Velleman DVR4H2 User manual

DVR4H2 - DVR4L6
DIGITAL 4-CHANNEL H.264 RECORDER + ETHERNET + USB + VGA
DIGITALE 4-KANAALS H.264 RECORDER + ETHERNET + USB + VGA
ENREGISTREUR NUMÉRIQUE H.264 ÉCRAN DIGITAL À 4 CANAUX +
ETHERNET + USB + VGA
VIDEOGRABADORA DIGITAL H.264 DE 4 CANALES + ETHERNET + USB +
VGA
DIGITALER 4-KANAL H.264 RECORDER + ETHERNET + USB + VGA
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE 3
BEKNOPTE INSTALLATIEHANDLEIDING 10
GUIDE D’INSTALLATION RAPIDE 17
GUÍA RÁPIDA 24
SCHNELLEINSTIEG 31

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FRONT VIEW – VOORZIJDE – VUE FRONTALE
VISTA FRONTAL – VORDERANSICHT
REAR VIEW – ACHTERZIJDE – VUE ARRIÈRE VISTA POSTERIOR –
HINTERANSICHT
*HDD not included - *Harde schijf niet
meegeleverd - *Disque dur pas livré - *Disco
duro no incluido - *Festplatte nicht mitgeliefert
A B
power supply data bus (SATA)
voeding databus (SATA)
alimentation bus de données
(SATA)
alimentación bus de datos
(SATA)
Stromversorgung Datenbus (SATA)
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Quick installation guide
1. Introduction
To all residents of the European Union
Important environmental information about this product
This symbol on the device or the package indicates that disposal of the device after its
lifecycle could harm the environment. Do not dispose of the unit (or batteries) as unsorted
municipal waste; it should be taken to a specialized company for recycling. This device
should be returned to your distributor or to a local recycling service. Respect the local
environmental rules.
If in doubt, contact your local waste disposal authorities.
Thank you for choosing Velleman! Please read the manual thoroughly before bringing this device
into service. If the device was damaged in transit, do not install or use it and contact your dealer.
Damage caused by disregard of certain guidelines in this manual is not covered by the warranty and
the dealer will not accept responsibility for any ensuing defects or problems.
NOTICE:
This document is a Quick installation guide. For more details, refer to the full user manual which
can be found on the included CD-ROM.
Package content:
•1x DVR4xx (DVR4H2 or DVR4L6)
•1x power adaptor 100-240VAC 50/60Hz to 12VDC 3A
•1x mounting bracket for HDD + screws
•1x CD-ROM containing the full user manual
2. Safety Instructions
Keep the device away from children and unauthorised users.
Risk of electroshock when opening the cover. Touching live wires can cause life-
threatening electroshocks.
Always disconnect mains power when the device is not in use or when servicing or
maintenance activities are performed. Handle the power cord by the plug only.
3. General Guidelines
Refer to the Velleman® Service and Quality Warranty on the last pages of this manual.
Indoor use only
Keep this device away form rain, moisture, splashing and dripping liquids. Never
put object filled with liquid on top.
Keep this device away from dust.
Keep this device away from extreme heat. Make sure the ventilation openings are
clear at all times. For sufficient air circulation, leave at least 1” (±2.5 cm) in front
of the openings.
Protect this device from shocks and abuse. Avoid brute force when operating the
device.
•Familiarise yourself with the functions of the device before actually using it.
•All modifications of the device are forbidden for safety reasons.
•Only use the device for its intended purpose. Using the device in an unauthorised way will void
the warranty.
•Damage caused by disregard of certain guidelines in this manual is not covered by the warranty
and the dealer will not accept responsibility for any ensuing defects or problems.
•Do not use this product to violate privacy laws or perform other illegal activities.

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4. Features
•GUI (Graphical User Interface) display and USB mouse control
•mail integration: supports notification through any mail server and any other mail support
•local and remote control completely independent
•H.264 video compression technology
ohighly improves video quality for live viewing and recording
orecording file size is minimized for longest recording time
olower bit rate required for fastest network transfer
•Multiplex: allows live display, recording, playback, backup and network operation at the same
time
•supports video output for composite & VGA simultaneously
•backup function: supports USB 2.0 flash drive backup and network backup
•remote basic surveillance via the web browsers of a smartphone
•remote surveillance on PC
ofor operating systems: compatible with Windows & MAC operating system
ofor web browsers: compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome & Safari
ofor CMS software: company-developed and free software "Video Viewer, on both Windows and
MAC operating systems
oalso via Apple's media player, QuickTime
•intelligent motion trigger recording
oadvanced motion detection
oscheduled motion detection recording (with 1 adjustable parameter)
oquick search function (time/motion/alarm)
oonly the channel with an event will be recorded to effectively save a significant amount of hard
disc space
•A/V support: supports 1 audio input and 1 audio output for sound recording
•multi-language OSD: English, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Hungarian,
Greek, Italian, Arabic, Polish, Vietnamese and Chinese
•quick start manual: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German
•full user manual: English
•supports SATA HDD
•supports daylight-saving function
•PTZ control: supports PELCO-D protocol
•alarm I/O: 4 inputs, 1 output
•supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS network connection
•supports manual / timer / motion / network recording functions
•system auto recovery after power reconnected
•hard disks in option: HD500GB/S, HD1TB/S
•IR remote control: DVRRC5 (incl.)
•optional monitor (not incl.): MONSCA4, MONSCA5
•optional router (not incl.): PCRT1
DVR4H2 only:
•full D1 (or Frame) at real-time record on all channels
5. Overview
Refer to the illustrations on page 2of this manual.
Front panel
LED
indications HDD reading or recording activities on the hard disk
POWER DVR power is on
1 ~4 Press a button to select the corresponding channel.
4CH: Press to show the 4 channel display mode.
PLAY Press to play the recorded video.
LIST List the information of the recorded files.
QUICK SEARCH / RECORD / MOTION / ALARM / TIMER / FULL LIST
ENTER Press to confirm settings
MENU Press to enter the main menu.
SLOW In playback mode, press to play the recorded file slowly.
ZOOM Press to enlarge the image of the selected channel.
AUDIO = SLOW + ZOOM
Press SLOW and ZOOM simultaneous to select live or play-back sounds.
SEQ Press to show all screens sequentially in full screen mode. Press again to quit.

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PAUSE
S/ +
Press to pause, press again to continue playback.
Press to move up (S) or increase value (+)
STOP
T/ -
Press to stop playback.
Press to move down (T) or decrease value (-)
REW
ePress to rewind.
Press to move left (e).
FF
fPress for fast forward.
Press to move right (f).
USB Connect a USB flash drive for video backup to this USB port.
Connect a USB mouse to this USB port.
Note: do not connect two USB flash drives or USB mice at the same time.
rear panel
LAN port Connect the DVR to a local network by plugging a network cable into this port.
VGA connector for VGA video monitor
AUDIO IN 1 audio input channels to connect an external audio sources e.g. from a
cameras with audio.
AUDIO OUT 1 audio output to connect to an audio device, e.g. a speaker (mono).
VIDEO IN 4 video input channels to connect 4 external video sources e.g. cameras.
MONITOR 1 video output channel to connect the DVR to the main monitor.
EXTERNAL I/O use a 9 pin DSUB connector to connect external signals e.g. alarm, PTZ, ...
12V DC Power supply input.
6. Hardware setup
Installing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Refer to the illustrations on page 2of this manual.
•Obtain a suitable HDD (not included), type SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment). The
HDD must be formatted.
•Make sure to unplug the device from the mains before servicing and do not touch any electronic
circuitry to avoid electrostatic discharge.
•Unscrew the 6 screws (1 on either side and 4 on the back) that hold the cover in place.
•Lift the cover (back first).
•Screw the mounting brackets on the HDD (screws included).
Note: the PCB must be facing upwards when mounting the HDD into the DVR.
•Connect the SATA data cable and power supply to the HDD.
•Screw the HDD on the bottom of the DVR housing PCB facing upwards using the included screws.
•Close the cover (front first) and secure it with the 6 screws.
Connecting a video monitor
•Obtain a suitable monitor (not included) and connect it to the BNC or VGA video output port on the
back of the DVR.
Connecting the power supply
•Plug the DC output connector of the included power adaptor into the 12VDC power input at the
back of the DVR.
WARNING: only use the included adaptor.
•Plug the included power cable into the adaptor input connector and plug the other end into the
mains. Do not switch the DVR on yet.
Connecting a camera
•Obtain up to four suitable cameras (not included). Each camera needs its own power supply.
•Connect the video output of the camera to either video input at the back of the DVR. The number
next to the input connectors represents the channel number. Connector type is BNC.
Connecting audio
•The DVR supports one audio input. Connect the audio output of an audio source to the audio input
of the DVR. Connector type is BNC.
•There is also an audio output connector. Connect an audio device e.g. a speaker to this connector
when desired. Connector type is BNC.
Connecting Local Area Network (LAN)
•Connect the DVR to a local network by plugging a network cable into the LAN port at the back of
the DVR. Connector type is 8P8C (RJ45). Setup is done through the OSD.

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7. Preliminary settings
•Make sure the connected cameras are on and set the power switch at the rear of the device to the
on-position. It takes about 15 to 30 seconds to start up.
Menu overview
•Press the MENU button and enter the password to go into the menu list.
Note: default admin password is “0000” (4 times zero).
QUICK START GENERAL - TIME SETUP
DATE SETUP DATE INFO - DAYLIGHT
SYSTEM TOOLS - SYSTEM INFO
EVENT
INFORMATION QUICK SEARCH - EVENT SEARCH - HDD INFO - EVENT LOG
ADVANCED
CONFIG CAMERA – DETECTION – ALERT – NETWORK – SNTP – DISPLAY – RECORD - REMOTE
SCHEDULE
SETTING RECORD - DETECTION
For more details, refer to the full user manual.
Setting date and time
•Before using the DVR the time and date should be set to get a valid time stamp.
•Press the MENU button and enter the admin password to go into the menu list.
•Select the QUICK START menu item.
•Use the NAVIGATION button to move to the TIME SETUP menu item. Select it to set date and
time.
Note: once recording started, do not change date or time as this will make it very difficult to
find back the recorded files.
Note: when using the DVR for the first time and the correct time is set, leave it on for at
least 48 hours.
Password setting
•Press the MENU button and enter the password to go into the menu list.
•Select the SYSTEM menu item.
•Go to TOOLS. Select ADMIN PASSWORD (or OPERATOR PASSWORD) and press the ENTER button
to set the password.
Note: an operator can not access the main menu, only the quick menu bar (see below).
•Press the cursor up ( ) or down ( ) button to select the value of the first number and press
enter to save and go to the next character, or use the mouse to select the desired value. Repeat
this for all four password numbers.
Note: default admin password is “0000” (4 times zero).
Record settings
•Press the MENU button and enter the password to go into the menu list.
•Select the QUICK START menu item.
•Select the GENERAL menu item using the NAVIGATION button.
•Set the image size, image quality and images per second for recording.

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•Refer to the full user manual on the included CD-ROM for more details.
Audio playback
•Press the SLOW and ZOOM button simultaneously to select the desired audio channel or use the
quick menu bar (see below). The current audio channel is indicated in the status bar.
Switch users
•The DVR can be accessed as administrator ( ) or operator ( ), icons are indicated in the status
bar.
•To switch between users, click on the user icon ( or ) to lock the current session ( ).
•Press on the key lock icon ( ) than enter the password of the desired profile.
Video output
•On both VGA and monitor outputs the video signal is present simultaneously.
•To switch to the other display, go to ADVANCED CONFIG and set the DISPLAY OUTPUT PATH.
Note: the DVR must be reset for the setting to take effect.
•It is also possible to select a display at start-up of the DVR. Press the left key ( ) on the front
panel during start-up to use the CRT monitor; press the right key ( ) during set-up to use the
VGA output.
8. Operation
Display
The following image shows the screen layout.
A system date and time
B general system status
C available HDD capacity
D channel status
live audio channel 1 .. 4 enabled
playback audio channel 1 .. 4 enabled
(yellow)
audio channel disabled timer recording
digital zoom on (yellow) / off USB mouse connected
LAN connected / Internet connected / no network connection
USB flash drive connected Hard disk overwrite (default)
key lock on PTZ mode
sequence mode motion mode
recording mode alarm mode
administrator logged on operator logged on
Note that actual screen icons might differ slightly from the ones shown above.

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Quick menu bar
Note: only available when USB mouse is connected.
•Move the pointer towards the left of the monitor to open the quick menu bar:
Open channel switch panel.
Show playback control panel.
Zoom-in mode (select desired channel first before entering zoom-mode).
Select audio channel (live mode only live channels can be selected).
Enter PTZ mode and show PTZ control panel
Recording
•Check whether the camera(s) is (are) properly connected and a HDD is present inside the device.
•When the auto-recording and pre-alarm functions are enabled, the device will start recording
images.
•Default the recording icon ( ) is shown.
•In case the motion or alarm detection is activated and a motion or alarm is detected, the motion
() resp. alarm ( ) icon is shown.
•When timed recording is enabled, the timed recording icon ( ) is showed and the timed recording
LED is on.
•Default, the device is in HDD overwrite mode and the icon ( ) is shown.
Play-back
•Make sure the control panel is not locked and press the PLAY button on the control panel or use
the quick menu bar to open the playback control panel:
A progress bar D information
B playback control E close
C event search F set repeat function A→B / open backup menu
Note: play-back needs at least 8192 recorded images to work properly (e.g. with IPS=30, the
recording must be at least 273 seconds long).
•The fast forward ( ) and fast rewind ( ) buttons will increase resp. decrease the play-back
speed. Repeatedly pressing the button will increase/decrease speed to 4x, 8x 16x or 32x (max.).
•Press the pause button ( ) to temporary suspend video play-back.
•Press the stop button ( ) to return to live monitoring.
•Press the SLOW button once to set play-back speed to 1/4th and twice for 1/8th.
Search
•There are four ways to search recorded files: by record list, motion list, alarm list or by timer list.
•To search an event, press the LIST button on the front panel (make sure the control panel is not
locked). An overview of the recorded file types (ALARM, MANUAL, MOTION, SYSTEM and FULL
LIST) is shown.
•Select the desired list and recording from the list.
•Press ENTER to start play-back.
Note: the recorded files can also be searched via the included Video Viewer software.

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9. Technical specifications
DVR4H2 DVR4L6
maximum recording
rate (PAL)
frame 704 x 576 pixels with 100 IPS 704 x 576 pixels with 25 IPS
CIF - 352 x 288 pixels with 100 IPS
video system PAL
video compression H.264
video input 4 channels, composite video signal 1Vpp / 75 ohms BNC
video output composite video signal 1Vpp / 75 ohms BNC
VGA – max. 1600 x 1200 pixels
image quality setting best - high - normal - basic
hard disk storage built-in SATA type, support 1x HDD, support HDD capacity over
1TB (HDD not incl)
recording mode manual / timer / motion / network / alarm controlled
refresh rate 100 IPS for PAL
audio I/O 1x audio in, 1x audio out (mono)
motion detection area 16 x 12 grids per channel
motion detection sensitivity 4 adjustable parameters for accurate detection
pre-alarm recording 8MB
backup device USB 2.0 flash drive (for backup and firmware updates)
web transmitting / compression
format
H.264
Ethernet 10/100 Base-T, supports network control and LiveView via
Ethernet
web interface supports licensed “video viewer” software / Internet Explorer or
Mozilla Firefox web browser / Quick Time player
network connection supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS function
digital zoom 2x (live & playback)
key lock yes
video loss detection yes
camera title up to 6 characters
video adjustments hue / colour / contrast / brightness
date display format YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and off
power source 12VDC
power consumption < 36W
operating temperature 10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~ 104°F)
system recovery system auto recovery after power reconnected
dimensions 345 x 225 x 68.3mm
Use this device with original accessories only. Velleman nv cannot be held responsible in
the event of damage or injury resulted from (incorrect) use of this device.
For more info concerning this product and the latest version of this user manual, please
visit our website www.velleman.eu.
The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice.
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The copyright to this manual is owned by Velleman nv. All worldwide rights reserved.
No part of this manual or may be copied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic
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Beknopte installatiehandleiding
1. Inleiding
Aan alle ingezetenen van de Europese Unie
Belangrijke milieu-informatie betreffende dit product
Dit symbool op het toestel of de verpakking geeft aan dat, als het na zijn levenscyclus wordt
weggeworpen, dit toestel schade kan toebrengen aan het milieu. Gooi dit toestel (en
eventuele batterijen) niet bij het gewone huishoudelijke afval; het moet bij een
gespecialiseerd bedrijf terechtkomen voor recyclage. U moet dit toestel naar uw verdeler of
naar een lokaal recyclagepunt brengen. Respecteer de plaatselijke milieuwetgeving.
Hebt u vragen, contacteer dan de plaatselijke autoriteiten betreffende de verwijdering.
Dank u voor uw aankoop! Lees deze handleiding grondig voor u het toestel in gebruik neemt. Werd
het toestel beschadigd tijdens het transport, installeer het dan niet en raadpleeg uw dealer.
OPMERKING:
Dit document is een beknopte installatiehandleiding. Raadpleeg de volledige handleiding op de
cd-rom voor meer informatie (enkel beschikbaar in het Engels, Frans, Duits en Spaans).
Inhoud:
•1x DVR4xx (DVR4H2 of DVR4L6)
•1x voedingsadapter 100-240 VAC~50/60 Hz naar 12 VDC 3 A
•1x montagebeugel voor harde schijf + schroeven
•1x cd-rom met volledige handleiding
2. Veiligheidsinstructies
Houd buiten het bereik van kinderen en onbevoegden.
Elektrocutiegevaar bij het openen van het toestel. Raak geen kabels aan die onder
stroom staan om dodelijke elektroshocks te vermijden.
Trek de stekker uit het stopcontact (trek niet aan de kabel!) voordat u het toestel reinigt
en als u het niet gebruikt.
3. Algemene richtlijnen
Raadpleeg de Velleman® service- en kwaliteitsgarantie achteraan de handleiding.
Enkel voor gebruik binnenshuis.
Bescherm dit toestel tegen regen, vochtigheid en opspattende vloeistoffen. Plaats
geen object gevuld met vloeistof op het toestel.
Bescherm tegen stof.
Bescherm tegen extreme hitte. Zorg dat de verluchtingsopeningen niet verstopt
geraken. Voorzie een ruimte van minstens 2,5 cm tussen het toestel en elk ander
object.
Bescherm tegen schokken en vermijd brute kracht tijdens de bediening.
•Leer eerst de functies van het toestel kennen voor u het gaat gebruiken.
•Om veiligheidsredenen mag u geen wijzigingen aanbrengen.
•Gebruik het toestel enkel waarvoor het gemaakt is. Bij onoordeelkundig gebruik vervalt de
garantie.
•De garantie geldt niet voor schade door het negeren van bepaalde richtlijnen in deze handleiding
en uw dealer zal de verantwoordelijkheid afwijzen voor defecten of problemen die hier
rechtstreeks verband mee houden.
•Leef bij gebruik van dit toestel de wetgeving betreffende de privacy na.