AVE MV-DR5000 Installation Manual

Download

Page 1

INSTALLATION &

OPERATI

ON MANUAL

Digital Video Recorder

MV-DR5000

AVE

Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely

Page 2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

All the following safety and operated instructions which will prevent harm or damage to the operator and

other persons should be read before the unit is operated.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used

in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio

communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which

case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

Do not block ventilation openings.

Do not place anything on top of the unit that might spill or fall into it.

Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you

to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Please refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosols for cleaning.

This installation should be by a qualified service person and should conform to all local

codes.

To prevent fire or electric shock, do not overload wall outlets or extension cords.

This unit must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock hazard.

Danger of explosion if battery( RTC 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 instructions.

Risk of explosion if replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to

the instructions.

INFORMATION

WARNING

CAUTION

Page 3

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ................................. 3

1.1 Product Introduction................................3

1.2 Product Features ....................................3

1.3. FRONT / REAR VIEW............................4

1.3.1 Front View.............................................4

1.3.2 Rear View..............................................6

1.4 ALARM In / Out.......................................7

2. INSTALLATION ................................... 9

2.1 Basic Connection ....................................9

2.2 Hard-disk drive and CD-RW Installation .9

2.3 System Information and Channel

Selection ...............................................11

2.3.1 System information .............................11

2.3.2 Channel Selection...............................12

2.4 Updating System Software....................12

3. OPERATIONS ................................... 13

3.1 Configuring Recording Settings ............13

3.2 Recording Operations ...........................15

3.2.1 Manual Recording...............................15

3.5.3 Updating System Software................. 25

3.6 Key Lock Operation.............................. 25

4. MENU SETUP.................................... 26

4.1 REC Setting ......................................... 26

4.2 ALARM / MOTION Setting ................... 27

4.3 TIMER / SEQ / TITLE Setting .............. 29

4.4 COMMUNICATION Setting .................. 30

4.5 DISK Setting......................................... 32

4.6 SYSTEM Setting .................................. 33

5. NETWORK......................................... 36

5.1 Network Configuration.......................... 36

5.1.1 Cable Connections............................. 36

5.1.2 Configure Your DVR Network Settings

................................................................ 37

5.1.3 TCP/IP Communication Setup ........... 39

5.1.4 Connection Testing............................. 41

5.2 TRIPLEX 4 CH DVR VIEWER

SOFTWARE: Introduction.................... 42

5.2.1 Software installation ........................... 42

3.2.2 Timer Recording..................................15

3.2.3 Alarm / Motion Recording....................16

3.2.4 Externally Triggered Recording ..........17

3.3 Playback Operations.............................18

3.3.1 Normal Playback.................................18

3.3.2 Fast Forward/Backward ......................18

3.3.3 Slow Forward/Reverse........................18

3.3.4 Play back Picture-by-picture ...............19

3.3.5 Picture in Picture ( PinP ) Display Mode

.................................................................19

3.4 Search Operations ................................20

3.4.1 FULL LIST Search ..............................20

3.4.2 ALARM LIST Search...........................20

3.4.3 TIME Search .......................................20

3.4.4 THUMBNAIL Search...........................21

3.4.5 SD CARD Search ...............................22

3.4.6 CD MENU ...........................................22

5.2.2 Short introduction ............................... 43

5.2.3 Operation............................................ 44

5.3 Microsoft Internet Explorer ................... 50

5.3.1 Connecting the DVR .......................... 50

5.3.2 Change Record / Alarm Setting ......... 51

5.3.3 Change Timer Record Setting............ 52

6. TEXT INSERTION FUNCTION .......... 53

7. MISCELLANEOUS ............................79

7.1 RS-232 & RS-485 Setup & Protocol .... 79

7.1.1 RS232 & RS485 Setup ...................... 79

7.1.2 Communication Protocol .................... 79

7.3 System Default..................................... 84

7.4 O.S.D Message.................................... 85

7.5 Time Index Table .................................. 86

7.6 Specifications....................................... 87

7.7 ScanIP.................................................. 88

APPENDIX 1. – Using CD Discs ..........90

3.5 Backup Operations ...............................24

3.5.1 SD Card Backup Operations & CD

Rewritable unit Backup Operations .........24

3.5.2 Backup the System settings................25

APPENDIX 2. – Default Text

Insertion List...................................92

Page 4

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Product Introduction

z Single-picture playback.

The MV-DR5000 is a storage media of digital

video image, which uses hard disk drives

instead of VCR tapes to store video. It

enables you to enjoy the extreme flexibility of

digital image archiving instead of clumsy tape

management. Equipped with a range of

comprehensive features, such as playback

picture-by-picture, quick access video

recording by time and event, the upgradeable

software of the system, the expandable

capacities of hard drive, and much more, the

DVR will make your applications far more

flexible and effective than ever before. For all,

the DVR is going to prove the timely

substitute for Time-lapse VCR.

1.2 Product Features

z The full-capability triplex DVR allows video

z On-screen setup menu, title and system timer.

z Password protection.

z Motion detection.

z Disk-full warning and operation status LEDs.

z RS-232, RS-485 communication port.

z Remote control via RS-232, RS-485 and

Ethernet ports.

z Power interruption recovery.

z Operation-status record log.

z Distributing live and recorded images through

TCP/IP network environment.

z Audio function included

z Built-in SD card slot for copying image to SD

card

z Support DHCP protocol.

recording while viewing live video images and

video playback images at the same time.

z Stores video in hard-disk drives instead of

VCR tapes.

z Main recording media: one fixed HDD plus a

CD-RW.

z Hard-disk drive hot-swapping capability.

z Pre-alarm image recording.

z Time-lapse and real-time recording.

z Refresh rate up to 30 IPS (25 IPS for PAL).

z Image quality selectable at 4 different levels

for recording.

z Event/Timer/Alarm recording mode.

z Quick search by time, alarm, event, and

recording list.

z Fast and slow playback of recorded video at

various speeds.

Page 5

INTRODUCTION ( continued )

1.3. FRONT / REAR VIEW

1.3.1 Front View

Front View

CD-RW device compartment:

The compartment allows you to burn the

data mostly for backup purposes. This

tray is for loading the CD disc. It will

accept 120 mm and 80 mm discs.

Please place the discs in the exact

center of the tray.

Writing Display Light:

When a disc is being burnt, the display

light will be a red flash.

Power Supply / Reading Light:

When a disc has been ejected, the

display light will be green. When a disc

is unable to be read, or the device is

being repaired, the display light will

flash.

Press the PLAY button to play recorded

video from the hard disk.

The green LED under the “PLAY” button

will be illuminated.

STOP button:

Press the STOP button to stop the

playing of video during playback, or stop

recording during a manual record.

The green LED under the “STOP” button

will be illuminated.

REC button:

Press the REC button to start manually

recording video onto the hard disk while

viewing live video display mode.

The red LED under the REC button will

be illuminated.

PAUSE button:

Press the PAUSE button to pause the

video during playback. Pressing the

PAUSE button while in the PAUSE

MODE will advance the video by one

frame.

The green “PAUSE” LED will be

illuminated.

PLAY button:

POWER button:

Press and hold POWER button for 3

seconds to turn on the unit, press (and

hold again) to turn the unit off.

DISPLAY button:

Press to show the system operation status

on the screen. (See Section 3.3 for Display

indications)

Page 6

Setup button:

T-rec Indicator:

Press this to enter the setup menu.

Press again to exit the setup mode.

Search button:

Press the SEARCH to enter the search

mode to access recorded video.

Left / Right (CH3 / CH4 ) buttons:

In setup menu/ search mode, use these

buttons scroll Left/Right to select desired

items in the menu setup mode.

In live mode, use these buttons to select

channel 3 or 4 for display.

In play mode, use these buttons to

select a channel 3 or 4 as well as zoom

in on the desired channel.

Up / Down ( CH2 / CH1 )buttons:

In setup menu/ search mode, use these

buttons to scroll Up/Down to select the

This indicator LED will turn ON to signal

that the schedule/timer record setting is

enabled.

A-rec Indicator:

This indicator LED will turn ON to signal

that the alarm record setting is enabled.

DISK Indicator:

The indicator shows the operation

status of the unit’s hard-disk drives. The

green light indicates the hard-disk drive

is storing or retrieving data. The red light

signals the hard-disk drive is filling up.

The orange light indicates the hard disk

is retrieving at disk-full status.

Shuttle Ring:

The shuttle ring is used to playback

video at different speeds in forward or

desired items options for programming.

In live mode, use these buttons to select

channel 2 or 1 for display.

In play mode, use these buttons to

select a channel 2 or 1 as well as zoom

in on the desired channel.

Enter / (Quad) Button:

Press the ENTER button to select or

enter an item while in the setup menu.

When changing a value within the setup

menu, press the ENTER to save the

change.

This button also switches to the 4

camera view during live or playback

viewing.

Seq./Save button:

In live mode, press to begin sequential

switching of the live cameras. The view

reverse. Turning the shuttle ring to the

left will play recorded video in reverse,

turning the shuttle ring to the right will

play the video at different speeds in the

forward direction.

Jog Dial:

The Jog Dial can be used to step frame

by frame in the forward or reverse

direction.

SD CARD Slot:

This is used for system software

updating and archiving/accessing critical

images.

Eject button:

Pressing this controls the insertion and

ejection of the tray.

Emergency Eject Button:

When the power supply has been

will rotate through all cameras following

the programmed dwell time.

In SD card backup mode, press to save

the desired still image to SD card.

interrupted, or it is impossible to eject a

disc, please use a pin to press the

emergency eject button so that the

caddy will eject the disc.

Page 7

1.3.2 Rear View

VIDEO IN Connector: These 4 BNC

connectors are used to connect the video

output from a camera

Hi-Z/75 Ω Individual termination: These 4

switches are used to set the impedance of each loop between 75Ω and Hi-Z.

RS-232 Port: The RS-232 communication

port functions as a connector to an external

connecting with external devices. Please refer

to the next section for details.

Wire Catch: The wire catch secures the

power cord and keeps it in place (so that it

does not droop or hang loosely).

Ground Screw’s: The ground screw is for

chassis terminal.

Plug Inlet: The inlet connects to an external

control device.

MONITOR Connector: The connector links

the unit’s composite video to a display device.

AUDIO OUT: This connector is used to link

the device’s audio input.

AUDIO IN Connector: This connector is used

to connect the audio output from a camera or

other devices to the DVR.

ETHERNET 10/100 Connector: This is one

standard RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mbps

Ethernet networks.

RS-485 Port: The RS-485 communication

ports function as connectors when two or

more units are serially connected to an

external control device.

ALARM I/O: This is a 9-PIN D-SUB

connector including SWITCH OUT, GROUND,

ALARM OUT, DISK FULL, RECORD IN,

power supply. Connect 12 V DC UL Listed

Class 2 Power Supply.

ALARM RESET, and ALARM IN for

Page 8

1.4 ALARM In / Out

ALARM RESET

RECORD IN GROUND

DISK FULL

ALARM OUT

12345

6789

ALARM1 IN ALARM4 IN

ALARM2 IN ALARM3 IN

Page 9

THE ABOVE FIGURE IS THE REAR

VIEW.

1. GND: Ground Contact.

2. ALARM OUT (OUTPUT): This is a

common alarm output trigger.

Connect this to external devices

such as buzzers or lights. Switches

Low (GND) (

3. DISK FULL (OUTPUT): This is a

disk full output trigger. Connect this

to external devices such as buzzers

or lights. Switches Low (GND)

(

0V(Active)

)

4. ALARM RESET (INPUT): This pin

connects to an alarm-clear device

for clearing an alarm. Use a

0V(Active)

)

Normally Open switch to GND.

(

0V(Active)

)

5. RECORD IN (INPUT): This pin

connects to a record trigger device

for starting a record. Negative

Trigger. (

0V(Active)

)

6. ALARM4 IN (INPUT): This is an

alarm input (for CH 4 ), which can

be programmed in the menu system

to Normally Open or Normally

Closed operation.

7. ALARM3 IN (INPUT): same as the

above, for CH 3

8. ALARM2 IN (INPUT): same as the

above, for CH 2

9. ALARM1 IN (INPUT): same as the

above, for CH 1

Page 10

2. INSTALLATION

Please follow the instruction and the diagram below to ser up the system.

2.1 Basic Connection

. CONNECTING WITH 1 to 4 CAMERAS

OUT

Camera

MONITOR

Camera

AUDIO

OUT

Camera

ETHERNET

hi-z

RS-485

ALARM

RS-232

I/O

DC12V

Monitor

B. ATTACHING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE TO DVR

Connect an alarm out, alarm input, and a peripheral device as shown in the diagram below.

OUT

MONITOR

hi-z

RS-485

OUT

AUDIO

RS-232

ETHERNET

ALARM

I/O

DC12V

(Normally Open)

Alarm Reset

Ground

Alarm1 in

Alarm2 in

Alarm3 in

Alarm4 in

Trigger Out

12345

6789

2.2 Hard-disk drive and CD-RW Installation

The CD-RW model (MV-DR5000) is equipped with a fixed hard- disk and a CD-RW drive. Serial ATA (SATA)

interface disk drives are designed for easy installation. It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or

other settings on this drive for proper operation. The compatible hard-disk drives (Table 2.2), which can be

used with the unit, are shown in the tables below.

Page 11

INSTALLATION ( continued )

Table 2.2 Compatible SATA hard-disk drives

Manufacturer Model Capacity Rotation Cache

Seagate

Western Digital

NOTE: Hard-disk drives not shown on this list have not been tested by our engineering team and are not

recommended for use with this product. For the latest updated list on the recommended hard disk drives, please contact your dealers or distributors.

CAUTION: Please don’t use the hard disk(s) you have employed with a particular model of the DVR (in recording

and playing back data) with any other model of DVR, for you will lose the data you have stored in the hard disk(s) if you do so. You are free to use the same hard disks between DVRs belonging to a single model.

ST340215AS 40G 7200 RPM 2M ST340815AS 40G 7200 RPM 8M ST380215AS 80G ST380815AS 80G 7200 RPM 8M ST3120215AS 120G ST3120815AS 120G 7200 RPM 8M ST3160215AS 160G 7200 RPM 2M ST3160815AS 160G 7200 RPM 8M ST3200820AS 200G 7200 RPM 8M ST3250820AS 250G 7200 RPM 8M ST3250620AS 250G 7200 RPM 16M ST3300820AS 300G 7200 RPM 8M ST3300620AS 300G 7200 RPM 16M ST3320820AS 320G 7200 RPM 8M ST3320620AS 320G 7200 RPM 16M ST3400820AS 400G 7200 RPM 8M ST3400620AS 400G 7200 RPM 16M ST3500830AS 500G 7200 RPM 8M ST3500630AS 500G 7200 RPM 16M ST3750840AS 750G 7200 RPM 8M ST3750640AS 750G 7200 RPM 16M ST3160815SV 160G 7200 RPM 8M ST3250820SV 250G 7200 RPM 8M ST3320620SV 320G 7200 RPM 16M ST3500630SV 500G 7200 RPM 16M ST3750640SV 750G 7200 RPM 16M ST3250820NS 250G 7200 RPM 8M ST3250620NS 250G 7200 RPM 16M ST3320620NS 320G 7200 RPM 16M ST3400620NS 400G 7200 RPM 16M ST3500630NS 500G 7200 RPM 16M ST3750640NS 750G 7200 RPM 16M WD800AABS 80G 7200 RPM 2M WD800AAJS 80G 7200 RPM 8M WD1200AABS 120G 7200 RPM 2M WD1200AAJS 120G 7200 RPM 8M WD1200AAKS 120G 7200 RPM 16M WD1600AABS 160G 7200 RPM 2M WD1600AAJS 160G 7200 RPM 8M WD1600AAKS 160G 7200 RPM 16M WD2500AABS 250G 7200 RPM 2M WD2500AAJS 250G 7200 RPM 8M WD2500AAKS 250G 7200 RPM 16M WD3200AABS 320G 7200 RPM 2M WD3200AAJS 320G 7200 RPM 8M WD3200AAKS 320G 7200 RPM 16M WD4000AAJS 400G 7200 RPM 8M WD4000AAKS 400G 7200 RPM 16M WD5000AAJS 500G 7200 RPM 8M WD5000AAKS 500G 7200 RPM 16M WD7500AAKS 750G 7200 RPM 16M WD7500AACS 750G 7200 RPM 16M WD10EACS 1T 7200 RPM 16M WD1600YS 160G 7200 RPM 16M WD2500YS 250G 7200 RPM 16M WD3200YS 320G 7200 RPM 16M WD5000ABYS 500G 7200 RPM 16M WD5000AYYS 750G 7200 RPM 16M

7200 RPM

Page 12

2.3 System Information and Channel Selection

FIGURE 2.3 A

2.3.1 System information

You can display system settings information as

shown in FIGURE 3.3 A below at any time by

pressing the Display button

playback mode, the recorded video information

is displayed. In the live or recording mode, the

Manual Recording information is displayed.

Each sequential press of the Display button

displays a different message detailed in the

following example. By default, the unit displays

time, date, and an indicating bar of capacity

status on a monitor as shown.

Default Display

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

01/01/2005 12:00:00

CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 are titles for the

respective channels, changeable in the

Setup menu.

Capacity Status:

(Capacity Used) (Capacity Remaining)

. In the

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

(1+2: 59G):Total capacity of installed hard disk, 59 GB.

(12.4 HR): Total 12.4 hour recording time available ( ): Timer record activated. ( ): Alarm record activated.

(QUALITY: BEST): Record quality setting, BEST (NTSC ): NTSC system. (RATE: 6 HR): Setting of Record time mode, 6 hours.

(20 F/S): Record speed setting, 20 fields/sec ( ): Audio function activated. ( ): Indicates which HDD is activated.

( 9K ): The image file size ( HD ): Hard disk compartment. ( SIZE 20G): The capacity of the installed hard disk.

( REC ): Percentage of system recording

( PLAY ): Percentage of system playback

( IP : 192 . 168 . 1 . 90 ): Network IP Address

192.168.1.90

(

): External signal.

01- 01-2005 12:00:00

(Date) (Time)

Press the Display button

will display the following sample message plus

the default display. Press the Display button

again; the unit will not display any OSD

message. Press the button one more time to

back to the default display

once; the DVR

( x ): Cannot operate now.

Page 13

2.3.2 Channel Selection

The CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, Quad(

Seq./Save button are used to select video channel

and zoom in factor. The following table shows the

functions under different mode.

Mode Key Result Display

Live /

Record

Quad

(

)

CH1/

CH2/

CH3/

CH4

Seq./

Save

Quad

(

)

CH1/

CH2/

CH3/

CH4

( Single channel )

then loop back

Playback

( Single channel )

), and

2.4 Updating System Software

6. Insert the SD card into the built-in SD slot of

the unit.

7. Hold down the the Up

buttons simultaneously, and then turn on the

DVR.

8. Keep holding down the buttons until the DVR

sounds a tone and display the message

“ XXXXXX BYTES READ” Now the DVR is

updating the system software, which will take

approximately 90 seconds to process.

9. Restart the unit when the device sounds a tone

twice and displays the message “PLEASE

RESTART” The process is complete.

(If you have already followed the procedure

1~9. the unit, however, not being able to power

on. Please first check if the SD card you are

using is functioning and the file is intact. And

then start procedures 1 ~ 9 all over again.)

10. Verify the version of the system software from

the “MAIN MENU -> SYSTEM -> VERSION” by

push down Setup button. (Please refer to

section 4.6 VERSION.)

Caution:

1. Before carrying out the updating procedures, please

ensure the SD card is working and the file of system

software is intact.

2. Don’t interrupt the process while the unit is updating

itself, which would cause the unit hang on.

and Down 13

13 12

1. Inserting your SD card into your SD card

reader.

2. Plug your card reader's USB connector into

your PC.

3. Save the firmware ( the multi.bin file ) into the

SD card.

4. After you have checked that the saving is

complete, take the SD card out of the card

reader.

5. Turn off the DVR.

Page 14

3. OPERATIONS

hard-disk drive will be filled in 3.7 hours (See the

This section shows you how to operate and

manage the DVR when it gets in the way.

3.1 Configuring Recording Settings

Recording time will vary depending on the image

size, recording rate, and the capacity of the

hard-disk drives. Generally, the DVR comes with

a built-in hard-disk drive for continuous recording

from one to four weeks under most recording

conditions. The table below shows the possible

recording times based on a 20GB hard-disk drive

at certain refresh rates and the corresponding

image quality. With one or more hard-disk drives

in operation, please calculate the recording time

using the table below in accordance with your

gray area in the table). If the total capacity of

80GB hard-disk drives is in use under the same

refresh rate and picture quality, it will be filled in

14.8 hours (4 times the rate of a 20GB hard-disk

drive).

NOTE:

1. Recording times on the tables below are

estimated. For the actual available recording

time of a recording configuration, please refer

to the system information of the DVR. (Please

refer to section 2.3 system information for

more details.)

2. No audio function at the refresh rate in NTSC:

1.2 fields/sec ~ 1 fields/ 16 sec .No audio

function at the refresh rate in PAL: 1.4

requirement. For an NTSC unit, for example, if

the unit is set to record images with BEST quality

at a 30 fps record rate, normally a 20GB

NTSC (Audio OFF)

BEST

Image

Quality

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec) REC Time Mode

HIGH

STANDARD

BASIC

3.4 6.0 9.0 15.0 33.1 75.3 147.6 256.1 726.3 1088.0 1449.7

3.6 7.2 10.8

4.5 9.0 13.5 22.6 49.7 113.0 221.5 384.2 1089.5 1632.1 2174.6

5.6 11.3 16.9 28.2 62.1 141.2 276.9 480.3 1361.9 2040.1 2718.3

30 15 10 6 2.7 1.2 0.61 0.35 1/8 1/12 1/16

2 hr 4 hr 6 hr 12 hr 24 hr 48 hr 96 hr 168 hr 480 hr 720 hr 960 hr

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

NTSC (Audio ON 11KHz)

BEST

Image

Quality

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec) REC Time Mode

HIGH

STANDARD

BASIC

3.4 5.9 8.8 14.6 31.2 - - - - - -

3.5 7.1 10.6 17.5 37.0 - - - - - -

4.4 8.8 13.2 21.7 45.5 - - - - - -

5.5 11.0 16.4 26.8 55.7 - - - - - -

30 15 10 6 2.7 1.2 0.61 0.35 1/8 1/12 1/16

2 hr 4 hr 6 hr 12 hr 24 hr 48 hr 96 hr 168 hr 480 hr 720 hr 960 hr

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

18.0

fields/sec ~ 1 fields / 16 sec.

39.7 90.4 177.2 307.4 871.6 1305.6 1739.7

Page 15

OPERATIONS ( continued )

PAL (Audio OFF)

BEST

Image

Quality

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec) REC Time Mode

HIGH

STANDARD

BASIC

PAL (Audio ON 11KHz)

BEST

Image

Quality

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec) REC Time Mode

HIGH

STANDARD

BASIC

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

3.4 6.0 9.0 15.0 27.1 51.1 99.3 171.6 605.3 906.4 1207.6

3.6 7.2 10.8 18.0 32.5 61.4 119.2 205.9 726.3 1087.7 1449.1

4.5 9.0 13.5 22.5 40.6 76.7 149.0 257.4 907.9 1359.7 1811.4

5.7 11.4 17.1 28.5 51.3 97.0 188.3 325.2 1146.9 1717.5 2288.1

25 12.5 8.3 5 2.7 1.4 0.76 0.44 1/8 1/12 1/16

3 hr 6 hr 9 hr 12 hr 24 hr 48 hr 96 hr 168 hr 480 hr 720 hr 960 hr

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

3.4 5.9 8.8 14.6

3.5 7.1 10.6 17.4 30.6

4.4 8.8 13.2 21.6 37.8

5.6 11.1 16.5 27.1 46.9

25 12.5 8.3 5 2.7 1.4 0.76 0.44 1/8 1/12 1/16

3 hr 6 hr 9 hr 12 hr 24 hr 48 hr 96 hr 168 hr 480 hr 720 hr 960 hr

25.8 - - -

- - -

Page 16

3.2 Recording Operations

This section details the way to record video

into hard-disk drives. Before commencing with

(2) Select the CLOCK / TIMER and press the

Enter button

to enter the CLOCK /

TIMER page.

the recording function, please configure the

recording setting properly according to your

needs.

3.2.1 Manual Recording

Take the following steps to start and stop

recording:

(1) Press the REC button

to record video

into a hard disk drive with the corresponding

programmed recording settings. The REC

button

will light up indicating the DVR is

in the recording status.

(2) Press the REC button

for 3 seconds to

stop recording any time.

(3) To access just recorded video, please refer to

section 3.4 for more details.

3.2.2 Timer Recording

Timer recording provides 2 periods of time

each day in a weekly table which programs

(3) Select the TIMER－SET.

(4) Press the Enter button

to enter the REC

SCHEDULE table.

(5) You can set up by using the “<” button

and the “>” button

day/hour/minute and use the “

and the “v” button

to locate the specific

^” button

to set the

day/hour/minute you wish.

You can also set up by using the Shuttle

Ring and the Jog Dial.

the “<” button

“>” button

button

and is the equal of the “v”

, is the equal of the

, is the equal of the “^”

is the equal of

The time is displayed in a 24-hour clock

format.

(6) After scheduling is completed, press the

Enter button

and set OK to save the

setting or select CANCEL to leave the page

the DVR to turn on and off at specified times.

This way the DVR will start/ stop recording

according to the programmed schedule.

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO CLOCK/ TIMER PAGE

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

CLOCK DAYLIGHT SAVING REC ENABLE TIMER SEQUENCER TITLE

MAIN PAGE

: SET : OFF : OFF : SET : SET : SET

REC SCHEDULE

START END

00:00- 00:00

TO MOVE TO CHANGE

(1) Press the Setup button

START END

00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00

CANCEL

to enter the

MAIN MENU.

without saving.

(7) To activate/ deactivate the programmed

recording schedule, set the REC ENABLE

to ON/ OFF. As the scheduled recording is

on, the red indicator of the Timer Record

will be on as well.

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO CLOCK/ TIMER PAGE

CLOCK DAYLIGHT SAVING

REC ENABLE

TIMER SEQUENCER TITLE

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

: SET : OFF : ON : SET : SET : SET

MAIN PAGE

Page 17

(8) Press the REC button 6 for 3 seconds

during the scheduled recording to stop it at

any time. If you wish to continue the

scheduled recording, press the REC button

to proceed.

RECORD

ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO ALARM/ MOTION PAGE

Note: You can proceed to start the scheduled

recording from the current time if it is in the

scheduled interlude as soon as setting is

completed, and come out from menu to start

recording.

Note: If you activate the recording function before

the scheduled recording, the unit will operate

recording as shown in the diagram below and

keep those Images in different files.

STAR T END START END

03:00 06:00 08: 00 12:00 14: 00

Start Manual

Recording

Timer Manual Timer Manual

3.2.3 Alarm / Motion Recording

Take the following steps to activate the

programmed alarm recording. For ALM

OPERATION, REC RATE, REC QUALITY,

AUDIO, ALM TYPE, ALM DURATION, and

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

MOTION SETTING

ALARM/ MOTION

: ON : 30 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 0 SEC : OFF

MAIN PAGE

(5) To active the motion alarm recording, Select

MOTION SETTING and press the Enter

button

PAGE, set MOTION ENABLE TO ON, and

set a suitable SENSITIVITY and REGION

according to the video sources.

RECORD

ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO ALARM/ MOTION PAGE

MAIN MENU

to enter the MOTION SETTING

ALARM/ MOTION

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

MOTION SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 30 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 0 SEC : OFF

PRE-ALARM settings, please refer to section

4.2 for more details.

(1) Press the Setup button

to enter the

MAIN MENU.

(2) Select ALARM / MOTION and press the

Enter button

to enter the ALARM /

MOTION.

(3) Set the desired REC RATE, REC

QUALITY, ALM TYPE, and ALM

DURATION for use. If audio is required,

set AUDIO to ON. If pre-alarm recording

is required, set PRE-ALARM to ON.

(4) To activate/deactivate the alarm recording,

set ALM OPERATION to ON/ OFF.

CH1

CH2 CH3 CH4

SENSITIVITY

MOTION SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: ON : OFF : OFF : OFF : 3

Page 18

3.2.4 Externally Triggered Recording

By connecting the RECORD IN of ALARM I/O

on the rear panel of the DVR, you can

activate/deactivate the recording function of a

DVR. The file will be kept with a prefixed “R”.

NOTE: The status of recording operations

when an alarm takes place is shown in the

diagrams below.

Manual or Externally

Triggered Recording

Alarm Takes Place

Actual Recording

Speed

Timer Recording

Alarm Takes Place

Actual Recording

Speed

Normal Alarm Normal

Timer Recording

Alarm Takes Place

Actual Recording

Timer Recording

Alarm Takes Place

Actual Recording

Speed

Normal Alarm

Alarm Normal

Page 19

3.3 Playback Operations

This section shows you how to operate the fast,

3.3.2 Fast Forward/Backward

slow, and single-picture playback functions,

and details how the unit is to playback a file in

a different operation status. Please refer to the

following paragraphs specifying the relevant

details. When playing a file, the monitor should

display a flashing PLAY message and the

PLAY button

will light up indicating that the

DVR is in the playback status.

To switch between channel 1..4 and quad view

in the playback mode, please press

CH 2 13 CH 3

CH4 and

CH1

buttons.

3.3.1 Normal Playback

There are

7 speeds available for playback: 1x,

2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 30x and 100x.

While playing back recorded video at the

recorded speed:

Forward: Turn the Shuttle dial

to the right

to view the recorded video in the

forward direction at a speed faster

than the recorded speed. Each

subsequent turn of the shuttle to the

right increases the forward rate, as

2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 30x and 100x.

Backward: Turn the Shuttle dial

to the left

to view the recorded video in the

reverse direction at a speed faster

than the recorded speed. Each

subsequent turn of the shuttle to the

Once the user press PLAY button, DVR would

start playback the recorded data at the

recorded speed, the start position is according

to different operation sequences.

A. Play back from the latest playback STOP

position.

[ PLAY ] - [ STOP ] - [ PLAY ]

B. Play back from the latest recorded video.

[ REC ] – [ PLAY ] or

[ REC ] – [ REC Stop ] – [ PLAY ]

C. Play back from a video clip in Search List.

[Search] – [ PLAY ]

D. Play back from the beginning of hard disk

recorded data.

[STOP – press the key for 3 sec. ] – PLAY

Once playback reach the end of HDD recorded

data, DVR would show the ending message

( use SEARCH functions or rewind to replay the

file if required )

left increases the reverse rate, as

-1x, -2x, -4x, -8x, -16x, -30x and

-100x.

Normal: Release the Shuttle dial

to return

to the normal speed of playback.

3.3.3 Slow Forward/Reverse

There are

playback: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16.

While playing back recorded video at the

recorded speed:

(1) Press the PAUSE button

playback mode.

(2) Forward: Turn the Shuttle dial

4 speeds available for a slow

for the slow

to the

right to view the recorded video in

the forward direction at a speed

slower than the recorded speed.

Each subsequent turn of the shuttle

to the right increases the forward

rate, as 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16.

Page 20

(3) Reverse: Turn the Shuttle dial 21 to the

left to view the recorded video in the

3.3.5 Picture in Picture ( PinP )

Display Mode

reverse direction at a speed slower

than the recorded speed. Each

subsequent turn of the shuttle to the

left increases the reverse rate, as

-1/2, -1/4, -1/8, and -1/16.

(4) Normal: Release the Shuttle dial

and then press the PLAY button

to return to the normal speed of

playback.

3.3.4 Play back Picture-by-picture

While playing back recorded video at the

recorded speed:

(1) Press the PAUSE button

picture-by-picture mode.

(2)There are two ways, by PAUSE button or by

for the

When pressing the Display button in the play

mode, there are 5 statuses: (1) No information; (2)

Quad view with titles and date. (3) PinP status 1. (4)

PinP status 2. (5) Full information.

While playing back recorded video, the

display mode can be switched to 2 different

PinP modes by pressing the DISPLAY

button

PinP Status 1

Playback

JOG, available to play in the

picture-by-picture mode, but the PAUSE

button

direction; the other, the JOG dial

can only function in a forward

, can

act in both a forward and a backward

direction, as well as picture-by-picture.

A. By PAUSE button

Press the PAUSE button

to display

one frame/field of a picture at a time in the

forward direction.

B. By JOG dial

Turn the JOG dial

clockwise to display

one frame/field of a picture at a time in the

forward direction. Turn the JOG dial

counterclockwise to display one frame/field

of a picture at a time in the backward

direction.

PinP Status 2

Live

(3) Press the PLAY button

the normal speed of playback.

to return to

Page 21

3.4 Search Operations

This section shows you how to access recorded video.

Note: The Search button has another special

function. You can press and hold it down for over 3 seconds. The REVIEW TEXT mode will then be activated. The REVIEW TEXT page has 6 items for selection. Please refer to Chapter 6. for more details.

3.4.1 FULL LIST Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

full-list search function.

(1) Press the Search button 10 to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the FULL LIST and press the Enter

button

to access the complete list of

recorded video.

(3) Highlight the specific recorded video of

your requirement and press the Enter

button

to display the selected video.

(Key Operation: Press the “

“v”

the

buttons to select a video; press

“<” and 14 “>” buttons to flip

over a page.)

FULL LIST

ALARM L IST TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL SD CARD CD

HD1

1 08-11-04 21:47:55 28.3G 2 08-12-04 06:55:58 8.03G 3 08-12-04 10:02:15 1.00G 4 08-12-04 12:42:31 18.0M

5 08-12-04 12:42:47 10.0M

NOTE: T: Timer recording; R: External trigger

recording; A: Alarm recording.

NOTE: The maximum number of index in the

list, for a respective HDD, is 3000.

^”

and

3.4.2 ALARM LIST Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

alarm-list search function.

(1) Press the Search button 10 to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the ALARM LIST and press the

Enter button

to access the complete

list of alarm-event recorded video.

(3) Highlight the specific recorded video of

your requirement and press the Enter

button

to display the selected video.

(Key Operation: Press the “

“v”

the

buttons to select a video; press

“<” and 14 “>” buttons to flip

over a page.)

FULL LIST

ALARM LIST

TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL SD CARD CD

HD1

A 1 08-12-04 10:02:15 1.00G A 2 08-12-04 12:42:31 18.0M

A 3 08-12-04 12:42:47 10.0M

3.4.3 TIME Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

time-list search function.

(1) Press the Search button 10to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the TIME SEARCH and press the

Enter button

page.

(3) Set the time period you wish to search for

the recorded video.

to access the time-setting

^”

and

Page 22

(4) Press the Enter button 15 to start searching

for and displaying the concerned image.

(5) If no video is found, please return to the

time-setting page and repeat steps (3) and

(4) again for another search.

is the equal of the “>” button 14, is

the equal of the “

the equal of the “v” button

(5) There are

5 levels of recording range

^” button

and is

modes to choose from: 1 Hour, 10

FULL LIST ALARM L IST

TIME SEARCH

THUMBNAIL SD CARD CD

THUMBNAIL

MM DD YEAR

10 / 10 / 2004

CH 1

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

3.4.4 THUMBNAIL Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

thumbnail search function.

(1) Press the Search button 10 to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the THUMBNAIL and press the

Enter button

to access the thumbnail

page.

(3) Set the date you wish to search for the

recorded video.

(4) Press the Enter button

searching for and displaying the concerned

image.

● You can set up by using the “<”

, “^” 12, and “v” 13 buttons to move

focus.

● You can also set up by using the Shuttle

Ring and the Jog Dial to move eye focus.

is the equal of the “<” button 11,

to start

, “>”

Minutes, 1 Minute, 10 Seconds and 1

Second. Select the specific field of your

requirement and press the Enter button

to enter the next level. If you want to return

to the previous level, please press the

Setup button

(6) Once reaching the critical point at any

level, the user can start playback by just

clicking the PLAY button

FULL LIST ALARM L IST TIME SEARCH

THUMBNAIL

SD CARD CD

THUMBNAIL

MM DD YEAR

10 / 10 / 2004

CH 1

LEVEL

1 : Interval = 1 Hour

00:00:00 01:00:00 02:00:00 03:00:00

00:00:00

04:00:00

05:00:00 06:00:00

07:00:00

08:00:00

09:00:00

10:00:00

11:00:00 12:00:00

13:00:00

14:00:00

15:00:00

20:00:00

16:00:00 17: 00:00

21:00:00 22:00:00 23:00:00

18:00:00

19:00:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 1

1 HR

LEVEL

2 : Interval = 10 Min.

15:00:00

15:10:00

15:20:00

15:30:00

15:40:00

15:50:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 2

10 MIN

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

Page 23

LEVEL 3 : Interval = 1 Min

15:30:00

15:31:00

15:32:00

15:34:00 15:35:00

15:36:00

15:38:00 15:39:00

LEVEL 4 : Interval = 10 Sec.

15:33:00

15:37:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 3

1 MIN

requirement and press the Enter

button

to display the image.

(5) If you need another, please return to the

SD card JPG file list page and repeat

steps 3 and 4 again for another search.

FULL LIST ALARM L IST TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL

SD CARD

15:35:00

15:35:30

LEVEL

15:35:30

15:35:34 15:35:35

15:35:38 15:35:39

5 : Interval = 1 Sec.

15:35:31

15:35:10

15:35:40

15:35:32

15:35:36

15:35:20

15:35:50

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 4

10 SEC

15:35:33

15:35:37

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 5

1 SEC

SD CARD JPEG FILE

F0000.JPG F0001.JPG F0002.JPG F0003.JPG

F0004.JPG

NOTE: To delete JPG file in the SD card,

please return to SD CARD JPG FILE list

page and highlight the specific JPG file and

press the Setup button

“Yes” to delete the image.

then select the

3.4.6 CD MENU

3.4.5 SD CARD Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

SD card search function.

(1) Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot of

the rear unit.

(2) Press the Search button

search mode.

(3) Select the SD CARD and press the Enter

button

to access the complete list of

JPG files.

(4) Highlight the specific JPG file of your

to enter the

3.4.6.1 CD Menu

Take the following steps to proceed with

the CD search function.

(1) Place the disc in the tray.

(2) Press the Search button

the search mode.

(3) Select the CD option and press the

Enter button

list of JPEG files.

(4) Highlight the specific JPEG file of your

requirement and press the Enter button

to access the complete

to display the image.

to enter

Page 24

(5) If you need another, please press the

Enter button

to return to the CD

MENU page and repeat step (4) again for

another search.

SEARCH CD

DVR0001\ DVR0002\ DVR0003\ DVR0004\

Search EXIT

v SELECT <PAGE UP >PAGE D OW N

FULL LIST ALARM L IST TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL SD CARD

NOTE: If by accident one selects a CD

item and forgets to insert it: See the

picture below for this status and please

insert a CD or press the search button to

exit the CD menu

EMPTY

Page 25

3.5 Backup Operations

3.5.1 SD Card Backup Operations & CD

Rewritable unit Backup Operations

This device now includes a CD-RW unit.

SAVE

SD JPEG SD AVI CD JPEG CD AVI EXIT

(1) SD JPEG: Archive single image clips into

an SD card.

i ) Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot

of the rear unit.

ii ) Play the video back to find your desired

item. Press PAUSE button when you find

it.

iii ) Press the Seq./Save button

select # 1 ( "SD JPEG" ).

iv ) Press the Enter button

image in the SD Card.

(2) SD AVI: Archive video of AVI clips into an

SD card.

i ) Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot

of the rear unit.

ii ) Play the video back to find your desired

item. Press PAUSE button when you find

it.

iii ) Press the Seq./Save button

select # 2 ( "SD AVI" ).

iv ) Press the Enter button

video in the SD Card. Archives images

in the AVI format, to save a sequence

of images in a file, the maximum limit

being 300 images for every file. You

can stop recording whenever you want,

and if you don’t, recording will

automatically stop at the optimum of

300 images.

(3) CD JPEG: You can archive a lot of single

PAUSE

and

to save the

and

to save the

images in a CD disc by entering this item.

Please follow the steps given below.

i ) Please insert the CD disc in its tray. You’ll

hear a signaling beep to tell you the disc is

ready.

ii ) Play the video back to find your desired

item. Press PAUSE when you find it.

iii ) Press the Seq./Save button

select # 3 ( "CD JPEG" ) and enter.

iv ) You've entered the CD JPEG menu.

v ) Select item 1( “ADD” ) to add your image

into the buffer.

SAVE/CD JPEG

ADD EDIT BURN EXIT

vi ) Turn the jog dial or Play button to find

the next image you want. Now repeat

the last step again to add this image to

the buffer. You can continue in this way

indefinitely.

vii ) If you now wish to edit your buffer,

select item 2 ( "EDIT" ) in the CD

JPEG menu. Now in the EDIT jpeg

page, press “ < ”, ” > ”, ” v ”and “

buttons to review your selected images.

As the images moving, you can now

decide to delete or not delete any

image you find unnecessary or not by

pressing the "Setup" buttons to "NO"

( meaning no deletions ) or "YES"

( meaning you're deleting a particular

image ). Press the "Search" button to

exit this page.

viii ) If your selection is complete, enter item

3 ( "BURN" ) in the CD JPEG menu.

Give the device some time to complete

this process.

ix ) Press the eject button to open the CD

tray, take out the CD disc, and enter it

in a PC to view your selections.

and

PAUSE

^ ”

Page 26

(4) CD AVI: You can archive a video in the CD

disc by entering this item.

Please follow the steps given below.

i ) Please insert the CD disc in its tray.

Hear that beeping signal to confirm your

disc is ready.

ii ) Play the video back to find your desired

item. Press PAUSE when you want to

start.

iii ) Press the Seq./Save button

and

select # 4 ( "CD AVI" ) and enter.

iv ) You're in the CD AVI menu now.

v )

BURN 30S BURN 1 M BURN 3 M BURN 5 M BURN 10 M EXIT

SAVE/CD AVI

PAUSE

Use the ” v ”and “

^ ”buttons to select

the time length of your saved recording

between “30 seconds”, “1M”, “3M”, “5M”

and “10M”. Then enter this item to start

burning your video in the CD disc.

vi ) Press the eject button to open the CD

tray, take out the CD disc, and enter it

in a PC to view your video.

3.5.2 Backup the System settings

Backup the System setting info into SD card.

The DVR offers a quick setup method by

using an SD card. If a user wants to set many

DVR devices with the same settings, the DVR

could save the whole setting in the SD card,

then transfer it to another DVR.

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

OPERATION LOG MENU BACKGND

BUZZER PASSWORD SETUP PWD DEFAULT

SD / CD SETUP

VERSION

SYSTEM

SAVE

LOAD

MAIN PAGE

Save the whole setting into the SD card:

1. Insert an SD card into the SD card slot.

2. Press the Setup button

to enter the

setup mode.

3. Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter

button

to enter the SYSTEM SETTING

page.

4. Set SD SETUP to SAVE. Then the system

setting info will auto save into SD card.

Transfer the system setting info of DVR to

another:

1. Insert the SD card which has stored the

system setting info into the DVR.

2. Press the Setup button

to enter the

setup mode and select the SYSTEM.

3. Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button

to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page.

4. Then set SD SETUP to LOAD.

3.5.3 Updating System Software

Please refer to section 2.4 for more details.

3.6 Key Lock Operation

The Key Lock operation protects the unit

against unauthorized use by disabling the

entire front panel controls. Please press the

Enter button (as shown below) for at least

3 seconds to lock the unit; to release the Key

Lock, press this button again.

Page 27

4. MENU SETUP

There are 6 categories for operation setting in the

setup menu system as shown below. The following

sections will instruct you step by step to configure

the operation setting and state each menu’s

purpose and options. Press the Setup button

to access the setup menu. Once inside the menu

system, the on-screen menu allows you to set up

the key features of the unit. The functions of

various buttons within the menu-setup mode are

described in the paragraphs below.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Setup button

Press to enter the setup menu. Press again to

exit the setup mode.

^”

“

and “v” 13 buttons :

Press to select the desired item or entry for

setting.

“<”

and “>” 14 buttons

Press to highlight the desired option or to select

the context for setting.

Enter

button :

Press to enter the selected item and to save the

setting.

Jog Dial 20 :

Turn to select the desired item or entry for

setting.

Shuttle Ring

Turn to highlight the desired option or to select

the context for setting.

4.1 REC Setting

RECORD

ALARM/ MOTION TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO REC PAGE

This page allows you to set the recording rate

and recording quality, and enables you to

continue recording when the disk is full.

RECORD

ALARM/ MOTION TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO REC PAGE

AUTO START REC :OFF REC RATE :15 F/S REC QUALITY :BEST DISK FULL :REWRITE AUDIO :OFF TEXT INSERTION

MAIN PAGE

AUTO START REC:

This option determines the way to record

automatically after power activated if

necessary.

OFF: Disables it. ON: Enables it.

REC RATE :

This option is for adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second into a storage disk. The recording rate controls the frequency at which the number of video pictures can be recorded.

 For an NTSC unit there are 11 different

recording rates you can select from: 30F/S (30

frames per second), 15F/S, 10F/S, 6F/S,

2.7F/S, 1.2F/S, 0.61F/S, 0.35F/S, 1 F/8S,

MAIN MENU

REC SETTING

Page 28

1F/12S, and 1F/16S.

 For a PAL unit, there are 11 different recording

rates you can select from: 25F/S (25 frame

per second), 12.5F/S, 8.3F/S, 5F/S, 2.7F/S,

1.4F/S, 0.76F/S, 0.44F/S, 1 F/8S, 1F/12S, and 1F/16S. Please refer to the table in section 3.1

for details.

REC QUALITY:

This option determines the image quality to be recorded. The DVR stores images in the compressed format and allows the image quality to be altered by the image size. There are 4 levels of image quality you can select from: BEST, HIGH, STANDARD, and BASIC. Selecting the BEST image for use provides higher-resolution recorded images, and normally takes up more storage space than a HIGH, STANDARD or BASIC image does.

DISK FULL:

This option determines the way to utilize storage media in case of a full disk.

REWRITE: When the hard-disk is full, the

device continues recording by displacing the old data. STOP: When the hard-disk is full, the device will stop recording.

AUDIO:

This option determines the way to record sound if necessary.

OFF: Disables AUDIO recording. 11KHZ: Enables AUDIO recording and

record at the 11KHz sampling rate. 22KHZ: Enables AUDIO recording and record at the 22KHz sampling rate.

NOTE: Audio function can only be activated at the following refresh rates in NTSC(PAL): 30(25), 15(12.5), 10(8.3), 6(5), 2.7(2.7) fields/sec.

TEXT INSERTION:

Please refer to Chapter 6. TEXT INSERTION FUNCTION for more details.

NOTE: The Text Insertion activates both the

text data and the channel information in a

DVR, and the remote viewer software takes

effect after this option has been turned on.

4.2 ALARM / MOTION Setting

RECORD

ALARM / MOTION

CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO ALARM/ MOTION PAGE

This menu allows users to program the

configuration of alarm recording only when an

alarm input is activated. The device will

record as long as the alarm input is activated.

RECORD

ALARM / MOTION

CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

GOTO ALARM/ MOTION PAGE

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

MOTION SETTING

MAIN PAGE

ALM OPERATION:

This option determines whether to

activate/deactivate the alarm recording when

it detects an alarm input.

ON: The device activates the alarm recording

OFF: The device ignores the alarm signal

REC RATE:

This option is for the purpose of adjusting the

number of pictures recorded every second

into a storage disk when an alarm input is

MAIN MENU

ALARM/ MOTION

: OFF : 30 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 0 SEC : OFF

when it detects an alarm input.

Page 29

activated. For an NTSC unit, there are 5

NO: Normally Open. This is to be used with

different record speeds you can select from:

30F/S (30 fields per second), 15F/S, 10F/S,

6F/S, and REMAIN. For a PAL unit, there are

5 different record speeds you can select from:

25F/S (25 fields per second), 12.5F/S,

8.3F/S, 5F/S, and REMAIN. If you select

REMAIN for use, the device will record

images at the same speed as set on the REC

page.

REC QUALITY:

This option determines the image quality to

be recorded when an alarm input occurs.

There are 4 levels of image quality to choose

from: BEST, HIGH, STANDARD, and BASIC.

The table below shows the level of image

quality with the corresponding compression

ratio and image size.

REC Quality Image Size

Best High Standard Basic

60KB 50KB 40KB 32KB

AUDIO:

This option determines the way to record

sound if necessary.

OFF: Disables AUDIO recording.

11KHZ: Enables AUDIO recording and

record at 11KHz sampling rate.

22KHZ: Enables AUDIO recording and

record at 22KHz sampling rate.

NOTE: Audio function can only be activated at

the following refresh rates in NTSC(PAL):

30(25), 15(12.5), 10(8.3), 6(5), 2.7(2.7)

fields/sec.

ALM TYPE:

This option allows users to set a type of alarm

input corresponding to the sensor signal in

use.

the type of alarm sensor whose contact

remains open in normal conditions and

closes in case of activation.

NC: Normally Closed. This is to be used with

the type of alarm sensor whose contact

remains closed in normal conditions and

opens in case of activation.

ALM DURATION:

This option allows users to set alarms for a

certain duration. You can select one of the six

following options: 0 SEC, 30SEC, 1 MIN, 5

MIN, 10 MIN, and NON-STOP.

Duration Setting

Alarm recording

Alarm

activated

deactivated

Duration

Alarm

Non-Stop

Alarm recording

Alarm

activated

Alarm

deactivated

Duration

Reset

NOTE: Recording may be interrupted at the time of

Alarm-in or Alarm-out.

PRE- ALARM:

This option determines that images prior to an

alarm will be recorded in the hard-disk drive.

When an alarm is triggered the device will

record the image prior to the alarm for 5

seconds (

10 frame / sec).

ON: Enables this function.

OFF: Disables this function.

NOTE: If the device is already under recording

mode before alarm occur, the pre-alarm

recording would not take effect.

Page 30

MOTION SETTING:

two periods of time each day for scheduled

The motion detection function is convenient for

people without an alarm trigger input, but the

function can be used with an alarm trigger

input at the same time. If this function is

enabled, the object movement will trigger the

alarm recording just like the outside trigger

signal. Before using the motion detection

function, please turn the CH1/ CH2/ CH3/ CH4

options at ON, and set SENTIVITY (1 ~ 5) to a

suitable value.

CH1

CH2 CH3 CH4

SENSITIVITY

MOTION SETTING

: ON : OFF : OFF : OFF : 3

MAIN PAGE

recording. This option allows you to set the

time each day when the DVR will start and stop

recording.

RECORD ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO CLOCK/ TIMER PAGE

CLOCK DAYLIGHT SAVING

REC ENABLE

TIMER SEQUENCER TITLE

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

: SET : OFF : ON : SET : SET : SET

MAIN PAGE

CH1/ CH2/ CH3/ CH4 :

These options enables/disables the motion

detection.

ON: Enables the motion detection.

OFF: Disables the motion detection.

SENSITIVITY(1 ~ 5):

This option allows users to set the motion

sensitivity. 1 is the most sensitive setting. 5 is

the least sensitive setting.

4.3 TIMER / SEQ / TITLE Setting

RECORD ALARM / MOTION

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

CLOCK:

This entry allows users to set the system

time.

NOTE: Clock data is retained for about 3 months

after the 15-hour power supply is used up (the

Operate On mode).

DAYLIGHT SAVING:

This entry allows users to set the daylight

saving time.

OFF: Disables the daylight saving time.

USA: Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m.

on the first Sunday of April. Time reverts to

standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday

in October.

EUROPE (Excepting the UK): Daylight saving

time begins at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of

GOTO CLOCK/ TIMER PAGE

The DVR provides a weekly table consisting of

March. Time reverts to standard time at 2:00

a.m. on the last Sunday in October.

UK: Daylight saving time begins at 1:00 a.m.

Page 31

on the last Sunday of March. Time reverts to

jumping is proceed. In live mode, press the

standard time at 1:00 a.m. on the last Sunday

on October.

SET: Sets the beginning and ending for the

daylight saving time.

REC ENABLE:

This option enables/disables the programmed

scheduled recording.

ON: Enables the scheduled recording.

OFF: Disables the scheduled recording.

TIMER:

This entry allows users to program the time

each day when the DVR will start and stop

recording. There are

day available for scheduling. The time is

displayed in a 24-hour clock format. If there

is a time overlapping showing between two

continual time period settings, the device

will automatically combine the two

time-period settings into one.

REC SCHEDULE

START END

00:00- 00:00

TO MOVE

START END

00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00 00:00- 00:00

00:00- 00:00

CANCEL

2 time periods each

TO CHANGE

SEQUENCER:

Seq./Save button to switch the screen to the

sequential jumping mode.

CHANNEL 1 2 3 4

DWELL 03 03 03 03 03

SEQUENCER

TITLE:

This entry allows users to set the titles for

each video source or camera, in live or

recording mode. Press the DISPLAY button to

switch the display status and show the titles.

The maximum length for each title is 24.

CH1 [ FRONT DOOR ] CH2 [ KITCHEN ] CH3 [ BACKYARD ] CH4 [ ROOM ]

TITLE

TO MOVE TO CHANGE

4.4 COMMUNICATION Setting

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

This entry allows users to set the DWELL

time (time interval) for CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4,

and quad view(

~ 99 seconds; if the dwell time is set to 00, it

will disable the corresponding channels,

while the sequential jumping is proceeding.

In the live mode, press the Seq./Save button

to switch the screen to the sequential

). The valid values are 01

GOTO COMM PAGE

This option allows you to configure the status

of the RS-232 / RS485 communication when

connected to external devices, and the

Ethernet communications settings. Please

refer to sections 6.1 RS-232/RS485 Protocols

and 5. Network Functions for more details.

Page 32

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

GOTO COMM PAGE

COMM ID :01 RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

MAIN PAGE

COMM SETTING

COMM ID:

Communication ID is for RS232 and RS485

communication. After the DVR

receives a

RS232 or RS485 command, it checks if the

<Dest ID> within the code is the same as the

COMM ID, in which case the particular

command can be accepted.

RS-232:

The RS-232 communication port can be

either in an importing or exporting mode

according to your applications.

ON: Enables the RS-232 communication

port. When you wish the unit to be

controlled by an external device,

please select this entry for use.

OFF: Disables the RS-232 communication

port.

RS-485:

The RS-485 communication port can be

either in an importing or exporting mode

according to your applications.

ON: Enables the RS-485 communication port.

When you wish the unit to be controlled

by an external device, please select this

entry for use.

OFF: Disables the RS-485 communication

port.

BAUD:

You have the option of using a Baud rate ( at

8 different levels : 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200,

28800, 38400, 57600 or 115200).

NET ENABLE:

This option selects either enable or disable for

the Ethernet communication port.

OFF: Disables it.

ON: Enables it.

NET DHCP:

This option selects enable or disable for the

DHCP communication function.

OFF: Disables it.

ON: Enables it.

NOTE: If provided with a DHCP server, the DVR

can get an IP automatically by setting this option

to ON.

NET IP:

This option is used to configure the Ethernet

communication settings. This is required for

the purpose of making a network connection.

Please consult with a qualified MIS

professional to configure it.

IP: XXX

MASK: XXX

GATEWAY: XXX

HTTP PORT: XXXX

.XXX.XXX.XXX

FTP SETTING:

This entry allows users to set the FTP File

Transfer Protocol.

COMM ID :01 RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

MAIN PAGE

COMM SETTING

Page 33

ENABLE

REC MODE REC RATE FTP ACCOUNT

FTP SETTING

: OFF : ALARM REC : 1F/ 1S : SET

MAIN PAGE

ENABLE:

This option selects either to enable or

disable as options for the FTP function.

ON: Enables it.

OFF: Disables it.

REC MODE:

This option determines the recording mode

to be recorded in when the FTP function

occurs. There are 2 levels of recording

mode to choose from: ALARM REC and

ALL REC.

ALARM REC: Only to record the

alarm-event recorded video.

ALL REC: To record all the recorded video.

REC RATE:

This option determines the recording rate of

the recording when the FTP function occurs.

There are 4 levels of recording rates to

choose from: 1 F / 1 S, 1 F / 10 S, 1 F / 30 S

and 1 F / 60 S.

ACCOUNT:

This option is used to configure the FTP

account settings. This is required for the

purpose of making an FTP connection.

Please consult with a qualified MIS

professional to configure it.

FTP ACCOUNT

: 192.168.001.128 : [dvr ] : [00000000 ] : [/dvrvideo ]

FTP IP USER PAS SWO RD

PATH

MAIN PAGE

FTP IP:

Every FTP server has to own an IP address

to be identified on the network. Enter the IP

address of the FTP server.

USER:

Enter the FTP user name (Login Name).

PASSWORD:

Type in the FTP password (Password).

PATH :

Enter the upload path while connecting the

FTP.

4.5 DISK Setting

HD REFORMAT:

HD: Clears out all the data stored in HDD.

HD BACKUP:

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION

DISK

SYSTEM

GOTO DISK PAGE

HD REFORMAT : HD

HD BACKUP : TEXT TO SD CARD???

HD FAT32 : BUILD

SD FILE : JPEG???

AUTO ERASE : SET SD REFORMAT : START CD ERASE : START

MAIN PAGE

DISK SETTING

This option allows you to clear out all the data in

the hard-disk drive. You will be required to enter

the pre-set password before proceeding with

clearing out the data. Enter the standard

password “9999” if you don’t set your individual

password. To set your individual password,

please refer to section 4.6 System Setting -

PASSWORD option.

This function allows you to duplicate data from HD 1 to HD 2. Please set HD 2 as BACKUP first. (For operation details, please refer to section 3.5)

Page 34

FULL: Duplicates all the recorded video from

HD1 to HD2.

ALARM: Duplicates all the alarm-event

recorded video from HD 1 to HD2

SELECT: Duplicates a particular recorded

video from HD1 to HD2.

TEXT TO SD CARD: You can select this item

to transfer and save text files from a hard disk to an SD card. If you have a new record in the hard disk, you can select this "TEXT TO SD CARD" item and press the "ENTER" button. You can then select any single record or all your records and press "ENTER". A new page will open to enable you to choose any one channel or all four channels in your DVR. Press "ENTER" again. Now the DVR will execute the "HD BACKUP" function to transfer the text files to the SD card. When the transfer is complete a message, "PRESS ENTER TO RETURN", will appear. When you press "ENTER" you will go back to the 'DISK SETTING" page. Note: If you want to select more than one

record for saving, please use the "Up" or "Down " button to move the highlight focus to the preferred records, and click the "SEARCH" button whenever you choose a record you want.

Note: If you have not inserted the SD card

during this function, a message reading 'SD CARD ERROR" will appear.

Note: If there is no hard disk in your DVR

during the "TEXT TO SD CARD" function, a message saying " NO BACKUP SOURCE" will show.

NOTE: In the case of the CD-RW model, no

backup HD can be used. So you

won’t see that item mentioned in

the menu.

HD FAT32:

This function build FAT32 file system on the

hard-disk, make the data on hard-disk could

be playback on the PC.

AUTO ERASE:

This item offers you two options. OFF: Choosing this alternative disables the

"AUTO ERASE" function.

SET: This choice enables the "AUTO ERASE"

function. Select "SET" and press the

ENTER button to enter the "AUTO ERASE SETTING" page, where you can

enable the settings to save data for storage for any period of time from 1 to 365 days. After the expiry of the time period you set, the data will be erased automatically. This process of storage and erasure over the time period you set will be repeated indefinitely until you disable the settings or change the settings to a different time period.

SD REFORMAT:

This option allows you to clear out all the data in the SD card.

CD REFORMAT:

This option allows you to clear out all the data in the CD-ROM.

4.6 SYSTEM Setting

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

This page is used for accessing the history of the

operation status, setting the password, resuming

factory default, and determining the menu display

background.

OPERATION LOG:

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

MAIN MENU

OPERATION LOG

MENU BACKGND

BUZZER PASSWORD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD / CD SETUP VERSION

SYSTEM

MAIN PAGE

: ENTER : 2 : OFF

: SET

: OFF : LOAD

: SAVE

: ENTER

Page 35

LOG

05/15/04 18:19:30 05/15/04 18:19:36 05/15/04 18:23:10 05/15/04 18:23:50 05/15/04 18:25:05 05/15/04 18:27:12 05/15/04 18:50:30 05/15/04 18:51:20

ON OFF ON REC STOP V-LOSS PLAY STOP-P

BUZZER:

This option determines the embedded buzzer

sounding a tone to signal the following

situations. A tone lasts about two seconds

long.

ON: Enables buzzer.

OFF: Disables buzzer.

This log shows the history of the operation

status in chronological order. What the

following entries represent is detailed below.

ON: Powers up the device.

OFF: Powers off the device.

REC: Starts recording.

STOP: Ceases recording

STOP-P: Ceases playback

PLAY: Shows recorded video.

V-IN: Video input is connected.

V-LOSS: Video loss occurs.

P-LOSS: Power interruption occurs.

A-IN: Detects an alarm input.

LOCK:

Disables the entire front panel

controls.

UNLOCK:

UPDATE:

Note: The log keeps an operation history on a

revolving basis because of a limit is 4000.

When the log is full, the newly registered

record of an operation will replace the

existing records from the oldest one.

Releases the key lock.

Updates system software.

MENU BACKGND:

There are

3 levels of background color

transparency, you can choose from: level 1 is

totally transparent, level 3 is opaque, and level

2 is between level 1 and 3. The background

color is used in setup menu and search

function.

Situation

Alarm occurs Video loss occurs Disk is full Load factory default Buzzer set to ON Enable/disable key lock function Power on /off mobile rack HDD Backup operation complete Timer activate/deactivate Recording switching between HDD

PASSWORD:

This option allows you to set a password to

prevent any unauthorized re-formatting of the

hard disk drives or use by the Viewer

Software. The standard password is “9999”.

OLD PASSWORD: Enter the pre-set

password (or the standard

password if this is the initial setting)

to access the password setting

system.

NEW PASSWORD: Enter a 4-digit-number

password of your choosing which

will replace the pre-set password

(or the standard password “9999”).

SETUP PWD:

When this option is on, user must pass the

password check before entering the setup

menu.

ON: Enables pass protection for setup menu.

OFF: Disables pass protection for setup

menu.

Page 36

DEFAULT:

This option allows you to reload the factory

default setting. Please do note that the

password would not be changed in the factory

default setting.

SD SETUP:

The DVR offers a quick setup method by using

an SD card. If the user wants to set up many a

number of the same devices with the same

settings, he can save the whole settings to an

SD card, then transfer to another DVR.

SAVE: Saves the whole setting to the

SD card.

LOAD: Loads the whole setting from the

SD card.

VERSION:

This item is in the setup menu reveal network

MAC, BIOS version, and software version, and

last updated date.

MAC : 00:0C:0C:00:00:10 BIOS : 1.00 SW : 1.11GBT DATE: Feb 24 2006

TEXT# : 186/ 65536

PRESS ENTER TO RETURN

Page 37

5. NETWORK

5.1 Network Configuration

5.1.1 Cable Connections

Please follow the instructions below to

connect your DVR to a computer or a network

and to choose a proper RJ-45 cable

configuration for connections.

A. Connect to a PC

Use a crossover LAN cable to connect directly to a

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

hi-z

SD Card

RS-485

ETHERNET

RJ-45

RS-232

ALARM

I/O

CROSSOVER CABLE

Physical Spec. of RJ-45 Cable for Ethernet

Wire Type

Connector Type

Max. Cable Length

Hub Wiring Configuration

PC Wiring Configuration

PC.

DC12V

Cat. 5

RJ-45

30 m

Straight Through

Cross Over

B. Connect to a LAN Hub (Intranet)

The RJ-45 PIN configuration for connecting with a LAN Hub is shown below.

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

ETHERNET

hi-z

RJ-45

SD Card

RS-485

RS-232

I/O

ALARM

DC12V

C. Connect to WAN (Internet)

The RJ-45 PIN configuration for connecting to a WAN is the same as that for connecting to a LAN.

OUT

AUDIO

MONITOR

ETHERNET

hi-z

RS-485

RJ-45

SD Card

RS-232

ALARM

I/O

DC12V

Page 38

5. NETWORK

NETWORK ( continued )

PIN NO. PIN Assignment

TX +

TX -

RX + Not Connected Not Connected

RX Not Connected Not Connected

RJ-45 socke

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RJ-45 PIN configuration for LAN Hub

5.1.2 Configure Your DVR Network

Settings

Upon network hardware connection, you

need to activate the network function and

configure the proper network settings of the

DVR.

5.1.2.1 Enable DVR Network Function

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

GOTO COMM PAGE

COMM ID :01 RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

MAIN PAGE

 Press the Setup button to enter the

OSD MAIN MENU. Please use the“<”

and “>” 14 buttons to highlight

COMMUNICATION; then press the

Enter button to enter the COMM

SETTING page.

 Use the “

COMM SETTING

^”

and “v” 13 buttons to

highlight “NET ENABLE”; select ON.

Then press the Enter button to proceed.

5.1.2.2 Enable DHCP Function

MAIN MENU

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

GOTO COMM PAGE

COMM ID :01 RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

MAIN PAGE

COMM SETTING

Use the “^” 12 and “v” 13 buttons to

highlight “NET DHCP”; select ON.

NOTE: This function can only work if the LAN

to, which the unit is connected to has a DHCP

server. If the DHCP server is working, the DVR

will obtain an IP address automatically from

the DHCP server. In that case please skip

section 5.1.2.3 (Set IP address) and follow

section 5.1.3 (TCP/IP Communication

Software).

5.1.2.3 Set IP Address

RECORD ALARM / MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

GOTO COMM PAGE

MAIN MENU

Page 39

must be in the same class type as your

COMM ID :01 RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

MAIN PAGE

COMM SETTING

You don’t need to set a NET IP for the unit

if the LAN, which the unit is connected to,

has a

DHCP server. Otherwise, please

follow the instructions given below:

Enter the NET IP page and set the IP,

MASK and GATEWAY. Then press the

Enter button to proceed. The following is a

sample setting.

network address. IP addresses are written as

four sets of numbers separated by periods;

for example, 192.168.0.1 Therefore, if the

connected network is identified as Class C,

for example, the first three sets of numbers of

the DVR IP address must be the same as the

network address. If the connected network is

identified as Class B, the first two sets of

numbers of the DVR IP address must be the

same as the network address. If you have any

questions regarding these settings, please

contact a qualified MIS professional or your

ISP.

IP: 192.168.1.100

MASK: 255.255.255.0

GATEWAY: 0.0.0.0

HTTP PORT: 80

NOTE:

1. When only one unit of the DVR is

connected to a computer or LAN, you can

freely assign an IP address for the DVR. For

example, there is a range of DVR IP addresses

from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255. You can

pick one for use from the range of the IP. It’s

not necessary to set MASK and GATEWAY;

leave the settings as default.

When a DVR is connected to a WAN, you must

acquire a unique, permanent IP address and

correctly configure the MASK and GATEWAY

settings according to your network

architecture. If you have any questions

regarding those settings, please contact a

qualified MIS professional or your ISP.

2. Connecting to a network, each connected

DVR must be assigned a unique IP, which

Page 40

5.1.3 TCP/IP Communication Setup

Follow the instructions below to install the

TCP/IP communication program into your

computer.

1. Click the Start Menu from your

computer, and point to the Control

panel.

Point to the Local Area Connection and click

the right bottom of the mouse. Click the

Properties to enter the Local Area

Connection.

3. Click the Configuration tag; check if the

TCP/IC is included among the network

component list. If the TCP/IP is included,

2. Click the Network Connections icon

twice to enter the Network setting

windows.

please process step 5. If it is not

included, please follow step 4 to install

the TCP/IP.

4. TCP/IP installation

During the installation, you will be

requested to insert the windows XP CD

ROM. After installation, the PC will be

restarted.

Page 41

TCP/IP Configuration setting

 Click Start  Control Panel 

If you are using a DHCP server, please

select Obtain an IP address automatically.

Any assigned IP address for the connected

DVRs must be in the same class type as

Network.Connections  Local Area

Connection

 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

and then click Properties.

 Before processing the DVR installation

in a WAN, please make sure the

Internet connection works properly. If

not, please contact your ISP provider.

the server. If there is no DHCP server,

please select specify an IP address and

type in the IP address of your PC. This IP

address must be different from the DVR IP

but in the same class type.

NOTE: The IP address of a DVR in a network

must be unique to itself as opposed

to those of the other chosen PCs, but

in the same class type.

Page 42

5.1.4 Connection Testing

With the previous settings, follow the

instructions below to ensure whether you

have established the connection

successfully.

1. Click Start  Command Programs

4. If you receive a response as in the

sample screen below, you have

successfully made the connection.

2. Type in ping 192.168.1.1 then Enter.

(See the sample screen below)

** This IP is the DVR IP address which is

assigned for the connected DVR.

3. If you receive a response as in the

sample screen below, the connection

hasn’t been successfully established.

Please re-check all the hardware and

software installations by repeating steps 1

to 5. If you still can’t establish the

connection after rechecking, please contact

your dealer.

Page 43

5.2 TRIPLEX 4 CH DVR VIEWER SOFTWARE: Introduction

This version of the TRIPLEX 4 CH DVR

Viewer Software uses the Microsoft .Net

The programs can be operated by a selected

PC equipped with the following requirements：

1. Intel Pentium III 750MHz (at least).

2. 256 MB RAM.

3. Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000 and XP.

Framework version. The .Net Framework

performs the XML Web Services, which

applies this operation system. The .Net

Framework provides a very high performance

environment to solve the network program.

Therefore, please use our Viewer Software to

connect the TRIPLEX 4 CH DVR. It will

satisfy our users as being safer, faster, and

more stable and reliable than other software.

See below for the chief features of this Viewer

Software：

1. This software supports the multiple

functions of the network.

2. It can search as many DVRs as

necessary.

3. It can support four display modes and

help you control your favorite screen

sizes.

4. A 4 MB Video card capable of 24-bit true

color display.

5. A 160 MB free hard-disk space for

software installation.

6. A 10-base T network for LAN operation.

5.2.1 Software installation

Step 1：Exit all applications currently running

in the selected PC.

Step 2: Insert the supported PC in the CD -

ROM device. The program will execute the

installation of the .Net Framework

automatically after you click the "Setup.exe"

file.

4. It has an extremely powerful search mode

to help you search recorded data for the

event / time you want.

5. It supports your local PC simultaneously

with the DVR backup data.

※Note: If you choose "Yes" in the above

window, the installation will be completed

automatically. You may need to wait 3 - 5

minutes during the installation.

Step 3: After you have completed installing

the ".Net 1.0 Framework Viewer", you'll

automatically enter the "Viewer Software"

installation screen. Please see the screen

below.

Page 44

※Note: Please choose the "Next" button to

continue.

Step 4: The installation screen will show the

message "C:\Program Files\AVE TECH\

Viewer Software\". Or you can select the path

you want.

※Note: Click the "Close" button to complete

the installation process.

Step 6: After completing installation, you can

double - click the file shown below. Or click the

"Start Menu" in the computer and select

"Programs" to open the "Program Selection"

※Note: Click "Next" to continue the installation.

Step 5: The window below tells you the process

is complete.

page. Then click the "AVE Viewer Software"

tag to start the 4 - channel DVR Viewer Software

Program.

5.2.2 Short introduction

Now the "Login" page appears. Enter the

default "User Name: admin" and the

"Password: 9999" in their respective entries,

and click the "Login" button to log into the

application.

Page 45

5.2.2.1 Program introduction

【Working Device】：After you enter the

DVR, the section in the upper left margin will show the information in all the cameras.

【Multiscreen】：Here all the videos of the

cameras will show.

【 Available Devices】： Here the whole

DVR list is shown. You can connect with your selection. Double click any of them to open the screen below. Please enter the correct "Username" and "Password" to log into this DVR. The default

"Username" and "Password" are "admin" and "9999" respectively.

Devices" button. The

software will automatically search the whole local LAN 4 - channel DVR device to see a list.

NOTE: If you want to create a new DVR, please

press the add it.

button to

※ Step 2: Double click

your selected device to see a window as on the right. Enter the "Username" and "Password" -- the default name and password are "admin" and "9999".

※ Step 3: The default multi-screen is the 4 - channel mode you see now.

※ Step 4 : The Viewer Software helps you see

any display mode you want.

【Function Key】：Click each of these

buttons to execute its functions.

【Multiscreen Buttons】：You can

interchange between three buttons here : the "Video Panel", "Web Page" and the

"Viewer Settings" buttons.

5.2.3 Operation

5.2.3.1 Remote Control

※ Step 1: After entering

the "Viewer Software", please click the button to select “4 Channels DVR (Enhanced) ” and then click the "Available

1. Adjust the screen size: Move the mouse

to the vertical bar on the right side of the

"Work Devices" / "Available Devices"

box on the left margin of the screen. This bar runs from the top to the bottom of the screen, and when you move the mouse to this bar, it shows like this: . You can move this bar to the left to narrow the

"Working Devices" / "Available Devices" box and to the right to widen it.

2. Text Insertion Mode: enable / disable. Note: If the connected DVR has incoming

text data, that data will be shown in the corresponding area for each channel at the same time. Please remember to turn on the RECORD/ TEXT INSERTION setting in the DVR setup menu.

Page 46

3. Text Insertion Setting: To set the

phrase/exception for the DVR, please click

this button option in the lower corner. The

following is the phrase setting page.

For the exception setting, please click the

"Exception List" next to the "Phrase

List

". Then input the exception strings

and exception count for remote alter

triggering. Click the

submit the settings. The DVR will send the

viewer software an alert when the

exception has reached a particular count.

The alert window will show in the lower

right corner. The following is the alert

window page.

4. Hide Device Panel: Click this button to

hide the "Available Devices / Working

Devices" box from view behind the video

display screen.

5. Full Screen: Click this button to show

the full screen for surveillance. All the

"Refresh" button to

setting buttons will be hidden in this

mode. If you want to return to the

previous mode, use the mouse to click

the right key, and choose "Close".

6. Re-arrange the divisions: Click this

button to see the following channels.

7. Screen divisions: Choose any of the

buttons you want.

8. Pop-menu: You can use the mouse to

move to each channel. Click the right

key of the mouse to show a window.

You can select "Close", "Full

Screen", or "Capture / Print".

※ Close: Stops the channel's display.

※

Full Screen: Enlarges the display

to "Full Screen".

※ Capture / Print:

"Capture":

See the "Image Preview" page for the

"Preview Setting" which has two choices :

"Mark Date and Time" and "Dimension".

Mark the item “Mark Date and Time” to set the

date and time stamp on a chosen picture.

Choose an appropriate dimension before

saving the image. To save the image, click

"Save" at the bottom to enter the "Save Page"

window. Give the file name. If you want to exit,

click "Cancel".

"Print": Click the "Print Preview" button and go to the "Preview" option to adjust the image size. Go to the "Print Settings" area and then go to "Mark Date and Time" if you wish to stamp the date and time of the image

Page 47

on the image itself. Select "Dimension" to scroll the "Original Image Size" from the drop - down list. Click "Print" to start the printing. Click "Cancel" to exit.

9. Motion / Alarm: The warning icons. Motion icon: When there is a detection of

motion in any channel, it will display this icon on the right upper corner on that channel to warn the user. Alarm icon: When there is a detection of

external devices such as a sensor, it will display this icon on the right upper corner on that channel to warn the user.

10. Remind the condition of recording:

When the user start to record, it will

show this icon on the screen, and it will

disappear when stop the recording.

5.2.3.2

Remote play and PTZ control.

This device has the full triplex so you can use the Viewer Software in the remote without affecting the performance of the 4 - channel DVR. You can also use the Viewer Software to play and back up. If you have a PTZ camera, the Viewer Software can also control it.

5.2.3.2.1 Remote play

“Play": Click it to see the DVR play window.

Use the "Previous page" and "Next page" buttons to find the record you want from the record list. Click the "Time Search" page to use the time and date search entries to help your search. Click the "Review Text" page to use the text search. The search conditions include:

. Channel

. String . Date/Time

. Amount The user can input any combination of the above conditions for searching. After a search, the Viewer software will list the data that meets the search conditions. Now the user can page up and down among that data. The user can also click that data record to start playback.

Please directly click the "Search" button for the FULL

LIST, or enter the proper conditions in the Channel,

String, Date/ Time and Amount fields for searching.

The search results will be shown in the list. To

playback from the list, please select one of the items

on the list, and then click the "Play" button.

For the

Log

DVR keep up to 100 records of Alert log for viewing and playback. The records marked as means it can be click to start playback.

"Alert Log", please click the "Alert

" next to the "Review Text".

"REC"

"Pause": Click to freeze the image. "Stop": Click to stop playing back the

recorded video.

"REC": Click to control the recording of the

DVR. Press the button to start or stop the

Page 48

recording.

"REV": Click to play a recorded video in the

reverse direction at speeds, which are faster

than the recorded speed.

"FWD": Click to play a recorded video in the

forward direction at speeds, which are faster

than the recorded speed.

from the drop-down list on the

Speed Dome Controller. The Controller will

be able to display the listed IDs by turn.

5.2.3.2.2 Change Pan/Tilt/Zoom Setting

Click the

the Speed Dome Controller.

1. Click the

setting on the Speed Dome Controller.

2. The right-hand set,

buttons, each of which, upon being clicked,

will turn the camera all the way, without

stopping, in one of the four designated

directions. The fifth button, in the center, will

button on the home page to open

button to control the Zoom

, has four

Each of the ten buttons under ‘Set’ is

connected with a specific position and angle

of either panning or tilting of the camera.

Click each button to activate its particular

position and angle. Press the button under

‘Preset‘ to turn the camera angle by angle in

the set positions.

Each of the ten buttons under ‘Clear’ can be

clicked to delete the corresponding ‘Set’

button above it. For example, if you wish to

de-activate ‘Set’ button #4, please click

‘Clear’ button #4 to delete its corresponding

‘Set’ counterpart.

Each of the ten buttons designated ‘Go to’

can be clicked to view the particular

corresponding angle of the position in which

it is set.

stop the camera at any point you prefer.

The left-hand set of buttons,

four buttons, each of which, upon being

clicked, will move one short step only in any

of the four designated directions.

3. Select a Speed Dome device Model

from the drop-down list

on the Speed Dome Controller. The

Controller will be able to display the listed

Models by turn.

4. Select a Speed Dome device ID

, has

The ‘AutoPan’ section

buttons. The ‘Start’ and ‘End’ buttons fix the two

points of any panning movement you select. The

third or bottom button sets the chosen

movement in the play mode.

has three

5.2.3.3 Backup and video edit

Use the

window.

button to see the "Backup"

Page 49

frame rate.

【Backup up to AVI】：

Backup Settings：

● File Path : To set the backup file path

and the file name, click the "Browser"

button on the right.

● Frame Rate : Sets the backup record

file speed.

● Maximum File Size : Sets the

maximum file size.

● Frame dimension : Sets the resolution.

● Mark Day and Time : Sets the date and

time stamp.

Play Options：

● Time to play: To search the date and

time you want.

● Channel ID: To choose the camera.

Play Monitor：

● File Preview: Click the "Start" button to

start your setting component. You can

also use the "Start" button to interrupt

the code. You can click the "Save to

new file" button to save a new file after

the edit code.

● Use the panel below to play or stop, etc.

● If you already want to back up, click the

"Start backup" button. If you want to

stop, click the "Stop backup" button.

【Edit AVI】：

● File Path: To set the backup file and the

【Backup to JPG】：

● Folder Path: To set the backup file path,

click the "Browser" button on the right.

● Maximum Frames: Sets the maximum

amount of the frames which to backup.

● Frame Dimension : Sets the resolution.

● Mark Day and Time : Sets the date and

time stamp.

Play Options：

● Time to play: To search the date and

time you want.

● Channel Number: To choose the

camera.

Play Monitor：

● Use the panel below to play or stop, etc.

If you already want to back up, click the "Start

file name, check the "Browser" button

on the right. Click "Edit Selected File"

to start editing.

● Frame Rate Modification: To see the

total number of frames, modify your

backup" button. If you want to stop, click the

"Stop backup" button.

Page 50

5.2.3.4 Web Page Viewer

This section provides instructions for using the

Viewer Software to view the Web Page.

NOTE: This device also provides the IE

Browser function. Open the browser and

view the images directly via the browser.

Please refer to section 5.3 for more details.

Page 51

5.2.3.5 Viewer setting

2. "Playback Record Time".

Click the "Display Mode" to select from a drop -

down list of two choices, "Hide" and "Show".

Your choice will decide whether the images will

display their date and time or not.

3. "Auto Scan Interval".

Here you have two entries, "Scan Working

Devices" and "Scan Available Devices". Set

the time in seconds for both entries as per your

requirements. The "Scan Working Devices"

entry has a time span of 1 to 5 seconds only.

The "Scan Available Devices" time range

covers 30 to 1000 seconds.

4."Users Management".

Click the "Save User" button to add the new

1. "Channel Notation".

If you wish to change the "Display Mode", open

its drop - down list and select any of the four

items there. Your choice will automatically

appear in the relevant blank space. Similarly you

can enter the "Fill Color" and "Border Color"

entries to open their respective color tables.

Click "OK" in each case to set your choice.

5.3 Microsoft Internet Explorer

This section provides instructions for using the

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

user’s name and password under "Add New

User": Enter the "User Name" and

"Password" and click "Save User " again. Your

new user and his password will appear on the

"User Name & Password " list to the left. If you

proceed to enter a new user and then click

"Cancel Edit", no new name will be added to

your list. If you wish to delete any user, click his

name and click "Delete" to effect the change.

1. Type in the URL address of the DVR into the

URL block and press the “Enter” button to enter

the login page. The default user name and

5.3.1 Connecting the DVR

Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then

follow the steps given below to connect the

DVR:

password are admin and 9999 respectively.

2. Enter the User name and Password.

3. Click the “Login” button and enter the home

page of the DVR: both the user name and

password must be provided correctly.

Page 52

Browsing images from the DVR

The images from the DVR will be displayed on

the home page while going online with the DVR.

There are some buttons provided at the bottom

of the home page for further setting.

Recorded video list box. This box

allows you to access all recorded

video which are stored in the HDD of

the connected devices. To review a

recorded video, simply select an

entry from the list and click the

button.

PgUp/ PgDn: Enables you to scroll

up and down the list.

Function Buttons

Description

Click to stop playing back the

recorded video.

Click to a recorded video from the

PLAY LIST.

Click to freeze the image.

Time & Status Box. This box

indicates the device status.

This allows you to search a recorded

video stored in the D of the device.

Enter the YEAR/ MONTH/DAY

HOUR: MINUTE you wish to search

and click the GO button to proceed.

5.3.2 Change Record / Alarm Setting

Please follow the steps given below to change the

Record / Alarm setting through the network as and

when necessary.

1. Click the

enter the Record / Alarm setting page.

button on the home page to

Click to activate or stop the recording

function of the device.

Click to leave the home page of the

DVR.

Press to enter the SETUP window,

and open the device setting page in

order to add more devices for

viewing. This allows you to program

the Record Setting and Record

Schedule. Press to enter the IMAGE window

and open the device home page for viewing.

Click to open the control panel and

remote control the pan/tilt/zoom

function camera live over a local area

network or the Internet

2. Adjust the Record / Alarm setting, including

“REC rate”, “REC quality”, “ALARM REC

enable”, “ALARM REC rate”, and “ALARM REC

quality” as and when necessary.

Page 53

3. Click the

Record / Alarm setting.

button to submit the new

Timer Record setting.

6. Click the

home page while the new image setting acts on

button to return to the

4. Click the

home page while the new image setting acts on

the images to effect the desired changes

instantly. (If the setting has not been changed by

the above steps, any (re)entry to the home page

will find images in their earlier or original

setting. )

button to return to the

5.3.3 Change Timer Record Setting

1. Click the button on the home page

to enter the Record / Alarm setting page.

2. Click the

Record / Alarm setting page to enter the Timer

Record setting page.

connection on the

the images to effect the desired changes

instantly. (If the setting has not been changed by

the above steps, any (re)entry onto the home

page will find images in their earlier or original

setting.)

3. Set the TIMER RECORD to ON to enable the

TIMER RECORD function.

4. There are two time-periods available for

scheduling each day. The Timer Record setting

page allows users to program the time each day

that the DVR will start and stop recording. The

time is displayed in a 24-hour clock format. If

there is a time overlap showing between two

continual time-period settings, the device will

automatically combine the two time-period

settings into one combined time-period setting.

5. Click the

button to submit the new

Page 54

6. TEXT INSERTION FUNCTION

1. Purpose

The purpose of the Text Insertion function is to make the DVR accept the text

information coming from external devices like ATM machines, cash registers, and

access control systems. The DVR stores the text information in the hard disk, and

shows the information on the screen during a video playback. Through various

interfaces for text review, the user can search for and playback a desired video.

The main functions include:

1. DISPLAY – Desired text information will be shown on the screen in the

playback mode.

2. Various TEXT REVIEW interfaces, including:

● FULL LIST – Lists all the recorded text information page by page for

selection.

● BY STRING – Searches all the text information including the desired

strings.

● BY DATE/TIME - Lists some of the records with the text information

within a desired period.

● BY AMOUNT - Lists some of the records with the text information whose

cash amount meets the desired range.

● BY COMBINATION – Combines the above search interfaces on one and

the same page.

3. Various EXCEPTION ALERT monitoring functions, including:

● ALERT: A Trigger Alert signal after a specific number of exceptions. The

number of exceptions and the reset time for the alert can be

configurable.

● BUZZER: The DVR Buzzer sound for exceptions.

● FLAG: The DVR OSD flag display for exceptions.

● NOTIFY: Notifies the remote viewer software after an ALERT has been

● FTP: Transfers images to an FTP server after an ALERT.

2. Specifications.

2.1 Hardware connection.

Connect the DVR and the text device through the RS-232 Null Modem Cable

( Pin 2, Pin3 Cross over , Pin5 Ground ).

generated.

Page 55

TEXT INSERTION FUNCTION ( continued )

2.2 RS-232 baud rate setting.

Baud rates can be set in the DVR, the baud rate selections including

2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600 and 115200.

2.3 The maximum number of text information records.

For every 10.24 Giga bytes of hard disk capacity, the DVR reserves space for

32768 text records. Each hard disk keeps its own data in itself. In a DVR with two

hard disks, the user can remove any one of them, and the remaining one will keep

working.

For example, in the case of an 80G hard disk, the maximum number of recorded

text information is ( 80 / 11 ) x 32768 = 229376.

2.4 Data size.

Each text information contains up to 100 characters.

2.5 PROTOCOL.

The DVR supports the following two protocols; please set the appropriate one in

the Setup Menu.

2.5.1 GENERIC.

All the text data is delimitated by CR (Carriage Return = 0x0d ) and LF( Line

Feed = 0x0a ).

2.5.2 VSI-ADD.

The text data includes CHANNEL information for application in the

multi-channel environment as follows:

0x1b, <CH>, <TEXT> , 0x0d.

3. Operation

3.1 Settings.

3.1.1 Text Insertion Protocol.

SETUP / RECORD / TEXT INSERTION.

Set one of the following:

3.1.1.1 GENERIC:

Text format : <TEXT >+ CR( 0x0d ) + LF ( 0x0a )

3.1.1.2 GENERIC 2 CH:

Text format : <TEXT >+ CR( 0x0d ) + LF ( 0x0a )

RS-232(Text channel 1) , RS-485(Text channel 2)

3.1.1.3 VSI-ADD:

Text format: 0x1b + Ch + <TEXT> + CR( 0x0d )

Note: The Text Insertion activates both the text data and the channel

information in a DVR, and the remote viewer software takes effect after this

option has been turned on.

Page 56

3.1.2 RS232 Baud Rate.

SETUP / COMMUNICATION / BAUD

Set at the same speed as that in the Text Input device.

3.1.3 Firmware version and capacity usage.

SETUP / SYSTEM / VERSION.

MAC : 00:0C:0C:00:00:10

BIOS : 1.00

SW : 1.11GBT

DATE: Feb 24 2006

TEXT# : 0/ 229376

PRESS ENTER TO RETURN

The 2 numbers after “TEXT # :” are the current index number of the TEXT

data and the total number of TEXT data.

3.1.4 Text color setting.

There are 8 options (BLUE, ORANGE, RED, MAGENTA, GRAY, WHITE,

YELLOW, and GREEN); if the TEXT INSERTION option has been set as

VSI-ADD protocol, and incoming texts come from different channels, all the

messages of the channels could be set in different colors are shown as

below.

TEXT INSERTION : OFF TEXT COLOR : SET TEXT DISPLAY : BY CHANNEL

TEXT STAMP : ??? REVIEW CONSTRAINT : ???

PHRASE : #1..10 EXCEPTION : #1..10

MAIN PAGE

TEXT COLOR

TEXT INSERTION

TEXT COLOR

CH1 █ WHITE CH2 █ YELLOW CH3 █ GREEN CH4 █ BLUE

Page 57

3.1.5 Text display setting.

There are 2 options (BY CHANNEL, MIXED); If the TEXT INSERTION option has been set as VSI-ADD protocol, and incoming texts come from different channels, all the messages of the channels could be set in different channels. By channel: This mode shows a 4-channel screen where each channel displays

information text against a background of images -- both the text and the images belong to that channel only.

Mixed: This mode shows a 4-channel screen where each channel shows its own

images only; but the entire screen shows information text overlapping across all the channels. The data for all the channels will show as it comes in, without following any channel sequence by numerical order.

TEXT INSERTION : OFF TEXT COLOR : SET TEXT DISPLAY : BY CHANNEL

TEXT STAMP : ??? REVIEW CONSTRAINT : ???

PHRASE : #1..10 EXCEPTION : #1..10

MAIN PAGE

TEXT DISPLAY

TEXT INSERTION

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY BY CHANNEL

TEXT STAMP MIXED REVIEW CONSTRAINT

PHRASE EXCEPTION

MAIN PAGE

TEXT DISPLAY

TEXT INSERTION

3.1.6 Phrase setting.

The 100 built-in phrases enable the user to input the strings more quickly.

Since users need to change the characters one by one when they input the string value in the search menu or search menu, the phrase offers another shortcut to input the common strings.

Enter SETUP/ RECORD/ TEXT INSERTION/ PHRASE

There are 11 options ( 1..10,11..20,…. 99..100,” FACTORY DEFAULT” ); please select one, and then enter the inner page for the string settings. The last one, “FACTORY DEFAULT”, is used to go back to the default values.

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY

TEXT STAMP REVIEW CONSTRAINT # 1..10

PHRASE EXCEPTION #21..30 #31..40 #41..50 #51..60 #61..70 #71..80 #81..90 #91..100

MAIN PAGE

# 1..10

TEXT INSERTION

#11..20

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY

TEXT STAMP REVIEW CONSTRAINT #11..20

PHRASE EXCEPTION #31..40 #41..50 #51..60 #61..70 #71..80 #81..90 #91..100 FACTORY DEFAULT

MAIN PAGE

CTORY DEFAULT

TEXT INSERTION

#21..30

Page 58

PHRASE # 1..10

1 [ACCOUNT ] 2 [ALCOHOL ] 3 [ALE ] 4 [AMERICAN EXPRESS ] 5 [ATM ] 6 [AX ] 7 [BALANCE ] 8 [BASS ] 9 [BEER ]

10 [BOURBON ]

While the users input string data in the setup menu or search menu, they can

also press the SETUP button to quickly acquire the required or relevant

phrases; please see the following examples.

CHANNEL ALL

TEXT [ ]

BY STRING

03-20-2006 13:36:08

CHANNEL ALL

TEXT [ ]

PHRASE PAGE 5

BY STRING

EXTRA EXTRA LARGE

►FISH

GAS GASOLINE GIN GUINESS HEINKEN INPORT KEG

03-20-2006 13:36:08

EXCEPTION # 1..10

1 [ALE ] [00] 2 [CANCEL ] [00] 3 [CASH BACK ] [00] 4 [CASH OUT ] [00] 5 [CHARGE ] [00] 6 [CHECK ] [00] 7 [CIGARETTES ] [00] 8 [CIGS ] [00] 9 [COMP ] [00]

PHRASE PAGE 5

EXTRA EXTRA LARGE

►FISH

GAS GASOLINE GIN GUINESS HEINKEN INPORT KEG

10 [CORRECTION ] [00]

Page 59

3.1.7 Exception setting.

Enter SETUP/ RECORD/ TEXT INSERTION/ EXCEPTION

The purpose of using the exceptions is to filter some special string and alter

the remote users. There are 4 options (1 ..10, 11..20, 21..25, “FACTORY

DEFAULT” ); please select one, and then enter the inner page for the string

settings. The last one, “FACTORY DEFAULT”, is used to go back to the

default values.

In the right-hand side of the Exception Setting page is the exception count. If

a number has been specified, the DVR will alert the remote Viewer Software

when the number of the exceptions exceeds the number set here.

TEXT INSERTION

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY TEXT STAMP REVIEW CONSTRAINT PHRASE EXCEPTION # 1..10 #11..20 #21..25 FACTORY DEFAULT

MAIN PAGE

# 1..10

EXCEPTION # 1..10

1 [BEER ] 2 [CANCEL ] 3 [CASH BACK ] 4 [CASH OUT ] 5 [CHARGE ] 6 [CHECK ] 7 [CIGARETTES ] 8 [CIGS ] 9 [COMP ]

10 [CORRECTION ]

Page 60

3.1.8 EXCEPTION PARAMETER.

In the EXCEPTION setting page, press the SEARCH button to enter the EXCEPTION

PARAMETER setting page. In the PARAMETER EXCEPTION setting page, press the

SEARCH button to return to the EXCEPTION setting page.

For each EXCEPTION, the user can set the following parameters.

3.1.8.1 CNT ( Count ) 0..99

When the number of exceptions exceeds this number, the DVR will generate an

ALERT event. If this number is set as 0, any exception will be ignored.

3.1.8.2 RST ( Reset Time ) 0..24

If no exception has been detected for a certain number of hours, the Exception count

( in 3.1.8.1) will be reset to 0.

Note: For exception #26, CNT is not used.

3.1.8.3 BUZ ( Buzzer ) Off/ On.

If the BUZ has been set as ON, the DVR will generate a buzzer sound as a warning

when an exception has been detected. The duration depends on the DWELL setting

( 3.1.8.7 ).

Note: The buzzer setting in SYSTEM/ BUZZER must also be set as ON, or the

function will not take effect.

3.1.8.4 FLG ( Flag ).

If the FLG has been set as ON, the DVR will show a mark ( *) on the screen, and

keep flashing for a duration depending on the setting in DWELL( 3.1.8.7 ).

3.1.8.5 NFY ( Notify Remote ).

If the NFY setting has been set as ON, the DVR will notify the remote viewer software

when the ALERT event has been generated. At the same time, a message “ALT” will

be shown on the screen.

3.1.8.6 FTP.

If the FTP setting has been set as ON, the DVR will start to send pictures to an FTP

server after the ALERT event has been generated. The rate is fixed at 1f/ 1s, and the

duration is 10 sec.

Note: The settings in the FTP SETTING must also be properly set, or the function will

not take effect. The FTP SETTING/ FTP MODE item must be set especially as

EXCEPTION.

Page 61

3.1.8.7 DWE ( DWELL ).

The durations for the above BUZ ( 3.1.8.3 ) and FLG( 3.1.8.4 )functions are shown as

below.

EXCEPTION # 1..10

CNT RST BUZ FLG NFY FTP DWE 1 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 2 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 3 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 4 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 5 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 6 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 7 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 8 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03 9 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03

10 05 01 ON ON ON OFF 03

3.1.9 AMOUNT EXCEPTION.

In the EXCEPTION setting page, #25 is a special item for amount exception. When

the amount exceeds this number, the DVR will generate an Exception event, too.

EXCEPTION # 21..25

21 [RETURN ] 22 [TOTAL ] 23 [VOID ] 24 [WINE ] 25 AMOUNT >= 000000.00 (OR <= -N)

3.1.10 POS DATA LOSS EXCEPTION

In the EXCEPTION setting page, the #26 is a special item for POS data loss

exception. If no data enters the DVR over a specified time, the DVR will generate an

alert to notify the remote viewer, start the FTP function, etc.

To activate this function, please set the start and end time for the POS DATA LOSS

monitoring int the TIMER page in setup menu.

Page 62

3.2 System Connection.

Converte

3.2.1 Single Device Connection.

When only one Text device ( such as a cash register ) is used, please set the

setting in the Setup Menu according to 3.1.1.1.

RS-232 RS-232

DVR

3.2.2 Two Devices Connection. ( without Hydra )

When only two Text device ( such as cash registers ) are used, please set the

setting in the Setup Menu according to 3.1.1.2.

VSI-PRO VSI-PRO MAX Converter

RS-232

DVR

RS-485

VSI-PRO VSI-PRO MAX Converter

VSI-PRO MAX

RS-232

Cash

ister

Cash

ister

RS – 232 to RS-485

RS-232

3.2.3 Multiple Devices Connection.

By using AVE REGCOM and HYDRA, a multiple cash register can be linked

together through an RS-485, and can finally connect to the DVR through the

RS-232.

The following is an example of 4 cash registers connected to a DVR.

For proper setting, please refer to 3.1.1.3 section in this chapter.

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Cash

ister

Page 63

(1)

(4)

(3)

(2)

No need Text insertion on the Video.

Cash

ister

RS-232

Cash

ister

RegCom

RS-232

Cash

ister

RegCom

RS-232

Cash

ister

RegCom

RS-232

Cash

ister

RegCom

Text insertion on the Video .

RS-232

VSI-PRO

Regcom or Networker

RS-485

Hydra

RS-232

DVR

Cash

ister

RS-232

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Regcom or Networker

RS-232 RS-232

Regcom

RS-232

VSI-PRO

RS-232

VSI-PRO

or Networker

Regcom or Networker

RS-485

RS-232

Hydra DVR

Page 64

By using AVE VSI-PRO MAX

Cash

ister

Cash

ister

Cash

ister

Cash

ister

ATM application

ATM

RS-232 or RS-485

SNA

VSI-PRO

MAX

VSI-PRO

MAX

RS-485

VSI-PRO

MAX

VSI-PRO

RS-232

MAX

RS-232

VSSI-PRO DVR

DVR

TCP/IP

ATM

Multiple ATM application

SNA RS-232

ATM

SNA

ATM

SNA

ATM

SNA

ATM

VSSI-PRO

RS-232

VSSI-PRO

RS-232

VSSI-PRO

RS-232

VSSI-PRO

TCPIP

232

Regcom

or Networker

Regcom

or Networker

Regcom

or Networker

Regcom

or Networker

RS-232

DVR

RS-485

RS-232

Hydra DVR

Page 65

ATM

TCP/IP

TCPIP

232

TCP/IP

TCPIP

232

RS-485

TCP/IP

TCPIP

232

RS-232

TCP/IP

TCPIP

Hydra DVR

232

3.2.4 LIVE DISPLAY.

After the hardware has been connected, please power up the DVR. The DVR is

by default in the LIVE mode. Press the DISPLAY button to switch to different

display modes; under any one of the following modes, the contents of the

received text data will be shown on the screen.

3.2.3.1 Simple Text Display Mode.

An example:

On the left-lower corner, the OSD message “SM TOMATOS .48” is the newest

incoming TEXT data.

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

SM TOMATOS .48

01-05-2006 14:26:25

Page 66

3.2.4.1 Full Text Display Mode.

All the incoming TEXT data are shown in the middle of the screen; the previous

data is scrolled up when the latest one arrives.

3 ALE .58

4 PLUM RED .68

1 10-01-97 10:53P

2 NECTARINES 1.78

3 10-01-97 11:20P

4 MILK 5.72

1 SM TOMATOS .48

2 CLASSIC COKE .58

3 BREAD .98

4 BANANAS 1.52

01-05-2006 14:26:25

If the TEXT INSERTION option has been set as VSI-ADD, and incoming texts

come from different channels.

A percentage bar in the right-lower corner reveals the text data usage. For

example, if the total number of text data is 65536 and the number of the current

used text data is 32768, the bar will be shown about 50% full. For the precise

number please refer to SETUP/ SYSTEM/VERSION in the local device OSD.

3.2.5 RECORDING

When the text data continuously inputs from the Text device, press the REC

button to activate recording; while the DVR is in the RECORD mode, there is a

small red ball periodically flashing in the right-upper corner of the screen. Please

press the DISPLAY button to switch to a desired mode to observe the incoming

TEXT data.

To stop recording, please press the REC button and hold for more than3 seconds

before releasing.

3.2.6 PLAYBACK.

Press the SEARCH button to enter the Search Menu, highlight a desired item in

the list, and then press the ENTER button to start playback. During playback, the

DISPLAY can also be used to switch to the display modes, to see the Text data

that was received when the corresponding video was recorded. The Text data is

shown even in the trick play mode, like fast forward and slow motion.

If the TEXT INSERTION option has been set as VSI-ADD and incoming texts

come from different channels.

Page 67

3.2.7 REVIEW TEXT.

Press the SEARCH button and hold for more than 3 seconds. The REVIEW

TEXT mode will then be activated, with 6 items for selection.

REVIEW TEXT

FULL LIST BY STRING BY DATE / TIME BY AMOUNT BY COMBINATION ALERT LOG

3.2.7.1 FULL LIST.

If the TEXT INSERTION in the Setup Menu is set as GENERIC (refer to

3.1.1 section in this chapter), the list is shown as below.

1013 01-05-06 14:13:22 SANDY 0004 1014 01-05-06 14:13:22 PLUM RED 1015 01-05-06 14:13:22 ALEX 0005 1016 01-05-06 14:13:22 PLUM RED 1017 01-05-06 14:13:22 10-01-97 1 1018 01-05-06 14:13:22 NECTARINES 1019 01-05-06 14:13:22 10-01-97 1 1020 01-05-06 14:13:22 MILK

MILK 5.72

Alternately, if the TEXT INSERTION is set as VSI-ADD,

the following channel selection screen will be shown first as the input of the

desired channel. The selectable options are ALL, CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4.

HD1

01-05-2006 14:26:25

FULL LIST

CHANNEL ALL

01-05-2006 14:26:25

Page 68

Once a channel is selected and the ENTER button is pressed, all the Text

Data of the particular channel will be listed.

HD1 CH 1 2 3 4 781 01-02-06 11:34:12 CASH 782 01-02-06 11:34:12 CHANGE

783 01-02-06 11:34:12 ALEX 0005 784 01-02-06 11:34:13 PLUM RED

785 01-02-06 11:34:13 10-01-97 1 786 01-02-06 11:34:13 NECTARINES

787 01-02-06 11:34:13 10-01-97 1 788 01-02-06 11:34:13 SANDY 0004

SANDY 0004 24536

01-02-2006 18:59:25

3.2.7.2 BY STRING.

The "BY STRING" function offers an interface to search for some specific

material. The text may include names of personnel, goods, cash totals and

balances, and/ or other miscellaneous items. If you want to access the

records of a particular goods, see the “TEXT” entry and type in its name. At

once you may find classifications, appearing under the category of that

particular goods if such classifications exist. If you enter “COKE”, you’ll see

both “COKE” and “CLASSIC COKE” listed, for instance. You can highlight

the one you want, and start to playback.

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as GENERIC, the "BY STRING" screen will

have only a "TEXT" string as input. Up to 16 characters can be input for

searching.

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as VSI-ADD, there is a channel item which

will show on the screen, too.

BY STRING

CHANNEL ALL

TEXT [ ]

01-02-2006 19:26:55

Page 69

To search for a two-word string, please enter the words with one space

between the words, for example, “SANDY 0004”

CHANNEL ALL

TEXT [SANDY 0004 ]

BY STRING

3.2.7.3 BY DATE/ TIME.

This function offers an interface to list the data within a specific time period.

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as GENERIC, the "BY DATE/ TIME" screen will

01-02-2006 19:27:30

have starting DATE TIME items and ending DATE/TIME items as inputs.

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as VSI-ADD, there is a channel item which

will be shown on the screen, too

CHANNEL CH1 MM DD YEAR HH MM 01 / 02 / 2006 00 00

MM DD YEAR HH MM 01 / 02 / 2006 23 59

3.2.7.4 BY AMOUNT.

BY DATE / TIME

01-02-2006 19:29:02

This function offers an interface to search above and under a particular

amount across the transactions recorded in the different channels.

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as GENERIC, the "BY AMOUNT" screen will

have only 2 sets of entries each under "OPERATION" and " AMOUNT" as

inputs.

Page 70

The selectable operations are ">=", “>”, "=", “<” and "<=".

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as VSI-ADD, there is a channel item which

will show on the screen, too.

The following are some examples for your operations.

A. To search Amount >= 1.00, the following items are shown on the screen.

>= 00001.00

-- 00000.00

B. To search Amount <= 1.00, , the following items will be shown on the

screen.

<= 00001.00

-- 00000.00

C. To search Amount = 1.00 , the following items appear on the screen.

= 00001.00

-- 00000.00

D. To search 1.00 <= Amount <= 10.00, the following items will show on the

screen.

>= 00001.00

<= 00010.00

>= 00001.00

E. To search Amount <= 1.00 OR Amount >= 10.00, the following items will

be shown on the screen.

>= 00010.00

<= 00001.00

>= 00010.00

Note: If two operations are set and those two are exclusive of each other,

the system will automatically add an “OR” between them. Otherwise, the

system adds an “AND” between them.

BY AMOUNT

CHANNEL CH1

OPERATION AMOUNT

>= 0000.00

-- 0000.00

01-02-2006 19:31:33

Page 71

3.2.7.5 BY COMBINATION

BY COMBINATION

CHANNEL ALL

STRING SET

BEER

DATE/ TIME SET

00/00/0000 00:00:00 00/00/0000 23:59:00

AMOUNT SET

>= 0010.00

◄► MOVE ▲▼CHANGE

BY COMBINATION is the combination of the above search

interfaces. The user can give the different conditions on the

same page. The search procedure can be repeated between the

BY COMBINATION page and the search result page ( TEXT

LIST ).

If the TEXT INSERTION is set as VSI-ADD, there is a channel

item which will show on the screen, too.

In this page, please use the < and > buttons to move between

items, and use the ^ and v buttons to change the values. Once

the value has been set to “SET”, please press the ENTER button

to enter the “BY STRING”,” BY DATE/ TIME” and “ BY

AMOUNT” pages for further settings. For the operations in the

lower level pages, please refer to section 3.2.6.2, 3.2.6.3 and

3.2.6.4 in this chapter. When you are in those lower level pages,

press the ENTER button to go back to “ BY COMBINATION”.

After all the conditions have been set properly, please press the

SEARCH button to start searching. In the “TEXT LIST” page,

please press the ENTER button to start playback, and press the

SEARCH button to return to the “BY COMBINATION” page.

3.2.7.6 REVIEW CONSTRAINT

If the item has been set as any of the monthly options( between 1-4

months ), all search functions on the REVIEW TEXT page will fall within

that constraint. This function is for improving the speed for the REVIEW

TEXT function.

Page 72

TEXT INSERTION

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY TEXT STAMP REVIEW CONSTRAINT OFF PHRASE 1 MONTH EXCEPTION 2 MONTH 3 MONTH 4 MONTH

MAIN PAGE

1 MONTH

3.2.8 ALERT LOG

The Alert Log keep the latest 100 alerts for check and playback, the records

marked as “>” are playable. Some alert could not be playbacked since it

occurred when DVR was not in the RECORD mode. Please press ENTER

button on the playable item to start the playabck.

100 09/04/2007 11:36:45 TOTAL >

TOTAL

3.2.9 LOAD/ SAVE the Text Insertion Setting

For quickly save and load the settings onto the SD card, please enter the setup

menu, SETUP/ SYSTEM/ SD SETUP/ ( LOAD/ SAVE )

The filename is TEXTINS.BIN

ALERT LOG

93 08/29/2007 18:13:51 TOTAL > 94 08/29/2007 18:13:55 TOTAL > 95 08/29/2007 18:13:59 TOTAL > 96 08/29/2007 18:14:05 TOTAL > 97 08/29/2007 18:14:09 TOTAL > 98 08/29/2007 18:14:14 TOTAL > 99 08/29/2007 18:14:17 TOTAL >

09-01-2007 14:26:14

3.2.10 Text data stamp on AVI file

The successive text data will be stamped as continuously input feedback over

the AVI pictures. The text data will either be stamped on different corners for

different channels, or there will be a mixed display ( combining all the channels

together), depending on the TEXT DISPLAY setting in the Setup menu/

RECORD/ TEXT INSERTION page.

Page 73

TEXT INSERTION

TEXT INSERTION TEXT COLOR TEXT DISPLAY TEXT STAMP OFF REVIEW CONSTRAINT ON PHRASE EXCEPTION

MAIN PAGE

The AVI file playbacked in Microsoft Media Player

3.2.11 POS data backup

The DVR will extract the POS data from the video data and save it to an SD

card as a text-only file.

Enter the Setup menu/ DISK / HD BACKUP/ TXT TO SD CARD

HD REFORMAT : HD

HD BACKUP : TEXT TO SD CARD HD FAT32 : BUILD SD FILE : JPEG AUTO ERASE : SET SD REFORMAT : START CD ERASE : START

MAIN PAGE

DISK SETTING

Page 74

The exported pure text file.

3.2.12 Syncronize to VSI

Connect the DVR with Hydra through RS232 ( or RS485 ). Enter the Setup

menu/ TIMER/SEQ/TITLE / CLOCK page, move the highlight to SYNC TO VSI -

START, press the ENTER button, and a new date/time will replace the old one.

< > MOVE ^ v CHANGE

The DVR will automatically start the time synchronization after POWER ON and

every midnight ( the exact time is 23:59:31 ) .

DATE / TIME

12/28/2007

13:43:01 GMT: +8

SYNC TO VSI START

Page 75

3.2.13 VSI-Pro Programming via DVR

RS-232

Cash

ister

or RS-485

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Vnetworker

RS-232

Cash

ister

or RS-485

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Vnetworker

RS-232

Cash

ister

or RS-485

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Vnetworker

RS-232

Cash

ister

or RS-485

VSI-PRO

RS-232

Vnetworker

3.2.14 VSI-Pro MAX Programming via DVR

RS-485

RS-232

Hydra DVR

RS-232 or

Cash

RS-485

ister

VSI-PRO

MAX

RS-232 or

Cash

ister

RS-485

RS-232 or RS-485

VSI-PRO

MAX

RS-485

VSI-PRO

MAX

RS-232

Cash

ister

or RS-485

VSI-PRO

MAX

VSI-PRO

MAX

or Hydra

RS-232

Press and hold “ Setup ” button 3 second then release “ Setup ” button

VSI CONTROL MENU appear

DVR

Page 76

VSI CONTROL MENU

VSI NO . 1

VSI NO . 2

VSI NO . 3

VSI NO . 4

Press “ ^ ” or “ v ” button for select the VSI PRO NO. then press “ Enter ”

Button for go to the VSI PRO Menu.

O ISTER SELECT O SCREEN SET UP O TEXT DISPLAY O COMMUNICATION O EXCEPTION REPORT O ALARM OUTPUT O TEST / DEMO MODE O DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD SETUP O HELP

CONTROLLING VSI NO.1

CH2

CH3 CH4

^ UP v DOWN < SET > PRESET setup EXIT

Press “ ^ ” or “ v ” button for select VSI-PRO menu press “ < ” for enter the menu

press “ > ” for reset and press “ SETUP ” for exit and turn back to VSI CONTROL MENU

and press “ SETUP “ again for turn back to normal operating .

4. Simulation by using PC software "RegOnPC".

4.1 Enable the Text Insertion function of the DVR.

1. Enter the COMMUNICATION page in the SETUP Menu, check if there is an item

named “TEXT INSERTION”. Please set it as GENERIC or VSI-ADD; here we

recommend you set it as VSI-ADD to test the multiple-channel text input.

2. Set BAUD at 9600 in the SETUP Menu/ Communication page.

3. Connect at least one video source to the DVR for the recording.

4.2 Connect PC and DVR.

Please connect your PC and DVR with the RS232 Null Modem Cable.

4.3 Install the simulation software.

1. RegOnPC is a cash register simulation software. Please double click “Setup.exe” to

install it, and then just follow the instructions on the screen for each step.

2. If you have a previously installed version, please remove the former one first.

Page 77

3. After the installation is successfully completed, please run it; the screen will look like

the following.

4.3.1 Com Port setting.

Please set the Com Port to an appropriate setting, depending on which port is

used in the PC.

4.3.1 Baud Rate setting

Please set the BAUD Rate at 9600, the same as the setting in the DVR.

4.3.2 Protocol setting.

There are two protocols for selection. Here we suggest you set your software to

VSI-ADD for multi-channel testing.

A. GENERIC

If the GENERIC has been chosen, the output text will be delimitated by

CR( 0x0d ) and LF( 0x0a).

Under the GENERIC option, only CH1 output will be enabled.

To test the “GENERIC 2CH” on DVR, please use this option, too. The only

difference is the RS232/ RS485 connection.

Page 78

B. VSI-ADD.

If VSI-ADD has been selected, the output text will be in the VSI-ADD format;

please ref. to 3-1-1-1.

Under the VSI-ADD option, CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 can all be turned ON or

OFF separately.

4.3.3 START/ STOP Transmission.

Click the START button to start transmission and click END to stop transmission.

4.3.4 Speed Adjustment.

Please adjust the transmission with the SPEED Slide Bar.

4.4 Test Procedure

The Simulation software “RegOnPC” acts as the “Hydra”, 4 “RegCom”, and 4 cash

registers.

Please follow the steps below to test the DVR.

CH1

CH2

CH3

Monitor

CH4

RegOnPC

DVR

RS-232

Page 79

Step 1. Please make sure that the DVR is in the LIVE mode. Press the DISPLAY

button and switch the DVR display to the Full Text Display Mode.

Now the continuously scrolled text will show on the screen.

Step 2. Press the REC button to start recording for about 30 seconds or more.

Step 3. Press the REC button and hold for at least 3 seconds to stop the recording.

Step 4. Press the SEARCH button, select FULL LIST and press the ENTER button

to playback the latest recorded video. Please check if the just recorded text

can be shown at the same time.

Step 5. Press the STOP button to stop the above playback, then go back to the

LIVE mode, press the SEARCH button and hold for at least 3 seconds; now

enter the REVIEW TEXT

Step 6. Select FULL LIST and press the ENTER button, select ALL in the

CHANNEL item, and press the ENTER button again to enter the FULL LIST

page. All the recorded texts will be shown in list and display in different

colors. If CH1. has been set in the CHANNEL item, the FULL LIST page will

only show all the data coming from CH1.

Step 7. In Step 5, select “ BY STRING” and input the string, for example, “COKE”,

and press ENTER; all the search results will be shown in a list.

Step 8. In Step 5, select “BY DATE/ TIME”, then input the desired channel and the

time range, including the starting time and the ending time; next, press the

ENTER button, and all the search results will be shown in a list.

If the time period you input is wrong( like 01/01/2006 2:00 to 01/01/2006

1:00),your request will be ignored.

Step 9. In Step 5, select ”BY AMOUNT”, then input the desired channel, operations

and amounts. For example, if >= 1.00 , <= 2.00, press the ENTER button,

and all the search results will appear as a list.

Please ref. to 3-2-6-4 for a detailed description of the above complete

operations.

Page 80

7. MISCELLANEOUS

7.1 RS-232 & RS-485 Setup & Protocol

7.1.1 RS232 & RS485 Setup

Use a Null Modem cable (the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged,

see pin configuration chart below for details) to connect the COM 1 on the rear panel of the

DVR to a PC.

Set the RS-232 option to ON in the COMMUNICATION page of the setup menu.

Set the PC communication parameters: 9600 bps, No Parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit.

7.1.2 Communication Protocol

7.1.2.0 General Command Format

<Lead Code = 0x41>, < Dest ID >, < Src ID >, <Main category >, <Second category >,

{<Number of parameters>, <Parameter 1>, <Parameter 2> ..,} <End Code= 0x4f>

Lead Code = 0x41

Dest ID = 0x01

Src ID = 0x20

Main Category = 0x01 Keys and Signals = 0x02 Command

Second Category = 0x01 Handshake

= 0x02 Request Time/Set Time

= 0x06 Request System State

= 0x0b Time Search

= 0x10 Request HDD Info

= 0x11 Request REC Position

= 0x12 Playback Immediately

End Code= 0x4f

The different command types and their corresponding parameters are as follows:

Page 81

MISCELLANEOUS ( continued )

7.1.2.1 Keys and signals ( Main Category = 0x01 )

PC Send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <Key Value>, <0x4f>

< The value of a specific front panel key >

DEC HEX

KEY_PLAY 1 0x01 KEY_STOP 3 0x 03 KEY_PAUSE 4 0x 04 KEY_REC 6 0x 06 KEY_SETUP 7 0x 07 KEY_ENTER 8 0x 08 KEY_SEARCH 10 0x 0A KEY_DISPLAY 11 0x 0B KEY_UP 13 0x 0D KEY_DOWN 14 0x 0E KEY_LEFT 15 0x 0F KEY_RIGHT 16 0x 10 KEY_MONITOR 36 0x 24 JOG_L 128 0x 80 JOG_R 129 0x 81 KEY_SHUTTLE_L8 130 0x 82 ( -100x, -1/16x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L7 131 0x 83 ( -100x, -1/16x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L6 132 0x 84 ( -30x, -1/8x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L5 133 0x 85 ( -16x, -1/8x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L4 134 0x 86 ( -8x, -1/4x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L3 135 0x 87 ( -4x, -1/4x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L2 136 0x 88 ( -2x, -1/2x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_L1 137 0x 89 ( -1x, -1/2x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_CT 138 0x 8A KEY_SHUTTLE_R1 139 0x 8B ( 2x, 1/2x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R2 140 0x 8C ( 4x, 1/2x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R3 141 0x 8D ( 8x, 1/4x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R4 142 0x 8E ( 16x, 1/4x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R5 143 0x 8F ( 30x, 1/8x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R6 144 0x 90 ( 100x, 1/8x ) KEY_SHUTTLE_R7 145 0x 91 ( 100x, 1/16x ) SIGNAL_REC_IN 163 0x A3 SIGNAL_ALARM_RESET 165 0x A5 SIGNAL_REC_OUT 169 0x A9 SIGNAL_ALARM_IN 189 0x BD SIGNAL_ALARM_OUT 209 0x D1

7.1.2.2 COMMAND (Main Category=0x02)

A. Handshake (Second Category=0x01)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x01>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x08>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

B. Request Time (Second Category=0x02)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, <7 Time

Value >, <0x4f>

The following case is an illustration of < 7 Time Value>

2004/06/20 17:05:00 = <0xD4>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x11>, <0x05>, <0x00>

C. Set Time (Second Category=0x02)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, < 7 Time Value >,

<0x4f>

The following case is an illustration of < 7 Time Value>

Page 82

2004/06/20 17:05:00 = <0xD4>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x11>, <0x05>, <0x00>

DVR Act: Changing the time and date.

D. Request State (Second Category=0x06)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x06>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x06>, <0x01>, <System

State = 0..>, <0x4f>

Description of <System State>:

STATE_STOP 0

STATE_PLAY 3

STATE_SETUP 6

STATE_SEARCH 7

STATE_BACKUP 15

E. Time Search (Second Category=0x0b)

PC message: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x0b>, <0x06>, <6 Bytes Date/Time>,

<0x4f> where < 6 bytes Date/Time >, = year (2 bytes, =LowByte + HighByte*256),

month (1 byte), day (1 byte), hour (1 byte), min (1 byte)

Example: to search 06/12/2004 17:00 the Date/Time = <0xd4>, <0x07>, <0x06>,

<0x0c>, <0x11>, <0x00> where 2004= 212(=0xd4) + 7(=0x07) *256

F. Request HDD Info (Second Category=0x10)

PC message: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x10>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x10>, <0x32>, <0x00>,

<0x00>, <48 Bytes Data> <0x4f>

<48 Bytes Data>=4 HDD Status( Primary Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave )

Every HDD uses 12 Bytes=

#0 :HDD Exists ( if = 1 )

#1 :Active HDD ( if = 1 )

#2 :Current HDD for REC ( if = 1 )

#3 :Current HDD for PLAY ( if = 1 )

#4…#7 :Capacity

#8.. #11 :REC/PLAY Position

G. Request REC Position (Second Category=0x11)

PC message: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x11>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

REC Mode

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x11>, <0x08>, <HDD#>,

<0x0>, <4 Bytes REC Position>, <2 Bytes Image NO.>, <0x4f>

Get HDD#, REC Position and Image NO. used in Playback Immediately command

Non REC Mode

DVR Response ERROR: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x11>, <0x01>, <0x45>,

<0x4f>

H. Playback Immediately (Second Category=0x12)

PC message: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x0a>,<HDD#>, <0x0>,

<0x0>, <0x0>,<4 Bytes REC Position>, <2 Bytes Image NO.>, <0x4f>

On Success

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

On Error

DVR Response ERROR: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x01>,

<0x45>, <0x4f>

Page 83

7.2 Hard Disk Installation

Usually the unit comes with one hard-disk

drive installed in compartment HD 1, which is

default-configured as a master. Serial ATA

(SATA) interface disk drives are designed for

easy installation. It is not necessary to set any

jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this

drive for proper operation. To install two

hard-disk drives in the compartments for HD 1

and HD 2, please take the following steps.

(For removable model only.)

7.2.1 Built-in hard disk

Unscrew all the 4 mounting screws on the mobile rack of the unit and detach it.

2. 3.

Carefully lift the mobile Unscrew the secured rack to a vertical screws to detach the position. hard disk rack.

4. 5.

Carefully insert a SATA Place the hard disk in hard disk. the rack.

Secure the driver in the rack using 4 mounting screws in the side-mounting holes. Please don’t

tighten the screws too much, otherwise that may damage the driver.

7. 8.

Screw the rack into the Attach the interface device, tightening in all connector and the power the 4 screws. connector to the drive.

Place the mobile rack back onto the device and screw in all the 4 screws.

Page 84

7.2.2 Mobile Rack (FOR REMOVABLE HDD MODEL)

1. 2. 7.

Make sure that the key Pull the active handle is unlocked.

Slide the top cover backward and remove.

Place the HDD inside the mobile rack. Use four of the provided by screws to fix the HDD

place

Slide the carrier body Push the carrier body

outward to detach the

carrier body from the mobile rack.

back in the mobile rack.

further into the mobile

rack until fully inserted.

10.

Place the hard disk in the rack.

Push the active-handle Lock the Key.

inward.

Place the top cover back to the carrier body sliding forward to insecure.

Page 85

7.3 System Default

SETUP MENU

RECORD ALARM/ MOTION CLOCK/ TIMER COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

AUTO START REC :OFF

REC RATE :15 F/S REC QUALITY :BEST DISK FULL :REWRITE AUDIO :OFF TEXT INSERTION

MAIN PAGE

REC SETTING

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

MOTION SETTING

MAIN PAGE

ALARM/ MOTION

: OFF : 15 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 0 SEC : OFF

COMM ID :01

RS232 :ON RS485 :ON BAUD :2400 NET ENABLE :OFF NET DHCP :OFF NET IP :SET NET ACCOUNT :SET FTP SETTING

COMM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

HD REFORMAT : HD

HD FAT32 : BUILD AUTO ERASE : SET SD REFORMAT : START CD REFORMAT

MAIN PAGE

DISK SETTING

: START

CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SAVING REC ENABLE TIMER SEQUENCER TITLE

MAIN PAGE

TIMER/ SEQ/ TITLE

: SET : OFF : OFF : SET : SET : SET

OPERATION LOG : ENTER

MENU BACKGND : 2 BUZZER : OFF PASSWORD : SET SETUP PWD DEFAULT : LOAD SD / CD SETUP : SAVE VERSION : ENTER

MAIN PAGE

SYSTEM

: OFF

Page 86

7.4 O.S.D Message

No. O.S.D Message Meanings

1 NO DISK

2 BATTERY LOW

3 LOADING

4 VIDEO LOSS

5 VIDEO IN

6 KEY LOCKED

7 KEY UNLOCKED

8 n1 OF n2 ITEMS PROGRESS n3 %

9 BACKUP COMPLETE

10 NO ENTRY FOR BACKUP

11 BACKUP INCOMPLETE

12 NOT FOUND

13 END

14 DISK FULL

15 EMPTY

16 SET TO NTSC, PLS RESTART

17 SOFTWARE UPDATE

18 PLEASE RESTART

19 NO DISK

20 DATA NOT CONTINUOUS

21 FAN STOPPED

22 HDn ERROR AT xxxxx

23 NOT PRESENT

24 SAVE TO DISK

No hard-disk detected after power activated Suggest change the battery and reset the system

time System Boot up

Video loss

Video input source

Key lock function is on

Key lock function is off

BACKUP n1/n2 NOW

Backup complete

No backup is possible. Backup incomplete, since the user has pressed

the STOP button to stop it The system cannot find a video in the Search function. Playback of recorded video has reached the end point Hard-disks are full; this happens only when the DISK FULL item in the setup menu is set to STOP. The user presses the PLAY button or uses the SEARCH function, but no video can be played. System has to be set to NTSC, please reboot (PAL is similar)

Software update

The system should be rebooted after the software has been updated The user has pressed the Save key without putting in an SD card, or there is a disk error. The system finds data in installed HD cannot be used contiguously.

The chassis fan has stopped for over 30 seconds.

There has been a hard-disk error during recording, where n is the hard-disk number and xxxxx is the hexadecimal location. When the user tries to clear a disk that was not attached in the setup menu.

Start saving to the JPEG file.

25 SAVE TO Fnnn. JPG

26 SAVE OK

27 SD CARD WRITE PROTECTION

Save to Fnnn. JPG (where nnn= 0..999)

Saving to the JEPG is ok.

An SD card is write-protected; or, there is an error

Page 87

7.5 Time Index Table

3000 Indexes

Previously

recorded data

overwritten

HD1

1 12-02-03 12:20:55 2 12-02-03 13:30:33 3 01-30-04 16:00:34

: : :

3000 02-03-04 16:00:56

HD1

1 2

2999 3000

12-02-03 12:20:55 01-30-04 16:00:34

: : :

02-03-04 16:00:56 02-08-04 17:30:58

The point stops recording

3000

Indexes

The DVR will generate a Time Index Table

indicating recorded data is kept in a particular

HDD. This allows the user to individually

selecting recorded data to be displayed via the

alarm list search and full list search. The

maximum number of lists for a given HDD is

3000. When the list of any given HDD is used

up and the disk is not full, the unit will still use

the rest of the space for recording. In such a

case, an index for the recent recorded data will

be generated and the index of the next oldest

data will be erased so that the list does remain

3000 in total. And the next oldest data will be

kept in the index of the corresponding oldest

Previously recorded data remaining

data. For any newly-recorded data, this

approach will be applied until the disk becomes

full.

In the rewrite recording mode, when the

archived hard disk drive is full, the DVR will start

overwriting the oldest data recorded. As the

previous recorded data is being overwritten

by the recent recording, the indicating time index

of that data will be changed corresponding to the

starting time of the remaining session. The index

of the session will be deleted from the table

when it is fully overwritten.

Page 88

7.6 Specifications

Model Number

Image System NTSC/PAL

Resolution NTSC: 720 x 480 pixels / PAL: 720 x 576 pixels

Video In

Video Out

Audio In/Out Line In / Out (RCAx2)

Storage Media > 300 GB / 1 Fixed HDD

Compression MJPEG

Memory Card SD Card

Archive CD-RW / SD Card

Watermark Digital Signature

Recording Rate NTSC: 30 frames per second; PAL: 25 frames per second

Image Size Best(60KB) / High(50KB) / Standard(40KB) / Basic(32KB)

Recording Mode Schedule / Manual / Alarm / Circular

Alarm Recording Event / Pre-Alarm / Post-Alarm

Pre-Alarm Recording 50 pictures

Playback Speeds Frame Stepping, 1/16x,1/8x,1/4x,1/2x,1x,2x,4x,8x,16x,30x,100x

Record Search Alarm / Time / Event list / Filter(thumbnail) / SD card

OSD Language English / Chinese(T)

Set-up Menu Multi-layer / Network setting

Log list 2000 records

Alarm In/Out 4 Alarm Inputs / 1 Alarm Output

Built-in Buzzer Yes

Motion Detection Yes

Communication Port RS-232, RS-485, and Ethernet Port

Network Interface Ethernet (RJ-45 10/100 base-Tx) x 1

Network Protocol TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP, UDP, FTP, PPP

Software Upgrade Upgrade via Memory Card(SD Card)

Password Protection Operation / Menu Setup / Remote Access

Composite Video Out (BNC) x 4, Monitor Out (BNC) x 1

Composite Video In (BNC) x 4

MV-DR5000

Network Capabilities

Power Supply (AC adapter)

Dimensions Half Size mountable 220 mm x 94 mm x 340 mm EIA 19" 2U

Weight About 3.9 kg

Operation Temperature

Regulation FCC, CE

Provided Accessories

*Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Input: 100V-240V, 50 Hz/60 Hz; Output: DC12V max 5A

Archives images as JPEG formats,

Remote live or recorded images

5∘C ~ 40∘C (41∘F ~ 104∘F)

AC Adapter x 1

Instruction manual x 1

Power cord x 1

CD x 1

Page 89

7.7 ScanIP

Follow the instructions below to use the

ScanIP software to search the DVR devices

in a local network.

1. Click the

connection of the all-type device in the LAN.

The Device List will display the connection

of the all-type device.

2. Select the desired device of the DVR from

the Device List.

3. Click the desired device to show the window

while the DVR information acts to display

the desired changes instantly.

4. Do you want to execute an automatic search

button to discover the

5. Manual insertion of “Free IP Address”.

If you have clicked “No”, please manually

type in insertions as required against the

for free IP?

If and when you want to auto search the free

IP, select “Yes” or “No”. If clicked “Yes”, the

software will provide the “Free IP Address”

boxes to the right of the window. If you click

“No”, these address boxes will not show.

“Free IP Address”, “Gateway Address”, and

“NET Mask”. Follow each insertion you

make by typing in the “Login Name” and

“Password”, and click “UPDATE” to send

your alterations to the DVR.

Page 90

2. To change any IP address, type in the new

6. Auto search “Free IP Address”.

If you clicked “Yes” the “Free IP Address”

box will appear on the right.

address in the “Free IP Address” box on

the right as well as the device “Login

Name” and “Password” in their respective

blanks at bottom left, then click “UPDATE”,

and the new address will automatically be

sent to the device.

1. Select and double click any of the addresses

in the “Free IP Address” box on the right to

enter it into an IP Address on the left.

9. Click “Exit” at bottom right to shut the device.

Page 91

APPENDIX 1. – Using CD Discs

4. To insert the caddy please press the insert /

eject button and hold the caddy lightly at the

Please note that when using CD-ROM, CD-R and

CD-RW discs, do not write or stick anything on

the surface as this could cause an error in

recording or the data on the disc may be

damaged.

Inserting Disc

1. Please press the eject button.

2. Please place the disc in the tray.

middle of its front and push gently to insert.

Ejecting The Disc

1. Press the eject button.

2. Carefully lift out the disc.

3. Press the eject button, or lightly touch the

center of the tray and the tray will

automatically reenter its position within

the CD - RW recorder.

Caution: After the tray has been ejected and

the disc has been retrieved from the caddy

or put in the caddy, insert the tray in its

original position to avoid the accumulation

of dust or miscellaneous items inside the

NOTE: When using a 12 cm disc please

place it in the center of the caddy where

you are able to see the larger position

specifically for the 12 cm disc. When

using an 8 cm disc please place it in the

center of the caddy where you can see

the position for the 8 cm disc. Please

caddy, or else the pick up head may be

affected when it needs to remain clean for

effective reading of the data.

Emergency Eject Button

The device has an emergency eject button, which

allows for manual retrieval of the disc in case the

machine needs repair, or there is a cut in the

power supply. In the above circumstances use

the following method to eject the disc.

1. The power supply has been cut.

2. Press the emergency eject button with a

needle ( a paper clip, etc. can also be used )

and the tray will immediately eject.

place the printed side up. Never place

two discs in the caddy at the same time.

3. Please do not touch the surface of the disc

where it has been recorded.

Page 92

3. Press the front of the tray or lightly and gently

pull the tray out with two fingers.

Others

When you use either a CD-RW or a CD-ROM,

please pay heed to the following.

1. At the time of installation: As suggested in

your specifications, please do not install in an

unstable position or in one that causes

vibrations.

2. Do not install in high humidity, direct sunlight,

or damp conditions.

3. Do not use near magnetic fields, or place near

a television or a radio signal as the

performance of the device may be affected.

4. Do not open to try to repair, as the laser may

be harmful.

Page 93

APPENDIX 2. – Default Text Insertion List

The following is a list of default phrases and exceptions. You can refer here to click and enter any item

you need to check.

A. Default phrases. B. Default exceptions

ACCOUNT

ALCOHOL

ALE

AMERICAN EXPRESS

ATM

BALANCE

BASS

BOURBON

BREAKFAST

BUDWEISER

BUD LITE

CASH

CHANGE

CHEW

CIGARS

COMBO

COORS

CORONA

CUSTOMER

DEBIT

DIESEL

DINERS

DINNER

DOUBLE

DRAFT

DISCOUNT

DISCOVER

EMPLOYEE

EXTRA

EXTRA LARGE

FISH

KEG

KIDS MEAL

GAS

GASOLINE

GIN

GUINESS

HEINEKEN

IMPORT

LAGER

LARGE

LONE STAR

LOTTERY

LUNCH

MALT

MASTER CHARGE

MEAL

MEAT

MEDIUM

MICHELOB

MILLER LITE

M/C

OIL

PERCENTAGE

PREMIUM

PONY KEG

RECEIVED

SALE

SCOTCH

SEAFOOD

SHOT

SMALL

SNUFF

SPECIAL

STOUT

SUB TOTAL

SYNTHETIC

TEQUILA

TOBACCO

TOP SHELF

VISA

VODKA

WHISKEY

X REPORT

Z REPORT

BEER *

CANCEL *

CASH BACK *

CASH OUT *

CHARGE *

CHECK *

CIGARETTES *

CIGS *

COMP *

CORRECTION *

CREDIT *

LIQUOR *

MANAGER *

MONEY ORDER *

NO SALE *

ON ACOUNT *

OVER RIDE *

PAID OUT *

PROMOTION *

REFUND *

RETURN *

TOTAL *

VOID *

WINE *

( End )

RMN040200323 v3.3

Page 94

AVE MV-DR5000 Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual