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16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built in DVD in DVD RW Writer or CD RW Writer or CD RW Writer RW Writer User ’...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTS AND FEATURES PARTS AND FEATURES 1.1 FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 SPECIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.4 FRONT PANEL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.5 REAR PANEL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 3.1 RECORDING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 PLAYBACK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Watermark function ensures authentication of recorded images Support TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS network connection 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS MODEL 16CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH DVD-RW / CD-RW Digital Video Recorder Adapter Licensed Software AP IR Transmitter and IR Receiver...
Backup Device Support USB 1.1/ 2.0 USB memory stick and network remote backup For 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) model , also support DVD-WRITER or CD-WRITER backup USB Interface front panel * 1, back panel * 1...
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MODEL 16CH / 16CH (D) 8CH / 8CH (D) 4CH / 4CH (D) Specification Continued … Key Lock Video Loss Detection Camera Title Support up to 6 letters Video Adjustable Hue Color Contrast Brightness Date Display Format YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off...
1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) POWER: Press “POWER” button to turn on/ turn off the DVR. (Under recording mode, please stop record before turn off the DVR) MENU: Press “MENU”...
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“ ” : Press “ ” button to pause the play back files. “ ” : Press “ ” button to stop the play back files. 10) “ “ : Under playback mode, press “ ” button to fast rewind. 11) “...
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1.4 FRONT PANEL 1.4 FRONT PANEL Continued … Continued … “HDD Cartridge Lock” : Lock / Unlock the cartridge of the HDD. “USB” : Support firmware update and files backup. “LED LIGHT” : 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...
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“ZOOM ” : Press “ZOOM” button to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom). “ ” / “ ” : Press “ “ button to show the 4 channel display mode. Press “ ” button to change the setting in the menu. “SEQ”...
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INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT CALL RS 485 EXTERNAL I/O D / V DISK ARRAY LINK ACT. DC 19V 4CH / 4CH (D) ~ But size are different 12 13 MONITOR CALL LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LOOP INPUT LINK ACT.
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DISK ARRAY PORT: Connect to disk array for extend HDD capacity. 2: RS485B 3: RS485A Connect to IR receiver. RS485: 1234 Connect to external device (such as PTZ camera) with RS485-A and RS485-B. EXTERNAL I/O PORT: Connect to external device. Control external device or get controlled remotely by external device (alarm input, external alarm, PTZ camera).
GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED 2.1 GETTING STARTED Connecting all the devices to construct a surveillance. NOTE: Install HDD: NOTE: Please refer to Appendix #1 for HDD installation The HDD must be installed instructions. before the DVR is turned on. NOTE: NOTE: Please refer to “Section 1.5 Rear Panel”...
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 3.1 RECORDING 3.1 RECORDING The DVR offers three recording modes, manual record, event recording, and timer record. If power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be stored in the HDDs. DVR will return to original recording status after power is on again. 1) MANUAL RECORDING (continuous recording) : Recording is initiated by manually pressing the “REC”...
3.2 PLAYBACK 3.2 PLAYBACK 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video. FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR.
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Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video. FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR. In the playback mode, Press “ “ once to get 4X speed forward and press twice to get 8X speed, …...
DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION 4.1 MENU TREE 4.1 MENU TREE MENU MENU TITLE TITLE RECORD RECORD TIMER TIMER DATE DATE ADVANCE ADVANCE BRIG BRIG CONT CONT CAMERA CAMERA DATE: DATE: SATU SATU MANUAL RECORD DATE MANUAL RECORD DATE YEAR MONTH DAY YEAR MONTH DAY ENABLE...
4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___RECORD 4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___RECORD Press “MENU” button to enter the main menu list. The default admin password is 0000. Enter the default password and press “ENTER”. (Users could alter the password later, please refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”) Move the cursor to the “RECORD”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options.
8) EVENT RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by event (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images per second for event record, The options are as the followings: NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15 PAL: FRAME: 100, 50, 25, 12 NTSC CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60 CIF: 400, 200, 100, 50 9) TIMER RECORD IPS:...
DATE: A scheduled record date (SUN/MON/TUE/ WED/ THU/ FRI/ SAT/ MON–FRI / SAT- SUN / DAILY/OFF) could be set to activate the timer recording. NOTE 1 : Specific date could be changed by “ ” or “ ” button. NOTE 2 : If you plan to set the timer recording across the midnight, there are two ways for setting the timer recording schedule, please following the instructions below.
4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE 4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE ADVANCE ADVANCE CAMERA DETECTION (MENU) DISPLAY RECORD ALERT TIMER REMOTE DATE SYSTEM ► ADVANCE NETWORK ADVANCE BACKUP HDD INFO EVENT LOG Move the cursor to the “ADVANCE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options.
4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION 4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION Move the cursor to the “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. DETECTION DETECTION DETECTION SETUP DETECTION TIMER DETECTION SETUP: Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example DETECTION DETECTION TITLE...
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◄► : navigates between targets. d) LS : The sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 00, the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07. e) SS : The sensitivity towards the size of the triggered object on the screen.(the number of motion detection grids).
4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY 4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY Move the cursor to the “DISPLAY”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. DISPLAY DISPLAY TITLE DISPLAY DATE DISPLAY HDD INFO LOSS SCREEN BLUE PLAYBACK INFO NORMAL DWELL DURATION (SEC) DE-INTERLACE MONITOR OUT MAIN...
4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT 4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT Move the cursor to the “ALERT”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. ALERT ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER ALARM BUZZER HDD BUZZER HDD NEARLY FULL (GB) ALARM DURATION (SEC) PRE-ALARM...
4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE 4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example REMOTE REMOTE TITLE DEVICE PROTOCOL RATE P - D 02400 CAMERA...
4.11 ADVANCE MENU ___SYSTEM 4.11 ADVANCE MENU ___SYSTEM Move the cursor to the “SYSTEM”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. SYSTEM SYSTEM SERIAL TYPE RS - 485 BAUD RATE 02400 HOST ID PASSWORD SETUP RESET DEFAULT RESET CLEAR HDD MASTER...
4.12 ADVANCE MENU ___NETWORK 4.12 ADVANCE MENU ___NETWORK Move the cursor to the “NETWORK”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK TYPE STATIC 168. 95. PORT 0 0 8 0 NETWORK TYPE (STATIC): Select NETWORK TYPE, and press “...
4.13 ADVANCE MENU ___ BACKUP 4.13 ADVANCE MENU ___ BACKUP 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Move the cursor to the “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options.
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16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Move the cursor to the “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the following options. BACKUP BACKUP USB BACKUP DISK BACKUP Select “DISK BACKUP” and then press “Enter”. DISK BACKUP...
4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO 4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO You can get all the capacity information of the connected HDD. HDD INFO HDD INFO HDD NUM HDD SIZE HDD NUM HDD SIZE MASTER 400.517 SLAVE NO HDD EXT001 400.517 EXT 002 400.517 EXT003...
ADDITIONAL OPERATION 5.1 SEARCH 5.1 SEARCH 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Press “ ” + “ ” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. Then the screen will show the following options.
5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM 5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM Press “ZOOM” button on the front panel of the DVR to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom). You will have ¼ view size of the enlarged ◄► picture. Therefore use the “ “...
5.5 USB UPGRADE 5.5 USB UPGRADE Users can use USB to upgrade. Please format the USB memory device as FAT 32 format first. 1) Get the upgrade files from your distributor. 2) Save the upgrade files in your USB device (Do not change the file name). 3) Go to the “MAIN MENU –...
AP Basic Operation: AP Basic Operation Connect DVR to PC via RJ45 network line. LAN Setting : LAN Setting : The default DVR IP is “192.168.1.10”, and default “username” and “password” are both “admin”. Users should set PC’s IP address as “IP:192.168.1.
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Licensed Software AP Control Panel. Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example e f g h Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate Connect / Disconnect Resolution: NTSC: 320 ;...
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Record : press this button to start recording, and press this button again to stop recording. The recorded files will be saved to the designed path on the PC. Each recording file can be up to 18,000 frames. When the recording file is full, the new recorded file will be saved as the second file.
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Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ Preset 1 ~ 16 AUTO Zoom Tele Zoom Wide Focus Near Focus Far Max Zoom In Max Zoom Out Enter PTZ Control On / Off: When PTZ control mode is turned on, users could select the PTZ device, and press “OK”...
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AP Playback Operation AP Playback Operation One click to activate One click to activate • De-interlace AP Config. Setting Box : AP Playback Window : • De-blocking • OSD • AVI Convert • Config. Setting • Watermark • Open Previous File •...
AP Advanced Setting: AP Advanced Setting Press “System Config ” button to enter the system setting page. Network Network The network configuration allows DVR to be available for Ethernet network or dial-up. Static IP: Static IP: Enter the “server IP”, “gateway”, “net mask”...
DDNS DDNS DDNS is a service for transforming dynamic IP to corresponding to a specific “Hostname”. DDNS Apply: DDNS Apply: Go to a website which provide free DDNS services and apply a “Hostname”. See the example below. Enable the DDNS function: Enable the DDNS function Enter “DDNS username”...
Mail Mail When alarm or motion is triggered, a video copy file can be captured. DVR can send e-mail notification to the assigned recipients (up to 5 recipients). ***Note***: ***Note***: To activate the e-mail notification function, please enable the function of e-mail notification in the “Alarm”...
– Camera Setting – Camera Setting Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Each camera channel can be adjusted independently. Select the desired camera channel. Press “ Edit” to enter the setting box. Edit Title: Title: Enter the camera channel name up to 6 characters.
Detection Detection Take 16CH as an example Take 16CH as an example Select the desired channel, and press “ Edit” to enter the motion Edit detection sensitivity and area setting box. Motion Detection Sensitivity: Motion Detection Sensitivity Set the detection sensitivity in 4 different adjustable factors.
Network Backup & Playback Network Backup & Playback Backup the recorded files to the PC from DVR via network. Enter the backup information Press “Start” Success Covert Play File. Playback Control Buttons : Playback Control Buttons Playback Information Playback Information Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind / Fast Time Progress Bar Time Progress Bar...
Search List Search List HDD Number: HDD Number Select HDD (Master / Slave). List Type: List Type Select list type (All/ Manual/ System/ Alarm/ Motion). Max List Number: Max List Number Maximum number of list (128) . Download HDD List: Download HDD List Press this button to start download the list.
General General Get the information of DVR firmware version in this window. Select “ Turbo Step ” 10). Select “ Turbo Step ” To speed up menu selecting or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, users can activate "Turbo"...
Online User Info Online User Info Get all the online users’ information list (Name, IP Address, Authority Level, Resolution and Image Quality). File Path File Path Snapshot Path: Snapshot Path Assign the route for saving the snapshot picture. Record Path: Record Path Assign the route for saving the manual recording file.
5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER 5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER The DVR can be viewed over the network with a web browser. Please install licensed software AP first. *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X P *** *** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows X P ***...
Because some telecommunication service provider may regulate 80 port. 5.9 OPTIONAL PERIPHERALS 5.9 OPTIONAL PERIPHERALS For the operation of the following peripherals, please refer to their manual individually. 1) IDA (independent disk array). 2) VGA connector. 3) For 4CH DVR, IR Remote Control is optional.
TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING 6.1 FAQ 6.1 FAQ Please refer to the FAQ table below for easy trouble shooting. The table below describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. PROBLEM SOLUTION No power Check power cord connection.
INSTALL THE HDD 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Carefully following the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: If you want to install two HDDs, please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode”, and the other one to “Slave Mode”.
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Carefully following the steps to ensure correct installation. *** Note: Please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode” *** • • Step 1 Connect the connector with the HDD (refer to Picture 1). Step 1 • Step 2 Put HDD into the HDD cartridge. Please notice the bottom side is power side •...
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Solder Side of DSUB 15 PIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 PIN 1. RS232 RS232 DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC, using RS-232 serial communications signals. PIN 2.
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APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 APPENDIX #3 – 232 Protocol APPENDIX #3 – 232 Protocol 1) Use PC keyboard to simulate DVR keypad. 2) Data: REMOTE PROTOCOL use 8 bit data, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit. 3) Command Protocol: 0XFF 0XC0 ID Function 0x7F FUNCTION CODE ASCII...
Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) Record day for 8CH: please multiply “Record day” by 2. Record day for 4CH: please multiply “Record day” by 4. Record 500GB record Quality...
APPENDIX #5 APPENDIX #5 APPENDIX #5 – COMPATIBLE USB BRAND APPENDIX #5 – COMPATIBLE USB BRAND NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the accuracy of following table Manufacturer Model Capacity Manufacturer Model Capacity Transcend JetFlash 110 256MB...
APPENDIX #6 APPENDIX #6 APPENDIX #6 – COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND APPENDIX #6 – COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the accuracy of following table Brand Name Model Capacity Rotation Brand Name Model Capacity Rotation...
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