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Thank you for purchasing the 21” Flat Screen CRT / DVR Combo. This unique and innovative system provides a complete security package, combining a commercial grade 4 channel Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with a 21” Flat screen CRT monitor. To learn more about this 21” Flat screen CRT / DVR Combo Observation system and about our complete range of accessory products, please visit our website at: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
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NOTE: This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause interference with other appliance usage. However, it is imperative that user follows this manual's guidelines to avoid improper usage which may result in damage to the unit, electrical shock and fire hazard or injury.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ...1 CAUTIONS AND FEATURES ...2 FEATURES CAUTIONS NETVIEWER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SYSTEM INCLUDES ...4 GETTING STARTED...5 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION – FRONT PANEL ...7 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION – BACK PANEL ...12 MAIN MENU CONTROL ...13 TIME / DATE SET SEQUENCE SET TITLE SET ALARM SET...
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RECORDING TIME (IN HOURS)...30 RECORDING TIME (IN GIGABYTES PER HOUR) ...31 INSTALLING THE HDD ...32 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...35 TROUBLESHOOTING ...36 CARE AND MAINTENANCE...37...
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 1. Read Instructions: All of the safety and operating instructions should be read and understood before the product is used. 2. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and the instruction manual should be followed.
CAUTIONS AND FEATURES FEATURES System Features: • 21“ Color Quad with a high resolution of 450 TV lines • Video inputs : 8 BNC inputs / 8 Mini Din inputs • Audio inputs : 8 RCA inputs • Video outputs : 2 Composite outputs •...
CAUTIONS All the warnings and instructions of this manual should be followed Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use water damped cloth for cleaning Do not use this unit in very humid and wet places Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation.
SYSTEM INCLUDES PLAY TIMER ALARM POWER FULL STAND-BY Q1/Q2 PIP/POP MENU VOLUME A-SEL TALK SEARCH COPY PAN/TILT EVENT ALRS 21” Flat Screen CRT/DVR Combo 2 x HDD Cartridge AC Power Cable NOTE: CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.
GETTING STARTED Connect the AC Power Cord to the AC Input of the 21” Flat Screen CRT / DVR Combo and plug into an electrical outlet. Connect the cameras into the camera inputs (BNC or DIN) found on the back of the Unit. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet Port of the 21”...
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After the unit has completed its internal diagnostic test, the network information will be displayed (for a short period of time). (See below) MAC ADDRESS : XX XX XX XX XX XX IP ADDRESS : 192 . 168 . 001 . 100 SUBNET MASK : 255 .
DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION – FRONT PANEL PLAY TIMER ALARM POW ER FULL Q1/Q2 SEARCH COPY EVENT WTMK USB PORT SEQ BUTTON QUAD 1/2 BUTTON Q1/Q2 MENU BUTTON SEARCH / EVENT SEAR CH BUTTON EVENT COPY / WTMK BUTTON PAN/TILT / ALRS BUTTON CHANNEL / ARROW / BUTTON These buttons perform the following functions:...
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QUAD BUTTON Pressing this button goes to Quad viewing mode, either Page A (Q1) or Page B (Q2). SEQ BUTTON Used to automatically sequence between all camera locations in full screen view. Press SEQ again to stop sequential viewing. Sequence settings are programmable via the Menu. PIP/POP BUTTON PIP allows you to view two camera locations simultaneously, one being the main channel, the other being viewed as a sub-picture.
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By pressing and holding this button the user has the ability to talk to a specific camera location. This button must be pressed the entire time, while talking. To listen to the camera location, release the Talk button. SEARCH / EVENT BUTTON a) SEARCH : Pressing this button brings up the Search menu, which allows you to quickly find recordings.
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REW BUTTON Press this button to begin high-speed reverse playback during the playback. PLAY / PAUSE BUTTON a) Initiates video Playback. b) PAUSE : Press this button to pause video in playback. FF BUTTON Press this button to begin high-speed forward playback during the playback. REC / REC STOP BUTTON REC: Press this button to start manual recording.
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e) HDD FULL: If the OVERWRITE menu is set up, the LED will not blink in any case. The LED blinks if the HDD has less than 1GB of storage space, and remains ON when the HDD is FULL. POWER: This LED will be illuminated when POWER is applied to the unit. USB PORT Connect a USB memory stick to back-up the recorded data.
DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTION – BACK PANEL POWER BNC Camera Inputs - Channel 1-8 camera inputs (for cameras with BNC Video outputs) 6 Pin DIN Camera Inputs - Channel 1-8 Camera inputs (for cameras with 6 Pin DIN camera outputs). RCA Audio inputs - Channel 1-8 Audio inputs (for cameras with RCA Audio outputs) Slave A/V Out - Audio/Video Out signal for transmitting to a Slave Monitor or...
MAIN MENU CONTROL MAIN 1.TIME/DATE SET 2. SEQUENCE SET 3.TITLE SET 4.ALARM SET 5.MOTION SET 6.SYSTEM (Ⅰ) DISPLAY TIME DATE DATE FORMAT QUAD A QUAD B DISPLAY ALARM MOTION CHANNEL SENSITIVITY AREA KEY BUZZER LOSS BUZZER QUAD LINE BLANK COLOR TITLE/TIME ALARM OUT DEFAULT SET...
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7. SYSTEM (Ⅱ ) 7. SYSTEM (Ⅱ ) 8.HDD / REC SET 8.HDD / REC SET 8.HDD / REC SET 9.ALARM REC SET 9.ALARM REC SET 9.ALARM REC SET 10.SCHEDULE REC SET 10.SCHEDULE REC SET 10.SCHEDULE REC SET 11.MONITOR SET 11.MONITOR SET 11.MONITOR SET 12.FIRMWARE UPGRADE...
Enter the MENU screen by pressing the MENU button. Scroll through the 12 options by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. To enter a sub-menu, press the Enter button where the highlighted scroll bar is located. To exit the Main Menu, scroll down to the Exit option and press the Enter button.
NOTE: Some alternative brand PIR motion sensors have a default setting of N.C (normally closed). In order to activate the alarm on such a PIR motion sensor, change the setting to N.C MOTION SET This submenu allows you to enable / disable the Pixel-based Motion Detection function by channel and set its Sensitivity level.
DEFAULT SET : Selecting [Y] resets all programmed settings back to the default factory settings (except for the time & date). NOTE: If you perform a DEFAULT SET, the programmed data you have entered for the DDNS will be automatically deleted. You need to set the data again. SYSTEM SET (II) This sub-menu allows you to configure various preferences on the system, related to DVR settings.
REC QUALITY : Sets the quality level of recording. Available settings are : Basic, Normal, High and Best. NOTE: Higher quality recording consumes more memory on your HDD. Please refer to RECORDING TIME (IN HOURS) on page 30. REC RESOLUTION REC SPEED : Allows you to set the Images Per Second for recording.
[ONCE] - Recording will be carried out one time, according to the schedule. N0-N7 : Total 8 REC can be set up from N0 to N7. Each Schedule REC can control Start TIME/DATE, End TIME/DATE and REC Quality as well as REC Speed can be set up in this mode. NOTE: When SCHEDULE REC is set up, the recording time should not be overlapped from one scheduled recording to another.
USER PASSWORD : Put the Password that you have set with the DDNS server. As the maximum character available with this unit will be 8 digits, the User Name should not exceeding 8 characters and your special attention required when you are setting with the DDNS server.
PLAYBACK SEARCH The DVR/MONITOR allows you to easily find sections of recorded video using the Search feature. Press the SEARCH button to access the “PLAYBACK SEARCH SET” menu. LAST RECORD: Plays the most recent recording. FULL LIST: Shows a listing of all recorded video on the HDD, sorted by time. ALARM LIST: Shows a listing of all recorded video triggered by an Alarm.
PLAYBACK OPTION When the PLAY button is pressed, one of the Playback Search menus will appear. The Playback menu that appears upon pressing PLAY depends on the Search option that was last used. For example, if the last Search option used was a Time Search, then pressing PLAY will bring up the Playback Time Search.
PAN/TILT ZOOM The DVR/MONITOR is equipped with a built-in Pan/Tilt Zoom feature, which is only available when used in conjunction with a compatible Pan/Tilt Dome camera. The Pan/Tilt Zoom feature supports “Pelco D” protocol. To access and operate the PTZ feature, follow these instructions: Connect a compatible Pan/Tilt Zoom Dome camera to the CH 1 camera input.
REMOTE CONTROL Features of the Remote Control. For more details on specific remote control features, refer to the Monitor features FUNCTION DESCRIPTION SLEEP Mode On/Off. MENU Brings up the Main Menu. Allows user to select individual cameras FRZ 1/5 Freezes the Channel 1/5 screen FRZ 2/6 Freezes the Channel 2/6 screen FRZ 3/7...
CAMERA (DIN Connector) INSTALLATION Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system. SG7518 CAMERA POWER VIDEO INPUT SG7380 CAMERA (CH1 ONLY) RS-232 AUDIO INPUT PAN/TILT ETHERNET ALARM OUT WARNING OUT SLAVE MONITOR...
CAMERA (BNC Connection) INSTALLATION Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system. POWER BNC CAMERA RS-232 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT REAR VIDEO +DC 12V- AUDIO ETHERNET ALARM OUT WARNING OUT MONITOR SLAVE...
MONITOR AND STANDARD VCR INSTALLATION Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system POWER VIDEO INPUT RS-232 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT AUDIO INPUT ETHERNET ALARM OUT WARNING OUT SLAVE MONITOR AUDIO INPUT VIDEO INPUT MONITOR...
ETHERNET (NETWORK), EXTERNAL ALARM DEVICE INSTALLATION POWER SENSOR RS-232 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT INTERNET ETHERNET ALARM OUT WARNING OUT SLAVE MONITOR...
NETWORK IMAGE SIZE AND SPEED IMAGE SIZE BASIC 16K ~ 17K NORMAL 19K ~ 20K HIGH 23K ~ 24K BEST 32K ~ 33K NOTE: The demanding volume of HDD can be different in depending on the displayed picture. 720 X 240 IMAGE SIZE 10 ~ 15 10K ~ 11K...
INSTALLING THE HDD NOTE: The HDD serves the same purpose in the DVR/Monitor as a video cassette does in a VCR. However, installing the HDD is a bit more complicated. Please follow the next steps carefully in order to ensure proper installation. The compartment located on the front panel of the DVR/MONITOR is the removable Cartridge Casing in which you insert the HDD.
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NOTE: The 4 Pin connection is the DC Power cable, and the wider cable is the standard Hard Drive IDE type connection Secure the HDD in the Casing (optional) Use screws and tighten them, positioning the HDD into place. This step is optional, but it is recommended.
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(locked) If you need to unlock the cabinet, turn the key counter-clockwise from the position shown above. IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET, THE DVR/MONITORSYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY...
TROUBLESHOOTING If the system does not function properly, please check the following points. PROBLEM Too dark or bright picture Poor picture quality Picture but no sound MONITOR Picture, but no control Shrinking Picture NO POWER HDD not found Keypad doesn’t work Recording stopped REMEDY Readjust the CONTRAST or...
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Please follow these instructions to ensure proper care and maintenance of this system Keep your monitor and camera dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store your unit in normal temperature environment. Extreme temperatures can shorten the life of the electronic devices.
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