Lorex DXR4280UQ-A Instruction Manual

4 CHANNEL DVR - 80GB HDD

WITH AUDIO & USB PORT

DXR4280UQ-A

FOR MORE INFORMATION

BEFORE OPERATING THIS SYSTEM, PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY

AND RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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Thank you for purchasing the 4 channel DVR from Strategic Vista. The DVR converts analog video into digital format and records them on a removable

hard disk drive (80 GB HDD included). Digital video allows you to quickly access and search for a specific time segment or event which has been recorded. This system

features three different quality settings providing up to 2250 hours of recording capability including 100 hours real time (using a 80 GB HDD).

The system also includes Web Ready Software to connect the DVR to a PC. To learn more about this system or to find out more about our products available,

please visit our website at:

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Explanation of two Symbols

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

THE GRAPHIC SYMBOLS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL MARKING ARE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SYSTEM.

“WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE”

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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NOTE

This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause interference with other appliance usage. However, it is imperative that user follows this manual's guidelines to avoid improper usage which may result in damage to the unit, electrical shock and fire hazard or injury.

In order to improve the feature functions and quality of this product, the specifications are subject to change without notice from time to time.

FCC CLASS B NOTICE

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits For a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, (which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on), the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the camera and/or monitor.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the monitor is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help.

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CONTENTS:

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYSTEM CONTENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------GETTING STARTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTROLS - FRONT PANEL -------------------------------------------------------------------

BACK PANEL --------------------------------------------------------------------MAIN MENU CONTROL--------------------------------------------------------------------------SEARCH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PLAYBACK OPTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------MASTER & SLAVE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------PAN /TILT ZOOM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------REMOTE CONTROL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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STANDARD WIRED CAMERA ----------------------------------------------------------------CAMERA, MONITOR & VCR INSTALLATION --------------------------------------------TROUBLESHOOTING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS --------------------------------------------------------------OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES --------------------------------------------------------------------APPENDIX # 1 – INSTALLING THE HDD---------------------------------------------------APPENDIX #2 – CONNECTION TO A MONITOR & STANDARD VCR -------------APPENDIX #3 – TYPICAL CONFIGURATION FOR A COMPLETE SYSTEM ---APPENDIX #4 – CONNECTING TO A DVR FOR ALARM RECORDING-----------APPENDIX #5 – RS 232 REMOTE PROTOCOL-------------------------------------------APPENDIX #6 – RECORDING TIME ( IN HOURS ) --------------------------------------APPENDIX #7 – RECORDING TIME (GIGABYTES PER HOUR) ----------------------

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CARE & MAINTENANCE---------------------------------------------------------------------------

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS:

1. Read Instructions All of the safety and operating instructions should be read and understood before the product is used.

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

3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the instruction manual should be followed.

4. Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed for optimal performance

5. Cleaning Disconnect this video product from the power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

6. Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7. Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, wet basement, or near a swimming pool.

8. Accessories Use this product only with a stand, tripod, bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

9. Ventilation This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation, such as a book case or rack, unless proper ventilation is provided or the Manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

10. Power Source This product should be operated from the type of Power source indicated by the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your location, consult your product dealer or your local Power company

11. Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should not be routed so that they are likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or near them

12. Lightning For added protection, unplug this product from its outlet during a lightning storm. This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power surges

13. Overloading To avoid the risk of fire and electric shock, do not plug this product into an over-loaded power supply.

14. Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects into the openings of this product as they may touch dangerous voltage points that may result in fire or electric shock. Never spill a

liquid of any kind on this product.

15. Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel

16. Damage Requiring Service Disconnect this product from the power supply and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b. If objects have fallen into the product c. If the product has been exposed to rain or liquids d. If the product does not operate normally by

following the instruction manual. Adjust only the controls that are covered in the instruction manual as an improper adjustment may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified service technician to restore the product to its normal operation

e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet

has been damaged

f. When the product displays a distinct change in

performance - this indicates a need for service

17. Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

18. Safety Check Upon completion of any service to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper working condition.

19. Grounding or Polarization This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin and will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

20. Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

21. Wall or Ceiling Mounting The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

22. Heat The product should be situated away from heat such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

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CAUTIONS:

1. All the warnings and instructions of this manual should be followed

2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use water damped cloth for cleaning

3. Do not use this unit in very humid and wet places

4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation. Slots and openings of the cabinet should not be blocked.

5. During flashes of lightning or cracks of thunder, or when the system is not used for a long time, unplug the system power supply and disconnect the antenna and cables to protect the unit from lightening or power surges.

DVR Features

• 4 camera inputs (4 DIN, 4 BNC & 4 Audio RCA)

• Built-in Video Capture Card with Web Ready software for internet remote security monitoring

• 100 Hour Real Time / 2250 Hour Recording (with 80 GB HDD, normal video quality)

• Display Resolution: 720 x 480 pixels

• Record Resolution: 640 x 224 pixels

• High Quality Picture with Modified MJPEG Compression Format (5~20Kbyte/frame)

• 3 Adjustable Video Quality Settings

• 4 Recording modes: Manual / Alarm / Motion / Timer

• Display Frame: 30 frames/sec

• Recording Speed: 60 fields/sec

• Security password protection

• On Screen Display and Real Time Clock Function

• Remote Control or Main Panel operation

• Supports 20 ~250 GB HDD

• Quick Multiple Search capability

• Viewing options: Quad, Sequential, PIP, Full Screen

• Pan/Tilt capability on channel 1 (Pelco D Protocol)

• RS232C communication port

• Alarm terminal block

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SYSTEM INCLUDES:

4 CHANNEL DVR

OWNER’S MANUAL

2 KEYS FOR CARTRIDGE

80 GB HARD DISK DRIVE

(HDD)

INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE

Please refer to the Quick Start Guide and on-line manual for the Digital Video Monitoring software, and for more information on Remote Monitoring

Note:

This software must be installed on a PC before connecting the USB cable

CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.

GETTING STARTED:

Connect the AC Power Cord to the Power Adapter and plug

1. into an electrical outlet. Connect up to 4 cameras to the 6 Pin DIN or BNC Video inputs on the back of the DVR. Turn the Main Power Switch to ON. The Red LED indicator will illuminate and the DVR will be in the standby mode

Upon Powering Up, a message will appear “Please Check

2. HDD Key Lock before Turn ON”. This message is reminding you to ensure that the cabinet of the DVR is locked before proceeding.

The check of the HDD key lock will be followed by an overall

3. diagnostic check of the HDD . The screen will appear as shown to the right:

Note: The system is only checking for a MASTER HDD. If you have connected a SLAVE HDD on the back of the DVR, refer to page 11 for instruction on how to enable your system to recognize it.

Note: If you get a “FAIL” message in HDD Auto Detect, the HDD is not installed correctly. Make sure that you set the hard drive to MASTER Refer to Appendix #1 if you encounter this problem, as you will have to prope rly insert the HDD.

*** MASTER HDD ***

HDD AUTO DETECT…….OK HDD R/W CHECK………..OK HDD SPACE ( xxxGB)…….OK MODEL# XXXXXXXXXX

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CONTROL - FRONT PANEL:

12 11

HDD

PLAYALARMHDD

REC

FULL

REC

A-SEL

PIP

A-SEL

PIP

TALK

CH4CH3CH2CH1

QUAD

TALK

MENUSEQ

POWER

RECSEARCH

POWER

TIMER

14 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 . CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4 - These buttons perform the following functions:

a) Displays a picture in Full Screen.

In Quad Screen mode: select a Channel button (1-4) and hold for 2-3 seconds in order to view that Camera in Full Screen. In Full Screen mode: press a channel button (1-4) to navigate between Full Screen viewing of channels.

b) Freezes a specific camera. You have the option to freeze images in Full or Quad screen mode.

In Quad Screen mode: press a channel button to freeze this channel in the Quad screen; press again to unfreeze; In Full Screen mode: press the current channel being viewed to freeze it; press again to unfreeze.

2. QUAD – Pressing this button goes to Quad viewing mode.

3. PIP / SEQ - this button performs two functions: (1) PIP : Holding this button for 3 seconds triggers the Picture-In-Picture display. PIP allows you to

view two camera locations simultaneously, one being the main channel, the other being viewed as a sub-picture. Dual PIP can also be select ed , which displ a ys two sub-pict ure s as illustrated below.

SINGLE PIP

SINGLE PIPSINGLE PIP

To change between Single PIP and Dual PIP, repeatedly press the PIP button. To swap the positions of cameras appearing in PIP (between the Main and Sub screen), hold this button for 3 seconds. To exit PIP mode, press the QUAD button.

DUAL PIP

DUAL PIPDUAL PIP

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(2) SEQ : Used to sequence between all camera locations in full screen in sequential order with the

screen automatically switching. Press SEQ again to stop sequential viewing. Sequence settings are programmable via the Menu, refer to page 8 for more details.

4. A-SEL / MENU - This button performs two functions: (1) A-SEL: In Quad mode, you can select the channel with audio. Pressing this button automatically

changes the audio from channel to channel. An audio microphone symbol will appear in the corner of a Quad screen to indicate audio is available on a particular channel.

(2) MENU: Holding this button for 3 seconds brings up the Main Menu. Please refer to page 7 For

more information on Menu options.

5. TALK - By pressing and holding this button the user has the ability to talk to a specific camera

location. This button must be pressed the entire time, while talking. To listen to the camera location, release the Talk button.

6. SEARCH - Pressing this button brings up the Search menu, which allows you to quickly find recordings.

For more information on Search options, please refer to page 12.

7. REC - Initiates manual recording.

8. PAUSE / STOP / FF / REW / PLAY (1) PAUSE: This button serves 3 functions:

a) Press this button to pause video in playback. b) Used to scroll Up in the Menu option screens.. c) Brings up the Pan/Tilt Zoom feature. For more information on Pan/Tilt Zoom, refer to

page 14.

(2) STOP: This button serves 2 functions:

a) Press this button to stop in video playback. b) Used to scroll Down in the Menu option screens.

(3) FF: This button serves 2 functions:

a) Begins high-speed forward playback during playback.

b) Used to scroll Right in the Menu option screens.

(4) REW: This button serves 2 functions:

a) Begins high-speed reverse playback during playback. b) Used to scroll Left in the Menu option screens.

(5) PLAY: This button serves 2 functions:

a) Initiates video Playback. For more information on Playback, refer to page 13. b) This button serves as the ENTER key in Menu mode.

9. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR

10. POWER / KEY LOCK - This button serves two functions:

(1) POWER: Turns the DVR ON/OFF. A red LED indicator light turns ON when

the DVR is in Standby mode. Press the button to turn the power ON.

(2) KEY LOCK: Holding this button for 3 seconds initiates Key Lock, which allows

you to “Lock” the buttons on the system. Locking disables the buttons and prevents other people from using the system.

11. MICROPHONE

12. LED indicators - Represent status of operation.

(1) HDD : Blinks when HDD is being ac c essed (via recording or playback). (2) HDD FULL : In case OVERWRITE menu is set up, LED does not blink in any case.

(3) ALARM : LED will be ON when the ALARM or MOTION function is set to ON.

LED blinks if HDD is used below 1GB of storage space, and remains ON when HDD is FULL.

when the ALARM or MOTION function is detected, the LED will blink as an Alarm is being triggered.

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(4) PLAY : LED will be ON when playing data that has been stored into the HDD. (5) REC : LED will be ON when recording data into the HDD.

13. HDD LED – Displays when the HDD is in operation

14. HDD POWER LED

15. Removable Cartridge Casing

The DVR comes with a removable hard disk drive tray.

Note: The HDD should be installed prior to turning the DVR ON

BACK PANEL :

1 2

VIDEO IN

CAMERA IN

AUDIO IN

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

3 4 5 8

SLAVE OUT

VIDEOAUDIO

AUDIO

123

ALARM

GND

IDE-SUB

RS-485

+ -

WARNING OUT

SERIES OUT

TRIGGER OUT

RS-232C

USB

POWER

AC90-240V

50/60Hz

1. DIN & BNC Camera Inputs - Channel 1-4 camera inputs (for cameras with either DIN or BNC Video outputs)

2. RCA Audio inputs - Channel 1-4 Audio inputs (for cameras with RCA Audio outputs)

3. Monitor A/V Out - Audio/Video output to another monitor.

4. Slave A/V Out - Audio/Video output signal for transmitting to a Slave Monitor or

VCR.

5. Alarm Function Terminals - These terminals are used to connect external motion

sensors, door/window contacts, etc.

6. Trigger Out - When this terminal is connected it sends a signal to another device,

such a VCR to trigger recording

7. RS-485 Terminals - Connect the PTZ control wires to these terminals

8. USB Port - Connects to a PC using a USB cable

9. IDE-SUB - This connector is used to connect an external Slave HDD.

10. RS-232C Terminal - Connects to the RS-232C terminal on your computer.

11. MAIN POWER SWITCH - Used to turn the system ON or OFF.

12. AC INPUT - Connects to a Power Plug (AC 90-240V, 50/60Hz).

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MAIN MENU CONTROL :

Enter the MENU screen by pressing the Menu button. Scroll through the 12 options by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. To enter a sub-menu, press the Enter button where the highlighted scroll bar is located. To exit the Main Menu, scroll down to the Exit option and press the Enter button.

Note: In sub menu of the Main Menu, you can exit the Menu mode by selecting Exit, or you ca n return to the Main Menu by selecting Return.

[ MAIN MENU] 01 TIME / DATE SET 02 SEQUENCE SET 03 TITLE SET 04 ALARM SET 05 MOTION SET 06 SYSTEM SET (I) 07 SYSTEM SET (II) 08 HDD / REC SET 09 ALARM REC SET 10 SCHEDULE REC SET 11 MONITOR SET 12 EXIT

Note: The Menu is exited

automatically after 20 sec of inactivity.

1. TIME / DATE SET - This submenu allows you to change the Time and Date displayed on the monitor, and also program the information you’d like to appear in the On-Screen Display.

(i) DISP MON : Selecting [Y] enables on screen display of the date

& time. Selecting [N] hides this information.

(ii) DISP REC : Selecting [Y] will allow the date & time information to

be recorded into tape. Selecting [N] prevents the on-screen display from being recorded on an external recording device.

(iii) TIME : Change the time (24 hour clock) (iv) DATE : Change the date. (v) DATE FORMAT : There are three formats to display th e da te :

MM-DD-YYYY : for U.S.A. YYYY-MM-DD : for Asian countries. DD-MM-YYYY : for European countries.

[TIME / DATE SET] DISP MON : [Y] DISP REC : [Y] TIME : 14:35:23 DATE : 02/18/2003 DATE FORMAT: MM-DD-YY RETURN : [ ] EXIT : [ ]

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