Clover CDR0410 - Manual

Contents - 4 - ６ - １１ . Exit 89 ７ . Viewer 90 ７ - １ . Installing / Running the Viewer 91 ７ - ２ . Player 92 ７ - ２ - １ . Menu 93 ７ - ２ - ２ . Icons 94 ７ - ２ - ３ . How to Open a Video File 95 ７ - ２ - ４ . How to Save as AVI file 96 ７ - ２ - ５ . How to Capture a Screen 98 ７ - ３ . Network Viewer 99 ７ - ３ - ...

Contents - 5 - About this manual This is the instruction manual for the Stand-Alone type DVR, CDR0430 and CDR0410. This manual describes how to install and operate the DVR and provides information regarding specifications and features of this product. Please be sure to read this manual and follow th...

Contents - 6 - 1 1 . . Unpacking When unpacking the DVR Unit, please be cautious not to drop, throw or hit with force. This may cause damage to the product that could lead to malfunctions. Before Installation please check if the following objects are included. ™ Stand-Alone DVR unit ™ Remote Control...

Contents - 7 - About This Unit You have just purchased a state-of-the-art 4 CH Stand Alone DVR with network connection. The most interesting feature of this system is the USB Firmware updating option, which enables software upgrading and software management to be done at home with a computer and a U...

Contents - 8 - 2 2 . . Features ™ Triplex (Record / Playback / Live) ™ Real Time Full, Quad and Auto sequence Display mode ™ High Quality, Low Cost and Full Option System ™ Stand Alone Type (Non-PC, Non-OS) ™ Programming MENU in OSD (On Screen Display) ™ Built-in Time / Date Generator ™ Event list o...

Contents - 9 - 3 3 . . Specifications Items Specifications System Type NTSC PAL Input 1Vp-p 75Ohm, Input BNC ¯ 4 VGA VGA Output ¯ 1 Video Signal Output 1Vp-p 75Ohm, Input BNC ¯ 2 Input / Output 2 ¯ RCA (1CH Input, 1CH Output) Audio Recording Mode Mono PCM Display Frame 60 Field per sec (each) 50 Fie...

Contents - 10 - 4 4 . . Installation 4-1. What to do before Installation ™ Make sure all the required hardware is available. - Stand-alone DVR unit (HDD installed) - 4 Cameras (including power for each camera unit) - CCTV or VGA monitor (or TV set) - Network cable (for connecting to network) ™ Conne...

Contents - 12 - 4-3. Controls and Connectors on the DVR ™ Front Ú A C1 : Channel 1(Full Screen) C2 : Channel 2(Full Screen) C3 : Channel 3(Full Screen) C4 : Channel 3(Full Screen) Ú B REC : To start / stop recording Play / Pause : To start playback / pause screen Stop : To Stop playback List/USB : U...

Contents - 14 - ™ Rear Ú A Alarm Input : The user can connect to ports 1 ~ 4. Grounding : All alarm input must be connected to this grounding port. Alarm Output : Connect one line to “COM” and the other to either Normal Open(N.O) or Normal Close(N.C) according to system setup Video output device por...

Contents - 17 - 4-4-4. Network Cable Connection (Not Available on CDR0410) Our Network Cable Connector is designed for RJ45 type cables. Connect the Network cable here to utilize the network function of the DVR 4-4-5. Mouse Connection This port is designed for PS/2 devices. Connect the mouse here to...

Contents - 19 - 5 5 . . How to Operate 5-1. General Operation You can operate the functions of the system by using the buttons located at the front panel of the DVR unit, as well as the remote controller and a PS/2 mouse. The system status is indicated by either the LED lights located near the cente...

Contents - 20 - Record USB Direction keys LIST Number keys Quad Screen 9 Screen Play Enter OSD Menu / Stop PAN/TILT Auto Sequencing 5-2. Remote Controller ™ Record : Select ON / OFF Record Mode ™ USB : Copy to USB(In Play mode) ™ LIST : Display Event List ™ Direction Keys : Work as direction keys in...

Contents - 22 - 5-3. PS/2 Mouse (Option) ™ Left Button : Double click to select screen, single click to toggle. ™ Right Button : click for menu, or to use as exit button. ™ Wheel : Not used ™ PS/2 : This DVR system does not support USB mouse. If necessary, Please use the PS/2 type mouse (not include...

Contents - 23 - 5-4. Running for the First Time When you turn on the power for the very first time, the screen will be shown as above. You must press the Enter button on the Remote controller or the Front Panel to proceed. If you press the Enter Button , “Disk0 : PRESS [ENTER] FORMAT, [STOP] CANCEL”...

Contents - 26 - 5-5-2. Full Screen Display During Full Screen Display mode the user can see the video from a certain camera in a larger scale. To view in Full Screen Display mode, press the Camera number button on the Front panel, or on the remote controller. You can also select a screen by double c...

Contents - 27 - You can navigate through these options by using the Enter key. While utilizing the PAN / TILT option, use the direction keys on the Front Panel, or the remote controller. In ZOOM mode, the up and down keys ( T , S ) are used as zoom in and zoom out, the left and right keys( X , W ) a...

Contents - 28 - The time frame of the screen shown can be adjusted through the SCREEN option in the Menu. (Refer to Chapter 6-6-3. Sequence Setup) 5-5-4. PAN / TILT & ZOOM In this chapter, the user will be instructed on how to connect a PAN / TILT Camera and how to operate it through the DVR Uni...

Contents - 30 - 5-5-5. OSD ON / OFF By using the OSD button on either the Front Panel, or the Remote Controller, one can toggle the OSD (On Screen Display) ON and OFF. The user can select OSD ON & OFF during Full Screen Display mode and Quad Split Screen mode. Ú If there is a shift in Screen mod...

Contents - 31 - Front Panel Remote 5-6. Recording 5-6-1. Manual Recording The user can manually start recording the video footage by pressing the buttons shown. The Manual Recording will start recording only if the Sensor, Motion Detect and Record Schedule is not set . The icons are shown below. 5-6...

Contents - 32 - 5-7. Playback 5-7-1. Set Playback Time The screen as shown above will appear if the Play button on either the Front Panel or the Remote controller is pressed. To adjust the starting point of the playback, press the Enter key on either the Front Panel or the Remote Controller or place...

Contents - 33 - When the enter key is pressed or the mouse is clicked on the numbers, red arrows will appear on the screen as shown below. The starting time can be adjusted using the Up / Down keys to change the value, Left / Right keys to change the digit or by clicking on the arrows.

Contents - 34 - After setting the starting point, to Start Playback, exit the editing mode by pressing the Menu/Stop/ESC Button and then select the Search option and press the enter key or just click on Search with your mouse. Ú The video footage will not play unless you press Enter on the Search op...

Contents - 35 - 5-7-2. Search by Event The screen will show as above if the List button is pressed in the Live mode. From the list as above, the user can search, using the Direction keys, for the event the user wishes to watch the playback from. Ú The Up / Down keys ( S , T ) are used to scroll thro...

Contents - 36 - 5-7-3. How to Search Through Playback During Playback Mode, the buttons on both the Front Panel and the Remote Controller work differently from how it did during Live Mode. The functions of the buttons during Playback mode are as shown. Both Rewind and Fast Forward functions can be s...

Contents - 37 - 5-8. Copying to USB This option enables the user to extract certain amount of video data from the DVR Unit to a USB Memory. By Utilizing a USB Memory instead of a CD / DVD allows the user to extract and transport the video data more efficiently. The steps to copy the video data to a ...

Contents - 39 - Step 5 : When the USB button is pressed after setting the time range ™ The process of reading the USB memory takes time. Please be patient. ™ When the Enter button is pressed, the DVR will write the data to the memory. During this stage, the status will be shown by the increase of “W...

Contents - 40 - 6 6 . . Setup 6-1. Setup Menu The Setup Menu can be toggled by pressing the Menu Button from the Front Panel or the Remote Controller. The Menu provides options to the user to customize the DVR unit on how it operates. The menu is designed to be safe from unwanted operations executed...

Contents - 41 - 6-2. Camera Setup When the Menu Screen is toggled, the Camera is selected by default. Press the Enter button on either the Front Panel or the Remote Controller to enter the Camera option. Clicking on the option with your mouse can also be used.

Contents - 42 - 6-2-1. Channel To enter the Camera Setup mode, select the Camera Setup option from the Main Menu and press Enter, or click on the option using your mouse. The Channel option is used to navigate through each camera in order to adjust the Camera Display option. The Channel can be chang...

Contents - 43 - 6-2-2. Display ™ Press the Menu button to show the main menu ™ From the main menu, select the Camera option and press Enter. To search through the menu, use the Up / Down buttons. ™ From the Camera option, select the camera of which the options should apply to by using the Left / Rig...

Contents - 44 - ™ From the main menu, press the Menu button to exit. Select the Exit & Save Changes option to exit and save changes. If the Display option was set to OFF the screen for the corresponding camera will turn black. Ú Even if the cameras are not connected (shown blue as above) will tu...

Contents - 45 - 6-2-3. Camera Color Option The user can adjust the Camera Display just like adjusting any other video output such as monitors or TV’s. Use the Left / Right keys ( W , X ) to adjust the value, and Up / Down keys ( S , T ) to navigate through the options.

Contents - 48 - Ú Please note that the total Fields that could be used is 60. Allocate the fields used by each camera according to priority. The values can be changed using the Left / Right keys( W , X ) on the Front Panel or the Remote Controller and by clicking on the red arrows with the PS/2 Mous...

Contents - 49 - 6-3-2. Record Quality There are 3 options for Record Qualities (High, Normal and Low). Select the Recording Quality using the Left / Right buttons.

Contents - 50 - 6-3-3. Hold Time The Hold Time option is used to set the time to record when an event is triggered by the sensors set by the user, or by Motion Detection. (For information on Motion Detection refer to Chapter 6-5 Motion Detection) To change the value, use the Left / Right buttons whi...

Contents - 51 - 6-3-4. Schedule Recording ™ For Schedule Recording setup, first enter the Record Setup option from the main menu by pressing the menu button Ö select the Record option using the Up / Down button and press enter. ™ From the Record Setup option, select the Schedule Recording option usi...

Contents - 52 - ™ Exit & Save Changes to apply the Schedule Recording. If the schedule is applied, a clock icon ( ) will appear at the bottom of the screen as shown. ™ If the Record button is pressed while this Icon is present, the video will only be recorded during that time frame set by the us...

Contents - 54 - 6-4-1. Relay Output To enter the Sensor Setup mode, select the Sensor Setup option from the Main menu and press Enter. The Relay Output option, like the Hold Time option in the Record Menu, is used to set how long the alarm should be relayed for when the sensor is triggered. Ú The Se...

Contents - 56 - ™ N.O : Normal Open, meaning the trigger on the sensor is normally on open and will trigger if the circuit is closed. Refer to image above. ™ Disable : Means that this certain sensor port is not in use. Ú Be sure to connect all sensors to the GND (Ground) port. If any of the sensors ...

Contents - 57 - 6-5. Motion Detection The Motion Detection Option is used when the user wishes to set the DVR to watch out for motion. To enter the Motion Detection option, press Enter while selecting the menu, or click on the Motion Detection option with your PS/2 mouse.

Contents - 58 - 6-5-1. Channel Selection To enter the Motion Detection Setup, select the Motion Detection Setup option from the Main menu. The Channel Selection option enables the user to select a specific camera to set and enable motion detecting. When a specific camera is selected by searching thr...

Contents - 59 - 6-5-2. Sensitivity Selection From this option the user can select the Sensitivity level from 1 ~ 4. The Red Square behind the menu area is a virtual simulation of how much motion must be present for the DVR to sense through motion detecting. Ú To see the Red square, there must be mov...

Contents - 61 - 6-5-4. Motion Area Setup To enter the Motion Area Setup mode, select the Motion Area option from the Motion Detection Setup. (Main menu Ö Motion Detection Ö Motion Area) When the Motion Area setup option is selected, the default Motion Detection area is set as shown.

Contents - 62 - 6-5-4-1. Area Setup using Direction Keys To start setup the area of detection using the Direction Keys, press the Enter key to start and confirm area setup, the direction keys to adjust the size of area. If the Enter key is pressed the default motion area will disappear and the curso...

Contents - 63 - 6-5-4-1. Area Setup using the Mouse The default area will disappear when the left mouse button is clicked. The motion detection area can be set by click and drag as shown, Ú One click of the mouse during Motion Area Setup is one cell unit that is used to sense motion. This unit is ho...

Contents - 65 - 6-6-1. Border Setup The Border Setup is used for selecting white border lines in between the video screens. 6-6-2. Video Adjustment This option is used to adjust the screen shown on the monitor. The position of the screen can be adjusted using the Direction keys. 6-6-3. Sequence Setu...

Contents - 66 - 6-7. Audio Setup The Audio Setup option is used for general Audio setup. 6-7-1. Audio Record Setup This option is to determine whether the audio should be recorded with the video footage, or not. If selected ON, the audio will be recorded with the video, if selected OFF, the audio wi...

Contents - 67 - 6-7-2. Mute Setup This option is to set the audio to mute of not during live mode. If this is set to ON, there will be not sound during the Live mode. If set to OFF, there will be sound during Live mode. 6-7-3. Input / Output Volume Setup The Input Volume is used for adjusting the vo...

Contents - 68 - 6-8. System Setup The System Setup option is for altering the system setup. Though these options are designed to customize the DVR Unit, please read the manual before making any changes, and follow the instructions while doing so. 6-8-1. Hard Disk Setup Ú Warning : This option may ca...

Contents - 69 - 6-8-1-1. Overwrite Option This Option is to select whether the HDD should be overwritten when full or not. If enabled, the HDD will be overwritten from the beginning when HDD is full. The Red Looping Icon on the bottom will show if the HDD is being overwritten and the HDD use percent...

Contents - 70 - Ú Please note that this procedure will not continue if the system is Recording. To Format HDD, one must stop Recording. Step 2. When the Format HDD option is selected and the Enter button press the password window will show. The default password is 111111. For more information on how...

Contents - 71 - Step 3. If Password input is correct, HDD Format will proceed. After HDD Format is complete, the DVR Unit will automatically restart. 6-8-1-3. Hard Disk Drive Information At the middle of the menu as shown below, the information of the HDD is shown. This information is not for editin...

Contents - 72 - 6-8-2. Password Change This password is for preventing unauthorized personnel from formatting the HDD. The password must be 6 digits long , and the input keys are like those on a standard PC keyboard. By using the Shift button on the virtual keyboard, the letters and numbers change i...

Contents - 76 - 6-8-3. Time Set The Time Set option is for the digital clock that is shown at the bottom right of the screen. To edit the digital clock, follow the steps as shown below. 6-8-3-1. Time Zone Setup The Time Zone can be selected by using the red arrows or the direction keys on either the...

Contents - 77 - 6-8-3-2. Time Setup The Time can be set by pressing enter while selecting the time and adjusting the numbers using the UP / Down key and moving through the digits using the Left / Right key. If done, press Menu to exit. ™ To manually edit the Time, press the Menu button to enter the ...

Contents - 78 - 6-8-3-3. Daylight Saving Option The Daylight saving option is to enable, or disable Daylight Saving. This option will save you from editing the time twice a year. Ú To apply, the user must select Apply and press Enter. 6-8-3-4. Synchronize with NTP Server (Not Available on CDR0410) T...

Contents - 79 - 6-8-5. Network Option (Not Available on CDR0410) The network option is for general network setup to enable the network function of the DVR Unit. Refer to the picture below for more information on this setup option 6-8-5-1. Network Enable Option This option is to Enable or Disable the...

Contents - 80 - 6-8-5-2. Local IP Setup The IP address of the DVR Unit can be set by 3 different ways. STATIC is when the IP address is set manually by the user, DHCP is when the IP address is set automatically. When using STATIC option for the IP address, select IP address, Gateway and Subnet Mask.

Contents - 82 - Click “Send” when done. The screen will show as below. If registration is complete, click “Exit” to register another DVR product or just close the window. Ú To login, just input your ID and Password. The Password Again and E- Mail will not be needed. To set the Dynamic IP from DVR Un...

Contents - 84 - 6-8-5-4. MAC Address Setup The MAC Address is a specific address of the hardware. If you wish to connect using the MAC address, set the MAC address. 6-8-5-4. Network Password The Network Password is different from the Password that is set at the System option. This password is used w...

Contents - 85 - 6-8-6. RS-485 Setup To enter the RS-485 option, select the RS-485 option from the System Setup option. (Main menu Ö System Setup Ö RS-485) Ú Please refer to the camera specs for detailed information.

Contents - 86 - 6-8-7. PAN / TILT Device Setup This option is to setup the PAN / TILT Device of the camera that supports the PAN / TILT function. To enter this option, select the PAN / TILT Device option from the System Menu. (Main menu Ö System Setup Ö PAN / TILT Device) 6-8-7-1. Channel / ID Setup...

Contents - 88 - Step 4. If the firmware is correctly downloaded, then the screen will proceed as shown. Step 5. Press Enter to start updating firmware. When Firmware Update is complete, the DVR will restart automatically. Ú If by any way, the user uses a file that was not officially supplied by Clov...

Contents - 89 - 6-9. Search This option is the same as the Search function during playback mode. Refer to Chapter 5-7-1 Set Playback Time for detailed information. 6-10. Language This DVR Unit can only support English. 6-11. Exit The Exit option works just like the Menu / ESC button during Setup mod...

Contents - 91 - 7-1. Installing / Running the Viewer To Install the Viewer onto your computer insert the CD provided with the DVR Unit into your computer. If you open the CD-ROM, there will be an EXE file as shown. Run this file and the installation process will proceed as shown below. Follow the st...

Contents - 92 - 7-2. Player The Player mode of the Viewer is for playing the Video footage transported from the DVR Unit via USB memory. The Player mode is the default initial mode of the Viewer program. On the top left corner of the screen, the button is colored in red to show that it is currently ...

Contents - 94 - Options :To modify general settings, DDNS configuration and configuring the directory where the captured BMP file should be saved in. About Viewer : Information about the Viewer program Exit : To exit the Viewer program 7 -2-2. Icons Ú The Icons at the bottom of the Viewer will turn ...

Contents - 95 - : Click to View next frame : Click to Play Video(the user can change the speed through the menu) Ú The sound will not play if the speed is other than 1.0X : Click to Fast Forward : Click to Capture the Screen and save into BMP file format : Click to see Video in 1CH full screen mode ...

Contents - 97 - Step 2 : Browse and select the file you wish to convert and choose the channels you wish to convert. Each Channel will be saved as separate AVI files. Step 3 : Edit the name of the AVI file you wish to create by using the Browse tool or by typing the name of the file. Step 4 : Select...

Contents - 98 - Ú The list of compression format from the pop-up menu is automatically set by checking the format compatible with the system of the user. Thus any one of these compression formats can be played on the user’s computer. In this case Indeo Video 5.10. Step 5 : Select “OK” to start conve...

Contents - 99 - 7-3. Network Viewer (Not Available on CDR0410) The Network Viewer allows the user to watch the live screen of the DVR Unit, as well as to operate the DVR Unit from a remote location. 7 -3-1. How to Connect to the DVR Select the Network Viewer by clicking on the button on the Top Left...

Contents - 101 - Step 3 : Connect to DVR through network connection. c If the dynamic IP Service is not selected, input the IP of the DVR Unit. Ú Refer to Chapter 6-8-5-2. Local IP Setup / Port Setup d If the dynamic IP Service is selected, input the ID of the DVR Unit. Ú Refer to Chapter 6-8-5-5. D...

Contents - 102 - 7 -3-2. Menu Like the Player mode of the Viewer, the menu can be shown by right click the screen. Player : To set Viewer to Player mode Netviewer : To set Viewer to Netviewer mode. Connect : Connect to the DVR Unit DVR Control : remote control the DVR Unit by network. Audio : Volume...

Contents - 104 - Limited 2 Year Warranty This warranty gives the original purchaser specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which may vary from state to state. If our products do not function because of any defect in material or workmanship, we will repair it for free for 2 year on...