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Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC: THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES, USES, AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, IN WHICH CASE USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. WARNING: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS. The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication. IDIS, Co., Ltd. is not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes. i User's Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning. 4. Attachments Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock or other personal injury. 5. Water and/or Moisture Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water. 6. Accessories Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart, stand or table. The equipment may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the equipment. Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer. 13. Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. When the power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged. B. If liquid is spilled, or objects have fallen into the equipment. C. If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water. D. If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation. E. If the equipment has been dropped, or the cabinet damaged. F. When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance -- this indicates a need for service. 14. Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards. 15. Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition. 16. Field Installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes. 17. Correct Batteries Warning: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. 18. Tmra A manufacturer's maximum recommended ambient temperature (Tmra) for the equipment must be specified so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable maximum operating environment for the equipment. 19. Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer's maximum rated ambient temperature (Tmra). 20. Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in the rack should be such that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. 21. Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not caused by uneven mechanical loading. 22. Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern. 23. Reliable Earthing (Grounding) Reliable grounding of rack mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (e.g., use of power strips). This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn. 7. Power Sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please consult your equipment dealer or local power company. 8. Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power and TNT connections before handling the equipment. 9. Lightning For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges. 10. Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. 11. Objects and Liquids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment. 12. Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. ii Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 -- Introduction ..................................................................................1 Features ..........................................................................................................1 Technical Overview .......................................................................................2 Chapter 2 -- Installation ....................................................................................3 Package Contents ..........................................................................................3 Required Installation Tools...........................................................................3 Connecting the Video Source.......................................................................3 Connecting the Loop Through Video...........................................................4 Connecting Audio ..........................................................................................4 Setting Unit for CVBS (SVHS) or VGA output .............................................4 Connecting the Monitor.................................................................................5 Connecting the Spot Monitor .......................................................................5 Connecting the RGB Monitor.......................................................................5 Connecting to the Network Port ...................................................................6 Connecting to the RS-232C Port ..................................................................6 Factory Reset .................................................................................................6 Connecting Alarms ........................................................................................7 AI 1 to 4 (Alarm In).......................................................................................7 GND (Ground) .............................................................................................7 ARI (Alarm Reset In)....................................................................................8 Alarm Out.....................................................................................................8 Connecting to the RS-485 Port .....................................................................8 Connecting to the USB Port..........................................................................9 Connecting the Power Cord..........................................................................9 Chapter 3 -- Configuration..............................................................................11 Front Panel Controls ...................................................................................11 Power LED.................................................................................................11 Alarm LED .................................................................................................11 REC LED ...................................................................................................11 Network LED..............................................................................................11 Copy LED ..................................................................................................12 Camera Buttons (1 to 4) ............................................................................12 QUAD/SEQ Button ....................................................................................12 PTZ Button.................................................................................................12 PANIC Button ............................................................................................12 Menu Button ..............................................................................................12 Enter/Pause Button....................................................................................13 Arrow Buttons ............................................................................................13 Shuttle Ring ...............................................................................................13 Jog Dial......................................................................................................13 iii User's Manual Turning on the Power ..................................................................................13 Initial Unit Setup...........................................................................................14 Quick Setup Screen .....................................................................................14 Normal Setup Screen...................................................................................15 System Information....................................................................................16 Date/Time Setup........................................................................................18 System Check Screen ...............................................................................21 Storage Screen..........................................................................................23 System Log Screen ...................................................................................25 System Shutdown......................................................................................25 Configuring Input Devices ..........................................................................26 Camera Setup Screen ...............................................................................26 Alarm In Setup Screen...............................................................................27 Motion Detector .........................................................................................28 Text-In Setup Screen.................................................................................29 Alarm Out Setup Screen............................................................................31 Audio Setup Screen...................................................................................32 RS232/RS485 Setup Screen.....................................................................33 Configuring Recording Settings.................................................................34 Record Mode Setup Screen ......................................................................34 Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen ..................................................35 Time-Lapse Recording Schedule ..............................................................36 Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen ..........................................................37 Event Action Setup ......................................................................................38 Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ..........................................38 Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen .....................................39 Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ............................................39 Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ..............................40 Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen .........................41 Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ................................41 Text-In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen ............................................42 Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen........................................43 Text-In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen...............................................43 Video Loss Event Action (Record) Setup Screen......................................44 Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen .................................45 Video Loss Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen ........................................45 Display Setup ...............................................................................................46 OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup...............................................................46 Main Monitoring Setup Screen ..................................................................47 Network Setup Screen.................................................................................48 LAN Setup Screen .....................................................................................49 Modem Setup ............................................................................................52 DVRNS (DVR Name Service) Setup Screen.............................................53 Callback Center Setup Screen ..................................................................54 Password Setup Screen ..............................................................................56 iv Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Config Screen...............................................................................................57 Clip Copy ...................................................................................................57 Load Default Setup ....................................................................................60 Load / Save Setup .....................................................................................60 Clear All Data.............................................................................................60 Chapter 4 -- Operation ....................................................................................61 Turning on the Power ..................................................................................61 Live Monitoring ............................................................................................61 PTZ Mode ..................................................................................................62 Digital Zoom Mode.....................................................................................64 Recording Video...........................................................................................64 Recording Audio ..........................................................................................65 Playing Recorded Video..............................................................................65 Arrow Buttons ............................................................................................65 Enter Button...............................................................................................66 Camera Buttons (1 to 4) ............................................................................66 QUAD/SEQ Button ....................................................................................66 Shuttle Ring ...............................................................................................66 Jog Dial......................................................................................................66 Digital Zoom Playback Mode.....................................................................66 Searching Video ...........................................................................................67 Date/Time Search......................................................................................68 Calendar Search........................................................................................68 Event Search .............................................................................................69 Text-In Search ...........................................................................................71 Appendix A -- USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation .........................................73 Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 .......................73 Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 ...........................73 Appendix B -- Text-In Query Examples.........................................................75 Query Example I ...........................................................................................75 Query Example II ..........................................................................................76 Appendix C -- Troubleshooting .....................................................................77 Appendix D -- Connector Pin Outs................................................................78 I/O Connector Pin Outs ...............................................................................78 RS485 Connector Pin Outs .........................................................................78 Appendix E -- Map of Screens .......................................................................79 Appendix F -- Specifications..........................................................................80 v User's Manual List of Illustrations Figure 1 -- Typical DVR installation. ..........................................................................................1 Figure 2 -- DVR rear panel. .......................................................................................................3 Figure 3 -- Video input connectors. ...........................................................................................3 Figure 4 -- Video Loop Through connectors..............................................................................4 Figure 5 -- Audio In and Out connectors. ..................................................................................4 Figure 6 -- CVBS (SVHS)/VGA switch. .....................................................................................4 Figure 7 -- Video Out connectors. .............................................................................................5 Figure 8 -- VGA connector.........................................................................................................5 Figure 9 -- Network connector. ..................................................................................................6 Figure 10 -- RS-232C connector. ..............................................................................................6 Figure 11 -- Factory reset switch. ..............................................................................................6 Figure 12 -- Alarm Input connector strips. .................................................................................7 Figure 13 -- Alarm Output connector strips. ..............................................................................8 Figure 14 -- RS-485 Connector. ................................................................................................8 Figure 15 -- USB connector. ......................................................................................................9 Figure 16 -- Power cord connector. ...........................................................................................9 Figure 17 -- DVR front panel....................................................................................................11 Figure 18 -- Admin Password screen. .....................................................................................14 Figure 19 -- Quick Setup screen..............................................................................................14 Figure 20 -- Normal Setup screen. ..........................................................................................15 Figure 21 -- System Information screen. .................................................................................16 Figure 22 -- System Information Change screen. ...................................................................16 Figure 23 -- Virtual keyboard. ..................................................................................................17 Figure 24 -- System Upgrade screen. .....................................................................................18 Figure 25 -- Date/Time setup screen.......................................................................................18 Figure 26 -- Holiday Setup screen...........................................................................................19 Figure 27 -- Time Sync screen. ...............................................................................................20 Figure 28 -- System Check (Config.) screen. ..........................................................................21 Figure 29 -- System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) screen. .........................................................22 Figure 30 -- Storage screen.....................................................................................................23 Figure 31 -- S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen. ....................................................................................24 Figure 32 -- System Log screen. .............................................................................................25 Figure 33 -- Device menu screen. ...........................................................................................26 Figure 34 -- Camera setup screen...........................................................................................26 Figure 35 -- PTZ Device list. ....................................................................................................27 Figure 36 -- Alarm In setup screen. .........................................................................................27 Figure 37 -- Motion Detector setup screen. .............................................................................28 Figure 38 -- Motion Detection Zone screen.............................................................................28 Figure 39 -- Text-In Setup screen............................................................................................29 Figure 40 -- Text-In (Generic Text) Setup screen. ..................................................................30 Figure 41 -- Text-In (EPSON-POS) Setup screen...................................................................30 Figure 42 -- Alarm Out setup screen. ......................................................................................31 Figure 43 -- Alarm Out Schedule screen. ................................................................................32 Figure 44 -- Audio Setup screen..............................................................................................32 Figure 45 -- RS232/RS485 setup screen. ...............................................................................33 Figure 46 -- Record Mode Setup screen. ................................................................................34 Figure 47 -- Time-Lapse Record Setup screen. ......................................................................35 Figure 48 -- Time-Lapse Recording Schedule screen.............................................................36 Figure 49 -- Pre-Event Record Setup screen. .........................................................................37 vi Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 50 -- Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen......................................................38 Figure 51 -- Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.................................................39 Figure 52 -- Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen. .......................................................39 Figure 53 -- Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen. ........................................40 Figure 54 -- Motion Detector Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen.....................................41 Figure 55 -- Motion Detector Event Action (Notify) setup screen............................................41 Figure 56 -- Text-In Event Action (Record) setup screen........................................................42 Figure 57 -- Text-In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. ..................................................43 Figure 58 -- Text-In Event Action (Notify) setup screen. .........................................................43 Figure 59 -- Video Loss Event Action (Record) setup screen. ................................................44 Figure 60 -- Video Loss Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. ...........................................45 Figure 61 -- Video Loss Event Action (Notify) setup screen. ..................................................45 Figure 62 -- OSD Setup screen. ..............................................................................................46 Figure 63 -- Main Monitoring Setup screen. ............................................................................47 Figure 64 -- Network Setup screen..........................................................................................48 Figure 65 -- LAN (Manual) Setup screen.................................................................................49 Figure 66 -- Port Number Setup screen. .................................................................................50 Figure 67 -- LAN (DHCP) Setup screen. .................................................................................51 Figure 68 -- LAN (ADSL) Setup screen. ..................................................................................51 Figure 69 -- Modem Setup screen...........................................................................................52 Figure 70 -- DVRNS Setup screen. .........................................................................................53 Figure 71 -- Callback Center (LAN) Setup screen...................................................................54 Figure 72 -- Callback Center (Modem) Setup screen..............................................................55 Figure 73 -- Password setup screen........................................................................................56 Figure 74 -- Config screen. ......................................................................................................57 Figure 75 -- Clip Copy screen..................................................................................................58 Figure 76 -- Disk Partition Selection screen. ...........................................................................59 Figure 77 -- Load / Save Setup screen....................................................................................60 Figure 78 -- Live Monitoring (Text-In) screen. .........................................................................62 Figure 79 -- PTZ Menu. ...........................................................................................................63 Figure 80 -- PTZ Preset screen. ..............................................................................................63 Figure 81 -- Preset view screen...............................................................................................64 Figure 82 -- Playback (Text-In) screen. ...................................................................................65 Figure 83 -- Digital Zoom screen. ............................................................................................67 Figure 84 -- Enlarged Digital Zoom screen..............................................................................67 Figure 85 -- Search Menu........................................................................................................67 Figure 86 -- Date/Time Search screen. ...................................................................................68 Figure 87 -- Calendar Search screen. .....................................................................................68 Figure 88 -- Event Log screen. ................................................................................................69 Figure 89 -- Event Search (by Event) screen. .........................................................................70 Figure 90 -- Event Search (by Camera) screen. .....................................................................70 Figure 91 -- Text-In Log screen. ..............................................................................................71 Figure 92 -- Text-In Search screen..........................................................................................71 vii User's Manual viii Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 -- Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 4 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4 Composite Input Connectors Auto detectable for NTSC or PAL Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event) Records up to 120 NTSC Images per Second (100 PAL Images per Second) "Loop-Through" Video Connectors Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode Continues Recording while Archiving, Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu System Various Record Modes (Time, Event, Pre-event and Panic) Audio Recording and Playback Alarm Connections Include: Input, Output and Reset Input Built-in Alarm Buzzer Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet or Modem Figure 1 -- Typical DVR installation. 1 User's Manual Technical Overview Your DVR can replace both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation. However, it has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR. The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive. Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously; there is no need to rewind tape. The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video. Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape. There is no need to adjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse, slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing. Digital video can be indexed by time or events, and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event. Your DVR can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to record, and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays. The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full, or it can be set up to record over the oldest video once the disk is full. Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video. You can view live video, search image, and control your DVR remotely by connecting via external modem or Ethernet. There is a USB port that can used to back up the clip file video to USB-IDE hard disk drives, USB CD-RW drives or flash drives. 2 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 -- Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User's Manual (This Document) RAS Software CD and User's Manual Rack-mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system. Figure 2 -- DVR rear panel. Connecting the Video Source Figure 3 -- Video input connectors. Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors. 3 User's Manual Connecting the Loop Through Video Figure 4 -- Video Loop Through connectors. If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to another terminated device because it will cause poor quality video. Connecting Audio NOTE: It is the user's responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio. Figure 5 -- Audio In and Out connectors. Your DVR can record audio. Connect the audio source to Audio In. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. NOTE: The audio input is from an amplified source. The DVR does not have amplified audio output, so you will need a speaker with an amplifier. Setting Unit for CVBS (SVHS) or VGA output Figure 6 -- CVBS (SVHS)/VGA switch. Set the switch to CVBS (SVHS) or VGA for monitor output. Select CVBS (SVHS) for spot monitor, and select VGA for RGB monitor. NOTE: The DVR may not support some LCD monitors or some monitors don't support Multi Sync. NOTE: You cannot use spot monitor output and VGA output at the same time. 4 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: Set the CVBS (SVHS) or VGA selector switch before turning on the DVR. You cannot change the setting while the unit is running. Connecting the Monitor Connecting the Spot Monitor Figure 7 -- Video Out connectors. Connect the SPOT monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector. NOTE: For SPOT monitor Output, set the CVBS (SVHS)/VGA selector switch to the CVBS (SVHS). NOTE: If your monitor has an SVHS input, use it because it will give you better quality video display. NOTE: The Video Out (BNC) and the SVHS Out connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation. Connecting the RGB Monitor Figure 8 -- VGA connector. A VGA port is provided for RGB monitor output. Connect the RGB monitor to the VGA connector if required. Connect an RGB cable with a DB-15 (male) connector, which is usually less than 10 feet, to the DVR connector. NOTE: For RGB monitor output, set the CVBS (SVHS)/VGA selector switch to the VGA. 5 User's Manual Connecting to the Network Port Figure 9 -- Network connector. The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring, searching, configuration and software upgrades. See Chapter 3 -- Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections. Connecting to the RS-232C Port Figure 10 -- RS-232C connector. An RS-232C port is provided to connect an external modem for remote monitoring, configuration and software upgrades, text input, and to connect a remote control keyboard. Use a modem cable with a DB-9S (female) connector to connect to the DVR. See Chapter 3 -- Configuration for configuring the modem. NOTE: The DVR is not supplied with a modem cable, and many modems are not supplied with cables. Make certain you have the correct cable when purchasing the modem. Factory Reset Figure 11 -- Factory reset switch. The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the right of the RS-232C connector. This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings. 6 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: When using the Factory Reset, you will lose any setting you have made. If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset, you need to contact the DVRNS server manager. Please record and save the help desk information before factory reset. To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: 1. Turn the DVR off. 2. Turn it on again. 3. While the DVR is initializing, poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the right of the RS-232C connector. 4. Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the Front Panel are lit. NOTE: When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs on the Front Panel flash three times. 5. Release the reset switch. All of the DVR's settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory. Connecting Alarms Figure 12 -- Alarm Input connector strips. NOTE: To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire. AI 1 to 4 (Alarm In) You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the AI (Alarm In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage for NC (Normally Closed) is above 4.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. For NO (Normally Open), the threshold voltage is below 0.3V. See Chapter 3 -- Configuration for configuring alarm input. GND (Ground) Connect the ground side of the Alarm input to the GND connector. 7 User's Manual ARI (Alarm Reset In) An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR's internal buzzer. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage is below 0.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. Connect the wires to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors. Alarm Out Figure 13 -- Alarm Output connector strips. The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the NC (Normally Closed) and C (Common) connectors or NO (Normally Open) and C (Common) connectors. Permitted current is up to 0.5 A for 125 VAC, 1 A for 30 VDC. See Chapter 3 -- Configuration for configuring alarm output. Connecting to the RS-485 Port Figure 14 -- RS-485 Connector. The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS-485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS-485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras. Connect RX-/TX- and RX+/ TX+ of the control system to the TX-/RX- and TX+/RX+ (respectively) of the DVR. See Chapter 3 -- Configuration and the PTZ camera or remote controller manufacture's manual for configuring the RS-485 connection. 8 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Connecting to the USB Port Figure 15 -- USB connector. A USB port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk drives, CD-RW drives or flash drives for archiving video. Position the external hard disk drive close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet. Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive or CD-RW to connect it to the DVR. See Chapter 4 -- Operation for archiving video to an external USB-IDE hard disk drive, USB CD-RW drive or USB flash drive. You also can upgrade the software via USB port. Connecting the Power Cord Figure 16 -- Power cord connector. Connect the power cord to the DVR and then to the wall outlet. WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET. THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN. IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE, DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG. DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT. Your DVR is now ready to operate. Refer to Chapter 3 -- Configuration and Chapter 4 -- Operation. 9 User's Manual 10 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 -- Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 -- Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 17 -- DVR front panel. Many of the buttons on the front panel have multiple functions. The following describes each button and control. Take a few minutes to review the descriptions. You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations. NOTE: A separate Alarm button is not provided. Pressing any keys on the front panel resets alarm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated. However, when you are in the menu or PTZ mode, you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode first to reset alarm output. Power LED The POWER LED is lit when the DVR is On. Alarm LED The ALARM LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated. REC LED The REC LED is lit when the DVR is recording. When the DVR is in the panic recording mode, the RCE LED flickers. Network LED The NETWORK LED is lit when the unit is networked either via Ethernet or modem. 11 User's Manual Copy LED The Copy LED is lit when data is being backed up using the internal CD-RW or the USB port. Camera Buttons (1 to 4) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. They are used to enter passwords. The camera buttons also function in the PTZ mode. Pressing CAMERA 1 zooms in in the PTZ mode, and pressing CAMERA 2 zooms out in the PTZ mode. CAMERA 3 is used to control near focus of the PTZ camera in the PTZ mode. CAMERA 4 is used to control far focus of the PTZ camera in the PTZ mode. QUAD/SEQ Button Pressing the QUAD/SEQ button toggles between quad (2x2) display mode and sequence mode. It also loads a Preset View in the PTZ mode. PTZ Button Pressing the PTZ button opens a Pan/Tilt/Zoom screen which allows you to control properly configured cameras. In the PTZ mode, pressing the PTZ button enters the digital zoom mode, and pressing the button again in the digital zoom mode returns to the live monitoring mode. When a PTZ device is not installed, pressing the PTZ button enters the digital zoom mode directly. Pressing the PTZ button in the playback mode enters the digital zoom playback mode. NOTE: When the DVR is in the PTZ mode, a white line will display around the image. NOTE: In the digital zoom mode and digital zoom playback mode, a bright small box is laid over the image. The box indicates the area to be enlarged. PANIC Button Pressing the PANIC button activates panic recording, so the DVR will record video regardless of the time-lapse or event recording schedule. Press the button again to release the panic recording. NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, a red dot appears on the screen. When the DVR is in the panic recording mode, a white appears in the red dot, and the REC LED on the front panel flickers. Menu Button Pressing the MENU button enters the Main Menu. You will need to enter the administrator password to access the Main Menu. Pressing the button again closes the current menu or setup dialog box. It is also used to display the search menu in the playback mode, and load the PTZ Menu in the PTZ mode. 12 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Enter/Pause Button This button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made. Pressing the ENTER/PAUSE button in the live monitoring mode freezes the current live screen, and the screen displays . Press the button again to return to the live monitoring mode. Pressing the button in the playback mode will pause the video, and the screen displays . Pressing ENTER/PAUSE button again in the pause mode goes to the live monitoring mode. In the digital zoom mode, pressing the button enlarges a specific area of the screen. A on the enlarged screen. displays Arrow Buttons Arrow buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. They are also used to control Pan and Tilt in the PTZ mode, and to move the specific part of the screen that you want to enlarge in the digital zoom mode. In the playback mode, the Up-Arrow button selects the next image, and the Down-Arrow button selects the previous image. Pressing the Left-Arrow button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from , and . The screen displays , and respectively. Pressing the Right-Arrow button plays video forward at high and . The screen speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from , and respectively. displays , Entering Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be user password protected. Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring functions in the Playback mode. The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released. When you release the ring, it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses. Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward. Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward. Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned. , , x0.5, , , and . The playback speeds are x0.5, , Jog Dial The Jog Dial functions when playback video has been paused. By turning the jog dial clockwise, you can play video forward image-by-image. By turning the jog dial counterclockwise, you play video backward image-by-image. The Jog Dial also can be used to change numerical values such as IP addresses, date/time and page during the system setup. Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit will take approximately 60 seconds to initialize. 13 User's Manual Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes items such as time and date, display language, camera, audio, remote control, record mode, network and password. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes. Press the MENU button to enter the setup screens. The Admin Password screen appears. Figure 18 -- Admin Password screen. Enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of camera number buttons and then the button. The factory default password is 4321. There are two Setup screens: Quick Setup and Normal Setup. The factory default is the Quick Setup screen. Quick Setup Screen Figure 19 -- Quick Setup screen. The Quick Setup screen allows you to set up the most commonly used features of your DVR. Use the arrow buttons to move through the options. Pressing the button lets you make your selections. button to toggle between On and Off. If Highlight the box beside Quick Setup and press the you select Off, you will use the Normal Setup screen to change the DVR's settings. Highlight the first box beside Recording Speed/Quality, and select recording speeds from as few as 0.5 ips to as fast as 30 ips (25 ips for PAL). 14 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The DVR has a maximum recording speed of 30 ips per camera; however, the recording speed may not be achieved when averaged over all cameras. Highlight the second box beside Recording Speed/Quality, and select from Very High, High, Standard and Low. Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and select either On or Off. NOTE: It is the user's responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio. Highlight the box beside Sequence Dwell Time and select from 3 to 60 seconds for the camera sequence dwell time. Selecting System Information enters a screen where you can set up system information. Selecting Storage... enters a screen where you can check the storage status. Selecting Camera... enters a screen where you can set up camera information. Selecting Network Setup... enters a screen where you can set up network information. Selecting Password... enters a screen where you will be able to change passwords. Selecting Date/Time... enters a screen where you will be able to set the DVR's time and date. Selecting System Shutdown shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the DVR, you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, you will be asked for an administrator password. NOTE: The Quick Setup mode will be released automatically when the user changes the DVR settings remotely using the RAS (Remote Administration System) program. Normal Setup Screen Figure 20 -- Normal Setup screen. 15 User's Manual Press the MENU button to enter the setup screen. If the Quick Setup screen appears, turn it off as described above. The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the DVR's setup screens. System Information Highlight System Information and press the button. The System Information screen appears. Figure 21 -- System Information screen. In the System Information screen, you can upgrade the software, name the site location, assign a button. The unit ID number and select the language to use. Highlight Change and press the System Information Change screen appears. Figure 22 -- System Information Change screen. Highlight the box beside Site Description and press the button. A virtual keyboard displays. 16 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Figure 23 -- Virtual keyboard. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title and press the button. That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position. Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards, backspaces, and deletes entered characters. You can use up to 20 characters including spaces in your title. Once you have entered your title, highlight Close and press the button. Highlight the box beside Unit ID and adjust the number. The Unit ID number is used to identify the unit when it is networked with other DVRs. You cannot use the same number for two or more DVRs that are within the same network. Highlight the box beside Language and press button. A dropdown menu displays the available button. languages. Highlight the desired language and press the The box beside H/W Version and S/W Version field displays the hardware and software version of DVR. NOTE: You can upgrade the software only in the System Information Change screen. To upgrade the software, connect the USB device which containing the upgrade package file to the DVR. Highlight Upgrade... and press the button. The System Upgrade screen appears. The screen displays the upgrade package file name. NOTE: If no hard disk drives are installed in the DVR, the Upgrade... button will be disabled. NOTE: If the file system on the USB-IDE hard disk drive or USB flash drive is NOT FAT16 or FAT32 format, format the device using FAT16 or FAT32 format. 17 User's Manual Figure 24 -- System Upgrade screen. Select Start, and enter the Admin password to start the upgrade. The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade. The software will start running after restarting the unit. NOTE: Only the system administrator can upgrade the software. NOTE: You cannot upgrade the software during clip copy. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits Date/Time Setup Highlight Date/Time in the Main menu and press the appears. button. The Date/Time setup screen Figure 25 -- Date/Time setup screen. 18 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: If you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded images, any images with dates and times later than the new setting will be deleted. Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and press the button. The individual sections of the date highlight. To adjust the numbers, you can use the arrow buttons or Jog Dial. Once you have button. the correct date, press the button. The individual sections of the Highlight the second box beside Date/Time and press the time will highlight. To adjust the numbers, you can use the arrow buttons or Jog Dial. Once you button. have the correct time, press the NOTE: The clock will not start running until you have restarted the unit, so you may wish to set the time last. Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the button. the list and press the button. Select the time zone you are in from button. Pressing the button Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press the toggles between On and Off. Highlight the Holiday Setup... box and press the button. You can set up holidays by highlighting Add: and pressing the button. The current date appears. button to Highlight the month and day and change them by using the arrow buttons. Press the add the date. Dates can be deleted by highlighting the X beside the date and pressing the button. NOTE: Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year's holiday has passed. Figure 26 -- Holiday Setup screen. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits 19 User's Manual Highlight the Time Sync... box and press the button. You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries, or between the DVR and another DVR. Figure 27 -- Time Sync screen. Highlight the box beside Automatic Time Sync and press the and Off. button. This toggles between On Highlight the box beside SNTP Server and press the button. Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number value. Highlight the box beside Interval and press the from 30 to 300 minutes. button. Set the time interval for synchronization The box beside System Clock displays the DVR's time setting. The box beside Server Clock displays the time setting of the time server. Highlighting the Update button updates the server clock. button and pressing the NOTE: The Server Clock will display " ­ " when the DVR cannot load the time information from the time server. The box beside Next Synchronization displays the time when the next synchronization is scheduled. If you want to synchronize the time instantly, highlight the Now... button and press the button. CAUTION: When selecting Now..., any video with a later time and date will be lost if the time and date of a time server is earlier than the last recorded image of the DVR. NOTE: When the time difference between the DVR and the time server is more than one minute, the DVR might not synchronize the time to prevent any unexpected loss of recorded video data. If you want to synchronize the time manually, select Now.... 20 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Run as Server box and press the button. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits button. A list of date formats appears. Highlight the box beside Date Format and press the button. The choices are: Highlight the format you wish to use and press the MM-DD-YYYY DD-MM-YYYY YYYY-MM-DD MM/DD/YYYY DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD To change the time format, highlight the box beside Time Format and press the DVR toggles between 12 Hours (AM/PM) and 24 Hours (military time). You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. The button. Selecting Cancel exits System Check Screen Highlight System Check in the Main menu and press the Config. setup screen appears. button. The System Check ­ Figure 28 -- System Check (Config.) screen. Highlight the box under the On/Off heading and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR reports a fault condition if it does not detect any recording or if there is no alarm during the designated time. Highlight the box under the Interval heading and press the you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days. button. A slide bar appears allowing 21 User's Manual The Status field displays Good when the DVR continues operating according to the user's settings without any problems, there was recording, or any alarm occurred during the designated time. The Status field displays Bad when there was no recording, or no alarm occurred during the designated time. Highlight the Alarm Out / Notify tab and the System Check ­ Alarm Out / Notify screen displays. Figure 29 -- System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) screen. Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button. A drop menu displays available alarm outputs for the recording problem. Highlight the desired alarm output from the external alarm out terminal or internal buzzer, and press the button. NOTE: Alarm Out cannot be set to Check Point ­ System. Highlight the box under Notify and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site of its System (Good) and Record (Bad). 22 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the Main menu and press the button. The Storage setup screen appears. Figure 30 -- Storage screen. The Type field displays the type and capacity of storage devices. The Status field displays the device status or fault conditions. (Good, Disk Bad, S.M.A.R.T. Alert, High Temperature, or Not installed) NOTE: If the DVR senses S.M.A.R.T. Alert or High Temperature, the S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen will appear. Once the S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen displays, replacing the hard disk drive is recommended, usually within 24 hours. NOTE: The S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen appears only in the monitoring mode. The °C field displays the temperature of the storage device. The Usage field displays the device usage. The DVR can be set to react to storage problems by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms, display the warning message and/or notifying a PC running RAS (Remote Administration System). button to Highlight the box beside Storage Problem Action: Alarm Out / Notify and press the select from Beep, the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the storage problem event, and/or Notify. Highlight the S.M.A.R.T. Setup... and press the appears. button. The S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen NOTE: If no hard disk drives are installed in the DVR, the S.M.A.R.T. Setup... button will be disabled. 23 User's Manual Figure 31 -- S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen. Your DVR shows the conditions of Hard Disk Drives when the installed IDE hard disk drives support S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) Monitoring program. Highlight the box beside Use. Press the button to toggle between On and Off. The Last-check field shows the date and time information of the last storage check. Highlight the box beside Period, and select from Daily, Weekly or Monthly for the checking period. NOTE: When selecting Weekly and Monthly, the Day of Week and Day of Month field will be activated under the Period field. Select the check day or check date. Highlight the box beside Check Time, and adjust the numbers using arrow buttons. Highlight the box beside Temperature Threshold and adjust the numbers using arrow buttons. Highlight the box beside Sensor Unit and select from Celsius or Fahrenheit. If you want to check the storage status instantly, highlight Check Now and press the You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. button. Selecting Cancel exits 24 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder System Log Screen Highlight System Log in the Main menu and press the appears. button. The System Log screen Figure 32 -- System Log screen. The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR. The list shows the dates and times the system was turned ON and OFF, system was restarted, recording was started or stopped, playback was started or stopped, setup changes were made, and data banks were cleared. The events are listed from the most recent to the oldest. You can scroll through the list a page at a button. You can go directly time by selecting the Up and Down arrow buttons and pressing the to an event number by highlighting the event number box (left of the UP arrow), pressing the button. button, using the arrow buttons to change the number, and pressing the System Shutdown Highlight System Shutdown in the Main menu and press the button. This shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the DVR, you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, and you will be asked for an administrator password. 25 User's Manual Configuring Input Devices You can configure the video, audio and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Figure 33 -- Device menu screen. Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Main menu and press the button. The Camera setup screen appears. Figure 34 -- Camera setup screen. You can turn on or off each camera, and also hide the video of the camera number by highlighting the camera Setup heading and pressing the button. Select the On, Off, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop down list. NOTE: When selecting the Covert 1, the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video. When selecting the Covert 2, the DVR displays only camera title on the covert video. 26 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder You can assign titles to each camera by highlighting the Title heading and pressing the A virtual keyboard allows you to enter camera names. button. Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display. Select your camera from the list and press the button. You will need to connect the camera to the RS-485 terminal on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer's instructions. Figure 35 -- PTZ Device list. button. You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the ID heading and pressing the Change the number by highlighting it and using the arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256. Alarm In Setup Screen Highlight Alarm In in the Main menu and press the button. The Alarm In setup screen appears. Figure 36 -- Alarm In setup screen. The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm In Setup screen. You can turn each input On (via Alarm I/O or Camera Alarm) or Off. Each input can be given a title, and the inputs can be set as NO (normally open) or NC (normally closed) independently. 27 User's Manual Motion Detector Figure 37 -- Motion Detector setup screen. Your DVR has built-in video motion detector. Video motion detector can be turned On or Off for each camera. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR's sensitivity to motion. There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive. You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; e.g., a doorway. Highlight the icon under the Zone heading, and press the button. The Motion Detection Zone screen will display. Figure 38 -- Motion Detection Zone screen. The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera. You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks. The menu on the setup screen has the following functions: 28 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE: You can activate or deactivate 4 cells at a time using the button. Once 4 cells are highlight, you can select individual cells by using the camera buttons. Exit with save -- Closes the menu after saving the changes. Exit without save -- Closes the menu without saving the changes. Select All blocks -- Activates all blocks to detect motion. Clear All blocks -- Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion. Text-In Setup Screen Highlight Text-In in the Main menu and press the button. The Text-In setup screen appears. Figure 39 -- Text-In Setup screen. NOTE: If networking is configured by the external modem, the text-in cannot be set up. Set the DVR for LAN connections and set up text-in for RS-232C port. NOTE: Text-in data will not be recorded during clip copy. You can set the DVR to display the text-in information. Highlight the box beside Use Text-In and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box under the Product Type heading, and press the from the list. button. Select your device NOTE: Generic Text and EPSON-POS devices are currently supported. NOTE: The following description is for Generic Text and EPSON-POS devices. The screen changes for different types of text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information. 29 User's Manual Figure 40 -- Text-In (Generic Text) Setup screen. Figure 41 -- Text-In (EPSON-POS) Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Transaction Start, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a transaction starts. If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text-in device, you will want to turn On button to toggle between On and Off. Any Character. Highlight Any Character, and press the NOTE: If Any Character is turned On, you will not be able to enter any text in the Start String box. Highlight the box beside Transaction End, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction End string. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction ends. Highlight the more line(s) box and press the button. Select the number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record. You can choose from 0 to 10. 30 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Control characters can be created using ^ and a capital letter; e.g., ^J for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for Line Delimiter character(s). button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter Highlight the box beside Ignore String, and press the the strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded. NOTE: When setting up the EPSON-POS device, the user cannot change Line Delimiter and Ignore String parameters. Highlight the box beside Transaction Timeout, and set the length of time to wait for the new text string. The DVR will consider a transaction ended if there is no text sting during timeout dwell time after the last text input string. You can adjust the timeout dwell from 0 to 300 seconds. Highlight the box beside Display Dwell, and set the length of time you would like to display text-in data. You can adjust the display dwell time from 1 to 300 seconds. Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters, make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On. Alarm Out Setup Screen The Alarm Out setup screen allows you to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR. Figure 42 -- Alarm Out setup screen. Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title. pressing the 31 User's Manual Highlighting the Sched field and pressing the button opens a schedule screen. You can schedule alarm output in 30-minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00. Figure 43 -- Alarm Out Schedule screen. You can select individual blocks of time, entire days of the week, entire blocks of time or the entire schedule. Select a specific block of time by highlighting it. Select an entire day by highlighting the day of the week or Holiday on the left of the screen. Select an entire block of time by highlighting the time at the top of the screen. Select the entire screen by highlighting the empty box in the upper button from No Arming (no block) to On (blue block) to left corner of the screen. Press the Event (yellow block). When set to On, the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time. When set to Event, the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time. Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Main menu and press the button. The Audio Setup screen appears. Figure 44 -- Audio Setup screen. 32 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR also records audio when it is recording video. Highlight the box beside Mute and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR will NOT play live or recorded audio. The DVR supports 4 Audio inputs. You can set up each input on the Audio Setup screen. When it is On, the DVR will play live audio through the attached speaker when it displays live video. Move to the Audio In field, and highlight the box under On/Off heading, and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits NOTE: The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less 15 ips (12.5 ips for PAL). The DVR may not record audio depending on the Transfer Speed when the RAS (Remote Administration System) Watch application program is connected. RS232/RS485 Setup Screen The RS232/RS485 setup screen allows you to set up the RS-232C and RS-485 ports to communicate with external devices such as remote controls and dome cameras. Figure 45 -- RS232/RS485 setup screen. Highlight the field for the settings you wish to make. Select the correct Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bit and Stop Bit for the device you are connecting to the DVR. For RS232, it is possible to select Remote Control, External Modem or Text-In in the Usage field. For RS485, it is possible to select either Remote Control or PTZ Control in the Usage field. NOTE: Selecting the External Modem in the RS232 field only defines the RS-232C port as being used for the external modem connections. Refer to Modem Setup screen for details of setting up an external modem. 33 User's Manual NOTE: Selecting the PTZ Control in the RS485 field only defines the RS-485 port as being used for the PTZ camera connections. Select the PTZ device in the Camera Setup screen. NOTE: If networking is configured by the external modem, Text-In cannot be set for the RS232 field. In the Network Setup menu, set up the DVR for LAN connections first. Configuring Recording Settings NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, the REC LED on the front panel is lit and a red dot appears on the monitor. Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes. You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events. It can be set up to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video, or you can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording. Record Mode Setup Screen Figure 46 -- Record Mode Setup screen. Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the High. button. This toggles between Standard and NOTE: The maximum recording speed is 30 images per second (25 ips for PAL) when the resolution is set to Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 15 images per second (12.5 ips for PAL). Highlight the box beside End Of Disk and press the button. This toggles between Overwrite and Stop. When in the Overwrite mode, the DVR continues recording when the hard disk drive is full by overwriting the oldest video. When in the Stop mode, the DVR stops recording when the hard disk drive is full. If the DVR is set to the Stop mode, you can set it to beep or activate the Alarm Out port when the hard disk drive is full. Highlight the box beside On Disk Full Beep and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Highlight the box beside On Disk Full Alarm Out and press the button to toggle between On and Off. 34 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Pressing the PANIC button on the front panel enters the Panic Recording mode. You can program the recording speed, quality and duration when the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode. On Panic Recording Speed can be set from 0.5 to 30 ips (25 ips PAL), and On Panic Recording Quality can be selectable from Very High, High, Standard and Low. On Panic Recording Duration can be set from 5 to 60 minutes. The panic recording will be stopped automatically according to the preset duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed to stop the panic recording. Select No Limit if you want to stop panic recording manually. NOTE: When the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode, it ignores the time-lapse or event recording settings and follows the panic recording settings. NOTE: The maximum panic recording speed is 30 images per second (25 ips for PAL) when the resolution is set to Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 15 images per second (12.5 ips for PAL). NOTE: When the DVR is recording video, a red dot appears on the screen. When the DVR is in the Panic Recording mode, a white appears in the red dot, and the REC LED on the front panel flickers. Highlight the first box beside Auto Deletion. Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When set to On, the DVR will delete video recorded earlier than user-defined period. Highlight the second box beside Auto Deletion, and press the button to select the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 99 Days. NOTE: When the End Of Disk is set to Stop, the DVR will NOT restart recording even after the video recorded earlier than user-defined period is deleted. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits Time-Lapse Record Mode Setup Screen Figure 47 -- Time-Lapse Record Setup screen. 35 User's Manual Highlight the box under the Speed heading and press the button. A drop-down list of recording speeds appears. You can select from 0.5 ips to 30 ips (25 ips for PAL). NOTE: You cannot select 30 ips (25 ips for PAL) for High Resolution. button. A drop-down list appears. Highlight the box under the Quality heading and press the You can select from Very High, High, Standard and Low image quality. All other variables being equal; Very High will require 300% more hard disk space than Standard, High will require 200% more, and Low 50% less. NOTE: Higher quality images require more storage space and will reduce the recording capacity of the hard disk drive. You can set the DVR to record video based on the Time-lapse Recording Schedule defined during Time-Lapse Record Setup. Highlighting the box beside Time Lapse Recording and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. You can set the maximum amount of time-lapse video to be stored. Once the DVR reaches this amount, it will start recording over the oldest time-lapse video. The time-lapse video is stored separate from Event video. When Keep the continuous pictures is set to On, you can set the time from 1 Hour to the maximum allowed by the storage capacity of your hard disk drive. NOTE: The maximum storage time is only an estimate because the amount of space required to store video varies depending on many factors such as motion and image complexity. Time-Lapse Recording Schedule Figure 48 -- Time-Lapse Recording Schedule screen. You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 30 minutes. A blue rectangle indicates the DVR is set to record during those 30 minutes. When there is no rectangle, the DVR will not record during those 30 minutes. 36 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder There are several ways to set recording times: You can highlight an individual block and toggle it On or Off by pressing the button. You can change a 30-minute segment for all days by placing the cursor on the time line and button to toggle the segment On or Off. pressing the You can change an entire day by placing the cursor on the day of the week and pressing the button to toggle the day On or Off. You can change the entire calendar by placing the cursor in the upper left-hand box (above "S" button to toggle the entire calendar On and and to the left of the time line) and pressing the Off. NOTE: The Holiday (H) schedule applies to the dates you established as holidays when setting Date/Time. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing the the screen without saving the changes. button. Selecting Cancel exits Pre-Event Recording Setup Screen Figure 49 -- Pre-Event Record Setup screen. When the DVR is in the Event Record mode, it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event Record screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. The image speed can be set from 0.5 to 30 ips (25 ips PAL), and image quality can be selectable from High, Standard and Low. NOTE: The pre-event recording speed is 30 images per second (25 ips for PAL) when the resolution is set to Standard. However, when set to High, the recording speed will be decreased to 15 images per second (12.5 ips for PAL). You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell Time. You can set the Dwell Time from 1 to 300 seconds. 37 User's Manual NOTE: When the DVR is in the Time-Lapse mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and follows the time-lapse settings. Event Action Setup You can program the DVR to record, activate the alarm output and/or notify the remote site whenever sensor, motion, text-in or video loss events are detected. Highlight the Alarm-In Action, Motion Action, Text-In Action or Video Loss Action in the Event Action menu and press the button. The Event Action setup screens will appear. Alarm In Event Action (Record) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently. Each sensor can be assigned a schedule, camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time. Figure 50 -- Alarm In Event Action (Record) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the described earlier. button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as Highlight the Camera box and press the button. A camera selection screen appears. Select the camera number you would like to associate with the sensor. NOTE: You can associate multiple cameras with a sensor. Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like to record from the drop-down menu. Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from the drop-down menu. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event. 38 Four-Channel Digital Video Recorder Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to events differently by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms. Figure 51 -- Alarm In Event Action (Alarm Out) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the described earlier. button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as Highlight the Alarm Out box and select either Beep or the alarm output terminal that you want to associate with the sensor. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you want the output activated. Alarm In Event Action (Notify) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to notify the remote site when certain events are activated. Figure 52 -- Alarm In Event Action (Notify) setup screen. 39 User's Manual Highlight the Sched box and press the described earlier. button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as Highlight the Notify box and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site when certain events occur based on a defined schedule. NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). Motion Detector Event Action (Record) Setup Screen The DVR can be set to react to motion detector differently. Each camera can be assigned a schedule, associated camera, recording speed, video quality and dwell time. Figure 53 -- Motion Detector Event Action (Record) setup screen. Highlight the Sched box and press the described earlier. button. A schedule screen appears. Set the schedule as button. A camera selection screen appears. Select the Highlight the Camera box and press the camera number you would like to associate with the camera. NOTE: You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion. Highlight the Speed box and select number of images per second you would like to record from the drop-down menu. Highlight the Quality box and select the image quality you want to record from the drop-down menu. Highlight the Dwell Time box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated motion event. 40