Swann 4 CH Digital Video Recorder User manual

4CHDigitalVideoRecorder
User sManual
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permanentdamage.
Thisadaptorisonlyforthismachine.Donotuseitfor otherelectronicproductsor itwilldamageother products.
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Pleasepowerdownthe unitbeforeunplugging.
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DonotswitchthePowerOn&Offwithinshort period of time(within3seconds).
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Whatdoyouget
Whatdoyouget ? ?
FEATURES----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PACKAGECONTENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperation
INSTALLATIONGUIDE------------------------------------------------------------------------
FRONTPANEL -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REARPANEL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Operation
Basic Operation
GETTING STARTED------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DetailedMenu Setup
DetailedMenu Setup
MAINMENU---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MENUOPTIONS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AdvancedOperation
AdvancedOperation
OPERATIONOPTIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------
KEYLOCK-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RS-232 PROTOCOL-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TROUBLESHOOTING---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIFICATIONS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPENDIX#1 –INSTALL THEHDD----------------------------------------------------------
APPENDIX#2 –REPLACETHEHDD--------------------------------------------------------
APPENDIX#3 –PINCONFIGURATIONS----------------------------------------------------
APPENDIX#4 –RECORDINGSPEED----------------------------------------------------------
APPENDIX#5 –NETWORK APPLICATION--------------------------------------------------
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FEATURES
DVRFeatures
Wavelet compressionformatreplacesTime-LapseVCR+Multiplexer/Quad
4audioinputs/ 2audiooutputs
OnScreenDisplayandRemoteControlviaVideo Server&PC
Picture-in-picture(PIP)andPicture-on-Picture(POP) functioninlive
Motiondetection&motiontriggerrecordingfunction
Alarminput&outputfunction
Videoloss detectedoneachchannel
LinearZoom(2x~4x)
Multiplexer&Quadrecordingmodeswitching
Recordingrateuptofull size30field/sec.orQuadsize240field/sec.
Support1removableHDDwithhot-swapcapability,IDETYPE(over250GB)
Multiplequick searchbydate/time,alarm,full,motionlist
Securitypasswordprotection
RS-232,RS-485communicationprotocol
Whatdo you get?
PACKAGE CONTENT
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Warning:
1. Please check thepackagetomake surethatyou receive thecomplete accessories whichincludes the
components shown above.
2. Thisadaptor issuited for DC19V 2A use.Ifitisdamaged, user canfindreplacementadaptoreasilyinthelocality withthisspecification.
Accessoriespack PowerAdapterandCord
Accessoriespack
2Keys
UserManualDigitalVideo Recorder(withHDDcartridge)

1.Connectcameras andmonitortotheDVR.
2.Shownbelowisanexampleof connectingthe DVRtoyourexistingObservation System.
3.InstallHDD(ThecompatibleHDDbrandsarelistedinthefollowingtable.)
Pleaserefer topage.21Appendix#1forinstallationinstructions.
Note: TheHDD mustbeinstalledbeforeturning on theDVR. IfHDD isnotinstalled, theDVR would function as a4CHmultiplexer.
INSTALLATION GUIDE BeforeOperation
ManufacturerModelCapacityRotation
HITACHIDeskstar180 GXP(120 GB)120GB7200rpm
HITACHIDeskstar7K250, HDS722516VLAT20 160GB 7200rpm
HITACHIDeskstar7K250, HDS722525VLAT80250GB7200rpm
IBMDeskstar120GXP(80GB)80GB7200rpm
IBMDeskstar120GXP(120GB)120GB7200rpm
MaxtorDiamondMax536DX(60GB) 4W060H460GB5400rpm
MaxtorDiamondMaxPlus980GB7200rpm
MaxtorDiamondMaxPlus9, Model#6Y120L120GB7200rpm
MaxtorDiamondMaxPlus9, Model#6Y160L0160GB7200rpm
Maxtor MaxLinePlus Ⅱ, Model#7Y250P0 250GB7200rpm
SeagateBarracudaATAIV,ST380021A80GB7200rpm
SeagateBarracudaATAV, ST3120023A120GB7200rpm
SeagateBarracuda7200.7Plus,ST3160023A160GB7200rpm
WesternDigitalCaviarWD1200BB-00CAA1120GB7200rpm
WesternDigitalCaviarWD2000BB-00DWA0200GB7200rpm
WesternDigitalCaviarSEWD2500JB250GB7200rpm
COMPATIBLE HARD DISK MODELS
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NOTE: For non-stop long-time recording, we suggest tohave two HDDfor recording toensuregood reliability ofHDD.

1. REMOVABLE HDD CARTRIDGE&KEYHOLE
Pleaserefer topage.22Appendix#2.
2. MENU
Press MENUbuttontoenter mainmenu.
3. ENTER
Press ENTERbuttonforconfirmation.
4. SEARCH
Press SEARCH buttonforsearchingrecordedvideo.
5. ZOOM
Press ZOOMbuttontoenlarge thepicturedisplay.
6./+Picture inPicture
PIP: Press “PIP”buttonforPictureinPicturescreen.
+: Press “+ ”buttoncanchangethesettinginthemenu.
7. /-4channelsdisplaymode
:Press “”buttonfor4CHdisplaymodesandpress twicetoenterPOP(PictureOnPicture) function.
-:Press “-”button canchangethesetting inthemenu.
8. SLOW
Toslowdown thespeedof playingmode.
9. STOP/ Down
STOP :UnderDVRRecording/Playing mode,it canstoptheaction.
DOWN:Undersetupmode,itworks asDownbutton.
10. POWER
Press PowertoturnON/OFFtheDVR.
11. FF / Right
FF:Playvideofastforward.(Press FF buttonagaintoadjust speed from1,2,4,8,16,32times)
Right :Undersetup mode,itworks asRightbutton.
FRONT PANEL
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12. PAUSE/ Up
Pause: Under DVRplayingmode,it canpausetheaction.
UP : Undersetupmode, it works asUpbutton.
13. REW/ Left
REW:Playvideofastbackward. (Press REWbuttonagaintoadjustspeedas1, 2,4, 8,16,32times)
Left: Undersetupmode, it works asLeftbutton.
14. PLAY
Press PLAY buttontoplayback recordedvideo.
15. REC
Press “REC tostart recording.
16. CAMERA SELECT(1-4)
Press theCameraSelect(1-4)toselectthe camera.
17.LEDLIGHT
TheLEDLightisON underfollowingcondition.
HDD:HDDisreadingorrecording.
HDDFull: HDDisfull
ALARM:ToturnofftheALARMLEDlight, pleaserefertopage.13andset the
ALARMmodeasOFF.
TIMER:When TimerisEnabled
PLAY:Playingmode
REC: Recordingmode
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1. EXTERNALI/O
Controlledremotelybyan externaldeviceorcontrol systemsuchasVideoWebServerorPC.
Alarminput, externalI /Oexpansion.
2. VIDEOINPUT(1-4)
Connecttovideosource,suchascamera.
3. CALL
ConnecttoCALLmonitor. ShowtheSwitchDisplay.
Whenalarmtriggerhappens,thecallmonitor willshowthetriggered channelforaperiodoftime.
4. MAIN
ConnecttoMainmonitor.
5. AUDIOIN(1-4)
Connecttoaudiosources,suchasamicrophone.
IPS shouldbeset to 30 (for NTSC)or 25 (forPAL)
*4audio inputs, butcan onlyrecord oneinputatthesame time.
6. AUDIOOUT
Connecttomonitor orspeaker.
IPS shouldbeset to 30 (for NTSC)or 25 (forPAL)
*with 2mono audio outputs fromthesame source.
7. FAN
Forventilation,donotblockthe opening.
8. P0WER
Pleaseusetheprovidedpowercord.
Warning:
1.Thisadaptor isonlyfor thismachine.Do notuse itfor other electronicproduct or itwill damageotherproducts.
2.Thisadaptor issuited forDC19V 2A use Ifitisdamaged, user canfindreplacementadaptor easilyin thelocalitywith this
specification.
REAR PANEL
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RECORDING
The DVRoffers4recordingmodes,varietyof recordingmodes.ReferP.25for advancedsettingof recordingspeedand
resolution.Under therecordingstatus, if powerisoffaccidentally,recorded videowill stillbestored intheHDD. DVRwill
returntooriginalrecordingsettingafter powerrestoresagain.
On thescreen, youwillfindthedate,time,HDDrecordingtype,theavailablespaceofHDD(inGB)left andthesymbol
“”representstherecordingmode.
NOTE :1. Under O/W Recordingmode,previouslyrecorded files willbe
automaticallyoverwritten withoutfurtherwarning notices,whenthe
HDDisfull.
2.IftheHDDcapacityisonly5GBleft,itwill display “5GB ontheup-right
screen andshowsorangecolor, anditwill buzz forseconds; so asin4GB,3GB,2GBand1GB.Ifthe
O/W Recordingmode(NOTE 1)ison, itwon’thavethe warningbuzzer.
Thereare4recordingmodes:Alarm,Motion,TimerandManualRecording.
1. ALARMRECORDING
DVRistriggered byanalarm input. symbol willbeshownonthetriggered channel.(refer topage13)
2. MOTIONTRIGGERRECORDING
Recordingistriggered bymotiondetection.symbolwill beshownonthetriggeredchannel.(refer topage14)
3. TIMERRECORDING
RecordingisscheduledbyaTimer. Itwillindicatebythe symbol .(refer topage11)
4. MANUALRECORDING
RecordingisinitiatedmanuallybypressingtheRECbutton.Symbolwillbeshown.
ConnecttheAC powercordandplug intoan electrical outlet. TheRed LED indicatorlightwill beONand theDVRis
inStandbymode.
1.
Press thePowerbutton.ThePOWERLEDwillturnfrom redtoorange,andotherred LEDindicatorswillturnON.It
takesapproximately5to15secondstoboot thesystemwiththemessage :“HDD Detecting ”.Onceconnected,the
POWERLEDwillchangetogreencolor,andthe AlarmLEDwillbeON.
2.
BeforeusingtheDVR,pleasehaveaHDDinstalledready,or itwillfunctionas4CHmultiplexer(refer toAppendix#1and
Appendix#2forinstallationorremovalofaHDD).
GETTING STARTED Basic Operation
OPERATION
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3. BeforeoperatingtheDVR, setsthesystemtimefirst. (refertopage.11).
NOTE :1.IftheHDD isnotinstalledcorrectlyornotinstalled,the “HDDnotfound messagewill
appearfor3secondsandthenreturnto4CH Multiplexerdisplay mode.
2.Toswitchthesystem, youneedtoturn off thepowerandpullouttheAC powercord,beforeyoureconnect
thepower,press “POWER + “FF toNTSCsystemor “POWER + “REW toPALsystemandthen
reconnect theAC powercord, theDVRwillbeauto-detecting.
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PLAYBACK
Press “PLAY ”button,theDVRwillshowthelast recording.
1. FASTFORWARD (F.F.)&FASTREWIND (F.R.)
Youcanincreasethespeed ofFastForwardandRewindonthe DVR.
InthePlaymode,press “”oncetoget2Xspeedforwardand press twicetoget 4Xspeed,…andthemaximum
speedcan reach32X.
Press “◄”oncetoget1Xspeedrewindandpress twicetoget2Xspeed,…and themaximum speedcanreach
32X.
2. SLOWFORWARD (S.F.)& SLOWREWIND (S.R.)
Youcanalsoslowdownthe speedofForwardandRewind ontheDVR.
InthePlaymode,press theSLOWbuttonandyouwillenterSlowmode.
Press ”SLOW ”oncetoget1/2Xspeedforwardandpress“”toget1/4Xspeed,…andtheslowestspeedcan
reach1/32X.
Press “◄”oncetoget1/2Xspeedrewindandpress twicetoget1/4X speed,…andtheslowestspeed canreach
1/32X.
3. PAUSE
Youcanpausethe playbackandtheimagewill bedisplayed onthe screen.
4. STOP
Press “STOP ”buttonunderanycircumstance,DVRwillreturntolivemonitoringmode.
5. IMAGE JOG DIAL
It willallowyoutomanuallyviewvideoframe-by-frame,oneimage atatime.
WhileinPLAYmode,press“PAUSE ”,it willpausethescreen.
Press “”buttonadvancesthefrozen screenoneimageforward.
Press “◄”buttonmovesback oneimage.
Note: DuringtheLIVE orPLAYmode,press “ENTER + “SEARCH buttonsat thesametimetoswitchthe “NORMAL and
“SHARPNESS display.
CAMERASELECT(1-4)
Press CameraSelect(1-4)toselectthecameratodisplayinfull screen.
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Thereare12optionsavailableintheMainMenu:
TIMER ----------Program Timer Recording
CAMERA -------CameraSetup
RECORD -------RecordingModeSetup
ALARM ---------Alarm Setup
DWELL ---------Dwell timeSetup
PIP ---------------PictureinPictureSetup
MOTION --------MotionDetectionSetup
DISPLAY -------DisplayMode Setup
REMOTE -------RemoteControlSetup
USER -----------UserPasswordSetup
SYSTEM -------SystemSetup
EVENT ---------EventList
OutlinedbelowarethebuttonsusedforMenu setting:
“and “▼:Scrollupanddownwithinamenu option.
“◄and “:Scroll sideways withinamenuoptionthathasbeenselected
“+ and “-:Increaseand decreasethenumberorchangevalueswhenan optionisselectedandisblinking
ENTER : Selectasubmenu / anoptionunder asubmenu for browsing/ modification
MENU: Completemodificationofamenuoption; exit amenu
MAINMENU
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
DetailedMenu Setup
MENUOPTIONS
SYSTEM
1. AUDIOINPUT
Tochooseoneof4channelstorecord. (It can onlyrecord1input at thesametime)
2. BUZZER
Setthe BUZZER “ON”,itwillbuzzerbyeventoccurrencewhen the settingisON.
3. EXTALARM
TosettheEXTALARM. It willbe trigged byeventoccurrencewhen thesetting isON.
4. VLOSSALARM
To settheVLOSSALARM.When thesettingis“ON”,the alarm willstart bythesetting
ofBuzzer, EXTalarmorAlarmDuration.
5. MOTIONALARM
TosettheMOTIONALARM. Whenthesetting is “ON”,thealarmwill start
bythesettingofBuzzer, EXTalarmorAlarmDuration.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
6. KEYMUTE
To settheKEY MUTE.Whenthe settingis“YES”,therewillbenosoundwhenyoupress anykey.
7. HDD OVERWRITE
TosettheHDDOVERWRITE. WhentheHDDisfull underO/W recording mode,previouslyrecorded
fileswillbeoverwrittenwithoutfurther warningnoticesiftheHDD OVERWRITE isON.

8. MESSAGELATCH
Toselectwhether theDVR messageswilldisappear after10
secondsorremainonscreen.NOisthedefault settingwhichthe
messageswill disappearafter10sec.
NOTE:Video loss, Alarmand Motion messages will beshown
thesame as AlarmDuration time.
9. DATE DISPLAY
TosetthedateY/M/D,M/D/Y,D/M/YandOFFonmonitoror not.
10. DATE
TosetthedateontheDVR.
11. TIME
Tosetthetimeon theDVR.
12. CLEAR HDD
Deleteall thecontentsoftheHDD.When you choose“YES”onthisoption,press “ENTER”andyou
willbepromptedwiththequestionshown: Press“”toclear HDDorpress ”←”tocancel.
13. SYSTEMRESET
Reset all systemsettingsback tofactorydefaultsettings.Select“YES”and press “ENTER”button.
(SYSTEM)
AUDIOINPUT1
BUZZERON
EXT ALARMON
VLOSSALARMON
MOTIONALARMON
KEYMUTEYES
HDD OVERWRITEYES
MESSAGELATCHYES
DATEDISPLAYD/M/Y
DATE26-DEC-2003 [FRI]
TIME22:55:34
CLEARHDD YES
SYSTEMRESETYES
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TIMER
1. DAY
Select theday,ordays of theweek(Mon–Fri/ Sat-Sun / Daily)thatyouwishtoschedule
the DVRtoautomaticallyrecord.
NOTE :
1. Datecouldbechangedby “+”and “-”buttons.
2.Ifyouhaveselectedthedateand Timer recordingsetfromthatspecificday
toanewday,thenthe Timer Recording Schedulewill be set as wholeweek.
For specificdateof Timer Recording Schedule,itisnotrecommendedtoset Ending
Timeover23:59. For example:IfyousetTimer ScheduleDay asSunday,and
START from 11:30,butEndon00:20,thenRecordingTimerScheduleissetasfrom
everySunday's11:30tonext Sunday‘s00:20. IfyouonlywanttosetRecording
TimerSchedulefrom everySunday11:30toMonday00:20,thenyoushouldset
RecordingTimer ScheduleasSundayfrom11:30to23:59,andMonday from 00:00
to00:20.
2. START
Setthe timetostarttherecording.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
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3. END
Setthe timetoendtherecording.
4. IPS (IMAGEPER SECOND)
NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1
PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1
5. QUALITY
Select thequalityof recordingimage:BEST, HIGH,NORM andBASE.
6. MODE
Therearethree recordingmodesettings:
QUAD-FRAME,QUAD-FIELD,MULTIPLEX.
NOTE:Toselect theappropriate recordingmodebefore
youstartrecording.We don’tsuggest tochange
thedifferentrecordingmodeduringtherecording
toensurethebest recordingquality.
7. TIMER ENABLE
WhenTIMER ENABLE is “YES”,press “menu”button,
youcanseethetimer diagramaccordingtoyoursetting.
(TIMER)
DAY STARTENDIPSQLT MODE
DAILY01:0022:0030BEST Q-FR
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FI
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FI
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FR
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FR
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FR
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST MUX
OFF 00:0000:0030BEST Q-FI
TIMERENABLE: YES
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CAMERA
1. TITLE
Assignatitletoeachcamera. Initiallyeachtitleisthecamera’snumber.
2. ALARM
SelectLOW /OFF/HIGH foralarmpolarity. The default valueisLOW.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
TITLE
18151518ONHIGHCAMERA04
18151518
OFF
HIGHCAMERA03
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OFF
OFF
CAMERA02
18151518ONLOW
CAMERA01
HUE
CLCT
BR
REC
ALARM (CAMERA)
3. REC(RECORD)
Setupwhichchannelyouwant torecord.
ON:whenalarm input istriggered,DVRwillrecordalarmingchannelmorefrequently.
For example: when CH01istriggered,the recordmethodwillbecome1-2-1-3-1-4….
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4. BR (BRIGHTNESS)
Adjust thebrightnessofeachchannel. Thelevelisfrom0to63.
5. CT(CONTRAST)
Adjust thecontrastofeachchannel. Thelevel isfrom0to63.
6. CL(COLOR)
Adjust thecolor ofeachchannel. Thelevel isfrom 0to63.
7. HUE(HUE)
Adjust thehueofeachchannel. Thelevelisfrom0to63.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
(RECORD)
RECORD IPS30
QUALITYNORMAL
RECORD MODEQUAD-FRAME
RECORD
1. RECORD IPS
Select therecordingspeed.Theoptionsare
asfollowing:
NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1
PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1
2. QUALITY
Therearefourqualitysettings:BASIC,BEST,HIGH,NORMAL.
NOTE :TherelationshipofRecordtime,IPS andrecordquality,
please refertopage.25 RecordingSpeed.
3. RECORD MODE
Therearethree recordingsettings:QUAD-FRAME,QUAD-FIELD,
MULTIPLEX.
NOTE:Toselect theappropriate recordingmodebefore
youstartrecording.We don’tsuggest tochange
thedifferentrecordingmodeduringtherecording
toensurethebest recording quality.
ALARM
1. ALARMENABLE
AlarmwillbetriggeredbyeventoccurrencewhenthesettingisYES.
2. ALARMDURATION
Setthe reactiontimewhichwasdeterminedbyhowlongthealarmmode
respondedtoabuzzer.Default settingis10sec.Optionsare10 SEC,15SEC,20
SEC,30SEC,1MIN,2MIN,3MIN,5MIN,10MIN,15MIN,30MIN,ALWAYS, AUTO.
NOTE:1. Videoloss, AlarmandMotion messages will beshown thesame as AlarmDuration time.
2. Whenthesetting isAUTO, thealarmduration time isaccordingto thesetting oftheexternal
alarmdevice.
3. REC IPS
Select theimagespersecondofrecordingduringanALARM.
The optionsareasfollowing:
NTSC－30、15、8、4、2、1
PAL－25、12、6、3、2、1
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
(ALARM)
ALARMENABLEYES
ALARMDURATION15MIN
RECORD IPS30
QUALITYNORMAL
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FULL SCREENCAM1
PIPSCREENCAM 2
POSITIOND/R
(DWELL)
NORMALARM
CAM10101
CAM20101
CAM30101
CAM40101
4. QUALITY
Therearefourqualitysettingsduringan
ALARM: BASIC,BEST,HIGH,NORMAL.
5. RECORD MODE
Therearethree recordingsettings:QUAD-FRAME,QUAD-FIELD,
MULTIPLEX.
DWELL
1. NORM
TosetuptheDWELL timeperiodthat eachchannel autosequentiallyshowsoncall
monitor. Thelevelisfrom1to15SECorOFF.
2. ALARM
TosetuptheDWELLtimeperiodwhenalarm inputistriggered.
The levelisfrom1to15SEC orOFF.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
PIP
1. FULL SCREEN
Tosetupthefull screenbackgroundpicturedisplay.
2. PIPSCREEN
Tosetupthepicturewitha1/9sizescreen“insert”.
3. POSITION
Therearesixpositionsettings:D/L, D/M,D/R,U/L,U/M,U/R.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
MOTION
1. SEN(SENSITIVITY)
Setsthesensitivityof thepixel-basedMotionDetectionfeaturefrom 1fo99.
The highestsensitivitysetting is01,thelowestsensitivitysettingis99.
The default settingis70.
2. MD-NUM(MOTIONDETECTIONNUMBER)
SetsthenumberoftargetsinwhichMotionmust occur inorder totriggeranAlarm
(from1-99target areas).
Note:MD-NUMcannotbe lessthan the number oftargets setinthe AREA.
3. RE(REFERENCE)
Setthe Referenceimagetowhichthecurrentscreen iscompared (from1-99).
Forexample,thevalue 64wouldcomparethecurrentimagetothe 64th previous
screenimage. The highervaluemayincreasethesensitivity.
4. DET(DETECTION)
The motiondetectiononeachchannel canbeturnedto
ONor OFFindividually.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT

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5. AREA
Press theENTERbuttononthisoptiontosetthe Pixel-based
MotionDetectionAreaforeachchannel. Greentargets
representtheMotionDetectionArea(Figure1-2), andPurple
targetsrepresentmotioncurrentlytakingplace(Figure1-3).
TomodifytheMotionDetectionArea,usethefollowingcontrols:
ZOOM:turnthe selected targetON/OFF.
▼◄ :navigatesbetween targets
-:turnsalltargetsonthescreen ON/OFF
+:turnall targetsintheselectedrowON/OFF
Note: Whenthe “DET (DETECTION) setting is “ON ,youmust setthemotiondetectionAREAoritwon’tbe
triggered.
(MOTION)
SEN MD-NVM RE DET
CAM1700364ON AREA
CAM2700364OFF AREA
CAM3700364ON AREA
CAM4700364ON AREA
MOTIONRECORD : ON
DAY START END
DAILY00:00 00: 00
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MOTIONDETECTION SETTING —ROWSETUP
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6. MOTION RECORD
WhentheDET settingis “ON”,youcansetuptheMOTIONRECORDfunction,
1.Select “ON”tosetupthemotiontriggerrecording:ItcanautomaticallyswitchtoRecordMode. Themotion
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DISPLAY
1. TITLE DISPLAY
Tosetthetitleshown onmonitorornot.
2. OSDCOLOR
Select theOSD(OnScreenDisplay)color. Theoptionsare
YELLOW,GREEN, CYAN,BLUE,PINK,GRAY,WHITE, RED.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
(DISPLAY)
TITLEDISPLAYYES
OSDCOLORYELLOW
LOSSSCREENGREEN
TIMEPOSITIONNORMAL
3. LOSSSCREEN
RetainthelastpictureorselecttheLOSSSCREENcolor.
The optionsareGREEN, BLACK,BLUEand RETAIN.
4. TIMEPOSITION
TosettheOSDPOSITIONshownonmonitor.
The optionsareNORMALor CENTER.
REMOTE
1. REMOTEMODE
Setthe remotemodeforconnectionwithcomputerviaRS-232orRS-485.
(Pleaserefer topage.23&24for RS-232&RS-485RemoteControl).
2. BAUD RATE
Setthe remoteprotocoltransmittingbaudrate. Availableoptionsare115200,
57600,19200,9600,4800,3600,2400,1200.
3. ID
To controldifferentDVRbysetting
remoteprotocol.IDnumbercanbeset
from000to255.
NOTE: Networkapplication referto APPENDIX#5 NETWORK APPLICATION.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
(REMOTE)
REMOTEMODERS-485
BAUD RATE9600
ID255
NOTE: The trigger recording timewill depend on ALARM DURATION mode setting(Pleaserefer topage.13 for ALARM DURATION)and it will
record from the last trigger time.For example,when the alarm duration setting is 1min, the recording timeisfrom 9:00:00 to9:01:00.If the
motion detection trigged again at 9:00:40, thetrigged recording timewill from 9:00:00 to9:00:40 and 9:00:40to9:01:40.The total
recording timeis 00:01:40.
2. Select ”OFF”: Thescreen stillshowsandifitisinrecordmode,themotiondetectionwill changethescanning
sequence.
7. DAY/START/END
To setuptheDAYand theSTART/ENDtimefor motiontriggerrecording timersetting.
Forexample:If the motionisdetected on Camera#1,itsrecording& scanningsequencewill bemore frequently.The sequence
willbe as1st,2nd,1st,3rd, 1st, …4th.Andchannel1willshow on the screen.If2nd camera and 3rd camera
bothmotion detectionare activated,theywillbe scanningas 2nd,3rd, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, 2nd, 3rd,1st,2nd,3rd,
4th …and viceversa.AndCH2 &CH3 willshow for aperiod oftimewhichissameasAlarmDuration time.

USER
1. USER
Tosetuptheuseraccountforcontrolling.It
allows8userssetting.
Supervisor –Controlall thefunctions.
OtherUsers –Viewallfunctionsexcept the
menusettingandeventlist
cleaning.
2. PASSWORD
Tosetthesecuritypasswordforeachaccount.
Themaximumlengthofuser’spasswordis4
characters.
NOTE:ToswitchtodifferentUSER, press
“ENTER + “MENU buttonsto “KEY
LOCK andthenenterthedifferentuser’s
passwordtoUNLOCK.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT
(USER)
PASSWORD
SUPERVISOR0000
USER 10000
USER 20000
USER 30000
USER 40000
USER 50000
USER 60000
USER 70000
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EVENT
C1 VLOSS26-DEC-200203:00:00
C2 ALARM26-DEC-2002 03:00:00
KUNLOCKS26-DEC-200203:00:00
M-HD ERR 26-DEC-2002 03:00:00
M-HD WARM26-DEC-200203:00:00
PWRREST26-DEC-200203:00:00
DMA ERROR26-DEC-2002 03:00:00
M-HD REPL26-DEC-200203:00:00
↑+↓: CLEAR
Asinglepagecan display16recordedevents.Press“◄”or “”tochangethe
pagesor press “▲+ “▼toCLEARtheEVENTrecord.
DISKFULL:HDD isfull
PWRREST : Powerrestored
M-HDREMS:HDDremove
M-HDREPL:HDDreplace
M-HDERR: HDDerror
M-HDWARM:HDDwarning
KUNLOCKS: Keyisunlock
DMAERROR:DMAerror
C1 VLOSS:Channel1isvideoloss
C2 ALARM: Channel 2hasbeentriggered byexternalI/Oalarm
C3 MOTION:Channel3hasbeentriggeredbymotiondetection
SYSTEMERROR:Systemmightfail
POWERRESTORE: Powerrestored
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
PIP
MOTION
DISPLAY
REMOTE
USER
SYSTEM
EVENT

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OPERATIONOPTIONS Advanced Operation
VIDEOLOSS
Screen willdisplay “LOSS”inthecenterofdisplaypicture,if thevideo input isnotconnectedproperly.
SEARCH
1. LASTRECORD
Playthelast recordedpieceofvideo.
2. FULL LIST
ListallrecordedvideoontheHDDwhichsortedbytime.
3. ALARMLIST
ListallrecordedvideotriggeredbyanAlarm.
NOTE: If therearenoAlarmintherecord, thescreen will
display “EMPTY”.
4. MOTIONLIST
List all motiontriggeredrecords.
5. TIMESEARCH
Findvideorecordedonaspecificdatethatisentered.
LAST RECORD
FULLLIST
ALARMLIST
MOTIONLIST
TIMESEARCH
:MotionRecording
:ManualRecording
:AlarmRecording
:Timer Recording
M:StorageinMasterHDD(orS:StorageinSlaveHDD)
NOTE: Itwilldisplaydifferentcoloroneachrecordlist
mentionabove.
2003-JAN-01 01:02:03 M
2003-JAN-05 05:02:03 M
2003-MAR-12 04:02:03M
2003-APR-02 03:02:04M
2003-MAY-0105:02:03 M
2003-AUG-0901:02:01 M
:PAGEUP→:PAGEDOWN
ZOOM
Press ZOOM buttontoenlargethedisplayofmainpicture.Itdisplayszoomedpictureonmainpictureand asmallwindow
inserted.Theinserted windowcontainsamovable1/4viewsizeofthe appointedcamera.Therange isfrom2X to4X.
Press PIPbutton: Zoomin
Press QUADbutton:Zoomout
Press the “Zoom”buttonagaintoleavethezoompointer.
Press Camera1-4buttontoselect channel.
•Press ▼◄ buttontomovethezoomposition.
Original2X Zoom4X Zoom

RS-232REMOTE PROTOCOL
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KEY LOCK
Foradvancedsecurity,youcan“Lock”thebuttonsonyourDVR.Key-Lock preventsotherpeoplefromusingthesystem.
Press ENTERand MENU at thesametimetoenableKeyLock.
Press ENTERand MENU at thesametimeandkeyinpassword(Default:0000), thenpress“ENTER“todisableKeyLock.
NOTE:ToswitchtodifferentUSER,press “ENTER + “MENU buttonsto “KEYLOCK andthenenterthedifferentuser’s
passwordtoUNLOCK.
You canusethePCkeyboardtosimulateDVRkeypad.
DATA: REMOTE PROTOCOLusing8bitdata、1start bit、1stopbit
FUNCTIONCODEASCIIFUNCTIONCODEASCII
KEY_MENU0x4DMKEY_PLAY0x50P
KEY_SEARCH0x73sKEY_DOWN0x4EN
KEY_ENTER0x0DENTERKEY_RIGHT0x52R
KEY_QUAD0x51QKEY_POWER0x57W
KEY_ZOOM0x5AZKEY_KEY_LOCK0x4BK
KEY_PIP0x70pKEY_CH10x311
KEY_SLOW0x53SKEY_CH20x322
KEY_REC0x72rKEY_CH30x333
KEY_LEFT0x4CLKEY_CH40x344
KEY_UP0x55U
TINERRECPROCEED
0X54T
TROUBLESHOOTING
Whenmalfunctionoccurs,itmaybenotseriousandcanbecorrectedeasily.Thetablebelowdescribessometypical
problemsandtheirsolutions. Pleasecheck thembeforecallingyourDVRdealer.
PROBLEMSOLUTION
l
Check powercordconnections.
l
Confirm thatthereispowerattheoutlet.
l
Check ifit isunderKeyLockmode.
l
Press"MENU" &"ENTER" toexistKeyLockmode.
Norecordedvideo l Check ifthe HDD isinstalledproperly.
TimerRecordenabledoesnot
working l
Check ifthe RecordEnableissettoYES
l
Check cameravideocableandconnections.
l
Check monitorvideocableandconnections.
l
Confirm thatthe camerahaspower.
l
Check cameralenssetting.
Nolivevideo
Nopower
Notworking whenpressany
button
Toswitchthesystem,press “POWER”+ “FF”toNTSC
system and “POWER”+ “REW”toPALsystem.
(RefertoPage8"GettingStarted". )
NTSC&PALSystem switch