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16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built User ’ s Manual User ’ s Manual Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION: CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
Long Recording Hours: Long Recording Hours: 500GB can record more than 4 days. (16CH, Frame Best Quality, 120IPS) Connect to Independent Disk Array (optional) to have more storage capacity Backup Function: Backup Function: Backup files with USB interface, DVD-WRITER or CD-WRITER and network remote recording & backup...
400, 200, 100, 50 IPS <PAL> 200, 100, 50, 25 IPS <PAL> Best, High, Normal, and Basic 16CH: support HDD * 2 16CH (D): support HDD *1 8CH (D): support HDD *1 Quick clean up the “index system” of the recorded files. 250GB under 2 seconds Manual/Timer/Motion/Alarm...
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Operating Temperature Dimensions (mm) System Recovery Optional Peripherals Any changes made to the actual product are subjects to no further notification. 16CH / 16CH (D) 8CH / 8CH (D) Support up to 6 letters Hue/Color/Contrast/ Brightness YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off <64 W...
1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) POWER: Press “POWER” button to turn on/ turn off the DVR. (Under recording mode, please stop record before turn off the DVR) MENU: Press “MENU”...
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“ ” : Press “ ” button to pause the play back files. “ ” : Press “ ” button to stop the play back files. 10) “ “ : Under playback mode, press “ 11) “ “ : Under playback mode, press “ 12) “ZOOM”...
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1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL “HDD Cartridge Lock” : Lock / Unlock the cartridge of the HDD. “USB” : Support firmware update and files backup. “LED LIGHT” : HDD: HDD is reading or recording HDD Full: HDD is full. ALARM: Once the alarm is triggered TIMER: When timer recording is turned on PLAY: Under playing status...
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Press “+ ” button to change the setting in the menu. 10) “POWER” : Press this button to turn on / turn off the DVR. (Under recording mode, please stop record before turn off the DVR). 11) “CH1 ” “CH2 ” “CH3 ” “CH4 ” : Press “1 ”...
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1.5 REAR PANEL 1.5 REAR PANEL 16CH / 16CH (D) LOOP INP UT HI-IM PE DAN CE RS 4 85 DISK ARR AY 8CH / 8CH (D) LOOP LOOP LOOP INPUT INPUT INPUT RS 485 DISK ARRAY 4CH / 4CH (D) ~ But size are different...
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DISK ARRAY PORT: Connect to disk array for extend HDD capacity. Connect to IR receiver. RS485: Connect to external device (such as PTZ camera) with RS485-A and RS485-B. EXTERNAL I/O PORT: Connect to external device. Control external device or get controlled remotely by external device (alarm input, external alarm, PTZ camera).
The standby LED would be on as red. Press the “POWER” button. The power LED will be on as red. It takes approximately 10 to 15 seconds to boot the system. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example System Time...
3.1 RECORDING 3.1 RECORDING The DVR offers three recording modes, manual record, event recording, and timer record. If power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be stored in the HDDs. DVR will return to original recording status after power is on again.
3.2 PLAYBACK 3.2 PLAYBACK 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video. FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR.
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Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video. FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR. In the playback mode, * Press “...
4.1 MENU TREE 4.1 MENU TREE RECORD RECORD TIMER TIMER MANUAL RECORD DATE MANUAL RECORD DATE ENABLE ENABLE START START EVENT RECORD EVENT RECORD HH : MM HH : MM ENABLE ENABLE TIMER RECORD TIMER RECORD HH : MM HH : MM ENABLE ENABLE OVERWRITE...
4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___RECORD 4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___RECORD Press “MENU” button to enter the main menu list. The default admin password is 0000. Enter the default password and press “ENTER”. (Users could alter the password later, please refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”) Move the cursor to the “RECORD”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options.
NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15 NTSC CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60 10) TOTAL IPS SHARE: There are two IPS settings: (Take 16ch as example) FIX: IPS per channel = RECORD IPS ÷ 16 channels GROUP: Every 4 channels will form a group. GROUP IPS per channel = RECORD IPS ÷...
DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING DATE: Set the correct time of the DVR ( YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN / SEC) FORMAT: There are three date formats: Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y. DAYLIGHT SAVING: Specify whether to use daylight saving time and time period. ( START / END) Daylight saving time can be adjusted manually.
4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA 4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA Move the cursor to the “CAMERA”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example TITLE BRIG PREV...
4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION 4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION Move the cursor to the “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. DETECTION SETUP: Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example TITLE AREA SETUP...
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RE : The value of RE is a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which means DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of LS, SS, TS simultaneously. Therefore the bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.
4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY 4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY Move the cursor to the “DISPLAY”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. TITLE DISPLAY DATE DISPLAY HDD INFO LOSS SCREEN PLAYBACK INFO DWELL DURATION (SEC) DE-INTERLACE MONITOR OUT WATERMARK TITLE DISPLAY: Turn the channel title display on / off.
Press “ENTER” or “+” or “-” button to set the duration time of alarm recording (5, 10, 20, 40 sec.). PRE-ALARM: Set the pre-alarm function on (8MB) / off. When pre-alarm and event record functions are activated, the DVR will record 8MB file before alarm / motion triggered. ALERT ALERT...
4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE 4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example TITLE DEVICE CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA...
Press “ENTER” or “+” or “-” button to set the BAUD RATE of DVR (2400, 9600, 19200, 57600). HOST ID: Press “ENTER” or “+” or “-” button to set the ID of DVR (0 ~ 255). Press “ENTER” or “+” or “-” button to set the IR function on / off. PASSWORD: Press “ENTER”...
STATIC, and then press “ENTER” to go to the submenu of the network. In the submenu of network type, use “+” or “-” button to set all the information needed in the DVR. See the illustration below. GATEWAY...
NOTE: The USB format must be “FAT 32”. If the USB is not supported by the DVR, then the “USB ERROR” message will be shown on the screen. It is suggest that clear all the files in the USB before you backup files in your USB.
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16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Move the cursor to the “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. USB BACKUP DISK BACKUP Select “DISK BACKUP” and then press “Enter”. START TIME END TIME...
4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO 4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO You can get all the capacity information of the connected HDD. HDD NUM MASTER EXT001 EXT003 EXT005 EXT007 EXT009 EXT011 4.15 ADVANCE MENU ___EVENT LOG 4.15 ADVANCE MENU ___EVENT LOG You can get all the information (event type, time, and channel) of the event list (including video loss list, net list, other lists (such as power on / off, key unlock, reset to default).
Press “ ” + “ search mode. Then the screen will show the following options. Press “SEARCH” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. Then the screen will show the following options. HDD: Select the the specific HDD.
5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM 5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM Press “ZOOM” button on the front panel of the DVR to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom). You will have ¼ view size of the enlarged picture. Therefore use the “...
PLEASE WAIT… UPGRADE HTML NOTE: The USB format must be “FAT 32”. If the USB can’t be detected by the DVR, the “USB ERROR” message will be shown on the screen. 5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP 5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP Install the Software:...
Double click Key in IP (192.168.1.10), username (admin), password (admin), port (80) in the login page. After connect to the DVR with local LAN, users could modify the network settings in DVR or in system config of the licensed software AP.
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Introduction of Basic Operation : Video Web Server Control Panel. Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate...
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When the PTZ control turned on, users could select the PTZ device, and press “OK” button to enter the PTZ control AP screen. (Press “ESC” to exit from PTZ control AP screen and back to DVR control AP screen) Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right...
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PTZ device, and press “OK” button to enter the PTZ control AP screen. (Press “ESC” to exit from PTZ control AP screen and back to DVR control AP screen) Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right Turbo: To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under software AP, users could activate "Turbo"...
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Playback Operation Playback Operation AP Playback Window : Playback Information : Playback Information Display information such as “Date”, “Time”, “Resolution”, “ Rewind / Forward Speed”, “Status” and “Functions”, etc.. Time Progress Bar : Time Progress Bar Show the playback progress status. Functions : Functions De-interlace: Reduce the vibration of the paused picture.
IP address. Please refer to P.38 for details. ***Note***: ***Note***: Some router brand may need to restart the DVR to get the IP address. Web Port: Web Port: The DVR can be viewed over the network with software AP or a web browser.
DDNS DDNS DDNS is a service for transforming dynamic IP to corresponding to a specific “Hostname”. DDNS Apply: DDNS Apply: Go to a website which provide free DDNS services and apply a “Hostname”. See the example below. Enable the DDNS function: Enable the DDNS function Enter “DDNS username”...
“user name” and “password”. After setting, press “APPLY” to confirm. When alarm or motion is triggered, a video copy file can be captured. And DVR can upload the captured images to the assigned FTP site. Enter the detailed FTP information. ***Note***: ***Note***:...
Set the baud rate of each channel (2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200). After setting, press “OK” and then press “APPLY” to confirm. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example...
*Click the “Clear All” to activate the detection area as full area. After setting, press “OK” and then press “APPLY” to confirm. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Note: Enable the motion detection function. detection detection When the motion is triggered, a “...
Network Backup & Playback Network Backup & Playback Backup the recorded files to the PC from DVR via network. Enter the backup information Press “Start” Success Play File. Playback Information Playback Information Time Progress Bar Time Progress Bar Functions :...
Alarm Alarm Alarm Trigger: Alarm Trigger Enable or disable Email and FTP notification function. Alarm Method: Alarm Method Two notification methods — Email and / or FTP. Post Number: Post Number Set MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures). Alarm Duration: Alarm Duration Set the duration time of motion trigger recording (3 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., or 30 min.).
General General Get the information of DVR firmware version in this window. Select “ Turbo Step ” Select “ Turbo Step ” To speed up menu selecting or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, users can activate "Turbo"...
Online User Info Online User Info Get all the online users’ information list (Name, IP Address, Authority Level, Resolution and Image Quality). File Path File Path Snapshot Path: Snapshot Path Assign the route for saving the snapshot picture. Record Path: Record Path Assign the route for saving the manual recording file.
5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER 5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER The DVR can be viewed over the network with a web browser. Please install licensed software AP first. *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X...
Click the icon of the enter the setting frame. Please type in IP address, port, username, and password of the DVR, which you like to see. And then press “connect” button. After connected to the you will see AP interface shown on the screen and will see “Online”...
DVR keeps rebooting Detect HDD fail Can’t detect USB thumb-drive When two Seagate’s power-saving HDDs installed, DVR can’t be turned on successfully. Can’t view the DVR over the network with a web browser TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING SOLUTION Check power cord connection.
APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX #1 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Carefully following the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: If you want to install two HDDs, please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode”, and the other one to “Slave Mode”.
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HDD brands. Then screw the HDD correctly (refer to Picture 3 and 4). You must precisely align the hard disk to the pin connection to ensure correct installation. • Step 4 Reverse the HDD and put it into DVR (refer to Picture 5 and 6). • Step 4 •...
APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX #2 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) PIN 1. GROUND PIN 2. ~ PIN 9. ALARM INPUT ALARM INPUT To connect wire from ALARM INPUT ( PIN 2 -- 9 ) to GND ( PIN 1 ) connector, DMR will start recording and buzzer will be on.
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To connect wire from ALARM RESET ( PIN 14 ) to GND ( PIN 9 ) connector, it can disable ALARM. An external signal to ALARM RESET ( PIN 14 ) can be used to reset both ALARM OUTPUT signal and DVR’s internal buzzer. When alarm has been triggered, signal becomes “Low”, and it will stop all alarm activities.
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APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 1) Use PC keyboard to simulate DVR keypad. 2) Data: REMOTE PROTOCOL use 8 bit data, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit. FUNCTION CODE KEY_MENU 0x4D KEY_ENTER 0x0D KEY_4 CUT 0x61 KEY_ZOOM 0x5A KEY_9 CUT 0x62...
APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) Record day for 8CH: please multiply “Record day” by 2.
APPENDIX #5 APPENDIX #5 NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the accuracy of following table Manufacturer Manufacturer Transcend JetFlash 110 Transcend JetFlash 110 Kingston DataTraveler DTI KUSBDTI/256FE Kingston DataTraveler DTI KUSBDTI/256FE Cool Drive (U339)
APPENDIX #6 APPENDIX #6 NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the accuracy of following table Brand Name Brand Name HITACHI Deskstar HDS728080PLAT20 HITACHI HITACHI Deskstar 7K250, HDS722516VLAT20 HITACHI HITACHI HITACHI Deskstar 7K250, HDS722525VLAT80...
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