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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder CDVR-1608 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Fcc Compliance Statement

    WARNING FCC Compliance Statement NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 MPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instruction Manuals The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.

  • Page 4: Operation

    Important Safety Instructions 12. Power-Cord Protection Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cards at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from 13.
  • Page 5 Important Safety Instructions 21. Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. 22.
  • Page 6 MPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Warning 1. Change the battery after turning off the power of the product. 2. Check the polarity of the lithium battery while changing. 3. Change the battery with the same type which is in the product or with the similar type recommended by your vendor .

  • Page 7: Power Connections

    Important Safeguards Power Connections Warning 1. Must use the outlet of the grounding to connect the power cord. - It may cause fire. 2. Do not connect on the middle of power cord or use extension cord. - It may generate heat or cause fire. 3.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    NDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 4. OPERATION 1.1. DVR Components……………………..4.1. Monitoring……………………………..…. 1.2. Product Description…………….…………. 4.1.1. Multi-Screen Display……………………. 4.1.2. Changing Channel……………………. 1.2.1. Front Panel……………………………. 4.1.3. Freeze Screen………………….……. 1.2.2. Rear Panel………………………….…. 1.2.3. Remote Controller……………………. 4.1.4. Full Screen Display……………………. 2. INSTALLATION 4.2. Monitoring Control………………………. 2.1.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    1. I NTRODUCTION 1.1. DVR Components DVR Unit Mouse Remote Controller Power Cable Operation Manual Program CD Rack Mount Grip and Screws 8 Screws(HDD Installation)

  • Page 10: Product Description

    Introduction 1.2. Product Description 1.2.1. Front Panel ② ① ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑭ ⑨ ⑮ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ 1. CD-RW Slot (1 to 16) : Insert CD. 2. Channel Indicator (1 to 16) : Indicates which channels are operating. 3.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Introduction 1.2.2. Rear Panel ③ ④ ② ⑤ ⑥ ① ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ⑭ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑮ 1. AC POWER Socket : Supports 110V ~ 220V free volt. 2. SENSOR Terminal * Connect G(Ground) before connecting the sensors. 3.
  • Page 12 Introduction 12. PTZ Connector - Connection to PTZ camera. PIN No. Explanation PIN No. Explanation nRS485 RS485 2,3,4,6,7,8 Not used 13. LAN Port - Connection to LAN cable. 14. SW(Dip Switch) - Adjust the Dip Switch setting according to required functions. The system must be restarted after adjustments.

  • Page 13: Remote Controller

    Introduction 1.2.3. Remote Controller OSD On/Off during Monitoring/Full-screen Playback. PANIC Panic Recording On/Off. Numeral Keys Select channel or type in characters. CAPTURE Capture video clip/image to USB Memory. Remove image distortion during frame by frame advance. PREVIOUS Move to previous category. NEXT Move to next category.

  • Page 14: Installation

    2. I NSTALLATION 2.1. Installation of Hard Disk Drives ※ Compatible Hard Drives : Samsung, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Western Digital 2.1.1. Installation Order. Unscrew the Brackets from the DVR bottom in order to install Hard Drives. - Installing one HDD : PRIMARY MASTER - Installing two HDD : PRIMARY MASTER →...

  • Page 15: Starting The Dvr

    Installation 2.2. Starting the DVR After installing the hard disk, connect the power cord to start the DVR. When starting the DVR for the first time, formatting of the hard disk will commence automatically and the DVR will be initialized as follows. The DVR will perform “S.M.A.R.T.”...

  • Page 16: Log In & Log Out

    Installation 2.3. Log In & Log Out Select USER Using buttons, select the USER. (ADMIN, USER1 ~USER5) Enter the PASSWORD A Key Panel will appear automatically when the LOGIN screen pops up. Enter the Password using the Key Panel Key Panel ※...

  • Page 17: Configuration

    3. C ONFIGURATION 3.1. Configuration Menu SYSTEM CAMERA SENSOR LANGUAGE MOTION DETECTION SENSOR ID(DVR) MASKING AREA CAMERA LINK DATE TYPE SENSITIVITY(CAMERA) ALARM LINK TIME DATE COVERT OPERATION TIME COLOR SETTING TYPE TRANSPARENCY(GUI) OPERATION MODE BRIGHTNESS ADMIN PASSWORD RECORDING DWELL TIME CONTRAST MOUSE SENSITIVITY OUTPUT DWELL TIME(ALARM)
  • Page 18 Configuration DISPLAY DEVICE LOG LIST MULTI-DISPLAY DISK MANAGEMENT EVENTS SEQUENCE MODE END OF DISK POWER SEQUENCE DWELL TIME FULL DISK ALARM SENSOR VIDEO ADJUSTMENT FULL DISK PRE-ALARM(5%) RECORD FLICKER CANCEL SMART FAILURE CAMERA DEVICE INFORMATION COLOR DIFFUSION DE-INTERLACE DEVICE BACKUP SPOT OUT SIZE SETUP...

  • Page 19: System Setup

    Configuration 3.2. System Setup Before starting your DVR for the first time, you should establish the initial settings. This includes categories such as Language, DVR ID, Date and Time, DST , Password, User Authorization. Click the [SETUP] button on the Menu Bar to enter SETUP and the [SYSTEM] Setup screen will appear on the monitor .
  • Page 20 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE MOUSE SENSITIVITY Set the Mouse Sensitivity level. • • Input Range : 1(Slow)~3(Fast) Turn the mouse wheel to change the input value. USER Assign the number of authorized Users having access to the DVR. •...

  • Page 21: Camera Setup

    Configuration 3.3. Camera Setup In Camera Setup, you may designate Motion Detection and Masking Areas, select Covert function, and adjust the Color and PTZ settings for individual/all cameras connected to the DVR. Select the camera number from the channel buttons displayed at the top of the screen for individual camera setup or click on the [ALL] button to apply same setting values for all cameras.
  • Page 22 Configuration Assign the PTZ ID, Driver , Baud Rate, Data Bit, Parity, Stop Bit PTZ SETTING • for the selected PTZ Camera • Input Range : - PTZ ID : 1~255 - PTZ Drivers : PELCO-D, PELCO-P , PANASONIC, PT-A100L, DOME1, DOME2, HSDN-251N, WPT-101, SJ-2819, SK- 2162D, DSC-230, GROOM-D106, CAZ1723, VC-C4, SCC- C4201, CRR1600T , SRX-100B, VVK-3000, ORX-1000...

  • Page 23: Sensor Setup

    Configuration 3.4. Sensor Setup In Sensor Setup, you may designate Camera and Alarm (Output) Link for each Sensors. Select the Sensor from the Sensor numbers displayed at the top of the screen and then make the necessary linkage with the Camera and Alarm (Output).

  • Page 24: Network Setup

    Configuration 3.5. Network Setup Remote access and control of the DVR through the internet may be performed with the Network Client Software included in this package. Configuration of the Network settings is required to connect the DVR to the internet. Select the IP Type that meets your network environment and set up the appropriate LAN parameters.
  • Page 25 Configuration DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE NOT USE • Select whether e-mail server Login is required when sending an event e-mail. Click on the [USE] [Not USE] button to select between USE or NOT USE. • Set the E-mail Server ID. E-MAIL SERVER ID ADMIN •...

  • Page 26: Record Setup

    Configuration 3.6. Record Setup Video Recording Speed(FPS) and Quality, Video Resolution, Watermarking(Video Authentication). Time Stamping, and Audio Recording can be set up in this menu. ※ Resolution, Watermark, Time Stamp, Audio Recording can be configured only in two Groups - Group A : Channels 1~8 - Group B : Channels 9~16 ※...
  • Page 27 Configuration CAMERA • Select the camera for setting up the Recording Speed(FPS) and Recording Quality. Click [ALL] button to apply the same setting values for all cameras or click on one channel to set different settings for each cameras.. Set the Recording Speed : FPS(Frames per Second) •...

  • Page 28: Record Scheduler

    Configuration 3.7. Record Scheduler Recordings can be scheduled for each individual or all cameras based on various recording conditions including Continuous, Motion, Sensor , Motion+Sensor . Select the camera number from the channels displayed at the top of the screen, and then select the recording conditions for each weekdays.

  • Page 29: Display Setup

    Configuration 3.8. Display Setup Multi-Screen Sequence Display and Spot Monitoring may be set up in this menu and adjustments of video distortion or problems may be made. DEFAULT CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD VALUE NORMAL Set whether to use the Sequence or Cameo function. MULTI-DISPLAY MODE •...

  • Page 30: Device Setup & Information

    Configuration 3.9. Device Setup & Information Hard disk drive and external memory device information is provided in this menu You may decide whether to Overwrite or Stop recording when the capacity of the installed hard disk drive is full. And select the notification method. CATEGORY FUNCTION &...
  • Page 31 Configuration 3.10. Log List Log List of various events involving Power , Sensor , Recording, Camera, LAN, Backup, Setup, and Time changes can be searched for any dates. CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD EVENTS • Select the event type you wish to search. All : Log list of all events.

  • Page 32: Backup & Format

    Configuration 3.11. Backup and Format Perform Formatting of hard disk drives and Back Up of stored data to external storage devices. CATEGORY FUNCTION & OPERATION METHOD FORMAT • Perform Formatting of Hard Disk Drives and other storage devices. Select the storage device which requires Formatting and click the START button. The selected storage device button will be highlighted in pink.

  • Page 33: Monitoring

    4. O PERATION 4.1. Monitoring During the Monitoring Mode, video data from cameras are relayed live to monitors. Multi-Screen Display, Channel Shift, Screen Freeze, and Full-Screen Display are supported in the Monitoring Mode. 4.1.1. Multi-Screen Display The monitoring screen can be displayed in 4 / 9 / 13 / 16 channel Multi-Screen. The Monitor Display will shift to the next Multi-Screen Display type in the following order .

  • Page 34: Full Screen Display

    Operation 4.1.4. Full Screen Display A channel can be selected to be viewed in Full Screen during multi-screen monitoring Place the mouse cursor on the screen(Channel) and click the mouse left button In order to return to the previous multi-screen monitoring mode, re-click the mouse left button. 4.2.

  • Page 35: Video

    Operation Sequence Display : The Sequencing feature allows a channel or channels to be displayed briefly on screen before changing to the next channel in the sequence list. Click the mouse left button on the sequence button and the channels will change in repeated sequence according to the sequence dwell time applied in [SETUP] - [DISPLAY] 4.2.2.

  • Page 36: Etc

    Operation : Audio ON : Audio OFF Click the mouse left button on the [AUDIO] button and the channel buttons will appear in the sub-menu. Click the mouse left button on the channel button you wish to hear . 4.2.4. etc OSD Change, Recording On/Off, Status(Sensor , Network Connection, Recording) Display, and Video Reset can be performed in this menu.
  • Page 37 Operation Video Reset This function can be used to correct bad video conditions(Noise, distortion, etc.) Click the Video Reset button with the mouse left button when you experience bad video conditions. Sensor & Network Status Status of Sensor , Network Connection, Recording are displayed on the Status Bar . Status Bar Icon •...

  • Page 38: Playback (Search)

    Operation 4.3. Playback (Search) Playback/Search and Capture of recorded video/data may be performed in this mode. Search can be performed in three different methods. Time/Date Search • • Event(Sensor) Search File Search • 4.3.1. Time/Date Search Recorded videos may be searched based on Time and Date. ①...
  • Page 39 Operation Channel/Time Table • Numbers 0~24 represents Time and recording information is displayed on the table for 8 channels. Recording information of channels 1~8 will appear on the Table. Recording information of channels 9~16 will appear on the Table. Sensor activated recording No recording data.
  • Page 40 Operation Playback Button Functions Button Function Decrease playback speed ( 1x → 1/4x → 1/8x → 1/16x ) • Regain playback speed ( 16x → 1/8x → 1/4x → 1x ) • Correct bad video conditions. • • Correct image distortion during still frame playback. ※...

  • Page 41: Event Search

    Operation 4.3.2. Event Search Video files recorded from Sensor activation are recorded into the Event Log and can be played back. Event search may be performed by selecting a date from the calendar and selecting the file from the Event log list.

  • Page 42: File Search(Cd-Rw, Usb)

    Operation 4.3.3. File Search(CD-RW, USB) Recorded videos may be searched through the file list of each storage devices. The file system is similar to the Windows environment. . ② ① ③ Calendar Select the date. • Move to previous/next month by clicking the buttons on the calendar .

  • Page 43: Capture

    Operation 4.3.4. Capture Copying images or video clips to the CDRW or USB Memory is possible through CAPTURE. Image Capture • Approximately 10 seconds of the video that is being played back can be copied to the CDRW or the USB Memory.
  • Page 44 Operation 3. Click and mark the ending point of the video clip copy by clicking on the Playback Scroll Bar . 4. Click to start the copying process. 5. Click to make the menu disappear . Moving the mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen or clicking the mouse right button will make the menu reappear on the screen 6.

  • Page 45: Ptz Control

    Operation 4.4. PTZ Control Control the Direction, Focus, Zoom, Iris of the connected PTZ camera. ※ PTZ control is possible only with cameras that support PTZ control, correct configurations must be made in [CAMERA SETUP]. ② ⑤ ① ③ ④ VIDEO Channel Selection Select the channel(Cameral).

  • Page 46: Recording

    Operation SPECIAL Functions Enter to control SWING, PATTERN, GROUP of the PTZ camera. • • Select MENU to set up the SWING, PATTERN, GROUP functions. (Follow the instruction provided by the PTZ camera producer) - SWING : Continuously move between two preset positions. - PATTERN : Continuously move in the pre-assigned multi directions.

  • Page 47: Recording

    Operation 4.5. Recording The initial recording configuration for this DVR is set up as follows : CATEGORY DEFAULT VALUE RECORDING SPEED - NTSC 15FPS(Frames Per Second) - PAL 12FPS(Frames Per Second) RECORDING QUALITY Middle RESOLUTION - NTSC 352x240(CIF) - PAL 352x288(CIF) RECORDING SCHEDULE CONTINUOUS...

  • Page 48: Appendix B. Trouble Shooting

    PPENDIX Appendix A : Compatible Hard Disk Drive List The use of the following Hard Disk Drives are recommended to avoid any malfunctions. Hard Disk Drive Capacity : Between 40GB ~500GB Producer : WD, Maxtor , Samsung, Fujitsu Appendix B : Trouble Shooting Symptoms Check Point Cannot turn on power .
  • Page 49 • If existing HDD already has SMART problem, this may cause the Fail warning. In such case, remove the existing HDD. • When changing the HDD and only one HDD is available, install the new HDD into the Secondary Master slot and when the power is turned on, the System File in the existing HDD will be automatically copied into the new HDD.

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