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Revo 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder User Manual

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  • Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    4 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 10. Overloading All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result appliance is operated. in the risk of fire or electric shock. 2.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Features ..........................1 Package Contents ........................1 Chapter 2 — Installation & Configuration ................... 3 Rear Panel Connectors ......................3 Front Panel View ........................5 Turning on the Power ......................5 Quick Setup Wizard .......................
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Self-diagnostics with Automatic Notification including Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Protocol  Infrared Remote Control (Optional) Typical DVR installation PACKAGE CONTENTS The package contains the following:  Digital Video Recorder  Power Adaptor and Power Cord  REVO Remote Pro Software CD and User’s Manual (This document)  USB Mouse...
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  • Page 9: Chapter 2 - Installation & Configuration

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation & Configuration REAR PANEL CONNECTORS No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other components that make up part of your system. Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding.
  • Page 10 User’s Manual CAUTION: When using the Factory Reset, you will lose any settings you have saved. To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: Turn the DVR off.  Poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole under of the USB, and turn the DVR on.

  • Page 11: Front Panel View

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder FRONT PANEL VIEW LCD Panel Infrared Sensor LCD Panel The LCD panel displays live or recorded video on the screen. The red LED is lit when the unit is On. The orange and red LED flickers alternately when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive.

  • Page 12: Quick Setup Wizard

    User’s Manual Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. The following describes how to use the mouse and remote control in the setup screen. Take a minute to review the descriptions. Mouse Remote Control (Optional) In the Live Monitoring mode, move the...
  • Page 13 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Date/Time Setup  Date: Set the system date and select the date format.  Time: Set the system time and select the time format.  Time Zone: Select your time zone.  Use Daylight Saving Time: Selecting the box sets the system to use daylight saving time.
  • Page 14 User’s Manual Select the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup Wizard and start the Network Setup. Select the Next button to start the Network Setup Wizard. NOTE: The Network wizard also can be accessed by selecting Network Setup in the Main Setup screen. Refer to the following Advanced Setup section.
  • Page 15 DVRNS (DVR Name Service) server.  Test: Select the box to check whether or not the name you entered can be used and test whether or not the REVO EZLink Service is working properly. NOTE: The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Test, otherwise the REVO EZLink Service changes will not be saved.

  • Page 16: Advanced Setup

    User’s Manual Select the Finish button to finish the Setup Wizard. ADVANCED SETUP To enter the Main Setup screen, press the MENU button on the remote control. Select the (Setup) icon at the top button. The Login screen appears. of the screen by pressing the Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons on the remote control and select the OK button.

  • Page 17: System Setup

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Throughout the screens you will see . Selecting the and pressing the button on the remote control gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings. You can save your changes by selecting the Save button and button.
  • Page 18 User’s Manual 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.  Show System Log…: Displays the system logs (up to 5,000 from the latest).

  • Page 19: Network Setup

     Remote Audio Channel: The DVR supports remote audio communication between a PC running REVO Remote Pro or REVO Remote and a local system. Select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site. Selecting Select From REVO Remote will send audio of the channel selected from REVO Remote Pro or REVO Remote.
  • Page 20 NOTE: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).  Use REVO Remote Service: Selecting the box turns the REVO Remote service On. Select the port number used when accessing REVO Remote. See Appendix – REVO Remote for details.
  • Page 21 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: When changing the port settings, you must change the port settings on the PC running REVO Remote Pro.  Use UPnP: Check the box when using the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) service. When using the UPnP service, port forwarding from the NAT (Network Address Translation) device to the DVR will be enabled automatically via UPnP service.
  • Page 22 NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the recorded image resolution to Basic automatically regardless of your Record settings. NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the REVO Remote service to be enabled automatically regardless of your Network – General settings. NOTE: When using NAT (Network Address Translation) or firewall services, opening all UDP ports allows you to access a DVR using Blackberry and Android devices.
  • Page 23 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder  Attach JPEG Image: Check the box if you want to attach the event detected image file to an email. NOTE: Depending on the model of smart phone, the attached image file might not be displayed properly.

  • Page 24: Camera Setup

    User’s Manual CAMERA SETUP Camera Settings  No.: Selecting the box toggles all or each camera On and Off.  Title: Change the name of all or each camera. RECORD SETUP Record Settings (RECORD  Settings Tab)  Recycle When Disk Full: Selecting this box records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used.
  • Page 25 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Setting up the Basic Schedule Mode…  Schedule Type: Select the Basic schedule mode.  Record Schedule: Select the time range that the scheduled recording will take place.  Mode: Select the desired recording mode. ( : Time (Time-...
  • Page 26 User’s Manual the latest registered schedule item.

  • Page 27: Event Setup

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder EVENT SETUP Motion Event Settings (EVENT  Motion Tab)  No.: Your DVR has built-in motion detection. Selecting the box turns the motion detection On and Off for each camera.  Sensitivity: Set the DVR’s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently from 1 (the least sensitive) to 5 (the most sensitive).

  • Page 28: Display Setup

    Ethernet. The icon displays when audio communication is available between the DVR and a PC running REVO Remote Pro or REVO Remote via Ethernet. Freeze & Sequence – The icon displays while in the Freeze mode, and the...
  • Page 29 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Free Space – The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode. The percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode. Date/Time – The current date and time information displays.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3 - Operation

    User’s Manual Chapter 3 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapter 2. LIVE MONITORING As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin displaying live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the built-in speaker.

  • Page 31: Mouse Display Menu

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Camera Menu Selecting (Camera Menu) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Camera Menu.  Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current image of the selected camera on the screen. It is the same as pressing the button on the remote control.

  • Page 32: Recording Video

    User’s Manual Full Screen Previous Camera Next Camera Full Screen Selecting (Full Screen) in the Mouse Display menu displays the cameras in the full screen mode. Selecting (2x2) in the Mouse Display menu displays the cameras in the quad (2x2) screen mode. It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the remote control in the full screen mode.

  • Page 33: Playing Recorded Video

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder PLAYING RECORDED VIDEO If a user who has Search authority logs into the system, the user can view the recorded images. Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the button on the remote control. When playing video for the Playback Mode first time, the DVR will display the most recent image.

  • Page 34: Search Menu

    User’s Manual NOTE: The menu icons also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen. SEARCH MENU Search Selecting (Search) in the Search menu selects video from the event log or searches using a recording table (see below for more details).

  • Page 35: Event Log Search

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Event Log Search The DVR maintains a log of each time Motion, Video Loss or System event is detected. The Event Log Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video.

  • Page 36: Go To

    User’s Manual 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 37: Export

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Go to the Last Selecting Go to the Last displays the last recorded image. Go to the Date/Time You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons on the remote control to select the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds.

  • Page 38: Revo Remote

    You can return to the Backup screen at any time to check the progress. You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips. Refer to the REVO Remote Pro manual for instructions on how to review video clips you have copied.

  • Page 39: Web Monitoring

    Internet Options  General tab, and then run REVO Remote again. NOTE: There might be a problem that the bottom of REVO Remote page is cropped due to the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. In this situation, it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing the internet setting.

  • Page 40: Web Search

    ① Click the icon to log out of the REVO Remote program. ② Click the icon to access the web monitoring mode. ③ Position the mouse pointer on the Remote Search logo to see the version of the REVO Remote program.
  • Page 41 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of REVO Remote. ⑤ Click the icon to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images. Click the icons to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image.

  • Page 42: Appendix

    User’s Manual Appendix INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL (OPTIONAL) ID Button Camera Buttons Enter/Pause Button Menu Button Playback Mode/Clip Copy Button Zoom Button Arrow Buttons ID Button If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional operations. (Refer to the Information setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID.) If the system ID is 1 to 4, you must to press the button on the remote control and then press the number button (1 to 4) in order...

  • Page 43: Error Code Notices

    4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Playback Mode/Backup Button Pressing the button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again exits the playback Playback Mode/Backup mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing the arrow button plays back video at regular speed.

  • Page 44: Map Of Screens (Advanced Setup)

    User’s Manual MAP OF SCREENS (ADVANCED SETUP) 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 ...

  • Page 46: Specifications

    User’s Manual PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION When the DVR is in the Pre-Event recording mode, the yellow icons display icon displays, however, when there is no event, and the DVR is not recording. The red icons display the DVR is not recording. when any event occurs and the DVR starts recording.

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