First Alert 4800 - Manuals

Chapter 2 3 Getting to Know Your 4800 DVR Congratulations on purchasing your First Alert Security product. First Alert has been helping families and businesses stay safe for over 50 years. By having a First Alert Security System, you’re taking the first step in protecting your home or business from ...

Getting to Know Your 4800 DVR Model 4800 User's Manual 4 P RODUCT O VERVIEW DVR F RONT P ANEL 1 FULL/ QUAD Select full-screen output video from Channel 1, 2, 3, or 4 or all channels simultaneously (quad) MENU Access main menu ESC Exit the active window REC Start/stop manual recording BACKUP Open vid...

Getting to Know Your 4800 DVR Model 4800 User's Manual DVR R EAR P ANEL 1 USB Ports USB ports for backup devices (flash drive, DVD recorder) and mouse 2 Audio Output 1-channel audio output (2Vp-p, 600  ) 3 Audio Input 4-channel audio input (2Vp-p, 600  ) 4 Video Input 4-channel video input, BNC (1...

Getting to Know Your 4800 DVR Model 4800 User's Manual 6 R EMOTE C ONTROL 1 Alarm Reset Clear the alarm input or alarm output status 2 REC Start manual recording 3 Number/Channel buttons DEL Enter values 0–9 in menus when in live viewing Select channel to view when in full-screen Delete 4 MENU ESC P...

Chapter 3 7 Setting Up I NSTALLING A H ARD D ISK D RIVE 1 Install a hard disk drive (HDD) in the DVR following the instructions provided by the HDD manufacturer. Connect the data and power cables to the appropriate sockets. 2 Format the HDD using the DVR before attempting to record because the stand...

Setting Up Model 4800 User's Manual 8 B ASIC H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION  Cameras Connect each camera output to the video input socket in the rear panel of the DVR using appropriate cable. The video input interface is a standard BNC connector, 1Vp-p, 75 Ω . Keep the video signal cable away from strong ...

Setting Up Model 4800 User's Manual M OUNTING A C AMERA 1 Select the position for the camera and secure the camera stand. (Use an appropriate screw type for the mounting surface.) 2 Screw the camera onto the stand. Tighten the lock nut. 3 Adjust camera to the proper view angle. Make sure the lens is...

Chapter 4 11 Getting Started This chapter provides information about the main operating menus and tool bar options. The menus are used to configure the system and control the various functions of the DVR. The user selects options from a series of menus and executes the actions using the DVR keypad, ...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 12 M AIN M ENU The Main Menu has four windows evenly distributed over the screen. Use the Main Menu to access menu options and switch channel views, displaying either all channel feeds simultaneously or a full-screen view of a selected channel. D ISPLAYING TH...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual S TATUS B AR Click anywhere on the screen to display Status Bar at the bottom of the window. On the far left of the bar, are five colored squares, indicating the alarm status: 1 Alarm input status for each of the four windows and indicates alarm output. When ...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 14 T OOL B AR To display the Tool Bar, right-click the mouse anywhere on the screen, or press ENTER on the front panel of the DVR or on the remote control. The functions of the Tool Bar buttons are: Hide the Tool Bar and return to the Status Bar Access System...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual T OOL B AR M ENU O PTIONS S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION To access the system configurations screen, click the System Configuration icon on the Tool Bar. Use the screen to adjust System, Record, Video, Net, Alarm, Maintenance, and Save settings. See Chapter 5, DVR Se...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 16 V IDEO P LAYBACK To playback a recorded video, click the Record Search icon on the Tool Bar. Use the Video Playback menu to select the date/time and channel you wish to view. See Chapter 5, DVR Settings for descriptions of the playback settings. To playbac...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual The available recordings will be represented by colored bars on the time line depending on the type of recording (blue = common, green = motion detection triggered, red = alarm triggered, and blue = manually made). Click Play on the menu tool bar, or navigate...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 18 V IDEO B ACKUP To backup a video, click the Playback icon on the Tool Bar. To backup the recorded footage, indicate which cameras and time interval you want to save to an external source. Set the start and end time as described in Video Playback in this ch...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual Connect external media such as USB flash drives, portable USB HDDs, and USB DVD recorders. Note: The system supports the FAT32 file system for USB flash drives. Choose either H.264 Raw, MP4, or AVI format for video backup.  H.264 Raw Format Stored video file...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 20 Menu functions may vary depending on the make and model of the PTZ camera used. For a detailed description of available options, refer to the PTZ camera user's manual. 1 Toggle Functional Panel Toggle the panel view for the options available on a PTZ camer...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 1. Select the preset number you want to clear or reset. 2. Click the Clear button. Sequence Procedures To set a sequence: 1. Select preset number. 2. Click the Set button. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add more presets if needed. 4. Click the Run button. To clea...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual 22 S CREEN L AYOUT A DJUSTMENT Use the screen layout on the Tool Bar to access the Position screen. Use the buttons to reposition the layout of a full image or a single-view. Shrink/enlarge the window image vertically (creates a black margin at the top and bo...

Getting Started Model 4800 User's Manual C HANNEL S TATUS D ISPLAY Status icons display on the top-right corner of each channel image. Channel has detected motion in motion detection mode. Channel is in the scheduled recording mode. Channel is in the motion-detection triggered recording mode. Channe...

Chapter 5 24 DVR Settings This chapter provides an overview of the DVR system configuration menu and instructions for setting operating parameters. S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION M ENU Click the System Configuration button on the Tool Bar to access the system configuration menu (see the menu hierarchy on th...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual Select the general system settings for operating the DVR. Menu titles are on the left, and the corresponding changeable/non-changeable values are in the fields to the right. A short description of each setting displays when the cursor moves over the field name o...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 28 T IME S ETTING Adjust the current date and time set on the DVR. Click the >> button to open a dialog box and change the year, month, date, hours, minutes, and seconds. Click OK to confirm the setting or click CANCEL to reject the change. Note: To avoid ...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual P ASSWORD S ETTING Modify the Administrator or User passwords. If logged in as Administrator, you can change both passwords. If logged in as a User, you can only change the user password. Enter the new password using the numerical keyboard. Click OK to confirm o...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 30 A DVANCED S ETTINGS The Advanced Settings menu (lower right-hand corner) has three options: Adduser, Deluser, and Authority Manage. A DDUSER Click Adduser to add a new user to the system. Use the keypad to input user information. Click Enter to save. D ELUSER...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 32 R ECORD The Record window provides access to eight sub-menus used to set the record parameters. A section describing each sub-menu and their available options follows. Video Channel Record Schedule Record Quality Record Frame Rate Record Source OSD Setting Re...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual V IDEO C HANNEL Use the arrow key to select the camera (channel) number whose settings you want to modify (options: 1, 2, 3, 4, or All). R ECORD S CHEDULE Create a schedule for recording tasks throughout the week so that only certain events are recorded to the H...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual R ECORD S OURCE Select whether the signal coming from the source will include audio. The options are: Video and Video and Audio. OSD S ETTING Define the information that will be recorded as the OSD (On-Screen Display) string. The options are: Camera Name and Tim...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual C AMERA C HANNEL Select the camera (channel) number and click the arrow buttons to select channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or All. PTZ P ROTOCOL * Select the PTZ device protocol, and make sure it is consistent with the protocol of the installed PTZ cameras (options include: ...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 38 Place the cursor over a field and click the arrows to increase/decrease the values (1–16). The live feed from the camera lets you view the adjustments. Right-click anywhere in the window to return to the Camera Setting window. M OTION D ETECTION Set up motion...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual M OSAIC Sometimes certain zones within the camera view should not be monitored for privacy protection. For example, if the view shows the windows of an apartment building in the monitored zone, choose to not record the apartment. The zone options are: ON or OFF....

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual RECORD Select (checkmark) to trigger immediate motion detection from the selected cameras. ALARM OUT Select to enable the Alarm Output when motion is detected. BUZZER Select to enable the internal buzzer when motion is detected. EMAIL Select to send an email, wh...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 44 N ETWORK The DVR supports several two options for online viewing after an IP address is set:  DHCP (automatic mode). Acquire the IP address using the DHCP client model.  Static IP (manual mode). Indicate the IP address using the Static IP model (enter data ...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual N EXT P AGE The Next Page menu (lower right-hand corner) has eight sub-menus: PPPoE Setting, PPPoE IP, ONS Address, DDNS, Auto Register, File Sharing, Mobile Port and Email Setting. PPP O E S ETTING Use the arrow keys to activate/deactivate (ON/OFF) the PPPoE se...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 50 A LARM The Alarm window provides access to four sub-menus used to set the alarm functions. A section describing each sub-menu and their available options follows. Alarm Input Channel Alarm Input Type Event Handling Advanced Setting Alarm Event Handling Alarm ...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual A LARM I NPUT C HANNEL Click the arrow button to select an alarm input channel, view/change the alarm configurations and set up each or all cameras (options: 01, 02, 03, 04, or ALL). A LARM I NPUT T YPE Select the type of alarm input for the previously selected ...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 54 M AINTENANCE The Maintenance window provides access to seven sub-menus used to set the maintenance functions. A section describing each sub-menu and their available options follows. Log View Upgrade HDD Manage HDD Capacity Hardware Version Software Version Re...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual L OG V IEW Click the >> button to open the Log window. In the Type field (options: All, Operation, Exception, and Alarm). In the Search Time field, enter the search date and time for the log. Click the SEARCH button to display the desired log(s). It may ta...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 56 HDD M ANAGE Click the >> button to view the HDD Manage window used to format and set up the DVR hard-disk drive (HDD). Note: Before recording video and audio feeds, the HDD must be formatted using the DVR. You must be logged in as Administrator to forma...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual HDD C APACITY This field shows Total/Available HDD storage capacity. Discrepancies may exist due to system usage of the HDD. H ARDWARE V ERSION This field shows the current hardware version of the DVR. S OFTWARE V ERSION This field shows the current software ver...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual 58 S AVE The Save window provides access to four options. A section describing each sub-menu and their available options follows. Save & Exit Exit Restore Defaults Logout Save Click the Save Settings button on the System Configuration menu to access the Save...

DVR Settings Model 4800 User's Manual R ESTORE D EFAULTS Click the RESTORE DEFAULTS button to reset all configurations to factory defaults. All user-entered, customized configuration settings (system language, time, camera, PAL/NTSC system, and network settings) will be overridden by the factory def...

Chapter 6 60 Web Browser Operation This chapter provides information on using a web browser to monitor and configure the DVR remotely. E NABLING D OWNLOAD OF AN U NSIGNED A CTIVE X C ONTROL The Model 4800 is designed to operate with Internet Explorer (IE). To access the DVR via a web browser. You wi...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 62 1 The central position of the window is the camera view. If you selected “Automatically Open All Previews” at Login, all available camera feeds display. A one-camera view displays by default with live feed. (There may be up to a two second delay from...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual Note: If the network connection is interrupted or abnormal, the message “ Hear beat lost, please check the network ” displays in the top right corner of the main window. After the network connection is recovered, the preview mode displays automatically....

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 64 There are four subsections in the Server menu: Device Configuration : Enter the device name and choose the Signal Standard (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). Values for Channel Count, Alarm Input, Device Serial Number, Device Type, Hard Disk Count and Alarm Output ar...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 66 F ONT Click FONT to display a dialog window and modify the font size. Check the Motion Detect box to initiate the motion detection feature on the DVR for the selected camera. Use the Setup and Action buttons to adjust the motion detection zone and th...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual A CTION Click ACTION to open a pop-up window with method options when motion is detected: Sound Alarm, Send to Center, Email Notify. Check the Trigger Alarm Output to display the Output 1 checkbox. To choose which channel will start recording an alarm, ...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 70 Use Copy To options to select All Channels, or Channels 1 through 4 individually. Click COPY to copy settings from the current channel to All or specified channel(s). Click CONFIRM to save changes and exit. Click CANCEL to exit without saving changes...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual A LARM Click the ALARM tab to open the Alarm menu to adjust input/output settings for each channel. Alarm Input : Dropdown menu (options: Alarm Input 1 to 4). Alarm Type : Dropdown menu (options: Open and Close, referring to N.O./N.C.). Enable : Check t...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 72 Use the Alarm Schedule window to enable/disable alarm output on a weekly basis. The table represents days of the week (Sunday to Saturday vertically) and hours of the day (0 to 24 horizontally). Color encoding has two options: white = alarm is disabl...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual Trigger Alarm Output : Check to display Output 1 checkbox. Trigger Record : Choose which channels will start recording after an alarm is initiated (options: Channels 1 to 4, All, or None). Joint Channel : Check the box to activate a PTZ camera* (if a ch...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 76 E MAIL N OTIFICATION Email Notify is similar to that present in the Net tab of the DVR settings (see Chapter 5, Email Settings ). You can indicate multiple email addresses of the people who should be notified in case of an alarm, and the sender’s det...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual Automatic Refresh : Check box to keep current with changing values; data is refreshed every 5 seconds. Alternatively, click REFRESH to renew data and view the latest information. Click RESTORE DEFAULT to reset values to parameters before changes were ma...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual D OWNLOAD Click DOWNLOAD to save selected files. The download progress for the file being saved displays on the No.X progress bar. The number is shown on the left of the bar and the time elapsed displays on the right. The Total Progress bar shows the ov...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 80 speed using the Fast Rewind button. Rewind (Normal, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16). You cannot directly go back to Normal fast rewind. Use the Fast Forward button to return to Normal speed. Decrease/increase contrast. Decrease/increase brightness. Mute sound. ...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual Select the event logs you would like to view. Query Kind : Dropdown menu (options: All, By Time, By Type, or By Time, and Type). Channel : Dropdown menu (options: All or Channels 1 to 4). A LL Q UERY K INDS If you choose to view All logs from all channe...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 82 Four types are available: All, Operation, Exception, and Alarm. All The subtype field is inactive. Operation There are 32 subtype field options available.

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual Exception There are 7 subtype field options available. Alarm There are 7 subtype field options available. Q UERY K IND BY T IME AND T YPE This query combines Time and Type with the Begin and End Time. Click QUERY to submit a request and view the log. (I...

Web Browser Operation Model 4800 User's Manual 84 The resulting log list provides this information:  No. : In order of appearance  Type : Alarm/Operation  Sub Type : Motion Detection Alarm Begin / Motion Detection Alarm End / Remote PTZ Control  Detail : None / Local Time Set / Local Graph Color...

Chapter 7 87 Mobile Phone Support The Model 4800 DVR can transmit live feed from CCTV cameras to a mobile phone, so that you can access your surveillance system from virtually anywhere in the world. Currently, this feature is supported for phones with Windows CE Mobile, Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS, a...

Mobile Phone Support Model 4800 User's Manual S YMBIAN S60 3 RD P HONE Install xxx.sisx file from the installation CD onto a Symbian S60 3rd Edition mobile phone. (Compatible mobile phones are listed in the next section.) For instructions on installing software on your mobile phone, refer to the mob...

Mobile Phone Support Model 4800 User's Manual 90 After installation is complete, click the QQEye icon in the applications list on the mobile phone to open the menu window. To move between the buttons, use the navigation keys on the mobile phone. M ENU B UTTONS AND P ROGRAM I NTERFACE Status Informat...

Mobile Phone Support Model 4800 User's Manual S ETUP The Symbian mobile phone must be configured for CCTV feed. Click the Setting icon and enter the preferred network access point, server address, server port, and user name. Default Access Point Enter the network through which you connect to the Int...

Mobile Phone Support Model 4800 User's Manual Nokia N73 S60 3rd_INIT 09-Apr-06 Nokia N75 S60 3rd_INIT 27-Sep-06 Nokia N76 S60 3rd_FP1 08-Jan-07 Nokia N77 S60 3rd_INIT 12-Feb-07 Nokia N78 S60 3rd_FP2 11-Feb-08 Nokia N79 S60 3rd_FP2 21-Aug-08 Nokia N80 S60 3rd_INIT 09-Nov-05 Nokia N81 S60 3rd_FP1 29-A...

Mobile Phone Support Model 4800 User's Manual 94 A PPLE I P HONE The Apple iPhone application needs to be downloaded from the iPhone AppStore. To download the Apple iPhone program: 1. Open Apple iTunes. 2. Search for “aplayer” which is offered by company “Longterm,” our third party supplier. It is a...

Chapter 8 96 Troubleshooting Problem Solution DVR fails to start after being connected to the power supply Make sure the power switch on the DVR is turned on and that there is sufficient power. Make sure the start-up procedure is working. DVR restarts repeatedly Make sure the power supply has suffic...

Troubleshooting Model 4800 User's Manual Problem Solution Color quality is low in both real-time and recorded images Check adjustment of the output/input video parameters on the DVR menu. Check the connecting cables to ensure good connectivity. Mosaic on the PC monitor during playback Make sure the ...

Chapter 9 98 Technical Information Video Format NSTC/PAL H.264 Baseline Compression Video Input BNC 4 CH Input / 1 Output Alarm Type Motion detection, Sensor Input, Relay Output , Video Loss Sensor In/Out 4 CH Input / 1 CH Output Display Frame Rate Each Channel: NTSC (30 fps); PAL (25 fps) Playback ...

Troubleshooting Model 4800 User's Manual Image Device CMOS Resolution 400 TV lines Effective Pixels NTSC: 656 x 492 Lens 6.0mm White Balance Automatic Signal/Noise Ratio > 48dB Gain Control Automatic Backlight Compensation Automatic Viewing Angle 40 degrees Color Yes Indoor/Outdoor Both Number of...

100 Warranty P RODUCT L IMITED W ARRANTY BRK Brands, Inc., (“BRK”) the maker of First Alert® brand products warrants that for a period of one year from the date of purchase (the “Warranty Period”), this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. BRK, at its sole option, will repa...

Warranty Model 4800 User's Manual software via its website. This warranty does not cover any alteration or damage to any other software that may be or may become resident on the users system as a result of installing the software provided. This warranty is in lieu of other warranties, expressed or i...