v2.0 11/8/11 1 USER MANUAL ST-DVR7204G 4-Channel Digital Video Recorder
v2.0 11/8/11 10 CONTROLS 1. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Item Panel Key/Indicator Description 1 SHIFT LED Indicates the SHIFT function is engaged 2 POWE
v2.0 11/8/11 11 2. INFRARED REMOTE Keypad Key Description POWER Power DVR On/Off DEV If using multiple DVRs, select DVR1, DVR2,
v2.0 11/8/11 12 3. MOUSE CONTROL Plug the optical mouse into a USB port on the DVR’s real panel. The DVR’s optical mouse operates in t
v2.0 11/8/11 13 OPERATION 1. POWERING ON and SHUTTING DOWN Powering On a. Plug the included power supply into the DVR’s power port and
v2.0 11/8/11 14 If the DVR is recording (normal recording or time recording) at the time the unit is turned off the DVR will automatically save the
v2.0 11/8/11 15 4. PREVIEW MODE Once logged into the system the DVR enters the Preview Mode. The Preview Mode displays current monitoring
v2.0 11/8/11 16 When moving the mouse cursor to any of the above GUI’s icons, a brief description of that menu function is displayed. Each menu op
v2.0 11/8/11 17 GUI Display Settings for menu GUI display PTZ Config Configure PTZ cameras per channel Display Tour Set sequential screen display b
v2.0 11/8/11 18 b. There are three recording options under Record Mode: Schedule – Recording to take place per a schedule created under Re
v2.0 11/8/11 19 NOTE: Using redundancy will double the hard disk usage, essentially cutting recording time in half. c. LENGTH – Using the mouse en
v2.0 11/8/11 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PACKAGE'CONTENTS...
v2.0 11/8/11 20 c. ENABLE – Highlight the checkbox if motion detection is to be enabled. d. SENSITIVITY – Select from the six levels of motion sen
v2.0 11/8/11 21 Select the desired day from the drop-down menu or ALL for the entire week. Four possible time slots are available for ea
v2.0 11/8/11 22 Auto Recording – Video Blind When the video image is lost, such as the camera being covered, the Video Blind function can be turned
v2.0 11/8/11 23 icon and entering the settings. Once done, the PTZ’s presets, pattern or cruise settings must be created. This is done by calling up
v2.0 11/8/11 24 f. DELAY – Period during which the alarm sounds after the alarm input returns to standby status. Set a delay in the range of 10 to
v2.0 11/8/11 25 NOTE: Icon #4 for file backup will not appear on screen until a search has been performed which finds at least one file. b. To
v2.0 11/8/11 26 CHANNEL – Select the appropriate channel by highlighting the channel checkbox. START TIME and END TIME – Using the mouse an
v2.0 11/8/11 27 8. BACKING UP RECORDING FILES Recording files can be backed up using USB storage devices (e.g., USB flash drive, USB
v2.0 11/8/11 28 g. Click the START button. Backup will begin and the screen will display backup progress. When the backup is completed click the
v2.0 11/8/11 29 c. Click the BACKUP button. Doing so will display a Backup screen similar to the one below. Perform a file search using the search
v2.0 11/8/11 3 10.! SYSTEM SETTINGS...
v2.0 11/8/11 30 b. Connect the PTZ camera’s video cable to the DVR’s video input port. c. Power the PTZ camera after all connections are made. P
v2.0 11/8/11 31 PTZ Camera Control To access the PTZ control functions click the right mouse button to display the pop-up Short-cut Menu and
v2.0 11/8/11 32 b. Click the SET button on the PTZ Control interface. A screen similar to the one below will appear. c. Highlight PRESET and e
v2.0 11/8/11 33 Tour Between Points Multiple preset points can be connected to create “tour lines”. The PTZ camera can be programmed to cru
v2.0 11/8/11 34 i. Using the left mouse button and soft keyboard enter the desired tour number to be called. j. Click the TOUR button and the ca
v2.0 11/8/11 35 f. To call a pattern, from the PTZ Control interface screen click the PAGE SWITCH button once to display a page for calling presets
v2.0 11/8/11 36 c. Click the LEFT button. Doing so will return to the PTZ Control interface screen where the direction buttons will be used to po
v2.0 11/8/11 37 Auto Pan, Flip and Reset a. From the PTZ Control interface screen click the PAGE SWITCH button. A screen similar to the one below
v2.0 11/8/11 38 a. DIRECT AUX OPER – From the drop-down menu select the auxiliary equipment (e.g., a light) and click on ON or CLOSE to co
v2.0 11/8/11 39 Highlight the ENABLE checkbox and complete the DST START and END settings. Click OK when finished. c. DATE FORMAT – From th
v2.0 11/8/11 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS This package contains: One ST-DVR7204G 4-channel digital video recorder One infrared remote control with 2 AAA batt
v2.0 11/8/11 40 Encode Settings From the Main Menu click the System icon then the Encode icon. An Encode settings screen similar to the one
v2.0 11/8/11 41 a. NET CARD – Wire Netcard is the fixed option. b. DHCP ENABLE – Highlight the checkbox if the IP address is automatically obta
v2.0 11/8/11 42 Network Service Settings From the Main Menu click the System icon followed by the NetService icon. A NetService settings screen sim
v2.0 11/8/11 43 SERVER IP – Use the mouse cursor, left mouse button and soft keypad to input the IP address for the installed NTP server. PO
v2.0 11/8/11 44 configuration (this can be configured under the Main Menu, System, Network setup screen) . PORT – Email server port number. NE
v2.0 11/8/11 45 DOMAIN NAME – Input the domain name registered by DDNS. USER NAME – Input the account registered by DDNS. PASSWORD – Inpu
v2.0 11/8/11 46 h. MOBILE MONITOR – The DVR can be configured to support smartphone access and management. . Note a compatible remote client mu
v2.0 11/8/11 47 GUI Display Settings The DVR’s GUI can be set to a number of configurations for displaying channel name, channel title, time, alarm
v2.0 11/8/11 48 PTZ Configuration Settings See Section 9: PTZ Control. Display Tour (Screen Sequencing) Settings Each channel window can be displ
v2.0 11/8/11 49 11. ADVANCED FEATURES HDD Management From Main Menu click the Advanced icon followed by the Hard Disk Management icon. The HDD Ma
v2.0 11/8/11 5 SPECIFICATIONS ST-DVR7204G Specifications (Typical) 1. Compression H.264 2. Video Signal NTSC 3. Video Input 4 BNC Female 4.
v2.0 11/8/11 50 User Account Management Users can be added to and deleted from the system. Further, user privileges, permissions and passwords ca
v2.0 11/8/11 51 e. ADD GROUP – Clicking this button displays the Add Group screen where the group name is created and group permissions are set.
v2.0 11/8/11 52 Online User Information on those users accessing the DVR through the network is displayed. Individual users can be disconnecte
v2.0 11/8/11 53 Auto Maintain Using the drop-down menus the DVR can be configured to automatically reboot and/or automatically delet
v2.0 11/8/11 54 To select the desired settings for restoring to the factory defaults highlight the appropriate checkbox. Upgrade F
v2.0 11/8/11 55 Device Information From Main Menu click the Advanced icon followed by the Device info icon. A Device Info screen will be displaye
v2.0 11/8/11 56 BPS Code Stream Statistics To view the code stream by channel from Main Menu click the System Information icon followed by the Co
v2.0 11/8/11 57 Log message types include system, configuration, storage, weekday, account and playback. a. TYPE – Use the drop-down menu to sel
v2.0 11/8/11 58 13. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS and SETTINGS Disk Event The DVR may be configured to emit an audible speaker beep a
v2.0 11/8/11 59 a. PERIOD – If settings for the desired channel display window are to be set for specific time periods highlight the checkbox an
v2.0 11/8/11 6 INSTALLATION CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, only remove the cover after disconnecting all power t
v2.0 11/8/11 60 REMOTE MANAGEMENT USING CLIENT SOFTWARE Using the included DVR client software it is possible to remotely configure and control the
v2.0 11/8/11 61 c. Click the General_CMS_ChnEng_ file. A Center Manager System setup screen and dialog box appear. Read the informatio
v2.0 11/8/11 62 CONFIGURING and USING THE CMS CLIENT a. After successful login the DVR Client application icon the DVR remote screen similar to
v2.0 11/8/11 63 c. Click the DEVICE icon (appears as a computer accessory board) found in the center top portion of the screen d. An Edit ent
v2.0 11/8/11 64 e. Once the information is entered and the OK button is clicked, the Device Manager screen will
v2.0 11/8/11 65 g. To view any given channel simply double click on the desired camera under the device list on the left side of the screen. S
v2.0 11/8/11 66 i. To adjust the image color, contrast, or brightness in any given channel window click the Color bar in the lower right portion
v2.0 11/8/11 67 Recorded files are saved on the local PC (i.e., the PC running CMS). For example, C:\Program Files\CMS\Record. The user m
v2.0 11/8/11 68 will appear. If the number of files exceeds a page then use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons to navigate through the lis
v2.0 11/8/11 69 The Alarm Setting tab provides for Alarm I/O Trigger, Video Motion Detection, Video Blind and
v2.0 11/8/11 7 4. WIRING CONNECTIONS and HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION Item Panel Key/Indicator Description 1 1CH, 2CH, 3CH, 4CH Video In BNC ports for
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v2.0 11/8/11 71 Remote Config – Allows the CMS remote configuration of the DVR’s settings for o Recording; o Alarms; V
v2.0 11/8/11 72 Account – Users can be added and deleted. User passwords can be modified. User groups can also be added and deleted. Sample A
v2.0 11/8/11 73 Local Log – CMS allows for the search and display of log messages. Log message types include Operation and Alarm messages. o
v2.0 11/8/11 74 2. SNS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install the software on a Microsoft Windows PC: a. Place the included CD in the PC’s CD or DVD
v2.0 11/8/11 75 c. Click the SNS_ChnEng_file. A Super NetSurveillance setup screen and dialog box appear. Read the information in the d
v2.0 11/8/11 76 i. Upon doing so a Login box will appear as displayed below. The default password is 666666 to login. Click OK.
v2.0 11/8/11 77 c. An Edit entry box will appear. Enter the device name, IP address, port number, user name, user password and channel number.
v2.0 11/8/11 78 d. The SNS screen will now have the new device name under the Device List on the right side of the screen. e. By double cl
v2.0 11/8/11 79 f. Double clicking on cameras on the list will display the camera channel.
v2.0 11/8/11 8 recommended manufacturers and models. h. Connect the included power supply to the DVR’s power port. Then plug the power supply to a
v2.0 11/8/11 80 g. To adjust the number of windows displayed at one time simply click the SPLIT button in the bottom left corner and select the des
v2.0 11/8/11 81 i. To adjust the image color, contrast, or brightness in any given channel window click the Color button in the upper right
v2.0 11/8/11 82 j. To Record position the cursor into the camera window to be recorded. Click the right mouse button and a pop-up men
v2.0 11/8/11 83 l. To Playback a remote file (i.e., a recording residing on the DVR) click the Playback button and a Playback screen will app
v2.0 11/8/11 84 m. To Playback a recording saved as a local file on the PC click the Play button on the Playback toolbar. A dialog window will
v2.0 11/8/11 85 Alarm settings and alarm linkages can be created using the Alarm Setting screens. Note the alarm function is not implement
v2.0 11/8/11 86 User passwords can be modified via the User Manager screen. The System Settings screen is limited to the option of
v2.0 11/8/11 87 The About screen displays SNS version information.
v2.0 11/8/11 88 o. SNS log information is limited to Alarm Log messages and Operational Log messages. Click the Log button and a Log screen wit
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v2.0 11/8/11 9 Securitytronix provides a DVR Hard Disk Drive Storage Calculator to help determine the number of days of recording are possible based
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