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APPENDIX 2. – FAQ 

 

1.    How to choose a channel in the play mode? 

 

ANS:    If you want to choose a channel in the play mode, press the 

SEARCH

 button 

to enter the "SEARCH" menu. Next choose "FULL LIST" and push the 

Enter

 

button to enter the record list page. Use the 

Up

 and 

Down

 buttons to select 

the record you want. Then press the 

Enter

 button again to enter the quad 

mode screen. Now press the channel buttons to let your desired channels be 

displayed on the full screen. 

 

Note:

 The channel - access buttons are the Up and Down, and Left and Right, 

buttons. 

Note:

 If you want to leave the play mode, click the "Stop" button to exit the 

play mode for the live mode. 

 

2.    How to use the audio functions in the play mode in the camera channels?

 

 

ANS:    When you press the "PLAY" button to enter the play mode, you then press 

the 

SEARCH

 button to change the two audio sources to any one or two of the 

four cameras you have. The audio types are of three kinds: Audio 1,

 

Audio 2, 

and Audio 1 + 2, accessible in this order with each successive sequential 

click. You can set up Audio 1 and Audio 2 in separate channels. Press the 

SEARCH

 button once to hear the audio in any one channel. Press "SEARCH" 

again to hear the audio in another channel, the two audios playing together. If 

you press the 

SEARCH

 button again, you can play Audio 1 and Audio 2 

together in any one single channel. The sound is better if you play both Audio 

1 and Audio 2 in one channel. 

 

Summary of Contents for DVR-HD1

Page 1: ...Mobile Vehicle Video Recorder MobileWatchman DVR...

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Page 3: ...expense WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Do not block ventilation openings Do not place anything on top of the unit that might spil...

Page 4: ...ayback 24 3 3 2 Fast Forward Backward 24 3 3 3 Slow Forward Reverse 24 3 3 4 Play back picture by picture 25 3 4 Search Operations 25 3 4 1 FULL LIST Search 25 3 4 2 ALARM LIST Search 25 3 4 3 TIME Se...

Page 5: ...rds the information from the GPS and uses the eMap software to show the exact route of your vehicle at any given time 4 Provides clearer and more accurate video records 5 Easy to connect to a PC via a...

Page 6: ...portable enough to carry anywhere you want and link up with PCs and TV monitors for direct display The DVR HD1 includes the Global Position System GPS which helps disclose a vehicle s location informa...

Page 7: ...peration temperature Standard HDD 0 45 32 113 Industrial HDD 0 60 32 140 Dimensions 178 x 173 x 50 mm Time lapse and real time recording Refresh rate up to 30 IPS 25 IPS for PAL Image quality selectab...

Page 8: ...fessional CCTV cameras User Manual and CD x 1 Adapter 5V x 1 Shockproof unit x 1 Mini USB cable x 1 Mini Din Splitter x 4 User Manual and CD x 1 Adapter 5V x 1 The optional accessories contain the fol...

Page 9: ...than the recorded speed in the play mode 4 PLAY button Press to play back a recorded video from the hard disk A light glows green in the PLAY mode 5 PAUSE button In a playback display press this to fr...

Page 10: ...ideo 11 DISPLAY button Press to show the system operation status on the screen 12 Enter Quad button Press to enter a selected item and save the setting in the menu setup mode In the live play mode use...

Page 11: ...sources 4 5 Camera In connector There are four connectors here to connect the Video Audio In from a camera Please refer to the section 1 5 5 CAMERA IN CONNECTOR 6 RS 232 port This communication port f...

Page 12: ...nks up with the outer casing 3 Audio Connector Connect here to hear the audio s sound when you play the inner host case outside the outer case 4 Video Connector Connect here to play the video when you...

Page 13: ...O PIN Assignment 1 Audio In 2 Not Connected Mirror 3 12V DC 4 Video In 5 Ground 6 Ground Note The maximum electric current provided for 4 mobile cameras is 1 ampere 1A in total 1 5 6 Power Delay Conne...

Page 14: ...the vehicle ignition key Pin connections without the ignition key I Connect with the Battery In the above diagram pin 1 is connected to the vehicle battery minus and pins 3 and 4 are connected togeth...

Page 15: ...ally Closed 2 I O IN2 INPUT same as above 3 I O IN3 INPUT same as above 4 I O IN4 INPUT same as above 5 GND Ground Contact 6 GND Ground Contact 7 I O OUT1 OUTPUT This is an alarm output trigger Connec...

Page 16: ...3 and connect to external devices like buzzers or lights and pin 8 is N A not applicable VEHICLE SIGNAL In the MAIN MENU page click ALARM to enter the ALARM page In this page go to the I O CONNECTION...

Page 17: ...s the battery is in the Low mode Between 15 2 volts and 16 1 volts the battery is in the High mode If the voltage is less than 10 4 volts the battery is in the Too low mode and the DVR will automatica...

Page 18: ...vant details of driving For example all information regarding the driving speed engine RPM wheel turning angles driving time periods brakings signal lights and the GPS position can be retrieved from t...

Page 19: ...critical incidents relating to your vehicle Inside the outer case of the DVR is the inner recording host You can take out this light portable host whenever you like and take it with you wherever you w...

Page 20: ...Capacity Rotation Size WD400VE 40GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD600VE 60GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD800VE 80GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD1000VE 100GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 Western Digital WD1200VE 120GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST9381...

Page 21: ...e Press the button one more time to go back to the default display Figure 3 3 A HD1 39G Total capacity of installed hard disk 39 GB 10 4 HR Total 10 4 hour recording time available Alarm record activa...

Page 22: ...onds to process 5 The DVR displays the message PLEASE REMOVE SD CARD The process is complete Please remove the SD card and the DVR will restart automatically If you have already followed procedures 1...

Page 23: ...e refresh rate and picture quality it will be filled in 14 8 hours 4 times the rate of a 20GB hard disk drive NOTE 1 Recording times are estimated in the tables below For the actual available recordin...

Page 24: ...69 2 372 6 847 2 1661 4 2881 8 8171 4 12240 6 16309 8 30 15 10 6 2 7 1 2 0 61 0 35 1 8 1 12 1 16 BEST 22 2 36 53 4 88 2 HIGH 27 43 2 63 6 105 6 STANDARD 33 6 54 79 2 130 8 BASIC 45 67 8 99 162 6 30 15...

Page 25: ...2 for more details 1 Press the SETUP button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select ALARM and press the Enter button to enter ALARM 3 Set the desired REC RATE REC QUALITY ALM TYPE and ALM DURATION for use If...

Page 26: ...or 3 sec PLAY Once playback reaches the end of an HDD s recorded data the DVR will show the ending message use the SEARCH functions or rewind to replay the file if required 3 3 2 Fast Forward Backward...

Page 27: ...1 Press the SEARCH button to enter the search mode 2 Select the FULL LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of recorded video 3 Highlight the specific recorded video of your requi...

Page 28: ...search mode 2 Select THUMBNAIL and press the Enter button to access the thumbnail page 3 Set the date you wish to search for the recorded video 4 Press the Enter button to start searching for and disp...

Page 29: ...ou need another image please return to the SD card JPG file list page and repeat steps 3 and 4 for another search NOTE To delete a JPG file in the SD card please return to the SD CARD JPG FILE list pa...

Page 30: ...o an SD Card Please take the following steps to archive a critical video in an SD card 1 Press the SETUP button to enter the setup mode and select the DISK 2 Highlight DISK and press the 12 Enter butt...

Page 31: ...other DVR Insert the SD card which has stored the system setting information into the DVR Press the SETUP button to enter the setup mode and select SYSTEM Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button t...

Page 32: ...full AUTO START REC This option is for setting the start recording function while power on the DVR OFF Inactivate the function O SEC Start recording immediately when turning on the DVR 1 MIN Start to...

Page 33: ...1 MIN 5 MIN 10 MIN 60 MIN 90 MIN 120 MIN and NON STOP OFF The recording will stop automatically when the vehicle motor is turned off 1 MIN There will be automatic recording for a minute after the vehi...

Page 34: ...isk when an alarm input is activated For an NTSC unit there are 5 different record speeds you can select from 30F S 30 frames per second 15F S 10F S 6F S and REMAIN For a PAL unit there are 5 differen...

Page 35: ...nnection ALARM This item connects you with an alarm sensor Set the 4 inputs of the I O connection as ALM1 ALM2 ALM3 RESET The Alarm signals are used to trigger the alarm recording VEHICLE SIGNAL Set t...

Page 36: ...the DVR receives a RS232 command it checks if the Dest ID within the code is the same as the COMM ID in which case the particular command can be accepted RS 232 ENABLE The RS 232 communication port c...

Page 37: ...ng 300 images for every file You can stop recording whenever you want and if you don t recording will automatically stop at the optimum of 300 images NOTE To save images please refer to section 3 5 1...

Page 38: ...Power on off PASSWORD This option allows you to set a password to prevent any unauthorized re formatting of the hard disk drive and to unlock the entire front panel button controls The standard passwo...

Page 39: ...different speeds can be used 2400 baud per second 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 28800 baud 38400 baud 57600 baud and 115200 baud The default setting is 9600 baud per second 5 1 2 The Communication Pr...

Page 40: ...LARM_OU 209 0x D1 SIGNAL_ALM2_OUT 210 0x D2 SIGNAL_ALM3_OUT 211 0x D3 SIGNAL_ALM4_OUT 212 0x D4 SIGNAL_HELP 239 0x EF 5 1 2 2 COMMAND Main Category 0x02 A Handshake Second Category 0x01 PC Request 0x4...

Page 41: ...onse 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x10 0x32 0x00 0x00 48 Bytes Data 0x4f 48 Bytes Data 4 HDD Status Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave Every HDD use 12 Bytes 0 HDD Exist if 1 1 Active HDD if 1 2 Curre...

Page 42: ...SETTING MAIN PAGE HD1 BUILD JPEG OFF START OPERATION LOG MENU BACKGND BUZZER PASSWORD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP VERSION SYSTEM MAIN PAGE ENTER 2 OFF SET OFF LOAD SAVE ENTER RECORD ALARM CLOCK TITLE C...

Page 43: ...the Search function but no video can be played 17 SET TO NTSC PLS RESTART System has to be set to NTSC please reboot PAL is similar 18 SOFTWARE UPDATE Software update 19 PLEASE RESTART The system sho...

Page 44: ...index for the recent recorded data will be generated and the index of the next oldest data will be erased so that the list remains 3000 in total And the next oldest data will be kept in the index of t...

Page 45: ...s Frame Stepping 1X 2X 4X 8X 16X 30X 100X 1 2X 1 4X 1 8X 1 16X Record Search Time Date Full list Alarm list Filter thumbnail Set up Menu Multi layer Log List 2000 Records GPIO Input x 4 Output x 2 Wir...

Page 46: ...ng public facilities Please follow the steps below to install the software application Insert the CD that came with the HDD Viewer into your CD ROM drive Click the My Computer icon select your CD ROM...

Page 47: ...omputer icon select Properties click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager Now Virtual Serial Ports will appear as a new category Click the sign to expand right click Virtual bus for VrSe...

Page 48: ...he Setting tab use the drop down menu to select two com ports then click the Add button You can choose your com ports as long as they don t conflict with other installations In our example we choose c...

Page 49: ...click the Next button Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click the Next button The new hardware installation is complete now please click the Finish button Wait a few moments an...

Page 50: ...48 Choose Install the software automatically Recommended then click the Next button The newly added hardware installation is complete now click Finish...

Page 51: ...49 Go to the Device Manager to make sure the driver is installed...

Page 52: ...ce done you can click PaPaGo on the desktop to operate Under the Tools tab select Options Click the GPS tab and use the drop down menu to select any available com port in our example we use com 3 You...

Page 53: ...of your screen Now the PaPaGo setup is complete and you can open the HDD Viewer 3 The HDD Viewer Setup Double click the HDD Viewer icon on your desktop to start up the application Click the red circl...

Page 54: ...52 4 The Working Screen The user can now see both the camera screen and the electronic map on the PC...

Page 55: ...o exit the play mode for the live mode 2 How to use the audio functions in the play mode in the camera channels ANS When you press the PLAY button to enter the play mode you then press the SEARCH butt...

Page 56: ...id of the unit Step 7 The hard disk inside the unit is exposed Step 1 Here is a mobile DVR with the recording unit sitting inside the host casing Step 2 Use your key to unlock the lock on the front pa...

Page 57: ...tor Unscrew the 4 screws of the rack and pull out the hard disk Step 11 Get your new hard disk Step 12 Screw in the 4 screws of the hard disk to fix it to its rack Step 13 Connect the cable Take care...

Page 58: ...when the unit s lid is reattached Step 17 Reattach the lid Step 18 Screw in the screw below the recording unit Step 19 Screw in the screw atop the recording unit Step 20 Place the recording unit insid...

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