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FCC Compliance Statement Model Name: MX series (MX16, MX08, MX04) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is Subject to the following two conductions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations.
The front panel of MX-series features an easy-to use button; various interfaces are located on the rear part. 1-4-1 MX series Front Panel 1-4-1 MX-04 Rear Panel 1-4-2 MX08 Rear Panel 1-4-3 MX16 Rear Panel Name Function Type Cooling system...
1-5 Installation and Connection [Figure 2-1. Basic Connection and Device Connection] [Figure 2-2. MX16 Connection and Device Connection] 1-5-1 Basic Connection By referring to above [Figure 2-1] and [Figure 2-2], Connect the CCTV camera, CCTV monitor (or VGA monitor), and USB mouse to the DVR and set up CONFIG SWITCH.
VGA Monitor / LCD Monitor Rear Panel VGA-OUT Mouse Front Panel USB CONFIG SWITCH Rear Panel NTSC/PAL or VGA/TV Setup Refer to a further description of CONFIG SWITCH below. 1. The input video type must be either NTSC or PAL; these two types must not be used together. 2.
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4) PTZ Camera/Keyboard Controller Connect PTZ control cable; TRX+, TRX- and GND to Terminal Block(TB1);No.4 TRXD+, No.5 TRXD- and No.10 GND in the rear of DVR. In case of HV-4U, connect PTZ control cable; TRX+ and TRX- to Terminal Block No.1 TRXD+ andNo.2 TRXD- directly.
Chapter 3. Operation and Setup Tools MX-series is operated by Front Button, Remote Controller and Mouse. 1-6 Formatted: Font: 9 pt, Font color: MX series Front Panel Button Auto Name Feature Brand Name and Model Name LABEL Formatted: Font color: Auto USB Mouse, USB Memory Stick Connection Port USB Port Formatted: Font color: Auto...
Reverse Frame by Frame Reverse Frame by Frame Pause Pause Frame by Frame Frame by Frame 1-8 Mouse The USB mouse can be used to operate the system. The mouse pointer as below photo will be shown if a mouse is connected to USB terminal at front panel.
3) Screw the additional HDD bay to current HDD bay 4) Connect the power cable and data cable to HDD. Reassemble the top case by reversing 1) to finalizing HDD installation. 1-11 Power ON. Check the adapter (12VDC/3.5A) and connect the power. Booting will be initiated by pressing the power button in the front panel.
[Figure 4-6. Storage Device New Tab Window] {New} tab is a manager that manages all newly introduced storage. All newly recognized devices are managed and allocated as a saving or backup storage in {New}. Operating Instruction & User’s Guide...
② Move a focus onto {NEW} tab using the arrow keys and select. ③ Select Hard Disk. [Figure 4-7. Storage Device New Tab Menu Window] Changes the selected storage into a dedicated direct storage. Direct Initialize Changes the selected storage into a backup storage. Backup Initialize {New} At least, one storage shall be selected as a dedicated storage.
1-19 DVR Information View ① Move to {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {DVR Info.}. Detail information for product functions are described below in this manual. Chapter 5. System Operation 1-20 Starting and Exiting the System 1-20-1 Starting the System With the power connected, press the Power button. ①...
Use the 9 Sub-Screen button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 16Sub-Screen(1 group) 13141516 Use the 16 Sub-Screen button. ※ The user can view an image on full screen by double-clicking the 4/9/16 Sub-Screen mode. Double-click any part of the screen to return to the previous mode.
Recording, Recording Schedule, System, Storage, Time, NTP, PTZ, Network Setup Formatted: Font color: Auto Setup, Camera/TV Setup Remote network upgrade Network Upgrade Enable viewing Covert channels. View Covert Channels Formatted: Font color: Auto 1-22-2 Login For security purpose, user must log in first to use {Monitoring Menu}. [Figure 5-9.
[Figure 5-10. Recording Status Window] ※ Functions available for Authorization Setup Video is not connected or Video is covert. Audio is set activated. Audio is set silent. Channel title Channel Title Current time Time Continuous Recording Green Motion Recording Recording Mode Sensor Recording Blue...
[Figure 5-11. Product Information Window] ID is an identification(1~99, 255) of the product. The remote controller ID must match the identification to control DVR system. 1-24-2 Camera Selection for Screen Setup ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Set Up} {Definition}. ②...
[Figure 5-12. Camera/TV Setup Window] 1-24-3 Screen Brightness ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Adjust} {Brightness}. ② Select a channel to be adjusted. ③ Adjust the brightness of the selected channel using the arrow keys. ④...
1-24-7 Screen Border Adjustment ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Display Setup} {Border}. Formatted: Font color: Auto ② Select the desired item using the arrow keys and the Select button. ③ After assigning the setup value per field, press the [Exit] button to exit the Border Line setup mode. [Figure 5-13.
1-24-8Screen saver ① Select {Screen saver} ② Select the desired item using the arrow keys and the Select button. ③ Set up the Duration, starting and waiting time. [Figure 5-14. Screen Saver] 1-24-9Spot & Main display repeating ① Select {Spot or Main display repeat} ②...
[Figure 5-15. Spot Sequence time] 1-24-10TV OUT Adjustment Formatted: Font color: Auto TV OUT Adjustment is to move the TV OUT screen Up/Down/Left/Right. ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Camera/TV Setup} {TV OUT Formatted: Font color: Auto Adjustment}.
① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Control} {Spot}. ② Select a channel or Sequence, and then the selected channel screen will be displayed. 1-26 Relay Out [Figure 5-15. Relay Control Window] ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Control} {Relay}. ②...
Time/Multi-Day]and [Motion/Sensor/Audio]. Selecting Calendar Search moves to the search window. (2) Go To The Last The user can search and play back the last recorded data by Multi-Channel Mode. Selecting Go To The Last shifts to the playback screen. (3) Go To The First The user can search and play back the first recorded data by Multi-Channel Mode.
folder(Directory) is created and files saved in the folder before the time change is indicated sky-blue in the file list. ② Selecting a file in blue-sky leads to a selection window popup and the user can select a file in different folder (before time change).
① The user can search data by date as in the Multi-Channel Search mode. ② The date list and the recording status from the date the user selects, are viewed by selecting the desired date. ③ Select the start time and the channel using the arrow keys. ④...
Description of the Search Buttons Button Name Features Press one time - Playback forward (ⅹ1) Press two times - Fast forward (ⅹ2) Press three times - Fast forward (ⅹ4) Forward Play / Fast Forward Press four times - Fast forward (ⅹ30) Pressing one more time in x30 leads to x1 back.
③ It may take time during the searching. ④ Start the playback after the searching. 1-29-3 Calendar Search Move to Calendar Search in {Menu} {Search} {Calendar Search}. 1-29-4 MULTI TIME Multi-Time is to play the recorded image of the different time over a certain designated channel. The lineup of the recorded image of the different time is the most recent-bottom.
[Figure 5-23. Log Viewer] 1-30-1 Log Type Logs related to power ON/OFF, file copy/backup failure, setup start/end, General playback, and other basic system operations Logs related to recording, e.g., motion detection and sensor detection, Recording Event Formatted: Font color: Auto Audio detection Logs related to network operations e.g., network login, network logout, Network...
[Figure 5-24. Move to the log list of the certain time zone] Time Changed Log Data View The stored data folder is updated each time the user changes the time. A blue triangular icon is displayed on the date each time a change is made in the date on the calendar window. Otherwise, a red triangular icon is displayed on the unchanged date.
{Setup} {Recording}} {Recording}. 1-31-3 Recording Status View (1) Recording Status by Color Green Continuous recording is in progress. Motion recording is in progress. Blue Sensor recording is in progress. Yellow Audio recording is in progress. (2) Starting and Stopping Record All In real-time monitoring mode, the user can start or stop the recording of all channels by selecting {Menu} ...
1-32-3 Backup in Log Mode ① Select a date in {Menu} {Miscellaneous} {Log Viewer} and select a log related to the data to be backed up. ② Click the right-mouse button or select {MENU} button in the front panel. ③...
displayed and the size of the file to be backed up to be calculated. ⑤ The directory name is set up using the backup time. The first 12 digits are determined by the year/month/date/hour/minute/second for From, and the 12 digits in the middle, by the year/month/date/hour/minute/second for To.
storage space gets smaller than the set value. Formatted: Font color: Auto ⑧ Overwriting : Overwriting On/Off. 1-34 Snapshot The Snapshot function lets the user create a JPG file in real-time monitoring, playback, search, or log mode and back up the image data. ①...
③ A channel with PTZ set camera is activated in the yellow frame. [Figure 5-28. PTZ Mode Initial Screen] The channel is selected, and the channel screen border is highlighted in orange. Activation mode 1-35-3 PTZ Control (1) Camera ① Select the camera button. Only a channel with PTZ set camera can be activated. ②...
(6) Focus Control ① Control Focus using {Far} / {Near} buttons. (7) Preset {Set} Preset? Using horizontal/vertical/Zoon/Focus movement of PTZ Camera, zoom or focus a certain spot of the image by designating the coordinates and move to the designated coordinates quickly. ①...
1-36-1 Time Sever [Figure 6-29. Time Sever] (1) Time Sever The time server is not used. NTP is used to set the time for the time DVR. (2) NTP {NTP} setup is available when {Time Sync} is set as NTP. (3) Server Type Setup ①...
1-36-2 Date and Time [Figure 6-30. Date and Time] (1) Date and Time Only available when Time Server is off. The system date and time format is Year/Month/Day Hour/Minute/Second. ① Using the arrow keys and the Select button, move the focus onto the desired field; Year/Month/Day Hour/Minute/Second and press the Select button.
1-36-3 Standard Time Zone [Figure 6-31. Standard Time Zone] (1) Standard Time Zone ① Select {Standard Time Zone}. ② On the selection window, select the standard time zone you want to set. (2) Summer Time ① Using the arrow keys and the Select button, select {Summer Time}. ②...
1-36-4scheduled rebooting (1) enable by on or off (2) Set time of reboot (3) Set term of reboot 1-37 definition Operating Instruction & User’s Guide...
[6-5. Definition] 1-37-1camera ① connect set by on/off ※ if this is set as off, camera input won’t be showed regardless of its connectivity. ② name set name up to 20 character. ③ covert set live not to be showed for privacy reason. ※...
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[6-6. PTZ] 1 ~ 16 channel camera Set PTZ protocol Protocol PTZ camera ID camera ID match camera’s baudrate Baud rate Mean time between presets of tour (5 ~ 60seconds) Duration Set tour1 or tour2 Tour Operating Instruction & User’s Guide...
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Set PTZ protocol ① Set recommended PTZ protocol by camera manufacturer. 22 manufacturers supported. [6-7. PTZ protocol] ② choose PTZ protocol. (2) camera ID set camera ID. ※ match camera ID of DVR and camera ID of PTZ camera. ※ consult camera manufacturer’s manual ①...
(3) Baud rate transmission speed to PTZ camera ※ set baud rate of DVR the same with baud rate of PTZ camera ※ please refer to PTZ camera’s manual to set its baud rate ① click baud rate ② set baud rate in popup window (4) duration to set meantime between presets of tour(5 ~ 60secs) ①...
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[6-9. Event Source] (1) Motion Area Set motion detection enabled area [6-10. Motion Area] ① Click Motion Area ② Drag and drop orange square. Browned area will be disabled of motion detection ③ exit (2) Motion Sensitivity Set motion detection sensitivity by {lowest} / {low} / {medium} / {high} / {highest} Operating Instruction &...
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What sensitivity mean? lowest/low/medium/high/highest mean the amount of percentage of pixel changed/total pixel in one grid. The higher the more sensitive motion detection become. (3) Sensor Type Set NC or NO. NC(Normal Close) : normally closed. Open when activated NO(Normal Open) : normally opened. Close when activated (4) Sound Sensitivity Set audio detection sensitivity by {lowest} / {low} / {medium} / {high} / {highest} Operating Instruction &...
1-38 Action Set recording, system, main features. {menu} {setup} {Action} [6-12. Action] 1-38-1 schedule (schedule1 - schedule4) ① 4 different settings can be applied by time and date on schedule table for user convenience. Please go to menu/schedule after setting up schedule1, schedule2, schedule 3, schedule 4 differently. 1-38-2...
1-38-3 recording [6-13. recording] (1) resolution Set resolution NTSC 352ⅹ240 352ⅹ288 704ⅹ240 704ⅹ288 2CIF 704ⅹ480 704ⅹ576 4CIF (2)quality Set quality by {lowest} / {low} / {normal} / {high} / {highest} ※ files size is in direct proportion to quality (3)normal speed, event speed Set frame per second of recording by continuous mode, motion detection, sensor activation, audio detection when record continuously Normal Speed...
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① sum of fps designated in each channel can’t be exceeded maximum capacity in the table above. ② if maximum fps in the table above exceeded, table of [6-14] will automatically adjust itself not to exceed its capacity. [6-14. Adjustment of FPS] (4)Audio enable/disable audio input Operating Instruction &...
1-38-6 log [6-18. log] On/off of log by motion detection / sensor input / sound detection 1-39 Schedule {Schedule} is used to save the system configuration as data from {Schedule 1 ~ 4} and to make a recording based on the system configuration for each day/time zone. Operating Instruction &...
[Figure 6-32. Schedule Window] 1-39-1 Enter to Schedule Menu ① Select {Menu} {Setup} {Schedule}. ② Recording Schedule Window appears as shown in [Figure 6-42]. 1-39-2 Schedule Setup (1) Set a line(Left to Right) ① Select the date and time to be set using the arrow keys. ②...
[Figure 6-33. Holiday Registration Window] If the date for the holiday and day of the week are the same in the {Schedule} menu, the holiday setup will have priority over the date setup. Ⓐ Calendar The defined holidays will be indicated with a red tag. Ⓑ...
[Figure 6-34. Storage Window (Local)] To apply the new setting, save the new setting. Initialization: initialize the menu as the basic setting. Save: Saves the setting data. Exit: Ask if the user wants to save the setting data. 1-40-1 Max. Recording Days This is to limit the recording days.
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② Direct The saving(Direct) storage is managed in Direct. The saving(direct) storage stores data on the hard disk in real Formatted: Font color: Auto time. Five commands can be executed. Depending on the S/W status, however, some commands cannot be Formatted: Font color: Auto executed.
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1. Fault State : The storage device is completely damaged, and none of the S/W operations can be performed. The fault state is not related to a DVR problem. The DVR has detected the fault and stopped the recording. Operation 2.
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[Figure 6-35. Storage Offline] ② Select Offline and select the model as shown below. [Figure 6-36. Storage Format] Operating Instruction & User’s Guide...
③ Then, the user is able to choose [New/Online/Format/Eject]. Select Format and formatting progress as shown below. [Figure 6-37. Storage Formatting Message in progress] It may take time during formatting. ④ After formatting, select the model again and set as Online. ⑤...
[Figure 6-38. Setup Network Window] ① Select {Ethernet} in {Menu} {Setup} {Network}. ② Select {TCP/IP}. ③ Save after filling in IP Address, Subnet Mask, Standard Gateway, Standard DNS, and Alternative DNS. (2) ADSL This feature is used in the user authentication-type ADSL communication environment. ①...
[Figure 6-39. DDNS Window] ① Select {DDNS} in {Menu} {Setup} {Network}. ② Select On/Off of DDNS or a domain name to use using arrow keys and the selection button. Formatted: Font color: Auto ③ In case of DDNS On, enter the host name and save it then, the registration procedure of the host name proceeds automatically.
[Figure 6-40. Port Window] ① Select {Port} in {Menu} {Setup} {Network}. ② Save after entering each port number. 1-41-4 E-mail Automatic E-mail transmission service when an event occurs. To use the e-mail function, {E-mail} in {Menu} {Setup} {System} {9. Alarm} and DNS or sub DNS in Formatted: Font color: Auto {Menu} ...
[Figure 6-41. E-mail Window] ① Select {Menu} {Setup} {Network} {E-mail}. ② Save after entering the detail about E-mail. 1-41-5 Bandwidth Formatted: Font color: Auto This sets up the limit of the bandwidth to be used when bringing the live image, adjust resolution/quality and transmitting the data by using the network.
[Figure 6-42. Bandwidth Window] ① Go to {Menu} {Setup} {Network} {Bandwidth}. Formatted: Font color: Auto ② Save after entering the detail. Adjust quality of the image, as the value increases, the Image Quality compression rate gets higher and image quality gets low. However the transmission rate gets higher.
1-42-1 System Menu ① Select {System} at {Menu} {Setup}. ② System Setup Window, as shown below, appears. [Figure 6-43. System Setup Window] 1-42-2 DVR Name ① Move to {Menu} {Setup} {System} {1. DVR Name}. ② Enter the name in the input window using the arrow keys and the Select button. The initial value is Mac Formatted: Font color: Auto address.
If you forgot the DVR ID, set the remote controller ID to 999 to start the DVR. Note, however, that the DVR ID should be the same as the remote controller ID. ※ To Configure Remote Controller ID (Example: ID setting as 3) 1) Press {ID} button on the remote controller.
(2) Add Users ① Move to {Menu} {Setup} {System} {User Registration} {User Addition}. ② On the user registration window, enter the ID and the password. (Up to four users can be registered. The user ID and password may contain up to 30 English letters.) ③...
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② Connect the storage device with an upgrade file stored in the USB 2.0 port at Left/Right front panel. ③ Move to {Menu} ( {Setup} ( {System} ( {6. Upgrade}. ④ Select {Firmware} and the upgrade file list stored in the selected device and simple version information for the selected file is then displayed as shown below.
⑤ After selecting the file to be upgrade and a window shown below appears. [Figure 6-46. Firmware Upgrade Progressing Window] ※ Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. ※ It is recommended that the DVR ID should be the same as the remote controller ※...
mail/ Relay01/ System check]. ① Move to {Menu} {Setup} {System} {9. Alarm}. ② Select [Alarm/E-mail/Relay01/System Check]. The user can select all by ticking as shown below. [Figure 6-47. Alarm] ※ System Check System Check is to pop up the System Check Window on the monitoring screen. It shows [Video Signal loss/ HDD full/ FAN fail/ HDD fail/ HDD warning].
automatically shifts to real-time monitoring mode. ① Move to {Menu} ( {Setup} ( {System} ( {11. Menu Time Out}. ② On the selection window, select the time zone you want to set using the arrow keys and the Select button. Automatic Menu Exit is not used.
APPENDIX A/P/P/E/N/D/I/X (1) Recommended HDD Specification Type Size Capacity Buffer SATA I, II 3.5“ 1, 2 Flat Up to 1.5TB over 8MB over 7200 (2) Recommended PTZ Camera Protocol Vendor Model Protocol ULTRA_7 A.D. SENSORMATIC ULTRA_8 CHOU COHU3925 COHU DRX-500 Dongyang Dongyang DY-255...
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