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DVR4250
4-Channel Embedded Digital Video Recorder
Instruction Manual
R040677A/A1-Cap

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  • Page 1 DVR4250 4-Channel Embedded Digital Video Recorder Instruction Manual R040677A/A1-Cap...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................3 2. INTRODUCTION ..................4 2.1 Product Introduction ................. 4 2.2 Application..................4 3. FEATURES ....................5 4. PACKING LIST ..................6 5. INSTALLATION..................7 6. NAME and FUNCTION of EACH PART..............8 6.1 Front Panel ..................8 6.2 Rear Panel ..................
  • Page 3 9. NETWORK REMOTE CONTROL (Optional)..............35 9.1 Network DVR Setup ............... 35 9.1.1 Online with DHCP Server ............35 9.1.2 Online without DHCP Server ............36 9.2 Connecting Network DVR .............. 36 9.2.1 Online using Intranet or Fixed IP ..........37 9.2.2 Online using ADSL (PPPoE) Router ..........

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN! CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN COVERS (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. It is advised to read the Safety Precaution Guide through carefully before operating the product, to prevent any possible danger.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Product Introduction The product is perfect for office safety, personnel home security, public environments, industry surveillance, school, and so on. Quick and simple installation is the best choice for your own ultimate protection. The sate-of-art 4-channel M-JPEG Network (optional) digital video recording, enables monitoring simply through internet.

  • Page 6: Features

    3. FEATURES Video system auto detection Auto detects video input (NTSC/ PAL) and supports combine use of color and b/w cameras. Supports high quality digital video recording Adopts M-JPEG compression technology (NTSC: 30fps/ PAL: 25fps). Video Size Video Resolution • NTSC: 640x 224 •...

  • Page 7: Packing List

    4. PACKING LIST Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in your product package. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible. Item Description Item Picture DC 12V/410mA Power Adapter Input: AC 100~240V Output: DC 12V/410mA Power Cord CD-ROM...

  • Page 8: Installation

    5. INSTALLATION Connectors on the Rear Panel Please setup the connection by following the illustration shown below (network is an optional function):...

  • Page 9: Name And Function Of Each Part

    6. NAME and FUNCTION of EACH PART 6.1 Front Panel : Record LED indicator. : Rewind button. : Fast forward button. : Left direction button / CH 2 screen display / Number button 2 : Up direction button / CH 1 screen display / Number button 1 : Right direction button / Enter Selection/ CH 4 screen display / Number button 4 : Enter / Exit Menu : Down direction button / CH 3 screen display / Number button 3...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    6.2 Rear Panel RJ45: Internet connection terminal. USB: Connect to external USB storage device (Plug and Play). Video Input [VIDEO IN]: Connect to cameras. Video Output [VIDEO OUT]: Connect to the monitor. DC 12V [Power Input terminal]: power socket.

  • Page 11: Operating Procedure

    7. OPERATING PROCEDURE 7.1 Power On After power on, DVR will auto-detect its peripherals (self-testing, auto detects the hard disk, and etc.) The system will detect the video input and judge whether the video system is NTSC or PAL. When video input is unable to be detected (VIDEO LOSS), the system will send out an alarm, press any button to stop the alarm (it will not affect the actual recording, but when all (1CH-4CH) video images disappears, the DVR will stop recording).

  • Page 12: Record Mode

    7.3 Record Mode Note:CH1: No block figure next to CH1 indicates that it is not recording. EACH: Record Type QUAD: Record Type (T): TIMER RECORD (A): MOTION RECORD (M): MIX RECORD (□): Currently under recording. VIDEO LOSS: Video input unable to be detected. CAMERA1: Title for CH 1.

  • Page 13: Playback Mode

    7.4 Playback Mode TIME SEARCH 03/11/27 18:20:42 - 03/11/27 19:32:32 >01 TIME 2003/11/27 18:20:42 02 TIME 2003/11/27 16:43:56 03 TIME 2003/11/27 15:07:11 ▲▼ ► ) MOVE ( )CHANGE (PLAY)PLAY (MENU) EXIT (FF)SELECT EVENT OR TIME >01 TIME Total 7 >07 1.

  • Page 14: System Setup

    8. SYSTEM SETUP 8.1 Menu （1） (3) > SYSTEM SETUP CAMERA SETUP RECORD SETUP BUZZER SETUP EVENT LIST USB DEVICE SETTING HARD DRIVE SETUP ▲▼ ► (4) PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT (1) MAIN MENU: Item subject (First menu layer does not have a subject). (2) Menu Layer Indication: The device consists of four menu layers.

  • Page 15: System Setup

    8.2 System Setup ■■ SYSTEM SETUP > TIME SETUP PASSWORD SETUP LOARD DEFAULT LANGUAGE SETUP ENGLISH VERSION V1.4 ▲▼ ► PRESS( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Press《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor. 3.

  • Page 16: Time Setup

    8.2.1 Time Setup ■■■ TIME SETUP 2005/01/11 17：23：06 ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Cursor (^) position indicates the current time and date selected. 2. Use《▲》or《▼》button to move the cursor. 3. Use《►》button to setup time and date. 4.

  • Page 17: Password Setup

    8.2.2 Password Setup ■■■ PASSWORD SETUP > PASSWORD CHANGE MENU PASSWORD STOP REC PASSWORD ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. Use《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor to the desired item . Use《►》button to make changes.

  • Page 18: Change Password

    8.2.2.1 Change Password ■■■■ CURRENT PASSWORD ：_ _ _ _ _ _ PASSWORD ：_ _ _ _ _ _ CONFIRM PASSWORD ：_ _ _ _ _ _ PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Press《►》button to show the display above. 2. Enter the current password (CURRENT PASSWORD). 3.

  • Page 19: Load Default

    8.2.3 Load Default ■■■ LOAD DEFAULT ► PRESS ( ) TO RESET PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Press《►》button to show the display above. 2. Press 《►》 button the message 《ALL SETTING DATA IS INITIALIZED》 will be displayed by flashing 3 times, and returns to default value. When reset procedure has been completed, the message“DVR RESET COMPLETED TURN OFF AND ON THE DVR”will be displayed, please restart the DVR.

  • Page 20: Camera Setup

    8.3 Camera Setup ■■ CAMERA SETUP > CAMERA ENABLE 1234 CAMERA TITLE ---- CAMERA SETTING CH1 TITLE CAMERA1 CH2 TITLE CAMERA2 CH3 TITLE CAMERA3 CH4 TITLE CAMERA4 ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. Press《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor.

  • Page 21: Camera Setup

    7. When proceeding “CH1 TITLE”, press《►》button to show the display below: CH1 TITLE CAMERA1 12345678 “V” indicates the position of the cursor. Press《▲》or《▼》button to move the cursor, and press《►》button to change the title (maximum 8 characters). 8. All channel titles are setup in the same way. Once the user formats the hard disk drive, the camera title returns to its default setting (CAMERA1/ CAMERA2/ CAMERA3/ CAMERA4).
  • Page 22 Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. Press《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor to the desired item. Press《►》button to make changes. Press《MENU》button to exit “CAMERA SETUP” selection. CAMERA SELECT: Press《►》button to select the desired channel. RECORD ENABLE: Press《►》 button to switch the channel recording ON/ OFF. MOTION DETECTION: Press《►》button to switch the motion detection function ON/ OFF.

  • Page 23: Record Setup

    8.4 Record Setup ■■ RECORD SETUP > RECORD TYPE EACH VIDEO QUALITY NORMAL TIME RECORD FRAMERATE MOTION RECORD FRAMERATE MOTION REC TIME RECORD MODE ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. Use《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor to the desired item.

  • Page 24: Record Mode

    MOTION RECORD FRAMERATE: Press《►》button to setup different recording speeds per channel, suitable when the recording speed under schedule record mode is setup to “M” (mix) or “A” (motion). NTSC:30,15,10,7,5,4,3,2,1fps. PAL :25,12,8,6,4,3,2,1fps. 10. MOTION REC TIME: Press 《 ►》 button to setup sensor recording time after a sensor device has been triggered (this setup functions is only active when the recording speed under schedule record mode is setup to “A”(Motion)).
  • Page 25 5. T: Time, indicates continuous record. 6. A: MOTION When motion has been detected, it will be recorded by “Motion Record Speed”. 7. M: TIME+MOTION When motion has been detected, it will be recorded by “Motion Record Speed”. Otherwise, it is recorded by “Time Record Speed”.

  • Page 26: Buzzer Setup

    8.5 Buzzer Setup ■■ BUZZER SETUP > MOTION ALERT VIDEO LOSS ALERT HDD FULL ALERT BUZZER TIME ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Cursor (>) position indicates the current selected position. Press《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor to the desired item (time). Press《►》button to proceed.
  • Page 27 HDD FULL ALERT: Press《►》button to setup “ON” or “OFF”, whether to trigger the alarm when hard disk is full (this setup is only active when the system is under record status). BUZZER TIME: Press《►》button to setup the buzzer time to continuous (CONT), and press any button to release this setup.

  • Page 28: Event List

    8.6 Event List ■■ EVENT LIST > TIME SEARCH EVENT SEARCH ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ), THEN ( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Cursor ( ) position indicates the current function selected. > Press《▲》and《▼》button to move the cursor to the desired item. Press《►》button to proceed.

  • Page 29: Time Search

    8.6.1 TIME SEARCH ■■■ TIME SEARCH 05/01/13 19：27：16 BEGIN TIME： 05/01/13 19：27：16 END TIME： 05/01/15 15：00：06 ▲▼ ► )MOVE ( )CHANGE (MENU)EXIT (PLAY)PLAY TIME SEARCH: Displays system recording time (begin and end). Press《▲》and《▼》button to select the desired time and date. Press《►》button to setup playback starting time and date.

  • Page 30: Event Search

    8.6.2 EVENT SEARCH ■■■ EVENT SEARCH BEGIN： END： 05/01/15 15：00：01 05/01/15 15：00：06 > 01 MOTION 2005/01/15 15：00：01 02 MIX 2005/01/15 14：00：01 03 TIME 2005/01/15 13：00：01 04 MOTION 2005/01/15 12：00：01 ▲▼ ► ) MOVE ( ) CHANGE (MENU) EXIT (PLAY) PLAY EVENT SEARCH: Displays all recording events, every page consists of 7 events, and maximum 63 stored events.

  • Page 31: Usb Setup

    8.7 USB SETUP ■■ USB SETUP > COPY FORMAT/ERASE TOTAL CAPACITY 512MB REMAINING CAPACITY 100MB ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ) THEN( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Cursor ( ) position indicates the current function selected. > 2. Press《▲》and《▼》button to select the desired event to playback. 3.

  • Page 32: Time Setup

    8.7.1 8.7.1 TIME SETUP 8.7.1 8.7.1 TIME SETUP TIME SETUP TIME SETUP ■■■ TIME SETUP > DAY 05/01/15 BEGIN TIME 15：00：01 END TIME 15：00：06 COPY ▲▼ ► PRESS ( ) THEN( PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 1. Cursor ( ) position indicates the current function selected. >...

  • Page 33: Copy

    8.7.1.1 COPY 8.7.1.1 COPY 8.7.1.1 COPY 8.7.1.1 COPY ■■■■ (1) COPY ： 10MB (2) ESTIMATE TIME ： 2 Minute (3) START COPY (4) CAPACITY IS NOT ENOUGH (5) 10% COPIED (6) ( ) COPY (7) PRESS(MENU)TO EXIT （1）Capacity of the copied data. （2）Time required to make a data copy.

  • Page 34: Hard Drive Setup

    8.8 Hard Drive Setup ■■ HDD DRIVE SETUP > DISK FULL OVERWRITE HDD SIZE 120103MB HDD USED 120103MB 100% HDD FORMAT ▲▼ ► PRESS( )THEN( PRESS(MENU)TO EXIT Cursor ( ) position indicates the current function selected. > Press《▲》and《▼》button to select the desired item. Press《►》button to proceed.

  • Page 35: Format/ Erase

    8.8.1 FORMAT/ ERASE ■■■ PASSWORD INPUT （6） ：------ When proceeding “FORMAT/ ERASE” function, the above display will be shown. When password entered is correct, the screen will display the message “PASSWORD CORRECT”, “HDD FORMATED” (flashes 3 times), indicates hard disk format is successful. When password entered is incorrect, the screen will display “PASSWORD INCORRECT”...

  • Page 36: Network Remote Control (Optional)

    9. NETWORK REMOTE CONTROL (Optional) 9.1 Network DVR Setup Before installing the Network DVR, you need to first setup an IP Address, connect it to the ADSL Modem or LAN Hub, and use IPEdit.exe to test the DVR. Note: Before using PPPoE and DDNS connection method, one must first setup an IP Address (using IPEDIT.exe).

  • Page 37: Online Without Dhcp Server

    9.1.2 Online without DHCP Server 1. Use IPEdit.exe to find the installed Network DVR. 2. The Internet DVR without IP allocated by DHCP will have a default IP Address of 169.254.1.13. 3. Select this Internet DVR on Camera List Window. 4.

  • Page 38: Online Using Intranet Or Fixed Ip

    9.2.1 Online using Intranet or Fixed IP Setup similar to “9.1 Network DVR Setup” . 9.2.2 Online using ADSL (PPPoE) Router Setup similar to “9.4.3.3 Connect to ADSL by PPPoE mode”. 9.2.3 Online using DDNS Server The DDNS service provides the dynamic IP to users to gain access to resources connected to the Internet via a cable or DSL connection.

  • Page 39: Install Activex

    9.2.4.1 Install ActiveX Before entering remote connection, please install ActiveX and check your browser setup by following the procedures below: a. Open Internet Explorer under “Tools”, select “Internet Options”. Tools Internet Options b. Select “Security”, and then press “Custom Level”. Security ->...
  • Page 40 Start-up ActiveX Control...
  • Page 41 The graphic below will be shown when first time installing ActiveX Mode. Please, select “Yes” to accept installation. Download ActiveX Control Live view will be displayed when installation is successful. Live display under ActiveX mode...

  • Page 42: Main Display

    9.3 Main Display Remote control DVR - Main Menu ○ Live Display ○ DVR Control Button ○ Video Setup ○ Configuration: Enter detail setup Recording: Displays recording setup menu (for video recording). Snapshot: Pop-up window displays live images, right mouse click to save. Note! To view complete interface, PC resolution must be adjusted to 1024*768.

  • Page 43: View

    9.3.2 View Two types of display method: a. Resizable: Adjustable image size. b. Actual size: The actual image size. 9.3.3 Rotate Four types of rotate settings: a. Rotate 0: Default state b. Rotate 180: Rotate the image by 180 degrees. c.

  • Page 44: Save Current Picture

    9.3.5 Save Current Picture Select to save live images. 9.3.6 DVR Control Setup Supports DVR remote control function (Please refer to 6-1 Front Panel Buttons and Controls, on page 8). 9.3.7 Quality Setting Network DVR provides 5 image quality settings. The user can select the quality setting from the “Quality”...

  • Page 45: Resolution Setting

    9.3.8 Resolution Setting Network DVR provides six resolution settings. The user can select the quality setting from the “Resolution” list box. 176x144 160x120 320x240 352x288 640x480 704x576 Note! The device supports auto video system detection (NTSC/ PAL). 9.3.9 Advance Settings Network DVR provides the advanced settings for the following: Brightness Contrast...

  • Page 46: User Setting

    Reboot DVR: The system need 20 seconds to reboot the DVR (Rebooting does not effect the recording function). FirmWare update (Please refer to 6.7). ReStore Factory Default 9.4.2 User Setting User Authorization Setting Add User or Change Password Delete User Account Current Users User Setting Display 9.4.2.1 User Authorization Setting...

  • Page 47: New User/ Change Password

    9.4.2.2 New user/ Change Password Enter a new user name and password information to create a new user account, or enter an existing user account, then set a new password to replace the old password, and select “OK” to create the account or change password. After selecting “OK” button, the “Current User List”...

  • Page 48: Dhcp

    9.4.3.2 DHCP The “DHCP” is automatically set as the default network setting of the Network DVR. When a Network DVR is connected into the LAN, it will issue DHCP packets to request an IP address that is dynamically assigned by the DHCP server. If it is unable to get a DHCP address on a limited tries, the Network DVR will assign a default IP address such as “169.254.1.13”.

  • Page 49: Ddns Setting

    1. Power off Network DVR. 2. Connect Network DVR directly to the ADSL modem (using RJ-45 Ethernet port). 3. Power-up Network DVR. 4. Network DVR start dialing. 5. Once connected, mail the IP address information to the preset e-mail address. 6.
  • Page 50 To setup follow the steps below: 1. Register at DDNS Server: http://www.dyndns.org. 2. Apply domain name. 3. Click the “Enable” button. Enter “UserName” and “Password” with “DomainName”. DDNS Setting After registering the domain name, please enter the information supplied by the administrator to the Network DVR DDNS Account Setting.

  • Page 51: Firmware Update

    9.4.5 Firmware Update When new firmware (bin file) is supplied, you may update the new version firmware (bin file) to your PC by following the procedures below: Select the Firmware to be Updated Uploading the Selected Firmware Press “Upload” button to display the message below, and follow the instruction to make the necessary setup.
  • Page 52 Press “here” button (1) to update Firmware. Press “here” button (2) to delete the file. The message below displays the writing progress of the firmware update. When Firmware update is completed, it will show 100%, and a message “Click here to reboot DVR browser”...

  • Page 53: Hdd Player Software Description

    10. HDD Player Software Description PC Player Software System Requirement ※ OS (Operating System) Windows XP or later. ※ Use your PC to install DirectX (version DirectX 7.0 or above). ※ Using remote control software, please setup the resolution to 1024x768 or above. Hardware Requirement ※CPU 1.0 GHz or higher.
  • Page 54 3. Software Playback Interface Description A. User Interface System Status Figure 1 When the system detects stored materials (HDD), the above graphic (Figure 1) will be shown. User may operate the function buttons to make necessary playback adjustment or store recordings onto the PC.
  • Page 55 “Now Recording” button on the graphic shown by “Figure 3”. Click again to stop recording (shown on the graphic by “Figure 4”) and the PC Player Software auto creates storage content “Capture MYS”. ： Click this button to playback recorded materials (stored on PC); graphic (show on “Figure 5”) will be displayed.
  • Page 56 Figure 3 Figure 4...
  • Page 57 Figure 5...
  • Page 58 B. Parameter Setup Click “Standard Setup” button to show the graphic display below (Figure 6). User may use “Change” button to setup MYS and JPEG file storage directory: Figure 6...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    11. TROUBLESHOOTING Question Answer Suggested HDD Brand Maxtor, Seagate, and Hitachi.

  • Page 60: Specifications

    12. SPECIFICATIONS NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR Format Compression M-JPEG Video 4CH, BNC Input Output 1 x BNC 720 x 480 (NTSC), 720 x 576 (PAL) Resolution Max. 120/100 fps (NTSC/PAL) Frame Rate Display Single, Quad Division Max. 640 x 224 (NTSC), 640 x 272 (PAL) Resolution Max.
  • Page 61 MEMO...

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