Swann DVR4-Alert SW242-DAL User manual

DVR4-Alert™ Plus
4CH Digital Video Recorder
SW242-DAL / SW244-DAO
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Table of Contents
1. DVR Features ..........................................................................................1
2. Overview
2.1 Front Panel ..........................................................................................1
2.2 Rear Panel ...........................................................................................2
2.3 Remote Control ...................................................................................2
3. Installation
3.1 Installing Hard Drive...........................................................................3
3.2 Connecting Camera and Monitor ........................................................3
3.3 Connecting the Power Supply………………………………………...3
4. Starting the DVR
4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive............................................................4
4.2 Recovering Lost Data..........................................................................4
4.3 Restore Recording Feature..................................................................4
4.4 Main Screen.........................................................................................5
5. DVR Setup
5.1 Setup Menu .........................................................................................5
5.2 Camera Select......................................................................................6
5.3 Record Select.......................................................................................6
5.4 Resolution............................................................................................7
5.5 Record Frame......................................................................................7
5.6 Record Quality ....................................................................................8
5.7 Schedule Set........................................................................................8
5.8 Miscellaneous Menu - Auto Record....................................................9
5.9 Miscellaneous Menu - Password Enable.............................................9
5.10 Miscellaneous Menu - Password Change............................................9
5.11 Miscellaneous Menu - Color Set.........................................................9
5.12 Miscellaneous Menu - Time Set........................................................10
5.13 Hard Disk Set ....................................................................................10
5.14 Motion Set.........................................................................................11
5.15 Video Mode.......................................................................................12
5.16 Factory Reset.....................................................................................12

6. Recording
6.1 Start Recording..................................................................................12
6.2 Stop Recording..................................................................................13
6.3 Recording Time on Hard Drive.........................................................13
7. Playback.................................................................................................14
8. USB Programming................................................................................15
8.1 PC Viewer Program............................................................................15
8.2 Program Buttons.................................................................................15
8.3 PC Backup..........................................................................................16
9. Specifications.........................................................................................17
10. Appendix
10.1 System Connection Diagram.............................................................18
10.2 DVR Accessories (included) .............................................................18

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z4 Channel BNC Camera Inputs
z1 Channel BNC Video Output
zVideo Format: NTSC / PAL
zMotion Detection with Sensitivity and Area Settings
zTime Schedule Recording / Motion Triggered Recording
zOne ATA-100 (IDE) Hard Disk Interface
zUSB 2.0 Back up to computer
zRemote Control & Removable Hard Drive Tray
2.1 Front Panel
CH1 Channel 1 Stop Stop Playing/Recording
CH2 Channel 2 REC Record
CH3 Channel 3 Menu/Esc Enter / exit setup menu
CH4 Channel 4 SEL/Edit Confirm Selection / Edit
Quad Quad View Up Move up / left cursor
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REW Rewind Down Move down / right cursor
Pause Pause PWR Power indicator
Play Playback Video HDD Hard disk drive indicator
FWD Fast Forward
IR Receiver
Removable HDD Tray Finger Hole HDD Lock
Chapter 2: Overview
Chapter 1: DVR Features

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2.2 Rear Panel
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2.3 Remote Control
CH1 Select or enlarge Channel #1
CH2 Select or enlarge Channel #2
CH3 Select or enlarge Channel #3
CH4 Select or enlarge Channel #4
Quad Quad View (4 Camera View)
Rewind
Playback Recording
Forward
Record
Pause
Stop recording / playback
Menu Enter or exit setup menu
Move up / left cursor
SEL Select / modify item
Move down / right cursor
PTZ Not Used
Power Supply Input
Grounding Terminal
4 BNC Video Inputs
1 BNC video output
USB
Fan

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3.1 Installing Hard Drive
1. Unplug the power supply. Never install or uninstall HDD when DVR is on.
2. Pull the HDD tray from the unit using the finger hole.
3. Connect the power cord and data cable to hard disk drive.
Make sure the HDD is set to be MASTER according to the hard drive manual.
The 4 pin connection is the DC power cable for HDD, and the wider cable is the standard
hard drive IDE type connection.
4. Firmly insert the HDD tray into DVR body.
5. Lock the HDD tray.
Lock the caddy by turning the key clockwise.
If you need to unlock the tray, turn the key counter-clockwise.
CAUTION:
1. If HDD tray is not locked, the DVR system may not function properly.
2. Do not remove the HDD tray while the DVR is on.
3.2 Connecting Camera and Monitor
There are 4 camera inputs and 1 video output with BNC connectors (Refer to
2.2 Rear Panel).
3.3 Connecting the Power Supply
Please only use the power adapter supplied with the DVR. The standard power
supplied to the DVR is DC 12 Volt, 3.0 Amp.
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Chapter 4: Starting the DVR
4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive
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4.2 Recovering Lost Data
4.3 Restore Recording Feature
Checking HDD ……
MASTER…
RECOVER HDD?
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(SELECT)YES/(MENU)NO
Power Error Detected
Restore Hard Disk (Master) OK
Restore REC Mode…………OK
On the screen it will show the hard drive
information. If no hard drive is detected,
check that the HDD is set to master and the
tray is locked.
After connecting the power, the system
will boot-up and detect the installed hard
drive.
A power failure can cause data to be lost,
however the DVR system will automatically
recover lost data after power is reconnected.
If a power error occurs during
recording process, the system will
automatically resume recording after
power is reconnected.

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4.4 Main Screen When the DVR is turned on the
following display will appear with your
connected cameras:
Upper left: Percentage of hard drive
space used
Middle: Channel number (CH1 through
CH4)
Bottom right: Date and Time
Bottom left: System/recording status.
(Refer to 6.1 Start Recording)
5.1 Setup Menu
Menu Directory
CAMERA SELECT
RECORD SELECT
RESOLUTION
RECORD FRAME
VIDEO QUALITY
SCHEDULE SET
MISCELLANEOUS MENU
HARD DISK SET
VIDEO MODE
MOTION SET
FACTORY RESET
Chapter 5: DVR Setup
MAIN
AUTO RECORD
PASSWORD ENABLE
PASSWORD CHANGE
COLOR SET
TIME SET
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MENU
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PRESS (UP，DOWN), ENTER (SELECT)
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT
MAIN MENU
CAMERASELECT 1234
RECORDSELECT 1234
RESOLUTION EACH
RECORDFRAME 25
RECORDQUALITY HIGH
SCHEDULE SET
MISCELLANEOUS MENU
HARD DISK SET
VIDEOMODE PAL
MOTION SET
FACTORY RESET
[SEL]: Select/modify settings
[Menu]: Press exit/previous menu
[Menu]: Push to enter system menu
[Up] and [ Down]: Move the cursor
5.2 Camera Select
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The DVR system can display 4
cameras at once or you can limit the
number of cameras displayed to save
HDD space.
Press [ SEL] to modify setting, or
press [CH1], [CH2], [CH3] and [CH4] to
set each channel separately.
If a channel is disabled, the system will display “OFF” on the monitor; this
channel will not be recorded. (Refer to 5.3 Record Select)
5.3 Record Select
Manually set which channels are allowed to record.
Note: If no channels are selected, an error message will appear briefly on the
screen when record is selected. “1234” indicates all cameras are set to record.

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5.4 Resolution
There are two modes of resolution for video recording:
EACH Mode:
The DVR compresses and records each video channel separately so you can
enlarge a single channel to full screen display and still be recording on all channels.
You can also record on specific channels, for example, you can turn off the record
function of CH1 and CH2 and then the system will only record video on CH3 and
CH4.
Press [CH1], [CH2], [CH3], and [CH4] enlarge relative channel to full screen
display.
In EACH Mode you can use the Auto Switch Function.
Auto Switch Function:
When the system is in live mode or recording mode, press and hold the
[QUAD] button for three (3) seconds to make each video channel enlarge to full
screen. Each camera will appear in full screen for three (3) seconds, including Quad
view. The switch will lasts until any button is pushed.
NOTE: Pushing the [ Stop] button will stop the switch feature but also may
stop the recording depending on Record Schedule Settings (5.7 Schedule Set).
QUAD Mode:
The DVR will compress and record all 4 video channels into one file however
recordings will be limited to quad view and you will be unable to view full screen
images in playback mode.
Auto Switch Function is not available in QUAD Mode.
5.5 Record Frame
Record frame indicates the frames or images recorded per second. More
frames per second gives smoother movement but uses more hard disk space.
The system default is 30fps (frames per second) for NTSC (PAL is 25fps).
This means the system will record 30 frames per second shared by the active
cameras. You can set frame rate for NTSC to 30,15,10,7,5,4,3,2,1 frames per second
(PAL is 25,12,8,6,4,3,2,1)
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