Optiview DVR manual

V e r s i on 1 . 5 rel.062007 Optiview USA DVR-MR Series User ’ s Manual V er 1.5[...]

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User ’s Manual 2 Caution and Pr eventive T ip s • Switch the 1 15/230V selector to y our local volt age st andard • Handle with care, do not drop the unit • Mount the unit in an e quipment rack o r place it on a solid, stable sur face. • Indoor use only . Do not place the unit in a humid, dusty , oily , or s moky site. • Do not place it[...]

User ’s Manual 3 Important Information Before proceedin g, please read and obse rve all i nstructions and w arnings in this manual. Retain t hi s manual with the original bill of sale f or f uture reference and, if necessary, w arranty service. W hen unpackin g y our unit, check for miss ing o r da maged items. I f any item i s missing, or if dam[...]

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V ersion 1.5 00P379200FS EA5 T a ble of Content 1. Overv iew ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Product Key Features .......................................................................................... 3 1.2 Product A pplicatio n Diag ram...............[...]

User ’s Manual 2 Search by T ime .................................................................................................. 26 Search by Ev ent ................................................................................................ 27 4.4 Deleting Recorded V ideo ...................................................................[...]

User ’s Manual 3 1. Overview The V ersatile MPEG-4 DV R is an integrated digital video recorder that combines the features of a time-lapse audio / video recorder , a multiplexer , and a video server to create a single security CCTV so l ution. Its outst anding triplex+ operation enables user to vi ew live, playback r ecorded video, and remote a c[...]

User ’s Manual 4 • Synchronized 2 channels audio live, recording, and p lay back (locally & remotely) • Built-in CD-R W or DVD+R W f or v ideo clip exporting (optional) • Easy software upgrade via Netw ork, USB ThumbDrive®, CD/R W , or Internet Remote Applicatio n • Configurable normal and event recording frame rate & p ict ure q[...]

User ’s Manual 5 1.2 Product Application Diagram Connect t he unit with other devices as shown in the system diagram to complete a video surveillance solution. The figure shows also the expandability and flexibility of this digital recording system. 2. System Install ation The notices and introduction on system inst allation will be described par[...]

User ’s Manual 6 allowable temperature of opera ting e nvironment is 40°C. The unit u tiliz es heat-conducting te c hniques to tran s fer internal heat to the case, especially to the bottom si de of the unit. NOTE: Be sure not to remove the rubber fee t, and always lea v e a space for air ventilation on the unit’ s bottom side. 2.2 Selecting V[...]

User ’s Manual 7 2.4 Rear Panel Co nnections There are various co n nectors on the rear panel used for V ersa til e MPEG -4 DVR installations. The following figure shows the connectors by name; and followed by the detailed description of each connector . 4-channel and 8-channel V ersatile MPEG- 4 DVR has 4 camera and 8 camera inputs and camera lo[...]

User ’s Manual 8 LAN Connector (RJ-45) The V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR is capable of networking. The LAN port opens the door of V e r satile MPEG-4 DVR to Ethernet by the Internet. Power Jack The V er satile MPEG-4 DVR h as a free volt age AC po w er connection jack. Please connect the power supply that s hi ps w ith the un it . W ARNING: Use o f other[...]

User ’s Manual 9 RS-232C The u nit p rov ides a RS-232C communication port for send ing and re ceiv ing signals. USB Connector (x2) There are two USB2.0 ports o n the rear p anel for users to conn ec t external USB devices to the un i t, such as ThumbDrive or CD-R W . IEEE 1394 FireWire ® (x2) The V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR is equipp ed with t w o IE[...]

User ’s Manual 10 3.1.1 LED Indication The V e rsatile MPEG- 4 DVR LE Ds on the front panel are described as follows. Network LED (Green) The LED should b e l it w hen V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR is connected to a network and blink when the d ata is being transferred. Power LED (Green) The LED lit when the correct po w er is connected. HDD LED (Y ellow[...]

User ’s Manual 1 1 CHANNEL • W hi le the unit is u nder b oth Live and Playback mode, press the CHANNEL key to view the correspond ing v ideo in full screen. Th e nu mber of the CHANNEL keys corresponds to the number of cameras supported by the unit. • W hi le the unit is under dome control mode, the first key is used to access the Set/Go pre[...]

User ’s Manual 12 SEARCH In both Playback and Live mode, user c an press S EARCH to call the Search Menu f or searching and playing ba ck recorded video by date and time or events. ESC Press to cancel or exi t f rom certain mode or O SD Menu without changing the settings. Direction Ke y s • In Zoom mode, these keys functio n as Direction keys. [...]

User ’s Manual 13 • W hi le playing back video , you can use the shuttle ring to select different speed of f orw ard and backward playing. Ro t ating the s huttle ring counterclockwise causes the unit to p la yback into faster forward/ backward playing speed. According to the a ngle you rotate t he sh uttle ring, you can c hoose the playi ng sp[...]

User ’s Manual 14 T o Re st a rt / Shut down the Unit Press MENU a nd input the a d ministrator password to access the OSD Main Menu. Select <Shutdow n> in Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the Shutdown Menu, which displays as follows. Shutdow n 1. Power Of f 2. Reboot Execute Execute <Power Off> Select th is item to s hut down the u[...]

User ’s Manual 15 After entering the correct p assword, the Main Menu is displayed. Main Menu 1. System Setup 2. Monitor Setup 3. Camera Setup 4. Record Setup 5. Sequence Setup 6. Event Setup 7. Database Se tup 8. Configuration 9. Vid eo Export 10. Shutdow n Move the cursor up / down over the OSD items using the Direction keys and press ENTER to [...]

User ’s Manual 16 3.3.2 Ke y Usage in Virtual Keyboard A virtual ke y board shows when e dit certain settings in the O SD Main Menu, such as camera title, e-mail address, etc. The virtual keyboard displays as follows. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . ! @ [...]

User ’s Manual 17 3.4 System Date / T ime Setting User can set the current da t e, t i me and other OSD parameters in Date/T ime Menu. In OSD Main Menu, s elect <System Setup> and press ENTER, then select <Date/T ime> to access the Date/T ime Menu; t he menu disp lay s a s follows. Date/T i me 1. Date 2. T ime 3. Date/T i me Display 4[...]

User ’s Manual 18 Date Display Mode This f unction allows user to set the OSD display type of the date / time. There are three options to select f ro m: <Y/M/D>, <M /D/Y> o r <D/M/Y>. “Y” represe nts “Y ear”, “M” represents “Month” and “D” represents “Day”. The default setting is <Y/M/D> in both NTS[...]

User ’s Manual 19 3.5 Record Sche dule / Quality Setting The Record Setup Menu allows user to set recording quality , re cording schedules, and other recordin g parameters. Adm inistrator's passw ord is required to enter <Record Setup> Menu. In the Main Menu, s elect <Reco rd Setup> and press ENTER; th e following menu displays. [...]

User ’s Manual 20 3.5.2 Schedule Set up The S c hedule Setup is used to set the day an d n ig ht t im e, or weekend recording sch edule. Select <Sch edule Setup> from t he Record S e tup Menu and press ENTER; the following men u is disp layed. 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. We[...]

User ’s Manual 21 3.5.4 Per Camera Configuration This fun cti on is use d t o se t the Da y / Night / W eeke nd PPS (Picture per Second) and Quality for each channel. The Preset Configuration must be se t to <OFF> f or a cc essing th ese schedules. The menu is displayed as below (Record Mode: 720 × 240@60PPS in NTSC / 720 × 288@50PPS in P[...]

User ’s Manual 22 4.1.1 Vie w ing Modes The V e rsatile MPEG-4 DVR supplies users versatile ways o f view ing b oth live and recorded video. Following presents these view formats. Viewing in Full Screen Press wanted CHANNEL k ey directly to view the corresponding camera image in full view format. Viewing in Multi- w ind ow V a rious multi-window [...]

User ’s Manual 23 Vie w ing in Sequence Mode Automatic sequence fun ction can be used in any view mo de. Select certain view format a n d press SEQ to toggle the automatic s equ ential se q uence, press ESC to stop s equencing. The figure below displays the 4-camera sequencing view modes. T o Freeze Li v e Image Press FREEZE w hile view ing live [...]

User ’s Manual 24 LEFT (Reverse Playback) The key is used to reverse the recorded video while the unit is p lay ing back. Press the key repeatedly to incre ase the speed of reverse play back by 1 × , 2 × , 4 × , 8 × , 16 × , or 32 × . RIGHT (Forward Playback) The key is u sed to play the recorded v ideo f ast forward. Press the k ey repeate[...]

User ’s Manual 25 The four windows on t he top-left play back the reco rded v ideo of ch annel 1 to channel 4, respectively , and the rest windows display t he live image of channel 1 to channel 4. 4.2 Call Monitor Control Users a re allowed to use the V ersa ti le MPEG-4 DVR unit front panel to control a call monitor display without having to a [...]

User ’s Manual 26 4.3 Searching Rec orded V ideo The V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR is capable of searching and playing back recorded video by date and time o r events. Entering the specific date and time, the unit w ill then search for the matched video and play i t on the monitor . Alternatively , u sers can search event video by selecting chan nel as w[...]

User ’s Manual 27 Search b y Event Follow the steps to search video by event. • Press SEARCH key to ent er t he <Search> Menu. • T o s earch event video that was 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 <Ev ent L ist> and press ENTER[...]

User ’s Manual 28 4.4 Deleting Record ed V ideo Users can delete the Normal and Event recorded video in <Purge Da t a> Menu. T he administrator password is required to access the function. S elect <Record S etup> f rom Main Menu, and then select <Purge Data> and press ENTER, the <Purge Data> Menu displays. Purge Data 1. Pu[...]

User ’s Manual 29 From the Main Menu, select < Vi deo Export> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. V ideo Expo rt 1. Select Devi ce 2. Select Ch: 3. From 4. T o 5. Select Event s 6. Data T ype 7. Export Format 8. Digital Si gnature 9. Erase Disc 10. Begin Export CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 2005/03/19 AM 07:50:05 2005/03/28 PM 03:09:18 Norm[...]

User ’s Manual 30 From / T o Time The ite ms ar e used to set the time which data export begins and ends. Move the cursor using Di rection ke y s, and press ENTER to select the date / time items; adjust the selected date and time v alue by UP / DOWN keys. NOTE: The exporte d da t a between the S tart Ti me and End T i me includes both normal and [...]

User ’s Manual 31 Make sure that you have an external s torag e d ev ice, such as a USB Hard Drive or USB ThumbDrive, av ailable and conn ected to t he appropriate port f or export. For more information on verif y ing digital sig nat ure, see Appendix D: V erifying Digital Signature. 4.5.4 Erase Disc This fu ncti on is used to re mov e info r mat[...]

User ’s Manual 32 4.6.2 Dome Prot ocol Setup The <Dome Protocol> item lists th e available dome p rotocols for communicating with dome c ameras connected to the V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR . From the Main Menu, sele c t <Camera Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Camera Setup 1. Camera Select 2. Dome Protocol 3. Dome ID[...]

User ’s Manual 33 4.6.3 RS485 Setup V ersa til e MPEG-4 DVR co n trol the domes via RS -48 5 commun ic ation protocol. The RS-485 parameters in V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR mu st be set to the same parameters as the protocol for RS-422 setup of the dome. Users are allowed to change the RS-485 settings of the V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR . Select < System Se[...]

User ’s Manual 34 Set / Go Preset This key is used t o enter the Dome Preset Me nu to set up certain position as a preset and go to the prede t ermined preset positions for viewing. T oggle Hint Screen This f unction is used to avoid viewing the dome parameter information while controlling dome camera. Press this key to hide the screen. Press it [...]

User ’s Manual 35 4.6.5 Setting Prese t Point s The V ersatile MPEG-4 DVR allows use r to set preset positions; the amount of preset points depends on the dome manufacturer . Follow the steps to set preset points. • Press a Channel key to view the corresponding cam era in full screen. • Then press DOME to enter dome co ntrol mode. • Use Dir[...]

User ’s Manual 36 4.6.6 Calling Preset P oint s Follow the steps to call preset points. • Press a Channel key to view the corresponding cam era in full screen. • Then press DOME to enter dome co ntrol mode. • Press 2 to view the dome c ontrol Hint Screen; press 2 again to toggle the Hint Screen. • Press 1 to access the Set/Go P res et fun[...]

User ’s Manual 37 Appendix A : Technical Specifications All specifications are subject to change w ithout notice. Specifications 4ch V e r satile DVR 8ch V e r satile DVR Unit size Half rack mountab le/ 1 U V ideo Operation T riplex + operation Operating sy stem Embedded Compression algo rithm MPEG-4 V ideo Input s 4 Channels, Vp-p/75 ohm 8 Chann[...]

User ’s Manual 38 Dome Control Protoco ls P e l c o P , P e l c o D , A D 42 2 , F a s t r a x 2 . Ethernet 10/100M, RJ45, DHCP / PPPoE / DDN S full support RS232C D-Sub 9 pin female RS485 T erminal blo ck A uthentication Digital si gnature on export Remote Sof t ware DVR Remote sof tware in cluded Operating T emperature 0~40 °C Unit Dimension ([...]

User ’s Manual 39 Appendix B: Record Duration The record duration relates t o recording rate, image quality and HDD capacity . Ref er t o the following table. NOTE: Record duration times a re based on actual tests and represent average file sizes. Performance may vary depe nding on s pecific installations and use. Audio recording requires 8 KB pe[...]

User ’s Manual 40 160 GB Internal M emory @ CIF resolution 360×240 Recording Rat e Recording Pictur e Quality Mode Low est Low Normal High Highest NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NT SC PAL NT SC PAL Total PPS NTSC Total PPS PAL 2 2 5 5 8 8 11 11 14 14 120 100 8.09 9.71 3.24 3.88 2.02 2.43 1.47 1.77 1.16 1.39 60 50 16.18 19.42 6.47 7.77 4.05 4.85 2.94[...]