Maxtor 4-Channel DVR (Digital Video Recorder) Bedienungsanleitung

User’s Manual 4-Channel DVR (Digital Video Recorder) This manual describes the basic operation of this DVR model.[...]

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3 GENERAL SAFETY AND PRECAUTI ONS This DVR is manufactured to satisfy internationa l safety standards. Review the followin g safety precautions to avoid injury and preve nt damage to the DVR or any products connected to it. 1. Use a proper power source. Do not operate this prod uct from a power source that applie s more than the specified voltage ([...]

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Overview of this DVR OVERVIEW OF THIS DVR 06 Chapter 2: Getting To Kn ow Your DVR DVR FRONT PANEL 06 DVR BACK PANEL 08 Chapter 3: Remote Controller REMOTE CONTROLLER PANEL 10 Chapter 4: Getting S t arted OVERVIEW OF SET UP PROCEDURES 11 Chapter 5: Hardware Installation HARD DISK DRIVE INSTALLATION 12 CONNECTING THE DV[...]

5 Controlling Playback, Viewing and Record Vie w: PLAYBACK CONTROL BY TIME SEARCH 28 VIEW CONTROL DURING PLAYBACK 30 RECORD VIEW CONTROL 31 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 31 Chapter 7: Trouble Shooting Guide TROUBLE SHOOTING 32 Appendix: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 34 RECORDING TIME TABLE 36 PRODUCT WARRANTY 36 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 36 Networ k View er[...]

6 Chapter 1: Overview of this DVR OVERVIEW OF THIS DVR This DVR is a Digital Security System designed to re cord/retrieve u p to 4 channels of video at the same time. It adopts a digital image compression technolo gy to compress the input channel video stream s, and uses a hard disk to record the com pressed video stream. Please refer to the follow[...]

7 Use the SELECT button to confirm a menu option or value in a menu field. ALL-CH1- CH2-CH3-CH4 This SEL button allows you to select camera im ages in live recordi ng or playback mode. The default display setting of the DVR is set to “ALL” wh ich display s all 4 channels of video at the same time. The following options are available for display[...]

8 DVR BACK P ANEL For more details on installation, refer to Chapter 5 - Hardware In stallation. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH Use this button to turn on or off the DVR. VIDEO OUT Connect the DVR to a TV or monitor using a BNC c able. You can conne ct two monitors or TVs to the DVR unit. And if you connect one of VIDEO OUT ports to the VCR, you can backup d [...]

9 The following features are found on this DVR LAN Connect the DVR to your computer or routing dev ice such as a DSL modem or hub using a LAN cable for remote viewing. LAN Port The LAN (RJ-45) jack is used to conne ct the DVR to a Local Area Network. This allows you to control the DVR for remote viewing via the internet.[...]

10 Chapter 3: Remote Controller REMOTE CONTROLLER PANEL CH1/ CH2/ CH3/ CH4/ ALL: The buttons to s elect chann els. REC: The button to st art recording. STOP: The butto n to stop playback or recording. PLA Y : The button to s tar t video playback. FF: The button to playback-record ed video faster . REW: The button to play recorded v ideo bac k ward.[...]

11 Chapter 4: Getting S t arted OVERVIEW OF SET UP PROCEDURES Below is an overvie w of the installation steps required get your DVR unit working. Each step is explained in detail in Chapter 5 - Hardware Installation. (1) Install a hard disk driv e. (2) Connect the DVR to a TV set or monitor. (3) Connect cameras (up to 4) to the DVR. (4) Connect opt[...]

12 Chapter 5: Hardware Installation HARD DISK DRIVE INSTALLATION Check to verify the hard drive’s jumper setting. Important: The jumper setting must be set to "master". Check the jumper setting diagram on your hard driv e or consult your hard drive manual for instructions. Note: The default setting of hard disk d rive is set to “maste[...]

13 CONNECTING THE DV R TO YOU R TV SET OR MO NITOR Video Input/Output Connection (For TV / monitor scree n display) To display the DVR’s picture, the video output signal need to be transferred to your TV set or monitor. Any TV set that has a VIDEO INPUT terminal is su itable for displaying the picture. The figure above shows the video signal line[...]

14 For cameras that have a built-in microphone If you would like to install cameras that have a built-in microphone, follow the diag ram below for installation. Connection Type 1 – For camera s that have a video/audio splitter cabl e. Connection Type 2 – For camera s that have video/audio termi nals on the rear panel of the camera body.[...]

15 SENSOR/ MOTION DETECTOR INSTALLATION You can connect up to 4 motion se nsors (not in cluded in the DVR package) to the DVR. There are two steps to install sensors. 1. Connect the sensor signal lines to the signal input terminal. 2. Connect the sensor power lines to the appro priate power source. In general, there are three different types of sen[...]

16 Note: Contact an authori zed dealer for information ab out buying the appropriate alarm for you r needs and for information concerning proper i nstallation procedures. LAN-DVR CONNECTION You can connect your DVR to a local are a network or to the internet. See the diagram below to make the LAN connection. For remot e viewing from your comp uter,[...]

17 POWER CONNECTION Connect the power adapter to the power adapter ja ck located at the rear panel of the DVR unit. Now, the DVR is ready to run! Turn on t he power bu tton at the rear side of the DVR. The next chapter will explain the about the DVR menu and how to opera te your DVR.[...]

18 Chapter 6: DVR Menu MAIN MENU In order to select cameras f or recording, set recodi ng quality, schedule re cording times and to set other operation parameters, you will need to access the DVR’s menu. To access the DVR’s main menu, pres s the menu button on the DVR’s front panel. You will see the following screen on the monitor connected t[...]

19 RECORD SELECT To select cameras for recording, navig ate to RECORD SELECT. Then, use the buttons on the DVR’s front panel to select a camera for recording. MAIN MENU C A M E R A S E L E C T 1 2 3 4 > RECORD SELECT 1 2 3 4 You can also press the select button for different combinations of came ra recording. For example, • When you choose ([...]

20 MAIN MENU C A M E R A S E L E C T 1 2 3 4 R E C O R D S E L E C T 1 2 3 4 R E C O R D M O D E E A C H > RECORD FRAMERATE 30 The factory default setting is 30, which means the DV R records at the speed o f 30 frames per second. The higher the record frame rate, the more natural motion will be displayed on the screen for playback. The lower the[...]

21 Press the up or down button on the DVR’s front panel to move the arrow V to the desired time selection. Then press the select button to change between continuou s re cording (T), sensor recording (S) and no recording (--) for the selected time slot. (T) System will record continuously during this peri od. (S) System will record when se nsor or[...]

22 CURRENT PASSWORD : - - - - - - NEW PASSWORD : - - - - - - PASSWORD CONFIRM : - - - - - - The Factory Default Password is 111111. To enter this num ber press the button labeled 1 on the front panel of the DVR six times. Once you input the your current password, set a new six digit password using th e numbered buttons , , , on the front panel of t[...]

23 SUB MENU > PASSWORD CHANGE TIME SET A U D I O R E C O R D O N A U D I O M U T E O F F VIDEO SYSTEM NTSC L A N G U A G E S E T U P E N G L I S H PRESS (UP, DOWN) , THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT When you move the arrow to AUDIO RECORD and push the select button, the option will be changed to ON or OFF. If the option is ON then the audio wi[...]

24 To navigate and to make the desired sel ections use the up down and select buttons on the front panel of the DVR unit. OVERWRITE ENABLED: If you choose YES (default setting), re cording continues and over writes previous recording when hard disk drive space is fu ll. The overwriting space is indicated next to HARD DRIVE USED. The data not to ove[...]

25 SENSOR/ MOTION SETUP To set up recording that is activated by a motion sensor connected to the DVR, navigate to SENSOR SETUP MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 R E C O R D M O D E E A C H RECORD FRAMERATE 30 V I D E O Q U A L I T Y N O R M A L RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP > SENSOR / MOTION SETUP Then, press the selec[...]

26 SENSOR/ MOTION SETUP S E N S O R / M O T I O N R E C O R D T I M E 1 0 A L A R M O U T T I M E 0 0 SENSOR TYPE MOTION > C H - 1 N O T I N S T A L L E D LEVEL4 C H - 2 N O T I N S T A L L E D LEVEL4 C H - 3 N O T I N S T A L L E D LEVEL4 C H - 4 N O T I N S T A L L E D LEVEL4 PRESS (UP, DOWN) , THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT In NORMAL-CLOS[...]

27 Important! : : The MAC ADDRESS is issued by the manufac turer and should be on a label located on the network board in your DVR. Keep th is num ber in a safe place for future reference. If you have a battery failure, replace the on-boar d backup battery and re-i nput the MAC ADDRESS. <How to input MAC ADDRESS> 1. After turning off the powe[...]

28 5. Use the up and down buttons to move the arrow from left to right and use the select button to change the numbers. 6. Once you have finished making yo ur change s, press the menu button The arrow will return to position A (Refer to the diagram above). ABOUT NETWORK SETTINGS: ACCEPT CLIENT: If the ACCEPT CLIENT option is set as [ YES], remote D[...]

29 SEARCH TIME HARD DRIVE: MASTER 04/05/21 06:59:59 – 04/05/21 06:59:59 > 01 TIME 2004/05/21 01:15:20 02 TIME 2004/05/21 00:25:33 03 TIME 2004/05/20 11:35:55 04 TIME 2004/05/20 10:48:12 05 SENSOR 2004/05/20 09:57:55 (UP, DOWN) MOVE (PLAY) PLAY (MENU) EXIT (FF) SELECT EVENT OR TIME 04/05/21 = year/month/day 06:59:59 = hour/minute/second Note: W[...]

30 SEARCH TIME > HARD DRIVE: MASTER 03/05/21 06:59:59 – 03/05/21 06:59:59 ∧ > 01 TIME 2004/05/21 0 1:15:20 02 TIME 2004/05/21 00:2 5:33 03 TIME 2004/05/20 11:35:55 04 TIME 2004/05/20 10:48:12 05 SENSOR 2004/05/20 09:57:55 (UP, DOWN) MOVE (PLAY) PLAY (MENU) EXIT (FF) SELECT EVENT OR TIME VIEW CONTROL DURING PLA YBACK If you have set the RE[...]

31 RECORD VIEW CONTROL When you have finished entering all of the settings in the DVR me nu and the record button is pressed, the recording process st arts im mediately. In the example below, the recording cha nnel indicators n next to CH1 and CH2 indicate that those chann els have been selected to record. CH3 and CH4 are not recording. RESET TO FA[...]

32 Chapter 7: Trouble Shooting Guide TROUBLE SHOOTING 1. What kind of camera should I buy for this DVR ? Any BNC or RCA interface indoor/outdoor/infrare d camera will work with the DVR. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a color or black/white camera. However, web camera s that require a USB interface are not compatible with this DVR. 2. What kind [...]

33 15. How long is the warranty period? One year after the date of purchase. We will gladly offer replacement for all defective units. 16. What is the correct jumper setting for using a single hard disk drive? Single master without slave. Most of HDD drives come with the jumper setting as a master without slave so you may not need to change the jum[...]

34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION REMARKS VIDEO Video Input Format NTSC / PAL AUTO DETECTION FUNCTION Operating system RTOS in firmware Video Input Channels 4CH Composite video (BNC) Video Output Channels 2CH Composite video (BNC) Loop Through Output 4CH Composite video (BNC) Input Level 1.0Vp-p +/-10% Composite, 75 Ohm Unbalanc ed Main[...]

35 Connection Supporting 1 Client FUNCTION: -Live Monitoring -HDD Searching -Setup Available ALARM Sensor Input 4 Port / NC or NO Non-isolated TTL input Ground Common Alarm Output 1Port / NO Isolated Relay Output * Motion Detection Available for each camera Multi Detection Level CONNECTO R Video Input 4 Ports (BNC) Loop Through Output 4 Ports (BNC)[...]

36 RECORDING CONDITIONS Based on 40GB of storage with the installation of 4 cameras. This DVR can support up t o 1TB. RECORDING TIME TABLE Video Signal Record Mode Video Quality 30 fps 15 fps 7 fps 1 fps HIGH 18 Hours 36 Hours 72 Hours 540 Hours (22 days) NORMAL 24 Hours 48 Hours 96 Hours 720 Hours (30 days) QUAD LOW 29 Hours 58 Hours 116 Hours 870[...]

37 Remote DVR Client 2.5 Operation Manual Version 2.5[...]

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39 1. Introduction Welcome to Remote DVR Clie nt 2.5 Software! This Softwar e allows you to access your DVR from a remote location to view live and recorded video. If you setup audio r ecording, you can also receive audio data f rom the DVR. You can capture (record) the video and audio data fr om the DVR, an d play the stored stream. Below are simp[...]

40 iii. Remote Netw ork via Int e r net Connection 1. Connect the DVR to the Internet u sing a Cat5 (RJ-45) cable. The conne ction would be using LAN, DSL or Cable Mo dem. 2. Set the IP address and any necessar y network co nfiguration se tting. 3. Software Installation A. Remote Viewing with Remote DVR Client 2.5 Software A client software package[...]

41 <DVR client main window> For the remote connection to the DVR, click “Conne ct” button. Then the fol lowing “DVR Client Co nnection Man ager” window wil l appear on the screen.[...]

42 - DVR IP: The DVR IP address is the IP address of the remot e DVR. * Input target remote DVR’s IP address. * Check “Save IP Address” if you w ant to save th e IP address for future use. - Password: The password is same password use d for format ting the DVR’s Hard Drive. The default value is 111111 (six digits). 4. When Connec tion is Fa[...]

43 4. After Connection A. DVR Main Window Aft e r you in p u t righ t IP a ddress & pass word, c l ick O K b ut to n on “ DV R C l ie nt C on n e c t i o n Manager ” win dow . T he n t h e stre am o f v i d e o image wil l b e displaye d o n t h e DVR m a in vie w w i ndow . <DVR client main window> i. Connection Status When successfu[...]

44 ii. Changing Color Mode 1. From DVR Client 2.5, the image pict ure quality is adjustab le A. 256 Color i. U sing 2 56-color pal e tte to display image. ii . T h is option is p referred when t he c lient PC c omp u t i ng p ower is not high. B. True Color i. U sin g 2 4 - bit true color to display imag e. ii . Thi s o pt io n shows mo re n at u r[...]

45 iv. DV R Control - View Mode The view mode is a default and the indicato r shows the current DVR operationa l state, view. Record Mode When you click “REC” button, the remote DV R starts recor ding video on its hard driv e. To stop r ecording, pr ess the stop button.[...]

46 - Play Mode To review the recorded video, press “PLAY” butto n. Then, the “DVR play ” control panel would be pop-up. You can start playing while either select the sta rt time or select the event you want to play. [Note: Figu re above shows that only master hard drive has reco rded video, and there are more than seven recording events (th[...]

47 A. Timed Play Set the playback st arting point (year/d ate/hour/min/sec ) in this box and click “Start Timed Play” button for repla y. If there are two hard disk drives in stalled in DVR, you can choose one ha rd drive for the pl ayback starting point to see the recorded event. B. Event Play First, select the event on the list, wh ich you li[...]

48 - FF (Fast Forward) M ode Once the DVR is in PLAY mode, the FF button woul d be enabled. If you w ant to play faster , press FF button. Then, you would see “PLAY FF” on the DVR state indi cator. Also, you would se e “FF1” on the screen. There are thr ee levels of FF speed 1 ; i. FF1 – ab o u t 2 t i m e s f a s t e r t h an n o r mal p[...]

49 - REW (Rewind) Mode While playing, fast forward playing or pause, you can press REW( Rewind) button if you want play backward. Then, you would se e “PLAY REW” on the DVR stat e indi cator. Also, you woul d see “REW” on the screen. - PAUSE Mode If you want to see still image , you can press PAUSE button to do it. To resume play, press “[...]

50 - Capture & Play Using Capture & Play, you can record r eal-time event on hard d isk drive of your PC. A. Record events on your PC hard disk driv e. When you click “REC” button, it will start to record the incoming video on your PC hard disk. Th e DVR client creates “stream_fi les” folder where the execution file is located. When[...]

51 The file name its elf contai ns the information about the year_da te_hour_ min_sec , which indicate the time of reco rding. So you can easily chec k the record ing time informat ion only by file name. If you want to playback r ecorded event, select the file on th e list and click “ Open”. Then you will see the event disp laying on you r PC s[...]

52 E. Pause To see still image, pre ss PAUSE button to stop the playback f or a while. - Frame Rate There are 30 different fra mes rate setti ngs that you can choo se. Maximum frames r ate is 30 frames per seconds. Th e minimum is 1 fram e per second.[...]

53 B. DVR Management - DVR Record mod e It shows the current DVR Record mode (Each/Quad) on connection . You can’t make any change in record mode on your PC with Remote DVR Client. The re cord mode change can be made only on DVR. (Please refer to “Record Mode” section on our DVR operation manual to know how t o change the record mode) - Hard [...]

54 - Video Quality There are three vi deo quality mode: High, Normal, L ow. The higher the video qua lity, the clearer th e image on the scre en. The data stream size will be smaller as you lower the video qualit y. - Record Frame Rate There are nine different Reco rd Frame Rates (1 ,2,3,4,5,7,10,15,3 0) settings that you can choose. The less the f[...]

55 - Alarm On Duration If the alarming devic e is attached to DVR, this optio n sets al arm duration. It controls h ow many seconds the alarm goes on since it goes off. There are 35 different time settings on the alarming dur ation. You can also ma ke the alarm off or on ceaselessl y. - Alarm Record Duration There are 7 different “Alarm Record Du[...]

56 - DVR Speaker Enable This option enables/disa bles the speak er of the DVR (Not the audio output of the client). If you enabled the DVR audi o recoding and the spe aker is enabled, you would be able to hear aud io sound from the DVR. - Input Channels Select the camera that sho uld be on for moni toring. To make all of four cameras to activate, a[...]

57 off for a certain hour, it won’t re cord duri ng that time. If motion detect ion device is a ttached to DVR, se nsor recording sche dule can be set up. If the sensor detects a certain movement during a sensor-on hour, the r ecording st arts. - Update Setting To make all the changes to activate, you have to click “Update Setting” button. C.[...]

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59 DVR HDD PC Viewer Operation Manual Version 1.0[...]

60 Introduct ion This document is the Operation Ma nual for HDD PC Viewer of this DVR. The application will show you stream image stored in the HDD which wa s pr eviously formatted and recorded by this DVR. If any formatted HDD is connected to your PC, th e application will automatically detect the HDD and show the recorded stream . You can also sa[...]

61 Table of Contents 1. Installation ............. ................ .............. .................. ............... ............... ................. ... ............ A. Hardware Installation ............... ............... ................. ............... ................ .............. ...... B. Software Installation ........ ....... .........[...]

62 1. Installation A. Hardware Installation As stated above, the application sho ws stream whic h is stored in AX HDD. Before installing and executing the application, make sure that you connected AX HDD to the IDE cable of your PC directly, or via USB HDD adaptor B. Software Installation Make sure that the OS of your PC is Wi ndows 2000 or later [[...]

63 3. DVR HDD PC Vie wer A. User Interface The default page of the application is DVR HDD PC Viewer. The us er interface is sh own in Fig.1. DVR HDD P C Vie wer Selec t Bu t ton DVR HD D S ele ct Butt on Se t Appl i ca ti on Opti on Bu t ton Scree n Va lid St re am Region Indicator Positioning Slid er B ar Sl ide r Bar Zoomi ng Butto n Stream Time [...]

64 B. Functions i. HDD Selectio n Once the applicatio n detects one or more AX HDDs, it automatically sele cts the first AX HDD. You can se lect any AX HDD [the AX HDDs are marked as ]. However, you c annot select the norma l HDD, whic h may be Wind ows-forma tted one. ii. Valid Stream Region Indication Once an AX HDD is selected, th e application [...]

65 vii. Direct Access If the stream stored in an AX HDD is quite lo ng, you may have difficulty to find the exac t scene you want to see. When you find a scene you wo uld like to show your friend or report to police officer later, pleas e remember the number in the Direct Ac cess Input edit box, so that you can go there directly by entering the num[...]

66 4. MYS File Player A. User Interface The default page of the application is MYS file player . The user interface is shown in Fig.2. MYS File Informa tion Di spl ay MYS Fil e Pl ay er Se lect Butto n Appl i ca ti on Opti on Bu t ton Scree n MYS File Sele ct Dialog Positioning Sl ide r Bar File Open Bu tton MYS File Info . Display Bu tton Sta tu s[...]

67 B. Functions i. Fil e Ope n You can open MYS file by clicking File Open Button. And then se lect the file which you want an d click the “Ope n” button. ii. Positioning Slider Bar You can see the posi tion of the frame in the playing stream by the Positionin g Slider Bar. iii. Playback Once an AX HDD is selected, th e application automatic al[...]

68 5. Application Setting A. User Interface Defau lt V ideo Mode Sel ecti on [F or Vi ewe r] Default Video Mode Se lec ti on [F or M YS Pl ay e r ] Chan ge BMP Fil e Savin g Direc tory En able /Disable Capt urin g Time Stamp Pri nti ng En able /Disable Compa ny N ame Pri nti ng Change MY S File Sa ving Directory En able /Disable A pp lic a tio n C [...]

69 Press “Change” Button to change the director y where the new BMP capture file will be stored. 2. Printing Capture Information You can enable/disable printing capturing infor mation on the BMP file. 3. Capturing Time You can enable/di sable print ing capt uring time. 4. Company Signature You ca n enable/di sable printing co mpany name. iii. M[...]