Speco CS4 Technical manual

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Copy Button
Pressing the COPY button allows you to copy video clips.
Esc Button
During menu setup, pressing the ESC button closes the current menu or setup dialog box.
Play/Stop Button
Pressing the
PLAY/STOP button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again exits the
playback mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing the (Play/Pause)
button plays back video at regular speed. he screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause
mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video.
Camera Buttons
Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons
1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.
Arrow Buttons
hese buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change
numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the
Up and Down
arrow buttons to increase
or decrease the number’s value.
When in the PIP display format, pressing the
Up and Down arrow buttons moves the position of
the small screen counter-clockwise and clockwise, and pressing the
Left
and Right buttons changes
the PIP screen size.
In the playback mode, pressing the button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the
button again toggles the playback speed from , and , and the screen displays ,
and respectively. While playing video, pressing the button plays video forward
at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from , and , and
the screen displays , and respectively. When in the pause mode, pressing the button
moves to the next image and pressing the button moves to the previous image.
Play/Pause Button
In the live monitoring mode, pressing the button freezes the current screen and the screen displays
icon. When in the playback mode, pressing the button pauses playing video.
Pressing the button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during
system setup.
HDD LED
he DD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive.

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Power LED
he POWER LED is lit when the unit is On.
USB Port
A USB port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk or flash drives for video
clip copying or system upgrades. Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you
can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet. Use the USB cable provided with the
hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR.
A USB mouse (not supplied) can be connected to the USB port. You can use the mouse to navigate
through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer.
A USB to Serial converter can be connected to the USB port. Multiple text-in devices can be used
with a USB to Serial converter.
Remote Control Buttons
ID Button
Camera Buttons
Sequence Button
Login/Logout Button
Arrow Buttons
Menu Button
Playback Buttons
Alarm Button
Layout Button
Zoom Button
PTZ Button
Enter Button
Esc Button
PTZ Control Buttons
Copy Button
Play/Stop Button
Figure 4 ─ Infrared remote control.

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ID Button
If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any
additional operations. (Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further
information on setting the System ID.) If the system ID is 1 to 16, you must to press the
ID button
and then press the number button (1 to 16 (+10 & 6)) in order to control that DVR. If the System
ID of two or more DVRs is set to 0, those DVRs will react to the infrared remote control at the
same time.
Camera Buttons
Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons
1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.
Sequence Button
When in the Live Monitoring mode, pressing the SEQUENCE button displays live channels
sequentially.
Login/Logout Button
Pressing the LOGIN/OUT button displays the Login or Logout screen.
Arrow Buttons
hese buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change
numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to
increase or decrease the number’s value.
When in the PIP display format, pressing the
Up and Down arrow buttons moves the position of
the small screen counter-clockwise and clockwise.
Pressing the Left and Right buttons moves through screen pages in the Live Monitoring mode
and Search mode.
enu Button
In the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode, pressing the
MENU button displays the menu icons
at the top of the screen.
Playback Buttons
 Rewind:
Pressing the button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again
toggles the playback speed from , and .
 Play/Pause: Pressing the button plays back video at regular speed. he screen displays
when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video.
 Fast Forward:
Pressing the button plays video forward at high speed. Pressing the button
again toggles the playback speed from , and .

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 Stop: Pressing the button stops playback and enters the Live Monitoring mode.
 Backward: When in the pause mode, pressing the button moves to the previous image.
 Forward: When in the pause mode, pressing the button moves to the next image.
In the Live Monitoring mode, pressing any playback button enters to the Search mode.
Alarm Button
Pressing the
ALARM button resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm.
Layout Button
Pressing the LAYOUT button toggles between different display formats. he available formats
are: 3x3, 1P7, 1P5, 2x2 and PIP.
Zoom Button
Pressing the
ZOOM button zooms the current image on the screen. A PIP with a rectangle temporarily
displays showing what area of the screen has been enlarged. You can use the arrow buttons to
move the rectangle to another area.
PTZ Button
Pressing the
PTZ button enters the P Z (Pan/ ilt/Zoom) mode which allows you to control properly
configured cameras.
Enter Button
he (Enter) button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during
system setup. his button is also used to enter the Cameo mode in the Live Monitoring mode or
Search mode (8-ch Model Only).
Esc Button
During menu setup, pressing the ESC button closes the current menu or setup dialog box.
PTZ Control Buttons
While in the P Z mode, the
PRESET buttons are used to save Presets and load a Preset View, the
ZOOM buttons are used to Zoom In and Zoom Out, and the FOCUS buttons are used for Near
Focus and Far Focus.
Copy Button
Pressing the COPY button allows you to copy video clips.

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Chapter 4 ─ Operation
NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not,
please refer to Chapters 2 and 3.
he DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and
playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back
video. You can establish recording schedules based on time of day and day of the week. he DVR
allows you to search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those
available with VCRs. Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control
and viewing, and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video.
he front panel controls are described in Chapter 3 ─ Configuration.
Turning on the Power
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 ─ Installation, it is ready
to record.
Live onitoring
As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live video on the
attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker. he default mode is to
display all cameras at once. Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full
screen. It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode.
While in the live monitoring mode, pressing the MENU button displays the following Live
Monitoring menu at the top of the screen. Pressing the ESC button hides the menu. You can
navigate through menus and items by pressing the arrow buttons.
Display
Freeze
Sequence
Camera Menu
Alarm
Digital Deterrent
Panic
Setup
Search Mode
Login/Logout
Figure 65 ─ Live Monitoring menu.

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NOTE: The Live onitoring menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to
the top of the screen.
Live onitoring enu
Display
Selecting (Display Menu) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Display Menu.
 Screen: Selecting Screen and choosing the screen mode (PIP, 2x2, 1P5, 1P7 or 3x3) displays
the cameras in the selected multiview screen mode. Selecting each display mode is the same
as scrolling the mouse wheel up and down when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 1P5,
1P7 or 3x3).
NOTE: In the 1P5 or 1P7 display mode, the main channel indicates the channel displayed
on the large screen which is displayed in the top-left. You can select the camera you want
to display on the main channel screen. Select a channel on the screen and click the right
mouse button to display the Camera enu. Selecting Go To Main swaps the selected
channel with the main channel. This function is supported only in the 1P5 and 1P7 display
modes and can be activated from any of channel screens except the main channel screen.
NOTE: You can change the location of the PIP (Picture-in-Picture)
counterclockwise or clockwise by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons,
and change its size by pressing the Left and Right arrow buttons. To change
its location and size by using the mouse, select the PIP and then click the
right mouse button to display the following menu. Select the options you
want. You can also change the location of the PIP by clicking the left mouse
button on the PIP window and dragging it to where you want it located, and
change the size of the PIP by clicking the left mouse button at the corner of
the PIP window and dragging it until it is the desired size.
 Previous Group, Next Group: Selecting Previous Group or Next Group moves to the
previous or next page.
 Edit Group:
Selecting
Edit Group
enters the cameo mode. Refer to the following Active Cameo
Mode for details.
 OSD: Selecting OSD toggles OSD On and Off.
Freeze
Selecting (Freeze) in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen
until you select again. It is the same as pressing the (Play/Pause) button on the front panel.
While in the Freeze mode, the icon displays in bottom-left corner if Freeze is selected in the
Display setup screen (OSD tab).
 Camera: Selecting Camera and choosing the camera number displays the
selected camera full screen. It is the same as pressing the individual camera
buttons on the front panel or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image
when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 1P5, 1P7 or 3x3). Clicking the
left mouse button on the screen again returns to the previous display mode.

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Sequence
Selecting (Sequence) in the Live Monitoring menu causes the cameras to display sequentially.
When in one of the multiview formats, selecting Sequence will cause the DVR to go through
predefined screen layouts (Full Sequence). Or, the bottom, right screen will display live cameras
sequentially (Cameo Sequence). For example, if you select (Sequence) in the Live Monitoring
in the 2x2 format, the 8-channel DVR changes pages as follows:
Full Sequence Cameo Sequence
Selecting again in the Live Monitoring menu exits the Sequence mode. While in the Sequence
mode, the icon displays in bottom-left corner if Sequence is selected in the Display setup screen
(OSD tab). If all the cameras in a page are Off, or have lost video or are set to Covert (unless the
user has authority to view covert cameras), that page will be excluded from the sequence.
NOTE: The Full Sequence for the full sequence monitoring and the Cameo Sequence for
the cameo sequence monitoring should be selected in the Display setup screen ( ain
onitor tab).
Camera enu
Selecting (Camera Menu) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Camera Menu.
 Zoom: Selecting
Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current image of the selected
camera on the screen. Refer to the following Zoom Mode section for details.
 Audio: Selecting Audio toggles audio output On and Off.
 Color Control:
Selecting
Color Control
and choosing the camera number allows you to control
brightness, contrast, hue and saturation for each camera for the selected camera if a user who
has Color Control authority logs into the system. It is the same as pressing and holding a camera
button for a few seconds.
NOTE: It is important that cameras and monitors are correctly installed and adjusted prior
to making any image adjustments using the DVR’s controls.
NOTE: Any image adjustments you make will be applied to both the live video on the
monitors and the recorded video.
NOTE: The Camera Menu also can be displayed by clicking the right mouse button on the
screen while in the live monitoring mode.
Alarm
Selecting (Alarm) in the Live Monitoring menu resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal
buzzer during an alarm. It is the same as pressing any button on the front panel when the alarm
is activated.
 PTZ: Selecting PTZ and choosing the camera number allows you to control
the selected camera as long as it has Pan, ilt and Zoom capabilities. Refer to
the following PTZ Mode section for details.

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Zoom ode
You can enlarge an area of the video by selecting (Camera Menu)  Zoom in the Live
Monitoring menu. For a few seconds after selecting (Camera Menu)
 Zoom from the Camera,
a rectangle displays on the screen. A rectangle shows the area that will be enlarged. You can move
the rectangle around using the arrow buttons. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button in the Zoom
mode enlarges the area in rectangle. Exit the Zoom mode by selecting (Exit) in the Zoom menu
displayed when pressing the
MENU button. While in the Zoom mode, the icon displays if
Zoom
is selected in the Display setup screen (OSD tab).
Event onitoring
When an event occurs, the DVR will display the camera associated with the event if Event
Monitoring On is selected in the Display setup screen (Main Monitor tab).
How the cameras are displayed depends on the number of cameras associated with the event. If
one camera is associated with the event, the DVR will display the camera full screen. If two to
four cameras are associated with the event, the DVR will display the cameras on a 2x2 screen. If
five to eight cameras are associated with the event, the DVR will display the cameras on a 1P5,
1P7 or 3x3 screen.
Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording. After the dwell time has elapsed,
the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred. If you want to return
to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed, press one of the camera buttons.
Covert Camera
If a camera is set up as Covert 1 in the Camera setup screen (Settings tab), that camera will not
be displayed unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system. However
the camera title and status icons will be displayed on the monitor.
If a camera is set up as Covert 2 in the Camera setup screen (Settings tab), that camera appears
to be Off unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system. he camera
title will be grayed out and status icons will not be displayed on the monitor.
NOTE: When a camera is set up as Covert 1, the DVR displays the camera title and status
icons on the covert video. When set up as Covert 2, the DVR displays only the camera title
on the covert video.
If a user who has Covert Camera View authority logs into the system, the user can view video
from cameras set to Covert 1 or Covert 2 including the camera titles and status icons.
PTZ ode
If a user who has
PTZ Control authority logs into the system, the user can control P Z cameras.
he DVR will control cameras with Pan, ilt and Zoom capabilities. Select (Camera Menu)
 PTZ in the Live Monitoring menu to display the P Z camera menu and enter the P Z mode.
Selecting (Exit) in the P Z menu displayed when pressing the MENU button exits the P Z
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Camera Buttons:
Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display
full screen.
Arrow Buttons:
Pressing the button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button
again toggles the playback speed from , and . Pressing the button plays video
forward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from , and
. When in the pause mode, pressing the button moves to the next image and pressing the
button moves to the previous image.
Play/Pause Button: Pressing the button plays back images at regular speed or pauses playing
video.
Play/Stop Button: Pressing the PLAY/STOP button enters the playback mode, and pressing the
button again exits the playback mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing
the button plays back video at regular speed. he screen displays when the DVR is in the
Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video.
You can use a mouse for convenient playback control. Position the mouse pointer on the playback
screen, and the following Record able Search (Compact View Mode) screen will display. he
individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below:
Go to the previous image Play/Pause Go to the next image
Fast backward play Fast forward play
Searching Video
While in the search mode, pressing the MENU button displays the following Search menu at the
top of the screen. Pressing the ESC button hides the menu. You can navigate through menus
and items by pressing the arrow buttons.
Display
Search
Go To
Export
Camera Menu
Alarm
Digital Deterrent
Panic
Data Source
Exit
Figure 68 ─ Search menu.