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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder CDVR-1608R User Manual...

  • Page 2: Fcc Compliance Statement

    WARNING FCC Compliance Statement NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 MPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instruction Manuals The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
  • Page 4 Important Safety Instructions 14. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    NDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 4. OPERATION 1.1. DVR Components……………………..4.1. Monitoring……………………………..…. 1.2. Product Description…………….…………. 4.1.1. Multi-Screen Display……………………. 1.2.1. Front Panel……………………………. 4.1.2. Changing Channel……………………. 1.2.2. Rear Panel………………………….…. 4.1.3. Freeze Screen………………….……. 1.2.3. Remote Controller……………………. 4.1.4. Full Screen Display……………………. 2. INSTALLATION 4.2. Monitoring Control………………………. 2.1.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. I NTRODUCTION 1.1. DVR Components Check the package and contents for visible damage. If any components are damaged or missing, do not attempt to use the unit, contact the supplier immediately. If the unit must be returned, it must be shipped in the original packing box.

  • Page 7: Product Description

    Introduction 1.2. Product Description 1.2.1. Front Panel ② ① ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑭ ⑨ ⑮ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ 1. CD-RW Tray Door : Insert CD. 2. Channel Indicator (1 to 16) : Indicates which channels are operating. 3.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    Introduction 1.2.2. Rear Panel ② ③ ④ ① ⑤ ⑥ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ⑭ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑮ 1. AC POWER Socket : Supports 110V ~ 220V free volt. 2. SENSOR Terminal * Connect G(Ground) before connecting the sensors. 3.
  • Page 9 Introduction 12. PTZ Connector - Connection to PTZ camera. PIN No. Explanation PIN No. Explanation nRS485 RS485 2,3,4,6,7,8 Not used 13. LAN Port - Connection to LAN cable. 14. SW(DIP Switch) - Adjust the Dip Switch setting according to required functions. The system must be restarted after adjustments.

  • Page 10: Remote Controller

    Introduction 1.2.3. Remote Controller OSD On/Off during Monitoring. PANIC Panic Recording On/Off. Numeral Keys Input numbers during Login/Setup/PTZ. CAPTURE Enter video clip/image copy menu during playback. Remove image distortion during frame by frame advance. PREVIOUS Move to previous category. NEXT Move to next category.

  • Page 11: Installation

    2. I NSTALLATION 2.1. Installation of Hard Disk Drives ※ Compatible Hard Drives : Samsung, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Western Digital, Seagate 2.1.1. Installation Order. Unscrew the Brackets from the DVR bottom in order to install Hard Drives. - Installing one HDD : PRIMARY MASTER - Installing two HDD : PRIMARY MASTER →...

  • Page 12: Starting The Dvr

    Installation 2.2. Starting the DVR After installing the hard disk, set the DIP switch to the NTSC or PAL position to match your equipment before turning on the power of the DVR. Then, connect the power cord and press the power button until the LED lights up to start the DVR. When starting the DVR for the first time, formatting of the hard disk will commence automatically and the DVR will be initialized as follows.

  • Page 13: Log In & Log Out

    Installation 2.3. Log In & Log Out Select USER Using buttons, select the USER. (ADMIN, USER1 ~USER5) Enter the PASSWORD A Key Panel will appear automatically when the LOGIN screen pops up. Enter the Password using the Key Panel and click the [OK] button.

  • Page 14: Cd Booting

    Installation 2.4. CD Booting When you face problems with the DVR program or want to re-install or upgrade the firmware without entering the DVR Setup menu please take the following steps. Adjust the DIP Switch located in the rear panel of the DVR to the CD position(Down) and turn on the DVR power .

  • Page 15: Configuration

    3. C ONFIGURATION 3.1. Configuration Menu SYSTEM CAMERA SENSOR LANGUAGE CAMERA NAME SENSOR ID(DVR) MOTION DETECTION CAMERA LINK DATE TYPE MASKING AREA ALARM LINK TIME DATE SENSITIVITY(CAMERA) OPERATION TIME COVERT TYPE TRANSPARENCY(GUI) COLOR SETTING OPERATION MODE ADMIN PASSWORD RECORDING DWELL TIME BRIGHTNESS MOUSE SENSITIVITY OUTPUT DWELL TIME(ALARM)
  • Page 16 Configuration DISPLAY DEVICE LOG LIST MULTI-DISPLAY DISK MANAGEMENT EVENTS SEQUENCE MODE(CAMEO) END OF DISK POWER SEQUENCE DWELL TIME FULL DISK ALARM SENSOR VIDEO ADJUSTMENT FULL DISK PRE-ALARM(5%) RECORD FLICKER CANCEL SMART FAILURE CAMERA DEVICE INFORMATION COLOR DIFFUSION VGA DE-INTERLACE DEVICE BACKUP SPOT OUT SIZE...

  • Page 17: System Setup

    Configuration 3.2. System Setup Before starting your DVR for the first time, you should establish the initial settings. This includes categories such as Language, DVR ID, Date and Time, DST, Password, User Authorization. Click the button on the Menu Bar to enter SETUP and the [SYSTEM] Setup screen will appear on the monitor .
  • Page 18 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE Set the Mouse Sensitivity level. MOUSE SENSITIVITY • • Input Range : 1(Slow)~3(Fast) Turn the mouse wheel to change the input value. Assign the number of authorized Users having access to the DVR. USER •...

  • Page 19: Camera Setup

    Configuration 3.3. Camera Setup In Camera Setup, you may designate Motion Detection and Masking Areas, select Covert function, and adjust the Color and PTZ settings for individual/all cameras connected to the DVR. Select the camera number from the channel buttons displayed at the top of the screen for individual camera setup.
  • Page 20 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE • Assign the PTZ ID, Driver , Baud Rate, Data Bit, Parity, Stop Bit PTZ SETTING for the selected PTZ Camera • Input Range : - PTZ ID : 0~255 - PTZ Drivers : PELCO-D, PELCO-P , PANASONIC, PT-A100L, DOME1, DOME2, HSDN-251N, WPT-101, SJ-2819, SK- 2162D, DSC-230, GROOM-D106, CAZ1723, VC-C4, SCC- C4201, CRR1600T, SRX-100B, VVK-3000, ORX-1000...

  • Page 21: Sensor Setup

    Configuration 3.4. Sensor Setup In Sensor Setup, you may designate Camera and Alarm (Output) Link for each Sensors. Select the Sensor from the Sensor numbers displayed at the top of the screen and then make the necessary linkage with the Camera and Alarm (Output).

  • Page 22: Network Setup

    Configuration 3.5. Network Setup Remote access and control of the DVR through the internet may be performed with the Network Client Software included in this package. Configuration of the Network settings is required to connect the DVR to the internet. Select the IP Type that meets your network environment and set up the appropriate LAN parameters.
  • Page 23 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE Set the E-mail Server ID. E-MAIL SERVER ID ADMIN • Max. 16 characters can be used. • Use the pop-up Key Panel to input characters Set the E-mail Server Password. PASSWORD 0000 •...

  • Page 24: Record Setup

    Configuration 3.6. Record Setup Video Recording Speed(FPS) and Quality, Video Resolution, Watermarking(Video Authentication). Time Stamping, and Audio Recording can be set up in this menu. ※ Resolution, Watermark, Time Stamp, Audio Recording can be configured only in two Groups - Group A : Channels 1~8 - Group B : Channels 9~16 ※...
  • Page 25 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE Select the camera for setting up the Recording Speed(FPS) CAMERA • and Recording Quality. Click button to apply the same setting values for all cameras or click on one channel to set different settings for each cameras..

  • Page 26: Record Scheduler

    Configuration 3.7. Record Scheduler Recordings can be scheduled for each individual or all cameras based on various recording conditions including Continuous, Motion, Sensor, Motion+Sensor. Select the camera number from the channels displayed at the top of the screen, and then select the recording conditions for each weekdays.

  • Page 27: Display Setup

    Configuration 3.8. Display Setup Multi-Screen Sequence Display and Spot Monitoring may be set up in this menu and adjustments of video distortion or problems may be made. DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE MULTI-DISPLAY MODE NORMAL • Set whether to use the Sequence or Cameo function. •...

  • Page 28: Device Setup & Information

    Configuration 3.9. Device Setup & Information Hard disk drive and external memory device information is provided in this menu You may decide whether to Overwrite or Stop recording when the capacity of the installed hard disk drive is full. And select the notification method. CATEGORY FUNCTION &...

  • Page 29: Log List

    Configuration 3.10. Log List Log List of various events involving Power , Sensor , Recording, Camera, LAN, Backup, Setup, and Time changes can be searched for any dates. CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD Select the event type you wish to search. EVENTS •...

  • Page 30: Backup & Format

    Configuration 3.11. Backup and Format Perform Formatting of hard disk drives and Back Up of stored data to external storage devices. CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD Perform Formatting of Hard Disk Drives and other storage devices. FORMAT • • This function can be used to erase CD-RW disks. All recorded data on the CD-RW disk must be erased before re-using the disk.

  • Page 31: Operation

    4. O PERATION 4.1. Monitoring During the Monitoring Mode, video data from cameras are relayed live to monitors. Multi-Screen Display, Channel Shift, Screen Freeze, and Full-Screen Display are supported in the Monitoring Mode. 4.1.1. Multi-Screen Display The monitoring screen can be displayed in 1 / 4 / 9 / 13 / 16 channel Multi-Screen. The Monitor Display will shift to the next Multi-Screen Display type in the following order .

  • Page 32: Full Screen Display

    Operation 4.1.4. Full Screen Display A channel can be selected to be viewed in Full Screen during multi-screen monitoring Place the mouse cursor on the screen(Channel) and click the mouse left button In order to return to the previous multi-screen monitoring mode, re-click the mouse left button.

  • Page 33: Monitoring Control

    Operation 4.2. Monitoring Control Multi-Screen Display selection, Video/Audio Channel selection, OSD change, Record, Status(Sensor , Network Connection, Recording) Display, and Video Reset can be performed in this mode. Click the mouse right button or move the cursor to the lower part of the monitoring screen to make the Menu Bar(Shown below) appear on screen.

  • Page 34: Video

    Operation 4.2.2. Video Video input and recording status of all channels will be displayed on the Menu Bar.. During 13 channel multi-screen display, the selected channel will be displayed in the center screen. Current status of each video channels are displayed based on different colors. GRAY : No input signal.

  • Page 35: Etc

    Operation 4.2.4. etc OSD Change, Recording On/Off, Status(Sensor , Network Connection, Recording) Display, and Video Reset can be performed in this menu. Change OSD(On Screen Display) You may select to display or hide OSD on the screen during monitoring. Click the OSD button and the OSD will change in the following order : Time+Channel →...
  • Page 36 Operation Sensor & Network Status Status of Sensor, Network Connection, Recording are displayed on the Status Bar. • When a Sensor is triggered the corresponding Sensor channel will be highlighted in pink.. • When a Network connection occurs, the icon will be highlighted in pink. •...

  • Page 37: Playback (Search)

    Operation 4.3. Playback (Search) Playback/Search and Capture of recorded video/data may be performed in this mode. Click the PLAY button to enter Playback(Search) mode. Search can be performed in three different methods. Click the SEARCH button and select the search method from the Sub-Menu.
  • Page 38 Operation Channel/Time Table • Numbers 0~24 represents Time and recording information is displayed on the table for 8 channels. Recording information of channels 1~8 will appear on the Table. Recording information of channels 9~16 will appear on the Table. Orange : Recording video data exists Gray : No video data.
  • Page 39 Operation Playback Button Functions Button Function Decrease playback speed ( 1x → 1/2 → 1/4x → 1/8x → 1/16x ) • • Regain playback speed ( 1/16x → 1/8x → 1/4x → 1/2 → 1x ) • Correct bad video conditions. Correct image distortion during still frame playback.

  • Page 40: Event Search

    Operation 4.3.2. Event Search Video files recorded from Sensor activation are recorded into the Event Log and can be played back. Event search may be performed by selecting a date from the calendar and selecting the file from the Event log list.

  • Page 41: File Search(Cd-Rw , Usb)

    Operation 4.3.3. File Search Recorded videos may be searched through the file list of each storage devices. The file system is similar to the Windows environment. . ② ① ③ Calendar Select the date. • • Dates containing recording data will be highlighted in orange and the selected date will be highlighted in green.

  • Page 42: Capture

    Operation 4.3.4. Capture Copying images or video clips to the CDRW or USB Memory is possible through CAPTURE. • The DVR manages the channels in two groups(Channels 1~8 and channels 9~16) and image capture will be made of the applicable group and not individual channel. •...
  • Page 43 Operation 1. Enter the Playback mode and search the video clip you wish to copy using the playback buttons and click . Then select the storage device from the pop-up screen 2. Click on the Playback Scroll Bar or use the playback buttons to find the START and END of the video clip you wish to make a copy.

  • Page 44: Ptz Control

    Operation 4.4. PTZ Control Control the Direction, Focus, Zoom, Iris of the connected PTZ camera. Click the PTZ button to enter the PTZ control mode and click the mouse right button to make the PTZ Control Bar appear on the screen. ※...
  • Page 45 Operation SPECIAL Functions Enter to control PRESET, SWING, PATTERN, GROUP of the PTZ camera. • • Select MENU to set up the SWING, PATTERN, GROUP functions. (Follow the instruction provided by the PTZ camera producer) - SWING : Continuously move between two preset positions. - PATTERN : Continuously move in the pre-assigned multi directions.

  • Page 46: Recording

    Operation 4.5. Recording The initial recording configuration for this DVR is set up as follows : CATEGORY DEFAULT VALUE Recording Speed - NTSC 15FPS(Frames Per Second) - PAL 12FPS(Frames Per Second) Recording Quality Middle Resoluton - NTSC 352x240(CIF) - PAL 352x288(CIF) Recording Schedule Motion + Sensor...

  • Page 47: Appendix A. Technical Specification

    PPENDIX Technical Specification CATEGORY SPECIFICATION Operating System Embedded Proprietary OS Compression Algorithm MPEG4(VIDEO) , ADPCM(SOUND) 1.5~6KByte/Frame @ 352x240(352x288) Byte Size per Frame 3~12 KByte/Frame @ 720x240(720x288) 6~24KByte/Frame @ 720x480(720x576) Multi-Screen Display 1/4/9/13/16/Sequence Video Input 16 BNC Monitor Output 1 Composite, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 Spot Display Speed 480fps NTSC : 352x240, 352x480, 720x240, 720x480...

  • Page 48: Appendix B. Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting Symptoms Check Point Cannot turn on power . • Check if power cord is firmly connected to the DVR and the power outlet.. Power turns on automatically. • The power turns on automatically if the power was not turned off properly.

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