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Quick Start Guide

GV-NVR System Lite

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Thank you for purchasing GV-NVR System Lite. This guide is designed to assist the new user in getting immediate results from

the GV-NVR System Lite. For advanced information on how to use the GV-NVR System Lite, please refer to

GV-NVR System Lite

User's Manual

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Multicam Installation

Quick Start Guide

1. Connect the speakers to the unit.

2. Connect the microphone to the unit.

3. Using the USB cables, connect a keyboard and a mouse to

the unit.

4. Connect the GV-USB Dongle to the unit.

5. Using the DVI cable, connect the computer monitor to the

unit.

6. Using the RJ-45 cable, connect a switch or a hub to the unit.

7. Connect the GV-IPCAM H.264 and the unit to the network or

Internet. See

4 Basic Configuration

later in this Quick Guide.

8. Using the supplied power adapter and power cord, connect

the unit to the power outlet.

The power of the GV-NVR System Lite will be automatically turn on

once the GV-NVR System Lite is connected to the power outlet.

Right Side

Note:

1. The monitor you use must be capable of having a screen

resolution of 1280 x 1024 and display color of 32 bits.

2. The GV-NVR System Lite and the GV-IPCAM H.264 have the

default IP addresses. The automatic connection between
GV-NVR System Lite and GV-IPCAM H.264 only works when
they are using the default IP addresses. For details on default
IP addresses, see

Installing GV-IPCAM H.264

later in this

Quick Guide.

Quick Start Guide

Base Stand

Monitor Mount

• GV-NVR System Lite x 1

• GV-IPCAM H.264 x 4 (The shipping models of the GV-IPCAM H.264 are by the

orders.)

• GV-USB Dongle x 1

• AC Power Cord x 1

• Power Adapter x 1

• Base Stand Kit (1 Base Stand Screw included) x 1

• VESA Monitor Mount Kit (1 Stand Screw and 4 Fix Screws included) x 1

• GV-NVR System Lite Quick Start Guide x 1

1. Attach the base stand to the GV-NVR System Lite.

2. Tighten the base stand screw.

1. Using the 4 fix screws, tighten the VESA monitor mount on the back of the

computer monitor.

2. Attach the GV-NVR System Lite to the VESA monitor mount.

3. Tighten the stand screw.

If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer to arrange a

replacement.

Packing List

Mounting Method

The GV-NVR System Lite package includes the following items:

Important:

Please keep the original carton and all packing materials for future

shipping need.

Note:

The bundled software preinstalled in the GV-NVR System Lite

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) is

a lite version

specially designed for the GV-NVR System Lite to implement the GV-IPCAM

H.264:

1. It includes a lite version of video analysis applications, featuring Advanced

Motion Detection, Privacy Mask and Scene Change Detection only.

2. The ViewLog player only supports Single View playback. For Quad View or

Multi View playback, you need to additionally install

Remote ViewLog

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VESA monitor

mount

stand screw

Quick Start Guide

Note:

1. The default resolution for Live View images (CIF) cannot be changed.

2. Once the GV-IPCAM H.264 is connected to the GV-NVR System Lite, you

can only change the video resolution and codec on the GV-NVR System Lite.

Basic Configuration

Changing Video Codec and Resolution

The default video resolution, frame rate and codec for Live View and Recording

images are listed below.

•

Default live view images:

320 x 240 (CIF), 15 fps and H.264.

•

Default recording images:

1280 x 1024 (1.3M), 15 fps and H.264.

Besides the default image settings, you have the following options for Live View and

Recording images.

•

Live view images:

320 x 240 (CIF), 30 fps and any codec

(H.264 / MJPEG / MPEG4)

•

Recording images:

640 x 480 (VGA), 30 fps and any codec

(H.264 / MJPEG / MPEG4)

Installing GV-IPCAM H.264

Configuring an IP Address

The GV-NVR System Lite supports up to 4 channels and is exclusively designed for

GV-IPCAM H.264. The GV-IPCAM H.264 can be automatically connected to the

GV-NVR System Lite once the GV-IPCAM H.264 is connected to the same network

with GV-NVR System Lite and the GV-NVR System Lite is turned on.

The default IP address of the GV-NVR System Lite is

192.168.0.200

(subnet mask of

255.255.255.0). The default IP range of the GV-IPCAM H.264 is set from

192.168.0.201

192.168.0.204

(subnet mask of 255.255.255.0). Only the GV-IPCAM

H.264 set within the default IP range can be automatically connected to the GV-NVR

System Lite.

The GV-NVR System Lite has a default IP address to connect to the GV-IPCAM

H.264 automatically. However, you can still configure the IP address for network

connection arrangement.

To configure an IP address, use Windows’s

Network Connections

feature. To access

the feature, click the

Programs

button on the GV-Desktop, and select

Control Panel.

You will be prompted for an ID and a password. The default ID and password are

“

0000

”. For details to configure an IP address, see

3.7 Configuring an IP Address

GV-NVR System Lite User’s Manual

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Installation

Network

Quick Start Guide

Note:

For these changes to be applied through the GV-NVR System Lite, it is

required that the GV-IPCAM H.264 uses the

default username

and

password

that are

admin

. To modify the username and password, you can select

Change

Setting.

1. On the main screen, click the

Configure

button, select

General Setting

, select

Camera / Audio Install

, and click

IP Camera Install

. This dialog box appears.

2. Check

Install IP Camera

, select the number of IP cameras you want to link to,

and click

Configure

. This dialog box appears.

3. Click

Scan Camera

to detect all the IP cameras on the same LAN. After the

scanning process is finished, this dialog box appears.

4. Double-click the IP cameras to add them to the list.

5. Click the listed camera, and select

Change preview codec

Change record

codec

Change record resolution

to change the Live View codec or

Recording codec and recording resolution.

6. Click the listed camera, and select

Display position

to map the IP camera to a

channel on the GV-NVR System Lite.

7. The Status column now should display “Connected”. Click

to exit.

Continued on the reverse

Quick Start Guide

Exiting to Windows

Returning to GV-Desktop

Click the Windows

Start

button, select

All Programs

, click

GVCombo

, and click

Key

Lock Utility

The GV-NVR System Lite is protected by GV-Desktop that is limited to run the

selected programs. If you need to exit to Windows desktop, follow these steps.

1. On the GV-Desktop, click the

Settings

button, and type the valid ID and

password. The default ID and password are “

0000

”. The Setting dialog box

appears.

2. Under Desktop Type, select

Windows

from the drop-down list, and click

3. Click

the

Log Off

button, and enter the valid ID and Password. The Windows

desktop appears.

Start/stop recording

Set up recording schedules

Access system settings

Access ViewLog to play back video

Start/stop screen rotation

Access remote applications

Main Screen

Logout / Exit / Minimize

Select screen divisions

Select a camera for full screen mode

Camera Name

Date / Time / Storage Space

Status indicators for remote applications

Click to call up PTZ Control Panel

Click to call up I/O Control Panel

Adding the External Hard Drive to a Recording Path

Before you start recording to the external hard drive, you need to add the formatted

external hard drive to the recording path.

Note:

The default recording path for external hard drives starts from E:\

1. On the GV-Desktop, click the

Programs

button, and select

Hot Swap HDD

Tool

2. Right-click the hard drive in the MediaMan Tools window, select

Add for

recording

, and then select the storage group from the drop-down list. The

Storage 1 is created by default.

3. Click

to automatically configure the hard drive to the recording path.

Formatting the External Hard Drive

The GV-NVR System Lite records audio and video to the internal hard drive. You can

also use an external hard drive to expand recording space. You must format the hard

drive before you can use it.

To format an external hard drive, use Windows’s

Disk Management

. To start

initializing and formatting an external hard drive, click the

Programs

button on the

GV-Desktop, and select

Disk Management

. The feature is protected by an ID and a

password. The default ID and password are “

0000

”. For details to format an external

hard drive, see

3.5 Formatting the Hard Drive

GV-NVR System Lite User’s Manual

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Status field

Choosing Recording Mode

You can set each camera's recording mode individually for Motion Detection or

Round-the-Clock.

1. Click on the main screen, point to

General Setting

, and select

System

Configure

2. Click

the

Camera Record Setting

tab.

3. From the Camera Name drop-down list, select one camera.

4. In the Monitor Control section, select

Rec Video

, and use the drop-down list

select

Motion Detect or Round-the-Clock

5. Click

For details on setting camera properties, refer to

Adjusting Individual Camera

Chapter 1,

DVR User's Manual

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Installation

4. In the MedianMan Tools window, if the hard drive is successfully added to store

data, its Status field should display “Standby”.

5. To add another formatted hard drive for storage, repeat the above steps.

Renaming the Camera

You can give a new name for each camera.

1. Click on the main screen, point to

General Setting

, and select

System

Configure.

2. Click

the

Camera Record Setting

tab.

3. In the Camera Name field, enter a new name for the camera.

4. Click

For details, see

3.6 Adding the External Hard Drive to the Recording Path

GV-NVR System Lite User's Manual.

You can program recording to turn on and off at a specific time each day.

1. Click on the main screen, and select

Schedule Edit

2. Select or enter the Start and End time of the schedule.

3. Select day(s).

4. Select

Rec

, and use the drop-down list to select

Round-the-Clock

Motion

Detect

for recording mode.

5. Select camera(s).

6. Click

Add Schedule

7. Click

For details, refer to

Recording Schedule

, Chapter 1,

DVR User's Manual

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Multicam Installation

Recording Schedule Setup

You can play back video recorded during a particular date and time.

1. Click on the main screen, and select

Video/Audio Log

2. Select the camera you wish to view.

3. Select a date folder from the date tree.

4. Select a time from the Video Events list.

5. Click to begin playback.

For details, refer to

Playing Back Video Files

, Chapter 4,

DVR User's Manual

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Multicam Installation

Video Playback

Playback Controls

Using the Zoom

. Zoom in:

Click the

Zoom-in

button, and then click on the area you want to

magnify. Each click will increase the zoom level.

. Zoom out:

Click the Zoom-out button, and then click on the image to

zoom out. Each click will decrease the zoom level.

Rewind

Play

Stop

Rewind to
Beginning

Frame-by-Frame

Reverse

Frame-by-Frame

Forward

Forward to

End

Speed up/

down

A to B

Playback

Zoom in/

out

Frame-by-Frame/

Real Time/

Just Key Frame

Playback Scroll

Audio on/off

Video Files Backup

You can back up video files of the desired time to CD / DVD.

1. Insert the CD / DVD media into the drive.

2. Click on the main screen, and select

Video/Audio Log

3. Click on the functional panel.

4. Select

CD Using OS-Burning

to burn files with the inbuilt software of

Windows

XP.

5. Click

Add time frame

6. Enter the Start Time and End Time for backup.

7. Select the desired camera(s) for backup. The number of video and audio files of

each camera is indicated respectively, e.g. “Camera 3 39+0” means the camera

3 has 39 video files and 0 audio file.

8. Select the types of events for backup, e.g. video, audio or both together.

9. Click

to add the time frame. You can repeat steps 5-8 to create up to 10 time

frames.

10. Click

to start burning.

For details, refer to

Backing Up and Deleting Files,

Chapter 5,

DVR User's Manual

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Note:

You have to connect a USB DVD RW device to the GV-NVR System Lite

for video files backup.

Playing Backup Files

Open the backup folder, run

EZViewLog500.exe

, and then follow the

instructions in the

Play Back Video

section.

Note:

After recovery, you need to re-install all settings and passwords. But the

recovery will not delete your recording files saved in the partition D since it only

reformats the partition C.

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System Restoration

You can restore preinstalled files once they are damaged by running the recovery

from the hidden partition. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled

software, follow the steps below:

1. Restart the GV-NVR System Lite. This image appears.

3. Select

Recovery GeoVision NVR System.

4. Wait until the “

Recover your partition now. Are you sure?

” message appears.

Click

to start the recovery.

When the recovery process is complete, the confirmation message “

The recovery

process is finished. Please remove DVD and press “OK” to reboot?

” will appear.

Click

to restart the GV-NVR System Lite

2. Once the above image appears, keep on clicking the

button on the keyboard

until the following image appears. Then select

Return to OS Choices Menu

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