USER MANUAL Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance. DVR_KIT_A_Version_Manual_V1.0...
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.1 Package Contents..............................1 1.2 Kit Features................................1 1.3 Specifications ................................1 1.4 System Diagram and Applications ..........................2 2.1 Camera Installation ..............................4 2.1.1 Wiring................................4 2.1.2 Dome Camera ..............................4 2.1.3 IR Camera ..............................5 2.2 DVR HDD Installation (Take Model 2 as an example).....................6 2.3 Camera to DVR Connection............................7 2.4 DVR Power-Up ...............................8 3.1 DVR Setup ................................9...
KIT OVERVIEW 1. KIT OVERVIEW 1.1 Package Contents Please check the package contents to make sure that you receive all items shown below. For the accessories supplied within the Dome and / or IR camera packages, please refer to their own user manuals. DVR Box Camera Box Digital Video Recorder (DVR) x 1...
KIT OVERVIEW 1.3 Specifications MODEL MODEL 1 MODEL 2 MODEL 3 MODEL 4 Video System NTSC / PAL (switchable) Video Compression Format MPEG4 Video Input 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Loop Out 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Output Main Monitor Output / Call Monitor Output (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω...
KIT OVERVIEW 1.4 System Diagram and Applications System Diagram For this all-in-one kit connection, please see the illustration below as an example. The system is an ideal surveillance system for shop, hospital, office, warehouse, home, manufactory, subway, machine room, parking lot use and so on. NOTE: The rear panel shown above takes Model 4 as an example.
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KIT OVERVIEW Applications Shop Hospital Office Provide evidence for any theft or Keep an eye on patients’ conditions Prevent inappropriate behavior or dispute harassments Warehouse Home Manufactory Effectively reduce the loss rate of Guard your family and home at all Assist in access control and record the goods times with 24-hour protection...
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 2. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 2.1 Camera Installation Four 20M cables are supplied within your sales package for camera connection. Depending on the actual installation situation, you may drill a hole on the proper position for the 20M cable to pass through and hide, or arrange it to run along the surface of the wall.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Step 2: Mark the positions of four “screw holes” on the ceiling around the hole drilled in advance. Power & Video Line Hole 4 Screw Holes If the installation location doesn’t allow the installation personnel to screw a hole on the ceiling, they may cut the concave edge on the base of the camera (as shown below) to pass through the power and video line.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION toward the direction of the lens for easy installation. Step 4: Connect the BNC jack and the power connector to the 20M cable through the power and video line hole drilled in advance. Then hide the video cable to the other side of the ceiling. Step 5: Adjust the camera angle and the Sun Shield position.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Step 4: Put the HDD to the DVR, and replace the HDD bracket back to the DVR base. Step 5: Close the upper cover of the DVR, and fasten all the screws you loosened in Step 1. 2.3 Camera to DVR Connection Item Needed DC-DC Converter x 1...
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Step 2: Connect the video connector with the BNC jack of the 20M cable to the video-in connector of the DVR. Then, connect the converter to the DC19V jack of the DVR. 2.4 DVR Power-Up Item Needed Power adapter x 1 Power Connection This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s label.
DVR AND NETWORK SETUP 3. DVR AND NETWORK SETUP 3.1 DVR Setup For detailed DVR & Network setup, please refer to 4CH DVR CD Manual supplied within the sales package. You can use the following buttons for DVR setting: ITEM FUNCTION Enter / exit the quick start menu MENU...
DVR AND NETWORK SETUP 3.2 Network Setup 3.2.1 Installation & Network Connection Install the software Place the supplied CD-ROM into your DVD- / CD-ROM drive. The installation process will automatically start. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the application programs. After installation, a shortcut icon “...
DVR AND NETWORK SETUP 3.2.2 Network Configuration Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network”. In “Network” and its sub-menu, “DDNS”, you can set the DVR network configuration. The network configuration allows the DVR to connect to the LAN or Internet. Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection.
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DVR AND NETWORK SETUP DDNS You need to apply a DDNS account before setting PPPOE or DHCP connection. DDNS is a service for transforming the dynamic IP corresponding to a specific “host name”. Go to a website which provide free DDNS services and apply a host name.
DVR OPERATION 4. DVR OPERATION 4.1 Menu Configuration DATE QUICK SEARCH SEARCH HDD IMAGE SIZE QUALITY MANUAL RECORD ENABLE EVENT REOCRD ENABLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ENABLE MULTIPLEX MODE MAIN MENU MANUAL RECORD IPS EVENT RECORD IPS TIMER RECORD IPS RECORD TIMER TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE...
DVR OPERATION AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) LANGUAGE VIDEO FORMAT VERSION NETWORK TYPE GATEWAY NETWORK NETMASK PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS PORT START TIME BACKUP END TIME AVAILABLE SIZE HDD NUM HDD INFO HDD SIZE (GB) EVENT EVENT LOG TIME COMMENT 4.2 Basic Operation 4.2.1 Front Panel Introduction LED Indication The following LEDs will be on when:...
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DVR OPERATION / - Press “ ” button to show the 4 channel display modes. Press “-” button to change the setting in the menu. SEQ /+ Press “SEQ” button to activate the call monitor function, and press again to quit. Press ”+”...
DVR OPERATION 4.2.2 Live Page In this live page of the DVR, you can see the following icons: Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function Key lock Digital zoom mode Alarm Key unlock Digital zoom unselected Recording Live audio channel Timer recording Motion Playback audio channel PTZ control mode...
DVR OPERATION Pause / Image Jog Press “PAUSE” button to pause the playback. In the pause mode: Press “►” button once to get one frame forward. Press “◄” button once to get one frame rewind. Stop Pressing “STOP” button under playback mode, the screen of this device will return to live monitoring mode. Slow Playback Press “SLOW”...
DVR OPERATION ‧ END TIME Select the end time of the backup. ‧ AVAILABLE SIZE Display the available capacity in the inserted USB flash drive. ‧ CHANNEL Select channels by pressing “ENTER” button to change the symbol in front of the channel number. Symbol “...
DVR OPERATION 4.2.8 Search Search by List Press “LIST” button on the DVR control panel to show the list for all types of the recorded files. Choose the list you want to view and press “ENTER” button to start playback. ALARM List the information of the alarm-trigger-recorded files.
REMOTE OPERATION 5. REMOTE OPERATION You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software AP (hereafter called the “AP”) and the web browser. 5.1 Licensed Software AP 5.1.1 Installation & Initial Network Connection To monitor and operate the DVR via the Internet, you must have proper network connection settings. If you’re using the static IP address, you can make the related settings directly from the DVR.
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REMOTE OPERATION For details, please see “Playback Screen When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log in “ ” (Log) “Record” or “Backup”, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel appears. For the function of each part on the panel, please refer to the following description.
REMOTE OPERATION 5.1.3 AP Functions Image Display Button Function Description Image View Tab Click the tab to select the view you want.. To see all views in the image display area if you have many views and do not want to switch each view by clicking the blue tab described above, click to choose a proper split view (1-cut / 4-cut / 9-cut / 16-cut) which Expand All Views best suits your needs.
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REMOTE OPERATION Tip: You can also click “ ” or “ ” in the image display section to log out (see “Image Display” at page 22). You can also create new IP address information, or modify or remove the current IP address information. Button Function Description...
REMOTE OPERATION Miscellaneous Control Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the AP control panel, and 7 functions are available as follows: Button Function Description To adjust the volume of the audio channel, press and drag Audio Volume Control the volume slider. Click this button to adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / Color Setting saturation for a single channel or the whole channels.
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REMOTE OPERATION IP Address / Port / User Name / Password Check if the network connection information of the DVR within which contains the video data you need is correct. HDD Number / Channel Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel number (Channel) within which have the video data you need.
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REMOTE OPERATION Pre- / post-alarm record time Select the pre-/post-alarm recording time from 0 sec. to 60 sec. Record time setting There are two ways to set the record time: Weekly and Custom. Weekly Click “Weekly” tab, and you will see a weekly time table indicating the week days (Mon ~ Sun) and hours (0 ~ 24), similar to the figure below: X axis: 0 ~ 24 hours.
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REMOTE OPERATION information is wrong. How to modify / delete a current time setting: 1. Select the schedule setting you want to modify from the schedule table. The setting will be displayed in the left setting panel. 2. Modify the setting in the left setting panel, and click “Update”. 3.
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REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to upgrade the firmware version, multilingual OSD and boot display of your DVR (Update Server). Update Server 3 update options are available for this function: Firmware, Language and Logo. Before performing any update, finish the following settings first: 1) Choose the IP address of the DVR whose firmware needs to be updated from the drop-down list, or click “Search”...
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REMOTE OPERATION a). Get the language files you want to update from your distributor. b) Click “Add” to locate and select the files needed. The files will be shown in the list. If you add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”. c).
REMOTE OPERATION Playback Screen When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log in “ ” (Log) “Record” or “Backup”, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel appears. For the function of each part on the panel, please refer to the following description. Function Description Playback / Download...
REMOTE OPERATION Function Description You can also click “ ” or “ ” to go to the previous / next channel of the selected channel. Digital Zoom Click to zoom in / out the selected channel image. Full Sequence Full Sequence Click to display each channel one by one, starting from CH1.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Channel Selection Select to view a single channel (Channel 1 / Channel 2 / Channel 3 / Channel 4), or a 4-cut view (4 Cut). Web Transmission Format Main Menu Select the web transmission format: MPEG4 or Quick Time. QuickTime is Apple Inc.’s multimedia software.
REMOTE OPERATION 5.3 QuickTime Player You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view only. NOTE: QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you operation system first, and you can access the DVR to see the live view. If you have installed QuickTime, please skip Step 1.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 FAQ Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting. The table describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. Questions Solutions No power Check power cord connection. Confirm that there is power supplied from the outlet.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6.2 Default Value Items Default Value ‧ DVR Side: ADMIN Password 0000 Channel Title Display Event Status Display Image Size Record Timer Detection Timer Date Format Y/M/D Daylight Saving Camera – BRIG (Brightness) Camera – CONT (Contrast) Camera – SATU (Saturation) Camera –...
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APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX 1 DUSB PIN CONFIGURATION Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
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APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR, the "USB ERROR" message will be shown on the screen. NOTE: Please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as "FAT32".
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APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 rpm ST33500320AS 500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 rpm ST31000340AS...
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