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- Page 1 IV-4/8CH-DX-SN-CD Please read instructions The image shown ab...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW..........................1 1.1 Product Description ............................1 1.2 Features................................1 1.3 Specifications..............................2 1.4 Package Contents ............................2 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS ....................3 2.1 Front Panel ..............................3 2.2 Remote Controller............................6 2.3 Rear Panel...............................7 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP ............9 (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 3.1 HDD Installation ...............................9 3.2 Camera Connection............................9... - Page 4 7.3.3 Event Log ............................31 7.4 Backup................................31 7.4.1 USB BACKUP .............................32 8. REMOTE OPERATION ..............34 (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 8.1 Supplied Licensed Software AP........................34 8.1.1 Installation & Network Connection .......................34 8.1.2 General AP Operation..........................35 Record..............................35 Playback..............................35 Network Backup ............................36 8.1.3 AP Control Panel ..........................37 8.1.4 AP Functions............................38 Image Display............................38...
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Page 5: Overview
OVERVIEW 1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Description This MPEG-4 multiplex network DVR series combines remote surveillance, burglar prevention, and evidentiary recording features and is designed to become a simple entry-level system with all necessary functions. 1.2 Features MPEG-4 Network Transmission ‧ MPEG-4 web transmitting for faster transmission and clearer images via network Graphical and Multilingual OSD Interface ‧... -
Page 6: Specifications
OVERVIEW 1.3 Specifications MODEL 16CH Video System NTSC / PAL (auto detection) Video Compression Format MPEG-4 Video Input 16 Channels 8 Channels 4 Channels (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC) Video Output Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC Maximum Recording Rate (Frame) 720×480 pixels with 30 IPS <NTSC>... -
Page 7: Front And Rear Panels
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2. FRONT AND REAR PANELS ‧ 16CH ‧ 8CH ‧ 4CH PL AY LIST LATEST STOP SLOW LIVE 2.1 Front Panel LED Indication The following LEDs will be on when: : Power is connected : HDD is reading or recording / HDD Full: HDD is full : Any event alarm is triggered : Timer recording is activated Note: To turn off your DVR, please disconnect the power supply. - Page 8 FRONT AND REAR PANELS (Menu) Press this button to enter / exit the quick start menu. In the sub-layer of the advanced setting menu, press this button to confirm the settings and go back to the upper layer. LIVE Press this button to stop the playback and return to the live mode. Channel Display Selection ‧...
- Page 9 FRONT AND REAR PANELS Use these two buttons to select the live or playback sound of the audio channels. Icon “ ” means: Live audio of the 1 audio channel / Icon “ ” means: Playback audio of the 1 audio channel Icon “...
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Page 10: Remote Controller
FRONT AND REAR PANELS 2.2 Remote Controller To remove the control panel from the DVR and use as a remote controller, switch the lock button to the right “ ” (unlock mode). Because of the different panel layout, please place the vertical panel sticker on the controller for operation convenience. -
Page 11: Rear Panel
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 2.3 Rear Panel ‧ 16CH (The fan is optional) MONITOR RS485 EXTERNAL I/O RI SK OF ELECTRIC S HOCK LINK DO NOT OPEN ACT. WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RI SK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. - Page 12 CONNECTIONS AND SETUP EXTERNAL I/O Insert the supplied 25PIN DSUB to this port for connecting external devices (external alarm, etc). For detailed I/O port PIN configuration, please refer to “APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION” in the user’s manual. Connect to Internet by LAN cable. LINK ACT.
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Page 13: Connections And Setup
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 3.1 HDD Installation The HDDs 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: Screw out the L-shape HDD brackets. -
Page 14: Power Setup
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.3 Power Setup This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s label. Connect the indicated AC power cord to the power adapter, and plug into an electrical outlet. Power LED “ ”... -
Page 15: System Diagram
CONNECTIONS AND SETUP 3.6 System Diagram After you finish all the connections and setup, a surveillance system is established and you can experience the marvelous and useful functions of this DVR. The diagram below illustrates all the available connections of this DVR for you to picture your surveillance system. -
Page 16: Basic Operation
BASIC OPERATION 4. BASIC OPERATION (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 4.1 Live Page In this live page of the DVR, you can see the live viewing of 1- / 4- / 9- / 16-cut screen. Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function Icon Function... -
Page 17: Playback
BASIC OPERATION 4.3 Playback Press the “LATEST” button on the DVR control panel, and the device will playback the latest recorded video. Note: There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly. If not, the device will stop playback. -
Page 18: Upgrade
BASIC OPERATION 4.5 Upgrade Note: Do not disconnect the power of your DVR while the upgrade process is in progress, or the DVR functions may not work properly or be unable to use. ‧ Firmware / Multilanguage OSD Upgrade Use USB to upgrade firmware or OSD: Step 1. - Page 19 BASIC OPERATION Search the Record Event by Log on the AP Software Press “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) button to show the miscellaneous control panel. In the miscellaneous control panel, press “ ” (Log) button to enter the “Log View” page. In this log view page, you can see the list of three different types of recording (User / Motion / Alarm) and press “Play”...
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Page 20: Main Menu
MAIN MENU 5. MAIN MENU 5.1 Menu Configuration CHANNEL TITLE STATUS EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE RECORD QUALITY IMAGE PER SECOND QUICK START MENU RECORD TIMER TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING CAMERA DETECTION ALERT ADVANCE CONFIG NETWORK DISPLAY RECORD SERIAL TYPE BAUD RATE... -
Page 21: Quick Start Menu
QUICK START MENU 6. QUICK START MENU Press (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 the section “7.2 System Info” at page 29. 6.1 Status In this menu list, you can check and change some display settings. -
Page 22: Manual Record
QUICK START MENU 6.2 Manual Record In this menu list, you can set record settings. Move the cursor to icon and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND RECORD TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE... - Page 23 QUICK START MENU Move the cursor to icon and you will see the following screen: QUICK START CHANNEL TITLE EVENT STATUS IMAGE SIZE QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND RECORD TIMER DETECTION TIMER DATE 2007 / AUG / 08 21 : 30 : 00 FORMAT Y / M / D DAYLIGHT SAVING...
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Page 24: Date
QUICK START MENU DETECTION TIMER PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS MOVE SELECT X axis: 0 ~ 24 hours. Each time interval within a square is two hours (divided into four 30-minutes). Y axis: Monday ~ Sunday. Operation: Move the cursor to the start time point, and press enter to set the start time point (marked in red color). Then, press ▲... - Page 25 QUICK START MENU The submenu items are described below: DATE Set the current date and time. The default order is “YEAR – MONTH – DATE HOUR : MIN : SEC”. FORMAT Select one date format from the following 3 options: Y-M-D / M-D-Y / D-M-Y. DAYLIGHT SAVING Use the ▲...
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Page 26: Advanced Menu
ADVANCED MENU 7. ADVANCED MENU (Take 16CH DVR as an example) Press button and enter the password to go to the quick-start menu list. And then move the cursor to “ADVANCE” to enter the advanced setting menu. The default admin password is 0000. Users can change the password later. -
Page 27: Detection
ADVANCED MENU TITLE You can change the default camera naming here. The default title is the channel number. Move the cursor to the camera title you want to change, and press (enter) button on the control panel of the DVR to access the character selection screen. Assign a new name to the camera up to six characters (letters or symbols or numbers). -
Page 28: Alert
ADVANCED MENU Transparent blocks are the area Press ◄ / ► button to choose the Press (enter) button to under detection. width of the detection area. confirm the start area. Press ▲ / ▼ button to choose the You can also set up multi-detection When any movement is detected, height of the area. -
Page 29: Network
ADVANCED MENU Move the cursor to “ALERT”, and press (enter) button. You will see the following screen: ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER ALARM BUZZER ALARM DURATION (SEC) PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS SELECT BACK NEXT... - Page 30 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).
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Page 31: Display
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”. For detailed PPPOE settings, please refer to “Network” at page 44. For detailed DDNS settings, please refer to “DDNS”... -
Page 32: Record
ADVANCED MENU QUAD DWELL DURATION (SEC) Set the quad dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds). FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC) Set the full screen dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds). 7.1.6 Record In this menu list, you can set up the record settings. -
Page 33: System Info
ADVANCED MENU 7.2 System Info In this menu list, you can check or change some system settings. Move the cursor to “ ” (SYSTEM INFO) icon, you will see a similar screen as the following: SYSTEM INFO SERIAL TYPE RS485 BAUD RATE 2400 HOST ID... -
Page 34: Event Log
ADVANCED MENU Note: The DVR will automatically detect and switch to the video system (NTSC / PAL) that is the same as the connected video input devices, such as cameras. To detect and switch to the correct video system, the cameras must be connected and power-supplied BEFORE the DVR is turned on. 11) VERSION Here shows the firmware version information. -
Page 35: Hdd Info
ADVANCED MENU START Move the cursor to “START” and press (enter) button to search and directly playback the recorded files. 7.3.2 HDD Info In this menu list, you can view the remaining capacity of all the connected HDDs in this device. Move the cursor to “HDD INFO”, and press (enter) button. -
Page 36: Usb Backup
ADVANCED MENU Move the cursor to “ ” (BACKUP), and press (enter) button. You will see the following screen: BACKUP USB BACKUP PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS SELECT BACK NEXT ENTER 7.4.1 USB BACKUP Before making USB backup, please check if: a) The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. - Page 37 ADVANCED MENU CHANNEL Select channels by pressing (enter) button to change the symbol in front of the channel number. Symbol “ ” means that this channel is selected to backup. Symbol “ □ ” means that this channel is not selected to backup. HDD NUM Press (enter) button to select the HDD containing the data you need.
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Page 38: Remote Operation
REMOTE OPERATION 8. REMOTE OPERATION (Take 16CH DVR as an example) 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 &... -
Page 39: General Ap Operation
REMOTE OPERATION The default DVR values are as follows: Item Default Value IP address 192.168.1.10 User name admin Password admin Port Click (Search) (Refresh) to search the available IP address(es) of other ” ” ” ” DVR(s) under the same domain as your PC’s IP address. The found address(es) will be listed, and can be added into the address book by clicking (Add into address book). -
Page 40: Network Backup
REMOTE OPERATION To immediately play a recording, select a log from the list, and click “Play” button, or double-click the selected log. Then, the playback control panel will be shown at the bottom of the main control panel similar to the following. For the playback control panel details, please see “Playback Screen”... -
Page 41: Ap Control Panel
REMOTE OPERATION 8.1.3 AP Control Panel After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click “ ” on the PC desktop to open and log into the AP control panel. You will see a screen similar to the following with 7 major sections: Button Function Description... -
Page 42: Ap Functions
REMOTE OPERATION 8.1.4 AP Functions Image Display Button Function Description If you want to switch among the live view, playback view and download view, click the blue tab “Live”, “Play” or “Download” to make a switch. Live: When you are logged in, this tab with the live view is displayed by Live / Playback / defaults. - Page 43 REMOTE OPERATION Click to view the pre-defined DVR access details. To log in, choose one IP address from the address list, and click the address twice; to log out, click the connected IP address twice. Tip: You can also click “ ”...
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Page 44: Miscellaneous Control
REMOTE OPERATION Setting Select from the available IP address list, and click this button to edit the setting. Refresh Click to update the available IP address list. Miscellaneous Control Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the AP control panel, and 7 functions are available as follows: Button Function Description... - Page 45 REMOTE OPERATION Click “ ” to apply the change to the selected channel, or “ ” to apply to all channels. Note: You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 43. Click “...
- Page 46 REMOTE OPERATION Manual / Motion / Alarm In this section, you can select which type of the recording will be enabled. There are 3 options: Manual / Motion / Alarm. Path Setting Select and view the location for saving the recorded video and snapshot pictures. To change the saving path for the recorded video clips or snapshots, check the drive you want, click the cell of “Video Path”...
- Page 47 REMOTE OPERATION In “General”, you will see the following items: Item Description Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of your DVR. MAC Address Display the MAC address. Turbo Step Speed up the menu selection under the AP from 1 to 30. Ex: If the value of the turbo step is set to 5, one mouse-click will function as 5 mouse-clicks when you click one of the buttons in the DVR control panel.
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Page 48: Function Description
REMOTE OPERATION ‧ To save your changes, click “Apply”. ‧ To define the maximum account creation number, key in the number in “Max User(s)” column from 1 to 20, and click “Update”. OnLineUser In “General” → “OnLineUser”, you can check all the online user information. To update the user information, click “Refresh”. - Page 49 REMOTE OPERATION Function Description When everything is ready, choose the “PPPOE” IP type, and key in the user name and password provided by your ISP. Then, select “Network” → “DDNS” to set DDNS settings. For detailed DDNS settings, please refer to “DDNS” at page 45. DHCP This DHCP function needs to be supported by a router or cable modem network with the DHCP service.
- Page 50 REMOTE OPERATION Video In “Video”, you can set the video web transmission size and quality, and the frame rate for transmitting. Function Description JPEG Choose the image size (4CIF / CIF) and picture quality (BEST / HIGH / NORMAL / BASIC) when the web transmission format is JPEG.
- Page 51 REMOTE OPERATION 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” function by selecting the check box “Cover”, and rename the channel title which will be displayed in the live view screen by double-clicking the channel title.
- Page 52 REMOTE OPERATION Function Description “Reference”, is to set a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which means the DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of LS, SS, TS simultaneously. The bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity is 61. Alarm Select N.C.
- Page 53 REMOTE OPERATION ‧ Routine / Motion Click “Routine” tab to select the time range for continuous recording, or “Motion” tab to select the time range within which the recording will be on when any movement is detected. ‧ Time Table Find the day and time you want to enable the recording.
- Page 54 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. Full Sequence Duration / Set the time-out in seconds (3 / 5 / 10 / 15) after which the channel display will be switched Quad Sequence Duration by one channel (Full Sequence Duration) or by four channels (Quad Sequence Duration).
- Page 55 REMOTE OPERATION c). To start upgrading the DVR firmware, choose the file from the firmware list, and click “Update Firmware” to start the upgrade process. ‧Language To update the DVR OSD language, click “Language” tab, and follow the steps below: a).
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Page 56: Button Description
REMOTE OPERATION b) Click “Add” to locate and select the graphic file. The file will be shown in the list. If you add the wrong file, select it and click “Remove”. c). To start updating the logo, choose the file from the list, and click “Update Logo” to start the upgrade process. - Page 57 REMOTE OPERATION ‧ Condition Button / Function Description Date Selection Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. (From / To) Query When all the search criteria are set, click to search the specified logs. The result will be displayed in the log list, arranged by time from the earliest to the latest.
- Page 58 REMOTE OPERATION Button Description Query This button is effective when “Condition” is selected. Delete / Delete All Click to remove the unnecessary log / all logs. Play Click to play the selected record log. The playback panel will be shown for your further operation.
- Page 59 REMOTE OPERATION Backup Select “All” to show all download logs, or “Condition” to search for the specific log(s) by date. ‧ All Button Description Query This button is effective when “Condition” is selected. Delete / Delete All Click “Delete” to remove the selected log(s), or click “Delete All” to clear the current log list.
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Page 60: Information
REMOTE OPERATION Button / Function Description Date Selection Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. (From / To) Query When all the search criteria are set, click to search the specified logs. The result will be displayed in the log list, arranged by time from the earliest to the latest. -
Page 61: Dvr Control
REMOTE OPERATION DVR Control When the AP is connected to the DVR, this DVR control panel will be enabled, and you can control the DVR remotely. For the function of each button, please refer to the following description. Function Description Channel Click the channel No. - Page 62 REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Digital Zoom Click to zoom in / out the selected channel image. Full Sequence / Quad Sequence Quad Sequence Click to display the 4 quad display modes one by one. The 1 view is CH1, CH2, CH5 & CH6, the 2 view is CH3, CH4, CH7 &...
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Page 63: Ie Web Browser
REMOTE OPERATION 8.2 IE Web Browser You can view the images or operate your DVR with 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. - Page 64 REMOTE OPERATION Function Description Enter Press to confirm the setting or enter your selection. Digital Zoom Press to zoom in / out the selected channel image. 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) /...
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Page 65: Quicktime Player
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. -
Page 66: Appendix 1 Pin Configuration
APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 16CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on. - Page 67 APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 8CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
- Page 68 APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION ‧ For 4CH DVR Siren: When the DVR is triggered by alarm or motion, the COM connects with NO and the siren with strobe starts wailing and flashing. Magnetic Contact: When the magnetic contact is opened, the alarm will be triggered and the recording is on.
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Page 69: Appendix 2 Compatible Usb Flash Drive Brand
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 "FAT32". -
Page 70: Appendix 3 Compatible Hdd Brand
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. MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION Deskstar 7K250, HDS722516VLAT20 160GB 7200 rpm HDS722516VLAT80 160GB 7200 rpm HITACHI... -
Page 71: Appendix 4 Recording Time Table
APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX 4 RECORDING TIME TABLE The recording time varies depending on the following factors: ‧ Different camera quality ‧ Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) ‧ Take NTSC video system and outdoor image capture as an example Record Mode Quality 750G Record Time (Hour) -
Page 72: Appendix 5 Troubleshooting
APPENDIX 5 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX 5 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. -
Page 73: Appendix 6 Default Value
APPENDIX 6 DEFAULT VALUE APPENDIX 6 DEFAULT VALUE ‧ Default Value Items Default Value ‧ DVR Side: ADMIN Password 0000 Channel Title Display Event Status Display Image Size Image Quality BEST Image Per Second (IPS) 120 (NTSC) / 100 (PAL) Record Timer Detection Timer Date Format...