Multiplex Technology DVR 4CH User Manual
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4CH  
16CH / 8CH / 4CH  
16CH / 8CH / 4CH Built-in DVD-RW Writer or CD-RW Writer  
User’s Manual  
Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.  
MPEG4 DVR SERIES_V0.989  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
PARTS AND FEATURES  
1.1 FEATURES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1.3 SPECIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1.4 FRONT PANEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1.5 REAR PANEL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
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GETTING STARTED  
2.1 GETTING STARTED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
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BASIC OPERATION  
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3.1 RECORDING -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
3.2 PLAYBACK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION  
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4.1 MENU TREE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS_ RECORD -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.3 MAIN MENU OPTIONS_ TIMER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.4 MAIN MENU OPTIONS_ DATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS_ ADVANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.6 ADVANCE MENU_ CAMERA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.7 ADVANCE MENU_ DETECTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.8 ADVANCE MENU_ DISPLAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.9 ADVANCE MENU_ ALERT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.10 ADVANCE MENU_ REMOTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.11 ADVANCE MENU_ SYSTEM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.12 ADVANCE MENU_ NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.13 ADVANCE MENU_ BACKUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.14 ADVANCE MENU_ HDD INFO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
4.15 ADVANCE MENU_ EVENT LOG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
ADDITIONAL OPERATION  
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5.1 SEARCH -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.3 KEY LOCK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.4 SWITCH THE N/P SYSTEM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.5 USB UPGRADE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
AP BASIC OPERATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
AP ADVANCED SETTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Network ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
DDNS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
MAIL -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
FTP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
DVR-CAMERA SETTING --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
DEVICE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
DETECTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
NETWORK BACKUP & PLAYBACK -----------------------------------------------------------------------  
ALARM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
ALARM LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
GENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
ACCOUNT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
ONLINE USER INFO --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
FILE PATH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.8 GPRS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
5.9 OPTIONAL PHERIPHERALS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
TROUBLE SHOOTING  
6.1 FAQ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
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APPENDIX #1 INSTALL THE HDD -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
APPENDIX #2 PIN CONFIGURATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
APPENDIX #3 RS232 PROTOCOL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
APPENDIX #3 RECORDING TIME TABLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
APPENDIX #4 COMPATIBLE USB BRAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
APPENDIX #5 COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
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PARTS AND FEATURES  
1.1 FEATURES  
MPEG4 DVR Technology  
Compression format provides crystal clear image with real time performance  
Multiplex  
Allows live display, record, playback, backup, and network all at the same time  
Long-Recording Hours:  
500GB can record more than 4 days. (16CH, Frame Best Quality, 120IPS)  
Connect to Independent Disk Array (optional) to have more storage capacity  
Backup Function:  
Backup files with USB interface, DVD-WRITER or CD-WRITER and network remote recording & backup  
Remote Surveillance:  
GPRS allows viewing and controlling of the system &  
also support remote surveillance with licensed software AP and IE browser  
Web surveillance supports 5 users simultaneously  
Intelligent Motion Trigger Recording:  
With advanced motion detection function, scheduled motion detection recording  
(4 different adjustable factors for motion detection sensitivity) and convenient search function,  
customized security environment is achieved  
Alarm trigger recording will send alert with images to designated e-mail and FTP address  
Supports pre-alarm recording (8MB)  
Covert Recording:  
A mask replaces the live image with a blank screen & the monitor shows nothing but recording is still on  
A/V Support:  
Supports 4 audio-in, 2 audio-out to record sounds  
Supports VGA output to monitor (optional)  
General:  
Support multi-language OSD  
System auto recovery after power reconnected  
IR remote control of the system and PTZ through RS-485  
Support daylight saving function  
Support manual / timer / motion / alarm / remote recording functions  
Watermark function ensures authentication of recorded images  
Support TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS network connection  
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS  
MODEL  
16CH  
8CH  
4CH  
16CH / 8CH / 4CH  
DVD-RW / CD-RW  
Digital Video Recorder  
Adapter  
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Licensed Software AP  
IR Transmitter and IR Receiver  
Power and Data Bus  
DSUB PIN Connector  
Screws  
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Optional  
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NOTE: Please check the package contents to make sure that you receive all accessories shown above.  
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1.3 SPECIFICATION  
MODEL  
16CH / 16CH (D)  
8CH / 8CH (D)  
4CH / 4CH (D)  
Video System  
NTSC / PAL (switch able)  
MPEG 4  
Video Compression Format  
Video Input  
16 Channels  
16 Channels  
8 Channels  
8 Channels  
4 Channels  
4 Channels  
(Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)  
Video Loop Out  
(Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC)  
Video Output  
Main Monitor Output: Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC  
Call Monitor Output: Composite video signal 1 Vp-p 75Ω BNC  
720 × 480 pixels with 120 IPS〈NTSC〉  
720 × 576 pixels with 100 IPS 〈PAL〉  
720 × 480 pixels with 60 IPS〈NTSC〉  
720 × 576 pixels with 50 IPS 〈PAL〉  
720 × 480 pixels with 30 IPS〈NTSC〉  
720 × 576 pixels with 25 IPS 〈PAL〉  
Maximum Recording Rate (Frame)  
Maximum Recording Rate (CIF)  
Adjustable Recording Speed (Frame)  
Adjustable Recording Speed (CIF)  
Image Quality Setting  
352 × 240 pixels with 480 IPS〈NTSC〉  
352 × 288 pixels with 400 IPS 〈PAL〉  
352 × 240 pixels with 240 IPS〈NTSC〉  
352 × 288 pixels with 200 IPS 〈PAL〉  
352 × 240 pixels with 120 IPS〈NTSC〉  
352 × 288 pixels with 100 IPS 〈PAL〉  
120, 60, 30, 15 IPS <NTSC>  
100, 50, 25, 12 IPS <PAL>  
60, 30, 15, 7 IPS <NTSC>  
50, 25, 12, 6 IPS <PAL>  
30, 15, 7, 3 IPS <NTSC>  
25, 12, 6, 3 IPS <PAL>  
480, 240, 120, 60 IPS <NTSC>  
400, 200, 100, 50 IPS <PAL>  
240, 120, 60, 30 IPS <NTSC>  
200, 100, 50, 25 IPS <PAL>  
120, 60, 30, 15 IPS <NTSC>  
100, 50, 25, 12 IPS <PAL>  
Best, High, Normal, and Basic  
Hard Disk Storage  
16CH: support HDD * 2  
8CH: support HDD * 2  
4CH: support HDD * 1  
(IDE type, ATA66) (over 400GB)  
16CH (D): support HDD *1  
8CH (D): support HDD *1  
4CH (D): support HDD *1  
HDD Quick Cleaning  
Recording Mode  
Watermark  
Quick clean up the “index system” of the recorded files. 250GB under 2 seconds  
Manual／Timer／Motion／Alarm  
Yes  
Refresh Rate  
480 IPS for NTSC  
400 IPS for PAL  
240 IPS for NTSC  
200 IPS for PAL  
120 IPS for NTSC  
100 IPS for PAL  
Multiplex Operation  
Audio I/O  
live display, record, playback, backup, and network  
4 audio inputs, 2 audio outputs (Mono)  
Motion Detection Area  
Motion Detect Sensitivity  
Pre-alarm Recording  
Backup Device  
16 × 12 grids per camera for all channels  
4 adjustable variables with precise calculation for motion detection  
Yes (8 MB)  
USB1.1 / 2.0 backup and network remote backup  
USB Interface  
front panel * 1, back panel * 1  
Motion JPEG  
front panel * 1  
Web Transmitting Compression Format  
Ethernet  
10/100 Base-T. Support remote control and live view via Ethernet  
Support GPRS to access the system via mobile phone (require J2ME, MIDP2.0 protocol)  
Support licensed software AP, and IE browser  
Mobile Surveillance  
Web Interface  
Remote Alarm Notification  
Network Protocol  
IR transmitter  
E-mail images, and images uploading to FTP site’s specific account  
TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP and DDNS  
Remote control DVR and PTZ via IR transmitter (RS-485)  
Support PELCO-D protocol  
(4CH: Optional)  
PTZ control  
Dwell Time (Sequential Channel Switch)  
Alarm I/O  
Programmable with adjustable dwell time (2, 4, 8, 16 sec.)  
8 inputs, 1 output  
16 inputs, 1 output  
4 inputs, 1 output  
Picture Zoom  
Support 2X digital zoom function  
Key Lock  
Yes  
Yes  
Video Loss Detection  
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MODEL  
16CH / 16CH (D)  
8CH / 8CH (D)  
4CH / 4CH (D)  
Specification Continued …  
Camera Title  
Support up to 6 letters  
Hue／Color／Contrast／ Brightness  
YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY, and Off  
Yes  
Video Adjustable  
Date Display Format  
Daylight Saving  
Power Source  
DC 19V  
Power Consumption  
Operating Temperature  
Dimensions (mm)  
＜64 W  
4CH: ＜42 W  
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4CH (D): ＜64 W  
10℃ ~ 40℃ (50℉ ~104℉ )  
432mm (W) × 90mm (H) × 326mm  
(D)  
432mm (W) × 90mm (H) × 326mm (D)  
System Recovery  
System auto recovery after power reconnected  
Optional Peripherals  
Independent Disk Array ; VGA  
Connector ; IR Remote Control  
Independent Disk Array ; VGA Connector  
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Any changes made to the actual product are subjects to no further notification.  
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1.4 FRONT PANEL  
16CH / 8CH  
16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
1) POWER:  
Press “POWER” button to turn on/ turn off the DVR.  
(Under recording mode, please stop record before turn off the DVR)  
2) MENU:  
Press “MENU” button to enter main menu.  
3) ENTER / RECORD:  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
Press “RECORD” to activate the manual recording.  
4) “＋ “ “ － ” :  
Press “＋ “ or “ － ” button to change the setting in the menu / to select the channel.  
Press “＋“ and “－” buttons to open / close the DVD / CD WRITER.  
5) USB:  
Support firmware update and files backup.  
6) LED LIGHT:  
POWER: Power on  
STANDBY: Standby  
HDD: HDD is reading or recording  
HDD Full: HDD is full.  
ALARM: Once the alarm is triggered  
TIMER: When timer recording is turned on.  
REC: Under recording status  
PLAY: Under playing status  
7) MODE  
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Press “MODE  
” button to switch channel display mode.  
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9)  
“
” :  
Press “  
” button to pause the play back files.  
” button to stop the play back files.  
“
” :  
Press “  
10) “  
“ :  
Under playback mode, press “  
” button to fast rewind.  
” to fast forward.  
11) “  
“ :  
Under playback mode, press “  
12) “ZOOM” :  
Press “ZOOM” button to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom).  
13) “PLAY” :  
Press “PLAY” button to playback recorded files.  
14) “▲▼◄►“ :  
Press “▲▼◄►” to move the cursor up / down / left / right.  
15) “SHIFT” + “SEQ” :  
Press “SHIFT” + “SEQ”to activate the call monitor function and press “SEQ” to escape  
the call monitor mode.  
16) “SHIFT” + “AUDIO“ :  
Press “SHIFT” + “AUDIO“ to select live or playback sounds of the 4 audio channels.  
17) “SHIFT” + “SLOW“ :  
Under playback mode, press “SHIFT” + “SLOW“ to show slow playback.  
18) “SHIFT” + “CH－ “ or “CH＋” :  
Press “SHIFT” + “CH－ “ or “CH＋” change the setting in the menu / to select the  
channel.  
19) “SHIFT” + “SET” :  
Press “SHIFT” + “SET” to change channel display position.  
Press “▲▼◄►” to select the channel which You would like to change,  
Press “＋” or “－” select the channel which You would like to show.  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
20) “SHIFT” + “SEARCH” :  
Press “SHIFT” + “SEARCH” buttons to enter the search mode.  
21) “  
” + “  
” :  
” + “  
Press “  
” buttons at the same time to enter / exit the PTZ control mode.  
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1.4 FRONT PANEL Continued…  
4CH  
1) “HDD Cartridge Lock” :  
Lock / Unlock the cartridge of the HDD.  
2) “USB” :  
Support firmware update and files backup.  
3) “LED LIGHT” :  
HDD: HDD is reading or recording  
HDD Full: HDD is full.  
ALARM: Once the alarm is triggered  
TIMER: When timer recording is turned on  
PLAY: Under playing status  
REC: Under recording status  
4) “MENU” :  
Press “MENU” button to enter main menu.  
5) “ENTER” / “SET” :  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
Press “SET” to change channel display position.  
Press “▲▼◄►“ to select the channel which you like to change,  
Press “＋” or “－” select the channel which You would like to show.  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
6) “SEARCH ” :  
Press “SEARCH” button to enter the search mode.  
7) “SLOW ” :  
Under playback mode, press “SLOW“ button to show slow playback.  
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7) “ZOOM ” :  
Press “ZOOM” button to enlarge the picture of selected channel (2X digital zoom).  
8)  
“
” / “ － ” :  
Press “ “ button to show the 4 channel display mode.  
Press “ － ” button to change the setting in the menu.  
9) “SEQ” / “ ＋ ” :  
Press “SEQ” button to activate the call monitor function and press “SEQ” button  
again to escape the call monitor mode.  
Press “＋ ” button to change the setting in the menu.  
10) “POWER” :  
Press this button to turn on / turn off the DVR.  
(Under recording mode, please stop record before turn off the DVR).  
11) “CH1 ” “CH2 ” “CH3 ” “CH4 ” :  
Press “1 ” “2 ” “3 ” “4 ” buttons to select the channel.  
12) “REC” :  
Press “REC” button to activate the manual recording.  
13) “PLAY” :  
Press “PLAY” button to playback the recorded files.  
14) “UP / PAUSE , DOWN / STOP, LEFT / FAST REWIND, RIGHT / FAST FORWARD“ :  
Press “▲▼◄►“ to move the cursor up / down / left / right.  
Under playback mode, press “  
Under playback mode, press “  
Under playback mode, press “  
Under playback mode, press “  
“ button to pause playback.  
“ button to stop playback.  
“ button to fast rewind.  
“ button to fast forward.  
15) “  
” :  
Press these two buttons to select live or playback sounds of the 4 audio channels.  
16) “  
” :  
Press these two buttons at the same time to enter / exit the PTZ control mode.  
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1.5 REAR PANEL  
16CH / 16CH (D)  
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LOOP  
INPUT  
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CALL  
HI-IMPEDANCE  
HI-IMPEDA NCE  
RS 485  
LAN  
EXTERNALI/O  
D / V  
DISKARRAY  
IR  
USB  
LINK  
ACT.  
DC19V  
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LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
LOOP  
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INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
INPUT  
CALL  
RS 485  
LAN  
EXTERNAL I/O  
D/V  
IR  
DISK ARRAY  
USB  
LINK  
ACT.  
DC 19V  
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MONITOR  
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LOOP  
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LOOP  
INPUT  
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LINK  
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EXTERNAL I/O  
LAN  
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DISK ARRAY  
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DISK ARRAY PORT:  
Connect to disk array for extend HDD capacity.  
2: RS485B  
3: RS485A  
IR:  
Connect to IR receiver.  
RS485:  
1234  
Connect to external device (such as PTZ camera) with RS485-A and RS485-B.  
EXTERNAL I/O PORT:  
Connect to external device. Control external device or get controlled remotely by  
external device (alarm input, external alarm, PTZ camera).  
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USB PORT:  
Support firmware update and files backup.  
D/V PORT (Digital Video Port):  
Connect to VGA connector card.  
LAN:  
Connect to Internet by LAN cable.  
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9)  
LINK / ACT LED light:  
When the Internet is activated, the LED light will be on.  
CALL MONITOR:  
Connect to CALL monitor. Show the channel switch display. When the alarm is  
triggered, the call monitor will show the image of the triggered channel for a period of  
time.  
10) POWER:  
Connect to provided adapter.  
11) FAN:  
For ventilation.  
12) VIDEO INPUT (CHANNEL 1 – 16 / CHANNEL 1 – 8 / CHANNEL 1 – 4) :  
Connect to video source, such as camera.  
13) LOOP (CHANNEL 1 – 16 / CHANNEL 1 – 8 / CHANNEL 1 – 4) :  
Video output.  
14) 75Ω / HI:  
When using Loop function, please switch to HI. When you don’t use Loop function,  
please switch to 75Ω.  
15) MONITOR:  
Connect to Main monitor.  
16) AUDIO IN (1-4):  
Connect to audio source, such as camera which equipped with audio function.  
When users start the recording function, the audio input will be recorded .  
17) AUDIO OUT :  
Connect to monitor or speaker.  
With 2 mono audio outputs from the same source.  
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GETTING STARTED  
2.1 GETTING STARTED  
Connecting all the devices to construct a surveillance.  
NOTE:  
1) Install HDD:  
The HDD must be installed  
Please refer to Appendix #1 for HDD installation  
instructions.  
NOTE:  
before the DVR is turned on.  
Please refer to “Section 1.5 Rear Panel”  
for connection.  
2) Connect cameras.  
NOTE:  
3) Connect monitors.  
Please refer to Appendix#2 for pin configurations  
of the external I/O port .  
4) Connect the external devices.  
5) Connect the AC power cord to power adapter and plug into an electrical outlet.  
The standby LED would be on as red.  
Press the “POWER” button. The power LED will be on as red.  
It takes approximately 10 to 15 seconds to boot the system.  
Take 16CH as an example  
Available Capacity of  
Internal HDDs  
System Time  
Under HDD Overwrite  
Mode  
Channel Title  
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BASIC OPERATION  
3.1 RECORDING  
The DVR offers three recording modes, manual record, event recording, and timer  
record. If power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be stored in the HDDs.  
DVR will return to original recording status after power is on again.  
1) MANUAL RECORDING (continuous recording) :  
Recording is initiated by manually pressing the “REC” button.  
Indicated by the sign “●”  
2) EVENT RECORDING (triggered by motion and external alarm) :  
When this functions is activated,  
the recording is triggered by motion or external alarm.  
Indicated by the sign “  
” and “  
” .  
3) TIMER RECORDING (scheduled time) :  
Recording is scheduled by Timer. Indicated by the sign “TIMER RECORD”.  
Take 16CH as an example  
Under  
Recording  
NOTE :  
When the HDDs are full under O/W  
recording mode, previous recorded  
files may be overwritten without  
further warning notices.  
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3.2 PLAYBACK  
16CH / 8CH  
16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video.  
1) FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW):  
You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR.  
In the playback mode,  
＊ Press ”  
” once to get 4X speed forward and press twice to get 8X speed,…  
and the maximum speed can reach 32X.  
＊ Press ”  
” once to get 4X speed rewind and press twice to get 8X speed, …  
and the maximum speed can reach 32X.  
＊ The type of recording image size (Frame or CIF )will also shown on the screen.  
2) PAUSE / IMAGE JOG:  
Press “ ” button to pause the current image displayed on the screen.  
In the Pause mode,  
＊ Press ”  
＊ Press ”  
” once to get forward by frame change.  
” once to get rewind by frame change.  
3) STOP:  
Press “ ” button under all circumstance, it will return DVR to live monitoring mode.  
4) CHANNEL SHIFT:  
＊ Display mode:  
Press MODE “  
” button to select display mode.  
＊ Full Screen Switch:  
Press “＋” or “－” button to show the full screen channels.  
＊ Channel display switch:  
Press “  
” + “  
”button.  
Press “▲” “▼” “◄” “►” to select the channel which You would like to change.  
Press “＋” or “－” select the channel which You would like show.  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
5) SLOW PLAYBACK:  
Press “  
” + “  
” button to get 1/4X speed playback and press twice to  
get 1/8X speed.  
6) AUDIO:  
Press “  
” + “  
“to select live or playback sounds of the 4 audio  
channels.  
＊ AUDIO 1 (L) ; AUDIO 1 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 2 (L) ; AUDIO 2 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 3 (L) ; AUDIO 3 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 4 (L) ; AUDIO 4 (P)  
Note: For the playback of the DVD or CD backup file, please refer to “Section 4.13 ADVANCE  
MENU_BACKUP” for detailed instruction  
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4CH  
Press “ PLAY ” button, the DVR will display the last recording video.  
1) FAST FORWARD (F.F. ) & FAST REWIND (REW):  
You can increase speed for fast forward and rewind on the DVR.  
In the playback mode,  
＊ Press “  
“ once to get 4X speed forward and press twice to get 8X speed,  
… and the maximum speed can reach 32X.  
＊ Press “  
“ once to get 4X speed rewind and press twice to get 8X speed,  
… and the maximum speed can reach 32X.  
＊ The type of recording image size (Frame or CIF )will also shown on the screen.  
2) PAUSE / IMAGE JOG:  
Press “  
“ button to pause the current image displayed on the screen.  
In the Pause mode,  
＊ Press “  
“ once to get forward by frame change.  
＊ Press “  
“ once to get rewind by frame change.  
3) STOP:  
Press “  
“ button under all circumstance, it will return DVR to live monitoring mode.  
4) CHANNEL SHIFT:  
＊ Display mode:  
Press MODE “  
” button to 4 channels display.  
＊ Full Screen Switch:  
Press “＋” or “－” button to show the full screen channels.  
＊ Channel display switch:  
Press “SET” to change channel display position.  
Press “▲▼◄►“ to select the channel which you like to change,  
Press “＋” or “－” select the channel which You would like show.  
Press “ENTER” button to confirm.  
5) SLOW PLAYBACK:  
Press “SLOW” button to get 1/4X speed playback and press twice to get 1/8X.  
6) AUDIO:  
Press “  
” to select live or playback sounds of the 4 audio channels.  
＊ AUDIO 1 (L) ; AUDIO 1 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 2 (L) ; AUDIO 2 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 3 (L) ; AUDIO 3 (P)  
＊ AUDIO 4 (L) ; AUDIO 4 (P)  
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DETAILED MENU CONFIGURATION  
4.1 MENU TREE  
MENU  
TITLE  
BRIG  
CONT  
RECORD  
TIMER  
DATE  
ADVANCE  
CAMERA  
DATE:  
YEAR MONTH DAY  
SATU  
HUE  
COV  
REC  
MANUAL RECORD  
ENABLE  
DATE  
TIME:  
HOUR MIN SEC  
START  
HH : MM  
EVENT RECORD  
ENABLE  
FORMAT: Y-M-D …  
DAYLIGHT SAVING  
END  
HH : MM  
TIMER RECORD  
ENABLE  
DETECTION  
TITLE  
DET  
OVERWRITE  
AREA  
DISPLAY  
RECORD IMG SIZE  
LS  
SS  
ALERT  
RECORD QUALITY  
TITLE DISPLAY  
EXT. ALERT  
INT. BUZZER  
KEY BUZZER  
DATE DISPLAY  
HDD INFO  
MANUAL RECORD  
IPS  
TS  
REMOTE  
RE  
EVENT RECORD  
IPS  
LOSS SCREEN  
ALARM  
VLOSS BUZZER  
MOTION BUZZER  
ALARM BUZZER  
HDD BUZZER  
PLAYBACK  
INFO  
TIMER RECORD  
IPS  
DETECTION  
TIMER  
SYSTEM  
DWELL  
DURATION  
(SEC)  
TOTAL IPS SHARE  
SERIAL TYPE  
BAUD RATE  
TITLE  
DEVICE  
ID  
DE-  
INTERLACE  
HDD NEARLY FULL  
(GB)  
HOST ID  
IR  
ALARM DURATION  
(SEC)  
MONITOR  
OUT  
PASSWORD  
RESET DEFAULT  
PRE-ALARM  
PROTOCOL  
RATE  
WATERMARK  
CLEAR HDD  
UPGRADE  
NETWORK  
BACKUP  
AUTO KEYLOCK  
LANGUAGE  
HDD INFO  
EVENT LOG  
VERSION  
VIDEO FORMAT  
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4.2 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___RECORD  
Press “MENU” button to enter the main menu list. The default admin password is 0000.  
Enter the default password and press “ENTER”. (Users could alter the password later, please  
refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”)  
Move the cursor to the “RECORD”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
RECORD  
MANUAL RECORD ENABLE  
EVENT RECORD ENABLE  
TIMER RECORD ENABLE  
OVERWRITE  
RECORD IMG SIZE  
RECORD QUALITY  
MANUAL RECORD IPS  
EVENT RECORD IPS  
TIMER RECORD IPS  
TOTAL IPS SHARE  
(MENU)  
► RECORD  
TIMER  
DATE  
ADVANCE  
Use the following buttons for menu setting:  
“▲▼◄► “ to move the cursor.  
“＋ , －”  
to choose the numbers / selections.  
“ ENTER “  
“ MENU “  
to go to the submenu / to confirm the selection  
to go to the menu OSD  
/ to confirm the change / to exit the menu OSD  
1) MANUAL RECORD ENABLE:  
Start / Stop the manual recording function.  
2) EVENT RECORD ENABLE:  
Start / Stop the event recording function. When this functions is activated, the  
recording will triggered by motion or external alarm  
3) TIMER RECORD ENABLE:  
Start / Stop the timer recording function.  
4) OVERWRITE:  
Select to overwrite previous recording video in HDD. When the HDD is full under O/W  
recording mode, previous recorded files will be overwritten without further warning  
notices.  
5) RECORD IMG SIZE:  
There are two recording options: FRAME & CIF. When change record image size, user  
need to stop recording first.  
6) RECORD QUALITY:  
There are four quality settings: BEST, HIGH, NORMAL & BASIC  
In the following (7) ~ (9) sections is for 16 channels.  
For 8 channels, divided the IPS by 2. For 4 channels, divided the IPS by 4.  
7) MANUAL RECORD IPS:  
Recording is activated by pressing the “REC” button. Select the images per second of  
MANUAL RECORD, The options are as the followings:  
NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15  
CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60  
PAL: FRAME: 100, 50, 25, 12  
CIF: 400, 200, 100, 50  
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8) EVENT RECORD IPS:  
Recording is activated by event (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images  
per second for event record, The options are as the followings:  
NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15  
CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60  
PAL: FRAME: 100, 50, 25, 12  
CIF: 400, 200, 100, 50  
9) TIMER RECORD IPS:  
Recording is activated by timer schedule. Select the images per second of  
TIMER RECORD, The options are as the followings:  
NTSC: FRAME: 120, 60, 30, 15  
CIF: 480, 240, 120, 60  
PAL: FRAME: 100, 50, 25, 12  
CIF: 400, 200, 100, 50  
10) TOTAL IPS SHARE:  
There are two IPS settings: (Take 16ch as example)  
FIX: IPS per channel = RECORD IPS ÷ 16 channels  
●
Group 1 :  
GROUP: Every 4 channels will form a group.  
01  
CH 01 ~ 04  
IPS per channel = RECORD IPS ÷ 4 ÷ number  
●
●
Group 2 :  
of channels under recording within the group.  
Ex.: If you set the record IPS as 480 IPS, then  
Channel 01 will get 30 IPS (120 / 4 / 1 = 30)  
Channel 05 and 06 each will get 15 IPS (120 / 4 / 2 = 15)  
“ ● “ means under recording  
05  
06  
CH 05 ~ 08  
Group 3 :  
CH 09 ~ 12  
Group 4 :  
CH 13 ~ 16  
NOTE: When users choose the image size as “CIF”, the total  
IPS share will be fixed. That is IPS per channel will equal to  
record IPS divided by 16 channels.  
4.3 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___TIMER  
(MENU)  
RECORD  
► TIMER  
DATE  
ADVANCE  
Move the cursor to the “TIMER”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
RECORD  
DATE  
OFF  
DAILY  
SUN  
MON-FRI  
OFF  
OFF  
START  
00 : 00  
08 : 00  
06 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
END  
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
00 : 00  
18 : 00  
23 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
OFF  
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1)  
DATE:  
A scheduled record date (SUN/MON/TUE/ WED/ THU/ FRI/ SAT/ MON–FRI / SAT-  
SUN / DAILY/OFF) could be set to activate the timer recording.  
NOTE 1 : Specific date could be changed by “＋” or “－” button.  
NOTE 2 : If you plan to set the timer recording across the midnight, there are two  
ways for setting the timer recording schedule, please following the instructions below.  
Example 1 : If you only want to set recording timer schedule from every Sunday 23:30  
to Monday 23:30, then you could set recording timer schedule as Sunday from 23:30  
to 23:30.  
Example 2 : If you plan to set the timer recording from Sunday 08:00 to Monday  
15:00, then you could set the recording timer schedule as Sunday from 08 : 00 to 00 :  
00, and Monday 00 : 00 to 15 : 00.  
2)  
3)  
START:  
Select the start time for the recording.  
END:  
Select the finishing time for the recording.  
4.4 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___DATE  
(MENU)  
RECORD  
TIMER  
► DATE  
ADVANCE  
Move the cursor to the “DATE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
DATE  
DATE  
2005-NOV-08 13:55:22  
FORMAT  
DAYLIGHT SAVING  
Y-M-D  
ON  
1)  
2)  
3)  
DATE:  
Set the correct time of the DVR ( YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN / SEC)  
FORMAT:  
There are three date formats: Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y.  
DAYLIGHT SAVING:  
Specify whether to use daylight saving time and time period. ( START / END)  
Daylight saving time can be adjusted manually.  
Enter the daylight saving menu mode to set start time, end time and adjust  
hour of the daylight saving.  
DAYLIGHT SAVING  
START  
END  
ADJUST  
4TH-SUN-MAR 01: 00: 00  
4TH-SUN-OCT 01: 00: 00  
01 : 00  
NOTE: The illustrated setting means: During the daylight saving time period (start from the 4th Sunday of March,  
end on the 4th Sunday of October), the DVR system time will plus one hour.  
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4.5 MAIN MENU OPTIONS___ADVANCE  
ADVANCE  
CAMERA  
DETECTION  
DISPLAY  
ALERT  
REMOTE  
(MENU)  
RECORD  
TIMER  
DATE  
► ADVANCE  
SYSTEM  
NETWORK  
BACKUP  
HDD INFO  
EVENT LOG  
Move the cursor to the “ADVANCE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show  
the following options.  
4.6 ADVANCE MENU ___CAMERA  
Move the cursor to the “CAMERA”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
Take 16CH as an example  
CAMERA  
TITLE  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
BRIG  
110  
110  
110  
110  
110  
110  
110  
110  
CONT  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
SATU  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
HUE  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
128  
COV  
NO  
NO  
NO  
NO  
NO  
NO  
NO  
NO  
REC  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
PREV  
NEXT  
1)  
TITLE:  
Move the cursor to the title which you want to change, and press “ENTER” to  
access the setting screen. Assign each channel a title (up to six characters  
(letters or symbols…)), the default title is the channel number.  
2)  
3)  
BRIG / CONT / SATU / HUE:  
Adjust the Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Hue of each channel.  
The level is from 0 to 255. The default value of BRIG is 110, others are128.  
COV (COVERT):  
Select “YES” to mask the selected channel which is under recording.  
When this function is activated, the “COV” words will shown on the screen.  
4)  
5)  
REC (RECORD):  
Select “YES” to enable the record function; Select “NO” to disable the record.  
PREV / NEXT:  
Select “PRE” to go to the previous page; Select “NEXT” to go the next page.  
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4.7 ADVANCE MENU ___DETECTION  
Move the cursor to the “DETECTION”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
DETECTION  
DETECTION SETUP  
DETECTION TIMER  
1)  
DETECTION SETUP:  
Take 16CH as an example  
DETECTION  
TITLE  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
DET  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
AREA  
LS  
07  
07  
07  
07  
07  
07  
07  
07  
SS  
03  
03  
03  
03  
03  
03  
03  
03  
TS  
02  
02  
02  
02  
02  
02  
02  
02  
RE  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
10  
ALARM  
OFF  
LOW  
HIGH  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
SETUP  
PREV  
NEXT  
a) TITLE:  
Show the title of each channel of the camera.  
b) DET:  
Select “ON” to activate the motion detect function of each channel.  
Select “OFF” to inactivate the motion detect function of each channel.  
c) AREA:  
Press the “ENTER” button to set detection area.  
Pink blocks represent the area that is not being detected. While the transparent  
blocks is the area that is under detection.  
Press “ENTER” to confirm the  
start area  
Press ◄ or ► to choose the  
width of the area  
Press ◄ or ► to choose the  
height of the area, and press  
“ENTER” again to confirm.  
Press “－” to turn all area  
Multi-detected area  
Press “＋” to turn all area not  
under detection  
to be detected  
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▲▼◄►: navigates between targets.  
d) LS :  
The sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value is,  
the higher sensitivity for motion detection.  
The highest sensitivity setting is 00, the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The  
default value is 07.  
e) SS :  
The sensitivity towards the size of the triggered object on the screen.(the  
number of motion detection grids). The smaller the value is, the higher  
sensitivity for motion detection.  
The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15.  
The default setting is 03.  
Note: The default setting of Spatial Sensitivity is 03, which means when 3 grids  
are detected for motion at one time, the system will get triggered. So the  
value of Spatial Sensitivity must be less than the number of grids which you  
set up to motion detection area.  
f) TS :  
The sensitivity towards how long the object gets triggered. The smaller the  
value is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.  
The highest sensitivity setting is 00, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15.  
The default setting is 02.  
g) RE :  
The value of RE is a reference for detection. The default value is 10, which  
means DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to  
the sensitivity of LS, SS, TS simultaneously. Therefore the bigger the value  
is, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.  
h) ALARM:  
Select LOW / HIGH for the alarm polarity. The default alarm value is OFF.  
i) PRE / NEXT:  
Select “PRE” to go to the previous page; Select “NEXT” to go the next  
page. Targets set in the AREA.  
2)  
DETECTION TIMER:  
Set the date, start time, end time of the detection function.  
DETECTION TIMER  
DATE  
OFF  
DAILY  
SUN  
MON-FRI  
OFF  
OFF  
START  
00 : 00  
08 : 00  
06 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
END  
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
00 : 00  
18 : 00  
23 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
00 : 00  
OFF  
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4.8 ADVANCE MENU ___DISPLAY  
Move the cursor to the “DISPLAY”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
DISPLAY  
TITLE DISPLAY  
DATE DISPLAY  
HDD INFO  
ON  
ON  
ON  
LOSS SCREEN  
PLAYBACK INFO  
DWELL DURATION (SEC)  
DE-INTERLACE  
MONITOR OUT  
WATERMARK  
BLUE  
NORMAL  
2
ON  
MAIN  
ON  
1)  
2)  
3)  
4)  
5)  
TITLE DISPLAY:  
Turn the channel title display on / off.  
DATE DISPLAY:  
Turn the date display on / off.  
HDD INFO”  
Turn the display information of internal HDD on / off.  
LOSS SCREEN”  
Set the color of video loss screen (Blue or Black)  
PLAYBACK INFO:  
Set the position where playback information will be indicated  
(center or normal (on the button of left-hand side of the screen)).  
6)  
7)  
8)  
9)  
DWELL DURATION (SEC):  
Set the duration time of each channel for CALL MONITOR (2, 4, 8, 16 sec.)  
DE-INTERLACE:  
Set the “DE-INTERLACE” function on / off.  
MONITOR OUT:  
Select video output device (Main monitor / VGA output (optional device))  
WATERMARK:  
In the playback mode of the software AP, users could proof the authenticity  
of the BACKUP VIDEO. If the BACKUP VIDEO had been altered, the video  
image will turn to light red and the playback will be paused.  
Please refer to P. 36 for detailed instruction.  
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4.9 ADVANCE MENU ___ALERT  
Move the cursor to the “ALERT”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
ALERT  
EXT. ALERT  
INT. BUZZER  
KEY BUZZER  
VLOSS BUZZER  
MOTION BUZZER  
ALARM BUZZER  
HDD BUZZER  
HDD NEARLY FULL (GB)  
ALARM DURATION (SEC)  
PRE-ALARM  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
05  
05  
OFF  
1)  
2)  
3)  
4)  
5)  
6)  
7)  
8)  
EXT. ALERT:  
Set the sound on / off when external alarm is triggered.  
INT. BUZZER:  
Set the sound of KEY / VLOSS / MOTION / ALARM / HDD FULL on or off.  
KEY BUZZER:  
Set the sound on / off when pressing the button.  
VLOSS BUZZER:  
Set the sound on / off when video loss happened.  
MOTION BUZZER:  
Set the sound on / off when motion alarm triggered.  
ALARM BUZZER:  
Set the sound on / off when internal alarm triggered.  
HDD BUZZER:  
Set the sound on / off when the HDD is full.  
HDD NEARLYFULL (GB):  
If HDD buzzer is on, you could choose to have a buzzer notification when the  
HDD available capacity is only xxx GB left..  
9)  
ALARM DURATION (SEC):  
Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the duration time of alarm recording  
(5, 10, 20, 40 sec.).  
10)  
PRE-ALARM:  
Set the pre-alarm function on (8MB) / off.  
When pre-alarm and event record functions are activated, the DVR will record  
8MB file before alarm / motion triggered.  
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4.10 ADVANCE MENU ___REMOTE  
Move the cursor to “REMOTE”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
Take 16CH as an example  
REMOTE  
PROTOCOL  
TITLE  
01  
DEVICE  
PTZ  
ID  
RATE  
02400  
02400  
02400  
02400  
02400  
02400  
02400  
02400  
001  
002  
003  
004  
005  
006  
007  
008  
P - D  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
CAMERA  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
NORMAL  
PREV  
NEXT  
1)  
2)  
3)  
TITLE:  
Title of each camera.  
DEVICE:  
Select to control normal camera or PTZ camera for each channel.  
ID:  
Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) of PTZ camera.  
Note: After connect to PTZ correctly, the default ID of PTZ will be shown on the screen.  
Note: Please refer to below instruction “PTZ Connection and Control”.  
4)  
5)  
PROTOCOL:  
Select NORMAL (our protocol) or PELCO-D protocol.  
RATE:  
Set the baud rate of each channel (2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 57600).  
***PTZ Connection and Control: ***  
1) Device: Our own brand PTZ / Pelco-D protocol PTZ  
2) Connection: Detailed connection and instructions, please refer to PTZ manual.  
Note:  
As for “RS485A and RS485B Port” please refer to “Section 1.5 Rear Panel”, or refer to  
“Appendix #2 PIN Configuration”.  
3) Control Mode: Refer to front panel / Refer to IR remote control manual.  
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4.11 ADVANCE MENU ___SYSTEM  
Move the cursor to the “SYSTEM”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
SYSTEM  
SERIAL TYPE  
BAUD RATE  
HOST ID  
RS - 485  
02400  
003  
IR  
ON  
PASSWORD  
RESET DEFAULT  
CLEAR HDD  
UPGRADE  
SETUP  
RESET  
MASTER  
NO  
AUTO KEYLOCK  
LANGUAGE  
VERSION  
NEVER  
ENGLISH  
1042-09-H6-04-AA-08  
NTSC  
VIDEO FORMAT  
1)  
2)  
SERIAL TYPE:  
Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the control serial type (RS-485, RS-232)  
of DVR.  
BAUD RATE:  
Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the BAUD RATE of DVR  
(2400, 9600, 19200, 57600).  
3)  
4)  
5)  
HOST ID:  
Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the ID of DVR (0 ~ 255).  
IR:  
Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the IR function on / off.  
PASSWORD:  
Press “ENTER” to set the password for accessing DVR (admin password or guest  
password). Users who use guest password to access the DVR will only allow to view  
the live streaming video, sequence display, shift the channel display, and key lock.  
6)  
7)  
RESET DEFAULT:  
Press “ENTER”, and select “YES” to confirm or “NO” to cancel.  
CLEAR HDD:  
Press “ENTER”, and “YES” to confirm clear HDD or “NO” to cancel.  
In this function, you can press “＋” or “－” to select the HDD MASTER HDD, SLAVE  
HDD or DISK ARRAY which you plan to clear.  
8)  
9)  
UPGRADE:  
Press “ENTER”, and select “YES” to confirm upgrade or “NO” to cancel.  
AUTO KEYLOCK:  
Set the auto key lock function (Never / 10 sec / 30 sec / 60 sec).  
10) LANGUAGE:  
Press “ENTER”, and select the language of the OSD.  
11) VERSION:  
The firmware version information will be shown on the screen.  
12) VIDEO FORMAT:  
The information of the DVR’s video format will be shown on the screen.  
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4.12 ADVANCE MENU ___NETWORK  
Move the cursor to the “NETWORK”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show  
the following options.  
NETWORK  
NETWORK TYPE  
DNS  
PORT  
STATIC  
168. 95. 1.  
0 0 8 0  
1
1)  
NETWORK TYPE (STATIC):  
Select NETWORK TYPE, and press “＋” or “－” button to set the network  
type as STATIC, and then press “ENTER” to go to the submenu of the  
network. In the submenu of network type, use “＋” or “－” button to set all the  
information needed in the DVR. See the illustration below.  
STATIC  
IP  
60. 121. 46. 236  
60. 121. 46. 226  
255. 255. 255. 254  
GATEWAY  
NETMASK  
2)  
NETWORK TYPE (DHCP):  
This DHCP function need to be supported by router or cable modem network with  
DHCP service. For detailed DHCP setting, please refer to P.37 and P.38  
(Licensed Software AP).  
3)  
NETWORK TYPE (PPPoE):  
This PPPoE function need to have “username” and “password” from ISP supplier.  
For detailed PPPoE setting, please refer to P.37 and P.38 (Licensed Software AP).  
NOTE:  
DHCP and PPPoE network types need to apply DDNS service to get “Hostname” to  
correspond to dynamic IP address. For detailed DDNS setting, please refer to P.38.  
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4.13 ADVANCE MENU ___ BACKUP  
16CH / 8CH / 4CH  
Move the cursor to the “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
BACKUP  
USB BACKUP  
Select “USB BACKUP” and then press “Enter”.  
USB BACKUP  
START TIME  
END TIME  
AVAILABLE SIZE  
CHANNEL  
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2005-12-27 11 : 50 : 58  
0512 MB  
01  
HDD NUM  
MASTER  
BACKUP TO USB  
START  
1)  
2)  
3)  
4)  
5)  
6)  
START TIME:  
Select the start time of the backup.  
END TIME:  
Select the end time of the backup.  
AVAILABLE SIZE:  
The information of the USB available capacity.  
CHANNEL:  
Choose the channel.  
HDD NUM:  
Choose the HDD.  
BACKUP TO USB:  
Press “ENTER” to start backup the chosen file to USB.  
NOTE:  
c The USB format must be “FAT 32”.  
d If the USB is not supported by the DVR, then the “USB ERROR”  
message will be shown on the screen.  
e It is suggest that clear all the files in the USB before you backup files  
in your USB.  
f The file type of the backup files could use the licensed software to  
view the playback. Or convert to AVI format and playback with other  
software (such as Media Player or RealPlayer).  
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16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
Move the cursor to the “BACKUP”, and press ”ENTER”, then the screen will show the  
following options.  
BACKUP  
USB BACKUP  
DISK BACKUP  
Select “DISK BACKUP” and then press “Enter”.  
DISK BACKUP  
START TIME  
END TIME  
AVAILABLE SIZE  
CHANNEL  
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2005-12-01 16 : 00 : 00  
4083 MB  
01  
HDD NUM  
MASTER  
BACKUP TO DISK  
START  
1) Press “＋” and “－” buttons to open the DVD / CD WRITER.  
Put the DISK into DVD / CD WRITER, and press “＋” and “－” buttons again to close.  
(NOTE: Use DVD-R DISK only)  
2) Go to “DISK BACKUP” menu and set the start time, end time, channel and HDD number.  
3) After setting up the backup information,  
move the cursor to “START”, and press “ENTER”.  
While the files are backup to DISK, users will see the backup completed percentage on  
the screen.  
4) After backup files to DISK, “DISK BURN FINISH” will prompt on the screen.  
Press “＋” and “－” to take out the DISK from DVD / CD WRITER.  
5) Put DISK into the DVD / CD -ROM of PC.  
(O/S system: Windows XP, and Windows2000).  
And then double click the file Æ Convert the file  
Æ Play the backup file at PC Side.  
DVD_R_01  
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4.14 ADVANCE MENU ___HDD INFO  
You can get all the capacity information of the connected HDD.  
HDD INFO  
HDD NUM  
MASTER  
EXT001  
EXT003  
EXT005  
EXT007  
EXT009  
EXT011  
HDD SIZE  
400.517  
400.517  
400.517  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
HDD NUM  
SLAVE  
HDD SIZE  
NO HDD  
400.517  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
NO HDD  
EXT 002  
EXT 004  
EXT 006  
EXT 008  
EXT 010  
EXT 012  
4.15 ADVANCE MENU ___EVENT LOG  
You can get all the information (event type, time, and channel) of the event list  
(including video loss list, net list, other lists (such as power on / off, key unlock, reset  
to default). Select the event list you want to see and press “ENTER”.  
EVENT LOG  
VLOSS  
NET  
LIST  
LIST  
OTHERS  
CLEAN  
ALL  
1)  
2)  
3)  
4)  
VLOSS LIST:  
Show the information of video loss list.  
NET LIST:  
Show the information of net login list.  
OTHERS:  
Show the information of power on / off, unlock, reset to default list.  
CLEAN ALL:  
Clear all the event log lists.  
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ADDITIONAL OPERATION  
5.1 SEARCH  
16CH / 8CH  
16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
Press “  
” + “  
” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the  
search mode. Then the screen will show the following options.  
4CH  
Press “SEARCH” buttons on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode.  
Then the screen will show the following options.  
SEARCH  
HDD  
FULL  
MASTER  
LIST  
RECORD  
SYSTEM  
ALARM  
MOTION  
EVENT  
TIME  
LIST  
LIST  
LIST  
LIST  
SEARCH  
SEARCH  
1)  
2)  
HDD:  
Select the the specific HDD.  
FULL LIST:  
List all recorded files  
( R: RECORD / S: SYSTEM / A: ALARM / MS: MOTION / T: TIMER).  
3)  
4)  
RECORD LIST:  
List of manual recorded files.  
SYSTEM LIST:  
List of system recorded files.  
Under continuous recording mode, the DVR system will save one recording file  
every one hour.  
5)  
6)  
7)  
ALARM LIST:  
List of alarm trigger recorded files.  
MOTION LIST:  
List of motion trigger recorded files.  
EVENT SEARCH:  
Search by specific time period (YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN / CHANNEL).  
Display all the motion triggered recording videos.  
When you saw the playback of the motion triggered recording videos, it would play  
with fast speed.  
8)  
TIME SEARCH:  
Search by specific time period (YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN).  
NOTE:  
Move the cursor to the specific recorded file and press “ENTER” to play the video,  
and press stop “ ” button to return the live display.  
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5.2 2X DIGITAL ZOOM  
Press “ZOOM” button on the front panel of the DVR to enlarge the picture of  
selected channel (2X digital zoom). You will have ¼ view size of the enlarged  
picture. Therefore use the “ ▲▼◄► “ to navigate.  
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DIGITAL ZOOM  
400 GB  
2005-MAY-30 [MON] 14:50:37  
DIGITAL ZOOM  
400 GB  
01  
01  
1) Press the “ZOOM” button again to exit the zoom picture.  
2) Press “ ▲▼◄► “ button to move the zoom position.  
3) Users could also press the “Digital Zoom” button on the IR remote control panel.  
5.3 KEY LOCK  
1) Key Lock On:  
c Press “MENU” + “ENTER” buttons on the DVR front panel to key lock.  
d Press “F2” button on the IR remote control to key lock.  
e Auto key lock: refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE MENU_SYSTEM”.  
2) Key Lock Off:  
Press any key (except “SHIFT” and “POWER” buttons)  
and then key in the password to exit Key Lock mode.  
3) Password:  
As to the password setting, please refer to “Section 4.11 ADVANCE  
MENU_SYSTEM”.  
5.4 SWITCH THE N/P SYSTEM  
1) Press “POWER” button on the DVR front panel to shutdown, and then press  
“POWER” + “►“ to switch to PAL system.  
(Press till the monitor show the video image of the DVR.)  
2) Press “POWER” button on the DVR front panel to shutdown, and then press  
“POWER” + “◄“ to switch to NTSC system.  
(Press till the monitor show the video image of the DVR.)  
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5.5 USB UPGRADE  
Users can use USB to upgrade.  
Please format the USB memory device as FAT 32 format first.  
1) Get the upgrade files from your distributor.  
2) Save the upgrade files in your USB device (Do not change the file name).  
3) Go to the “MAIN MENU – SYSTEM - UPGRADE” , and press “ENTER”.  
4) Select “YES”, and press “ENTER” again to confirm upgrade.  
2
1
3
WARNING  
WARNING  
WARNING  
UPGRADE  
ARE YOU SURE?  
PLEASE WAIT…  
UPGRADE KERNEL  
PLEASE WAIT…  
UPGRADE BOOT  
YES NO  
OK  
OK  
4
5
6
WARNING  
WARNING  
WARNING  
PLEASE WAIT…  
UPGRADE HTML  
UPGRADE SUCCESS  
REBOOT  
SHUTDOWN  
PLEASE WAIT…  
OK  
OK  
OK  
NOTE:  
c
d
The USB format must be “FAT 32”.  
If the USB can’t be detected by the DVR, the “USB ERROR” message  
will be shown on the screen.  
5.6 LICENSED SOFTWARE AP  
1)  
Install the Software:  
c Place the attached CD into CD-ROM and it will start to install application  
programs into PC (Including AP and JAVA program).  
d The PC will run the setup file automatically.  
e After setup, user will see “  
“ icon on the desktop.  
NOTE:  
For the latest version of the software AP, please refer to your distributor, or refer to  
“Section 5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER”.  
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2)  
Software Operation:  
Connect DVR to PC via RJ45 network line.  
c
d
e
f
LAN Setting :  
The default DVR IP is “192.168.1.10”, and default “username” and  
“password” are both “admin”. Users should set PC’s IP address as  
“IP:192.168.1.XXX (1~255, except 10)” (in order to make the PC and DVR  
under the same domain).  
Double click  
to enter login page.  
Key in IP (192.168.1.10), username (admin), password (admin), port (80)  
in the login page. After connect to the DVR with local LAN, users could  
modify the network settings in DVR or in system config of the licensed  
software AP.  
Network Type ~ Static IP :  
Set the network information in the DVR menu (Section 4.12) or in System  
Config of the licensed software AP (P.37).  
Network Type ~ Dynamic IP (DHCP and PPPoE) :  
Set the Network information in System Config of the licensed software AP.  
For detailed DHCP and PPPoE setting, please refer to P.37 and P.38.  
g
h
After setup the network information, double click  
Key in “Username”, “ Password”, “IP” (Static IP) or “Host name” (Dynamic  
IP), and “Port”. And then click the green button to connect.  
to enter login page.  
LOGIN AP Icon Explanation.  
Copy: Press this button to  
copy all the software  
installation files, so users could  
keep all the settings of video  
web server for next software  
installation on other PC.  
Address Book: Press this  
button to add a new IP into  
the IP Address Book  
or choose any preset IP  
address to access the  
software AP.  
Search: Search available  
DVR IP address in local area  
network and modify the  
Upgrade Firmware: Press this  
button, upgrade DVR firmware.  
The provided firmware files  
should be saved at PC first.  
network setting of the DVR.  
Player: Press this button to  
access and play the recorded  
files that are saved in your PC.  
NOTE: The version of the licensed software will shown on the login page.  
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Introduction of Basic Operation : Video Web Server Control Panel.  
Digital Device Control Panel ~ Take 16CH DVR as an example  
d e f g h  
i
c
a
b
60.121.46.236  
j.  
k.  
l.  
m.  
n.  
v. w.  
r.  
o. p. q. s.  
t. u.  
a.  
b.  
c.  
d.  
Image Transfer Rate Per Second  
Data Transfer Rate  
Connect / Disconnect  
Resolution:  
NTSC: 320 × 228  
PAL: 320 × 276  
; 640 × 456  
; 640 × 552  
e.  
f.  
Image Quality (High, Medium, Low)  
Snapshot : press this button to have a snapshot of the image which will  
be saved in the designated destination.  
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g.  
Record : press this button to start recording, and press this button again to stop  
recording. The recorded files will be saved to the designed path on the PC. Each  
recording file can be up to 18,000 frames. When the recording file is full, the new  
recorded file will be saved as the second file.  
If the HDD space is less than 200MB, the program will stop recording.  
h.  
i.  
System Config: press this button to enter the setting page of the software AP.  
Number of Online Users  
j.  
CH 1 ~ 16  
k.  
l.  
4, 9, 16 Channel Display  
Search  
m.  
n.  
o.  
p.  
q.  
r.  
Record  
Stop / Fast Rewind / Fast Forward / Pause / Slow Playback / Play  
＋
－
Digital Zoom  
Set : press this button to change channel display position.  
Press “▲▼◄►” to select the channel which You would like to change.  
Press “＋” or “－” select the channel which You would like to show.  
Press “Enter” button to confirm.  
s.  
Sequence: press this button to enter the call monitor function and press again to  
exit from call monitor mode.  
t.  
Enter  
u.  
PTZ Control On / Off:  
When the PTZ control turned on, users could select  
the PTZ device, and press “OK” button to enter the PTZ control AP screen.  
(Press “ESC” to exit from PTZ control AP screen and back to DVR control AP  
screen)  
60.121.46.236  
v.  
Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right  
w.  
Turbo ON/ OFF:  
To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under software AP,  
users could activate "Turbo" function by clicking this button. Users are allowed to  
change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. .  
Ex. If users activate the TURBO function, and set the value of the turbo step as 3,  
then when users press one of the button up/down/left/right, one mouse click  
will function as clicking 3 times.  
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Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ  
60.121.46.236  
j.  
k.  
o. p.  
r.  
q.  
l. m.  
n.  
j.  
Preset 1 ~ 16  
AUTO  
k.  
l.  
Zoom Tele  
Zoom Wide  
Focus Far  
m.  
n.  
o.  
p.  
Focus Near  
Max Zoom In  
Max Zoom Out  
Enter  
PTZ Control On / Off:  
When PTZ control mode is turned on, users could select  
the PTZ device, and press “OK” button to enter the PTZ control AP  
screen. (Press “ESC” to exit from PTZ control AP screen and back to  
DVR control AP screen)  
q.  
r.  
Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right  
Turbo:  
To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under  
software AP, users could activate "Turbo" function by clicking this button.  
Users are allowed to change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. .  
Ex. If users activate the TURBO function, and set the value of the turbo  
step as 3, then when users press one of the button up/down/left/right, one  
mouse click will function as clicking 3 times.  
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Playback Operation  
One click to activate  
• De-interlace  
• De-blocking  
AP Config. Setting Box :  
AP Playback Window :  
• OSD  
• AVI Convert  
• Config. Setting  
• Watermark  
• Open Previous File  
• Open Next File  
E
F
A
D
B
C
A. Playback Information :  
Display information such as “Date”,  
“Time”, “Resolution”, “ Rewind /  
Forward Speed”, “Status” and  
“Functions”, etc..  
B. Time Progress Bar :  
Show the playback progress status.  
To snap video, right-click of the mouse to make a  
starting point (red) and click one more time to make a  
ending point. Then right-click to convert to AVI format.  
C. Functions :  
ƒ De-interlace: Reduce the vibration of the paused picture.  
ƒ De-blocking: Reduce the video mosaic phenomenon.  
ƒ OSD: Display the OSD of the AP playback window.  
ƒ AVI convert: Convert the entire recorded file to AVI format.  
ƒ Config. Setting: Enter AP config. setting box, and  
set the file destination, text color, and text color of progress status.  
ƒ Watermark: Proof the authenticity of the backup video.  
ƒ Open Previous File: Open previous backup video.  
ƒ Open Next File: Open next backup video.  
Note:  
• When users pause the playback picture, press  
D. Playback Control Buttons :  
Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind /  
Fast Forward  
“
” button to go to the previous frame, or  
” button to go to the next frame.  
press “  
E. Snapshot :  
• In the playback mode of the software AP, users  
could press ” “ button to check the  
authenticity of the BACKUP VIDEO. If the  
BACKUP VIDEO had been altered, the video  
image will turn to light red and the playback will  
be paused.  
Press this button to take a snapshot  
of the current image which will be  
saved in the designated destination.  
F. Close the Player.  
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3) Advanced Setting:  
60.121.46.236  
‰ Press “System Config  
” button to enter the system setting page.  
Network  
The network configuration allows DVR  
to be available for Ethernet network or  
dial-up.  
c Static IP:  
Enter the “server IP”, “gateway”,  
“net mask” and “web port”, then  
press “APPLY” to confirm.  
d PPPoE:  
Enter the “username” and  
“password” provided by your ISP  
(Internet Sever ) supplier, then  
press “APPLY” to confirm.  
e DHCP:  
This DHCP function need to be  
supported by router or cable  
modem network with DHCP  
service. Choose the DHCP IP type  
and press “APPLY” to confirm.  
***Note***:  
PPPoE and DHCP network  
connection type will require to  
apply DDNS service to get a  
“Hostname” to correspond to  
dynamic IP address.  
Please refer to P.38 for details.  
***Note***:  
Some router brand may need to  
restart the DVR to get the IP  
address.  
f Web Port:  
The DVR can be viewed over the  
network with software AP or a web  
browser. Typically the TCP port  
used by HTTP is 80. However in  
some cases it is better to change  
this port number for added  
flexibility or security. Valid number  
is 80 ~ 19999.  
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DDNS  
c DDNS is a service for transforming  
dynamic IP to corresponding to a  
specific “Hostname”.  
d DDNS Apply:  
Go to a website which provide free  
DDNS services and apply a  
“Hostname”. See the example below.  
e Enable the DDNS function:  
Enter “DDNS username” into  
“username” column.  
Enter the “DDNS password” into  
“password” column.  
Enter the “Hostname” into “Domain”  
column.  
Choose the “DDNS system name”.  
After setting, press “APPLY” to confirm.  
DDNS APPLY EXAMPLE:  
‰ Go to a website which provide free DDNS services.  
For example, “http://www.dyndns.org”.  
‰ Create an account in DynDNS.  
‰ After created your account, users will receive an confirmation e-mail within few  
minutes. To complete registration, please follow the instructions received.  
Users must complete these steps within 48 hours to complete the registration.  
If the confirmation e-mail was not received within an hour, request “password reset”  
(http://www.dyndns.org/account/resetpass/).  
‰ Use the DDNS username and password to login the DynDNS.  
‰ Create Hostname:  
Login → “Account” → “My Service” → “Add Host Services” → “Add Dynamic  
DNS Host” → Enter and choose the hostname → Click on “Add Host” → DDNS  
Hostname created.  
YourHostName  
1
2
3
4
YourHostName  
5
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Mail  
c When alarm or motion is triggered,  
a video copy file can be captured.  
DVR can send e-mail notification  
to the assigned recipients (up to 5  
recipients).  
***Note***:  
To activate the e-mail notification  
function, please enable the  
function of e-mail notification in the  
“Alarm” setting first (page 43).  
d Add the recipients’ email accounts  
in the “Mail Account” column.  
The detailed information (SMTP  
server, username and password)  
refer to e-mail system supplier.  
e Please type in the entire email  
address in the “Mail from” column  
to ensure emails will not be  
blocked by SMTP.  
f In some cases, mail server require  
to verify password, please enter  
the “user name” and “password”.  
g After setting, press “APPLY” to  
confirm.  
FTP  
c When alarm or motion is triggered, a  
video copy file can be captured.  
And DVR can upload the captured  
images to the assigned FTP site.  
d Enter the detailed FTP information.  
***Note***:  
To activate the FTP notification  
function, please enable the function  
of FTP notification in the “Alarm”  
setting first.  
e After setting, press “APPLY” to  
confirm.  
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DVR – Camera Setting  
Take 16CH as an example  
c Each camera channel can be adjusted  
independently.  
d Select the desired camera channel.  
Press “Edit” to enter the setting box.  
e
f
Title:  
Enter the camera channel name up to  
6 characters.  
Adjustment:  
Adjust the BR (brightness) / CT  
(contrast) / SU (saturation) / HU (hue)  
/ REC (recording) of the camera.  
g After setting, press “OK” and then  
press “APPLY” to confirm.  
Take 16CH as an example  
Device  
c Select the desired channel of the  
installed external device.  
Press “Edit” to enter the setting box.  
d
e
f
Device Type:  
Choose either general camera or  
PTZ camera.  
ID No. :  
Set the ID number (0 ~ 255) of the  
installed external PTZ device.  
Protocol Type :  
Choose “NORMAL” protocol for our  
own brand camera.  
Choose “P-D” protocol for PELCO-D  
protocol camera.  
g
Baud Rate :  
Set the baud rate of each channel  
(2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,  
57600, 115200).  
h After setting, press “OK” and then  
press “APPLY” to confirm.  
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Detection  
Take 16CH as an example  
c Select the desired channel, and  
press “Edit” to enter the motion  
detection sensitivity and area setting  
box.  
d
Motion Detection Sensitivity:  
Set the detection sensitivity in 4  
different adjustable factors.  
LS: The sensitivity of comparing two  
different images. The smaller the  
value is, the higher sensitivity for  
motion detection.  
SS: The sensitivity towards the size  
of the triggered object on the screen  
(the number of motion detection  
grids). The smaller the value is, the  
higher sensitivity for motion detection.  
TS: The sensitivity towards how long  
the object gets triggered. The smaller  
the value is, the higher sensitivity for  
motion detection.  
RE: The value of RE is a reference  
for detection. The bigger the value is,  
the higher sensitivity for motion  
detection.  
e
f
Alarm:  
60.121.46.236  
Select LOW / HIGH for the alarm  
polarity.  
Motion Detection Area:  
Clicking the area by PC mouse,  
one can choose the motion area to  
be detected. The under-detection  
area is in transparent picture while  
the undetected area is in pink color.  
*Click the “Select All” to clean the  
previously selected detection area.  
*Click the “Clear All” to activate the  
detection area as full area.  
Note: Enable the motion detection function.  
When the motion is triggered,  
a “  
” icon will shown on the  
screen. And software AP will start  
recording automatically.  
g After setting, press “OK” and then  
press “APPLY” to confirm.  
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Network Backup & Playback  
c Backup the recorded files to the PC  
from DVR via network.  
d Enter the backup information Æ  
Press “Start” Æ Success Æ Covert  
Æ Play File.  
5
6
1
4
2
3
4. Playback Control Buttons :  
Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind / Fast  
Forward  
1. Playback Information  
2. Time Progress Bar  
3. Functions :  
(1) De-interlace  
(2) De-blocking  
(3) OSD  
5. Snapshot  
6. Close the Player.  
(4) AVI Convert  
(5) Config. Setting  
(6) Watermark  
(7) Open Previous  
(8) Open Next File  
***Note:***  
While backup the file, users can see the  
live playback image at the same time.  
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Alarm  
c
Alarm Trigger:  
Enable or disable Email and FTP  
notification function.  
d
Alarm Method:  
Two notification methods  
— Email and / or FTP.  
e
f
Post Number:  
Set MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures).  
Alarm Duration:  
Set the duration time of motion  
trigger recording (3 sec., 15 sec., 30  
sec., 1 min., or 30 min.).  
Note:  
Email Notification:  
MJPEG pictures will be made at your designated  
space set in “File Path”, plus an e-mail contained  
with the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures) to be  
sent to the address which is set under “Mail”.  
FTP Notification:  
g
Alarm Refresh:  
Clean the alarm message “  
”
which is shown on the screen.  
MJPEG pictures will be made at your designated  
space set in “File Path”, plus a FTP file contained  
with the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures) to be  
sent to the address which is set under “FTP”.  
Alarm List  
c It’s a database, which precisely  
lists all alarm triggered events,  
with IP address of Video Web  
Server, alarm triggered time, and  
number of frames.  
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d Users could directly play, delete,  
or clear all motion trigger recording  
events easily.  
e Click on the “Refresh” button to  
update the database list.  
f All the motion triggered files will be  
listed systematically for easily  
search.  
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General  
c Get the information of DVR firmware  
version in this window.  
d
Select “Turbo Step” (1 - 10).  
To speed up menu selecting or the  
control of the PTZ camera under  
video web server, users can activate  
"Turbo" function by clicking this button.  
Users are allowed to change the turbo  
steps from 1 to 10.  
Ex. If the value of turbo step is  
“5“ means that when user press one  
of the button up/down/left/right, one  
click is as clicking 5 times.  
e
f
Max Log List:  
Set the maximum number of log list.  
Server Log:  
Press “Server Log” button to enter the  
server log list window.  
Account  
a
c
e
b
d
f
c Set up the user’s account ( Max 5  
accounts) , password, life time, and  
authority level.  
(Max 5 users on line at the same time).  
d User’s level:  
SUPERVISOR —  
Control all the functions  
(“a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e” and “f” ).  
HIGH —  
Control only “a”, “b”, “c”, “d” and “e”  
functions, but cannot control “f” function.  
NORMAL —  
Control only “a”, “d”, and “e” functions,  
but cannot control “b”, “c” and “f”  
functions.  
GUEST —  
Watch the image only. Only the “a”  
function can be used.  
e
Life time :  
According to different authority level,  
different accounts can stay online for  
different time period (1min, 5min, 10min,  
1hour, 1day, infinity).  
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Online User Info  
c Get all the online users’ information  
list (Name, IP Address, Authority  
Level, Resolution and Image Quality).  
Andy  
60.121.46.236 SUPERVISOR 320*228  
MIDDLE  
File Path  
c
d
e
Snapshot Path:  
Assign the route for saving the  
snapshot picture.  
Record Path:  
Assign the route for saving the  
manual recording file.  
Alarm Audio Path:  
The default alarm audio sound is  
“alarm.wav”. Users could have their  
own alarm sound file by giving the  
file path.  
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5.7 CONNECT TO AP VIA IE BROWSER  
The DVR can be viewed over the network with a web browser. Please install licensed  
software AP first.  
*** This function is suitable in both Windows 2000 and Windows XP ***  
Step 1: Type in IP address into the URL address box and press enter.  
Then you’ll see the following page.  
Note: If the TCP port number is not 80, see the example below.  
IP address: 60.121.46.236 ; Port number: 888  
Æ Key in “http://60.121.46.236 :888” into the URL address box and press enter.  
Download AP  
Download JAVA  
NOTE: Users can download the latest AP version from the website.  
NOTE: Users can update the JAVA program from the website.  
Step 3: Key in the “username” and “password”. Then you’ll see the following page to login  
Change Resolution  
Change Image Quality  
PTZ  
Same as the AP operation.  
Please refer to “Section 6.6  
Licensed Software AP”.  
To set the display position of the image  
(LT: Upper Left; LD: Lower Left; RT: Upper Right; Lower Right)  
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5.8 GPRS  
GPRS function Installation and Viewing (Take Motorola 768i for example)  
1)  
Your mobile service provider must have GPRS service, and the phone handset needs to  
support GPRS and Java MIDP 2.0 to run the application.  
2)  
Connect to the website http://211.22.74.18 via the web browser of your cell phone.  
(Make sure that your GPRS function is working).  
3)  
4)  
Download and install “16CH_MPEG-4” / “8CH_MPEG-4” / “4CH_MPEG-4”.  
After installation, the “16CH_MPEG-4” / “8CH_MPEG-4” / “4CH_MPEG-4” icon will shown  
on the desktop of the phone.  
5)  
Click the icon of the “16CH_MPEG-4” / “8CH_MPEG-4” / “4CH_MPEG-4” video server to  
enter the setting frame.  
Please type in IP address, port, username, and password of the DVR, which you like to see.  
And then press “connect” button.  
6)  
After connected to the “16CH_MPEG-4” / “8CH_MPEG-4” / “4CH_MPEG-4” video server,  
you will see AP interface shown on the screen and will see “Online” on title.  
7)  
8)  
Wait 3 minutes for video signal to coming out.  
After video signal is shown, you could monitor and control your security system handily  
anytime, anywhere.  
NOTE: It’s not suggested to set the DVR port as 80 port.  
Because some telecommunication service provider may regulate 80 port.  
5.9 OPTIONAL PERIPHERALS  
For the operation of the following peripherals, please refer to their manual individually.  
1) IDA (independent disk array).  
2) VGA connector.  
3) For 4CH DVR, IR Remote Control is optional.  
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TROUBLE SHOOTING  
6.1 FAQ  
Please refer to the FAQ table below for easy trouble shooting. The table below  
describes some typical problems and also their solutions. Please check them before  
calling your DVR dealer.  
PROBLEM  
SOLUTION  
No power  
Check power cord connection.  
Confirm that there is power at the outlet.  
Not working when pressing any button  
Press any key and then enter the password to exit “Key  
Lock” mode.  
Timer record is not working  
No live video  
Check if the “RECORD ENABLE” is set to “YES”.  
Check camera video cable and connections.  
Check monitor video cable and connections.  
Confirm the camera is power supplied.  
Check the setting of camera lens.  
No recorded video  
Check if the HDD is installed and connected properly  
DVR keeps rebooting  
Users could align the power connector and HDD closely, or  
change another suitable HDD.  
Detect HDD fail  
Change another HDD for testing.  
Change another HDD cable for testing.  
Make sure HDD “Master”, “Slave” mode is correctly set.  
Change another USB thumb-drive to test.  
Can’t detect USB thumb-drive  
When two Seagate’s power-saving HDDs  
installed, DVR can’t be turned on  
successfully.  
Please don’t use 2 Seagate’s power-saving HDDs  
simultaneously.  
Can’t view the DVR over the network with  
a web browser  
Update the JAVA program  
Update the firmware of the software AP  
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APPENDIX #1  
APPENDIX #1 – INSTALL THE HDD  
16CH / 8CH  
16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
Carefully following the steps to ensure correct installation.  
*** Note: If you want to install two HDDs, please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single  
Mode”, and the other one to “Slave Mode”. ***  
1
2
~
1)  
2)  
3)  
Open the upper cover of the DVR and screw out the bracket.  
3
8
~
Screw HDD to the HDD bracket.  
Connect the HDD to power connector and IDE BUS (make sure to align the  
9
14  
~
HDD precisely to the pin connection).  
Close the upper cover of the DVR.  
4)  
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4CH  
Carefully following the steps to ensure correct installation.  
*** Note: Please set one HDD to “Master Mode” or “Single Mode” ***  
• Step 1 Connect the connector with the HDD (refer to Picture 1).  
• Step 2 Put HDD into the HDD cartridge. Please notice the bottom side is power side  
as chart shows (refer to Picture 2).  
• Step 3 Screw the HDD to the cartridge. Before you screw the HDD, please be aware  
that you must to level pin 1 of the HDD at pin 1 mark, because the screw hole is  
different from different HDD brands. Then screw the HDD correctly (refer to Picture 3  
and 4). You must precisely align the hard disk to the pin connection to ensure correct  
installation.  
• Step 4 Reverse the HDD and put it into DVR (refer to Picture 5 and 6).  
• Step 5 Connect the HDD with DVR (refer to Picture 7).  
• Step 6 Lock the cabinet by turning the key clockwise (refer to Picture 8).  
A ( locked )  
B ( unlocked )  
Note : If you do not lock the cabinet, the DVR system will not function properly.  
• Step 7 Close the cap (refer to Picture 9).  
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APPENDIX #2  
APPENDIX #2 – PIN CONFIGURATION  
16CH / 8CH  
16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D)  
PIN 1. GND  
GROUND  
PIN 2. ~ PIN 9. ALARM INPUT  
To connect wire from ALARM INPUT ( PIN 2 -- 9 ) to  
GND ( PIN 1 ) connector,  
DMR will start recording and buzzer will be on.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “Low” : When alarm  
input signal is “ Low ”, the unit starts to record and buzzer.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “High” : When alarm  
input signal is “ High ”, the unit starts to record and buzzer.  
PIN 10. PIN OFF  
PIN 11. TXD232  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-232 serial communications signals.  
PIN 12. RS485-A  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-485 serial communications signals.  
PIN 13. EXTERNAL ALARM NO.  
Under normal operation COM disconnect with NO. But when  
Alarm triggered, COM connect with NO.  
Attention: Voltage restrictions is under AV/DC 30V.  
PIN 14. PIN OFF  
PIN 15. ~ PIN 22. ALARM INPUT  
To connect wire from ALARM INPUT ( PIN 15 -- 22 ) to GND  
( PIN 1 ) connector,  
DMR will start recording and buzzer will be on.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “Low” : When alarm  
input signal is “ Low ”, the unit starts to record and buzzer.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “High” : When alarm  
input signal is “ High ”, the unit starts to record and buzzer.  
PIN 23. RXD232  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-232 serial communications signals.  
PIN 24. RS485-B  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-485 serial communications signals.  
PIN 25. EXTERNAL ALARM COM  
Under normal operation COM disconnect with NO. But when  
alarm triggered, COM connect with NO.  
Attention: Voltage restrictions is under AV/DC 30V.  
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4CH  
PIN 1. RS232-TX  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-232 serial communications signals.  
PIN 2. RS232-RX  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-232 serial communications signals.  
PIN 3. ~ PIN 5. ALARM INPUT  
To connect wire from ALARM INPUT ( PIN 3 -- 5 ) to GND ( PIN 9 ) connector,  
DVR will start recording and buzzer will be on.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “Low” : When alarm input signal is “ Low ”, the unit starts to  
record and buzzer.  
When Menu/ Camera/ Alarm is set up to “High” : When alarm input signal is “ High ”, the unit starts to  
record and buzzer.  
PIN 7. EXTERNAL ALARM NC  
Under normal operation COM connect with NC and disconnect from NO. But when alarm is triggered,  
COM disconnect with NC, and connect with NO.  
Attention: Voltage restrictions is under AV/DC 30V.  
PIN 8. EXTERNAL ALARM NO.  
Under normal operation COM disconnect with NO. But when Alarm triggered, COM connect with NO.  
Attention: Voltage restrictions is under AV/DC 30V.  
PIN 9. GND  
Signal GND.  
PIN 10. RS485-B  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-485 serial communications signals.  
PIN 11. RS485-A  
DVR can be controlled remotely by the keyboard of PC,  
using RS-485 serial communications signals.  
PIN 12, 13. PIN OFF  
PIN 14. ALARM RESET  
To connect wire from ALARM RESET ( PIN 14 ) to GND ( PIN 9 ) connector, it can disable ALARM. An  
external signal to  
ALARM RESET ( PIN 14 ) can be used to reset both ALARM OUTPUT signal and DVR’s internal  
buzzer. When alarm has been triggered, signal becomes “Low”, and it will stop all alarm activities.  
Under normal operation, signal remains “High”.  
PIN 15. EXTERNAL ALARM COM  
Under normal operation COM disconnect with NO. But when alarm triggered, COM connect with NO.  
Attention: Voltage restrictions is under AV/DC 30V.  
PIN 16, 17. GND  
Earth GND  
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APPENDIX #3  
APPENDIX #3 – RS-232 Protocol  
1) Use PC keyboard to simulate DVR keypad.  
2) Data: REMOTE PROTOCOL use 8 bit data, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit.  
FUNCTION  
KEY_MENU  
KEY_ENTER  
KEY_4 CUT  
KEY_ZOOM  
KEY_9 CUT  
KEY_16 CUT  
KEY_SLOW  
KEY_REC  
CODE  
0x4D  
0x0D  
0x61  
0x5A  
0x62  
0x63  
0x53  
0x72  
0x4C  
0x55  
0x50  
0x4E  
0x52  
0x57  
0x4B  
ASCII  
FUNCTION  
KEY_CH1  
KEY_CH2  
KEY_CH3  
KEY_CH4  
KEY_CH5  
KEY_CH6  
KEY_CH7  
KEY_CH8  
KEY_CH9  
KEY_CH10  
KEY_CH11  
KEY_CH12  
KEY_CH13  
KEY_CH14  
KEY_CH15  
KEY_CH16  
CODE  
0x31  
0x32  
0x33  
0x34  
0x35  
0x36  
0x37  
0x38  
0x39  
0x41  
0x42  
0x43  
0x44  
0x45  
0x46  
0x47  
ASCCI  
M
1
2
ENTER  
a
z
3
4
b
5
c
6
S
r
7
8
KEY_LEFT  
L
9
KEY_UP  
U
P
N
R
W
K
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
KEY_PLAY  
KEY_DOWN  
KEY_RIGHT  
KEY_POWER  
KEY_KEY LOCK  
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APPENDIX #4  
APPENDIX #4 – RECORDING TIME TABLE  
Take 16CH as an example  
1) Recording time varies depending on the following factors:  
* Different camera quality  
* Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement)  
2) Record day for 8CH: please multiply “Record day” by 2.  
Record day for 4CH: please multiply “Record day” by 4.  
Record  
mode  
Frame  
500GB record  
time(hour)  
Quality  
IPS  
Record day  
Best  
120  
60  
109  
192  
349  
565  
138  
243  
442  
714  
182  
319  
581  
939  
293  
516  
939  
1517  
130  
229  
417  
673  
184  
323  
587  
949  
242  
424  
773  
1249  
335  
588  
1071  
1730  
4.6  
8.0  
30  
15  
14.6  
23.5  
5.8  
High  
Normal  
Basic  
Best  
120  
60  
10.1  
18.4  
29.8  
7.6  
30  
15  
120  
60  
13.3  
24.2  
39.1  
12.2  
21.5  
39.1  
63.2  
5.4  
30  
15  
120  
60  
30  
15  
CIF  
480  
240  
120  
60  
9.5  
17.4  
28.0  
7.6  
High  
480  
240  
120  
60  
13.4  
24.5  
39.5  
10.1  
17.7  
32.2  
52.0  
13.9  
24.5  
44.6  
72.1  
Normal  
Basic  
480  
240  
120  
60  
480  
240  
120  
60  
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APPENDIX #5  
APPENDIX #5 – COMPATIBLE USB BRAND  
NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the  
accuracy of following table  
Manufacturer  
Transcend  
Transcend  
Kingston  
Kingston  
PQI  
Model  
Capacity  
256MB  
512MB  
256MB  
512MB  
256MB  
512MB  
256MB  
512MB  
128MB  
256MB  
512MB  
JetFlash 110  
JetFlash 110  
DataTraveler DTI KUSBDTI/256FE  
DataTraveler DTI KUSBDTI/256FE  
Cool Drive (U339)  
PQI  
Cool Drive (U339)  
Apacer  
HANDY STENO HF202  
HANDY STENO HF202  
Cruzer Micro  
Apacer  
SanDisk  
SanDisk  
SanDisk  
Cruzer Micro  
Cruzer Micro  
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APPENDIX #6  
APPENDIX #6 – COMPATIBLE HDD BRAND  
NOTE: Please upgrade the Firmware of the DVR to latest version to ensure the  
accuracy of following table  
Brand Name  
Model  
Capacity  
Rotation  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
HITACHI  
IBM  
Deskstar HDS728080PLAT20  
Deskstar 180 GXP  
80GB  
120GB  
160GB  
160GB  
160GB  
250GB  
500GB  
80GB  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
5400rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200 rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
7200rpm  
Deskstar 7K250, HDS722516VLAT20  
HDS722516VLAT80  
HDS722516DLAT80  
Deskstar 7K250, HDS722525VLAT80  
Deskstar 511DHT0021  
Deskstar 120GXP (80GB)  
IBM  
Deskstar 120GXP (120GB)  
DiamondMax 536DX(60GB) 4W060H4  
DiamondMax Plus 9  
120GB  
60GB  
Maxtor  
Maxtor  
80GB  
Maxtor  
DiamondMax Plus 9, Model#6Y120L  
DiamondMax Plus 9, Model#6Y160L0  
DiamondMax 10 6L120PO  
DiamondMax 10 6L160R0  
120GB  
160GB  
120GB  
160GB  
200GB  
200GB  
250GB  
250GB  
80GB  
Maxtor  
Maxtor  
Maxtor  
Maxtor  
DiamondMax 10 6L200R0  
Maxtor  
DiamondMax 10 6L200PO  
MaxLine Plus Ⅱ, Model#7Y250P0  
DiamondMax 10 6L250R0-3  
Barracuda ATA IV, ST380021A  
Barracuda ATA V, ST3120023A  
Barracuda 7200.7 Plus, ST3160023A  
Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826A  
Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250826A  
Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831A/P  
Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832A/P  
Caviar WD1200BB-00CAA1  
Caviar SE WD1200JB  
Maxtor  
Maxtor  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Seagate  
Western Digital  
Western Digital  
Western Digital  
Western Digital  
Western Digital  
120GB  
160GB  
200GB  
250GB  
300GB  
400GB  
120GB  
120GB  
160GB  
200GB  
250GB  
Caviar SE WD1600JB  
Caviar WD2000BB-00DWA0  
CaviarSE WD2500JB  
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