Please read the following before getting started:
For Customer Use:
Introduction
Hard Disk Drive
■Installation and Changing the Location of Installation
•Wrap the recorder in protecting packing to prevent physical shocks
■Handling
Contents
Applications
Others
System Connection Example
the Front Panel for Character Entry
Setting/Canceling
Operation Lock
Switching the Power On/Off
Login
Opening the Main Menu
Main Menu Contents
•Unit Setting (☞Page 58)
•OS Setting (☞Page 59)
•Flash Memory Utility (☞Page 60)
•HDD Utility (☞Page 63)
Viewing Live Images
You can change the camera number in the [Record Camera Setting] window
Each bar features three-colorsquare indicators with the following functions
➀Event indicator (left indicator: solid yellow)
question, or if no specified events have occurred
Using the PTZ Feature
Pan/Tilt
1 Press the [PTZ/PRESET] button until the [PTZ/ PRESET] indicator lights up
Zoom In/Zoom Out
2 Press the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] button or the [ZOOM OUT/CANCEL] button
●Audio
●How to Manually Trigger an Event
●Outputs
●Camera Shortcut Menus
Playing Back Recorded Images
●Display the [Browse] window
●Using the [SEARCH] button on the front panel
●Using the mouse
●Timeline Colors and Lines
●Playing back, stopping and skipping using the mouse
Adjusting the Playback Speed (Jog/ Shuttle Playback)
Shuttle Playback
Jog Playback
•Rotate the jog dial to play back frame-by-frame
•The jog dial will not work when no camera is selected
Audio
To temporarily mute the recorded audio, select the [Mute] check box
Smart Search
1 Double-clickthe [Smart Search] bar in the [Browse] window
2 Select [Show Grid] check box in the [Search Area]
Exporting Images and Audio
1 Double-clickthe [Export] bar in the [Browse] window
2 Enter the export period start date and time
5 If you selected [AVI/JPEG Export], select the required export format
6 If you selected [AVI] format, select the required frame rate
8 If you selected database format, the following items can be specified
Include Audio:
Compress Exported Database:
Select this check box to compress the exported database
Encrypt Exported Database:
Recording Camera Images
●Recording Control Mode
●Manual Recording Mode
●Recording by EXT REC IN Signal Mode
●Emergency Recording Mode
Selecting the Manual Recording Mode
1 Select [Camera Record Setting] from the Main Menu
1 Press the [REC/STOP] button
Specifying Recording Settings in Recording Control Mode
Specifying a Scheduler
●Buttons
●The calendar uses colored bars to indicate active
periods for each option (Online, E-mail,Patrolling.):
Camera Administration
1 Select [Camera Record Setting] in the Main Menu
The [Camera Settings for Device Name] window will appear
The [Camera Settings] window lets you set the following items
●Speedup Settings Framerate:
Setting the image quality
1 Select [Camera Record Setting] from the [Main Menu]
2 Select the camera(s) from the [Device Manager] and click [Camera Setting]
[Camera Setting] window will be displayed
3 Click [Image Quality]
Screen Setup
●Creating Groups
●Creating a [View] in a [Group]
●Renaming [Groups] or [Views]
●Deleting Group(s) or View(s)
Maintain Image Aspect Ratio:
Adding Carousels
1 Display the [Screen Setup] window
3 Drop the [Carousel] icon over the required position
•The green border indicates that the position is used for a carrousel
Adding Matrix Content
Using Static Images (GIF files, JPEG files, etc.)
1 Click [Image] in the [System Overview] section
2 Drag and drop the [Image] icon to the required position
3 Select the required image file
Using HTML Pages
1 Click [Html Page] in the [System Overview] section
2 Drag and drop the [Html] icon to the required position
3 Type the URL and click the [OK] button
Url:
Using Your Views on Different Computers
Customizing Joystick Setup
1 Click the [K] button on the right side of the window’s tool bar
2 From the menu that appears, select [Joystick Setup]
3 Select the required joystick in the [Selected Joystick] list
4 In the [Axis Setup] section, specify settings for the available axes
Camera Record Setting Window
Page
Adding Cameras
●Adding an Analog Camera
[Edit Device Settings] window
Device Serial Number:
●[Network Settings for Video Device] Section IP-address:
Use DNS host name:
Default Http Port:
[Camera Settings for Device Name]
window
Camera Type:
Fixed:
Moveable:
Defining a PTZ Preset Position
3 Click the [PTZ Preset Positions] button
The [PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name] window will appear
Set Position:
Edit Name:
Defining a Preset Position
●[PTZ View] section
●[Preset Positions] section
Lets you set, delete and test a PTZ camera position
Use preset positions from device:
PTZ preset positions on events
2 Click the [Setup] button in the [Preset Position on Events] section
3 Select the required preset position in the [Available Preset Positions] list
4 Select the required event in the [Available Events] list
5 Click the [] button
Copy:
Rename:
Remove:
●Specifying Timing Settings for a PTZ Patrol Scheme
1 Select the required patrolling scheme in the [Patrol scheme] list
Camera Input/Output Port and Events
Input events for device:
Available Input Event(s):
Lists available input events for the device
Enabled Input Event(s):
Lists enabled input events for the device
Specify a VMD event
2 Click the [Add new VMD event] button
Configuring the settings for timer events
3 Specify the required amount of time and a name for the timer event
Timer event is started by:
Configuring Event Buttons
Advanced Window
1 Click the [Advanced] button in the [I/O Setup] window
2 Specify the following items
1 Click the [Event Buttons] in the [Camera Record Setting] window
Specifying Generic Events
1 Click the [Generic Events] button in the [Camera Record Setting] window
Lets you define new events
Lets you remove an existing event selected in the [Defined events] list
●General Event Settings Event Name:
Event Notification Settings
1 Select a camera in the [Camera Record Setting] window, then click [Settings]
A dialog box will appear
2 Click the [Event Notifications] button
4 Click the [] button
Specifying an Output Port
1 Select [I/O Control] in the [Camera Record Setting] window
2 Select the required event from the list in the left side of the window
Output Settings for Cameras
●Selecting Output for Manual Control
Motion Detection Settings
Other Settings
Database Settings
Max. records in database:
Max. time span in database:
Automatic archive when database is full:
This setting automatically archives data when the database becomes full
Archiving
1 Click the [Archive Setup] button in the [Camera Record Setting] window
[Live Viewing Auto Start]
[Mail Server]
■SMTP server is the server to be used for sending e-mails
■POP server is the server to be used for receiving e-mails
[Emergency Record]
OS Setting
•You may need to reboot your computer depending on the settings
1 Select [OS Setting] in the Main Menu
This will open the [OS Setting] window. You can set the following items
●Network Properties
Flash Memory Utility
Automatically synchronize with an Internet server:
Select the [Flash Memory Utility] of the Main
Menu
NTP polling interval:
4 Select [Remove Flash Memory]
5 Remove the flash memory from the SERIAL port on the front or rear panel
●[Load Setting Data]
2 Select [Load Setting Data]
3 Select [Load], then click the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] button on the front panel
Auto Detect Setting
●IP Lease
Use this function to assign IP addresses to each network camera
1 Select [Auto Detect Setting] from the Main Menu
The [Auto Detect Setting] window appears
HDD Utility
1 Select [HDD Utility] in the Main Menu
[Volume]
[Defrag]
[Initialize]
Image Server Setting
Outside IP Address:
Outside Port:
Local IP address Restrictions:
Max. number of clients:
●User Administration Section
Full Access for All Users:
Restricted Access:
●Log Files Section
●Audit Log Section
Audit log is the logging of client user actions
Connecting to a Computer
Computer Network Settings
1 Click the [Start] button and choose [Control Panel]
3 Select the network to which the VR-N900Uis connected
4 Right-clickand select [Properties]
6 Select [Internet protocol (TCP/IP)] and click the [Properties] button
Installing the VR-N900Viewer on Your Computer
11Click the [OK] button
12Click the [OK] button in the [Local area connection properties] window
2 Click the [Download and install VR-N900Viewer locally] link
3 Click the [Run] button
4 Click [Next] and follow the installation instructions
Log In to the VR-N900Viewer
1 Double-clickthe [VR-N900Viewer] shortcut on your desktop
2 Specify your login information in the following fields
3 Click [Connect]
Log Out and
Exit the VR-N900
Viewer
Logging out
4 Select your language as the interface language
Compatible Equipment
Others
5 Check the entry in the Volume field, then click
External Hard Disk Drives
the [Format] button
2 Switch off the power switch on the rear panel
Recording Time Schedule
•9 channel recording without audio recording or additional HDD upgrade
[hour]
Data/Image
[kB]
Page
Default (Initial) Value List
Scheduler (Specifying a Scheduler, Page 24)
Camera Record Settings ([Edit Device] - [Camera Settings], Page 42)
Camera Administration (Camera Recording Setting, Page 28)
Database Settings (Database Settings, Page 54)
Other Settings (Other Camera Settings, Page 53)
Archive Setup (Archiving, Page 57)
[Properties] of the Camera (Adjusting Camera Settings, Page 34)
Joystick Setup (Customizing Joystick Setup, Page 35)
Unit Setting (Unit Setting, Page 58)
OS Setting (OS Setting, Page 59)
Network adapter interface name
Auto Detect Setting (Auto Detect Setting, Page 62)
Image Server Setting (Image Server Setting, Page 64)
User Administration (Image Server Setting, Page 65)
Troubleshooting
N900U-VRRECORDER VIDEO NETWORK
: You enable an event by selecting it in the [Available Input Event(s)] list, then clicking the [ 
] button.
: Lets you move an input event selected in the [Enabled Input Event(s)] list to the [Available Input Event(s)] list, thus disabling it.
] button to add it to the [Enabled Input Event(s)] list.