Western Digital 4CH TRIPLEX User Manual

USER GUIDE

4CH TRIPLEX

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

Version. 3.0

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence o

unprotected “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that

may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock persons.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT IS MULTIPLE RATED VOLTAGES (110V AND 220V).

SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE CONNECTING TO THE SUPPLY

THIS PRODUCT BEARS LITHIUM BATTERY.

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF THE BETTERY ON THE MAIN MOARD IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.

DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.

THIS EQUIPMENT IS INDOOR USE AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION WIRINGS ARE LIMITED TO INSIDE OF THE

BUILDING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Table of Contents

1. Features .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

2. Name, Function and Connection..................................................................................................................................... 9

2-1. Front View........................................................................................................................................................... 9

2-2. Remote Control................................................................................................................................................. 11

2-3. Rear View .........................................................................................................................................................12

2-4. Specification...................................................................................................................................................... 13

2-5. Packing List....................................................................................................................................................... 13

3. Factory Default.............................................................................................................................................................. 14

4. Setup............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

4-1. Initial menu........................................................................................................................................................ 17

4-2. LIVE .................................................................................................................................................................. 17

4-2-1. Channel Rotation.................................................................................................................................. 17

4-2-2. Channel Info ......................................................................................................................................... 17

4-3. RECORD .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

4-3-1. Select Recording Mode (QUAD, MUX, SCHEDULE) ........................................................................... 19

4-3-2. QUAD Recording Mode ........................................................................................................................ 20

4-3-3. MUX Recording Mode ..........................................................................................................................24

4-3-4. SCHEDULE Recording Mode............................................................................................................... 28

4-4. SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................................................... 30

4-4-1. ADMIN PASSWORD............................................................................................................................. 30

4-4-2. USER PASSWORD.............................................................................................................................. 31

4-4-3. FACTORY DEFAULT ............................................................................................................................ 31

4-4-4. DATE FORMAT .................................................................................................................................... 31

4-4-5. CURRENT DATE.................................................................................................................................. 32

4-4-6. CURRENT TIME................................................................................................................................... 33

4-4-7. GMT AREA ........................................................................................................................................... 33

4-4-8. DYALIGHT SAVING.............................................................................................................................. 34

4-5. INFO .................................................................................................................................................................36

4-5-1. SITE ID ................................................................................................................................................. 36

4-5-2. LOG ...................................................................................................................................................... 36

4-5-3. SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................... 37

4-5-4. CAPTURED IMAGE .............................................................................................................................37

4-5-5. SEND MAIL (IP ADDRESS Mailing) ..................................................................................................... 38

4-5-6. BUZZER ...............................................................................................................................................39

4-6. PTZ ................................................................................................................................................................... 40

4-7. NETWORK........................................................................................................................................................ 40

4-7-1. CLIENT ACCESS ................................................................................................................................. 40

4-7-2. LAN....................................................................................................................................................... 41

4-7-3. LAN –DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ........................................................................... 41

4-7-4. ADSL..................................................................................................................................................... 42

4-8. STORAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 43

4-8-1. STORAGE OVERWRITE ..................................................................................................................... 43

4-8-2. HDD FORMAT...................................................................................................................................... 43

4-8-3. AUTO ERASING (30DAYS).................................................................................................................. 44

4-8-4. CD-RW BACKUP (Available only in model with CD-RW)..................................................................... 44

4-8-5. S/W UPGRADE W/ CD-RW (Available only in model with CD-RW) .................................................... 44

5. OPERATIONS............................................................................................................................................................... 45

5-1. Power ON/OFF ................................................................................................................................................. 45

5-1-1. Power ON ............................................................................................................................................. 45

5-1-2. Power OFF ...........................................................................................................................................45

5-2. LIVE Display .....................................................................................................................................................45

5-2-1. QUAD Screen Setup ............................................................................................................................ 45

5-2-2. Individual Full Screen Setup................................................................................................................. 46

5-2-3. Auto Channel Rotation.......................................................................................................................... 46

5-3. OSD ICON ........................................................................................................................................................ 46

5-3-1. OSD ICON on LIVE Screen.................................................................................................................. 46

5-3-2. Show/Hide OSD ICON on LIVE Screen ............................................................................................... 47

5-4. LED Information ................................................................................................................................................ 47

5-5. Recording.......................................................................................................................................................... 48

5-5-1. MANUAL Recording .............................................................................................................................48

5-5-2. SCHEDULE Recording......................................................................................................................... 48

5-5-3. SENSOR Recording ............................................................................................................................. 48

5-5-4. MOTION Recording .............................................................................................................................. 48

5-5-5. CONTINOUS Recording....................................................................................................................... 48

5-6. PLAYBACK ....................................................................................................................................................... 48

5-6-1. Search when DVR has one HDD ......................................................................................................... 48

5-6-2. Search when DVR has two HDD .......................................................................................................... 50

5-6-3. Playback buttons ..................................................................................................................................50

5-7. Still Image Capturing, Viewing, and Backup ..................................................................................................... 51

5-7-1. Capturing Still Image ............................................................................................................................ 51

5-7-2. Viewing Captured Image ......................................................................................................................51

5-7-3. Still image Backup in USB flash memory stick ..................................................................................... 52

5-8. PTZF ................................................................................................................................................................. 52

5-8-1. PTZF Operation .................................................................................................................................... 52

5-8-2. PTZF Camera link to RS-485 ...............................................................................................................54

5-9. Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation & Alpha-blending Adjustment............................................................... 56

5-10. OSD position and Screen size Adjustment..................................................................................................... 57

5-10-1. Adjusting OSD Ceiling & Bottom Line................................................................................................. 57

5-10-2. Adjusting Screen size ......................................................................................................................... 57

5-11. Motion Detection Region Setup ...................................................................................................................... 57

5-11-1. Region Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 57

5-11-2. Deleting Region .................................................................................................................................. 59

5-12. Audio ............................................................................................................................................................... 59

5-12-1. Audio Setup and Connection .............................................................................................................. 59

5-12-2. Playback ............................................................................................................................................. 60

5-13. External Terminal Information ......................................................................................................................... 61

5-13-1. RS-232C ............................................................................................................................................. 61

5-13-2. RS-422/485......................................................................................................................................... 61

5-14. Sensor Installation ..........................................................................................................................................62

5-15. Video back up in CD (Available only in model with CD-RW) .......................................................................... 62

5-15-1. Back up in CD..................................................................................................................................... 62

5-15-2. Playback Data in CD........................................................................................................................... 63

6. HDD Installation ............................................................................................................................................................ 64

6-1. Installing HDD in removable HDD rack............................................................................................................. 64

6-2. HDD Jumper Setting ......................................................................................................................................... 65

6-3. HDD Indicator ................................................................................................................................................... 66

7. NETWORKING .............................................................................................................................................................67

7-1. NETWORK CLIENT S/W Main Features .......................................................................................................... 67

7-2. Computer System Requirements......................................................................................................................67

7-3. Network Setup in DVR ...................................................................................................................................... 67

7-3-1. Network ACCESS ON/OFF .................................................................................................................. 67

7-3-2. For LAN Users ...................................................................................................................................... 68

7-3-3. For LAN –DHCP Users......................................................................................................................... 68

7-3-4. For ADSL (Dynamic IP address) Users ................................................................................................69

7-4. NETWORK CLIENT S/W Installation and Start Up........................................................................................... 70

7-4-1. NETWORK CLIENT S/W Installation.................................................................................................... 70

7-4-2. NETWORK CLIENT S/W Start Up – Static IP Address......................................................................... 70

7-4-3. NETWORK CLIENT S/W Start Up – Dynamic IP Address ................................................................... 71

7-5.LIVE ................................................................................................................................................................... 72

7-6. SETUP .............................................................................................................................................................. 73

7-6-1. RECORD .............................................................................................................................................. 73

7-6-2. LIVE ...................................................................................................................................................... 76

7-6-3. SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................... 76

7-6-4. NETWORK ...........................................................................................................................................77

7-6-5. BACKUP ............................................................................................................................................... 78

7-6-6. Saving and Uploading Settings ............................................................................................................ 78

7-7. SEARCH ........................................................................................................................................................... 79

7-7-1. Buttons in Search menu .......................................................................................................................79

7-7-2. Search when DVR has two HDD .......................................................................................................... 80

7-8. BACK UP .......................................................................................................................................................... 80

7-8-1. Video BACKUP during LIVE DISPLAY................................................................................................. 80

7-8-2. STILL IMAGE capture during LIVE DISPLAY....................................................................................... 81

7-8-3 Video BACKUP during Playback ........................................................................................................... 81

7-8-4. STILL IMAGE capture during Playback ................................................................................................ 81

7-8-5. Downloading Still Images from DVR..................................................................................................... 82

7-8-6. BACKUP through Time Setting............................................................................................................. 82

7-8-7. Converting <nsf> CD backup format to <avi> format ...........................................................................83

8. Networking by Web Browser......................................................................................................................................... 84

8-1. Download Web Brower Viewer and Connection ............................................................................................... 84

8-2. Main Features ................................................................................................................................................... 85

8-2-1. LIVE ...................................................................................................................................................... 85

8-2-2. SEARCH............................................................................................................................................... 85

8-2-3. BACKUP ............................................................................................................................................... 86

9. Networking by DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) ...............................................................................................86

10. Playback of local HDD in Network Client S/W ............................................................................................................87

11. Network access beyond Rauter .................................................................................................................................. 87

WARNING

The authorized expert must install DVR. When connecting a camera, audio, or sensor cables

DVR should be turned off first.

Please be aware that the company is not responsible for the damages caused from using

unauthorized goods and not following the instructions from the manual.

The company is also not responsible for the errors caused after the user has opened up DVR

for an arbitrary fix or the user has removed Warranty seal.

1. Features

 4 channels real-time video display and 4 channels real-time video recording

 TRIPLEX – Simultaneous record, playback and network transfer

 Individual channel recording and playback with different frame rate

 High-quality live and playback resolution

 High-quality images with MPEG-2 video compression

 Network features: Remote searching or playback, remote live-monitoring, remote

settings change, remote camera control, and remote upgrade

 Network via LAN (DHCP), ADSL (Dynamic and Static IP address)

 4 channels audio recording

 Various recording triggers: Motion detection, manual recording button, sensor, and

schedule

 Search menu geared with graphic user interface, which provides fast, simple, and

detailed information

 User-friendly setup menu with graphic user interface

 Easy to schedule a complicated weekly recording plan

 Convenient search menu that displays recording status

 The OSD icons on screen provide various helpful and well-explained information

 Up-to-date motion-detection that offers 4 area-setup for each channel

 USB ports for JPEG data backup and software upgrade using USB flash memory stick

 Still image capture and review as JPEG format

 Internal Pan/Tilt/Zoom/Focus controller

 Easy operating with the buttons on the front and the remote controller

 User verification by password certification

 Video loss detection

 Web-viewer

 CD-RW (Option): Backup, S/W upgrade

2. Name, Function and Connection

2-1. Front View

A. PLAYBACK BUTTONS

REW, REW JUMP/STEP, PLAY/PAUSE, JUMP/STEP, and FF buttons are used for

playing recorded videos.

B. POWER

Press this button to power on/off DVR. A red light appears when the power of DVR is

turned on.

C. CAPTURE

Press this button to save a captured still-image during playback as a JPEG file.

D. RECORD

Press this button to start/stop manual recording. A red light appears during the

recording.

E. REMOVABLE HDD RACK

Removable HDD rack to install default hard disk drive

F. NETWORK LED

A red light appears when the network client is connected to DVR.

G. RECORD LED

A red light appears during DVR is recording.

H. SENSOR LED

A red light appears when sensor perceives event.

I. MOTION LED

A red light appears when DVR detects motion.

J. IR RECEIVER

Remote Controller signal receiver

K. SEARCH

Press this button to begin searching the recorded video.

L. SETUP

Press this button to begin changing DVR setup.

M. LOCK

Press this button to lock/unlock the buttons of DVR.

N. MISC

Press this button once to show or hide the status icons on live screen and playback

screen,

Press twice to move to “1.Brightness 2.Contrast 3.Alphablending 4.OSD Position”

adjustment menu of each channel,

Press triple to move to “1.Pan/Tilt 2.Zoom/Focus 3.Camera Initial” control menu of

each channel.

O. AUTO

Press this button to activates/deactivates channel rotating function during full screen

display of single channel.

P. QUAD/MUX

To switch the display from 1-channel video to 4-channels video in live display, and vice

versa.

Q. DIRECTION / “SEL” BUTTON

These can be used as arrow keys and number key.

buttons are used as 1,

2, 3, and 4, respectively.

button: Used to change possible values in Setup menu

button: Used to move items in Setup menu

“SEL” button in the middle is used for various purposes.

“SEL” button: Used to enter each sub menu. Also used to select number values.

R. ESC

Press this button to go back to the previous menu

2-2. Remote Control

2-3. Rear View

A. CAMERA INPUT

BNC Input Connectors for camera

B. LOOPBACK OUTPUT

BNC Loop-back Output Connectors for cameras

C. AUDIO IN

RCA Audio Input Terminals

D. AUDIO OUT

RCA Audio Output Terminal

E. VIDEO OUT

BNC Monitor Out Connector

F. S-VHS

S-VHS Monitor Out Connector

G. RS-232C

Connector for DVR Control and Upgrade

H. RS-485

Camera Control

I. USB PORT

J. NTSC/PAL SWITCH

K. ALARM OUT

L. POWER FAN

M. SENSOR IN (Power input: DC 10~12V)

N. POWER IN

O. 10 BASE T ETHERNET

Connector for Network Connection

2-4. Specification

VIDEO

RECORD

ARCHIVING

MULTI TASK TRIPLEX Record, playback and transfer CONTROL UNIT IR Type Remote Control and Front key pads

HDD AVAILABLE CAPACITY 40, 60, 80, 120, 160, 200, 250GB

PHYSICAL

INPUT 4 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p OUTPUT

INPUT 4 Line In (RCA) AUDIO OUTPUT 1 Line Out (RCA) INPUT 4 (Power input: DC 10~12V) ALARM OUTPUT 2 COMPRESSION MPEG-2 VIDEO FORMAT NTSC PAL RESOLUTION 360x240, 720x480 360x288, 720x576 QUAD MODE 120fps/4CH(360x240/CH) 100fps/4CH(360x288/CH) MUX MODE 120fps/4CH(360x240/CH)

FRAME SIZE 2~3KB(360x240),

STILL IMAGE CAPTURE 720x480/360X240 (JPEG) 720x576/360X288 (JPEG) MODE Manual, Motion, Sensor, Motion & Sensor METHOD By Resolution, fps & Quality MOTION DETECTION 4 Areas setup per channel

CONSOLE 1 RS-232C (9pin male DSUB connector) SERIAL PORT CAMERA CONTROL 1 RS-485 (9pin male DSUB connector) TCP/IP (LAN INTERFACE) 1 10-base T Ethernet NETWORK FUNCTIONS Live, Search, Setup, Backup, P/T/Z/F

STILL IMAGE BACKUP 2 USB1.1 for USB Flash memory stick BACKUP VIDEO BACKUP CD-RW (Option) DIMENSIONS (W x L x H) 38cm x 30cm x8.5cm NET WEIGHT 5.5Kgs (without HDD) PACKAGE WEIGHT 7.2Kgs (with HDD) POWER SOURCE AC115/230V, 50-60HZ ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION 30W (approximately)

1 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p 1 S-VIDEO 4 composite loop-back

30fps/4CH(720X480/CH)

10~16KB(720x480)

100fps/4CH(360x288/CH) 25fps/4CH(720X576/CH) 2~3KB(360x288), 10~16KB(720x576)

2-5. Packing List

CONTENTS

1. DVR

2. MANUAL

3. POWER CODE

4. REMOVABLE-HDD RACK KEY & SCREW

5. REMOTE CONTROLLER

6. BATTERY

7. CD - CLIENT SOFTWARE

3. Factory Default

 LIVE

 CHANNEL ROTATION

 CHANNELS--------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4

 DURATION-----------------------------------------------------------------5 SECONDS

 CHANNEL INFO-----------------------------------------------------------------1 2 3 4

 LABEL---------------------------------------------------------------------- CH1

 STATUS DISPLAY-------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW

 ALPHA BLENDING------------------------------------------------------------- 10%

 RECORD

 QUAD

 GENERAL

 QUALITY--------------------------------------------------------HIGH QUALITY

 SAVE EVENT LOG-------------------------------------------OFF

 NET FRAME DROP------------------------------------------ON

 CHANNEL

 FRAME----------------------------------------------------------------AVAILABLE=116

 RATE-------------------------------------------------------------------1 FRAME/SEC

 RECORDED BY

 SENSOR------------------------------------------------------OFF

 MOTION-------------------------------------------------------OFF

 MANUAL------------------------------------------------------ OFF

 CONTINUOUS-----------------------------------------------ON

 AUDIO------------------------------------------------------------------1 2 3 4

 SENSOR

 SENSOR NUMBER------------------------------------------------ 1

 TYPE----------------------------------------------------------- NORMAL OPEN

 RELAY OUTPUT

 ALARM------------------------------------------- 1 2

 CHANNEL------------------------------------- ON

 DURATION------------------------------------ 5 SECONDS

 MOTION

 REGION--------------------------------------------------------------- FULL

 RELAY OUTPUT

 ALARM NUMBER------------------------------------------ 1 2

 SENSITIVITY------------------------------------------------------- L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H

 POST RECORD--------------------------------------------------- 2 SECONDS

 MUX

 GENERAL

 RESOLUTION -------------------------------------------------------360 X 240

 QUALITY-------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH QUALITY

 SAVE EVENT LOG--------------------------------------------------OFF

 NET FRAME DROP------------------------------------------------ON

 CHANNEL

 CHANNEL NUMBER ---------------------------------------------CH1

 FRAME RATE ---------------------------------------------- AVAILABLE=116

 RATE-----------------------------------------------------------1 FRAME/SEC

 RECORDED BY

 SENSOR---------------------------------------- OFF

 MOTION----------------------------------------- OFF

 MANUAL--------------------------------------- OFF

 CONTINUOUS--------------------------------ON

 SENSOR

 MOTION

 SCHEDULE

 SYSTEM

 AUDIO--------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4

 SENSOR NUMBER----------------------------------------------- 1

 TYPE---------------------------------------------------------- NORMAL OPEN

 RELAY OUTPUT

 ALARM----------------------------------------- 1 2

 CHANNEL------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4

 DURATION------------------------------------ 5 SECONDS

 CHANNEL NUMBER ---------------------------------------------CH1

 REGION------------------------------------------------------ FULL

 RELAY OUTPUT

 ALARM NUMBER--------------------------------- 1 2

 SENSITIVITY------------------------------------------------ L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H

 POST RECORD--------------------------------------------------- 2 SECONDS

 ADMIN PASSWORD--------------------------------------------------------- SELECT

 USER PASSWORD----------------------------------------------------------- SELECT

 FACTORY DEFAULT------------------------------------------------------- SELECT

 DATE FORMAT--------------------------------------------------------------YYYY/MM/DD

 CURRENT DATE------------------------------------------------------------YYYY/MM/DD

 CURRENT TIME------------------------------------------------------------- HH:MM:SS

 GMT AREA-------------------------------------------------------------------- [GMT+0:00]

 DAYLIGHT SAVING--------------------------------------------------------- OFF

 INFO

 SITE ID------------------------------------------------------------------------- DVR

 LOG----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SELECT

 SYSTEM -----------------------------------------------------------------------SELECT

 CAPTURED IMAGE-------------------------------------------------------- SELECT

 SEND MAIL -------------------------------------------------------------------OFF

 PTZ

 PTZ CHANNELS ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4

 CAMERA TYPE ------------------------------------------------------ - - -

 CAMERA ID------------------------------------------------------------ 1

 NETWORK

 STORAGE

 CLIENT ACCESS -------------------------------------------------------------ON

 PORT NUMBER -------------------------------------------------------------- 4456

 NETWORK TYPE-------------------------------------------------------------LAN

 DHCP-------------------------------------------------------------------OFF

 DDNS--------------------------------------------------------------------ON

 DDNS SERVER IP--------------------------------------------------- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

 IP ADDRESS ---------------------------------------------------------xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

 GATEWAY--------------------------------------------------------------xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

 SUBNET MASK------------------------------------------------------ xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

 STORAGE OVERWRITE-------------------------------------------------- ON

 HDD FORMAT---------------------------------------------------------------- MASTER

 AUTO ERASING (30DAYS) ---------------------------------------------- OFF

 CD-RW BACKUP ----------------------------------------------------------- SELECT (CD-RW version only)

 S/W UPGRADE W/ CD-RW ---------------------------------------------- SELECT (CD-RW version only)

4. Setup

4-1. Initial menu

Press the Setup button, then Setup menu will appear.

4-2. LIVE

4-2-1. Channel Rotation

1. Select LIVE and press SEL button to show LIVE setup screen.

2. Select a live display rotation channel among channel 1,2,3,4 with SEL button. (Yellow

means that the channel is included in channel rotation during live display. The only

yellow colored channels will be appeared in channel rotation during live display. White

means that the channel is not included in channel rotation during live display.)

3. Select a channel for channel rotation, move the cursor to “Duration” to set the rotation

time of display screen. (Duration time varies 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, & 30 seconds)

4-2-2. Channel Info

4-2-2-1. LABEL

1. Select LIVE and press SEL button to show LIVE setup menu

2. Go to CHANNEL INFO and select the channel you wish to change the channel name of.

The name of the chosen channel shows up at LABEL field.

3. Press SEL button when the cursor is LABEL field (channel name). A keyboard will

appear for you to type in a new name.

4. Name the label (channel name) by using

buttons and SEL button. Press

enter to save. The name is changed in LABEL field.

4-2-2-2. Status Display

1. Select LIVE and press SEL button to show LIVE setup menu

2. Select whether to <Show> or <Hide> the status Information by using buttons.

<SHOW> shows the status information on the live screen (channel name, HDD Status,

Current Time, LOCK, NETWORK)

<HIDE> hides the status information on the live screen. When <Hide> is checked, press the

MISC button to show the status information.

4-2-2-3. ALPHABLENDING

1. Select LIVE and press SEL button to show LIVE setup menu.

2. Adjust Alpha Blending from 0% to 90% by using buttons.

4-3. RECORD

In Record Setup, you can choose from QUAD, MUX, and SCHEDULE recording mode. In each mode, the

recording quality, recording frame, audio, sensor, motion detector, and other details can be customized.

4-3-1. Select Recording Mode (QUAD, MUX, SCHEDULE)

1. Select RECORD and press SEL button to go to the recording mode select screen.

2. Move the cursor to SELECT MODE bar and press SEL button.

The current recording mode is highlighted in colors.

3. Use

SCHEDULE) and press SEL button.

buttons to move the cursor to the desired mode (QUAD, MUX or

4. The selected mode becomes highlighted. Press ESC button to go back to LIVE mode,

and from then the selected recording mode will be applied to recording sessions.

4-3-2. QUAD Recording Mode

1. Select RECORD and press SEL button to go to Select Mode for recording.

2. Select QUAD on the Select Mode screen to go to QUAD setup screen.

4-3-2-1. GENERAL Setup

In QUAD Setup screen, select GENERAL to go to the GENERAL setup screen.

 QUALITY – Press

DVR supports three types of recording quality in QUAD recording mode.

<LOW QUALITY> offers somewhat harsh picture quality and small file size.

<NORMAL QUALITY> offers average picture quality and medium file size.

<HIGH QUALITY> offers fine picture quality but file size is the largest.

The user should choose the appropriate quality level considering his/her purpose.

button to select recording quality.

 SAVE EVEN LOG – Press

<ON> - LOG will be recorded when events occur.

button to set ON or OFF

 NET FRAME DROP - Press

<ON> - When network bandwidth is not sufficient for transmitting all frames, DVR

transmits only I frame, dropping B and P frame.

button to set ON or OFF

4-3-2-2. CHANNEL Setup

Select CHANNEL in QUAD setup screen to go to CHANNEL setup screen.

 FRAME RATE – It shows the available frame rate.

 RATE –Press

The QUAD recording mode supports

NTSC: 1, 4, 8, 15, 22, and 30FPS

PAL: 1, 4, 7, 13, 18 and 25FPS

button to select the recording speed.

 SENSOR – Press

button to set <ON> or <OFF>.

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the sensor is activated.

Please refer to “4-3-2-3. SENSOR Setup”.

 MOTION – Press

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the motion is detected.

Please refer to “4-3-2-4. MOTION Setup”.

 MANUAL - Press

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the user press RECORD button.

 CONTINUOUS - Press

<ON>: Video will be ALWAYS recorded when DVR is in operation.

 AUDIO – Move the cursor on the one of <1>, <2>, <3>, and <4> and press SEL

button to select the audio port that will be recorded. The selected audio channels

will be highlighted in Yellow.

4-3-2-3. SENSOR Setup

button to set <ON> or <OFF>.

button to set <ON> or <OFF>

In QUAD setup screen, select SENSOR to go to SENSOR setup screen.

5 seconds of Pre-Record will be applied to all channels as default.

 SENSOR NUMBER – Press

button to select sensor that one want to set and

link with the recording channel.

 TYPE - Press

Select the right sensor type according to the type of installed sensor with DVR.

NORMAL OPEN – Normal Open type sensor

NORMAL CLOSE – Normal Close type sensor

button to select the type of sensor to be activated.

 ALARM - Press

button to select the port on which an alarm out is made

when sensor is activated.

 CHANNEL - Press

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the sensor is activated.

button to set <ON> or <OFF>

 DURATION - Press

button to select the duration of alarm output and the

recording time of the linked channel.

vailable alarm output and channel recording duration – 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180

seconds.

4-3-2-4. MOTION DETECTION Setup

In QUAD setup screen, select MOTION to go to MOTION setup screen.

 REGION – FULL

In QUAD mode, the motion detection is applied to full screen region only.

 ALARM NUMBER - Press

buttons to select the port on which an alarm out is

made when motion is detected.

 SENSITIVITY – Move the cursor on the field of SENSIVITY “L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H”

and select sensitivity using

buttons. The selected sensitivity will be highlighted

in Yellow color.

SENSITIVITY “1” - Only reacts to big movements (low sensitivity).

SENSITIVITY “5” - Reacts to average movements (medium sensitivity).

SENSITIVITY “9” - Reacts even to small movements (high sensitivity).

 POST RECORD – Using

buttons, select the duration of post-recording.

4-3-3. MUX Recording Mode

<RESOLUTION: 360X240> <RESOLUTION: 720X480>

Difference in recording resolution depending on image resolution setting in MUX mode

1. Select RECORD and press SEL to move to RECORD select mode.

2. Select MUX in RECORD select mode screen to go to MUX setup screen.

4-3-3-1. GENERAL Setup

In MUX setup screen, select GENERAL to move to GENERAL select mode.

 RESOLUTION – Press

button to select recording resolution.

 QUALITY – Press button to select recording quality.

DVR supports four types of picture quality in MUX recording mode.

<LOW QUALITY> offers somewhat harsh picture quality but small file size.

<MEDIUM QUALITY> offers average picture quality and average file size.

<HIGH QUALITY> offers fine picture quality and big file size.

User should choose the appropriate picture quality considering his/her purpose.

 SAVE EVEN LOG – Press

<ON> - LOG will be recorded when events occur.

button to set ON or OFF

 NET FRAME DROP - Press

<ON> - When network bandwidth is not sufficient for transmitting all frames, DVR

transmits only I frame, dropping B and P frame.

button to set ON or OFF

4-3-3-2. CHANNEL Setup

In MUX setup screen, select CHANNEL to go to CHANNEL setup screen.

 CHANNEL NUMBER - Press

button to select the channel.

 FRAME RATE – It shows the available frame rate.

 RATE –Press

The MUX recording mode supports

NTSC: 360x240 - 1 to 30FPS / 720X480 - 1, 4, 8, 15, 22, and 30FPS

PAL: 360X288 - 1 to 25FPS / 720X576 - 1, 4, 7, 13, 18 and 25FPS

button to select the recording speed of the channel.

 SENSOR – Press

button to set <ON> or <OFF>.

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the sensor is activated.

Please refer to “4-3-3-3. SENSOR Setup”.

 MOTION – Press

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the motion is detected.

Please refer to “4-3-3-4. MOTION Setup

 MANUAL - Press

<ON>: Video will be recorded when the user press RECORD button.

 CONTINUOUS - Press

<ON>: Video will be ALWAYS recorded when DVR is in operation.

 AUDIO – Move the cursor on the one of <1>, <2>, <3>, and <4> audio inputs and

press SEL button to select the audio port that will be recorded. The selected audio

channels will be highlighted in Yellow.

4-3-3-3. SENSOR Setup

button to set <ON> or <OFF>.

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button to set <ON> or <OFF>

In MUX screen, select SENSOR to go to SENSOR setup screen.

5 seconds of Pre-Record will be applied to all channels as default.

 SENSOR NUMBER – Press

button to select sensor that one want to set and

link with recording channel.

 TYPE - Press

Select the right sensor type according to the type of installed sensor with DVR.

NORMAL OPEN – Normal Open type sensor

NORMAL CLOSE – Normal Close type sensor

button to select the type of sensor to be activated

 ALARM - Press

button to select the port on which an alarm out is made

when sensor is activated.

 CHANNEL - Press

button to select the channel to record when sensor is

activated.

 DURATION - Press

button to select the duration of alarm output and the

recording time of the linked channel.

vailable alarm output and channel recording duration – 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180

seconds

4-3-3-4. MOTION DETECTION Setup

In MUX setup screen, select MOTION to go to MOTION setup screen.

 CHANNEL NUMBER - Press

buttons to select the channel to set the motion

detection.

 REGION – Press

buttons to select the process of the motion detection area

setup.

<FULL>: The motion detection is always applied to full screen region.

<INDIVIDUAL>: The user can set 4 motion detection areas per channel. Please refer to “5-11.

Motion Detection Region Setup” for individual motion detection area setup.

 ALARM NUMBER - Press

buttons to select the port on which an alarm out is

made when motion is detected.

 SENSITIVITY – Move the cursor on the field of SENSIVITY “L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H”

and select sensitivity using

buttons. The selected sensitivity will be highlighted

in Yellow color.

SENSITIVITY “1” - Only reacts to big movements (low sensitivity).

SENSITIVITY “5” - Reacts to average movements (medium sensitivity).

SENSITIVITY “9” - Reacts even to small movements (high sensitivity).

 POST RECORD – Using

buttons, select the duration of post-recording.

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