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myDVR1630/930 Operational Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction...............................................................................................................5
1.1. Overview...........................................................................................................5
1.2. Summary of the Specification of MyDVR1630/930...........................................5
1.3. Packing List......................................................................................................7
2. Product Description .................................................................................................9
2-1. Front Panel.......................................................................................................9
2-2. Rear Panel ..................................................................................................... 11
2-3. Remote Controller..........................................................................................12
2-3-1. Alphabet input with Remote controller............................................13
3. Getting Started – Setting Up the DVR...................................................................14
3-1. Setup – Main Screen......................................................................................14
3-2. Setup – Live ...................................................................................................15
3-3. Setup – Recording Mode................................................................................16
3-3-1. Setting up Motion Zones...................................................................17
3-3-2. Record Schedule................................................................................18
3-4. Setup – Device Mode.....................................................................................20
3-4-1. ALARM-OUT .......................................................................................21
3-4-2. PTZ Control ........................................................................................21
3-4-3. SPOT-OUT...........................................................................................23
3-5. Setup – System Mode....................................................................................24
3-6. Setup – Security Mode...................................................................................27
3-7. Setup – Network Mode...................................................................................29
3-7-1. Ports....................................................................................................30
3-7-2. Network types ....................................................................................31
3-8. Setup - Storage Mode ....................................................................................32
3-9. Saving Setup..................................................................................................33
4. Local Viewing..........................................................................................................34
4-1. Live Window...................................................................................................34
4-2. SEARCH Window...........................................................................................36
4-3. Play mode ......................................................................................................39
4-4. PTZ Control....................................................................................................40
5. Archiving Video via USB, or CDRW ......................................................................42
5-1. Capturing images or video .............................................................................42
5-2. Transferring still images or video into USB or CDRW....................................43
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6. Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................................45
6-1. Preparing USB memory with upgrade firmware.............................................45
7. Network Client - Remote Monitoring and Playback.............................................46
8. Remote Set Up of myDVR......................................................................................47
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CAUTION
zTHIS PRODUCT HAS MULTIPLE-RATED VOLTAGES (110V AND 220V). MAKE
SURE TO SET THE VOLTAGE SELECTION SWITCH AT THE REAR PANEL TO
PROPER VOLTAGE LEVEL OF YOUR REGION.
zTHIS PRODUCT USES A LITHIUM BATTERY. RISK OF EXPLOSION IF THE
BATTERY ON THE MAIN BOARD IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT
TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS.
zTHIS EQUIPMENT AND ALL COMMUNICATION WIRINGS ARE INTENDED FOR
INDOOR USE.
zTO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Rack Mount Instructions
A) Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the
operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room
ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an
environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the
manufacturer.
B) Reduced Air Flow - Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the
amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
C) Mechanical Loading - Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a
hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.
D) Circuit Overloading - Consideration should be given to the connection of the
equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have
on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment
nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
E) Reliable Earthing - Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained.
Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections
to the branch circuit (e.g. use of power strips)."
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1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
A triplex MPEG-4 16-channel DVR, MyDVR1630/930 (myDVR930 Nine-channel
model), features iCanTek’s powerful embedded RTOS (real time operating system).
While improving overall video quality, the MPEG-4 video codec (video coder/decoder),
affords state of the art performance. MPEG-4 delivers uncompromised performance
providing high compression plus high quality video images. Thus MyDVR1630/930
affords more days of recording between overwrite periods, while improving the quality
of video images. Full triplex capability ensures uninterrupted recording.
MyDVR1630/930 supports simultaneous:
1. Video Recording
2. Live Video Monitoring
•Locally via the front panel controls and monitor output
•Remotely via myNVR ™ Network Client
3. File archiving via USB 2.0 port
Or 1. Video Recording
2. Remote Playback via network client application, myNVR™.
myNVR also supports powerful remote control features, including synchronized full
duplex (bidirectional) audio communication.
1.2. Summary of the Specification of MyDVR1630/930
ITEM Description
Number of
Channels, 16CH (9CH),
Input Level Composite 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm
Signal Format NTSC/PAL
Input
Video Loss Check Yes
Output 1 CH BNC(Composite), 1 CH S-VIDEO, 1CH VGA
Output Level Composite 1.0Vp-p +_0.2, 75 Ohm
Signal Format NTSC/PAL & VGA
Video
Output
Loop-back 16CH (9CH) Loop-back
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Spot Monitor 1CH SPOT
Input 4 CH Line input
Output 1 CH Line output
Audio
Audio codec G.711
Sensor Inputs 16 (9) (NC/NO Selectable)
Output/PGM 8
Alarm
Alarm Output Control By Alarm, Motion, HDD Error, Temperature, FAN & POWER
Failure, Video Loss,And ABCD (A Blind Camera Detection)
Codec MPEG-4
Multiple operation TRIPLEX (Playback/Record/Network)
MAX. 120fps @ 352x240
MAX. 30fps @ 704x480
NTSC
MAX. 60fps @ 704x240
MAX. 100fps @ 352x288
MAX. 25fps @ 704x576
Frame rate
PAL
MAX. 50fps @ 704x288
Recording quality setting 5 levels
Recording control option Continuous/Schedule/ Motion/Sensor/Manual
Motion zone setting Based upon 2 dimensional grid.
Recording
Pre & Post Recording Yes
Display Frame Rate NTSC: 30fps/channel, 60 fields/sec P
A
L: 25fps/channel, 50
fields/sec
Multi-Decoding 1, 4, 9, 16 & PIP
Speed X 1, 2, 4, 8
Search/
Playback,
Search Mode Time, motion, continuous, sensor, manual
Interface Type EIDE/ATA133
Max Capacity
of 1 HDD 250GB
Storage &
Archive Internal
HDD Max number of
HDDs 4
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Backup
USB 2.0
memory stick
& CD-RW
Motion video and still images.
Console & External Modem 1 RS-232C (9pin D-SUB connector)
Serial port Camera control 1 RS-485/422 (4 Terminal Block)
Dynamic IP support Yes
Network Interface 10/100 base-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
Network
DDNS Support Yes
Network
Client Functions Monitor Live Video, Remote Video Playback (with intelligent search), Network Record to PC, Pan Tilt Zoom Control.
Daylight saving Yes
Multilanguage Yes
Misc
S/W Upgrade USB memory stick, Network
Power 100~127V/200~240V, 50-60Hz
1.3. Packing List
What is included:
myDVR1630 or myDVR930
Support CD includes:
Network Client, Utility Programs & Manual(s).
Infrared Remote Control
Batteries
Screws for mounting HDD.
(Preinstalled when unit is shipped with HDD)
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HDD connection cables (2 ea).
(Preinstalled when unit is shipped with HDD(s))
HDD Mounting Bracket (2 ea)
(Preinstalled when unit is shipped with HDD(s))
AC Power Cable
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2. Product Description
2-1. Front Panel
Figure 2.1. Front Panel
Table 2.1.1. Indication Lamps
Name Description
HDD LED illuminates when system accesses hard disk.
REC LED illuminates when system records video.
ALARM LED illuminates when alarm sensor(s) is/are triggered, or *detects video
motion (*must configure video motion detector first).
NETWORK LED illuminates when client connects via network port.
POWER LED illuminates when power is ON.
Table 2.1.2. Buttons on the Front panel
Name Description
POWER Power ON/ OFF. (Prompts for password before shutdown)
Configure settings for power down in the SECURITY Setup Menu. The
default password is “1111”.
DIS Press to select full, quad, 9 or 16 split screen in live display mode.
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SEQ Press to start auto sequencing in full or quad display modes.
AUDIO Press to select audio mode.
Disable or Mute all 4 channels or selected channels only.
PTZ Press to initiate PTZ control
SETUP Press to launch SETUP menu.
ALARM Press to silence alarm operation.
ARCHIVE Press to review the ARCHIVE LIST in live display mode.
CAP/USB Press to take a snapshot, or capture still images (jpeg format), during
live or playback modes.
REW/LOG (During Playback) Press to rewind video footage at 1x, 2x, 4x,and 8x,
speeds, or to see the LOG LIST in live display mode.
F/REW Jump/Step backward. In playback mode, the playback position
reverses/jumps backwards 60 seconds.
F/ADV Jump/Step forward. In playback mode, the playback position moves
60 forward seconds.
FF (From Playback Mode) Pressing fast forwards footage at 1x, 2x,
4x,and 8x, speeds.
PLAY/PAUSE From Live Display Mode: Press to enter SEARCH menu
or
From Playback Mode: Press to play, or pause video.
REC Press to start or stop manual recording.
UP Press to scroll up the menu items in setup mode. (Also used as the
number 1 when entering password.)
RIGHT Press to scroll right in the menu or to change values in setup mode.
(Also used as the number 2 when entering password.)
DOWN Press to move down the menu items in setup mode.
(Also used as the number 3 when entering password.)
LEFT Press to move left in the menu or to change values in setup mode.
(Also used as the number 4 when entering password.)
SEL (Surrounded by direction control keys) Pressing selects desired menu
item, or saves the setup values in the setup menus.
ESC Press for temporal storage of the changed value or to return to the
previous menu screen.
USB Port The USB Port is located on front panel’s bottom right corner.
Used for archiving video, or still images to USB storage devices.
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2-2. Rear Panel
Figure 2.2. Rear Panel
Table 2.2.1. Connectors and switches at rear panel
Name Function
VIDEO IN 16 BNC connectors for video input.
Connect camera output to Video-in (NTSC/PAL)
VIDEO OUT 16 BNC connectors for video output.(loop back)
SPOT Composite video output for spot monitoring.
VIDEO Composite video output in NTSC or PAL format
S-VHS S-VHS output
VGA Connector for VGA monitor
AUDIO IN 4 RCA style connectors for audio input.
AUDIO OUT 1 RCA style connector for audio output.
RS-232 For engineering use only.
LAN RJ45 connector for Ethernet connection.
RS-485/422 For camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom control.
SENSOR IN Connector for alarm sensor/contact.
ALARM OUT 8 (PGM) connectors for device control.
Provides simple On/Off switching using *relays.
(*not included). 0.5A/125V, 1A/30V
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POWER Connector for AC115-230V power cable.
SWITCHES
TEST For future use
RSV Reserved
VGA Set to ON when VGA monitor is
used.
PAL Set to ON when video is PAL
MyDVR1630/930 must
reboot after changing
switch positions!
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POWER Power On/Off
DISPLAY Displays Full, Quad or 9-ch. split view
F/REW Jump 60 seconds backwards
PLAY Play/Pause
F/ADV Jump 60 seconds forwards
FREEZE/CAP Freeze/Capturers
FF Fast Forward
ALARM Silence/Ignore alarm operation
SETUP Setup menu screens
ARCHIVE Displays archive list
AUDIO Disable/Mute or Highlighted channel only
LOCK Locks keys for all functions
SEQ Sequence of Full or Quad view
RECORD Manual recording
SEARCH Search menu screen
DIRECTION
SELECT
Direction or number 1 to 4
Enter
ID DVR ID
(ID Button + DVR ID number)
ESC Esc
PTZ PTZ menu screen
NUMBER Channel 1 to 9
CH 10->press +10 and number 0
CH 11->press +10 and number 1
CH 12->press +10 and number 2
CH 13->press +10 and number 3
CH 14->press +10 and number 4
CH 15->press +10 and number 5
CH 16->press +10 and number 6
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2-3-1. Alphabet input with Remote controller
Numeric key pads of the remote controller can be used to enter alphabet, when
alphabet input is needed in parameter setting. The scheme follows that of the key pad
of telephone.
As an example, press key pad “2” continuously for changing the input value to “2, A, B,
C, a, b, c, 2… “. This mode is useful for assigning channel name, DDNS or ADSL
configuration information.
Following table describes assignment of the alphabets for each numeric key pad.
Table 2.3.1.1. Alphabet input with numeric key pads of the remote controller
Numeric Key Input values
1 1
2 A, B, C, a, b, c, 2
3 D, E, F, d, e, f, 3
4 G, H, I, g, h, i, 4
5 J, K, L, j, k, l, 5
6 M, N, O, m, n, o, 6
7 P, Q, R, S, p, q, r, s, 7
8 T, U, V, t, u, v, 8
9 W, X, Y, Z, w, x, y, z, 9
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3. Getting Started – Setting Up the DVR
The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR
3-1. Setup – Main Screen
Pressing the Setup button prompts the user for password entry. The default
password is 1111. Input the default password by pressing the Up button 4 times,
followed by the SELECT button. (In order to prevent tampering, change the
password! Refer to section 3.6 for instructions.) After assigning a new password,
enter it by using the direction arrow keys (representing 1, 2, 3, & 4), and then press the
SEL button for entering into the Setup menu shown in Figure 3.1.1. Navigate through
the menu icons using the Up and Down buttons and press the SELECT button to enter
into sub-category menus.
Figure 3.1.1. Setup menu screen
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3-2. Setup – Live
- Used for setting up the live display mode.
Navigate through menu items using the Up/Down buttons. Change the values using
the Left/Right buttons
Figure 3.2.1. Live mode setup screen
Table 3.2.1. Menu items in LIVE mode setup
Item Description
OSD Enables/disables on-screen-display.
SEQUENCE Enables/disables sequential video channels display in full
screen mode.
SEQ-DWELL
TIME
Sets dwell time for each channel in sequential display
mode.
OSD CONTRAST Sets the contrast level of On Screen Display (OSD)
CHANNEL Selects channels to apply settings
DISPLAY Enables/disables video channel description in live display
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BRIGHTNESS Brightness value for the specified channel
CONTRAST Contrast value for the specified channel
HUE Hue value for the specified channel
SATURATION Saturation value for the specified channel
3-3. Setup – Recording Mode
- Controls video recording attributes
Navigate through the menu items using Up/Down buttons. Change values using
Left/Right buttons.
Figure 3.3.1. Recording mode setup screen
Table 3.3.1. Menu items in Recording mode setup
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Menu item Description
RESOLUTION Configures resolution for 704x480, 704x240, or
352x240(NTSC).
CHANNEL Selects channel to apply settings.
FRAME RATE Configures the frame rate by channel. Frame Rate and
Recording Resolution are interdependent. The 16/9
channel frame rate sum may not exceed the maximum
frame supported by the resolution The following table
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shows the maximum frame rate for NTSC/PAL video.
Resolution Max. Frame Rate
320x240 120/100 FPS
704x240 30 FPS
704x480 30 FPS
QUALITY Configure the recording quality for a specified channel.
Netork, Standard, High, Super, Ultra.
Video quality is the best for “Ultra” (Network quality is
designed for very low upload bandwidth conditions (i.e.
weak WAN connections)
RECORDING Assigns the recording method for a channel:
Disable, Continuous, Motion, Sensor or Schedule.
MOTION ZONE Sets full zone or partial zone.
MOTION SENSITIVITY Sets motion detection sensitivity for a specified channel.
from 1 to 9. (9 is the most sensitive setting.)
SENSOR RECORDING Configures Alarm/Sensor Inputs for triggered recording. In
total there are 16 sensors (9 for myDVR930). A maximum
of 4 sensor/alarm inputs may be assigned to an individual
channel.
PRE RECORD Enables/disables pre-alarm (pre-event) recording. Pre-
alarm recording is 5 sec. Only intra-frames are recorded.
POST EVENT RECORD Set the length of time for post event recording video (post
alarm recording). Configure by channel from 1 to 30
seconds.
AUDIO Enables/disables audio by channel. There are 4 channels
of line level audio inputs and a single line audio output.
SCHEDULE Configures record schedules. Launches new menu as
shown in Figure 3.3.3.
3-3-1. Setting up Motion Zones
By selecting Partial Zone, users can define motion zones within a screen area, as
shown in Figure 3.3.1. Move each rectangular zone around using the four direction
key buttons. Press the SELECT button to save the defined rectangular region as part
of the motion zone. Upon saving, the defined rectangular blocks will change color.
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Figure 3.3.2. Motion Zone selection screen
3-3-2. Record Schedule
- Records video based on a defined schedule.
The following table (3.3.1) defines button functions within this menu. Use the four
Direction keys and the Select key to navigate through the menu system. Each
vertical bar “ | ” corresponds to one hour. See Figure 3.3.3 for a menu example.
Rules:
1. Choosing ALL, myDVR globally applies the schedule to all time zones and
channels.
2. Within a selected channel, a recording mode applies to the entire time zone, for
the specific channel.
3. Within a selected time zone, when highlighting one of the vertical bars, “ |,” the
selected recording mode applies to all channels.
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Table 3.3.1. Button functions in Recording time scheduling mode
Button Function
REW Use to set Continuous recording mode.
F/REW Use to Disable recording setting.
PLAY/PAUSE Use to enable Motion detection triggered recording.
FF Use to enable Sensor triggered recording
UP Move up in menu item.
RIGHT Move right in menu item.
DOWN Move down in menu item.
LEFT Move left in menu item.
SEL Exit from scheduling mode.
Following picture shows copy setting values of 1CH to 2CH(it is useful to copy setting
values of one channel to other channel)
Figure 3.3.3. Recording Schedule Set-up Screen
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3-4. Setup – Device Mode
- Configures values for device settings.
Navigate through each menu item by pressing the UP or DOWN arrow buttons.
Change the value of an item by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons.
Figure 3.4.1. Device mode setup screen
Table 3.4.1. Menu items in Device Setup screen
Item Description
ALARM-OUT Set the sensor, motion, video loss, ABC and options for each alarm.
PTZ Sets the camera’s pan speed, number, type and ID
SPOT-OUT Configures the spot monitor output type, channel etc...
KEY TONE Enable/disable key tone audio feedback. Annunciates upon a positive
key stroke on front panel.
REMOTE
CONTROL
ID
Choose ID for the remote controller. ID is a value between 0 to 99.
This affords the opportunity to use multiple remotes with multiple
MyDVRs.
SENSOR Select a sensor from 1 to 16.
TYPE Set the style of contact/alarm input for a specified sensor number.
Choose None, N/O (normally open), and N/C (normally closed).
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