Avtech AVD 714 User Manual

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Version Information

Manual: V0.9 Firmware: 1227-1012-1032-1018-M1-6C1B Video Viewer: 0086

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Dear Customers,

Thank you for choosing this innovative 3G ACTIVE CALL-OUT digital video recorder (DVR). From this moment, you are entering into a new era of security guard, and more convenient and surprising features are presented to suit your versatile needs.

This DVR is integrated with the 3G technology to increase not only the instance of notification, but also the mobility of surveillance.

Featuring with the 3G active call-out function, you will be notified of any event within 5 seconds via your 3G mobile phone and take actions immediately. To quickly check, for example, what your children are doing at home, just call back to the DVR via the 3G network.

There are more practical and convenient functions to be discovered for this 3G DVR. We care your safety, and always dedicate to improve the best.

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STATEMENT & DECLARATION

CE Marking

This apparatus is manufactured to comply with the radio interference

requirements.

Environmental Policy Declaration

All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of

the European law on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive,

which means our manufacture processes and products are strictly “lead-free”

and without the hazardous substances cited in the directive.

The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the

product must be collected separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to

your product and any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do not dispose of

these products as unsorted municipal waste. Contact your local dealer for

procedures for recycling this equipment.

Disclaimer The information in this manual was current when published. We reserve the right

to revise or remove any content in this manual at any time. We do not warrant or

assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or

usefulness of this manual. The content of this manual is subject to change without

notice.

MPEG4 Licensing THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE

FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i)

ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG4

VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A

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GPL Licensing

This product contains codes which are developed by Third-Party-Companies and

which are subject to the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or the GNU Lesser

Public License (“LGPL”).

The GPL Code used in this product is released without warranty and is subject to

the copyright of the corresponding author.

Further source codes which are subject to the GPL-licenses are available upon

request.

We are pleased to provide our

modifications to the Linux Kernel, as well as a few

new commands, and some tools to get you into the code. The codes are

provided on the FTP site, and please download them from the following site or

you can refer to your distributor:

ftp://ftp.dvrtw.com.tw/GPL/AV071/

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Please read and follow the instructions carefully, and save them for future reference.

 Do not spill water or any other liquid onto or into the device.

 Do not expose the device to rain or moisture.

 Do not expose the device to dust or dirt.

 Do not place the device to magnetic fields.

 Do not subject the device to heavy shock or vibration.

 Before cleaning, unplug the device from the outlet.

 Use a dry cloth to clean the device.

 The device should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the

label. If you are not sure of the power source type available, consult your dealer

before use.

 Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this may result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

 Do not step on the power cord or place heavy objects on top of it. Carefully route

the power cord and any cables away from foot traffic.

 Do not attempt to service this device by yourself. You might put yourself into the risk

of electrical shock or other risks. Please consult to your dealer or qualified service

personnel.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: 3G DVR SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...............................................................1

1.1. Concept ....................................................................................................................................1

1.1.1. What’s 3G DVR system combined? ................................................................................................... 1

1.1.2. What’s 3G technology?........................................................................................................................ 2

1.1.3. What are 3G video call services? ....................................................................................................... 2

1.1.4. How to apply 3G services, including 3G video call services? ...................................................... 2

1.2. What You Can Do With 3G DVR System.............................................................................2

1.2.1. Receive instant event notification by a video call ........................................................................... 2

1.2.2. Call Back to DVR for Remote Surveillance ...................................................................................... 3

1.2.3. Secretly inform other people when you’re in danger..................................................................... 3

1.2.4. 3G alarm off notification ..................................................................................................................... 3

1.2.5. System tamper / Power off notification ............................................................................................3

1.3. Surveillance via 3G Mobile Phone........................................................................................4

1.4. Before Using 3G DVR System ...............................................................................................4

1.4.1. Is Your 3G Environment Ready? ....................................................................................................... 4

1.4.2. Is Your 3G DVR System Ready? ........................................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2: DVR PANEL OVERVIEW.........................................................................7

2.1. Front Panel...............................................................................................................................7

2.2. Real Panel.................................................................................................................................9

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION & CONNECTION ....................................................11

3.1. Installing HDD......................................................................................................................11

3.2. Connecting to Power Cord & Monitor............................................................................... 12

3.2.1. DVR power.......................................................................................................................................... 12

3.2.2. Connecting Monitor........................................................................................................................... 12

3.3. Connecting Camera.............................................................................................................. 13

3.3.1. Normal Camera ..................................................................................................................................13

3.3.2. PTZ Camera ........................................................................................................................................ 13

3.3.3. DCC Camera .......................................................................................................................................14

3.4. Connecting Human Detection Camera.............................................................................. 15

3.5. Connecting 3G Server...........................................................................................................15

3.6. Power On............................................................................................................................... 16

3.7. Setting DVR........................................................................................................................... 16

3.7.1. Date & Time ........................................................................................................................................ 16

3.7.2. Password.............................................................................................................................................. 17

3.7.3. Record ..................................................................................................................................................17

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CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING 3G DVR SYSTEM.....................................................19

4.1. Going to Setting Page ...........................................................................................................19

4.2. Creating An Account............................................................................................................19

4.3. Setting Controller ID ............................................................................................................20

4.4. Setting Notification Methods.............................................................................................. 21

4.4.1. SMS Text .............................................................................................................................................. 21

4.4.2. System Tamper ................................................................................................................................... 22

4.4.3. Ambush................................................................................................................................................ 22

4.4.4. Power Off Notify ................................................................................................................................ 22

4.5. How to Use RFID Controller............................................................................................... 23

4.6. 3G System Testing Procedure.............................................................................................. 23

4.6.1. 3G Call-Out ......................................................................................................................................... 23

4.6.2. 3G Call-In............................................................................................................................................. 24

CHAPTER 5: BASIC OPERATION ...............................................................................25

5.1. Live Page................................................................................................................................ 25

5.1.1. Status Display List ............................................................................................................................. 25

5.2. Setting Password................................................................................................................... 25

5.3. Key Lock On / Off................................................................................................................. 26

5.3.1. Key Lock On........................................................................................................................................ 26

5.3.2. Key Lock Off ....................................................................................................................................... 27

5.4. Setting Date & Time ............................................................................................................. 27

5.5. Record ....................................................................................................................................28

5.6. Playback................................................................................................................................. 28

5.7. Search .....................................................................................................................................29

5.7.1. Search by List ...................................................................................................................................... 29

5.7.2. Search by Time ................................................................................................................................... 29

5.8. Backup.................................................................................................................................... 30

5.8.1. Via USB Flash Drive........................................................................................................................... 30

5.8.2. Via Disk................................................................................................................................................ 31

CHAPTER 6: OSD NAVIGATION ................................................................................33

6.1. OSD Tree ................................................................................................................................33

6.2. Operating Instructions......................................................................................................... 34

CHAPTER 7: DVR OPERATION...................................................................................35

7.1. Quick Start Menu.................................................................................................................. 35

7.1.1. Status .................................................................................................................................................... 35

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7.1.2. Manual Record ................................................................................................................................... 35

7.1.3. Timer ....................................................................................................................................................36

7.1.4. Date & Time ........................................................................................................................................ 37

7.2. Advance Menu...................................................................................................................... 38

7.2.1. ADVANCE CONFIG ......................................................................................................................... 38

7.2.2 SYSTEM INFO ..................................................................................................................................... 45

7.2.3. EVENT LOG ....................................................................................................................................... 47

7.2.4. BACKUP .............................................................................................................................................. 49

CHAPTER 8: VIDEO VIEWER OPERATION .............................................................51

8.1. Installing for the First Time................................................................................................. 51

8.1.1. Install Software ................................................................................................................................... 51

8.1.2. Access to DVR (via LAN).................................................................................................................. 51

8.2. Control Panel......................................................................................................................... 52

8.3. Basic Operation..................................................................................................................... 53

8.3.1. Record ..................................................................................................................................................53

8.3.2. Playback............................................................................................................................................... 53

8.3.3. Network Backup................................................................................................................................. 54

8.4. Advanced Operation ............................................................................................................ 55

8.4.1. Address Book...................................................................................................................................... 55

8.4.2. Miscellaneous Control....................................................................................................................... 56

8.4.3. Information ......................................................................................................................................... 74

8.4.4. DVR Control........................................................................................................................................ 74

8.4.5. PTZ Control......................................................................................................................................... 76

CHAPTER 9: WEB BROWSER OPERATION..............................................................77

9.1. Log In .....................................................................................................................................77

9.2. Live Page................................................................................................................................ 78

9.3. System Configuration ..........................................................................................................80

9.4. PTZ Mode ..............................................................................................................................81

CHAPTER 10: QUICKTIME PLAYER OPERATION .................................................83

10.1. Installing QuickTime.......................................................................................................... 83

10.2. Log In ...................................................................................................................................83

APPENDIX 1 TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................................................85

APPENDIX 2 SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................87

APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE SATA HDD LIST..........................................................89

APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIST...........................................91

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APPENDIX 5 PIN CONFIGURATION.........................................................................93

APPENDIX 6: USER PERMISSIONS............................................................................95

APPENDIX 7 NETWORK SETTING ............................................................................97

A7.1. Connecting via LAN .........................................................................................................97

A7.2. Static IP ...............................................................................................................................98

A7.3. DDNS Account................................................................................................................... 98

A7.4. PPPOE............................................................................................................................... 100

A7.5. DHCP ................................................................................................................................100

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CHAPTER 1: 3G DVR SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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This 3G active DVR system is integrated with the 3G mobile technology to provide seamless

protection at anytime, from anywhere. Mobile surveillance is easy without the need to install

additional software to your 3G mobile phone. When an invasion is taking place, the exclusive

human detection technology will determine the accuracy of this invasion and make a 3G video

call within 5 seconds to show what happened and allow users to make necessary DVR or

camera control. You can also call back at anytime for instant remote surveillance.

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3G DVR system is combined with one 3G DVR, one 3G server (optional), one human detection

camera and its RDID controller (optional), at least one 3G WCDMA mobile phone (optional),

and at least two USIM cards (optional).

With one 3G DVR and one 3G server, the mobile surveillance for 3G active call-out can be

achieved easily; when one human detection camera is added, the 3G mobile surveillance is

optimized with the “Ambush” function to allow you actively and secretly inform other people

you’re in danger via a 3G video call.

‧3G server:

You can treat this 3G server as the 3G mobile phone for the 3G DVR. When an event

happened and is detected, the DVR will make a video call to you via this 3G server (Active

3G call-out). You can also make a video call back to the DVR by dialing the phone number

of this 3G server.

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‧Human detection camera & its RFID controller:

The human detection camera is a PIR camera, which is able to detect human beings

accurately with two detection criteria: Movement & temperature frequency. When this

camera works with a RFID controller, you can activate or deactivate the 3G alarm function,

or inform other people when you’re in danger or threatened by a robber by pressing the RFID

controller, and the 3G DVR system will send corresponding notifications to the phone

number(s) set in the 3G system within 5 seconds.

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3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology. This new technology

enables network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while

achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include

wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile

environment.

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3G Video call services are a form of phone calling by using 3G networks, which is capable of

both audio and video duplex transmission.

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Go to your local network operator, and apply a USIM card which supports 3G services including

video call services. Please make sure your video call services are activated.

The rate for 3G services and video call services may vary, and you may be charged additionally.

For details, check your local network operator.

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When you’re on your vacation, the 3G alarm function can be activated to guard your home. If

there’s any invasion, the DVR will actively make a video call to the 3G phone number you set in

the system within 5 seconds, and the owner of the phone number can take immediate action

to call the police.

The actual timeout for receiving the 3G video call varies depending on your local 3G environment. For details, please check with your local network operator or service provider.

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When you’re at work and you want to see how your kid is in the school, you can call in to the

DVR in the school, and select the channel which monitors the class of your kid. If the monitoring

camera is a PTZ camera, you can also control it to pan, tilt or zoom to search your kid.

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When you’re threatened by a robber in the bank, press the “Ambush” button on the RFID

controller, and the DVR will make a video call to the 3G phone number preset by the security

staff in the system within 5 seconds. The robber won’t be aware of the phone calling because

there’s no alarm sound for it.

The RFID controller must be registered first for this function to take effects. For details, please refer to “4.3. Setting Controller ID” at page 20, or the video demo “Quick Start – Step7” in the supplied CD. To know where the “Ambush” button is on the RFID controller, “4.5. How to Use RFID Controller” at page 23.

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When anyone turns off the 3G alarm function by pressing the “Disarm” button on the RFID

controller which monitors the important place such as the safe, you will immediately receive a

SMS message for this event, and make a video call back to the DVR immediately for quick

checking.

The RFID controller must be registered first for this function to take effects. For details, please refer to “4.3. Setting Controller ID” at page 20, or the video demo “Quick Start – Step7” in the supplied CD. To know where the “Disarm” button is on the RFID controller, please refer to “4.5. How to Use RFID Controller” at page 23.

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When the DVR system is powered off or down because of power outage or man-made causes,

you will immediately receive a SMS message for this event, and resume the power as quick as

possible.

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When you receive the video call from the 3G DVR, or you make a video call to the 3G DVR,

press # (MENU) on your phone to enter the menu for DVR control.

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You need to make sure your 3G environment and 3G DVR system are ready before using the 3G

DVR system.

It’s recommended to have the qualified personnel installed the whole system for you before using it.

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 You have a 3G WCDMA mobile phone and a USIM card for 3G network services, and

have subscribed 3G network services. For details, please check with your local

network operator or service provider.

 You have subscribed 3G video call services, and this function is enabled in your 3G

mobile phone. For details, please check with your local network operator or service

provider.

 You're within 3G network coverage. For details, please check with your local network

operator or service provider.

 The network mode of your mobile phone is set to the dual mode to automatically

switch between the GSM and 3G networks. For details, please check the user manual

of your mobile phone, or check with your phone distributor or reseller.

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 There's at least one HDD in the DVR.

For details, please refer to “3.1. Installing HDD” at page 11, or the video demo “Quick

Start – Step3” in the supplied CD.

 The DVR connects to power and a monitor correctly.

For details, please refer to “3.2. Connecting to Power Cord & Monitor” at page 12, or

the video demo “Quick Start – Step3” in the supplied CD.

 The 3G server is connected to the DVR correctly with a USIM card inserted, and the

LED indicators work normally. The PIN code of the USIM card should be disabled in

advance.

‧ For 3G server connection details, please check with your installer, or check the

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video demo “Quick Start – Step8” in the supplied CD or the user manual of the 3G

server.

‧ For disabling the PIN code of the USIM card, taking Sony Ericsson 3G phone as an

example, go to Settings  General  Security  Locks  SIM protection 

Protection  Off.

Different phone brands may have different path for PIN code disabling. For details,

please check the user manual of your mobile phone.

 The human detection camera is connected to the DVR correctly, and the RFID

controller is registered.

For details, please check with your installer, or check the video demo “Quick Start –

Step4” and “Quick Start – Step7” in the supplied CD, or the user manual of the human

detection camera.

 The 3G DVR system is configured correctly.

For details, please check with your installer, or refer to the chapter “CHAPTER 4:

CONFIGURING 3G DVR SYSTEM” at page 19, or the video demo “Quick Start – Step6-1”

or “Quick Start – Step6-2” in the supplied CD.

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CHAPTER 2: DVR PANEL OVERVIEW

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1) LED Indication

The following LEDs will be on when:

DVR is powered on.

The alarm is triggered.

HDD is reading or under recording.

Strength: Signifies the strengths of the 3G signals.

Display the channel number that has been installed to the DVR.

Display the date and time set up in the DVR.

3G system is activated.

R.E.T.R. is activated.

P.T. Z. mode is activated.

Indicates the key-lock.

Guard (3G Alarm) function is activated.

Timer recording is enabled.

2) POWER

Press long enough to turn on/off your DVR.

Under the recording mode, please stop recording before turning off your DVR.

3) Up (PAUSE / +) / Down (STOP / -) / Left (REW) / Right (FF)

‧Press one of these four buttons to move the cursor up/down/left/right.

‧Under the playback mode, press these buttons to pause / stop / fast rewind / fast forward

the playback file.

‧Press ”PAUSE / +” or “STOP / -” button to change the setting in the menu.

(USB port)

To quickly backup or upgrade the firmware/OSD, you can insert a compatible USB flash drive into this USB port. Before using the USB flash drive, please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as “FAT32” first.

For the list of compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIST” at page 91.

5) MENU

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Press to enter / exit the quick start menu.

In the sub-layer of the advanced setting menu, press this button to confirm the settings and go back to the upper layer.

6) ENTER

Confirm the password entering.

Under the advanced menu, press to confirm the settings and go back to the upper layer.

7) LIST

To quick search the recorded files by event list, press to show all types of the event lists.

ALARM List the information of the alarm-triggered files.

MANUAL List the information of the manual-recorded files. The DVR will save

one recorded file once any recording setting is changed

MOTION List the information of the motion-triggered files.

SYSTEM List the information of the system-recorded files. The DVR system will

save one recorded file every one hour.

TIMER List the information of the timer-recorded files.

8) PLAY

Press to playback the recorded video.

9) SNAP

Connect a USB flash drive to the USB port on the DVR front panel first, and press to take a snapshot picture of the current image on the monitor. The taken picture will be saved in the USB flash drive automatically.

10) SEQ

Full screen sequence

When the DVR is under one channel display, press to enter the full screen sequence mode. Press again to exit.

11)

(Quad display mode)

Press to show the 4-channel display mode.

12) ZOOM

Press to enlarge the image of the selected channel.

13) SLOW

Under the playback mode, press to slowly playback the recorded file (by 1/4 speed or 1/8 speed).

14) GUARD

Press to activate the 3G alarm system after 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 / 20 minutes and simultaneously activate R.E.T.R.

For details about setting the timeout (GUARD DELAY), please refer to “7.2.2. SYSTEM INFO” at page 45.

15) 1~4 (for 4CH)

Press one of the buttons to select the channel to display.

16) EJECT

Press to open / close the DVD writer.

17) P.T.Z (

+ SEQ.)

Press “

” + “SEQ.” to enter / exit the PTZ control mode.

18) Audio (SLOW + ZOOM)

Press “SLOW” + “ZOOM“ to select the live or playback sound of the audio channels.

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Live audio of the 1

audio channel

Live audio of the 2

audio channel

Playback audio of the 1

audio channel

Playback audio of the 2

audio channel

No audio channel selected

If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect audio cameras to the channels that support the audio function. For this 3G DVR, the audio channels are CH1 and CH2.

19) KEYLOCK (MENU + ENTER)

Press “MENU”+ “ENTER” on the DVR front panel at the same time to lock keys.

Press any button on the DVR front panel and enter the DVR password to exit the key lock mode.

The default administrator password is 0000. To change the DVR password, please refer to “7.2.2. SYSTEM INFO” at page 45.

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When using LOOP function, set up the impedance switch at your DVR rear panel to HI-IMPEDANCE to decrease interferences. Otherwise, switch to 75Ω.

The default setting is 75Ω.

2) LOOP / INPUT

LOOP: Video output connector.

INPUT: Connect to video sources, such as cameras.

For this 4CH 3G DVR, the audio channels are CH1 and CH2.

3) MONITOR

Connect to a CRT monitor for video output.

4) CALL

Connect to CALL monitor to show the channel display one by one.

When any alarm is triggered, CALL monitor will show the image of the triggered channel for a period of time.

5) Audio IN

Connect to audio sources, such as cameras equipped with the audio function.

For this 4CH 3G DVR: Two audio inputs (CH1 and CH2).

When users start recording, the audio input will also be recorded with corresponding video channel.

If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect audio cameras to the channels that support the audio function.

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The audio source connected to the “Audio 1” will be recorded with the video of the “CH1”.

The audio source connected to the “Audio 2” will be recorded with the video of the “CH2”.

6) Audio OUT

Connect to a monitor or speaker.

For this 4CH 3G DVR: One audio output (Mono).

7) D/V

Connect to a VGA converter.

For the connection of the VGA converter, do not use gender changer.

8) IR

Connect the IR receiver extension line for remote control.

9) EXTERNAL I/O

Insert the supplied DSUB PIN to this port for connecting external devices (external alarm, PTZ camera, etc).

For detailed I/O port PIN configuration, please refer to “APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION” at page 78.

10) LAN

Connect to Internet by LAN cable.

11) LINK ACT.

When your DVR is connected to the Internet, this LED will be on.

12) DC 19V

Connect to the supplied adapter.

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Connection

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION & CONNECTION

You can also watch the video demonstration, “Quick Start – Step3”, in the supplied CD.

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Carefully follow the steps below to ensure correct HDD installation.

Step 1: Loosen the screws on the upper cover and open the upper cover of the DVR.

Step 2: Remove the HDD bracket. As for the positions to remove the screws of the HDD bracket, please

refer to the figure illustrating below.

Step 3: Get a compatible SATA HDD, and connect it to the power connector and data bus

connector (make sure to align the HDD precisely for the connections).

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Connection

Step 4: Screw the HDD onto the HDD bracket, two screws for each side. There are three screw

holes per side on the bracket and you can choose two of them to secure the HDD.

Then, screw the HDD bracket back to the base of the DVR.

Step 5: Close the upper cover of the DVR and fasten all the screws you loosen in step 1.

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This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the

manufacturer’s label. Connect the indicated AC power cord to the power adapter, and plug

into an electrical outlet.

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For a CRT monitor:

Step1: Prepare a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

Step2: Connect the monitor to power.

Step3: Connect from the monitor-out connector, “MONITOR”, on the DVR rear panel, to the

monitor’s corresponding connector with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC

connectors.

For a TFT monitor:

You need to purchase a VGA converter separately. The following connection is an example. For the actual connection, please refer to the user manual of your VGA converter.

Step1: Prepare a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

Step2: Connect the monitor to power.

Step3: Find the monitor out connector on the DVR rear panel, and connect to the VGA

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converter (B) with the coaxial cable or RCA cable.

Step4: Connect the monitor video input to the VGA converter (A).

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The cameras must be connected and power-supplied before the DVR is turned on. Connect

the camera with the indicated power supply, and connect the camera video output to the

DVR video input port with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors (The DVR will

automatically detect the video system of the camera).

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1) Connecting Power

Connect the camera with indicated power supply.

2) Connecting video cable

Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

3) Camera Setup

Set the camera title and color. For details, please refer to “CAMERA” at page 38.

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1) Connecting Power

Connect the camera with indicated power supply.

2) Connecting video cable

Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

3) Connecting RS485-A & RS485-B control wires

Solder the RS485-A (brown) and RS485-B (orange) wires of the PTZ camera to the corresponding pins on the solder side of the 15 PIN D-Sub connector (see the figure below).

For the PTZ camera supporting DCC (DVR Camera Communication) technology, there’s no need to connect RS485 control wires. For details, please refer to “3.3.3. DCC Camera” at page 14.

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To protect the naked wires, use the insulation tape to cover on the twisted wires.

4) Camera Setup

Set the camera title, ID, protocol & baud rate. For details, please refer to “REMOTE” at page 44.

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DCC stands for “DVR Camera Communication”, and it’s a convenient technology to eliminate

the needs to connect RS485 signal wires to the DVR for advanced camera controlling, such as

speed dome (PTZ) cameras or zoom lens control cameras.

The advantage of this technology appears when you want to upgrade your home surveillance

system from traditional fix cameras to more advanced cameras, such as PTZ cameras or zoom

lens control cameras.

Typically, these two types of cameras are required RS485 signal wires for more advanced

controls, and in order to upgrade your surveillance system, you may need to re-cable or even

change your home decoration just for this small purpose.

However, with this technology, why bother to worry? Simply use the current cabling and

connect the power cable & video cable. Upgrading your surveillance system is so easy!

For details about cameras supporting the DCC technology, please check with your distributor or reseller.

1) Connecting Power

Connect the camera with indicated power supply.

2) Connecting video cable

Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

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3) Configuring camera parameters (For zoom lens control cameras only)

Set the camera parameters. For details, please refer to “REMOTE” at page 44.

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For connection details, please refer to the video demo “Quick Start – Step4” in the supplied CD, or the user manual of the human detection camera.

1) Installing the camera

Plug the adapter to the camera and place it properly depending on your installation situation.

2) Connecting Power

Connect the camera with indicated power supply.

3) Connecting video cable

Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

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Before connecting the 3G server, make sure you have one USIM card prepared to be used for this device, and the PIN code protection of the card is disabled. Otherwise, the 3G function of this DVR system will be useless.

For connection details, please refer to the video demo “Quick Start – Step7” in the supplied CD, or the user manual of the 3G server.

1) Installing USIM card & connecting battery cable

Remove the rear cover of the device, and insert the USIM card to the main board. Then, connect the battery cable to the slot.

2) Connecting power & video cables

Connect the 3G server with indicated power supply. Then, connect the camera video output to the CALL jack on the DVR rear panel with a coaxial cable, or a RCA cable with BNC connectors.

3) Checking LED Indicator

When this device is powered on, the LED indicators will flash to detect the signals. Wait till the indicator flashing is stable, meaning that the 3G server is ready to use.

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The devices should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s label.

Please power on each device in this system accordingly:

1) Human Detection Camera

2) 3G Server

3) 3G DVR

For DVR power-on:

Press “

” once to power on the DVR. When the DVR is powered on, the power LED will be on as

blue. It takes approximately 10 to 15 seconds to boot the system.

To power off the DVR, press “

” approximately 3 seconds.

If the recording is on when you power off the DVR, you will be prompted to stop the recording first.

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Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu list.

The default DVR administrator password is 0000.

For DVR OSD operating, please refer to “6.2. Operating Instructions” at page 34.

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Move to

, and you can set the date / time / daylight saving.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON

EVENT STATUS ON

DATE DISPLAY ON

IMAGE SIZE CIF

QUALITY BEST

IMAGE PER SECOND 100

RECORD TIMER OFF

DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00

FORMAT Y / M / D

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

ADVANCE

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Move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced setting menu.

For Advanced setting, it’s recommended to consult your installer before making any changes.

Move to  PASSWORD, and press “ENTER” to enter the submenu to set the password (four

digits). The default administrator password is 0000.

ADVANCE CONFIG

SERIAL TYPE RS485

BAUD RATE 2400

HOST ID 0

PASSWORD XXXX

RESET DEFAULT RESET

CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1

UPGRADE START

GUARD DELAY (MIN) 05

AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) NEVER

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

VIDEO FORMAT PAL

VERSION 1227-1012-1032-1018-M1-6C1B

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By defaults, the record is activated when the DVR is powered on.

To change or make further record setting, please refer to “RECORD” at page 43, or “Record

Setting” at page 58.

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CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING 3G DVR SYSTEM

When the 3G DVR is connected the 3G server, and your 3G environment is ready, you also need

to set the 3G DVR system, for the 3G function works properly.

For details about preparing your 3G environment, please refer to “1.4. Before Using 3G DVR System” at page 4.

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Step 1: Connect your PC / notebook to your DVR via LAN, and set IP address of your PC /

notebook as 192.168.1.12.

For details about connecting your PC / notebook to the DVR, please refer to “8.1.2. Access to DVR (via LAN)” at page 51.

Step2: Open your web browser, and key in the default DVR IP address in the URL address box, i.e.

http://192.168.1.10. You will see the login page.

Step3: Key in the default user name & password used to access the DVR, “admin”, and key in

the verify code as shown in the login page.

Then, click LOGIN to access the DVR.

The user name, password & verify code are case-sensitive.

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Step1: When the login is successful, click on the top left corner, and click General →

Account to enter the account setting page similar as follows:

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Step2: Click Add, and you will see the setting page as follows:

Key in the information necessary for account creation, and click Apply.

Item Description

Username Give the user name for the account your want to create.

Password Set the password for the user name.

Confirm Password Key in the password again to confirm.

User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control

different functions. There are 4 user levels: SUPERVISOR, POWER USER, NORMAL USER

and GUEST.

Life Time Select how long this account is allowed to stay online (1 MIN / 5 MIN

/ 10 MIN / 1 HOUR / 1 DAY / INFINITE).

Phone Number Key in the phone number used by this new account. You can

identify which user is using mobile surveillance by the phone number set here.

Phone Ability Allow (ON) or prohibit (OFF) the 3G server to dial the video phone to

this account user and vice versa.

SMS Ability Allow (ON) or prohibit (OFF) the SMS messaging.

ID Code Click Set Control Code to register your RFID controller via the ID

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Step1: Make sure the ID register is connected to the USB interface of your PC or notebook).

Step2: Click Set Control Code, and you will see the following message box:

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Step3: Make your RFID controller face toward the ID register, and press the “Arm” button on the

controller within 30 seconds.

To know where the “Arm” button is on the RFID controller, please refer to “4.5. How to Use RFID Controller” at page 23.

Step4: If the register receives the signals correctly, a message indicating access success will

appear. If not, please try again.

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Click Notification Sys. to go to the Notification System page for the following settings, and click

Apply when all the settings are completed.

Item Function

Guard (3G Alarm) Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the detection function via network.

When this function is on, the system will automatically detect which user activates the motion detection function, and send the SMS message to every account user.

Pick-up Phone Timeout Set the timeout after which the 3G server call-out will be

terminated.

3G Record Duration Set the length for the video clip recorded by the 3G server.

Arm Buzzer Duration Set the buzzer time length when the 3G alarm is on.

Disarm Buzzer Duration Set the buzzer time length when the 3G alarm is off.

Ever Alarm Buzzer Duration Set the buzzer time length when a user is deactivating the 3G

alarm but at the same time an alarm is triggered.

Arming Delay Time Set the timeout after which the PIR function will be activated

when the system lock is on.

3G On Line Time Set the timeout after which the video phone will be terminated

automatically for 3G server call-out.

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Click Notification Sys. → SMS Text to go to the “SMS Text” page.

You can key in the message content which will be sent when any event is detected for each

channel.

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Click Notification Sys. → System Tamper to go to the “System Tamper” page.

You can select up to three account(s) to be notified from the drop-down list when the system is

panic, and key in the message content to be sent.

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For the “Ambush” setting to take effects, you need to purchase the human detection camera and RFID controller separately, and register the RFID controller in advance.

Click Notification Sys. → Ambush to go to the “Ambush” page.

You can key in up to three sets of 3G phone numbers to be notified via a video call when you’re

in danger or threatened in the surveillance area, and customize the message content to be

sent in case the video call fails.

It’s recommended to key in three sets of the 3G phone numbers. When you’re in danger, you can turn to more people when the 1

video call fails.

How to Activate: Press the “Ambush” key long enough on the RFID controller.

Item Function

Exclude Self Phone Select YES, and the owner of the RFID controller won’t receive

the video call or SMS message when he / she presses the “Ambush” button on the controller.

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Click Notification Sys. → Power Off Notify to go to the “Power Off Notify” page.

You can select up to three account(s) to be notified from the drop-down list when the DVR

power is disconnected, and key in the message content to be sent.

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The RFID controller should work with the human detection camera for the following functions to

take effects:

Item Function

Arm

Press to activate the 3G alarm function with a beeping sound first, and then a

series of short beeping sounds. You will see

on the screen, indicating that

3G alarm function is activated.

Disarm Press to deactivate the 3G alarm function with a beeping sound first, and then

a series of long beeping sounds. If an alarm is triggered while you’re deactivating the 3G alarm function, you will

hear a series of short and quick beeping sounds.

Mute Press to silence the beeping sound.

Ambush Press to make a video call to the 1st designated 3G mobile phone when you’re

in danger. When this function is activated, there is no alarm sound to ensure criminal won’t

be noticed.

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Step1: Point the RFID controller to the human detection camera, and press the “Arm” button on

the controller. You will hear a continuous short beeping sound.

Step2: Move in front of the camera to trigger the detection.

Step3: If the camera detects you correctly, the monitor will soon display the playback video

clip.

Step4: Then, within 5 seconds, the system will actively make a video call to the 1

designated

3G mobile phone with the playback video clip. If the 1

phone call fails, the 2nd phone

will be called later, and so on.

The actual timeout for receiving the 3G video call varies depending on your local 3G environment. For details, please check with your local network operator or service provider.

Step5: Assume the video calls all fail, and then all the designed 3G mobile phones will receive a

SMS message for this event.

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To know more about the 3G active call-out function, you can also refer to the video demo “Quick Start – Step9” in the supplied CD.

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Step1: Make sure your phone number is set in the “Account” page to be used as one of the

system users.

For safety reasons, only the 3G phone numbers set in the “Account” page is allowed to use this function.

Step2: Make a video call to the number that’s corresponded to the USIM card inserted in the

3G server.

Step3: Make sure you see the live view on your 3G mobile phone when this call is answered.

Step4: Check if you can control the DVR from the mobile phone. For details about mobile

phone operations, please refer to “1.3. Surveillance via 3G Mobile Phone” at page 4.

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CHAPTER 5: BASIC OPERATION

Below are the most frequent operations that you might possibly use for this 3G DVR system.

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Icon Function Icon Function

Key lock on

Key lock off

Live audio channel 1

Live audio channel 2

Playback audio channel 1

Playback audio channel 2

Audio channel unselected

PTZ control on

Digital zoom mode

Digital zoom unselected

Motion detected

Motion & PIR detected

Timer record on

Full screen sequence on

Recording

Alarm on

SMS / video call sending

3G active call-out standby

Guard (3G alarm) on

Guard (3G alarm) delay on

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Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu list.

Move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced setting menu.

For Advanced setting, it’s recommended to consult your installer before making any changes.

Move to  PASSWORD, and press “ENTER” to enter the submenu to set the password (four

digits). The default administrator password is 0000.

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SYSTEM INFO

SERIAL TYPE RS485

BAUD RATE 2400

HOST ID 0

PASSWORD XXXX

RESET DEFAULT RESET

CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1

UPGRADE START

GUARD DELAY (MIN) 05

AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) NEVER

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

VIDEO FORMAT PAL

VERSION 1227-1012-1032-1018-M1-6C1B

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Manually

To manually lock the DVR keys, press “MENU” + “ENTER” at the same time.

Automatically

To automatically lock the DVR keys, set the time-out after which the key lock will be

activated in the “ADVANCE CONFIG” menu.

Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu

list.

Move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced setting menu.

For Advanced setting, it’s recommended to consult your installer before making any changes.

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In the advanced menu, move to

. Select AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC), and set the timeout

to NEVER / 30 SEC / 60 SEC / 120 SEC.

SYSTEM INFO

SERIAL TYPE RS485

BAUD RATE 2400

HOST ID 0

PASSWORD XXXX

RESET DEFAULT RESET

CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1

UPGRADE START

GUARD DELAY (MIN) 05

AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) NEVER

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

VIDEO FORMAT PAL

VERSION 1227-1012-1032-1018-M1-6C1B

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To exit the key lock mode, press any DVR key, and you will be prompted to enter the

administrator password. Enter the password to exit the key lock.

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Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu list.

The default DVR administrator password is 0000.

Move to , and you can set the date / time / daylight saving.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON

EVENT STATUS ON

DATE DISPLAY ON

IMAGE SIZE CIF

QUALITY BEST

IMAGE PER SECOND 100

RECORD TIMER OFF

DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00

FORMAT Y / M / D

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

ADVANCE

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If the time and date settings return to their default values after the DVR is rebooted, please charge the DVR for at least 24-48 straight hours. Please contact your local retailer if the situation still occurs.

Please do not change the date & time setting while the recording is still on. If the date and time are changed, it’s recommended to clear all HDD data before activating the recording function in case the recording date & time are mixed with the previous setting.

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By defaults, the record is activated when the DVR is powered on.

To change or make further record setting, please refer to “RECORD” at page 43.

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Press “PLAY” to enter the playback mode, and you will see the latest recorded video clip.

There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly. If not, the device will stop playback. For example, if the IPS is set up to 30, the recording time should be at least 273 seconds (8192 images / 30 IPS) for the playback to work properly.

1) Fast Forward / Fast Rewind

To fast forward or remind the video playback, press “FF” or “REW”.

Press “FF” / “REW” once to speed up the forward / rewind by 4 times, and press twice by 8 times, etc. The maximum speed is 32 times.

During playback, the image size of the recording (Frame, Field or CIF) will be shown on the screen.

2) Pause / Image Jog

To pause the playback, press “PAUSE”.

And in the pause mode, you can check each image frame of the recording when needed:

Press “FF” once to get one frame forward;

Press “REW” to get one frame rewind.

3) Stop

To return to the live view, press “STOP”.

4) Slow Playback

To slow down the video playback, press “SLOW”.

Press “SLOW” once to slow down the video playback by 1/4 times, and press twice by 1/8 times.

5) Audio Playback

To select the playback audio channel you want, press “SLOW” + “ZOOM” as many as needed until you see the icon of the audio channel number you want appears on the screen.

Playback audio channel 1

Playback audio Channel 2

No audio channel selected

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To record video with audio, your camera must support the audio function, and you need to connect it to the channel that supports the audio function.

For this 3G DVR, the audio channels are CH1 and CH2.

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Press “LIST”, and you will see the list for all types of the recorded files. Choose the item you want

to check, and press “ENTER” to start playback.

ALARM List the information for the alarm-triggered files.

MANUAL List the information for the manual-recorded files. The DVR will save one

recorded file when any record setting is changed.

MOTION List the information for the motion-triggered files.

SYSTEM List the information for the system-recorded files. The DVR system will save one

recorded file every one hour.

TIMER List the information for the timer-recorded files.

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Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu list.

Move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced setting menu.

For Advanced setting, it’s recommended to consult your installer before making any changes.

In the advanced menu, move to , and select QUICK SEARCH to go to the “TIME SEARCH”

page.

EVENT LOG

QUICK SEARCH

EVENT SEARCH

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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In the “TIME SEARCH” page, specify the date & time in which contains the event you want to

search, and move to START. Press “ENTER” to start searching.

TIME SEARCH

DATE 2007 / OCT / 10 21:30:00

SEARCH HDD ALL HDD

START

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You can quickly make a video backup via the USB flash drive or DVD writer.

Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the “QUICK START” menu list.

Move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced setting menu, and move to

to select USB

BACKUP or DISK BACKUP.

For Advanced setting, it’s recommended to consult your installer before making any changes.

BACKUP

USB BACKUP

DISK BACKUP

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Select USB BACKUP to go to the “USB BACKUP” page.

Before making USB backup, make sure:

1. Your USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. For the list of the compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIST” at page 91.

2. The format of your USB flash drive must be “FAT32”. If not, please format it as “FAT32” in your PC.

3. There’s no data in the USB flash drive. If yes, it’s recommended to clear all data in the USB flash drive before starting the backup.

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Step1: Select the time range, and channel number you want to backup.

Step2: Select START to start file backup. For details, please refer to “USB BACKUP” at page 49.

USB BACKUP

START TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:00:05

END TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:10:05

AVAILABLE SIZE 1960.0MB CHANNEL  01 □ 02 □ 03 □ 04

HDD NUM ALL HDD

START

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Step1: Press “EJECT” to open the disk tray, and put a DVD-R or CD-R into the DVD writer. Press

“EJECT” again to close the disk tray.

Step2: Select DISK BACKUP to go to the “DISK BACKUP” page.

Step3: Select the time range, and channel number you want to backup, and select START. For

details, please refer to “DISK BACKUP” at page 50.

DISK BACKUP

START TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:00:05

END TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:10:05

AVAILABLE SIZE 1960.0MB CHANNEL  01 □ 02 □ 03 □ 04

HDD NUM ALL HDD

START

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CHAPTER 6: OSD NAVIGATION

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CHANNEL TITLE

EVENT STATUS

STATUS

DATE DISPLAY

IMAGE SIZE

QUALITY

RECORD

IMAGE PER SECOND

RECORD TIMER

TIMER

DETECTION TIMER

DATE

FORMAT

QUICK START

DATE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

CAMERA

DETECTION

ALERT

NETWORK

DISPLAY

RECORD

ADVANCED CONFIG

REMOTE

SERIAL TYPE

BAUD RATE

HOST ID

PASSWORD

RESET DEFAULT

CLEAR HDD

UPGRADE

GUARD DELAY (MIN)

AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC)

LANGUAGE

VIDEO FORMAT

SYSTEM CONFIG

VERSION

QUICK SEARCH

EVENT SEARCH

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

USB BACKUP

ADVANCE

BACKUP

DISK BACKUP

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Item Function

QUICK START View & change the settings

MENU Enter / exit the quick start menu

UP / DOWN 1. Move up / down for item selection

2. Change setting

LEFT / RIGHT Move left / right for item selection

ENTER Confirm the password entering

ADVANCE In the quick start menu, move to and press “DOWN” to enter

the advanced menu.

ENTER Go to the sub-layer of the menu

MENU Confirm the setting and return to the upper layer

UP / DOWN 1. Move up / down for item selection

2. Change setting

LEFT / RIGHT Move left / right for item selection

 NEXT Move to this item, and press “ENTER” to go to the next page

 BACK Move to this item, and press “ENTER” to go to the previous page

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Press “MENU”, and enter the administrator password to go to the quick-start menu list. The

default password is 0000. Users can change the password later. Please refer to “7.2.2. SYSTEM

INFO” at page 45.

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Move to

, and you can select to display (ON) or hide (OFF) the channel title, event status

and date display.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON EVENT STATUS ON DATE DISPLAY ON IMAGE SIZE CIF QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND 100 RECORD TIMER OFF DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00 FORMAT Y / M / D DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

ADVANCE

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Move to

, and you can set the record image quality & size.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON EVENT STATUS ON DATE DISPLAY ON IMAGE SIZE CIF QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND 100 RECORD TIMER OFF DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00 FORMAT Y / M / D DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

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1) IMAGE SIZE

Select one of the image sizes: FRAME, FIELD or CIF.

2) QUALITY

Select one of the 4 quality options: BEST, HIGH, NORMAL and BASIC.

3) IMAGE PER SECOND

Select the images per second for the recorded data. The options are as following:

NTSC IPS PAL IPS

FRAME 3, 7, 15, 30 FRAME 3, 7, 12, 25

FIELD 7, 15, 30, 60 FIELD 7, 12, 25, 50

CIF 15, 30, 60, 120 CIF 12, 25, 50, 100

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Move to

, and you can select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the record & detection timer

functions, and schedule different sets of time for timer record and detection timer record.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON EVENT STATUS ON DATE DISPLAY ON IMAGE SIZE CIF QUALITY BEST IMAGE PER SECOND 100 RECORD TIMER OFF DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00 FORMAT Y / M / D DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

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When ON is selected, press “ENTER” to go to the setting page, similar as follows.

Take RECORD TIMER setting page as an example.

RECORD TIMER

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

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1) X axis

0 ~ 24 hours. Each time interval within a square is two hours (divided into four 30-minutes).

2) Y axis

Monday ~ Sunday

3) Operation

Move to the start time point, and press “ENTER” to set the start time point (displayed in red).

Then, press u / v / s / t to set the timer record schedule.

To finish the time setting, press “ENTER” again to create an ending time point (displayed in yellow), and press “MENU” to exit.

For detection timer, the setting here is only for event record, but not for detection area and function activation. For motion detection function setup and activation, please refer to “DETECTION” at page 39.

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Move to

, and you can set the date & time, date display format, and the daylight saving.

QUICK START

CHANNEL TITLE ON

EVENT STATUS ON

DATE DISPLAY ON

IMAGE SIZE CIF

QUALITY BEST

IMAGE PER SECOND 100

RECORD TIMER OFF

DETECTION TIMER OFF

DATE 2008 / JUL / 01 09 : 00 : 00

FORMAT Y / M / D

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

ADVANCE

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1) FORMAT

Select the date format which suits your location the best: Y-M-D / M-D-Y / D-M-Y.

Y stands for “Year”; M stands for “Month”; D stands for “Date”.

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2) DAYLIGHT SAVING

Specify whether to use daylight-saving time (ON / OFF). When it’s set to ON, press “ENTER” to go to the daylight saving setting page as follows:

DAYLIGHT SAVING

START TIME 1ST - SUN - MAR

24:00

END TIME LAST - SUN - OCT

24:00

ADJUST 01:00

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a) START TIME / END TIME

Specify the start and end time of the daylight saving time in your location.

b) ADJUST

Adjust the daylight saving time in hour.

The example above shows during the daylight saving time period, from the 1

Sunday of

March to the last Sunday of October, the system time will plus one hour.

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Move to ADVANCE, and you can check or modify various advanced functions.

It is recommended to consult your installer to set this advanced menu.

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Select

, and you can check or modify advanced system configurations.

CAMERA

While you changing the camera setting, you can preview the changing on the screen.

CAMERA

TITLE BRIG CONT SATU HUE COV. REC

CH1 128 128 128 128 OFF ON

CH2 128 128 128 128 OFF ON

CH3 128 128 128 128 OFF ON

CH4 128 128 128 128 OFF ON

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1) TITLE

You can change the default camera naming here. The default title is the channel number.

Select the camera title you want to change, and press “ENTER” to access the character selection screen. Assign a new name to the camera up to six digits.

2) BRIG / CONT / SATU / HUE

You can adjust the brightness/contrast/saturation/hue of each channel here. The value is adjustable from 0 to 255.

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Their default values are 128.

3) COV.

Select if you want to mask the selected channel under recording (ON / OFF). When this function is activated, the wording “COV.” will be shown on the channel screen.

4) REC

Select if you want to enable recording for the selected channel (ON / OFF). When this function is activated, the symbol “

” will be shown on the channel screen.

DETECTION

Select DETECTION to make detection-related settings.

DETECTION

TITLE DET AREA LS SS TS RE ALARM

CH1 ON SETUP 07 03 02 10 N.C.

CH2 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 OFF

CH3 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 OFF

CH4 OFF SETUP 07 03 02 10 OFF

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1) TITLE

Show the camera title of each channel set up in the menu “CAMERA”.

2) DET

Select if you want to activate the motion detection function for the selected channel (ON/OFF).

3) AREA

There are 16 × 12 grids per camera for all channels. Pink blocks represent the area that is not being detected while the transparent blocks are the area under detection.

Press “ENTER” to set up the detection area. You will see similar screens as the following:

Transparent blocks are

the area under detection.

Press “ENTER” to confirm

the start area.

Press “LEFT” / “RIGHT” to choose

the width of the detection area.

Press “UP” / “DOWN” to

choose the height of the area.

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You can also set up

multi-detection area.

When any movement is detected,

you will see the grids flashing.

4) LS (Level of Sensitivity)

“LS” is to set the sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.

The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 07.

5) SS (Spatial Sensitivity)

“SS” is to set the sensitivity for detecting the size of one object (the number of the grids) on the screen. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.

The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default setting is 03.

6) TS (Time of Sensitivity)

“TS” is to set up the sensitivity regarding how long one object stays in the detection area and triggers the recording. The smaller the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.

The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default setting is 02.

7) RE (Reference)

“RE” is to set up a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which means the DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of LS, SS, TS simultaneously.

The bigger the value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity is 61. The default value is 10.

8) ALARM

Select N.C. / N.O. depends on the alarm-triggered style for your alarm device, or

OFF to turn off the alarm function. The default alarm value is OFF.

ALERT

Select ALERT to make detection-related settings.

ALERT

EXT. ALERT ON

INT. BUZZER OFF

KEY BUZZER ON

VLOSS BUZZER ON

MOTION BUZZER ON

ALARM BUZZER ON

ALARM DURATION (SEC) 05

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1) EXT. ALERT

Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the sound when any external alarm is triggered.

2) INT. BUZZER

Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the sound for all the internal buzzers: KEY BUZZER, VLOSS BUZZER, MOTION BUZZER, and ALARM BUZZER.

When this item is set up to OFF, item 3) will be disabled even though they are set up to ON.

3) KEY BUZZER / VLOSS BUZZER / MOTION BUZZER / ALARM BUZZER

Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the sound for any key press / video loss event / motion-detected event / alarm-triggered event.

4) ALARM DURATION (SEC)

Set the duration time of alarm recording in seconds (5 / 10 / 20 / 40).

NETWORK

Select NETWORK to connect your DVR to the Internet.

You need to know which network type you’re using for the network access first. For details, please check your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

STATIC

NETWORK TYPE STATIC

IP 192.168.001.012

GATEWAY 192.168.001.254

NETMASK 255.255.252.000

PRIMARY DNS 168.095.001.001

SECONDARY DNS 139.175.055.244

PORT 0080

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1) NETWORK TYPE

Select STATIC.

2) NETWORK INFORMATION (IP / GATEWAY / NETMASK)

Key in all the network information obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

3) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)

Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

4) PORT

The valid number is ranged from 1 to 9999. The default value is 80. Typically, the TCP port used by HTTP is 80. However in some cases, it is better to change this port number for added flexibility or security.

PPPOE

The PPPOE function needs to have one “user name” and one “password” subscribed from one ISP supplier, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific host name.

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For detailed PPPOE setting, please refer to “A7.4. PPPOE” at page 100. For detailed DDNS setting, please refer to “A7.3. DDNS Account” at page 98.

PPPOE

NETWORK TYPE PPPOE

USER NAME ac123456

PASSWORD tech123456

IP 000.000.000.000

GATEWAY 000.000.000.000

NETMASK 255.255.252.000

PRIMARY DNS 168.095.001.001

SECONDARY DNS 139.175.055.244

PORT 0080

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1) NETWORK TYPE

Select PPPOE.

2) USER NAME / PASSWORD

Set the user name and password subscribed from your ISP supplier.

3) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)

Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

4) PORT

DHCP

This DHCP function needs to be supported by a router or a cable modem network with DHCP services, and a “DDNS account” to correspond the dynamic IP address to a specific host name.

For detailed DHCP settings, please refer to “A7.5. DHCP” at page 100. For detailed DDNS setting, please refer to “A7.3. DDNS Account” at page 98.

DHCP

NETWORK TYPE DHCP

IP 000.000.000.000

GATEWAY 000.000.000.000

NETMASK 255.255.252.000

PRIMARY DNS 168.095.001.001

SECONDARY DNS 139.175.055.244

PORT 0080

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1) NETWORK TYPE

Select DHCP.

2) DNS (PRIMARY DNS / SECONDARY DNS)

Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

3) PORT

DISPLAY

Select DISPLAY to make the display settings.

DISPLAY

DE-INTERLACE ON

QUAD DWELL DURATION (SEC) 03

FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC) 03

DWELL DURATION (SEC) 03

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1) DE-INTERLACE

Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the de-interlace function. When this function is on, the image display will be improved.

If the recording image size is “FRAME”, enable this function; if the recording image size is “CIF”, disable this function.

2) QUAD DWELL DURATION (SEC)

Set the quad dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds).

3) FULL SCREEN DWELL DURATION (SEC)

Set the full screen dwell duration time (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds).

4) DWELL DURATION (SEC)

Set the duration time of each channel in second for CALL MONITOR (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds).

RECORD

Select RECORD to enable or disable manual record / event record / timer record /

pre-alarm record, or set the record IPS.

RECORD

MANUAL RECORD ENABLE ON

EVENT RECORD ENABLE ON

TIMER RECORD ENABLE ON

EVENT RECORD IPS 120

TIMER RECORD IPS 120

PRE-ALARM ON

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1) MANUAL / EVENT / TIMER / PRE-ALARM RECORD

Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the manual / event / timer / pre-alarm record function.

2) EVENT / TIMER RECORD IPS

Select the images per second for event / timer record.

The options are as following:

NTSC IPS PAL IPS

FRAME 3, 7, 15, 30 FRAME 3, 7, 12, 25

FIELD 7, 15, 30, 60 FIELD 7, 12, 25, 50

CIF 15, 30, 60, 120 CIF 12, 25, 50, 100

REMOTE

Select REMOTE to set the PTZ or DCC cameras.

If you’re connecting cameras other than these two types, just skip this menu.

REMOTE

TITLE DEVICE ID PROTOCOL RATE

01 AVK145C 000 NORMAL 02400

02 PTZ 255 P-D 02400

03 CAMERA 000 NORMAL 02400

04 PTZ 255 P-D 02400

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1) TITLE

Show the camera title of each channel set up in “CAMERA”.

2) DEVICE

For the PTZ camera: Select PTZ.

For the zoom lens control camera supporting DCC function:

The DVR will detect it automatically and display its model number here, for example, AVK145C for CH1.

DCC stands for “DVR Camera Communication”, and it’s a convenient technology to eliminate the needs to connect RS485 signal wires to the DVR for advanced camera controlling, such as PTZ or zoom lens cameras.

For details, please refer to “3.3.3. DCC Camera” at page 14.

To configure the parameters for zoom lens control cameras, move to this item, and press “ENTER”. You will see the similar screen as follows.

The actual parameter setting page varies depending on the camera connected.

While configuring the camera parameters, the DVR will switch to the channel connecting the zoom lens control camera, and you can simultaneously preview the effects for the settings.

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Take AVK145C as an example:

CAMERA PARAMETER

WHITE BALANCE ATW

SHUTTER 1/60

BRIGHTNESS NORMAL

SHARPNESS SHARP

COLOR NORMAL

BACK LIGHT OFF

AGC MIDDLE

MIRROR OFF

DAY NIGHT COLOR

ZOOM W _____ Z

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3) ID

Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) for the connected PTZ camera. This ID is used for the DVR to identify the connected PTZ camera, and should be unique.

Please make sure the ID set here is consistent with the one set in the PTZ camera itself. For details, please refer to the user manual of your PTZ camera.

4) PROTOCOL

Select the protocol used to control the connected PTZ camera: NORMAL (our own protocol) or P-D (Pelco-D).

5) RATE

Set the baud rate to control the connected PTZ camera (2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 51200 / 115200).

Please make sure the baud rate set here is consistent with the one set in the PTZ camera itself. For details, please refer to the user manual of your PTZ camera.

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Select

, and you can check or modify the system setting.

SYSTEM INFO

SERIAL TYPE RS485 BAUD RATE 2400 HOST ID 0 PASSWORD XXXX RESET DEFAULT RESET

CLEAR HDD HDD-MASTER-1

UPGRADE START GUARD DELAY (MIN) 05 AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC) NEVER LANGUAGE ENGLISH VIDEO FORMAT PAL VERSION 1227-1012-1032-1018-M1-6C1B

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1) SERIAL TYPE

Here shows the serial type of the DVR (RS-485).

2) BAUD RATE

For connecting the DVR to an external control device, such as the keyboard controller, set the baud rate of the DVR (2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600 / 115200).

Please make sure the baud rate set here is consistent with the one set in the external control device itself. For details, please refer to the user manual of your external control device.

If you’re not connecting your DVR to an external control device, just skip this function.

3) HOST ID

For connecting the DVR to an external control device, such as the keyboard controller, set the ID of the DVR (0 ~ 254).

Please make sure the ID set here is consistent with the one set in the external control device itself. For details, please refer to the user manual of your external control device.

If you’re not connecting your DVR to an external control device, just skip this function.

4) PASSWORD

Press “ENTER” to enter the submenu to set the password (four digits). The default administrator password is 0000.

5) RESET DEFAULT

Press “ENTER” to reset all settings as default, and select YES to confirm or NO to cancel when you’re prompted to confirm again.

6) CLEAR HDD

Select the HDD you want to clear. Press “ENTER”, and select YES to confirm or NO to cancel when you’re prompted to confirm again.

7) UPGRADE (For upgrading firmware / OSD)

Press “ENTER” and, select YES to confirm or NO to cancel when you’re prompted to confirm again.

Before upgrade, make sure:

1. Your USB flash drive is compatible with the DVR. For the list of compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “XXX” at page XX.

2. Format your USB flash drive as FAT32.

3. Save the upgrade files in your USB flash drive, and insert it into the USB port at the front panel.

Do not disconnect the power of the DVR while the upgrade process is in progress, or the DVR functions may not work properly or be unable to use.

8) GUARD DELAY (MIN)

Set the time-out in minutes after which the 3G alarm surveillance is activated after pressing “GUARD” (01 / 03 / 05 / 10 / 20). The default value is 05.

When “GUARD” is pressed, you will see

on the screen, and then after the preset

timeout is reached.

9) AUTO KEYLOCK (SEC)

Set the time-out in seconds after which the key lock function is activated (NEVER / 30 / 60 /

120).

The default value is 30.

10) LANGUAGE

Select the language of the OSD.

The supported OSD languages may vary and depends on your DVR model.

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11) VIDEO FORMAT

Here shows the information of the DVR video format (NTSC / PAL).

12) VERSION

Here shows the firmware version information.

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Select

, and you can check the event logs & HDD information, or search the event you want

to playback.

EVENT LOG

QUICK SEARCH

EVENT SEARCH

HDD INFO

EVENT LOG

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QUICK SEARCH

Move to DATE to specify the time for event search, and move to START to begin

searching.

TIME SEARCH

DATE 2007 / OCT / 10 21:30:00

SEARCH HDD ALL HDD

START

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EVENT SEARCH

1. Move to DATE to specify the time range for event search.

2. Select the channel number which includes the events you need.

3. Specify the event type you want find: MOTION or ALARM.

4. Move to START to begin searching and directly playback the recorded files.

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EVENT SEARCH

DATE 2007 / OCT / 10 21:30:00

CHANNEL 01

EVENT MOTION

SEARCH HDD ALL HDD

START

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HDD INFO

Select HDD INFO to check the remaining capacity of the connected HDD in this DVR.

HDD INFO

HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB) HDD NUM HDD SIZE (GB)

HDD-MASTER-1 586.000 HDD-SLAVE-1 NO HDD

HDD-MASTER-2 NO HDD HDD-SLAVE-2 NO HDD

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EVENT LOG

Select EVENT LOG to check all the event information (event type, time & channel), or

clear all log records.

EVENT LOG

EVENT TIME COMMENT

POWER ON 2007 / OCT / 10 21:30:00

VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 20:05:05 01

DEFAULT 2007 / OCT / 10 20:00:11

VLOSS 2007 / OCT / 10 16:00:08 03

KEY LOCK 2007 / OCT / 10 15:09:32

MOTION 2007 / OCT / 10 11:00:55 02

POWER ON 2007 / OCT / 10 08:00:22

PREV NEXT CLEAN

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A new log will be added in the system log when the HDD data is overwritten or the recording starts after DVR reboots.

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Move to

to quickly make a video backup via the USB flash drive or DVD writer.

The backup file can be played directly in your PC via the supplied licensed software, Video

Viewer. For detailed Video Viewer playback, please refer to “Playback Screen” at page 73.

If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect the camera which supports the audio function to CH1 or CH2 first.

BACKUP

USB BACKUP

DISK BACKUP

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USB BACKUP

Select USB BACKUP to start file backup via a USB flash drive.

Before making USB backup, make sure:

 Your USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. For the list of the compatible USB flash

drives, please refer to “XXX” at page XX.

 The format of your USB flash drive must be “FAT32”. If not, please format it as “FAT32”

in your PC.

 There’s no data in the USB flash drive. If yes, it’s recommended to clear all data in

the USB flash drive before starting the backup.

USB BACKUP

START TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:00:05

END TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:10:05

AVAILABLE SIZE 1960.0MB CHANNEL  01 □ 02 □ 03 □ 04

HDD NUM ALL HDD

START

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Step1: Move to START TIME & END TIME to specify the time range which includes the data

you need.

Step2: Check if there’s enough capacity for backup.

Step3: Move to CHANNEL to select the channel number which includes the data you

need.

Step4: Move to START to begin file backup.

DISK BACKUP

Press “EJECT” to open the disk tray, and put a DVD-R or CD-R into the DVD writer. Press

“EJECT” again to close the disk tray.

The maximum number of backup files in the CD-R or DVD-R is 41.

Select DISK BACKUP to start the file backup via the DVD writer.

DISK BACKUP

START TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:00:05

END TIME 2007/OCT/10 13:10:05

AVAILABLE SIZE 1960.0MB CHANNEL  01 □ 02 □ 03 □ 04

HDD NUM ALL HDD

START

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Step1: Move to START TIME & END TIME to specify the time range which includes the data

you need.

Step2: Check if there’s enough capacity for backup.

Step3: Move to CHANNEL to select the channel number which includes the data you

need.

Step4: Move to START to begin file backup. While the disk backup is progressing, users

will see the backup completed percentage on the screen.

During the backup process, a video player will also be copied into your disk, and you will see a message “BACKUP PLAYER” shown on the screen.

Step5: When the backup is completed, “BACKUP SUCCESS” message with the current

time will be shown on the screen. Press “EJECT” to eject the disk tray from the

DVD writer.

Step6: Put the disk into the DVD-ROM drive of your PC. You will see the backup file (.avc)

and one video player installer in the disk.

If you never install the video player, double click the installer to install the player

program. Then, double click the backup file to play the video clip and check if

the backup is successful.

You can also convert it into “.avi” format by clicking “convert” on the video

player.

The supported PC operation systems are Windows Vista / XP / 2000.

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CHAPTER 8: VIDEO VIEWER OPERATION

Video Viewer is the software supplied with the DVR for users to be able to control the DVR or

monitor at the remote side.

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Step1: Place the supplied CD into your DVD-ROM drive. The program will be automatically run.

Step2: Click Licensed Software AP to install Video Viewer, or click Download Latest Version

under “Licensed Software AP” to download the latest Video Viewer from the Internet.

Step3: follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. When the installation is

completed, a shortcut icon “

” will be placed on your PC desktop.

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Step1: Connect the DVR to your PC via a RJ-45 network cable.

Step2: Set the PC’s IP address as “192.168.1.XXX” (1~255, except 10) in order to make the PC

and DVR under the same domain.

Take Microsoft Windows XP as an example:

a) Click Start → Control Panel → Network Connection.

b) Right click Local Area Connection, and select Properties.

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c) Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),

d) Choose Use the following IP address, and set the IP address as “192.168.1.XXX”

(XXX stands for a number between 1 and 254 except 10).

e) Click the blank of Subnet mask. The value of subnet mask will be filled

automatically. Then, click OK to confirm your setting.

Step3: Double click

on the PC desktop to open the control panel. By defaults,

(Address Book) panel will be shown at the right side of the control panel.

Step4: Click

(Address Book)  (Add) to key in the default IP address, user

name, password and port number of the DVR you intent to connect.

Click

(Search)  (Refresh) to search the available IP address(es) of

other DVR(s) under the same domain as the PC’s IP address. The found address(es) will

be listed, and can added into the address book by clicking

(Add into address

book). Then, key in the default IP address, user name, password and port number of

the DVR you intent to connect.

The default DVR IP address is “192.168.1.10”, and the default user name and password are both “admin”.

Step5: Double click the IP address you just added into the IP address book.

For details about connecting via PPPOE or DHCP, please refer to “APPENDIX 7 NETWORK SETTING” at page 97.

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After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click on

the PC desktop to open and log into the control panel. You will see a screen similar to the

following with 7 major sections:

Function Button Description

Address Book

Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add, remove or search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely.

Two sub-functions are available for this button: Address Book and Search.

For details, please see “8.4.1. Address Book” at page 55.

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Function Button Description

Miscellaneous Control

Click to show the main operation functions: audio channel selection, manual record enabling, snapshot, record setting, DVR setting, upgrade firmware, and find event logs.

For details, please see “8.4.2. Miscellaneous Control” at page 56.

Record On / Off

Click it to start video recording manually.

Snapshot

Click to take a snapshot of the current view. The snapshot will be saved in the path you specified in “Record Setting”.

Information

Click to show the current network connection details. For details, please see “748.4.3. Information” at page XX.

DVR Control

Click to go to the DVR control panel to operate the DVR remotely.

For details, please see “8.4.4. DVR Control” at page 74.

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To record remotely at the same time when any event alarm is triggered at the DVR side, click

(Miscellaneous Control)  (Record Setting) to go to the “Record Setting” page.

‧If Manual is checked, click

(Record) on the main control panel to start the manual

recording immediately, and the recordings will be saved in the specified location. The red

text indication “REC” will be shown at the top left corner of the image display view.

‧If Motion and / or Alarm are checked, the recording function will also be enabled at the

remote side when any event is triggered at the DVR side, and the recordings will be saved in

the specified location.

For details, please see “Record Setting” at page 58.

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To play a recording, click

(Miscellaneous Control)  (Status List), and select Record

tab or Backup tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by defaults, and you can also sort

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out the logs you want to speed up the search time.

For details, please see “Status List” at page 72.

To immediately play a recording, select a log from the list, and click Play, or double-click the

selected log. Then, the playback control panel will be shown at the bottom of the main control

panel similar to the following.

For playback control panel details, please see “Playback Screen” at page 73.

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click

(Miscellaneous Control)  (Backup) to go into the “Backup” page as follows,

and you can select a specific time range or event to make a video backup remotely.

For details, please see “Backup” at page 57.

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This view is displayed when the AP is activated for you to log in / out the DVR from the current

address list, or search the available IP address as follows:

(Address Book)

Click to view the pre-defined DVR access details.

To log in, choose one IP address from the address list, and click the address twice; to log

out, click the connected IP address twice.

You can also click “

” or “ ” in the image display area to log out. For details, please

refer to “Image Display” at page 49.

You can also create new IP address information, or modify or remove the current IP

address information.

Function Button Description

Add Click to directly add one IP address for login. Key in the

DVR access information needed, and click Apply and

Close.

Edit Select one current IP address from the address list, and

click this button to modify the DVR access information as needed.

Remove Select one IP address from the address list, and click this

button to delete it.

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Function Button Description

REC -- When the video viewer is connected to more than one

device, and not all devices are necessary to enable the manual record function, check REC for the connected device(s), and its manual record function will be on.

(Search)

Click to search and view the available IP address(es) for the DVR connection. You can

choose one address to add into the address book, edit the details, or update the

address list.

Function Button Description

Add into address book

Select from the available IP address list, and click this

button to add the selected address to the address book.

Setting Select from the available IP address list, and click this

button to edit the setting.

Refresh Click to update the available IP address list.

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Click “

” (Miscellaneous Control) on the control panel, and 7 functions are available as

follows:

Function Button Description

Audio Volume Control

To adjust the volume of the audio channel, press and drag the volume slider.

Color Setting

Click to adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / saturation for a single channel or the whole channels.

For details, please see “Color Setting” at page

57.

Backup

To make a video backup remotely, click this button, and you will go to the download setting page.

For details, please see “Backup” at page 57.

Record Setting

Click to go to the detailed record setting. For details, please see “Record Setting” at

page 58.

Server Setting

Click to go into the detailed DVR setting. For details, please see “Server Setting” at page

60.

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Function Button Description

Tools

Click to update the firmware version, multilingual OSD and boot display of your DVR remotely.

For details, please see “Tools” at page 70.

Status List

Click to view all event and recording logs, search the desired log(s) by date, or playback the recording of the selected log.

For details, please see “Status List” at page 72.

Color Setting

Click to go into the “Color Setting” page, and you can adjust the brightness / contract /

hue / saturation for a single or all channels.

Choose the desired channel from the drop-down list, and click and drag the slider to

make adjustment. Click “

” to apply the change to the selected channel, or

“ ” to apply to all channels.

You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 61.

Backup

Click “

” (Backup) to go into the “Backup” page, and you can select a specific time

range or event to make a video backup remotely.

You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 61.

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Function Description

IP Address / Port / User Name / Password

Check if the network connection information of the DVR within which contains the video data you need is correct.

HDD Number / Channel

Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel number (Channel) within which have the video data you need.

Download by Time Specify the time range within which has the video data you

want in the Start Time and End Time columns.

Download by Event Select an event log from the event list. This list shows all logs in

the specified DVR from the latest to the earliest.  To quickly find the events you need, check or uncheck

the event type System / Manual / Alarm / Motion, and select the log you want.

 To view the earlier or later logs that are not shown in the

current page, click Prev. Page or Next Page.

 To refresh the event list, click Reload.

File Path Assign the location where the backup files are saved.

Simultaneous Playback

To view the backup images simultaneously when the download process is in progress, select Simultaneous

Playback.

You will see the backup images while the images are being downloaded to the PC or notebook.

To simply backup images without previewing, deselect

Simultaneous Playback. You will only see a message box

indicating the total time needed, the current status and the saving location.

Download / Cancel

Click Download to start or Cancel to discard the video backup.

Record Setting

Press

to go into the “Record Setting” page, you can set the following items:

‧Record type

In this section, you can select which type of the recording will be enabled. There are 4

options: Manual / Schedule / Motion / Alarm.

‧Hard disk overwriting

To overwrite the recorded data from the earliest to the latest when the hard disk is full,

check “Hard Disk Overwrite” checkbox.

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‧Pre- / post-alarm record time

Select the pre-/post-alarm recording time from 0 sec. to 60 sec.

‧Record time setting

There are two ways to set the record time: Weekly and Custom.



Weekly

Click Weekly tab, and you will see a weekly time table indicating the week days (Mon ~

Sun) and hours (0 ~ 24), similar to the figure below:

X axis 0 ~ 24 hours. Each time interval within a square is 15 minutes.

Y axis Monday ~ Sunday.

Operation

You can set the record schedule for 3 record types as needed in this time table:

1st timeline -- Manual record, indicated in yellow.

2nd timeline -- Alarm record, indicated in magenta.

3rd timeline -- Motion record, indicated in cyan.

Click and hold the start time point, and drag to the end time point to set the record time

range.



Custom

Click Custom tab, and you can set a more specific record time range for the 3 record

types: Schedule, Motion, and Alarm.

How to add a new time setting

Step1: Check the record type you want to schedule the recording.

Step2: Set the start time (From) and end time (To).

Step3: Click Add to add the time range you just set into the schedule table. Before

adding the time range, you will be prompted to confirm as follow:

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Step4: Check if the information shown is correct. Click OK if the information is correct.

Click Cancel if the information is wrong.

How to modify / delete a current time setting

Select the schedule setting you want to modify from the schedule table. The setting will

be displayed in the left setting panel.

‧Modify the setting in the left setting panel, and click Update.

‧To delete one schedule setting, select it, and click Delete.

‧Record path

Select and view the location for saving the recorded video and snapshot pictures.

To change the saving path for the recorded video clips or snapshots, check the drive

you want, click the cell of “Video Path” or “Picture Path” twice, and select a new path

for saving the video clips or snapshots.

Server Setting

Click

to view, set or modify the DVR setting. All the changes you make here will be

applied to the connected DVR.

You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 61.

General

In “General” and its sub-menus, “Log”, “Account” and “OnLineUser”, you can view and

set some common settings, such as the turbo step, make account setting, and check the

information for all current on-line users.

In “General”, you will see the following items:

Item Description

Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of your DVR.

MAC Address Display the MAC address.

Title Provide a title for this DVR, and the title will be displayed on the

tab of the image display area. Only 15 characters are allowed.

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Turbo Step Speed up the menu selection under the AP from 1 to 10.

Ex: If the value of the turbo step is set to 5, one mouse-click will function as 5 mouse-clicks when you click one of the buttons

/ / / in the DVR control panel.

 Log

In “General＂ → “Log＂, you can view the system event log(s) of the connected DVR

for reference.

‧To check the previous / next page if there are more than one page, click Prev. Page /

Next Page.

‧To refresh the event list, click Reload; to clear all log(s), click Clean.



Account

In “General＂ → “Account＂, you can create a new account for login, or delete the

existing account.

How to add an account

To add an account, click New, and fill in the following columns. Then, click Apply to save

your setting and create a new account.

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Item Description

User Name Set a user name that will be used for remote login. The user name

allows up to 31 characters.

Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password

allows up to 8 characters.

User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control

different AP functions. There are 3 user levels: Supervisor, Normal User and Guest.

For details, please refer to “APPENDIX 6: USER PERMISSIONS” at page 95

Life Time Select how long this account is allowed to stay online (1 MIN / 5 MIN /

10 MIN / 1 HOUR / 1 DAY / INFINITE).

How to remove an account

To remove an existing account, select the account you want, and click Delete.

To define the maximum account creation number, key in the number in Max User(s) column from 1 to 20, and click Update.

 OnLineUser

In “General” → “OnLineUser”, you can check all the online user information. To update

the user information, click Refresh.

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Network

In “Network” and its sub-menu, “DDNS”, you can set the DVR network configuration. The

network configuration allows the DVR to connect to the LAN or Internet.

Select the network type you will be using for DVR connection. There are 3 network

connection types: Static IP, PPPOE and DHCP.

PPPOE and DHCP network connection types are required to apply the DDNS service to get a host name to correspond to a dynamic IP address. For details, please refer to “APPENDIX 7 NETWORK SETTING” at page 97.

Item Description

Web Port Typically, the default TCP port used by HTTP is 80. However, in some cases,

it is better to change this port number for added flexibility or security. The valid web port number ranges from 1 to 9999.

Static IP Computers are communicated and recognized by their own unique IP

addresses over the Internet. “Static IP” provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) means the IP address of the computer is fixed. Key in the server IP address, gateway and network information provided by your ISP provider to configure a static IP network connection.

PPPOE PPPOE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Users can easily

have the Internet service as long as they’re ready for the following things:

1) Insert an Ethernet card into the PC.

2) Obtain the ADSL service via any ISP.

3) Obtain and install the PPPOE software CD. When everything is ready, choose PPPOE IP type, and key in the user

name and password provided by your ISP. Then, select Network → DDNS to set DDNS setting. For detailed DDNS setting, please refer to “A7.3. DDNS Account” at page 98.

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Item Description

DHCP This DHCP function needs to be supported by a router or cable modem

network with the DHCP service. Choose DHCP IP type, and select

Network → DDNS to set DDNS setting. For detailed DDNS setting, please

refer to “A7.3. DDNS Account” at page 98.

 DDNS

You need to apply a DDNS account before setting PPPOE or DHCP connection. DDNS is

a service for transforming the dynamic IP corresponding to a specific host name. Go to a

website which provide free DDNS services and apply a host name. For details, please

refer to “A7.3. DDNS Account” at page 98.



FTP

If the FTP notification function is activated, the DVR will upload the captured images to

the specified FTP site once alarm-trigger or motion-trigger recording happened.

Step1: Please enable this function in Dvr → Alert menu first.

Step2: Enter the detailed FTP information.

Step3: Click Apply to confirm your setting.

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

MAIL

If the e-mail notification function is activated, the DVR will send an e-mail notification to

the specified recipients once alarm-trigger or motion-trigger recording happened.

Step1: Please enable this function in Dvr → Alert menu first.

Step2: Enter the detailed Email information.

Item Description

Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail system

supplier.

Mail From Enter the entire mail address to ensure E-mails will not be blocked

by SMTP.

Verify Password Some mail servers are required to verify the password. Please

enter the user name and password.

Email Address Add the E-mail address(s) of the assigned recipient(s).

Step3: Click Apply to confirm your setting.

Video

In “Video”, you can set the video web transmission size and quality, and the frame rate

for transmitting.

Item Description

JPEG / MPEG Choose the image size (4CIF / CIF) and picture quality (BEST /

HIGH / NORMAL / BASIC) when the web transmission format is

JPEG / MPEG.

FrameRate Choose the frame rate for transmitting (FULL / HALF / ONE THIRD /

QUARTER / FIFTH).

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Dvr

In “Dvr” and its sub-menus, “Camera”, “Detection”, “Record”, “Record Timer”, “Alert”

and “Display,” you can set DVR general functions, such as the host ID, the record

schedule, alerts, motion detection, and text or icon display, etc.

In “Dvr”, you can see the following items:

Item Description

Host ID Set the host ID from 0 to 254. The default value is 0.

System Type Display the current system type (NTSC / PAL). It’s automatically

detected.

De-interlace Choose to reduce (ON) or ignore (OFF) the vibration of the

paused picture.

Daylight Saving Specify whether to use daylight saving time (ON / OFF). If this

function is enabled, set the time period (START / END), and adjust the daylight saving time in hours (ADJUST).

Menu Operation Select the time-out in seconds after which the DVR keys will be

automatically locked when no one is operating the DVR for a period of time (0 / 30 / 60 / 120). The default value is 30.

Serial Port Type Display the serial type (RS485) used by this DVR. It’s

automatically detected.

Baud Rate Choose a baud rate used by this DVR from the drop-down list

(2400 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600 / 115200). The default value is 2400.

 Camera

In “Camera”, you can specify a channel to enable the recording function by selecting the check box “Record＂, choose to activate the “Covert Recording＂ function by selecting the check box “Cover ＂, and rename the channel title which will be

displayed in the live view screen by double-clicking the channel title.

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

Device

Select the device type (CAMERA / PTZ) according to the connected cameras for each

channel. Press “Edit” to enter the setting box as follows. When you finish the setting, click

Apply to confirm.

Item Description

Device Type Choose either normal camera or PTZ camera.

ID No. Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) of the connected PTZ camera.

Protocol Type Choose NORMAL or P-D protocol. It is recommended to select

PELCO-D protocol for the connected PTZ camera.

Baud Rate Set the baud rate of each channel (2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,

57600 / 115200).

 Detection

Select the desired channel, and click Edit to enter the motion detection sensitivity and

area-setting page.

Item Description

DETECT Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the function of “Motion

Detection”. If this function is enabled, you might need to set the motion detection sensitivity or simply keep the default values. For details, please see the description below.

Motion Detection Sensitivity (LS / SS / TS / RE)

Set the detection sensitivity in 4 different adjustable factors (LS / SS / TS / RE).

For details, please refer to “DETECTION” at page 39.

Alarm Select N.C. (normal closed) / N.O. (normal opened) / OFF for

the alarm polarity. For N.C. / N.O. contact details, please refer to “APPENDIX 5 PIN

CONFIGURATION” at page 93.

Motion Detection Set the motion detection area by selecting the area grids with

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Setting Area your mouse. Pink grids represent the area that is not being

detected while the transparent grids are the area under detection. You can set multiple areas under detection.

Click － (Clear All) to set the whole area undetected. Click ＋ (Select All) to set the whole area under detection.

Apply / Return To save the setting, click Apply and return to “Dvr Setting”

window. To discard the setting, click Return to directly return to “Dvr

Setting” window without saving.

 Record

In “Record”, you will see the following items for DVR record settings.

Item Description

Image Size / Quality Choose the image size (FRAME / FIELD / CIF) and quality (BEST /

HIGH / NORMAL / BASIC).

Manual Record / Event Record / Timer Record

Select the record type that the DVR will take recording (Yes /

No), and select the IPS setting for the selected record type.

Pre-Alarm Record Check if you want to enable the pre-alarm recording function.

When any alarm is triggered, the DVR will record 8MB video data before the alarm event is actually happened.

 Record Timer

In “Record Timer”, you can set the record schedule for normal recording or motion

recording.

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Item Description

Permit Select this checkbox to allow the record timer setting to be

applied to the connected DVR. If this checkbox is deselected, the setting will not be applied to

the connected DVR even when you click Apply and OK.

Routine / Motion Click Routine tab to select the time range for continuous

recording, or Motion tab to select the time range within which the recording will be on when any movement is detected.

Time Table Find the day and time you want to enable the recording. Then,

click to select the time interval(s). Each interval represents 30 minutes.

To enable the recording all the time, click “＋＂; to clear the record timer setting, click “－＂.

 Alert

In “Alert”, you can set the DVR to beep for notification when there’s any alert happened.

Check the buzzer option you want, and set how long the beep sound will be lasted.

Item Description

Ext Alert Check this option to enable the external alert.

Buzzer Enable This option must be checked for Motion Buzzer, Alarm Buzzer,

Video Loss Buzzer and Key Input Buzzer to take effects.

Motion Buzzer / Alarm Buzzer / Video Loss Buzzer / Key Input Buzzer

Check one of these 4 options, and you will hear the beep sound when any movement is detected / the alarm is triggered / video loss occurs / any DVR key is pressed.

Notified by Select the notification method when any event occurs: Email or

FTP.

Duration Set the alert and buzzers to beep for 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 seconds.

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Display

In “Display”, you can choose whether to display some text indication or icons, set the

channel display switch time-out, set the DVR time remotely, and select the date format.

Item Description

Title Select to display the channel title in the live view.

Event Select to display the event symbol in the live view.

Full Sequence Duration

Set the time-out in seconds (3 / 5 / 10 / 15) after which the channel display will be switched by one channel.

Server Time Set the DVR time remotely.

Date Format Choose the date display format appropriate to your location

(Y-M-D, M-D-Y and D-M-Y).

Tools

Click “ ” to upgrade your DVR (Update Server), or change the language of the

video viewer (Language).

You need to be a supervisor to operate “Update Server” function. For details, please see “Account” at page 61.

Do not disconnect the power of your DVR while the upgrade process is in progress, or the DVR functions may not work properly or be unable to use.

 Update Server

3 update options are available for this function: Firmware, Language and Logo.

Before performing any update, finish the following settings first:

1) Choose the IP address of the DVR whose firmware needs to be updated from the

drop-down list, or click “Search” to find.

2) Key in the user name, password and port number used to access your DVR

remotely.

3) Select the update option (Firmware / Language / Logo) you want. For details,

please see the description below.

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‧Firmware

To upgrade your DVR firmware remotely, click Firmware tab, and follow the steps below:

Step1: In Firmware section, you will see the current firmware version. To upgrade the

firmware version of your DVR, click Add to locate and select the firmware file. The

file will be shown in the firmware list.

Step2: If you want to backup your system before upgrading the firmware version of your

DVR, select System Backup in Configure File section, click … to specify the

location for saving system backup, and click Backup to start the backup process.

Step3: To start upgrading the DVR firmware, choose the file from the firmware list, and

click Update Firmware to start the upgrade process.

‧Language

To update the DVR OSD language, click Language tab, and follow the steps below:

Step1: Get the language files you want to update from your distributor.

Step2: Click Add to locate and select the files needed. The files will be shown in the list. If

you add the wrong file, select it and click Remove.

Step3: To start updating the OSD language, choose the files from the list, and click

Update Language to start the upgrade process.

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‧Logo

To replace the logo shown in the DVR boot display, click Logo tab, and follow the steps

below:

Step1: Prepare a graphic file in the BMP format for replacement.

Use the image software to set the image size to 320 * 240, and save the image as an 8-bit (64-color) image in the "BMP" format.

Step2: Click Add to locate and select the graphic file. The file will be shown in the list. If

you add the wrong file, select it and click Remove.

Step3: To start updating the logo, choose the file from the list, and click Update Logo to

start the upgrade process.



Language

This software is available in English / Chinese / French / German / Portuguese / Spanish /

Japanese.

Select a language from the drop-down list, and click Apply. You will be prompted to

restart the application for this change to take effect.

Status List

Click “ ” to view all the event and record logs (All), or search for the specific log(s)

by date or by record type (Condition).

There are three types of logs: Record, Backup and Event. To playback the recorded

data for a specific record or backup log, select the log, and double-click to start the

video playback.

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For detailed playback operation, please refer to “Playback Screen” at page 73.

Item Description

Time Range To find the specific logs, set the time range (From / To), and the

range unit here.

Record Type Select the record type you want to search (User / Alarm / Motion /

RETR).

Query Click to start sorting the logs specified.

Delete / Delete All

Click “Delete” to remove the selected log(s), or click “Delete All” to clear the current log list.

Tip: To select more logs all at once, press and hold the “Ctrl” key on

your keyboard, and click to select the logs you want to remove.

Play Click to play the selected record log. The playback panel will be

shown for your further operation. For playback details, please refer to “Playback Screen” at page 73.

Repair Click to fix the log with errors.

Close Click “Close” to quit this window.

Playback Screen

When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log in “ ”  Record or

Backup, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback

panel appears. For the function of each part on the panel, please refer to the following

description.

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No. Item Description

1 Playback /

Download Info Display

This area shows the detailed playback / download information, such as the file name, record date and time, and the speed, etc.

2 Playback Progress

Bar

This area shows the playback progress and the progress percentage.

3 De-Interlace Click to reduce the vibration of the paused picture. 4 Playback

Operation

This area is enabled only when the playback is started.

(Rewind) / (Forward) / (Stop) / (Pause) / (Play)

Rewind / Forward Click once to get 2X fast rewind / forward, twice to get 4X, three times to get 8X, and four times to get 16X the highest.

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When the AP is connected to the DVR, this DVR control panel will be enabled, and you can

control the DVR remotely. For the function of each button, please refer to the following

description.

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Function Button Description

Remote Independent Mode

Click to activate / deactivate the network independent function.

When this function is on, this button and the channel number buttons will turn to blue, and you can switch to any channel you want to see without changing the channel display mode on the local site.

To exit the remote independent mode, click this button again, or click buttons other than this button or the channel number buttons.

Channel Number

Click the channel number to switch to the live view of the selected channel in the full screen.

Enter

Click to confirm the setting or enter your selection.

Click to enter the DVR OSD menu.

Arrow Keys

/ /

Click to:

1. Move the highlight up / down / left / right.

2. Make selection.

Event Search

Click to get access to the time & event search mode.

Guard (3G Alarm) On

Click to activate the 3G alarm function.

Audio Channel

Click to switch to the audio channel you want. The selected icon is shown as green.

R.E.T.R. Audio

When

is selected and activated, the R.E.T.R. audio

function will be on, too. If you don’t want to activate this

function, click the red icon again to disable this function.

4-Cut Display

Click to switch to the quad view.

Digital Zoom

Press to zoom in / out the selected channel image.

Full Sequence

Press to display each channel one by one, starting from CH1. When CH4 is displayed, it will start from CH1 again.

To exit from this display mode, press any channel display mode.

Key Lock

Press to enable the DVR key lock function.

To unlock the DVR, key in your password, and press

Press to enter the DVR full search menu. You can check all the logs here, and select one of them to

payback.

Playback Operation

Play

Press to play the latest recorded video clip.

Stop

Press to stop the video playback.

Pause

Press to pause the video playback.

Forward

Click to forward the video playback. Click once to speed up the forward by 4 times, and press

twice by 8 times, etc. The maximum speed is 32 times.

Rewind

Click to rewind the video playback. Click once to speed up the rewind by 4 times, and press

twice by 8 times, etc. The maximum speed is 32 times.

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Function Button Description

Slow

Click once to slow down the video playback by 1/4 times, and press twice by 1/8 times.

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If a PTZ camera is connected and you want to control it, click

to show the DVR control

panel, and switch to the channel which connects the PTZ camera.

will be shown on the

video viewer control panel.

Click

to display the PTZ control panel as follows.

Icon Function Description

Preset 1~16 Click to move the PTZ camera to the selected preset

point.

Auto Pan Click to activate the auto pan function.

Before using it, you need to have

Auto Tracking Click to activate the auto tracking function if the

connected PTZ camera supports it and have set the surveillance area.

Zoom In / Out Click to zoom in / out the image.

Focus Near / Far

Click to adjust the focus of the image.

Max Zoom In / Out

Click to zoom in the image to the largest / zoom out the image to its original size.

Menu Click to:

1. Enter the PTZ OSD menu.

2. Return to the upper menu.

3. Exit the menu mode.

/ /

Arrow Keys Click to:

1. Move the highlight up / down / left / right.

2. Make selection.

Enter Click to confirm the setting or enter your selection.

Turbo Step

To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under software AP, users can activate TURBO function by clicking this button. Users are allowed to change the turbo steps from 1 to 30.Ex: If users activate TURBO function and set the value of the turbo step as 3, one mouse-click will function as clicking 3 times then when users press one of the button up /down / left / right.

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CHAPTER 9: WEB BROWSER OPERATION

Besides the supplied Video Viewer, you can also access the DVR via the web browsers to

perform remote surveillance or modify DVR settings.

The operations below are taking Microsoft Internet Explorer as an example.

The supported PC operation systems are Windows Vista / XP / 2000, and the supported web browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

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Step1: Open your web browser, and key in the IP address used by your DVR in the URL address

box, such as http://192.168.1.10. Press “Enter”.

If the port number used by your DVR is not 80, key in the port number additionally. The

format is http://ipaddress:portnum. For example, if the port number is 88, key in

http://192.168.1.10:888.

Step2: You will be prompted to enter the user name & password used to access the DVR, and

the verify code. Enter the user name, password and verify code, and click LOGIN.

Step3: When the login is successful, install DirectX as instructed on the screen, for the web

browser remote access to work properly.

Step4: Wait till you see the live view, indicating that the remote connection is successful.

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Function Icon Description

Home

Click to return to the main page of the DVR when you are in the system configuration (

) page.

System Configuration

Click to go to the system configuration page for DVR settings. For details, refer to “Server Setting” at page

60.

PTZ mode

Click to enter the PTZ mode. For details, refer to “8.4.5. PTZ Control” at page 76.

DVR Operation Buttons

Click to enter / exit the DVR menu.

Arrow keys

/ /

Click to move to the desired item or make selection:

Select the previous / next item, or change setting.

Select the previous / next item.

Event Search

Click to enter the time search page.

Key Lock

Click to activate the DVR key lock function. To unlock the DVR, click any key, enter the DVR

password, and click

Enter

Click to confirm the setting or enter your selection.

Digital Zoom

Click to zoom in / out the selected channel view.

Click to enter the DVR full search page.

Playback Control

Stop

Click to stop the video playback and return to the live view.

Play

Click to play the last recorded video clip.

Rewind

Click to rewind the video playback. Click once to speed up the rewind by 4 times, and

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Function Icon Description

press twice by 8 times, etc. The maximum speed is 32 times.

Forward

Click to forward the video playback. Click once to speed up the forward by 4 times, and

press twice by 8 times, etc. The maximum speed is 32 times.

Pause

Click to pause the video playback.

Slow Playback

Click once to slow down the video playback by 1/4 times, and press twice by 1/8 times.

Network Independent

Click to activate / deactivate the network independent function.

When this function is on, you can switch to any channel you want to see without changing the channel display mode on the local site.

Single Channel Switch

/ /

Click one of the channel numbers (1~4) to check the live view in the full screen mode.

4-Cut Display

Click to show 4-cut display.

Snapshot

Click to take a snapshot for the current live view. When

is clicked, a window will be opened to

show the taken picture. To save the taken picture, right click on the picture,

and select Save Image As.

Full Sequence

Click to display each channel one by one in cycle. To exit this display mode, click any channel display

icon.

Web Transmission

MPEG4 / JPEG / QuickTime

Click to select the web transmission format from the drop-down list.

QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You

need to have QuickTime installed in you operation system first.

When “QuickTime” is selected, you will be

promoted to enter the user name and password to access the server of the DVR.

Change Quality

Best / High / Middle / Low

Click to change the image quality.

Change Resolution

4CIF / CIF Click to change the image resolution to 4CIF

(720*480) or CIF (352*240). The current resolution will be shown on the status bar

above the image display area.

Audio Channel

Click

to switch the audio mode to , and select

or to hear the audio from the audio channel

1 or 2.

means the audio channel is not connected to the

camera supporting the audio function.

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Click to check or change the DVR system configuration. There are four main menus listed

as follows, Network, DVR, Notification Sys. and General.

You must have the 3G DVR system configured properly in Notification Sys. for the system to take effects properly. For details, please refer to “CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING 3G DVR SYSTEM” at page 19.

For Network details, please refer to “Network” at page 63.

For DVR details, please refer to “Dvr” at page 66.

For General details, please refer to “General” at page 60.

Main Menu Sub-Menu Description

Network Network Configuration: Static IP / PPPoE / DHCP.

DDNS Enable DDNS, and key in related information.

FTP Key in the FTP information for the event notification to

be uploaded.

MAIL Key in email address for the event notification to be

uploaded.

DVR Check or modify the color setting of the connected

camera.

Device Set the connected PTZ camera.

Detection Check or modify the detection setting.

Time Check or modify the daylight saving setting.

Record Timer Check or modify the record timer setting.

Alert Check or modify the alert setting.

Notification Sys. Notification general settings for 3G DVR system.

SMS Text Key in the message content which will be sent when

any event is triggered for each channel.

System Tamper Select the account(s) to be notified when the system is

down, and key in the message content to be sent.

Ambush Key in up to three sets of 3G phone numbers to be

notified via a video call when you’re in danger or threatened.

Power Off Notify Select the account(s) to be notified when the power is

disconnected, and key in the message content to be sent.

General 1. Select the language of the browser interface, and

the turbo step.

2. Display the MAC address used by the DVR.

Log Display the event list.

Account Display, add or remove an account.

Configure Upgrade the DVR firmware.

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Click to enter the PTZ mode for PTZ camera control when a PTZ camera is connected.

You will see the following icons.

For details about each icon, please refer to “8.4.5. PTZ Control” at page 76.

Icon Function Icon Function Icon

Function

Auto Pan

Auto Tracking

Zoom in

Zoom Out

Focus Near

Focus Far

Max Zoom in

Max Zoom out

Down

Left

Right

Enter

Turbo On / Off

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CHAPTER 10: QUICKTIME PLAYER OPERATION

You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view

only.

QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you operation system first, and you can access the DVR to see the live view.

If you have installed QuickTime, please skip “10.1 Installing QuickTime”.

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Go to Apple’s official website to download QuickTime:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html

Step1: Click Download to go into the download page, and select to download the free player.

Step2: Leave your Email address, and click Free Download Now to download the latest

QuickTime version.

Step3: When the download is completed, execute the “QuickTimeInstaller.exe” file, and follow

the on-screen instructions to finish the installation procedure.

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Step1: Open your QuickTime player. Select File → Open URL, and key in the URL address.

The URL format is rtsp://ipaddress:portnumber/live/mpeg4. For example,

rtsp://59.124.231.75:88/live/mpeg4.

Then, click OK to continue.

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Step2: A pop-up window will appear and prompt you to enter the authentication information.

Key in the user name and password used to access the DVR.

If the information is correct, press OK to go on. If not, click Cancel to quit the accessing.

Step3: When the login is successful, you will see a similar screen as the following.

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APPENDIX 1 TROUBLESHOOTING

Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting. The table describes some typical

problems and also their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer.

Questions Solutions

There’s no signal detected for the 3G server.

Check if WCDMA is supported with your local network operator for the supported 3G network.

Check the connection between the DVR & 3G server.

Remove the cover of the 3G server, and check if the

battery is installed correctly.

Check if the 3G services of the USIM cards are activated.

The 3G server is powered on normally, but you can not call in to the 3G server for remote surveillance.

Install the USIM card to the 3G mobile phone, and disable the USIM pin code protection.

Make a video call from your 3G mobile phone to

another 3G mobile phone to ensure the USIM card works normally.

Make sure the phone number is set in the system setting

page. For details, please refer to “CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING 3G DVR SYSTEM” at page 19.

Make sure the item Phone Ability in Account is set to

On.

The 3G server is powered on normally and the call-in function works well, but the call-out function to the 3G mobile phone is not working.

Make sure the PIR / Motion detection function is

enabled, and you can see “

” icon on the screen.

The video quality via 3G networks is torn and unclear.

Check the 3G signal strength at your side.

Check power cord connection. No power

Confirm that there is power supplied from the outlet.

DVR is not working when pressing any button

You might be under “Key Lock” mode. Press any key and enter the password to exit this mode.

Replace with another HDD for testing.

Replace with another HDD cable for testing.

HDD detection failed

Make sure HDD “Master”, “Slave” mode is correctly set up.

Replace with another USB flash drive for testing. Can’t detect your USB flash drive

Format the USB flash drive as FAT32 format and try again.

Confirm the camera is power supplied.

Check the setting of the camera lens.

Check the monitor’s video cable and connection.

No live video

Check the camera’s video cable and connection.

Check if the HDD is installed and connected properly. No recorded video

Check the “MANUAL RECORD ENABLE” is set up to “ON” , and the record function in the “CAMERA” menu is set up to “ON” too.

Timer recording is not working Check if “TIMER RECORD ENABLE” option is set up to

“ON” and the timer schedule has been arranged.

Motion detection recording is not working

Check if “EVENT RECORD ENABLE” option is set up to “ON”.

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Check the detection function “DET” is set up to “ON”.

Check the detection area “AREA” has been setup.

Can’t play the recorded data on my DVR

There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly. If not, your DVR will stop the playback.

For example, if the IPS is set up to 30, the recording time should be at least 273 seconds (8192 images / 30 IPS) for the playback to work properly.

Can’t backup the video with audio Make sure the audio cameras are connected to the

DVR channels which support the audio function (CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4).

Check the DVR firmware version. Can’t view the DVR images over the

network with IE web browser

Please choose to allow the web browser ActiveX or applet in the pop-out message.

You need to be a supervisor to operate this function. For details, please see “Account” at page 61.

Check if the network connection information is correct (IP Address / Port / User Name / Password).

Failed to backup the recorded files of the DVR from remote PC side.

(For details, please see “8.3.3. Network Backup” at page 54.)

Specify the hard disk (HDD Number) and channel number (Channel) within which have the recorded data you need.

Check the USB flash drive is formatted to FAT32. Failed to upgrade the firmware /

OSD file

Check the firmware / OSD file is correct.

Check whether if the batteries are installed or not.

Aim at the IR receiving zone and try again.

Can’t use the IR remote control

Check the lock button on the DVR front panel is switched to the right position.

Time and date settings return to default values

A new log is added in the system log other than the hourly logs.

A new log will be added in the system log when the HDD data is overwritten or the recording starts after DVR reboots.

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APPENDIX 2 SPECIFICATIONS

Video System NTSC / PAL (auto detection)

Video Compression Format MPEG4

Video Input(Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)

4 Channels

Video Loop Output (Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)

4 Channels

Video Output Main Monitor / Call Monitor

Maximum Recording Rate (Frame)

720×480 pixels with 30 IPS <NTSC> /

720×576 pixels with 25 IPS <PAL>

Maximum Recording Rate (CIF)

352×240 pixels with 120 IPS <NTSC> / 352×288 pixels

with 100 IPS <PAL>

Adjustable Recording Speed (Frame)

30, 15, 7, 3 IPS <NTSC> /

25, 12, 6, 3 IPS <PAL>

Adjustable Recording Speed (CIF)

120, 60, 30, 15 IPS <NTSC> /

100, 50, 25, 12 IPS <PAL>

Mobile Surveillance YES

Multilingual OSD YES

Image Quality Setting Best, High, Normal, and Basic

Hard Disk Storage Accommodates 2 HDDs

HDD Quick Cleaning

Quick clean up the “index system” of the recorded

files (750GB under 2 seconds)

Recording Mode Manual / Timer / Motion / Alarm / Remote

Watermark YES

Refresh Rate 120 IPS for NTSC / 100 IPS for PAL

Multiplex Operation live display, record, playback, backup and network

Independent Remote Operation Yes

Audio I/O 2 audio inputs, 1 audio outputs (Mono)

3G Alarm (Remote Event Trigger Recording)

YES

Motion Detection Area 16 × 12 grids per camera for all channels

Motion Detection Sensitivity

4 adjustable variables with precise calculation for

motion detection

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Pre-alarm Recording Yes (8 MB)

Backup Device

1. USB 2.0 flash drive; 2. Network;

3. DVD writer

USB Interface Front panel * 1

Web Transmitting Compression Format MPEG4

Ethernet

10/100 Base-T. Support remote control and live view

via Ethernet

Web Interface Licensed software AP and IE browser

Remote Alarm Notification

Email images, and upload images to FTP site’s specific

account

Network Protocol TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS

IR Transmitter YES

PTZ Control YES

Dwell Time (Sequential Channel Switch)

Programmable with adjustable dwell time (2, 4, 8, 16

sec.)

Alarm I/O 4 inputs, 1 output

Picture Zoom 2X digital zoom (Live / Playback)

Key Lock YES

Video Loss Detection YES

Camera Title Support up to 6 letters

Video Adjustable Hue / Color / Contrast / Brightness

Date Display Format YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off

Daylight Saving YES

Power Source (±10%) DC 19V

Power Consumption (±10%) ＜64 W

Operating Temperature 10℃ ~ 40℃ (50℉~104℉)

Dimensions (mm) 375(W) × 61(H) × 281(D)

System Recovery

System auto recovery

after power failure

3G (3rd Generation) Support YES

DCC Support YES

SATA Interface Built-in

Optional Peripherals VGA converter / Keyboard Controller

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APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE SATA HDD LIST

MANUFACTURER MODEL CAPACITY ROTATION

ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 rpm

ST33500320AS 500GB 7200 rpm

ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 rpm

Seagate

ST31000340AS 1000GB 7200 rpm

WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 rpm

WD5000AACS 500GB 7200 rpm

WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 rpm

WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 rpm

STM3500320AS 500GB 7200 rpm Maxtor

STM3750330AS 750GB 7200 rpm

HDT725032VLA360 320GB 7200 rpm HITACHI

HDS721010KLA330 1000GB 7200 rpm

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Avtech AVD 714 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual