COP Security 15-DVR4RT-120-CDRW Quick start guide

4 Channel Unit
15-DVR4RT-120-CDRW
Engineer
Instructions
Date of Revision:Nov 17, 2003
Remote Access DVR

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INDEX........................................................................................................................................ 2
HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................... 3
Connection to Monitor....................................................................................................... 3
Connection to CDRW Drive.............................................................................................. 3
Connection to Camera...................................................................................................... 3
Other Connections............................................................................................................ 3
1-1 BOOTING UP.............................................................................................................. 4
1-2 Main Screen......................................................................................................... 5
2-3 Display Mode....................................................................................................... 6
2-4 Hard Disk Free Space.......................................................................................... 7
1-5 Playback .............................................................................................................. 8
1-6 System Settings................................................................................................. 10
1-7 Remote Monitoring................................................................................................. 15
1-8 Installation of Remote Playback ............................................................................... 16
2.1 Backup Solution: Swap Removable Hard Disk...................................................... 19
2-3 Backup Solution: CD-R/RW Recorder...................................................................... 21
3-1 Specifications..................................................................................................... 24
4-1 Direct Input & Output................................................................................................ 25

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Hard Drive Installation
1. Insert the Removable Hard Disk (Disk(s) to the rack, and make sure it
is well mounted. Then lock the hard disk drive with its key.
Connection to Monitor
1. Connect the VGA cable (with D-type, High Density, 15 pins plug) to
the VGA port in the back of the Main Server.
2. Plug in the power cord of the monitor.
Connection to CDRW Drive
1. Connect the CDRW cable to the CDRW drive and to any USB port on
the rear of the DVR
2. Connect the power cable to the CDRW unit and Plug in the power cord.
Connection to Camera
1. Mount the cameras and adjust them to meet your requirements. This
manual does not instruct you how to install, set up or adjust a
camera.
2. Connect the camera to the DVR with a good quality coaxial cable.
Video input connectors for DVR are BNC female type.
3. The DVR has four or eight separate chips to handle the image from
each camera independently. Therefore, you can install four different
kinds of cameras.
4. Any combination of cameras (e.g.: two color cameras and two B/W
cameras) will not interfere with one another. This kind of problem
often happens to other DVR products.
Other Connections
1. Connect the power socket in the
back panel with the power cord.
2. Connect the PS/2 mouse to the
PS/2 mouse socket (Green).
3. Monitor output can be connected
to a standard CCTV monitor.
4. See page 25 for details on
connecting the alarm inputs and
outpiuts.

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1-1 Booting Up
1. Push the Power Button (to the right of the RESET button).
Linux MPEG4 Security Video Server
2. The system will boot up and enter the main screen.
Power Button

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1-2 Main Screen
The above picture is an example of the main screen.
The menu bar is on top of the screen; from left to right is the Display Mode,
Date/Time, Hard Disk Free Space, Playback and System Settings.
Please note that whenever you click this icon, the system will return to
the Main Screen.
Display Mode
Date/Time
Playback
System Settings
Hard Disk Free Space

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2-3 Display Mode
The five icons on left side of the menu bar in the Main Screen are Display
Mode selection.
The icon is used to display all 4 cameras
There are four additional display icons:
Clicking this icon with the mouse will show the image of the 1st
camera with full screen. The same will happen when you click the other
icons representing cameras 2, 3 and 4.
In full screen mode, “Time/Date” and “Hard Drive Free Space” will be
replaced by “Brightness” and “Contrast” controls. When you adjust these
controls, the quality of the picture and the subsequent recording will be
affected.
Brightness Contrast

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2-4 Hard Disk Free Space
In the right side of the menu bar in the Main Screen, the Hard Disk Free
Space display is easily located. It is shown as a number in color with a
“%” sign.
When you start using a new hard disk (e.g.: a hard disk with capacity
40GB), the display will show a number very close to 100% and the color
will be BLUE.
However, as recording continues, the available space will diminish. When
the remaining available space is less than 4GB of the total capacity, the
display color will change to ORANGE. In the case of 40GB hard disk, the
color change will happen when the disk space has 10% available. This
serves as a warning that the system will soon go into Recycle Mode;
which means, the oldest data will be replaced with the new data. If you
want to keep all the data, this is the time to swap a new hard disk.
If the disk hasn’t been changed and the recording continues, the system
will eventually go into Recycle Mode when there’s only less than 1GB of
hard disk space left (for a 40GB hard disk, this means less than 2.5%),
and the number of Hard Disk Space display will turn its color to RED.

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1-5 Playback
1-5-1 Entering Playback mode
When you click this icon, the system will display this image:
1-5-2 Select Playback Period
You can use the mouse to select the “Time-segment Directory” in the left
corner of the screen. Time-segment Directory only shows “LINUX
MPEG4 Security Video Server” when it is not open. When you click this
symbol, +it shows the listing CAMERA for cameras 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Clicking on the desired camera will show Date、Time to be selected. The
Time-segment Directory is divided into listings of 10 minutes. When you
click a period of time, the Playback will start from the beginning of that
segment.
1-5-3 Image Quality Adjustment
If you are not satisfied with the quality of the playback images, you can
use the “Brightness” and “Contrast” controls in the upper left corner to
adjust the picture quality.

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1-5-4 Playback Control Buttons
In addition to “Brightness” and “Contrast” controls, there are more option
buttons on the playback mode as below:
PLAY : To start viewing the images at normal
speed.
PAUSE : To freeze a image. You can also pause by
clicking the screen.
STEP PLAY : Click to view one frame at a time.
INVERT : To show picture in complimentary colors.
FIT TO WINDOW : To maximize the picture to the size of the
screen.
RESET TO DEFAULT : To cancel all special effects and reset to
original settings.
COPY TO FLOPPY : To save selected picture into floppy.

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1-6 System Settings
1-6-1、Entering System Settings frame
1. Click the icon to enter System Settings.
2. Enter the secret code. The pre-set number is 1111。
3. If a wrong number is entered, click No button, and enter the new
number again.
4. If secret code is valid, then Click『Yes』button to enter into System
Settings screen:
Click here to enter System Settings

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1-6-2 Recording Configuration
1. The settings of Video Format, Resolution, and Quality of the four
cameras will be the same. Whichever camera is chosen to configure
the settings, all the other cameras settings will change accordingly.
2. However, the settings for Frame Rate and Sensibility can be adjusted
individually for each camera.
3. Video Format:
Options: NTSC、PAL、SECAM
The Video Format of each country is different. You must adjust the
setting according to the local standard; the UK uses PAL format.
4. Resolution:
Options: 160x120、320x240
This is to adjust the resolution when recording. The suggested
setting is 320x240. You can adjust the setting to 160x120 to meet the
needs of high-speed recording (high frame rate).
5. Quality:
Options: 10、20、30、40、50、60、70、80、90、100
This is to adjust the quality of recording. The number increases with
the quality; however, the higher setting will take up more hard disk
space.

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6. Frame Rate:
Options: 0.1、0.2、0.5、1.0、2.0、3.0、4.0、5.0、10、15
This is to adjust the frame rate for recording. The higher the number,
the higher frame rate will be recorded. However, with frame rate, the
faster for the hard disk space will be consumed. One thing to
remember: the total frame rate of the entire system is limited. The
LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server has a total frame rate
constrained to 60fps(frames per Second). Therefore, 15fps per
camera is the critical setting.
7. Sensitivity:
Options: 10、20、30、40、50、60、70、80、90、100
This is to set the sensitivity of the motion detection during recording.
It is recommended to adjust the setting to 100, in order to prevent
any data loss.
However, in some special conditions, the system continues to record
even when no change has occurred and results in a considerable
amount of useless data being recorded. In such case, it is
recommended to lower the sensitivity setting to avoid wasting hard
drive space.
8. Save the setting:
Click on the red disk icon on the top right corner to save the
setting.
1-6-3 setting date and time
1 Use UP and DOWN arrow to setup date and time of current, and click
“Set” to commit.
2 Reboot LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server。

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1-6-4 Network Configuration
1. Select Enable or Disable to enable/disable remote monitoring.
2. Click Up & Down buttons for IP, NetMask, GateWay adjustment; click
Set when ready.
Note: Please consult the instructions provided with a COP Remote View &
Playback package or your Internet Service Provider for the relevant information.
3. Click on the red disk icon on the top right corner to save the setting.
4. Reboot DVR by turning off the power and switching on again
(A password for remote monitoring is required. Refer to section 1-6-6 for
password setting).
1-6-5、DI/DO (Direct input and output)
1 DI/DO supports 4 inputs and 4 outputs.
2 DI control options:
2.1 Disable: not used.
2.2 NC (normal close): signal loop is normally closed; if loop
becomes open, then LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server
starts to record.
2.3 NO (normal open): signal loop is normally open; if loop becomes
closed, then LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server starts to
record.
3 DO control options:
3.1 Disable: disable the output signal.
3.2 Enable: enable the output signal. The signal duration can be
set to 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 minutes.
4 Click on the red disk icon on the top right corner to save the setting.

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1-6-6、Password setting
1. There are three sets of passwords.
(1) Password: Administrator password; to access the configuration
setting.
(2) Net Pass Password: to monitor remotely.
(3) Dial-In Password: to access LINUX MPEG4 Security Video
Server via modem dial-in.
2. The three sets of passwords are default to 1111.
3. Change Password:
(1) Click the diamond icon to select the input box, Using the on
screen keyboard enter a new password.
(2) The cancel button can be used to clear the input.
(3) You must fill in the same password string in “Confirm” to make
sure the input is correct.
4. Click on the red disk icon on the top right corner to save the setting.
1-6-7、Jobs schedule
1 There are 7 rows and 24 columns in the schedule table, which represent 7
days and 24 hours.
2 Every grid has 3 options to select:
2.1 o represents “fully record”
2.2 x represents “no record”
2.3 * represents “motion detection record”
3 Click on the red disk icon on the top right corner to save the setting.

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1-7 Remote Monitoring
In order to view and play recorded video the DVR must be connected to
the Internet/LAN.
Note: a COP Remote view and playback package is recommended.
To View or play back video at a remote site the user must have the
following:-
Windows PC connected to the Internet.
Microsoft Internet explorer web browser.
Note: At the remote viewing site it is recommended that broadband
ADSL be used to achieve the best performance.
To View and Play back recorded video at a remote site simply start Internet
explorer web browser on the remote computer and enter the IP address for
the DVR.
Note: Please consult the instructions provided with a COP Remote View & Playback
package or your Internet Service Provider for the relevant information.
1. Enter the IP Address of LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server.
2. Select Cam 1、Cam 2、Cam 3、Cam 4、4 Split to monitor the first, the
second, the third, the fourth camera, or all cameras together in the 4
split screen.
3. Use the username “net” to login. (You must use “net” as the
username)
4. The “net” password is set by Administrator. Refer to section 4-6-6 for
password setting.
5. If you enter the wrong user name or password, you must close all
the web browser windows on your PC, then restart a new browser
to try again.

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1-8 Installation of Remote Playback
To be able to run “Remote Monitoring Function via MPEG4” and the
“Remote Playback” functions, a “player” program needs to be installed on
user’s computer in advance. The “player” program can be downloaded
from the DVR web page as follows.
Click on “Download Player” option, a “Download Files” dialog window will
pop up. Select “Execute this program from the current directory(R)”,
then click “OK” button.
A warning dialog window will show up. Click on “Y” (Yes) on the warning
dialog window, and select “Next” on all the following dialog windows.
Then click on “Finish” on the last window to finish the installation of
Remote Playback function.
After the successful installation, user can start to use the Playback
function on the LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server web page. Also, a
Local Playback icon will appear on the window desktop as the right
graph.
Notice: If there is a previously installed Remote Playback program on
your machine, you will need to process the same installation twice – the
first time for removing the original program, and the second time for
installing the new version of the remote playback program.
Local Playback.lnk

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1-9 How to use Remote Playback
After the installation, you can start using Remote Playback by clicking on
“Playback” selection on the LINUX MPEG4 Security Video Server web
page. The following screen will be displayed:
First select a camera, then select the recording date and recording time
(hour:minute). Click on button to start searching the recorded
video.
The system will start to play the recorded video if a recording file found at
the selected time. However, if there is no recorded video at the selected
time, the system will automatically search forward and play the next
recorded video found.
The following selection can be used during the video playing.
Enlarge the video image
Back to the original image size
Pause
Play
Search for video 30 seconds forward
Search for video 30 seconds backward
Notice: There may be no record found when search 30 seconds
backward. In this situation, system will keep searching, in 30 seconds
backward each time, to get the first record found and play it. That means
when you click , sometimes, system may skip for more than 30
seconds.

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2-0 How to Use Local Playback
From the remote playback web page, select to download the
current playing record with an image file (*.MP4) and a relative index file
(*.CVX), to the selected directory. Note that the two files must be saved
in the same directory. Normally, a record file contains the recording data
of no more than 10 minutes.
The Local Playback icon will be created during the
installation of Remote Playback, mentioned in section 4-7.4. Double
click the Local Playback icon on the window desktop to start Local
Playback (DVR Player) program.
Click on the icon on bottom right to open
the index file. (cvx file)
After the file is opened, select from the
following icons to control the video playing.
Play Pause
Stop and rewind to the beginning
Enlarge image size Reduce image size
Local Playback.lnk

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2.1 Backup Solution 1: Swap Removable Hard Disk
If it is necessary to save all the recording data, the most economical way
will be to store data by swapping the removable hard disk.
• Please document the dates for the recorded data that is on the old
hard disk before swapping.
• Push down and hold the power switch on the front panel of the
system. The system will enter Shut Down procedure and
automatically turn off.
• When the shut down procedure is completed, you can take out the
removable hard disk and place together with the documented
dates of recording in a secure location.
• The “new hard disk(s)” can now be inserted into the system.
• After you press the power button to boot the system, the system
will detect the new disk and then enter “Format” mode.
2-2-1、to insert a new hard disk
1. Choose Yes, then DVR will format the new hard disk.
2. While finish, DVR will reboot.

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2-2-2、to insert an old disk
1. The DVR will verify whether theHDD contains old LINUX MPEG4
Security Video Server data..
2. Play Only to enter PLAYBACK screen.
3. Normal Start to enter Main Screen.
4. Format to format the hard disk, then reboot.
5. Shutdown to turn off DVR to swap another hard disk.
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