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DynaGuard Digital Video Recorder User’s Manual Ver. 1.2 00-3DG300DCEA2...
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Notice The information given in this manual was current when published. DynaColor, Inc. reserves the right to revise its products. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright Under copyright laws, the contents of this user manual may not be copied, photocopied, translated, reproduced or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable format, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of DynaColor, Inc.
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USB devices. Lithium Battery: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace with the same or equivalent type recommended by the battery manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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The maximum temperature for rack-mounted units is 40° C. Check product label for power supply requirements to assure that no overloading of supply circuits or over current protection occurs. Mains grounding must be reliable and uncompromised by any connections. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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The Software is licensed, not sold. GRANT OF LICENSE This agreement between you and DynaColor, Inc. allows you to use the Software you purchased. Once you have purchased the number of copies you require, you may use the Software and accompanying material no more than the licensed number of copies at one time.
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DynaColor, Inc. reserves the right to revoke this agreement if you fail to conform the terms and conditions of this agreement. In that case, you must destroy all copies of the Software, and all of its component parts (e.g., documentation, hardware box, software...
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NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES In no event will DynaColor, Inc. be liable to you for damages, including any loss of data, loss of profits or other incidental or consequential damages cause of your use of the Software or its documentation.
6.4.3 Set Preset Point.....................29 Advanced Operations ....................30 7.1 OSD/ Timer 31 7.1.1 Setup Daylight Saving Time................33 7.1.2 Setup Date/ Time ...................34 7.2 Monitor …………………………………………………………………………………….34 7.3 Camera……….. 36 7.3.1 Configuration Table1 Settings ................37 7.3.2 Change Camera Title ..................41 www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Appendix A: External I/O Pin Definition ................94 Appendix B: RS-485 Command Set ..................97 Appendix C: Super MMX & Super MPX System Setup ............98 Appendix D: Setup Sequence of the Main Monitor ............102 Appendix E: IR Remote ......................103 www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Average or self-adjusting live refresh rate for each camera • Wide Dynamic Processing and Scheduling for each camera input • Programmable schedule for one week • Recording frame rate configurable • Enhanced Digital Zoom 4 x 4 • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Windows AP for HDD data management • HDD database format compatible with Windows (Based on Windows AP) • Network software supports static IP, DHCP, PPPoE and DDNS. • Network hardware supports 10/100M or USB Modem (Dial-In, Dial-Out) • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
300 DVR built-In LAN function, USB 2.0/1.1 and CD-RW (Optional) for powerful application. NOTE: DynaGuard 300 DVR starts detecting the camera and recording automatically after power is on. The complete DynaGuard 300 DVR surveillance system is illustrated in the figure below: www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
AC jack, or the DynaGuard 300 DVR will not power up. While the AC voltage is import, the power adapter must be able to supply enough current. A poor quality power adapter will make DynaGuard 300 DVR unstable. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Before making any connections to DynaGuard 300 DVR, be sure to position the unit on a flat surface, or rack mount the unit firmly for proper operation. Note that power must be OFF before making any connections. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
FireWire port for extended storage. Used for external alarm sensors contact, and also for the EXTERNAL I/O 2 RS-232/ RS-422(Optional) signal communications. Refer (44 PIN D-SUB) to Appendix A External I/O Pin Definition for detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Telephone Call Notice requires an external USB Modem, or an RS-232 Modem with a USB to RS-232 converter. A dedicated analog standard POTS line is also required. Do not use a PBX or digital line with this modem. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Please refer to Appendix A: External I/O Pin Definition for detailed information. If you plan to access the audio function, an amplified microphone (connect it to Audio In) and amplified speakers (Connect it to Audio Out) are needed. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
ON. The LED will blink when once an event, including Alarm In, Motion Detect, and Video Loss, is ALARM LED triggered. The LED will stay blinking in the duration of the alarm. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
In Live mode, press PLAY to start playing back, press again to PLAY stop. Note that the playback will pause on the end of the playback; you can press ESC to return to Live mode. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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While a window, which is connected with a dome camera, is under full-displayed mode, press DOME to enter Dome Control DOME Mode. Refer to Section 6.4 <Controlling the Installed Come Cameras> for detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
The main monitor displays live cameras or video playback in a versatile multi-window view format. The available view formats are illustrated below. Press MODE to switch between available viewing formats; or press CHANNEL to view the selected camera channel in full view. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
After assigning the Main-Window, the window cursor automatically moves to • the sub-window. Press wanted CHANNEL button directly to assign the corresponding camera to the framed Sub-Window. Press SET or ESC when the assignment is done. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
While in Zoom mode, you are allowed to pan / tilt the zoomed area around the • original image by using the direction buttons. To return to full screen image and leave Zoom mode, press ESC. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Then press ZOOM for 3 times to view a 2x image of the image. Press ESC to exit zoom image. Now a window cursor displays, you can move the cursor using Direction buttons. Press ZOOM to zoom in the image again. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
ENTER to play back the video; if you want to view the latest recorded video, select <Goto End> and press ENTER to start playback. When the playback is finished, press PLAYBACK to return to Live camera. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Press ENTER to play back the selected event video. • NOTE: To playback event video from Event List, any four-digit password is acceptable; but to delete any entries listed in the Event List, the correct “Administrator” password is required. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Enter main menu with correct “Administrator” password entered. • Select <Event> and then <Clear Event List>, the confirm page shown as the • following figure. Select <Clear Event List: Yes> and press ENTER to start the deletion. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Below figure shows the connection between your DynaGuard 300 DVR and the Dome cameras. If you have multiple units, dome cameras, and keyboard devices on the same RS-485 bus, make sure that each device has its own unique RS485 ID address. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Select the wanted viewing dome camera by pressing the • MENU corresponding CHANNEL button. Then press DOME camera to enter Dome Mode. After entering Dome Mode, press DOME OSD MENU • button to enter the OSD menu of the selected dome camera. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Select the first item <Set Preset Point>. Select a number for the preset point. • After selecting the number, press SET and Direction button simultaneously to • select the wanted area for the preset poing. When done, press ENTER. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
If you want to exit any OSD menu and return to the previous menu, you can follow either two ways: Select the last item <EXIT> in each menu and press ENTER to exit the current menu; or press ESC button repeatedly till exit the OSD menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Therefore, if you power OFF and ON the unit, these modifications will be lost. OSD/ Timer The menu allows you to set the current date/ time and other On-Screen-Display (OSD) parameters. Select <OSD / Timer> from the Main Menu and press ENTER. The menu displays as the following figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Dwell Time between switching. Call Monitor The timer value ranges from 1 to 255 seconds. Dwell To setup a programmed sequence of the installed Call Monitor, see Section 7.3.1.2 <Call Seq> for detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
<Date> to start DST by the date you’d set. Enter item 3 to item 10 using LEFT/ RIGHT Direction buttons. • The last item determines how long the DST setting takes effect. The unit of • bias is minute. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
HDD. Monitor <Monitor> menu allows you to tune the quality of the displayed image. Select <Monitor> from the Main Menu and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Color video-loss • camera un-installed • Camera is covert situations. • Allows to fine tune the performance of your monitor Show Color using color bar pattern generated by the DynaGuard 300 DVR. Press ESC to Exit. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
15 seconds. Camera <Camera> menu provides access to the configuration parameters that can be set for each camera. Select <Camera> from the Main Menu and press ENTER, the following menu is then displayed as below figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
<Install> to <•> for this camera in the <Configuration Table1>. Otherwise that channel will be considered as “video loss”. Besides, the HDD storage space is wasted. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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(√ = Terminal resister is enabled; • = Terminal resister is disabled). Gain Allows you to set the video input gain for each installed camera. Control The value ranges from 1 to 16 (75% to 150%, Non-linear). www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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<16> for the highest priority. If a camera is not installed, the priority will be automatically set to <0>. NOTE: If you don’t want to record video from certain installed camera, you can set its priority to <0>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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During normal operation, the Call Monitor displays a programmable sequence of installed cameras. The use of the call monitor avoids having to change the layout of windows in any way in order to see the full detail of cameras. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
The cameras are named 1 through 16 by default. The <Camera Title> menu allows you to change a custom title (up to 12 characters) for each camera. Select <Camera Title> from <Camera> menu, the menu displays as following figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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The first entry, a blank, in the virtual keyboard is used as the Space button. When done, press ESC to go back to previous Camera Selection menu for • setting another camera’s title, or press ESC again to exit. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
ITEM DESCRIPTION To select the type for the connected speed dome cameras. Speed Dome options include <DynaColor>, <PELCO_D>, Type <PELCO_P>, <Hi-Sharp>. Speed Dome To assign the speed dome camera a unique ID. The range for choosing is from 0 to 255.
If choose “0” for displayed duration, the selected camera won’t be added into • the sequence; and if choose “255” for displayed duration, the Call Monitor remains displaying the selected camera and skip all other cameras. When done, press ESC to exit the setting menu. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Select <OFF> to record not only during event REC Event occurrence but also in normal situation. Select Only <NO> to enable this function. The duration of event recording depends on the event response duration you’d set in <Event> menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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<OFF> for this item. Allows you to purge the normal data stored in the hard Purge disk drive. See Section 7.4.5 <Purge Normal Data> for Normal Data detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
<Time Frame Number> Time Frame to choose a number for recording segments. After Number selecting the segment, go to the third item <Daily Time Setup> to set the start time and end time of each segment. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Number>, then there will be only two time frames to be found in this sub-menu. Also, this sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the time frame respectively. Daily Time Setup 7.4.1.2 Weekly Select <Weekly>, the sub-menu displays as the following figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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“2” for <Time Frame Number>, then there will be only two time frames to be found in this sub-menu. Also, this sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the time frame respectively. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Select <Time_1>, <Time_2>, <Time_3> or <Time_4> for Switch the appropriate schedule when the Day / Night switch is <OFF> activated. NOTE: The number of Time Frame is corresponding to the option you set in the <Time Frame Number>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
1 and 9999 seconds. 7.4.3 Normal PPS & Quality Select to configure the PPS (Picture Per Second) and Quality of normal record. Select <Normal PPS & Quality> and press ENTER, the following menu display as below figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Select <ON> to enable audio recording, or select REC Audio <OFF> to disable audio recording. To playback the audio recording from right, left, or Audio Playback stereo channel. Select the desired option using LEFT and LEFT direction buttons. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
7.5.2 <Motion Detect> for detailed information about setting the motion detection. The <Alarm In> menu allows you to enable or disable alarm input detection in daytime or nighttime. See Alarm In Section 7.5.3 <Alarm In Setting> for more detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Event Response This <Event Response> menu allows you to set how DynaGuard 300 DVR responds to the triggered event. In the <Event> menu, select <Event Response> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed as below figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
7.5.2 Motion Detect This <Motion Detect> allows you to configure motion detection alarms for each camera attached to the unit. Select <Motion Detect> from <Event> menu and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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T2 only. If time-frame number is set to “4”, the configuration Table 2 will show T1 T2, T3 and T4 rows. Configuration Table 2 11 12 14 15 16 Alm In Type T1:Alm In T1:Motion T1:Sensit T2:Alm In T2:Motion T2:Sensit www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Time Frame 2. There are eight levels for you to choose T2: Sensit from. The higher the number you set, the higher the level of motion sensitivities, which means Motion Alarms will be triggered by a slighter motion. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Select <Detect Area> and press ENTER. The detect area is displayed as • below figure. The detect area allows you to set the detection area for each camera. The area consists of 256 (16 x 16) detection grids. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Motion Detection. When the amount of “Motion Detection Cell” exceeds the threshold value, a motion alarm is triggered. Use RIGHT / LEFT direction buttons to set up the day and night threshold value, respectively. Press ESC when you complete the setting. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
HDD is full. You can playback the recorded video using “GOTO” function. If you want to clear all recorded data but not clear the entries only, go <Record> menu and select <Purge Normal Data>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Information as Date, Video System, Hardware Version, Front Board Firmware Version, and Software Version. Display information about your hard disk drive(s) and Database available storage capacity. Refer to Section 7.6.3 Information <Database information> for detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
RS-485 protocol. 7.6.2 Information This <Information> menu allows you to view certain system information, such as the date of exchanging firmware, video system, hardware version, etc. The listed items are for read only. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
“N” attached in the end of the model name. Displays the total capacity of all storage device(s) that has Total Size been added into the database. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Allows you to save the current setting as “Installer’s Setting setting”. This operation can only be executed with Administrator password; otherwise, “Illegal Operation” message will be displayed on the screen. Load Factory Allows you to recall the “Factory’s Default” from the Setting flash memory. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Allows you to reload the factory password in case you Password forget your private password. The default Administrator password is 1234 and default User password is 4321. If any trouble occurs when you execute <Load Factory Password>, please contact with your vendor/installer. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Display available space on the destination device to Required Size which video files are exported. Erase CD/DVD Used to remove the data found on a CD-RW prior to Before Export exporting new data to the drive. Start Export Starts the export process. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Select the device you want the image to export to. “V” means the device is • selected. If you want to erase the inserted CD or DVD, you should select “Yes” for the • second item. When done, select the third item and press ENTER to start exporting. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Allows you to add or remove HDDs to or from the video Database database, and to format all the HDDs. See 6.10.4 < Setup Database Setup > for more information. Show This item is offered for Installer/ Engineer to check www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
NOTE: You must choose numbers for your passwords that correspond to the buttons available on your front panel. For example, on a nine-channel unit, you are limited to the numbers from 1 to 9. You may repeat digits in the nine-digit password sequence. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Administrator Section 7.9.1.2 <Change Administrator Passwrod> Password for more information about changing the Administrator password. 7.9.1.1 Change User Password Select <Change User Password> from <Password> menu and press ENTER, the following menu displays as below figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Input a new 4-digit User Password by press the CHANNEL buttons on the • front panel. You may repeat digits in the 4-digit password sequence. Confirm the password change by press the 4-digit password again. • When done, press ESC to exit. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
To establish an email address for alarm notification to be E-mail received. Refer to Section 7.9.2.5 <E-mail Address Address Setup> for more information about setting the E-mail Setup Address. Event Send Enable or disable the function of sending E-mail when an E-mail Event is triggered. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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The PPPoE service types include ADSL Modem and Cable Modem, etc. Allows you to configure the IP type of the unit. If you IPs Setting by are using a static IP, select <Static>. If not, select <DHCP>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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When done, press ESC to exit. • When <PPPoE> is selected, the menu displays as below figure: If you are using “PPPoE” web service, then you should select <PPPoE> for the first item. The menu displays as below figure. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Press ENTER to add the character to the • username entry field. Press MODE repeatedly to move the cursor on • the username entry field. When done, press ESC to exit. • Login Username Setup www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Connect connection between your DynaGuard 300 DVR and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) manually. Select <Disconnect> and press ENTER to disconnect Disconnect the connection between the DynaGuard 300 DVR and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) manually. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Enables you to enter your ISP log in user name, which is used for dialing out to ISP server. From <Dial Out> menu, select <Username Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed as below figure. Username Setup www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Use Direction buttons to select character you • want. Press ENTER to add the selected character to • the password entry field. Press MODE repeatedly to move the cursor on • the password entry field. When done, press ESC to exit. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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<Static>. If you are using a dynamic IP, select <DHCP>. If the DynaGuard 300 DVR is using a static IP, you IPs Setup have to setup the IP from this menu. If using a dynamic IP, the menu shows read-only information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Items in this menu are described in the following table. NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION Enables you to protect the DynaGuard 300 DVR by establishing a dial-in password for modem connection. Select <Username Setup> from <Dial In> menu. The following menu displays. Username Setup www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Press ENTER to add the selected character to • the password entry field. Press MODE repeatedly to move the cursor on • the password entry field. When done, press ESC to exit. • Password Setup www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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PC. The default is 10 minutes. Max Time to Indicates the longest amount of time that the connection Hangup via modem remains active. The default setting is 30 minutes. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Use Direction buttons to select character you • want. Press ENTER to add the selected character to • the password entry field. Press MODE repeatedly to move the cursor on • the password entry field. When done, press ESC to exit. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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When done, move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to submit the settings. Submit / Update NOTE: If there are two DynaGuard 300 DVRs set the same domain name, the later setting won’t be submit successfully. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Use Direction buttons to select character you want. • Press ENTER to add the selected character to the password entry field. • Press MODE repeatedly to move the cursor on the password entry field. • When done, press ESC to exit. • www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
256 cameras. Please also refer to control keyboard user manual. If you select <OFF>, the call monitor will work as defined in <Configuration Table1>. The system skeleton and setup guide is described in Appendix C <Super MMX and Super MPX System Setup>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
If the file system of internal HDD isn’t built by DVR, user has to format and add the internal HDD manually. From <Administrator Setup> menu, select <Database Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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ENTER. Allows you to remove the selected external storage device from the video database. Remove NOTE: Only external storage can be removed, which means you are not allowed to remove the internal HDD from the database. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Select the desired version using UP / DOWN Direction buttons, and then press ENTER to start processing. When the update is done, remove the external USB device from the USB port. • If updating your DVR through the internet, select <Update From Network>: www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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Warning: Do not plug telephone lines into RJ-11 ports. These ports are not for telephone use. RJ11 Cable 6P6C pin definition: Pin No. Definition Direction DA (D +) Reserved Ground DA (D +) DB (D −) DB (D -) www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
IE Browser, Windows AP Remote Title 12 Characters Control Event List Up to 9999 Events Zoom Reboot Function On-Screen OAS Menu Graph Mode Display Search Base on Time or Event Play/Pause/REW/FF Control Playback Direction & Speed www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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“Configuration Table 2”) is enabled, all alarm output will be deactivated when shorting the Reset Alarm with ground. Day / Night Switch You can switch the Day / Night settings through a Normal Open switch connected with the pin. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
NOTE: 1. The time interval between byte and byte must be shorter than 2ms, and the time interval between 2 commands (6 bytes/command) must be longer than 2ms. 2. Checksum = Byte1 .xor. Byte2 .xor. Byte3 .xor. Byte4 .xor. Byte5 www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
300 DVR shown in the diagram can be Triplex Multiplexer. (2) All DynaGuard 300 DVRs / multiplexers must enable Super MMX (in OSD menu) (3) Choose “Super MMX” from “System Monitor Setting” in keyboard’s “System Setting” www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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B1H – C0H, 177~192 ECH, 236 C1H – D0H, 193~208 EDH, 237 D0H – DFH, 209~223 Only 15 Dome can be connect EEH, 238 None Can connect to normal camera EFH, 239 None Can connect to normal camera www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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(2) Choose “Super MPX” from “System Monitor Setting” in keyboard’s “System Setting” (3) All the device must be connected to the same RS485 bus; the RS485 ID for each device must be set up as indicated in the above table. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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If you are using Super MMX system, the image comes from the Call Monitor of secondary DVRs; and if you are using Super MPX system, the image comes form the Main Monitor of secondary DVRs. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
This item allows you to set each page’s dwell time. These items allow you to setup each page. Press Enter for page setup. Use Page directional buttons to change each page’s channel setting. Setup When done, press ESC to exit this Sequence Setup menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
Press DOME button to toggle between dome control and Live/Playback operation of DynaGuard 300 DVR The Functional buttons on the IR Remote correspond to functions on the DynaGuard DVR. Please refer to Section 4.2 <Function Buttons and Section 6.4.2 <Dome Controlling Button Introduction> for detailed information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All right reserved...
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