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Clover MVR1020 Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual
1 Channel Mobile
Digital Video Recorder
Model MVR1020
Copyright © 2008 Clover Electronics U.S.A. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual 1 Channel Mobile Digital Video Recorder Model MVR1020 Copyright © 2008 Clover Electronics U.S.A. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 Contents About This Unit ..................3 ................4 1. Unpacking 2. Features ………………………………………………………….. 5 3. Specifications ……………………………………………………..6 4. Installation ………………………………………………………..7 4-1. What to do before Installation ..............7 4-2. How to Connect DC power to DVR unit ...........8 4-2-1. When Installing the DVR in a Vehicle ..........8 4-2-2.
  • Page 3 5-6-2. Replaying by Time/Date Search .............30 5-6-3. Search by Recording Lists ..............31 6. Viewer ....................33 6-1. CF Card Viewer Installation ..............33 6-2. CF Card Viewer ..................36 6-2-1. Playback ..................37 6-2-2. Backup ....................38 6-2-3. AVI File Converting ...............39 6-2-4. Image Capture in JPEG File ............39 6-2-5.
  • Page 4 About this manual This is the instruction manual for 1 Channel Mobile DVR, Model MVR1020. This manual describes how to install and operate the MVR1020 and provide information regarding specifications and features of this product. Please be sure to read this manual and follow the instructions when installing the MVR1020.
  • Page 5 1 CH Mobile DVR External IR Receiver (Optiona CF Card Reader Remote Batteries CD-Rom Manual Controller (Optional) Power Cable Ext. IR Receiver Screws Mounting Brackets (Optional) If any of the above items are missing please contact Clover Electronics. - 4 -...
  • Page 6 2. Features Duplex (Record / Play-back) Real Time Full Display mode High Quality and Easy to install & control Stand Alone Type (Non-PC, Non-OS) On Screen Display Built-in Time / Date Generator Event lists of 990 Motion and Alarm detection recording Quick Search: by Date &...
  • Page 7 3. Specifications System NTSC Input Composite 1Vp-p @ 75 Ohm, RCA(1CH) Video Signal Output Composite 1Vp-p @ 75 Ohm, RCA(1CH) Input/Output 2 RCA(1CH Input, 1CH Output) Audio Recording Mode Mono PCM Display Frame 30 FPS Display Display Resolution 720×480 720×576 Screen Split Mode Full M-JPEG codec core...
  • Page 8 4. Installation 4-1. What to do before Installation Make sure all the required hardware is available. 1 Channel Mobile DVR unit (requires installing a CF Card) Camera (including power for camera unit) TV or Composite monitor Connect a camera to the DVR unit and the DVR unit to the monitor (video output device).
  • Page 9 4-2. How to Connect DC power to DVR unit Rear View) ○ or ○ 4-2-1. When Installing the DVR in a Vehicle Cut out the DC jack on the provided DC power wires as shown in Fig.4-1, and then connect wires as follows. GROUND: Connect the BLACK colored wire to vehicle’s chassis (Do not connect it to the gas tank or the airbag area).
  • Page 10 4-2-2. When Using the DVR for Security Purpose ▪ Connect the 4pin connector with 2 wires in polarity to the power in jack on the rear panel of the DVR. ▪ Connect DC 12V or DC24V, 3A AC adapter (not supplied: Switching Power Supply, center: +, outer: ground) to the DC jack on the provided DC power wires shown in Fig.4-2.
  • Page 11 4-3. How to Install the Mounting Bracket for DVR ▪ Unscrew 2-locking screw knobs and 4 screws on both sides of the DVR. ▪ Attach the mounting bracket onto both sides of DVR and secure them with the screws (See Fig. 4-3). ▪...
  • Page 12 4-4. Installation Check Lists Is the camera installed at the right position? Is the camera cable connected to the input? Is the audio cable connected to the input? Is the system set on a stable location? Is the system set on a stable location by mounting bracket? Is the placement of the system clear from any elements such as water, excess dust, direct sunlight, magnetic field, gas, oil and etc…...
  • Page 13 4-5. Controls and Connectors on the DVR 4-5-1. Front ② ① ③ ④ ⑤ Fig.4-4 Front View 1) PWR LED: Red light is lit when the power is ON 2) REC & PLAY LED: Green light will be blinking when the system is in the recording or replaying mode, turn off during live mode.
  • Page 14 Lock Icon Fig.4-5 Lock Icon 6) ARROW Buttons ○ Used as Left and Rewind (x16) Key ○ Used as Right and previous Frame Key ○ Used as Up and next Frame Key ○ Used as Down and fast Forward (x16) Key ○...
  • Page 15 4-5-2. Rear ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ Fig.4-6 Rear View 1) Video IN/OUT Connect a camera to the Video Input (RCA Connector) and a monitor to the Video Output (RCA Connector) on the rear panel of the unit as shown in Fig.4-6. 2) Audio IN/OUT If necessary, connect a microphone to the Audio Input (RCA Connector) and a speaker to the Audio Output (RCA Connector) on the rear panel of the unit.
  • Page 16 3) Alarm IN/OUT Connect a Normally Open (N.O.) sensor to the Alarm Input and a Normally Open (N.O.) sensor or Normally Close (N.C.) sensor to the Alarm Output depending on your application. 4) IR Remote Control Extender (Optional) Plug the IR remote control extender to the jack in order to extend the remote control distance.
  • Page 17 4-6. Remote Controller ○ The functions of keys listed below are not available on this model. ○ ① USB & CDRW key ○ Numeric keys ○ ③ Far & Near key ○ ○ PT/ZF key Fig.4-7 Remote Controller Refer to section 4-5-1 on how to operate. - 16 -...
  • Page 18 5. HOW TO OPERATE 5-1. General Operation You can operate the functions of the system by using the buttons located on the front panel of the DVR unit, as well as the remote controller. The system status is indicated by either the LED lights or the monitor. - 17 -...
  • Page 19 5-2. Running for the First Time (Initializing) When you turn on the power for the first time, the screen will be shown as below. ② ○ Fig.5-1Initializing ① : Displays CF Card capacity available for recording. ② : Displays firmware version. ③...
  • Page 20 5-3. Live Mode ① ① Current time/date ② CF Card use ③ Recording Icon ④ Motion & Alarm Icon ② ③ ④ Fig.5-3Live Mode - 19 -...
  • Page 21 5-4. Setup - Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote controller to setup the menus, the screen shown in Fig.5-4 will be displayed. - Press the MENU button again to return to the previous menu. ① Capacity of CF Card ②...
  • Page 22 5-4-1. Time/Date - Choose the TIME menu by using the ◀▶ button. - Press the ▼ or ▲ button, the TIME/DATE menu shown in Fig. 5-5 will display. Fig.5-5 Time/Date Menu - Select the values (year/month/date/hour/minute) by using the ◀▶ button, change the values with the ▼...
  • Page 23 5-4-2. FA./CF - Choose the FA./CF menu by using the ◀▶ button. - Press the ▼ or ▲ button, the FA./CF menu shown in Fig. 5-6 will display. Fig.5-6 FA./CF Menu Factory Set - Select the FACTORY SET in the FA./CF menu by using the ◀▶ button and select YES or NO with the ▼...
  • Page 24 REC List Clear - Select the REC LIST CLEAR in the FA./CF menu by using the ◀▶ button and select YES or NO with the ▼ or ▲ button. Selected item will be highlighted in yellow. - Select “YES” and then press the PLAY button on the front panel or the remote controller for deleting the recording lists.
  • Page 25 5-4-3. Record - Choose the RECORD menu by using the ◀▶ button. - Press the ▼ or ▲ button, the RECORD menu shown in Fig. 5-7 will display. Fig.5-7 Record Menu Fig.5-7 Record Menu Quality - Select the QUALITY in the RECORD menu by using the ◀▶ button and select one of recording qualities among High+, High, Middle, Low and Low- with the ▼...
  • Page 26 Event REC Time - Select the EVENT REC TIME (Event Recording Time by Alarm or Motion Detection) in the RECORD menu by using the ◀▶ button and select an event recording time (1 to 99 seconds) with the ▼ or ▲ button. Selected item will be highlighted in yellow.
  • Page 27 5-4-4. Motion/Alarm - Choose the RECORD menu by using the ◀▶ button. - Press the ▼ or ▲ button, the MOTION/ALARM menu shown in Fig. 5-9 will be displayed. Fig.5-9 Motion/Alarm Menu Sensitivity - Select the SENSITIVITY in the MOTION/ALARM menu by using the ◀▶ button and select one of sensitivities among Very high, High, Middle, Low and Very low with the ▼...
  • Page 28 Fig.5-10 Motion Detection Area Setup Alarm - Select the Alarm in the MOTION/ALARM menu by using the ◀▶ button and select YES or NO with the ▼ or ▲ button. Selected item will be highlighted in yellow. - 27 -...
  • Page 29 5-5. Recording There are four kinds of recording available in this system. - Manual recording: Continuous recording - Alarm recording: Recording by alarm sensors - Motion recording: Recording by motion detection - Alarm & Motion recording: Recording by alarm sensors and motion detection simultaneously.
  • Page 30 5-5-3. Motion Recording The system will automatically start recording only when motions of object are detected. - Setup the AREA (motion area) in the MOTION/ALARM menu (See section 5-4-4 for more details). - Press REC button on the front panel or the remote controller. 5-5-4.
  • Page 31 5-6. Playback The screen shown in Fig.5-14 will appear if the PLAY button on either the front panel or the remote controller is pressed in the live mode. Fig.5-14 Screen in Playback Menu 5-6-1. Replaying from the first - In order to replay from the first recording time, select the REPLAYING FROM THE FIRST in the PLAY menu as shown in Fig.5-14 by using the ◀▶...
  • Page 32 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Fig.5-15 Replaying Screen ① CF Card ID ② Time & Date ③ Playback Status: Playback or Pause ④ CF Card used rate ⑤ Playing Speed: Up to 16 times 5-6-3. Search by Recording Lists - Press the LIST button on the front panel or the remote controller, up to 990 recording lists will be displayed as shown in Fig.
  • Page 33 Fig.5-16 Recording Lists The abbreviations on the end of the lists represent as below, respectively. Alarm Recording Power on Motion Recording Manual Recording - 32 -...
  • Page 34 6. VIEWER 6-1. CF Card Viewer Installation Install the program in your PC by using the supplied CD as follows. - Start the Operating System (Windows XP/VISTA). - Insert the program CD into CD-ROM drive. - Open My Computer, and then select CD-ROM drive. - Double click Setup.Exe.
  • Page 35 Fig.6-2 Installation of CFCard Viewer - Click “Install” button in Fig.6-2 for installation. Fig.6-3 Installation of CFCard Viewer - Click “Abort” button in Fig.6-2 to abort installation. - Skip to next step for installation. - 34 -...
  • Page 36 After installing, the CFCardViewer shown in Fig.6-4 will be displayed on the screen. Fig.6-4 Installation of CFCard Viewer Fig.6-5 Installation of CFCard Viewer Completed - 35 -...
  • Page 37 The Icon of CFCard Viewer will be created on the desktop as shown in Fig.6-6. Fig.6-6 Icon for CFCard Viewer 6-2. CFCard Viewer By CFCard Viewer you can view the recorded data, save it to a PC and convert it to AVI file format.
  • Page 38 - Click the USB device (CFCard) on the upper right hand corner of the screen to select (See Fig.6-8). - To exit, click on the upper right hand corner of the screen, press ESC or ALT+F4 button on your key board. Fig.6-8 Selection of USB device (CFCard) 6-2-1.
  • Page 39 Fig.6-10 Playing Speed Control Adjust Audio Volume: Click the VOLUME button in Fig.6-11, and then adjust audio volume by clicking the slider and dragging it or clicking the bar. It is available at the normal playing speed. Click the VOLUME button again to make it “Mute”. Fig.6-11 Audio Volume 6-2-2.
  • Page 40 6-2-3. AVI File Converting - Click the AVI and Save button shown in Fig.6-13 while the system is in the playback mode (Refer to section 6-2-1). - The AVI file will be saved in the CFCard_DVR_BK folder (C:\CFCard_DVR_BK). - To play, double-click one of the AVI files (Open Windows Explorer – click My computer –...
  • Page 41 Fig.6-14 Pop-up Screen 6-2-5. Print Button - Click the Print button shown in Fig.6-15 on the CF Card Viewer, and then the print window (See Fig.6-16) that contains current printing time, record time and CF Card ID will display. - Press the Print button in Fig.6-16 to print out the current images. Fig.6-15 Print Button - 40 -...
  • Page 42 Fig.6-16 Print Window 6-2-6. Other Buttons - To display a full screen, click “1 x 1” button or double-click on one of split screens. - To display split screens, click “2 x 2” button or double-click on a full screen. - Select NTSC or PAL by clicking depends on your country’s broadcasting system (NTSC in U.S.A.).
  • Page 43 6-3. Raw Data Backup Raw Data Backup is to save all the recorded data or partial data that stored in CF Card in your PC. - Click the USB device (CFCard) on the upper right hand corner of the CFCard Viewer to select (See Section 6-2 for more details).
  • Page 44 Fig.6-19 Whole Record Data Fig.6-20 Set the Starting/Ending time Fig.6-21 Raw Backup Files 6-3-1. Other Buttons The above buttons are not available on this version. - 43 -...
  • Page 45 6-4. Backup Viewer - Double click the Icon of Backup Viewer on the desktop, and then the screen shown in Fig.6-22 will be displayed. Fig.6-22 Backup Viewer To playback, click one of the backup files and drag & drop to one of split screens as shown in Fig.6-23.
  • Page 46 Fig.6-23 Click one file and Drag & Drop to CH 1 - 45 -...
  • Page 47 APPENDIX 1. Recording Time Table 1.1 Recording Resolution: 720 x 480, Recording Time: Minutes CF Card 1 GB Frame/Sec. High+ High Middle Low- 1157 CF Card 4 GB Frame/Sec. High+ High Middle Low- 1151 1381 1643 1120 1433 1792 2150 2559 2128 2723...
  • Page 48 CF Card 16 GB Frame/Sec. High+ High Middle Low- 1062 1264 1054 1318 1580 1882 1580 2024 2552 3022 3612 2740 3502 4312 5260 6250 4265 5460 6825 8150 9904 8120 10250 12854 15640 18520 1-2. Recording Resolution: 360 × 480, Recording Time: Minutes CF Card 1 GB Frame/Sec.
  • Page 49 CF Card 8 GB Frame/Sec. High+ High Middle Low- 1065 1138 1366 1584 1376 1762 2220 2663 3090 2348 3006 3788 4545 5272 3657 4728 5958 7149 8293 7130 9220 11618 13941 16172 CF Card 16 GB Frame/Sec. High+ High Middle Low- 1085...
  • Page 50 2. Limited 1 Year Warranty This warranty gives the original purchaser specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which may vary from state to state. If our products do not function because of any defect in material or workmanship, we will repair it for free for 1 year on parts and labor from the date of original purchase.