Optiview DVRJ4 User manual

4-ch Standalone Network DVR
User’s Manual
Rel.061207
DVRJ4

1. Product introduction
1.1. System specification
2. Product operation
2.1. Various split screen
2.2. 1 channel audio recording & playback
2.3. USB backup
2.4. System upgrade through USB stick
2.5. Network client program with various
functions
2.6. Front panel and buttons
2.7. Back panel connection
2.8. Remote controller
3. Various display mode
3.1. QUAD mode
3.2. PIP mode
3.3. FULL screen mode
3.4. AUTO rotation mode
3.5. TRIPLEX mode
4. DVR installation and operation
4.1. Recording
4.2. Playback
4.3. Searching
4.4. Zooming
4.5. Freezing
4.6. USB backup
4.7. System information
5. Menu
5.1. Setup menu
5.2. System menu
5.3. Video menu
5.4. Recording menu
5.5. Network menu
5.6. Sensor / Motion menu
5.7. Backup menu
5.8. Schedule recording menu
6. Network client software
6.1. Program installation and
operation
7. Router
7.1. Virtual server
7.2. Router IP check
7.3. Access
App. A. Troubleshooting
App. B. Product specification

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Before operating
This User‟s manual is explanation of DVRJ4 installation and operation. If you are not familiar with DVR, please
contact professional technicians for installation and operation. Please read thoroughly before you operate the unit
for your safety.
Be careful!
Do not install the unit where vibration and shock can be made. This can cause trouble.
Turn the unit off when you do cleaning and make sure to use dry towel.
Do not expose the unit to water or moisture.
Install the unit on even place and maintain the proper temperature.
Do not put heavy things on the unit.

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1. Product Introduction
DVRJ4 supports full triplex (recording / playback / backup) and GUI for setup.
Storage
Up to 500GB
(supporting 24 Bit, 48 Bit)
Two (2) hard drives
Compression M-JPEG (Modified JPEG)
Video input 4 (NTSC/PAL) channel
Recording resolution 704 x 240(288), 352 x 240(288)
Recording speed 1fps ~ 120fps totally @ CIF
Recording mode
Manual recording
Event recording
- Motion, Alarm detected.
Remote recording through network
Playback mode FF : 2X ~ 32X, REW : 2X~16X,
Display 120fps
Display mode - QUAD, MUX, PIP, Automated rotation
Multi Task Triplex (recording, playback, backup at the same time)
Motion detection 5 levels, 16 x 12 grids area
Audio Input 1 port
Output 1 port
1.1. System Specification
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Backup
Backup through network
AVI file backup
Watermark
USB memory stick, USB 2.0
Can be viewed by WINDOWS
Firmware update via USB stick
Network viewer Setup, Search, Backup
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2. Product operation
2.1. Various split screen
Processes 4channel video input by real time, and provides various split screen (QUAD, FULL, PIP, AUTO,
FREEZE).
2.2. 1 channel audio recording and playback
2.3. Backup to USB Thumb drive
Supports USB thumb drive backup and USB 2.0. You can play back the data via remote client program.
2.4. Firmware upgrade via USB stick
When you try to update the system through USB stick, save the firmware after you change the name to
„update.bin‟. And put it in the DVR USB port, and get in „USB SETUP MENU‟ of the DVR menu to select
“FIRMWARE UPDATE‟. Then it automatically begins updating. It takes about 4 ~ 5 minutes. After that, it will reset
itself.
2.5. Various function of network client software
- It supports various display (1channel/4 channel/PIP/AUTO rotation/Triplex).
- You can save the data that are being viewed on network viewer now on your PC.
- You can convert the data saved on your PC into AVI file.
- You can search the recorded data.
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2.6. Front panel and buttons
NO Items Details
Status LED
- POWER : DVR is on, then LED is on.
-HDD : It lights when HDD‟s are read or recorded.
- REC : It gets on when images are recorded.
- PLAY BACK : It lights when recorded data are played back.
- NETWORK : DVR is accessed by client program, then it gets on.
- BACKUP : If backup is being done, it gets on.
QUAD - You can use this when you want to view 4 cameras at the same time.
PIP - You can view a few smaller screen in a main screen.
TRIPLEX - It shows live images, playback images on one screen.
AUTO - It shows one channel by one channel from #1 channel through #4 channel. It rotates
automatically.
CH1, CH2, CH3,
CH4
- You can view one channel in a full screen.
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②
③
④
⑤
① ② ③ ④⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧
⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫
⑥
⑬ ⑭ ⑮
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NO Items Details
ZOOM - You can zoom the current screen by 2x2.
⑧FREEZE - You can view the paused screen.
⑨SEARCH - RECORD START-STOP search
You can start or stop the recorded data.
- EVENT search
You can search the Event data which is motion and/or sensor(alarm).
- TIME search
You can designate your target time.
⑩PLAY-BACK - You can view the recorded data from the hard drive of the DVR. If you press this button
without any other action, the latest recorded data will be played back.
⑪REC - You can record images manually with this button. If you press it one more time, recording
will stop.
⑫SET/EXIT - For Setting of DVR
- To move upper menu or main menu
⑬BACKUP - This is for USB thumb drive backup.
⑭ARROW KEYS - For menu setting or moving to other setting.
⑮USB PORT - USB thumb drive
⑦
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2.7. Back panel connection
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
AUDIO IN
AUDIO OUT
MON
DC 12V
① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥
NO Items Details
①VIDEO INPUT
(1~4 CHANNEL)
4 composite video inputs with BNC jack.
②MONITOR For monitor, CCTV monitor
③AUDIO INPUT /
OUTPUT
Supports line level audio in/out which uses RCA mono type connector. You need external
amplifier to connect to mic.
④ETHERNET RJ-45, 10/100Mbps
ETHERNET AL IN AL OUT PAN/TILT
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NO Items Details
⑤ALARM/PTZ - Alarm input (AL IN)
Supports 4 alarm inputs.
- Alarm output (AL OUT)
Supports 1 output and out internal buzzer. If alarm goes off, you can press „ENTER‟
on the front panel to reset the alarm status. Maximum volt is +5V.
⑥POWER External DC power supply (12V/5A)
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2.8. Remote controller
USB REC
SEARCH
FREEZE
SET
LOCK
FULL PIP
ZOOM
Digital Video Recorder
Direction
button
Setting button
Triplex mode button
Pause button
Search button
Recording
button
4channel split button
Backup button
PIP button
Auto rotation button
Playback
button
Menu button
QUAD
PB
TRIAUTO
SEL
PTZ
+ -
Button lock key
Full screen button
Zoom button
PTZ setting button
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3. Various display mod
3.1. QUAD mode
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CAMERA 1 CAMERA 2
CAMERA 3 CAMERA 4
Current time
Camera names
3.2. PIP mode
PIP mode 1
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CAMERA 1 CAMERA 2
PIP mode 2
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CAMERA 1
CAMERA 2
PIP mode 3
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CAMERA 1
CAMERA 2
CAMERA 3 CAMERA 3 CAMERA 4
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3.3. FULL mode
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CAMERA 1
3.4. AUTO mode
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CAMERA 1
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CAMERA 1
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CAMERA 1
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CAMERA 4
If you press FULL mode for the proper channel, you
can view it on a full screen. It does not affect
recording.
If you press AUTO button, the channels rotate
channel by channel as a full screen. It does not
affect recording.
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3.5. TRIPLEX mode
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CAMERA 1
Live and playback images are displayed together on
a screen.
CAMERA 2
CAMERA 3 CAMERA 4
PB CAMERA 1 PB CAMERA 2
PB CAMERA 3
PB CAMERA 4
4. DVR installation and operation
Installation process
1. Open the package and check the items and take the DVR out.
2. Connect the camera cables to the ports on the back panel.
3. Connect the monitor cable to the proper port on the back panel.
4. Connect other devices such as network, PTZ, audio etc.
5. Connect the supplied DC 12V power adapter (※Make sure to use the supplied power
adapter.)
6. Power is automatically provided, and DVR system gets defaulted and it turns into live
mode in a couple of seconds.
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System beginning
1. Images are being displayed and the system is being defaulted. During this process
graph is being displayed.
2. During default process, DVR checks the system and the hard drive, and gets
defaulted.
3. System default takes about 10 seconds.
4. You can change the setting if you want even during system operation or recording.
4.1. Recording
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CAMERA 1
CAMERA 3
In recording, this time is recorded together, so you need to
set the time as precise as possible. (※During recording, if
you change the time, the data may not be searched.)
Camera names
CAMERA 2
CAMERA 4
Red icon means “being recorded now.”
When is recording done?
1. When you press REC button, recording begins. When you press one more time, it
stops.
2. When Motion recording is set „ON‟ and there is motion detected.
3. When alarm is input.
4. When recording is triggered by Network client software.
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4.2. Playback
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PB CAMERA 1
PB CAMERA 3
Playback time
Playback camera names
PB CAMERA 2
PB CAMERA 4
Playback icon
During playback, you can view various modes of FULL/QUAD/PIP etc.
▶X16
Playback speed
4.3. Searching
SEARCH MODE
RECORD START/STOP SEARCH
EVENT LIST SEARCH
TIME/DATE SEARCH
RECORD SEARCH MASTER PAGE:0001/0003
START TIME END TIME
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2006/1/11 13:31:00
2006/1/21 16:12:22
2006/1/9 17:15:12
2006/1/17 06:32:17
2006/1/21 22:12:17
Recording ended time
Recording started time
The total number
of list
Selected number
Manual recording
searching
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SEARCH MODE
RECORD START/STOP SEARCH
EVENT LIST SEARCH
TIME/DATE SEARCH
EVENT SEARCH MASTER PAGE:0001/1000
START TIME EVENT
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MOTION
Kind of event
Recording started time by event
CH
CH1
MOTION CH1+CH2
ALARM ALL The channel of event
happened
SEARCH MODE
RECORD START/STOP SEARCH
EVENT LIST SEARCH
TIME/DATE SEARCH
TIME SEARCH HDD : MASTER
START : 2006/1/1 06:32:12
This is the place where you can designate the time you want.
After designating it, you need to press “enter” (※You are
supposed to designate the time between START-END time to
fulfill search properly.)
Recording started
and ended time
The total number
of list
Selected number
END : 2006/1/22 16:22:12
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Search by motion/alarm/network
Event recording
searching
Time/date
searching Search by time / date you want.
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4.4. Zooming
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CAMERA 1
CAMERA 3
This is zoom window. You can press
top/bottom/left/right to move to where you want to
zoom.
CAMERA 2
CAMERA 4
It means the current status is
“zoom”.
Z
4.5. Freezing
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CAMERA 1
CAMERA 3 It shows it is paused now. Press this one more time, then
it is released (※even though you freeze the images,
recording is done without any problems.)
CAMERA 2
CAMERA 4
It means the current status is “freezing”.
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4.6. USB backup
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PB CAMERA 1
PB CAMERA 3
PB CAMERA 2
PB CAMERA 4
Means currently motion images are
being saved via USB port.
USB backup can be done only during playback. During playback, find the target images and
press BACKUP button. Then DVR saves that data to USB devices. In addition, if you press the
button very quickly, DVR will save that frame. If you press the button for 3 seconds, DVR will
save the images. You can press the button one more time to quit. During this process, USB
icon is shown on the screen.
※During backup process, if you pull the thumb
drive out, system error may be raised.
A
SMeans currently still frame is being
saved via USB port.
4.7. System information
Every information of DVR system is shown on screen to understand it at a glance.
Hard drive size, model, recording and playback position, network setting, recording setting,
software version etc.
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5. Menu
On live monitoring mode, if you press MENU/EXIT button,
you can see the main menu on the left.
5.1. Setup menu
For basic setting of DVR
For display setting
For recording setting
For network setting
※Under the main menu, if you press MENU/EXIT button,
you can get out to SETUP menu.
For motion and alarm
For USB information and firmware update
For scheduling recording
For PTZ setting
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