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Chapter 1 — Introduction - ADT

1. Event Search Event Log Date Time 4 Alarm In 1 12 04 2001 09 48 05 AM 3 Alarm In 1 12 04 2001 09 47 55 AM 2 Alarm In 1 12 04 2001 09 47 45 AM 1 Alarm In 1 12 04 2001 09 47 35 AM Figure 79 Event Log screen The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated The Event Search screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video NOTE Event Search does not work when the data source is set to Search On Archive Pressing the e button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button will start playing the event video segment Pressing STOP returns to live monitoring Pressing SEARCH returns to the Event Log 72 Digital Video Recorder You can also narrow your event search by selecting Query and setting up the new search condition Event Search From 01 24 2002 01 56 57 AM To Last 01 24 2002 01 56 57 AM Camera ex ee Je ea ea ms as JE me Ul ss mo ew fan me vasos an ow ow ae Figure 80 Event Search by Camera screen Event Search From 04 08 2002 11 28 37 PM To 04 08 2002 11 28 37 PM 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 one n epe epee ee e eTe ee eTe eTe vo alallala Search Figure 81 Event Search by Event screen Highlight the box beside Search by a
2. button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number The Unit ID number is used to identify the unit when it is networked with other DVRs You cannot use the same number for two or more DVRs that are within the same network 19 User s Manual After you have created a title and assigned a unit ID number you can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the lt button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes The box beside Version displays the software and hardware version of the DVR The first two digits are the hardware version and the last four digits are the software version For example 1 0 2 000 means that the hardware version is 1 0 and the software version is 2 000 NOTE You can upgrade the software only in the System Information Change screen To upgrade the software connect the USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR Highlight Upgrade and press the button The System Upgrade screen appears The screen displays the upgrade package file name NOTE If the file system on the USB IDE hard disk drive or USB flash drive is NOT FAT16 or FAT32 format format the drive using FAT16 or FAT32 format System Information Change System Upgrade Cancel Figure 28 System Upgrade screen Select Start and enter the Admin password to start the upgrade The system restarts
3. NOTE The DVR is not supplied with a modem cable and many modems are not supplied with cables Make certain you have the correct cable when purchasing the modem Factory Reset 00000 ARO RS 232 O lt Factory Reset Switch Figure 18 Factory reset switch The DVR has a Factory Reset switch under the RS232 connector This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings CAUTION When using the Factory Reset you will lose any setting you have made To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Turn it on again 3 While the DVR is initializing poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the right of the RS232 connector 4 Hold the switch until all the LEDs and all the segments on the Front Panel Display are lit NOTE When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs and the segments on the Front Panel Display flash three times User s Manual 5 Release the reset switch All of the DVR s settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory Connecting the Power Cord oo 190 J DC 24V Figure 19 Power cord connector Connect the DC power cord of the adaptor to the DVR and connect the AC power cord to the adaptor and then to the wall outlet NOTE The power cord connector locks into position to prevent accidental
4. button This toggles between On and Off Highlight the box beside SNTP Server and press the button Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number value Highlight the box beside Interval and press the button Set the time interval for synchronization from 1 to 300 minutes The box beside System Clock displays the DVR s time setting The box beside Server Clock displays the time setting of the time server Highlighting the Update button and pressing the lt button updates the server clock NOTE The Server Clock will display when the DVR cannot load the time information from the time server The box beside Next Synchronization displays the time when the next synchronization is scheduled If you want to synchronize the time instantly highlight the Now button and press the e button CAUTION When selecting Now any video with a later time and date will be lost if the time and date of a time server is earlier than the last recorded image of the DVR NOTE When the time difference between the DVR and the time server is more than one minute the DVR might not synchronize the time to prevent any unexpected loss of recorded video data If you want to synchronize the time manually select Now Highlight the Run as Server box and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When itis On the DVR you are setting
5. Transfer Control Transfer Speed 10 ips Remote Quality Standard Cancel Figure 63 Network Setup screen Highlight the box beside Connection Press the button to toggle between LAN and Modem Highlight the box beside Admin Password and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears You will first be asked to enter the current password Then you can enter a new password you will be asked to confirm the new password before it is accepted Highlight the box beside User Password and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears You will first be asked to enter the current password Then you can enter a new password you will be asked to confirm the new password before it is accepted NOTE These passwords are for network use They are different from the Admin and User passwords for the DVR itself NOTE The passwords are case sensitive The factory default password for both Administrator and User is 12345678 CAUTION Write the password down and keep it in a safe place Once the password has been reset the default will no longer work If the password is forgotten the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost Highlight the box beside Transfer Control Press the button to toggle between On and Off When it is On you can set the transfer speed and remote quality of the image transferred to a computer running RAS Remote Administration System 54 Digital Video Reco
6. USB HDD or USB CD RW Placing a checkmark in the Audio box archives recorded audio with video NOTE It is possible to use the USB CD RW drive for clip copy when less than three SCSI hard disk drives are connected to the DVR and use the IDE CD RW drive when less than four SCSI hard disk drives are connected NOTE A CD R or CD RW disk that was written to using a computer might not work in a USB CD RW drive connected to the DVR You can define how much video to back up by changing the start and end times and dates You can also select which camera you wish to back up Highlight the File Name box and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears Enter a file name for the video you are backing up and select Close The DVR will automatically add the camera number for example 01 and exe to the file name If you want to save the file in a specific folder enter the folder name followed by a For example folder filename Once you have given the video a file name highlight the Start button and press the lt button The DVR will display the drive capacity the backup file size and ask if you want to continue NOTE Do not back up files larger than 2GB 63 User s Manual You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being backed up To do this highlight the Close button and press the button You can return to the Clip Copy screen at any time to check the progress NOTE You can not end the a
7. 13 14 1 1 1 ee 3 A 5 3 A E 3 EN pe 12 A pe ae 0000000000000000 ASEO Figure 4 Video input connectors 1 Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors EA CA2 Cas CA4 CAS or EA ED EH EA Dn BA cata GAN CAMS om l L 1 ji O G O O O U l O o O O O G G Figure 5 Video input connectors 2 Connect the RJ 11 cables from the observation cameras to the modular RJ 11 connectors CAUTION Do NOT attempt to use the modular input and BNC input for the same camera port Connecting the Loop Through Video 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 H 10 nm 12 13 1 15 1 SS AY A AY A A AIA A AA A A A A E OE PVOO OO OOOO OOO O Figure 6 Video Loop Through connectors If you would like to connect your video source to another device you can use the Loop BNC connectors NOTE The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to another terminated device because it will cause poor quality video Digital Video Recorder Connecting the Monitor VIDEO OUT SPOT e ZX Gi SVHS OUT Figure 7 Video Out connectors Connect the monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector Connect the spot monitor to the SPOT connector if required NOTE If your monitor has an SVHS input use it because it will
8. 8 Connecting to the AS232 Pol EEN 9 Factory ROSO eenean eee tadas 9 Connecting the Power Cord ene 10 Chapter 3 Configuration EE 11 Front Panel Controls A vate eee eat eee eee 11 Up Down Left Right Arrow Buttons ardid tada 11 Bier Ee EE 11 Camera Buttons 1 to 16 iit tds dt o 11 MENU RTE 12 DISPLA tere 12 SEQUENCE BUNOMS reacio el 12 FREEZE BUON tun taa ee 12 TAME a edie Silesia a a a a veda teVeta leu 12 COUNTER Blond 12 SPOF BUON EE 13 PIZ BUM EE 13 User s Manual vi ALARM UTC Is EAS 13 Se RE 13 PLAY PAUSE DUO sis 13 gt K 13 RW Rewind BUT A ae aaa ee 13 A E te ett Stat late he 14 REG Recorta Bull corsa 14 SOS e BE 14 JOO Dali aaa EEE 14 EE 14 Ve TE eene E 14 A eege 14 Turning on the POWER E dos 15 Review of Front Panel Display ccccccccccncccccccccncccccnnnnnannnnconnnnnonananannnncnos 15 A A A 16 Q ick Setup colindante 16 Normal Setup AAA A A nenne 18 System Information cta tds tt dd 18 DateTime Selina do pls 21 System Check Screen ANEN 24 ci eege EEN 25 System Log Screen DEE 27 System ShUtJOWN OS 28 Config ring Input Devices sis pericia aa 28 Camera Setup Screen ENEE 29 Alarm In Setup SOON led dida 30 Motion Detecta dos dolo dies 31 Alarm Out Setup Screen E 33 e tecti sheet cee iaceee ee tele ee i lee ate 35 RS232 RS485 Setup Screen EEN 36 Configuring Recording Gettngs EEN 37 Record Mode Setup SCreen start EENS EE 37 Time Lapse Record Mode Setup Green 38 Time Lapse Recording Gched
9. Alarm in Motion Detector RS232 RS485 Record Time Lapse Record Pre Event Record Y Event Action Alarm in Action Motion Action Video Loss Action Display Main Monitoring Spot Monitoring Network Setup Callback Center Password Configuration Quick Setup Load Default Setup Clear All Data Digital Video Recorder Appendix F Specifications Signal Format NTSC or PAL selector switch Composite 4 9 or 16 looping inputs 1 Vp p pasos Syn auto terminating 75 Ohms Composite One 1 Vp p 75 Ohms Monitor Output SVHS One SPOT 1 BNC Video Resolutio 1 720x480 NTSC 720x576 PAL Playback Recorn Speed images per sec nd 60ips NTSC 50ips PAL Alarm Input 4 9 or 16 TTL NC NO programmable 4 3V threshold selectable from terminal inputs or camera alarm inputs Alarm Output 4 TTL open collector 5nA 12V 30mA 5V Alarm Reset Ing t 1 TTL 4 3V threshold Network Conne tivity 10 100 Mbps Ethernet RS 232C for external modem RCA Input One line in or mic programmable Audio Input Camera Audio Inputs 16 line in programmable with RCA input Audio Output One line Internal Microp one One Internal Speake One Specifications are subject to change without notice
10. DISPLAY Button Pressing the DISPLAY button will cycle the display through the different screen layouts The display modes are full 4x4 3x3 and 2x2 not all formats are available for the 9 and 4 channel DVRs Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned The playback speeds are x0 5 44 444 444 9x0 5 P DP POD and PPP When you release the ring it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses Jog Dial The Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused By turning the jog dial clockwise you can play video forward image by image By turning the jog dial counterclockwise you play video backward image by image NOTE When playing recorded video at maximum speed with very high image quality playback of recorded audio may be interrupted occasionally NOTE The user cannot change the system setup from a remote site during Playback mode 69 User s Manual Searching Video Pressing the SEARCH button displays the Search Menu Change Data Source Go to the Last Date Time Search Calendar Search Event Search Figure 75 Search Menu e Change Data Source Changes the data source to
11. 0 00 to 24 00 33 User s Manual Alarm Out 1 Schedule mOn nmEvent Cancel Figure 44 Alarm Out Schedule screen You can select individual blocks of time entire days of the week entire blocks of time or the entire schedule Select a specific block of time by highlighting it Select an entire day by highlighting the day of the week or Holiday on the left of the screen Select an entire block of time by highlighting the time at the top of the screen Select the entire screen by highlighting the empty box in the upper left corner of the screen Press the e button from No Arming no block to On blue block to Event yellow block When set to On the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time When set to Event the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time 34 Digital Video Recorder Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Main menu and press the button The Audio Setup screen appears Audio Setup Audio Recording Mute Figure 45 Audio Setup screen Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR also records audio when it is recording video Highlight the box beside Mute and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR will NOT play live or recorded audio Highlight the box beside Audio In and press the button A drop down menu displays the audi
12. Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI They are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode The arrow buttons can be used to move the position of the active cameo screen and also move through screen pages Enter Button The Enter button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup This is also used to enter or exit the active cameo mode during live monitoring and playback Camera Buttons 1 to 16 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen They are also used to enter passwords 11 User s Manual MENU Button Pressing the MENU button enters the Normal Setup screen You will need to enter the administrator password to access the Normal Setup Pressing the button also closes the current menu or setup dialog box DISPLAY Button Pressing the DISPLAY button toggles between different display formats The available formats are full 4x4 3x3 2x2 and PIP SEQUENCE Buttons When in the live mode pressing the SEQUENCE button displays another full live channel sequentially When in one of the multi view formats pressing this button will cause the DVR to sequence cameras in two sequence modes Page and Cameo In the Page mode the DVR sequences through user defined screen layouts pages In the Cameo mode the bottom right screen to display live ca
13. Figure 82 Player screen Click the Save button to save the current image in a bitmap file format to the local hard disk drive or floppy disk Click the Print button to print the current image on the printer connected to your computer The Backup File Information window displays information regarding the backup file Location displays the site description of the DVR where the backup was made Record displays the time span of the video backup file Encryption displays whether the backup file has been tampered with Normal means the file has not been tampered with Wrong means the system has detected tampering and no mark means the user cancelled the encryption check 77 User s Manual The Current Image Information window displays information about the current image Camera Title displays the camera name of the current image and Time displays the date and time the image was recorded The Playback Function Buttons include fast backward backward play pause fast forward go to the first image go to the previous image go to the next image and go to the last image buttons The Image Search Slide Bar displays the current playback position The user can move to another image clicking the mouse and dragging along the slide bar The Brightness Revert Button reloads to the original image The Brightness Control Slide Bar adjusts the brightness of the backup images by clicking the mouse and dragging along the slider bar Minute brightness
14. User s Manual Video Input Composite 4 9 or 16 BNC 4 9 or 16 RJ 11 Video Loop Composite 4 9 or 16 BNC Composite 1 BNC Monitor Output SVHS 1 Y C SPOT 1 BNC Audio In RCA connector RJ 11 Audio Out RCA connector RJ 11 Alarms Terminal block Ethernet Port RJ 45 Modem Port RJ 11 RS232C Serial ort DB9 P RS485 Serial Pc t Two connector terminal block UltraWide SCS Port High density female 68 pin connector USB Port One Primary Storage EIDE hard disk drive up to 2 Backup Storage UltraWide SCSI hard disk drive RAID Built in CD RW drive USB hard disk drive or CD RW drive Dimensions W H x D 16 9 x 3 5 x 14 0 430mm x 88mm x 357mm Unit Weight 18 4 Ibs 8 35kg Shipping Weigh 26 2 lbs 11 90kg Shipping Dimer sions WxHxD 21 3 x 10 2 x 19 7 540mm x 260mm x 500mm Operating Temp rature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating Humi lity 0 to 90 Power 100 to 240 VAC 1 2 A 60 50Hz Input Voltage 24VDC 6 3A Power Consum ion Max 150W including observation camera power 64W FCC PART 15 Subpart B Class A Specifications are subject to change without notice
15. ata ir a aii 22 Figure 32 System Check screen ENEE 24 Figure 33 SOLITO SN EE 25 Figure 34 S M A R T Setup screen 26 Figure 35 System Log SC A ia A 27 Figure 36 Device Menu Screen SEENEN nanaii neadi kan sseeeh dee aaa dauana dakat rana 28 Figure 37 Camera Setup screen ENEE 29 Figure 38 P Z Device listi pen eai iii 30 Figure 39 Alarm In Setup screen cccceceseeceseseeeeeenseneeeseeneesenseeeeesseeeesesenseseneeseeeeceesesenseseneneessensess 30 Figure 40 Motion Detector Setup screen 31 Figure 41 Motion Detection Zone screen 32 Figure 42 Motion Detection Zone MENU ecreen cnn nnnr cnn nn nn rr ran r rr rra nrnnnnrnn 32 Figure 43 Alarm Out SETUP screen 33 Figure 44 Alarm Out Schedule screen 34 Figure 45 Audio Setup screen ENEE 35 Figure 46 RS232 RS485 Setup screen cocococcoccccooccnoncnnonncnoncnnnnnnnnnnannn cnn nn nn rc nena nn r nn nn an n rn nn na nnnnnnnninns 36 Figure 47 Record Mode Setup screen 37 Figure 48 Time Lapse Record Setup screen 38 Figure 49 Time Lapse Recording Schedule screen ccceesceceeeeeeeeeseneeeeeseneeesseeeeeeesuseeessneeeesseatess 39 Figure 50 Pre Event Record Setup screen 40 Figure 51 Alarm In Event Action Record Setup screen 42 Figure 52 Alarm In Event Action Alarm Out setup screen 43 Figure 53 Alarm In Event Action Notify Setup screen oooooncccnnoncccnnonccnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnnnn cn
16. be searched see below for more details e Go to First Displays the first image e Go to Last Displays the last image e Date Time Search Searches by date and time see below for more details e Calendar Search Searches using a calendar see below for more details e Event Search Selects video from the event log see below for more details NOTE The searching speed might decrease while all camera channels are in the pre alarm recording mode Change Data Source Change Data Source Search On Local O Search On Archive Figure 76 Change Data Source screen You can select the data source to be searched from local storage Search On Local or archive storage Search On Archive To select the data source highlight the data source to be searched and press the e button 70 Digital Video Recorder Date Time Search Date Time Search Enter Date Time Figure 77 Date Time Search screen Move the cursor over the date and press the button You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the year month and day Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date you want to search for video Once you have set the date you want press the e button Move the cursor over the time and press the button You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the hour minutes and seconds Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the time you want to search for v
17. button Select the time zone you are in from the list and press the button Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off Highlight the Holiday Setup box and press the e button You can set up holidays by highlighting Add and pressing the button The current date appears 21 User s Manual Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons Press the e button to add the date Dates can be deleted by highlighting the X beside the date and pressing the e button NOTE Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year s holiday has passed Holiday Setup 1 07 04 yyyy 2 12 25 yyyy CUENCA e cance Figure 30 Holiday Setup screen You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Highlight the Time Sync box and press the button You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries or between the DVR and another DVR Time Sync Automatic Time Sync SNTP Server 192 168 1 129 Interval System Clock Next Synchronization Run as Server Cancel Figure 31 Time Sync screen 22 Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Automatic Time Sync and press the
18. displays when the DVR is in Menu mode CLOCK displays when the digits are displaying the current time PB displays when video is being played back and the digits are displaying the time of the recording REMAIN displays when the digits are displaying the remaining hard disk drive capacity ALARM ALARM displays when any camera is in the event driven recording mode A The bell icon displays during alarm activation TBGBMB These light when the display is in the remaining disk capacity mode TB TeraBytes GB GigaBytes and MB MegaBytes K This icon displays when video is being played backward at fast speed This icon displays when video is being played backward at regular speed DO This icon displays when video is paused gt This icon displays when video is being played forward at regular speed b gt This icon displays when video is being played forward at fast speed UN The network icon displays when the unit is networked either via Ethernet or modem DX displays when the DVR is operating in the Duplex mode tos The disk icon displays when data is being backed up 15 User s Manual REQ R REC displays when the DVR is in the Repeat Record mode The DVR will continue recording when the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video i The digits display Time Date and Remaining Capacity Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time you will want to establish the initial settings Th
19. local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio Playing Recorded Video Once video has been recorded you can view it by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button When playing video for the first time the DVR will display the most recent image When playing video subsequent times the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image NOTE Only the administrator level user can view the covert cameras The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera setting Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button again will freeze the video on the screen RW Rewind Button Pressing the BW button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 The screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected 68 Digital Video Recorder FF Fast Forward Button Pressing the EP button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from Pb PPP and PPP The screen displays PP PPP and PPP respectively Entering Fast Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected STOP Button Pressing the STOP button during Playback mode returns the DVR to the Live Monitoring mode Camera Buttons 1 to 16 Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen
20. search menu screen in live monitoring mode and press the ALARMI button to display the event log in live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm Highlight Password in the Main menu and press to enter the Password screen 58 Digital Video Recorder Password Key Lock On oK Figure 67 Password setup screen Highlight the box beside User and press the lt button to toggle between On and Off If the password is set to On you will be asked to enter the current password so that you can turn it Off If the password is set to Off you will be asked to enter the new password and to confirm it before it will be turned on The Administrator password cannot be turned On and Off You can change the Administrator password by first entering the current password entering a new password and finally confirming the new password To change the password highlight the Password box and press the button A window appears asking you to enter the current password If you enter the correct password another window appears asking you to enter a new password using the camera buttons After you press the button another screen appears asking you to confirm the new password NOTE The Admin and User passwords are composed of up to eight digits using the camera buttons The default User password is 1234 and Admin password is 4321 CAUTION Write down the new password and save it in a secure place If the password is forgo
21. the DVR The DVR will automatically reset the time and date of the unit according to the time and date of the last recorded image Tf this 1s not the correct time and date reset the time and date manually If the correct time and date is earlier than the last recorded image any video with a later time and date will be lost when resetting the correct time and date 79 User s Manual Appendix D Connector Pin Outs UO Connector Pin Outs o ofo oo o o IOC VO GND Al Al2 Al3 Al GND AIS Al6 Al7 AR oloo e lolo ol ol colla GND Al9 ANO Al11 AM2 GND Al13 A4 A115 ANG Al to 16 Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 CND Chassis Ground 4 connectors AO 1 to 4 Alarm Outputs 1 to 4 ARI Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs RX RX TX TX Mast r Unit Slav Unit RX TX gt To gt TX RX RX TX To TX RX 80 Observation Camera Connector Pin Outs Digital Video Recorder F 2 3 4 5 Fn1 Alarm Input Fn2 15VDC Output Fn3 Intercom Audio Output Fn4 Video Input Fn5 Intercom Audio Input Fn6 Ground 81 User s Manual Appendix E Map of Screens 82 MENU _ _ System System Information Date Time System Check Camera
22. this manual refer to the 16 camera model Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 Installation Package Contents The package contains the following Digital Video Recorder Power Cord Adaptor User s Manual This Document RAS Software Diskettes and User s Manual Rack mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives BNC Cable SVHS Cable and RJ 11 Telephone Modem Cable Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system USB Port Factory Reset Switch Spot Out RS232 Port Video In Video Out E ooo mass Kaes mee Alarm Reset In Alarm Outs RS485 o SVHS Out Ethernet Port Observation Modular Camera DC 24V Modem Port Alarm Inputs SCSI Port Audio NTSC PAL Switch Figure 2 16 Channel DVR rear panel Others are similar Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL N m P Figure 3 NTSC PAL switch User s Manual Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment Before turning on the DVR set the switch to NTSC or PAL to match your equipment NOTE You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment For example you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor CAUTION If you set the switch from NTSC PAL to PAL NTSC please do the Factory Reset and Clear All Data If not it causes the DVR to perform wrong operations Connecting the Video Source
23. when the hard disk drive is full Highlight the box beside On Disk Full Beep and press the button to toggle between On and Off Highlight the box beside On Disk Full Alarm Out and press the lt button to toggle between On and Off 37 User s Manual The DVR provides the Duplex mode so you can record and play back video at the same time Highlight the box beside Field Detect Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the Field Detection helps prevent shaking It does this by recording odd numbered fields from odd numbered cameras and even numbered fields from even numbered cameras Highlight the first box beside Auto Deletion Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the DVR will delete video recorded earlier than user defined period Highlight the second box beside Auto Deletion and press the e button to select the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 99 Days You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Time Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen Time Lapse Record Setup camera snoa sposa Guay pesa cuy Pt f tee staan REECH e E res stare nips Stns e tee stare nips sanaaa a C ties standard tips Standard a Lessel Keep the continuous pictures ot pe oK Figure 48 Time Lapse Record Setup screen Highlight the box under
24. within the block groups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Press the e button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions Close this menu Select Current Blocks Clear Current Blocks Select All Blocks Clear All Blocks Reverse All Blocks Exit Zone Setup Figure 42 Motion Detection Zone menu screen 32 Digital Video Recorder Close this menu Closes the menu so that you can see the entire screen Select Current Blocks Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Clear Current Blocks Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion Select All Blocks Activates all blocks to detect motion Clear All Blocks Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion Reverse All Blocks Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks Exit Zone Setup Asks you to confirm changes and then returns to the previous screen Alarm Out Setup Screen The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR Alarm Out a Figure 43 Alarm Out setup screen Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title Highlighting the Sched field and pressing the button opens a schedule screen You can schedule alarm output in 30 minute increments from
25. 3 14 Choose the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB IDE hard disk drive In the FDISK Option menu choose Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu choose 1 Create Primary DOS Partition And Type Y to use all available space and hit the enter key Hit ESC to exit the screen after the USB IDE hard disk drive partition is created Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive is in My Computer Right click the newly created hard disk drive icon and select Format In the Format Screen select Full as the Format type and click Start After formatting is complete connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to the DVR Digital Video Recorder Appendix B Reviewing Backup Clip Images Disconnect the external USB IDE hard disk drive from the DVR and connect it to your PC You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video The backup file contains the Player program Double clicking the target backup file starts the Player program NOTE It is suggested that the computer used for the Player program has at least a 800MHz Pentium Ill If your CPU is slower than this backup files recorded at maximum speed with very high image quality will be played back slowly Quit Button Monitoring Screen Backup File Information Current Image Information H O Buttoni Mute But El
26. A ADRP4E 120 A ADRP9E 240 A ADRP16E 320 Digital Video Recorders User s Manual Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISKOF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC 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 A
27. Dwell Time sse Figure 61 Main Monitoring Setup screen Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and press the button You can adjust the sequence dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds Highlight the box beside Sequence in Cameo and press the button to toggle between On and Off Not on 4 camera model Pressing the SEQUENCE button causes the DVR to sequence cameras and the DVR can sequence cameras in two modes Page and Cameo In the Page mode the DVR sequences through user defined screen layouts pages In the Cameo mode the bottom right window in a multi screen format sequences through all cameras NOTE The DVR does not sequence the camera having video loss in the Cameo mode You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence through the different screen layouts pages so that all the cameras will be displayed You can also set up the DVR to display one camera or a group of cameras all the time while cycling through the remaining cameras in a cameo window This can be done with one camera displayed full screen while displaying the cameo window as a PIP picture in picture or displaying the cameras in a grid pattern with the bottom right window as the cameo NOTE Sequence cannot be used in the 4x4 display mode of the 16 channel 3x3 mode of the 9 channel and the 2x2 mode of the 4 channel DVR 52 Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box besid
28. Goer aes eet eee 71 Calendar SAR GMs e e tdo neo do da 71 Event Seati astas 72 vii User s Manual Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation cococccccnnnncccccccccccnccnnnnnnns 15 Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 75 Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows O8 75 Appendix B Reviewing Backup Clip Images cccccccccnnnnccccccccnnccccnnnnnnns 77 Appendix C Troubleshooting ooooooccccccccccnncccnonccccnnnccnnnnnnnnnanccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 79 Appendix D Connector Pin Outs e 80 ENCAMINA eee 80 RS485 Connector Pl Qin danna 80 Observation Camera Connector Pin Outs coccccccnnccccccccccnccccnnnnananancncnnnnnnns 81 Appendix E Map of Screens EE 82 Appendix F Specifications ta a 83 viii Digital Video Recorder List of Illustrations Figure t Typical DVR Installations nrun anren At eed ee pa 1 Figure 2 16 Channel DVR rear panel Others are similar le 3 Figure 3 NTSC PAL ewttch iii ia td A di di 3 Figure 4 Video input connectors Il 4 Figure 5 Video input connectors 2 isversk anaia ne aanaeio 4 Figure 6 Video Loop Through connectors c oooocccononccccnooncncnanoncnononcnnnnnnnnnnnnnn cnn ran n nn naar o nr rnnnn nn r ran rca nanenennns 4 Figure 7 Video Out CONNECTtOFS AANEREN 5 Figure 8 Audio In and Out connectors c cooccconcccnoccconnncnoncnnancnnnncnnnnc crac cn nn cnn nc rn rra nc 5 Figure 9 Ala
29. L BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLIANT WITH THE FCC YOUR TELEPHONE COMPANY MAY MAKE CHANGES IN ITS FACILITIES EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS OR PROCEDURES THAT COULD AFFECT THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF YOUR EQUIPMENT IF THEY DO YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN UNINTERRUPTED TELEPHONE SERVICE IF YOU EXPERIENCE TROUBLE WITH THIS TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER INSTALLER FOR INFORMATION ON OBTAIN SERVICE OR REPAIRS THE TELEPHONE COMPANY MAY ASK THAT YOU DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE NETWORK UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED OR UNTIL YOU ARE SURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT MALFUNCTIONING THIS EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE USED ON COIN SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE TELEPHONE COMPANY CONNECTION TO PARTY LINES IS SUBJECT TO STATE TARIFFS NOTE THE INTERNAL MODEM IS OPTIONALLY AVAILABLE FOR THE NETWORK SUPPORTED PREMIUM MODEL The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication ADT is not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes User s Manual Important Safeguards 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions shoul
30. Records up to 60 NTSC Images per Second 50 PAL Images per Second Loop Through Video Connectors Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode Front Panel Displays Time Date Recording Mode and Remaining Storage Capacity and More Video Archiving via Ultra SCSI Interface Continues Recording while Archiving Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback User friendly Graphical User Interface GUI Menu System Two Record Modes Time and Event Audio Recording and Playback Alarm Connections Include Input Output and Reset Input Built in Alarm Buzzer Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet or Modem Monitor NTSC or PAL Sensor Up to 16 poe O or H Up to 16 Observation Modular Cameras Video In Alarm In Audio In Out 3 Audio Input a Siren Output Flashing Light Audio Output Nd Digital Video Recorder LAN or Modem Network Connection Internal Modem External SCSI Hard Disk Drive USB Device Internal CD RW Figure 1 Typical DVR installation User s Manual Technical Overview Your DVR can replace both a time lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation However it has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost inst
31. T THEIR OWN EXPENSE CAUTION CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS THE INTERNAL MODEM OF THIS EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH PART 68 OF THE FCC RULES ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS A LABEL THAT CONTAINS AMONG OTHER INFORMATION THE FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER REN AND USOC JACK TYPE FOR THIS EQUIPMENT YOU MUST UPON REQUEST PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR TELEPHONE COMPANY THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK OR PREMISES WIRING USING A COMPATIBLE MODULAR JACK WHICH IS PART 68 COMPLIANT THE REN IS USEFUL TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITY OF DEVICES YOU MY CONNECT TO YOUR TELEPHONE LINE AND STILL HAVE ALL OF THOSE DEVICES RING WHEN YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER IS CALLED IN MOST BUT NOT ALL AREAS THE SUM OF THE REN S OF ALL DEVICE CONNECTED TO ONE LINE SHOULD NOT EXCEED FIVE 5 0 TO BE CERTAIN OF THE NUMBER OF DEVICES YOU MAY CONNECT TO YOU LINE AS DETERMINED BY THE REN YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR LOCAL TELEHONE COMPANY TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM REN FOR YOUR CALLING AREA IF YOUR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT CAUSES HARM TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK THE TELEPHONE COMPANY MAY DISCONTINUE YOUR SERVICE TEMPORARILY IF POSSIBLE THEY WILL NOTIFY YOU IN ADVANCE BUT IF ADVANCE NOTICE IS NOT PRACTICAL YOU WIL
32. an be assigned a schedule camera recording speed video quality and dwell time Alarm In Event Action A os stancara 10 sec AT cs o e vs sanana 10 see TAO TT stansara Jo sec 1 4 Jl s s 9 12 13 1 oK Figure 51 Alarm In Event Action Record setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Camera box and press the button A camera selection screen appears Select the camera number you would like to associate with the sensor NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a sensor Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event 42 Digital Video Recorder Alarm In Event Action Alarm Out Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms Alarm In Event Action IAE es oK Figure 52 Alarm In Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the LG button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Alarm Out box and either Beep or the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the senso
33. antaneously there is no need to rewind tape The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape There is no need to adjust tracking You can freeze frames fast forward fast reverse slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing Digital video can be indexed by time or events and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event Your DVR can be set up for event or time lapse recording You can define times to record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full or it can be set up to record over the oldest video once the disk is full Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via modem or Ethernet There is a SCSI port that can be used to record or archive video to external hard disk drives and also there is a USB port that can used to back up the clip file video to external hard disk drives or CD RW drives NOTE This manual covers the 4 9 16 channel digital video recorders The DVRs are identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected and the number of cameras that can be displayed For simplicity the illustrations and descriptions in
34. are activated Motion Detector Event Action cora tam out erla Ofe o ro s s 9 12 1 1 oK Figure 56 Motion Detector Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Notify box and press the e button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule 47 User s Manual Video Loss Event Action Record Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss from a camera differently Each camera can be assigned a schedule associated camera recording speed video quality and dwell time Video Loss Event Action votos stance 10 sec ooo ES o fof sois standar 10 se a oj sois standar 10 se ETA ESA E UA OK Figure 57 Video Loss Event Action Record setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Camera box and press the button A camera selection screen appears Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera that has lost video NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Quality box and select the image q
35. automatically after completing the upgrade NOTE Only the system administrator can upgrade the software NOTE You cannot upgrade software during backup 20 Digital Video Recorder Date Time Setup Highlight Date Time in the Main menu and press the button The Date Time setup screen appears Date Time Date Time 2004 03 17 00 05 19 Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Cana Daylight Saving Time Holiday Setup Date Format YYYY MM DD Time Format ok Figure 29 Date Time setup screen CAUTION If you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded images any images with dates and times later than the new setting will be deleted Highlight the first box beside Date Time and press the button The individual sections of the date highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between month date and year Once you have the correct date press the e button Highlight the second box beside Date Time and press the e button The individual sections of the time will highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between hour minutes and seconds Once you have the correct time press the button NOTE The clock will not start running until you have restarted the unit so you may wish to set the time last Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the
36. beside Parity and press the e button A drop down list appears You can select from None Odd or Even parity You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes NOTE An internal modem may have compatibility problem with the modem used for the RAS Remote Administration System Please contact your dealer installer for available models for the RAS Callback Center Setup Screen Callback Center Setup IP Address 192 168 1 10 Retry Device Internal Modem Cancel Figure 66 Callback Center Setup screen The DVR can be set up to contact a computer running RAS Remote Administration System on a LAN when an event occurs Also it can be set up to dial a pager with a numeric message when an event occurs if you have a modem connected to the DVR NOTE When the DVR is networked with LAN connections you can set up the callback center by both LAN connections and modem connections 57 User s Manual Callback Center Setup by LAN connections Highlight the box beside IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted during an event Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer You can select from 1 to 10 retrys Callback Center Setup by Modem connections Highlight the box beside Device and press the button Select Internal Modem External Modem o
37. cause the DVR to go to the previous or the next page For example if you press the Right arrow button in 4x4 format the DVR changes the page like that Gefier _ _ ME 7 8 For the sequence display on the spot monitor press the SPOT button and then SQUENCE button Pressing the FREEZE button will freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button again Active Cameo Mode You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pressing the e button in any multi view format The gray highlight box at the bottom of video indicates the active cameo and pressing the arrow buttons moves the active cameo Pressing the e button while in the Active Cameo mode exits the Active Cameo mode The active cameo mode will keep up 15 seconds if there is no consequent operation In active cameo mode press the camera button you want to show that video at active cameo After setting the camera number at active cameo the DVR moves the active cameo to the next cameo You can change the screen layout in this way The active cameo also can be used to select the camera to control Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities and select the audio channel to communicate If you want to select the audio channel in active cameo mode press the ALK button The ALK button LED will be lit and the camera channel in a cameo window will be the audio channel PIP Mode You can display a Picture in Picture by pr
38. change can be made by using the arrow buttons located at each end of the bar Clicking the OSD On Screen Display Button switches the OSD option The OSD information includes camera location and date time Clicking the Mute button mutes the recorded audio The Monitoring Screen displays the backed up images Clicking the right mouse button on the images switches the screen size between 320x240 and 640x480 Clicking the Quit button exits the Player program 78 Digital Video Recorder Appendix C Troubleshooting Probler 1 Possible Solution No Power e Check power cord connections e Confirm that there is power at the outlet No Live Video e Check camera video cable and connections e Check monitor video cable and connections e Confirm that the camera has power e Check camera lens settings Live Video Very Bright If a cable is attached to the Loop connector make certain it is connected to a properly terminated device REC LED is Lit but DVR is not recording Unit will only record video based on the parameters such as schedule and events defined during configuration Red REC LED indicates the DVR is ready to record DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is full you will either need to delete video or set the DVR to the Overwrite Mode DVR displays an error message stating that the last recorded image date and time 1s later than the current date and time setting of
39. chive parameters Archive Setup End Of Disk Auto Archive Archive From 05 19 2004 12 02 19 Working From Working To Cancel Figure 70 Archive Setup screen Highlight the box beside End Of Disk and press the button This toggles between Overwrite and Stop When set to Overwrite the DVR continues archiving when the device drive is full by overwriting the oldest video When set to Stop the DVR stops archiving when the device drive is full Highlight the box beside Auto Archive and press the button This toggles between On and Off When itis On the DVR will archive video automatically from the time set on the Archive From field Highlight the box beside Archive From and press the e button to set up the archive start date and time Highlight the box beside Working From Working To and press the e button to set up the time span of the automatic archive You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Selecting Manual displays a screen where you set up manual archive parameters 61 User s Manual Manual Archive Record Info Start 04 19 2004 16 40 10 Record Info End 05 19 2004 19 27 36 Archive Info Start 05 14 2004 13 05 23 Archive Info End 05 19 2004 12 02 18 Archive Disk Usage 65 remained From 05 14 2004 To 05 14 2004 Archive Now Cancel Figure 71 Manual Archive screen Highlight t
40. ck speeds are x0 5 44 444 4444 x0 5 gt p gt PPP and PPP When you release the ring it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses Jog Dial The Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused By turning the jog dial clockwise you can play video forward image by image By turning the jog dial counterclockwise you play video backward image by image Microphone The Microphone allows for two way communication from the DVR to camera locations equipped with two way audio Press and hold the TALK button to talk into the microphone VOLUME Control The Volume control adjusts the audio level of the communication from the camera By turning the volume control clockwise you can increase the volume level of the built in speaker Speaker The Speaker allows the user to monitor the audio from the camera or audio source 14 Digital Video Recorder Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize Review of Front Panel Display ALARM amp TBGBMB H H H H Figure 21 Front panel display The key icon displays when the unit is in the Key Lock mode The circle with the broken line displays whenever the system was not properly shut down such as a power failure The clock icon displays when any camera is in the time lapse mode REC displays while the unit is recording MENU
41. d be retained for future reference 3 Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning 4 Attachments Never add any attachments and or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other personal injury 5 Water and or Moisture Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water 6 Accessories Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart stand or table The equipment may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the equipment Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer AT This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn 7 Power Sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power please consult your equipment dealer or local power company 8 Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power and TNT connections before handling the equipment 9 Lightning For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall
42. e Event Monitoring and press the button to toggle between On and Off When On video from the lowest camera number among those associated with the event detected sensor will be displayed full screen on the monitor for the preset dwell time Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring Dwell Time and press the button You can adjust the event monitoring dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds Spot Monitoring Setup Screen You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the spot monitor You can also turn event monitoring on and off Spot Monitoring Setup Sequence Dwell Time Event Monitoring Event Monitoring Dwell Time Cancel Figure 62 Spot Monitoring Setup screen Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and press the button You can adjust the sequence dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring and press the button to toggle between On and Off When itis On the video of the lowest camera number among cameras associated with the event detected sensor will be displayed in full screen on the spot monitor during the preset dwell time Highlight the box beside Event Monitoring Dwell Time and press the button You can adjust the event monitoring dwell time from 3 to 60 seconds 53 User s Manual Network Setup Screen In the Network Setup screen you can set up the DVR for LAN connections Network Setup Connection Admin Password User Password add
43. e and logged in the Event Log If the dwell time is chosen to closely match the total expected event length the number of events listed in the Event Log will be reduced What happens when the event is longer than the dwell time If an event is sixty seconds but has a programmed event dwell time of ten seconds a total of six 6 individual events will be listed in the Event Log After the first event begins and the initial ten seconds of dwell time expires a new event with an additional ten second dwell time will be triggered by the event As a result the Event Log will show six entries that can be viewed individually What happens if the event is shorter than the dwell time Let s say an event lasts thirty seconds and the dwell time is programmed for sixty seconds You will get one event in the Event Log lasting the dwell time limit of sixty seconds What happens if the event stops shortly after the dwell time Let s say an event is expected to last twenty seconds and the event dwell time is programmed for twenty seconds and the event exceeds the twenty second time expectation by only one additional second Then you will have two events in the event log each with a twenty second dwell time Proper dwell time programming will minimize excessive Event Log entries and the necessity of multiple event viewing 41 User s Manual Alarm In Event Action Record Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently Each sensor c
44. e written on or read from the storage device S M A R T Not work Storage conditions are normal however the S M A R T monitoring is not working or supported e S M A R T Alert S M A R T monitoring has detected a fault condition e High Temperature SMART monitoring has detected that the temperature of storage device exceeded the preset temperature threshold Not installed The storage device is not installed NOTE Once the S M A R T Alert message displays replacing the hard disk drive is recommended usually within 24 hours NOTE When the USB storage device is used for clip copy storage size and status will not be displayed in the Storage screen 25 User s Manual The C field displays the temperature of the storage device The Usage field displays the device usage NOTE When the device is an IDE hard disk drive you can change its usage to either Rec On or Rec Off When the device is a SCSI hard disk drive you can change its usage to either Extension or Archive CAUTION A displays when connecting a hard disk drive that was previously used for something else In this situation device usage can be changed as desired usages e g Extension to Archive or Archive to Extension However data on the device will be lost if the device usage is changed The DVR can be set to react to storage problems by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms and or notifying a remote site Highligh
45. eact to events Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the Al Alarm In and GND Ground connectors The threshold voltage is 4 3V and should be stable at least 0 5 seconds to be detected See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm input GND Ground NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector AO 1 TO 4 Alarm Out ofoyoyoyoyo a a OO oO oo OOOO GND AO1 AO2 AO3 AO4 GND Figure 10 Alarm Output connector strips The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the device to the AO Alarm Out and GND Ground connectors AO is an active low open collector output which sinks 5mA 12V and 30 mA 5V See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm output ARI Alarm Reset In Q me O ARI GND QLO Figure 11 Alarm Reset Input connector strips Digital Video Recorder An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR s internal buzzer Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the Al Alarm In and GND Ground connectors The threshold voltage is 4 3V and should be stable at least 0 5 seconds to be detected Connect the wires to the ARI Alarm Reset In and GND Ground connectors Connecting to the RS485 2 OJO 22 OLo Figure 12 RS485 Conn
46. ector The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control keyboard using RS485 half duplex serial communications signals The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ pan tilt zoom cameras Connect RX TX and RX TX of the control system to the TX RX and TX RX respectively of the DVR See Chapter 3 Configuration and the PTZ camera or remote controller manufacture s manual for configuring the RS485 connection Connecting to the Network Port BW NETWORK Figure 13 Network connector The DVR can be networked using the 10 100Mb Ethernet connector Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ 45 jack to the DVR connector The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring searching configuration and software upgrades See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections Connecting to the Modem Port hi MODEM Figure 14 Modem connector User s Manual The DVR can be networked using the telephone line connector Connect a cable with an RJ 11 jack to the DVR connector The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring searching configuration and software upgrades See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the modem connections Connecting to the USB Port S USB Figure 15 USB connector A USB port is provided to connect external hard disk drives for clip copying vid
47. ed On or Off for each camera Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR s sensitivity to motion There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlight a box under the Min Size heading and adjust the number The smaller the number fewer detection blocks must be activated and therefore more sensitive Turning the View setting On will allow you to observe how the DVR is reacting to motion When in the motion viewing mode the detection zone of video will be displayed in green Any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion e g a doorway Highlight the icon under the Zone heading and press the button The Motion Detection Zone screen will display 31 User s Manual Activate Deactivate by pressing the Camera 1 button Figure 41 Motion Detection Zone screen The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks NOTE You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of 4 9 or 16 individual block groups 4 9 and 16 channel DVR respectively A block group is positioned within the image area using the Up and Down arrow buttons and individual blocks
48. eo Position the external hard disk drive close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections usually less than 6 feet Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port IM ee SCSI Figure 16 SCSI connector A SCSI port is provided to connect external storage devices for recording or archiving video Connect the external SCSI hard disk drive RAID cable to the high density 68 pin female UltraWide SCSI port The length of SCSI cable should not exceed 1 5 meters You can connect up to four UltraWide SCSI devices with SCSI IDs set to 0 1 2 and 3 respectively NOTE The SCSI bus must be terminated properly otherwise the DVR will not operate properly CAUTION Do NOT connect the SCSI device while the SCSI DVR power is on SCSI devices cannot be connected to the DVR while it is operating CAUTION If the SCSI device is shut down while the device is operating the DVR system may not work normally Digital Video Recorder Connecting to the RS232 Port GER fm eos oo sa lt O der Lu ooo LU t RS232 Figure 17 RS232 connector An RS232 port is provided to connect an external modem for remote monitoring configuration and software upgrades and to connect a remote control keyboard Use a modem cable with a DB 9S female connector to connect to the DVR See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the modem
49. essing the DISPLAY button You can change the location of the PIP by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons and its size by pressing the Left and Right arrow buttons 66 Digital Video Recorder PTZ Mode The DVR will control cameras with Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode You can control the camera using front panel control buttons or by setting up presets To use the front panel buttons press the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down Press the SEARCH button to zoom in and press the PLAY PAUSE button to zoom out You can use the RW and ER buttons to focus the image PTZ Preset Camera 1 Camera 1 CAM Lobby a ua SC A a E Room EEE Pa E E 2 EA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 il gt Close Figure 73 PTZ Preset screen Preset View 1 Lobby 2 Door 3 Room 4 SS 30902 10 Figure 74 Preset view screen You can save camera position settings as presets so that you can go directly to desired views Once you have the camera at the desired settings press the STOP button and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name Press the REC button to load the PTZ pre
50. for service 14 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 15 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition 16 Field Installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes 17 Correct Batteries Warning Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 18 Tmra A manufacturer s maximum recommended ambient temperature Tmra for the equipment must be specified so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable maximum operating environment for the equipment 19 Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra 20 Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in the rack should be such that the amount of airflow
51. ght the Record Quality box and select from Very High High Standard and Low Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and select either On or Off NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and select from 3 to 60 seconds for the camera sequence dwell time Selecting System Information enters that screen Selecting Storage enters a screen where you can check the storage status Selecting Camera enters a screen where you can set up camera information Selecting Network Setup enters a screen where you can set up network information Selecting Password enters a screen where you will be able to change passwords Selecting Date Time enters a screen where you will be able to set the DVR s time and date Selecting System Shutdown shuts the DVR down When shutting down the DVR you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit you will be asked for an administrator password NOTE The Quick Setup mode will be released automatically when the user changes the DVR settings remotely using the RAS Remote Administration System program 17 User s Manual Normal Setup Screen System Information System Check Storage System Log System Shutdown CAY amp Figure 24 Normal Setup screen Press the MENU button to enter the setup screen If the Quick Setup screen appears turn it off a
52. give you better quality video display NOTE The Video Out BNC and the SVHS Out connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation Connecting Audio NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT Figure 8 Audio In and Out connectors Your DVR can record audio Connect the audio source to Audio In Connect Audio Out to your amplifier NOTE The DVR does not have amplified audio output so you will need a speaker with an amplifier The audio input can be from an amplified source or directly from a microphone NOTE When connecting the observation camera with built in microphone the audio from that camera is heard on the DVR speaker or audio output User s Manual Connecting Alarms GND Al1 AD AlB A4 GND AS AR AI7 A EWECH GND AR AlO Al11 Al12 GND A13 Al AUS ANG Figure 9 Alarm Input connector strips NOTE To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button After releasing the button tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected To disconnect a wire press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire Al 1 to 16 Alarm In You can use external devices including alarm input on the observation camera to signal the DVR to r
53. gment you can use is 30 minutes A blue rectangle indicates the DVR is set to record during those 30 minutes When there is no rectangle the DVR will not record during those 30 minutes There are several ways to set recording times e You can highlight an individual block and toggle it On or Off by pressing the button e You can change a 30 minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the time line and pressing the e button to toggle the segment On or Off e You can change an entire day by placing the cursor on the day of the week and pressing the button to toggle the day On or Off e You can change the entire calendar by placing the cursor in the upper left hand box above S and to the left of the time line and pressing the e button to toggle the entire calendar On and Off 39 User s Manual NOTE The Holiday H schedule applies to the dates you established as holidays when setting Date Time You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Pre Event Recording Setup Screen Pre Event Record Setup Gamera onon Specs Guy owon Epa ee oK Figure 50 Pre Event Record Setup screen When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs The Pre Event Record screen allows you to define how to handle pre event recording You can turn individual cameras On
54. he REC button on the front of the DVR will cause the red LED to light and indicates the DVR is ready to record However this does not mean the DVR is recording The DVR records video based on the parameters such as schedule and events defined during configuration The record indicator on the front display panel lights when the DVR is recording Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events It can be set up to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video or you can set 1t up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording Record Mode Setup Screen Record Mode Setup Record Resolution Standard End Of Disk On Disk Full Beep Alarm Out Field Detect Auto Deletion Cancel Figure 47 Record Mode Setup screen Highlight the Record Resolution box and select from High and Standard All other variables being equal Selecting High will decrease the recording and playback speed by half than Standard Highlight the box beside End Of Disk and press the button This toggles between Overwrite and Stop When in the Overwrite mode the DVR continues recording when the hard disk drive is full by overwriting the oldest video When in the Stop mode the DVR stops recording when the hard disk drive is full If the DVR is set to the Stop mode you can set it to beep or activate the Alarm Out AO1 port
55. he boxes beside From and To and press the e button to set up the archive start and stop times and dates Once you set the archive start and stop times and dates highlight the Archive Now button and press the e button You can end the archiving process at any time by highlighting the Stop button and pressing the button NOTE The Stop button will display only during archiving NOTE If you have a large quantity of recorded video to archive either stop recording or reset the recording speed The oldest data to be archived might be overwritten if the hard disk is full Clip Copy The Clip Copy screen can be used to back up video to an internal CD RW drive or external USB hard disk drive or CD RW drive The backup clip images can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 or XP Refer to the Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for back up 62 Digital Video Recorder Clip Copy From 05 19 2004 00 45 06 To 05 19 2004 00 45 06 Camera star Figure 72 Clip Copy screen To select the data source to back up highlight the first box on the top and press the e button A drop down list of available data source appears You can select from Local or Archive To select the type of the drive to use for clip copy highlight the second box on the top and press the e button A drop down list of available drives appears You can select from IDE CD RW
56. he default mode is to display all cameras at once Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode Pressing the DISPLAY button cycles the DVR through the different display formats The DVR can be set to display the event detected video in full screen on the monitor during the preset dwell time when there is an Event The video of the lowest camera number among cameras associated with the event detected sensor will be displayed the DVR will return to the previous screen format after event monitoring dwell time While the event monitoring is activated the monitoring for all other subsequent events will be ignored Pressing the individual camera button or the DISPLAY button during event monitoring releases the current event monitoring and displays the selected camera or return to the previous screen format 65 User s Manual Pressing the SEQUENCE button will cause the cameras to display sequentially on the monitor When in one of the multi view formats pressing this button will cause the DVR to through user defined screen layouts page sequence or the bottom right screen to display live cameras sequentially cameo sequence Selecting another display mode or pressing the SEQUENCE button again will exit the Sequence mode When in one of the multi view formats pressing the Left or Right arrow buttons will
57. ideo Once you have entered the time you want press the e button Once you have set the date and time you want to search highlight the OR button and press the button The selected date and time will display If no video was recorded at the selected time a blank screen will display The PLAY PAUSE IRW FF Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video Calendar Search Calendar Search Cancel Figure 78 Calendar Search screen 71 User s Manual Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a day press the lt button to select it A time bar will display at the bottom of the calendar Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue You can use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the time bar Once the time bar is highlighted you can select the time by using the Left and Right arrow buttons NOTE The time bar is in one hour segments If a segment is highlighted it means that some video was recorded during that hour However it does NOT mean video was recorded for the entire hour Once you have set the date and time you want to search highlight the GO button and press the button The selected date and time will display The PLAY PAUSE RW FF Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video
58. ime and the remaining storage capacity on the front panel display 12 Digital Video Recorder SPOT Button Pressing the SPOT button and pressing the individual camera buttons displays the selected camera on the spot monitor For the sequence display on the spot monitor press the SPOT button and then SQUENCE button PTZ Button Pressing the PTZ button opens a Pan Tilt Zoom screen which allows you to control properly configured cameras ALARM Button The ALARM button has two functions First it will reset the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm Second it will display the event log when you are in the live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm This operation can be user password protected SEARCH Button Pressing the SEARCH button displays the Search menu Pressing the button again will exit the Search menu This operation can be user password protected Zooms In in PTZ mode PLAY PAUSE Button Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button plays back images at regular speed Pressing the button while in the playback mode will pause the video The screen displays when the DVR is playing back video The screen displays Il when in the Pause mode Zooms Out in PTZ mode Entering Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password protected STOP Button Pressing the STOP button during Playback m
59. in Watch Search and Callback from your network administrator 55 User s Manual Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default LAN settings are IP Address 192 168 1 129 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The factory default IP Port settings are Admin 8200 Watch 8016 Search 10019 Callback 8201 NOTE Do NOT use the same IP port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with a PC running RAS CAUTION When changing the IP port settings you must change the IP port settings on a PC running RAS as well Refer to the RAS manual for details You can save your changes and return to the Network Setup screen by highlighting OK and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Modem Setup Modem Setup Use Internal Modem Baud Rate 57600 Figure 65 Modem Setup screen Highlight the box beside Use and press the button This toggles between Internal Modem and External Modem 56 Digital Video Recorder Highlight Baud Rate and press the e button A list of baud rates ranging from 300 to 115 200 appears Highlight the box beside Data Bit and press the button This toggles between 7 bit and 8 bit formats Highlight the box beside Stop Bit and press the button This toggles between 1 and 2 Stop Bits Highlight the box
60. is includes items such as time and date display language camera audio remote control record mode network and password Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes Press the MENU button to enter the setup screens The Admin Password screen appears Enter Password L i Figure 22 Admin Password screen Enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then the Enter button The factory default password is 4321 There are two Setup screens Quick Setup and Normal Setup The factory default is the Normal Setup screen Quick Setup Screen Quick Setup 1 0 2 000 Quick Setup Recording Speed Quality Audio Recording Sequence Dwell Time Figure 23 Quick Setup screen 16 Digital Video Recorder The Quick Setup screen allows you to set up the most commonly used features of your DVR Use the arrow buttons to move through the options Pressing the e button lets you make your selections Highlight the box beside Quick Setup and press the lt button to toggle between On and Off If you select Off you will use the Normal Setup screen to change the DVR s settings Highlight the Record Speed box and select recording speeds from as few as one image every 10 seconds to as fast as 60 ips NOTE The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 ips per camera however the recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all cameras Highli
61. l be asked for an administrator password Configuring Input Devices You can configure the video audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR Device Camera Motion Detector Alarm out E e Pa w Ma 4 Figure 36 Device menu screen 28 Digital Video Recorder Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button The Camera setup screen appears Camera camera Soup Tite PrZDeviee 0 P on cam none 7 a on caw none o on ee f noe a o cam none Figure 37 Camera setup screen The Camera setup screen displays the camera inputs in groups of four 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 and 13 to 16 You can turn the camera number on or off and also hide the video from a camera by highlighting the camera Setup heading and pressing the button Select from On Off Covert 1 or Covert 2 NOTE When set to Covert 1 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When set to Covert 2 the DVR displays only the camera title on the covert video You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the Title heading and pressing the button A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names Selecting PTZ Device causes a list of controllable cameras to display Select your camera from the list and press the e button You will need to connect the camera to the RS485 terminal on the back of the DVR following the camera
62. manufacturer s instructions 29 User s Manual None CRD J6416 Chilsung CRR 1660S Fine Delta Dome IIl Sensomatic D Protocol Pelco G3 Philips HID 2406 Hitron IRX 100 IDIS KTD 312 Kalatel MRX 1000 Samsung Orbiter Microsphere Ademco Receiver MPU Sungjin Samsung Dome Samsung Zoom Camera Figure 38 PTZ Device list You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the ID heading and pressing the lt button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256 Alarm In Setup Screen Highlight Alarm In in the Main menu and press the e button The Alarm In setup screen appears Alarm In apa Cancel Figure 39 Alarm In setup screen The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm You can set up each input on the Alarm In Setup screen The inputs are displayed in groups of four You can turn each input On via Alarm I O or Camera Alarm or Off Each input can be given a title and the inputs can be set as NO normally open or NC normally closed independently 30 Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Motion Detector EREECHEN Pops Jeje fo CO ICI E o EC o o e o fo REA nseries Cancel Figure 40 Motion Detector setup screen Your DVR has built in video motion detector Video motion detector can be turn
63. meras sequentially Pressing the SEQUENCE button while in the Sequence mode will exit the Sequence mode FREEZE Button Pressing the FREEZE button freezes the current live screen TALK Button Pressing and holding the TALK button sends audio from the DVR s built in microphone to an optional intercom The user can select the audio channel While in the full screen mode the camera channel on the screen will be the audio channel you are using While in the multi screen mode enter the active cameo mode first and then press the TALK button The TALK button LED will be lit and the camera channel in a cameo window will be the audio channel If you want to select another audio channel move the cameo window to a desirable camera channel by pressing the e button and using arrow buttons The speaker icon will be displayed on the video in a cameo window NOTE During active cameo mode the audio from the audio channel is heard on the DVR speaker or audio output however the user cannot send audio to an optional intercom If you want to send audio select a desirable audio channel and then exit from active cameo mode by pressing the button NOTE The TALK feature is operational only when the modular cameras are connected to the DVR and Observation is be selected for audio input during audio setup COUNTER Button Pressing the COUNTER button switches between displaying the t
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65. nd press the lt button to toggle between Camera and Event You can search video from the first to last recorded images or you can set the start and stop times and dates 73 User s Manual When you select the Search by Camera select the target cameras and event options When you select the Search by Event select event options for each device Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Event Log screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 74 Digital Video Recorder Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE Preparing a USB IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to Windows 2000 1 Connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable 2 Turn on your computer 3 The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar 4 If the USB IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or has data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system by right clicking on the icon and checking under Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 format If the USB IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools in Control Panel and launch Computer Management Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unalloca
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67. o inputs Mic In Line In and Observation NOTE Mic In is for an unamplified source while Line In is for an amplified source NOTE For two way communication from the DVR to camera locations select the Observation You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes NOTE If you set up the recording speed less than 1 ips the DVR will NOT guarantee the standard quality audio playback 35 User s Manual RS232 RS485 Setup Screen The RS232 RS485 setup screen allows you to set up the RS232 and RS485 ports to communicate with external devices such as remote controls and dome cameras RS232 RS485 CEIC ze es mm noe ne ono SE EE 8 amp 8 8 hh oK Figure 46 RS232 RS485 setup screen Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make Select the correct Baud Rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR For RS232 it is possible to select either Remote Control or External Modem or in the Usage field For RS485 it is possible to select either Remote Control or PTZ Control in the Usage field NOTE Selecting External Modem in the RS232 field only decides the RS232 port is used for the external modem connections See Figure 61 Modem Setup screen for details of setting the external modem 36 Digital Video Recorder Configuring Recording Settings NOTE Pressing t
68. ode returns the DVR to the Live Monitoring mode Saves Presets in PTZ mode RW Rewind Button Pressing the RW button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 The screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively Used for near Focus in the PTZ mode Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password protected 13 User s Manual FF Fast Forward Button Pressing the EP button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from gt gt Fand kbkk The screen displays PP PPPand PPP respectively Used for far Focus in PTZ mode Entering Fast Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password protected REC Record Button Press the REC button to set the DVR so that it is ready to record video A red dot appears on the screen and REC appears on the Front Panel Display when the DVR is recording video Press the button again to stop recording video This operation can be user password protected Loads a Preset View in PTZ mode Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned The playba
69. or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 0 1 to 60 ips 50 ips PAL and image quality can be selectable from High Standard and Low You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell You can set the Dwell from 1 to 300 seconds NOTE When the DVR is in the Time Lapse mode it ignores the pre event settings and follows the time lapse settings 40 Digital Video Recorder Event Action Setup Highlight the Alarm In Event Action Motion Detector Event Action or Video Loss Event Action in the Event Action menu and press the e button The following Event Action setup screens will appear NOTE Program event dwell times to expected event periods Proper dwell time programming will minimize excessive Event Log entries DWELL TIME refers to the length of time the DVR will record video and or annunciate external alarm outputs The Dwell Time begins and video begins to be recorded at the time of the initial event Typical events are the alarm in signal a detected motion event or a video signal interruption For Alarm In Event Action Motion Detector Event Action and Video Loss Event Action setup screens proper use of the event action DWELL time is recommended The proper use of dwell times will assist in the operation of remote event search functions If the programmed dwell times are shorter than the total event time multiple individual events will be recorded on the hard disk driv
70. outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power line surges 10 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 11 Objects and Liquids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment 12 Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 13 Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation E If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged F When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need
71. power loss Be sure to slide the release away from the socket before removing the plug WARNING ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration and Chapter 4 Operation 10 Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 Configuration NOTE Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding Refer to Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Controls Freeze PTz Microphone Arrow Buttons Sequence Internal CD RW Spot Camera Counter Display Enter mmm 6 Power LED Front Panel Display RW FF REC Jog Dial Volume Menu Search Play Pause Stop Speaker Figure 20 16 Channel DVR front panel Others are similar The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer Many of the buttons have multiple functions The following describes each button and control Take a few minutes to review the descriptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations Up Down Left Right
72. r Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you want the output activated NOTE When setting the Dwell to 0 sec the alarm output will be activated throughout the sensor activation period and inactive while the sensor is inactive 43 User s Manual Alarm In Event Action Notify Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain events are activated Alarm In Event Action Base or MT Figure 53 Alarm In Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Notify box and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule 44 Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Event Action Record Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion detector differently Each camera can be assigned a schedule associated camera recording speed video quality and dwell time Motion Detector Event Action ei sand so se ES es SC Te fo e cine stanaars 10 566 Te o e CTO IET 1 9 s 8 9 12 1 1 oK Figure 54 Motion Detector Event Action Record setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Camera box and press the button A camera selec
73. r Display Setup Highlight the OSD Main Monitoring or Spot Monitoring in the Main menu and press the button to set up the on screen display or camera display on the main monitor or spot monitor OSD On Screen Display Setup The DVR can be set up to display Date Time Title and Status on screen Each feature can be turned on or off and you can adjust the margins OSD Setup Date Time Title Status Left Right Margin Top Bottom Margin Cancel Figure 60 OSD Setup screen Highlight the box beside Date and press the e button to toggle the date display On and Off Highlight the box beside Time and press the lt button to toggle the time display On and Off Highlight the box beside Title and press the button to toggle the camera title display On and Off Highlight the box beside Status and press the e button to toggle status display On and Off Highlight the box beside Left Right Margin and press the lt button to adjust the left and right margins The margins can be set from 1 to 24 Highlight the box beside Top Bottom Margin and press the button to adjust the top and bottom margins The margins can be set from 1 to 24 51 User s Manual Main Monitoring Setup Screen You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the main monitor You can also turn camera sequence and event monitoring on and off Main Monitoring Setup Sequence Dwell Time IT ase Event Monitoring
74. r None from a drop down menu Highlight the box beside Pager Number and enter the telephone number of the pager Enter the number as it must be dialed from your telephone system e g if you must dial 9 for an outside line enter 9 before the pager number Highlight the box beside Mailbox and enter the voice mailbox number if your pager uses a voice mailbox Highlight the box beside Site ID and enter a three digit site ID number When an event occurs the DVR will dial the pager and leave a four digit number The first three digits are the site ID number and the last digit is the type of event 1 Alarm In 2 Motion Detection 3 Video Loss and 10 Storage For example 0753 means that Site 75 has lost video NOTE The DVR will wait for at least four minutes between pages If another event occurs less than four minute after the DVR has notified a pager it will not dial the pager It does this so that the telephone line will not be tied up You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Password Setup Screen An Administrator password is required to turn the system off enter the setup screen load default setups clear all data change system date and time and change the Administrator password A User password is required to enter playback fast forward playback and fast backward playback modes from live monitoring mode enter the
75. rchiving process during CD burning Refer to Appendix B Reviewing Backup Clip Images for instructions on how to review the images you have backed up NOTE During clip copy you cannot change the system date and time shut the system down switch to the Quick Setup mode clear all data and change the system setup from a remote site CAUTION Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive while backing up video If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while backing up THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED and you will get an error message the next time you try to back up You will need to power down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message Once the file system of the USB IDE hard disk drive has been corrupted this error message cannot be dismissed Even after restarting the DVR it may automatically restart while preparing a backup You must recover the file system using the recovery program or you must reformat the hard disk drive Load Default Setup Highlighting and selecting Load Default Setup will bring up a screen asking you if you really want to load default settings and confirm it with a password NOTE Loading the Default Setup will not change the current time time zone daylight saving time and network settings Clear All Data Highlighting and selecting Clear All Data will bring up a screen asking you if you really wan
76. rder Highlight the box beside Transfer Speed and press the button Select the transfer speed from 1 to 30 ips NOTE The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed so this speed cannot be achieved according to the network environment NOTE The transfer speed indicates the number of images which transferred to each RAS If two remote sites RAS are connecting to the DVR the number of images transferred via network will be Transfer Speed x 2 NOTE The Transfer Control option will affect DVR s recording performance The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 NTSC images per second 50 PAL images per second The number of remote site RAS connected to the DVR does not affect the recording speed It will be affected by only Transfer Speed The local recording speed will not be affected if the DVR is not connected remotely NOTE If the Transfer Control is not used the speed of data transfer to remote site will be same as the local recording speed Highlight the box beside Remote Quality and press the 4 button Select the image quality from Very High High Standard and Low LAN Setup Screen LAN Setup IP Address 192 168 1 129 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask IP Port Number 8000 12000 Admin 8200 Watch 8016 Search Callback 8201 ox as Figure 64 LAN Setup screen NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP Address Gateway Subnet Mask and IP Port Number for each RAS related program Adm
77. required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised 21 Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not caused by uneven mechanical loading 22 Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 23 Reliable Earthing Grounding Reliable grounding of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct conections to the branch circuit e g use of power strips Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 ARTO ducados 1 A E E S E E aal 1 Technical Overview EE 2 Chapter Installation ceci a E 3 Package Contents cuna 3 Required Installation Tod Suecia dls 3 Setting Unit TOR Nil GOP PA E 3 Connecting the Video Bee 4 Connecting the Loop Through Videon 4 Connecting the Monitor 5 Connecting Audio EE 5 CGONNECUNO AMS E E 6 AO EERE RE EER 6 iN BAS 610 4 01 santo E A nee A A ye ee 6 AO 1 TO 4 Alarm Out sai 6 ARI Alarm R6Set IN NEE EEN 6 Connecting to the AA e a Doa a 7 Connecting to the Network PO siii id 7 Connecting to the Modem Pont 7 Connecting to the USB Pol cortas 8 Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port
78. rm Input connector StripS ooooonccccnnnnncnnnocccnnnnnccnnnnncnc nana raaa aiaa aa Tadre aaa a Erek eiid iaa 6 Figure 10 Alarm Output connector stripe 6 Figure 11 Alarm Reset Input connector stripe 6 RUCKERT H Figure 13 Network Gonpechor gedet euer dorar donada da it eee dla 7 Flgure14 Modem conecto Fisco malas 7 Be UE le EE 8 Figure 16 SOSI CONNECION iniii oin a it atadas 8 Figure 1 7 AS232 COMMe Ct uc lia ad 9 Figure 18 Factory reset SWitC comocoinnnicinn ia ae 9 Figure 19 Power Cord Connechor sserrep retain aa N aE a aa airaa a REA Ea Tatae iiaa 10 Figure 20 16 Channel DVR front panel Others are similar le 11 Figure 21 Front panel ET VE 15 Figure 22 Admin Password screen 16 Figure 23 Quick Setup screen EEN 16 Figure 24 Normal Setup screen 18 Figure 25 System Information screen 18 Figure 26 System Information Change screen cceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeieeeeneeeeeees 19 Figure 27 Virtual keyboard cvcocicconiocinia e a a a a a aae aAa Ea Eara E a EEN 19 Figure 28 System Upgrade screen 20 Figure 29 Date Time Setup SCTeen cceseccceeeseeeeeeseeceneneneeeeeseeeeeseeeseneseeaeeseseneessseeseeeseqeeeseseeeeseeenees 21 Figure 30 Holiday Setup screen oooccconocccocccononcnoncconnnnnonnnonnnncnno nn ono nnnnn near ocn nn errar nn nnn nn rnn nn nnnn near a nannnnannnns 22 Figure 31 Time En Servia rn
79. s described above The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the DVR s setup screens System Information Highlight System Information and press the button The System Information screen appears System Information 1 0 2 000 Site Description Unit ID Language English Disk Usage 10 8 GB remains 39 9GB total Recorded From 2001 11 06 21 03 05 To 2001 11 12 13 25 51 Change Figure 25 System Information screen 18 Digital Video Recorder In the System Information screen you can name the site location assign a unit ID number and upgrade the software Highlight Change and press the button The System Information Change screen appears System Information Change Version 1 0 2 000 Upgrade o ER Figure 26 System Information Change screen Highlight the box beside Site Description and press the button A virtual keyboard displays Site Description Figure 27 Virtual keyboard Use the arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title and press the button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards backspaces and X deletes entered characters You can use up to 20 characters including spaces in your title Once you have entered your title highlight Close and press the button Highlight the box beside Unit ID and press the
80. save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes System Log Screen Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the button The System Log screen appears System Log Date Time Setup Begin Local 2002 01 24 10 27 14 System Started 2002 01 24 10 27 12 Shutdown 2002 01 24 10 27 02 System Time Changed 2002 01 24 10 27 00 Setup Begin Local 2002 01 24 10 26 08 System Started 2002 01 24 10 26 02 Recovered from Power Failure 2002 01 24 10 26 02 Figure 35 System Log screen The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR The list shows the dates and times the system was turned ON and OFF power failed recording was started or stopped playback was started or stopped setup changes were made and data banks were cleared The events are listed from the most recent to the oldest You can scroll through the list a page at a time by selecting the Up and Down arrow buttons and pressing the button You can go directly to an event number by highlighting the event number box left of the UP arrow pressing the e button using the arrow buttons to change the number and pressing the button 27 User s Manual System Shutdown Highlight System Shutdown in the Main menu and press the e button This shuts the DVR down When shutting down the DVR you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit and you wil
81. set and the Preset View dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the button to load the preset 67 User s Manual Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record Unless you change the setup the DVR will start recording when you press the REC button and will continue recording until the hard disk drive is full The factory default is Stop when the hard disk drive is full The DVR can be set to continue recording Overwrite once the hard disk drive is full It does this by recording over the oldest video Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings you will want to take advantages of the DVR s many tools See Chapter 3 Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options NOTE The DVR only records video when the red REC on the display is lit The DVR is NOT recording if only the red LED on the REC button is lit When the DVR is set for Time lapse or Event recording the red LED on the REC button indicates the unit is ready to record The red REC on the display will light and a red dot appears on the monitor when the clock reaches a scheduled recording time and the DVR starts recording video Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio it will record audio when video is recording NOTE Make certain you comply with all
82. t to clear all data and confirm it with a password CAUTION Selecting Clear All Data will erase all recorded video 64 Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 Operation NOTE This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured If it has not please refer to Chapters 2 and 3 The DVR s controls are similar toa VCR As with a VCR the main functions are recording and playing back video However you have much greater control over recording and playing back video You can establish recording schedules based on time of day and day of the week The DVR allows you to search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control and viewing recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video and printing images to a standard printer The Front Panel Display and controls are described in Chapter 3 Configuration Turning on the Power Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize While it is initializing the DVR will display HELLO Then the HELLO will start moving to the left Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker T
83. t the box beside Storage Problem Action Alarm Out Notify and press the button to select from Beep the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the storage problem event and or Notify Highlight S M A R T Setup and press the button The S M A R T Setup screen appears S M A R T Setup Last check 05 19 2004 23 48 10 Check Now Check Time 21 47 48 Figure 34 S M A R T Setup screen Your DVR shows the condition of the hard disk drives if the installed IDE hard disk drives support the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology program Highlight the box beside Use Press the button to toggle between On and Off The Last check field displays the date and time information of the last storage check Highlight the box beside Period and select from Daily Weekly or Monthly for the check interval 26 Digital Video Recorder NOTE When selecting Weekly or Monthly the Day of Week or Day of Month field will display under the Period field Select the check day or date Highlight the box beside Check Time and adjust the numbers using arrow buttons Highlight the box beside Temperature Threshold and adjust the numbers using arrow buttons Set the temperature number to the hard disk drive manufacturer s specifications If this temperature is ever exceeded the S M A R T Alert message will display Highlight the box beside Sensor Unit and select from Celsius or Fahrenheit You can
84. ted region of the USB IDE hard disk drive Then click Create Partition In the Create Partition wizard click Next then Primary Partition and follow the instructions on the screen Make sure that the FAT32 is selected for the file system NOTE The partition size should be less than 32GB because of Microsoft limitations After formatting is complete the USB IDE hard disk drive will be added to My Computer 7 Connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to the DVR Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 NOTE Preparing a USB IDE hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to Windows 98 1 Connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable Turn on your computer The Add New Hardware wizard window will appear 3 Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions provided with your USB hard disk drive 4 If the USB IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system in Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB IDE hard disk drive with FAT32 format 5 Run the FDISK utility by clicking Start then RUN Type fdisk and click OK 6 When the MS DOS command prompt appears type Y and hit the enter key 7 Inthe FDISK Option menu choose 5 Change current fixed disk drive 75 User s Manual 76 10 11 12 1
85. the Speed heading and press the button A drop down list of record speeds appears You can select from 1 image per 10 seconds to 60 images per second for NTSC to 50 images per second PAL Highlight the box under the Quality heading and press the button A drop down list appears You can select from Very High High Standard and Low image quality All other variables being equal Very High will require 600 more hard disk space than Standard High will require 250 more and Low 30 less NOTE Higher quality images require more storage space and will reduce the recording capacity of the hard disk drive 38 Digital Video Recorder You can set the maximum amount of time lapse video to be stored Once the DVR reaches this amount it will start recording over the oldest time lapse video The time lapse video is stored separate from Event video When Keep the continuous pictures is set to On you can set the time from 1 Hour to the maximum allowed by the storage capacity of your hard disk drive NOTE The maximum storage time is only an estimate because the amount of space required to store video varies depending on many factors such as motion and image complexity Time Lapse Recording Schedule Camera 1 Recording Schedule Mode 1 m Mode 2 o METE Figure 49 Time Lapse Recording Schedule screen You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time day of the week and holidays The smallest time se
86. tion screen appears Select the camera number you would like to associate with the camera NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated motion event 45 User s Manual Motion Detector Event Action Alarm Out Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms Motion Detector Event Action seg mamout Cem REECH oK Figure 55 Motion Detector Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Alarm Out box and either Beep or the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the motion event Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you want the output activated NOTE When setting the Dwell to 0 sec the alarm output will be activated throughout the sensor activation period and inactive while the sensor is inactive 46 Digital Video Recorder Motion Detector Event Action Notify Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain motion events
87. tten the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost To lock front panel buttons highlight Key Lock On and press the button Once the buttons are locked pressing any front panel button will cause a password screen to display You will need to enter the correct password to unlock the keys The Key Lock password is 4231 The Administrator password also can be used to unlock the keys You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing E button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 59 User s Manual Config Screen The Config menu is used to perform functions such as switching between Quick Setup and Normal Setup archiving and backing up video loading default setup and clearing all data Quick Setup Archive Clip Copy Load Default Setup Clear All Data Figure 68 Config screen Archive The Archive screen can be used to archive video automatically or manually Archive Record Info Start 04 19 2004 16 40 10 Record Info End 05 19 2004 19 27 36 Archive Info Start 05 14 2004 13 05 23 Archive Info End 05 19 2004 12 02 18 Archive Disk Usage 65 remained Archive Status Ready Auto Archive O 24 Figure 69 Archive screen 60 Digital Video Recorder Selecting Update loads the latest information displayed on the Archive screen Selecting Clear erases all archived data Selecting Setup displays a screen where you set up ar
88. uality you want to record from the drop down menu Highlight the Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated video loss 48 Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Event Action Alarm Out Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms Video Loss Event Action MO mamou noy CONECTA CHN NN ee y MERO NN ee NCH Ni IN 1 4 s e 9 1 13 16 oK Figure 58 Video Loss Event Action Alarm Out setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Alarm Out box and either Beep or the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the camera that has lost video 49 User s Manual Video Loss Event Action Notify Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site in the case of video loss Video Loss Event Action Eech CES BER WE E BUEN EOI e REN Ec a A Cr s 8 s 2 1 1 ok Figure 59 Video Loss Event Action Notify setup screen Highlight the Sched box and press the LG button A schedule screen appears Set the schedule as described earlier Highlight the Notify box and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR notifies the remote site when it loses video input from a camera based on a defined schedule 50 Digital Video Recorde
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90. up will run as a time server You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Highlight the box beside Date Format and press the button A list of date formats appears Highlight the format you wish to use and press the e button The choices are MM DD YYYY DD MM YYYY YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY DD MM YYYY YYYY MM DD 23 User s Manual To change the time format highlight the box beside Time Format and press the e button The DVR toggles between 12 Hours AM PM and 24 Hours military time You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes System Check Screen Highlight System Check in the Main menu and press the button The System Check setup screen appears System Check aen LS Fatarnin om Cramm on SS a Alarm In 3 On Record Problem Alam Out A 3 oK Figure 32 System Check screen Highlight the box under the On Off heading and press the button This toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR reports a fault condition if it does not detect any recording or 1f there is an alarm during the designated time Highlight the box under the Interval heading and press the e button A slide bar appears allowing you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days by using the Left and Right arrow buttons The Stat
91. us field displays the fault conditions When it is Good there was recording or an alarm occurred during the designated time When it is Bad there was no recording or no alarm occurred during the designated time Highlight the box beside the On Record Problem Alarm Out and press the e button A drop menu displays the available alarm outputs for the recording problem Highlight the desired alarm output from no alarm output external alarm out terminal or internal buzzer and press the button 24 Digital Video Recorder Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the Main menu and press the button The Storage setup screen appears The DVR displays the storage status when the installed IDE hard disk drives support the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program Storage Gees J coea e recon Seo or 4 SCSI O MB Not Installed Extension SSES SE Storage Problem Action Alarm Out Notify ox CS Figure 33 Storage screen NOTE When the DVR has more than four storage devices you can scroll through the list by selecting the Up and Down arrow buttons under the list The Type field displays the type and capacity of storage devices The Status field displays Good Bad S M A R T Not work S M A R T Alert High Temperature or Not installed depending on storage conditions Good The storage condition is normal e Bad Data cannot b

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