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SPY-DVR16HYB2&SPY-DVR16HYB2ND

Instructions

1.0INTRODUCTION1.1Mainmenu2.0SPLITSCREEN3.0SYSTEMSETUP3.1GeneralSetup3.2TimeSetup3.3HDDSetup3.4ScreenSetup3.5EncodeSetup3.6PTZSetup3.7ChannelOSD3.8VideoDetection3.9Bitrate3.10RecordPlane3.11NetworkSetup3.12DDNS3.13FTP

3.14PPPoE3.15E-MAIL3.16SystemVersion3.17HDDInfo3.18SystemLog3.19User3.20SystemUpgrade3.21SystemMaintenance3.22FactorySettings4.0VIDEOPLAYBACK5.0VIDEOBACKUP6.0COLORADJUST7.0CHANNELMODE8.0VIDEOMANAGE

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CongratulationsonpurchasingtheSpyClopsH.264DVRSecuritySystemSystemSpecifications:

• Multi-cameradigitalvideorecorderwhichincludesmotiondetection,keybuzzeralarm,e-mailandareamasking.

• TheDVRusesstateoftheartH.264videocompressiontechnologytomaximizeyourrecordingtimeandoptimizeyourvideoquality.H.264compressionsavesharddrivespaceandsupportsfasterdatatransfer.

• DatastoredintheDVRcaneasilyandquicklybebackedupviaaUSBdrive• Upto16cameracapacitysoupgradingyoursysteminthefuturewillbeeasyandtroublefree• AppleandAndroidsupportedmobileappsoyoucanviewyourvideofeedfromanywhereremotely• AnembeddedLinuxoperatingsystemprovidesyouwithstabilityandexcellentnetworkcapabilities• UpgradedDVRHardDrivespecificallydesignedforCCTVuse• 2USBportsinback• Idealforresidentialandcommercialinstallations

YourSystemIncludes:• 16channelH.264networkableDVR• Pre-installedupgradedDVRHardDrive(SPY-DVR16HYB2only)SPY-DVR16HYB2NDdoesnotinclude

HardDrive• Poweradapter• USBmouse• DVRremote

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SPY-DVR16HYB2

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*Note:Removetheequipmentfromitspackagingandplaceitonaclean,flatsurface.Inspecteachitem.Ifanyvisibledamageispresent,contactyoursupplierpleaseverifyyourorderiscomplete

MAKINGTHECONNECTIONS:SPY-DVR16HYB2&SPY-DVR16HYB2ND

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1.BNCvideoinfromcameras

2.HDMIoutput

3.RCAaudioINandOUT

4.VGAoutputtomonitor

5.RJ45Ethernetport

6.Mouse/USBbackup

7.RS485portforPTZcameracontrol

8.DC12Vadapterport

1.0INTRODUCTION

1.1 MainMenuIntroductionRightclickthemouseandyouwillfindthemainmenu(itcanalsobeaccessedbypressingthe“MENU”key).Themainmenuconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

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• SplitScreen• SystemSetup

• VideoPlayback

• VideoBackup

• Coloradjust

• ChannelMode

• VideoManage

• PTZcontrol

• Manualrecord• Volume

• SetupWizard

• ExitSystem

2.0SplitScreen x1View

• Whenchoosing‘x1View’,usermaychooseonecameratoviewinfullscreenmode x4View,x6,x8,x9,x13orx16View• Whenchoosing‘x4Viewthrough16View’,usercanviewall4through16camera’s

simultaneously• Inx4throughx16View,usercandoubleclickanycameratoviewinfullscreenmode.Double

clicktoreturntoallcameraview

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3.0SYSTEMSETUP

3.1GeneralSet-up

• AutoLogout:Whenenabled,theDVRwillautomaticallylogoffthepresentuserifthereis10minuteswithoutoperation.Theywillneedtologinagaintooperatethedevice

• Keybuzzer:“Enable”willactivateabeepwhentheDVRbuttonsarepushed.“Disable”willpreventbeepsfromsoundingwhenthebuttonsarepushed

• Language:Youcanselectoneofmanydifferentlanguages

• Standard:“NTSC”isthestandardforNorthAmericaandwillneedtobeselectedforaclearpicture.

• KeyPadType:ThisoptionisusedtosetupthekeypadtoStandard,16,18or23keys• RemoteID:Fixed

• BootWizard:CheckBoxforONorOFF

• ShowESEEIDWhenPreview:CheckBoxforONorOFF

• ShowTimeWhenPreview:CheckBoxforONorOFF

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3.2TimeSetup

• DateFormat:Changedatedisplaylayout

• SystemDate:Changedate

• SystemTime:ChangeDVR’stime

• TimeFormat:Changebetween12hourtimeor24hourtime

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3.3HDDSetup(FormattheHardDrive)

• DVRcomesformatted(SPY-DVR16HYB2only)• Todeletetheharddrivedata,rightclickwithyourmouseandselect“Setup”thenleftclickto

select“SystemTools”thenselect“HDDmanagement”.Check“√”theOverwriteboxandtheformatboxoftheHDDyouwanttoformatthenclickthe“Format”checkbox“√”click“Format”,click“Yes”tostart.

• AutodeleteoldfilesChoosecustomtosetupautodeleteatthenumberofdaysthatyourequire.

*Note:ThisishelpfulinsavingHardDiskspace.

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3.4ScreenSetup

• OSDAlpha:UsercanmakeGUImoreorlesstransparent

• VGAResolution:Changeresolutionto1024x768,1280x1024,1366x768,1440x900,1080p@50Hzor1080p@60Hz

• AutoSwitch:Thisfunctionallowsusertohavecameraviewswitcheveryfewsecondstoyourdesire

CHANNELSETUP

3.5EncodeSetup

• Channel:Thiswillselectcameraforsetup

MainStream

• Bitratemode:Thiswillbedependentonyourbandwidthandspecificneeds

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ConstantBitrate

Thisisthedefaultencodingmode,andalsothemostbasic.Inthismode,the

bitratewillbethesameforthewholefile.Itmeansthateachpartofyourvideofilewillbeusingthesamenumberofbits.Thecomplexpartswillbeofalower

qualitythantheeasiestones.Themainadvantageisthatthefinalfilessizewon'tchangeandcanbeaccuratelypredicted.

Thismodeisnotrecommended

AverageBitrate

Inthismode,youchooseatargetbitrateandtheencoderwilltrytoconstantlymaintainanaveragebitratewhileusinghigherbitratesforthepartsofyourvideothatneedmorebits.TheresultwillbeofhigherqualitythanCBRencodingwhile

theaveragefilesizewillremain

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predictable,sothismodeishighlyrecommendedoverCBR.

VariableBitrate

Inthismode,youchoosethedesiredqualityonascalegoingfrom9(lowestquality/highestdistortion)to0(highestquality/lowestdistortion).Thenyouchoosetheoptimalnumberofbitsto

spendforeachpart.Theadvantageisthatyouareabletospecifythequalitylevelthatyouwanttoreach;theinconvenient

isthatthefinalfilesizeistotallyunpredictable.

• Encodeformat:ForthemainstreamwerecommendNTSCwith960Hformat

QCIF CIF HD1 WCIF D1 960H 720P 1080P-H

NTSC 176x120

360x240

352x480

480x240

720x480

960x480

1280x720 960x1080

PAL 176x144

360x288

352x576

480x288

720x576

960x576

1280x720 960x1080

• Rate:Ingeneral,werecommendabitrateofaround2-2.5Mbps,whichtakesintoaccount

theaverageworldwidebroadbandconnectionsforvideooutput • Quality:Youcanadjustyourimagequalityfluctuation.Highest,High,Medium,Low,Lowest.

Highestisrecommended,althoughitwillaffectyourbandwidth• Framerate:Theframerateishowmanyuniqueconsecutiveimagesaredisplayedpersecond

inthevideotogivetheillusionofmovement.Keepinmind,thattheminimumlimitthatourbrainneedstoperceivemovingframesasavideois24FramesperSecond,sothereisnobigdifferencebetween24and30fpsexceptthehigherframeratewillaffectyourbandwidthanddatastorage

• 960HisastepupfromD1resolution.D1producesalowerqualityimageandstretchestheimage,while960Hisahigherqualityimagewithnoimagedistortion.

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• EncodeFormat:QCIF,CIF,HD1,D1,WCIF,960H,720P,1080P-H,*1080P(*1080PIPcamonly)

• LimitedRate:2Mbps,64kbps,128kbps,256kbps,384kbps,512kbps,768kbps,1Mbps,1.5Mbps,

2Mbps,3Mbpsand4Mbps

RESOLUTIONSCREENSIZE1024x768 1000x600

1280x1024 1180x850

1366x768

1440x900 1920x1080p50Hz/60Hz Moststandardtelevisions

• Quality:Highest,High,Medium,LowandLowest

• Framerate:1fps–12fps,FullFrame

• EncodeMode:VideoOnlyorAVStream

SubStream

• BitrateMode:Variable,ConstantorAverage

• EncodeFormat:QCIForCIF • Quality:Highest,High,Medium,LowandLowest

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• Framerate:1fps–12fps

• CopyTo:Thisbuttonallowsusertocopysettingsto1-16camerasorallcameras

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3.6PTZSetup

*Note:TocontrolanalogPTZ,YoumustconnectthewirestotheRS-485portonthebackoftheDVR

• Channel:Choosewhichcameraviewyouwanttoworkwith.• Protocol:Choosethe“protocol”requiredforyourdevice.BothprotocolsrequireanadditionalRS-485datacable.• DeviceID:AssignanIDnumbertoeachchannel(cameraview).• Baudrate:Wesuggestusinga“baudrate”nohigherthan9600toavoiderrors.Pleasereferto

yourcamerasspecificationsforthebaudratethatisbestforyourdevice.• Tourpositionlist:Thisiswhereyousetupeachcamera“tour”.First,highlightthelineinwhich

youwanttoaddyourpreset,thenclicktheboxwiththequestionmark.Usethisboxtopositionthecameratothedesiredview,thenclickstore.Youthenneedtoassignhowyouwanteachpositiontoholdbyselecting“keeptime”.Ifyouchangeapreset,simplyclick“update”afteryouare done reconfiguring. To delete a preset, highlight the tour you want to delete and click“remove”.

• CopyTo:Usercancopysettingstooneorallcameras

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3.7ChannelOSD

• Channel:Allowsusertoselectwhatcameratocoloradjust• CameraTitle:Allowsusertocustomnamecameras• ColorAdjust:AllowsusertochangeHue,Brightness,SaturationandContrast

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3.8VideoDetection

• Channel:Usercanchoosechannel

• Sensitivity:UsercanchooseHighest,High,Medium,LoorLowest

• Detection:UsercanchooseMotion,VideoLossorVideoCover

• AlarmDuration:Usercanchoose1-5,8,10secondsorContinues

• AreaEdit:Withthisbutton,usercancustomizewhereinthecamerasviewdetectionwilltakeplace

• CopyTo:Usercancopyallvideodetectioneditstooneorallcameras

*Inthissection,usercanchoosehowtobenotifiedifanyoftheabovetakesplacebycheckingAlarm,Buzzer,EmailNoticeorFTPUpload.

3.9Bitrate

• Allowsusertoviewbitrateinprogress

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RECORDSETUP 3.10RecordPlane

• Channel:Usercanchoosecamerachannel

• Schedule1-4:UsercanschedulehowmanyhoursandminutesinadaytheuserwouldliketheDVRtorecordbasedonwhatboxischecked -Time:SetsDVRtorecordforsettime -Motion:SetsDVRtorecordwhenmotionisdetectedbycamera -Sensor:Doesnotapply

• WeekDay:Usercanchooseonedayaweekoreveryday

• CopyTo:Usercancopyallrecordsetupeditstooneorallcameras

*Videorecordingwillbedisplayedbycolor. -Time=Red -Motion=Green -Sensor=Doesnotapplytothismodel

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SensorSetup(Doesnotapplytothismodel)

NETWORKSETUP 3.11NetworkSetup

• DHCP:CheckboxwhenuserneedsanIPaddress

• ESEE(P2P):KeepboxcheckedwhenuserwantstoviewtheDVRsystemthroughamobiledevice

• IPaddress:ThisistheuniqueaddressassignedtoyourDVRandwillbeusedlocally(withinyournetwork)inawebbrowsertoviewyourDVRrecording.Thisisalsotheaddressyouwilluseifyouneedtoportforward(forassistancewithportforwarding,youcangotoportforward.comforinstructionsaccordingtoyourroutermodel).

*Note:youwillneedtoallowActiveXtoinstallonyourbrowsertoviewremotely

• Gateway:Thiswillbeyourrouteraddress.

• MACaddress:ThephysicaladdressoftheDVR.

• PreferredDNS:Thisistheaddressforroutingwebaccess.NottobeconfusedwithDDNS.

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• Webport: Thiswill need tobeupdated to thenewportnumber if port forwarding is donethroughanotherportbesides80.

• ShowQRCode:ThisbuttonwillpopulateaQRcodetoscanwithmobiledevicetohaveaccesstotheESEEapp

3.12DDNS

Note:ThisoptionisforremoteDVRaccessusingacustomizedURLthatyouchoose.Thetwomainsitesthataresupportedarenoip.comanddyndns.com.Eachonehastheirownpros/conssoitissuggestedtoresearchbothtofindtheonethatyouprefer.

• ThisoptionwillworkwithDyndns,ChangeipandNo-ip

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3.13FTP

• ThisserviceisforuploadinganimagetoaFTPaccount.• OnceMotionistriggered,andimagewillbeuploaded.• Thisfunction’sserviceis‘NOT’providedthroughSpyclops.

3.14PPPoE

• ThisinfomustbeobtainedbyInternetServiceProvider.

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3.15E-Mail

• E-MailFunction:Selecttoenableemailoptions.

• SMTP Server: Do a search for your email provider’s SMTP server (ex:

plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com)andenterthefulladdresshere.

• Port:EntertheportnumberthatisreturnedfromyourSMTPserversearch(ex.Yahoo=465).

• Username:Youremailusername(fullemailaddress).

• Password:Youremailpassword.

• Encryption Type: This information can also be found in your email providers

SMTPsearch.

• Sender,sendee1,sendee2:“Sender”willbeyouremailaddressand“Sendee”willbetheemailyouwanttheemailtogoto.

• Subject:Whatyouwantyouremailssubjectlinetobe.

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• Interval:Selectthisoptionifyouwantanautomaticemailsentperiodicallywithscreenshotsinseconds*Note:thereare3600secondsinanhour.

• Click“Test”totestyouremailsettings.

SYSTEMADMIN

3.16SystemVersion• ThispageshowsusertheDVR’ssysteminformation

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3.17HDDInfo

• ThispageshowsusertheHDDinformation(HardDrive)

3.18SystemLog

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• Thispageallowsusertoviewwhencertaineventstookplace.Byselectingthetimeanddate,usercanview: -Systembootup -Systemshutdown -Configurationischanged -Recordlog -Alarmlog -DeviceWarning -All

3.19User• Inthiswindow,userwillbe-abletosetapasswordfortheDVRandalsoadduserstothisDVR

• AddUser:Createusernameandpasswordandselect‘SuperUser’foraccesstoeveryoption

orselectindividualboxesforlimiteduse

• SetPassword:UserwillsetDVR’susernameandpasswordonthispage.

Note:OnthisDVR,oldpasswordis‘Blank”(Noletters).

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3.20SystemUpgrade

• Thispagewillbeusedtoupload‘NewFirmware’whenavailablebyuploadingviaflashdriveintheUSBport(Note:RearlowerUSBporttobeusedbymouseandrearupperforUSBdrive)

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3.21Sys.Maintenance

• Withinthispage,usercanchoosewhentheywouldliketoreboottheDVR.• Sincethisisacomputer,itisalwaysgoodtorebootyoursystemonceaweek.

3.22FactorySettings

• Withinthispage,usercanchoosewhatheorshewantstorestorefactorysettings

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4.0VIDEOPLAYBACK

• Withinthispage,usercanchoosetoplaybackvideofrom5minutes,10min,and30min.toamanualsearchwhereuserdecidestimeanddateforvideoplayback.

5.0VIDEOBACKUP

• Withinthispage,usercanchoosewitchifnotallvideo’stobackuponaUSBflashdrive

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6.0COLORADJUST

• Withinthispage,usercanchooseHue,Brightness,SaturationandContrasttoadjustthecamerascolor.

• CopyTo:Usercancopycoloradjustmenttooneorallofthecameras

7.0CHANNELMODE

• Withinthispage,usercanchoosehowmanyanalogandIPcamerashe/sheiswantingtouseontheDVR.Onceset,theDVRwillneedtoberebootedforDVRtolookforspecifiedcameras.

• Withinthispage,usercanalsochooseifthecamerasareAHD/CVBSorTVI.Simplychecktheboxonthecamerachannel.

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8.0VIDEOMANAGE

• Withinthispage,usercanmanageallcamerasthatarebeingused.Usercanaddcameras,deletecamerasaswellasmanualeditallthecameras.

• To Add Onvif cameras select onvif protocol and refresh. Select desired camera/s and add.(Camerasusername,passwordandportmayneedtobeupdatedifconnectiondoesnothappenautomatically)

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5.2ExitSystem:

• Logout:Applyforloggedinusers.Afterlogout,ifyouwanttousethedeviceyouneedtologbackin.

• Systemreboot:itwillrebootafter“OK”.

• Shutdown:Toshutthesystemdown.

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6.0SMARTPHONEACCESS

5.1EseeNet+app:

• I-Phone/I-Pad:ForI-PhoneorI-PadusersusethislinktoinstallEseeNet+https://itunes.apple.com/sr/app/eseenet+/id789619158?mt=8

• Android:ForAndroidusers,usethislinktoinstallEseeNet+https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ESeyeM

• Toaddadevice,selectthe+nexttoMyDevice.• ChooseIPaddressorEseenetIDforAddModel.

n ForIPaddresslogin,entertheIPaddressoftheDVRoryourDDNSURLifonehasbeensetup.ThenentertheUserIDandPasswordoftheDVR,thenselecttheMaxchannel.

n ForEseenetIDlogin,entertheEseenumberfromyourDVRintheDeviceIDspaceandtheusernameandpasswordoftheDVR.

• Forremoteviewingofrecordedvideo,selectthePlaybackiconatthebottomoftheDeviceListpage.

• Youcanselectyourcamera,channel,andrecordingmodeandsearch.

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