Maxtor 4-Channel DVR (Digital Video Recorder) - Manuals

8 DVR BACK PANEL For more details on installation, refer to Chapter 5 - Hardware Installation. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH Use this button to turn on or off the DVR. VIDEO OUT Connect the DVR to a TV or monitor using a BNC cable. You can connect two monitors or TVs to the DVR unit. And if you connect one of...

9 The following features are found on this DVR LAN Connect the DVR to your computer or routing device such as a DSL modem or hub using a LAN cable for remote viewing. LAN Port The LAN (RJ-45) jack is used to connect the DVR to a Local Area Network. This allows you to control the DVR for remote viewi...

10 Chapter 3: Remote Controller REMOTE CONTROLLER PANEL CH1/ CH2/ CH3/ CH4/ ALL: The buttons to s elect channels. REC: The button to start recording. STOP: The button to stop playback or recording. PLAY: The button to s tart video playback. FF: The button to playback-recorded video faster. REW: The ...

11 Chapter 4: Getting Started OVERVIEW OF SET UP PROCEDURES Below is an overview of the installation steps required get your DVR unit working. Each step is explained in detail in Chapter 5 - Hardware Installation. (1) Install a hard disk drive. (2) Connect the DVR to a TV set or monitor. (3) Connect...

12 Chapter 5: Hardware Installation HARD DISK DRIVE INSTALLATION Check to verify the hard drive’s jumper setting. Important: The jumper setting must be set to "master". Check the jumper setting diagram on your hard drive or consult your hard drive manual for instructions. Note: The default s...

13 CONNECTING THE DVR TO YOUR TV SET OR MONITOR Video Input/Output Connection (For TV / monitor screen display) To display the DVR’s picture, the video output signal need to be transferred to your TV set or monitor. Any TV set that has a VIDEO INPUT terminal is suitable for displaying the picture. T...

14 For cameras that have a built-in microphone If you would like to install cameras that have a built-in microphone, follow the diagram below for installation. Connection Type 1 – For cameras that have a video/audio splitter cable. Connection Type 2 – For cameras that have video/audio terminals on t...

17 POWER CONNECTION Connect the power adapter to the power adapter jack located at the rear panel of the DVR unit. Now, the DVR is ready to run! Turn on the power button at the rear side of the DVR. The next chapter will explain the about the DVR menu and how to operate your DVR.

18 Chapter 6: DVR Menu MAIN MENU In order to select cameras for recording, set recoding quality, schedule recording times and to set other operation parameters, you will need to access the DVR’s menu. To access the DVR’s main menu, press the menu button on the DVR’s front panel. You will see the fol...

19 RECORD SELECT To select cameras for recording, navigate to RECORD SELECT. Then, use the buttons on the DVR’s front panel to select a camera for recording. MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1 2 3 4 > RECORD SELECT 1 2 3 4 You can also press the select button for different combinations of camera recording...

20 MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1 2 3 4 RECORD SELECT 1 2 3 4 RECORD MODE EACH > RECORD FRAMERATE 30 The factory default setting is 30, which means the DVR records at the speed of 30 frames per second. The higher the record frame rate, the more natural motion will be displayed on the screen for playba...

21 Press the up or down button on the DVR’s front panel to move the arrow V to the desired time selection. Then press the select button to change between continuous recording (T), sensor recording (S) and no recording (--) for the selected time slot. (T) System will record continuously during this p...

22 CURRENT PASSWORD : - - - - - - NEW PASSWORD : - - - - - - PASSWORD CONFIRM : - - - - - - The Factory Default Password is 111111. To enter this number press the button labeled 1 on the front panel of the DVR six times. Once you input the your current password, set a new six digit password using th...

23 SUB MENU > PASSWORD CHANGE TIME SET AUDIO RECORD ON AUDIO MUTE OFF VIDEO SYSTEM NTSC LANGUAGE SETUP ENGLISH PRESS (UP, DOWN) , THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT When you move the arrow to AUDIO RECORD and push the select button, the option will be changed to ON or OFF. If the option is ON the...

24 To navigate and to make the desired selections use the up down and select buttons on the front panel of the DVR unit. OVERWRITE ENABLED: If you choose YES (default setting), recording continues and over writes previous recording when hard disk drive space is full. The overwriting space is indicat...

25 SENSOR/ MOTION SETUP To set up recording that is activated by a motion sensor connected to the DVR, navigate to SENSOR SETUP MAIN MENU CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH RECORD FRAMERATE 30 VIDEO QUALITY NORMAL RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP > SENSOR / MOTION SET...

26 SENSOR/ MOTION SETUP SENSOR/ MOTION RECORD TIME 10 ALARM OUT TIME 00 SENSOR TYPE MOTION >CH-1 NOT INSTALLED LEVEL4 CH-2 NOT INSTALLED LEVEL4 CH-3 NOT INSTALLED LEVEL4 CH-4 NOT INSTALLED LEVEL4 PRESS (UP, DOWN) , THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT In NORMAL-CLOSE mode, if an intruder cuts the c...

29 SEARCH TIME HARD DRIVE: MASTER 04/05/21 06:59:59 – 04/05/21 06:59:59 > 01 TIME 2004/05/21 01:15:20 02 TIME 2004/05/21 00:25:33 03 TIME 2004/05/20 11:35:55 04 TIME 2004/05/20 10:48:12 05 SENSOR 2004/05/20 09:57:55 (UP, DOWN) MOVE (PLAY) PLAY (MENU) EXIT (FF) SELECT EVENT OR TIME 04/05/21 = year...

30 SEARCH TIME > HARD DRIVE: MASTER 03/05/21 06:59:59 – 03/05/21 06:59:59 ∧ > 01 TIME 2004/05/21 01:15:20 02 TIME 2004/05/21 00:25:33 03 TIME 2004/05/20 11:35:55 04 TIME 2004/05/20 10:48:12 05 SENSOR 2004/05/20 09:57:55 (UP, DOWN) MOVE (PLAY) PLAY (MENU) EXIT (FF) SELECT EVENT OR TIME VIEW CON...

31 RECORD VIEW CONTROL When you have finished entering all of the settings in the DVR menu and the record button is pressed, the recording process starts immediately. In the example below, the recording channel indicators n next to CH1 and CH2 indicate that those channels have been selected to recor...

32 Chapter 7: Trouble Shooting Guide TROUBLE SHOOTING 1. What kind of camera should I buy for this DVR ? Any BNC or RCA interface indoor/outdoor/infrared camera will work with the DVR. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a color or black/white camera. However, web cameras that require a USB interface are...

33 15. How long is the warranty period? One year after the date of purchase. We will gladly offer replacement for all defective units. 16. What is the correct jumper setting for using a single hard disk drive? Single master without slave. Most of HDD drives come with the jumper setting as a master w...

34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION REMARKS VIDEO Video Input Format NTSC / PAL AUTO DETECTION FUNCTION Operating system RTOS in firmware Video Input Channels 4CH Composite video (BNC) Video Output Channels 2CH Composite video (BNC) Loop Through Output 4CH Composite video (BNC) Input Level ...

37 Remote DVR Client 2.5 Operation Manual Version 2.5

38 Contents Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................

39 1. Introduction Welcome to Remote DVR Client 2.5 Software! This Software allows you to access your DVR from a remote location to view live and recorded video. If you setup audio recording, you can also receive audio data from the DVR. You can capture (record) the video and audio data from the DVR...

40 iii. Remote Network via Internet Connection 1. Connect the DVR to the Internet using a Cat5 (RJ-45) cable. The connection would be using LAN, DSL or Cable Modem. 2. Set the IP address and any necessary network configuration setting. 3. Software Installation A. Remote Viewing with Remote DVR Clien...

41 <DVR client main window> For the remote connection to the DVR, click “Connect” button. Then the following “DVR Client Connection Manager” window will appear on the screen.

43 4. After Connection A. DVR Main Window After you input right IP address & password, click OK button on “DVR Client Connection Manager” window. Then the stream of video image will be displayed on the DVR main view window. <DVR client main window> i. Connection Status When successfully co...

44 ii. Changing Color Mode 1. From DVR Client 2.5, the image picture quality is adjustable A. 256 Color i. Using 256-color palette to display image. ii. This option is preferred when the client PC computing power is not high. B. True Color i. Using 24-bit true color to display image. ii. This option...

47 A. Timed Play Set the playback starting point (year/date/hour/min/sec) in this box and click “Start Timed Play” button for replay. If there are two hard disk drives installed in DVR, you can choose one hard drive for the playback starting point to see the recorded event. B. Event Play First, sele...

57 off for a certain hour, it won’t record during that time. If motion detection device is attached to DVR, sensor recording schedule can be set up. If the sensor detects a certain movement during a sensor-on hour, the recording starts. - Update Setting To make all the changes to activate, you have ...

60 Introduction This document is the Operation Manual for HDD PC Viewer of this DVR. The application will show you stream image stored in the HDD which was previously formatted and recorded by this DVR. If any formatted HDD is connected to your PC, the application will automatically detect the HDD a...

61 Table of Contents 1. Installation ........................................................................................................................... A. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................. B. Software Ins...

66 4. MYS File Player A. User Interface The default page of the application is MYS file player. The user interface is shown in Fig.2. MYS File Information Display MYS File Player Select Button Application Option Button Screen MYS File Select Dialog Positioning Slider Bar File Open Button MYS File In...

67 B. Functions i. File Open You can open MYS file by clicking File Open Button. And then select the file which you want and click the “Open” button. ii. Positioning Slider Bar You can see the position of the frame in the playing stream by the Positioning Slider Bar. iii. Playback Once an AX HDD is ...

68 5. Application Setting A. User Interface Default Video Mode Selection [For Viewer] Default Video Mode Selection [For MYS Player] Change BMP File Saving Directory Enable/Disable Capturing Time Stamp Printing Enable/Disable Company Name Printing Change MYS File Saving Directory Enable/Disable Appli...

69 Press “Change” Button to change the directory where the new BMP capture file will be stored. 2. Printing Capture Information You can enable/disable printing capturing information on the BMP file. 3. Capturing Time You can enable/disable printing capturing time. 4. Company Signature You can enable...