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DVQ-2, DMR8RT, DMR16RT QUICK-START GUIDE IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR DVR Ready to go, right out of the box! This digital video recorder is designed to function right out of the box. We made setting up your DVR easier by adjusting the time, date and record settings for you. Your DVR is set to record for 14 days with the video quality and frame rate set to the highest settings for 14 days of recording.
Advance Settings If you need to adjust recording time, frame rate or quality refer to the main user manual also included with this DVR. Quick-Start Guide Contents Also, in this quick-start guide is instructions on how to do the following: 1.
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1. Connect your monitor to the DVR monitor output jack. The back of your DVR could be different from the below diagram. DVR Monitor Installation Turn your DVR on and press the “MENU” key on the front panel to enter the main menu list. The Menu allows you to configure your DMR settings. DVQ-2...
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DMR- 8 & 16 RT The DVR will ask you for a password. The password screen will appear: Password: 0000 The default admin password is 0000. Enter the default password, and press the “ENTER” key. Note: If you get a message “Password Error”, you have entered an incorrect password. •...
2. RUN FACTORY DEFAULT SYSTEM RESET Go down to ADVANCE and hit the >ENTER key, select SYSTEM and hit the ENTER key. ADVANCE SYSTEM MENU CAMERA RECORD DETECTION TIMER DISPLAY DATE ALERT ADVANCE REMOTE SYSTEM NETWORK BACKUP HDD INFO EVENT LOG Select RESET DEFAULT and >...
3. TIME/ DATE SETUP Set up the DVQ system time by selecting DATE in main MENU and hit MENU the Enter key. RECORD TIMER DATE ADVANCE You will see your TIME/DATE settings, enter correct date and time. DATE DATE 2007 MAR 14 11:05:59 FORMAT Y-M-D DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF...
You will see a dialog box with “CLEAR HDD ARE YOU SURE? YES OR NO”. Hit the LEFT key to select YES and hit the >ENTER key. CLEAR HDD CLEAR HDD ARE YOU SURE? YES OR NO CLEAR HDD You will see another dialog box asking for confirmation “CLEAR HDD CLEAR OK CLEAR OK “...
2. To connect to the world wide area network for remote viewing you must configure your router to allow port forwarding. Super Circuits does not provide technical support for router setup. Contact your service provider/router manufacturer for support on setting up port forwarding.
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Setting up your DVR for networking 6. Access your DVR network settings by going to MENU / ADVANCE/ NETWORK. Set IP ADDRESS, GATEWAY, NETMASK and WEB PORT. MENU ADVANCE SYSTEM NETWORK RECORD CAMERA NETWORK TYPE STATIC TIMER DETECTION DNS 168. 95. DATE DISPLAY PORT 0080...
Test your connection 12. Return to your computer: go to the PC start menu and select “Run” 13. Type “cmd” and click “OK”. 14. A black box will pop up with a “C” prompt. After the “C” prompt type “ping” at the dos prompt, space bar and the IP address of the DVR and then click “>ENTER.
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FIG.2 If you’re seeing “Request timed out” and “Packets: Sent X, Received = X, Lost = X” like FIG.3 below, then you have not established a LAN connection between the DVR and the computer. You will need to recheck all DVR network settings above, check with IP provider or IT department, router settings.
16. If you’re looking at FIG.2 then you have demonstrated that a Local Area Connection (LAN) has been made between the DVR and the computer. Proceed to Software installation. 17. Install the CD that came with your DVR into the PC and install Video Web Server. 18.
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16 / 8 / 4 CH Real Time MPEG-4 Network DVR 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built in DVD RW Writer or CD RW Writer 16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built in DVD RW Writer or CD RW Writer...
Install HDD : Install HDD : 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Carefully follow 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 follow 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 (Pic. 1). • Step 1 • Step 2 Put HDD into the HDD cartridge with the pins facing outside (Pic. 2). •...
System Time Setup : System Time Setup : Before using this unit, please set up the system time first in order to process the functions correctly. Press “MENU” button to enter menu list Enter the default password “0000” to unlock keys Go to “DATE”...
Playback: Playback: Press “ PLAY ” button, and the DVR will playback the last recorded video. • FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW) : • PAUSE / IMAGE JOG: • STOP: • CHANNEL SHIFT (Display Mode, Full Screen Switch, and Channel Display Switch) “SHIFT”...
DISK BACKUP ~ FOR 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Go to “MENU” “ADVANCE” “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options: BACKUP BACKUP USB BACKUP DISK BACKUP Select “DISK BACKUP” and press “ENTER”. DISK BACKUP DISK BACKUP START TIME 2006-05-12 16 : 00 : 00...
Network Setup Network Setup There are two ways to make network setup: via your DVR locally or via the licensed AP interface. Via DVR Go to “MENU” “ADVANCE” “NETWORK”, and you will see a network setup screen as follows: NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK TYPE STATIC...
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Via Licensed AP Choose the icon (SYSTEM CONFIG) from the top control panel, and “System setting” window will be shown. Choose “Network” and you will see the screens from 1 to 3 on the right hand side for different setting. 1.
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IR Transmitter : IR Transmitter : * IR control for PTZ camera, DVR, and remote switch * IR emission distance: straight line is 10m; transmit at left and right 22.5° is 8m * Control up to 255 PTZ cameras and remote switch *...
PIN Connection PIN Connection 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) FUNCTION DESCRIPTION GROUND ALARM INPUT When connecting the wire from ALARM INPUT (PIN 2 -- 9) to GND (PIN 1) connector, DVR will start recording and the buzzer will be on. When “MENU ->...
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4CH / 4CH (D) Solder Side of DSUB 15 PIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION RS232-TX DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC by using RS-232 serial communication signals.
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