Super Circuits DMR27U User manual

H.264 4-Channel DVR
User Manual
Product: DMR27U
Please read this manual before using your recorder, and always follow the instructions for
safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.
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CAUTION
Operate this device only in environments where the temperature or humidity is within the recommended range.
Operation in extreme temperatures or humidity levels may cause electric shock and shorten the life of the
product.
CAUTION
Installation and servicing should be performed by qualied and experienced personnel only. DVR should always
remain OFF during any installation process.
CAUTION
Do not use the camera if fumes, smoke or a strange odor is emitted from the unit, or if it seems to function
incorrectly. Disconnect the power source immediately, and consult your dealer.
LEGAL NOTICE
Supercircuits products are designed to meet safety and performance standards with the use of specic
Supercircuits authorized accessories. Supercircuits disclaims liability associated with the use of non-Supercircuits
authorized accessories.
The recording, transmission, or broadcast of any person’s voice without their consent or a court order is strictly
prohibited by law.
Supercircuits makes no representations concerning the legality of certain product applications such as the
making, transmission, or recording of video and/or audio signals of others without their knowledge and/or
consent. We encourage you to check and comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations
before engaging in any form of surveillance or any transmission of radio frequencies.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks
and names or their products. Supercircuits, Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names
other than its own.
No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the express written
permission of Supercircuits, Inc.
© 2012 Supercircuits, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Product Description ..............................................................................1
1.1 Features ..................................................................................1
1.2 Components ..............................................................................2
SECTION 2 Hardware Overview ..............................................................................3
2.1 Front panel ...............................................................................3
2.2 Backpanel ................................................................................4
2.3 DVR Hard disk drive ........................................................................5
2.4 Remote control ............................................................................5
SECTION 3 System Setup ...................................................................................6
3.1 SETUP screen .............................................................................6
3.2 LIVE mode setup options ...................................................................7
3.3 RECORD setup options ......................................................................8
3.4 SYSTEM SETUP mode .....................................................................11
3.5 NETWORK setup ..........................................................................13
3.6 STORAGE mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.7 SAVE SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 4 LIVE and SEARCH Modes .........................................................................17
4.1 LIVE window .............................................................................17
4.2 SEARCH window .........................................................................18
4.3 Play mode ...............................................................................22
SECTION 5 Archiving and Backup ...........................................................................24
5.1 Archiving still images .....................................................................24
5.2 BACKUP still images or video clip to a USB memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3 Playing Backup video .....................................................................27
SECTION 6 Software Maintenance ...........................................................................30
6.1 Firmware upgrade ........................................................................30
6.2 Backup the setup conguration .............................................................31
6.3 Load setup conguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 7 MClient – Network Client Viewer .................................................................33
7.1 Overview ................................................................................33
7.2 MClient Installation .......................................................................34
7.3 PC MClient setup conguration options ......................................................36
7.4 MClient – Live view .......................................................................40

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7.5 MClient – search and playback view .........................................................41
SECTION 8 Network – IE Browser Viewer ....................................................................44
8.1 Connect to the DVR, download and install Web Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
8.2 LIVE mode ...............................................................................45
8.3 Search and PLAYBACK mode ...............................................................46
SECTION 9 Specications ..................................................................................49
APPENDIX A HDD Compatibility List ...........................................................................50
APPENDIX B Install FFDSHOW Codec ..........................................................................52

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SECTION 1: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
SECTION 1
Product Description
The DMR27U is a professional, security grade, real-time, 4-channel digital video recorder. It includes H.264 digital technology
providing increased recording capacity, enhanced image quality, and faster video transfer for remote viewing. Recording can be
triggered manually, by alarm, by motion detection, or by a preset timer. User friendly on-screen menu displays provide controls for
color, brightness and contrast for each camera. The optional 1TB SATA hard drive can store up to 7200 hours of video recorded from
all 4 channels.
1.1 Features
Your DVR includes the following special features:
• 4-channel, real-time live display and 4-channel simultaneous playback
• H.264 technology – Advanced recorded picture quality and data compression
• TRIPLEX – Simultaneous recording, payback, and remote viewing (networking).
• NaFS le system developed for preventing data loss from power failures
• Real Time Operating System and simplied hardware with a watchdog timer to ensure reliability
• Individual channel recording and playback with dierent frame rates
• High-quality live and playback resolution
• Multi-site management supported by CMS application
• Network via LAN, DHCP, DDNS, ADSL. Dynamic and static IP addresses supported
• User-friendly setup menu with graphic user interface
• Easy to implement weekly recording schedule
• On-screen display (OSD) icons provide helpful and well-explained information
• Motion detection within a 14 x 10 motion zone grid (each camera)
• USB port for JPEG, H.264 data backup and software upgrade using a USB memory stick
• Still image capture and review in JPEG format
• Operating controls on the front panel and remote control
• Password required for access
• Video loss detection
• Backup allows still-images and AVI data copying to a USB memory stick or network drive
• Multi-Language support

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1.2 Components
The DVR package contains the following items:
• DVR unit
• QSG (Quick Setup Guide)
• DVR power adapter
• Power cord
• Remote control
• AAA batteries (2)
• Software CD
1.2.1 Software CD
The software CD included with your DVR contains:
• Quick Installation Guide
• FFDSHOW codec (see Appendix B)
• Client Software (MClient, see Section 7)
• User manual (this document)
• HDD calculator – for determining recording capacity of your hard disk drive
• Link to download Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing documentation

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SECTION 2: HARDWARE OVERVIEW
SECTION 2
Hardware Overview
2.1 Front panel
Channel Number (1~0) Video Display Controls Menu Navigation Controls
Playback Motion Controls SETUP, ESC, PTZ
Table 1. DVR front panel controls
Name Description
NUMBER (1~0) Select channel with number button (1 ~ 4 only)
SEQ Auto sequence of channels in full screen mode. (Toggle)
PTZ Enter PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) mode for PTZ enabled cameras
SETUP Enter SYSTEM SETUP menu
SEARCH Enter Search menu.--> Event search / Timeline search / Log / Archive search
/ II Can be use as “Play” and “Pause” function during playback
BACKUP Archive in LIVE (backup Live picture) or PLAYBACK (backup picture and video) modes.
tt Rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speed in PLAYBACK mode.
t Jump/Step backward. – In PLAYBACK mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds backward
u Jump/Step forward – In PLAYBACK mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds forward.
uu Fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds in PLAYBACK mode
REC Start and stop recording manually
UP ()Scroll up in the system menu or select camera 1 in LIVE mode. It is also used to enter the number 1.
RIGHT (u)Move right, change values in system menu, or select camera 2 in LIVE mode. It is also used to enter the number 2.
DOWN ()Scroll down in the system menu or select camera 3 in LIVE mode. It is also used to enter the number 3.
LEFT (t)Move left, change values in system menu, or select camera 4 in LIVE mode. Also used to enter the number 4.
Enter Select full screen or quad view in LIVE display mode
ESC Return or cancel command

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Table 2. Front panel LEDs and connectors
Name Description
HDD Solid light when DVR is accessing the hard disk.
POWER Solid light when DVR is powered on.
USB USB port for backup and software updates.
2.2 Backpanel
Audio Channel Inputs Video Channel Inputs PowerEthernet
Audio Out Port VGA Out Ports VGA/CVBS Switch
DVR rear panel
Table 3. Rear panel connectors and switches
Label Operation
VIDEO IN 4 channel connectors for video input. Connect camera output to Video-in.
VIDEO OUT 1 connector for video output.
VGA Connector for VGA monitor
AUDIO Audio 1~4:AUDIO IN/ADUIO OUT
SENSOR IN Connection for sensor device
ALARM OUT 1 alarm device output. Provides simple On/O switching by using relay. 0.5A/125V, 1A/30V
RS-485 Connect to PTZ camera, +  PTZ D+ . –  PTZ D–
LAN RJ-45 connector for LAN connection
DC 12V Apply 12V DC using the DC adapter supplied with the recorder
VGA / CVBS switch Select either VGA monitor or CVBS (Composite Video Blanking Sync) monitor. DO NOT CHANGE THIS SETTING WHEN DVR IS
ON. DVR MUST REBOOT IF THIS SWITCH IS CHANGED.
T-ON/ T-OFF switch For manufacture use only

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2.3 DVR Hard disk drive
The hard disk drive (HDD) included in your system is a security grade device, factory tested and certied to be functional for all
operations of the DVR.
CAUTION
Do not open the cover of your DVR. Opening the cover will void the warranty.
If you need to change the HDD installed in your DVR (voids warranty), refer to the HDD Compatibility List in Appendix A for
recommended models.
2.4 Remote control
Table 4. Remote control controls
Button Description
ID DVR ID setup
REC Record manually
NUMBER Press number button to select channel
tt Fast Rewind
uu Fast Forward
u/ II Play/Pause
u PTZ/ Jump/Step forward
t Jump/Step backward
SEL Enter
DIRECTION Direction or number 1 to 4
SETUP Setup menu screen
SEARCH Search menu screen
ESC Esc
BACKUP Archive and backup still image or video clip.
SEQ Sequential channel conversion

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SECTION 3
System Setup
Use the SETUP menu options to congure your DVR to perform optimally within your installation environment and to meet your
specic security needs.
3.1 SETUP screen
After pressing the SETUP button, the DVR will prompt you for password. The default password is 1111.
CAUTION
Supercircuits highly recommends that the DVR password be changed during initial setup.
Use the menu navigation buttons (up , right u , down , and left t representing 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively) or the number
keys to enter the password, then press ENTER for password validation.
1
3
2
4
Menu navigation buttons
After the password is entered, the SETUP icons will appear Use the navigate buttons to select a SETUP item. Press ENTER to open
the menu and set options.

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3.2 LIVE mode setup options
In the LIVE mode menu you can adjust how video images from the cameras appear on the monitor. Navigate through the menu
items by pressing the  and  buttons. Use the t and u buttons to modify a setting.
Setup LIVE screen

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Table 5. Menu items in LIVE mode setup
Item Description
OSD Enable/disable on-screen displays (OSD).
SEQUENCE Enable/disable sequential display of video channels in full screen mode.
SEQ-DWELL TIME Dwell time for each channel display in sequential display mode.
EVENT BEEP Enable/disable internal beep alert sound.
OSD CONTRAST Set the visibility level of the OSD.
CHANNEL Select the channel for applying the following settings.
DISPLAY Enable/disable display of the video channel in LIVE mode.
SEQ LIST Enable/disable the specied channel shown in sequential display mode.
BRIGHTNESS Change the brightness level for the specied channel.
CONTRAST Change the contrast level for the specied channel.
HUE Change the hue level for the specied channel.
SATURATION Change the saturation level for the specied channel.
VGA SCREEN MODE Select VGA screen mode as either FULL or Normal.
Table 6. Event BEEP alarm/motion function
Event Beep On Event Beep O
Buzzer Relay Out Buzzer Relay Out
Alarm Yes Yes No Yes
Motion Yes Yes No Yes
NOTE The “Event Beep” function is NOT related to relay output. Relay output is setup in the RECORD menu.
3.3 RECORD setup options
Set the options for recording video from each channel. Navigate through menu items by pressing the  and  buttons. Change
the value of the menu item with the t and u buttons.

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Setup RECORD screen
Table 7. Menu items in Setup RECORD
Menu item Description
RESOLUTION Set resolution to either 704 x 480 or 352 x 240
CHANNEL Select the camera channel for which these settings apply
FRAME RATE
Set the frame rate for the specied channel. The sum of the frames rates of all channels cannot exceed maximum frame rate
for the resolution selected.
Maximum frame rates are 120 fps for 352 x 240 resolution and 30 fps for 704 x 480 resolution.
QUALITY Select the recording quality for the specied channel from NORMAL / HIGH / SUPER.
RECORDING Assign the recording mode for each channel: CONTINUOUS / BY MOTION / BY SENSOR / BY SCHEDULE / DISABLE.
MOTION ZONE Select FULL ZONE or PARTIAL ZONE motion sensing. If PARTIAL ZONE is chosen, the screen changes to enable/disable motion
sensing in each of 140 (14 x 10) image segments.
MOTION SENSITIVITY Set the motion sensitivity for the specied channel. Adjust the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9.
SENSOR TYPE Set the sensor type for the channel to either “–“ (none), N/O (normal open), or N/C (normal closed).
PRE RECORD Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-event recording time is 3 sec. Only intra-frames are recorded for pre-event recording.
POST EVENT RECORD Set post event recording time duration up to 30 seconds for the specied channel
ALARM Enable/disable alarm generation for the specied channel
ALARM DURATION Set alarm time duration for the specied channel
AUDIO Enable/disable audio for the specied channel
SCHEDULE Set recording schedule

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NOTE To receive smooth video during playback, set the frame rate of each channel for more than 3fps. Switch to full screen
during playback when audio recording is enabled.
3.3.1 PARTIAL ZONE settings
After selecting PARTIAL ZONE in the MOTION ZONE menu, select the portion of the camera video within which motion sensing
will occur. Each block in the MOTION ZONE display shown below represents a specic segment of the camera video image. Use the
navigation buttons on the front panel to move to each block, and press Enter button to enable or disable motion sensing in that
portion of the video. Areas selected for motion sensing are indicated by a color change of the block. By default, only the area in the
middle of the camera video is monitored for motion.
Motion Zone selection screen with default selections
3.3.2 RECORD SCHEDULE
Select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu to setup the record schedule for the camera channel. In the SCHEDULE menu, use the
navigation buttons on the front panel to move to each option on the screen.
[ALL]: Press Enter to apply to the entire time zone and all channels.
[SUN to SAT]: Press Enter to apply to the entire time zone for the specied channel.
[ENTER]: When a time slot is selected, press ENTER repeatedly to cycle through the options C (continuous), M (motion), S (sensor),
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[COPY FROM, COPY TO]: Copy the Record schedule of one channel to another channel.
[ESC]: Return to the RECORD setup menu.
SCHEDULE recording setup screen
3.4 SYSTEM SETUP mode
SYSTEM setup screen

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Table 8. Menu items in SYSTEM SETUP screen
Item Description
DVR ID The name of the system. Press the ENTER to select this item. Select a character position with the  and  buttons. Press
t or u to change the character.
DESCRIPTION Press ENTER to see system information.
LOAD DEFAULT Choose OFF or ON. If selecting ON, press ENTER to load defaults.
ADMIN PASSWORD Set the administrator password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be entered with the direction keys or number keys. The
default password is 1111.
NETWORK PASSWORD Set the network client password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be entered with the direction keys or number keys.
The default password is 1111.
DATE FORMAT Select the preferred date and time display format.
SET DATE & TIME Set the present date and time. If DLS (daylight savings) is ON, user can not enter this menu or change the date and time.
PTZ CONTROL Set the camera speed, number, type and ID.
KEY TONE Enable/disable the key tone.
LANGUAGE Select system language.
REMOTE CONTROL ID Select the ID of the remote control. (Default is 0).
1. Select ID from 0 to 9.
2. On a remote control, press the same number as the remote control ID set in DVR.
3. The icon is displayed in the LIVE screen of the DVR that responds to the remote control.
DLS Set to ON or OFF for DLS (Daylight Saving) using the t or u buttons. After selecting ON, move the cursor to BEGIN (MM/
DD/HH) and press the SELECT button to set the start time of DLS. Move to END (MM/DD/HH) using  or  button to set
the stop time of DLS. CAUTION: DLS can’t start from 23:00. Also, DLS can’t be applied if the BEGIN and END dates are the
same.
DVR ID setup screen Description display screen

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DATE & TIME setup screen PTZ CONTROL screen
3.5 NETWORK setup
Setup network parameters on the NETWORK setup screen.
NETWORK setup screen
Table 9. Menu items in the NETWORK setup screen
Item Description
PORT Video Port number (default:8000); BACKUP port number is PORT number + 1.
WEB PORT IE Browser port number (default: 80)

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Item Description
CLIENT ACCESS Set to ON or OFF to enable or disable remote access through client software.
BANDWIDTH SAVING Set to ON or OFF for key frame transmission. ON is favorable for use in low-bandwidth networks. Set to OFF for normal use.
NETWORK TYPE Set the type of network connection: LAN, DHCP, or ADSL. NOTE: Options presented on the Network Setup screen support the
type of network selected.
DHCP When DHCP is selected, the DVR gets its IP address from a DHCP server. The IP address may change occasionally.
ADSL (PPPoE) A registered ID and Password are required for an ADSL connection.
LAN IP: Register IP address that is assigned to the DVR. Gateway: Register Network Gateway. Subnet Mask: Register Network
Subnet Mask. DNS Server IP: Register Network DNS Server IP
DDNS Support for DynDNS.com
SEND-E-MAIL Send e-mail when IP address changes or an Event happens.
3.5.1 Ports
For remote access (from outside the LAN or the Internet) to one or more DVRs connected to the same IP sharing device (LAN), each
DVR must be assigned a unique WEB PORT number. The WEB PORT number in the NETWORK setup screen is the port assigned to
the DVR in the IP sharing device (router).
Additionally the DVR requires two additional ports on the IP sharing device: one to transmit video and the other to transmit
BACKUP les. The video port number is dened in the PORT entry, and the BACKUP port number is always the PORT number +1. For
instance, in the NETWORK screen shown above, the PORT number is 5445, so the DVR will use port 5446 for BACKUP.
The ports dened for a DVR, including the PORT, WEB PORT, and BACKUP (WEB PORT +1) must not be used by other device on the
local network. To access the DVR from outside the local network, the network router the must be setup to “port forward” (associate)
these three ports to the IP address of the DVR. For more information on port forwarding, see http://portforward.com/.
3.5.2 Network types
The DVR supports three types of networks: LAN, DHCP, and ADSL.
LAN
In a LAN conguration the IP address of the DVR is static (xed). If your LAN is maintained by a network administrator, obtain the
static IP address from the administrator.
DHCP
Select DHCP when the IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server. The DHCP server assigns the IP address and other
parameters automatically to devices on the LAN not congured with static (unchanging) IP addresses.

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ADSL (PPPOE)
Select the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Point to Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) option when the network type connected
to the DVR is PPPoE.
Table 10. ADSL parameters
Item Description
ID The user ID for an ADSL connection
PASSWORD The password for an ADSL connection
When the DVR is installed on an IP sharer connected with ADSL, a user can assign a static IP address to the DVR from an IP sharer
using the “DMZ” function.
3.5.3 SEND E-MAIL notication options
E-mail notication options include:
• IP Notication: DVR will send an e-mail notication to recipient automatically if IP changes.
• EVENT ALARM: DVR will send an e-mail notication to recipient automatically if an event detected.
• MAIL ADDRESS: Recipient e-mail address
• MAIL SERVER name: Recipient e-mail server address
• ID: Recipient e-mail login ID
• PASSWORD: Recipient e-mail login password
• RETURN MAIL ADDRESS: Sender e-mail address
3.6 STORAGE mode
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STORAGE setup screen
Table 11. Menu items in the Storage Setup screen
Item Description
OVERWRITE Overwrite existing data when the hard disk drive is full
FORMAT Format the hard disk drive
USB UPGRADE DVR rmware can be upgraded through the USB port via USB memory stick. See paragraph 6.1.
SAVE SETUP TO A USB User can save the DVR conguration to a USB memory stick. See paragraph 6.2.
LOAD SETUP FROM A USB Upload/restore the DVR conguration using the USB memory stick. See paragraph 6.3.
VIDEO DELETE Enable/disable recording limit.
DELETE VIDEO AFTER Set the time limit for a recording to reside on the hard disk drive (from 1 to 60 days).
3.7 SAVE SETUP
Select SAVE SETUP and click YES to save all settings.
NOTE The DVR reboots automatically when any of the following are changed: Network IP address, Time and Date, Format
HDD, Load default.