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Digital Video Recorder

Chapter 2 — Installation

Package Contents

The package contains the following:

• Digital Video Recorder

• Power Cord

• User’s Manual (This Document)

• Multilingual User’s Manual (CD-ROM)

• RAS User’s Manual (Not with E Series)

• Multilingual RAS Software and User’s Manual (CD-ROM, Not with E Series )

• Rack-mount Kit
• Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives

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 — 16-Channel DVR rear panel. (Others are similar.)

Summary of Contents for AHDR16

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Page 2: ...speed up to 60ips for NTSC 50ips for PAL Highly efficient compression engine maximizes recording duration Various recording modes Time lapse recording Event recording Quick and easy search modes Sing...

Page 3: ...User s Manual ii...

Page 4: ...E PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED...

Page 5: ...the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instru...

Page 6: ...m In 6 GND Ground 6 AO 1 TO 4 Alarm Out 6 ARI Alarm Reset In 6 Connecting to the RS485 7 Connecting to the Network Port 7 Connecting to the USB Port 7 Connecting the Printer 8 Connecting to the RS232...

Page 7: ...g Recording Settings 32 Record Mode Setup Screen 32 Time Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen 33 Time Lapse Recording Schedule 34 Pre Event Recording Setup Screen 35 Event Action Setup 36 Alarm In Event Act...

Page 8: ...d Video 58 RW Rewind Button 58 FF Fast Forward Button 58 STOP Button 58 Camera Buttons 1 to 16 58 DISPLAY Button 58 Shuttle Ring 59 Jog Dial 59 Searching Video 59 Date Time Search 60 Calendar Search 6...

Page 9: ...S232 Connector Pin Outs 71 Appendix E Map of Screens 72 Appendix F External Protocols 73 Message Format 73 Control Flow 73 Common Reply 73 Op Code 74 Error code 74 AHDR4 75 AHDR9 76 AHDR16 77 Appendix...

Page 10: ...ormation Change screen 18 Figure 24 Language dropdown menu 19 Figure 25 Virtual keyboard 19 Figure 26 Date Time setup screen 20 Figure 27 Holiday Setup screen 21 Figure 28 System Log screen 22 Figure...

Page 11: ...en 48 Figure 57 RS232 RS485 setup screen 49 Figure 58 Callback Center LAN Setup screen 50 Figure 59 Callback Center Modem Setup screen 51 Figure 60 Password setup screen 52 Figure 61 Config screen 53...

Page 12: ...mages per Second 50 PAL Images per Second Loop Through Video Connectors Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode Front Panel Displays Time Date Recording Mode and Remaining Storage Capacity and Mor...

Page 13: ...to record over the oldest video once the disk is full Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by conne...

Page 14: ...CD ROM RAS User s Manual Not with E Series Multilingual RAS Software and User s Manual CD ROM Not with E Series Rack mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives Required Installation Tools N...

Page 15: ...ctory Reset and Clear All Data If not it causes the DVR to perform wrong operations Connecting the Video Source Figure 4 Video input connectors Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the...

Page 16: ...al monitors for simultaneous operation Connecting Audio NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio Figure 7 Audio In and Out connectors Your...

Page 17: ...und NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector AO 1 TO 4 Alarm Out Figure 9 Alarm Output connector strips The DVR...

Page 18: ...or The DVR can be networked using the 10 100Mb Ethernet connector Networkable Model Only Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ 45 jack to the DVR connector The DVR can be networked with a computer for remot...

Page 19: ...ation for information on printing images NOTE Only PostScript printers will work with the DVR NOTE The DVR is not supplied with a printer cable and many printers are not supplied with cables Make cert...

Page 20: ...DVR off 2 Turn it on again 3 While the DVR is initializing poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the right of the RS232 connector 4 Hold the switch until all the LEDs and all the se...

Page 21: ...FURNITURE DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG DO NOT OVERLOAD THE C...

Page 22: ...ptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations POWER Button The POWER button turns the unit on and off When turning off the DVR you need to confirm that you want to tu...

Page 23: ...lected camera to display full screen They are also used to enter passwords DISPLAY Button Pressing the DISPLAY button toggles between different display formats The available formats are full 4x4 3x3 2...

Page 24: ...he screen displays and respectively Used for near Focus in the PTZ mode Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected FF Fast Forward Button Pressing the FF...

Page 25: ...ockwise you play video backward image by image Turning on the Power Press the POWER button to turn on the DVR The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize While it is initializing the DVR...

Page 26: ...d forward at regular speed This icon displays when video is being played forward at fast speed The network icon displays when the unit is networked either via Ethernet or modem DX displays when the DV...

Page 27: ...u make your selections Highlight the box beside Quick Setup and press the button to toggle between On and Off If you select Off you will use the Normal Setup screen to change the DVR s settings Highli...

Page 28: ...information Selecting Password enters a screen where you will be able to change passwords Selecting Date Time enters a screen where you will be able to set the DVR s time and date Normal Setup Screen...

Page 29: ...sions In the example below the hardware version is 2 0 and the software version is 0 500 Figure 22 System Information screen In the System Informationscreen you can name the site location assign a uni...

Page 30: ...button A dropdown menu displays the available languages Highlight the desired language and press the button Figure 24 Language dropdown menu Highlight the box beside Site Description and press the bu...

Page 31: ...he Date Time setup screen appears Figure 26 Date Time setup screen CAUTION If you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded images any images with dates and times later than the new...

Page 32: ...g the button NOTE Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year s holiday has passed Figure 27 Holiday Setup screen You can save your changes by highligh...

Page 33: ...and OFF power failed recording was started or stopped playback was started or stopped setup changes were made and data banks were cleared The events are listed from the most recent to the oldest You...

Page 34: ...e is an alarm during the designated time Highlight the box under the Interval heading and press the button A slide bar appears allowing you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days by using th...

Page 35: ...u can configure the video audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR Figure 30 Device menu screen Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button The Camera setup...

Page 36: ...ng the camera title box and pressing the button A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display Select your camera fro...

Page 37: ...rminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm You can set up each input on the Alarm In Setup screen The inputs are displayed in groups of four You can turn each input On o...

Page 38: ...in the motion viewing mode the detection zone of video will be displayed in green Any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red You can define the area of the image where you want to de...

Page 39: ...revious screen Alarm Out Setup Screen The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR Figure 36 Alarm Out setup screen Each alarm output can be given i...

Page 40: ...y of the week or Holiday on the left of the screen Select an entire block of time by highlighting the time at the top of the screen Select the entire screen by highlighting the empty box in the upper...

Page 41: ...hlight the box beside Mute and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR will NOT play live or recorded audio Highlight the box beside Audio In Pressing the button toggles...

Page 42: ...xternal devices such as modems remote controls and dome cameras Figure 39 RS232 RS485 setup screen Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make Select the correct Baud Rate Parity Data Bits a...

Page 43: ...full by recording over the oldest video or you can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording Record Mode Setup Screen Figure 40 Record Mode Setup screen Highlight the box be...

Page 44: ...io Highlight the box beside Field Detect Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the Field Detection helps prevent shaking in the Simplex mode It does this by recording odd numbe...

Page 45: ...eo The time lapse video is stored separate from Event video When Keep the continuous pictures is set to On you can set the time from 1 Hour to the maximum allowed by the storage capacity of your hard...

Page 46: ...line and pressing the button to toggle the entire calendar On and Off NOTE The Holiday H schedule applies to the dates you established as holidays when setting Date Time You can save your changes by h...

Page 47: ...vent Action Record Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently Each sensor can be assigned a schedule camera recording speed video quality and dwell time Figure 44 Alarm In Event Ac...

Page 48: ...een The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms Figure 45 Alarm In Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the b...

Page 49: ...in E Models Figure 46 Alarm In Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Notify box an...

Page 50: ...e schedule as described earlier Highlight the Camera box and press the button A camera selection screen appears Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera NOTE You can associ...

Page 51: ...s Figure 48 Motion Detector Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Alarm Out box...

Page 52: ...ailable in E Models Figure 49 Motion Detector Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight th...

Page 53: ...hedule as described earlier Highlight the Camera box and press the button A camera selection screen appears Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera that has lost video NOT...

Page 54: ...an internal buzzer or external alarms Figure 51 Video Loss Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described ear...

Page 55: ...Figure 52 Video Loss Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Notify box and press t...

Page 56: ...ide Time and press the button to toggle the time display On and Off Highlight the box beside Title and press the button to toggle the camera title display On and Off Highlight the box beside Status an...

Page 57: ...ined screen layouts pages In the Cameo mode the bottom right window in a multi screen format sequences through all cameras NOTE The DVR does not sequence the camera having video loss in the Cameo mode...

Page 58: ...l keyboard appears You will first be asked to enter the current password Then you can enter a new password you will be asked to confirm the new password before it is accepted Highlight the box beside...

Page 59: ...NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increas...

Page 60: ...115 200 appears Highlight the box beside Parity of the RS232 field and press the button A drop down list appears You can select from None Odd or Even parity Highlight the box beside Data Bit of the RS...

Page 61: ...be set up to contact a computer running RAS Remote Administration System on a LAN when an event occurs Highlight the box beside IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted...

Page 62: ...box beside Pager Number and enter the telephone number of the pager Enter the number as it must be dialed from your telephone system e g if you must dial 9 for an outside line enter 9 before the page...

Page 63: ...ministrator password cannot be turned On and Off You can change the Administrator password by first entering the current password entering a new password and finally confirming the new password To cha...

Page 64: ...eed to enter the correct password to unlock the keys The Key Lock password is 4231 You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the...

Page 65: ...fore the video will back up A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a file name Load Default Setup Highlighting and selecting Load Default Setup will bring up screen asking you if you really...

Page 66: ...button and the unit will go through its self diagnostics The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize While it is initializing the DVR will display HELLO Then the HELLO will start moving...

Page 67: ...om capabilities Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode You can control the camera using front panel control buttons or by setting up presets To use the front panel buttons press the Left andRight...

Page 68: ...settings Stop or Overwrite when the hard disk drive is full The factory default is Stop The DVR can be set to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full It does this by recording over the old...

Page 69: ...ering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected FF Fast Forward Button Pressing the FF button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles...

Page 70: ...he Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused By turning the jog dial clockwise you can play video forward image by image By turning the jog dial counterclockwise you play video backw...

Page 71: ...utton You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the hour minutes and seconds Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the time you want to search for video Once you have entered...

Page 72: ...mean video was recorded for the entire hour Once you have set the date and time you want to search highlight the GO button and press the button The selected date and time will display The PLAY PAUSE R...

Page 73: ...o last recorded images or you can set the start and stop times and dates When you select the Search by Camera select the target cameras and event options When you select the Search by Event select eve...

Page 74: ...Script printer Pause the video on the desired image and press the SEARCH button Select Print from the menu and the Print screen appears The date and time of the paused images displays in the Last Play...

Page 75: ...e start and stop times and dates You can also select which camera you wish to archive Highlight the File Name box and press the button A virtual keyboard appears Enter a file name for the video you ar...

Page 76: ...rmat 5 If the USB IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools in Control Panel and launch Computer Management Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unallocated regio...

Page 77: ...the FDISK Option menu choose 5 Change current fixed disk drive 8 Choose the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB IDE hard disk drive 9 In the FDISK Option menu choose 1 Create DOS partition or...

Page 78: ...review the video The backup file contains the Player program Figure 73 Player screen Click the Save button to save the current image in a bitmap file format to the local hard disk drive or floppy disk...

Page 79: ...ve to another image clicking the mouse and dragging along the slide bar The Brightness Revert Button reloads to the original image The Brightness Control Slide Bar adjusts the brightness of the backup...

Page 80: ...will only record video based on the parameters such as schedule and events defined during configuration REC LED indicates the DVR is ready to record DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is ful...

Page 81: ...tor Pin Outs I O Connector Pin Outs AI 1 to 16 Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 GND Chassis Ground 4 connectors AO 1 to 4 Alarm Outputs 1 to 4 ARI Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX...

Page 82: ...r Pin Outs Pin 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect Pin 2 RXD Receive Data Pin 3 TXD Transmit Data Pin 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Pin 5 GND System Ground Pin 6 DSR Data Set Ready Pin 7 RTS Request To Send Pin 8 C...

Page 83: ...User s Manual 72 Appendix E Map of Screens...

Page 84: ...No checksum EOM J M End of message optional only for convenience of users using general terminal All digits are in decimal format Letters are case sensitive Control Flow Every transaction consists of...

Page 85: ...odel 00 FF key scan code U D Ni Error code Error Code Unclassified error 0000 Unsupported command 0001 The number of front keys is fixed for each Model A key scan code is allocated to a front key U D...

Page 86: ...5 Key Scan Code as follows Key Scan Code Front Key Button 40 UP 41 LEFT 42 ENTER 43 RIGHT 44 DOWN 45 ALARM 46 MENU 47 PTZ 48 SEARCH 49 PLAY 4A RW 4B FF 4C STOP 4D REC 58 CAMERA1 59 CAMERA2 5A CAMERA3...

Page 87: ...Scan Code Front Key Button 40 UP 41 LEFT 42 ENTER 43 RIGHT 44 DOWN 45 ALARM 46 MENU 47 PTZ 48 SEARCH 49 PLAY 4A RW 4B FF 4C STOP 4D REC 4E DISPLAY 4F SEQUENCE 58 CAMERA9 5E FREEZE 5F COUNTER 60 CAMERA...

Page 88: ...FT 42 ENTER 43 RIGHT 44 DOWN 45 ALARM 46 MENU 47 PTZ 48 SEARCH 49 PLAY 4A RW 4B FF 4C STOP 4D REC 4E DISPLAY 4F SEQUENCE 56 CAMERA13 57 CAMERA14 58 CAMERA9 59 CAMERA10 5A CAMERA11 5B CAMERA12 5C CAMER...

Page 89: ...V threshold Alarm Output 4 dry contact open collector 5mA 12V 30mA 5V Alarm Reset Input 1 dry contact 4 3V threshold Network Connectivity Networkable Model only 10 100 Mbps Ethernet RS 232 for externa...

Page 90: ...ing Weight 24 1 lbs 10 95kg Shipping Dimensions W x H x D 21 5 x 11 2 x 19 7 547mm x 285mm x 500mm Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating Humidity 0 to 90 Power 100 to 240 VAC 1 2 A...

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