Super Circuits DVR-30 Installation & Operation Manual

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DVR-30

Mobile Vehicle Video Recorder

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

All the following safety and operation instructions which will prevent harm or damage to the operator or other persons should be read before the unit is operated.

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

Do not block ventilation openings.

Do not place anything on top of the unit that might spill or fall into it.

Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you

to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Please refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosols for cleaning.

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

codes. To prevent fire or electric shock, do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This unit must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock hazard.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery( RTC Battery ) is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the

same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Risk of explosion if replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to

the instructions.

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1. INTRODUCTION ................................. 3

1.1 YOUR DRIVING HELPMATE .................3

1.2 Product Introduction................................4

1.3 Product Features ....................................5

1.4 ACCESSORIES......................................6

1.5 FRONT / REAR VIEW ............................7

1.5.1 Front View..............................................7

1.5.2 Rear View...............................................9

1.5.3 Inner Host Rear View...........................10

1.5.4 GPS Connector....................................10

1.5.5 Camera In Connector...........................11

1.5.6 Power Delay Connection .....................11

1.5.7 Power Connector.................................12

1.6 I/O Port......................................................

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1.7 I/O Connection......................................14

1.8 Voltage Management............................15

2. INSTALLATION................................. 16

2.1 Basic Connection..................................16

2.2 Hard-disk Drive Installation...................18

2.3 System Information and........................19

Channel Selection.......................................19

2.3.1 System information..........................19

2.3.2 Channel Selection................................19

2.4 Updating System Software ...................20

3. OPERATIONS ................................... 21

3.1 Configuring Recording Settings............21

3.2 Recording Operations...........................23

3.2.1 Manual Recording............................23

3.2.2 Alarm Recording...............................23

3.2.3 Externally Triggered Recording......23

3.3 Playback Operations......................24

3.3.1 Normal Playback..............................24

3.3.2 Fast Forward/Backward..................24

3.3.3 Slow Forward/Reverse....................24

3.3.4 Play back picture-by-picture...........25

3.4 Search Operations............................... 25

3.4.1 FULL LIST Search........................... 25

3.4.2 ALARM LIST Search....................... 25

3.4.3 TIME Search .................................... 26

3.4.4 THUMBNAIL Search....................... 26

3.4.5 The SD CARD Search.................... 27

3.5 Backup Operations............................... 28

3.5.1 SD Card Backup Operations......... 28

3.6 The Key Lock Operation ...................... 29

4. MENU SETUP.................................... 30

4.1 REC Setting .............................................

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4.2 The ALARM Setting ............................. 32

4.3 The CLOCK/ TITLE Setting.................. 33

4.4 The COMMUNICATION Setting........... 34

4.5 DISK Setting......................................... 34

4.6 The SYSTEM Setting........................... 35

6. OTHER...............................................37

5.1 The RS-232 Setup & Protocol.............. 37

5.1.1 The RS-232 Protocol........................... 37

5.1.2 The Communication Protocol.............. 37

5.2 System Default..................................... 40

5.3 O.S.D Message .................................... 41

5.4 Time Index Table ................................. 42

5.5 Specifications....................................... 43

APPENDIX 1. –Virtual Serial Port.............. 44

1. Connection Application Software

Installation....................................................

2. The PaPaGo Electronic Mapping Setting. 48

3. The HDD Viewer Setup............................ 49

4. The Working Screen................................. 50

APPENDIX 2. – FAQ.................................. 51

APPENDIX 3. – Changing the built-in hard

disk of the mobile DVR............................

APPENDIX 4. – Vehicle Cameras.............. 55

CONTENTS

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 YOUR DRIVING HELPMATE

1. Reliable real time recording of vehicle interiors as well as surrounding road environments.

2. Portable inner host, easy to extract and carry wherever and whenever you like as well as install in any outer casing.

3. Records the information from the GPS and uses the eMap software to show the exact route of your vehicle at any given time.

4. Provides clearer and more accurate video records.

5. Easy to connect to a PC via a USB interface after the inner host has been taken out of its outer casing.

6. Captures all your vehicle-related information from the data box in your video records. This will prove to be invaluable evidence in case of any road incident or accident.

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1.2 Product Introduction

The DVR-30 is an advanced vehicle video recorder. It can simultaneously display real-time images from four cameras along with information data through the mobile video recorder directly onto your monitor. The mobile DVR has four video channels which you can access either in the quad mode or singl e cha nnel.

We use a hard disk device in this mobile recorder to store your images over a longer time. The recording device has further already been tested for shock-proof and extreme temperature-proof durability in rugged environments, with ventilation holes provided to lower the internal temperature for cooling.

The special design of the DVR enables you to easily retrieve the recording hosts inside, which are handy and portable enough to carry anywhere you want and link up with PCs and TV monitors for direct display.

The DVR-30 includes the Global Position System (GPS) which helps disclose a vehicle's location information -- the GPS information can also be displayed by eMap Software to know about a car's exact route. The DVR can also be connected to the car's information Black Box to access a vehicle's driving speed , engine RPM, wheel turns, driving time periods, braking, signal lights, and so on, all of which data is received and saved by the DVR. While searching for information, any important image you may want to save can be stored via an SD card.

This mobile recorder provides all the above practical and useful features you can expect of it. It's your best choice out of the entire range of mobile video recorders available. This multi-functional mobile video surveillance product protects the safety of both the driver and the passengers.

INTRODUCTION

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1.3 Product Features

 Quad-based operation: real-time operation and playback (30 FPS/ per channel).  M-JPEG compression with resolution up to 720X480 (NTSC) / 720X576 (PAL).  4x 6-pin Din connectors for AV inputs.  4 camera audio inputs, 2 auxiliary audio inputs, 1 audio output.  The HDD's video records can be plugged in and played back on a TV directly.  Pre-alarm image recording.  USB interface showing video records in a PC.  1 fixed 2.5" IDE HDD as storage medium for extended continuous digital recording.  Supports GPS (RS-232).  GPIO: 4 inputs and 2 outputs.  Operation power: DC 11~14.5 V.  Operation temperature: Standard HDD: 0 – 45℃ (32 –113℉)

Industrial HDD: 0 – 60℃ (32 –140℉)

 Dimensions: 178 x 173 x 50 mm.  Time-lapse and real-time recording.  Refresh rate up to 30 IPS (25 IPS for PAL).  Image quality selectable at 4 different levels for recording.  Alarm recording mode.  Quick search by time, alarm, event, and recording list.  Fast and slow playback of recorded video at various speeds.  Single-picture playback.  On-screen setup menu, title and system timer.  Password protection.  Disk-full warning and operation status LEDs.  RS-232 communication port.  Remote controller.  Operation-status record log.  Automatic detection of the current voltage.  Audio function included.  Built-in SD card slot for copying images to an SD card.  Watermark.  Window Division.  Vibration and mechanical

shock protection.

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1.4 ACCESSORIES

The device package contains the following items:

 Shockproof unit x 1.  Mini USB cable x 1.  Mini Din Splitter x 4– connects all kinds of professional CCTV cameras.  User Manual and CD x 1.  Adapter 5V x 1.

Shockproof unit x 1 Mini USB cable x 1

Mini Din Splitter x 4 User Manual and CD x 1

Adapter 5V x 1

The optional accessories contain the following items:

 GPS GR213 (optional).  Mobile Power Adapter MADS12.6D3.5B (optional).  RC-5013 (optional).

GPS GR213 (optional) MADS12.6D3.5B (optional) RC-5013 (optional)

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1.5 FRONT / REAR VIEW

1.5.1 Front View

SETUP button:

Press this to enter the setup menu. Press again to exit the setup mode.

Left/ Right/ Up/ Down (CH1/ CH2/

CH4/ CH3) buttons:

In the menu setup mode / search mode, press the four buttons on the dial to highlight desired items in the menu setup mode. In the live / play mode, press the four buttons on the dial to select a channel for display.

REW button:

Press this to play a recorded video in the reverse direction at a speed that's faster or slower than the recorded speed in the play mode.

PLAY button:

Press to play back a recorded video

from the hard disk. (A lig ht glows green in the PLAY mode.)

PAUS E button:

In a playback display, press this to freeze the display. During the freeze, press to display one frame of a picture at a time in the forward direction (A lig ht glows red in the PAUSE mode.)

FF button:

Press this to play a recorded video in the forward direction at a speed that's faster or slower than the recorded speed in the play mode

STOP button:

Press to stop playing back a recorded video. (A light glows red in the STOP mode.)

REC button:

Push to start recording video into a hard disk while in the live display mode. (A light

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glows red in the REC mode.)

Inner-case lock:

This key lock secures the inner case with the hard disk in place. When you lock it in, it powers on the device. When you unlock this key and take out the inner case, the power turns off automatically.

SEARCH button:

Press to enter the search mode to access the recorded video.

DISPLAY button:

Press to show the system operation status on the screen.

Enter / (Quad) button:

Press to enter a selected item and save the setting in the menu setup mode. In the live/ play mode, use this button to show a quad display.

SD CARD slot:

This is used for system software updating and archiving/ accessing of critical images.

USB port:

This is used for system picture playing. Use this port to connect with your PC or notebook. You can easily and quickly capture data from a hard disk in the vehicle DVR.

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1.5.2 Rear View

GPS & Remote Controller Connector:

The left side connector links up with the GPS receiver to capture local position information data. Please refer to the section 1.5.4 GPS CONNECTOR. The right side connector links up with the remote controller

Audio Out / Video Out:

Your LCD monitor or other monitor can signal here.

AUX 1 / AUX 2:

Use this if you have external audio sources.

4 5

Camera In connector:

There are four connectors here to connect the Video / Audio In from a camera. Please refer to the section 1.5.5 CAMERA IN CONNECTOR.

RS 232 port:

This communication port functions as a connector to an external device, for example a data box.

I / O port:

This connector links up with an external device.

Power Delay:

This connector will avoid the vehicle device getting excess power. Please refer to section 1.5.6

POWER DELAY CONNECTION.

Power Input:

This connector links up with the power from the vehicle (12V). Please refer to section 1.5.7 POWER CONNECTOR.

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1.5.3 Inner Host Rear View

Plug Inlet:

The inlet connects to an external power supply. Connect to 5V DC UL Listed Class 2 Power Supply.

Hard Metric Connector (Male):

This connector links up with the outer casing.

Audio Connector:

Connect here to hear the audio's sound when you play the inner host case outside the outer case.

Video Connector:

Connect here to play the video when you play the inner host case outside the outer case.

1.5.4 GPS Connector

(PS/2 composition of male connector)

PIN NO.

PIN Assignment

+ 5V DC

Not Connected

Ground

Not Connected

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1.5.5 Camera In Connector

(PS/2 composition of female connector)

PIN NO. PIN Assignment

Audio In

Not Connected (Mirror)

+ 12V DC

Video In

Ground

Note: The maximum electric current provided for 4 mobile cameras is 1 ampere ( 1A ) in total.

1.5.6 Power Delay Connection

The diagram here illustrates the power delay connection structure. If a device needs to work with our DVR, it needs to start operating after our DVR has begun operating. See the diagram below to help you with the mobile vehicle video recorder's power delay connector on its rear panel.

Enter the mobile vehicle DVR's "MAIN MENU" page and choose the third item, "CLOCK / TITLE". Now enter the "CLOCK / TITLE" page, and you will see two items, "DELAY ON" and "DELAY OFF". For both these items, the default setting is "OFF". You can set the delay time of the relay by choosing one of the following options. DELAY ON: This entry sets the delay time of the function activation of the relay connector after the DVR

powers up.

DELAY OFF: This entry sets the delay time of the function activation of the relay connector after the ACC is

powered off. The relay connector will function as per the delay time you set by your chosen option. After the relay connector's delay time duration is over, the relay connector will automatically turn off, followed by the DVR. (The DVR which is connect with a cigar-lighter of a vehicle for power supply will stop working when turning off the ignition.)

Note: The relay connector’s electric current range goes to a maximum of 30 amperes. Note: Our "POST REC DURATION" function also sets the time as per any of the six options available, af ter

the ACC has been turned off. Please always be mindful of the fact that, if the time duration set for either "DELAY OFF" or "POST REC DURATION" is longer than the other one, the DVR will wait for the longer setting to end before shutting down.

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1.5.7 Power Connector

GND: Ground contact.

Not used.

12 V: This pin is connected to the vehicle battery.

ACC: This pin is linked to the vehicle ignition key to start the

DVR.

Pin connections with the ignition key

In the above diagram, pin 1 is connected to the vehicle battery minus, pin 3 to the battery plus, and pin 4 to the vehicle ignition key.

Pin connections without the ignition key

I. Connect with the Battery

In the above diagram, pin 1 is connected to the vehicle battery minus, and pins 3 and 4 are connected together to the vehicle battery plus.

II. Connect with the Cigar-lighter Connector

In the above diagram, pin 1 is connected to the Cigar-lighter Connector minus, and pins 3 and 4 are connected together to the Cigar-lighter Connector plus.

Note: If the mobile vehicle battery is over 16.1 volts or under 10.4 volts, the DVR will not work.

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1.6 I/O Port

This figure is seen from the rear view.

1. I/O IN1 (INPUT): This is an alarm input which can be programmed in the menu system to Normally Open or Normally Closed.

2. I/O IN2 (INPUT): same as above.

3. I/O IN3 (INPUT): same as above.

4. I/O IN4 (INPUT): same as above.

5. GND: Ground Contact.

6. GND: Ground Contact.

7. I/O OUT1 (OUTPUT): This is an alarm output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights.

8. I/O OUT2 (OUTPUT): This is an alarm output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights.

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1.7 I/O Connection

ALARM:

In the "MAIN MENU" page, click "ALARM" to enter the "ALARM" page. In this page, go to the "I/O CONNECTION" item which has two options, "ALARM" and "VEHICLE SIGNAL". If you choose "ALARM", the I/O port will change its meanings: pins 1, 2 and 3 will become an alarm input which can connect with three different sensors and receive a trigger; pin 4 can receive the "Reset" trigger; pins 5 and 6 are ground contacts; pin 7 can send out an alarm output trigger from pins 1, 2 and 3, and connect to external devices like buzzers or lights; and pin 8 is N/A (not applicable).

VEHICLE SIGNAL:

In the "MAIN MENU" page, click "ALARM" to enter the "ALARM" page. In this page, go to the "I/O CONNECTION" which has two options, "ALARM" and "VEHICLE SIGNAL". If you choose "VEHICLE SIGNAL", the I/O port will change its meanings: pin 1 will connect with the leftside car signal light and receive the trigger signals; pin 2 will connect with the rightside car signal light and receive the trigger signals; pin 3 is N/A (not applicable); pin 4 can connect with the car stopping signal light to receive the brake triggering signals; pins 5 and 6 are ground contacts; pin 7 and 8 are N/A (not applicable).

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1.8 Voltage Management

You can display the system - setting information after you press the "DISPLAY" button on the front panel. On this screen you can see the battery voltage icons. Please consult the above diagram to know the battery voltage status. Between 10.4 volts and 16.1 volts, the battery is in the "Working" mode. Between 11.3 volts and 15.2 volts, the battery is in the "Standard" mode. Between 10.4 volts and 11.3 volts, the battery is in the "Low" mode. Between 15.2 volts and 16.1 volts, the battery is in the "High" mode.

If the voltage is less than 10.4 volts, the battery is in the "Too low" mode", and the DVR will automatically power off after 1 minute of beeping. If the voltage is more than 16.1 volts, the battery is in the "Too high" mode, and the DVR will automatically power off after 1 minute of beeping.

Note: 1. After the car motor is switched on ( ACC-On ) for 3 minutes, even if the voltage is too high or too low,

the DVR won't shut down, only beep.

2. When the car motor is switched off ( ACC-Off ), the DVR will power off, too, after 1 minute of beeping.

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2. INSTALLATION

2.1 Basic Connection

Mobile Video Surveillance Solution

This is the mobile DVR, our video surveillance device for durable use in the vehicle. It's a multipurpose, multi-source, multi-media device for monitoring your vehicle, pinpointing its route and location, and recording and playing vital incidents related to it, in the interests of vehicle security and welfare.

The mobile DVR provides advanced text insertion technology that is compatible with mobile black boxes which record all the relevant details of driving. For example, all information regarding the driving speed, engine RPM, wheel turning angles, driving time periods, brakings, signal lights, and the GPS position can be retrieved from the black box system. The data can be stored, recorded and transferred to a computer or to the mobile DVR directly for data storage and retrieval to ensure a car fleet’s and/ or individual driver’s quality performance.

The mobile DVR is compatible with the stand-alone GPS receiver, and it can also configure and record a driver’s location (latitude and longitude) with video data. Besides, it can playback video by our HDD viewer software, which can track a driven route using all GIS/e-Map software.

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Additionally, the mobile DVR has eight GPIO PINs connecting it with your car's external signals, such as brakings or signal lights. As an example, when the vehicle's driver operates a single light, the rear camera will start to work and record all the objects and events behind the vehicle.

The DVR is also linked by Din connectors to four cameras recording all events and scenes around the vehicle, and also to two auxiliary audio recorders for stereo recording of sounds of the vehicle and its surroundings. These provide a complete record of all critical incidents relating to your vehicle.

Inside the outer case of the DVR is the inner, recording host. You can take out this light, portable host whenever you like and take it with you wherever you want. To play its recorded contents you can connect it to a PC and use the hard disk drive viewer software to play back the video information. In addition you can use a USB interface to connect the DVR to the PC and use eMap software to map the exact route your vehicle has taken. The inner host can also be linked by video and audio outputs to a monitor to play back its records. Finally, you can insert an SD card into the SD card slot in the host's front panel to record video clips of the most vital images and sections of the recordings you want.

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2.2 Hard-disk Drive Installation

The DVR is equipped with a compartment of a hard disk drive. The unit usually comes with one hard-disk drive installed in compartment HD1, which is default- configured as a master. The jumper-settings arrangement of installed hard-disk drive for the system (Table 2.2 A.) is

shown in the tables below.

Table 2.2 A. The jumper settings of hard disk drive in the system

Location Jumper

IDE 1 Compartment HD 1 Master

Table 2.2 B. Compatible hard-disk drives

Manufacturer Model Capacity Rotation Size

WD400VE 40GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

WD600VE 60GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

WD800VE 80GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

WD1000VE 100GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

Western Digital

WD1200VE 120GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST93811A 30GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST94813A 40GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST98823A 80GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST9100824A 100GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST9120821A 120GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

ST920813AM 20GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

Seagate

ST940813AM 40GB IDE 5400 RPM

2.5"

NOTE: Hard-disk drives not shown on this list have not been tested by the

engineering team and are not recommended for use with this product. For the latest updated list on the recommended hard disk drives, please contact your dealers or distributors.

INSTALLATION ( continued )

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2.3 System Information and

Channel Selection

2.3.1 System information

You can display system settings information as shown on Table 3.3 A below at any time by pressing the Display button. In the playback mode, the recorded video information is displayed. In the live or recording mode, the Manual Recording information is displayed. Each sequential press of the Display button displays a different message detailed in the following example. By default, the unit displays time, date, and an indicating bar of capacity status on a monitor as shown.

Default Display

CH1 , CH2, CH3, CH4 are titles for each

channel, changeable in the Setup menu.

Capacity Status :

( Capacity Used ) ( Capacity Remaining )

01- 01-2005 12:00:00

(Date) (Time)

Press the Display button once, and the DVR will display the following sample message plus the default display. Press the Display button again; the unit will not display any OSD message. Press the button one more time to go back to the default display.

Figure 3.3 A.

(HD1: 39G): Total capacity of installed hard disk, 39 GB. (10.4 HR): Total 10.4 hour recording time available.

(

): Alarm record activated.

(QUALITY: BEST): Record quality setting, BEST. (NTSC ): NTSC system. (RATE: 6 HR): Setting of Record time mode, 6 hours. (20 F/S): Record speed setting, 20 frames/sec. ( ): The current voltage.

(

): Audio function activated.

( ): Indicates which HDD is activated. ( 58K ): The image file size. ( HD ): Hard disk compartment . ( SIZE 39G): The capacity of the installed hard disk. ( REC ): Percentage of system recording position. ( PLAY ): Percentage of system playback position.

( ): External signal.

( x ): Cannot operate now. For example, to press

the SETUP, SEARCH, REW and FF buttons during the recording mode then the icon will appear.

2.3.2 Channel Selection

The CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, and Quad (

) buttons are used to select single video channels and the quad mode. The following table shows the functions under a different mode.

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

01/01/2006 12:00:00

HD1 : 39G 10.4 HR x QUALITY : BEST NTSC RATE : 6HR 20 F/S

58 K

HD SIZE REC PLAY

1 39G 10.0% 0.1 %

10 / 01 / 2006 15:12:22

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Mode Split Key Result Display

Quad

(

)

4 CH

CH1/

CH2/

CH3/

CH4

( Single

channel )

Quad

(

)

3 CH

CH1/

CH2/

CH3

( Single

channel )

Quad

(

)

Live /

Record /

Playback

2 CH

CH1/

CH2/

( Single

channel )

2.4 Updating System Software

Please take the following steps to safely update the system software.

1. Turn off the DVR.

2. Insert the SD card into the built-in SD slot of the

unit.

3. Turn on the DVR.

4. The DVR sounds a tone and displays the

message “ XXXXXX BYTES READ”. Now the DVR is updating the system software, which will take approximately 90 seconds to process.

5. The DVR displays the message “PLEASE

REMOVE SD CARD”. The process is complete.

Please remove the SD card, and the DVR will restart automatically. (If you have already followed procedures 1 ~ 5 and the unit is still unable to turn on, then please first check if the SD card you are using is functioning and the file is intact. And then start procedures 1 ~ 5 all over again.)

6. Verify the version of the system software (please

refer to the section 4.6 VERSION option).

Caution:

1. Before carrying out the updating procedures, please

ensure the SD card is working and the file of the

system software is intact.

2. Don’t Interrupt the process while the unit is updating

itself, as this will cause the unit to crash.

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3. OPERATIONS

This section shows you how to operate and

manage the DVR when it gets in the way.

3.1 Configuring Recording Settings

Recording time will vary depending on the image size, recording rate, and the capacity of the hard-disk drive. Generally, the DVR comes with a built-in hard-disk drive for continuous recording from one to four weeks under most recording conditions. The table below shows the possible recording times based on a 20GB hard-disk drive at certain refresh rates and the corresponding image quality. With one or more hard-disk drive(s) in operation, please calculate the recording time using the table below in accordance with your requirements. For an NTSC unit, for example, if the unit is set to record images with BEST quality at a 30 fps record rate, normally a 20GB

hard-disk drive will be filled in 3.7 hours (see the gray area in the table). If the total capacity of 80GB hard-disk drive is in use under the same refresh rate and picture quality, it will be filled in

14.8 hours (4 times the rate of a 20GB hard-disk drive).

NOTE:

1. Recording times are estimated in the tables

below. For the actual available recording

time of a recording configuration, please

refer to the system information of the DVR.

(Please refer to section 2.3 system

information for more details.)

2. No audio function at the refresh rate in NTSC:

2.7 frames/sec ~ 1 frame/ 16 sec .No audio

function at the refresh rate in PAL: 2.7

frames/sec ~ 1 frame / 16 sec.

NTSC (Audio OFF)

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

BEST

3.7 6 9 15 33.1 75.3 147.6 256.1 726.3 1088 1449.7

HIGH

4.5 7.2 10.8 18 39.7 90.4 177.2 307.4 871.6 1305.6 1739.7

STANDARD

5.6 9 13.5 22.6 49.7 113.0 221.5 384.2 1089.5 1632.1 2174.6

Image

Quality

BASIC

7.5 11.3 16.9 28.2 62.1 141.2 276.9 480.3 1361.9 2040.1 2718.3

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec)

30 15 10 6 2.7 1.2 0.61 0.35 1/8 1/12 1/16

NTSC (Audio ON)

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

BEST

3.7 6 8.9 14.7 - - - - - - -

HIGH

4.5 7.2 10.6 17.6 - - - - - - -

STANDARD

5.6 9 13.2 21.8 - - - - - - -

Image

Quality

BASIC

7.5 11.3 16.5 27.1 - - - - - - -

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec)

30 15 10 6 2.7 1.2 0.61 0.35 1/8 1/12 1/16

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PAL (Audio OFF)

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

BEST

3.8 6 9 15 27.1 51.2 99.4 171.8 605.8 907.2 1208.6

HIGH

4.5 7.2 10.8 18 32.5 61.4 119.3 206.1 726.9 1088.6 1450.3

STANDARD

5.7 9 13.5 22.6 40.6 76.8 149.1 257.7 908.7 1360.8 1812.9

Image

Quality

BASIC

7.7 11.4 17.1 28.5 51.3 97 188.4 325.5 1147.8 1718.9 2290.0

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec)

25 12.5 8.3 5 2.7 1.4 0.76 0.44 1/8 1/12 1/16

PAL (Audio ON)

Possible Recording Time HDD=20GB ( hour )

BEST

3.8 6 8.9 14.7 - - - - - - -

HIGH

4.5 7.2 10.6 17.6 - - - - - - -

STANDARD

5.7 9 13.2 21.8 - - - - - - -

Image

Quality

BASIC

7.7 11.4 16.7 27.4 - - - - - - -

Refresh Rate (Frame/Sec)

25 12.5 8.3 5 2.7 1.4 0.76 0.44 1/8 1/12 1/16

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3.2 Recording Operations

This section details the way to record video into hard-disk drive. Before commencing with the recording function, please configure the recording setting properly according to your needs.

3.2.1 Manual Recording

Take the following steps to start and stop recording:

(1) Press the REC button to record video into a

hard disk drive with the corresponding programmed recording settings. The REC button will light up indicating the DVR is in the recording status.

(2) Press the STOP button to stop recording any

time.

(3) To access just recorded video, please refer to

section 3.4 for more details.

3.2.2 Alarm Recording

Take the following steps to activate the programmed alarm recording. For the ALM

OPERATION, REC RATE, REC QUALITY, AUDIO, ALM TYPE, ALM DURATION, and PRE-ALARM settings, please refer to section

4.2 for more details. (1) Press the SETUP button to enter the

MAIN MENU.

(2) Select ALARM and press the Enter

button to enter ALARM.

(3) Set the desired REC RATE, REC QUALITY,

ALM TYPE, and ALM DURATION for use. If the audio function is required, set AUDIO to ON. If pre-alarm recording is required, set PRE-ALARM to ON.

(4) To activate/deactivate the alarm recording,

set ALM OPERATION to ON/ OFF.

3.2.3 Externally Triggered Recording

By connecting the ALARM IN of ALARM I/O on the rear panel of the DVR, you can activate / deactivate the alarm recording function of a DVR. The file will be kept with a prefixed “A”.

NOTE: The status of recording operations

when an alarm takes place is shown in the

diagrams below.

Manual or Externally

Triggered Recording

Alarm Takes Place

Actual Recording

Speed

Normal Alarm Normal

RECORD

ALARM

CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO ALARM PAGE

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

IO CONNECTION

ALARM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 15 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 30 SEC : OFF : ALARM

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3.3 Playback Operations

This section shows you how to operate the fast, slow, and single-pictu re playback functions, and details how the unit is to playback a file in a different operation status. Please refer to the following paragraphs specifying the relevant details. When playing a file, the monitor should display a flashing PLAY message and the PLAY button will light up indicating that the DVR is in the playback status. To switch between channels 1–4 and the quad view in the playback mode, please press the

CH1, CH 2, CH 3,

CH4 and the buttons.

NOTE: When you press the "PLAY" button

to enter the play mode, you then

press the "SEARCH" button to

change the two audio sources to

any one or two of the cameras you

have.

3.3.1 Normal Playback

Once the user presses the PLAY button, the DVR will start to playback the recorded data at the recorded speed; the starting position must be fixed according to different operation sequences.

A. Play back from the latest record in the

STOP position.

[ PLAY ] - [ STOP ] - [ PLAY ]

B. Play back from the latest recorded video.

[ REC ] – [ REC Stop ] – [ PLAY ]

C. Play back from a video clip in the Search

List.

[Search] – [ PLAY ]

D. Play back from the beginning of a hard

disk’s recorded data.

[STOP – press the key for 3 sec. ] – PLAY

Once playback reaches the end of an HDD’s recorded data, the DVR will show the ending message ( use the SEARCH functions or rewind

to replay the file if required ).

3.3.2 Fast Forward/Backward

There are

7 speeds available for playback: 1x,

2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 30x and 100x While playing back recorded video at the recorded speed: Forward: Press the FF button to view the

recorded video in the forward direction at a speed faster than the recorded speed or to return to the normal speed of playback. Each subsequent pressing of the FF button to the right increases the forward rate, as 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 30x and 100x.

Backward: Press the REW button to view the

recorded video in the reverse direction at a speed faster than the recorded speed or to return to the normal speed of playback. Each subsequent pressing of the REW button to the left increases the reverse rate, as -1x, -2x, -4x, -8x,

-16x, -30x and -100x.

3.3.3 Slow Forward/Reverse

There are

4 speeds available for a slow

playback: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16. While playing back recorded video at the recorded speed:

(1) Press the PAUSE button for the slow

playback mode.

(2) Forward: Press the FF button to view the

recorded video in the forward direction at a speed slower than the recorded speed. Each subsequent pressing of the FF button to the right increases the forward rate, as 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16.

(3) Reverse: Press the REW button to view the

recorded video in the reverse

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ALARM LIST

TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL SD CARD

direction at a speed slower than the recorded speed. Each subsequent pressing of the REW button to the left increases the reverse rate, as

-1/2, -1/4, -1/8, and -1/16.

(4) Normal: Press the PLAY button to return to

the normal speed of playback.

3.3.4 Play back picture-by-picture

While playing back recorded video at the recorded speed: (1) Press the PAUSE button for the pause

mode.

(2) Press the PAUSE button to display one

frame of a picture at a time in the forward direction, but the PAUSE button can only function in a forward direction.

(3) Press the PLAY button to return to the

normal speed of playback.

3.4 Search Operations

This section shows you how to access recorded video.

3.4.1 FULL LIST Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

full-list search function.

(1) Press the SEARCH button to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the FULL LIST and press the Enter

button to access the complete list of recorded video.

(3) Highlight the specific recorded video of

your requirement and press the Enter button to display the selected video.

(Key Operation: Press the “

^” and “v”

buttons to select a video; press the

“<” and “>” buttons to flip over a

page.)

NOTE: A: Alarm recording.

NOTE: The maximum number of index items in

the list in a hard disk drive is 3000.

3.4.2 ALARM LIST Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the alarm-list search function.

(1) Press the SEARCH button to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the ALARM LIST and press the

Enter button to access the complete list of alarm-event recorded video.

(3) Highlight the specific recorded video of

your requirement and press the Enter button to display the selected video.

(Key Operation: Press the “

^” and “v”

buttons to select a video; press the “<”

and “>” buttons to flip over a page.)

1 08-11-04 21:47:55 28.3G 2 08-12-04 06:55:58 8.03G A 3 08-12-04 10:02:15 1.00G A 4 08-12-04 12:42:31 18.0M

A 5 08-12-04 12:42:47 10.0M

HD1

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TIME SEARCH

THUMBNAIL SD CARD

FULL LIST ALARM LIST TIME SEARCH

THUMBNAIL

SD CARD

MM DD YEAR

10 / 10 / 2004

THUMBNAIL

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

CH 1

MM DD YEAR

10 / 10 / 2004

THUMBNAIL

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

CH 1

3.4.3 TIME Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the time-list search function. (1) Press the SEARCH button to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select the TIME SEARCH and press the

Enter button to access the time-setting page.

(3) Set the time period you wish to search for

the recorded video.

(4) Press the Enter button to start searching and

displaying the concerned image.

(5) If no video is found, please return to the

time-setting page and repeat steps (3) and (4) for another search.

3.4.4 THUMBNAIL Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the

thumbnail search function.

(1) Press the SEARCH button to enter the

search mode.

(2) Select THUMBNAIL and press the Enter

button to access the thumbnail page.

(3) Set the date you wish to search for the

recorded video.

(4) Press the Enter button to start searching

for and displaying the concerned image.

Note: You can select the image by using

the “<”, “>”, “

^”, “v” buttons to move

the focus.

(5) There are

5 levels of recording time

modes to choose from: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes, 1 Minute, 10 Seconds and 1 Second. Select the specific frame of your

requirement and press the Enter button to enter the next level. If you want to return to the previous level, please press the Setup button.

(6) Once you reach the critical point at any

level, you can start to playback by just clicking the PLAY button.

LEVEL

1 : Interval = 1 Hour

A 1 08-12-04 10:02:15 1.00G A 2 08-12-04 12:42:31 18.0M

A 3 08-12-04 12:42:47 10.0M

HD1

00:00:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 1

1 HR

00:00:00 01:00:00 02:00:00 03:00:00

04:00:00

05:00:00 06:00:00

07:00:00

08:00:00

09:00:00

10:00:00

11:00:00 12:00:00

13:00:00

14:00:00

15:00:00

16:00:00 17:00:00

18:00:00

19:00:00

20:00:00

21:00:00 22:00:00 23:00:00

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SD CARD

LEVEL

2 : Interval = 10 Min.

LEVEL

3 : Interval = 1 Min

LEVEL

4 : Interval = 10 Sec.

LEVEL

5 : Interval = 1 Sec.

3.4.5 The SD CARD Search

Take the following steps to proceed with the SD card search function. (1) Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot

on the front panel.

(2) Press the SEARCH button to enter the

search mode.

(3) Select the SD CARD and press the Enter

button to access the complete list of JPG files.

(4) Highlight the specific JPG file of your

requirement and press the Enter button to display the image.

(5) If you need another image, please return

to the SD card JPG file list page and repeat steps 3 and 4 for another search.

NOTE: To delete a JPG file in the SD card,

please return to the SD CARD JPG FILE list

page, highlight the specific JPG file and

press the Setup button, then select “Yes” to

delete the image.

15:20:00

15:30:00

15:40:00

15:50:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 2

10 MIN

15:00:00

15:10:00

15:30:00

15:31:00

15:32:00

15:33:00

15:34:00 15:35:00

15:36:00

15:37:00

15:38:00 15:39:00

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 3

1 MIN

15:35:00

15:35:10

15:35:20

15:35:30

15:35:40

15:35:50

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 4

10 SEC

15:35:30

15:35:31

15:35:32

15:35:33

15:35:34 15:35: 35

15:35:36

15:35:37

15:35:38 15:35:39

2004:10:20

LEVEL : 5

1 SEC

F0000.JPG F0001.JPG F0002.JPG F0003.JPG

F0004.JPG

SD CARD JPEG FILE

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3.5 Backup Operations

3.5.1 SD Card Backup Operations

The SD card slot of the front unit has four functions as shown below:

3.5.1.1 Archive Single image Clips into an SD

Card

Please take the following steps to archive a critical image in an SD card. (1) Press the SETUP button to enter the

setup mode and select the DISK.

(2) Highlight DISK and press the

Enter button

to enter the DISK SETTING page. (3) Then set SD FILE to JPEG. (4) Insert an SD card into the SD card slot of

the front unit. (5) Start playing back the recorded video. (6) Press the PAUSE button to freeze the

desired pictures. (7) Press the SETUP button to save the

image in the SD Card.

The quantity of pictures that can be stored

depends on the SD card capacity. You can

have the saved images printed out in any

computer. The image is stored in the JPEG

compressed format. If more than one clip is

stored in an SD card, the file names will be

assigned in sequence as shown below .

SAVE TO F0000.JPG

SAVE TO F0001.JPG

…

SAVE TO F000N.JPG

(8) The saved picture is the same as the

present picture on the screen; please use

the CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, and the

Quad buttons to switch to the channel(s)

desired, and then press the SETUP

button to save.

3.5.1.2 Archive video of AVI clips into an SD

Card

Please take the following steps to archive a critical video in an SD card.

(1) Press the SETUP button to enter the setup

mode and select the DISK.

(2) Highlight DISK and press the

Enter button

to enter the DISK SETTING page.

(3) Then set SD FILE to AVI. (4) Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot of

the front unit.

(5) Start playing back the recorded video. (6) Press the PAUSE button to freeze the

desired pictures.

(7) Press the SETUP button to save the

video in the SD card. The quantity of video that can be stored depends on the SD card’s capacity. The image is stored in the A V I compressed format. If more than one clip is stored in an SD card, the file names will be assigned in sequence as shown below .

SAVE TO M0000.AVI

SAVE TO M0001.AVI

…

SAVE TO M000N.AVI

NOTE:

●The JPEG file format can be played and deleted in

the DVR. Please refer to section 3.4.5.

●The AVI file format cannot be played and deleted in

the DVR. It can only be played in a card reader

connected to a computer.

●The file format can be selected from the “SD FILE”

item on the Setup Menu. Please refer to section 4.5

for more details.

Backup the System setting info into an SD

Card.

The DVR offers a quick setup method by using an SD card. If a user wants to set many DVR devices with the same settings, the DVR can save the whole setting in the SD card, and then transfer it to another DVR.

RECORD ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

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OPERATION LOG OSD LANGUAGE MENU BACKGND BUZZER PAS SWO RD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP

VERSION

SYSTEM

MAIN PAGE

SAVE

LOAD

Save the whole setting into the SD card:

 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot.  Press the SETUP button to enter the setup

mode.

 Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button

to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page.

 Set SD SETUP to SAVE. Then the system

setting information will be automatically saved in the SD card.

Transfer the system setting info of the DVR

to another DVR:

 Insert the SD ca rd which has stored the

system setting information into the DVR.

 Press the SETUP button to enter the setup

mode and select SYSTEM.

 Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button

to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page.

 Then set SD SETUP to LOAD.

3.5.1.4 Updating the System Software

Please refer to section 4.6 for more details.

3.6 The Key Lock Operation

The Key lock operation protects the unit against unauthorized use by disabling the entire front panel controls. Press the Enter button for at least 3 seconds to lock the unit; to release the Key Lock, press the button again and enter the pre-set password (or the standard password if this is the initial setting).

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4. MENU SETUP

There are 6 categories for operation setting in the setup menu system as shown below. The following sections will instruct you step by step to configure the operation settings and state each menu’s pu rpose and options.

Press the Setup button to access the setup menu. Once inside the menu system, the on-screen menu allows you to set up the key features of the unit. The functions of various buttons within the menu-setup mode are described in the paragraphs below.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Setup button:

Press to enter the setup menu. Press again to exit the setup mode.

“

^” and “v” buttons:

Press to select the desired item or entry for setting.

“<” and “>” buttons: Press to highlight the desired option or to select the context for setting.

Enter button: Press to enter the selected item and to save the setting.

4.1 REC Setting

This page allows you to set the recording rate and

recording quality, and enables you to continue recording when the disk is full.

AUTO START REC :

This option is for setting the start-recording function while power on the DVR.

OFF: Inactivate the function. O SEC: Start recording immediately when turning

on the DVR.

1 MIN: Start to record after power on the DVR for 1

minute.

REC RATE:

This option is for adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second into a storage disk. The recording rate controls the frequency at which the number of video pictures can be recorded.

 For an NTSC unit, there are 11 different recording

rates you can select from: 30F/S (30 frames per

second), 15F/S, 10F/S, 6F/S, 2.7F/S, 1.2F/S,

0.61F/S, 0.35F/S, 1 F/8S, 1F/12S, and 1F/16S.

 For a PAL unit, there are 11 different recording

rates you can select from: 25F/S (25 frame per

second), 12.5F/S, 8.3F/S, 5F/S, 2.7F/S, 1.4F/S,

0.76F/S, 0.44F/S, 1 F/8S, 1F/12S, and 1F/16S. Please refer to the table in section 3.1 for details.

RECORD

ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO REC PAGE

AUTO START REC

REC RATE REC QUALITY DISK FULL AUDIO POST-REC DURATION SPLIT A/V SOURCE

REC SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 20 F/S : BEST : REWRITE : OFF : OFF : 4CH : SET

RECORD

ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO REC PAGE

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REC QUALITY:

This option determines the image quality to be recorded. The DVR stores images in the compressed format and allows the image quality to be altered by the image size. There are 4 levels of image quality you can select from: BEST, HIGH, STANDARD, and BASIC. Selecting the BEST image for use provides higher-resolution recorded images, and normally takes up more storage space than a HIGH, STANDARD or BASIC image does.

DISK FULL:

This option determines the way to utilize storage media in case of a full disk.

REWRITE: When the hard disk is full, the device

continues recording by displacing the old data. STOP: When the hard -disk is full, the device will stop recording.

AUDIO:

This option determines the way to record sound if necessary.

OFF: Disables AUDIO recording. 11KHZ: Enables AUDIO recording and records at

the 1 1KHz sampling rate. 22KHZ: Enables AUDIO re cording and records at the 22KHz sampling rate.

NOTE: The audio function can only be activated in

the following refresh rates in NTSC(PAL): 30(25),

15(12.5), 10(8.3), 6(5),and 2.7(2.7) frames/sec.

POST REC DURATION:

This option determines the duration of the recording after the ACC is off. There are six options here you can select from: OFF, 1 MIN, 5

MIN, 10 MIN, 60 MIN, 90 MIN, 120 MIN and NON STOP.

OFF: The recording will stop automatically when the

vehicle motor is turned off. 1 MIN: There will be automatic recording for a minute after the vehicle motor is switched off. 5 MIN: There will be automatic recording for five minutes after the vehicle motor is switched off. 10 MIN: There will be automatic recording for ten minutes after the vehicle motor is turned off. 60MIN: There will be automatic recording for one hour after the vehicle motor is turned off. 90 MIN: There will be automatic recording for 90 minutes after the vehicle motor is turned off. 120 MIN: There will be automatic recording for 120 minutes after the vehicle motor is turned off. NON-STOP: This option allows for continuous recording after a vehicle's motor has been switched off. However, its functioning depends on the amount of power the vehicle has available to it, so it can run only as long as there is power. Enough power will be left untapped by this option to turn the vehicle motor on the next time the user starts it.

SPLIT:

This option determines the layout of the screen. You can select from 4CH, 3CH, and 2CH. The resulting layout on the screen will be as follows. 4 CH: This option splits the screen in the quad mode.

3 CH: This option splits the screen in three channels.

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

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2 CH: This option splits the screen in two channels.

A/V SOURCE:

This page determines the video and the audio sour ce. Choose the channel and the audio/ video numbers you want to see. Only four channels are available, each with four video inputs and four video outputs which you can select from and set; these same four channels have six audio inputs and two audio outputs you can select from and set. This "A/V SOURCE" page lets you set two audio outputs: AUDIO 1 and 2, which have six microphone sources each which you can choose from, four from the video cameras and two from the AUX ( auxiliary ) microphones. You can only set two microphones to play. Each of the ports, AUDIO 1 and 2, can play the sound recordings of the same or different videos simultaneously.

4.2 The ALARM Setting

This menu allows users to program the configuration of the alarm recording only when an alarm input is activated. The device will record as long as the alarm input is activated.

ALM OPERATION:

This option determines whether to activate/deactivate the alarm recording when it detects an alarm input. ON: The device activates the alarm recording when

it detects an alarm input.

OFF: The device ignores the alarm signal when it

detects an alarm input.

REC RATE:

This option is for the purpose of adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second into a storage disk when an alarm input is activated. For an NTSC unit, there are 5 different record speeds you can select from: 30F/S (30 frames per second), 15F/S, 10F/S, 6F/S, and REMAIN. For a PAL unit, there are 5 different record speeds you can select from: 25F/S (25 frames per second),

12.5F/S, 8.3F/S, 5F/S, and REMAIN. If you select REMAIN for use, the device will record images at the same speed as set on the REC page.

REC QUALITY:

This option determines the image quality to be recorded when an alarm input occurs. There are 4 levels of image quality to choose from: BEST, HIGH, STANDARD, and BASIC. The table below shows the level of image quality with the corresponding compression ratio and image size.

REC

Quality

Best High Standard Basic

Image

Size

60KB 50KB 40KB 32KB

AUDIO:

This option determines the way to record sound if or as necessary.

OFF: Disables the AUDIO recording. 11KHZ: Enables the AUDIO re cording and records

at the 1 1KHz sampling rate. 22KHZ: Enables AUDIO re cording and records at the 22KHz sampling rate.

NOTE: The audio function can only be activated in

the following refresh rates in NTSC(PAL): 30(25),

15(12.5), 10(8.3), and 6(5) frames/sec.

ALM TYPE:

This option allows users to set a type of alarm input corresponding to the sensor signal in use.

NO: Normally Open. This is to be used with the

CH1

CH2

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RECORD

ALARM

CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO ALARM PAGE

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

IO CONNECTION

ALARM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 15 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 30 SEC : OFF : ALARM

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Duration Setting

Alarm

activated

Alarm

deactivated

Reset

Alarm recording

Non-Stop

Alarm

activated

Alarm

deactivated

Duration

Alarm recording

Duration

CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SAVING TITLE DELAY ON DELAY OFF

CLOCK / TITLE

MAIN PAGE

: SET : OFF : SET : OFF : OFF

type of alarm sensor whose contact remains open in normal conditions and closes in case of activation.

NC: Normally Closed. This is to be used with the

type of alarm sensor whose contact remains closed in normal conditions and opens in case of activation.

ALM DURATION:

This option allows users to set alarms for a certain duration. You can select one of the six following options: 0 SEC, 30SEC, 1 MIN, 5 MIN, 10 MIN, and NON-STOP.

PRE- ALARM:

This option determines that images before an alarm occurs will be recorded in the hard-disk drive. When an alarm is triggered the device will record the image prior to the alarm for 50 images. (

frame/ sec

)

ON: Enables this function. OFF: Disables this function.

NOTE: If the device is already in the recording

mode before an alarm occurs, the pre-alarm

recording will not take effect.

I/O CONNECTION:

This item is for the setting of the I/O connection. ( Please ref. to 1.7 ) Here you have two options of determining your connection. ALARM: This item connects you with an alarm

sensor.

Set the 4 inputs of the I/O connection

as ALM1/ ALM2/ ALM3/ RESET. The Alarm signals are used to trigger the alarm

recording.

VEHICLE SIGNAL: Set the 4 inputs of the I/O

connection as LEFT/ RIGHT/ not applicable / BRAKE. The vehicle signals will be recorded with the video data.

4.3 The CLOCK/ TITLE Setting

This option allows you to set the system time, the daylight saving time and the power delay time. This option also allows users to set the titles for each video source or camera, in live or recording mode.

CLOCK:

This entry allows users to set the system time.

NOTE: The clock data is retained for about 3 months after the 15-hour power supply is used up (in the Operate On mode).

DAYLIGHT SAVING

This entry allows users to set the daylight saving time.

OFF: This disables the daylight saving time. US: Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. on the

first Sunday of April. The time reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. EUROPE: ( Except UK ) Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of March. The time reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. UK: Daylight saving time begins at 1:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of March. The time reverts to standard time at 1:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.

RECORD ALARM

CLOCK/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO CLOCK/ TIMER PAGE

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HD REFORMAT

HD FAT32 SD FILE AUTO ERASE SD REFORMAT

DISK SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: HD1 : BUILD : JPEG : OFF : START

COMM ID

RS232 ENABLE RS232 CONNECTION BAUD

COMM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: 0 1 : ON : DATA BOX : 9600

DEVICE [ DVR ] CH1 [ FRONT ] CH2 [ RIGHT ] CH3 [ BACK ] CH4 [ LEFT ]

TITLE

TO MOVE TO CHANGE

SET: This sets the beginning and the end of the

daylight saving time.

TITLE:

This entry allows users to set the titles for each video source or camera, in live or recording mode; press the DISPLAY button to switch on the display status to show the titles. The maximum length for each title is 24 letters.

DELAY ON:

This entry sets the delay time of the relay on after the DVR powers up. The selectable options are

OFF, 0 SEC, 1 MIN, 5 MIN and 10 MIN

DELAY OFF:

This entry sets the delay time of the relay off after the DVR powers off. The selectable o ptions are

OFF, 1 MIN, 5 MIN, 10 MIN, 60 MIN and NON STOP.

4.4 The COMMUNICATION Setting

Please refer to 6.1 RS-232 Protocols for more details.

COMM ID:

This is the Communication ID for the RS232 communication. After the DVR

receives a RS232

command, it checks if the <Dest ID> within the code is the same as the COMM ID, in which case the particular command can be accepted.

RS-232 ENABLE:

The RS-232 communication port can be either in an importing or exporting mode according to your applications.

ON: This enables the RS-232 communication port.

When you wish the unit to be controlled by an external device, please select this entry for use.

OFF: This disables the RS-232 communication

port.

RS-232 CONNECTION:

This item lets you control the following:

GPS: Use the GPS connector with the GPS

receiver. Note: Refer to 1.5.4 for more information

about the correct pin assignment.

DATA BOX: Use the DATA BOX connector if the

mobile DVR is compatible with it. Use it if you want to connect only with the RS 232 port directly without using the GPS connectors.

Note: You can select only one of the functions

between GPS or DATA BOX

simultaneously.

BAUD:

This entry selects the baud rate of the RS232 port. The selectable options are 2400, 4800, 9600,

19200, 28800, 38400, 57600 and 115200.

4.5 DISK Setting

RECORD ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE

COMMUNICATION

DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO COMM PAGE

RECORD ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION

DISK

SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO DISK PAGE

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OPERATION LOG

MENU BACKGND BUZZER PASSWORD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP

VERSION

SYSTEM

MAIN PAGE

: ENTER : 2 : OFF : SET : OFF : LOAD : SAVE : ENTER

OPERATION LOG

MENU BACKGND BUZZER PAS SWOR D SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP

VERSION

SYSTEM

MAIN PAGE

: ENTER : 2 : OFF : SET : OFF : LOAD : SAVE : ENTER

05/15/04 18:19:30 05/15/04 18:19:36 05/15/04 18:23:10 05/15/04 18:23:50 05/15/04 18:25:05 05/15/04 18:27:12 05/15/04 18:50:30 05/15/04 18:51:20

LOG

ON OFF ON REC STOP V-LOSS PLAY STOP-P

RECORD ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

HD REFORMAT:

This option allows you to clear out all the data in the hard-disk drive. You will be required to enter the pre-set password before proceeding with clearing out the data. Enter the standard password “9999” if you haven’t set your individual password. To set your individual password, please refer to the section 4.6

System Setting - PASSWORD option.

HD 1: Clears out all the data stored in HD 1.

HD FAT32:

This function builds the FAT32 file system in the hard disk, so the data in the hard disk can be played back in a PC.

SD FILE:

This option determines the format to save important image files in an SD card.

JPEG: Archives images in the JPEG format, to

save a single picture in every file.

AVI : Archives images in the AVI format, to save a

sequence of images in a file, the maximum limit being 300 images for every file. You can stop recording whenever you want, and if you don’t, recording will automatically stop at the optimum of

300 images.

NOTE: To save images, please refer to section 3.5.1 for more details.

AUTO ERASE:

This item offers you two options.

OFF: Choosing this alternative disables the "AUTO

ERASE" function.

SET: This choice enables the "AUTO ERASE"

function. Select "SET" and press the ENTER button to enter the "AUTO ERASE SETTING" page, where you can enable the settings to save data for storage for any period of time from 1 to 365 days. After the expiry of the time period you set, the data will be erased automatically. This process of storage and erasure over the time period you set will be repeated indefinitely until you disable the settings or change the settings to a different time period.

SD REFORMAT:

This option allows you to clear out all the data in the SD Card.

4.6 The SYSTEM Setting

This page is used for accessing the history of the operation status, setting the password, resuming fa ctory default, and determining the menu display background.

OPERATION LOG:

This log shows the history of the operation status in chronological order. What the following entries represent is detailed below.

ON: Powers on the device. OFF: Powers off the device. REC: Starts recording. STOP: Ceases recording. STOP-P: Ceases playback. PLAY: Shows recorded video. V-IN: Video input is connected. V-LOSS: Video loss occurs. P-LOSS: Power interruption occurs.

RECORD ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK

SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO SYSTEM PAGE

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SW : 1.21 DATE : Nov 10 2006 KEY : 1.00 REAR: 1.09

VERSION

A-IN: Detects an alarm input.

LOCK:

Disables the entire front panel controls.

UNLOCK:

Releases the key lock.

UPDATE:

Updates system software.

ACC ON: Vehicle Ignition ON. ACC Off: Vehicle Ignition OFF. OFF-BL: Power off because of the low voltage

of battery.

OFF-BH: Power off because of the high voltage

of battery.

Note: The log keeps an operation history on a revolving

basis because of a limit of 4000. When the log is

full, the newly registered record of an operation

will replace the existing records starting with the

oldest record.

MENU BACKGND:

There are

3 levels of background color

transparency you can choose from: level 1 is totally transparent, level 3 is opaque, and level 2 is between levels 1 and 3. The background color is used in the setup menu and search functions.

BUZZER:

This option determines the embedded buzzer will sound a tone to signal the following situations. A tone lasts about two seconds long.

ON: Enables the buzzer. OFF: Disables the buzzer.

Situation

Alarm occurs Video loss occurs Disk is full Load factory default Buzzer set to ON Key lock function enabled/disabled Power on /off

PASSWORD:

This option allows you to set a password to prevent any unauthorized re-formatting of the hard disk drive and to unlock the entire front panel button controls. The standard password is “9999”.

OLD PASSWORD: Enter the pre-set password (or

the standard password if this is the initial setting) to access the password setting system.

NEW PASSWORD: Enter a 4-digit-number

password of your choosing which will replace the pre-set password (or the standard password “9999” ).

SETUP PWD:

When this option is on, the user must pass the password check before entering the setup menu. ON: Enables the password protection for the setup

menu.

OFF: Disables the password protection for the

setup menu.

DEFAULT:

This option allows you to reload the factory default setting. Please do note that the password cannot be changed in the factory default setting.

SD SETUP:

The DVR offers a quick setup method by using an SD card. If the user wants to set up a number of the same devices with the same settings, he can save the whole settings to an SD card, and then transfer them to another DVR.

SAVE: Saves the whole setting to the SD card. LOAD: Loads the whole setting from the SD card.

VERSION:

This item is in the setup menu: it shows the BIOS version, the software version, the last updated date, and the software version of the key board and the rear board.

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6. OTHER

5.1 The RS-232 Setup & Protocol

5.1.1 The RS-232 Protocol

Use a Null Modem cable (the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged ; see the pin configuration chart below for details) to connect the rear panel of the DVR.

PIN NO.

PIN Assignment

Not Connected

Ground

Not Connected

Set the RS-232 option to ON in the COMMUNICATION page of the setup menu.

The transmission protocol is 8 data bit: 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no p arity. 8 different speeds can be used: 2400 baud per second, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 28800 baud, 38400 baud, 57600 baud and 115200 baud. The default setting is 9600 baud per second.

5.1.2 The Communication Protocol

5.1.2.0 General Command Format

Lead Code = 0x41

Dest ID = 0x01

Src ID = 0x20 Main Category = 0x01 Keys and Signals = 0x02 Command Second Category = 0x01 Handshake = 0x02 Request Time/Set Time = 0x06 Request System State = 0x0b Time Search = 0x10 Request HDD Info = 0x11 Request REC Position = 0x12 Playback Immediately End Code= 0x4f The different command types and their corresponding parameters are as follows:

5. MISCELLANEOUS

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5.1.2.1 Keys and signals ( Main Category = 0x01 )

PC Send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <Key Value>, <0x4f> < The value of a specific front panel key >

DEC HEX

KEY_PLAY 1 0x01 KEY_STOP 3 0x 03 KEY_PAUSE 4 0x 04 KEY_REC 6 0x 06 KEY_SETUP 7 0x 07 KEY_ENTER 8 0x 08 KEY_SEARCH 10 0x 0A KEY_DISPLAY 11 0x 0B KEY_UP 13 0x 0D KEY_DOWN 14 0x 0E KEY_LEFT 15 0x 0F KEY_RIGHT 16 0x 10 KEY_SCAN_F 19 0x 13 KEY_SCAN_R 20 0x 14 SIGNAL_REC_IN 163 0x A3 SIGNAL_ALARM_RESET 165 0x A5 SIGNAL_REC_OUT 169 0x A9 SIGNAL_ALARM_IN 189 0x BD SIGNAL_ALM1_IN 193 0x C1 SIGNAL_ALM2_IN 194 0x C2 SIGNAL_ALM3_IN 195 0x C3 SIGNAL_ALM4_IN 196 0x C4 SIGNAL_ALARM_OU 209 0x D1 SIGNAL_ALM2_OUT 210 0x D2 SIGNAL_ALM3_OUT 211 0x D3 SIGNAL_ALM4_OUT 212 0x D4 SIGNAL_HELP 239 0x EF

5.1.2.2 COMMAND (Main Category=0x02)

A. Handshake (Second Category=0x01)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x01>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x08>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

B. Request Time (Second Category=0x02)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, <7 Time

V alue >, <0x4f >

The following case is an illustration of < 7 Time Value>

2004/06/20 17:05:00 = <0xD4>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x11>, <0x05>, <0x00>

C. Set Time (Second Category=0x02)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, < 7 Time Value >,

<0x4f>

The following case is an illustration of < 7 Time Value>

2004/06/20 17:05:00 = <0xD4>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x11>, <0x05>, <0x00>

MISCELLANEOUS ( continued )

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DVR Act: Changing the time and date. D. Request State (Second Category=0x06)

PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x06>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x06>, <0x01>, <System

State = 0..>, <0x4f> Description of <System State>: STATE_STOP 0 STATE_PLAY 3 STATE_SETUP 6 STATE_SEARCH 7 STATE_BACKUP 15

E. Time Search (Second Category=0x0b)

PC send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x0b>, <0x06>, <6 Bytes Date/Time>,

<0x4f> where < 6 bytes Date/Time >, = year (2 bytes, =LowByte + HighByte*256), month (1 byte), day (1 byte), hour (1 byte), min (1 byte)

Example: to search 06/12/2004 17:00 the Date/Time = <0xd4>, <0x07>, <0x0 6>,

<0x0c>, <0x11>, <0x00> where 2004= 212(=0xd4) + 7(=0x07) *256

F. Request HDD Info (Second Category=0x10)

PC send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x10>, <0x00>, <0x4f>

DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x10>, <0x32>, <0x00>,

<0x00>, <48 Bytes Data> <0x4f>

<48 Bytes Data>=4 HDD Status( Primary Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave )

Every HDD use 12 Bytes= #0 :HDD Exist ( if = 1 ) #1 :Active HDD ( if = 1 ) #2 :Current HDD for REC ( if = 1 ) #3 :Current HDD for PLAY ( if = 1 ) #4…#7 :Capacity #8.. #11 :REC/PLAY Position

G. Request REC Position (Second Category=0x11)

PC send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x1 1>, <0x00>, <0x4f> REC Mode DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x1 1>, <0x08>, <HDD#>,

<0x0>, <4 Bytes REC Position>, <2 Bytes Image NO.>, <0x4f> Get HDD#, REC Position and Image NO. used in Playback Immediately command Non REC Mode DVR Response ERROR: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x11>, <0x01>, <0x45>,

<0x4f>

H. Playback Immediately (Second Category=0x12)

PC send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x0a>,<HDD#>, <0x0>,

<0x0>, <0x0>,<4 Bytes REC Position>, <2 Bytes Image NO.>, <0x4f> On Success DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x00>, <0x4f> On Error

DVR Response ERROR: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x12>, <0x01>, <0x45>, <0x4f>

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AUTO START REC

REC RATE REC QUALITY DISK FULL AUDIO POST-REC DURATION SPLIT A/V SOURCE

REC SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 20 F/S : BEST : REWRITE : OFF : OFF : 4CH : SET

COMM ID

RS232 ENABLE RS232 CONNECTION BAUD

COMM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: 0 1 : ON : DATA BOX : 9600

HD REFORMAT

HD FAT32 SD FILE AUTO ERASE SD REFORMAT

DISK SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: HD1 : BUILD : JPEG : OFF : START

OPERATION LOG

MENU BACKGND BUZZER PAS SWO RD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP

VERSION

SYSTEM

MAIN PAGE

: ENTER : 2 : OFF : SET : OFF : LOAD : SAVE : ENTER

RECORD

ALARM CLOCK/ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM

MAIN MENU

GOTO REC PAGE

ALM OPERATION

REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE-ALARM

IO CONNECTION

ALARM SETTING

MAIN PAGE

: OFF : 15 F/S : BEST : OFF : NO : 30 SEC : OFF : ALARM

CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SAVING TITLE DELAY ON DELAY OFF

CLOCK / TITLE

MAIN PAGE

: SET : OFF : SET : OFF : OFF

5.2 System Default

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5.3 O.S.D Message

No. O.S.D Message Meanings

1 NO DISK

No hard disk detected after power activated

2 BATTERY LOW

Suggest change the battery

3 BATTERY HIGH

Suggest check the battery

4 LOADING

System Boot up

5 VIDEO LOSS

Video loss

6 VIDEO IN

Video input source

7 KEY LOCKED

Key lock function is on

8 KEY UNLOCKED

Key lock function is off

9 n1 OF n2 ITEMS PROGRESS n3 %

BACKUP n1/n2 NOW

10 BACKUP COMPLETE

Backup complete

11 NO ENTRY FOR BACKUP

No backup is possible.

12 BACKUP INCOMPLETE

Backup incomplete, since the user has pressed the STOP button to stop it

13 NOT FOUND

The system cannot find a video in the Search function.

14 END

Playback of recorded video has reached the end point

15 DISK FULL

Hard disks are full; this happens only when the DISK FULL item in the setup menu is set to STOP.

16 EMPTY

The user presses the PLAY button or uses the Search function, but no video can be played.

17 SET TO NTSC, PLS RESTART

System has to be set to NTSC, please reboot (PAL is similar)

18 SOFTWARE UPDATE

Software update

19 PLEASE RESTART

The system should be rebooted after the softwa re has been updated

20 NO DISK

There is no disk.

21 SD CARD ERROR

The user has pressed the Save key without putting in an SD card.

22 FAN STOPPED

The chassis fan has stopped for over 30 seconds.

23 HDn ERROR AT xxxxx

There is a hard-disk error during recording, where n is the hard-disk number and xxxxx is the hexadecimal location.

24 NOT PRESENT

When the user tries to clear a disk that was not attached in the setup menu.

25 SAVE MXXXX.AVI TO SD CARD

Start saving t o the AVI file.

26 SAVE TO Fnnnn. JPG

Start saving to the JPEG file. (where nnnn= 0…9999)

27 SAVE OK

Saving to the JEPG or AVI is ok.

28 SD CARD WRITE PROTECT

An SD card is write-protected; or there is an error.

29 ACC OFF

Power off.

Received the leftside trigger signals.

Received the rightside trigger signals.

Received the brake triggering signal.

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5.4 Time Index Table

HD1

1 12-02-03 12:20:55

12-02-03 12:20:55

2 12-02-03 13:30:33

01-30-04 16:00:34

3 01-30-04 16:00:34

2999

02-03-04 16:00:56

3000

Indexes

3000 02-03-04 16:00:56

3000

02-08-04 17:30:58

3000

Indexes

The DVR will generate a Time Index Table indicating recorded data is kept in a particular HDD. This allows individually selected recorded data to be displayed via the alarm list search and full list search. The maximum number of

lists, for a given HDD is

3000. When the list of

any given HDD is used up and the disk is not full, the unit will still use the rest of the space for recording. In such a case, an index for the recent recorded data will be generated and the index of the next oldest data will be erased so that the list remains 3000 in total. And the next oldest data will be kept in the index of the

corresponding oldest data. For any newly-recorded data, this approach will be applied until the disk becomes full.

In the rewrite recording mode, when the archived hard disk drive is full, the DVR will start overwriting the oldest data recorded. As the previous recorded data was partially overwritten by the recent recording, the indicating time index of that data will be changed corresponding to the starting time of the remaining session. The index of the session will be deleted from the table when it is fully overwritten.

Previously recorded data overwritten

The point at which recording stops

Previously recorded data remaining

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5.5 Specifications

Image System

NTSC PAL

Resolution

720x480 pixels 720x576 pixels

Video In

(DIN) x 4 ---(With 12VCC & GND)

Video Out

Monitor Out (RCA x 1)

Audio in/out

Line in (RCA x 2) / out (RCA x 1), 11kHz/22kHz

Operation Mode

Play or Record

Compression

MJPEG

Storage Media

>160GB Micro-Driver x 1 (2.5”)

Memory Card

SD Card

Watermark

Digital Signature

Window Division

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Recording Rate(Frame)

30 FPS/CH 25 FPS/CH

Display Rate

30 FPS/CH 25 FPS/CH

Picture Quality

Best(64KB)/High(32KB)/Standard(21KB)/Basic(16KB)

Recording Mode

Manual / Alarm

Recording List

3000 Records

Alarm Record

Pre-alarm / Post alarm

Pre-alarm Record

50 images

Playback Speeds

Frame Stepping, 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, 30X, 100X,

1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X, 1/16X

Record Search

Time & Date/ Full list/ Alarm list/ Filter (thumbnail)

Set-up Menu

Multi-layer

Log List

2000 Records

GPIO

Input x 4; Output x 2

Wired Remote Controller

Yes (Length: 3M)

Vibration

1.25G (Random) / 0.8G (Sine)

Mechanical Shock

Built-in buzzer

Yes

Communication Port

RS-232

USB

B-Type, Slave mode

GPS Supported

Yes

Software Upgrade

Upgrades via Memory Card (SD)

Password Protection

Operation /Menu Setup

Operation Power

DC 12V

Power Consumption

DC 11~14.5 V

Delay-off

Yes (Max. 30A)

Dimensions

178 x 173 x 50 mm

Standard HDD: 0 – 45℃ (32 –113℉)

Operation Temperature

Industrial HDD: 0 – 60℃ (32 –140℉)

Certificate

FCC, CE, E/e-mark, RoHS

Note: The maximum electric current provided for 4 mobile cameras is 1 ampere ( 1A ) in total.

Note: Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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APPENDIX 1. –Virtual Serial Port

1. Connection Application Software Installation.

You can use your personal PC with HDD Viewer to connect to the PaPaGo Electronic Mapping to monitor your geographic location and the surrounding public facilities. Please follow the steps below to install the software application. Insert the CD that came with the HDD Viewer into your CD-ROM drive. Click the “My Computer” icon, select your CD-ROM drive, go to the “VirtualSerialPort” folder, and double click the “Setup.exe” file to start up the installation process.

The windows screen below will appear on your screen. Click Install and installation will begin right away.

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Performing the setup functions:

Please choose “No, Not This Time,” and click the ”Next” button.

Choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended),” and click the “Next” button.

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The new hardware installation is complete; now please click the “Finish” button. Wait a few moments and a message will pop up on the screen.

Again, please choose “No, Not This Time,” and click the ”Next” button.

Choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended),” and click the “Next” button.

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The new hardware installation is complete; now please click the “Finish” button. Wait a few moments and a message will pop up on the screen.

Go to the “Device Manager” to make sure the driver is installed. Right click on the “My Computer” icon, select “Properties” click the “Hardware” tab, and then click the “Device Manager”. Now, “Virtual Serial Ports” will appear as a new category. Click the “+” sign to expand “Virtual bus for VrSerial”.

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2. The PaPaGo Electronic Mapping Setting.

Please follow the instructions on the PaPaGo installation CD perform setup. Once

done, you can click PaPaGo on the desktop to operate.

Under the “Tools” tab, select “Options”.

Click the “GPS” tab, and use the drop down menu to select any available com port ; in our example we use com 3. (You can choose your own Baudrate, as long as the Baudrate on two com ports are the same. In our example, we have set it at 4800)

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On the “GPS” tab, choose “GPS Status,” and you will see a message which is searching for the GPS installation on the lower right corner of your screen. Now the PaPaGo setup is complete, and you can open the HDD Viewer.

3. The HDD Viewer Setup.

Double click the HDD Viewer icon on your desktop to start up the application.

Click the red circle button to bring up the “Setting” menu. Choose the other com port from the drop down menu. Both baudrates on the com ports should match.

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4. The Working Screen.

The user can now see both the camera screen and the electronic map on the PC.

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APPENDIX 2. – FAQ

1. How to choose a channel in the play mode?

ANS: If you want to choose a channel in the play mode, press the SEARCH button

to enter the "SEARCH" menu. Next choose "FULL LIST" and push the Enter button to enter the record list page. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the record you want. Then press the Enter button again to enter the quad mode screen. Now press the channel buttons to let your desired channels be displayed on the full screen.

Note: The channel - access buttons are the Up and Down, and Left and Right, buttons. Note: If you want to leave the play mode, click the "Stop" button to exit the play mode for the live mode.

2. How to use the audio functions in the play mode in the camera channels?

ANS: When you press the "PLAY" button to enter the play mode, you then press

the SEARCH button to change the two audio sources to any one or two of the four cameras you have. The audio types are of three kinds: Audio 1, Audio 2, and Audio 1 + 2, accessible in this order with each successive sequential click. You can set up Audio 1 and Audio 2 in separate channels. Press the SEARCH button once to hear the audio in any one channel. Press "SEARCH" again to hear the audio in another channel, the two audios playing together. If you press the SEARCH button again, you can play Audio 1 and Audio 2 together in any one single channel. The sound is better if you play both Audio 1 and Audio 2 in one channel.

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APPENDIX 3. – Changing the built-in hard disk of the mobile DVR

This is a manual for assembling the component parts of the mobile DVR unit. Please follow the steps detailed here in order to complete the procedure.

Step 6.

Detach the lid of the unit.

Step 7.

The hard disk inside the unit is exposed.

Step 1.

Here is a mobile DVR, with the recording unit sitting inside the host casing.

Step 2.

Use your key to unlock the lock on the front panel of the recording unit, turning the arrowhead in the lock to point from "ON" to "OFF".

Step 3.

Pull out the recording unit from inside the casing.

Step 4.

Unscrew the screw atop the recording unit.

Step 5.

Unscrew the screw below the unit.

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Step 8.

Detach the fan connector from the board.

Step 9.

Unscrew the 4 screws of the main board of the unit.

Step 10.

Take out the hard disk and the hard disk rack after you pull out the cable connector. Unscrew the 4 screws of the rack, and pull out the hard disk.

Step 11.

Get your new hard disk.

Step 12.

Screw in the 4 screws of the hard disk to fix it to its rack.

Step 13.

Connect the cable. Take care the cable's red lining is on the right-hand side as you attach it.

Step 14.

Put the rack back on the main board and screw in the board's 4 screws.

Step 15.

Attach the fan connector to the cable's right.

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Step 16.

Take care the fan connector cable is not outside the recording unit case, as otherwise it might be broken when the unit's lid is reattached.

Step 17.

Reattach the lid.

Step 18.

Screw in the screw below the recording unit.

Step 19.

Screw in the screw atop the recording unit.

Step 20.

Place the recording unit inside the host casing.

Step 21.

Use the key to turn the arrowhead inside the lock to "ON".

Step 22. The procedure is complete.