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Page 1: Digital Video Recorder
INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL Digital Video Recorder DVR-3011S Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely... -
Page 3: Safety Precautions
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All the following safety and operated instructions which will prevent harm or damage to the operator and other persons should be read before the unit is operated. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not block ventilation openings. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents 1. PRODUCT FEATURES ....................4 1.1 Product Introduction ........................4 1.2 Product Features........................4 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW............... 5 2.1 Front View ..........................5 2.2 Rear View ...........................7 2.3 ALARM In/Out ...........................8 3. INSTALLATION ......................9 3.1 Basic Connection ........................9 3.2 Hard-Disk Drive Installation ....................12 3.3 System Information ........................12 3.4 Updating System Software .......................14... - Page 5 6. RS-232 & RS-485 PROTOCOL..................43 6.1 Setup............................43 6.2 Communication Protocol ......................43 7. IDE HARD DISK INSTALLATION ................46 7.1 Built-in hard disk........................46 7.2 Mobile Rack ..........................47 8. SYSTEM DEFAULT...................... 50 9. O.S.D MESSAGE ......................52 10. INDEX TABLE ......................53 11.
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Page 6: Product Features
1. PRODUCT FEATURES 1.1 Product Introduction This DVR is a storage media of digital video image, which uses hard disk drives instead of VCR tapes to store video. It enables you to enjoy the extreme flexibility of digital image archiving instead of clumsy tape management, and is compatible with most multiplexers in the market. -
Page 7: Description Of The Front/Rear View
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 Front View PLAY STOP PAUSE Power Display Setup Search Enter Monitor A-rec T-rec DISK POWER 17 18 Hard-disk drive compartment. The compartment allows you to install a hard disk drive mostly for backup purposes. Make sure the drive is well secured with the mounting screws in the mobile rack before you put the rack into the compartment. - Page 8 Left / Right buttons: Press the two buttons to highlight desired items in the menu setup mode. For Key Lock operation, press these two buttons simultaneously once; to disable Key Lock, press these two buttons simultaneously again. Up / Down buttons: Press these two buttons to select the desired contents for programming in the setup menu mode.
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Page 9: Rear View
2.2 Rear View SD Card FROM MUX VIDEO MAIN MONITOR AUDIO RS-485 RS-232 ALARM MUX'S VCR IN DC12V MONITOR 36 37 35 VIDEO IN Connector: This BNC connector is used to connect the video output from a camera or a MUX to the DVR. -
Page 10: Alarm In/Out
2.3 ALARM In/Out DISK FULL ALARM RESET ALARM OUT RECORD IN GROUND ALARM IN SWITCH OUT NO CONNECTION NO CONNECTION THIS FIGURE IS LOOKED FROM THE REAR VIEW GND: Ground Contact. ALARM OUT (OUTPUT): This is an alarm output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights. -
Page 11: Installation
DVR-3011S with the monitor out of multiplexer, the picture may not update. Before beginning record for the multiplexer in the case of usage, the playback picture... - Page 12 Multiplexer Audio Trig In S-video SD Card FROM MUX VIDEO MAIN MONITOR AUDIO RS-485 ETHERNET RS-232 10/100 ALARM MUX'S VCR IN DC12V MONITOR Video in Audio in Monitor GROUND SWITCH OUT CONNECTING WITH A QUAD Please set the MULTIPLEXER option to OFF on the REC SETTING page in the setup menu when it is connected with a quad.
- Page 13 ATTACHING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE TO DVR-3011S Connect an alarm out, alarm input, and a peripheral device as shown in the diagram below. Lamp SD Card FROM MUX VIDEO MAIN MONITOR AUDIO RS-485 RS-232 ALARM MUX'S VCR IN DC12V MONITOR Alarm Reset...
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Page 14: Hard-Disk Drive Installation
3.2 Hard-Disk Drive Installation The DVR is equipped with two compartments of hard disk drive. The unit usually comes with one hard-disk drive installed in the compartment HD1, which is default-configured as a master. If you need a second hard-disk drive to be installed in the compartment HD2 (Mobile), please contact your distributors or installers for specific instructions on how to install it. -
Page 15: System Information
3.3 System Information You can display system settings information as shown on Table 3.3 A below at any time by pressing the Display button . In the playback mode, the recorded video information is displayed. In the live or recording mode, the Manual Recording information is displayed. However, when the DVR is displaying a decoded image from a multiplexer, you must first switch the unit to encoded image displaying (The pictures is switching swiftly and the light of Monitor button is off) by pressing the Monitor button... -
Page 16: Updating System Software
3.4 Updating System Software If the system software of the DVR-3011S needs to be upgraded, please take the following steps to safely update it. Important: Before carrying out the following procedures, please ensure the SD card is working and the file of system software is intact 1. -
Page 17: Basic Operations
ON. This can be done by either of methods detailed below. (1) If an APPRO multiplexer is connected for use, you can program the REC time mode of the multiplexer by referring to the table below (each refresh rate refers to one REC time mode). -
Page 18: Audio Off
NTSC (MUX ON) Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour ) Audio OFF 11.3 24.8 56.5 110.7 192.1 544.7 1087.3 BEST Image 14.1 31.0 70.6 138.4 240.1 680.9 1020 1359.1 HIGH Quality 11.3 18.8 41.4 94.1 184.6 320.2 907.9 1360 1812.2 STANDARD 11.3 16.9... - Page 19 PAL (MUX OFF) Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour ) Audio ON 13.2 21.8 38.3 109.8 456.6 682.6 908.7 BEST Image 11.2 16.7 27.4 47.7 84.9 133.1 576.7 862.3 1147.8 HIGH Quality 15.1 22.4 36.6 63.2 110.3 168.8 782.7 1170.3 1557.8 STANDARD 11.4 32.5...
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Page 20: Recording Operations
4.2 Recording Operations This section details the way to record video into hard-disk drives. Before commencing with the recording function, please configure the recording setting properly according to your needs. 4.2.1 Manual Recording When the DVR is in live display mode, take the following steps to start recording: (1) In live display, press the REC button to record video into a hard disk drive with the corresponding programmed recording settings. - Page 21 NOTE: You can proceed to start the scheduled recording from the current time if it is in the scheduled interlude as soon as setting is completed, and come out from menu to start recording. NOTE: If you activate the recording function before the scheduled recording, the unit will operate recording as shown in the diagram below and keep those Images in different files.
- Page 22 MAIN MENU MAIN MENU RECORD RECORD ALARM / MOTION ALARM / MOTION CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK / TIMER COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION DISK DISK SYSTEM SYSTEM GOTO CLOCK / TIMER PAGE GOTO CLOCK / TIMER PAGE CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK : SET CLOCK...
- Page 23 4.2.3 Alarm / Motion Recording Take the following steps to activate the programmed alarm recording. For ALM OPERATION, REC RATE, REC QUALITY, AUDIO, ALM TYPE, ALM DURATION, and PRE-ALARM settings, please refer to section 5.2 for more details. (1) Press the Setup button to enter the MAIN MENU.
- Page 24 NOTE: The status of recording operations when an alarm takes place are shown in the diagrams below. Manual or Externally Triggered Recording Alarm Takes Place Actual Recording Speed Normal Alarm Normal Timer Recording Alarm Takes Place Actual Recording Speed Normal Alarm Normal Timer Recording...
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Page 25: Playback Operations
4.3 Playback Operations This section shows you how to operate the fast, slow, and single-picture playback functions, and details how the unit is to playback a file in a different operation status. Please refer to the following paragraphs specifying the relevant details. When playing a file, the monitor should display a flashing PLAY message and the PLAY button will light up indicating that the DVR is in the playback status. - Page 26 NOTE: When Normal playing a recorded video from a multiplexer at 60 F/S~30F/S (50F/S~25F/S for PAL), the playback speed is half at recorded speed NOTE: The playback speed will be displayed on the screen. However, when playing a recorded video from a multiplexer, the playback speed will only display in encoding (multiplexing) the mode.
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Page 27: Search Operations
4.3.4 Play Back Recorded Video from a HDD of the mobile rack To play back a recorded video from a HD2, take the following steps:: (1) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (2) Press the “ ” and “v”... - Page 28 4.4.2 Alarm list Search Take the following steps to proceed with the alarm-list search function. (1) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (2) Select the ALARM LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of alarm-event recorded video.
- Page 29 4.4.4 THUMBNAIL Search Take the following steps to proceed with the thumbnail search function. (1) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (2) Select the THUMBNAIL and press the Enter button to access the thumbnail page. (3) Set the date you wish to search for the recorded video. (4) Press the Enter button to start searching and displaying the concerned image.
- Page 30 4.4.5 SD CARD Search Take the following steps to proceed with the SD card search function. (1) Insert a SD Card into the SD card slot of the rear unit. (2) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (3) Select the SD CARD and press the Enter button to access the complete list of JPG files.
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Page 31: Backup Operations
4.5 Backup Operations 4.5.1 Mobile Rack HD Backup Operations There are three ways available to duplicate the recorded video from HD 1 (Fixed HD) to HD 2 (Mobile Rack HD). Please take the following steps to proceed. (1) Set HD 2 to BACKUP first. Take the following steps. Press the Setup button to enter the setup mode and select the DISK. - Page 32 MAIN MENU DISK SETTING RECORD REFORMAT ALARM / MOTION HD2 USAGE CLOCK / TIMER BACKUP----------------FULL COMMUNICATION SD FILE ALARM DISK SELECT SYSTEM MAIN PAGE BACKUP ALARM TO HD2 GOTO DISK PAGE SELECT: Duplicate a particular recorded video from HD1 to HD2. Stay on the DISK SETTING page.
- Page 33 Backup the System setting info into SD Card. The DVR-3011S offers a quick setup method by using a SD card. If a user wants to set many DVR-3011S devices with the same settings, the DVR-3011S could save the whole setting in the SD card, then transfer it to another DVR.
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Page 34: Key Lock Operation
Transfer the system setting info of DVR to another: Insert the SD card which has stored the system setting info into the DVR. Press the Setup button to enter the setup mode and select the SYSTEM. Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page. -
Page 35: Menu Setup
5. MENU SETUP There are 6 categories for operation setting in the setup menu system as shown below. The following sections will instruct you step by step to configure the operation setting and state each menu’s purpose and options. Press the Setup button to access the setup menu. -
Page 36: Rec Setting
5.1 REC SETTING This page allows you to set the recording rate and recording quality, and enables you to continue recording when the disk is full. MAIN MENU REC SETTING REC RATE : 20 F/S RECORD REC QUALITY : BEST ALARM / MOTION DISK FULL : REWRITE... -
Page 37: Alarm / Motion Setting
AUDIO: This option determines the way to record sound if necessary. ON: Enables AUDIO recording. OFF: Disables AUDIO recording. NOTE: Audio function can only be activated in the following refresh rate in NTSC(PAL): 20(17), 12(10), 5.5(5.5), 2.4(2.9), 1.22(1.52), 0.71(0.88) fields/sec MULTIPLEXER: For optimum image recording please set this option to ON when the DVR is connected to a multiplexer for use. - Page 38 REC QUALITY: This option determines the image quality to be recorded when an alarm input occurs. There are 4 levels of image quality to choose from: BEST, HIGH, STANDARD, and BASIC. The table below shows the level of image quality with the corresponding compression ratio and image size. Compression Ratio Image Quality Best...
- Page 39 PRE- ALARM: This option determines that images prior to an alarm occurs will be recorded in the hard-disk drive. When an alarm is triggered the device will record the image prior to the alarm for 5 seconds. ( fields/sec ON: Enables this function. OFF: Disables this function.
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Page 40: Clock / Timer
5.3 CLOCK / TIMER The DVR provides a weekly table, consisting of two periods of time each day for scheduled recording. This option allows you to set the time each day that the DVR will start and stop recording. MAIN MENU CLOCK / TIMER RECORD CLOCK... -
Page 41: Communication
SET RS232 / RS485 ID COMM ID: Communication ID for RS232 and RS485 communication. After the DVR-3011S receives a RS232 or RS485 command, it checks if the <Dest ID> within the code is the same as the COMM ID, in which case the particular command can be accept. -
Page 42: Disk Setting
5.5 DISK SETTING MAIN MENU DISK SETTING RECORD REFORMAT : HD 1 2 ALARM / MOTION HD 2 USAGE : REC CLOCK / TIMER BACKUP : FULL COMMUNICATION SD FILE : JPEG DISK SYSTEM MAIN PAGE DISK REFORMAT/CLEAR GOTO DISK PAGE REFORMAT: This option allows you to clear out all the data in the hard disk drive. -
Page 43: System
5.6 SYSTEM This page is used for accessing the history of the operation status, setting the password, resuming factory default, and determining the menu display background. SYSTEM MAIN MENU OPERATION LOG : ENTER RECORD OSD LANGUAGE : ENGLISH ALARM / MOTION MENU BACKGND CLOCK / TIMER BUZZER... - Page 44 SD SETUP: The DVR-3011S offers a quick setup method by using a SD card. If the user wants to set up many a number of the same devices with the same settings, he can save the whole settings to a SD card, then transfer to another DVR.
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Page 45: Rs-232 & Rs-485 Protocol
6. RS-232 & RS-485 Protocol 6.1 Setup 6.1.1 Use a Null Modem cable (the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged, see pin configuration chart below for details) to connect the COM 1 on the rear panel of the DVR to a PC. RJ-11 PIN configuration for RS-485 PIN NO. - Page 46 The different command types and their corresponding parameters are as follows: 6.2.1 Keys and signals PC Send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <Key Value>, <0x4f> < The value of a specific front panel key > KEY_PLAY KEY_STOP KEY_PAUSE KEY_POWER KEY_REC KEY_SETUP KEY_ENTER KEY_SEARCH KEY_DISPLAY...
- Page 47 DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x06>, <0x01>, <System State = 0..>, <0x4f> Description of <System State>: STATE_STOP STATE_REC STATE_PLAY STATE_SETUP STATE_SEARCH STATE_BACKUP STATE_NET_PLAY 6.2.2.5 Time Search (Second Category=0x0b) PC send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x0b>, <0x06>, <6 Bytes Date/Time>, <0x4f> where <...
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Page 48: Ide Hard Disk Installation
7. IDE Hard Disk Installation Usually, the unit comes with one hard-disk drive installed in compartment HD 1, which is default-configured as a master. The jumper settings configuration of the installed hard-disk drives for the unit and compatible drives which can be used with this unit are listed in the table below. To install two hard disk drives in compartment HD 1 and HD 2, please take the following steps. -
Page 49: Mobile Rack
6. Secure the driver in the rack using two mounting screws in both the side-mounting holes. Please don’t tighten the screws too much, otherwise that may damage the driver. 7. Screw the rack into the device, screwing in all the four screws. 8. - Page 50 3. Slide the top cover backward and remove. 4. Setting the jumper of your hard disk driver. The way to set the jumper of the drive varies between manufacturers; please refer to the instructions on the driver to set the jumpers in the master position. 5.
- Page 51 8. Slide the carrier body back in the mobile rack. 9. Push the carrier body further into the mobile rack until fully inserted. 10. Push the active-handle inward. 11. Lock the Key.
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Page 52: System Default
8. System Default MAIN MENU REC SETTING RECORD REC RATE : 20 F/S ALARM / MOTION REC QUALITY : BEST CLOCK / TIMER DISK FULL : REWRITE COMMUNICATION AUDIO : OFF DISK MULTIPLEXER : ON SYSTEM MAIN PAGE GOTO REC PAGE SET REC RATE MAIN MENU ALARM / MOTION... - Page 53 MAIN MENU COMM SETTING RECORD COMM ID : 01 ALARM / MOTION RS232 : ON CLOCK / TIMER RS485 : ON COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM MAIN PAGE GOTO COMM PAGE SET RS232 / RS485 ID MAIN MENU DISK SETTING RECORD REFORMAT : HD 1 2 ALARM / MOTION HD 2 USAGE...
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Page 54: Message
9. O.S.D Message O.S.D Message Meanings NO DISK No hard-disk detected after power activated BATTERY LOW Suggest change the battery and reset the system time LOADING System Boot up VIDEO LOSS Video loss VIDEO IN Video input source KEY LOCKED Key lock function is on KEY UNLOCKED Key lock function is off... -
Page 55: Index Table
10. Index Table The following description details how the DVR manages an index table issue. The DVR will generate a time index table indicating recorded data is kept in a particular HDD. This allows to individually selecting recorded data to be displayed via the alarm list search and full list search. The maximum number of lists, for a given HDD, is 3000. -
Page 56: Specifications
11. SPECIFICATIONS Model Number DVR-3011S Image System NTSC 720 x 240 pixels 720 x 288 pixels Resolution 352 x 240 pixels 352 x 288 pixels Video In Composite Video In (BNC) x 1, Multiplexer Monitor In (BNC) x 1 Video Out... -
Page 57: Compatible Multiplexer Drives
12. Compatible Multiplexer Drives Manufacturer Model Channel COLORS APPRO MPX-9004, 9104 NTSC / PAL COLOR, B/W APPRO MPX-9019, 9119 NTSC / PAL COLOR, B/W APPRO MPX-9016, 9116 NTSC / PAL 16CH COLOR, B/W DPX9 NTSC / PAL COLOR DPX16 NTSC / PAL...
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