Insignia HRSD16 manual

Document 800-00918 – Rev E – 12/07

User Guide

HRSD8, HRSD16

8-, 16-Channel Models

Color Digital Video Recorder

Contents

Main Page FCC Compliance Statement CE Compliance Explanation of Graphical Symbols WEEE Compliance WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) WARNING Contents Page Figures Page Page Page Tables Page About This Document Overview of Contents About Cautions and Warnings Important Safeguards Page Page Page Typographical Conventions Swiss721 Lt BT Introduction Features Technical Overview Page Page Installation Package Contents Required Installation Tools Connecting the Video Source Connecting the Loop Through Video Connecting Audio Connecting the Monitor Using a Computer Monitor Using a Spot Monitor Connecting the DVR for Remote Access Connecting the RS-232C Port Connecting the Network Port Connecting the RS485 Port Connecting Alarm Inputs and Outputs Connecting USB Ports Factory Reset Connecting the Power Cord Page Configuration Front Panel Controls Page Page Turning on the Power Initial Unit Setup Logging In Setup Screen Using the Virtual Keyboard Information Screen Upgrading the System Software Importing Saved DVR Settings Exporting Current DVR Settings Viewing the System Log Other Options in the Information Screen Setting Up the Date and Time Setting Holidays Synchronizing with a Standard Time Server Storage Screen Formatting a Device for Recording Using the Information Column Erasing Recorded Data from a Device using the Device Information Screen Storage Status Page User Setup Screen Viewing All the Users in a Group Changing the Authority Levels Assigned to a Group Adding or Changing a Users Password Deleting a User or an Entire Group Adding a Group Page Adding a User Options for the New User Shutting Down the DVR Logging Out of the DVR Network & Notification Setup Setting up the Network Configuring the Network Setting Up the LAN Configuring the LAN Parameters Manually Using the Current LAN Settings Using DHCP Configuring the LAN Using ADSL Setting Up the Modem DVRNS Setup Page Notification Setup Configuring Mail Notification Settings Configuring Notification Callback Settings Page Configuring Devices Configuring the Camera Setup Adding a Camera to the PTZ List Configuring a PTZ Camera in the Port Setup Window Audio Setup Screen Alarm-Out Screen Creating a Schedule for Alarm-Out Display Screen Adjusting the Transparency of the On-Screen Display Adjusting the On-Screen Display Margins Setting Up Sequences for the Display Main Monitor Selecting the Display Sequence for the Main Monitor Defining the Screen Layout Adjusting the Display Dwell Time Defining Which Cameras Display Sequentially on the Spot Monitor Remote Control Screen Recording Settings Record Screen Page Schedule Screen Scheduling Recording Times Setting Recording Defaults Pre-Event Screen Event Settings Alarm-In Screen Initial settings Setting the DVR Actions in Response to Alarm Input Actions 1 Setup Screen Selecting a Camera for Recording Setting Alarm-In Notifications Actions 2 Setup Screen Page Motion Detection Setup Motion Detection Settings Tab Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Motion Detection Defining the Motion Detection Area Changing the Number of Motion Detection Blocks Watching How the DVR Reacts to Motion Adjusting the Motion Ignoring Interval Setting Up Sensitivity Levels for the Daytime Range Motion Detection Actions Tabs Actions 1 Tab settings Page Setting Motion Detection Notifications Actions 2 Tab settings Video Loss Screen Setting the Sensitivity for Video Loss Actions 1 Tab settings Page Setting Video Loss Notifications Actions 2 Tab settings Text-In Screen Page Page Actions 1 Tab Settings Setting Text-In Notifications Actions 2 Tab Settings System Event Screen Setting an Automatic System Self-Check Schedule Setting an Automatic Recording Self-Check Schedule Setting an Automatic Alarm-In Check Setting Up Automatic Storage Check-Up Checking for Bad Sectors on the Disk Setting a Disk Almost Full Notification Setting up Disk S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) Setting Up System Event Actions Page Event Status Screen Page Operation Turning on the Power Live Monitoring Using PIP Mode Active Cameo Mode Turning On the Active Cameo Mode Exiting the Active Cameo mode Changing the Screen Layout in Active Cameo Mode Freeze Mode Zoom Mode Selecting the Zoom Area Changing the Zoom Area Adjusting the Image Browsing with Sequence Mode Entering the Sequence Mode Exiting Sequence Mode Using a Mouse During Live Monitoring Page Event Monitoring Returning to Live Monitoring Mode Covert Camera Settings Viewing Images from Covert Cameras Spot Monitoring Selecting the Camera to Display on a Spot Monitor PTZ Mode Entering the PTZ Mode Controlling the PTZ Cameras Positioning the PTZ Cameras Using the Front Panel Buttons Saving Camera Position Settings as Presets Loading a Preset Using a Mouse for Convenient PTZ Control Exiting the PTZ Mode Recording Recording Video Panic Recording Recording Audio Playing Recorded Video Page Using the Mouse for Playback Searching Video Page Go to the Date/Time Calendar Search Event Log Search Narrowing Your Event Search Using Option Page Text-In Search Narrowing Your Text-In Search Using Option Page Motion Search Page Copying Video Clips Using the Clip-Copy Screen Page Naming a Video Clip File Using the DVR While Backing Up Video Page A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 B Text-In Query Examples Query Example I Query Example II C Reviewing Video Clips Page Page Page D Time Overlap Page E Troubleshooting Page F Connector Pinouts Master Unit Slave Unit Page Page Page H System Log Notices Page I Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related J Specifications Page Index A B C D F G H I L R S T U V Z