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USER GUIDE
4 Channel MPEG-4 Triplex

Digital Video Recorder

(Ver. 2.1)
About this user guide
Before installing and using this unit, please read this user guide carefully.
The specifications and information are subject to change without notice for quality improvement.

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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    USER GUIDE 4 Channel MPEG-4 Triplex Digital Video Recorder (Ver. 2.1) About this user guide Before installing and using this unit, please read this user guide carefully. The specifications and information are subject to change without notice for quality improvement.

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions Explanation of Graphical Symbols This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instruction in the literature accompanying the product. This symbol indicates the presence of unprotected ”dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 Warnings Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced personnel. Power off the DVR when connecting cameras, audio or sensor cables. The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage caused by improper use of the product or failure to follow instructions for the product.
  • Page 4 Contents of DVR package The package contains the main unit and its components as specified below. When you purchase the unit, please check to ensure the components specified below are included. DVR Set Client Software CD (Including Manual) Remote Controller Battery1.5V (AAA x 2EA) Adaptor and Power cable IDE HDD Cable...

  • Page 5: Compatible Hdd Models

    Compatible HDD Models COMPANY MODEL SIZE BUFFER INTERFACE HDS728080PLAT20 80 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE HDS721680PLAT80 82 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE HDT722516DLAT80 160 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE HDT722516DLAT80 164 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE HITACHI HDS722525VLAT80 250 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE HDT722525DLAT80 250 GB 7200 RPM E-IDE...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications VIDEO INPUT 4 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p OUTPUT (Selectable) 1 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p 1 VGA ALARM INPUT & OUTPUT 4 & 1 RTOS RECORD COMPRESSION MPEG-4 VIDEO FORMAT NTSC RESOLUTION 352x240, 704x480 352x288, 704x576 RECORDING SPEED MAX.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    INDEX 1. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROLLER ............10 2. REAR PANEL AND CONNECTIONS................12 3. SETTING UP THE DVR....................13 3-1. Setup - Main Screen ..........................13 3-2. Setup – Live Mode ........................... 15 3-3. Setup – Recording Mode ........................16 3-3-1.
  • Page 8 4-2-7. ARCHIVE Search..........................33 4-3. Playback mode ............................34 5. ARCHIVING AND BACKUP ..................35 5-1. Archiving Still images or Video......................35 5-2. Backup still images or videos on USB memory stick ................. 36 5-3. Playing backup file ..........................36 6.
  • Page 9 APPENDIX ........................48 A. How to open TCP port on Router? ......................48 B. How to access DVR from Remote PC?....................48 B-1. How to access DVR from Remote PC in the same local network?............48 B-2. How to access DVR from Remote PC with IP address?............... 49 B-3.

  • Page 10: Front Panel And Remote Controller

    1. Front Panel and Remote controller The following information will help you operate the front panel controls. Figure 1.1 Front panel Table 1.1. Front LED and Port Name Description POWER LED light is on when power is applied to the system. LED light is on when the system is recording video data.
  • Page 11 F/REW Jump 60 seconds backward PLAY/PAUSE Play/Pause F/ADV Jump 60 seconds forward Fast Forward SETUP Setup menu screen Sequence of Full or Quad view RECORD Manual recording Search menu screen SEARCH DIRECTION Direction or number 1 to 4 Enter SELECT DVR ID (ID Button + DVR ID number) Channel 0 to 9...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel And Connections

    2. Rear Panel and Connections Figure 2.1. Rear Panel Table 2.1. Rear panel connections Connection Purpose VIDEO IN Four connectors for video input. Connect camera output to Video-in (NTSC/PAL) VIDEO OUT Composite video output in NTSC or PAL format Connector for VGA monitor RS-232 For engineering use only Connector for sensor device connection.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Dvr

    3. Setting up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR 3-1. Setup - Main Screen When you press the SETUP button, the DVR will ask for a password. The default password is 1111, which can be entered by pressing the up button ( ) 4 times and then pressing the SEL button.
  • Page 14 SETUP LIVE SEQUENCE SEQ-DWEL TIME EVENT BEEP OSD CONTRAST CHANNEL DISPLAY, SEQ LIST, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, HUE, SATURATION VGA SCREEN MODE ERROR ALARM RECORD RESOLUTION CHANNEL Frame rate, Quality, Recoding, Motion zone, Motion sensitivity, Sensor type, Pre-Record, Post-Event Record, Alarm, Alarm Duration, Schedule SYSTEM DVR ID DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 15: Setup - Live Mode

    3-2. Setup – Live Mode Table 3.2.1. Menu items in LIVE mode setup Item Description Enable/disable on-screen-display. SEQUENCE Enable/disable sequential display of video channels in full screen mode SEQ-DWELL TIME Dwell time for each cannel display in sequential display mode Enable/Disable internal beep alert sound.

  • Page 16: Setup - Recording Mode

    3-3. Setup – Recording Mode Table 3.3.1. Menu items in Recording mode setup Menu item Description RESOLUTION Set resolution to either 704x480(NTSC)/704X576(PAL) or 352x240(NTSC)/352X288(PAL). Select the channel for applying the following settings. CHANNEL Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the frame rate values FRAME RATE from each channel cannot exceed maximum frame rates for a particular recording resolution.

  • Page 17: Motion Zones

    Figure 3.3.1. Recording mode setup screen 3-3-1. Motion Zones By selecting Partial Zone in the Motion Zone menu, users can set-up the motion sensing zones in the screen shown in figure 3.3.2. Move around each rectangular zone using 4 direction key buttons and press SEL button to include the rectangular region as part of the motion sensing zone.

  • Page 18: Recording Schedules

    3-3-2. Recording Schedules To set up a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Use the arrow buttons to navigate through the items and set the recording. [ALL]: Selected recording mode using the SEL button is applied to the entire time zone and all channels. [SUN to SAT]: Selected recording mode using the SEL button is applied to the entire time zone for the specified channel.

  • Page 19: System

    3-4. System Table 3.4.1. Menu items in System Setup screen Item Description DVR ID The name of the system. Press the SEL button and move through the position for each alphanumeric character by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. UP/DOWN buttons are used to change character for each location.
  • Page 20 Figure 3.4.1. System setup screen Figure 3.4.2. DVR ID setup screen Figure 3.4.3. DVR information display screen...
  • Page 21 Figure 3.4.4. Date & Time setup screen.

  • Page 22: Network

    3-5. Network Set up your network parameters on the Network Setup screen. Table 3.5.1. Menu items in Network Setup screen Item Description PORT Port number (Default: 5445) CLIENT ACCESS Enable/Disable remote access through client software. Enable/Disable only key frame transmission. “ON” mode is favorable for BANDWIDTH SAVING use of low network bandwidth.

  • Page 23: Ports

    Figure 3.5.1. Network setup screen 3-5-1. Ports When you connect one or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each device must have a unique TCP port number for access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the IP sharing device must be configured for port forwarding so when each port is accessed on the IP sharing device, it will forward to the appropriate DVR.

  • Page 24: Network Types

    3-5-2. Network types 3-5-2-1. LAN 1. for the use of fixed IP. (See your network administrator if you do not have this information.) 2. When DVR is installed in IP sharer that is connected with ADSL, a user can assign fixed IP to DVR from IP sharer itself using “DMZ”...

  • Page 25: Adsl (Pppoe)

    Figure 3.5.3. Network setup screen - DHCP 3-5-2-3. ADSL (PPPOE) To use this ADSL (PPPoE) function when the network type connecting the DVR is using PPPoE method. If ADSL type is not using inputting IP and Password like VDSL or DVR is installed in IP sharer, a user can not select this function.

  • Page 26: Storage

    3-6. Storage User can set recording mode in the hard disk drive or initiate format of the hard disk drive. Table 3.6.1. Storage setup Item Description OVERWRITE Overwrite existing material when hard disk drive is full FORMAT Format hard disk drive The firmware of DVR can be upgraded through USB port.
  • Page 27 Figure 3.6.1. Storage setup screen Figure 3.6.2. Storage setup –USB UPGRADE Figure 3.6.3. Storage setup – SAVE SETUP TO A USB & LOAD SETUP FROM A USB...

  • Page 28: Live & Search

    4. LIVE & SEARCH 4-1. Live Window In the Live window, video inputs from the cameras are displayed on the configuration of the live setup. Figure 4.1.1 shows the layout of the live screen. Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols.
  • Page 29 Table 4.1.2. Button functions of remote controller in Live window Button Description Select channel to be displayed in full screen mode. Switch between full screen and quad display mode. Press to start auto sequencing of the screen in full screen mode. (Toggle) RECORD Press to start and stop manual recording.

  • Page 30: Search Window

    4-2. SEARCH window Press SEARCH in live mode to enter the Search screen. When you press the Search button, DVR asks for a password as in Figure 4-2-1. Enter the password using the arrow controls. There are 7 ways of search menu such as TIMELINE, EVENT, GO TO FIRST TIME, GO TO LAST TIME, GO TO SPECIFIC TIME, LOG, and ARCHIVE on the screen.

  • Page 31: Time Line Search

    7. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll through the on-screen listings. 8. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display a list of events that happened previous to or after the current selection. 9. Once the desired event has been selected, press SEL to start playing back the selected video. 10.

  • Page 32: Go To

    Figure 4.2.4. Time line search screen 4-2-3. GO TO You can search for specified data by setting the time and date in this menu. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to move from left to right in this menu. Use the UP or DOWN button to set the date and time. Figure 4.2.5.

  • Page 33: Archive Search

    Figure 4.2.6. Log list screen 4-2-7. ARCHIVE Search The ARCHIVE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video. 1. Select the date on the calendar to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button. 2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the list of recording data. 3.

  • Page 34: Playback Mode

    4-3. Playback mode During the playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you may return to SEARCH LIST by pressing the ESC button. Playback starts in quad mode with channel 1 highlighted by default.

  • Page 35: Archiving And Backup

    5. Archiving and Backup To backup a still image or video to a USB storage device, user must firstly archive a still image or video to the hard drive. 5-1. Archiving Still images or Video Still images can be captured and archived into the hard drive in live mode or while playing back. 1.

  • Page 36: Backup Still Images Or Videos On Usb Memory Stick

    5-2. Backup still images or videos on USB memory stick 1. To begin transferring stored image or video into a USB memory stick, connect a USB memory stick. 2. Press the SEARCH button to bring up the ARCHIVE search screen which will allow you to specify a date and time to search for stored images or videos.

  • Page 37: Network - By An Exclusive Viewer

    6. Network – By an exclusive viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of a software client program on your PC. NOTICE In a high bandwidth network, a maximum of four users can access one DVR simultaneously. In a low bandwidth network it is recommended that only one user access the DVR at a time.

  • Page 38: Minimum Pc Requirements

    6-2. Minimum PC requirements PC Specification Minimum Requirement Recommended Intel Pentium Ⅲ Intel Pentium Ⅳ 500Mhz 2Ghz Memory 128MB 256MB 16MB 64MB Resolution 1024x768 1024x768 Disk space 10MB 10MB Windows 2000 Windows 2000, Professional, XP, Vista Network 10/100Base T 10/100Base T Others Direct X 8.1 Direct X 9.0 or Higher...

  • Page 39: Live Viewer

    6-4. Live viewer When installation is complete, double click the icon on your desktop to start the program. Figure 6.4.1. Main user interface Table 6.4.1. Main controls in Live Button Description DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. CONNECT Click this icon to connect to the DVR SEARCH...
  • Page 40 ZOOM/ FOCUS Use these buttons to control the ZOOM/ FOCUS features on the remote camera. CAPTURE Click this icon to capture a still image. Once the capture icon is clicked, this pop-up window appears. The still image is captured in either jpeg or bmp file format. PLAY/PAUSE Click this icon to play/pause live video.

  • Page 41: Search And Playback Viewer

    6-5. Search and Playback Viewer The search window can be accessed by clicking the search icon on the upper right of the main user interface. Figure 6.5.1. Main user interface Table 6.5.1. Main controls in Search Button Description DATE & TIME Displays the recording time of the data selected on the time bar at the bottom of the main user interface.

  • Page 42: Backup

    6-5-1. Backup You can back up recorded video in AVI format from the search viewer. 1. Click the MARK IN icon when the scale on the blue timeline is on the time you wish to the backup file to begin. 2.

  • Page 43: Site

    9-6-2. Site This option shows the channel information of the DVR and allows you to change the channel title. 9-6-3. Event You can set event items, the amount of local disk space you want to allow and the save path for the log file. LOG –...

  • Page 44: Record

    9-6-4. Record You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto recording. You can also select individual channels or all channels to record. When you set the recording condition to Event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. You can also set each or all channels to record.

  • Page 45: Network - By An Web-Browser Viewer

    7. Network – By an web-browser viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature by web-browser viewer. 7-1. Download Web Brower Viewer and Connection 1. User needs to access http://www.anytimeview.com to get a web browser viewer. Then the window will appear as bellow.

  • Page 46: Main Features

    7-2. Main Features 7-2-1. Live Figure 7.2.1. Main user interface - Live Table 7.2.1. Main controls in Live Name Description DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. CONNECT Click this icon to connect to the DVR Click this icon to search for recorded video. SEARCH LIVE DISPLAY MODE Click these icons to select display mode.

  • Page 47: Search And Playback

    7-2-2. Search and Playback Figure 7.2.2. Main user interface – Search & Playback Table 7.2.2. Main controls – Search & Playback Name Description DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. Connect/Disconnect Click this icon to connect to the DVR LIVE Click this icon to search for recorded video.

  • Page 48: Appendix

    APPENDIX A. How to open TCP port on Router? Connect network cable between DVR and Switch / Hub or Router. Network setting on DVR are Port: 5445, IP ADDRESS: 172.16.1.52, Subnet: 255.255.0.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0 as default. From PC connected in the same Router, find IP address, Gateway, and Subnet by IPCONFIG command in command prompt.

  • Page 49: B-2. How To Access Dvr From Remote Pc With Ip Address

    Click CONNECT button. Input IP address, Port No., and Password. And click OK B-2. How to access DVR from Remote PC with IP address? User can find this external IP address of Rauter from the PC connected to the same Router where the DVR is installed from www.myipaddress.com Install network client software on CD and run it or access...
  • Page 50 Go to Setup menu of Router and open TCP port 5445 using Port Forwarding. Write down the Mac address and Serial No. from the label of the rear panel of DVR. Log on to http://www.ddnscenter.com Input the Mac address (EX. 0002690XXXXX) and Serial No. (EX. 43000700XXX.) in each field. (Note. Input Serial No.

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