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Digital Video Recorder

Chapter 2 — Installation

Package Contents

The package contains the following:

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Digital Video Recorder

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Power Adaptor and

Power Cord

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Operation Instruction (This Document)

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Speco Central

Software CD and Operation Instruction

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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: 8-Channel DVR rear panel.

Video Input

Audio In/Out

Alarm Input/Output

RS485 Port

RS232 Port

Network Port

Video Out

Factory Reset Switch

Power Cord Connector

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 PAL camera and an NTSC

monitor.

Video Input

Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC

Video In

connectors.

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Page 3: ...TES 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 WHICH CASE USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY AP...

Page 4: ...qualified 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 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 ...

Page 5: ...er 3 Configuration 7 Front Panel Controls 7 Menu Button 7 Copy Button 7 Esc Button 7 Play Stop Button 8 Camera Buttons 8 Arrow Buttons 8 Play Pause Button 8 HDD LED 8 Power LED 8 USB Port 8 Remote Control Buttons 9 ID Button 9 Camera Buttons 9 Sequence Button 9 Login Logout Button 9 Arrow Buttons 10 Menu Button 10 Playback Buttons 10 Alarm Button 10 Layout Button 10 Zoom Button 10 PTZ Button 10 En...

Page 6: ...In 34 Camera Setup 36 General 36 PTZ 37 Device Setup 38 Audio 38 Digital Deterrent 38 Alarm Out 40 Remote Control 41 Network Setup 41 General 41 LAN 42 DVRNS 44 RTSP 45 Speco Remote 46 VNC 46 Notification Setup 47 Callback 47 Mail 48 SNS 50 Schedule 50 Display Setup 51 OSD 51 Main Monitor 52 Chapter 4 Operation 55 Turning on the Power 55 Live Monitoring 55 Live Monitoring Menu 56 Active Cameo Mode...

Page 7: ...1 System Log Notices 82 Map of Screens 83 Troubleshooting 84 Specifications 84 List of Illustrations Figure 1 Typical DVR installation 2 Figure 2 DVR rear panel 3 Figure 3 DVR front panel 7 Figure 4 Infrared remote control 9 Figure 5 Login screen 11 Figure 6 Logout screen 12 Figure 7 Setup screen 12 Figure 8 System General setup screen 13 Figure 9 System Date Time setup screen 20 Figure 10 System ...

Page 8: ...Network RTSP setup screen 45 Figure 33 Network Speco Remote setup screen 46 Figure 34 Network VNC setup screen 46 Figure 35 Notification Callback setup screen 47 Figure 36 Notification Mail setup screen 48 Figure 37 Notification SNS setup screen 50 Figure 38 Notification Schedule setup screen 50 Figure 39 Display OSD setup screen 51 Figure 40 Display Main Monitor setup screen 52 Figure 41 Live Mon...

Page 9: ...verview In addition to replacing both a time lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously there is n...

Page 10: ...vers the 4 and 8 channel digital video recorders The DVRs are identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected and the number of cameras that can be displayed For simplicity the illustrations and descriptions in this manual refer to the 8 camera model ...

Page 11: ... to install the DVR Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system Figure 2 8 Channel DVR rear panel Video Input Audio In Out Alarm Input Output RS485 Port RS232 Port Network Port Video Out Factory Reset Switch Power Cord Connector 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 P...

Page 12: ... 8 Alarm Inputs 1 to 8 GND Chassis Ground COM Relay Common NO Relay Alarm Out Normally Open RS485 Port Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit To TX RX To TX RX RS232 Port 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 jacks Connect Audio Out to your amplifier NOTE To make connections on the Alarm...

Page 13: ...Factory Reset Switch The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the HDMI connector on the rear panel This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings CAUTION When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Turn it o...

Page 14: ...OT 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 DVR is not near any heat source that could cause overheating CAUTION The DVR does not have an internal fan so leave a clearance of at least 6 inches near ventilation hole areas on each side panel of the unit for proper ventilation Your DVR is now r...

Page 15: ...arm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated However when you are in the menu or PTZ mode you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode first to reset alarm output The infrared sensor on the DVR is just to the right of the USB ports Make certain that nothing blocks the sensor or the remote control will not function properly When you use wireless communication devices such as Wi Fi ...

Page 16: ...utton plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from and The screen displays and respectively When in the pause mode pressing the button moves to the next image and pressing the button moves to the previous image Play Pause Button In the live monitoring mode pressing the button freezes the current screen and the screen displays icon When in the playback...

Page 17: ...tions Refer to the System General setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID If the system ID is 1 to 16 you must to press the ID button and then press the number button 1 to 16 10 6 in order to control that DVR If the System ID of two or more DVRs is set to 0 those DVRs will react to the infrared remote control at the same time Camera Buttons Pressing the indivi...

Page 18: ...button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from and Stop Pressing the button stops playback and enters the Live Monitoring mode Backward When in the pause mode pressing the button moves to the previous image Forward When in the pause mode pressing the button moves to the next image In the Live Monitoring mode pressing any playback button enters to...

Page 19: ...ial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time you will want to establish the initial settings This includes items such as time and date display language camera 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 scr...

Page 20: ... MENU button or move the mouse pointer on the right edge of the screen and then select Setup in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen While setting up the DVR there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles When making these entries a Virtual Keyboard will appear Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the button That character ...

Page 21: ...at the same time when using the infrared remote control Highlight the box beside Language and press button A drop down menu displays the available languages Highlight the desired language and press the button The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR To upgrade the software connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR Highlight Upgrade and press the but...

Page 22: ...ettings Date Time Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time will NOT be changed CAUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format Highlight Show System Log and press the button to display the System Log The System Log screen lists system activities up to 5 000 from the latest that have occurred along with the time and date The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remo...

Page 23: ... All Data will not clear the System Log Highlight EZ Setup and press the button The EZ Setup screen appears The EZ Setup guides you through configuring the system for basic operation Select either EZ Record or EZ Network and select the Next button to start the selected setup NOTE Selecting the Cancel button throughout the screens exits the EZ Setup without saving your changes and returns to the ma...

Page 24: ... the map Use Daylight Saving Time Selecting the box sets the system to use daylight saving time NOTE The Date Time will be set and the clock will start when you click the Next button Record Method Setup Select the desired recording mode from Motion Event Record Recommended Continuous Motion Event Record Continuous Record NOTE You should understand each recording mode before setting the DVR s recor...

Page 25: ...ofile The recording quality and recording speed of each camera channel will be set as show below according to the Record Method and Record Video Quality you set HVQPP SRP LRTPP Motion Event Record Very High 30 ips High 5 ips Standard 3 ips Continuous Motion Event Record Very High 30 ips Time Very High 30 ips Event High 5 ips Time Very High 30 ips Event Standard 3 ips Time High 5 ips Event Continuo...

Page 26: ...Operation Instruction 18 If you selected the Go to EZ Network select the Next button to start the EZ Network Internet Connection Select whether or not your DVR is connected to the Internet ...

Page 27: ... network configuration you set should be tested by selecting Test otherwise the Next button will cannot be selected and you cannot move to the next step Use DSL PPPoE Setup Selecting the box allows you to set up the DSL network Entering the ID and password for DSL connection is required DVRNS Setup DVR Name Enter the DVR name to be registered on the DVRNS server NOTE The DVR Name you entered shoul...

Page 28: ...ions 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 available time formats and press the button to save your selected format NOTE The clock will not start runn...

Page 29: ...ation from 30 minutes to 1 day at various time intervals Last Sync Time displays the last 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 Highlighting Holiday and pressing the button displays the Holiday screen You can set up holidays by ...

Page 30: ...d save it in a secure place If the password is forgotten the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost Highlighting a User Name and pressing the button allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user You can also change the group to which the user is assigned The column can be used to delete a User Name or an entire Group If the is grayed o...

Page 31: ...Time Change The user can change the system date and time on a local system or a PC running Speco Central II Data Clear The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or a PC running Speco Central II PTZ Setup The user can establish all PTZ settings on a local system or a PC running Speco Central II Alarm Out Setup The user can establish all Alarm Out settings on a local system...

Page 32: ...to format the device for recording When selecting Not Using from Use As and highlighting the Format button the device will not be used for recording The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not Other indicates the device has been used for another DVR Highlight the box in the Information column for the desired storage device and press the button You will be able to check ...

Page 33: ...e number of cameras Number of Audio In Select the number of audio inputs Average Event Rate Set the average event rate Quality Set the recorded image quality Resolution Set the recorded image resolution Frame Rate Set the images per second for recording Disk Capacity Set the capacity of the storage device Estimated Recordable Time displays the estimated available record time NOTE The estimated ava...

Page 34: ... 30 days or Never Highlight the Settings box beside Disk Almost Full and press the button Select the percentage level of disk usage at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 80 to 99 Highlight the Settings box beside Disk Bad and press the button Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 1...

Page 35: ... beside Limit Time Lapse Recording and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of the maximum storage time for time lapse recording from 1 to 99 days The Limit Time Lapse Recording feature will function when the storage device has enough space to record video data longer than the preset period When this feature is On the DVR records over the oldest time lapse video once all avail...

Page 36: ...ion even when Schedule is turned off displays during panic recording Highlight the Schedule Mode box and press the button You can select between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Selecting Advanced Mode allows you to set up individual recording schedule for each event NOTE Changing the schedule mode will reset all event and action statuses Highlight the and press the button to add a schedule item High...

Page 37: ...d Mode setup of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column If you do not set the ips Quality Resolution and Dwell in the Settings column the DVR will follow the default settings See below for details NOTE Descriptions of the Record icons in the Type column are as follows Time lapse Time Alarm In Motion Video Loss Video Blind Text In Channels that are not defined will use the setting...

Page 38: ...Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs The Pre Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre event recording If you do not have Event set up in the Record Schedule a message will display alerting you to this fact You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 1 00 to 30 00 ips 25 00 ips PAL image quality ...

Page 39: ...ting or clearing blocks NOTE You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of four or eight individual block groups 4 and 8 channel DVR respectively A block group is positioned within the image area using the Up and Down arrow buttons and individual blocks within the block groups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on th...

Page 40: ...on events occurred during the preset interval range NOTE The record action for motion events will not be affected by the Motion Ignoring function Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the button allows you to set up the Daytime range Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range The DVR will consider the remaining time range as t...

Page 41: ...e Actions and press the button The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently for each camera Each camera can be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions Highlight Use Ignoring Time and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to On the DVR will...

Page 42: ...Each camera can be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions Highlight Use Ignoring Time and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to On the DVR will ignore video blind events occurred during the preset period Highlighting Time Setup and press the bu...

Page 43: ... the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction End string Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction ends Highlight the more line s box and press the button Select the number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record You can choose from 0 to 10 Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter and press the button Use the v...

Page 44: ... keyboard You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop down list in the Use column NOTE When selecting the Covert 1 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When selecting the Covert 2 the DVR displays only camera title on the covert video A user who does not have Covert Camera View authority ca...

Page 45: ...ll need to connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer s instructions You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256 Highlig...

Page 46: ...d with that audio input Highlight Enable Audio Out and press the button This toggles between enabling and disabling audio out Digital Deterrent Figure 26 Device Digital Deterrent setup screen Highlight the and press the button to add a digital deterrent schedule item Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the button to change the days that the scheduled digital deterrent will take place...

Page 47: ...ames have to be Sound_1 wav Sound_16 wav or Sound_1 aaf Sound_16 aaf for USB import USB has to be in FAT32 The files have to be in the top folder of the USB flash drive The file name format is case insensitive If the audio file in wave format it will be converted to aaf file in 10 seconds when imported To export the current audio files connect the USB device to the DVR Highlight Digital Deterrent ...

Page 48: ...wn title by highlighting Title and pressing the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title You can add and edit alarm output schedules on this screen Highlight the and press the button to add a schedule Highlighting the boxes under the Column heading and pressing the button allows you to edit the information in those boxes The Day box allows you to select the days that the a...

Page 49: ...d 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 Network Setup General Figure 29 Network General setup screen ...

Page 50: ... bandwidth the remote watch image on the PC running Speco Central II or Speco Remote might not be displayed properly The DVR supports two way audio communication between a local system and a PC running Speco Central II Highlighting the box beside Remote Audio Channel and pressing the button allows you to select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site Selecting Select From Speco Centr...

Page 51: ... arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default Port settings are Remote Admin 8200 Remote Callback 8205 Remote Watch 8201 Remote Search 8202 NOTE The system restarts automatically after changing the port settings Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running Speco Central II or Speco Remote CAUTION When c...

Page 52: ... of the DVR might change whenever the unit is turned on DVRNS Figure 31 Network DVRNS setup screen Highlight Use DVRNS and press the button to toggle between On and Off NOTE DVRNS is the technology that automatically sets up your DVR to work seamlessly for remote viewing via your network internet connection For DVRNS to work naming your DVR will be required Highlight the box beside DVRNS Server an...

Page 53: ... beside RTP End Port and press the button Set the end port number of the RTP server obtained from your system administrator Highlight Use Mobile and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to on you can access a remote DVR using a Blackberry or other mobile devices NOTE Selecting Use Mobile sets the Speco Remote service to be enabled automatically regardless of your Speco Remote set...

Page 54: ...cessing Speco Remote by using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers VNC Figure 34 Network VNC setup screen Highlight Use VNC Virtual Network Computing and press the button to toggle between On and Off You will be able to change the settings if Use VNC is enabled NOTE VNC service allows you to access the DVR and control it remotely using a PC or mobile devices via Ethern...

Page 55: ...ton on the front panel m or Windows Pressing the m or key displays the Live Monitoring menu or Search menu on the screen It is the same as pressing the MENU button on the front panel Enter or Return Pressing the Enter or Return key selects the highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup It is the same as pressing the Play Pause button on the front panel d or PageU...

Page 56: ...the group has been expanded and all of the Recipient 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 Recipient 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 The column can be used to delete a Rec...

Page 57: ...ver when setting up the LAN 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 Use SSL TLS and press the button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the DVR can send an email via an SMTP server requiring SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication NOTE This p...

Page 58: ... account highlight the and press the button Highlight the box beside Type and press the button Selecting Twitter from the Type allows you to post a tweet on Twitter when an event occurs Highlight the box beside User Name Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user name and password The SNS accounts can be deleted by highlighting the beside the account an...

Page 59: ...ect should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central II Remote Administration System NOTE The Notify action for system events you made in the System Event setup screen on the System menu will not be affected by your Notification Schedule settings Highlight the box beside Summary Email Interval and select the interval that you want the DVR to ...

Page 60: ... using the Left and Right arrow buttons Highlighting OSD Margin and pressing the button displays how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor Main Monitor Figure 40 Display Main Monitor setup screen Highlight the box beside Mode and press the button You can select between F...

Page 61: ...event occurs Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the button You can select from 1280x1024 1440x900 and 1920x1080 for NTSC video and 1280x1024 1440x900 and 1920x1080 60Hz or 50Hz for PAL video NOTE When the individual main monitors are connected to the HDMI and VGA connectors for simultaneous operation it is recommended to use monitors supported with the same resolution If monitors unsupp...

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Page 63: ...r Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 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 displa...

Page 64: ...utton to display the Camera Menu Selecting Go To Main swaps the selected channel with the main channel This function is supported only in the 1P5 and 1P7 display modes and can be activated from any of channel screens except the main channel screen Camera OSD Status OSD Selecting Display Camera OSD or Status OSD toggles Camera OSD or Status OSD On and Off Previous Group Next Group Selecting or Prev...

Page 65: ... Menu Audio toggles audio output On and Off Color Control Selecting Camera Menu Color Control and choosing the camera number allows you to control brightness contrast hue and saturation for each camera for the selected camera if a user who has Color Control authority logs into the system It is the same as pressing and holding a camera button for a few seconds Edit Group Selecting Camera Menu Edit ...

Page 66: ...gle shows the area that will be enlarged You can move the rectangle around using the arrow buttons Pressing the Play Pause button in the Zoom mode enlarges the area in rectangle Exit the Zoom mode by selecting Exit in the Zoom menu displayed when pressing the MENU button While in the Zoom mode the icon displays if Zoom is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab PTZ Mode If a user who has PTZ ...

Page 67: ...e Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen and the following PTZ toolbar will display Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it ...

Page 68: ... 44 Event Status Event Status screen The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR s systems and inputs Events will be highlighted and related channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected Alarm In Motion Video Loss Video Blind and Text In will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the Alarm In Motion Video Loss Video Blind and Text ...

Page 69: ...y for internal hard disk drives supporting the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions 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 def...

Page 70: ...e Triplex Mode the DVR continues recording cameras as they were set up in the recording schedule Also live monitoring will continue except for the camera that has been selected for playback Figure 46 Select Playback Camera menu 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...

Page 71: ...y moving the mouse pointer on the right edge of the screen Search Menu Search Event Log Search Selecting Search Event Log Search selects video from the event log See the following Event Log Search section for details Record Table Search Selecting Search Record Table Search selects using a recording table See the following Record Table Search section for details Motion Search Selecting Search Motio...

Page 72: ...7 or 3x3 Selecting each display mode is the same as scrolling the mouse wheel up and down when in one of the multiview formats i e 2x2 1P5 1P7 or 3x3 Camera OSD Status OSD Selecting Display Camera OSD or Status OSD toggles Camera OSD or Status OSD On and Off Previous Group Next Group Selecting or Previous Group or Next Group in the Search menu moves to the previous or next page Alarm Selecting Ala...

Page 73: ...ws you to print a selected image See the following Print section for details Digital Deterrent Recording Selecting Export Digital Deterrent Recording allows you to extract audio files from recorded audio on the DVR Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration Digital Deterrent section for details Status Selecting Status in the Search menu allows you to check the status of the DVR s system inputs and storage R...

Page 74: ... and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image When highlighting and pressing the button the bookmark list displays and the bookmark point you selected will be the ending date and time 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 Overlap on or off if a user defined date and time...

Page 75: ... range In this case the overlapping time range in the record table will be separated by a yellow vertical line NOTE The recorded data in the time range located after the yellow vertical line is the latest There are three view modes Standard view Expanded view and Compact view Standard view default displays combined recording information of all camera channels currently displayed on the screen In t...

Page 76: ...he Record Table Search screen Selecting located at the bottom displays the Bookmarks screen See the following Bookmarks section for details The individual playback controls at the bottom perform the following functions as described below Go to the previous image Play Pause Go to the next image Fast backward play Fast forward play Selecting in the top right corner displays the Search menu Go To Dis...

Page 77: ...d the bookmark point you selected will be the ending date and time Highlight the box beside Type and press the button You can select between Motion Search and Museum Search Motion Search detects motion in the defined area Museum Search detects if a defined object has moved Highlight the box beside Zone and press the button An image from the video appears with a grid overlaid You can turn sensor bl...

Page 78: ...enu and choose the 3x3 8 channel DVR or 2x2 4 channel DVR screen mode You will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time Text Input information will be overlaid on the image while the recorded video is played at regular speed You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition You can search video from the first...

Page 79: ...R will play video in 4x4 display format starting with the first recorded image using the Day precision default There are three precision levels Day Hour and Minute Exit the EZ Search mode by pressing the ESC button or selecting Exit in the EZ Search menu displayed when pressing the MENU button While in the EZ Search mode selecting Precision from the EZ Search menu displayed when pressing the MENU ...

Page 80: ... Copy Video clips can be copied on an external USB hard disk or flash drive The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista or 7 Refer to the Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy Selecting EZ Copy in the Search Export menu or pressing the COPY button during playback will set the starting poi...

Page 81: ...2 format 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 you are backing up and select Close The DVR will automatically add the camera number for example 01 and exe to the file name NOTE When naming a file you canno...

Page 82: ...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 hard disk drive has been corrupted this error message cannot be dismissed Even after restarting the DVR it may automatically restart while preparing to clip copy You must recover the file system using the recovery program or you must reformat the hard disk drive Pr...

Page 83: ...cated region of the USB hard disk drive Then click Create Partition 6 In the Create Partition wizard click Next then Primary Partition and follow the instructions on the screen Make sure that the FAT32 is selected for the file system NOTE The partition size should be less than 32GB because of Microsoft limitations After formatting is complete the USB hard disk drive will be added to My Computer 7 ...

Page 84: ...he comparison value is located at 17th Unit price mark will be ignored automatically 28th Qty and 40th amount characters including spaces from the left but the value of amount category is located on a different line from Item In this case you can enter 17 28 and 40 in each Column box and enter 1 in the Line box for the next line For example if you want to search for Coke with a Qty Quantity of mor...

Page 85: ... does not work in Microsoft Windows 8 metro UI Select between the Remote Watch Web monitoring and Remote Search Web search modes Entering ID and PASSWORD and clicking the LOGIN button logs in using the selected mode NOTE Do NOT close the LOGIN window during the Speco Remote operation otherwise it will cause a script error when switching between Web monitoring and Web search modes and you will need...

Page 86: ... elevated administrator permissions Restart your computer to apply the changes Web Monitoring Mode Remote Watch is a remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor live video transmitted in real time from the remote DVR Click the to log out the Speco Remote program Click the to access to the web search mode Position the mouse pointer on the Remote Watch logo to see the version of the Spe...

Page 87: ...ication Clicking the disables audio communication Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio Anti Aliasing Screen Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image NOTE A camera name change in the Remote Watch mode does not affect the camera name set up on the remote site Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote s...

Page 88: ...n the screen Click the to save any video clip of recorded data as an executable file or click the to save the current image in a bitmap or JPEG file format Click the to print the current image on a printer connected to your computer NOTE When saving as an executable file selecting the Exclude Player option will reduce the file size and its saving time You can download the Player program to review ...

Page 89: ...h menu such as Event Log Search Text In Search or Motion Search it is possible for the DVR to have two overlapping start and stop times You will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop times from the search time ranges as follows From four o clock of the first segment to five o clock of the first segment From four o clock of the first segment to five o clock of the second segment ...

Page 90: ...es Boot Up Format Disk Shutdown Disk Full Restart Disk Config Change Upgrade Disk No serial number Upgrade Fail Disk No Removed Power Failure Auto Deletion Time Change Search Begin Time Zone Change Search End Time Sync Clip Copy Begin Time Sync Fail Clip Copy End Disk Bad Clip Copy Cancel Login Clip Copy Fail Logout Clip Copy User Setup Begin Clip Copy From Setup End Clip Copy To Remote Setup Chan...

Page 91: ...stimator System Event RECORD General Schedule Pre Event EVENT Motion Alarm In Video Loss Video Blind Text In CAMERA General PTZ DEVICE Audio Digital Deterrent Alarm Out Remote Control NETWORK General LAN DVRNS RTSP Speco Remote VNC NOTIFICATION Callback Mail SNS Schedule DISPLAY OSD Main Monitor ...

Page 92: ... than the upgrade package file version you should reset the DVR first using the Factory Reset When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL Auto Detect Video Input Composite 4 or 8 inputs 1 Vp p auto terminating 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs HDMI 1 HDMI VGA 1 Video Resolution HDMI 1920x1080 1440x900 1280x1024 VGA 1920x1080 1440x900 ...

Page 93: ...rol USB Port 2 USB 2 0 STORAGE Primary Storage SATA hard disk drive Secondary Storage USB hard disk drive or flash drive GENERAL Dimensions W x H x D 10 4 x 2 0 x 7 5 265mm x 52mm x 191mm Unit Weight 3 3 lbs 1 48kg Shipping Weight 6 0 lbs 2 73kg Shipping Dimensions W x H x D 14 0 x 4 1 x 13 4 355mm x 103mm x 340mm Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating Humidity 0 to 90 Power 12V...

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