the playback control is transfer to the Playback Control Keys located on lower part of the IR controller Key functions: Backward Pause/ Play Forward a. Play: Play the next frame under Single Frame Playback (SFP) mode or resume playback when the video has been paused Play last b. Pause: pause playback Stop c. Fast forward: change the direction of playback to forward Figure 43: Remote Control Keys, playback control or change the playback speed from SFP to 8 times playback d. Backward: change the direction of playback to backward and speed adjusted to 8 times automatically e. Play next/ last: jump to the next or last event f. Stop: exit from the playback mode Play next During playback, the status bar display will be as shown below: Speed: [1.0] > [892 of 1290] Rec 69% :00:00 Playback speed Playback direction Current event Current event Record percentage Figure 44: Status Bar, Playback Playback date and time Page 31 of 40

40 13.5 Camera Source Setting To choose particular camera sources for playback, a. Press 2 under Playback menu to access Playback Camera Source menu b. Use arrow keys to move among different fields c. Use F in or F out key to turn on or off the camera source To playback the video with audio source, turn on its camera source first. Selection is available under 9 Audio Ch. Playback Menu 1 Playback Screen [ Auto] 2 Camera Source 3 Play 4 Direction [>] 5 Speed [ 1] 6 Event Option 7 Event List 8 Date [ ] 9 Time [17:00:00] Playback Camera Source 1 Camera 1[ On] 9[ On] 2 Camera 2[ On] 10[ On] 3 Camera 3[ On] 11[ On] 4 Camera 4[ On] 12[ On] 5 Camera 5[ On] 13[ On] 6 Camera 6[ On] 14[ On] 7 Camera 7[ On] 15[ On] 8 Camera 8[ On] 16[ On] 9 Audio Ch 1[ On] 2[ Off] Figure 45: Menu, Camera Source Setting [Note: For audio playback on 16-Channel DVR, please turn off the playback camera source of Camera 9-16 For playback at x02/x04/x08 speed, audio will be muted automatically.] 13.6 Full Screen Playback To view the full screen of certain channel during playback, Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam16 a. Press the key representing the channel number during screen-splitting mode b. Press 1- and then the numeric key if the channel number greater than 9 c. Press 0 to return to the screen-splitting mode Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Cam 01 Speed: [1.0] Rec 69% :00:00 Speed: [1.0] Rec 69% :00:00 Figure 46: Full-Screen to Splitting Screen Switching during Playback 13.7 Playback with IFS Player Only ifocus IFSPlayer can be used to playback video archived into CD/ DVD-R downloaded by the remote monitoring system on a PC Installing IFS Player To install the software in the PC, a. Run the file CLIENT\iFxIFSPlayer.EXE in the User CD Figure 47: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 1 Page 32 of 40

41 b. Click Next to continue when Welcome! message popped Figure 48: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 2 c. Click Next to continue. To choose another directory, click the Browse button. d. Click Next to continue. Figure 49: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 3 Figure 50: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 4 Page 33 of 40

42 e. Click Next to start copying files to your computer. f. A progress bar will appear. Figure 51: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 5 Figure 52: Procedure, Installing IFS Player 6 g. Once the IFS Player is installed, a shortcut icon will be shown on the Window main screen. Figure 53: Icon, IFS Player Getting Started with IFS Player To start the software program, double-click on the DVR Player icon. When the program starts running, double click on the CD-ROM. The video segment that has been archived will display. To playback the CD, double click on the segment. During playback, double-click on a particular video for a full screen display. To return to the multiplex display of the video, double click on the screen again. The buttons on the menu bar and their functions are shown below: Exit Go to parent directory Go up Exit Return to start position Help Export to AVI format Fast forward Play Pause Select different Playback Time within the same video segment. Figure 54: Playback Control using IFS Playback Page 34 of 40

43 14. Modem Dial In Basic Setup 14.1 Installing Setup Program for Modem Dial In To dial in through analogue modem, user needs to install the Dialer application into the PC. The Dialer application is for dialing to the DVR through modem Installing RAS DVR Dialer Application Software To install the dial-up program, a. Run the file CLIENT\iFxIFSPlayer.EXE in the User CD Figure 55: Icon, RAS DVR Dialer b. The following dialogue box will appear. Click Next : Figure 56: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 1 c. Choose Destination Directory for installation and click Next : Figure 57: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 2 Page 35 of 40

44 d. Select Program Folder and click Next : Figure 58: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 3 e. Click "Next" to Start Copying Files: Figure 59: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer 4 f. Click "Finish" when installation is completed: Figure 60: Procedure, Installing RAS DVR Dialer Setting up The RAS DVR Dialer a. On the desktop, double-click RAS DVR Dialer to run the program: Figure 61: Icon, RAS DVR Dialer Page 36 of 40

45 b. Step 2: Select Add New to add a new dial up number: Figure 62: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 1 c. Select Dial up to Private Network : Figure 63: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 2 d. Select Modem that is installed in the PC: Figure 64: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 3 Page 37 of 40

46 e. Key in the phone number of the DVR site: Figure 65: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 4 f. Step 6: Select Only for myself : Figure 66: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer 5 g. Finished - enter a name for the Dial Up Connection: When dialing, key in the DVR ID as the USER NAME (default ). The password is Figure 67: Procedure, Setting up RAS DVR Dialer Modem Dial-in Setting To set the DVR for modem dial in, a. Connect a modem to DVR COM port c. Power ON the Modem d. Log in to the Main Menu using the default password e. Make sure the recording has been turned off f. Go to Setup -> Communication Page 38 of 40

47 g. Under PTZ, select the modem protocol Setup Menu 1 Date/Time 2 Time Zone Singapore 3 Supervisor Pin 4 User Pin 5 Storage Option 6 Communication 7 Key Lock [Off] 8 Re-Init [Off] 9 Archive to optical disc Communication 1 Modem Rings [ 1] 2 TEL [ ] 3 Dial OutIP [ ] 4 Server IP [ ] 5 Server Port [18375] 6 DVR ID [ ] 7 PTZ [Prolink Modem] 8 Network Setting Figure 68: Menu, Modem Protocol h. The DVR will Re-start after the confirmation 14.3 Configuration of the RAS DVR Dialer for Dialing At the PC side, please follow these steps for dialing to the DVR: b. Double click on the RAS DVR Dialer icon c. Select Dial, the Connect Dial-up Connection dialogue box will appear Figure 69: Procedure, Configuration of RAS DVR Dialer 1 d. Key in the DVR ID as the USER NAME (default ). Use the DVR normal user password as the RAS Dialer password e. Key in the Dial as the Phone Number f. Click on Dial [Note: For the details of the IE dial in, refer to the IE Dial in Manual in the CD] Page 39 of 40