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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
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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. • Please lift and place this equipment gently. • Do not expose this equipment from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. • Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water. • Avoid dusty or humid place. • Do
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TABLE OF CONTENTS What do you get ? What do you get ? • FEATURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 • PACKAGE CONTENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Before Operation Before Operation • INSTALLATION GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 • FRONT PANEL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 • REAR PANEL ------
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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 • Video loss detected on each channel • Multiplexer & Quad recording mode switching • Recording rate up to full size 30 fields/sec. or Quad size 240 fields/sec. • Support 1 HDD, IDE TYPE (over 250 GB) • Multiple quick s
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Before Operation INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Connect cameras and monitor to the DVR. 2. Shown below is an example of connecting the DVR to your existing Observation System. 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 Manufacturer Model Capacity Rotati
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FRONT PANEL The LED Light is ON under following condition. LED LIGHT •HDD : HDD is reading or recording. •HDD Full : HDD is full •ALARM : To turn off the ALARM LED light, please refer to page.13 and set the ALARM mode as OFF. •TIMER : When Timer is Enabled •PLAY : Playing mode •REC : Recording mode Press MENU to enter main menu. MENU Press ENTER for confirmation ENTER Press SEARCH for searching recorded video. SEARCH Press “” button for Picture on Picture screen. / POP PIP: Press “PIP” b
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•FF: Play video fast forward. (Press FF button again to FF / ► adjust speed from 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times) •► : Under setup mode, it works as Right button. •REW: Play video fast backward. (Press REW button REW / ◄ again to adjust speed as 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 STOP / ▼ action. •▼ : Under setup mode, it works as Down button. •Pause : Under DVR play mode, it can pause the action. PAUSE /
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REAR PANEL IN OUT 14 23 MAIN CALL EXTERNAL I/O DC 19V 2 4 6 1 5 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. 4. CALL Connect to CALL monitor. Show the Switch Display. When alarm is triggered, the call monitor will show the triggered channel according to the system setting. 5. POWER Please use the provided p
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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. It takes approximately 5 to 15 seconds to boot the system with the message : “ HDD Detecting ”. Once successfully connected, the POWER LED will change to gr
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PLAY BACK Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will show the last recording. 1. FAST FORWARD (F.F.) & FAST REWIND (F.R.) You can increase the speed of Fast Forward and Rewind on the DVR. In the Play mode, press “► ” once to get 2X speed forward and press twice to get 4X speed,… and the maximum speed can reach 32X. Press “◄ ” once to get 1X speed rewind and press twice to get 2X speed, … and the maximum speed can reach 32X. 2. SLOW FORWARD (S.F.) & SLOW REWIND (S.R.) You can also slow down the spee
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Detailed Menu Setup MAIN MENU There are 11 options available in the Main Menu: (MENU) TIMER TIMER ---------- Program Timer Recording CAMERA CAMERA ------- Camera Setup RECORD RECORD ------- Recording Mode Setup ALARM ALARM --------- Alarm Setup DWELL DWELL --------- Dwell time Setup PIP PIP --------------- Picture in Picture Setup DISPLAY DISPLAY ------- Display Mode Setup REMOTE REMOTE ------- Remote Control Setup USER USER ----------- User Password Setup SYSTEM SYSTEM ------- System Setup
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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 (SYSTEM) messages will disappear after 10 sec. BUZZER ON NOTE : Video loss, and Alarm messages will be shown EXT ALARM ON the same as Alarm Duration time. VLOSS ALARM ON KEY MUTE YES 7. DATE DISPLAY HDD OVERWRITE
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(TIMER) 2. START DAY START END IPS QLT MODE Set the time to start the recording. DAILY 01:00 22:00 30 BEST Q-FR OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FI OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FI 3. END OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR Set the time to end the recording. OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR 4. IPS (IMAGES PER SECOND) OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST MUX NTSC－30、15、8、
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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. 4. BR (BRIGHTNESS) Adjust the brightness of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. 5. CT (CONTRAST) Adjust the contrast of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. 6. CL (COLOR) Adjust the color of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. 7.
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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 (ALARM) ALARM ENABLE YES 4. QUALITY ALARM DURATION 15 MIN There are four recording quality settings during an ALARM : RECORD IPS 30 BASIC, BEST, HIGH, NORMAL. QUALITY NORMAL 5. RECORD MODE RECORD MODE QUAD-FRAME There are three recording settings : QUAD-FRAME, QUAD-F
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3. LOSS SCREEN (MENU) TIMER Retain the last picture or select the LOSS SCREEN color. CAMERA The options are GREEN, BLACK, BLUE and RETAIN. RECORD ALARM 4. TIME POSITION DWELL To set the OSD POSITION shown on monitor. PIP The options are NORMAL or CENTER. DISPLAY REMOTE USER (DISPLAY) SYSTEM TITLE DISPLAY YES EVENT OSD COLOR YELLOW LOSS SCREEN GREEN TIME POSITION NORMAL REMOTE (MENU) TIMER CAMERA 1. REMOTE MODE RECORD Set the remote
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(MENU) EVENT TIMER CAMERA A single page can display 16 recorded events. Press “◄ ” or “► ” to change the RECORD pages or press “▲ ” + “▼ ” to CLEAR the EVENT record. ALARM DWELL PIP DISK FULL: HDD is full DISPLAY PWR REST : Power restored REMOTE USER M-HD REMS: HDD removal SYSTEM M-HD REPL: HDD replace EVENT M-HD ERR : HDD error M-HD WARM: HDD warning C1 VLOSS 26-DEC-2002 03:00:00 C2 ALARM 26-DEC-2002 03:00:00 K UNLOCKS: Key is unlock K UNLOCKS 26-DEC-2002 03:00:00 DMA ER
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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. NOTE: To switch to different USER, press “ENTER” + “MENU” buttons to “KEY LOCK” and then enter the different user’s password to UNLOCK. RS-232 REMOTE PROTOCOL You can use the PC keyboard to simulate
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SPECIFICATIONS Video format NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR Hard disk storage IDE type, UDMA 66, supported 250 GB HDD Manual / Alarm / Timer Record mode Camera Input Signal Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75 BNC, 4 channels Ω Main Monitor Output Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75 BNC Ω Call Monitor Output Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75 BNC Ω Video Loss Detection Yes Refresh Rate Up to 240 fields/sec. for NTSC / 200 fields/sec. for PAL Multiplex: Up to 30 fields/sec. for NTSC / 25 fields/sec. for PAL Record
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APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL THE HDD Follow these steps carefully in order to ensure correct installation. HDD Bracket HDD Power Cable HDD Power Cable Fig.1 Fig.2 Fig.3 Step 1 Remove the lid and unscrew the screws from HDD bracket module . Step 2 Insert the HDD into the HDD bracket and screw the four screws. The bottom side is power side as chart shows (refer to the Fig 1). Step 3 Connect the HDD power cable to the HDD (refer to the Fig. 2). Step 4 Attach the HDD connector to the 40-pin pinhead,
