CPD541D H.264 Network DVR User Manual Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. CPD541D_manual_V1.1...
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
OVERVIEW 1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Description This H.264 DVR series greatly maximizes the video quality and minimizes the file size (expand the storage capacity) with the feature of H.264 video compression technology. To quickly backup, the DVD writer (optional) and USB port are built in for your convenience, or the network backup is also available.
OVERVIEW 1.3 Specifications MODEL CPD541D Video System NTSC / PAL (auto detection) Video Compression Format H.264 Video Input 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Loop Output 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Main Monitor Output: for stable display...
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.1 Front Panel LED Indicators HDD is reading or recording. DVR is powered on. An alarm is triggered. Timer recording is on. Under playback status (For 4CH model only). HDD is full (For 16CH / 8CH models only). MENU Press “MENU”...
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS 12) AUDIO (SLOW + ZOOM) Press “SLOW” + “ZOOM” to select live or playback sounds of the audio channels. Live audio of the 1st audio channel Playback audio of the 1st audio channel Live audio of the 2nd audio channel Playback audio of the 2nd audio channel Live audio of the 3rd audio channel Playback audio of the 3rd audio channel...
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.2 Rear Panel ‧ 16CH ‧ 8CH ‧ 4CH 75Ω / HI-IMPEDANCE When using Loop function, please switch to HI-IMPEDANCE. When you don’t use Loop function, please switch to 75Ω. INPUT (1 ~ 16 / 1 ~ 8 / 1 ~ 4): Connect to video sources, such as cameras. LOOP (1 ~ 16 / 1 ~ 8 / 1 ~ 4): Video output connector.
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS Connect to a monitor or speaker with 1 mono audio output. Connect to a LCD monitor directly. Connect the IR receiver extension line for remote control. RS485 (For 16CH & 8CH Models Only) Connect to external devices (such as speed dome cameras) with RS485-A and RS485-B wires. 10) EXTERNAL I/O Insert the supplied 15 / 25 PIN DSUB to this port for connecting external devices (external alarm, etc).
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.1 SATA HDD Installation The SATA HDDs must be installed before the DVR is turned on. Note: The following description takes a 4CH DVR model WITHOUT a DVD writer built-in as an example. For the 4CH DVR model with a DVD writer built-in, please ignore STEP2.1.
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CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 2.2. To install the HDD on the left side: a) Remove the HDD bracket as indicated below. b) Get a compatible SATA HDD. Slide the HDD to the bracket, and fix it with two screws for each side. There are three screw holes per side on the bracket, and you can choose two of them to secure the HDD.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.2 Camera Connection The cameras must be connected and power-supplied before the DVR is turned on. Connect the camera with the indicated power supply. And then connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable or RCA lines with BNC connectors (The DVR will automatically detect the video system of the camera).
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP RS485-B (orange) wires of the speed dome camera. To protect the naked wires, use the insulation tape to cover on the twisted wires. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the RJ11 line to DVR. When there’s an RS485 port on the DVR real panel Connect the other end of the RJ11 line without removing the insulating coating directly to the RS485 port on the DVR real panel.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP Note: Please DO NOT change the date or time of your DVR after the recording function is activated. Otherwise, the recorded data will be disordered and you will not be able to find the recorded file to backup by time search. If users change the date or time accidentally when the recording function is activated, it’s recommended to clear all HDD data, and start recording again.
BASIC OPERATION 4. BASIC OPERATION 4.1 Live Page In this live page of the DVR, you can see the live viewing of 1- / 4- / 9- / 16-cut screen. Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function live audio live audio Key lock Key unlock...
BASIC OPERATION HDD Overwritten Icon The HDD overwritten function can be set to ON / OFF. When this function is enabled (ON), the icon will display on the monitor screen. 4.3 Playback Press “PLAY” on the DVR control panel, and the device will playback the latest recorded video. Note: There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly.
BASIC OPERATION 4.4 Key Lock and Unlock Key Lock On Press “MENU” + “ENTER” on the DVR front panel to lock keys. Or set the time-out after which the key lock function is activated (Never / 10 SEC / 30 SEC / 60 SEC). Please refer to “7.2 System Info”...
MAIN MENU 5. MAIN MENU 5.1 Menu Configuration CHANNEL TITLE STATUS EVENT STATUS DATE DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE QUALITY RECORD IMAGE PER SECOND QUICK START MENU RECORD TIMER TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING CAMERA DETECTION ALERT NETWORK ADVANCE CONFIG SNTP DISPLAY RECORD...
QUICK START MENU 6. QUICK START MENU Press MENU” and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. The default admin password is 0000. Users can change the password later. Please refer to the section “7.2 System Info” at page 30. 6.1 Status In this menu list, you can check and change some display settings.
QUICK START MENU 6.2 Manual Record In this menu list, you can set record settings. Move to , and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS DATE DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND RECORD TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE...
QUICK START MENU 6.3 Timer In this menu list, you can schedule different sets of time for recording and detection function. Move to , and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS DATE DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND...
QUICK START MENU DETECTION TIMER Use ▲ / ▼ to change the setting (ON / OFF). When it’s set to “ON”, press “ENTER” to go to its submenu for further settings. DETECTION TIMER PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS MOVE SELECT X axis...
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QUICK START MENU Press “MENU” to enter the main menu list. Move to , and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS DATE DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND RECORD TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE 2008 / APR / 23 11 : 20 : 45...
ADVANCED MENU 7. ADVANCED MENU Note: The following menu display takes 16CH DVR as an example, and some display may differ from the actual display when users are using a 8CH or 4CH DVR. Press “MENU” and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. Then, move to “ADVANCE” to enter the advanced setting menu.
ADVANCED MENU TITLE You can change the default camera naming here. The default title is the channel number. Move to the camera title you want to change, and press “ENTER” on the control panel of the DVR to access the character selection screen.
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ADVANCED MENU Press ◄ / ► to choose the width of Transparent blocks are the area Press “ENTER” to confirm the start under detection. area. the area Press ▲ / ▼ to choose the height When the motion is triggered, you You can also set up multi-detection of the area.
ADVANCED MENU 7.1.3 Alert In this menu list, you can set alerts for different kinds of situations, such as when HDD is full. Move to “ALERT”, and press “ENTER”. You will see the following screen: ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER...
ADVANCED MENU 7.1.4 Network In this menu list, you can set up the network. Move to “NETWORK”, and press “ENTER” to enter the submenu. You will see the following screen: NETWORK NETWORK TYPE STATIC 192 . 168 . 001 . 080 GATEWAY 192 .
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ADVANCED MENU See the example below: PPPOE NETWORK TYPE PPPOE USER NAME ac123456 PASSWORD tech123456 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 GATEWAY 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 NETMASK 000 . 000 . 000 . 000 PRIMARY DNS 168 .
ADVANCED MENU 7.1.5 SNTP In this menu list, you can set to synchronize your DVR time with the networked computer systems. Note: Before using this function, please connect your DVR to Internet. Move to “SNTP”, and press “ENTER” to enter the submenu. You will see the following screen: DISPLAY (GMT+08:00) TAIPEI NTP SERVER...
ADVANCED MENU Note: To have the best image quality on your LCD monitor, make sure (1) the selected DVR VGA output resolution is supported by your monitor, and (2) the VGA output settings on both the LCD monitor and DVR are consistent. If the image is not positioned or scaled properly, please go to your monitor’s menu for adjustment.
ADVANCED MENU Note: For different model’s actual recording IPS, please see “1.3 Specifications” at page 2. PRE-ALARM RECORD Select to enable or disable the pre-alarm function (ON / OFF). When pre-alarm and event recording functions are both activated, the DVR will record 8MB data before any alarm / motion is triggered.
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ADVANCED MENU SYSTEM INFO SERIAL TYPE RS485 BAUD RATE 2400 HOST ID PASSWORD XXXX RESET DEFAULT RESET CLEAR HDD HDD-EXT-252 UPGRADE START R.E.T.R. (MIN) AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) NEVER LANGUAGE ENGLISH VIDEO FORMAT VERSION 1083-1028-1009-1013-02-0000 PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING SELECT BACK NEXT...
ADVANCED MENU 10) LANGUAGE (Multilingual OSD) Select the language of the OSD. 11) VIDEO FORMAT Here shows the information of the DVR video format (NTSC / PAL). 12) VERSION Here shows the firmware version information 7.3 Event Info In this menu list, you can quickly search the recorded file by time or event, and check all the HDD and event information (event type, time and channel).
ADVANCED MENU 7.3.2 Event Search Move to “EVENT SEARCH”, and press “ENTER”. You will see the following screen: EVENT SEARCH DATE 2008 / JUN / 17 22 : 48 : 00 CHANNEL EVENT MOTION SEARCH HDD ALL HDD START PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING SELECT BACK NEXT...
ADVANCED MENU 7.3.4 Event Log In this menu list, you can view all the event information (event type, time and channel) or clear all log records. Move to “EVENT LOG”, and press “ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the following: EVENT LOG EVENT TIME...
ADVANCED MENU 7.4.1 USB BACKUP Before making USB backup, please check if: The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. If not, the message “USB ERROR” will be shown on the screen. For the list of the compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND”...
ADVANCED MENU 7.4.2 DISK BACKUP (Selected Models Only) Before making disk backup, please check if the type of your CD or DVD is CD-R or DVD-R. The maximum number of backup files in the CD or DVD is 41. Note: During the backup process, a file player will also be copied into your disk, and you will see a message “BACKUP PLAYER”...
REMOTE OPERATION 8. REMOTE OPERATION You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software “Video Viewer”, Internet Explorer web browser, and Apple’s QuickTime player. 8.1 Supplied Licensed Software 8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection Install the software Step1: Place the supplied CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The program will be automatically run. Step2: Click “Licensed Software AP”...
REMOTE OPERATION The default DVR values are as follows: Item Default Value IP address 192.168.1.10 User name admin Password admin Port a) Double-click “ ” icon on your PC desktop to enter the control panel. By defaults, the “Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel. b) Click ”...
REMOTE OPERATION Click this button to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add, remove or search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely. Address Book Two sub-functions are available for this button: Address Book and Search. For details, please see “Address Book ”...
REMOTE OPERATION To immediately play a recording, select a log from the list, and click “Play”, or double-click the selected log. Then, the playback control panel will be shown at the bottom of the main control panel similar to the following. For the playback control panel details, please see “Playback Screen”...
REMOTE OPERATION 8.1.4 Detailed Functions Image Display You can see the 3 kinds of display views here, and a few buttons are available. Button Function Description If you want to switch among the live view, playback view and download view, click the blue tab “Live1”, “Play1” or “Download” to make a switch. Live1: When you are logged in, this tab with the live view is displayed by Live / Playback defaults.
REMOTE OPERATION Click to view the pre-defined DVR access details. To log in, choose one IP address from the address list, and click the address twice; to log out, click the connected IP address twice. Tip: You can also click “ ”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Button Function Description Click this button to adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / Color Setting saturation for a single channel or the whole channels. For details, please see “Color Setting” at page 43. To make a video backup remotely, click this button, and you Backup will go to the download setting page.
REMOTE OPERATION Function Description IP Address / Port / User Name / Password Check if the network connection information of the DVR within which contains the video data you need is correct. HDD Number / Channel Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel number (Channel) within which have the video data you need.
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REMOTE OPERATION Record type In this section, you can select which type of the recording will be enabled. There are 4 options: Manual / Schedule / Motion / Alarm. Hard disk overwriting To overwrite the recorded data from the earliest to the latest when the hard disk is full, check “Hard Disk Overwrite”...
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REMOTE OPERATION iv. Check if the information shown is correct. Click “OK” if the information is correct. Click “Cancel” if the information is wrong. How to modify / delete a current time setting: 1. Select the schedule setting you want to modify from the schedule table. The setting will be displayed in the left setting panel.
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REMOTE OPERATION Item Description Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of your DVR. MAC Address Display the MAC address. Title Provide a title for this DVR. Only 16 characters are allowed. Turbo Step Speed up the menu selection from 1 to 30. Ex: If the value of the turbo step is set to 5, one mouse-click will function as 5 mouse-clicks when you click one of the buttons in the DVR control panel.
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REMOTE OPERATION Column Description User Name Set a user name that will be used for remote login. The user name allows up to 16 characters. Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password allows up to 16 characters. User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different AP functions.
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REMOTE OPERATION Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection. There are 3 network connection types: Static IP, PPPOE and DHCP. For details about each connection type, please refer to “7.1.4 Network” at page 26. Note: PPPOE and DHCP network connection types are required to apply the DDNS service to get a “Hostname”...
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REMOTE OPERATION If the FTP notification function is activated, the DVR will upload the captured images to the specified FTP site once alarm-trigger or motion-trigger recording happened. Please enable the function of FTP notification in the “Alert” menu first. FTP Notification Function: a.
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REMOTE OPERATION c. After finishing the setting, click “APPLY” to confirm. Note: Mail addresses can be added up to 4. Video In “Video”, you can set the video web transmission size and quality, and the frame rate for transmitting. Function Description JPEG Choose the image size (4CIF / CIF) and picture quality (BEST / HIGH / NORMAL / BASIC) when...
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REMOTE OPERATION box “Record”, choose to activate the “Covert Recording” function by selecting the check box “Cover”, and rename the channel title which will be displayed in the live view screen by double-clicking the channel title. Device Select the device type (CAMERA / PTZ) according to the connected cameras for each channel. Click “Edit”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description If this function is enabled, you might need to set the motion detection sensitivity or simply keep the default values. For details, please see the description below. Motion Detection Set the detection sensitivity in 4 different adjustable parameters (LS / SS / TS / RE). For details Sensitivity about each parameter, please refer to “7.1.2 Detection”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Select this checkbox to allow the record timer setting to be applied to the connected DVR. If this checkbox is deselected, the setting will not be applied to the connected DVR even when you click “Apply” and “OK”. ‧...
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REMOTE OPERATION Quick Status Select to display the quick status in the live view. Full Sequence Duration / Set the time-out in seconds (3 / 5 / 10 / 15) after which the channel display will be switched Quad Sequence Duration by one channel (Full Sequence Duration) or by four channels (Quad Sequence Duration).
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REMOTE OPERATION a). Get the language files you want to update from your distributor. b) Click “Add” to locate and select the files needed. The files will be shown in the list. If you add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”. c).
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REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to view all the event and record logs, or search for the specific log(s) by date or by record type. There are three types of logs: Record, Backup and Event. To playback the recorded data for a specific record or backup log, select the log, and double-click to start the video playback.
REMOTE OPERATION Playback Screen When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log in “ ” (Status List) “Record” or “Backup”, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel appears. For the function of each part on the panel, please refer to the following description. Function Description Playback / Download...
REMOTE OPERATION DVR Control When Video Viewer is connected to the DVR, this DVR control panel will be enabled, and you can control the DVR remotely. For the function of each button, please refer to the following description. Note: The control panel below is taking 16CH DVR model as an example. Some buttons may not be enabled for 8CH or 4CH DVR models.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Click the arrow keys to move the cursor and make the selection: : Move up / down to select the previous / next menu or sub-menu function, or change the setting. : Move left / right to the previous / next sub-menu items. : Click it to activate / inactivate the network independent function.
REMOTE OPERATION 8.2 IE Web Browser You can view the images or operate your DVR with IE web browser. Note: The supported PC operation systems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Vista Step 1: Key in the IP address used by your DVR in the URL address box, such as 60.121.46.236, and press Enter. You will be prompted to enter the user name and password to access the DVR.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Click to take a snapshot for the current view, and open another browser window to display Snapshot the captured image. Click to enable the DVR key lock function. To unlock the DVR, key in your password, and Key Lock press Enter...
REMOTE OPERATION 8.3 Quick Timer Player You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view only. Note: QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you operation system first, and you can access the DVR to see the live view.
APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 16CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
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APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 8CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
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APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 4CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
APPENDIX 2 RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX 2 RECORDING TIME TABLE (For 4CH Model Only) The recording time below is tested under the PAL system, and the testing environment is a normal office, just for reference only. For the recording time under the NTSC system, it’ll be similar as the data below, and just for reference only. The recording time may vary depending on the following three factors: ‧...
APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR, the "USB ERROR" message will be shown on the screen. Note: Please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as "FAT 32".
APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 rpm ST33500320AS 500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB...
APPENDIX 5 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting. The table describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. ‧ FAQ (Frequently ask question) Questions Solutions No power Check power cord connection.
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