2CONTENTSPreface ....................................................................... 4About the user manuals ......................................... 4System requirements for a PC ............................... 4Trademarks and registered trademarks ................. 5Abbreviations ......................................................... 5Restrictions upon display of images ...................... 6Before using this product ........................................... 7Video Motion Detection (VMD) function ................. 7About the i-VMD function of SD5 cameras ............ 7Time display of recorded images ........................... 7Black screen displayed when playing recordedimages .................................................................... 7Recording mode ..................................................... 8Event type .............................................................. 8Major operating controls and their functions ............. 9Front view ............................................................... 9About the operation window .................................... 14Monitor 1 .............................................................. 14Monitor 2 .............................................................. 15Basic operation ........................................................ 20Operations using the buttons on the frontpanel ..................................................................... 20Operations using a mouse ................................... 23Login operation at startup ........................................ 27Monitor live images from cameras ........................... 28Select a monitor (monitor 1/monitor 2) ................ 29Display images on a 1-screen .............................. 30Display/Hide the camera title and thestatus bar ............................................................. 30Use the electronic zoom ...................................... 31Display images on a multiscreen.......................... 32Display images from multiple camerassequentially (sequence display) ........................... 34Record images ......................................................... 35Recording areas on the hard disk drive ............... 35Record images (Manual recording) ...................... 36Emergency recording ........................................... 37Play recorded images ............................................... 38Play images from a designated point ....................... 43Play image recorded at a designated time anddate ...................................................................... 43Search and play........................................................ 45Search and play recording events (recordingevent search) ........................................................ 45Search filter .......................................................... 45Search for copied recorded images and play(copy data search) ................................................ 48Copied data list window ....................................... 48Search for time and date when a motion wasdetected from recorded images and play (VMDsearch) .................................................................. 51Event function .......................................................... 56Event action .......................................................... 56Cancel the alarm action ....................................... 57Suspend the alarm action .................................... 58Cancel the error action ......................................... 58Copy recorded images ............................................. 59Operation and configuration when connecting therecorders in cascading connection .......................... 62Configuration ........................................................ 62Operations using the buttons on the front panel(operating section) ................................................ 63Operate using the system controller .................... 63Operate the camera ................................................. 64Display the camera control panel ......................... 64Panning/Tilting ..................................................... 65Zooming .............................................................. 65Focus adjustment ................................................. 66Iris adjustment ...................................................... 66Preset position function ....................................... 67Auto functions (Auto panning, etc.) ...................... 69Operate the setup menu of the camera ............... 70Disk management ................................................... 71Delete images recorded on the hard disk drivesmanually ............................................................. 71Format (initialize) an SDHC/SD memory card ...... 73Configure the network settings ................................ 74Configure the network settings of the recorder.... 74Configure the network settings of the PC ............ 74Network security of the recorder .............................. 76The security function of the recorder ................... 76To enhance the network security ......................... 76Display the operation window .................................. 77About the operation window .................................... 78Top Page .............................................................. 78[Control] button .................................................... 79Status display area ............................................... 81Download operation area ..................................... 82[HDD] tab .............................................................. 82[CAM] tab ............................................................. 83Monitor live images from cameras ........................... 85Display images on a 1-screen .............................. 85Display images on a multiscreen.......................... 87Display images from multiple camerassequentially (sequence display) ........................... 88Record images ......................................................... 89Record images (Manual recording) ...................... 89Play recorded images ............................................... 90Play image recorded at a designated time anddate .......................................................................... 92