Chapter 1 Introduction; Features; Technical Overview - ADT 4-Channel User Manual

Chapter 1

Features

Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for four camera inputs.
It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following
features:
y 4 Composite Video Input Connectors
y Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources
y Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL
y Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 VGA
y H.264 Codec
y Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event)
y Real-time Recording (120/100 Images per Second (NTSC/PAL) with High (2CIF) Resolution)
y "Loop-Through" Video Connectors
y Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode
y 2 USB 2.0 Ports
y Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback
y User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu System
y Multiple Recording Modes (Time-lapse, Pre-event, Event and Panic)
y Quick Setup Wizard
y Two-way Audio Communication
y Audio Recording and Playback
y Alarm Connections Include: Input and Output
y Built-in Alarm Buzzer
y Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet
y Self-diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. protocol
y Infrared Remote Control

Technical Overview

In addition to replacing both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your
DVR 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. Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously; there
is no need to rewind tape. The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR
continues recording video.
Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape. There is no
need to adjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse, slow forward and slow
reverse without image streaking or tearing. Digital video can be indexed by time or events, and
you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event.
Introduction
4-Channel Digital Video Recorder
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