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DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER PLE Series Server Operation Manual Please read these instructions and save this manual for future use www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THIS PRODUCT HAS MULTIPLE-RATED VOLTAGES. ADJUST POWER INPUT SELECTOR SWITCH PROPERLY ON REAR OF UNIT BEFORE CONNECTING TO THE POWER SUPPLY.
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Table of Contents 1 . L A Y O U T ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ F R O N T V I E W ㅡ...
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Table of Contents 7 . Q U I C K U S E 4 ㅡ ㅡ ㅡㅡㅡ ㅡㅡ ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ STILL IAMGE SAVE ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ B A C K U P ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ 8 .
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FRONT VIEW 1. Display Button 11. Jog Dial Shows the Display menu. Play recorded images frame by frame when this 2. Search Button dial is rotated. Go to the Search menu. 12. Shuttle Ring 3. Setup Button Play fast when this dial is rotated. Go to the Setup menu.
REAR VIEW 13. USB (1.1) 1. Camera Input Connectors Connect USB memory stick for Upgrade. Connect cameras to these BNC connectors. 14. LAN (10/100BASE-T) 2. Camera Output Connectors (Loop Out) Connect this unit to a network compatible with These BNC connectors supply video signals looped 10BASET or 100BASE-Tx.
DISPLAY MENU 1. Press “DISPLAY”. 4. DISPLAY / CASCADE The SETUP MENU will be displayed. Move the Select the slave DVR that will show up on curser to highlight the “ALARM”, “BACKUP”, Master DVR. MAINTENANCE”, “SMART” or “CASCADE” Icon and press the “Enter” button to show the appropriate information.
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3. SETUP RECORD EVENT NETWORK USER CAMERA MAINTENANCE STORAGE CASCADE www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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SETUP - RECORD MENU 1. Press “SETUP”. 4. SETUP / RECORD / HOLIDAY The SETUP MENU will be displayed. Select a date to designate a holiday. 2. SETUP / RECORD / RECORD Size = Resolution, Fps – Recording speed NOTE: Quality = Recording Quality Item selection: Move the cursor using the Pre &...
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SETUP - EVENT MENU 1. Press “SETUP”. 4. SETUP / EVENT / ALARM The SETUP MENU will be displayed Duration = Set alarm duration time. 2. SETUP / EVENT / MOTION 5. SETUP / EVENT / ALARM Region = Motion set area SCHEDULE Sensitivity = Motion sensitivity Set alarm schedule for each alarm.
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SETUP / NETWORK MENU 4. SETUP / NETWORK / DDNS DDNS Use = Support Dynamic IP. Domain Name = Type ID to use Dynamic IP. Use Local IP = Connect DVR in same local network like LAN for DDNS. Registry = Register the DDNS information. 1.
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SETUP / USER & CAMERA MENU 3. SETUP / CAMERA / CAMERA 1. Press “SETUP”. Enable = Camera On/Off. The SETUP MENU will be displayed. PTZ = Camera Protocol. ID = Camera PTZ ID. 2. SETUP / USER Permission = Give user access permission. Hidden = Show/Hide camera.
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SETUP / MAINTENANCE MENU 1. Press “SETUP”. 3. SETUP / MAINTENANCE / LOG The SETUP MENU will be displayed. Show DVR working status. 2. SETUP / MAINTENANCE / SYSTEM Transparency = Transparency of Menu Window. Flicker = Flicker filter for TV Out. NOTE: Deinterlace = Anti aliasing Filter.
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SETUP / STORAGE MENU 1. Press “SETUP”. 4. SETUP / STORAGE / IEEE1394 The SETUP MENU will be displayed. Show IEEE1394 device information. Format = Format media on backup use. 2. SETUP / STORAGE / IDE Show IDE device information. Format = Format media on backup use.
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SETUP - CASCADE MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The SETUP MENU will be displayed. NOTE: Item selection: Move the cursor using the arrow buttons. Change the setting: Press “Enter” button. Selecting a submenu: Select a submenu using buttons and press “Enter” button. 2.
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4. QUICK USE GETTING STARTED TIME & DATE ADJUSTMENT DVR & REMOCON ID SETUP HOW TO UPGRADE www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
GETTING STARTED 1. Insert the “Power Plug” to an outlet 2. Turn the power button “ON”. Boot up Window will be displayed like the below. NOTE: Boot up window will only be displayed when on Factory default 3. Select “Language”, “GMT”, “Date/Time”.
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TIME&DATE ADJUSTMENT It is recommended to check the clock before 4. Move the cursor to “Date & Time”. installation and put the clock right if it shows Change the GMT and then time & date. the wrong time. 1. Press “SETUP”. 5.
DVR & REMOTE CONTROLLER ID SETUP ID Setting of DVR ID Setting of Remote Controller Set remote controller ID as described below. Set remote controller ID as described below. 1. Face controller to IR receiver of DVR. 1. Press “DISPLAY”. The DISPLAY MENU will be displayed.
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HOW TO UPGRADE Please perform the following instructions. 3. Plug in USB memory stick with UPGRADE file to DVR. 4. Go to “UPGRADE”. Upgrade window will show up. 1. Press “SETUP”. The SETUP MENU will be displayed on the monitor. 5.
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5. QUICK USE FORCE RECORDING SCHEDULE RECORDING www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
MANUAL RECORDING 1. Start “Manual Recording”. Press the “REC” button to start manual recording. The indicator of REC will light and recording will start. Images from all the connected cameras will be recorded manually with the current recording rate. NOTE: When manual recording is performed, schedule recording will not be performed until manual recording stops.
SCHEDULE RECORDING NOTE: Do the followings to do schedule recording. Item selection: Move the cursor using the arrow buttons. Change the setting: Press “Enter” button. Selecting a submenu: Select a submenu using buttons and press “Enter” button. 3. Move to “SCHEDULE” and Press “Enter”...
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6. QUICK USE QUICK PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBCK EVENT SEARCH www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
QUICK SEARCH It is possible to play recorded image without stopping recording. Playback image will be displayed on the monitor. 1. Press “Playback” button. Go to search mode directly. NOTE: It shows same camera layout of Display mode. To change the camera layout, press a direction button for 1CH, 4CH, 9CH, 16CH.
NORMAL SEARCH There are two ways to go to search mode and 3. Move the cursor to Date and Press play it. “Enter” button. - one is Normal Search. Data map will be displayed for 24 hours - the other is Event Search. NOTE: Date with recorded data will be marked in yellow.
EVENT SEARCH 3. Select “Start” & “End” time. There are two ways to go to search mode and play it. - one is Quick Search. - the other is Normal Search. 1. Press “SEARCH”. The SEARCH menu will be displayed on the monitor.
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7. QUICK USE STILL IMAGE SAVE BACKUP www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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STILL IMAGE SAVE PNG file save is only available at 1 CH screen layout at search. 1. Plug in USB memory stick to DVR. 5. Select 1CH screen layout. The selected CH will be displayed on the 2. Press “SEARCH”. monitor.
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BACKUP To copy recorded images to the CD-RW or DVD disk, formatting (initializing) the disk is required in advance. 1. Press “Backup”. 4. Set “Start” & “End” time and Press The BACKUP MENU will be displayed. “REFRESH” button. DATA will be shown on the DB list. 5.
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8. QUICK USE IP SETTING DDNS SETTING/WEB VIEWER CONNECTING E-MAIL SETTING & NOTIFICATION USER P/W SETTING www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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IP SETTING DHCP Select YES or NO whether or not to use the DHCP server. When obtaining IP addresses, Subnet mask, and a Gateway address from the DHCP server, set to YES. 1. Press “SETUP” . If not, se to NO and enter those addresses The SETUP MENU will be displayed on the manually.
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DDNS & WEBVIEWER CONNECTING Perform the following basic network settings. 1. Press “SETUP”. :8080 The SETUP MENU will be displayed on the monitor. If the registered domain name is “home”, 2. Go to “Network” / “DDNS” please type like the below example. The DDNS MENU will be displayed on the monitor.
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E-MAIL SETTING & NOTIFICATION NOTE: First the E-Mail setting should be done to send System Warning and DVR Start. 1. Press “SETUP”. The SETUP MENU will be displayed. NOTE: Item selection: Move the cursor using the arrow buttons. Change the setting: Press “Enter” button. Selecting a submenu: Select a submenu using buttons and press “Enter”...
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USER PASSWORD SETTING Perform the following settings. 1. Press the SETUP button. The SETUP MENU will be displayed on the monitor. NOTE: Set USER Password, Permission and Hidden camera. Each user can select camera to be hidden on live and search mode. NOTE: Default P/W is “1111111”.
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PRESET SETTING & SENSOR TRACKING Save the camera movement as Preset. Move Move the selected Preset No. Clear 1. Press the “SETUP” & “CAMERA”. Delete the selected Preset No. Tour Start The CAMERA MENU will be displayed and choose a camera protocol.
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MOTION, SENSOR & ALARM SETTING 5. Move the cursor to “ALARM” and 1. Press “SETUP”. Press “Enter” button. The SETUP MENU will be displayed The ALARM SELECTION will be displayed and select Alarm for the sensor of Camera. 6. Go to EVENT / ALARM Select a alarm type.
CONNECTING SENSOR How to Insert/remove wires For inserting into or removing wires from the TERMINAL BLOCK, push the lever as shown in the figure. Specification 1. Press “SETUP”. The SETUP MENU will be displayed. Input Circuits No. : 16 TTL level compatible input Input Type : N/C, N/O Sensor : Dry contact sensor...
CONNECTING ALARM (RELAY OUT) 1. Press the SETUP button. The alarm output has the specifications and normal operating conditions as described The SETUP MENU will be displayed. below. Specification Output Circuits No. : Automatic output of 4(8) relays. Output Method : Dry contact Connection : Connect the stripped wires to the terminal block.
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CONNECTING PTZ 1. PTZ Connection with DVR. Please refer to the below figure. PAN/TILT (1) PAN/TILT (2) PAN/TILT (3) PAN/TILT (4) www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
EXTERNAL STORAGE CONNECTING 1. Connecting EHD1500 to DVR EHD1500 HDD Capacity Tera1500A is connected to the IEEE1394 port 6HDDs(500GB*6) – 3TB on the DVR. Please set up as follows. NOTE: Power ON and OFF DVR and thenEHD1500 like the below order. Power ON: EHD1500 to DVR.
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INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 1 INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 1 The below is the basic installation with Tera1500A and Keyboard. www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 2 INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 2 The below is advanced installation with 5 DVRs and Keyboard. www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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CLIENT INSTALLATION / CONNECTION 1. Client S/W Installation. 5. Client Surveillance. CMS surveillance mode will be displayed. Remote surveillance, search, setup are available through network connection. 2. Installation Minimum Requirement. - Celeron 1.0GHz or above - 256MB Memory - 24Bit true color or above - 10/100 LAN Card - O/S (Windows 2000, XP) 3.
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CLIENT INSTALLATION / CONNECTION 6- “REGISTER DVR” menu will show up. 11. Right-Mouse Click the DVR and select “CONNECT” for client connection. 12. Drag and Drop the DVR to Viewing window. 7. Input “Site Name”, “IP Address”, “User ID” and “P/W”. NOTE: “Service Denied”...
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11. CLIENT SINGLE SEARCH PTZ CONTROL LIVE JPG, BMP, AVI SAVE CMS P/W SETTING CONFIG FILE SAVE/LOAD www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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SINGLE SEARCH 1. Select one channel. 4. AVI Save Select one channel at viewing window. (Green) Click “AVI” button. AVI Backup window will appear. 2. Click “Single Search” Right-Mouse click on the camera. 5. JPG, BMP Save The window below will pop up and select Click “CAPTURE”...
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SINGLE LIVE/PTZ CONTROL 1. Single Live / PTZ CONTROL. 4. AVI Save for Live Image. Select one channel on the viewing window. Click “AVI” button. AVI Backup window will appear. 2. Click “Single Live” Right-Mouse click on the camera. 5. JPG, BMP Save for Live Image. The below window will pop up and select Click “CAPTURE”...
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CONFIG FILE IMPORT / EXPORT 1. Configuration file Import/Export. 1- Click “System Menu” button. 2- Click “CMS Configuration” button. - System Menu - CMS Configuration 3- Click “Import Config” or “Export Config” button. 4- Windows Explorer will appear 5- Save or Load the configuration file of CMS. www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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SPECIFICATION * Data subject to change without notice. www.cascadiadvrt.com / (888) 421-0050...
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WARRANTY MODEL SERIAL NO. DATE OF PURCHASE WARRANTY PERIOD ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE PLACE OF PURCHASE 1. The following warranty service applies to all factory defects that occur during normal use of this equipment. 1) Within One Year of Purchase: Free Repair. 2.
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