Page 2 - Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement; FCC Caution
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Page 3 - Safety; WEEE regulation; Revision
Page 3 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not b...
Page 4 - Content
Page 4 Content Chapter1 Product Introduction..................................................................................................6 1.1 Summary ...................................................................................................................6 1.2 Features .................
Page 6 - Chapter1 Product; Compression
Page 6 Chapter1 Product Introduction 1.1 Summary DVR-470/DVR-1670 H.264 network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance product. It uses the embedded MCU and real time operating system, combining the most advanced technology in Information Industry such as video and audio encodin...
Page 8 - Chapter2 Installation; Checking the DVR and Its Accessories; Installation notice; HDD installation
Page 8 Chapter2 Installation Warning：Before you install the DVR, please make sure the power of DVR is off. 2.1 Checking the DVR and Its Accessories When you get the product, check that all the items are included in your product package. There is a list in the package. If any of the items is missing,...
Page 9 - Rear Panel Description; Notice
Page 9 2.3 Rear Panel Description Notice ： Please refer to real product for different model. DVR-470 Rear Panel DVR-1670 Rear Panel Index Physical Interface Description 1 Video Input Standard BNC. Video Output Connect monitor, output video and menu. 2 Audio Output 1 channel RCA (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω ) 3 A...
Page 10 - Alarm; Alarm input port; Alarm output connection
Page 10 External Alarm Input 4/8/16 Alarm in. Relay Output 2/4 Alarm out 8 AC Input 100V~240VAC 2.4 External Alarm In/Out Connection Alarm input port ： G (GND) ： Conenct the GND of sensor. 1~16 ： Alarm input, support normal open/normal close. 0 ： Reserved. Alarm output ： 1G~4G ： 4 relay output. Alar...
Page 11 - Panel; Index Type
Page 11 Chapter3 Operational Instructions 3.1 Front Panel n o p q r Index Type Name Description 1 State Lamps READY STATUS ALARM RECORD NETWORK DVR is ready. Green means you can use IR remote control. Red means there is alarm. Twinkle in red means reading or writing HDD. Network status. 2 Lamp IR re...
Page 13 - Controller; Index Name
Page 13 3.2 IR Controller Index Name Description 1 POWER Turnoff device. 2 DEV Enable/Disable IR remote control 3 Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys of front panel. 4 EDIT Same as EDIT key of front panel. 5 A Same as A key of front panel. 6 REC Same as REC key of front panel. 7 PLAY Same as PLAY key ...
Page 15 - Description
Page 15 3.3 Menu Description 3.3.1 Menu Items Menu Name Function Menu Name Function Display Unit name Device ID Require password Screen saver Video standard Brightness Menu transparency VGA resolution DST Date and Time Image Camera name and position setup Adjust Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturat...
Page 16 - Main Menu Description
Page 16 Transaction Text input mode ATM IP address ATM type Text information Utilities Restore parameters Upgrade firmware HDD management Clear alarm output Reboot Power off View log System information 3.3.2 Menu Operation How to enter into menu mode z Press 【 MENU 】 key to enter into DVR main menu....
Page 17 - How to exit menu
Page 17 Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small rectangular frame named “Active Frame” which is pointing to the selected item. This “Active Frame” can be moved by 【 Æ 】 or 【 Å 】 keys. There are such kinds of menu items ： 1. Check Box ： Provide 2 options, “ 9 ” means enable and ...
Page 18 - Input
Page 18 3.4 Character Input In the menu interface, if you enter into edit status (for example, in the “camera name” edit box), at the bottom of screen, the input status is appeared ： Here it means you can press numeric keys to input digital number. Press 【 A 】 key to change input methods. You can se...
Page 19 - on; Note
Page 19 Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide 4.1 Power on Note ： Please make sure the power supply matches DVR and AC cable connected correctly. Before switch DVR on, please connect one monitor with VOUT or VGA interface. Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate. If 【 POWER 】 ...
Page 21 - If DVR has 10 or more than 10 channels, press two numeric keys; and press
Page 21 Camera alarm status is following ： Icon Icon Color Status Description White Video signal lost Yellow View tampering alarm Pink Motion&External alarm Green No alarm Blue Motion alarm Red External alarm Press numeric keys to switch over individual camera preview. If DVR has less than 10 ch...
Page 22 - User name and password
Page 22 4.3 User name and password Note ： When DVR is delivered from factory, there is only one default administrator named “admin”, and password is “12345”. The administrator’s name can not be modified, while the password can be modified. The administrator can create 15 users and define their user ...
Page 24 - Control; Select channel; to select 2; camera PTZ, and press
Page 24 4.4 PTZ Control Note ： The user must have the “PTZ control” right. PTZ control interface In preview mode, press 【 PTZ 】 key, in the login dialog, select one user name and input the correct password, you can enter into PTZ control interface. In menu mode, press 【 PTZ 】 key, you can enter into...
Page 25 - Adjust preset description; Start/Stop auto in PTZ control mode
Page 25 Adjust preset description In PTZ control mode, press 【 REC/SHOT 】 key, and press the preset number (three numeric keys), DVR will adjust the corresponding preset number. Repeat pressing 【 REC/SHOT 】 key, and press the preset number, DVR will adjust that preset number. When you exit PTZ contr...
Page 26 - Record
Page 26 4.5 Manual Record Note ： The user must have the corresponding right, DVR has HDD and HDD is formatted already. Manual record In preview mode, press 【 REC 】 key, in the pop-up login dialog, select the name and input the correct password, you can enter into the “Manual Record” interface. In me...
Page 30 - Exit playback
Page 30 Exit playback In playback interface, press 【 ESC 】 key to enter into preview mode. In playback interface, press 【 MENU 】 key to enter into main menu, press 【 REC 】 key to enter into manual record, and press 【 PTZ 】 key to enter into PTZ control mode.
Page 31 - Backup Recorded Files
Page 31 4.7 Backup Recorded Files Note ： The user must have “Playback” right. Please connect with backup devices before you start to backup. In the playback interface, you can backup the recorded files. In the preview mode, press 【 PLAY 】 key, in the login dialog, select username and input the corre...
Page 33 - Shut Down DVR
Page 33 4.8 Shut Down DVR Note ： Do not switch off the power directly in case of damaging HDD. The correct step is using “Power Off” in the “Utilities” menu, or 【 POWER 】 key on the front panel or on IR controller. Shut down DVR normally Use menu Enter into “Utilities” menu, move “Active Frame” to “...
Page 34 - Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide; Administrator and Password; Password modification
Page 34 Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide Only the users that have “Parameters Setup” right need read this chapter. When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the DVR to make the new parameters take into effective. Other parameters do not need to reboot. z Any network parame...
Page 36 - Add and Delete User
Page 36 5.2 Add and Delete User Enter into “User Management” interface. Add user The steps are following ： Step 1 ： Enter into “User Management” menu Please refer to chapter 5.1 Step 2 ： Add new user name In the “User Management” menu, move “Active Frame” to “Add” button and press 【 ENTER 】 , in the...
Page 39 - Unit Name and Device ID; Unit name
Page 39 5.3 Unit Name and Device ID Unit name In the “Display” menu ： There is an item named “Unit Name”. The default unit name is “Embedded Net DVR”. Move “Active Frame” to unit name edit box, press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter into edit status, you can modify the unit name. About how to input characters,...
Page 40 - Video Output Standard and VGA Setup; Video output standard; VGA setup
Page 40 5.4 Video Output Standard and VGA Setup Video output standard There is one VOUT BNC connector at the rear panel of DVR. It is used to connect with analog monitor and can support PAL or NTSC video output. You can modify video output standard to match video input. In “Display” menu ： There is ...
Page 41 - Setup; System Time; Display System Time
Page 41 5.5 OSD Setup OSD is abbreviation of “On Screen Display”. For our embedded DVRDVS, it includes displaying system time and camera name. OSD settings include ： System time, time format, time display position, camera name, camera name display position, etc. System Time In “Display” menu, you ca...
Page 43 - Setup Camera Name Position
Page 43 Chapter 3.4). The camera name can support 32 characters. Step 3 ： Press 【 ENTER 】 key to exit edit status. Move “Active Frame” to “Confirm” button, press 【 ENTER 】 to save the modification and you can see the new camera name. Press “Cancel” button or 【 ESC 】 key to abort. Setup Camera Name P...
Page 44 - Video Parameters Setup; Enter into “Image Setup” menu
Page 44 5.6 Video Parameters Setup For different camera and different background, in order to get the best video image, you need to adjust video parameters such as brightenss, saturation, contrast and hue, etc. You can setup the camera individually, and also you can copy the video parameters of one ...
Page 46 - Save mask area
Page 46 (22*15 for NTSC), you can use 【↑】 【↓】 【→】 【←】 keys to move the yellow pane to your hope position and press 【 EDIT 】 key, the yellow pane will be turned into red, then you can use 【↑】 【↓】 【→】 【←】 keys to extend the red pane. This red area is the mask area. After you make sure the red mask are...
Page 47 - Enter into “Image Setup” memu; View tampering alarm setup
Page 47 5.8 View Tampering Alarm If you enable this function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully, DVR will make warning alarm. Step 1 ： Enter into “Image Setup” memu ： Step 2 ： Select camera ： Please use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 keys to select one camera. Step 3 ： Select sensitivity ： You can use 【↑】【↓】 k...
Page 48 - Alarm schedule setup; Setup alarm policy
Page 48 Step 6 ： Alarm schedule setup ： When there is view tampering alarm happened, DVR will handle the alarm based on the schedule. You can set 4 periods for each day one week. Also you can copy the schedule of one day to other days. Notes ： Time periods can not be repeated. Please reboot DVR to m...
Page 51 - Motion Detection Alarm
Page 51 5.10 Motion Detection Alarm If you enable this function, when there is motion detected, DVR will make alarm. Step 1 ： Enter into “Image Setup” menu ： Step 2 ： Select camera ： Use 【 Ç 】【 È 】 key to select one camera. Step 3 ： Select motion detection sensitivity ： On the right side of “Motion ...
Page 52 - Setup multi areas
Page 52 The whole screen is divided into 22*18 panes (NTSC ： 22*15). There is one yellow panel on the upper left side. The motion area setup steps are the same as that of mask area setup (refer to chapter 5.7). The only differences are that you can use 【 PTZ 】 key to set the whole screen as motion a...
Page 54 - Preview Properties
Page 54 5.11 Preview Properties In “Preview” menu, you can setup preview mode, screen switch time, enable or disable audio preview and preview layout. Step 1 ： Enter into “Preview” menu ： In the main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Preview” icon and press 【 ENTER 】 , you can enter into “preview” menu....
Page 55 - Preview layout setup; Save setup
Page 55 Preview layout setup ： There is a square frame divided into many windows. If you select “4 Screen”preview mode, this frame is divided into 4 windows. Each window represents one camera. You can move “Active Frame” among the windows. There is one bar under the square to display the preview ord...
Page 56 - Recording Setup
Page 56 5.12 Recording Setup In main menu, there is an icon named “Recording”. You can enter into recording menu as following ： “Recording” menu description ： If HD Full ： There are two options ： “Overwrite” and “Stop recording”. If you select “Overwrite” option, when all HDDs in DVR are full, DVR w...
Page 59 - Copy to other days
Page 59 Step 1 ： Enter into recording schedule menu In recording menu, use 【 ENTER 】 or 【 EDIT 】 key to enable record function (“ 9 ” flag), press “Schedule” button to enter into recording schedule menu. Step 2 ： Select ond day and disable all day recording option For “Day” item, there are options ：...
Page 60 - External Alarm Input and Relay Output; External alarm input setup
Page 60 5.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output For DVR-470, there are 4 external alarm input and 2 relay output. For DVR-1670, there are 16 external alarm input and 4 relay output. In “Alarms” menu, you can setup for each external alarm input. In main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Alarms” icon a...
Page 61 - Alarm trigger record channel setup; Schedule for alarm handle method
Page 61 Step 4 ： Alarm trigger record channel setup You can select channels to record for each alarm input. In the sub menu, you can use 【 ENTER 】 or 【 EDIT 】 key to enable record channel. “ × ” means disable and “ 9 means enable. Note ： In order to trigger the channel to record, in “Recording” menu...
Page 62 - Copy the parameters to other external alarm input
Page 62 First select one camera, then select one of following PTZ linkage ： z Preset ： Set the flag as “ 9 ” to enable preset, in the preset number edit box and input one preset number that has been setup already. Please refer to chapter 5.15 for preset setup. z Sequence ： Set the flag as “ 9 ” to e...
Page 63 - Enter into alarm out schedule; Setup alarm out schedule
Page 63 Step 3 ： Enter into alarm out schedule You can set the schedule to make alarm output into effective. Move “Active Frame” to “Schedule” button on right side of “Alarm Out Time” item, press 【 ENTER 】 key to enter into the corresponding schedule menu ： Step 4 ： Setup alarm out schedule Like oth...
Page 64 - Network Parameters; “Network” menu description
Page 64 5.14 Network Parameters If you want use network to access DVR, you must setup network parameters. Note ： If any network parameter is modified, you must save and reboot DVR to make it into effective. In main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Network” icon and press 【 ENTER 】 , you can enter into ...
Page 68 - Cruise setup
Page 68 In “Sequence” setup menu, first input the sequence number. The sequence is among 1 --- 16. Each sequence is made up of cruise points, and each cruise point includes preset number, dwell time and dwell speed. Dwell time is the time staying at that preset number. Dwell speed is the speed that ...
Page 74 - Establish the dialup connection
Page 74 Step 3 ： Establish the dialup connection Select the Modem connected with PC just like the dialup network connection, input the telephone number connected with DVR’s modem. Input the username, password. They must be the same as that DVR PPP setup. Step 4 ： During the dialup connection, it wil...
Page 76 - Transaction Information
Page 76 5.18 Transaction Information The DVR can actively obtain or passively receive the credit card number from ATM machine linked through network or serial port, and credit card number can be overlay on live video, recorded and playback. The following description indicates how to carry out releva...
Page 77 - Receive data sent by ATM through serial port
Page 77 Start & end position and length of transaction type Transaction type and code When the ATM machine is sending transaction information to bank center, DVR will capture the data package through network, and analyse the data according to the format. Then DVR will overlay the correspond text...
Page 78 - Receive the command sent by ATM through serial port
Page 78 In the case, you must set the RS-232 of DVR as transparent channel mode as following ： A software must be run in the ATM machine, and send the credit card number, transaction code to DVR through RS-232 port. Please provide detail ATM machine communication protocol for actual projects. 4. Rec...
Page 80 - Chapter6 Utilities; Parameters
Page 80 Chapter6 Utilities There are many tools in “Utilities” menu. Including “SavePara”, “RestorePara”, “Upgrade”, “Hard Disk”, “Stop Alarm Out”, “Reboot”, “Power Off”, “View Log” and “System Info”. Enter into “Utilities” menu ： 6.1 Save Parameters Save factory default parameters into FLASH memory...
Page 82 - Hard Disk Management; Check HDD work status; Off
Page 82 6.4 Hard Disk Management Check HDD work status Capacity, Free space, Stand by or not, Normal status or not. Format HDD Before formatting stop all recording. After formatting, you must reboot DVR, otherwise DVR will not work normally. 6.5 Clear Alarm Out Clear the alarm output manually. 6.6 R...
Page 84 - By Time
Page 84 Step 4 ： When searching is finished, DVR will list all matched alarm information. In the list box, the information includes ： Index, Occur Time, Major Type, Minor Type, Panel User, Net User, Host Address, Para. Type, Channel No, HDD No, Alarm In and Alarm Out. You can press “More Info” butto...
Page 85 - Information
Page 85 6.9 System Information Press “System Info” icon in “Utilities” menu, you can get DVR system information ：
Page 86 - FTP Server Setup
Page 86 Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade The DVR firmware is stored in FLASH ROM. You can use DVR upgrade function to write the firmware file (digicap) into FLASH. There are two cases that you need to upgrade DVR firmware. One is update old firmware. The other is when the code in DVR FLASH is crashed. Note...
Page 89 - Mode; IP address of NET DVR
Page 89 7.2 Upgrade Mode 1. Use client software to upgrade the firmware file. You do not need to use ftp server software. Please refer to the client software user manual for detail information. 2. Use “FTP” function of “Upgrade” sub menu in “Utilities” menu. You need one host PC to run FTP server so...
Page 90 - UTP network connect cable made method; Material and tool; Pin definition
Page 90 Appendix A DVR Connect Cable Definition 1 UTP network connect cable made method Material and tool One twist cable (8 pin, the length can be defined as to the actual demand, but must be within 100m), 2 standard RJ45 head, one tool for RJ45. Suggestion ： have a network cable test tool to test ...
Page 91 - RS-232 connect cable made method
Page 91 The corresponding relationship of cross cable 2 RS-232 connect cable made method DVR-802x has standard DB9 RS-232 interface, like PC COM port. Pin definition “I” means DVR input and O means DVR output. Pin index Name I/O Description 1 DCD I Carrier Detect 2 RXD I Receive Data 3 TXD O Transfe...
Page 92 - Appendix B Specifications; Model name
Page 92 Appendix B Specifications Model name DVR- 470 DVR-1670 Video compression H.264 Preview resolution PAL ： 704*576 (4CIF), NTSC ： 704*480 (4CIF) Playback resolution CIF/QCIF Video input 4 16 Video input interface BNC (Electrical Level ： 1.0Vp-p, resistance ： 75 Ω ) Video output 1 channel, BNC (...
Page 96 - Appendix D Quick Search Function Table; Type Name
Page 96 Appendix D Quick Search Function Table Type Name Description Index User management Create and delete users. System has one default administrator. The administrator can create 15 users and define their rights. 5.2 Safety function Password Management Modify password. 4.3&5.1 HDD management...
Page 98 - Appendix E Troubleshooting; Failure Possible
Page 98 Appendix E Troubleshooting Failure Possible reasons After plugging in power, turning on the power switch, “POWER” light in front Panel does not turn on, and fan does not work. 1) Power cable is broken. 2) Power supply is broken. After plugging in power, turning on the power switch, “POWER” l...
