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1. 8TL Video ont BNCx4 BNCx8 BNCx16 1 0Vp p 75 ohm 1 0Vp p 75 ohm 1 0Vp p 75 ohm Video Standard NTSC PAL switch selectable Video Operation Triplex Live Record Playback Remote and Internet access Main Monitor BNCx1 1 0Vp p 75 ohm Outputs VGA 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 pixels 60Hz Picture Refresh Rate NTSC 60PPS Digital Zoom 2X2 Live and Playback Camera Installation Plug amp Play Audio Input RCAx1 Line In Output RCAx1 Line Out Recording Compression Method MPEG 4 Advanced Simple Profile Recording Mode Continuous Schedule Alarm Motion Detection NTSC 30PPS 720x480 pixels NTSC 60OPPSO720x240 pixels Resolution Rate Recording Quality Best Quality Standard ezRecord Extended Record Event Record Image Size 8K to 20K Byte Picture Storage Mode Linear Circular Playback Playback Play Stop Pause Rewind Fast Forward Search Playback Speed Yes 1x 2x 32x Adjustment Retrieve Date Time Event Storage Built in HDD Up to 2 built in HDDs 77 User s Manual X4 D Sub 15 pin X8 D Sub 25 pin X16 D Sub 25 pin X1 D Sub 15 pin X1 D Sub 25 pin X1 D Sub 25 pin N C N O Programmable 16x12 Programmable Built in Buzzer RS 485 specoRemote Lite Ethernet RJ 45 connector 10 100Mbps supports DHCP IE Browser CMS IE Browser CMS Front Panel DynaColor Pelco P P
2. To set a camera to be covert follow these steps e Select the channel that you want to be covert from the lt Channel Select gt item e After selecting the channel move the cursor to lt Covert gt item and select lt YES gt Brightness Move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to adjust the brightness of the camera Use UP DOWN keys to adjust the numeric value The range of brightness values is lt 128 gt to 127 The default setting is 07 Contrast Move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to adjust the contrast of the camera Use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value Saturation Move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to adjust the color saturation of the camera using UP DOWN keys This value will be ignored on monochrome monitors The range of saturation values is lt 128 gt to lt 127 gt The default setting is 0 Hue Move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to adjust the hue of the camera Use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value 59 User s Manual 5 4 5 4 1 Record Setup The following three factors will effect the total record time of the DVR TL series unit e HDD capacity e Recording rate Picture per Second e Image quality settings The greater the recording rate and the higher the quality setting the shorter the recording time Most of the related factors can be set here in this submenu The Record Setup menu allows user to set recording quality recording sch
3. This symbol intends to alert the user to the presence of unprotected Dangerous Voltage within the product s enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock User s Manual Important Information Before proceeding please read and observe all instructions and warnings in this manual Retain this manual with the original bill of sale for future reference and if necessary warranty service When unpacking your unit check for missing or damaged items If any item is missing or if damage is evident DO NOT INSTALL OR OPERATE THIS PRODUCT Contact your dealer for assistance Rack Mounting Consult with the supplier or manufacturer of your equipment rack for the proper hardware and procedure of mounting this product in a safe fashion Avoid uneven loading or mechanical instability when rack mounting units Make sure that units are installed to get enough airflow for safe operation The maximum temperature for rack mounted units is 40 C Check product label for power supply requirements to assure that no overloading of supply circuits or over current protection occurs Mains grounding must be reliable and uncompromised by any connections User s Manual Table of Content METUS rc is 10 ll PICKS ISSUES ee 11 Tl Product Application DIS Mirra aaa T2 E Ip C 12 2i POSI UI e 13 22 o ASS 13 2 3 Connecting Devices TO Ihe Uni iii AA 13 2 44 Rear eo 14 3 Gener
4. 53 Wa E 53 DDNS POM PTT TT 54 Submit Upd E oie 54 EZDDNO inci ri O 54 Sk R9485 A uatanine 54 Al Unt ID siii 55 Sl Baud A oia 55 EA I BUR 55 S ES A a T rt oet 55 A cT EENE Eii 55 5 8 Audio Output Key BESO a 55 Pie OUMU 5D Key Beep paa 55 Monitor A A 56 521 Show Camera MIU TRU 56 5 2 2 Screen Center Adjust e 56 52 3 how Color EE 56 524 Gr CSO ia 57 Camera gt DAA 57 5 3 1 Analog Gamera Select scsi 57 592 Dome Fler o tea uH OR o a mean Hx DUBIUM 57 539 D me lD See anon ERR a TR ERI MR IRIS 58 594 Camera Mile coca 58 Sao CI aa 59 ER er ad A AAA 59 AAN EE 59 936 AAN A 59 939 e Y E AE 59 Eege 60 User s Manual 5 4 1 Record WOO RC M 60 E ET EE 61 5421 Day Night Time RENO o 61 5 4 2 2 Weekend Schedule ridad 61 5 4 2 3 Weekend Start End socia 62 5442 PerCamera CODO EDT app rtp ipni iina Di ai EE Edd 62 54 31 Camera SOIL RTT 62 5432 TIONAL PPS btt eege 62 5 4 3 3 Normal Olive 63 ZR MC MEI dcr EE 63 54 39 Event QIY A a E 63 54 36 ENE a A cei abana canons 63 544 ezRecord Set eiieeii Ai 63 E E eg TV EE 64 546 Purge DA T a aa eea iaie 65 546 1 Puge Al Data did 65 5 4 6 2 Purge All Event Data AAPP 65 9463 Qe Ac quin M 65 946A Start to PUJE eR 65 e Ee dd a 66 551 Mains Call Monitor Duell ici ii 66 5 5 2 Main Call ie EE UE 66 50 Event
5. DOWN keys to select the desired preset number from the menu Set the lt Set Preset gt of the selected preset number to lt YES gt and press ENTER to save the position Now the preset is set and ready to call 39 User s Manual 4 6 6 Calling Preset Points Follow the steps to call preset points Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode Press 2 to view the dome control Hint Screen press 2 again to toggle the Hint Screen Press 1 to access the Set Go Preset function Dome Preset Index Set Preset Go Preset 1 NO NO 2 NO NO 3 NO NO 4 NO NO 5 NO NO 6 NO NO 7 NO NO Use UP DOWN keys to select the desired preset number from the menu Set the lt Go Preset gt of the selected preset number to lt YES gt and press ENTER to call the preset point Now the selected dome camera rotates to the preset position automatically 40 User s Manual Advanced System Configuration The detailed functions and settings of the DVR TL series can be set by using the hierarchical OSD menu This chapter describes the menu items and options in the OSD menu To enter the Main menu press MENU and then enter Administrator or User password The default passwords are shown in the following table The same default passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software SpecoRemote Administrator Password User Password n It is strongly recomme
6. Search Search By Time From 2005 01 01 00 00 00 End 2005 05 01 00 00 00 Start Time 2005 01 01 00 00 00 Begin Playback Search By Event Select Channel CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Event List 30 4 3 1 4 3 2 User s Manual Searching by Time Follow the steps to search video by date and time Press SEARCH key to enter the Search menu the From Time and End Time of the available video is listed on top of the screen The value is unchangeable Use Direction keys to move the cursor for setting the Select Time adjusting the date and time values by UP DOWN keys Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to abort Move the cursor to lt Begin Playback gt and press ENTER to start playing back the selected video Either press PLAY STOP again to return to live video AN NOTE If there is no available recorded video that matches your specified time and date the unit starts playback from the next available video AN NOTE The date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon if the Daylight Saving Time function is enabled S indicates summer time and W indicates wintertime Searching by Event Event List allows you to search wanted video by event The Event List is displayed as below figure Event List Date Time Ch Type 2005 03 17 11 26 50 2 Motion 2005 03 17 09 53 03 5 Alarm 2005 03 16 16 14 42 3 Alarm 2005 03 15 03 45 31 1 Motion 2005 03 12 22 2
7. NOTE The current number of connected cameras will affect the recording quality which wil be automatically calculated through the ezRecord Setup Therefore once you disconnect cameras or connect more cameras to the unit you should reset the ezRecord Setup Circular Recording The user can choose to record video in circular mode or in linear mode If you choose to record in circular mode then the unit begins to overwrite the oldest recorded video and stores new video over the HDD spaces If you choose to record in linear mode instead the unit stops recording when the HDD is full From the Record Setup menu move the cursor to Circular Recording and press ENTER then select ON OFF using UP DOWN keys 64 5 4 6 5 4 6 1 5 4 6 2 5 4 6 3 5 4 6 4 User s Manual Purge Data This item is used to delete the Normal or Event recording video In Record Setup menu move the cursor to lt Purge Data gt and press ENTER the Purge Data menu is displayed Purge Data 1 Purge All Data NO 2 Purge All Event Data NO 3 Purge Event Before 2000 01 01 4 Start to Purge NO Purge All Data This item is used to delete all video from database s Using UP DOWN buttons to select lt YES gt and start the deleting by setting the lt Start to Purge gt to lt YES gt Purge All Event Data This item is used to delete all event video from database s Using UP DOWN keys to select lt YES gt and start the d
8. Daylight Saving Time DST 46 5 1 3 8 User s Manual Daylight Saving Time Select lt ON gt to enable or lt OFF gt to disable the function If the function is disabled the DST Start End time and DST Bias will be grayed out and cannot be accessed If this function is enabled the date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon when playing back recorded video or searching video in the event list S indicates summer time and W indicates wintertime DST Start End These items are used to set the daylight saving duration Use LEFT RIGHT to move the cursor to the next or previous field UP DOWN to change the settings DST Bias This item allows the user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time Available options are 30 60 90 and 120 minutes Network Time Protocol Setup Setup The submenu allows you to setup the Network Time Protocol NTP server to automatically synchronize your unit to fit the local time per hour and to manually synchronize the local time Network Time Protocol Setup 1 NTP Server Time nist gov 2 Automatically Time Sync OFF 3 Manually Time Sync OFF NTP Server The item shows IP address of the NTP server If you want to change to another NTP server press ENTER and fix it through a virtual keyboard Automatically Time Sync Select ON to synchronize the local time automatically every hour
9. NOTE If you want the unit to automatically synchronize the local time the Time Zone item MUST NOT be set to OFF or the function cannot be activated 47 User s Manual Manually Time Sync Select lt ON gt to instantly synchronize the local time 5 1 4 Unit Name Users are allowed to assign a name up to 11 characters to the DVR TL series unit Follow the steps below to edit the unit name e Select Unit Name from System Setup menu and press ENTER A virtual keyboard displays Unit Name O o EN o c X x lt 3 N Z a c e f g h i j k n o q rs t u vw X y z 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lt gt Backspace Delete Cancel OK e Use Direction keys to move the cursor to the desired character e Press ENTER to add the character to the entry field up to 11 characters e When done move the cursor to lt OK gt and press ENTER to save the settings and exit 5 1 5 Password The Password menu allows administrator to change the password settings for accessing the unit Select lt Password gt in the System Setup menu and press ENTER the menu displays as follows Password 1 Admin Password 2 User Password 3 Enable Password 4 Load Factory Password 48 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 2 5 1 5 3 User s Manual Admin User Password Only who entering with the administrator password is allowed to change the user and administrator passwords to any 4 8 digit number Use the UP DOWN Di
10. Parity None 54 5 1 7 1 5 1 7 2 5 1 7 3 5 1 7 4 5 1 7 5 User s Manual Unit ID This item is used to change the RS 485 ID address of the unit The ID is with the range of 1 to 255 The default is lt 224 gt Baud Rate The Baud rate options for association with the protocol are 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 The default is 9600 baud Bits The user can specify the bits in a word that are associated with this protocol The available options are 6 7 and 8 bits The default is 8 bits Stop The user can specify the stop bit associated with this protocol Options are 1 and 2 stop bits The default is 1 stop bit Parity This item is used to specify the parity associated with this protocol Options are ODD lt EVEN gt and lt NONE gt The default is NONE Audio Output Key Beep Enter this item to setup the audio output or key beep Audio Output The item is used to set the audio output mode The available options are as follows lt Live Playback gt Select this item to play the recording sounds of live image in live mode and sounds of recorded video in playback mode respectively lt Always Live gt Select this item to play live sounds in both live mode and playback mode OFF Select this item to disable the audio output function Key Beep This item is used to enable or disable the key tone Select ON to enable
11. address set by the dome Camera Title This item allows the user to change the title of each camera connected to the unit By default the titles of cameras are numbered from 1 through 16 respectively The title is displayed on screen after the title changes are set Follow these steps to enter a new title for a camera e Inthe Camera setup Menu move the cursor to Camera Title and press ENTER A virtual keyboard with alphanumeric characters is displayed Camera Title A BC D F GH iI J M N O Q RST VW X Y Z a b c e f g h i j kim n o q rs t u v w x y z 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 gt Backspace Delete Cancel OK e Use Direction keys to position the cursor in the title entry field above the virtual keyboard e Use Direction keys to move the cursor through the lists of characters to the one you need Press ENTER to select a character Continue until the name is established Each title can contain up to 11 characters in it e After the title entry is finished move the cursor to lt OK gt and press ENTER otherwise either press ESC or move the cursor to lt Cancel gt and press ENTER to abort 58 5 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 7 5 3 8 5 3 9 User s Manual Covert This function allows the user to choose a specific camera to be covert while the unit is continuing to record video Choosing lt YES gt means to covert the selected camera and lt NO gt the selected camera remains non covert The default setting is lt NO gt
12. leave dome control mode and return to live and full screen viewing mode Auto Enter e n OSD Menu mode the key is used to make selection e n dome control mode this key is used to activate automatic focus and iris function Iris Close Use to close the Iris on the dome camera Focus Far Use to focus the selected dome camera far Zoom Out Use to zoom the dome camera out This function is for user to choose the viewing area more or less of it Pan Tilt Use to pan and tilt dome camera 38 4 6 5 User s Manual Setting Preset Points The DVR TL series allows user 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 camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode Use Direction keys to position the dome camera to desired position Press 2 to view the dome control Hint Screen press 2 again to toggle the Hint Screen DOME ESC Exit MODE PLAY Iris Open Close SEQ FREEZE Focus Near Far MENU SEARCH Zoom In Out ENTER Auto Focus Iris lt A VP Pan Tilt CH1 Set Go Preset CH2 Hint Screen On Off Dome Control Hint Screen Press 1 to access the Set Go Preset function The Dome Preset menu is displayed Index zl OO P Gabi A Dome Preset Set Preset Go Preset NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Use UP
13. screen displays as follows Password Verification Press Channel Keys To Enter Password 4 8 Digits Press lt Key To Delete The default passwords are shown in the following table The same passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software specoRemote Lite Administrator Password User Password NOTE It is strongly suggested to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit After entering the correct password the Main menu is displayed Main Menu System Setup Monitor Setup Camera Setup Record Setup Sequence Setup Event Setup Database Setup Configuration Video Export Shutdown CO OOANDARWNDN Move the cursor up down over the OSD items using the Direction keys and press ENTER to enter the selected sub menu 21 User s Manual 3 4 3 4 1 System Date Time Setting User can set the current date time and other OSD parameters in Date Time menu The administrator s privileges are required for entering the submenu In OSD Main menu select lt System Setup gt and press ENTER then select lt Date Time gt to access the Date Time menu the menu displays as follows Date Time 1 Date 2005 02 21 2 Time PM10 39 26 3 Time Zone OFF 4 Date Time Display 1 Row 5 Date Display Mode Y M D 6 Time Display Mode 24 HR 7 Date Time Order Date First 8 Daylight Saving Time Setup 9 Network Time Protocol Setup Se
14. that saving a different configuration to the same copy destination with the same file name will overwrite the previous configuration file without warning 5 8 3 2 Configuration Name This item allows the user to assign the exported configuration file a name Use the virtual keyboard to enter the configuration file name Note that the file name can contain up to 15 characters with no spaces 73 User s Manual 5 8 3 3 5 9 5 9 1 Begin Export Select lt YES gt to begin exporting the configuration file or lt NO gt to abort the export NOTE We strongly recommend users to export configurations before upgrading your system and back it up routinely just in case an unexpected situation occurs Video Export The Video Export menu enables the administrator to export recorded video with a digital signature to a USB Thumb drive Make sure an external storage device is available and connected to the USB port for video export The Administrator s password is required to export video From the Main menu select lt Video Export gt and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Video Export 1 Select Device 2 Select Ch CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 3 From 2005 03 19 AM 07 50 05 4 To 2005 03 28 PM 03 09 18 5 Select Events 6 Data Type Normal 7 Begin Export NO Items in the menu will be described in the following section Select Device The external devices that are available for exporting video will be listed by n
15. the Host Name entry field e When done move the cursor to OK and press ENTER to save the settings and exit AN NOTE No any two DVR TL series units should be set to the same Host Name 53 User s Manual 5 1 7 DDNS Port This item allows the user to setup the port for DDNS Press UP DOWN Direction keys to change the port Submit Update When done move the cursor to this item and press ENTER to submit the settings NOTE If there are two DVR TL series units set with the same domain A name the later setting will not be submit successfully ezDDNS ezDDNS enables the users to register for the host name automatically Press ENTER and select YES The following screen will be displayed ezDDNS Submit Update ok Hot name is XXXX_XXXXXX Press any key to return NOTE The DVR must be connected to the Real IP address or be assigned a specific port using Port Forwarding technique A Real IP is the IP address that is assigned to you by your ISP A Virtual IP is the IP address assigned either manually or through DHCP When the user is assigned a Virtual IP the user must use Port Forwarding technique to assign a specific port to the DVR RS485 Setup This menu allows the user to setup the parameters of the units RS 485 communications port From the Main menu select lt RS485 Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed RS485 Setup 1 Unit ID 224 2 Baud Rate 9600 3 Bits 8 4 Stop 1 5
16. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Then go to lt System Setup gt gt lt Date Time gt gt lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt and select lt ON gt for the item lt Automatically Time Sync gt When this function is ON time sync will be performed every hour in order to observe correct time of your local zone NOTE If you want the unit to automatically synchronize the local time the lt Time Zone gt item MUST NOT be set to lt OFF gt or the function cannot be activated 24 User s Manual 35 Record Schedule Quality Setting The Record Setup menu allows user to set recording quality recording schedules and other recording parameters To setup the recording quality and schedules you have to enter the OSD Setup Menu with correct Administrator s password In the Main menu move the cursor to lt Record Setup and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Record Setup 1 Record Mode 720x240 060PPS 2 Schedule Setup 3 Preset Config Standard 4 ezRecord Setup 5 Circular Recording ON 6 Purge Data 3 5 1 Record Mode The Record Mode is for selecting resolution and recording rate The relative record settings such as preset configuration will follow the record mode setting In normal circumstance we recommend you to select lt 720x240 60PPS gt the default for this item Move the cursor to Record Mode and press ENTER then select a Record mode using UP DOWN keys AN NOTE After changi
17. 2 User s Manual Date Time The user can set the current date time and other OSD parameters in this menu The Administrator s privileges are required for entering the submenu In the System Setup menu select lt Date Time gt and press ENTER the Date Time menu displays as follows Date Time 1 Date 2005 02 21 2 Time 10 39 26 3 Time Zone OFF 4 Date Time Display 1 Row 5 Date Display Mode Y M D 6 Time Display Mode 24 HR 7 Date Time Order Date First 8 Daylight Saving Time Setup 9 Network Time Protocol Setup NOTE The reset date time setting applies only to future recorded video the date and time of previously recorded video will not be changed NOTE After the Date Time setting is changed clearing the database is recommended for avoiding record database corruption Date Time Setting s Select lt Date gt or lt Time gt and press ENTER to adjust the settings LEFT RIGHT keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next field ENTER is for selecting and UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field Time Zone You can adjust the unit to the local time either by manually setting the date time and day light saving time or by setting this item and let unit automatically adjusts the two items mentioned above according to the time zone you select The default time zone is set to the 8 area please refer to the figure below and select you local time zone NOTE After selec
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19. 7 56 1 Alarm 2005 03 12 10 09 29 7 Motion 2005 03 11 12 18 20 6 Motion 2005 03 10 05 16 00 4 Alarm 2005 03 08 17 11 37 2 Motion 2005 03 08 16 29 10 8 Motion 2005 03 08 03 22 17 2 Alarm The list displays each event by date time triggered camera and alarm type As some events are deleted others are displayed The latest recorded event video will be listed on the top 31 User s Manual 4 4 4 4 1 Follow these steps to search event video through Event List e Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu e To search event video that has been recorded on a specific camera use LEFT RIGHT to move the cursor and press ENTER to select or de select a channel e Move the cursor to Event List and press ENTER to list the event video of the selected channels The Event List displays e To exit the event list press ESC Follow the steps to playback video from Event List e Press and hold UP DOWN to scroll through the Event List e Press ENTER to play back the selected event record e Press PLAY STOP to return to live mode Video Export The unit allows you to export wanted video to an external device such as a USB ThumbDrive and save the video to drv file If you want to export video to an external device make sure the external storage has been connected to the DVR unit and the port has been set appropriately for video export According to the size of video the export may take you about 10 minutes to 1 hour NO
20. ES to enable the Weekend Schedule in advance and then set the Weekend Start End time e Press ESC to back to previous page 3 5 3 Preset Record Configuration The lt Preset Config gt is used to select the preset recording quality and frame rate In normal circumstances we strongly suggest you set the item to lt Standard gt the default Below table shows the PPS and picture size under lt Standard gt in Full D1 mode Half D1 mode respectively Halfl D1 mode NTSC 720x240 30PPS 26 User s Manual 3 5 4 4 1 4 1 1 To Record Event Video Only If you want your DVR to record images with triggered alarm both Alarm in and Motion only and stop recording under normal circumstances then follow the steps to setup your unit e Enter the OSD setup menu with correct password e Enter Record Setup menu Then select the item ezRecord Setup e Select Daytime Record and setup this item to No which means no video will be recorded during daytime When done repeat the process to set the Night record and Weekend Record as well ezRecord Setup How Many Days To Record 2 Days Daytime Record No Night Record No Weekend Record No Overall Recording Condition Fair NOTE The recorded event video can be accessed not only through the Event List but also through the Date Time Research using the PLAY key on the front panel Basic Operation The DVR TL series allows user to access some general op
21. OSD menu the Direction keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next fields To change the value in the selected field press UP DOWN Power Up Down the Unit If you must shut down the DVR TL series for any reason please use the proper shut down and power up procedures to avoid damaging your DVR unit To Power Up the Unit Check the used type of power source before plug in your DVR first the unit accepts the power input between AC100V to AC240V The color bar and system checking information will be shown on the monitor and disappear when the unit has been completely powered up To Restart Shutdown the Unit Press MENU and input the administrator password to access the OSD Main menu Select lt Shutdown gt in Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the Shutdown menu which displays as follows Shutdown 1 Power Off Execute 2 Reboot Execute lt Power Off gt Select this item to shut down the unit Do not remove the power during shut down until the message You can safely turn off DVR now displays lt Reboot gt Select this item to reboot the unit The color bar and system checking information are displayed on the monitor until the unit is completely restarted 20 User s Manual 3 3 Entering OSD Setup Menu The OSD Main menu contains a list of items that are used to configure the DVR TL series To enter the Main menu press MENU and then enter Administrator or User password The Password Verification
22. Record mode To increase one channel s pps you may have to reduce other s first Event pps is not restricted to this rule since a smart event scheduler will handle the total pps automatically 62 5 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 5 5 4 3 6 5 4 4 User s Manual Normal Qlty This item is used to set the picture size for normal status recording The available options are listed as follow Low Fair Mid High and Best Event Max PPS Event Max PPS is used to set the event recording rate for Event status Normally the Event PPS is set to be equal to or greater than Normal PPS the setting depends on your application If the Event PPS is set to 0 the DVR TL series unit stops recording event video during alarms Event Qlty This item is used to set the picture size for event status recording Refer to section 5 4 4 3 Normal Qlty for the available options Event Active Users are allowed to choose which alarm type needs to be recorded The available options are Alarm alarm events Motion motion detection events Both alarm event motion detection and None no events active The default setting is Both which includes Alarm and Motion event recording ezRecord Setup This item aims to avoid the complicated record settings and to make the setup much easier Note that this item can be reached only when you select lt ezRecord gt as the option for Preset Config For more information
23. SetU PH EE dE 67 506 1 IM AI A 67 5 6 2 A A 67 AA a ME 68 5 64 PerChannel Config OE 68 5 041 SAIS SS EE 68 5 6 4 2 Video Loss DO 68 9643 Motion Detel ra 68 5 5 44 Motion Detect Indicator esseraesursrgsspekerose ugatgesEgRoroEeEaEageuRere 68 5 6 4 5 Detection Config pri 69 Detected Area Getunp EE 69 El 69 Area Threshold iii ii 70 Detected Area Percentage ocooooocccocococonoconoconononconocococconenenese 70 A AA A 70 SB Alami Basque Dado dbi OD PRU RED DN DM DERE 70 57 Databas Sl Poni re 71 5 1 Total Free Sizeof ul Le aaa 71 User s Manual 57 2 OA dace nu a ended na tienden Spade 71 58 A Oo O OO 72 5 8 1 Loa Factory DS usada 72 582 Jnpo OB A A 72 58 9 a T3 al GOpy DESHNA eT 73 E eu eu 73 5 8 3 9 BOOM EXPO amistosa 74 A A 74 590 O AA OP e 74 DEZ A A quao EE 5 Sa From TOMME mE oom 75 594 Select EVEN Rete 75 59 9 Dala ccm 76 SA PA 76 MINES Tr MOT m 76 Appendix A Technical Specifications use rin rrr sink ka d dia n EE EAR ER raa 77 User s Manual 1 Overview The DVR TL series 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 solution Its outstanding triplex operation enables users to view live or playback recorded video and remote access through network simultaneously while recording other video and to view wanted recorded video instantly by ent
24. Setup menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed RS485 Setup 1 Unit ID 224 2 Baud Rate 9600 3 Bits 8 4 Stop 1 5 Parity None 36 User s Manual 4 6 4 The ID number must match the ID address set by the dome The Unit ID is in the range of 1 to 255 The default ID is 224 Note that no two devices on the same bus should be given the same ID address or a conflict may occur The default DVR TL series RS 485 settings are 9600 Baud 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit and No Parity NOTE The settings become effective after saving the changes and exiting from the menu Dome Controlling Keys The function keys used in Dome Control are described as follows Set Go Toggle hint Iris Iris Focus Focus Zoom Zoom Preset Screen Open Close Far Near Out In AA SCHER lt et Enter Pan Enter Dome Auto Tilt Mode cus Set Go Preset This key is used to enter the Dome Preset menu to set up certain position as a preset and go to the predetermined preset positions for viewing Toggle Hint Screen This function is used to avoid viewing the dome parameter information while controlling dome camera Press this key to hide the screen Press it again to redisplay the screen Iris Open Use to open the lris on the dome camera Focus Near Use to focus the dome camera near 37 User s Manual Zoom In Use to zoom the dome camera in This function is for user to choose the viewing area more or less of it ESC Use to
25. TE The Central Management System CMS software can also remotely execute video export function Please refer to the CMS user s manual for more details ezBurn Introduction Built with the ezBurn technology ezBurn function provides users the easier way to export desired video with CD RW built in or to an external device connected such as an USB ThumbDrive TWO keys SEARCH and COPY and THREE touches are all you need for completing the export The whole exporting process will be done through the front panel but no need to enter the OSD setup menu 32 4 4 2 User s Manual The ezburn export process is illustrated as below figure Press SEARCH key Press COPY key Press COPY key Start playing back video ezBurn start time ezBurn end time The whole process is described step by step in the following sections To Export Normal Video To Export normal video to external device follow these step e Press SEARCH and play wanted normal video by entering date and time Note if you are viewing in multiple channel mode please make sure there is no window displaying in Live mode Otherwise the export won t work e After entering playback mode plays the video and press COPY on the point that you want to start the export The playback continues e Press COPY again on the point that you want to end the export Now the ezBurn window displays as below figure The information shown on the window is for read only ezBurn confirmatio
26. X XXXX XXXX XXXX NO Connect a USB drive that contains the upgrade software to the unit the upgrade files that are available will then be listed in the menu To update the system select a file and use UP DOWN keys to choose YES Press ENTER to confirm the selection and start the upgrade process The DVR TL series unit uploads the software updates the system files and reboots automatically The upgrade process may take several minutes to complete After rebooting the unit please check the software version again NOTE If you want to upgrade your unit with a USB ThumbDrive contains the newest software make sure the software you want to use to update the unit should be fold into a folder named upd 200s otherwise the unit cannot recognize it AN NOTE Power interruption cannot occur during the software upgrade process Ensure that no power interruption can happen until the unit is completely rebooted AN NOTE Do not remove the external USB ThumbDrive CD ROM before the unit has completely shut down hard drive and fan are off Removing the external USB ThumbDrive CD ROM before shut down can cause the system to update improperly Language The Language item allows the user to select the language for the OSD menu and screen messages Language selection takes effect immediately when the selection is done Press UP DOWN to select from languages listed and press ENTER to confirm 44 5 1 3 5 1 3 1 5 1 3
27. ake effect the related weekend settings 61 User s Manual 5 4 2 3 5 4 3 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 2 Weekend Start End The Weekend Start Time indicates the specific day and time that a weekend begins for example FRI 18 00 The Weekend End Time indicates the specific time and day that a weekend ends for example MON 06 00 Time is indicated in 1 minute increments Note that the value you have set indicates when the regular Day and Night scheduling ends and Weekend recording begins Per Camera Configuration This submenu is used to set the Day Night Weekend PPS Picture per Second and recording quality for each channel The lt Preset Configuration must be set to lt OFF gt for accessing these schedules The menu is displayed below is in Record mode 720x240 930PPS in NTSC 720x288 25PPS in PAL Per Camera Config Cameral Select CH1 Day Night Weekend Normal PPS 7 5 7 5 7 5 Normal Qlty Mid Mid Mid Event Max PPS 30 30 30 Event Qlty Best Best Best Event Act Both Both Both Camera Select This item is used to select a desired channel for setting the associated parameters Move the cursor to lt Camera Select gt and press ENTER then select a channel using UP DOWN keys Press ENTER again to confirm the setting Normal PPS Normal PPS Picture per Second is used to set the recording rate for normal status Please note that the total normal pps for all channels is limited under the maximum PPS for each
28. al System Setup iii 17 31 Front Panel Introduction PM 17 SEH ABD MM 17 3 12 IIA NI a add 18 32 PowerUp Down the UNII rs 20 gei Entering OSD Setup Menu e ia ina inn 21 3 4 System Date THINS Ia AAA 22 A 22 34 2 Daylight Saving MMe SetuP E 23 44 3 Network Time Protocol Setup sic cccdcccecccisccisscisedicssdasctscacssinaccsnedenontwadess 24 3 5 Record Schedule Quality SUN carr A A 25 A O tcc 25 392 EMS AU AAA Ri 26 45 0 Preset Record Configuration E 26 3 5 4 TO Record Event Video Only scr cico ricerca pac 27 AA O O e 27 ST Viewing Lives Playback Vite separacion 27 Ai 11 1 etm 27 LN NOME Zooi NER Tt 28 S3 Viewing e 28 TO Freeze Live Ma0 Mee 28 4 1 4 Viewing Recorded Video zezereeegEEaroeefeEeEeESgEESESEe EESESEEEEESESESEEESEEESENSEEeH 28 Key Usage in Playback nad 29 Pause Playback and Single Step Forward ooooooncccccccccccnonononnncnonnnnnnnns 29 TE Seguen SIUD TRETEN 29 43 Searching Recorded Video caciones 30 SCT eege HI ette 31 432 Searching DY EVO E 31 AA ANgO EXPOR A OI Dea dips 32 User s Manual 4 4 1 ezBurn lntroduction MR 32 442 10 Export Notmal e scsi iE napuid Rausst D bua A Rattan eR u IE 33 4243 To Expor Event MOSS suspira 34 45 Deleting Recorded Videod Ea 34 46 Dame ME ONO scarico si aea a i ioi 35 461 Dome conte HD aid iia 35 ez D me Pro COSSIO cr 36 A53 ASIA losa 36 4 6 4 Dome Controlling Keys 37 465 Setting Preset POMO estanca pace 39
29. ame and free space size in Select Device menu The Select Device menu displays as follows Select Device Device Name Available Sel XXX XXX X X XX 256 MB NO XX XXX XX XXXX 1 5 GB NO 74 5 9 2 5 9 3 5 9 4 User s Manual Device Name This item shows the name of the available device Available This item shows how much free space is available on the device Sel Set this item to YES to set it as an exporting destination or NO to cancel NOTE This last menu item Erase Disk will be grayed out when selected device is not a CD DVD recorder or not select yet Select Channel The item is used to select channels for export Move the cursor to the desired channel using LEFT RIGHT keys then select or de select a channel by pressing ENTER From To Time The items are used to set the time which data export begins and ends Move the cursor using Direction keys and press ENTER to select the date time items adjust the selected date and time value by UP DOWN keys NOTE When the Start End Time are set remember to select the exporting Data Type Select Events Select this item to display the available event video list for exporting Move the cursor to scroll down the event list and press ENTER to select the event you want to export 75 User s Manual 5 9 5 5 9 6 5 10 Data Type The item is used to select export video type The options are Normal export norma
30. appropriate values for these setting 50 User s Manual IP This item is used to configure the IP Internet Protocol address of the unit The IP address is the identifier for your computer or device on a TCP IP LAN or WAN Please note that to set a static IP address DHCP must be set to OFF Netmask A netmask is a 32 bit mask used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the networks available hosts Its value is defined by your network administrator It takes the form as for example 255 255 255 255 This item allows the user to enter the value of the Netmask for the unit Please note that to configure the item DHCP must be set to OFF Gateway A Gateway is a node on a network that serves as an entrance to another network Users are allowed to specify the IP address of the gateway or router associated with this unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to OFF DNS DNS is the abbreviation for Domain Name System which is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses because domain names are easier to remember This item allows the user to specify the IP address of the Domain Name System associated with the unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to OFF If the network server is unavailable when using DHCP the unit searches for the network server and boots up more slowly This network search continues until it times out Connect At Booting The u
31. bol DDNS Setup Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS allows a DNS name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address In other words it allows those using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static domain name so others can connect to it by the static name Once the setting is completed the DDNS address will be http yourhostname ddns specoddns net Fore example if the chosen Host name is SPECO then the address will be http speco ddns specoddns net 52 User s Manual Select lt DDNS Setup gt from Network Setup and press ENTER The menu displays as below figure DDNS Setup 1 Enable DDNS ON 2 Host Name XXXX_XXXXXX 3 DDNS Port 80 4 Submit Update No 5 ezDDNS No Enable DDNS This item is used to enable or disable the Dynamic Domain Name Service Select lt YES gt to enable the service or lt NO gt to disable Host Name This item allows the user to setup a domain name which is used when entering the DVR TL series unit through the Internet on your remote PC To setup the Host Name of the unit follow the steps e Select Host Name from DDNS Setup menu and press ENTER A virtual keyboard displays as shown Host Name w Oo o a 0 m o m o 10 gt E ze um E Sea xe ow lt x 3 Nx lt o z x lt N 012 3 4 lt gt Backspace Delete Cancel OK e Use Direction keys to select a character e Press ENTER to add the selected character to
32. configuration that was previously exported make sure the device that saved the configuration is connected to the unit Select Import Config from the Configuration menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Import Config Config Name Select XXXX XXXX NO XXX XX NO 72 User s Manual Press UP DOWN to select one of the available listed configuration files and choose lt YES gt to start to import NOTE If the imported configuration has a different record mode from the unit s the warning message This config has different record mode This will FORMAT ALL HARDDISKS will show NOTE Remove the ThumbDrive used for importing configuration after the unit restarts or it will be formatted as well 5 8 3 Export Configuration The Administrator is allowed to save a unit configuration by exporting it to an external drive such as a USB Flash Drive Before exporting the configuration make sure the device in which the configuration will be saved is attached to the unit properly Select Export Config from the Configuration menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Export Config 1 Copy Destination 2 Config Name 3 Begin Export NO Items in this menu are described in the following sections 5 8 3 1 Copy Destination Select this item to list available destinations external memory devices to which the configuration can be exported Press UP DOWN to set a destination Please note
33. ctions LED Definition The DVR TL series LEDs on the front panel are described as follows Power LED Alarm LED Network LED Record LED A en e CAL my Q9 wa PII Power LED Green The LED lit during the period when the correct power is connected 17 User s Manual 3 1 2 Alarm LED Red The LED should be lit during an alarm is triggered Network LED Green The LED should be lit when DVR TL series is connected to a network and blink when the data is being transferred REC LED Green The LED should blink while the DVR TL series is recording Function Keys The DVR TL series functional keys on the front panel for normal operation are described as follows The number of CHANNEL SELECT keys differs from DVR TL unit DVR 4TL has 4 CHANNEL SELECT keys on the front panel DVR 8TL has 8 and DVR 16TL has 16 CHANNEL SELECT MODE PLAY STOP FREEZE SEQ SEARCH MENU cd COPY CALL PAN TILT ENTER ZOOM ESC DOME CHANNEL e When in both Live and Playback modes press the CHANNEL key to view the corresponding video in full screen The number of the CHANNEL keys corresponds to the number of cameras supported by the unit e When in dome control mode the key named 1 is used to access the Set Go preset menu the key named 2 is used to hide or display the dome setting parameters DOME Press the key to enter dome control mode User s Manual MODE Press repeatedly to select for wanted main monitor di
34. d is required to access the function Select lt Record Setup gt from Main menu and then in Record Setup menu move the cursor to lt Purge Data and press ENTER the Purge Data menu is displayed Purge Data 1 Purge All Data NO 2 Purge All Event Data NO 3 Purge Event Before 2000 01 01 4 Start to Purge NO The first four items are used to select the data that should be purged The items are described as follows After select the data you want to purge set the fifth item lt Start to Purge gt to lt YES gt and press ENTER to start the deleting process Purge All Data Select the item to delete all recorded video from database 34 4 6 4 6 1 User s Manual Purge All Event Data Select the item to delete all event video from database Purge Event Before The item is used to delete event video that recorded before a specific date The default of this item is lt 2000 01 01 gt Dome Camera Control DVR TL series allows user to control a dome camera by the front panel In Live mode user can press CHANNEL key to display the desired dome camera in full view To enter Dome Control mode press the DOME key and press channel key 2 to display the hint screen to exit the Dome Control mode and back to live mode press ESC or DOME To configure the dome controls settings see the following sections Dome Connection Follow the steps to install dome camera e See section 2 4 Rear Panel Connections for RS 485 po
35. edules and other recording parameters Administrators password is required to access Record Setup menu In the Main menu move the cursor to Record Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Record Setup 1 Record Mode 720x240 60PPS 2 Schedule Setup 3 Preset Config Standard 4 ezRecord Setup 5 Circular Recording ON 6 Purge Data Record Mode This item is for you to preset the resolution and recording rate of normal record and event record The relative record settings such as duration will follow the record mode setting The offered options are lt 720x480 30PPS gt lt 720x240 60PPS gt lt 360x240 120PPS gt lt 720x480 30JPG gt lt 720x240 60JPG gt and lt 360x240 120JPG gt in NTSC lt 720x576 25PPS gt lt 720x288 50PPS gt lt 360x288 100PPS gt lt 720x576 25JPG gt lt 720x288 50JPG gt lt 360x288 100JPG gt in PAL NOTE If you choose the item with PPS as the last 3 letters then you choose to record in MPEG 4 compression if you choose the item with JPG as the last 3 letters then you choose to record in MJPEG compression Move the cursor to this item and press ENTER then select a Record mode using UP DOWN keys 60 5 4 2 5 4 2 1 5 4 2 2 User s Manual NOTE After changing the Record Mode setting the warning message This will FORMAT ALL HARD DISKS and LOAD THE FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIG will be shown on the screen Press ENTER to confirm the select
36. elco D AD422 Fastrax 2 JVC Panasonic C amp N Monitoring Playback Instant Recording Dome Camera Control Based on Time or Event Control Playback Direction amp Speed 2 Level Administrator User 440x50x412mm 17 3 x 2 x 16 25 inches 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F 30 90 Non condensing External Adapter AC 100 240V to DC12V 7A 78
37. eleting by setting the lt Start to Purge gt to YES Purge Event Before This item is used to delete event video before a specific date Use LEFT RIGHT keys to move the cursor to next or previous field ENTER to select the item and UP DOWN to adjust the value Start to Purge After selecting the video you want to delete or setting the date for deletion set this item to YES to start the deleting process or choose NO to cancel 65 User s Manual 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 Sequence Setup The Sequence Setup menu allows the user to set the camera sequence schedule and dwell time for main and call monitor Select Sequence Setup in Main menu and press ENTER the menu displays as follows Sequence Setup 1 Main Monitor Dwell 5 Sec 2 Main Monitor Schedule 3 Call Monitor Dwell 5 Sec 4 Call Monitor Schedule Items in the Sequence Setup menu are described in the following subsections Main Call Monitor Dwell The Main Call Monitor can be set to display full screen video for all installed cameras in sequence This item is used to set the Main Call Monitor dwell time which is the amount of time elapsed between switching images The dwell time has an available range of 1 to 120 seconds The default value is 5 seconds Main Call Monitor Schedule This item is used to set the Main Call Monitor camera sequence in full screen format Move the cursor to Main Monitor Schedule and press ENTER the
38. erations through the front panel easily The following sections introduce the general operations of the unit Viewing Live Playback Video The general functions in live and playback mode are described in the following sections Viewing Modes The DVR TL series supplies user versatile ways of viewing both live and recorded video Following presents these view formats Viewing in Full Screen Press any CHANNEL key directly to view the corresponding camera image in full view format 27 User s Manual 4 1 4 Viewing in Multi window Various multi window view formats are offered for selecting To switch between available viewing formats press MODE repeatedly Digital Zoom Users are able to view a 2x full screen in live mode To view the 2x full screen follow the steps e Press a CHANNEL key to view the corresponding camera in full screen e Press ZOOM to enter a 2x full screen zoom mode of the selected camera e f you need to view specific area of the 2x zoomed screen use Direction keys to pan tilt the zoomed area around the original image e Either press ZOOM again or ESC to leave the zoom mode Viewing Live Cameras Users are allowed to view live camera in versatile view modes including full screen 2x2 3x3 and 4x4 The general operation under live mode is described as follows To Freeze Live Image Press FREEZE while viewing live image the image pauses but the date time information does not and the sys
39. ering the time and date or selecting recorded video from the event list DVR TL series includes specoRemote Lite the remote viewing software that is a Web browser plug in allows user to view live or recorded video images The remote software is stored in DVR TL series and deployed over a LAN WAN or Internet connection to remote Windows based computers This simplifies the installation and maintenance of the software components so all remote users are kept up to date DVR 4TL Front Panel 9000 E Tone p s COST DVR 8TL Front Panel ESOS DVR 16TL Front Panel A peco AS D 10 1 1 User s Manual Product Key Features The DVR TL series offers advanced features not typically found in standard multiplexers it integrates the full features of a DVR multiplexer and video server by using the software specoRemote Lite The key features of DVR TL series are listed as follows e MPEG 4 high quality compression 5 10 times smaller than MJPEG e Triplex operation recording playback and network access e Remote monitoring instant recording and dome camera control via Ethernet e Support VGA main output e Real time live display for each channel e 1 Channels in amp out for audio recording e Support up to 2 internal HDDs e USB2 0 port for video clip exporting support USB ThumbDrive e Easy software upgrade via USB ThumbDrive e Multiple built in dome camera protocol DynaColor Pelco D Pelco P AD422 Fa
40. everse forward respectively Press FREEZE again to continue playing video e PLAY STOP Press to start playing back video or to exit current mode or stop playing back video and back to live mode Pause Playback and Single Step Forward To pause and resume recorded video follow these steps e Press one of the CHANNEL keys to display the corresponding camera in full screen e Press FREEZE to pause the current playback image e Press RIGHT LEFT Direction keys to move the video single step reverse forward Press and hold RIGHT LEFT keys to reverse forward the video single step continuously e Press FREEZE again to resume the playback operation 29 User s Manual 4 2 4 3 Sequence Setup This section introduce you how to view in sequence mode Main Monitor and Call Monitor if connected Sequence function can avoid manually backtracking and give more flexibility while surveillance Select certain view format and press SEQ to toggle the automatic sequential sequence press ESC to stop sequencing Searching Recorded Video The DVR TL series is capable of searching and playing back recorded video by date and time or events Entering the specific date and time of the wanted video the unit will then search for the matched video and play it on the monitor Alternatively user can search event video by selecting channel as well In live or playback mode press SEARCH to enter the Search menu which is shown as follows
41. ids for the camera A greater value indicates more sensitive motion detection A motion alarm will be triggered once the amount of motion detected exceeds the Threshold value Move the cursor to lt Sensitivity gt and press ENTER and then use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value The value is indicated in 4 increment 69 User s Manual 5 6 4 6 5 6 4 7 Area Threshold lt Area Threshold gt means the motion alarm triggered level if the percentage of triggered grids to total detection area is greater than the set value the motion alarm will be triggered For example if 10 grids are selected and the lt Area Threshold gt value is 70 the motion alarm will be triggered when 7 grids are motion detected Move the cursor to lt Area Threshold gt and press ENTER then use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value The value is indicated in 4 increments Detected Area Percentage This part shows the percentage and variation of the detected volume Alarm In This item allows the user to enable disable alarm input detection According to your application select lt N O gt Normal Open or N C Normal Close to enable the alarm input detection or select OFF to disable detection The default setting is OFF NOTE If you set this item to lt N C gt but did not install any device to the unit the alarm will be triggered and the Event Icon will be displayed continually until this item is changed to lt N O gt OFF or
42. install a device to the unit Alarm Out This item allows the user to assign an alarm on a certain channel to activate the relays These signals can be used to drive a light or siren to caution an alarm event Select from the options A Only indicates Alarm Out A B Only indicates Alarm Out B lt A B gt indicates A and B Alarm Out and None indicates No Alarm Out The default setting is None 70 5 7 9 7 1 5 7 2 User s Manual Database Setup The menu displays information regarding internal and external disks In the Main menu move the cursor to Database Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Database Setup 1 Total Size xxx GB 2 Free Size xxx GB 3 Internal Disks NOTE If the hard disk detected has failed the message HDD fail will display Total Free Size of HDD The Total Size of HDD shows the total capacity of the HDD that has been added into database The Free Size of HDD indicates the free space left for recording onto the HDD in database The information is read only Internal Disks Select Internal Disks to see information about the storage devices connected to the unit The submenu is displayed as below Internal Disks Name Active Action XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX YES None The information about any built in HDD will be listed by model name and status If no storage device connects to the unit the message No Available Items wi
43. ion then the unit will start to format the hard disks and load the factory default settings or press ESC to abort We strongly recommend backing up your programmed configuration before making any changes on Record Mode settings Schedule Setup This submenu is used to set the day and night time or weekend recording schedule The Night and Day schedules are used to define daytime and nighttime the Weekend schedule is tailored for weekends and holidays Select Schedule Setup from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Schedule Setup 1 Day Time Start 06 00 2 Day Time End 18 00 3 Night Time Start 18 00 4 Night Time End 06 00 5 Weekend Schedule YES 6 Weekend Start Fri 18 00 7 Weekend End Mon 06 00 e Make appropriate changes for the start time of the Day Time and Night Time schedule using the Direction keys e Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to cancel e f you want to record over the weekend choose YES to enable the Weekend Schedule in advance and then set the Weekend Start End time e Press ESC to back to previous page Day Night Time Start End The Day Night Start Time determines the duration of day night recording time Time is indicated in 1 minute increments The time display format in this menu is based on the setting of Time Display Mode Weekend Schedule The Weekend Schedule determines whether a weekend schedule is in effect Choose YES to t
44. l video only Event export event video only and Both export both normal and event video NOTE If you want to export selected event video using the item Select Event you have to set From and To for the same day and time otherwise not only the selected event video will be exported to the selected destination but also any other event video recorded during the period between From and To NOTE You will not be allowed to access the Select Events if the Data Type is set to Normal Begin Export Select YES and press ENTER to start exporting Shutdown This item is used to shut down or reboot the unit If you must shut down the DVR TL series unit for any reason please use the proper shut down and power up procedures to avoid damage to your unit Select Shutdown in Main menu and press ENTER to access the Shutdown menu which displays as follows Shutdown 1 Power Off Execute 2 Reboot Execute Power Off Select this item to shut down the unit Do not remove the power during shut down until the message You can safely turn off DVR now displays Reboot Select this item to reboot the unit The color bar and system checking information are displayed on the monitor until the unit is completely restarted 76 User s Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice DVR TL Series Specifications
45. ll show on screen NOTE If the file system of the internal HDD is not compatible for the DVR the system will format the internal HDD automatically without notice Active This item indicates if a storage device is added into the database or not YES means the device has been added into database 71 User s Manual 5 8 5 8 1 5 8 2 Action This item allows the user to add a storage device to the database or to remove a device from the database The options are None no action Add add the selected device into database Remove remove the selected device from database Format format the selected device NOTE Before removing external devices from the unit remember to remove the device from database Configuration The Configuration menu can be used to restore the default factory settings import and export configurations Select Configuration from the Main menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Configuration 1 Load Factory Default NO 2 Import Config 3 Export Config Items in this menu are described in the following subsections Load Factory Default This item is used to load the factory default setting select YES to recall the factory default setup configuration from the read only memory or NO to cancel Import Configuration This item allows the user to load a unit configuration that was saved on an external drive To import a
46. m the System Setup menu select lt Network Setup gt and press ENTER The following menu displays Network Setup 1 LAN Setup 2 Trigger Port 3 DDNS Setup Items in this menu are described in the following sections LAN Setup The network related settings in the LAN Setup menu should be associated with the network service type If you select LAN for LAN Select then 6 to 8 item will not be available Select LAN Setup in Network Setup menu and press ENTER for setting the parameters the menu displays as follows LAN Setup 1 DHCP OFF 2 IP 192 168 1 150 3 Netmask 255 255 255 0 4 Gateway 192 168 1 1 5 DNS 0 0 0 0 6 Connect At Booting YES 7 Network Restart NO DHCP This item allows the user to obtain a dynamic IP address from a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server while the unit boots up When using DHCP the settings are dynamic and they will change every time you power up and power off the unit depending on your network s setup If the DHCP is enabled ON a dynamic IP will be assigned to the DVR TL series unit In this case the user does not need to configure a static IP or the Ethernet settings including IP address Netmask Gateway and DNS settings will be read only The default setting is ON If you are using permanent addressing set DHCP to OFF for setting the IP Address Netmask Gateway and DNS See your network system administrator or IT personnel for
47. menu is displayed as follows Main Monitor Schedule gt gt gt gt gt _ gt gt gt gt gt Md Press 1 16 Key To Select Channel Press 4 To Delete Follow these steps to set a sequence e Press LEFT direction key to delete the original setting e Press the desired Channel keys to assign a camera to that location in the sequence e Continue the steps until the sequence is completed 66 5 6 5 6 1 5 6 2 User s Manual A sequence can have up to 16 entries The user can select fewer than 16 entries for a camera sequence and leave the remaining entries blank The sequence can include a specific camera or cameras multiple times Event Setup This menu allows the user to determine DVR TL series behavior in response to an alarm event In the Main menu move the cursor to Event Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Event Setup 1 Internal Buzzer ON 2 Event Icon ON 3 Event Duration 4 Per Channel Config Items in the Event Setup menu are described in the following subsections Internal Buzzer This item allows user to enable disable the DVR TL series internal buzzer If set to ON the buzzer is activated in response to an alarm If set to OFF the buzzer is not activated The default setting is ON Event Icon This item enables ON disables OFF the display of an Event Icon on the main monitor when an alarm event occurs The default se
48. n Selected Device USB Flash Disc All data on the disc will be erased Exported Required Size 11 MB Real Export Range From 2005 11 07 AM10 41 13 To 2005 11 07 AM10 41 21 Enter YES ESC NO e lf there is no any exportable external device connected to the DVR unit then a warning message will be shown on the screen as below figure No exportable device detected Please install the target device media to the DVR Enter Retry ESC Exit e Press ENTER to start the export or press ESC to abort 33 User s Manual 4 4 3 4 5 To Export Event Video To export event video follow these steps e Press SEARCH and play wanted event video To play event video refer to Section 4 3 Searching Recorded Video e After entering the playback mode press COPY The ezBurn window displays as below figure The information shown on it is for read only ezBurn confirmation Selected Device USB Flash Disc All data on the disc will be erased Exported Required Size 11 MB Export Event Info Data Time Ch Type 205 11 07 AM10 42 35 8 Motion Enter YES ESC NO e lf there is no any exportable external device connected to the DVR unit a warning message will be shown on the screen e Press ENTER to start the export the whole event video to the connected device or press ESC to abort Deleting Recorded Video User can delete the Normal and Event recorded video in Purge Data menu The administrator passwor
49. nded to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit 1234 4321 After entering the correct password the Main menu is displayed Main Menu System Setup Monitor Setup Camera Setup Record Setup Sequence Setup Event Setup Database Setup Configuration Video Export Text Setup Shutdown odoo oomsomw o Z Key Usage in OSD Menu Direction Keys In the OSD menu Direction keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next fields UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field ENTER In OSD menu or selection interface press the key to make selection or save settings lt ESC gt Press to cancel or exit from certain OSD menu without saving any changes 41 User s Manual Key Usage in Virtual Keyboard A virtual keyboard shows when edit the settings such as camera title e mail address etc The virtual keyboard displays as follows A B CD F GH I J M N O Q RST VWXYZ a b c e f g h i j k I m n o q rs t u v w x y Zz 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q9 H 4 gt Backspace Delete Cancel OK To input characters Move the cursor by pressing Direction keys and press ENTER to select characters To move the cursor in title entry Press MODE and LEFT RIGHT simultaneously to move the cursor to left right in the title entry To delete previous character Select Backspace and press ENTER or press MODE and UP sim
50. ng the Record Mode setting the warning message This will FORMAT ALL HARDDISKS and LOAD THE FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIG will be shown on the screen Press ENTER to confirm the selection then the unit starts to format the hard disks and load the factory default settings or press ESC to abort We strongly recommend to backup your programmed configuration before making any changes on Record Mode settings AN NOTE The total PPS is shared by viewing windows by 4 8 or 16 windows depends on the model you have purchased which means even one window hasn t connected with a camera and displays no video that window still wastes pps But if you select lt ezRecord gt for setting the unit those windows with no cameras connected to them will not be recorded in other words the pps will not be wasted 25 User s Manual 3 5 2 Schedule Setup The Schedule Setup is used to set the day and night time or weekend recording schedule Select lt Schedule Setup gt from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Schedule Setup 1 Day Time Start AM 06 00 2 Day Time End PM 06 00 3 Night Time Start PM 06 00 4 Night Time End AM 06 00 5 Weekend Schedule YES 6 Weekend Start Fri 18 00 7 Weekend End Mon 06 00 e Make appropriate changes of the start time of Day and Night Time using Direction keys e Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to cancel e f you want to have a weekend record choose Y
51. nit can connect to the Internet automatically when powered up Select YES to connect at booting otherwise select NO Network Restart Network restart is required after changing network settings Select YES to restart the network connection 51 User s Manual 5 1 6 2 5 1 6 3 Trigger Port To avoid the possibility of the default service port port 100 being blocked this item enables the user to change port 100 into another port To change the trigger port move the cursor over lt Trigger Port gt and press ENTER then adjust the setting by UP DOWN keys After you have entered a different port and pressed ENTER a message Network restarting Please stand by will be shown on the screen A message box will be displayed in approximately 30 seconds Port allocated O DDNS submitted O WAN conpechon sees X When the trigger port that you have just modified can be allocated the 17 item Port Allocated will be followed by a 0 symbol indicating that the designated port is allocated X indicates that the port cannot be allocated Note that the DDNS port will be automatically changed to the same port as the trigger port For instance when you have set the trigger to 123 the DDNS port will be automatically changed to port 123 Therefore when the ports are allocated Port allowcated and DDNS submitted will both be followed by the O sym
52. onnectors are available for video input streams from installed cameras Alarm UO amp RS485 The unit provides an alarm I O and RS485 port that offers user the flexibility required to connect the unit to the other device The pin definition for each model is listed as below tables Pin Definition for DVR 4TL Definition 15 User s Manual Pin Definition for DVR 8TL 16TL Definition Power Jack The DVR TL series has a free voltage DC power connection jack Please connect the power adapter that ships with the unit AN NOTE Use of other power adapter may cause overloading 3 1 3 1 1 User s Manual General System Setup The DVR TL series allows user to access some general operations through the front panel easily The following subsections introduce the general operations of the unit The regular displayed OSD information and its displayed positions are shown as following figure The channel title will be displayed on the top left side of the window either in full screen mode or in multiple channel mode The current operating mode including Call mode Dome Control mode Playback mode Freeze mode and Sequence mode will be displayed on the bottom left side of the screen And the date time information will be display on the bottom right side Ch4 Playback 2005 11 09 PM04 31 22 Front Panel Introduction The front panel controls enable user to control the unit and preset the programmable fun
53. ous connectors on the rear panel used for DVR TL series installations The following figure shows the connectors by name and followed by the detailed description of each connector LAN VGA Monitor ares Power Jack Video System Alarm UO amp Main Monitor BNC Input Switch RS485 BNC x4 LAN Connector RJ 45 The DVR TL series is capable of networking The LAN port opens the door of DVR TL series to Ethernet USB Connector There is a USB 2 0 port on the front panel for users to connect external USB devices to the unit such as ThumbDrive or CD ROM Audio In Out x2 The DVR TL series provides two sets of audio recording Audio In RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio source device e g external amplified microphone to the unit Audio Out RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio output device e g amplified speakers to the unit User s Manual Call Monitor for DVR 8TL and DVR 16TL only The call monitor is used to display full screen video of all installed cameras in sequence The BNC call monitor connector allows user to connect the DVR TL series unit with an optional call monitor Main Monitor BNC VGA BNC and VGA output connectors are offered for connecting to a main monitor The main monitor displays live image and playback recorded video in either full screen or split window format Video System Switch It is used for adjusting the video system of the unit Video Input A group of BNC c
54. p Weekend gt lt Weekend gt lt Day amp Night gt lt Night gt and lt Day gt The Day Night and Weekend is defined in section 3 5 2 Schedule Setup or 5 4 2 Schedule Setup If motion detection function is enabled it is required to define the motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity settings Motion Detect Indicator This item allows user to enable disable the detection indicators Select ON to enable the indicators OFF to disable it 68 5 6 4 5 User s Manual Detection Config If motion detection function is enabled it is required to define the motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity settings Select a channel for setting the parameters move the cursor to lt Detection Config gt and press ENTER The Detection Configuration menu displays as follows Detection Config 1 Detected Area Setup 2 Sensitivity 88 3 Area Threshold 6 Detected Area Percentage 40 Detected Area Setup The Detect Area is displayed as follows after selecting this item The detection area consists of 273 21x13 detection grids in NTSC video format or 336 21x16 grids in PAL format Use the Direction keys to move the cursor and press ENTER to enable or disable a grid Press MODE to select all of the grids for detection press MODE again to de select all of the grids Sensitivity This item is used to set the sensitivity of detection gr
55. please refer to the Appendix J ezRecord Diagram Sample Select lt ezRecord Setup from Record Setup and press ENTER the sub menu appears as shown below ezRecord Setup How Many Days To Record 2 Days Daytime Record Yes Night Record Yes Weekend Record Yes Record Info Average Normal PPS 3 75 Average Normal Quality Best 63 User s Manual 5 4 5 Follow these steps to Setup ezRecord e Select lt How Many Days To Record gt and press ENTER then press UP DOWN to choose an option The average normal PPS amp Quality will be adjusted automatically The maximum of days depends of the size of your HDD in the other words the larger the HDD installed the more days the unit can record e Move to Daytime Record and press ENTER This item is for you to select whether you want the DVR to record during daytime If so use UP DOWN to select Yes as an option or select No for not recording during daytime e Repeat the same procedures through the 3rd and 4th item respectively Note that Weekend Record will be not accessible if you select NO for the item Weekend Schedule in Schedule Setup e Select Average Normal PPS and press ENTER then press UP DOWN to choose an option The How Many Days To Record will be computed automatically e Select Average Normal Quality and press ENTER then press UP DOWN to choose an option The How Many Days To Record will be computed automatically
56. priate VGA resolution for the VGA monitor connected to the unit The options are 800x600 default 1024x768 and 1280x 1024 NOTE If the selected VGA resolution is too high for the monitor the message No Signal will be shown on screen Then please press ESC on the front panel to restore the original setting Camera Setup The items in the Camera Setup menu enable the user to set camera parameters including camera title dome protocol and ID for each connected camera The menu is shown below Camera Setup 1 Analog Camera Select CH1 2 Dome Protocol None 3 Dome ID 0 4 Camera Title CH1 5 Covert No 6 Brightness 0 7 Contrast 0 8 Saturation 0 9 Hue 0 Items in this menu are described in the following subsections Analog Camera Select This item is used to select a camera for setting parameters The settings can then be set for the related camera such as dome protocol and camera title Move the cursor to lt Camera Select gt and press ENTER then select a channel using UP DOWN keys Dome Protocol Select the communications protocol associated with your dome camera using the ENTER and Direction keys The available protocol includes lt DynaColor gt lt Pelco D gt Pelco P lt AD422 gt gt lt Fastrax 2 and None default 57 User s Manual 9 3 3 5 3 4 Dome ID This item is used to assign an ID number to the selected dome camera Note that ID number must match the ID
57. rection keys to enter the desired account and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Admin Password Press Channel Keys To Enter Password 4 8 Digits Press 4 To Delete Use CHANNEL keys to input the new password and confirm the new password After setting the new password press ENTER to save the settings and exit Enable Password This item is used to determine if a password is required for accessing the OSD menu Select YES to demand entering password when accessing the OSD menu if not select NO Load Factory Password This item allows the administrator to reload the factory password incase the administrator cannot remember the password There are three options to select from Admin reload the Admin password only User reload the User password only and All reload the Admin and User passwords The factory password is 1234 for administrator and 4321 for user Network Setup The Network Setup menu allows the administrator to configure the network by specifying the network related settings such as IP address and Netmask etc See your network administrator and or network service provider for more specific information Some settings under the Network Setup menu such as IP and PPPoE Account need to be configured through the virtual keyboard The function key usage pattern is slightly modified please refer to section Key Usage in Virtual Keyboard 49 User s Manual 5 1 6 1 Fro
58. rt pin definition e Refer to the following figure Connect the R R terminals on the dome camera to the D D terminals on the RS 485 port by RS 485 cable respectively Power Connection Video In RS485 Cable 35 User s Manual 4 6 2 4 6 3 Dome Protocol Setup The Dome Protocol item lists the available dome protocols for communicating with dome cameras connected to the DVR TL series From the Main menu select lt Camera Setup gt and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Camera Setup 1 Camera Select CH1 2 Dome Protocol None 3 Dome ID 0 4 Camera Title 5 Covert NO 6 Termination NO 7 Brightness 0 8 Contrast 0 9 Saturation 0 10 Hue 0 To configure dome protocol select a camera first and set the communications protocol associated with dome camera using the Direction keys and ENTER The available protocol includes lt DynaColor gt lt Pelco D gt lt Pelco P gt lt AD422 gt lt Fastrax 2 gt lt Panasonic_N gt lt Panasonic_C gt and lt JVC gt NOTE The settings become effective after saving the changes and exiting from the menu RS485 Setup DVR TL series controls the domes via RS 485 communication protocol The RS 485 parameters in DVR TL series must 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 DVR TL series Select System Setup in Main menu then select RS485 Setup from the System
59. speco technologies DVR 4TL 8TL 16TL User s Manual User s Manual User s Manual Caution and Preventive Tips Take care not to drop the unit or subject the unit to major shocks or jolts Do nat place this unit on an unstable stand bracket or mount This unit is designed for indoor use only Do not place the unit near water or in other extremely humid conditions This unit should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided Please check the used type of power source before you plug and operate the unit AC100V AC240V is acceptable Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use only a damp cloth for cleaning Always power down the system prior to connecting and disconnecting accessories with the exception of USB devices Lithium battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace with the same or equivalent type recommended by the battery manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Do not block the fan on the bottom of the unit for air ventilation CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSIONNEL This symbol intends to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance
60. splay format There are three available view modes full screen and 4 window 2x2 SEQ Sequence Press to start automatic sequencing of the video coming from the installed cameras MENU Press the key to call the OSD setup menu ESC Press to cancel or exit from certain mode or OSD menu without changing the settings made previously ZOOM ENTER e n OSD menu or selection interface press the key to make the selection or save settings e In live full screen view mode press to view a 2x zoom image press it again to exit zoom mode COPY In Playback mode press COPY to select the start and end point of the video you want to export More detailed information refer to Section 4 4 Video Export PLAY STOP Press this key to switch between live image and playback video FREEZE e Press FREEZE while viewing live image the live video will be frozen The date time information shown on the monitor will continue updating Press FREEZE again to return to live mode e Press FREEZE while playing the recorded video the playback video will be paused Press LEFT RIGHT to move the recorded video reverse forward by single step Press FREEZE again to continue playing video 19 User s Manual 3 2 SEARCH In both Playback and Live mode user can press SEARCH to call the Search menu for searching and playing recorded video by date and time or events Direction Keys e n Zoom mode these keys function as Direction keys e In the
61. strax 2 JVC Panasonic N Panasonic C e Digital Zoom 2X2 available in live and playback mode e Multiple language on screen menus e Network software supports static IP and DHCP User s Manual 1 2 Product Application Diagram Connect the 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 System Configuration Remote Monitor Control Local Monitor Control VGA Monitor Main Monitor Call Monitor Speaker Er S nn EAT RS 485 Control Alarm E Alarm z oe Pi Output Input WI SE d L osi I tsi B che Control Keyboard Cameras an C Audio Input USB Thumb Drive i Other Brand CD RW High Speed Dome Cameras DVD RW System Setup The notices and introduction on system installation will be described particularly in this chapter Please follow the description to operate the unit In order to prevent the unit from data loss and system damage that caused by a sudden power fluctuation use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS is highly recommended 12 2 1 2 2 2 3 User s Manual Position the Unit Position mount the DVR TL series in a proper place and be sure to power off the unit before making any connections The placed location should avoid hindering or blocking the unit from airflow Enough airflow is needed to protect the unit from overhea
62. t Date Time Set Date Time Select lt Date gt lt Time gt and press ENTER for adjusting the settings LEFT RIGHT keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next field ENTER is for selecting and UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field NOTE The reset date time setting applies to record new video the date and time of previously recorded video will not be changed NOTE To avoid record database corruption after changing the date time setting it is recommended to clear the database Date Time Display Users are allowed to choose to set the date time OSD displays in 1 or 2 rows Use the UP DOWN keys to change the setting The default is to display the date time OSD in one row Date Display Mode This function allows user to set the OSD display type of the date time There are three options to select from lt Y M D gt lt M D Y gt or lt D M Y gt Y amp represents Year M represents Month and D represents Day 22 3 4 2 User s Manual Move to the item and press ENTER the option starts blinking Use UP DOWN keys to change the setting The default setting is lt Y M D gt in both NTSC PAL formats Time Display Mode User can choose to set the time format to lt 12 hour gt or lt 24 hour gt Use the UP DOWN keys to change the format The default setting is lt 12 hour gt Date Time Order The item is used to set the order of date time display
63. tem clock continues running Press FREEZE to pause the live image press FREEZE again to resume the live camera view Viewing Recorded Video To view recorded video user can press PLAY STOP key directly When press the PLAY STOP key the unit starts to continue playing back the recorded video from the suspended point of record If it is the first time to use the PLAY STOP key the unit will playback from the very beginning of the record Alternatively user can select records from the Search menu to play specific video Refer to Section 4 3 Searching Recorded Video for more information The Forward or Reverse speed indicator will be shown on the bottom left of the screen when in the playback mode The general operations in playback mode are described as follows 28 User s Manual Key Usage in Playback The key usage is slightly changed in playback mode Following is the key usage found in playback mode e LEFT Reverse Playback The key is used to reverse the recorded video while the unit is playing back Press the key repeatedly to increase the speed of reverse playback by 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x e RIGHT Forward Playback The key is used to play the recorded video fast forward Press the key repeatedly to increase the speed of forward playback by 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x e FREEZE Press FREEZE to pause the playback video When the recorded video is paused press LEFT RIGHT to resume playback video single step r
64. the key tone or OFF to disable 55 User s Manual 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 Monitor Setup The Monitor Setup menu allows user to set the quality of the displayed image Select lt Monitor Setup gt from the Main menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Monitor Setup 1 Show Camera Title YES 2 Screen Center Adjust 3 Show Color Bar Execute 4 VGA Resolution 800x600 The following sections describe the items found in the Monitor Setup menu Show Camera Title This item allows the user to choose whether to display the camera title on the screen or not The default is lt YES gt which displays the camera titles with the video Screen Center Adjust This item is used to adjust the screen center of the main monitor display area Follow these steps to set the center point e Select lt Screen Center Adjust gt from the Monitor Setup menu and press ENTER The adjusting screen displays as follows Screen Center Adjust A lt gt v e Position the screen center position using the Direction keys Press ENTER to exit when finished Show Color Bar Choose this item to display a color bar pattern on the screen The color bar helps to adjust the monitor hue saturation text color and display options Press ESC to exit the color bar pattern and return to the OSD menu 56 5 2 4 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 User s Manual VGA Resolution This item allows the user to select appro
65. ting The maximum allowable temperature of operating environment is 40 C The unit utilizes heat conducting techniques to transfer internal heat to the case especially to the bottom side of the unit NOTE Be sure not to remove the rubber feet and always leave a space for air ventilation on the unit s bottom side Selecting Video Format The DVR TL series is designed to operate under either NTSC or PAL video formats The switch is positioned on the rear panel PAL NTSC Connecting Devices to the Unit This section lists some important notices that should be read before making any connections to the DVR TL series AN NOTE Connect short term devices such as USB ThumbDrive USB CD ROM USB Hard Disk Drive etc only after the unit is successfully powered up Connecting Required Devices Before power up the unit you should connect cameras and a main monitor to the unit for basic operation If needed connect a call monitor for displaying full screen video of all installed cameras in sequence 13 User s Manual 2 4 Connecting Short term Device If you plan to install any short term devices to the DVR TL series and use them as part of the unit system such as USB CD ROM USB Hard Disk Drive etc make sure those devices are connected only after the unit is powered up Because DVR TL series can recognize the external devices only after the power up process is done completely Rear Panel Connections There are vari
66. ting the time zone you MUST go to lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt gt lt Manually Time Sync gt and synchronize the local time once or the time zone setting will not be activated 45 User s Manual 5 1 3 3 5 1 3 4 5 1 3 5 5 1 3 6 5 1 3 7 ze INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE A INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE A IM 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ai 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Date Time Display Users are allowed to choose to set the Date Time OSD displays in 1 or 2 rows Use the UP DOWN keys to change the setting The default is to display the date time OSD in one row Date Display Mode This function allows the user to set the OSD display type for the date time There are three options to select from lt Y M D gt lt M D Y gt or lt D M Y gt Y represents Year M represents Month and D represents Day Use UP DOWN keys to change the setting The default setting is lt Y M D gt in both NTSC PAL formats Time Display Mode The user can choose to set the time format to 12 hour or 24 hour Use the UP DOWN keys to change the format The default setting is 12 hour gt Date Time Order This item is used to set the order of Date Time display to Date First or Time First Select this item and press ENTER then use UP DOWN keys to change the setting Daylight Saving Time Setup This menu is for people who live in certain regions to observe
67. to lt Date First gt or lt Time First gt Use UP DOWN keys to change the setting Daylight Saving Time Setup Daylight Saving Time The item is for those people who live in certain regions to observe Daylight Saving Time Select ON to enable or OFF to disable the function If the function is disabled the DST Start End time and DST Bias will be grayed out and cannot be accessed AN NOTE If this function is enabled the date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon when playing back recorded video or searching video in the event list S indicates summer time and W indicates wintertime DST Start End The items are used to program the daylight saving duration Use Direction keys to move the cursor to the next or previous field UP DOWN to change the settings in the selected field DST Bias The item allows user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time The available options are lt 30 gt lt 60 gt lt 90 gt and lt 120 gt minutes 23 User s Manual 3 4 3 Network Time Protocol Setup This section guides you to synchronize your unit to fit the local time Go the lt System Setup gt gt lt Date Time gt gt lt Time Zone gt Refer to below figure and select your time zone from the options X INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE incen tene e AS D 180 x me 180 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
68. tting is ON enable The event types are represented by a character respectively the descriptions are listed in the table below Alarm in event Motion detection event Video loss event 67 User s Manual 9 6 3 5 6 4 5 6 4 1 5 6 4 2 5 6 4 3 5 6 4 4 Event Duration This item determines the duration of the buzzer and Alarm Out relay function after an alarm is triggered The available event duration range is from 5 second to 999 seconds The default setting is 5 seconds Per Channel Config This menu is used to set the Video Loss Detect Motion Detect and Alarm In Out function for each channel The menu is displayed as below Per Channel Config 1 Channel Select CH1 2 Video Loss Detect OFF 3 Motion Detect OFF 4 Motion Detect Indicator ON 5 Detection Config 6 Alarm In OFF 7 Alarm Out None Channel Select This item is used to select a desired channel for setting the parameters Move the cursor to lt Channel Select gt and press ENTER then select a channel using UP DOWN keys Press ENTER again to confirm the setting Video Loss Detect This item allows the user to enable disable Video Loss as an alarm event Select lt ON gt to enable Video Loss alarm events lt OFF gt to disable The default setting is lt OFF gt Motion Detect To detect motions the users can choose from these options lt OFF gt lt ALL gt lt Night amp Weekend gt lt Day am
69. ultaneously To delete current character gt Select Delete and press ENTER or press MODE and DOWN simultaneously To exit the virtual keyboard Select OK and press ENTER to save the settings and exit or press ESC to exit without saving changes 42 9 1 9 1 1 5 1 1 1 User s Manual System Setup Select lt System Setup gt from the Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the System Setup menu System Setup Version Language English Date Time Unit Name DVR Password Network Setup RS485 Setup 8 Audio Output Key Beep zl OO P Gab A The items found in the System Setup menu are described in the following sections Version The Version menu allows the user to view system information such as hardware and software versions From the System Setup menu select lt Version gt and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Version Model Name XXXXXXXX Hardware V1 0 Software XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Software Upgrade via Local Device The items in this menu are described in the following subsections Model Name amp Version The first three items tell the model name and identify the hardware and software version for this unit 43 User s Manual 5 1 1 2 5 1 2 Software Upgrade via Local Device This item is used for updating the DVR TL series unit software by local device The menu is displayed as follows Software Upgrade via Local Device Upgrade Version Select XXX

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