Continental Access CADV-H-SR16 EH-Series User Manual

8/16 channel dvr w/ 160 gb hard drive
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Continental Access
EH-Series DVRs
SR Models
CADV-H-SR16
(16 Channel DVR w/ 160 GB Hard Drive)
CADV-H-SR08
(8 Channel DVR w/ 160 GB Hard Drive)
A Napco Security Group Company
355 Bayview Ave, Amityville, NY 11701
P (631) 842-9400 ● F (631) 842-9135 ● www.cicaccess.com

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Continental Access EH-Series DVRs SR Models CADV-H-SR16 (16 Channel DVR w/ 160 GB Hard Drive) CADV-H-SR08 (8 Channel DVR w/ 160 GB Hard Drive) A Napco Security Group Company 355 Bayview Ave, Amityville, NY 11701 P (631) 842-9400 ● F (631) 842-9135 ● www.cicaccess.com...
  • Page 4: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
  • Page 5: Important Safeguards

    User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 13. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 ─ Introduction ...................1 Features ........................1 Technical Overview ....................1 Chapter 2 ─ Installation .....................3 Package Contents ....................3 Required Installation Tools..................3 Video Input ......................3 Video Loop Through .....................4 Audio In/Out ......................4 Video Out ......................4 RS232C Port ......................4 Network Port......................4 RS485 Port ......................5...
  • Page 7 User’s Manual Shutdown Screen ....................20 Logout Screen ....................20 Network & Notification Setup..................21 Network Screen ....................21 LAN Setup Screen....................22 Modem Setup .....................24 DVRNS Setup ....................25 Notification Setup ....................26 Configuring Devices ....................28 Camera Setup Screen ..................28 Audio Setup Screen ...................30 Alarm-Out Screen....................30 Display Screen ....................32 Remote Control Screen ..................34 Recording Settings ....................35...
  • Page 8 Digital Video Recorder Event Log Search....................64 Text-In Search....................66 Motion Search ....................68 Clip-Copy Screen ....................69 Appendix A ─ USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation ..........73 Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 ........73 Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 .........73 Appendix B ─...
  • Page 9 User’s Manual List of Illustrations Figure 1 ─ Typical DVR installation................... 2 Figure 2 ─ 16-Channel DVR rear panel..................3 Figure 3 ─ 16-Channel DVR front panel..................7 Figure 4 ─ Login screen......................10 Figure 5 ─ Setup screen......................11 Figure 6 ─...
  • Page 10 Digital Video Recorder Figure 49 ─ Record setup screen.................... 35 Figure 50 ─ Schedule setup screen..................36 Figure 51 ─ Default setup screen.................... 37 Figure 52 ─ Pre-Event setup screen..................38 Figure 53 ─ Event menu......................38 Figure 54 ─...
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  • Page 12: Chapter 1 ─ Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 ─ Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 8 or 16 Composite Video Input Connectors Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL Multiple Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 Spot, 1 VGA...
  • Page 13: Figure 1 ─ Typical Dvr Installation

    User’s Manual Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video. You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk, CD-RW and flash drives.
  • Page 14: Chapter 2 ─ Installation

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 ─ Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User’s Manual (This Document) RAS Software CD and User’s Manual Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws Guide Rails for Adding Hard Disk Drives Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR.
  • Page 15: Video Loop Through

    User’s Manual Video Loop Through If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video.
  • Page 16: Rs485 Port

    Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: The network connector is not designed to be connected directly with cable or wire intended for outdoor use. RS485 Port The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals.
  • Page 17: Factory Reset Switch

    User’s Manual A USB to Serial converter can be connected to the USB port. Multiple text-in devices can be used with a USB to Serial converter. Factory Reset Switch The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the Alarm Output connectors on the rear panel.
  • Page 18: Chapter 3 ─ Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 ─ Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 ─ Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 ─ 16-Channel DVR front panel. Power LED HDD LED Alarm Out LED Network LED Clip Copy LED Camera Buttons Play/Pause Button...
  • Page 19: Network Led

    User’s Manual NETWORK LED The NETWORK LED is lit when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet. Clip Copy LED The Clip Copy LED is lit when the DVR is clip-copying. Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.
  • Page 20: Menu/Cameo Button

    Digital Video Recorder MENU/CAMEO Button button enters the Setup screen. You will need to enter the authorized user Pressing the MENU/CAMEO and password to access Setup. Pressing the button also closes the current menu or setup dialog box. In the Playback mode, pressing the button displays the Search menu. Pressing and holding the button for two seconds or longer enters the cameo mode.
  • Page 21: Alarm Button

    User’s Manual ALARM Button button has two functions. First, it will reset the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer ALARM during an alarm. Second, it will display the event log when you are in the live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm. This operation can be user password protected. PANIC Button Pressing the button starts panic recoding of all camera channels, and displays...
  • Page 22: Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Setup Screen Figure 5 ─ Setup screen. Press the button to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many MENU opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the button.
  • Page 23: Figure 8 ─ Upgrade Screen

    User’s Manual In the Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data. Highlight the Site box and press the button.
  • Page 24: Figure 9 ─ Setup Import Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Select the desired setup file and press the Import button to import the selected settings and change the DVR settings accordingly. Highlight Include Network Setup and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, the network settings will not be changed.
  • Page 25: Date/Time Setup

    User’s Manual Date/Time Setup Highlight Date/Time in the System menu and press the button. The Date/Time setup screen appears. Figure 12 ─ Date/Time setup screen. Highlight the first box beside Date and press the button. The individual sections of the date will highlight.
  • Page 26: Figure 13 ─ Holiday Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 13 ─ Holiday setup screen. You can set up holidays by highlighting + and pressing the button. The current date appears. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons. Press the button to add the date.
  • Page 27: Storage Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Interval and press the button. Set the time interval for synchronization from 30 minutes to 1 day at various time intervals. Last Sync-Time displays the last time the DVR was synchronized with the time server. Highlight Run as Server and press the button.
  • Page 28: Figure 17 ─ Device Information Screen

    Digital Video Recorder The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not. Other indicates the device has been used for another DVR. Highlight the box in the Information column for the desired storage device and press the button.
  • Page 29: User Setup Screen

    User’s Manual User Setup Screen Highlight User in the System menu and press the button. The User setup screen displays the authorized groups and users. You can add and delete groups and users. When adding a group, you can assign authority levels to the group. Figure 19 ─...
  • Page 30: Figure 20 ─ New Group Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder You can use up to 15 characters including spaces in the group name. Enter the name and assign authority levels to the group. Highlighting the Authority box and pressing the button will toggle between all authority levels being turned On and Off. Highlighting the individual authority level boxes and pressing the button will toggle between that authority level being turned On and Off.
  • Page 31: Shutdown Screen

    User’s Manual Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when the DVR is powered up. It can also be set to never automatically login a user. Highlighting the box beside Auto Logout allows you to select from a list of times that the user will be automatically logged out.
  • Page 32: Network & Notification Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Network & Notification Setup In the Main screen, use the Left or Right arrow buttons to display the Network menu. Figure 24 ─ Network Menu. Network Screen Highlight Network in the Network menu and press the button. The Network setup screen displays. You will be able to change the Network, LAN, Modem and DVRNS settings.
  • Page 33: Lan Setup Screen

    User’s Manual LAN Setup Screen Highlight the LAN tab, and the LAN screen displays. Figure 26 ─ LAN (Manual) setup screen. Highlight the box beside Type and press the button. You can select the type of network configuration from: Manual, DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE). Select the desired type and press the button.
  • Page 34: Figure 28 ─ Lan (Dhcp) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate Port Numbers for each RAS and WebGuard related program (Admin, Callback, Watch and Search) from your network administrator. NOTE: The system restarts automatically after changing the port settings. NOTE: Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs, otherwise, the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS or WebGuard.
  • Page 35: Modem Setup

    User’s Manual Highlight the box beside ID and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection. Highlight the box beside Password and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection.
  • Page 36: Dvrns Setup

    Digital Video Recorder DVRNS Setup Highlight the DVRNS tab, and the DVRNS screen displays. Figure 31 ─ DVRNS setup screen. NOTE: When LAN settings have been changed, set up the DVRNS after saving your LAN changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button.
  • Page 37: Notification Setup

    User’s Manual NOTE: The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check, otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved. NOTE: When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error message displays. Highlighting Save and pressing the button registers the DVR on the DVRNS server.
  • Page 38: Figure 33 ─ Authentication Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Port and press the button. Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server port number obtained from your system administrator. The default port number is 25. Highlight Use SSL/TLS and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
  • Page 39: Configuring Devices

    User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Remote Server Phone Number and enter the telephone number of the computer running RAS. Highlight the box beside Outside Line Call and enter any numbers that must be dialed for an outside line for your telephone system; for example, “9”. Highlight the box beside Callback Phone Number and enter the telephone number of the DVR.
  • Page 40: Figure 37 ─ Camera Ptz Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: A user who does not have Covert Camera View authority cannot view video from cameras set to Covert 1 or Covert 2 in both the live monitoring and playback modes. Highlight the PTZ tab, and the PTZ setup screen displays. Figure 37 ─...
  • Page 41: Audio Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. The Audio setup screen appears. Figure 40 ─ Audio setup screen. The DVR can record up to two audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button.
  • Page 42: Figure 42 ─ Alarm-Out Schedule Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title. Highlighting the boxes under the Type heading allows to set the alarm output for NO or NC (normally open or normally closed).
  • Page 43: Display Screen

    User’s Manual Display Screen Highlight Display in the Devices menu and press the button. The Display screen allows you to select what information will be displayed on the monitor. Figure 43 ─ Display OSD screen. Highlighting an item and pressing the button toggles that item On and Off.
  • Page 44: Figure 44 ─ Osd Margin Screen

    Digital Video Recorder You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor. Figure 44 ─ OSD Margin screen. Highlight the Main Monitor tab to switch to the Sequence screen. Figure 45 ─...
  • Page 45: Remote Control Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the Spot Monitor tab to switch to the Spot Monitor screen. Figure 46 ─ Spot Monitor screen. You can define which cameras display sequentially on the Spot Monitor. Highlight the box in the Channels column and press the button.
  • Page 46: Recording Settings

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Remote Control Product and select the device from the list. You can save your Remote Control settings by highlighting Save and pressing the button. Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. Recording Settings Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes.
  • Page 47: Schedule Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the slide bar beside Auto Deletion, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 99 days. The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user-defined period under three conditions: at midnight, whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Deletion settings.
  • Page 48: Figure 51 ─ Default Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the + and press the button to add a schedule item. Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the button to change the days that the scheduled recording will take place. Choose from: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, M~F, Hol and All. Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place.
  • Page 49: Pre-Event Screen

    User’s Manual Pre-Event Screen Highlight Pre-Event in the Record menu and press the button, and the Pre-Event setup screen appears. If you do not have Event set up in the Record Schedule, a message will display alerting you to this fact. Figure 52 ─...
  • Page 50: Alarm-In Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Alarm-In Screen Highlight Alarm-In in the Event menu and press the button. The Alarm-In setup screen appears. Figure 54 ─ Alarm-In Settings screen. The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm-In screen.
  • Page 51: Figure 56 ─ Alarm-In Notify Menu

    User’s Manual You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight the desired box under the Record heading, and press the button. A list of cameras appears. Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input.
  • Page 52: Motion Detection Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading, and press the button. A list of a SPOT monitor and cameras appears. A SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera. The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input. You can save your Alarm-In changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button.
  • Page 53: Figure 61 ─ Motion Detection Zone Screen

    User’s Manual Turning Zone View On will allow you to observe how the DVR is reacting to motion. When in the motion viewing mode, any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red. You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; e.g., a doorway. Highlight the box under the Zone heading, and press the button.
  • Page 54: Figure 64 ─ Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Motion Detection Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display. Figure 64 ─ Motion Detection Actions 1 screen. The DVR can be set to react to motion detection differently for each camera. Each camera can be associated with another camera, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor.
  • Page 55: Video Loss Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 65 ─ Motion Detection Actions 2 screen. Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press the button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera’s input.
  • Page 56: Figure 67 ─ Video Loss Actions 1 Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Video Loss Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display. Figure 67 ─ Video Loss Actions 1 screen. The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently for each camera. Each camera can be associated with another camera, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor.
  • Page 57: Text-In Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 68 ─ Video Loss Actions 2 screen. Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press the button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera’s input.
  • Page 58: Figure 70 ─ Text-In Device Settings Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box under the Setup heading, and press the button. Selecting the Setup heading changes all the parameters excluding Port settings of all the text input channels. NOTE: The system performance might be affected when a large quantity of text inputs are detected from several channels at the same time.
  • Page 59: Figure 71 ─ Text-In Actions 1 Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the more line(s) box, and press the button. Select the number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record. You can choose from 0 to 10. Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button.
  • Page 60: Figure 72 ─ Text-In Actions 2 Screen

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm-Out setup screen (Schedule tab). Highlight the box beside Notify and press the button. You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button.
  • Page 61: System Event Screen

    User’s Manual System Event Screen Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button. The System Event setup screen appears. Figure 73 ─ Health Check screen. The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system.
  • Page 62: Figure 75 ─ Storage Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Storage tab and the Storage screen displays. Figure 75 ─ Storage screen. Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify, and press the button. Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert. Percentage levels range from 10% to 90%. Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify, and press the button.
  • Page 63: Figure 77 ─ System Event Actions Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the second box beside Temperature Threshold, and press the button. Select either ºC (Celsius) or ºF (Fahrenheit), and press the button. The box beside Last Check-Time displays the Date and Time of the last S.M.A.R.T. check. Highlight OK, and press the button to accept the changes.
  • Page 64: Event Status Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Event Status Screen Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the button. The Event Status screen appears. Figure 78 ─ Event Status screen. The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR’s systems and inputs. Events will be highlighted, and related channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected.
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  • Page 66: Chapter 4 ─ Operation

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 ─ Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 2 and 3. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video.
  • Page 67: Freeze Mode

    User’s Manual In active cameo mode, press the button for the camera you want to display in the active cameo. After setting the camera number to active cameo, the DVR moves the active cameo to the next cameo. When the camera number exists on the current screen, the active cameo is changed with the existing camera number.
  • Page 68: Event Monitoring

    Digital Video Recorder Event Monitoring When an event occurs, the DVR will display the camera associated with the event if Event Monitoring On is selected in the Display setup screen (OSD tab). How the cameras are displayed depends on the number of cameras associated with the event. If one camera is associated with the event, the DVR will display the camera full screen.
  • Page 69: Ptz Mode

    User’s Manual PTZ Mode If a user who has PTZ Control authority logs into the system, the user can control PTZ cameras. The DVR will control cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Press and hold the button for two seconds or longer to display the PTZ camera menu and enter the PTZ mode, and press the button again to exit the PTZ mode.
  • Page 70: Using A Mouse

    Digital Video Recorder You can use a mouse for convenient PTZ control. Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen, and the following PTZ toolbar will display. Zoom In / Out Focus Near / Far Iris Open / Close Set / Load Preset Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar.
  • Page 71: Recording Video

    User’s Manual Selecting Display shows the following menu: Clicking Camera and selecting the camera number is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel which displays the selected camera full screen. When in the PIP display mode, clicking the right mouse button and selecting PIP changes the location and the size of the PIP.
  • Page 72: Playing Recorded Video

    Digital Video Recorder Playing Recorded Video If a user who has Search authority logs into the system, the user can view recorded image. Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the button. When playing video for the first PLAYBACK time, the DVR will display the most recent image.
  • Page 73: Searching Video

    User’s Manual Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer on the screen. Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the right side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen.
  • Page 74: Go To The Date/Time

    Digital Video Recorder Go to the Date/Time Figure 87 ─ Go to the Date/Time screen. Move the cursor over the date and time and press the (Play/Pause) button. You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date and time you want to search for video.
  • Page 75: Event Log Search

    User’s Manual NOTE: The lower number of the Segment indicates the latest recorded video. Once you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight GO and press the button. The selected date and time will display. The button and arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video.
  • Page 76: Figure 90 ─ Event Log Search Option Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 90 ─ Event Log Search Option screen. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
  • Page 77: Text-In Search

    User’s Manual You can also toggle On and Off self-diagnostic events as part of your search. The choices are: Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm-In Disk Almost Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature Disk S.M.A.R.T. Once you set your desired search conditions, highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Event Log Search screen.
  • Page 78: Figure 92 ─ Text-In Search Option Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 92 ─ Text-In Search Option screen. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
  • Page 79: Motion Search

    User’s Manual Motion Search Figure 93 ─ Motion Search screen. The Motion Search… can be selected from the Search menu while the DVR displays the camera full screen. The Motion Search screen displays a list of motion events. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video and press the (Play/Pause) button to display the video associated with the selected event on the small search screen.
  • Page 80: Clip-Copy Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Type and press the button. You can select between Motion Search and Museum Search. Motion Search detects motion in the defined area. Museum Search detects if a defined object has moved. Highlight the box beside Zone and press the button.
  • Page 81: Figure 95 ─ Clip-Copy Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 95 ─ Clip-Copy screen. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the (Play/Pause) button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time.
  • Page 82 Digital Video Recorder Highlight Verify After Burning and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is On, you can verify that the data is written on the CD-RW or DVD RW properly. Once you have given the video clip a file name, highlight the Start button and press the button.
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  • Page 84: Appendix A ─ Usb Hard Disk Drive Preparation

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix A ─ USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to Windows 2000. 1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. 2.
  • Page 85: Appendix B ─ Reviewing Video Clips

    User’s Manual Appendix B ─ Reviewing Video Clips You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips. The copied video clip contains the ClipPlayer program. If you used a USB device, disconnect either the external USB-IDE hard disk drive or USB flash drive from the DVR, and connect it to your PC.
  • Page 86 Digital Video Recorder Clicking the X exits the Player program. Click the to go to the beginning of the video clip. Click the to play the video clip in fast reverse. Click the to go back one frame of the video clip. Click the to play the video clip.
  • Page 87: Appendix C ─ Webguard

    User’s Manual Appendix C ─ WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are: ®...
  • Page 88: Web Monitoring Mode

    Digital Video Recorder Web Monitoring Mode WebWatch is a remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor live video transmitted in real-time from the remote DVR. Figure 98 ─ WebWatch screen. ① Click the to log out the WebGuard program. ②...
  • Page 89: Web Search Mode

    User’s Manual ⑩ Click to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file format. ⑪ The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected from the remote site. ⑫ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button allows you to change the camera name and the image aspect ratio displayed on each camera screen.
  • Page 90 Digital Video Recorder ⑤ Click the to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images. Click the to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image. Click the to adjust the brightness of the recorded images. NOTE: Image processing works only in the pause mode. ⑥...
  • Page 91: Appendix D ─ Time Overlap

    User’s Manual Appendix D ─ Time Overlap If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, you can search overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific segment.
  • Page 92: Appendix E ─ Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix E ─ Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Check power cord connections. No Power Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Check camera video cable and connections. Check monitor video cable and connections. No Live Video Confirm that the camera has power. Check camera lens settings.
  • Page 93: Appendix F ─ Connector Pin Outs

    User’s Manual Appendix F ─ Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground (5 connectors) AO (1 to 2) Alarm Outputs 1 to 2 Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX-/TX- →...
  • Page 94: Appendix G ─ Map Of Screens

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix G ─ Map of Screens...
  • Page 95: Appendix H ─ System Log Notices

    User’s Manual Appendix H ─ System Log Notices Boot Up Setup Exported Shutdown Setup Export Failure Restart Setup Export Cancel Upgrade Schedule On Upgrade Fail Schedule Off Power Failure Panic On Time Change Panic Off Time Zone Change Clear All Data Time Sync Clear Disk Time Sync Fail...
  • Page 96: Appendix I ─ Error Code Notices

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix I ─ Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Number Description Number Description Unknown error. Unknown error. File version error. Device error. Operating system version error. Mounting failed. Software version error. No media. Kernel version error. Invalid media.
  • Page 97: Appendix J ─ Specifications

    User’s Manual Appendix J ─ Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (Auto Detect) Video Input Composite: 8 or 16 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Composite: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs SPOT: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms VGA: 1 Composite: 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Video Resolution...
  • Page 98 Digital Video Recorder GENERAL Dimensions (W x H x D) 16.9" x 3.5" x 15.7" (430mm x 88mm x 400mm) Unit Weight 16.1 lbs. (7.3kg) Shipping Weight 25.6 lbs. (11.6kg) Shipping Dimensions 21.3" x 11.4" x 23.2" (540mm x 290mm x 590mm) (W x H x D) Operating Temperature 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)
  • Page 99 WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Correct Disposal of This Product (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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