Tatung TDR-22 Series Installation And Operation Manual

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TDR

-

22XX

series

TATUNG COMPANY OF AMERICA. INC

Digital Recording System

Installation and Operation Manual

V 1.03 03/10/2003

2850 El Presidio St., Long Beach CA 90810 USA
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

www.tatungusa.com

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Chapter 1:

Installation

1

CONTENTS

Step 1 Connect the cables 2

Chapter 2: Watch Mode 3

Chapter 3: Setup Mode 9

3.2 Schedule 13

Chapter 4: Search Mode 26

4.1 Channel Play back window 28

4.2 Buttons on Play Back Console 29

4.3 Date/Time 30

4.4 Log 32

4.5 Save Disk 33

4.6 Print 34

4.7 Storage Capacity 35

4.8 Exit 35
Chapter 5: Backup Mode 36

5.1 Auto Backup 37

5.2 AVI Backup 39

5.3 Explorer 40

5.4 Cancel 40
Chapter 6: Control Mode 41

6.1 Camera Control 41

6.2 Exit 42

Appendix
A: Alarm Connector Configuration 43

B: AVI PLAYER Instruction 45
C: Backup Viewer Instruction 49
D: Technical Specification 55
E: Charts for recordint time 57

Step 2 Turn on the system 2

2.1 Channel display window 5

2.2 Selection of Split screen 6

2.3 Motion Tracker 7

2.4 Mode switch button 8

2.5 On/Off button 8

3.1 Channel 11

3.3 Speed 15

3.4 Color 17

3.5 Motion 18

3.6 P/T/Z Control 20

3.7 Password 21

3.8 Voice 24

3.9 Exit 25

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Place the Digital Recording System on a flat surface or

* For TDR

-

2209 there are only 9 camera Inputs and 9 Loop through outputs on

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLATION

mount it on the 19” rack.

the back board. For TDR-2204 there are only 4 camera Inputs and 4 Loop
through outputs on the back board.

1. Camera Inputs

2. Loop Through Outputs

3. CCTV Monitor Output

4. COM Series Port 1

5. COM Series Port 2

6. XGA Output

7. SCSI Port

8. Audio In

9. Audio Out

10. Mouse (PS/2)

11. Keyboard (PS/2)

12. Parallel (Printer) Port

13. USB Ports (2)

14. Network Port (RJ-45)

15. Phone Port (RJ-11)

16. Alarm Inputs

17. Alarm Outputs

18. AC Power Input

19. 115/230 VAC Power Switch (option)

20. Power Supply Switch (option)

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Removable Storage

CDRW

Step 1: Connect the Cables

Connect all the necessary signal cables , inputs, and devices into the correct

ports.

* For TDR-2209 there are only 9 camera Input s and 9
Loop through outputs on the back board. For TDR-2204
there are only 4 camera Inputs and 4 Loop through
outputs on the back board.

* For TDR-2204 there are only 8 alarm inputs and 4
alarm outputs on the back board. For TDR-2209 and
TDR-2216 there are 16 alarm inputs and 8 alarm
outputs.

Step 2: Turn on the System

Turn on the power by pushing the power button on the front panel.

Reset

Power

* For the storage more than 320 GB, there is no
removable kit available because two more Hard
Drives are used in one system.

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CHAPTER 2:

WATCH MODE

The buttons and icons on the screen are described

below:

Note

: For TDR

-

2209 there are

Note

: For TDR

-

2209, the Button

Turn on the system. The main screen of TATUNG TDR -22XX series will appear as shown below.

only 9 channels divided within
the screen. For TDR-2204 there
are only 4 channels divided

within the screen

for 9 Sequence and the button
for 16 will show the all 9
channels at same time. For
TDR -2204, the Button for 4, 9,
and 16 Sequence will show all 4
channels at same time.

1. Company LOGO

This is the logo of TATUNG Company of America.

2. DATE/TIME Window

This window displays the date and time (military time).

3. 1 Sequence Button

Click to select the 1-window (1x1) format. Only 1 camera can be
displayed at a time. The sequential dwell time can be adjusted in
SETUP mode.

4. 4 Sequence Button
Click to select the 4-window (2x2) format. Up to 4 cameras can be
displayed at the same time. The sequential dwell time can be adjusted
in SETUP mode.

5. 9 Sequence Button
Click to select the 9-window (3x3) format. Up to 9 cameras can be
displayed at the same time. The sequential dwell time can be adjusted
in SETUP mode.

6. 16 Button
Click to select the 16-window (4x4) format. Up to 16 cameras can be
displayed at the same time. The sequential dwell time can be adjusted
in SETUP mode.

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7.

Full SCR Button

This button allows you to hide all buttons and icons and enlarge the

Click to enable the motion tracking function. This is a very powerful
function which allows you to track a moving object from one channel
to another. All image windows this object passed by will be enlarged
one by one.

Click to turn off the entire system.

display windows to the FULL SCREEN. To get back to the normal
screen you must right click. Once you get the full screen, if you LEFT
click, the screen will not go back to normal; instead, the picture the
mouse arrow is sitting on will be enlarged to full screen.

8. Motion Button

9. Setup Button

Click to switch to SETUP MODE. The setup mode includes buttons
for CHANNEL, SCHEDULE, SPEED, COLOR, MOTION, P/T/Z
PROTOCOL, PASSWORD, and VOICE. With these buttons your
system can be custom-programmed to fit your operation needs.

10. Search Button

Click to switch to SEARCH MODE. In this mode, you may either use
either the LOG or DATE/TIME button to check the image database
and access the recorded images within seconds. You can either
PRINT or SAVE the images found to a floppy disk for your emergency
needs. You can also check the capacity of storage used/available
with the STORAGE button.

11. Backup Button

Click to switch to BACKUP MODE. In this mode, you may either
choose the AUTO backup function to save images to a second
removable hard disk or choose the AVI backup function to save
images onto a CDRW available from this system.

12. Control Button

Click to switch to CONTROL MODE. In this mode the
PAN/TILT/ZOOM features of each camera can be controlled by
clicking the appropriate buttons on the screen.

13. On/Off Button

14. Display windows

Display camera images on 1, 4, 9 or 16 windows depending on your
selection. Left clicking a window will enlarge the picture in that
specific window. And left clicking again will return the picture back to
the normal size. RIGHT clicking any window will hide all buttons and
icons and enlarge all pictures to full screen. And right click again will
go back to normal screen

15. On Screen Display (OSD)

Display the camera name and recording status. The recording status
indicates whether the camera is active or inactive and the recording
method it is recording (continuous , motion, or alarm sensor
recording).

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1.

Channel

(Camera)

name

2.1 Channel display window

1. Channel (Camera) name

2. Image display window

3. Record status lamp

Identify the name for each channel. You may assign the channel name in
SETUP mode.

2. Image Display window
This area displays the image coming from the corresponding camera.

3. Recording status lamp

This lamp turns red when continuously recording

When motion recording, this lamp becomes blue and transparent.
(on and off)

When sensor recording, this lamp turns yellow and transparent .
(on and off)

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Note: You can

always

use

Note

: On all

Ch Display, left

Note

: For TDR

-

2209, the 9

and

2.2 Selection of Split screen

Selection of window division mode that is available in 1 division window (sequence from channel 1

to channel 16), 4 window, 9 window, 16 window, and Full screen display.

Click these buttons one time (the button turns RED) to get sequential display.

Click second time (the button turns ORANGE) to stop sequence. More Click to
switch between sequence (RED) and stop sequence (ORANGE)

click a specific camera and
the image of this camera will
be enlarged without
sequencing. And left-click
again can go back to the

normal status.

16 sequence button w ill show all
9 channels at same time. For
TDR -2204, the 4, 9, and 16
sequence button will show all 4
channels at same time.

One-window sequence

Four-window sequence

Nine-window sequence

All channe l display

the right-click button on the
mouse to switch between
the Full screen status and

the normal screen status.

FULL screen

Click this button to hide all buttons and icons and enlarge the display
windows to FULL screen. You must right click on the mouse or touch
pad to go back to the normal.

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Click on this button to enable the motion tracking function.

Note

: To enable this

2.3 Motion Tracker

This function allows you to track the path of a moving object from one channel to another. The

specific image window that the objec t activates will be enlarged. Therefore, the object will always be
displayed on an enlarged window.

function, all channels
must to be programmed
to motion recording.

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Click

one of these buttons to perform its specific function

Click on this button

to shutdown the syst

em. Confirm

with

“YES” as the system

2.4 Mode Switch button

There are four function modes that can be selected in this system.

SETUP: Click to switch to SETUP MODE. The setup mode

includes the buttons: CHANNEL, SCHEDULE, SPEED,
COLOR, MOTION, P/T/Z PROTOCOL, PASSWORD, and
VOICE. With these buttons , your system can be custom­ programmed to fit your specific operation requirements.

SEARCH: Click to switch to SEARCH MODE. In this mode, you may

either use the LOG button to search the image database
or use the DATE/TIME button to retrieve the recorded
images within seconds. The images found may either be
printed out or saved to a floppy disk for your emergency
needs. The status of the storage drive can be checked by
the STORAGE button.

BACKUP: Click to switch to BACKUP mode. You can backup the

data to the other storage or other type of media which is
available for this system. This mode include the auto­backup function, immediate AVI type backup function and
have a windows explorer opened for your convenience.

CONTROL: Click to switch to CONTROL MODE. In this mode the

PAN/TILT/ZOOM of specific cameras can be controlled
by clicking the appropriate buttons on the screen.

2.5 ON/OFF Button

prompts: “ARE YOU SURE?” to complete the shutdown the DVR system.

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CHAPTER 3: SETUP

MODE

The control buttons contained in the main screen are

as

described below:

Note

: For TDR

-

2209, CH 10 to

The first screen of the setup mode will be the channel setting screen displayed below

CH 16 will be empty by the
factory’s setting. For TDR-2204,
CH 05 to CH 16 will be empty by

factory’s setting

1. Channel

Click to setup the channel and channel (OSD) name. There are two
different ways to setup the channel: automatically scan or manually
designate. You may also set the name for each channel.

2. Schedule
Click to setup the recording schedules. There are 16 recording groups and
three recording modes (continuous, motion, sensor) that may be separately
set up for your application. Alarm output s can also be set up separately.

3. Speed
Click to setup the recording speed and other options. The recording speeds
include speeds on normal, motion, and sensor recording. You can also set
up the time delay for the display sequence as well as pre alarm, pre motion
and post alarm, post motion recording in this mode.

4. Color

Click to adjust the image attributes including the adjustment of Brightness,

Contrast, Color (saturation), and TINT for each individual channel.

5. Motion

Click to setup the motion function. You can set up each individual
channel’s motion detection area (up to 10 zones for each channel),
sensitivity, and beep time for motion detection.

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6.

P/T/Z camera protocol

Click to setup the communication port and protocol used to communicate
between TATUNG’s DVR and your specific camera connected.

7. Password
Click to setup the user name and password for multi-level security access.
The passwords are divided into four levels: SETUP, VIEWER, SHUTDOWN,
and REMOTE . Hiding cameras can also be programmed within this setup.

8. Audio

Click to setup the audio recording function.

9. Exit

Click to exit the setup mode and go back to main Watch mode.

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This is the first

Click to

drop-down

the

Click this button to start the channel setu

p and the screen will be shown as below.

First Channel

Note

: For TDR

-

2209, CH 10 to

3.1 Channel

This function button (as shown below) can be used to setup the channels. There are two different

types of channel setting: manual or automatic.

CH 16 will be empty by the
factory’s setting. For T DR-2204,
CH 05 to CH 16 will be empty by

factory’s setting

You can setup the channel either by auto setting or manual setting.

1. Setup the Channel

Auto

Setting

Manual

Setting

Click on and setup will be executed automatically

Select the Board (B01-B04) and Channel
(C01-C04) from the list to setup the
Channel Name

Board and first
Camera

CH01

list. Select the Board #
and Camera # from the
list. Then left -click.

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1. Click to

2

. Key in the

Note:

When complete the

2. Setup the name

Setup the channel name with following the procedure

1. Click the channel number

2. Key in the name of the channel

3. Limited to 14 characters including space.

channel name

here

choose channel

3. EXIT

You may click any other icon to exit Channel Setup Mode and go directly into

another setup mode. Click EXIT button, you will be back to Watch Mode.

setup and exit to the LIVE
mode, the system will
spend about 20 second to
compensate and install
the new setting. This
operation may cause the
image of the cameras
stop motion or
discontinuous motion.
The recorded data also
have the same effect.

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Click on this button to start schedule setup and the screen will display as

Note:

The shutdown time is

Note

: For TDR

-

2209, Camera’s

Note

: Alarm Out

0

9 to 16

is

not

3.2 Schedule

This function button (as shown below ) is used to setup the schedules.

CH 10 to CH 16 and Motion’s
CH 10 to CH 16 will be useless
even if you activate it. For TDR­2204, Camera’s CH 05 to CH 16
and Motion’s CH 05 to CH 16 will

be useless even if you activate it.

configured in all TDR-22XX
series DVRs.

to set the time for turning off
the system, which is different

to the restart system.

Select the Group number (total 16 groups are available and
programmable).

Activate the group by checking the box.

follow. (Please follow the 7 steps below)

1. Select the Group

2. Activate Group

3. Schedule the Recording DATE/TIME and DVR Shutdown Time

• Setup the days of the week (Sunday to Saturday) by checking the box of the
day.

• If you want to assign the recording time (default is 24 hours), setup [Start
Time] and [End Time] by using military time system. (00:00 to 00:00
corresponds to 24 hours).

• If you want to assign a shutdown time, check the box of Shutdown Time and
set the shut down time.

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Note:

When complete the

4. Activate the camera

Click the camera icon to activate the camera (s) which will be used in this group.

5. Select the Recording mode

Select the recording mode for each channel. There are three recording modes.

DEFAULT Continuous recording

Motion
Sensor

Record while motion detected
Record while Sensor is active

6. Setup Alarm Out: Alarm Output may be setup when either a sensor is triggered
or motion is detected.

7. Set up another group

Repeat the step from 1 to 6 if you want to set up another group.

8. Exit

You may click any other icon to exit Schedule Setup Mode and go directly

into other setup mode. Click EXIT button to go back to Watch Mode.

setup and exit to the LIVE
mode, the system will
spend about 20 second to
compensate and install
the new setting. This
operation may cause the
image of the cameras
stop motion or
discontinuous motion.
The recorded data also
have the same effect.

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3.3 Speed

This function button (as shown below) can be used to setup the recording speeds.

Click this button and the screen will display as shown below.

Normal Recording Speed
Dragging the cursor can designate normal recording speed (frame rate) for each
camera or all cameras (Separate frame rate for each camera is available).

Motion Recording Speed
Dragging the cursor can designate motion recording speed (frame rate) for each
camera or all cameras (Separate frame rate for each camera is available).

Sensor Recording Speed
Dragging the cursor can designate sensor recording speed (frame rate) for each
camera or all cameras (Separate frame rate for each camera is available).

Sequential Time
Adjust the dwell time interval for sequential display.

Post Motion Time
Keeps recording for a period of time after motion detection is over.

Post Alarm Time
Keeps recording for a period of time after sensor alarm is finished.

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Note:

When complete the

MISC

Check on the box if you want the following features to be enabled.

Sensor Beep Activates beeping sound when sensor is triggered.

Proportion

When activated, only 1, 4, 9, & 16 divisions are available to

keep the horizontal and vertical ratio of each channel window.

Motion Log Activates Motion log function.

Recording While

Searching

Continues to record when the system in search mode.

Removable HDD System Will BEEP when the removable HDD is almost full.

Pre-Alarm Set up PRE -ALARM and PRE-MOTION in SECONDS

Image Quality

Dragging the cursor can adjust the compression rate, the higher the compression the

worse the image quality. The recorded image with best quality (100%) is clear and
vivid. But the size of a frame is the largest (15KB-20KB). At lower percentage of
quality (higher compression rate) image quality is relatively low. But the size of a
frame is relatively small (2KB-8KB). 34% -50% of image quality is recommended.

Compression Rate Image Quality

HIGH

setup and exit to the LIVE
mode, the system will
spend about 20 sec ond to
compensate and install
the new setting. This
operation may cause the
image of the cameras
stop motion or
discontinuous motion.
The recorded data also
have the same effect.

*Frame size may vary from image to image according to the situation of site

LOW

10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%

100%

Frame Size**
Range Average

0% 2400-7200 byte

2600-8100 byte

2900-9300 byte
3500-10300 byte
4100-12000 byte
5000-14000 byte
6000-16000 byte
6600-17000 byte
8200-20000 byte
9200-22000 byte

14000-24000 byte

5.0 KB

5.5KB

6.0 KB

7.0 KB

8.0 KB

9.5 KB

11.0 KB

12.0 KB

14.0 KB

16.0 KB

19.0 KB

EXIT

You may click any other icon to exit Speed Setup Mode and go directly into other

setup mode. Click EXIT button to go back to Watch Mode.