Maxtor 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder User Manual

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4 Channel Digital Video Recorder

User’ s Manual

Safety Precautions

This label may appear on the bottom of the unit due to space limitations.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRICAL

SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN !

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK), NO USER SERVI CEABL E PARTS REFER SERVICIN G TO QUALIFIED SERVI CE PERSONN EL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral

triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of insulated

dangerous Voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be

sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electrical shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert

the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

EXPOSE UNITS NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR

ttention: installation should be performed by qualified service

Personnel only in accordance with the National Electrical Code or

applicable local codes.

Power Disconnect. Units with or without ON-OFF switches have

power supplied to the unit whenever the power cord is inserted into

the power source; however, the unit is operational only when the

ON-OFF switch is the ON position. The power cord is the main power

disconnect for all unites.

“CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the

Warranty

and Service

manufacturer‘s instruction.”

During the warranty period (one year), we will repair or replace the

DVR free of charge.

Be sure to have the model number, serial number and vendor stick on

hard disk for service representative.

About this document

Before installing stand alone DVR, be sure to thoroughly review and follow the instructions in this Users

Manual. Pay particular attention to the parts that are marked NOTICE.

Also, when connecting with external application, first turn the power OFF and follow manual

instruction for appropriate installation.

Before reading this document

1. This document is intended for both the administrator and users of stand alone DVR Model.

2. This manual contains information for configuring, managing and using stand alone DVR Model.

3. To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to heat or moisture

4. Be sure to read this manual before using stand alone DVR Model.

5. For questions and technical assistance of this product, contact your local dealer.

►Strong recommendation on installation of the DVR unit

1. Check electricity at the place you want to install the DVR unit is stable and meets our electricity

requirements.

Unstable electricity will cause malfunction of the unit or give critical damage to the unit.

2. Several chips on the main board of the DVR unit and hard disk drive inside the unit generate heat,

and it must be properly discharged.

Do not put any objects just beside exhaust port(fan) on the left side of the unit and do not close up an

opening (fresh air in-take) on the right side of the unit..

3. Put the DVR unit at well-ventilated place and do not put heat-generating objects on the unit.

When it is installed inside 19 inch mounting rack together with other devices, please check built-in

ventilation fan of the rack is properly running.

Content

Safety Precautions………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2

About this document………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Before reading this document……………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Unite Description of Front Panel………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Unit Description of Rear Panel……………………………………………………………………………………6

Installation………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

Function Setup…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15

Basic Operation…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

USB Data Read and Networking………………………………………………………………………………... 39

Record Time Table: 80 GB HD………………………………………………………………………………….. 49

VGA Description (Optional) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 50

Additional…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….51

Unit Description of Front Panel

4 split screen

Playback forward / reverse

Function item change shuttle.

1 ~ 4 full screen / password

Sequence / Freezer / Zoom / Water Mark(PTZ mode) / Information

MENU button / PLAY button / REC. record button LOCK key lock button BACKUP data back up button / T-SRH time search playback button ESC function exit button

Value change button

Direction UP / Down,

Record and play stop,

Playback pause / steps.

ENTER / Audio ON or OFF

Direction Left / Right

Playback forward or reverse.

Function LED light display

Remote controller IR

USB. Data backup or firmware update

Unit Description of Rear Panel

Power cord in 12V/5A, power switcher (ON / OFF)

Camera 1 ~ 4 in and

looping out

Audio channel

input x 1 and output x 1

Main Monitor

RS-485

VGA

Control keyboard connector

75 Ohm ON/OFF (high/low adjust)

VGA output. PC monitor connector.

(Optional)

S-Video (Y/C) monitor

LAN. Network connector

Notice: Reboot DVR after installing any device.

RS-232 connector (ISP. For RD control)

Alarm connector

Installation

Procedure

1) Camera Connection

Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT

on the Rear Panel of the 4 CH DVR.

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

CH4

MONITOR

NOTICE: Sensor input is RECOGNIZED as LOW when alarm signal is on a level with GND, and it is

recognized as HIGH when alarm signal is FLOATING or 5V. Following is internal circuit.

Internal Circuit

Thus, there is a danger of damage, when the sensor input goes to a Negative level or voltage higher than 5V.

5) Network Connection

DVR connects to LAN

ETHERNET

rks

TERATRAY CONNECTION

◆To view video image on the computer through internet with DVR view software.

5) HDD connection

How to connect single HDD 2 How to connect 2 HDD

I/O BOARD

MAIN BOARD

Set the drive jumpers as specified by hard disk drive manufacturer.

tie

MASTER

HDD

I/O BOARD

MAIN BOARD

Set the drive jumpers as specified by hard disk drive manuf acturer.

MASTER

HDD1

SLAVE

HDD2

1. Make sure the HDD is MASTER.

2. Make sure the cable connector is

correct.

3. Please check the HDD panel for

Master set up.

1. Make sure the HDD is MASTER and

SLAVE.

2. Make sure the cable connector is

correct.

3. Please check the HDD panel for

Master and Slave set up.

Notice:

-Hard Disk Master and Slave jumper pin must right, otherwise it makes DVR work fault.

Hard Disk testing table:

Brand Model Capacity Notice

Seagate Barracuda 80 GB

IBM DeskStar 80 GB

WD2000 Caviar 200 GB

Hitachi DeskStar 80 GB

Maxtor MaxLineII 300 GB

Picture

Full screen or split screen display

Press button, to display 4 split screen.

Press numeric buttons to display the desired camera image in full screen.

1.) FREEZE Mode

1. In live mode press (FREEZE) button to freeze image.

2. Press

2.) Zoom Mode(Display Enlargement.)

Go to full screen mode with numeric buttons at live or playback

mode, then press ZOOM button to display screen Enlargement.

Use

3.) Auto Mode

Press (AUTO) button to start screen auto sequencing, and press it again to cancel auto mode.

again to cancel freeze mode.

button to move position.

4.) W.MARK. Water Mark mode.

Water Mark on to check if the data has modify.

5.) INFO (System Information). Auto disappear after 2 minutes if no any button operating.

** SYSTEM INFORMATION **

1.IP ADDR:

2.GATEWAY:

3.NETMASK:

4.NET USER:

5.HDD SIZE:

6.HDD USED:

7.STATUS1

8.STATUS2

9.UPTIME

10.VERSION:

1. Network IP address

2. Network IP gateway

3. Network IP netmask

4. Network user amount

5. Hard disk capacity

6. Hard disk used percentage

7. First hard disk status

8. Video format

9. System running time

10. System version

6.) BACKUP. Image backup mode.(Image back up must be done on playback mode only.)

Locate the playback point of which you want. Press BACKUP, back up menu shows:

CDRW / USB CDRW USB

BACKUP MENU

CDR WRITE SPEED

START BACKUP TO CDR

FORMAT USB

START BACKUP TO USB

USB:

The BACKUP CAUTION window pop-up. Press ENTER to begin data back up. Capacity of USB device is not

limit.

On playback mode, presses BACKUP: Lower-Right corner of the screen:

** BACKUP CAUTION **

THE ORIGINAL BACKUP FILE

WILL BE KILLED.

PRESS [ENTER] TO BACKUP.

PRESS [BACKUP] TO CANCEL.

BACKUP MENU

CDR WRITE SPEED x1,x2,x3

START BACKUP TO CDR

BACKUP MENU

FORMAT USB

START BACKUP TO USB

xxx K

xxx K (Presently back up progress)

Important:

If DVR cannot detect USB device, please format it to FAT or FAT 32 on PC OS.

When the file is opened from a CF card, only DVR images will appear, but without sounds.

Additional:

During playback, USB device is full or user press BACKUP button screen display a “PAUSE” caption, User

takes out the USB device to computer USB slot then save data to hard disk. After re-insert USB device to

DVR slot, user press BACKUP again. Press ENTER to continue backup or backup button to cancel.

PAUSE

PS: NetViewer software auto copied to USB device when data backup. See the USB Data Read and

** BACKUP CAUTION **

THE ORIGINAL BACKUP FILE

WILL BE KILLED.

PRESS [ENTER] TO BACKUP.

PRESS [BACKUP] TO CANCEL.

Networking pages.

Compatible USB: Transcend 256 MB, 1 GB / A-DATA, 512MB / USB Flash Drive 128 MB /

Intelligent Stick 256 MB / SOLOMON 128 MB / ISTEC 1GB.

CD-RW:

7.) Key Lock function

xxx K

xxx K (Presently back up progress)

Press BACKUP to stop saving. Or wait for CD is full done.

Data only read in Netviewer.

>On the Live mode, press nly, numeric, freeze, auto, and zoom buttons could work. (lock), O

Press lock key again to enter the login-in window. Enter admin or user password to unlock.

Key lock function only accept password correct log in even re-boot DVR power.

8.) AUDIO function ))))

Notice

Audio playback only on normal( x 1 ) playback.

)))) xxxxxxxxx

ENTER / AUDIO button

Audio playback: AUDIO ,

)))))displays on the Upper-left of screen. At that time, audio

will playback. Press it again to turn it off.

9. NETWORK Playing

ENTER PASSWORD TO TERMINATE

NETWORK PLAYING

PASSWORD : (*****)

1. When the admin do playback mode on AP (Net Viewer), user can terminate it after into password of DVR.

On AP client, admin needs to connect again.

2. When AP on playback mode, DVR is on playback mode also.

Playback

1. Playback Mode

1) Press button to begin playback. (System playback the images backward)

2. T-SRH button

1) T-SRH: Playback by time search.

Press T-SRH button to active playback function.

1) TIME LIST (Playback image by Time-Search): Recorded images list (by hours)

MAIN PLAY PAGE

1.MASTER TIME LIST

2.SLAVE TIME LIST

Press direction button

UP/DOWN to choose

items.

3.MASTER EVENT LIST

4.SLAVE EVENT LIST

5.GOTO DATE: 2004/12/31

6.GOTO TIME: 12:12

7.GOTO PLAY

Y / M / D H : M (Beginning of recording time) Y / M / D H : M (End of recording time)

Every playback data list displays by an hour.

No page display limit. 10 items display on each page.

Y / M / D H : M Y / M / D H : M

Press direction button UP/DOWN to choose items.

Press values change button to change to previous / next page.

TIME LIST

Notice:

Every playback data list displays by an hour, but if user finds out like:

1. 10:00 ~ 10:12

2. 10:12 ~ 11:00

Reason: 1. Hard disk is full. 2. User change record mode setup.

2) EVENT LIST (Alarm List): Event source- Video loss / Alarm trigger / Motion / Record

10 items display on each page / Total 5000 items display for 500 pages. When event list is out of compass,

the total items are less then 5000.

NO Y / M / D H : M CH EVENT

>Event happens time and list.

CH: Event Channel Display.

>1 CH ~ 4 CH

+10 : Display pages by 10 units / +100 : Display pages by 100 units / +1000 : Display pages by 1000 units.

- Press direction button left and right to change +10 / +100 / +1000

EVENT LIST +10

NO Y / M / D H : M CH EVENT

Event type.

>Includes Motion / Alarm / V-Loss / Record / Power On / Event Full / Network (Network total users,

include log in and log out.)

>Special time search playback:

Go TO DATE：２００２∕１２∕１２

-Choose year / month / day

>Press direction button Left / Right to choose items, press values change button to change value.

GOTO TIME：１２：１２

-Choose hour and minute

Press direction button UP/DOWN to choose items.

Press values change button to change page. Press ENTER to start

playback.

>Press direction button Left / Right to choose items, press values change button to change value.

GOTO PLAY

-Press ENTER button to start playback.

Notice: Playback speed change by or shuttle. Speed is x 1, x 2, x 4, x 8, x 4.

Function Setup

1) Press

2) Password enter window pop-up:

3) Press numeric (1 ~ 10 )button or remote controller ( 1 ~ 10 )to choose password.

button to enter into menu. You could do the system function setup in MENU.

CHECK PASSWORD MENU

PASSWORD (*****)

Default password (Account-Admin) : 44444

Defau l t pas s w or d (A cc ou n t -U s er ) : 11111

4) Remote controller function buttons are same as DVR panel function buttons.

Basic Operation

Press MENU button to enter MAIN SETUP PAGE.

MAIN SETUP PAGE

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. RELAY SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

1) Use direction button up/down

2) Press

3) Press sub-menu item with direction button up/down

button to enter into sub-menu function setup.

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

button to select setup item.

SETUP

or left/right

And change the value with values change button or turn inner-shuttle.

4) Press ESC to go back to main / sub menu or exit menu.

Notice:

1. ADMIN level can setup all DVR menu functions.

2. USER level cannot setup ADVANCED page of DVR main menu function.

3. Auto disappear after 4 minutes if no any button operating.

button.

1. HDD INFORMATION

- 2 hard disk information display.

Information display: POSITION SIZE USED BRAND

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. RELAY SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

MAIN SETUP PAGE

SETUP

POSITION SIZE USED BRAND

MASTER

LAST TIME

SLAVE

LAST TIME

MENU, ESC: EXIT, :PAGE

>POSITON: Master / Slave

>SIZE: Hard Disk capacity. xxGB. Maximum display is 999MB

>USED: 00 ~ 100 %. Hard disk overwrites 100 ~ 199 %.

>BRAND: DVR auto detect hard disk brand.

>LAST TIME: The last record time display.

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

1. DATE

2. TIME: > Use direction button up/down choose position, values change button to change date and time

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. RELAY SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

MAIN SETUP PAGE

SETUP

DATE-TIME SETUP PAGE

1. DATE 2000 / 00 / 00

2. TIME

3. FORMAT

3. DISPLAY AT xx LI N E (S )

MENU, ESC:EXIT, :MODIFY

values. Do not need to stop hard disk working (Play or record).

3. FORMAT:

YY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY, YY/ENG/DD, ENG/DD/YY, DD/ENG/YY, YYYY/MM/DD,

MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY/ENG/DD, ENG/DD/YYYY, DD/ENG/YYYY.

Y=Year. M=Month. D=Day. ENG=Month display in English.

4. DISPLAY AT xx LI N E (S )

-Date and Time position on screen xx line(s). 00 ~ 23.

-. Day and time change

Press direction button up/down/left/right to choose items or move date-time position.

Press values change button to change values.

3. DISPLAY SETUP

1. DATE-TIME: Date and Time caption display mode on or off setup.

>ON / OFF

2. CAMERA TITLE: Camera Title caption display mode on or off setup.

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. RELAY SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

MAIN SETUP PAGE

SETUP

DISPLAY SETUP PAGE

1. DATE-TIME ON

2. CAMERA TITLE ON

3. PB DATE-TIME

4. PB CAMERA TITLE ON

5. PB DUMMY CAMERA ON

6. DVR STATUS ON

7. BORDER COLOR WHITE

MENU, ESC:EXIT, :MODIFY

>ON / OFF

3. PB DATE-TIME: Play back date and time caption display mode on or off setup.

>ON / OFF

4. PB CAMERA TITLE: Play back camera title caption display mode on or off setup.

>ON / OFF

5. PB DUMMY CAMERA: To clear dummy image if channel input not up to 4.

>ON / OFF

6. DVR STATUS: DVR system, record, playback, audio caption display mode on or off setup.

>ON / OFF

7. BORDER

COLOR: Border color WHITE / DARK / BLACK / GRAY.

Press direction button up/down to choose the desired item.

Press values change button to change values.

4. CAMERA SETUP

MAIN SETUP PAGE

1. HDD INFORMATION

2. DATE-TIME SETUP

3. DISPLAY SETUP

4. CAMERA SETUP

5. BUZZER

6. RELAY SETUP

7. SYSTEM SETUP

8. ADVANCED SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

SETUP

CAMERA SETUP PAGE

1. COLOR SETUP

2. TITLE SETUP

3. SCREEN POSITION SETUP

4. V-LOSS DISPLAY SETUP

5. VIDEO MASK SETUP

MENU, ESC: EXIT, ENTER: RUN

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