SpecoTech N8NRE Network Video Recorder User Manual

N8NRE Network Video Recorder

Network Video Recorder User Manual
N8NRE/N16NRE/N32NRE/N4NRN/N8NRN/ N16NRN/ N4NRL/N8NRL/ N8NRP/ N16NRP/N64NR/N16NRD/N128NR
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IMPORTANT

Please read this user manual carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the equipment. We are not responsible for technical errors or typos in this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. This device should only be operated only using the type of power source indicated on the rear panel. The voltage of the power supply must be verified before installing. It is recommended to disconnect from the power source if the device is not going to be used for a long period of time. Do not install this device near heat sources such as radiators, heating vents, stoves or other devices that produce heat. Do not install this device in a location at risk of water splash, drip, submersion, or high humidity. Clean only with a dry cloth. Never block any ventilation openings and always ensure proper ventilation around the machine. Always use the recorder menu option to power off the device. This recorder is for indoor use only. Do not expose the recorder to rain or a moist environment. If any solids or liquids get inside the recorder’s chassis, please turn the device off immediately and get it checked by a qualified technician. Do not try to repair the device by yourself without technical aid or approval from Speco Technologies’ Technical Support.

Contents
1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
1.1 Welcome ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 1.2 Features……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 1.3 Front Panel Descriptions …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 1.5 Connections………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
2 Basic Operation Guide ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
2.1 Startup & Shutdown …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 2.1.1 Startup……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 2.1.2 Shutdown ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
2.2 Remote Control …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 2.3 Mouse Control…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 2.4 Text-input Instruction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 2.5 Common Button Operation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
3 EZ Setup & Main Interface …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
3.1 EZ Setup……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 3.2 Main Interface …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 3.2.2 Setup Panel……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 3.2.3 Main Functions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
4 Camera Management …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
4.1 Add/Edit Camera ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 4.1.1 Add Camera …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 4.1.2 Edit Camera …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 4.2.1 Add Camera Group …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 4.2.2 Edit Camera Group …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 4.2.3 IP Planning …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16
5 Live View Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18
5.1 Live View Interface Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 5.2 View Mode ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
5.2.1 Display Mode…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 5.2.3 Camera Group View In Sequence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5.3 Image Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21 5.3.1 OSD Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5.3.2 Image Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22 5.3.3 Mask Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 5.3.4 Image Adjustment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23

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5.3.5 Fisheye Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
6 PTZ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….26
6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 6.2 Preset Setting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29 6.3 Cruise Setting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30 6.4 Cruise Group Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31 6.5 Trace Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31 6.6 Task Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32 6.7 Smart Tracking …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32
7 Record & Disk Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34
7.1 Record Configuration………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34 7.1.1 Mode Configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 34 7.1.2 Schedule Settings …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35 7.1.3 Advanced Configuration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37
7.2 Encode Parameters Setting ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37 7.3 Record Mode …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38
7.3.1 Manual Recording ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38 7.3.2 Timing Recording ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 38 7.3.3 Motion Based Recording …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 38 7.3.4 Sensor Based Recording ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38 7.3.5 AI Event Recording………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38 7.4 Disk………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 7.4.1 Disk Management ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38 7.4.2 Storage Mode Configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 40 7.4.3 View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 41
8 Playback & Backup……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..43
8.1 Instant Playback ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 43 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 43 8.3 Smart Playback ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45
8.3.1 Smart Playback Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 46 8.3.2 Smart Playback Based on Motion Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 46 8.3.3 Smart Playback by Face Search…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 47 8.3.4 Smart Search by License Plate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 47 8.3.5 Smart Search by Object Attributes (BETA) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 48 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 49 8.4.1 EZ Search ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 49 8.4.2 Time Search …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 8.4.3 Event Search ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51 8.4.4 Bookmark Search……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 51 8.4.5 Snapshots ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52 8.4.6 View Export Status …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 52
9 AI Event Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………53
9.1 Face Recognition ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53 9.1.1 Face Detection Settings …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53 9.1.2 Face Database Management ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 54 9.1.3 Face Recognition Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56
9.2 License Plate Recognition ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 57 9.2.1 License Plate Detection Settings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 57 9.2.2 Plate Database Management …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 58 9.2.3 License Plate Recognition Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 59
9.3 Line Crossing Detection …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 59 9.4 Intrusion Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 60 9.5 Abandoned/Missing Object Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61 9.6 Crowd Density Detection…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61 9.7 Target Counting ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 62 9.8 Tampering Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 64 9.9 Fire Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 64 9.10 Temperature Detection …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 65 9.11 Video Metadata (BETA) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66
10 Intelligent Analytics ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………67

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10.1 Target Detection View …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 67 10.1.1 Human Body/Vehicle Detection View ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 67 10.1.2 Face Detection/Match View …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 67 10.1.3 License Plate Detection/Recognition View ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 69 10.1.4 Object Attribute View……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 71
10.2 Smart Search …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 71 10.2.1 Face Search………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 71 10.2.2 Track Playback ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 74 10.2.3 Face Search by Snapshot ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 76 10.2.4 Human Body Search ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 76 10.2.5 Vehicle Search ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77 10.2.6 Combination Search ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 78
10.3 View Statistical Information …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 78 10.4 Face Attendance …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 79 10.5 Face Check- In…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 80
11 General Event Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………81
11.1 Sensor Alarm …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 81 11.2 Motion Alarm ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 81
11.2.1 Motion Configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 81 11.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 82 11.3 Combination Alarm ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 82 11.4 IPC Offline Settings …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 11.5 Exception Alarm Settings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 11.6 Alarm Event Notification …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 11.6.1 Alarm- out ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 83 11.6.2 E-mail………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 84 11.6.3 Display ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84 11.6.4 Buzzer …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 84 11.6.5 Push Message………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 84 11.6.6 Digital Deterrent …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 85 11.6.7 Light……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 86 11.6.8 Alarm Server………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 86 11.7 Manual Alarm………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 87 11.8 View Alarm Status ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 87 11.9 System Disarming …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 87
12 Parking Lot Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….89
12.1 Parking Lot Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 89 12.1.1 Basic Settings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 89 12.1.2 Parking Space Settings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 89 12.1.3 Entrance/Exit Management……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 89
12.2 Parking Lot Management ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 89 12.3 Search Vehicle Entry/Exiting Records ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 90
13 Account & Permission Management ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..92
13.1 Account Management …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 92 13.1.1 Add User……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 13.1.2 Edit User ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92
13.2 User Login & Logout ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 94 13.3 Permission Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 94
13.3.1 Add Permission Group …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 94 13.3.2 Edit Permission Group …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 95 13.4 Block and Allow List………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 95 13.5 Preview On Logout …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 95 13.6 Network Security ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 96 13.7 Password Security ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 96 13.8 View Online User ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 96
14 Device Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..97
14.1 Network Configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 97 14.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 97 14.1.2 Port Configuration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 97 14.1.3 PPPoE Configuration……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 99 14.1.4 DDNS Configuration………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 99

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14.1.5 E-mail Configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 100 14.1.6 UPnP Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 101 14.1.7 802.1X ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 101 14.1.8 NAT Configuration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 101 14.1.9 Cloud Upgrade……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 102 14.1.10 Platform Access ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 102 14.1.11 UPnP Report Access ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 103 14.1.12 ONVIF ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 103 14.1.13 Network Status …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 104 14.2 Basic Configuration……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 104 14.2.1 General Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 104 14.2.2 Date and Time Configuration………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 105 14.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 106 14.2.4 PoE Settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 106 14.3 Factory Default …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 107 14.4 Device Software Upgrade ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 107 14.5 Backup and Restore ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 108 14.6 Restart Automatically ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 108 14.7 View Log ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 108 14.8 View System Information ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 109
15 Remote Surveillance …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………110
15.1 Mobile Client Surveillance………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Error! Bookmark not defined. 15.2 Web LAN Access …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 110 15.3 Web WAN Access …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 110 15.4 Web Remote Control …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 111
15.4.1 Remote Preview …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 112 15.4.2 Remote Playback ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 115 15.4.3 Remote Export……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 115 15.4.4 Intelligent Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 115 15.4.5 Remote Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 116
Appendix A FAQ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………117
Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….121

Introduction

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1 Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for purchasing this Speco Blue NVR.
If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support.

Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.com

1.2 Features
Basic Functions
Supports network device access including both Speco Technologies’ and third- party IP cameras (IPC) This NVR supports the H.265 video coding stream and will also accept a mixed input of H.265 and H.264 IP cameras Supports standard ONVIF protocol Supports dual stream recording for each camera Supports the addition of IP cameras both automatically and manually Supports collective or individual configuration of the cameras’ OSD, video parameters, mask, motion, etc. Supports multiple smart detection access and linkage for IPC’s, such as scene change, video color cast detection, video blur detection, intrusion
detection (region entrance/exiting detection), target counting, abandoned object detection, missing object detection, crowd density detection, face
detection, license plate detection, smart tracking, fire detection, temperature detection, video metadata (BETA), etc. Supports a maximum of 8 user permission groups. This includes Administrator, Advanced and Common, which are the default permission
groups of the system. Supports the creation of a maximum of 16 users. Also supports multiple web client logins by using one username at the same time and the
ability to enable or disable user permissions Supports multiple web client logins at the same time
Live View
Supports 4K×2K/1920×1080/1280×1024 HDMI and 1920×1080/1280×1024 VGA high- definition synchronous display Supports multi-screen modes such as 1 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 16 / 32 (varies by model) Supports auto adjustment of the camera’s image display proportion Supports enabling or disabling audio monitoring of a camera Supports manual snapshot of a camera live view Supports camera sequence adjustment Supports adding and saving display modes, and saved modes can be recalled directly Supports quick tool bar operation from the preview window Supports camera group view and scheme view in sequence, quick sequence view and dwell time setup Supports motion detection and video masking Supports multiple popular PTZ control protocols and setup of preset and cruise Supports direct mouse control of the IP dome including rotating, zoom, focusing, etc. Supports the zoom of a single camera image by sliding the scroll wheel of the mouse Supports the zoom of any area of a camera image up to a maximum of 16 times of the current size Supports image and lens adjustment (only available with some cameras) Supports quick camera addition in the camera window of the live view interface The live camera sequence of the web client will stay consistent with the NVR after adjusting the live camera sequence of the NVR, but the live
camera sequence of the NVR will not be changed if the web client is changed
Disk Management
Each SATA interface (varies by unit) on the NVR supports HDDs with a max storage capacity of 16TB Supports disk group configuration and management and each camera can be added into different disk groups with different storage capacities Supports disk information and viewing of disk operating status
Record Configuration
Supports simultaneous main stream and sub stream recording, as well as collective or individual configuration of the recording stream Supports manual and auto recording modes Supports schedule recording, sensor alarm recording, motion detection recording, etc. Supports schedule recording and event recording setup with different recording streams Supports recording schedule setup and recycle recording
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Supports pre-recording and delay recording configuration of an event
Record Playback
Supports time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval
of the time scale can be zoomed Supports record searching by time slice/time/event/tag Supports time view and camera view in searching by EZ mode Supports EZ search by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be displayed with camera thumbnail Supports a maximum of 4/8/16 cameras to be searched at a time (varies by unit channel size) Supports event search by manual/motion/sensor/intelligent events Supports bookmark search by the manual added bookmarks Supports instant playback of the selected camera in the live view interface Supports a maximum of 8 synchronous playback cameras Supports acceleration (to a maximum 32 times the normal speed), deceleration (to a minimum 1/32 times the normal speed) and 30s addition
or reduction to current playing time
Record Export
Supports export of a recording through USB (U disk, mobile HDD) Supports export of a recording by time/event/image search Supports record cutting for exporting when playing back Supports a maximum of 10 export tasks in the background, as well as export status viewing
Alarm Management
Supports alarm schedule setup Supports enabling or disabling of the motion detection, external sensor alarm input, intelligent alarm and exception alarms including IP address
conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm, disk full alarm, no disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm, IPC offline alarm and so on, alarm
trigger configuration supportable Supports IPC offline alarm trigger configuration of PTZ, snapshot, pop-up video, etc. Supports event notification modes of alarm-out, pop-up video, pop-up message box, buzzer, e-mail and so on Captured images can be attached to an e-mail when alarm is triggered Supports alarm status view of alarm-in, alarm-out, motion detection and exception alarm Supports triggering and clearing an alarm manually Supports auto-reboot of the system when an exception happens Supports face detection and face match alarm
Face Function
Supports adding 5,000 face pictures to the face database (up to 10,000 in select models) Supports image search by image, track playback and database management Supports face attendance and face check in Supports face information statistics Supports face match alarm
LPR Function
Support registration of up to 50,000 license plates Support license plate detection, matching and search Support vehicle information statistics Support license plate match alarm
Network Functions
Supports TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, UPnP, NTP, SMTP protocol and more Supports allow and block list function and the allow and block IP address/IP segment address can be set Supports multiple browsers including IE8/9/10/11, Firefox, Opera, Edge, Chrome (available only for the versions lower than 45) and Safari (on
Macs) Supports remote configuration, import and export of the NVR parameters and other system maintenance operations including remote upgrading
and system restart Supports remote camera configuration through the NVR including video parameters, image quality and so on Supports remote search, playback, and export through the NVR Supports triggering and clearing manual alarms remotely Motorized zoom cameras can be adjusted through the web client (Supports zoom in/out, but one key focus is not currently supported) Supports NVMS or other platform management software to access the NVR and manage it Supports NAT function and QR Code scanning by mobile phone and PAD Supports mobile surveillance by phones or PADs with iOS or Android OS

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Supports access of the NVR remotely through telnet, and the telnet function can be enabled or disabled If one camera recording is enabled or disabled manually through the web client, it will be simultaneously enabled or disabled on the NVR
Other Functions
The NVR can be controlled and operated by the buttons on the front panel (on applicable models), the remote control and the mouse Setup interfaces can be conveniently switched by clicking the main menus at the top Supports NVR information viewing including basic, camera status, alarm status, record status, network status, disk and export status Supports factory restore, import and export of the system configuration, log view and export and local upgrading by USB mobile device Supports auto recognition of the displayer’s resolution You can click the right mouse button at any interface to go back to the upper interface You can click the mouse wheel at any interface to go to the live view interface The display language and video format of the NVR will not be changed and the system logs will be preserved if you reset the NVR to factory
default Press and hold the right mouse button for 5 seconds in any interface to switch the output to VGA and the NVR will display the video at the
lowest resolution which the NVR supports

1.3 Front Panel Descriptions
The following descriptions are for reference only and may not apply to all models.

REC Net Power

Name

Descriptions The light will be blue when recording The light will be blue when there is access to a network The light will be blue when there is power

1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions
To quickly get started, connect the items below to your recorder in the following order. Please refer to the following figure (N8NRE shown for reference).

1. Connect IP cameras to the PoE ports of the recorder. 2. Connect a monitor to the recorder via a VGA or HDMI cable (not included). 3. Connect the included optical mouse into any USB port of the recorder (front or rear). 4. Connect the power adapter to the recorder and plug the power cord into a 120VAC 50/60Hz outlet. 5. Connect recorder to network (optional but needed for remote access or for access to cameras not directly connected) 6. Turn on power switch and allow recorder to boot up.
1.5 Connections
Video Connections Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. You can connect to a monitor through these video output interfaces simultaneously or independently.
Audio Connections Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc. Audio Output: Connect to headphone, powered speaker (ex, ASPC20), amplifier, or other audio output devices.
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2 Basic Operation Guide
2.1 Startup & Shutdown
Please make sure all connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to extending the life of your device.

2.1.1 Startup
Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the NVR. Connect the mouse and power. When powered on, the device will boot and the power LED would turn blue. EZ setup window will pop up (you should select the display language the first time you use the NVR). Refer to 3.1 EZ Setup for details.

2.1.2 Shutdown
You can power off the device by using remote control or mouse.
By remote control: Press Power button. This will take you to a shutdown window. The unit will power off after clicking “OK” button. Disconnect the power.
By mouse: Click StartShutdown to open the Shutdown window. Select “Shutdown” in the window. The unit will power off after clicking “OK” button. Disconnect the power.
2.2 Remote Control
Uses two AAA size batteries. (Not included) Open the battery cover of the remote control. Place batteries. Please note the polarity (+ and -) and insert properly. Replace the battery cover.
Key points to check in case the remote doesn’t work. 1. Check your batteries polarity. 2. Check the remaining charge in the batteries. 3. Check IR controller sensor for any masking. If it still doesn’t work, please contact your distributor. Note that the remote control is the same for all units of the same model. Be sure to point the IR sensor of the remote control directly towards the IR receiver of the NVR you wish control if you have multiple devices. It’s also recommended to place the recorders away from each other if possible.
There are two kinds of remote controllers. The interface is shown below.

Button REC Search MENU Exit ENTER Direction button ZOOM PIP
Multi Next SEQ INFO

Function Record manually Enter search mode Enter menu Exit the current interface Confirm the choice or setup Move cursor in setup Zoom in Currently no function Control playback. Play (Pause)/Next Frame/Speed Up/Stop/Previous Frame/Speed Down Choose multi screen display mode Switch the live image Go to sequence view mode Get information about the device

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Button Power Button Record Button -/– /0-9 Fn1 Button Multi Button Next Button SEQ Audio Switch Direction button Enter Button Menu Button Exit Button Focus/IRIS/Zoom/PTZ Preset Button Cruise Button Track Button Wiper Button Light Button Clear Button Fn2 Button Info Button
Snap Button Search Button Cut Button Backup Button Zoom Button PIP Button

Function Turn device on and off Start recording Input number or choose camera Currently no function Choose multi screen display mode Switch the live image Go to sequence view mode Enable audio output in live mode Currently no function Move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ Confirm a choice or setup Go to menu Exit the current interface Control PTZ camera Enter preset settings in PTZ mode Go to cruise settings in PTZ mode Currently no function Currently no function Currently no function Currently no function Currently no function Get information about the device To control playback. Play (Pause)/Stop/Previous Frame/Next Frame/Speed Down/Speed Up Take snapshots manually Go to search mode Currently no function Go to backup mode Zoom in Currently no function

2.3 Mouse Control
Mouse control in Live Display & Playback interface In the live display & playback interface, double click on any camera window to show the window in single screen mode; double click the window again to restore it to the previous size. In the live display & playback interface, if the interfaces display in full screen, move the mouse to the top of the interface to have the tool bar appear. The tool bar will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it; move the mouse to the right side of the interface to pop up a panel and the panel will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it. Mouse control in text-input Move the mouse to the text-input box and then click the box. The input keyboard will pop up automatically.
Note: Mouse is the default tool for all operations unless an exception is indicated.
2.4 Text-input Instruction

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The interface has two types of input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number-only input box and the right box provides inputs of numbers, letters and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below.

Button

Meaning
Backspace key
Delete Key Switch between upper and lower case Switch language

Button

Meaning Switch keyboard to see more punctuation characters Enter key
Space key

2.5 Common Button Operation

Button

Meaning Click to show the menu list. Click to change the sequence of the list. Click to change the camera display mode. Click to close the current interface. Click to go to the earliest date of camera recording. Click to go to the latest date of camera recording.

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3 EZ Setup & Main Interface

3.1 EZ Setup
The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk; : unavailable disk; : RW available disk). You can quickly configure the NVR by clicking “OK” to begin the EZ Setup process. You must configure the wizard if you start the NVR for the first time (or click “Skip” to cancel the EZ Setup until the next time you login).

Click “OK” to start wizard. The setup steps are as follows: System Login. Set your own password when you use the wizard for the first time (the default username of the system is admin); select the login username and enter a password. Note: The default password level is “Strong”. We highly recommend you create one with 8~16 characters (including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and symbols) to increase the security of your product.

Click “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for admin password security. If you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details. Click “Next” to continue the wizard. Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the NVR and serial number, and R&W status of the disk. Click “Format” to format the disk. Click “Next” to continue. Then click “EZ Setup”. Network Settings. Select the network parameters as required. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to set the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router in the same LAN should also be enabled), or manually enter them. Enter the HTTP port, RTSP port and Server port (please see 14.1.2 Port Configuration for details). Click “Next” to continue.
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If you use the NVR with the PoE network ports, the online status of the internal Ethernet port will be shown on the interface. If the NVR has two or more network ports, you can select the network parameters as required. Network Fault Tolerance and Multiple Address settings are available.

Other Network Settings. UPnP settings: Check “Enable” in the interface and enter the external ports and then click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information.

If the UPnP status states, “Invalid UPnP”, the port number may be wrong. Click

to modify the port until the UPnP status turns to “Valid

UPnP”. Refer to the picture below. If you know the external IP address of the NVR, enter the external IP address plus port in the address bar of

your browser to access the NVR. (please see 14.1.6 UPnP Configuration for details). DDNS Settings: Check “Enable” and then select the DDNS type. Enter the server address, domain name, username and password according to

the selected DDNS type. And then click “Register” or “Test” to test the effectiveness of the domain name. If it is effective, you can enter the

domain name in the address bar of your browser to access the NVR. (please see 14.1.4 DDNS Configuration for details).

Note: Make sure the router supports UPnP and that UPnP is enabled in the router. Set the NVR’s IP address, subnet mask and gateway and so on corresponding to the router.

Add Camera. Add cameras via PoE first before adding any cameras from the LAN. Speco cameras added via the PoE ports will automatically be

added to the corresponding channel. To add cameras from the LAN, make sure all cameras are set to DHCP. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online

IP cameras which are on the same local network as the NVR and then click

to add the searched camera. Click “Add All” to add all the cameras

in the list. Click

to delete the added camera. Click “Delete All” to delete all the added cameras.

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Click

to edit the searched IP camera as shown below left. Enter the new IP address, subnet mask, gateway, username and the password of the

camera. You can check “Sync to IPC” to modify the IP address of the IPC via different network segments for being in the same network segment as

the NVR. Click “OK” to save your settings.

Click

to edit the added camera as shown above right. Enter the new camera name, IP address, port, username and the password of the camera.

You can click “Test” to test the accuracy of the input information. Click “OK” to save your settings. You can change the IP camera name only when

the added camera is online. Click “Next” to continue.

TipsPlease skip Step and if the NVR does not support RAID function.
Disk Mode. Click “Enable RAID” to enable the RAID function. Click “Next” to continue. Create an array. Set the array name and select array type which including RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6 and RAID10. The global hot spares and array capacity can also be viewed here. See 7.4 Disk for details. Click “Next” to continue.

EZ Record Settings. Two record modes are available: auto and scheduled. Auto: Select one auto mode in the interface as shown below and then click “Next” to save your settings. Click “Advanced” to self-define record mode. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.

Scheduled: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for
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QR Code. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 14.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QR Code through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to view your cameras easily and securely. Please refer to 15.1 Mobile Client Surveillance for details. Click “OK” to save your settings. Cloud Upgrade. Enable “Cloud Upgrade” and then click “OK” to save. If this function is enabled, you will get the latest version from the cloud server. Please refer to Cloud Upgrade section for details. Only user levels with “Network” access will be able to enable/disable cloud upgrades.
3.2 Main Interface
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction

The buttons in area are described in the table below.

Button

Meaning
Start button. Click to open area .
Full screen button. Click to show full screen and hide area 2; click again to exit the full screen.
Screen mode button.
Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence for details).
Click to enable OSD; click again to disable OSD.

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Meaning

Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback (8.1

Instant Playback) or going to the playback interface for playback operations

(8.2 Playback Interface Introduction); click

to go to the playback

interface. For instance, if you choose “5 minutes ago” as the default playback

time, you can playback the recording from the past five minutes.

Manual record button. Click to enable/disable record.

Manual alarm button. Click to trigger or clear the alarm-out manually in the popup window.

Record status button. Click to view the record status.

Alarm status button. Click to view the alarm status.

Voice broadcast button. Click to select the channel to broadcast.

Disk status button. Click to view the disk status and RAID status.

Network status button. Click to view the network status.

Information button. Click to view system information.

Click to enable the cloud upgrade feature.

Introduction of area : Click “Camera” to view all the added cameras in the camera list. Select one camera window on the left side of the interface and then double click one camera in the list to preview the camera image in the selected window. Click “Single Channel Sequences” to view all the added groups in the group list; click one group in the list to view all the added cameras in the group (refer to 4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group for detail configuration of the camera group). Select one camera window on the left side of the interface and then double click one group in the group list to preview the cameras’ images one by one in the selected window. Click “Customize Layout” to view all the display modes in the display mode list (refer to 5.2.1 Display Mode for detail configuration of the display mode). Double click one display mode in the list to switch to the display mode for previewing. Click “Target Detection” to go to target detection interface. This tab will show the captured human, vehicles, license plates and face images. (This function is only available for some models using the appropriate cameras).
Introduction of area :

Icon / Button

Meaning
It shows the current active user. Click the QR code icon to view the QR code and security code. Users can quickly add the NVR to the server list of the mobile APP by scanning this QR code.

Click to go to the intelligent analytics interface.

Click to go to record search and export interface, see 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export for details.
Click to go to playback interface (click on the tool bar at the top of the live view interface to set the default playback time), see 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details.
Click to open the setup panel, see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for details.

Click to log out the system.
Click and then select “Logout”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown” in the popup window.
Click to go to the EZ setup menu.

3.2.2 Setup Panel
Click StartSettings to open the setup panel as shown below.

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The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with links for convenient operation. Take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion”, “Intelligence Analysis” and “PTZ”. Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below.
There are some function items on the left side of the camera management interface. Click each item to go to corresponding interface or window. For instance, click “Add Camera” to open the window below.
Click the main menus on the top of the camera management interface to go to corresponding interfaces. Refer to the picture below. For instance, you can go to the system setup interface by clicking “System” tag.
3.2.3 Main Functions
Camera This module covers the functions such as Camera Management (see Chapter 4 Camera Management for details), Image Settings (see 5.3 Image Configuration for details), Motion (see 11.2.1 Motion Configuration for details), and PTZ (see Chapter 6 PTZ for details) and so on. Record This module covers functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details.
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AI/Event
This module covers functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings. Please see Chapter 9 AI Event Management and Chapter 11 General Event Management for details.

Disk
This module covers functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details.

Network This module covers functions such as TCP/IP, DDNS, Port, E-mail and Network Status. Please see 14.1 Network Configuration for details.

Account and Authority
This module covers functions such as Account Management (see 13.1 Account Management for details) and Permission Management (see 13.3 Permission Management for details).

System
This module covers functions such as Basic Configuration (see 14.2 Basic Configuration for details), Device Information (see 14.8 View System Information for details), Log Information (see 14.7 View Log for details) and Configuration File Import & Export (see 14.5 Backup and Restore for details).

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4 Camera Management

4.1 Add/Edit Camera

4.1.1 Add Camera

The network parameters of the NVR should be set before adding an IP camera (see 14.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details).

Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or

in the top right corner of the preview window to open the “Add Camera”

window below. You can quickly add from a list, or else add the IP camera manually.

Quickly Add

Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras. Click

to edit the camera’s IP address, username, password and so on. Click “Default

Password” to set the default username and password of each camera.

Add Manually Enter the IP address or domain name (click in the IP address column to open the domain name input window, enter the domain name of the IPC in the window and then click “OK” button), port, username and password of the camera and then select the protocol. Click “Test” to test the accuracy of the input information and then click the “Add” button (you can input one camera’s information as shown above such as IP address,
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username and password before clicking “Add” button). Click password of each camera.

to delete the camera. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and

Note: Some models may not support this function. Click StartSettingsSystemBasicGeneral Settings to check “Enable Add IPC by Zero Operation”. If the NVR has unoccupied channels, it can add IPC without any operation by restarting.
Add Recorder

Quickly AddSelect the searched NVR/DVR and the click “Add” to add an NVR on the same local network.

Manually AddClick “Manual Add” and then enter the IP address or domain name, port, username and password of the NVR/DVR.

Check the added remote channel number and click “Test” to test the accuracy of the input information. Then click the “OK” button to

return to the previous interface.

Note: IPC from other NVR/DVR on the same local network can only be added if your NVR has open channels and the added IPCs support previewing and recording.

4.1.2 Edit Camera

Click “Edit Camera” in the setup panel to go to the interface as shown below. Click

to view the live image of the camera in the popup window.

Click

to edit the camera (see Add camera in 3.1 EZ Setup for details). Click

to delete the camera. Click in the “Operation” header

line and then click “Modify IPC Password” to pop up a window (check the IPCs in the window, set the new password and then click “OK” button; only

the online IPCs’ passwords can be modified, and a batch of IPCs’ passwords can be modified at the same time). Click to upgrade an online IPC

(or click in the “Upgrade” header line and then click “IPC Batch Upgrade” to upgrade a batch of IPCs), select the device which stores the upgrade file in the “Device Name” item of the popup window and the upgrade file in the list (you should select the upgrade IPC model in the window if a batch of IPCs’ passwords need to be modified) and then click “Upgrade” button to start (the IPC will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed successfully).

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IP PoE cameras directly connected to the PoE ports of the NVR will be displayed automatically in the camera list. Refer to the picture above. The PoE camera directly connected to the PoE port has a prefix shown before its camera name. The prefix consists of PoE plus PoE port number. A PoE camera directly connected to the PoE port cannot be deleted from the camera list manually.
An IP camera directly connected to the PoE port of the NVR through private protocol will be shown automatically in the camera list. One of two conditions must be met for an IP camera directly connected to the PoE port of the NVR through ONVIF protocol to be shown automatically in the camera list:
The IP camera directly connected to the PoE port is in the same network segment with the internal Ethernet port. The DHCP (obtain an IP address automatically) of the IP camera directly connected to the PoE port is enabled.
If the IP camera directly connected to the PoE port cannot be displayed automatically in the camera list, please refer to Q6 in Appendix A FAQ for details.
4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group
4.2.1 Add Camera Group
Click “Edit Camera Group” in the above interface to go to the interface as shown below.

Click

to open the window below. Set the group name and dwell time (the dwell time of the camera group sequence view) in the window. Check

the cameras and then click “Add” to add group. Click

to view the cameras in the group after adding group.

4.2.2 Edit Camera Group

Click

to modify the group information such as group name and dwell time. Click

4.2.3 IP Planning
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Click “IP Planning” to go to the interface as shown below. This function supports searching other NVRs/DVRs that are in the same local network as the local NVR. The user may add camera channels of other NVRs/DVRs into the unoccupied channels of the local NVR.

Click

to edit the IP address, username or password and other information of the NVRs.

Click behind “Add” button to add the camera channels selected and the user may edit the IP address, username or password by clicking

behind the “Edit” button.

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5 Live View Introduction

5.1 Live View Interface Introduction
You should add cameras when first logging into the system (see 4.1.1 Add Camera for details). Refer to the interface shown below and drag one camera in the preview window to another window to exchange windows. The record symbols with different colors in the live view window refer to different record types: green stands for manual record, red stands for sensor-based record, yellow stands for motion based record, blue stands for scheduled record and cyan stands for intelligent record.

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Click the preview window to show the tool bar as shown in area ; right click the preview window to show the menu list. The tool bar and menu list are introduced in the table below.

Button

Menu List -Manual Record On

Instant Playback

Enable Audio

Snap PTZ Control Zoom In —

Start Talk

Target detection

—

Camera Info

Meaning

Move tool. Click to move the tool bar anywhere.

Click to start recording.

Click

to playback the recording; click “Instant Playback” to

select or self-define the instant playback time. See 8.1 Instant

Playback for details.

Click to enable audio. You can listen to the camera audio by enabling audio.

Click to open the snapshot window. Click “Save” in the window to save the image. Click “Export” to export the image.

Click to go to PTZ control interface. See Chapter 6 PTZ for details.

Click to go to single channel amplification interface.

Click to go to image adjustment interface. Refer to 5.3.4 Image Adjustment for details.

Click to start two-way talk. Only some cameras support.

Click to go to single channel target detection interface; the target includes faces, human bodies and vehicles.
Click to view the camera information.

The single channel zoom amplification interface is shown below. Press and drag the blue box to select the area to zoom in on. Click

/

to

zoom the image. Click the camera selection box to select other cameras for amplification. Click “Back” to return to the live view interface.

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5.2 View Mode
5.2.1 Display Mode
Set different screen modes and camera display sequences as needed and then save the display modes classified by surveillance areas, priorities and so on. Refer to the picture below. Double click one display mode in the display mode list to view the live images in this mode.

Add Display Mode
Method One: Click “Customize Display Modes” in the above interface Click to add a display mode name and then set the screen mode. Add the cameras and adjust the cameras’ display sequence as required. Click under the display mode list.

Method Two:
Click StartSettingsSystemBasicOutput Settings to go to the interface and then set the screen mode. Double click the camera or camera group in the list to add them to the selected window. Click to save the current display mode (refer to 5.2.4 Scheme View in Sequence for detail configurations). The display mode will be saved and displayed in the display mode list in the live preview interface.

Edit Display Mode Click “Customize Display Modes” tab in the live preview interface and then select one display mode in the list. Click

to edit the display mode

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name; click to delete the display mode.
5.2.2 Quick Sequence View
You can start quick sequence view if the scheme has not been created. If the scheme has been created, please refer to 5.2.4 Scheme View in Sequence for details.

Go to the live view interface and then click

to open a small window. Set the dwell time in the window and then click

to view the live group

by group according to the camera number of the current screen mode. Double click the sequence view interface to pause the view; double click

again to restore the view. Click

to stop the view.

5.2.3 Camera Group View In Sequence
You can start camera group view in sequence if a camera group has been created (see 4.2.1 Add Camera Group for details). Go to the live view interface and then select a camera window.

Double click one camera group on the right side of the interface. The cameras in the group will start camera group view one by one in the selected camera window. You can also drag the group directly to any preview window. Right click on the group view window and then click “Close Dwell” button to stop the view.
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You can also add camera group in the live view interface. Select “Single Channel Sequences” and then click

to modify the group name and sequence interval. Click

to delete the group.

to add camera group. Click

5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence
Click StartSettingsSystemBasicOutput Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Area displays all the dwell schemes; area shows the detailed information of the scheme; area displays all the cameras and groups; area is the tool bar ( : clear button; : favorite button, click to open a window, enter the display mode name in the window and then click “OK” to save the current display mode; other buttons are screen mode buttons).

Add Scheme

Click

in area to create a new scheme. Click

on the top right corner of the scheme to delete it.

Configure Scheme
a) Select a scheme in area and then click the screen mode button on the tool bar to set the screen mode of the scheme. b) Select a camera window in area and then double click the camera or group in area . The camera or group will be added into the selected window. You cannot repeat a camera in the same scheme. You can click the right-click menu “Clear” in area to remove a single camera or click
to remove all the cameras. c) Click “Apply” to save your settings.

Start Sequence View

Go to the live view interface and then click

to open a window. Set the dwell time in the window and then click

to start scheme view in

sequence. Double click the sequence view interface to pause the view; double click again to restore the view. Click

to stop the view.

5.3 Image Configuration
5.3.1 OSD Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraImageOSD Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera, enter the camera name (or double click the camera name in the camera list to change the camera name), enable or disable the name and time OSDs (if enabled, drag the red name and time OSDs directly in the image view area to change the OSDs’ display position) and select the date and time formats. Click “Apply” to save your settings.

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5.3.2 Image Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraImageImage Settings to go to the interface below. Select the camera and then set the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the camera. Click “Advanced” button or in the camera list on the right side of the interface to open “Image Adjust” interface and then set the relevant items. Please refer to 5.3.4 Image Adjustment for detailed introductions of these items. You can click “Default” to restore the image settings to the default factory settings.
5.3.3 Mask Settings
Some areas of the image can be masked for privacy. Up to four mask areas can be set for each camera. Click StartSettingsCameraImageMask Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera and enable the mask. Click “Draw” button and then drag the mouse on the image area to set the mask area; click “Delete” button to delete the mask areas; click “Apply” to save your settings.
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5.3.4 Image Adjustment
Go to the live view interface and then click

button on the tool bar under the camera window to go to the image adjustment interface.

Image Adjustment Select the camera and then click “Image Adjustment” to go to image adjustment tab. Refer to the picture above. Drag the slider to set the camera’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue value. Check sharpness, wide dynamic and denoise and then drag the slider to set the value. Click “Default” button to set these parameters to default values. The introductions of these parameters are as follows:

Parameter Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpen
Wide Dynamic
Denoise White Balance
BLC

Meaning
The brightness level of the camera’s image.
The color difference between the brightest and darkest parts.
The degree of color purity. The image appears brighter the purer the color is. Relates to the total color degree of the image.
Relates to the resolution level of the image plane and the sharpness level of the image edge.
The wide dynamic range (WDR) function helps the camera provide clear images even under back light circumstances. When there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of view, WDR balances the brightness level of the whole image and provide clear images with details. Decrease the noise and make the image more thorough. Increasing the value will make the noise reduction effect better but it will reduce the image resolution. Automatically adjust the temperature color according to the environment. HLC: lowers the brightness of the entire image by suppressing the brightness of the image’s bright area and reducing the size of the halo area. BLC: If enabled, the auto exposure will activate according to the scene so that the object of the image in the darkest area will be seen clearly.
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Parameter Corridor Pattern Image Mirror Image Flip
High FPS Mode

Gain Mode

Infrared Mode

Shutter Mode

Day & Mode
White Mode

Night Light

Meaning
0°, 90°, 180° or 270° can be selected. (Only some cameras support this pattern)
Turn the current video image horizontally.
Turn the current video image vertically. High frame rate mode, if is it enabled, the frame rate of the camera’s mainstream can be set to 1080P/720P @60fps/50fps. (Only some cameras support this mode) Choose “Auto” or “Manual”. If “Auto” is selected, the gain value will be automatically adjusted according to the actual situation. If “Manual” is selected, the gain value should be set manually. The higher the value is, the brighter the image is. Choose “Auto”, “On” or “Off” as needed. Choose “Auto” or “Manual”. If manual is chosen, the digital shutter speed can be adjusted.
Choose “Auto”, “Day”, “Night” or “Timing” as needed.
“Auto”, “Manual” or “Off” can be selected. (Only some cameras support this mode).

Note: The above-mentioned descriptions of the image parameters are for reference only. The cameras made by different manufacturers may have different parameter settings.

Lens Control

Select the camera and then click “Lens Control” to go to lens control tab. Click

or

to adjust the zoom and focus parameters of the

camera’s lens. Click “Save” to save your settings.

The introductions of these parameters and buttons are as follows.

Button/Parameter
Focus Mode
Day/night mode switch autofocus Time Interval

Meaning

Click

/

to zoom in/out the image.

If manual mode is selected, focus button & “One Key Focus” & “Day/night mode switch autofocus” will be available; if auto mode is selected, the time interval setup will be available.

Click

/

to increase/decrease the focal length.

Click it to focus instantly.

If checked, the lens will focus automatically when the camera is switching day/night mode.

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5.3.5 Fisheye Settings
Some models may not support this function. Click StartSettingsCameraImageFisheye Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera and the mode of fisheye and installation.

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6 PTZ

6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction

You can control an IP dome or PTZ connected to the IP camera for PTZ control.

Click

on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below.

The direction, zoom, focus, iris and speed can be controlled in the small PTZ control window. Right click the PTZ/speed dome camera window and select “PTZ Control” to go to the PTZ control panel as shown below.

Introductions of the buttons on the bottom right of the interface:

Button

Meaning

Click

/

/

/

/

/

/

/

to rotate the dome. Click

to stop rotating the dome.

Click

/

to zoom in / out the camera image.

Click

/

to increase / decrease the focal length.

Click

/

to increase / decrease the iris of the dome.

Drag the slider to adjust the rotating speed of the dome.

/

Click / to start / stop recording.

/

Click / to hide / show the analog joystick.

Click it to return to the live view interface.

Analog Joystick Control The analog joystick on the left side of the interface provides quick PTZ control. The dome or PTZ will rotate when you drag the analog joystick. The farther you drag the analog joystick from the middle of the image, the faster the dome or PTZ rotates. The dome or PTZ will stop rotating when you
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stop dragging the analog joystick.
3D Control Click the camera image on any area and the image will be centered on the clicked point. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from A to B to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed in.

Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from C to D to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed out.
Advanced 3D Control Double click the left button of the mouse on any area of the camera image and then the image size will be doubled and centered on the clicked point. Press and hold the left button of the mouse on any area of the camera image to zoom in on the image; press and hold the right button to zoom out of the image. Move the cursor of the mouse to the camera image and then slide the scroll wheel of the mouse forward to zoom in on the image, slide the scroll wheel of the mouse backward to zoom out of the image. Preset Settings Click “Preset” to go to preset operation tab and then click the “Add” button to open the window below. Select the preset and then enter the preset name in the window; finally click the “OK” button to save your settings. You can add up to 255 presets for each dome.
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Adjust the dome’s direction and then click “Save Position” to save the current preset position (you can also click another preset in the preset list and

then save the preset position after adjusting the dome’s direction); click

in the preset list to call the preset; click “Delete” button to delete the

selected preset.

You can also go to preset settings interface for preset setup, see 6.2 Preset Setting for details.

Cruise Settings Click “Cruise” to go to cruise operation tab and then click “Add” button to open the window below. You can add up to 8 cruises for each dome.

Enter the cruise name in the “Add Cruise” window and then click “Add preset” to open the “Add Preset” window (Before adding preset to the

cruise, please add preset of the dome first). In the “Add Preset” window, select the preset name, preset time and preset speed and then click “OK.”

In the “Add Cruise” window, you can click

to reselect the preset, then change the preset time and speed. Click

to delete the preset.

Click “Add” button to save the cruise.

Click

to start the cruise and click

to stop the cruise in the cruise list of the cruise operation tab; click the “Delete” button to delete the

selected cruise.

You can also go to cruise settings interface for cruise setup, see 6.3 Cruise Settings for details.

Cruise Group Settings

On the right panel, click

to go to the cruise group settings tab. Click “Add” to add a cruise group as shown below.

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In the “Add Cruise” window, select the cruise group name. After that, click “Play” to play the cruise groups in sequence.

Trace Settings
On the right panel, click the following picture:

to go to the trace settings tab. Click “Add” to add the trace name. Then click “OK” to save this name. Please refer to

After that, click “Start Record” to record the trace. Then click “Stop Record” to finish recording. Click

to play the recorded trace. Click

to

delete the trace.

6.2 Preset Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraPTZPreset to go to the interface as shown below.

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Add preset

Select camera and then click “Add” button to add a preset; or click

in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the preset

information of the dome and then click

to add a preset. The operations of the “Add Preset” window are similar to that of the PTZ control

interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for details.

Edit preset

Select camera and preset. You can enter the new name of the preset and then click

to save the new preset name. Adjust the rotating speed,

position, zoom, focus and iris of the preset and then click “Save Position” to save the preset.

Delete Preset Select camera and preset and then click “Delete” to delete the preset.

6.3 Cruise Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraPTZCruise to go to the interface as shown below.

Add Cruise

Click

in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the cruise information of the dome and then click

to add cruise.

The operations of the “Add Cruise” window are similar to that of the PTZ control interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for

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details.

Edit Cruise

Select the camera and cruise in the “Cruise” interface. Enter the new cruise name and then click

to save the cruise name. Click “Add Preset” to

add a preset to the cruise. Click to edit the preset. Click

to delete the preset from the cruise. Click one preset in the preset list and then

click

to move down the preset and click

to move up the list. Click

to start the cruise and click

to stop it.

Delete Cruise

Click

on the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the cruise information of the dome and then click

corner of the cruise to delete the cruise.

on the top right

6.4 Cruise Group Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraPTZCruise Group to go to the interface shown below.

Add Cruise Group

Click “Add Cruise” to add the cruise, or click

to extend the cruise list and then click

left panel as shown below to play the cruise lines in sequence.

Delete Cruise In the cruise list, click

to delete the cruise.

to add the cruise. After that, click “Play” on the

6.5 Trace Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraPTZTrace to go to the interface as shown below.

Trace Record

Select the PTZ camera and then click “Add” or extend the IPC information by clicking

and then click

to add a trace name. After that,

click “Start Record” and move the speed dome to change its position and set its trace. Then click “Stop Record” to complete the trace record.

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Play or Stop Trace Select the trace and click

to play the trace; click

to stop the trace.

Modify the Trace Name On the left panel, enter new trace name and click

to modify and save the trace name.

Delete the Trace

Click

to delete the trace. Or put the cursor on the trace name (right panel) and then

click it to delete this trace.

6.6 Task Settings
Click StartSettingsCameraPTZTask to go to the interface as shown below.

will appear on the right corner of the trace name;

Select a PTZ camera. Select function, such as preset, cruise, trace, random scanning, etc. Select a name, such as preset name, cruise name, etc. Select the start and end time. Click “Add” to add the task.

Click

to extend the tasks of the PTZ camera. Click beside “Enable” to enable the task. After the task is enabled, the PTZ camera will

start the specific task at the specified time.

6.7 Smart Tracking
This function is only available with Speco Technologies’ AI PTZ cameras. Please add an AI PTZ camera to the NVR for this function to take effect. Smart Tracking: When people or vehicles cross the alarm line or intrude the predefined area, the PTZ camera can automatically track them and the
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target image will be automatically zoomed in and centered on the screen until the target disappears from the screen. After that, the PTZ camera will return to the tracking start position. To set smart tracking: 1. Click SettingsCameraSmart Tracking to go to the smart tracking interface.

2. Select the tracking mode and set the “still time” as desired.
Tracking Mode: Choose between PTZ Auto Tracking Priority or Manual PTZ Control Priority. PTZ Tracking Priority: if this mode is selected, after enabling “Trigger track” in one of the following events you cannot control the PTZ by clicking the buttons on the PTZ control panel in the live view interface. Manual PTZ Control Priority: if this mode is selected, after enabling “Trigger track” in one of the following events, you can control PTZ by clicking the buttons on the PTZ control panel in the live view interface during the process of smart tracking. After you stop controlling for 5 seconds, the PTZ camera will return to the pre-defined detection area and start tracking again when detecting a target. Still time: If it is enabled and the time is set, if the target stops or hides behind an obstacle, or the target tracking is complete and there is no target appearing in the detection area during the set time, the PTZ camera will return to the tracking start position after the set time expires. During this time, if there are targets moving the PTZ will continue tracking. If it is not enabled, when the target stops or there is no target appearing in the detection area for 5 seconds, the PTZ camera will return to the start tracking position. For example: At the stoplight, if a car is waiting for the red light for 30 seconds, and the “still time” is set as 20 seconds, the tracking will stop following; however, if the “still time” is set as 40 seconds, when the red light changes to green and the car starts to move, the PTZ will continue tracking this car.
3. Click SettingsAI/EventAI Event. Select the AI PTZ camera and the event as needed (Line Crossing/Intrusion). For example: intrusion.

4. Enable the event, set the rule and then click “Locked”. This button will be changed to “Unlock”. Now the PTZ control panel in the above interface will be activated. Set the detection area by clicking the directional buttons in the above interface. After that, click “Unlock” to lock the detection area. Note: The PTZ must be locked, or the smart tracking cannot take effect. 5. Click “Draw area” and then draw the intrusion region on the screen. After that, check “Trigger Track” and click “Apply” to save your settings. 6. Set the detection target. 7. Click “Apply” to save settings.
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7 Record & Disk Management

7.1 Record Configuration
7.1.1 Mode Configuration
Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.4.1 Disk Management for details). Click StartSettingsRecordMode Settings to go to the mode settings interface. You can set the record time under the “Manual Record Settings” and then click “Apply” to save your settings. There are two record modes: auto mode and scheduled mode.

Auto Mode Motion Record: Motion alarm record will be enabled when motion alarm is triggered. Sensor Record: Sensor alarm record will be enabled when sensor alarm is triggered. Motion Record+Sensor Record: Motion/sensor alarm record will be enabled when motion/sensor alarm is triggered. Continuous Record+Motion Record: Normal record is enabled all the time; motion alarm record will be started when motion alarm is triggered. Continuous Record+Sensor Record: Normal record is enabled all the time; sensor alarm record will be started when sensor alarm is triggered. Continuous Record+Motion Record+Sensor Record: Normal record is enabled all the time; motion/sensor alarm record will be enabled when motion/sensor alarm is triggered. Continuous Record+Motion Record+Sensor Record+ AI Record: Normal record is enabled all the time; motion/sensor/analytics alarm record will be enabled when motion/sensor/intelligence analytics alarm is triggered. You can add more auto modes on intelligence record. Click “Advanced” button to open the window below. Check the modes in the window and then click “Add” button to show the modes in the record mode list (in the window, the checked modes can be shown in the record mode list while the unchecked modes cannot; you should check “AI Record”).
Select one auto mode for the corresponding window to open. Set the encode, GOP, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of each camera and then click “OK” to save your settings. Please adjust the parameters according to the actual condition.
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Video Encode: the available options will be H.265 and H.264 depending on what the camera supports. Resolution: the higher the resolution is, the clearer the image is. FPS: the higher the frame rate is, the more fluency the video has, with the tradeoff of using more storage. Bitrate Type: CBR and VBR are optional. CBR means that no matter how much change is seen in the video scene, the compression bitrate will be kept constant. VBR means that the compression bitrate will be adjusted according to scene changes. For example, for scenes that do not have much movement, the bitrate will be kept at a lower value. This will help to optimize the network bandwidth. Quality: When VBR is selected, you need to choose image quality. The higher the image quality you choose, the more bitrate will be required. Max Bitrate: 32Kbps ~10240Kbps are optional. GOP: Group of Pictures.
Scheduled Mode
If scheduled mode is selected, you need to set the recording schedules for each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details.
7.1.2 Schedule Settings
Add Schedule Click StartSettingsRecordMode Setting to go to the mode setting interface. Then select “Scheduled” mode and click “Schedule Management” to set the schedule as shown below. “247”, “245” and “242” are the default schedules; you cannot edit or delete “247” while “245” and “242” can be edited and deleted. Click the schedule name to display the detailed schedule information on the left side of the interface. The seven rows stand for the seven days in a week and each row stands for 24 hours in a day. Blue stands for the selected time and gray stands for unselected time.

Click “Add” to add a new schedule. Refer to the picture below.
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Set the schedule name and schedule time and then click “Add” to save the schedule. You can set day schedule or week schedule. : delete button.

: add button;

Set Day Schedule

Click area.

and then drag the cursor on the time scale to set record time; click

and then drag the cursor on the time scale to delete the selected

You can manually set the recording start time and end time. Click

or

and then click “Manual” on each day to open the window below. Set

the start and end time in the window and then click “OK” to save your settings.

Click “All” to set all day recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a day; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a day. Click “Copy To” to copy the schedule of the day to other days. Refer to the picture below. Check the days in the window and then click “OK” to save your settings.

Set Week Schedule

Click

or

and then click “Manual” beside

to set the week schedule. Refer to the picture below. Set the start and end time, check the

days in the window and then click “OK” to save your settings.

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Click “All” to set all week recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a week; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a week.
7.1.3 Advanced Configuration
Click StartSettingsRecordAdvanced to go to the interface below. Enable or disable overwrite mode (overwrite mode: the earliest recording data will be replaced by the latest when the disks are full). Choose the record stream. Set the pre-alarm record time, post-alarm record time and expiration time of each camera and then click “Apply” to save your settings.

Pre-alarm Record Time: set the time to record before the actual recording begins. Post-alarm Record Time: set the time to record after the actual recording is finished. Expiration Time: set the expiration time for recorded video. If the set date is overdue, the recorded data will be deleted automatically.
7.2 Encode Parameters Settings
Click StartSettingsRecordEncode Parameters to go to the interface as shown below. Set the encode, resolution, FPS, GOP, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of main stream for each camera in “Event Recording Settings” and “Schedule Recording Settings” interfaces. Click “Apply” to save your settings. You can set the record stream of each camera one by one or batch set them for all cameras.
Click the “Record Substream” tab to set the record substream. Select “Auto” and the system will automatically set the record substream. Select “Manual” to set the encode, resolution, frame rate and max birate of the record substream manually.
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7.3 Record Mode
7.3.1 Manual Recording

Method One: Click

on the tool bar at the top of the live view interface to enable recording of the camera.

Method Two: Go to the live view interface and then click the right-click menu “Manually Record On” in the camera window or click bar under the camera window to start recording.

on the tool

Note: Click StartSettingsRecordMode Settings and then set the manual record time in the interface. Click “Apply” to save your settings.
7.3.2 Timing Recording
Timing Recording: the system will record automatically according to the schedule. Set the timing record schedule of each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details.
7.3.3 Motion Based Recording
Motion Based Recording: the system will start motion-based recording when the motion object appears in the setup schedule. The setup steps are as follows: Set the motion-based recording schedule of each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. Enable the motion and set the motion area of each camera. See 11.2 Motion Alarm for details. The camera will start motion-based recording once you finish the above steps.
7.3.4 Sensor Based Recording
Set the sensor-based recording schedule of each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. Set the NO/NC type of the sensor, enable the sensor alarm and then check and configure the “Record”. See 11.1 Sensor Alarm for details.
7.3.5 AI Event Recording
Set the analytics recording schedule of each IP camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. Enable the intelligent alarm detection (object detection, exception, tripwire or intrusion) and draw alert surface or warning area of each IP camera. See 9 AI Event Management for details. The camera will start analytic recording once you finish the above steps. This function is only available for some Speco Blue IPCs.
7.4 Disk
7.4.1 Disk Management
Disk Management Click StartSettingsDiskDisk Management to go to the disk management interface. You can view the NVR’s disk number and disk status and so on in the interface. Click “Format” button to format the HDD.

Data Encryption: Click “Data Encrypt”. Enter the username and password used to log into the NVR. This username and password must have disk management permission. Check the disk you want to encrypt and then enter the password.
After you encrypt the data of a disk, this disk cannot be read by other NVRs unless it is unlocked.
Data Decryption: Click “Change Encryption”. Enter the username and password used to log in the NVR. This user must have disk management permission. Check the disk you want to decrypt and then clear the password.
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Click “Close Encryption”.

Unlock the disk: when one encrypted disk is transferred from another NVR to this NVR, it will be locked. You can select this locked disk and click “Unlock”. After you enter the password of its data encryption, its status will be “Read Only”. Now you can read the data of this disk but nothing can be written to it.

Some models may not support RAID function. RAID settings are as follows: Please skip the settings of physical disk, array and disk mode if the NVR doesn’t support this function. Check the spec sheet for your model to confirm if it supports RAID.
RAID Enable RAID (Go to StartSettingsDiskDisk Mode)

Create an array. (Go to StartSettingsDiskPhysical Disk) a. Click “Physical Disk” tab and then click “Create an array”. b. Enter the username and password that has Disk Management authority. If you don’t have one, you can use the username and password for system login (the default username: admin; the default password:123456). c. Enter array name and select array type (like RAID5).
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b

a
d. Select physical disk. If you have 16 disks, please select 15 disks. The remaining one should be set to a hot spare. If higher data security is needed, you can decrease physical disks and increase hot spare disks. Please set them as needed.

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e. Select a hot spare. In the physical disk interface, select the disk that is not in the array and click

as shown in the following pictures.

RAID Rebuilding If one of your disks is defective, the disk indicator on the front panel will turn red. A warning tip will pop up if the relevant HDD exception alarm is set. You need to rebuild your RAID configuration after you replace the broken disk with a new one.
Click the above circled icon and then select the physical disk to rebuild.
7.4.2 Storage Mode Configuration
Click StartSettingsDiskStorage Mode to go to the interface as shown below.
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By using a disk group, you can correspond a camera to disk (the recording data of the camera in the group will be stored into the disks in the same group). An NVR with e-SATA interface supports e-SATA recording.

The added disks and cameras will be added into group one automatically. The disks and cameras in the groups can be deleted except group one

(select a disk group and then click

on the top right corner of the added disk or camera to delete it from the group). The deleted disks and

cameras will be moved into group one automatically.

Each group can add disks and cameras from other groups. Each disk and camera can only be added into one group. Select a disk group and then click in the disk or camera row to open a window. Check the disks or cameras in the window and then click “Add”.

For models with 2 or 4 HDD slots, BK group can be added as shown below.

Click

to add the backup HDD. After account verification, select an HDD and then this HDD will be removed from the normal group to

the backup group. Simultaneously, it will be formatted. Please back up all data of this HDD in advance when you want to remove it to the backup

group.

You can add cameras to this HDD. The added cameras can exist and be recorded both in one HDD of the normal group and the backup group.

Note: Each HDD only can exist in one group.

7.4.3 View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information
Click StartSettingsDiskView Disk Information to view the HDD information; click “S.M.A.R.T. Information” to view the working status of the HDD (refer to the picture below); click “Health Status Check” to check the disks’ health status.

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In addition, you can view the plug-in or pull-out details of the HDD from the logs to check whether someone has made changes to your HDD. Click StartSettingsSystemView Log.

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8 Playback & Backup

8.1 Instant Playback

Click

on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the recording (click on the tool bar at the top of the live

view interface to set the default playback time). Refer to the picture below. Drag the playback progress bar to change the playback time. You can also

click the right-click menu “Instant Playback” in the camera window and then set the instant playback time to play back the record.

8.2 Playback Interface Introduction

Click

on the tool bar at the top of the live view interface or click StartPlayback to go to the playback interface as shown below (click on

the tool bar at the top of the live view interface to set the default playback time).

The panel on the left will show you the channel number and their recorded data coded by color. The bar that runs across them represents the playback time being viewed. You can move this bar around. To export, highlight a section of the desired recording, click export and follow the prompts. You can export single or multiple channels at the same time. The added cameras will playback their recordings in the playback interface automatically. You can also add the playback camera manually. Click in the playback window to open the “Add Camera” window. Check the cameras in the window and then click “Add” to add playback camera. The system supports a maximum of 16 synchronous playback cameras. The buttons on the tool bar (area ) at the top of the playback interface are introduced in the table below.
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Button

Meaning Start button. Click to open area .

Full screen button. Click to show full screen; click again to exit the full screen.

Screen mode button. OSD ON button. Click to enable OSD; click it again to disable OSD.

Quick channel selection button

Stop button.

Rewind button. Click to play video backwards.

Play button. Click to play video forwards.

Pause button.

Deceleration button. Click to decrease the playing speed.

Acceleration button. Click to increase the playing speed.
Previous frame button. It works only when the forward playing is paused in single screen mode.
Next frame button. It works only when the forward playing is paused in single screen mode.

Click

to step backward 30s and click

to step forward 30s.

Click it to enter the smart playback interface

Event list/tag button. Click to view the event recording of manual/schedule/sensor/ motion and the tag information.
Watermark button. Click to enable a watermark; click again to disable watermark.

Backup button. Drag the mouse on the time scale to select the time
periods and cameras, and then click the button to back up the record. : Backup status button. Click to view the backup status.
Back button. Click to return.

Button

Meaning Click to go to record search and export interface; see 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Backup for details. Click to go to the live view interface; see Chapter 5 Live View Introduction for details.
Click to go to the intelligent analytics interface.

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Click on the playback window to show the tool bar as shown in area ; right click on the window to show the menu list. The tool bar and menu list are introduced in the table below.

Button

Menu List -Enable Audio Snapshot

Zoom In

Add Tag

Meaning
Move tool. Click to move the tool bar anywhere.
Click to enable audio. You can listen to the camera audio by enabling audio.
Click to take a snapshot. Click to go to the zoom in interface. The zoom in interface is similar to that of the camera window in the live view interface.

Click

to pause the record playing; click

to play the

record. When the record is paused in forward playing mode, you

can click

to view the previous frame and click

to

view the next frame.

Click to add tag. You can play back the recording by searching the

added tag. Click and then enter the tag name in the popup

window. Click “Add” to add tag.

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Switch Camera Close Camera

Click to switch the playback camera. Click and then check the camera in the popup window. Click “OK” to change the camera.
Click to close the playback camera.

Introduction of area :

Click

to set the date; click

to set the time and then the playback camera will play the record from the time you set. You can check the

record type as required for record playback; first you should click

on the tool bar at the top of the interface to clear all the playback camera,

then check the record type ( : manual record; : sensor based record; : motion based record; : schedule record; : AI record;
: POS record, if you want view the detailed smart playback icons, click to switch). Finally, click in the playback window to add camera for playback (the record time scale will show the record data of the checked record type only after the above operations).

Introduction of the record time scale (area ):

Click

to set the date; click

to set the time and then the playback camera will play the record from the time you set.

A tool bar will appear after moving the mouse to the record time scale. Click

/

to zoom the timeline; click

to recover the timeline

to 24 hours’ ratio. Drag the timeline or slide the scroll wheel of the mouse on the time scale to show the hidden time on the top or bottom of the

timeline. You can also click

to show the hidden time on the top of the timeline or click

to show the hidden time on the bottom of the

timeline. Drag the slider at the bottom of the time scale to show the hidden playback cameras.

The record time scale shows different record types with different colors. The green block stands for manual record, red block stands for sensor based

record, yellow block stands for motion based record, blue block stands for schedule record and cyan block stands for intelligent record. Click the

record block to set the time and then the playback camera will play the record from the time you set.

Drag the color block on the time scale to select the backup area and then right click the area or click to open an export information window.

Click button in the window to open the export window. Select the device, export path and format and then click “Export” button to start the backup.

8.3 Smart Playback

In the playback interface, click

to go to the smart playback interface.

The descriptions of buttons in the smart playback interface

Button

Description Full screen motion button. Draw grid. You can search the record of motion detection in the pre-defined area.
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Description Draw line. You can search the record of crossing the line after drawing the line. Draw quadrilateral. You can search the record in this quadrilateral after drawing it. Search by license plate number
Search by face (only supported by N8NRE/N16NRE/N32NRE)
Playback settings button
Return button. Click to return to the previous interface.

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8.3.1 Smart Playback Settings

Click

to set “Motion/Face/Vehicle video playback speed”, “Ordinary video playback speed”.

You can disable “Common” to view motion/face vehicle video playback in the right corner of the smart playback interface.

8.3.2 Smart Playback Based on Motion Detection
Smart Playback by Drawing Grid Click and draw a rectangle in the desired area. The system will then automatically search the record files of this area. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such block and click to play the record.
Smart Playback by Drawing Line
Click and draw a line in the desired area. The system will then automatically search for the record files where this line was crossed. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such a block and click to play the recording.

Smart Playback by Drawing Quadrilateral Click and draw a quadrangle in the desired area. The system will then automatically search the recording files of this area. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such a block and click to play the recording.
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8.3.3 Smart Playback by Face Search

Before starting this function, the face recognition function must be enabled. Please see Face Recognition section for details. If your device doesn’t support such a function, please skip the following instructions.

In the smart playback interface, click

to open the window below.

Set similarity. The higher the sensitivity value is, the lower the searching accuracy is, and vice versa.
Select targets. You can select targets from recent, face database, snapshot gallery or external faces.
Select search mode. There are two search modes: search by group and search by face. Search by group: Choose “Face Database” and then click “More” to choose one or more groups.
Move the cursor to the time block where the record exists and click to play those records. You can only check “Face” to view the face records.

8.3.4 Smart Search by License Plate
Before starting smart search by plates, please add ANPR cameras first and then enable the LPR function. Please refer to License Plate Recognition section for details.

Click

button to go to the following interface:

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Select the plate from “Recent”, “Plate Database” or “Customization” and then click “Search” to search recorded files and play. Here is an example of plate search from “Plate Database”. Click to choose a group. Then plates will be listed in the table automatically. Click “Search” to play.
8.3.5 Smart Search by Object Attributes (BETA)
PLEASE NOTE THIS FUNCTIONALITY IS STILL IN BETA AND MAY HAVE SOME INACCURACIES. Before searching for objects by attributes, you must enable the video metadata (BETA) function of the camera. Please note that this function will only work with specific cameras running the newest firmware. Check with Speco Technologies’ technical support for models and firmware. Click
to select the attributes. Select the attributes of human/motor vehicle/non- motor vehicle as needed to search the results.
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8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export
The record data and the captured pictures can be exported through the network or USB (U disk or USB mobile HDD). The file system of the export devices should be FAT32 format.
8.4.1 EZ Search
Click StartSearch and ExportEZ Search to go to the “EZ Search” tab. There are two view modes: by time and by camera. In the time view mode, a maximum of 64 camera thumbnails can be showed. If the camera thumbnail number is more than 64, the cameras will be listed directly by their camera name, not the thumbnail. A maximum of 196 camera names can be listed. If the camera names exceed 196, the time view mode will be disabled and only the camera view mode will be available.

Select one camera in the interface and then click “Open” button. Click the image box to play the recording in the small playback box on the left side of the interface (the box which has image inside indicates that the recording data exists). Refer to the picture below. Drag the color blocks on the time scale to select the recording data and then click the “Export” button to open the “Record Backup” window as shown below. Select the device name, backup format and path and then click “Export” button to start the backup.
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Note: If you back up the record in private format, the system will back up a RPAS player to USB device automatically. The private format record can be played by RPAS player only.
Click “Playback” button to play the record in the playback interface (refer to 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details). Click “Exit” to exit the interface.

Time Slice Search:

Method One: Click “Year”, “Month” or “Day” button under the record time scale to select the time slice mode. In “Day” mode, click

/

on

the left/right side of the time scale to view the record of the last/next day; click “Minute” in the “Picture” option under the time scale to select

“Minute” mode (in “Minute” mode, click the time scale to change the time of the 60 display windows) and click “Hour” to select “Hour” mode.

Method Two: Click

beside “Camera Thumbnail” on the left top corner of the interface to select the time slice mode.

Method Three: Right-click the mouse on any area of the time-sliced interface to go back to the upper interface.

8.4.2 Time Search

Click Start Search and ExportTime Search to go to the “Time Search” tab as shown below.

Click

on the bottom of the interface to add playback camera. A maximum of 16 cameras can be added for playback. Click “Modify” on the

top right corner of the camera window to change the camera and click “Clear” to remove the camera.

Click the camera window to play the recording in the small playback box on the left side of the interface. You can set the date on the top left of

the interface, check the event type as required and click the time scale or click

under the time scale to set the time. The camera window will

play the record according to the time and event type you set.

Drag the color blocks on the time scale to select the record data (or click “Set Backup Time” button on the bottom left corner of the interface to

set the backup start time and end time) and then click “Export” button for record backup. Click “Playback” button to play the record in the playback

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8.4.3 Event Search
Click StartSearch and ExportEvent Search to go to “Event Search” tab as shown below.

Check the event type in the interface as required.

Click

to set the start time and end time on the top left of the interface.

Check specific cameras on the left side of the interface or check “All” to select all the cameras and then click

to search the record. The

searched record will be displayed in the list.

Click

in the list to play back the record in the popup window. Click to back up one record data or check multiple record data in the

list and then click “Backup” button for record batch backup.

Select one record data in the list and then click “Playback” button to play the record in the playback interface.

8.4.4 Bookmark Search
Only if you add tags can you play the recording by tag search. Click StartPlayback to go to the playback interface and then click of the camera window to add bookmarks when you want to mark the playback time point of the selected camera. Click StartSearch and ExportBookmarks to go to “Bookmarks” tab.

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Click

in the interface to play the record. Click

to edit the tag name. Click

to delete the tag.

8.4.5 Snapshots
Click StartSearch and ExportSnapshots to go to “Snapshots” tab. The system will display all the captured images automatically in the list.

Click

to delete the image. Click

to open the “Export” window. Select the device name and save path in the window and then click “Save”

button.

Click

to open the “View Image” window. Click

to export the image. Click

to view the previous image; click

to view the next

image; click

to delete the image; click

to play all the images.

8.4.6 View Export Status
Click StartSearch and ExportExport Status or click

on the tool bar at the bottom of the playback interface to view the export status.

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9.1 Face Recognition
Only some models support alarm trigger based on face comparison. If your device doesn’t support face recognition function, please skip the face database and face recognition instructions. The following are instructions on how to set up the Face Recognition function for the first time:
Set face detection and alarm linkage Add face group Add faces to the face group Enable and set successful recognition
(or stranger) Set successful recognition (or stranger) alarm linkage

9.1.1 Face Detection Settings
Face Detection: Alarms will be triggered if someone intrudes into the pre- defined alarm areas. Click StartSettingsAI/EventAI EventFace Recognition Detection to go to the following interface:

Select the camera, check “Enable Detection by IPC” and set the duration. Note: Some models may support face detection by NVR. For these models, the camera without AI function also can be added and used to detect faces through the NVR. However, if face detection by NVR is enabled for a camera (without AI), people/vehicle perimeter detection cannot be enabled simultaneously, and vice- versa. Set the schedule. Click “Manage” to set the desired schedule. Please refer to 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. Set the snapshot interval and snapshot number. The snapshot interval refers to the time interval that the camera captures the same face during its continuous tracking period. The snapshot number refers to the picture number of the same face captured during its continuous tracking period (For example: the snapshot interval is set to “30 seconds” and the snapshot number is set to “3”; then the camera will capture the same face once every 30 seconds and it will capture this face 3 times at most during its continuous tracking period). Enable face match exposure as need. When the brightness of the captured face is not enough, it can be enabled. (Only some IPCs support this function) Set the alarm area. Drag the mouse to draw a detection area. Click “Clear” to delete the alarm area. Then set the detectable face size by defining the maximum value and the minimum value (The default size range of a single face image occupies from 3% to 50% of the entire image). Enable “Original picture” or/and “Target picture” as needed. If enabled, the system will automatically save the corresponding images on the SD card. Click “Apply” to save your settings. Click “Trigger Mode” to go to face detection alarm linkage settings interface:
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Face Detection Alarm Linkage Configuration:

Trigger “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail” as needed.

Record: Click the “Configure” button to open that window. Select a camera on the left side and then click

to set the camera as the trigger

camera. Select a trigger camera on the right side and then click

to cancel the trigger camera. Click “OK” to save your settings. The trigger

cameras will record automatically when faces are detected.

Alarm-out: Click the “Configure” button to open that window. The “Trigger Alarm-out” window will then pop up automatically. Configure the trigger

alarm-out in that window. The system will trigger the alarm-out automatically when faces are detected. You need to set the delay time and the

schedule of the alarm outputs. See 11.6.1 Alarm-out for details.

Preset: Click and then select the preset for each camera. To add presets, please see 6.2 Preset Settings for details. Snapshot: If it is enabled, the current camera will capture images automatically when faces are detected. Push: If it is enabled, the system will send messages when faces are detected. Buzzer: if it is enabled, the system will begin to buzz when faces are detected. To set the delay time of the buzzer, please see 11.6.4 Buzzer for details. Pop-up Video: if it is enabled, the system will open the corresponding video automatically when faces are detected. To set the duration time of the video, please see 11.6.3 Display for details. E-mail: if it is enabled, the system will send an e-mail when faces are detected. Before you enable the email, please configure the recipient’s e-mail address (see 11.6.2 E-mail for details). Enable “IPC_Digital Deterrent” or “IPC_Light” as needed (only specific IPCs support these two functions). To set the IPC voice and its times and volume, please refer to 11.6.6 Digital Deterrent for details. To set the light flashing time and frequency of the IPC, please refer to 11.6.7 Light for details. Click “Apply” to save your settings.

9.1.2 Face Database Management
This function is only available for the N8NRE/N16NRE/N32NRE. Click StartSettingsAI/EventAI EventFace RecognitionFace Database to go to the following interface:

For the initial setup, click “+” or “Add Group” to add groups. To add targets for each group select a list and then click

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Click “Add” and then click “Select Face” to add face images. You can add faces from the snapshot gallery or add external faces.
Adding faces from snapshot gallery: Select search time or self define the search time and then click “Search” to search target faces. Next, select the desired faces and click “Select”. Note: The picture marked with a green icon can be added to the face database. Those that can’t likely have resolution issues.

Add external faces Save the face pictures on your USB storage device and then insert the USB storage device into the USB port of the NVR.

Go to the face database interface. Click

to expand the group and then click “Add”. Select “External faces” to select face pictures. You can

select one face to add or multiple faces to add.

To add multiple faces: a. put face pictures and the description file (.csv or .txt) to one specific folder (please edit the detailed descriptions of these

pictures acc

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