Summary of Contents for Colorado Security Products 4 CH MPEG-4 DVR
- Page 1 User ’ s Manual User ’ s Manual Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance.
- Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD CAUTION CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 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 company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTS AND FEATURES PARTS AND FEATURES 1.1 FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 SPECIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.4 FRONT PANEL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.5 REAR PANEL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 3.1 RECORDING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 PLAYBACK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... -
Page 4: Parts And Features
PARTS AND FEATURES PARTS AND FEATURES 1.1 FEATURES 1.1 FEATURES MPEG4 DVR Technology MPEG4 DVR Technology Compression format providing crystal clear images with real time performance Multiplex Multiplex Allow live display, record, playback, backup, and network at the same time Long Recording Hours: Long... -
Page 5: Specification
1.3 SPECIFICATION 1.3 SPECIFICATION G4-760 Video System NTSC / PAL (switchable) Video Compression Frame: MJPEG ; CIF: MPEG4 Format Video Input 4 Channels. Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC Video Loop Out 4 Channels. Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC Main Monitor Output: Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω... - Page 6 Specification Continued… Web Transmitting Motion JPEG Compression Format Ethernet 10/100 Base-T. Support remote control and live view via Ethernet Web Interface Support licensed software AP and IE browser Remote Alarm Notification E-mail images, and upload images to FTP site’s specific account Network Connection Support TCP/IP, PPPOE, DHCP and DDNS functions PTZ control...
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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 2) “MENU”... - Page 8 10) “CH1 ” “CH2 ” “CH3 ” “CH4 ” : Press “1 ” “2 ” “3 ” “4 ” buttons to select the channel to display. 11) “REC” : Press “REC” button to activate the manual recording. 12) “ “ or “PLAY” : Press this button to playback the recorded data.
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Page 9: Rear Panel
1.5 REAR PANEL 1.5 REAR PANEL MONITOR CALL LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LINK ACT. EXTERNAL I/O DC 19V 75Ω / HI-IMPEDANCE: When using Loop function, please switch to HI-IMPEDANCE. When you don’t use Loop function, please switch to 75Ω. VIDEO INPUT (CHANNEL 1 - 4): Connect to video sources, such as cameras. -
Page 10: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED Connect all the devices to construct a surveillance system. Install HDD: The HDD must be installed before the DVR is turned on. Please refer to Appendix #1 for HDD installation instructions. Connect cameras, monitors and external devices. -
Page 11: Basic Operation
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 3.1 RECORDING 3.1 RECORDING The DVR offers three recording modes, manual record, event record and timer record. If power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be still stored in the HDD. DVR will return to the original recording status after power is on again. 1) MANUAL RECORDING (continuous recording) : Recording is initiated by manually pressing the “REC”... -
Page 12: Playback
3.2 PLAYBACK 3.2 PLAYBACK Press “ ” or “PLAY” button and the DVR will display the last recorded video. 1) FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase the speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR. In the playback mode, ►►... -
Page 13: Detailed Menu Configuration
DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION 4.1 MENU TREE 4.1 MENU TREE MENU MENU TITLE TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD TIMER DATE DATE ADVANCE ADVANCE BRIG BRIG CONT CONT CAMERA CAMERA DATE: DATE: SATU SATU DATE MANUAL RECORD DATE MANUAL RECORD YEAR MONTH DAY YEAR MONTH DAY ENABLE... -
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 the section “4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”) Move the cursor to “RECORD”... - Page 15 EVENT RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by events (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images per second for EVENT RECORD. The options are as following: NTSC: FRAME: 30, 15, 7, 3 NTSC PAL: FRAME: 25, 12, 6, 3 CIF: 120, 60, 30, 15 CIF: 100, 50, 25, 12 TIMER RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by timer schedules.
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Page 16: Main Menu Options_ Timer
DATE: Select scheduled record days (SUN/MON/TUE/ WED/ THU/ FRI/ SAT/ MON–FRI / SAT-SUN / DAILY/OFF) to set up timer record schedules. NOTE 1 : Specific days could be changed by “＋” or “－” button. NOTE 2 : If you plan to set the timer recording across the midnight, there are two ways for setting the timer recording schedule. -
Page 17: Main Menu Options_ Date
4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE 4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE Move the cursor to “ADVANCE” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. ADVANCE ADVANCE CAMERA DETECTION (MENU) DISPLAY RECORD ALERT TIMER REMOTE DATE SYSTEM ► ADVANCE ADVANCE NETWORK BACKUP HDD INFO EVENT LOG 4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA... -
Page 18: Advance Menu_ Detection
4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION 4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION Move the cursor to “DETECTION” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. DETECTION DETECTION DETECTION SETUP DETECTION TIMER DETECTION SETUP: DETECTION DETECTION TITLE AREA ALARM SETUP SETUP SETUP HIGH SETUP TITLE: Show the camera title of each channel. - Page 19 ◄► ▲▼ : Navigate between targets. d) LS : The sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 00 and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07.
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Page 20: Advance Menu_ Display
4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY 4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY Move the cursor to “DISPLAY” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. DISPLAY DISPLAY TITLE DISPLAY DATE DISPLAY HDD INFO LOSS SCREEN BLUE PLAYBACK INFO NORMAL DWELL DURATION (SEC) DE-INTERLACE MONITOR OUT MAIN... -
Page 21: Advance Menu_ Alert
4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT 4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT Move the cursor to “ALERT” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. ALERT ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER ALARM BUZZER HDD BUZZER HDD NEARLY FULL (GB) ALARM DURATION (SEC) PRE-ALARM EXT. -
Page 22: Advance Menu_ Remote
4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE 4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE Move the cursor to “REMOTE” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. REMOTE REMOTE TITLE DEVICE PROTOCOL RATE P - D 02400 CAMERA NORMAL 02400 CAMERA NORMAL 02400 CAMERA NORMAL 02400 TITLE:... -
Page 23: Advance Menu_ System
4.11 ADVANCE MENU ___SYSTEM 4.11 ADVANCE MENU ___SYSTEM Move the cursor to “SYSTEM” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. SYSTEM SYSTEM SERIAL TYPE RS - 485 BAUD RATE 02400 HOST ID PASSWORD SETUP RESET DEFAULT RESET CLEAR HDD MASTER UPGRADE... -
Page 24: Advance Menu_ Network
4.12 ADVANCE MENU ___NETWORK 4.12 ADVANCE MENU ___NETWORK Move the cursor to “NETWORK” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK TYPE STATIC 192. 168. 1. 10 PORT 0 0 8 0 NETWORK TYPE (STATIC): Select NETWORK TYPE, press “＋”... - Page 25 4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO 4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO You can get the capacity information for the connected HDD. HDD INFO HDD INFO HDD NUM HDD SIZE HDD NUM HDD SIZE MASTER-1 400.000 SLAVE-1 NO HDD MASTER-2 NO HDD SLAVE-2 NO HDD EXT001...
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Page 26: Additional Operation
ADDITIONAL OPERATION ADDITIONAL OPERATION 5.1 SEARCH 5.1 SEARCH Press “SEARCH” button on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. Then the screen will show the following options. SEARCH SEARCH HDD-MASTER-1 FULL LIST RECORD LIST SYSTEM LIST ALARM LIST MOTION... -
Page 27: Key Lock
5.2 KEY LOCK 5.2 KEY LOCK Key Lock On: Key Lock On Press “MENU” + “ENTER” buttons on the DVR front panel to lock keys. Auto key lock: refer to the section “4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”. Key Lock Off: Key Lock Off Enter the password to exit Key Lock mode. -
Page 28: Licensed Software Ap
5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP 5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP Install the Software: Install the Software Place the attached CD into one CD-ROM drive and install application programs into PC (Including AP and JAVA program). After setup, users will see “ “ icon on the desktop. NOTE: For the latest version of the software AP, please refer to your distributor, or refer to “Section 5.6 OPERATION VIA IE BROWSER”. -
Page 29: Ap Basic Operation
AP Basic Operation: AP Basic Operation Connect your DVR to PC via RJ45 network line. LAN Setting : LAN Setting : The default DVR IP is “192.168.1.10”, and default “username” and “password” are both “admin”. Users should set PC’s IP address as “IP:192.168.1. - Page 30 AP Control Panel Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4 CH DVR Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4 CH DVR Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate Connect / Disconnect Resolution: NTSC: 320 × 228 ; 640 × 456 320 × 276 ;...
- Page 31 Record: press this button to start recording, and press this button again to stop recording. The recorded files will be saved to the designated path on the PC. Each recorded file can be up to 18,000 frames. When the recorded file is full, the new recorded file will be saved as the second file.
- Page 32 Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ Preset 1 ~ 16 AUTO Zoom Tele Zoom Wide Focus Near Focus Far Max Zoom In Max Zoom Out Enter PTZ Control On / Off: When the PTZ control mode is turned on, users could select the PTZ device and press “OK”...
- Page 33 Playback Operation Playback Operation One click to activate One click to activate AP Playback Window : AP Config. Setting Box : • De-interlace • De-blocking • OSD • AVI Convert • Config. Setting • Watermark • Open Previous File • Open Next File Playback Information : Playback Information Display information such as “Date”,...
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Page 34: Ap Advanced Setting
AP Advanced Setting: AP Advanced Setting Press “System Config“ button to enter the system setting page. Network Network The network configuration allows the DVR to connect to an Ethernet or dial-up network. Static IP: Static IP: Enter the “server IP”, “gateway”, “net mask”... -
Page 35: Ddns
DDNS DDNS DDNS is a service for transforming the dynamic IP corresponding to a specific “Hostname”. DDNS Apply: DDNS Apply: Go to a website which provides free DDNS services and apply a “Hostname”. See the example below. Enable the DDNS function: Enable the DDNS function User Name: Enter your DDNS user name. -
Page 36: Mail
Mail Mail When the recording is triggered by an alarm or a motion, a video copy file can be captured. The DVR will send an e-mail notification to the assigned recipients (up to 5 recipients). ***Note***: ***Note***: To activate the e-mail notification function, please enable the function of e-mail notification in the “Alarm”... -
Page 37: Dvr-Camera Setting
– Camera Setting – Camera Setting Each camera channel can be adjusted independently. Select the desired camera channel. Press “ Edit” to enter the setting box. Edit Title: Title: Enter the camera channel name up to 6 characters. Adjustment: Adjustment: Adjust the BR (brightness) / CT (contrast) / SU (saturation) / HU (hue) / REC (recording) of the camera. -
Page 38: Detection
Detection Detection Select the desired channel, and press “ Edit” to enter the motion Edit detection sensitivity and area setting box. Motion Detection Sensitivity: Motion Detection Sensitivity Set the detection sensitivity in 4 different adjustable factors. LS: The sensitivity of comparing two different images. -
Page 39: Network Backup & Playback
Network Backup Network Backup You can backup the recorded data from the DVR directly to your PC and CD-R disk via the network. The backup file can be played directly in your PC via the supplied licensed AP, or via other media players (Ex: Windows Media Player or RealPlayer) after the file is converted to “AVI”... - Page 40 Making backup to a CD: After pressing “Start”, “Write CD Setting” pop-up window will show. • Choose “Close Disc” when you don’t want to write any more data to this CD after this burning; • Choose “Append Player” when you don’t have any available player on your PC to open the backup file.
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Page 41: Search List
Search List Search List HDD Number: HDD Number Select one HDD (Master). List Type: List Type Select one list type (All/ Manual/ System/ Alarm/ Motion). Max List Number: Max List Number Maximum number of the list (128) 4CH DVR Download HDD List: Download HDD List Press this button to start downloading the list. -
Page 42: Date
Date Date In this menu, you can set the date for your DVR. Please DO NOT change the date or time when the recording function is activated. See “2.1 GETTING STARTED” at P.11 for details. DATE: DATE Choose the current date from “DATE”... -
Page 43: Alarm
Alarm Alarm Alarm Trigger: Alarm Trigger Enable or disable Email and FTP notification function. Alarm Method: Alarm Method Two notification methods — Email and / or FTP. Post Numbers: Post Numbers Set MJPEG pictures (1-10 4CH DVR pictures). Alarm Duration: Alarm Duration Note: Note:... -
Page 44: Account
Account Account Set up the user’s account ( Max 5 accounts), password, life time, and authority level ( Max 5 users on line at Max 5 users on line at the same time). the same time User’s level: SUPERVISOR — SUPERVISOR —... -
Page 45: Operation Via Ie Browser
5.7 OPERATION VIA IE BROWSER 5.7 OPERATION VIA IE BROWSER The DVR can be viewed over the network with IE web browser. Please install the licensed software AP first. *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X P *** P ***... -
Page 46: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 FAQ 6.1 FAQ Please refer to the FAQ table below for easy troubleshooting. The table below describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. PROBLEM SOLUTION No power Check power cord connection. Confirm that there is power from the outlet. -
Page 47: Install Hdd
APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL HDD APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL HDD Carefully follow the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: Please set the HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode” *** 1) Open the upper cover of the DVR: Loosen the two screws respectively on the two sides of the upper cover. - Page 48 Carefully follow the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: Please set the HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode” *** Fig. 3 Fig. 1 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 2 Note: The images shown above may differ from the actual product appearances. Open the upper cover of the DVR and screw out the bracket.
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Page 49: Pin Configuration
APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX #2 – PIN CONFIGURATION APPENDIX #2 – PIN CONFIGURATION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION RS232-TX DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by using RS-232 serial communication signals. RS232-RX DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by using RS-232 serial communication signals. - Page 50 APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 – 232 PROTOCOL APPENDIX #3 – 232 PROTOCOL 1) Use PC keyboards to simulate DVR keypads. 2) Data: REMOTE PROTOCOL use 8 bit data, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit. FUNCTION STOP (FFH) (7FH) FUNCTION CODE ASCII...
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Page 51: Recording Time Table
APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING TIME TABLE Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) Record mode Quality 500GB record Record day... -
Page 52: Compatible Hdd Brand
APPENDIX #6 APPENDIX #6 APPENDIX #6 – COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND APPENDIX #6 – COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. Brand Name Brand Name Model Model Capacity Capacity...
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