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4 CH Digital Video Recorder

User

s Manual

773B V1.0

Please read this instructions thoroughly before operation and keep the manual in a safe 

place for further reference.

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Summary of Contents for 4 CH Digital Video Recorder

Page 1: ...ce Support With the Quick Start Guide and OSD on screen displays you should have no problem getting started Its all very intuitive However if you should experience any problems please email us at Tech swann com au From USA Australia Uksupport swann com au From England Europesupport swann com au From Europe We will get back to you promptly Thanks for choosing Swann ...

Page 2: ...nd bottom of the unit Do not switch the Power On Off within short period of time within 3 seconds Do not attempt to service this equipment by yourself Installation should be made by qualified service personnel Do not try to retrieve the HDD data by PC The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous volt...

Page 3: ...ON Detailed Menu Setup Detailed Menu Setup MAIN MENU MENU OPTIONS Advanced Operation Advanced Operation OPERATION OPTIONS KEY LOCK RS 232 PROTOCOL TROUBLE SHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX 1 INSTALL THE HDD APPENDIX 2 REPLACE THE HDD APPENDIX 3 PIN CONFIGURATIONS APPENDIX 4 RECORDING SPEED APPENDIX 5 NETWORK APPLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 3 4 5 7 8 8 10 10 18 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 2 ...

Page 4: ... field sec or Quad size 240 field sec Support 1 removable HDD with hot swap capability IDE TYPE over 250 GB Multiple quick search by date time alarm full motion list Security password protection RS 232 RS 485 communication protocol What do you get PACKAGE CONTENT 3 Warning 1 Please check the package to make sure that you receive the complete accessories which includes the components shown above 2 ...

Page 5: ...5VLAT80 250GB 7200rpm IBM Deskstar 120GXP 80GB 80GB 7200 rpm IBM Deskstar 120GXP 120GB 120GB 7200 rpm Maxtor DiamondMax 536DX 60GB 4W060H4 60GB 5400rpm Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB 7200 rpm Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Model 6Y120L 120GB 7200 rpm Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Model 6Y160L0 160GB 7200rpm Maxtor MaxLine Plus Ⅱ Model 7Y250P0 250GB 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda ATA IV ST380021A 80GB 7200rpm Seaga...

Page 6: ...ge the setting in the menu 7 4 channels display mode Press button for 4 CH display modes and press twice to enter POP Picture On Picture function Press button can change the setting in the menu 8 SLOW To slow down the speed of playing mode 9 STOP Down STOP Under DVR Recording Playing mode it can stop the action DOWN Under setup mode it works as Down button 10 POWER Press Power to turn ON OFF the D...

Page 7: ...s Left button 14 PLAY Press PLAY button to playback recorded video 15 REC Press REC to start recording 16 CAMERA SELECT 1 4 Press the Camera Select 1 4 to select the camera 17 LED LIGHT The LED Light is ON under following condition HDD HDD is reading or recording HDD Full HDD is full ALARM To turn off the ALARM LED light please refer to page 13 and set the ALARM mode as OFF TIMER When Timer is Ena...

Page 8: ... 30 for NTSC or 25 for PAL 4 audio inputs but can only record one input at the same time 6 AUDIO OUT Connect to monitor or speaker IPS should be set to 30 for NTSC or 25 for PAL with 2 mono audio outputs from the same source 7 FAN For ventilation do not block the opening 8 P0WER Please use the provided power cord Warning 1 This adaptor is only for this machine Do not use it for other electronic pr...

Page 9: ...page14 3 TIMER RECORDING Recording is scheduled by a Timer It will indicate by the symbol refer to page11 4 MANUAL RECORDING Recording is initiated manually by pressing the REC button Symbol will be shown Connect the AC power cord and plug into an electrical outlet The Red LED indicator light will be ON and the DVR is in Standby mode 1 Press the Power button The POWER LED will turn from red to ora...

Page 10: ...d and press to get 1 4X speed and the slowest speed can reach 1 32X Press once to get 1 2X speed rewind and press twice to get 1 4X speed and the slowest speed can reach 1 32X 3 PAUSE You can pause the playback and the image will be displayed on the screen 4 STOP Press STOP button under any circumstance DVR will return to live monitoring mode 5 IMAGE JOG DIAL It will allow you to manually view vid...

Page 11: ... DISPLAY REMOTE USER SYSTEM EVENT Detailed Menu Setup MENU OPTIONS SYSTEM 1 AUDIO INPUT To choose one of 4 channels to record It can only record 1 input at the same time 2 BUZZER Set the BUZZER ON it will buzzer by event occurrence when the setting is ON 3 EXT ALARM To set the EXT ALARM It will be trigged by event occurrence when the setting is ON 4 VLOSS ALARM To set the VLOSS ALARM When the sett...

Page 12: ...ATCH YES DATE DISPLAY D M Y DATE 26 DEC 2003 FRI TIME 22 55 34 CLEAR HDD YES SYSTEM RESET YES 11 TIMER 1 DAY Select the day or days of the week Mon Fri Sat Sun Daily that you wish to schedule the DVR to automatically record NOTE 1 Date could be changed by and buttons 2 If you have selected the date and Timer recording set from that specific day to a new day then the Timer Recording Schedule will b...

Page 13: ...0 BEST Q FI OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST Q FI OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST Q FR OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST Q FR OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST Q FR OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST MUX OFF 00 00 00 00 30 BEST Q FI TIMER ENABLE YES 12 CAMERA 1 TITLE Assign a title to each camera Initially each title is the camera s number 2 ALARM Select LOW OFF HIGH for alarm polarity The default value is LOW MENU TIMER CAMERA RECORD ALARM DWE...

Page 14: ...lect the appropriate recording mode before you start recording We don t suggest to change the different recording mode during the recording to ensure the best recording quality ALARM 1 ALARM ENABLE Alarm will be triggered by event occurrence when the setting is YES 2 ALARM DURATION Set the reaction time which was determined by how long the alarm mode responded to a buzzer Default setting is 10 sec...

Page 15: ...ON There are six position settings D L D M D R U L U M U R MENU TIMER CAMERA RECORD ALARM DWELL PIP MOTION DISPLAY REMOTE USER SYSTEM EVENT MOTION 1 SEN SENSITIVITY Sets the sensitivity of the pixel based Motion Detection feature from 1fo 99 The highest sensitivity setting is 01 the lowest sensitivity setting is 99 The default setting is 70 2 MD NUM MOTION DETECTION NUMBER Sets the number of targe...

Page 16: ...CAM2 70 03 64 OFF AREA CAM3 70 03 64 ON AREA CAM4 70 03 64 ON AREA MOTION RECORD ON DAY START END DAILY 00 00 00 00 Figure 1 2 MOTION DETECTION SETTING ROW SETUP Figure 1 1 MOTION DETECTION SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 Figure 1 3 MOTION DETECTION TRIGGERED TURN INTO PURPLE Figure 1 4 BACK TO MOTI...

Page 17: ...R CAMERA RECORD ALARM DWELL PIP MOTION DISPLAY REMOTE USER SYSTEM EVENT REMOTE REMOTE MODE RS 485 BAUD RATE 9600 ID 255 NOTE The trigger recording time will depend on ALARM DURATION mode setting Please refer to page 13 for ALARM DURATION and it will record from the last trigger time For example when the alarm duration setting is 1 min the recording time is from 9 00 00 to 9 01 00 If the motion det...

Page 18: ... EVENT C1 VLOSS 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 C2 ALARM 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 K UNLOCKS 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 M HD ERR 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 M HD WARM 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 PWR REST 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 DMA ERROR 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 M HD REPL 26 DEC 2002 03 00 00 CLEAR A single page can display 16 recorded events Press or to change the pages or press to CLEAR the EVENT record DISK FULL HDD is full PWR REST Pow...

Page 19: ...tion Recording Manual Recording Alarm Recording Timer Recording M Storage in Master HDD or S Storage in Slave HDD NOTE It will display different color on each record list mention above 2003 JAN 01 01 02 03 M 2003 JAN 05 05 02 03 M 2003 MAR 12 04 02 03 M 2003 APR 02 03 02 04 M 2003 MAY 01 05 02 03 M 2003 AUG 09 01 02 01 M PAGE UP PAGE DOWN ZOOM Press ZOOM button to enlarge the display of main pictu...

Page 20: ...1 KEY_SLOW 0x53 S KEY_CH2 0x32 2 KEY_REC 0x72 r KEY_CH3 0x33 3 KEY_LEFT 0x4C L KEY_CH4 0x34 4 KEY_UP 0x55 U TINER REC PROCEED 0X54 T TROUBLESHOOTING When malfunction occurs it may be not serious and can be corrected easily The table below describes some typical problems and their solutions Please check them before calling your DVR dealer PROBLEM SOLUTION l Check power cord connections l Confirm th...

Page 21: ...Video Adjustable Hue Color Contrast Brightness Adjustable Alarm Input TTL input Hi 5V Low GND Alarm Output COM N O N C Remote Control RS 232 or RS 485 Time Display Format YY MM DD DD MM YY MM DD YY OFF Power Source DC 19V Power Consumption 32W Operation Temperature 10 40 RS 232C RS 485 bps 115200 57600 19200 9600 4800 3600 2400 1200 Dimension mm 343 W x 223 L x 59 H Net Weight 2 0 kgs Multiplex Up...

Page 22: ... the screw hole is different from different HDD brands Then screw the HDD correctly refer to Picture 3 and 4 You must precisely align the hard disk to the pin connect to ensure correct installation Step 1 Connect the connector with the HDD refer to Picture 1 Step 4 Reverse the HDD and put it into DVR refer to Picture 5 and 6 Step 5 Connect the HDD with DVR refer to Picture 7 A locked B unlocked No...

Page 23: ...n the cap A locked B unlocked Step 2 Unlock the cabinet by turning the key anti clockwise Step 5 HDD HOT SWAP FUNCTION Please must follow the steps as following to ensure the reliability 1 Unlock the cabinet by turning the key anti clockwise 2 Key in your password and press enter to disable the hard drive 3 Pull out the HDD cartridge 4 Replace the HDD in the tray Note After turning the key to unlo...

Page 24: ...APPENDIX 3 PIN CONFIGURATIONS 23 15 pin com port 9 pin com port DQR DVR DVR ...

Page 25: ...connect with NO PIN 9 GND GROUND PIN 10 RS485 B DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control keyboard using RS485 serial communications signals PIN 11 RS485 A DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control keyboard using RS485 serial communications signals PIN 12 DISK FULL OUTPUT When HDD is full it sends a signa...

Page 26: ...59hr High 1425hr 712hr 356hr 178hr 95hr 48hr Best QUAD FIELD 2373hr 1187hr 594hr 297hr 158hr 79hr Basic 1424hr 713hr 356hr 178hr 95hr 48hr Normal 890hr 445hr 223hr 112hr 59hr 30hr High 713hr 356hr 178hr 89hr 48hr 24hr Best QUAD FRAME 4218hr 2110hr 1406hr 704hr 350hr 168hr Basic 2542hr 1266hr 844hr 422hr 210hr 102hr Normal 1583hr 792hr 527hr 265hr 131hr 62hr High 1266hr 633hr 423hr 210hr 104hr 50hr...

Page 27: ...tion record and playback simultaneously at client site Auto e mail warning system which will remind you if external alarm happened Intelligent non stoppable recording function after ANR Multi AP screens supported Unique video player 1 Connect the Sub D plug of Video Web Server with our own brand DVR products 2 Set the Remote function in the DVR products NOTE Remote mode RS 485 Baud rate 2400 ID sa...

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