Sanyo DVR VA SW80LITE User Guide
INSTRUCTION MANUAL  
DVR Utility Software  
VA-SW804  
VA-SW80LITE  
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DVR UTILITY SOFTWARE FEATURES  
This software is a remote monitoring system for digital video recorders (DVR) and computer terminals  
that are connected via a network. It includes an extensive range of functions that are designed to make  
optimal use of the latest in technology and network features. It can cater to a wide variety of monitoring  
needs including ease of operation and system expandability.  
G You can create a network monitoring system that is computer-controlled simply by installing  
the software on a network computer.  
G Up to eight computers can be connected to control up to a maximum of 1000 DVRs.  
G Menu settings and recording and playback operations are just a few of the DVR operations  
that can be controlled across the network by a computer.  
G Recording parameters can be set individually for each DVR.  
G DVR image monitoring can be switched between a single screen and 4-screen multi screens.  
If a 4-channel DVR is connected, images for a maximum of 16 channels can be viewed at  
once in a single screen.  
G The system is provided with complete security features. Users that have access to the  
system are verified by means of a user ID and password, and four different user levels (ID1 to  
ID4) are available, with different operating privileges for each level.  
SOFTWARE VERSION  
Two versions of this software application are available. Upgrade the version if necessary. The  
descriptions given in this manual apply to both versions.  
VA-SW804  
VA-SW80LITE  
Included with this unit (DSR-M804/800 series)  
Lite version with limited functions  
Accessories: None  
Sold separately  
Standard version with full functionality  
Accessories: Hardware key (USB type)  
In order to activate all of the functions of this software, you will need to connect the  
hardware key to the USB port. If the hardware key is not connected, the functionality  
of the software will be limited. (P.9)  
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NETWORK CONFIGURATION  
This system consists of DVRs, monitoring cameras and computer terminals that are used for remote  
monitoring. All devices in the system are connected through a dedicated local area network (LAN).  
G Applicable models: DSR-M804 (4-channel type), DSR-M800 (1-channel type)  
The network configuration allows both models to be connected to the  
network without any problems.  
G Connection capacity DVRs: When IP address is set to “AUTO”: Maximum of 1000  
When IP address is set to “MANUAL”: Maximum of 250  
Computer terminals: Maximum of eight (one master, seven slaves)  
Master computer  
Slave computer  
Switching Hub  
Switching Hub  
DVR1  
DVR2  
DVR3  
DVR4  
G IP address setting range  
Computer terminals:  
DVRs:  
192.168.0.251 – 254  
192.168.1.251 – 254  
192.168.2.251 – 254  
192.168.3.251 – 254  
192.168.0.1 – 250  
192.168.1.1 – 250  
192.168.2.1 – 250  
192.168.3.1 – 250  
(When the IP address setting is “AUTO”)  
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NETWORK CONFIGURATION  
Distinction between “Master” and “Slave”  
A master computer is a computer terminal that has operating privileges available for registering and deleting  
DVRs that are connected to the network. The default setting is for one master computer. In contrast, general  
computer terminals that do not have operating privileges for registering and deleting DVRs are called slave  
computers, and a maximum of seven of them can be connected. (P.18)  
• When using the software on a network, carry out the required network settings at the DVRs first.  
IP addresses will be assigned automatically, but the “DVR NAME” and “GROUP” settings can  
also be changed manually using a computer. (P.20)  
• You should make sure that the TCP/IP settings for the operating system (OS) that you are using  
match the computers that are connected to the network. (P.5)  
• Connect the devices to an independent stand-alone network. Furthermore, check with the  
network administrator to make sure that the IP addresses that you set do not conflict with IP  
addresses that are already in use by the network.  
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS  
The following environment is required for the operation of this system.  
Recommended  
IBM PC/AT or Compatible  
Pentium 4, 3GHz or faster  
256MB  
Single Monitoring  
System  
CPU  
Pentium III 800MHz  
Memory  
Interface  
Display  
100Base TX, USB (1.1)  
XGA (1024 × 768 pixel), 16-million color or greater*1  
AGP graphics card for hardware overlay  
Or motherboard with onboard graphics chip*2  
Sound  
OS  
Sound card that supports 48 kHz stereo playback (PCI connection recommended)*3  
Windows® XP Professional  
*1 If using at a resolution of 1024x768, you will need to select "Auto-hide the taskbar" in the Taskbar Properties menu.  
*2 Latest driver with 100% DirectX 8.1 compatibility is required.  
*3 If no sound card is available, monitoring of DVR images and audio playback will not be possible when [AUDIO  
RECORDING] is set to [ON].  
Recommended graphics chip  
ATI  
RADEON9000 series or later  
GeForce4 series or later  
Quadro4 series or later  
MillenniumP series or later  
Savage4 series or later  
845G series or later  
nVidia  
Matrox  
S3 Graphics  
Intel (onboard)  
Windows® is a trademark, or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.  
Pentium® is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other  
countries.  
• The firewall function of some computers may cause the port that is required for communication  
with the DVR to be isolated. If using the Windows XP firewall function or some other firewall  
software, disable the operation of the firewall function.  
• If monitoring images that are distorted because of reasons such as an unstable sync signal, the  
display may not appear normally even if the PC meets the above specifications.  
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TCP/IP SETTINGS  
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a standard protocol that is used for the  
Internet and intranets. When using the software on a network, you should first change the TCP/IP  
settings as required in accordance with the operating systems (OS) of the various computers that on the  
network that are to be used. (Operation is only guaranteed under Windows XP)  
I For Windows XP  
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Click the Network Connections icon in  
the Control Panel.  
The “Network and Internet Connections”  
window will be displayed.  
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Select “Use the following IP address:  
(S)” and then type in the IP address and  
the subnet mask.  
Type in “255.255.252.0” as the subnet mask  
as shown in the illustration.  
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Click “Local Area Connections”.  
The “Network Connections” window will be  
displayed, and the settings for the LAN card  
(Ethernet adapter) being used will appear in  
the “LAN or High-Speed Internet” column.  
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Right-click on the LAN card (Ethernet  
adapter) being used, and then select  
“Properties (R)” from the pop-up menu.  
The “General” tab window in the “Local Area  
Connection Properties” window will be  
displayed.  
Check that “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”  
is selected in the list of components  
used by the Ethernet board that appears  
in the “This connection uses the  
following items: (O)” box.  
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Check the settings, and then click [OK].  
The display will return to the “Local Area  
Connection Properties” window.  
If “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” is not  
selected, select it.  
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Click [Properties (R)].  
Click [OK].  
This completes the TCP/IP settings.  
The “General” tab window in the “Internet  
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window will  
be displayed.  
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE  
Install the DVR Utility Software to the computer that is connected to the network. The following  
procedure will install the hardware key driver and the MP2 viewer at the same time.  
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Insert the DVR Utility Software CD into  
the CD-ROM drive of the computer.  
The “Welcome” window appears.  
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Click [Next] in the “Choose Destination  
Location” window.  
Normally you should accept the default  
location without changing it. If you would  
like to change the destination folder for  
installing the software, type the path to the  
folder directly into the box, or click [Browse]  
and select the folder to be used for the  
installation.  
Click [Next] in the “Welcome” window.  
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Click [Yes] in the “License Agreement”  
window.  
The License Agreement will be displayed.  
Be sure to check the terms of the License  
Agreement carefully.  
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Click [Next] in the “Select Program  
Folder” window.  
This lets you check the program folder  
where the program icon will be added.  
Normally you should accept the default  
folder without changing it. If you would like  
to change the program folder, type the  
folder name into the box, or select an  
existing folder from the list underneath.  
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE  
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Installation will begin.  
Installation of the software will begin, and a  
progress bar showing the installation  
progress will appear in the “Setup Status”  
window.  
G Version Updates  
When updating the DVR Utility Software  
from version VA-SW800 to VA-SW804,  
you can follow the procedure given below  
to reuse the DVR registration list that was  
created by the VA-SW800 version.  
1 Uninstall version VA-SW800.  
2 Install version VA-SW804.  
3 Display the “SETUP” window, and  
open the “REGISTER DVR” tab.  
4 With the computer connected to the  
LAN, select “MANUAL” for “TCP/IP  
ADDR.”.  
5 Click [CREATE LIST].  
After a brief period, the DVR  
registration list that was created by the  
VA-SW800 version will be regenerated  
and displayed.  
Restart the computer.  
Click [Finish] in the “InstallShield Wizard  
Complete” window to restart the computer  
automatically. Once the computer has  
restarted, installation is then complete.  
6 Click [OK].  
The list details will be stored on the  
computer and applied to the DVRs.  
Refer to “INITIAL SETUP (SETUP  
WINDOW)” (P.18 – 22) for further details  
on these operations.  
Shortcut icon display  
After restarting the computer, a shortcut  
icon for the software will appear on the  
desktop. Double-click the icon to start the  
software.  
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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY  
LANGUAGE SETTING  
The user level for each user on the network can be set to one of four levels. The user level is verified by  
means of the user name and password that are entered when the user logs in.  
I User Level  
Different operating privileges are set for each user level. The range of operations that are permitted to  
be carried out by users depends on their user level. Set the user levels in accordance with the operating  
environment.  
User Level  
User Name  
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2
ID2  
m
3
ID3  
m
4
ID4  
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
ID1  
m
Monitoring live images  
Playback operations  
Search operations  
DVR selection, volume adjustment, etc.  
m
m
Time/date search (SEARCH)  
Alarm search  
m
m
m
m
Alarm thumbnail search  
Saving still images  
Download  
m
m
Saving operations  
m
m
(m)  
(m)  
(m)  
(m)  
m
Timer download *  
Normal recording  
Timer recording  
Recording operations  
Default settings  
m
Setting the language, TV system, master  
computer, download operation rights,  
password, automatic clock and sequence  
interval  
m
Registering and deleting DVRs  
Clock settings  
Ç
m
m
m
Clock and system  
update settings  
Firmware updates  
System-related information display  
Menu settings  
DVR monitor language, daylight saving  
time and external time settings  
m
Recording condition setting  
Timer recording  
m
m
m
Holiday settings  
Display information and warning buzzer  
settings  
m
Monitoring window settings  
m
m
Motion sensor and camera title settings  
Normal recording, timer recording  
Menu upload, Clock set, System update  
Checking for image tampering  
Broadcast transmission  
settings *  
m
m
m
Tamper detection  
m
m
m
Password (Default setting)  
1111  
2222  
3333  
4444  
* VA-SW80LITE has restricted operation for some functions.  
Operations marked with Ç are limited to the master computer.  
The permission levels in brackets are set using the SYSTEM SETUP tab in the SETUP window. (P.19)  
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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE SETTING  
I Logging In  
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Hardware key installation  
Insert the accessory hardware key into the USB  
port of the computer.  
If the hardware key is not installed, the software  
will operate as the Lite version, and some  
functions will be disabled. (P.8, 11)  
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Serial No. input (VA-SW80LITE)  
When the software is run for the first time after  
installation, the serial number input dialog box will  
be displayed. Type in the specified serial number.  
If the hardware key is installed, the serial number  
dialog box will not be displayed again the next  
time the software is run.  
However, the serial number must be typed in at  
the following times.  
• When the hardware key is not installed  
• When running VA-SW80LITE (limited function  
version)  
If the number entered does not satisfy the checksum conditions, the input dialog box will be  
displayed again. If an incorrect serial number is typed in three times in succession,  
“AUTHENTICATION ERROR” will be displayed and the only available operation will be to exit (log  
off).  
The serial No. is listed on the label that is affixed to the pocket of the VA-SW80LITE CD-ROM disk.  
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Authentication check  
When the software is run, the window for entering  
the user name and the password will be displayed.  
When logging in, type your user name into the  
“USER NAME” box and type the password for  
verification into the “PASSWORD” box. Then click  
[OK] or press the [ENTER] key. (Refer to  
username and password on page 8.)  
If the password typed in is incorrect, the window for entering the user name and the password will  
be displayed again and you will need to type the password in once more. In addition, if you click a  
button to use an operation that is not permitted by the user level that you have logged in at, the  
window for entering the user name and the password will be displayed again and you will be  
required to type in the user name and password corresponding to the user level for that operation.  
After the software has been started, you can change the password in the “SETUP”  
window. (P.19)  
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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE SETTING  
I Logging Off  
Click  
on the toolbar to close the connection.  
Make sure that you carry out this disconnect operation when exiting the software and closing the  
program window.  
I Display Language Setting  
This software uses English as its default display language. However, you can use the SYSTEM SETUP  
tab in the “SETUP” window to set the display language to any one of the following four  
languages. (P.18)  
When using the software, first change the display  
language setting to the required language.  
Available languages:  
English, French, Spanish, German  
After you have changed the setting, restart the  
application. The displays will then appear in the newly  
selected language.  
I Display While Communication is in Progress  
When a screen operation has been carried out that  
requires the system to wait for a response from the  
DVR, the following message box will be displayed and  
the green indicator will flash.  
The message box will disappear once communication  
is complete (or a communication error or other error) is  
generated.  
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BASIC WINDOW FLOWCHART  
When the software is started and a user has logged in, the main window for live image monitoring and  
recording/playback is displayed. The software lets you display a variety of operating windows and  
setting windows starting from the main window, as shown in the flowchart diagram below.  
Click to exit the  
software and  
close the program  
window  
If the hardware key is not  
installed, control buttons  
Download window  
marked with ✱ will not be  
displayed.  
✱
B
(P. 15)  
CLOCK & SYSTEM window  
MULTI window  
C
(P. 16)  
MENU window  
SEARCH window  
✱
FULL screen window  
BROADCAST window  
✱
QUAD window  
TIMER DOWNLOAD window  
SEQUENCE window  
TAMPER DETECTION window  
A
(P. 14)  
SETUP window  
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FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING,  
RECORDING AND PLAYBACK WINDOW) COMPONENT  
The main window is the initial window that is displayed the first time the software is run. This is the basic  
window for carrying out live image monitoring and recording and playback operations. With the  
DSR-M804 which has 4-channel capability, the main window is displayed as a 4-screen quad screen,  
but the window can also be switched to full screen (single screen) and multi-screen (16-screen)  
displays. The toolbar and date/time that appear at the top of the window appears in the same way for all  
windows, except when the login window is displayed at startup.  
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G
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I
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1 Toolbar  
G QUAD (P.43)  
This lets you use basic functions and open  
different setting windows with a single click.  
Click the required icon to use a function or  
window.  
Images for all channels from the connected  
DVR are displayed in a 4-screen quad  
screen.  
G SEQUENCE (P.44)  
Images for all channels from the connected  
DVR are displayed in sequence with  
automatic switching.  
G CLOCK & SYSTEM (P.23)  
This displays the “CLOCK & SYSTEM”  
window.  
G MULTI (P.43)  
Used for clock setting, firmware updating and  
checking system-related information.  
Images from four 4-channel DVRs are  
allocated to windows in a 4-screen split  
screen, with a maximum of 16 screens being  
displayed in the multi screen.  
G MENU (P.28)  
This displays the “MENU” window.  
This window is used to carry out menu  
settings such as setting recording  
parameters.  
G SEARCH (P.55)  
This displays the “ALARM SEARCH” or  
“ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH” window.  
G FULL (P.43)  
This window is used to search for alarm  
recordings.  
The specified channel is displayed in a full  
screen (single screen).  
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FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING, RECORDING AND  
PLAYBACK WINDOW) COMPONENT  
G BROADCAST (P.41)  
5 Playback control panel (P.54)  
This is used when playing back recorded  
images.  
This displays the “BROADCAST” window.  
This window is used for issuing batches of  
basic commands such as commands to start  
or stop recording to the DVRs that are  
connected to the system.  
6 Recording control panel (P.49 – 51)  
Use when manually recording the monitored  
images.  
G TIMER DOWNLOAD (P.66)  
7 Disconnect DVR (P.48)  
This displays the “TIMER DOWNLOAD”  
window.  
Timer reservations can be made for  
downloading recorded images.  
This breaks the connection to a DVR.  
8 Saving control panel (P.59, 60)  
Saves still images and downloads recorded  
images.  
G TAMPER DETECT (P.74)  
9 Audio adjustment panel (P.48)  
Audio output items such as volume, channel  
selection and muting can be adjusted for both  
live and recorded images.  
This displays the “TAMPER DETECT”  
window.  
This window lets you determine if any  
tampering has been carried out on recorded  
images.  
F Time/date search (SEARCH) (P.55)  
This lets you play back recorded images by  
specifying a date.  
G SETUP (P.18)  
This displays the “SETUP” window.  
G Browse  
This window is used to make initial  
program settings after the software has  
been installed.  
Click this button to specify files that are saved  
on a computer drive. Folders and files can be  
viewed in a list, and you can specify a file by  
typing its filename into the window.  
The only types of file that can be viewed are  
files in MP2 format that have been  
downloaded from a DSR-M800 series. Files  
that have been saved in JPEG format cannot  
be viewed.  
2 EXIT  
Click to exit the software and close the  
program window  
3 Date and time display  
This shows the date and time set by the  
computer’s internal clock.  
The download status is displayed underneath  
the date and time. (P.69)  
H TARGET  
The DVR names and attribute group names  
that are recorded by the computer are  
displayed in a tree list in the window. Menu  
settings and monitoring, recording and  
playback operations can be carried out by  
clicking a DVR name in the list to specify a  
DVR.  
4 Message display window  
Results for details such as error and alarm  
status and setting operations are displayed in  
sequential messages.  
<DVR registration name, time of occurrence,  
details of occurrence>  
I Title bar (P.45)  
Display example:  
DVR-3 11-05-02 15:45:40 LIVE ERROR  
BROADCAST 11-05-02 15:50:20 DONE  
Image information is displayed on the bar in a  
two-level structure for DVRs and for cameras.  
When a multi screen is displayed, a window  
can be selected by clicking on its title bar.  
• The only error messages that are  
displayed are system errors such as  
communication errors.  
• When the software is exited, the  
information is discarded from the  
display, but it can still be found in the  
log file that is saved in the log file  
sub-folder of the folder that the software  
has been installed into.  
(C:\ProgramFiles\SANYO\VA-SW804\log)  
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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
In order to use a computer to control DVRs that are on the network, you first need to set some basic  
network-related system conditions. Click the icons on the toolbar in the main window to display the  
respective setting windows, click on the tab indexes to specify a particular setting menu, and use these  
setting menus to make the settings.  
I Initial Setup: SETUP Window (P.18)  
This window contains the following two tabs. They are used  
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to carry out initial settings relating to the network  
configuration and the system environment.  
1 SYSTEM SETUP tab  
• Display language setting  
• Setting the TV format (NTSC/PAL) in accordance  
with the input signals  
• Setting the master computer address  
• Download operation limit level setting  
• Setting and changing passwords  
• Setting the automatic adjustment function for DVR  
1SYSTEM SETUP  
tab  
clocks  
• Sequence screen switching interval setting  
2 REGISTER DVR tab  
(Operation only possible at master computer)  
The options in this tab let you add and remove DVRs on  
the network from the DVR registration list. In addition, it  
can be used to list the properties of each registered  
DVR.  
2REGISTER DVR tab  
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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
I Clock Settings and System Updates:  
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CLOCK & SYSTEM Window (P.23)  
This consists of the following four types of tabs which can  
be used for operations such as setting the clock, updating  
the firmware and displaying system information.  
1 CLOCK SET tab  
This is used to set the current time for selected DVRs.  
2 SYSTEM UPDATE tab  
This is used to update the firmware for selected DVRs.  
3 INFORMATION1 tab  
This is used to display DVR setting information and  
information about the hard disk, and is also used for  
hard disk initialization.  
1CLOCK SET tab  
4 INFORMATION2 tab  
This shows information such as the DVR usage time,  
power outages and the firmware version.  
With the DSR-M800, the firmware version is not  
displayed.  
2SYSTEM UPDATE  
tab  
3 INFORMATION1  
tab  
4 INFORMATION2 tab  
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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
I Menu Settings: MENU Window (P.28)  
This window contains the following seven tabs. They are used to  
carry out operations such as setting recording conditions and setup  
environments for selected DVRs.  
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1 LANGUAGE/D.S.TIME SET tab  
This is used to make settings such as the display language for  
the monitor connected to the DVR, daylight saving settings, and  
also lets you adjust the time for connected peripheral devices.  
2 REC MODE SET tab  
This is used to set the recording conditions for DVRs.  
3 TIMER REC SET tab  
This is used to set timer recording conditions for DVRs.  
1LANGUAGE/  
D.S.TIME SET tab  
4 HOLIDAY SET tab  
This is used to set holiday settings.  
5 DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab  
This is used to set the display information for the monitor  
connected to the DVR, and also lets you make warning buzzer  
settings.  
6 MONITOR SET tab  
This is used for monitor window settings at the DVR  
2REC MODE SET tab  
7 TITLE/MOTION SET tab  
This sets the motion sensor and camera title settings for each  
DVR channel.  
3TIMER REC SET  
tab  
4HOLIDAY SET tab  
7TITLE/MOTION SET tab  
6MONITOR SET tab  
5DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab  
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OPERATION OF SETTING BUTTONS  
The following operation buttons are displayed in the various setting windows such as the initial setting  
and menu setting windows. The basic functions of each button are the same for each window.  
Button  
Button function and related operations  
Table setting  
Tab input data is saved, but it is not sent to the DVR.  
• When a button is clicked, the setting data is checked, and if an  
error is found, an error message is displayed.  
• If the data has been saved correctly, the tab index changes to  
yellow and a message will be displayed saying that the unit is  
ready to upload to the DVR. (Menu setting)  
Cancels input and setting data.  
• If [APPLY] has not been clicked yet, the input data will be  
canceled.  
• If [APPLY] has already been clicked, the original setting values  
can be restored by clicking the [CANCEL] button and then using  
[IMPORT] or [OPEN] to load the original data.  
• If an [IMPORT] or [OPEN] operation has not yet been carried  
out, the values in the displayed tab will be returned to the  
default settings.  
• If the tab index has changed to yellow, use the [CANCEL]  
operation to return it to the normal color. (Menu setting)  
Saving and  
loading  
This loads the current menu data from the selected DVR.  
• Menu data can also be loaded by double-clicking the DVR  
name in the “TARGET” window.  
• If the tab index has changed to yellow, use the [IMPORT]  
operation to return it to the normal color.  
This loads the data that has been saved in the setting file on the  
computer’s hard disk.  
This uploads the setting data to a DVR.  
• For menu settings, the data that will be uploaded is the data for  
tabs with indexes that are displayed in yellow.  
• After the data is uploaded, the tab indexes will return to their  
normal color.  
Saves the data being edited onto the hard disk of the computer.  
• The “Save as” dialog box will be displayed. Specify the  
destination folder and filename and then click [SAVE].  
• File format: DSR-M804 Series Setup File (*.hbc)  
• If carrying out a menu upload from the “BROADCAST” window,  
save the menu data first.  
Clears a DVR registration (only displayed for the REGISTER DVR  
tab).  
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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
The “SETUP” window is the first window that is displayed after the software has been installed.  
It contains two tabs: the “SYSTEM SETUP” tab and the “REGISTER DVR” tab. These tabs are used to  
carry out initial settings relating to the network configuration and the system environment. Click  
on the toolbar to display the “SETUP” window, and then click a tab index to specify a tab.  
I SYSTEM SETUP tab  
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1 LANGUAGE (Default setting: ENGLISH)  
This sets the language that the software uses  
for displays. Select the button corresponding  
to the required language and then click [OK].  
After this setting has been made, the display  
language will change the next time the  
software is started.  
3 MASTER CONTROL PC  
(Default setting: Blank)  
This sets the master computer for the  
network. Type in the IP address for the  
computer to be used and then click [OK].  
Any settings or changes made to  
MASTER CONTROL PC will only take  
effect after the software has been shut  
down and restarted.  
Available settings:  
English, French, Spanish, German  
2 TV SYSTEM (Default setting: NTSC)  
This sets the TV format (NTSC/PAL) in  
accordance with the input signals. Select a  
button and then click [OK].  
Available  
settings  
Quality  
SUPER  
Resolution (pixel)  
720 × 480  
HIGH  
(Default  
setting)  
NTSC  
(30 fps)  
720 × 480  
720 × 480 (DSR-M804)  
352 × 480 (DSR-M800)  
STANDARD  
SUPER  
720 × 576  
HIGH  
(Default  
setting)  
PAL  
(25 fps)  
720 × 576  
720 × 576 (DSR-M804)  
352 × 576 (DSR-M800)  
STANDARD  
The quality setting can be changed  
using “REC MODE SET” in the “MENU”  
window. (P.30)  
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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
4 DOWNLOAD AUTHORITY  
2 Type the current password (2222) into  
the “CURRENT” box of the “Change  
password” dialog box, and type the  
new password once more into the  
“NEW” box, and then click [OK].  
If the passwords that you entered are  
correct, the password will then be  
(Default setting: ID2, ID3)  
This sets the download operation permissions  
for ID2 and ID3 user levels. Use the buttons  
to specify which operations are to be allowed  
for each user level and then click [OK].  
Operations can also be enabled for user level  
ID2 and disabled for the higher user level ID3.  
changed. You can change the passwords  
for other user levels in the same way.  
When images are downloaded, you  
can browse through the images even  
if the MASK function (for stopping  
the images from a specified channel  
from being displayed on the  
window), has been activated for that  
channel. This setting is used when  
download operation permissions  
have been restricted in order to  
prevent browsing of masked images.  
If either the current or new password  
that you type into the box is incorrect,  
an error message will be displayed. If  
this happens, re-type the correct  
passwords.  
6 AUTO CLOCK ADJUST TIME  
(Default setting: OFF)  
This function is used to automatically adjust  
the time for all DVRs to match the time set by  
the computer’s clock. Use the button to select  
“ON”, specify the adjustment interval, and  
then click [OK]. The automatic clock  
adjustment function will operate each time the  
specified interval of time has passed.  
5 LOG-IN PASSWORD  
(Default setting: ID1: 1111, ID2: 2222, ID3:  
3333, ID4: 4444)  
You can set the passwords for different user  
levels by the following procedure. Passwords  
consist of alphanumeric characters, and can  
be four to eight characters in length.  
Available settings: 1/2/3/6/12/24 hours  
This function is invalid if the time will be  
switching to or from summer time within  
the current hour.  
• Example of changing: To change the  
password for ID2 from “2222” to “1234”  
1 Type the new password (1234) into the  
password entry box and then click  
[OK].  
7 SEQUENCE (Default setting: 1)  
Use the spin buttons to set the display time  
(window switching interval) for each channel  
in the sequence screen.  
The “Change password” dialog box will be  
displayed for you to confirm the password  
change.  
Available settings: 1–30 seconds  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (OK/CANCEL).  
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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I REGISTER DVR tab (Operation only possible at master computer)  
The operations in this tab are limited to the master computer only. They let you register and delete  
DVRs that are connected to the monitoring network. Slave computers obtain the registration information  
by communicating with the master computer.  
G Names and functions of each window component  
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1 TCP/IP addresses (IP ADDR.)  
6 DVR type (TYPE)  
This shows the addresses for registered DVRs.  
Shows the types of DVRs connected.  
• DSR-M804/DSR-M800  
2 TCP/IP address select buttons  
(AUTO/MANUAL)  
7 Registration list create button  
(CREATE LIST)  
These buttons select the method (automatic  
or manual) to use for assigning DVR  
addresses.  
In AUTO mode, the list is created using the  
Automatic setting method (P.21), and in  
MANUAL mode, it is created using the  
Manual setting method (P.22).  
3 DVR names (DVR NAME)  
This shows the registration names for the  
DVRs.  
8 DVR name entry box (DVR NAME)  
When registering a new DVR, type the name  
for the DVR in this box using 10 alphanumeric  
characters or less.  
(When a new DVR is registered, the last digits  
of the MAC address are used as the default  
setting.)  
(When a new DVR is registered, the last digits  
of the MAC address are used as the default  
setting.)  
4 Attribute groups (GROUP)  
This shows attribute groups (such as setup  
location) for registered DVRs.  
5 Media Access Control Address  
(MAC ADDR.)  
This shows the unique machine addresses for  
each DVR. These addresses are displayed  
automatically.  
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(User Level: ID4)  
9 DVR attribute group entry box (GROUP)  
When registering a new DVR, type the  
attribute group (such as setup location) for the  
DVR in this box using 10 alphanumeric  
characters or less.  
4
5
Click  
.
The buttons will be unlocked.  
Select the address that is displayed (in blue)  
in the registration list and then double-click  
the address.  
F SET button  
Type the DVR name and attribute group  
into the “DVR NAME” and “GROUP”  
boxes respectively, and then click  
The DVR name and attribute group that  
have been typed in will be displayed in the  
registration list.  
When registering a new DVR, click this button  
after typing in the required data in the “DVR  
NAME” and “GROUP” boxes. The new DVR  
will then be registered.  
.
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (OK/CANCEL/DELETE).  
6
Click  
.
The selected DVR will then be registered by  
the computer, and the “DVR Name” and  
“Attribute Group” settings will be applied to  
the DVR.  
G Registering a new DVR  
A maximum of 1000 DVRs that are connected to  
the network can be registered by the computer.  
To register a new DVR, you can use either the  
automatic or manual method of assigning the  
TCP/IP address.  
(Only capital letters can be entered.)  
Automatic setting method  
(A maximum of 1000 devices can be set.)  
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1
Select “AUTO” in the “TCP/IP ADDR.”  
box.  
The automatic setting mode for addresses  
will be enabled.  
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3
Click  
.
The buttons in the window will be locked.  
Press and hold the [STILL] button on the  
front of the DVR that is being connected.  
Keep pressing until the DVR’s built-in  
buzzer starts making short beeps. The  
addresses will be assigned automatically  
and they will be displayed in the “TCP/IP  
Address”, “MAC Address” and “DVR Type”  
registration lists.  
If the buzzer makes a series of short  
beeps followed by a longer beep, it  
means that an error has occurred when  
assigning the addresses. If this  
happens, repeat the operation.  
If there is more than one DVR to be registered,  
repeat this operation for each DVR.  
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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
G Deleting a DVR registration  
Follow the procedure below to delete a DVR  
registration.  
Manual setting method  
(A maximum of 250 devices can be set.)  
B
1
Select “MANUAL” in the “TCP/IP ADDR.”  
box.  
The manual setting mode for addresses will  
be enabled.  
2
Manually set “IP ADDRESS” using the  
“NETWORK SET” menu for the DVR.  
Enter a number between 001 and 250 for  
the last three digits of the address.  
3
4
Click  
.
The buttons in the window will be locked.  
Registration list display  
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2
Specify the address of the registration to  
be deleted.  
If you click on the address line of the  
registration list to be deleted, the display  
color will change to blue.  
The “TCP/IP Address”, “MAC Address” and  
“DVR Type” that have been set manually  
will be displayed in the registration list.  
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6
Click  
.
The buttons will be unlocked.  
Disconnect the connection cable from  
the DVR to be deleted from the  
registration.  
If you try to delete the DVR’s registration  
while the DVR is still connected to the  
network, an error will occur.  
Select the address that is displayed (in blue)  
in the registration list and then double-click  
the address.  
Type the DVR name and attribute group  
into the “DVR NAME” and “GROUP”  
boxes respectively, and then click  
The DVR name and attribute group that  
have been typed in will be displayed in the  
registration list.  
.
3
Click  
.
A dialog box asking you to confirm the  
registration deletion will be displayed. Click  
[OK] to confirm the deletion.  
The registration for the specified DVR will  
be deleted from the registration list.  
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Click  
.
The selected DVR will then be registered by  
the computer, and the “DVR Name” and  
“Attribute Group” settings will be applied to  
the DVR.  
Repeat the above procedure to delete other  
DVR registrations.  
Repeat the above procedure to register  
other new DVRs.  
(Only capital letters can be entered.)  
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CLOCK AND SYSTEM UPDATE SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
The “CLOCK & SYSTEM” window contains four tabs which can be used for tasks such as setting the  
time, updating the firmware and displaying system-related information. Click  
display the setting window and then click a tab index to select a tab.  
on the menu bar to  
I CLOCK SET tab  
(Default setting: according to the computer’s  
internal clock)  
Use the following procedure to set the current date  
and time for selected DVRs.  
1
2
3
Click the “CLOCK SET” tab index.  
The “CLOCK SET” tab window will be  
displayed.  
Select a DVR in the “TARGET” window.  
The display color for the selected DVR will  
change to blue.  
Use the spin buttons to set the date  
(DATE [MM/DD/YY]) and the time (TIME  
[hh:mm:ss]), and then click [APPLY].  
The specified date and time will then be set.  
To cancel the date and time setting, click  
[CANCEL] before clicking [APPLY].  
• Setting range: January 1, 2002 –  
December 31, 2036  
• The date order will be according to  
the Windows environment settings.  
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(User Level: ID4)  
I SYSTEM UPDATE tab  
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1
Use this tab window to specify a filename to use  
for updating DVR firmware.  
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2
3
Click the “SYSTEM UPDATE” tab index.  
The “SYSTEM UPDATE” tab window will be  
displayed.  
Select a DVR in the “TARGET” window.  
The display color for the selected DVR will  
change to blue.  
Click [Browse..] (1).  
Reference files will be displayed in the  
dialog box.  
[SYSTEM UPDATE] tab  
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4
5
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Specify the update file (Example:  
ABCDEF.BIN), and then click [Open] (4).  
The full path and filename for the update file  
will appear in the “FILENAME” box (2) in  
the “SYSTEM UPDATE” window.  
(Example: c:\Program Files\SANYO\  
VA-SW804\ABCDEF.BIN)  
Click [APPLY] (3).  
A dialog box asking you to confirm the  
update will be displayed. Click [YES] to  
continue with the update.  
To change the name of the file that has  
been entered, click [CANCEL] before  
clicking [APPLY].  
Reference file dialog box  
4
Run the update.  
A dialog box showing the progress of the  
update will be displayed, and the green  
indicator will flash.  
• Only firmware files that have been provided by SANYO can be used for updates. No other files  
can be used. If you try to use a file that has not been provided by SANYO to update the DVR’s  
firmware, damage to the DVR may result.  
• During recording, playback and search with the DVR, update is not possible.  
• It takes several minutes for the update to be completed, so do not disconnect from the network  
or turn off the power for the computer or DVR during this time.  
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CLOCK AND SYSTEM UPDATE SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
I INFORMATION1 tab  
As well as displaying DVR setting information and hard disk-related information, this can be used to  
initialize the hard disk. Specify a DVR name in the DVR list in the “TARGET” window and then click  
, or double-click the DVR name. The information for the selected DVR will be loaded and  
displayed.  
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<DVR setting information>  
1 DVR profile  
7 MIRRORING  
Shows the DVR name, attribute group, and  
DVR type.  
This displays the mirroring settings for the  
DVR when an additional hard disk has been  
installed.  
2 CH1 to CH4  
Display items:  
Shows the camera titles for each channel that  
has been set in the “MENU” window.  
• ON: Mirroring is set.  
• OFF: Mirroring is not set.  
3 PICTURE QUALITY  
Shows the picture quality that has been set in  
the “MENU” window.  
What is mirroring?  
Mirroring recording is the term used  
to refer to recording the same  
4 ALARM COUNT  
Shows the cumulative number of alarms.  
images on two hard disks when an  
extra hard disk has been added.  
Turning on mirroring is a backup  
option so that if the data recorded on  
one disk becomes corrupted for  
some reason, the data from the other  
disk that was recorded correctly can  
be retrieved instead.  
<Hard disk information and initialization>  
5 DISK1  
Shows the total capacity of the standard hard  
disk.  
6 DISK2  
Shows the total capacity of the expansion  
hard disk.  
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(User Level: ID4)  
8 INITIALIZE HDD  
This initializes the hard disks in the DVR.  
If you click  
, a confirmation  
dialog box will be displayed. Click [Yes] to  
continue with the hard disk initialization.  
• When a hard disk is initialized, all  
images that are stored on that hard  
disk will be erased. You should make  
a backup of any important data on a  
separate storage device before  
carrying out the initialization.  
• If an additional hard disk has been  
added, be sure to initialize it.  
• Do not turn off the power while the  
hard disk is being initialized.  
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CLOCK AND SYSTEM UPDATE SETTINGS  
(User Level: ID4)  
I INFORMATION2 tab  
Shows information such as the DVR usage time, power outages and the firmware version. Specify a  
DVR name in the DVR list in the “TARGET” window and then click  
, or double-click the DVR  
name. The information for the selected DVR will be loaded and displayed.  
1
2
4
3
1 DVR profile  
Shows the DVR name, attribute group, and  
DVR type.  
2 USED TIME  
This shows the usage time for the selected  
DVR.  
• DISK1 USE: Total usage time for disk 1  
• DISK2 USE: Total usage time for disk 2  
• POWER: Total power on time for the DVR  
3 POWER FAILURE  
This shows the power failure history for the  
selected DVR.  
• FAILURE: Date and time of most recent  
failure  
• RECOVER: Date and time of most recent  
restore  
• TOTAL: Total number of power outages  
4 FIRMWARE VERSION  
Shows the firmware version for the specified  
DVR.  
• MAIN: Main firmware version  
• SUB: Sub firmware version  
With the DSR-M800, the firmware  
version is not displayed.  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)  
The “MENU” window contains 7 tabs which are used to set the DVR operating conditions. Click  
in  
the menu bar to display the setting window.  
G Basic flow of menu settings  
1 Select a setting tab.  
4 Click [APPLY] in the tab.  
Click the tab index to switch to the specified  
tab.  
The settings will saved in the editing table and  
the tab index will change to yellow.  
2 Click [IMPORT] underneath the “MENU”  
window if necessary.  
5 Click [OK] underneath the “MENU”  
window.  
The current setting data is loaded and  
displayed.  
The settings will be uploaded to the DVR, and  
the tab index will return to the normal color.  
You can click [OK] after changing the settings  
for more than one tab if desired.  
3 Set the menu items in the tab.  
I LANGUAGE/D.S.TIME SET tab  
Click on the DVR to be set in the “TARGET” window to select it. The display color for the selected DVR  
will change to blue.  
1
2
3
1 LANGUAGE/LANGUE/IDIOMA/SPRACHE  
(Default setting: ENGLISH)  
This is not the display language setting  
for the computer. If you change the  
display language for the monitor  
connected to the DVR, this will not  
effect the computer screen display in  
any way.  
This is used to set the display language for  
the monitor connected to the DVR. Select the  
button corresponding to the required  
language and then click [APPLY].  
Available settings:  
English, French, Spanish, German  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
2 DAYLIGHT SAVING (Default setting: NO  
USE)  
To change the default setting, use drop-down list  
boxes and spin buttons to change the [ON (time  
for switching to daylight saving time)] and [OFF  
(time for daylight saving time to end)] settings,  
and then click [APPLY].  
This sets daylight saving time and whether  
daylight saving is to be used or not.  
Available settings:  
3 EXT. CLOCK ADJUST TIME  
If more than one DVR is connected, the  
clocks for all DVRs can be adjusted  
automatically to the same time.  
USE: The software switches automatically to  
daylight saving time.  
NO USE: The software does not switch to  
daylight saving time.  
Use the spin buttons to set the time, and then  
click [APPLY]. When a signal is input to the  
CLOCK ADJ IN terminal at the rear of the  
DVR, the time adjustment function will  
operate.  
If “USE” is selected, you will need to specify  
the dates and times for the software to switch  
from standard time to daylight saving time and  
from daylight saving time to standard time.  
The following example shows the default  
settings.  
This only applies for DVRs that are  
equipped with a CLOCK ADJ IN  
terminal.  
Example:  
• After 1:59 on the last Sunday in March, the  
clock will change to show 3:00 and the time  
will advance by one hour.  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
• To put the clock back by one hour so that  
1:59 is followed by 1:00 on the last Sunday  
in October.  
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a. Sets the week to change to daylight saving  
time.  
b.Sets the weekday for changing to daylight  
saving time.  
c. Sets the month for changing to daylight  
saving time.  
d.Sets the hour for changing to daylight  
saving time.  
e. Sets the week for daylight saving time to  
end.  
f. Sets the weekday for daylight saving time  
to end.  
g.Sets the month for daylight saving time to  
end.  
h.Sets the hour for daylight saving time to  
end.  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I REC MODE SET tab  
Click on the DVR to be set in the “TARGET” window to select it. The display color for the selected DVR  
will change to blue.  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1 PICTURE QUALITY (Default setting: HIGH)  
This sets the quality of the images that are  
recorded by the DVR. The higher the quality  
of the images, the shorter is the possible  
recording time capacity. Select the desired  
quality and then click [APPLY].  
2 AUDIO RECORDING (Default setting: ON)  
This sets whether audio is to be recorded at  
the same time as images (when alarm  
recording is not in progress). Select “ON” or  
“OFF” and then click [APPLY].  
Available settings:  
Available settings:  
• SUPER: Super-high quality (84 recording  
hours or more)  
• ON: Audio signals are also recorded.  
• OFF: Audio signals are not recorded.  
If [AUDIO RECORDING] has been set to  
[ON], set [AUDIO RECORDING LEVEL] for  
each channel.  
• HIGH: High quality (168 recording hours or  
more)  
• STANDARD: Standard quality  
(336 recording hours or more)  
Available settings: 1–10 (Default setting: 5)  
The possible recording times are for  
reference only, and are based on a 120 GB  
hard disk.  
If the computer does not have a sound  
card installed (or if the sound card is  
disabled), it will not be possible to  
monitor DVR images which have  
[AUDIO RECORDING] set to [ON] or to  
play back the audio portions of  
recordings.  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
3 OVERWRITE (Default setting: ON)  
This sets what is to happen when the hard  
disk recording area becomes full.  
G Resuming recording that has been halted  
If “OVERWRITE” has been set to “OFF”,  
recording will stop automatically when the hard  
disk recording area becomes full and the “DISK  
FULL” criteria are met.  
Available settings:  
• ON: When the recording area becomes  
full, recording continues automatically  
with new images being recorded over  
the top of already-recorded images.  
When this happens, you can resume recording in  
overwrite mode by clicking  
.
However, this varies from the normal situation  
when “OVERWRITE” is set to “ON” in that the  
data is only overwritten once, and when the  
recording area becomes full again, recording will  
stop once more.  
(The [DISK FULL RESET] button is  
forcibly locked.)  
If recording continues for long periods  
while “OVERWRITE” is set to “ON”, old  
images will be overwritten and deleted  
in the order that they were recorded.  
You should regularly make copies of  
any important data if necessary.  
4 SERIES REC (Default setting: OFF)  
If the series recording function has been set  
when more than one DVR is connected,  
recording can continue onto a second or  
subsequent hard disk when one hard disk  
becomes full. If using series recording, use  
the drop-down list box to select the timing for  
recording onto a 2nd hard disk to start, and  
then click [APPLY].  
• OFF: When the recording area becomes  
full, recording stops automatically.  
(The [DISK FULL RESET] button is  
forcibly unlocked.)  
Refer to the next page for details on  
how to resume recording.  
Available settings:  
• OFF: Series recording is not carried out.  
• –1M: Approximately 1 minute before the  
hard disk becomes full  
• –2M: Approximately 2 minutes before the  
hard disk becomes full  
• –3M: Approximately 3 minutes before the  
hard disk becomes full  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
5 ALARM MODE (Default setting: OFF)  
This sets the recording mode for alarm  
recording. Make the selection from the  
drop-down list box and then click [APPLY].  
7 ALARM SENSOR (Default setting: ALARM)  
This sets the operating conditions for alarm  
recording. Make the selection from the  
drop-down list box and then click [APPLY].  
Available settings:  
Available settings:  
• OFF: Alarm recording is not carried out.  
• ALARM: In response to an external alarm  
• ENABLED: Alarm recording is always  
carried out regardless of the timer  
recording settings.  
• SENSOR: In response to motion sensor  
input  
• ALARM OR SENSOR: In response to  
either an external alarm or motion sensor  
input  
• AL-REC ON TIMER: Alarm recording is  
only carried out while timer recording is in  
progress.  
• ALARM AND SENSOR: In response to  
both an external alarm and motion sensor  
input occurring at the same time  
• AL-REC OFF TIMER: Alarm recording is  
only carried out while timer recording is not  
in progress.  
8 VIDEO LOSS (Default setting: ON)  
This sets whether a warning is output or not  
when the image feed is cut off. Select “ON” or  
“OFF” and then click [OK] or [APPLY].  
• OLY AL-REC ON TMR: Alarm recording is  
carried out during the time specified for  
timer recording, and timer recording is not  
carried out.  
Available settings:  
6 ALARM DURATION (Default setting: 20S)  
This sets the alarm recording duration when  
an alarm occurs. Select the duration from the  
drop-down list box and then click [APPLY].  
• ON: A warning is output when the image  
feed is cut off.  
• OFF: No warning is output when the image  
feed is cut off.  
Available settings:  
5S, 10S, 20S, 40S, 1M, 2M, 3M, 4M, 5M,  
10M, 15M, CC  
If you would like the warning buzzer to  
sound when the image feed is cut off,  
set “VIDEO LOSS” to “ON” and then  
change the “BUZZER” setting. (P.37)  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I TIMER REC SET tab  
This sets the timer recording conditions for DVRs. Click on the DVR to be set in the “TARGET” window  
to select it. The display color for the selected DVR will change to blue.  
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2
3
4
1 WEEK  
4 OVER 24H  
Select the day for timer recording to be  
carried out from the drop-down list box.  
Click when timer recording is to continue for a  
continuous period of more than 24 hours.  
When the button is clicked, the setting format  
changes. Use the last two rows (row 7 and  
row 8) to make the settings.  
Available settings:  
SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, DLY  
DLY: The timer operates during the same  
part of the day for each day of the week.  
First row (row 7): Sets the day and time for  
recording to start.  
2 START/STOP  
Last row (row 8): Sets the day and time for  
recording to stop.  
Use the spin buttons to set the start and end  
times for timer recording.  
If the [OVER 24H] button operations have  
been used to extend the timer setting day to  
the following day, a “T” symbol will appear in  
front of the recording stop day and time.  
3 SET (Default setting: OFF)  
This sets whether recording is to be carried  
out or not during the set timer period.  
Available settings:  
ON: Timer recording is carried out.  
OFF: Timer recording is not carried out.  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
Example 1:To set timer recording to  
occur between 10:30 and  
15:30 on Mondays  
Example 2:To set timer recording from  
10:30 on Monday to 20:30 on  
Wednesday  
1
2
3
Select “MON” from the “WEEK”  
drop-down list box.  
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Click [OVER 24H].  
The format will change to the format for  
setting continuous timer recording for more  
than 24 hours. Use the last two rows (row 7  
and row 8) to make the settings.  
Use the [START] spin button to select  
[10:30].  
Use the [STOP] spin button to select  
[15:30].  
2
3
4
5
Select “MON” from the “WEEK”  
drop-down list box in row 7.  
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5
Select “ON” in the “SET” box.  
In the same way, use the [START] spin  
button in row 7 to select [10:30].  
After making the above settings, click  
[APPLY] and then click [OK].  
When you click [OK], the settings are  
applied to the DVR and timer setting is then  
complete.  
Select “WED” from the “WEEK”  
drop-down list box in row 8.  
In the same way, use the [STOP] spin  
button in row 8 to select [20:30].  
6
Click the timer button on the recording  
control panel in the main window.  
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7
Select “ON” in the “SET” box in row 8.  
After making the above settings, click  
[APPLY].  
This completes the settings for continuous  
timer recording for more than 24 hours.  
The DVR will switch to timer recording  
standby mode, and timer recording will start  
automatically when the set time is reached.  
8
Click the timer button on the recording  
control panel in the main window.  
The timer button can only be operated by  
users at user level ID3 or ID4.  
The DVR will switch to timer recording  
standby mode, and timer recording will start  
automatically when the set time is reached.  
The timer button can only be operated by  
users at user level ID3 or ID4.  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I HOLIDAY SET tab  
This window is used to specify particular days as holidays. The timer recording operation on specified  
holidays will be the same as that for Sundays. A holiday setting can be made for days such as festival  
and national holidays when the same level of security as for Sundays is required.  
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2
3
Click on the DVR to be set in the “TARGET” window to select it.  
The display color for the selected DVR will change to blue.  
Use the [MONTH] and [DAY] spin buttons to set the month and day.  
Up to 20 days can be specified as holidays.  
Click [APPLY].  
This completes the holiday setting.  
If “DLY” has been set in the timer settings, then timer recording on Sundays and holidays will also  
be carried out using the “DLY” setting conditions.  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab  
This is used to set the display information and buzzer operation for the monitor connected to the DVR.  
Click on the DVR to be set in the “TARGET” window to select it. The display color for the selected DVR  
will change to blue.  
1
2
1 DISPLAY  
Select “ON” to set the monitor screens to display the following information, or select “OFF” if you do  
not need the information to be displayed, and then click [APPLY].  
G DATE/TIME (Default setting: ON)  
• For live images: Current date and time  
• For playback images: Recording date and time  
G QUALITY/AUDIO (Default setting: ON)  
Image quality and audio recording settings  
If “AUDIO RECORDING” is set to “ON”, an “A” symbol is displayed in the monitor screen.  
G ALARM COUNT (Default setting: ON)  
Cumulative number of alarms  
The maximum number of alarms that can be displayed is “19,999”. When this number is  
exceeded, the display starts counting again from “0”.  
G CAMERA TITLE (Default setting: ON)  
Title for connected camera  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
2 BUZZER  
Select “ON” to set the warning buzzer to sound at the following times, or select “OFF” if you do not  
need the warning buzzer to sound, and then click [APPLY].  
G ALARM ON (Default setting: ON)  
When an alarm is detected  
G DISK FULL (Default setting: ON)  
When free hard disk space is zero  
(Only enabled when [OVERWRITE] is set to [OFF])  
G KEY IN (Default setting: OFF)  
When a button on the DVR’s front panel is pressed  
G WARNING (Default setting: ON)  
When one of the following situations occurs  
• When a problem occurs with the hard disk  
• When there is a problem with a fan  
• When an error occurs during recording  
G NON REC (Default setting: OFF)  
When recording has stopped or when it is stopped purposely by someone else.  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I MONITOR SET tab  
This sets the window settings for the monitor that is connected to a DVR. Select the DVR to be set from  
the “TARGET” window. The selected DVR will change to blue.  
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2
3
4
<MONITOR SET>  
3 ALARM PRIORITY (Default setting: LAST)  
This sets the screen display order if multiple  
alarms occur at more than one channel. Use  
the buttons to select the display order and  
then click [APPLY]. This setting is only  
enabled if the previous “DISPLAY” setting has  
been set to “FULL”.  
1 SEQUENCE (Default setting: 1)  
Use the spin buttons to select the display time  
(window switching interval) for each channel  
in the sequence screen, and then click  
[APPLY].  
Available settings: 1–30 seconds  
Available settings:  
• LAST: Images from the last alarm  
occurring have priority.  
<ALARM MONITOR SET>  
2 DISPLAY (Default setting: QUAD)  
Select the display window to use when an  
alarm occurs, and then click [APPLY].  
• FIRST: Images from the first alarm  
occurring have priority.  
• SWITCH: Images switch between multiple  
alarms at intervals of 1 second.  
Available settings:  
• FULL: Only the channel where the alarm  
occurs is displayed in a full window.  
• QUAD: A 4-screen quad screen is  
displayed including the channel where the  
alarm occurred.  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
<MASK SET>  
4 MASK SET (Default setting: OFF)  
You can set the normal window and the  
playback window so that images from  
specified channels are not displayed. Set the  
window display to “ON” or “OFF” for each  
channel (CH1 to CH4) and then click  
[APPLY].  
• ON: Images and audio are masked.  
• OFF: Images and audio are not masked.  
(The word “MASK” will be displayed on a  
black window.)  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
I TITLE/MOTION SET tab  
This sets the motion sensor and camera title settings for each channel. Select the DVR in the  
“TARGET” window. The selected DVR will change to blue.  
1
2
3
1 Specifying a channel  
Select a channel for motion sensor or camera  
title setting.  
• Sensitivity (Default value: OFF)  
Select the sensitivity from the drop-down  
list box.  
Available settings: CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4  
Available settings: OFF/1–10  
The lower the value, the higher the  
sensitivity.  
2 MOTION SENSOR Set  
When motion sensor is set for monitoring,  
alarm recording is carried out automatically  
when a moving object is detected. The motion  
sensor detection conditions can be set as  
follows.  
If using motion sensing to activate  
alarm recording, change the ALARM  
SENSOR menu setting to “SENSOR”.  
• Motion detection position  
3 CAMERA TITLE  
If you click  
, a live image from  
This sets the camera title for the specified  
channel. Type the camera title into the box,  
click [APPLY] and then click [OK].  
the specified DVR will be displayed in the  
preview window as a still image. Click on  
one of the squares in the 5 (width) × 4  
(height) matrix in the center of the window.  
The sensor setting will alternate between  
“ON” and “OFF” each time you click.  
• Maximum no. of characters: 10  
• Allowable characters:  
0–9 / A–Z / - / : / * / . / _ (space)  
Default setting:  
CH1: 1/CH2: 2/CH3: 3/CH4: 4  
• Background: Sensor ON  
• No background: Sensor OFF  
G Refer to page 17 for explanations of the  
setting buttons (CANCEL/APPLY).  
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BROADCAST TRANSMISSION SETTINGS  
(BROADCAST WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID3/4)  
Basic commands can be transmitted from a single user terminal to all connected DVRs in a single  
operation. This is called “broadcasting”. Click  
on the toolbar to display the BROADCAST  
window.  
The operation permissions for this window vary depending on the command being used.  
1
2
3
4
5
1 RECORD  
(User Level: 3 or higher)  
Click or to broadcast recording  
3 MENU UPLOAD (User Level: ID4)  
This broadcasts menu setting data that is  
stored on the computer’s hard disk (data that  
has been saved using the “SAVE” command)  
to all connected DVRs.  
start and stop commands to the connected  
DVRs.  
2 TIMER RECORD  
1 Click  
.
(User Level: 3 or higher)  
A dialog box will be displayed.  
Click  
or  
to broadcast “ON/OFF”  
2 Select the required menu file that has  
been saved, and then click [Open].  
The selected filename will be displayed in  
the “FILENAME” box of the “MENU  
UPLOAD” window.  
commands for setting timer recording.  
You should first save the menu setting  
details into a file before using this  
function.  
3 Click  
.
The menu setting details will then be  
transmitted.  
You can select whether to transmit the  
“Camera Title” and “Motion Sensor”  
settings or not. To transmit the setting,  
select the check box.  
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BROADCAST TRANSMISSION SETTINGS (BROADCAST WINDOW)  
(User Level: ID4)  
4 CLOCK SET (User Level: ID4)  
This sets the date and time for all connected  
DVRs to the specified time.  
1 Use the spin buttons to set the date  
(DATE [MM/DD/YY]) and time (TIME [hh/  
mm/ss]).  
The date order will be according to the  
Windows environment settings.  
2 Click  
.
5 SYSTEM UPDATE  
This broadcasts firmware data to all DVRs to  
update their firmware.  
The transmitted files can be read by both the  
DSR-M800 and the DSR-M804.  
1 Click  
.
A dialog box will be displayed.  
2 Select the required menu and then  
click [Open].  
The selected filename will be displayed in  
the “FILENAME” box of the “SYSTEM  
UPDATE” window.  
3 Click  
.
The firmware data will then be transmitted.  
• Only firmware files that have been  
provided by SANYO can be used for  
updates. No other files can be used. If  
you try to use a file that has not been  
provided by SANYO to update the  
DVR’s firmware, damage to the DVR  
may result.  
• DVRs cannot be updated while  
recording or playback is in progress  
or while the SEARCH menu is  
displayed.  
• It takes several minutes for the  
update to be completed, so do not  
disconnect from the network or turn  
off the power for the computer or DVR  
during this time.  
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IMAGE DISPLAY WINDOWS  
This system allows monitored live images and playback images to be viewed in the following three  
types of screen.  
I Display Screen Type  
1
QUAD screen  
This is the main window for this system.  
This shows all of the camera images (channel 1 to  
channel 4) from all cameras that are connected to the  
specified DVR in a 4-screen split display.  
After logging in, this quad screen is displayed in the  
main window.  
2
MULTI screen  
The quad screens for four DVRs that are specified from  
all of the DVRs that are connected to the network can  
all be viewed at once in a 4-screen split screen. The  
multi screen can contain up to a maximum of 16 of  
these sub-screens. Both live images and playback  
images can be watched at the same time.  
3
FULL screen  
This lets you view the camera images in a single full  
screen from one selected camera channel (channel 1  
to channel 4) from the cameras that are connected to a  
DVR.  
• Images from the same DVR cannot be viewed in more than one screen at the same time.  
• For live images, channels where a video loss occurs or which have been set to MASK or where no  
camera is connected appear as a black screen with the message “VIDEO LOSS”, “MASK” or “NO  
VIDEO” displayed respectively. (With the DSR-M800, the message is not displayed.)  
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IMAGE DISPLAY WINDOWS  
I Switching Display Windows  
To switch the display window, click the window select button on the toolbar or use the switching  
operation described below.  
QUAD screen  
CH2  
MULTI screen  
CH1 CH2  
CH1  
CH3  
1
CH3 CH4  
CH4  
2
CH1  
3
4
5
6
FULL screen  
: Images from all cameras (channel 1 to channel 4) connected to the DVR  
: Image from Camera 1 (channel 1) of the DVR  
1 QUAD screen → MULTI screen  
• Click on the toolbar.  
4 FULL screen → QUAD screen  
• Click on the toolbar.  
• Or double-click the quad screen.  
5 MULTI screen → FULL screen  
• Click the title bar to specify a DVR, and  
then click the channel number that you  
would like to view in the full screen from the  
on the toolbar.  
2 MULTI screen → QUAD screen  
• Click the title bar to specify a DVR, and  
then click  
on the toolbar.  
• Or, double-click the DVR images that you  
would like to view in the quad screen.  
6 FULL screen → MULTI screen  
• Click  
on the toolbar.  
3 QUAD screen → FULL screen  
• Click the channel number that you would  
like to view in the full screen from  
the toolbar.  
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I Sequence Display Function  
If you click the  
in the toolbar of a quad or full screen, the images from all channels of the  
once more, sequence  
specified DVR will be displayed in sequence in a full screen. If you click  
operation will stop and the display will return to the screen (quad or full) that was being displayed before  
sequence display started.  
• This function is only enabled when live images are being displayed.  
• The display interval set using [SEQUENCE] in the SYSTEM SETUP tab.  
• Channels that are set to “MASK” or “NO VIDEO” are skipped during display.  
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IMAGE DISPLAY WINDOWS  
I Title Bar  
The title bars at the top of each window have two levels, for the DVR and for the cameras in order to  
show the relevant information for the images being displayed. In addition, you can specify a window in  
the multi screen by click the title bar for that window.  
1
1
1
2
2
QUAD screen  
MULTI screen  
FULL screen  
DVR title bar  
Camera title bar  
1
2
Display window  
Displayed for each DVR in the quad, multi and full  
screens  
Displayed for each channel  
However, it is not displayed in the  
multi screen.  
Display  
information  
• DVR names  
• Recording operation status  
b (Red): Recording in progress or timer  
recording in progress  
• Channel number  
• Camera title  
Ä: Timer standby or recording in progress  
• Image mode  
LIVE: Live images being monitored  
PLAY: Playback images (playback speed)  
(Display example: PLAY×1/2)  
STILL: Still image  
• Image date and time  
In live mode: Current date and time  
In play mode: Recording date and time  
Screen select  
function  
When viewing live images or carrying out  
operations such as recording/playback or in the  
multi screen, click the title bar to select a window  
(DVR).  
The color of the selected title bar will change.  
• Gray: Unselected  
• Blue: Selected  
Alarm data  
display  
Alarm data for live or playback images is indicated by the color of the title bar.  
• Red: Alarm generated (live images)  
• Yellow: Alarm image playback in progress (playback images)  
The title bars that display alarm data vary depending on the screen.  
• QUAD/FULL screen: Camera title bar  
• MULTI screen: DVR title bar  
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MONITORING LIVE IMAGES  
(User Level: ID1 or higher)  
Live images from monitoring cameras that are connected to the network can be viewed by specifying a  
DVR. In addition, the display window can also be selected as desired.  
I Monitoring with QUAD Screens  
Images from a single DVR (comprising 4 channels) can be viewed in a 4-screen split screen.  
1
2
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
• DVR reconnect function  
The quad screen is displayed.  
If a problem occurs for some reason while  
live images are being displayed, hold down  
the [Shift] key and double-click the DVR  
name in the “TARGET” window. When the  
confirmation box appears, click [Yes] to  
reconnect to the DVR.  
When the software is run, the quad screen  
is displayed automatically.  
Double-click a DVR in the “TARGET”  
window (2).  
Live images from the specified DVR  
(channel 1 to channel 4) are displayed in a  
4-screen split screen. The title bar shows  
the DVR name, image mode and the current  
date and time.  
(Display example:  
DVR-1 LIVE 01-20-04 12:13:45)  
3
Change the display screen if required.  
You can click a toolbar icon to switch to full  
screen, sequence screen or multi  
screen. (P.44)  
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MONITORING LIVE IMAGES  
(User Level: ID1 or higher)  
I Monitoring with MULTI Screens  
Live images from up to a maximum of 4 DVRs can be displayed at the same time in a single screen.  
1
2
3
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
4
Set the DVR to monitor in the four  
screens by the same procedure.  
For the DSR-M804, the images from a  
single DVR have a 4-channel structure, and  
so up to a maximum of 16 screens will be  
displayed.  
The multi screen is displayed.  
Select one screen from the four screens  
that are displayed, and then click the title  
bar (2).  
The title bar will change to blue.  
Images from the same DVR cannot be  
viewed in more than one screen at the  
same time.  
3
Double-click a DVR in the “TARGET”  
window (3).  
Live images (channel 1 to channel 4) for the  
specified DVR are displayed. The DVR  
name, image mode and the current time will  
be displayed in the title bar.  
5
Change the display screen if required.  
You can click on the toolbar icon to switch  
between quad screen and full screen  
display. (P.44)  
(Display example:  
DVR-1 LIVE 01-20 12:14:15)  
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MONITORING LIVE IMAGES  
(User Level: ID1 or higher)  
I Disconnecting DVRs  
To disconnect a DVR, click  
window.  
in the main  
When you do this, communication with the DVR  
that is being monitored (or the DVR that has been  
specified by clicking a title bar when monitoring in  
a multi screen) will stop and the screen will return  
to the status it was at before the connection.  
To reconnect the DVR, follow the normal  
procedure and double-click the DVR in the  
“TARGET” window.  
I Image Audio Output  
If “AUDIO RECORDING” has been set to “ON” in  
the menu settings, the sound for the images being  
monitored can also be output. The sound that is  
output will come from the DVR that has been  
specified by clicking a title bar.  
The audio output can be set and adjusted using  
the audio adjustment panel.  
1 Volume adjustment  
Drag the control to the left or right to adjust the  
volume.  
2 Output channel selection  
Use the check boxes to select the channel.  
Multiple channels can be selected.  
• CH1+CH2: Sound from channels 1 and 2  
(L) is output  
• CH3+CH4: Sound from channels 3 and 4  
1
2
3
(R) is output  
3 Sound muting  
If you select the MUTE button, the sound will  
be muted. The MUTE button takes priority  
over the channel select buttons.  
Sound will not be output for channels  
which have the MASK setting activated,  
regardless of the output audio settings.  
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RECORDING IMAGES  
Images that are being monitored can be recorded onto the hard disk inside the DVR. There are three  
recording modes that are available: “Normal recording” involves using manual operations to record live  
images that are being monitored; “Timer recording” lets you specify a time for recording to take place  
automatically; and “Alarm recording” automatically starts recording when an alarm such as an intruder  
is detected.  
Images are recorded for DVRs as a single unit, and specifying individual channels for recording is  
not possible. If 4 channel of a DVR are connected, the images from all four cameras will be  
recorded at the same time.  
I Normal Recording (User Level: ID3 or higher)  
You can specify a DVR and then click the recording button to immediately start recording the live  
images that are currently being monitored.  
G Normal recording from the quad screen  
The following operations describe how to carry out normal recording from the quad screen.  
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
1
The quad screen will be displayed.  
Double-click a DVR in the “TARGET”  
window (2).  
Live images from the selected DVR will be  
displayed in the window. The title bar will  
change to blue and image mode (LIVE) will  
be displayed.  
3
4
Click  
panel.  
(3) on the recording control  
2
The REC indicator on the DVR will  
illuminate and recording of the live images  
will start.  
A b symbol will appear in the title bar while  
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recording is in progress.  
To stop recording, click  
recording control panel.  
The REC indicator on the DVR will switch  
off and recording will stop.  
(4) on the  
4 3  
• If you would like to avoid recording being stopped by mistake while it is in progress, click  
(5). The recording control panel buttons will be grayed out and locked. Click the button once  
more to cancel the lock.  
• The color of the title bar will change to red (green letters) while the DVR is carrying out alarm  
recording during live monitoring.  
G Normal recording from the full screen/sequence screen  
The basic operations are the same as for the quad screen. Carry out steps 2 to 4 for quad screen  
operation when the respective screens are displayed.  
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G Normal recording from the multi screen  
Images from multiple DVRs can be recorded at the same time from the multi screen. The operations for  
each window are the same as for the quad screen.  
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
1
The multi screen will be displayed.  
Click the title bar (2) of the recording  
window.  
The title bar will change to blue.  
2
3
3
Double-click a DVR in the “TARGET”  
window (3).  
Live images from the selected DVR will be  
displayed in the window. The title bar will  
change to blue and image mode (LIVE) will  
be displayed.  
4
Click  
panel.  
(4) on the recording control  
The REC indicator on the DVR will  
illuminate and recording of the live images  
will start.  
5 4  
A b (red) mark will be displayed in the title  
bar while recording is in progress.  
5
6
Recording in a maximum of four  
windows is possible using the same  
procedure.  
To stop recording in a window, click the title bar to select the window and then click  
(5).  
The REC indicator on the selected DVR will switch off and recording will stop.  
G Recording images that are not displayed  
When normal recording is being carried out, it is not necessary to have the live images displayed in any  
window on the screen. Once the DVR has been specified in the “TARGET” window on the screen, the  
commands made using the recording control panel will be valid regardless of the display status of the  
images.  
• The “TARGET” window and the recording control panel will be displayed in the main screen, and  
normal recording will be possible.  
• The “BROADCAST” window can be used to transmit recording start and stop commands all at once  
for all registered DVRs.  
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I Timer Recording  
(Setting recording conditions: User level ID4,  
Timer button operations: User level ID3 or  
ID4)  
This automatically starts recording at the time  
specified by the timer.  
1
2
Use the “TIMER REC SET” tab window in  
the “MENU” window to set the timer  
recording conditions. (P.33)  
Click the timer button in the recording  
control panel.  
The TIMER indicator on the DVR will  
illuminate and the DVR will switch to timer  
recording standby mode. When the set time  
is reached, recording will start  
automatically.  
If timer recording has been set, a Ä symbol  
will be displayed in the title bar of the  
window.  
3
To stop timer recording while in timer  
standby mode, click the timer button  
once more.  
If “OLY AL-REC ON TMR” is selected for  
“ALARM MODE” in the “REC MODE  
SET” tab window, alarm recording will  
have priority after the timer setting time  
has been reached, so you do not need  
to use the timer button in this case.  
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I Alarm Recording (User Level: ID4)  
The following limitations apply to alarm  
recording operation.  
(1) Immediately after the recording  
operation starts  
If an external alarm (sensor switch that is  
installed to the alarm input terminal of the DVR)  
or a motion sensor detects a problem, recording  
of alarm images starts automatically.  
(2) Immediately after the [PICTURE  
QUALITY] or [AUDIO RECORDING]  
menu setting has been changed and  
the display has returned to the  
camera window.  
1
2
Use the “REC MODE SET” tab window in  
the “MENU” window to set the alarm  
recording conditions. (P.30)  
For (1) and (2):  
• Alarm input will not be received for  
a maximum period of 4 seconds,  
but alarm input can be received  
after that.  
• Recording of images as a result of  
alarm input will not be carried out  
for a maximum period of 6  
seconds.  
(3) Immediately after recording ends  
• Alarm input will not be received for  
a maximum period of 5 seconds,  
but alarm input can be received  
after that.  
• Recording of images as a result of  
alarm input will not be carried out  
for a maximum period of 10  
seconds.  
When an alarm such as from an intruder  
is detected, the ALARM indicator on the  
DVR will illuminate and alarm recording  
will start automatically.  
3
Once the specified alarm recording  
duration has elapsed, the ALARM  
indicator will switch off and alarm  
recording will stop automatically.  
Alarm recording images can be  
searched for using the search  
function. (P.55)  
The following limitations apply to  
normal recording and timer recording  
operation.  
• Normal recording and timer recording  
operations can be received  
immediately after the “PICTURE  
QUALITY” or “AUDIO RECORDING”  
menu settings are changed and the  
display has returned to the camera  
window, but recording operation is  
not possible for a maximum period of  
6 seconds.  
• Normal recording and timer recording  
operations can be received  
immediately after a recording  
operation ends, but recording will not  
be carried out for a maximum period  
of 10 seconds.  
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PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES  
(User Level: ID1 or higher)  
When playing back recorded images, click the playback button in live mode. Playback of images from  
the specified DVR will start.  
I Playing Back Recorded Images  
1
Switches to live image mode.  
Live images from the DVR to be played  
back will be displayed in the window.  
3
Using the playback control panel  
The playback control panel can be used to  
carry out playback operations such as still  
and cue. (P.54)  
At the multi screen, click the title bar to  
specify the DVR to be played back in the  
4-screen display. The title bar of the window  
for the specified DVR will change to blue.  
• While alarm recordings are being  
played back, the title bar for the  
corresponding channel will change to  
yellow (red characters).  
• When playing back images in the  
multi screen, the sound played back  
will be the sound from the window  
with the blue title bar.  
• If the images in one window of the  
multi screen are being fast forwarded  
or rewound, you cannot cue or review  
images in any of the other windows.  
There is no restriction on slow  
playback and still operations.  
2
Click  
in the playback control panel.  
The display will change to the playback  
images and the normal recordings and  
alarm recordings for the specified DVR will  
be played back in order. The image mode  
display in the title bar will also change from  
“LIVE” to “PLAY”.  
At the multi screen, you can use the same  
procedure to display recorded images for up  
to a maximum of four DVRs. Images from  
the same DVR cannot be played back in  
more than one window.  
If you click  
without specifying a  
DVR, the following pop-up menu will be  
displayed to prompt you to specify a  
DVR. Click [OK] and then select the DVR  
in the “TARGET” window.  
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PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES  
(User Level: ID1 or higher)  
I Functions of Each Playback Control Panel Component  
(Playback) button:  
(Slow play) button:  
This button is used to play back recorded images  
at normal speed.  
This button can be used to carry out slow  
playback after playback has been paused. The  
playback speed becomes slower each time the  
button is clicked.  
(Stop) button:  
This button is used to stop playback and to  
switch back to live mode.  
• Speed increments: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2  
G Notes on starting playback  
• You can freely toggle between live mode and  
playback mode by clicking the Stop and Playback  
buttons alternately.  
• If playback is interrupted and then resumed  
using the computer, playback will resume from  
the point where it was previously stopped.  
(Cue and Review) buttons:  
• The DVR will be reset once the software is  
closed, so playback will start again from the  
beginning of recording next time. This is the  
same as resetting the DVR itself.  
The playback speed becomes incrementally  
faster when these buttons are clicked.  
• Speed increments: ×7.5, ×15, ×30, ×180  
The rate displayed for the playback  
speed is a guide to the playback speed.  
It may vary from the actual playback  
speed rate.  
G Playback speed display  
The playback speed appears in the title bar of the  
playback window.  
(Display example: PLAY × 1/2)  
G Sound playback  
(Still) button:  
If the “AUDIO RECORDING” menu setting is set  
to “ON”, you can play back the sound that was  
recorded along with the images. The method of  
selecting the cannel and adjusting the sound is  
the same as for live images. (P.48)  
This button is used to pause playback. A still  
image is displayed when this button is clicked.  
• If you click the still button while playback is paused,  
frame advance playback (one frame at a time) is  
carried out.  
• To cancel the still, click the playback button again.  
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SEARCHING  
(User Level: ID2 or higher)  
Normal recording images, timer recording images and alarm recording images that have been recorded  
by a DVR can be searched through using the computer and played back. The following three search  
modes are available.  
G Time/date search: (P.55)  
This lets you search all images on the DVR’s hard disk(s) randomly by specifying a recording date.  
G Alarm search: (P.56)  
This lets you search for alarm recordings from an alarm list.  
G Alarm thumbnail search: (P.58)  
This lets you search for alarm recording images by means of thumbnails (compressed images).  
I Time/Date Search  
This lets you search for images that have been  
recorded on the DVR’s hard disk by the date and  
time that they were recorded.  
1
Display the playback window for the DVR  
to be searched.  
The playback window can be either in the  
quad screen or the multi screen. If using the  
multi screen, click the title bar to specify the  
DVR to be searched.  
2
3
4
Click the top [SEARCH] spin buttons (1)  
to select the date (day/month/year) to  
start searching from.  
1
2
Click the bottom [SEARCH] spin buttons  
(2) to select the time (hour/minutes/  
seconds) to start searching from.  
3
Click  
(3).  
The images will be played back from the  
specified date and time.  
Example: To specify 18:31:18 on July 7, 2003  
You can carry out operations such as still  
and cue of the playback images using the  
playback control panel. (P.54)  
• If no images are found for the  
specified date and time, the images  
that are immediately after that date  
and time are displayed.  
• The date display order will vary  
depending on the Windows time  
display settings. The display order  
that has been set with Windows will  
be displayed as text at the top and  
bottom of the spin buttons.  
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SEARCHING  
(User Level: ID2 or higher)  
I Alarm Search  
All alarm recordings made by the selected DVR are displayed in the alarm list in the “ALARM SEARCH”  
window. This method of searching lets you select alarms to be played back from the alarm list.  
1
3
2
4
5
6
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
3
Display the alarm list.  
The “ALARM SEARCH” window will be  
displayed.  
The alarm recordings will be displayed in  
the alarm list window (4) in order starting  
from the latest recordings.  
Click the DVR to be searched in the  
If you click the tab index at the top of the list,  
you can display a list for only the specified  
channel (channel 1 to channel 4).  
“TARGET” window (2) to select it, and  
then click  
(3).  
Alternatively, double-click the desired DVR  
in the “TARGET” window and click [Yes] in  
the confirmation dialog box.  
Display items:  
• NO.: Alarm number  
• DATE: Alarm recording date  
• TIME: Alarm recording time  
• CH: Alarm detection channel  
• The maximum number of alarms that  
can be displayed is “19,999”.  
• Old alarms before the 20,000 most  
recent alarms are deleted from the list.  
Use Time/Date search to search these  
deleted alarms.  
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SEARCHING  
(User Level: ID2 or higher)  
4
5
Select the alarm to be played back from  
the alarm list.  
The selected alarm will change to blue.  
Click  
(5).  
A still image for the selected alarm will be  
displayed in the preview window.  
The display window will vary depending on  
the “Alarm List” tab selection.  
• ALL: Images for all channels are  
displayed in a 4-screen display.  
• CH1–CH4: Only the alarm detection  
channel is displayed in a large window.  
You can skip the preview step for checking  
images if you wish.  
6
After checking the images in the preview  
window, click  
(6).  
The display will change to the main window  
and playback of alarm images will start in  
the FULL screen from the point where the  
alarm occurred.  
Images from a channel that has the  
mask setting active will not be displayed  
in the preview or playback window, and  
a “MASK” message will be displayed  
instead.  
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SEARCHING  
(User Level: ID2 or higher)  
I Alarm Thumbnail Search  
All alarm recordings made by the selected DVR are displayed as thumbnail (compressed images) in the  
“ALARM SEARCH” window. This method of searching lets you select alarms to be played back by  
referring to the thumbnails.  
1
3
2
6
7
4
5
1
2
Click  
(1) on the toolbar.  
4
Click  
(6).  
The “ALARM SEARCH” window will be  
displayed.  
The first still images from the very start of  
each alarm recording will be displayed in  
the 8 thumbnail windows.  
Click the DVR to be searched in the  
You can skip the preview step for checking  
images if you wish.  
"TARGET" window (2) to select it, and  
then click  
(3).  
5
6
Click the title bar for the thumbnail to be  
played back.  
The selected title bar will change to blue.  
If you would like to search for a DVR while  
the thumbnail window is already being  
displayed, you can also double-click the  
desired DVR in the “TARGET” window and  
click [YES] in the confirmation dialog box.  
Click  
(7).  
The display will change to the main window  
and playback of alarm images will start in  
the FULL screen from the point where the  
alarm occurred.  
3
Display the thumbnail images.  
The alarm recording dates for the selected  
DVR will be displayed in the title bar of the  
thumbnail window in order starting from the  
latest recordings.  
Images from a channel that has the  
mask setting active will not be displayed  
in the preview or playback window, and  
a “MASK” message will be displayed  
instead.  
Up to eight thumbnails can be displayed  
in a single window. You can click  
(4) or  
(5) to  
switch to windows containing the  
thumbnails immediately before or  
immediately after the  
currently-displayed thumbnails.  
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SAVING STILL IMAGES  
(User Level: ID2 or higher)  
Still images that are displayed during playback can be saved on the computer’s hard disk in JPEG  
format.  
1
Playing back images in the main window  
Select the DVR in the “TARGET” window and  
then click the play button in the playback control  
panel.  
2
Still playback at the image to be saved.  
Click the still button in the playback control  
panel.  
3
4
Click  
in the saving control panel.  
A dialog box asking you to confirm the save will  
be displayed, so click [OK]. The “Save As”  
dialog box for specifying the saving destination  
will then be displayed.  
Specify the filename and folder to use for  
saving the file and then click [Save].  
The selected image will be saved in JPEG  
format in the specified destination on the  
computer’s hard drive.  
• The [Save] button will be locked and  
cannot be used unless a still image that  
can be saved is currently being displayed.  
• There may be a difference between the  
actual image saved and the image  
specified, depending on the system  
environment. When saving images, be  
sure to re-check the image before clicking  
[OK].  
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DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
Recorded images can be downloaded to the computer or some other device.  
Download operation permissions for user levels 2 and 3 will be set to the default settings.  
I Specifying the Image Range  
Follow the procedure below to specify the range  
of images to be downloaded, and then change to  
the download window.  
1
Display the live images for the DVR to  
downloaded from in the main window.  
Double-click the DVR to be selected in the  
“TARGET” window.  
2
Click [DOWNLOAD START POINT] in the  
saving control panel.  
The spin buttons will be unlocked, so  
specify the starting point for the recorded  
images to be downloaded. The current date  
and time at the point when you click will be  
displayed briefly in the title bar.  
• Top: Month/Day/Year  
• Bottom: Hour/Minutes/Seconds (The  
actual date and time order will be  
according to the Windows environment  
settings.)  
Example:  
To set the start point to 11:30:20 on  
July 7, 2003  
3
4
Click “DOWNLOAD END POINT”.  
Specify the ending point in the same way as  
for the starting point.  
Example:  
To set the end point to 10:30:20 on  
July 8, 2003  
Click  
on the control panel.  
The download window will be displayed and  
the images at the download start point and  
download end point will be displayed as  
thumbnails.  
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DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
I Functions of Each Download Window Element  
Display area  
2
3
1
4
5
6
F
7
G
8
9
H
I
Image range setting area  
Basic operation area  
Preset list operation area  
<Display area>  
1 Preview window  
This shows thumbnail images of the still images  
at the start point (left) and end point (right) for the  
specified image files.  
<Image range setting area>  
3 DOWNLOAD START POINT/DOWNLOAD  
END POINT  
This shows the date and time for the start point  
and end point of the range of images to be  
downloaded.  
2 Log window  
The date and time from the saving control panel  
in the main window is initially displayed at the  
time when the download window is first  
displayed, but you can change this in the  
download window.  
This shows the results of download operations in  
the order that they are carried out.  
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(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
<Basic operation area>  
<Preset list operation area>  
The following commands can be used on the  
currently-selected image file.  
9 Download preset list  
This lists the image files that have been preset  
for downloading using the [ADD] button.  
4 FILENAME  
This sets the path for the download destination  
and the filename. Normally the settings that are  
assigned automatically should be used.  
Details displayed: DVR name, filename, start  
point date and time, end point date and time  
F DOWNLOAD  
5 Browse..  
This is used to download all image files that have  
been added to the preset list.  
This displays the “Save As” dialog box. This is  
used when you would like to change the  
download destination path and filename.  
G DELETE  
This deletes specified image files from the preset  
list.  
6 DOWNLOAD  
This is used for individual downloads when no  
downloads has been preset.  
H PREVIEW  
This specifies image files in the preset list and  
displays the images at the start point and end  
point in the preview window.  
7 ADD  
This presets files to be downloaded without  
actually downloading them. Image files that are  
preset in this way are added to the download  
preset list (9), and they can be downloaded all  
at once later.  
I Total display  
This shows details for all of the files in the preset  
list as a reference.  
Display example:  
8 PREVIEW  
TOTAL Program:3 Time:0h 10min (200MB/Approx. 0h 2min)  
This displays still images of the images at the  
start point and end point of the image range that  
has been specified by “DOWNLOAD START  
POINT/DOWNLOAD END POINT” in the preview  
window. This is used for purposes such as  
checking the images when the image range is  
changed.  
a
b
c
d
a. Number of files  
b. Total playback time (Units: Hours, minutes)  
c. Total data size (Units: MB)  
d. Total estimated time for downloading all files  
(Units: Hours, minutes)  
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DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
I Basic Downloading Operations (Individual Download)  
When the download window is displayed, continue the download operations by following the procedure  
given below.  
3
1
2
4
5
6
1
Specify the download destination and  
the filename.  
2
If you would like to change the image  
range, make the changes using the  
“DOWNLOAD START POINT” and  
“DOWNLOAD END POINT” scroll  
buttons (3).  
The download destination path and the  
filename are assigned automatically. The  
default name setting that appears in the  
“FILENAME” box (1) does not need to be  
changed unless you prefer to use a different  
filename.  
You can click  
(6) in the basic  
operation area to check the still images at  
the new start point and end point in the  
preview window.  
Filename structure:  
(DVR name)_(Start date)_(Start time).mp2  
3
If you would like to preset the images for  
downloading without downloading them  
immediately, click  
(5) in the  
basic operation area.  
The specified image file will be added to the  
download preset list. The image files that  
have been added to this list can be all  
downloaded at the same time later.  
If the DVR name includes “/.*”, this  
will be replaced with “+”.  
If you would like to change the download  
destination or the filename, click  
(2) and type in the new settings in the  
“Save As” dialog box.  
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(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
4
If you would like to download the file  
individually without presetting it, click  
(4) in the basic operation  
area.  
The specified image file will then be  
downloaded immediately.  
While the download is in progress, a dialog  
box containing a download progress bar will  
be displayed so that you can check the  
progress of the download and other  
necessary information.  
a
b
c
d
e
a. Download destination path and filename  
b. Progress bar  
c. Data size of image file being downloaded  
d. Estimated time required until download is  
complete (sequentially updated)  
e. Download cancel button  
5
Completion of download  
When the download is complete, the display  
will return to the original main window that  
was displayed before the download  
operation was started.  
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(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
I Preset List Operations (Batch Downloads)  
Image files that have been registered using the  
button in the basic operation area are added in  
order to the download preset list. (Up to a maximum of 20 files can be preset at any time.) The image  
files that have been added to the preset list can all be downloaded at the same time.  
1
2
3
4
G Deleting a preset file  
•
The maximum size for a single  
downloaded file is approximately 600  
MB. If a file is larger than this, it will  
be automatically split into multiple  
files and downloaded.  
Select the file to be deleted by clicking on it in the  
preset list, and then click (2) in the  
preset list operation area. The specified file will  
then be deleted from the preset list.  
•
•
If the image area being downloaded  
contains alarm recordings, the file  
will also be automatically split into  
multiple files and downloaded.  
G Checking images  
Select the file to be checked by clicking on it in  
the preset list, and then click  
the preset list operation area. Still images of the  
start point and end point for the specified file will  
be displayed in the preview window.  
(3) in  
When files are downloaded, two files  
with the same filename and different  
extensions (“.mp2” and “.idx”) are  
created automatically. The .idx file is  
required for playing back saved  
images and also for checking for  
tampering, so do not store the two  
files in separate folders from each  
other.  
G Checking the list totals  
The value totals for all files in the preset list  
(number of files, playback time, data size and  
time required for downloading) are displayed in  
the total display area (4) underneath the preset  
list. (P.62)  
G Downloading all preset files  
Click  
(1) in the preset list operation  
area to download all image files in the preset list.  
When the download starts, a dialog box that is  
similar to the individual file dialog box containing  
a download progress bar will be displayed, and  
when the download is complete, the display will  
return to the original main window that was  
displayed before the download operation was  
started.  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
A timer reservation can be used to automatically download images recorded by a DVR. If you specify  
the download range (starting point and ending point) for each DVR, the recorded images from the  
specified range will be downloaded automatically at the specified time  
Click  
on the toolbar to display the “TIMER DOWNLOAD” window.  
1
3
4
5
6
7
2
F
8
9
1 SCHEDULE  
5 FROM WEEK/TIME  
Set the weekday and time for the download to  
start.  
Sets the starting point (weekday/time) for  
images to be downloaded. The setting  
method is the same as 1.  
• WEEK: Select from the drop-down list box.  
SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT  
DLY: Downloads occur every day. (P.70, 71)  
When the “WEEK” setting for  
“SCHEDULE” is set to “DLY”,  
select the corresponding day  
(previous day or same day) for the  
images to be downloaded in the  
“FROM WEEK” columns.  
Available settings:  
• PREV:  
Image data from the day before the  
download is to be carried out will be  
downloaded.  
• TIME: Use the spin buttons to set the hour  
and minutes.  
2 SET  
If you select the check box, the timer  
download function will operate based on the  
set conditions.  
3 NO.  
Shows the download priority order.  
• APPT:  
4 DVR NAME  
Image data from the same day as the  
download is to be carried out will be  
downloaded.  
Specifies the name of the DVR to download  
from.  
6 TO TIME  
Sets the ending point (time) for images to be  
downloaded.  
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(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
7 STATUS  
F Operation buttons  
Shows the latest download results or the  
current status.  
•
: Cancels all current downloads  
and reserved downloads.  
• OK: Download successful  
• NG: Download failed  
• DL: Download in progress  
• –: Not set  
•
: Cancels a timer setting and  
returns the setting to the point before  
[APPLY] was clicked.  
•
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If you click the button, the download log will  
be displayed showing the download history.  
(P.73)  
• Changing the timer download  
settings and using the [CANCEL] and  
[APPLY] buttons are not possible  
while a download is in progress.  
• Use single byte characters for the  
folder path name. Do not use double  
byte characters, otherwise the  
8 FOLDER PATH  
Click [Browse..] and specify the download  
destination folder.  
9 DISK SPACE  
characters will become corrupted.  
This shows the available disk space that can  
be used for the download destination folder.  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
G Timer download procedure  
Set the timer download settings as follows.  
1
Set the download starting time.  
Use [SCHEDULE] to set the weekday and  
time for starting the download.  
• If the “WEEK” setting for  
“SCHEDULE” is set to “DLY”:  
Select the corresponding day (previous  
day or same day) and the start point for  
the images to be downloaded in the  
“FROM WEEK/TIME” columns.  
• PREV: Image data from the day before  
the download is to be carried out will  
be downloaded.  
2
Specify the DVR to be downloaded from.  
With [SELECT] against [DVR NAME]  
selected, double-click the DVR name in the  
“TARGET” window. The DVR name will be  
displayed in [DVR NAME].  
• APPT: Image data from the same day  
as the download is to be carried out  
will be downloaded.  
Up to a maximum of 8 DVRs can be  
selected.  
Set the end point (time) for the images in  
the “TO TIME” columns.  
3
Set the image range for downloading for  
each DVR.  
• If the “WEEK” setting for  
“SCHEDULE” is set to something  
other than “DLY”:  
Set the image start point (weekday and  
time) in the “FROM WEEK/TIME”  
columns.  
Set the end point (time) for the images in  
the “TO TIME” columns.  
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(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
4
Specify the download destination folder.  
The download destination path and the  
filename are assigned automatically. The  
default name setting that appears in the  
“FOLDER PATH” box does not need to be  
changed unless you prefer to use different  
settings.  
If you would like to change the download  
destination or the filename, click [Browse..]  
and type in the new settings in the “Browse  
for Folder” dialog box. You can create a new  
folder by clicking “NEW FOLDER” in the  
dialog box.  
5
6
Timer download standby  
Select the [SET] check box.  
Click  
.
The setting details will be saved and the  
timer download function will operate  
according to the setting conditions.  
The timer download reservation and  
operation status will be displayed  
momentarily underneath the time display at  
the top of the window.  
• Program (orange display):  
Download timer reservation set  
• Downloading (red display):  
Download in progress  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
G Image range setting for downloading  
• When setting the image range, the end point  
time (TO TIME) should be later than the start  
point time (FROM TIME). If the start point time  
is later than the end point time, an error  
message will be displayed when you click  
[APPLY].  
• If the weekday that has been set using “FROM  
WEEK” is the same as the weekday that has  
been set for “WEEK” in the “SCHEDULE”  
setting, images from one week before will be  
downloaded.  
• If the “WEEK” setting for “SCHEDULE” is set to  
“DLY” and “FROM WEEK” is set to “APPT”, a  
condition for the download to be carried out is  
that there must already be images that have  
finished been recorded on the same day as the  
download when the time for the download start  
point is reached. The end point for the range of  
images to be downloaded must be earlier than  
the download start time. If the end point for the  
range of images to be downloaded is set to be  
later than the download start time, an error  
message will be displayed.  
• If the end point time is set to “00:00”, it will  
mean “midnight the following day”.  
Accordingly, you can download recorded  
images for a full 24-hour period by making the  
settings shown below.  
• Example of correct setting:  
Download start time: 22:30  
Download range:  
6:00 – 22:00  
• Example of incorrect setting  
Download start time: 18:00  
Download range:  
6:00 – 22:00  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
G Timer download setting example  
<If the “WEEK” setting for “SCHEDULE” is set to something other than “DLY”>  
1
2
3
1 Images that were recorded every Sunday between 1:00 to 10:00 will be downloaded the  
following day (Monday) at 12:00.  
2 A download will occur at 12:00 every Monday, but because this is the same setting as the  
“WEEK” and “FROM WEEK” settings for “SCHEDULE”, the images that are downloaded  
will be those that were recorded between 12:00 and 20:00 on Monday a week ago.  
3 Every Monday at 12:00, recorded images from the whole of the Tuesday (00:00 to 00:00  
the next day) immediately preceding that Monday will be downloaded.  
<If the “WEEK” setting for “SCHEDULE” is set to “DLY”>  
1
2
3
4
5
1 Every day at 20:00, the images recorded between 4:00 and 18:00 on the previous day will  
be downloaded.  
2 Every day at 20:00, images from the whole of the proceeding day (00:00 to 00:00 the  
following day) will be downloaded.  
3 Every day at 20:00, already-recorded images from between 4:00 and 18:00 on that same  
day will be downloaded.  
4, 5 For both settings, recording of the images that have been specified for that day will  
not be complete by the download start point of 20:00, so these timer download  
settings are not possible. The “FROM WEEK” setting should be changed from “APPT”  
(same day) to “PREV” (previous day), or the end time for the download range should  
be changed so that it is earlier than the download start point.  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
G Basic timer download operation and specifications  
• When the download start time specified in  
[SCHEDULE] is reached, the downloads will  
be carried out in order starting from no. 1.  
• The filename for the saved data will be “(DVR  
name)_(Starting date)_(Starting time).mp2”.  
Example: DVR-1_20030623_1500.mp2  
If the DVR name contains “/” or “*” characters,  
these will be replaced by “+”.  
• Timer downloads require images to have been  
recorded during the image recording time  
specified.  
The timer download function cannot be  
used if you are simultaneously viewing  
four input screens that are being  
controlled by the same PC, or if some  
other PC is connected to the target DVR.  
If there is no data to be downloaded from  
during the time range specified, an error will  
occur, that download number will be skipped  
and the download operation will proceed to the  
next number. The details of the error can be  
checked in the “Download Log” mentioned  
later on.  
• The timer download function will not operate if  
this software is not running.  
• If the target DVR is being controlled by another  
computer, an error will occur when the  
download starting time is reached.  
• If the download starting time is reached while  
the DVR is currently being controlled by the  
same computer, a confirmation dialog box with  
the message “START DOWNLOADING?” will  
be displayed.  
If [OK] is selected: Downloading will start.  
If [Cancel] is selected: Monitoring will be  
interrupted and all downloads that have been  
reserved will be canceled.  
If no response to the confirmation dialog box is  
received after about 15 seconds, the window  
will close automatically and the download that  
has been reserved will start.  
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TIMER DOWNLOAD  
(User Level: ID2/3 or higher)  
G Download Log  
If you click on “STATUS” in the “TIMER DOWNLOAD” window, the download log will be displayed, and  
you can then check the download history details for each DVR.  
1
2
3
4
5
1 DOWNLOAD DATE  
5 Operation buttons  
Download date and time  
•
: This button is used  
for preset files that could not be  
2 START TIME  
Starting date and time for saved images  
downloaded normally. If you specify files  
that appear in the log and then click this  
button, the display will change to the  
normal “Download” screen, the images  
from the day and time that are to be  
downloaded will be displayed in the  
preview window, and the download status  
will switch to standby. You can then click  
[DOWNLOAD] to start the download. (P.63)  
3 END TIME  
Ending date and time for saved images  
4 RESULT  
The following download results are displayed.  
• COMPLETED:  
Download completed normally.  
• NO DATA:  
No image data was found within the  
specified time range.  
•
•
: Closes the dialog box  
(→ Status is returned to not set).  
• COMMUNICATION ERROR:  
A problem occurred with communication.  
: Closes the download box  
(→ Status remains as displayed).  
• CONTROL BUSY:  
Control permission was denied.  
• PC HDD FULL:  
The computer’s hard disk is full.  
• USER CANCELED:  
The operation was canceled using the  
[STOP] button.  
• DOWNLOAD TIMEOUT:  
The current download did not finish before  
the next download time was reached.  
• DOWNLOAD TIME CHANGED:  
The download range was changed because  
no data existed between the starting time  
and ending time specified.  
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TAMPER DETECTION  
(User Level: ID2 higher)  
This function lets you check whether images that have been downloaded from a DVR to an external  
storage device are the original downloaded images, or whether they have been modified or added to in  
some way. Click on  
in the toolbar to display the “TAMPER DETECTION” window.  
1
Enter the filename of the file to be  
checked in the “FILENAME” box.  
Click , specify the file to be  
checked, and then click [Open]. The path  
and filename for the specified file will be  
displayed in the “FILENAME” box.  
2
Click  
.
The tamper detection operation will start,  
and the progress bar in the dialog box will  
show the detection progress.  
You can click [CANCEL] to cancel tamper  
detection while it is in progress.  
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Displaying detection results  
The detection results will be displayed in the  
“ALTERED” window.  
• If no tampering was detected  
The window will be blank.  
• If tampering was detected  
The dates and times of the tampering  
will be displayed in the window in a list.  
The file cannot be loaded unless  
there are two files with the same  
filename and extensions of “.mp2”  
and “.idx” present in the same  
folder. (P.65)  
4
Checking tampered images  
If tampering has been detected, you can  
display thumbnails of the tampered images  
by clicking the tampering date and time in  
the “ALTERED” window.  
Click “PREVIOUS” or “NEXT” to display the  
previous or next image recorded on the  
tampering date. The tampered image  
display will also change.  
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MP2 Viewer  
The MP2 Viewer is a special playback software application that is used for the DSR-M804/800 series. It  
can be used to play back image data in MPEG2 format that has been saved from the DVR onto a  
recording medium such as and computer’s hard disk drive, a CompactFlash card or a CD-R.  
I Main Functions  
I Operating Environment  
1. Plays back saved images data (sound cannot  
be played back).  
The following operating environment is required  
in order to use MP2 Viewer.  
2. Saves still playback images as JPEG files.  
3. Prints still playback images.  
4. Detects image tampering.  
Minimum  
Recommended  
Pentium 4, 1.7GHz  
256MB  
CPU  
Pentium III, 800MHz  
128MB  
Memory  
Display  
XGA (1024 × 768 pixel), 16-million color or greater  
AGP graphics card for hardware overlay  
Or motherboard with onboard graphics chip*1  
OS  
Windows 98 Second Edition  
Windows XP Professional  
*1 Latest driver with 100% DirectX 8.1 compatibility is required.  
I Installation/Saving Location  
When the VA-SW804 DVR utility software is  
installed, the MP2 Viewer program is installed at  
the same time.  
Path to saving location: C:\Program Files\  
SANYO\VA-SW804  
I Starting  
When image data is downloaded from a DVR,  
MP2 Viewer is also saved automatically from the  
computer into the download destination folder. If  
you double-click MP2 Viewer, the program will  
start and you can then load the desired image  
files that are saved in the folder, so that the  
images can be played back regardless of where  
the storage medium is taken to and used.  
The MP2 viewer should only be used by  
itself. If you use it at the same time as  
you are using other MPEG playback  
software, it may not operate correctly.  
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MP2 Viewer  
I Window Structure and Functions of Each Part  
The MP2 Viewer window structure and control menus are as follows.  
1
2
3
4
5
9
6
7
8
1 File menu  
3 Language selection  
• Open(O): Opens a file.  
(Default setting: English)  
This lets you select the screen display  
language. Select the check mark to the left of  
the language that you would like to use for  
displays.  
• Save As(A): Saves an image.  
• Print(P): Prints an image.  
• Exit: Exits the program.  
• About: Version display.  
Available languages:  
2 Option menu  
English, French, Spanish, German  
• ZOOM IN: Increases the image display  
size.  
The image display size increases in the  
order (1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5) → (1) →  
.... each time the [ZOOM IN] button is  
clicked.  
(1)  
(3)  
(2)  
(4)  
(5)  
• ZOOM OUT: Returns to the original display  
size.  
• Full Screen: Displays only the playback  
image area. (Press the [Esc] to return to  
normal display.)  
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4 Toolbar  
7 Title bar  
Shows information for the displayed image.  
This contains command buttons that are used  
most frequently. You can carry out the  
following operations by clicking these buttons.  
• Filename  
• Playback mode  
PLAY: SLOW x 1/8, x 1/4, x 1/2  
CUE: PLAY pp, ppp, pppp, ppppp  
REVIEW: PLAY oo, ooo, oooo, ooooo  
• Recording date and time  
MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS  
Opening files  
Saving images  
Printing images  
Stop  
(The display order for the date and time will  
follow the Windows settings.)  
Still  
8 Playback image display area  
Shows the images being played back.  
Slow play  
If you right-click the mouse in the  
playback image area, the following  
drop-down menu will be displayed,  
and you can use it to run the same  
commands that are in the toolbar (4).  
Review  
Playback  
Cue  
Zooming in on images  
Zooming out from images  
5 Search panel  
Specify a date and time for images to search  
for.  
6 Slide bar  
Move the position of the slide knob to the left  
or right by a margin corresponding to elapsed  
playback time.  
9 Image tamper detection  
You can also change the playback point by  
dragging the slide knob.  
Select the check box if you would like to use  
the tamper detection function for the images.  
The image dates for the starting point and  
ending point for the open file are displayed at  
each side.  
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I Opening Files  
I Playback Control  
After MP2 Viewer opens, follow the procedure  
below to open the image file to be played back.  
Use the toolbar command buttons for playback  
operations.  
1
2
Click  
on the toolbar.  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Alternatively, select [Open(O)] from the File  
menu.  
Select and open the image file.  
Select the file in the Open dialog box and  
then click [Open]. The file will open and  
playback will start automatically.  
1 Stop button:  
If clicked during playback (including cue/  
review/slow playback), playback will stop.  
2 Still button  
If clicked during playback (including cue/  
review), playback will be paused and a still  
image will be displayed. If clicked while the  
image is paused, frame advance playback  
starts.  
3 Slow play button  
If clicked during playback (including cue/  
review), slow playback starts. If clicked while  
the image is paused, frame advance playback  
starts.  
You can also open an image file by  
dragging and dropping it directly into  
the window.  
4 Review button  
If clicked during playback (including cue),  
reverse playback starts.  
5 Playback button  
If clicked, playback is carried out at the  
standard speed.  
6 Cue button  
If clicked during playback (including review),  
fast-forward playback starts.  
7 Zoom in/Zoom out buttons  
These operate in the same way as [ZOOM IN/  
ZOOM OUT] in the Option menu.  
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I Saves a Still Image  
I Prints Still Images  
Still image data can be saved in JPEG format  
onto a different storage medium.  
Still images can be printed.  
1
2
Displays a still image.  
1
2
Displays a still image.  
Click  
while playback is in progress.  
Click  
while playback is in progress.  
Click  
on the toolbar.  
Click  
on the toolbar.  
Alternatively, select [Print(P)] from the File  
menu.  
Alternatively, select [Save As(A)] from the  
File menu.  
The “Printing” dialog box will be displayed.  
The “Save As” dialog box will be displayed.  
3
Specify the saving destination folder and  
filename, and then click [OK].  
The still image will be saved in the  
destination folder.  
3
Select the printing parameters such as  
the printer and the number of copies,  
and then click [OK].  
The still image will be printed according to  
the selected printing parameters.  
A timestamp is added to images  
when they are saved.  
MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS  
(The date and time display order  
depends on the Windows  
environment settings.)  
A timestamp is added to images  
when they are printed.  
MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS  
(The date and time display order  
depends on the Windows  
environment settings.)  
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I Searches for Images  
I Detecting Tampering of Images  
You can specify a date and time within the image  
file range to search for images.  
You can check saved images while they are  
being played back to verify if they have been  
tampered with or not.  
1
Specify the date and time for the images  
to search for.  
1
Start the tamper detection function.  
Before opening the image files, select the  
“TamperDetect” check box.  
Use the spin buttons on the search panel to  
specify the date and time.  
(Month/Day/Year/Hour/Minute/Second)  
2
Click “GO”.  
Images from the specified date and time will  
be searched for in the image file and played  
back.  
2
3
Start detection.  
The tamper detection will start at the same  
time as the image files are played back.  
Detection result display  
• Blue:  
Normal image playback (from start of  
playback until tampering was detected)  
• White:  
Point where tampering was detected.  
• Green:  
Playback after tampering was detected.  
(Even if only one instance of tampering  
was detected, a green title bar is  
displayed for all images after that point  
regardless of the tampering status  
detected for those images.)  
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