Rs 4, 8,16 channel digital video recorder (9 pages)
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User Guide (Ver. 1.3) Model: DVR4HD 4 Channel HDcctv Digital Video Recorder About This User Guide Prior to installation, carefully read the user guide. Be sure to keep it handy for future reference.
Safety Precautions Explanation of Graphical Symbols This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. This symbol indicates the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product‟s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
These Precautions Must Be Followed For Safety Reasons. Warning Do not use if the unit emits smoke, strange sounds are heard, or odor is emitted. Make sure the power cable is not damaged. Make sure there is no dust accumulation on the power plug or the outlet. ...
Warning Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced personnel. Turn off the power of the DVR when connecting cameras, audio or sensor cables. The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage caused by improper use of the product or failure to follow instructions for the product.
Basic Function of the MOUSE ① Left button: SELECT function ② Right button: Go to Sub Menu ① Double click: Change Full Screen or Split Screen Mounting the Hard Disk 1. Unfasten the cover of the unit.
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2. Fix the supplied HDD mounting bracket to the hard disk using the supplied mounting bracket screws. Insert the HDD bracket to the hole and fix the screw. 4. Connect the supplied SATA cable and power cable to the hard disk. NOTE) HDD should be connected in the following order;...
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Specification ITEM Input Video Output Input Audio Output Audio Codec Sensor Input Alarm Alarm Out Serial Controller Network Ethernet Operation QUADPLEX Digital Zoom Live Channel Sequence Compression Resolution Recoding Quality Grade Recording Recording Mode Motion Detection Pre Recording Post Recording Digital Zoom Playback Speed...
External Storage SMART Menu Display User Interface Input Method PC Client Network Access Web Viewer DST (Daylight Saving Time) Internal Beep Multi Language Software Upgrade Features NTP (Network Time Protocol) Watermarking 3G Mobile Phone Viewer Remote Setup Operation Condition Power General Net Weight (Gross Weight) Unit Dimension (W x D x H)
Table of Contents Name and Function ... 11 1-1. Front Panel ... 11 Connection ... 13 Setting Up the DVR ... 14 3-1. Setup – Main Screen ... 14 3-2. Setup – Display Mode ... 17 3-3. Setup – Recording Mode ... 17 3-3-1.
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7-3. Transferring Still Images or Video from the ARCHIVE List ... 42 7-4. Playback of Backup Video ... 42 Upgrading Firmware ... 44 Network Access Using the Single-Site Network Viewer ... 45 9-1. PC Requirements ... 45 9-2. Installing the Network Software ... 45 9-3.
1. Name and Function 1-1. Front Panel The following information will help you to operate the front panel controls. Name LED light is on when power is applied to the system. POWER Green – Power On, Orange – Power Off LED light is on when the system is recording video data.
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Press to move right in the menu or to change the values in setup mode and to select. camera 2 in live mode. It is also used as the number 2 when entering password. Press to move down the menu items in setup mode and to select camera 3 in live mode.
2. Connection Connection VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT RS-232 HDMI OUT USB Port A1, B1 SENSOR IN TERMINATE Figure 2.1.1. Rear Panel Table 2.1.1. Rear Panel Connections connectors for video input. (HDcctv / HD-SDI) 4 BNC 4 connectors for audio input. 1 connector for audio output.
UNIT ID ETHERNET E-SATA Input Voltage POWER SOCKET 3. Setting Up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of a DVR. 3-1. Setup – Main Screen To enter the setup menu, select MENU and SETUP on the screen using the mouse or press the SETUP button on the front panel.
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DISPLAY – OSD – OSD CONTRAST – SEQUENCE – SEQ-DWELL TIME – CHANNEL NAME RECORD – CHANNEL RESOLUTION FRAME RATE QUALITY RECORDING SENSOR RECORDING PRE RECORD POST EVENT RECORD AUDIO SCHEDULE DEVICE – ALARM OUT – – CHANNEL MOTION ZONE MOTION SENSITIVITY...
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– SET DATE & TIME – – SEND EMAIL SECURITY – USER AUTHENTICATION – USER PASSOWRD NETWORK – PORT – WEB PORT – NETWORK TYPE (DHCP, STATIC) – – DDNS – CLIENT ACCESS – NETWORK STREAM CONFIG ...
3-2. Setup – Display Mode Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select DISPLAY icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using ◀...
Figure 3.3.1. Recording Mode Setup Screen Table 3.3.1. Menu Items in Recording Mode Setup Menu item CHANNEL Select a channel for applying the following settings using the control button ( all channels at once. Once you select an item, then press SEL to set value for all channels.
RECORDING SENSOR RECORDING PRE RECORD POST EVENT RECORD AUDIO SCHEDULE RESOLUTION 3-3-1. Recording Schedules To setup a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Navigate through the items using ◀ ▲ ▶ ▼ the control button ( Once the channel 1 is selected, SCHEDULE-CH1 screen is displayed. Select ALL or each day using the ◀...
setting for every day. [SUN to SAT]: Move the cursor to SUN to SAT and select a recording mode C,M or S using the SEL button to set the same setting for the whole day. [Vertical Bar “ | “]: Move the cursor to ALL and move the cursor to the specific time using the control button ◀...
KEY TONE REMOTE CONTROL ID SENSOR TYPE 3-4-1. Alarm-Out Table 3.4.2. Menu Item in ALARM-OUT Setup Screen Item ALARM OUT SENSOR IN MOTION ON VIDEO LOSS ON ALARM DURATION ERROR ALARM 3-4-2 PTZ Setup To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect a controller to the RS-485 port. ①...
② Press SEL button or double click to enter the menu. Then PTZ menu screen is displayed. Figure 3.4.3. PTZ Control Setup Screen Note: For speed dome cameras that support RS-485, connect them directly to the RS-485 port. If the camera is controlled with RS-232C, use a RS-485 to RS-232C signal converter.
FULL ZONE: The motion sensor is active on the whole screen. PARTIAL ZONE: The motion sensor is active in the set detection frame. ◀ ▲ ▶ ▼ Select the sensor detection position using the control button ( ) and press the SEL button. Then the color of the position which is selected will be changed.
Table 3.5.1. Menu Items in STORAGE Setup Screen Item Description When enabled, the DVR will continue recording and overwrite the OVERWRITE oldest existing recorded data once the hard drive is full. When disabled, recording will stop once the hard drive is full DISK FORMAT In order to use HDD format DISK INFO...
3-6. Setup – System Mode Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select SYSTEM icon and press SEL button to enter the menu item. Navigate through the menu items using the ◀...
SET DATE&TIME Move the cursor to the display date and time using the control button ( ▲ ▶ ▼ ESC button to return to SET DATE & TIME setup menu. In order to set DAYLIGHT SAVING, select your DLS zone from USA, EU, or OTHER.
3-7. Setup – Security Mode Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select SECURITY icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items ◀ ▲ ▶ ▼ using the control button ( ▲...
3-8. Setup – Network Mode Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select NETWORK icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items ◀ ▲ ▶ ▼ using the control button ( ▲...
STATIC DDNS 3-8-1. Ports When you connect one or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each device must have a unique TCP port number for access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the router must be configured for port forwarding so when each port is accessed on the IP sharing device, it will forward to the appropriate DVR.
Item SUBNET MASK GATEWAY 3-8-2-2. DHCP An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which automatically assigns IP address and other parameters to new devices. When ADSL or other network being used adopts variable IP method, not fixed IP. This option is used as a way to automatically get IP address.
3-9. Setup - CONFIG Mode Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select CONFIG icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using ◀...
3-10. Setup –QUICK SETUP Mode User can easily recording setup. just select desired day/days to record, then DVR will automatically calculate recording setting value. 4. Saving Setup To preserve the setup values that you have changed, select YES.
5. Live, Search, and Playback 5-1. Live Viewing Screen In the Live screen, video inputs from the cameras are displayed as they are configured in the Display Setup screen. Various on-screen display (OSD) symbols, which indicate the status of the DVR, are described in Table 5.1.1.
Press to go to the search menu. SEARCH Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search Press to capture a still image. The still image will be stored into hard drive. ARCH It can be transferred to the USB device. Press to launch SETUP menu.
How to Search Data On the Time-Line Using the Mouse or Front Key Button ① 1 hour moving: 1-hour time bar(Mouse)/ F/REW and F/ADV button(Front key) ② 5 minute moving: 5-2-1. Time-Line Search The TIME-LINE search window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar. ◀...
1. Select the date of the video to begin searching and navigate through the days using the control ◀ ▲ ▶ ▼ button ( 2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the time line search window. 3.
6. Once you have selected the type of recording to search for, press SEL to produce a list of instances that fit your search criteria. 7. Use the control button ( 8. Use the control button ( current selection. 9. Once the desired event has been selected, press SEL to start playing back the selected video. 10.
5-3. Play mode During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you may return to the SEARCH screen by pressing the ESC button. Button Return to the previous menu screen, search list, or exit menu Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x speeds.
6. PTZ Control To control the PTZ functions of the camera, select MENU and PTZ on the screen using the mouse or press the PTZ button on the front panel. Table 6.1.1. Button Functions in PTZ Control Item PAN / TILT Select PAN/TILT using the control button ( Adjust the tilt (UP/DOWN) / pan (LEFT/RIGHT) position using the control button (...
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User can set the preset number in the tour group of the OSD menu. Select the OSD to enter the menu. Control keys are Right, Left, UP, Down, Select, Far (REW KEY), and Near (FF KEY). Press the ESC button to return to the main menu.
7. Back Up 7-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive Still images can be captured and archived onto the USB flash drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video. In live mode, press the BACKUP button to launch the archive function or select MENU and BACK UP on the screen using the mouse.
Figure 7.2.1. Video Archiving and Backup Screen The DVR will convert the corresponding portion of the video into an AVI file. 7-3. Transferring Still Images or Video from the ARCHIVE List The stored data onto hard drive will be found in the ARCHIVE list in SEARCH window. User can back up still images or video into the storage device from the ARCHIVE list.
8. Upgrading Firmware In order to upgrade, the firmware upgrade file must first be downloaded and copied into the USB flash drive. Create a new folder in the USB flash drive and name it “upgrade”. Copy the firmware upgrade file into the “upgrade”...
9. Network Access Using the Single-Site Network Viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of the network viewer on your PC. NOTICE In a high bandwidth network, a maximum of four users can access one DVR simultaneously. In a low bandwidth network it is recommended that only one user access the DVR at a time.
The setup status screen is displayed. After the installation is completed, “SpecoTech Client” icon is displayed on the desktop. 9-3. Live Monitoring Mode and Functions.
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Button Operations of the display mode of the main screen Single channel display - Click the one of channel button or double-click the channel screen. Function DATE & TIME CONNECT/DISCONNECT Connect/disconnect SEARCH DISPLAY MODE PAN/TILT/ZOOM/ FOCUS CAPTURE PLAY/PAUSE ALARM SETUP HDD USAGE NETWORK BANDWIDTH...
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QUAD/-screen display - Click the QUAD button to switch to quad-screen display Full screen display - Click the right button of the mouse and choose the Full Screen button to display only screen and hidden the operation panel. Image Capture of Live Screen Still-image of live screen can be captured and saved as BMP or JPEG file.
9-4. Bi-Directional Audio The UMS Client allows for bi directional audio between the client and a dvr unit. On the PC, to use bi directional audio, you will need a sound card of handling a microphone and speakers. On the dvr side, you will need to connect a microphone to the audio in connection, and a pair of amplified speakers to the audio out connection.
Searching and Playing Video in the Remote DVR Video recorded in the remote DVR or Video recorded on the PC can be searched and played back. 1. Connect the network to the remote DVR and press SEARCH button. Then the mode is changed from the live mode to the search mode.
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3. Drag the slid on the time scale and drop it between 0 to 24. 4. Press the PLAY button. Then the video recorded in the remote DVR is played back per each channel that you choose by HD image... Backup of Video in the Remote DVR Video recorded in the remote DVR cab be backed up on the PC HDD as AVI format.
Start time / Stop time: Backup time can be changed. File path: Shows the folder that the backup file is recorded. Channel: Shows backup channel.. 9-6. PC System Configuration Click the SETUP button. Then the Setup dialog is displayed. Setting General Set the Security Option, Save Path, and Miscellaneous.
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Display network statistics: If a user selects this function, the client S/W will display network status, Bit rate and Frame rate. Time Format: Change the mode the Client software displays the time. Setting Site The remote DVRs can be added, modified, and removed. Setting Event Set the record path and the size of local disk space for the log files.
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Setting Record Set the recording conditions and select channels to record. Select the local disk to use and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording.
Network Access Using the Multi-Sites Network Viewer 10-1. Installing the Network Software 1. Insert the provided CD in the CD drive and double-click “SpecoTech_HDcctv_Multi_Client (XXXX).exe” 2. Select a destination folder and click “Next”. 3. Select the program folder and click “Next”. 4.
5. After the installation is completed, “SpecoTech Multi Client” icon displays on the desktop screen. 10-2. Live Window When installation is completed, double click the “SpecoTech Multi Client” icon on your desktop to start the program. 10-2-1. Main user interface 10-2-2.
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SITE MANAGEMENT CONNECT DISCONNECT SETUP CAPTURE EVENT LIST PAUSE ALARM ON RECORD ON AUDIO THUMBNAIL REFRESH: Click this icon to refresh and renew thumbnail image of every connected site. SITE ADDITION: Click this icon to open „Site Addition‟ window. SITE DELETE: Click this icon to delete site from the index window, after disconnect a site.
CHANNEL SPLIT DVR SITE SPLIT 10-3. Search and Playback Window 10-3-1. Main user interface You can access to search window by clicking the search icon (Local Playback / Remote Playback) on the upper left of Live Window. If the software prompts for a password, enter the password as below. If you found this window then should have to setup the password at the setup menu.
10-3-2. Main control panel Button LOCAL PLAYBACK REMOTE PLAYBACK Description Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that are recorded in local PC. Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that are recorded in remote DVR.
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CONNECT DISCONNECT SETUP CAPTURE EVENT LIST MARK IN MARK OUT BACKUP AUDIO DVR SITE SPLIT CHANNEL SPLIT Directory window shows site/sites that are pre-registered. Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites. Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites. Click this icon to setup configuration of UMS MULTI CLIENT.
10-4. Setup Click the setup icon displays. The calendar shows dates with recorded video in color. To display the recorded data of selected channel or all channels on a time line scale. To change a time line scale from 24 hours to 60 minutes or vise versa.
10-4-1. General 10-4-1-1. Security Option: Set a password for security options. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access any of selected functions, you need to enter the password. You can also set the save path for capturing and backup. 10-4-1-2.
10-4-2. Event Event log can be archived and searched. 10-4-2-1. Archiving Event Log: Specify the location to save event logs and select event to archive. 10-4-2-2. Archiving Event Log: Event log can be searched from selected time.
10-4-3. Record 10-4-3-1. Record Setup: You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto record. And you can also select target DVR/DVRs and channel/channels. When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. 10-4-3-2.
10-5. Remote Setup The menu settings for the DVR unit can be set from a PC, via network. This function will be supported to the next version. Put the cursor of the mouse on the channel which is connected to the site and press the right. Then the following window is displayed.
10-5-1. Setting the Display Select Display to set the live video display conditions 10-5-1-1. General Settings These settings apply to all channels. OSD: Sets whether to display or not date and time as well as channel number on the screen. Sequence: Setting for automatically switching the displayed video.
10-5-2. Record Select Record to set the recording conditions. 10-5-2-1. Common to All Channels Resolution: Sets the resolution for the recordings. The set value applies to all channels. 10-5-2-2. Channel-Specific Settings These settings apply to the specified channel only. Channel Designation Frame Rate: Sets the recording rate.
Audio: Sets whether to perform or not audio recording. Post Event Record: Sets the duration of the event recording. Schedule: Sets the schedule for schedule recording. 10-5-3. Device Select Device to set the sensor input/alarm output conditions, PTZ control and spot setting conditions. Setting a Sensor Input Terminal: Specify a sensor input terminal number and set the type.
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Sensor In: Outputs an alarm signal when the specified external sensor input terminal receives an input. Motion On: Outputs an alarm signal when the specified video input terminal receives a motion detection signal. Video Loss On: Outputs an alarm signal when a video loss occurs in the specified video input terminal. Alarm Duration: Sets the duration of the alarm output signal Error Alarm: Sets whether to output or not an alarm signal when the error condition occurs.
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Setting the SPOT: Sets the output conditions of the spot video terminal. Spot Type: Sets the output screen layout of the spot terminal. Spot On Event: Sets whether to output or not the video of a sensor recording to spot while it is being recorded.
10-5-4. Storage Select Storage to configure continued recording settings by overwriting the hard disk and the storage period for the recording data. Overwrite: To continue recording by overwriting when the hard disk becomes full, check the checkbox. Record Limit: Sets whether to limit or not the recording data storage period. Record Limit Days: Sets a recording data storage period.
10-5-5. System Select System to set system and time settings. Setting the System Client Access: To give permission to operate from an external PC by checking the checkbox. Bandwidth Saving: Sets if the network bandwidth is not large enough when monitoring live videos by checking the checkbox.
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OTHER: Sets the start and end dates of the daylight saving period for time zones other than USA and EU. (Begin/End) (Memo: A confirmation dialog is displayed when [Apply] or [ok] is clicked if the date and /or time settings have been changed.
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Setting the Send E-Mail: This setting is used to automatically send a notification e-mail to a specified address when an alarm occurs. (Memo: The DVR will be forcibly restarted if a value on this screen is changed.) Send E-Mail: Sets whether to enable/disable e-mail sending function. IP Notification: To send a notification e-mail when the DVR IP address is changed, check the checkbox.
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Setting the NTP: It allows synchronizing the time using an internet of LAN NTP server. NTP: Sets whether to synchronize the time using NTP server or not. Primary SNTP Server: Input the NTP primary server address. Secondary SNTP Server: Input the NTP secondary server address. Time Zone: Select the time zone.
10-5-6. Security Select Security to set password check for user authentication for the specific functions such as SETUP, PLAYBACK, PTZ control, RECORD OFF, PLAYBACK ON/OFF and NETWROK connection. Checking the checkbox: Ask for a password when the given function is selected for all users...
10-5-7.Network Select Network to set information about the DVR network. (Memo: If a value on this screen is changed, the DVR will be restarted.) Port: When connecting multiple DVRs to the network, set a unique port number to each DVR. Web Port: Set a web server port number.
10-5-8. Network – Dual Stream Select Dual Stream to set frame rate and quality for a network streaming. User can set to the following values. NTSC Frame Rate 1,2,3,7,10,12 and 15fps Quality Standard, High, Ultra Frame Rate 1,2,3 and 7fps Quality Standard, High, Ultra 16ch...
10-6. Operation 10-6-1. Addition, Delete, and modify of DVR sites 10-6-1-1. Addition of sites 1. Click SITE ADDITION button. And then the following window displays. o Type : Choose the product type o Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site. o IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain name that is registered at o Port No.: Input port number of DVR.
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10-6-1-2. Delete of Sites 1. Select the site/sites to delete from the directory window. 2. Click SITE DELETE button. And then the selected site/sites is/are deleted. 10-6-1-3. Modify of Sites 1. Select the site/sites to modify from the directory window. 2.
10-6-2. Connect and Disconnect 10-62-1. Connect 1. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 2. Click CONNECT button, and then site/sites displays/display as connected.
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10-6-2-2. Disconnect 1. Select site/sites to disconnect from the directory window. 2. Click DISCONNECT button, and then selected site/sites disconnected.
10-6-3. Still-image capture during Live 1. Double-click a channel to capture from the display screen. (Otherwise all channels will be captured.). 2. Click CAPTURE button. And then a Capture window displays. 3. Set Save path, File Name, and File Format. And then click OK button. 4.
10-6-4. Recording video on local PC during Live 1. Click SETUP button. And then a setup window display. 2. Select Record and set the values. 3. Select Disk and set the values. 4. Click RECORD ON button. And the color of button is changed. 5.
10-6-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback 10-6-5-1. Playback of Recorded Video on Local PC 1. Click LOCAL PLAYBACK button. And then Playback Window display over Live Window. 2. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT button. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and slide window.
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10-6-5-2. Playback of Recorded Video on Remote DVR 1. Click REMOTE PLAYBACK button. And then Playback Window display over Live Window.
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2. Select site to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT button. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and slide window. 4. Move scroll bar on where there is video data and Play button. 5. Video data that is recorded on a remote DVR is play-backed.
10-6-6. AVI Backup during playback You can back up the recorded videos in AVI format during playback. 1. Double-click the target channel to backup. 2. Select the beginning time by using the search calendar and slide bar. 3. Click MARK IN button, when the scale of the timeline is located on the target time as the beginning time of backup.
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6. You can also set the beginning time and ending time on this window. After selecting a channel for backup, click the OK button. The backup will begin. 7. AVI video data is recorded as set in AVI Backup window. AVI format video can be played back by Window Media Player™...
Network Access Using the 3G App Viewer 11-1. Installing the 3G App Viewer 1. Enter the Apple App Store (For Apple iPhone Users) or the Android Market (For Android Phone users) ⓒ ⓒ 2. Search “Speco Viewer” in the App Store or the Android Market 3.
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in the top right corner for “Site Information” 2. Select the 3. Input the “Site Information” and select to save the “Site Information” 4. Select the saved site from “My Site List” 5. Select a channel to view. 6. After selecting a channel, the app will display the following channel.
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Notice 3G Data Usage applied without Wi-Fi connection. Please check with your Phone Carrier.
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