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Prodigy PD-DVR4CD-500 Installation & Operation Manual

Digital video recorder (mpeg4 - 4/8/16 channel)
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  • Page 2 WARNING: To prevent a risk of fire of electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. • This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes. • This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FOR THE SAFETY OF CUSTOMERS…………………...………………………….…………………………4 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION…………...…………………………………………………..7 COMPOSITION OF UNIT…………………………………...……………………………………………………7 FEATURES …………………………………………………..……………………………….………………..8 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION ………………..…………….…………..……..……………….. 9 Front Panel……………………………………………………..………………………………..…………..9 Rear Panel………………………………………………………..………………………………………… …11 Connection diagram………………………………………………………………………………………….13 OSD Description..............................15 MENU………………………………………………………………...………………………………………..16 MENU TREE…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………16 Mai n Menu.… …………… …………… ……………………………..………………………………………..18 Display………………………………………………………………..………………………………………..18 Recording……………..………..……………………………………..………………………………………..19 System Set……………………………………………………………..……………………………………….29...
  • Page 4 Caution before use Please read this manual for proper use. The caution described in this manual contains very important information for the safe use so please follow the instruction. Please keep it whether you could reach after read. For the safety and proper use, it marked various symbol.
  • Page 5 Caution for proper usage • During use In following cases, please turn off the power and remove the plug then, please contact technical support. If you use it continually, it could be a reason for a fire or electric shock. If smoke comes out of the If an alien substance is split into the device.

  • Page 6: Composition Of Unit

    2-1 COMPOSITION OF UNIT Standard Components Power Cable Digital Video Recorder System Please read this manual before using Remote Controller Battery User Manual...
  • Page 7 ● Convenience - User-friendly UI( Text Based User Interface) - Easy-to-use menu composition - Easy-to-use recorded data search (Time, Date, Motion, Alarm) ● Stability - Auto restart after power interruption - DB structure offers data stabilization and best storage utilization ●...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    2-3-1 Front Panel (1) LED - REC : Recording status (When recording is on, the red light is blinking) - PWR : System Power On/Off (When power is on, the green light is lit up) (2) USB 2.0 PORT - USB2.0 connector (3) POWER BUTTON - System Power On/Off (4) NUMERIC &...
  • Page 9 (11) REC (●) tarts & stops manual recording of relevant camera in a full screen live mode. (12) VOL (▲▼) - To increase and decrease the volume. (13) AUDIO (8/16CH Only) - When user selects “audio” key, available audio will be switched. (14) ARROW KEY - Curser shifting on the menu - Display the divided screen...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    2-3-2 Rear Panel 2-3-3 System Connection Diagram (1) Video Input (BNC) - 16 Camera inputs (1.0 v p-p, 75Ω) (2) Video Output (BNC / S-VIDEO / VGA) - Composite Output through BNC / S-VIDEO / VGA (3) Line Audio Input - 4 Audio Input through line (4) Audio Output - 1 Audio Output...
  • Page 11 Default DVR Passwords “00000000” i.e. 8x Zero’s. Password is required if you need to power-down or stop recording. Prompt will be displayed asking for password. Web Client User ID “admin” (not case sensitive). Admin ID cannot be changed this is full administrator ID. Password “00000000”...
  • Page 12 2-3-4. Remote Controller 1.Power : 2. Rec : Start & Stop Recording 3.ⓞ~⑨:Key for figure and character 4. PTZ: Controlling PTZ camera 5. OSD : Operating OSD ON/OFF 6. SEQ : Key for SEQ operation 7. LOG : Direct access Log list 8.

  • Page 13: Osd Description

    2-3-5. OSD Description Recording on NORMAL: It shown the recording Mode. It shows “Alarm recording * 16/8channel doesn’t show recording icon as 4channel. mode / Motion recording If the user programmed “schedule recording” and current mode/ Power loss”/ Video time is out of range, “STANDBY” will be shown when the Loss”...

  • Page 14: Menu

    3-1. Menu tree Monitor Adjustment (4CH Only) Main Menu Camera Covert Camera Name Display Set OSD On/Off Event Clear Audio Repeat Recording Watermark Record Resolution Save and exit Global Parameter Recording Set Frame Rate Normal Recording Recording Quality Alarm Recording Motion Recording P.
  • Page 15 IP Address GateWay Network Set Use Dynamic IP-No Net Mask DNS Server DVR Port Web Server Port Save and Exit XDSL User ID XDSL Password DDNS User ID Use Dynamic IP-Yes DDNS Password Save and Exit Event Notification E-Mail Registration E-Mail Report Notification Out E-Mail...

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    NOTE Before using, be sure to setup the unit properly. When Menu button is pressed, Main Menu will appear as shown below, use the following buttons on the dvr or remote control to move the cursor to a different submenu while the system is ON. Please use UP( ) or DOWN( ).
  • Page 17 SET DISPLAY SEQUENCE ▶ FULL DISPLAY SEQUENCE QUAD DISPLAY SEQUENCE START FULL DISPLAY SEQUENCE START QUAD DISPLAY SEQUENCE Sequence dwell time can be selected among 5,10,15,30,45,60 sec. When you select “ Start Full or Quad Display Sequence”, monitor switch mode will be started(Or, user can also select “ SEQ” button on the remote controller) •...
  • Page 18 RECORDING PARAMETER ▶ AUDIO : ON/OFF REPEAT RECORDING : ON/ OFF WATERMARK : ON /OFF RECORDING RESOLUTION SAVE AND EXIT Audio Recording(4CH) 4CH : On/Off. When audio is “on”, the audio will be input globally. RECORDING PARAMETER ▶AUDIO 1 RECORDING: OFF / CH1 AUDIO 2 RECORDING: OFF / CH2 AUDIO 3 RECORDING: OFF / CH3 AUDIO 4 RECORDING: OFF / CH4...
  • Page 19 NORMAL RECORDING (4channel Only) ▶ CH1 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH2 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH3 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH4 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH1 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH2 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH3 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH4 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH SAVE AND EXIT •...
  • Page 20 Either one is taken among 4 sensors, the recording will be activated as per set-up value. ALARM RECORDING (4channel Only) ▶ CH1 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH2 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH3 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH4 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH1 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH2 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH3 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH...
  • Page 21 • Recording Quality - 3 Options can be selects among High, Mid, Low . • Post Alarm Duration - After alarm activates, sets the time in seconds on how long the recording continues. The value is selectable among 5/ 30/ 60/ 90/ 120/ 150/ 180/ 210/ 240 sec. •...
  • Page 22 SETUP MOTION ▶PAGE : 1 (8/16CH Only) POST MOTION : 30 SEC MOTION AREA MOTIION AREA MOTION AREA MOTION AREA MOTION SENSITIVITY: HIGH MOTION SENSITIVITY: HIGH MOTION SENSITIVITY: HIGH MOTION SENSITIVITY: HIGH SAVE AND EXIT • Post Motion - how long the recording will lasts after motion is activated. The value is among 30 ~ 240 sec.
  • Page 23 SCHEDULE RECORDING (4channel Only) ▶ CH1 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH2 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH3 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH4 FRAME RATE : 30FPS CH1 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH2 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH3 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH CH4 RECORDING QUALITY : HIGH SETUP SCHEDULE SAVE AND EXIT...
  • Page 24 Recording Quality It selects among High, Mid, Low . Setup Schedule SCHEDULE SETUP SAVE AND EXIT “SEL” button is used for selecting relevant time and day. Arrow Key will be used for movement. NOTE Any changes made to the recording settings Recording must be off for changes to take...
  • Page 25 Recording Priority RECORDING PRIORITY ▶1 PRIORITY: NORMAL PRIORITY: MOTION PRIORITY: SCHED PRIORITY: ALARM SAVE AND EXIT Set the priority among 4 kinds of recording methods. If Normal is 1 priority, the recording is proceeded as NORMAL recording (Continues) setup. Expl: If motion is selected 1 than DVR will be recording MOTION only.
  • Page 26 Expl: Such as during the October Daylight Saving Time changeover, if you try to search for video between 1 a.m and 2 a.m, the recorder may not operate properly because there will be two hours of recorded video during this time period.

  • Page 27: Recording

    Program Update The latest firmware version can be upgraded through USB 2.0 Port using Memory Stick. When memory stick connects USB port, will be shown on the right corner of monitor. Then, enter Main Menu > System Set > Program Update. If the system recognizes the new program, it will promp you on the monitor “New program found”...

  • Page 28: Network Set

    Available Protocol are Pelco D, P / Baud Rate can be selection 2400, 4800, 9600BPS. Check rear of the DVR for RS422/485 connections marked with + , - 3. Network Set NETWORK SET ▶ USE DYNAMIC IP: NO IP ADDRESS :000.000.000.000 GATEWAY :000.000.000.000...

  • Page 29: Evnt Notification

    Event Notification EVENT NOTIFICATION ►E-MAIL REGISTRATION E-MAIL REPORT NOTIFICATION OUT SAVE AND EXIT E-MAIL REGISTRATION ►USER1 USER2 USER3 SENDER MAIL ID SENDER DOMAIN SEND TEST MAIL SAVE AND EXIT At E-Mail registration menu, user registers the e-mail address to receive several “Event Notification “. To register the e-mail address, 1) input the address 2) push “Save and Exit”...

  • Page 30: S E A Rc

    4. Search – Press Search SEARCH ▶DATE/TIME SEARCH CALENDAR SEARCH BACKUP Date / Time Search DATE/TIME SEARCH ▶EVENT : ALL : INTERNAL DATE : 11-12-2004 13:10:50 PLAY the (▲),(▼) buttons to select the clauses . When you select the specific time/date, then select “Play”, which executes the playback.

  • Page 31: Backup

    1. INTERNAL BACKUP ▶BACKUPDEVICE: CD/DVD-R DEVICE FORMAT FILE FORMAT: EXCLUSIVE/AVI FROM: 12-07-2004 12:46:30 :12-07-2004 12:47:30 CHANNEL : 1 CALCULATING BACKUP SIZE TRANSFER FREE/TOTAL SPACE 49M/245M REQUIRED SPACE 60M: Backup Device Internal CD-R or DVD-R is available. 1. When DVR system tries to read disk or drive, “ READING OPTICAL MEDIA” message will be shown and no key buttons works.
  • Page 32 2. EXTERNAL When Memory stick connects to the USB port, USB icon will be shown at the bottom of Monitor indicating that an external media is connected. Also, the following menu will be shown. BACKUP ▶BACKUP DEVICE: FLASH DEVICE FORMAT FILE FORMAT: EXCLUSIVE/AVI FROM: 12-07-2004 12:46:30 :12-07-2004 12:47:30...
  • Page 33 * Procedure for saving data onto a USB device. 1. Stop recording. Press “Record” enter Password (00000000) Default 2. Insert USB device. Wait until USB symbol appears on screen 3. Press “Search” button 4. Go to “Backup” Press “Enter” 5. Select “File Format” Press “Enter” change to “Exclusive” 6.

  • Page 34: Client Program

    5-1. Network Connection Minimum PC specification (4, 8/16CH) CPU : 4CH- Pentium III 750MHz over, 8/16CH- Pentium 1.7GHz over. Graphic Memory : 4CH- 32M over, 8/16CH – 64M over. IP Viewing Connection with the DVR is established by inputting the IP address of the DVR (router if on the WAN) on the Internet Explorer window.
  • Page 35 Termination of Live monitoring Live monitoring will be terminated when “Live Off” button is selected. Live monitoring will be re-started when “Live On” button. Is selected. System & Local Indicates that all the features are completed through the DVR connection Indicates that features are to be completed from the local (Remote PC) as clients.
  • Page 36 NOTE : To turn OFF ‘recording’, push the red recording button. Shadow button will disappears and system will ask for a password. To stop DVR from recording input Admin password. And, check if the system is out of recording mode. Local recording To save the live video onto client PC Hard Drive: 1) press the recording button when the LOCAL...
  • Page 37 1. Click on available start time, than click SELECT. Next window will display end time 2. Click on End time from the list above. Select the number of the event and push ‘start’ button. Then, local playback will be done as above.
  • Page 38 Remote playback It works when system button is in green. When push the Play button(▶), the window is shown besides. After input “start” and “end” time, push “OK” button. 1. Click on available start time, than click on SELECT. Next window will display end time 2.
  • Page 39 Setup Setup menu is composed of 1) Remote Setup 2) Local Setup 3) Firmware Upgrade menu. Remote setup Note: When entering the main system setup and “ menu OSD”,remote setup doesn’t work. If “OSD updating failure” message appears . Priority of the DVR will not allow to make changes unless recording stopped.
  • Page 40 Among ‘System Set’ menu, PTZ Camera and Schedule Backup, options are unavailable on 4 Channel DVR. It is designed for 8,16channel only. Others are the same as local system configuration. ‘Event Set’ menu has 1) E-Mail registration 2) E-Mail report 3) Notification out . The menu is same as local menu tree.
  • Page 41 Local setup When in ‘Local Setup’ menu. 1) Draw Mode: User can select between YUV format using Direct X or RGB. 2)Date Format: Select the time/ date format . 3)Save Format: Select the saving file format among JPEG or BMP. 4)OSD: - On Screen Display (1) CH1, CH2, …...
  • Page 42 When user selects ‘Firmware Upgrade’ menu, if higher version exits in C:\KWClient\Upgrade fold, ‘New Program Found!’ message will be displayed. Upgrade should be stored in C:\KWClient\Upgrade folder ‘New Program Not Found’ message will be displayed. If exists press ‘Upgrade’ button to upgrade firmware or push ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 43 Download – to download video from DVR to Remote PC Hard Drive. When ‘download’ button is pushed, It is for transmitting the recorded data on to a client PC HD. User select ‘Start time’ and ‘End time’ to download and push ‘OK’ button.
  • Page 44 Select a number from the ‘Start Time’ list Select the number among list for ‘End Time’.
  • Page 45 Process bar will be shown bellow that will indicate downloading status. Must wait until downloading is completed. Review downloaded file upon completion of the download push ‘Local’ button, Icon will turn green color. Press play(▶) button. Select ‘Start Time’ & ‘End Time’ select check (∨) ‘Download’...
  • Page 46 Download list will be shown. Select the number which you want to play. Local Play (from downloaded files) will be displayed as shown above.
  • Page 47 Saving Images from Video. Two (2) different formats JPEG or BMP to choose from. The file will be stored in C:\KWClient\Save . Stop It is for stopping Downloading and Playback. Connect Re-connecting when access to live view or DVR failes. Pan/Tile, Zoom/Focus, OSD 1) Pan / Tilt Using arrow key, controls the Pan/Tilt ( 4 channel doesn’t support P/T/Z control)
  • Page 48 Event Clear The relevant OSD turns to green color when DVR has an event like Alarm, Motion, Video loss. Reset for event button (event clear) Time/Timer It shows the client PC timer when monitoring is working. On the other hand, it shows the time the recording data belongs to during playback. The timer format is according to date format specified on the “local Setup”.
  • Page 49 The message “ Can’t display the page” is shown and failed to connect to DVR , though input the IP address or domain name on the internet explorer window. A : DVR is out of work or a problem on the network connection. Please check the DVR if it is working properly and , if it does, check the connections both from DVR and PC .
  • Page 50 Q : When I downloaded the image as AVI on to my memory stick, it plays back ok, but no date & time A : AVI (window media player) file is supplied by MS. So, we can't change it. To supplement this, we have added "exclusive"...
  • Page 51 Appendix 2 SENSOR INSTALLATION 1. Components 1) External Sensor : 1 (You should prepare one set) 2) DVR System : 1 2. Inner Circuit for Sensor Input The inner circuit of Mpeg 4 DVR is as follows, 12V DC 5V DC 2.2k 2.2k Internal Check Point...
  • Page 52 Parameter Symbol Rating Unit Forward current *1Peak forward current I FM Input Reverse voltage Power dissipation Collector-emitter voltage V CEO Emitter-collector voltage V ECO Output Collector current Collector power dissipation Total power dissipation P tot *2Isolation voltage V iso 5 000 V rms Operating temperature T opr...
  • Page 53 1. SENSOR Install Processing Please refer the below block diagram. SENSOR 12V DC ?? V DC 2.2k 3.3k Or 10k PC817 SENSOR IN Outlet Point...
  • Page 54 Appendix 3 INSTALLING PRODIGY WEB CLIENT ON WINDOW XP SERVICE PACK 2. 1) Open IE > Tools > Internet Options > Click on Security Tab > Click on “Customer Level” Allow script-initiated windows without Size or position constraints”-> • Enable...
  • Page 55 Select “ Download unsigned Active X controls” • PROMPT Select “ Automatic Prompting for Active X controls” • Disable Click OK on all Windows after setting had been inputted.
  • Page 56 2) Type the IP address of the DVR to make a Connection Click here as described Select “ Always Allow Pop- ups from this site…” Select “Install Active X Control “ Click “ To help protect security, Internet Explorer stopped this site from installing an Active X control on your computer.
  • Page 57 Appendix 4 DYNAMIC IP ( Supporting DDNS Server) 1. visit www.dyndns.org to get the DDNS user ID & PW as well as domain name. 2. Click “Dynamic DNS” menu . 3. Select “How To” menu.
  • Page 58 4. Select “account” menu. mark ∨ “I have read and agree to the Acceptable Use Policy above” Input “Username” & “Password”. ( for exam. Username : eddydvr, PW: prodigydvr)
  • Page 59 Check if account registration is done successfully. Select “ Add Host Form” to create the domain name. 1) Input “Hostname” . Hostname is the same one as “username” ( for exam: eddydvr) 2) You should select “ dyndns.org”, which is limited on our system. 3) Current dynamic IP will be shown below 4) After checking step 1and 3, select “Add Host”...
  • Page 60 9. To connect DVR system, the followings-XDSL ID & PW / DDNS ID & PW/ Registered Domain- have to be input on the “Network set” menu . NETWORK SET USE DYNAMIC IP: YES XDSL USER ID : XDSL PASSWORD : DDNS USER ID : DDNS PASSWORD : REGISTERED DOMAIN:...
  • Page 61 Protocol : TCP, Internal Port : 2501, External Port : 2501 (2) PC Server Name : DVR2-1(192.168.0.12) Protocol : TCP, Internal Port : 2600, External Port : 2600 PC Server Name : DVR2-2(192.168.0.12) Protocol : TCP, Internal Port : 2601, External Port : 2601 * For more detail, please refer to relevant IP sharing manual .
  • Page 62 Appendix 6 MAKING PARTITION ON EXTERNAL USB HDD To back up to USB HDD, the USB HDD should be formatted first on PC. We are supporting FAT32 file system of which maximum size is 30GB at one partition. Please refer to the following procedure to make a partition and format on PC.
  • Page 63 3. Select “Disk Management”. 4. Click right mouse button and select “New Partition”.
  • Page 64 5. Follow “New Partition Wizard” procedure as below.
  • Page 65 7. Maximum is 30GB at FAT32 file format.
  • Page 66 10. At this stage, New Partition has been made.
  • Page 67 11.Check New partition was created correctly.(Format will be executed automatically) 12. Check New Partition was created correctly...
  • Page 68 Appendix 7 SPECIFICATION...
  • Page 69 *Design and product specifications subject to change without notice...

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