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4CH H.264 Standalone DVR
ADR-7604S/H
User Manual
Version 1.3

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  • Page 1 4CH H.264 Standalone DVR ADR-7604S/H User Manual Version 1.3...
  • Page 3 Statement The information of the product in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section1 Introduction...........................5 1.1 Product Overview........................5 1.2 Product Features........................5 1.3 Product Specifications.......................6 1.4 Package .............................7 Section2 System Appearance & Installation ..................8 2.1 Front Panel..........................8 2.2 Rear Panel..........................10 2.3 HDD Installation........................12 Section3 Menu............................14 3.1 Menu Display...........................14 3.2 Menu Tree..........................15 Section4 Menu Setup .........................17 4.1 TIME............................18 4.2 RECORD..........................20...
  • Page 5: Section1 Introduction

    Section1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Designed for globally increasing surveillance requirements, 7604S/7604H is a high performance 4ch standalone Digital Video Recorder. It takes H.264 compression format to not only improve video quality but also extend recording time over the same hard disk capacity, and the friendly UI design also enables users even unfamiliar with computer operations can easily control this DVR.
  • Page 6: Product Specifications

    1.3 Product Specifications Specifications ADR-7604S ADR-7604H Video Input 4 (BNC) Loop Out 4 (BNC) Main Monitor Out 1 (BNC), 1 (VGA), S-video (option) Video Call Monitor Out 1 (BNC) Compression Format H.264 Display Mode Full, 4 Full, 4, PIP Audio Input...
  • Page 7: Package

    1.4 Package 4ch Digital Video Recorder*1 ● Power Adapter & Power Cord*1 ● Screw Bag (for fastening HDD) ● Support CD*1 ● User Manual*1 ● IR remote Controller*1 (option) ● Mouse*1 (option) ●...
  • Page 8: Section2 System Appearance & Installation

    Section2 System Appearance & Installation 2.1 Front Panel 1. Channel Selection buttons Channel selection button from CH1 to CH4, which can be used to display given channel on monitor. 2. Function buttons, Direction buttons and Enter Button a) MENU button is pressed to enter Main Menu b) ESC button is used to return upper menu c) PTZ (Pan, Tilt and Zooming) The camera(s) with panning, tilting and zooming function would be connected with...
  • Page 9 playback speed. FF button to do high speed forward playback. It support 2 to 16 times playback speed. PLAY button is used to restart playback while pause PAUSE button is used to freeze playback. STOP button is used to stop playback 3.
  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    2.2 Rear Panel 1. 4CH Video Inputs 4 channel composite video inputs with BNC connectors. NTSC and PAL video ● sources for 4CH video inputs can not be mixed. If they are mixed, DVR can’ not be operated properly. 2. 4CH Loop through outputs 4 channel composite video outputs with BNC connectors.
  • Page 11 7. Alarm input, relay output and RS-485 a) RS-485 for PTZ control. ● b) 4 alarm inputs and 1 relay output with NO, NC. ● NOTE: Please refer to appendix1 for pin descriptions. ● 8. VGA Output (Option) VGA output can be connected to LCD monitor or CRT monitor with progressive ●...
  • Page 12: Hdd Installation

    2.3 HDD Installation 1. Use the screwdriver to loosen the four screws on either side of the front/rear panel and then lift up the upper casing. The four mental standoffs and screws included in the screw bag. Used for installing HDD in the DVR. 2.
  • Page 13 4. Connect the SATA Cable and power cables to the SATA HDD and then lower the HDD slowly into the chassis. Align the four standoffs with the four reserved screw holes. 5. While holding the HDD in place, turn-over the chassis as upside-down. Use the four screws included in the screw bag to screw the four standoffs shown as below.
  • Page 14: Section3 Menu

    Section3 Menu 3.1 Menu Display ICON Description TIME System time/ date setup RECORD Recording parameters setup SCHEDULE Weekly recording schedule setup for Schedule recording mode MOTION Motion Area/ Sensitivity setup for Motion recording mode ALARM Alarm input type selection and Buzzer setup NETWORK Network parameters setup ADVANCED...
  • Page 15: Menu Tree

    3.2 Menu Tree 1. TIME 1.1 DATE SETUP 1.2 TIME SETUP 1.3 DATA DISPLAY FORMAT 1.4 TIME DISPLAY FORMAT 1.5 TIME ZONE SETUP 1.6 DAYLIGHT SAVING 2. RECORD 2.1 RESOLUTION 2.2 FPS 2.3 QUALITY 2.4 RECORD MODE 2.5 POST RECORD 2.6 LIVE AUDIO 3.
  • Page 16 7.1.5 EVENT LOG 7.1.6 FIRMWARE UPDATE 7.1.7 SETTING IMPORT/EXPORT 7.1.8 USER MANAGEMENT 7.1.9 PERERCORD 7.1.10 DVR NUMBER 7.2 DISPLAY 7.2.1 CAMERA TITLE DISPLAY 7.2.2 RECODE MODE DISPLAY 7.2.3 AUTO-HIDE TOOLBAR 7.2.4 DWELL 7.2.5 DATE TIME POSITION 7.2.6 VGA MONITOR RATIO 7.2.7 RECORD DATE TIME 7.3 CAMERA 7.3.1 CAMERA...
  • Page 17: Section4 Menu Setup

    Section4 Menu Setup For the first time using your DVR, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes setting items such as time and date, record parameters, network and so on. In order to enter Main Menu for setup, first press MENU button of the front panel in DVR. NOTE: Password is necessary for entering main menu while AdminLock is set as ON (Default is OFF).
  • Page 18: Time

    4.1 TIME To access time setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to TIME ICON in Menu. Time setup menu will appear on monitor shown as below. 1) DATE: Move Highlight icon to Date in the Time setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. Year, month and date can be changed after pressing ENTER button.
  • Page 19 button. Date Display Format can be changed after pressing ENTER button. Use UP or DOWN and ENTER to select the parameter. 4) TIME DISPLAY FORMAT: 12 HOUR, 24HOUR Move Highlight icon to Time Display Format in the Time setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 20: Record

    4.2 RECORD To access record setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to RECORD ICON in Menu. Record setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) RESOLUTION: CIF, HALF-D1, D1 In the record setup menu, move to the cell of RESOLUTION and CH which is to be setup using direction (UP/ DOWN/ LEFT/ RIGHT) buttons.
  • Page 21 If MOTION mode is set, the channel would start recording MOTION while object movement is detected. If ALARM mode is set, the channel would start recording ALARM while sensor in is triggered. If EVENT mode is set, the channel would start recording EVENT while object movement is detected or sensor in is triggered.
  • Page 22: Schedule

    4.3 SCHEDULE To access schedule setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to SCHEDULE ICON in Menu. Schedule setup menu will appear on monitor. When the record mode in record setup is set as schedule mode, the DVR will use the weekly schedule defined here to control the recording function.
  • Page 23: Motion

    4.4 MOTION To access motion setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to MOTION ICON in MENU. Motion setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) MOTION CH: To select the CH in which motion detection sensitivity and area would be set. 2) SENSITIVITY: Level 0 ~ 16 Move Highlight icon to Date Display Format in the Motion setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 24: Alarm

    4.5 ALARM To access alarm setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to ALARM ICON in MENU. Alarm setup menu will appear on monitor. 4.5.1 ALARM INPUT Move Highlight icon to Alarm Input in the Alarm setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 25 4.5.3 BUZZER Move Highlight icon to Buzzer in the Alarm setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. Buzzer setup menu will appear after pressing ENTER button. 1) KEY TONE: ON, OFF the key tone can be turned on or off. If OFF is set, the key tone would be mute while pressing the buttons on front panel.
  • Page 27: Network

    4.6 NETWORK To access network setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to NETWORK ICON in MENU. Network setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) IP MODE: DYNAMIC, STATIC, PPPoE Move Highlight icon to IP Mode in the Network setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. IP mode can be changed after pressing ENTER button.
  • Page 28 inputing the right Port, press SAVE & ESC to save it. (Mouse input is also available) 6) NETWORK: When the NETWORK setting is ON, the Network function will be activated. When the setting is OFF, the Network function will be terminated. 7) DDNS: Move Highlight icon to DDNS in the Network setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 29 8) PPPoE: Move Highlight icon to PPPoE in the Network setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. PPPoE can be set after pressing ENTER button. username and password can be input by OSD keyboard, which can be used with the direction and Enter buttons on the front panel or with the mouse.
  • Page 30 c. SMTP User Name: input a SMTP Server account (in required). d. SMTP User Password: input the password (if required). Note: For more information about SMTP setting, ask the responsible unit or personnel. 10) STREAMING VIDEO RESOLUTION If the “Streaming Video Resolution” is set as CIF, the remote Web Browser will be showed at CIF resolution.
  • Page 31: Advanced

    4.7 ADVANCED To access advanced setup, press ENTER button after moving highlight icon to ADVANCED ICON in MENU. Advanced setup menu will appear on monitor. 4.7.1 SYSTEM Move Highlight icon to System in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. System setup menu will appear after pressing ENTER button.
  • Page 32 recommended. 3) DISK OVERWRITE: ON, OFF Move Highlight icon to disk overwrite in the System setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. disk overwrite function can be set as on or off after pressing ENTER button. Use UP or DOWN and ENTER to turn on or off the disk overwrite function. If it is set as ON, First recorded area in HDD can be replaced with new recording data, when recording HDD is full.
  • Page 33 4.7.2 DISPLAY Move Highlight icon to Display in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. Display setup menu will appear after pressing ENTER button. 1) CAMERA TITLE DISPLAY: ON, OFF To enables or disable the camera title display. 2) RECORD MODE DISPLAY: ON, OFF To enables or disable the display of the recording mode for each channel on the live surveillance display.
  • Page 34 4.7.3 CAMERA Move Highlight icon to Camera in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. Camera setup menu will appear after pressing ENTER button. Picture of the CH to adjust Would be shown here For easier adjustment. 1) CAMERA: CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7, CH8, ...CH16 To choose the camera to be setup.
  • Page 35 1) PTZ PROTOCOL: PELCO-P, PELCO-D If the channel corresponds to a PTZ camera, setting the correct protocol allows control of the PTZ camera. 2) PTZ BAUDRATE: 2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,115200 If the channel corresponds to a PTZ camera, setting the correct baudrate allows control of the PTZ camera.
  • Page 37: Disk Format

    4.7.4 DISK FORMAT Move Highlight icon to Disk format in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button. Disk format menu will appear after pressing ENTER button. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the disk drive for disk format. Press the ENTER button and then use the Up/Down/ENTER to change the setting as YES.
  • Page 38 4.7.5 SEARCH & BACKUP Search & backup function here is used to search the history video data in DVR storage for playback or backup to other backup media. Move Highlight icon to Search & Backup in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 39 Time can be input by OSD Keyboard or Number buttons on front panel. While using OSD keyboard, number characters can be selected and input by direction and ENTER Buttons. (Mouse input is also available) After inputing the right date, press SAVE&ESC to save it.
  • Page 40 2. The recording data that matches the search conditions are as shown below: Use the mouse or direction buttons to select the specific time (red frame) to playback or backup. Note: The min. backup unit is 15 minutes when a backup from the calendar is selected.
  • Page 42: Load Factory Default

    4.7.6 ACCOUNT/ PASSWORD NOTE: This item would be shown on menu only when AdminLock is set as ON and can only be accessed by Administrator and authorized users. (AdminLock can be set as ON or OFF in ADVANCED >> SYSTEM) Move Highlight icon to Account/ Password in the Advanced setup menu by using UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 43: Section5 Live Display

    Section5 Live Display 1) Display Mode Display modes, full picture, QUAD, PIP are supported. On front panel can be pressed for changing the display mode. A) Full Picture B) QUAD picture 2) OSD BUTTONS for mouse input Move the mouse cursor to the down side of monitor, the tool-bar would show up as below.
  • Page 44 Click on this button with the mouse cursor to shut down or restart the DVR. NOTE: Down button on the front panel can also be pressed to shut down or restart the DVR. Click on this button with the mouse cursor to select the audio channel.
  • Page 45: Section6 Backup

    Section6 Backup The DVR supports USB 2.0 drive, CF card(option) and DVD-RW(option) for video file backup, and please refer to 4.7.5 SEARCH & BACKUP for the backup procedure. The backup file can be played via DVR file player software provided in the package. Section7 PTZ Control NOTE: Before using PTZ, please make sure that the PTZ Camera is installed.
  • Page 46: Section8 F/W Update

    Section8 F/W Update Step 1. Please copy the Firmware file to the root directory of the CF card or USB drive, and then insert the CF card or USB drive into the CF slot or USB port on the front panel. Note: There are two firmware files: (1) Autorun.dat and (2) 76xxxxxx.bin.
  • Page 47: Section9 Remote Monitoring And Control Via Ethernet

    Section9 Remote Monitoring and Control via Ethernet The ADR-7604H/S DVR server can be remotely monitored or controlled via the IE or Firefox browser. Before using the remote monitoring and control function, make sure that the DVR is connected to the network and its IP address has be properly configured. Hint: Prior to first use, please download and install the VLC media player from the website: http://www.videolan.org/vlc...
  • Page 48 Step2. Enter your username and password. The default username and password are Admin and 111111 respectively. Click on the Login button to enter the main page shown as below: In this page user can make remote settings to the TIME, RECORD, SCHEDULE, MOTION, ALARM, NETWORK &...
  • Page 49 3) Record Press RECORD to make record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: After the setting is complete, press SAVE&ESC to return the main page. 4) Schedule Press SCHEDULE to make scheduled-record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: After the setting is complete, press SAVE&ESC to return the main page.
  • Page 50 5) Motion Press MOTION to make scheduled-record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: After the setting is complete, press SAVE&ESC to return the main page. 6) Alarm Press ALARM to make alarm-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: After the setting is complete, press SAVE&ESC to return the main page.
  • Page 51 7) Network Press NETWORK to make network-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: After setting is complete, press SAVE&ESC and the webpage will return to top page automatically; user now needs to re-input the Username and Password for new login. 8) Advanced Press ADVANCED to make setting relevant to advanced options, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below:...
  • Page 52 Follow the following steps to upgrade the network firmware: Step1. Press the "Browse" button to select the firmware file (Ex: 7604H0136.bin -Please download the firmware from http://www.acard.com). Step2. When specified the correct firmware file, please press the ''Upload'' button to start uploading.
  • Page 53 After recording is stopped, system will prompt that the firmware uploading is successful; as shown in the following picture. Press OK to confirm it. Step 3: After complete, press ''Pre-Check'' to certify the firmware document; after the certification is complete, a prompt window will jump out stating that the certification work is successful.
  • Page 54 Step5. After the prompt window of successfully burnt of firmware appears and “OK” is pressed, the firmware-updating procedure is complete; press “Restart” to reboot the remote DVR unit. 9) Live video monitoring Use the full-screen, 4-split, buttons to switch different display mode for live monitoring. full-screen 4-split Local record...
  • Page 55 10) PTZ control Click on the PTZ-control button at the top of the main page and a window displaying the settings for Channel/ Baud Rate/ Protocol will appear on the right of the screen. Enter the correct PTZ camera parameters to enable the PTZ control function. 11) Lock record Press “REC”...
  • Page 56: Web Troubleshooting

    9.2 Web troubleshooting Q1: After launching the browser and entering the DVR IP: port, the error "The page cannot be displayed" appears as shown below: A1: Check the PC's network connection and the DVR Network settings. Check that the IP address is correct and that the DVR is connected properly to the network.
  • Page 57: Appendix 1. Alarm Input/Output

    APPENDIX 1. Alarm Input/Output 1. Pin Descriptions Pin NO. Pin Description RS485+ RS485 - Relay Output N.C Relay Output Common Relay Output N.O Sensor Input 4 Sensor Input 3 Sensor Input 2 Sensor Input 1 2. Connections DVR provides 4 input ports for connecting to external alarm devices, such as reed switch and IR detector etc.
  • Page 58 connected to signals Input1~Input4 (port7~port10) on the DVR device. Mechanical or electrical switches can be connected to the alarm input and ground ports to the DVR. Please refer to the picture below for specific connections. 2.2 Relay(Alarm) Output A general relay device is used here and the alarm output port will not be connected to a high current load.
  • Page 59 2.3 RS-485 PTZ camera can be remotely controlled through the RS485 port, where the RS485+ and RS485- ports are connected to Port1 and Port2 of RX+, RX- on DVR. Please refer to the picture below for specific connections. Steps: 1) Connect the cable to the RS485+ and RS485- (port1 and port2) on the DVR rear panel 2) Connect the other end of the cable to the controller pin connector on the PTZ camera.
  • Page 60: Appendix 2. Cf Card Compatible List

    APPENDIX 2. CF card Compatible List Brand Capacity Speed A-DATA 266X Speedy Apacer 300X Hagiwara 300X Kingston 266X Pertec 16GB 233X 300X RIDATA 266X 233X 16GB 233X 32GB 133X SanDisk 266X Transcend 266X 32GB 133X...
  • Page 61: Appendix 3. Play Process After Backing Up Dvr Files To Usb Device

    APPENDIX 3. Play process after backing up DVR files to USB device (I)Formatting in advance : Reminder: if you wish to backup previous recorded historic data through the USB Port, it is suggested to first format the USB device through the DVR in order to ensure that the USB device could be accurately identified by the DVR and backup data properly;...
  • Page 62 (II) When the formatting is complete, backup the recorded historic data : (1) Insert the USB device into the USB Port in front of the DVR. (2) Enter Menu => Advanced => Search & Backup (3) When the USB device is properly inserted, the USB Disk will appear in the Backup to Media column.
  • Page 63 (5) Then, using the "By channel & Time" backup method as an example: select the “channel/start time/end time” you wish to backup, the backup file size will be displayed, and then press the “Yes” button to start backing up. (6) When the backup is complete, a prompt will be displayed, as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 64 (Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ ) When the backup is complete, files should exist in the USB device: (1) When the backup is complete, which files should exist? 1. DVRPlayer.exe => The DVR's own playback program after the backup is complete; able to play back the following two formats: NonGeneric (*.dat dedicated format file) ...

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