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V ersion 1.4 00-3DG216ASEA4 A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X Series Full-Featured MPEG-4 DVR User ’ s Manual V er . 1.4[...]
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User ’s Manu al 2 Caution and Preventive T ip s • T ake care n ot to drop the unit or subject the unit to major shocks or jo lts. • Do not place this unit on an unstable st and, bracket or mount. • This unit is designed for indoor use only . Do not place the unit near water or in other extremely humid conditions. • This unit should not be[...]
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User ’s Manu al 3 Important Information Before proceeding, please read and observe all instructions and warnings in this manual. Retain this manual with the original bill of sale for future reference and, if necessary, warranty service. When unpacking your unit, check for missing or damaged items. If any item is missing, or if damage is evident, [...]
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User ’s Manu al 4 T able of Content 1. Overview ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Product Key F eatures .......................................................................................... 6 1.2 Product Applicat ion Diagr am..........................[...]
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User ’s Manu al 5 4.2.1 Sequence with Ma in Moni tor .............................................................. 29 4.2.2 Sequence with Ca ll Monito r ................................................................ 29 4.3 Searching Reco rded V ideo ................................................................................ 30 4.3.1 Searc[...]
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User ’s Manu al 6 1. Overview The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8 X series unit is an integrated digit al video recorder that combines the features of a time-lapse audio / video recorder , a multiplexer , and a video server to cr eate a single security CCTV solution. Its out standing triplex+ operation enables users to view live or playback recorded video,[...]
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User ’s Manu al 7 • Real-time “live display” for each channel • Recording frame rate up to 480 pps (NTSC) / 400pps (P AL) • 2 Channels of audio recording/ playback • Three USB2.0 ports for video clip export and/or backup • Easy software upgrade via USB ThumbDrive ® , DVD+R W , or Internet Remote Application • Up to 4 internal har[...]
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User ’s Manu al 8 1.2 Product Application Diagram Connect the unit with other devices as shown in the system diagram to complete a video surveillance solu tion. The figure shows also the expandability and flexibility of this digit al recording system. 2. System Setup The notices and introduction on system installation will be described particular[...]
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User ’s Manu al 9 2.1 Position the Unit Firstly , note to position / mount the A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series unit in a proper place and be sure to power off the unit before making any connections. The placed location should avoid hinderin g or blocking the unit from airflow . Enough airflow is needed to protect the unit from overheati ng. The max[...]
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User ’s Manu al 10 Connecting Short-term Device If you plan to install any short-term devices to the A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series and use them as pa rt of the unit system, such as USB CD-R W , USB Hard Disk Drive, etc. Make sure c onnecting those devices only during the unit is powered up. Because A VE DR16X / A VE DR8 X series unit can recogniz[...]
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User ’s Manu al 11 Camera Looping Plenty of BNC connectors are positioned on the real panel for looping out the video input. LAN Connector (RJ-45) The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series is capable of networking. The LAN port opens the door of A VE DR16X / A VE DR8 X series to Ethernet where by the Internet. Power Jack The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series[...]
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User ’s Manu al 12 Alarm I/O & RS485 The unit provides an alarm I/O and RS485 por t that offers user the flexibility required to connect the unit to the other device. Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 17 Alarm In 1 2 Normal Close 1 18 Alarm In 2 3 Common Node 1 19 Alarm In 3 4 Normal Open 1 20 Alarm In 4 5 Ground 21 Alarm In 5 6 Normal C[...]
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User ’s Manu al 13 3. General System Setup The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series DVR allows user to access some general operations through the front panel easily . The following subsections introduce the general operati ons of the unit. The regular displayed OSD information and its displayed positions are shown as following figure. The channel title [...]
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User ’s Manu al 14 Power LED (Green) The LED lit during the period when the co rrect power is connected to the unit. HDD LED (Y ellow) The LED should be lit whil e the HDD is processing data to or from the connected HDD. Alarm LED (Red) The LED should be lit during an alarm is triggered. Network LED (Green) The LED should be lit when A VE DR16X /[...]
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User ’s Manu al 15 MENU Press the key to call the OSD setup menu. Fast Rewind Under Playback mode, press this key to playback the video backward. Press repeatedly to choose the speed from: 1 × , 2 × , 4 × , 8 × , 16 × , and 32 × , PLA Y/STOP Press this key to switch bet ween live image and playback video. NOTE: The video of latest 5 ~ 10 mi[...]
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User ’s Manu al 16 If the password protection hasn’t been enabled, press ESC for two second to lock/ unlock the functions of these keys. NOTE: Please go to the <Password> menu to enable or disable the password protection. SEARCH In both Playback and Live mode, user can press SEARCH to call the Search menu for searching a nd playing back r[...]
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User ’s Manu al 17 Direction Keys • In Zoom mode, these keys function as Direction keys. • In the OSD setup menu, the Direction keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next fi elds. T o change the value in the selected field, press UP / DOWN keys. ZOOM/ENTER • In OSD menu or selection interf ace, press the key to make the selection [...]
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User ’s Manu al 18 3.3 Power Up / Down the Unit If you must shut down the A VE DR16X / A VE DR8 X series for any reason, please use the proper shut down and pow er up procedures to avoid damaging to your DVR unit. T o Power Up the Unit Check the used type of power source bef ore plug in your DVR unit first (the acceptable power input is between A[...]
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User ’s Manu al 19 3.4 Entering OSD Setup Menu The OSD Main menu contains a list of items that are used to configure the A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series. T o enter the Main menu, press MENU and then enter Administrator or User passw ord. The Password V erification screen displays as follows. Password V erification ________ Press Channel Keys T o En[...]
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User ’s Manu al 20 3.5 System Date / T ime Setting User can set the current date, time and other OSD p arameters in Date/T ime menu (under System Setup menu). T he administrator ’s privileges are required for entering the submenu. In OSD Main menu, select <System Setup> and press ENTER, then select <Date/T ime> to access the Date/T [...]
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User ’s Manu al 21 Date Display Mode This function allows user to set the OSD display type of the date / time. There are three options to select from: <Y/M/D>, <M/D /Y> or <D/M/Y>. “Y” represents “Y ear”, “M” represents “M onth” and “D” represent s “Day”. Move to the item and press ENTER, the option start[...]
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User ’s Manu al 22 DST Bias The item allows user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time. The available options are <30>, <60>, <90> and <120> minutes. 3.6 Record Schedule / Quality Setting The Record Setup menu allows user to set recording quality , recording schedules, an[...]
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User ’s Manu al 23 3.6.2 Schedule Setup The Schedule Setup is used to set the day and night time, or weekend recording schedule. Select <Schedule Se tup> from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER; the followi ng menu is displayed. Schedule Setup 1. Day T ime S tart 2. Day T ime End 3. Night T ime S tart 4. Night T ime End 5. Weekend Schedu[...]
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User ’s Manu al 24 3.6.4 Per Camera Configuration This function is used to set the Day / Night / Weekend PPS (Picture per Second) and Quality for each channel. The Preset Configuration must be set to <OFF> for accessing these schedules. The menu is displayed as below (Record Mode: 720 × 240@120PPS in NTSC / 720 × 288@100PPS in P AL). Per [...]
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User ’s Manu al 25 4. Basic Operation The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8 X series allows user to access some general operations through the front panel easily . The following sections introduce the general operations of the unit. 4.1 V iewing Live / Playback Video The general functions in live and pl ayback mode are described in the following sections. 4.[...]
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User ’s Manu al 26 4.1.2 Digit al Zoom Users are able to view a 2 × full screen in live m ode. T o view the 2 × full screen, follow the steps. • Press a CHANNEL key to view the corresponding camera in full screen. • Press ZOOM to enter a 2 × full screen zoom mode of the selected camera. • If you need to view specific area of the 2 × zoo[...]
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User ’s Manu al 27 Key Usage in Playback The key usage is slightly changed in playback mode. Following is the key usage found in playback mode. LEFT (Reverse Playback) The key is used to reverse the recorded video while the unit is playing back. Press the key repeatedly to increase the speed of reverse playback by 1 × , 2 × , 4 × , 8 × , 16 ?[...]
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User ’s Manu al 28 V iewing Live Image in Playback Mode Press the MODE key repeatedly in pl ayback mode, a 16-window viewing mode contains both live and playback image appears. This view mode is illustrated as the following figure. The eight windows on the top side of t he screen playback the Live video from channel 1 to channel 8 respectively , [...]
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User ’s Manu al 29 NOTE: When the VGA monitor is now under Dome Control Mode’ or the OSD setup mode, or hasn’t exit the OSD menu, the BNC monitor cannot access the OSD setup menu. 4.2 Sequence Setup This section introduce you how to vi ew in sequence mode with both Main Monitor and Call Monitor , if connected. Sequence function can avoid manu[...]
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User ’s Manu al 30 Follow the steps to control the call monitor . • Press the CALL key on the front panel to enter call monitor control mode, the message “Call Mode” will be shown on the bottom-left of the screen. Press 1-16 Key T o Select Channel Press SEQ T o Enable Sequence Call Mode • Press CHANNEL key to display the a ssociated camer[...]
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User ’s Manu al 31 4.3.1 Searching by T ime Follow the steps to search video by date and time. • Press SEARCH key to enter the Sear ch menu; the From T ime and End T ime of the available video is listed on top of the screen. The value is unchangeable. • Use Direction keys to move the cursor for setting the S tart Time; adjusting the date and [...]
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User ’s Manu al 32 Follow these steps to search event video through Event List: • Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu. • T o search event video that has been recorded on a specific camera, use LEFT / RIGHT to move the cursor and press ENTER to select or de-select a channel. • Move the cursor to <Event List> and press ENTER to list t[...]
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User ’s Manu al 33 From the Main menu, sele ct <Video Export> and press ENTER. The menu is displayed. Video Export 1. Select Device 2. Select Ch: 3. From 4. T o 5. Select Events 6. Da ta T yp e 7. Export Format 8. Digital Signature 9. Erase Disc 10. Begin Export CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 2005/03/19 AM07:50:05 2005/03/28 PM03:09:18 Normal DRV NO NO NO[...]
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User ’s Manu al 34 4.4.1.2 Select Video for Exporting After selecting video clip s, set the it em <Begin Export> to <YES> and press ENTER to start exporting. Following are the items for selecting video. Select Channel Select the channel that the administrator wants to expo rt. Move the cursor to the wanted channel using LEFT / RIGHT k[...]
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User ’s Manu al 35 Export Format The item is for selecting exporting video format. The options are <DR V> and <A VI>. The *.drv file can only be played back with DVR Remote and DVR Player and multiple camera video can be played from one file. The *.avi file can be played back with media players. No te that if multiple c hannels are ex[...]
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User ’s Manu al 36 NOTE: Once an external device has been connected to the DVR unit, the device has priority over the bu ilt-in CD-RW ; which means that the wanted video will be exported to t he external device instead of the built-in CD-R W . According to the size of video, the ex port may take you about 10 minutes to 1 hour . 4.4.2.1 ezBurn Int[...]
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User ’s Manu al 37 • Press CALL again on the point that y ou want to end the export. Now , the “ezBurn” window displays as below figure. The information shown on the window is for read only . • ezBurn confirmation Selected Device: Built-in-CD-R W All data on the disc will be erased. Exported Required Size = 1 1 MB Real Export Range: From:[...]
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User ’s Manu al 38 4.5 Deleting Recorded V ideo User can delete the recorded video in Purge Data menu. The administrator password is required to access the func tion. Select <Rec ord Setup> from Main menu, and then in Record Setup menu, move the cursor to <Purge Data> and press ENTER; the Purge Dat a menu is displayed. Purge Data 1. P[...]
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User ’s Manu al 39 4.6.1 Dome Connection Follow the steps to inst all dome camera. • See OSD Menu Setup Guide, Section Rear Panel Connections for RS-485 port pin definition. • Refer to the following figure. Connec t the R+, R- terminals on the dome camera to the D+, D- terminals on the RS-485 port by RS-485 cable respectively . 4.6.2 Dome Pro[...]
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User ’s Manu al 40 T o configure dome protocol, select a camera first and set the communications protocol associated with dome camera using the Direction keys and ENTER. The available protocol includes <D ynaColor>, <Pelco D>, <Pelco P>, <AD422>, <Fastrax 2> and <None> (default). NOTE: The settings become effec[...]
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User ’s Manu al 41 4.6.4 Dome Controlling Key The function keys used in Dome Control are described as follows. Set / Go Preset This key is used to enter the Dome Preset menu to set up certain position as a preset and go to the predetermined preset positions for viewing. T oggle Hint Screen This function is used to av oid viewing the dome paramete[...]
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User ’s Manu al 42 Zoom Out Use to zoom the dome camera out. This function is for user to choose the viewing area, more or less of it. Pan / T ilt Use to pan and tilt dome camera. 4.6.5 Setting Preset Point s The A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X series unit allows user to set preset positions; the amount of preset points depends on the dome manufacturer . [...]
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User ’s Manu al 43 • Press 1 to access the Set/Go Preset function. The Dome Preset menu is displayed. Dome Preset Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Set Preset NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Go Preset NO NO NO NO NO NO NO • Use UP / DOWN keys to select the desired preset numbe r from the menu. • Set the <Set Preset> of the select ed preset number to <YES&g[...]
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User ’s Manu al 44 Appendix A: Technical Specifications All specifications are subj ect to change without notice. MODEL NAME A VE DR16X / A VE DR8X Operation System Embedded ( Linux ) Video S t andard NTSC/P AL switch selecta ble Video Ope ration T riplex+( Live, Record, Playback , Remote, and Internet access ) Resolution – Live V ideo NTSC: 72[...]
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User ’s Manu al 45 RS232C D-sub 9 pin female RS485 T erminal Block Dome Control Protocol DynaColor , Pelco P , Pelco D, AD422, Fastrax 2[...]