Mitsubishi Electric DX-TL4E User Manual

Caution and care

HEAVY OBJECTS SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED ON THE UNIT (E.G., MONITOR)

NEVER TOUCH OR INSERT ANY OBJECT INSIDE THE UNIT

Touching the inside of the cabinet or inserting foreign objects of any kind through or ventilation holes not only creates a safety
hazard but can also cause extensive damage.

PROTECT THE POWER CORD

Damage to the power cord may cause fi re or shock hazard. If the power cord is damaged, turn OFF the MAIN switch and
carefully unplug the cord by holding the main plug.
If this unit is moved with the power on status, the built-in HDD may be damaged. Confi rm that more than one minute have
passed since the power cord and the connecting cords were disconnected, then move this unit.

UNPLUG THE POWER CORD DURING A LONG ABSENCE

Turn off the power and unplug the power cord during a long absence.

MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION

Do not obstruct the many ventilation holes on the unit. For maximum ventilation, leave some space around the unit and place
the unit on a hard level surface only, and ensure it is not covered during use. Heavy objects should never be placed on the
unit.

WHEN NOT IN USE

When not in use, always turn OFF the MAIN switch.

CABINET CARE

Never use petroleum-based cleaners. Clean with a soft cloth moistened with soap and water and wipe dry.
PVC cables or leads should not be left in contact with the cabinet surface for long periods.

INSTALLATION LOCATION

For excellent performance and lasting reliability install in a location that is:-

1. Well ventilated, out of direct sunlight and away from direct heat.

2. A solid vibration-free surface.

3. Free from high humidity, excessive dust and away from magnetic fi elds.

4. Please ensure that the ventilation fan located on the unit’s back panel is not blocked.

UNSUITABLE LOCATIONS

Placing the unit in the following places might shorten the product life:

• Extremely cold places, such as refrigerated warehouses and ice houses

• Places where excessive hydrogen sulfi de is likely to be generated, such as hot-springs areas

• Places or locations with salt air environment.

THIS EQUIPMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE CONNECTION FOR USED WITH OUTDOOR OR CABLE DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS.

NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
DO NOT PLACE HEAVY OBJECT ON THIS UNIT.
DO NOT STEP ONTO THIS UNIT.

The unit may drop or fall by losing its balance. It may cause injury or failure of the unit.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE GROUNDED.

This unit complies with the requirements of the EC Directive 2004/108/EC, “EMC Directive” and 2006/95/EC, “Low Voltage
Directive”. The requirements for the susceptibility according to EN 50130-4

and the requirements for interference

according to EN 55022 are observed for the operation on residential areas, business, light industrial premises and in
small scale enterprises, inside as well as outside of the building. All places of operation are characterised by their
connection to the public low voltage power supply system. This unit is manufactured in accordance with EN 60950-1.

MAINS LEAD CONNECTION

The mains lead on this Unit is fi tted with a non-rewireable mains plug, incorporating a 5A fuse. If you need to replace
the fuse, use a 5A fuse approved by BSI or ASTA to BS 1362, ensuring you refi t the fuse cover. If the mains plug is not
suitable for the sockets in your home, and you require to remove the plug, remove the fuse, cut off the plug then dispose
of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible electric shock hazard. To refi t a new plug, follow these instructions; Green-
and-yellow: Earth, Blue: Neutral and Brown: Live. As the colours in the mains lead of this Unit may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.

• The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the
letter E or by the safety earth symbol

or coloured green or green-and-yellow.

• The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

• The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

Note: This symbol mark is for EU countries only.
This symbol mark is according to the directive 2002/96/EC Article 10 Information for users and Annex IV.

Your MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which
can be recycled and reused.
This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from
your household waste.
Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre.
In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic product.
Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

Notice about construction of the surveillance system using this unit

• This unit can be controlled by the external devices via RS-232C terminal or LAN terminal. This unit can also be used to
control external devices via external terminal, RS-422/485 terminal, or RS-232C terminal. Owning to these functions,
this unit fl exibly applies to the high grade security system, but the whole surveillance system may be affected by the
malfunction of this unit or the external devices depending on the setting contents of this unit, the connection with the
external devices, or combination between this unit and the external devices.

• When configuring a surveillance system using this unit, it is recommended to confirm first that this unit operates
normally with the other devices connected.

• It is recommended to copy or back up the important recorded contents.

• Damages rising out of any operational error of the surveillance system or loss of the recorded data or any other
damages because of any user malfunction of this unit are not covered.

• Do not use the notifi cation function of this unit for making critical judgement nor any purpose related to human lives.

• When this unit cannot recognize the external device which is being used for recording due to the power failure,
decreased voltage, or other failures, the recording point may be moved to the internal HDD of this unit or the other
external HDD. To prevent occurrence of such problem, it is recommended to use uninterruptible power supply.

• If the power plug is disconnected or the breaker switch is turned off during recording, HDD may be damaged or
playback of recorded data may become impossible.

If the breaker switch is turned on and off everyday, set the timer recording to be performed only for the period that the

breaker is on and do not turn off the breaker during recording.

The user will not be indemnifi ed for problems (e.g., recording failure or playback failure) that occur with either the unit or
a connected device during operation. It is recommended to back up the important recordings regularly as a precaution
against possible breakdowns and accidents

.

Recordable time and product warranty

Continuous recordable time and the estimated time displayed on the menu screen indicate the continuous time of
recording operation of this unit. They indicate the period neither for product warranty nor that for reliability of used parts.

•

This unit uses a built-in HDD, which is a precision device. Handle this unit with suffi cient care.

•

Do not subject this unit to vibrations or shocks. This may cause trouble specially when the power of the unit is turned

on or when the HDD is being accessed, and suffi cient care is required.

•

Do not disconnect the power plug while the power of the unit is turned on or while recording or playing.

•

For early detection of faults, we recommend that you request inspection once a year.

The HDD and cooling fan of this unit are driving parts. For stable recording, it is recommended that both of these parts are
replaced every 30,000 hours.
(This interval is for reference purpose only and does not indicate the warranty period of the parts.)

INSTALLATION LOCATION AND HANDLING

• Place this unit horizontally and in a stable place. If this unit is not placed correctly and used in an unstable place, the unit
may be damaged.

• Do not place this unit close to other electronic or magnetic equipment. This will avoid video and audio distortion.

• When a monitor and this unit are placed vertically, the pictures may be distorted.

PRECAUTION CONCERNING EXTERNAL DEVICE

• The various external HDDs can be connected to this unit in order to expand the memory or to use as the copy device.
However, during recording or playing back a picture at high rate, some pictures may be missed due to the slow rate of data
transfer or the slow speed of response from the external device connected. Be sure to check the operation suffi ciently in
advance.

• Do not use the power control function of the external device which uses bus power of this unit.

• The external device to be used may be unsuitable for the operation you want to set. It is recommended to consult your
dealer when using the external device.

Warning

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may
be required to take adequate measures.

DISCLAIMER

In any event, Mitsubishi assumes no responsibility or reliability for the following:

1. Disassembly, repair, or alteration of this unit by user or installer.

2. Failure or breakdown in or damage to this unit resulting from misuse or careless handling by user or installer.

3. Inconvenience or damages arising out of inability to display or record pictures due to any reason or cause other than
breakdown or failure in this unit.

4. Failure in this unit due to combination with other equipment manufactured by a third party or inconvenience or
damages resulting from such failure.

5. Inconvenience, damages, or claims arising out of breakdown in this unit or loss of recorded video data due to
replacement of the built-in HDD by user or installer.

6. Inconvenience or damages arising out of breakdown in this unit or inability to display or record pictures due to natural
disaster including earthquake and storm.

7. Inconvenience, damages, or claims arising out of breakdown in this unit or loss of recorded video data due to impact
or vibration to the built-in HDD or an environmental factor such as temperature at the installation site.

8. Demand for damages or other claim of infringement of privacy if the pictures monitored or recorded by user become
public or are used for any purpose other than surveillance for whatever reason.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 — Introduction..................................................................................1

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

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

Chapter 2 — Installation....................................................................................3

Package Contents..........................................................................................3

Required Installation Tools...........................................................................3

Connecting the Video Source.......................................................................3

Connecting the Loop Through Video...........................................................4

Connecting Audio..........................................................................................4

Setting Unit for CVBS or VGA output..........................................................4

Connecting the Monitor.................................................................................5

Connecting the Spot Monitor .......................................................................5

Connecting the RGB Monitor.......................................................................5

Connecting Alarms........................................................................................5

AI 1 to 4 (Alarm In).......................................................................................6

GND (Ground) .............................................................................................6

ARI (Alarm Reset In)....................................................................................6

Alarm Out.....................................................................................................6

Connecting to the Network Port...................................................................6

Connecting to the RS-232C Port ..................................................................7

Factory Reset .................................................................................................7

Connecting to the USB Port..........................................................................8

Connecting the Power Cord..........................................................................8

Chapter 3 — Configuration................................................................................9

Front Panel Controls .....................................................................................9

POWER LED ...............................................................................................9

REC LED .....................................................................................................9

ALARM LED ................................................................................................9

Panic Button ..............................................................................................10

Camera Buttons (1 to 4) ............................................................................10

Quad/Sequence Button .............................................................................10

PTZ Button.................................................................................................10

Arrow Buttons ............................................................................................10

Enter/Pause Button....................................................................................11

Menu Button ..............................................................................................11

Connecting the Infrared Remote Control..................................................11

Turning on the Power..................................................................................12

Initial Unit Setup...........................................................................................12

Setup Screen................................................................................................12

User’s Manual

Normal Setup Screen...................................................................................14

System Information....................................................................................14

Date/Time Setup........................................................................................16

System Check Screen ...............................................................................19

Storage Screen..........................................................................................20

System Log Screen ...................................................................................22

System Shutdown......................................................................................22

Configuring Input Devices..........................................................................23

Camera Setup Screen ...............................................................................23

Alarm In Setup Screen...............................................................................24

Motion Detector .........................................................................................25

Text-In Setup Screen.................................................................................26

Alarm Out Setup Screen............................................................................28

Audio Setup Screen...................................................................................29

RS232 Setup Screen.................................................................................30

Configuring Recording Settings.................................................................31

Record Mode Setup Screen ......................................................................31

Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen ..................................................32

Time-Lapse Recording Schedule ..............................................................33

Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen ..........................................................34

Event Action Setup......................................................................................35

Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ..........................................35

Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen .....................................36

Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ............................................36

Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ..............................37

Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen .........................38

Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ................................38

Text-In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ............................................39

Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen........................................40

Text-In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen...............................................40

Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen......................................41

Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen.................................42

Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ........................................42

Display Setup ...............................................................................................43

OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup...............................................................43

Main Monitoring Setup Screen ..................................................................45

Network Setup Screen.................................................................................46

LAN Setup Screen.....................................................................................47

Modem Setup ............................................................................................50

DVRNS (DVR Name Service) Setup Screen.............................................51

Callback Center Setup Screen ..................................................................52

Password Setup Screen..............................................................................54

Config Screen...............................................................................................55

Clip Copy ...................................................................................................55

Load Default Setup....................................................................................58

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Load / Save Setup .....................................................................................58

Clear All Data.............................................................................................58

Chapter 4 — Operation....................................................................................59

Turning on the Power..................................................................................59

Live Monitoring ............................................................................................59

PTZ Mode ..................................................................................................60

Digital Zoom Mode.....................................................................................62

Recording Video...........................................................................................62

Recording Audio..........................................................................................63

Playing Recorded Video..............................................................................63

Arrow Buttons ............................................................................................64

Enter/Pause Button....................................................................................64

Camera Buttons (1 to 4) ............................................................................64

Quad/Sequence Button .............................................................................64

Digital Zoom Playback Mode.....................................................................64

Searching Video...........................................................................................65

Date/Time Search......................................................................................66

Calendar Search........................................................................................66

Event Search .............................................................................................67

Text-In Search ...........................................................................................69

Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation.........................................71

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000.......................71

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98...........................71

Appendix B — Text-In Query Examples.........................................................73

Query Example I...........................................................................................73

Query Example II..........................................................................................74

Appendix C — Troubleshooting.....................................................................75

Appendix D — Connector Pin Outs................................................................76

Appendix E — Map of Screens .......................................................................77

Appendix F — Specifications..........................................................................78

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List of Illustrations

Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation. ..........................................................................................1

Figure 2 — DVR rear panel. ....................................................................................................... 3

Figure 3 — Video input connectors. ...........................................................................................3

Figure 4 — Video Loop Through connectors..............................................................................4

Figure 5 — Audio In and Out connectors. ..................................................................................4

Figure 6 — CVBS / VGA switch.................................................................................................. 4

Figure 7 — Video Out connectors. .............................................................................................5

Figure 8 — VGA connector.........................................................................................................5

Figure 9 — Alarm Input connector strips. ...................................................................................5

Figure 10 — Alarm Output connector strips. ..............................................................................6

Figure 11 — Network connector................................................................................................. 6

Figure 12 — RS-232C connector. ..............................................................................................7

Figure 13 — Factory reset switch. ..............................................................................................7

Figure 14 — USB connector.......................................................................................................8

Figure 15 — Power cord connector............................................................................................ 8

Figure 16 — DVR front panel......................................................................................................9

Figure 17 — Infrared Remote Control. .....................................................................................11

Figure 18 — Admin Password screen. .....................................................................................12

Figure 19 — Quick Setup screen..............................................................................................12

Figure 20 — Normal Setup screen. ..........................................................................................14

Figure 21 — System Information screen. .................................................................................14

Figure 22 — System Information Change screen. ...................................................................15

Figure 23 — Virtual keyboard...................................................................................................15

Figure 24 — Date/Time setup screen....................................................................................... 16

Figure 25 — Holiday Setup screen........................................................................................... 17

Figure 26 — Time Sync screen. ............................................................................................... 17

Figure 27 — System Check (Config.) screen........................................................................... 19

Figure 28 — System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) screen..........................................................20

Figure 29 — Storage screen.....................................................................................................20

Figure 30 — S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen. ....................................................................................21

Figure 31 — System Log screen. .............................................................................................22

Figure 32 — Device menu screen. ...........................................................................................23

Figure 33 — Camera setup screen...........................................................................................23

Figure 34 — PTZ Device list.....................................................................................................24

Figure 35 — Alarm In setup screen. .........................................................................................24

Figure 36 — Motion Detector setup screen..............................................................................25

Figure 37 — Motion Detection Zone screen.............................................................................25

Figure 38 — Text-In setup screen. ...........................................................................................26

Figure 39 — Text-In (Generic Text) setup screen....................................................................27

Figure 40 — Text-In (EPSON-POS) setup screen. ..................................................................27

Figure 41 — Alarm Out setup screen. ......................................................................................28

Figure 42 — Alarm Out Schedule screen.................................................................................29

Figure 43 — Audio Setup screen..............................................................................................29

Figure 44 — RS232 setup screen. ...........................................................................................30

Figure 45 — Record Mode Setup screen. ................................................................................31

Figure 46 — Time-Lapse Record Setup screen.......................................................................32

Figure 47 — Time-Lapse Recording Schedule screen.............................................................33

Figure 48 — Pre-Event Record Setup screen.......................................................................... 34

Figure 49 — Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen......................................................35

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Figure 50 — Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.................................................36

Figure 51 — Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen........................................................36

Figure 52 — Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen. ........................................37

Figure 53 — Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.....................................38

Figure 54 — Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) setup screen............................................38

Figure 55 — Text-In Event Action (Record) setup screen........................................................39

Figure 56 — Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen................................................... 40

Figure 57 — Text-In Event Action (Notify) setup screen. .........................................................40

Figure 58 — Video Loss Event Action (Record) setup screen.................................................41

Figure 59 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. ...........................................42

Figure 60 — Video Loss Event Action (Notify) setup screen. ..................................................42

Figure 61 — OSD Setup screen. ..............................................................................................43

Figure 62 — Main Monitoring Setup screen. ............................................................................45

Figure 63 — Network Setup screen..........................................................................................46

Figure 64 — LAN (Manual) Setup screen.................................................................................47

Figure 65 — Port Number Setup screen. .................................................................................48

Figure 66 — LAN (DHCP) Setup screen. .................................................................................49

Figure 67 — LAN (ADSL) Setup screen...................................................................................49

Figure 68 — Modem Setup screen...........................................................................................50

Figure 69 — DVRNS Setup screen. .........................................................................................51

Figure 70 — Callback Center (LAN) Setup screen...................................................................52

Figure 71 — Callback Center (Modem) Setup screen..............................................................53

Figure 72 — Password setup screen........................................................................................54

Figure 73 — Config screen.......................................................................................................55

Figure 74 — Clip Copy screen..................................................................................................56

Figure 75 — Disk Partition Selection screen............................................................................57

Figure 76 — Load / Save Setup screen....................................................................................58

Figure 77 — Live Monitoring (Text-In) screen. .........................................................................60

Figure 78 — PTZ Menu. ...........................................................................................................61

Figure 79 — PTZ Preset screen. ..............................................................................................61

Figure 80 — Preset Apply screen.............................................................................................62

Figure 81 — Playback (Text-In) screen....................................................................................63

Figure 82 — Digital Zoom screen. ............................................................................................65

Figure 83 — Enlarged Digital Zoom screen..............................................................................65

Figure 84 — Search Menu........................................................................................................65

Figure 85 — Date/Time Search screen. ...................................................................................66

Figure 86 — Calendar Search screen. .....................................................................................66

Figure 87 — Event Log screen................................................................................................. 67

Figure 88 — Event Search (by Event) screen.......................................................................... 68

Figure 89 — Event Search (by Camera) screen. .....................................................................68

Figure 90 — Text-In Search screen..........................................................................................69

Figure 91 — Text-In Search (Query) screen. ........................................................................... 69

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Chapter 1 — Introduction

Features

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

y 4 Composite Input Connectors
y Compatible with Color (PAL) and B&W (EIA-170) Video Sources
y Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event)
y Records up to 100 Images per Second
y “Loop-Through” Video Connectors
y Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode
y Continues Recording while Archiving, Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback
y User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu System
y Various Record Modes (Time, Event, Pre-event and Panic)
y 1 Ch. Audio Recording and Playback
y Alarm Connections Include: Input, Output and Reset Input
y Built-in Alarm Buzzer
y Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet or Modem
y Infrared Remote Control

Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation.

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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 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 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.

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 once the disk is full.

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

You can view live video, search image, and control your DVR remotely by connecting via modem
or Ethernet. There is a USB port that can used to back up the clip file video to USB-IDE hard disk
drives, USB CD-RW drives or flash drives.

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Chapter 2 — Installation

Package Contents

The package contains the following:

y Digital Video Recorder
y Power Cord
y User’s Manual (This Document)
y Remote Operation Software CD and User’s Manual
y Infrared Remote Control

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.

Figure 2 — DVR rear panel.

Connecting the Video Source

Figure 3 — Video input connectors.

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

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Connecting the Loop Through Video

Figure 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.

Connecting Audio

NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit
recording audio.

Figure 5 — Audio In and Out connectors.

Your DVR can record audio. Connect the audio source to Audio In. Connect Audio Out to your
amplifier.

NOTE: The audio input is from an amplified source. The DVR does not have amplified audio
output, so you will need a speaker with an amplifier.

Setting Unit for CVBS or VGA output

Figure 6 — CVBS / VGA switch.

Set the switch to CVBS or VGA for monitor output. Select CVBS for spot monitor, and select
VGA for RGB monitor.

NOTE: The DVR may not support some LCD monitors or some monitors don’t support Multi
Sync.

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NOTE: You cannot use spot monitor output and VGA output at the same time.

NOTE: Set the CVBS or VGA selector switch before turning on the DVR. You cannot change
the setting while the unit is running.

Connecting the Monitor

Connecting the Spot Monitor

Figure 7 — Video Out connectors.

Connect the SPOT monitor to the Video Out connector.

NOTE: For SPOT monitor Output, set the CVBS/VGA selector switch to the CVBS.

Connecting the RGB Monitor

Figure 8 — VGA connector.

A VGA port is provided for RGB monitor output. Connect the RGB monitor to the VGA connector
if required. Connect an RGB cable with a DB-15 (male) connector, which is usually less than 10
feet, to the DVR connector.

NOTE: For RGB monitor output, set the CVBS/VGA selector switch to the VGA.

Connecting Alarms

Figure 9 — Alarm Input connector strips.

NOTE: To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and
insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire
to make certain it is connected. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the
wire and pull out the wire.

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AI 1 to 4 (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. See Chapter 3 —
Configuration for configuring alarm input.

GND (Ground)

Connect the ground side of the Alarm input to the GND connector.

ARI (Alarm Reset In)

An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the
DVR’s internal buzzer. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the ARI (Alarm Reset In)
and GND (Ground) connectors. Connect the wires to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground)
connectors.

Alarm Out

Figure 10 — Alarm Output connector strips.

The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Mechanical or electrical switches
can be wired to the NC (Normally Closed) and C (Common) connectors or NO (Normally Open)
and C (Common) connectors. Permitted current is up to 0.5 A for 125 VAC, 1 A for 30 VDC. See
Chapter 3 — Configuration for configuring alarm output.

Connecting to the Network Port

Figure 11 — Network connector.

The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an
RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote
monitoring, searching and configuration. See Chapter 3 — Configuration for configuring the
Ethernet connections.

NOTE: This Network Port is not connected with cables or wires intended to connect to the
outdoor directly.

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Connecting to the RS-232C Port

Figure 12 — RS-232C connector.

An RS-232C port is provided to connect an external modem for remote monitoring, remote
configuration and text input, 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 13 — Factory reset switch.

The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the right of the RS-232C connector. This switch will only
be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings.

CAUTION: When using the Factory Reset, you will lose any setting you have made.
If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after
initializing the system using the factory reset, you need to contact the DVRNS
server manager. Please record and save the help desk information before factory
reset.

To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip:

1. Turn the DVR off.

2. Turn it on again.

3. While the DVR is initializing, poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the
right of the RS-232C connector.

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’s settings are now at the original settings it had
when it left the factory.

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Connecting to the USB Port

Figure 14 — USB connector.

A USB port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk drives, CD-RW drives or
flash drives for archiving video. Position the external hard disk drive close enough to the DVR so
that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet. Use the USB cable provided with
the hard disk drive or CD-RW to connect it to the DVR. See Chapter 4 — Operation for archiving
video to an external USB-IDE hard disk drive, USB CD-RW drive or USB flash drive.

Connecting the Power Cord

Figure 15 — Power cord connector.

Connect the power cord to the DVR and then to the wall outlet.

WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT 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. Refer to Chapter 3 — Configuration and Chapter 4 —
Operation.

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Chapter 3 — Configuration

NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 —
Installation.

Front Panel Controls

Figure 16 — DVR front panel.

Many of the buttons on the front panel have multiple functions. The following 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.

NOTE: A separate Alarm button is not provided. Pressing any keys on the front panel or
remote control resets alarm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated.
However, when you are in the menu or PTZ mode, you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode first
to reset alarm output.

NOTE: The sensor for the infrared remote control is just to the left of the PANIC button. Make
certain that nothing blocks the sensor, or the remote control will not function properly.

POWER LED

The POWER LED is lit when the DVR is On.

REC LED

The REC LED is lit when the DVR is recording. When the DVR is in the panic recording mode,
the REC LED flickers.

ALARM LED

The ALARM LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated.

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Panic Button

Pressing the PANIC button activates panic recording, so the DVR will record video regardless of
the time-lapse or event recording schedule. Press the button again to release the panic recording.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the Panic recording mode, the REC LED flickers and displays
on each camera screen.

Camera Buttons (1 to 4)

Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. They
are used to enter passwords. The camera buttons also function in the PTZ mode. Pressing

CAMERA 1 zooms in in the PTZ mode, and pressing CAMERA 2 zooms out in the PTZ mode.
CAMERA 3 is used to control near focus of the PTZ camera in the PTZ mode. CAMERA 4 is used to

control far focus of the PTZ camera in the PTZ mode.

Quad/Sequence Button

Pressing the

QUAD/SEQUENCE button toggles between quad (2x2) display mode and sequence

mode. It also loads a Preset Apply in the PTZ mode.

PTZ Button

Pressing the PTZ button opens a Pan/Tilt/Zoom screen which allows you to control properly
configured cameras.

In the PTZ mode, pressing the

PTZ button enters the digital zoom mode, and pressing the button

again in the digital zoom mode returns to the live monitoring mode. When a PTZ device is not
installed, pressing the PTZ button enters the digital zoom mode directly.

Pressing the PTZ button in the playback mode enters the digital zoom playback mode.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the PTZ mode, a white line will display around the image.

NOTE: In the digital zoom mode and digital zoom playback mode, a bright small box is laid
over the image. The box indicates the area to be enlarged.

Arrow Buttons

Arrow buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. They are also used to control Pan and
Tilt in the PTZ mode, and to move the specific area of screen that you want to enlarge in the digital
zoom mode.

In the playback mode, the Up-Arrow button selects the next image, and the Down-Arrow button
selects the previous image. Pressing the Left-Arrow button plays video backward at high speed.
Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from

, and . The screen displays

, and respectively. Pressing the Right-Arrow button plays video forward at high

speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from

, and . The screen

displays

, and respectively.

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

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Enter/Pause Button

This button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made. Pressing the

ENTER/PAUSE button in the live monitoring mode freezes the current live screen, and the screen

displays . Press the button again to return to the live monitoring mode.

Pressing the button in the playback mode will pause the video, and the screen displays

. Pressing

ENTER/PAUSE button again in the pause mode goes to the live monitoring mode.

In the digital zoom mode, pressing the button enlarges a specific area of the screen. A

displays

on the enlarged screen.

Menu Button

Pressing the

MENU button enters the Main Menu. You will need to enter the administrator

password to access the Main Menu. Pressing the button again closes the current menu or setup
dialog box. It is also used to display the search menu in the playback mode, and load the PTZ Menu
in the PTZ mode.

Connecting the Infrared Remote Control

Figure 17 — Infrared Remote Control.

If a DVR unit ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any
additional operations. (Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further
information on setting the Unit ID.) If the Unit ID is 1 to 4, you must to press the

ID button on the

remote control and number button (1 to 4) in order to control that DVR. The icon

displays when
the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control. If the Unit ID of two or more DVRs is
set to 0, those DVRs will all react to the infrared remote control at the same time.

NOTE: The functions of the infrared remote control buttons are identical to the front panel
buttons.

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Turning on the Power

Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit will take approximately 60
seconds to initialize.

Initial Unit Setup

Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to 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.

Press the MENU button on the front panel or remote control to enter the setup screens. The Admin

Password screen appears.

Figure 18 — Admin Password screen.

Enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of camera number buttons and then the

button. The factory default password is 4321. There are two Setup screens: Quick Setup and

Normal Setup. The factory default is the Quick Setup screen.

Setup Screen

Figure 19 — Quick Setup screen.

The Quick Setup screen allows you to set up the most commonly used features of your DVR. Use
the arrow buttons to move through the options. Pressing the

button lets you make your

selections.

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

Highlight the first box beside Recording Speed/Quality, and select recording speeds from as few
as 0.5 ips to as fast as 25 ips.

NOTE: The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 25 ips per camera; however, the
recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all cameras.

Highlight the second box beside Recording Speed/Quality, and select from Very High, High,
Standard and Low.

Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and select either On or Off. When it is set to On,

CAMERA 1 is automatically associated with the audio.

NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit
recording audio.

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 where you can set up system information.

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

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’s 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 will be released automatically when the user changes the DVR
settings remotely using the DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software) program.

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Normal Setup Screen

Figure 20 — Normal Setup screen.

Press the

MENU button to enter the setup screen. If the Quick Setup screen appears, turn it off as

described above. The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the DVR’s setup screens.

System Information

Highlight System Information and press the

button. The System Information screen appears.

Figure 21 — System Information screen.

In the System Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a unit ID number and
select the language to use. Highlight Change and press the

button. The System Information

Change screen appears.

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Figure 22 — System Information Change screen.

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

Figure 23 — Virtual keyboard.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title and press the button.
That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position. Pressing
toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards,

backspaces, and

deletes entered

characters. You can use up to 20 characters including spaces in your title.

Once you have entered your title, highlight Close and press the button.

Highlight the box beside Unit ID and press the button. Change the number by highlighting it
and using the 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. You cannot use the same number for two
or more DVRs that are within the same network.

NOTE: When the unit ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without
any additional operations. When the unit ID is set to 1 to 4, you must press the ID button on
the remote control (1 to 4) to control that DVR. When the unit ID is set to 5 or higher, the
infrared remote control will not control any DVRs.

Highlight the box beside Language and press

button. A dropdown menu displays the available

languages. Highlight the desired language and press the

button.

The box beside H/W Version and S/W Version field displays the hardware and software version
of DVR.

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Date/Time Setup

Highlight Date/Time in the Main menu and press the

button. The Date/Time setup screen

appears.

Figure 24 — Date/Time setup 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.

Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and press the

button. The individual sections of the
date highlight. Use the arrow buttons to adjust the numbers. Once you have the correct date, press
the

button.

Highlight the second box beside Date/Time and press the

button. The individual sections of the
time will highlight. Use the arrow buttons to adjust the numbers. Once you have the correct time,
press the

button.

NOTE: The clock will not start running until you have restarted the unit, so you may wish to
set the time last.

Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the

button. Select the time zone you are in from

the list and press the

button.

Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press the

button. Pressing the button

toggles between On and Off.

Highlight the Holiday Setup… box and press the

button. You can set up holidays by

highlighting Add: and pressing the

button

. The current date appears.

Highlight the month and day and change them by using the arrow buttons. Press the

button to

add the date. Dates can be deleted by highlighting the X beside the date and pressing the

button.

NOTE: Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the
current year’s holiday has passed.

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Figure 25 — Holiday Setup screen.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button. Selecting Cancel exits
the screen without saving the changes.

Highlight the Time Sync… box and press the

button. You can set up time synchronization
between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries, or
between the DVR and another DVR.

Figure 26 — Time Sync screen.

Highlight the box beside Automatic Time Sync and press the

button. This toggles between On

and Off.

Highlight the box beside SNTP Server and press the button. Change the numbers by
highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number
value.

Highlight the box beside Interval and press the button. Set the time interval for synchronization
from 30 to 300 minutes.

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

The box beside Server Clock displays the time setting of the time server. Highlighting the Update
button and pressing the

button updates the server clock.

NOTE: The Server Clock will display “ – ” 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. If you want to synchronize the time instantly, highlight the Now… button and press the

button.

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 the box beside Run as Server and press the

button. Pressing the button toggles

between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

Highlight the box beside Date Format and press the

button. A list of date formats appears.

Highlight the format you wish to use and press the

button. The choices are:

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

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

To change the time format, highlight the box beside Time Format and press the

button. The

DVR toggles between 12 Hours (AM/PM) and 24 Hours (military time).

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

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System Check Screen

Highlight System Check in the Main menu and press the

button. The System Check setup

screen appears.

Figure 27 — System Check (Config.) screen.

Highlight the box under the On/Off heading and press the

button. 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 no alarm during the designated time.

Highlight the box under the Interval heading and press the

button. A slide bar appears allowing

you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days.

The Status field displays Good when the DVR continues operating according to the user’s settings
without any problems, there was recording, or any alarm occurred during the designated time. The
Status field displays Bad when there was no recording, or no alarm occurred during the designated
time.

Highlight the Alarm Out / Notify tab and the System Check – Alarm Out / Notify screen
displays.

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Figure 28 — System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) screen.

Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the

button. A drop menu displays
available alarm outputs for the recording problem. Highlight the desired alarm output from the
external alarm out terminal or internal buzzer, and press the

button.

NOTE: Alarm Out cannot be set to Check Point – System.

Highlight the box under Notify and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it
is On, the DVR notifies the remote site of its System (Good) and Record (Bad).

Storage Screen

Highlight Storage in the Main menu and press the

button. The Storage setup screen appears.

Figure 29 — Storage screen.

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

The Status field displays the device status or fault conditions. (Good, Disk Bad, S.M.A.R.T.
Alert, High Temperature, or Not installed)

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NOTE: If the DVR senses S.M.A.R.T. Alert or High Temperature, the S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring
Information screen will appear. Once the S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen displays,
replacing the hard disk drive is recommended, usually within 24 hours.

NOTE: The S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen appears only in the monitoring mode.

The

°C field displays the temperature of the storage device.

The Usage field displays the device usage.

The DVR can be set to react to storage problems by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms,
display a warning message and/or notifying a PC running DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software).
Highlight the box beside Storage Problem Action: Alarm Out / Notify and press the

button to
select from Beep, the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the storage problem
event, and/or Notify.

Highlight the S.M.A.R.T. Setup and press the button. The S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen appears.

NOTE: If no hard disk drives are installed in the DVR, the S.M.A.R.T. Setup button will be
disabled.

Figure 30 — S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen.

Your DVR shows the conditions of Hard Disk Drives when the installed IDE hard disk drives
support S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) Monitoring program.
Highlight the box beside Use. Press the button to toggle between On and Off.

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

Highlight the box beside Period, and select from Daily, Weekly or Monthly for the checking
period.

NOTE: When selecting Weekly and Monthly, the Day of Week and Day of Month field will be
activated under the Period field. Select the check day or check date.

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Highlight the box beside Check Time and press the

button. Adjust the numbers using arrow

buttons.

Highlight the box beside Temperature Threshold and press the

button. Adjust the numbers

using arrow buttons.

Highlight the box beside Sensor Unit and press the

button to toggle between Celsius or

Fahrenheit.

If you want to check the storage status instantly, highlight Check Now and press the

button.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button. Selecting Cancel exits
the screen without saving the changes.

System Log Screen

Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the

button. The System Log screen

appears.

Figure 31 — 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. You can scroll through the list a page at a
time by selecting the Up and Down arrow buttons and pressing the

button. You can go directly
to an event number by highlighting the event number box (left of the UP arrow), pressing the
button, using the arrow buttons to change the number, and pressing the

button.

System Shutdown

Highlight System Shutdown in the Main menu and press the button. 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.

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Configuring Input Devices

You can configure the video, audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR.

Figure 32 — Device menu screen.

Camera Setup Screen

Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the

button. The Camera setup screen appears.

Figure 33 — Camera setup screen.

You can turn on or off each camera, and also hide the video of the camera number by highlighting
the camera Setup heading and pressing the

button. Select the On, Off, Covert 1 or Covert 2

from a drop down list.

NOTE: When selecting Covert 1, the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the
covert video. When selecting Covert 2, the DVR displays only camera title in gray on the
covert video.

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You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the Title heading and pressing the button.
A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names.

Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display. Select your camera
from the list and press the button. You will need to connect the camera to the RS-232C terminal
on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer’s instructions.

Figure 34 — PTZ Device list.

NOTE: When selecting the PTZ device you wish to control by selecting it from the menu, the

displays on the PTZ camera screen.

You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the ID heading and pressing the

button.
Change the number by highlighting it and using the arrow buttons to increase and decrease the
number. The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256.

Alarm In Setup Screen

Highlight Alarm In in the Main menu and press the button. The Alarm In setup screen appears.

Figure 35 — Alarm In setup screen.

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The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set
up each input on the Alarm In Setup screen. You can turn each input On (via Alarm I/O or
Camera Alarm) or Off. Each input can be given a title, and the inputs can be set as NO (normally
open) or NC (normally closed) independently.

Motion Detector

Figure 36 — Motion Detector setup screen.

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

Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to
motion. There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive.

You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; e.g., a doorway. Highlight
the icon under the Zone heading, and press the

button. The Motion Detection Zone screen

will display.

Figure 37 — Motion Detection Zone screen.

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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. The menu on the setup screen has the
following functions:

NOTE: You can activate or deactivate 4 cells at a time using the

button. Once 4 cells are

highlight, you can select individual cells by using the camera buttons.

Exit with save — Closes the menu after saving the changes.

Exit without save — Closes the menu without saving the changes.

Select All blocks — Activates all blocks to detect motion.

Clear All blocks — Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion.

Text-In Setup Screen

Highlight Text-In in the Main menu and press the button. The Text-In setup screen appears.

Figure 38 — Text-In setup screen.

NOTE: If networking is configured by the external modem and RS-232 port is set to PTZ or
Remote Control, the text-in cannot be set up. Set the DVR for LAN connections and set up
Text-In for RS-232C port.

NOTE: Text-in data will not be recorded during clip copy.

You can set the DVR to display the text-in information. Highlight the box beside Use Text-In and
press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

Highlight the box under the Product Type heading, and press the

button. Select your device

from the list.

NOTE: Generic Text and EPSON-POS devices are currently supported.

NOTE: The following description is for Generic Text and EPSON-POS devices. The screen
changes for different types of text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes
for you to enter information.

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Figure 39 — Text-In (Generic Text) setup screen.

Figure 40 — Text-In (EPSON-POS) setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Transaction Start, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to
enter the Transaction Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text
string that the device first sends when a transaction starts.

If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text-in device, you will want to turn On
Any Character. Highlight Any Character, and press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

NOTE: If Any Character is turned On, you will not be able to enter any text in the Start String
box.

Highlight the box beside Transaction End, and press the

button. Use the virtual keyboard to
enter the Transaction End string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text
string that the device sends when a transaction ends.

Highlight the more line(s) box and press the button. Select the number of additional lines of
text that you want the DVR to record. You can choose from 0 to 10.

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Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter
the character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Control characters can be created
using ^ and a capital letter; e.g., ^J for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). Refer to the
device manufacturer’s documentation for Line Delimiter character(s).

Highlight the box beside Ignore String, and press the

button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter
the strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore. Refer to the device manufacturer’s
documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions, so you will know which
ones you do not want recorded.

NOTE: When setting up the EPSON-POS device, the user cannot change Line Delimiter and
Ignore String parameters.

Highlight the box beside Transaction Timeout and press the

button. Set the length of time to
wait for the new text string. The DVR will consider a transaction ended if there is no text string
during timeout dwell time after the last text input string. You can adjust the timeout dwell from 0 to
300 seconds.

Highlight the box beside Display Dwell and press the

button. Set the length of time you would

like to display text-in data. You can adjust the display dwell time from 1 to 300 seconds.

Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the

button to toggle between On and Off. Refer to

the device manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. If the
device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters, make certain the Case Sensitive box is
turned On.

Alarm Out Setup Screen

The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the
DVR.

Figure 41 — Alarm Out setup screen.

Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and
pressing the

button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title.

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Highlighting the Sched field and pressing the button opens a schedule screen. You can
schedule alarm output in 30-minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00.

Figure 42 — Alarm Out Schedule screen.

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 the button from No Arming (no block) to On (blue block) to
Event (yellow block).

When set to On, the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time. When set to Event, the Alarm
Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time.

Audio Setup Screen

Highlight Audio in the Main menu and press the

button. The Audio Setup screen appears.

Figure 43 — Audio Setup screen.

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

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

Highlight the box beside Audio In and press the

button. Select the camera number you would

like to associate with audio input among Associated Camera 1, Associated Camera 2,
Associated Camera 3 or Associated Camera 4. When Audio Recording is set to On, the
displays on the associated camera screen.

NOTE: Audio will play through the attached speaker while the DVR is recording audio and the
associated camera displays full screen.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

NOTE: The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less 12.5 ips. The
DVR may not record audio depending on the Transfer Speed when the DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software) Watch application program is connected.

RS232 Setup Screen

The RS232 setup screen allows you to set up the RS-232C port to communicate with external
devices such as remote controls and dome cameras.

Figure 44 — RS232 setup screen.

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

Select a device connected with the DVR among Remote Control, External Modem, Text-In or
PTZ in the Usage field.

NOTE: Selecting the External Modem in the RS232 field only defines the RS-232C port as
being used for the external modem connections. Refer to Modem Setup screen for details of
setting up an external modem.

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NOTE: Selecting the PTZ in the RS232 field only defines the RS-232C port as being used for
the PTZ camera connections. Select the PTZ device in the Camera Setup screen.

Configuring Recording Settings

NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, the REC LED on the front panel is lit and the
displays on each camera screen.

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 once the hard disk drive is full by
recording over the oldest video, or you can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop
recording.

Record Mode Setup Screen

Figure 45 — Record Mode Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the button to toggle between Standard
(336x224 pixels) and High (672x224 pixels).

NOTE: The maximum recording speed is 25 images per second when the resolution is set to
Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 12.5 images
per second.

Highlight the box beside End Of Disk and press the

button. This toggles between Overwrite

and Stop. When in the Overwrite mode, the DVR continues recording when the hard disk drive is
full by overwriting the oldest video. When in the Stop mode, the DVR stops recording when the
hard disk drive is full.

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

button to

toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box beside On Disk Full Alarm Out and press the
button to toggle between On and Off.

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Pressing the PANIC button on the front panel enters the Panic Recording mode. You can program
the recording speed, quality and duration when the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode. On
Panic Recording Speed can be set from 0.5 to 25 ips, and On Panic Recording Quality can be
selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low. On Panic Recording Duration can be set
from 5 to 60 minutes. The panic recording will be stopped automatically according to the preset
duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed to stop the panic recording. Select No Limit if
you want to stop panic recording manually.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode, it ignores the time-lapse or event
recording settings and follows the panic recording settings.

NOTE: The maximum panic recording speed is 25 images per second when the resolution is
set to Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 12.5
images per second.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode, the REC LED on the front panel flickers
and the

displays on each camera screen.

Highlight the first box beside Auto Deletion. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off.
When set to On, the DVR will delete video recorded earlier than user-defined period. Highlight the
second box beside Auto Deletion, and press the

button to select the length of time recorded data

will be kept from 1 to 99 Days.

NOTE: When the End Of Disk is set to Stop, DVR will NOT restart recording even when the
video recorded earlier than user-defined period is deleted.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button

. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen

Figure 46 — Time-Lapse Record Setup screen.

Highlight the box under the Speed heading and press the

button. A drop-down list of recording

speeds appears. You can select from 0.5 ips to 25 ips.

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NOTE: You cannot select 25 ips for High Resolution.

Highlight the box under the Quality heading and press the

button. A drop-down list appears.

You can select from Very High, High, Standard and Low image quality. All other variables being
equal; Very High will require 300% more hard disk space than Standard, High will require 200%
more, and Low 50% less.

NOTE: Higher quality images require more storage space and will reduce the recording
capacity of the hard disk drive.

You can set the DVR to record video based on the Time-lapse Recording Schedule defined during
Time-Lapse Record Setup. Highlighting the box beside Time Lapse Recording and pressing the

button toggles between On and Off.

You can set the maximum amount of time-lapse video to be stored. Once 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.

Time-Lapse Recording Schedule

Figure 47 — Time-Lapse Recording Schedule screen.

Highlight the box under the Sched heading and press the

button. 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 (Mode 1) or yellow (Mode 2) 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.

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There are several ways to set recording times:

y You can highlight an individual block and toggle it on or off by pressing the button.

y You can change a 30-minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the time line and

pressing the

button to toggle the segment on or off.

y You can change an entire day by placing the cursor on the day of the week and pressing the

button to toggle the day on or off.

y 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 pressing the

button to toggle the entire calendar on or

off.

NOTE: The Holiday (H) schedule applies to the dates you established as holidays when
setting Date/Time.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen

Figure 48 — 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. The Pre-Event Record screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording.

You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. The image speed can be set
from 0.5 to 25 ips, and image quality can be selectable from High, Standard and Low.

NOTE: When a camera is set to On, the displays on each camera screen. However, the
DVR will record the video only when events are detected.

NOTE: The pre-event recording speed is 25 images per second when the resolution is set to
Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 12.5 images
per second.

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

Event Action Setup

You can program the DVR to record, activate the alarm output and/or notify the remote site
whenever sensor, motion, text-in or video loss events are detected. Highlight the Alarm-In Action,
Motion Action, Text-In Action or Video Loss Action in the Event Action menu and press the
button. The Event Action setup screens will appear.

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 49 — Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

Highlight the Camera box and press the button. A camera selection screen appears. Select the
camera number you would like to associate with the sensor.

NOTE: You can associate multiple cameras with a sensor.

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

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

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

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Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

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

Figure 50 — Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the

button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as

described earlier.

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

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

Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain events are activated.

Figure 51 — Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen.

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Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

Highlight the Notify box and press the

button. 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.

NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software).

When the DVR detects alarm input, the

displays on each associated camera.

Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

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

Figure 52 — Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the

button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as

described earlier.

Highlight the Camera box and press the

button. A camera selection screen appears. Select the

camera number you would like to associate with the camera.

NOTE: You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion.

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

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

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

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Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

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

Figure 53 — Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

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

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

Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain motion events are activated.

Figure 54 — Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) setup screen.

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Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

Highlight the Notify box and press the

button. 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.

NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software).

When the DVR detects motion, the

displays on each associated camera.

Text-In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to react to text input from the text-in device. The text-in can be assigned a
schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time.

Figure 55 — Text-In Event Action (Record) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the

button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as

described earlier.

Highlight the Camera box and press the

button. A camera selection screen appears. Select the

camera number you would like to associate with the text-in device.

NOTE: You cannot associate multiple cameras with a text-in device.

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

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

Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you would like to record for the text input.

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Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to react to text-in by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms.

Figure 56 — Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the

button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as

described earlier.

Highlight the Alarm Out box and either Beep or the alarm output terminal that you want to
associate with the text-in device.

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

Text-In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to notify the remote site in the case of text-in.

Figure 57 — Text-In Event Action (Notify) setup screen.

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Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

Highlight the Notify box and press the

button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On,

the DVR notifies the remote site when it has text input from a text-in device based on a defined
schedule.

NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software).

When the DVR detects text input, the

displays on the associated camera.

Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set 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 58 — Video Loss Event Action (Record) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the

button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as

described earlier.

Highlight the Camera box and press the

button. A camera selection screen appears. 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.

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

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

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 59 — Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.

Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

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

Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen

The DVR can be set to notify the remote site in the case of video loss.

Figure 60 — Video Loss Event Action (Notify) setup screen.

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Highlight the Sched box and press the button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as
described earlier.

Highlight the Notify box and press the

button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On,

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

NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software).

When the DVR detects video loss, the

displays on each associated camera.

Display Setup

Highlight the OSD, Main Monitoring in the Main menu, and press the

button to set up the

on-screen display or camera display on the main 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 61 — OSD Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Date and press the

button to toggle the date display On and Off.

Highlight the box beside Time and press the

button to toggle the time display On and Off.

Highlight the box beside Title and press the

button to toggle the camera title display On and Off.

Highlight the box beside Status and press the button to toggle status display On and Off.

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NOTE: Each icon displayed on the screen describes the system status as follows:

y Freeze

— Displays while in Freeze mode.

y Sequence

— Displays

while in Sequence mode

.

y Zoom

— Displays on the enlarged video.

y Remote Control

— Displays when the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control.

y Record — Displays on each camera screen while the DVR is recording video.
y Panic

— Displays while in Panic recording mode.

y Audio

— Displays while the DVR is recording audio.

y Event Detection

— Displays when the DVR detects alarm input, motion, or text input event.

y Video Loss

— Displays when the camera loses video signal.

y PTZ

— Displays on each PTZ camera.

NOTE: When the camera is set to Covert 1, status icons are not displayed on the screen.

Highlight the box beside Left/Right Margin and press the

button to adjust the left and right

margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24.

Highlight the box beside Top/Bottom Margin and press the

button to adjust the top and bottom

margins. The margins can be set from 1 to 24.

Highlight the box beside Text-In and press the

button to toggle the text-in data display On and

Off.

If you want to read text input strings displayed on the screen easily and clearly, turn On Text-In
Background color. Highlight the box beside Text-In Background color and press the

button

to toggle between On and Off.

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Main Monitoring Setup Screen

You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the main monitor. You also can
set the video from the event-detected camera to be displayed on the main monitor during the preset
dwell time.

Figure 62 — Main Monitoring Setup screen.

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

NOTE: The DVR does not sequence the camera having video loss.

Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring and press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

When it is On, video from the lowest camera number among those connected with the
event-detected sensor will be displayed full-screen on the main monitor for the preset dwell time.

Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring Dwell Time and press the

button. You can adjust

the event monitoring dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds.

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Network Setup Screen

In the Network Setup screen you can set up the DVR for LAN and modem connections.

Figure 63 — Network Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Connection. Press the

button to toggle between LAN and Modem.

Highlight the box beside Admin Password and press the

button. A virtual keyboard appears.
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.

Highlight the box beside User Password and press the

button. A virtual keyboard appears.
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.

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

CAUTION: Write the password down and keep it in a safe place. Once 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.

The transfer speed is the number of images that can be transferred per second for each camera.
Highlight the box beside Transfer Speed, press the

button, and adjust the number.

NOTE: The maximum transfer speed over a LAN is 25 images per second when the resolution
is set to Standard. However, when set to High, the transfer speed will be decreased to 12.5
images per second.

CAUTION: Selecting the maximum transfer speed will STOP recording video.
Adjust the transfer speed if you want to continue recording.

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You can program the image quality for transferring to the DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software).
Highlight the box beside Remote Quality and press the

button. The image quality can be

selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low.

LAN Setup Screen

Figure 64 — LAN (Manual) Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Type and press the

button to select from Manual, DHCP and ADSL

(PPPoE).

Selecting Manual from the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually.

NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask from your
network administrator.

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

Highlight the box beside DNS Server and press the

button to enter the IP address of the DNS
server. If you set up the DNS Server, the domain name of the DVRNS server instead of the IP
address can be used during the DVRNS Server setup. Refer to the DVRNS Setup section for details.

Highlight Port Number Setup… and press the button. The Port Number Setup screen
appears.

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Figure 65 — Port Number Setup screen.

NOTE: You will need to get the appropriate Port Number for each DX-PC4E (Remote
Operation Software) related program (Admin, Watch, Search and Callback) from your network
administrator.

Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or
decrease the number.

The factory default Port settings are:
Remote Admin: 8200
Remote Watch: 8016
Remote Search: 10019
Remote Callback: 8201

NOTE: The system restarts automatically after changing the port settings.

NOTE: Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs, otherwise, the DVR
cannot be connected with a PC running DX-PC4E.

CAUTION: When changing the port settings, you must change the port settings on
a PC running DX-PC4E as well. Refer to the DX-PC4E manual for details.

You can save your changes and return to the Network Setup screen by highlighting OK and
pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes.

Selecting DHCP from the Type and highlighting OK reads the current IP Address of the DVR
configured by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) network.

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Figure 66 — LAN (DHCP) Setup screen.

Selecting ADSL (PPPoE) allows you to set up the ADSL network.

NOTE: ADSL and modem cannot be configured at the same time. If the DVR is networked via
modem, the ADSL (PPPoE) will not be selected.

Figure 67 — LAN (ADSL) Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside ID and press the

button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to

enter the ID for ADSL connection.

Highlight the box beside Password and press the

button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing

you to enter the password for ADSL connection.

NOTE: Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP Address of the
DVR configured by the ADSL network.

NOTE: If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network, the IP address of the DVR
might change whenever the unit is turned on.

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Modem Setup

Figure 68 — Modem Setup screen.

Highlight the box beside Baud Rate and press the

button. A list of baud rates ranging from 300

to 115,200 appears.

Highlight the box beside Data Bit and press the

button. This toggles between 7 bit and 8 bit

formats.

Highlight the box beside Stop Bit and press the

button. This toggles between 1 and 2 Stop Bits.

Highlight the box beside Parity and press the

button. A drop-down list appears. You can select

from None, Odd or Even parity.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

the screen without saving the changes.

NOTE: If the RS-232C port is in use for Remote Control, Text-In or PTZ, networking cannot be
configured for a modem.

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DVRNS (DVR Name Service) Setup Screen

You can register the DVR on the DVRNS server to use DVR name service.

Figure 69 — DVRNS Setup screen.

Highlight the Use DVR Name Service box and press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

Highlight the box beside DVRNS Server and enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS
server.

NOTE: You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the DVRNS Server from your
network administrator.

NOTE: You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS
Server during the LAN Setup.

Highlight the box beside Port and enter the port number of the DVRNS server. The port number
can be set from 10000 to 12000.

NOTE: The DVRNS server settings on your DVR should match the settings on the registered
DVRNS server. Any changes on the DVRNS server might cause improper operation.

Highlight the Use NAT box and press the

button to toggle On and Off.

NOTE: When using the NAT (Network Address Translation) device, refer to the NAT
manufacturer’ instructions for the proper network settings.

Highlight the box beside DVR Name and press the

button to name the DVR to be registered on

the DVRNS server. A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the DVR name.

Selecting Check allows you to check whether or not the name you entered can be used.

NOTE: The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check, otherwise the
DVRNS changes will not be saved.

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NOTE: When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error
message displays.

Highlighting OK and pressing the

button registers the DVR on the DVRNS server. Proper

DVRNS settings will display the help desk information of the DVRNS server in the box beside
Help Desk.

CAUTION: If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server
after initializing the system using the factory reset, you need to contact the DVRNS
server manager. Please record and keep the help desk information before factory
reset.

CAUTION: The DVRNS registration will be limited to one DVRNS server. The DVR
cannot be registered to multiple DVRNS servers. Please contact your network
administrator when you want to register the DVR to another DVRNS server.

Callback Center Setup Screen

The DVR can be set up to contact a computer running DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software) on a
LAN when an event occurs. Also it can be set 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

Figure 70 — Callback Center (LAN) Setup screen.

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

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.

Highlight the box beside E-mail notification and press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

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

Highlight the box beside E-mail recipient and enter the recipient’s e-mail address. Use the virtual
keyboard to enter the e-mail address.

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.

Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the

button to toggle between On and Off.

Highlight the box beside ID and enter the SMTP ID. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to
enter the ID.

Highlight the box beside Password and enter the SMTP password. A virtual keyboard appears
allowing you to enter the password.

NOTE: Authentication should be turned On and ID and Password should be entered when
using an SMTP server requiring user authentication.

Callback Center Setup by Modem connections

Figure 71 — Callback Center (Modem) Setup screen.

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; e.g., if you must dial “9” for an outside
line, enter “9” before the pager number.

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

Highlight the box beside Site ID and enter a three-digit site ID number.

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When an event occurs, the DVR will dial the pager and leave a four- or five-digit number. The first
three digits are the site ID number and the last digits are the type of event (1: Alarm In, 2: Text-In,
3: Motion Detection, 4: Video Loss, 10: Check Recording, 11: Storage, 13: S.M.A.R.T., and 18:
System). For example, “0754” means that Site 75 has lost video.

NOTE: The DVR will wait for at least four minutes between pages. If another event occurs
less than four minute after the DVR has notified a pager, it will not dial the pager. It does this
so that the telephone line will not be tied up.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the

button. Selecting Cancel exits

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 and change the Administrator password. A User
password is required to enter playback, fast forward playback and fast backward playback modes
from live monitoring mode, and enter the search menu screen in live monitoring mode. Highlight

Password in the Main menu and press to enter the Password screen.

Figure 72 — Password setup screen.

Highlight the box beside User and press the

button to toggle between On and Off. 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.

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 finally confirming
the new password.

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

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NOTE: The Admin and User passwords are composed of up to eight digits using the camera
buttons. The default 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.

To lock the buttons on the front panel or remote control, highlight Key-Lock On and press the
button. Once the buttons are locked, pressing any button on the front panel or remote control will
cause a password screen to display. You will need to enter the correct password to unlock the keys.
The Key Lock password is 4321. The Administrator password also can be used to unlock the keys.

You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing

button

. Selecting Cancel exits the

screen without saving the changes.

Config Screen

The Config menu is used to perform functions such as switching between Quick Setup and Normal
Setup, backing up video, loading default setup and clearing all data.

Figure 73 — Config screen.

Clip Copy

The Clip Copy screen can be used to back up video to an external USB hard disk drive, USB
CD-RW drive or USB flash drive. The backup clip images can be viewed on computers running
Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP. Refer to the Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive
Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for back up.

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Figure 74 — Clip Copy screen.

To select the type of the drive to use for back up, highlight the box on the top and press the
button. A drop-down list of available drives appears. You can select USB HDD, USB CD-RW or
USB FLASH MEMORY.

If you want to archive audio with video, place a checkmark in the Audio box.

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

Highlight the File Name box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears. Enter a file
name for the video you are backing up and select Close. The DVR will automatically add 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”

Once you have given the video a file name, highlight the Start button and press the

button. The

DVR will display the drive capacity, the backup file size and ask if you want to continue.

When the selected drive has more than 2 partitions, the following Disk Partition Selection screen
appears. If the file system is not FAT32, the TYPE displays NOT Supported.

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Figure 75 — Disk Partition Selection screen.

Once you select the drive and partition to use for clip copy, the DVR will display the drive capacity
and the clip size, and ask if you want to continue.

NOTE: Do not back up files larger than 2GB.

You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being backed up. To do this, highlight the
Close button and press the

button. You can return to the Clip Copy screen at any time to check

the progress.

NOTE: You cannot end the archiving process during CD burning.

Refer to the DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software) User’s Manual for instructions on how to
review the images you have backed up.

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, and change the system setup from a remote
site.

NOTE: The recording speed will be decreased to 1 ips per camera during CD burning, or while
the DVR is preparing clip copy data on hard disk drive.

CAUTION: Do NOT use poor quality CD-R or CD-RW discs or ones that have been
scratched or damaged in any way.

CAUTION: Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive
while backing up video. If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is
disconnected while backing up, 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 back up. You will need to power down the DVR
and restart it to get rid of the error message. Once 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 backup. 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 will bring up 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 zone, daylight saving
time and network settings.

Load / Save Setup

You can load saved DVR settings or save the current DVR settings.

To load saved DVR settings, connect the USB device containing the setup file (.cfg) to the DVR.
Highlight Load – File Name and press the

button. The Load Setup screen appears. The
screen displays setup file names that are available. Select the desired setup file and press the OK
button. The selected file name is displayed in the File Name field. Selecting Load will load the
selected saved settings and change the DVR settings accordingly.

NOTE: Even after changing the DVR settings by loading saved settings, the time-related
settings (Date/Time, Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time) will NOT be changed.

NOTE: If you want to change the network settings, check Include network setup. Otherwise,
the network settings will NOT be changed.

To save the current settings, connect the USB device to the DVR. Highlight Save – File Name
and press the

button. A virtual keyboard allows you to enter a file name. Selecting Save will

save the current DVR settings in .cfg file format on the USB device.

Figure 76 — Load / Save Setup screen.

Clear All Data

Highlighting and selecting Clear All Data will bring up screen asking you if you really want to
clear all data and confirm it with a password.

CAUTION: Selecting Clear All Data will erase all recorded video.

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Chapter 4 — Operation

NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not,
please refer to Chapter 2 and 3.

The DVR’s 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. The DVR
allows you to search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those
available with VCRs. Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control
and viewing and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video. The
DVR operates even when no hard disk drives are installed. In this case, recording, playback and
any processes that access hard disk drives are not supported. You can only view live video,
establish system settings that are not related to hard disk drive operation. Also the unit can be
connected with DX-PC4E Watch either via Ethernet or modem.

The Front Panel controls are described in Chapter 3 — Configuration.

Turning on the Power

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

The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize.

The DVR will recover automatically once the unit is initialized if recorded data on the storage
device has been damaged.

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 4 cameras at once. Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen.
It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode.

Pressing the

QUAD/SEQUENCE button toggles between quad (2x2) display mode and sequence

mode.

Pressing the

button in the Live Monitoring mode will freeze the current image on the screen

until you press the button again. The screen displays

.

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The DVR can be set 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 will be displayed, and the DVR will return to the previous
screen format after event monitoring dwell time. While the event monitoring is activated, the
monitoring for all other subsequent events will be ignored. Pressing the individual camera button
or the QUAD/SEQUENCE button during event monitoring releases the current event monitoring
and displays the selected camera or return to the previous screen format.

The DVR will display the text-in data if there is any text input during live monitoring. The text-in
information will display on the image.

NOTE: The text-in displays only in full screen.

Figure 77 — Live Monitoring (Text-In) screen.

PTZ Mode

The DVR will control cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Pressing the PTZ button while
in full-screen mode of the desired camera enters the PTZ mode. You can control the camera using
buttons on the front panel or remote control, or by setting up presets. Press the arrow buttons to pan
left and right, and tilt the camera up and down. Use

CAMERA 1 and CAMERA 2 to zoom in or zoom

out. CAMERA 3 and CAMERA 4 can be used to focus the image.

NOTE: You will only be able to enter the PTZ mode if the RS232C port is set to PTZ, and the
PTZ device is selected during the Camera setup. The icon

displays on the camera screen.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the PTZ mode, a white line will display around the image.

NOTE: You cannot enter the PTZ mode when the selected camera is Off, has lost or is set to
Covert.

Pressing the

MENU button in the PTZ mode displays the PTZ Menu screen. Set the feature you

wish to control by selecting it from the menu. Refer to the camera manufacturer’s instructions for
the proper settings. Depending on the camera specifications, some features may not be supported.

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Figure 78 — PTZ Menu.

y Set Preset — Sets the Presets for PTZ camera.
y Quit — Closes the menu

Set Preset

Once you have the camera at the desired settings, you can save camera position settings as “presets”
so that you can go directly to desired views. Select Set Preset in the PTZ Menu. Select the
number you want to assign to the preset and press the

button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter

the preset name and enter the

button again to save as preset.

Figure 79 — PTZ Preset screen.

Preset Apply

Once you have set the camera presets, you can go directly to desired views. Press the

QUAD/SEQUENCE

button to load the Preset Apply dialog box. Selecting the desired preset

number loads the preset.

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Figure 80 — Preset Apply screen.

Digital Zoom Mode

You can enter the Digital Zoom Mode by pressing the

PTZ button in the PTZ mode. When a PTZ

device is not installed, pressing the PTZ button in the live monitoring mode enters the Digital Zoom
Mode directly.

NOTE: You cannot enter the Digital Zoom mode when the selected camera is Off, has lost or
is set to Covert.

Once you are in the Digital Zoom mode, a bright small box is laid over the image. The box
indicates the area to be enlarged. Move the position of that box using the arrow buttons, and press
the

button to enlarge that area. A

displays on the enlarged screen. Pressing the PTZ button

again returns the DVR to the Live Monitoring mode.

Recording Video

Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation, it is ready
to record. Unless you change the setup, the DVR is recording video and will continue recording
until the hard disk drive is full. The factory default is Stop when the hard disk drive is full. The
DVR can be set to continue recording (Overwrite) once the hard disk drive is full. 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: When the DVR is recording video, the REC LED on the front panel is lit and the
displays on each camera screen.

Although you have set time-lapse or event recording, pressing the PANIC button activates panic
recording, so the DVR will record video regardless of the time-lapse or event recording schedule.
Press the button again to release the panic recording.

NOTE: When the DVR is in the panic recording mode, a REC LED flickers and the displays
on each camera screen.

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Recording Audio

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

NOTE: The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 12.5 ips.
Also audio recording might be affected by network bandwidth conditions while monitoring
the DVR remotely using the DX-PC4E (Remote Operation Software) program.

NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when
recording audio.

Playing Recorded Video

Once video has been recorded, you can view it using the arrow buttons. When playing video for the
first time, the DVR will display the most recent image. When playing video subsequent times, the
DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image.

When playing video, the DVR will display the text-in data if there is any text input. The text-in
information will display on the image.

NOTE: The text-in displays only in the full screen.

NOTE: Make sure that Text-In is turned On during OSD setup if you want to display the text-in
information on the playback image.

Figure 81 — Playback (Text-In) screen.

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Arrow Buttons

: Pressing the left-arrow button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again

toggles the playback speed from

, and . The screen displays , and

respectively.

: Pressing the right-arrow button plays video forward at high speed. Pressing the button again

toggles the playback speed from

, and . The screen displays , and

respectively.

: After selecting , press the up-arrow button to advance to the next image.

: After selecting

, press the down-arrow button to review to the previous image.

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

Enter/Pause Button

Pressing the

button in the playback mode will pause the video on the screen. The screen

displays

.

Pressing the button again in the pause mode goes to the live monitoring mode.

Camera Buttons (1 to 4)

Pressing a camera button in the pause mode will display that camera full screen.

Quad/Sequence Button

When playing back video, you can change the display format from full screen to quad (2x2) mode
by pressing the

QUAD/SEQUENCE button in the pause mode. Pressing a camera button during

quad (2x2) mode returns the display to full screen.

NOTE: When playing recorded video at maximum speed with very high image quality,
playback of recorded audio may be interrupted occasionally.

NOTE: The user cannot change the system setup from a remote site during Playback mode.

Digital Zoom Playback Mode

You can enter the Digital Zoom Playback mode by pressing the PTZ button in the Playback mode.
Once you press the PTZ button in the playback mode, the image pauses and a bright small box is
laid over the image. This box indicates the area to be enlarged. Move the position of the box using
the arrow buttons, and press the

button to enlarge that area. A

displays on the enlarged

screen. Pressing the

PTZ button again releases the Digital Zoom Playback mode and returns to the

playback mode and will pause the video.

NOTE: You cannot enter the Digital Zoom Playback mode when the selected camera is set to
Covert and not played back.

NOTE: Digital zoom playback functions only in the single screen mode.

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Figure 82 — Digital Zoom screen.

Figure 83 — Enlarged Digital Zoom screen.

Searching Video

Pressing the

MENU button in the playback mode displays the Search Menu.

Figure 84 — Search Menu.

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y Go to the First — Displays the first recorded image
y Go to the Last — Displays the last recorded image
y Date/Time Search… — Searches by date and time (see below for more details)
y Calendar Search… — Searches using a calendar (see below for more details)
y Event Search… — Selects video from the event log (see below for more details)
y Text-In Search… — Searches text input strings (see below for more details)
y Clip Copy… — Clips a video segment and saves it.

Date/Time Search

Figure 85 — Date/Time Search screen.

Move the cursor over the date and press the

button. Adjust the numbers using arrow buttons.

Once you have set the date you want to search for video, press the

button.

Move the cursor over the time and press the button. Adjust the numbers using arrow buttons.
Once you have entered the time you want to search for video, press the

button.

Once you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight the OK button and press the
button. The selected date and time will display. (If no video was recorded at the selected time, a
blank screen will display.) The arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video.

Calendar Search

Figure 86 — Calendar Search screen.

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Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. Highlight a day using arrow
buttons and press the

button to select it.

A time bar will display at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be
highlighted with blue. Highlight the time bar and select the time using the arrow buttons.

NOTE: The time bar is in one-hour segments. If a segment is highlighted, it means that some
video was recorded during that hour. However, it does NOT mean video was recorded for the
entire hour.

Once you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight the GO button and press the
button. The selected date and time will display. The arrow buttons can now be used to review the
surrounding video.

Event Search

Figure 87 — Event Log screen.

The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated. The Event Log screen
displays this list. Highlight the event for which you would like to see video.

Pressing the

button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event. Pressing

the arrow button will start playing the “event” video segment. Pressing the

button again pauses

the video, and pressing the button again returns to live monitoring.

You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Query… button and setting up the new
search condition.

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Figure 88 — Event Search (by Event) screen.

Figure 89 — Event Search (by Camera) screen.

Highlight the box beside Search by and press the button to toggle between Event and
Camera.

You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times
and dates.

When you select the Search by Camera, select the target cameras and event options. When you
select the Search by Event, select event options for each device.

Once you set your desired search conditions, highlight Find and press the

button to display the

search results in the Event Log screen. Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the
changes.

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Text-In Search

Figure 90 — Text-In Search screen.

The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input. The Text-In Search screen displays this
list. Highlight the event for which you would like to see video.

Pressing the

button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event. Pressing
the arrow button will start playing the “text-in” video segment with the text-in data on the image.
Pressing the button again pauses the video, and pressing the button again returns to live
monitoring.

You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Query… button and setting up the new
search condition.

Figure 91 — Text-In Search (Query) screen.

You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times
and dates.

Select the target cameras to search text-in data.

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Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the button to toggle between On and Off. If the
Case Sensitive box is turned On, the DVR distinguishes between upper and lower case letters.

Highlight the Load Query box and press the button to load the saved Query settings.

Highlight the Save Query box and press the button to save the current Query settings. Enter
the title for the current Query option using the virtual keyboard.

Highlight the Clear Query box and press the

button to delete the current Query settings.

Highlight the Name box and enter the text to search using the virtual keyboard.

Highlight the Comp. box and enter the comparison operator using the virtual keyboard.

Highlight the Value box and enter the comparison value using the virtual keyboard.

NOTE: The Column and Line can be used for more specific search of the text-in data. Column
indicates the location of each individual category, and Line indicates the line where the
category is located. Change the number of Column and Line by highlighting it and using the
Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number.

NOTE: Enter AND or OR in the box under – heading for more specific text-in data search.

Once you set your desired search conditions, highlight Start and press the

button to display the

search results in the Text-In Search screen. Selecting Close exits the screen and returns to the
previous screen.

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Appendix A — USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000

NOTE: Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to
Windows 2000.

1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable.

2. Turn on your computer.

3. The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar.

4. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or has data, it will show up in My

Computer as a hard disk drive icon. Check the file system by right clicking on the icon
and checking under Properties > General > File System. If the file system is NOT
FAT32 format, format the USB-IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 format.

5. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned, go to Administrative Tools in

Control Panel and launch Computer Management. Open Disk Management in Storage
and right click an unallocated region of the USB-IDE hard disk drive. Then, click
Create Partition.

6. In the Create Partition wizard, click Next then Primary Partition, and follow the

instructions on the screen. Make sure that the FAT32 is selected for the file system.

NOTE: The partition size should be less than 32GB because of Windows OS limitations.

After formatting is complete, the USB-IDE hard disk drive will be added to My Computer.

7. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to the DVR.

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98

NOTE: Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to
Windows 98.

1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable.

2. Turn on your computer. The Add New Hardware wizard window will appear.

3. Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions provided

with your USB hard disk drive.

4. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data, it will show up in My

Computer as a hard disk drive icon. Check the file system in Properties > General >
File System. If the file system is NOT FAT32 format, format the USB-IDE hard disk

drive with FAT32 format.

5. Run the FDISK utility by clicking Start then RUN. Type “fdisk” and click OK.

6. When the MS-DOS command prompt appears, type “Y” and hit the enter key.

7. In the FDISK Option menu, choose “5. Change current fixed disk drive.”

8. Choose the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB-IDE hard disk drive.

9. In the FDISK Option menu, choose “1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive.”

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10. In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu, choose “1. Create Primary

DOS Partition.” And Type “Y” to use all available space and hit the enter key. Hit

ESC to exit the screen after the USB-IDE hard disk drive partition is created.

11. Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive is in My Computer.

12. Right click the newly created hard disk drive icon and select “Format”.

13. In the Format Screen, select “Full” as the “Format type” and click “Start”.

14. After formatting is complete, connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to the DVR.

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Appendix B — Text-In Query Examples

Query Example I

1 2 3 4 5 6
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

Item Unit price Qty amount
==================================================
Coke | $ 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20
Fanta | $ 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20
Hotdog | $ 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50
Pepsi | $ 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95
==================================================
total : $ 16.85
Thank you~~

In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17

th

(Unit price, $

mark will be ignored automatically), 28

th

(Qty) and 40th (amount) characters (including spaces)

from the left. In this case, you can enter “17”, “28” and “40” in each Column box.

For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with
an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set.

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Query Example II

1 2 3 4 5 6
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

Item Unit price Qty amount
==================================================
Coke | $ 2.20 | 1(s)
$ 2.20
Fanta | $ 2.20 | 1(s)
$ 2.20
Hotdog | $ 3.50 | 3(s)
$ 10.50
Pepsi | $ 1.95 | 1(s)
$ 1.95
==================================================
total : $ 16.85
Thank you~~

In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17

th

(Unit price, $

mark will be ignored automatically), 28

th

(Qty) and 40th (amount) characters (including spaces)

from the left, but the value of amount category is located on a different line from Item. In this case,
you can enter “17”, “28” and “40” in each Column box and enter “1” in the Line box for the next
line.

For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with
an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set.

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Appendix C — Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Solution

No Power

y Check power cord connections.
y Confirm that there is power at the outlet.

No Live Video

y Check camera video cable and connections.
y Check monitor video cable and connections.
y Confirm that the camera has power.
y Check camera lens settings.
y Check CVBS/VGA switch settings.

Live Video Very Bright

If a cable is attached to the “Loop” connector, make certain it is
connected to a properly terminated device.

DVR has stopped recording

If hard disk drive is full, you will either need to delete video or
set the DVR to the Overwrite Mode.

DVR displays an error
message stating that the last
recorded image date and time
is later than the current date
and time setting of the DVR.

The DVR will automatically reset the time and date of the unit,
according to the time and date of the last recorded image. If
this is not the correct time and date, reset the time and date
manually. If the correct time and date is earlier than the last
recorded image, any video with a later time and date will be
lost when resetting the correct time and date.

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Appendix D — Connector Pin Outs

Input

Output

AI (1 to 4) Alarm Inputs 1 to 4

GND Chassis Ground

ARI Alarm Reset In

NC Normally Closed

C Common

NO Normally Open

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Appendix E — Map of Screens

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Appendix F — Specifications

VIDEO

Signal Format PAL

Video Input

Composite: 4 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating,
75 Ohms

Monitor Outputs

Composite: One (BNC), 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms
Analog RGB: One (VGA)

− 30.8kHz (horizontal frequency) / 50Hz (vertical frequency)

Video Resolution 720x576
Playback/Record Speed
(images per second)

Standard (336x224 pixels): 100ips
High (672x224 pixels): 50ips

INPUTS/OUTPUTS

Alarm Input

4 TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic), NC/NO
programmable

Alarm Output

2 relay out, terminal block, NC & NO, 0.5A for 125VAC,

1A for 30VDC
Alarm Reset Input 1 TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic), terminal block
Internal Buzzer 80dB at 10cm
Network Connectivity 10/100 Base Ethernet, RS-232C for external modem
Audio Input 1 line in
Audio Output 1 line

CONNECTORS

Video Input Composite: 4 BNC
Video Loop Composite: 4 BNC

Monitor Output

Composite: 1 BNC

Analog RGB: 1 (VGA)
Audio In 1 RCA connector
Audio Out 1 RCA connector
Alarms Terminal block
Alarm Reset In Terminal block
Ethernet Port RJ-45
RS-232C Serial Port DB9 (P)
USB Port 1 on front panel (1.1)
IR Port 1 Remote Control

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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STORAGE

Primary Storage EIDE hard disk drive (1)
Backup Storage USB hard disk drive, CD-RW drive or Flash Memory

GENERAL

Dimensions (W x H x D) 340mm x 46.5mm x 310mm (13.4 x 1.8 x 12.2 )
Unit Weight 3.2kg (7.05 lbs.)
Shipping Weight 4.7kg (10.36 lbs.)
Shipping Dimensions
(W x H x D)

460mm x 158mm x 410mm (18.1

x 6.2 x 16.1 )

Operating Temperature 5°C to 40°C (41F to 104F)
Operating Humidity 0% to 90%
Operating Altitude 2,000M
Power 100–240V~, 50/60Hz, 0.6A

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Caution and care

FRANÇAIS

NE JAMAIS TOUCHER L’INTERIEUR DE L’APPAREIL NI Y INSERER DES OBJETS

Toucher l’intérieur du coffret ou introduire un objet, quel qu’il soit, dans la fente à travers les ouïes de ventilation, peuvent
provoquer un accident tout autant qu’endommager gravement l’appareil.

PROTEGER LE CORDON D’ALIMENTATION

Un cordon endommagé peut provoquer un feu ou un choc électrique. Si le cordon secteur est endommagé, couper l’
alimentation et débrancher le cordon avec précaution en le tenant par la fi che.
Si vous déplacez cet appareil tandis qu’il est sous tension, le disque dur intégré peut être endommagé. Assurez-vous qu’au
moins une minute s’est écoulée depuis le débranchement du cordon d’alimentation et des câbles de liaison avant de déplacer l’
appareil.

DEBRANCHER LE CORDON D’ALIMENTATION PENDANT UNE LONGUE ABSENCE

Couper l’alimentation et débrancher le cordon d’alimentation pendant une absence prolongée.

MAINTENIR UNE VENTILATION ADEQUATE

Ne pas obstruer les nombreux trous de ventilation de l’enregistreur. Pour garantir la ventilation maximale, laisser un espace
tout autour de l’appareil et placer l’appareil exclusivement sur une surface solide et de niveau, et s’assurer qu’il n’est pas
recouvert pendant l’utilisation. Ne jamais poser d’objets lourds sur l’appareil.

LORSQU’ON NE SE SERT PAS DE L’APPAREIL

Lorsque vous n’utilisez pas l’appareil, placez l’interrupteur principal (MAIN) sur la position d’arrêt.

ENTRETIEN DU COFFRET

Ne jamais utiliser de produits de nettoyage à base d’essence. Nettoyer avec un chiffon doux humecté d’eau et de savon puis
essuyer au sec.
Ne pas laisser de câbles ni de fi ls en PVC en contact avec la surface du coffret pendant longtemps.

EMPLACEMENT D’INSTALLATION

Pour obtenir les performances maximales et une longue fi abilité, installer l’appareil dans un endroit qui soit :

1. Bien ventilé, abrité des rayons du soleil et de la chaleur.

2. Sur une surface solide et exempte de vibrations.

3. A L’abri de l’humidité, d’une poussière excessive et des champs magnétiques.

4. S’assurer que le ventilateur situé sur le panneau arrière de l’appareil n’est pas obstrué.

EMPLACEMENTS DECONSEILLES

Pour ne pas raccourcir la durée de vie de l’appareil, ne pas le placer dans les endroits suivants :

• Endroits extrêmement froids, par exemple un réfrigérateur et une chambre froide

• Endroits susceptibles de générer une trop grande quantité d’hydrogène sulfuré, par exemple les sources thermales

• Endroits et lieux empreints d’air salin

CET ÉQUIPEMENT NE FOURNIT PAS DE CONNEXION À UTILISER AVEC DES SYSTÈMES EXTÉRIEURS OU DE
DISTRIBUTION CÂBLÉE.

AUCUN RÉCIPIENT CONTENANT UN LIQUIDE, TEL QU’UN VASE, NE DOIT ÊTRE DÉPOSÉ SUR L’APPAREIL.
NE POSEZ AUCUN OBJET LOURD SUR L’APPAREIL.
NE MARCHEZ PAS SUR L’APPAREIL.

L’appareil peut chuter ou tomber par perte d’équilibre. Cela peut causer une blessure ou endommager l’appareil.

AVERTISSEMENT : POUR EVITER TOUT RISQUE DE FEU OU DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS EXPOSER L’APPAR-

EIL A LA PLUIE NI A L’HUMIDITE. L’APPAREIL DOIT ÊTRE MIS A LA TERRE.

NE JAMAIS POSER D’OBJETS LOURDS SUR L’APPAREIL (EX. MONITEUR DE CONTRÔLE)

Cet enregistreur longue durée satisfait aux exigences des directives communautaires n° 2004/108/CE “Directive
Compatibilité Electromagnétique” et n° 2006/95/CE “Directive Basse Tension”. Les exigences sur la susceptibilité
conformément à la norme EN 50130-4 et les exigences sur les perturbations conformément à la norme EN 55022

sont respectées pour le fonctionnement dans des zones résidentielles, commerciales, locaux d’industries légères et dans
des entreprises de taille moyenne, à l’intérieur ainsi qu’à l’extérieur de l’immeuble. Les lieux d’usage de l’appareil
doivent être reliés au réseau public d'alimentation électrique à basse tension selon les règles de l’art. Cet appareil est
fabrique conformément à la norme EN 60950-1.

Votre produit Mitsubishi Electric est conçu et fabriqué avec des matèriels et des composants de qualité
supérieure qui peuvent être recyclés et réutilisés.
Ce symbole signifie que les équipements électriques et électroniques, à la fin de leur durée de service,
doivent être éliminés séparément des ordures ménagères.
Nous vous prions donc de confi er cet équipement à votre centre local de collecte/recyclage.
Dans l’Union Européenne, il existe des systèmes sélectifs de collecte pour les produits électriques et
électroniques usagés.
Aidez-nous à conserver l’environnement dans lequel nous vivons !
Les machines ou appareils électriques et électroniques contiennent souvent des matières qui, si elles sont
traitées ou éliminées de manière inappropriée, peuvent s’avérer potentiellement dangereuses pour la santé
humaine et pour l’environnement.
Cependant, ces matières sont nécessaires au bon fonctionnement de votre appareil ou de votre machine.
Pour cette raison, il vous est demandé de ne pas vous débarrasser de votre appareil ou machine usagé avec
vos ordures ménagères.

L’utilisateur ne sera pas dédommagé des problèmes (par exemple, une défaillance d’enregistrement ou une défaillance de
lecture) se produisant soit avec l’appareil, soit avec un dispositif connecté, pendant le fonctionnement. Il est conseillé que
des sauvegardes des enregistrements importants soit effectuée régulièrement à titre de précaution contre des pannes et
accidents possibles.

• L’appareil utilise un disque dur intégré, qui est un dispositif de précision. Veuilez manipuler cet appareil avec en faisant
suffi samment attention.

• Ne soumettez pas cet appareil aux vibrations ou aux chocs. Cela pourrait causer des problèmes quand l’appareil est
sous tension ou lors de l’accés au disque dur, et c’est pourquoi il est nécessaire de faire suffi samment attention.

• Ne déconnectez pas la fi che d’alimentation secteur pendant que l’apppareil est sous tension ou pendant l’enregistrement
ou la lecture.

• Afi n de pouvoir détecter rapidement les problèmes, nous recommandons que vous effectuiez une inspection une fois
par an.

Avis à propos de la réalisation d’un système de surveillance en utilisant cet appareil

• Cet appareil peut être commandé par un dispositif extérieur via la prise RS-232C ou la prise pour réseau local (LAN).
Inversement, cet appareil peut être employé pour commander un dispositif extérieur via la prise spéciale RS-422/485,
ou la prise RS-232C. Grâce à ces fonctions, la fl exibilité de cet appareil peut être utilisée dans les systèmes de sécurité
haut de gamme, mais le système de surveillance dans son ensemble peut être affecté par le mauvais fonctionnement de
cet appareil ou des appareils extérieurs en fonction des réglages de cet appareil, des connexions ou de la combinaison
des appareils extérieurs.

• Lors de la confi guration d’un système de surveillance en utilisant cet appareil, il est recommandé de vérifi er d’abord que
cet appareil fonctionne normalement avec les autres appareils connectés ou en combinaison.

• Il est recommandé de copier ou de sauvegarder périodiquement les contenus importants enregistrés sur d’autres
appareils.

• Les dommages consécutifs à une erreur de fonctionnement du système de surveillance, les pertes de données
enregistrées ou tout autre dommage provenant d’un mauvais fonctionnement de cet appareil ne sont pas couverts.

• Ne pas utiliser la fonction de notifi cation de cet appareil pour effectuer un jugement critique ni dans aucun but en relation
avec des vies humaines.

• Quand cet appareil ne peut pas reconnaître le dispositif extérieur utilisé pour l’enregistrement à cause d’une panne de
courant, d’une baisse de tension ou d’une autre défaillance, le point d’enregistrement peut être déplacé au HDD interne
de l’appareil ou à un autre HDD extérieur. L’emploi d’une alimentation sans coupure est recommandé pour éviter la
survenance d’un tel problème.

• Si la fi che d’alimentation est déconnectée ou que le disjoncteur est coupé pendant l’enregistrement, le HDD peut être
endommagé ou la lecture des données enregistrées peut devenir impossible.

Si le disjoncteur est enclenché et coupé tous les jours, réglez l’enregistrement avec minuterie à exécuter seulement

pour la période pendant laquelle le disjoncteur est enclenché et ne le coupez pas pendant l’enregistrement.

Temps d’enregistrement possible et garantie du produit

L’affi chage du temps d’enregistrement en continu possible et du temps estimé sur l’écran de menu représente le temps d’
enregistrement en continu possible losque l’appareil fonctionne; il ne représente pas la période de garantie du produit. De
plus, il ne représente pas la période de garantie des piéces usagées.

Le HDD et le ventilateur de refroidissement sont des pièces motrices. Pour obtenir un enregistrement stable, il est recom­mandé de remplacer ces deux pièces toutes les 30.000 heures.
(Donné uniquement à titre de référence, cet intervalle n’indique pas la période de garantie de ces pièces.)

Dénégation de responsabilité

En aucun cas Mitsubishi ne saurait être tenu responsable de ce qui suit :

1. Démontage, réparation ou modifi cation de l’appareil par l’utilisateur ou l’installateur.

2. Défaillance ou panne ou dommage de l’appareil résultant d’une utilisation erronée ou négligente de l’appareil par l’
utilisateur ou l’installateur.

3. Désagréments ou dommages résultant de l’impossibilité d’affi cher ou d’enregistrer des images pour toute raison ou
cause autre qu’une panne ou une défaillance de l’appareil.

4. Défaillance de l’appareil due à une association à un autre appareil fabriqué par un tiers ou désagréments ou dommages
résultant d’une telle défaillance.

5. Désagréments, dommages ou revendications résultant d’une panne de l’appareil ou de la perte de données vidéo
enregistrées en raison du remplacement du disque dur par l’utilisateur ou l’installateur.

6. Désagréments ou dommages résultant d’une panne de l’appareil ou de l’impossibilité d’affi cher ou d’enregistrer des
images pour raison de catastrophe naturelle, notamment tremblements de terre et tempêtes.

7. Désagréments, dommages ou revendications résultant d’une panne de l’appareil ou de la perte de données vidéo
enregistrées en raison d’un impact ou de vibrations du disque dur ou de tout facteur écologique tel que la température
sur le site d’installation.

8. Demande de dommages et intérêts ou toute autre revendication d’atteinte à la vie privée si les images contrôlées ou
enregistrées par l’utilisateur deviennent publiques ou sont utilisées à des fi ns autres que de surveillance pour quelque
raison que ce soit.

EMPLACEMENT D’INSTALLATION ET MANIPULATION

• Posez l’appareil sur une surface horizontale et stable. Si l’appareil est posé en un endroit instable, il peut être endommagé.

• Ne placez pas cet appareil près d’un autre appareil. Ces deux appareils peuvent agir l’un sur l’autre et les images comme
les sons être déformés.

• Si un moniteur et cet appareil sont placés verticalement, les images peuvent être déformées.

PRECAUTIONS CONCERNANT LE DISPOSITIF EXTERIEUR

• Divers HDD extérieurs peuvent être connectés à cet appareil pour étendre la mémoire ou l’utiliser comme dispositif de
copie.

Mais pendant l’enregistrement ou la lecture d’images à débit élevé, certaines images peuvent être omises à cause

du débit lent du transfert de données ou de la réponse du dispositif extérieur raccordé. Vérifi ez bien préalablement le
fonctionnement.

• N’utilisez pas la fonction de contrôle d’alimentation du dispositif extérieur qui utilise l’alimentation de bus de cet appareil.

• Le dispositif extérieur à utiliser peut ne pas convenir pour l’opération que vous avez réglée. Il est recommandé de consulter
votre revendeur pour l’utilisation du dispositif extérieur.

Avertissement

Ceci est un produit de classe A. Il peut causer des interférences radio dans un environnement domestique, et dans ce cas,
il peut être demandé à l’utilisateur de prendre des mesures adéquates.

NIEMALS TEILE IM INNEREN DES GERÄTES BERÜHREN ODER OBJEKTE IN DAS GERÄT STECKEN

Berührungen des Geräte inneren oder das stecken von Gegenständen in das Gerät, stellt nicht nur ein Sicherheitsrisikodar,
sondern können auch große Beschädigungen des Gerätes verursachen.

SCHÜTZEN SIE DAS NETZKABEL

Ein defektes Netzkabel kann Brand oder elektrischen Schlag verursachen. Ziehen Sie im Falle eines defekten Netzkabels den
Stecker vorsichtig aus der Steckdose, ziehen Sie nicht am Kabel.
Wenn dieses Gerät im eingeschalteten Zustand bewegt wird, kann die Festplatte beschädigt werden. Bewegen Sie das Gerät
erst 1 Min. später, nachdem Sie alle Kabel inkl. Netzkabel entfernt haben.

HERAUSZIEHEN DES NETZKABELS AUS DER STECKDOSE BEI LANGER ABWESENHEIT

Schalten Sie bei langer Abwesenheit die Stromversorgung aus und ziehen Sie das Netzkabel ab.

AUF GUTE VENTILATION ACHTEN

Die vielen Ventilationsöffnungen des Gerätes nicht verdecken. Lassen Sie für maximale Ventilation freien Raum um das
Gerät herum, stellen Sie das Gerät nur auf eine harte, waagerechte Oberfl äche, und stellen Sie sicher, dass es während der
Verwendung nicht abgedeckt wird. Schwere Objekte sollten nicht auf das Gerät gestellt werden.

WENN SIE DEN REKORDER NICHT BENUTZEN

Bei Nichtverwendung schalten Sie die Stromversorgung (POWER) am Hauptnetzschalter aus.

PFLEGE DES GEHÄUSES

Verwenden Sie niemals Reinigungsmittel auf Petroleumbasis. Reinigen Sie das Gerät mit einem feuchten weichem Tuch und
reiben Sie es anschließend trocken.
PVC-Kabel oder Leitungen sollten nicht über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg mit dem Gehäuse in Kontakt stehen.

AUFSTELLUNGSORT

Für exzellente Leistungsfähigkeit und anhaltende Betriebssicherheit sollte der Aufstellungsort folgende Merkmale aufweisen:

1. Gut belüftet sein und sich nicht in unmittelbarer Nähe der Heizung oder direkter Sonneneinstrahlung befi ndet.

2. Eine solide, vibrationsfreie Oberfl äche haben.

3. Frei von hoher Feuchtigkeit, übermäßigem Staub und entfernt von Magnetfeldern sein.

4. Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass der Lüftungsventilator an der Rückseite des Gerätes nicht blockiert ist.

UNGEEIGNETE AUFSTELLUNGSORTE

Aufstellung des Gerätes an den folgenden Orten kann die Lebensdauer des Erzeugnisses verkürzen:

• Sehr kalte Orte wie gekühlte Lagerhäuser / Kühlhäuser
Sehr warme Orte z.B. geschlossene Schränke mit indeirekter Sonnenbestrahlung.

• Orte, an denen übermäßige Mengen Schwefelwasserstoff erzeugt werden, z. B. in der Nähe von heißen Quellen.

• Orte mit salziger Luft.

DIESES GERÄT VERFÜGT NICHT ÜBER ANSCHLÜSSE FÜR ANWENDUNG MIT FREILUFT- ODER KABELVERZWEIGU
NGSSYSTEMEN.

VASEN UND ANDERE MIT FLÜSSIGKEITEN GEFÜLLTE OBJEKTE DÜRFEN NICHT AUF DEN APPARAT GESTELLT
WERDEN.
STELLEN SIE NIEMALS SCHWERE GEGENSTÄNDE AUF DAS GERÄT.
NICHT AUF DIESES GERÄT TRETEN.

Sichern Sie das Gerät gegen eventuelles Herunterfallen, dadurch kann erhablicher Schadeb entstehen.

WARNUNG: ZUR VERRINGERUNG DES RISIKOS VON FEUER BZW. ELEKTRISCHEM SCHLAG DARF DIESES GERÄT

NICHT REGEN ODER FEUCHTIGKEIT AUSGESETZT WERDEN.

DIESES GERÄT MUSS GEERDET WERDEN.

SCHWERE OBJEKTE (Z. B. EIN MONITOR) SOLLTEN NICHT AUF DAS GERÄT GESTELLT WERDEN

Dieser Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG Richtlinie 2004/108/EG, “EMV Richtlinie”, und 2006/95/EG, “Niederspa
nnungsrichtlinie”. Die Anforderungen an die Störfestigkeit gemäß EN 50130-4 und an die Störaussendung gemäß

EN 55022 beim Betrieb im Wohnbereich, in Geschäfts- und Gewerbebereichen sowie in Kleinbetrieben, sowohl
innerhalb als auch außerhalb der Gebäude werden eingehalten. Alle Einsatzorte sind dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie
direkt an die offentliche Niederspannungs-Stromversorgung angeschlossen sind.

Dieses Gerät wurde entsprechend der Norm EN 60950-1 hergestellt.

Ihr MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC-Produkt wurde unter Einsatz von qualitativ hochwertigen Materialien und
Komponenten konstruiert und gefertigt, die für Recycling geeignet sind.
Dieses Symbol bedeutet, dass elektrische und elektronische Geräte am Ende ihrer Nutzungsdauer von
Hausmüll getrennt zu entsorgen sind.
Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Gerät bei Ihrer kommunalen Sammelstelle oder im örtlichen Recycling-Zentrum.
In der Europäischen Union gibt es unterschiedliche Sammelsysteme für gebrauchte Elektrik- und
Elektronikgeräte.
Bitte helfen Sie uns, die Umwelt zu erhalten, in der wir leben!

DEUTSCH

Der Benutzer wird nicht entschädigt für Probleme (z.B. Versagen von Aufzeichnung oder Wiedergabe), die mit dem Gerät
oder einem angeschlossenen Gerät während des Betriebs auftreten. Es wird als Vorsichtsmaßnahme gegenüber Ausfall
und Unfälle empfohlen, in regelmäßigen Zeiträumen Sicherheitskopien von wichtigen Aufzeichnungen zu machen.

• Dieses Gerät hat eine eingebaute Festplatte, die ein Präzisionsmechanismus ist. Lassen Sie bei der Handhabung
dieses Gerätes ausreichende Sorgfalt walten.

• Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht Vibrationen oder Stößen aus. Dies kann besonders bei eingeschaltetem Gerät und
während Zugriff auf die Festplatte zu Störungen führen, weshalb ausreichende Vorsicht erforderlich ist.

• Ziehen Sie bei eingeschaltetem Gerät bzw. Während Aufnahme und Wiedergave nicht den Stecker des Netzkabels aus
der Steckdose.

• Für frühzeitige Entdeckung von Störungen empfehlen wir, dass Sie das Gerät jedes Jahr inspizieren lassen.

Hinweise zum Aufbau des Überwachungssystems unter Verwendung dieses Gerätes

• Dieses Gerät kann durch externe Geräte über den RS-232C-Anschluss oder den LAN-Anschluss gesteuert werden.
Dieses Gerät kann auch verwendet werden, um die externen Geräte über den externen Anschluss, RS-422/485,
oder den RS-232C gesteuert werden. Nur mit diesem Gerät aufgenommene Bilder können wiedergegeben werden.
Wegen dieser Funktionen kann dieses Gerät fl exibel auf hochgradige Sicherheitssysteme angewendet werden, aber
das gesamte Überwachungssystem kann abhängig vom Einstellungsinhalt dieses Gerätes oder dem Anschluss oder
der Kombination zwischen den externen Geräten durch eine Fehlfunktion dieses Gerätes oder der externen Geräte
beeinfl usst werden.

• Bei Konfiguration eines Überwachungssystems unter Verwendung dieses Gerätes wird empfohlen, zuerst
sicherzustellen, dass dieses Gerät normal mit den externen Geräten angeschlossen bzw. kombiniert funktioniert.

• Es wird empfohlen, wichtige Aufzeichnungen periodisch zu anderen Geräten zu kopieren bzw. zu sichern.

• Für durch eine Fehlfunktion dieses Gerätes verursachte Betriebsstörungen des Überwachungssystems, Verlust der
aufgezeichneten Daten oder sonstige Schäden wird nicht gehaftet.

• Verwenden Sie die Mitteilungsfunktion dieses Geräts nicht für die Verkündigung von kritischen Urteilen oder für sonstige
Zwecke, die sich auf das Leben von Menschen beziehen.

• Falls dieses Gerät die zur Aufzeichnung verwendete Einheit wegen Stromausfall, Spannungsabfall oder anderen
Störungen nicht anerkennt, könnte die Aufzeichnungsstelle in das interne Festplattenlaufwerk dieses Gerätes oder in ein
externes Festplattenlaufwerk verlegt werden. Um das Auftreten einer derartigen Störung zu verhindern empfi ehlt es sich
eine unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung zu verwenden.

• Wenn der Netzstecker abgetrennt ist oder der Schalter Pause während der Aufnahme ausgeschaltet wurde, kann das
HDD-Laufwerk unter Umständen beschädigt werden oder die Wiedergabe der aufgenommenen Daten nicht mehr mög­lich sein. Wird der Bremsschalter jeden Tag ein- und ausgeschaltet, stellen Sie die Timer-Aufnahme nur für den Zeit­raum ein, in dem der Schalter Pause eingeschaltet ist; schalten Sie ihn währen der Aufnahme nicht aus.

Mögliche Aufnahmezeit und Produktgarantie

Die kontinuierliche mögliche Aufnahmezeit und die am Menübildschirm angezeigte geschätzte Zeit bezeichnen die mögliche
kontinuierliche Aufnahmezeit bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes und nicht die Garantiezeit für das Produkt. Es handelt sich hierbei
auch nicht um die garantierte Betriebszeit für die verwendeten Teile.

Das Festplattenlaufwerk und der Lüfter in diesem Aggregat sind Antriebsteile. Für stabile Aufzeichnungen empfi ehlt es sich
beide diese Teile alle 30000 Stunden auszuwechseln.
(Dieser Zeitabstand dient nur als Richtwert und bezeichnet nicht die Garantiefrist der Teile.)

Haftungsausschluss

Mitsubishi übernimmt in keinem Fall die Verantwortung oder die Zuverlässigkeit für die folgenden Punkte:

1. Zerlegung, Reparatur oder Änderung dieses Gerätes durch den Benutzer oder den Installateur.

2. Versagen oder Ausfall bzw. Beschädigung dieses Gerätes wegen Missbrauch oder nachlässiger Handhabung durch den
Benutzer oder den Installateur.

3. Unannehmlichkeiten oder Schäden durch unmögliche Wiedergabe oder Aufnahme von Bildern durch andere Gründe
oder Ursachen als Ausfall oder Versagen in diesem Gerät.

4. Versagen in diesem Gerät wegen Kombination mit anderen durch dritte Parteien hergestellten Geräten oder
Unannehmlichkeiten oder Beschädigungen als Resultat eines solchen Versagens.

5. Unannehmlichkeiten, Schäden oder Ansprüche aus Versagen in diesem Gerät oder Verlust von aufgezeichneten
Videodaten wegen Auswechselung des eingebauten Festplattenlaufwerks durch den Benutzer oder den Installateur.

6. Unannehmlichkeiten oder Schäden durch unmögliche Wiedergabe oder Aufnahme von Bildern durch Naturkatastrophen
einschließlich Erdbeben und Sturm.

7. Unannehmlichkeiten, Schäden oder Ansprüche aus Versagen in diesem Gerät oder Verlust von aufgezeichneten
Videodaten wegen Einwirken von Stößen oder Vibrationen bzw. Umweltfaktoren wie die Temperatur am Installationsort
auf das eingebaute Festplattenlaufwerk.

8. Anspruch auf Schadenersatz oder sonstige Verletzung der Privatsphäre, wenn vom Benutzer überwachte oder
aufgezeichnete Bilder aus irgendeinem Grund veröffentlicht oder für einen anderen Zweck als Überwachung verwendet
werden.

AUFSTELLUNGSORT UND HANDHABUNG

• Stellen Sie das Gerät auf einen horizontalen-, stabilen Platz. Wenn das Gerät an einem instabilen Ort benutzt wird, kann
das Gerät beschädigt werden.

• Stellen Sie den Rekorder nicht in die Nähe anderer Geräte. Es könnte passieren, das der Rekorder sich nicht mit dem
anderen Gerät verträgt, was zu Bild- oder Audio Störungen führen kann.

• Wenn ein Monitor über oder unter dem Rekorder installiert wird, kann es vorkommen, das das Bild gestört ist.

VORSICHTEN IN BEZUG AUF EXTERNE VORRICHTUNGEN

• Verschiedene externe Festplattenlaufwerk können an dieses Gerät angeschlossen werden, um den Speicher zu vergrößern
oder es als Kopierer zu verwenden.

Bei der Aufzeichnung oder Wiedergabe eines Bildes bei schneller Übertragung, könnten jedoch einige Bilder wegen der

langsamen Datenübertragungsrate oder langsamen Reaktion des angeschlossenen externen Geräts ausgelassen werden.
Achten Sie darauf, dass Sie die Funktion vorab gründlich überprüfen.

• Verwenden Sie nicht die Leistungsreglerfunktion der externen Vorrichtung, die den Bus-Strom dieses Geräts vewendet.

• Die anzuwendende externe Vorrichtung könnte für den von Ihnen vorgesehenen Betrieb nicht geeignet sein. Es empfi ehlt
sich Ihren Fachhändler zu Rate zu ziehen, wenn Sie die externe Vorrichtung verwenden.

Warnung

Dieses ist ein Produkt der Klasse A. In einer Haushaltsumgebung könnte dieses Produkt Funktsörungen verursachen und
in diesem Falle könnte vom Benutzer verlangt werden entsprechende Maßnahmen zu treffen.

ITALIANO

NON TOCCARE MAI L’INTERNO DELL’UNITÀ E NON INSERIRVI OGGETTI

Toccare l’interno del rivestimento o inserire oggetti estranei di qualsiasi tipo nei fori di ventilazione, non solo crea rischi per la
sicurezza, ma può anche causare seri danni.

PROTEGGERE IL CAVO DI ALIMENTAZIONE

Danni al cavo di alimentazione possono creare il rischio di incendi o scosse elettriche. Se il cavo di alimentazione è
danneggiato, disattivare la presa di corrente e scollegarlo con cautela afferrandone la spina.
Se questa unità viene spostata mentre è accesa, il disco fisso incorporato può essere danneggiato. Assicurarsi che sia
passato più di un minuto da quando sono stati scollegati il cavo di alimentazione e i cavi di collegamento, poi spostare questa
unità.

SCOLLEGARE IL CAVO DI ALIMENTAZIONE DURANTE LUNGHE ASSENZE

Spegnere l’unità e scollegare il cavo di alimentazione durante lunghe assenze.

MANTENERE UNA BUONA VENTILAZIONE

Non ostruire i fori di ventilazione dell’unità. Per ottenere la massima ventilazione, lasciare spazio intorno all’unità e collocare l’
unità solo su una superfi cie rigida piana e assicurarsi che non sia coperta durante l’uso. Non collocare mai oggetti pesanti sopra l’
unità.

QUANDO NON SI USA L’UNITÀ

Quando non si usa l’unità, regolare su OFF l’interruttore MAIN.

CURA DEL RIVESTIMENTO

Non usare mai pulitori a base di benzina. Pulire con un panno morbido inumidito con acqua saponata e asciugare bene.
I cavi o fi li di vinile non devono essere lasciati in contatto con la superfi cie del rivestimento per lunghi periodi.

POSIZIONE DI INSTALLAZIONE

Per ottenere prestazioni eccellenti e una lunga affi dabilità nel tempo, installare in un luogo che sia:

1. Ben ventilato, lontano dalla luce solare diretta e lontano dal calore diretto

2. Una superfi cie solida e priva di vibrazioni

3. Libero da umidità elevata, polvere eccessiva e lontano da campi magnetici

4. Assicurarsi che la ventola sul pannello posteriore dell’unità non sia ostruita.

LUOGHI NON ADATTI

Se si colloca l’unità nei seguenti luoghi, si può abbreviare la sua vita utile:

• Luoghi estremamente freddi, come magazzini refrigerati e ghiacciaie

• Luoghi in cui può essere generato troppo solfato di idrogeno, come in aree con fonti termali

• Luoghi o posizioni con salsedine

QUESTO COMPONENTE NON FORNISCE UN COLLEGAMENTO DA USARE PER I SISTEMI ESTERNI O I SISTEMI DI
DISTRIBUZIONE VIA CAVO.

NON COLLOCARE OGGETTI CONTENENTI LIQUIDI, COME VASI DA FIORI, SOPRA L’APPARECCHIO.
NON COLLOCARE OGGETTI PESANTI SOPRA QUESTA UNITÀ.
NON SALIRE SOPRA QUESTA UNITÀ.

L’unità può cadere o rovesciarsi per sbilanciamento. Questo può causare lesioni o guasti dell’unità.

AVVERTIMENTO: PER EVITARE IL RISCHIO DI INCENDI O SCOSSE ELETTRICHE, NON ESPORRE QUESTO APPAR-

ECCHIO ALLA PIOGGIA O ALL’UMIDITÀ. QUESTO APPARECCHIO DEVE ESSERE COLLEGATO A
MASSA.

NON COLLOCARE MAI OGGETTI PESANTI (P.ES. UN MONITOR) SOPRA L’UNITÀ

Questa Unità è conforme alla direttiva della CE 2004/108/CE, “Direttiva EMC” e della direttiva EC 2006/95/CE “Direttiva
sui bassi voltaggi”. I requisiti per la suscettibilità in conformità con EN 50130-4 e il requisito per le interferenze in

conformita con EN 55022 sono osservati per il funzionamento in zone residenziali, per uf fi ci, zone a bassa attività
industriale e in stabilimenti non molto grandi, sia all’interno che all’esterno dei palazzi. Tutti i posti di funzionamento sono
caratterizzati dal loro collegamento alla rete pubblica di energia elettrica a basso voltaggio. Quest’unità è stata fabbricata
in conformita con EN 60950-1.

Questo prodotto MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC è stato fabbricato con materiali e componenti di alta qualità, che
possono essere riciclati e riutilizzati.
Questo simbolo signifi ca che i prodotti elettrici ed elettronici devono essere smaltiti separatamente dai rifi uti
casalinghi alla fi ne della loro vita di servizio.
Per disfarsi di questo prodotto, portarlo al centro di raccolta/riciclaggio dei rifi uti solidi urbani locale.
Nell’Unione Europea ci sono sistemi di raccolta differenziata per i prodotti elettrici ed elettronici usati.
Aiutateci a conservare l’ambiente in cui viviamo!

L’utente non sarà indennizzato per problemi (es., mancata registrazione o mancata riproduzione) che si verifi chino con
quest’unità o con un’apparecchiatura collegata durante il funzionamento. Si raccomanda di fare, regolarmente, copie di
riserva di registrazioni importanti, per precauzione contro i rischi di guasti e incidenti.

Tempo di registrazione e garanzia del prodotto

Quando quest’unità viene utilizzata, la visualizzazione del tempo di registrazione ininterrotta e del tempo stimato, sullo
schermo di menu, sta a indicare il tempo di registrazione ininterrotta en non indica il periodo di garanzia. Ugrualmente, non
indica il periodo di garanzia di funzionamento delle parti utillizzate.

• Questa unità dispone di un disco rigido incorporato, che è un dispositivo di precisione. Maneggiare questa unità con la
dovuta cautela.

• Non sottoporre questa unità a vibrazioni o urti. Questo può causare problemi particolarmente quando l’unità è accesa o
durante l’accesso al disco rigido, per cui è necessario usare la dovuta cautela.

• Non scollegare la spina del cavo di alimentazione mentre l’unità è accesa o durante la registrazione o la riproduzione.

• Per una rapida individuazione di eventuali problemi, consigliamo di richiedere un’ispezione una volta all’anno.

Avviso sulla confi gurazione del sistema di sorveglianza utilizzando questa unità

• Questa unità può essere controllata da dispositivi esterni tramite il terminale RS-232C o il terminale LAN. Questa unità
può uessere usata anche per controllare i dispositivi esterni tramite il terminale esterno RS-422/485 o il terminale RS­232C. Per queste funzionalità, questa unità si integra fl essibilmente con i sistemi di sicurezza di livello più elevato,
tuttavia, l’intero sistema di sorveglianza può essere infl uenzato dal funzionamento non corretto di questa unità o dei
dispositivi esterni, a seconda della confi gurazione delle impostazioni di questa unità o a seconda della connessione o
della combinazione dei dispositivi esterni.

• Quando si confi gura un sistema di sorveglianza utilizzando questa unità, si consiglia di verifi care preventivamente che
questa unità funzioni regolarmente con gli altri dispositivi collegati o combinati.

• Si consiglia di copiare o eseguire il backup periodico dei dati importanti registrati sugli altri dispositivi.

• Il produttore non si assume alcuna responsabilità per danni provocati da eventuali errori di funzionamento del sistema
di sorveglianza o da perdita dei dati registrati o per qualsiasi altro danno provocato dal funzionamento non corretto di
questa unità.

• Non usare la funzione di notifi ca di quest’unità per effettuare una valutazione critica o altre azioni del genere.

• Quando questa unità non è in grado di riconoscere il dispositivo esterno utilizzato per la registrazione a causa di una
caduta di corrente, diminuzione di voltaggio o altri problemi, è possibile che il punto di registrazione venga spostato all’
HDD interno di questa unità oppure all’altro HDD esterno. Per evitare il verifi carsi di tale problemi, si raccomanda l’uso
di un’alimentazione senza interruzioni.

• Se la spina di alimentazione viene scollegata oppure se l’interruttore viene disattivato durante la registrazione, l’unità
disco fi sso può essere danneggiata oppure la riproduzione dei dati registrati può risultare impossibile.

Se l’interruttore viene attivato e disattivato quotidianamente, impostare l’esecuzione della registrazione a timer soltanto

per il periodo in cui l’interruttore sia attivato e non disattivarlo durante la registrazione.

L’unità disco rigido e la ventola di raffreddamento della presente unità sono parti meccaniche. Per una registrazione stabile,
si raccomanda la sostituzione di entrambe queste parti ogni 30.000 ore.
(Questo intervallo è puramente indicativo e non indica il periodo di garanzia delle parti.)

DECLINAZIONE DI RESPONSABILITÀ

Mitsubishi non si assume, in nessun caso, alcun tipo di responsabilità per quanto segue:

1. Smontaggio, riparazione o alterazione della presente unità da parte dell’utente o dell’installatore.

2. Malfunzionamenti, guasti o danni alla presente unità causati da uso non corretto o da negligenza nella manipolazione
da parte dell’utente o dell’installatore.

3. Danni o pregiudizi originati dall’impossibilità di visualizzare o registrare immagini a causa di qualsivoglia ragione o causa
diversa da guasto o malfunzionamento dell’unità.

4. Malfunzionamento dell’unità causato da una combinazione con altri dispositivi prodotti da terze parti oppure danno o
pregiudizio originato da tale malfunzionamento.

5. Danni, pregiudizi o risarcimenti originati da guasti dell’unità o perdita di fi lmati registrati a causa della sostituzione del
disco rigido incorporato da parte dell’utente o dell’installatore.

6. Danni o pregiudizi derivanti da guasti dell’unità o impossibilità di visualizzare o registrare immagini a causa di disastri
naturali, inclusi terremoti o tempeste.

7. Danni, pregiudizi o risarcimenti originati da guasti dell’unità o da perdita di fi lmati registrati causati da urti o vibrazioni del
disco rigido incorporato o da un fattore ambientale, come la temperatura del luogo di installazione.

8. Richieste di risarcimento danni o altri tipi di risarcimento della violazione della riservatezza nel caso in cui le immagini
monitorate o registrate da parte dell’utente vengono divulgate o usate per qualsiasi fi ne diverso dalla sorveglianza per
qualsivoglia ragione.