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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 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Required Installation Tools ....................3 Video Input......................... 3 Video Loop Through ......................3 Video Out ........................... - Page 6 User’s Manual Shutdown ......................... 21 Network Setup ........................21 Network ..........................21 Notification ........................25 Devices Setup ........................26 Camera ..........................26 Audio ..........................28 Alarm-Out ........................28 Display ..........................29 Remote Control ....................... 31 Recording Setup ........................31 Record ..........................31 Schedule ..........................
- Page 7 4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 ............. 65 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98............65 Text-In Search Examples..................... 66 Search Example I ......................66 Search Example II ......................66 WebGuard ..........................67 Web Monitoring Mode .....................
- Page 8 User’s Manual Figure 31 — Audio setup screen......................28 Figure 32 — Alarm-Out Settings screen....................28 Figure 33 — Alarm-Out Schedule screen....................28 Figure 34 — Display OSD screen......................29 Figure 35 — Main Monitor screen......................30 Figure 36 —...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for four camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4 Composite Video Input Connectors ... -
Page 10: Figure 1 - Typical Dvr Installation
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Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User’s Manual (This Document) RAS Software CD and User’s Manual Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives ... -
Page 12: Video Out
User’s Manual Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector. Connect the spot monitor to the SPOT connector as needed. A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. -
Page 13: Rs485 Port
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder RS485 Port The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras. Connect RX+/TX+ and RX-/ TX- of the control system to the + and –... - Page 14 User’s Manual...
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Page 15: Chapter 3 - Configuration
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 — DVR front panel. Power LED HDD LED Alarm Out LED Network LED Clip Copy LED Camera Buttons Play/Pause Button... -
Page 16: Power Led
User’s Manual Figure 4 — Infrared remote control. NOTE: For simplicity, the button descriptions in this manual refer to the front panel buttons. Power LED The Power LED is lit when the unit is On. HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive. Alarm Out LED The Alarm Out LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated. -
Page 17: Camera Buttons (1 To 4)
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Camera Buttons (1 to 4) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 4 are also used to enter passwords. In the PTZ mode, pressing the button 1 zooms in the screen and the button 2 zooms out the screen, and pressing the button 3 focuses near and button 4 focuses far. -
Page 18: Zoom/Ptz Button
User’s Manual ZOOM/PTZ Button Pressing the button zooms in the current image in double on the screen. You can use the arrow buttons to ZOOM/PTZ move the rectangle to another area. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button zooms in the image in rectangle. Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer enters the PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) mode and the PTZ icon flickers. -
Page 19: Id Button On Remote Control
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder ID Button on Remote Control If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional operations. (Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID.) If the system ID is 1 to 16, you must to press the button on the remote control and then press the number button (1 to 16) in order to control that DVR. -
Page 20: Setup Screen
User’s Manual Setup Screen Figure 7 — Setup screen. Press the button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the Live MENU Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. -
Page 21: Figure 9 - Information Setup Screen
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder In the Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data. -
Page 22: Date/Time
User’s Manual Highlight Show System Log… and press the button to display the System Log. The System Log screen lists system activities (up to 5,000 from the latest) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site. -
Page 23: Storage
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can set up holidays by highlighting + and pressing the button. The current date appears. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons. Press the button to add the date. -
Page 24: User
User’s Manual Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage device and press the button. You will be able to format the device for recording. When selecting Not Using from Use As and highlighting the Format button, the device will not be used for recording. -
Page 25: Figure 15 - User Setup Screen
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder The +/- column is used to collapse and expand user groups. If there is a + or – in this column, it indicates the item is a Group Name. If there is a – in front of the Group Name, it indicates that the group has been “expanded”... -
Page 26: Wizard
User’s Manual To add a User, highlight the + User… box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name. Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password. You can use camera buttons 1 to 4 on the front panel to assign the password. - Page 27 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. The Time Zone can be selected on the map below.
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Page 28: Figure 18 - Network Setup Wizard Screen
User’s Manual Select the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup Wizard and select the Go to Network Setup button to start the Network Setup. If you selected the Go to Network Setup, select the Next button to start the Network Setup Wizard. Figure 18 —... -
Page 29: Shutdown
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder DVRNS Setup DVRNS Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server. Port: Set the port number of the DVRNS server. Use NAT: Select the box to use the NAT (Network Address Translation) device. -
Page 30: Figure 21 - Network Setup Screen
User’s Manual Highlight the first box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. You can select the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 100Mbps. Highlight the second box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between: bps and ips. - Page 31 4-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator. Highlight the box beside DNS Server. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server. Highlight Use UPnP and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
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Page 32: Figure 23 - Dvrns Setup Screen
User’s Manual NOTE: Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network. If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network, the IP address of the DVR might change whenever the unit is turned on. -
Page 33: Notification
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight Use Mobile and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to on, you can access a remote DVR using a Blackberry or other mobile devices. NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the WebGuard service to be enabled automatically regardless of your WebGuard settings. -
Page 34: Devices Setup
User’s Manual Highlight Use SSL/TLS and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR can send an email via an SMTP server requiring SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication. NOTE: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). -
Page 35: Figure 29 - Camera Setup Screen
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column. -
Page 36: Audio
User’s Manual Audio Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. The Audio setup screen appears. The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. -
Page 37: Display
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder The Mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time. When set to On, the Alarm-Out is active during the scheduled time. When set to Event, the Alarm-Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time. -
Page 38: Figure 35 - Main Monitor Screen
User’s Manual You can adjust the display dwell time by highlighting the box beside Interval and pressing the button. You can select dwell intervals ranging from 1 second to 1 minute. Highlight Event Monitoring On and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. -
Page 39: Remote Control
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Use the arrow buttons on the setup screen to move the VGA screen position in the direction you want. Selecting the button at the center returns to the previous position. Remote Control Highlight Remote Control in the Devices menu and press the button. -
Page 40: Figure 40 - Record Settings Screen
User’s Manual Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. In the Recycle mode, the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used. When Recycle is turned off, the DVR stops recording once all available storage space has been used. -
Page 41: Schedule
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlighting Use Panic Recording and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. Highlight the Panic Recording – Duration box and set the duration of panic recording. Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed to stop the panic recording. -
Page 42: Figure 43 - Schedule - Settings (Advanced Mode) Setup Screen
User’s Manual Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the button to change the recording mode that will be used. -
Page 43: Pre-Event
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlighting boxes under Dwell and pressing the button allows you to set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event. (Advanced Mode Only) Pre-Event Highlight Pre-Event in the Record menu and press the button, and the Pre-Event setup screen appears. -
Page 44: Figure 47 - Alarm-In Actions 1 Screen
User’s Manual You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight the box beside Panic Record and press the button. A list of Alarm Inputs appears, and you can select which alarm input you want associated with panic recording. -
Page 45: Motion Detection
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Motion Detection Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the button. The Motion Detection setup screen appears. Your DVR has built-in video motion detection. Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera. Figure 49 —... -
Page 46: Figure 50 - Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen
User’s Manual NOTE: The record action for motion events will not be affected by the Motion Ignoring function. Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the button allows you to set up the Daytime range. Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button. -
Page 47: Video Loss
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button. The Video Loss setup screen appears. Highlighting the box under the Video Loss Interval heading allows you to set the duration of a signal loss before the DVR will report a Video Loss. -
Page 48: Video Blind
User’s Manual Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 49: Text-In
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder The DVR can be set to react to video blind differently for each camera. Each camera can be associated with another camera, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor. -
Page 50: Figure 58 - Text-In Settings Screen
User’s Manual The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) and POS (Point of Sale; i.e., cash registers). This screen allows you to configure the DVR for each text-in device. Highlight the box under the Setup heading, and press the button. -
Page 51: System Event
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Time Out, and press the button. Set the length of time to wait for the new text string. The DVR will consider a transaction complete if no new text strings are entered between the last text input and the dwell time out. -
Page 52: Figure 62 - Health Check Screen
User’s Manual The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. You can select from 1 hr. -
Page 53: Event Status
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices. Highlight the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and press the... - Page 54 User’s Manual...
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Page 55: Chapter 4 - Operation
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 2 and 3. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. -
Page 56: Live Monitoring Menu
User’s Manual Live Monitoring Menu Freeze Selecting (Freeze) in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select again. It is the same as pressing the (Play/Pause) button. Pressing any button except for the MENU ALARM PANIC... -
Page 57: Active Cameo Mode
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Setup Selecting (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu enters the Main Setup screen. Refer to Chapter 3 ─ Configuration for detailed descriptions of system setup. Search Mode Selecting (Search Mode) in the Live Monitoring menu exits the live monitoring mode and enters the search mode. It is the same as pressing the button. -
Page 58: Event Monitoring
User’s Manual You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the button, and the Set Preset dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the (Play/Pause) button. -
Page 59: Spot Monitoring
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder If a camera is set up as Covert 2 in the Camera setup screen (Settings tab), that camera appears to be Off unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system. The camera title will be grayed out and status icons will not be displayed on the monitor. -
Page 60: Recording Video
User’s Manual NOTE: The PIP display mode will not be supported in the search mode. You can change the location of the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) counterclockwise or clockwise by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons and change its size by pressing the Left and Right arrow buttons. To change its location and size by using the mouse, select the PIP and then click the right mouse button to display the following menu. -
Page 61: 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 recorded image. Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the button. PLAYBACK The DVR supports the Triplex function: monitoring, recording and playing back at the same time. Pressing the PLAYBACK button when in one of the multi-view formats enters the Triplex mode and displays the Select Playback Camera menu. -
Page 62: Searching Video
User’s Manual GROUP Button: Pressing the button changes the screen from the current camera to the next camera. GROUP You can use a mouse for convenient playback control. Position the mouse pointer on the playback screen, and the following Record Table Search (Compact View Mode) screen will display. The individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below: Go to the previous image Play/Pause... - Page 63 4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Move the cursor over the date and time and press the (Play/Pause) button. You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date and time you want to search for video.
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Page 64: Event Log Search
User’s Manual Event Log Search The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated. The Event Log Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. The Event Log Search screen can also be accessed by pressing the button unless there is an alarm. -
Page 65: Record Table Search
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Record Channels and press the button. You can select the cameras that you want to search for any reports of event recorded data. The DVR will display the events (not the camera channels) that occurred and that also are recorded on the camera channel that you selected. -
Page 66: Calendar Search
User’s Manual Go To: Displays the first or last recorded image, or searches by date and time (see the previous Searching Video – Go To section of this chapter for more details). Clip-Copy: Clips a video segment and saves it (see the following Clip Copy section for more details). ... -
Page 67: Text-In Search
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option… button and setting up the new search condition. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. -
Page 68: Bookmarks
User’s Manual You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option… button and setting up the new search condition. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. -
Page 69: Clip-Copy
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Clip-Copy Video clips can be copied on an internal DVD RW drive, or external USB hard disk or flash drive. The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista. Refer to the Appendix – USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy. -
Page 70: Print
User’s Manual Highlight Include Text-In Data and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is On, you can include text-in data when copying video if the video was recorded with text-in data. Highlight Verify After Burning and press the button. -
Page 71: Figure 80 - Print Screen
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Printer Model and press the button. Selecting PostScript Printer will print images on a PostScript™ printer connected to the DVR. Selecting File Printer will save the current image as a PDF file on an external USB hard disk drive or flash drive. - Page 72 User’s Manual...
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Page 73: Appendix
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP, Window Vista and Window 7 is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. -
Page 74: Text-In Search Examples
User’s Manual Text-In Search Examples Search Example I 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $... -
Page 75: Webguard
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set. WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. -
Page 76: Web Monitoring Mode
User’s Manual NOTE: Do NOT close the LOGIN window during the WebGuard operation, otherwise, it will cause a script error when switching between Web monitoring and Web search modes, and you will need to restart the WebGuard program. When running the updated WebGuard for the first time, Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version. -
Page 77: Web Search Mode
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder ⑤ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. When changing the screen format, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. ⑥ Click the camera button to select the camera to be viewed. ⑦... - Page 78 User’s Manual ① Click the to log out the WebGuard program. ② Click the to access to the web monitoring mode. ③ Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program. ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard.
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Page 79: Time Overlap
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder ⑭ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name. Enable Audio: Plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. (Single-Screen Layout Only) ... -
Page 80: I/O Connector Pin Outs
User’s Manual I/O Connector Pin Outs Relay Alarm Output (Normally Open) Relay Common Relay Alarm Output (Normally Closed) Chassis Ground (2 connectors) Alarm Inputs 1 to 4 AI (1 to 4) Alarm Reset In Map of Screens... -
Page 81: System Log Notices
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder System Log Notices Boot Up Panic Off Shutdown Clear All Data Restart Clear Disk Upgrade Format Disk Upgrade Fail Disk Full Power Failure Disk Config Change Time Change Disk ‘No.’ : ‘serial number’ Time Zone Change Disk ‘No.’... -
Page 82: Troubleshooting
User’s Manual System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Remote connection failed. Bad sector. Remote network error. No executable file. Remote upgrade is not authorized. Opening executable file failed. Saving remote package failed. Writing executable file failed. Remote upgrade is cancelled by the user. Creating image failed. -
Page 83: Specifications
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (Auto Detect) Video Input Composite: 4 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Composite: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs SPOT: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms VGA: 1 Composite: 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Video Resolution...
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