LOREX Technology DXR43000 Series manuale d’uso

4-CHANNEL NETWORK TRIPLEX DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER with VGA Out p ut In st r u c t i o n M a n ua l www.lorexcctv.com English Versi on1.0 Copyright © 2005 Strategic Vista International Inc. MODEL: DXR43000 Series 4 Channel Network DVR[...]

I The DVR converts analog video into digital format and records them on a removable hard disk drive. Digital video allows you to quickly access and search for a specific t ime segment or event which has been recorded. Thi s system features three different quality settings providing recording capabi lity depending on your hard drive unit. To learn m[...]

II NOTE This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause interference with other applia nce usage. However, it is imperative that user follows this manual’s guidelines to avoid improper usage which[...]

III CONTENTS 1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 1 2 CAUTIONS AND DVR FEATURES .......................................................................... 3 3 SYSTEM INCLUDES: ............................................................................................... 5 4 GE[...]

1 1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Read Instructions All of the safety and operating instructions should be read and understoo d before the product is used. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the instruction manual should be followed. Follow Instructi[...]

2 Overloading To avoid the risk of fire and electric shock, do not plug this product into a n over- loaded power supply. Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects into the openings of this product as they may touch dangerous voltage points that may result in fire or electric shock. Never spill a liquid of any kind on this product. Servicing Do not[...]

3 Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or wher e it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extr eme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as conta ct with them mi[...]

4 • Recording Speed: 60 fields/sec • Security password protection • On Screen Display and Real Time Clock Function • Remote Control as well as Main Panel operation • Supports 20 ~300 GB HDD • Quick Multiple Search capability • Viewing options: Quad, Sequential, PIP, Full Screen • Supports Pan/Tilt control (Pelco D Protocol): Channel[...]

5 3 SYSTEM INCLUDES: • (1) 4 CHANNEL DVR • Optional (1) HDD, 20~300 GB • (2) KEYS FOR CARTRIDGE • (4) CABLES • (1) POWER ADAPTER AND CORD • (1) OWNER’S MANUAL • (1) NETVIEWER SOFTWARE CD CHECK YOUR PACKA GE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE COMPONE NTS SHOWN ABOVE. 4 CHANNEL DVR OWNER’S MANUAL 2 KEY[...]

6 4 GETTING ST ARTED 1. Connect the AC Power Cord to t he Power Adapter and plug it into an electrical outlet. 2. Connect up to 4 cameras to the BNC vi deo inputs on the back of the DVR. 3. Plug in the power adapter to the back panel. The Red LED indicator will illuminate and the DVR wil l be in the standby mode 4. The following messages appear whe[...]

7 Note: The above message indicates the network values set in the DVR. Note: The settings for the network values can be changed in the MAIN MENU SETTINGS. *** NETWORK INFOMATION *** MAC ADDRESS : XX XX XX XX XX XX IP ADDRESS : 192 . 168 . 001 . 150 SUBNET MASK : 255 . 255 . 255 . 000 GATEWAY : 192 . 168 . 001 . 001 PORT : 5000[...]

8 5 DESCRIPTION OF P ARTS AND FUNCTIONS 5.1 FRONT PANEL CABINET FOR CARTRIDGE CASING FUNCTION BUTTONS DISPLAY BUTTONS[...]

9 SEQ QUAD ENTER PTZ SETUP SEARCH EVENT e CH1 d CH2 c CH3 f CH4 PIP COPY REC STOP 5.1.1 CABINET FOR CARTRIDGE CASING The cabinet is located on the front panel behind a panel which flips forward to reveal the removable cartridge casing (contains the HDD). KEYHOLE Insert the key into the keyhole and turn to lock or unlock the cabinet. LED Indicator L[...]

10 1. ARROW/CHANNEL BUTTONS ( e CH1, d CH2, c CH3, f CH4) These buttons perform the following functions: a) Displays a picture in Full Screen In Quad 1 mode: Select the Channel 1 button and hold it for 2-3 seconds to view Camera 1 in Full Screen. To view the other camera location s, press C H2, CH3, and CH4 buttons. b) Freezes a specific camera. Yo[...]

11 5. PIP / COPY BUTTON (Picture in Picture) NOTE The PIP function is only accessible by the remote control. The PIP Button allows you to view two camera locations simultaneously, one being the main channel, the other being viewed as a sub-picture. Dual PIP can also be selected, which displays two sub-pictures as illustrated below. To change betwee[...]

12 6. SEARCH / EVENT BUTTON a) SEARCH: Pressing this button brings up the Search menu, which allows you to quickly find recordings. b) EVENT: Pressing this button brings up a list of up to 3000 Events, including Power, Loss and Alarms. You can scroll through Events using the ▲ and ▼ keys, and navigate between Pages of Events using the ◄ and ?[...]

13 TIMER: The LED will be ON when the schedule recording is set (i.e. when you set up the DVR to record automat ically in SCHEDULE REC SET, see THE MAIN MENU SETTINGS, page 19). ALARM: LED will be ON when the ALARM or MOTION function is set to ON. When the ALARM or MOTION function is ON, the LED will blink as an Alarm is being triggered. HDD FULL: [...]

14 5.1.4 FRONT PANEL – H AR D DRIVE AND USB CONNECTIONS USB OPEN HDD[...]

15 5.2 BACK PANEL (DESCRIPTION OF PARTS AND FUNCTI ON continued) 1. VIDEO IN Channel 1-4 camera video input BNC port. 2. VIDEO OUT Composite Output for connecting to another Monitor or VCR. 3. AUDIO IN / OUT. Audio input / output through line 4. ETHERNET. Available to view live and recorded data on the HDD through the Internet or a LAN 5. VGA OUT. [...]

16 1. ALARM IN These terminals are used to connect external motion sensors, door / window contacts, etc. 2. COM 3. ALARM OUT Send a signal to a VCR or other devices in an Alarm or motion situation. 4. RS - 485 ( +, –) Connect the PTZ control wires to these terminals 5. SLAVE IDE Output for connecting to a Slave Monitor or VCR. 6. POWER SOURCE Con[...]

17 6 MAIN MENU From the main menu controls, the user accesses each sub-menu to change its properties. MAIN KEY BUZZER LOSS BUZZER TIME/DATE SET SEQUENCE SET TITLE SET ALARM SET MOTION SET DISPLAY TIME DATE DATE FORMAT CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 QUAD DISPLAY CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ALARM CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MOTION CHANNEL SENSITIVITY AREA SYSTEM ( Ⅰ ) QUAD LINE BLANK CO[...]

18 ALARM REC REC QUALITY REC SPEED REC DURATION ALARM REC SET PRE ALARM REC SCHEDULE REC REC SETTTING SCHEDULE REC HDD / REC SET REC QUALITY REC REC SPEED REC SELECT HDD CLEAR ALL HDD OVERWRITE HDD SLAVE GATEWAY SYSTEM ( Ⅱ ) HDD INFO DISP RS232 BAUD PASSWORD SET NETWORK (TCP/IP) USER GUEST IP ADDR SUB NET PORT FIRMWARE UPGRADE FIRMWARE UPGRADE EX[...]

19 6.1 THE MAI N MENU SETTINGS Enter the MENU screen by pressing the Setup button. Scroll through the 11 options by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons (i.e. ◄ =left, ▲ =up, ▼ =down, or ► =right). To enter a sub-menu, pre ss the Enter button (i.e. QUAD/ENTER) where the highlighted scr oll bar is located. To exit the Main Menu, scroll down to t[...]

20 (i) ALARM: Selecting [OFF] disables PIR motion detection from triggering any alarm. Selecting [OSD] will allow alarms to be triggered, and the letters “AL” ill appear on the screen of the camera location where the alarm is taking place. A third option, [OSD+BUZZER] will both display “AL” and emit a buzzer sound in the event of an alarm. [...]

21 6. SYSTEM SET ( l ) -This sub-menu allows you to configure various preferences on the system, re lated to Monitor settings. (i) KEY BUZZER : When set to [Y], the system will make a sound when a key is pressed on the remote control or on the main panel of the monitor. (ii) LOSS BUZZER : When set to [Y], the system will make a sound when a camera [...]

22 data transmission, can be set to OFF, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200. (iii) PASSWORD SET : If you select [Y], you will need to input a password when you enter the Main Menu. Use to change your password for accessing the Menu. The password must be 4 digits. The default Password is “0000”. Selecting [N] will allow you into the menu without a passw[...]

23 (i) REC QUALITY : Sets the quality level of recording. Available settings are: Low, Basic, Normal, High and Best. Note: Higher quality recording consumes more memory on your HDD. (ii) REC RESOLUTION (iii) REC SPEED: Allows you to set the Images Per Second for recording. Available IPS settings ar e: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 & 60. The speed of 6[...]

24 NOTE After activating the Slave HDD, you need to restart your system by turning the Main Power Switch (located on the back of the monitor) OFF and then ON again in order for the syst em to recognize the Slave HDD. 9. ALARM REC SET - This sub-menu allows you to configure the Recording parameters under the Alarm condition. (i) ALARM REC : This set[...]

25 this will result in a loss in recorded activity and the schedule may be ignored. To delete a scheduled recording, place the cursor on the selected time and press the ◀ , ▶ key. “CURRENT LINE DELETE? [Y] / [N]” is then displayed. If [Y] is selected, the selected schedule is deleted. 11. FIRMWARE UPGRADE : Used to upgrade most recent Firmw[...]

26 7 PB SET/REC HDD SET The DVR allows you to easily find sect ions of recorded video using the Search feature. Press the SEARCH button to access the “PLAYBACK SEARCH SET” menu. (1) LAST RECORD : Plays the most recent recording. (2) FULL LIST : Shows a listing of all recorded video on the HDD, sorted by time. (3) ALARM LIST : Shows a listing of[...]

27 8 PLA YBACK OPTION When the PLAY button is pressed, one of the Playback Search menus will appear. The Playback menu that appears upon pres sing PLAY depends on the Search option that was last used. For example, if the last Search option used was a Time Search, then pressing PLAY will bring up the Playback Time Sear ch. If the last S earch option[...]

28 10 P AN / TIL T ZOOM : The DVR is equipped with a built -in Pan/Tilt Zoom feature, which is only available when used in conjunction with a compatible Pan/Tilt Do me camera. The Pan/Tilt Zoom feature supports “Pelco D” prot ocol, and RS-485 Port. To access and operate the PTZ feature, fo llow these instructions: 1. Connect a compatible Pan/Ti[...]

29 11 REMOTE CONTROL Features of the Remote Control. For mo re details on specific remote control features, refer to the Front Panel features. KEY FUNCTION DESCRIPTION SLEEP Mode On/Off. MENU Brings up the Main Menu. 1 - 4 Allows user to select individual cameras. FRZ 1 Freezes the Channel 1 screen. FRZ 2 Freezes the Channel 2 screen. FRZ 3 Freezes[...]

30 12 CAMERA INST ALLA TION Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system. 13 P AN/TIL T CAMERA INST ALLA TION BNC CAMERA +DC VIDEO AUDIO REAR CONTROL LINE VIDEO OUTPUT[...]

31 14 MONIT OR & ST ANDARD VCR/ INST ALLA TION Connect the a VCR and a monitor to the inputs on the rear panel of the system. CONNECTION TO A MO N ITOR FOR VIEWING You can connect your DVR to a monitor for viewing purposes and for On Screen display set-up. Connect a BNC video cabl e, RCA audio cable from your DVR marked “VIDEO OUT / AUDIO OUT[...]

32 15 CONNECT A TYPICAL LOREX MONIT OR BACK OF LOREX OBSERVATION MONITOR DXR43000 DVR CONNECTION OF A TYPICAL LOREX O BSERVATION MONITOR TO A DXR43000 NOTE: On Lorex quad monitors the BNC video input chann el connectors also support video output. The BNC vide o input/output on a Lorex quad monitor can be connected to BNC video input of the DVR. To [...]

33 16 NETWORK, ALARM & COMPUTER INST ALLA TION COMPUTER SENSOR REAR 232 PORT INTERNET[...]

34 17 NETWORK IMAGE SIZE & SPEED 720 X 240 360 X 240 IMAGE SIZE IPS IMAGE SIZE IPS LOW 14K ~ 15K 13 ~ 18 08K ~ 09K 25 ~ 30 BASIC 16K ~ 17K 10 ~ 15 10K ~ 11K 23 ~ 28 NORMAL 19K ~ 20K 09 ~ 14 11K ~ 12K 23 ~ 28 HIGH 23K ~ 24K 09 ~ 14 14K ~ 15K 15 ~ 20 BEST 32K ~ 33K 09 ~ 14 19K ~ 20K 10 ~ 15 The demand on the volume of the HDD can be different dep[...]

35 18 RECORDING TIME (IN HOURS) 720 X 240 LOW BASIC NORMAL HIGH BEST 01 IPS 1569Hours 1429Hours 1250Hour s 1026Hours 755Hours 02 IPS 777Hours 714Hours 625Hours 513Hours 379Hours 03 IPS 519Hours 473Hours 417Hours 343Hours 252Hours 05 IPS 311Hours 286Hours 249Hours 206Hours 152Hours 10 IPS 156Hours 142Hours 125Hours 103Hours 76Hours 15 IPS 104Hours 9[...]

36 19 RECORDING TIME (Gigabytes per hour) 720 X 240 LOW BASIC NORMAL HIGH BEST 01 IPS 0.051GB/H 0. 056GB/H 0.064GB/H 0. 078GB/H 0.106GB/H 02 IPS 0.103GB/H 0. 112GB/H 0.128GB/H 0. 156GB/H 0.211GB/H 03 IPS 0.154GB/H 0. 169GB/H 0.192GB/H 0. 233GB/H 0.317GB/H 05 IPS 0.257GB/H 0. 28GB/H 0.321GB/H 0. 389GB/H 0.528GB/H 10 IPS 0.514GB/H 0. 562GB/H 0.642GB/[...]

37 20 INST ALLING THE MASTER HDD The compartment located on the front panel of the DVR is the removable Cartridge Casing in which you insert the HDD. The various parts of the Cartridge Casing are labeled for your reference. 1. Remove the Cartridge Casing from the DVR Lift the Handle and pull towards you. The Cartridge Casing will slide out of the D[...]

38 The 4 Pin connection is the DC Power cable, and the wider cable is the standard Hard Drive IDE type connection. 4. Secure the HDD in the Casing Use screws and tighten them, posit ioning the HDD into place. 5. Slide the top Cover o ver the Cartridge Casing Slide the Cover forward over the Cartridge Case. Ensure it is secured in place over the rel[...]

39 7. Lock the Cabinet Lock the cabinet by turning the key clockwise. If you need to unlock the cabinet, turn the key counter-clockwise from the position shown above. IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET, THE DVR SYSTE M WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. A (locked) B (unlocked)[...]

40 21 THE NETVIEWER SOFTW ARE This section provides instructions for installing and using the NetViewer, which is included with the DXR 43000 series DVR. The minimum requirements for this installation are as follows: • CPU: SPEED SHOULD BE 1.0GHZ or more • RAM: 256 MB RAM or more • Operating System: Windows 98/ 2000/ XP • Video card (stand [...]

41 21.2 INSTALLING THE NETVIEWER IN YOUR PC Follow these steps to install the NetViewer from the supported CD-R. 1. Exit all applications currently running in the selected PC. 2. Insert the supplied software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 3. Locate the Setup icon on your CD and double click on setup icon . Figure 1: Startup Screen 4. Press Next Figure 2: [...]

42 5. Enter your name and organization and press Next. Figure 3: Destination Folder 6. Enter the desired folder for the installation or press Next. Figure 4: Installation[...]

43 7. Press Install to start installing t he program. Figure 5: Installation Complete 8. Press the Finish button to end the installation p rocess. 9. Open the NetViewer icon located on your desktop and click on it. 10. The Netviewer main window will appear on the screen as shown below. 21.2.1 NETVIEWER MAIN SCREEN SETUP BUTTON CONNECT/DISCONNECT BU[...]

44 22 SETUP CAMERA FOR REMOTE VIEWING See the following instructions to setup the camera for remote viewing over the internet: 1. NETWORK CONFIGURATION SETTINGS (Page 44) 2. VIEWING THE CAMERAS (Page 45) 22.1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION SETTINGS PROCEDURE Click on the Setup icon , a small setup window will appear. Press OK to continue. NOTE If you are us[...]

45 22.2 VIEWING THE CAMERAS PROCEDURE Press the connect icon to start viewing the cameras . If the setup is properly done, the cameras will appear on the screen (see Figure 6,page 45 ). Figure 6: Remote Camera Views NOTE If you are behind a router you need to open 4 ports related to the main port. Example: If you set up port 5000 you need to open p[...]

46 22.3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 22.3.1 NETVIEWER PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. Used to “PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, REW and FF” the recordings saved on the HDD of the DVR. When the PLAY button is pressed the most recent recorded data will be played regardless of search data set on the DVR. 2. Select the display mode. Available modes are QUAD, FULL, PIP, POP. You c[...]

47 5. Set the Contrast/Bright/Sharpness/Color of each channel. 6. TIME SEARCH. This feature allows you to Search events on your DVR. 7. Used to adjust the PAN/TILT camera. 8. a. Used to print the displayed image. b. Used to capture the displayed image of the NetViewer in a JPEG file format 9. a. Used to Start or Stop the recording on the DVR. b. Us[...]

48 22.3.2 AVI SAVING METHOD PROCEDURE Start the NETVIEWER application and press the SETUP BUTTON . The SETUP window will come out (see Figure 7). Figure 7: Netviewer Setup Window From the SETUP menu, select the REC menu and the window will appear. The REC menu is used to set the values to save the images displayed on the Viewer. Note: If you choose[...]

49 22.3.3 CODEC SETTING PROCEDURE Figure 8: Codec Setting 1. Choosing a Codec window displays the cu rrently available Codec on your computer. Choose the Codec you want to use. 2. Select the image size to be saved. 3. Set the IPS value to be saved. For example: You could set a new IPS value to be ¼ the IPS value displayed on #4. If #4 displays the[...]

50 Note: With the available DVR format, you can only playback with the Local Viewer. AVI format can be played with the Windows Media player or other player. 22.3.6 RECORDING CHANNEL SETTING 1. Select the Channels to be saved. LOCAL REC BUTTON (records to the hard drive of your local computer) 2. Press the LOCAL REC BUTTON to start recording. Press [...]

51 22.3.7 ADMIN USER ID (OR GUEST) PASSWORD CHANGE PROCEDURE Click on the Setup icon to open the setup window. Note: you must be connected to the DVR to change the password The change password message window will appear . To change the guest password, repeat the procedure above by pressing the guest icon. • Enter the current password • Enter th[...]

52 22.3.8 REMOTE CAPT URE VIDEO SETTINGS This menu allows you to configure the video capture settings to save and capture the video of the DVR on your PC. Click on the Setup icon and select the REC tab. Press OK to finish . 22.3.9 REMOTE DVR SETTINGS This menu allows you to configure some DVR settings from a remote location. Click on the Setup icon[...]

53 NOTE: If you are not logged on as an Admin User you can NOT use the DVR Setting men. Show the HDD information installed on the DVR. The value is the physical capacity of each HDD, and the value in the parenthesis is the available capacity for saving. Select the HDD for Recording Select the HDD for Playback Press button to apply the changes. 60 I[...]

54 23 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS DVR Recording Speed : 60 Fields / Sec. HDD Capacity : 300GB(Max.)/ Drive Recording Video Quality : Low, Basic, Normal, High, Best Recording Mode : Normal recording, Alarm (A larm, Motion) recording, Schedule recording Playback Mode : Normal play mode, FF/REW Video Display Mode : Full mode, Quad mode, Seque ntial mode[...]

55 24 TROUBLE SHOOTING If the system does not function properly, please check the fo llowing points. The HDD is full, and overwrite is not enabled Recording stopped SOLUTION PROBLEM Check the jumper PIN connection. Activate the Slave HDD in the Menu option HDD SLAVE. Slave HDD not readable DVR Remove the Key Lock Keypad doesn’t work[...]

56 25 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Please follow these instructions to ensure proper care and maintenance of this system Keep your monitor and camera dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store your unit in normal temperat ure environment. Extreme temperatures can shorten the life of the electronic devices. Handle the monitor carefully. Dro[...]

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