Speco Technologies DVR-IP4CF manual

USER MANUAL Speco T echnologies 200 New Highw ay Amityville, NY 1 1701 631-957-8700 www .specotech.com D E FA U LT PAS S W O R D : 111111 DVR-IP4CF[...]

DVR-IP4CF 1 INDEX 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................... ................................. 3 2. INTRODUCTION ................................................ ........................................ 4 2.1 P RODUCT I NTRODUCTION ............................................................... ........................ 4 2.2 A[...]

DVR-IP4CF 2 9.3.8 R ESOLUTION S ETTING ............................................................... ........................ 48 9.3.9 A DVANCE S ETTINGS ............................................................... ........................... 48 9.4. C ONFIGURATION ...............................................................................[...]

DVR-IP4CF 3 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUT ION RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK. DO NO T OPEN! C A U T I O N : TO R E DUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT O P EN COVERS ( OR BACK). NO USER SE RVICEABLE PARTS I NSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFI ED SERVICE PERSON NEL. W ARNING: Alert the user to the presence of un- insulated “dange rous voltage”. CAUTIO[...]

DVR-IP4CF 4 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Pr oduct Intr oduction This world leading technology is perfect for office safety , personal home security , public environments, industrial su rveillance, schools, and so on. It features quick and simple installation and is the best choice for your own ultimate protection. This state-of-the-art 4-channel digital rec[...]

DVR-IP4CF 5 3. FEATURES z Auto video input detection Auto detects video input (NTSC/ P AL) and supports combined use of color and b/w cameras. z Supports high quality digital video recording Adopts M-JPEG compression technology (NTSC: 30fps/ P AL: 25fps). z Vi d e o S i z e Video Resolution • NTSC: 640x 224 • PAL: 640x 272 M o n i t o r i n g R[...]

DVR-IP4CF 6 4. PACKING LIST Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in your product package. If something is missing, cont act your dealer as soon as possible. (1) DVR (digital video recorder) (2) Power adapter (3) Power Cord (4) User Manual (5) CD-ROM[...]

DVR-IP4CF 7 5. INSTALLATION 5.1 Connectors on the Rear Panel Please setup the connection by follo wing the illustration shown below:[...]

DVR-IP4CF 8 6. NAME and FUNCTION of EACH PART 6.1 Fr ont Panel Buttons and Contr ols 1. Removable HDD Box 2. Front Panel Button Definition (2) QUAD : Press this button under monitoring or quad mode to show quad display . (3) CH 1 : Press this button under monitori ng or record mode to show CH 1 in full-screen. (4) CH 2 : Press this button under mon[...]

DVR-IP4CF 9 (13) PLA Y LED : LED light s while playing playback. (14) MENU LED : LED lights when entering setup menu. (15) STOP LED : LED lights when entering stop mode. ( 16 ) RE C : Press this button under m onitoring m ode to start recording. ( 1 7 ) S TO P : Press this button under pl ayback to return to start monitoring. (18) P AUSE : Press th[...]

DVR-IP4CF 10 6.2 Rear Panel Buttons and Contr ols (1) RJ45: Internet connection terminal (2) Video Input [VIDEO IN]: Connect to cameras. (3) DC 12V (4A) [ Power Input terminal] : Power socket. (4) S-Video Output [S-VIDEO OUT]: Connect to the m onitor. (5) Video Output [VIDEO OUT]: Connect to the monitor. (6) Video Loop [VIDEO LOOP THROUGH]. (7) I/O[...]

DVR-IP4CF 11 7. OPERATING PROCEDURE 7.1 Power On When powered on, the DVR will auto-detect its peripherals (s el f - te s ti n g, wa r m -u p, auto detect s the hard disk and start s CF-card testing, and etc.) The system will detect the video input and judge whether the video sy stem is NTSC or P AL. When video input is una ble to be detected (VIDE[...]

DVR-IP4CF 12 7.3 Record Display Note: CH1: No block figure next to CH1 indicates that it is not recording. EACH: Record T ype QUAD: Record T ype (T): TIMER RECORD (A): AL ARM RECORD (M): MIX RECORD ( □ ): Currently under recording. VIDEO LOSS: V ideo i nput unable to be detected. CAMERA1: Name for CH 1. OFF: Channel is set to “OFF”.[...]

DVR-IP4CF 13 7.4 Playback Display >01 TIME T o t a l 7 > 0 7 1. P r e s s 《 ST OP 》 button to stop recording, then press 《 PLA Y 》 button to enter the search . 2. Press 《 FF 》 button, then 《 PLA Y 》 button to playback data from old to new . Use 《↑》 and 《↓》 button to m ove the cursor to the desired playback time, pr[...]

DVR-IP4CF 14 7.5 Note! 1. “Auto Sequence” function operates only during recording and under live status (Dwell T ime: 5 seconds). Sequencing will bypass a channel with video loss if programmed accordingly (Exam ple: V i deo Loss occu rs on CH3, sequencing order: CH1 → CH2 → CH4 → QUAD). 2. T o deactivate “Auto Sequence” function, pres[...]

DVR-IP4CF 15 8. SYSTEM SETUP 8.1 Menu (1) MAIN MENU: Item subject (First me nu layer does not have a subject). (2) Menu Layer Indication: The device consists of four menu layers. (3) Menu Operation and Setup Press 《←》 or 《→》 button to move the cursor ( > ). Press 《 ENTER 》 button enter the sub menu. Press 《 MENU 》 button: [...]

DVR-IP4CF 16 8.2 System Setup 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor . 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “System Setup”. 5. “System Setup ＂ is situated on the second menu laye r . Under this menu layer user may[...]

DVR-IP4CF 17 8.2.1 TIME SET 1. Cursor (^) position indicates the current time and date selected. 2. Use 《←》 or 《→》 button to move the cursor . 3. Use 《 ENTER 》 button to setup time and date. 4. Use 《 MENU 》 button to exit “T ime Setup”. T I M E ■■■ 2005/01/11 17 ： 23 ： 06 ^ PRESS (< >), THEN (ENTER) PRESS (ME[...]

DVR-IP4CF 18 8.2.2 P ASSWORD SET 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Use 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item . 3. Use 《 ENTER 》 button to make changes. 4. Use 《 MENU 》 button to exit “Password Setup”. 5. When the password is setup to “ON”, user will be requested to [...]

DVR-IP4CF 19 8.2.2.1 P A SSWORD CHANGE 1. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to show the display above. 2. Enter the current passwo rd (CURRENT P ASSWORD). 3. Enter new password (NEW P ASSWORD). 4. Confirm the new password (CONFIRM P ASSWORD). 5. When password change is successful, the sys tem will display “P ASSWORD CHANGED”. ※ Def ault V alue: 1 1 [...]

DVR-IP4CF 20 8.2.3 LOAD DEF AUL T 1. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to show the display above. 2. Press 《 ENTER 》 button the message 《 ALL SETTING DA T A IS INITIALIZED 》 will be displayed by flashing 3 times, and retu rns to default value. W hen reset procedure has been completed, the message “ DVR RESET COMPLETED TURN OFF AND ON THE DVR ＂[...]

DVR-IP4CF 21 8.3 Camera Setup 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor . 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit. 5. “Camera Setup” is situated on the second menu layer . Under this menu layer user may setup camera nam e ([...]

DVR-IP4CF 22 below: V CH1 TITLE CAMERA1 12345678 “V” indi cates the position of the cur sor . Pr ess 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor , and press 《 ENTER 》 button to change the title (m aximum 8 char acters). 8. All channel titles are setup the sam e way . Once the user formats the hard disk drive, the c amera title returns[...]

DVR-IP4CF 23 8.3.1 CAMERA SETTING 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to make changes. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “CAMERA SETUP” selection. 5. CAMERA SELECT : Press 《 ENTER 》 button to select[...]

DVR-IP4CF 24 8.4 Record Setup 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Use 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item. 3. Use 《 ENTER 》 button to make changes. 4. Use 《 MENU 》 button to exit “RECORD SETUP” selection. 5. “Record Setup” is situated on the second menu layer . Unde[...]

DVR-IP4CF 25 dif ferent recording speeds per channel, suitab le when the recording speed under schedule record mode is se tup to “M” (mix) or “A” (alarm ). 10. SENSOR RECORD FRAMERATE: Press 《 ENTER 》 button to setup diff erent recording speed, when a sensor device ha s been triggered (this setup is only active when the recording speed [...]

DVR-IP4CF 26 1. Cursor (V) position indicates the current function selected. 2. Use 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item (tim e). 3. Use 《 ENTER 》 button to make changes. 4. Use 《 MENU 》 button to exit “SECHDULE RECORD MODE” selection. 5. T : T ime, indicates continuous record. 6. M: TIME+MOTION+SENSOR. [...]

DVR-IP4CF 27 8.5 Buzzer Setup 1. Cursor (>) position indicates the current selected position. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item (tim e). 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “BUZZER SETUP” selection. 5. “BUZZER SETUP ＂ is situated on the second menu la[...]

DVR-IP4CF 28 to trigger the alarm whe n hard dis k is full (th is setup is on ly active when the system is under record status ). 9. BUZZER TIME: Press 《 ENTER 》 button to setup the buzzer time to continuous (CONT), and press any button to release this setup. 10. RELAY OUT TIME: Press 《 ENTER 》 butt on to setup th e relay out time to contin[...]

DVR-IP4CF 29 8.6 Event List 1. Cursor ( > ) position indicates the cu rrent function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to move the cursor to the desired item. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “EVENT LIST” selection. 5. “EVENT LIST ＂ is situated on the second m enu layer . Unde[...]

DVR-IP4CF 30 8.6.1 TIME SEARCH 1. TIME SEARCH: Displays system recording time (begin and end). 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to select the desired time and date. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to setup playback starting time and date. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “TIME SEARCH” selection. 5. Press 《 PLA Y 》 button to play . [...]

DVR-IP4CF 31 8.6.2 EVENT SEARCH 1. EVENT SEARCH: Displays all recordi ng events, every page consists of 7 events, and maximum 63 stored events. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to select the desired event to playback. 3. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “EVENT SEARCH” selection. 4. Press 《 PLA Y 》 button to play . ※ BEGIN ： E N [...]

DVR-IP4CF 32 8.7 CF Card Setup 1. Cursor ( > ) position indicates the cu rrent function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to select the desired item. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “CF CARD SETUP” selection. 5. “ CF CARD SETUP ＂ is situated on the second me nu layer . Under [...]

DVR-IP4CF 33 8.7.1 SELECT TIME 1. SELECT TIME: Displays the newest event date, begin and end tim e. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to select the desired item. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to setup the desired date and time to proceed copy (COPY) function. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “SELECT TIME” selection. ※ When the messa[...]

DVR-IP4CF 34 8.7.1.1 COPY （ 1 ） Data capacity . （ 2 ） Estimated time to complete data copy . （ 3 ） Request to confirm copy . （ 4 ） When the data capacity is greater th an the remaining storage capacity , the message “CAP ACITY IS NOT ENOUGH” will be displayed. （ 5 ） Data copy percentage completed. （ 6 ） Press 《 ENTER ?[...]

DVR-IP4CF 35 8.7.2 FORMA T/ ERASE 1. When proceeding “FORMA T/ ERASE” function, th e above display will be shown. 2. When password entered is correct, th e screen will display the message “P ASS W ORD CORRECT”, “CF CAR D FORMA TED” (flashes 3 times), indicates CF Card format is successful. 3. When password entered is in correct, the scr[...]

DVR-IP4CF 36 8.8 Hard Drive Setup 1. Cursor ( > ) position indicates the cu rrent function selected. 2. Press 《←》 and 《→》 button to select the desired item. 3. Press 《 ENTER 》 button to make changes or to proceed. 4. Press 《 MENU 》 button to exit “HARD DRIVE SETUP” selection. 5. “HARD DRIVE SETUP” is situated on the s[...]

DVR-IP4CF 37 8.8.1 HDD FORMA T : 1. W hen proceeding “HDD FORMA T” functi on, the above displa y will be shown. 2. W hen password entered is correct, th e screen will displa y the message “HDD FORMA TTED” (flashes 3 time s), indicates hard disk format is successful. 3. Wh en password entered is incorr ect, the screen will display “P ASSWO[...]

DVR-IP4CF 38 9. NETWORK OPERATION 9.1 Network DVR Setup Before installing the Network DVR, you need to first setup an IP Address, connect it to the ADSL Modem or LAN Hub, and use IPEdit.exe to test the DVR. Note: Before using PPPoE and DDNS connect ion method, one must first setup an IP Address (using IPEDIT .exe). 9.1.1 Online with DHCP Server Use[...]

DVR-IP4CF 39 9.1.2 Online without DHCP Server 1. Use IPEdit.exe to find the installed Network DVR. 2. The Internet DVR without IP alloca ted by DHCP will have a default IP Address of 169.254.1.13. 3. Select this Internet DV R on Camera List W indow . 4. The def ault configuration will be shown on the right windo w . 5. Under DOS mode enter “IPCON[...]

DVR-IP4CF 40 9.2.1 Online using Intranet or Fixed IP Setup similar to “9.1 Network DVR Setup” . 9.2.2 Online using ADS L (PPPoE) Router Setup similar to “9.4.3.3 Connect to ADSL by PPPoE mode”. 9.2.3 Online using DDNS Server The DDNS service provides the dynamic IP to users to gain access to resources connected to the Internet via a cable o[...]

DVR-IP4CF 41 9.2.4.1 Install ActiveX Before entering remote connection, please install ActiveX and check your browser setup by following the procedures below: a. Open Internet Explorer under “T ools” and select “Internet Options”. T ools Æ Internet Options b. Select “Security”, and then press “Custom Level”. Security -> Custom L[...]

DVR-IP4CF 42 S tart-up ActiveX Control[...]

DVR-IP4CF 43 The graphic below will be shown when firs t time installing A ctiveX Mode. Please, select “Y es” to accept installation. Download ActiveX Control Live view will be displayed when installation is successful.[...]

DVR-IP4CF 44 Live display under ActiveX mode 9.3 Main Display Remote control DVR - Main Menu ○ 1 Live Display ○ 2 DVR Control Button ○ 3 V i deo Setup ○ 4 Configuration: Enter deta il setup Recording: Displays recording setup menu (for video recording). Snapshot: Pop-up window displays liv e images, right mouse click to save. N ot e! T o vi[...]

DVR-IP4CF 45 9.3.2 V iew T wo types of display method: a. Resizable: Adjustable image size. b. Actual size: The actual image size. 9.3.3 Rotate Four types of rotate settings: a. Rotate 0: Default state b. Rotate 180: Rotate the image by 180 degrees. c. Flip horizontal: Image flips horizontally d. Flip vertical: Image flips vertically[...]

DVR-IP4CF 46 9.3.4 Image Recording Image Recording Setup Display: Save as JPEG: Save as picture file Save as A VI: Save as A VI anim ation file Save as JPEG: No Limit: Unrestricted image storage (continuous). Number: Image storage according to “num ber”. Save interval: Image storage according to “1/10 second” (e.g.: Enter “10”, then 1 f[...]

DVR-IP4CF 47 9.3.5 Save Current Pictur e Select to save live images. 9.3.6 DVR Contr ol Setup Supports DVR remote control function (Pl ease refer to 6-1 Front Panel Buttons and Controls, on page 8). 9.3.7 Quality Setting Network DVR provides 5 image quality settings. The user can select the quality setting from the “Quality” list box. z Highest[...]

DVR-IP4CF 48 9.3.8 Resolution Setting Network DVR provides six resolution settin g s. The user can select the quality setting from the “Resolution” list box. z 176x144 z 160x120 z 320x240 z 352x288 z 640x480 z 704x576 Note! The device supports auto vide o system detection (NTSC/ P AL). 9.3.9 Advance Settings Network DVR provides the advanced se[...]

DVR-IP4CF 49 z Reboot DVR: The system need 20 sec onds to reboot the DVR (Rebooting does not ef fect the recording function). z FirmW are update (Please refer to 6.7). z ReS tore Factory Default 9.4.2 User Setting z User Authorization Setting z Add User or Change Password z Delete User Account z Current Users User Setting Display 9.4.2.1 User Autho[...]

DVR-IP4CF 50 9.4.2.2 New user/ Change Password Enter a new user name and password inform ation to create a ne w user account, or enter an existing user account, then se t a new password to replace the old password, and select “OK” to create th e account or change password. After selecting “OK” button, the “Current User List” would displ[...]

DVR-IP4CF 51 9.4.3.2 DHCP The “DHCP” is automatically set a s the default network setting of the Network DVR. When a Network DVR is connected into the LAN, it will issue DHCP packets to request an IP address that is dynamically assigned by the DHCP server . If it is unable to get a DHCP address on a limited tries, the Network DVR will assign a [...]

DVR-IP4CF 52 1. Power off Network DVR. 2. Connect Network DVR direct ly to the ADS L modem (using RJ- 45 Ethernet port). 3. Power-up Network DVR. 4. Network DVR start dialing. 5. Once connected, mail the IP address in form ation to th e preset e-m ail address. 6. After 10 times of connection failure, it aborts the operation and the user can reconne[...]

DVR-IP4CF 53 T o setup follow the steps below: 1. Register at DDNS Server: http://www .dyndns.org . 2. Apply domain name. 3. Click the “Enable” button. Enter “U serName” and “Password” with “DomainName”. DDNS Setting After registering the domain name, pleas e enter the information supplied by the administrator to the Network DVR DDN[...]

DVR-IP4CF 54 9.4.5 Firmwar e Update When new firmware (bin file) is s upplied, you may update the new version firmware (bin file) to your PC by following the procedures below: Select the Firmware to be Updated Uploading the Selected Firmware Press “Upload” button to display the messa ge below , and follow the instruction to make the necessary s[...]

DVR-IP4CF 55 Press “here” button (1) to update Firmware . Press “here” button (2) to delete the file. The message below displays the wr iting progress of the firmware update. When Firmware update is completed, it will show 100%, and a message “Click here to reboot DVR browser” will be displayed, requesting to restar t the Network DVR. F[...]

DVR-IP4CF 56 1 0 . CF Card/ HDD Player Software Description PC Player Software System Requirement ※ OS (Operating System) Windows 2000/ XP or later. ※ Use your PC to install DirectX (version DirectX 7.0 or above). ※ Using remote control software, please setup the resolution to 1024x768 or above. Hardware Requirement ※ CPU 1.0 GHz or higher.[...]

DVR-IP4CF 57 3. Software Playback Interface Description A. User Interface Figure 1 When the system detects stored m aterial s (HDD or CF card) , the above graphic (Figure 1) will be shown. User may ope rate the function buttons to make necessary playback adjustment or store recordings onto the PC. Play System System S tatus[...]

DVR-IP4CF 58 ： No Recordin g Mate rials Stored ： Record ing Material Stored ： Fast Rewind ： Step Back One Frame ： Rewind ： Pause Playback ： Forward ： Step Forward One Frame ： Fast Forward ： Quad split screen d isplay ： CH1 Full Screen Display ： CH2 Full Screen Display ： CH3 Full Screen Display ： CH4 Full Screen Display ?[...]

DVR-IP4CF 59 Figure 2 Figure 3[...]

DVR-IP4CF 60 Figure 4 Figure 5[...]

DVR-IP4CF 61 B. Parameter Setup To setup the parameter, click “Param et er Setup” button to show the graphic display below (Figure 6): Figure 6[...]

DVR-IP4CF 62 11. TROUBLESHOOTING Question Answer Why can’t the device read the hard disk? Please reinstall the hard disk, m ake sure that it is properly connected, and reboot the device. Why can’t the dev ice read the CF card? Please reinsert the CF card, make sure that it is properly connected and reboot the device. Suggested HDD Brand Maxtor [...]

DVR-IP4CF 63 12. SPECIFICATIONS Format NTSC/EIA or P AL/CCIR Compression Modified M-JPEG Input 4CH, BNC V i deo Output 1 x BNC, 1 x S-V ideo Resolution 720 x 480 (NTSC), 720 x 576 (P AL) Frame Rate Max. 120/100 fps (NTSC/P AL) Display Division Single, Quad, Sequence Resolution Max. 640 x 244 (NTSC), 640 x 272 (P AL) Frame Rate Max. 30/25 fps (NTSC/[...]

DVR-IP4CF 64 MEMO[...]