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DVR4-5000™

4 Channel Digital Video Recorder

with

Built-In 10.2” LCD Screen

plug&play

security

™

Advanced security made easy

SW349-DAT

www.swannsecurity.com

SR349-DAT-60010-130809

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...1 DVR4 5000 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder with Built In 10 2 LCD Screen plug playsecurity Advanced security made easy SW349 DAT www swannsecurity com SR349 DAT 60010 130809 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Prohibition against eavesdropping Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted under lawful authority no person shall use either directly or indirectly a device operated pursu ant to the provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of others unless s...

Page 3: ...i Camera View 10 Camera Menu 11 Record Menu 11 12 Screen Menu 12 Motion Detection Menu 13 Alarm Menu 13 Audio Menu 14 System Menu 14 15 Time Search 15 Language Menu 16 Exit Menu 16 Starting the DVR With a New Hard Drive 16 Changing the Hard Drive 17 Backing Up Footage to PC 18 Viewing Backup Footage on a PC 19 Using the VVFPlayer software 19 VVFPlayer Interface 19 Extract footage from a larger vid...

Page 4: ...recorder with the added convenience of a built in LCD screen It will when properly configured autonomously work around the clock recording incidents as they happen to its built in hard drive The DVR4 5000 is also easy to use we ve included a PS2 mouse which makes navigating through the menus a breeze There s also a remote control for added convenience The DVR4 5000 can monitor up to four cameras s...

Page 5: ...e vious screen or menu you were in 9 UP DOWN Used for navigation and to change values in the menus 10 SELECT EDIT Selects and confirms value changes in the menu 11 LEDS IR SENSOR The red LED lights up whilst in record or playback mode The green LED is lit whilst the unit is supplied with power and turned on The IR sensor is for the infrared remote control 12 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Press PTZ to enter Pa...

Page 6: ... SWITCH Turns the DVR on and off Overrides the button on the top of the unit 8 RS485 ALARM SENSOR SENSOR For connecting up to four external sensors to the DVR ALARM To connect an alarm output to the DVR RS485 These two ports are RS485 asynchronous serial connectors Typically these are used to control PTZ capable systems Note These are advanced features of the DVR and are recommended for experience...

Page 7: ...ever there are a couple of things that can go amiss particularly if you re not familiar with connecting A V equipment Here s a couple of points to watch out for Double check if your plugging a cable into an 1 input or an output Plugging a camera into an output will not yield any useful results like wise attaching a TV to an input won t display anything When installing cables avoid placing cables 2...

Page 8: ...the DVR On Off and Auto Recovery Attaching the Mouse Plug the PS2 connector for the mouse into the PS2 port on the back of the DVR Note that the USB port on the side of the DVR does not support a mouse being connected The DVR is com patible with a PS2 mouse only Using the PS2 Mouse When a mouse is connected a cursor will be displayed on the screen which can be moved by moving the mouse much like t...

Page 9: ...the item you wish to access Use Right click to go back a step or when in live viewing mode to open the quickstart menu Main Setup Menu Setting DVR Time To change the DVR time go into the SYSTEM menu and select TIME SET With TIME SET highlighted press the SEL EDIT button to display the selection arrows Use the CH3 CH4 buttons to select between the date year month day and time hour minute seconds or...

Page 10: ...iew 5 6 2 3 1 Current Camera Channel 2 Motion Detection Icon 3 Recording Icon 4 Main Display 5 Current Date Time 6 Mute Audio 7 No Camera Signal Icon Multi Camera View with 4 Cameras Multi Camera View with No Cameras 7 MUTE Image Display 1 4 ...

Page 11: ... Use the FAST FOWARD button to increase the settings and the REWIND button to decrease them or left click the red arrows with the mouse The Record Menu adjusts recording quality timers and schedules You may individually set the Record Speed of each camera The total number of frames used can not exceed 60 for NTSC systems or 50 for PAL systems Setting lower frame rates will consume less hard drive ...

Page 12: ... the Sensitivity and Motion Area in the Motion Detection menu Record Quality Set the image quality of the recordings from Normal High or Highest Note higher image quality settings use more hard drive space is taken up by recordings Record Schedule Set different recording modes depending on the time of day Record Menu cont The Screen menu adjusts the display of cameras in the main camera view Borde...

Page 13: ...Continuous the alarm will continue until this setting is changed Buzzer Duration You can set the legnth of time the buzzer in the DVR will sound This is useful if you want a long alarm duration but don t want the con tinual noise or vice versa having a short alarm but a long buzzer Event REC Duration The time that the DVR will record after an alarm event The measurement is in seconds Sensor Opens ...

Page 14: ...tions such as hard disk information time date and firmware settings Hard Disk Setup Display information about the installed hard disk including total size and memory usage Overwrite Enable If activated when the hard disk is full the DVR will overwrite the oldest footage automatically Default Yes Format HDD This option will permanently delete all data on the hard disk The password must be correctly...

Page 15: ...pe Start Stop Event System Menu cont Event List Displays a list of recorded events from the most recent recording to the oldest Use the Time Search feature for older events not in list Keypad Tone Turns the beep when a button is pressed on or off Time Search allows you to quickly jump to a specific time and date to view a recording Start time This is the date and time of the oldest recording on th...

Page 16: ...age With the Language option selected push the SEL EDIT button to switch between English and Chinese When starting the DVR4 5000 for the first time or starting the DVR after changing to a new hard drive the DVR will configure the hard drive for use Fol low the on screen prompts to configure the hard drive IMPORTANT NOTE If format is chosen all existing data on the hard drive will be deleted and un...

Page 17: ...eps Installing Changing a Hard Drive in the DVR4 5000 1 Ensure the DVR4 5000 is unplugged and removed from mains power 2 Locate and remove the 4 screws on the back of the DVR Installing or Changing a Hard Drive 6 Screw in the hard drive to the bottom of the case as in step 5 7 Replace the Hard Drive and plug in the Power SATA cable as shown in step 4 8 Replace the Hard Drive chassis as shown in st...

Page 18: ...ick the screen with the mouse and select the menu icon from the quickstart menu Enter a Start Time and End Time for the backup selected the same way as in Time Search mode Be sure you are using a USB flash drive large enough to store the events between the start and end times Select Click USB Copy to begin the copying procedure Do not turn the DVR off during the copying process Whilst copying file...

Page 19: ... 4 to bring up the open screen Navigate to the video you want to view and press Open The backup file will have a VVF extension 5 Use the controls to view the video footage Viewing Backup Footage on a PC Using the VVFPlayer software 1 2 3 4 5 8 12 6 9 13 7 10 11 15 16 17 18 14 1 File name 2 Date time of recording 3 Current play state 4 Open File 5 Fast Reverse 16x 32x 64x 6 Reverse 1x 7 Previous fr...

Page 20: ... method to use select the default uncompressed mode Click OK to export the file 5 Playback the file in your preferred media player 6 When dealing with larger backup files it may be necessary to extract smaller clips The following describes how to extract footage and export to a new VVF file Open and play the clip to extract from 1 Pause the clip where you want to start the extraction 2 Right click...

Page 21: ...ution Make sure you are using the correct Power Adapter for the DVR Try a second power outlet Check the connections on the back of the DVR Problem My DVR does not save footage more than a few days old Solution Change the quality settings to Normal lower the camera frame rates or enable motion recording to conserve hard drive space Problem I want to format my Hard Drive but I don t remember the pas...

Page 22: ...ame Rate NTSC 60fps PAL 50fps Video Quality Low 12KB frame Normal 15KB frame High 20KB frame Multiplex Operation Duplex HDD Interface Type SATA Hard Drives Supported Up to 1TB Display Display Size 10 2 260mm Aspect Ratio 4 3 Alarm PTZ PTZ Input Yes RS 485 Alarm I O Sensor Alarm 4 port input 1 port output General Mouse Type Supported PS 2 Backup Method USB Flash Drive FAT32 format Remote Control Ye...

Page 23: ...ental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this product Any costs associated with the fitting or removal of this product by a tradesman or other person or any other costs associated with its use are the responsibility of the end user This warranty applies to the original purchaser of the product only and is not transferable to any third party Unauthorized end us...

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