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4 CH Digital Video Recorder
User’s Manual
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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 will damage other products. • Please lift and place this equipment gently. • Do not expose this equipment to direct sunlight. • Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water. • Do not spill liquid of any kind on the equipment. • Please power down the unit b
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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 • 4 audio inputs / 2 audio outputs • On Screen Display and Remote Control via Video Server & PC • Picture-in-picture (PIP) and Picture-on-Picture (POP) function in live • Motion detection & motion trigger recording function • Alarm input & output function • Video loss detected on each channel • Linear Zoom (2x~4x) • Multiplexer & Quad recording mode switching • Recording rate up to
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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.21 Appendix #1 for installation instructions. Note: 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 Ro
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FRONT PANEL 1. REMOVABLE HDD CARTRIDGE & KEYHOLE Please refer to page.22 Appendix #2. 2. MENU Press MENU button to enter main menu. 3. ENTER Press ENTER button for confirmation. 4. SEARCH Press SEARCH button for searching recorded video. 5. ZOOM Press ZOOM button to enlarge the picture display. 6. /+ Picture in Picture PIP: Press “PIP” button for Picture in Picture screen. + : Press “+ ” button can change the setting in the menu. 7. /- 4 channels display mode : Press “” button for 4
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12. PAUSE / Up •Pause : Under DVR playing mode, it can pause the action. •UP : Under setup mode, it works as Up button. 13. REW / Left •REW: Play video fast backward. (Press REW button again to adjust speed as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times) •Left : Under setup mode, it works as Left button. 14. PLAY Press PLAY button to playback recorded video. 15. REC Press “REC” to start recording. 16. CAMERA SELECT (1-4) Press the Camera Select (1-4) to select the camera. 17. LED LIGHT The LED Light is ON under
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REAR PANEL OUT IN OUT IN MAIN 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 CALL EXTERNAL I/O DC 19V 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1. EXTERNAL I/O •Controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as Video Web Server or PC. •Alarm input, external I / O expansion. 2. VIDEO INPUT (1-4) Connect to video source, such as camera. 3. CALL Connect to CALL monitor. Show the Switch Display. When alarm trigger happens, the call monitor will show the triggered channel for a period of time. 4. MAIN Connect to Main monitor. 5. AUDIO
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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 and Appendix #2 for installation or removal of a HDD). 1. Connect the AC power cord and plug into an electrical outlet. The Red LED indicator light will be ON and the DVR is in Standby mode. 2. Press the Power button. The POWER LED will turn from red to orange, and other red LED indicators will turn ON. It takes approximately 5 to 15 seconds to
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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 speed
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Detailed Menu Setup MAIN MENU There are 12 options available in the Main Menu: (MENU) TIMER ---------- Program Timer Recording TIMER CAMERA ------- Camera Setup CAMERA RECORD ------- Recording Mode Setup RECORD ALARM --------- Alarm Setup ALARM DWELL --------- Dwell time Setup DWELL PIP --------------- Picture in Picture Setup PIP MOTION -------- Motion Detection Setup MOTION DISPLAY ------- Display Mode Setup DISPLAY REMOTE ------- Remote Control Setup REMOTE USER ----------- User Password Setu
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8. 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. AUDIO INPUT 1 NOTE : Video loss, Alarm and Motion messages will be shown BUZZER ON the same as Alarm Duration time. EXT ALARM ON 9. DATE DISPLAY VLOSS ALARM ON MOTION ALARM
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3. END (TIMER) Set the time to end the recording. DAY START END IPS QLT MODE DAILY 01:00 22:00 30 BEST Q-FR OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FI 4. IPS (IMAGE PER SECOND) OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FI NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1 OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1 OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST Q-FR OFF 00:00 00:00 30 BEST MUX 5. QUALITY OFF 00:0
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4. BR (BRIGHTNESS) (MENU) Adjust the brightness of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. TIMER CAMERA 5. CT (CONTRAST) RECORD ALARM Adjust the contrast of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. DWELL PIP 6. CL (COLOR) MOTION Adjust the color of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. DISPLAY REMOTE 7. HUE (HUE) USER Adjust the hue of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63. SYSTEM EVENT RECORD 1. RECORD IPS (RECORD) Select the recording speed. The options are RECORD IPS
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4. QUALITY There are four quality settings during an ALARM : BASIC, BEST, HIGH, NORMAL. (MENU) TIMER 5. RECORD MODE CAMERA There are three recording settings : QUAD-FRAME, QUAD-FIELD, RECORD MULTIPLEX. ALARM DWELL PIP DWELL MOTION DISPLAY 1. NORM REMOTE To set up the DWELL time period that each channel auto sequentially shows on call USER monitor. The level is from 1 to 15 SEC or OFF. SYSTEM EVENT 2. ALARM To set up the DWELL time period when alarm input is triggered. The level is from 1
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5. AREA Press the ENTER button on this option to set the Pixel-based (MOTION) Motion Detection Area for each channel. Green targets SEN MD-NVM RE DET CAM1 70 03 64 ON AREA represent the Motion Detection Area(Figure 1-2), and Purple CAM2 70 03 64 OFF AREA targets represent motion currently taking place (Figure 1-3). CAM3 70 03 64 ON AREA To modify the Motion Detection Area, use the following co
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NOTE: The trigger recording time will depend on ALARM DURATION mode setting (Please refer to page.13 for ALARM DURATION) and it will record from the last trigger time. For example, when the alarm duration setting is 1 min, the recording time is from 9:00:00 to 9:01:00. If the motion detection trigged again at 9:00:40, the trigged recording time will from 9:00:00 to 9:00:40 and 9:00:40 to 9:01:40. The total recording time is 00:01:40. For example : If the motion is detected on Camera #1, its
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USER (MENU) 1. USER TIMER To set up the user account for controlling. It CAMERA allows 8 users setting. (USER) RECORD Supervisor – Control all the functions. ALARM PASSWORD Other Users – View all functions except the DWELL SUPERVISOR 0000 menu setting and event list PIP USER 1 0000 cleaning. MOTION USER 2 0000 DISPLAY USER 3 0000 2. PASSWORD REMOTE USER 4 0000 To set the security password for each account. USER USER 5 0000 The maximu
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Advanced Operation OPERATION OPTIONS ZOOM Press ZOOM button to enlarge the display of main picture. It displays zoomed picture on main picture and a small window inserted. The inserted window contains a movable 1/4 view size of the appointed camera. The range is from 2X to 4X. • Press PIP button : Zoom in • Press QUAD button: Zoom out • Press the “Zoom” button again to leave the zoom pointer. • Press Camera 1-4 button to select channel. • Press ▲▼◄► button to move the zoom position. Original 2
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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
