8 channel DVR (Digital Video Recorder) Operating Instructions Model : DX-C811N...
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AFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: 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 un insulated “dangerous voltage”...
ABLE OF CONTENTS CONTROLS Front Panel ............................4 Rear Panel ............................6 Remote Control ..........................7 INSTALLATION Camera, Monitor, Microphone, Alarm sensor and Power cord ..........8 Alarm inputs and Alarm outs ......................8 PAN/TILT/ZOOM Camera ......................9 PC system requirement for Network connection ................ 9 OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION ........................
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CONTENTS CLIENT PROGRAM How to install and connect ......................40 Features ............................41 Image file down load from the DVR server ................43 DVR Setting ..........................44 Local Player ..........................46 HOW TO CONNECT MODEM SPECIFICATION Accessories REMOTE CONTROL 2 BATTERY (AA size) POWER CORD INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Video Recorder...
ONTROLS Front Panel 5 7 9 11 4 6 8 10 12 POWER SCHEDULE LOCK LOCK RESTORE SCHEDULE INFO TIME SEARCH MENU STANDBY/ON CANCEL OSD OFF -10/0 ZOOM BACKUP P/T/Z/FOCUS ALARM SEARCH ENTER/SEL STOP PLAY STILL AUDIO-PB DISPLAY SHUTTLE HOLD 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 STANDBY/ON...
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CONTROLS Press this button to display the Time Search menu. 11 ALARM SEARCH Press this button to display the Alarm Search menu. 12 MENU Press this button to display the MAIN MENU screen. It is also used as EXIT button to exit all kinds of OSD screen.
CONTROLS Rear Panel COMPOSITE AC IN CAMERA S-VIDEO 100V 230V VIDEO OUT AUDIO ETHERNET RS-232C 3 4 5 1 CAMERA IN connectors These are BNC input connectors for 8 cameras. 2 VIDEO OUT connectors A BNC standard composite video output connector. 3 AUDIO OUT connector This is an RCA output for an audio signal.
CONTROLS Remote Control DVR ID STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON DVR ID Pan/Tilt/Zoom ZOOM P/T/Z AUDIO-PB AUDIO-PB Zoom Number/Letter DISPLAY DISPLAY/QUAD MENU MENU ENTER CANCEL CURSOR ALARM SEARCH TIME SEARCH L-SEARCH LIST SEARCH STEP BACKUP RESTORE RESTORE BACKUP Field by Field PLAY PLAYBACK STOP TIMER TIMER (SCHEDULE)
NSTALLATION Camera, Monitor, Microphone, Alarm sensor and Power cord SENSOR#1 CAMERA#1 POWER CORD COMPOSITE AC IN CAMERA MICROPHONE S-VIDEO 100V 230V VIDEO OUT MIC IN AUDIO ETHERNET RS-232C MONITOR Alarm inputs and Alarm outs Connection of N.O (Normally Open) ✍ NOTE . . . The maximum of Alarm Output is 1mA, 5VDC.
INSTALLATION PAN/TILT/ZOOM Camera C&B Technology (Model: PTZ102) The other models: as buyers request; the camera sample and protocol should be supported. COMPOSITE AC IN CAMERA S-VIDEO 100V VIDEO OUT AUDIO ETHERNET RS-232C PTZ CAMERA CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 CAM4 CAM5 CAM6 CAM7 CAM8 CONTROL LINE...
EFORE OPERATION Time / Date Setting When the DVR is turned on, ‘TIME/DATE SET’ menu TIME/DATE SET 07:59:30 07/16/2003 appears after initializing . HH:MM:SS MO/DY/YEAR Then enter Time & Date with [numeric] buttons (0-9). After that, press the [MENU] button to set-up and exit. MOVE CANCEL œ...
IVE VIEW Live view mode switching Press the [DISPLAY] ( ) Button to switch display modes : REC G VL PL 3 ➝ 8 ➝ Quad ➝ 6. To switch one of small view to main view on 6 or 8 channel display mode Press the [ENTER/CH Select] button.
LIVE VIEW Sequence Interval Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “SEQ. INTERVAL”. Then, press the [√] button to select a changing interval from 1 sec to 5 sec. ✍ NOTE . . . It applies to Full screen display and Quad mode. PTZ Camera Select DISPLAY SET MAIN MENU...
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LIVE VIEW Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “CAMERA DISPLAY SET BORDER LINE BLACK SELECT”. AUTO SEQ.MODE SEQ.INTERVAL 01SEC Then, press the [√] button to select a desired camera. : CAMERA SELECT CAMERA1 CAM1 (default) ↔ CAM2 ↔ CAM3 ↔ CAM4 ↔ CAM5 SEQ.BYPASS ↔...
LIVE VIEW Display off Hidden camera function : Yes or No If the DISPLAY OFF is YES, then the selected camera will not be shown in the Live display mode or Play back mode while it’s recording. Select “No”, when you want to playback/ live viewing for all cameras. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET DISPLAY SET...
ASIC RECORDING Basic Recording Press the [MENU] button to go into the “MAIN MENU”. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “RECORD RECORD SET GROUP SET”. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET SYSTEM SET NETWORK SET...
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BASIC RECORDING Recording Speed (F/S) ✍ NOTE . . . CH1 1-30 1-15 1-10 1-7 … 0 Recording Speed setting CH2 1-30 1-15 1-10 1-7 … 0 ! NTSC 30F/S(PAL: 25F/S) : Only for Channel 1 and 2. X 1-15 1-10 1-7 … 0 If you select the real-time recording speed (NTSC: 30F/S, PAL: X 1-15 1-10 1-7 …...
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BASIC RECORDING Recording Mode Indicate there is Video Loss REC G VL PL Indicate there was Power Loss Current Recording Channels :Turn to Yellow color 0031:13 Estimated Recording Time JUN.05.2003 THU 11:27:22 0052G Month, Date, Year, Day, Time Available HDD space ✍...
LARM RECORDING Alarm Recording Press the [MENU] button to go into the “ MAIN MENU”. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “ALARM RECORD SET RECORD SET”. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET SYSTEM SET...
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ALARM RECORDING ITEM DEFAULT ADJUSTMENT Up to 4 different recording modes (GROUP) can be pre-determined. See page ALARM 15 for review. RECORD GROUP1 GROUP GROUP1 ↔ GROUP2 ↔ GROUP3 ↔ GROUP4 Determines the alarm recording duration after an input of alarm signal. ALARM 60SEC 20SEC ↔...
RE-RECORDING PRE-Recording Press the [MENU] button to go into the “ MAIN MENU”. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “RECORD RECORD SET SET”. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET While the “RECORD SET” flashes, press the [ √] button or SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right to enter.
CHEDULE RECORDING (TIMER RECORDING) Schedule Recording (Timer Recording) ✍ NOTE . . . Before Schedule Table setting, you need to pre- MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET determine 4 different recording modes (Group 1-4); refer “Basic RECORD SET Recording”. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET...
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SCHEDULE RECORDING (TIMER RECORDING) ITEM DEFAULT ADJUSTMENT – Sunday : 1, Monday : 2, Tuesday : 3, Wednesday : 4, Thursday : 5, Friday : 6, (Day of Week) Saturday : 7, ALL : 8 (Every day) START – The time of recording start. The time of recording end.
OTION DETECTED RECORDING (MOTION RECORD) Motion Detected Recording (MOTION RECORD) Press the [MENU] button to go into the “MAIN MENU”. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET Press the [†] button to move the cursor to the “RECORD RECORD SET SET”. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET While the “RECORD SET”...
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MOTION DETECTED RECORDING (MOTION RECORD) Go to the “RECORD GROUP SET”. RECORD GROUP SET Press the channel button(s) you wish to activate ‘motion DEFINE GROUP GROUP1 PICTURE QUALITY HIGH+ detected recording’. CAMERA1 30 F/M M CAMERA2 07 F/S – Then, ‘M’ is appeared next ‘F/S’. CAMERA3 07 F/S –...
IME SEARCH – TIME AND DATE SEARCH TIME SEARCH – Time and Date Search ✍ NOTE . . . If an external USB HDD is connected to the DVR, choose which HDD you want to search on the SYSTEM SET ➝...
LAYBACK Basic Playback Press the [PLAY] button while recording or in stop mode. In Playback Mode Playing back audio The oldest recording file on the hard disk is played back VL PL when you press the [PLAY] button for the first time after √...
PLAYBACK Reverse Playback Reverse Playback Press the [PLAY] button again while playback. The unit begins reverse playback. œœœ To resume playback, press the [PLAY] button again. Field by field (Still field) Playback Press the [STILL] button during playback. The unit shifts in to still-field mode.
PLAYBACK Adjusting Playback Speed 1 SHUTTLE ring The SHUTTLE ring can be used to adjust the playback speed. Playback speed will vary according to how far the SHUTTLE ring is turned. Regular or still-field playback • Reverse speed search (2X speed) •...
LARM/MOTION – ALARM LIST SEARCH ALARM/MOTION – Alarm List Search Motion Press the [ALARM SEARCH (A-SEARCH)] button to display the alarm-recording list. (‘AL’ means Alarm and ‘MO’ ALARM SEARCH means Motion). √ JUL 16 2004 08:35:45 MO JUL 16 2004 08:15:32 AL Press the […†] buttons or turn the [JOG dial] to move the JUL 16 2004 08:14:23 AL cursor to the desired alarm-recording file.
YSTEM SET SYSTEM SET Press the [MENU] button or [SHUTTLE HOLD] button to MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET display the MAIN MENU. And then, go to the SYSTEM RECORD SET SET using […†] buttons or the [JOG dial]. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET...
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SYSTEM SET ✍ IMPORTANT. . . If you wish to format the HDD while using, please follow the steps below. 1. Stop the DVR completely and power off. 2. Restart the unit. 3. Format the HDD on the SYSTEM SET menu. 4.
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SYSTEM SET 6 AUTO KEY LOCK YES: All key buttons are locked automatically if there is no button pressed in 3 minute. NO: inactivates the Auto Key Lock function. ✍ NOTE . . . In the case of entering Main Menu and RECORD STOP, it automatically locked even though you choose “NO”...
ETWORK SET LAN Connect - Connect LAN Cable to Ethernet Port on the Rear. COMPOSITE AC IN S-VIDEO 100V 230V VIDEO OUT UDIO ETHERNET RS-232C Set UP IP Address Press the [MENU] button or [SHUTTLE HOLD] button to MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET display the MAIN MENU.
NFORMATION, LOG LIST & ZOOM Information Press the [INFO] button on the front panel of unit or on the INFORMATION USB DEVICE remote controller to display. USB VENDOR It shows current recording information. USB DISK SIZE 0000/0000G HDD SIZE 0081/0082G To exit press the [MENU] button.
AN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL ** Please Check below items before using PTZ Camera. 1 RS 232/485 Connection, camera Jumper Setting and etc 2 Set the PTZ Camera ID & MODEL NO at the Display menu: See page 12. 3 Please use IR Remote or Client Program for correct PTZ Camera function. Pan/ Tilt page After connection of P/T/Z cameras, press the [P/T/Z Focus] button on the front panel or the remote controller.
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PAN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL Auto P/T/Z control You could control PAN/TILT using the […,†,œ, √] button on √ AUTO PAN AUTO TILT AUTO P/TILT this page. TOUR PRESET 000 GOTO 000 Place the cursor to the desired position-Auto Pan/ Tilt/ PanTilt, Tour, then use [PTZ] button or [CANCEL] button for On/OFF.
XTERNAL BACKUP DEVICE CONTROL (USB DISK TYPE) A. Auto external device detection Connect an external backup device to the DVR while DVR is in ‘STOP’ mode. The DVR unit detects the external backup device automatically within 15 sec and the external backup device icon appears on the monitor screen.
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EXTERNAL BACKUP DEVICE CONTROL (USB DISK TYPE) C. When a CD-RW is connected MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET RECORD SET RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET SYSTEM SET NETWORK SET MOVE EXIT √ … † SYSTEM SET USER PASSWORD √...
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EXTERNAL BACKUP DEVICE CONTROL (USB DISK TYPE) D. Backup Search (Time-Search, Alarm-Search, Playback) - When an External USB HDD is connected. MAIN MENU DISPLAY SET Press the [MENU] button and go to the SYSTEM SET RECORD SET menu. RECORD GROUP SET ALARM RECORD SET SCHEDULE SET TIME/DATE SET...
LIENT PROGRAM How to install and connect 1 Installation– it is automatically downloaded when you access to DVR. A Enter the DVR IP address. Then “ActiveX control” window appears. Click “Yes”. - or the Client S/W can be installed with the CD enclosed. B “ActiveX control”...
CLIENT PROGRAM D Click “Close” Button after below images appears. E The ICON of DVR LOCAL PLAYER will be displayed on your PC. Features 1 Main Screen A Tool bar – control buttons B Main View – Live. C Current DVR Status. Digital Video Recorder...
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CLIENT PROGRAM 2 Tool Bar A Client Setup: 1) Web Client Version Check 2) Live Record Set up: Select Live Record file Size and Save Place DVR Setting: Click to change the DVR setting. B File Manager: Click to download the image files from the DVR. C PRINT: Click to print the current still image.
CLIENT PROGRAM Image file down load from the DVR server Click the “File Manager” button on the tool bar. Then, the image file list appears. Select one of the files you wish to download. • Preview: Click to preview the images without downloading.
CLIENT PROGRAM DVR Setting Click the “SETUP” button on the Tool bar. 2 DVR Setting: To change the DVR setting, enter the supervisor password. ✍ NOTE . . . Password: It is different from the DVR’s password. It is a network password for supervisor to allow changing DVR setting from the remote place via network connection.
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CLIENT PROGRAM 6 DVR SETUP (Record-group setting) Group selection : 1 – 4 QUALITY : Picture quality Camera 1 ~ 8 : Recording speed of each camera. Motion detection : ON/OFF 7 DVR SETUP (alarm-recording setting) Alarm Duration : 20~240 Sec RECORD CAMERA - All Camera : start recording of all cameras when any of 4 alarms triggered.
CLIENT PROGRAM Local Player Click the “Player” button on the tool bar to open “DVR Player” window. Click the “Open” button. Select an image file (.ADV or .ADB) and click “Open” button. (A) MAIN: Open, Print, Display of Video Type (B) Display Mode (C) Camera Selection (D) Display of Picture quality...
OW TO CONNECT MODEM ** Recommended external modem : US-ROBOTICS, Model ID: 5686 Please follow the next procedure after installed client software. We provide client software in a CD. 1 Connect modem (US-Robotics) to the back of DVR RS- COMPOSITE 232C.
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HOW TO CONNECT MODEM 4 Click “Next” at the window of network connection wizard. 5 Check “Dial-up to private network” and click “Next”. 6 Enter the telephone number, which is connected, to the DVR. 7 Check “For all user” and click “Next”. Digital Video Recorder...
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HOW TO CONNECT MODEM 8 Type DVR at the parameter, check “Add a shortcut to my desktop” and click “Finish”. 9 Type “dvr” at the user name and enter the password (Six digits 000000 are initial password) click “Dial”. 10 You can find this window if connection is succeed and see the speed of this connection at the bottom tool bar.
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HOW TO CONNECT MODEM 12 You can find DVR Connect Dialogue if the program is installed successfully. And click “Connect” button. 13 Enter this password (Six digits 000000 are initial password), click “Advance”, check “Modem user” and click “Connect”. 14 You can see the picture if connected successfully. 15 To disconnect modem, place the cursor on the this Icon and right-click and click “Disconnect”.
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