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Digital Video Recor der User Manual ii FCC W ARNING ST A TEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following t wo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and (2) This device must accept any interference rec eive d, in cluding interference that may cause und esire d operation Importa [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual iii CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... ..................................... 1 1.1 DVR Intr oducti on ...................................................................................................[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual iv 4.1.1 Accessing DVR in LAN.....................................................................................................................................................................................41 4.1.2 Accessing DVR in W AN .........................................................................[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 DVR Introduction This DVR adopts the unique solution of Dual S tream technology , with a main processor that can process the signal of DVR recording and signal of inter n et transmission simultaneousl y , utilizin g standard H.264 al go rithm, the lates t advance d video compression f[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 2 RECORD & PLA YB ACK • Record modes: Manual operat ion, Sensor detecti on, Schedule Rec ord and Motion detection • Support HDD recycle • Support single channel playback • Support deleting and locking the recor d • Support remote playback in Network Client through LAN or internet • T wo record sea[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 3 CHAPTER 2 Panel Function Please make sure DVR is powere d off before you connect the DVR with other equipment. Do not hot plug in! 2.1 Check the Accessories When you receive the mach in e, please check accessories and mak e sure you have all the parts. Normally , accessories include : a mouse ， a Remote Contr[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 4 Digital Video Recorder RECORD PLA Y REW FORWARD STOP INFO POWER SEARCH CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 QUAD/ENT ER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Power button 2 Record button 3 Play button 4 Fast Backward button 5 Fast Forward button 6 S top button 7 Information but ton 8 Left /Up /Right /Down butt ons 9 Quad/Enter button 10 Searc[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 5 1 Power plug 2 Alarm in/alarm out 3 RS485 4 USB interface 5 LAN port 6 Audio in 1-2 7 S-video outp ut 8 Audio output 9 Video o utput 10 Video i n 1-4 Fig2.2 Back Panel 2.4 Remote Controller Introduction 2.4.1 Use Remo te C ontroller Notice : Please note th at Remote Cont roller is not a s tandard p art of t his[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 6 2.4.2 Facie of Rem ote Controller The entire facie of the Remote Controller is shown in Fig2.3 Remote Cont roller . Fig2.3 Remote Controller All buttons on the Remote Control ler de scribes as belo w table. Y ou could use " A " button on the Remote Controller to switch the input mode. Button Name Desc[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 7 Button Name Description 2X2 Four-screen di spl ay mode Press the b utton t o dis play the pi cture of f our cha nnel s. Pr ess " 1X 1 " button in four-scre en display mode to enter the channel 1 . 3X3 Nine-screen di splay mode Press the b utton to disp lay the pictu re of nine ch annels. Pres s "[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 8 Button Name Description Stop Stop button: Press t he button to sto p playing recor d. Audio switch Audio swit c h button Press the bu tton to switch t he audio of the c hannel. SEQ Sequence Bu tton Press the bu tton to make DVR display chan nels in turn. A A Button Press the bu tton to switch t he mode of font [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 9 Number Button Corresponding Le t ter Number Button Corresponding Lette r 1 ().@<> 2 ABC/abc 3 DEF/def 4 GHI/ghi 5 JKL/jkl 6 MNO/mno 7 PQRS/pqrs 8 TUV/tuv 9 WXYZ/wxyz[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 10 CHAPTER 3 Basic Operation Guide 3.1 How to St art DVR Notice : Before you power on the mach ine, please make sure the po wer inp ut of DVR is eligible for local pow e r sup pl y . If the power indicator light is off, please do as the following to start DVR: STEP1 Connect DVR to AC adaptor and plug in. STEP2 T [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 11 (referred Fig3.2 Main Menu). MAIN MENU BASIC CONFIG LIVE CONFIG RECORD CONFIG ALARM CONFIG PTZ CONFIG USER CONFIG NETWORK MANAGER T OOLS STEP2 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Right " and " Left " buttons to move cursor , selection highlighted b y yellow . STEP3 Press " En[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 12 3.2.1 Basic Configuration Basic Configuration menu is sho wn as Fig3.4 Basic Configuration. 1. VIDEO FORMA T After you enter the Basic Configuration menu, you need to set the video format. There are t w o options to choose: NTSC and P AL. STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " an[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 13 STEP2 Modify the DVR name. STEP3 Press " Enter " key to confirm the operation. 4. DVR ID Y ou could set DVR ID. It consists of three numbers. STEP1 Press " Up ", f Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Press " Enter " key to mo[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 14 Fig3.6 Live Configuration 1. CHANNEL STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Press " Enter " key to switch the channel which you want to set. 2. CHANNEL NAME Y ou could set the chann el na me. Rang e for inputtin[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 15 Modify value of contrast, brightness, saturation and hue of th e picture. 6. COPY CONFIG TO Copy the configurations of this chann el to any oth er selecte d chan nel. STEP1 Select the channel which this chann el will be copied to. STEP2 Press " COPY " button. STEP3 Press " Enter " key to co[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 16 2. RECYCLE If select " RECYCLE " check box to have continuo us recording, DVR will overwrite the oldes t record when HDD is full. If you unselect " RECYCLE " check box, the DVR will stop re cording when the HDD is full. 3. TIM E ST AMP If selecting the check box, record time will be disp la[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 17 Frame rate is the recording picture amount per second. If you choose 1 5, the picture recording rate is 15 frames per second. Y ou could set frame rate for different record mode. If the video format is NTSC, there will be five frame rates to c hoose: 1, 3, 7, 15 and 30. The maximum of the frame rate is 30. If [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 18 distant time of detecting the motion. If t he HOLD TI ME is 1 minute, the m otion which is detected will onl y trigger the alarm once in 1 minute. 2. CHANNEL STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Left " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Press " Enter "[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 19 Fig3.1 1 Detection A rea Setup Substeps of manually selecting the de tection area are des cribed as below: 1. In the Area Setup subm enu, press " Up " and " Dow n " buttons to choose " CUST OM " option. 2. Press " Enter " key to confirm the operation. 3. Press " Up [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 20 Fig3.12 Sensor Alarm Configuration 1. HOLD TIME It sets the record time after th e alarm happened. There are tw o options to choose: 1 minute and 2 minutes. It also sets the distant time of detecting the motion. If t he HOLD TIME is 1 minute, t he sensor event which is det ected will only trigger the alarm onc[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 21 ‘NC’ means normal close. If ‘NC’ is chosen, the DVR will alarm when the alarm is in hig h level. 5. TRIGGER RECORD One channel can connect to one sensor . But one sensor can match one or more cha nnels. STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " button[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 22 3.2.5 PTZ Configuration PTZ Configuration menu is sh o wn as Fig3.14 PTZ Configura t ion. 1. CHANNEL Switch to the channel which connects to the S peed Dome. 2. BAUDRA TE There are five options of baudrate to choose: 1200, 2 400, 4800, 9600 and 19200. 3. PROTOCOL Choose the PTZ protocol. Currently support prot[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 23 STEP6 Press " ESC " button to come back the Preset menu. STEP7 Press " SA VE " button to save the position of camera whic h you adjust before as Presetting Poi nt; press " CANCEL " button to discard the setting to get back to upper menu. Notice : Do you kno w how to use the Preset[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 24 If unselect " AUTHORIZA TION CHECK " check bo x, users can enter the sy stem directly without password. 2. USER Press " Enter " key to switch to another user . Using " + ” and " - " buttons could also change the user . 3. P ASSWORD Admin’s p assword is initialized as ‘1[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 25 BASIC CONFIGURA TION Basic Configuration submenu is sho wn as below Fig3.19 Basic Configuration. STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Press " Enter " key to enter the Basic Configuration menu. 1. NET SER VER I[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 26 It is the IP configure of the DVR. There are three options to choose: ST A T IC, DHCP and PPPoE. T ake S tatic IP address as example. STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Input IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gate way . STE[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 27 Notice : The act ual ISP list may be different f rom each vendor . T ake the ‘dns2p.com’ as example to introduce. If different from the below example, please conn ect with your Domain Name Service Provider to be guided how to get the domain. 1. Apply the Domain Name (1) Register in the Web STEP1 Fill in th[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 28 STEP1 Return to homepage after registering successfully . STEP2 Click " Account Manager " on the right of homepage to login (referred Fig3.24 Login Page). STEP3 Input the username and password with t he information that you have registered. STEP4 Click " Enter " key after filling in the tex[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 29 information abo ve and try agai n. 3. Application STEP1 Connect DVR to the Network Client. STEP2 After popping up the login interface, fill in " Server " textbox with ‘ *.dns2p.com’ to visit the Network Client of the DVR. ‘*’ is the domain which is set in ‘(3) Dom ain Setup’. According to[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 30 1. UICK FORMA T STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move the cursor . STEP2 Select " QUICK Format " check box. 2. FORMA T STEP1 Press " Up ", " Down ", " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to move [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 31 1. TYPE T ypes of the log file. Move the cursor to the l og file types which you want to inquire, pres s " Enter " key to select the types. The default setting is select all types. For example: 2. TIME Beginning time and ending ti me of the log file. STEP1 Select types of the log. STEP2 Select start [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 32 STEP2 Enter the menu after word-‘USB’ is displayed on the live mode. STEP3 Press " Up " and " Down " buttons to move the cursor on " UPDA TE " button. STEP4 Press " Enter " key to start updating. Process of backup is shown as Fig3.32 Upda ting. Fig3.32 Updating STEP5[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 33 3.3 Shortcut Menu 3.3.1 PTZ Fig3.35 PTZ Mode PTZ mode is shown as Fig3.35 PT Z Mode. In order to s witch the channel to whic h connects the video output of the S peed Dome, you may press " PTZ " button to enter the PT Z mode. In the live view of PTZ mode, the default chan nel is channel 1, you can us[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 34 FOCUS STEP1 In PTZ mode, press " FOCUS " button. STEP2 Press " + " and " - " buttons to control focus. IRIS STEP1 In PTZ mode, press " IRIS " button. STEP2 Press " + " and " - " buttons to control little and much light of the Speed Dome. 3.3.2 Search [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 35 STEP1 In Calendar submenu, press " Up ", " Dow n ", " Right " and " Lef t " buttons to select date. STEP2 Press " Enter " key to enter the Playback submenu, referred Fig3.38 Playback. STEP3 Press " Enter " key to select channels. STEP4 Press " Up[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 36 − TYPE: The type of the event. There ar e two types of event: MOTION and SENSOR. − M: Motion detection. − A: Sensor detection. − LOCK: Lock status of files. STEP6 Press " Up " and " Down " buttons to choose the event record. STEP7 Press " Enter " key to play back the recor[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 37 (3) ST ART TIME S tart recording time to backup. The first line is hour , and the second line is minute. Y ou mu st choose the date firstly and choose the time secondly . (4) END TIME End recording time to backup. The first line is hour, the seco nd line is minute. Y ou must choose the date fi rstly and choose[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 38 ‘BACKUP COMPLETEL Y’. So far , the backup is comp leted. 2. VIEW BACKUP If backup with A VI format, most media player can vie w directly . If backup with DVR format, please use the client software to view . (We also supply extra softw are, DVR player , which can play A VI and DVR format, it is suggested to[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 39 STEP5 Move the cursor to " DELETE " button and press " Enter " key , information will be giv en as below: ‘SOME RECORDS WILL BE DELETED, CONTINUE?’ STEP6 Press " Lef t " and " Right " buttons to select " OK " button. STEP7 Press " Enter " key to d[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 40 • If you press the " Lef t " button, it will display the third chann el in full screen. • If you press the " Right " button, it will display the f ourth channel in full screen. • If you press the " Enter " button, it will display t he four-divided channel. • If you press t[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 41 CHAPTER 4 Remote Surveillance 4.1 Accessing DVR Because our DVR supports IE control, you need use IE connect to DVR and download and install ActiveX controls for remote controlling the DVR. Before remote controlling the DVR, you need right connect the DVR and cabl e to internet. If you access the DVR throu gh [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 42 Figure4-1 Netw ork Client Interface 4.1.2 Accessing DVR in WA N When you access DVR in WAN, you need to set safety certificate firstly . STEP1 Double-click the IE browser icon to open the IE browser . STEP2 Select ‘tools > Internet Options’ in menu bar , it will pop up " Internet Options " win[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 43 STEP3 Click " Security " option, an d click " Custom Level… " in " Security level for this zone ", it w ill pop up " Security Settings " window , referred Figure 4 -3 Security Settings. STEP4 In " Security Settings " window , en able the options which relate [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 44 STEP8 The system access DVR automatically after finishing inst allation. T he Network Client interface will be displa yed in IE browser , referred Fig ure 4-1 Net work Client Interface. Notice : When the Netw ork Client is runni ng on VIST A operatio n system, you als o need set relatio nal ActiveX p arameters[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 45 STEP1 Click button to input usern a me and password in the pop-up box. STEP2 Press " Enter " key to login. Notice : Click " EXIT " button, you could exit th e system. 4.2.2 Snap Picture Snap live picture. Press to snap the picture. 4.2.3 Parameter Settin gs Parameter Settings windo w could [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 46 4.3 Remote Playback and Search 4.3.1 Remote Playback Click button in the Main Inte rface to enter the foll owi ng area which is shown as Fig4.3 Remote Playback. Search By Date Search By Channel Backup Lock Snap Picture Event Search Record Playback and Control Fig4.3 Remote Pl ayback Meaning of the function but[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 47 Fig4.4 Multiple of Playing Fig4.5 Data Preview Fig4.5 Data Preview shows the record data of different channels in corresponding time. In the figure, left side sho w s the available channels. W hen certain channel has bee n selected for playback, the back ground color will be highlighted and ‘ ’ sign will a[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 48 Fig4.6 Backup There are two methods of backup: backup b y time and backup by event. 1. TIME BACKUP STEP1 Select the time and record type. STEP2 Select the camera. STEP3 Press " Browse… " button to select the folder of saving the Backup file. STEP4 Select cameras which you want to backup. STEP5 Sele[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 49 STEP5 Select the type of backup file. STEP6 Click " Select Event " button to enter the Select Event window which is shown as Fig4.7 S elect Event. Fig4.7 Select E vent 1. Choose event list and press " >> " button to move to backup list, showed in the box under; Click " >>&g[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 50 STEP1 Click button to enter the Re mote Lock window , as Fig4.8 Remote L ock. STEP2 Select the time and record type. STEP3 Select the camera. STEP4 Click " Select Event " button, system find the corresponding event and it w ill pop up the L OCK EVENT window which is shown as Fig4.9 Lock Event. STEP5 [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 51 Fig4.10 Remote DVR Conf igur ation The definitions of the buttons in Fig4.10 ar e a s below: System Configuration Live configuration Record Configuration Alarm Configuration PTZ Configuration User Configuration M a n a g e T o o l s Return The Remote DVR Configuration can set the configuratio ns of the DVR rem[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 52 4.4.1 Basic Configuration Click button in the Remote DVR Configuration and enter the Basic Co nfiguration which is shown as belo w Fig4.1 1 Basic Configuration. After you change parameters of the Basic Configuration windo w , click " OK " button, the set t ing will be saved and inure d on the DVR. Fi[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 53 5. Date Format Select the option in the drag-do wn list to change the format of date. There are three date format : YY/MM/DD 、 DD/MM/YY 和 MM/DD/YY . 6. Buzzer Select the option in the drag-do wn list to change the time how long the buzzer will last. 4.4.2 Live Configuration Click button in the Remote DVR C[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 54 3. Show Name Select the check box to change be hid den or shown t he name of DVR cha nnel in the live display mod e. 4. Channel Name Input words to change t he name of the channel. COLOR SETTINGS 1. Channel Select the option in the drag-do wn lis t to change the channel of DVR. 2. Brightness /Co ntrast /Satura[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 55 1. Parameter Settings The setting is the same a s ‘3.2.3 Record Configuratio n’ of the DVR. If you change it o n Network Clien t, the DVR will change along with it. 2. Schedule Record The default value of Schedule Record is not active. STEP1 Click the check box of the Schedu le Rec ord, it will be active. [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 56 4.4.4 Alarm Configuration Click button in the Remote DVR Configur ation, the drag-do wn menu will appear . T here are Motion Alarm windo w , Sensor Alarm window and Other Alarm window . The setting is the same as ‘3.2.4 Alarm Confi guration’ of the DVR. If you change it here, the DVR will change alon g wit[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 57 Fig4.16 Software Update STEP3 After update finishing, DVR need to be rebooted to appl y the new firmware. LOAD DEF AUL T Load default setup. SYSTEM INFORMA TION It displays the information of the DVR, such as version, DVR name and M AC address and so on. SYSTEM LOG It displays the information about operating i[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 58 Fig4.17 PTZ Configurat ion 1. Channel When you need to set PT Z control, you should enter the PTZ configuration window and click the corresponding channel . Then users can begin to control the PT Z through enabled chan nel. 2. Baud Rate It sets the Baud Rate of PTZ device. The default value is 9600. 3. Protoco[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 59 PTZ CONTROL INTERF ACE Fig4.18 PTZ Control Click button in the Main Interface (referred Fig4.2 Main In terface) and enter the PTZ C ontrol interface which is shown as Fig4.18 PT Z Control. Y ou can contr ol PTZ devices by the function buttons on the right side of the interface. The function of the buttons is d[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 60 Icon Description Icon Description Upward Controlling the sp eed dome to sw ing up. Down ward Controlling the sp eed dome to sw ing down. FOCUS+ It sets the cam era’s long fo cus. FOCUS- It sets th e camera ’s short fo cus. ZOOM+ It sets the cam era’s zoom in. ZOOM- It sets the cam era’s zoom out. IRIS+[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 61 CHAPTER 5 Operation with Mouse 5.1 Switch the Display of Channel Y ou can s witch the display mode of channels in DVR with mouse. • If the picture of the channel is in mult i-divided mode, yo u could switch the pict ure to full screen through clic king on the picture. • If the picture is in full screen mod[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 62 Right-click on the picture to exit the menu. 5.2.3 PTZ Control Click " PTZ Control " menu to enter the PTZ mode. The shortcut menu of PTZ is shown as Fig5.1 Shortcut Menu of PTZ. Y ou could cont rol the zoom-in and zoom-out, fo cus and input lightness of the S peed Dome. Fig5.1 Shortcut Menu of P TZ [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 63 Notice : , , and buttons are us ed to contr ol the Speed Do me to swing up, right, left and down. 5.3 Fast Reverse and Fast Forward When you play back the recor d, you can backward or forward the record. Multiple of reversing and for wardi ng is contr olled throug h usi ng the mous e. T he shortcut menus of fa[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 64 CHAPTER 6 Frequently Asked Questions Question1: Y ou have been do wnload and install Network Client software from the DVR. But after inputting DVR IP , username and password, it appears ‘ Can’t open codec TVTTH ’. Ans w er: When installing the software, the system regedit and sy stem file need to be modi[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 65 Appendix A Main St andard & Parameter Model 4Channel VIDEO Input Level 4 × BNC 1.0Vp -p±10%.75Ohm Video Standard NTSC / PAL Video Output 2 × BNC 1.0Vp-p± 10%.75Ohm ， 1 × S-Video ， 1 × VGA(opti on al item ) Screen Split C ontrol 1, 4Screen NTSC 720x 480 Resolution PAL 704x576 NTSC 120FP S Display [...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 66 Real Time App. 4CH Full Motion Tran smission ALARM Sensor Input 4Ports Alarm Output 1-Out(Programmable), Te rminal Motion Detecti on Available F or Each Camera Mult i Detection Lev el CONNECTOR Video Input BNC × 4 Main Monitor Out put BNC × 2(Paralle l), S-Video × 1, VGA × 1(optional) Audio Input (M ono) R[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 67 Appendix B Record Cap ability The following table shows how much capability record of 4 chan nels engrosses per hour. PAL NTSC Picture Quality Resolution T otal frame rate Capability (G/hour) Resolution T otal frame rate Cap ability(G/hour) High 352*288 100F/S 908M 352*240 120F/S 915M Medium 352*288 100F/S 670[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 68 Swann T echnical Support Worldwide Email support tech@swann.com.au UNITED ST A TES toll free 1-800-627-2799 1-877-274-3695 (Su, 2pm-10pm US PT) (M-Th, 6am-10pm US PT) (F 6am-2pm US PT) USA Exchange & Repairs 562-777-2551 (M-F , 9am-5pm US PT) AUSTRALIA toll free 1300 138 324 (M 9am-5pm AUS ET) (T u-F 1am-5[...]

Digital Video Recor der User Manual 69 Swann Communications Limited Warranty Terms and Conditions Swann warrants this product against defects in wo rkmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from it’s original purchase date. You must present your rece ipt as proof of date of purchase for warranty validation. Any unit which proves def ect[...]

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