Swann SW242-SR4 User Manual

Swann SW242-SR4 User Manual

Swann sw242-sr4: user guide

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DVR4-PRO-NET

USER MANUAL

Note: This model doesn't have USB port
SW242-SR4
Please read this instruction thoroughly before the operation and retain it for future reference.
The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance.
English _V0.96

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    DVR4-PRO-NET USER MANUAL Note: This model doesn’t have USB port SW242-SR4 Please read this instruction thoroughly before the operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance. English _V0.96...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD 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”...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5.5 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP BASIC OPERATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP ADVANCED SETTING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Network ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DDNS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAIL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DVR-CAMERA SETTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVICE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETECTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETWORK BACKUP & PLAYBACK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCH LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALARM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOUNT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
  • Page 4: Parts And Features

    1.1 FEATURES 1.1 FEATURES MPEG4 DVR Technology MPEG4 DVR Technology Compression format provides crystal clear image with real time performance Multiplex Multiplex Allows live display, record, playback, backup, and network at the same time Long Recording Hours: Long Recording Hours: 500GB can record more than 18 days.
  • Page 5: Specification

    1.3 SPECIFICATION 1.3 SPECIFICATION Video System Video Compression Format Video Input Video Loop Out Video Output Maximum Recording Rate Adjustable Recording Speed Image Quality Setting Hard Disk Storage HDD Quick Cleaning Recording Mode Watermark Refresh Rate Audio I/O Motion Detection Area Motion Detect Sensitivity Pre-alarm Recording USB Interface...
  • Page 6 Specification Continued… Web Transmitting Compression Format Ethernet Web Interface Remote Alarm Notification Network Connection PTZ control Dwell Time (Sequential Channel Switch) Alarm I/O Digital Zoom Key Lock Video Loss Detection Camera Title Video Adjustable Date Display Format Power Source Power Consumption Operating Temperature Dimensions (mm) System Recovery...
  • Page 7: Front Panel

    1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL “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 REC: Under recording status “MENU”...
  • Page 8 ” : Press these two buttons at the same time to enter / exit the PTZ control mode. Press “POWER” button on the DVR front panel to shutdown, and then press “POWER” + “►“ to switch to PAL system. (Press the buttons until the monitor show the video image of the DVR.) Press “POWER”...
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    1.5 REAR PANEL 1.5 REAR PANEL LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT 75Ω / HI: When using Loop function, please switch to HI. When you don’t use Loop function, please switch to 75Ω. VIDEO INPUT (CHANNEL 1 - 4) :Connect to video source, such as camera. LOOP (CHANNEL 1 - 4):Video output.
  • Page 10: Getting Started

    2.1 GETTING STARTED Connecting all the devices to construct a surveillance. Install HDD: The HDD must be installed before the DVR is turned on. Connect cameras. Connect monitor. Connect the external devices. Connect the AC power cord to power adapter and plug into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    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 HDD. DVR will return to original recording status after power is on again.
  • Page 12: Playback

    3.2 PLAYBACK 3.2 PLAYBACK 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, *...
  • Page 13: Detailed Menu Configuration

    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...
  • Page 14: Main Menu Options_ Record

    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.
  • Page 15: Main Menu Options_ Timer

    EVENT RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by event (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images per second for EVENT RECORD. The options are as followings: NTSC: FRAME: 30, 15, 7, 3 NTSC CIF: 120, 60, 30, 15 TIMER RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by timer schedule.
  • Page 16: Main Menu Options_ Date

    DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING DATE: Set the correct time of the DVR ( YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN / SEC) FORMAT: There are three 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.
  • Page 17: Main Menu Options_ Advance

    4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE 4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE Move the cursor to “ADVANCE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. (MENU) RECORD TIMER DATE ► ADVANCE ADVANCE 4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA 4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA Move the cursor to “CAMERA”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options.
  • Page 18: Advance Menu_ Detection

    4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION 4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION Move the cursor to “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. DETECTION SETUP: TITLE AREA SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP TITLE: Show camera title of each channel. DET: Select “ON”...
  • Page 19 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. The bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.
  • Page 20: Advance Menu_ Display

    4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY 4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY Move the cursor to “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.
  • Page 21: Advance Menu_ Alert

    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 both activated, the DVR will record 8MB file before alarm / motion triggered. ALERT ALERT...
  • Page 22: Advance Menu_ Remote

    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. TITLE DEVICE CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA TITLE: Title of each camera. DEVICE: Select to control normal camera or PTZ camera for each channel. Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) of PTZ camera.
  • Page 23: Advance Menu_ System

    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). PASSWORD: Press “ENTER” to set the password for accessing DVR (admin password or guest password).
  • Page 24: Advance Menu_ Network

    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...
  • Page 25: Advance Menu_ Backup

    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. We recommend to clear all the files in the USB before you backup files in your USB.
  • Page 26: Advance Menu_ Hdd Info

    4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO 4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO You can get the capacity information on all the connected HDD. HDD NUM MASTER 4.15 ADVANCE MENU ___EVENT LOG 4.15 ADVANCE MENU ___EVENT LOG You can get all the information (event type, time, and channel) on the event list (including video loss list, net list, other lists (such as power on / off, key unlock, reset to default).
  • Page 27: Additional Operation

    5.1 SEARCH 5.1 SEARCH Press “SEARCH” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. Then the screen will show the following options. HDD: Master HDD. FULL LIST: List all recorded files ( R: RECORD / S: SYSTEM / A: ALARM / MS: MOTION / T: TIMER).
  • Page 28: Key Lock

    For the password setting, please refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”. 5.3 SWITCH THE N/P SYSTEM 5.3 SWITCH THE N/P SYSTEM 1) Press “POWER” button on the DVR front panel to shutdown, and then press ► “POWER” + “ “ to switch to PAL system.
  • Page 29: Usb Upgrade

    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. 5.5 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP 5.5 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP Install the Software:...
  • Page 30: Ap Basic Operation

    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.
  • Page 31 Video Web Server Control Panel. Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4 CH DVR Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4 CH DVR 2006-MAR-13(MON) 09:50:48 Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate Connect / Disconnect Resolution: NTSC: 320 × 228 PAL: 320 ×...
  • Page 32 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...
  • Page 33 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"...
  • Page 34: Playback Control Buttons

    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.
  • Page 35: Ap Advanced Setting

    IP address. Please refer to P.33 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.
  • Page 36: Ddns

    Use the DDNS username and password to login the DynDNS. Create Hostname: Create Hostname: Login → “Account” → “My Service” → “Add Host Services” → “Add Dynamic DNS Host” → Enter and choose the hostname → Click on “Add Host” → DDNS Hostname created. 4CH DVR YourHostName YourHostName...
  • Page 37: Mail

    After finished the settings, 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***:...
  • Page 38: Dvr-Camera Setting

    D ” protocol for PELCO-D protocol camera. Baud Rate : Baud Rate Set the baud rate of each channel (2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200). After setting, press “OK” and then press “APPLY” to confirm. 4CH DVR 4CH DVR...
  • Page 39: Detection

    *Click the “Clear All” to clean the previously selected detection area. After setting, press “OK” and then press “APPLY” to confirm. 4CH DVR Note: Enable the motion detection function. When the motion is triggered, detection detection a “...
  • Page 40: Network Backup & Playback

    Network Backup Network Backup 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 : Functions (1) De-interlace (2) De-blocking...
  • Page 41: Search List

    (5 sec., 10 sec., 20 sec., 40 sec.). Alarm Refresh: Alarm Refresh Clean the alarm message “ which is shown on the screen. 4CH DVR 4CH DVR Note: Note: Email Notification: MJPEG pictures will be made at your designated ”...
  • Page 42: General

    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"...
  • Page 43: Online User Info

    Online User Info Online User Info Get all the current 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.
  • Page 44: Connect To Ap Via Ie Browser

    5.6 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER 5.6 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...
  • Page 45: Trouble Shooting

    Timer record is not working No live video No recorded video DVR keeps rebooting Detect HDD fail Can’t detect USB thumb-drive Can’t view the DVR over the network with a web browser TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING SOLUTION Check power cord connection.
  • Page 46: Install The Hdd

    Connect the HDD to power connector and IDE BUS (make sure to align the HDD precisely to the pin connection) And then screw the HDD bracket onto DVR base. (Refer to Fig. 3) Close the upper cover of the DVR. (Refer to Fig. 4 & 5) –...
  • Page 47: Pin Configuration

    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. Under normal operation, signal remains “High”.
  • Page 48 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...
  • Page 49: Recording Time Table

    APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) Record Quality mode Frame Best High Normal Basic Best High Normal Basic – RECORDING TIME TABLE –...
  • Page 50: Compatible Usb Brand

    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)
  • Page 51: Compatible Hdd Brand

    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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