Swann Advantage series User Manual
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Directory
I. DVR Features ......................................................................................................... 2
II. Layout....................................................................................................................2
2.1 Front Panel............................................................................................................................2
2.2 Rear Panel............................................................................................................................3
2.3 Remote Control.....................................................................................................................3
III. DVR Installation.......................................................................................................4
3.1 Install Hard Disk....................................................................................................................4
3.2 Connect Camera and Monitor ...............................................................................................5
3.3 Connect Power Cord.............................................................................................................5
IV. DVR System Boot ..................................................................................................5
4.1 Detect Installed Hard Disk.....................................................................................................5
4.2 Recover Lost Data.................................................................................................................6
4.3 Restore Recording Process ..................................................................................................6
4.4 Main Screen.......................................................................................................................... 7
V. DVR Setup ..............................................................................................................7
5.1 Setup Menu...........................................................................................................................7
5.2 Camera Select.......................................................................................................................8
5.3 Record Select........................................................................................................................9
5.4 Record Mode.........................................................................................................................9
5.5 Record Frame Rate.............................................................................................................10
5.6 Record Quality.....................................................................................................................10
5.7 Record Schedule.................................................................................................................10
5.8 Auto Record………………..………………………………………………………………………11
5.9 Sub Menu-Password Setup……………..………………………………………………………11
5.10 Sub Menu-Password Change.............................................................................................11
5.11 Sub Menu-Picture Setup.....................................................................................................12
5.12 Sub Menu-Time Setup........................................................................................................12
5.13 Sub Menu-PTZ Setup.........................................................................................................13
5.14 Hard Drive Setup ................................................................................................................13
5.15 Alarm Setup........................................................................................................................14
5.16 NTSC/PAL Output Select....................................................................................................17
5.17 Restore Factory Default......................................................................................................17
VI. Record...................................................................................................................18
6.1 Start Recording.....................................................................................................................18
6.2 Stop Recording.....................................................................................................................19
6.3 Recording Length..................................................................................................................19
VII. Playback............................................................................................................... 20
VIII USB Programming...............................................................................................21
8.1 Install ....................................................................................................................................21
8.2 Program Interface.................................................................................................................21
IX. Specification..........................................................................................................26
X. Appendix...............................................................................................................27
10.1 System Connect Sketch Map..............................................................................................27
10.2 DVR Contents.....................................................................................................................27
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I DVR Features
z 4 Channel BNC Camera Input
z 2 Channel BNC Monitor/VCR Output
z NTSC / PAL
z Video Loss Alarm
z Motion Detection With Area Setting
z PTZ Control With RS-485 Port.
z Connect to PC With USB 2.0 Port, for Playback
z 4 Sets NO/NC Sensor Input
z 1 Alarm Output (2A 28VDC / 2A 125 VAC)
z One ATA-100 Hard Disk Interface, Support Over 200G Byte
z Time Schedule record / Sensor Triggered Record / Motion
Triggered Record
z IR Remote Controller
z
II Layout 2.1 Front Panel
1 Power LED 8 Menu /Exit 15 Forward
2 HDD Access Indicator 9 Move Up 16 Stop
3 Channel 1 10 Select /Edit 17 Record
4 Channel 2 11 IR Window 18 Move Down
5 Channel 3 12 Rewind 19 PTZ Switch
6 Channel 4 13 Pause
7 Quad View 14 Play
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1. USB Port 2. Video Output
3. Video Input 4. RS-485/Sensor /Alarm
5. DC Input 6. Power Switch
7. Fan 8. Grounding
1.CH1 Select or enlarge CH1
2.CH2 Select or enlarge CH2
3.CH3 Select or enlarge CH3
4.CH4 Select or enlarge CH4
5.QUAD Quad View
6.REW Rewind or Zoom-
7.PLAY Play record list or Focus+
8.FWD Forward or Zoom+
9.RECORD Record
10.PAUSE Pause or Focus-
11.STOP Stop recording or playing
12. PTZ PTZ Switch
13.MENU Enter or exit setup menu or Move
DOME left
14. UP Move up prompt or Move DOME up
15. Sel/Edit Modify item or Move DOME right
16.DOWN Move down prompt or Move DOME
down
II Layout 2.3 Remote Control
II Layout 2.2 Rear Panel
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III DVR Installation 3.1 Installing Hard drive
1. Remove the screws around the top cover.
2. Remove the top cover carefully.
3. Connect the power cord and data cable to hard disk carefully.
Ensure the HDD is set to MASTER.
4. Use the provided screws to fix hard disk on the rack.
5. Then replace the cover the case and fix it to the case.
CAUTION:
Do not open the cover when DVR is running!
Make sure the HDD is set to MASTER.
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III DVR Installation 3.2 Connect Camera and Monitor
There are 4 camera inputs and 2 monitor outputs with BNC connectors.
III DVR Installation 3.3 Connect Power Cord
Please use the power adapter supplied with DVR.
IV DVR System Boot 4.1 Detect Installed Hard Disk
HDD Checking………..
After connecting the power, system
will boot-up and detect installed hard
disk. On the Monitor it will show
hard-disk information.
Please make reference to hard disk
manual to configure hard disk drive
to Master.
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IV DVR System Boot 4.2 Recover Lost Data
A Power-Error can cause data
to be lost and the system will
ask to ‘Recover HDD’ at the
next start up.
Please press “
Select” to
proceed.
IV DVR System Boot 4.3 Restore Recording Process
RECOVER HDD?
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(SELECT) YES/(MENU)NO
POWER ERROR DETECTED
RESTORE HARD DISK (MASTER) OK
RESTORE REC MODE…………… OK
re-connected.
When power-error happens
during recording process, the
system will automatically resume
recording after power is
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IV DVR System Boot 4.4 Main Screen
V DVR Setup 5.1 Setup Menu
With the DVR running, the
monitor will show the view f
rom the cameras.
Upper left Æ percentage of
hard disk space used.
Middle Æ channel name (C
H1 CH4).
Bottom right Æ date and
time shown.
1. Bottom left Æ Mode,
Status, HD Info, Schedule mode of DVR. Refer to
6.1
Start Recording
Eg. DVR is in record mode,
waiting for stop key press.
Then press “
30%
Menu” on
DVR to enter setup process.
MAIN MENU
C
AMERA SELECT 1234
RECORD SELECT 1234
RECORD MODE EACH
RECORD FRAMERATE 25
VIDEO QUALITY NORMAL
RECORD SCHEDULE
SUB MENU
HARD DISK SETUP
ALARM SETUP
RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT
PRESSUPDOWN. THEN(SELECT)
PRESS(MENU) TO EXIT
Press “ Menu” to enter setup
menu,
Use “
Up” and “ Down” to
select item,
Press “
Select” to modify
settings and “
Menu” to exit.
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Menu Directory
Camera Select
Main Menu
Record Select
Record Mode
Record Frame Rate
Video Quality
Record Schedule
Sub Menu
Hard Drive Setup
PTZ Setup
Auto Record
Password Setup
Password Change
Picture Setup
Time Setup
Alarm Setup
Restore Factory Default
V DVR Setup 5.2 Camera Select
The DVR system can
display 4 cameras and video in
one picture (Quad Mode).
Users can configure which
camera is allowed to display.
Press “
Select” to modify
setting and press “
CH1”, “
CH2”, “
CH3”,“ CH4” to set
each channel separately.
If the channel is disabled,
the system will display “OFF”
on monitor.
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V DVR Setup 5.3 Record Select
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Configure which channel is allowed to record.
V DVR Setup 5.4 Record Mode
There are two modes for video recording,
Each Mode The DVR will compress and record each video channel
separately therefore, the user can enlarge a single
channel to full screen display . For example, the user can
turn off the record function of CH-1 and CH-2 and then
the system will only record CH3 and CH4 vid
Press “
CH1”, “ CH2”, “ CH3”, “ CH4” to switch
between channels when playing back recorded video.
Loop FunctionWith system in play back mode or recording, press the
“QUAD” button and hold for three (3) seconds to make each video channel
enlarge to full screen.
The full screen will be displayed for five (5) seconds.
The loop will continue until any button is pushed.
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Quad ModeThe DVR will compress and record all 4 video channels
into one file, therefore the user cannot enlarge a si
channel to full screen in play back mode. User can’t use
the video loop function in this mode.
V DVR Setup 5.5 Record Frame Rate
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