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Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc
Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"... -
Page 4: Important Safeguards
User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Required Installation Tools ....................3 Video Input......................... 3 Video Loop Through ......................3 RS485 Port ........................ - Page 6 User’s Manual Shutdown ......................... 21 Network Setup ........................21 Network ..........................21 Notification ........................25 Devices Setup ........................26 Camera ..........................26 Audio ..........................28 Alarm-Out ........................28 Display ..........................29 Remote Control ....................... 31 Recording Setup ........................31 Record ..........................32 Schedule ..........................
- Page 7 Digital Video Recorder Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 ............. 65 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98............65 Text-In Search Examples..................... 66 Search Example I ......................66 Search Example II ......................66 WebGuard ..........................67 Web Monitoring Mode .....................
- Page 8 User’s Manual Figure 31 — Audio setup screen......................28 Figure 32 — Alarm-Out Settings screen....................28 Figure 33 — Alarm-Out Schedule screen....................28 Figure 34 — Display OSD screen......................29 Figure 35 — Main Monitor screen......................30 Figure 36 —...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 8 or 16 Composite Video Input Connectors ... -
Page 10: Figure 1 - Typical Dvr Installation
User’s Manual Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation. NOTE: This manual covers the 8- and 16-channel digital video recorders. The DVRs are identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected and the number of cameras that can be displayed. For simplicity, the illustrations and descriptions in this manual refer to the 16-camera model. -
Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation
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 Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives ... -
Page 12: Rs485 Port
User’s Manual 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 a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video. -
Page 13: Audio In/Out
Digital Video Recorder Audio In/Out Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1, Audio In 2, Audio In 3 and Audio In 4 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio. - Page 14 User’s Manual...
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Page 15: Chapter 3 - Configuration
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 — 16-Channel DVR front panel. Camera Buttons HDD LED Alarm Out LED Network LED Clip Copy LED Power LED Panic Button... -
Page 16: Camera Buttons (1 To 16)
User’s Manual Figure 4 — Infrared remote control. NOTE: For simplicity, the button descriptions in this manual refer to the front panel buttons. Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords. -
Page 17: Power Led
Digital Video Recorder Power LED The Power LED is lit when the unit is On. PANIC Button Pressing the button starts panic recoding of all camera channels, and displays on the screen. Pressing the PANIC button again will stop panic recording. ALARM Button button has two functions. -
Page 18: Menu/Cameo Button
User’s Manual MENU/CAMEO Button Pressing the button enters the Setup screen. You will need to enter the authorized user and password MENU/CAMEO to access Setup. Pressing the button also closes the current menu or setup dialog box. In the Playback mode, pressing the button displays the Search menu. -
Page 19: Bookmark Button On Remote Control
Digital Video Recorder Bookmark Button on Remote Control When in the playback mode, pressing the button adds the current playback point to the bookmark list or BOOKMARK moves to the registered bookmark point. Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize. Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. -
Page 20: Setup Screen
User’s Manual Setup Screen Figure 7 — Setup screen. Press the button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the Live MENU Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. -
Page 21: Figure 9 - Information Setup Screen
Digital Video Recorder In the Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data. -
Page 22: Date/Time
User’s Manual Highlight Show System Log… and press the button to display the System Log. The System Log screen lists system activities (up to 5,000 from the latest) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site. -
Page 23: Storage
Digital Video Recorder You can set up holidays by highlighting + and pressing the button. The current date appears. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons. Press the button to add the date. -
Page 24: User
User’s Manual Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage device and press the button. You will be able to format the device for recording. When selecting Not Using from Use As and highlighting the Format button, the device will not be used for recording. -
Page 25: Figure 15 - User Setup Screen
Digital Video Recorder The +/- column is used to collapse and expand user groups. If there is a + or – in this column, it indicates the item is a Group Name. If there is a – in front of the Group Name, it indicates that the group has been “expanded”... -
Page 26: Wizard
User’s Manual To add a User, highlight the + User… box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name. Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password. You can use camera buttons 1 to 9 on the front panel to assign the password. - Page 27 Digital Video Recorder Date/Time Setup Date: Set the system date and select the date format. Time: Set the system time and select the time format. Time Zone: Select your time zone. The Time Zone can be selected on the map. ...
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Page 28: Figure 18 - Network Setup Wizard Screen
User’s Manual Select the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup Wizard and select the Go to Network Setup button to start the Network Setup. If you selected the Go to Network Setup, select the Next button to start the Network Setup Wizard. Figure 18 —... -
Page 29: Shutdown
Digital Video Recorder DVRNS Setup DVRNS Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server. Port: Set the port number of the DVRNS server. Use NAT: Select the box to use the NAT (Network Address Translation) device. -
Page 30: Figure 21 - Network Setup Screen
User’s Manual Highlight the first box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 100Mbps. Highlight the second box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between: bps and ips. - Page 31 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator. Highlight the box beside DNS Server. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server. Highlight Use UPnP and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
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Page 32: Figure 23 - Dvrns Setup Screen
User’s Manual NOTE: Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network. If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network, the IP address of the DVR might change whenever the unit is turned on. -
Page 33: Notification
Digital Video Recorder Highlight Use Mobile and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to on, you can access a remote DVR using a Blackberry or other mobile devices. NOTE: Selecting Use Mobile sets the WebGuard service to be enabled automatically regardless of your WebGuard settings. -
Page 34: Devices Setup
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the button. An Authentication screen appears. Highlight Use and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box beside User/Password and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password. Highlight the box beside Sender and enter the sender’s e-mail address. -
Page 35: Figure 29 - Camera Setup Screen
Digital Video Recorder You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column. -
Page 36: Audio
User’s Manual Audio Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. The Audio setup screen appears. The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. -
Page 37: Display
Figure 34 — Display OSD screen. Screen Group – The number of screen group displays when the DVR is not in the 4x4 display mode of the 16-channel DVR, and 3x3 mode of the 8-channel DVR. Free Space – The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode, and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode. -
Page 38: Figure 35 - Main Monitor Screen
NOTE: Sequence cannot be used in the 4x4 display mode of the 16-channel, and 3x3 mode of the 8-channel DVR. You can adjust the display dwell time by highlighting the box beside Interval and pressing the button. -
Page 39: Remote Control
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the button. You can select from 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024. Highlight Full Screen and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the screen on the VGA monitor displays in full screen mode. -
Page 40: Record
User’s Manual Record Highlight Record in the Record menu and press the button. The Record setup screen appears. Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. In the Recycle mode, the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used. -
Page 41: Schedule
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Panic Record tab, and the Panic Record setup screen appears. Highlighting Use Panic Recording and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. Highlight the Panic Recording – Duration box and set the duration of panic recording. Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed to stop the panic recording. -
Page 42: Figure 43 - Schedule - Settings (Advanced Mode) Setup Screen
User’s Manual Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the button to change the recording mode that will be used. -
Page 43: Pre-Event
Digital Video Recorder Highlighting boxes under Dwell and pressing the button allows you to set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event. (Advanced Mode Only) Pre-Event Highlight Pre-Event in the Record menu and press the button, and the Pre-Event setup screen appears. -
Page 44: Figure 47 - Alarm-In Actions 1 Screen
User’s Manual You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight the box beside Panic Record and press the button. A list of Alarm Inputs appears, and you can select which alarm input you want associated with panic recording. -
Page 45: Motion Detection
Digital Video Recorder Motion Detection Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the button. The Motion Detection setup screen appears. Your DVR has built-in video motion detection. Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera. Figure 49 —... -
Page 46: Figure 50 - Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen
User’s Manual NOTE: The record action for motion events will not be affected by the Motion Ignoring function. Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the button allows you to set up the Daytime range. Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button. -
Page 47: Video Loss
Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button. The Video Loss setup screen appears. Highlighting the box under the Video Loss Interval heading allows you to set the duration of a signal loss before the DVR will report a Video Loss. -
Page 48: Video Blind
User’s Manual Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press button. A list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 49: Text-In
Digital Video Recorder The DVR can be set to react to video blind differently for each camera. Each camera can be associated with another camera, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor. -
Page 50: Figure 58 - Text-In Settings Screen
User’s Manual The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) and POS (Point of Sale; i.e., cash registers). This screen allows you to configure the DVR for each text-in device. Highlight the box under the Setup heading, and press the button. -
Page 51: Figure 60 - Text-In Actions 1 Screen
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Case Sensitive box, and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters, make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On. Highlight the box beside Time Out, and press the button. -
Page 52: System Event
User’s Manual System Event Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button. The System Event setup screen appears. The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. -
Page 53: Event Status
Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Actions tab, and the System Event Actions screen displays. The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices. - Page 54 User’s Manual...
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Page 55: Chapter 4 - Operation
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 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. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. -
Page 56: Live Monitoring Menu
User’s Manual Live Monitoring Menu Freeze Selecting (Freeze) in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select again. It is the same as pressing the (Play/Pause) button. Pressing any button except for the MENU ALARM PANIC... -
Page 57: Active Cameo Mode
Digital Video Recorder Alarm Reset Selecting (Alarm Reset) in the Live Monitoring menu resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm. It is the same as pressing the button. ALARM Panic Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and selecting again stops panic recording. -
Page 58: Figure 67 - Ptz Select Camera Menu
User’s Manual To use the front panel buttons, press the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down. Press the button to zoom in, and press the button to zoom out. -
Page 59: Event Monitoring
Digital Video Recorder Event Monitoring When an event occurs, the DVR will display the camera associated with the event if Event Monitoring On is selected in the Display setup screen (Main Monitor tab). How the cameras are displayed depends on the number of cameras associated with the event. If one camera is associated with the event, the DVR will display the camera full screen. -
Page 60: Figure 70 - Mouse Display Menu
User’s Manual Full Screen Previous Group Next Group Figure 70 — Mouse Display menu. Full Screen Selecting (Full Screen) in the Mouse Display menu and choosing the camera number button displays the selected camera full screen. It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 1+5, 1+7, 3x3 or 4x4). -
Page 61: Recording Video
Standard (CIF), High (Half D1) or Very High (D1). The factory default resolution is Standard. When set to Standard, the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 480 ips (240 ips for 8-channel model). When set to High, the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 240 ips (120 ips for 8-channel model). -
Page 62: Searching Video
User’s Manual When playing video for the first time, the DVR will display the most recent image. When playing video subsequent times, the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image. Recorded audio will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode. -
Page 63: Search Menu
Digital Video Recorder Search Go To Bookmark Export Camera Menu Alarm Reset Panic Data Source Exit Figure 72 — Search menu. NOTE: The Search menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen. Search Menu Search Selecting... -
Page 64: Event Log Search
User’s Manual A–B Clip-Copy: Selecting A–B Clip-Copy will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied, and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Selecting A–B Clip-Copy again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied and displays the Clip-Copy screen. ... - Page 65 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press the button and DISPLAY change the screen mode to 4x4. You will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time.
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Page 66: Record Table Search
User’s Manual Record Table Search Recording information about video images currently displayed on the screen displays on the recording status bar. A grey < Compact View > vertical line indicates the current search position. To search specific video, move the vertical line by using the Left or Right arrow buttons on the front panel or by clicking the mouse on the desired segment. -
Page 67: Calendar Search
Digital Video Recorder Selecting in the top-left corner exits the Record Table Search screen. Calendar Search Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons. Once you have highlighted a day, press the (Play/Pause) button to select it. -
Page 68: Text-In Search
User’s Manual Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the last recorded image. When highlighting pressing the button the bookmark list displays and the bookmark point you selected will be the ending date and time. -
Page 69: Bookmarks
Digital Video Recorder You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. -
Page 70: Figure 79 - Clip-Copy Screen
User’s Manual Selecting A–B Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or pressing the button during playback will set CLIP COPY the starting point of the video to be clip copied, and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Selecting A–B Clip-Copy in the Search –... -
Page 71: Print
Digital Video Recorder NOTE: When the site information is added to the file name, some special characters (\, /, :, *, ?, “, <, >, |) in the site information will be converted to “_”. Once you have given the video clip a file name, highlight the Start button and press the button. - Page 72 User’s Manual...
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Page 73: Appendix
Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP, Window Vista and Window 7 is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. Turn on your computer. -
Page 74: Text-In Search Examples
User’s Manual Text-In Search Examples Search Example I 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 : $... -
Page 75: Webguard
Digital Video Recorder For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set. WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. -
Page 76: Web Monitoring Mode
User’s Manual NOTE: Do NOT close the LOGIN window during the WebGuard operation, otherwise, it will cause a script error when switching between Web monitoring and Web search modes, and you will need to restart the WebGuard program. When running the updated WebGuard for the first time, Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version. -
Page 77: Web Search Mode
Digital Video Recorder ⑤ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. When changing the screen format, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. ⑥ Click the camera button to select the camera to be viewed. ⑦... - Page 78 User’s Manual ① Click the to log out the WebGuard program. ② Click the to access to the web monitoring mode. ③ Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program. ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard.
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Page 79: Time Overlap
Digital Video Recorder ⑭ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name. Enable Audio: Plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. (Single-Screen Layout Only) ... -
Page 80: Map Of Screens
User’s Manual Map of Screens... -
Page 81: Connector Pin Outs
Digital Video Recorder Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 AI (1 to 16) Chassis Ground (6 connectors) Relay Alarm Output (Normally Closed) Relay Common Relay Alarm Output (Normally Open) Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit ... -
Page 82: System Log Notices
User’s Manual System Log Notices Boot Up Panic Off Shutdown Clear All Data Restart Clear Disk Upgrade Format Disk Upgrade Fail Disk Full Power Failure Disk Config Change Time Change Disk ‘No.’ : ‘serial number’ Time Zone Change Disk ‘No.’ : Removed Time Sync Auto Deletion Time Sync Fail... -
Page 83: Specifications
Digital Video Recorder System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Remote network error. No executable file. Remote upgrade is not authorized. Opening executable file failed. Saving remote package failed. Writing executable file failed. Remote upgrade is cancelled by the user. Creating image failed. - Page 84 User’s Manual CONNECTORS Video Input Composite: 8 or 16 BNC Video Loop Composite: 8 or 16 BNC (Auto Terminating) Composite: 1 BNC Monitor Output VGA: 1 VGA SPOT (Composite): 1 BNC Audio In 4 RCA connector Audio Out 1 RCA connector Alarm Input/Output Terminal Blocks Ethernet Port...
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