USER GUIDE

4 Channels Digital Video Recorder

This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance

.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock persons

.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT HAS MULTIPLE-RATED VOLTAGES (100V AND 240V).

SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE CONNECTING TO THE POWER SUPPLY

THIS PRODUCT USES A LITHIUM BATTERY.

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF THE BATTERY ON THE MAIN BOARD IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED

BATTERIES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS.

THIS EQUIPMENT AND ALL COMMUNICATION WIRINGS ARE INTENDED FOR INDOOR USE.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

2

WARNING

The product should be installed by a trained professional. The DVR should be powered off when connecting camera, audio, or sensor cables.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any damages caused by improper use of the product or failure to follow instructions for the product.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any problems caused by or resulting from the user physically opening the DVR for examination or attempting to fix the unit. The manufacturer may not be held liable for any issues with the unit if the warranty seal is removed.

3

THE LIST OF CONTENTS

The package contains the DVR set and components as bellows. Please make sure that the bellow components are included in the package. If there is any missing, please contact your local vendor.

DVR SET

1. NETWORK CLIENT S/W CD

2. REMOTE CONTROLLER & BATTERY

3. MANUAL

4. ADAPTOR & POWER CABLE

5. RUBBER RINGS & SCREWS FOR HDD INSTALLATION

6. IDE HDD CABLE

7. HDD BRACKETS

4

VIDEO SIGNAL SELECT / SETTING

SETTING

Video mode Video output

NTSC PAL BNC VGA

Factory Default

O X O X

X O O X

O X X O

X O X O

Do not change the setting when the power is on.

When the position of the switch is changed, the DVR should be rebooted to apply the new setting.

5

Screw the HDD brackets to the HDD and insert rubber rings.

Fix the HDD to the chassis.

Firmly insert IDE cable and power cable to the HDD.

HDD INSTALLATION

6

SYSTEM SCHEMETIC

Wiring Camera Control port and Sensor input / Alarm output

1 2 3 4 OUT

RS-422/485

TX+ TX- RX+ RX-

SENSOR ALARM

1 2 3 4

Sensor

RS422 R485

1 TX+ DATA+

2 TX- DATA-

3 RX+

4 RX-

Dried Contact

(-)

(+)

(-)

(+)

+12VDC

Adapter

SENSOR INPUT

:Connect two signal lines of sensor (infrared rays sensor, heat perception sensor, magnetic sensor) to the desired sensor number.(You can set the type-NC or NO- of sensor at “Setup” mode).

ALARM OUTPUT

: Use this at 30V/300mA or less operating voltage and current.

When controlling lamp and AC operated equipment, control it using separate outside relay.

During normal operation the control output contact is maintained at “Open” status, and during control output the output contact is changed to “Close(short)” status.

SENSOR inputs need dried contact only. Do not input any electric signal.

7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. FRONT PANEL ............................................................................................................................................ 11

2. REAR PANEL............................................................................................................................................... 13

3. SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................... 14

3-1. Entering SETUP ....................................................................................................................................... 14

3-2. SCREEN.................................................................................................................................................... 16

3-3. RECORD ................................................................................................................................................... 17

3-3-1. Motion Zones ...................................................................................................................................... 18

3-3-2. Recording Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 19

3-4. SYSTEM.................................................................................................................................................... 20

3-5. NETWORK ................................................................................................................................................ 23

3-5-1. Port ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

3-5-2. Network types ..................................................................................................................................... 24

3-5-3. DDNS.................................................................................................................................................. 26

3-6. Storage ..................................................................................................................................................... 26

3-7. Save Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 26

4. LIVE & SEARCH .......................................................................................................................................... 27

4-1. Live Screen .............................................................................................................................................. 27

4-2. SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................... 28

4-2-1. EVENT Search ................................................................................................................................... 28

4-2-2. TIME LINE Search.............................................................................................................................. 30

4-2-3. PLAY FIRST & PLAY LAST ................................................................................................................ 31

4-2-4. PLAY FIRST ....................................................................................................................................... 31

4-2-5. PLAY LAST ......................................................................................................................................... 31

4-2-6. SYSTEM LOG .................................................................................................................................... 31

4-2-7. ARCHIVE Search ............................................................................................................................... 32

8

4-3. PTZF operation ........................................................................................................................................ 33

4-4. Playback mode ........................................................................................................................................ 34

5. ARCHIVING VIDEO INTO USB STORAGE DEVICES ............................................................................... 35

5-1. Capturing images or video ..................................................................................................................... 35

5-2. Transferring still images or videos into USB memory stick or USB CDRW...................................... 35

6. NETWORK CLIENT SOFTWARE................................................................................................................ 36

6-1. Overview................................................................................................................................................... 37

6-2. Minimum PC requirements ..................................................................................................................... 37

6-3. Installing the program............................................................................................................................. 38

6-4. Live viewer ............................................................................................................................................... 38

6-4-1. Main user interface ............................................................................................................................. 38

6-4-2. Main control panel .............................................................................................................................. 39

6-5. Search and Playback Viewer.................................................................................................................. 40

6-5-1. Main user interface ............................................................................................................................. 40

6-5-2. Main control panel .............................................................................................................................. 41

6-5-3. Back up............................................................................................................................................... 42

6-6. System configuration.............................................................................................................................. 43

6-6-1. General ............................................................................................................................................... 43

6-6-2. Site...................................................................................................................................................... 44

6-6-3. Event................................................................................................................................................... 45

6-6-4. Record ................................................................................................................................................ 46

6-6-5. Disk..................................................................................................................................................... 47

6-6-6. About................................................................................................................................................... 47

7. FIRMWARE UPGRADE ............................................................................................................................... 48

APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................................... 49

A-1. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) ................................................................................................ 49

9

A-1-1. Creating an ID and password on our free DDNS Service.................................................................. 49

A-1-2. Domain Name Registration ................................................................................................................ 50

A-1-3. Access to DVR by Domain Name ...................................................................................................... 52

A-1-4. Domain Name Management .............................................................................................................. 53

A-2. Compatible HDD models ........................................................................................................................ 54

A-3. Specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 55

10

1. Front Panel

The following information will help you operate the front panel controls.

Figure 1.1 Front panel

LED Indication

POWER

: LED light is on when power is applied to the system.

REC

: LED light is on when the system is recording video data.

HDD

: LED light is on when the system is accessing video data.

EVENT

: LED light is on when alarm sensor(s) is/are triggered or motion is detected.

NETWORK

: LED light is on when client is connected to the system through the network.

Front panel buttons

SEQUENCE

: Press to start auto sequencing of the screen in full screen mode. (Toggle)

REC

: Press to start and stop manual recording.

ARCHIVE

: Press to start operations involving archiving in live or playback mode.

PTZ

: Press to control PTZ operation

SETUP

: Press to launch SETUP menu.

SEARCH

: Press to go to the search menu. Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search

ESC

: Press to return to previous menu screen.

: Press to move up the menu items in setup mode and to select camera 1 in live mode. It is also used as the number 1 when entering password.

: Press to move right in the menu or to change the values in setup mode and to select camera 2 in live mode. It is also used as the number 2 when entering password.

11

: Press to move down the menu items in setup mode and to select camera 3 in live mode. It is also used as the number 3 when entering password.

: Press to move left in the menu or to change the values in setup mode and to select camera 4 in live mode. It is also used as the number 4 when entering password.

: Press to select full screen or quad view in live display mode. It is also used to select desired menu item or to store the setup value in the menu.

: Press to play or to pause the footage in playback mode.

: Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speed in playback mode.

: Jump/Step backward. – In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds backward.

: Jump/Step forward – In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds forward.

:

Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds in playback mode.

: There is a USB port located on the left side of the front panel. This USB port is used to archive footage into a USB memory stick and USB CD-RW.

12

2. Rear Panel

Figure 2.1. Rear Panel

Rear panel connections

VIDEO IN:

Four connectors for video input(NTSC/PAL).

VIDEO OUT:

Composite video output in NTSC/PAL format

AUDIO IN:

Four connectors for audio input(line level).

AUDIO OUT:

One connector for audio output(connect a headphone or a speaker).

VGA:

Connector for VGA monitor

RS-232:

For engineering use only

RS-485/422:

For camera control use

SENSOR:

Connector for sensor device connection. 4 sensors can be connected to the equipment sensor 1,

2, 3, 4 are dedicated to Video channel 1, 2, 3, 4, respectively. Either normal open (NO) or normal close (NC) sensor can be selected for each sensor. Simple On/Off switching.

ALARM:

Connector for alarm device connection. Provides simple On/Off switching using relay. 0.5A/125V,

1A/30V

LAN:

RJ45 connector for LAN connection

DC12V:

Apply 12V DC using the DC adaptor supplied with the equipment.

SWITCHES:

NTSC/PAL, BNC/VGA Select switch

13

3. SETUP

The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR

3-1. Entering SETUP

When you press the SETUP button, the DVR will ask for a password. The default password is 1111, which can be entered by pressing the up button (

)

4 times and then pressing the SEL button. We recommend you protect the system by assigning a new password immediately. The procedure for assigning a password is found in section 3.4

. After a password has been assigned, enter the password by using the 4 direction keys (representing 1, 2, 3, & 4), and then press the SEL button for password validation. Once the password is entered, you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3.1.1. Navigate through the menu items and press the SEL button to enter the sub-category menu.

Figure 3.1.1. Setup menu screen

14

SETUP LIVE OSD

SEQUENCE

SEQ-DWEL TIME

EVENT BEEP

OSD CONTRAST

CHANNEL DISPLAY, SEQ LIST,

BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST,

HUE, SATURATION

RECORD RESOLUTION

CHANNEL

FRAME RATE, QUALITY,

RECORDING, MOTION ZONE,

MOTION SENSITIVITY,

SENSOR TYPE, PRE RECORD,

POST EVENT RECORD, ALARM,

ALARM DURATION, AUDIO

SCHEDULE

SYSTEM DVR ID

DESCRIPTION

LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT

ADMIN PASSWORD

NETWORK PASSWORD

DATE FORMAT

SET DATE & TIME

PTZ CONTROL

LANGUAGE

REMOTE CONTROLLER ID

NETWORK PORT

CLIENT ACCESS

BANDWIDTH SAVING

NETWORK TYPE

DDNS

STORAGE OVERWRITE

FORMAT

SAVE

Table 3.1.1. Setup menu configuration

15

3-2. LIVE

Set values for live display. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons.

The value of the menu item may be changed by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Menu items in LIVE mode setup

OSD

Enable/disable on-screen-display.

SEQUENCE

Enable/disable sequential display of video channels in full screen mode

SEQ-DWELL TIME

Dwell time for each channel display in sequential display mode

EVENT BEEP

Enable/Disable beep alert sound.

OSD CONTRAST

Set the visibility level of the On Screen Display (OSD)

CHANNEL

Select the channel for applying the following settings by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Change the channel name by pressing the SEL button.

DISPLAY

Enable/disable display of the video channel in live display mode

SEQ LIST

Enable/disable the specified channel to be included in sequential display mode.

BRIGHTNESS

Change the brightness value for the specified channel

CONTRAST

Change the contrast value for the specified channel

HUE

Change the hue value for the specified channel

SATURATION

Change the saturation value for the specified channel

Figure 3.2.1. LIVE mode setup screen

If the values of BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, HUE, & SATURATION is changed, the

video will be recorded as same as changed.

16

3-3. RECORD

Set the values for recording video. Navigate through menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons. User can change the value of the menu item by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Menu items in RECORD mode setup

RESOLUTION

Set resolution.

CHANNEL

Select the channel for applying the following settings. This channel name can be changed on

LIVE menu.

FRAME RATE

Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the frame rate values from each channel cannot exceed maximum frame rates for a particular recording resolution. Typical values of the maximum frame rate for NTSC video are 120/100 fps for

360*240(NTSC)/360*288(PAL) and 30/25 fps for 720*480(NTSC)/720*576(PAL).

QUALITY

Select the recording quality for the specified channel from normal, high, and super.

RECORDING

Assign the recording mode for each channel. Recording modes: Continuous, Motion,

Sensor, Schedule, and Disable.

MOTION ZONE

Select Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion sensing. If the Partial Zone is selected, screen will be change as shown in figure 3.3.2.

MOTION SENSITIVITY

Set the motion sensitivity for the specified channel. Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9.

SENSOR TYPE

Set the type of sensor for the specified channel from none, N/O (normal open), and N/C (normal closed).

PRE RECORD

Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-event recording time is 5 sec and only intraframes are recorded for pre-event recording.

POST EVENT RECORD

Set post event recording time duration for the specified channel.

ALARM

Enable/disable alarm generation for the specified channel.

ALARM DURATION

Set alarm time duration for the specified channel.

AUDIO

Enable/disable audio for the specified channel

SCHEDULE

Set recording schedule. If this menu item is selected, screen will change as shown in figure 3.3.3.

17

Figure 3.3.1. RECORD mode setup screen

3-3-1. Motion Zones

By selecting Partial Zone in the Motion Zone menu, users can set-up the motion sensing zones in the screen shown in figure 3.3.2. Move around each rectangular zone using 4 direction key buttons and press SEL button to include the rectangular region as part of the motion sensing zone. The rectangular blocks included as part of the motion zone are indicated by changing the color of the blocks.

Figure 3.3.2. Motion Zone selection screen

18

3-3-2. Recording Schedule

Select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu to set up the recording schedule. Navigate through the items to highlight using the 4 direction key buttons and set recording schedule using the SEL button.

[

ALL

]

: When ALL is highlighted, selected recording mode by pressing SEL button is applied to entire time zone and channels.

[

CH_

]

: When a particular channel is highlighted, selected recording mode by pressing SEL button is applied to entire time zone for the specified channel.

[

|

]

: When one of vertical bars “ | “ is highlighted, selected recording mode by pressing SEL button is applied to 1, 2, 3, & 4 channels for the selected time zone. (Each vertical bar “ | “ corresponds with one hour.)

[

CH_

]

and

[

|

]

Cross : When a particular intersection point is highlighted, selected recording mode by pressing SEL button is applied to that channel and time zone.

Recording mode in schedule

[

C

]

: Continuous recording mode

[

.

]

: No recording mode(Display only).

[

M

]

: Motion detection triggered recording.

[

S

]

: Sensor triggered recording.

Figure 3.3.3. Schedule recording setup screen

19

3-4. SYSTEM

In this menu, system parameters can be input. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons. User can change the value of the menu items by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.

Menu items in SYSTEM

DVR ID

The name of the system. Press the SEL button and move through the position for each alphanumeric character by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. UP/DOWN buttons are used to change character for each location.

DESCRIPTION

Press SEL button to see the system information.(IP Address, Storage size, Firmware version)

LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT

Choose OFF or ON. If selecting ON, press the SEL button to load defaults.

When Load factory default is selected, DVR will automatically reboot.

ADMIN PASSWORD

Set the password for the administrator. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you current password and new password. Follow the procedure provided by the DVR. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be input by using direction keys.

(1)

,

(2)

,

(3)

and

(4)

respectively. The default password is 1111.

NETWORK PASSWORD

Set the password of network client. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you current password and new password. The DVR will guide you through the entire process of setting up the user password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be input by using direction keys.

(1)

,

(2)

,

(3)

and

(4)

respectively. The default password is 1111.

DATE FORMAT

Select the preferred date and time display.

SET DATE & TIME

Set the present date and time. When data or time is changed, DVR will automatically reboot.

PTZ CONTROL

Set the camera control data speed, number, type and ID.

LANGUAGE

Select a language.

REMOTE CONTROLLER ID

Select a ID of remote controller. Please take steps as followings.

STEP 1. Select ID from 1 to 9.

STEP 2. Press the same number as ID set in DVR on a remote controller.

STEP. Then icon will be displayed on Live screen of DVR that respond to the remote controller.

20

Figure 3.4.1. System setup screen

Figure 3.4.2. DVR information display screen

21

Figure 3.4.3. Date & Time setup screen.

Figure 3.4.4. PTZ Control setup screen.

To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the controller to the RS-485 port.

For speed dome cameras that supports RS-485, connect them directly to the RS-485 port. But if the camera is controlled with RS-232C, it is needed to use Signal Converter (RS-485 to RS-

232C).

In the PTZ control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site. If the camera has a specific camera ID, select the camera ID using Left/Right buttons.

22

3-5. NETWORK

Network parameters can be input in this screen. These parameters are used for remote clients who are connected to the DVR over the network.

Menu items in Network Setup screen

PORT

Port number of DVR(default : 5445)

CLIENT ACCESS

Enable/Disable network client access

BANDWIDTH SAVING

Enable/Disable only-key frame transmission. This feature is useful when network bandwidth is not enough for live video streaming.

NETWORK TYPE

Select a type of network connection from LAN, DHCP, or ADSL.

DDNS SERVER NAME

The DDNS sever name is

ipdvrfree.com.

(Do not change the sever name)

Figure 3.5.1. Network setup screen

3-5-1. Port

When connecting 1 or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each device must have a unique RTSP port number for access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the IP sharing device must be configured for port forwarding, so that each port, when accessed on the IP sharing device, will forward to the appropriate DVR. This port number is listed next to the Port menu option in the NETWORK menu. If the user plans to only access the units from within the same local area network, the RTSP port does not have to be changed.

23

Network access beyond Router

In order to access beyond Router (Firewall), user must open 3 TCP ports for Command level,

Live channels, and Storage channels. If these all ports are not open properly, user can not access DVR beyond a router.

If DVR sets port number with 5445 as bellow, user has to open 3 TCP ports (5445, 5446 and

5447).

3-5-2. Network types

There are three network types. Each type requires different settings.

LAN

To use the LAN option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.

Figure 3.5.2. Network setup screen - LAN

LAN network setting

1. When using private static IP in LAN: Please ask the fixed IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, &

DNS server name to your network manager or administrator.

2. When using private static IP that is set in a router:

IP address: IP address that is assigned in a router.

Gateway: Gateway of a router

Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask of a router.

You should open three ports, if you are using a router. Please refer to “3-5-1.

Port”.

24

DHCP

Select DHCP to use the DHCP option when connecting the DVR to a network. An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which assigns IP address and other parameters to new devices automatically.

To see the DVR’s IP address, select DESCRIPTION from the SYSTEM menu.

If the network connection does not allow additional IP addresses, then an IP sharing device will be needed. In this case, forwarding may be needed to allow for a network connection. For more information on port forwarding, see the documentation for your IP sharing device or your network administrator.

Figure 3.5.3. Network setup screen - DHCP

ADSL

To use the ADSL option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.

Figure 3.5.4. Network setup screen - ADSL

25

ADSL

ID

The user ID for ADSL connection

PASSWORD

The password for ADSL connection

User’s ADSL connection must have an RJ45 output to connect to the DVR.

When sharing the connection with other devices, an IP sharing device should be used. In this case, select

LAN as the NETWORK type. User will also need to configure the IP sharing device for port forwarding to allow for a network connection. For more information on port forwarding, see the documentation for your IP sharing device, or contact your network administrator.

3-5-3. DDNS

DDNS

Select DDNS ON when you want to connect network with domain name instead of IP address.

DDNS SERVER NAME

ipdvrfree.com

is factory default.

Domain name is to be registered on ipdvrfree.com

. Please refer to APPENDIX A-

1 DDNS

(Dynamic Domain Name Server) for the detailed registration procedure.

3-6. Storage

User can set recording mode in the hard disk drive or initiate format of the hard disk drive.

Storage setup

OVERWRITE

Overwrite existing material when hard disk drive is full

FORMAT

Format hard disk drive

3-7. Save Setup

To preserve the changed setup values, save the values by selecting the SAVE SETUP menu and select

CONFIRM.

26

4. LIVE & SEARCH

4-1. Live Screen

In the Live window, video inputs from the cameras are displayed on the configuration of the live setup.

Figure 4.1.1 shows the layout of the live screen. Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols. Refer to Table 4.1.1 for the meanings of the indicators.

Figure 4.1.1. Live Screen

Indicator Icons in Live Screen

C

Continuous recording in progress

R

Manual recording in progress

S

Sensor alarm recording in progress

M

Motion alarm recording in progress

Indicates that Remote controller ID function is activated.

Alarm indicator. When there is an alarm (sensor alarm or motion alarm) in the video channel, this icon will be highlighted in bright red.

Indicates that alarm output is activated.

Indicates that a network client is connected to the DVR.

Indicates that sequencing mode is enabled.

Indicates the HDD is being recycled

Indicates the percentage of recorded data into HDD. 100% will be indicated once recorded data is full in HDD. This is occurred only in OVERWRITE OFF mode which is set from storage setup.

27

4-2. SEARCH

Press the SEARCH button in live mode to enter SEARCH.

The screen will appear as in figure 4.2.1.

Figure 4.2.1. Search window

4-2-1. EVENT Search

The EVENT SEARCH window is used to find the stored video. 3 categories of search filters can be applied:

DATE, CHANNEL, and TYPE

. Use the SEL button to move down the categories and use the UP button to move up the categories. The ESC button will return user to the live screen.

Searching for an event:

1. Select the date of the video to begin searching, Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the values.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the CHANNEL selector.

3. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to change the channel selection from ALL to any of the four available channels.

4. Once you have selected the channel, press the SEL button to move to the TYPE selector.

5. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to change the type of recording to ALL (A), MOTION (M), SENSOR

(S), MANUAL (R), & CONTINUOUS (C).

6. Once you have selected the type of recording to search for, press the SEL button to produce a list of instances that fit the search criteria.

28

Figure 4.2.2. Event search screen

Figure 4.2.3. Event search list screen

7. Use the UP and DOWN button to scroll through the onscreen listings.

8. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display events that happened previous to or after the current selection.

9. Once the desired event has been selected, press the SEL button to playback the selected video.

10. Press the ARCHIVE button to archive the video into HDD.

29

4-2-2. TIME LINE Search

The TIME-LINE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar.

1. Select the date of the video to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button to navigate through the day.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the time line search window.

3. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to select a time zone on the 24hours time table. Once you have selected the time zone, press the DOWN button to move to the 60 minutes time table and select all or each channel for playing back the recorded video.

4. Once you select the time zone, then move the time line select Bar(yellow) to the point you wish to start playing video (recorded video is indicated by a Red underline) by using the LEFT or RIGHT button.

5. Press the SEL button to playback the recorded video.

6. Press the ARCHIVE button to archive the video into HDD.

Figure 4.2.4. Calendar search screen Figure 4.2.5. Time line search screen

30

4-2-3. GO TO

You can search for specified data by setting the time and date in this menu. Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to move from left to right in this menu. Use the UP or DOWN button to set the date and time.

Figure 4.2.6. GO TO search screen

4-2-4. GO FIRST

You can access to the first data which has been recorded into the HDD disk by pressing this menu.

4-2-5. GO LAST

You can access to the last data which has been recorded into the HDD disk by pressing this menu.

4-2-6. SYSTEM LOG

User can see the system log list by selecting this item.

Figure 4.2.7. SYSTEM Log list screen

31

4-2-7. ARCHIVE LIST

The ARCHIVE LIST window is used to find booked file list for archiving to the backup device.

1. Select the date on the calendar to begin searching by using the LEFT or RIGHT button.

2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the list of recording data.

3. Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll through the onscreen listings.

4. Once the desired event has been selected, press the SEL button to see the video in paused mode.

5. Press the ARCHIVE button to archive the video into USB memory stick or USB CD-RW.

Figure 4.2.8. Archive list screen

32

4-3. PTZF operation

To operate the PTZF functions, connect the controller to the RS-485/422 port on the rear panel.

In the PTZ control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site. If the camera has a specific camera ID, select the camera ID using Left or Right button.

The PTZ function button is found on the front panel. Once you press the PTZ button, the screen will appear as in figure 4.3.1. Highlight the item to select and control the cameras by using the UP and

DOWN or LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Please refer to the table 4.3.1. for description.

Figure 4.3.1. PTZF control screen

Button functions in PTZF control

PAN / TILT

Use the UP or DOWN button for TILT and LEFT or RIGHT button for PAN of the selected camera.

ZOOM / FOCUS

Use the UP or DOWN button for ZOOM in or out and LEFT or RIGHT button for FOCUS near or far of the selected camera.

INITIALIZE

Initialize the PTZ settings of the selected camera.

33

4-4. Playback mode

Figure 4.4.1. Playback mode screen

Button functions in Playback mode

ESC

Return to the previous menu screen, search list, or exit menu

Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. Reverse playback speed is shown as -1x

(normal), -2x (2 times normal), and -4x (4 times normal) at the bottom right of the screen.

Jump/Step backward. – The playback position moves 60 seconds backward.

Press to play or pause recorded video.

Jump/Step forward –Playback position moves 60 seconds forward.

Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. Playback speed is indicated as +1X,

+2X, and +4X for normal, twice, and 4 times of the regular speed at the bottom right of the screen.

Press the ARCHIVE button to archive the video into HDD.

34

5. Archiving Video into USB storage devices

To archive a still image or video to a USB storage devices, user must make book marking a still image or video to the hard disk drive.

5-1. Capturing images or video

Still images can be captured and stored into the hard disk drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video.

Archive in live mode

: press ARCHIVE button to capture and store the still image into the hard disk drive.

Once you press the ARCHIVE button, the screen will be displayed as shown in Figure 5.1.1.

Figure 5.1.1. Archive in live screen mode

Archive in playback mode

: the DVR will ask whether to store still image or video. If the user selects still image or video, it will store captured image or video into the hard disk drive. User can find the list of archived data in SEARCH - ARCHIVE LIST menu.

5-2. Transferring still images or videos into USB memory stick or USB CD-RW

To begin transferring stored image or video into a USB memory stick or USB CD-RW,

1. Connect a USB memory stick or USB CD-RW. In live mode.

2. Press the SEARCH button and select ARCHIVE LIST from menu to bring up the ARCHIVE LIST screen which will allow you to specify a date to search stored images or videos.

3. Press the SEL button to retrieve lists of archived image or video.

35

Figure 5.2.1. Archive search list screen

4. Select and display one of the files on the screen in the archived list by using the UP, DOWN and SEL button.

Figure 5.2.2. USB Storage device selection screen

5. Select one of USB storage devices.

6. Press the ARCHIVE button to transfer the data to the USB storage devices.

If there is no enough space in the USB storage device, the DVR will popup the message that there is no space in the USB storage device.

During the backup, the DVR will operate in Simplex

If there is proper COCDEC installed in PC, it is possible that the backup data can not be playbecked. In case of that the backup data in USB device is not properly play backed in multi-media S/W Oon PC, user need to install ‘ffswhow’ CODEC that

supplied on Network Client S/W CD.

36

6. Network Client Software

The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of a software client program on your PC. A LAN connection using the RJ45 connector on the rear panel is mandatory for remote connection. For detailed features of the client program, please refer to the client program user guide.

For local operation purposes, the frame rate is limited to 1 frame/sec when there is no recording operation in the DVR. When recording is under progress, video frame rate for the live monitoring will follow the recording frame rate.

6-1. Overview

The remote software supports recording, remote live viewing, search, playback and system configurations.

By installing the Network Client Software on a Window PC, you can monitor real-time and recorded images via optional Ethernet network. This includes the ability to monitor video, playback recorded video and change operating parameters.

DVR allows maximum 4 users to access by network. In high bandwidth network, maximum 4 user can access on one DVR. In low bandwidth network, one user

network access is highly recommended.

6-2. Minimum PC requirements

Memory 128MB 256MB

VGA Super VGA - 16MB Super VGA - 64MB

Resolution 1024x768 1024x768

Disk space

OS

10MB

Windows 2000

10MB

Windows 2000,

Professional, XP

Network

Others

10/100Base T

Direct X 8.1

10/100Base T

Direct X 8.1 or Higher

Before installing the client software, check the PC specifications. The Network Client Software may not perform correctly if the PC does not meet the minimum requirements.

37

6-3. Installing the software

1. Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

2. Run

client.exe

to start the installation process.

3. Double click

Network Client

icon to start the client software.

6-4. Live viewer

CLIENT icon on your desktop to start the software. When installation is complete, double click the

6-4-1. Main user interface

38

6-4-2. Main control panel

Display the current date and time.

Click this icon to connect to the DVR

IP Address: Enter IP Address or Domain Name of DVR.

Port No.: Enter port number of DVR.

Protocol: Select TCP or UDP.

Click this icon to search for recorded videos.

When network is connected, user can playback remote data.

When network is disconnected, user can playback local data.

Click this icon to lock all operations of client software

Control of PAN/TILT & ZOON FOCUS of the remote camera.

PAN left /right TILT up/down

ZOOM in/out FOCUS in/out

Click icons to enlarge the channel and to rotate the channels.

Click this icon to capture a still image

Click this icon to play/pause live video.

Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk which has been set in setup menu.

Click this icon to setup configuration of client software.

Click this icon to exit from the operations of client software.

39

Use the volume control bar to set the audio level. You can select the audio on or off by clicking the audio icon.

HDD storage usage indicator of DVR.

The alarm output indicator lights up for 5 seconds if alarm

6-5. Search and Playback Viewer

6-5-1. Main user interface

You can access to search window by clicking the search icon on the upper left of main user interface.

40

6-5-2. Main control panel

Displays the recording time of the selected data by adjusting of scale in the middle of the bottom of the main user interface.

Click this icon to see live videos.

The calendar shows dates with recorded video in a light Blue and the selected date in Red color.

Click this icon to capture a still image of recorded video.

Save Path: User can select or make a folder that captured image is saved.

File: Enter file name of captured image.

File Format: Select file format from BMP or JPG.

Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of the recorded video in AVI format

Click this icon to set the ending time for backup of the recorded video in AVI format

Click this icon to backup the recorded video in AVI format.

41

Click to play/pause the recorded video.

Click to reverse 1 frame.

Click to rewind the video at 2x and 4x

The timeline shows recorded data in Green on the bar. You can adjust the time line scale and move it to the time you wish to playback. Then click the play icon to display the recorded video.

Click to shows timeline of recorded data in a hour.

Click to shows timeline of the selected channel.

6-5-3. Back up

You can backup the recorded videos in AVI format on search viewer.

1. First you have to set the beginning time by using the scale. Please click MARK IN icon the scale of the Green timeline is located on the target time as the beginning time of backup.

, when

2. Set the ending time on the blue timeline by dragging the scale on the target time as the ending time of backup and clicking MARK OUT icon ending time will be changed into dark Green.

. Then, color of the timeline between the beginning time and

3. Next, click the backup icon and the pop up window appears as below.

42

You can also set the beginning time and ending time on this pop up window.

6-6. System configuration

Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of Network Client Software.

6-6-1. General

Once you click the setup icon, this pop up window appears. Select security options and set a password.

Then when you access any of the selected functions, you need to enter the password.

You can also set the save path for capturing, backup.

43

Security Option

: Set a password for security options.

Initial PW setting

: Do not enter any PW on ‘Old Password’.

Enter the same PW on ‘New Password’ and ‘Confirm

Password’, then press ‘OK’ button.

From 2 nd

PW setting

: User need to enter PW on ‘Old Password’ tochange PW.

Save Path

: Specify the location to record the receiving video for Backup and still image for Capture.

Automatic reconnection

: If a user selects this function, client S/W will automatically try to connect the finally connected IP address, after the network is disconnected.

Display network statistics

: If a user selects this function, client S/W will display network status,

Bit rate and Frame rate.

Time Format

: Change the way the Client software displays the time.

6-6-2. Site

This option shows the channel information of the DVR and allows you to change the channel title.

You may use alpha and numerical characters for channel name. (i.e. [A~Z],

[a~z] or [0~9])

44

6-6-3. Event

You can set event items, the amount of local disk space you want to allow, and the save path for the log.

LOG – Select to save event log into ‘log file’.

ICON – Select to display event on live video.

EVENT LIST – Select to show event on ‘Event List” window of live mode.

You can search and check the recorded log data.

45

6-6-4. Record

You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto recording. You can also select individual channels or all channels to record.

When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. And you also can set each or all channels to record.

46

6-6-5. Disk

You can select the local disk to use and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording. You can also select the option to overwrite data or stop recording when the maximum amount of disk space is full.

C:

₩

storage will be created and the data will be recorded in this folder.

6-6-6. About

“About” provides network client version information.

47

7. Firmware Upgrade

The DVR is designed to be upgraded through firmware updates. Firmware upgrades can be initiated in engineering mode. To start engineering mode, do the following:

In order to upgrade, the upgrade firmware file must be copied into the USB memory stick. Create a new folder name as ‘UPGRADE’ into the USB memory drive and copy the new firmware file “app.bin” into the folder.

The folder name should be “upgrade”.

The upgrade firmware must be downloaded from the USB memory stick only.

Do the firmware upgrade as follows:

1. Press the SETUP button and enter the admin password.

2. Go to the SYSTEM and select the ADMIN PASSWORD.

3. Enter the password as “12341234”, and press the SEL button.

4. The engineering mode screen “DVR DIAGNOSTICS” will appear.

5. Select USB UPGRADE, and then the upgrading will start automatically.

6. After the upgrade is completed, DVR will reboot and “DVR DIAGNOSTICS” will appear again. Select

BOOT APPLICATION to reboot DVR.

Figure 6.1. Engineering mode screen

It is highly recommended that user should not enter “MAC Configuration”, “RTC

Configuration”, and “License Key”. These fields are only for production purpose.

If user enters these fields and change setting or value, it will cause system

failure and malfunction.

48

APPENDIX

A-1. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server)

If you are using DYNAMIC addressing from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), you will need to register with our DDNS service.

We recommend that you first determine if you are using dynamic addressing and, if so, register your DVR on our DDNS website.

You do not need to register with our DDNS service if you were supplied a STATIC IP address from your ISP.

Please check with your ISP if you are unsure of how your IP address is configured.

To join our DDNS service, you will have to provide an ID and Password.

A-1-1. Creating an ID and password on our free DDNS Service

1. Access our DDNS Website by going to: http://www.IpdvrFree.com

2. Click on the “Member Join” button, on the lower right hand side of the webpage.

49

3. Enter an ID (which must be more than 4 and less than 12 characters, alpha and or numerical). Please check your ID with the “[check]” button to make sure the ID you choose is available. Choose your Password

(which also must be more than 4 and less than 12 characters, alpha and or numerical). Confirm your

(Password). Enter your Name and E-Mail address.

4. The registration will be complete once you click the “OK” button.

The DDNS Service Administer will send a confirmation e-mail to the

Subscriber’s e-mail address, so please enter your e-mail address correctly.

A-1-2. Domain Name Registration

50

1. Once your registration is complete, enter your User ID and Password on the main page. Once you are logged on, you should see the following message:

“Welcome to DVR management server : guest”

2. After login, click the “Registration” button to go to the Server Registration page.

3. At the Server Registration page, enter the “Serial Number” and “Registration No.” which is attached to the rear of the unit.

4. Choose a “Domain name”

. Remember: the ID and password you used to register with our DDNS service is separate and not the same as your “Domain name”.

51

You may use alpha and numerical characters as well as hyphens for your Domain name. (i.e. [A~Z], [a~z],

[0~9] or [-] for your domain name and it is case sensitive). Please check your Domain name with the “[check]” button to make sure the Domain name you choose is available. Registration will be complete once you click the “OK” button.

5. After your Domain name registration is complete, click the “List” button at the top of the page, your Domain name should be appear on the list if your registration was successful.

A-1-3. Access to DVR by Domain Name

If your DDNS service registration is successful, you can access your DVR through the provided Network

Client S/W.

Access via the Network Client S/W

Open your Client S/W program and click the on the “connect” button. A DVR Server Management window will appear.

52

Enter your domain name in the “IP Address” field at the Server Connect window.

(Refer to your Network Client S/W manual for more detailed instructions.)

A-1-4. Domain Name Management

You can register multiple domain names at the DDNS Service website. You can also edit or delete your domain name here at anytime.

When you click your URL from the Host Name LIST, you can access a specific DVR by your web browser.

The “Status” column shows the elapsed time since your last update

.

Status Specification

Elapsed time since last update is Less than 5 minutes

Elapsed time since last update is more than 5 minutes and less then 20 minutes

Elapsed time since last update is more than 20 minutes

No update history

Modifying or Deleting your Domain name:

Check

①

and click “[Info change]” to modify your Domain name information.

Check

①

and click “[Delete]” to delete your Domain name.

53

A-2. Compatible HDD models

BRAND CAPACITY RPM

HITACHI

BUFFER INTERFACE

160GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

250GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

MAXTER

160GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

250GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

SAMSUNG

160GB 7200RPM 2M E-IDE

WESTERN DIGITAL

160GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

250GB 7200RPM 8M E-IDE

SEAGATE

160GB 7200RPM 2M E-IDE

250GB 7200RPM 2M E-IDE

54

A-3. Specifications

VIDEO INPUT

OUTPUT(Selectable)

4 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p

1 composite BNC (NTSC/PAL) – 1.0Vp-p

1 VGA

AUDIO

INPUT & OUTPUT 4 Line In (RCA)

1 Line Out (RCA)

ALARM INPUT & OUTPUT

4

1

RTOS

OS

RECORD COMPRESSION

VIDEO FORMAT

RESOLUTION

NTSC PAL

360x240, 720x480

MPEG-4

RECORDING SPEED MAX. 120fps/4CH(352x240/CH)

MAX. 30fps/4CH(704X480/CH)

360x288, 720x576

MAX. 100fps/4CH(352x288/CH)

MAX. 25fps/4CH(704X576/CH)

MULTI TASK

CONTROL UNIT

SERIAL PORT

MODE

METHOD

TRIPLEX

CONSOLE

Manual, Motion, Sensor, and Schedule

By Resolution, Frame rate, & Quality

Record, playback and transfer

IR Type Remote Control and Front keys

1 RS-232C

NETWORK

CAMERA CONTROL

INTERFACE

DYNAMIC IP

HDD

BACKUP

LAN PORT

FUNCTIONS

CAPACITY

NETWORK

ELECTRONICAL

SPECIFICATION

USB STICK/CDRW

ADAPTOR

CONSUMPTION

ENVIRONMENTAL Operation Temperature

SPECIFICATION

SIZE

HUMIDITY

DIMENSION

1 RS-485

ADSL, LAN

DDNS

1 10/100-base T Ethernet

Live, Search, P/T/Z/F, Backup

1EA Max. 250GB

Still Image & Video data

Still Image & Video data

Input: AC100-240V, 50/60Hz, 1.5A

About 25W

5°C ~ 40°C

30% ~ 90%

260(W) X 350(D) X 65(H)mm

55