SECO-LARM USA DR-104Q manual

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    DR -1 Series H.264 Pentaplex Network DVR Quick Setup Guide* Note: Model numbers t hat end with “Q” or that have a round green “Q” stic ker signify RoHS -co mpliant products. No. of Channels Pictures Per Second DR - 104Q 4 120 DR - 108Q 8 240 DR - 116Q 16 240 Easy recording and setup. BNC and VGA outputs. Remote LAN and Web viewing. Programm[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 2 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc Table of Contents: Parts List ....................................................... 2 Searching ..................................................... 8- 9 Using the Mouse ........................................... 2 Remote Viewing ......................................... 9- 10[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 3 Front Panel: Front panel feat ure description s: 1 Channel selection buttons 1. Press any butto n to view the corres ponding channel in f ull mode on the main screen. Press MOD E (14) to return to other views. 2. Channel selection k eys are used as a key pad to input nu mbers when[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 4 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc Rear Panel: DR -104Q: DR-108Q / DR-116Q: ( DR-116Q shown) Rear panel feat ure descriptions: 1 LAN 10/100M (RJ- 45) Use a Cat5e/6 c able to connect the DVR to a Local Ar ea Network for remote acc ess. 2 PS2-Compatible USB Port Provides connectio n point for a PS2-comp atible USB mo[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 5 Getting Started: Connections: 1. Connect cameras to the B NC channel inputs on th e rear of the devi ce . 2. Connect a VGA-capable d isplay to the VGA port on the rear of the device. 3. If connection to a Call Monitor is desire d, connect via the BNC port m arked Call Monitor Out [...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 6 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 4. To adjust the time and date: N ote : Changes to time and date settings m ay cause incon sistency or data loss in previously recorded material. Back up all data befo re making changes. For more inform ation on how to back up data, please see Exporting Video on pg . 11 of this gu[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 7 Connecting a PT Z (Pan / Tilt / Zoom) Came ra Note: For pin configurations, please see Pin Connectio n for Alarm I/O & RS-485 and Audio In on page 12 of this guide. 1. Make sure the RS-485 co nnector from the PTZ camera is configured correctly. See pg. 12. 2. Connect the PTZ c[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 8 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc b. For Full Screen mod e, present channel will zoom. For other m odes , the last selected channel will zoom. c. Pan up/down/left/right using the front panel/remote or onscreen (for mouse) arr ow buttons. 4. Certain icons will appear on screen while in any display mod e. Please r e[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 9 Select End: to star t playing from latest recorde d video. At Select , choose a date a nd tim e to from which to start playing vi deo . Select or click the play icon to begin playback from the selected start point. Calendar Search Select Calendar Sea rch from the SEARC H menu. Cho[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 10 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc Remote Viewing S oftware Interfac e Descriptions 1 Channel images wit h channel numbers 11 Screen size 2 Current date and time 12 Download DVR Player software 3 Sound ON/OFF 13 Live View (show liv e video streams) 4 Quick Record (press o nce to assign file a nd start recording, p[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc 11 Playback: 1. Playback is stopped and star ted by pressing the PL AY/STOP button on the front panel or remote, or by right clicking th e main screen a nd choosing . 2. Playback will start from wherever the pr eviously displayed recordin g was stopped. 3. Use the MODE, PLAY/STOP, F[...]

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    ENFORCER DR-1 Series DVR Quick Setup Gu ide 12 SECO-LARM U. S.A., Inc Pin Connection for Alarm I/O & RS-485, a nd Audio In: Alarm I/O & RS-485: DR -104Q: Pin Connection Pin Connection Pin Connection Pin Connection 1 Alarm Out Open 5 Alarm In 1 9 Alarm Out Close 13 GND 2 Alarm Out COM 6 Alarm In 2 10 GND 14 GND 3 RS -485 D+ 7 Alarm In 3 11 G[...]