ARM Electronics NDVR16 User Manual

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16 Channel Digital Video Recorder

User’s Manual

Safety Precautions

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRICAL

SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN !

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE C OVE R (OR BACK) , N O USER SERVICEABLE PARTS REFE R S ERVICING TO QUALIFI ED SERVICE PERSO NNE L.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral

triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of insulated

dangerous Voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be

sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electrical shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler

the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Warranty

and Service

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

EXPOSE UNITS NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR

ttention: installation should be performed by qualified service

Personnel only in accordance with the National Electrical Code o

applicable local codes.

Power Disconnect. Units with or without ON-OFF switches have

power supplied to the unit whenever the power cord is inserted into

the power source; however, the unit is operational only when the

ON-OFF switch is the ON position. The power cord is the main powe

disconnect for all unites.

“CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer‘s instruction.”

During the warranty period (one year for Hard Disk), we will repair o

replace the hard disk free of charge.

Be sure to have the model number, serial number and vendor stick on

hard disk for service representative.

About this document

Before installing stand alone DVR, be sure to thoroughly review and follow the instructions in this Users

Manual. Pay particular attention to the parts that are marked NOTICE.

Also, when connecting with external application, first turn the power OFF and follow manual

instruction for appropriate installation.

Before reading this document

1. This document is intended for both the administrator and users of stand alone DVR Model.

2. This manual contains information for configuring, managing and using stand alone DVR Model.

3. To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to heat or moisture

4. Be sure to read this manual before using stand alone DVR Model.

5. For questions and technical assistance of this product, contact your local dealer.

►Strong recommendation on installation of the DVR unit

1. Check electricity at the place you want to install the DVR unit is stable and meets our electricity

requirements.

Unstable electricity will cause malfunction of the unit or give critical damage to the unit.

2. Several chips on the main board of the DVR unit and hard disk drive inside the unit generate heat,

and it must be properly discharged.

Do not put any objects just beside exhaust port(fan) on the left side of the unit and do not close up an

opening (fresh air in-take) on the right side of the unit..

3. Put the DVR unit at well-ventilated place and do not put heat-generating objects on the unit.

When it is installed inside 19 inch mounting rack together with other devices, please check built-in

ventilation fan of the rack is properly running.

Content Table

Safety Precautions………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2

About this document……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Content Table……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

Unit Description of Front Panel………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Unit Description of Rear Panel…………………………………………………………………………………. 6

Installation……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

Procedure………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

Picture……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

Playback………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

Function Setup………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14

Basic Operation………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15

1. HDD Information…………………………………………………………………………………. 16

2. Date-Time Setup………………………………………………………………………………… 17

3. Display Setup……………………………………………………………………………………. 18

4. Camera Setup………………………………………………………………………………….. 19

5. Buzzer Setup……………………………………………………………………………………. 23

6. Audio Setup……………………………………………………………………………………… 24

7. System Setup……………………………………………………………..…………………….. 25

8. Advanced Setup………………………………………………………………………………… 26

HDD Bay………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38

Specification and configuration……………………………………………………………………………….. 40

Remote Viewer………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43

Configuration Chart……………………………………………………………………………………………. 48

Unit Description of Front Panel

Unit Description of Rear Panel

Audio Input. 2 Channel Input,

16 Channel Video Input and main/call monitor output

Y/C video monitor output

1 Channel Output (Out 1: Left, Out 2: Right)

75 Ohm High / Low Adjust

RS 232 connector

Alarm connector

HDD BAY connector

Network connector

Control keyboard connector

Power In / Power switcher

Installation

Procedure

1) Camera Connection

Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT

on the Rear Panel of the 16 CH DVR.

2) Monitor Connection (Composite Connection Method)

Connect the monitor to the MONITOR OUT on

the Rear Panel of the 16 CH DVR.

3) Monitor (S-VHS) Connection

Connect S-VIDEO Monitor to MONITOR OUT

(S-VHS) on the Rear Panel of the 16 CH DVR.

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

LEVEL

V.P

CH4

MONITOR

CH4

MONITOR

CH4

MONITOR

VIDEO

LENS

AC24V/DC12

Rear part of CAMERA

VIDEO A

IN O UT

VIDEO A

IN OUT

4) Sensor Connection

ALARM pin define.

13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

25,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11

1.ALARM0 14. ALARM 13

2.ALARM1 15. ALARM 14

3.ALARM2 16. ALARM 15

4.ALARM3 17. ALARM COMM 2

5.ALARM4 18. DGND

6.ALARM5 19. DGND

7.ALARM6 20. DGND

8.ALARM7 21. ALARM NC 1

9. ALARM8 22. ALARM COMM 1

10.ALARM9 23. ALARM NO 1

11. ALARM10 24.ALARM NC 2

12.ALARM11 25. ALARM NO 2

13. ALARM12

NOTICE: Sensor input is RECOGNIZED as LOW when alarm signal is on a level with GND, and it is

recognized as HIGH when alarm signal is FLOATING or 5V. Following is internal circuit.

Internal Circuit

Thus, there is a danger of damage, when the sensor input goes to a Negative level or voltage higher than 5V.

5) Network Connection

DVR connects to LAN

ETHER

NET

rks

TERATRAY CONNECTION

◆To view video image on the computer through internet with DVR view software.

6) HDD connection

How to connect single HDD 2 How to connect 2 HDD

I/O BOARD

MAIN BOARD

Set the drive jumpers as specified by hard disk drive manufacturer.

tie

MASTER

HDD

I/O BOARD

MAIN BOARD

Set the drive jumpers as specified by hard disk drive manufacturer.

MASTER

HDD1

SLAVE

HDD2

1. Make sure the HDD is MASTER.

2. Make sure the cable connector is

correct.

3. MASTER set up, please check the

HDD panel.

1. Make sure the HDD is MASTER and

SLAVE.

2. Make sure the cable connector is correct.

3. MASTER and SLAVE set up, please chec

the HDD panel.

Notice:

-The 16 ch DVR provides 2 internal hard drives. We provide one hard disk drive with removable rack; the

other one is fixed designed.

-We recommend you to set the Removable Hard Disk as Slave. Set the other one as the Master.

7) Power Connection

Connect the power to the POWER

CONNECTION on the Rear Panel of the

system, and turn on the switch.

8) Turn on the POWER. Make sure the adaptor is 12V/5A.

9) Detail setup in SYSTEM SETUP

For detail setup, refer to the instruction of

SYSTEM SETUP.

1. +12VDC

2. +12VDC

3. +12VDC

4. RTN

5. RTN

6. RTN

Picture

Full screen or quarterly split screen display

Press button, to display 16 / 13 / 9 / 4 quarterly split screen.

Press numeric buttons to display the desired camera image in full screen.

1.) FREZZE Mode

1. In live and the quad mode press (FREEZE) button to freeze image.

Press

2. On the full screen display, press (FREEZE) button to

again to cancel freeze mode.

freeze full screen image.

2.) Zoom Mode(Display Enlargement.)

Go to full screen mode with numeric buttons of live or playback

mode, then press ZOOM button to display screen Enlargement.

Use

3.) Auto Mode

Press (AUTO) button begins to screen auto sequence.

button to move position.

>No auto sequence in 16 / 13 split screen.

>You could active auto sequence function in 9-split, 4-split, PIP or full-screen mode. The 3rd channels will

sequence in 9 split screen. 2nd channel do auto sequence in 4-split screen mode.

4.) PIP (PICTURE IN PICTURE)

1.) Press (PIP) button.

Main picture

Sub picture

2) With

small screen.

button, select the main channel screen, press button to select desired camera channel in

5.) SEL (Select)

>On the 13 / 9 / 4 split screen, press SEL can change the each channel order.

- Press SEL button to active the selection function.

- Turn

- Press

- Press SEL button again to cancel the selection function.

6.) Alarm Sensor Recording

>See the alarm recording setup page

7.) Scheduled Recording

>See the scheduled recording setup page

8.) Motion detection Recording

See the motion detection recording setup page

9.) Key Lock function

On the Live or Playback mode, press (lock),

Only, numeric, freeze, auto, pip, and zoom buttons could work. Press lock key again to enter the login-in

window. Enter admin or user password to unlock.

10.) AUDIO BUTTON

AUDIO CONTROL

VOL -

the inner-shuttle or button to select the desired camera channel in split-1.

change button to change the split-screen position.

CH +

VOL +

CH -

CH: choose which audio channel output

VOL: Audio volume values change.

Notice

1> Recording is stopped during playback.

2> Recording is not possible if no camera is connected.

3> DVR must be not on the PLAY mode, if user wants to remote view in the Internet.

Playback

1. Playback Mode

1) Press button to begin playback. (System will playback the images in backward)

2. T-SRH button

1) T-SRH: Playback by time search.

Press T-SRH button to active playback function.

2) EVENT LIST (Alarm List): Event source- Video loss/ alarm trigger

PLAY

Press direction button

UP/DOWN to choose

items.

PLAY SETUP PAGE

EVENT LIST

TIME LIST

PLAY END: RECYCLE

FIRST: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx

LAST: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx

GOTO: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx

PLAY GOTO TIME

PLAY: User press direction button to choose items, then press ENTER to start playback.

SORT: DATE, alarm events sort by date and time. CH, alarm events sort by channel.

TYPE, alarm events sort by type.

Press direction button UP/DOWN to choose items. Press direction buttons

LEFT/RIGHT to choose mode. (PLAY / SORT / DELETE)

Press values change button to change page.

OCCURRED TIME CH TYPE

PLAY SORT: DATE DELETE: ITEM

: MOVE, : PAGE, ENTER: PLAY

Press (SEL) button to change sort.

DELETE: ITEM-delete items by each. PAGE-delete each page. ALL-delete all items.

3) TIME LIST (Playback image by Time-Search): Recorded images list (by hours)

No items or page display limit. Items. DVR recording mode is continued.

4) PLAY END: After image playback end, DVR is going to RECYCLE (continue playback) /

RECORD (continue record) / STOP (stop record or playback)

: CURSOR, : PAGE, ENTER: PLAY

Press direction button UP/DOWN to choose items.

Press values change button to change to next page.

TIME SEARCH LIST PAGE

5) FIRST: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx (The FIRST date and time recording display).

If hard disk has recycled record, the first date and time display would different.

6) LAST: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx (The final date and time recording display).

When user stop record / or go to menu, at that moment is the last record.

7) GOTO: xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx (year / month / day, Hour / Minute / Second)

Press values change button or turn

8) PLAY GOTO TIME

After date and time input, direction move to PLAY GOTO TIME, press ENTER to start playback.

Press direction button Left/Right to change date and time values position.

inner-shuttle to change date

and time values.

FUNCTION SETUP

1) Press

2) Password enter window pop-up:

3) Press numeric button to choose password then menu pop-up.

button to enter into menu. You could do the system function setup in MENU.

PASSWORD xxxxx

1. Password (Account-Admin) : 44444

2. Password (Account-User) : 11111

4) Remote controller function buttons are same as DVR panel function buttons.

Basic Operation

Press MENU button to enter MAIN SETUP PAGE.

MAIN SETUP PAGE

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. AUDIO SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

SETUP

1) Use direction button up/down

2) Press

3) Press sub-menu item with direction button up/down

or left/right And change the value with values change button or turn inner-shuttle.

4) Press ESC to go back to main menu or exit menu.

Notice:

1. ADMIN level can setup all menu functions.

2. USER level cannot setup ADVANCED page.

button to enter into sub-menu function setup.

button.

button to select setup item.

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