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Maxtor 4 Channel Stand-alone DVMR manual

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    1 INSTALLATION & SAFE GUARDS All the safety and operating instructions shou ld be read before the unit is operated. Environment Condition for In stallation - To prevent elec tric shock or other hazard , do not expose units to rain, moisture , or dust. - This unit should be locate d in an area with low humid ity and a minimum of dust.. - Place t[...]

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    2 Contents Contents CHAP. 1 Features & Package Contents ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ----------- 4 1-1. Fea tures ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ----------- 4 1-2. Package Contents ------------- ----- ----- ------------- ------------------ ---------- 5 CHAP. 2 Function of Each Button ---------[...]

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    3 Contents 4-9. PTZ Camer a Opera tion ----------------- ------------------ -------------- --------------- 19 4-10. Dat a B a ck-Up ----------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----- 19 CHAP. 5 Set Up ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------- 20 5-1. Ent eri n g t h e Me n u ------------------ ------------[...]

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    4 Live Vie w Real time display per camera Auto Sequence PIP (Picture in pict ure) Digital Zoom Display Freeze Simple Playback mode Simple PTZ camera control Record Variable Record resolution ( For higher picture quality o r higher recording speed) Efficient Image Quality setup in 5 steps Schedule Record / Holiday Record Event Record (Alarm / Motion[...]

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    5 CHAP. 1 Feature s & Package Contents 1-2. Package Conte nts 1. DVR Mai n Unit 2. Remote Co ntroll er 3. Power Cable 4. Power Adapter 5. User’s Manual 6. Software CD 7. Rubber Pad 8. HDD absorber 9. Battery for remote controller 10. Bolts Package Contents Description 1. DVR Main Unit STAND-ALONE DI GITAL VIDE O RECORDER 2. Remote Co ntroller[...]

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    6 Name Function ① LED Lamps Shows status of operation ② USB Device Firmw are upgrade by connecting PC with latest firmw are to USB port ③ IR IR receiver 1. Pressing this button will displa y a full screen image of that camera 2. Control PTZ camera ( Each button is assigned for each PTZ command) • ON : LIGHT ON • SET : SET PRESET • OFF :[...]

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    7 Name Function PTZ On/Off f or PAN/TILT/ZOO M control mode Press th is button firs t to control PTZ camera connected to DVR unit via RS-48 5 ZOOM Zooming an ima ge Freezing an Image Switch to split display MODE button changes screen-divis ion from ( to) full screen to (from) 4-split s creen. Display in PIP (Picture in Picture) mode Auto camera ima[...]

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    8 Name Function RS 485 Connection with PTZ Camera or other external device using R S 485 inter face (P in No.1 & 2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SENSOR Inp ut VGA ETHERNET RS-232C CAMERA Inp ut LOOP Output MONITOR Output RELAY Output Relay out te rminal (Pin No.3, 4 and 5) Sensor input ter minal(Pin No.6 : Ground, Pin No. from 7 t o 10 : Se n sor input[...]

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    9 3-1. Install ation Configuration CHAP. 3 Install ation CHAP.3 Installation[...]

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    10 1) Rack mount 1. Remove 4 bolts on each s ide cap to install rack mount. 2. Attach rack mount bracket to DVR. 3. Attach DVR with rack mount br acket to 19” rack. 2) HDD 1. Connect Main Board and HDD1 using IDE cable and HDD power cable. 2. The jumper se tting of HDD1 should be on Master if you in stall only one HDD. 3. The ju mper setting of H[...]

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    11 3) Camera 4) Monitor Connect cameras to the camera input on rear panel of DVR ma rked CAMERA IN. L OOP CH3 CH2 CH1 CH4 VCR MONI T OR CA MERA IN Connect the video output marked MON ITOR to Video-In of Main monitor . 5) Power When using a dr ive or dr ives larger than 200GB, you must use the Main and Sub power at the sa me time. Drives larger than[...]

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    12 6) VCR, VIDEO PRINTER 7) Other Exte rn al Device L OOP CH3 CH2 CH1 CH4 VCR MONI T OR CA MERA IN Connect VCR o r VIDEO Pr inter to VC R out on the rear panel of DVR. RS-232C : Control DVR thr ough RS-232C port by using PC. RS-485 : Control external d evice like PTZ Camera (Pin No. 1 & No.2 at Terminal Block). RELAY Output : Relay O utput (Pin[...]

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    13 8) Connector Pin Assign ment 9) RS-232C ASC II-code No Description NO D escription 1 DCD Data Carrier De t e ct 6 DSR Data S et Re a dy 2 RxD Receive data 7 RTS RS232C: Rx/ Tx data 3 TxD Transmit data 8 CTS RS232C: Rx/Tx data 4 DTR Data Te rmi nal data 9 5 GND Signal Ground ’@’ CH12 ‘5’ CH5 ‘L’ J.SHU ‘>’ + ‘U’ UP ’!’ C[...]

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    14 4-1. Power c onnection CHAP. 4 Operation Before you turn on the power switch, be sure the all necessary devices such as power adapter , cameras, and moni tor are connected properly to the DVR unit. Connect power adapter to MAIN only if you use 1 or 2 HDD under 200GB & CD writer. Connect 2 power adapters (both MAIN and SU B) if you use HDD wi[...]

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    15 3. Status of DVR system Emergen cy Recor d (Red) Schedule Record (G reen) Record Stop (White) Stop Forward Playback Backward Playback Pause 1/4~1/2x for ward pla yb ac k 1/4~1/2x ba ckward pl ayback 2~16x for ward play back 2~16x backw ard playback 16~64x for ward p layback 16~64x backw ard play back 4-4. Display Configuration CHAP 4. Operation [...]

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    16 CHAP. 4 Operation 3) Picture in Picture(PIP View) When it is in full sc reen display mode, you can see other camera in a small window by pressingping [PIP].The other camera in small window is rotating in sequence to next number of camera and you can set the rotating time interval as per the procedure in SYSTEM MENU-C ONFIGURAT ION- INTERV AL SET[...]

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    17 CHAP. 4 Operation 4-6. Record Recording mode set before delivery b y manufacturer (Default recording mode) is Schedul e Record ing. In this default recording mode, it records 24 hour s/day continuous ly in weekday and on the weekend. Once you press the [REC] button while you s ee live view, the record type is changed to Emergenc y Record mode. -[...]

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    18 CHAP. 4 Operation 4-8. Search Press [SEARC H] button , and 3 different methods for search ing recorded data a re available as shown in following SEARCH window. For selecting searching me thod, use direction key or Jog/Shuttle. After selec ting each search method, press [ENTER] button for playback. SEARCH SEARCH BAR TIME/DATE EVENT LIST SELECT ME[...]

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    19 CHAP. 4 Operation 4-9. PAN/TILT /ZOOM Camera Operatio n Press [PTZ ] button firs t for PTZ control mode. Numeri c buttons from 1 to 16 and direc tion buttons are assigned for each PTZ command, and user can cont r ol PTZ camer a connected to DVR un it by pressing an y one of those 20 buttons, one after the other, as needed, and it is just like co[...]

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    20 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-1. Entering into the Menu Enter in to SYSTEM M ENU b y pressping [MENU ] button. Button Function MENU Enter into SYST EM MENU, Move to previous menu, ESC ENTER Se lection key, Move to sub-menu, change status (ON or OFF) Move to next page Move to upper side Move down s ide PLUS [+] Increase the option value Shuttle left turning :[...]

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    21 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-2. DIPLAY SETUP Setting up parame ters fo r monitor and display on s creen. Enter into S YSTEM MENU-DIPLAY SETUP. DISPLA Y SE TUP SCREEN DISPLAY MONITOR SETUP SELECT MENU : ▲▼ , & [ENTER] Setting up the s creen display in LIVE mode and PLAYBACK mode. Select the sub-menu which you would like to set using direction buttons[...]

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    22 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-3. CONFIG URATION Various parame ters fo r system can be set in CONFIGUR ATION menu. Enter into SYST EM MENU-C ONFIGU RATION and press the [EN TER] button. 1) HDD MANAGEMENT This page incl udes informa tion about start and end of record ing, lo cation of recorded data , or location of last playback on HD D. In addition, users ca[...]

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    23 CHAP. 5 Set Up Set time and date of DVR system which is very important for search wi th time and date of the e vent. Time and date se t by man ufa ct urer is differe nt from local time of user, and use r must set time and date exactly in first opera tion. Set time & date using direction buttons and [-][+] button or Jog shuttle 2) TIME/DATE S[...]

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    24 CHAP. 5 Set Up (3) CAMERA ACTIVE SETUP : With direction button, move to option to be changed, and press [ENT ER] button to selec t [ON/OF F]. If i t is se t at LIVE [OFF ] and REC [ON], DVR system records, but does not show live image of set channel. - S TATUS : Shows if im age from a specific channel is coming for live display and recording . I[...]

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    25 CHAP. 5 Set Up Set type of ala rm sensors connected to DVR unit. N.O represents No rmal Open type and N.C Norma l Close type. 5) ALARM SETUP 1) ALARM INPUT : Selec t type of alar m sensor connected to DVR unit ( N.O or N.C ). Use direc tion button and [-] [+ ] button to set. DISABLE repr esent not to use alarm sensor co nnected to DVR. 2) DUR AT[...]

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    26 CHAP. 5 Set Up 7) PASSWORD SETUP -Use [U P] and [DOWN] button to mo ve to option and [LEFT] and [R IGHT] bu tton to set user ID. The password must be consis t of 1 to 8 digi t number. Just use numbers button from 1 to 10 on the front panel of DVR unit. -To change password, user must input cu rrent password and then inpu t new passwo rd. And inpu[...]

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    27 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-4. RECO R D SETUP This is the most important configuration of the DVR. Enter into SYSTE M MEN U-RE CORD SETUP and press the [ENTER] button. RECORD SETUP RECORD CONFIGURATI ON SCHEDULE SE TUP HOLIDAY SETU P SELECT MENU : ▲▼ , & [ENTER] 1) RECORD CONFI GURATION (1) OVER WRITE : Set o verwrite o r stop record ing when the H[...]

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    28 CHAP. 5 Set Up Users can set holidays on this ca lendar. When a holiday is selec ted, the DVR records as per the schedule record setting fo r Sundays. 3) HOLIDAY SETUP HOLI DAY SE TUP < APR > 000/100 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SA T 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MODE : MONTH Use [MODE[...]

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    29 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-5. BACK-UP CD-R SETUP HDD [START] 2005/AUG/07 AM04:04 :12 [ END ] 2005/AUG/08 PM 08:12:23 CD-R [START] 2005/AUG/07 AM04:04 :12 [ END ] 2005/AUG/08 PM 08:12:23 [ SIZE ] 000M B BURN SELECT : SETUP BUTTON, JOG SHUTTLE User can back up the recorded data to CD us ing CD writer installed in DVR. For ins tructions, please re fer to pag[...]

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    30 CHAP. 5 Set Up 2) RS-232C SETUP User can contro l the DVR via RS-232C por t. Connect DVR to PC via RS-232C port and user can control DVR us ing keyboard of PC . This function is ma inly for progra mmer who wants to control D VR as par t of many devices connected to PC s ystem. 3) PAN/TILT SETUP Set parameter s for PT Z cameras connected to the D[...]

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    31 CHAP. 5 Set Up 5-7. FACTO RY D E FAUL T Set all s ystem elements to the fac tory default va lue. Use the d irection buttons to move and press the [ENTER] button to set. After setting the va lues to ON, select RUN, press [ENTER]. If the A L L s ettin g was configured to ON, then the entire syste m has been set to factor y default settings. This m[...]

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    32 CHAP. 6 Network Setup 6-1. DVR Network Configur ation Now that you are familiar with t he equipment and should be able to i dentify a router from a modem and a Cat5 network cable from a telephone cable, we will proceed to determine the network scenario that fits your current netwo rk. Please call your provider to identify what type of service th[...]

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    33 CHAP. 6 Network Setup Case A : Sing le Static IP w/Perso nal Router Accessing the DVR using the Remot e Software for CASE A Configure the DVR as foll ows : 1. Set the DVR to MANUAL for the TCP/ IP settings . Do not use DH CP SETUP for this applicati on or v erify th at DHCP SETUP is set t o MANUA L. 2. IP ADDRESS : assign it a priv a te IP addre[...]

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    34 CHAP. 6 Network Setup REMOTELY : To access the DVR remote ly, that is from outside you r local network, fo llow the above directions for accessing loca lly, except for the IP address. For CASE A, you have received a static IP from you r Internet provide r. That static IP address is what you must enter into the software for connectivity to take p[...]

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    35 CHAP. 6 Network Setup REMOTELY : To access the DVR re motely, open the remote view ing software and c lick on the “Settings” button. As far as TCP/IP connectivity is concerned only 4 entries need to be made : For CASE A, you have receiv ed a static IP from y our Intern et provider. That static IP address is what you mus t enter into the soft[...]

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    36 CHAP. 6 Network Setup REMOTELY : To access the DVR remote ly, that is from outside you r local network, fo llow the above directions for accessing loca lly, except for the IP address. For CASE C, you have received a dynamic or PP P oE IP from your Int ern e t prov ider. That dynamic IP address is what you must enter in to the software fo r conne[...]

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    37 CHAP. 6 Network Setup 4. SUBNET MASK : 255.255.255.240 (example) a. Along wi th your sta tic IP addresses you should have received you r subnet mask from your Interne t provider. Please use th at subnet mask when configuring the DVR. If you did not re ceiv e this inform ation cont a ct your service pro vider. 5. GATEWAY : 24.106.1.193(examp le) [...]

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    38 CHAP. 6 Network Setup Configure the DVR as foll ows : For this application you can still use the DV R for rem o te access, yet you will have t o verify the IP address within the DVR on a continuous basis to ensu re the IP address hasn’t changed. This setup will not work with most Dynamic DSL providers. In any instance in which the D VR cannot [...]

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    39 - Power switch : Press the Power switch to exit the prog ram. Please disconnect the live feed before powering of f the softwa re - Connect button : Press the Connect button to view the live images from the DVR. These are the same images being displa yed on the mon itor of the DVR , with a delay depending on your internet connection at both the D[...]

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    40 CHAP. 6 Network Setup Sett ing Screen PTZ TYPE : If using PTZ device or camera, selec t the prot ocol y our PTZ camera is using from the list of preconfigured pro tocols. Circular Monitoring Interv al : This determine s the speed at which the channels sequence, when the SEQUENCE button is used from the ma in interface . PTZ Baud Rate : Enter the[...]

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    41 PlAYBACK INTERFACE through Remote Viewer Function of each button in Search window. Exit : Exit to live window. Full screen : Select a certain camera to view in full screen. Quad : To view quad mode (4 channels at the same time) Time : The recordi ng time & date inf orm ation of t he picture s which is bein g played. Channel select ion : Sele[...]

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    42 : Play Fast backward : Move to the start of recording : Play backward(1X) : Move to the pre vious hour : Play Forward(1X) : Move to the after ward hour : Play Fast Forward : Move to the end of recording : Stop playback 9 : Command button. a) Sav e : After pressing the Stop button, you can save the cu rrently viewed channels as an image (jpg) b) [...]

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    43 10 : Calendar Use this to select the date you wish to playback. The fil led in square outlines the date that is at the beginning of the hard d rives. The outlined square in dicates the data at the end of the hard drives. Select the date y ou wish t o view. Verify a filled in square for that particular date. If an invalid date is selected it will[...]

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    44 6-3. Back-up C D Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 To view the data stored on you r backup CD from the D VR unit, please use this software. The functions are described be low. 1. Time : Current time. 2. Status Windo w : Start & End of time & date, Status o f operating button. When user play forward/backward, recorded time will appear. 3. Play Spe[...]

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    45 Image EDIT 1 2 3 1. Image edit status window : Shows reco rd time & date, Image size, Command status. 2. Edit button : Use r can adjust color tone of copied images us ing this button. - Con trast : a) make b right part of image b righter and da rk part of image dar ker b) To reduce light and shade, lower contrast a little - Brightness a) mak[...]

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    46 6-4. Frequent ly Asked Questio ns CHAP. 6 Network Setup[...]

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    47 CHAP. 6 Network Setup[...]

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    48 CHAP. 6 Network Setup[...]

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    49 CHAP. 6 Network Setup[...]

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    50 Can I configure my DVMR for remo te access using a Dial-Up connection? Yes, it is possible, but not recommended. With a live video feed, the bandwidth that a dial -up connection provides is very poor. In addition, you will have t o install a device that allows y o ur DVMR to connect di rectly to your dial-up phone line (roughly $200). Why is my [...]

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    51 • The bes t picture quality in Playback(JPEG-2000) • R eal time live display in all channels • 4 channel video 240(200) ip s recording capability • Tr iplex ( Playback/Recording/Ethernet) • Mu lti-language menu • R emote monito ring and download th rough network • Var ious N/W environments suppor t (PPPoE) • C onvenient search fu[...]