Rugged-cams Rugged Vision DVR User Manual

Wall Mount DVR USERS MANUAL

Internal Unit of Wall-mount Case 11 DVR Internal Unit Description DVR – Internal Unit Description1. Main Switch To on/off the DVR unit2. Hard Disk

Main Board (Top View) DVR Internal Unit Ref. Des. Description DVR – Internal Unit Ref. Des. Description1. 4-Pin ATX Power Connector J17 Connect

Standalone DVR (Front View) DVR External Unit Description DVR – External Unit Description1. IR Sensor Infrared Sensor for Remote ControllerSide

Remote Controller *For the remote control,use 1 lithium ion 3V battery Buttons Description DVR – External Unit Description1. Live Switch to Liv

INSTALLATION How to install the DVR on the wall: 1. For cemented walls, use a drilling machine to drill screws on the wall. Follow the diagram beside

HDD How to Install or replace the HDD: 1. Place HDD1 to the left side of the bracket and connect it using the screws. Note: The jumper setting of your

Sensors How to Connect Sensors to the DVR: 1. Connect sensors to Sensor Inputs, marked S1 to S4 and Ground. 2. To connect sensors, simply insert the

Network Please call your service provider to identify which type of service they’re providing to determine whichtype of network scenario you will use.

PTZ How to connect PTZ Cameras to the DVR: 1. Check if the PTZ camera is connected to a power source to enable operation. 2. Connect your PTZ camera

TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 What is a Digital Video Recorder (DVR)? 5 INSTALLATION AND SAFEGUARDS 6 Environment Condition for Install

LIVE VIEW Display Components Below are the components for Live View. Upon startup, the DVR is in LIVE VIEW. If you are in another mode such as SETUP o

Main Menu The Main Menu is the primary access point for many of the DVR features. In LIVE VIEW, the Main Menu will be displayed when [MODE] is presse

Camera Layout Cycle Camera Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. To view in sequence or to view slide show of the channels in Fu

Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Procedure Using Remote Controller: 1. When in Full Screen display, you may press on [PIP] to view another channel in a small

Display Freeze Procedure Using the Remote Controller: 1. Press [FREEZE] to pause display. 2. To exit, press on [FREEZE] again. This function is avai

Manual / Forced Recording Procedure Using the Remote Controller: Press [RECORD] to start manual or forced recording. Press [RECORD] again to exit or

Relay Control Relay Control is used to manually toggle relays as ON or OFF. A red-colored relay is ON. A transparent relay is OFF. A relay with a hea

PTZ Control To use PTZ Control, ensure that your camera is a PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) camera. An alert stating, NOT A PTZ CAMERA will display when you t

SEARCH AND PLAYBACK SEARCH and PLAYBACK can be used for thorough look-up and playback of any recorded video. Procedure Using the Remote Controller: 1

Event Search Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. Under SEARCH and PLAYBACK, select Event Search by pressing on [ENTER] or [SE

SETUP MODE 30 Login 30 System 31 Information 32 Date and Time 32 Network 34 TCP/IP Setting 35 DDNS 37 User 37 OSD 38 Tools 40 Recording 42 C

SETUP MODE Login Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. Enter SETUP by pressing the [SETUP] button on the remote controller or sel

System System Setup gives you access to System Information, Date/Time, Network Settings, User, OSD and Tools. Procedure: 1. In SETUP, go to System and

Information This section displays hardware and software version. It also shows hard disk capacity as well as usedand free hard disk space. Date and Ti

cont... Date and Time After setting the date and time, you can also set the timezone accordingly. Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Pa

Network Network configuration allows you to define your IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS information (if using static IP). Please consult with you

TCP/IP Setting Please fill out the following information: STATIC IP ADDRESS, NET MASK, DEFAULT GATEWAY AND DNS. Next pages explain several network sc

Case B: Single Static IP Directly Connected to the DVR a. Under Network Setup, assign a public IP address (ex. 24.108.1.192) on the space provided. T

DDNS Enter the relevant information to connect to the DDNS server. The DVR ID field cannot be blank. You can use the onboard keyboard to enter the

OSD OSD sets screen display for the DVR. Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. To change settings, select the option that you wan

To edit Camera Labels, please follow the steps below: 1. Enter SETUP > OSD. 2. Select Camera Label and press [ENTER/SELECT]. 3. Select which

REMOTE VIEW 60 Client Login 61 DVR Connection 61 Remote Client OSD 62 Digital Zoom 62 Video Event Log 63 Date and Time 63 Image Con

Tools This provides tools for formatting hard driveschanging the video signal type and updating the DVR Server firmware. 1. To format new hard disk

To Update the Version of your DVR Server, please follow the steps below: 1. Under System settings, select Tools->Update DVR. 2. Press [UP] or [

Recording Recording settings provide you access for configuration of camera, frame rate and res-olution, audio recording, recording schedule and wate

Frame Rate Frame Rate setup allows you to set recording frame rate per camera. Frame rate determines the number of still pictures taken per second. Th

Resolution Resolution setup allows you to set recording resolution per camera. This DVR supports three different resolutions – CIF, Half-D1 and D1. Th

Audio The Audio Setup menu sets the status of audio recording for the DVR. Check the status of the audio if you want audio re-cording. Uncheck it if y

To set recording time for each time interval using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. In SETUP, select Recording->Schedule. 2. In Recordi

Watermark This DVR can add watermark to key frames in the recorded video. Watermarking pro-tects the video from tampering. To enable/disable waterma

Notification Under Event Notification, you may chooseto be alerted by a red border, system beep*and/or via SMS or email*. (NOTE: *Some notifications

Sensor Under Sensor setup, you can modify sensor settings, view sensor logs and enable sensor onboard. Procedure Using the Remote Control-ler or Con

GETTING STARTED What is a Digital Video Recorder (DVR)? DVR stands for digital video recorder. Digital video recorders record and compress video (and/

Relay Under Relay setup, you can modify relay settings. A relay may be reset or returned to its original state in 3 different ways – time-based, senso

Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. In SETUP, select Event->Motion. 2. Select a camera using [LEFT],[RIGHT], [+] or [-], t

Sensor to Camera This mapping allows you to match sensorsand cameras. Procedure Using the Remote Controlleror Control Panel: 1. In SETUP, select Map

Camera to Relay This mapping allows you to match cameras and relays. Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel: 1. In SETUP, select Mapp

1. In SETUP, select Mappings->Video Lost To Relay. Procedure Using the Remote Controlleror Control Panel: This mapping allows you to activate your

PTZ Before a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera can be operated using the DVR, certain parameters must be set. You may need to consult the manual of your PTZ

Camera Under Camera settings, you can indicatewhich camera is a PTZ camera. For PTZ cameras, you must indicate the communi-cation protocol used by it.

Presets This function enables the user to access/modify presets. Note that you will not be allowed to use this function if no PTZ cameras are connect

BACKUP MODE Users can back up the recorded data or video onto external hard drives or via USB connection to an external hard drive. Procedure Usi

cont... Video Backup NOTES: 1. Ensure that your backup device is attached (and turned on, if necessary).2. The supported file system formats of the a

INSTALLATION AND SAFEGUARDS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Environment Condition for Installati

REMOTE VIEW Gain remote access to theDVR Server by installing the Remote Client on the PC that you wish to have remote connection to the DVR. downl

Client Login 1. To login, click on the DVR Client on your desktop to open the Remote Client. 2. Enter username and password. 3. Click on the Login but

Remote Client OSD 1. Camera label – Indicates camera label. To modify, please go to Setup. 2. Recording Status and Recording Type [REC] appea

Video Event Log The Video Event Log displays all events that the DVR system has logged. It displays the DVR Name, DVR’s IP address, date and timeand

Image Control Via Image Control, you can change brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation settings of the cameras currently displayed. 1. Simply cl

Sensors To know which sensors are active, click on the Sensor button. Active sensors are represented as highlighted buttons. If the beep alarm not

7. Iris Control – Adjusts amount of light entering the camera 6. Focus Control – Adjusts focus 5. Zoom Control – Zooms In/Zooms Out 4. Camera Sel

Pattern Tracking To display the list of pattern tracking available, simply click on the Pattern Tracking button. Pattern tracking is a functionality

SEARCH & PLAYBACK Remote Search and Playback can be used for thorough look-up and playback of any recorded video. 1. Calendar – Displays calend

Playback Recordings 1. To search and playback recorded video, choose the type of event from the Event Filter drop list menu. You may choose from ALL

SUMMARY OF FEATURES Live View 1. Real-time Display per Camera: 30fps NTSC / 25fps PAL per channel 2. Different View Layouts: 1 or full screen, 2, 4,

CLIENT SETUP In order to use the Remote Client to access DVR servers, you will first have to setup the connection settings of the DVR servers that yo

Groups Add a Group 1. Click on the Group tab. 2. Click on Add button. 3. Enter the Group Name. 4. Select from the dropdown the DVR youwant to ad

System Set Alarm Sound 1. To enable Alarm Sound, select “System”. This will enable the system beep. 2. Or select “None” if otherwise. 3. Clic

Display On Screen Display Options The user has the option to display various OSD labels on the video whether in Live View or in Search and Playback.

The DVR Remote Server Setup for EmbeddedDVRs can be accessed through the RemoteClient application. NOTE: Use of the DVR Setup function is only allowe

Camera Setup 1. Unique settings checkbox – Indicates whether unique settings are used per camera or otherwise. If checked, unique settings are used

cont... Camera Setup 10.Video Size – Indicates the resolution size the video will be recorded/streamed at. For NTSC the settings are 720x480 (D1), 720

Sensor Mapping 1. Sensor Mapping – Indicates what sensor mapping is currently displayed; mapping to cameras or relays. 2. Normal State – Indicates wha

Sensor PTZ Mapping 1. Map Preset – Indicates if the sensor will be mapped to a PTZ preset when it is triggered. If this is unchecked, then the Camer

Motion Mapping 1. Mapping – Indicates the mapping that have been set. An “X” signifies a mapping exists with the corresponding camera and relay. 2. R

cont... Summary of Features 16. Event 17. Notification: Red Border and Email 18. Sensor: Set sensor status 19. Relay: Set relay reset mode as m

Relay Reset Mode 1. Unique settings checkbox – Indicates whether unique settings are used per relay or otherwise. If checked, unique settings are

Alarm Notification 1. Unique settings checkbox – Indicates whether unique settings are used per camera or otherwise. If checked, unique settings a

PTZ Settings 1. Baud Rate – Displays a drop down list menu for baud rate settings. 2. Parity – Displays a drop down list menu for parity settings. 3

Recording Schedule 1. Camera – Displays a drop down list menu listing all cameras. Choose “All” to update all cameras with the same settings. 2. Rec

System Settings 1. DVR Name – This is the name to be used by the DVR server. 2. Location – The location of where the DVR server is. 3. Description –

Network 1. DVR Name – This is the name to be used by the DVR server. If the DVR server will be registered to the DDNS server, then the DVR Name mus

Users 1. User selector – Selects the specific user either for editing. 2. Edit – Opens a new page to edit the selected user. Edit User To edit a u

SPECIFICATION AND MODEL 4 channel 8 & 16 channel HDD up to 2 HDDs up to 2 HDDs Inputs Composite 4 ch BNC 8/16 ch BNC