ADEMCO AHDR4 User Manual
ADEMCO AHDR4 User Manual

ADEMCO AHDR4 User Manual

Ademco video 4-, 9-, 16-channel dvr
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  • Page 2: Digital Video Recorder

    DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER: 4-, 9- AND 16-CHANNEL MODELS AHDR4, AHDR9 & AHDR16 USER’ S MANUAL Duplex mode (Simultaneous recording and playback) Record speed up to 60ips for NTSC (50ips for PAL) Highly efficient compression engine maximizes recording duration Various recording modes (Time-lapse recording / Event recording)
  • Page 3 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 4: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASS A EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication. ADEMCO Video is not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof. The information contained herein is subject to change...
  • 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 ..................2 Chapter 2 — Installation................... 3 Package Contents ..................3 Required Installation Tools ................3 Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL ............... 4 Connecting the Video Source ...............
  • Page 7 User’ s Manual RW (Rewind) Button ................13 FF (Fast Forward) Button................ 13 STOP Button................... 13 REC (Record) Button ................13 Shuttle Ring .................... 14 Jog Dial ....................14 Turning on the Power ................. 14 Review of Front Panel Display..............14 Initial Unit Setup ..................
  • Page 8 Digital Video Recorder Modem Setup..................49 Callback Center (LAN) Setup Screen............50 Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen..........51 Password Setup Screen ................52 Config Screen..................... 53 Backup ....................54 Load Default Setup ................. 54 Clear All Data..................54 Chapter 4 — Operation .................. 55 Turning on the Power .................
  • Page 9 Appendix E — Map of Screens ..............72 Appendix F – External Protocols ..............73 Message Format..................73 Control Flow ....................73 Common Reply................... 73 Op Code ..................... 74 Error code....................74 AHDR4 ....................... 75 AHDR9 ....................... 76 AHDR16 ..................... 77 Appendix G — Specifications................. 78 viii...
  • Page 10 Digital Video Recorder List of Illustrations Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation..................1 Figure 2 — 16-Channel DVR rear panel. (Others are similar.) ..........3 Figure 3 — NTSC/PAL switch....................4 Figure 4 — Video input connectors..................4 Figure 5 —...
  • Page 11 User’ s Manual Figure 49 — Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) setup screen..........41 Figure 50 — Video Loss Event Action (Record) setup screen..........42 Figure 51 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen...........43 Figure 52 — Video Loss Event Action (Notify) setup screen..........44 Figure 53 —...
  • Page 12: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for four, nine or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: •...
  • Page 13: Technical Overview

    The following units are available: System Series (Networkable) E Series (No Network Features) 4 Channel 9 Channel 16 Channel 4 Channel 9 Channel 16 Channel AHDR4-80 AHDR9-80 AHDR16-80 AHDR4E-80 AHDR9E-80 AHDR16E-80 AHDR4-160 AHDR9-160 AHDR16-160 AHDR4E-160 AHDR9E-160 AHDR16E-160...
  • 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) • Multilingual User’s Manual (CD-ROM) • RAS User’s Manual (Not with E Series) • Multilingual RAS Software and User’s Manual (CD-ROM, Not with E Series ) •...
  • Page 15: Setting Unit For Ntsc Or Pal

    User’ s Manual Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL Figure 3 — NTSC/PAL switch. Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment. Before turning on the DVR, set the switch to NTSC or PAL to match your equipment. NOTE: You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment.
  • Page 16: Connecting The Monitor

    Digital Video Recorder Connecting the Monitor Figure 6 — Video Out connectors. Connect the monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector. NOTE: If your monitor has an SVHS input, use it because it will give you better quality video display.
  • Page 17: Ai 1 To 16 (Alarm In)

    User’ s Manual NOTE: To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire.
  • Page 18: Connecting To The Rs485

    Digital Video Recorder Connecting to the RS485 Figure 10 — RS485 Connector. 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. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras.
  • Page 19: Connecting The Printer

    User’ s Manual Connecting the Printer Figure 13 — Printer connector. You can print images from your DVR on PostScript™ printers. The DVR supports PostScript™ 2.0 and higher. If you have a color PostScript™ printer, you can print color images. Place the printer on a sturdy surface near enough to the DVR so that you will be able to make the cable connections.
  • Page 20: Factory Reset

    Digital Video Recorder Factory Reset Figure 15 — Factory reset switch. The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the right of the RS232 connector. This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings.
  • Page 21 User’ s Manual WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET. THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN. IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE, DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG.
  • Page 22: 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 17 — 16-Channel DVR front panel. (Others are similar.) The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer. Many of the buttons have multiple functions.
  • Page 23: Alarm Button

    User’ s Manual ALARM Button ALARM button has two functions. First, it will reset the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer 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.
  • Page 24: Search Button

    Digital Video Recorder SEARCH Button Pressing the button displays the Search menu. Pressing the button again will exit the SEARCH Search menu. This operation can be user password protected. Zooms In in PTZ mode. PLAY/PAUSE Button Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button plays back images at regular speed. Pressing the button while in the playback mode will pause the video.
  • Page 25: Shuttle Ring

    User’ s Manual Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode. The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released. Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward. Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward. Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned.
  • Page 26: Initial Unit Setup

    Digital Video Recorder CLOCK displays when the digits are displaying the current time. PB displays when video is being played back and the digits are displaying the time of the recording. REMAIN displays when the digits are displaying the remaining hard disk drive capacity.
  • Page 27: Quick Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then the Enter button. The factory default password is 4321. There are two Setup screens: Quick Setup and Normal Setup. The factory default is the Quick Setup screen. Quick Setup Screen Figure 20 —...
  • Page 28: Normal Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Selecting System Information… enters that screen. Selecting Camera… enters a screen where you can set up camera information. Selecting Network Setup… enters a screen where you can set up network information. Selecting Password… enters a screen where you will be able to change passwords. Selecting Date/Time…...
  • Page 29: System Information

    User’ s Manual System Information Highlight System Information and press the button. The System Information screen appears. The number after the model indicates the hardware and software versions. In the example below, the hardware version is 2.0, and the software version is 0.500. Figure 22 —...
  • Page 30: Figure 24 - Language Dropdown Menu

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Unit ID and press the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. The Unit ID number is used to identify the unit when it is networked with other DVRs. You cannot use the same number for two or more DVRs that are within the same network.
  • Page 31: Date/Time Setup

    User’ s Manual Once you have entered your title, highlight Close and press the button. Highlight the box beside Unit ID and press the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. After you have created a title, assigned a unit ID number and selected a language, you can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button.
  • Page 32: Figure 27 - Holiday Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. Highlight the Holiday Setup… box and press the button. You can set up holidays by highlighting Add: and pressing the button .
  • Page 33: System Log Screen

    User’ s Manual You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button . Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. System Log Screen Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the button . The System Log screen appears.
  • Page 34: Figure 29 - System Check Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 29 — System Check screen. Highlight the box under the On/Off heading and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR reports a fault condition if it does not detect any recording or if there is an alarm during the designated time.
  • Page 35: Configuring Input Devices

    User’ s Manual Configuring Input Devices You can configure the video, audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Figure 30 — Device menu screen. Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button. The Camera setup screen appears.
  • Page 36: Figure 32 - Ptz Device List

    Digital Video Recorder The Camera setup screen displays the camera inputs in groups of four: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16. In this screen you can tell the DVR which input connectors have cameras attached by turning the camera number On or Off. You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the camera title box and pressing the button.
  • Page 37: Alarm In Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Alarm In Setup Screen Highlight Alarm In in the Main menu and press the button. The Alarm In setup screen appears. Figure 33 — Alarm In setup 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 Setup screen.
  • Page 38: Figure 35 - Motion Detection Zone Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Your DVR has built-in video motion detector. Video motion detector can be turned On or Off for each camera. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion. There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive. You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger a motion alarm.
  • Page 39: Alarm Out Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Select All Blocks — Activates all blocks to detect motion. Clear All Blocks — Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion. Reverse All Blocks — Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks. Exit Zone Setup — Asks you to confirm changes and then returns to the previous screen. Alarm Out Setup Screen The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR.
  • Page 40: Figure 37 - Alarm Out Schedule Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 37 — Alarm Out Schedule screen. You can select individual blocks of time, entire days of the week, entire blocks of time or the entire schedule. Select a specific block of time by highlighting it. Select an entire day by highlighting the day of the week or Holiday on the left of the screen.
  • Page 41: Audio Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Main menu and press the button. The Audio Setup screen appears. Figure 38 — Audio Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and press the button. This toggles between On and Off.
  • Page 42: Rs232/Rs485 Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder RS232/RS485 Setup Screen The RS232/RS485 setup screen allows you to set up the RS232 and RS485 ports to communicate with external devices such as modems, remote controls and dome cameras. Figure 39 — RS232/RS485 setup screen. Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make. Select the correct Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR.
  • Page 43: Configuring Recording Settings

    User’ s Manual Configuring Recording Settings NOTE: Pressing the button on the front of the DVR will cause the red LED to light and indicates the DVR is ready to record. However, this does not mean the DVR is recording. The DVR records video based on the parameters such as schedule and events defined during configuration.
  • Page 44: Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Mode. Pressing the button toggles between Simplex and Duplex. In the Simplex mode, the DVR can record up to 60 images per second for NTSC (50 for PAL). However, in the Simplex mode, you can only record or play back video, but not both. In the Duplex mode, you can record and play back video at the same time.
  • Page 45: Time-Lapse Recording Schedule

    User’ s Manual Highlight the box under Quality and press the button. A drop-down list appears. You can select from Very High, High, Standard and Low image quality. All other variables being equal; Very High will require 600% more hard disk space than Standard, High will require 250% more, and Low 30% less.
  • Page 46: Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder There are several ways to set recording times: • You can highlight an individual block and toggle it On or Off by pressing the button. • You can change a 30-minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the time line and pressing the button to toggle the segment On or Off.
  • Page 47: Event Action Setup

    User’ s Manual You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell. You can set the Dwell from 1 to 300 seconds. NOTE: When the DVR is in the Time-Lapse mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and follows the time-lapse settings.
  • Page 48: Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from the drop-down menu. Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event. Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms.
  • Page 49: Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain events are activated. (Not available in E Models) Figure 46 — Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 50: Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion detector differently. Each camera can be assigned a schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time. Figure 47 — Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 51: Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 48 — Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 52: Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain motion events are activated. (Not available in E Models) Figure 49 — Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 53: Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss from a camera differently. Each camera can be assigned a schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time. Figure 50 —...
  • Page 54: Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 51 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 55: Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site in the case of video loss. (Not available in E Models) Figure 52 — Video Loss Event Action (Notify) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
  • Page 56: Osd (On-Screen Display) Setup

    Digital Video Recorder OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup The DVR can be set up to display Date, Time, Title and Status on screen. Each feature can be turned on or off, and you can adjust the margins. Figure 53 — OSD Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Date and press the button to toggle the date display On and Off.
  • Page 57: Sequence Display Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Sequence Display Setup Screen You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera when the DVR is setup to sequence through the cameras. You can also turn Camera Sequence On and Off. Figure 54 — Sequence Display setup screen. Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and press the button.
  • Page 58: Network Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Network Setup Screen NOTE: The network features can be set only on the Networkable Model DVR. The network features are “grayed” out and inactive on the non-E Model. In the Network Setup screen you can set up the DVR for LAN connections. Figure 55 —...
  • Page 59: Lan Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual CAUTION: Write the password down and keep it in a safe place. Once the password has been reset, the default will no longer work. If the password is forgotten, the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost.
  • Page 60: Modem Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Modem Setup Figure 57 — RS232/RS485 setup screen. NOTE: Modem setup is done through the RS232/RS485 screen in the Devices menu which can be accessed from the Main Menu. Highlight the box beside Baud Rate of the RS232 field and press the button.
  • Page 61: Callback Center (Lan) Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Callback Center (LAN) Setup Screen Figure 58 — Callback Center (LAN) Setup screen. NOTE: Callback Center (LAN) is not available on the E Series DVRs The DVR can be set up to contact a computer running RAS (Remote Administration System) on a LAN when an event occurs.
  • Page 62: Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen Figure 59 — Callback Center (Modem) Setup screen. NOTE: Callback Center (Modem) is not available on the E Series DVRs If you have a modem connected to the DVR, it can be set up to dial a pager with a numeric message when an event occurs.
  • Page 63: Password Setup Screen

    User’ s Manual Password Setup Screen An Administrator password is required to turn the system off, enter the setup screen, load default setups, clear all data, change system date and time and change the Administrator password. Highlight Password in the Main menu and press to enter the Password screen.
  • Page 64: Config Screen

    Digital Video Recorder To lock front panel buttons, highlight Key Lock On and press the button. Once the buttons are locked, pressing any front panel button will cause a password screen to display. You will need to enter the correct password to unlock the keys. The Key Lock password is 4231. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing button .
  • Page 65: Backup

    User’ s Manual Backup The Backup screen can be used to back up video to an external USB hard disk drive. NOTE: See Appendix A for information on USB hard disk drives. Figure 62 — Backup screen. The default video segment to be backed up is from the first to last frame. However, you can define how much video to back up by changing the start and end times and dates.
  • 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: Pip Mode

    User’ s Manual PIP Mode You can display a Picture-in-Picture by pressing the DISPLAY button. You can change the location of the PIP by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons and its size by pressing the Left and Right arrow buttons. PTZ Mode The DVR will control cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities.
  • Page 68: Recording Video

    Digital Video Recorder You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the button, and the PTZ Preset STOP dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the button.
  • Page 69: Playing Recorded Video

    User’ s Manual Playing Recorded Video Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the button. When PLAY/PAUSE playing video for the first time, the DVR will display the most recent image. When playing video subsequent times, the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image. NOTE: If the DVR is set in the Simplex mode, you will need to stop recording before playing back video.
  • Page 70: Shuttle Ring

    Digital Video Recorder Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode. The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released. Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward. Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward. Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned.
  • Page 71: Date/Time Search

    User’ s Manual Date/Time Search Figure 66 — Date/Time Search screen. button. You can use the Left and Right arrow Move the cursor over the date and press the buttons to highlight the year, month and day. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date you want to search for video.
  • Page 72: Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons. Once you have highlighted a day, press button to select it. A time bar will display at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue.
  • Page 73: Figure 69 - Event Search (By Camera) Screen

    User’ s Manual Figure 69 — Event Search (by Camera) screen. Figure 70 — Event Search (by Event) screen. Highlight the box beside Search by and press the button to toggle between Camera and Event. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates.
  • Page 74: Printing

    Digital Video Recorder Printing Figure 71 — Print screen. It is possible to print images to a PostScript™ printer. Pause the video on the desired image and button. Select Print… from the menu, and the Print screen appears. The press the SEARCH date and time of the paused images displays in the Last Played Image Time box.
  • Page 75 User’ s Manual It is possible to archive video to an external USB-IDE hard disk drive. The archived images can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME or 2000. Refer to the Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for archiving.
  • Page 76: Appendix A - Usb Hard Disk Drive Preparation

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation NOTE: The following USB drives have been tested successfully with the DVR: IOMEGA Zip250 Sarotech Flex-HDD, FHD-253 Skymaster DEL-2041 Maxtor 3000LE Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows2000 1.
  • Page 77 User’ s Manual 3. Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions provided with your USB hard disk drive. 4. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data, it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon.
  • Page 78: Appendix B - Reviewing Backup Images

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix B — Reviewing Backup Images NOTE: It i s suggested that the computer used for the Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III. If your CPU is slower than this, minibank files recorded at maximum speed with very high image quality will be played back slowly.
  • Page 79 User’ s Manual The Current Image Information window displays information about the current image. Camera Title displays the camera name of the current image, and Time displays the date and time the image was recorded. The Playback Function Buttons include fast backward, backward, play, pause, fast forward, go to the first image, go to the previous image, go to the next image, and go to the last image buttons.
  • Page 80: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix C — 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 •...
  • Page 81: Appendix D - Connector Pin Outs

    User’ s Manual Appendix D — Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground (4 connectors) AO (1 to 4) Alarm Outputs 1 to 4 Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX+ ?
  • Page 82: Rs232 Connector Pin Outs

    Digital Video Recorder RS232 Connector Pin Outs Pin 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) Pin 2 RXD (Receive Data) TXD (Transmit Data) Pin 3 Pin 4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Pin 5 GND (System Ground) Pin 6 DSR (Data Set Ready) Pin 7 RTS (Request To Send) Pin 8...
  • Page 83: Appendix E - Map Of Screens

    User’ s Manual Appendix E — Map of Screens...
  • Page 84: Appendix F - External Protocols

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix F – External Protocols Message Format <BOM><ID>:<Class>:<Code>[:Operands]:<Checksum>[EOM] where: Symbol Value Description Field delimiter <BOM> Beginning of message (for command) < Beginning of message (for reply) <ID> 00~99 Device ID <Class> Device Class (“DR” for DVR systems) <Code>...
  • Page 85: Op Code

    User’ s Manual Op Code Reply Function Code Operands Reply data Key Scan Code 00~99 (model) :00~FF (key scan code): U/D/N Error code Error Code Unclassified error 0000 Unsupported command 0001 The number of front keys is fixed for each Model. A key scan code is allocated to a front key. U, D and N mean Up, Down and None respectively.
  • Page 86: Ahdr4

    Key Scan Code Front Key Button LEFT ENTER RIGHT DOWN ALARM MENU SEARCH PLAY STOP CAMERA1 CAMERA2 CAMERA3 CAMERA4 DISPLAY SEQUENCE FREEZE COUNTER Example: When AHDR4 receives the following string, it acts as though the front “MENU” button is pressed. @00:DR:KS:04:46:N:*...
  • Page 87: Ahdr9

    User’ s Manual AHDR9 1. <ID> – the value set in the Unit ID field of System Information 2. <Class> – fixed as DR 3. <Code> – the only accepted command is KS 4. <Model> – fixed as 03 5. <Key Scan Code> – as follows Key Scan Code Front Key Button LEFT...
  • Page 88: Ahdr16

    Digital Video Recorder AHDR16 1. <ID> – the value set in the Unit ID field of System Information 2. <Class> – fixed as DR 3. <Code> – the only accepted command is KS 4. <Model> – fixed as 02 5. <Key Scan Code> – as follows Key Scan Code Front Key Button LEFT...
  • Page 89: Appendix G - Specifications

    User’ s Manual Appendix G — Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (selector switch) Composite: 4, 9 or 16 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, Video Input auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Composite: One, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs SVHS: One Video Resolution 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Playback/Record Speed Simplex: 60ips (NTSC), 50ips (PAL)
  • Page 90 Digital Video Recorder STORAGE Primary Storage EIDE hard disk drive (up to 4) Backup Storage GENERAL Dimensions (W x H x D) 16.9" x 3.5" x 14.4" (430mm x 88mm x 365mm) Unit Weight 20.9 lbs. (9.45kg) Shipping Weight 24.1 lbs. (10.95kg) Shipping Dimensions 21.5"...

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