Security Laboratory DVR User Manual

1 960H Series DVRs User’s Manual Security Labs, Inc. Customer Support 800-774-0294 www.security-labs.com

10One remote control is included with the DVR. Leave the Remote Control setting at “0” and the Device Name blank. Use the drop list on “Date Mode” to

11Tip: Select “All” from the Channel droplist for your initial setup. Recording Setup Screen The record setup screen allows you to customize the

12 Channel Overlay Screen Again, the defaults shown on this screen will work fine in most situations. The name for each channel is th

13Use your mouse to select the camera(s), type of recording you wish to use, then left-click and drag through the schedule. Normal is a constant reco

14PTZ Setup Screen TIP: Please be sure the twisted pair of communication wires coming from your PTZ camera are connected to the RS485 terminals on t

15 Video Setup Screen The video setup screen allows you to mask an area of any channel from being viewed, and set the notifications that will happe

16 Motion Detection Screen TIP: Always have “Automatic” selected in the Record Control menu for any channel that will use Motion Detection. Vi

17 User Management Screen The default user for the DVR is “admin” with no (blank) password. Click on <Admin> then <Edit Pa

18 Enter a name, password (twice), then click<Add>. Click on the new name in the User’s list, and check the privileges you wish them to have.

19Output Schedule Screen Left click and drag the mouse to select hours of operation (green segments). Right click and drag the mouse to deselect (wh

2INDEX Chapter One – Product Introduction 4 1.1 Specifications 4 1.2 Rear Panel & Connections 5 1.3 IR Remote Control

20Chapter Three – Operation 3.1 Live View At power up your DVR will automatically go to the live, Multi Channel view mode. To switch to a single ca

213.2 Recording Click on the Recording Control icon located on the control bar to display the recording control. The recording control (shown b

22 2) Select the date you wish to review (the current date is the default). Dates highlighted with blue contain recordings that can be viewed. Clic

233) Select the playback time. 3.4 Advanced Playback Options 1. Synchronous / Asynchronous Playback Synchronous mode plays all selected channels (

242. Starts playback after selecting time periods to view. 3. Stop button 4. Slow motion speeds of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/30. 5. Real time playback 6.

25 【Zoom】Controls the optical Zoom IN (+) and Zoom Out (-) of the camera. 【Focus】Manual control of the camera’s focus adjustment if needed. Typically

26Programming a tour To setup an automatic tour with your PTZ camera, select the Set tab, enter the number 1 in the Set box (for your first tour), an

27inputs and output for an alarm condition. 【Set Alarm】Sets the channel in a “standby mode” that will activate a recording when an alarm trig

28(2)Setup You can simultaneously use a standard monitor connected to the Video Out jack, and a higher resolution monitor connected to the VGA or t

29 【Channel】Select “All” to adjust all channels at the same time, or use the drop list to select a particular channel. TIP: Most installations have

3Safety & Precautionary Notes:  The power supply of this DVR is provided through a regulated DC12V 5A adapter. Please only use this power supp

304.1.2 Channel Overlay – On Screen Display 【Channel】Select a channel to edit the name, or position of the name / time on a recording. 【Channel Na

31Select a channel (or “All”) to modify, click on the type of recording you wish to use, left click and drag your mouse through the time segment to s

324.2.2 Video Setup 【Video Mode】NTSC mode is the default setting for North America and this unit. 【Channel】Select a channel to modify the settings b

33【Channel】Select a channel to add or modify video motion detection settings. 【Sensitivity Setting】Choose from five selections. TIP: Cameras moun

344.3 Network Setup Tab 4.3.1 Ethernet (Local Area Network) Setup 【DHCP】”Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol”. If this is checked your network w

35The WAN is also often called the ‘Internet’. Each device (computers, cell phones, etc) on your LAN has a unique IP address. 【Subnet Mask】 Server s

36You will need to provide the APN “Access Point Name”, the connection number, the account, and password. These items are avaialble from your 3G card

37 4.3.4 E-mail 【SSL Protocol】”Secure Socket Layer” Check this box only if your email server requires it to connect. 【Email Address】The recipient

384.3.5 Access Control 4.3.5 Access Control Determines which computers have access to your DVR. 【List Rule】Default is “not used”. With the table, y

39 【Remote Control – Device Name】If only using 1 or no remote controls leave the Remote Control setting at “0”, and the Device Name blank. 【Date Mode

4Chapter ONE Product Introduction 1.1 Specifications Features Description Operating system Embedded LINUX OS Video compression H.264 Video inp

40quality of any camera to gain more available hours on your hard drive. 【Formatting】Click this button during record mode to show the current bit r

41 【Alarm Input】Similar to other setup menus, select a channel to modify (or All). 【Input Type】All alarm trigger switches or devices are categorize

424.4.5 Output Schedule Left click and drag your mouse to quickly select the time periods of the day when you want the internal buzzer, e-mail, and

434.5 System Management 4.5.1 System Upgrade Rarely is a software upgrade needed for your unit. Should you experience any unusual symptoms with

444.5.3 Online Users Click <Online Users> to show a list of user names and their IP addresses that are currently connected to the DVR via a LAN

454.5.5 Default This DVR series has the unique ability to return groups of settings back to the factory default (versus the entire unit). Select the

46 Chapter FIVE: Web Browser Connections 5.1 Connecting to the DVR The web browser viewing utility supports multiple browsers. Using Internet Explor

47 By clicking on the ‘Net Search’ tab, you can have the program automatically search for your DVR on the local network. You can also enter the IP ad

485.2 System Settings Click the ‘Setup’ button on the right panel to enter the configuration screen. Tabs are provided for each of the different s

49 If you have a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera connected to your DVR, you can set the PTZ protocol under the ‘PTZ Setting’ tab. Refer to the PTZ

51.2 Rear panel & Connections Before powering up your new DVR, please connect cameras to the BNC inputs (2), LAN cable from the Network port (7)

50 The ‘Alarm Setting” tab allows you to determine which channels (cameras) will enable the DVR to go into record when an alarm input on the back of

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52 6.0 Viewing the DVR with PC Software (without a web browser) Included on the CD that came with your DVR is a ‘stand alone’ PC program that can con

53Open the CD on your computer and open the folder named “Mobile Client”. In this folder are the mobile viewing programs for Android, BlackBerry, and

54 Symbian Instructions: Search ASee+ on the Marketplace and install the free download. This will install the most current version of the app

55Security Labs, Inc. Limited Product Warranty DVR: ONE YEAR PARTS AND LABOR – HARD DRIVE: MAY VARY WITH MODEL. Should this product proves to be de

6 1.3 IR Remote control

71.4 Mouse Functions 1 Left button click To select a menu item Drop a list from a combo box Move a PTZ camera to a selected area Click on a cam

8Chapter Two – Initial Setup 2.1 Powering On / Control menu Bar Facing the front of your unit, the main power toggle switch can be easily located by

9To choose the menu display monitor, click on the <Display Setup> icon at the bottom of the main screen (or right click on the screen to activa