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1. When entering software update selection and the USB storage device has firmware 

image files stored, Fig 6 is shown and followed by Fig 7.   

2. Press

         

button to update software. 

3. During update process, Fig 8 is shown.   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fig 10 

 

4. Press

MENU    

button to exit “Software Update” selection. 

5.

 

  When the USB storage device has no firmware images stored, Fig 9 is shown.   

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NOTE 1: Please do not remove the USB storage device while the firmware has started 
updating, otherwise system damage may occur. 

 

NOTE 2: No USB storage device has been connected when entered Firmware Update selection, 

Fig 10 is shown.   

 

NOTE 3: Please stop recording before proceeding firmware update, otherwise Fig 11 is shown.   

     

NOTE 4: Please Connect the HDD before proceeding firmware update, otherwise Fig 12 is 

shown. 

Summary of Contents for 4CH MJPEG DVR

Page 1: ...U S E R M A N U A L 4CH MJPEG DVR 9 VER 1 0 CD ...

Page 2: ...rame 18 8 3 2 Record Schedule 19 8 4 Motion Detection Setup 20 8 4 1 Motion Area 21 8 5 Screen Setup 22 8 5 1 Video Adjustment 23 8 6 Audio Setup 24 8 7 System Setup 25 8 7 1 Hard Disk 26 8 7 1 1 Format HDD 28 8 7 2 Password Setup 31 8 7 2 1 Password Change 32 8 7 3 Time Set 35 8 7 4 Event List 36 8 7 5 Software Update 37 8 8 Exit 41 8 9 Backup via USB Memory Stick 42 9 REMOTE CONTROL option 45 Re...

Page 3: ...ase contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product The power cord is the main power connection Therefore constantly plug and unplug of the power cord might result in malfunction of the product Do not install the product in an environment where the humidity is high Unless the product is waterproof or weatherproof otherwise it can cau...

Page 4: ...d playback function supports SATA hard disk The administrator can freely setup administrator password to prevent any user randomly changing the setup 2 2 Application z Security ATM auto teller machine bank gas station shop and parking lot z Factory Office Factory warehouse remote technology support conference room and outdoor parking lot z Education Military Government Organization Important facil...

Page 5: ...ces the conventional VCR Stores video on hard disks instead of VCR tapes with large disk capacity there is no need to replace the recording medium z Built in motion detection function Motion detection and sensitivity rate may be setup under motion detection function z High efficient event recording saving storage capacity Motion detection function enables recording only when system detects motion ...

Page 6: ...e included in your product package If something is missing contact your dealer as soon as possible Item Description Item Picture QTY DVR 1 DC 12V 2 5A Power Adapter Input AC 100 240V Output DC 12V 2 5A 1 Power Cord 1 CD ROM 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Remote Control 1 ...

Page 7: ...Fast forward button Enter Selection 4 Left direction button CH 2 screen display 5 Up direction button CH 1 screen display 6 Right direction button CH 4 screen display 7 Enter Exit Menu 8 Down direction button CH 3 screen display 9 Record Stop button 10 Play Pause button 11 Power LED indicator ...

Page 8: ...t VIDEO OUT Connect to the monitor 4 Audio Input AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal 5 Audio Output AUDIO OUTPUT RCA output port for an audio signal 6 USB Connect to external USB storage device Plug and Play 7 VGA VGA signal output NOTE For VGA function you need to separately purchase a DVR with VGA function ...

Page 9: ... Configuration Please setup the connection by following the illustration shown below Connect camera monitor and power to enter monitoring mode To backup images connect the USB storage device The DVR also supports VGA video output ...

Page 10: ...9 6 2 Hard Disk Installation Step 1 Remove the 3 screws from DVR as cycled below PIC 1 PIC 1 Step 2 Remove the front cover from DVR as indicated by the arrow PIC 2 PIC 2 ...

Page 11: ...board A and the other to a keyboard socket B Both ends of the cable should always be connected The Red stripe on the cable MUST be aligned with Pin 1 on both side of the cable cable as shown above Step 4 Secure the screws back in position as indicated below PIC 4 PIC 4 NOTE It s very important to align the RED Stripe with Pin 1 Visually check to make sure all the pins are properly mated ...

Page 12: ...ive view for monitoring Press button the system enters the manual record mode press button to start playback press button to enter the menu setup display During playback press button to return to monitoring mode Under Manual Record mode press button to stop recording and return to monitoring mode or press button under main menu also returns to monitoring mode During playback press Stop button to r...

Page 13: ...ideo loss M Symbol M indicates manual recording Symbol S indicates schedule recording When both manual and schedule recording has been enabled manual recording will be the first priority to be displayed Currently under recording Motion event detected Video input unable to be detected video loss has occurred HDD is overwriting data ...

Page 14: ...etup mode After time setup has been completed press MENU button to return to Time Search display and press Play button again to playback the selected time 3 During playback press button to pause and press again to playback 4 Press button to fast forward playback and button to rewind 5 Press button to stop playback ...

Page 15: ...nu Setup 1 MAIN MENU Item subject First menu layer does not have a subject 2 Menu Layer Indication The device consists of four menu layers First Menu Layer Main Menu Second Menu Layer Third Menu Layer Fourth Menu Layer 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 16: ...ng function Record Frame Record Quality Event Record Duration and Record Schedule MOTION DETECTION Under this selection user may setup the following function Channel Sensitivity and Motion Area SCREEN Under this selection user may setup the following function Border Video Adjustment and Auto Switching AUDIO Under this selection user may setup the following function Record Mute Input Volume and Out...

Page 17: ...menu item 2 Press or X button to make changes 3 Press MENU button to exit Camera Setup menu 4 Camera Setup is situated on the second menu layer Under this selection user may setup the following function Channel Display Record Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation ...

Page 18: ...s selection user may setup the following function Record Frame Record Quality Event Record Duration and Record Schedule Item Description Record Frame Record frames per second Record Quality Select Video Quality High Normal Low Event Rec Duration When schedule recording is under motion detection mode system starts recording when motion event has been triggered Record Schedule Three Types of Schedul...

Page 19: ...e up and down the menu item 2 Press or X button to make changes 3 Press MENU button to exit Record Schedule Setup selection Maximum frames for all 4 channels are 60 NTSC 50 PAL frames Note Recording frames for each channel is 0 frames or 3 30 frames ...

Page 20: ...nges 3 Press MENU button to exit Record Schedule Setup selection Color Bar Description Grey Indicates no record will be made for this time period Orange Indicates recording is made for this time period Green Indicates built in motion sensor recording For more information please refer to 8 4 MOTION DETECTION ...

Page 21: ...may setup the following function Channel Sensitivity and Motion Area Item Description Channel Select the channel 1 2 3 4 for recording mode by internal motion sensor Sensitivity It adjusts the sensitivity of the built in motion sensor on the DVR system while recording The lower the number the higher the sensitivity rate maximum sensitivity level is 4 Motion Area Use this option to select the range...

Page 22: ...2 Press button to setup the starting point of the motion area 3 Press and to select the range of motion detection area 4 Press button to setup the ending point of the motion area 5 Press MENU button to exit Motion Area selection As shown above color blue indicates motion area ...

Page 23: ...ress MENU button to exit Screen Setup menu 4 Screen Setup is situated on the second menu layer Under this selection user may setup the following function Border and Auto Switching Item Description Border You can make the white border line around each channel to appear or disappear On Off Auto Switching This is for auto screen switch rotation ...

Page 24: ...23 8 5 1 Video Adjustment 1 Press or X button to adjust the screen 2 Press MENU button to exit Video Adjustment selection ...

Page 25: ...for Channel 1 On Off Mute Enable Disable mute function Input Volume Setup volume input for Channel 1 High Low Output Volume Setup volume output for Channel 1 High Low When the output volume is at its minimum level mute function is auto started NOTE1 Audio recording is made available fixed only in Channel 1 NOTE2 Move the sound input and output volume cursor more to the right the greater the volume...

Page 26: ...larm Duration and F W Upgrade Item Description Hard Disk Setup Overwrite and format HDD Password Setup Password must be 6 digits Default Password 111111 Time Set You can adjust the current time date and year at any time by region Event List EVENT LIST function enables playback by event LossAlarm Decides whether to trigger buzzer or not when video loss occurs Motion Alarm Decides whether to trigger...

Page 27: ... this menu layer user may setup to overwrite or format the hard disk Item Description Overwrite Enable Setup whether or not to overwrite recording when the hard disk is full Format HDD If you format the hard drive all the video data stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted Remind that the system has no restore option once the hard drive is formatted When the hard disk is full and overwrite fu...

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Page 29: ...rsor to Enter 4 Press button to confirm password 5 Press MENU button to exit Format HDD selection When password entered is incorrect the screen will display Incorrect Password Fig 1 and when password entered is correct the screen will display the message HDD Was Formatted Fig 2 Fig 3 indicates hard disk format is successful and returns to HARD DRIVE SETUP selection Default Password 111111 ...

Page 30: ...29 Fig 1 Fig 2 ...

Page 31: ...30 Fig 3 ...

Page 32: ... Password Change Menu Password and Record Password Item Description Password Change Password change settings Default Password 111111 Menu Password Setup menu password password is required every time you enter the menu Record Password Setup record password password is required every time you stop manual recording Copy Password To USB Setup copy password to USB password is unnecessary if menu passwo...

Page 33: ... total of three groups of password That is Current Password New Password and Confirm Password When password entered is incorrect or the password format does not match Less than 6 digits Fig 1 is shown system returns to password change selection menu When Current Password entered is correct but New Password and Confirm Password entered does not match Fig 2 is shown system returns to password change...

Page 34: ...33 Fig 4 Fig 5 ...

Page 35: ...34 Fig 6 Fig 7 ...

Page 36: ...tion 4 Time Set is situated on the third menu layer Under this selection user may setup the following function Time Zone Time Set Daylight Saving Time and Apply Item Description Time Zone Setup Time Zone Time Set Setup Time Day Light Saving Time Day Light Saving Time Setup Apply Once you ve completed time setup press Apply button Then press button to apply the new time set ...

Page 37: ...to move to the previous or next event list page 2 Press button to playback event 3 Press button to Fast Forward press button to Fast Rewind and press button to Pause Stop playback 4 Press button to stop playback and return to Event List selection 5 Press MENU button to exit Event List selection ...

Page 38: ...37 8 7 5 Software Update Fig 8 Fig 9 ...

Page 39: ...When the USB storage device has no firmware images stored Fig 9 is shown NOTE 1 Please do not remove the USB storage device while the firmware has started updating otherwise system damage may occur NOTE 2 No USB storage device has been connected when entered Firmware Update selection Fig 10 is shown NOTE 3 Please stop recording before proceeding firmware update otherwise Fig 11 is shown NOTE 4 Ple...

Page 40: ...39 Fig 11 Fig 12 ...

Page 41: ...40 Fig 13 Fig 14 ...

Page 42: ...scard Changes and Load Setup Default Item Description Exit Save Changes Save new parameter and return to LIVE mode Exit Discard Changes No change and return to LIVE mode Load Setup Default Load default setting NOTE Factory Default Setup Enter MENU and select item EXIT proceed Load Setup Default to return to factory default Default Password 111111 System returns to factory default 111111 after retu...

Page 43: ...own below Fig 16 6 6 Press MENU button to exit USB Backup selection Fig 15 NOTE 1 When applying USB backup function for the first time please proceed using your PC to format FAT32 FAT16 the USB storage device NOTE 2 Maximum data size is 1GB per every image data backup data exceeding 1GB a message Data Size Is Too Big To Copy appears NOTE 3 During the process of USB backup it will also copy the rem...

Page 44: ...43 Fig16 Fig 17 ...

Page 45: ...44 Fig 18 ...

Page 46: ...e Control ID and setup a set of number for CHECK ID Remote control ID consists of 10 sets of the numbers ALL 11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33 2 After Remote Control ID setup you must return to LIVE monitoring mode Because the setup is only effective if you return to LIVE mode after the setup 3 After returning to LIVE monitoring mode press remote control CHECK ID ALL 11 12 21 22 23 31 32 33 to confirm sy...

Page 47: ... installation you will need a desktop or laptop computer that meets these minimum requirements Windows XP 2 Run the program Vx4CViewer setup exe on the supplied CD by double clicking the icon shown below Remote Software Installation After the software installation is complete open upVx4CViewer and then move the cursor to Viewer button Left mouse click to enter Viewer User Interface as shown below ...

Page 48: ... DVR front panel function button Record Stop similar to DVR front panel function button Up Direction CH1 similar to DVR front panel function button Down Direction CH3 similar to DVR front panel function button Left Direction CH2 similar to DVR front panel function button Right Direction CH4 similar to DVR front panel function button Main Menu similar to DVR front panel function button Press this b...

Page 49: ...48 2 1 DVR Connection Applicable only to Network DVR After pressing the connection button a Login window appears Please enter DVR IP address remote site Password and Port to enter DVR connection window ...

Page 50: ...ects Viewer tries to automatically re connect Screen Switching Button Enables screen switching between Quad Screen display Single Screen display and activates DVR setup menu DVR Player Operation Button Enables playback control on the DVR site NOTE DVR screen follows to any changes in the Viewer operation prior to any screen operation and MENU setup changes Connection Status Screen Switching Button...

Page 51: ...on application CH3 similar to DVR site button application DOWN similar to menu button application CH2 similar to DVR site button application LEFT similar to menu button application CH4 similar to DVR site button application RIGHT similar to menu button application MENU similar to DVR site button application Press to activate DVR setup menu and to precede DVR function setup Function Button ...

Page 52: ...nnection status or Connect option under disconnection status DVR Control Similar to DVR front panel control button Audio This function is not supported Local Recording Save LIVE video to the PC HDD directory Always On Top Setup window display to always be on top Full Screen Switch to full screen mode Maximize Enlarge the screen display to the maximum size Aspect Ratio Force display aspect ratio to...

Page 53: ... Setup window display to always be on top Use DirectDraw Enable DirectDraw to accelerate image processing functions Your operating system and graphic hardware must support DirectDraw Path for local recording Save LIVE video to the PC HDD directory ...

Page 54: ...this button to enter DVR Viewer connection window Open file Rewind Fast Rewind Pause Play Fast Forward Step Rewind Step Forward Switch to CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 full screen display Switch to 4 split screen display Press to perform video snapshot Press this button to minimize Player window Press this button to close Player Mouse Right Button Activate Player setup menu 3 1 Open Up Player File NOTE Playback...

Page 55: ...54 Press Open button to open up file a folder appears and you may select a file from the folder to playback ...

Page 56: ...rrent playback speed and related time information Playback Control Button Control buttons to proceed file Playback Pause and Fast Forward Snapshot and Channel Switching Button To switch between Single Full screen and 4 Split screens also saves player snapshot to specified directory Playback Control Button Playback Status Snapshot and Channel Switching Button Channel Display ...

Page 57: ...window NetViewer Switch to NetViewer remote connection window Open File Open up a file Open Disk Open up a disk Export Save the file as AVI format this function is only effective when playback is faused Close Close up a file Show Channel Title Display channel title Always On Top Setup window display to always be on top Playback Playback control function ...

Page 58: ... Switch to full screen mode Maximize Enlarge the screen display to the maximum size Aspect Ratio Force the display aspect ratio to 640x448 or 640x544 Split Mode Switch to single channel or 4 split screen display Options Player option setup About Viewer Display Viewer version Exit Exit Viewer software NOTE When using Export function to convert file to AVI format the encoding format used is Xvid MPE...

Page 59: ...e format To change the time display format On Screen Display Date Time Format Description 1 Y m d H M S Year 4 Units Month Day Time 24 Hours Minuit Second 2 y m d H M S Year 2 Units Month Day Time 24 Hours Minuit Second 3 Y m d p I M S Year 4 Units Month Day Time 12 Hours Minuit Second 4 y m d p I M S Year 2 Units Month Day Time 12 Hours Minuit Second 5 b d H M S Y Month Day Hour 24 Hours Minute S...

Page 60: ...59 11 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Answer 1 What brands of hard drives can I use WD Seagate and Hitachi 2 Which storage capacity of a USB storage device is suggested 8G and below ...

Page 61: ...nual Schedule Motion Detection HDD Basic Storage 1x3 5 SATA HDD Max 1TB Triggered Mode Motion Detection Video Loss Alarm Action Recording Sound Alert Ethernet 10 100 BaseT Ethernet RJ 45 Network Protocol TCP IP DDNS ICMP ARP DHCP Input 1CH RCA Audio Output 1CH RCA Backup Device USB Post Alarm 1 60sec Search Method By Date Time Event Power Supply AC100 240V 50 60 Hz DC12V 2 5A Weight 2 5 Kg without...

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