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  • Page 1 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Sentinel 4C DVR User Manual V1.0 Page 1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Index Chapter1 Product Introduction....................4 Summary ........................4 Model Description.....................4 Features ........................4 Chapter2 Installation.........................7 Checking the DVR and Its Accessories..............7 HDD Installation .......................7 Rear Panel Description....................8 External Alarm In/Out Connection ................9 Chapter3 Operational Instructions ..................10 Front Panel ......................10 IR Controller ......................12...
  • Page 3 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.17 Exceptions.......................80 5.18 Transaction Information..................81 Chapter6 Utilities........................85 Save Parameters ......................85 Restore Parameters....................85 Upgrade........................86 Hard Disk Management ..................87 Clear Alarm Out ......................87 Reboot ........................87 Power Off ........................87 View Log.........................87 System Information....................90 Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade ....................91 FTP Server Setup ....................91...

  • Page 4: Chapter1 Product Introduction

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter1 Product Introduction Summary DS-7000HI series network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance product. It uses the embedded MCU and real time operating system, combining the most advanced technology in Information Industry such as video and audio encoding/decoding, hard disk record and TCP/IP.
  • Page 5 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Support video loop. Support CIF and QCIF resolution. Support multi area motion detection. Support OSD and changeable OSD position. Support LOGO and changeable LOGO position. Local functions Record Support multiple record type, including real time, manual record, motion detection, external alarm, motion&alarm, motion|alarm.
  • Page 6 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Support remote parameters setup. Alarm information can be sent to remote center. Network control PTZ. Network record live stream. Network download and playback the recorded files in DVR. Remote upgrade the firmware. RS-232 supports transparent channel function so that the remote PC can use DVR to control serial devices.

  • Page 7: Chapter2 Installation

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter2 Installation W a r n i n g : B e f o r e y o u i n s t a l l t h e D V R , p l e a s e m a k e s u r e t h e p o w e r o f D V R i s s w i t c h e d...

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Description

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Rear Panel Description Notice: Please refer to real product for different model. DS-7016HI Rear Panel DS-7004HI Rear Panel Index Physical Interface Description Video Input Standard BNC. Connect monitor, output video and menu. Video Output Audio Output 1 channel RCA (1.0 Vp-p, 75...

  • Page 9: External Alarm In/Out Connection

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR External Alarm In/Out Connection Alarm input port: G (GND): Conenct the GND of sensor. 1~16: Alarm input, support normal open/normal close. 0: Reserved. Alarm output: 1G~4G: 4 relay output. Alarm output connection Please note the usage of jumper JJ1. If you use DC, either of connections is OK. We suggest you to use those DC under 12V, 1A.

  • Page 10: Chapter3 Operational Instructions

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter3 Operational Instructions Front Panel Index Type Name Description State READY DVR is ready. Lamps STATUS Green means you can use IR remote control. ALARM Red means there is alarm. RECORD Twinkle in red means reading or writing HDD.
  • Page 11 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 S HOT 】 i n PTZ control (adjust preset). 1. Enter into PTZ control mode; 【 】 I RIS- i n PTZ control.. SHIFT Multi screen preview switch; Switch menu mode into preview;...

  • Page 12: Ir Controller

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR IR Controller Index Name Description POWER Turnoff device. Enable/Disable IR remote control Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys of front panel. EDIT Same as EDIT key of front panel. Same as A key of front panel.
  • Page 13 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Reserved 【 】 Same as k ey of front panel. IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens Lens control control. Same as 【 】 k ey of front panel. Loading the batteries into the IR controller Remove the battery cover.

  • Page 14: Menu Description

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Menu Description 3.3.1 Menu Items Menu Name Function Menu Name Function Camera name and position setup Unit name Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Hue Device ID and Saturation Require password OSD Display mode, position and Screen saver...

  • Page 15: Menu Operation

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Restore parameters Upgrade firmware Text input mode HDD management Transaction ATM IP address Utilities Clear alarm output ATM type Reboot Text information Power off View log System information 3.3.2 Menu Operation How to enter into menu mode Press 【...
  • Page 16 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 E NTER k ey to enter into the secondary menu. For example, move the “Active Frame” to 【 】 “Image” icon, press E NTER t o enter into the secondary menu as following: Each menu contains different kinds of items.
  • Page 17 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 “Policy” button to enter into sub-menu. Press C onfirm t o save parameters and return 【 】 to parent menu. Press C ancel button to cancel and return to parent menu. The button in grey means it can be operated only after it is enabled.

  • Page 18: Character Input

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Character Input In the menu interface, if you enter into edit status (for example, in the “camera name” edit box), at the bottom of screen, the input status is appeared: Here it means you can press numeric keys to input digital number.

  • Page 19: Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide Power on Note: Please make sure the power supply matches DVR and AC cable connected correctly. Before switch DVR on, please connect one monitor with VOUT or VGA interface. Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate.
  • Page 20 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 Press k ey to display or hide the camera status bar. Camera record status is following: Icon Icon Color Status Description White No video signal Yellow Vdieo input Pink Manual recording Green...
  • Page 21 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Camera alarm status is following: Icon Icon Color Status Description White Video signal lost Yellow View tampering alarm Pink Motion&External alarm Green No alarm Blue Motion alarm External alarm Press numeric keys to switch over individual camera preview. If DVR has less than 10 channels, press one numeric key to switch corresponding channel.

  • Page 22: User Name And Password

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR User name and password Note: When DVR is delivered from factory, there is only one default administrator named “admin”, and password is “12345”. The administrator’s name can not be modified, while the password can be modified. The administrator can create 15 users and define their user rights.
  • Page 23 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Setp 2: Enter into password modification menu  【 】 【 】 【 】 Move the “Active Frame” to “Password” icon by using k eys. Press E NTER key to enter into following password menu:...

  • Page 24: Ptz Control

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR repeat step 3 to modify again. PTZ Control Note: The user must have the “PTZ control” right. PTZ control interface In preview mode, press 【 P TZ 】 k ey, in the login dialog, select one user name and input the correct password, you can enter into PTZ control interface.
  • Page 25 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 ↑ 】 【 ↓ 】 【 ← 】 【 → 】 Direction control keys: 【 】 【 】 ZOOM control keys: Z OOM+ Z OOM- FOCUS control keys: 【 F OCUS+ 】 【...

  • Page 26: Manual Record

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Manual Record Note: The user must have the corresponding right, DVR has HDD and HDD is formatted already. Manual record In preview mode, press 【 R EC 】 k ey, in the pop-up login dialog, select the name and input the correct password, you can enter into the “Manual Record”...

  • Page 27: Playback

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 【 】 Press E SC k ey to enter into preview mode. Press M ENU k ey to enter into main menu. 【 】 【 】 Press P LAY k ey to enter into playback menu. Press P TZ k ey to enter into PTZ control mode.
  • Page 28 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR box, use numeric keys to input the detail time. Card Number: DVR can get text number through RS-232 or network port. The text is sent from devices such as ATM machine, POS machine or others. DVR can overlay the text on the real time image and record.
  • Page 29 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR If the matched files are more than 8, you can use “Page No.” to select page (use numeric keys 【 ↑ 】 【 ↓ 】 k eys to select page). In the file list box, use 【...
  • Page 30 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Playback At the bottom of image, there is an information bar and the following information is included: Volume, Play Progress, Play Speed, Played Time and File Total Time. Display/Hide information bar: 【 M ENU 】...
  • Page 31 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR In playback interface, press 【 E SC 】 k ey to enter into preview mode. In playback interface, press 【 M ENU 】 key to enter into main menu, press 【 R EC 】...

  • Page 32: Backup Recorded Files

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Backup Recorded Files Note: The user must have “Playback” right. Please connect with backup devices before you start to backup. In the playback interface, you can backup the recorded files. In the preview mode, press 【...
  • Page 33 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 2: Select the files that you want to backup In the file list box, use 【 ↑ 】 【 ↓ 】 keys to move the scroll bar. When the scroll bar stays at the file you wan to backup, press 【...

  • Page 34: Shut Down Dvr

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Note: The backup function is effective when two channels are playback synchronously. In such case, each channel can backup 30 segments so 60 segments can be backup for two channels. Playback the video segment You can use our file player software to playback the video segment in PC.
  • Page 35 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 If DVR is shut down correctly, the P OWER l amp is in red. Note: When message of “Shut down…” is appeared, please do not press 【 P OWER 】 k ey any more, otherwise, DVR can not be shut down.

  • Page 36: Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide Only the users that have “Parameters Setup” right need read this chapter. When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the DVR to make the new parameters take into effective.
  • Page 37 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 Move “Active Frame” to “User” icon, press E NTER k ey to enter into “User Management” menu. 【 → 】 In the user name list box, only “admin” is existed. You can use key, move “Active Frame”...

  • Page 38: Add And Delete User

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Add and Delete User Enter into “User Management” interface. Add user The steps are following: Step 1: Enter into “User Management” menu Please refer to chapter 5.1 Step 2: Add new user name In the “User Management” menu, move “Active Frame” to “Add” button and press 【...
  • Page 39 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 【 】 name, then use k ey to the password edit box. Press E DIT k ey to enter into edit box, use numeric keys to input the new password. Step 3: Setup the rights for new user The new added user has not any operational rights.
  • Page 40 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR User rights description “Local Rights”: Local rights are for local operation, such as the operation using front panel, IR controller and RS-485 keyboard. PTZ control: Locally control PTZ; Record: Manual start/stop recording; Playback: Local playback and backup the recorded files;...
  • Page 41 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Delete user 【 】 【 】 【 】 In “User Management” interface, you can use keys to select one user, then use move “Active Frame” to “Del” button, press 【 E NTER 】 , in the pop-up confirmation dialog, press 【...

  • Page 42: Unit Name And Device Id

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Unit Name and Device ID Unit name In the “Display” menu: There is an item named “Unit Name”. The default unit name is “Embedded Net DVR”. Move “Active Frame” to unit name edit box, press 【...

  • Page 43: Video Output Standard And Vga Setup

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Video Output Standard and VGA Setup Video output standard There is one VOUT BNC connector at the rear panel of DVR. It is used to connect with analog monitor and can support PAL or NTSC video output. You can modify video output standard to match video input.
  • Page 44 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR name display position, etc. System Time In “Display” menu, you can setup DVR system date and time. Display System Time You can setup display properties for each camera, including display status, position and format. Of course, you can copy the properties of one camera to all cameras.
  • Page 45 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 “OSD”, press E NTER t o enter into setup image, you can find there are 22*18 (for NTSC,  【 】 【 】 【 】 【 】 22*15) small panes, and OSD position is in red. You can use k eys to move the OSD position.
  • Page 46 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 Step 2: Move “Active Frame” to camera name edit box, press E DIT k ey to enter into edit status, you can input digital number, uppercase and lowercase characters (refer to Chapter 3.4).

  • Page 47: Video Parameters Setup

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Video Parameters Setup For different camera and different background, in order to get the best video image, you need to adjust video parameters such as brightenss, saturation, contrast and hue, etc. You can setup the camera individually, and also you can copy the video parameters of one camera to any other cameras.

  • Page 48: Mask Area Setup

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Mask Area Setup In some cases, maybe you want mask the sensitive area. This area will not be preview and recorded. The mask area setup steps are following: Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu: Step 2: Select one camera: You can use 【...
  • Page 49 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 4: Setup mask area: In the mask area setup interface, there is one small yellow pane on the upper left side. For PAL camera, the whole screen is divided into 22*18 panes (22*15 for NTSC), you can use 【...

  • Page 50: View Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR View Tampering Alarm If you enable this function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully, DVR will make warning alarm. Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” memu: 【 】 【 】 Step 2: Select camera: Please use k eys to select one camera.
  • Page 51 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 6: Alarm schedule setup: When there is view tampering alarm happened, DVR will handle the alarm based on the schedule. You can set 4 periods for each day one week. Also you can copy the schedule of one day to other days.

  • Page 52: Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Video Loss Alarm When the video cable or camera has something wrong, the video image is lost. If you enable video loss alarm, in such case, DVR will make alarm. Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu: Step 2: Select camera: Use 【...
  • Page 53 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR happened in the schedule, DVR will response. Note: The 4 time periods can not be repeated. Please reboot DVR to make parameters into effective. Step 5: Setup alarm policy: You can select one or more response solutions, including “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “Upload to Center”...

  • Page 54: Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.10 Motion Detection Alarm If you enable this function, when there is motion detected, DVR will make alarm. Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu: Step 2: Select camera: Use 【 】 【 】...
  • Page 55 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR The whole screen is divided into 22*18 panes (NTSC: 22*15). There is one yellow panel on the upper left side. The motion area setup steps are the same as that of mask area setup (refer to 【...
  • Page 56 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 ↑ 】 : Up shrink red pane; 【 】 P TZ : Set whole screen as motion area; 【 】 : Clear all motion areas; 【 】 E NTER : Save and return “Image Setup” menu;...
  • Page 57 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 【 】 or more record channels. Please use E NTER E DIT k ey to enable the flag into “ ”. Note: In order to make the cameras start recording, in “Recording” menu, you must enable recording schedule and set “Rec Type”...

  • Page 58: Preview Properties

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.11 Preview Properties In “Preview” menu, you can setup preview mode, screen switch time, enable or disable audio preview and preview layout. Step 1: Enter into “Preview” menu: In the main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Preview”...
  • Page 59 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Preview layout setup: There is a square frame divided into many windows. If you select “4 Screen”preview mode, this frame is divided into 4 windows. Each window represents one camera. You can move “Active Frame” among the windows. There is one bar under the square to display the preview order of all cameras.

  • Page 60: Recording Setup

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.12 Recording Setup In main menu, there is an icon named “Recording”. You can enter into recording menu as following: “Recording” menu description: If HD Full: There are two options: “Overwrite” and “Stop recording”. If you select “Overwrite”...
  • Page 61 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Bit Rate Type: There are two options: “Variable” and “Fixed”. If you select variable bit rate, DVR will adjust the actual bit rate according to the video movement. When there is not much movement, DVR will use low bit rate, while there is much movement, DVR will use high bit rate.
  • Page 62 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR × Enable Rec: Enable or disable selected camera record function. “ ” means disable and “ ” means enable. Schedule: When you enable recording function, you can setup recording schedule. Note: When the camera’s recording schedule is modified, you must reboot DVR to make it into effective.
  • Page 63 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 5: Save Press “Confirm” back to “Recording” menu. Press “Confirm” again to save the parameters and return main menu. None all day recording setup Step 1: Enter into recording schedule menu 【 】...
  • Page 64 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Press “Confirm” back to “Recording” menu. Press “Confirm” again to save the parameters and return main menu. Note: If record type is “Motion Detect” or other related types, you must setup “Motion Detection” in order to trigger motion recording (refer to chapter 5.10).

  • Page 65: External Alarm Input And Relay Output

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output For 4-channel DVR, there are 4 external alarm input and 2 relay output. For 8-channel DVR, there are 8 external alarm input and 4 relay output. For 16-channel DVR, there are 16 external alarm input and 4 relay output.
  • Page 66 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 4: Alarm trigger record channel setup You can select channels to record for each alarm input. In the sub menu, you can use 【 】 【 】 × E NTER E DIT k ey to enable record channel. “...
  • Page 67 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR First select one camera, then select one of following PTZ linkage: Preset: Set the flag as “ ” to enable preset, in the preset number edit box and input one preset number that has been setup already. Please refer to chapter 5.15 for preset setup.
  • Page 68 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR you press “Clear Alarm” button in “Utilities” menu. So the actual alarm output time is made up of alarm input time and this delay time. Step 3: Enter into alarm out schedule You can set the schedule to make alarm output into effective. Move “Active Frame” to “Schedule”...

  • Page 69: Network Parameters

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.14 Network Parameters If you want use network to access DVR, you must setup network parameters. Note: If any network parameter is modified, you must save and reboot DVR to make it into effective.
  • Page 70 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR number, DVR current IP to that fixed IP address. We call that fixed Internet IP as DNS IP. The DNS server with that fixed Internet IP can receive DVR information and used to resolve DVR dynamic IP.

  • Page 71: Ptz

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR “Network” menu. 5.15 PTZ There is one RS-485 port at DVR rear panel used for PTZ control. You can setup RS-485 parameters to match your PTZ protocol. In main menu, move “Active Frame” to PTZ icon and press 【...
  • Page 72 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Preset setup: Preset is using one number to represent the camera’s position, zoom, focus and iris. Move “Active Frame” to “Setup” button on the right side of “Preset” item, press 【 E NTER 】...
  • Page 73 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR button, you can delete this preset number. After deleting, press “Return” button to “PTZ” menu. In “PTZ” menu, press “Confirm” button to save all modification. Please make sure the PTZ you are using can support preset function.
  • Page 74 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Press “RecCru” button, you will enter into “PTZ control” interface. You can start controlling 【 】 PTZ with direction keys, press E NTER t o save the operation track and return “Cruise” setup menu. Press “StartCru” button to repeat the PTZ track until you press “Stop” button.

  • Page 75: Rs232 Setup

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.16 RS232 setup There is one RS-232 port at DVR rear panel. In main menu, move “Active Frame” to 【 】 “RS232” icon and perss E NTER k ey, you enter into “RS232” setup menu: RS232 menu description RS-232 parameters: Including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control, etc.
  • Page 76 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Mask: Only used when work mode is “PPP”. Remote IP and Local IP are in the same sub net. Username, password and Verify password: Only used when work mode is “PPP”. Used for login when remote PC dialup through PSTN.
  • Page 77 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 3: Save setup In “Recording” menu, press “Confirm” button to save parameters. Step 4: Setup Modem used on DVR side Use DCE calbe to connect Modem with PC serial port. You can use HyperTerminal or NetTerm to setup modem: AT&F ---- Retore default parameters (Generally, Modem is hard flow control)
  • Page 78 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Page 78...
  • Page 79 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Step 3: Establish the dialup connection Select the Modem connected with PC just like the dialup network connection, input the telephone number connected with DVR’s modem. Input the username, password. They must be the same as that DVR PPP setup.

  • Page 80: Exceptions

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.17 Exceptions The exceptions can be handled at present include: hard disk full, hard disk error, illegal access, IP address conflict, network failure, and NTSC/PAL differ. Enter into “Exceptions” menu: Including the following handle methods: Audible Warning: DVR beep warning.

  • Page 81: Transaction Information

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 5.18 Transaction Information The DVR can actively obtain or passively receive the credit card number from ATM machine linked through network or serial port, and credit card number can be overlay on live video, recorded and playback.
  • Page 82 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Start & end position and length of transaction type Transaction type and code When the ATM machine is sending transaction information to bank center, DVR will capture the data package through network, and analyse the data according to the format. Then DVR will overlay the correspond text on live video.
  • Page 83 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR In the case, you must set the RS-232 of DVR as transparent channel mode as following: A software must be run in the ATM machine, and send the credit card number, transaction code to DVR through RS-232 port.
  • Page 84 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR In the case, you must set the RS-232 of DVR as transparent channel mode as following: Also, a software must be run in ATM machine, and send command to DVR through RS-232 port based on special communication protocol.

  • Page 85: Chapter6 Utilities

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter6 Utilities There are many tools in “Utilities” menu. Including “SavePara”, “RestorePara”, “Upgrade”, “Hard Disk”, “Stop Alarm Out”, “Reboot”, “Power Off”, “View Log” and “System Info”. Enter into “Utilities” menu: Save Parameters Save factory default parameters into FLASH memory. You can reboot DVR to make them into effective.

  • Page 86: Upgrade

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Upgrade You can use this function to upgrade the firmware. Please confirm the language is matched. Press “Upgrade” icon, in the pop-up dialog, you can select either “FTP” or “USB” upgrade mode. If you select “FTP” mode, you will enter into “FTP Upgrade” menu: Input the ftp server IP and press 【...

  • Page 87: Hard Disk Management

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Hard Disk Management Check HDD work status Capacity, Free space, Stand by or not, Normal status or not. Format HDD Before formatting stop all recording. After formatting, you must reboot DVR, otherwise DVR will not work normally.
  • Page 88 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 If you want to view the log based on default option, just press E NTER key. DVR will list all matched information. Also you can select options to search (By Type, By Date, By Type&Date).
  • Page 89 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 【 】 Step 3: Move “Active Frame” to “Search Log” button, press E NTER key to start searching. Step 4: When searching is finished, DVR will list all matched alarm information. In the list box, the information includes: Index, Occur Time, Major Type, Minor Type, Panel User, Net User, Host Address, Para.

  • Page 90: System Information

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR System Information Press “System Info” icon in “Utilities” menu, you can get DVR system information: Page 90...

  • Page 91: Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade The DVR firmware is stored in FLASH ROM. You can use DVR upgrade function to write the firmware file (digicap) into FLASH. There are two cases that you need to upgrade DVR firmware. One is update old firmware.
  • Page 92 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Select “Users/rights” under “Security” menu item. The following dialog box will be pop-up. Create new user. Click “new user’. New user dialog pops up. Input user name “target”. Click “OK”. In the password dialog, input password “target” in “New Password” and “Verify Password”...
  • Page 93 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR 7. Next time, you need not setup again, just double click and open “wftpd32.exe” to upgrade the DVR/DVS firmware. Page 93...

  • Page 94: Upgrade Mode

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Upgrade Mode Use client software to upgrade the firmware file. You do not need to use ftp server software. Please refer to the client software user manual for detail information. Use “FTP” function of “Upgrade” sub menu in “Utilities” menu. You need one host PC to run FTP server software and place firmware file (digicap), and make sure DVR and PC are in the same sub net.

  • Page 95: Appendix Ahdd Capacity Calculation

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation Calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Step 1: According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity that is the capacity of each channel needed for every hour, unit Mbyte.

  • Page 96: Appendix Bdvr Connect Cable Definition

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix B DVR Connect Cable Definition 1 UTP network connect cable made method Material and tool One twist cable (8 pin, the length can be defined as to the actual demand, but must be within 100m), 2 standard RJ45 head, one tool for RJ45.

  • Page 97: Connect Cable Made Method

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR The corresponding relationship of cross cable 2 RS-232 connect cable made method DS-7000HI has standard DB9 RS-232 interface, like PC COM port. Pin definition I means DVR input and O means DVR output. Pin index...

  • Page 98: Appendix C Specifications

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix C Specifications Model name DS-7004HI DS-7008HI DS-7016HI Video H.264 compression Preview PAL: 704*576 (4CIF), NTSC: 704*480 (4CIF) resolution Playback CIF/QCIF resolution Video input Video input BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75 ) interface Video output 1 channel, BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75 )
  • Page 99 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Relay output Power supply 100~240VAC, 6.3A, 50~60 HZ Power 20--42W (without HDD) consumption Working ℃ - - ＋ 5 5 ℃ temperature Working ％ - -90 ％ humidity Size 14.25 inch standard (440mm*390mm*70mm) Weight ≤...

  • Page 100: Appendix D List Of Recommended Dvr Peripherals

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix D List of Recommended DVR Peripherals USB DVD-R/W: LG GSA-E10L 2. BENQ EW164B USB CD-R/W: 1. BENQ external 5232WI-ok2 2. ASUS CRW-4824A + USB Convertor case 3. SONY CD-R/RW CRX230AD + Convertor cable 4.
  • Page 101 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR West Digital: 1. WD Caviar WD400BB 2. WD Caviar WD800BB 3. WD Caviar WD1200BB 4. WD Caviar WD2000BB 5. WD Caviar WD2500BB 6. WD Caviar SE WD1600BB 7. WD Caviar SE WD2000JB 8. WD Caviar SE WD2500JB 9.

  • Page 102: Appendix E Quick Search Function Table

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix E Quick Search Function Table Type Name Description Index User Create and delete users. System has one default management administrator. The administrator can create 15 users Safety and define their rights. function Password Modify password.
  • Page 103 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Remote Remote record real time stream. record Remote Remote playback the recorded files in DVR playback Download Download recorded files in DVR. Remote Remote upgrade firmware. upgrade Transparent Remote control serial device connected with serial 5.16...

  • Page 104: Appendix F Troubleshooting

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix F Troubleshooting Failure Possible reasons After plugging in power, turning on the power switch, Power cable is broken. “POWER” light in front Panel does not turn on, and fan Power supply is broken.
  • Page 105 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Old player SDK (playm4.dll) Notes: Place the DVR in well ventilated space so that it operates within the allowed range of temperature and humidity as in specification. If the circuit board is wet, dust on circuit board can cause a short circuit. The circuit board, plug and socket, housing fan and housing should be cleaned by brushing regularly.

  • Page 106: Appendix G Product Service

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix G Product Service Thank you for choosing our products. All of our products users can enjoy a conditional free repair guarantee service for hardware within 12 months starting from purchase date, and a free exchange service within one month (valid for the damage caused by non personal acts).

  • Page 107: Appendix H Customer Information Card

    User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Appendix H Customer Information Card User’s Mr./Mrs. Name Company Name Post Address Postcode Phone Number E-mail Model Number of Product Serial Number of Product Purchase Date Distributor Page 107...
  • Page 108 User Manual of Sentinel 4C DVR Suggestions: Page 108...

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