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Page 1: User Manual
Smartec –sixteen channel DVR STR -1682 User Manual www.smartec-security.eu... -
Page 2: Compliance Notice Of Fcc
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 3: Important Safeguards
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 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ..................1 Features ........................1 Technical Overview....................1 Chapter 2 — Installation ....................3 Package Contents ....................3 Required Installation Tools ...................3 Connecting the Video Input...................3 Connecting the Loop-Through Video..............4 Connecting the Monitor ..................4 Connecting Audio ....................4 Connecting Alarms ....................5 AI 1 to 16 (Alarm-In) .....................5 GND (Ground) ......................5 AO 2 to 16 (Alarm-Out)..................5... - Page 5 FF (Fast Forward) Button ...................13 BACKWARD Button ...................13 SEARCH/STOP Button ..................13 FORWARD Button .....................13 Shuttle Ring......................15 Jog Dial ......................15 ID Button on Remote Control ................15 Turning on the Power ..................15 Initial Unit Setup ....................15 Setup Screen ......................16 System Information ....................17 Date/Time Setup ....................20 Storage Screen ....................22 User Setup Screen .....................24...
- Page 6 PIP Mode......................66 Zoom Mode ......................66 PTZ Mode......................66 Image Adjustment ....................68 Event Monitoring ....................68 Covert Camera......................69 Spot Monitoring....................69 Using a Mouse ......................70 Recording Video....................71 Recording Audio ....................71 Playing Recorded Video ..................71 RW (Rewind) Button...................72 FF (Fast Forward) Button ...................72 BACKWARD Button ...................72 FORWARD Button .....................72 SEARCH/STOP Button ..................73 Camera Buttons (1 to 16) ...................73...
- Page 7 Appendix E — Troubleshooting................96 Appendix F — Connector Pin Outs ................97 I/O Connector Pin Outs..................97 RS485 Connector Pin Outs..................97 Appendix G — Map of Screens ................98 Appendix H — System Log Notices ...............99 Appendix I — Error Code Notices.................100 Appendix J — Specifications ................101...
- Page 8 List of Illustrations Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation..................2 Figure 2 — 16-Channel DVR rear panel..................3 Figure 3 — Video input connectors.................... 3 Figure 4 — Video Loop-Through connectors................4 Figure 5 — Video Out connectors....................4 Figure 6 —...
- Page 9 Figure 49 — DVRNS setup screen..................31 Figure 50 — WebGuard setup screen..................32 Figure 51 — Notification Mail setup screen................33 Figure 52 — Authentication setup screen................33 Figure 53 — Notification Callback setup screen..............34 Figure 54 —...
- Page 10 Figure 100 — PTZ Select Camera menu................. 67 Figure 101 — PTZ Preset screen.................... 67 Figure 102 — Preset view screen.................... 67 Figure 103 — PTZ menu......................68 Figure 104 — PTZ controls ...................... 68 Figure 105 — Spot Monitor menu.................... 69 Figure 106 —...
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Page 11: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1 — Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 8 or 16 Composite Video Input Connectors Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL Multiple Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 SVHS, 4 Spot, 1 VGA... -
Page 12: Connecting The Video Input
Your DVR can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to record, and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays. The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full, or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full. -
Page 13: Chapter 2 - Installation
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 Guide Rails for Adding Hard Disk Drives Screws for Attaching SCSI Connector Infrared Remote Control Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR. -
Page 14: Connecting Audio
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 a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video. -
Page 15: Connecting Alarms
Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1, Audio In 2, Audio In 3 and Audio In 4 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. NOTE: The DVR does not have amplified audio output, so you will need a speaker with an amplifier. -
Page 16: Ari (Alarm Reset In)
Connect the device to the COM and NC (Normally Closed) connectors or COM and NO (Normally Open) connectors. NC/NO is a relay output which sinks 2A@125VAC, 1A@250VAC, 1A@30VDC (NC) and 5A@125VAC, 2A@250VAC, 3A@30VDC (NO). ARI (Alarm Reset In) Figure 11 — Alarm Reset Input connectors. An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR’s internal buzzer. -
Page 17: Connecting To The Rs232 Port
A PostScript™ USB printer (not supplied) can be connected to one of the ports. You can print selected images resulting from a search. Refer to Chapter 4 — Operation, Searching Video. A USB to Serial converter can be connected to the USB port. Multiple text-in devices can be used with a USB to Serial converter. -
Page 18: Connecting To The Network Port
Connecting to the Network Port Figure 17 — 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 19: Connecting The Power Cord
Connecting the Power Cord Figure 19 — Power cord connector. Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet. CAUTION: The power cord must be connected to the DVR before it is connected to a wall outlet, otherwise, the DVR might NOT be powered up properly. -
Page 20: Chapter 3 - Configuration
Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 20 — 16-Channel DVR front panel. The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer. Many of the buttons have multiple functions. -
Page 21: Hdd Led
Figure 21 — Infrared remote control. NOTE: Some buttons on the infrared remote control may not be supported, depending on the DVR model. POWER LED The POWER LED is lit when the unit is On. HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive. NETWORK LED The NETWORK LED flickers when the unit is connected to a network via either Ethernet or modem. -
Page 22: Display Button
PANIC Button Pressing the button starts panic recoding of all camera channels, and displays on the screen. PANIC Pressing the button again will stop panic recording. ALARM Button button has two functions. First, it will reset the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer ALARM during an alarm. -
Page 23: Zoom Button
SEQUENCE Button When in the live mode, pressing the button displays live channels sequentially. SEQUENCE FREEZE Button Pressing the button freezes the current live screen. In the Search mode clip-copying can be FREEZE done instantly by pressing and holding the button for two or more seconds. PTZ Button Pressing the button enters the PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) mode which allows you to control properly... -
Page 24: Shuttle Ring
Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode. The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released. Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward. Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward. Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned. The playback speeds are , x0.5, , When you release the ring, it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses. -
Page 25: Setup Screen
Figure 22 — Login screen. Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then the button. There is no default password when logging in the admin user for the first time. NOTE: To assure the secure management of the system, setting up a password is strongly recommended. -
Page 26: System Information
Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or 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 characters. -
Page 27: Figure 26 - Upgrade Screen
Highlight the box beside Language and press button. A drop-down menu displays the available languages. Highlight the desired language and press the button. The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR. To upgrade the software, connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR. Highlight Upgrade…... -
Page 28: Figure 28 - Setup Export Screen
Figure 28 — Setup Export screen. NOTE: Even after changing the DVR settings by importing saved settings, the time-related settings (Date/Time, Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time) will NOT be changed. CAUTION: The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format. Highlight Show System Log…... -
Page 29: Date/Time Setup
Date/Time Setup Highlight Date/Time in the System menu and press the button. The Date/Time setup screen appears. Figure 30 — Date/Time setup screen. Highlight the first box beside Date and press the button. The individual sections of the date will highlight. -
Page 30: Figure 31 - Holiday Setup Screen
Figure 31 — Holiday setup screen. You can set up holidays by highlighting + and pressing the button. The current date appears. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons. Press the button to add the date. -
Page 31: Storage Screen
Highlight the box beside Interval and press the button. Set the time interval for synchronization from 30 minutes to 1 day at various time intervals. Last Sync-Time displays the last time the DVR was synchronized with the time server. Highlight Run as Server and press the button. -
Page 32: Figure 35 - Device Information Screen
NOTE: The DVR does NOT support USB hard disk drives with a version lower than 2.0. NOTE: System upgrades require formatting internal or SCSI hard disk drives, so do not uninstall internal or SCSI hard disk drives even though they are not used for either recording or archiving. The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not. -
Page 33: User Setup Screen
The Disk Bad column displays the percentage of bad sectors. Not formatted indicates the device is not formatted. The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device. The S.M.A.R.T. column displays “Good”, “Bad” or “N/A”, depending on storage conditions. Good —... -
Page 34: Figure 38 - New Group Setup Screen
CAUTION: Write down the new password and save it in a secure place. If the password is forgotten, the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost. Highlighting a User Name and pressing the button allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user. -
Page 35: Shutdown Screen
To add a User, highlight the + User… box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name. Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password. You can use camera buttons 1 to 9 on either the front panel or remote control to assign the password. -
Page 36: Network & Notification Setup
Network & Notification Setup In the Main screen, use the Left or Right arrow buttons to display the Network menu. Figure 42 — Network menu. Network Screen Highlight Network in the Network menu and press the button. The Network setup screen displays. You will be able to change the Network, LAN, Modem, DVRNS and WebGuard settings. -
Page 37: Lan Setup Screen
LAN Setup Screen Highlight the LAN tab, and the LAN screen displays. Figure 44 — LAN (Manual) setup screen. Highlight the box beside Type and press the button. You can select the type of network configuration from: Manual, DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE). Select the desired type and press the button. -
Page 38: Figure 45 - Port Numbers Setup Screen
Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number. The factory default Port settings are: Remote Admin: 8200 Remote Callback: 8201 Remote Watch: 8016 Remote Search: 10019 Remote Audio: 8116 Figure 45 —... -
Page 39: Modem Setup
Figure 47 — LAN (ADSL) setup screen. Highlight the box beside ID and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection. Highlight the box beside Password and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection. -
Page 40: Dvrns Setup
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. Choose between 7 bit and 8 bit formats. Highlight the box beside Stop Bit and press the button. -
Page 41: Webguard Setup
NOTE: When using the NAT (Network Address Translation) device, refer to the NAT manufacturer’s instructions for the proper network settings. Highlight the box beside DVR Name and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the DVR name to be registered on the DVRNS server. Highlight the Check box and press the button to check whether or not the name you entered can be used. -
Page 42: Notification Setup
Notification Setup The DVR can be set up to send an email or to contact a computer running RAS (Remote Administration System) when an event occurs. Highlight Notification in the Network menu and press the button. The Notification screen displays. You will be able to change the Mail and Callback settings. -
Page 43: Figure 53 - Notification Callback Setup Screen
Highlight the box beside Sender and enter the sender’s e-mail address. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail address. NOTE: The e-mail address must include the “@” character to be a valid address. Highlight the box beside Recipient and enter the recipient’s e-mail address. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail address. -
Page 44: Configuring Devices
Configuring Devices You can configure the video, audio, alarm, display and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Figure 54 — Device menu. Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the button. The Camera setup screen appears. Figure 55 —... -
Page 45: Figure 56 - Camera Ptz Setup Screen
NOTE: The maximum recording speed of each camera group will be limited to 120 ips when set to Standard resolution, 60 ips when set to High resolution and 30 ips when set to Very High resolution for all cameras. For example, the maximum recording speed per camera will be 15 ips per camera when set to On and Very High resolution for two cameras in the same camera group. -
Page 46: Audio Setup Screen
Highlight the box in the Product column for the PTZ camera you wish to configure and press the button. A list of PTZ devices appears. Select your camera from the list and press the button. You will need to connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer’s instructions. -
Page 47: Alarm-Out Screen
The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. Highlight Enable Audio-Out and press the button. -
Page 48: Display Screen
Figure 61 — Alarm-Out Schedule screen. You can add and edit alarm output schedules on this screen. Highlight the + and press the button to add a schedule. Highlighting the boxes under the Column heading and pressing the button allows you to edit the information in those boxes. -
Page 49: Figure 62 - Display Osd Screen
Figure 62 — Display OSD screen. Highlighting an item and pressing the button toggles that item On and Off. When an item is On, there is a checkmark in the box beside it. The following items can be turned On or Off: Remote Control —... -
Page 50: Figure 63 - Osd Margin Screen
Highlighting OSD Margin… and pressing the button displays how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor. You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor. Figure 63 —... -
Page 51: Remote Control Screen
Highlight Event Monitoring On and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR will display the camera associated with the event when an event occurs. Highlight the Spot Monitor tab to switch to the Spot Monitor screen. Figure 65 —... -
Page 52: Recording Settings
Highlight Setup… and select the correct Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR. Highlight the box beside Remote Control Product and select the device from the list. You can save your Remote Control settings by highlighting Save and pressing the button. - Page 53 Highlight the slide bar beside Auto Deletion, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 99 days. The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user-defined period under three conditions: at midnight, whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Deletion settings.
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Page 54: Schedule Screen
Schedule Screen Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the button, and the Schedule setup screen appears. Figure 69 — Schedule (Simple Mode) setup screen. Figure 70 — Schedule (Advanced Mode) setup screen. You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. -
Page 55: Figure 71 - Schedule - Settings (Advanced Mode) Setup Screen
Highlight the + and press the button to add a schedule item. Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the button to change the days that the scheduled recording will take place. Choose from: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, M~F, Hol and All. Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place. -
Page 56: Pre-Event Screen
NOTE: Descriptions of the Record icons in the Type column are as follows: Time-lapse (Time) Alarm-In Motion Video Loss Text-In NOTE: Channels that are not defined will use the setting values of the previous schedule item. NOTE: When multiple events are detected at the same time from a specific channel, the DVR will record event video with the high setting values if the ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell values of events are different from each other. -
Page 57: Archive Screen
Figure 73 — Pre-Event setup screen. When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. The image speed can be set from 1.00 to 30.00 ips (25.00 ips PAL), and image quality can be selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low. -
Page 58: Event Settings
Highlight Archive On and press the button to toggle between On and Off. NOTE: If you have not set up a storage device for archiving, a message appears notifying you of this. Select the Days and Time Range you want archived. You can accept the Archive Data Range by leaving the default checkmarks in the Last Archived and Continue boxes. -
Page 59: Figure 76 - Alarm-In Settings Screen
Figure 76 — Alarm-In Settings screen. The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm-In screen. You can turn each input On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the button. -
Page 60: Figure 78 - Alarm-In Notify Menu
Highlight the desired box under the Record heading, and press the button. A list of cameras appears. Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input. NOTE: For the Record action, the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time & Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen. -
Page 61: Motion Detection Screen
Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading, and press the button. A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears. Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera. The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input. -
Page 62: Figure 83 - Motion Detection Zone Screen
Turning Zone View On will allow you to observe how the DVR is reacting to motion. When in the motion viewing mode, the detection zone of video will be displayed. Any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red. You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion;... -
Page 63: Figure 85 - Daytime Setup Screen
Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the button allow you to set up the Daytime range. Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range. The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime. -
Page 64: Video Loss Screen
NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). Figure 87 — Motion Detection Actions 2 screen. Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press the button. -
Page 65: Figure 89 - Video Loss Actions 1 Screen
The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera. Highlight the slider bar beside Check Obscuration, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the setting. The sensitivity can be set from Never to 126 (extremely sensitive). Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Video Loss Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display. -
Page 66: Text-In Screen
Figure 90 — Video Loss Actions 2 screen. Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press the button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 67: Figure 92 - Text-In Device Settings Screen
Highlight the box under the Setup heading, and press the button. Selecting the Setup heading changes all the parameters excluding Port settings of all the text input channels. NOTE: The system performance might be affected when a large quantity of text inputs are detected from several channels at the same time. -
Page 68: Figure 93 - Text-In Actions 1 Screen
Highlight the more line(s) box, and press the button. Select the number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record. You can choose from 0 to 10. Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button. -
Page 69: Figure 94 - Text-In Actions 2 Screen
Highlight the box beside Alarm-Out and press the button. A list of Alarm Outputs appears. You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with the Text Input as you wish. When the DVR detects text input, it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm-Out connectors. You can also have the DVR’s internal buzzer sound if text input is detected. -
Page 70: System Event Screen
System Event Screen Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button. The System Event setup screen appears. Figure 95 — Health Check screen. The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. -
Page 71: Figure 97 - Storage Screen
Figure 97 — Storage screen. Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify, and press the button. Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert. Percentage levels range from 10% to 90%. Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify, and press the button. -
Page 72: Event Status Screen
The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices. Highlight the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and press the button. - Page 73 Check Alarm-In and Check Recording will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu. Panic Record will be highlighted while the DVR is in the panic recording mode. Disk Almost Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and the level of disk usage reaches the Disk Almost Full percentage you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu.
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Page 74: Chapter 4 - Operation
Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 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 75: Active Cameo Mode
If all the cameras in a page are Off, have lost video or are set to Covert (unless the user has authority to view covert cameras), that page will be excluded from the sequence. NOTE: The Full Sequence for the full sequence monitoring and the Cameo Sequence for the cameo sequence monitoring should be selected in the Display setup screen (Sequence tab). -
Page 76: Figure 100 - Ptz Select Camera Menu
Figure 100 — PTZ Select Camera menu. To use the front panel buttons, press the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down. Press the button to zoom in, and press the button to zoom out. -
Page 77: Image Adjustment
Pressing the button displays the following PTZ menu. Set the feature you wish MENU to control by selecting it from the menu. Refer to the camera manufacturer’s instructions for the proper settings. Depending on the camera specifications, some features may not be supported. Figure 103 —... -
Page 78: Covert Camera
Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording. After the dwell time has elapsed, the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred. If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed, press the button or one of the camera buttons. -
Page 79: Using A Mouse
Using a Mouse You can use a mouse instead of the front panel buttons to perform many of the DVR functions. The following operations are supported when using a mouse during live monitoring. When in one of the multi-view formats (e.g., PIP, 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4), clicking the mouse button on a camera image switches that camera to full screen. -
Page 80: Recording Video
Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation, it is ready to record. The DVR will start recording based on the settings you made in the Record setup screen. See Chapter3 — Configuration. Recycle On or Recycle Off. -
Page 81: Rw (Rewind) Button
Selecting All Channels plays back video of all cameras. The DVR maintains the same display format as it does in the live mode except for the PIP format. You can also change the screen layout in the same way as you do in the live mode. Selecting the camera number under Triplex enters the Triplex mode and plays back video of the selected camera. -
Page 82: Search/Stop Button
SEARCH/STOP Button Pressing the button while in the Playback mode returns the DVR to the Live Monitoring SEARCH/STOP mode. Pressing the button while in the Live Monitoring mode returns the DVR to the SEARCH/STOP Search mode. Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen. -
Page 83: Searching Video
Searching Video Pressing the button or clicking the right mouse button while in the Search mode displays the MENU Search Menu. Figure 111 — Search menu. Go to… — Displays the first or last recorded image, or searches by data and time (see below for more details) Calendar Search…... -
Page 84: Go To
Go to Figure 112 — Go to menu. Selecting First displays the first recorded image and selecting Last displays the last recorded image. Selecting Date/Time displays the Go to the Date/Time screen. Figure 113 — Go to the Date/Time screen. Move the cursor over the date and time and press the button. -
Page 85: Record Table Search
A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue. You can use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the time bar. Once the time bar is highlighted, you can select the time by using the Left and Right arrow buttons. -
Page 86: Event Log Search
If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, the overlapping time range in the record table will be separated by a yellow vertical line. -
Page 87: Figure 118 - Event Log Search Option Screen
The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated. The Event Log Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. The Event Log Search screen can also be accessed by pressing the button unless there is an alarm. -
Page 88: Text-In Search
Highlight the box beside Motion and press the button. You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of motion detection. Highlight the box beside Video Loss and press the button. You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of lost video. -
Page 89: Figure 120 - Text-In Search Option Screen
Pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image of the event. Pressing the button will start playing the “event” video segment. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE returns to live monitoring. SEARCH/STOP NOTE: It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press the DISPLAY button and change the screen mode to 4x4. -
Page 90: Motion Search
Highlight Load and press the button to load saved search option settings. Select the desired search option settings. Highlight Save and press the button to save the current search option settings. A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the search option name. Once you set your desired search conditions, highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Text-In Search screen. -
Page 91: Clip-Copy Screen
You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. -
Page 92: Figure 123 - Clip-Copy Screen
Pressing the button during the playback will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied, FREEZE and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Pressing the button again will FREEZE set the ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip-Copy screen. Pressing and holding the button for more than two seconds while in the Search mode or Live FREEZE... - Page 93 NOTE: While copying video clips on the CD-RW or DVD RW, the DVR will stop archiving video data until clip copy is finished. NOTE: When the error message “Firmware update of the optical drive is required” displays, update the firmware of the installed CD-RW drive or DVD RW drive. Please follow the instructions described in Chapter 3 –...
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Page 94: Print Screen
CAUTION: Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive while copying video clips. If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips, THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED, and you will get an error message the next time you try to copy video clips. - Page 95 Highlighting the boxes under Source and Dest. and pressing the button allows you to select the source disk and the destination disk for the selected Mirror. NOTE: The source disk can be designated only from devices formatted for recording. NOTE: A device formatted for archiving cannot be used for disk mirroring. NOTE: The manufacturer, model and capacity of the source disk and the destination disk should be same for the proper mirroring between two disks.
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Page 96: Appendix A - Usb Hard Disk Drive Preparation
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 97: Appendix B - Text-In Search Examples
Appendix B — Text-In Search Examples Search 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) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $... -
Page 98: Search Example Ii
Search 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 17th (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 (Qty) and 40 (amount) characters (including spaces) from the left, but the... -
Page 99: Appendix C - Webguard
Appendix C — WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are: ® ® ®... -
Page 100: Web Monitoring Mode
NOTE: When running the updated WebGuard for the first time, Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version. In this case, delete the temporary internet files by selecting Tools Internet Options General tab, and then run WebGuard again. NOTE: When running WebGuard in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, it is recommended to start Internet Explorer with elevated administrator permissions. - Page 101 ③ Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program. ④ The DVR information window displays the login information of WebGuard. ⑤ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. When changing the screen format, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout.
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Page 102: Web Search Mode
NOTE: The icon will display on each camera screen when audio communication is available between the WebGuard system and a DVR. Web Search Mode WebSearch is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR. NOTE: The remote site connection in the Web Search mode will automatically be disconnected if there is no activity for 30 minutes. - Page 103 ⑧ Click the to enter the time-lapse search mode which allows you to search for recorded data by time and then play back images found within the time parameters. The Timetable window located at the bottom displays the time information for the image of the date selected on the calendar.
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Page 104: Appendix D - Time Overlap
Appendix D — Time Overlap If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, you can search overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific segment. -
Page 105: Appendix E - Troubleshooting
Appendix E — 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. Check camera lens settings. -
Page 106: Appendix F - Connector Pin Outs
Appendix F — Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground (6 connectors) Relay Alarm Output (Normally Closed) Relay Common Relay Alarm Output (Normally Open) AO (2 to 16) Alarm Outputs 2 to 16 Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit... -
Page 107: Appendix G - Map Of Screens
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Page 108: Appendix H - System Log Notices
Appendix H — System Log Notices Boot Up Schedule On Shutdown Schedule Off Restart Panic On Upgrade Panic Off Upgrade Fail Clear All Data Power Failure Clear Disk Time Change Format Disk Time Zone Change Disk Full Time Sync Auto Deletion Time Sync Fail Search Begin Disk Bad... -
Page 109: Appendix I - Error Code Notices
Appendix I — Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Unknown error. Unknown error. File version error. Device error. Operating system version error. Mounting failed. Software version error. No media. Kernel version error. Invalid media. Upgrade device mounting failed. File already existed. -
Page 110: Appendix J - Specifications
Appendix J — Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (Auto Detect) Video Input Composite: 8 or 16 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Composite: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms SVHS: 1 Monitor Outputs SPOT: 4 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms VGA: 1 Composite: 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Video Resolution... - Page 111 STORAGE EIDE hard disk drive (up to 4) Primary Storage (up to 3 with an internal CD-RW drive or DVD RW drive) UltraWide SCSI hard disk drive (RAID) Secondary Storage** Built-in CD-RW drive USB hard disk drive, CD-RW drive or flash drive ** When installing an internal CD-RW drive or DVD RW drive, set the jumper to Master and connect to the Secondary IDE channel.
- Page 112 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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