4CH User Guide Contents Contents Contents Before you install ---------------------------------------------------- 4 Notice for Installation -------------------------------------------------- 5 Warnings and Cautions -------------------------------------------------- 6 SPECIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------ 11 Package Contents ----------------------------------------------------- 12 System Configuration -------------------------------------------------- 13 Remote Controller ----------------------------------------------------- 14 HDD --------------------------------------------------------------- 15 USB MEMORY ---------------------------------------------------------16 1.
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4CH User Guide 2-4. Playback mode ……………………………………………………………………………… 40 3. Archiving Video Into USB Memory Stick ……………………………………………………… 41 3-1. Capturing images or video ………………………………………………………………… 41 3-2. Transferring still images or videos into USB memory stick ………………………… 41 3-3. Playing AVI Video from USB memory stick or PC through Network S/W ………… 42 4.
4CH User Guide Before you install Before you install Before you install This is for UX System users. It is mainly composed of UX System Design, Name, Connection with Related equipment such as Pan/Tilt Control, System Program configuration. ☞ This manual is protected by copyright. ☞...
4CH User Guide Notice for installation Notice for installation Notice for installation All of below notices should be verified before installation and operation. ☞ Do not install DVR in moist, dusty or dirty locations. ☞ Do not expose the system to intense heat or direct sunlight ☞...
4CH User Guide Warning/Caution Warning/Caution Warning/Caution The following describes safety warnings and cautions to protect users and prevent property loss. Please thoroughly read the bellow before operating the system. Warnings and Cautions If the user is not aware of this If the user is not aware of this Cautions warning, the user can be killed...
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4CH User Guide Warning Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel the Install the system in a cool place without direct sunlight, and keep the temperature properly. system by yourself because a high voltage is running in the system. Avoid candle light and heat-generating devices like a heater.
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4CH User Guide Warning When the system battery is dead, replace the If the HDD passes its service life, image data battery with the same type battery or an stored in the HDD may not be recoverable. If equivalent one specified by the manufacturer. broken images are displayed while playing data stored in the HDD, it means the HDD passed its A dead battery should be disposed according to...
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4CH User Guide Caution Do not install the system in a place with strong Install the system in a place with an appropriate magnetism, frequencies, or impact, nor near moisture level and the temperature. electric devices such as radios and TV sets. •...
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4CH User Guide Caution The outlet must be grounded. Strong impact or vibration may case a system breakdown. • Install the system in a place without severe vibration. If there is strange sound or smell, unplug the Avoid direct sunlight or an heating power cord immediately and contact the service apparatus.
4CH User Guide Package Contents Package Contents Package Contents Please check the below listed contents prior to installation! If there is missing content, Please contact your original seller ! Mouse Power Cable DC 12V ADAPTOR MANUAL CLIENT SOFTWARE CD Video Cable...
4CH User Guide Configuration Configuration Configuration Camera CH Monitor And CH Power Division System Connector Playback Direction Buttons Remote Selection Controller MENU/SEARCH/PTZ/AUDIO/ESC button Button...
4CH User Guide Remote Controller Remote Controller Remote Controller Buttons Functions 1. RECORD Record On/Off ② ① 2. PTZ PTZ Mode Convert 3. Number Camera Ch and Number Input 4. SEARCH Search Menu 5. SEQUENCE Channel Sequence ③ “UP” Button for Menu or 6.
4CH User Guide USB MEMORY USB MEMORY USB MEMORY Maker Model Name Speed Capacity Note TRANSCEND JF Series 1.0/2.0 Up to 4GB PRETEC Tiny Series 1.0/2.0 Up to 4GB Absolline Zibn2.0 Series 1.0/2.0 Up to 4GB Xtick Series 1.0/2.0 Up to 4GB Cruzer Micro SANDISK 1.0/2.0...
4CH User Guide System Configuration System Configuration System Configuration 1. DVR Setup Change the default setup for your application. 1-1. Setup Press “1111” (Default Password) with pushing “CH1” Button four times to enter into Main Menu. [Picture 1-1] Configuration Menu ☞...
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4CH User Guide SETUP LIVE SEQUENCE SEQ-DWEL TIME EVENT BEEP OSD CONTRAST CHANNEL DISPLAY SEQ LIST BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION VGA SCREEN MODE RECORD RESOLUTION CHANNEL FRAME RATE QUALITY RECORDING MOTION ZONE MOTION SENSIVITY SENSOR TYPE PRE RECORD POST EVENT RECORD ALARM ALARM DURATION AUDIO...
4CH User Guide 1-2. Display Configuration Go to Live Menu and Select “ENTER” for Display Configuration Item Description Enable/disable on-screen-display SEQUENCE Enable/disable sequential display of video channels in full screen mode SEQ-DWELL TIME Dwell time for each cannel display in sequential display mode EVENT BEEP Enable/Disable internal beep alert sound.
4CH User Guide 1-3. Recording Configuration This is for Motion, Alarm, Sensor Recording Setup. Manu item Description RESOLUTION Set resolution to either full or quad. CHANNEL Select the channel for applying the following settings. Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the fra me rate values from each channel cannot exceed maximum frame rates for a particular recording FRAME RATE resolution.
4CH User Guide [Picture1-3] Recording Menu Configuration 1-3-1. Motion Detection Setup Setup the area for Motion Detection Recording with “Direction” and “Enter” Buttons. Check selected cells with different color. [Picture1-3-1] Motion Detection Configuration 1-3-2. Schedule Recording You can select your type of recording (Motion, Sensor, or Continuous) at one hour intervals for the week.
4CH User Guide Button Function Go Down Go Left Escape [Picture1-3-2] Schedule Recording 1-4. System You can setup Password, Date, Camera Control and Language Item Description The name of the system. Press the SEL button and move through th e position for DVR ID each alphanumeric character by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT butto ns.
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4CH User Guide Item Description Set the password of network client. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you current password and new password. The DVR will guide you through the entire process of setting up the user password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) NETWORK PASSWORD can be inputted by using direction keys.
4CH User Guide 1-5. Network To setup a type of Network and Client Connection information Item Description Port Port No (Default : 5445) Client Connection Remote Client Program Connection Used for Low speed Network Solution (Setup “OFF” in Low speed Network) I-Frame Network Select Available Network (LAN, DHCP, ADSL)
4CH User Guide 1-5-1. Port 5445-5447 are the fixed port numbers used to avoid conflict between the internal communication protocols 1-5-2. Network Select one type of Network for application ◈ LAN Picture. Network LAN Configuration It is used for Network Connection with Static IP or Router. Network Configuration 1.
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4CH User Guide Item Description Input IP Address for DVR GATEWAY Input IP Address and Gateway SUBNET MASK Input Subnet Mask for Networking [Table 1-5-2] LAN ◈ DHCP Picture. Network DHCP Configuration Select DHCP to use the DHCP option when connecting the DVR to a network. An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which assigns IP address and other parameters to new devices automatically.
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4CH User Guide This is used for Internet connection with User ID and P/W on PPPoE. [Notice] Don't setup this option on VDSL or connection with a Router which doesn't need ID and P/W for Network! You will more then likely be using the DHCP or LAN Configuration Setup. Item Description Input ID for ADSL connection...
4CH User Guide 1-6. Storage Storage Setup and HDD Format Item Description Overwriting Overwrite existing material when hard disk drive is full HDD Format Format hard disk drive The DVR is designed to be upgraded through firmware updates. In order to upgrade, the upgrade firmware must firstly be downloaded and copied into a USB device.
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4CH User Guide [Figure1-6] Storage setup screen...
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4CH User Guide [Figure1-7] Storage setup –USB UPGRADE [Figure1-8] Storage setup – SAVE SETUP TO A USB [Figure1-9] Storage setup – LOAD SETUP FROM A USB...
4CH User Guide Main Function Main Function Main Function 2. Main Function 2-1. Live Window In the Live window, video inputs from the cameras are displayed on the configuration of the live setup. Figure 2-1 shows the layout of the live screen. Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols.
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4CH User Guide Description Indicates the HDD is being recycled Indicates the percentage of recorded data into HDD Indicates there is no video signal input [Table2-1] Signal Description Button Description Select channel to be displayed in full screen mode. Switch between full screen and quad display mode. Press to start auto sequencing of the screen, in full screen mode.
4CH User Guide 2-2. Search window Press the MISC (SEARCH) button in live mode to enter SEARCH window. 2-2-1. EVENT Search The EVENT SEARCH window is used to find stored video. 3 categories of search filters can be applied: DATE, CHANNEL, and TYPE. Use the SEL button to move down the categories and use the UP button to move up the categories.
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4CH User Guide [Picture 2-2-1] Event search screen [Picture 2-2-2] Event search list screen 7) Use the UP and DOWN button to scroll through the onscreen listings. 8) Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display events that happened previous to or after the current selection.
4CH User Guide 2-2-2. TIME LINE Search The TIME-LINE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar. 1) Select the date of the video to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day.
4CH User Guide [Picture 2-2-3] Time line search screen 2-2-3. GO TO You can search for specified data by setting the time and date in this menu. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to move from left to right in this menu. Use the UP or DOWN button to set the date and time.
4CH User Guide 2-2-4. GO FIRST You can access to the first data which has been recorded into the HDD disk by pressing this menu. 2-2-5. GO LAST You can access to the last data which has been recorded into the HDD disk by pressing this menu.
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4CH User Guide [Picture 2-2-6] Archive search screen [Picture 2-2-7] Archive search list screen...
4CH User Guide 2-3. PTZ operation To operate the PTZ functions, connect the controller to the RS-485 port on the rear panel. In the PTZ control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site.
4CH User Guide 2-4. Playback mode During the playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you may return to SEARCH LIST by pressing the ESC button. Playback starts in quad mode with channel 1 highlighted by default. If audio is enabled, it will only play from the highlighted channel.
4CH User Guide Archiving Video info Archiving Video info Archiving Video info USB memory stick USB memory stick USB memory stick 3. Archiving Video into USB Memory Stick To archive a still image or video to a USB storage device, user must first capture a still image or video to the hard drive.
4CH User Guide [Figure3-2] Archive search screen Press the SEL button to retrieve lists of archived image or video [Figure3-3] Archive search screen Select and display one of the files on the screen in the archived list by using the UP or DOWN button, and then press the ARCH button to transfer the data into the USB memory stick.
4CH User Guide NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK 4. NETWORK The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of a software client program on your PC. A LAN connection using the RJ45 connector on the rear panel is mandatory for remote connection. For local operation purposes, the frame rate is limited to 1 frame/sec when there is no recording operation in the DVR.
4CH User Guide 4-2. Minimum PC requirements Minimum Recommended Intel Pentium III Intel Pentium IV 500Mhz 2Ghz MEMORY 128MB 256MB 16MB 64MB RESOLUTION 1024 X 768 1024 X 768 DISK SPACE 10MB 10MB Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, XP NETWORK 10/100 Base T 10/100 Base T...
4CH User Guide 4-4. Live viewer When installation is complete, double click the icon on your desktop to start the program. 4-4-1. Main user interface 4-4-2. Main control panel Button Description Displays the current date and time. Click this icon to connect to the DVR...
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4CH User Guide Button Description Once you click the connection icon, this pop up window appears. Enter the IP address and the port number. Then select the protocol type and enter the Caution : Port No: It should be the same as password.
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4CH User Guide Button Description PAUSE Click this icon to pause live video. Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk RECORD which has been set in setup menu CAPTURE Click this icon to capture a still image Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears.
4CH User Guide 4-5. Search and Playback Viewer 4-5-1. Main user interface You can access the search window by clicking the search icon on the upper left corner of the main user interface. 4-5-2. Main control panel Button Description Displays the recording time of the selected data by adjusting of scale in the middle of the bottom of the main user interface.
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4CH User Guide Button Description Click this icon to capture a still image of recorded CAPTURE video. Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears. The still image is captured in either jpeg or bmp file format. Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of MARK IN the recorded video in AVI format (after you have...
4CH User Guide Button Description Click to rewind the video at 2x and 4x speeds in playback mode. Click to reverse 1 frame. Click to advance 1 frame Quad screen Use the volume control bar to set the audio level. You can select the audio on or off by clicking the audio icon 4-5-3.
4CH User Guide 4-6. System configuration Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of DVR. 4-6-1. General Once you click the setup icon, this pop up window appears. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access any of the selected functions, you need to enter the password. You can also set the save path for capturing and backup.
4CH User Guide 4-6-2. Site This option shows the channel information of the DVR and allows you to change the channel title. 4-6-3. Event You can set event items, the amount of local disk space you want to allow, and the save path for the log.
4CH User Guide You can search and check the recorded log data. 4-6-4. Record You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto recording. You can also select individual channels or all channels to record.
4CH User Guide When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. And you also can set each or all channels to record. 4-6-5. Disk You can select the local disk to use and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording.
4CH User Guide 4-6-6. Video Setup the display color in Client Program (This is dependant on the installed Video Card in your computer) 4-6-7. About “About” provides network client version information.
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