4CH STANDALONE DVR SYSTEM

Manual
2010 May. V1.0

CONTENTS
A. FEATURES .................................................................................................1 B. SPECIFICATION.........................................................................................2 C. INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................3 D. CONTROL PANEL BUTTON......................................................................4 E. OPERATING MANUAL...............................................................................5 Main Menu ...............................................................................................5 1. Camera Setup ..............................................................................5 2. Record Setup ...............................................................................5 3. Motion Detection Setup...............................................................6 4. Screen Setup................................................................................7 5. Audio Setup..................................................................................7 6. System Setup...............................................................................7 7. Time Search ...............................................................................10 8. Language....................................................................................10 9. Exit ..............................................................................................10 F. BACKUP PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 11 G. RECORDING PROCEDURE..................................................................... 11 H. 4CH CONTINUOUS RECORDING HOURS ON SATA 500GB HDD ....... 11 I. DVR VIEWER USER GUIDE ......................................................................12 1. Playback Recorded...........................................................................12 2. Capture an image..............................................................................12 3. Convert File to AVI Format...............................................................13 4. Options ..............................................................................................13 J. REMOTE CONTROL USER GUIDE (Optional)........................................14

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A. FEATURES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Duplex (Recording, Playback). Up to 60fps Recording Speed. USB flash disk backup. Adjust Up/Down/Left/Right screen position. Video Input Signal: NTSC / PAL. Video Compression: Modified MJPEG. Manual, Motion & Programmed. Motion Detection with Adjustable Time Duration. Search Data by Date and Time. Power Recover Auto Restore Record Mode. Hard Disk LED Indicator When Recording. Motion Detection. Audio Recording. SATA Hard Disk. Remote Control.(Optional) Support XGA Output.(TYPE1)

B. SPECIFICATION
ITEM Video Format Operating System VGA Out Video Input Video Output Audio Input Audio Output OSD Interface Display Frame Recording Frame Video Operation Resolution Display Recording NTSC Embedded RTOS D-SUB 15Pin VGA BNC x 4 BNC x 1 RCA x 2 RCA x 1 GUI Interface, Multi-language 120 fps ( 4x30 fps ) 60 fps 100 fps ( 4x25 fps ) 50 fps DESCRIPTION PAL

Duplex( Recording / Playback ) 640 x 448 640 x 224 640 x 544 640 x 272

Video Compression HDD Backup Device Searching Mode Full Screen

Modified MJPEG ( Normal, High, Highest ) SATA HDD x 1 USB TIME/DATE, EVENT LIST Yes 640x480 / 800x600 / 1024x768 / 1280x1024 / 1440x900 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Power Recover Auto Restore Record Mode DC 12V / 3A( AC100V~240V 50/60HZ ) 220 x 225 x 48 (mm) 700g( Without HDD )

XGA Output (TYPE1) Motion Detect Loss Detect Auto Switching Buzzer Output Brightness Adjustable Contrast Adjustable Watch dog Power Supply Dimension Weight

C. INSTALLATION
Rear Panel:
TYPE1:

TYPE2:

1. VGA Output.(TYPE1) 2. Video InputBNC x 4. 3. Video OutputBNC x 1. 4. Audio InputRCA x 2 Line in. 5. Power InputFor safety reasons, always use the original factory power adaptor attached DC-12V / 3A. 6. USB Port. 7. Audio OutputRCA x 1 Line out.

D. CONTROL PANEL BUTTON

Front Panel:

1. USB Port 2. Power Indicator 3. HDD Indicator 4. Move Up / Camera 1 Display 5. Move Left / Camera 2 Display / Select 6. Move Down / Camera 3 Display 7. Move Right / Camera 4 Display / Select 8. Main Menu 9. Play / Pause 10. Record / Stop 11. Rewind / Mute 12. Fast Forward / Next Channel

E. OPERATING MANUAL
Main Menu

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press to exit.

to select items. to enter.

1. Camera Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Channel: The diagram above shows Channel 1. (2) Channel Name: Set channel. (3) Display: Turn On / Off the camera signal (4) Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation: The factory default is setting in the middle. 2. Record Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Record Speed Set the number of frame per second (fps). NTSCdefault15 fpsmaximum total frame: 60 fps. PAL default: 12 fpsmaximum total frame:50 fps. (2) Record QualityChoose video record quality: Highest, High, or Normal. (3) Event Rec Duration51015202530 secondsdefault: 10 seconds. (4)Record Schedule Setup
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to select left/right; o change the record status; (4.1) Press Press to change all record status. (4.2) Range: 0-24 hours. (4.3) Set Red for continuous recording. (4.4) Set Gray to disable the recording. (4.5) Set Green for motion recording. 3. Motion Detection Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Channel: The diagram above shows Channel 1. (2) Sensitivity: To set off, or 1 to 4, default: Off. (3) Alarm Duration: To set alarm duration when alarm is triggered by a moving object: Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds, or continuous. (4) Motion Area: To select motion detect area. (5) Smart RecordDefault is OFF. In normal condition, the system will record the footage by using the setting of Normal Mode (Minimum recording frame for each channel is 3fps); the smart recording mode will start as users setting when motion or alarm has been triggered. If you want to enable motion recording, please finish the setup procedure a and b. aSet SENSITIVITY level from 1 to 4 in the menu option, Motion Detection Setup. bSet MOTION RECORDING to GREEN at the time you wish to enable motion recording in the menu option, Record Schedule.

4. Screen Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Border: Turn On / Off, or show divided lines in quad mode. (2) Video Adjustment: Adjust the position of screen display shown. (3) Auto Switching: Set the duration of each channel: Off, 1 to 10 seconds. (4) Resolution: XGA 640 x 480 / 800 x 600 / 1024 x 768 (default) / 1280 x 1024 / 1440 x 900.(TYPE1) 5. Audio Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Channel: Current source of audio input (choose channel 1 or 2) (2) RecordOn /Off (3) MuteOn /Off (4) Input Volume: Adjust input volume. (5) Output Volume: Adjust Output volume.
Note: Audio inputs are designed to set individually and audio outputs may cause interference. If channel one is set on mute, it will not effect channel two setting regardless it is set on mute or off. Single channel live viewing on channel one or channel two, choosing mute or off will only control that particular channel. The mute icon located on the bottom left hand corner indicates the current status of audio setting of the particular channel. Single channel live viewing on channel 3 and 4 do not support audio feature. On quad display, the audio is from channel 1.

6. System Setup

1. Press 2. Press 3. Press 7

to select items. to enter. to exit.

(1) Hard Disk Setup

(1.1) Overwrite Enable: Enable overwrite when HDD capacity is full: Yes: When HDD overwrite is taking place, the data is stored in duration of 4 hours per event and being recorded continuously. No: Stop recording. (1.2)Format HDD When choose this item, DVR will request for 6 numbers password. If the password is accepted, the DVR will start formatting the HDD. A message, wrong password would appear in the screen when the password is entered incorrectly. (1.3)HDD Status : Indicates current HDD status, including total capacity and percentage of space being used. Factory default password setting: 111111 The HDD must be formatted when in installment/change. (2) Password ChangePassword Setup

Current password______ New Password______ Confirm Password______ When current password is incorrectly, a Wrong Password message will appear in the screen and exit. Factory default Password Setting: 111111
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(3) Time Set

(3.1) Time SetYYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS (3.2) ApplyUpdate and save all changes. (4) Event List

(4.1) You may choose an individual event from the recorded event list. (4.2) TIMEThe DVR automatically records and saves events in duration of 4 hours. (4.3) Motion: Motion event list. (5) Password Check Set password ON / OFF to enter main menu. (6) Buzzer Alarm Set buzzer ON / OFF in case of the video loss. (7) F/W Upgrade

Please save upgrade firmware on a USB flash drive. Stick it into USB port. The screen will show both current version and new version of firmware. When upgrade is in progress, please DO NOT operate the unit or
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remove the USB flash drive to prevent malfunction or system error. After it is completed, please restart the unit when Reboot message occur. HDD must be installed before upgrade the firmware in order to letting the new firmware can be stored in the temporary section of the HDD. 7. Time Search

(1) Set Search of time, then press Play button to start playback. (2) Playback:
Press Press Press Press

button for fast forward. Press one more time for faster speed and total three variable speeds. button for fast reverse. Press one more time for faster speed and total three variable speeds. button to pause. button to stop playback.

8. Language You can choose the languages (Select Chinese or English). 9. Exit

(1)Save & Exit: Save and exit changes. (2)Exit without Saving: Exit without saving changes. (3)Load Setup Default: Load factory default setup.

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F. BACKUP PROCEDURE

(1) Stick USB flash Drive into USB port (2) Press button to enter searching menu and playback selected event. (3) Press button to enter backup menu. (4) Press button to setup start time. (5) Press button to setup end time. ( After setting up both start and end time, the machine will indicate the size of the file.) (6) Press button to proceed backup process. (7) When complete, press button to return to LIVE mode.

G. RECORDING PROCEDURE
Press button to start recording. The symbol will appear on the top right hand corner of each channel in the screen that indicates it is recording live regardless the recording mode is set on continuous or motion recording.

H. 4CH CONTINUOUS RECORDING HOURS ON SATA 500GB HDD

The chart of estimated record time listed below is for reference only. The length of time recorded can be varied due to variation in image size may be somewhat different.
Recording Results in NTSC Standard Video Standard NTSC Video Quality Highest High Normal Recording Results in PAL Standard Video Standard PAL Video Quality Highest High Normal 60 fps 112 Hrs 164 Hrs 194 Hrs 50fps 130 Hrs 184 Hrs 224 Hrs 30 fps 224 Hrs 328 Hrs 388 Hrs 25 fps 260 Hrs 368 Hrs 448 Hrs 15 fps 448 Hrs 656 Hrs 776 Hrs 12 fps 520 Hrs 736 Hrs 896 Hrs 3 fps 2240 Hrs 3280 Hrs 3880 Hrs 3 fps 2080 Hrs 2944 Hrs 3584 Hrs

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I. DVR VIEWER USER GUIDE

1. Playback Recorded

(1.1) Start VVF Player. (1.2) Point the cursor in the screen and right-click Open File. Pick and choose the file you want to view in (.vvf) and play. 2. Capture an image

(2.1) During the playback of the backup file, click Pause located on the bottom of the screen. (2.2) When the image is staying still in the screen, press the right button on the mouse, then pick and choose Capture/Mark In. This will set the starting time. (2.3) Press the Pause button to pause playing and recording the images. (2.4) To end recording, click Pause. Press right button on the mouse, then pick and choose Capture/Mark Out. (2.5) Final step, press right button of the mouse, then pick and choose Capture/Export.
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3. Convert File to AVI Format

(3.1) Point the mouse cursor to the screen, and press the right button on the mouse, pick and chooseExport/AVI. (3.2) Set Input/Output File CompressionExport Channel and Audio. (3.3) Click OK to start converting file to AVI format. 4. Options

(4.1) Always on top: The sub window always stays on top. (4.2) Use DirectDraw: DirectDraw, a part of Microsoft's DirectX is used to render graphics in applications where top performance is important. (4.3) Show playback time: Indicates the length of playback time. (4.4) Repeat playback. (4.5) On screen display date/time format: Indicates date/time. (4.6) Path for still capture: Indicates the directory and path name of the file.

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J. REMOTE CONTROL USER GUIDE (Optional)

CH1 Display CH2 Display CH3 Display CH4 Display Mute Record Quad Display/ Auto Switching Menu Navigator Set Fast Revers Play Pause Fast Forward Stop Record/ Stop Playback

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