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Contents Before You Begin Contents Package Contents DVR Layout Remote Control Connecting Cameras to the DVR Starting the DVR Main Menu Hard drive Setup Setting the Time Camera Setup Record Setup Record Framerate Video Quality Record Schedule Sensor Setup Motion Detector Setup System Password Image Parameters Miscellaneous Setup Recording Playbac
Package Contents DVR4-1160™ Unit Remote Control Operating Instructions Easy Setup Guide Power Adapter with Cable Software CD Network cable USB cable RCA Video Cable RCA to BNC adapters X 4 Security Stickers (4 Pack) If you are missing any of the components above, contact Swann Communications for assistance.
DVR Layout Front Panel 10 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 1.Rewind - Press to rewind a recording / press to move cursor left. 2. Pause - Press to pause a recording. -During display mode press to activate sequence mode.(SEQ. DWELL TIME must be set). 3. Play - Press to begin playing most recent recording. 4. Fast foward - Press to fast forward a recording / press to move cursor right. 5. Stop - Press to stop a recording. 6. Record - Press to begin recording.
Remote Control 1 2 3 4 5 1. 0-9 (digit key pad) - Buttons 1-4 can be used to view channels 1-4 in individual display mode during recording and playback. - 0-9 can be used for a password. - 0-9 can be used in NETWORK SETUP to change digits. Note: cannot be used to set the time or input the time in time search. 2. ALL - Press to activate the entire screen for motion detection in MOTION DETECTOR SETUP. 3 - LEFT arrow - Move cursor left in menus. 4. REWIND/RWD - Press to rewind a recording during playback. 5.
Connecting Cameras to the DVR Cameras and accessories optional 1 2 3 4 6 5 1. Connect the power and BNC ends of the security camera to an extension cable. 2. Connect the DC end on the extension cables to the 4 way power splitter plugs. 3. Connect the camera power supply to the other end of the power splitter. 4. Connect the BNC end of the extension cables to the camera connections on the back of the DVR unit (CH1, CH2, CH3 & CH4) 5.
Starting the DVR Once you have connected the DVR and switched the power on it will begin to boot up. During boot up you will see the following screens CHECKING HDD........ MASTER [ST3250310SV] SLAVE [...... NONE] V2.6 G-V-MLANG 2009.XX.XX This third screen will only show on first boot up or after a new hard drive has been installed. Push SELECT to format the hard drive or MENU to cancel the format and continue with the start up. CHECKING HDD........
Main Menu To access the main menu push the MENU button. You can scroll through the sub menus by using the UP & DOWN buttons on the DVR front panel or the remote control. The red arrow indicates the sub-menu or option that is currently selected. See page 4 for DVR functions and page 5 for remote control functions. Hard drive Setup Overwrite enabled - Set to ON to enable the hard drive to overwrite the oldest files when the hard drive is full.
Camera Setup Camera Setup allows you to choose which channels will be active when the cameras are plugged into the DVR. When a camera is set to OFF in Camera Setup you will not be able to view the display for that camera. You will also not be able to record unless the camera is set to ON in Camera Setup. 1. Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT buttons (on the remote) or the UP, DOWN, RWD (for left) & FWD (for right) buttons to select the camera you would like to change settings on. 2.
Video Quality The video quality for all the cameras can be adjusted in the MAIN menu. 1. In the MAIN menu scroll down to VIDEO QUALITY. 2. Push the SELECT button to scroll between LOW, NORMAL, HIGH and HIGHEST. 3.Push the MAIN menu button once you have selected the quality level to update the changes. Record Schedule Record Schedule allows you to set the DVR to record between specified times or set to record when motion is detected.
Motion Detector Setup 1. Select whether you want motion detection ON or OFF. The motion detector levels range from 1-3 with 1 being the least sensitive and 3 having the highest sensitivity. 2. With the LEVEL option selected push the SELECT button to scroll through the motion detector sensitivity levels (1-3). 3. Selecting the AREA option in the MOTION DETECTOR SETUP screen will take you to a full screen display of the camera you have selected.
System Password The DVR includes the option of a six character password. When the password is enabled the DVR will prompt you for it when you try to: a. stop a recording b. reset the menu c. access the main menu d. format the hard drive You will be prompted for the password when attempting to format the hard drive whether the password is enabled or not. Enabling and disabling the password 1. Select the MISCELLANEOUS SETUP option in the Main menu. 2. Scroll down to the PASSWORD ENABLE option. 3.
Image Parameters In the IMAGE PARAMETERS screen you can change the picture settings Contrast, Brightness, Hue and Saturation for each camera. Each setting can be set from 0-100%. 1. In the MISCELLANEOUS SETUP screen scroll down to IMAGE PARAMETERS. 2. Push the FWD button on the DVR front panel or the RIGHT button on the remote to choose the camera you would like to adjust settings for. 3.Push SELECT to enter the settings screen for the selected channel. 4.
Miscellaneous Setup Keypad Tones The beeper sound you hear each time you push a button can be disabled. 1. In the Main menu select MISCELLANEOUS SETUP and then KEYPAD TONES. 2. Push the SELECT button to turn ON or OFF. Sequence Dwell Time With sequence dwell time activated you can set the time the display shows each channel when the channels are viewed in individual mode. 1.Select SEQ. DWELL TIME in the MISCELLANEOUS SETUP screen. 2. Push SELECT to choose between 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 seconds and OFF. 3.
Miscellaneous Setup (continued) Language Setup The DVR can be set to 5 foreign languages. Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. 1. In the Main menu scroll down to the LANGUAGES option and push SELECT to change the language.
Recording Record Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Record indicator - When a channel is recording the record indicator will appear beside the channel number. 2. Audio indicator - The audio indicator will appear on the top left corner on the display the audio is aasigned to. See AUDIO PORT SETUP on page 17 to configure this setting. Indicates the audio port is assigned to a channel and the audio port is on. Indicates the audio port is off. Indicates the audio port is currently recording and audio output is on.
Playback Playback Screen The Search Video screen will display all the recordings currently stored on the hard drive. Playback will automatically play in quad mode. if you would like to view the footage in individual mode simply push the channel button (1-4) you’d like to view individually; push the QUAD button on the front panel or the ALL button on the remote. If there is no recordings stored on the hard drive you will not be able to access the playback screen. Playing a recording 1.
Installing DVR Software Installing the DVR software 1. Insert the mini CD into a CD/DVD ROM drive on your computer. 2. If your CD/DVD ROM drive does not auto run the CD; click MY COMPUTER click on the drive the CD is in and double click on the “DXCLIENT2.7.1-ENG.EXE” file. 3. In the setup window click INSTALL.
Installing DVR Software (continued) 4. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard and click NEXT. 5. The installation is now complete. Tick the checkbox to run the DXCLIENT and click FINISH.
Configuring ActiveX You may need to change the security settings on your PC to be able to view the DVR remotely. If you are having trouble viewing your DVR remotely and are getting messages regarding active X controls the following instructions may help. Changing Security Settings on Internet Explorer 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Click TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS. 3. In INTERNET OPTIONS click on the SECURITY tab at the top. 4. Select the INTERNET zone option. 5. Click on the CUSTOM LEVEL button. 6.
IP Setup IP Allocation DHCP Setup 1. In the NETWORK SETUP sub menu go to IP ALLOCATION and press SELECT to choose DHCP. Note: the next five options will now show “0.0.0.0” 2.Push the MENU button to go back to the Main menu. 3. Turn the power off or unplug the power cable from the back of the DVR to reboot it. 4. Once the DVR has rebooted go back to the NETWORK SETUP sub menu. You should now have a complete IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, GATEWAY and DNS1 ADDRESS.
User Set Up User Setup In the USER SETUP screen you can assign the DVR an Admin ID and an Admin Password. These are needed for accessing your DVR remotely. The Admin ID and Password can be up to 14 charaters long. You can also set a USER ID and PASSWORD. This allows others to view your cameras remotely with restrictions. The default ADMIN ID is “ADMIN”. The default PASSWORD is “111111”. 1. Go to the NETWORK SETUP screen and scroll down to USER SETUP. 2. Select Admin ID and push SELECT. 3.
DxClient Opening DxClient PC viewer 1. On your PC click on START > ALL PROGRAMS (PROGRAMS) 2. Find DXCLIENT and click DXCLIENT in the DXCLIENT folder. 3. The DxClient program should now be open with a blank screen. Click on the large NET button. Note: the DVR must be connected through a network (using the network cable) Note: if you are trying to access your DVR from a location outside of your network you will need to know your PUBLIC IP ADDRESS. If you don’t know your PUBLIC IP ADDRESS go to www.
DxClient Layout 11 12 13 14 15 10 16 17 20 22 18 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 9 30 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1. Play - Press to begin playing recording 2.Pause - Press to pause recording 3. Stop - Press to stop recording 4. Record - Press to begin recording 5. Rewind - Press to rewind during playback 6. Time Search - Search recording by entering specific time 7. Convert To Avi - Press to begin stream capturing 8. Capture Image - Press to capture image 9.
Netviewer The DxClient Netviewer allows you to view, control recording, view playback and control cameras (depending on the cameras - must have PTZ capabilities). Note: to view the DVR using the DxClient Netviewer the DVR must be connected to a network (using the network cable). DxClient Configuration - Netviewer 1. Click on the DXCLIENT SYSTEM SETTINGS button. This will bring up the Netviewer DXCLIENT CONFIGURATION window. 1.
Netviewer (continued) Stream Capture Using the Stream Capture function you can record live footage and then convert it into an AVI file. This enables you to playback the recording on other meida players such as VLC, DivX or Windows Media player. 1. Click the DVR Settings button. This will open a HDD viewer DXCLIENT CONFIGURATION window. 2. Click on AVI STREAM RECORDING FOLDER button to select the location you want the AVI file to be saved on. 3. Select the folder you want the AVI file to be saved on.
Netviewer (continued) 1. Click the BACK UP [AVI] button in the DxClient. This will begin Stream Capturing and open a mini display. 2. Click the REVIEW AND CONVERT button when you want the capture to end; below the mini display shows the time of the current capture, the maximum time allowed to capture and below that the number of frames currently captured. The maximum capture time is 900 seconds. 3. In this window you can view the footage you have captured before converting to AVI.
HDD Viewer DxClient Configuration - HDD Viewer In this configuration window you can choose where you want the capture images and recording files be saved and change other miscellaneous settings concerning the DVR when it is connected to a PC using a USB cable.. Note: to view the DVR using the DxClient HDD Viewer the DVR must be connected directly to a PC using a USB cable. 1. Click the DVR SETTINGS button. This will bring up HDD viewer DXCLIENT CONFIGURATION window. 1.
HDD Viewer (continued) Backup The DVR allows you to backup all your recordings onto your hard drive. The backup format is a MCG file which can be played back on the DxClient; you can select where you would like the MCG file saved. (it only allows you to select the drive you would like to save the MCG file in). Note: make sure you have the DVR connected to your PC using the USB cable. The network cable must not be connected for this to function. 1. Click the BACK UP [AVI] button in the DxClient.
HDD Viewer (continued) Viewing Backup File Once you have selected the drive you want the backup files to be saved on and have completed the backup you can view the file on the DxClient. 1. Click on the large FILE button on the right panel of the DxClient. Note: viewing the recordings can be done with the DVR connected to a PC using either USB or network cable. 2. Select the drive you chose to save the backup file on. 3. Search for the MCG file on that drive and click the MCG file. 4. Click the OPEN button.
HDD Viewer (continued) Search Time You can also search the recordings by going to a specific time and date. If you have a certain date and time you would like to playback footage from; you can use the Search Time function to do this. 1. Click on the Search Time button. Note: the DVR must be in Netviewer mode (connected to a PC using a network cable) for the Search Time button to be active. 2. Input the date and time you would like to see footage from.
Installing and changing the HDD Note: the following instructions are for installing or changing the hard drive. If your DVR already has a hard drive pre-installed disregard these steps. 1. Ensure the DVR is unplugged and removed from mains power. 2. Locate and remove the 5 screws 2 on each side of the DVR and one on the back at the top of the case. 3. Pull up the top case of the DVR. side of DVR (2 more screws on otherside of DVR) back of DVR Remove 4.
Troubleshooting Problem: My monitor is not showing any display/picture. Solution: Make sure you have connected the VIDEO OUTPUT to a VIDEO INPUT on the back of your TV/monitor Problem: My DVR does not switch on. Solution: Make sure you have plugged in the power supply (12V 3A) to the DVR and into the wall socket. Problem: My display is showing “NO HARD DISK” when i press record.
Installing and changing the HDD DVR4-1160 Video Video Format Video Input Video Output Display Resolution Display Frame Rate NTSC or PAL 4CH Composite 1CH Composite NTSC: 720 x 480 PAL: 720 x 576 NTSC: 120fps (4 x 30fps) PAL: 100fps (4 x 25fps) Audio Audio Input Audio Output 1 RCA Input 1 RCA Output Recording Compression Format Recording Resolution Recording Frame Rate Recording Modes Multiplex Operation HDD Interface Hard Drive Support MPEG4 NTS
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