Zetronix zAC-DVR User manual

zAC-DVR Operation Guide

What this guide does:
This guide will help you to quickly configure and set up the
zAC-DVR, and will briefly summarize the steps to record and play
back videos.
Before you get started please ensure you have the following
required items at hand.
•The zAC-DVR unit
•The included Remote with batteries
•The A/V cable adapter
•An SDHC memory card
•A TV or computer with a memory card reader
A digital copy of this manual can be downloaded at the Zetronix
support site: http://support.zetronix.com

I - Motion activated video capture.
This device records on motion activation by default.
1. Ensure the memory card is installed in the unit
2. Plug in the unit to your A/C wall outlet.
The device should now record automatically anytime there’s motion. It will
continue to record for at least 15 seconds unless motion is still present.
II - Continuous recording.
This device can record for as long as there’s space left in the memory card.
1. Ensure the memory card is installed in the unit.
2. Plug in the unit to your A/C wall outlet.
3. Point the remote at the unit, and press the record ( ) button.
To pause the recording, press the record () button on the remote again.
III - Playing recorded video on the computer.
Your computer must have a memory card reader.
1. Remove the memory card form the unit and insert it in your computer’s SD
card reader.
2. After about 15 seconds your computer should detect a new removable disk
drive. On a Mac you will see a new drive on your desktop. On the PC you may
get a popup window with options to import, playback videos or open video
files folder. If not check under “Computer” or “My Computer” from the start
menu, and look for a removable disk drive. Look for video files in this drive.

IV – Setup menu & live video footage.
1. Ensure the device is connected to you’re A/C outlet, and it is powered on.
2. Connect the included A/V cable to the side of the unit, and the other end
(Yellow-Red) to your TV.
3. Using your TV’s remote locate a button to select the input source you’ve
connected the A/V cable to. It is usually named “Source” or “Input” (check
your TV’s user manual).
Once the correct source is selected on your TV, you should see the camera
view with a live footage come up on your TV screen:
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① Time Display: System Date and Time.
②Video Indicator: Displays a rotating icon when recording is activated.
③Video Status: Indicates the method of video recording.
Manual Recording
Schedule Continuous Recording
Motion Detection Recording
Schedule Alarm Recording
Continuous, Alarm and Motion Detection Recording
④Camera status: Indicates external camera connection.
⑤Video recording resolution: 640x480 or 320x240
⑥Recording quality
HQ: High quality
MQ: Medium quality
LQ: Low quality
⑦Audio recording (ON/OFF)
⑧SD Card Status:
SD Card has not been inserted or malfunctioned.
SD Card is functioning normally.
Memory is full.
Overwrite protect: check micro switch on the memory card.
Reading or writing to SD Card.
⑨Loop recoding: this function is not available on this model.

V – Playing recorded video on the TV.
Please follow the steps in the previous section (IV – Setup menu & live footage)
and make sure you can see the live video before continuing with this section.
1. Point the included remote control at the zAC-VCR device and press the
Play/Pause button on to the top left corner of the remote. This will
playback the last recorded video.
Pause Recording: press the Play/Pause button again.
Fast forward or rewind:press the left and right arrow buttons.
Frame by frame playback: first pause the video then use the left and right
arrows to go forward or backwards frame by frame.
VI – Advanced setup menu.
Please follow the steps in the previous section (IV – Device menu & live footage)
and make sure you can see the live video before continuing with this section.
•Point the included remote control at the zAC-VCR device and press the
MENU/OK button .. The MAIN MENU should come up on your TV
screen:

Available on this menu is the ability to set up time/date stamp, motion
detection, schedule recordings, clean the memory space and other more
advanced functions.
•Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the remote to select different items
on the list.
•Press the button to access each of the submenu screens
•Press the previous/stop button and to go back up a menu or to cancel.

VII – Advanced playback.
Please follow the steps to access the setup menu in section IV.
Select [ SEARCH AND PLAY ] from the MAIN MENU.
User the arrow keys on the remote to select the date of recording or the
page of video files witch is represented with different icons according the
video recording mode;
Manual Recording
Schedule Continuous Recording
Motion Detection Recording
Schedule Alarm Recording
Continuous, Alarm and Motion Detection Recording
Press to select and play the video or to go back to the
SEARCH AND PLAY menu.

VIII – Video Date-Time stamp setting up.
Please follow the steps to access the setup menu in section IV.
Select [ SET DATE /TIME ] from the MAIN MENU.
•Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the remote to select the different time
and date items on the menu. And use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to change
their values.
•Press to go back to the MAIN MENU.

IX – Advanced motion detection settings.
Please follow the steps to access the setup menu in section IV.
Select [ SET MOTION DETECT ] from the MAIN MENU.
The zClock-30N allows you to choose a specific area of the screen where motion
will or will not trigger video recording
•On this next menu screen select [ SET MD AREA ] and then press button
to go the MD AREA screen.
•On the MD AREA menu, you can “draw” the area of the screen to become
motion sensitive.
•Press play/pause button to change in between drawing modes and use the
arrow buttons to move the tile cursor into the desired position;

CELL EDIT: Press button to add or remove the area tiles.
ADD BLOCK / DELETE BLOCK: Press button to start and area block,
move the cursor with the arrow buttons and then press again to
finish the block selection.
ADD ALL / DELETE ALL: Press to select or clear all motion sensitive
area.

X – Scheduled recording.
Please follow the steps to access the setup menu in section IV.
Select [ SCHEDULE RECORD ] from the MAIN MENU.
•Using the arrow keys on the remote move to one of the 24 hours on the
menu and press the to choose switch in between methods of
recording you want for that particular hour.
Records for that entire hour
Records only when it detects motion within that hour
Records only if an alarm is set to go off within that hour
Alarm and Motion Detection Recording
Does not record during that hour

XI – Memory card management.
Please follow the steps to access the setup menu in section IV.
Select [ SD CARD OPTIONS ] from the main menu.
The SD CARD OPTIONS menu shows the total memory card size with the
amount of memory left:
MAX FILE SIZE: Specifies the file size segments. 300 seconds (5 min)
recommended.
CRD FULL: This function is not available on this model.
FORMAT: Select this option to clean up all the memory space on the
memory card. WARNING: all recorded video files will be deleted.
Memory card size Continuous recording time
2GB
5 hours
4GB
10 hours
8GB
20 hours
16GB
40 hours
32GB 80 hours

XII - Language Settings & Video output format.
Select [ POWER ON SETUP ] from the MAIN MENU.
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys on the remote to highlight the LANGUAGE or
COMPOSITE items, then use press LEFT/RIGHT to change the language values
or to change video composite values from NTSC or PAL.
WARNING: Do not change these settings unless you have a PAL video display available.

XIII – Video & Audio recording modes
Select [ MANUAL RECORD ] from the MAIN MENU.
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys on the remote to select the items on the list,
then use press LEFT/RIGHT to change the respected values.
VIDEO SIZE / FRAME RATE: 640 by 480 pixel resolution at 12 frames per
second or320 by 240 pixel resolution at 15 frames per second.
QUALITY: sets the video compression rate. HIGH is recommended.
AUDIO: option to record or not record audio.
Note: Each of the video recording modes (Continuous, scheduled, alarm &
motion detect) all each have an independent Video/Audio recording format
mode.