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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder Operation Manual AR-4104 AR-4108 AR-4116...
  • Page 2 Before reading this manual This operation manual contains basic instructions on installing and using Digital Video Recorder, an IDIS product. Users who are using this product for the first time, as well as users with experience using comparable products, must read this operation manual carefully before use and heed to the warnings and precautions contained herein while using the product.
  • Page 3 Before reading this manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified is operated. service personnel under the following conditions: 2.
  • Page 4 Before reading this manual In-Text Symbol Type Description Caution Important information concerning a specific function. Note Useful information concerning a specific function. User’s Caution Statement Caution: Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 5 © 2015 IDIS Co., Ltd. IDIS Co., Ltd. reserves all rights concerning this operation manual. Use or duplication of this operation manual in part or whole without the prior consent of IDIS Co., Ltd. is strictly prohibited. Contents of this operation manual are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Part 1 - Getting Started ........9 Login .
  • Page 7 IDIS Web ........
  • Page 8 Part 4 - IDIS Web ........

  • Page 9: Part 1 - Getting Started

    Part 1 - Getting Started This document covers the 4-, 8- and 16-channel • If you do not know the password, click the digital video recorders. The DVRs are identical except button for guidance. for the number of cameras and alarms that can be •...

  • Page 10: Live Mode

    Part 1 - Getting Started Live Mode Placing the mouse pointer near the right edge of the screen also displays the Live menu. • Login/Logout Log into and out from accounts. If in the logged in Live Menu state, the account ID is shown. If in the logged out state, the login icon is shown.
  • Page 11 Part 1 - Getting Started • Search Full Sequence – All Channels: Exits the live monitoring mode and Displays all channels in sequence while in Live mode enters the search mode. (single and PIP split screen settings). In order to use the –...

  • Page 12: Video Display Area

    Part 1 - Getting Started Video Display Area 2 Status Indication: Displays system status icons. Indicates remote control receptivity. Left-click on the video display area to toggle between Indicates connection to the DVR from a split screen and single screen modes. remote program.

  • Page 13: Edit Group

    Part 1 - Getting Started Edit Group Camera Menu Right-click on the video display area to bring up the camera menu. Edit Group lets you customize split screen pages in both Live and Search modes. While displaying a split screen page, select the Edit Group option from the context menu.

  • Page 14: Zoom

    Part 1 - Getting Started Zoom PTZ Control Press the ZOOM button on the remote control and select While in Live mode, right-click and select PTZ from the context menu or press the PTZ button on the DVR’s a channel you wish to zoom in on. A zoom frame will appear on the selected channel.
  • Page 15 Part 1 - Getting Started Setting Up a PTZ Preset Advanced Settings While in PTZ mode, select the PRESET SET button on the In PTZ mode, select a camera. Clicking Menu button and remote control to display the Set Preset window and selecting Advanced PTZ loads the Advanced PTZ screen assign the current position as a preset.

  • Page 16: Event Monitoring

    Part 1 - Getting Started Event Monitoring While in PTZ mode, place the mouse pointer close to the bottom edge of the screen to display the PTZ Tools window. When an event occurs, the DVR automatically displays the channel linked to the event and shows the icon on the system status area on the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 17: Status

    Part 1 - Getting Started Status • Fan Error: Event is indicated when the cooling fan cannot reach a certain RPM or fails for longer than 50 seconds. Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic • No Storage Found: It will be highlighted when no information on using the Setup menus.

  • Page 18: Context Menu Access

    Part 1 - Getting Started Context Menu Access A disk that has never Formatted been used before. • Disk performing You can display the ContextMenu window by pressing normally. the MENU button and then PLAY/PAUSE button on the • If the HDD is partially Good front panel.

  • Page 19: Video Recording

    Part 1 - Getting Started Video Recording Audio Recording Video recording will only take place if all the connections If the Record Audio option under Record Setup > General has been enabled the camera will record audio are made correctly as per information contained in Part 2 of this operation manual.

  • Page 20: Triplex Playback

    Part 1 - Getting Started Triplex Playback Context Menu While in Search mode, right-click on the mouse to access the Context Menu. Press the Menu button while in Live mode. • Zoom: Zoom in. • Edit Group: Enter to the Edit Group mode in the split Select the Search Mode icon and then select screen layout.

  • Page 21: Part 2 - Configuration

    Part 2 - Configuration Menu Use Use the remote control’s arrow buttons to select an option and then press the remote control’s $ button or left-click on the option using the mouse. Information contained in this section (Menu Use) applies to all other instructions found throughout Part Change the setting and then select Save to save the 3 - Configuration.

  • Page 22: Batch Assignment

    Part 2 - Configuration System Setup Batch Assignment Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic Certain table-format menus such as the shown in the information on using the Setup menus. Camera Setup on page 42 allow you to change the title value.
  • Page 23 Part 2 - Configuration • Upgrade: Upgrade the system. If NetFS feature is • Show System Log: Displays a searchable list of 5,000 in use, click Upgrade. You can select the USB Port or most recent system log entries. For more information on types of system log entries, refer to the System NetFS.
  • Page 24 Part 2 - Configuration • Clear All Data: Erases all recording data. Selecting Quick Wizard Clear All Data displays a confirmation window. Select Clear to proceed. Select Quick Wizard. • Before you perform Clear All Data, make sure you are not accidentally deleting important data. Erased data cannot be recovered.
  • Page 25 Part 2 - Configuration Choose the desired Recording Method and click – Recording ips, quality, resolutions used under each recording method and record video quality setting are as Next. follows: High Video Standard Longer Recording Quality Priority Recording Profile Time Priority Profile Profile Motion...
  • Page 26 Part 2 - Configuration Select Network Configuration and then click Network Wizard Next. Select either Auto Configuration or Manual Configuration and then click Test to test the system’s After exiting from Quick Wizard, you can click Go to current network configuration. Network Setup and set up the network with Network Wizard.
  • Page 27 DVR. Once registered, the name can be used to access the DVR directly from clients such as the IDIS Center. Check the name's availability to complete the registration process. The Finish button will then become activated.

  • Page 28: Date/Time

    Part 2 - Configuration Date/Time Specify the server synchronization Interval. Select OK to apply and exit. • If you have configured the DNS Server setting under Network - IP Address, you can enter the time server's domain name instead of its IP address. •...

  • Page 29: User

    Part 2 - Configuration User Select + User and then enter a user name. Use this option to register users and assign permissions. Select a group for the user and then enter a password. The password can be 8~16 characters in length and may include numbers.
  • Page 30 Part 2 - Configuration Group Permissions System May change the system's date Time and time settings. System May shutdown the system from Change Shutdown the system menu. Data May clear data stored in the May upgrade the system from the Clear system.

  • Page 31: System Event

    Part 2 - Configuration Storage System Event Use this option to configure storage settings. Use this option to configure Monitoring settings. • Settings: Configure when and what the system should • Type: Indicates the type of the installed disk. monitor for. • Capacity: Indicates the disk’s capacity.
  • Page 32 Part 2 - Configuration Monitoring Options Generates an event when all disks Disk Full reach their maximum capacity. Define monitoring times. If self- Generates an event when the diagnosis is not performed on specified percentage of the System a regular basis, the system will Disk Bad disk becomes damaged.

  • Page 33: General

    Part 2 - Configuration Record Setup • Auto Deletion: Configure this option to delete recording data automatically after the specified number of days has elapsed. Select between 1 day and Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic 999 days.

  • Page 34: Schedule

    Part 2 - Configuration • Use Panic Recording: Enable/disable Panic Recording. Schedule • Panic Recording Duration: Disable Panic Recording automatically. Select between 5 mins and 1 hr. If you do not wish to disable the feature automatically, select No Limit. • ips: Allow you to set the images per second for Panic recording.
  • Page 35 Part 2 - Configuration Simple Mode Options Advanced Mode Options • Mode: Select No Record, Time, Event, or Time & Select to configure event types. Event. • Type: Event-specific and time recording icons are as follows: Unless the Panic Record button is pressed, no recording will take place Time Lapse Video Loss...

  • Page 36: Pre-Event

    Part 2 - Configuration Event Setup Pre-Event Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic When an event occurs, enabling this option includes information on using the Setup menus. the specified duration prior to the event in the event- triggered recording.
  • Page 37 Part 2 - Configuration • Sensitivity: Set daytime and nighttime sensitivity Use the remote control’s arrow buttons to move the settings between 1 (Low) and 5 (High). block selection window up, down, left, and right. The selection window consists of 16 blocks per row. Select/ deselect individual blocks using the Camera buttons.
  • Page 38 Part 2 - Configuration • Min. Blocks: Motion needs to be detected in more • Motion Ignoring Time: The system does not produce than the specified number of blocks in order to trigger event log entries or issues remote notifications a Motion Detection event.

  • Page 39: Alarm-In

    Part 2 - Configuration Alarm-In Video Loss • No.: Enable / disable alarm-ins. • Video Loss Interval: The system does not produce event log entries or issues remote notifications • Title: Use the virtual keyboard to enter titles. regarding video loss detected during the specified • Type: Change the alarm-in type.

  • Page 40: Video Blind

    Part 2 - Configuration Video Blind • Actions: Specify which actions to take when video blind events occur. – Record: Specify which cameras to begin linked recording on when an event occurs. If the schedule is set to Event or Time & Event mode, the selected cameras will begin linked recording when an event occurs.

  • Page 41: Text-In

    Part 2 - Configuration Text-In • Transaction Start: Once Transaction Start has been designated, the system will recognize the specified string as the beginning of a transaction. You can choose the Any Character setting. Under this setting, any character will trigger the system into recognizing the start of a new transaction.

  • Page 42: Camera Setup

    Part 2 - Configuration Camera Setup Selecting RS-232, RS-485, USB-Serial 1 through 8, or LAN 1 through 16 as the port activates the Port Setup button. Select Setup and configure the Baud Rate, Data Bit, Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic Stop Bit, and Parity settings.

  • Page 43: Ptz

    Part 2 - Configuration • Use: Set the camera as Normal, Covert 1, or Covert 2. Live images and video recordings from cameras that have been set as Covert 1 or Covert 2 will not be available to users who do not have covert camera You will only be able to set up PTZ devices if the PTZ access.

  • Page 44: Device Setup

    Part 2 - Configuration Device Setup • You will need to connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer’s instructions. Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic information on using the Setup menus.

  • Page 45: Alarm-Out

    Part 2 - Configuration Alarm-Out Remote Control • Port: Select None, RS232 or RS485 and then click the Select the + icon at the bottom left corner of the screen Setup button and then select the correct Baud Rate, to add a schedule. Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are You can apply different schedules for different Days of connecting to the DVR.

  • Page 46: Network Setup

    Part 2 - Configuration Network Setup • Remote Audio Channel: Transmits the selected channel’s audio to the remote program. Select Select From Client to stream audio of the channel selected Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic on the remote program.

  • Page 47: Lan

    You will need to get the appropriate Port Numbers • Changing the port temporarily severs the DVR's for each IDIS Center and IDIS Web related program remote connection. (Admin, Callback, Watch and Search) from your network administrator.
  • Page 48 Part 2 - Configuration DHCP ADSL (with PPPoE) Select DHCP and then Save to retrieve IP address and Select ADSL (with PPPoE) and set up the ADSL network. other network settings automatically from the DHCP • Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK server.

  • Page 49: Fen

    • If the FEN name contains the #, \, and/or % symbol, it might not be able to connect to the DVR from the IDIS Web program. • Status: Used to check the status of the device being registered to the FEN server.

  • Page 50: Rtsp

    RTSP IDIS Web RTSP service allows you to monitor real-time using the IDIS Web service allows you to monitor and search video Real-Time Streaming Protocol. remotely without setting specific on-line programs. • RTSP Port: Set the port number of the RTSP server • Use IDIS Web Service: Enable/disable IDIS Web.

  • Page 51: Vnc

    Part 2 - Configuration Function Pressing the ← or h key moves to VNC service allows you to access the DVR and control it the left in the menu. It is the same as ← or h remotely using a PC or mobile devices via Ethernet. pressing the Left arrow button on the front panel.

  • Page 52: Netfs

    Part 2 - Configuration NetFS It allows you to register NetFS sites for the following functions: • Upload or download of files for upgrade, import/ export of a setup file, log export, or file print on a FTP site. Related settings are as follows: (Setup) in the live monitoring mode - System menu - General tab - Upgrade, Import, Export (Export) in the search mode - Print...

  • Page 53: Notification Setup

    Part 2 - Configuration Notification Setup • Site: Enter NetFS site information. • When you delete a FTP site in the NetFS setup screen on the Network menu, the FTP site in the FTP setup screen on the Eventupload will be deleted, Callback too.

  • Page 54: Mail

    Part 2 - Configuration Mail • +Mail: Add a mail recipient. Configure Mail settings. • Assign the Recipient to a Group and enter the Recipient’s Display Name. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address and mail server provider. Select the icon to select the mail server provider from a list of registered SMTP mail server providers.

  • Page 55: Sns

    Part 2 - Configuration SMTP Setup Select SMTP Setup at the bottom right corner of the screen to configure an SMTP server. This option enables the DVR to send out SNS messages. Enter the SMTP Server’s IP address or domain name and then configure the Port and Sender settings.

  • Page 56: Ftp

    Part 2 - Configuration • Uploade File: Select between CBF and JPG. When selecting CBF, the DVR will upload an event detected video clip on the FTP site. When selecting JPG, the DVR will attach the event detected image file (JPEG format) on the FTP site.

  • Page 57: Schedule

    Part 2 - Configuration Display Setup Schedule Refer to the Menu Use on page 21 for basic Select the + icon at the lower left corner of the screen to information on using the Setup menus. add a notification schedule. Show OSD (On Screen Display) information on the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 58 • Audio: Displays the icon on channels generating displays on each camera when audio communication audio. is available between the DVR and a PC running IDIS • PTZ: Displays the icon on PTZ cameras. Center via Ethernet. The icon displays when VNC • Text-In: Displays strings received from text-in devices.

  • Page 59: Main Monitor

    Part 2 - Configuration Main Monitor Spot Monitor Configure monitor-related settings. Configure spot monitor-related settings. • Mode: Select between Full Sequence and Cameo Connect the Spot monitor using the BNC cable. Select Sequence. In the full sequence mode, the DVR the box in the Channels column.

  • Page 60: Part 3 - Search

    Part 3 - Search Searching Video 1 Search Search by changing Event Log Search, Record Table Search, Motion Search, and Text-In Search. While in the search mode, pressing the MENU button displays the following Search menu on the right edge of 2 Go to the screen.

  • Page 61: Context Menu

    Part 3 - Search Context Menu 9 Camera Menu • Zoom: Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current playback image of the selected Right-click on the Camera screen to access the context camera on the screen. menu. • Audio: Enable/disable audio. Recorded audio will • Zoom: Zoom in.

  • Page 62: Event Log Search

    Part 3 - Search Event Log Search You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option… button and setting up the new search condition. Select Event Log Search from the Search menu to bring up the Event Log Search Setup window. You can uncheck the First and Last options at the top of the Event Log Search window and specify the search time frame manually.

  • Page 63: Record Table Search

    Part 3 - Search Record Table Search Event Filter • Alarm-In: Select which channels to search alarm-in Select Record Table Search from the Search menu to events in. bring up the Record Table Search Setup window. • Motion: Select which channels to search motion detection events in.
  • Page 64 Part 3 - Search 2 Zoom 5 Bookmark Select (zoom-in) to compose recording data Add the current playback point to the bookmark list. in 1-minute segments and select (zoom-out) to compose recording data in 3-minute segments. The maximum number of bookmarks that can be Selecting zoom-out displays more time in one screen saved is 64.

  • Page 65: Motion Search

    Part 3 - Search Motion Search • The Zone setting can be configured in the identical manner as the Zone setting under System Setup - Motion Detection. For more information, refer to the Select Motion Search from the Search menu to bring up Motion on page 36.

  • Page 66: Text-In Search

    Part 3 - Search Text-In Search Select Option... to configure Text-In Search options. Select Text-In Search from the Search menu to bring up the Text-In Search window. • Select First under From and Last under To to search the recording from start to finish. Alternatively, you can uncheck the First and Last options and specify the search time frame manually.

  • Page 67: Bookmarks

    Part 3 - Search Bookmarks Clip Copy Select Bookmarks from the Search menu to bring up the Bookmarks Setup window. Clip Copy Select Export – Clip Copy from the Search menu or press the remote control’s CLIP COPY button for more 3 seconds while in Live or Playback mode to open up the Clip Copy setup window.
  • Page 68 • If there are same files, the video clips cannot be • Clip Copy files can be played back on Windows copied. systems. For more information, refer to the IDIS Center operation manual. • File name: Designate a name for the file. The name •...

  • Page 69: Print

    Part 3 - Search Overlapped Recording Search Print If the system’s clock is changed to a point in the past, Print the current image. overlapping recordings may be produced. Overlapped While in Search Mode, select Pause to pause playback. recordings have to be searched in segments. Select Print from the Export to open up the Print Setup For example, making a recording from 1 o’clock to 5 window.

  • Page 70: Part 4 - Idis Web

    Part 4 - IDIS Web IDIS Web is a program that allows you to view and search video from remote locations over the Internet and can be accessed on a regular web browser such as Internet Explorer. System requirements for running IDIS Web are as follows: • OS: Microsoft...
  • Page 71 IDIS Web program. • If running IDIS Web, the bottom section of the screen may get cut off if the address bar or the status bar is shown. In this case, change Internet Options so that the address bar or the status bar is hidden. (Tools → Internet Options →...

  • Page 72: Web Live Mode

    Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web’s version. Displays the current time. Select the desired mode. Changing the mode places the selected camera in the first cell of the layout that will be changed.
  • Page 73 Part 4 - IDIS Web Select the camera you wish to monitor. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the previous/next camera group. Used to control a PTZ camera at a remote location. Used to adjust live video quality. Controls remote alarm out devices. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the previous/next alarm group.

  • Page 74: Web Search Mode

    & Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web’s version. Displays time information of the video recording from the remote DVR. Select the desired mode. Click to print the current video screen using a printer connected to the computer.
  • Page 75 Part 4 - IDIS Web Click to switch over to Web Live mode. Shows login information. Select the camera you wish to search. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the previous/next camera group. Zoom in or out on the video.
  • Page 76 Part 4 - IDIS Web Select a camera from the screen and right-click to bring up the pop-up menu. • Change Camera Title: Used to change the camera's name. Renaming the camera in Web Search mode does not affect the camera's name on the remote system.

  • Page 77: Part 5 - Appendix

    Part 5 - Appendix Index Panic Recording Pre-Event Print Alarm-In Alarm-Out Audio Recording Recording Event Monitoring Search Storage Login Text-In Text-In Search Motion Search 62, 63 Mouse Video-Analytics V1.2...
  • Page 78 IDIS Co., Ltd. For more information, please visit at www.idisglobal.com...

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