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Summary Merit LILIN 6 series MPEG-4 DVRs are designed to meet the demands for complete range of DVRs including 4-channel, 8-channel, and 16-channel in one system platform. Adopting same system platform, it gives flexibility and capability for users in expending systems for future without considering compatibility.
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CHAPTER 1. SYSTEMS OVERVIEW Chapter 1-1. Front Panel Front View of PDR-6160 & PDR-6080 9 10 19 20 Front View of PDR-6040 12 13 PDR-6160/PDR-6080/PDR-6040 User Manual...
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1. LED status panel 12. Down button Please see system LED status panel. a. Move cursor down at menu mode. b. Tilt down at PTZ control mode. 2. Split-display/camera buttons 13. Right button a. 4, 8, 9, 13, 16 split-display when mode a.
1. Spot/quad output 11. Alarm I/O a. Spot/quad accessible by keyboard. Alarm input switches, 1 N/O alarm b. Each spot output can be output, and 1 N/C alarm output programmable for alarmed camera display and sequence display. 2. Main output 12.
Chapter 1-4. Remote controller The button arrangement of the remote controller is designed for easy-to-use purposes. Buttons are separated in regions based on their features including DVR operational keys, pan, tilt, and zoom camera device (PTZ) keys, numerical keys, and PTZ buttons. DVR operational keys (gray area) MENU Setup menu...
Chapter 1-5. Jog & Shuttle Jog & shuttle menu—The DVR adopts Jog & Shuttle mainly in menu system and video playback modes. In menu setup mode, rolling Jog is to move the cursor of the menu system up or down. Shuttle moves the cursor of the menu system left or right. Jog &...
Chapter 1-6-1. Mouse Menu For using mouse menu, please use the mouse click on Menu item. The mouse menu shows on the screen for more system features. LIVE SETUP PLAYBACK MOTION ZOOM SEQUENCE SHUTDOWN Chapter 1-7. Active Camera Active camera is shown in yellow color at the camera name/number in live monitoring mode. Once a camera is activated, the camera can be controlled for PTZ operation or for camera audio.
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Chapter 1-8. Symbols & Icons The DVR adopts symbols and icons for graphical user interface (GUI) design. These symbols and icons contain useful information in operating the DVR. All the symbols and icons are discussed in the rest of the chapter. Task bar The task bar shows up on bottom of the main monitor for indicating the operation status of the DVR while operating the remote controller, the mouse, the keypad, or a keyboard.
CHAPTER 2. DVR OPERATIONS Most of the time, the DVR is operated at the surveillance/live mode. In live monitoring mode, the information of screen layout and symbols are described in this section. SCREEN LAYOUT REC 2007/06/22 11:03:50 HDD 9% ① Recording indicator ②...
Chapter 2-4. CH+ & CH- In case of scanning through cameras in full screen, channel buttons, CH+ & CH- can be used to monitor all cameras. Chapter 2-5. Audio & Mute Once the audio channel is properly setup, the DVR can output the live audio. To disable live audio, one can press Mute button.
CHAPTER 3. PTZ CONTROL PTZ device can be controlled in live monitoring mode and PTZ setup mode via the keypad and/or the remote controller. The rest of the chapter describes the ways of controlling PTZ devices using the keypad and a remove controller. Chapter 3-1.
CHAPTER 4. RECORDING Chapter 4-1. Start Recording The DVR automatically performs recording task after power on. Press REC button on the keypad or the remote controller that it can change the recording mode from schedule recording to manual recording. Press REC button again. The DVR returns back to schedule recording again.
CHAPTER 5. PLAYBACK To playback, please press Play button on the remote controller, a keyboard, or the keypad. A playback message box shows up for searching video clips. The details are described in the following sections: PLAYBACK TIME SEARCH EVENT SEARCH RECORD SEARCH DATE SEARCH Chapter 5-1.
To select an event list item, press Up or Down button. Press Enter button to play the video clips Press Shuttle Left or << (FR) for previous page. Press Shuttle Left or >> (FF) for next page on remote controller or keyboard. Chapter 5-3.
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PAUSE & STEPPING: press Pause button while playing video that can pause the video. Once the video is in pausing mode, one can press Left or Right button on the DVR’s keypad or the remote controller to play the video step-by-step. Roll the Jog dial that can see the slow motion of the recorded video.
CHAPTER 6. MENU SYSTEM Chapter 6-1. Setup Menu Setup menu contains menu settings for camera, monitor, record, alarm, system, network, PTZ, and backup. The details of all the setup menu items are described in the rest of the chapters. Record Chapter 6-2.
The camera name can get shown not only on main monitor but also on web interface. Cascading Camera Name In many cases, DVRs may be connected and accessed by keyboard(s) via RS-485. There are up to 255 DVRs and 4080 cameras that can be addressed by keyboard(s). Editing camera name becomes a time consuming task.
Chapter 6-2-3. Video Setup Video setup can adjust video’s contrast, brightness, hue, and saturation for each camera. To restore the default setting, please press Load Default menu item. VIDEO SETUP CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SATURATION LOAD DEFAULT Chapter 6-2-4. Video Loss Detection To enable or disable video loss detection, please set this option to be On or OFF.
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Each of the VGA settings is described in the following table: Adaptive deinterlance Edge preserving Moving object correction Film mode Sharpness enhancer LTI/CTI B/W Level Extension PDR-6160/PDR-6080/PDR-6040 User Manual...
Chapter 6-3-1. Main Alarm Switching The main monitor output can be configured in displaying camera’s full screen. To enable this feature, please select the camera in camera selection box. Chapter 6-3-2. Main Monitor SEQ Time Sequence feature can multiplex each camera screen in full size in specific time period.
Chapter 6-4-2. Frame Rate Each camera channel can be setup for its frame rate individually. To setup the frame rate, please press Left or Right button. FRAME RATE ← → CH9 ← → ← → ← → CH10 ← → CH11 ←...
Chapter 6-4-8. GOP Group of Pictures (GOP) technology is wildly used by dynamical streaming compression algorithm such as MPEG-4 and H.264. GOP technology contains one still image followed by dynamical streaming (P frame) . For example, GOP 4 means that there are 1 still image followed by 3 P frames.
Chapter 6-5. Alarm Setup Alarm setup menu allows changing the settings of extern alarm switches, motion alarm, buzzer, and alarm recording duration. To change these settings, please enter Alarm setup menu and follow the instructions: ALARM CAMERA SELECT CH01 ALARM INPUT TYPE ALARM ENABLE MOTION SENSITIVITY MOTION AREA SET...
Keypad Keyboard Remote controller Mouse Step 1 Enter Motion Area Set menu item. Step 2 Press Menu button again for motion setup selection. Right mouse click. Step 3 Select “Motion Set” to define motion area(s) Select a menu item using the mouse.
Chapter 6-6. System Setup The DVR system related settings such as date/time, HDD, restoring manufacturing default, video format, DVR/RS-485 ID, language, password authentication, and firmware update can be configured from system menu. To setup above features, please follow the following instructions: SYSTEM DATE / TIME...
Chapter 6-6-2. HDD Information HDD INFO shows the following information: Model number—The model number of the hard disk drive Size—The capacity of the hard disk drive Approximate recording hour—recording hours based on the HDD(s) Approximate recording days—recording days based on the HDD(s) Average frame size—Average picture size HDD INFO MASTER...
Access Property Each account can be assigned for access rights including video playback, menu setup, video backup, PTZ setup, network setup, and remote network playback. For an administrator, she or he can manage various access rights for other users. PROPERTY PLAYBACK SETUP BACKUP...
Chapter 6-6-5. Factory Reset A user may want to restore manufacturing default settings. A confirm message shows up for final verification. To perform this task, please select Factory Reset at System->Factory Reset and press Enter button. Note: Factory reset does not affect IP address, video system, and language settings. Chapter 6-6-6.
Prepare Firmware To prepare firmware update, please create a directory, firmware, in the USB flash disk. The USB flash disk should contain file system FAT-16 or FAT-32. Please visit the web site at www.meritlilin.com to download the latest firmware and save the file in the directory mentioned above.
Chapter 6-7. Network The DVR allows a user to access the video via Internet or LAN. In order to connect to LAN or Internet, subnet mask, gateway, and IP address should be configured. Please consult your Internet provider or system administrator for above information. NETWORK IP MODE STATIC...
Chapter 6-8-1. PTZ Model & Baud Rate One can choose the model of PTZ devices by pressing Left or Right button. The DVR adopts this PTZ model’s protocol and communicates with the PTZ device. Each PTZ device can be assigned by its PTZ protocol with different baud rate. Model Baud Rate Number of Bytes...
Chapter 6-8-6. Position To adjust PTZ lens position, press Enter at Adjust Pos menu item. A PTZ screen keypad shows up as a reminder. Please press Left, Right, Up, or Down button on remote controller to move the PTZ lens. To zoom in and/or zoom out of the PTZ device, press Zoom In and/or Zoom Out on the remote controller or Jog at front panel.
Chapter 6-9. Backup The DVR provides various backup methods for performing backup task including USB flash disk, DVD/RW (advanced model), and FTP file download. BACKUP DEVICE DVD/RW CHANNEL ALL CHANNEL START 2007/11/21 14:55 2007/12/21 14:55 EJECT / LOAD ERASE ALL USB FILE BLANK DVD □TRANSFORM TO AVI TOTAL...
CHAPTER 7. FILE PLAYBACK To play a backup file from a PC, a user can export DVR’s video to an AVI file or MPEG-4 file. The difference between AVI file and MPEG-4 files are that AVI file can be played by Windows Media Player Version 10 or above.
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NETWORK PDR-6160/PDR-6080/PDR-6040 User Manual...
To setup IP address, a user can use IPScan utility to scan all the DVRs within a LAN. This powerful tool can help the user to monitor, to find, and to set IP configuration for all Merit LILIN’s IP-based products. Note: The default IP address of the DVR is 192.168.1.171...
Chapter 8-2. Access the DVR via Internet Browser To access the DVR, a user can use Internet browser to get live and stored video via Internet. The DVR’s web interface also provides features of PTZ access, split window display, and system configurations.
Chapter 8-2-1. Before Using Internet Make sure that your Internet Browser allows signed ActiveX plug-in running on your PC. Set “Download Signed ActiveX plug-in controls” to “Prompt” and “Run ActiveX control and plug- in” to “Enable” at Internet Explore->Tools->Options->Security Settings. Chapter 8-2-2.
Chapter 8-2-4. Split Window Display Buttons Buttons Split Display Buttons Split Display Single display 9 split display 4 split display 10 split display 6 split display 13 split display 8 split display 16 split display Chapter 8-2-5. Hyper Link Panel Hyper Link Panel contains major features including video source, configuration, and MP4Player.exe download page.
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To perform playback operation, please click on Playback hyperlink. A playback dialog box shows up. Event search list, record search list, and time search are all integrated in the dialog box on the hyper link panel. Normal Record and Event Lists Double click on the record list item or event list item for playback.
Chapter 8-2-7. Save JPEG file To save live or playback video to JPEG files, please perform right mouse click on Video Display Control area. In system menu, select Save All as JPEG or Save JPEG for the live or playback video. Chapter 8-2-8.
Chapter 8-3-2 Recording Setting Current Rec Mode—Current DVR recording mode HDD Overwritten—Option for circular recording Camera Recording Mode--Assign schedule recording or no recording for a camera. Camera Quality—Setup the recording quality for a camera Camera FPS—recording frame rate for a camera Chapter 8-3-3 Recording Schedule Table A user can setup record schedule table via Internet, to setup scheduling table, please specify day and time with the recording mode.
Chapter 8-3-6 Network Setting IP Address—DVR’s IP address Subnet Mask—Subnet mask Gateway IP Address—Router/Gateway IP address Video Port—The DVR’s video port HTTP Port—HTML port number Chapter 8-3-7 System Setting MAC Address: MAC address of the DVR Firmware: firmware version of the DVR DVR/485 ID: Addressable DVR ID for multiple DVRs remote control using remote controller and RS-485 keyboard.
Chapter 8-3-7-2 User Setting There are three levels (admin, operator and guest) of user authentication allowed in the DVR. To change password, please specify the old password, new password, and confirm password. Chapter 8-3-7-3 System Status Primary Master HDD—HDD detecting status of primary master IDE channel for the DVR Primary Slave HDD—HDD detecting status of primary slave IDE channel for the DVR Secondary Master HDD—HDD detecting status of secondary maser IDE channel for the DVR Secondary Slave HDD—HDD detecting status of secondary slave IDE channel for the DVR...
Chapter 8-3-7-4 Firmware update This DVR is allowed to perform firmware upgrade via network. After DVR receives the firmware, it starts to perform firmware upgrade automatically. After finishing the firmware update, HTML page gets reload. The user can then start to operator the DVR. To perform network firmware update, please click on Browse button and locate the firmware.
Chapter 8-3-8 Backup To perform remote video file backup, click Backup hyperlink. Please specify starting time and ending time. Click on Submit button to perform file backup task. A backup progress bar shows up on the web page. After backup task ends, please click on the file hyperlink with LMP file extension.
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KEYBOARD CONNECTONS PDR-6160/PDR-6080/PDR-6040 User Manual...
CHAPTER 9. KEYBOARD CONNECTION Chapter 9-1. Connection Between a DVR and a Keyboard To operator a DVR with a keyboard, please directly connect PIH-931 keyboard to the DVR’s keyboard input using a RJ-45 cable. The DVR provides DC 12V for PIH-931 keyboard. There is no need for connecting power adapter.
DVRs Connection Diagram Note: To address multiple DVRs, please setup DVR/RS-485ID for every DVR first. Chapter 9-3. Connections between a DVR and multiple PTZs Please use twisted pair cable to connect a PTZ to a DVR. The connections between PTZs, please refer PTZs’...
Chapter 9-4. Connection between multiple DVRs and multiple keyboards To connect multiple DVRs and multiple keyboards, please use Connector Box shipped with the PIH-931D keyboard. Connections between keyboards, use a twisted pair cables to connect two Connector Boxes. The detail is in the following connection diagram. The connection between DVRs, please use RJ-45 cable to connect.
Chapter 9-5. Operating a Keyboard for Controlling DVRs and PTZs There are four main DVR features including multiplexer, menu setup, PTZ control, and playback controllable by the keyboard controller. To operate DVR by PIH-931 keyboard, please follow the following sections: Chapter 9-5-1.
Example #2: Enter camera number 128 and press the CAM 2006/01/01 12:00:00 button. This calls DVR #8’s camera #16. DVR MODE ID=008 CAM=016 Window-division on Main Monitor To perform window division feature of a DVR, press the following window division buttons. 16 window-division 9 window-division 8 window-division...
Chapter 9-7-1. OK or Cancel button in Submenu System There are OK or Cancel button in submenu system. The shortcut buttons are SET or ESC button on the keyboard. Chapter 9-8. Control DVR Playback To perform DVR playback feature, press Play button or Search button. Play button can invoke playback menu.
Chapter 9-9. Control PTZ To control PTZ camera in live monitoring mode, press Enter button to gain camera control sequentially in window-division mode or perform call camera in full screen mode. Once a camera of a DVR gets controlled, the following PTZ operations can be performed. Zoom in Zoom out Tilt up...
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Quad Screen Displayed on a Spot Monitor After a DVR gets controlled, press #1 + for spot monitor output followed by 4 window- division button. Example: Show quad screen displayed on DVR #12’s spot monitor . Perform Sequence on a Spot Monitor After a DVR gets controlled, press #1 + MON for spot monitor output and followed by the SEQ button.
APPENDIX APPENDIX A. Connect to External SATA RAID To connect SATA to external SATA RAID: 1. Power off the DVR. 2. Open the case of the DVR. 3. Plug SATA cable to the external SATA connector. 4. Close the case of the DVR. 5.
APPENDIX B. Connect External Alarm Switches For 8/16-Ch DVR, it has a D-SUB 25-pin I/O connector which contains 16 alarm switch inputs (dry contact) and two alarm outputs. The detail description of the pin assignment is in the following charts. Alarm Switch Pin Assignment Table Pin 1 Alarm input 1...
APPENDIX C. RS-485 Input and Output Pin Assignment Terminal Name RS-485 – Out Link Keyboard RS-485 + Out Link Keyboard DC +12V input RS-485 - DVR RS-485 + DVR RS-485 PTZ Terminal Pin Assignment Terminal Name RS-485 + for PTZ RS-485 –...
APPENDIX E. Supported DVD/RW Drive Manufacturer Model ASUS DRW-1608P3S Lite-On LH-20A1P ND-3550A APPENDIX F. Hard Disk Recording Table Approximate recording days and hours can also be found at Menu->System->HDD Info. Recording Quality Very high High Normal Picture KB/Pic KB/Pic 2.9/Pic KB/Pic KB/Pic size...
Event Pre-alarm (up to 160 images) and post-alarm Recording Remote controller addressable up to 255 DVRs Accessories Merit LILIN all series, Pelco P/D protocol, remote controllable, Web P/T/Z protocol Via RS-232 PIH-931 keyboard addressable up to 255 DVRs Keyboards None...
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