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Version 1.0

rn

 / 2009 

USER MANUAL 

Digital Video Recorder 

 

 

 

Model 

SDVR-1/TX-S 

 

Summary of Contents for SDVR-1/TX-S

Page 1: ...Version 1 0rn 2009 USER MANUAL Digital Video Recorder Model SDVR 1 TX S...

Page 2: ...place anything on top of the unit that might spill or fall into it Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Pleas...

Page 3: ...Y 24 3 5 2 Mobile Rack HD Backup Operations for removable HDD model only 26 3 5 3 SD Card Backup Operations for Removable HDD Model 27 3 5 4 Backup the System setting info into an SD card 28 3 5 5 Upd...

Page 4: ...ves instead of VCR tapes Main recording media one fixed hard disk drive and one removable hard disk for removable model only Main recording media one fixed HDD plus a CD RW For CD ROM model only Hard...

Page 5: ...be read or the device is being repaired the display light will flash 1 Hard disk drive compartment The compartment allows you to install a hard disk drive mostly for backup purposes Make sure the dri...

Page 6: ...ain simultaneously 12 13 Up Down buttons Press these two buttons to select the desired contents for programming in the setup menu mode 15 Enter Button Press to enter a selected item and save the setti...

Page 7: ...this right to play a recorded video in the forward direction at faster or slower speeds than the recorded speed 23 Eject button Pressing this controls the insertion and ejection of the tray 24 Emerge...

Page 8: ...system software updating and archiving accessing critical images 31 RS 232 Port The RS 232 communication port functions as a connector to an external control device Please refer to 6 1 RS 232 RS 485...

Page 9: ...buzzers or lights 5V 0V Active 4 ALARM RESET INPUT This pin connects to an alarm clear device for clearing an alarm 5V 0V Active 5 RECORD IN INPUT This pin connects to a record triggering device for...

Page 10: ...ONITOR I O Camera Monitor RS 485 ETHERNET 10 100 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Basic Connection A Connecting with a Single Camera Please set the MULTIPLEXER option to OFF on the REC SETTING page in the setup men...

Page 11: ...IN FROM MUX MAIN MONITOR I O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alarm Reset Normally Open Normally Open Alarm in Ground RS 485 ETHERNET 10 100 Lamp D Attaching an External Device to DVR Connect an alarm out alarm inp...

Page 12: ...dicates which HDD is activated 9K The image file size HD Hard disk compartment HD2 IS FOR REMOVABLE MODEL ONLY CD CD RW Compartment FOR CD RW MODEL ONLY SIZE 20G The capacity of the installed hard dis...

Page 13: ...es is in use under the same refresh rate and picture quality it will be filled in 14 8 hours 4 times the rate of a 20GB hard disk drive Note Set up the REC Time Mode when a multiplexer is connected If...

Page 14: ...A HIGH 3 5 5 5 11 0 16 4 31 7 N A N A N A N A N A N A STANDARD 3 7 7 4 14 6 21 6 41 4 N A N A N A N A N A N A BASIC 5 5 11 0 21 6 31 7 59 7 N A N A N A N A N A N A Refresh Rate Field Sec 60 30 20 12 5...

Page 15: ...48 8 92 2 157 3 547 9 819 2 1090 4 HIGH 3 6 6 7 13 5 20 3 33 9 61 0 115 2 196 6 684 9 1024 0 1363 1 STANDARD 4 5 9 0 18 0 27 1 45 2 81 3 153 7 263 2 913 2 1365 3 1817 4 BASIC 6 7 13 5 27 1 40 6 67 8 1...

Page 16: ...in a weekly table which programs the DVR to turn on and off at specified times This way the DVR will start stop recording according to the programmed schedule 1 Press the Setup button 9 to enter the...

Page 17: ...he recording function before the scheduled recording the unit will operate recording as shown in the diagram below and keep those Images in different files 03 00 06 00 08 00 12 00 14 00 START END STAR...

Page 18: ...lace Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Normal Alarm Normal Normal Alarm Alarm Normal 3 2 4 Externally Triggered Recording By connecting disconnecting RECORD IN of ALARM I O on t...

Page 19: ...e recording s end use the SEARCH functions or rewind to replay the file if required 3 3 2 Fast Forward Backward There are 7 speeds available for playback 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x 30x and 100x While playing bac...

Page 20: ...forward direction the other JOG dial 21 can act in both a forward and a backward direction as well as picture by picture A By PAUSE button 3 Press the PAUSE button 3 to display one frame field of a p...

Page 21: ...recorded video you require and press the Enter button 15 to display the selected video Key Operation Press the 12 and v 13 buttons to select a video press the 11 and 14 buttons to flip over a page NOT...

Page 22: ...wing steps to proceed with the thumbnail search function 1 Press the Search button 10 to enter the search mode 2 Select the THUMBNAIL and press the Enter button 15 to access the thumbnail page 3 Set t...

Page 23: ...ng the PLAY button 4 LEVEL 1 Interval 1 Hour LEVEL 2 Interval 10 Min LEVEL 3 Interval 1 Min LEVEL 4 Interval 10 Sec LEVEL 5 Interval 1 Sec 3 4 5 SD CARD Search Take the following steps to proceed with...

Page 24: ...M 6 NOTE If by accident one selects a CD item and forgets to insert it See the picture below for this status and please insert a CD or press the search button to exit the CD menu 3 5 Backup Operations...

Page 25: ...ny image you find unnecessary or not by pressing the Setup buttons to NO meaning no deletions or YES meaning you re deleting a particular image Press the Search button to exit this page viii If your s...

Page 26: ...he DISK SETTING page Then set HD 2 USAGE to BACKUP 2 FULL Duplicate all the recorded video from HD1 to HD2 On the DISK SETTING page use the 12 and v buttons and button 13 to highlight HD BACKUP select...

Page 27: ...ty of hard disk drive and start the process all over again 3 5 3 SD Card Backup Operations for Removable HDD Model The SD card slot of the rear unit has four functions as shown below 3 5 3 1 Archive S...

Page 28: ...to freeze the desired pictures 7 Press the Seq Save 16 button to save the video in the SD Card The quantity of video which can be stored depends on the SD card s capacity The image is stored in the AV...

Page 29: ...to enter the setup mode and select the SYSTEM 3 Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button 15 to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page 4 Then set SD SETUP to LOAD 3 5 5 Updating System Software Please refer...

Page 30: ...tting Enter 15 button Press to enter the selected item and to save the setting Shuttle Ring 20 Turn to highlight the desired option or to select the context for setting Jog Dial 21 Turn to select the...

Page 31: ...ded images and normally takes up more storage space than a HIGH STANDARD or BASIC image does DISK FULL This option determines the way to utilize storage media in case of a full disk REWRITE When the h...

Page 32: ...asic Image Size 48KB 32KB 21KB 16KB AUDIO This option determines the way to record sound if necessary ON Enables AUDIO recording OFF Disables AUDIO recording NOTE Audio function can only be activated...

Page 33: ...e ENABLE option to ON and set the SENSITIVITY 1 5 to a suitable value NOTE The MOTION ENABLE option is not allowed set to ON when MULTIPLEXER option is set to ON in the RECORD page it is because the m...

Page 34: ...ctober UK Daylight saving time begins at 1 00 a m on the last Sunday of March Time reverts to standard time at 1 00 a m on the last Sunday of October SET to set the start and ending for the daylight s...

Page 35: ...nication port BAUD You have the option of using a Baud rate at 8 different levels 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 57600 or 115200 NET ENABLE This option enables or disables the Ethernet communication...

Page 36: ...ired for the purpose of making an FTP connection Please consult with a qualified MIS professional to configure it FTP IP Every FTP server has to own an IP address to be identified on the network Input...

Page 37: ...his function builds the FAT32 file system a the hard disk enabling the data in it to be played back on the PC SD FILE This option determines the format to save the important image files in an SD card...

Page 38: ...ing records from the oldest one onwards MENU BACKGND There are 3 levels of background color transparency you can choose from level 1 is totally transparent level 3 is opaque and level 2 is between lev...

Page 39: ...u ON Enables pass protection for the setup menu OFF Disables pass protection for the setup menu DEFAULT This option allows you to reload the factory default setting Please do note that the password wo...

Page 40: ...5 1 1 Cable Connections Please follow the instructions below to connect your DVR to a computer or a network and to choose a proper RJ 45 cable configuration for connections Physical Spec of RJ 45 Cabl...

Page 41: ...function can only work if the LAN which the unit is connected to has a DHCP server If the DHCP server is working the DVR will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server In that case pleas...

Page 42: ...rectly configure the MASK and GATEWAY settings according to your network architecture If you have any questions regarding those settings please contact a qualified MIS professional or your ISP 2 Conne...

Page 43: ...int to the Local Area Connection and click the right bottom of the mouse Click the Properties to enter the Local Area Connection 3 Click on the Configuration tag check if the TCP IC is included among...

Page 44: ...der If you are using a DHCP server please select Obtain an IP address automatically Any assigned the IP address for the connected DVRs must be in the same class type as the server If there is no DHCP...

Page 45: ...his IP is the DVR IP address that is assigned for the connected DVR 3 If you receive a response as in the sample screen below the connection hasn t been successfully established Please re check all th...

Page 46: ...ype RJ 45 Max Cable Length 100 m Hub Wiring Configuration Straight Through PC Wiring Configuration Cross Over 5 2 1 2 Installation Install the Network Viewer from the supported CD 1 Exit all applicati...

Page 47: ...in the user name admin the text box will only accept admin as the user name and password the same as the chosen DVR 4 digit numbers which you set in the DVR unit 4 Click the Modify tag to check the d...

Page 48: ...allows you to assign a name to the chosen device Password Type in the preset password for making a connection Add Click to add the settings of a chosen device Modify Click to change the settings of a...

Page 49: ...isplay mode Select this channel to enable this button Click to minimize the Network Viewer into a PC system tray Click to save viewed images in the local computer Click to lock the system Click to mag...

Page 50: ...m the PLAY LIST Pause Click to freeze the image Stop Click to stop playing back the recorded video or cease recording REC Click to activate the recording function of the device Step Click to view imag...

Page 51: ...d video just click an entry from the list and click the button PgUp PgDn To scroll up and down the list DVR Status Box This box indicates the selected device status PLAY The device is in the playback...

Page 52: ...TUP page see the sample screen as in A above 2 Set Alarm Setting to ON to enable the drop down list in the ALARM SETTING area 3 Select a desired recording rate and Quality from the corresponding drop...

Page 53: ...s again to save images where the images will be stored in the folder of the C Program Files 1CH DVR Network Viewer automatically 3 For saving random images choose Yes Select a folder in the computer f...

Page 54: ...creen below Select the folder containing image files from an SD card or a HDD 2 Click the PRINT button to get a displayed image printed out from a printer 5 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer This section...

Page 55: ...zoom function of a live camera within a local network or the Internet Recorded video list box This box allows you to access all recorded video which are stored in the HDD of the connected devices To r...

Page 56: ...ORD function 4 There are two time periods available for scheduling each day The Timer Record setting page allows users to program the time each day that the DVR will start and stop recording The time...

Page 57: ...the drop down list on the Speed Dome Controller The Controller will be able to display the ID entries by turn 5 Each of the ten buttons under Set is connected with a specific position and angle of ei...

Page 58: ...e PC communication parameters 9600 bps No Parity 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit 6 1 2 Communication Protocol 6 1 2 0 General Command Format Lead Code 0x41 Dest ID Src ID Main category Second category Number o...

Page 59: ...G_L 128 0x 80 JOG_R 129 0x 81 KEY_SHUTTLE_L8 130 0x 82 100x 1 16x KEY_SHUTTLE_L7 131 0x 83 100x 1 16x KEY_SHUTTLE_L6 132 0x 84 30x 1 8x KEY_SHUTTLE_L5 133 0x 85 16x 1 8x KEY_SHUTTLE_L4 134 0x 86 8x 1...

Page 60: ...x06 0x14 0x11 0x05 0x00 DVR Act Changing the time and date D Request State Second Category 0x06 PC Request 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x06 0x00 0x4f DVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x06 0x01 System State 0...

Page 61: ...0x02 0x11 0x08 HDD 0x0 4 Bytes REC Position 2 Bytes Image NO 0x4f Get HDD REC Position and Image NO used in Playback Immediately command Non REC Mode DVR Response ERROR 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x11 0x01...

Page 62: ...1 Built in hard disk 1 Unscrew all the 4 mounting screws on the mobile rack of the unit and detach it 2 Carefully lift the mobile rack to a vertical position 3 Unscrew the secured screws to detach the...

Page 63: ...ard and remove 4 Place the hard disk in the rack 5 Place the HDD inside the mobile rack Use four of the provided screws to fix the HDD in place 6 Place the top cover back to the carrier body by slidin...

Page 64: ...D DEFAU LT VERSION MAIN PAGE SD CD SETUP SAVE OPER ATION LO G ENTER 2 OFF SET OFF LOAD ENTER COMM SETTING COMM ID 01 RS232 ON RS485 ON BAUD 2400 NET ENABLE OFF NET DHCP OFF NET IP SET NET ACCOUNT SET...

Page 65: ...on or uses the SEARCH function but no video can be played 17 SET TO NTSC PLS RESTART System has to be set to NTSC please reboot PAL is similar 18 SOFTWARE UPDATE Software update 19 PLEASE RESTART The...

Page 66: ...e an index for the recent recorded data will be generated and the index of the next oldest data will be erased so that the list does remain 3000 in total And the next oldest data will be kept in the i...

Page 67: ...m Time Event list Filter thumbnail SD card Alarm Time Event list Filter thumbnail SD card CD OSD Language English Chinese T Set up Menu Multi layer Network setting Log list 2000 records Alarm In Out 1...

Page 68: ...lor KOBI K 69C 4 NTSC PAL 4Ch Color K 69C 9 NTSC PAL 9Ch Color K 69C 16 NTSC PAL 16Ch Color MultiView MV 14CD NTSC PAL 4Ch Color MV 19CD NTSC PAL 9Ch Color MV 116CD NTSC PAL 16Ch Color PELCO Duplex 9C...

Page 69: ...s to display the desired changes instantly 4 Do you want to execute an auto search for free IP If and when you want to auto search the free IP select Yes or No If clicked Yes the software will provide...

Page 70: ...ss box on the right to enter it into an IP Address on the left 8 To change any IP address type in the new address in the Free IP Address box on the right as well as the device Login Name and Password...

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