VC Videocomponents 13145 Technical document

MO_14511-K
Installations- und Betriebsanleitung
GERMANY
R
C
ÄnderungeninTechnik,DesignundAusstattungvorbehalten
VC-videocomponents.... aligned for professional videosystems
Dear Customer!
By selecting this VC product you have chosen a professional
device, which guarantees highest possible quality and
reliability.
Please read the following instructions carefully before
comissioning the product in order to be able to take full
advantage of all quality features regarding this product line.
GERMANY
R
CMounting and Operating Manual
Digital Video Recorder
©All contents of this document may change without prior notice
MO_13145/17.02.2010
Art. no. 13145
Art. no. 13146
Art. no. 13147

Index
Introduction to Digital Video Recorder------------------2
Front panel buttons ------------------3
Rear panel buttons -----------------------------------------4
DVR installation:video output connection-------------5
DVR installation:video input connection---------------5
DVR installation:sensor installation---------------------6
DVR installation:alarm installation-----------------------7
Power up the unit -------------------------------------------8
On-screen display-------------------------------------------9
Operation guide:Main menu------------------------------10
Operation guide:Camera select--------------------------10
Operation guide:Record select---------------------------11
Operation guide:Record mode---------------------------11
Operation guide:Record framerate----------------------12
Operation guide:Video quality----------------------------13
Operation guide:Record schedule-----------------------14
Operation guide:Sub menu-password change--------15
Operation guide:Sub menu-time set---------------------16
Operation guide:Sub menu-display format-------------16
Operation guide:Sub menu-Link to PC------------------16
Operation guide:HDD setup -------------------------------17
Operation guide:Sensor setup ----------------------------18
Operation guide:Playback ---------------------------------19
Appendix I Regulatory --------------------------------------20
Appendix II PC viewer --------------------------------------21
Appendix III HDD installation -----------------------------23

Introduction to Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
The digital video recorder (DVR) is for recording/retrieving video streams
from up to 4 channels at the same time. It adopts a digital image
compression technology to compress the input channel video streams,
and uses HDD to record the compressed video stream.
The following operation guide explains how to operate/manage the DVR,
and the following installation guide explains how to install DVR at your
home or HDD into the DVR.
Hope you enjoy it, use it to protect your home, and eventually make your
home as SAFE HOME.
Introduction
2

3
4
11
8
9
10
15
14
13
12
2
1
5
6
7
1. &(Menu) button: press to display Operation menu option
2. (Recording button): press to start recording.
3. (Stop recording/playback button):press stop recording/playback
(the authorized password is requested upon stopping record;
the default password is 111111)
4. (Fast forward button): press to play the recorded stream faster.
5. (Playback button): press to start playback
6. (Pause button): press to pause the video playback
7. Reverse:press to playback backward
8. Channel 1 button: press to select channel 1
9. Channel 2 button: press to select channel 2
10. Channel 3 button: press to select channel 3
11. Channel 4 button: press to select channel 4
12. 田All channels button: press to select all channels display
13,14.  up down buttons: press to change menu field
15.(Select) button: press to change the setting value or enter into a
sub menu
Front Panel
3

3
1 2 4
67 8 9 10
5
1. PC Link : USB device interface (2.0)
2. S Video
3. Video output
4. Monitor : Second Video output
5. Video loop-through
6. Video input
7. Sensor input/alarm output: 4 sensor inputs and one alarm output
8. NTSC/PAL switch
9. DC-in (12Voltage)
10. Power switch
Rear Panel
4

1.Video input connection ( TV or monitor)
Please connect TV(monitor) to the unit over the Video output connector.
The unit provides 1 x S-Video input and 2 x BNC connector.The above
Figure shows the video signal line connection.
DVR Installation
BNC connection
S-Video connection
Or through
BNC connection
S-Video connection
Or through
AC/DC adaptor
power outlet
Camera
Signal Line
Power line
5

2. Video output connection ( Camera)
Please connect Camera to the unit over the Video input connector.
The unit provides 4 x BNC connectors.The camera installation
Procedures are as following:
i. Connect the video signal line: connect the video signal line to the unit
ii.Connect camera power line: Connect camera’s adaptor to camera, and
plug in the adaptor. The complete connection with a camera will be shown
as figure below
DVR Installation
3.Sensor Installation
The unit provides 4 sensor input for 4 channels. The sensor
Installation procedures are as follows. There are two simple steps
For the installation of the sensors.
i. Connect the sensor signal line: Connect the video signal line to the unit. The
Sensor signal terminal is at the unit’s back panel
ii.Connect the sensor adaptor jack into the sensor, and plug in the adaptor.
power outlet
AC/DC adaptor
Sensor
Power line
Signal Line
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Alarm out
6

DVR Installation
4. Alarm installation
The unit provides 1 internal switch for sounding alarm when the sensor is
Activated due to the unwanted entrance of anonymous visitor. The switch
Is open at normal state, but, when the alarm is activated, the switch is closed
So that the alarm gets the power. The circuitry is shown as above figure.
There are two simple steps for the installation of the alarm
i. Prepare the power supply:the alarm needs a power supply, the power supply
comes with the alarm
ii.Connect the alarm power line:the alarm power line is connected to the alarm
switch terminal.
AlarmAC/DC adaptor
power outlet
Signal Line
Power line
7

Turn off and on the DVR!
HDD CHECKING
OK
Power up the unit
After the unit is properly installed ( please refer to Page 15-17 for more
detailed on DVR installation.), the unit is ready to record and play. Then apply
power and switch on.
After the unit is powered on, the
unit is checking HDD for several
seconds, the information will be
displayed on the screen as right:
CH1 CH3
CH3 CH4
The unit will enter into real-time
display mode shown as the right
figure:
NOTICE
Once you resume the initial
setting, the right information will
be displayed on the screen. Then
turn off the unit and re-power on
it.
8

SEARCH TIME
HDD: MASTER
04/03/24 13:24:21-04/03/24 13:44:54
>01 TIME 04/03/24 13:24:21
>02 TIME 04/03/24 13:30:55
>03 TIME 04/03/24 13:40:54
(  ) MOVE,() CHANGE,()PLAY
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT
1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
Press&button to open OSD
menu as right
On-Screen Display
1. Power on the system
CH1 CH3
CH3 CH4
●●●● CH1 ●●●●CH3
●●●●CH3 ●●●●CH4
Press&button to exit OSD
menu to real-time display
Presslbutton to start
recording
Recording Mode Display
OSD Mode Display
SEARCH MODE
CH1 CH3
CH3 CH4
PLAYBACKMODE
Pressbutton to search
time or event to playback
Pressnbutton to stop
recording( password is
requested!)
Press &button to exit the menu
Press nbutton to stop playback
Press button
to start playing
9

Operation guide
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT
1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
Operation Buttons
&--- press to display menu option.
--- press to change menu field or
change the unit’s configuration values.
--- press to select menu item or
confirm the selection.
Press&to display
menu option shown
as right figure.
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT
Please stop recording or playback before you enter into OSD menu.
You will be requested to enter password, while stopping recording.
The unit provides 4 camera inputs.
You can use channel buttons on
the front panel to select specified
channel for real-time display.
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
You can use “” button or channel buttons for different combinations for
channel display.
Example:
1. When you choose (----), all cameras are off
2. When you choose (1234), all cameras are displayed.
3. When you choose (---4), only the fourth channel is displayed.
NOTICE
VIDEO LOSS !
“VIDEO LOSS” signal will be displayed, and the
built-in alarm buzzer will be triggered to sound,
while no video connection or connection failure.
10

Operation guide
The unit provides 4 camera inputs.
You can use channel buttons on
the front panel to select specified
channel for real-time display.
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
RECORD SELECT
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
Selecting channel on this menu
option is same as “CAMERA
SELECT” options.
Only selected camera will record
real-time events during recording
period
NOTICE
Channel Display Control
In each mode(回回回回) mode, you can use the
following buttons to display Full-screen format
of each channel.
Channel 1 button: Full screen
display of channel 1
Channel2 button: Full screen
display of channel 2
Channel 4 button: Full screen
display of channel 4
Channel 3 button: Full screen
display of channel 3
RECORD MODE
11

Operation guide
RECORD FRAMRATE
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
There are two kinds of recording
mode : 回回回回(each mode; full screen
mode)&田田田田(quad screen mode).
when you set to 回回回回mode, you can
view the full-screen display of one
specified channel.
When you set to 田田田田mode, quad-
screen will be displayed.
Please use  
  
  buttons of front
panel to select mode and then
enter 

to confirm the selection
There are 9 different frame rate
settings for operation:
(30fps,15fps,10fps,7fps,5fps,4fps,3
fps,2fps,1fps; But the unit is set
to 30fps in the factory )
Please use  
  
  buttons of front
panel to select mode and then
enter 

to confirm the selection
NOTICE RECORDING FRAME RATE TABLE
The higher the record frame rate is, the more natural look
will be displayed on the screen on playback mode.
But the lower the record frame rate is, the more you can
save the space on HDD.
The following is the recording fps table for your reference
301510754321
田 MODE
7.53.752.51.751.2510.750.50.25
CH4
1053.332.331.71.3310.670.33
CH3
7.57.553.52.521.510.5
CH2
301510754321
CH1
回
MODE
301510754321
Frame/Second
12

Operation guide
VIDEO QUALITY
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
There are 3 different video quality
settings for operation: Normal,
Low, High
Please use  
  
  buttons of front
panel to select mode and then
enter 

to confirm the selection
NOTICE DIFFERENT VIDEO QUALITY SETTINGS ON
HDD CAPACITY
The higher the video quality is, the clearer images the unit
plays.
But the lower the video quality is, the more you can save the
space on HDD.
The following is the recording time vs video quality settings
table for your reference
LO
NORMAL
HI 19H37H56H80H111
H
139
H
185
H
279
H
556
H
25H51H76H110
H
152
H
190
H
255
H
382
H
763
H
29H58H88H125
H
175
H
220
H
292
H
438
H
877
H
田
MODE
39H76H115
H
153
H
230
H
288
H
384
H
576
H
115
3H
LO
33H66H99H141
H
198
H
248
H
331
H
496
H
992
H
NORMAL
25H48H73H104
H
146
H
183
H
244
H
366
H
733
H
HI
回
MODE
301510754321
Frame/Second
13

Operation guide
RECORD SCHEDULE
MAIN MENU
CAMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE 田RECORD FRAMERATE 30
VIDEO QUALITY HI
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DRIVE SETUP
SENSOR SETUP
Enter into this option to change a
recording schedule during a day
(24-hour period) .
PROGRAMMED RECORD
+ T T T S S T T T T T T T T T +
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
PRESS (
 
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
Numbers above indicate the time duration
of 24 hours.
(T) Letter indicates recording.
(S) Letter indicates sensor recording. It
means the unit starts recording as the
attached sensors being triggered during this
period.
(--) Recording is off during this duration.
SETTING EXAMPLE:
0:00 ~ 7:00 SENSOR RECORDING
7:00 ~11:00 RECORDING DISABLED
11:00 ~18:00 RECORDING
18:00 ~24:00 SENSOR RECORDING
+ S S S S S S - - - - T T T T T T T S S S S S S +
: : : : :
0 6 11 18 24
NOTICE SENSOR RECORDING INSTALLATION
The unit provides 4 alarm inputs which can be
configured as normal close, normal open, motion
detection +NC and motion detection+NO over
“SENSOR SETUP” menu option. (Please refer to P. 18
for the sensor setup). After the sensor configuration,
please go back to “ RECORD SCHEDULE” menu to
enable sensor recording.
14

Operation guide
SUB MENU
Enter into this option to change
password, time /date setting, date
format and enable the connection
between the unit and PC over
USB interface.
SUB MENU
PASSWORD CHANGE
TIME SET
DATE DISPLAY FORMAT
LINK TO PC
PRESS (  
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
PASSWORD CHANGE .
You enter into “PASSWORD CHANGE”, a
password change input menu replaces the
“SUB MENU” (The default password is
111111)
When the new password is accepted, the
board will flash the following screen
message:
PASSWORD changed!!!
The message will blink 5 times. Then the
display goes back to SUB MENU.
If the password was not accepted, the unit
will automatically return to SUB MENU.
NOTICE FRONT PANEL BUTTONS DEFINITION
means “1” 

means “5”
means “2” 

means “6”
means “3” 

means “7”


means “8”
means “4” 

means “9”


means “0”
PASSWORD CHANGE
CURRENT PASSWORD: -------
NEW PASSWORD:-------
PASSWORD CONFIRM:--------
PRESS (
 
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
15

Operation guide
TIME SET
Enter into this option to change
date and hour.
TIME
2004/03/21 03:23:21
PRESS (  
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
DATE DISPLAY FORMAT
PRESS (  
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
DATE DISPLAY FORMAT
The unit provides yyyy/mm/dd or
dd/mm/yyyy variant which depends on
the regional preference.
LINK TO PC
Display will be off in 10 sec.
Control transferred to PC!
After the confirmation on the selection
of “LINK TO PC”, the following
information as the left figure will appear
on the screen” Display will be off in
10sec. Control transferred to PC!”
1. Please connect the unit to PC
over USB interface.
2. Install the PC viewer application
into your PC.
3. After the installation, you can
easily access to the recorded
data over PC
REMARKS: Please refer to Page.21 for the
PC viewer installation and operation guide.
How to link to PC
16

Operation guide
HDD SETUP
OVERWRITE ENABLED:
If you choose “YES”, the unit will
continue recording and
overwrite the recorded data
when HDD’s space is full
If you choose “NO”, the unit will stop
recording while HDD’s space is
full
MASTER HDD SIZE:
It indicates the capacity of the primary
HDD installed in the unit
MASTER HDD USED:
It indicates how percentage of HDD’s
capacity has been occupied.
MASTER HDD FORMAT:
It erases all of the recorded data in
Master HDD
The authorized password is requested
before formatting, after the unit
formatted, the following
information will appear on the
screen “HARD DISK
FORMATTED” .
HARD DRIVE SETUP
OVERWRITE ENABLED YES
MASTER HDD SIZE 40000MB
MASTER HDD USED 0MB 0%
MASTER HDD FORMAT
SLAVE HDD SIZE
PRESS (  
  
  ), THEN (

)
PRESS(&
&&
&) TO EXIT
REMARKS: The unit is featured with one
HDD only for the time being!
17