Armor HC-OUTLT-DVR Instruction Manual

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HC-OUTLT-DVR
Electrical Outlet Hidden Camera DVR
Included Items:
HC-OUTLT-DVR
Remote
2 AAA Batteries
Video Cord
8GB SD Card
Instructions:
1. Place the SD card in the SD card slot. This is located on the bottom of the Outlet.
2. Connect the Outlet to a wall outlet.
3. The DVR will run a self test that takes a few seconds to complete once the power is
connected.
4. After the self test the DVR will show the live video, if connected to a TV (see step 7). At this
point it is ready to record.
5. By pressing the REC button on the remote. A green LED on the bottom of the Outlet will
be lit indicating the DVR is recording.
6. You may use the remote to navigate and setup the DVR also if needed.
7. There is a TV out jack on the bottom of the Outlet that can be connected to your TV or
VCR to play back and view real time video. This connection is not needed for recording.
8. You can also remove the SD card and place it into a SD Card reader for viewing on your
computer. However the DVR will not record without the SD Card.
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DVR Remote
1. Play/Pause
2. Back/Stop
3. Record
4. Up/Down/Left/Right
5. Menu/Enter
6. Not Used
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5. OPERATION
5.1 Power On
1. To power-up, connect to a DC 12V power input connector.
NOTE 1: Each time after power-on, the system auto-detects its peripherals. When the REC LED
flashes indicate that the SD card is proceeding testing (complete boot time is several seconds)
When an image file error has been detected, the system will initiate auto repairing.
2. After power on, the system auto enters live monitoring. When the system is
currently under schedule recording, it auto enters record mode.
3. “ ” icon shown on the status line, indicates that SD card is operating normally.
4. When SD card is not inserted or problem occurs on the SD card. Rec indicator will
flash quickly. Please re-format before proceeding.
5. You can play while the SD card is “read only”, but you cannot record; and Rec
indicator will flash quickly.
6. After power-loss the system auto returns to the previous recording mode.
Do not withdraw the CF card while booting. It may destroythe data stored within the CF card.
5.2 Live Mode
Live mode is the default setup after system start-up.
Time Display: System Date and Time.
2 Button Lock: Indicates all buttons are locked (buttons are ineffective).
3 Video Status: Indicates external camera connection.
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4Record Status: Manual Record Parameter.
：Record Size, please refer to【7.4 Record Setup】for VIDEO SIZE
setup.
：Record Quality, please referto【7.4 Record Setup】for VIDEO QUALITY
setup.
：Audio Off Record, please refer to【7.4 Record Setup】for AUDIO
RECORD setup.
5SD Card Status:
：SD Card has not been inserted or malfunction.
：SD Card is proceeding file testing.
：SD Card is functioning normally.
：Overwrite record.
When SD card is not inserted, record and playback function is inapplicable, but
monitoring is applicable.
5.3 Record Mode
1. Start Record: 3 Types of recording mode.
(1) Manual Record: Suitable to record at anytime. Press《Rec》button, to enter
manual recording status (start recording). For more information, please refer to
【7.4 Manual Record & Schedule Record】.
(2) Motion Detection Record: Suitable to record, when there are severe image
changes. Motion detection triggers schedule recording, but it will only start
recording when the variation exceeds the alarm limitation value. For more
information, please refer to【7.3 Motion Detection】and【7.4 Manual Record &
Schedule Record】.
(3) Continuous Record: Suitable for few constant frame recording or on long-term
continuous recording. For more information, please refer to【7.4 Manual Record
& Schedule Record】.
(4) Alarm Record:Suitable for external alarm recording. When alarm schedule
been setup, alarm icon will be shown on the display status bar (alarm triggered
recording is setup).
2. Stop Record:

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Manual Record Press《/∩》button/ Manual Power-Off/Auto Power-Off when
System Power Shortage.
Schedule Record Enter《/II 》schedule recording, all kinds of recordings (Alarm/
Motion Detection/ Continuous) will be stopped.
To continue recording, please follow the methods below to restart recording.
Manual Record Repress《》button.
Schedule Record Stop playback and the system will auto re-check the record
schedule setup again.
3. Record Display:
1Record Status:
:Indicates recording is in progress.
2Record Mode:
：Manual Record ：Schedule Record
：Motion Detection Record ：Alarm Record
3Record Storage Mode Status:
：Continuous Record
% ：Remaining Storage Capacity
4 System recording is determined according to the recording priority order (Record Priority:
Manual/ Alarm/ Motion Detection/ Continuous).
5. Different recording modes may have different kinds of setups. Basic setup: video size,
recording frames, video quality, and audio recording. When different recording modes are
triggered, the system starts recording according to the different setup. This kind of design
provides flexibility to ensure efficient recording time and quality. Example: Work hour
from 8:00am to 6:00pm, setup「Schedule Record」to low video quality with less recording
frames to extend the recording time. And off work hour, setup 「Motion Detection
Record/ Alarm Record」to enable high video quality with the highest recording frames,
when an event occurs.
6. Video or audio may be recorded into the SD card (SD card is purchased separately).
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Do not withdraw the SD card while recording. It may destroy the data stored within the SD card..
Power loss during recording results incomplete videos or errors.
Video loss during recording, the system stops recording, backups the files, and when
the videos are normal again, the system will continue recording.
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5.4 Playback Mode
Selectable Playback format: Continuous Playback and Searching Playback.
(1) Normal Playback: Press《/》button to first playback the final recorded data, and then
according to the SD card file recording order.
1Playback Status:
`：Press《/》button once to playback, press it again to pause.
 ：Press《》or《》button to Fast Rewind or Fast Forward (Speed:
x2/ x4/ x8/ x16/ x32). Press《/》button to return to normal speed
playback.
II ：During playback, press《/》button to pause playback and press
again to return to playback status.
 ：During pause, press《》or《》button to step back one frame or
to step forward one frame and press《/》button to return to
normal speed playback.
Press《/∩》button to stop playback function and to return to live status.
(2) Search and Playback: Enter MENU and select【SEARCH AND PLAY】item.
1 File directory shows dates and the amount of contents under the directory. The
user may press《》or《》button to move the cursor up or down.
2 Current location page.
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3 Event Record Status Icon:
：Manual ：Motion Detection ：Continuous ：Alarm
(NOTE 1 & NOTE 2).
4 Each color distinguishing different recording events, the user may press《》or
《》button to move the cursor left or right and immediately shows the first
image of the highlighted event on the screen display background.
5 Displays the time highlighted by the event bar.
NOTE 1：Select the starting point and press《Enter》button to playback.
NOTE 2：Press《/∩》button to stop playback and thesystem will return to【SEARCH and
PLAY】selection and enables the user to select the prefered input source.
The device supports playback only to images recorded by our device, other ASF video
files are not guaranteed.
5.5 PC Playback
1. The device uses SD card as its main storage. User may read the data stored in the SD
card from the computers that supports SD card reader device.
2. All files (under DVMPG4 folder) has approximate size of 1MB and file names are
ordered according to recorded times (sequence).
File Playback: User may use Microsoft®－Media Player or DivX－DivX Player
(http://www.divx.com/) to playback video files.
When first time using Media Player to playback, it requires the most updated decoder
from the Microsoft®software website.
5.6 SD Card Maintenance
1. The device supports only FAT16/ 32 file system; therefore it is unable to determine
other file systems. Please format the SD card (enter【MENU/ SD CARD OPTIONS】
and select “Format”).
2. The system supports only partial SD card file system repair. The system is unable to
detect any file system damage, therefore please format the SD card (enter【MENU/
SD CARD OPTIONS】and select “Format”).
5.7 How to Download the Updated Software
1. Use the SD card to update your system firmware.
2. Please follow the steps below to update the software:
(1) Copy the new system firmware into the new directory of the SD card from your
computer.
(2) Insert the SD card; switch off the main power and then restart.
(3) Wait for 5 to 6 seconds, the system update will be complete and return to live mode.
Do not withdraw the SD card while booting, when power-loss occurs while proceeding step
(3), please repeat step (2) and (3).

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6. MENU SETUP
6.1 Main Menu
1 MAIN MENU: Item subject.
2 Menu Layer Indication: The device consists of three menu layers.
3MENU Content: Basic Menu
Operations.
Press《》or《》button, to select the item.
Press《ENTER》button, to enter the sub menu (＞).
Press《/∩》button:
 Under second or third menu layer, the system will return to the previous menu
layer (second layer to first layer or third layer to second layer).
 Under main menu (first menu layer), the system will enter live mode. Press《》
or《》button, to increase or decrease the setting value of the item selected
(NOTE 1).
NOTE 1: All words underlined and bold indicates「Default Value」.
■: First Menu Layer (Main Menu)
■■ : Second Menu Layer
■■■ : Third Menu Layer
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6.2 Date/ Time
6.3 Motion Detection
1. Window Setup:
1 Detection Block: Formed by two or more cells.
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Cursor: Press《/II》button to switch to Select/ Edit mode.
3 Detection Cell: The whole screen is divided into 16x12 cells.
4 Detection Block.
2. Cursor Movement: Press《/II》button to switch to setup mode (cursor color is black),
press《///》button to move the cursor freely.
1Date Format ：Y / M / D M / D / Y D / M /Y
2Date/ Time Ad
j
ustment ：Year Setup: 2000 - 2099
Month Setup: 01 - 12
Time Setup: 00 : 00 - 23 : 59
Return to factor
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default, no chan
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3. Motion Detection Area Setup:
(1) Press《/II 》button to edit detection block.
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CELL EDIT Single detection cell setup (detection/ non-detection)
DELBLOCK Disable a block
DELALL Delete all cells
ADD BLOCK Enablea block
ADD ALL Enable all cells
(2) Press《/II 》button to switch cursor to edit mode (cursor color is pink). Press
《///》button, follow step (1) to change the size of the detection block.
(3) Detection area is shown by color red, press《Enter》to enable/ disable the
detection block.
4. Motion Detection Sensitivity Setup:
Changing the alert value may affect the recording sensitivity of the Motion Detection.
1MD ENERGY ： Reveals current sensitivity rate (NOTE 1).
2MD THRESHOLD ： Reveals user sensitivity rate setup. Press《》or《》
button, to change the motion detection threshold level
(NOTE 2).
NOTE 1: Motion detection is triggered when MD ENERGY level exceeds MD THRESHOLD level
(red block).
NOTE 2: The red cells reveals the setup made by the user.
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6.4 Record Setup
Selectable manual or schedule recording, basic setups are shown below:
1. MANUAL RECORD: Press () button to start recording (NOTE 1).
1Video Size/ Frame Rate Setup:
VIDEO SIZE 320x240 640x480
FRAME RATE (MAX) 30 fps 12 fps
2Image Quality:
HIGH Using high recording quality (More CF card storage capacity will be required).
MEDIUM Using medium recording quality.
LOW Using low recording quality (Less CF card storage capacity will be
required).
3Audio Record: Enable or disable audio recording.
NOTE 1: Menu setup is inapplicable during manual recording.
2. SCHEDULE RECORD (Alarm Detection/ Motion Detection/ Continue): Records only
within the setup time range.
1SCHEDULE SETUP ：Enable/ Disable schedule and record mode setup.
2ALARM RECORD ：Alarm setup.

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3MOTION RECORD ：Motion detection setup.
4CONTINUE RECORD ：Continuous setup.
(1) SCHEDULE SETUP：
1SCHEDULE ：Record ON / OFF setup (default setup is OFF).
2SCHEDULE MODE ：Press《》or《》to setup schedule time. Press《》or《》
to setup different typesof recording schedule. ( ：MotionDetection
Record ：Continuous Record ：Alarm Triggered Record).
(2) Increase setup during Alarm Detection:
1DURATION ：Duration time when motion detection has been triggered (05 ~ 90
SEC (increase by every 5 SEC) / 10 SEC).
2ALARM INPUT ：Alarm trigger method (N.C./N.O.).
(3) Increase DURATION setup during Motion Detection Record:
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1CONTINUOUS RECORD ：Continuous record time when motion detection has
been triggered (05 ~ 90 SEC (increase by every 5
SEC) / 10 SEC).
(4) CONTINUE RECORD:
Setup method is similar to manual record setup, for more information please refer to [7.4 1.
MANUAL RECORD].
6.5 SD Card Options
NOTE 1: Proceeding continuous recording, old videos can be deleted and overwritten. Please confirm before
setup.
NOTE 2: Recording time depend on the SD card capacity, different recording modes, and degree of video
variation.
1TOTAL SPACE ：SD card total capacity.
2REMAIN SPACE
：SD card remainin
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ca
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acit
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.
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6.6 System Status
Press any button to return to the Main Menu.
6.7 Power On Setup
NOTE 1: Connect the camera, the device auto detects NTSC/ PAL video system (the output video system
will be setup the same as its input video system). Without connecting the camera, the video system setup
will be the same as its previous setup.
1LANGUAGE ：Setup menu language.
2COMPOSITE ：Setup video output format, NTSC/ PAL (NOTE 1).
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6.8 Factory Default
Press《Enter》button, returns all settings to the factory default value (NOTE 1).
Press《/∩》button, exit this screen display and returns to the Main Menu.
NOTE 1: Return to factory default will erase all configuration values and return to the Factory Default
values（except Date and Time setup）. Therefore, confirm before you proceed.

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7. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Q1. What is the recording capacity for 1GB SD card?
A1. Different recording setup has different recording capacity. Table below shows possible
recording time during continues recording applying different record mode.
Quality Frame Rate SD Card High Medium Low
VGA (640 x 480) 12 FPS 1 GB 155 min 280 min 340 min
QVGA (320 x 240) 30 FPS 1 GB 150 min 380 min 600 min
Q2. Why does the system auto reboot during normal operation?
A2. It indicates that the SD card error has been detected. To enable data completeness,
monitoring procedure will reboot the device. After device reboot the system returns to the
status before reboot (Ex.: returns to Manual Record or Schedule Record).
Q3. Why won’t the drag scroll work when playback on PC?
A3. To solve this problem, please download “AsfTools” (http://www.geocities.com/myasftools).
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9. SPECIFICATION
STANDARD FUNCTION
System NTSC / PAL Video System and Video Loss Auto Detection
Codec MPEG4-SPASF File Format
Record Frame Rate
1, 2, … , Maximum fps selectable
Maximum:
30 fps@320x240 / 12 fps@640x480
Record Quality Low / Medium / High
Recording Date/Time Overlay with Video Images in ASF File
Input 1 CH Composite Video Line In
Video
Output 1 CH Composite Video Line Out
Sampling Rate 44.1 KHz
Codec G.726/ 32 kbps
Input 1 CHAudio Line In
Audio
Output 1 CH Audio Line Out
Audio Device Microphone，Speak，Earphone
Storage Media SD Card (FAT16/ 32) MAX FILES: 16384 FILES
Serial Port USB 1.1 (Read-Only)
Recording Mode Manual / Schedule (Alarm / Motion Detection / Continue)
Motion Detection Setting Multiple Blocks and adjustable sensitivity
Event Search Function Property and first image of selected file is displayed
Playback Function Play/Fast Forward/Fast Rewind/Pause/Step Forward/Step Backward
Playback Speed x1/ x2/ x4/ x8/ x16/ x32
Power Supply DC 12V/1A
Dimensions 38 mm (W) x 17.5 mm (H) x 38 mm (D)
Operating Environment 30%~80% RH, 5℃~ 45℃(41℉~ 113℉)
Storage Environment 30%~90% RH, 0℃~ 50℃(32℉~ 122℉)
(Note: Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice.)