Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Safety ............................................................................................................................... 1 Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................................... 1 ...
Page 5 - Safety; AFETY; FCC; OMPLIANCE; authority to operate the product.
1 Safety S AFETY P RECAUTIONS Do not drop, puncture, or disassemble the camera. Never tug on the power adapter. Use the plug to remove it from the wall. Do not expose the camera to high temperatures. For your own safety, avoid using the camera when there is a storm or lightning. Use the de...
Page 6 - ISPOSAL
Safety Model 1501 User's Manual 2 D ISPOSAL These symbols indicate that it is prohibited to dispose of these batteries in the household waste. You can take spent batteries that can no longer be charged to the designated collection points in your community.
Page 7 - Getting to Know; HECK
3 Getting to Know Your Model 1501 System Congratulations on purchasing your First Alert Security Camera product. First Alert has been helping families and businesses stay safe for over 50 years. By having a First Alert Security Camera, you’re taking the first step in protecting your home or business...
Page 8 - Getting to Know Your 1501 System; EATURES
Getting to Know Your 1501 System Model 1501 User's Manual 4 F EATURES 15” LCD monitor with built-in DVR Equipped with 500GB hard drive H.264 compression format Mobile phone / web-ready system Includes 12 infrared LEDs for night vision Indoor/outdoor cameras Includes 60 ft BNC cables A ...
Page 10 - BOUT THE
Getting to Know Your 1501 System Model 1501 User's Manual 6 A BOUT THE R EMOTE C ONTROL Open PTZ control window* Keyboard 0-9 Input numbers and letters; in preview mode select channels Open Device Number input dialog box Back space to delete current input Page up; turn up Page down; turn down Move c...
Page 12 - Setting Up; ENERAL; Use only the two power supplies provided with the system.; SSEMBLING AND; DVR; Connect the mouse to the USB port on the monitor-DVR.
8 Setting Up Your Model 1501 System G ENERAL P RECAUTIONS Use only the two power supplies provided with the system. Unplug the power supplies when the system is not in use for extended time periods. Do not place any of the equipment near a radiator, vent, or other place where it might be expos...
Page 13 - Setting Up Your Model 1501 System; NSTALLING AND
Setting Up Your Model 1501 System Model 1501 User's Manual 9 I NSTALLING AND C ONNECTING THE C AMERAS 1 Select the position for the camera and install a mounting bracket (supplied). Screws and anchors are supplied. Use an appropriate screw type for the mounting surface. 2 Screw the camera on the bra...
Page 14 - ONNECTING THE; HDD; IE Operation
Setting Up Your Model 1501 System Model 1501 User's Manual 10 C ONNECTING THE M ONITOR -DVR TO AN E XTERNAL C ONNECTION E XTERNAL HDD The Model 1501 system has an internal SATA 500GB HDD (hard disk drive), which can be expanded with an external SATA HDD to 1TB by setting the jumper on SATA I, limit ...
Page 15 - Normal-Close Connection
Setting Up Your Model 1501 System Model 1501 User's Manual 11 Normal-Close Connection Normal-Open Connection Alarm Output Connection
Page 16 - Mouse Operations; Operating Menus; URVEILLANCE
12 Mouse Operations In addition to operating the system by using the buttons on the remote control, the system can be operated using a mouse. This chapter provides a quick start overview of the operating commands available using the mouse functions. For detailed descriptions of the menu options, see...
Page 17 - OUSE
Mouse Operations Model 1501 User's Manual 13 M OUSE M ENUS Click the right mouse key to open the Shortcut Menu. Scroll the cursor to highlight an option and click the left mouse key to open the sub-menu. S HORTCUT M ENU Click the right mouse key to open the Shortcut menu from the surveillance interf...
Page 18 - PTZ
Mouse Operations Model 1501 User's Manual 14 PTZ C ONTROL ( OPTION ) The PTZ is an optional feature available on some cameras. This feature is not available on the cameras supplied with the Model 1501 system, but the system software is PTZ-ready. Click right key on the surveillance interface to open...
Page 19 - AIN; Search
15 Operating Menus This chapter provides information about the menu screens displayed on the LCD monitor. The menus are used to control the various functions of the DVR system. The user selects options from a series of menus and executes the actions by using the keypad on the DVR or the remote contr...
Page 20 - EARCH; Access the Record Search menu from the Main Menu.
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 16 S EARCH Access the Record Search menu from the Main Menu. Use this menu to search for recordings made on a specific date. Double click a time box (hourly increments for the date selected) to select video for that hour. Click SEARCH to search all files. Cli...
Page 21 - Channel on which the video was recorded; show when the video plays.
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 17 F ILE L IST Choose a date from the Record Search menu and select the FILE LIST to show a detailed list of videos for that date. Select the channel (CHN SWITCH) and type of video to focus the search. CH Channel on which the video was recorded TIME Time peri...
Page 24 - Click to return to factory set parameters.; Schedule
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 20 CHANNEL ON means the channel is enabled for recording. OFF means the channel is disabled for recording. RESOLUTION Select resolution: HIGHEST, HIGH, or NORMAL. QUALITY Set stream size for video quality: BEST, FINE, or NORMAL. AUDIO Select ENABLE for audio ...
Page 25 - ANAGEMENT; Access the HDD Management menu from the Main Menu.
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 21 HDD M ANAGEMENT Access the HDD Management menu from the Main Menu. Use this menu to check hard drive status, capacity, free space, and usage. The system is equipped with a 500GB hard drive, but can support up to a 1000GB hard drive. Note: Stop recording be...
Page 26 - Click to format selected hard drive
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 22 No. Number assigned to hard drive (internal or external) STATE Available, Normal, Unformatted TOTAL / AV AIL Total amount of storage space on hard drive and amount of storage available at the picture quality selected LEFT TIME Recording time available at t...
Page 27 - ASIC; Access the Basic Setup menu from the Main Menu.
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 23 B ASIC Access the Basic Setup menu from the Main Menu. Use this menu to set the system language, date and time, password, display parameters, and video and audio parameters.
Page 29 - Set the channel name
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 25 P ASSWORD Click the PASSWORD icon on the Basic Setup Menu to display the password security setup menu. Click APPLY to save the new parameters. When Password is set to DISABLE, a login password is not required to use the system. When Password is set to ENAB...
Page 30 - Drag cursor to adjust volume
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 26 COLOR Click to access Color Setup menu to set the video chromaticity, brightness, contrast, and saturation for each channel. Use the sliding scale to set video brightness, contract, and saturation. PREVIEW ON means the channel is allowed to view live mode,...
Page 31 - DVANCE; Access the Advanced Setup menu from the Main Menu.
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 27 A DVANCE Access the Advanced Setup menu from the Main Menu. Use this menu to view system information, set the system alarm and email notification parameters, and set motion detect, mobile, system maintenance, PTZ* and network parameters. * Cameras supplied...
Page 34 - Set motion detect for each channel
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 30 M OTION D ETECT Click the MD (Motion Detect) icon on the Advanced Setup to display the set up screen. Click APPLY to save the new parameters. CHANNEL Set motion detect for each channel STATUS Select motion detect ON or OFF SENSITIVITY Select sensitivity: 1...
Page 35 - Select update frequency
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 31 M OBILE Click the MOBILE icon on the Advanced Setup to display the set up screen. Select the mobile network option: 2.5, 2.75G, or 3G. The transport speed in 2.5G mobile network is 3 fps and the picture resolution is 160 x 120. The transport speed in 2.75G...
Page 36 - To restore factory settings; Channel of PTZ connected
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 32 To update system: 1. Insert an empty flash disk into the USB port. 2. Create a folder on flash disk called “DVR Upgrade.” 3. Copy the firmware file to DVR Upgrade folder of the flash disk. 4. Click SYSTEM UPDATE on the System Maintenance screen to upgrade ...
Page 37 - Enter PTZ code refer to PTZ camera instruction manual; Three TYPE options are available:; DHCP; Server automatically assigns IP address for the DVR.; Static
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 33 STOP BIT Select stop bit: 1 or 2 (default setting is 1) VERIFY Select verify: None, Odd, Even, Mark, or Space (default setting is None) ADDRESS Enter PTZ code; refer to PTZ camera instruction manual N ETWORK S ETUP Click the NETWORK SETUP icon on the Advan...
Page 38 - DDNS Setup
Operating Menus Model 1501 User's Manual 34 DDNS Setup DDNS allows access to your network using domain names instead of IP addresses. The service manages changing IP address and updates your domain information dynamically. Sign up for the service through www.TZO.com or www.DynDNS.org. The DVR can be...
Page 39 - OWNLOAD AND; Note: The username and password can be set in the IE setting.
35 IE Operation This chapter describes the browser software that can be installed on a PC and used to record, playback, and search video segments. D OWNLOAD AND I NSTALL A CTIVE X Input the DVR IP and port (for example: http://172.18.6.202:8080/) in IE address blank and click ENTER to connect the DV...
Page 40 - Play Control; Open or close window
IE Operation Model 1501 User's Manual 36 L IVE After successful login, enter into real time preview interface and the software will connect video and audio automatically. Play Control Open or close window Capture picture Remote recording (to save route refer to “System Setting”) 1, 4, 9, 16, multi-s...
Page 41 - Click PLAYBACK to access the playback interface.; To playback a video:; Click SEARCH to list all eligible files.
IE Operation Model 1501 User's Manual 37 P LAYBACK Click PLAYBACK to access the playback interface. To playback a video: 1. Choose the date, channel, and record type. 2. Click SEARCH to list all eligible files. 3. Select the file to playback and click PLAYBACK to play the file. 4. Click BACKUP to sa...
Page 42 - Record; Click PTZ to access the PTZ setup interface.
IE Operation Model 1501 User's Manual 38 Record Click RECORD to access the setup interface. Check the parameter settings in user interface of DVR. Alarm Click ALARM to access the setup interface. Check the parameter settings in the user interface DVR. PTZ * Click PTZ to access the PTZ setup interfac...
Page 43 - Network; Setting; Click NETWORK to access the network setup interface.
IE Operation Model 1501 User's Manual 39 Network Click NETWORK to access the network setup interface. Setting Click NETWORK to access the network setup interface. Set the bandwidth in kbps (128k, 192k, 256k, 384k, 512k, or 1024k) to match the Internet traffic. This bandwidth does not include audio...
Page 44 - Host Info
IE Operation Model 1501 User's Manual 40 Host Info Click HOST INFO to access the Host Info interface. Use this screen to check the HDD status, remaining record time, firmware version, and MAC Address.
Page 45 - Technical Information; Video
41 Technical Information Video Compression H.264 Total Resource 120 frame (30 fps/ch) Live Picture Resolution D1 (704×480) Playback Resolution CIF (352×288) Input 4 CH BNC Output 1 CH BNC (max. resolution 1024×768) Video Standard NTSC Recording Record to Video Manual, schedule, motion Record to Log ...
Page 47 - Warranty; RODUCT
43 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 repai...
Page 48 - BTAINING
Warranty Model 1501 User's Manual 44 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 o...
