Summary of Contents for Pro Video DVR-Q4
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
DVR-Q4 DVR-Q4/80 DVR-Q4/120 Operating Instructions Four Camera DVR System Speco Technologies 200 New Highway Amityville. NY 11701 Tel. 631-957-8700 Fax. 631-957-9142 www.specotech.com... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
5. Operation Mode 6. Recording and Playback 7. Menu Setup Important Note: The default password for the DVR-Q4 is “0000”. You will need this password to enter certain menu selections. You may change this to your own unique password by following the instructions on page 21. -
Page 3: Features
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 1.Features︰ Up to 15 frames per second video display Simultaneously record and view live pictures Automatically detects NTSC/PAL Replaces conventional time-lapse VCR Video compression: MJPEG Motion/Activity detection recording Various recording modes including continuous, scheduled, motion detection and external sensor mode Four alarm inputs and one alarm output connection. -
Page 4: Specifications
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 2. Specification︰ Operation Mode Front panel, OSD Resolution 720 x 240 or 360 x 240 Display Mode Single channel ( 1,2,3,4 ) Auto-sequence (2–9 sec., adjustable) Quad Recording Speed 720 x 240 : 1–10frames/sec (adjustable) 360 x 240 : 1-15frames/sec (adjustable) - Page 5 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 40 Gigabytes standard. Option for 80 or 120 Gigabytes Built-in Buzzer Available (buzzer ON/OFF) When video-loss detection; motion detection or external sensor has been triggered. Watch-Dog Function Automatically returns unit to original state when power recovers from outage.
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Page 6: Installation
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 3. Installation： Rear panel Power Supply： 12VDC – 4 Amp. VIDEO IN: Four cameras with BNC inputs. VIDEO OUT: BNC “MONITOR OUT” is connected to monitor ”VIDEO IN”. VCR OUT: BNC “VCR OUT” is connected to the VCR ”VCR IN”. -
Page 7: Function Key Descriptions
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 4. Function Key Description： Front Panel QUAD：Quad images AUTO：Automatically switching channels ：Camera selecting key, view full screen of camera 1. ：Camera selecting key, view full screen of camera 2. ：Camera selecting key, view full screen of camera 3. - Page 8 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual REW ( )：Under playback mode, press this key to fast reverse images. STEP ( )：Under playback mode, press this key to skip and pause images. STOP：Under playback mode, press this key to stop playback mode and return to normal mode.
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Page 9: Operation Mode
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 5. Operation Mode： There are four operational DVR modes: < >、< >、< >、< > Camera selecting key to select full-view of the camera channels #1,2,3 or 4. Press <QUAD> to view quad images. Press <AUTO> to enter auto sequence mode. *... -
Page 10: Recording And Playback
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 6. Recording and Playback： 6.1 Play mode： In normal or sequential mode, press <PLAY> key to enter the playback mode, or press <SEARCH> key to enter the log files list (including: date, time), then press <PLAY> key or <ENTER> key to display image. - Page 11 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual enlarges image automatically, press <ENTER> key to return to normal image size (360x240). Full-image： Press the camera selecting key < >、< >、< >、< > for full-image viewing. Quad-image： Press <QUAD> key to view quad images. Stop mode：...
- Page 12 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Camera: Press <←>、 <→> key, to move the cursor (Highlight bar) to the selected area, then press <＋>、<－> key, to select the camera (All,1,2,3,4). Year: Enter year, press <←>、<→>，<＋>、<－> to select the year. Month、Day、Hour、Minute： Enter month, day, time, minute by <←>、<→> Using the cursor ) 、(...
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Page 13: Recording Mode
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 7. Recording Mode： Manual Recording : Press <REC> recording key, for all cameras to start recording, press <STOP> key, to stop manual recording. During “Schedule Recording” time, the <STOP> button does not function when it has been pressed. -
Page 14: Menu Setup
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 8. Menu Set Up： 8.1 Enter Main Menu： MAIN MENU Press <MENU> key to enter Main SYSTEM STATUS Menu, using the cursor, which can be DATE/TIME moved up and down by the <←>、<→> RECORD SETTING RECORD MODE keys. - Page 15 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 8.3 Date / Time Select DATE/TIME and press <ENTER> DATE / TIME key to enter the menu: Date Format yy/mm/dd Date 01/08/30 Press <←>、<→> to move the cursor Time 20:30:00 Location Right Bottom Press <＋>、<－> to make changes Press <EXIT>...
- Page 16 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual e. TOP f. BOTTOM ※ When recording, the date/ time will be stored together with the image. Please try and prevent the constant changing of date/ time setup to prevent unnecessary errors from occurring.
- Page 17 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual ︰ Recording Settings Select RECORD SETTING and press RECORD SETTING <ENTER> key to enter the menu : Press <←>、<→> to move the cursor Compression MJPG Resolution 720X240 Press <＋>、<－> to make changes REC Rate 2 FPS...
- Page 18 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual rate reflects the total available recording time. Remain Time : According to resolution, the HDD and the recording rate reflects the remaining recoding time.
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Page 19: Schedule Recording
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Record Mode In the MAIN MENU move the cursor to RECORD MODE RECORD MODE, press <ENTER> to enter the Record Mode display: Schedule Recording Motion Detection Recording Sensor Input Recording Post Alarm Time : 05 Three types of recording mode: a. - Page 20 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Press <←>、<→>、key and then move the cursor to press <＋> 、 <－> key to change the settings and press <EXIT> key to return to the previous page. Channel： All Cameras、 Camera 1、2、3、4 Select all cameras and do the settings at once, or select for single settings (＃1、2、3、4).
- Page 21 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Motion Sensitivity ： There are 5 levels of sensitivity for motion Detection. Motion Activity Grid ： Move the cursor to the Activity Grid, then press <ENTER> key to enter the Motion Activity Grid display: (Red block indicates the area under motion detection) Press <←>、<→>...
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Page 22: Alarm Output
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Set to NC, to trigger the alarm for recording during NC status. NO → Normal-open sensor ( TTL level input ) Set to NO, to trigger the alarm for recording during NO status. Post-alarm Time：The recording time after the alarm has been triggered. -
Page 23: Video Loss
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Two types of Alarm Out signal are provided : Relay NC and Relay NO. 8.7 Video Loss In main menu, move the cursor to VIDEO LOSS﹐press <ENTER> to enter the Video Loss Setup menu： Press <←>、<→> key to move the cursor Press <＋>、<－>... - Page 24 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual Engineering Setup ENGINEERING SETUP In the main menu select ENGINEER SETUP, and then press <ENTER> to enter Set Passwords Camera Titles Setup the menu： Channel Sequence Video Quality Hard Disk Format Press <←>、<→> to move the cursor...
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Page 25: Set Passwords
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 8.8.1 Set Passwords Move the cursor to Set Passwords, Check Password **** press <ENTER> to enter the menu ： Press <←>、<→> key to move the cursor Press <＋>、<－> key to change the Set Passwords password, press <ENTER> the system... - Page 26 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 2, 3 … 8 and switch back to # 1. Camera Number: There are six selective values： Q：to display quad-images 1：to display the full-image of camera 1 2：to display the full-image of camera 2 3：to display the full-image of camera 3 4：to display the full-image of camera 4...
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Page 27: Video Quality
ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 8.8.4 Video Quality Adjust camera brightness, contrast, BRIGHT BRIGHT color and sensitivity. Four cameras CONTRAST 46 CONTRAST 46 may be separately adjusted. CHROMA CHROMA 32 SHARP SHARP BRIGHT BRIGHT CONTRAST 46 CONTRAST 46 CHROMA CHROMA 32... - Page 28 ProVideo DVR-Q4 User Manual 8.8.6 Color Bar Color bar is helpful to set up the monitor. 8.8.7 Load Factory Default To Load default, please press “YES”, than press <ENTER>, to complete the Load Default setup procedure. Press <EXIT> to return to the...
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