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DRL Series 

Digital Video Recorder 

User Manual 

     DRL1600 / DRL800 / DRL400 

Summary of Contents for DRL1600

Page 1: ...DRL Series Digital Video Recorder User Manual DRL1600 DRL800 DRL400 0 ...

Page 2: ...E REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGEY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE I...

Page 3: ...operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation E If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged F When the equipment exhibits a ...

Page 4: ...0 3 1 Front Panel 10 3 2 Real Panel 13 3 2 1 DRD Series 13 3 2 2 DRM Series 14 3 3 Remote Controller 15 4 LIVE 16 4 1 Live Screen 16 4 1 1 Top Menu 17 4 1 2 Bottom Menu 17 4 1 3 CAMEO Menu 18 5 SETUP 21 5 1 GENERAL SETUP 21 5 1 1 GENERAL 22 5 1 2 ALARM OUT 24 5 1 3 DISK 24 5 1 4 MONITOR 30 5 1 5 ACCOUT 31 5 1 6 CONFIG 32 5 1 7 SHUTDOWN 33 INDEX ...

Page 5: ...VIDEO LOSS 43 5 3 4 SYSTEM 44 5 3 5 DISPLAY 46 5 4 RECORD SETUP 47 5 4 1 RESOLUTION 47 5 4 2 SCHEDULE 48 5 4 3 RECORD 49 5 4 4 EVENT 50 5 4 5 AUDIO 50 5 4 6 MANUAL 51 5 5 ETHERNET SETUP 52 5 5 1 NETWORK 52 5 5 2 SERIAL 54 5 5 3 DDNS 55 5 5 4 E MAIL 56 5 5 5 NET FRAME 57 5 6 SYSTEM SETUP 58 5 6 1 SYSTEM LOG 58 5 6 2 STATUS 59 5 6 3 VERSION 61 5 6 4 UPGRADE 61 INDEX ...

Page 6: ...t 66 6 1 5 Panorama Search 67 6 1 6 Section Repeat Search 67 6 1 7 Museum Search 68 7 BACKUP 71 7 1 Play with backup data 72 8 APPENDIX 73 8 1 Firmware Upgrade 73 8 2 Web Client 74 8 2 1 Web Viewer Functions 75 8 3 Specification DRD Series 76 8 4 Specification DRM Series 77 8 5 Trouble Shooting 78 8 6 Mobile Viewer 80 INDEX ...

Page 7: ...e product or do not install the product near heating devices It may cause fire Do not place the power cord near heating devices The exterior of the cord may peeled off causing electric shock or fire Do not install the product in a place where a large amount of oil smoke or moisture exists Do not install the product in a vehicle or a place where water is present It may cause electric shock or fire ...

Page 8: ...pproval If repair is required contact the reseller Failure to follow this instruction may cause electric shock or fire 1 3 Cleaning and Usage related Unplug the power plug during lightning thunderstorm or when not in use for long periods of time It may cause electric shock or fire When taking the battery out from the remote control keep them away from children to prevent from swallowing incidents ...

Page 9: ...s Manual Schedule Event Various Search functions Date Hour search Calendar search Event Search Museum Search Various Playback functions Normal Fast Slow Step Reverse Panorama Repeat Overwrite Recording function FIFO The DVR menu uses a simple and easy to understand graphical user interface GUI Supports up to 16 channel Audio Supports Mouse control E mail function Alarm Motion detection Video loss ...

Page 10: ...9 2 2 System Organization SMS CAMERA PTZ KEYBOARD MAIN SPOT MONITOR MIC SIREN SENSOR SPEAKER PTZ LCD VGA MONITOR Video out Network Video input Audio Input Audio Output Sensors Input Alarm Out ...

Page 11: ...10 3 DVR ORGANIZATION 3 1 Front Panel Description NOTE Turn on the DVR after connecting the power cord camera input and monitor completely Power HDD Record Network USB Port Remote Control Sensor ...

Page 12: ...t LED Recording LED Recording LED is turned on when DVR is recording Network LED Network LED is turned on when DVR is connected by network USB PORT Front LED Record Network Remote Control Sensor Number Buttons Display Record Menu ESC Direction Buttons Fast Reverse Play Button PTZ Fast Play Button REPLAY ROTATE Backup Search Pause Enter Button ...

Page 13: ...on Enters Setup menu user will need Admin access permission Return to previous screen if this button is pressed again ESC button Exit current screen or return to previous screen ROTATE button Preset Display next channel if this button is pressed In PTZ mode It is used as a Preset function button BACKUP button Zoom Enter Backup menu or return to previous screen if this button is pressed again In PT...

Page 14: ...ck is paused the control is now a manual frame advance In PTZ mode to move camera to right NOTE For the Smart search function recording data should be Event type recording Otherwise playback with Smart search returns to live mode ENTER button Executes the selected button or save the setup value FAST REVERSE PLAY button PTZ Playback with fast reverse Playback speed is changed if this button is pres...

Page 15: ...PTZ RS 485 4 Sensor Input Camera Input 14 Audio In Out Network Power on 2 3 4 1 5 6 CVBS Monitor HDMI Monitor 1 Alarm Out 1 3 4 2 6 5 3 2 Real Panel DRL400 ...

Page 16: ...15 Audio In Out Spot Out Power On Network CVBS Monitor 8 Sensor Input 1 3 8 4 2 VGA out 2 Alarm Out Camera Input 6 PTZ HDMI Monitor HDMI Monitor 5 7 3 2 Real Panel 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 4 DRL800 1600 ...

Page 17: ...he number 0 as the first digit Example If the unit address is 1 the input value is 01 A single remote controller can change ID from 0 to 19 and independently control up to 20 DVRs ID RECORD ROTATE DISPLAY MENU ESC LOCK LOG OUT REPEAT NUMBER PTZ PRESET PTZ IRIS Direction Key Panorama Play ENTER Direction Key Smart Play Direction Key Play Fast Reverse Play PTZ Fast Forward Play PLAY Direction Key Re...

Page 18: ...o input Audio Icon When sound is generated in live mode Freeze Icon When live is paused Sequence Icon When screen is rotated continuously Record Status Icon Camera Name Screen Expand Reduction Window Current Event Information Icon Backup Progress Status Live Screen Sequence Icon PTZ Control Information Current Channel Information Icon Current Date and Time Execution Information Message 4 1 Live Sc...

Page 19: ...aced over the top area of the screen this menu will appear Search 1 4 7 9 10 13 16 4 1 1 Top Menu Backup Status Setup Log out In Live screen if button of the remote controller or front panel is pressed or if the mouse cursor is placed over the bottom area of the screen this menu will appear 4 1 2 Bottom Menu ...

Page 20: ...ear 4 1 3 CAMEO Menu CAMEO CHANGE The live camera view can be moved to a different camera channel Select the camera change channel to move the live view to the new channel PLAYBACK Playback on selected channel replays last15 20 seconds FREEZE Live screen of the selected channel can be paused FREEZE ALL Live screen of the all channels can be paused SEQUENCE Live screen is rotated ...

Page 21: ...nnel Press the ENTER button again then the CAMEO menu will be appeared Select PTZ menu on the Live CAMEO menu Press the ENTER button again the above PTZ menu screen will be appeared Zoom Control In PTZ mode press the Zoom Back button Zoom in Fast reverse play button Zoom out The fast forward play button Focus Control In PTZ mode press the Focus Search button Fast reverse play button Fast forward p...

Page 22: ...e created If the created preset lists are set to ON movement is made with preset tour PATTERN SETUP Pattern can be created by movement zoom focus and iris After pressing the BEGIN button adjust the PTZ camera position or zoom and then press the END button All directions up down left and right zoom and iris settings are recorded PATTERN TOUR PTZ camera moves according to the saved pattern AUTO FOCU...

Page 23: ...nu select the SETUP menu After menu is selected the following Log in window will appear Enter the password by the key buttons and press the ENTER button The default password 1111 5 1 GENERAL SETUP Select the GENERAL menu General Alarm Disk Monitor Account Configuration setup and Shutdown ...

Page 24: ...ERA NO Sets the beginning number of camera Used when multiple DVR s are in use for one installation MENU TIMEOUT Sets the auto logout timer of the system PLAYBACK PROTECT Prohibits the recording of more than the selected number of days Select 0 to 99 days If set 3 days can not playback the data older than 3 days BACKUP CONFIRM Confirms the backup process HDD OVERWRITE Select on off to overwrite da...

Page 25: ...DATE DISPLAY Display date on live screen or not DATE TIME Change date and time NTP Select the usage of NTP setting DVR time is synchronized with NTP server for date and time The default server is pool ntp org and user can input other server Sync now Synchronize immediately Auto Sync Synchronize every day automatically HOLIDAY Add or delete holiday schedule 5 1 1 GENERAL ...

Page 26: ...nnection to ensure it is working properly Press the SET button then alarm device will be activated ALARM CLEAR Press the CLEAR button then alarm will be cleared HDD When HDD is selected under TYPE HDD information will be displayed INSTALL Formats HDD 5 1 2 ALARM OUT 5 1 3 DISK ...

Page 27: ...ORD Displays the earliest recorded data information LATEST RECORD Displays the latest recorded data information DISK CHECK Checks the HDD for errors USB RESET Resets the USB connection USB FORMAT Formats the USB device or media ...

Page 28: ...cognize the output resolution VIDEO OUT Select main monitor MAIN VGA AUX BNC Monitor Fix the screen by connected monitor OSG OUT Select the monitor for menu screen to display BORDER COLOR Change the border color ALPHA BLENDING Set the transparency of menu RESOLUTION selected screen ALPHA BLENDING selected screen 5 1 4 MONITOR ...

Page 29: ...irm selection NOTE Default ADMIN password is 1111 Initial user name can be modified but can not delete CAUTION Default Admin account must not be deleted before adding new users If default admin user is deleted before adding new users you can not access SETUP menu By the PERM menu permissions can be assigned to each ID 5 1 5 ACCOUNT ...

Page 30: ...s the configuration save date LOAD Loads the saved configuration data SAVE Saves the configuration data DEL Deletes the saved configuration data EXPORT Export the configuration settings to USB or DVD IMPORT Import configuration settings from USB or DVD DEFAULT selected screen EXPORT selected screen 5 1 6 CONFIGURATION ...

Page 31: ...30 RESTART Restarts the DVR SHUTDOWN Shuts down the DVR 5 1 7 SHUTDOWN ...

Page 32: ...eyboard will be appeared INSTALL Select On Off button to use camera channel HIDDEN Select On Off button to hide camera on live view Recording is not affected NOTE If select INSTALL OFF Camera name and number are not displayed 31 In this menu is the Camera PTZ Spot Sequence and Privacy Zone settings 5 2 1 CAMERA 5 2 CAMERA SETUP Select the CAMERA Menu ...

Page 33: ...T Select the Baud Rate for the PTZ camera ID Select the ID for the PTZ camera TYPE Displays the PTZ protocol list NOTE baud rate data bit parity stop bit ID and protocol depend on PTZ camera your using CAUTION When connecting the camera to the RS 485 port refer to the manufactures manual 5 2 1 CAMERA 5 2 2 PTZ ...

Page 34: ...he camera for display on spot monitor when sequence is off SEQUENCE Select On Off for sequence screen INTERVAL Select the sequence dwell time Maximum 256 sec POPUP Select On Off for pop up alert when event occurs CAMERA selection screen INTERVAL selection screen 5 2 3 SPOT ...

Page 35: ...34 PAGE DWELL TIME Select the page dwell time CAMEO DWELL TIME Select the dwell time for CAMEO sequence DWELL TIME selected screen CAMERA SELECT screen 5 2 4 SEQUENCE ...

Page 36: ...esired location and press enter Drag and move it to include the desired area and press enter As a result the area is covered and hidden with the selected privacy zone color TIP On the screen click the right button of the mouse and the menu will appear Using this menu the area can be deleted or saved ZONE selection screen Mouse right click menu screen 5 2 5 PRIVACY ZONE ...

Page 37: ...level for motion detection Select 1 to 5 level AREA Select the motion detection area TIP If you select the ACTIVE LEVEL AREA menus you can change all camera settings In this menu is Motion Alarm input Video Loss System and Display setup 5 3 EVENT SETUP Select the EVENT menu 5 3 1 MOTION ...

Page 38: ...tection NOTE When the highlighted square is red you can freely move the selector to the desired area When the status active green color you can add or delete motion detection areas After setting the motion area select the MENU button to save your selection SELECT ALL Select all motion area CLEAR ALL Clear all motion area SAVE Save the changed setting CLOSE Close the pop up screen EXIT Exit the mot...

Page 39: ...for alarm BUZZER Select On Off for buzzer PRESET Set the preset number When motion is triggered the PTZ camera can move to the preset position E MAIL Select On Off for e mail notification TIP If you select DEFAULT the event will trigger recording of individual channels ...

Page 40: ...N TIP If you select the ACTIVE or TYPE menu you can change all settings at one time ACTION RECORD Select the channel for record ALARM Select On Off for alarm BUZZER Select On Off for buzzer PRESET Set the preset number When motion is triggered the PTZ camera move to the set preset number position E MAIL Select On Off for e mail notification ...

Page 41: ...E menu can change all setting at once ACTION RECORD Select On Off for record ALARM Select On Off for alarm BUZZER Select On Off for buzzer PRESET Set the preset number When motion is triggered the PTZ camera can move to the preset position E MAIL Select On Off for e mail notification ...

Page 42: ...ING Select the alarm out channel for Alarm warning THRESHOLD Select the warning temperature C 0 to 100 F 32 to 212 CURRENT TEMP Display current temperature 5 3 4 SYSTEM DISK DISK FULL WARNING Select On Off to disk full warning USED SPACE Display the used space ALARM Select the channel for alarm out BUZZER Select On Off for buzzer MESSAGE Select On Off for message ...

Page 43: ...event icon EVENT POPUP Select On Off to pop up MAIL Select option On Off for e mail notification POWER MENU LOGIN FAIL DISK FULL LOG IN SMART E MAIL Select On Off to send e mail notification with each item POWER On Off Menu Change Login Fail Disk Full Log in and SMART information 5 3 5 DISPLAY ...

Page 44: ... 4 RECORD SETUP In this menu is the Resolution Schedule Record Audio Manual Filter setup Select the RECORD menu 5 4 1 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION Select the resolution per channel STD CIF HIGH Half D1 HIGHEST D1 ...

Page 45: ...e schedule time Night time is automatically set according to day schedule WEEKEND Set the weekend days CUSTOM selected screen CUSTOM 3 different recording schedules can be setup REC1 REC2 REC3 This is related with the RECORD menu so CUSTOM mode should match the RECORD menu 5 4 2 SCHEDULE ...

Page 46: ...recording EVENT Set the frame rate and resolution per channel for event based recording TIP The frame rate can be set by the directional button in the setup menu If set to Typical in SCHEDULE menu the DAY NIGHT WEEKEND schedules and settings will be changed to REC1 REC2 REC3 5 4 3 RECORD ...

Page 47: ... recording per channel 5 4 4 EVENT TIP If select the RECORD menu all setting can be changed at once 5 4 5 AUDIO PRE RECORD Select the pre recording time by second 0 60 SEC POST RECORD Select the post recording time by second 0 100 SEC ...

Page 48: ...47 5 4 6 MANUAL SPEED Select the recording frame per channel Quality Selects the compression quality per channel AUDIO Select On Off for audio recording per channel ...

Page 49: ...IP address is assigned automatically through the router HOST NAME Type any Host name IP ADDRESS Type IP address Available when DYNAMIC IP is OFF SUBNET MASK Type Subnet mask Available when DYNAMIC IP is OFF GATEWAY Type Gateway Available when DYNAMIC IP is OFF DNS SERVER Type DNS server Available when DYNAMIC IP is OFF CHECK INTERNET Check internet connection status ...

Page 50: ... Enter range of IP addresses with remote access If you select range you must Input the acceptable IP address range for remote access SMS PORT TCP Select SMS port WEB PORT TCP Select Web port REMOTE RESTART Select On Off to restart DVR remotely REMOTE CONFIG Select On Off to remotely change configuration ...

Page 51: ... TYPE Select external device MODEL Select the protocol to use PORT Select the Baud Rate DATA bit Parity Stop Bit RS 485 INPUT SETUP SERIAL TYPE Select external device MODEL Select the protocol PORT Select the Baud Rate DATA bit Parity Stop Bit ...

Page 52: ...TUS Check the connection status NOTE For using DDNS server firstly connect the DDNS server and register Host name User name password then input this information in the setup menu Example for DDNSDVR a In web browser visit www ddnsdvr com b Click the New Account menu on the left menu c Input the User Email Password that user wants d Click the Log In menu on the left menu and log in by the created n...

Page 53: ... Start time To End time E MAIL ADDRESS Input the E mail address to receive notifications SERVER MAIL SERVER Select the mail server SMTP server DVR System E MAIL Input the user e mail address PASSWORD Input the Login password SMTP SERVER Input the server address SMTP PORT Input the server port MAIL TEST Send test mail ...

Page 54: ...53 5 5 5 NET FRAME FPS Select the frame per channel for network transmission QUALITY Select the image quality per channel for network transmission ...

Page 55: ...54 5 6 SYSTEM SETUP System Log Status Version Select the SYSTEM menu 5 6 1 SYSTEM LOG Check the system log with the left and right directional buttons ...

Page 56: ...55 5 6 2 STATUS DISK Display HDD Status HDD INFORMATION Display the HDD status DVR will check the HDD for bad sectors automatically and skip these sectors for reliable recording ...

Page 57: ...56 5 6 2 STATUS RECORD Display RECORD Status AUDIO Display AUDIO Status ...

Page 58: ...ay DVR version and information 5 6 4 UPGRADE TYPE Select the upgrade type FTP or Media DEVICE Select the device which have upgrade firmware file DVD USB CONFIRM Select On Off for upgrade confirm message UPGRADE Start upgrade ...

Page 59: ...ENTER button The default password 1111 QUICK SEARCH Search by date hour and minute details CALENDAR Search by date and time EVENT SERARCH Search by event type OVERLAPPED LIST Search data effected by time and date changes MUSEUM SEARCH Search by the selected area activity GO TO FIRST Search the oldest saved data GO TO LAST Search the latest saved data ...

Page 60: ...rch Date Time Backup Progress Repeat Time Information Fast reverse play Reverse play Pause Play Rotate screen Repeat Exit Search mode Execution Information Message Search Screen Recorded Audio Information Icon Fast forward play Division Screen Preview mode When mouse cursor is placed over on the bottom side the Search menu is appeared 6 1 1 Search Menu Setup menu Select motion area ...

Page 61: ...in the timeline 6 1 2 CALENDAR SEARCH b Select the start hour and minutes After hour selection is made the minute timeline will appear NOTE The time graph color is different by the recording type Continuous Recording Blue Audio Recording Light Blue Event Recording Red ...

Page 62: ...OTO Display the video data per event 6 1 3 EVENT SEARCH DATA Select date to search MOTION Select On Off event for search ALARM IN Select On Off event for search VIDEO LOSS Select On Off event for search SELECT CAMERA Select the camera for search VIEW SEARCH LOG Display selected event log ...

Page 63: ...62 6 1 4 OVERLAPPED LIST If a user changes the time or applies DST Daylight Saving Time there will be an overlap in data search options are QUICK SEARCH or EVENT SEARCH ...

Page 64: ...d click select PANORAMA Search Playback frame by frame 6 1 6 SECTION REPLAY LOOP During normal search press the pause button or click the repeat loop button When pressed the start position is set when pressed again the end position is set and video In playback you will see the replay icon and time signature ...

Page 65: ...64 6 1 7 MUSEUM SEARCH Select MUSEUM SEARCH function menu Select the Museum search area ...

Page 66: ...65 6 1 7 MUSEUM SEARCH Select the start and end time then select SEARCH Preview event list will appear Select the event for playback ...

Page 67: ...e live screen ENTER Select the CAMEO menu FAST REVERSE Reverse playback speed FAST FORWARD Forward playback speed PAUSE Pause playback FORWARD PLAY Playback REVEERSE PLAY Reverse playback DISPLAY Display screen split options 1 4 9 16 Remote Controller or Front button Button Functions Search mode ...

Page 68: ...r backup EARLIEST RECORD Displays the oldest recording data LATEST RECORD Displays the most recent recording data REQUIRE SPACE Displays the amount of data requested and available media space for backup WRITE Starts the backup From the menu select the BACKUP icon After selecting the menu you will need to login Enter the password and press the ENTER button The default password 1111 ...

Page 69: ...68 After backup the DVR Player is copied to the media with the data Backup data can only be played using DVR Player or the DVR Export to JPEG still shot or AVI file from backup 7 1 Play with backup data ...

Page 70: ...he upgrade window will appear select the START button After upgrade remove the USB and select ok Then the DVR will restart If select OK without removing the USB device the DVR upgrade process will start again After restart you can verify the upgrade process Memory Stick 8 APPENDIX 8 1 Firmware Upgrade ...

Page 71: ...dress or Domain name of DVR http 210 58 xx xx http test ddnsdvr com In case of other Web port input the address as http test ddnsdvr com XXXX XXXX is assigned web port number 3 User Have to allow download ActiveX In case Windows will not allow the download of ActiveX Go to the Security Tab in IE and change all ActiveX to Enable 4 Install the ActiveX 5 Input ID Password then click the Connect butto...

Page 72: ...71 Screen split options Control Brightness control Contrast control PTZ Zoom In Zoom Out ALARM SEARCH Open data Exit Search Connect Disconnect 8 2 1 Web viewer Functions ...

Page 73: ... Video is hidden in Live view but it is recorded Private Zone Block the private zone in live camera view Auto Time Synch By NTP Network Time Protocol Firmware Update Via USB Auto firmware upgrade via Network SMART Alarm Auto Detect Monitoring HDD s problem Event Source Motion Alarm In Video loss Action E Mail notification Log Send message to Remote Buzzer Pop Up Alarm out PTZ preset Pre Post Alarm...

Page 74: ... default O K O K Caution DVR will be set to factory default back up any important configuration settings before restoring default settings No mouse control USB mouse USB 2 0 Supported Mouse should be connected to mouse USB port Reset USB device in settings menu No recording If the recording LED does not flicker check the below items HDD could be full Reformat HDD or change the HDD OVERWRITE settin...

Page 75: ...t connections Turn on the Live Audio for the individual camera channel Individual camera menu will be appear with right click of mouse No audio playback Set to audio to ON Although the record icon appears if there is no audio input no audio source will be recorded or played back Check all audio source connections No smart search For smart search event record should be set If event record is not se...

Page 76: ... the mpocketdvr on App store Free software Download the pocketdvr on Android market Free software How to use two apps are the same Execute the mpocketdvr or pocketdvr and the connection list will appear Press the button to setup a new DVR connection 75 ...

Page 77: ...l fields have been completed From the DVR site list menu select DVR for connection ADD Press the button for additional DVR registration Enter all DVR information then press the button EDIT Press the button to delete or modify information 8 6 Mobile Viewer Apple Android 76 ...

Page 78: ...en touch change 1 screen or multi screen Horizontal view Vertical view are supported Exit application Playback by date time After selecting date and time press the button to start playback Returns to live mode 8 6 Mobile Viewer Apple Android 77 ...

Page 79: ...JPEG image of single camera view Pause Pause freeze live view Paused Icon Press this button to enable or disable pause function Screen Split Select single channel 2 4 8 or 16 Screen splits PTZ Enables PTZ camera control Camera moves with directional arrow indicator 78 ...

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