Swann SW242-2LP User Manual

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DVR4-1150™
4CH Digital Video Recorder
SW242-2LP

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    DVR4-1150™ 4CH Digital Video Recorder SW242-2LP User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. DVR Features ... 1 2. Overview Front Panel ... 1 Rear Panel ... 2 Remote Control ... 2 3. Installation Installing Hard Drive... 3 Connecting Camera and Monitor ... 3 Connecting the Power Supply………………………………………...3 4. Starting the DVR Detecting Installed Hard Drive... 4 Recovering Lost Data ...
  • Page 3 5.17 Factory Reset... 12 6. Recording Start Recording... 12 Stop Recording ... 13 Recording Time on Hard Drive ... 13 7. Playback... 14 8. USB Programming PC Viewer Program... 15 Program Buttons... 15 PC Backup... 16 9. Specifications ... 17 10.
  • Page 4: Dvr Features

    4 Channel BNC Camera Inputs 1 Channel BNC Video Output Video Format: NTSC / PAL Motion Detection with Sensitivity and Area Settings Time Schedule Recording / Motion Triggered Recording USB 2.0 Back up to computer Remote Control 2.1 Front Panel Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel

    2.2 Rear Panel 1 BNC video output 4 BNC Video Inputs 2.3 Remote Control Power Supply Input Select or enlarge Channel #1 Select or enlarge Channel #2 Select or enlarge Channel #3 Select or enlarge Channel #4 Quad View (4 Camera View) Quad Rewind Playback Recording...
  • Page 6: Installation

    3.1 Installing Hard Drive 1. Unplug the power supply. Don’t install or uninstall HDD when DVR is on. 2. Remove the DVR cover carefully. 3. Connect the power cord and data cable to HDD. 4. Use the provided screws to fix hard drive on the rack, and then replace the cover.
  • Page 7: Starting The Dvr

    Chapter 4: Starting the DVR 4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive Checking HDD …… 4.2 Recovering Lost Data RECOVER HDD? 04811-101735 (SELECT)YES/(MENU)NO 4.3 Restore Recording Feature Power Error Detected Restore Hard Disk Restore REC Mode………… OK After connecting the power, the system will boot-up and detect the installed hard drive.
  • Page 8: Main Screen

    4.4 Main Screen EACH REC <1> <T> 2008/08/08 20:08:08 > 5.1 Setup Menu CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RESOLUTION RECORD FRAME MAIN RECORD QUALITY MENU SCHEDULE SET MISCELLANEOUS MENU HARD DISK SET MOTION SET VIDEO MODE FACTORY RESET When the DVR is turned on the following display will appear with your connected cameras: Upper left: Percentage of hard drive...
  • Page 9: Camera Select

    MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RESOLUTION RECORD FRAME RECORD QUALITY SCHEDULE SET MISCELLANEOUS MENU HARD DISK SET MOTION SET VIDEO MODE FACTORY RESET (UP,DOWN) MOVE (SELECT) CHANGE PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 5.2 Camera Select If a channel is disabled, the system will display “OFF” on the monitor; this channel will not be recorded.
  • Page 10 5.4 Resolution There are two modes of resolution for video recording: EACH Mode: The DVR compresses and records each video channel separately so you can enlarge a single channel to full screen display and still be recording on all channels. You can also record on specific channels, for example, you can turn off the record function of CH1 and CH2 and then the system will only record video on CH3 and CH4.
  • Page 11: Record Quality

    5.6 Record Quality There are three levels of recording quality: High, Normal, and Low. Higher quality records the best images but uses more hard drive space. Record frame rate, record quality and available hard drive space will affect the total recording time of the DVR system. 5.7 Schedule Set You can preset video recording modes by Time and Motion Detection Recording.
  • Page 12: Miscellaneous Menu-Language Select

    5.8 Miscellaneous Menu-Language Select You can select the SEVEN different OSDs from English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Spanish to Portuguese. 5.9 Miscellaneous Menu-Auto Record When this option is set to “ON”, the DVR will automatically continue with the current Record Schedule if no actions occur for 5 minutes. If you choose “OFF”, the DVR will not record until you press the [ REC] button.
  • Page 13: Miscellaneous Menu-Time Set

    5.13 Miscellaneous Menu-Time Set TIME SET ∨ 2008/08/08 20:08:08 (UP,DOWN) MOVE (SELECT) CHANGE PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT 5.14 Hard Disk Set HARD DISK SET OVERWRITE ENABLE [YES] HDD SIZ 120042MB HDD USED 80865MB 77% HDD FORMAT (UP,DOWN) MOVE (SELECT) CHANGE PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT HDD SIZE:...
  • Page 14: Motion Set

    5.15 Motion Set MOTION SET MOTION RECORD TIME: MOTION ALARM TIME: MOTION SET (UP,DOWN) MOVE (SELECT) CHANGE PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT MOTION SET: MOTION DETECTION SET >CHANNEL 1 SENSITIVITY CHANNEL 2 SENSITIVITY CHANNEL 3 SENSITIVITY CHANNEL 4 SENSITIVITY CHANNEL 1 AREA SET CHANNEL 2 AREA SET CHANNEL 3 AREA SET CHANNEL 4 AREA SET...
  • Page 15: Factory Reset

    5.17 Factory Reset Press [ SEL] button to reset the DVR to factory defaults. The DVR will reboot and all custom settings (including password) will be restored to default. If you have forgotten your password and would like to reset, press [Pause] button 10 times to reset DVR to factory default.
  • Page 16: Stop Recording

    6. HDD Info. ([1] Master Hard disk) 7. Record Schedule: (T) Time or Manual Record (M) Motion Detection (-) No Recording 8. The date and time on the DVR 6.2 Stop Recording Press [ Stop] button to stop recording. If you have already activated the password protection, you will be prompted to input the password.
  • Page 17: Playback

    Press [ Play] button to play the last recording. During playback, press the [ from the hard drive. Newest video will be listed at the top. Press [ Up] and [ Down] to move the cursor and select an event, press [ Play] button to start playback.
  • Page 18: Usb Programming

    Chapter 8: USB Programming Using the provided DVR PC Viewer software, you can connect the DVR to your PC to playback or backup footage. 8.1 PC Viewer Program 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM Drive 2. Open CD directory 3.
  • Page 19: Pc Backup

    Item 1. DVR event list 2. Capture picture 3. Save video clip 5. Load video file saved in PC 6. DVR Mode* 7. PC Mode* 8. Channel selection keys 9. Playing scroll bar 10. Fast backward 11. Previous frame 12. Play backward 13.
  • Page 20: Specifications

    ITEM Video Format Operation System Camera Input Channel Video Output Channel NTSC Display Frame Rate NTSC Recording Frame Rate NTSC Recording Frame Rate (Each Mode) Record Mode Display Resolution Record Video Compression Format HDD Support Estimated Record Length Remote Control Method Search Full Screen...
  • Page 21: Appendix

    10.1 System Connection Diagram 10.2 DVR Accessories (included) Power Cord Design may vary depending On country Software CD Chapter 10: Appendix (Digital Video Recorder) Power Adaptor Remote Controller - 18 - User Manual User Manual USB Cable...
  • Page 22: Warranty Information

    The end user is responsible for all freight charges incurred to send the product to Swann’s repair centres. The end user is responsible for all shipping costs incurred when shipping from and to any country other than the country of origin. The warranty does not cover any incidental, accidental or consequential damages arising from the use of, or the inability to use this product.

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