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User’s Manual Notice The information given in this manual was current when published. DynaColor, Inc. reserves the right to revise and improve 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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(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This symbol intends to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “Dangerous Voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights 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 rights reserved...
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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 key).
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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.
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You should keep proof of the license fee paid, including model number, serial number and date of payment, and present such proof of payment when service or assistance covered by this warranty is requested. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Viewing Recorded Video ..............30 Key Usage in Playback ................30 Pause Playback and Single Step Forward ..........31 Viewing Live Image in Playback Mode............31 Sequence Setup ....................31 4.2.1 Sequence with Main Monitor ..............32 4.2.2 Sequence with Call Monitor ..............32 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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5.1.4 Unit Name > ..................50 5.1.5 Password > ..................50 5.1.5.1 Admin / User Password > ............51 5.1.5.2 Enable Password > ..............51 5.1.5.3 Load Factory Password > ............51 5.1.6 Network Setup >...................51 5.1.6.1 LAN Setup > ................52 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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Record Setup >....................60 5.4.1 Record Mode >..................61 5.4.2 Schedule Setup >.................61 5.4.2.1 Day / Night Time Start > ............61 5.4.2.2 Weekend Schedule >..............62 5.4.2.3 Weekend Start / End > ............62 5.4.3 Preset Record Configuration > .............62 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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Load Factory Default > .................73 5.8.2 Import Configuration >................73 5.8.3 Export Configuration >................74 5.8.3.1 Copy Destination >..............74 5.8.3.2 Configuration Name > .............74 5.8.3.3 Begin Export > ................74 Shutdown >......................75 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ................76 Appendix B: Record Duration..................78 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
, or CD-RW • Export DVR file which can be played via DynaPlayer™ • DynaPlayer™ application software will be attached with exported disks • Multiple built-in dome camera protocol: DynaColor, Pelco D, Pelco P, and AD422 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Support RS-485 remote control keyboard (Optional) Product Application Diagram Connect the unit with other devices as shown in the system diagram to complete a video surveillance solution. The figure shows also the expandability and flexibility of this digital recording system. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
This section lists some notices that should be given before making any connections to the DynaGuard 100 MPEG-4 DVR. ® NOTE: Connect short-term devices, such as USB ThumbDrive USB CD-ROM, USB Hard Disk Drive, etc., only after the unit is successfully powered up. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Call Monitor (BNC) The call monitor is used to display full screen video of all installed cameras in sequence. The BNC call monitor connector allows user to connect the DynaGuard 100 MPEG-4 DVR with an optional call monitor. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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Audio In RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio source device (e.g. external amplified microphone) to the unit; Audio Out RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio output device (e.g. amplified speakers) to the unit. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Call mode, Dome-Control mode, Playback mode. Freeze mode and Sequence mode, will be displayed on the bottom-left side of the screen. And the date/ time information will be display on the bottom-right side. Playback 2005/11/09 PM04:31:22 www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The LED should be lit during an alarm is triggered. REC LED (Green) The LED should blink while the DynaGuard 100 MPEG-4 DVR is recording. HDD LED (Yellow) The LED should be lit while the HDD is processing data to or from the HDD. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
4-window (2¡ Ñ 2) and 16-window (4¡ Ñ 4). Refer to Section 4.1.1 Viewing Modes for detailed information. SEQ (Sequence) Press to start automatic sequencing of the video coming from the installed cameras. MENU Press the key to call the OSD setup menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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• In Zoom mode, these keys function as Direction keys. • In the OSD menu, the Direction keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next fields. To change the value in the selected field, press UP / DOWN. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
“You can safely turn off DVR now!” displays. <Reboot> Select this item to reboot the unit. The color bar and system checking information are displayed on the monitor until the unit is completely restarted. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
4. Record Setup 5. Sequence Setup 6. Event Setup 7. Database Setup 8. Configuration 9. Shutdown Move the cursor up / down over the OSD items using the Direction keys and press ENTER to enter the selected sub-menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Users are allowed to choose to set the date / time OSD displays in 1 or 2 rows. Use the UP / DOWN keys to change the setting. The default is to display the date / time OSD in one row. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
DST Start / End The items are used to program the daylight saving duration. Use Direction keys to move the cursor to the next or previous field, UP / DOWN to change the settings in the selected field. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
ENTER to confirm the selection, then the unit starts to format the hard disks and load the factory default settings, or press ESC to abort. We strongly recommend to backup your programmed configuration before making any changes on Record Mode settings. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Normal PPS Normal Size Event PPS Event Size 3.75 NTSC 15 NTSC 11 KB 17 KB (3.125 PAL) (12.5 PAL) Detailed settings offered in the <Preset Config> menu, please refer to Section 5.4.3 Preset Record Configuration. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Viewing in Full Screen Press any CHANNEL key directly to view the corresponding camera image in full view format. Viewing in Multi-window Various multi-window view formats are offered for selecting. To switch between available viewing formats, press MODE repeatedly. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Press FREEZE while viewing live image, the image pauses but the date / time information does not, and the system clock continues running. Press FREEZE to pause the live image; press FREEZE again to resume the live camera view. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
LEFT / RIGHT to resume playback video single step reverse / forward, respectively. Press FREEZE again to continue playing video. PLAY/STOP Press to start playing back video, or to exit current mode or stop playing back video and back to live mode. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Playback image from channel 1 to channel 8. Sequence Setup This section introduce you how to view in sequence mode with both Main Monitor and Call Monitor, if connected. Sequence function can avoid manually backtracking and give more flexibility while surveillance. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
• Press CHANNEL key to display the associated camera on call monitor. • Alternatively, press SEQ repeatedly to display the sequence of cameras previously programmed in Call Monitor Schedule menu. • Press ESC to return the front panel to Main monitor control mode. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
NOTE: The date/time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon if the Daylight Saving Time function is enabled. “S” indicates summer time and “W” indicates wintertime. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Follow the steps to playback video from Event List. • Press and hold UP / DOWN to scroll through the Event List. • Press ENTER to play back the selected event record. • Press PLAY/STOP to return to live mode. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
TWO keys (SEARCH and CALL) and THREE touches are all you need for completing the export. The whole exporting process will be done through the front panel, but no need to enter the OSD setup menu. The ezburn export process is illustrated as below figure: www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
No exportable device detected. Please install the target device/media to the DVR. Enter: Retry ESC: Exit • Press ENTER to start the export; or, press ESC to abort. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
After select the data you want to purge, set the fifth item <Start to Purge> to <YES> and press ENTER to start the deleting process. Purge All Data Select the item to delete all recorded video from database. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
• See section 2.4 Rear Panel Connections for RS-485 port pin definition. • Refer to the following figure. Connect the R+, R- terminals on the dome camera to the D+, D- terminals on the RS-485 port by RS-485 cable respectively. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
To configure dome protocol, select a camera first and set the communications protocol associated with dome camera using the Direction keys and ENTER. The available protocol includes <DynaColor>, <Pelco D>, <Pelco P>, <AD422> and <None> (default). NOTE: The settings become effective after saving the changes and exiting from the menu.
Press this key to hide the screen. Press it again to redisplay the screen. Iris Open Use to open the Iris on the dome camera. Focus Near Use to focus the dome camera near. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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Use to focus the selected dome camera far. Zoom Out Use to zoom the dome camera out. This function is for user to choose the viewing area, more or less of it. Pan / Tilt Use to pan and tilt dome camera. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
• Use UP / DOWN keys to select the desired preset number from the menu. • Set the <Set Preset> of the selected preset number to <YES>, and press ENTER to save the position. Now the preset is set and ready to call. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The default passwords are shown in the following table. The same default passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software DynaRemote Lite. Administrator Password User Password 1234 4321 It is strongly suggested to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Key Usage in Virtual Keyboard A virtual keyboard shows when edit the settings, such as camera title, etc. The virtual keyboard displays as follows. N O P V W X − ◄ ► Backspace Delete Cancel www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
System Setup 1. Version 2. Language English 3. Date/Time 4. Unit Name 5. Password 6. Network Setup 7. RS485 Setup 8. Key Beep The items in the System Setup menu are described in the following sections. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
DVR uploads the software, updates the system files, and reboots automatically. The upgrade may take several minutes to save the changes in the memory of the system. After reboot the unit, please check the software version again. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
NOTE: The reset date / time setting applies to record new video, the date and time of previously recorded video will not be changed. NOTE: To avoid record database corruption, after changed Date/Time setting, clear the database is recommended. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Date/Time Order > The item is used to set the order of Date/Time display to <Date First> or <Time First>. Select this item and press ENTER, then use UP / DOWN keys to change the setting. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
UP / DOWN to change the settings. 5.1.3.8 DST Bias > The item allows user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time. Available options are <30>, <60>, <90> and <120> minutes. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The Password menu allows administrator to change the password settings for accessing the unit. Select <Password> in System Setup menu and press ENTER; the menu displays as follows. Password 1. Admin Password 2. User Password 3. Enable Password 4. Load Factory Password None www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The Network Setup menu allows the administrator to configure the network by specifying the network related settings, such as IP address and Netmask, etc. See your network administrator and/or network service provider for more specific information. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The default setting is <ON>. If you are using permanent addressing, set DHCP to <OFF> for setting the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, and DNS. See your network system administrators or IT personnel for appropriate values for these settings. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
To configure this item, DHCP must be set to <OFF>. If the server is unavailable when using DHCP, the unit searches for the network server and boots up more slowly. This network search continues until it times out. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
This item is used to change the RS-485 ID address of the unit. The ID is in the range of <1> to <255>. The default is <224>. 5.1.7.2 Baud Rate > The Baud rate options for associated with the protocol are <2400>, <4800>, <9600>, <19200> and <38400>. The default is <9600> baud. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The following sections describe the items found in the Monitor Setup menu. 5.2.1 Show Camera Title > This item allows user to choose whether to display the camera title on the screen or not. The default is <YES>, which displays the camera titles with the video. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Choose this item to display a color bar pattern on the screen. The color bar helps to adjust the monitor hue, saturation, text color, and display options. Press ESC to exit the color bar pattern and return to the OSD menu. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The item is used to select a camera for setting the parameters. The related settings will follow the selected camera, such as dome protocol and camera title. Move the cursor to <Camera Select> and press ENTER, then select a channel using UP / DOWN keys. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
User’s Manual 5.3.2 Dome Protocol > Select the communications protocol associated with your dome camera using the ENTER and Direction keys. The available protocol includes <DynaColor>, <Pelco D>, <Pelco P>, <AD422> and <None> (default). 5.3.3 Dome ID > This item is used to assign an ID number to the selected dome camera. Note that ID number must match the ID address set by the dome.
<-128> to <127>. The default setting is <0>. 5.3.8 Contrast > Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER for adjusting the contrast of the camera. Use UP / DOWN keys to adjust the value. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Record Setup menu. In the Main menu, move the cursor to <Record Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Record Setup 1. Record Mode 720¡ Ñ 240@60PPS 2. Schedule Setup 3. Preset Config Standard 4. ezRecord Setup 5. Circular Recording 6. Purge Data www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Day / Night Time Start > The Day/Night Start Time determines the beginning of day/night recording time. Time is indicated in 1-minute increments. The time display format in this menu is based on the setting of Time Display Mode. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
NOTE: The current number of connected cameras will affect the recording quality automatically calculated through the <ezRecord Setup>. Therefore, once you disconnect cameras or connect more cameras to the unit, you should reset the <ezRecord Setup>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The item is used to delete event video before a specific date. Use LEFT / RIGHT keys to move the cursor to next or previous field, ENTER to select the item and UP / DOWN to adjust the value. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
This item is used to set the Main / Call Monitor camera sequence in full screen format. Move the cursor to <Main Monitor Schedule> and press ENTER; the menu is displayed as follows. Main Monitor Schedule _►_►_►_►_►_►_►_► _►_►_►_►_►_►_►_ Press 1-16 Key To Select Channel Press ◄ To Delete www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
This item allows user to enable / disable the DynaGuard 100 sMPEG-4 DVR internal buzzer. If set to <ON>, the buzzer is activated in response to an alarm. If set to <OFF>, the buzzer is not activated. The default setting is <ON>. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The item is used to select a desired channel for setting the parameters. Move the cursor to <Channel Select> and press ENTER, then select a channel using UP / DOWN keys. Press ENTER again to confirm the setting. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
<Detection Config>, and press ENTER. The Detection Configuration menu displays as follows. Detection Config 1. Detected Area Setup 2. Sensitivity 3. Area Threshold ----- Detected Area Percentage ----- ▲ www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Move the cursor to < Area Threshold > and press ENTER, and then use UP / DOWN keys to adjust the value. The value is indicated in 4% increment. Detected Area Percentage > The part shows the percentage and variation of the detected volume. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The Total Size of HDD shows the total capacity of HDD that has been added into database. The Free Size of HDD indicates the free space for recording of the HDD added in database. The information is read-only. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
The options are <None> (no action), <Add> (add the selected device into database), <Remove> (remove the selected device from database), <Format> (format the selected device). NOTE: Before removing external devices from the unit, remember to remove the device from database. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
“This config has different record mode. This will FORMAT ALL HARDDISKS.” will show. ® NOTE: Remove the ThumbDrive used for importing configuration after the unit restarts, or it will be formatted as well. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
Select <YES> to begin exporting the configuration file, or <NO> to abort the export. NOTE: We strongly recommend users to export configuration before upgrading your system, and back it up routinely, just in case for unexpected situation. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
“You can safely turn off DVR now!” displays. Reboot Select this item to reboot the unit. The color bar and system checking information are displayed on the monitor until the unit is completely restarted. www.dynacolor.com.tw All rights reserved...
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Communication 2 Level Password Access Control Monitoring, Instant Recording, Dome Camera Control Remote Operation Terminal Block RS485 DynaColor, Pelco P, Pelco D, AD422 Dome Control Protocol 440x90x345mm (17.3x3.45x13.58 inches) Unit Dimension (WxHxD) 5.7Kg (12.56 Ibs) w/ CD-RW Unit Weight 590x210x460 mm (23.2x8.27x18.1 inches)
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