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User Guide
(Ver. 1.1)
Model: D4VT, D8VT, D16VT
4, 8, 16 Channel HD TVI Digital Video Recorder
About the User's Guide
Before operating the unit, please read this user's guide thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

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  • Page 1 User Guide (Ver. 1.1) Model: D4VT, D8VT, D16VT 4, 8, 16 Channel HD TVI Digital Video Recorder About the User’s Guide Before operating the unit, please read this user’s guide thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
  • Page 2 Cautions Explanation of Graphic Symbols This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. This symbol indicates the presence of “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock, property damage, personal injury, or death.
  • Page 3 These Precautions must be Followed for Safety Reasons Warning  Do not use if the unit emits smoke.  Do not disassemble the unit.  Do not place any heavy or sharp objects on the unit.  Do not place on uneven surface. ...

  • Page 4: Product Components

    DVR Unit Remote Control Battery1.5V (AAA x 2EA) Quick Start Guide & Quick User Guide Mouse for D4VT/D8VT/D16VT Software & Manual CD Adaptor (DC12V 3A for D4VT, DC12V 5A for D8VT/D16VT) & Power cable (110V or 220V) Audio Cable for D16VT...

  • Page 5: Specifications

    Specifications ITEM D4VT D8VT D16VT Description 960H and HD-TVI Hybrid DVR with UTC (Coaxtron) Number of Channels Input Camera 720p25/30/50/60, 1080p25/30 or NTSC/PAL Video Main Monitor HDMI and VGA (1920x1080) Output Sub Monitor(option) CVBS or SPOT Input / Output (HDMI support)

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Main Features ..........................9 Initial Boot up Process ......................... 10 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup ..................10 2-2. Setting Daylight Saving Time ....................11 2-3. Setting NTP (Network Time Protocol) ..................12 2-4. EZ SETUP ..........................15 Name, Function and Connection ....................
  • Page 7 5-3-6. Go To Last Time ......................... 56 5-3-7. Go To Specific Time ......................56 5-3-8. Archive List ........................56 5-3-9. Log List ..........................57 5-4. Play Mode ..........................57 Export and Back Up........................59 6-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive ................59 6-2.
  • Page 8 7-8-1. Addition, Delete, and Modify of DVR Sites ................. 86 7-8-2. Connect and Disconnect ....................88 7-8-3. Still-image Capture During Live ..................89 7-8-4. Recording Video on Local PC During Live ................. 90 7-8-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback ................91 7-8-6.

  • Page 9: Main Features

    1. Main Features  Easy Record, Copy and Setup  Easy Search by Thumbnail Preview  Easy Copy  Digital Deterrent function  H.264 high quality compression saves HDD space  Simultaneous live view/playback while continuing to record/network transfer or backup ...

  • Page 10: Initial Boot Up Process

    2. Initial Boot up Process 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup 1. During the first boot up, the following logo and message will be displayed. 2. After the logo, select the language and set date and time as specified below. 1) User have to set a password before using.

  • Page 11: Setting Daylight Saving Time

    (EZ Setup Page Reference, Page 15-16) 2-2. Setting Daylight Saving Time To enable Daylight Saving feature/NTP synchronization, take the following steps. 1. Enter the SETUP mode. The default Username is “ADMIN” and Password is “1111”. 2. Go to SETUP > SYSTEM > DATE & TIME SETUP 3.

  • Page 12: Setting Ntp (Network Time Protocol)

    2-3. Setting NTP (Network Time Protocol) 1. SETUP > SYSTEM > NTP SETUP > ON 2. Select the proper TIME ZONE time.
  • Page 13 Table 2.3.1. GMT Time Zone State Standard Time Daylight-Saving Time Alabama GMT-6 GMT-5 Alaska GMT-9 GMT-8 Alaska (Aleutian Islands) GMT-10 Arizona GMT-7 Arizona (Navajo) GMT-7 GMT-6 Arkansas GMT-6 GMT-5 California GMT-8 GMT-7 Colorado GMT-7 GMT-6 Connecticut GMT-5 GMT-4 District of Columbia GMT-5 GMT-4 Delaware...
  • Page 14 Nevada GMT-8 GMT-7 New Hampshire GMT-5 GMT-4 New Jersey GMT-5 GMT-4 New Mexico GMT-7 GMT-6 New York GMT-5 GMT-4 North Carolina GMT-5 GMT-4 North Dakota GMT-6 GMT-5 North Dakota (W) GMT-7 GMT-6 Ohio GMT-5 GMT-4 Oklahoma GMT-6 GMT-5 Oregon GMT-8 GMT-7 Oregon (E) GMT-7...

  • Page 15: Ez Setup

    2-4. EZ SETUP VT Easy installation(Right-Click on the Main Screen and click ADVANCE MENU) Figure 2.4. EZ Setup Screen 2.4.1. Setup DATE & TIME, Recording configurations. Figure 2.4.1. EZ Record Setup Procedure ① Select EZ Record for Date/Time and Recording Setup, Click NEXT to proceed.
  • Page 16 ② Description of EZ Record Setup is displayed, Click NEXT to proceed. ③ Set up the Date/Time settings and click NEXT to get to the recording setup. ④ Select the recording mode and click NEXT to get to the recording setup. ⑤...

  • Page 17: Name, Function And Connection

    LED light is on when power is applied to the system. LED light is on when the system is recording video data. USB Port This USB port for archiving footage into a USB device. (USB 2.0 connector) 3-2. Connectors D4VT D8VT D16VT Figure 3.2.1. Rear Panel Connections...
  • Page 18 ③ VGA: VGA (Video Graphics Array) output port. Connects to the PC VGA monitor. ④ HD VIDEO OUT: HDMI output port. Connections to the HDMI monitor (1920x1080). ⑤ AUDIO IN: D4VT/ D8VT: Four connectors for audio input. D16VT: use the included audio splitter cable ⑥ AUDIO OUT: D4VT/ D8VT: One connector for audio output.

  • Page 19: Remote Control

    3-3. Remote Control ① ID: To set the remote control ID. ② REC: To start and stop manual recording ③ SEARCH: To go to SEARCH menu. ④ F/ADV:  During playback – To move the playback position 60 seconds forward . ...

  • Page 20: Setting Up The Dvr

    4. Setting up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR. Menu screen will close if user input is not received in 5 minutes. 4-1. Setup – Main Live Screen To enter the setup menu, right click on the mouse and select setup from the submenu or press the setup button on the remote control.
  • Page 21 Figure 4.2.1. SYSTEM Setup Screen Table 4.2.1. Menu Items in SYSTEM Setup Screen Item Description DESCRIPTION Press the button to view the system information. (Software Version, Storage Size, IP Address, MAC Address and DDNS Status) Select the display language using the mouse or the remote control. Once a language is LANGUAGE selected, the display language will change.
  • Page 22 Select DAYLIGHT SAVING using the mouse or the remote control and select the appropriate daylight saving time zone. The options are: OFF: Daylight saving is turned off. USA: Applies the USA daylight saving time. EU: Applies the EU daylight saving time. - Select the GMT AREA using the mouse or the remote control.
  • Page 23 DVR sends E-MAIL Notification when the NTP server time is faster than the system time with bellow message. “NTP server time is faster than the system time. In this case, NTP server time is ignored to protect the user data. User must set the time manually.
  • Page 24 SYSTEM EVENT NOTIFICATION HEALTH CHECK – OFF, ON (Allows the user to set MAIL STATUS periodically) : DAILY or WEELY or MONTHLY VIDEO CLIP SETUP: Setup the duration of video clip for PRE RECORD and POST RECORD. EVENT AND NOTIFICATION – OFF, ON (Allows the user to set EVENT NOFICIATION ON or OFF) HEALTH CHECK / RESTART / SHUTDOWN / PANIC RECORD Enable Email Notification in the event a problem occurs with the VT.

  • Page 25: How To Use 'Cloud

    HDD FAILURE – Enable Email, Beep and Alarm output Notification when the HDD fails. 4-2-1. How to use ‘Cloud’ Notice : User have to have a ‘Google Drive’ Account Save video clip on the Google Drive and playback though Mobile device. 1) How to set (Setup –...

  • Page 26: Setup - Record Mode

    4-3. Setup – RECORD Mode In the SETUP menu, select the RECORD tab. Then, the RECORD menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.3.1. RECORD Setup Screen Table 4.3.1.
  • Page 27 Select the sensor setting for the selected channel. SENSOR RECORDING PRE RECORD Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-event recording time is up to 20 minutes. POST EVENT Set the post event recording time duration for the specified channel. RECORD (10~60 seconds) Enable/disable audio recording for the specified channel. AUDIO SCHEDULE Set the recording schedule.

  • Page 28: Recording Schedules

    4-3-1. Recording Schedules To setup a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Select the CHANNEL, select one of the recording settings: NONE, CONTINUOUS or MOTION, then Highlight the area for the selected setting.

  • Page 29: Setup - Device Mode

    4-4. Setup – DEVICE Mode In the SETUP menu, select the DEVICE tab. Then, the device menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.4.1. DEVICE Setup Screen Table 4.4.1.

  • Page 30: Digital Deterrent

    (1 – Lowest sensitivity, 9 – Highest sensitivity) KEY TONE Enable/disable key tone. Set the remote control ID. REMOTE CONTROL ID 1. Select ID. 2. Input the remote control ID number. 3. An icon will indicate on the Live Screen if the remote control ID is synchronized.

  • Page 31: Keyboard Controller & Ptz Setup

    4-4-2. Keyboard Controller & PTZ Setup To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the PTZ controller to the RS-485 port on the back of the chassis with CAT5 (or equivalent) cable. ① Connect the RS-485 cables of PTZ camera to the RS-485 port on the rear panel. Figure 4.4.3.
  • Page 32 ② Open the PTZ sub menu by selecting the submenu button. Figure 4.4.5. PTZ Control Setup Screen Note: Connect PTZ cameras that support RS-485 directly to the RS-485 port. If the camera is controlled through an RS-232C interface, use an RS-232C to RS-485 to RS-232C signal converter. Use the PTZ setup screen to select the following options for the camera PTZ controller: CHANNEL: Channel connected to a PTZ device CAMERA: Protocol Type...
  • Page 33 4-4-3. Spot Out Figure 4.4.7. SPOT-OUT Setup Screen Table 4.4.3. Menu Item in SPOT-OUT Setup Screen Item Description Only 1 Spot Out is available to use. SPOT OUT SPOT TYPE SPOT 1 supports only FULL type. (1 channel only) SPOT ON EVENT Enable/disable channel change if an event occurs on a channel.
  • Page 34 4-4-4. Motion Zone Setup Select MOTION ZONE using the mouse or the remote control and select either PARTIAL ZONE or FULL ZONE using the mouse control. The default value is FULL ZONE. If FULL ZONE is selected, the motion zone grid screen is not displayed. Only set the level of sensitivity for MOTION SENSITIVITY.

  • Page 35: Setup - Display Mode

    4-5. Setup – DISPLAY Mode In the SETUP menu, select the DISPLAY tab. Then, the DISPLAY menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. To return to the previous setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

  • Page 36: Setup - Network Mode

    mouse or the remote control. Select a channel to apply the following settings using the mouse. NAME Set the channel name. Press the right square button and set the channel name and select OK. The name can be made up to 36 characters. COVERT Enable/disable display of the specified video channel in live display.

  • Page 37: Network Types

    IP address. It allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static domain name. Once the setting is completed, the DDNS address will be: http://hostname.ddns.specoddns.net For example, if you enter the host name as “D4VT”, then the address will be: http://d4VT.ddns.specoddns.net Select NETWORK>DDNS. The menu displays as below.

  • Page 38: Network Port And Web Port

    NETWORK>WEB PORT menu. The default port number is 80. 4-6-4. Network Stream User can set the RESOLUTION, FRAME RATE, and the QUALITY for the network stream. D4VT: Up to 60 fps @CIF for 4 channels. D8VT: Up to 120 fps @CIF for 8 channels.
  • Page 39 D16VT: Up to 240 fps @CIF for 16 channels. <Note> Individual Channels can be set with different RESOLUTION, FRAME RATE, and QUALITY. In case of using MOBILE, QUALITY can be setup up to LEVEL2. Figure 4.6.4. NETWORK Setup Screen – Network Stream...

  • Page 40: Setup - User Management Mode

    4-7. Setup – USER MANAGEMENT Mode In the SETUP menu, select the USER MANAGEMENT tab. Then, the USER MANAGEMENT menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.7.1.
  • Page 41 ADMIN, USER1, USER2, USER3: Selected Checkbox: The user can access the function. Blank Checkbox: The user can not access the function. USER NAME Change the name of USER1, USER2 and USER3. Click “ENTER” after naming. SETUP PASSWORD Options are ADMIN, USER1, USER2 and USER3. Select USER PASSWORD using the mouse or the remote control and press SEL SETUP button.

  • Page 42: Setup - Storage Mode

    4-8. Setup – STORAGE Mode In the SETUP menu, select the STORAGE tab. Then, the STORAGE menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.8.1. STORAGE Setup Screen Table 4.8.1.
  • Page 43 Hard drive information. DISK INFO Displays the following information: RECORDING Enable recording limit : The amount of data recorded in HDD will be limited to the most recent number of days as set by “RECORDING LIMIT DAYS”. LIMIT Disable recording limit : When OVERWRITE is ON, DVR will continue to record when HDD is full and overwrite older data.

  • Page 44: Setup - Config Mode

    4-9. Setup - CONFIG Mode In the SETUP menu, select the CONFIG tab. Then, the configuration menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.9.1. CONFIGURATION Setup Screen Table 4.9.1.

  • Page 45: Firmware Upgrade

    1. In the USB flash drive root directory, create a new folder named “upgrade” 2. Create sub-folder for each model under “upgrade” folder and copy each firmware file to their folder.  “d4VT” for D4VT: “main_D4VT_speco_*.*.*_201****”  “d8VT” for D8VT: “main_D8VT_speco_*.*.*_201****”...

  • Page 46: Live, Search And Playback

    5. Live, Search and Playback 5-1. Live View In the Live screen, video inputs from the cameras are displayed as they are configured in the Display Setup screen. When the mouse is right clicked, and the quick operation window will be displayed as below. Figure 5.1.1.
  • Page 47 Select this option to enter the Setup menu. DISPLAY Display layout. Select between different multiview display formats. Available formats: D4VT: 1x1, 2x2 D8VT: 1x1, 2x2, 3x3; D16VT: 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 SNAPSHOT Click this option to create a snapshot of selected channel image.
  • Page 48 SUPER EZ COPY Direct Backup of the selected channel to USB flash drive without going through the search mode. ENABLE MANUAL Manual Record button. Click this button to enable manual recording. RECORD Also known as Panic Record. ADVANCED MENU EZ SETUP Select this option to start EZ Setup Wizard AUDIO Select this option to set an audio channel to output;...

  • Page 49: Ptz Control

    5-1-1. PTZ Control Table 5.1.3. Menu Items in PTZ Control Window Item Description INITIALIZE Initialize the PTZ settings of the selected camera Select PAN/TILT using the remote or mouse, then PAN/TILT press SEL. Adjust the tilt by using ▲▼(UP/DOWN) buttons Adjust the pan by using ◀▶(LEFT/RIGHT) buttons Select ZOOM/FOCUS using the remote or mouse, ZOOM/FOCUS...

  • Page 50: Digital Zoom In Live And Playback Screen

    5-2. Digital Zoom in Live and Playback Screen VT series supports Digital Zoom feature during live and playback mode. 1. Double click the target channel. 2. Click the left button of the mouse and drag to make rectangular shape. 5-3. SEARCH Screen To enter the search screen menu, select SEARCH menu on the screen using the mouse or press SEARCH icon on live screen.

  • Page 51: Ezsearch

    5-3-1. EZSearch The EZSearch window is used to find stored video with ease using the thumb nail playback screen. Figure 5.3.2. Calendar Screen Figure 5.3.3. Channel Selection Screen STEP 1. 24 Hourly Thumbnail Screen STEP 2. Every 2 minutes and 30 seconds STEP 3.

  • Page 52: Smart Search

    Figure 5.3.4. Second Thumbnail Screen When the EZSearch menu is selected, a calendar is displayed that highlights dates with recorded data. 1. Select a specific date on the calendar. 2. Select a channel from Channel Selection Screen. Then the Thumbnail Search screen displays 24 thumbnails, one for each hour of the day. 3.
  • Page 53 1) Select the start time and End time that user want to search 2) Set Zone as ‘Partial’ or ‘Full’ 3) Partial zone can select the area that user want. this after selection as ‘Partial’ then user can drag the area. 4) Click 5) Click right mouse button when the area selection was finished.

  • Page 54: Time Line Search

    7) Click the list that user want to playback. 8) ‘Export’ and ‘E-Mail’ icon will be activate for backup or mail notice 5-3-3. Time Line Search The CALENDAR Search window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar.

  • Page 55: Event Search

    Figure 5.3.7. Calendar Screen Figure 5.3.8. Time-Line Search Screen When the Timeline menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which displays recorded dates with highlights. Select a specific date and time. Click and drag the red time indicator bar to the desired hour. User can select a specific minutes using a button in the above red box.

  • Page 56: Go To First Time

    User can find a data of the specific channel and event using a button in the above red box as following Figure 5.3.9. Press the PREV to return to the SEARCH window. Figure 5.3.10. Event Search Screen 5-3-5. Go To First Time You can access the oldest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting GO TO FIRST TIME on the SEARCH window.

  • Page 57: Log List

    frame of the selected video, then the user can export the selected data. 5-3-9. Log List You can access the LOG list search screen by selecting LOG on the SEARCH window. Figure 5.3.12. Log List Screen When the Log menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which has a log data. Select a specific date and press NEXT button, and then the log data will be displayed.
  • Page 58 Table 5.4.1. Button Functions in PLAY Mode Button Description  1x, 2x, 4x, 8x,16x, 32x speeds for D4VT  1x, 2x, 4x, 8x,16x for D8VT  1x, 2x, 4x, 8x for D16VT Single Channel backward playback speed 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x Jump/Step backward.

  • Page 59: Export And Back Up

    6. Export and Back Up 6-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive Still images can be captured and archived onto a USB flash drive or an USB external hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video. 1.

  • Page 60: Video Backup Onto Usb Flash Drive During Playback

    6-2. Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback Video can be captured and archived onto the USB flash drive or a hard drive while playing back the recorded video. In playback mode, press the BACKUP button to launch the backup function. 1.

  • Page 61: Ezcopy: Video Backup Onto Usb Flash Drive During Playback

    5. The following shows the image to complete the backup. Select lose to return to the previous screen. 6-3. EZCopy: Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback Using EZCopy feature, Video can be easily archived onto the USB flash drive or a hard drive. In playback mode, press the EZCOPY button to launch the backup function.

  • Page 62: Transferring Still Images Or Video From The Archive List

    4. EZCOPY window will display. The DVR will ask whether to archive a NSF or AVI. 5. After backup format is selected, also select media type and channel(s) to archive the data to the media. 6-4. Transferring Still Images or Video from the ARCHIVE List The stored data in the hard drive can be found in the ARCHIVE list in the SEARCH window.

  • Page 63: Playback Of Backup Video

    6-5. Playback of Backup Video 6-5-1. AVI Format AVI format: AVI format video can be played back by Window Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video. 1. Please install the Decoder Filter that the DVR copies “DvrPlayer” folder on USB flash drive with the video.

  • Page 64: Nsf Format

    6-5-2. NSF Format NSF format: NSF format video can be played back using the HDplayer that the DVR copies to “DvrPlayer” folder on USB flash drive with video. Use the mouse scroll to use digital zoom in and out feature.

  • Page 65: Network Access Using The Multi-Sites Network Viewer

    7. Network Access Using the Multi-Sites Network Viewer 7-1. Overview The SpecoTech Multi Client is a multiple site monitoring client software with; video, audio, and alarm signals from the DVRs over the network. The SpecoTech Multi Client does not limit the number of DVR units to register.

  • Page 66: Installation Of The Program

    7-3. Installation of the Program 1. Insert the provided CD in the CD drive and double-click “SpecoTech Multi Client (XXXX).exe” 2. Select a destination folder and click “Next”. 3. Select the program folder and click “Next”. 4. The installation status screen is displayed. 5.

  • Page 67: Live Window

    7-4. Live Window When installation is completed, double click the “SpecoTech Multi Client” icon on your desktop to start the program. 7-4-1. Main User Interface...

  • Page 68: Control Buttons

    7-4-2. Control Buttons Button Description Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that LOCAL PLAYBACK are recorded in the local PC. Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that REMOTE PLAYBACK are recorded in the remote DVR.

  • Page 69: Search And Playback Window

    7-5. Search and Playback Window 7-5-1. Main User Interface You can access to search window by clicking the search icon (Local Playback / Remote Playback) on the upper right of the Live Window.

  • Page 70: Main Control Panel

    7-5-2. Main Control Panel Button Description Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that LOCAL PLAYBACK are recorded in the local PC. Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that REMOTE PLAYBACK are recorded in the remote DVR.
  • Page 71 To change a timeline scale from 24 hours to 60 minutes. The timeline shows recorded data in color on the bar. You can adjust the timeline scale and move it to the time you wish to playback. Then click the play icon to display the recorded video. Playback buttons.

  • Page 72: Smart Search

    7-5-3. SMART SEARCH 1) User can search with selected area 2) Click right mouse button when playback 3) ‘Smart Search’ will search in the selected area only. 4) ‘Smart Search’ checking the motion and event from the selected area. 5) User can set, Sensitivity, Internal, Thumbnail size, Date and Time...
  • Page 73 6) Select any of search Thumbnail then selected event will playing.

  • Page 74: Setup Of Specotech Multi Client

    Setup of SpecoTech Multi Client Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of SpecoTech Multi Client software. The SETUP window is displayed as below. 7-6-1. General Security Option: Set a password for security options. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access any of selected functions, you need to enter the password.

  • Page 75: Event

    7-6-2. Event Event log can be archived and searched. Event Log: Specify the location to save event logs and select event to archive. Event Search: Event log can be searched from the selected time.

  • Page 76: Record

    7-6-3. Record Record Setup: You can set the recording conditions as the following; Always, Event, or Auto record. And you can also select target DVR/DVRs and channel/channels. When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. Record Local Storage Setup: You can select the local disk to record and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording.

  • Page 77: Display

    7-6-4. Display You can select the OSD (On Screen Display) to be displayed. 7-6-5. Language English, French and Spanish is selectable.

  • Page 78: About

    7-6-6. About “About” provides network client version information.

  • Page 79: Remote Setup

    7-7. Remote Setup The menu settings for the DVR unit can be set over network. Put the cursor of the mouse on the channel, which is connected to the site and right click on the mouse to open the submenu. Then the following window is displayed as below. Select the REMOTE SETUP. Then the setup window is displayed.

  • Page 80: System

    7-7-1. System Select System to set system and time settings.  DATE DISPLAY FORMAT: Select the date display format.  CLIENT ACCCESS: Enable/Disable remote access through network client software.  NTP SETUP: Sets whether to synchronize the time using NTP server or not. o Primary SNTP Server: Input the NTP primary server address.
  • Page 81 o SEND MAIL TEST: Examine the function with registered information.  USER NAME: Name the DVR  SYSTEM RESTART  SYSTEM EVENT NOTIFICATION Allows the user to set EVENT NOFICIATION ON or OFF o HEALTH CHECK (Allows the user to set MAIL STATUS periodically) : DAILY or WEELY or MONTHLY o HDD TEMPERATURE o HDD BAD SECTOR o HDD ALMOST FULL...

  • Page 82: Record

    7-7-2. Record Select RECORD tab to set the recording conditions. These settings apply to the specified channel only.  Recording Setup o RESOLUTION: Sets the resolution for the recordings. The value applies to an individual channel. o FRAME RATE: Sets the recording rate. o QUALITY: Sets the image quality in 5 levels.

  • Page 83: Device

    7-7-3. Device Select Device to set Spot Out, Enable/Disable CVBS Out, motion zone.  ALARM OUT: Set the alarm out duration.  DIGITAL DETERRENT: Set the schedule of digital deterrent function and upload the sound file to DVR.  CONTROLLER: Set the controller baud rate and ID. ...

  • Page 84: Display

    7-7-4. Display Select the DISPLAY tab to set the DISPLAY conditions. These settings apply to all channels.  OSD: Sets whether to display or not, the date and time as well as channel number on the screen.  OSD CONTRAST: Adjust the character contrast on the screen. ...

  • Page 85: User Management

    7-7-6. User Management Select the USER MANAGEMENT tab to set the DISPLAY conditions. 7-7-7. Storage Select Storage to configure continued recording settings by overwriting the hard disk and the storage period for the recording data.  OVERWRITE: Continues recording by writing over previous recordings when HDD is full. ...

  • Page 86: Operation

    7-8. Operation 7-8-1. Addition, Delete, and Modify of DVR Sites 7-8-1-1. Addition of Sites 1. Click SITE ADDITION button. And then the following window will be displayed as below. o Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site. o IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain name o Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”.
  • Page 87 7-8-1-3. Modify of Sites 1. Select the site/sites to modify from the directory window. 2. Click NET FINDER button. And then the following window will be displayed as below. 3. Click MODIFY button. And then the modified information is displayed as below.

  • Page 88: Connect And Disconnect

    7-8-2. Connect and Disconnect 7-8-2-1. Connect 1. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 2. Click CONNECT button, and then site/sites displays/display as connected. 7-8-2-2. Disconnect 1. Select site/sites to disconnect from the directory window. 2. Click DISCONNECT button, and then selected site/sites disconnected.

  • Page 89: Still-Image Capture During Live

    7-8-3. Still-image Capture During Live 1. Double-click a channel to capture from the display screen. (Otherwise all channels will be captured.). 2. Click CAPTURE button. And then a Capture window will be displayed as below. 3. Set Save Path, File Name, and File Format. And then click OK button. 4.

  • Page 90: Recording Video On Local Pc During Live

    7-8-4. Recording Video on Local PC During Live 1. Click SETUP button. And then a setup window will be displayed as below. 2. Select Record and set the values. 3. Select Disk and set the values. 4. Click RECORD ON button. And the color of button is changed. 5.

  • Page 91: Local Playback And Remote Playback

    7-8-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback 7-8-5-1. Playback of Recorded Video on a Local PC 1. Click LOCAL PLAYBACK. And then Playback Window will be displayed over the Live Window. 2. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT button.
  • Page 92 7-8-5-2. Playback of Recorded Video on Remote DVR 1. Click REMOTE PLAYBACK. And then Playback Window will be displayed. 2. Select the site to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and timeline scale. 4.

  • Page 93: Avi Backup During Playback

    7-8-6. AVI Backup during Playback You can back up the recorded videos in AVI format during playback. 1. Double-click the target channel to backup. 2. Select the beginning time by using the search calendar and timeline scale bar. 3. Click EZCOPY START button on the timeline scale to select the beginning point of the backup.
  • Page 94 7. AVI video data is recorded as selected in AVI Backup window. AVI format video can be played back by using Window Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video.

  • Page 95: Network Access Using The Web-Browser Viewer

    8. Network Access Using the Web-Browser Viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature by web-browser viewer. (NOTE: Web-Brower is only available for Internet Explorer) 1. Check the IP address of the DVR from SETUP>SYSTEM>DESCRIPTION>IP ADDRESS or 2. Input the IP address or Domain name address that you pre-registered. 3.
  • Page 96  Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site.  IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain name  Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”.  ID: Input ID of DVR. Default ID is “admin”. ...

  • Page 97: Network Access Using The Smart Phone Viewer

    2. Search “Speco Player” in the App Store. Notice SPECO Player is for the VT, HS, DS, RS, WRS and HD series DVRs. SPECO VIEWER is not compatible with the T Series DVR’s (TH, TN or TL) or the PC Series DVR’s.

  • Page 98: 9-1-2.Ptz Control

    4. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4, 8, 10, 16 channels split display depending on the DVR. 5. To select the display mode(1, 4, 9, 10 or 16 split display), tap the arrow menus button 6.

  • Page 99: Playback

    9-1-3. Playback 1. Select Mode as ‘Playback’ and click ‘CONNECT’ button. Then select Date & Time and click PLAY button. 2. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4, 8, 10, 16 channels split display depending on the DVR.

  • Page 100: App Viewer For Android Phone

    T Series DVR’s (TH, TN or TL) or the PC Series DVR’s. 9-2-1. Live 1. Open the installed “Speco Player” App and select the Live Preview. Then click the menu button of the phone to add a remote device.

  • Page 101: Playback

    9-2-2. Playback 1. Select the registered device and select PLAYBACK and select up to 4 channels to search. Then click START button. As soon as setting the date and time to search, the app will start the playback. 2. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4 channels split display.

  • Page 102: Appendix: Network Connection - Lan

    APPENDIX: Network Connection - LAN 1. Install the network client software from the supplied CD. 2. Check the IP address from SETUP > SYSTEM > DESCRIPTION or SETUP>NETWORK of DVR. 3. Run the network client software. 4. Input Site Name, Site Address (IP address), Port Number, and Password on the connect window. ...

  • Page 103: Appendix: Network Connection - Internet And Ddns

    5. Select a site by checking the box, and Press button to connect to the site. APPENDIX: Network Connection – Internet and DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allows a domain name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. A current dynamic IP address is being associated with a static domain name. 1.
  • Page 104 2. Go to SETUP>NETWORK>DDNS>HOST NAME. Manually enter a domain name using the virtual keyboard and click ENTER button. 3. When a manual host name is completed, Go to SETUP>NETWORK>DDNS>SUBMIT/UPDATE and select ON to submit the settings on the SPECO DDNS. Once the setting is completed, the DDNS address will be: http://hostname.ddns.specoddns.net For example, if you enter the host name as “D16VT”, then the address will be:...
  • Page 105 7. Check the NETWORK PORT (Default: 5445), WEB PORT (Default: 80), and the IP Address of the DVR from SETUP>NETWORK. 8. Port forward the NETWORK PORT (Default: 5445) and WEB PORT (Default: 80) of the private IP Address of the DVR on the network router. Please refer to the user manual and guide for the detailed steps for port forwarding for specific router model.
  • Page 106 And select the OK button. Then, press button after checking the left check box.

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