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4-Channel Digital Video Recorder Important Safeguards 12. Servicing 1. Read Instructions Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself. Refer all servicing All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the to qualified service personnel. appliance is operated. 13.
User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ..................1 Features ......................1 Technical Overview ..................2 Chapter 2 — Installation ..................3 Package Contents ..................3 Required Installation Tools................3 Connecting the Video Source...............3 Connecting the Loop Through Video............4 Connecting Audio ..................4 Connecting the Monitor.................4 Connecting Alarms ..................5 AI 1 to 4 (Alarm In)..................5 GND (Ground) .....................5...
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4-Channel Digital Video Recorder System Check Screen ................19 Storage Screen..................20 System Log Screen ...................22 System Shutdown..................22 Configuring Input Devices ................23 Camera Setup Screen ................23 Alarm In Setup Screen................24 Motion Detector ..................25 Text-In Setup Screen.................26 Alarm Out Setup Screen................29 Audio Setup Screen...................30 RS232/RS485 Setup Screen..............31 Configuring Recording Settings..............32 Record Mode Setup Screen ..............32...
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User’s Manual Chapter 4 — Operation ..................59 Turning on the Power ..................59 Live Monitoring ....................59 PTZ Mode ....................60 Digital Zoom Mode..................62 Recording Video...................62 Recording Audio ..................63 Playing Recorded Video................63 Arrow Buttons ....................63 Enter Button....................64 Camera Buttons (1 to 4) ................64 QUAD/SEQ Button ..................64 Digital Zoom Playback Mode..............64 Searching Video ...................65...
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4-Channel Digital Video Recorder List of Illustrations Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation...................1 Figure 2 — DVR rear panel......................3 Figure 3 — Video input connectors....................3 Figure 4 — Video Loop Through connectors................4 Figure 5 — Audio In and Out connectors...................4 Figure 6 —...
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 4 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: • 4 Composite Input Connectors •...
User’s Manual Technical Overview Your DVR can replace both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation. However, it has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR. The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive.
Four-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 • Bottom Bracket and Assembly Screws Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR.
User’s Manual Connecting the Loop Through Video Figure 4 — Video Loop Through connectors. If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to another terminated device because it will cause poor quality video.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Connecting Alarms Figure 7 — Alarm Input connector strips. NOTE: To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected.
User’s Manual Connecting to the RS-485 Port Figure 9 — RS-485 Connector. The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS-485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS-485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The DVR is not supplied with a modem cable, and many modems are not supplied with cables. Make certain you have the correct cable when purchasing the modem. Factory Reset Figure 12 — Factory reset switch. The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the right of the RS-232C connector.
User’s Manual Connecting the Power Cord Figure 14 — Power cord connector. Connect the power cord to the DVR and then to the wall outlet. WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE.
Four-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 15 — DVR front panel. Many of the buttons on the front panel have multiple functions. The following describes each button and control.
User’s Manual Pressing the button in the playback mode will pause the video, and the screen displays . Pressing button again in the pause mode goes to the live monitoring mode. ENTER/PAUSE In the digital zoom mode, pressing the button enlarges a specific area of the screen. The enlarged screen displays Arrow Buttons Arrow buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder PANIC Button Pressing the button activates panic recording, so the DVR will record video regardless of PANIC the time-lapse or event recording schedule. Press the button again to release the panic recording. NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, a red dot appears on the screen. When the DVR is in the panic recording mode, a white appears in the red dot, and the REC LED on the front panel flickers.
User’s Manual Quick Setup Screen Figure 17 — Quick Setup screen. The Quick Setup screen allows you to set up the most commonly used features of your DVR. Use the arrow buttons to move through the options. Pressing the button lets you make your selections.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Selecting Password… enters a screen where you will be able to change passwords. Selecting Date/Time… enters a screen where you will be able to set the DVR’s time and date. Selecting System Shutdown shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the DVR, you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, you will be asked for an administrator password.
User’s Manual System Information Highlight System Information and press the button. The System Information screen appears. Figure 19 — System Information screen. In the System Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a unit ID number, upgrade the software. Highlight Change and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 21 — Virtual keyboard. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title and press the button. That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position. Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards, backspaces, and deletes entered...
User’s Manual Figure 22 — System Upgrade screen. Select Start, and enter the Admin password to start the upgrade. The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade. The software will start running after restarting the unit. NOTE: Only the system administrator can upgrade the software. NOTE: You cannot upgrade the software during clip copy.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: If you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded images, any images with dates and times later than the new setting will be deleted. Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and press the button.
User’s Manual Highlight the Time Sync… box and press the button. You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries, or between the DVR and another DVR. Figure 25 —...
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Run as Server box and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button .
User’s Manual The Status field displays the fault conditions. When it is Good, there was recording or an alarm occurred during the designated time. When it is Bad, there was no recording or no alarm occurred during the designated time. Highlight the box beside the On Record Problem: Alarm Out and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the S.M.A.R.T. Setup… and press the button. The S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen appears. NOTE: If no hard disk drives are installed on the DVR, the S.M.A.R.T. Setup… button will be disabled. Figure 28 — S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen. Your DVR shows the conditions of Hard Disk Drives when the installed IDE hard disk drives support S.M.A.R.T.
User’s Manual System Log Screen Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the button . The System Log screen appears. Figure 29 — System Log screen. The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR. The list shows the dates and times the system was turned ON and OFF, system was restarted, recording was started or stopped, playback was started or stopped, setup changes were made, and data banks were cleared.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Configuring Input Devices You can configure the video, audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Figure 30 — Device menu screen. Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button. The Camera setup screen appears. Figure 31 —...
User’s Manual You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the Title heading and pressing the button. A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names. Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display. Select your camera from the list and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm In Setup screen. You can turn each input On (via Alarm I/O or Camera Alarm) or Off.
User’s Manual The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera. You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks. The menu on the setup screen has the following functions: NOTE: You can activate or deactivate 4 cells at a time using the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The following description is for a Generic Text device. The screen changes for different types of text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information. Figure 37 — Text-In (Generic Text) Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Transaction Start, and press the button.
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Transaction Timeout, and set the length of time to wait for the new text string. The DVR will consider a transaction ends if there is no text sting during timeout dwell after the last text input string. You can adjust the timeout dwell from 0 to 300 seconds. Highlight the box beside Display Dwell, and set the length of time you would like to display text-in data.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Alarm Out Setup Screen The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR. Figure 39 — Alarm Out setup screen. Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the button.
User’s Manual 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. Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Main menu and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder RS232/RS485 Setup Screen The RS232/RS485 setup screen allows you to set up the RS-232C and RS-485 ports to communicate with external devices such as remote controls and dome cameras. Figure 42 — RS232/RS485 setup screen. Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make. Select the correct Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bit and Stop Bit for the device you are connecting to the DVR.
User’s Manual Configuring Recording Settings NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, the REC LED on the front panel is lit and a red dot appears on the monitor. Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes. You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, a red dot appears on the screen. When the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode, a white appears in the red dot, and the REC LED on the front panel flickers.
User’s Manual Time-Lapse Recording Schedule Figure 45 — Time-Lapse Recording Schedule screen. You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 30 minutes. A blue rectangle indicates the DVR is set to record during those 30 minutes.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen Figure 46 — Pre-Event Record Setup screen. When the DVR is in the Event Record mode, it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event Record screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording.
User’s Manual Event Action Setup You can program the DVR to record, activate the alarm output and/or notify the remote site whenever sensor, motion, text-in or video loss events are detected. Highlight the Alarm-In Action, Motion Action, Text-In Action or Video Loss Action in the Event Action menu and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently. Each sensor can be assigned a schedule, camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time. Figure 47 — Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
User’s Manual Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 48 — Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule.
User’s Manual Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 51 — Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule.
User’s Manual Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to text-in by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 54 — Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when it has text input from a text-in device based on a defined schedule.
User’s Manual Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 57 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as described earlier. Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when it loses video input from a camera based on a defined schedule.
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Top/Bottom Margin and press the button to adjust the top and bottom margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24. Highlight the box beside Text-In and press the button to toggle the text-in data display On and Off.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Network Setup Screen In the Network Setup screen you can set up the DVR for LAN and modem connections. Figure 61 — Network Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Connection. Press the button to toggle between LAN and Modem. Highlight the box beside Admin Password and press the button.
User’s Manual LAN Setup Screen Figure 62 — LAN (Manual) Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Type and press button to select from Manual, DHCP and ADSL (PPPoE). Selecting Manual from the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually. NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 63 — Port Number Setup screen. NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate Port Number for each RAS related program (Admin, Watch, Search and Callback) from your network administrator. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number.
User’s Manual Figure 64 — LAN (DHCP) Setup screen. Selecting ADSL (PPPoE) allows you to set up the ADSL network. NOTE: The ADSL and modem cannot be configured at the same time. If the DVR is networked via modem, the ADSL (PPPoE) will not be selected. Figure 65 —...
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Modem Setup Figure 66 — Modem Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Use and press the button. This toggles between Internal Modem and External Modem. NOTE: An Internal Modem is an option. Highlight the box beside Baud Rate and press the button.
User’s Manual DVRNS (DVR Name Service) Setup Screen You can register the DVR on the DVRNS server to use DVR name service. Figure 67 — DVRNS Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Use DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: When entering no name or the name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error message displays. Highlighting OK and pressing the button registers the DVR on the DVRNS server. Proper DVRNS settings will display the help desk information of the DVRNS server in the box beside Help Desk.
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside SMTP Server IP and enter the SMTP server IP address, obtained from your system administrator. Highlight the box beside E-mail recipient and enter the recipient’s e-mail address. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail address. Highlight the box beside E-mail sender and enter the sender’s e-mail address.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Password Setup Screen An Administrator password is required to turn the system off, enter the setup screen, load default setups, clear all data, change system date and time and change the Administrator password. A User password is required to enter playback, fast forward playback and fast backward playback modes from live monitoring mode, and enter the search menu screen in live monitoring mode.
User’s Manual You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing button . Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. Config Screen The Config menu is used to perform functions such as switching between Quick Setup and Normal Setup, backing up video, loading default setup and clearing all data.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder To select the type of the drive to use for back up, highlight the box on the top and press the button. A drop-down list of available drives appears. You can select USB HDD, USB CD-RW or USB Flash Memory.
User’s Manual NOTE: During clip copy, you cannot change the system date and time, shut the system down, switch to the Quick Setup mode, clear all data, and change the system setup from a remote site. NOTE: The recording speed will be decreased to 1 ips per camera during CD burning, or while the DVR is preparing clip copy data on hard disk drive.
Four-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 Chapter 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.
User’s Manual The DVR can be set to display the event-detected video in full-screen on the monitor during the preset dwell time when there is an Event. The video of the lowest camera number among cameras associated with the event-detected sensor will be displayed, and the DVR will return to the previous screen format after event monitoring dwell time.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 75 — PTZ Menu. • Set Preset — Sets the Presets for PTZ camera. • Set Speed — Sets the pan and tilt speed for PTZ camera. • Quit — Closes the menu. Set Preset Once you have the camera at the desired settings, you can save camera position settings as “presets”...
User’s Manual Set Speed Select Set Speed in the PTZ Menu and change the number from 1 to 16 using the Left and Right arrow buttons. Once you have set the speed you want, press the button. If the camera does not support the speed control, Set Speed menu cannot be selected.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio when video is recording. NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio. Playing Recorded Video Once video has been recorded, you can view it using the arrow buttons.
User’s Manual : After selecting , press the down-arrow button to review to the previous image. ENTER/PAUSE NOTE: Entering Fast/Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected. Enter Button Pressing the button will pause the video on the screen. The screen displays . ENTER/PAUSE Camera Buttons (1 to 4) Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 81 — Enlarged Digital Zoom screen. Searching Video Pressing the button in the playback mode displays the Search Menu. MENU Figure 82 — Search Menu. • Go to the First — Displays the first recorded image •...
User’s Manual Date/Time Search Figure 83 — Date/Time Search screen. Move the cursor over the date and press the button. Adjust the numbers using arrow buttons. Once you have set the date you want to search for video, press the button.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Once you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight the GO button and press the button. The selected date and time will display. The arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video.
User’s Manual Figure 87 — Event Search (by Camera) screen. Highlight the box beside Search by and press the button to toggle between Event and Camera. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input. The Text-In Log screen displays this list. Highlight the event for which you would like to see video. Pressing the button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event. Pressing the arrow button will start playing the “text-in”...
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User’s Manual NOTE: The Column and Line can be used for more specific search of the text-in data. Column indicates the location of each individual category, and Line indicates the line where the category is located. Change the number of Column and Line by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number.
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. Turn on your computer.
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User’s Manual 10. In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu, choose “1. Create Primary DOS Partition.” And Type “Y” to use all available space and hit the enter key. Hit ESC to exit the screen after the USB-IDE hard disk drive partition is created. 11.
User’s Manual Query Example II 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 : $ 16.85 Thank you~~ In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 (Qty) and 40...
Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix C — Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • Check power cord connections. No Power • Confirm that there is power at the outlet. • Check camera video cable and connections. • Check monitor video cable and connections. No Live Video •...
User’s Manual Appendix D — Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs Input Output AI (1 to 4) Alarm Inputs 1 to 4 Chassis Ground Alarm Reset In Normally Closed Common Normally Open RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX-/TX- →...
User’s Manual Appendix F — Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (auto detect) Composite: 4 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, Video Input 75 Ohms Composite: One (BNC), 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs SVHS: One (Y/C) Video Resolution 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Playback/Record Speed 60ips (NTSC), 50ips (PAL) (images per second)
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Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder STORAGE Primary Storage EIDE hard disk drive (1) Backup Storage USB hard disk drive or USB CD-RW drive GENERAL Dimensions (W x H x D) 8.7 x 3.5 x 12 (220mm x 88mm x 305mm) Unit Weight 7.72 lbs.
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