4CH / 8CH H.264 Digital Video Recorder ER MANUAL 2013 FEB V1.0 OTPIONAL...
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WARNING Do not expose the DVR under the sunlight, heat or wet environment while installation. As it could decrease the performance of DVR and damage the machine. Do not touch the power plug or case with wet hands as this could result electric shock.
800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900 Alarm Input 4CH Alarm In Alarm Output Buzzer, 1 x Relay Out (N.O, N.C) Full Screen, 4CH Split Screen, Full Screen, 4/8CH Split Screen, Display Mode Auto Switch, Picture in Picture Auto Switch, Picture in Picture...
2. Structure of Product Front Panel Under the live viewing mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. Menu Under the menu mode, press MENU to go to the upper menu. Press this button to start recording in live mode. Manual Record/ Under the playback mode, press the button to stop the operation or STOP...
2.0 USB Mouse Video In 4/8CH Video Input (BNC) Video Out 1CH Video Output (BNC) Audio Out 1CH Audio Output (RCA) Audio In 4CH Audio Input Alarm Alarm I/O DC12V Power Input PC Monitor Output RJ-45 Network Connection RS-485 For Speed Dome Use ...
4. DVR Installation Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with BNC connectors. The camera install coaxial cable is suggested cat 6 or above. DVR Network installation Please connect DVR to HUB or router by using RJ-45 network cable and make sure the DVR network indicator LED is on.
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CH2/CH6 display CH1/CH5 display Record Quad/Split CH3/CH7 display Windows display CH4/CH8 display Mute Menu Navigator Enter Fast Rewind Fast Forward Play Stop/ Remote ID Setup Step/Pause On live mode, click “Fast Forward” to switch on the GUI display. Virtual Keyboard Operation ...
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Main Menu Operation Main menu Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse Select [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Enter Select Menu [Enter] [Left Click] Setup Operation Setup Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse Select [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Confirm Select Setting [Enter]...
6. Display Setup There are 3 kinds of screen display mode: Live, Auto Switching and PTZ. DVR. Live Viewing Mode The DVR will go to the live viewing mode after boot up. There are 5 different status icon: ● : Record M: Motion Triggered L: Video Loss...
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Please set the speed dome properly before control PTZ. Please refer to PTZ Setup. Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Zoom +,- Focus, +- Iris, +- Adjust Movement Speed PTZ Up / Down / Left / Right Start/Stop Auto Tracking...
Play 1x [Play] Stop [Stop] Digital Zoon None Drag by Left Click Derived Image None [Left click] 1~4/8 Single Channel Display [1~4/8 Channel] Select Channel [Double left click] Under single channel 4/8split Display [4/8 split] [Double left click] Auto Switching ...
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Select any of 4/8 channels to playback. 4CH DVR 8CH DVR Record List Front & Remote Setup Operation USB Mouse Controller Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Return to Upper Menu...
Main Menu Camera Record Sensor Motion Network Log Search Back Up System Front Panel & Remote Setup Operation USB Mouse Controller Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Exit Main Menu [MENU] [Right click] or [Left click 8.1 Camera Setup ...
PTZ Setting Type Speed dome model type. Set: PTC-301, PTC-203ST, FUM 626, JG_QG988, FUM 622SD, FUM 628 or off. Please select the correct communication protocol if you enable this setting. Protocol Speed dome protocol. Set: PELCO P, PELCO D, MIKAMI or off. ...
4CH DVR 8CH DVR Quality Setup Setting of recording quality: Values 1-5. The bigger value, the better quality. 4CH DVR 8CH DVR Pre Record setting Pre Recording time when motion alarm. Values: 0-10 seconds. Audio On/Off the sound effects.
Sensitivity Sensitivity level of motion detection. Set: 1~10. Higher value equal more sensitive. Motion Area Setup Setup by each small square. Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Controller USB Mouse Area Selection [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Set Detection Area: must set (1)Move to the area on none detection [Drag by Left Click]...
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WEB Port Port used for web access. Default is port 80. Command Port Port used for settings. Default is port 8000. Mobile Port Mobile phone port (factory default): 15961. IP Address Assigned IP address. Netmask Assigned net mask ...
DDNS Enable/disable Dynamic Domain Name server. Values: On, Off. DDNS Server DDNS Server, Values: 3322, dyndns, cctvdvr. When using DDNS server, HOST name, server name and account/password are required. E-Mail Setting E-MAIL Forward E-mail after alarm triggered. Enable: On/Off ...
Log type Set conditions for searching: type and time range. Log type can be ALL, Alarm, Operation, Motion Detection, and Video Loss. Start/End time Set the search range (Year/Month/Day). Press [SEARCH] to search. Setup Operation Front & Remote Controller USB Mouse Enter Select Item [Enter]...
Storage Device Choose 8.8 System Time Setup Display System Information Password Language Audio System Maintenance 8.8.1 Time Setting Date/Time Select by using virtual keyboard. Date Format Setup...
Set: YY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YY. Time Format Setup Set: 24Hours, 12Hours. Time Zone Setup Time Zone setting of DVR. NTP Setting(Network Time Protocol) NTP: On or Off Schedule Time: Using virtual keyboard NTP server: Using virtual keyboard 8.8.2 HDD Setup ...
Values: 1-99 seconds. (0 sec is Off) VGA Switching Time Set the switching time when switching channels in VGA mode. Values: 1-99 seconds. (0 sec is Off) Switching Sequence Set the switching sequence of channels. 4CH DVR 8CH DVR ...
8.8.4 System Information Provide the firmware version, MAC address, HDD status…. 8.8.5 User Password 4CH DVR 8CH DVR Password Setup Enable/Disable password checking. Values: On/Off (Default) Administrator account/password can not be blank. And at least 4 characters for the password.
Remote ID setup Can adjust remote control ID to control multiple DVR. 8.8.6 System Language Language Values: Traditional Chinese and English. Auto rebooting after change. Function Tip Show function tips below the menu items. Value: On/Off (Default). 8.8.7 Audio Setting ...
8.8.8 System Maintenance Auto maintenance: Set time for auto rebooting. Value: On/Off. Auto rebooting setting F/W update Please plug the USB memory stick into the USB port on the DVR rear panel after download the new firmware to the USB memory stick.
9. Cell Phone Monitoring Operation JAVA Script surveillance: 1. The mobile Phone must support JAVA Script 2. To download the JAVA software: open Internet Browser on the mobile phone, and enter the IP address of the DVR and add /viewer.jar at the end. Example: http://xx.xxx.xxx/viewer.jar.
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■ Android Software install/setup procedure Before the installation, please check the ”Allow Non-market application” or “unknown source” checkbox in your mobile phone< PIC 1~2>. <PIC 1> < PIC 2> First method 1. First, please make sure the PC synchronize software had installed and activated in your Android mobile phone.
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<PIC 4> Method two You may copy the APK installation package to your mobile phone or memory card, and then install it through other software. 1. Copy the “Castillo player” software package to your mobile phone through USB or directly to SD memory card. 2.
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3. Run the AppInstaller program, install the APK software package from your SD memory card<PIC 7~8>. <PIC 7> <PIC 8> 4. After the installation, you may find the “Castillo Player” in your program list, click it to run the program<PIC 9>. <PIC 9>...
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5. Press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting <PIC 10>. Enter your individual configuration<PIC 11>. <PIC 10> <PIC 11> 6. After setting complete, enter a name you prefer then click the “Add to my favorite” checkbox to save the setting<PIC 12~13>. <PIC 12>...
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7. Press “Connect” button<PIC 14>, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup, and you may see the DVR picture after the connection established<PIC 15>. <PIC 14> <PIC 15> 8. <PIC 16>Operate instruction below: Connect/Disconnect Set up Channel Display screen PTZ Zoom/aperture/focal Snap shot...
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■ iPhone software install/setup procedure 1. Download the “Castillo player” in AppStore then install it to your IPhone. <PIC 1~6> <PIC 1> <PIC 2> <PIC 3> <PIC 4> <PIC 5> <PIC 6>...
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2. Run the “Castillo Player” after installation<PIC 7>. Press “setup” button to setup the connection setting<PIC 8>. Enter your individual configuration then press “back” button to go back to the main screen<PIC 9>. <PIC 7> <PIC 8> <PIC 9> ...
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4. <PIC 12> Operate instruction below: Display screen Zoom/aperture/focal distance PTZ direction control Channel Connect/Disconnect Set up Snap shot Next page Full screen <PIC 12> ...
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■ Symbian Software install/setup procedure 1. Copy the Symbian player to your mobile phone or memory card; you may see the example below in the case of NOKIA. <PIC 1~5> <PIC 1> <PIC 2>...
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<PIC 6> 3. Before the installation, please make sure you had cancel the “Only Signed Application”, also cancel the “Connection credentials check” <PIC 7~11>. <PIC 7> <PIC 8> <PIC 9> ...
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<PIC 10> <PIC 11> 4. Enter the folder which you’d saved the live view software “fuho_20110221.sisx”, double click to install, follow the instruction to proceed <PIC 12~22>. ...
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<PIC 18> <PIC 19> <PIC 20> <PIC 21> <PIC 22> 5. After the installation, enter the “Installed Application” and you may see the “Castillo Player” inside <PIC 23~25>. ...
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6. Click and run the Castillo Player program <PIC 26~27>. <PIC 26> <PIC 27> 7. Press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting. After setting complete, click the “Add to my favorite” button to save the setting. Press “Connect” button, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup <PIC 28~32>.
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<PIC 31> <PIC 32> 8. <PIC 33>Operate instruction below: Display Screen PTZ direction control Zoom/ Aperture/ Channel Focal distance Connect / Disconnect Exit Snapshot Set up Full screen Next page Add to <PIC 33>...
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■ Windows Mobile Software install/setup procedure 1. Please install “Microsoft ActiveSync” into the PC before installing CAB software. 2. Execute the Microsoft ActiveSync program in your PC first, and connect the Windows Mobile SmartPhone to PC via USB, then it’ll synchronize the SmartPhone and PC.
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5. Please disconnect the SmartPhone from your PC, and begin the installation below: 6. Execute the Castillo Player CAB install package from the File browser, you may find it in your mobile device folder <PIC 3~5>. <PIC 3> <PIC 4> <PIC 5>...
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<PIC 9> <PIC 10> 8. Run the Castillo Player program, press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting. After setting complete, enter a name you prefer then click the “Add to my favorite” checkbox to save the setting. Press OK and Leave to go back to the main screen <PIC 11~14>.
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<PIC 14> 9. Press “Connect” button, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup, and you may see the DVR picture after the connection established <PIC 15~16>. <PIC 15> <PIC 16>...
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10. <PIC 17>Operate instruction below: Channel Connect/Disconnect Display screen PTZ direction Control snapshot Zoom/aperture/focal distance <PIC 17>...
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Blackberry Software Connect Procedure Blackberry RTSP Connect procedure: Verify Authentication, website address input format as below rtsp://(website address)/ch(channel number)?user=(user ID)&pwd=(user password) e.g. rtsp://f16.cctvdvr.com.tw:554/ch2?user=2222&pwd=2222 Mobile Webpage: Please enter the ID & password again after you login, or you’ll get black screen of permission denied as below:...
H264 Player Operation Preface H264 Player software allows to playback the backup saving file from the DVR. System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7. Program obtainment and installation While user start to backup the file from DVR, the system will automatically copy the H264Player.exe file and recorded data to the backup device for example, an USB flash memory stick.
Volume Control Drag Rewind Click Step Forward Click Mark start time Click Mark end time Click Backup Click Right click the mouse to open the Pop-up Menu pop-up menu including Setting, Language, About H264Player, Exit 11. H264 HDPlayer Operation Preface H264 HD Player supports direct HDD playback through USB connection.
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Step 5: Installation Complete User Interface Event Search Backup Player Snapshot Volume Control Step Fast Play 9 Win Slow Play 4 Win Stop 1 Win Pause Play Backup Open Disk Mark Out Mark In Open File...
Pop-up Menu Right click the mouse to open the pop-up menu including Setting 12. Web Operation Preface The Web Application Manager allows the user to remotely monitoring, playback, and backup through the DVR. System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 Web Browser: Internet Explorer ...
User Interface Login Page Please login user name and password from the setting of DVR end. Live mode Start/Stop the Live Monitoring Click Click Start recording or Stop recording Record the Footage to Computer (saving path: Setup/Information) Click to snap shot the image (saving path: Snapshot the Image...
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PTZ Control Please refer “PTZ” for more information Playback (1) Select Date Event Search (2)Click (3)Click Playback Click on pop up file list Fast Forward Click “Fast Forward” (Speed: 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X) Rewind Click “ Rewind” (Speed: 1/2, 1/ 4X, 1/ 8X, 1/ 16X) Step Forward Click “Previous”or “Step”...
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DVR Setting Cameras Please refer “Camera Setup” for more information Record Please refer “Record Setup” for more information. Alarm...
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Please refer “Alarm Setup” for more information. MotionDetection Please refer “Motion Detection” for more information. Network setting E-MAIL...
13. Appendix This appendix will show you how to do the basic operation step-by-step on search, playback, backup, network setup, email setup, and DDNS setup. 13.1 How to search and playback the footage step-by-step. Step 1. Press the SEARCH button There are two ways to enter the search menu.
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Step 2. Select the date & time to playback the footage. Once you enter the search menu, you can have 3 optional selections to playback the footage as the picture below. 1. Date and Time Search 1.1 Select the channel and type of event that you wish to playback. 1.2 Enter the date &...
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2.1 Select the specified date from the calendar selection, 2.2 Select the specified time from the 24hours time bar selection. Note: No data: NO color; data of alarm trigger: color; normal record data: Green color Each hour is divided into 2 time frames, 1 and 2 half of the hour, 00min:00sec to 30min:00sec and 30min:00sec to 60min:00sec respectively.
Step 3. Channel Selection. Check on the channels you wish to playback, and then click PLAY. 13.2 How to backup the footage step-by-step. Step 1. Click the BACKUP button There are two ways to enter the BACKUP menu. Option 1: Click the right button of the mouse to open the quick menu bar, and press the “BACKUP”...
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Step 3. Select channels to backup. 3.1 Double click the event to preview the footage before backup. 3.2 Select the events you wish to backup by marking on “BAK” check box. 3.4 Click the backup button to storage device page. Record Backup Select Check Back Up...
Step 5. Start Backup the file. Once you click the “BACKUP” button, the DVR will start to backup. When the processing bar reaches to 100%, the backup process is completed. 13.3 How to setup the Network step by step. Decide your network environment In Network setting, you can choose the connection type from Static, DHCP, or PPPoE(which allow you to dial up by ADSL modem or 3G dongle).
13.3.1 Static: Each network device has its own IP address. An IP address is like a doorplate of the device, helping data to be delivered to the correct destination. An IPv4 address contains 32 bits, which are divided into four parts, each part separated by a dot, such as 255.255.255.0.
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Step 1: Set your DVR network mode to static mode 1. Change the connection type to “STATIC” in DVR’s network setting 2. Assign the IP address to the DVR Note: Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address for the DVR. For example, if you assign 192.168.0.100 to the PC, please change the IP address of the DVR to 192.168.0.101 3.
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Find “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu In the following menu, choose “Use the following IP address” to set up IP address manually 1) Enter the IP address for your PC. Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address with any other network devices.
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For WINDOW 7: StartControl PanelView network status and tasksclick and enter the next menu Click “Change adapter settings” at the left column...
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Find the network adapter and right click the mouse button and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu Find Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click “Properties” In the following menu, choose “Use the following IP address” to set up IP address manually...
1) Enter the IP address for your PC. Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address with any other network devices. 2) Enter Subnet mask address. This address should correspond to the Netmask address of your DVR. 3) Enter Default gateway address. This address should correspond to the Gateway address of your DVR.
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DHCP connection through Router/Server (Corporation) Here is an example of how to set up connection between the DVR and your PC in DHCP mode For details, please consult your MIS staff Step 1: Set up your router/DHCP server. or check the manual of the router. ...
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Find your network adaptor and click the right button and choose “Properties” Find “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu In the following menu, choose “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
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For WINDOW 7: StartControl PanelView network status and tasksclick and enter the next menu Click “Change adapter settings” at the left column...
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Find the network adapter and right click the mouse button and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu Find “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties”...
In the following menu, choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” If the router/DHCP server is set correctly, you should be able to connect to DVR from your PC successfully. Note: The IP address assigned to DVR would be varied when the router restarts or after a period of time.
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Step 1: In Network setting menu, set the mode to “STATIC” and click the “PPPOE” to enter the setting menu. Step 2: In PPPoE/3G setting menu, set the mode to “PPPoE” and choose “ON” to enable it. Note: for account and password information, please check with your internet service provider.
13.3.4 How to set up a 3G connection for your DVR? (Note: for supported USB 3G dongle, please check with the manufacturer for latest information) Step 1: In Network setting menu, set the mode to “STATIC” and click the “PPPOE” to enter the setting menu.
13.4 Email Setup In DVR, you can set up an email reminder for situations like motion, alarm, etc. In the following section, we will illustrate how to set it up by using Gmail. Step 1: In Network setting menu, click on “E-MAIL SETUP” and enter the following menu Step 2: Enable the email function by choosing “ON”...
13.5 DDNS Setup DDNS: (Dynamic DNS). It is an service to provide the updating in real time of Internet Domain Name System (DNS) name servers to keep up to date the active DNS configuration of their configured hostnames, addresses and other information. In DVR, you can apply a DDNS service for a dynamic IP address.
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Below we will explain how to apply a DDNS service through Dyndns 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.com 2. Click on Dyndns standard to apply a dyndns account...
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3. Press on “ORDER NOW” to start applying...
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4. Select your wanted Hostname for your DVR Input your wanted hostname for your DVR Note: If you are using firewall or router to connect DVR, please set the DDNS setting in FW/router, then use port forwarding in order to connect 5.
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6. If you have never applied Dyndns service before, please create a new account first. 7. When finished, press “create account” to proceed.
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8. System will send you an email for confirmation. Please go to your email box and see if you have received it. There will be a link for you to confirm the application. 9. Go to your DVR to set the DDNS setting. (I use IE for demonstration but in the DVR OSD, you can find the same setting there).
Default Setting Item Default Setting Item Default Setting Channel Overwrite HDD Setup Resolution Normal Pack Time 60 Mins Frame Rate Real-time Date Format YY/MM/DD Record Quality Highest Time Format 24 Hours Setup Time Setup Audio Disable Time Zone GMT+08:00 Schedule Always Daylight Saving...
HDD Support List Suggest to install the Hard Driver listed below to make sure the compatibility. Brand Model Number Capacity ST3250310CS 250G ST3320410SV 320G ST3500418AS 500G ST3500312CS 500G ST3750528AS 750G SEAGATE ST31000424CS ST3100528AS ST31500541AS 1.5T ST31500341AS 1.5T ST32000542AS ST3200542AS HCT721025SLA380 250G HCT721032SLA380 320G...
16. USB Flash Memory Stick Support List The following recommended flash drives have passed all testing procedures and are safe to a: backup, b: Playback by PC, and c: update firmware. Brand Model Number Capacity Jetflash V20 Jetflash V20 Transcend Jetflash V30 Jetflash V20 Adata...
17. Operation System For Mobile Phone Application Version Mobile Phone Software Android 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Castillo Player+.apk iPhone 3.x, 4.x CastilloPlayer+ WinMobile 6.5.x CastilloPlayer_5.0.3.CAB Symbian S60 v3 above CastilloPlayer_5.1.713.sisx Support RTSP BlackBerry None Protocol 18. 3G Data Rate Data Transfer Speed (bps) Support Verified Brand Model...