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Page 3: ...EASONABLE 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WH...

Page 4: ...quipment C If 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 instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation E...

Page 5: ...arm In 6 GND Ground 6 AO 1 to 16 Alarm Out 6 ARI Alarm Reset In 6 Connecting RS485 7 Connecting to the USB Ports 7 Connecting to the RS232 Port 8 Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port 8 Connecting to the Network Port 9 Factory Reset 9 Connecting the Power Cord 10 Chapter 3 Configuration 11 Front Panel Controls 11 POWER LED 12 HDD LED 12 NETWORK LED 12 Camera Buttons 1 to 16 12 PANIC Button 13 ALA...

Page 6: ...1 Storage Screen 23 User Setup Screen 26 Shutdown Screen 29 Logout Screen 29 Network Notification Setup 30 Network Screen 30 LAN Setup Screen 31 Modem Setup 34 DVRNS Setup 35 Notification Setup 37 Configuring Devices 39 Camera Setup Screen 39 Audio Setup Screen 41 Alarm Out Screen 42 Display Screen 44 Remote Control Screen 47 Recording Settings 48 Record Screen 48 Schedule Screen 49 Pre Event Scre...

Page 7: ...ideo 78 RW Rewind Button 78 FF Fast Forward Button 79 BACKWARD Button 79 FORWARD Button 79 SEARCH STOP Button 79 Camera Buttons 1 to 16 79 DISPLAY Button 79 ZOOM Button 79 Shuttle Ring 79 Jog Dial 80 Searching Video 81 Go to the Date Time 82 Calendar Search 82 Event Log Search 83 Text In Search 86 Motion Search 88 Clip Copy Screen 90 Print Screen 92 Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation 93 Pr...

Page 8: ...oubleshooting 98 Appendix D Connector Pin Outs 99 I O Connector Pin Outs 99 RS485 Connector Pin Outs 99 Appendix E Map of Screens 100 Appendix F System Log Notices 101 Appendix G Error Code Notices 102 Appendix H Specifications 104 ...

Page 9: ...ol 12 Figure 21 Login screen 16 Figure 22 Setup screen 17 Figure 23 Virtual Keyboard 17 Figure 24 Information screen 18 Figure 25 Upgrade screen 19 Figure 26 Setup Import screen 19 Figure 27 Setup Export screen 20 Figure 28 System Log screen 20 Figure 29 Date Time setup screen 21 Figure 30 Holiday setup screen 22 Figure 31 Time Sync screen 22 Figure 32 Storage Information screen 23 Figure 33 Devic...

Page 10: ... menu 53 Figure 72 Alarm In Settings screen 54 Figure 73 Alarm In Actions screen 54 Figure 74 Alarm In Notify menu 55 Figure 75 Motion Detection Settings screen 56 Figure 76 Motion Detection Zone screen 57 Figure 77 Motion Detection Zone menu 57 Figure 78 Motion Detection Actions screen 58 Figure 79 Video Loss Settings screen 59 Figure 80 Video Loss Actions screen 60 Figure 81 Text In Settings scr...

Page 11: ...en 83 Figure 102 Event Log Search Option screen 84 Figure 103 Text In Search screen 86 Figure 104 Text In Search Option screen 87 Figure 105 Motion Search screen 88 Figure 106 Motion Search Option screen 88 Figure 107 Clip Copy screen 90 Figure 108 Print screen 92 Figure 109 ClipPlayer screen 95 ...

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Page 13: ...ical User Interface GUI Menu System y Multiple Recording Modes Time lapse Pre event Alarm Motion and Panic y 4 Channel Audio Recording and 1 Channel Audio Playback y Text Input for ATM and POS y Alarm Connections Include Input Output and Reset Input y Built in Alarm Buzzer y Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet or Modem y Time Synchronization using industry standard protocol y Built in CD RW...

Page 14: ...it can be set 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 connecting via modem or Ethernet There is a SCSI port that can be used to record or archive video to external hard disk drives and there are also three USB ports that can be used to upgrade t...

Page 15: ...y Screws Guide Rails for Adding Hard Disk Drives y 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 16 Channel DVR rear panel Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment NOTE You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment For example you cannot use a...

Page 16: ...se it will cause poor quality video Connecting the Monitor Figure 5 Video Out connectors Connect the main monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector NOTE If your main monitor has an SVHS input use it because it will give you better quality video display NOTE The Video Out BNC and SVHS Out connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation Up to four Spot monit...

Page 17: ... record video for about 3 seconds while switching the video output between Video Out and VGA Out 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 DVR can record audio from up to four sources Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1 Audio In 2 Audio In 3 and Audio In 4 as needed using RCA...

Page 18: ...tors marked GND are common Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector AO 1 to 16 Alarm Out Figure 9 Alarm Output connectors The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the device to the AO Alarm Out and GND Ground connectors AO is an active low open collector output which sinks 5mA 12V and 30 mA 5V See Chapter 3 Configuration for...

Page 19: ...to connect external hard disk CD RW or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades One USB port is on the rear panel and the other two are on the front panel Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections usually less than 6 feet Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR A USB mouse not supplied can be conne...

Page 20: ...r recording or archiving video Connect the external SCSI hard disk drive RAID cable to the high density 68 pin female UltraWide SCSI port The length of SCSI cable should not exceed 5 feet 1 5 meters You can connect up to 8 UltraWide SCSI devices with SCSI IDs set from 0 to 15 except for 7 which is assigned as the Host ID NOTE The SCSI bus must be terminated otherwise the DVR will not operate prope...

Page 21: ...Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset you need to contact the DVRNS server manager Please record and save the help desk information before factory reset To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Turn it on again 3 While the ...

Page 22: ... MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY 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 CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration and Chapter 4 Oper...

Page 23: ...ontrol while laid out differently perform the same functions as those on the front panel The following describes each button and control Take a few minutes to review the descriptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations NOTE The sensor for the infrared remote control is just to the lower left of the jog shuttle Make certain that nothing blocks the sensor or the ...

Page 24: ...en the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive NETWORK LED The NETWORK LED flickers when the unit is connected to a network via either Ethernet or modem Camera Buttons 1 to 16 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords ...

Page 25: ...the PTZ mode BACKWARD Button Pressing the BACKWARD button goes to the previous image The button on the front panel is also used to Zoom Out while in the PTZ mode RW Rewind Button Pressing the RW button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from and The screen displays and respectively The button on the front panel is also used for Near Focus in the...

Page 26: ...g the PTZ button enters the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom mode which allows you to control properly configured cameras ZOOM Button Pressing the ZOOM button zooms the current image on the screen A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing what area of the screen has been enlarged You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area Pressing the Enter button toggles the zoom size between ...

Page 27: ...menu In Search mode clip copying can be done instantly by pressing and holding the button for two or more seconds Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward Playback speed varies with the amou...

Page 28: ... as time and date display language camera audio remote control record mode network and password Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes Throughout the screens you will see Highlighting the and pressing the button gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings Press the MENU button to enter the setup screens The Login screen appears Figure 21 Login scre...

Page 29: ...cter you want in the name or title and press the button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards backspaces and deletes entered characters You can use up to 31 characters including spaces in your title Special characters can be created using and a capital letter e g J for NL New Line M for CR Carri...

Page 30: ...e System ID and press the button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from 0 to 99 NOTE The System ID number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with other DVRs through the RS 485 port You cannot use the same ID number for two or more DVRs that are in the same RS 485 network It is possible to have multiple DV...

Page 31: ...E The Upgrade button will be deactivated if the hard disk drive has not been formatted as it requires the space for temporary files when upgrading the system CAUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format You can import saved DVR settings or export the current DVR settings To import saved DVR settings connect the USB device containing the setup file dat to the DVR Highlight Setup Import and ...

Page 32: ...You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen Highlight Close and press the button to exit the screen The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time information of recorded data Highlighting Clear All Data and pressing the button will clear all video data ...

Page 33: ...to save your selected format Highlight the first box beside Time and press the button The individual sections of the time will highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between hour minutes and seconds Once you have the correct time press the button Highlight the Format box beside Time and press the button Select from the three av...

Page 34: ... the button to add the date Dates can be deleted by highlighting the beside the date and pressing 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 Highlighting the Time Sync tab causes the Time Sync screen to display You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in mo...

Page 35: ...t time the DVR was synchronized with the time server Highlight Run as Server and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the System menu and ...

Page 36: ...33 Device Format screen NOTE A USB hard disk drive can be formatted and used only for archiving NOTE The DVR does NOT support USB hard disk drives with a version lower than 2 0 NOTE System upgrade requires the formatted internal hard disk drive so please do not uninstall internal hard disk drives even though they are not used for either recording or archiving e g when using only the external SCSI ...

Page 37: ...Figure 35 Storage Status screen The Type column displays the type of storage device The Disk Bad column displays the percentage of bad sectors Unformatted indicates the device is not formatted The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device The S M A R T column displays Good Bad or N A depending on storage conditions y Good The storage condition is normal y Bad Data cannot be...

Page 38: ...n front of the Group Name it indicates that the group has been expanded and all of the User Names within that group are displayed below the Group Name If there is a in front of the Group Name it indicates that the group has been collapsed and all of the User Names within that group are hidden To collapse or expand a group highlight the column in front of the desired group and press the button High...

Page 39: ... Off The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are y Shutdown The user can shut the system down on a local system y Upgrade The user can upgrade the software on a local system or the PC running RAS y System Time Change The user can change the system date and time on a local system or the PC running RAS y Data Clear The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or the...

Page 40: ...e User to a Group and password You can use camera buttons 1 to 9 on either the front panel or remote control to assign the password The password can be up to 8 digits You will be asked to confirm the password Figure 38 New User setup screen NOTE In case of not using the front panel buttons or the infrared remote control you can use the virtual keyboard to assign the password To display the virtual...

Page 41: ... 39 Shutdown screen After selecting Shutdown and pressing the button a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power Logout Screen Highlight Logout in the System menu and press the button The Logout screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user Figure 40 Logout screen After selecting Logout and pressing the button the user will be lo...

Page 42: ...ansfer Speed Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 100Mbps Press the button to set the transfer speed Highlight the box beside Quality and press the button You can select the Quality from Very High High Standard and Low Press the button to set the Quality NOTE The higher Quality settings require higher Transfer Speed settings The transfer speed you set is the...

Page 43: ...ting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default LAN settings are IP Address 192 168 1 129 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Highlight the box beside DNS Server Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server If you set up the DNS Server the domain name of the DVRNS server instead of the IP address ca...

Page 44: ...s automatically after changing the port settings NOTE Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS CAUTION When changing the port settings you must change the port settings on the PC running RAS as well Refer to the RAS manual for details Selecting DHCP from the Type and highlighting Save button reads the current IP addres...

Page 45: ...nd press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection Highlight the box beside Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection NOTE Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network NOTE If the DVR is configured for DHCP or ...

Page 46: ...u will only be able to change the settings if Modem is enabled Highlight the box beside Baud Rate and press the button A list of baud rates ranging from 300 to 115 200 appears Highlight the box beside Data Bit and press the button Choose between 7 bit and 8 bit formats Highlight the box beside Stop Bit and press the button Choose between 1 and 2 Stop Bits Highlight the box beside Parity and press ...

Page 47: ...IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server NOTE You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the DVRNS Server from your network administrator NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting LAN Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Set the port number of the DVRNS server using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increas...

Page 48: ...nformation of the DVRNS server in the box beside Help Desk CAUTION If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset you need to contact the DVRNS server manager Please record and save the help desk information before factory reset CAUTION The DVRNS registration will be limited to one DVRNS server The DVR cannot be registered ...

Page 49: ... Mail is enabled Highlight the box beside SMTP Server and press the button Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server IP address obtained from your system administrator Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server port number obtained from your system administrator The default port number is 25 Highlight the box beside Authentication and pre...

Page 50: ...s box that you want to change and press the button Enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted during an event You can enter up to five IP addresses Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer You can select from 1 to 10 retries If the modem was enabled in the Network screen you can set up the DVR to contact a compu...

Page 51: ... the video audio alarm display and remote control devices connected to the DVR Figure 52 Device menu Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the button The Camera setup screen appears Figure 53 Camera setup screen You can turn the camera number On or Off and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard You can also determine which cameras will displ...

Page 52: ...Z tab and the PTZ setup screen displays Figure 54 Camera PTZ setup screen NOTE You will only be able to set up PTZ devices if the PTZ port is set to RS232 or RS485 You will not be able to use a modem if you are using the RS232 port for PTZ control Highlight the box in the Product column for the PTZ camera you wish to configure and press the button A list of PTZ devices appears Select your camera f...

Page 53: ...Port Setup window Configure the port s setting based on the PTZ camera manufacturer s instructions You can save your Camera changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button The Audio setup screen appears Figure 57 Audio setup screen The DVR can record up to f...

Page 54: ...you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR Figure 58 Alarm Out Settings screen Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title Highlighting the boxes under the Type heading allows to set the alarm output for NO or NC normally op...

Page 55: ...edule will be active in 30 minute increments from 00 00 to 24 00 The Mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time When set to On the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time When set to Event the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time The Channels box allows you to set which alarm outputs will be active You can also select the DV...

Page 56: ...mode and the displays while in the Sequence mode y Screen Group The number of screen group displays when the DVR is not in the 4x4 display mode of the 16 channel DVR and 3x3 mode of the 9 channel DVR y Free Space The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode y Archive The icon displays when the D...

Page 57: ...2 Main Monitor screen You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the main monitor Highlight the box beside Mode and press the button You can select between Full Sequence and Cameo Sequence Pressing the SEQUENCE button causes the DVR to sequence cameras and the DVR can sequence cameras in two modes Full and Cameo In the Full mode the DVR sequences through the cameras and dis...

Page 58: ...essing the button You can select dwell intervals ranging from 1 second to 1 minute Highlight Event Monitoring On and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR will display the camera associated with the event when an event occurs Highlight the Spot Monitor tab to switch to the Spot Monitor screen Figure 63 Spot Monitor screen You can define which cameras...

Page 59: ...m None RS232 and RS485 If the RS232 port and RS485 port are in use for PTZ control networking or text input the remote keyboard cannot be configured Highlight Setup and select the correct Baud Rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR Highlight the box beside Remote Control Product and select the device from the list You can save your Remote Control settings ...

Page 60: ...ecord in the Record menu and press the button The Record setup screen appears Figure 66 Record setup screen Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between On and Off In the Recycle mode the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used When Recycle is turned off the DVR stops recording once all available storage space has been used Highlight th...

Page 61: ...Recording Duration box and set the duration of panic recording The panic recording will be stopped automatically according to the preset duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed to stop the panic recording You can set the dwell from 5 minutes to 1 hour Select No Limit if you want to stop panic recording manually Highlighting the Panic Recording ips and pressing the button allows you to ...

Page 62: ...Record mode it will not record during the preset day and time range as long as the PANIC button is not pressed Use the No Record mode when you do NOT want the DVR to record during certain times When the DVR is in the Time mode the icon displays at the top left corner of the screen The DVR will record and displays the icon at the top left corner of the screen during the scheduled times When the DVR...

Page 63: ...select from 0 10 to 30 0 images per second Highlighting boxes under Quality and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Time and Event recording You can select from Very High High Standard and Low You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Pre Event Screen Highlight Pre Event in th...

Page 64: ... Dwell from 5 seconds to 30 minutes The longer the dwell set the fewer maximum ips can be set NOTE When the DVR is in the Time or Time Event mode it ignores the pre event settings and follows the time settings You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Archive Screen Highlight Archive in the Record menu and pr...

Page 65: ...speed as well NOTE If 15 or less ips have been recorded per channel 1 ips will be archived and if 30 ips have been recorded per channel 2 ips will be archived If 16 to 29 ips have been recorded per channel 1 or 2 ips will be archived depending on the structure of video frame The DVR will archive recorded video in full when 1 or less ips has been recorded per channel NOTE The archiving speed might ...

Page 66: ...You can set up each input on the Alarm In screen You can turn each input On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the button Each input can be given a title Highlight the desired Title box and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a title name Each input can be set as NO normally open or NC normally closed Highlight the Actions tab and the Actions setup s...

Page 67: ...uzzer to sound NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the desired box under the Notify heading and press the button The Alarm In Notify menu appears Figure 74 Alarm In Notify menu You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can togg...

Page 68: ...five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlight a box under the Min Blocks heading and adjust the number Smaller numbers provide greater sensitivity because fewer detection blocks must be activated Turning Zone View On will allow you to observe how the DVR ...

Page 69: ...oups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions Figure 77 Motion Detection Zone menu Select Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Clear Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion Reverse Activates inactive highlighted blocks and deactivates active highlighted b...

Page 70: ...rd action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input it triggers output signals on all the associated Ala...

Page 71: ...selected camera s input You can save your Motion Detection changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Video Loss Screen Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button The Video Loss setup screen appears Figure 79 Video Loss Settings screen The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera Highlight the slid...

Page 72: ...g and press the button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera it will trigger output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if video is lost on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you ...

Page 73: ... Highlight Text In in the Event menu and press the button The Text In setup screen appears Figure 81 Text In Settings screen The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs Automated Teller Machines and POS Point of Sale i e cash registers This screen allows you to configure the DVR for each text in device Highlight the box under the Setup heading and press the button Selecting...

Page 74: ...ton Select your device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text Device The screen changes for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information Highlight the box beside Transaction Start and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string Refer to the device manufacturer s documen...

Page 75: ...elimiter character s Highlight the box beside Ignore String and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter any strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions so you will know which ones you do not want recorded Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the button to toggle between ...

Page 76: ...tion the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box beside Notify and press the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the button to a...

Page 77: ...als ranging from 1 hr to 30 days or Never appears You can select the interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the system recorder and Alarm Inputs If a time has been set in the Interval column the Status column will display the status of the associated item Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify and press the button Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want t...

Page 78: ... to the hard disk drive manufacturer s documentation for the correct temperature setting When the temperature of hard disk drive exceeds the defined threshold the system triggers an alert Highlight the second box beside Temperature Threshold and press the button Select either ºC Celsius or ºF Fahrenheit and press the button The box beside Last Check Time displays the Date and Time of the last S M ...

Page 79: ... button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE Only Mail notify option is available for the System event NOTE For the Notify action to work the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remot...

Page 80: ...nt menu Check Alarm In and Check Recording will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the System Event setup screen in the Event menu Disk Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used Highlighting the Storage tab will display the hard disk drive status Refer to the Storage Screen section for de...

Page 81: ...ter 2 Installation it is ready to record Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker The default mode is to display all cameras at once Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen It displays live video and plays live audio until the ...

Page 82: ...freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button again While in the Freeze mode the icon displays in bottom left corner if Freeze is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab To display cameras sequentially on a spot monitor press the SPOT button and select the Spot Monitor and Sequence from the menu Active Cameo Mode You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pressing the button i...

Page 83: ... the system the user can control PTZ cameras The DVR will control cameras with Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode and press the button again to exit the PTZ mode You can control the camera using front panel control buttons by setting up presets or by selecting the expanded PTZ features Select the PTZ camera you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Th...

Page 84: ...dialog box will appear Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name Press the button to load the PTZ preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the button to load the preset Pressing the MENU button displays the following PTZ menu Set the feature you wish to control by selecting ...

Page 85: ...ed on the screen Use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to pan or tilt the camera to the direction you want and other individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below Zoom In Out Focus Near Far Iris Open Close Set Load Preset Image Adjustment NOTE It is important that cameras and monitors are correctly installed and adjusted prior to making any image adjustments ...

Page 86: ...s to the previous screen unless another event has occurred If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed press the DISPLAY button or one of the camera buttons Covert Camera If a camera is set up as Covert 1 in the Camera setup screen Settings tab that camera will not be displayed unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system However the ...

Page 87: ... displaying cameras sequentially Press the SEQUENCE button or select Sequence On again to stop sequencing on the Spot Monitor Any cameras that are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras will be excluded from the sequence Figure 94 Sequence menu When the Spot Monitor is in the sequence mode you can set the camera s display dwell time Refer to C...

Page 88: ...e same as pressing the FREEZE PTZ and SPOT buttons as described above in the Live Monitoring section of this chapter Selecting Zoom zooms in on the live image While in the zoom mode there are two ways to move around the enlarged portion of the video First there is a PIP located in right bottom corner The PIP has a rectangle showing what area of the image has been enlarged Click inside the PIP to m...

Page 89: ...tions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record The DVR will start recording based on the settings you made in the Record setup screen See Chapter3 Configuration Recycle On or Recycle Off The factory default is Recycle On It does this by recording over the oldest video once the hard disk is full Setting the DVR to Recycle Off causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full Standard or...

Page 90: ...n view recorded image Once video has been recorded you can view it by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button When playing video for the first time the DVR will display the most recent image When playing video subsequent times the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image Recorded audio will be played while the DVR displays the camera with recorded audio full screen NOTE While playing back ...

Page 91: ...the DVR to the Search mode Camera Buttons 1 to 16 Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen DISPLAY Button Pressing the DISPLAY button will cycle the display through the different screen layouts The display modes are full 4x4 PIP 3x3 and 2x2 not all formats are available for the 9 channel DVR ZOOM Button Pressing the ZOOM button zooms the current play back image on the screen S...

Page 92: ...lowing search toolbar will display Figure 97 Mouse Playback controls Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer on the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the right side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen The individual controls on the toolbar perform the following ...

Page 93: ...ils y Event Log Search Selects video from the event log see below for more details y Text In Search Searches text input strings see below for more details y Motion Search Searches motion events see below for more details y Clip Copy Clips a video segment and saves it see below for more details y Print Allows you to print a selected image see below for more details y Zoom Zooms the current play bac...

Page 94: ... selected time a message appears alerting you that no image was recorded at that time The PLAY PAUSE RW FF Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video Calendar Search Figure 100 Calendar Search screen Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a day press...

Page 95: ...ted date and time will display The PLAY PAUSE RW FF Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Press the DISPLAY button and change the screen mode to 4x4 You can find recorded video during target hour easily Event Log Search Figure 101 Event Log Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alar...

Page 96: ...When set to On the search will be from the first recorded image Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image Highlight the box beside Check Time Overlap and press the button It toggles between On and Off You will only be able to turn the Check Time ...

Page 97: ...input Highlight the box beside Record Channels and press the button You can select the cameras that you want to search for any reports of event recorded data The DVR will display the events not the camera channels that occurred and that also are recorded on the camera channel that you selected If you do not select any camera channel in this field the DVR will search events that are not associated ...

Page 98: ...age of the event Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button will start playing the event video segment Pressing SEARCH STOP returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Press the DISPLAY button and change the screen mode to 4x4 You can then easily find recorded video during target hour NOTE Text Input information will be overlaid on the image while the r...

Page 99: ...want to search for text input Highlight the Text Input Device box and press the button Select your Text Input Device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text Device The screen changes for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information You can search for up to five text strings at a time Highlight the number b...

Page 100: ...amera full screen The Motion Search screen displays a list of motion events Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video Pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Motion event and display the first image of the event Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button will start playing the event video segment Pressing SEARCH STOP returns to live monitoring Yo...

Page 101: ... search for motion is nearly identical to setting up the DVR for Motion Detection Please refer to Motion Detection Screen in Chapter 3 Configuration for more detailed instructions on setting up the detection blocks NOTE When setting the Museum Search Zone the zone should be placed inside of the border line of the target object If the selected block is placed on the boarder line the sensitivity of ...

Page 102: ...screen And press the FREEZE button again will set the ending point of video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip Copy screen Pressing and holding the FREEZE button for more than two seconds while in the Search mode or Live Monitoring mode initiates the One Touch Clip Copy function The last recorded image will be the ending point of video to be clip copied and the system will automatically begi...

Page 103: ...plays update the firmware of the installed CD RW drive or DVD RW drive Please follow the instructions described in Chapter 3 Configuration System Information section The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip However you can give the video clip file a different name Highlight the box beside File Name and press the button A virtual keyboard appears Enter a file name for the video y...

Page 104: ...eo clips If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED and you will get an error message the next time you try to copy video clips You will need to power down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message Once the file system of the USB IDE hard disk drive has been c...

Page 105: ...erties General File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 format 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 region of the USB IDE hard disk drive Then click Create Partition 6 In the Create Part...

Page 106: ...un the FDISK utility by clicking Start then RUN Type fdisk and click OK 6 When the MS DOS command prompt appears type Y and hit the enter key 7 In 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 Logical DOS Drive 10 In the Create DOS Partition or L...

Page 107: ...a recordable CD insert the CD in your computer s CD drive Double clicking the target clip file starts the ClipPlayer program NOTE It is suggested that the computer used for the ClipPlayer program has at least a 800MHz Pentium III If your CPU is slower than this video clips recorded at maximum speed with very high image quality will be played back slowly Also DirectX 8 0 or higher is required to in...

Page 108: ...o the beginning of the video clip Click the to play the video clip in fast reverse Click the to go back one frame of the video clip Click the to play the video clip Click the to go forward one frame of the video clip Click the to play the video clip in fast forward Click the to go to the end of the video clip Click the to show the previous page Click the to cycle through the screen layouts It cycl...

Page 109: ...on icons display in bottom right corner indicates the clip file has not been tampered with and indicates the system has detected tampering NOTE If the VGA card or monitor for your PC does not support 640x480 video resolution Full Screen might not display properly when selected If this happens press the ESC key on your PC to return to the normal screen mode Click the slider bar and move it left or ...

Page 110: ...s settings Live Video Very Bright If a cable is attached to the Loop connector make certain it is connected to a properly terminated device DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is full you will either need to delete video or set the DVR to the Overwrite Mode The icon displays however the DVR is not recording When the DVR is in the Pre Event recording mode the yellow and display when there ...

Page 111: ...nector Pin Outs I O Connector Pin Outs AI 1 to 16 Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 GND Chassis Ground 9 connectors AO 1 to 16 Alarm Outputs 1 to 16 ARI Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit J To J TX J To J TX J To J RX J To J RX ...

Page 112: ...User s Manual 100 Appendix E Map of Screens ...

Page 113: ...Setup Begin Setup End Remote Setup Change Remote Setup Fail Setup Imported Setup Import Failure Setup Exported Setup Export Failure Setup Export Cancelled Schedule On Schedule Off Panic On Panic Off Clear All Data Clear Disk Format Disk Disk Full Auto Deletion Search Begin Search End Clip Copy Begin Clip Copy End Clip Copy Cancel Clip Copy Fail Callback Fail Print Begin Print End Print Cancel ...

Page 114: ... found 102 Extracting package failed 103 LILO failed 104 Rebooting failed 105 Invalid package 106 Odd firmware upgrade failed 300 Remote connection failed 301 Remote network error 302 Remote upgrade is not authorized 303 Saving remote package failed 304 Remote upgrade is cancelled by the user 400 USB device mounting failed 401 Reading upgrade package on the USB device failed 402 Copying upgrade pa...

Page 115: ... File already existed 6 Not enough space 7 Creating temporary file failed 8 Opening disk failed 9 Formatting disk failed 10 Database has been changed 11 Appending failed 12 Bad sector 13 No executable file 14 Opening executable file failed 15 Writing executable file failed 16 Creating image failed 17 Burning failed 18 Burning is out of time ...

Page 116: ...r 5mA 12V 30mA 5V Alarm Reset Input 1 TTL Internal Buzzer 800dB at 10cm Network Connectivity 10 100 Mbps Ethernet RJ 45 RS 232C for external modem Audio Input RCA Input 4 Line In Audio Output RCA Output 1 Line Out IR Port 1 Remote Control CONNECTORS Video Input Composite 9 or 16 BNC Video Loop Composite 9 or 16 BNC Auto Terminating Monitor Output Composite 1 BNC SVHS 1 Y C VGA 1 VGA SPOT Composite...

Page 117: ...et a jumper on Master and connect to the Secondary IDE channel GENERAL Dimensions W x H x D 16 9 x 3 5 x 15 9 430mm x 88mm x 405mm Unit Weight 22 5 lbs 10 2kg Shipping Weight 27 6 lbs 12 5kg Shipping Dimensions W x H x D 21 3 x 11 4 x 23 2 540mm x 290mm x 590mm Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating Humidity 0 to 90 Power 100 to 230 VAC 2 A 60 50Hz Power Consumption Max 85W 100W...

Page 118: ...t or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling Business user...

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