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4 Channel Digital Video Recorder 

 

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Storage Settings (SYSTEM 

 Storage Tab) 

 

 

  Capacity

:  Displays the capacity of the storage drive. 

  Disk Bad

:  Displays the damage status of the storage drive. 

 

Not Formatted

 – The device is not formatted.

 

Good (%)

 – Less than user-defined percentage of bad disk 

sections is damaged.

 

Bad

 – More than user-defined percentage of bad disk sections 

is damaged.

 

 

  Temperature

:  Displays the temperature of the storage drive. 

 

N/A

 – The DVR cannot read the temperature.

 

Good

 – The temperature does not exceed the user-defined 

temperature threshold.

 

Bad

 – The temperature exceeds the user-defined temperature 

threshold.

 

 

  S.M.A.R.T.

:  Displays S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) information of the storage. 

 

Good

 – The storage condition is normal.

 

Bad

 – Data cannot be written on or read from the storage drive. 

N/A

 – The S.M.A.R.T. monitoring is not working or supported.

 

 

NOTE:  When the S.M.A.R.T. displays 

Bad

, the screen displays a message box.  Once the message box appears, 

replacing the hard disk drive is recommended, usually within 24 hours. 

 

  Recorded Data

:  Displays the time information about recorded data on the drive.  Selecting 

Clear All Data…

 will 

clear all video data except the system log.  When the hard disk drive has not been formatted, the 

Clear All Data…

 

button changes to the 

Format…

 button which is used to format the hard disk drive.

 

 

NETWORK SETUP

 

 

General Settings (NETWORK 

 General Tab) 

 

 

  Transfer Speed

:  Set the transfer speed, and select the 

unit of measure for the transfer speed between 

bps

 (bits 

per second) and 

ips

 (images per second). 

  Quality

:  Select the quality of the transferred image.

 

 

NOTE:  The local recording speed might be affected by 
various network bandwidth (Transfer Speed) conditions. 

 

NOTE:  The higher Quality and Resolution settings require 
higher Transfer Speed settings.  The transfer speed you 
set is the maximum speed.  Depending on the network 
environment, this speed may not be achieved. 

 

  Remote Audio Channel

:  The DVR supports remote audio communication between a PC running REVO Remote Pro 

or REVO Remote and a local system.  Select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site.  Selecting 

Select 

From REVO Remote 

will send audio of the channel selected from REVO Remote Pro or REVO Remote. 

 

NOTE:  Depending on network conditions, audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during 
transmission. 

 

  Network Bandwidth Limit

:  You can limit the network bandwidth settings so that system does not consume too much 

network bandwidth.  Set the desired maximum bandwidth from 10Kbps to 100Mbps. 

 

NOTE:  When limiting the network bandwidth, the remote watch image on the PC running REVO Remote Pro 
or REVO Remote might not be displayed properly. 

 

Summary of Contents for 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder

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Page 3: ...T 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...

Page 4: ...ified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has...

Page 5: ...11 Network Setup 13 Camera Setup 18 Record Setup 18 Event Setup 21 Display Setup 22 Chapter 3 Operation 24 Live Monitoring 24 Live Monitoring Menu 24 Mouse Display Menu 25 Recording Video 26 Playing R...

Page 6: ...User s Manual iv...

Page 7: ...rds while Playing Back and Transmitting to Remote Site User friendly Graphical User Interface GUI Menu System Multiple Recording Modes Time lapse Pre event Event Multiple Search Engines Date Time Even...

Page 8: ...User s Manual 2...

Page 9: ...Video Audio In Network Port Built In Speaker The built in speaker sounds the DVR s audio outputs Stand Handle The stand handle will be used to adjust the angle of the stand Loosen the handle first an...

Page 10: ...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 CAUTION Ensure the...

Page 11: ...ill not function properly NOTE When you use wireless communication devices such as Wi Fi or Bluetooth near the DVR the remote control might not function properly TURNING ON THE POWER Connecting the po...

Page 12: ...haracter with the left button Select the desired item and press the button to displays a virtual keyboard Move to the desired character by pressing the arrow buttons and press the button NOTE For simp...

Page 13: ...cording Time Priority Profile NOTE The higher quality setting requires more storage space NOTE The recording resolution will be set to Very High when selecting High Video Quality Priority Profile High...

Page 14: ...l Configuration for network configuration and then select the Test button to test the network configuration you selected NOTE Selecting Auto Configuration allows the DVR to automatically obtain LAN pa...

Page 15: ...vice changes will not be saved NOTE When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server an error message displays REVO Dashboard Setup I Select the Next button to start the Dashboar...

Page 16: ...ged on as the User live monitoring searching video and exporting recorded data clip copy can only be allowed NOTE Setting up a password is strongly recommended to ensure secure management of the syste...

Page 17: ...r NOTE It is possible to have multiple DVRs with the same System ID in the same area In this case all DVRs with the same System ID will be controlled at the same time when using the infrared remote co...

Page 18: ...Message Boot Up Setup Export Cancel Backup Cancel Local Remote Upgrade Local Schedule On Backup Failure Local Remote Upgrade Failure Local Schedule Off Time Change Local Setup Begin Clear All Data Loc...

Page 19: ...been formatted the Clear All Data button changes to the Format button which is used to format the hard disk drive NETWORK SETUP General Settings NETWORK General Tab Transfer Speed Set the transfer sp...

Page 20: ...ugh DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The DVR reads the IP address from DHCP network when selecting the Save button ADSL You can select ADSL with PPPoE when the DVR is networked through ADSL En...

Page 21: ...ng your Network changes by selecting the Save button Use DVR Name Service Checking the box when using the DVR Name Service function You will only be able to change the settings if Use DVR Name Service...

Page 22: ...devices and enter http IP address REVO Remote port number NOTE Some media players might play video properly depending on network conditions NOTE RTSP service might not be supported depending on the ty...

Page 23: ...vent is detected Schedule Settings NETWORK Schedule Tab Adds the notify schedule No Indicates a schedule number The higher the number the higher its priority i e The schedule No 20 has priority over a...

Page 24: ...total ips of all camera channels See the table below No of cameras set to On and High resolution 0 1 2 3 4 30 ips 30 ips 20 ips 15 ips No of cameras set to On and Very High r solut n 0 1 2 3 4 30 ips...

Page 25: ...lected camera channel Post Event Record Dwell Set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event Add Schedule Adds a schedule item Up to 20 schedules can be registered No Indicat...

Page 26: ...User s Manual 20 the latest registered schedule item...

Page 27: ...ive highlighted blocks or all inactive blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks or all active blocks OK Accepts changes and closes Zone setup Cancel Exits Zone setup without saving changes NOT...

Page 28: ...hreshold and C Celsius or F Fahrenheit If the temperature of hard disk drive exceeds the defined threshold the system triggers an alert Notify Set up the notify action the DVR will take whenever it de...

Page 29: ...bar OSD Margin Set the Horizontal and Vertical margins so that text and icons will display within the edges of the monitor Main Monitor Settings DISPLAY Main Monitor Tab Sequence Interval Select the...

Page 30: ...also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen LIVE MONITORING MENU Freeze Selecting Freeze in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen It is t...

Page 31: ...or to making any image adjustments using the DVR s controls NOTE Any image adjustments you make will be applied to both the live video on the monitors and the recorded video NOTE The Camera Menu also...

Page 32: ...screen 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...

Page 33: ...ayback Mode Button Pressing the Playback Mode button on the remote control enters the playback mode and pressing the button again exits the playback mode When entering the playback mode video is pause...

Page 34: ...mage of the selected camera on the screen It is the same as pressing the Zoom button on the remote control Selecting Zoom again exits the Zoom mode Enable De Interlace Selecting Enable De Interlace wh...

Page 35: ...and pressing the button toggles between On and Off You will be able to turn the Check Time Overlap on or off only if user defined date and time have been set in the From and To boxes If the DVR s date...

Page 36: ...n more than one recording mode in the same time range the recording status bar displays recording information in the following priority order Pre Event Event Time The color of the bar indicates differ...

Page 37: ...and hold the Backup button on the remote control for more than three seconds while in the Search mode or Live Monitoring mode and the Backup screen appears to allow backup setup From Pressing the but...

Page 38: ...ents for using the REVO Remote program are Operating System Microsoft Windows XP x86 32 Bit Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows Vista x86 32 Bit Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 7 x86 32 Bit CPU Intel Pe...

Page 39: ...age transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista or higher operating system In this situation it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer Run the Comman...

Page 40: ...way communication Clicking the button disables audio communication Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio Deinterlacing Using a deinterlace filter for interlaced video enhances image display qua...

Page 41: ...the icon to enter the event search mode which allows you to search for event log entries using specific conditions and play back the images associated with those event entries Click the icon to save t...

Page 42: ...sing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen and pressing the button again changes the display format to the quad 2x2 mode Buttons 1 to 4 are also used to e...

Page 43: ...from and and the screen displays and respectively While playing video pressing the button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from and and the scree...

Page 44: ...deo Check camera video cable and connections Check monitor video cable and connections Confirm that the camera has power Check camera lens settings DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is full...

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Page 46: ...e any settings you have saved SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO Signal Format NTSC Video Input 4 RJ 12 inputs 1 Vp p auto terminating 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs Composite One RCA 1 Vp p 75 Ohms LCD 10 1 Playback Reco...

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