SLD Security & Communications BTR-3104/250CD User manual

Operating Instructions
Digital Video Recorder
Model: BTR-3104/250CD BTR-3108/250CD
BTR-3104/500CD BTR-3108/500CD
BTR-3104/750CD BTR-3108/750CD
BTR-3116/250CD
BTR-3116/500CD
BTR-3116/750CD

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BTR-31XX
Safety Instructions
EMC class
This video recorder (DVR) is a classAdevice in accordance with EN 55022.
This device may cause interference to other equipment in domestic use. In such cases the persons opera-
ting the DVR are required to provide appropriate countermeasures, for which they themselves bear the cost.
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Importance of these Operating Instructions
Please read the safety instructions and the other information contained in the Operating Instructions before
connecting up and operating the DVR.
The Operating Instructions should be kept in a safe place for later reference.
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Ambient conditions for the DVR
The DVR should be protected against excessive heat, dust, damp and vibration.
The DVR may only be operated at temperatures between +5°C and +40°C, and up to a maximum air
humidity of 90%.
The DVR may only be operated indoors, and must be protected against incursion of water and damp.
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Care of the DVR
Never switch on the DVR when damp has penetrated it. In such cases, have the DVR checked by a qualied
service engineer.
Do not place any heavy objects on the DVR.
Never cover the DVR ventilation slots.
Never insert metallic objects or any other items into the vents. This may permanently damage the DVR.
The housing may only be opened by authorised persons. Repairs may only be carried out by qualied
service personnel.
The DVR must be disconnected from the power supply before its housing is opened.
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Getting started with the DVR
When laying the connecting cables, make sure no weight is placed on them, that they are not kinked or
damaged, and that no damp can penetrate them.
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Cleaning the DVR
The housing of the DVR may only be cleaned with a damp (not wet) cloth,
Use only a mild detergent. Do not use solvent-containing detergents or petrol. This could permanently
damage the surface nish.
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Spare parts
Use only original spare parts from VideorTechnical E. Hartig GmbH.►

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Table of contents
Overview 7
Package contents 7
Basis functions 7
Features 7
Requirements for operation 7
Control options 7
Connections on the rear – BTR-3104 8
Connections on the rear – BTR-3108 9
Connections on the rear – BTR-3116 10
Front panel controls 11
Key to controls 12
Function keys 12
Camera buttons / PTZ functions 13
Menu buttons / PTZ functions 14
Remote control functions 15
Mouse control functions 16
Live mode functions 16
Play mode functions 16
PTZ mode functions 17
Menu overview 18
Accessing the menu 19
Accessing the SYSTEM MENU 19
Accessing the SEARCH MENU 19
Getting started 20
Checklist for starting DVR operation 20
Connecting the remote control and DVR 20
Switching on the DVR 21
Switching off the DVR 21
Administration 22
Dening scheduled entries 22
Deleting recordings 22
Searching for recordings 23
SEARCH BAR 23
TIME/DATE 23
EVENT LIST 24
Menu descriptions – SYSTEM MENU 25
DISPLAY SETUP – SCREEN DISPLAY 26
DISPLAY SETUP – MONITOR SETUP 26
CONFIGURATION – HDD MANAGEMENT 27
CONFIGURATION – TIME/DATE SETUP 28
CONFIGURATION – CAMERASETUP 29
CONFIGURATION – INTERVAL SETUP 31
CONFIGURATION –ALARM SETUP 31

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CONFIGURATION – EVENT POPUP SETUP 32
CONFIGURATION – BUZZER SETUP 33
CONFIGURATION – PASSWORD SETUP 33
CONFIGURATION – SYSTEM INFORMATION 33
RECORD SETUP – RECORD CONFIGURATION 34
RECORD SETUP – SCHEDULE SETUP 35
RECORD SETUP – HOLIDAY SETUP 35
BACK-UP – CD-R SETUP 36
BACK-UP – USB SETUP 36
EXTERNAL DEVICE – TCP/IP SETUP 37
EXTERNALDEVICE – RS232C SETUP 40
EXTERNALDEVICE – PANTILT SETUP 41
EXTERNALDEVICE – SPOT MONITOR SETUP 42
EXTERNALDEVICE – REMOCON SETUP 42
FACTORY DEFAULT 43
LANGUAGE 43
Using Integrated Remote Station 44
Menu descriptions – Integrated Remote Station 45
IRS main menu 45
IRS SETUP 46
DVR SETUP 47
VIEWER 48
BACKUP 49
PLAYER 50
TRANSMITTER 51
CLIENT 52
CMS 53
Using DDNS Service 54
Menu descriptions – DDNS Service 56
DDNS Service main menu 56
Specications BTR-3104 57
Specications BTR-3108 59
Specications BTR-3116 61
Index 63
Notes on disposal 66

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BTR-31XX
Overview
Package contents
Digital video recorder (DVR)
Power supply unit and mains cable
Operating Instructions
Software: Integrated Remote Station (IRS)
Infrared remote control (S Type) including batteries
Mouse
Rubber pad
Hard disk vibration dampers
Screws and mounting brackets
Basis functions
Recording video images using multiple cameras
Event-based recording start
Video playback
Search for specic video sequences
Features
JPEG-2000 compression (H.264)
4, 8 or 16 loop-through inputs / VGA, S-VHS/FBAS outputs
Max. recording speed: 200 eld images per sec (PAL)
Duplex and triplex mode
Memory capacity 250 GB / 500 GB / 750 GB
Maximum video resolution 720 x 288 pixels (PAL)
Various recording criteria possible
Archiving / retrieving images via USB and CD-R
Digital zoom function (2x)
Integral Motion Detector
Telemetry control functions via RS-485 port
Network connection (Ethernet)
Requirements for operation
Digital video recorder BTR connected
At least one camera connected
At least one monitor connected
Control options
Front panel
Remote control
Mouse control
Integrated Remote Station (IRS)
DDNS service
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Connections on the rear – BTR-3104
The following diagram and table describe the interfaces at the rear of BTR-3104:
VGA
RS-232 C POWERLOOP
CH3CH2CH1 CH4
SPOT
MONITOR
FUNCTION CAMERAIN
DC12V
ETHERNET
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WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE UNITS. NOT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNEDFOR OUTDOOR USE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN COVERS.
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN !
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No. Designation Functions/connections Typical devices
1 VGA PC monitor PC monitor
2CAMERAIN
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 video channels Cameras
3 MONITOR Monitor Monitor
4 POWER ON/OFF switch -
5 Power supply Power Supply -
6 SPOT Spot monitor Monitor
7LOOP
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 loop-through video channels Cameras
8 PS/2 External interface Mouse
9 ETHERNET Network Network cable
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RS 485 Connection to the PTZ camera PTZ cameras
RELAY Relay alarm output for external devices Sirene, warning light
ALARM Sensor input Sensors
11 RS-232 C External interface PC (operation via PC key-
board)

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BTR-31XX
Connections on the rear – BTR-3108
The following diagram and table describe the interfaces at the rear of BTR-3108:
CH3CH2CH1 CH4 CH7CH6CH5 CH8
LOOP
MONITOR
SPOT
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
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4
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2
1
VGA
RS-232 C POWER
DC12V
ETHERNET I
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WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE UNITS. NOT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNEDFOR OUTDOOR USE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN COVERS.
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN !
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No. Designation Functions/connections Typical devices
1 VGA PC monitor PC monitor
2CAMERAIN
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 video channels Cameras
3 MONITOR Monitor Monitor
4 POWER ON/OFF switch -
5 Power supply Power Supply -
6 SPOT Spot monitor Monitor
7LOOP
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 loop-through video channels Cameras
8 RS-232 C External interface PC (operation via PC key-
board)
9 PS/2 External interface Mouse
10 ETHERNET Network Network cable
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RS 485 Connection to the PTZ camera PTZ cameras
RELAY Relay alarm output for external devices Sirene, warning light
ALARM Sensor input Sensors

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Connections on the rear – BTR-3116
The following diagram and table describe the interfaces at the rear of BTR-3116:
VGA RS-232 C
FUNCTION
CH3CH2
CH1 CH4CH3CH2 CH1 CH4CH3
CH2CH1 CH4 CH3CH2 CH1 CH4
LOOP
MONITOR
SPOT
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POWER
DC12V
ETHERNET
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WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE UNITS. NOT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNEDFOR OUTDOOR USE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN COVERS.
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN !
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FUNCTION
RS 485 D-1 RS 485 D+2 GND3 RELAY COM4 RELAY NC5 RELAY NO6 GND
7ALARM D168 ALARM D159 ALARM D1410 ALARM D1311 GND12 ALARM D1213
ALARM D1114 ALARM D1015 ALARM D916 GND17 ALARM D818 ALARM D719 ALARM D620 ALARM D521 GND22 ALARM D423 ALARM D324 ALARM D225 ALARM D126
No. Designation Functions/connections Typical devices
1 VGA PC monitor PC monitor
2 ETHERNET Network Network cable
3
RS 485 Connection to the PTZ camera PTZ cameras
RELAY Relay alarm output for external devices Sirene, warning light
ALARM Sensor input Sensors
4 RS-232 C External interface PC (operation via PC key-
board)
5 PS/2 External interface Mouse
6CAMERAIN
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 video channels Cameras
7 MONITOR Monitor Monitor
8 POWER ON/OFF switch -
9 Power supply Power Supply -
10 SPOT Spot monitor Monitor
11 LOOP
CH1-CH16 Maximum 16 loop-through video channels Cameras

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BTR-31XX
Front panel controls
The following diagram and table describe the controls on the front panel of the DVR:
HDDFULL
RECORD
PLAY
ETHERNET
IR
1 /ON 2 /OF F 3/ OPEN 4/ CL OS E 5 /NEAR 6/ FAR 7/ WIDE 8 / TELE 9 /SET 10 /CLEAR 11 /GOTO 12 /AUTO 13/F 1 14 /F 2 15/ F3 16 /F4
CAMERA /PTZ F UNC TION
PTZ Z OOM FRZ
MODE PIP SEQ
REC PLAY STOP
FUNCTION
K.LOCK
Q. PL AY
SEARCH
MENU NEXT
SETUP
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RUN
ACTI VE
J. S HUTTLE
JOG/SHUT
TLE
HOST
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USB
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No. Designation Function
1
HDD FULL Lights up when the hard disk is full
RECORD Lights up during recording
PLAY Lights up during playback
ETHERNET Lights up during network activities
2 USB USB interfaces (typeAand type B)
3 FUNCTION Function keys
4 1/....- 16/.... Camera selection Password input
PTZ functions
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5 CD-RW Opens the integrated CD-RW writer
6 Jog shuttle
Image-by-image playback in playback mode (when the J. SHUTTLE button is
pressed)
Changing numerical values in SYSTEM MENU
Screen navigation in zoom mode
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7 J. SHUTTLE
J. SHUTTLE button to activate the jog shuttle wheel
RUN Lights up when the jog or shuttle function is activated
ACTIVE Lights up when the J. SHUTTLE button is pressed
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MENU Activating/exiting the SYSTEM MENU
(ENTER) Selects menu option / conrms entry
NEXT Moves forward
Menu navigation
+ - Increases / decreases a value in the menu area
9 IR Infrared receiver

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Function keys
Marking Meaning
PTZ Activates PTZ camera functions
ZOOM Zoom
FRZ Freezing the screen contents (xed image)
K. LOCK (KEY LOCK) Activates key lock. To unlock, press the button for several seconds, and conrm
with the password
MODE Changing the image display modes
PIP Display in picture-in-picture mode
SEQ Activates image change in full-screen mode
Q. PLAY (QUICK PLAY) Playback of the last recorded 180 images
REC
Alarm recording
Note: Automatic alarm recording starts without taking the scheduler into consi-
deration when you press the REC button on the digital video recorder or on the
remote control.
PLAY Starts the playback of recorded video data
STOP Stops alarm recording
SEARCH Activating/Exiting the SEARCH MENU
Key to controls

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Key to controls, continued
Camera buttons / PTZ functions
After the PTZ button has been pressed, you can use the camera buttons and the arrow keys to control PTZ
cameras. Using the numeric keypad, you may enter numerical values in the SYSTEM MENU (password input).
Marking Meaning
1 / ON Camera 1 active
LIGHT ON Light on
2 / OFF Camera 2 active
LIGHT OFF Light off
3 / OPEN Camera 3 active
IRIS OPEN Open iris
4 / CLOSE Camera 4 active
IRIS CLOSE Close iris
5 / NEAR Camera 5 active
FOCUS NEAR Focus near
6 / FAR Camera 6 active
FOCUS FAR Wide-angle
7 / WIDE Camera 7 active
ZOOM IN Zoom in
8 / TELE Camera 8 active
ZOOM OUT Zoom in
9 / SET Camera 9 active
PRESET SET Save preset value
10 / CLEAR Camera 10 active
PRESET CLEAR Clear preset value
11 / GOTO Camera 11 active
PRESET GOTO Go to preset value
12 /AUTO Camera 12 active
AUTO SCAN Automatic scan

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Camera buttons / PTZ functions, continued
Marking Meaning
13 / F1 Camera 13 active
Function key F1 / User 1
14 / F2 Camera 14 active
Function key F2 / User 2
15 / F3 Camera 15 active
Function key F3 / User 3
16 / F4 Camera 16 active
Function key F4 / User 4
Menu buttons / PTZ functions
Marking Meaning
Menu navigation button
TILT UP Tilt camera upward
Menu navigation button
TILT DOWN Tilt camera downward
Menu navigation button
PAN LEFT Pan camera to the left
Menu navigation button
PAN RIGHT Pan camera to the right
Key to controls, continued

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BTR-31XX
Remote control functions
The following diagram and table describe the controls of the remote control:
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2
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5
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8
9
15
14
12
13
10
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No. Designation Function
1MENU Activating/exiting the SYSTEM
MENU
2 SET, CLEAR, GOTO,AUTO PTZ camera functions
3 F1, F2, F3, F4 Activates/inactivates screen icons
Change splitscreen mode
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4 0 to 9 Camera selection
Password input
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5 REC Alarm recording
6MODE Changing the image display
modes
7 + - Increases / decreases a value in
the menu area
8 Playback functions
9 SEQ, FRZ, PIP, ZOOM Function keys
10 CH + - Change camera channel
11 Menu navigation
12 AUDIO No function
13 FUNC No function
14 SEARCH Activating/Exiting the SEARCH
MENU
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Mouse control functions
Live mode functions
Icon Function left mouse button Function right mouse button
REC STOP
PLAY QUICK PLAY
Open SEARCH MENU -
Open PTZ mode -
ZOOM -
FREEZE -
PIP -
Activates image change in full-screen
mode -
No function -
KEY LOCK -
Open SYSTEM MENU -
NEXT ENTER
Increase numerical value Decrease numerical value
... Image display modes -
Play mode functions
Icon Function left mouse button Function right mouse button
Playback functions -
REC STOP
ZOOM -
Open SYSTEM MENU -
No function -
... Image display modes -

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Mouse control – functions, continued
PTZ mode functions
Icon Function left mouse button Function right mouse button
Pan/Tilt movements -
ENTER -
Zoom in Zoom out
Focus near Wide-angle
MENU NEXT
Go to preset value -
Save preset value -
Increase numerical value Decrease numerical value
Clear preset value -
Automatic scan -
Quit PTZ mode -

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The following gure shows the structure of the SYSTEM MENU:
SYSTEM MENU DISPLAY SETUP SCREEN DISPLAY
MONITOR SETUP
CONFIGURATION HDD MANAGEMENT
TIME/DATE SETUP
CAMERASETUP
INTERVAL SETUP
ALARM SETUP
EVENT POPUP SETUP
BUZZER SETUP
PASSWORD SETUP
SYSTEM INFORMATION
RECORD SETUP RECORD CONFIGURATION
SCHEDULE SETUP
HOLIDAY SETUP
BACK-UP CD-R SETUP
USB SETUP
EXTERNAL DEVICE TCP/IP SETUP
RS232C SETUP
PANTILT SETUP
SPOT MONITOR SETUP
REMOCON SETUP
FACTORY DEFAULT
LANGUAGE
The following gure shows the structure of the SEARCH MENU:
SEARCH MENU SEARCH BAR
TIME/DATE
EVENT LIST
Menu overview

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Accessing the menu
Accessing the SYSTEM MENU
Requirement:
Current camera image is displayed.
Step Action Access using Key sequence
1Activate SYSTEM MENU.
Result: The password is
requested.
Device MENU
Remote control MENU
Mouse control Double-click right button >
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Enter the password (maximum
eight digits).
Factory-set default password:
ADMIN: blank
MANAGER: 1
USER1 - USER8: 2 - 9
3Conrm entry. (ENTER)
Accessing the SEARCH MENU
Requirement:
Current camera image is displayed.
Step Action Access using Key sequence
1 Activate SEARCH MENU.
Device SEARCH
Remote control SEARCH
Mouse control Double-click right button >
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Getting started
Checklist for starting DVR operation
Step Action Menu path
1Connect the peripheral devices in the
required conguration.
2 Switch on DVR and peripheral devices.
3 Specify menu language. SYSTEM MENU > LANGUAGE
3 Adjust date and time. SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION >
TIME/DATE SETUP
4 Clear the hard disk. SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION > HDD MANAGEMENT > HDD SETUP> HDD CLEAR
COMPLETE
5 Reinitialize the system. SYSTEM MENU > FACTORY DEFAULT
6Dene passwords. SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION >
PASSWORD SETUP
7 Set up network (option).
SYSTEM MENU > EXTERNALDEVICE > TCP/IP
SETUP
and
SYSTEM MENU > EXTERNALDEVICE >
RS232C SETUP
8 Register peripherals with DVR. SYSTEM MENU > EXTERNALDEVICE > ...
9Set up event types and associated
responses.
SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION >
ALARM SETUP
and
SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION >
EVENT POPUP SETUP
and
SYSTEM MENU > CONFIGURATION >
BUZZER SETUP
10 Set up recording parameters and schedule. SYSTEM MENU >
RECORD SETUP > ...
Connecting the remote control and DVR
Step Action Menu path
1 Select remote control, e.g. S Typ. SYSTEM MENU > EXTERNALDEVICE >
REMOCON SETUP