Comelit mdvr825b, mdvr808b, mdvr49816 Quick Reference Manual

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DVR Rear Panel

16-Channel DVR Rear Panel

Video Input Video Loop Through RS485 Port
Alarm Input/Output Network Port RS232C Port

Audio In/Out

Video Out

Factory Reset Switch

Power Cord Connector

y Video Input: Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors.

y Video Out: A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor

as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR. Connect the
main monitor to the Video Out connector. Connect the spot monitor to the SPOT connector as needed.

y Power Cord Connector: Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet.

No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that
make up part of your system.

DVR Front Panel

16-Channel DVR Front Panel

Power LED HDD LED Alarm Out LED
Network LED Clip Copy LED Camera Buttons

Play/Pause Button

Arrow Buttons

Menu/Cameo Button

Playback Mode Button

Zoom/PTZ Button Display/SPOT Button
Group/Sequence Button Clip Copy Button Alarm Button
Panic Button

USB Port

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y Camera Buttons: Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display

full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.

y Play/Pause Button: In the live monitoring mode, pressing the button freezes the current screen. When

in the playback mode, pressing the button plays back images at regular speed or pauses playing video.
Pressing the button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup.

y Arrow Buttons: These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them

to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to
increase or decrease the number’s value. In the playback mode, pressing the

button plays video

backward at high speed and pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from

, and .

Pressing the

button plays video forward at high speed and pressing the button again toggles the playback

speed from

, and . When in the pause mode, pressing the button moves to the next image

and pressing the

button moves to the previous image.

y Menu/Cameo Button: In the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode, pressing the button displays

the menu icons at the top of the screen. Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer enters
the cameo mode.

y Playback Mode Button: Pressing the button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again

exits the playback mode. When in one of the multi-view formats, pressing this button enters the Triplex
mode. The DVR supports the Triplex function: monitoring, recording and playing back at the same time.

y Zoom/PTZ Button: Pressing the button zooms in the current image in double on the screen. Pressing

and holding the button for three seconds or longer enters the PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) mode.

y Display/Spot Button: Pressing the button toggles between different display formats (PIP, 2x2, 1+5,

1+7, 3x3 and 4x4). Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer allows you to select which
cameras will display on the Spot monitor.

y Group/Sequence Button: When in the live mode, pressing the button changes the screen from the

current camera group to the next camera group. Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or
longer displays live channels sequentially.

y Clip Copy Button: Pressing the button allows you to copy video clips.
y Alarm Button: Pressing the button resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an

alarm, and displays the event log when you are in the live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm.

y Panic Button: Pressing the button starts panic recoding of all camera channels, and pressing the button

again will stop panic recording.

y USB Port: The USB port is provided to connect external hard disk or flash drives for video clip copying

or system upgrades. A USB mouse or PostScript™ USB printer can be connected to the USB port.

Turning on the Power

Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize.

Setting Up the System

Press the

MENU button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the

Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen.

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Wizard

The Wizard setup guides you through configuring the system for basic operation. Go to System J Wizard
to display the Wizard setup screen.

NOTE: This Wizard screen can only be accessed when logged on as the admin user.

Select either Quick wizard or Network wizard and
select the Next button to start the selected setup wizard.

If you selected the Quick wizard, selecting the Next
button starts the Quick Setup Wizard.

Date/Time Setup

y Date: Set the system date and select the date format.
y Time: Set the system time and select the time format.
y Time Zone: Select your time zone.
y Use Daylight Saving Time: Selecting the box sets

the system to use daylight saving time.