Swann SW-R-DVR4NET, DVR4-Net Installation Manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Table of Contents

If this device does not work when you first
plug it in, do not take it back to the store.

Contact the Swann Helpdesk using one of the Toll-Free
numbers shown on the back cover of this booklet.

Most problems can be quickly and easily fixed with a
quick chat with one of our friendly technical staff.
(Toll-Free available in the US and Australia only)

DVR4-Net
4 Camera
Digital Video Recorder

For Network & Web Monitoring

System Setup ......... 4

1. ......... 4

2. Accessing the Menu .................. 4

3. System Setup ........ 5

4. Time/Date Set ................ 5

5. HDD Format Set ......... ... 6

6. Factory Reset ...... ... .......... 7

7. Video Setup .................. 7

8. Name Setup .................. 7

9. Br /Con Setup ......... ....... 8

10. Record Setup ......... ........8

11. Network Setup ......... .....9

12. N Enable Set ........ .. .10

13. Mac Set ....................... 11

14. Alarm Setup ................11

15. Motion Detection Settings ....... 12

16. Area Set ...................... 13

17. Schedule Set ................ 13

18. Protocol Set .................14

Buttons On the Front Panel ............................................................................14

1. Recording/Playing Control Buttons Area ....... 1

2. Function Control Area ...........................15

3. Channel Choosing Control Area ...... .........16

Display Status While Running.............................................................................17

1. Screen Display While Running ..............................17

2. Screen Display While Playing ................................17

3. TRIP Display ........................................................ 18

System Connection............................................................................................. 18

1. Back Panel and Connection Terminals .................... 18

2. Video and Audio Connection ................................. 19

3. Alarm Connection ................................................. 19

4. Hard Disk Connection ........................................... 21

Quick User Guide................................................................................................22

1. Start the DVR4Net .............................................. ... 22

2. Turn off the DVR4Net ..............................................22

3. Normal Recording ................................................... 22

4. Alarm Recording ...................................................... 22

5. Time Recording ...................................................... 23

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6. Playback ....... ....... .. 23

7. Search Play ...... ....... ....... .. 23

8. Time Search ....... ... ....... .. 24

9. Event Search ....... ....... .. .. 25

10. Start Stop Search ....... ....... .. 25

11. Zoom Operation ....... ....... .. 26

12. PIP Operation ....... ....... .. 26

13. Information Display ....... ....... ... 27

14. Default Setting ....... ....... .. 27

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1 .Remote Control ....... ....... .. 29

1 .Serial Port Control ....... ....... .. 29

1 .PC View Software Operation ....... ....... 29

Appendix A: Trouble shooting guide ..... 33

Appendix B: Serial port protocol .. 35

Appendix C: Record Time Table ..... . 37

Specifications ....................38

Exterior ....................38

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Security Notice

! Power supply

This Digital-Video-Recorder uses a DC 12 volt indoor power supply. The voltage of
the power must be verified before using. When the DVR4Net is not in use for a long
time, pull out the plug from the socket and disconnect the power.

! Security

This DVR4Net is for indoor use only; in order to avoid the danger of a short circuit or
electric shock, please do not expose the DVR4Net to rain or a moist environment. If any
solids or liquids enter the unit’s case, please turn off the power supply immediately, and
return the unit to a qualified technician to check the DVR4Net before restarting it.
This DVR4Net is a precise instrument; do not attempt to repair any component of the
DVR4Net by yourself as this will void warranty. If your DVR malfunctions in any way,
please contact the dealer in your area or Swann Tech Support directly.

! Installation

Please choose an appropriate site to install the DVR4Net, to ensure adequate ventilation
around the DVR4Net to avoid excessive heat. Do not install the DVR near a radiator,
ventilating trunk, heat sources, under direct sunshine, dusty locations or anywhere there
is a chance for mechanical vibration or impact.

! Video input: 4channels; video output: 2 channels.
! Audio input: 4channels; audio output: 1 channels.
! Four optional levels of image quality: very high, high, normal, low. Record and playback

frame rate change enable for recording.

! Compression mode: Modified MJPEG.
! Compatible with NTSC and PAL format.
! Supports alarm recording and time recording.

Multi-function searches: be able to distinguish different alarm records and time records
from ordinary records; be able to search by time, by segment or by event.

! Support various playback modes: pause, several fast forward and backward play modes.
! Support zoom, auto, and PIP function.
! 4 alarm input and 1 relay alarm output.
! Equipped with IR remote control
! Supports video loss and motion detection functions.
! Supports watermark image security protection.
! Triplex operation, can play back and search while it is recording. Both live and playback

pictures can be displayed on screen simultaneously.
! Totally independent from a PC platform, to give you the best opportunity to avoid loss of

recording from shutdown caused by the failure of other programs and operating system
malfunctions etc.

Name Quantity

4-channel Network DVR 1

IR Remote Control 1

Power Cable 1

Power Adaptor 1

BNC to RCA Female Adaptors 5

Hard Drive Tray and 2 Keys 1

Remote Viewing Software 1

User Manual 1

Features of this DVR

Contents list

System Setup

3. System Setup

When the cursor is moved to System Set, please push the enter button and the System Setup
window will appear, which is illustrated as below.

PLAY REPEAT: if you set this to “YES”, when you play the video to the end of the HDD, it will
automatically play the video from the beginning of the HDD again. If set to “NO”, it will stop
when the end of the recording is reached.

VIDEO SOURCE: switch the video format to suit the TV standard of your country, NTSC or
PAL.
BUZZER SOUND: buzzer switcher, if set to “OFF”, the buzzer will not work. The buzzer

sounds when motion is detected, if motion detection is enabled.

Before using the DVR, you must set up the system according to your needs and location;
otherwise the DVR4Net will run with the default settings which may be unsuitable. Refer to the
button description pages starting on page 14 to describe the button functions in detail.

1. Using the Setup Menu

When in setup mode, pushing the up button or down button, will move the cursor among the
various settings, continuous pushing will make the cursor move among the options one by one.
The selected option will display in a yellow color.
While choosing digital fields, e.g. year, month, day, hour, minute, second etc, push the left button
or right button, to move to the different digits of one field, continuous pushing will make it move
among digits one by one, and it can recur.
Please push the “+” or “-” button to change the value that the cursor shows, then push the

ENTER button to enter the sub menu and push Menu button to return to previous menu.

2. Accessing the Menu

If the DVR is in recording mode you cannot access the menu unless you stop record first. Press
the Stop button and enter the password to stop all functions then press the Menu button.
System setup is achieved through entering the setup menu, and then setting the options in each
feature’s window. To access the menu, please push Menu button on the front panel, it will display
the password input window.

The password is a random combination of 4 digits of “0-9”. The default is “0000”. To enter the
menu below, you have to input the correct password by pushing the digit buttons. If the
password you input is incorrect, the system will automatically return to the main screen. If you
want to cancel the input of the password, you can push the Menu button to return to the main
screen again. While inputting the password, in order to avoid being revealed to a bystander, the
password you input is displayed on the screen as “*” signs.
To change the password, please refer to “password change” section.

4. Time/Date Set

When the cursor is moved to Time/Date Set, push the Enter button and the TIME/DATE SET
window which is illustrated below will appear.

Please push up, down, left, and right buttons to move the cursor, push + and - buttons to
modify the value.
FORMAT: the date display format, which can be different for USA, EURO and Australian
users.

DISPLAY: if set to “OFF”, time will not display on the screen.
LOCAL: time display position on the screen.

5. HDD Format Set

When the cursor moves to HDD FORMAT SET, please push ENTER button, the System
Setup confirmation window will appear, which is illustrated below.

If you select “YES” and push the enter button, all video on the HDD will be deleted, if you do
not want delete all recordings, please select “NO”.

6. Factory Reset

When the cursor moves to Factory Reset, please push enter button, the confirmation window
will appear, which is illustrated as below.

If you select “YES” and push the enter button, all of the DVR settings will reset to default, if
you do not want to reset to the default settings, please select “NO”.

7. Video Setup

When the cursor moves to Video Setup, please push enter button, the Video Setup window
will appear, which is illustrated as below.

BOUNDARY: boundary line color
BACK GROUND: back ground color.

8. Name Setup

When the cursor moves to Name Setup, please push the Enter button, the Name Setup
window will appear, which is illustrated as below.

Each channel's name can contain a combination of up to eight characters. Push the UP or
DOWN button to move the cursor and push the ENTER button to select which channel you
wish to modify, then push the LEFT or RIGHT button to select each character, then push +
or - button to modify each character, and then push the ENTER button to save this name.
DISPLAY: if set to “OFF”, the channel's name will not display on the screen.

9. Bright/Contrast Setup

When the cursor moves to Bri/Con Setup, please push enter button, the Bri/Con Setup
window will appear, which is illustrated as below.

BRI: picture brightness CON: picture contrast
Please push UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT buttons to move the cursor, push + and ­button to modify the value. When the setting changes are complete, press the MENU button
to save the changes and return to the previous menu.

10. Record Setup

When the cursor moves to Record Setup, then push enter button, the Record Setup window
will appear, which is illustrated as below. Push up or down button to move the cursor. Push
“+”or “-” button to change the value. While the DVR is in recording or playback mode, you
cannot access to this menu unless you stop record or play first.

OVER WRITE: if set to “YES”, the DVR will automatically overwrite the HDD from the
beginning when the HDD is full. If set to “NO”, the DVR will automatically stop recording
when the HDD is full.

REC SPEED: the recording frame rate of the DVR, factory default setting is 30F/1SEC for
NTSC (25F/1SEC for PAL), Which means DVR records the events at the speed of 30 shots

of frames per second. The higher the record frame rate, the more natural look will be
displayed on the screen when you playback. The lower the record frame rate, the more you
can save the space on the hard disk drive. The highest frame rate is 60F/1SEC(PAL -

50F/1SEC).

REC QUALITY: There are four different video quality settings: LOW, NORMAL, HIGH and
VERY HIGH. The higher the video quality, the clearer images when you playback. The lower

the video quality, the more you can save the space on the hard disk drive.

RESOLUTION: the record picture size of the DVR, there are two modes: 360 and
720,default is 360. In 720 mode, the record picture is twice bigger than in 360 mode, but in
360 mode can save half of HDD usage.

PB SPEED: the frame rate of playback, default is NO USE, which means the same as record.

AUDIO ENABLE: audio select, the DVR has one record channel, you can select one in four

channels, the default is channel one.

A/M REC TIME: when a motion or sensor alarm occurs, this option sets the DVR recording
duration, the default is one minute.

11. Network Setup

Move the cursor to Network Set, then push the ENTER button, the network setup menu
window will appear, which is illustrated below. If the PC View software is connected over the
Internet or your Network to the DVR you cannot access this menu until you disconnect.

The settings for your SUB NET, GATEWAY and IP ADDR(ess) and will vary depending on
the settings applied to your current network. Please compare the settings in the properties of
your computers network connection to help you set the DVR4Net network address. The first
three groups of numbers in IP ADDR must be the same on both PC and DVR4Net, but the
last three digits must be different on each machine (eg 192.168.001.167 for DVR4Net and

192.168.001.010 for your PC). Consult with a Network Technician or PC professional for
further information on your network setup as changing these settings can affect your Internet
connection if done incorrectly.
To change the network settings, push the UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT button to move the
cursor among the digit groups. Once the digit group is highlighted push the ENTER button
then you can push + and - button to modify the value and then push LEFT or RIGHT to
change digits within the group. When you have set the correct value, you can push the
ENTER button and use the LEFT or RIGHT button to select another digit group. When you
have finished push ENTER then Menu to save the settings and return to the N/W Setup
menu.
Network SPEED: If the network condition is good and you have a fast connection, you can
set speed to fast and the network can then transmit at a higher rate, but if the network
condition is not very good, please set the speed to normal.

12. N/W Enable Set

Move the cursor to N/W Enable, then push the ENTER button, the N/W Enable setup
window will appear, which is illustrated as below.

13. Mac Set

When the cursor moves to Mac Set then push enter button, the Mac Set window will appear,
which is illustrated as below.

If you have more than one DVR in a local area network, you have to set each DVR to have an
exclusive mac address, but remember that you have only one chance to modify the mac
address, once you have changed the mac address, this menu will not appear again. If you want
to change the mac address again, please load the factory set, then you can change the mac
address again.

14. Alarm Setup

When the cursor moves to Alarm Set, then push enter button, the alarm setup window will
appear, which is illustrated as below. Push upward or downward button to move the cursor.
Push “+” or “-“ to change the value.

ALARM ENABLE: alarm trigger switch, can be set to off, low lever or high lever. If users set it
to off, the DVR will ignore the alarm input.

MOTION ENABLE: Motion alarm switch, can be set to on or off, if set to off, the motion
alarm will be ignored.

MOTION LEVEL: motion sensitivity level, if the figure in the picture is small, please set to
high or very high, the default is normal.

BUZZER SOUND: buzzer sound time when there is a sensor or motion alarm.

Note: Users must press the Schedule button after setting up the parameters to activate
the settings.