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DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Security Notice Power supply This Digital-Video-Recorder applies AC 90-240 voltage indoor power supply. The voltage of the power must be verified before using. When the machine is not in use for a long time, pull out the plug from the socket and disconnect the power.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Table of Contents SYSTEM SETUP...................4 1. A ..........................4 CCESS MENU 2. S ......................5 ETUP METHODS OF MENU 3. C ..........................5 AMERA SELECT 4. R ..........................5 ECORD SELECT 5. R ..........................5 ECORD MODE 6. R ........................5 ECORD FRAMERATE 7.
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DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder ..........................20 EARCH PLAY .........................21 EMOTE CONTROL 9.PTZ ..........................22 CONTROL 10.S ........................22 ERIAL PORT CONTROL EXTERIOR SIZE..................24 INCASE LIST ....................24 APENDIX A: SERIAL PORT PROTOCOL..........25 APENDIX B: RECORD TIME FOR 40G HARD DISK(HOUR) ....27...
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Before using the video recorder, the first step is to set up the system according to user’s needs; otherwise the machine will run with the default setup. 1. Access menu System Setup is achieved through entering menu, and then setting up on each option’s window.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder 2. Setup methods of menu While choosing in system setup menu or in various setup windows, push upward button or downward button, the cursor will move among those options, continuous pushing will make the cursor move among the options one by one, and it can recur.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder window will appear, which is illustrated as below. You change a recording schedule during a day (24-hour period) using this option. 0-24 instand of 24 hours of a day, each hour can be setuped to one of three states: T (time), S (sensor), - (normal).
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder You must enter correct password to format hard drive. 10. Sensor setup When the cursor moves to SENSOR SETUP, then push enter button, the sensor setup window will appear, which is illustrated as below. Push upward or downward button to move the cursor, push add or decrease button to change the value.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder NORMAL-CLOSE: if the cable line connected to the sensor is cut off by an intruder, the sensor recording starts. NOT-INSTALLED: the sensor recording does not work. 11. Sub menu When the cursor moves to SUB MENU, then push enter button, the sub menu window will appear, which is illustrated as below, including PASSWORD CHANGE, TIME SET, PROTOCOL SET.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder To change password, you have to input six digits of current password, then input six digits of new password you want, then confirm the password, the confirm password must be same as the new password you input. When the new password is accepted, the board will flash the following screen message: “Password changing ! ! !”, the message will blink 5 times.
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DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder SPEEDDOME PROTOCOL: The protocol that DVR control speeddome, include pelco-p, pelco-d, vido, lilin, default is pelco-p. SPEEDDOME ADDRESS: changable form 0x00 to 0xff, the default is 0x01. The default addresses of speeddome1 to speeddome4 are 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder The front view of the video-recorder is illustrated as below. 1.Recording/Playing control buttons area Record: It is manual recording button. Push this button to record video on hard disk, Re-push this button or push stop button, it will stop recording. So, this button is the switch button of manual recording and stopping recording operations.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder button is used as numer key of “5”. Search/6: Push this button to enter search menu. While inputting numbers, this button is used as numer key of “6”. Quality/7/+: Push this button to change picture quality. While inputting numbers, this button is used as numer key of “7”, When in system setup menu, this is an increase button.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder 1.Screen display while running CH1-CH4 are the names of four channels. “OFF” means the forth channel is set disabled. 2.Screen display while recording ■: means this channel is recording now.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder EACH: record mode. [M]: current work hard drive is master hard drive. [S], slave (-): normal record, (T): time record, (S): alarm record. 3.Screen display while playing EACH: record mode. [M]: current work hard drive is master hard drive. [S], slave...
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder 1.Back panel and connection terminals The power cord and input, output signal terminals are all at the back of the machine, the connections to monitor, camera etc equipments are all carried out through the terminals and sockets on the back panel.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder 3.Alarm connection The DVR has 1 internal switch for sounding alarm when the sensor is activated due to the unwanted entrance of anonymous visitor. The switch is open at normal state, but when the alarm is activated, the switch is closed so that the alarm gets the power.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder 1.Start the machine Before starting the machine, please make sure all the items in the “Security Notice” at the beginning of this manual are fulfilled. Before starting the machine, please check the system connection, input and output equipment connection, and power connection.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder please think whether to change hard disk first or select overwriting modes. Check recording parameter setup before recording; select video quality, frame rate. Or push quality button to select image quality, you cannot change record setting during the process of recording.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Check alarm recording setup before recording, confirm the video quality and the frame rate, the record setting cannot change during recording process. In the process of alarm recording, any buttons do not work except alarm, schedule, display and channel select button.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder resume continuous play. In the process of fast forward playing or fast backward playing, pushing pause button then push play button will begin normal playing from the current place. Continuous pushing forward button will change the fast-forward among three levels of speed(X2, X3, X4) circularly.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder All the function of the DVR can be operated by the remote device. 9.PTZ control This DVR can control all speeddomes which are connected to the DVR. To control the speeddome, make sure all the lins are correctly connected, first you must set the right protocol, baud rate, and speeddome’s address, please refer to protocol set.
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DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Main standard & parameter chart Item Specification Video signal NTSC/PAL Video input Composite:1.0V p-p/75Ω,BNC×4 Video output Composite:1.0V p-p/75Ω,BNC×2 Alarm input Alarm output Compression standard Modified MJPEG Hard disk Support two hard disk up to 120G each...
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Incase list Name Quantity 4-channel hard disk video recorder Remote device Power wire Keys to removable hard disk control lock User guideline In case of any question, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer directly.
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder Serial port setting: BAUD, n, 8, 1(BAUD =1200,2400,4800,9600,19200) PTC1: (three byte) Command (CHAR) Hexadecimal Number Function Description 0x2F 0x52 0x54 record 0x2F 0x54 0x50 play 0x2F 0x50 0x45 pause 0x2F 0x52 0x54 reward 0x2F 0x46 0x54...
DVR-4 4-Channel digital Recorder NTSC 30 fps 15 fps 7 fps 1 fps Display format Quality HIGH Quad screen NORMAL HIGH Each screen NORMAL 1350 1680 25fps 12 fps 6 fps 1 fps Display format Quality HIGH Quad screen NORMAL...
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