Swann SW244-8ML User Manual

QUICK START GUIDE

We’ve included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and techniques that will help you quickly master DVR.

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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 USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DISPLAY / SEQUENCE

PRIVACY / MUTE / AUDIO

RS-232 / ALARM

REMOTE VIEWER

INTRODUCTION

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

REAR PANEL

OPERATION

OSD

RECORD

BACKUP

PTZ

RECORDING SCHEDULE

CAMERA REGISTRATION

PRE-POST RECORDING

8P 9P 10P 11P 12~14P 14P 15~16P 17~18P 19~22P

MENU DIAGRAM

1. BASIC SETTING

AUDIO

HDD

INTRO

2P 3P 4P 5~6P

SETUP

23P

25P 26P 26P 27P 27P

2. INTERNET & NETWORK

NETWORK CONNECTION

SERVICE PORT & DDNS

UPDATE SERVER

3. DISPLAY

ADJUSTMENT

OSD

SEQUENCE

4. SYSTEM

INFORMATION & UPDATE

DATE/TIME

SYSTEM LOG

SHUTDOWN

5. PASSWORD & PARAMETER

PASSWORD

PARAMETER

6. TECHNICAL SETTING

PTZ & RS-485

EVENT

ALARM INPUT

MOTION ALARM OUTPUT

REMOTE CONTROLLER

ETC.

28P 28P 29P

30P 30P 31P

31P 32P 32P 33P

33P 34P

35P 35P 36P 36P 37P 37P

SPECIFICATIONS

TROUBLESHOOTING

APPENDIX

38P 39P

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

A.I. DVR is an ideal cost-effective CCTV solution for smallscale surveillance systems.

Easy to install and use, the A.I. DVR performs 5 actions simultaneously.

- Monitors 8 or 16 cameras

- Records video in MPEG-4 format with audio

- Control sensor & alarm functions

- Advanced search

- Transmits data over the network

Sophisticated search functions help the user easily find a desirable record.

A.I. DVR can control PTZ cameras through the 485 serial ports.

And A.I. DVR can control sensor & alarm functions through the 232 serial ports.

Remote monitoring and searching with Microsoft® Internet Explorer™ makes it

stand out from the multitude of other DVRs.

SENSOR & ALARM

(REMOTE VIEWER)

NETWORK

(SPEAKER & MIC)

AUDIO

CAMERA

REMOTE CONTROLLER

TV MONITOR

VGA

PACKAGE CONTENTS

DVR

DVR Battery

User’s

Manual

User’s Manual Remote Controller

Remote

Controller

Power Cord

(110V or 220V)

Power Cord Battery

NOTICE

If anything is missing from the package, please notify the shop you purchased DVR from.

REMOTE CONTROLLER

MODE1 - Ch1 Audio On/Off

MODE2 - Ch2 Audio On/Off

PANIC RECORDING

- Emergency recording

PLAYBACK CONTROL

- Search videos

SEQUENCE - Sequence On/Off

DISPLAY - Change Screen Mode

FUNCTION - PTZ mode Enter/Exit

FOCUS CONTROL - Focus Near/Far

ENTER - Confirm selection or Setting

DOT - Input dot/Auto Focus

ID - Select DVR ID

LIVE/SEARCH

- Change Live/Search Mode

OSD - OSD On/Off

MUTE - Sound On/Off MENU - Enter/Exit the system menu

or sub-menu

ZOOM CONTROL - Zoom In/Out

DIRECTION BUTTONS

- Move cursor

BACKSPACE - Delete character Enter the camera setup

NUMBER BUTTONS

- Input numbers or Channels

NOTICE

Make sure that insert the batteries. (‘AAA’ Type × 2ea)

FRONT PANEL

RECORDING - Start / Stop recording manually

DISPLAY - Change screen mode

SEQUENCE - Sequence On/Off

OSD - OSD On/Off

MUTE - Sound On/Off

EJECT - Eject a CD from CD-ROM

LED - Power/HDD/CD-RW/Network

SEARCH MODE CONTROL - Playback recorded data

LIVE/SEARCH - Change Live/Search Mode

MENU - Enter/Exit the setup menu or sub-menu

DIRECTION BUTTONS - Move cursor

ENTER - Confirm selection or Setting

REMOTE CONTROLLER SIGNAL RECEIVER

NUMBER BUTTONS - Input numbers or Channel

FUNCTION/BACKSPACE - Enter/Exit the PTZ mode or Delete character/number

CD-R/RW & DVD-R/RW

USB CONNECTOR - USB mouse & USB Storage device

NOTICE

The specification or design of product is subject to change without notice. When USB 1.1 device (12 Mbps) is inserted to DVR, beep sounds 1 time. When USB 2.0 device (480 Mbps) is inserted to DVR, beep sounds 2 times.

REAR PANEL (8 CHAN-

ALARM IN & OUT

POWER CONNECTION

RS-485

CAMERA × 8

CAMERA CONNECTION

RESET

AUDIO/MIC

RS-232

VIDEO OUT

& POWER SWITCH

Camera Connection

USB MOUSE

VGA MONITOR

NETWORK

Connect the CCD cameras to VIDEO IN on the rear panel of the DVR.

Audio connection

Connect a microphone to AUDIO IN 1 & 2 and speaker to AUDIO OUT on the rear panel of DVR. Audio input and output should be amplified, since the DVR does not have an embedded amplifier.

VGA Monitor Connection Connect the VGA monitor to the VGA on the rear panel of the DVR.

Network Connection

Connect the Normal LAN cable, connected to the network, to the network RJ-45 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

RS-485 Connection Connect the cable to RS-485 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

RS-232 Connection Connect the cable to RS-232 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

Power Connection & Power Switch

Connect the power cord to the MAIN POWER connector on the rear panel of the DVR. The DVR is booted up when Power Switch turns on.

USB Connection

Connect the USB mouse or USB storage to the USB port on the rear panel of the DVR.

TV Monitor Connection

If you want to use a TV monitor, connect the TV cable to VIDEO OUT on the rear panel of the DVR. But you may not see almost OSD on TV monitor.

Alarm In & Alarm Out Connect the sensor and alarm to the Alarm In & OUT on the rear panel of the DVR.

Reset (ID & PW reset) RESET button is only used to restore ID & PW to factory defaults. To initialize DVR’s ID &

PW, press the RESET button with a straight clip for about 3 seconds. When it is reset completely, the ID & PW reset message will displayed on the screen.

REAR PANEL (16

ALARM IN & OUT

POWER CONNECTION & POWER SWITCH

CAMERA × 16

CAMERA CONNECTION

RESET

RS-232

RS-485

VIDEO OUT

Camera Connection

USB MOUSE

VGA MONITOR

NETWORK

Connect the CCD cameras to VIDEO IN on the rear panel of the DVR.

Audio connection

Connect a microphone to AUDIO IN 1 & 2 and speaker to AUDIO OUT on the rear panel of DVR. Audio input and output should be amplified, since the DVR does not have an embedded amplifier.

VGA Monitor Connection Connect the VGA monitor to the VGA on the rear panel of the DVR.

Network Connection

Connect the Normal LAN cable, connected to the network, to the network RJ-45 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

RS-485 Connection Connect the cable to RS-485 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

RS-232 Connection Connect the cable to RS-232 connector on the rear panel of the DVR.

Power Connection & Power Switch

Connect the power cord to the MAIN POWER connector on the rear panel of the DVR. The DVR is booted up when Power Switch turns on.

USB Connection

Connect the USB mouse or USB storage to USB port on the rear panel of the DVR.

TV Monitor Connection

If you want to use a TV monitor, connect the TV cable to VIDEO OUT on the rear panel of the DVR. But you may not see almost OSD on TV monitor.

Alarm In & Alarm Out Connect the sensor and alarm to the Alarm In & OUT on the rear panel of the DVR.

Reset (ID & PW reset) RESET button is only used to restore ID & PW to factory defaults. To initialize DVR’s ID &

PW, press the RESET button with a straight clip for about 3 seconds. When it is reset completely, the ID & PW reset message will displayed on screen.

AUDIO/MIC

Convention used in this

This manual is a setup and maintenance guide that can be used for reference when setting up the unit and for troubleshooting when a problem occurs. Only authorized personnel should attempt to repair this unit.

This manual explains about 16 channels DVR. It differs as several functions and screen comparing with 8 channels DVR. For example, the number of screen, button and sequence etc.

Manufactory reserves the right to make changes to the product represented by this manual without notice.

The following text, symbol marks and special messages throughout this guide:

WARNING

Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life.

CAUTION

Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information.

NOTICE

Text set off in this manner indicates topics of interests that can help the user understand the product better.

PER

OPERATION

How to display DVR information On Screen Display(OSD)

To toggle between the all OSD display mode and all OSD hide modes, press the

OSD button on the remote controller or the OSD button on the front panel.

OPERATION

 Live Mode (Black)  Search Mode : Normal (Green)

Date/Time

Disk Space

: Audio Off & Recording Off : Audio On & Recording Off : Audio Off & Recording On : Audio On & Recording On

Sequence

Mute

Disk Space

Playback Control

Date/Time

Current Mode

Mute

Audio out Control

 Smart Search Mode (Magenta) Backup Mode (Orange)

Start Date/Time End Date/Time

Playback Control

Disk Space

Current Mode

Audio out Control

Disk Space

Playback Control

Date/Time

Current Mode

Mute

Audio out Control

NOTICE

Whenever press the OSD button or OSD double-click by a mouse, OSD position will be changed as follow.

Middle of the screen

→

Top of the screen → Bottom of the screen → Hidden → Mid.

 Mouse context menu

This context menu will be appeared when you press the MENU button on the remote controller or the MENU button on the front panel or right-click on the mouse.

Change screen mode Move the Next Group at 1, 4, 9Ch

screen mode Display the screen to regular sequence Sound On/Off Go to PTZ mode for control of PTZ Go to Setup Menu Go to Search mode

Go to the Statistics search menu Go to the Smart search menu Go to the Event search menu Go to the beginning of recorded data Go to the end of recorded data Go to the Backup menu Go to Live mode

NOTICE

All OSD may not display on TV monitor which is connected to VIDEO OUT.

 TABLE 1.

DEVICE

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

MOUSE

Press the direction buttons

Use the mouse

MOVE SELECT

Press the enter button

Left-click

How to display each channel & multichannel (DISPLAY)

It takes about 20 seconds to initialize the DVR after input power.

Once the DVR completes the initializing process, it will display the live video on

the connected VGA monitor.

Press the camera channel number ~ buttons on the remote controller

or channel number ~ buttons on the front panel.

 To change display mode:

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

MOUSE

NOTICE

Whenever you press the DISPLAY button or click the Change disp., it will change screen mode in a cycle. starting from the current screen mode.

NOTICE

Click the Next Group button in 1, 4, 9 channel screen mode to change channel group within the group.

Press the DISPLAY button

Right-click and select Change Disp. on context menu

OPERATION

How to rotate monitoring channels (SEQUENCE)

In the sequence mode, each channel is displayed on the screen for the preset period of time.

 To enable/disable sequence mode:

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

MOUSE

NOTICE

When sequence mode is ‘On’, icon will be appeared on OSD.

Press the SEQUENCE button Press the SEQUENCE button Right-click and select Sequence in context menu in Live mode

OPERATION

How to hide monitoring channels for privacy

Go to SETUP menu(1.BASIC SETTING - CAMERA REGISTRATION) to do

setting the private protection.

Press the MENU button and then press + button on the

remote controller.

Select ‘On’ in a privacy tab of the channel which you want to set up.

Monitoring channels will not be shown on the screen. But the video can

be recorded and played in the search mode.

How to turn sound On /Off (MUTE)

When you press the MUTE button on the remote controller or the MUTE

button on the front panel or right-click and click Mute menu on the context

menu, you can turn sound on or off via speaker. When mute mode is active,

icon will be appeared on OSD.

 To turn sound on/off:

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

MOUSE

Press the MUTE button

Right-click and select Mute in context menu

How to record audio

 Audio Recording

If it is set to “RECORDING - On” in menu setting, SETUP menu (1.BASIC

SETTING - AUDIO) the audio can be recorded with video recording and a

red speaker icon will be appeared on the live screen. The setting of audio

recording is only possible in the SETUP menu.

For more detail, See SETUP manual (1.BASIC SETTING - AUDIO).

How to record monitoring channels

All channels are recorded automatically when you use DVR at first time. If you

want to change the recording schedule, you can change it in the SETUP

menu(1.BASIC SETTING - RECORDING SCHEDULE).

There are four ways for recording; Schedule recording, PANIC recording, Motion

Event recording and Alarm Input recording. (6. TECHNICAL SETTING -

ALARM INPUT)

NOTICE

This image will be displayed on video channel when DVR cannot receive

video signal.



Schedule Recording

You can select that the recording channel, day, time, image quality, REC mode

and number of frame for recording. For more detail, See SETUP manual

(1.BASIC SETTING - RECORDING SCHEDULE).

 PANIC (EMERGENCY RECORDING)

OPERATION

When an emergency situation occurs, by pressing the PANIC button on the

remote controller or REC button on the front panel, you can record pre -

recorded image and the video on all cameras regardless of recording schedule

manually.

 To start or stop panic recording manually:

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

Press the PANIC button

Press the REC button

NOTICE

On time laps recording mode, icon displayed on channel.

On all event(motion, alarm input) recording mode, icon displayed on channel.

On panic recording mode, icon displayed on each channel and icon is

flicker on screen. Panic recording can not be controlled with a mouse.

 Motion event Recording

Set recording mode to MOTION on SETUP menu (1.BASIC SETTING -

RECORDING SCHEDULE).

Select MOTION AREA on SETUP menu (1.BASIC SETTING -

CAMERA REGISTRATION).

Recording will be started when the motion occurs at set area.

For more detail, See SETUP manual (1.BASIC SETTING - CAMERA

REGISTRATION).

WARNING

It is user’s responsibility to determine whether audio recording is legal for their site.

How to playback recorded video (Normal Search)

In the playback mode you can playback the video at various speeds and forward

or reverse direction.

To search the archive of recorded video, press the LIVE/SEARCH button

on the remote controller or the LIVE/SEARCH button on the front panel or

select Go search by a mouse on context menu.

 To toggle between monitoring mode and playback mode:

OPERATION

REMOTE CONTROLLER

FRONT PANEL

MOUSE

Press the LIVE/SEARCH button

Right-click and select Go Search on context menu / Right-click and select Go Live on context menu

To display in full screen mode for each screen during playback, press the

DISPLAY button or channel number ~ buttons.

Whenever press the channel number or double-click a channel by a mouse,

display image will be changed is to original size and full size.

The button table related with playback operation is as follows:

Toggle between playback and live monitoring mode

Playback at normal speed

Reverse playback

Forward playback

REMOTE CONTROLLERFUNCTION

FRONT PANEL

USE MOUSE

Go Search Go Live

Pause

Playback previous frame (every 4 seconds)

Playback next frame (every 4 seconds)

NOTICE

Whenever you press the reverse and forward button, the playback speed will be faster.(3 steps)

NOTICE

This image will be displayed on video channel when DVR does not have recorded

video data.

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