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PIV

TM

Series   

MPEG-4 DVR  

 

User’s Manual 

 

Model: PIV Series  

 

 

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the right to revise and improve its products. All specifications are subject to change without 
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Summary of Contents for PIV Series

Page 1: ...ubject to change without notice Copyright Under copyright laws the contents of this user manual may not be copied photocopied translated reproduced or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format in whole or in part without prior written permission of IDView Inc Copyright 2005 IDView Inc Trademarks PIV TM and trademarks of IDView Inc ThumbDrive is a registered trademark of Trek 2000...

Page 2: ...e placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided Please check the used type of power source before you plug and operate the unit Unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use only a damp cloth for cleaning Always power down the system prior to connecting and disconnecting accessories with the exception of USB devices Lit...

Page 3: ...e and uncompromised by any connections End user License Agreement Read this License Agreement before opening the package or installing the software The License Agreement describes your rights and obligations By breaking the seal on the package or installing the software you agree to all the terms in this agreement Software License The Software includes the computer software the associated media an...

Page 4: ...ocumentation that may be included with the Software Comply with the terms of any third party End User License Agreement is required as a condition of this agreement Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in automatic termination of this license and will make available to IDView Inc other legal remedies Upgrades If the Software is an upgrade from another software version you may use ...

Page 5: ...f the Software or its documentation This limitation will apply even if IDView Inc or an authorized distributor or dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages Further IDView Inc does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free General If any clause of the agreement is found to be unlawful void or impracticable for any reason then that clause sha...

Page 6: ...Saving Time 25 3 5 Record Schedule Quality Setting 26 3 5 1 Record Mode 26 3 5 2 Schedule Setup 27 3 5 3 Preset Record Configuration 27 4 BasicOperation 27 4 1 Viewing Live Playback Video 27 4 1 1 Viewing Modes 28 4 1 2 Digital Zoom 28 4 1 3 Viewing Live Cameras 29 Viewing in Sequence Mode 29 To Freeze Live Image 29 4 1 4 Viewing Recorded Video 29 Button Usage in Playback 30 Pause Playback and Sin...

Page 7: ...te Time Setting 45 5 1 3 2 Date Time Display 45 5 1 3 3 Date Display Mode 45 5 1 3 4 Time Display Mode 45 5 1 3 5 Date Time Order 45 5 1 3 6 Daylight Saving Time 45 5 1 3 7 DST Start End 46 5 1 3 8 DST Bias 46 5 1 4 Unit Name 46 5 1 5 Password 47 5 1 5 1 Admin User Password 47 5 1 5 2 Enable Password 47 5 1 5 3 Load Factory Password 48 5 1 6 Network Setup 48 5 1 6 1 LAN Setup 48 DHCP 49 IP 49 Netm...

Page 8: ...56 5 3 8 Contrast 56 5 3 9 Saturation 56 5 3 10 Hue 56 5 4 Record Setup 57 5 4 1 Record Mode 57 5 4 2 Schedule Setup 58 5 4 2 1 Day Night Time Start 58 5 4 2 2 Weekend Schedule 58 5 4 2 3 Weekend Start End 58 5 4 3 Preset Record Configuration 59 5 4 4 ezRecord Setup 61 5 4 5 Circular Recording 62 5 4 6 Purge Data 62 5 4 6 1 Purge All Data 62 5 4 6 2 Purge All Event Data 62 5 4 6 3 Purge Event Befo...

Page 9: ...ea Percentage 67 5 6 4 5 Alarm In 67 5 6 4 6 Alarm Out 68 5 7 Database Setup 68 5 7 1 Total Free Size of HDD 68 5 7 2 Avail REC Time 68 5 7 3 Internal External Disks 69 5 8 Configuration 70 5 8 1 Load Factory Default 70 5 8 2 Import Configuration 70 5 8 3 Export Configuration 71 5 8 3 1 Copy Destination 71 5 8 3 2 Configuration Name 71 5 8 3 3 Begin Export 71 5 9 Shutdown 72 AppendixA TechnicalSpe...

Page 10: ...installation and maintenance of the software components so all remote users are kept up to date Product Key Features The PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR offers advanced features not typically found in standard multiplexers it integrates the full features of a DVR multiplexer and video server by using the software DvrRemote TM Lite The key features of PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR are listed as follows MPEG 4 ...

Page 11: ...RS 485 remote control keyboard Optional Product Application Diagram Connect the unit with other devices as shown in the system diagram to complete a video surveillance solution The figure shows also the expandability and flexibility of this digital recording system 2 System Setup The notices and introduction on system installation will be described particularly in this chapter Please follow the de...

Page 12: ...ent is 40 C The unit utilizes heat conducting techniques to transfer internal heat to the case especially to the bottom side of the unit NOTE Be sure not to remove the rubber feet and always leave a space for air ventilation on the unit s bottom side 2 2 Selecting Video Format The PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR is designed to operate under either NTSC or PAL video formats Please contact with a qualified...

Page 13: ...d Disk Drive etc Make sure connecting those devices only during the unit is powered up Because PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR can recognize the external devices only after the power up process is done completely Rear Panel Connections There are various connectors on the rear panel used for PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR installations The following figure shows the connectors by name and followed by the detail...

Page 14: ...nnectors are positioned on the real panel for looping out the video input Alarm I O RS485 The unit provides an alarm I O and RS485 port that offers user the flexibility required to connect the unit to the other device The definitions of pins are listed in the below table Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 RS485 D 17 Alarm In 1 2 RS485 D 18 Alarm In 2 3 Ground 19 Alarm In 3 4 Normal Close 1 20 Alarm I...

Page 15: ...ear panel for users to connect external USB devices to the unit such as ThumbDrive or CD ROM Power Jack The PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR has a free voltage AC power connection jack Please connect the power supply that ships with the unit WARNING Use of other power supply may cause overloading Power Switch Used to power up and shut down the unit 3 General System Setup The PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR allow...

Page 16: ... information will be display on the bottom right side Ch4 Playback 2005 11 09 PM04 31 22 3 1 Front Panel The front panel controls enable user to control the unit and preset the programmable functions 3 1 1 LED Definition The PIVTM Series MPEG 4 DVR LEDs on the front panel are described as follows Power LED Green The LED lit during the period when the correct power is connected ...

Page 17: ...D LED Yellow The LED should be lit while the HDD is processing data to or from the HDD 3 1 2 Function Buttons The PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR functional buttons on the front panel for normal operation are described as follows CHANNEL When in both Live and Playback modes press the CHANNEL button to view the corresponding video in full screen When in dome control mode the key named 1 is used to access ...

Page 18: ...ZOOM ENTER In OSD menu or selection interface press the button to make the selection or save settings In live full screen view mode press to view a 2 zoom image press it again to exit zoom mode CALL Press to enter call monitor control mode PLAY STOP Press this button to switch between live image and playback video FREEZE Press FREEZE while viewing live image the live video will be frozen The date ...

Page 19: ...f power source before plug in your DVR first and turn on the unit using the power switch on the rear panel The color bar and system checking information will be shown on the monitor and disappear when the unit has been completely powered up To Restart Shutdown the Unit Press MENU and input the administrator password to access the OSD Main menu Select Shutdown in Main Menu and press ENTER to enter ...

Page 20: ...swords are shown in the following table The same passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software DvrRemote TM Lite It is strongly suggested to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit After entering the correct password the Main menu is displayed Main Menu 1 1 System Setup 2 2 Monitor Setup 3 3 Camera Setup 4 4 Record Setup 5 5 Sequence Setup 6 6 Event Setup 7 7 ...

Page 21: ...ving any changes 3 3 2 Button Usage in Virtual Keyboard A virtual keyboard shows when edit the settings such as camera title etc The virtual keyboard displays as follows A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ Backspace Delete Cancel OK To input characters Move the cursor by pressing Direction keys and press ENTE...

Page 22: ...ring the submenu In OSD Main menu select System Setup and press ENTER then select Date Time to access the Date Time menu the menu displays as follows Date Time 1 1 Date 2005 02 21 2 2 Time 10 39 26 3 3 Date Time Display 1 Row 4 4 Date Display Mode Y M D 5 5 Time Display Mode 24 HR 6 6 Date Time Order Date First 7 7 Daylight Saving Time ON 8 8 DST Start Apr 1 st Sun 02 00 9 9 DST End Apr Last Sun 0...

Page 23: ...m and press ENTER the option starts blinking Use Time Display Mode time There are three options to select from Y M D M D Y or D M Y Y represents Year M represents Month and D represents Day UP DOWN keys to change the setting The default setting is Y M D in both NTSC PAL formats User can choose to set the time format to 12 hour or 24 hour Date Time Order Use the UP DOWN buttons to change the format...

Page 24: ... in the selected field The item allows user to set the amount of time to move forward from Record Schedule Quality Setting rding quality recording Record Setup 1 1 Record Mode 720 240 60PP 5 1 e de is for selecting resolution and recording rate The the standard time for daylight saving time The available options are 30 60 90 and 120 minutes The Record Setup menu allows user to set reco schedules a...

Page 25: ...nable the 5 3 Preset Record Configuration age This will FORMAT ALL HARDDISKS and LOAD THE FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIG will be shown on the screen Pre ENTER to confirm the selection then the unit starts to format the hard disks and load the factory default settings or press ESC to abort before making any changes on Record Mode settings 3 The Schedule Set recording schedule Select Schedule Setup from the...

Page 26: ...the front panel easily The following sections intro the general operations of the unit The general functions in live and playback mo following sections The PIV TM Series both live and recorded video Following presents these view formats Press any CHANNEL button directly to view the corresponding camera Viewing in Multi window image in full view format Various multi window view formats are offered ...

Page 27: ...tilt the zoomed area around the original image Either press ZOOM again or ESC to leave the zoom mode 4 1 3 Viewing Live Cameras Users are allowed to view live camera in versatile view modes including full screen 2 2 and 4 4 The general operation under live mode is described as follows Viewing in Sequence Mode Automatic sequence function can be used in any view mode Select certain view format and p...

Page 28: ...AY STOP button the unit starts to continue playing back the recorded video from the suspended point of record If it is the first time to use the PLAY STOP key the unit will playback from the very beginning of the record Alternatively user can select records from the Search menu to play specific video Refer to section 4 3 Searching Recorded Video for more information The Forward or Reverse speed in...

Page 29: ...resume playback video single step reverse forward respectively Press FREEZE again to continue playing video PLAY STOP Press to start playing back video or to exit current mode or stop playing back video and back to live mode Pause Playback and Single Step Forward To pause and resume recorded video follow these steps Press one of the CHANNEL keys to display the corresponding camera in full screen P...

Page 30: ...o control a call monitor display without having to access the Main menu Two viewing modes can be displayed on call monitor Sequence display and Single camera display To program the call monitor sequence see section 5 5 Sequence Setup Follow the steps to control the call monitor Press the CALL button on the front panel to enter call monitor control mode the message Call Mode will be shown on the bo...

Page 31: ... By Event Select Channel CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Event List 4 3 1 Searching by Time Follow the steps to search video by date and time Press SEARCH button to enter the Search menu the From Time and End Time of the available video is listed on top of the screen The value is unchangeable Use Direction buttons to move the cursor for setting the Start Time adjusting the date and time values by UP DOWN keys Pre...

Page 32: ...me events are deleted others are displayed The latest recorded event video will be listed on the top Follow these steps to search event video through Event List Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu To search event video that has been recorded on a specific camera use LEFT RIGHT to move the cursor and press ENTER to select or de select a channel Move the cursor to Event List and press ENTER to lis...

Page 33: ...S and press ENTER to start the deleting process Purge All Data Select the item to delete all recorded video from database Purge All Event Data Select the item to delete all event video from database Purge Event Before The item is used to delete event video that recorded before a specific date Dome Control PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR allows user to control a dome camera by the front panel In Live mode...

Page 34: ... Setup The Dome Protocol item lists the available dome protocols for communicating with dome cameras connected to the PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR From the Main menu select Camera Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Camera Setup 1 1 Camera Select 2 2 Dome Protocol 3 3 Dome ID 4 4 Camera Title 5 5 Covert 6 6 Termination 7 7 Brightness 8 8 Contrast 9 9 Saturation 10 10 Hue CH1 None 0 N...

Page 35: ...s MPEG 4 DVR Select System Setup in Main menu then select RS485 Setup from the System Setup menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed RS485 Setup 1 Unit ID 224 2 Baud Rate 9600 3 Bits 8 4 Stop 1 5 Parity None The ID number must match the ID address set by the dome The Unit ID is in the range of 1 to 255 The default ID is 224 Note that no two devices on the same bus should be given the s...

Page 36: ... hide the screen Press it again to redisplay the screen Iris Open Use to open the Iris on the dome camera Focus Near Use to focus the dome camera near Zoom In Use to zoom the dome camera in This function is for user to choose the viewing area more or less of it ESC Use to leave dome control mode and return to live and full screen viewing mode Auto Enter In OSD Menu mode the key is used to make sel...

Page 37: ...screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode Use Direction buttons to position the dome camera to desired position Press 2 to view the dome control Hint Screen press 2 again to toggle the Hint Screen Hint Screen DOME ESC Exit MODE PLAY Iris Open Close SEQ FREEZE Focus Near Far MENU SEARCH Zoom In Out ENTER Auto Focus Iris Pan Tilt CH1 Set Go Preset CH2 Hint Screen On Off Dome Control Press 1 ...

Page 38: ... number to YES and press ENTER to call the preset point Now the selected dome camera rotates to the preset position automatically Dome Preset Index Set Preset Go Preset 1 NO NO 2 NO NO 3 NO NO 4 NO NO 5 NO NO 6 NO NO 7 NO NO Video Export The unit allows you to export wanted video to the built in CD RW or an external device such as a USB thumb Drive and save the video to drv file If you want to exp...

Page 39: ...t you want to start the export The playback continues Press CALL again on the point that you want to end the export Now the ezBurn window displays as below figure The information shown on the window is for read only ezBurn confirmation Selected Device Built in CD RW All data on the disc will be erased Exported Required Size 11 MB Real Export Range From 2005 11 07 AM10 41 13 To 2005 11 07 AM10 41 2...

Page 40: ...ed Exported Required Size 11 MB Export Event Info Data Time Ch Type 205 11 07 AM10 42 35 13 Motion Enter YES ESC NO 5 Advanced System Configuration The detailed functions and settings of PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR can be set using the hierarchical OSD menu This chapter particularizes the items and options in the OSD menu To enter the Main menu press MENU and then enter Administrator or User password...

Page 41: ...escribed in the following sections 5 1 1 Version The Version menu allows user to view system information such as hardware and software version From the System Setup menu select Version and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Version Hardware V1 0 Software xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Software Upgrade via Local Device The items in this menu are described in the following subsections 5 1 1 1 Hardware...

Page 42: ...automatically The upgrade may take several minutes to save the changes in the memory of the system After reboot the unit please check the software version again NOTE No power interruption is allowed during the software update Ensure that no power interruption can occur until the unit is completely rebooted NOTE Do not remove the external USB Thumb drive CD ROM before the unit has completely shut d...

Page 43: ... Daylight Saving Time ON 8 8 DST Start Apr 1 st Sun 02 00 9 9 DST End Apr Last Sun 02 00 10 10 DST Bias 60 Min NOTE The reset date time setting applies to record new video the date and time of previously recorded video will not be changed NOTE To avoid record database corruption after changed Date Time setting clear the database is recommended 5 1 3 1 Date Time Setting Select Date or Time and pres...

Page 44: ...h NTSC PAL formats 5 1 3 4 Time Display Mode User can choose to set the time format to 12 hour or 24 hour Use the UP DOWN buttons to change the format The default setting is 24 hour 5 1 3 5 Date Time Order The item is used to set the order of Date Time display to Date First or Time First Select this item and press ENTER then use UP DOWN buttons to change the setting 5 1 3 6 Daylight Saving Time Th...

Page 45: ... change the settings 5 1 3 8 DST Bias The item allows user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time Available options are 30 60 90 and 120 minutes 5 1 4 Unit Name Users are allowed to assign a unit name up to 11 characters to the PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR Follow the steps to edit the unit name Select Unit Name from System Setup menu and press ENTER A...

Page 46: ...u and press ENTER the menu displays as follows Password 1 Admin Password 2 User Password 3 Enable Password NO 4 Load Factory Password None 5 1 5 1 Admin User Password Only the administrator is allowed to change the user and administrator password to any 4 8 digit number Use the UP DOWN Direction buttons to select the desired account and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Admin Password Pr...

Page 47: ... User reload the User password only and All reload the Admin and User passwords The factory password is 1234 for administrator and 4321 for user 5 1 6 Network Setup The Network Setup menu allows the administrator to configure the network by specifying the network related settings such as IP address and Netmask etc See your network administrator and or network service provider for more specific inf...

Page 48: ...ange every time you power up and power off the unit depending on your network s setup If the item is enabled ON a dynamic IP will be assigned to PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR In this case user does not need to configure a static IP and the Ethernet settings including IP address Netmask Gateway and DNS settings will be read only The default setting is ON If you are using permanent addressing set DHCP to...

Page 49: ...er associated with this unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to OFF DNS DNS is the abbreviation for Domain Name Server which is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses Because domain names are easier to remember The item allows user to specify the IP address of the Domain Name System associated with the unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to OFF If the s...

Page 50: ...ove the cursor over Trigger Port and press ENTER then adjust the setting by UP DOWN buttons 5 1 7 RS485 Setup This menu allows setting up the parameters of the unit s RS 485 communications port From the Main menu select RS485 Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed RS485 Setup 1 Unit ID 224 2 Baud Rate 9600 3 Bits 8 4 Stop 1 5 Parity None 5 1 7 1 Unit ID This item is used to change t...

Page 51: ...The default is 1 stop bit 5 1 7 5 Parity This item is used to specify the parity associated with this protocol Options are ODD EVEN and NONE The default is NONE 5 1 8 Key Beep The item is used to enable or disable the key tone Select YES to enable the key tone or NO to disable Monitor Setup The Monitor Setup menu allows user to tune the quality of the displayed image Select Monitor Setup from the ...

Page 52: ...layed on the monitor Move the cursor to the item then press ENTER and use UP DOWN buttons to adjust the numeric value The range of brightness values is 128 to 127 The default setting is 0 5 2 3 Monitor Contrast The item is used to adjust the color contrast of image The range of contrast values is 128 to 127 the default setting is 0 5 2 4 Monitor Chrominance Move the cursor over the item and press ...

Page 53: ...se this item to display a color bar pattern on the screen The color bar helps to adjust the monitor hue saturation text color and display options Press ESC to exit the color bar pattern and return to the OSD menu 5 2 7 VGA Resolution The item allows user to select appropriate VGA resolution for the VGA monitor connected to the unit The options are 800 600 default 1024 768 and 1280 1024 NOTE If the...

Page 54: ...10 10 Hue 0 Items in this menu are described in the following subsections 5 3 1 Camera Select The item is used to select a camera for setting the parameters The related settings will follow the selected camera such as dome protocol and camera title Move the cursor to Camera Select and press ENTER then select a channel using UP DOWN buttons 5 3 2 Dome Protocol Select the communications protocol ass...

Page 55: ...eric characters is displayed Camera Title A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ Backspace Delete Cancel OK Use Direction buttons to position the cursor in the title entry field above the virtual keyboard Use Direction buttons to move the cursor through the lists of characters to the one you need Press ENTER to ...

Page 56: ... termination resistor disabled NOTE If the camera loop out connectors have not been used the termination resistor should be enabled for appropriate signal termination 5 3 7 Brightness Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER for adjusting the brightness of the camera Use UP DOWN buttons to adjust the numeric value The range of brightness values is 128 to 127 The default setting is 0 5 3 8 Contr...

Page 57: ...rs can be set here in this submenu The Record Setup menu allows user to set recording quality recording schedules and other recording parameters Administrator s password is required to access Record Setup menu In the Main menu move the cursor to Record Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Record Setup 1 Record Mode 720 240 60PPS 2 Schedule Setup 3 Preset Config Standard 4 ezRecord...

Page 58: ...ng any changes on Record Mode settings 5 4 2 Schedule Setup This submenu is used to set the day and night time or weekend recording schedule The Night and Day schedules are used to define daytime and nighttime the Weekend schedule is tailored for weekends and holidays Select Schedule Setup from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Schedule Setup 1 1 Day Time Start ...

Page 59: ...reset recording quality and frame rate Different default recording quality levels are offered for user to choose Best Quality Standard Extended Record ezRecord 512Kbps DSL 256Kbps DSL and 128Kbps DSL According to various Record modes the preset configuration options for normal and event status are described in terms of relative recording rate PPS and recording size for each channel in the table be...

Page 60: ...ard Default 3 75 NTSC 3 125 PAL 11 KB 15 NTSC 12 5 PAL 17 KB Both Extended Record 3 75 NTSC 3 125 PAL 5 KB 15 NTSC 12 5 PAL 17 KB Both ezRecord Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto 512Kbps DSL 3 NTSC 3 PAL 3 KB 3 NTSC 3 PAL 3 KB Both 256Kbps DSL 3 NTSC 3 PAL 2 KB 3 NTSC 3 PAL 2 KB Both 128Kbps DSL 3 NTSC 3 PAL 1 KB 3 NTSC 3 PAL 1 KB Both Record Mode CIF mode NTSC 360 240 120PPS PAL 360 288 SeriesPPS Preset Co...

Page 61: ...ger the HDD installed the more days the unit can record Move to Daytime Record and press ENTER This item is for you to select whether you want the DVR to record during daytime If yes using UP DOWN to select Yes as option or select No for not recording during daytime Repeat the same procedures through the 3rd and 4th item respectively Note that Weekend Record will be not accessible if you select NO...

Page 62: ... 4 6 Purge Data This item is used to delete the Normal or Event recording video In Record Setup menu move the cursor to Purge Data and press ENTER the Purge Data menu is displayed Purge Data 1 1 Purge All Data NO 2 2 Purge All Event Data NO 3 3 Purge Event Before 2005 01 01 4 4 Start to Purge NO 5 4 6 1 Purge All Data The item is used to delete all video from database s Using UP DOWN buttons to se...

Page 63: ... time for main and call monitor Select Sequence Setup in Main menu and press ENTER the menu displays as follows Sequence Setup 1 1 Main Monitor Dwell 5 Sec 2 2 Main Monitor Schedule 3 3 Call Monitor Dwell 5 Sec 4 4 Call Monitor Schedule Items in the Sequence Setup menu are described in the following subsections 5 5 1 Main Call Monitor Dwell The Main Call Monitor can be set to display full screen v...

Page 64: ...inue the steps until the sequence is completed A sequence can have up to 16 entries User can select fewer than 16 entries for camera sequence and leave the remaining entries blank The sequence can include a specific camera or cameras multiple times Event Setup This menu allows user to determine PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR behavior in response to an alarm event In the Main menu move the cursor to Even...

Page 65: ...ptions are as below table Event type Description A Alarm in event M Motion detection event L Video loss event 5 6 3 Event Duration This item determines the duration of the buzzer and Alarm Out relay function after an alarm is triggered The available event duration range is from 1 second to Series seconds The default setting is 5 seconds 5 6 4 Per Channel Config This menu is used to set the Video L...

Page 66: ...N 5 6 4 3 Motion Detect Use to enable or disable the motion detection function of the PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR By default the value is OFF If motion detection function is enabled it is required to define the motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity settings 5 6 4 4 Detection Configuration If motion detection function is enabled it is required to define the motion detectio...

Page 67: ... Press MODE to select all of the grids for detection press MODE again to de select all of the grids Sensitivity The item is used to set the sensitivity of detection grids for the camera A greater value indicates more sensitive motion detection A motion alarm will be triggered once the amount of motion detected exceeds the Threshold value Move the cursor to Sensitivity and press ENTER and then use ...

Page 68: ...s user to enable disable alarm input detection According to your application select N O Normal Open or N C Normal Close to enable the alarm input detection or select OFF to disable the detection The default setting is OFF If you set this item to N C but did not install any device to the unit the alarm will be triggered and the Event Icon displayed continually until this item is changed to N O OFF ...

Page 69: ...e Size of HDD The Total Size of HDD shows the total capacity of HDD that has been added into database The Free Size of HDD indicates the free space for recording of the HDD added in database The information is read only 5 7 2 Avail REC Time The Avail REC Time indicates the available duration for recording If the unit is set to record in circular mode the item will show Circular The information is ...

Page 70: ...ll format the internal HDD automatically without notice Active The item indicates if the storage device is added into database or not YES means the device has been added into database Action The item allows user to add storage device into database or remove device from database The options are None no action Add add the selected device into database Remove remove the selected device from database ...

Page 71: ...ry setting select YES to recall the factory default setup configuration from the read only memory or NO to cancel 5 8 2 Import Configuration This item allows user to load a unit configuration that was saved in an external drive To import a configuration that was previously exported make sure the device that saved the configuration is connected to the unit Select Import Config from the Configuratio...

Page 72: ...which the configuration will be saved is attached to the unit appropriately Select Export Config from the Configuration menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Export Config 1 1 Copy Destination 2 2 Config Name 3 3 Begin Export NO Items in this menu are described in the following sections 5 8 3 1 Copy Destination Select this item to list available destinations external memory devices ...

Page 73: ...cted situation 5 9 Shutdown The item is used to shut down or reboot the unit If you must shut down the PIV TM Series MPEG 4 DVR for any reason please use the proper shut down and power up procedures to avoid damage to your unit Select Shutdown in Main menu and press ENTER to access the Shutdown menu which displays as follows Shutdown 1 1 Power Off 2 2 Reboot Power Off Select this item to shut down...

Page 74: ...Appendix A Technical Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 75: ...l Block 1 0A 24V Programmable Network Connectivity Ethernet RJ 45 connector 10 SeriesMbps supports DHCP Remote Control Software Communication Access Control 2 Level Password Remote Operation Monitoring Instant Recording Dome Camera Control RS485 Terminal Block Dome Control Protocol IDView Pelco P Pelco D AD422 Unit Dimension 440x90x345mm 17 3x3 45x13 58 inches WxHxD Unit Weight 5 7Kg 12 56 Ibs w C...

Page 76: ...7 KB 20 KB 20 KB 1 tern ra 60 GB In al Sto ge 30 25 7 5 9 0 5 5 6 6 4 3 5 2 3 6 4 3 3 0 3 7 12 5 1 15 5 0 18 0 1 13 2 8 7 1 1 0 0 4 7 2 8 6 6 1 7 3 7 5 6 25 29 9 35 9 21 9 26 3 17 3 20 8 14 3 17 2 1 1 2 2 4 6 30 n rage 0 GB Inter al Sto 30 25 14 0 16 8 10 3 12 3 8 1 9 7 6 7 8 1 5 7 6 9 12 5 28 1 33 7 20 6 24 7 1 1 1 15 6 2 9 5 3 4 16 1 1 1 1 4 3 7 7 5 6 25 56 1 67 3 41 2 49 4 32 5 39 0 26 8 32 2 2...

Page 77: ...8 2 105 8 56 1 67 3 41 2 49 4 32 5 39 0 26 8 32 2 7 5 6 25 176 4 211 6 112 2 134 7 82 3 98 8 65 0 78 0 53 7 64 4 mb D f r 1 PS th u Nu er of ays o Reco ding 20P wi out A dio Recording Rate Recording Picture Quality Mode Low Fair Mid High Best Total Images Per Second Total Images Per Second NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL 2 KB 2 KB 5 KB 5 KB 8 KB 8 KB 11 KB 11 KB 14 KB 14 KB 1...

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