DVR42E 4CH Digital Video Recorder User`s Manual
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1. DVR at your home or HDD into the DVR Front panel buttons 16 17 i3 8 910 5 4 Menu button press to display Operation menu option Recording button press to start recording HM Stop recording playback button press stop recording playback the authorized password is requested upon stopping record the default password is 111111 4 Fast forward button press to play the recorded stream faster 5 gt Playback button press to start playback 6 Il Pause button press to pause the video playback 7 44 Reverse press to playback backward 8 Channel 1 button press to select channel 1 9 Channel 2 button press to select channel 2 10 Channel 3 button press to select channel 3 11 Channel 4 button press to select channel 4 12 All channels button press to select all channels display 13 14 up down buttons press to change menu field 15 Select button Cyclic function Press to change the setting value or enter into a sub menu 16 Power ON LED indicator 17 Recording LED indicator 1 2 3 Rear panel pmj a T J q i i are 5 No Cnt id Maes a 5 10 1 S Video output 2 Composite video output 3 Monitor Secondary Video output 4 Video input 5 Video loop through 6 Sensor input alarm output 4 sensor inputs and one alarm output 7 NTSC PAL switch 8 DC in 12Voltage 9 Power switch 10 USB 2 0 link to PC Notices Before powering th2. OUT TIME MOTION SENSITIVE SETUP CHANNEL 1 TYPE MOTION N C CHANNEL 2 TYPE MOTION N O CHANNEL 3 TYPE NORMAL CLOSE CHANNEL 4 TYPE NOT INSTALLED PRESS A Y THEN PRESS TO EXIT PROGRAMMED RECORD gt UUUMSSTEERT RTT bt 0369 12 15 18 21 24 PRESS Av THEN g PRESS amp TO EXIT Follow the steps as described here below to activate motion detection recording 1 Please go to SENSOR SETUP menu as the left figure shown 2 Select out the motion option 3 After the selection please be back to MAIN MENU and come back to PROGRAMMED RECORD to select the alarm S setting Notice The _ setting under PROGRAMMED RECORD is necessary for starting the operation of motion detection recording Playback Use the front panel buttons to Operate various playback functions Faz SEARCH TIME HDD MASTER 04 03 24 13 24 21 04 03 24 13 44 54 gt 01 TIME 04 03 24 13 24 21 gt 02 TIME 04 03 24 13 30 55 gt 03 TIME 04 03 24 13 40 54 Press gt button then the playback time events selection menu as the left figure appears on the screen Or you can simply press gt twice to directly start playing AVY MOVE You can either enter the specified time date to playback or select the event or even view the playback over PC Notice 1 Stop recording before activate a playback 2 Because the events selection is default setting so you need to press gt gt butt
3. duration Pe eae ee 4234 operation Normal Low and High will vary depending on the image complexity color Black amp White brightness RECORD SELECT 1234 contrast image movement and background video noise The overall capacity RECORD MODE EACH Use Av buttons of front panel to select mode could be less or more than the figure shown here Ree Rie a ae and then enter dleato confirm the selection RECORD SCHEDULE Even video quality affects the total recording SUB MENU capability on HDD HIGH 427H 214H 142H 68H PAL NORMAL 505H 253H 168H 81H LOW 1617H 309H 206H 99H HARD DRIVE SETUP Different video quality settings and HDD capacity HIGH 463H 265H 123H 62H NTSC NORMAL 556H 317H 148H 74H The higher the video quality is the clearer images the unit plays 694H 397H 278H 93H The lower the video quality is the more you can save the space on HDD The following table shows the recording time vs video quality settings table with 80GB HDD for your reference Record schedule Recording time calculation formula MAIN MENU Enter into this option to change a recording CAMERA SELECT 1234 schedule during a day 24 hour period RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERATE 25 VIDEO QUALITY HIGH gt RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP SENSOR SETUP A GB x1 000 000 k GB Recordingtime sec onds where BxC k sec A Hard disk capacity B Video Quality Low 9Kb
4. the device is switched off and the plug is in the socket Nevertheless the device works only when the switch is in ON position The product has been tested and found to be compliant to rules for CE marking Index Introduction to Digital Video Recorder Front panel buttons Rear panel DVR installation Video output connection Video input connection Sensor installation Installation with external alarm systems Power up the unit On Screen Display Main menu Camera select Channel display control Record select Record mode Record frame rate Record frame rate table Video quality Different video quality settings and HDD capacity Record time table EACH mode Record schedule Sensor recording installation Sub menu Password change Time set Date display format Backup through ISB port Sequential time HDD setup Sensor setup Sensor setting notes How to operate motion detection recording Playback DVR PC viewer via USB cable How to operate PC viewer PC Viewer Technical specification Introduction to Digital Video Recorder DVR The digital video recorder DVR is for recording video streams from up to 4 channels at the same time It adopts a digital image compression technology to compress the input channel video streams and uses HDD to record the compressed video stream The following operation guide explains how to operate manage the DVR and the following installation guide explains how to install
5. to display menu option shown as right figure gt Stop recording or playback before you enter into OSD menu gt You will be requested to enter password while stopping recording Notice When main menu is displayed the DVR will not record In order to avoid HDD damages and video data loss be sure to stop recording before powering off the DVR Camera select Channel display control In each mode EACH mode you can use the following buttons to display Full screen format of each channel BY Channel 1 button Full screen display of channel 1 H Channel 2 button Full screen display of channel 2 a Channel 3 button Full screen display of channel 3 a Channel 4 button Full screen display of channel 4 MAIN MENU gt CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERATE 25 VIDEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP SENSOR SETUP The unit provides 4 camera inputs You can use CAMERA SELECT option to select specified channel for real time display You can use button or channel buttons for different combinations for channel display 1 When you choose all cameras are off 2 When you choose 1234 all cameras are displayed 3 When you choose 4 only the fourth channel is displayed Press Select button to activate cyclic display Record select MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 gt RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERAT
6. ACI s r l FARFISA INTERCOMS Via E Vanoni 3 62029 OSIMO AN ITALY Tel 39 071 720 20 38 Fax 39 071 720 20 37 e mail info acifarfisa it www acifarfisa it DVR42E 4CH Digital Video Recorder User s Manual ENGLISH a a 7 gt 2 E TN T ii Lr ay Se ee es F mo et Se L L k Se ee er ae Te ee bu Sox Er Fg T a a ae as ee ee n a ON 7 re T T Hl Channel EC gited W idle Betisi A Rif Mi3159 Before operating the unit please read carefully this manual and keep for future reference WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING AN AN The lightning flash within equilateral triangle means the presence of insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient risk of shock to users The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions which can be found in the users manual TO AVOID THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THE DEVICE TO WATER RAIN OR HIGH HUMIDITY OR HIGH TEMPERATURE Warning the installation must be done by qualified personnel according to what established by national rules Power off The power supply is powered even when
7. C j Meet a one yaauem Alarm in out 4 input toutput al Select DVR HDD HDD selection click this button to select HDD Display E i frame rate Recording NTSC_ Max 30fps frame rate Recording NTSC Max 7 5fps a frame rate Max 6 5fps EACH Resolution PAL 20X5 6 Recording NTSC 640X224 Pecorino Ra saver Compression format Modified MJPEG each Low 8KB frame ial recording Normal 10KB frame approx 8 12KB frame A E e 12KB frame HDD internal Time date camera Search mode event Dimension 290x22x60mm Weight Certificate UL CUL LVD FCC CE Technical specification
8. DEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP Recording frame rate table There are 6 different frame rate settings available for operation 25 30 fps 12 15 fps 8 10 fps 6 7 fps 4 5 fps 4fps But the DVR is set to 30 fps NTSC 25fps PAL as factory default Please use Ay buttons of front panel to select mode and then enter to select the option The higher the record frame rate is the more natural look will be displayed on the screen on playback mode But the lower the record frame rate is the more you can save the space on SUB MENU In this mode the effective frame rate per HDD AISRD DIRIVE SEVIS each channel is the frame rate set in RECORD FRAME RATE option divided by the number of the channel to be recorded Frame second When you set to QUAD mode only quad screen can be displayed during 1CH recording and playback In this mode maximum record frame rate is 25 30 fps per each channel 2CH 4 5 EACH MODE 2 Use arrow buttons of front panel to select mode and then enter to confirm the 3CH 1 33 1 QUADMODE 4 The following is the recording fps table for user s reference 1CH selection 4CH QUADMODE _ See next section for the HDD duration table ee 17 2 33 1 25 175 ETEA Video quality Recording Time Table Each mode There are 3 different video quality settings for NB The time table here below is for your reference only Real HDD
9. E 25 VIDEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU This option allows to enable disable the recording of the cameras Enabling channels on this menu option using the same way described in CAMERA SELECT Cameras will be recorded only if properly selected in this option Notice VIDEO LOSS message will be displayed and the built in alarm buzzer will be triggered to sound while one ore more channels are not connected or in case of connection failure during recording To avoid VIDEO LOSS message and buzzer sound use CAMERA SELECT option to select only the channels connected to DVR HARD DRIVE SETUP Record mode MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 gt RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERATE 25 VIDEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 gt RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERATE 25 VIDEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE The unit provides 4 camera inputs You can use channel buttons on the front panel to select specified channel for real time display There are two kinds of recording mode EACH mode full screen mode and quad screen mode can be activated during recording Selecting EACH mode during recording it is possible to make a playback even in full screen of each specific channel or in quad display Record frame rate MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH gt RECORD FRAMERATE 25 VI
10. MASTER HDD FORMAT full If you choose NO the unit will stop recording while HDD s space is full MASTER HDD SIZE It indicates the capacity of the primary HDD installed in the unit MASTER HDD USED It indicates how percentage of HDD s capacity has been occupied HARD DRIVE SETUP OVERWRITE ENABLED YES PRESS Av THEN PRESS amp TO EXIT MASTER HDD FORMAT It erases all of the recorded data in Master HDD The authorized password is requested before formatting after the unit formatted the following information will appear on the screen HARD DISK FORMATTED Overwrite When the hard disk is full the DVR will overwrites and creates new video file gradually The new created video equals overwrited portion When Overwrite function starts it does not erase the whole video file s of a hard disk at one time When there is a new hard drive the HDD OWRT xx represents the of the hard drive used lf OVERWRITE recording mode is enabled the HDD OWRT xx represents the xx of the hard drive that has been overwritten for new video data The remaining old video data still exists Sensor setup SENSOR RECORD TIME Recording duration once sensor being triggered SENSOR SETUP SENSOR RECORD TIME ALARM OUT TIME MOTION SENSITIVE SETUP CHANNEL 1 TYPE MOTION N C ALARM OUT TIME It controls how long in second the alarm sounds after being triggered CHANNEL 2 TYPE MOTION N O CHA
11. NNEL 3 TYPE NORMAL CLOSE CHANNEL 4 TYPE NOT INSTALLED PRESS Av THEN PRFSS U TO FXIT SENSOR TRIGGER MODES The unit provides 5 different modes for variant uses 1 Not installed 2 Normal open 3 Normal close 4 Motion N C 5 Motion N O In normal close mode if the cable line connected between the sensor and the DVR is cut off by an intruder the unit will start recording In normal open mode the cable line connected between the sensor and the unit is cut off by an intruder the unit will not start recording Sensor setting notes 1 After sensor alarm installation come back to RECORD SCHEDULE to select S Sensor record as record mode in the specified period of time The unit will accordingly start recording upon alarming during the specified time If finished the sensor and alarm hardware setting Please press e button on the DVR front panel Then the DVR will enter the record stand by mode Each sensor input corresponds to each camera Sensor input 1 corresponds to camera 1 Sensor input 2 corresponds to camera 2 Sensor input 3 corresponds to camera 3 Sensor input 4 corresponds to camera 4 To trigger multiple cameras for alarm recoding simply wiring one sensor to multiple sensor inputs 2 SENSOR RECORD TIME This function is setting how long recording will be stop after the alarm symptom disappear If alarm symptom didn t disappear recording won t stop Is
12. SEQUENTIAL TIME 1 and setting CH sequential Time 1 9 sec in each or quad press enter button to set sequential dwell time PRESS Av THEN PRESS TO EXIT NOTICE The password can be only numerical 1 4 and up to 6 digit use the following buttons to input HY Means 1 E Means 2 H Means 3 H Means 4 Password change Enter into PASSWORD CHANGE menu and the password change input menu replaces the SUB MENU The default password is 111111 When the new password is accepted the board will flash the following screen message PASSWORD changed The message will blink 5 times Then the display goes back to SUB MENU If the password was not accepted the unit will automatically return to SUB MENU PASSWORD CHANGE CURRENT PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD PASSWORD CONFIRM PRESS Ay THEN PRESS amp TO EXIT Time set TIME ae Enter into this option to adjust date 2004 03 21 03 23 21 se ieee PRESS Av THEN Ep PRESS TO EXIT Date display format The unit can display the date in two format yyyy mm dd or dd mm yyyy variant which depends on the regional preference DATE DISPLAY FORMAT PRESS Av THEN PRESS amp TO EXIT IMPORTANT NOTICE Data and time are used to store and to search images in the HDD Be sure to set this information properly to avoid malfunction As periodical checking it is suggested to verify that date and time are properly adjusted Back
13. e system check that the video system selector is properly switched to the standard NTSC PAL used To avoid noise and bad images it is very important to run 75Q coaxial cable between cameras DVR and monitor Choose the correct kind of cable according to distance and avoid to run video signal cables together with mains cables Use only 75 Q BNC connectors for each cable to respective video input and pay attention during their installation Many times not proper functioning noises and low quality images are due to bad connections Always switch off the DVR before change any connection To avoid HDD from loose data stop recording before switch off the DVR DVR installation 1 Video output connection Monitor Connect monitor to the unit using the Video output connector on the rear panel The unit is equipped with 1 x S Video output and 2 x BNC connector 2 Video input connection Cameras Connect up to 4 cameras to the unit using the Video input connectors on the rear panel The unit is equipped with 4 x BNC as input connectors Camera installation Video signal line connection connect the video signal line to the unit using 75ohm coaxial cable and suitable connectors Camera power line connection connect camera s adaptor to camera and plug in the adaptor Powe siapo 3 Sensor Installation The unit is equipped with 4 sensor input one for each channel Sensor signal line connection connect t
14. frame Normal 11Kb frame High 13Kb frame C Recording Frame Rate 25fps 12fps 8fps 6fps 4fps 3fps 2fps 1fps Example Continuous recording with High quality and Max 25fps with 80GB HDD 80GB x 1 000 000 k GB 13k f x 25fps k sec 246 153 67 sec 246 153 6 7sec 60 4 102 5min 4 102 5min 60 68 37hrs 68 37hrs 24 2 85 days continuous recording time for 80GB PROGRAMMED RECORD Numbers below indicate the time Ap eS Sul ei Wein ees duration within the 24 hours T Letter indicates recording S Letter indicates sensor recording It means the unit starts recording as the PRESS Av THEN 7 attached sensors being triggered PRESS E4 TO EXIT during this period Recording is off during this duration 0369 12 15 18 21 24 SETTING EXAMPLE 0 00 7 00 SENSOR RECORDING 7 00 11 00 RECORDING DISABLED 11 00 18 00 RECORDING 18 00 24 00 SENSOR RECORDING SSSSSS TTTTTTTSSSSSS5 0 6 11 18 24 Sensor recording installation The unit provides 4 alarm inputs that can be configured as normally close NC normally open NO on SENSOR SETUP menu option Please refer to sensor setup section After sensor configuration please go back to RECORD SCHEDULE menu to enable sensor recording Sub menu SUB MENU Enter into this option to change gt PASSWORD CHANGE password time date setting date TIME SET format enable the connection between maha Peon een Ne the unit and PC over USB interface
15. he signal line to the unit The sensor signal terminal is usually at the sensor s back panel Connect a suitable power adaptor into the sensor to power on it There are two kind of sensors eo SINS O1S EMBASE N O Normally Open when the alarm signal is activated the sensor output is like a short circuit N C Normally Close when the alarm signal is activated the sensor output is like an open circuit Be careful during the installation to choose the suitable kind of sensor and to setup the menu accordingly 4 Installation with external alarm systems The unit provides an internal relay output to activate external devices such as lamp sounding devices when a sensor is activated The switch Is open at normal state and when the alarm is activated the switch will be closed The alarm device is usually provided with a suitable a power supply Connect the alarm power line as shown in the above figure to the alarm terminals max 24Vdc 1A Power up the unit After the unit is properly installed the DVR is ready to record and play Then apply power supply provided and switch on After the unit is powered on the unit will check the HDD for several seconds The information shown will be as The unit will enter into real time display mode shown in the figure Notice To resume factory default settings push 5 time button and the message Turn off and on the DVR will be displayed Then to com
16. it possible to set one of the following choices 5s 10s 15s 20s 25s and 30s seconds 3 ALARM OUT TIME This function is setting how long alarm out will be stop after the alarm symptom disappear If alarm symptom didn t disappear alarm out won t stop Is it possible to set one of the following choices Os 5s 10s 15s 20s 25s 30s and CONT continues 4 MOTION SENSITIVE SETUP Use this option to adjust the Motion sensitiviy There are 9 step of sensitivity 1 more sensitive 9 less sensitive 5 There are 5 different mode for sensor setting NOT INSTALLED NORMAL CLOSE NORMAL OPEN MOTION NO and MOTION NC CHANNEL 1 TYPE NORMAL CLOSE CHANNEL 2 TYPE NORMAL OPEN CHANNEL 3 TYPE MOTION N O CHANNEL 4 TYPE MOTION N C In NORMAL COLSE mode if the cable line connected to the sensor through DVR is cut off by an intruder the sensor recording start In NORMAL OPEN mode if the cable line connected to the sensor through DVR is short by an intruder the sensor recording start NOTE 1 A switch setting on the back panel may be used to convert the operation format from NTSC to PAL or vice versa 2 RESET Initialization to make the board to reset Press 44 button 5 times in the normal view mode Be aware that all the information including the password will be lost After reset the password will be set as the default value 111111 How to operate motion detection recording SENSOR SETUP SENSOR RECORD TIME ALARM
17. ode DVR PC Viewer via USB cable In order to display recorded images through a PC it is required to install the viewer software in the CD ROM provided with the unit To install the software just copy the program viewer exe in the PC hard disk and execute it by double click The software will automatically seek for recorded pictures by USB connection or IDE cable Note this software currently supports Windows2000 XP Doss Fiia 1E Ft Shen abla cs et eee ee a ied cl i a How to operate PC viwer LB EEE PLAY click the button to start playback from the beginning of the recorded video Button to advance frame by frame forward Button to advance frame by frame backward REVERSE click the button to start playback on backward sense SEARCH click this button to search video by specific period of time Then click lt Search events gt or fill in data to search TT e po m a a F YY o WM M HH o ne bainis ialis 144 FAST FORWARD click to play streams faster available speeds 1x C Description Remarks 4x 16x 32x 64x Video input format NTSC PAL Operating system None i AVI Save video in avi format Click on AVI button and specify the Video input channel 4chBNC path and name of the saved file Click again to disable avi file saving Video output 2BNC 1S Video i BMP Save current image into bmp file To save an image click Video loop thruogh 4chBN
18. on to switch to time selection 3 Press button to see new created by overwriting files list It can list up to 64 files Choose desired video file by moving up down buttons and press gt once again to play Press gt gt button to see the whole recorded time range begin to end including any non overwrited video If any desired date and time is out of this time range there won t be any video exist means either overwrited or not recorded To search desired date and time press up down buttons to move the cursor to the positions of beginning date and time and press Enter button to change for desired date and time numbers Then press gt button to play Control buttons 1 gt Fast Forward button Press this button to play the recorded stream faster The unit provides five levels of fast forward playback speed 1 play one time faster x1 press button 2 play two times faster x2 than the normal play 3 play four times faster x4 than the normal play 4 play thirty two times faster x32 than the normal play 5 play sixty four times faster x64 than the normal play 2 Reverse button Press this button to play the recorded stream backward Remarks the reverse playback speed depends on the fps the number of the recorded channel the video quality 3 Il Pause button Press this button to pause the playback or to advance one single frame upon pause m
19. plete the reset operation turn off and on the DVR The above procedure will not delete the images recorded in the HDD HDD CHECKING OK Turn off and on the DVR The On Screen Display 1 Power on the system MAIN MENU Press button to display OSD menu CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH Press button to exit RECORD FRAMERATE 25 OSD menu to real time display VIDEO QUALITY HIGH RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP SENSOR SETUP OSD Mode Display Press button to start recording Press button to stop recording password is requested Recording Mode Display SEARCH TIME HDD MASTER 04 03 24 13 24 21 04 03 24 13 44 54 gt 01 TIME 04 03 24 13 24 21 gt 02 TIME 04 03 24 13 30 55 gt 03 TIME 04 03 24 13 40 54 AY MOVE CHANGE gt PLAY Search Mode Press gt button to search time or event to playback Press W button to stop playback Press button to exit the menu Press gt button to start playing Playback mode Main menu MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 Operation Buttons RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH Press to display menu RECORD FRAMERATE 25 option VIDEO QUALITY HIGH A V Press to change menu RECORD SCHEDULE field or change the unit s SUB MENU configuration values HARD DRIVE SETUP Press to select menu SENSOR SETUP item or confirm the selection Press
20. up through USB port The unit provides one USB port to simple backup over the connection with PC Please mind the following steps to successful link j Ei Step 1 Connect the USB cable between COo the unit and PC a Step 2 Select LINK TO PC under submenu of the unit Step3 The linking will take around 30sec Step4 The connection is ready for PC backup as Linked indicates on the screen Step 5 Open the PC viewer on PC once PC identifies one unknown Hardware device Follow the instructions at DVR PC VIEWER section to make the backup Step6 Press Menu button back to Main Menu NOTICE 1 The unit employs USB 2 0 so it will take around 5 min to hand shake with USB 1 0 2 Before operating backup over USB please install PC viewer software into your PC Warning Please don t press MENU button during linking status it would likely lead to unpredictable Error on vour PC Sequential time Use this menu to specify each channel display dwell time Dwell time settings determine from 1 sec to 9 sec between displays for 4 channels To display images with cyclic switcher press Select button in live mode SEQUENTIAL TIME PRESS Av THEN PRESS amp TO EXIT HDD setup OVERWRITE ENABLED If you choose YES the unit will MASTER HDD SIZE 40000MB continue recording and overwrite the MASTER HDD USED OMB 0 recorded data when HDD s space is
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