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Memory Storage Required The SS4, SS4GW & SS4C series are sold WITHOUT memory storage device, as the size of the SDXC memory cards or 3D NAND 1TB Internal SSD will not only be up the customer but in many cases customers can source the cards at a lower cost than ABV can.
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Server Network driven solution is not for those who know a little about networks and feel lucky. (2 nd Warning) American Bus Video Inc (ABV) provides network solutions that require at a minimum Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or better yet Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in house, to assure you are competent...
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Minimum Requirements for CMS Server: Dell T320 server or better SQL Server 2003,SQL_server 2005 or newer Wan IP (Fixed IP): The IP address is never changed. Small Fleets: Windows 7,Windows 8 Large Fleets will require: Window Server 2012 or newer Operational Verification ...
Contents 1 Specifications ................................1 2 Precautions ................................3 3 Main Features ...............................4 4 Wiring Diagram ..............................6 5 Connection - Front Panel.............................7 5.1 LED ................................7 5.2 Electronic Lock............................7 5.3 Remote Controller .............................8 5.4 SSD Slot ..............................8 5.5 SD Card Slot ..............................9 5.6 USB Slot ..............................9 6 Back Panel ................................9 6.1 Power ...............................
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9.2 Camera Name Setting ........................... 45 9.4 Audio Out ..............................46 9.5 OSD Display Setting ..........................46 9.6 Menu on ..............................47 9.7 Speed ............................... 48 9.8 GPS ................................49 9.9 Mirror ................................ 50 10 Network ................................50 10.1 LAN and Server Setting ........................51 10.2 Wi-Fi Network Setup and Server Setup ....................
1 Specifications 4CH HD DVR Operating system Linux System Operating interface Graphical menu operation interface(OSD) Video permission Administrator & user setting Video input 4 x 1080P analog high definition CVBS output 1CH 6pin aviation connector output PAL/NSTC VGA output 1CH VGA output, 1080P Video Video display 1, 2, 3, 4...
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Optional G-Force Nine axis sensor Available /Gyroscope Windows client Available Software iOS client Available Web portal Available Input 10~32V Output 12V@3.5A Max Power Power Consumption Standby Power 100mW Consumption Operating temp. & -20~+70℃ / <100% humidity Electrical spec Super Capacitor Available Clock Built-in clock, Calendar...
2 Precautions 1)Motion detection function is set to OFF by default. Alarm files will be created When the motion detection is set ON. 2)G-Force recording is recommended to set ON during driving for emergency recording use. G-Force level is optional. 3)If the device could not boot up, try to remove all storage disks from the device, and then restart it to check whether it could boot normally or not.
3 Main Features Appearance Compact size and waterproof. Controlled by touch screen All settings and operations could be done through a touch-control monitor. Video and Audio 4 channels x 1080p. 4 video inputs with audio. 2 video output with audio.
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Network Support LAN, Wi-Fi, and 2G / 3G / 4G. LAN, Wi-Fi and 2G / 3G / 4G have the sequence priority of connections. They are automatically switched to save the data once LAN or Wi-Fi is connected. ...
5 Connection - Front Panel ① ⑤ LED Indicators IR Receiver ② ⑥ Electronic lock SD Card Slot ③ ⑦ Front Cover Buckle SSD Slot ④ ⑧ USB2.0 port SIM Card Slot 5.1 LED The red light is on constantly while the green light flickers when the device is working properly. The red light is on constantly while the green light is off when the device is upgrading the system.
5.3 Remote Controller Use the remote controller closer enough to the IR Receiver, otherwise it may not work. 5.4 SSD Slot 1 x SSD (Max. 1T ) Size: 2.5 inches (70 x 100 x 7mm) A computer could be connected and read the SSD through the SSD-out cable...
5.5 SD Card Slot 1x SD (Max. 128G) Insert、remove the SD card. Step 1: Use the key to unlock the device and open front cover. Step 2: Insert SD card to SD card slot. Step 3: Close the front cover and use the key to lock. 5.6 USB Slot USB 2.0 6 Back Panel...
6.1 Power power input Connect the 9 PIN female to the 9 PIN male on the device. Connection Connect ignition wire to yellow ACC, battery Positive to V+(Red wire) and Negative to GND (black wire). 6.2 Cameras (AVIN 1~4) ...
Connect No.3 camera to AVIN3 4PIN Aviation male. Connect No.4 camera to AVIN4 4PIN Aviation male. 6.3 LCD Monitor High definition monitors are recommended to work with the device as below: Output resolution of the LCD monitor can be selected. Settings are as follows: AUTO supports as below: System Format CVBS...
6.4 Buzzer If the device is not connected to a monitor, please check the recording status by the buzzer. The buzzer would alarm if the device is not recording under Normal Mode which is set by default. To stop the buzzer from alarming, please make sure the device is working properly. The buzzer warning function is as follows: The buzzer will keep beeping for a while for all types of alarm event recording.
6.5 Recording Files Output Connect the 3 PIN female of cable “SSD OUT” to the 3 PIN male on the device Connect the device to a computer by USB A computer could be connected to the device and read the SSD through the SSD-out cable, which enables the users to read the disk without taking it out.
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1) Below is the alarm setting. Alarm1, Alarm2, Alarm3 and Alarm4 could be renamed by users. 2) Alarm output 1 and alarm output 2 are 12V by default, which can be used as a trigger and working together with alarm inputs. You can also set up the BUZZER as one output. 3) If Alarm input 1 is active and combined with Alarm output 1, the Alarm output 1 will output a high-level voltage to trigger other device.
6.7 Panic Button and Its Conversion Cable (Optional) Overview The LEDs are used to show the working status of the device. But when the device is installed in the vehicle, it is not easy to check the LED on the front panel. Each LED indicates the corresponding status of the device.
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Color Go to [Setting]-[Record]-[Record Channel] to see if any camera is VLoss Amber Normal operation missing. In case any camera is chosen but not connected, LED would show yellow Soft Starts to record No recording green Amber GPS signal is lost Normal operation Storage damage or NO storage Normal operation...
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If the panic button alarm recording cannot be triggered, please check if the Event Rec. is set ON as shown below: If the alarm recording is triggered, there will be an alarm sign on the screen, as shown below: IR receiver When the remote control aims to the IR on panic button, it has the same effect of aiming to that on the device.
When the Buzzer is set ON in the menu System->Exception->Exception Buzzer, the buzzer will continuously alarm when the alarm is triggered. When the Buzzer is set OFF in the menu System->Exception->Exception Buzzer, the buzzer will not continuously alarm when the alarm is triggered. 6.8 Four-in-one Antenna (GPS, 2G/3G/4G, Wi-Fi) 7 The Menu 7.1 Menu Introduction...
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① System time display ② License plate number display ③ Recording status The recording sign will turn red when recording starts. ④ Playback The playback icon will turn red during playing back. ⑤ Electronic lock Lock indicator turns red when it is locked and the front cover is closed. ...
7.2 Menu Lock The device/recorder supports two kinds of permissions: admin permission and guest permission. Users’ account list User Name admin guest Password Modification Initial Password Enter the menu of Enter all menus Playback,Display mode Permission switching and Volume Users’...
Only the administrator could change the status of Menu lock. The following picture shows how to change the Menu Lock status from ON to OFF. When the status of Menu Lock is On, users always need to enter the password name before entering the menus like Record, Playback, Log, System and Disk as administrator.
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: Switch letter case :Exit the keyboard interface :Delete the input letters :Switch to the numeric interface :Switch to the English alphabet interface :Switch to the special character interface...
Letter Case Switching Introduction 7.4 Manual Recording Touch this icon to start or stop recording. 7.5 Playback Video Playback button: Touch this icon to enter the calendar menu. Green marked date means it has recording files saved on that day. Select the date to enter the video file list, then select the file and touch Play icon to play video.
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Specific operation as below. Search by month : Search by year ① Normal: Regular recording list, including regular Recording, Power on Recording, and Schedule Recording. ② Event: Alarm recording list, including alarm recording 1~6, Motion detection recording, G-force recording, over-speed recording and Panic button recording.
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Type Recording Time Control Mode View Position Normal recording Manual control Normal list Power on recording Manual control Normal list Schedule recording Pre-setup time Normal list Alarm recording 1~6 Event recording setup time Event list Motion detection recording Event recording setup time Event list G-force recording Event recording setup time...
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abbreviations of G-force recording types are as following: RFID recording Acceleration recording (Optional) Deceleration recording Turn by acceleration recording Turn by gyroscope recording Impact recording Turn left by gyroscope Turn right by gyroscope recording recording Clip the recording file (Optional) recording ③...
7.6 Log System memo checking, memo output. 7.7 Display Mode Switching Display mode switch: Press the icon to display 12 types of mode. The default mode is quad view. ① Display mode selection. ② Touch the icon to set up the default. ③...
7.8 System System settings: Touch the icon to enter the setup menu. A window warning of "Unable to record in set-up mode! Continue?” will be popped up, and touch OK to enter.
7.9 Disk Disk management: Touch the icon, then you can view the status of SSD, SD card and USB storage as below. ① Disk types. ② ALL:The total capacity of individual disk. ③ Green shows the capacity of all the recording files in the Normal list, Red shows the capacity of all the recording files in the Event list, Blue shows the capacity of all the pictures in the Capture list, Yellow shows the capacity of all the other files except those above,...
④ Touch to format the disk. A window text of “Disk data will be deleted! Continue?” will pop up. Press OK to start formatting the disk. The following picture is an example of formatting USB2. If the disk could not be formatted, please check if: a.
8 Record Setup 8.1 Power On Rec When “Power On Rec” is set to ON, the device will start recording once it’s powered on. Default setting is ON. 8.2 Cyclic Rec When “Cyclic Rec” is set to ON, new recording files will overwrite the previous ones when the disk is full.
8.3 Event Rec Event Rec.: Event recording refers to the alarm recording triggered by events including motion detection, G-force, alarm 1 ~ 6, panic button and over speed. If the Event Rec is set to ON and corresponding alarm parameters are set, event recording will be activated when the events above are triggered. If the Event Rec is set to OFF, event recording will not be activated even if an alarm is triggered.
8.4 Video Quality The main stream is used for video storage. The sub stream is used for video backup and network transmission. ① Resolution There are 5 kinds of optional resolution in main stream menu, 1080P, 720P, D1 (PAL), D1 (NTSC) and AUTO.
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In the options of Bit rate, AUTO is defined as follows. Bit rate Main stream Sub stream If a 1080P camera is connected, the bit rate will be 4Mbps. For a 720P Whatever cameras are connected, the AUTO camera, it’ll be 2Mbps. And for a D1 bit rate will always be 64Kbps.
8.5 Record Channel After the recording (including all types of recording) is set to ON and the recording channel(s) is selected, the corresponding channel(s) will be recorded. If a record channel is turned off, the corresponding channel will not be recorded even if the recording function is on. Note: The configuration above is for normal recording, not for event recording.
8.8 Motion Sensitivity Motion detection recording and sensitivity level setting: When there is an object moving and its movement amplitude exceeds the preset motion detection sensitivity level, then motion detection recording will be triggered. For such kind of event recording, the pre-recording time is set as 10s and the post-recording time is set according to the configuration in Event Duration above.
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off when OFF is selected. If the advanced mode is set to ON, the simple mode will automatically be disabled. Detailed instruction is as follow. 8.9.1 Principle of G-force Alarm Triggering Detection The device will measure and detect the acceleration and angular velocity via a nine-axis G-force (transmitting data includes acceleration and angular velocity) when the vehicle moves on or makes a turn.
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Items Meanings The value of acceleration when the vehicle moves on (for detecting sudden acceleration) Acce. When the vehicle is accelerating, the value will be positive number. And when it is decelerating, the value will be zero. Unit: mg The value of deceleration when the vehicle moves on (for detecting sudden deceleration) Dece.
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The meanings of “threshold”, “duration”, “status”, “correction” and “sampling frequency” are as follow. Items Meanings Threshold setting for “Acce”, “Dece”, “Turn_Acce”, “Turn_Gyr”, threshold “Impact” and “Filter”. When the detected value continuously exceeds threshold setting for “duration”, then the alarm recording will be triggered.
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Filter rate of Z axis Sensitivity level Filter rate 100% Table 1.3 Acceleration Sensitivity level and value from Z axis for collision detection (Default level: 0) E.g.: Threshold: 1200 mg; Interval: 100ms 1) Setting value: 5 Detection condition: abs(X)+abs(Y)+abs(Z) ≧ 1200mg 2) Setting value: 4 Detection condition: abs(X)+abs(Y)+abs(Z)×0.8 ≧...
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8.9.3 Introduction to Installation and Calibration of DEVICE There are various installation methods when the device is installed in the vehicle, because the device and the vehicle itself have different coordinate systems. The device coordinate system is shown in the picture below.
Click the button “Forward” and “Left” to set the forward axis direction of the device relative to the vehicle. For example, if “Forward” is set to +X and “Left” is set to +Y, it means when the vehicle is moving forward, the forward direction of the device is the positive direction of the X-axis of the device.
9 Display 9.1 Camera Display Setting Camera parameter setting for each corresponding channel includes brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. All default settings are 50. To change the value, drag the bar to left or right to decrease or increase.
9.2 Camera Name Setting Camera names are displayed at the bottom of each channel. Touch the camera name on the menu, a keyboard will pop up to input a new camera name. Maximum 8 characters can be entered and the camera name must NOT be blank. 9.3 System Language Setting English and Russian are available in the menu for your options.
9.4 Audio Out Select the audio output channel in multi-display mode. 9.5 OSD Display Setting Time, Camera name and License number can be selected whether to display or not. If it is on, the information will be shown in the live and the playback video.
9.6 Menu on Set the menu display duration. Menu on: Duration can be set to 30s, 60s, 120s and Always. When it is set to 30s, 60s, 120s, it means that the menu will disappear if there is no operation in 30s, 60s or 120s. When it is set to Always, the menu will always be there.
9.7 Speed Speed setting: The data source of overspeed comes from GPS. Speed unit is optional: Km/h or Mile/h. Overspeed threshold can be set by user. Speed refers to the current speed of the vehicle. If the Speed exceeds the vaule of the Overspeed, the overspeed alarm recording will be triggered.
9.8 GPS When the GPS antenna is properly installed, the latitude, longitude and speed will be recorded. The menu provides the GPS information including latitude, longitude, available satellites and searchable satellites. Mode: indicates the GPS connection status. Used: indicates the number of available satellites. Visible: indicates the number of searchable satellites.
10.1 LAN and Server Setting DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Set On for dynamic IP and Off for static IP. Static IP must be manually input with IP address, mask and gateway. MAC address can be automatically assigned or revised. ...
Step 6: Input LAN Server IP and Port. Touch OK to save the settings. 10.2 Wi-Fi Network Setup and Server Setup Wi-Fi: ON/OFF DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Set On for dynamic IP and Off for static IP. Static IP must be manually input with IP address, mask and gateway.
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Wi-Fi connection Step 1: Make sure Wi-Fi hotspot is available. Step 2: Connect the Wi-Fi antenna to connector ⑥ of the device rear panel. Step 3: Go to Wi-Fi setup interface, set Wi-Fi to ON and DHCP to ON. Step 4: Touch SSID sub-menu to select the hotspot and input the password.
10.3 2G/3G/4G Control and Setup Cellular: Cellular is on, meaning that 2G/3G/4G is on. Standard: WCDMA is set by default. APN & Access No.: APN is required to enter. Access No., Username and Password are normally left as default setting. If connection is not successful under the default settings, please consult your local network carrier.
Step 5: Enter the correct APN. Step 6: Touch OK to exit. Step 7: Input the 2G/3G/4G Server IP and Port on “Network-Server”. Step 8: Cellular network status and server status can be checked on “Network - Status”. 10.4 Ap Internet Setup ...
10.5 Network Status Network Status: LAN IP address, MAC address, Wi-Fi network status, Wi-Fi IP address, Wi-Fi signal strength, cellular network status, cellular signal strength and server status can be checked. LAN IP: The static IP set on Network-LAN page or the dynamic IP obtained automatically. MAC: The static physical address set on Network-LAN page or the dynamic physical address obtained automatically.
Cellular: Status indication. Module: The Cellular module brand. Cellular RSSI: 2G/3G/4G signal strength indication. Cellular Type: 2G, 3G or 4G, indicating the actual signal received. Cellular Status: please refer to the descriptions and indications below. Description Indication Module initialization Cellular module is initializing. Module exception Cellular module is in exception.
10.7 FTP Username/Port/Password: Correct Username / Port / Password of the FTP server must be filled in. FTP: ON / OFF Normal File: ON / OFF OFF: Upload the videos except the normal ones: alarm recording and timed recording videos. ...
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Uploading: The progress of the upload. Filename: The name of the file being uploaded. Status: The status of the FTP function. Successfully uploaded files can be found on the client as below:...
11.3 System Time Setup Format Setup: Go to “System – Date &Time - Format_Setup” page. ① Time Zone: Time zone setting. ② Date Format: Set the date of format. ③ 24 Hour: If it is ON, time format will be displayed in 24-hour system. If OFF, time format will be displayed in 12-hour system.
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Time Snyc Setup: Go to “System -> Date &Time ->Time Sync-Setup” page. ① GPS: Set GPS to ON/OFF. ② NTP: Set NTP to ON/OFF. ③ NTP Server: Show the URL of the NTP Server.
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DST Setup: Go to “System -> Date &Time -> DST-Setup” page. ① Enable: Set DST setting to ON/OFF. ② Offset: Adjust the offset after enabling DST. ③ Mode: Select the mode of DST (setup DST according to week or date). ④...
11.4 Scheduled Recording Enable: Set scheduled recording ON/OFF. Start: Set start time of scheduled recording. End: Set end time of scheduled recording. Week-day: Set scheduled recording by weekdays. Select the weekdays to set preset. Scheduled Recording: Support up to four appointed tasks. The recording duration is counted in minutes. ...
11.5 Exception Exception Buzzer: Set the exception buzzer to ON/OFF. Power On Buzzer: Set the power on buzzer to ON/OFF. Duration: Set the duration time of the buzzer.
11.6 ACC Settings Current voltage: Voltage of the working DVR. Shutdown voltage: When the current or voltage is lower than the shutdown voltage, the device will shut down automatically. When the current or voltage is higher than the shutdown voltage, the device would work properly.
11.7 Alarm Information Setting Alarm 1~Alarm 4: Customized alarm recording. Reverse: Reversing alarm recording. . Brake: Brake alarm recording. Priority: Set priorities for Alarm1~Alarm4, Reverse, Brake. When different types of alarm are triggered at the same time, alarms with the highest priority will work first.
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Alarm Out-Output1: Set it ON, then 12V level output would come from the alarm wire of Output 1. Alarm Out-Output2: Set it ON, then 12V level output would come from the alarm wire of Output 2. Display: The selected single channel or dual channels will be in full screen mode once the alarm is triggered. Cursor: See the picture below.
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Priority: See the picture below. : Press this button, then the priority value of the selected alarm will be added by 1. The bigger the value is, the lower the priority will be. : Press this button, the priority value of the selected alarm will be reduced by 1. The smaller the value is, the higher the priority will be.
11.8 Update For single device Step 1: Copy the folder to USB disk or SD card root directory and insert the USB disk or SD card into the device. Step 2: Power off the DVR and reboot it, then it will upgrade automatically. Or go to Menu -> System -> Update->Software, touch OK to confirm the upgrading.
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Step 3: When “Update success!” is shown on the display, the device will reboot automatically. Step 4: After rebooting, please check if the version is the same as the one you copy into “upgrade” folder. Please go to Menu -> System -> Info to check it. ...
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Step 3: Power off the device and reboot it, then it will upgrade automatically. Or in the menu Menu -> System -> Update->Software, touch OK to confirm to upgrade. Both methods can start the upgrade process.
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Step 4: After “Update success!” shows, unplug the USB disk or SD card with upgrade package, then the device will reboot automatically. Note: If using “dvxxx_upgrade_never_rename” package to upgrade, users must unplug the USB disk or SD card when “update success!” is shown on the screen, otherwise the the device will go into infinite loop of upgrade and will not boot up.
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Step 5: Click the Start button to upload the upgrade package. When uploading is finished, the device will start upgrading automatically. If it failed to upload, the reason of failure will be displayed in the Remark column in the list. Logo upgrade 1)...
11.9 Configuration Configuration Import: Import the configuration information from SSD, SD or USB memory flash devices. Configuration Export: Export Log to SSD,SD or USB memory flash devices. Factory Default: Press Reset to restore factory settings.
11.10 System Info System Info:Software version number. 12 FAQ 12.1 The System Can’t Start up? Check the power connection. Please follow the steps below to check the power connection: 12.1.1 Check the input power: if the power wire is connected correctly, if the ground wire is connected to the battery, and if the fuse on the power wire is in good condition.
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12.3 Unable to Recognize Disks? 12.3.1 Check if the disk is in good condition and make sure that it is installed with good contact. 12.3.2 The disk has been formatted by DVR. 12.3.3 Restart the device to see if it will work properly. 12.4 Unable to Recognize Cameras?...
13 APPENDIX APPENDIXⅠ: Abbreviation & Description Rec. Record Light Emitting Diode G-force Accelerometer Sensor Secure Digital Memory Card Global Positioning System Universal Serial Bus Wi-Fi Wireless-Fidelity Alarm Camera VLOSS Video Loss Audio Video Interleaved COMM Communication On-Screen Display Error Access Point Name Memory Dynamic Host Configuration DHCP...
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