Preface Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this 16-channel digital recorder. You made the right decision in choosing this state-of-the-art technology, which complies with the current standards of domestic and European regulations. The CE has been proven and all related certifications are available from the manufacturer upon request. To maintain this status and to guarantee safe operation, it is your obligation to observe these operating instructions! In the event of questions, please contact your local specialist dealer.
Contents PREFACE..........................1 PREFACE..........................2 PRECAUTIONS........................2 CONTENTS ........................3 SCOPE OF DELIVERY ......................4 OVERVIEW ......................... 5 DESCRIPTION........................5 SYSTEM DESIGN ......................... 6 REAR CONNECTIONS......................6 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING CONTROLS ................7 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL KEYS AND LEDS................ 9 HARD DISK ........................
Overview • Modern JPEG2000 image compression method • Simultaneous recording and display of up to 16 video signal sources (B/W and colour cameras) • High resolution display (720 x 576 pixels, PAL) and recording (720 x 288 pixels, PAL) • Adjustable recording quality level •...
System design Rear connections (10) BNC plug Video IN CAM 1 – CAM Connection for video signal sources (B/W and colour cameras) BNC plug Video OUT Port for analogue video recorder ON/OFF switch Main switch POWER Activates/deactivates the digital recorder. Cable clamp Universal clamp strip strip...
Description of operating controls (1) (2) (5) (6) (7) (8) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (15) (16) 1/ON - Press for a fullscreen picture of camera input 1. - Light on (for PTZ camera control only) 2/OFF - Press for a fullscreen picture of camera input 2.
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K.LOCK - Press for a fullscreen picture of camera input 14. Press to activate/deactivate the key function. - Press for a fullscreen picture of camera input 15. Press to activate the PTZ control. NEXT Press for a fullscreen picture of the next camera input. FREEZE Press to freeze a picture.
Description of control keys and LEDs In recording/standby mode: No function In playback mode: Press to switch playback from forwards to reverse. In programming mode: Press to move the cursor to the left. In recording/standby mode: No function In playback mode: Press to increase playback speed. In programming mode: Press to move the cursor up.
Hard disk Recommended hard disks: Hitachi Deskstar HDS722516VLAT20 160 GB Hitachi Deskstar HDT722516DLAT80 160 GB Hitachi Deskstar HDT722525DLAT80 250 GB Hitachi Deskstar HDS724040KLAT80 400 GB Hitachi Deskstar HDS725050KLAT80 500 GB Fitting the hard disk 1. Step: Switch off the digital recorder and open the hard-disk slot. 2.
First steps with the 16-channel digital recorder To start the 16-channel digital recorder: 1. Step: Insert the hard disk as described and lock the HDD frame. 2. Step: Connect all cameras with the camera inputs on the rear of the digital recorder. 3.
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Playback If you press the “SEARCH“ key, a submenu opens. SEARCH SEARCH BAR TIME / DATE EVENT LIST SELECT MENU: ▲▼ , & [ENTER] Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to select a search function. The following search functions are available: Search bar, time/date, event list. Confirm your input with the Enter key (3).
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Playback – time search Date and time search simplifies the search for a specific time. To activate: 1. Using the direction keys (2 and 5), select “TIME/DATE” and press “ENTER” (3). The monitor displays the following: ZEIT / DATUM [START] 2005/DEC/29 PM01:39:05 [END] 2005/DEC/30 AM09:33:02 INPUT DATE / TIME...
To play back this event: 1. Step: Press Enter (3) to start playback. 2. Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to adjust the playback speed. 3. Press “STOP” (14) to end playback. Display configuration...
Programming the 16-channel digital recorder To enter the program menu: 1. Step: Press Stop (14) to end any functions that may be active. 2. Step: Press the menu button and keep it pressed until the monitor display asks you to enter your password.
SYSTEM MENU The SYSTEM MENU gives you the following options: SYSTEM MENU DISPLAY SETUP CONFIGURATION Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to select a menu RECORD SETUP ▲▼ BACK-UP item. EXTERNAL DEVICE To confirm your selection, press Enter (3). FACTORY DEFAULT To exit a menu item, press the menu key (15).
MONITOR SETUP VGA SETUP: Confirm this menu item with Enter (3) to open a submenu. In this submenu, you can change the VGA resolution. Possible resolutions are: 640 x 480 /75HZ 800 x 600 /60HZ 1024 x 768 /60HZ Use the +/– buttons to change the value. IMPORTANT: This submenu is available it a VGA board (accessory) is fitted in the device.
CAMERA SETUP Here you can set the following: CAMERA SETUP CAMERA TITLE CAMERA COLOR SETUP You select a menu item using the direction keys CAMERA ACTIVE SETUP (2 and 5). MOTION SETUP If you confirm your selection with Enter (3), the respective submenu opens.
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SENSITIVITY GRADE 1 : Motion detection is slow to react and insensitive to light variation. 2-3 : Motion detection is faster and more sensitive with each step. 4 : Motion detection reacts fastest and is very sensitive to light variation. The Sensitivity grade is applied for all cameras and can not be preset separately.
INTERVAL SETUP INTERVAL SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open another SWITCHING INTERVAL submenu. Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to change the FULL SCREEN 01SEK ▲▼ PIP SCREEN 04SEK cursor position. Use the – and + keys or the rotation wheel to change EVENT RECORD the values of the selected menu item.
EVENT POPUP SETUP EVENT POPUP SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open another submenu. CHANNEL CH01 Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to change the ▲▼ POPUP ON/OFF cursor position. EVENT DURATION Use the – and + keys to change the values of the selected menu item.
PASSWORD SETUP PASSWORD SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open another USER ID ADMIN submenu. USER PW ---------- Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to change the NEW PW ---------- ▲▼ CONFIRM ---------- cursor position. Press the direction keys (1 and 4) to change the ▲▼...
NEW PW Using the camera selection keys (1-8, a/9, b/0), enter a new password (max. 8 decimal digits). CONFIRM Enter your password again and confirm your input by pressing the Enter key (3). If your input is correct, the new password is saved. If your input is incorrect, the recorder reports “CURRENT PASSWORD ERROR”.
RECORD SETUP RECORD SETUP RECORD CONFIGURATION Press the direction keys (2 and 5) to change the ▲▼ SCHEDULE SETUP cursor position. HOLIDAY SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open another submenu. To exit a menu item, press the menu key (15). SELECT MENU: ▲▼, &...
SCHEDULE SETUP SCHEDULE SETUP SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 00-02 A-C --- Use the direction keys (6) to select a time window 02-04 04-06 -MC --- and a date. 06-08 A-- --- Change recording mode with the + or – key. 08-10 --- -M- A-- -M- ---...
BACK-UP Here you can back up your recordings to a CD. The recorder has an integrated CD burner with which you can back up your recordings as follows: BACK-UP CD –R SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open another submenu.
EXTERNAL DEVICE EXTERNAL DEVICE Move the cursor using the direction keys ▲▼ TCP / IP SETUP Confirm your selection with Enter (3) to open RS232C SETUP another submenu. PANTILT SETUP To exit this menu item, press the menu key (15). SELECT MENU : ▲▼, &...
RS232C SETUP Here you can change the RS232 settings. RS232C SETUP SPEED 115200 Move the cursor using the direction keys ▲▼ LENGTH Use the – and + keys to change the values of the STOP B IT PARITY NONE selected menu item. To exit a menu item, press the menu key (15).
BAUDRATE Use the +/– keys to adjust the baud rate. The following values are possible: 1200 BPS, 2400 BPS, 4800 BPS, 9600 BPS, 19200 BPS For more details on the required baud rate, refer to the description of your PTZ camera. CMD DELAY Use the + and –...
CLIENT SOFTWARE Installing the software 1. Step: Place the software CD supplied in the CR drive of your computer. 2. Step: The installation wizard opens. 3. Step: Start the Install Client Software program. 4. Step: Follow the instruction of the installation wizard. 5.
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Description of main window Exit program Press to exit the client software. Connection setup Click to go to the connection settings. Control bar For selecting different display formats Message window Displays date/time and the connection status. Connection LED Lights up green when connection is active. Camera selection Select a camera input to change to fullscreen mode.
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Connection setup Press the SETUP key (2) to go to the connection setup. IP/PORT Click “MANUAL” to enter data manually. 1. Enter the recorder name under “DVR Name”. 2. Enter the IP address of the recorder under “IP Address”. 3. Enter the port number under “PORT”. 4.
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DDNS To be able to use this function, you first have to register with the JPEG 2000 DDNS server. Proceed as follows: - Open the Internet Explorer and enter the address http://59.124.143.151. - Select “REGISTER” to open a new account: - Under “GROUP”: enter your group name (e.g.: “SECURITY”).
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Click “Add DVR” to register a new digital recorder. - Enter the digital recorder name under “DVR Name” (e.g.: “SAMPLE-RECORDER”). - Under “MAC Address”, enter the MAC address of your recorder. You can find the MAC address of the digital recorder under: <MENU/ EXTERNAL DEVICE / TCP/IP SETUP / IP SETUP>.
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DDNS connection setup First select “DDNS”: Click the “DDNS” tab to go to the DDNS connection setup. - Under “GROUP”: enter your group name (here: “SECURITY”). - Enter the digital recorder name under “DVR Name” (e.g.: “SAMPLE-RECORDER”). - Under “User ID”, enter “admin”. - Under “Password”, enter the recorder password.
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PTZ/SAVE (PTZ camera control) Here you can change your PTZ camera settings: Under “Circular Monitoring”, enter the channel switching interval (4SEC). Under “Scan Rate”, choose scan rate. Under “PTZ Type”, enter the PTZ type. (PELCO D, PELCO P, ACCUDOME …) Set the baud rate under “PTZ Baudrate”.
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Playback functions There are three types of playback: Live playback In live playback, the video pictures transferred by the digital recorder are displayed on the main monitor. Select a display format on the control bar (3). Press the selection keys (6) to change to fullscreen mode. Press the PLAYBACK key to switch to playback mode.
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Playback bar : Normal playback speed 1x : Normal rewind speed 1x : Fast rewind 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64x : Fast forward 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64x : Start of recording : End of recording : Jump to next recording hour : Jump to previous recording hour : Playback/Stop...
CD-R BACKUP PLAYER SOFTWARE Stored video sequence playback In this mode, you can play back video sequences that are stored locally on the PC or on a STEP 1: Put the added CD into the CD device of your PC. STEP 2: The installation wizard is poping up.
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AVI SAVE On the playback screen, you can make AVI sequences for data backup. After selecting a file, click “AVI SAVE” to open a submenu. In this submenu, you can select the channel, the frame rate and the resolution. Click “START” to start conversion, and click “END” to end conversion. The converted video sequences are automatically saved under <Program Files\CdrPlayBack- J2K\AVI>.
Technical data Number of camera inputs Display format 1, 4, PIP Video OUT Dynamic video display Operating modes Triplex (record/playback/Ethernet) Image resolution 720 x 288 (PAL) Colours 16 million colours (Y:8, U:8, V:8) 4:2:2 Function Display of camera name 5 characters/camera Picture freeze Lock Digital zoom...