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239Z Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance. DG1648, 0824, 0412 manual_V0.9...
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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 MPEG-4 DVR model can accommodate up to 3 HDDs, or accommodate 2 HDDs and connect 1 independent disk array depending on your needs (16CH & 8CH only). To quickly backup, a DVD-RW drive and USB interface are built in for your choices except for network backup.
OVERVIEW 1.3 Specifications MODEL 16CH Video System NTSC / PAL (auto detection) Video Compression Format MPEG-4 Video Input 16 Channels 8 Channels 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Loop Output 16 Channels 8 Channels 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω...
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS ‧ 16CH UP / + LIST LEFT RIGHT SNAP POWER EJECT MENU ENTER SLOW ZOOM SEQ. DOWN / AUDIO P .T.Z. ‧ 8CH UP / + LIST LEFT RIGHT SNAP POWER EJECT MENU ENTER...
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS MENU Press this button to enter / exit the quick start menu. In the sub-layer of the advanced setting menu, press this button to confirm the settings and go back to the upper layer. ENTER Confirm the password entering. Under the advanced menu, use this button to confirm the settings and go back to the upper layer.
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS 12) 1 ~ 16 (for 16CH) / 1~8 (for 8CH) / 1~4 (for 4CH) Press one of the buttons to select the channel to display. 13) LIST To quick search the recorded files by event list, press this button to show all types of the event lists. ALARM: List the information of the alarm-trigger-recorded files.
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.2 Rear Panel ‧ 16CH DVR model ‧ 8CH DVR model ‧ 4CH DVR model INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT M ONIT OR CALL LOOP L OOP LOO P LOO P LINK ACT. EXTERNAL I/O DC 19V 75Ω...
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS Audio IN Connect to audio sources, such as cameras equipped with the audio function. For 16CH & 8CH DVR models: Four audio inputs (CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4). For 4CH DVR model: Two audio inputs (CH1 and CH2). When users start recording, the audio input will also be recorded with corresponding video channel.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 3.1 HDD Installation ‧ For 16CH & 8CH Models Carefully follow the steps below to ensure correct HDD installation. Note: The PCB side of the HDD must face upward, shown as the picture below. Step 1: Loosen the screws on the upper cover and open the upper cover of the DVR Step 2:...
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CONNECTIONS AND SETUP ‧ For 4CH Model To be continued. -10-...
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 3.3 External Device Connections (Optional) 3.3.1 VGA Converter Connection This optional peripheral (VGA Converter) allows your DVR to have VGA output function. For the connection method, please refer to the following figure as an example (do not use gender changer). For detailed connection, please refer to your VGA converter manual.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.3.3 Connect PTZ Camera and DVR with Keyboard Controller This optional peripheral (keyboard controller) allows your DVR to have accurate control of the pan / tilt / zoom movement for a PTZ camera with the convenient 3D joystick and functional keypad design. The following connection illustration is an example.
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CONNECTIONS AND SETUP ● Connect DVR to Keyboard controller with RJ11 line and D-Sub connector or RS-485 Port: For 4CH DVR – For 16CH & 8CH DVR – RJ11 Line 15 PIN D-Sub Connector RS-485 Port on the DVR Rear Panel RS485-A: Red wire RS485-A: PIN 11 RS485-A: PIN 2...
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.3 Power Setup This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s label. Connect the indicated AC power cord to the power adapter, and plug into an electrical outlet. Power LED will be on as blue. It takes approximately 10 to 15 seconds to boot the system.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.6 System Diagram After you finish all the connections and setup, a surveillance system is established and you can experience the marvelous and useful functions of this DVR. The diagram below illustrates all the available connections of this DVR for you to picture your surveillance system.
BASIC OPERATION 4. BASIC OPERATION (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 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...
BASIC OPERATION 4.3 Playback Press the “ ” (PLAY) button 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. If not, the device will stop playback.
BASIC OPERATION 4.5 Upgrade ‧ Firmware / Multilanguage OSD Upgrade Use USB to upgrade firmware or OSD: Step 1. Format the USB memory device as FAT32 format first. Step 2. Get the upgrade files from your distributor and save the upgrade files in your USB flash device (do not change the file name).
BASIC OPERATION 4.7 Audio Backup and Playback The DVR only has several channels that support audio backup. If you want to backup images with audio, please connect the cameras to the correct channels. For detailed camera connection, please refer to “3.2 Camera Connection”...
MAIN MENU 5. MAIN MENU 5.1 Menu Configuration CHANNEL TITLE STATUS EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE RECORD QUALITY IMAGE PER SECOND QUICK START MENU RECORD TIMER TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING CAMERA DETECTION ALERT ADVANCE CONFIG NETWORK DISPLAY RECORD REMOTE SERIAL TYPE...
QUICK START MENU 6. QUICK START MENU Press “MENU” button 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 “7.2 System Info” at page 35. 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 the cursor to “ ” (RECORD) icon and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND RECORD TIMER DETECTION TIMER...
QUICK START MENU 6.3 Timer In this menu list, you can schedule different sets of time for recording and detection function. Move the cursor to “ ” (TIMER) icon and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE QUALITY...
QUICK START MENU DETECTION TIMER Use the “UP”, “DOWN” button to change the setting (ON / OFF). When it’s set to “ON”, press enter button to go to its submenu for further settings. DETECTION TIMER PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS MOVE SELECT X axis: 0 ~ 24 hours.
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QUICK START MENU The submenu items are described below: DATE Set the current date and time. The default order is “YEAR – MONTH – DATE HOUR : MIN : SEC”. FORMAT Select one date format from the following 3 options: Y-M-D / M-D-Y / D-M-Y. DAYLIGHT SAVING Use the “UP”...
ADVANCED MENU 7. ADVANCED MENU (Take 16CH DVR as an example) Press “MENU” button and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. And then move the cursor to “ADVANCE” to enter the advanced setting menu. The default admin password is 0000. Users can change the password later.
ADVANCED MENU TITLE You can change the default camera naming here. The default title is the channel number. Move the cursor to the camera title you want to change, and press “ENTER” button on the control panel of the DVR to access the character selection screen. Assign a new name to the camera up to six characters (letters or symbols or numbers).
ADVANCED MENU Press “LEFT” / “RIGHT” button to Transparent blocks are the area Press “ENTER” button to confirm choose the width of the detection under detection. the start area. area. Press “UP” / “DOWN” button to You can also set up multi-detection When any movement is detected, choose the height of the area.
ADVANCED MENU Move the cursor to “ALERT”, and press “ENTER” button. You will see the following screen: ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER ALARM BUZZER ALARM DURATION (SEC) PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS SELECT BACK NEXT...
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ADVANCED MENU The submenu items are described below: ‧ STATIC NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as STATIC and set all the information needed in the DVR. NETWORK INFORMATION (IP / GATEWAY / NETMASK) Key in all the network information obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS) Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
ADVANCED MENU Note: The PPPOE function needs to have one “username” and one “password” subscribed from one ISP supplier, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific “Hostname”. For detailed PPPOE settings, please refer to “Network” at page 52. For detailed DDNS settings, please refer to “DDNS”...
ADVANCED MENU QUAD DWELL DURATION (SEC) Set the quad dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds). FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC) Set the full screen dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds). DWELL DURATION (SEC) Set the duration time of each channel in second for CALL MONITOR (2 / 4 / 8 / 16).
ADVANCED MENU 7.1.7 Remote In this menu list, you can set up remote devices to work properly. Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, and press ”ENTER” button. You will see a similar screen as the following: REMOTE TITLE DEVICE PROTOCOL RATE CAMERA NORMAL 02400...
ADVANCED MENU 7.2 System Info In this menu list, you can check or change some system settings. Move the cursor to “ ” (SYSTEM INFO) icon, you will see a similar screen as the following: SYSTEM INFO SERIAL TYPE RS485 BAUD RATE 2400 HOST ID...
ADVANCED MENU 11) VERSION Here shows the firmware version information. 7.3 Event Log In this menu list, you can quickly search the recorded file by time and view all the HDD and event information (event type, time and channel). Move the cursor to “ ”...
ADVANCED MENU HDD INFO HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB) HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB) HDD–MASTER–1 586.000 HDD–SLAVE–1 NO HDD HDD–MASTER–2 NO HDD HDD–SLAVE–2 NO HDD HDD–EXT–001 NO HDD HDD–EXT–002 NO HDD HDD–EXT–003 NO HDD HDD–EXT–004 NO HDD HDD–EXT–005 NO HDD HDD–EXT–006 NO HDD HDD–EXT–007...
ADVANCED MENU Move the cursor to “ ” (BACKUP), and press “ENTER” button. You will see the following screen: BACKUP USB BACKUP DISK BACKUP PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS SELECT BACK NEXT ENTER 7.4.1 USB BACKUP Before making USB backup, please check if: a) The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR.
ADVANCED MENU CHANNEL Select channels by pressing “ENTER” button to change the symbol in front of the channel number. Symbol “ ” means that this channel is selected to backup. Symbol “ □ ” means that this channel is not selected to backup. HDD NUM Press “ENTER”...
REMOTE OPERATION 8. REMOTE OPERATION (Take 16CH DVR as an example) You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software AP (hereafter called the “AP”), IE web browser, and Apple’s QuickTime player. 8.1 Supplied Licensed Software AP 8.1.1 Installation &...
REMOTE OPERATION The default DVR values are as follows: Item Default Value IP address 192.168.1.10 User name admin Password admin Port Click (Search) (Refresh) to search the available IP address(es) of other ” ” ” ” DVR(s) under the same domain as your PC’s IP address. The found address(es) will be listed, and can be added into the address book by clicking (Add into address book).
REMOTE OPERATION If “Manual” is checked, click “ ” (Record) on the main control panel to start the manual recording immediately, and the recordings will be saved in the specified location. The red text indication “REC” will be shown at the top left corner of the image display view.
REMOTE OPERATION Network Backup Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Backup) to go into the “Download” page as follows, and you can select a specific time range or event to make a video backup remotely. For details, please see “Backup” at page 8.1.3 AP Control Panel After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click “...
REMOTE OPERATION Button Function Description For details, please see “Miscellaneous Control ” at page 46. Record Click to start / stop the manual recording. Click to take a snapshot of the current view. The snapshot will be saved in the path you Snapshot specified in “Record Setting”.
REMOTE OPERATION Address Book This view is displayed when the AP is activated for you to log in / out the DVR from the current address list, or search the available IP address as follows: 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;...
REMOTE OPERATION Button Function Description Remove Select one IP address from the address list, and click this button to delete it. When the AP is connected to more than 1 device, and not all devices are necessary to enable the manual record function, check “REC”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Button Function Description Click to update the firmware version, multilingual OSD and Tools boot display of your DVR remotely. Please refer to “Tools” at page 59 for details. Click to view all event and recording logs, search the desired log(s) by date, or playback the recording of the selected log.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Download by Time Specify the time range within which has the video data you want in the “Start Time” and “End Time” columns. Download by Event Select an event log from the event list. This list shows all logs in the specified DVR from the latest to the earliest.
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REMOTE OPERATION Record time setting There are two ways to set the record time: Weekly and Custom. Weekly Click “Weekly” tab, and you will see a weekly time table indicating the week days (Mon ~ Sun) and hours (0 ~ 24), similar to the figure below: X axis: 0 ~ 24 hours.
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REMOTE OPERATION 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. 2. Modify the setting in the left setting panel, and click “Update”. 3.
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REMOTE OPERATION In “General”, you will see the following items: Item Description Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of your DVR. MAC Address Display the MAC address. Turbo Step Speed up the menu selection under the AP 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 Supervisor Power User Normal User Guest Address Book ● ● ● ● Miscellaneous Control Color Setting ● Backup ● Record Setting ● ● ● ● Dvr Setting ● Tools ● ● ● ● ● Record ● ●...
REMOTE OPERATION Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection. There are 3 network connection types: Static IP, PPPOE and DHCP. Note: PPPOE and DHCP network connection types are required to apply the DDNS service to get a “Hostname”...
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REMOTE OPERATION DDNS Apply: a). Go to a website which provide the free DDNS service, for example, http://www.dyndns.org. b). Create an account in DynDNS. c). After creating one account, users will receive a confirmation E-mail within a few minutes. To complete the registration, please follow the instructions received.
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REMOTE OPERATION In “Dvr”, you can see the following items: Function Description Host ID Set the host ID from 0 to 254. The default value is 0. System Type Display the current system type (NTSC / PAL). It’s automatically detected. DeInterlace Choose to reduce (ON) or ignore (OFF) the vibration of the paused picture.
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REMOTE OPERATION Please see the description below for each function: Function Description DETECT Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the function of “Motion Detection”. If this function is enabled, you might need to set the motion detection sensitivity or simply keep the default values.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Image Size / Quality Choose the image size (FRAME / FIELD / CIF) and quality (BEST / HIGH / NORMAL / BASIC). Manual Record / Event Select the record type that the DVR will take recording (Yes / No), and select the IPS setting (120 / 60 / Record / Timer Record 30 / 15) for the selected record type.
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REMOTE OPERATION Alert In “Alert”, you can set the DVR to beep for notification when there’s any alert happened. Check the buzzer option you want, and set how long the beep sound will be lasted. Function Description Ext Alert Check this option to enable the external alert. Buzzer Enable This option must be checked for “Motion Buzzer”, “Alarm Buzzer”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to upgrade the firmware version, multilingual OSD and boot display of your DVR (Update Server). Note: You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 51. Update Server 3 update options are available for this function: Firmware, Language and Logo.
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REMOTE OPERATION ‧Language To update the DVR OSD language, click “Language” tab, and follow the steps below: 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”.
REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to view all the event and record logs (All), or search for the specific log(s) by date or by record type (Condition). There are three types of logs: Event, Record and Backup. To playback the recorded data for a specific record or backup log, select the log, and double-click to start the video playback.
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REMOTE OPERATION ‧ Condition Button / Function Description Date Selection Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. (From / To) Query When all the search criteria are set, click to search the specified logs. The result will be displayed in the log list, arranged by time from the earliest to the latest.
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REMOTE OPERATION Button Description Query This button is effective when “Condition” is selected. Delete / Delete All Click to remove the unnecessary log / all logs. Play Click to play the selected record log. The playback panel will be shown for your further operation.
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REMOTE OPERATION Backup Select “All” to show all download logs, or “Condition” to search for the specific log(s) by date. ‧ All Button Description Query This button is effective when “Condition” is selected. Delete / Delete All Click “Delete” to remove the selected log(s), or click “Delete All” to clear the current log list.
REMOTE OPERATION Button / Function Description Date Selection Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. (From / To) Query When all the search criteria are set, click to search the specified logs. The result will be displayed in the log list, arranged by time from the earliest to the latest.
REMOTE OPERATION DVR Control When the AP 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. Function Description Channel Click the channel No.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Click to enable the DVR key lock function. Key Lock To unlock the DVR, key in your password, and click Click “ ” to enter the DVR full search menu. Search You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to payback. Playback (Stop) / (Pause) /...
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. 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 Enter Press to confirm the setting or enter your selection. Digital Zoom Press to zoom in / out the selected channel image. Press to enter the DVR full search menu. Search You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to payback. (Stop) / (Play) / (Rewind) /...
REMOTE OPERATION 8.3 QuickTime 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 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND APPENDIX 2 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 "FAT32".
APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND APPENDIX 3 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 Deskstar 7K250, HDS722516VLAT20 160GB 7200 rpm HDS722516VLAT80 160GB 7200 rpm HITACHI...
APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE The recording time varies depending on the following factors: ‧ Different camera quality ‧ Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) 16CH Model DVR Recording Time ‧ Record Mode Quality 750G Record Time (Hour)
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APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE ‧ 8CH Model DVR Recording Time Record Mode Quality 750G Record Time (Hour) Record Day Best 16.0 Frame 29.2 1130 High 11.6 20.2 36.8 1428 59.6 Normal 15.2 26.6 1162 48.2 1878 78.2 Basic 24.4 1032 43.0 1878...
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APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE ‧ 4CH Model DVR Recording Time Record Mode Quality 750G Record Time (Hour) Record Day Best 18.4 32.0 Frame 1396 85.4 2260 High 23.2 40.4 1768 73.6 2856 119.2 Normal 30.4 1276 53.2 2324 96.4 3756 156.4 Basic...
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.
APPENDIX 6 DEFAULT VALUE APPENDIX 6 DEFAULT VALUE ‧ Default Value Items Default Value ‧ DVR Side: ADMIN Password 0000 Channel Title Display Event Status Display Image Size Image Quality BEST Image Per Second (IPS) 480 (NTSC) / 400 (PAL) Record Timer Detection Timer Date Format...
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