272Z C USER MANUAL Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance. CPD560A_560AS_561ASV_Manual_V1.2...
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW..........................1 1.1 Product Description ............................1 1.2 Features................................1 1.3 Specifications..............................2 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS ....................3 2.1 Front Panel ..............................3 2.2 Rear Panel...............................5 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP....................7 3.1 HDD Installation (Take Model 1 as an example) ....................7 3.2 Camera Connection............................8 3.2.1 Camera Connection..........................8 3.3 External Device Connections...........................8...
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7.11 EVENT LOG..............................30 8. REMOTE OPERATION ......................31 8.1 Supplied Licensed Software AP........................31 8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection .......................31 8.1.2 General AP Operation..........................32 Record..............................32 Playback..............................33 Network Backup ............................34 8.1.3 AP Control Panel ..........................34 8.1.4 AP Functions............................35 Address Book ............................35 Miscellaneous Control ...........................36 Information ............................51 DVR Control ............................51 8.2 IE Web Browser .............................53...
OVERVIEW 1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Description This MPEG4 multiplex network DVR series combines remote surveillance, burglar prevention, and evidentiary recording features and is designed to become a simple DVR system with all necessary functions. 1.2 Features MPEG4 Technology ‧ MPEG4 compression format providing crystal clear images with real time performance ‧...
OVERVIEW 1.3 Specifications MODEL CPD560A CPD560AS CPD561ASV Video System NTSC / PAL (auto detection) Video Compression Format MPEG4 Video Input 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Loop Out 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.1 Front Panel LED Indication The following LEDs will be on when: HDD: HDD is reading or recording HDD Full: HDD is full. ALARM: Once the alarm is triggered TIMER: When timer recording is turned on PLAY: Under playing status REC: Under recording status MENU...
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS or PLAY Press this button to play the recorded video. 13) Pause / Stop / Rew / FF Under the playback mode: Press one of these button to pause / stop / rewind / fast-forward the playback file. 14) Up / Down / Left / Right Press one of these direction buttons to move the cursor up/down/left/right.
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.2 Rear Panel ‧ Model 1 & 2 ‧ Model 3 ‧ Model 4 ‧ Model 5 75Ω / HI-IMPEDANCE When using LOOP function, please switch to HI-IMPEDANCE. Otherwise, please switch to 75Ω. LOOP / INPUT (For channel 1~4) LOOP: Video output connector.
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS CALL Connect to CALL monitor to show the channel display one by one. When any alarm is triggered, CALL monitor will show the image of the triggered channel for a period of time. AUDIO IN Connect to audio sources, such as cameras equipped with the audio function. When users start recording, the audio input will also be recorded.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.1 HDD Installation (Take Model 1 as an example) The HDD must be installed before the DVR is turned on. Step 1: Loose the screws on the upper cover and open the upper cover of the DVR. Step 2: Remove the HDD bracket.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.2 Camera Connection The cameras must be connected and power-supplied BEFORE the DVR is turned on. The DVR will automatically detect the video system of the connected camera(s) (NTSC / PAL), and switch itself to the correct system. Note: For detailed DVR video input / output ports, please refer to “2.2 Rear Panel”...
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP activated in the DVR menu (The default setting is on). Please refer to the following figure as an example. 3.3.3 Speed Dome Camera You can connect the speed dome camera directly to DVR for pan / tilt / zoom control, but the available camera control is limited.
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP solder side of the 15 PIN or 25 PIN D-Sub connector (as shown in the picture above). STEP 5: Set the speed dome camera at the DVR side. Go to the “REMOTE” menu to set the speed dome camera. a) Select the device to “PTZ”.
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CONNECTIONS AND SETUP ADVANCE SYSTEM CAMERA SERIAL TYPE RS485 DETECTION BAUDRATE 2400 REMOTE HOST ID DISPLAY PASSWORD XXXX ALERT RESET DEFAULT RESET SYSTEM CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1 NETWORK UPGRADE START BACKUP AUTO KEYLOCK NEVER HDD INFO LANGUAGE ENGLISH EVENT SEARCH VIDEO FORMAT NTSC EVENT LOG VERSION...
BASIC OPERATION 4. BASIC OPERATION 4.1 Live Page In this live page of the DVR, you can see the following icons: Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function Key lock Digital zoom mode Alarm Key unlock Digital zoom unselected Recording Live audio channel Timer recording Motion Playback audio channel...
BASIC OPERATION Pause / Image Jog Press “PAUSE” button to pause the playback. In the pause mode: Press “►” button once to get one frame forward. Press “◄” button once to get one frame rewind. Stop Pressing “STOP” button under playback mode, the screen of this device will return to live monitoring mode. Slow Playback Press “SLOW”...
BASIC OPERATION Step 5. Click “Update Firmware” or “Update Language” button to start the upgrade. Note: For remote upgrade details, please see “Tools” at page 48. 4.6 Search Search by List Press “LIST” or “SEARCH” button on the DVR control panel to show the list for all types of the recorded files. Choose the list you want to view and press “ENTER”...
MAIN MENU 5. MENU CONFIGURATION DATE QUICK SEARCH SEARCH HDD IMAGE SIZE QUALITY MANUAL RECORD ENABLE EVENT REOCRD ENABLE TIMER RECORD ENABLE RECORD MANUAL RECORD IPS EVENT RECORD IPS MAIN MENU TIMER RECORD IPS PRE-ALARM RECORD OVERWRITE RECORD TIMER TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE DATE...
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MAIN MENU UPGRADE AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) LANGUAGE VIDEO FORMAT VERSION NETWORK TYPE GATEWAY NETWORK NETMASK PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS PORT START TIME BACKUP END TIME (For Model 3, 4 & 5 only) AVAILABLE SIZE HDD NUM HDD INFO HDD SIZE (GB) DATE CHANNEL EVENT SEARCH...
QUICK START MENU 6. QUICK START MENU Press the “MENU” button and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. The default admin password is 0000. Users can change the password later. Please refer to “SYSTEM” at page 24. ITEM FUNCTION Enter / exit the quick start menu...
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QUICK START MENU RECORD IMAGE SIZE FRAME MENU QUALITY BEST QUICK SEARCH MANUAL RECORD ENABLE RECORD EVENT RECORD ENABLE TIMER TIMER RECORD ENABLE DATE MANUAL RECORD IPS ADVANCE EVENT RECORD IPS TIMER RECORD IPS PRE-ALARM RECORD OVERWRITE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING SELECT BACK NEXT...
ADVANCED MENU 6.2 TIMER Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move to “TIMER”, and press ”ENTER”. Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the recorder timer and / or detection timer functions. TIMER RECORD TIMER MENU DETECTION TIMER...
ADVANCED MENU 7. ADVANCED MENU Press “MENU” button on the front panel to enter the main menu list. Move to “ADVANCE”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. ADVANCE CAMERA MENU DETECTION QUICK SEARCH REMOTE RECORD DISPLAY TIMER ALERT DATE...
ADVANCED MENU 7.2 DETECTION In this submenu, you can set up detection-related functions: DETECTION SETUP and DETECTION TIMER. Move to “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options. ADVANCE DETECTION CAMERA TITLE AREA ALARM DETECTION SETUP REMOTE SETUP N.C.
ADVANCED MENU 4) LS (Level of Sensitivity) “LS” is to set the sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07. 5) SS (Spatial Sensitivity) “SS”...
ADVANCED MENU 5) RATE Set the baud rate of each channel (2400 / 4800 / 9600 / 19200 / 57600 / 115200). For the connected cameras, such as PTZ and speed dome cameras, etc., please make sure their baud rate setting is the same as the setting here. 7.4 DISPLAY In this menu list, you can check and change some display settings.
ADVANCED MENU The submenu items are described below: EXT. ALERT Select to enable or disable the sound when any external alarm is triggered (ON / OFF). INT. BUZZER Select to enable or disable the sound (ON / OFF) for all the internal buzzers: KEY BUZZER, VLOSS BUZZER, MOTION BUZZER, ALARM BUZZER, and HDD BUZZER.
ADVANCED MENU BAUDRATE Press “UP” / “DOWN” to set the baud rate of the DVR (2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 57600 / 115200). HOST ID Press “UP” / “DOWN” to set the ID of the DVR (0 ~ 255). PASSWORD Press “ENTER”...
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ADVANCED MENU The submenu items are described below: ‧ STATIC NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as STATIC and set all the information needed in the DVR. NETWORK INFORMATION (IP / GATEWAY / NETMASK) Key in all the network information obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS) Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
ADVANCED MENU Note: The PPPOE function needs to have one “username” and one “password” subscribed from one ISP supplier, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific “Hostname”. ‧ DHCP NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as DHCP. DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS) Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
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ADVANCED MENU USB BACKUP Before making USB backup, please check if: a) The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. If not, the message “USB ERROR” will be shown on the screen. For the list of the compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND”...
ADVANCED MENU 7.9 HDD INFO In this menu list, you can view the remaining capacity of all the connected HDDs in this device. Move to “HDD INFO”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see a similar screen as the following: ADVANCE HDD INFO CAMERA HDD NUM...
ADVANCED MENU 7.11 EVENT LOG In this menu list, you can view all the event information (event type, time and channel) or clear all log records. Move to “EVENT LOG”, and press ”ENTER”. You will see the following options: ADVANCE EVENT LOG CAMERA EVENT...
REMOTE OPERATION 8. REMOTE OPERATION You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software AP (hereafter called the “AP”), IE web browser, and Apple’s QuickTime player. 8.1 Supplied Licensed Software AP 8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection Install the software Step1: Place the supplied CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
REMOTE OPERATION “Event” panel will be shown by defaults. a) Double-click “ ” icon on your PC desktop to enter the AP control panel. By defaults, the “Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the AP control panel. b) Click ”...
REMOTE OPERATION If “Manual” is checked, click “ ” (Record) on the main control panel to start the manual recording immediately, and the recordings will be saved in the specified location. The red text indication “REC” will be shown at the top left corner of the image display view.
REMOTE OPERATION Network Backup ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ Click “ ” (Backup) to go into the “Download” page as follows, and you can select a specific time range or event to make a video backup remotely. For details, please see “Backup” at page 8.1.3 AP Control Panel After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click “...
REMOTE OPERATION Button Function Description Click to go to the DVR control panel to operate the DVR remotely. DVR Control For details, please see “DVR Control ” at page 51. If you want to switch among the live view, playback view and download view, click the blue tab “Live1”, “Play1”...
REMOTE OPERATION When the AP is connected to more than 1 device, and not all devices are necessary to enable the manual record function, check “REC” for the connected device(s), and its manual record function will be on. Note: When the AP is connected to more than 1 device, click “ ”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Choose the desired channel from the drop-down list, and click and drag the slider to make adjustment. Click “ ” to apply the change to the selected channel, or “ ” to apply to all channels. To return to the default values, click “ ”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description To simply backup images without previewing, deselect the checkbox “Simultaneous Playback”. You will only see a message box indicating the total time needed, the current status and the saving location. Download / Cancel Click “Download” to start or “Cancel” to discard the video backup. Press “...
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REMOTE OPERATION timeline -- Motion record, indicated in cyan. Click and hold the start time point, and drag to the end time point to set the record time range. Custom Click “Custom” tab, and you can set a more specific record time range for the 3 record types: Schedule, Motion, and Alarm.
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REMOTE OPERATION General In “General” and its sub-menus, “Log”, “Account” and “OnLineUser”, you can view and set some common settings, such as the turbo step, make account setting, check the information for all current on-line users, and search the server logs. In “General”, you will see the following items: Item Description...
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REMOTE OPERATION Column Description User Name Set a user name that will be used for remote login. The user name allows up to 10 characters. Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password allows up to 8 characters. User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different AP functions.
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REMOTE OPERATION Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection. There are 3 network connection types: Static IP, PPPOE and DHCP. Note: PPPOE and DHCP network connection types are required to apply the DDNS service to get a “Hostname”...
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REMOTE OPERATION E-mail was not received within an hour, request “password reset” (http://www.dyndns.org/account/resetpass/). d). Use the DDNS username and password to log into the DynDNS. e). Create a host name: After login, click “Account” → “My Service” → “Add Host Services” → “Add Dynamic DNS Host”. Enter and choose a host name, and click “Add Host”.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail system supplier. Mail From Enter the entire mail address to ensure E-mails will not be blocked by SMTP. Verify Password Some mail servers are required to verify the password. Please enter the “user name” and “password”.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Serial Port Type Display the serial type (RS485) used by this DVR. It’s automatically detected. Baud Rate Set the baud rate of the DVR (2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600). Camera In “Dvr” → “Camera”, you can specify a channel to enable the recording function by selecting the check box “Record”, choose to activate the “Covert Recording”...
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REMOTE OPERATION Please see the description below for each function: Function Description DETECT Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the function of “Motion Detection”. If this function is enabled, you might need to set the motion detection sensitivity or simply keep the default values.
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REMOTE OPERATION ‧ Permit Select this checkbox to allow the record timer setting to be applied to the connected DVR. If this checkbox is deselected, the setting will not be applied to the connected DVR even when you click “Apply” and “OK”. ‧...
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Title Select to display the channel title in the live view. Event Select to display the event symbol in the live view. Quick Status Select to display the quick status in the live view. Full Sequence Duration Set the time-out in seconds (3 / 5 / 10 / 15) after which the channel display will be switched by one channel (Full Sequence Duration).
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REMOTE OPERATION a). Get the language files you want to update from your distributor. b) Click “Add” to locate and select the files needed. The files will be shown in the list. If you add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”. c).
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REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to view all the event and record logs, or search for the specific log(s) by date or by record type. There are three types of logs: Record, Backup and Event. To playback the recorded data for a specific record or backup log, select the log, and double-click to start the video playback.
REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Playback / Download This area shows the detailed playback / download information, such as the file name, Info Display record date and time, and the speed, etc. Playback Progress Bar This area shows the playback progress and the progress percentage. Playback Operation This area is enabled only when the playback is started.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Channel Click the channel No. (CH1 ~ CH16) to see the live view of the selected channel. Selection Click the view mode you want to see. There are 10 modes for your choice: Select to display the quad view. You can also click “...
REMOTE OPERATION 8.2 IE Web Browser You can view the live images only via IE web browser. Note: The supported PC operation systems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Step 1: Key in the IP address used by your DVR in the URL address box, such as 60.121.46.236, and press Enter. You will be prompted to enter the user name and password to access the DVR.
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REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Press to enter the DVR full search menu. Search You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to payback. (Stop) / (Play) / (Rewind) / (Forward) / (Pause) / (Slow Playback) Rewind / Forward Playback control Press once to get 4X fast rewind / forward, twice to get 8X, three times to get 16X, and four times to get 32X the buttons...
REMOTE OPERATION 8.3 QuickTime Player You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view only. Note: QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you operation system first, and you can access the DVR to see the live view.
APPENDIX 1 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR, the "USB ERROR" message will be shown on the screen. Note: Please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as "FAT 32".
APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table. ‧ For SATA HDD MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 rpm ST33500320AS 500GB 7200 rpm...
APPENDIX 4 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting. The table describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. ‧ FAQ (Frequently ask question) Questions Solutions No power Check power cord connection.
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