User s Manual VER 1.1 Thank you for purchasing our product. Please read this User s Manual before using the product. STAND-ALONE DVR 4Channel Digital Video Recorder Stand-alone DVR ALL ABOUT IMAGE RECOGNITION & PROCESSING...
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Stand-alone DVR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN! CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN COVERS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This label may appear on the bottom of the unit due to space limitations. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “...
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Stand-alone DVR FCC INFORMATION A CLASS A computing device subject to certification by the Commission shall be identified pursuant to par.2.925 et Seq of the chapter. In addition, the label shall include the following statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This Device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference received,...
Stand-alone DVR Table of Contents 1. About this document 2. Before reading this document 3. Unit Description 1) Front Panel 2) Rear Panel 4. Installation 5. Operation 1) Log-in 2) Record 3) Play 4) Setting Basic Operation DISPLAY SETUP CAMERA SETUP TIME/DATE SETUP ALARM/MOTION SETUP RECORD SETUP...
Stand-alone DVR 1. About this document Before installing stand-alone DVR, be sure to thoroughly review and follow the instructions in this User s Manual. Pay particular attention to the parts that are marked NOTICE. Also, when connecting with external application, first turn the power OFF and follow manual instruction for appropriate installation.
Stand-alone DVR 3. Unit Description 1. Front Panel POWER 1. POWER SWITCH WITH LED : DC power switch with LED 2. MENU : Used when changing the menu of SYSTEM SETUP 3. PLAY/ENTER : Starts playback, and in some functions, it is used as the SELECT key. 4.
Stand-alone DVR 4. Installation Procedure 1) Camera Connection Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the Rear Panel of the system. LEVEL VIDEO VIDEO LENS AC24V/DC12 LOOP MONITOR Rear part of CAMERA 2) Monitor Connection (Composite Connection Method) Connect the monitor to the MONITOR OUT on the Rear Panel of the system...
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Stand-alone DVR 4. Installation 3) Monitor (S-VHS) Connection Connect S-VIDEO Monitor to MONITOR OUT(S-VHS) on the Rear Panel of the system. 4) VCR & VIDEO PRINTER Connection Connect VCR or VIDEO PRINTER to VCR OUT on the Rear Panel of the system. VIDEO PRINTER LOOP MONITOR...
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Stand-alone DVR 4. Installation 5) Sensor Connection Connect the Sensor to the SENSOR INPUT/OUTPUT on the Rear Panel of the system Terminal block ALARM RELAY Pin 1 Alarm1 Pin 2 Alarm2 Pin 3 Alarm3 Pin 4 Alarm4 Pin 5 Pin 6 NO( Normal Open ) Pin 7 NC( Normal Close)
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Stand-alone DVR 4. Installation 7) HDD connection I/O BOARD MASTER HDD1 MAIN BOARD SLAVE HDD2 Set the drive jumpers as specified by hard disk drive manufacturer. 8) Power Connection Connect the power to the POWER CONNECTION on the Rear Panel of the system, and turn on the switch.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 1. Log-in 1) Press button to enter the MENU Enter the password LOGIN DVR SYSTEM default P/W : 1 system menu after starting the system. PASSWORD 2) LOGIN DVR SYSTEM window appears as 1,2,3,4 : INPUT PASSWORD shown on the left.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 2. Record Indicates recording speed 60FPS : 60 Fields/sec 1. PLAY Indicates recording mode MOTION : records when motion Indicates recording conditions REC : represents recording in is detected ALARM : records when alarm Field Switch Mode condition is detected Changes to Playback Mode from Recording.
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 4. PICTURE IN PICTURE (PIP) Indicates if “SEQ” button 1. Use button to select a camera Indicates FRZ key selection. selection. and set a full screen. NOTICE : PIP is not available in quarterly split screen. 2002/APR/1 PM 09:22:06 60FPS...
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 6. SEQ 1.In LIVE full screen, press button to make picture from each channel rotate. SPEED 2. It does not operate in quarterly split screen. 3. During automatic rotation, press button to stop automatic rotation. SPEED MODE 4.During automatic rotation, press button to stop automatic rotation and move to quarterly split screen.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 3. Play 1. Playback setup PLAY Time recording 1) Press button to begin playback. started. ENTER 2) Display screen as shown on the right will appear PLAY 3) Press button again to start playback from Time recording START 2002/APR/12 AM 07:40:38...
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Stand-alone DVR 4. Playback Speed Setup 5. Operation 1) During playback , press button. SPEED 2) Display screen will appear as on the right. Chosen Chosen 3) Use button to select REV PLAY to move 1X PLAY SPEED 1X PLAY SPEED 2X PLAY SPEED 1/2 REW PLAYSPEED backward or PLAY to move forward.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 4. System Setup 1. Basic Operation SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY SETUP CAMERA TITLE TIME/DATE SETUP ALARM/MOTION SETUP RECORD SETUP TCP/IP SETUP MISCELLANEOUS FACTORY DEFAULT SELECT UP/DOWN , ENTER Basic Screen of the Main Menu MENU 1) Press button.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 2. DISPLAY SETUP This is about the contents that is displayed on the display screen. 2002/ARP12 AM 07:40:38 DISPLAY SETUP 60FPS TIME/DATE : ON CAMERA TITLE : ON PB TIME/DATE : ON PB CAMERA TITLE : ON CAM1 CAM2 DVR STATUS...
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 3. CAMERA SETUP CAMERA SETUP CAMERA COLOR SETUP COLOR SETUP TITLE SETUP CH NUMBER ACTIVE CH SETUP BRIGHTNESS SCREEN POSITION SETUP CONTRAST COLOR BAR TEST SATURATION GAIN SELECT , PRESS SELECT , PRESS Basic Menu of Camera Setup Image Setup Screen of Camera COLOR SETUP : Adjust Camera Image CH NUMBER...
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation CAMERA ACTIVE SETUP SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT ENTER DEFAULT POSITION STATUS LIVE ACTIVE CAM1 CAM2 ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE SELECT , PRESS ENTER CAM3 CAM4 Basic Screen of ACTIVE Setup Basic Screen of Screen Position Adjustment ACTIVE CH SETUP : PLAY With button, move to item to be changed, and press...
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 4. TIME/DATE SETUP TIME/DATE SETUP SET TIME/DATE YEAR SET TIME/DATE MONTH SET TIME/DATE TYPE 2002/APR/15 HOUR PM 09:23:17 MINUTE SECOND SELECT , PRESS SELECT , PRESS SET TIME/DATE : Can set year/month/time/minute/second. button to assign Year/Month/Time/Minute/Second and use button to change the value.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 5. ALARM/MOTION SETUP C: CAMERA ALARM/MOTION SETUP ALARM LIST SETUP A : ALARM L : LOSS DATE TIME TYPE ALARM SETUP CALM M :MOTION ALARM LIST SETUP MOTION SETUP 02/04/01 21 : 14 : 11 3_H_ MOTION MASK SETUP SORT : TIME DELETE...
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 2) PAGE : Deletes current PAGE. 3) ALL : Deletes ALL. MODE Move to an item in the list using button, and press button to mark. 4. GOTO : Starts playback from the marked item in the list. MODE Move to an item in the list using button, and press...
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation MOTION MASK SETUP : Set detection area. EDIT MODE : SELECT EACH CELL : CHANGE EDIT MODE MODE : CHANGE CHANNEL With the direction button, ENTER : MASK ON/OFF : CURSOR MOVE choose MASK area. SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY SETUP ALARM SETUP CAMERA TITLE...
Stand-alone DVR 6. RECORD SETUP 5. Operation RECORD SETUP : NO HDD CLEAR : OVERWRITE HDD FULL : TIMER RECORD MODE SYSTEM SETUP : FIELD RECORD TYPE : 60FPS RECORD SPEED DISPLAY SETUP : NONE PRIORITY MODE CAMERA TITLE TIME/DATE SETUP ALARM/MOTION SETUP RECORD SETUP HDD CLEAR...
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 7. TCP/IP SETUP TCP/IP option of stand-alone DVR enables user to see live pictures via internet line, far apart from DVR. To see live pictures of DVR, users must assign static IP address into DVR together with Gateway and Subnet mask first, and then install Remote Viewer Software in client PC.
Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 8. MISCELLANEOUS SETUP MISCELLANEOUS SETUP BUZZER SETUP ID/PW SETUP SCHEDULE REC SETUP PANTILT CMD SETUP HDD INFORMATION MARK IMAGE SETUP SELECT , PRESS BUZZER SETUP : Sets different kinds of BUZZER ON/OFF. ID/PW SETUP : Sets User ID and PASSWORD. ID/PW SETUP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 .
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation SCHEDULE REC SETUP : SCHEDULE REC SETUP YY-MM-DD START ON/OFF 02-07-06 00:00 24:00 SYSTEM SETUP 00:00 24:00 02-07-07 00:00 24:00 DISPLAY SETUP 00:00 24:00 CAMERA TITLE 02-07-08 00:00 24:00 DATE : Set by TIME/DATE SETUP 00:00 24:00 NONE : No reset ALARM/MOTION...
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation 01:00-03:00 ON 04:00-05:00 ON Just record from 1 to 3 and from 4 to 5, and does not record for the rest hours. 01:00-03:00 OFF 04:00-05:00 OFF Not record from 1 to 3 and from 4 to 5, and record for the rest hours. 01:00-03:00 ON 04:00-05:00 OFF Just record from 1 to 3 (When both ON and OFF are set, priority is on ON.)
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Stand-alone DVR 5. Operation MARK IMAGE SETUP (Internal backup) Indicates the start and MARK IMAGE SETUP Indicates the number of end location of stored stored images. images. TOTAL SAVE FRAME START MARK TIME ----/--/-- --/--/-- EMD MARK TIME SYSTEM SETUP ----/--/-- --/--/-- DELETE MARK IMAGE...
Stand-alone DVR 6. HDD BAY 1. HDD EXTENSION Default HDD included in DVR unit. 1) 1 or 2 HDD as per customer requirement. 2) EIDE, 3.5 inch, 7200 rpm. 3) HDD capacity up to 160 GB/unit. Compatibility with up to 160GB confirmed. 2.
Stand-alone DVR 7. Specification and Configuration 2. Configuration of Stand-alone DVR 3. RS-232C Hex-codes table Following Hex-codes are for programmers who want to control the DVR via RS-232C port, 1 Byte ASCII-code. MENU ‘M’ PIP/MARK ‘I’ ‘1’ ‘U’ PLAY ‘P’ ‘F’...
Stand-alone DVR 4. Arrangement of RS485 and RS-232C pin RS485 (the upper port in rear panel) Pin No. Definition C o m m P o r t RS-485 RS-232C (the lower port in rear panel) Pin No. Definition C o m m P o r t RS-232C...
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Manual for Remote Viewer Software(TCP/IP) General description : TCP/IP option of CDS-420 enables users to view live pictures, search recorded pictures, or control PTZ camera via Internet line, far apart from the DVR unit, and users can store selected recorded pictures on HDD of client PC.
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2. Static IP and Dynamic IP To access to our DVR unit via IP network, you have to assign IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway to our DVR unit. Our DVR unit accepts static IP and also supports dynamic IP with restrictive conditions. 1) Conditions of IP assigned to our DVR unit a) Static IP : Supported b) Dynamic IP : Supports conditionally...
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2) How to get IP for DVR unit a) Dynamic IP In case you are going to assign dynamic IP to our DVR unit, connect our DVR unit to network(any one from in 2-1)) and turn DC power switch of our DVR unit on.
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Windows 98 and ME To run winipcfg, grab the Run item from the Start menu and type winipcfg into the Open: box. Hit OK (or return). Those comfortable with DOS can launch it from a DOS prompt. When winipcfg launches, you'll get a window like this one: Now, hit the "Release"...
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3. Live view via IP network Click Remote Viewer icon to view live pictures via IP network. You will see then following window. Function of each button in live-view window : : Power switch. Press power switch to quit. Before press power switch button, press disconnect button first.
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: Status window. It shows Date and Time. Further it displays “Connection established” and a circular fan on the left bottom is rotating when connection button is activated, or “Waiting for connection” when disconnection button is activated. : Set button. 3 different set buttons a) Setting : It is in the middle of 3 buttons.
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transfer rate of IP network. b) Scan. : Press scan button to enter into search window. Using various operation buttons, you can search recorded pictures, save selected pictures on client PC, or print pictures. Refer to following paragraph “3. Search recorded pictures over IP network”...
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Function of each button in search window : : Power switch. Press power switch to quit. : Full screen button. Press full screen button to search recorded picture channel by channel in full screen. : Quad button. Press Quad button to search recorded pictures in quad screen, 4 pictures from 4 channels at the same time.
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Speed of playback in DVR unit according to scan rate set in 3-7-a). Scan rate set in 3-7-a) Maximum playback speed of CTNCOM DVR is 60x. : Command button. We have 3 different buttons, that are, save, print, and event. a) Save During searching recorded pictures, you can save pictures one by one in the folder in client PC by pressing save button.
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continue searching. Notice : We remind you that we frequently update our Remote Viewer software to debug and include more function of TCP/IP option, and recommend you to check version number of software on CD and download latest version of Remote Viewer software in the download page of our home page.
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