USER MANUAL TVV6204LUS 4 CHANNELS DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER...
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL To obtain the best performance and ensure device function correctly, please read this instruction manual carefully and completely. FCC Compliance USER-INSTALLER CAUTION: YOUR AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THIS FCC VERIFIED EQUIPMENT COULD BE VOIDED IF YOU MAKE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
Mouse (Optional)/DVR Control Panel /Keypad Control Interface (Optional) Graphic User Interface (GUI) Yes (Optional) IR Remote Controller Time / Date / Setup Menu On Screen Display & Setup Ethernet DDNS E-mail & FTP Static/ Dynamic/ PPPoE Network IP Two levels, one for system and the other for HDD Password Control format Max.
HARDWARE OVERVIEW 2.1 FRONT PANEL DVR OPERATION ITEM DVR Function POWER Power status LED. Recording status LED. PLAY Playback status LED. H.D.D H.D.D. LED. IR Sensor for remote control. USB connector. ▲ Move upward or increase the number. ▼ Move downward or decrease the number. Press MENU to enter or exit MENU.
Pause & Field by Field Forward. Pause Fast Forward ×2, ×8, ×16, x32, ×64. F.Fwd search PLAY button & Get into Quick Time Search. PLAY Channel One Full Screen & Number: One. Channel Two Full Screen & Number: Two. Channel Three Full Screen & Number: Three. Channel Four Full Screen &...
VGA OUT Reserved. D-SUB RS-485 Reserved. ALARM IN Reserved. Relay Out Reserved. Power DC 12V /3A. 2.3 EXTERNAL ALARM(reserved) There are three types of alarms that the system can be configured, such as Motion Detection Alarm, External Alarm, and Video Loss Alarm. Motion Detection Alarm and External Alarm:...
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Terminal Connectors: RS-485 sends + RS-485 sends - RS-485 receives - RS-485 receives + ALARM1-4 Camera alarm input. GND. Relay N.C. Relay COM Relay N.O. EXAMPLE 1:Connect Alarm In One with PIR (Passive Infrared). EXAMPLE 2:Connect with Alarm Siren at Relay N.O.
2.4 IR REMOTE CONTROL(Optional) ITEM Press REC to start recording and press twice to stop. Select channel 1-4 with full screen. 1 - 4 Fast backward. QUAD Picture by picture backward. Picture by picture forward. Fast Forward. Play video forward. Switch channel format.
2.5 RS-485 CONTROLLER (reserved) DEFINE RXDA RXDB RS-485 TXDZ TXDY Data Format: Data: 1 Byte / Parity: None / Start bit: 1 / Baud: 9600 Totally 3 bytes as follows: 1. Byte=0x10 :Broadcasting DVR Byte=0x80+ID Number :Joystick Control DVR (ID number:1~32) 2.
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user wants to connect DVR with joystick controllers, please make sure each DVR ID Number is unique. Up to 128 ID Up to 16CH Up to 16CH R+ R- T+ T- R+ R- T+ T- R+ R- T+ T- R+ R- T+ T- Dome Cam 4 Dome Cam 4 CH 4...
2.7 VGA OUTPUT(reserved) VGA Output is optional. VGA output can connect with CRT or LCD monitor by D-SUB connector and the user can switch different resolutions and frequencies as follows. Resolution Frequency X G A 1 0 2 4 × 7 6 8 60Hz 2.8 NETWORK When the DVR is turned on, it will detect the network connection automatically.
3.2 LIVE VIEWING AND POP-UP MENU NOTE : The pop-up menu can be activated by moving the mouse cursor to the bottom of the live viewing screen. GUI MENU BAR With live viewing mode, press this button to get into the GUI menu. DISK INFORMATION With live viewing mode, press this button to display disk information.
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Press this button to turn the audio on or off。 DISPLAY CONTROL Within live-viewing or playback mode, use display control to switch the camera channel. RECORD AND PLAYBACK CONTROL Same as front panel controller and remote controller. Please see chapter 2.1 & 4 for more detail.
CAMERA SETUP Press ▲ or ▼ to select items. Press ◄ or ► to change values. Press SET to see more options. A. CAMERA Press ◄ or ► to switch channels. B. VIDEO ADJUST B.1 CONTRAST Press ◄ or ► to change contrast level. B.2 BRIGHTNESS Press ◄...
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D. DISPLAY Press ◄ or ► to change value for the corresponding camera would be displayed on the screen or not. E. AUTO SWITCH 2~99 seconds Press ◄ or ► to ON/OFF auto switch.
MOTION SETUP Press ▲ or ▼ to select items. Press ◄ or ► to change values. Press SET to see more options. A. CAMERA Press ◄ or ► to switch channels. B. MOTION DETECT Press ◄ or ► to change value for motion detect function. C.
ATTENTION:PLEASE format the hard disk before changing the recording resolution. Different record resolution cannot be stored in the same hard disk. Failing to do so may cause data lost or hard disk damage!! B. NORMAL RECORD PPS Press ◄ or ► to switch PPS in normal recording. C.
A. EXT. ALARM MODE Select N.C for “normal close” alarm input, or select N.O for “normal open” alarm input. B. ALARM DISPLAY MODE Press ◄ or ► to change value for ALARM DISPLAY MODE with full screen. C. VIDEO LOSS DETECT Press ◄...
D-1. HDD PASSWORD PROTECT Press ◄ or ► to change value for hard disk format password protection. DC-2. HDD PASSWORD Press then use mouse to change password. Default password: 1111 D-3. FORMAT Press SET to get into FORMAT setup. Press YES or NO to execute. NETWORK SETUP Press ▲...
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H. PPPoE H-1. PPPoE SETTING Press◄ or ► to ENABLE / DISABLE PPPoE. H-2. USER NAME Use mouse to setup user name for ADSL account. H-3 PASSWORD Use mouse to setup password for ADSL account. H-4 STATE Press SET to display status of PPPoE。 I.
BACKUP SETUP Due to each USB device with different USB driver ICs, their compatibilities differ, too. This system is compatible with most of USB flash memory. If there is compatible Issue, please refer to APPENDIX B. In addition, please format USB flash memory with FAT32.
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3.10 SYSTEM SETUP Press ▲ or ▼ to select items. Press ◄ or ► to change values. Press SET to see more options. A. DATE / TIME SETUP Press SET to set Date / TIME. B. SYSTEM TYPE Please update firmware to change system type. C.
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ONLY NETWORK and LANGUAGE will NOT return to default settings. Press YES to load the system default setting, and “LOAD DEFAULT!” will be displayed on the screen until recover finished.
DVR PLAYBACK Click the playback button on the pop-up menu to playback video. Move the cursor to the position of down. The control bar of playback will pop-up while playing. Backup STOP Pause R.F. PLAY F.F. Note: the pop-up menu can be activated by moving the mouse cursor to the bottom of the live viewing screen.
4.2 EVENT LISTSEARCH Double click mouse to trigger event search. Please select the event to playback。 NOTE: Display the type of the event as follows. If the DVR got power loss, it will record the date and time of POWER rebooting.
DVR & USB BACKUP PLAYBACK SYSTEM REQUIREMENT: CPU: Intel Pentium III 1G or above. MEMORY: 512 MB or above. VGA: 32MB/64MB or above. OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or above. VGA RESOLUTION: 1024*768 or above. 5.1 MAIN SCREEN SETTING A. MAIN SCREEN B.
5.2 PLAYER USER INTERFACE Playback mode: File/HDD/Image Play Load backup files from backup media. Playback: Play, Pause and Forward. Convert video to AVI or BMP format. HDD Time search(ONLY HDD PLAY MODE) HDD Event List(ONLY HDD PLAY MODE) Full screen: full screen or window size. Audio: on/off Language: English / Chinese...
NETWORK VIEWING & PLAYBACK CPU: Intel Pentium III 1G or above. Memory: 512 MB or above. VGA: 32MB/64MB or above. OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or above. VGA RESOLUTION: 1024*768 or above. 6.1 IP ADDRESS SETUP ON PC SITE Install cameras inside in LAN or use network cable to connect with PC. This is for IPInstallerEng.exe to set up IP address of cameras.
6.2 OPTIONAL MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER SETUP: OPTION 1: DISABLE ACTIVEX WARNING Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level Security Settings Download unsigned ActiveX controls Enable or Prompt (recommend). Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level Security Settings Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Enable or Prompt (recommend).
Above three options are all based on select as the prompt. As indicated in the dialogue box. Please select "YES." OPTION 2: ADD TO TRUSTED SITES Tools Internet Options Security Trusted sites Sites 6.3 LOGIN A. INSTALL ACTIVEX B. START INSTALL ACTIVEX C.
After IP setup and connect to network or LAN, type IP address on IE Browser directly. The following User name & Password Login window will popup. Default user name: admin Default password: admin 6.4 LIVE VIEWING A. DVR CONFIGURATION Get into DVR network menu. B.
screen. Snapshot. Full Screen. Click again to return. REC. Videos are saved as AVI file. Playback Time Search. Click button and playback window will popup. Time Search Event List EVENT LIST Select a HDD to list EVENT LIST on Master or Slave HDD. Click the left button of the mouse twice to play back the selected event.
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A. System - System Information A-1 SYSTEM INFORMATION SERVER NAME: This name will show on the IP Installer. LANUGAGE:There are English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. After selecting one language, the following dialogue box will popup and ask the user to confirm. B.
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Remove: Click User name on the user list if want to remove it. C. NETWORK – IP SETTING Click browse to select firmware to upgrade Click start to reboot the DVR.
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D. NETWORK – IP SETTING D-1 IP ASSIGNMENT DHCP: In Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) mode, DHCP server will get setting done automatically. STATIC IP: Please input IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway based on network environment. D-2 PORT ASSIGNEMENT With IP Share (Router), the following Ports needed to be adjusted in case of conflict.
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E-2 SEND MAIL AFTER DIALED Click on Enabled to enable SEND MAIL AFTER DIALED function. E-3 SUBJECT Mail subject. F. NETWORK / DDNS SETTING Click on Enabled to enable DDNS function. F-1 DYNDNS.ORG DDNS SETTING - DYNDNS.ORG / NO-IP.ORG PROVIDER: Select dyndns.org HOSTNAME: The registered hostname.
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4. Updating Failed, the name is already registered. 5. Updating Failed, please check your internet connection. F-2 DDNS.CAMNNDS.COM / DDNS2.YDSDVR.COM / NO-IP.ORG DDNS SETTING – DDNS.CAMDDNS.COM PROVIDER: Select ddns.camddns.com USERNAME: The registered username in DDNS.CAMDDNS.COM. SCHEDULE UPDATE: A period of time to update IP address. STATE 1.
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H. EVENT SETTING H-1 ROUTE Motion detection action can be set up on each channel individually in DVR. After the motion is detected, it will trigger emails or upload files to FTP. H-2 SUBJECT Mail Subject. I. EVENT SETTING/ ALARM SETTING I-1 ROUTE External alarm action can be set up on each channel individually in DVR.
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J. EVENT SETTING/ MAIL & FTP J-1 MAIL & FTP SETTING Mail and FTP settings are for motion detection action and external alarm action. When both actions are detected, it will trigger emails or upload files to FTP.
APPENDIX C: HARD DISK INSTALLATION Hard drive jumpers need to be set properly in order to make DVR function correctly. Remove DVR top cover by taking out screws from location shown below: ① ② ③ ④ . Below picture indicates a DVR without a H.D.D installed. .
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attached accessory pack as picture below: Hooking up SATA cable and power cable to the hard drive as picture below. Restores top cover then hook up with power and monitor a hard drive status message appearing if it’s been installed successful. Attentions:...
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