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4 CH Digital Video Recorder
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771-A V 1.0

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  • Page 1 4 CH Digital Video Recorder User’s Manual Please read this instructions thoroughly before operation and keep the manual in a safe place for further reference. 771-A V 1.0...
  • Page 2 WARNING All the safety and operating instructions should be read before operation. The improper operation may cause permanent damage. • This adaptor is only for this machine. Do not use it for other electronic products or it may damage other products. •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS What do you get What do you get • FEATURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • PACKAGE CONTENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before Operation Before Operation • INSTALLATION GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ • FRONT PANEL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • REAR PANEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Operation Basic Operation • GETTING STARTED------------------------------------------------------------------------------ •...

  • Page 4: What Do You Get

    FEATURES DVR Features • Wavelet compression format replaces Time-Lapse VCR + Multiplexer / Quad • On Screen Display and Remote Control via Video Server & PC • Picture-in-picture (PIP) and Picture-on-Picture (POP) function in live • Alarm input & output function •...

  • Page 5: Before Operation

    3. Install HDD (The compatible HDD Brands are listed in the following table.) Please refer to page 19. Appendix #1 for installation instructions. *The HDD must be installed before turning on the DVR. If HDD is not installed, the DVR would function as a 4 CH multiplexer. COMPATIBLE HARD DISK MODELS...

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    + : Press “+ ” button can change the setting in the menu. : Press “ ” button for 4 CH display modes - : Press “ - ” button can change the setting in the menu. To slow down the speed of playing mode.
  • Page 7 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times) • ◄ : Under setup mode, it works as Left button. •STOP : Under DVR Record / Play mode, it can stop the action. • ▼ : Under setup mode, it works as Down button.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL EXTERNAL I/O 1. EXTERNAL I/O •Controlled remotely by an external device or control system like Video Web Server. •Alarm input, external I / O expansion. 2. VIDEO INPUT (1-4) Connect to video source, such as camera. 3. MAIN Connect to Main monitor.

  • Page 9: Basic Operation

    GETTING STARTED Before using the DVR, please have a HDD installed ready, or it will function as 4 CH multiplexer (refer to Appendix #1 for installation or removal of a HDD). 1. Connect the AC power cord and plug into an electrical outlet. The POWER LED will turn into orange color, and other red LED indicators will turn ON.

  • Page 10: Play Back

    You can pause the playback and the image will be displayed on the screen. 4. STOP Press “ STOP ” button under any circumstance, DVR will return to live monitoring mode. 5. IMAGE JOG DIAL It will allow you to manually view video frame-by-frame, one image at a time.

  • Page 11: Detailed Menu Setup

    MAIN MENU There are 11 options available in the Main Menu: TIMER ---------- Program Timer Recording CAMERA ------- Camera Setup RECORD ------- Recording Mode Setup ALARM --------- Alarm Setup DWELL --------- Dwell time Setup PIP --------------- Picture in Picture Setup DISPLAY ------- Display Mode Setup REMOTE ------- Remote Control Setup USER ----------- User Password Setup...
  • Page 12 6. MESSAGE LATCH To select whether the DVR messages will disappear after 10 seconds or remain on screen. NO is the default setting which the messages will disappear after 10 sec. NOTE : Video loss, and Alarm messages will be shown the same as Alarm Duration time.
  • Page 13 2. START Set the time to start the recording. 3. END Set the time to end the recording. 4. IPS (IMAGES PER SECOND) NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1 PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1 5. QUALITY Select the quality of recording image: BEST, HIGH, NORM and BASE. 6. MODE There are three recording mode settings : QUAD-FRAME, QUAD-FIELD, MULTIPLEX.
  • Page 14 3. REC (RECORD) Set up which channel you want to record. ON : when alarm input is triggered, DVR will record alarming channel more frequently. For example : when CH01 is triggered, the record method will become 1-2-1-3-1-4…. OFF : DVR will not record.
  • Page 15 3. REC IPS Select the images per second of recording during an ALARM. The options are as following: NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1 PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1 4. QUALITY There are four recording quality settings during an ALARM : BASIC, BEST, HIGH, NORMAL. 5. RECORD MODE There are three recording settings : QUAD-FRAME, QUAD-FIELD, MULTIPLEX.
  • Page 16 2. BAUD RATE Set the remote protocol transmitting baud rate. Available options are 115200, 57600, 19200, 9600, 4800, 3600, 2400, 1200. 3. ID To control different DVR by setting remote protocol. ID number can be set from 000 to 255. USER 1.

  • Page 17: Advanced Operation

    EVENT A single page can display 16 recorded events. Press “◄ ” or “► ” to change the pages or press “▲ ” + “▼ ” to CLEAR the EVENT record. DISK FULL: HDD is full PWR REST : Power restored M-HD REMS: HDD removal M-HD REPL: HDD replace M-HD ERR : HDD error...

  • Page 18: Key Lock

    KEY LOCK For advanced security, you can “Lock” the buttons on your DVR. Key-Lock prevents other people from using the system. Press ENTER and MENU at the same time to enable Key Lock. Press ENTER and MENU at the same time and key in password (Default : 0000), then press “ENTER“ to disable Key Lock.

  • Page 19: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Video format Hard disk storage Record mode Camera Input Signal Main Monitor Output Call Monitor Output Video Loss Detection Refresh Rate Multiplex: Up to 30 fields/sec. for NTSC / 25 fields/sec. for PAL Recording Rate Quad-field: Up to 120 fields/sec. for NTSC / 100 fields/sec. for PAL * Quad-frame: Up to 240 fields/sec.

  • Page 20: Appendix #1 - Install The Hdd

    Follow these steps carefully in order to ensure correct installation. Step 1 Remove the lid. Step 2 Unscrew the screws and take out the HDD from DVR machine carefully (refer to the Fig 3). Step 3 Remove the HDD power cable from the HDD (refer to the Fig. 2).

  • Page 21: Appendix #3 - Pin Configurations

    APPENDIX #3 – PIN CONFIGURATIONS 15 pin com port • • • • 9 pin com port • • • •...
  • Page 22 PIN 3, 4, 5, 6 ALARM INPUT To connect wire from ALARM INPUT (PIN 3, 4, 5, 6) to GND ( PIN 9 ) connector, DVR will start recording and buzzer will be on. When alarm has been triggered, signal becomes “Low”, and it will stop all alarm activities.

  • Page 23: Appendix #4 - Recording Speed

    APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING SPEED The Record Time is different based on Recording Speed, Recording Quality and Recording Mode. Please refer to following table. The HDD capability is 250GB. NTSC SYSTEM MULTIP QUAD- FIELD QUAD- FRAME HDD Type PAL SYSTEM MULTIP QUAD- FIELD...

  • Page 24: Appendix #5 - Network Application

    DVR Control 1 ) Connect the Sub-D plug of Video Web Server with our own brand DVR products. 2 ) Set the “Remote” function in the DVR products. NOTE : Remote mode : RS-485, Baud rate : 2400, ID : same as “I/O port setting”...

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