Night Owl VD2P1-84-V2 - Manuals

Safety Instructions Use the provided power adapter. $ONOTUSETHISPRODUCTWITHAPOWERSOURCETHATAPPLIESMORETHANTHESPECIlEDVOLTAGE Never insert metal into the DVR case or its openings. Inserting metal into the DVR case may cause electric shock. Do not operate in wet or dusty areas. Avoid placing the DVR i...

2 Initial Setup Night Owl strongly recommends that you complete the following sections in the order that they are listed to quickly and easily set up your system: • Step 1. Verify Your Package Contents • Step 2. Download the Night Owl Protect App and Create Your Account • Step 3. Connect Your System...

FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW 1 2 3 4 5 DVR Component Description 1. Video In: Connect your BNC wired cameras to one of these ports. NOTE: The DVR automatically detects the camera. Before turning the DVR on, make sure the cameras are connected to the DVR and a power source. 2. HDMI (Recommended) : Connect yo...

4 Mouse Description Live Viewing: Double-click the left button on any camera view in split-screen mode to bring it to full screen display. Double-click again to return to split-screen mode. Right-click to show the Tool Bar at the bottom of the screen. Left click on the Tool Bar or Menu to access the...

5 Step 2. Download the Night Owl Protect App and Create Your Account IMPORTANT: Night Owl STRONGLY recommends that you create an account via the Night Owl Protect App. This app is the preferred method for password resets since you cannot reset your password from the DVR. You can choose not to use th...

6 Step 3. Connect Your System 8 Connect the red female power leads of the video / power cables to the male power splitter ends. POWER SPLITTER CONNECTORS POWER CABLE CONNECTORS 1 Plug one end of the included HDMI cable into the HDMI port on the back of the DVR. HDMI 9 Connect the power splitter to t...

7 Step 4. Set Up Your DVR IMPORTANT: Night Owl STRONGLY recommends that you have the DVR connected to the Internet for initial setup. This connection allows the DVR to easily download THELATESTlRMWAREANDRUNTHROUGHTHE3ET5P7IZARDQUICKLY9OUCANDIS - connect your DVR from the Internet after your system i...

8 4. 3ETYOUR4IME:ONEANDCLICK Continue . If your recorder is connected to the Internet, Sync Time should be automatically selected and will work to keep your system’s date and time up to date automatically. 5. 3ELECTYOURMONITORRESOLUTIONANDTHENCLICK Continue . 6. #LICK Agree & Continue ATTHE$ATA0...

9 7. )FYOUHAVEALREADYCREATEDANACCOUNTUSINGTHE.IGHT/WL0ROTECT!PPCLICK Already have an account and login using your Username and Password. If you have not set up an account, it is STRONGLY encouraged that you do that now following Step 2 – Download the Night Owl Protect App and Create Your Account abo...

10 9. 6ERIFYTHATYOUCANSEEYOURCAMERASANDCLICK Continue . 10. #LICK Complete Setup 9OUR$62GOESTOTHE,IVE6IEWSCREEN0ROCEEDTO Step 5 - Install the Cameras . Disconnected from the Internet IMPORTANT: Night Owl STRONGLY RECOMMENDS connecting the DVR to the Internet for this initial setup. Please note the f...

11 4. 3ELECTYOURPREFERREDLANGUAGEANDCLICK Continue . 5. Select your Time Zone and then use the scroll to select the current date and time. Then CLICK Continue . 6. 3ELECTYOURMONITORRESOLUTIONANDTHENCLICK Continue . 7. #LICK Agree & Continue ATTHE$ATA0RIVACYSCREEN 8. Go to www.no-protect.com to r...

12 10. Create a local password: – The default username is “admin”. – Create a password (any alphanumeric combo with a minimum of 6 - 20 characters; MUST include a number, a lowercase letter, and an uppercase letter). – Click Continue . 11. #LICK I still do not want to connect !LTERNATIVELYYOUCANCLIC...

13 12. #LICK Start to complete the camera compatibility test. 13. 6ERIFYTHATYOUCANSEEYOURCAMERASANDCLICK Continue . 14. #LICK Complete Setup . 15. Go to https://support.nightowlsp.com/ and type “ VDP2 ” (see the support label on your $62TOCONlRM INTHESEARCHlELDTOACCESSTHELATESTlRMWARE&OLLOWTHEIN...

14 Step 5. Install the Cameras IMPORTANT: Before you begin this step, if you have not already done so, ensure all cameras WORKBEFORElNALINSTALLATION Plan Your Installation When planning your installation, keep the following pointers in mind: Distance: The further the camera is from the DVR or monito...

15 3. )NSERTTHESCREWANCHORS,INEUPTHECAMERABASEHOLESWITHTHESCREWANCHORSINSERTTHESCREWSTHROUGHTHEBASEANDTIGHTENTOSECURETHECAMERAINPLACE%NSUREYOU feed the camera wire through the indent in the base as indicated by the green star in the following illustration. Add Additional Cameras You can add addition...

Live View (All Channels) Live View is the default screen you see when viewing all channels on your DVR. You can customize the Live View by selecting a Quad, Eight, or Nine channel configuration. In Quad and Nine view mode, double clicking on a channel displays the camera image in full screen; double...

Right-Click Menu From Live View A B C D E F G J K I H A B C D E F G H J K I Main Menu: !CCESSTHEMAINMENUTOCONlGUREORADJUSTSETTINGS Lock Screen: Manually locks or unlocks the screen. Once the screen is locked, you need to enter your username and password to gain access. Startup Wizard: Launches the S...

While your system may not include spotlight enabled cameras, your VDP2 DVR is compatible with our spotlight cameras. Use this menu to enable or disable the spotlight or adjust the timing for any con-nected cameras that are spotlight enabled. A B C D E F G On - All Bubble: Turns on the spotlight for ...

With Facial Capture enabled, detected faces appear on the right side of the Live View screen. 19 Facial Capture Menu

Access the playback menu by selecting the Play Icon on the Right-click menu. Step 1: From the CHANNEL list, select the channel(s) you want to search for recorded events. Step 2: Use the calendar under DATE to select the date(s) that have events from the selected channel(s). Dates marked in blue have...

G F H Video Screen: Video recordings are played here when you click Play from the Playback toolbar. If you have selected more than one camera, the Video screen appears in a Multiview format. You can view a particular camera in full screen by double-clicking on the camera’s screen. To return to the M...

IMPORTANT: Before you can back up or export recorded videos stored on the DVR Hard Disk $RIVEYOUMUSTlRSTFORMATYOUR53"mASHDRIVEOR%XTERNAL(ARD$RIVE($$ to FAT32/ExFat as detailed in the Formatting a USB or External Hard Drive section below. As your DVR accumulates recordings, it eventually becomes ...

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1 2 To export a Recording, once you have selected a specific date, switch to Export Recording Mode by clicking the Export File icon. A list of all recordings shows in the navigation panel. You can play the video before exporting. To play the video before exporting, double click the video segment you...

A B C D E F G Recording: Recording Options: Motion Detection (MD), Manual, General, Alarm/MD, and All. Channel: The channel with recordings to export. Start Time: Date/Time to search for recordings. End Time: Date/Time to end the search for recordings. Remove: Delete the recording from the search. A...

Access the main menu by selecting the Menu Icon on the Right-click menu. Within the menu tabs, you can access settings for all aspects of your security system. Menu Screen A A B C D E F General Menu: Access Display and Network submenus and manage the settings for those categories. Cameras Menu: Adju...

The general menu will allow you to access display and network settings for your DVR system. Display A B C D E F G H Slide Show: By default, checking the box for Slide Show activates all views. To remove a view, deselect the box and/or boxes next to the view you want removed. Slide Show Time: Adjust ...

Find network values and optimize connectivity based on your Internet connection. In most cases the values should populate automatically once your DVR is connected to the Internet. The values in this section should only be adjusted if you are an advanced user andhave extensive experience in device ne...

From this menu, you can quickly adjust your camera settings such as the resolution, FPS (Frames per Second), channel name and image settings. B A C D E F G H I J A B C D E F G H I J Channel: Select a channel to edit. Video Compression: Set the video compression format to optimize transmission bandwi...

A B C D E F G H I Channel Names: Set display options for each channel. Time Display: Time displayed on the channel view. Channel Title: Display channel name on the channel view. Record Status: Display record status on the channel view. Alarm Status: Display alarm status on the channel view. Channel:...

5 1 6 7 2 3 4 You can adjust the covered area by clicking and dragging across the area with the mouse. To adjust the size of the area, hover the mouse pointer over the inner side of the edges of the rectangle. When the mouse’s onscreen pointer changes shapes, click and drag to adjust the size. Right...

A B C Channel Name: Select a channel to configure. Selection of the Type of Motion Trigger: • Motion Detection Enable: When checked, the motion detection feature is enabled on the selected channel. By default, all channels have motion detection enabled. • PIR: Toggle between ON and OFF for passive i...

A B C D E F Sensitivity: Adjusts the level of motion detection. A lower setting requires more movement in the camera range to begin recording. Motion Detection Area: Clicking “Set” allows you to configure areas that detect motion. The “Red Boxes” denote the areas that detect motion. When finished, r...

1 2 3 4 Select the day you want to configure. Configure up to four-time spans for which you would like to receive push notifications. Checking the box next to the set time frame activates the push notification schedule. Continue editing by selecting different days from the drop-down menu. Click “OK,...

1 2 3 4 Click on a square in one corner of the area you don’t want to be detected. Click and drag the mouse over the area you want to block. Release the mouse and verify you have selected your desired area. Right click the mouse and select “Save” to apply the settings and exit the menu. )FTHEREISANA...

A B C D E F G Channel Name: Select the channel to edit recording settings. Record Length: Enter the duration of time to record when motion is detected, between 1 and 120 minutes. When using Continuous Recording, the video length will be the time scheduled. Max Pre-Record: Input the amount of time yo...

In the Device menu, you can see how much available space you have on your Hard Disk Drive (HDD), deselect automatic overwrite and reformat the HDD, which is how you manually delete recordings and free up space. A B C D Select: If multiple drives are installed, choose the HDD you would like to custom...

A B C D E F G H I J System Time: Manually set the date and time of your DVR. Date Format: Choose the display format for the date. You can select Month/Day/Year, Year/Month/Day or Day/Month/Year. Date Separator: Choose the format of the date display. Time Format: Select between a 12 Hour or 24 Hour d...

A A B C Week Day - Date: Indicate whether you would like this feature to be applied the week of or an exact date. Start Time: Select the date and time to apply the DST offset. End Time: Select the date and time to remove the DST offset. Server Address: Select the server that the DVR will use. A A B ...

A B C D E F G H I Hardware Version: The DVR’s hardware version. Firmware Version: The DVR’s current software version. Device Name: The DVR’s name. Model: The DVR’s model number. UID: The DVR’s unique identifier. Protect Account: Allows the user to login with their Night Owl Protect credentials. Ente...

A B C D E Event Type: Select the type of event log that you would like to Search. Each choice corresponds to an action or event that was triggered and noted within the system. For example, System Logs are recorded when the DVR time is synced with NTP (if enabled) or if the system is turned on or off...

The Load Default menu allows you to select the settings you would like to restore to default. A B C D E Reboot: Set the frequency of reboots. Auto Delete Old Files: Set whether you would like the DVR to automatically delete old files. This option is like the Overwrite option, however this allows you...

Configure notification settings for other triggered events not related to motion detection such as disk error, disk full, and/or video loss. These events will be added to the Alarm Status window. A B C D Event Type: Choose the type of event notification that you would like to appear on the Alarm Sta...

1 2 3 4 Upgrade from USB: Upgrade the DVR firmware from a USB flash drive. To upgrade DVR firmware, insert a USB flash drive containing the DVR upgrade file into the USB port on the back of your DVR. Then select the correct file from the “Upgrade File” drop-down menu and select “Upgrade.” Auto Upgra...

DDNS: Dynamic Domain Naming System. Method for automatically updating hostnames, addresses, URL’s or other information on a given name server. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol that allows a server to automatically assign a device and IP address. Facial Capture and Recogn...

NIGHT OWL, LLC (“Night Owl”) provides the following warranty to the original retail purchaser only (the “Purchaser”) with respect to this product (the “Product”): For a period of one (1) year after the date of sale, the Product shall be free from manufacturing defects in material and workmanship. Pr...

Disclaimer Certain uses, publication and/or distribution of video/audio recordings from security cameras and/or audio devices are prohibited or restricted by federal, state and local laws. When enabling and/or using audio recording features with your hidden security camera, be sure to comply with th...

Error Possible Causes Solutions System is not receiving power or is not powering up. Cable from power adapter is loose or is unplugged. 1. Confirm that all cables are connected correctly. 2. Confirm that the power adapter is securely connected to the back of the unit. Cables are connected, but syste...

Error Possible Causes Solutions There is no picture on selected channels / camera picture is not being displayed. Camera cables are loose or have become disconnected. 1. Check the camera video cable and connections. 2. Disconnect and reconnect the cable at the system and at the camera. 3. Try moving...

User Information Be sure to write down all the important information below and place it in a secure location. General DVR Information Username: _______________________________________________________________________ Password: ________________________________________________________________________ M...