Security Labs SLD250 Owner's Manual

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SLD250 Four Channel Multiplexed DVR

Owner’s Manual

Security Labs, Inc. ? Customer Support 1-800-774-0284 ? www.security-labs.com

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OWNER’S MANUAL

To obtain the best performance and ensure that the device functions correctly, please read this manual carefully and completely.

FCC Compliance

REGULATORY INFORMATION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to the receiver is

connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced electronics service technician for help.

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Warnings and Cautions

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

DO NOT INSERT ANY METALLIC OBJECT THROUGH VENTILATION GRILLS.

CAUTION:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Explanation of Graphical Symbols

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of insinuated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

DO NOT OPEN

USERS OF THIS DEVICE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING AND COMPLYING WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND STATUTES CONCERNING THE MONITORING AND RECORDING OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS. THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR RESELLER SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF THIS DEVICE IN VIOLATION OF CURRENT LAWS AND STATUTES.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Features ………..….………………………………………… 1 Chapter 2 Specifications ……….…..………………………………..… 2

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview ……..……………….…………....…… 3

Chapter 4 Setup Procedures …..………………….……………...…… 5

1. Main Menu setup……………………………………………..…… 5

2. System setup……………………………………………….……… 6

3. Camera setup……………………………………………………… 6

4. Record setup………………………………………………….…… 7

5. Scheduled record……………………………………………..…… 8

6. Event list………………………………………………………….… 9

7. HDD management………………………………………………… 9

8. Load default…………………………………………………...…… 10

9. Exit……………………………………………………………..…… 10

Chapter 5 Operation …………………..…………………………..…… 11

1. Getting started with your machine ……………………………… 11

2. Recording……………..…………………………………………… 11

3. Playback………….………………………………………………… 12

4. Hard disk ……………...…………………………………………… 12

5. Backup……………………………………………………………… 12

6. Alarm control……………………………………..………………… 13

7. External alarm connector …………………………….………….. 13

Chapter 6 Recording Time Length……..………………..…………… 14 Chapter 7 HDD Drive Installation Procedures …..……….………… 15

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Chapter 1 Features

This device includes 4 camera inputs and offers the following features:

Device can be used much like a VHS system with live display, playback and video recording.

?? Supports various types of cameras with real, live-mode display.

Multi-speed recording selection on normal recording mode or alarm recording mode; the highest speed of recording is 30/25 (NTSC/PAL) fields in both modes.

Digitized data storage with M-JPEG compression technology will give you organized video data management without the hassles of traditional video tape.

Non-OS (operating system) based for greater reliability and stability.

?? Contrast, hue and brightness are individually adjustable for each camera.

Supports 1 hard disk (HDD) ranging from 40GB to 120GB.

?? Supports both color and monochrome cameras.

When external alarm is triggered, corresponding camera number appears on the monitor with text.

Motion detection: user can easily adjust sensitivity of motion detection and setup buzzer alarm when device is triggered by motion.

Playback can be searched by time or event list.

?? Selectable recording qualities (best/high/medium/low).

Recording can operate manually or be activated automatically when alarm is triggered.

?? Easy Playback options including reverse (x6) and fast forwarding (x2, x4, x6).

Playback mode with pause (field by field).

?? Easy to understand On Screen Display.

Device will overwrite data and notify operator on monitor when the HDD is near full.

?? System will restore the previous settings and continue camera activity after restart.

Key lock function secures your DVR from accidentally pushing buttons.

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Chapter 2 Specifications

Operation System

Video Input

Video Input Channel

Video Output Channel

Display Frame

Recording Frame Rate

Recording Mode

Resolution

Compression Format

Embedded RTOS

NTSC/PAL

4ch Composite

1ch Composite

NTSC 120 fps (4 x 30 fps)

PAL 100 fps (4 x 25 fps)

NTSC 30 fps / 4ch

PAL 25 fps / 4ch

Manual / Alarm / Schedule

Display NTSC: 720 x 480 / PAL: 720 x 576

Recording NTSC: 640 x 224 / PAL: 640 x 272

Low: 8K Bytes / Frame

Advanced

MJPEG

Medium: 10K Bytes / Frame High: 15K Bytes / Frame

HDD Backup Device

Alarm Control Type

Power Supply

Dimension Weight

Best: 20K Bytes / Frame 80GB removable HDD (installed) VCR

Sensor Motion

Detection Video Loss YES

DC 12V / 4A

17”W x 12.5”D x 2.25”H

3.5 KG

4 Input , 1 Output

YES

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Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

Back panel layout overview

ALARM IN

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

4321

(1) Video input : Camera 1-4 video input with BNC connector (2) Video output : Corresponding to monitor (3) Sensor I/O

1 N.C

GND

OUT

N.O42

COM

DC12V IN

Pin Number

Introduction 1 Sensor Input of Camera #1 2 Sensor Input of Camera #2 3 Sensor Input of Camera #3 4 Sensor Input of Camera #4 5 Sensor GND of Camera (#1- #4) 6 Relay N.C Output 7 Relay COM Output 8 Relay N.O Output

(4) Power Input: Please use the power supply included with unit.

DC-12V / 4A adapter required

Front panel layout overview

(1) (2) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)

Led and buttons function list

(13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Part Label Function

1 REC 2 HDD

Recording status LED Hard disk status LED

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QUAD

8 MENU

1. This view button controls FULL SCREEN display from camera 1.

2. When entering/changing a password, corresponds to number “1”.

1. This view button controls FULL SCREEN display from camera 2.

2. When entering/changing a password, corresponds to number “2”.

1. This view button controls FULL SCREEN display from camera 3.

2. When entering/changing a password, corresponds to number “3”.

1. This view button controls FULL SCREEN display from camera 4.

2. When entering/changing a password, corresponds to number “4”.

Quad screen: All cameras are displayed.

Press MENU to go into or exit menu

1. Move the cursor upward or leftward

2.When not under the recording mode, you can use the button to adjust position of date & time display which appears on OSD

1. Move the cursor downward or rightward

2.When it’s not under recording mode, you can use the button to adjust position of date & time display which appears on OSD

12 REC

14 15 16

1. Press key to select choices in the MENU system

2. Make any changes in the selected option or increase the number.

3. You can use key to indicate HDD status when system is not in Menu mode.

Press REC to start recording. Press Pause to pause forward motion (field by field) in Playback mode.

You can easily lock the DVR buttons by pressing the Pause button 5 times under recording or monitoring mode. When key lock is activated, you can see an “L” show up on the upper right corner of screen. Press 5 times again to release the buttons from key lock mode.

6x fast rewind mode

Press Stop to stop playback or recording

Press the Play button to enter time search and event list search modes. Press Fast Forward to play video forward at high speed. Press the button again

and the speed will be change circulative from ×2,×4, to the highest ×6.

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Chapter 4 Setup Procedures

1. Main Menu setup

SETUP MENU

> SYSTEM SETUP

CAMERA SETUP RECORD SETUP SCHEDULE RECORD EVENT LIST HDD MANAGEMENT LOAD DEFAULT

EXIT

Contents:

SYSTEM SETUP

(1)

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

(2) CAMERA SETUP

(3) RECORD SETUP

(4) SCHEDULE RECORD

Scheduled Recording (Fully /No /Alarm record) (5) EVENT LIST Event indexing (REC/PWR/MOT/ALM)

(6) HDD MANAGEMENT

(7) LOAD DEFAULT Returns to factory settings upon entering selection. (8) EXIT

Includes buzzer duration time (1-30 seconds), Alarm video interruption on/off, Motion buzzer on/off,

HDD password selection, System time/date.

Ch1-Ch4 camera, Camera on/off recording, Motion detection on/off, Sensitivity of motion detection,

Brightness, contrast, and hue selections for each camera.

Record mode (MUX/QUAD), Normal record frame selection (FPS), Alarm record selection (FPS), Alarm

record dwell time, Record quality (Low/Medium/High/Best).

HDD full overwriting (YES/NO), Hard Drive Capacity, Amount of HDD free (%) , Format HDD (requires

key-in password).

Escape from the setup menu.

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2. System setup

SYSTEM SETUP

> BUZZER DURATION 3SEC

ALARM VIDEO INTERRUPTION ON MOTION BUZZER OFF HDD PASSWORD SET TIME/DATE EXIT

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

Contents:

(1) BUZZER DURATION 3 SEC (Default) Available (1-30 seconds)

Use button to adjust the duration time of the buzzer action.

(2) ALARM VIDEO INTERRUPTION On for default (3) MOTION BUZZER Off for default (4) HDD PASSWORD A password can be setup to protect the hard disk content. It needs to be entered in order to

perform a hard disk format. Default password is set to: 1111 Use the view control button on the front panel to input the numbers.

is “1” , is “2” , is “3” , is “4”

SET TIME/DATE

(5) Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to increase the number.

(6) EXIT Exit from the SYSTEM SETUP menu.

3. Camera setup

CAMERA SETUP

> CAMERA SELECT CH1

CAMERA RECORD ON MOTION DETECTION ON MOTION SENSITIVITY 5

BRIGHTNESS STANDARD

CONTRAST STANDARD

HUE STANDARD

EXIT

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press

or Select

to escape the setup mode.

EXIT

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Contents:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

CAMERA SELECT CH1(CH1~CH4)

Use button to select the camera from CAM 1 – CAM 4 to be adjusted.

CAMERA RECORD ON(ON/OFF)

Use button to select ON/OFF recording.

MOTION DETECTION ON(ON/OFF) Use button to select ON/OFF motion detection. MOTION SENSITIVITY(1~10)

Use button to adjust sensitivity of motion detection for selected camera. Sensitivity ranges from 1 to 10, default value is 5(STANDARD). Selection “10” is the most sensitive to motion and “1” is least sensitive.

BRIGHTNESS STANDARD(1~10)

Use button to adjust the brightness of the selected camera. Initial number is 5 (STANDARD).

CONTRAST STANDARD(1~10)

Use button to adjust the contrast of the selected camera. Initial number is 5

(STANDARD).

(7)

HUE STANDARD(1~10)

Use button to adjust the hue of the selected camera. Initial number is 5

(STANDARD).

(8)

EXIT

Exit from the CAMERA SETUP menu.

4. Record setup

> RECORD MODE MUX

NORMAL RECORD FPS 15P ALARM RECORD FPS 15P ALARM RECORD DWELL 5SEC RECORD QUALITY HIGH

EXIT

RECORD SETUP

Contents:

(1)

RECORD MODE MUX(MUX/QUAD)

(2)

Use button to select MUX or QUAD recording

NORMAL RECORD FPS 15P (1~5P/7P/10P/15P/30P)

Use button to select recording speed. 15P means 15 fields per second, 30P is the highest speed, and 1P is the

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

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is included at

lowest. There are a total of nine speeds you can choose from. (FPS: Fields per second) Note: PAL: (1~4P/6P/8P/12P/25P) NTSC=15P, PAL=12P on default

(3)

ALARM RECORD FPS 15P (1~5P/7P/10P/15P/30P)

Use button to select alarm recording speed when external alarm or motion

detection is triggered. Note: PAL: (1~4P/6P/8P/12P/25P) NTSC=15P, PAL=12P on default

(4)

ALARM RECORD DWELL 5SEC (1-30)

Use button to set the dwell time for alarm recording with an external trigger or motion alarm. When triggered by an external alarm or motion and within the dwell period:

- the screen will be switched into quad format

- the corresponding camera will be marked ID “ALM” or “MOT”

(5)

RECORD QUALITY HIGH(BEST/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)

Use button to select the BEST, HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW setting. The higher the

quality, the higher the amount of storage will be consumed. Thus, this setting should be carefully chosen as it will affect the usage of hard disk storage. A table of relationships between quality, record speed and hard disks the end of this manual for reference.

(6)

EXIT Exit from the RECORD SETUP menu

5. Scheduled record

SCHEDULE RECORD

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O : : : : : : : : : 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24

PRESS (UP,DOWN) TO SELECT PRESS (ENTER) TO SET, (MENU) TO EXIT

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

Contents:

(1)

SCHEDULE RECORD

There are 24 circles in the schedule table, which represent 24 hours

Every circles has 3 options to select:

O : represents “fully record” X : represents “no record”

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A : represents “alarm record” Use the ? and ? button to select items Press button to select the O/ X / A (Fully / No / Alarm Record)

6. Event List

Press key on “EVENT LIST” than windows will appear as below:

EVENT LIST MASTER HARD DRIVE

> 01 2003/AUG/25 12:13:16 REC

02 2003/AUG/25 11:14:21 PWR 03 2003/AUG/25 10:03:04 MOT CH2 04 2003/AUG/25 09:35:24 ALM CH1

Use “ ? “ key or “ ? “ key to select event which needs to be played. The location of “ > “ symbol will move up and down for indicating current event which is selected. Once the

correct event is indicated, press ? PLAY key to start playing the video in normal speed. There are 4 different types of events that will be recorded:

1. REC: Event starts when “REC” key is pressed or a timed recording.

2. PWR: System begins recording event after a power interruption and restart of the unit.

3. ALM: Event starts with an external trigger and displays the channel that was triggered.

4. MOT: Event starts recording with motion in the selected camera channels.

7. HDD management

HDD MANAGEMENT

OVERWRITE MODE NO MASTER HDD CAPACITY 76GB MASTER HDD LEFT RATIO 73GB 97% MASTER HDD FORMAT

EXIT

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to confirm the selection or increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

Contents:

(1)

OVERWRITE MODE YES (NO)

Use button to enable or disable overwriting when HDD is full. When HDD overwrite is enabled, the oldest partition on the HDD will automatically be reused, this means the oldest images will be overwritten by the current images. When overwrite mode is disabled, the HDD Full Warning will appear and will need to

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The HDD capacity

will be indicated on the screen. This option can not be changed.

be configured.

(2) MASTER HDD CAPACITY 76GB

(3) MASTER HDD LEFT RATIO 73GB 97%

The amount of unused space remaining on the HDD.

(4) MASTER HDD FORMAT

Use button to enter the MASTER HDD FORMAT menu

PASSWORD INPUT (4) : _ _ _ _

Use the view control button on the front panel to input the number

is “1” , is “2” , is “3” , is “4”

When you key in the correct password, the screen will be displayed the following message:

PASSWORD CORRECT! HARD DISK FORMATTED

Otherwise, the following error message will be displayed on the screen:

PASSWORD INCORRECT!

EXIT

(5)

Escape from the HDD MANAGEMENT menu

8. Load default

Use the button to return to the factory default settings. This will clear all the user settings and replace it with the original default parameters (The HDD Password and Schedule Record can’t be defaulted here). There is no confirmation screen. By selecting “Load default”, the factory settings will be automatically applied.

9. Exit

Exit from the SETUP MENU

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Chapter 5 Operation

1. Getting started with your machine

Understand the following instructions before you switch on the machine:

1.1 Voltage check: Before power cable is connected, please check the voltage of this appliance against the supply.

CAUTION – An incorrect power supply can damage this unit.

1.2 Hard Disk connection: Make sure the hard drive is securely fastened in the drive bay and the bay is in the locked position.

2. Recording

Press the REC key to enter the Recording Mode. And press the ?STOP key to stop recording.

?? “REC[M]” or “REC[Q]” sign will be indicated in top left corner of the screen. This

indicates whether the unit is in MUX or QUAD recording mode.

??“15P” sign will be indicated in top right corner of the screen. This is the current recording

speed selected. 15P means 15 fields per second.

??“O” sign will be indicated in the center corner of the screen. This verifies that the

channel is being recorded.

??“X” sign will be indicated in the center corner of the channels if the channel is not being

recorded.

??Notice: “REC [ ]” in the top left corner of the screen does not indicate that the unit is recording, but is simply in standby mode, ready to record. The unit will only begin recording when displaying the “O” status in the center of the screen next to the channel numbers. An “X” indicates the channel is not recording. You can verify that the video is being saved to the drive by noting that the red light next to “REC” on the front panel of the unit is lit AND the green light is blinking next to “HDD”.

?? For more information on setting up Recording Mode, refer to Section 3.4 Recording Setup. ?? In Recording Mode, if there is a power failure or power lost for any reason that causes the

machine to shut down, it will return to the Recording Mode automatically when power is restored.

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3. Playback

Press the ? PLAY button and select Time Search or Event List.

The following message will be displayed on the screen:

TIME SEARCH MASTER HARD DRIVE

2003/JUN/13 04:12:03

START TIME: (2003/MAY/13 04:12:03) END TIME: (2003/MAY/13 04:12:03)

Press ? PLAY button to play video forward.

?? “MUX or QUAD” sign will be indicated in top right corner of the screen. This indicates

the recording mode selected.

Press the MENU button to enter the main menu.

Use the ? and ? button to select items.

Press the button to increase highlighted selection number.

Press MENU or Select EXIT to escape the setup mode.

Press Rew Search button to play video reverse at 6x speed.

Press F.Fwd Search button to play video forward at high speeds. Press the button again, and the speed will be changed circulative from x2, x4, and x6.

??“REW” or “FF *2/4/6” sign will be indicated in top left corner of the screen.

Press Pause button to pause (field by field) in forward motion. This function can be used in full screen and quad mode (If you chose QUAD in recording mode then it can’t playback in full screen). Press the ?STOP button to leave playback mode and resume the Live Mode.

4. Hard Disk

Should you wish to install a new hard drive in this unit, a list of tested hard drives shown to be compatible can be found below. If you have further questions about hard drive compatibility, consult the manufacturer.

Brand Model Capacity Speed (rpm) Seagate ST3120023A 120GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST380020A 80GB 7200 rpm Maxtor 6Y120L0 120GB 7200 rpm Maxtor 6Y080L0 80GB 7200 rpm

Notice: Samsung Hard Drives are not recommended for this unit.

5. Backup

This unit provides composite signal output for back-up use. You can keep the image data by attaching a VCR to the VIDEO OUT connection on the rear of the unit. Set the unit to playback mode. Set the VCR to the proper input selection and press record on the VCR.

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6. Alarm control

There are three types of alarms that the system can be configured to handle. They are external alarm, video loss alarm, and an alarm for motion detection. When the above types of alarms are triggered, it changes recording speed to alarm recording speed. Video Loss alarm is enabled as a default and cannot be changed. The buzzer will sound and a “V.LOSS” sign will be indicated on the screen.

7. External alarm connector

The external alarm functions only when the DVR has been set under recording mode. The unit has 4 input ports to receive signals from external alarms and 4 GND port for termination. When the external alarm is triggered, currents will be grounded through the GND port to activate the external alarm.

A The text “ALM” will be displayed on the corresponding channel. B A relay of the signal will occur. C Recording speed will be switched from normal mode to alarm mode (refer to chapter 4 for recording

settings)

D The unit will only record from the external trigger when “A” has been selected during the specific

time frame in the scheduled recordings menu. This is also true for motion-detected recordings.

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Chapter 6 Recording time length

Recording Results in NTSC Format

Video

Signal

Display

Format

Video

Quality

30fps 15fps 10fps 7fps 5fps 4fps 3fps 2fps 1fps

Best

High

QUAD MODE

Medium

Low

NTSC

Best

MUX MODE

(Full Screen)

Recording Results in PAL Format

Video

Signal

Display

Format

High

Medium

Low

Video

Quality

Best

19hr 38hr 57hr 80hr 114hr 142hr 190hr 285hr 570hr

29hr 57hr 87hr 120hr 171hr 214hr 285hr 426hr 870hr

35hr 70hr 105hr 148hr 213hr 266hr 350hr 532hr 1050hr

50hr 100hr 150hr 208hr 300hr 375hr 500hr 750hr 1500hr

38hr 76hr 114hr 160hr 228hr 285hr 380hr 570hr 1140hr

57hr 114Hr 171hr 240hr 342hr 428hr 570hr 855hr 1710hr

71hr 142hr 213hr 298hr 426hr 532hr 710hr 1065hr 2130hr

100hr 200hr 300hr 420hr 600hr 750hr 1000hr 1500hr 3000hr

25fps 12fps 8fps 6fps 4fps 3fps 2fps 1fps

12hr 25hr 37hr 50hr 75hr 100hr 150hr 300hr

QUAD MODE

PAL

MUX MODE

(Full Screen)

High

Medium

Low

Best

High

Medium

Low

16hr 33hr 50hr 66hr 100hr 133hr 200hr 400hr

23hr 48hr 72hr 95hr 143hr 191hr 287hr 575hr

34hr 70hr 106hr 141hr 212hr 283hr 425hr 850hr

35hr 72hr 110hr 145hr 218hr 291hr 437hr 875hr

46hr 95hr 144hr 190hr 287hr 383hr 575hr 1150hr

67hr 139hr 209hr 278hr 418hr 558hr 837hr 1675hr

98hr 204hr 306hr 408hr 612hr 816hr 1225hr 2450hr

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Chapter 7 HDD Drive installation procedures

1.Open HDD rack 2.Pull out the HDD rack 3.Adjust the lock of HDD rack

4.Connect HDD(Power & IDE) to HDD rack 5.Cover up the HDD rack 6.Push HDD rack back to DVR slot

7.Lock the HDD rack 8.Power up DVR system

Attention:

1. Hard drive master mode must be set correctly.

2. Primary hard drive must be set as master.

3. Make sure power cable is unplugged before hard drive installation starts.

4. IDE cable and power cable must be hooked up correctly.