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  • Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: 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 uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards

    User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 13. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ..................1 Features ......................1 Technical Overview ..................2 Chapter 2 — Installation ..................3 Package Contents ..................3 Required Installation Tools................3 Connecting the Video Source...............3 Connecting the Loop Through Video............4 Connecting Audio ..................4 Setting Unit for CVBS (SVHS) or VGA output ..........4 Connecting the Monitor.................5 Connecting the Spot Monitor ...............5...
  • Page 6 User’s Manual Turning on the Power ..................13 Initial Unit Setup...................14 Quick Setup Screen ..................14 Normal Setup Screen...................15 System Information..................16 Date/Time Setup..................18 System Check Screen ................21 Storage Screen..................23 System Log Screen ...................25 System Shutdown..................25 Configuring Input Devices ................26 Camera Setup Screen ................26 Alarm In Setup Screen................27 Motion Detector ..................28 Text-In Setup Screen.................29...
  • Page 7 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Config Screen....................57 Clip Copy ....................57 Load Default Setup ..................60 Load / Save Setup ..................60 Clear All Data.....................60 Chapter 4 — Operation ..................61 Turning on the Power ..................61 Live Monitoring ....................61 PTZ Mode ....................62 Digital Zoom Mode..................64 Recording Video...................64 Recording Audio ..................65 Playing Recorded Video................65...
  • Page 8 User’s Manual List of Illustrations Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation...................1 Figure 2 — DVR rear panel......................3 Figure 3 — Video input connectors....................3 Figure 4 — Video Loop Through connectors................4 Figure 5 — Audio In and Out connectors...................4 Figure 6 —...
  • Page 9 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 50 — Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen............38 Figure 51 — Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen..........39 Figure 52 — Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen............39 Figure 53 — Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen.........40 Figure 54 —...
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  • Page 11: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 4 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4 Composite Input Connectors Auto detectable for NTSC or PAL Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event)

  • Page 12: Technical Overview

    User’s Manual Technical Overview Your DVR can replace both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation. However, it has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR. The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User’s Manual (This Document) RAS Software CD and User’s Manual Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Loop Through Video

    User’s Manual Connecting the Loop Through Video Figure 4 — Video Loop Through connectors. If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to another terminated device because it will cause poor quality video.

  • Page 15: Connecting The Monitor

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: Set the CVBS (SVHS) or VGA selector switch before turning on the DVR. You cannot change the setting while the unit is running. Connecting the Monitor Connecting the Spot Monitor Figure 7 — Video Out connectors. Connect the SPOT monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector.

  • Page 16: Connecting To The Network Port

    User’s Manual Connecting to the Network Port Figure 9 — Network connector. The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring, searching, configuration and software upgrades.

  • Page 17: Connecting Alarms

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: When using the Factory Reset, you will lose any setting you have made. If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset, you need to contact the DVRNS server manager.

  • Page 18: Ari (Alarm Reset In)

    User’s Manual ARI (Alarm Reset In) An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR’s internal buzzer. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors.

  • Page 19: Connecting To The Usb Port

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Connecting to the USB Port Figure 15 — USB connector. A USB port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk drives, CD-RW drives or flash drives for archiving video. Position the external hard disk drive close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet.
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  • Page 21: Chapter 3 - Configuration

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 17 — DVR front panel. Many of the buttons on the front panel have multiple functions. The following describes each button and control.

  • Page 22: Copy Led

    User’s Manual Copy LED The Copy LED is lit when data is being backed up using the internal CD-RW or the USB port. Camera Buttons (1 to 4) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. They are used to enter passwords.

  • Page 23: Enter/Pause Button

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Enter/Pause Button This button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made. Pressing the button in the live monitoring mode freezes the current live screen, and the screen ENTER/PAUSE displays . Press the button again to return to the live monitoring mode. Pressing the button in the playback mode will pause the video, and the screen displays .

  • Page 24: Initial Unit Setup

    User’s Manual Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes items such as time and date, display language, camera, audio, remote control, record mode, network and password. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes. Press the button to enter the setup screens.

  • Page 25: Normal Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 30 ips per camera; however, the recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all cameras. Highlight the second box beside Recording Speed/Quality, and select from Very High, High, Standard and Low.

  • Page 26: System Information

    User’s Manual Press the MENU button to enter the setup screen. If the Quick Setup screen appears, turn it off as described above. The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the DVR’s setup screens. System Information Highlight System Information and press the button.

  • Page 27: Figure 23 - Virtual Keyboard

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 23 — Virtual keyboard. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title and press the button. That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position. Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards, backspaces, and deletes entered...

  • Page 28: Date/Time Setup

    User’s Manual Figure 24 — System Upgrade screen. Select Start, and enter the Admin password to start the upgrade. The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade. The software will start running after restarting the unit. NOTE: Only the system administrator can upgrade the software. NOTE: You cannot upgrade the software during clip copy.

  • Page 29: Figure 26 - Holiday Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: If you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded images, any images with dates and times later than the new setting will be deleted. Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and press the button.

  • Page 30: Figure 27 - Time Sync Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the Time Sync… box and press the button. You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries, or between the DVR and another DVR. Figure 27 —...

  • Page 31: System Check Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Run as Server box and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button .

  • Page 32: Figure 29 - System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) Screen

    User’s Manual The Status field displays Good when the DVR continues operating according to the user’s settings without any problems, there was recording, or any alarm occurred during the designated time. The Status field displays Bad when there was no recording, or no alarm occurred during the designated time.

  • Page 33: Storage Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the Main menu and press the button. The Storage setup screen appears. Figure 30 — Storage screen. The Type field displays the type and capacity of storage devices. The Status field displays the device status or fault conditions. (Good, Disk Bad, S.M.A.R.T. Alert, High Temperature, or Not installed) NOTE: If the DVR senses S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 34: Figure 31 - S.m.a.r.t. Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 31 — S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen. Your DVR shows the conditions of Hard Disk Drives when the installed IDE hard disk drives support S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) Monitoring program. Highlight the box beside Use. Press the button to toggle between On and Off.

  • Page 35: System Log Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder System Log Screen Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the button . The System Log screen appears. Figure 32 — System Log screen. The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR. The list shows the dates and times the system was turned ON and OFF, system was restarted, recording was started or stopped, playback was started or stopped, setup changes were made, and data banks were cleared.

  • Page 36: Configuring Input Devices

    User’s Manual Configuring Input Devices You can configure the video, audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Figure 33 — Device menu screen. Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button. The Camera setup screen appears. Figure 34 —...

  • Page 37: Alarm In Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the Title heading and pressing the button. A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names. Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display. Select your camera from the list and press the button.

  • Page 38: Motion Detector

    User’s Manual Motion Detector Figure 37 — Motion Detector setup screen. Your DVR has built-in video motion detector. Video motion detector can be turned On or Off for each camera. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion.

  • Page 39: Text-In Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You can activate or deactivate 4 cells at a time using the button. Once 4 cells are highlight, you can select individual cells by using the camera buttons. Exit with save — Closes the menu after saving the changes. Exit without save —...

  • Page 40: Figure 40 - Text-In (Generic Text) Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 40 — Text-In (Generic Text) Setup screen. Figure 41 — Text-In (EPSON-POS) Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Transaction Start, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a transaction starts.

  • Page 41: Alarm Out Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Control characters can be created using ^ and a capital letter; e.g., ^J for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for Line Delimiter character(s).

  • Page 42: Audio Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Highlighting the Sched field and pressing the button opens a schedule screen. You can schedule alarm output in 30-minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00. Figure 43 — Alarm Out Schedule screen. You can select individual blocks of time, entire days of the week, entire blocks of time or the entire schedule.

  • Page 43: Rs232/Rs485 Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR also records audio when it is recording video. Highlight the box beside Mute and press the button.

  • Page 44: Configuring Recording Settings

    User’s Manual NOTE: Selecting the PTZ Control in the RS485 field only defines the RS-485 port as being used for the PTZ camera connections. Select the PTZ device in the Camera Setup screen. NOTE: If networking is configured by the external modem, Text-In cannot be set for the RS232 field.

  • Page 45: Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Pressing the button on the front panel enters the Panic Recording mode. You can program PANIC the recording speed, quality and duration when the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode. On Panic Recording Speed can be set from 0.5 to 30 ips (25 ips PAL), and On Panic Recording Quality can be selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low.

  • Page 46: Time-Lapse Recording Schedule

    User’s Manual Highlight the box under the Speed heading and press the button. A drop-down list of recording speeds appears. You can select from 0.5 ips to 30 ips (25 ips for PAL). NOTE: You cannot select 30 ips (25 ips for PAL) for High Resolution. Highlight the box under the Quality heading and press the button.

  • Page 47: Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder There are several ways to set recording times: You can highlight an individual block and toggle it On or Off by pressing the button. You can change a 30-minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the time line and pressing the button to toggle the segment On or Off.

  • Page 48: Event Action Setup

    User’s Manual NOTE: When the DVR is in the Time-Lapse mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and follows the time-lapse settings. Event Action Setup You can program the DVR to record, activate the alarm output and/or notify the remote site whenever sensor, motion, text-in or video loss events are detected.

  • Page 49: Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 51 — Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.

  • Page 50: Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule. NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System).

  • Page 51: Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 54 — Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.

  • Page 52: Text-In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule. NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System).

  • Page 53: Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to text-in by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 57 — Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.

  • Page 54: Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when it has text input from a text-in device based on a defined schedule.

  • Page 55: Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 60 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.

  • Page 56: Display Setup

    User’s Manual Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when it loses video input from a camera based on a defined schedule.

  • Page 57: Main Monitoring Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Top/Bottom Margin and press the button to adjust the top and bottom margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24. Highlight the box beside Text-In and press the button to toggle the text-in data display On and Off.

  • Page 58: Network Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Network Setup Screen In the Network Setup screen you can set up the DVR for LAN and modem connections. Figure 64 — Network Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Connection. Press the button to toggle between LAN and Modem. Highlight the box beside Admin Password and press the button.

  • Page 59: Lan Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can program the image quality for transferring to the RAS (Remote Administration System). Highlight the box beside Remote Quality and press the button. The image quality can be selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low. LAN Setup Screen Figure 65 —...

  • Page 60: Figure 66 - Port Number Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 66 — Port Number Setup screen. NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate Port Number for each RAS related program (Admin, Watch, Search and Callback) from your network administrator. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number.

  • Page 61: Figure 67 - Lan (Dhcp) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 67 — LAN (DHCP) Setup screen. Selecting ADSL (PPPoE) allows you to set up the ADSL network. NOTE: ADSL and modem cannot be configured at the same time. If the DVR is networked via modem, the ADSL (PPPoE) will not be selected. Figure 68 —...

  • Page 62: Modem Setup

    User’s Manual Modem Setup Figure 69 — Modem Setup screen. The Use field displays the available modem type, External Modem. Highlight the box beside Baud Rate and press the button. A list of baud rates ranging from 300 to 115,200 appears. Highlight the box beside Data Bit and press the button.

  • Page 63: Dvrns (Dvr Name Service) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder DVRNS (DVR Name Service) Setup Screen You can register the DVR on the DVRNS server to use DVR name service. Figure 70 — DVRNS Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Use DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off.

  • Page 64: Callback Center Setup Screen

    User’s Manual NOTE: When entering no name or the name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error message displays. Highlighting OK and pressing the button registers the DVR on the DVRNS server. Proper DVRNS settings will display the help desk information of the DVRNS server in the box beside Help Desk.

  • Page 65: Figure 72 - Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside SMTP Server IP and enter the SMTP server IP address, obtained from your system administrator. Highlight the box beside E-mail recipient and enter the recipient’s e-mail address. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail address. Highlight the box beside E-mail sender and enter the sender’s e-mail address.

  • Page 66: Password Setup Screen

    User’s Manual When an event occurs, the DVR will dial the pager and leave a four- or five-digit number. The first three digits are the site ID number and the last digits are the type of event (1: Alarm In, 2: Text-In, 3: Motion Detection, 4: Video Loss, 10: Check Recording, 11: Storage, 13: S.M.A.R.T, and 18: System).

  • Page 67: Config Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder To change the password, highlight the Password box and press the button. A window appears asking you to enter the current password. If you enter the correct password, another window appears asking you to enter a new password using the camera buttons. After you press the button, another screen appears asking you to confirm the new password.

  • Page 68: Figure 75 - Clip Copy Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 75 — Clip Copy screen. To select the type of the drive to use for back up, highlight the box on the top and press the button. A drop-down list of available drives appears. You can select IDE CD-RW, USB HDD, USB CD-RW or USB Flash Memory.

  • Page 69: Figure 76 - Disk Partition Selection Screen

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 76 — Disk Partition Selection screen. Once you select the drive and partition to use for clip copy, the DVR will display the drive capacity and the clip size, and ask if you want to continue. NOTE: Do not back up files larger than 2GB.

  • Page 70: Load Default Setup

    User’s Manual Load Default Setup Highlighting and selecting Load Default Setup will bring up screen asking you if you really want to load default settings and confirm it with a password. NOTE: Loading the Default Setup will not change the current time, time zone, daylight saving time and network settings.

  • Page 71: Chapter 4 - Operation

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapter 2 and 3. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video.

  • Page 72: Ptz Mode

    User’s Manual The DVR can be set to display the event-detected video in full-screen on the monitor during the preset dwell time when there is an Event. The video of the lowest camera number among cameras associated with the event-detected sensor will be displayed, and the DVR will return to the previous screen format after event monitoring dwell time.

  • Page 73: Figure 79 - Ptz Menu

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 79 — PTZ Menu. Set Preset — Sets the Presets for PTZ camera Quit — Closes the menu Set Preset Once you have the camera at the desired settings, you can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views.

  • Page 74: Digital Zoom Mode

    User’s Manual Figure 81 — Preset view screen. Digital Zoom Mode You can enter the Digital Zoom Mode by pressing the button in the PTZ mode. When a PTZ device is not installed, pressing the button in the live monitoring mode enters the Digital Zoom Mode directly.

  • Page 75: Recording Audio

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio when video is recording. NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio. Playing Recorded Video Once video has been recorded, you can view it using the arrow buttons.

  • Page 76: Enter Button

    User’s Manual : After selecting , press the down-arrow button to review to the previous image. ENTER/PAUSE NOTE: Entering Fast/Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected. Enter Button Pressing the button will pause the video on the screen. The screen displays . ENTER/PAUSE Camera Buttons (1 to 4) Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen.

  • Page 77: Searching Video

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 83 — Digital Zoom screen. Figure 84 — Enlarged Digital Zoom screen. Searching Video Pressing the button in the playback mode displays the Search Menu. MENU Figure 85 — Search Menu.

  • Page 78: Date/Time Search

    User’s Manual Go to the First — Displays the first recorded image Go to the Last — Displays the last recorded image Date/Time Search… — Searches by date and time (see below for more details) Calendar Search… — Searches using a calendar (see below for more details) Event Search…...

  • Page 79: Event Search

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. Highlight a day using arrow buttons and press the button to select it. A time bar will display at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue.

  • Page 80: Figure 89 - Event Search (By Event) Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 89 — Event Search (by Event) screen. Figure 90 — Event Search (by Camera) screen. Highlight the box beside Search by and press the button to toggle between Event and Camera. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates.

  • Page 81: Text-In Search

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Text-In Search Figure 91 — Text-In Log screen. The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input. The Text-In Log screen displays this list. Highlight the event for which you would like to see video. Pressing the button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event.
  • Page 82 User’s Manual Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the button to toggle between On and Off. If the Case Sensitive box is turned On, the DVR distinguishes between upper and lower case letters. Highlight the Load Query box and press the button to load the saved Query settings.

  • Page 83: Appendix A - Usb Hard Disk Drive Preparation

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to Windows 2000. 1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. 2.
  • Page 84 User’s Manual 10. In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu, choose “1. Create Primary DOS Partition.” And Type “Y” to use all available space and hit the enter key. Hit ESC to exit the screen after the USB-IDE hard disk drive partition is created. 11.

  • Page 85: Appendix B - Text-In Query Examples

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix B — Text-In Query Examples Query Example I 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) | $...

  • Page 86: Query Example Ii

    User’s Manual Query Example II 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) 1.95 ================================================== total : $ 16.85 Thank you~~ In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 (Qty) and 40...

  • Page 87: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix C — Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Check power cord connections. No Power Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Check camera video cable and connections. Check monitor video cable and connections. No Live Video Confirm that the camera has power.

  • Page 88: Appendix D - Connector Pin Outs

    User’s Manual Appendix D — Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs Input Output AI (1 to 4) Alarm Inputs 1 to 4 Chassis Ground Alarm Reset In Normally Closed Common Normally Open RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX-/TX- →...

  • Page 89: Appendix E - Map Of Screens

    Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix E — Map of Screens...

  • Page 90: Appendix F - Specifications

    User’s Manual Appendix F — Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (auto detect) Composite: 4 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, Video Input 75 Ohms Composite: One (BNC), 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms SVHS: One (Y/C) Monitor Outputs Analog RGB: One (VGA) −...
  • Page 91 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder STORAGE Primary Storage EIDE hard disk drive (up to 3) Built-in CD-RW drive Backup Storage USB hard disk drive or USB CD-RW drive GENERAL Dimensions (W x H x D) 16.9 x 3.5 x 14 (430mm x 88mm x 355mm) Unit Weight 17.64 lbs.
  • Page 92 WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Correct Disposal of This Product (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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