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DO NOT OPEN COVERS (OR BACK).
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,
1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
It is advised to read the Safety Precaution Guide through carefully before operating the
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product, to prevent any possible danger.
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union
and other European countries with separate collection systems).
WA RN I NG : This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage”.
CAUTION: This symbol is intended to alert the user to presence of important operating and
maintenance (Servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household
waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural
resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office,
your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
Do not Plug and unplug the power cord, it may result in product malfunction.
Do not install the product in an environment where the humidity is high.
Unless the product is waterproof or weatherproof, poor image quality may occur.
Do not drop the product or subject the product to physical shocks.
Except for vandal-proof or shockproof product, malfunctions may occur.
Never keep the product exposed to direct strong light.
Excessive sunlight exposure can damage the product.
Do not spill liquid of any kind on the product.
If the product gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Alcohol or beverage can contain minerals that corrode the
electronic components.
Do not install the product in extreme temperature conditions.
careful to provide ventilation when operating under high temperatures.
Use the product where temperatures are between 41 and 113 Fahrenheit. Be especially
Covert DVR Camera
2 Band AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio
V 2.5
ALC-DVR
User Manual
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3. PACKAGE CONTENT
3.1 Remote Control Functions
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2. FEATURES
supports a 1 channel video and a 1 channel audio recording and playback operation.
ASF file format. Simple data backup method to a PC.
from your PC, and playback those ASF files with popular media players.
• The Mini DVR Module supports NTSC or PAL video system, and auto detects video loss.
• The Mini DVR Module has a built-in MPEG4-SP video and G.726 audio codec. It
• Audio/ Video data are recorded directly on the SD card with FAT16/ 32 file system and
• Audio/ Video data are recorded directly as a ASF file format. You can view the data straight
@ 352 x 240 and PAL: 12 fps @ 640 x 480.
• The USB interface enables data to be transferred to a PC.
• For 1 GB SD card, the record time is about 5 hours at Standard Quality for NTSC: 30 fps
with independent video size, quality, and frame rate set up.
and IR Illuminator can be setup to ON/ OFF per hour.
• The DVR supports: Manual, Motion Detection, Schedule, and Alarm Recording mode
• Schedule Record (Schedule Record Priority Order: Alarm/ Motion Detection/ Continuous)
set-ups are available.
• Supports external alarm signal connection to enable alarm trigger recording.
• For motion detection, multiple detection blocks and appropriate motion trigger level
• Supports key lock function.
• For use anywhere, the device is supported by DC power adaptor.
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4. ALCDVR Description
4.3 Connection Overview
4.3.1 Monitor / Earphone installation
VR OUT : Connect to the external monitor and earphone.
4.3.2 SD memory card installation
Please make sure the SD card is in the correct direction before plug-in.
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4. ALCDVR Description
4.1 About the ALCDVR
The ALCDVR is an economic and covert DVR with all-in-one audio, video and playback function.
It has a SD memory card slot with a built in hidden camera.
It is simple to operate and is suitable for all evidence gathering needs (such as
on-site video evidence, loss prevention, babysitting surveillance).
4.2 ALCDVR Layout
1. Projection Lamp
2. Projection ON/OFF Button
3. Power ON/OFF
4. Radio/N1/N2 Band
5. Alarm 1 Button
6. Alarm 2 Button
7. Sleep Button
8. Snooze Button
9. Time Button
10. Hour Button
11. Minute Button
12. AM/FM Button
13. VR ON/OFF Button:
- Recording ON/OFF
14. REV. Button
- Projection Display mirror button
15. AM/FM scale
16. LCD Display
17. RC IR Sensor
18. Camera
19. DVR Power Led
- When Green (ON)
- When Flashing Orange/Green (REC)
20. Alarm 2 Wake Button
21. Speaker
22. Alarm 1 Wake Button
23. Radio Tuning
24. Volume
25. VR out (A/V Out)
26. Reset Button
27. SD Card Slot
28. AC Cord
29. FM Antenna
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? button/ Manual Power-Off/ Auto Power-Off when
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/II schedule recording, all kinds of recordings (Alarm/
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: Suitable for external alarm recording. When alarm schedule
Record Size, please refer to 6.4 Record Setup for VIDEO SIZE
setup.
Record Quality, please refer to 6.4 Record Setup for VIDEO QUALITY
setup.
Audio Off Record, please refer to 6.4 Record Setup for AUDIO
RECORD setup.
SD Card has not been inserted or there is an error.
SD Card is conducting file testing.
SD Card is functioning normally.
Overwrite record.
6.4 Manual Record & Schedule Record .
manual recording status (start recording). For more information, please refer to
changes. Motion detection triggers schedule recording, but it will only start
recording when the variation exceeds the alarm limitation value. For more
information, please refer to 6.3 Motion Detection and 6.4 Manual Record &
Schedule Record .
continuous recording. For more information, please refer to 6.4 Manual Record
& Schedule Record .
Record Status: Manual Record Parameter.
SD Card Status:
monitoring is operational.
When SD card is not inserted, record and playback function is not operational, but
(1) Manual Record: Suitable to record at anytime. Press Rec button, to enter
1. Start Record: 3 Types of recording mode.
(2) Motion Detection Record: Suitable to record, when there are severe image
(3) Continuous Record: Suitable for few constant frame recording or on long-term
been setup, alarm icon will be shown on the display status bar (alarm triggered
(4) Alarm Record :
recording is setup).
Press /?
System Power Shortage.
2. Stop Record:
Manual Record
Enter /
Schedule Record
Repress button.
Stop playback and the system will auto re-check the record
Motion Detection/ Continuous) will be stopped.
schedule setup again.
Manual Record
Schedule Record
To continue recording, please follow the methods below to restart recording.
5.3 Record Mode
will flash indicating the SD card is proceeding with testing (complete boot time is several seconds)
When an image file error has been detected, the system will initiate auto repair.
NOTE 1: Each time after powering on, the system will auto-detect its peripherals. The REC LED
1. To power-up, connect to a AC power outlet.
5. OPERATION
5.1 Power On
2. After powering on, the system automatically enters live monitoring. When the
” icon shown on the status line, indicates that SD card is operating normally.
system is currently under schedule recording, it automatically will enter record mode.
flash quickly. Please re-format before proceeding.
3. “
4. When SD card is not inserted or there is an error on the SD card, the Rec indicator will
indicator will flash quickly.
5. You can play while the SD card is “read only”, but you cannot record; and Rec
6. Should a power-loss occur, the system automatically returns to the previous recording mode.
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Button Lock: Indicates all buttons are locked (buttons are ineffective).
Video Status: Indicates external camera connection.
Do not withdraw the CF card while booting. It may destroy the data stored within the CF card.
5.2 Live Mode
Live mode is the default setup after system start-up.
• Time Display: System Date and Time.
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/ button to first playback the final recorded data, and then
Press / button once to playback, press it again to pause.
Press or button to Fast Rewind or Fast Forward (Speed:
x2/ x4/ x8/ x16/ x32). Press / button to return to normal speed
playback.
During playback, press / button to pause playback and press
again to return to playback status.
During pause, press or button to step back one frame or
to step forward one frame and press / button to return to
normal speed playback.
5.4 Playback Mode
according to the SD card file recording order.
Selectable Playback format: Continuous Playback and Searching Playback.
(1) Normal Playback: Press
Playback Status:
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user may press or button to move the cursor up or down.
File directory shows dates and the amount of contents under the directory. The
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? button to stop playback function and to return to live status.
Press /?
(2) Search and Playback: Enter MENU and select SEARCH AND PLAY item.
Current location page.
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: Indicates recording is in progress.
Record Storage Mode Status:
Remaining Storage Capacity
Continuous Record
%
Manual/ Alarm/ Motion Detection/ Continuous).
recording frames, video quality, and audio recording. When different recording modes are
triggered, the system starts recording according to the different setup. This kind of design
provides flexibility to ensure efficient recording time and quality. Example: Work hour
from 8:00am to 6:00pm, setup Schedule Record to low video quality with less recording
frames to extend the recording time. And off work hour, setup Motion Detection
Record/ Alarm Record to enable high video quality with the highest recording frames,
when an event occurs.
Do not withdraw the SD card while recording. It may destroy the data stored within the SD card.
4 System recording is determined according to the recording priority order (Record Priority:
5. Different recording modes may have different kinds of setups. Basic setup: video size,
6. Video or audio may be recorded into the SD card (SD card is purchased separately).
will continue recording only after video signal is restored.
Power loss during recording can result in incomplete videos or errors.
I f video is lost during recording, the system wil l stop recording, backup the files, and
Manual Record Schedule Record
Motion Detection Record Alarm Record
Record Status:
Record Mode:
3. Record Display:
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6. MENU SETUP
6.1 Main Menu
MAIN MENU: Item subject.
Menu Layer Indication: The device consists of three menu layers.
: First Menu Layer (Main Menu)
: Second Menu Layer
: Third Menu Layer
Press or button, to select the item.
Press ENTER button, to enter the sub menu ( ).
MENU Content: Basic Menu Operations.
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? button:
• Under second or third menu layer, the system will return to the previous menu
Press /?
).
NOTE 1
layer (second layer to first layer or third layer to second layer).
or button, to increase or decrease the setting value of the item selected
(
• Under main menu (first menu layer), the system will enter live mode. Press
NOTE 1: All words underlined and bold indicates Default Value .
Event Record Status Icon:
).
Manual Motion Detection Continuous Alarm
NOTE 1 & NOTE 2
(
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? button to stop playback and the system will return to SEARCH
button to move the cursor left or right and immediately shows the first
Each color distinguishing different recording events, the user may press or
Select the starting point and press Enter button to playback.
Press /?
image of the highlighted event on the screen display background.
Displays the time highlighted by the event bar.
NOTE 1
NOTE 2
and PLAY selection and enables the user to select the prefered input source.
files are not guaranteed.
The device supports playback only to images recorded by our device, other ASF video
card from other computers that support SD card reader devices.
1. The device uses SD card as its main storage. You may read the data stored in the SD
5.5 PC Playback
2. All files (under DVMPG4 folder) has approximate size of 1MB and file names are
File Playback: User may use Microsoft? Media Player or DivX DivX Player
ordered according to recorded times (sequence).
(http://www.divx.com/) to playback video files.
from the Microsoft? software website.
When first time using Media Player to playback, it requires the most updated decoder
other file systems. Please format the SD card (enter MENU/ SD CARD OPTIONS
and select “Format”).
detect any file system damage, therefore please format the SD card (enter MENU/
1. The device supports only FAT16/ 32 file system; therefore it is unable to determine
SD CARD OPTIONS and select “Format”).
2. The system supports only partial SD card file system repair. The system is unable to
5.6 SD Card Maintenance
(A) Copy the new system firmware into the new directory of the SD card from your
1. Use the SD card to update your system firmware.
2. Please follow the steps below to update the software:
5.7 How to Download the Updated Software
computer.
(B) Insert the SD card; switch off the main power and then restart.
(C) Wait for 5 to 6 seconds, the system update will be complete and return to live mode.
Do not extract the SD card while booting, if power-loss occurs while do wnloading, proceed to steps
B and C.
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NOTE 1
Single detection cell setup (detection/ non-detection)
/
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/II button to edit detection block.
CELL EDIT
Mode
(1) Press
3. Motion Detection Area Setup:
Disable a block
Delete all cells
Enable a block
DEL ALL
ADD BLOCK
DEL BLOCK
Enable all cells
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/II button to switch cursor to edit mode (cursor color is pink). Press
/ / / button, follow step (1) to change the size of the detection block.
ADD ALL
(2) Press /
(3) Detection area is shown by color red, press Enter to enable/ disable the
detection block.
Changing the alert value may affect the recording sensitivity of the Motion Detection.
4. Motion Detection Sensitivity Setup:
Reveals current sensitivity rate (
Reveals user sensitivity rate setup. Press or
button, to change the motion detection threshold level
MD ENERGY
MD THRESHOLD
).
NOTE 2
(
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NOTE 2: The red cells reveals the setup made by the user.
NOTE 1: Motion detection is triggered when MD ENERGY level exceeds MD THRESHOLD level
(red block).
es will be made.
default, no chan
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/II button to switch to setup mode (cursor color is black),
Y / M / D M / D / Y D / M / Y
Year Setup: 2000 - 2099
Month Setup: 01 - 12
Time Setup: 00 : 00 - 23 : 59
Return to factor
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/II button to switch to Select/ Edit mode.
Detection Block: Formed by two or more cells.
Cursor: Press /
Detection Cell: The whole screen is divided into 16x12 cells.
Date Format
Date/ Time Adjustment
6.2 Date/ Time
1. Window Setup:
6.3 Motion Detection
Detection Block.
press / / / button to move the cursor freely.
2. Cursor Movement: Press /
Motion Detection
SEC (increase by every 5
(1) SCHEDULE SETUP
SCHEDULE Record ON / OFF setup (default setup is OFF).
Continuous Record Alarm Triggered Record).
Record
to setup different types of recording schedule. (
Continuous recording time when motion detection
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has been triggered (05 ~ 90
SEC) / 10 SEC).
SEC (increase by every 5 SEC) / 10 SEC).
DURATION Duration time when motion detection has been triggered (05 ~ 90
SCHEDULE MODE Press or to setup schedule time. Pr ess or
(2) Increase setup during Alarm Detection:
ALARM INPUT Alarm trigger method (N.C./N.O.).
(3) Increase DURATION setup during Motion Detection Record:
CONTINUOUS RECORDING
).
NOTE 1
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Enable/ Disable schedule and record mode setup.
Alarm setup.
Motion detection setup.
Continuous setup.
required).
SCHEDULE SETUP
ALARM RECORD
MOTION RECORD
Selectable manual or schedule recording, basic setups are shown below:
1. MANUAL RECORD: Press ( ) button to start recording (
6.4 Record Setup
VIDEO SIZE 320x240 640x480
FRAME RATE (MAX) 30 fps 12 fps
HIGH Using high recording quality (More CF card storage capacity will be required).
MEDIUM Using medium recording quality.
Video Size/ Frame Rate Setup:
Image Quality:
LOW Using low recording quality (Less CF card storage capacity will be
NOTE 1: Menu setup is inapplicable during manual recording.
Audio Record: Enable or disable audio recording.
within the setup time range.
2. SCHEDULE RECORD (Alarm Detection/ Motion Detection/ Continue): Records only
CONTINUE RECORD
6.6 System Status
Press any button to return to the Main Menu.
6.7 Power On Setup
).
NOTE 1
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system will be set up the sa me as its input video system). If camera is no t connected, the vid eo system setup
will be the same as its previous setup.
NOTE 1: Once camera is connected, the device automatically wi ll detect the NTSC/ PAL video system (the output video
LANGUAGE Setup menu language.
COMPOSITE Setup video output format, NTSC/ PAL (
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SD card remaining capacity.
TOTAL SPACE SD card total capacity.
(4) CONTINUE RECORD:
Setup method is similar to manual record setup, for more information please refer to [6.4 1.
MANUAL RECORD].
6.5 SD Card Options
REMAINING SPACE
setup.
variation.
NOTE 1: For continuous recording, old videos can be deleted and overwritten. Please confirm before
NOTE 2: Recording time depends on the SD card capacity, different recording modes, and the degree of video
26h 36 min
SD CARD Video MPEG4
640 x 480
640 x 480
32 Hours
64 Hours
32GB
16GB
640 x 480
640 x 480
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30 FPS 4 GB 25h 20 min10hs 40hs
QVGA (320 x 240)
8 Hours
4GB
SD CARD Video MPEG4
).
NOTE 1
16 Hours
8GB
Q2. Why does the system automatically reboot during normal operation?
12 FPS 4 GB 10h 20min 18h 36 min
Quality Frame Rate SD Card High Medium Low
recording time during continous recording with different record modes.
Q1. What is the recording capacity for a 4GB SD card?
7. TROUBLE SHOOTING
A1. Different recording setup has different recording capacity. The table below shows possible
VGA (640 x 480)
status prior to the error after the reboot (Ex.: returns to Manual Record or Schedule Record).
the monitoring procedure will reboot the device. The system w i l l return to the
A2. It indicates that the SD card has detected an error. To ensure data is recorded properly,
Q3. Why won’t the drag scroll work when playing back on the PC?
A3. To solve this problem, please download “AsfTools” (http://www.geocities.com/myasftools).
6.8 Factory Default
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? button, exit this screen display and returns to the Main Menu.
Press /?
Press Enter button, returns all settings to the factory default value (
NOTE 1: Returning to factory default will erase all previous selected configuration values .
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Except for date /time set up , Please confirm your selection before you proceed.
STANDARD FUNCTION
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1, 2, … , Maximum fps selectable
Maximum:
30 fps@320x240 / 12 fps@640x480
System NTSC / PAL Video System and Video Loss Auto Detection
Codec MPEG4-SP ASF File Format
Record Frame Rate
Record Quality Low / Medium / High
Recording Date/Time Overlay with Video Images in ASF File
9. SPECIFICATIONS
Video
Min. Illumination 0.001 LUX Slowshutter up to 32x
Output 1 CH Composite Video Line Out
Input from built-in Camera
Resolution SONY CCD 540 TVL High Resolution
Microphone
Mic High Sensitivity Microfone
Sampling Rate 44.1 KHz
Lens 2.5mm Pinhole Lens
Cam
Output 1 CH Audio Line Out
Codec G.726/ 32 kbps
Input From Built-in microphone
Audio
Audio Device
Storage Media SD Card (FAT16/ up to 32GB) MAX FILES: 16384 FILES
Serial Port USB 1.1 (Read-Only)
Recording Mode Manual / Schedule ( Alarm / Motion Detection / Continue)
Motion Detection Setting M ultiple Blocks and adjustable sensitivity
Event Search Function Property and first image of selected file is displayed
Playback Function Play/Fast Forward/Fast Rewind/Pause/Step Forward/Step Backw ard
30%~80% RH, 5°C ~ 45°C (41°F ~ 113°F)
30%~90% RH, 0°C ~ 50°C (32°F ~ 122°F)
Playback Speed x1/ x2/ x4/ x8/ x16/ x32
Power Supply AC110V
Dimensions 140mm (L) x 75mm (W) x 27mm(H)
Operating Environment
Storage Environment
(Note: Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice.)
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