PACOM PDR16-PC User Manual

Digital Video Recorder

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Important Safeguards

1. Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Keep Instructions

The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference.

3. Cleaning

Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning.

4. Attachments

Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock or other personal injury.

5. Water and/or Moisture

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6. Accessories

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

E. If the equipment has been dropped, or the cabinet damaged. F. When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance —

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Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition.

17. Field Installation

This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes.

18. Telnet Communication Cable

Caution: To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord.

19. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instruction.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 — Product Information ............................................................................................ 1

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

System Types ...................................................................................................................... 1

System Diagram .................................................................................................................. 1

Front Panel .......................................................................................................................... 2

Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................... 2

Turning On the DVR ............................................................................................................ 2

Turning Off the DVR ............................................................................................................ 2

Chapter 2 — SmartGuard ........................................................................................................ 3

Overview .............................................................................................................................. 3

Features .............................................................................................................................. 3

Main GUI ............................................................................................................................. 3

Logging In/Out the System ............................................................................................. 4

PTZ ................................................................................................................................. 5

Utility Buttons .................................................................................................................. 5

System Status ................................................................................................................. 5

SmartGuard Setup ............................................................................................................... 6

Setting Up the System .................................................................................................... 6

Setting Up Cameras ........................................................................................................ 9

Setting Up Schedules ................................................................................................... 12

Setting Up Sensors ....................................................................................................... 13

Setting Up the Motion Detection ................................................................................... 14

Setting Up the Video Loss ............................................................................................ 16

Setting Up the Alarm ..................................................................................................... 18

Setting Up the Text-In ................................................................................................... 19

Setting Up the Remote Access ..................................................................................... 20

Setting Up the Authority ................................................................................................ 22

Chapter 3 — SmartSearch ..................................................................................................... 25

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 25

Features ............................................................................................................................ 25

Main GUI ........................................................................................................................... 25

Image Adjustment ......................................................................................................... 26

Playback Control Buttons .............................................................................................. 26

Image Processing Buttons ............................................................................................ 27

Utility Buttons ................................................................................................................ 27

Search and Playback of Recorded Video .......................................................................... 27

Condition Search .......................................................................................................... 27

Time-Lapse Search ....................................................................................................... 29

Saving of Recorded Video ................................................................................................. 30

Save Current Image ...................................................................................................... 31

Save As Video File ........................................................................................................ 31

Save As Clip File ........................................................................................................... 32

Run CD/DVD Burner ..................................................................................................... 32

Clip Player ..................................................................................................................... 33

Printing Current Image ...................................................................................................... 35

Audio Playback .................................................................................................................. 35

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Checking Audio Recording Configuration ..................................................................... 35

Checking Audio Playback Configuration ....................................................................... 35

Playing Recorded Audio ............................................................................................... 36

SmartSearch Environment Setup ...................................................................................... 36

General ......................................................................................................................... 36

Network ......................................................................................................................... 37

About ............................................................................................................................. 37

Chapter 4 — SmartBackup .................................................................................................... 39

Manual Backup .................................................................................................................. 40

Setup ................................................................................................................................. 41

CD/DVD Burner ............................................................................................................ 41

Target files for CD/DVD burning ................................................................................... 42

Safeguards on Installing and Using the CD/DVD Burning Program ............................. 42

Chapter 5 — Remote Access ................................................................................................. 43

Recommended BASE System Requirements ................................................................... 43

BASE Program Installation ................................................................................................ 43

SmartBase ......................................................................................................................... 44

Main GUI ....................................................................................................................... 44

Remote Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 46

SmartBase Setup .......................................................................................................... 47

Remote Setup ............................................................................................................... 50

SmartSearch ...................................................................................................................... 50

Remote Playback of Recorded Video ........................................................................... 50

Local Playback of Recorded Video ............................................................................... 51

Remote and Local Playback of Backup Video .............................................................. 51

SmartBackup ..................................................................................................................... 51

Appendix 1 — Accessing Windows ........................................................................................ 53

Appendix 2 — SmartShell ...................................................................................................... 54

Appendix 3 — Network Setup (LAN) ...................................................................................... 55

Appendix 4 — WebGuard ...................................................................................................... 56

Appendix 5 — Time Synchronization ..................................................................................... 61

Appendix 6 — Text-In Query .................................................................................................. 63

Appendix 7 — Connector Pin Outs ........................................................................................ 65

Appendix 8 — Event Log Notices .......................................................................................... 66

Appendix 9 — Protocol for Remote Controlling DVR ............................................................. 67

Appendix 10 — Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 71

Appendix 11 — Specifications ............................................................................................... 72

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Chapter 1 — Product Information

FEATURES

 Compatible with color cameras and other standard video sources  Video synchronization not required  Pentaplex operation for simultaneous recording, multi-screen viewing, playback, remote monitoring and archiving  Versatile display formats for convenient user interface  Main and Spot monitor outputs  On-screen graphic display including camera title, location, recording status and mode display  Sequence mode available in all screen formats  Hardware watchdog timer function  Programmable motion detection for each camera input using graphic user interface  Various image enhancement functions  Remote monitoring, playback and control via Ethernet  User-friendly interface  Proprietary encryption scheme preventing video from alteration  16-channel alarm input and 1-channel alarm output

NOTE: See Appendix 11 — Specifications for the system specifications of each model.

SYSTEM TYPES

There are two system types: POST DVR system and BASE system. The POST is a complete DVR system with cameras, and the BASE is a computer with software to access the POST DVR. The BASE can view live or previously recorded video from the POST DVR. The POST DVR can access another POST DVR when they are networked via LAN, however, it can only review previously recorded video and cannot view live video from the other POST DVR.

SYSTEM DIAGRAM

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FRONT PANEL

REAR PANEL

NOTE: Windows may not operate properly when using the USB connectors on the front panel of the DVR, depending

on the model type of the USB device. In this case, connect the USB device after Windows boots properly or use the USB connectors located on the rear panel.

TURNING ON THE DVR

Insert the key in the power switch on the front panel and rotate it count-clockwise. The switch can be left in the ON position and the key removed. This way the DVR will power up when the ignition is turned.

CAUTION: The system will lock up if the monitor does not have high enough resolution. The DVR requires 1024x768 resolution.

TURNING OFF THE DVR

Click the Power button in the SmartGuard mode or rotate the power switch on the front panel clockwise to turn the system off.

NOTE: When turning off the system, you must confirm that you want to turn off the unit. You will also be asked for a user ID and password, or system quit procedure if the Shut Down option was selected for the user’s authorization

during the SmartGuard setup.

CAUTION: Follow the normal shutdown procedures as mentioned above when the system is operating normally. Turning off the DVR without shutdown procedures can cause damage to the system.

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Chapter 2 — SmartGuard

OVERVIEW

SmartGuard is powerful surveillance software. It provides multiplexer functions, digital time-lapse recording and event-driven recording. SmartGuard also provides motion detection, PTZ control and various image enhancement functions.

NOTE: The first time you turn on the system, it will immediately begin recording. If you have less than 16 cameras,

you must enter the setup screen and deactivate any inputs to which cameras are not connected; otherwise, the

recording speed might be decreased somewhat.

FEATURES

 16 channels  Max. 480 images/sec recording (400 images/sec PAL) (PDR16-PC-RT model)  User-friendly interface  Scheduling by camera and time  Time-lapse or event-driven recording  Motion detection function  Audio recording  PTZ control

NOTE: Refer to Appendix 11 — Specifications for the maximum recording speed of each model.

MAIN GUI

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① Monitoring Screen: Displays monitoring video. Various display formats (single-screen, full-screen, quad, 3+4,

3x3, 2+8, and 4x4) are provided for convenient user interface. Each format can be selected by clicking the screen buttons shown below. The camera groups for multi-screen formats are composed of cameras 1 to 16 in order. The following camera groups are displayed on the monitor one at a time according to each display format: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 or 13-16 in quad mode; 1-7 or 8-16 in 3+4 mode; 1-9 or 10-16 in 3x3 mode; 1-10 or 11-16 in 2+8 mode. The user can select which camera group is displayed by clicking any camera button in a group from camera buttons shown below. Information including camera title, recording mode, and recording status can be displayed on the image. Go to Setting Up the System (p. 6) and Setting Up Cameras (p. 9) in the SmartGuard Setup section, and place a check in the Show OSD box to display the OSD information.

② Clock: Displays date and time. Click the left mouse button on the clock area to set date display (MM-DD-YYYY/...)

and time display (12 Hours/24 Hours) formats. Click the right mouse button on the clock area to set date, time and time zone.

CAUTION: If you change the time, images dated later than t he new date/time are deleted. Back up the im ages if you want to save them.

③ Image Adjustment: Click to display image adjustment buttons. You can adjust the

brightness, contrast, hue and saturation of live or record image by clicking the designated buttons. Click the Default button to reset them to the default settings. These adjustments should not be used to correct improperly set cameras or monitors. Also, it is important that images are properly adjusted. These adjustments cannot make up for improperly adjusted images when the images are recorded.

④ PTZ: Displays PTZ control buttons. Refer to the PTZ section (p. 5) for details. ⑤ Utility Buttons: See the Utility Buttons section (p. 5) for details. ⑥ System Status: Displays operating mode, the remaining hard disk space and the type of hard disk usage, and also

displays system events. Refer to the System Status section (p. 5) for details.

⑦ Screen Mode Buttons: Click the desired screen mode. Move the cursor to that image and double click the left

mouse button to view a specific image in the single-screen mode. Click the left mouse button in the window to return to the previous screen mode from the single-screen mode.

⑧ Camera Buttons: Click to display the camera buttons. Clicking the individual camera buttons displays the selected

camera.

⑨ Alarm Control: Click to display alarm control buttons. You can check the alarm status and control the alarm output.

Pressed alarm button is active mode, and released button is inactive mode. The user can active or inactive alarm output manually by clicking the button when it is released or pressed. If the user disables the alarm during the Alarm setup on the SmartGuard, the alarm button will be disabled.

⑩ POS: Click to display POS control buttons. The system status window will display the POS data. Click the right

mouse button on the window to toggle two display modes: POS data display mode, and event log including POS data display mode. The POS button LED will be lit while the data is coming from the POS. If you do not want to display the data from the POS, release the target POS number button. If the user disables the POS device during the Text-In setup on the SmartGuard, the POS button will be disabled.

Logging In/Out the System

 Log In: Click any function button on the main GUI of SmartGuard after logging out, the following User Login dialog

box appears. Enter the User ID and Password and then click the OK button if you want to log in the system.

 Log Out: Click the Power button after logging in, the Quit dialog box appears. Select System quit to quit the program

or select logout to log out the system.

NOTE: When No local login is selected during the Setting Up the Authority setup section (p. 22), the DVR does

not ask login procedure.

NOTE: When you forgot the password, ask your dealer or distributor.

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PTZ

The DVR provides transmission functions, and you can control popular PTZ devices and dome cameras.

NOTE: Up to 128 presets can be set, depending on the specification of installed PTZ devices or dome cameras.

Make sure available preset numbers first to make the PTZ preset function work properly.

NOTE: If you want to set up the advanced PTZ control, place the cursor on the PTZ control panel, and click the

right mouse button. Depending on the camera specifications, some features may not be supported.

 Speed: Set the pan/tilt speed (from 1 to 16). The

higher the number, the faster it moves.

 Move to origin: Click the button if you want to move

the camera to the origin position.

 Auto Panning: Enables or disables auto panning.  Camera: Turns on or turns off the camera.  Menu: Enables or disables the menu function.  Pump/Wiper/Light/Aux: Enables or disables pump,

wiper, light and other available functions.

Utility Buttons

Accessing SmartSearch: Click the button to run the SmartSearch.

Power: Click the button to quit or log out the system. Refer to the Logging In/Out the System section

(p. 4) for details.

Manual Alarm Output: In general, the alarm is activated automatically when any related sensor is activated. However, the user can activate all the alarm output manually by clicking this button while it is released or deactivate all the alarm output by clicking the button when it is pressed.

Auto Sequencing: Click the button to sequence the cameras in order. Whenever you click the button, it toggles between On and Off. The switching interval can be set during the system setup.

Record: The record mode is selected when this button is clicked. SmartGuard returns to view only mode automatically when it is unable to record (for example, when the hard disk is full).

NOTE: The DVR records only in accordance with the recording schedule, which can be set during the system setup.

Before you install the DVR, you need to fully understand the recording schedule. Note also that clicking this recording mode button only prepares the DVR for recording. In this state, the DVR will follow the recording schedule.

Setup: Click the button to display a Setup dialog box. Refer to the SmartGuard Setup section (p. 6) for

details.

System Status

Mode Status: There are two operating modes – View only mode and Recording mode. The SmartGuard records images only in the Recording mode.

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HDD Indicator: Shows the remaining hard disk space and the type of hard disk usage. Go to the SmartGuard Setup – Setting Up the System section (p. 6), and select between Once and Recycle for HDD usage. Placing the mouse cursor on an image displays the total recording days.

NOTE: Once (displayed as Disk available: **%) records until the hard disk is full and then stops. Recycle (displayed as Repeat Recording) records over the oldest images when the hard disk is full.

Event Logging: Displays the system events. To scroll up and down the list, hold down

the left mouse button on the list and move the cursor up and down, or roll the mouse wheel on the list. Recorded events are underlined in the list, and clicking the underlined event initiates the SmartSearch program and moves to the timetable allowing you to play back the event-detected video. The display information of the event log is as follows: ‘Date’_‘Time’ ‘Event type’ ‘Camera No.’ : ‘Camera title’

SmartGuard SETUP

Setting Up the System

 Camera On/Off: Enables or disables the camera.  Location: If you have a keyboard attached to your unit, enter a location name such as “Main Office.” If you do not

have a keyboard connected to the unit, clicking the keyboard icon will display a virtual keyboard on which you can type by clicking the letters.

 Spot sequence dwell: Set the sequence dwell time for the Spot monitor by holding down and dragging the pointer.

If you set the value to 3 seconds, the camera display will sequence every three seconds on the Spot monitor.

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 Sequence dwell: Set the sequence dwell time for the main monitor by holding down and dragging the pointer. If

you set the value to 3 seconds for the Sequence dwell, the camera display will sequence every three seconds on the Main monitor.

 Screen saver dwell: Set the screen saver dwell time for the display image. The screen saver will be activated if

there is no keyboard or mouse operation during the preset dwell time.

 Auto Deletion: Check the box if you want to delete the video recorded earlier than user-defined period. When

checking the Auto deletion box, move to Period and set the period to keep the recorded video. e.g. If you check the Auto deletion box, and set 30 days in the Period box, the DVR will automatically delete the video which is older than 30 days from the current day.

 Show OSD: Check the box if you want to display OSD information on the image. OSD information includes camera

title, recording mode, recording status and event detection status.

NOTE: A R indicates the target camera is in the Time-lapse recording schedule mode. An E indicates it is in the Event-driven recording mode. A R/E indicates it is in the Time & Event recording mode. A R located at the bottom-

right corner indicates the DVR is recording video, and the blink rate of the R relates to the recording speed. A

icon displaying at the bottom-left corner indicates that motion detection event occurs.

 Remote control: Click the Set up Remote control... button when the DVR is controlled remotely using the serial

communication signals or via network connections.

– Serial (RS232/RS485): Check the box and click the Set up Serial when the DVR is controlled remotely using

the serial communication signals.

Select the DVR's COM port to use from the drop-down list. Click the

Set up port... button, and set the Baud rate from 300 to 256,000. Select Parity from None, Even or Odd parity. Select Data bit from 7 bit or 8 bit format. Select Stop bit from 1 bit or 2 bits from the drop-down list.

Move to Device ID, and set the device ID number from 0 to 127 using the slide bar. Refer to Appendix 9 — Protocol for Remote Controlling DVR for details.

NOTE: When using the RS232 port, select COM 1 from the COM Port drop-down list. When using the RS485 port, select the given COM Port number. To check the given COM port number, please refer to the installed card information displayed on the System Info. dialog box by clicking the System Info. button.

– Network: Check the box and click the Set up Network when the DVR is controlled remotely via network

connections. Enter the Network Port number.

NOTE: When selecting the Network remote control for the user’s authorization,

you can control the DVR remotely via network connections. Refer to the

Setting

Up the Authority

section (p. 22) for details.

 HDD usage: Select either Once or Recycle. When Once is selected, the DVR stops recording when the hard disk

drive is full. When Recycle is selected, the DVR continues recording when the hard disk drive is full by overwriting the oldest video.

 System Info…: Click the button, and the System Info. dialog box displays the information of the installed cards,

driver, software, hard disk drive, OS and MAC address on the system.

 Event log: Displays the event log list of the system.

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 More…: Set up the spot sequence in detail. (PDR16-PC model only)

– Spot Sequence: Select the camera number for each number to sequence or Not Used from a drop-down list. – Hold spot during single-screen mode: Check the box if you do not want the cameras sequence on the Spot

monitor while the main monitor is set to the single-screen display mode.

– Include event display: Check the box if you want to display any events during spot sequence.

NOTE: Event display will be enabled when you set up the event monitoring during the Camera advanced setup.

Refer to the

Setting Up Cameras section (p. 9) for details.

– Show video loss: Check the box if you want to show the video loss image during spot sequence. – Monitoring without login: Check the box if you want to view video on the Spot monitor without login.

 Set up Time Sync…: Set up the time synchronization if required. Refer to Appendix 5 — Time Synchronization

for details.

 Change Signal…: Select the video input signal to each camera number from a drop-down list.

 Note…: Set up the note function. The user can add or delete notes. If you want to read the note, select the line and

click the View button. Click the Load button to load the saved note, the Save button to save the current note, and the Text Save button to save the current note to the text file.

 Set up S.M.A.R.T. …: Set up the S.M.A.R.T. function

when the installed hard disk drives support S.M.A.R.T. (Self-

Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) Monitoring program (Internal hard disk drives only).

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− Use S.M.A.R.T.: Check the box if you want to use S.M.A.R.T.

function.

− Show an alert dialog if HDD status is unstable: Check the box

if you want to display an alert message when the DVR senses that the hard disk drive status is Poor. Once the alert message displays, replacing the hard disk drive as soon as possible is recommended, usually within 24 hours.

− Delay for the first inspection after system starts: Set the standby

time until the system performs the first inspection after the system starts.

− Inspection interval: Set the inspection interval.

− Threshold temperature for alert: Set the threshold temperature

of hard disk drives. The DVR logs an event when the temperature of hard disk drives exceeds the defined threshold.

 Set up backup...: Set up backup information. Refer to Chapter 4 — SmartBackup for details.  Set up Web Server...: Set up an IIS (Internet Information Services) for the WebGuard program.

Click the Load... button if you want to load typical settings. Click the Save... button if you want to save the current settings. Click the Default button if you want to load default settings. You can save your changes by clicking the OK button. Selecting Cancel exits the dialog box without saving the changes.

NOTE: Only the administrator level user can use the Load, Save and Default buttons.

Setting Up Cameras

CAUTION: The recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all the cameras.

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 Select a camera: Select a camera icon to set up.  Description: Enter a camera title such as “Front Door”. You can use either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard.  PTZ: Check the box to enable pan, tilt and zoom functions. Click the Set up PTZ... button to display the Set up

PTZ dialog box. Select the model of the installed RX device or dome camera from the Model list.

NOTE: To control camera pan, tilt and zoom, you must attach a compatible RX device or dome camera to the DVR. A list of supported RX devices and dome camera models can be found in the Set up PTZ dialog box.

− COM Port: Select the given COM port number from the drop-down

list. To check the given COM port number, please refer to the installed card information displayed on the System Info. dialog box by clicking the System Info. button.

− Set up port…: Click the button to display the Set up COM port dialog box. Set the Baud rate from 300 to 256,000, select the Parity from None, Even or Odd parity, select the Data bit from 7 bit or 8 bit format, select the Stop bit from 1 bit or 2 bits from the drop-down list.

− Device ID: Set the device ID number from 0 to 127 using the slide bar.

 Hide image: Check the box to hide the image of the selected camera on the monitor. If this box is checked, the

selected camera will not be displayed on the monitor, however, the images from the camera will be recorded while in the record mode.

 Text for hidden camera: Enter the text to be displayed on the hidden camera using the actual keyboard or the virtual

keyboard. If you leave this box empty, the gray screen without any text will be displayed for the hidden camera.

 SmartCapture: Check the box to use the SmartCapture technique.

NOTE: The DVR captures the images very quickly using a unique technique called SmartCapture. However, it

is possible that some PAL cameras will have shaky images when using this program. Do not check this box if your

cameras have shaky images.

 Color: Check the box when using a color camera. When using a B&W camera, make certain the box is not checked.

This will reduce noise, giving better recorded image quality.

 Show OSD: Check the box if you want to show OSD information on the image of selected camera. If you want to

enable Show OSD function, the Show OSD option should be selected during the System setup.

 Same configuration for all cameras: Check the box to set all cameras with the same configuration.  Time-lapse rec. speed: Set the recording speed for the time-lapse mode by holding down and dragging the pointer.

You can set the speed from 30 to 1/30 seconds. The value of the recording speed is the time to record one image. Therefore the lower the value, the more images are recorded during the same time. For example: 30 means one image per 30 seconds will be recorded, 1 means one image per second, and 1/30 means that 30 images per second.

NOTE: When the recording speed is set to higher than 1/2 sec. (less than two images per second), recorded audio will NOT be played.

NOTE: The PDR16-PC model has a maximum recording speed of 120 images per second (100 images for PAL),

and this maximum recording speed can be decreased when using more than four cameras. Refer to Appendix 11

— Specifications for the maximum recording speed of each model.

 Rec. image resolution: Set the record image size recorded by holding down and dragging the pointer.

NOTE: Higher resolution images require more storage space and will reduce the recording capacity of the hard disk drive. When set to 640x480 (704x480 (704x576 PAL) for PDR16-PC-RT model), video with lots of motion may have some artifacts.

 Rec. image quality: Set the record image quality by holding down and dragging the pointer. You can select the

resolution from Low, Medium, High or Very High.

NOTE: Higher quality images require more storage space and will reduce the recording capacity of the hard disk drive. NOTE: The maximum record image size and quality of pre-event recording will be restricted to 320x240 (352x240

(352x288 PAL) for PDR16-PC-RT model) and Medium regardless of setting values of Rec. image resolution and Rec. image quality in order to maximize the amount of pre-event video to be stored.

 Work hour: Set the start time (From) and end time (To) of working hours by holding down and dragging the pointer.

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NOTE: Work hour set in this menu is applied to the normal camera setup established in during the Time-lapse rec. speed, Rec. image resolution and Rec. image quality setup, and all hours except the Work hours will be After hour.

 After hour: Check the box if you want to set up different recording option during the hours outside hours established

in Work hour. Then, set the Time-lapse rec. speed, Rec. image resolution and Rec. image quality by holding down and dragging the pointer. Refer to the Time-lapse rec. speed, Rec. image resolution and Rec. image quality

setup

for the available values for each setting.

 Advanced Setup...: Select an advanced camera setup. You can set up the pre-event recording and event recording

options for each event.

– Pre-event recording: Check the box to enable the pre-event recording. – Pre-event rec. speed: Set the recording speed for the pre-event mode by holding down and dragging the pointer. – Pre-event rec. dwell: Set the duration of pre-event recording by holding down and dragging the pointer. – Pre-event rec. image resolution: Set the record image size by holding down and dragging the pointer. – Pre-event rec. image quality: Set the record image quality by holding down and dragging the pointer. – Event monitoring dwell / Minimum monitoring dwell / Event rec. speed / Event rec. dwell: Set the values

for the event-driven mode by holding down and dragging the pointer.

– On Event: Check the box if you want to use an advanced setup during event activation. Then, set the Rec. image

resolution and Rec. image quality by holding down and dragging the pointer.

– On Priority Event: Check the box if you want to use an advanced setup during high-priority event activation. Then,

set the Recording speed, Rec. image resolution and Rec. image quality by holding down and dragging the pointer.

You can save your changes by clicking the OK button. Selecting Cancel exits the Advanced camera setup dialog box without saving the changes.

NOTE: When the recording speed is set to higher than 1/2 sec. (less than two images per second), recorded audio will NOT be played.

NOTE: The configuration of the Advanced camera setup is also set for all cameras when the Same configuration for all cameras is selected.

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Setting Up Schedules

 Select a camera: Select a camera icon

to set up.

 Hour: Set the recording schedule for each day (MON to SUN) and holidays (HOL). Select the hours to record by

holding down on the recording start time and dragging to recording finish time. The hour selection will be made through both hours and days. The cells you select will be filled in blue.

 Rec. mode: Click the desired recording mode button. If you click the Time-lapse button, an R will display in the

selected cells. Nothing displays when selecting View only.

NOTE: The DVR provides four different recording modes. View only mode — No recording will be made during selected hours. Time-lapse mode — Time-lapse recording will be made during selected hours. Event mode — Event-driven recording will be made during selected hours. Time & Event mode — Time-lapse recording will be

made during selected hours and the DVR will go into the event-driven recording mode during selected hours when an event occurs.

 Quick setup: Select the desired button to adjust the current settings of the selected camera to another camera. Click

the Copy button, and select another camera to be scheduled by clicking the camera icon in the same dialog box, and then click the Paste button. Click the Apply all button if you want to adjust the current settings to all cameras.

 Set up holiday...: Set up holidays. This function compensates for different holidays in different countries.

Click the date in the calendar you want as a holiday, and click the Add button. The selected date will be displayed in the list next to the calendar. If you want to delete a holiday, click the Delete button after selecting the date in the list. Move to other months using the arrow buttons located at the top of the calendar. You can save your changes by clicking the OK button. Selecting Cancel exits the Holiday setup dialog box without saving the changes.

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 Stop Rec. Warning…: Click the button to notify when recording stops.

Check the Warning when rec. stops box.

− Rec. stoppage reason: Check the Click rec. stop button box to

notify when recording stops by clicking the Recording mode button. Check the No rec. during specified time box to notify when the DVR does not record during the preset time (1 to 24 hours).

− On rec. stop: Select how to notify when recording stops.

Setting Up Sensors

 Select a sensor: Select a sensor icon

to set up.

 Enable: Check the box to enable the selected sensor.  Normally closed: Set the sensor type to Normally closed (NC) or Normally open (NO). If this box is checked, it

is in the normally closed mode. If it is not checked, it is in the normally open mode.

 Description: Enter a sensor title such as "Front Door". You can use either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard.  Sensor type: Enter a sensor type such as "magnet". You can use either the actual keyboard or the virtual keyboard.  High priority: Check the box to give high priority to the target sensor so the DVR will follow the advanced camera

setup when the target sensor is activated. Refer to the Setting Up Cameras section (p. 9) for configuring advanced camera setup.

 Record Audio: Check the box to record audio. The box will be activated when a camera is associated with the sensor.

Click the Set up Audio... button, and the Recording Control dialog box appears.

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Set the audio balance and volume in the Recording column. When checking the Mute all box or the Mute box in the column of the connected audio input type (Line or Mic),

audio will not be recorded.

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

NOTE: Audio will be recorded while the DVR records video. NOTE: The DVR provides two types of audio input, Microphone and Line-in.

Microphone is for an unamplified source while Line-in is for an amplified source.

NOTE: The hard disk drive for saving image files must have at least 700MB free space. NOTE: The recording speed might decrease when the image files from multiple cameras are saved at the same time. NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio.

 Move to preset: Check the box to move the target camera to the preset location when a selected sensor is activated.

Select the camera and preset ID from a drop-down list. Preset values can be set individually by the user who logs in the system.

 Camera association: Click the camera icon to associate it with a selected sensor. Up to 16 cameras can be selected.

Video from associated camera(s) will be recorded when a related sensor is activated.

 Alarm association: Click the alarm icon to be associated with a selected sensor. The alarm will go off when a related

sensor is activated.

Setting Up the Motion Detection

 Select a camera: Select a camera icon

to set up.

 Enable All: Click the button to enable motion detection for all cameras.  Enable H/W All: Click the button to enable hardware motion detection for all cameras. (PDR16-PC-RT model)

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NOTE: Using hardware motion detection will increase system performance by decreasing a system load; however,

hardware motion detection might be less sensitive than general motion detection.

 Show results: Check the box to display detection results on the monitoring image for all cameras set to enable motion

detection. If you want to use the Show results, the Show OSD option should be selected during the System setup.

 Enable: Check the box to enable motion detection for the selected camera.  Enable H/W detection: Check the box to enable hardware motion detection for the selected camera. (PDR16-PC-RT

model)

 High priority: Check the box to give high priority to the target camera. The DVR will follow the advanced camera

setup when the target camera detects motion. Refer to the Setting Up Cameras section (p. 9) for configuring advanced camera setup.

 Record Audio: Check the box to record audio when a selected camera detects motion. Click the Set up Audio...

button, and the Recording Control dialog box appears.

Set the audio balance and volume in the Recording column. When checking the Mute all box or the Mute box in the column of the connected audio input type (Line or Mic), audio will not be recorded.

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

NOTE: Audio will be recorded while the DVR records video. NOTE: The DVR provides two types of audio input, Microphone and Line-in.

Microphone is for an unamplified source while Line-in is for an amplified source.

 Move to preset: Check the box to move the target camera to the preset location when a selected camera detects

motion. Select the camera and preset ID from a drop-down list. Preset values can be set individually by the user who logs in the system.

 Set up zone...: Set up the motion detection zone, and the motion detection zone setup window appears.

The setup screen is made up of a grid. First, click the Draw radio button and select a tool to use from the dropdown list, and then set up the detection zone on the image. Use the tools as follows:

− Point: Place the cursor on the image and click the left

mouse button. A single box appears where the cursor is.

− Line: This tool can be used to draw irregular shapes.

Place the cursor where you want to start the line. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor to where you want the end of the line. Release the mouse button and a group of boxes appears along the line you drew. You can draw lines around shapes by repeating this process.

− Rect (Rectangle): Hold down the left mouse button and

drag the cursor in any direction. A rectangle appears. Once the rectangle is the size you want, release the mouse button and the rectangle fills with boxes.

− Fill: When using the fill tool, clicking the mouse will

fill that area of the image with boxes. If a shape has been drawn with the line tool, clicking inside will fill the area with boxes. Clicking outside the area will fill the outer area with boxes. If no shapes have been drawn, the entire screen will fill with boxes.

NOTE: When you select the Erase, you can use the tools as described above to delete boxes.

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– Sensitivity: Set the motion detection sensitivity from 1 to 5 (1 to 10 for hardware detection) by holding down and

dragging the pointer.

NOTE: The higher the number, the more sensitive it is.

– Min. size: Set the minimum number of blocks from 1 to 100 (1 to 60 for hardware detection). If you set the Min.

size value to 10, the DVR will only react to the motion when it detects motion (activity) in at least 10 connected blocks within the selected detection zone. The Min. size should not exceed the selected block numbers for detection.

NOTE: When selecting multiple detection area groups, the minimum number of blocks (Min. size) should not

exceed the block numbers of the smallest detection area.

– Max. size: Set the maximum number of blocks from the preset Min. size value to 1200. If you set the Max. size

value to 100, the DVR will ignore the motion which exceeds the 100 blocks.

– View Result: Check the box to see detection results. You can check that sensitivity and minimum size are set

correctly using this feature. You can save your changes by clicking the OK button. Selecting Cancel exits the dialog box without saving the changes.

– Camera association: Click the camera icon to associate it with the camera selected during the Select a camera

setup. If motion is detected by one camera, other cameras can be associated with it so that video will also be recorded from the associated cameras.

– Alarm association: Click the alarm icon to associate it with a selected sensor. The alarm will go off when a

selected camera detects the motion.

Setting Up the Video Loss

NOTE: When any camera loses video (Video Loss) or it detects video again after video loss (Video On), the DVR

considers both Video Loss and Video On as video loss events.

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 Select a camera: Select a camera icon to set up.  Detect Obscuration: Check the box to use the obscuration detection. And then set the obscuration level from 0% to

50% by holding down and dragging the pointer. The higher the percentage, the more sensitive it is. If the obscuration detection is selected, the DVR will check the obscuration of the target camera, and consider the obscuration on the images as video loss.

 Detect Flare: Check the box to use the flare detection. And then set the flare level from 0% to 50% by holding

down and dragging the pointer. If the flare detection is selected, the DVR will check the brightness of the target camera, and consider the flare on the image as video loss.

 High priority: Check the box to give high priority to the target camera. The DVR will follow the advanced camera

setup when the target camera detects video loss. Refer to the Setting Up Cameras section (p. 9) for configuring advanced camera setup.

NOTE: The hard disk drive for saving image files must have at least 700MB free space. NOTE: The recording speed might decrease when the image files from multiple cameras are saved at the same time.

 Move to preset: Check the box to move the target camera to the preset location when a selected camera has lost

video. Select the camera and preset ID from a drop-down list. Preset values can be set individually by the user who logs in the system.

 Camera association: Click the camera icon to associate it with the camera selected during the Select a camera

setup. If video loss is detected by one camera, other cameras can be associated with it so that video will also be recorded from the associated cameras.

 Alarm association: Click the alarm icon to associate it with a selected sensor. The alarm will go off when an associated

sensor is activated.

 Show video loss dialog: Check the box if you want to show the following Video Signal Failure dialog box on the

screen when the video loss is detected. Click the Acknowledge or Acknowledge All button to close the dialog box.

 Audible tone dwell: Set the dwell time of alarm output. The alarm output will be activated during the preset dwell

time when the video loss is detected.

NOTE: The alarm output can be reset during alarm activation only by clicking the Acknowledge or Acknowledge All button in the Video Signal Failure dialog box.

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Setting Up the Alarm

 Select an alarm: Select an alarm icon

to set up.

 Enable: Check the box to enable the selected alarm. When selecting Use alert sound on event, the DVR will

play alert sound through the attached speaker during alarm output. You can set up the DVR to play different alert sounds for each type of event. Create sound files (.wav) for each type of event under program installation folder and name the sound files: sensor.wav for alarm-in, motion.wav for motion detection and vloss.wav for video loss.

 From / To: Set the beginning and ending time (00:00 to 24:00) of alarm activation by holding down and dragging

the pointer.

NOTE: In cases where the From hour is later than the To hour, the alarm will be activated at the From time of the current date until next day's To time. If you set To: 08:00 and From: 18:00, this means the alarm will be active over

night from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. the following day.

 Dwell time: Set the alarm output duration (0 seconds to 30 minutes) by holding down and dragging the pointer.

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