User’s Manual Intelligent & Triplex 4 CH MPEG-2 DVR 780AW V1.1 Please read the instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.
WARNING All the safety and operating instructions should be read before operation. The improper operation may cause permanent damage. • This adaptor is only for this machine. Do not use it for other electronic products or it will damage other products. • Please lift and place this equipment gently. • Do not expose this equipment to direct sunlight. ， • Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water. • Do not spill liquid of any kind on the equipment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. What do you get ? FEATURES PACKAGE CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS 2. Before Operation INSTALLATION GUIDE FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL 3. Basic Operation GETTING STARTED OPERATION RECORDING FUNCTION PLAYBACK FUNCTION 4. Detailed Menu Setup MAIN MENU MENU OPTIONS RECORD SETTING TIMER SETUP CAMERA SETTING DETECTION SETTING DISPLAY SETTING PIP SETUP DWELL SETUP USER SETTING SYSTEM SETTING BUZZER SETUP UPGRADE SETUP EVENT SETTING NETWORK PTZ 5.
What do you get ? FEATURES • Remote control via the internet • Control PTZ camera • MPEG-2 compression format • Triplex function (record, playback and live at the same time) • USB Backup ( backup files by USB Sticker and USB HDD devices) • More accurate motion detection function • Connect video web server via IE browser • Auto sending message by e-mail or FTP when alarm occurs • High resolution: 720 X 480 pixels 720 x 576 pixels • Picture-in-Picture (PIP) in live • Alarm in
SPECIFICATIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Before Operation INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Table below is an example of connecting the DVR to existing Observation System. 2. Install HDD (The compatible HDD models are listed in the following table). Please refer to page 46 Appendix A for installation instructions. Note: 1. The HDD must be installed before turning on the DVR. If HDD is not installed, the DVR would function as a 4 CH multiplexer. 2. Users need to set the HDD on the Master mode for system detecting.
FRONT PANEL 1 1. REMOVABLE HDD CARTRIDGE & KEYHOLE 2 Please refer to page 47 Appendix #B. 2. CONTROL PANEL LED LIGHT The LED Light is ON under the following conditions. •HDD : HDD is reading or recording. •HDD Full : HDD is full . •ALARM : To turn off the ALARM LED light, please refer to page 14 and set the ALARM mode as OFF. •TIMER : When Timer is Enabled. •PLAY : Playing mode. •REC : Recording mode. MENU Press MENU button to enter main menu. ENTER Press ENTER button for confirmation.
REAR PANEL 2 3 4 5 6 1 1. LAN Connect DVR by LAN cable. 2. EXTERNAL I/O •Controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as Video Web Server or PC. •Alarm input, external I / O expansion. 3. VIDEO INPUT (1-4) Connect to video source, such as camera. 4. MAIN AND CALL MONITOR Connect to the main monitor. Connect to CALL monitor. Show the Switch Display. When alarm trigger happens, it will change to dwell modes of alarm. 5. FAN For ventilation, do not block the opening. 6.
Basic Operation GETTING STARTED 1.Connect the AC power cord and plug into an electrical outlet. The Red LED indicator light will be ON and the DVR is in Standby mode. 2. Press the Power button. The POWER LED will turn from red to orange, and other red LED indicators will be turned ON. It takes approximately 5 to 15 seconds to boot the system with the message : “ HDD Detecting ”. Once connected, the POWER LED will change to color green, and the Alarm LED will be ON. 3.
OPERATION RECORDING The DVR offers 2 recording modes(Timer and Manual). Under the recording status, if power is off accidentally, the recorded video will still be stored in the HDD. DVR will return to previous original recording setting after power restores. O/W The first character: ( Frame/Sec) A : 30 25 B : 15 12 C : 5 4 The second character: (Record Quality) a : Best b : High c :Normal d : Basic 007.
1. F.F. (FAST FORWARD) & F.R. (FAST REWIND) Increase the speed of Fast Forward and Rewind on the DVR by pressing the “FF” button. In the Play mode, press “ ► ” once to get 3X speed forward and press twice to get 45X speed,… and the maximum speed to reach 600X. Press “◄ ” once to get 15X speed rewind and press twice to get 90X speed, … and the maximum speed can reach 600X. 2. S.F. (SLOW FORWARD) Slow down the speed of Forward on the DVR by pressing the “SLOW” button.
Detailed Menu Setup MAIN MENU Press “MENU” button to enter the main menu at first time. The default password is 000000. Pleas press “ENTER” menu six times to enter the menu when the password is default value. There are 9 options available in the Main Menu.
MAIN OPTIONS ▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ ” “ ▼ RECORD ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the digit. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. STOP RECORD The system will stop manual recording function during the recording period if the setting is “NO”. And then, press the “ENTER” button to save the changed value. Note: 1.
▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ ” “ ▼ TIMER SETUP ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the digit. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. DAY Choose the day for recording. The options are: MON(Monday) , TUE (Tuesday), WED (Wednesday), THR (Thursday), FRI (Friday), SAT (Saturday),SUN (Sunday), MO-FR (Monday to Friday), SA-SU (Saturday to Sunday), OFF, and DAILY(on each day). * Date could be changed by “+” and “-” buttons. 2.
CAMERA ▼ ▼ Press the “▲” “▼ “ ” “ ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the option/digit. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. TITLE Assign a title to each channel. The default title is the camera’s number (Up to 8 characters). 2. REC (RECORD) Select a channel to record. ON : when the timer input is triggered, DVR will record a video. OFF : DVR will not record. 3. BR (BRIGHTNESS) Adjust the brightness of each channel. The level is from 0 to 63.
▼ Press the “▲” “ ▼ ” “ “” ▼ DETECTION “buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the option. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. DET (DETECTION) The motion detection on each channel can be turned ON or OFF individually. 2. AREA Press the “ENTER” button to set target-area. In this function, it is defaulted to detect nothing.
3. LS (Level Sensitivity) Comparing the difference between two images to allow the system to start motion detection function. Lower number = higher sensitivity for motion detection. The highest sensitivity setting is 02, the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default value is 06. 4. SS (Spatial Sensitivity) Set the number of motion detection targets (from 0-192 target areas). The highest sensitivity setting is 0, and the lowest sensitivity setting is 15. The default setting is 02.
DISPLAY YES ▼ ▼ Press the “▲” “ ▼ ” “ ” “ ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the option/digit. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. TITLE DISPLAY Set the title showing on monitor. 2. OSD COLOR Select the OSD (On Screen Display) color. The options are WHITE, RED, YELLOW, CYAN, BLUE, PINK, GRAY, ORANGE. 3. CURSOR COLOR Select the cursor color. The options are RED, YELLOW, GREEN, CYAN, BLUE, PINK, GRAY, ORANGE.
PIP OPTION Press the “▲” “▼” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the option. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. FULL SCREEN The full screen background picture display. 2. PIP SCREEN The picture with a 1/9 size screen “insert”. 3. POSITION There are six position settings : D/L (Down/Left), D/M (Down/Middle), D/R (Down/Right), U/L (Up/Left), U/M (Up/Middle), U/R (Up/Right).
DWELL OPTION ▼ ▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ ” “ ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the option. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. 1. NORM To set up the DWELL time period that each channel shows sequentially automatically on call monitor. The level is from 01 to 24 Sec or OFF. 2. ALARM To set up the DWELL time period when the alarm input is triggered. The level is from 01 to 24 Sec or OFF.
SYSTEM ▼ ▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ ” “ ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “+” “-”buttons t0 change the setting Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu 1. KEY MUTE To set the KEY MUTE. When the setting is “ON”, there will be no sound when you press any key. 2. BUZZER (refer to page 19 ) To enter the buzzer setup menu. 3. MESSAGE LATCH The default setting of messages displaying is 10 seconds when the setting is “ON”. 4. DATE DISPLAY Set the date display.
BUZZER SETUP 1. BUZZER Set the BUZZER “ON”, it will buzz when event occurs. 2. EXT ALARM To set the EXT ALARM. It will be trigged by event occurrence when the setting is “ON”. 3. VLOSS ALARM To set the VLOSS ALARM. When the setting is “ON”, the alarm will start after setting Buzzer, EXT Alarm or Alarm Duration. 4. MOTION ALARM To set the MOTION ALARM. When the setting is “ON”, the alarm will start after setting Buzzer and EXT Alarm. UPGRADE SETUP Note: 1.Please ask your agent to get the latest firmware.
EVENT Press the “▲” “▼” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “ENTER” button to get into the submenu. The EVENT shows the recording list of different types. The VIDEO LOSS section lists the record of video loss. The ALARM LOG section lists the record of triggering by external I/O alarm. The MOTION LOG section lists the record of triggering by motion detection. The ALL LOG section lists all types of records. The DELETE ALL option will delete all records.
▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ ” “ ▼ NETWORK ” buttons to move the cursor. Press the “ + ” “ - ” buttons to change the digit. Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/ to exit the menu. Set IP ADDRESS, NETMASK, GATEWAY, DNS and PORT. Choose YES in LOAD DEFAULT will go back to default value of NETWORK. PTZ ”“ ” buttons to move the cursor. ▼ ▼ Press the “▲” “▼” “ Press the “+” “-” buttons to change the digit. Press the “ENTER” button to confirm the changes/ “MENU” to exit the menu. 1.
Advanced Operation OPERATION OPTIONS 2X ZOOM Press the “ZOOM” button, It displays zoomed picture on main picture and a small inserted window. The inserted window contains a movable 1/4 view size of the appointed camera. The range is 2X. 2004 MAY-27 [THU] PM 01:45:37 the “ZOOM” button again to exit the zoom pointer. • Press Camera 1-4 button to select a channel. • Press ▲▼ buttons to move the zoom position.
SEARCH Press “SEARCH” button to play the recording. Select a channel for searching a video record. Press “▲” “▼” buttons to select camera. Press the “ENTER” button to get into menu/ submenu Press the “MENU” button to confirm the changes/exit the menu SEARCH MODE Press the “ENTER” button to get into each submenu. 1. EVENT SEARCH Display all the videos, which have been motion triggered on the recording mode. Note : When you playback recorded video, it would play with fast speed.
3. LIST ALL List all video records. Press the “▲” “▼” buttons to select one record. Press the “ENTER” / “PLAY” buttons to display. 1. Y/M/D The Month and the Date display(Year/Month/Date). 2. HO:MI:SE The beginning of recording time(Hour:Minute:Second). 3. MI:SE The duration of playing time(Minute:Second). 4. TYPE D1: Multiplex mode (input images of a channel at a time). USB BACKUP Users may have to format the USB memory device( USB Sticker and USB HDD devices ) by PC before connecting to the DVR.
Press “◄” “►” buttons to select a channel or move to the next digit. Press “+” “-” buttons to change the digit. Step 1: Choose a certain camera by pressing “◄” “►” buttons. Step 2: Enter the beginning and the end of time by pressing “+” “-” buttons. Step 3: Select OK by pressing “ENTER” button (shows the recording space). Step 4: Select OK again to start to backup a file. [ ]/[ ]: [ Recording space ] / [ Total available space of the USB memory device ]. NOTE: 1.
Network Setting Guide HARDWARE CONNECTION AT SERVER SIDE u Direct Connect with PC CAMERA PC MONITOR uRemote Connect Via Internet CAMERA MONITOR 26 PC
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1.Put the attached CD into a CD-ROM and it will start to install the application program into PC. 2. Press “Next”. 3.Choose destination location and press “Next”. 4.Set program shortcuts setting and press “Next”. 5.Press “Next” to begin to copy files 6.After the installation, there are 6 files and 1 folder in your assigned path (file folder) as below.
LOCAL SETTING Local Area Network Setting Step 1 Please enter the net work menu and get the IP Address of this DVR. 192.168.001.010 255.255.255.000 192.168.001.065 168.095.192.001 00060 No Step 2 Network setting for PC. (The instruction is based on Win XP O/S.
STEP 4 Click on “INTERNET PROTOCAL (TCP/IP)” and then select “Properties” to setup STEP 5 Choose “Use the following IP address” The last number of IP address between 1-255. ○ Obtain an IP address automatically ● Use the following IP address: 192. 168 . 1 . 11 192. 168 . 1 . 65 But it cannot the same as the DVR’s IP. Gateway Number equal the gateway in the DVR. STEP 6 Connect DVR and Computer with cross over cable STEP 7 Click twice and enter your User name, Password 192. 168 .
STATIC IP SETTING Step1 : Static IP setting In DVR MENU / NETWORK set IP ADDRESS, GATEWAY, NET MASK, DNS and WEB PORT which are provided from your local ISP ( internet service provider ). For example After all network settings are finished, please connect DVR and static IP.
DYNAMIC IP SETTING Step1 : Software installation 1.Put the attached CD into a CD-ROM and it will start to install the application program into PC. 2. Press “Next”. 3.Choose destination location and press “Next”. 4.Set program shortcuts setting and press “Next”. 5.Press “Next” to begin copying files 6.After the installation, there are 6 files and 1 folder in your assigned path (file folder) as below.
Step2 : DDNS apply 1. Click on free site “http://www.dyndns.org” ( please look at the example below, you can also apply DDNS in other DDNS web page) and “Account”. 2. Press “Create Account”. 3. Register the information and click on “Create Account” 4.After registering your account, you will receive an e-mail, which contains instructions to activate your account. If you do not follow these directions within 48 hours, you will need to re-register your account. 5.Login your account. 6.
Step3 : Login router NOTE : The following settings are different from router to router. Please read the instruction of your router thoroughly. 1.Connect PC and router (LAN end) LAN end POWER 2. Network setting for PC. (The instruction is based on Win XP O/S. If your O/S is Win 2000 or Win 2003, the setup procedure is similar to that of Win XP O/S) Click 3.
4.Click on “INTERNET PROTOCAL (TCP/IP)” and then select “Properties” to setup 5.Choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” 6.
7. In the setting window, enter “ ipconfig” to write down router’s gateway(e.q. 192.168.1.1) 8. Close the window in the above step. Enter the IP address ( router’s gateway : 192.168.1.1 ) to log in to the router from internet explore. And then enter the login web page and key in the router’s user name and password. Step3 : Router setting NOTE : In the router setting, we have four steps as follows. 1. Dial setting 2. DHCP setting 3. Virtual server setting 4.
1. Press “INTERNER PORT” and choose your WAN type (e.q. PPPoE), and then enter your “User Name” and “Password” of dialing up to dynamic IP. Press save after you finish the set up. test test 2. Press “LOCAL PORT” and set “Start IP address” and “Number of IP address”. (For example, if the IP address of DVR is 192.168.1.10, then 10 is excluded from the setting range) Press save after you finish setting up. 3. In “ADVANCED SETUP / Virtual Server”. Choose “By Port” and set “Port Number” to 80 for DVR.
4. In “ADVANCED SETUP / Dynamic DNS”. Key in the “DNS Account”, “User Name” and “Password” that you applied in step 3. Press save after you finish the set up. test Step4 : IP setting In DVR MENU / NETWORK set SERVER IP, GATEWAY, NET MASK, DNS and WEB PORT. Please get the number of IP ADDRESS, NETMASK, GATEWAY, DNS, PORT, LOAD DEFAULT from your ISP company.
Step6 : Connect to DMR via internet 1. Change PC network setting to the original setting and link PC to the internet. 2. Click twice and enter your User name, Password and host (Note : The default User Name and Password are both “admin”). Then click OK to connect. test. Dyndns.org Backup Program Play the last record file admin test.dyndns.org NOTE: You can get the software via attached CD.
SOFTWARE OPERATION AT CLIENT SIDE Follow the steps for connection at your client site (remote site). Step 1：Click twice to enter Login setup (please refer to page 18“software installation”) Step 2：Key in “User Name” and “ Password”. Click “OK” to establish the connection. Step 3：If you could see the video screen as following, you have been connecting successfully to the server. 2004-DEC-23 [ THU ] 10:42:32 Aa 001.
B. Digital device control panel 8 7 1 2 3 4 6 1. CH1-4 5 * +/-: 2. PIP/+, QUAD/- * Press “+” or “-” to change the default value. 3. Zoom, Lock, Record, Search **TURBO: 4. Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward , Pause, Activate the turbo button when you would like to shift the selection more quickly by jumping 6 selections at a time. Slow, Play 5. Menu / up / down / left / right NOTE： 6. PTZ After you press the record icon, there will be a recording file in the path that you have set.
ADVANCED SETTING Click “SYSTEM CONFIG” for advanced setting. SYSTEM CONFIG NOTE : Apply-After changing all setting, press “apply” to refresh the data. Reboot-Press this button to restart setting. ACCOUNT Set up the user’s account( Max 10 accounts) , password and authority ( Max 5 accounts on line at the same time) . 1.User’s level: SUPERVISOR-control all the functions HIGH LEVEL-control advanced functions NORMAL -control basic functions only GUEST LEVEL –watch the image only 2.
MAIL When the alarm is triggered, the video server program will capture the instant picture and e-mail the captured image to the assigned recipients. 1. Get all the data from the ISP company or by mailing to the server supplier.(SMTP server) 2. Set the mail list which you want to send to when the alarm is triggered. 3. No matter you set up the verify password or not, it depend on your mail server. If it is not necessary. Please choose verify as “No”.
TOOLBOX Upgrade the firmware and get the online users’ information. NOTE :Do not reboot the DVR while it is upgrading the firmware. 1.Firmware Version : The current firmware version. 2. Find and upgrade Firmware: Please get the firmware from your agent and save it in your PC or USB. Press “Find” button to get the latest firmware from PC and press “Upgrade_Firmware” to upgrade it. 3.Turbo Step: Set the shift step when you shift the zone which you see during the zoom in function.
CONNECT VIDEO WEB SERVER VIA IE BROWSER You can also connect Video Web Server via browser. This function is suitable in both WIN 2000 and WIN XP ( WIN XP is preferable to WIN 2000) Step 1：Enter IP address that you want to connect.(example) http://61.66.138.74 Step 2：Enter your Username and Password to login Video Web Server. Step 3：After you login, you will see as below. (example) 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 1.Image transmission rate per second 9.Quality switching button 2.
F&Q TROUBLESHOOTING When malfunction occurs, it may not be serious and can be corrected easily. The table below describes some typical problems and their solutions. Please check them before calling your DVR dealer. PROBLEM No power SOLUTION l Check power cord connections. l Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Not working when pressing any button l Check if it is under Key Lock mode. l Press "MENU" & "ENTER" to exit Key Lock mode. No recorded video l Check if the HDD is installed properly.
APPENDIX A– INSTALL THE HDD Follow the steps carefully in order to ensure correct installation. The compartment located on the front panel of the DVR is the removable Cartridge, in which you insert the HDD. The various parts of the Cartridge are labeled for your reference. ***Note: Users need to set the HDD on the Master mode for the system detecting.*** Step 1 Connect the connector with the HDD (refer to Picture 1). Step 2 Put HDD into the HDD cartridge.
APPENDIX B– REPLACE THE HDD A ( locked ) B ( unlocked ) Step 1 Open the cap Step 2 Unlock the cabinet by turning the key anti-clockwise Step 3 Pull out the cartridge Step 4 Loosen all screws on the Cartridge Step 5 Note: 1. If you want to change a different HDD, you must remove the connectors from HDD ( refer to Page 44 ). 2. When HDD works for a period of time, the surface temperature will be high, please pay attention to it. 3.
APPENDIX D– PIN CONFIGURATIONS 15 pin com port DVR 9 pin com port DVR PIN 3, 4, 5, 6 ALARM INPUT To connect wire from ALARM INPUT (PIN 3, 4, 5, 6) to GND ( PIN 9 ) connector. When alarm has been triggered, signal becomes “Low”, and it will stop all alarm activities. Under normal operation, signal remains “High”. PIN 7. EXTERNAL ALARM NC Under normal operation COM connect with NC and disconnect from NO. But when alarm is triggered, COM disconnect with NC, and connect with NO. PIN 8.
