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CEN101HD Guarantee & Warnings 1) Electrical Apparatus Safety All installation and operation should comply with local electrical safety norms. 2) Transportation In the process of transportation, storage and installation, please avoid heavy stress, violent vibration, impact and water splashing. 3) Installation Install the equipment in accordance with the requirements, handle carefully.
1. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1.1. OVERVIEW Centrad’s CEN101HD is a functional Mobile Digital Video Recorder specially designed for vehicle video surveillance and remote monitoring. It has a high-speed processor and embedded operating system, combining with the most advanced H.264 video compression / decompression technology, 3G/4G network, GPS positioning technology, as well as WIFI.
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CEN101HD FRONT PANEL Serial No. Description Hard disk module Lock Status LED USB interface REAR PANEL Serial No. Print Description Power DC 8-36 V Power Input Sensor & Serial The Interfaces of Serial Port and Switch A/V IN1~4 Audio & Video Input 1-4 A/V OUT Audio &...
USB interface located at the front panel to have MDVR parameter setting. Connect the touch panel CP4 to mobile DVR to have MDVR parameter setting. (RS232 serial port is needed when they are model CEN101HD and CEN103HD, while models CEN102HD and CEN104HD is not).
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CEN101HD Login Notice: Software is automatically assigned by user name and password; it can be divided into user and administrator privileges. Password options cannot be closed, but it can be set to null; when it is empty, users will not need to enter the password to login。...
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CEN101HD Move the cursor to the number position, press【Enter】or left click mouse button to select the corresponding number. Move the cursor to 【123】 , press 【Enter】 or mouse to choose input type, such as numbers, letters, or special characters. 【ab】 means lower case letters, 【 123】 means numbers, 【 AB】 means capital letters; the highlighted place of background refers to the current cursor position.
CEN101HD Main interface 2.2. RECORD SEARCH: Video search interface contains video file search, video data backup and video playback function. When there is a hard disk or SD card, enter the video search interface. Following is the REC Search interface: In the calendar, the color below the dates means: No color means no video.
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CEN101HD Select the date with record, click next, and then enter the following interface: Following are the search options and search result interface: Video type: User can choose all record, alarm record or normal record. Channel: The channel is optional and mark with color that has record. The channel with gray cannot be chosen if there is no record.
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CEN101HD In the playback interface, user can choose fast forward or rewind. The button in the middle of screen switches the channels. The image stops and it will not exit automatically when playing to the last video of the day.
CEN101HD 2.3. LOG SEARCH In the log search interface, it records and displays all alarm events and login operation log. Enter the "log query”, the interface will be shown as following: Log Search interface instruction: Calendar: the date with log will be marked on the calendar with green color.
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CEN101HD Log search interface instruction: Start time: the start time for searching log files End time: the end time for searching log files Log types: classification of log search, including the operation log, alarm log and locking log Operation log search interface instruction...
CEN101HD Log search Alarm type: Includes all alarms, IO alarm , panic alarm and over speed alarm. Log includes the following information: Log time: the time when event is triggered Log name: event content Supports page up/page down and export all log files of the specified date.
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CEN101HD System-Server status System - Environment...
CEN101HD System-Storage: 2.5. BASIC SETUP Click setup button and enter the following interfaces: 2.5.1. REGISTER INFOMATION (SETUP VEHICLE INFORMATION) Register information-Device info:...
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CEN101HD Device ID: Currently, it is not useful. Register information- Vehicle info Vehicle Number:When connected with PAD, the vehicle number is needed. Vehicle plate:Input manually. Line number:Input manually. Register information—Driver info:...
CEN101HD Driver number: Input manually. Driver name: Input manually. 2.5.2. TIME SETUP Time setup-General Date format: Setup the date format of device Time format: 24 hours or 12 hours Time zone: Range from -12 district ~ +13 district ...
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CEN101HD Date/Time: Device time, from 2000-01-01 to 2036-12-31 Satellite: Synchronize time with GPS satellite. Once GPS signal changes to valid, device will synchronize time Center Server: synchronize time with center server NTP sync: synchronize time with NTP server Remark: Synchronize time according to time zone Multi-mode can be selected for time synchronization.
CEN101HD Mode: Setup DST according to week or date Start: Time to start DST End: Time to end DST 2.5.3. START UP Startup-ON/OFF ON/OFF mode: 3 modes, including ignition, timer and ignition or timer. Ignition: Input ignition delay time for shutdown delay function Timer: When setup the start mode as Timer, please setup the start time and end time Under this mode, MDVR’s start up or shut down time will not affect the ignition.
CEN101HD Sleep Mode: Currently, there is only no consumption standby mode available. Low Volta protect: Enabling the low voltage shutdown protection mode selected. Battery low voltage: Protect the vehicle battery. When consistently below the standard value, it will countdown shutdown. As for a 12V vehicle, the default is 9V, while a 24V vehicle is 21V.
CEN101HD User name: The default ones are admin and user. User Group: It is divided into administrator and ordinary user. It supports delete user function. Select the user and click "Delete User" button. Please be noted that the administrator cannot be deleted.
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CEN101HD Automatically obtain IP: Dynamic acquisition, DNS can also be statically configured to dynamically obtain. Use the following IP: Static IP, need to use a static DNS. Remark: Switch from static IP to automatically obtain IP mode, it can display dynamic IP, but the static IP parameters will not be covered, to restore the last saved static IP after switching back.
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CEN101HD Enable: Select to enable WIFI ESSID: Manually input the address of AP Encryption: It supports NONE, WEP and WPA Password: Manually input Static IP: Select to use static IP, or MDVR will get dynamic IP Network-Communication: Dialing wireless network, user needs to choose the module type and setup dialing parameters When entering the dialing setup interface, it searches the wireless module type automatically.
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CEN101HD parameters provided by the manufacturer. The default is empty, the program comes with empty arguments by dialing. Certification:Supports PAP or CHAP. Remark: When there is SIM and normal 3G/4G signal, it will dial automatically. Network- Server Center server: It supports 6 servers at most, and server 1 cannot be deleted manually.
CEN101HD 2.5.6. APPLICATION Application-FTP Client FTP Enable: Enable FTP. Server: To run FTP server address. Port: To run FTP server port. (The default one is 21.) User name/password: The accounts distributed by FTP server. 2.6. SURVEILLANCE...
CEN101HD 2.6.1. LIVE VIEW Live view-->Preview Real-time Setting Interface: Preview audio: Enable the audio when live view the video. Image setup: Set the live-view parameters, including brightness, contrast, etc. Startup Screen: Set the live-view screen, it can be single-screen or quad screen or nine screen Channel: Set the channel when live-view ...
CEN101HD Duration: Duration for each screen. Edit: Delete or Edit. Add screen: Add polling screen Auto polling: Enable the auto pulling Live view-Live OSD : It displays the information on screen, such as time, speed, license plate, GPS... The default is only the time, and the position cannot be set.
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CEN101HD Overwrite: The earliest recording file will be deleted while the HDD or SD card is full to realize loop recording. Lock duration: Protect the record file to be deleted by fault, default is 7 days. Pre-recording: Pre-record before the alarm happens. Default is 15min, 0-60min optional.
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CEN101HD Channel: The total channel numbers of the device, including analog and digital channels. Channel name: Change the name manually. Enable: Enable the main stream record function Resolution: The analog channel supports D1/HD1/CIF/WD1/WHD1/WCIF while the digital one supports 720P. Frame Rate: Frame Rate of the recording.
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CEN101HD Storage: The storage type for sub stream, internal SD and external SD optional. Record mode: Mirror record, alarm back-up record and sub stream. Mirror record: Channel is selectable. Video resolution and frame rate are the same with main stream.
CEN101HD Embedded key information to video file for easily check when playback. 2.6.3. IPC SETUP IPC setup:...
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CEN101HD Channel: It includes the analog channels and IPC channels. Analog channel will not be shown if it connects to network camera. Enable: Enable to operate IPC. IP and port: Display channel details after searching. Setup: Search and edit IP camera recording parameters Fast setup: Search all the IP cameras in LAN network, and auto assign IP address to IP camera.
CEN101HD 2.6.4. PTZ Channel: It includes analog channels and IPC channels. Enable: Enable PTZ. Operate: It includes serial, N9M and ONVIF. It supports Pelco-D and Pelco-P PTZ protocols with serial mode. Address: It is valid with serial mode. Test: It is to test PTZ is available or not. Click it to pop up PTZ control panel.
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CEN101HD Sensor number: The total alarm input numbers of MDVR. Sensor name: IO sensor name, it can set manually. The sensor name of alarm setting interface will update synchronously after setting. OSD name: The information embedded to video image. Copy: Copy the configuration and use it for other sensors.
CEN101HD Remarks: Model CEN102HD and CEN104HD equip 4 serial ports, while model CEN103HD and CEN101HD equip only one RS232 port, but it can realize the following features: expansion, control panel, 485 bus, GPS data, three axis sensor, PTZ and integrated printer.
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CEN101HD Start time: Start snapping. End time: Stop snapping. Setup: Delete and set. Time snap: Enable to snap at the setting time. Add: Add snap period, supports 8 pieces at most. Snap Setting--> Trigger snap...
CEN101HD 2.8. ALARM 2.8.1. BASE Base-->Speed alarm...
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CEN101HD Name: The current name is over speed Enable:Enable or disable, tick to enable Alarm type: It includes the following types, important and general. Trigger: Over speed pre alarm difference: To set the pre alarm data. For example, if speed is 60 km/hour, and over speed pre alarm difference is 10 km/hour, TSS sends over speed alarm broadcast and records when it reaches 50 km/h.
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CEN101HD Channel: Link to recording channel, optional. Post recording: It means the recording duration after the alarm has been removed. Lock: Enable to link recording lock when there is alarm. 3G network: When it is set as sensor trigger dial mode, it enables 3G network as it triggers alarm.
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CEN101HD Name: The current name is panic. Enable:Enable to panic button. Alarm type: Important type and general type optional. Trigger: Click any button to delay the time till it reaches the setting time to alarm. Linkage: When alarm is triggered, link to business operation.
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CEN101HD Channel: Link to recording channel, optional. Post recording: It means the recording duration after the alarm has been removed. Lock: Enable to link recording lock when there is alarm. 3G network: When it is set as sensor trigger dial mode, it enables 3G network as it triggers alarm.
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CEN101HD Base – IO alarm interface: Name: From Sensor1 to Sensor8 (It includes all the alarm input numbers.) Enable: Enable the sensor alarm. Alarm type: Important type and general type optional. Trigger: Low and high optional. It triggers alarm when it is low as default.
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CEN101HD Channel: Link to recording channel, optional. Post recording: It means the recording duration after the alarm has been removed. Lock: Enable to link recording lock when there is alarm. 3G network: When it is set as sensor trigger dial mode, it enables 3G network as it triggers alarm.
CEN101HD 2.8.2. VIDEO Video-Video loss Name: The default name is video loss. Enable: Enable the video loss. Alarm type: Important type and general type optional. Trigger:...
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CEN101HD Video loss set: It includes all video channels that can be selected. Set period: Set the checking period when video loss alarm is triggered. Linkage: When alarm is triggered, link to business operation.
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CEN101HD Channel: Link to recording channel, optional. Post recording: It means the recording duration after the alarm has been removed. Lock: Enable to link recording lock when there is alarm. 3G network: When it is set as sensor trigger dial mode, it enables 3G network as it triggers alarm.
CEN101HD 2.8.3. ADVANCE Name: The default name is ACC alarm. Enable: Enable the ACC alarm. Trigger: Set the threshold value of X/Y/Z. Linkage: When alarm is triggered, link to business operation.
CEN101HD Channel: Link to recording channel, optional. Post recording: It means the recording duration after the alarm has been removed. Lock: Enable to link recording lock when there is alarm. 3G network: When it is set as sensor trigger dial mode, it enables 3G network as it triggers alarm.
CEN101HD After login, click setup>Maintenance, and then enter into the page as follow. 2.9.1. CONFIGURATION In the configuration page, user can export and import the configuration file. Insert flash drive to export the configuration file to the root folder, the file name is ConfigFile Insert flash drive to import configuration file into MDVR, and it will display the notice when import successfully.
CEN101HD 2.9.3. UPGRADE In the ‘upgrade’ page, user can upgrade software. Put the upgrade file in flash drive. Currently, device firmware, microcontrollers firmware, CP4 firmware and IPC firmware can be put inside. Insert flash drive and enter the upgrade interface, click software upgrade and it will indicate that upgrade file is importing.
CEN101HD Remark: Make sure system isn’t restarted/switched off while upgrading. Put the upgrade file into the folder “upgrade”, which is at the root directory if the USB drive It supports upgrade firmware, LOGO, MCU, and MCU for CP4. Firmware and MCU will package in one file, and it will upgrade MCU first, and then firmware.
CEN101HD 2.9.5. DEFAULT In this page, you can click the default button to reset the parameters to factory settings. Click reset to restore the original data. Remark: For, language, MAC address, register info, CMS server info, speed adaption parameter will not change during default settings.
CEN101HD Icons: quad, 9-split, preview, next page, sound, capture and video parameters. Stream switch: main stream, sub-stream and network transmission sub stream. Log out: log out and come to the log in interface 3.3. PLAYBACK...
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CEN101HD If the date is marked as color green, it means there is recording.
CEN101HD Recording playback window: Video window, play time-line, play control button, window switch... Record list: It displays all the record. Click backup download video file to local computer hard disk. 3.4. MAINTENANCE...
CEN101HD 3.4.1. BASIC INFORMATION Basic information: It contains the current state & history state of channel video and storage. 3.4.2. DEVICE MODULE Device module: It is about the current state of module, WIFI module and satellite location module.
CEN101HD 3.4.3. STORAGE DEVICE Storage device: There are the volume information & format operation of storage (hard disk/flash drive/SD card), and the path of snap & record backup.
CEN101HD 3.4.4. VERSION INFORMATION Version information: There are device type, name, firmware version, MCU version, CP3/4 version, upgrade, configuration file export and configuration file import. Log: There is Log type (operation log, alarm log and locked log), operation type (IO alarm, panel alarm, speed alarm, video loss and ACC alarm) date, and log export.
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CEN101HD The parameter setting is the same as the local setting. User can view the operation at the local setting.
CEN101HD 5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The system won’t start Usually this problem results from the incorrect power connection. Please follow below steps to check the power connection: Check the input power, whether the power wire is connected correctly, whether the ground wire is connected back to the battery, and whether the fuse on the power wire is in good condition.
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If the device has been set with schedule recording, it can’t shutdown if it is still during recording time of the task table. Which IP waterproof level do Centrad’s systems support Currently, CEN102HD and CEN104HD support waterproof IP 54. How do I install the WIFI antenna? The antenna must be installed on unobstructed place of the roof, and be fixed with glue.
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CEN101HD external power-off and then enter into shutdown state.