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Page 2: Compliance Notice Of Fcc
16-Channel 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 3: Important Safeguards
User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 10. Overloading All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result appliance is operated. in the risk of fire or electric shock. 2. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Required Installation Tools ....................3 Video Input......................... 3 Video Out ........................... 4 Audio In/Out ........................ - Page 5 User’s Manual Turning on the Power ......................12 Initial Unit Setup ........................12 Setup Screen ........................13 System Setup ........................13 Information ........................13 Date/Time ........................15 Storage ..........................16 User ..........................17 Wizard ..........................19 Shutdown ......................... 22 Network Setup ........................22 Network ..........................
- Page 6 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Motion Search ......................... 57 Text-In Search ......................... 58 Bookmarks ........................59 Clip-Copy ......................... 59 Appendix ..........................61 USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation ..................61 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 ............. 61 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98............61 Text-In Search Examples.....................
- Page 7 User’s Manual Figure 27 — Notification Callback setup screen..................27 Figure 28 — Devices menu........................27 Figure 29 — Camera setup screen......................28 Figure 30 — Camera PTZ setup screen....................28 Figure 31 — Audio setup screen......................29 Figure 32 —...
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Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 16 Composite Video Input Connectors ... -
Page 9: Figure 1 - Typical Dvr Installation
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Page 10: Chapter 2 - Installation
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Adaptor and Power Cord User’s Manual (This Document) ATVision Software CD and User’s Manual USB Mouse ... -
Page 11: Video Out
User’s Manual Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector. A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR. NOTE: The VGA and Video Out (BNC) connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation. -
Page 12: Rs485 Port
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 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. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras or text-in devices. Connect RX+/TX+ and RX-/TX- of the control system to the P (+) and N (–) (respectively) of the DVR. - Page 13 User’s Manual To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: 1. Turn the DVR off. 2. Turn it on again. 3. While the DVR is initializing, the front panel LEDs will blink. When the front panel LEDs blink, poke the straightened paperclip into the unlabeled hole to the right of the VGA connector.
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Page 14: Chapter 3 - Configuration
16-Channel 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 — DVR front panel. Camera Buttons HDD LED Alarm LED Arrow Buttons Play/Pause Button Menu Button PTZ/Zoom Button... -
Page 15: Alarm Led
User’s Manual Alarm LED The Alarm LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated. Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number’s value. These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode. -
Page 16: Search Button
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Search Button Pressing the button enters the search mode, and pressing the button again exits the search mode. When entering SEARCH the search mode, video is paused. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button plays back video at regular speed. The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video. -
Page 17: Remote Control Buttons
User’s Manual Remote Control Buttons ID Button Camera Buttons Sequence Button Freeze Button Arrow Buttons Menu Button Playback Buttons Panic Button Layout Button Zoom Button PTZ Button Enter Button Alarm Button PTZ Control Buttons Back Up Button Calendar Button Figure 4 — Infrared remote control. NOTE: For simplicity, the button descriptions in this manual refer to the front panel buttons. -
Page 18: Arrow Buttons
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number’s value. These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode. -
Page 19: Alarm Button
User’s Manual Alarm Button Pressing the button resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm. ALARM PTZ Control Buttons While in the PTZ mode, the buttons are used to save Presets and load a Preset View, the buttons are used PRESET ZOOM... -
Page 20: Setup Screen
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Setup Screen Figure 7 — Setup screen. Press the button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the Live MENU Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. -
Page 21: Figure 9 - Information Setup 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 22: Date/Time
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight Show System Log… and press the button to display the System Log. The System Log screen lists system activities (up to 5,000 from the latest) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site. -
Page 23: Storage
User’s Manual 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 24: User
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage device and press the button. You will be able to format the device for recording. When selecting Not Using from Use As and highlighting the Format button, the device will not be used for recording. -
Page 25: Figure 15 - User Setup Screen
User’s Manual The +/- column is used to collapse and expand user groups. If there is a + or – in this column, it indicates the item is a Group Name. If there is a – in front of the Group Name, it indicates that the group has been “expanded”... -
Page 26: Wizard
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder To add a User, highlight the + User… box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name. Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password. You can use camera buttons 1 to 9 on the front panel to assign the password. - Page 27 User’s Manual Date/Time Setup Date: Set the system date and select the date format. Time: Set the system time and select the time format. Time Zone: Select your time zone. The Time Zone can be selected on the map. ...
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Page 28: Figure 18 - Network Setup Wizard Screen
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Select the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup Wizard and select the Go to Network Setup button to start the Network Setup. If you selected the Go to Network Setup, select the Next button to start the Network Setup Wizard. Figure 18 —... -
Page 29: Shutdown
User’s Manual DVRNS Setup DVRNS Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server. Port: Set the port number of the DVRNS server. Use NAT: Select the box to use the NAT (Network Address Translation) device. -
Page 30: Figure 21 - Network Setup Screen
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the first box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 100Mbps. Highlight the second box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between: bps and ips. - Page 31 User’s Manual NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator. Highlight the box beside DNS Server. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server. Highlight Use UPnP and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
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Page 32: Figure 23 - Dvrns Setup Screen
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the DVRNS tab, and the DVRNS screen displays. Highlight Use DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off. NOTE: The DVRNS (DVR Name Service) allows the DVR to use Dynamic IP addresses for remote connection. When this feature is On, you can access your DVR remotely using the DVR name instead of its IP address. -
Page 33: Notification
User’s Manual NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the ATVision service to be enabled automatically regardless of your ATVision settings. You can access a remote DVR and monitor live video images using media players, such as VLC Player, supporting RTSP service. Start the media player on your local PC and enter “rtsp://ID:Password@IP address:RTSP port number/track ID=‘channel number’”, or start Internet Explorer on your Blackberry or other mobile devices and enter “http://IP address: ATVision port number/”. -
Page 34: Devices Setup
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the button. An Authentication screen appears. Highlight Use and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box beside User/Password and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password. -
Page 35: Figure 29 - Camera Setup Screen
User’s Manual You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column. -
Page 36: Audio
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Audio Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. The Audio setup screen appears. The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. -
Page 37: Display
User’s Manual The Mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time. When set to On, the Alarm-Out is active during the scheduled time. When set to Event, the Alarm-Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time. -
Page 38: Remote Control
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Mode and press the button. You can select between Full Sequence and Cameo Sequence. Pressing the button causes the DVR to sequence SEQUENCE cameras, and the DVR can sequence cameras in two modes: “Full”... -
Page 39: Recording Setup
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Port and select from None, RS232 and RS485. If the RS232 port and RS485 port are in use for PTZ control, networking or text input, the remote keyboard cannot be configured. Highlight Setup… and select the correct Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR. -
Page 40: Schedule
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the slide bar beside Limit Time-Lapse Recording, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of the maximum storage time for time-lapse recording from 1 to 99 days. The Limit Time-Lapse Recording feature will function when the storage device has enough space to record video data longer than the preset period. -
Page 41: Figure 42 - Schedule - Settings (Advanced Mode) Setup Screen
User’s Manual Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. In the Schedule On mode, the DVR records video based on the schedule established in the Schedule screen. When turning Schedule recording Off, you will be asked to confirm your decision, and displays at the top-left corner of each camera screen. -
Page 42: Pre-Event
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box under the heading and press the button to delete the recording settings. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the settings. Highlight Default… and press the button. The Default screen appears. Highlighting boxes under ips and pressing the button allows you to set the images per second for Time and Event recording. -
Page 43: Alarm-In
User’s Manual Alarm-In Highlight Alarm-In in the Event menu and press the button. The Alarm-In setup screen appears. 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 44: Motion Detection
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 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 an input on the associated alarm input. -
Page 45: Figure 48 - Motion Detection Actions 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, the detection zone of video will be displayed. Any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red. You can control excessive event logging and remote notification of motions detected after the motion dwell time by adjusting the motion ignoring dwell intervals. -
Page 46: Video Loss
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button. The Video Loss setup screen appears. Highlighting the box under the Video Loss Interval heading allows you to set the duration of a signal loss before the DVR will report a Video Loss. -
Page 47: Figure 51 - Video Blind Settings Screen
User’s Manual The DVR checks to see if anything is blinding a camera. Figure 51 — Video Blind Settings screen. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to video blind for Black and White independently from 0 (Never) and 1 (least sensitive) to 15 (most sensitive). -
Page 48: Text-In
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press the button. A list of PTZ presets appears. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video blind on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 49: System Event
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Special characters can be created using ^ and a capital letter; e.g., ^J for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). -
Page 50: Figure 56 - Health Check Screen
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 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. You can select from 1 hr. to 30 days or Never. -
Page 51: Event Status
User’s Manual The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices. Highlight the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and press the... -
Page 52: Chapter 4 - Operation
16-Channel 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. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. -
Page 53: Live Monitoring Menu
User’s Manual Live Monitoring Menu Freeze Selecting (Freeze) in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select again. It is the same as pressing the (Play/Pause) button. Pressing any button except for the buttons MENU PANIC... -
Page 54: Active Cameo Mode
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Panic Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and displays on the screen. Selecting again stops panic recording. It is the same as pressing the button. PANIC Setup Selecting (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu enters the Main Setup screen. Refer to Chapter 3 ─ Configuration for detailed descriptions of system setup. -
Page 55: Figure 61 - Ptz Select Camera Menu
User’s Manual To use the front panel buttons, press the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down. Press the button to zoom in, and press the button to zoom out. -
Page 56: Event Monitoring
16-Channel 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 (Main Monitor 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 57: Recording Video
User’s Manual PIP, 2x2, 1+5, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4 Selecting (PIP, 2x2, 1+5, 1+7, 3x3 or 4x4) in the Mouse Display menu displays the cameras in the selected multiview screen mode (PIP, 2x2, 1+5, 1+7, 3x3 or 4x4). Selecting each display mode is the same as pressing the button or scrolling the mouse wheel up and down when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., DISPLAY... -
Page 58: Panic Recording
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Panic Recording Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu or pressing the button starts panic recording of all cameras, PANIC and selecting or pressing the button again stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Panic Record setup screen, panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as is not selected or the... -
Page 59: Searching Video
User’s Manual Cameo Button: Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer enters the cameo mode. The yellow MENU outline surrounding the video indicates the active cameo, and pressing the arrow buttons moves the active cameo. Pressing the desired camera button in the active cameo edits the cameo and displays the video of selected camera. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button exits the Active Cameo mode. -
Page 60: Search Menu
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Search Menu Search Selecting (Search) in the Search menu displays the following Search menu. See the following Event Log Search, Record Table Search, Calendar Search, Motion Search and Text-In Search sections for details. Event Log Search: Selecting Event Log Search selects video from the event log. ... -
Page 61: Event Log Search
User’s Manual Alarm Selecting (Alarm) in the Search menu resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm. It is the same as pressing any button on the front panel when the alarm is activated. Panic Selecting (Panic) in the Search menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and selecting again stops panic recording. -
Page 62: Record Table Search
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Check Time Overlap and press the button. It toggles between On and Off. You will only be able to turn the Check Time Overlap on or off if a user-defined date and time is set to From and To. If the DVR’s date and time have been reset, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one overlapping start and stop time. -
Page 63: Calendar Search
User’s Manual If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, the overlapping time range in the record table will be separated by a yellow vertical line. -
Page 64: Motion Search
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. Move to Select a Segment, and select the video stream you want to search. -
Page 65: Text-In Search
User’s Manual Once you set your desired search conditions, highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Motion Search screen. Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. When you search for motion events of another camera, you will be asked whether or not you want to delete the previous search results from the list. -
Page 66: Bookmarks
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Bookmarks The Bookmarks screen can also be accessed by selecting Bookmark in the Search – Go To menu when in playback mode. Highlight + and press the (Play/Pause) button to add the current playback point to the bookmark list. Highlight the Title box and enter the name of the registered bookmark. - Page 67 User’s Manual The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip. However, you can give the video clip file a different name. Highlight the box beside File Name and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears. Enter a file name for the video you are backing up and select Close.
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Page 68: Appendix
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP, Window Vista and Window 7 is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. -
Page 69: Text-In Search Examples
User’s Manual Text-In Search Examples Search Example I 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $... -
Page 70: Atvision
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set. ATVision ATVision allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. -
Page 71: Web Monitoring Mode
User’s Manual NOTE: Do NOT close the LOGIN window during the ATVision operation, otherwise, it will cause a script error when switching between Web monitoring and Web search modes, and you will need to restart the ATVision program. When running the updated ATVision for the first time, Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version. -
Page 72: Web Search Mode
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder ④ The DVR information window displays the login information of ATVision. ⑤ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. When changing the screen format, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. ⑥... - Page 73 User’s Manual ① Click the to log out the ATVision program. ② Click the to access to the web monitoring mode. ③ Position the mouse pointer on the ATVISION logo to see the version of the ATVision program. ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of ATVision.
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Page 74: Time Overlap
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder ⑮ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name. Enable Audio: Plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. (Single-Screen Layout Only) ... -
Page 75: Map Of Screens
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Page 76: Troubleshooting
16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 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 77: Error Code Notices
User’s Manual Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description 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. Upgrade device mounting failed. File already existed. - Page 78 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder INPUTS/OUTPUTS Alarm Input 16 terminal, programmable as NC or NO, 2.4V (NC) or 0.3V (NO) threshold, 5VDC Alarm Output 1 relay output, 2A@125VAC, 1A@30VDC (NO) Internal Buzzer 80dB at 10cm Network Connectivity 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45) Audio Input RCA Input: 4 Line In Audio Output...