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Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc
Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"... -
Page 4: Operation Instruction
Operation Instruction Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Required Installation Tools ....................3 Video Input......................... 3 Video Loop Through ......................3 RS485 Port ........................ - Page 6 Operation Instruction PTZ Control Buttons ......................11 Copy Button ........................11 Play/Stop Button ......................11 Turning on the Power ......................11 Initial Unit Setup ........................11 Setup Screen ........................12 System Setup ........................13 Information ........................13 Date/Time ........................15 Storage ..........................
- Page 7 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98............69 Text-In Search Examples..................... 70 Search Example I ......................70 Search Example II ......................70 Speco Remote ........................71 Web Monitoring Mode ..................... 72 Web Search Mode ......................73 Time Overlap ........................75 Map of Screens ........................
- Page 8 Figure 50 — DVRNS setup screen......................39 Figure 51 — RTSP setup screen......................40 Figure 52 — Speco Remote setup screen....................40 Figure 53 — Notification Callback setup screen..................41 Figure 54 — Notification Mail setup screen....................41...
- Page 9 Digital Video Recorder Figure 55 — Notification SNS setup screen..................... 42 Figure 56 — Notification Schedule setup screen..................43 Figure 57 — Devices menu........................43 Figure 58 — Camera setup screen......................44 Figure 59 — Camera PTZ setup screen....................44 Figure 60 —...
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Page 11: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 8 or 16 Composite Video Input Connectors ... -
Page 12: Figure 1 - Typical Dvr Installation
Operation Instruction You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk and flash drives. Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation. NOTE: This manual covers the 8- and 16-channel digital video recorders. -
Page 13: Chapter 2 - Installation
The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Cord Operation Instruction (This Document) Speco Central Software CD and Operation Instruction Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives Infrared Remote Control Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR. -
Page 14: Rs485 Port
Operation Instruction If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video. -
Page 15: Audio In/Out
Digital Video Recorder Audio In/Out Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1, Audio In 2, Audio In 3 and Audio In 4 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio. - Page 16 Operation Instruction...
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Page 17: Chapter 3 - Configuration
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 — 16-Channel DVR front panel. Power LED HDD LED Camera Buttons Menu Button Copy Button Esc Button Play/Stop Button... -
Page 18: Menu Button
Operation Instruction Menu Button In the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode, pressing the button displays the menu icons at the top of the screen. MENU Esc Button During menu setup, pressing the button closes the current menu or setup dialog box. Copy Button Pressing the button allows you to copy video clips. -
Page 19: Usb Port
Digital Video Recorder These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode. When in the PIP display format, pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons moves the position of the small screen counter-clockwise and clockwise, and pressing the Left and Right buttons changes the PIP screen size. -
Page 20: Id Button
Operation Instruction ID Button If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional operations. (Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID.) If the system ID is 1 to 16, you must to press the button and then press the number button (1 to 16 (+10 &... -
Page 21: Layout Button
Digital Video Recorder Layout Button Pressing the button toggles between different display formats. The available formats are: 4x4, 3x3, 1P7, 1P5, LAYOUT 2x2 and PIP. Zoom Button Pressing the button zooms the current image on the screen. A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing ZOOM what area of the screen has been enlarged. -
Page 22: Setup Screen
Operation Instruction Throughout the screens you will see . Highlighting the and pressing the button gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings. After you are finished with any setup screen, you can highlight Save and press button to save the changes and exit the screen. -
Page 23: System Setup
Digital Video Recorder Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press button. That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position. Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards, backspaces, and deletes entered characters. - Page 24 Operation Instruction button. Highlighting the Install button and pressing the Select the desired file and press the button will install the selected software package. Highlighting the Cancel button and pressing the button will close the window without upgrading the software. If the upgrade package file is not installed on the DVR properly, you will get an error message. The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade.
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Page 25: Date/Time
Digital Video Recorder Date/Time Highlight Date/Time in the System menu and press the button. The Date/Time setup screen appears. Highlight the first box beside Date and press the button. The individual sections of the date will highlight. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number. -
Page 26: Storage
Operation Instruction Highlight the box beside Automatic Sync. and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. Highlight the box beside Time Server and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the time server. -
Page 27: User
Digital Video Recorder You will be able to check the model name, serial number and the time information about recorded data of the selected storage device. If you want to erase recorded data on the selected device, highlight Clear and press the button. - Page 28 PC running Speco Central. System Time Change – The user can change the system date and time on a local system or a PC running Speco Central. Data Clear – The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or a PC running Speco Central.
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Page 29: Ez Setup
Digital Video Recorder Highlighting the box beside Auto Logout allows you to select from a list of times that the user will be automatically logged out. The options are: Never, 1 min., 3 min., 5 min., 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min. and 1 hr. EZ Setup Highlight EZ Setup and press the button. - Page 30 Operation Instruction Record Method Setup Select the desired recording mode from: – Motion Event Record (Recommended) – Continuous & Motion Event Record – Continuous Record NOTE: You should understand each recording mode before setting the DVR’s recording method. Record Video Quality Setup ...
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Page 31: Figure 18 - Ez Network Screen
Digital Video Recorder If you selected the Go to EZ Network, select the Next button to start the EZ Network. Figure 18 — EZ Network screen. Internet Connection Select whether or not your DVR is connected to the Internet. LAN Setup Select between Auto Configuration and Manual Configuration for network configuration, and then select the Test button to test the network configuration you selected. -
Page 32: Shutdown
Operation Instruction NOTE: The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check, otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved. When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error message displays. Select the Finish button to finish the EZ Setup. Shutdown Highlight Shutdown in the System menu and press the button. -
Page 33: Figure 22 - Panic Record Screen
Digital Video Recorder Highlighting De-Interlace and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When set to On, the DVR will turn the de-interlace filter on while recording video with Very High (D1) resolution. NOTE: The video signal has a time difference of 1/60 second (1/50 second for PAL) between odd and even fields because it is composed of 60 interlaced fields per second (50 fields for PAL). -
Page 34: Schedule
Operation Instruction Highlighting the Panic Recording – Resolution and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image resolution for Panic recording. You can select from: Very High (D1), High (Half D1) and Standard (CIF). Schedule Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the button, and the Schedule setup screen appears. -
Page 35: Pre-Event
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box under the Channels heading and press the button to select which cameras will be recorded. (Simple Mode Only) Highlight the box under the Settings heading and press the button to define the recording settings. You can set the ips, Quality and Resolution (ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell for Advanced Mode setup) of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column. -
Page 36: Event Setup
Operation Instruction When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. -
Page 37: Motion Detection
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. -
Page 38: Figure 30 - Motion Detection Settings Screen
Operation Instruction Your DVR has built-in video motion detection. Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera. Figure 30 — Motion Detection Settings screen. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the button allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently. -
Page 39: Figure 31 - Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. -
Page 40: Video Loss
Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes. NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). -
Page 41: Video Blind
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 42: Text-In
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. -
Page 43: Figure 39 - Text-In Settings Screen
Digital Video Recorder The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) and POS (Point of Sale; i.e., cash registers). This screen allows you to configure the DVR for each text-in device. Highlight the box under the Setup heading, and press the button. -
Page 44: Figure 41 - Text-In Actions 1 Screen
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. -
Page 45: System Event
Digital Video Recorder System Event Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button. The System Event setup screen appears. The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. -
Page 46: Event Status
Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes. NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Event Status Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the button. -
Page 47: Network Setup
Remote Audio Channel and pressing the button allows you to select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site. Selecting Select From Speco Central will send audio of the channel selected from Speco Central. NOTE: Depending on network conditions, audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission. -
Page 48: Figure 49 - Lan (Manual) Setup Screen
Highlight the Port Number Setup… box and press the button. The Port Number Setup screen appears. NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate Port Numbers for each Speco Central and Speco Remote related program (Admin, Callback, Watch, Search and Audio) from your network administrator. -
Page 49: Figure 50 - Dvrns Setup Screen
Digital Video Recorder Selecting DHCP from the Type and highlighting Save button reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) network. Highlight Auto (Default) and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR will obtain the IP address of the DNS server automatically. -
Page 50: Figure 51 - Rtsp Setup Screen
On and Off. When set to on, you can access a remote DVR using a Blackberry or other mobile devices. NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the Speco Remote service to be enabled automatically regardless of Speco Remote settings. -
Page 51: Notification
Highlight Notification in the Network menu and press the button. The Notification screen displays. The DVR can be set up to contact a computer running Speco Central (Remote Administration System) when an event occurs. Highlight the box under the No. heading and press the button to toggle between On and Off. -
Page 52: Figure 55 - Notification Sns Setup Screen
Operation Instruction NOTE: You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the SMTP Server from your network administrator. You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN. -
Page 53: Devices Setup
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration System). Highlight the box beside Summary Email Interval and select the interval that you want the DVR to send a summary email. -
Page 54: Figure 58 - Camera Setup Screen
Operation Instruction You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column. -
Page 55: Audio
Digital Video Recorder Audio Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. The Audio setup screen appears. The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. -
Page 56: Digital Deterrent
Operation Instruction The Mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time. When set to On, the Alarm-Out is active during the scheduled time. When set to Event, the Alarm-Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time. -
Page 57: Display
Ethernet. The icon displays on each camera when audio communication is available between the DVR and a PC running Speco Central via Ethernet. Freeze & Sequence – The icon displays while in the Freeze mode, and the displays while in the Sequence mode. -
Page 58: Figure 65 - Main Monitor Screen
Operation Instruction Highlighting OSD Margin… and pressing the button displays how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor. You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor. Highlight the Main Monitor tab to switch to the Sequence screen. -
Page 59: Remote Control
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the button. You can select from 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024. Highlight Full Screen and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the screen on the VGA monitor displays in full screen mode. - Page 60 Operation Instruction...
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Page 61: Chapter 4 - Operation
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 2 and 3. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. - Page 62 Operation Instruction Camera: Selecting Camera and choosing the camera number displays the selected camera full screen. It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 1P5, 1P7, 3x3 or 4x4).
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Page 63: Camera Menu
Digital Video Recorder Camera Menu Selecting (Camera Menu) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Camera Menu. PTZ: Selecting PTZ and choosing the camera number allows you to control the selected camera as long as it has Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. It is the same as pressing the button. -
Page 64: Active Cameo Mode
Operation Instruction Login/Logout Selecting (Login) in the Live Monitoring menu accesses the Login screen, and you will be asked to select a User and enter the password to log into the system. Selecting (Logout) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the Logout screen asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user. -
Page 65: Event Monitoring
Digital Video Recorder You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the camera button 6, and the Set Preset dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the (Play/Pause) button. -
Page 66: Covert Camera
Operation Instruction Covert Camera If a camera is set up as Covert 1 in the Camera setup screen (Settings tab), that camera will not be displayed unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system. However the camera title and status icons will be displayed on the monitor. -
Page 67: Panic Recording
Digital Video Recorder Panic Recording Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and selecting again stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Panic Record setup screen, panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as is not selected. -
Page 68: Searching Video
Operation Instruction Play/Stop Button: Pressing the button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again exits PLAY/STOP the playback mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button plays back video at regular speed. The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video. - Page 69 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You can change the location of the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) counterclockwise or clockwise by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons and change its size by pressing the Left and Right arrow buttons. To change its location and size by using the mouse, select the PIP and then click the right mouse button to display the following menu.
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Page 70: Event Log Search
Operation Instruction Camera Menu Selecting (Camera Menu) in the Search menu displays the following Camera Menu. Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current playback image of the selected camera on the screen. Audio: Selecting Audio toggles audio playback On and Off. Recorded audio will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode. - Page 71 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press the button and change MODE the screen mode to 4x4. You will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time. You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option…...
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Page 72: Record Table Search
Operation Instruction Record Table Search < Compact View > < Standard View > < Expanded View > Figure 76 — Record Table Search screen. Recording information about video images currently displayed on the screen displays on the recording status bar. A grey vertical line indicates the current search position. -
Page 73: Calendar Search
Digital Video Recorder The individual playback controls at the bottom perform the following functions as described below: Go to the previous image Play/Pause Go to the next image Fast backward play Fast forward play Selecting located at the bottom displays the Bookmarks screen. See the following Bookmarks section for details. Selecting in the top-left corner exits the Record Table Search screen. -
Page 74: Text-In Search
Operation Instruction You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. -
Page 75: Bookmarks
Digital Video Recorder You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option… button and setting up the new search condition. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. -
Page 76: Clip-Copy
Operation Instruction Clip-Copy Video clips can be copied on an internal DVD RW drive, or external USB hard disk or flash drive. The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista or 7. Refer to the Appendix – USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy. -
Page 77: Print
You can return to the Clip-Copy screen at any time to check the progress. You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips. Refer to Speco Central Operation Instruction for instructions on how to review video clips you have copied. - Page 78 Operation Instruction Once you have selected the printer model and paper size, highlight the Print button and press the button. A message appears asking you if you want to print the current image. Highlight the Continue button and press the button to print.
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Page 79: Appendix
Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP, Window Vista and Window 7 is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. Turn on your computer. -
Page 80: Text-In Search Examples
Operation Instruction Text-In Search Examples Search Example I 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $... -
Page 81: Speco Remote
– DVRNS server) NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP address for the DVR you want to connect to and the Speco Remote port number from your network administrator. Speco Remote only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with other browsers. -
Page 82: Web Monitoring Mode
Operation Instruction NOTE: There might be a problem that the bottom of Speco Remote page is cropped due to the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. In this situation, it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing the internet setting. (Go to the Tools Internet Options ... -
Page 83: Web Search Mode
Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote site to display. icon will display on each camera screen when audio communication is available between the Speco Remote system and a DVR. Web Search Mode Remote Search is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR. - Page 84 ③ Position the mouse pointer on the Remote Search logo to see the version of the Speco Remote program. ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of Speco Remote.
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Page 85: Time Overlap
Digital Video Recorder ⑭ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name. Enable Audio: Plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. (Single-Screen Layout Only) ... -
Page 86: Map Of Screens
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Page 87: Connector Pin Outs
Digital Video Recorder Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground (6 connectors) Relay Alarm Output (Normally Closed) Relay Common Relay Alarm Output (Normally Open) Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit ... -
Page 88: System Log Notices
Operation Instruction System Log Notices Boot Up Clear Disk Shutdown Format Disk Restart Disk Full Upgrade Disk Config Change Upgrade Fail Disk ‘No.’ : ‘serial number’ Power Failure Disk ‘No.’ : Removed Time Change Auto Deletion Time Zone Change Search Begin Time Sync Search End Time Sync Fail... -
Page 89: Specifications
Digital Video Recorder System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Remote connection failed. Bad sector. Remote network error. No executable file. Remote upgrade is not authorized. Opening executable file failed. Saving remote package failed. Writing executable file failed. Remote upgrade is cancelled by the user. Creating image failed. - Page 90 Operation Instruction CONNECTORS Video Input Composite: 8 or 16 BNC Video Loop Composite: 8 or 16 BNC (Auto Terminating) Composite: 1 BNC Monitor Output VGA: 1 VGA SPOT (Composite): 1 BNC Audio In 4 RCA connector Audio Out 1 RCA connector Alarm Input/Output Terminal Blocks Ethernet Port...
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