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  • Page 1: User Manual

    SW242-D8U User Manual...
  • 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.

  • 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 all at the same time Long Recording Hours: Long...

  • Page 5: Specification

    1.3 SPECIFICATION 1.3 SPECIFICATION MODEL 16CH / 16CH (D) 8CH / 8CH (D) 4CH / 4CH (D) Video System NTSC / PAL (switchable) Video Compression Format MPEG 4 Video Input 16 Channels 8 Channels 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Loop Out 16 Channels 8 Channels...
  • Page 6 MODEL 16CH / 16CH (D) 8CH / 8CH (D) 4CH / 4CH (D) Specification Continued … Key Lock Video Loss Detection Camera Title Support up to 6 letters Video Adjustable Hue／Color／Contrast／ Brightness Date Display Format YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off Daylight Saving Power Source DC 19V...

  • Page 7: Front Panel

    1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) POWER: Press “POWER” button to turn on/ turn off the DVR. (Under the recording mode, please stop recording before turning off the DVR) MENU: Press “MENU”...
  • Page 8 “ ” : Press “ ” button to pause playing files. “ ” : Press “ ” button to stop playing files. 10) “ “ : Under the playback mode, press “ ” button to fast rewind. 11) “ “ : Under the playback mode, press “...
  • Page 9 1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL Continued … Continued … “HDD Cartridge Lock” : Lock / Unlock the cartridge of the HDD. “USB” : Support firmware update and file backup. “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 the playing status...
  • Page 10 “ZOOM ” : Press “ZOOM” button to enlarge the picture of the selected channel (2X digital zoom). “ ” / “ － ” : Press “ “ button to show the 4 channel display mode. Press “ － ” button to change the setting in the menu. 10) “SEQ”...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    1.5 REAR PANEL 1.5 REAR PANEL 16CH / 16CH (D) MONITOR LOOP INP UT CAL L HI-IM PE DAN CE HI-IM PE D AN C E RS 4 85 EXTERNAL I/O D / V DISK ARR AY LINK ACT. DC19V 8CH / 8CH (D) 12 13 MONITOR...
  • Page 12 DISK ARRAY PORT: Connect to one disk array for extending HDD capacity. 2: RS485A IR PORT: 3: RS485B Connect to the IR receiver. RS485 PORT: 1234 Connect to external devices (such as PTZ camera) with RS485-A and RS485-B. EXTERNAL I/O PORT: Insert the supplied 15PIN DSUB to this port for connecting external devices (alarm input, external alarm, PTZ camera).

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED Connect all the devices to construct a surveillance. 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 14: 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 the power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be stored in the HDDs. The DVR will return to its original recording status after the power is on again. 1) MANUAL RECORDING (continuous recording): Recording is initiated by manually pressing the “REC”...

  • Page 15: Playback

    3.2 PLAYBACK 3.2 PLAYBACK 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Press “ PLAY ” button, and the DVR will display the last recorded video. 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 16 Press “ PLAY ” button, and the DVR will display the last recorded video. FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR. In the playback mode, ＊ Press “ “...

  • Page 17: Detailed Menu Configuration

    DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION 4.1 MENU TREE 4.1 MENU TREE...

  • Page 18: 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 “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”) Move the cursor to “RECORD”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options.

  • Page 19: Main Menu Options_ Timer

    8) EVENT RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by events (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images per second for event recording. The options are as the followings: NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15 PAL: FRAME: 100, 50, 25, 12 NTSC CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60 CIF: 400, 200, 100, 50 9) TIMER RECORD IPS:...

  • Page 20: Main Menu Options_ Date

    DATE: A scheduled record date (SUN/MON/TUE/ WED/ THU/ FRI/ SAT/ MON–FRI / SAT-SUN / DAILY/OFF) could be set to activate the timer recording. NOTE 1 : Specific date 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 21: Main Menu Options_ Advance

    4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE 4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE ADVANCE ADVANCE CAMERA (MENU) DETECTION DISPLAY RECORD ALERT TIMER REMOTE DATE SYSTEM ► ADVANCE ADVANCE NETWORK BACKUP HDD INFO EVENT LOG Move the cursor to “ADVANCE”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options.

  • Page 22: Advance Menu_ Detection

    4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION 4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION Move the cursor to “DETECTION”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options. DETECTION DETECTION DETECTION SETUP DETECTION TIMER DETECTION SETUP: Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example DETECTION DETECTION TITLE...
  • Page 23 ◄► : navigates between targets. ▲▼ LS : The sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value, the higher the sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07. SS : The sensitivity towards the size of the triggered object on the screen (the number of motion detection grids).

  • Page 24: Advance Menu_ Display

    4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY 4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY Move the cursor to “DISPLAY”, press ”ENTER”, and 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 25: Advance Menu_ Alert

    4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT 4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT Move the cursor to “ALERT”, press ”ENTER”, and 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 26: Advance Menu_ Remote

    4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE 4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example REMOTE REMOTE TITLE DEVICE PROTOCOL RATE P - D 02400 CAMERA NORMAL...

  • Page 27: Advance Menu_ System

    4.11 ADVANCE MENU___SYSTEM 4.11 ADVANCE MENU___SYSTEM Move the cursor to “SYSTEM”, press ”ENTER”, and 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 AUTO KEYLOCK...

  • Page 28: Advance Menu_ Network

    4.12 ADVANCE MENU___NETWORK 4.12 ADVANCE MENU___NETWORK Move the cursor to “NETWORK”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options. NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK TYPE STATIC 168. 95. PORT 0 0 8 0 NETWORK TYPE (STATIC): Select NETWORK TYPE, press “＋” or “－” button to set the network type as STATIC, and then press “ENTER”...

  • Page 29: Advance Menu_ Backup

    4.13 ADVANCE MENU___ BACKUP 4.13 ADVANCE MENU___ BACKUP 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Move the cursor to “BACKUP”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options. BACKUP BACKUP USB BACKUP Select “USB BACKUP”...
  • Page 30 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Move the cursor to “BACKUP”, press ”ENTER”, and the screen will show the following options. BACKUP BACKUP USB BACKUP DISK BACKUP Select “DISK BACKUP” and then press “ENTER”. DISK BACKUP DISK BACKUP START TIME 2006-05-12 16 : 00 : 00 END TIME...

  • Page 31: Advance Menu_ Hdd Info

    4.14 ADVANCE MENU___HDD INFO 4.14 ADVANCE MENU___HDD INFO You can get all the capacity information of the connected HDD. HDD INFO HDD INFO HDD NUM HDD SIZE HDD NUM HDD SIZE MASTER 400.517 SLAVE NO HDD EXT001 400.517 EXT 002 400.517 EXT003 400.517...

  • Page 32: Additional Operation

    ADDITIONAL OPERATION ADDITIONAL OPERATION 5.1 SEARCH 5.1 SEARCH 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Press “ ” + “ ” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. Then the screen will show the following options. Press “SEARCH”...

  • Page 33: Digital Zoom

    5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM 5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM Press “ZOOM” button on the front panel of the DVR to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom). You will have ¼ view size of the enlarged ◄► picture. Therefore use the “ “...

  • Page 34: Usb Upgrade

    5.5 USB UPGRADE 5.5 USB UPGRADE Users can use USB flash drives to upgrade. Please format the USB memory device as FAT 32 format first. 1) Get the upgrade files from your distributor. 2) Save the upgrade files in your USB device (Do not change the file name). 3) Go to the “MENU –...

  • Page 35: 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 36 AP Control Panel Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate Connect / Disconnect Resolution: NTSC: 320 × 228 ;...
  • Page 37 Record : press this button to start recording, and press this button again to stop recording. The recorded files will be saved to the designed path on the PC. Each recording 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 38 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 can select the PTZ device and press “OK”...

  • Page 39: Playback Information

    AP Playback Operation AP Playback Operation One click to activate One click to activate • De-interlace AP Config. Setting Box : AP Playback Window : • De-blocking • OSD • AVI Convert • Config. Setting • Watermark • Open Previous File •...

  • Page 40: 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 network or dial-up network. Static IP: Static IP: Enter the “Server IP”, “Gateway”, “Net Mask”...

  • Page 41: 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 provide free DDNS services and apply a “Hostname”. See the example below. Enable the DDNS function Enable the DDNS function: Enter your DDNS user name into “User Name”...

  • Page 42: 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 43: Dvr-Camera Setting

    – Camera Setting – Camera Setting Each camera channel can be Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example 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.

  • Page 44: Detection

    Detection Detection Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example 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.

  • Page 45: Network Backup & Playback

    Network Backup & Playback Network Backup & Playback Backup the recorded files from your DVR to your PC via network. Enter the backup information and then press "Start" button. When the backup is succeeded, "DVR-Network Backup" pop-up window will show. Then, press "PLAY“...

  • Page 46: 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) Download HDD List: Download HDD List Press this button to start downloading the list.

  • Page 47: Date

    Date Date In this menu, you can set the date for your DVR. DATE: DATE Choose the current date from “DATE” drop-down menu and enter the current time. When you click the drop- down menu, a calendar like the picture below shows for you to set the current date.

  • Page 48: 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 pictures). Alarm Duration: Alarm Duration Set the duration time of motion Note: Note:...

  • Page 49: 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 50: Operation Via Ie Browser

    5.7 OPERATION VIA IE BROWSER 5.7 OPERATION VIA IE BROWSER The surveillance images can also 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 P *** *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X P ***...

  • Page 51: Optional Pheripherals

    5.8 OPTIONAL PERIPHERALS 5.8 OPTIONAL PERIPHERALS For the operation of the following peripherals, please refer to their manuals individually. 1) IDA (independent disk array) 2) VGA converter 3) IR Remote Control (4CH DVR only) TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 FAQ 6.1 FAQ Please refer to the FAQ table below for easy troubleshooting.

  • Page 52: Install The Hdd

    APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX #1 APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL THE HDD APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL THE HDD 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Carefully follow the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: If you want to install two HDDs, please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode”, and the other one to “Slave Mode”.
  • Page 53 Carefully follow the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: Please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode” *** • Step 1 Connect the connector with the HDD (Pic. 1). • Step 1 • Step 2 Put HDD into the HDD cartridge with the pins facing outside (Pic. 2). •...

  • Page 54: Pin Configuration

    APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX #2 APPENDIX #2 – PIN CONFIGURATION APPENDIX #2 – PIN CONFIGURATION 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) FUNCTION DESCRIPTION GROUND ALARM INPUT When connecting the wire from ALARM INPUT (PIN 2 -- 9) to GND (PIN 1) connector, DVR will start recording and the buzzer will be on.
  • Page 55 4CH / 4CH (D) Solder Side of DSUB 15 PIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION RS232-TX DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by using RS-232 serial communication signals.
  • Page 56 APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 – 232 Protocol APPENDIX #3 – 232 Protocol 1) Use PC keyboards to simulate DVR keypads. 2) Data: REMOTE PROTOCOL uses 8 bit data, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit. FUNCTION STOP (FFH) (7FH) FUNCTION CODE ASCII...

  • Page 57: Recording Time Table

    APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING TIME TABLE Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) Record day for 8CH: please multiply “Record day”...

  • Page 58: Compatible Usb Brand

    APPENDIX #5 APPENDIX #5 APPENDIX #5 – COMPATIBLE USB BRAND APPENDIX #5 – COMPATIBLE USB BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR, the "USB ERROR" message will be shown on the screen.

  • Page 59: 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 Model Capacity Rotation Brand Name Model Capacity...

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