Melco DX-TL910U User Manual

DX-TL910U

Digital Video Recorder

Simple Set-Up Guide

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DX-TL910U Quick Reference Guide

This Quick Reference Guide is designed to help you get quickly acquainted with your Mitsubishi DX-TL910U Digital Video
Recorder (DVR). This guide will also help you HOW TO program and perform commonly used functions. For additional
information please reference the DX-TL910U Installation and Operations
Manual.

Features:

Easy to Use Duplex Operation Per Camera Settings.
60PPS 5 Quality Grades Covert Camera
Copy to CFC or VHS Password Protection Network Support via DX­PC25 or Web Browser

Front View:

1. Power 2. Access Indicator 3. Camera Sequence

4. Timer Button 5. REC/STOP 6. Shuttle Ring Figure 1

7. Jog Dial 8. Split/Sequence 9. Zoom

10. Pre-Alarm Indicator 11. M-Detect Indicator 12. Emergency Ind.

13. Lock 14. Lock Button 15. Video/Audio out

16. Compact Flash Slot 17. Copy Button 18. Alarm Interrupt

19. Warning Reset 20. SETUP 21. Search

22. Stop/Pause/Rev. Play & Play

Rear View:

1. Main Power Switch 2. Video Out 3. Camera In

4. Camera Out 5. A/C Power Socket 6. Audio In/Out

7. Ground 8. MIC In 9. Reset

10. Alarm In 11. I/O Terminals 12. RS-232C

13. Network Connector

Jog/Shuttle Usage:

The Jog/Shuttle is used for two types of operations

1. Playback Features – When Playing back, turning the Shuttle (outside

ring) Clock Wise (Forward) or Counter Clock Wise (Reverse) will

change the playback speed. When in Pause mode, the Shuttle is also
used to set the desired playback speed. From Pause turn the Shuttle to the desired Playback speed and press Pause to
hold the speed. Press Play to exit.

2. Programming of DVR – The Jog and Shuttle are used to navigate, select, change

and exit the various On Screen menu and sub-menu’s.
IMPORTANT INFORMTION:

• The Jog (inside ring) when turned CW or CCW is used to move the OSD cursor

Up/Down/Across selecting various functions. The Jog is also used to make a

change within the selected field (blinking in RED).

• The Shuttle (outside ring) is used to select, accept and exit the various functions. When a change is accepted, the

field turns from blinking RED to WHITE background.

a. Turning the Shuttle CW, selects the function (field goes from White background to blinking in RED).

b. To accept the change, turn the Shuttle CW, and the field goes from blinking RED back to White.

c. Turn the Shuttle CCW to EXIT and go back through the various menu layers.

Power Up:

This is a two step process, first, press the Main Power Switch ON (rear panel just above the Power cord), and from the front
of the unit press the Power Button (front #1). The unit will go through a series of power-up self test for about 20 seconds.

Figure 2

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First Time Power-UP (AUTO SETUP):

When the DVR is taken out of the box and turned on for the first time an AUTO SETUP program will guide you trough setting the DVR’s
Time and Date Settings and Performing AUTO SETUP. Ensure all cameras being used are connected to the DVR and are turned ON.
After entering Time and Date, PERFORM AUTO SETUP YES or NO menu will be displayed. If you choose YES, the DVR will guide
you through CAMERA Check and AUTO RECORDING SETTINGS. These values can be changed or fine tuned via the MENU settings.
If you select NO, the DVR will perform a power-up check and go to live mode. Listed below is the process and monitor screen shots
displayed when you select YES in the AUTO SETUP procedures.

1. AUTO SETUP:
A. TIME DATE ADJUST – Using the JOG/SHUTTLE as described on page 1, Select DAYLIGHT
SAVING with the SHUTTLE (turn to the right). When Selected, OFF will blink in RED, using the
JOG change to ON (if needed). To accept the change turn the SHUTTLE again to the right (ON will
stop blinking in RED and background for ON will be in white). Turn the SHUTTLE to the left to
exit. Using the same process set the Date and Time and go to EXECUTE.

B. PERFORM AUTO SETUP – Select YES with the SHUTTLE and with the JOG move down to
EXECUTE.

1. In CAMERA CHECK when all the active cameras are displayed on the screen select EXECUTE.

2. In AUTO RECORD SETTING select the RECORD CYCLE XXX Hours and EXECUTE. The RECORD SETTINGS

screen will appear (Figure B-2a). The RECORD settings for Regular (PPS and GRADE) and Alarm (A-PPS and A­GRADE) can be changed. Press POWER button to exit.

3. INITIALIZATION – Move the JOG to INITIALIZATION (Figure B-2b) and the unit will record the new settings and

go to Live Mode. At this point additional features can be set via the SETUP Menu (see next page).

Figure B Figure B-1 Figure B-2

Figure B-2a Figure B-2b

2. SETUP MENU

Pressing the SETUP button found inside the DVR’s front door will access and display the
SETTINGS Menu. This Menu and its Sub Menus will allow you to program other
features of the DVR. Again, simply press the SETUP button and use the JOG/SHUTTLE
to move, select and make needed changes. To Exit the SETUP Menu, after the change has
been made (field not blinking in RED) and use the SHUTTLE CCW to exit the various
Sub-Menus until the live screen is displayed or simply press the SETUP button to exit.

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