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  • Page 2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: 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 4: Important Safeguards

    User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 10. Lightning All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm, or appliance is operated. when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Product Information ..............1 Features ....................... 1 System Types....................1 System Diagram................... 1 Front Panel....................2 Rear Panel ....................2 Turning On the DVR..................2 Turning Off the DVR..................2 Chapter 2 —...
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Product Information

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Product Information Features • Compatible with color cameras and other standard video sources • Video synchronization not required • Pentaplex operation for simultaneous recording, multi-screen viewing, playback, remote monitoring and archiving • Versatile display formats for convenient user interface; single-screen, full-screen, quad, 3x3, 4x4, 3+4 and 2+8 •...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    User’s Manual Front Panel Rear Panel NOTE: Check the voltage selector switch is set to an appropriate position. Turning On the DVR Press the power button located on the front panel to turn the system on. The system goes into the SmartGuard mode as soon as it finishes its boot process.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 - Tools

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Tools SmartGuard Overview SmartGuard is powerful surveillance software. It provides multiplexer functions, digital time-lapse recording and event-driven recording. SmartGuard also provides motion detection, PTZ control and various image enhancement functions. NOTE: The first time you turn on the system, it will immediately begin recording. If you have less than 16 cameras, you must enter the setup screen and deactivate any inputs to which cameras are not connected;...
  • Page 10 User’s Manual Monitor Display Format: Various display formats (single-screen, full-screen, quad, 3+4, 3x3, 2+8, and 4x4) are provided for convenient user interface. Each format can be selected by clicking the screen mode buttons shown below. The camera groups for multi-screen formats are composed of cameras 1 to 16 in order.
  • Page 11 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder System Status Mode Status: There are two operating modes – View only mode and Recording mode. The SmartGuard records images only in the Recording mode. HDD Indicator: Shows the remaining hard disk space and the type of hard disk usage. Go to Setting Up the System in the Setup section, and select between Once and Recycle for HDD usage.
  • Page 12 User’s Manual NOTE: If you click the Power button, the Quit dialog box appears. Select System quit to quit the program or select logout to log out the system. Click any function button on the main GUI of SmartGuard after logging out, the following User Login dialog box appears.

  • Page 13: Smartguard Setup

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder SmartGuard Setup Setting Up the System 1. Click the Camera icon to enable the camera. 2. Click the System Info… button, and the System Information dialog box appears. The dialog box displays the information of the installed card, driver, software and hard disk drive on the system. 3.
  • Page 14 User’s Manual 6. Move to each number (1-32), and select the camera number to sequence from a drop-down list (from Camera 1 to Camera 16 and Not used). 7. Move to Hold spot during single-screen mode, and check the box if you do not want the cameras sequence on the Spot monitor while the main monitor is set to the single-screen display mode.
  • Page 15 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Setting Up Cameras CAUTION: The recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all the cameras. 1. Click the Camera icon. 2. Click the text field beside Description, and enter a camera title such as "Front Door". You can use either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard.
  • Page 16 User’s Manual 9. Move to Same configuration for all cameras, and check the box to set all cameras with same configuration. If this box is checked, the same configurations from the Recording speed to Rec. image quality will be set for all cameras at one time.

  • Page 17: Setting Up Schedules

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 19. Move to From under Work hour, and set the start time of working hours by holding down and dragging the pointer. 20. Move to To under Work hour, and set the end time of working hours by holding down and dragging the pointer. NOTE: Work hour set in this menu is applied to the normal camera setup established in steps 10 to 17, and all hours except the Work hours will be After hour.
  • Page 18 User’s Manual NOTE: The DVR provides four different recording modes. View only mode — No recording will be made during selected hours. Time-lapse mode — Time-lapse recording will be made during selected hours. Event mode — Event-driven recording will be made during selected hours. Time & Event mode — Time-lapse recording will be made during selected hours and the DVR will go into the event-driven recording mode during selected hours when an event occurs.
  • Page 19 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 3. Move to Normally closed, and set the sensor type to Normally closed (NC) or Normally open (NO). If this box is checked, it is in the normally closed mode. If it is not checked, it is in the normally open mode. 4.
  • Page 20 User’s Manual Setting Up Motion Detection 1. Click the Camera icon. 2. Move to Enable, and check the box to enable motion detection for the selected camera. 3. Move to Sensitivity, and set the motion detection sensitivity (1 to 5) by holding down and dragging the pointer. NOTE: The higher the number, the more sensitive it is.
  • Page 21 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 9. The setup screen is made up of a 30x40 grid. First, click the Draw radio button and select a tool to use from the drop-down list, and then set up the detection zone on the image. You can save your changes by clicking the OK button.
  • Page 22 User’s Manual Setting Up the Video Loss 1. Click the Camera icon. 2. Move to the Detect obscuration, and check the box to use the obscuration detection. If this box is checked, the DVR will check the brightness of the target camera, and consider video obscuration as video loss. 3.
  • Page 23 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 8. Move to Audible tone dwell, and set the dwell time of alarm output from 0 to 60 seconds. The alarm output will be activated during the preset dwell time when the video loss or obscuration is detected. NOTE: The alarm output can be reset during alarm activation only by clicking the Acknowledge or Acknowledge All button in the Video Signal Failure dialog box.
  • Page 24 User’s Manual Setting Up the Remote Access 1. Move to Use Email, and check the box to enable e-mail transmission function. 2. Click the text field beside Server Address, and enter an e-mail server address. 3. Click the text field beside Sender, and enter a sender’s e-mail address. 4.
  • Page 25 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 9. Click the Set up Callback… button, and set up the callback function. The DVR can be set up to notify the target server running the SmartBase when certain events occur. 10. Move to Use Callback, and check the box to enable the callback function. NOTE: When using the callback function with modem connections, check the Use Modem box and then select the installed modem to use.
  • Page 26 User’s Manual Setting Up the Authority 1. Click the Add User button, and the User Information dialog box appears. Set up the user information to register a new user. NOTE: Up to 256 users can be registered. 2. Click the text field beside User ID, and enter the user ID using either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard. 3.
  • Page 27 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 5. Click the text field beside New password and Confirm new password, and enter the password using either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard. The Old password may not be used when entering a password for a newly registered user.

  • Page 28: Smartsearch

    User’s Manual SmartSearch Overview SmartSearch is a powerful tool for SmartGuard. It features playback and search functions for recorded data and consists of Playback Window, Timetable, Status Window and Utility Buttons. Each area displays or controls recorded information. Click the Search button in the SmartGuard mode to get into the SmartSearch mode. To return to the SmartGuard mode, click the Close button on the remote control in the SmartSearch mode.

  • Page 29: Smartsearch Environment Setup

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder SmartSearch Environment Setup Click the Setup button on the main GUI. General 1. Move to Local Drive, and select the location of the local drive from the drop-down list. In most cases, the local drive is C:. Even if the software is installed on more than one hard disk drive, the local drive will be C:, assuming that the operating system (Windows) and the DVR program have been installed on the C: drive.
  • Page 30 User’s Manual 10. Click the Default button to reset the system to default values. NOTE: After you have changed all the settings, you can save your changes by clicking the OK Button. Selecting Cancel exits the dialog box without saving the changes. Network Set up network information for remote playback function.

  • Page 31: Playback Window

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The system's default is Using LAN. When using a modem for remote connection, remove the check from the Using LAN box, and then select the operating system on the remote system; either Windows 98 or Windows 2.

  • Page 32: Playback Control Buttons

    User’s Manual NOTE: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, or 13-16 camera groups are displayed on the screen in quad mode, and 1-9 or 10-16 camera groups in 3x3 mode. The user can select which camera group is displayed by clicking any camera button in a group from the timetable.
  • Page 33 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The Find button will be disabled in the Floating Play Panel window. Find Click the Find button from the playback buttons to find images of motion detection and sensor detection. Finding Motion Detection 1. Move to Find Range to set the find parameters. •...
  • Page 34 User’s Manual NOTE: Change will detect changes in a scene which is usually motion. For example, if you want to detect if anyone passes through a door, you can draw a change detection around the door. The system will search through recorded data for any motion in the doorway.
  • Page 35 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 4. Click the Find All button to find all event logs within established find parameters and then display the results in the Result list box. The image of the results can be displayed by double clicking the target event in the Result list. Remove all entries listed in the box by clicking the Clear All button.
  • Page 36 User’s Manual Save Click the Save button to save recorded video. • Save Current Image: Saves the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file to the local hard disk drive or floppy disk. • Save As Video File: Saves any video clip as an AVI file. •...
  • Page 37 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Save As Video File 1. Click the Save As Video File radio button in the Save Type dialog box, and click the OK button. 2. Move to Camera, and select the camera number to save from the drop-down list. 3.
  • Page 38 User’s Manual MiniBank Save 1. Click the MiniBank Save radio button in the Save Type dialog box, and click the OK button. 2. Move to Camera, and select the camera number to save from the drop-down list. 3. Move to Save Range, and set the saving range using the arrow buttons. 4.
  • Page 39 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder • The Image Search Slide Bar displays the current playback position. The user can move to another image by clicking the mouse and dragging along the slide bar. • The Brightness Revert Button reloads to the original image. •...
  • Page 40 User’s Manual Timetable Window The timetable window consists of a record timetable, camera label and a calendar/bookmark. You will see the bank file recording information. Various functions of the timetable window enable fast searches. Camera Label Buttons Camera label buttons show camera information. Change the current playback camera by clicking the camera label button.

  • Page 41: Audio Playback

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Calendar Select recorded data from the calendar. The calendar provides access to single day recorded data. Click the date you want to search. Scroll through the months by clicking Bookmark: Accesses the bookmark feature. Bookmark Add or delete bookmarks for recorded images. A bookmark lists the camera number, date and time.

  • Page 42: Playing Recorded Audio

    User’s Manual Playing Recorded Audio Click a playback control button on the main GUI of SmartSearch. An Audio-play icon in the shape of a speaker will display at the top left in the small playback window if the target camera has recorded audio information. The recorded audio time bar is located below camera 16, and its information is shown on the recording status bar in pink.

  • Page 43: Smartbackup

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder SmartBackup To initiate the SmartBackup program, click the Setup button in the SmartGuard mode. Move to the System tab, and click the Set up backup... button. The following SmartBackup dialog box appears. Stored Image Information • Drive Status - Drive: Shows all attached hard disk(s).

  • Page 44: Manual Backup

    User’s Manual CD Burner Click the CD Burner button to save the backup data on the CD-R or CD-RW drive using the CD burning program. NOTE: CD burning is not available during the automatic backup. Hide Click the Hide button to hide the SmartBackup dialog box. To close the dialog box and exit from the SmartBackup, click at the top-right hand corner.
  • Page 45 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 2. ID displays the serial number of the record banks. NOTE: The BANK is the basic unit for the database used by the DVR system. 3. Recording Start Time and Recording End Time display the recording beginning date/time and ending date/time of each bank.

  • Page 46: Smartpager

    User’s Manual 8. Backup Drive displays the drive location. Available Banks displays the number of available banks for backup. After initializing, Allocated Banks will display the number of allocated banks for backup. 9. Move to New Bank, and set the number of banks to be used for backup by using the arrow buttons. 10.
  • Page 47 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 3. Click the Next button. The InCD Wizard will now indicate if the CDRW is blank. 4. Click the Next button. 5. By left clicking Label field you can type in a CD label. This can only be done on a normal keyboard. Re-name the label to “BACKUP”, and then click the Finish button.
  • Page 48 User’s Manual CAUTION: Packet writing (InCD) may affect product performance and stability. Using the CD Burner Program for CD-R CD’s Click the CD Burner button in the SmartBackup dialog box to initiate the CD burning program registered during SmartBackup setup (Nero Express-Burning Rom). The following Nero Express dialog box will appear. 1.
  • Page 49 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 3. Select files to copy on the CD from the list in the Select files and folders dialog box, and click the Add button. Clicking the Finished button finishes adding files, and return to the Nero Express dialog box. 4.
  • Page 50 User’s Manual 7. Click the OK button when the CD burning is completed. 8. Click the Next button. 9. Click the Exit button.
  • Page 51 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 10. Click the No button to exit the Nero Express dialog box without saving changes. NOTE: CD burning is not available during the automatic backup. Target files for CD burning • Image files saved in SmartSearch mode. •...
  • Page 52 User’s Manual SmartPager SmartPager pages the system manager when something happens to video input, such as a video signal loss or system reboot. SmartServer and SmartPager cannot be run at the same time because they both use the modem. If you want to run SmartServer and SmartPager at the same time, a second modem must be installed.

  • Page 53: Chapter 3 - Remote Access

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Remote Access You can view video or control the DVR remotely via modem or LAN. For remote access, we provide the SmartBase program. It has three major functions; remote monitoring, remote playback and remote control. Remote monitoring makes it possible to do real-time monitoring remotely, and remote playback makes it possible to play recorded video from the DVR remotely.

  • Page 54: Base System Setup

    User’s Manual BASE System Setup SmartBase — Remote Monitoring and Recording Software NOTE: When selecting the Remote Monitoring for the user’s authorization during the POST system setup, you can access to the remote POST system from the BASE system. After installing the BASE software on your PC, click the Start button from the task bar. Move the cursor to Programs, then to IDR Series BASE to open the program list.
  • Page 55 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder • To select the screen mode, click one of the screen buttons; single-screen, quad, 3+4, 3x3, 2+8, 4x4, or full-screen. • To view a specific image in the single-screen mode, move the cursor to that image and double click the left mouse button.
  • Page 56 User’s Manual • Mode Selection: The record mode is selected when the record button is clicked. SmartBase returns to view only mode automatically when it is unable to record (for example, when the hard disk is full). The BASE system records only in accordance with the recording schedule, which is set manually during the system setup.
  • Page 57 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 4. Click the text field beside Site ID, and enter the site name to register using either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard. 5. Click the text field beside Network address, and enter the IP address of the remote DVR, acquired from your network administrator.
  • Page 58 User’s Manual 13. Enter the name of the group to register, and click the OK button. 14. Move to Camera assignment, and select the target remote site and camera number from the drop-down list. 15. Clicking the OK button saves the changes and returns to the Setup dialog box. Selecting Cancel exits the dialog box without saving the changes.
  • Page 59 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The system's default is Using LAN. When using a modem for remote connection, remove the check from the Using LAN box, and then select the operating system on the remote system; either Windows 98 or Windows NOTE: See Chapter 2 –...
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  • Page 61: Appendix 1 - Accessing Windows

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 1 — Accessing Windows Since the DVR is new technology, it might be unfamiliar to many users. Many problems can occur from incorrect Windows settings. The DVR requires specific Windows settings for optimal performance. That is why the Windows mode has been blocked.

  • Page 62: Appendix 2 - Smartshell

    User’s Manual Appendix 2 — SmartShell SmartShell is very easy and dependable software for maintaining your DVR. The software will help the DVR recover from unexpected system failures. SmartShell is also the only way to access Windows. How to Access SmartShell If you release the automatic shutdown mode in the hidden dialog box, clicking the Power button in the SmartGuard mode enters the SmartShell mode.
  • Page 63 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder View Log Menu • SmartGuard: Displays the log file that logs every operation of the DVR. System Menu • Close: Closes SmartShell and accesses Windows. • Restart: Restarts the DVR. • Shutdown: Shuts down the DVR. About...

  • Page 64: Appendix 3 - Network Setup (Lan)

    User’s Manual Appendix 3 — Network Setup (LAN) LAN Setup for Windows XP System 1. In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, and to the Control Panel. Then, open the Network Connection. 2. Click the LAN card information under the LAN or High-Speed Internet. Then, click the right mouse button, and select Properties from the menu.

  • Page 65: Appendix 4 - Network Setup (Modem)

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 4 — Network Setup (Modem) Dial-up Networking Setup for Windows XP POST System 1. Dial-up Networking Setup for Remote Access 1.1 In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, and to Control panel. Then, open Network Connection, and double click Creator a new connection.
  • Page 66 User’s Manual 1.5 Select the modem you want to use, and click the Next button. 1.6 Select Do not allow virtual private connections, and click the Next button. 1.7 Click the Add button. 1.8 Enter “pcr-user” for the User Name, and enter the password for Password and Confirm password. And then click the Next button.
  • Page 67 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.9 Check the box for the user permission, and click the Next button. 1.10 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) box, and click the Properties button. 1.11 Under the Network access, remove the check from the Allow callers to access my local area network box. Under the TCP/IP address assignment, click the Specify TCP/IP addresses radio box, and enter the From as “10.10.10.11”, and the To as “10.10.10.12”.
  • Page 68 User’s Manual 1.12 Finish the network connection wizard by clicking the Finish button. 1.13 Make sure that Incoming Connections has been registered. 2. Dial-up Networking Setup for Callback Function 2.1 In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, and to the Control panel. Then, open Network Connection.
  • Page 69 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 2.3 Click the Connect to the network at my workplace radio box, and click the Next button. 2.4 Click the Dial-up connection radio box, and click the Next button. 2.5 Enter “My Network” for the Connection Name, and click the Next button. 2.6 Click the Next button without any changes.
  • Page 70 User’s Manual 2.7 Finish the network connection wizard by clicking the Finish button. 2.8 Select My Network in the Network Connections dialog box. 2.9 Click the Properties button. 2.10 Move to the Security tab, and click the Advanced [custom settings] radio button under Security options. Then click the Settings button.
  • Page 71 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 2.11 Check the Allow older MS-CHAP version for Windows 95 servers box, and click the OK button. 2.12 Move to the Networking tab, and select PPP: Windows 95/98/NT4/2000 Internet for the dial-up server type. Then, check the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) box, and click the Properties button. 2.13 Click the Use the following IP address radio box, and enter “10.10.10.12”.
  • Page 72 User’s Manual Dial-up Networking Setup for Windows 98 BASE System 1. Dial-up Networking Setup for Remote Access 1.1 In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, to Programs, to Accessories, and to Communications. If Dial-up Networking is listed, go to step 1.2. NOTE: If Dial-up Networking is not listed, go to Start on the Task Bar, to Control Panel, to Add/Remove Programs and to Windows Setup.
  • Page 73 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.6 Click Protocol and click the Add... button 1.7 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers and TCP/IP for the Network Protocols. Click the OK button to save the changes and return to the Network dialog box. In the Network dialog box, click TCP/IP in the list of network components, and then click the Properties button below.
  • Page 74 User’s Manual 1.11 Enter the telephone number of the POST DVR you want to call, and click the Next button. Make sure to enter any extra numbers such as 9 or area code that are necessary to dial out. 1.12 Click the Finish button. Then, click the newly created connection icon in the Dial-Up Networking window. Click the right mouse button, and move the cursor to Properties on the menu and click it.
  • Page 75 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.14 Move to the Server Types tab, and make sure that PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98 is selected as the Type of Dial-Up Server. Do not check any box for the Advanced options. Check only the TCP/IP box, and do not check other boxes for the Allowed network protocols.
  • Page 76 User’s Manual Dial-up Networking Setup for Windows XP BASE System 1. Dial-up Networking Setup for Remote Access 1.1 In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, and to the Control panel. Then, open Network Connection. Double click Create a new connection. 1.2 Click the Next button.
  • Page 77 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.5 Enter “My Network” for the Connection Name, and click the Next button. 1.6 Do not enter any telephone number for the Phone number, and click the Next button. 1.7 Click the Finish button. Double click the newly created connection icon after finishing the new connection wizard.
  • Page 78 User’s Manual 2.2 Click the Next button. 2.3 Click the Set up an advanced connection radio box, and click the Next button. 2.4 Click Accept incoming connections, and click the Next button. The instructions after this step are almost identical to Windows 2000. Go to step 2.3 in the Dial-up Networking Setup for Windows 2000 BASE system section, and follow the instructions.
  • Page 79 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Click the Guest account icon if it displays Guest account is off. 3.3 Turn on the guest account by clicking the Turn On the Guest Account button. NOTE: Following steps are for the Windows XP Professional. 3.4 Go to the Control Panel, and to the Administrative Tools.
  • Page 80 User’s Manual 3.6 Permit the guest access by selecting the Guest and then clicking the Remove button. Dial-up Networking Setup for Windows 2000 BASE System 1. Dial-up Networking Setup for Remote Access 1.1 In the Windows mode, go to Start on the Task Bar, to Settings, and to Control panel. Then open the Network and Dial-up Connection.
  • Page 81 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.4 Do not enter any telephone number for the Phone number, and click the Next button. 1.5 You may make the dial-up connection available to all users, or keep it for your own use only. Click For all users or Only for myself, and click the Next button.
  • Page 82 User’s Manual 1.7 Click the Properties button. 1.8 Move to the Security tab, and click the Advanced [custom settings] radio button for the Security options. Then, click the Settings button. 1.9 Check the Allow older MS-CHAP version for Windows 95 servers box, and click the OK button. 1.10 Select PPP: Windows 95/98/NT4/2000, Internet from a drop-down list for the type of dial-up server, and click the Settings button.
  • Page 83 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 1.12 Click the Use the following IP address radio button, and enter “10.10.10.12” as the IP address. Then click the OK button. After finishing all settings, open Connect Dial-up Connection by double clicking it. Enter “guest” for the User name, and click the Dial button to connect to the remote system. 2.
  • Page 84 User’s Manual 2.4 Select an installed modem to use, and click the Next button. 2.5 Click the Do not allow virtual private connections radio box, and click the Next button. 2.6 Check the Guest box for the users allowed to connect, and click the Next button.
  • Page 85 16-Channel Digital Video Recorder 2.7 Check only the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) box. Do not check other boxes for the networking components. Then click the Properties button. If there is no Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) option, click the Install… button, and add it by selecting Protocol and clicking the Add button. 2.8 Click the Specify TCP/IP addresses radio box, and enter “10.10.10.10”...
  • Page 86 User’s Manual Dial-Up Networking Troubleshooting Problem: Dial-up networking disconnects in SmartGuard or in SmartSearch. Solution: Sometimes dial-up networking disconnects because of the condition of the modem or telephone lines. Close the DVR, access the Windows mode, and follow these instructions to test dial-up networking. 1.

  • Page 87: Appendix 5 - Webguard

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 5 — WebGuard Overview The WebGuard, remote web monitoring program, allows users to access the remote systems and monitor live video images on it through an Internet web browser any time from virtually anywhere. Features •...
  • Page 88 User’s Manual How to connect WebGuard Start the Web browser (Internet Explorer) in your local PC and enter the IP address of the DVR in the location/address field. Get the IP address from the network administrator. WebGuard runs automatically. NOTE: WebGuard only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with Netscape. Web Sever Setup The DVR includes a personal web sever.

  • Page 89: Appendix 6 - Protocol For Remote Controlling Dvr

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 6 — Protocol for Remote Controlling DVR Message Format <BOM><ID>:<Class>:<Code>[:Operands]:<Checksum>[EOM] where Symbol Value Description Field delimiter <BOM> Beginning of message (for command) < Beginning of message (for reply) <ID> 00~99 Device ID <Class> Device Class (DR for DVR systems) <Code>...
  • Page 90 User’s Manual Cursor Control Function Code Operands Reply Reply data F/B(direction) Enter Text Input 01~99(length): string Multiplexer (Display/Audio) Functions Function Code Operands Reply Reply data Screen Format Full Screen Y/N/T(on/off/toggle) Camera Selection 00~99(camera) Sequence Y/N/T(on/off/toggle) Change OSD mode 0~9(0:off/1~9:on) Image Brightness +/0/-(direction): Y/N(step) Image Contrast +/0/-(direction): Y/N(step)

  • Page 91: Error Code

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Getting Information from DVR Function Code Operands Reply Reply data Read Version 0000~9999 Read Time YYYYMMDDHHMMSS 01~99:00…~FF… (alarm Read Alarm In data) Read Disk Usage 000~100 Read Recording xiii Read Playback mode S/P/</>/R/F Read Screen Format Read Sequence Error code Error...

  • Page 92: Appendix 7 - Alarm Input/Ouput Board

    User’s Manual Appendix 7 — Alarm Input/Output Board 25 Pin DB Connector pin out configuration AL_1 AL_3 AL_6 AL_8 AL_9 AL_11 AL_14 AL_16 IDR X016L ALARM I/O BOARD Ver 1.0 A_RST AL_2 AL_4 AL_5 AL_7 AL_10 AL_12 AL_13 AL_15 AL-1 ~ AL-16: Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 GND: Ground COM: Relay Common NC: Relay Normally Closed...

  • Page 93: Appendix 8 - Time Synchronization

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 8 — Time Synchronization In general, each DVR system may have a different time because of the accuracy of its internal clock. The Time Synchronization function synchronizes the time between POST systems and any time server when they are networked.
  • Page 94 User’s Manual Click the Get Time button to display the time information of the target server, and click the Fix Now button to change the system time to the server time. If the server time is earlier than the current DVR time, you must delete images dated later than the server time.

  • Page 95: Appendix 9 - Troubleshooting

    16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix 9 — Troubleshooting Following are some frequent problems and solutions related to the DVR. Read this section before calling the dealer or installer. Problem: There is no image on the screen. Solution: Check the camera cables. If the background of the DVR system is blue, something is wrong with the camera cable or power.

  • Page 96: Appendix 10 - Specifications

    User’s Manual Appendix 10 — Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (programmable) Video Input Composite: 16 inputs, 1 Vp-p, selectable 75 Ohms or high-z termination Composite: One, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs VGA: Recording Resolution 640x480, 640x240, 320x240, 160x120 Display / Record Speed Max.

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