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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
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Operation Instruction Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 10. Overloading All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result appliance is operated. in the risk of fire or electric shock. 2. Retain Instructions 11. Objects and Liquids The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment reference. as they may touc
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Feature ................................................................................................................................... 1 Technical Overview ................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation .
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Operation Instruction Setup Screen ....................................................................................................................... 12 System Setup ....................................................................................................................... 12 Information ....................................................................................................................... 12 Date/Time .....................................................
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Bookmarks ....................................................................................................................... 63 Clip-Copy ......................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix .................................................................................................................................. 65 USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation .............
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Operation Instruction Figure 30 — Motion Detection Settings screen. ....................................................................................... 27 Figure 31 — Motion Detection Actions 1 screen. ..................................................................................... 28 Figure 32 — Motion Detection Actions 2 screen. ..................................................................................... 28 Figure 33 — Video Loss Settings screen. .....................
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 16 Composite Video Input Connectors Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL H.264 Codec Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 VGA
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Operation Instruction Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation. 2
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Adaptor and Power Cord Operation Instruction (This Document) Speco Central Software CD and Operation Instruction Infrared Remote Control Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system. Figure 2 — DV
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Operation Instruction Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector. A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR. NOTE: The VGA and Video Out (BNC) connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation. Audio In/Out Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources. Connect the audio sources to A
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder RS485 Port The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras or text-in devices. Connect RX+/TX+ and RX-/TX- of the control system to the P (+) and N (–) (respectively) of the DVR. See Chapter 3 ─ Configuration and the PTZ camera, text-in device or remote contro
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Operation Instruction To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: 1. Turn the DVR off. 2. Turn it on again. 3. While the DVR is initializing, the front panel LEDs will blink. When the front panel LEDs blink, poke the straightened paperclip into the unlabeled hole to the right of the VGA connector. 4. Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the front panel are lit. NOTE: When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs on the front panel flash five time
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 — DVR front panel. Menu Button Copy Button Esc Button Play/Stop Button Camera Buttons Arrow Buttons Play/Pause Button HDD LED Power LED USB Port The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer. The following describes each but
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Operation Instruction Play/Stop Button Pressing the PLAY/STOP button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again exits the playback mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button plays back video at regular speed. The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video. When in one of the multi-view formats, pressing this button enters the Triplex mode. The DVR suppo
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder Remote Control Buttons ID Button Camera Buttons Sequence Button Login/Logout Button Arrow Buttons Menu Button Playback Buttons Alarm Button Layout Button Zoom Button PTZ Button Enter Button Esc Button PTZ Control Buttons Copy Button Play/Stop Button Figure 4 — Infrared remote control. NOTE: For simplicity, the button descriptions in this manual refer to the front panel buttons. ID
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Operation Instruction Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number’s value. When in the PIP display format, pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons moves the position of the small screen counter-clockwise and clockwise. Pressing the Left and Right buttons moves through screen pages in the Live Monitoring
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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder PTZ Control Buttons While in the PTZ mode, the PRESET buttons are used to save Presets and load a Preset View, the ZOOM buttons are used to Zoom In and Zoom Out, and the FOCUS buttons are used for Near Focus and Far Focus. Copy Button Pressing the COPY button allows you to copy video clips. Play/Stop Button Pressing the PLAY/STOP button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again exits the playback mode. When entering the playbac
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Operation Instruction Setup Screen Figure 7 — Setup screen. Press the MENU button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the button. That character ap
