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HRDV 16/8 

Duplex 

Quick Installation

For Front Panel Operation, see over.

For more detailed information, refer to the HRDV 

Duplex

 Reference Guide and the HRDV RAS 

Guide on your CD and at www.honeywellvideo.com.

Step 1: Connect cameras, peripherals

Step 2: Configure the 

Duplex

Mandatory settings

1.

Power up the unit and wait two minutes.

2.

Enter program mode. Press 

MENU

 on the front panel, then press 

1

 for 

User 1

, followed by 

1234 

for the default password.

3.

Choose 

Easy Configurator

 or 

Menu

.

a.

Use 

Easy Configurator

 to guide you through programming in 10 

minutes or less, then proceed to 

Step 3 - Daily Operation

.

b.

Or use

 Menu

 for more advanced functions as follows.

4.

Set to factory default settings (

MENU

 

 

System Setup 

 Default 

Settings

). Wait ten seconds.

5.

Format all (

MENU

 

 

Storage Setup

 

 

Disk Setup

 and select 

Format All

).

6.

Enable user access for each user name (

MENU

 

 

Change 

Password

). At least one user must have Administrative access 

enabled. Silent Witness recommends that you change the passwords 
for each user. 

7.

Set the clock (

MENU

 

 

Clock Setup

). Enter time and select 

Set

.

8.

Configure camera setup (

MENU

 

 

System Setup

 

 

Video Inputs

).

This assumes all live cameras are physically connected. Perform an 

autodetect

. This enables the connected cameras and automatically 

adds them to the switcher.

Edit text/screen titles and numerical values

9.

Set event drive partition to 

___ %

, timelapse to 

____ %

 (

MENU

 

 

Storage Setup

 

 

Disk Setup

). If timelapse only, set event to 0%. 

Event space is required to record motion, text, or alarm event clips.

10. Enable Autorecord (

MENU 

 System Setup 

 User Preferences

).

Connect up to 16 
cameras, depending on 
your model.

Alarm output

Microphone
with pre-amp

1 to 3 monitors

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Alarm Inputs

To set NO/NC, see Alarms.

Normally Open (NO).
If closed, alarm is
detected.

Normally Closed (NC).
If open, alarm is
detected.

External to 

Duplex

(Add this functionality

Internal to 

Duplex

yourself)

75 W

Power supply (not shown)
110 VAC 60 Hz or
230 VAC 50 Hz
autosensing

Ma

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Sp

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2nd Main

COMM

ALARM I/O

RAS (RS232)

Text Ports 

(RS232)

Pin

Pin

1

GND

14

1

1

IN

1

14

IN

2

2

DTR

15

1

2

IN

3

15

IN

4

3

GND

16

2

3

GND

16

IN

5

4

GND

17

2

4

IN

6

17

IN

7

5

TX

18

3

5

IN

8

18

GND

6

DSR

19

3

6*

IN

9

19*

IN

10

7

GND

20

4

7*

IN

11

20*

IN

12

8

CTS

21

4

8

GND

21*

IN

13

9

DCD

22 RS485 RX+

9

IN

14

22

IN

15

10 GND

23 RS485 RX-

10

IN

16

23 +5 VDC

11

Ri

24 RS485 TX+

11

24

OUT

3

12

RX

25 RS485 TX-

12 OUT

1

25

OUT

4

13 GND

13 OUT

2

* Applies to HRDV16 

Duplex

 only.

+5 VDC = Alarm
GND = No Alarm

Enable in 

Event

Recording

 

General Setup

.

Exception:
Record indicator
+5 VDC = Record
GND = Stopped 

RG59

+5 VDC

10K

Detector

Press to move cursor up or to increase 
numerical values by 1.

X

 Select the line, then press Enter.

Y

 If the field is numerical, use the cursor controls

Press to move 
right.

Press to move cursor down or to 
decrease numerical values by 1.

Press to 
move left.

or inner jog wheel to adjust the value.

Y

 If the field is a text line, use the

Text Entry screen to edit the text.
Select Accept to confirm edited text.

Use the inner jog 
wheel to rapidly 
increase or 
decrease a 
numerical value.

Set timelapse settings

Set event settings

Select 

Advanced Setup

 to 

set Normal vs. Alternate 
schedules.

Note

Select 

Alternate 

Setup

 to set alternate 

global rates.

Global Record Rate

Each camera RR = global RR. 
÷ no. of cameras

Image Quality

 (Global 

compression setting.)
Higher quality = slower 
transmission and faster use of 
storage space.

Y

Green with numbers = recording 
enabled.
Red = recording disabled.

Select 

Advanced Setup

for normal (day) and

alternate (night) settings.

Y

X

 

MENU

 

 

System Setup

 

 

Timelapse Recording

Select 

Simple Setup

 for single 24/7 

recording.

Normal (day) = Green with numbers
Alternate (night) = red

Note

Record times 

are approximate.

Configure pre-event settings

(

MENU 

 Event Recording 

 

Pre-event Setup

).

X

 

MENU 

 Event Recording 

 General/Motion/Text/Alarm/Pre-Event

.

Motion

Text

Alarm

First, set up text ports (

MENU 

 System 

Setup 

 Text Ports

).

If Alarm homing is enabled 
(V2.00 and later), when an 
alarm is detected, the enabled 
camera displays on the 
monitor.

When motion is detected, squares turn red. 
Adjust the sensitivity and trigger size as 
required. Start with trigger size of one dot.

Z

 

Assign zones:

Camera 1-4 = zone 1-4
Set whole screen to one zone:
Camera 1-4 + FUNCTION 8
Clear all = 5 + FUNCTION 8
Clear one box = 5

Press

to exit screen.

Y

Z

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Set the camera to display text 

(

MENU 

 System Setup 

 

Video Inputs

).

\

 

Set event calendars (

MENU 

 Event Recording 

 Motion / Text / Event Calendars

).

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