Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVR Security Kit Night Owl Optics
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! ! PRO Series 8CH Elite Series 8CH.
Con te n ts 2 ! ! Ch apt er 1: FCC Ra d ia t ion No rm ............................................................ 6 Ch apt er 2: Pa c ka ge Con t en ts ................................................................ 7 Ch apt er 3: Syst em Re quir emen ts .
Con te n ts 3 ! ! 14.2.1 Date /T im e Me nu ....................................................... 29 14.2.2 D ST M enu ................................................................ . 30 14.3 D is p lay M enu ......................................
Cont ents 4 15 .2.3 P ort Menu ............................... . ............................... . . 5 3 15 .2.4 S ub-S tream M en u ............................... . .................... . 54 15 .3 COM M Men u ............................... . ......
Cont ents 5 Chap ter 23 : DDN S Reg istratio n ............................... . .......................... . 86 23 .1 Reg isteri ng a F ree Do ma in Nam e ............................... . ....... . 86 23 .2 Addin g y ou r Ne w Dom ain Name to y ou r DVR .
6 ! ! Ch ap ter 1: FC C Rad iati on Nor m ! FCC ! Th is equ ipm ent h as b een t es t ed and f ou nd to comp ly with lim its f or C la ss B digit al de vices p ursu a nt to Part 15 of F eder al Co mm un icatio ns Co mm is sio n (FC C) rul es.
Con te n ts 7 ! ! Ch ap ter 2: Packa ge Con te n ts ! Y our DV R S ecu rity Kit in cl udes t he f o llo w ing item s. ! ! ! !.
8 ! ! Ch ap ter 3: Sy st em Re qu ir e me n ts ! ! Pl ease be sure t he co mp ut er t hat y ou w ill use wi th t he DV R Se c uri ty Ki t comp li es w ith t he fol lo wi ng spe cificat io n s: ! • W i nd ows ® XP,VIST A, 7, or 8 ! ! • M ac ® OS 10 .
Con te n ts 9 ! ! Ch ap ter 4: D VR S afe ty In str u cti on s ! ! • Use t he p ro vi ded po w er ad a pter. ! Do not use this p r oduct wit h a po w er source t hat ap pli es m ore than t he spe cified volt ag e . • Ne v er i nser t me t al i nto t he DV R ca se or its ope ni ngs.
10 ! ! Ch ap ter 4: D VR S afe ty In str u cti on s ! ! • Do not at tem pt t o r emo ve t he t op cov er. ! I f y ou obser ve any abno rma l o p era tion, un p lug t he DV R i mm ed ia te ly and c ont act t ech n ic a l su p por t. Do not attem pt to op en t he DV R t o dia gno se t he ca use of t he prob lem.
11 ! ! Ch ap ter 5: Tr oubl es hoo ti ng ! ! I f a pro ble m o c c urs, y ou m ay be ab le to easi ly cor r ect it y oursel f . T he fo llo wing t ab l e d esc r ib es t he m ost co mm on pro blem s and the ir so lut io n s. Pl ease ref er to t he tab le before ca lli ng Ni ght Ow l T e chn ica l S u ppor t.
14 C hap ter 5: Tr oub les hoo ti ng 12.
13 Ch ap ter 6: D VR Co m pon e n ts ! ! ! 6.1 Ba ck Pa nel of DVR ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.
Chapter 6: DVR Com po nents "# ! 6.2 Fr ont P anel of DVR 14 14.
1 5 Ch ap ter 6: D VR Co m pon e n ts ! ! ! 6.3 Mou se ! Y ou can use a m ou se ins t ead o f t he rem ote c on tr ol to na v iga te t hro u gh y our DV R’s m en u s. Co nn ect t he in c lu d ed m ou se to t he U SB port on t he ba ck o f t he DV R.
Chapter 6: DVR Com po nents 16 But ton Fun ction 1-0 Select ch annels / Inp ut numbe rs i n curr ently sel ected field AL L Display a ll chan nels MEN U En ter / Exi t Me nu Up Down SEL Selec t Rewi nd Play Fas t F orward Recor d Pa use / Playback Stop PTZ A ll ows y ou to view cam er as i n Qu ad v iew .
Ch ap ter 6: D VR Co m pon e n ts 17 ! ! Ch ap ter 7: D VR In sta l lati on ! 7.1 Con n ect in g t he P ow er Su pp ly ! ! 1. Pl ug t he incl ud ed po w er a dapter ca b le in to t he b ac k of t he DV R.
18 ! ! Ch ap ter 7: D VR In sta l lati on ! 7.2 Con n ect in g t he DVR t o a TV or M on it or ! ! Us ing th e s up pli ed HD MI con n ec tor: ! ! 1. Co n nect t he HDMI conn ec t or to t he ba ck of t he DV R ’ s HDM I por t. ! ! 2. Co n nect t he ot her e nd o f t he ca b le to an available HDM I in put on y our TV or monit or.
Ch ap ter 6: D VR Co m pon e n ts 19 ! ! Ch ap ter 8: C ame ra In st al lati on ! 8.1 Con n ect in g C ame ras t o t he D VR ! 1. Y our DV R s yste m c om es wi th one 6 0-ft.
20 ! ! Ch ap ter 8: C ame ra In st al lati on ! 8.2 Mou nt i ng t he C ame r as ! 1. Choo se a loc at ion : De ci de w here y ou w ou ld li ke to m o unt t he cam era. 2. I nd i cate s cr e w p os itions : M ark t hree holes on t he surf a ce w here y ou pl an to m ou nt t he c ame r a, us ing t he ho les in t he cam era base as a gu ide .
21 ! ! Ch ap ter 9: D VR St ar t- up ! 9.1 Sy stem I ni ti ali zat i on ! Aft er y ou pl ug in t he power adap t er, t he DVR wi ll aut oma tical ly st art up and dis p lay t he N ight Ow l l ogo on y our TV whi le ini ti alizi ng. ! ! ! Aft er init ia lizatio n, y our sc r een wi ll d is p lay t he St ar tup W iz ard.
22 ! ! Ch ap ter 9: D VR St ar t- up ! 9.2 On- Sc ree n Di s play ! The on- sc reen d i sp l ay w ill show t he following informa t ion: ! • Date & Ti me: Di splays t he da te and ti me on t he system . ! • Chan nel Ti tl e/Numb er: D is p la ys t he cha nnel nam e, wh i ch y ou can set in t he Cam era Me nu.
23 ! ! Ch ap ter 10 : St a rt u p Wiz ard ! Use t he St ar t up Wiz ard to en t er t he secu rit y system ’s bas ic se ttin gs, ne twork se tt in g s, r ecord sett ing s , and HD D se ttin gs. ! ! The St ar t up W iz ard wi l l op en w hen t he DV R is po wer ed o n.
24 ! ! Ch ap ter 11 : Log in Sc r een ! Bef ore y ou can a cce ss any m enu s, y ou m ust log in. ! ! ! ! • Re m ote ID: T h is num ber sho u ld mat ch the num ber in p aren th es e s to t he r ight of t he fiel d. • User Name: En t er t he user name y ou creat ed in t he St ar tu p W iz ard or t he User M enu.
25 ! ! Ch ap ter 12 : M ain M enu ! ! ! O pens t he m enu in t er fac e. ! ! Allo ws y ou to check o ne cha n nel at a ti me t o enl ar ge t he select ed ! cha n nel to a full- sc r een view. ! ! Allo ws y ou to en t er into Q uad - sc re en v ie w . Allo ws y ou to en t er int o Oct ad - sc reen v ie w.
26 ! ! Ch ap ter 13 : Menu Ic on s ! W he n y ou op en t he Ma in Menu y ou wi ll see a l ine of ic ons at t he t op of th e sc r een. Ea ch ic on r ep r es ents a d if f er e nt m enu.
27 Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu ! ! Ba s ic M enu Use t he Ba s ic Me nu to a c cess t he S ystem, Date/T im e, Di sp lay, Record, and U ser men us. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Be sure to A pp ly al l ch an ges y ou m ake in t he men us. I f y ou do not ap p ly t he chang e s, t hey w ill not be sa v ed.
28 Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu ! ! ! 14.1 Sy stem Me nu ! The Syst em M e nu a llo ws y ou to change t he la n gu a ge , ou t put r es o lu tion , l og o ut ti me, and t urn t he St ar t up W iz ard on/off . It is r ec o mm en d ed tha t y ou lea ve t he De vice Name and R emo te ID fiel ds at t he ir defau lt val ues.
29 Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu ! ! ! 14.2 D ate / Ti me Me nu ! Y ou shou ld set t he da te and ti me when fir st se tt ing up y our system . Y ou can al so conf i gure Da y l i ght S av ing T im e (D ST) se t ti ngs.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 30 ! ! ! 14.2.2 D ST Menu ! Use t he D ST Me nu to co nfi gure Da yli ght Sa ving Ti me se tt ings . ! ! To ac c ess t he DS T Me n u, se l ect t he Bas ic bu tton , sel ect Date / Ti m e fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc reen, and t hen select DST.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 31 ! ! ! 14.3.1 Dis play M e nu ! Use t he Disp lay M enu to c on fig ure ch a nn e l n am e, chan n el m as ki ng, co lo r , and ti me/nam e se t ti ngs. ! ! To ac c ess t he Di sp l ay M enu, se l ect t he Ba s ic butt on and t hen sel ect ! Di sp l ay fr om t he list o n t he left side o f t he sc r een.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 32 ! ! ! 14.3.1.1 Mask Scr e en ! Use t he Mask Scr een t o b lo ck o ut cer tain ar eas of a chan n el sc r ee n . ! ! To ac c ess t he M as k Sc reen, se l ect t he Ba s ic button, and t hen se lect Di sp l ay fr om t he list o n t he left side o f t he sc r een.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 33 ! ! ! 14.3.1.2 C olor S cre en ! Use t he Co lor Scr een t o adj ust t he co lors of a c h an n el t hat is bein g r ecord e d. ! ! To ac c ess t he Co lor Sc reen, se l ect t he Ba s ic butt on and t hen s el ect Di sp l ay fr om t he list o n t he left side o f t he sc r een.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 34 ! ! ! 14.3.1.3 Ti me/ Na me Scr e en ! The Ti me/Name Sc re en is used to sho w/rem ove t he da te/time and a cha n nel na me d is p la y ed on t he sc r ee n . ! ! To ac c ess t he Ti me/Name Sc r ee n, sele ct t he Ba s ic bu tt on and the n s e lect Di sp l ay fr om t he list o n t he left side o f t he sc r een.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 35 ! ! ! 14.3.2 A uto SEQ Me nu ! Use t he Au to S EQ Men u to ad j ust t he cha nne ls and time t hat wil l be dis p la y ed when y ou st art t he au to se qu e nc e .
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 36 ! ! ! 14.4.1 R eco rd Me nu ! Use t he Re c ord Menu to e na b le r eco rdin g, set au d io pref er e nc e s, and spe cify how y ou w ou ld like to r ecord on ea ch c h an nel.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 37 ! ! ! 14.4.2 Bit R ate Me nu ! The Bit Rate M enu al lo ws y ou to set t he qua lity of the r ecord ed v ideo. ! ! To ac c ess t he Bit Rate M en u , se lect t he Basic bu tton, se l ect Re co rd fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc reen, and t hen select Bit Rat e .
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 38 ! ! ! 14.4.3 R eso l ut i on ! Ch o ose betw een 96 0H ( 960x4 8 0) , WH D1 ( 960 x 240 ), D1 ( 70 4 x480 ), HD1 (704x240 ), WCIF (4 80x240) or CIF (3 52 x 240) reso lutions to reco rd videos To he lp maximize t he DVR ’s h ard dri ve sp a ce, use t he low est r es o lu ti on.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 39 ! ! ! 14.4.4 Sche du le Menu ! The Sch edu le Menu a l lo ws y ou to sched u le r eco rdin gs. ! To ac c ess t he Sc h ed u le M en u , se lect t he Ba s ic bu t ton , se le ct Re cord fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc reen, and t hen select Sch e du le .
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 40 ! ! ! 14.5 U ser Men u ! The User Me nu a llo ws yo u to add use rs a nd pe rmis sio ns f or tho se u s er s. ! ! To ac c ess t he User Me nu, se l ect t he Bas ic bu tton , sel ect Re c ord fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he s c r ee n , and th en se lect User .
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 41 ! ! ! 14.5.1 U ser Manag em e nt M e nu Bas ic Tab The User Ma na gem ent M enu a llo ws y ou to add us ers and as sign ! pe rmissi ons to t hose use r s.
Ch ap ter 14 : B as ic Menu 42 ! ! ! 14.5.1 U ser Manag em e nt M e nu A uthor ity Tab To ac c ess t he User Managem ent M e nu ’s Au th ority Tab, se lec t t he B as ic ! bu tt on, se l ect Re co r d fro m t he l ist on t he left side o f t he sc ree n, se l ect User, and t hen sele ct Ad d Us er or do uble-click an ex is t ing u ser.
43 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! A d v anc e d Menu ! ! Use th is me nu to acce ss t he A la rm , Ne twork, Comm , and PTZ me n us. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Be sure to A pp ly al l ch an ges m ade to t he m enus. If y ou do not ap p ly t he chang e s, t hey wi l l not be sa v ed.
44 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1 Al arm Menu ! 15.1.1 M ot io n Menu ! The Moti on M enu al lo ws y ou t o con fi gure t he motion se tt ings on y our DV R . ! ! To ac c ess t he Mot ion Me nu, se l ect t he Ad v an c ed b utt on, se l ect Al ar m ! fro m t he l ist on t he left side of t he sc re en, and th en se l e ct M ot i on.
45 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1.1.1 A rea Scre en ! The Ar ea Scr een al lo ws y ou to see ar e as t hat wil l a nd wil l not de t ect mo t ion. ! ! To ac cess t he Ar ea Sc r ee n , se le ct t he Ad v an c ed bu tt on, se l ect Al arm fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc ree n, and t hen select M ot io n .
46 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1.1.2 Sche du le Scr ee n ! The Sch edu le Scr een allows y ou to choose w hen to r ecord. ! To ac c ess t he Mot ion Me nu ’s Sc h ed u le Sc ree n, se l ect t he Ad v anc e d bu tt on, se l ect A l arm fr om t he list on t he left si de of t he sc re e n, and t hen Motio n .
47 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1.1.3 Tr ig ger S cr e en ! The T rig ger Sc re en allows y ou see w hat has tr igge r ed an a la rm. ! To ac c ess t he T rig ger Sc r een, se lec t t he Ad van ced bu tt on, se l ect Al arm fro m t he l ist on t he left side of t he sc re en, and th en se le ct M ot ion .
48 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1.2 V id eo Lo ss M enu ! The Vi d eo Lo ss Menu allows y ou to con f i gure t he vi deo l oss se t ti ngs o n y our DV R. To ac cess th e Vid eo Lo ss M enu, se lect t he Ad v an c ed bu tt on, sele ct Al arm fro m t he l ist on t he l eft side of t he sc re en, and th en se le ct Vid e o L oss.
49 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! ! 15.1.3 Othe rs Me nu The Ot hers Me nu allows y ou to co nf i gure t he se t ti ngs on y our DVR f or diff erent alar m feat ures. To ac c ess t he Ot hers Me nu, se l ect t he Ad v an c ed butt on, se l ect A l arm fro m t he l ist on t he l eft side of t he sc re en, and th en se le ct Ot hers .
50 Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu ! ! • IP A ddress C on f li ct: I f y ou enab le th is op tio n, y ou w ill be al er t ed i f t he IP addre ss of t he D VR ma tch es anot her de vice on t he sam e ne twork.
Chapter 15 : A dvance d Menu 15 .2 Netw ork Menu 15 .2.1 L AN M enu T he LAN M enu allows you to co nfi gu re t he IP a dd res s fo r y ou r DVR . Make sure t ha t the DV R is plu gged d irectly into y ou r in terne t route r.
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 52 ! ! ! 15.2.2 PPP oE M enu ! The PPPo E Menu al lo ws y ou t o con fi gure t he DVR us ing bro a db a nd d ial- up network acc e ss. To ac c ess t he PPP o E Me nu, se l ect t he Ad v an c ed bu tt on, se l ect Ne tw ork ! fro m t he l ist on t he l eft side of t he sc re en, and th en se le ct P PP oE .
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 53 ! ! ! 15.2.3 P ort Menu ! The Port M enu a llo w s y ou t o v iew y our DV R t hrou gh t he Int erne t, so f tw ar e , and mobi le p h on e s. To a cce ss t he Port Me nu, se le ct t he Ad v anc ed butt on, se l ect Netw ork fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc ree n, and t hen select Po rt .
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 54 ! ! ! 15.2.4 Sub -St ream M enu ! The Sub - S tream Me nu a ll o ws y ou to con f ig ure t he netw ork se tt ings. To ac c ess t he Sub -Stream M e nu, se l ect t he Ad van ced bu tt on, se lect ! Ne twor k fro m t he li st on t he left si de of the sc ree n, t hen s e lect ! Sub -Strea m.
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 55 ! ! ! 15.3.1 DD NS Menu ! The DDN S Menu al lo ws y ou to co nf i gure D DN S se t up aft er y ou ha v e r eg ister ed f or a fr ee do m a in n ame at http: //w w w.
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 56 ! ! ! 15.3.2 E-Ma il Menu ! The E-Mai l M enu a l lo ws y ou to co nfi gure emai l a l ert se tt ings. ! To ac c ess t he E-Ma i l Men u, se l ect t he Adv anc ed bu tt on, se l ect COMM , ! and t hen sel ect E -Ma il fro m t he l ist on t he l eft side o f t he sc ree n.
Ch ap ter 15 : Advan ced M enu 57 ! ! ! 15.3.3 UPnP Me nu ! The UP nP Me nu allows y ou t o ena b le t he UP nP (Univ ersal Pl ug and P la y ) se tt ing o f t he DV R. ! ! To ac c ess t he UP nP M en u, se l ect t he Ad v anc ed bu tt on, se l ect C OMM , a nd t hen s e lect UPn P fro m t he list on t he left si de of t he sc r een.
Chapter 15 : A dvance d Menu 15.4 PTZ Menu The PTZ M enu allows you to co nfi gu r e settin gs on y ou r DVR to con trol a PTZ (Pan T ilt Zoom ) cam era. (P TZ cam era not incl ud ed .) To a cces s the PTZ M enu , sel ect the Adv an c ed bu tton and then sele ct P.
Chapter 16 : Reco rd S earch Menu Record Search Menu Use this me nu to fi nd , p lay ba ck, and ba ck up re co r ded vi deo . Be s ure to Apply all c han ge s m ade to th e m enu s .
Chapter 16 : Reco rd S earch Menu 01 The Calen da r le ts you select the da tes of reco rded vi deo you wis h to p lay back . To a cces s the Record Search Me nu, se lect the Re cord S earch bu tt on . T he Calen da r ap pea rs on th e lef t. Calen dar • Left / Ri gh t Arrow s: S witch be tw ee n mo nth s and y ea rs.
Chapter 16 : Reco rd S earch Menu 61 T he File L ist sho ws a list of re cord i ng s. To a cces s the Record Search Me nu, se lect the Re cord S earch bu tt on . T he File Lis t is o n the right. File L ist • CH: Indicate s the chan nel t ha t was reco r ded .
Ch ap ter 16 : R ec or d Search Me nu 62 ! ! ! W he n y ou p lay ba ck a re c orded fi le, a num ber of co n tr ols are availabl e. Use t he C ale ndar, F i le List, and Pla y ba ck bu tt on to play ba ck rec ord ed fi le s. ! The p la y ba ck screen has t he follo wi ng bu tt ons: Re w in ds t he r ecor d ed vi deo.
Ch ap ter 16 : R ec or d Search Me nu 63 ! ! Ch ap ter 17 : Con verti ng F il es to A VI ! ! Con v er ting t he . 246 fi les to AVI form at al lo ws y ou to pl ay back t he r ecor de d fi les on m ost multimedi a p la y ers. AVI conver sion in volv es sel ec t ing a fi le a nd t hen co nv er t in g.
64 ! ! Ch ap ter 18 : D isk Manag eme nt Menu ! Disk Man ag ement Me nu ! ! ! ! The D isk Man ag em ent me nu al lo ws y ou to v iew and ma na ge r ecor din gs o n y our DVR’s hard disk driv e ( HD ). ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Be sure to A pp ly al l ch an ges ma de to t he m enus.
Ch ap ter 16 : R ec or d Search Me nu 65 ! ! Ch ap ter 18 : D isk Manag eme nt Menu ! To ac c ess t he Disk M a na g em ent me nu, se l ect t he Disk Man ag em ent bu tt on. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • St at u s: Indicat es w he t her t he HD is worki ng (r eco rd ing) or not w orking (no disk).
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n M enu 66 ! ! Information M enu ! ! ! Use th is me nu to acce ss t he De vi ce, Ne twork, On li n e, and R ecord Inform at ion m e nus. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Be sure to A pp ly al l ch an ges m ade to t he m enus. If y ou do not ap p ly t he chang e s, t hey wi l l not be sa v ed.
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n Menu 67 ! ! ! 19.1 Devi ce M e nu ! The De v ice M enu allows y ou t o v iew t he M AC Addr e ss, seri a l n um ber and t he firmwa re v ersion o f y our D VR . ! ! To ac c ess t he De v ice Me nu, se l ect t he Inf orma t ion bu tt on and then se lect ! De vi ce .
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n M enu 68 ! ! ! 19.2.1 LA N Menu ! The LA N M enu al lo ws y ou t o in formation ab o ut y our Loc a l A rea Ne twor k (LAN ). To ac c ess t he L A N Men u, se l ect t he In form ati on bu tt on, se l ect Ne twork , and t hen sel ect L AN .
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n Menu 69 ! ! ! 19.2.2 PPP oE M enu ! The PPPo E (Po in t-to-P oint P rot ocol o v er Et he r ne t ) M enu all ows y ou t o v iew in form ation ab o ut y our ne tw or k. ! ! To ac cess th e PPP oE Me nu, se l ect t he Informati on bu tt on, se l ect Netw ork, ! and t hen sel ect P PP o E .
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n M enu 70 ! ! ! 19.3 O nl i ne Me nu ! The Onli ne Menu a l lo ws y ou t o v iew t he compu t ers t hat are cur r en t ly con n ec t ed to t he DV R. ! ! To ac c ess t he Onli ne Men u, se l ect t he Info rmati on butt on and t hen sel ect ! O nl ine.
Ch ap ter 19 : Inf or mati o n Menu 71 ! ! ! 19.4 R eco rd M e nu ! The Re cord Me nu allows y ou t o v iew t he co nfig ured r ecor d i ng re solution o f t he DVR . ! ! To ac c ess t he Re c ord Me nu, se l ect t he Inf ormat io n bu tt on and then se lect ! Re cord .
Ch ap ter 20 : M ai ntenan ce M enu 72 ! ! Maintenance M enu ! ! ! Use th is me nu to acce ss t he Ba sic Ma in te na n ce Se tt ings a nd Se t ti ngs me nus. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Be sure to A pp ly al l ch an ges m ade to t he m enus. If y ou do not ap p ly t he chang e s, t hey wi l l not be sa v ed.
Ch ap ter 20 : M ai ntenan ce M enu 73 ! ! ! 20.1 B as ic M e nu ! The Ba s ic Me nu a llo ws y ou to perfo rm firmw are u pg r ades a nd m a in ta in t he D VR ’s pe rform anc e . ! ! To ac c ess t he Ba s ic Men u, se l ect t he Ma in te nan c e bu tt on and t h en se lec t ! Bas ic .
Ch ap ter 20 : M ai ntenan ce M enu 74 ! ! ! 20.1.1 Fi rmw are Up gr ade ! Y our syst em wil l pe r io d ic a lly need a firm war e upg ra de to ensure op tim al per form an c e. Vi sit www. Ni gh t Owl SP . co m to see i f u pgra d es are avai la b le f or y our system.
Ch ap ter 20 : M ai ntenan ce M enu 75 ! ! ! 20.2 Set tin gs Me nu ! The Se tt in gs Menu a l lo ws y ou to im port or ex p ort t he D VR ’s se t ti ng s. ! ! To ac c ess t he Se ttin gs M enu, s e lect t he Ma in te nan ce bu tt on and t hen se le ct Set tin gs .
76 Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s ! ! ! Th is ch apt er wil l show y ou how t o connect y our D VR to t he int erne t. Y ou w ill lea r n how to prope r ly con n ect y our DV R to y our r ou t er /mode m a n d s et up port co nfi gura t ion s, in t ernet co nfi gura ti ons, Mobi le co nf igu ratio ns, and DDNS reg is trati on.
77 Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s ! ! ! 21.1 Con nec ti ng the DV R a n d Ro uter / M o dem ! Use th is sec t ion t o l earn h ow to connect t he DV R t o y our r ou t er /mo de m . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! DVR ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1. Make sure th at y our DV R is co n nec ted to a po w er out le t.
78 Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s ! ! ! 21.2 W in dow s Ne two rk Co nf ig urat i on ! In this sec ti on y ou wil l de t er mine ba s ic inf or ma tion about y our network ! ! Make sure th at t he DV R is pr ope r ly con n ec t ed to t he r ou t er / m ode m a n d t hat y ou ha v e a W i ndo ws com pu t er co nn ecte d to the s ame r ou t er.
79 Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s ! ! ! 4. Ch a nge th e last t hree digits to 150. Y ou w ill ne ed this new num b er in a la t er st ep. ( Ex ampl e: Say y ou wrote do w n t he IP Ad dress 192.1 68.0. 104. W h en t he last digits are c ha n ge d, the IP addre s s w ill be 192.
Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s 80 ! ! ! Chan gi n g t he Netw ork S et ti ngs o n t he D VR ! For t he fol lo wi ng step s, u se t he informa t ion t hat y ou ju st wrote do w n. To ac c ess t he L A N Men u, se l ect t he Adv anc ed bu tt on, se l ect Ne two rk fro m t he l ist on t he left side of t he sc re en, and th en LAN.
Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s 81 ! ! ! 21.3 A pp le (Ma c) Ne twork C o nf ig urat i on ! Fo l low t he steps in th is s ect ion to co nf igu re rem ote acce ss f or an Appl e M ac int osh com pu t er.
Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s 82 ! ! ! Use t he informat ion t hat y ou just wrote do wn f or t he next st eps. ! To ac c ess t he L A N Menu se l e ct Ad v an c ed bu tt on, sel ect Ne twork fro m th e list on t he left si de of t he s c r een, and th en se lect t he LAN ta b.
Ch ap ter 21 : R em o te A cces s 83 ! ! ! Aft er y ou ha ve co nf igur ed t he Ne twork Sett in g s, y ou w ill ne ed to f or w ard t he nec e ssary por ts to be ab le to v iew t he DV R o v er t he I nt ernet fro m an yw here in t he w or l d.
84 Chapter 22 : Port Fo rw arding Chapter 21: Remote Access 5. Yo u will need to enter a new po rt forwar ding entry for ea ch po rt t ha t y ou r DVR us es: Med ia Por t ( 900 0 ), We b Po rt ( 20 51 ). Re pea t t he st ep s below for ea ch entry. 6.
Ch ap ter 22 : Po rt F orw ar ding 85 ! ! ! 22.1 C he ckin g t he P or ts A ft er Port Fo r w a r di ng ! O nce y ou ha ve f or w ar d ed t he neces s ary por t s on your r ou t er, y ou shou l d che ck to m a ke sure t hey h ave been cor r ec t ly f or war ded.
Ch ap ter 23 : DDN S Reg is t ra ti on 86 ! ! ! 23.1 R eg i ste r in g a Fr ee Do ma in Name (DDN S) ! Th i s op ti on a llo ws y ou to set up a free w eb site add r ess t hat wil l p o int ba c k to t he DV R reg ard l ess of w he t her t he I P Ad dress c han g es.
87 ! ! Ch ap ter 23 : DDN S Reg is t rati on ! 4. Cr ea te a do m a in nam e. ! ! 5. I f t he doma in n ame t hat y ou ha ve cho s en is availa b le, y ou w ill s ee a w indow t hat tel ls y ou t hat y our do m a in w as s ucc e ss ful ly cr ea t ed. (I f t he doma in n ame is ta ken, try aga in un ti l y ou find an a vaila b le nam e.
88 Chapter 23 : DDNS Registration 23 .2 Addi ng y ou r New Dom ain Name to y ou r DVR Use the DDNS M enu to configur e DD NS setu p after you have regi ster ed for a free d omai n nam e. To a cces s the DDNS Menu, sel ect the Adv an c ed butt on , se lec t COM M, and t hen select DDNS from the list on the left sid e of the sc reen.
89 Chapter 24 : Internet Viewing Use the Nig htowl View or Co ntrol M anag em en t S oftware to a cc es s y ou r DVR remote ly over the Int er ne t or withi n y ou r local area n etwo rk. Mak e sure t ha t you h ave c om plet ed th e st ep s in C hap te rs 21 and 2 2 of this manu al b efore trying to a cc e ss the DVR using this so ftwar e.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 90 ! ! ! 24.2 DV R L o gin ! ! ! • User Na me : Ty pe in t he u ser nam e t hat y ou cr ea t ed in t he Pass w ord Menu of t he DVR. ! • Pa ss wo r d: En t er t he p as sw ord t hat w as ass i gn ed to t he User.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 91 ! ! ! 24.3 Usi ng N ig ht owl View ! You can use Int ernet Explore r to access one or more DVRs. It allows you to view live and recor ded video over the i n ternet. ! ! Chan nel I nfor m at i on ! The ch an n el na m es, da te, and ti me wi ll be in dicat ed on ev ery channel i n r eal ti m e.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 92 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Pl ay Con t rol • Takes a sn aps h ot of t he v ideo. • St ar ts/st ops r ecord i ng on al l c h an nel s. • St ops /pla ys t he live v ideo fee d. • Enab l es Main-Strea m on al l c h an nel s.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 93 ! ! ! PT Z C on tr ol ! The se con tr ol se ttin gs can on ly be used f or cam eras t hat ha v e Pan, Tilt , and Zoo m f ea t ur e s. (A PT Z c am era is not i nc l ud e d.) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Arrow s: Move t he c amera m a nu al ly in t he dir ec t ion of t he ar r ow .
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 94 ! ! ! Play back ! Th is sc ree n le ts y ou sea rc h, pl ay ba ck, and back up r ecord ed v ideo s. To ac c ess this menu, se le ct t he Play back bu tt on fro m t he Me nu B ar. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Ca le n dar: Show s da ys with r ecor d ings in bo ld nu m b ers.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 95 ! ! ! Play back (co nt i nu e d) ! Use t he botto m con tr o l p a nel f or v arious v id eo con trol s. ! ! ! ! Pla ys t he v ideo. Paus es t he vid eo. St ops t he v ideo. Slo ws do wn t he vid eo. Speeds up t he v ideo.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 96 ! ! ! Ba ckup ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou to ba ck up files to y our co mput er. ! ! To ac c ess this sc ree n, se l ect t he P lay back t ab from t he M enu Bar a nd t hen s e lect t he Rec ord L i st bu tt on on t he left s i de o f t he sc reen.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 97 ! ! ! Re m ote S et ti ng ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou to acce ss al l o f the D VR set ti ng m en u s. ! ! To ac c ess t he Remote S e tt ing sc re e n, se le ct t he Re mo te S et ti ng bu tt on fro m t he Menu Bar.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 98 ! ! ! 24.4 Usi ng C o nt r ol Man a gem e nt S of tw are (CMS – Nightowl View) ! Y ou can use t he CM S so ftw are to access one or more DV Rs r emo tely ov er t he Int ernet or within y our loc a l ar ea ne two rk .
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 99 ! ! ! St ar ti ng t he CMS ! Y ou w ill have to r eg i st er as an admin is tra t or w hen s t ar t ing t he CM S. ! ! ! ! • Ty pe: Ch oo se be twe e n L ocal and Ser v er . Loc a l a llows y ou t o co nfig ure DV Rs.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 10 0 ! ! ! De vi ce List ! Th is m enu s ho ws a ll D VR s t hat ha ve been ad ded to t he CM S. ! De vi ce Lis t : Lists al l DVR s t hat ha ve been ad ded to t he CMS . Allo ws y ou to refre sh de v ices. ! Allo ws y ou to add g r ou ps .
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 10 1 ! ! ! De vi ce T ab ! To a dd a de v ice y ou m ust fir st add a gr oup by se lect ing t he p lus (+ ) si gn in t he na v iga ti on pa ne. N ex t, r ight -click y our m ou se on t he group t hat y ou w ou ld li ke to add t he dev ice t o, and t hen s e lect A d d a De vi ce.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 102 ! ! ! Chan nel G ro u p T ab ! To co nf igu re a Ch an n el Gr oup, se l ect t he pl us (+ ) si gn in t he nav iga ti on pane. ! ! 1. Make sure th at y our D VR s are prope r ly added t o the so f tw are. ! 2.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 103 ! ! ! Pat r ol T ab ! To co nf igu re a pa tr ol g roup y ou m ust se lec t t he p lus (+ ) sign in t he na v iga ti on pa ne. Th is allows t he Ch a nn e l Gr ou ps to ro tat e. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1. Make sure th at y ou ha v e c r ea t ed Ch a nn e l Gr ou p s.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 104 ! ! ! Pa nel O pt ions ! Y ou can v iew li ve v ideo on t he DVR s, pl ay ba ck re c orded v id e o, and co nfig ure t he se t ti ng o f t he DVR s. ! ! ! Allo ws y ou to v iew t he ch ann e ls live . Allo ws y ou to pl ay ba ck r ecord ed v ide os .
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 105 ! ! ! Li ve View ! W h il e v ie wi ng live v ideo, y ou can c ha n ge t he v ie wing op tio ns, cap t ure imag es, t urn aud i o on /off, co nfig ure t he co l or of t he cha n ne ls, and con tr ol a PT Z c ame ra.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 106 ! ! ! PT Z C on tr ol ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Allo ws y ou t o move t he came ra ma nua lly in t he dir ec t ion o f t he ar r ows. ! Focus e s t he cam era. ! ! Al lows y ou to ad j ust t he ty pe of lens to get t he be st pic t ure in diff er e nt li gh ting con ditio ns.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 107 ! ! ! Li ve View ! ! Co l or Set ti n gs ! Ad j us ts t he col or o f t he ima ge by cha ngi ng t he le vels o f r ed, green, bl ue, and yellow. Ad j us ts t he b r igh tn ess of t he im age. Ad j us ts t he c on tr ast of the co lors .
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 108 ! ! ! Play back ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou to search, p lay ba ck, and ba ck up r ecor d ed v id e os. Y ou mu st se l ect t he D VR fro m t he De v ice L ist to v iew t he r ecorded v id e os. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ca lend ar: Sho ws t he day s with r ecor d ings in bo ld n umbe r s.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 109 ! ! ! Sy stem Set ti ng ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou s et t he loca tio n t hat t he f il es w ill sav ed to. ! ! • Sy ste m: A l lo ws y ou set the loca t ion t he image cap tur es wil l sa v ed t o. ! • Re cor d: Al lo ws y ou set t he loca t ion t he vid eos wi ll sav ed to.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 11 0 ! ! ! Re m ote S et ti ng ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou to acce ss t he DV R se tt ing m enus. ! ! Y ou mu st se l ect t he D VR fro m t he De v ice L ist to v iew t he se tt ing s. ! ! • I nfor m at ion : Ref er to Ch ap t er 19 f or de tai ls on co nfi gura ti on.
Ch ap ter 24 : Inte rn et V ie w in g 11 1 ! ! ! Ev ent ! Th is sc ree n d i sp lays a list of a ll o f t he ac tiv ity of t he D V R. ! ! • Lo g T y pe: Allows y ou to choo se t he op era tion log or t he ala rm lo g . ! ! • O pera tio n T ype : S ho ws t he ty pe of ac ti on t hat occ u rr ed in t he DV R (e.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 112 ! ! ! The Ni ght Ow l P ro mobi le ap p li cation (avai l ab le onli ne) le ts y ou acc e ss y our DV R remote ly us i ng a tab l et or Sm ar t pho n e. S earch f or N ig ht Owl Pro fro m y our Ap p le or An dr oid dev ice a nd do wnl oa d t he fr ee ap p li catio n.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 113 ! ! ! De vi ce Pa ge ! Th is pa g e a l lo ws y ou to a dd, ed it, and delete de v ic e s. M ake sure t hat y ou ha ve com p le t ed Ch apt ers 21 and 2 2 of th is manua l be f ore try ing to acce s s t he DV R u si n g this app li cat ion.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 114 ! ! ! A dd i ng /E di ti ng a Devi ce ! Th is sc ree n a l lo ws y ou to add or ed it a de v ice b as ed on inf ormat io n th at w as ga t her ed in Ch apt er 21. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Na me : Nam es t he DV R in t he app l ica t ion.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 115 ! ! ! Li ve View ! Live V i ew le ts y ou pe rfor m differ ent fu nc tio ns du ring li ve v ie wing on a mob i le dev ice. Y ou can vi ew up to 16 cha nne ls on o ne sc ree n. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! D is p la ys al l o f t he config ured de vic es.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 116 ! ! ! Play back ! The Pla yb ac k sc re en le ts y ou con tr ol se v er a l p layba ck opera t io n s fro m y our mobile de v ice . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Re m ote Play bac k: Al lo ws y ou to search and p lay ba ck DV R r ecor d ings remote ly.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 117 ! ! ! Set ti ngs ! Th i s sc reen al lo ws y ou to co nfig ure t he se t ti ngs o f a de v ic e. ! ! ! • I nfor m at ion : Ref er to Ch ap t er 19 f or de tai ls on co nfi gura ti on. ! ! • Date / Ti me: Ref er to Ch ap t er 14.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 118 ! ! ! Mo re ! Th i s sc reen al lo ws y ou to v iew he lp f unc t io n s, co nfig ure push notifi ca tions , and set t he pe rm is sio ns.
119 ! ! C hapter 26: DVR Specifications !.
Ch ap ter 25 : Ni gh t Ow l Pro M ob ile A pp lica tion 120 ! ! Ch ap ter 27 : Inf or mati o n Lo g ! ! Be sure to write do wn al l of t he im por t ant i nform ation be l ow and p la ce it in a secure lo cat ion.
12 1 12 2 Chapter 28: Warranty NIGHT OW L, LLC (“ Ni gh t Owl”) pro vi de s the following warra nty to t he origin al re tail pu rcha ser on ly (the “Pur chas er”) with res pe c t to thi s pr .
Chapter 28 : Warran ty Chapter 28: Warranty Exc ept as ot he rwis e pr ohibited by law, thi s wa rranty is in lieu o f othe r warran ties , expr ess or impli ed , an d Ni gh t Owl n either ass umes no r aut ho r izes any pe rson to as sume for it an y ot he r obli gation or liability in con necti on with the sale or servic e of the P roduct.
123 122 ! ! ! Di sc lai mer ! Cer ta in us es, pu b li c ation and/or distr ibu t ion o f v id eo/ au d io r eco rdin gs fro m secu rity ca m er as and/or a ud io de v ic es are pro hibited or r es tr ic t ed by fed eral, state a nd loca l l aw s.
Ch ap ter 28 : Warranty 123 ! !.
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