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  • Page 1 Volume DMR 1 & 1N, DMR 9 & 9N User Guide...
  • Page 2 S U P E R / C I R C U I T S DMR1, DMR1N, DMR9, DMR9N, / USER MANUAL © SUPER/CIRCUITS 11000 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY SUITE 300 Austin, TX 78759 Phone 800-335-9777 • Fax 866-2567-9777 Please read instructions thoroughly and keep for future reference The product specifications and information are updated without notice.
  • Page 3 RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NON SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE PLEASE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL All the safety and operating instructions should be read. The improper operation may cause permanent damage.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents PRODUCT OVERVIEW • FEATURES …………………………………………………………………..………...…………6 • PACKAGE INCLUDES …………………………………………………………….…………...7 • FRONT PANEL……………………………………………………………………………………8 • BACK PANEL………………………………………………………………………..………..…14 GETTING STARTED • INSTALLATION GUIDE………………………………………………………………………...15 BASIC MENU SETUP • INTRODUCTION TO MENU………………………………………………………………..….19 OPERATIONS • RECORDING OPTIONS……………………………………………………………………….30 Alarm recording setup………………………………………………………………...31 Timer……………………………………………………………………………………35 Manual record……………………………………………………………………….…35 Motion detection………………………………………………………………….……35 VIDEO PLAYBACK CONTROLS •...
  • Page 5 • NETWORK SETTINGS GUIDE………………………………………………………………..46 ADVANCE OPERATION OPTIONS…………………………………………….…..64 TROUBLE SHOOTING…………………………………………………………….…65 SPECIFICATIONS…………………………………………………………………….66 COMPATIBLE DISK BRANDS…………………………………………………..….67 APPENDIX 1 INSTALLING HARDDRIVE……………………………………….…67 APPENDIX 2 RACK MOUNT………………………………………………….…….69...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    • Video loss detection • Record up to 160 events • Power-loss memory feature • Support for two Removable HDDs, IDE Type for DMR 1 only. • Multiple Search by date and time, alarm, full list • Security password protection...

  • Page 7: Package Includes

    PACKAGE INCLUDES DMR 1 & 1N DMR 9 & 9N Digital Multiplex Recorder (with HDD cartridge) Accessories pack User’s Manual 2 Keys for Cartridge Power Adapter and Cord DVR Software NOTE: Please check the package to make sure that you receive all accessories.

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    DMR1/1N FRONT PANEL 1. REMOVABLE HDD CARTRIDGE Refer to page.46 Appendix #1. 2. MENU Press MENU key to enter main menu. 3. ENTER ENTER key. 4. ZOOM Press ZOOM key to enlarge the picture area. PIP key for Picture in Picture screen. 6.
  • Page 9 16 channel display 11. LED LIGHT The LED lights, light under the following conditions. • HDD : HDD is activated • HDD Full : HDD is full • ALARM: to disable ALARM LED light, please refer to page.13. Set Camera / ALARM OFF.
  • Page 10 DMR1/1N REAR CONNECTIONS 1. POWER Press Power to turn ON / OFF. 2. EXTERNAL I/O • Control external devices. • Alarm input, external I / O explanation. 3. 75Ω/ HI When using Loop connector, switch to HI. When video inputs are disconnected set to 75 Ω. 4.
  • Page 11 Connect to network for remote viewing. DMR1/1N SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DMR9/9N FRONT PANEL 1. REMOVABLE HDD CARTRIDGE This product does not support hot swap. Please power off the unit before removing HDD. 2. LED LIGHT...
  • Page 12 The LED Light is ON under following conditions. • HDD: HDD is activated • HDD Full: HDD is full • ALARM: to turn off ALARM LED light, please refer to page.26 and set the • CAMERA / ALARM item as OFF. (All cameras should be OFF.) •...
  • Page 13 18. CAMERA (1-9) Press the Camera Select (1-9) to select camera. DMR9/9N REAR CONNECTIONS 1. POWER Power DC input. Use provided power adapter, use only Super Circuits power adapters. 2. EXTERNAL I/O • Controlled remotely by an external device or control system.

  • Page 14: Back Panel

    IPS needs to be set at 25A (for NTSC) or 18A (for PAL) With 2 mono audio outputs from the same source. 7. AUDIO IN (1-4) Connect to audio source. Use in microphone applications. IPS set to 25A (for NTSC) or 18A (for PAL) 4 audio inputs, select only 1 during recording.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Chapter GETTING STARTED Installation Guide Camera and Monitor Installation This manual will help you assemble and configure your digital video recorder system. It is easy to setup your digital video recorder just follow the instructions on pages 15 through 29 for your basic setup.
  • Page 16 NOTE: Unregulated power supplies are common and will damage your cameras. 3. Connect each one of your cameras to your regulated power supply and cable assembly. Most cable assemblies are 100 ft long or more. You will see all types of cable configurations here is one example of a cable below.
  • Page 17 5. Connect the digital video recorder to cameras. DMR1 and Camera Installation...
  • Page 18 DMR1 and Monitor Installation DMR9 and Camera Installation DMR9 and Monitor Installation...

  • Page 19: Basic Menu Setup

    Chapter BASIC MENU SETUP GETTING STARTED with the BASIC MENU SETUP In this section we will cover basic menu settings to get you started. Connect the AC Power Cord with Power Adapter and plug into an electrical AC outlet. Power button is on the front panel, turn the button on.
  • Page 20 Go into the MENU run FACTORY DEFAULT, SET SYSTEM TIME and CLEAR Hard Drive 1. FACTORY DEFAULT 2. SET SYSTEM TIME 3. CLEAR Hard Drive MENU INTRODUCTION The Menu allows you to configure your digital video recorder (DVR) settings. Press the >MENU key to enter main MENU. The password screen will appear: Password: 0000 NOTE: The default Password is 0000.
  • Page 21 MAIN MENU There are 6 options available in the Main Menu: SEARCH -------- Find recorded list (MENU) ► SEARCH TIMER ----------- Scheduling Record TIMER RECORD ------- Record Setup RECORD CAMERA ------- Camera Channel Setup CAMERA SYSTEM -------- System Setup SYSTEM EVENT ---------- Event List EVENT NETWORK------Network Setup...
  • Page 22 DMR9/9N SYSTEM RESET (MENU) SEARCH Go down to SYSTEM hit the >ENTER key. TIMER RECORD CAMERA ► SYSTEM EVENT NETWORK (SYSTEM) Go to SYSTEM RESET > hit ENTER AUDIO INPUT: 1 INT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON Reset all system settings to factory default settings. EXT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON Change NO option to YES option by hitting the >UP key.
  • Page 23 (SYSTEM) AUDIO INPUT: 1 INT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON EXT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON MOTION AUDIBLE ALARM: ON (MENU) ALARM DURATION: 10 SEC SEARCH DWELL TIME: 02 SEC TIMER MESSAGE LATCH: NO RECORD TITLE DISPLAY: ON CAMERA ► SYSTEM TIME DISPLAY: Y/M/D EVENT 2003-JAN-02(THU) 17:37:09 ►...
  • Page 24 RECORD SETTINGS In this section we will cover General Menu Settings to get you started. When you become more familiar with the DVR settings later, you can tailor your DVR. Your DVR can record video data from hours to months depending on the MENU SETTINGS. The key MENU SETTINGS are: 1.
  • Page 25 some one walking across a room. If you laid out the 25 pictures, what you will have is a smooth flowing sequence of pictures of someone crossing a room. If you take out every other picture, you would have 12 pictures and a snap shot picture affect. The 12-pictured video is not considered to be real time.
  • Page 26 RECORD IPS Select RECORD by hitting the > ENTER Key. (MENU) (RECORD) SEARCH HDD OVERWRITE: NO ► RECORD IPS: 25A TIMER ► RECORD RECORD QUALITY: NORMAL CAMERA ALARM REC IPS: 25A SYSTEM ALARM REC QUALITY: HIGH EVENT MOTION TRIGGER RECORD: ON NETWORK Select >REC IPS hit >ENTER and hit the UP and DOWN keys to change values.
  • Page 27 Only recording when you have motion can save you hard drive space and recording time. Why use valuable recording time or hard drive space to record a closed door or an empty parking lot when you can set your recorder to only record when motion occurs. MOTION TRIGGER RECORD When you set up the MOTION DETECTION function go to the MAIN MENU >...
  • Page 28 MOTION DETECTION SETUP Figure 1. 4. Each screen displays the current camera picture overlaid with the motion targets (as Figure 1). 4. “For this exercise we will use the PIP key on the front of the DMR to select all targets for motion detection.
  • Page 29 PIP – turns all motion targets on the screen ON and the character O will appear in all the cells. Continue with motion setup by going to ALARM DURATION and setting up recording time for motion detection. ALARM DURATION The MOTION trigger recording time will depend on ALARM DURATION mode setting and it will record from the last trigger time.

  • Page 30: Operations

    OPERATIONS RECORDING OPTIONS The DVR offers four recording modes: ALARM, TIMER, MANUAL and MOTION Trigger. 1. ALARM RECORDING: DVR is triggered by an alarm input indicated by the letter “A” and the symbol 2. TIMER RECORDING: Recording is scheduled by a timer Indicated by the letter “T”. 3.

  • Page 31: Alarm Recording Setup

    ALARM RECORDING SETUP You can use Pins 2 through 9 and Pins 15 through 22 as alarm inputs. 1. When ALARM settings are set to HIGH: you can use these inputs to connect to any device that will output a 5VDC TTL signal. When alarm input signal is HIGH, the unit starts to record and sound buzzer if active.
  • Page 32 (MENU) SEARCH TIMER RECORD ► CAMERA SYSTEM EVENT NETWORK Example of device connections: 1. Door sensor is connected to camera 9 and connected to pins 22 and 1 GND. 2. Window sensor is connected to camera 10 and connected to pins 9 and 1 GND. 3.
  • Page 33 ALARM is set to LOW. When using zero or GND inputs, set ALARM to LOW.
  • Page 34 ALARM RECORDING MENU SETTINGS (MENU) Enter menu by hitting >MENU key and select RECORD, hit >ENTER SEARCH key. Set ALARM IPS and ALARM REC QUALITY. Set your record TIMER settings. Use QUALITY and IPS chart to select proper settings for ►...

  • Page 35: Timer

    (SYSTEM) AUDIO INPUT: 1 (MENU) INT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON SEARCH EXT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON TIMER MOTION AUDIBLE ALARM: ON RECORD ► ALARM DURATION: 10 SEC CAMERA DWELL TIME: 02 SEC ► SYSTEM MESSAGE LATCH: NO EVENT TITLE DISPLAY: ON NETWORK TIME DISPLAY: Y/M/D 2003-JAN-02(THU) 17:37:09 NEW PASSWORD: XXXX...
  • Page 36 1. Select “ON” by hitting the UP or DOWN arrow keys and MENU key to exit. The motion detection will change the scanning sequence and show symbol and “D” on the monitor. 2. Select”OFF”: The screen shows symbol, the motion detection will change the scanning sequence while in record mode and shows “M”...
  • Page 37 4. The targets on each motion setup can be turned to ON or OFF individually. To set up targets, using the front panel buttons: • Press “ENTER” to confirm the channel • Press “ENTER” to enter motion mode • ▲Up -- moves the target cursor up one row at a time. •...
  • Page 38 Fig 1-3 All cells are OFF. 5. Use the “SLOW“ key to increase and “REC” key to decrease the Sensitivity options from 000 to 255. The default value is set on 32. The lower the value (001) the higher the sensitivity. The higher the value (255) the lower the sensitivity.

  • Page 39: Video Playback Controls

    Example 1: If you set the ALARM DURATION to 1 min, and motion is detected at 9:00:00. The recording time will be from 9:00:00 to 9:01:00. If the motion detection triggers again at 9:00:40 while still recording the triggered recording time will change from 9:00:00 to 9:00:40. The full recording time will be from 9:00:00 to 9:01:40.

  • Page 40: Pause

    SLOW REWIND (6-14) Press ” ◄◄” once to get 1/2X speed rewind and press twice to get 1/4X speed,… and the slowest speed 1/32X. 4. PAUSE Press Pause to pause the current image displayed on the screen. 5. STOP Press “STOP” to stop play mode and return to recording. 6.

  • Page 41: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS (MENU) SEARCH TIMER RECORD CAMERA SYSTEM EVENT NETWORK SYSTEM MENU Enter SYSTEM MENU. (SYSTEM) ►AUDIO INPUT: 1 INT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON (MENU) EXT AUDIBLE ALARM: ON SEARCH MOTION AUDIBLE ALARM: ON TIMER ALARM DURATION: 10 SEC RECORD DWELL TIME: 02 SEC CAMERA ►...

  • Page 42: Alarm Duration

    5. ALARM DURATION Set recording time for ALARM DURATION. Options are 10 SEC, 15 SEC, 20 SEC, 30 SEC, 1MIN, 2MIN, 3 MIN, 5 MIN, 10 MIN, 15 MIN, 30 MIN, ALWAYS . Refer to page 38 for settings. 6. DWELL TIME DWELL TIME is the time to display one camera image before moving on to the next camera in the sequence.

  • Page 43: Timer

    2. FULL LIST Recorded video sorted by time. ►M 2002-JAN-01 02:32:03 M-HDD LAST RECORD M 2002-JAN-03 01:02:03 M-HDD D: Motion Record ► FULL LIST A 2002-JAN-05 21:12:24 M-HDD M: Manual Record time ALARM LIST T 2002-JAN-12 12:57:38 M-HDD A: Alarm Record time MOTION LIST D 2002-JAN-13 16:16:39 M-HDD T: Timer Record time...
  • Page 44 (TIMER) DAY START END QUALITY IPS MON 00:00 24:59 Best 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A 3. Example: Recording one day. DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A DAILY 00:00 00:00 BEST 25A TIMER ENABLE: YES...

  • Page 45: Record

    RECORD 1. HDD OVERWRITE Select “YES” to overwrite previous recording video in HDD. NOTE: In O/W RECORDING mode over writing of previous files will occur when the hard drive is full. (MENU) (RECORD) SEARCH ► HDD OVERWRITE: NO TIMER RECORD IPS: 25A ►...

  • Page 46: Camera

    Example scenario: Alarm duration is set to 1 min and motion detection recording time starts from 9:00:00 to 9:01:00 to create our first event. Motion detection is trigged again at 9:00:40 to create our 2 event, the trigged recording time acknowledges the new motion trigger from 9:00:00 to 9:00:40 and 9:00:40 to 9:01:40.

  • Page 47: Event

    2. To connect to the world wide area network for remote viewing you must configure your router to allow port forwarding. Super Circuits does not provide technical support for router setup. Contact your service provider/router manufacturer for support on setting up port forwarding.
  • Page 48 5. Make sure that you have the following information from your IP provider or IT department: a. IP address. b. Subnet Mask. c. Default Gateway. d. If there is a DNS number. e. If DHCP settings are allowed set your DVR to “Manual” not “Automatic”. Next verify your IP address (for your domain) by going to www.whatismyip.com.
  • Page 49 7. Exit the setup menu. Turn DVR power off for ten seconds or more and restart the DVR. If the DVR is connected to a router it is a good idea to recycle the power on it also. Test your DVR & PC connection 1.
  • Page 50 3. A black box will pop up with a “C” prompt. After the “C” prompt type “ping” at the dos prompt, space bar and the IP address of the DVR and then click “>ENTER”. Fig 1: 4. A box will pop up and it should say “reply from” the IP address. You will also see “Packets sent = X, Received = X and Lost = X.
  • Page 51 FIG.3 This could also be due to a bad cable between the DVR and router or bad DVR Network Interface Controller (NIC). Check the Ethernet cable connection on the back of the DVR and check for a green light and that they blink when you “ping” the DVR. If it is not blinking, this could indicate that the DVR’s network interface card is bad and call us for tech support.
  • Page 52 3. Choose destination location and press “Next”. 4. Set program shortcuts setting and press “Next”.
  • Page 53 5. Press “Next” to copy files.
  • Page 54 6. After the installation, you will see 6 files and 1 folder in your assigned path. Click twice and enter your User name, Password (Note: If you did not change the “Account” before, the User Name is admin and the password is admin. Enter the IP address for DVR.
  • Page 55 VIDEO WEB SERVER BASIC OPERATIONS. Address Book You can press “Address Book” button to add a new IP or choose from the pre existing IP addresses to access the Video Server. This function is designed to store the list of IP addresses. Backup Program You can press “...
  • Page 56 A. Video Web Server control panel 6. Image adjusting : Brightness/ Contrast/ Saturation 1. Image transmission rate per second 7. Snapshot : Image will be automatically saved. 2. Data transmission rate 8. Record : Recording files will be saved. 3. Connection/Disconnection 9.
  • Page 57 *TURBO: Shift the 4. Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward , Pause, Slow, Play selection 6 selections 5. Menu(Exit), Left, Right, Up, Down at a time. 6. Enter 7. TURBO* NOTE Press record to generate recording files. Each recording file can save up to 6000 frames.
  • Page 58 ADVANCED SETTINGS Click “System Config” for advanced setting. NOTE : Apply-- After changing all settings, press “apply” to refresh the data. Reboot-- Restart setting. ACCOUNT Set up the user’s account ( Max 10 accounts), password and user access level (Max 5 accounts on line at the same time) .
  • Page 59 ALARM Set up the ALARM function. You can use it to operate “alarm trigger recording” function. 1. Alarm Trigger: Enable or disable Alarm trigger function. 2. Alarm Method: E-mail or FTP. 3. Image Resolution: Image storing resolution for Email or FTP function (CIF is 176 *144; D1 is 352*288) 4.
  • Page 60 The video server program will capture a picture and e-mail the captured image to the assigned recipients when the alarm is triggered. FILE SETUP Modify the storing path for recording files and snapshot images. TOOLBOX Upgrade the firmware and get online users’ information. NOTE: Do not reboot DVR while upgrading the firmware.
  • Page 61 1. Firmware Version: The current firmware version. You can click “Find” button to get the latest firmware. Press “Upgrade Firmware” to upgrade. 2. Turbo Step: Jump 6 selections at a time by clicking on the turbo key. ONLINE USER Info Refresh: Online user information.
  • Page 62 Step 3 Login. (example)
  • Page 63 9. Quality switching button 1. Image transmission rate per 10. Menu, Left, Right, Up, Down, Exit second 11. Lock, Enter, Zoom, Search, Select. 2. Data transmission rate 12. Stop, Play, Record, Rew, Fast, Pause, 3. Video Channel Slow, 4. Resolution: D1 CIF 13.

  • Page 64: Advance Operation Options

    ADVANCE OPERATION OPTIONS SELECT Select viewing screen. Press to view selected cameras. Press “Select” then “Left” or “Right” key to locate position. Press “Camera Select (1-9) “ to select the camera. Press “Menu “ to exit. PICTURE IN PICTURE (PIP) Press PIP key to enter PIP screen.

  • Page 65: Trouble Shooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble shooting tips. PROBLEM PROBLEM SOLUTION HDD Not Found Please Insert HDD Please use the Key to lock the HDD Cartridge and press any key No power Check power cord connections. Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Keys are not working Check if it is under Key Lock mode.

  • Page 66: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS For DVR system to function properly you must lock hard drive. Note : 1. If your using two HDDs make sure one drive is set to “Master“ mode and the other HDD in Slave mode. 2. This product does not support hot swap. Please power off the unit before removing HDD. 3.

  • Page 67: Compatible Disk Brands

    COMPATIBLE DISK BRANDS 4. To insure extended operating life make sure power is off when removing and installing hard drive. Allow 60 seconds or more when powering on or off. 5. Set hard drive to Master or Slave mode depending on number of drives your using. APPENDIX 1 INSTALLING HDD Please follow the next steps carefully in order to ensure correct installation.
  • Page 68 Remove the Cartridge Casing from the DVR Remove the Cover from the Cartridge Casing • Unclip the release latch “OPEN” by gently pushing on the latch. • Slide the cover off the Cartridge Casing. 3. Install HDD into the Cartridge Casing Connect the two cables to the back of the Cartridge Casing to the HDD.

  • Page 69: Appendix 2 Rack Mount

    Reinsert the Cartridge Casing into the DMR Fully insert the Cartridge Case into the DMR. Lock the Cabinet Lock the cabinet by turning the key clockwise. APPENDIX #2 – RACK MOUNT Screws and brackets for rack mounting applications can be purchased as an optional accessory.

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