Labgear LAB3522 Troubleshooting guide

User’s Manual 4CH DVR
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4-Channel Standalone DVR
Installation Guide & User’s Manual
Version 3.60

User’s Manual 4CH DVR
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Directory
1. DVR Feature.............................................................................................................2
2. Outlook .....................................................................................................................2
2.1. Front Panel...........................................................................................................................2
2.2. Rear Panel ...........................................................................................................................2
2.3. Remote Controller................................................................................................................3
3. DVR Installation........................................................................................................3
3.1. Install Hard Disk...................................................................................................................3
3.2. Connect Camera and Monitor ..............................................................................................4
3.3. Connect Power Cord............................................................................................................4
4. DVR System Boot.....................................................................................................4
4.1. Detect Installed Hard Disk....................................................................................................4
4.2. Recover Lost Data................................................................................................................4
4.3. Restore Recording Process .................................................................................................5
4.4. Main Screen.........................................................................................................................5
5. DVR Setup................................................................................................................5
5.1. Setup Menu..........................................................................................................................5
5.2. Camera Select......................................................................................................................6
5.3. Record Select.......................................................................................................................6
5.4. Record Mode........................................................................................................................7
5.5. Record Frame Rate..............................................................................................................7
5.6. Record Quality......................................................................................................................7
5.7. Record Schedule..................................................................................................................8
5.8. Sub Menu－Auto Record .....................................................................................................8
5.9. Sub Menu－Password Setup ...............................................................................................8
5.10. Sub Menu－Password Change............................................................................................8
5.11. Sub Menu－Picture Setup....................................................................................................9
5.12. Sub Menu－Time Setup.......................................................................................................9
5.13. Sub Menu－Language Setup...............................................................................................9
5.14. Hard Disk Setup...................................................................................................................9
5.15. Motion Setup........................................................................................................................9
5.16. NTSC/PAL Output Select ...................................................................................................10
5.17. Restore Factory Default .....................................................................................................11
6. Record....................................................................................................................11
6.1. Start Recording...................................................................................................................11
6.2. Stop Recording...................................................................................................................12
6.3. Force Record mode............................................................................................................12
6.4. Recording Length...............................................................................................................12
7. Playback.................................................................................................................13
8. Specification .........................................................................................................14
9. Appendix ...............................................................................................................15
9.1. System Connect Sketch Map.............................................................................................15
9.2. Fittings Come Along With DVR...........................................................................................15

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1. DVR Feature
 4 Channel BNC camera input.
 1 Channel BNC monitor.
 NTSC / PAL optional.
 Video loss prompt.
 Motion detection with area setting.
 One ATA-100 Hard Disk interface, support over 300GByte.
 Time Schedule record / Motion Triggered record.
 IR Remote Controller.
2. Outlook
2.1 Front Panel
2.2 Rear Panel

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2.3 Remote Controller
1.CH1 Select or enlarge CH1
2.CH2 Select or enlarge CH2
3.CH3 Select or enlarge CH3
4.CH4 Select or enlarge CH4
5.QUAD Quad View
6. REW Rewind
7.PLAY Play record
8.FWD Forward
9.RECORD Record or Increase Value
10.PAUSE Pause
11.STOP Stop recording/playing or Reduce Value
12.MENU Enter or exit setup menu
13. Select/Edit Modify item
14. UP Move up prompt
15.DOWN Move down prompt
3. DVR Installation
3.1 Install Hard Disk
Connect power cord and data cable to hard disk, use screw to fix hard disk with the iron
of DVR housing.
(HDD is recommend to be provided by user)
CAUTION
Do not open the cove
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when DVR runnin
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!
!

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3.2 Connect Cameras and Monitor
There are 4 cameras input and 1 monitor output with BNC connector.
3.3 Connect Power Cord
Please use the power adapter supplied with DVR.
4. DVR System Boot
4.1 Detect Installed Hard Disk
4.2 Recover Lost Data
A
fte
r
connecting the power, system will boot-up
and detect installed hard disk. Please make
reference to hard disk manual to configure hard
disk sequence. (Master or Slave)
Power-Error will cause data lost and system
will ask for ‘recover data’ at the next step,
please press “ Select” to proceed.
HDD Checking………..
RECOVER HDD?
04811-101735
(SELECT) YES/(MENU)NO

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4.3 Restore Recording Process
4.4 Main Screen
5. DVR Setup
5.1 Setup Menu
Press “ Menu” into setup menu, use “
Up” and “ Down” to select item, then press
“Select” to modify setting and “ Menu”
to confirm and exit.
First, start up the DVR. After system booting it
will be sense of four cameras shown on the mo
nitor.
Upper left ratio of hard disk space used.
Middle channel name (CH1～CH4).
Bottom rightdate and time show on there.
DVR is waiting for key function, press“ Menu”
into DVR setup process.
10%
POWER ERROR DETECTED
RESTORE HARD DISK OK
RESTORE REC MODE…………… OK
When power-error happened during recording
process, system will automatically restore
recording process after power Re-connected.
MAINMENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE EACH
RECORD FRAMERATE 25
VIDEO QUALITY NORMAL
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DISK SETUP
MOTION SETUP
RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT
PRESS（UP，DOWN）. THEN(SELECT)
PRESS
(
MENU
)
TO EXIT
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Menu Directory
Camera Select
Record Select
Record Mode
Record Frame Rate
Video Quality
Record Schedule
Sub Menu
Hard Disk Setup
Motion Setup
Restore Factory Default
5.2 Camera Select
5.3 Record Select
Configure which channel is allowed to record.
Main Menu
DVR system can display 4 cameras and video
in one picture (Quad Mode). User can configure
which camera to display. Press “ Select” to
modify setting and press “ CH1”, “ CH2”,
“CH3”,“ CH4” to set each channel
separately. If no channel is open, System will
display “OFF” on monitor.
Auto Record
Password Setup
Password Change
Picture Setup
Time Setup
Language Setup

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5.4 Record Mode
There are two modes for video recording,
Each Mode：Compress and record each channel video separately, therefore, user can enlarge
single channel video to full screen display. For example, user can turn off record
function of CH1 and CH2 and then system only record CH3 and CH4 video.
Press “ CH1”, “ CH2”, “ CH3”, “ CH4 ”to switch Channel to display
when playback recorded video. Only in this mode, when system is in watching
mode or recording mode, press “QUAD” button over 3 seconds to make each
channel video enlarge to full screen and then display in quad mode in sequence
again and again, DVR will not change its state until user press any key.
Quad Mode：Compress and record all 4channel video into one file, therefore user can’t enlarge
single channel to full screen. User can’t use the each mode record in this mode.
5.5 Record Frame Rate
Record frame rate will affect the movement of object in recorded video. More frames means more
smooth movement and cost more hard disk space. System default value is 25 frames per second,
that means system will record 25 frames per second. User can set frame rate as 25,12,8,6,4,3,2,1
frames per second.
5.6 Record Quality
There are three level of record quality, High, Normal and Low. Higher quality cost more hard disk
space.
Record frame rate, record quality and hard disk space will affect total record time of DVR system.
5.7 Record Schedule
User can setup video record method by time and Motion Triggered.
Notice: To start motion record, make sure the period that you intend to record is “A” in the “record
schedule” menu.

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5.8 Sub Menu-Auto Record
When you choose “ON” DVR will be active to record automatically if DVR has not been operated in
five minutes.
When you choose “OFF” DVR will not record until you press “RECORD” button.
5.9 Sub Menu-Password Setup
When password set is “ON”, Stop recording or enter menu will need Password, if password set is
“OFF”, all password will be cancelled.
5.10 Sub Menu-Password Change
System default password: Press six times of “ CH1” button
5.11 Sub Menu-Picture Setup
λ “-” No Record.
λ “T” Continue (System Default).
λ “A” Motion Triggered.
「Up」「 Down」: Move the prompt.
「Select」: Select Method.
A
ll keys can be used as password key except
“Menu” key, which is used for confirming
and exit.
CURRENT PASSWORD :……
NEW PASSWORD :……
CONFIRM PASSWORD :……
“HUE”: 0-99
“SATURATION”: 0-99
“CONTRAST”: 0-99
“BRIGHTNESS”: 0-99
Button function:
「Up」「 Down」:Move the prompt
「Stop」: Reduce Value
「Record」: Increase Value
「CH1-CH4,QUAD」:Select Channel
「Menu」:Save and exit.

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5.12 Sub Menu-Time Setup
5.13 Sub Menu-Language Setup
Press 「Select」to change language.
5.14 Hard Disk Setup
OVERWRITE ENABLED:
If you choose YES, record continues and overwrite
previous recording when hard disk drive space is full.
If you choose NO, the recording session stops when all
hard disk drive is full for recording.
HDD SIZE:
It shows the size of the current hard disk drive installed in the DVR.
HDD USED:
It shows the space used on the hard disk drive for recording and the percent of the used hard disk.
HDD FORMAT:
If you format the hard drive, it will erase all the data recorded on the hard disk drive.
Notice: When you first use a HDD in the DVR, please use this function to format the HDD.
5.15 Motion Setup
Configure DVR system time. Press「Up」and「
Down」to move prompt and press「Select」
to modify. Press「Menu」to save and exit.
TIME SETUP
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2007/01/18 08:30:00
PRESS(UP,DOWN), THEN(SELECT)
PRESS(MENU) TO EXIT
HARD DISK SETUP
＞OVERWRITE ENABLED [YES]
HDD SIZE 120042MB
HDD USED 80865MB 67%
HDD FORMAT
PRESS(UP,DOWN), THEN(SELECT)
PRESS(MENU) TO EXIT