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- Page 1 Quad Camera Stand Alone System DVR Security System User’s Guide INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Quad Camera DVR Table of Contents Safety Information ................... 3 Digital Video Recorder... -
Page 3: Safety Information
Quad Camera DVR For your safety, unplugging the power before moving the DVR, installing, or replacing any parts including the hard drive. Make sure all the power cable and wires are properly set up before using the DVR. To avoid a short circuit, don’t leave any unnecessary parts inside the DVR. Please avoid dramatic changes of the environment, such as dust, temperature, and humidity. -
Page 4: I N T R O D U C T I O N
+12VDC, 60Watt 5Amp power adapter (AC100~240V, 50/60Hz), Dimension (Width x Height x Depth): 250 x 38 x 232mm. Display/Recording frame rate and resolution: Models 4CH DVR Display Frame Rate 25x4fps (PAL) / 30x4fps (NTSC) Recording Frame Rate 25fps (PAL) / 30fps (NTSC) -
Page 5: Front Panel
Quad Camera DVR 2. Front Panel Controls: Name Function C H1 View Camera 1. C H2 View Camera 2. C H3 View Camera 3. C H4 View Camera 4. Press to select 1/4 screen display. Backward search through a time-shifted or recorded video. PAUSE Pause video playback. -
Page 6: Rear Panel
Quad Camera DVR Rear Panel Function Video Output (BNC) BNC connector for attaching to Monitor. Video Input (BNC) BCN Inputs for 4x Video Cameras. DC Input DC-IN (12V) Grounding Screw for attaching grounding cable (if required). Cooling Fan Vent Vent for cooling fan (do not cover). 4. -
Page 7: I N S T A L A T I O N
Quad Camera DVR Be sure power is not connected before starting the installation! 1. Install the Hard Disk Drive There is a caddy supplied, into which the Hard Drive is installed, this caddy is then inserted into the drive bay at the front of the DVR. Note: Make sure the jumper on the HDD is set to “Master”... -
Page 8: Camera Connections And Cabling
Quad Camera DVR 2. Camera Connections and Cabling There are four Cameras included with this unit, each of which has a BNC connector to pass the image data into the DVR unit and a power connector to provide power for the Camera. There are four BNC cables (18 meters long) provided to attach the Cameras to the DVR unit. -
Page 9: S T A R T I N G U P T H E D V R S Y S T E M
Quad Camera DVR 3.1 Detecting an Installed Hard Drive After the unit is properly installed, the DVR unit will be ready to record and playback. Turn the unit on using the power switch. After the unit is powered on, the unit will check the HDD for several seconds, and then the unit will enter into real-time display mode shown in the following screen: 3.2 Recovering Lost Data If the DVR unit suffers a power cut, there is the potential for a data error to occur, if this is... -
Page 10: Restoring The Recording Process
Quad Camera DVR 3.3 Restoring the Recording Process If a power-error (very short power outage) occurs during the recording process, the system will automatically restart and restart the recording process. 3.4 Main Screen Once the system has booted, the main screen will be displayed. If the four cameras have been attached their images will be displayed as shown below: The ratio of Hard Drive space which has been used is shown in the top left hand corner of the screen. -
Page 11: D V R S Y S T E M S E T U P
Quad Camera DVR 4.1 Setup Menu Click the MENU button to enter the Main Menu. Use the UP and DOWN keys to move through the menu and press the SEL button to confirm an option. Digital Video Recorder... -
Page 12: Camera Select
Quad Camera DVR 4.2 Camera Select This DVR system can display 4 pictures in one screen (Quad Mode) or can be configured to display a single camera. To choose which Camera(s) to view press the CH1, CH2, CH3, QUAD buttons. If a camera is not connected to a channel, the image for that channel will display “OFF”... -
Page 13: Record Frame Rate
Quad Camera DVR In playback mode pressing CH1, CH2, CH3 or CH4 allows you to switch between the channel being viewed. In either recording or playback mode, pressing and holding the QUAD button for over 3 seconds will set the cycle through all of the channels one after the other in full screen display mode. -
Page 14: Record Schedule
Quad Camera DVR 4.7 Record Schedule This menu option allows the Schedule to be set, with the channels set to Not Record, Record or Motion Triggered (recording will only be triggered if the camera detects motion within it’s filed of view). Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the prompt up and down the... -
Page 15: Sub Menu - Password Setup
Quad Camera DVR 4.9 Sub Menu – Password Setup When the password is set to “ON”, to stop the DVR from recording, or to enter the Menu screen will require the system password to be entered. If set to off, then the system password will not be needed to operate the system. 4.10 Sub Menu –... - Page 16 Quad Camera DVR Press the MENU button to confirm and exit. 4.12 Sub Menu – Time Setup The systems time and date can be setup within this sub menu. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the prompt and press the SEL button to change the entry.
- Page 17 Quad Camera DVR HDD Size: This shows the capacity of the Hard Drive which is installed in the system. Note: Hard Drives always show a capacity which is less than their actual size. A 1TB drive will report as a 976GB drive. HDD Used: This shows the amount of Hard Drive space used and the percentage of total drive space used.
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Page 18: O T I O N S E T U P
Quad Camera DVR Motion Alarm Duration: This setting controls how long the Motion symbol will be displayed on screen after motion has been detected. Motion Setup: This sub menu allows the Motion Detection to be fine tuned. Channel Sensitivity: The sensitivity can be set for each channel, the options are from 1 (High Sensitivity) to 9 (Low Sensitivity) and Off which will not allow the channel to be triggered by movement. -
Page 19: R E C O R D I N G
Quad Camera DVR 4.16 Restore Factory Defaults Press the MENU button and select the “Restore factory default” option to reset the system to it’s factory default settings. Note: If you forget the system password, turn off the system and remove the Hard Drive. Power the system up again and press the II PAUSE button ten times. -
Page 20: Stop Recording
Quad Camera DVR 5.2 Stop Recording Press the STOP button to stop recording, if there is a system password, this will need to be entered to allow the recording process to stop. 5.3 Force Record Mode If the DVR is not set to record because the schedule has been set to “-“ for the current time, you can force the system to record by pressing and holding the ●... -
Page 21: P L A Y B A C K
Quad Camera DVR To playback the last event which has been saved on the Hard Drive, press the PLAY button. To show the recorded events list press the MENU button and use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate through the events list. To playback an event from the list press the PLAY button on the highlighted event. -
Page 22: C O N N E C T I N G T H E D V R U N I T T O A Pc
Quad Camera DVR 7.1 Installing Software Make sure the DVR unit is not connected to the PC. Insert the Software CD in your Optical Drive. Run the Setup program. Note: If installing the software on Windows Vista, install the software in Administration mode by right clicking on the file and selecting “Run as Administrator”... -
Page 23: Program Interface
Quad Camera DVR When connecting to the DVR system you will see the following window. 7.2 Program Interface Save Frame 13. Back One Frame Save Video Clip 14. Play Backwards Configuration 15. Pause Print 16. Play Event List 17. Forward One Frame DVR / PC Mode 18. - Page 24 Quad Camera DVR Press to open the event / record video list. Select an event from the list to play it back. To save a video clip to disk press the icon, select the format to save it in MYS or AVI and click the OK button.
- Page 25 Quad Camera DVR To view a saved video click the DVR / PC Mode icon to change to PC Mode. Open the file by clicking the folder icon and selecting the file you wish to playback. To configure the DVR system, click the icon.
- Page 26 Quad Camera DVR To print an image from a recorded video, click the icon. To play a video click the icon. Digital Video Recorder...
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Page 27: Digital Video Recorder
Quad Camera DVR Item Description Note Video Format NTSC / PAL Operating System None Stand-Alone Camera Input Channel 4 channel Composite BNC Video Output Channel 1 channel Composite BNC NTSC 120 frames / second 4 x 30 frames / second Display Frame Rate 100 frames / second 4 x 25 frames / second... -
Page 28: System Connection Sketch Map
Quad Camera DVR 9.1 System Connection Sketch Map 9.2 Boxed Contents Digital Video Recorder... - Page 29 Quad Camera DVR Why does the DVR not work when connected to a power supply? Make sure that the power switch at the rear of the unit is switched on. Why is the DVR system responding slowly after boot up? The DVR system will check all the data on the Hard Disk during when it is starting up, this will slow the system down.
- Page 30 Quad Camera DVR When I format the Hard Drive from the Hard Disk Setup option within the Menu, the system tells me that files are deleted. But when I plug into a computer via the USB port, why can I still see the files on the hard disk drive? The system allows for resetting of the hard drive for over-writing purposes.