Honeywell HRHD4+, HRHD9+, HRHD16+ User Manual

HRHD4+, HRHD9+, HRHD16+

4-, 9-, and 16-Channel Models

Digital Video Recorder

User Guide

Document 900.0258 – 09/04 – Rev 1.00

Revisions

Issue Date Revisions

1.00 09/04 New document.

FCC Compliance Statement

INFORMATION TO THE USER: This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.

CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Explanation of Graphical Symbols

This symbol alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

This symbol alerts the user to the presence of important operating
and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFE R SERVICING TO QU ALIFIE D

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Contents

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Explanation of Graphical Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About This Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Overview of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Required Installation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting the Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the Loop Through Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

AI 1 to 16 (Alarm In) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

GND (Ground) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

AO 1 TO 4 (Alarm Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ARI (Alarm Reset In) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to the RS485. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to the Network Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting to the USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting to the RS232 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Factory Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Turning on the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Initial Unit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Quick Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Normal Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Date/Time Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

System Check Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Storage Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System Log Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configuring Input Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Camera Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Alarm In Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Motion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Alarm Out Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Audio Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

RS232/RS485 Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Record Mode Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Time-Lapse Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Pre-event Record Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Event Action Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . 54

Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Display Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Main Monitoring Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Spot Monitoring Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Network Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

LAN Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Modem Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Callback Center Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Password Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Config Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Clip Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Load Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Clear All Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Turning on the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Live Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Active Cameo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

PIP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

PTZ Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Recording Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Playing Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

RW (Rewind) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

FF (Fast Forward) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

STOP Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Camera Buttons (1 to 16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

DISPLAY Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Shuttle Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Jog Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Searching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Change Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Date/Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Calendar Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Event Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Preparing The USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive In Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Preparing The USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive In Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Appendix B Review Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendix C Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Appendix D Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

I/O Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

RS485 Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix E Map of Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Appendix F Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 2-1 DVR Rear Panel (16-Channel Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 2-2 NTSC/PAL Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 2-3 Video Input Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 2-4 Video Loop Through Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 2-5 Video Out Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 2-6 Audio In and Out Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure 2-7 Alarm Input Connector Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure 2-8 Alarm Output Connector Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 2-9 Alarm Reset Input Connector Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 2-10 RS485 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 2-11 Network Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 2-12 USB Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 2-13 SCSI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 2-14 RS232 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 2-15 Factory Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 2-16 Power Cord Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure 3-1 DVR Front Panel (16-Channel DVR Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 3-2 Admin Password Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 3-4 Normal Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 3-5 System Information Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3-6 System Information Change Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3-7 Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3-8 System Upgrade Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 3-9 Date/Time Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 3-10 Holiday Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 3-11 Time Sync Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Figure 3-12 System Check Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3-13 Storage Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 3-14 S.M.A.R.T. Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3-15 System Log Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 3-16 Device Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3-17 Camera Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3-18 PTZ Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 3-19 Alarm In Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 3-20 Motion Detector Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 3-21 Motion Detection Zone Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-22 Motion Detection Zone Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-23 Alarm Out Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 3-24 Alarm Out Schedule Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 3-25 Audio Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 3-26 RS232/RS485 Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3-27 Record Mode Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 3-28 Time-Lapse Record Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 3-29 Time-Lapse Recording Schedule Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 3-30 Pre-event Record Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 3-31 Alarm In Event Action Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 3-32 Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-33 Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 3-34 Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 3-35 Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 3-36 Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 3-37 Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-38 Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 3-39 Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 3-40 OSD Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 3-41 Main Monitoring Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 3-42 Spot Monitoring Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 3-43 Network Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 3-44 LAN Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 3-45 Modem Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 3-46 Callback Center (LAN) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 3-47 Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 3-48 Password Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Figure 3-49 Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 3-50 Archive Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 3-51 Archive Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 3-52 Manual Archive Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 3-53 Clip Copy Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 3-54 USB Device Selection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 3-55 Disk Partition Selection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 4-1 DVR Front Panel (16-Channel Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 4-2 PTZ Preset Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 4-3 Preset View Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 4-4 Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Figure 4-5 Change Data Source Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 4-6 Date/Time Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 4-7 Calendar Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 4-8 Event Log Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 4-9 Event Search (by Camera) Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 4-10 Event Search (by Event) Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure B-1 Player Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure E-1 Screen Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Table 3-1 Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 3-2 Storage Screen Status Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Table 3-3 Motion Detection Zone Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Table B-1 Player Screen Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Table F-1 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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About This Document

This document introduces the HRHD+ Series Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and

describes how to install, configure, and operate the DVR.

This guide covers the 4-, 9-, and 16-channel HRHD+ Series DVRs. The DVRs are

identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected and the

number of cameras that can be displayed. For simplicity, the illustrations and

descriptions in this guide refer to the 16-camera model.

Overview of Contents

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the HRHD+ Series DVR, lists the features, and
gives a functional overview of the components.

• Chapter 2, Installation, describes how to install the DVR and connect the system
components.

• Chapter 3, Configuration, provides an overview of the front panel controls and
LCD displays and provides instructions for configuring the DVR.

• Chapter 4, Operation, covers live monitoring, recording video and audio, playing
recorded video, and searching for video.

• Appendix A, USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation, shows how to prepare the USB hard
disk drive for computers using Microsoft® Windows® 2000/98 operating
systems.

• Appendix B, Review Video Clips, describes how to view backup clips and images
using the Player program.

• Appendix C, Solutions, provides answers for common technical issues.

• Appendix D, Connector Pinouts, describes I/O and RS485 connector pinouts.

• Appendix E, Map of Screens, provides a graphical illustration of the menu screens.

• Appendix F, Specifications, lists the DVR specifications.

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Important Safeguards

1. Read Instructions
All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is

operated.

2. Retain Instructions
The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Cleaning
Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid

aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning.

4. Attachments
Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the approval of the

manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or
other personal injury.

5. Water and/or Moisture
Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water.

6. Accessories
Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The equipment

may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the
equipment. Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer's instructions,
and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer.

This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops,
excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart
combination to overturn.

7. Power Sources
This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please
consult your equipment dealer or local power company.

8. Power Cords
Operator or installer must remove power, BNC, alarm, and other connections

before moving the equipment.

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9. Lightning
For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm, or when it is

left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall
outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to
the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges.

10. Overloading
Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords to avoid the risk of fire or

electric shock.

11. Objects and Liquids
Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment as they may

touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or
electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment.

12. Servicing
Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified

service personnel.

13. Damage Requiring Service
Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified

service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged

• If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment

• If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water

• If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating

instructions, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in
damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to
restore the equipment to its normal operation.

• If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged

• When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance—this

indicates a need for service.

14. Replacement Parts
When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used

replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same
characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electric shock, or other hazards.

15. Safety Check
Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper
operating condition.

16. Field Installation
This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should

conform to all local codes.

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17. Correct Batteries

WARNING! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an

incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according
to the instructions.

18. Operating Temperature
An operating temperature range is specified (see Appendix F, Specifications) so

that the customer and installer may determine a suitable operating environment
for the equipment.

19. Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient

temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient.
Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an
environment compatible with the specified operating temperature range.

20. Reduced Air Flow
Installation of the equipment in the rack should be such that the amount of

airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

21. Mechanical Loading
Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition

is not caused by uneven mechanical loading.

22. Circuit Overloading
Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit

and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on over-current protection
and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings
should be used when addressing this concern.

23. Reliable Earthing (Grounding)
Reliable grounding of rack mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular

attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to
the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).

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Introduction

Features

Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 4-, 9-, or
16-camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback
modes, and offers the following features:

1

• 4-, 9- or 16-Composite Input Connectors (model dependent)

• Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) video
sources

• Multiple search engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event)

• Records up to 60 NTSC images per second (50 PAL images per second)

• Loop-through video connectors

• Continuous recording in Disk Overwrite mode

• Video archiving via Ultra SCSI Interface

• Continues recording while archiving, transmitting to a remote site, and during
playback

• User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) menu system

• Two record modes (Time and Event)

• Audio recording and playback

• Alarm connections include: Input, Output, and Reset Input

• Built-in alarm buzzer

• Live or recorded video access via Ethernet or modem

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Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation

Monitor
(NTSC or PAL)

Audio input

Audio output

4, 9, or 16 cameras

Internal CD-RW

USB backup
device

Video out

Digital Video Recorder

Spot out

Sensor 4, 9, or 16 Alarm I/P

Alarm
output
x4

External SCSI
Hard Disk Drive

Siren

Flashing
light

Technical Overview

Your DVR can replace both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security
installation. However, it has many features that make it much more powerful and
easier to use than even the most advanced VCR.

The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on
a hard disk drive. Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost
instantaneously; there is no need to rewind tape. The technology also allows you to
view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video.

Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape.
There is no need to adjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse,
slow forward, and slow reverse without risk or image streaking or tearing. Digital
video can be indexed by time or events and you can instantly view video after selecting
the time or event.

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Your DVR can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to
record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined
holidays.

The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full or it can be set up
to record over the oldest video after the disk is full.

Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter
video.

You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via modem or
Ethernet. You can use the SCSI port to record or archive video to external hard disk
drives or one of the two USB ports to upgrade the system or copy video clips to an
external CD-RW drive, external hard disk drive, or Flash drives.

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Installation

This chapter covers how to:

• Set the DVR for NTSC or PAL

• Connect the DVR to peripheral equipment

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Package Contents

The package contains, in addition to this document:

• Digital Video Recorder

• Adapter (including power cord)

•User Guide on CD-ROM

•RAS User Guide

• Multilingual RAS Software on CD-ROM

• Rack-mount Kit

• Assembly screws for adding hard disk drives

Required Installation Tools

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.

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Figure 2-1 DVR Rear Panel (16-Channel Shown)

Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL

Figure 2-2 NTSC/PAL Switch

NP

You can use your DVR with either NTSC or PAL equipment. Before turning on the
DVR, set the switch to NTSC or PAL to match your equipment.

Note You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment. For example, you

cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor.

Caution If you set the switch from NTSC (PAL) to PAL (NTSC), please

do the Factory Reset and Clear All Data. If not, it causes the
DVR to perform wrong operations.

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Connecting the Video Source

Figure 2-3 Video Input Connectors

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

Connecting the Loop Through Video

Figure 2-4 Video Loop Through Connectors

If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the
Loop BNC connectors.

Note The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do not

connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to
another terminated device because it will cause poor quality
video.

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Connecting the Monitor

Figure 2-5 Video Out Connectors

1. Connect the monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector.

2. Connect the spot monitor to the Spot connector, if required.

Note If your monitor has an SVHS input, use it to give you better

quality video display.

Note The Video Out (BNC) and the SVHS Out connectors may be

Connecting Audio

Note It is the user's responsibility to determine if local laws and

connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation.

regulations permit recording audio.

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Figure 2-6 Audio In and Out Connectors

AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT

Your DVR can record audio.

1. Connect the audio source to Audio In.

2. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier.

Note The DVR does not have amplified audio output, so you need a

speaker with an amplifier. The audio input can be from an
amplified source or directly from a microphone.

Connecting Alarms

Figure 2-7 Alarm Input Connector Strips

To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip:

1. Press and hold the button.

2. Insert the wire in the hole below the button.

3. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected.

4. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the
wire.

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AI 1 to 16 (Alarm In)

You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events. Mechanical or
electrical switches can be wired to the AI (Alarm In) and GND (Ground) connectors.
The threshold voltage is 4.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected.
See Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring alarm input.

GND (Ground)

Note All the connectors marked GND are common.

Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and/or Alarm output to the GND
connector.

AO 1 TO 4 (Alarm Out)

Figure 2-8 Alarm Output Connector Strips

The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Connect the device
to the AO (Alarm Out) and GND (Ground) connectors. AO is an active low open
collector output which sinks 5mA@12V and 30 mA@5V. See Chapter 3, Configuration
for configuring alarm output.

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ARI (Alarm Reset In)

Figure 2-9 Alarm Reset Input Connector Strips

An external signal to the Alarm Reset In (ARI) can be used to reset both the Alarm
Out signal and the DVR internal buzzer. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired
to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage is
below 0.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. Connect the
wires to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors.

Connecting to the RS485

Figure 2-10 RS485 Connector

You can control the DVR remotely by an external device or control system, such as
a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS485
connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras. Connect
RX-/TX- and RX+/TX+ of the control system to the TX-/RX- and TX+/RX+
(respectively) of the DVR. See Chapter 3, Configuration and the PTZ camera or remote
controller manufacturer's manual for configuring the RS485 connection.

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Connecting to the Network Port

Figure 2-11 Network Connector

NETWORK

The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a
CAT5 cable with an RJ45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with
a computer for remote monitoring, searching, configuration, and software upgrades.
See Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections.

Connecting to the USB Port

Figure 2-12 USB Connector

Use the two USB ports to connect external hard disk drives, CD-RW or Flash drives
for clip copy or system upgrade.

1. Position the external hard disk drive close enough to the DVR so that you can
make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet (1.83 m).

2. Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR.

USB

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Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port

Figure 2-13 SCSI Connector

A SCSI port is provided to connect external storage devices for recording or archiving
video. Connect the external SCSI hard disk drive (RAID) cable to the high-density
68-pin female UltraWide SCSI port. The length of SCSI cable should not exceed 1.5
meters. You can connect up to four UltraWide SCSI devices with SCSI IDs set to 0,
1, 2, and 3 respectively.

Note The SCSI bus must be terminated properly, otherwise the DVR

will not operate properly.

Caution Do NOT connect the SCSI device while the SCSI DVR power is

on. The DVR must be powered down to connect the SCSI device
and powered up again after the SCSI device has been connected.
Power up the SCSI device so it is ready for operation in advance
of powering up the DVR.

Caution If the SCSI device is shut down while the device is operating, the

DVR system may not work normally.

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Connecting to the RS232 Port

Figure 2-14 RS232 Connector

RS-232C

An RS232 port is provided to connect an external modem for remote monitoring,
configuration and software upgrades, and to connect a remote control keyboard. Use
a modem cable with a DB-9S (female) connector to connect to the DVR. See

Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring the modem.

Note The DVR is not supplied with a modem cable, and many

modems are not supplied with cables. Make certain you have
the correct cable when purchasing the modem.

Factory Reset

Figure 2-15 Factory Reset Switch

USB

The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the right of the USB port. This switch will only
be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original
factory settings.

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Caution When using the Factory Reset, you will lose any settings you

have made.

To reset the unit, you need a straightened paper clip:

1. Turn the DVR off.

2. Turn it on again.

3. While the DVR is initializing, poke a straightened paper clip in the unlabeled hole
to the right of the USB port.

4. Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the front panel are lit.

Note When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the

LEDs on the front panel flash three times.

5. Release the reset switch. All of the DVR settings are now at the original settings
it had when it left the factory.

Connecting the Power Cord

Figure 2-16 Power Cord Connector

DC 24V

1. Connect the DC power cord of the adapter to the DVR.

2. Connect the AC power cord to the adapter and then to the wall outlet.

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Note The power cord connector locks into position to prevent

accidental power loss. Be sure to slide the release away from
the socket before removing the plug.

WARNING! Route power cords so they are not a tripping

hazard. Make certain the power cord will not be
pinched or abraded by furniture. Do not install
power cords under rugs or carpet.

The power cord has a grounding pin. If your power
outlet does not have a grounding pin receptacle, do
not modify the plug.

Do not overload the circuit by plugging too many
devices in to one circuit.

Your DVR is now ready to operate. See Chapter 3, Configuration and Chapter 4,

Operation.

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Configuration

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Front panel controls and LEDs

• Initial unit setup

• Configuring input devices

• Configuring recording settings

• Configuring event action

• Configuring on-screen display

• Configuring network setup

• Configuring password setup

3

Note Ensure that your DVR is completely installed before

proceeding. See Chapter 2, Installation.

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Front Panel Controls

Figure 3-1 DVR Front Panel (16-Channel DVR Shown)

Internal CD-RW

The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer.
Many of the buttons have multiple functions. Table 3-1 describes each button and
control. Take a few minutes to review the descriptions. You will use these to initially
set up your DVR and for daily operations.

Cameras

Table 3-1 Front Panel Controls

Front panel
control

Camera buttons
(1-16)

DISPLAY Toggle between different display formats. The available formats are:

Press the button to …

Cause the selected camera to display full screen. These buttons are also used to
enter passwords.

Note The 4-channel DVR has 4 camera buttons; the 9-channel DVR has 9

camera buttons.

4x4, 3x3, 2x2 and PIP (Picture-in-picture).

Note The display button does not toggle to the full screen display. Press a

camera button to display video from that camera at full screen.

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Table 3-1 Front Panel Controls

Front panel
control

Press the button to …(cont’d)

SEQUENCE
buttons

FREEZE Freeze the current live screen.

SPOT SPOT + the individual camera buttons display the selected camera on the spot

When in Live mode, display another full live channel sequentially.

When in one of the multi-view formats, cause the DVR to sequence cameras in
two sequence modes:

Page mode: In Page mode, the DVR sequences through user-defined screen
layouts (pages).

Cameo mode: In Cameo mode, the bottom, right screen displays live cameras
sequentially. Press DISPLAY and SEQUENCE to access Cameo mode. Turn
Cameo sequencing on and off in the Main Monitor setup screen (see Main

Monitoring Setup Screen, page 59).

While in Sequence mode pressing SEQUENCE again will exit the Sequence
mode.

monitor. For the sequence display on the spot monitor, press SPOT +

SEQUENCE.

MENU Enter the Normal Setup screen. You must enter the administrator password to

access the Normal Setup. Pressing MENU also closes the current menu or setup
dialog box.

ALARM The ALARM button has two functions. First, it resets the DVR outputs including

the internal buzzer during an alarm. Second, it displays the event log when you
are in the Live Monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm. This operation
can be user password protected.

COUNTER Switch between displaying the remaining storage capacity on the screen.

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Table 3-1 Front Panel Controls

Front panel
control

PTZ Open a Pan/Tilt/Zoom screen which allows you to control properly configured

Press the button to …(cont’d)

cameras.

Up, Down, Left,
Right Arrows

ENTER • Select a highlighted item or complete an entry that you have made during

PA NI C Start panic recording of all camera channels with Very High recording quality and

SEARCH • Display the Search menu. Pressing the button again exits the Search menu.

PLAY/PAUSE • Play back images at regular speed. Pressing the button while in Playback

Use to:

• Navigate through menus and GUI

• Control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode

• Move the position of the active cameo screen

• Move through screen pages

system setup.

• Enter or exit the active cameo mode during live monitoring and playback.

speed, and displays on the screen. Pressing the button again stops panic
recording. This operation can be user password protected.

This operation can be user password protected.

• Zoom in when in PTZ mode

mode pauses the video. The screen displays X when the DVR is playing
back video. The screen displays when in Pause mode.

• Zoom out in PTZ mode
Entering Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password

protected.

RW (Rewind) • Play video backwards at high speed. Pressing RW again toggles the playback

speed from: WW, WWW, and WWWW. The screen displays XX, XXX,
and XXXX respectively.

• Control far focus in PTZ mode

• Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be
user password protected.

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Table 3-1 Front Panel Controls

Front panel

Press the button to …(cont’d)

control

FF (Fast
Forward)

• Play video forward at high speed. Pressing FF again toggles the playback
speed from: XX, XXX, and XXXX. The screen displays XX, XXX,
and XXXX respectively.

• Control near focus in PTZ mode

Entering Fast Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password
protected.

STOP • Pressing STOP during Playback mode returns the DVR to Live Monitoring

mode.

• Save Preset in PTZ mode

REC (Record) • Set the DVR so that it is ready to record video. A red dot appears on the

screen when the DVR is recording video. Press REC again to stop
recording video. This operation can be user password protected.

• Load a Preset View in PTZ mode

Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in Playback mode. The Shuttle Ring is spring

loaded. When released, the video pauses and the ring returns to the center
position. Turn the ring clockwise to play video forward. Turn the ring
counterclockwise to play video backward.

Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned. The playback speeds are
Wx0.5, WW, WWW, WWWW, Xx0.5, XX, XXX, and XXXX.

Shuttle Ring

Jog Dial The Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused. Turn the Jog

Dial clockwise to play video forward image-by-image. Turn the Jog Dial
counterclockwise to play video backward image-by-image.

Jog Dial

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Turning on the Power

Connect the power cord to the DVR to turn on the unit. The DVR takes
approximately 60 seconds to initialize.

Initial Unit Setup

Before using your DVR for the first time, you should establish the initial settings. This
includes items such as time and date, display language, camera, audio, remote control,
record mode, network and password. Your DVR can be set up using various screens
and dialog boxes.

1. Press MENU to enter the setup screens. The Admin Password screen displays.

Figure 3-2 Admin Password Screen

2. Enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number
buttons and then Enter ( ). The factory default password is 4321. There are
two Setup screens: Quick Setup and Normal Setup. The factory default is the
Quick Setup screen.

Note The setup screens can also be accessed by entering the User

password if the User password is turned on. However, only
access to the Clip Copy and Password setup screens is
permitted.

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Quick Setup Screen

Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Screen

Use the Quick Setup screen to set up the most commonly used features of your DVR.
Use the Arrow buttons to move through the options. Pressing  lets you make your
selections.

Note If you enter the Quick Setup screen by entering the User

password, only Password setup is permitted.

1. Highlight the box beside Quick Setup and press  to toggle between On and
Off. If you select Off, you will use the Normal Setup screen to change the DVR
settings.

2. Highlight the Recording Speed box and select recording speeds from as few as
one image every 10 seconds to as fast as 60 ips.

Note The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 ips per camera,

however, the recording speed may not be achieved when
averaged over all cameras.

3. Highlight the Recording Quality box and select one of the options:

Very High, High, Standard, Low

4. Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and select either On or Off.

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Note It is the user's responsibility to determine if local laws and

regulations permit recording audio.

5. Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and select from 3 to 60
seconds for the camera sequence dwell time.

• Selecting System Information… enters a screen that allows you to set the site
name, set the language, and view various system operational parameters.

• Selecting Storage Check… enters a screen where you can check the storage
status.

Note The Storage Check and Date/Time options may be greyed out

(cannot be selected) if Quick Setup has just been enabled. To
access these options, press MENU to exit the menu, then
press it again to re-open the Quick Setup screen, with all
options available.

• Selecting Camera… enters a screen where you can set up camera information.

• Selecting Network Setup… enters a screen where you can set up network
information.

• Selecting Password… enters a screen where you will be able to change
passwords.

• Selecting Date/Time… enters a screen where you will be able to set the DVR
time and date.

• Selecting System Shutdown… shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the
DVR, you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, you will be
asked for an administrator password.

Note The Quick Setup mode releases automatically when the user

changes the DVR settings remotely using the RAS (Remote
Administration System) program.

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Normal Setup Screen

Figure 3-4 Normal Setup Screen

Press MENU to enter the Normal Setup screen. If the Quick Setup screen displays,
turn it off as described above. The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the
DVR setup screens. Use the Arrow buttons to select Menu options and move through
the screen pages.

System Information

Use the System Information screen to:

•Name the site location

• Assign a unit ID number

• Select the language the screens are displayed in

• Upgrade the software

Highlight System Information (Main Menu ➤ System ➤ System
Information) and then press  . The System Information screen displays.

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Figure 3-5 System Information Screen

1. Highlight Change and press  . The System Information Change screen displays.

Figure 3-6 System Information Change Screen

2. Highlight the box beside Site Description and press  . A virtual keyboard
displays.

Figure 3-7 Virtual Keyboard

3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the first character you want in the Site
Title field and then press  . That character appears in the title bar and the

cursor moves to the next position. You can use up to 20 characters including
spaces in your title.

Press to toggle between the upper and lower case keyboards.

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Press to backspace.
Press to delete entered characters.
After you have entered your title, highlight Close and then press  .

4. Highlight the box beside Unit ID and then press  .
Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down Arrow buttons

to increase and decrease the number. The Unit ID number is used to identify the
unit when it is networked with other DVRs.

Note You cannot use the same number for two or more DVRs that

are within the same network.

5. Highlight the box beside Language and press  . A drop-down list displays the
available languages. Highlight the desired language and then press  .

6. After you have created a title, assigned a unit ID number, and selected a
language, you can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing  . Select

Cancel to exit the screen without saving the changes.

Software Upgrade

In the System Information Change screen, the box beside Version displays the
software version of the DVR.

Note You can upgrade the software only in the System Information

Change screen.

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To upgrade the software:

1. Connect the USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR.

2. Highlight Upgrade … and then press  . The System Upgrade screen displays,
showing the upgrade package file name.

Figure 3-8 System Upgrade Screen

Caution System upgrade via USB port might not be completed properly if

a USB device has been connected to the other USB port. Please
remove any other USB device before system upgrade is
attempted.

Note If the file system on the USB-IDE hard disk drive or USB Flash

drive is not FAT16 or FAT32 format, format the drive using
FAT16 or FAT32 format.

Date/Time Setup

Highlight Date/Time in the System menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ Date/Time) and
then press  . The Date/Time setup screen displays.

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Figure 3-9 Date/Time Screen

Caution If you set a date and time that is older than some of your

recorded images, any images with dates and times later than the
new setting will be deleted.

1. Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and then press  . The individual
sections of the date highlight.

Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to change the number. Use the Left and
Right Arrow buttons to move between month, day and year.

After you have the correct date, press  .

2. Highlight the second box beside Date/Time and press  . The individual
sections of the time will highlight. Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to
change the number. Use the Left and Right Arrow buttons to move between
hour, minutes and seconds. After you have the correct time, press  .

Note The clock will not start running until you have restarted the

unit, so you may wish to set the time last.

3. Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press  . Select the time zone you are
in from the list and press  .

4. Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press  . Pressing 

toggles between On and Off.

5. Highlight the Holiday Setup… box and press  . You can set up holidays by
highlighting Add … and pressing  . The current date displays.

6. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down Arrow
buttons. Press  to add the date. Dates can be deleted by highlighting the X
beside the date and pressing  .

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Note Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be

updated after the current year's holiday has passed.

Figure 3-10 Holiday Setup Screen

To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

On the Date/Time screen, highlight the box beside Time Sync … and then press 
to display the Time Sync screen. Use the Time Sync screen to set up time
synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most
time zones and countries, or between two DVRs.

Figure 3-11 Time Sync Screen

Highlight the box beside Automatic Time Sync to toggle between On and Off.

Highlight the box beside SNTP Server and then press  . Change the numbers by
highlighting them and using the Up and Down Arrow buttons to increase or decrease
the number.

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Highlight the box beside Interval and then press  . Set the time interval for
synchronization from 1 to 300 minutes.

The box beside System Clock displays the DVR's time setting.

The box beside Server Clock displays the time setting of the time server. To update
the server clock, highlight Update then press  .

Note The Server Clock displays “ – ” when the DVR cannot load the

time information from the time server.

The box beside Next Synchronization displays the time when the next
synchronization is scheduled. To synchronize the time instantly, highlight Now … and
then press  .

Caution When selecting Now …, any video with a later time and date

will be lost if the time and date of a time server is earlier than the
last recorded image of the DVR.

Note When the time difference between the DVR and the time

server is more than one minute, the DVR might not
synchronize the time to prevent any unexpected loss of
recorded video data. If you want to synchronize the time
manually, select Now ….

Highlight Run as Server and then press  to toggle between On and Off. When it is
On, the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server.

To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

Highlight the box beside Date Format and press  . A list of date formats displays.
Highlight the format you wish to use and then press  . The choices are:

MM-DD-YYYY
DD-MM-YYYY
YYYY-MM-DD

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MM/DD/YYYY
DD/MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM/DD

To change the time format, highlight the box beside Time Format and then press  .
The DVR toggles between 12 Hours (AM/PM) and 24 Hours (military time).

To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

System Check Screen

Use the System Check screen to check the status (fault condition) of the DVR.
Highlight System Check in the System menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ System

Check) and then press  . The System Check setup screen displays.

Figure 3-12 System Check Screen

1. Highlight the box under the On/Off heading and then press  . This toggles
between On and Off.

When it is On, the DVR reports a fault condition if it does not detect any
recording or if there is an alarm during the designated time.

2. Highlight the box under the Interval heading and then press  . A slide bar
displays allowing you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days by using
the Left and Right Arrow buttons.

3. The Status field displays the fault conditions.
Good means that there was recording or an alarm occurred during the

designated time.
Bad indicates that there was no recording or no alarm occurred during the

designated time.

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Storage Screen

Highlight Storage in the System menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ Storage) and then
press  . The Storage setup screen displays.

The DVR displays the storage status when the installed IDE hard disk drives support
the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) monitoring
program.

Figure 3-13 Storage Screen

Note When the DVR has more than four storage devices, you can

scroll through the list by selecting the Up and Down arrows
under the list.

The Type field displays the type and capacity of storage devices.

The Status field displays the device status or fault conditions. The choices are
described as follows:

Table 3-2 Storage Screen Status Options

Status Description

Good The storage condition is normal.

Bad Data cannot be written on or read from the

storage device.

S.M.A.R.T. Inop. Storage conditions are normal; however, the

S.M.A.R.T. monitoring is not working or is not
supported.

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Table 3-2 Storage Screen Status Options

Status Description

S.M.A.R.T. Alert S.M.A.R.T. monitoring has detected a fault

condition.

High Temperature S.M.A.R.T. monitoring has detected that the

storage device temperature exceeded the preset
temperature threshold.

Not installed The storage device is not installed.

Note After the S.M.A.R.T. Alert message displays, we recommend

you replace the hard disk drive, usually within 24 hours.

The Cº field displays the temperature of the storage device.

The Usage field displays the device usage.

Note When the device is an IDE hard disk drive, you can change its

usage to either Rec. On or Rec. Off.

When the device is a SCSI hard disk drive, you can change its
usage to either Extension or Archive.

Caution A “–” displays when connecting a hard disk drive that was

previously used for something else. In this situation, device usage
can be changed as desired usages; for example, Extension to
Archive or Archive to Extension. However, changing the

device usage causes the stored data on the device to be
lost.

The DVR can be set to react to storage problems by activating an internal buzzer or
external alarms, and/or notifying a remote site. Highlight the box beside Storage
Problem Action: Alarm Out/Notify and then press  to select from Beep, the
alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the storage problem event,
and/or Notify.

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Highlight S.M.A.R.T. Setup and then press  . The S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-14 S.M.A.R.T. Setup Screen

Your DVR shows the condition of the hard disk drives if the installed IDE hard disk
drives support the S.M.A.R.T. program. Highlight the box beside Use and then press
 to toggle between On and Off.

The Last-check field displays the date and time information of the last storage check.

1. Highlight the box beside Period and select from Daily, Weekly, or Monthly
for the check interval.

Note When selecting Weekly or Monthly, the Day of Week or Day

2. Highlight the box beside Check Time and adjust the numbers using the Arrow
buttons.

3. Highlight the box beside Temperature Threshold and adjust the numbers
using the Arrow buttons. Set the temperature number to the hard disk drive
manufacturer specifications. If this temperature is ever exceeded, the S.M.A.R.T.
Alert message displays.

4. Highlight the box beside Sensor Unit and select from Celsius or Fahrenheit.

5. To save you changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

System Log Screen

Highlight System Log in the System menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ Storage Log)
and then press  . The System Log screen displays.

of Month field displays under the Period field. Select the check
day or date.

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Figure 3-15 System Log Screen

The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR. The list
shows the dates and times the system was turned On and Off, system was restarted,
recording was started or stopped, playback was started or stopped, setup changes
were made, and data banks were cleared.

The events are listed from the most recent to the oldest. To scroll through the list a
page at a time, select the Up and Down Arrow buttons and then press  . To go
directly to an event number, highlight the event number box (left of the Up Arrow),
press  , use the Arrow buttons to change the number, and then press  .

System Shutdown

Highlight System Shutdown in the System menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ System
Shutdown) and then press  . This shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the

DVR, you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, and you will be asked
for an administrator password.

Note To stop the system shutdown, reboot the DVR.

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Configuring Input Devices

Use the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device) to configure the video, audio, and remote
control devices connected to the DVR.

Figure 3-16 Device Menu

Camera Setup Screen

Use the Camera Setup screen to display camera inputs, hide the video, assign titles,
and control PTZ cameras. Highlight Camera in the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device

➤ Camera) and then press  . The Camera Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-17 Camera Setup Screen

The Camera setup screen displays the camera inputs in groups of four: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12,
and 13-16.

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1. You can turn the camera number On or Off, and also hide the video of the
camera number by highlighting the Camera and then pressing  . To change the
settings for all the cameras on the page (for example, cameras 1 to 4 as shown in

Figure 3-17), highlight the camera Setup heading and then press  . Select from

the following options in the drop-down list:

On, Off, Covert 1, Covert 2

Note When you select Covert 1, the DVR displays the camera title

and status icons on the covert video. When you select Covert
2, the DVR displays only the camera title on the covert video.

2. To assign titles to each camera, highlight the Title heading and then press  . A
virtual keyboard (see Figure 3-7) allows you to enter camera names. See

Figure 3-7.

3. Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display.
Select your camera from the list and then press  . You must connect the
camera to the RS485 terminal on the back of the DVR following the camera
manufacturer's instructions.

Figure 3-18 PTZ Device List

4. To assign IDs to each camera, highlight the ID heading and then press  . To
change the number, highlight it and use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to
increase and decrease the numbers.The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to

256.

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Alarm In Setup Screen

The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm.
The inputs are displayed in groups of four. Use the Alarm In Setup screen to configure
each alarm input. Highlight Alarm In in the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device ➤

Alarm-In) and then press  . The Alarm In setup screen displays.

Figure 3-19 Alarm In Screen

The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm.
The inputs are displayed in groups of four. You can turn each input On or Off. Each
input can be given a title, and the inputs can be set as NO (normally open) or NC
(normally closed) independently.

To change the settings for all the cameras on the page (for example, cameras 1 to 4 in

Figure 3-19), select either the Setup heading or the NC/NO heading first, then

change the option.

Motion Detector

Your DVR has a built-in video motion detector. Use the Motion Detector screen to
turn video motion detection On or Off for each camera and to define the area of the
image where you want to detect motion.

Highlight Motion Detector in the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device ➤ Motion
Detector) and then press  . The Motion Detector screen displays.

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Figure 3-20 Motion Detector Screen

Your DVR has built-in video motion detector. Video motion detection can be turned
On or Off for each camera.

To adjust the DVR sensitivity to motion, highlight the box under the Sensitivity
heading. There are five settings from 1 to 5—1 is the least sensitive and 5 is the most
sensitive.

You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to
trigger a motion alarm. Highlight a box under the Min Size heading and adjust the
number. The smaller the number, fewer detection blocks must be activated and
therefore the sensitivity is increased.

Turning the View setting On allows you to observe how the DVR is reacting to
motion. When in the motion viewing mode, the detection zone of video displays in
green. Any detected motion within the zone displays in red.

You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; for example,
a doorway. Highlight the icon under the Zone heading, and then press  . The Motion
Detection Zone screen displays.

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Figure 3-21 Motion Detection Zone Screen

The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera. You
can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks.

Note You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of 4,

9 or 16 individual block groups (4-, 9- and 16-channel DVR
respectively). Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to position
a block group within the image area. Similarly, select individual
blocks within the block groups or clear individual blocks using
the camera buttons.

Press  to display the Motion Detection Zone menu. Figure 3-22 displays the functions
of the Motion Detection Zone menu.

Figure 3-22 Motion Detection Zone Menu

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The menu choices are described as follows:

Table 3-3 Motion Detection Zone Choices

Menu choice Description

Close this menu Closes the menu so that you can see the entire

screen.

Select Current Blocks Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion.

Clear Current Blocks Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will

not detect motion.

Select All Blocks Activates all blocks to detect motion.

Clear All Blocks Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect

motion.

Reverse All Blocks Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active

blocks.

Exit Zone Setup Asks you to confirm changes and then returns to

the previous screen.

Alarm Out Setup Screen

Use the Alarm Out setup screen to establish a schedule for each alarm output from
the DVR. Highlight Alarm Out from the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device ➤

Alarm-Out) and then press  . The Alarm Out Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-23 Alarm Out Setup Screen

1. To give each alarm output its own title, highlight the box under the Title
heading and then press  . A virtual keyboard displays (see Figure 3-7) allowing
you to enter the title.

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Figure 3-24 Alarm Out Schedule Screen

2. To open a schedule screen, highlight the Sched field and then press  . You can
schedule alarm output in 30-minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00.

You can select individual blocks of time, entire days of the week, entire blocks of
time, or the entire schedule.

• Select a specific block of time by highlighting it.

• Select an entire day by highlighting the day of the week or Holiday on the

left of the screen.

• Select an entire block of time by highlighting the time at the top of the

screen.

• Select the entire screen by highlighting the empty box in the upper left

corner of the screen. Press  from No Arming (no block) to On (blue
block) to Event (yellow block).

On means the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time.
Event indicates the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the

scheduled time.

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Audio Setup Screen

Use the Audio Setup screen to set the DVR to record audio when it is recording
video. Highlight Audio in the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device ➤ Audio) and then
press  . The Audio Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-25 Audio Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and then press  . This toggles
between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR also records audio when it is
recording video.

2. Highlight the box beside Mute and then press  . This toggles between On and
Off. When it is On, the DVR will NOT play live or recorded audio.

3. Highlight the box beside Audio In and then press  to toggle between Mic In
and Line In.

Mic In is for an unamplified source.
Line In is for an amplified source.

To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

Note When the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips, the DVR

cannot guarantee the standard quality audio playback.

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RS232/RS485 Setup Screen

Use the RS232/RS485 Setup screen to set up the RS232 and RS485 ports to
communicate with external devices such as modems, remote controls, and dome
cameras. Highlight RS232/RS485 in the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device ➤

RS232/RS485) and then press  . The RS232/RS485 Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-26 RS232/RS485 Setup Screen

1. Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make. Select the correct Baud
Rate, Parity, Data Bits, and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the
DVR.

2. For RS232, it is possible to select either Remote Control or External
Modem in the Usage field.

For RS485, it is possible to select either Remote Control or PTZ Control in
the Usage field.

Note Do not configure both the RS232 and RS485 ports to

communicate with remote controls at the same time.

Note If networking is configured by the external modem, the RS232

port cannot be set up for the remote control. In the Network
Setup menu, set up the DVR for LAN connections first.

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Configuring Recording Settings

Note Pressing REC on the front of the DVR causes the red LED to

light and indicates the DVR is ready to record. However, this
does not mean the DVR is recording. The DVR records video
based on the parameters such as schedule and events defined
during configuration.

Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes:

• You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events.

• It can be set up to continue recording after the hard disk drive is full by
recording over the oldest video.

• You can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording.

Highlight Record Mode, Time-Lapse Record or Pre-Event Record in the
Record menu and then press  . The following recording setup screen display.

Record Mode Setup Screen

Access the Record Mode Setup screen (MENU ➤ Record ➤ Record Mode) and
then press  . The Record Mode Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-27 Record Mode Setup Screen

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1. Highlight the box beside Record Resolution and select from High and
Standard. All the other variables being equal, selecting High decreases the
recording and playback speed by half of Standard.

2. Highlight the box beside End Of Disk and then press  . This toggles between
Overwrite and Stop.

In Overwrite mode, the DVR continues recording when the hard disk drive is
full by overwriting the oldest video.

In Stop mode, the DVR stops recording when the hard disk drive is full.

3. If the DVR is set to Stop mode, you can set it to beep or activate the Alarm Out
AO1 port when the hard disk drive is full. Highlight the box beside On Disk

Full: Beep and press  to toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box beside
On Disk Full: Alarm Out and then press  to toggle between On and Off.

4. Highlight the box beside Field Detect. Press  to toggle between On and Off.
When set to On, the Field Detection helps prevent shaking. It does this by

recording odd numbered fields from odd numbered cameras and even numbered
fields from even numbered cameras.

Note When Field Detect is set to On, single channel recording is

limited to 30 ips.

5. To save your change, highlight OK and then press  . Selecting Cancel exits the
screen without saving the changes.

Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen

Access the Time-Lapse Record Setup screen (MENU ➤ Record ➤ Time-Lapse
Record) and then press  . The Time-Lapse Record Setup screen displays.

Figure 3-28 Time-Lapse Record Setup Screen

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1. Highlight the box under the Speed heading and then press  . A drop-down list
of record speeds displays. You can select from 1 image per 10 seconds to 60
images per second for NTSC (to 50 images per second for PAL).

Note If you set the Record Resolution to High, you will not be able to

select 60 ips NTSC (590 ips PAL).

2. Highlight the box under the Quality heading and then press  . A drop-down list
displays. You can select from Very High, High, Standard, and Low image
quality. All other variables being equal, Very High will require 600% more hard
disk space than Standard, High will require 250% more, and Low 30% less.

Note Higher quality images require more storage space and reduce

the recording capacity of the hard disk drive.

3. You can set the maximum amount of time-lapse video to be stored. After the
DVR reaches this amount, it will start recording over the oldest time-lapse
video. The time-lapse video is stored separate from Event video. When Keep
the continuous pictures is set to On, you can set the time from 1 Hour to
the maximum allowed by the storage capacity of your hard disk drive.

Note The maximum storage time is only an estimate because the

amount of space required to store video varies depending on
many factors such as motion and image complexity.

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Time-Lapse Recording Schedule

Figure 3-29 Time-Lapse Recording Schedule Screen

You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of
the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 30 minutes. A blue
rectangle indicates the DVR is set to record during those 30 minutes. When there is
no rectangle, the DVR will not record during those 30 minutes.

There are several ways to set recording times:

• You can highlight an individual block and toggle it On or Off by pressing  .

• You can change a 30-minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the
time line and then pressing  to toggle the segment On or Off.

• You can change an entire day by placing the cursor on the day of the week and
then pressing  to toggle the day On or Off.

• You can change the entire calendar by placing the cursor in the upper left-hand
box (above S and to the left of the time line) and then pressing  to toggle the
entire calendar On and Off.

Note The Holiday (H) schedule applies to the dates you established as

holidays when setting Date/Time.

To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

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Pre-event Record Setup Screen

When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images
before the event occurs. Use the Pre-event Record screen to define how to handle
pre-event recording. Access the Pre-event Recording Setup screen (MENU ➤
Record ➤ Pre-event Record) and then press  . The Pre-event Record Setup
screen displays.

Figure 3-30 Pre-event Record Setup Screen

You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. You can set the
image speed from 0.1 to 60 ips NTSC (50 ips PAL), and image quality from High,
Standard, and Low.

You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell
Time. You can set the Dwell from 1 to 300 seconds.

Note When the DVR is in the Time-Lapse mode, it ignores the

pre-event settings and follows the time-lapse settings

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Event Action Setup

You can program the DVR to record, activate the alarm output, and/or notify the
remote site whenever sensor, motion or video loss events are detected. In the Event
Action menu (MENU ➤ Event Action) select Alarm-In Action, Motion Action,
or Video Loss Action) and then press  . The following Event Action setup screens
display.

Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to react to events differently. Each sensor can be assigned a
schedule, camera, recording speed, video quality, and dwell time.

Figure 3-31 Alarm In Event Action Setup Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier (see Time-Lapse Recording Schedule, page 49).

2. Highlight the Camera box and then press  . A camera selection screen display.
Select the camera number you would like to associate with the sensor.

Note You can associate multiple cameras with a sensor.

3. Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like
to record from the drop-down list.

4. Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from
the drop-down list.

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5. Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for
the associated event.

Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set how the DVR reacts to events differently by activating an
internal buzzer or external alarms.

Figure 3-32 Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Alarm Out box and select Beep and/or the alarm output
terminal that you want to associate with the sensor.

3. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you want the output
activated.

Note When setting the dwell time to 0 sec, the alarm output will be

activated throughout the sensor activation period, and inactive
while the sensor is inactive.

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Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to notify the remote site when certain events are
activated.

Figure 3-33 Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Notify box and then press  . This toggles between On and Off.
When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur

based on a defined schedule.

Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to react to motion detection differently. Each camera
can be assigned a schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality and
dwell time.

Figure 3-34 Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup

Screen

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1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Camera box and then press  . A camera selection screen
displays. Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera.

Note You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects

motion.

3. Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like
to record from the drop-down list.

4. Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from
the drop-down list.

5. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you would like to
record for the associated motion event.

Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to react to motion events differently by activating an
internal buzzer or external alarms.

Figure 3-35 Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup

Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Alarm Out box and select Beep and/or the alarm output
terminal that you want to associate with the motion event.

3. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you want the output
activated.

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Note When setting the dwell time to 0 sec, the alarm output will be

activated throughout the sensor activation period, and inactive
while the sensor is inactive.

Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to notify the remote site when certain motion events
are activated.

Figure 3-36 Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup

Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Notify box and then press  . This toggles between On and Off.
When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur
based on a defined schedule.

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Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to react to video loss from a camera differently. Each
camera can be assigned a schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality
and dwell time.

Figure 3-37 Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Camera box and then press  . A camera selection screen
displays. Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera
that has lost video.

Note You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that has

detected a loss of video.

3. Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like
to record from the drop-down list.

4. Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from
the drop-down list.

5. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you would like to
record for the associated video loss.

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Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently by activating an internal buzzer
or external alarms.

Figure 3-38 Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup

Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Alarm Out box and select Beep and/or the alarm output
terminal that you want to associate with the camera that has lost video.

Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

Use this screen to set the DVR to notify the remote site in the case of video loss.

Figure 3-39 Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

1. Highlight the Sched box and then press  . A schedule screen displays. Set the
schedule as described earlier.

2. Highlight the Notify box and then press  . This toggles between On and Off.

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When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when it loses video input from
a camera based on a defined schedule.

Display Setup

Highlight the OSD, Main Monitoring, or Spot Monitoring in the Display menu (MENU

➤ Display ➤ OSD/Main Monitoring/Spot Monitoring), and then press  to

set up the on-screen display or camera display on the main monitor or spot monitor.

OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup

The DVR can be set up to display Date, Time, Title and Status on screen. Each feature
can be turned on or off and you can adjust the margins.

Figure 3-40 OSD Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside Date and then press  to toggle the date display On
and Off.

2. Highlight the box beside Time and then press  to toggle the time display On
and Off.

3. Highlight the box beside Title and then press  to toggle the camera title
display On and Off.

4. Highlight the box beside Status and then press  to toggle status display On
and Off.

5. Highlight the box beside Left/Right Margin and then press  to adjust the left
and right margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24.

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6. Highlight the box beside Top/Bottom Margin and then press  to adjust the
top and bottom margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24.

Main Monitoring Setup Screen

Use the Main Monitoring Setup screen (MENU ➤ Display ➤ Main Monitoring)
to adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the main monitor. You
can also turn camera sequence and event monitoring on and off.

Figure 3-41 Main Monitoring Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and then press  . You can
adjust the sequence dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds.

2. Highlight the box beside Sequence in Cameo and then press  to toggle
between On and Off. (Not on 4-camera model.)

Pressing SEQUENCE causes the DVR to sequence cameras, and the DVR can
sequence cameras in two modes:

Page. In Page mode, the DVR sequences through user-defined screen
layouts (pages).

Cameo. In Cameo mode, the bottom right window in a multiscreen format
sequences through all cameras.

Note The DVR does not sequence the camera having video loss in

the Cameo mode.

You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence
through the different screen layouts (pages) so that all the cameras will display. You
can also set up the DVR to display one camera or a group of cameras all the time while
cycling through the remaining cameras in a cameo window. This can be done with one

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camera displayed full screen while displaying the cameo window as a PIP
(picture-in-picture), or displaying the cameras in a grid pattern with the bottom right
window as the cameo.

Note Sequence cannot be used in the 4x4 display mode of the

16-channel, 3x3 mode of the 9-channel, or the 2x2 mode of the
4-channel DVR.

3. Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring and then press  to toggle between
On and Off. When it is On, the video of the lowest camera number among
cameras associated with the event-detected sensor will be displayed in
full-screen on the main monitor during the preset dwell time.

4. Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring Dwell Time and then press  .
You can adjust the event monitoring dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds.

Spot Monitoring Setup Screen

Use this screen (MENU ➤ Display ➤ Spot Monitoring) to adjust the display
dwell time for each camera displayed on the spot monitor. You can also turn event
monitoring on and off.

Figure 3-42 Spot Monitoring Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and then press  . You can
adjust the sequence dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds.

2. Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring and then press  to toggle
between On and Off. When it is On, the video of the lowest camera number
among cameras associated with the event-detected sensor will be displayed in
full-screen on the spot monitor during the preset dwell time.

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3. Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring Dwell Time and then press  .
You can adjust the event monitoring dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds.

Network Setup Screen

Use the Network Setup screen (MENU ➤ Network ➤ Network Setup) to set
up the DVR for LAN connections.

Figure 3-43 Network Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside Connection. Press  to toggle between LAN and
Modem.

2. Highlight the box beside Admin Password and then press  . A virtual
keyboard displays (see Figure 3-7). You will first be asked to enter the current
password. Then you can enter a new password; you will be asked to confirm the
new password before it is accepted.

3. Highlight the box beside User Password and then press  . A virtual keyboard
displays. You will first be asked to enter the current password. Then you can
enter a new password; you will be asked to confirm the new password before it
is accepted.

Note These passwords are for network use. They are

different from the Admin and User passwords for the
DVR itself.

The passwords are case sensitive. The factory default
password for both Administrator and User is 12345678.

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Caution Write the password down and keep it in a safe place. After the

password has been reset, the default will no longer work. If the
password is forgotten, the unit must be reset using the Factory
Reset Button and all data settings will be lost.

4. Highlight the box beside Transfer Control and then press  to toggle between
On and Off. When On, you can set the transfer speed and remote quality of the
image transferred to a computer running RAS (Remote Administration System)
software.

5. Highlight the box beside Transfer Speed and then press  . Select the transfer
speed from 1 to 30 ips.

Note The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed. Depending

on the network environment, this speed may not be achieved.

The transfer speed indicates the image rate transferred to each
RAS. If two remote sites (RAS) are connecting to the DVR, the
number of images transferred via network will be Transfer
Speed x 2.

6. Highlight the box beside Remote Quality and then press  . Select the image
quality from Very High, High, Standard, and Low.

LAN Setup Screen

Use the LAN Setup screen (MENU ➤ Network ➤ Network Setup ➤ LAN) to
configure your Local Area Network.

The Transfer Control option affects the recording performance
of the DVR. The number of remote sites (RAS) connected to
the DVR does not affect the recording speed. The local
recording speed is affected only by Transfer Speed. The local
recording speed is not affected if the DVR is not connected
remotely.

If Transfer Control is not used, data transfer speed to a remote
site will be the same as the local recording speed.

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Figure 3-44 LAN Setup Screen

Note Obtain the appropriate IP Address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and

IP Port Number for each RAS related program (Admin, Watch,
Search, and Callback) from your network administrator.

1. Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down Arrow
buttons to increase or decrease the number.

The factory default LAN settings are:

IP Address 192.168.1.129

Gateway 192.168.1.254

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

The factory default IP Port settings are:

Admin 8200

Watch 8016

Search 10019

Callback 8201

Note Do not use the same IP port number for two different

programs; otherwise, the DVR cannot be connected with a PC
running RAS.

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Caution When you change the IP port settings you must also change the

2. To save your changes and return to the Network Setup screen, highlight OK and

Modem Setup

Use the Modem Setup screen (MENU ➤ Network ➤ Network Setup ➤
Modem) to configure your modem.

IP port settings on a PC running RAS. Refer to the RAS User Guide
for detailed information.

then press  . Select Cancel to exit the screen without saving the changes.

Figure 3-45 Modem Setup Screen

Note Modem setup is done through the RS232/RS485 screen

in the Devices menu which can be accessed from the
Main Menu.

If the RS232 port is in use for the remote control, the
networking cannot be configured by the modem. In the
RS232/RS485 Setup menu, set up the RS232 port to
communicate with the external modem first.

1. Highlight the box beside Baud Rate of the RS232 field and then press  . A list
of baud rates ranging from 300 to 115,200 displays.

2. Highlight the box beside Parity of the RS232 field and then press  . A
drop-down list displays. You can select from None, Odd, or Even parity.

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3. Highlight the box beside Data Bit of the RS232 field. Press  to toggle between
7 bit and 8 bit formats.

4. Highlight the box beside Stop Bit of the RS232 field. Press  to toggle between
1 and 2 Stop Bits.

5. To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

Callback Center Setup Screen

You can set up the DVR to contact a computer running RAS (Remote Administration
System) and send an E-mail on a LAN when an event occurs. You can also set it up to
dial a pager with a numeric message when an event occurs if you have a modem
connected to the DVR.

Callback Center Setup by LAN Connections

Access the Callback Center Setup screen (MENU ➤ Network ➤ Callback
Center).

Figure 3-46 Callback Center (LAN) Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer
you want contacted during an event.

2. Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like
the DVR to try contacting the computer. You can select from 1 to 10 retries.

3. Highlight the box beside E-mail notification and then press  to toggle
between On and Off.

4. Highlight the box beside SMTP Server IP and enter the SMTP server IP
address, obtained from your system administrator.

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5. Highlight the box beside E-mail recipient and enter the recipient's e-mail
address. Use the virtual keyboard (see Figure 3-7) to enter the e-mail address.

6. Highlight the box beside E-mail sender and enter the sender's e-mail address.

Note The e-mail address must include the character @ to be a valid

address.

Callback Center Setup by Modem Connections

Figure 3-47 Callback Center (Modem) Setup Screen

7. Highlight the box beside Pager Number and enter the telephone number of
the pager. Enter the number as it must be dialed from your telephone system;
for example, if you must dial 9 for an outside line, enter 9 before the pager
number.

8. Highlight the box beside Mailbox and enter the voice mailbox number if your
pager uses a voice mailbox.

9. Highlight the box beside Site ID and enter a three-digit site ID number.
When an event occurs, the DVR dials the pager and leaves a four-digit number.

The first three digits are the site ID number and the last digit is the type of event
(1: Alarm In, 2: Motion Detection, 3: Video Loss, 10: Storage is Bad, and 12:
S.M.A.R.T. Alert). For example, 0753 means that Site 75 has lost video.

Note The DVR waits for at least four minutes between pages. If

another event occurs less than four minutes after the DVR has
notified a pager, it will not dial the pager. It does this so that the
telephone line is not tied up.

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10. To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

Password Setup Screen

An Administrator password is required to:

• Turn the system off

• Enter the setup screen

• Load default setups

•Clear all data

• Change system date and time

• Change the Administrator password

A User password is required to:

• Enter playback, fast forward playback, and fast backward playback modes from
Live Monitoring mode.

• Enter the search menu screen in Live Monitoring mode and setup screens
(access only to Clip Copy setup screens).

Press ALARM to display the event log in Live Monitoring mode unless there is an
active alarm.

Highlight Password in the Main menu (MENU ➤ Password) and then press  . The
Password screen displays.

Figure 3-48 Password Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside User and then press  to toggle between On and Off.

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If the password is set to On, you will be asked to enter the current password so
that you can turn it Off.

If the password is set to Off, you will be asked to enter the new password and
to confirm it before it will be turned on.

2. The Administrator password cannot be turned on and off. You can change the
Administrator password by first entering the current password, entering a new
password, and then confirming the new password.

To change the password, highlight the Password box and then press  . A
window displays asking you to enter the current password. If you enter the
correct password, another window displays asking you to enter a new password
using the camera buttons. After you press  , another screen displays asking you
to confirm the new password.

Note The Admin and User passwords are composed of up to eight

digits using the camera buttons. The default User password is

1234, and Admin password is 4321.

Caution Write down the new password and save it in a secure place. If

the password is forgotten, the unit must be reset using the
Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost.

3. To lock front panel buttons, highlight Key Lock On and then press  . After the
buttons are locked, pressing any front panel button will cause a password screen
to display.The Administrator and User passwords are used to unlock the keys.

4. To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving the changes.

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Config Screen

Use the Config menu (MENU ➤ Configuration) to perform functions such as:

• Switch between Quick Setup and Normal Setup

• Archive video

• Copy video clips

• Load default setup

•Clear all data

Figure 3-49 Config Menu

Archive

Use the Archive screen (MENU ➤ Configuration ➤ Archive) to archive video
automatically or manually.

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Figure 3-50 Archive Screen

• Select Update to load the latest information displayed on the screen.

• Select Clear to erase all archived data.

• Select Setup to display a screen which you set up the archive parameters.

Figure 3-51 Archive Setup Screen

1. Highlight the box beside End of Disk and then press  to toggle between
Overwrite and Stop.

When set to Overwrite, the DVR continues archiving when the device drive is
full by overwriting the oldest video.

When set to Stop, the DVR stops archiving when the device drive is full.

2. Highlight the box beside Auto Archive and then press  to toggle between On
and Off.

When it is On, the DVR archives video automatically from the time set on the
Archive From field.

3. Highlight the box beside Archive From and then press  to set up the archive
start date and time.

4. Highlight the box beside Working From/Working To and then press  to set
up the time span of the automatic archive.

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5. To save your changes, highlight OK and then press . Select Cancel to exit the
screen without saving changes.

6. Select Manual to display a screen where you setup manual archive parameters.

Figure 3-52 Manual Archive Screen

7. Highlight the boxes beside From and To and then press  to set up the archive
start and stop times and dates.

8. After you set the archive start and stop parameters, highlight Archive Now and
then press  .

Clip Copy

9. To end the archive process at any time, highlight Stop and then press  .

Note The Stop button only displays during archiving.

Note If you have a large quantity of recorded video to archive, either

stop recording or reset the recording speed. The oldest date to
be archived might be overwritten if the hard disk is full.

Use the Clip Copy screen (MENU ➤ Configuration ➤ Clip Copy) to copy video
clips to an internal CD-RW drive, or external USB hard disk drive, CD-RW drive or
Flash drive. The copied clip images can be viewed on computers running Microsoft
Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP. Refer to Appendix A, USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for
information on preparing the external drive for clip copy.

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Figure 3-53 Clip Copy Screen

To select the data source to back up, highlight the first box on the top and then press

 . A drop-down list of available data sources displays. You can select Local or
Archive.

To select the type of drive to use for clip copy, highlight the first box on the top and
then press  . A drop-down list of available drives displays. You can select from IDE
CD-RW, USB HDD, or USB Flash Memory. Place a check mark in the Audio
box to copy recorded audio with video.

Note To copy clips using the USB CD-RW, there must be two or

fewer external SCSI hard drives connected to the DVR. To
copy clips using the internal CD-RW drive, there must be three
or fewer external SCSI hard drives connected to the DVR.

You can define how much video to copy by changing the start and end times and dates.
You can also select which camera you wish to copy.

Highlight the File Name box and then press  . A virtual keyboard displays (see

Figure 3-7). Enter a file name for the video you are copying and select Close. The DVR

automatically adds the camera number (for example, 01) and .exe to the file name. If
you want to save the file in a specific folder, enter the folder name followed by a / (for
example, folder/filename).

After you have given the video a file name, highlight Start and then press  to start
clip copy. When you select IDE CD-RW or USB-CD-RW, the DVR displays the
drive capacity, the clip size, and asks if you want to continue.

When more than two USB hard disk drives are installed on the DVR, the following
USB Device Selection screen displays.

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1. Select the drive to use for clip copy and then press  .

2. Select Return to Clip Copy Menu and press  to exit the screen and return
to the Clip Copy screen without saving the changes.

Figure 3-54 USB Device Selection Screen

When the selected drive has more than two partitions, the following Disk Partition
Selection screen displays. If the file system is not FAT16 or FAT32, the Type displays

Not Supported.

Figure 3-55 Disk Partition Selection Screen

After you select the drive and partition to use for clip copy, the DVR displays the drive
capacity and the clip size, and asks if you want to continue.

Note Do not copy clips larger than 2 GB.

You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being copied. To do this,
highlight Close and then press  . You can return to the Clip Copy screen at any time
to check the progress.

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Note You cannot end the clip copy process during CD burning.

Refer to Appendix B, Review Video Clips for instructions on how to review the images
you have copied.

Note During clip copy, you cannot change the system date and time,

shut the system down, switch to the Quick Setup mode, clear
all data, or change the system setup from a remote site.

Caution Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the

external drive while copying clips. If the external drive is shut
down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying clips, the

DVR system may not work normally or the external
drive could be damaged, and you will get an error message

the next time you try to copy clips. You will need to power
down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message.
After the file system of the USB-IDE hard disk drive has been
corrupted, this error message cannot be dismissed. Even after
restarting the DVR, it may automatically restart while preparing a
clip copy. You must recover the file system using the recovery
program, or you must reformat the hard disk drive.

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Load Default Setup

Highlighting and selecting Load Default Setup (MENU ➤ Configuration ➤
Load Default Setup) brings up a screen asking you if you really want to load default

settings and confirm it with a password.

Note Loading the Default Setup will not change the current time, time

Clear All Data

Highlighting and selecting Clear All Data (MENU ➤ Configuration ➤ Clear All
Data) brings up a screen asking you if you really want to clear all data and to confirm

it with a password.

zone, daylight saving time, and network settings.

Caution Selecting Clear All Data will erase all recorded video.

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Operation

This chapter covers the following topics:

•Live monitoring

• Recording video

• Recording audio

• Playing recorded video

• Searching for video by date/time, calendar, and events

4

Note This chapter assumes you have correctly installed and

configured your DVR. If you have not, please see Chapter 2 for
installation and Chapter 3 for configuration.

The DVR controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are
recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over
recording and playing back video. You can:

• Establish recording schedules based on time of day and day of the week

• Search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than
those available with VCRs

Features of your DVR that are not available with traditional VCRs are:

• Viewing video remotely

• Recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video

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Figure 4-1 DVR Front Panel (16-Channel Shown)

The front panel controls are described in Chapter 3, Configuration.

Turning on the Power

After you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2, Installation, it
is ready to record.

Live Monitoring

As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live video
on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker. The
default mode is to display all cameras at the same time. Pressing any camera button
causes that camera to display full screen. It displays live video and plays live audio until
the user enters another mode.

Press DISPLAY to cycle the DVR through the different display formats.

You can set the DVR to display the event-detected video in full screen on the monitor
during the preset dwell time when there is an Event. The video of the lowest camera
number among cameras associated with the event-detected sensor displays and the
DVR returns to the previous screen format after event monitoring dwell time. While
the event monitoring is activated, the monitoring for all other subsequent events is
ignored. Pressing any individual camera button or DISPLAY during event monitoring
releases the current event monitoring and displays the selected camera or returns to
the previous screen format.

Pressing SEQUENCE causes the cameras to display sequentially on the monitor.
When in one of the multi-view formats, pressing this button causes the DVR to cycle
through user-defined screen layouts (page sequence), or the bottom, right screen to

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display live cameras sequentially (cameo sequence). Selecting another display mode, or
pressing SEQUENCE again exits the Sequence mode. When in one of the multi-view
formats, pressing the Left or Right Arrow buttons causes the DVR to go to the
previous or the next page. For example, if you press the Right arrow button in 2x2
format, the DVR changes the page like the one shown below.

For the sequence display on the spot monitor, press SPOT + SEQUENCE.

Press FREEZE to freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button
again.

Active Cameo Mode

PIP Mode

You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pressing  in any multi-view format. The
gray-highlight box at the bottom of video indicates the active cameo, and pressing the
Arrow buttons moves the active cameo. Pressing  while in the Active Cameo mode
exits the Active Cameo mode. The active cameo mode will remain in effect for 15
seconds if there is no further action.

In Active Cameo mode, press the camera button of the video you want to show at
active cameo. After setting the camera number at active cameo, the DVR moves the
active cameo to the next cameo. You can change the screen layout using this process.

Active Cameo mode can also be used to select the camera to control Pan, Tilt and
Zoom capabilities.

You can display a Picture-in-Picture by pressing DISPLAY. You can change the
location of the PIP by pressing the Up and Down Arrow buttons and its size by
pressing the Left and Right Arrow buttons.

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PTZ Mode

The DVR controls cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Press PTZ to enter
the PTZ mode. You can control the camera using front panel control buttons or by
setting up presets.

Control buttons Function

Left and Right arrows Pan left and right

Up and Down arrows Tilt the camera up and down

SEARCH Zoom in

PLAY/PAUSE Zoom out

RW, FF Focus the image

Figure 4-2 PTZ Preset Screen

Figure 4-3 Preset View Screen

You can save camera position settings as presets so that you can go directly to desired
views.

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1. After you have the camera at the desired settings, press SPOT. The PTZ Preset
dialog box displays.

2. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and then press  . Use the
virtual keyboard to enter the preset name. Press REC to load the PTZ preset
and the Preset View dialog box displays. Select the desired preset and press  to
load the preset.

Recording Video

After you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2, Installation, it
is ready to record. The DVR starts recording when you press REC and continues to
record until the hard disk drive is full if Record Mode - End of Disk is set to Stop. Or,
the DVR continues recording after the hard disk drive is full if Record Mode - End of
Disk is set to Overwrite. It does this by recording over the oldest video.

Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory
settings, you will want to take advantages of the DVR's many tools. See Chapter 3,

Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options.

Note The DVR is not recording if only the red LED on the REC

button is lit. When the DVR is set for Time-lapse or Event
recording, the red LED on the REC button indicates the unit is
ready to record. A red dot appears on the monitor when the
clock reaches a scheduled recording time and the DVR starts
recording video.

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Recording Audio

If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio when video is recording.

Note Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and

regulations when recording audio.

Playing Recorded Video

After video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing PLAY/PAUSE. When
playing video for the first time, the DVR displays the most recent image. When playing
video subsequent times, the DVR starts playing video from the last recalled image.

Note Only the administrator level user can view the covert cameras.

To freeze the video on the screen, press PLAY/PAUSE again.

RW (Rewind) Button

To play video backward at high speed, press RW. Pressing the button again toggles
the playback speed from W, WW , and WWW. The screen displays W, WW , and
WWW respectively.

Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password
protected.

The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by
the current camera setting.

Rev 1.00 82 Document 900.0258

09/04