DR2 Solid State Recorder User Manual Covers: 1 Channel/4 Channel versions with/without lap timer option Version 2.0.
CAUTION!!! Read this User Manual carefully. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Removing the cover screws will void your warranty. If your DR2 requires servicing, please contact Drivedata. IMPORTANT! Do not use the DR2 to power devices other than a single bullet camera!! If you are using the DR2-4 (4 channel version), you can power up to 4 cameras from the unit, as long as you have the supplied mains adapter/charger connected or you are using an external battery pack.
Drivedata DR2 User Manual Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................1 Introduction of DVR ..............................................................................................1 MPEG-2 .................................................................................................................1 MPEG-4 .......................................................................................................
Contents DVR Desktop Description ...................................................................................21 DVR Desktop Title Bar ...............................................................................21 DVR Desktop Interface................................................................................23 Save, Cancel & Reset Setting ......................................................................24 Device Configuration..............................................................
Drivedata DR2 User Manual LCD Configuration Menu....................................................................................65 Enter/Quit LCD Configuration Menu..................................................................65 Configure DVR in LCD Configuration Menu .....................................................66 LCD Configuration Menu Details .......................................................................66 Menu ....................................................................
DR2 User Manual Introduction Introduction of DVR DVR is a dedicated battery powered Digital Video Recorder designed for portable, mobile Video and Audio Recording applications. The DVR hardware system uses ARM9 processor and advanced hardware MPEG-4/2 video encoder, PCMCIA interface, charging circuit, vibration/alarm circuit, video capture, IRIS camera interface and MCU designed on board. The MCU is used to process remote control, push buttons, power management, LANC and alarm.
Introduction Features Battery powered for portable, mobile DVR applications Intelligent and uninterrupted battery and AC power swap in real time Capture Video & Audio live from any composite video output Support MPEG-4/2 video format for longest record time Video Bit Rate : 1M~8Mbps Frame Rate : PAL(25fps), NTSC(30fps) Support PAL/NTSC/SECAM standard Resolution : Full-D1, CIF/SIF (1M Bitrates) Supports Single File & Full Disk Cycle Record Mode Supports ADPCM Audio Format Audio Sampling : 8/16/32/48KHz On-b
DR2 User Manual * When you connect AC power adapter to charge internal Li-Ion battery but don’t record, please enable Power-Off option to decrease heat of DVR & protect DVR.
Installation Installation Preparation Please read user’s manual careful before installation. Check the minimum requirements of system and recommended system configuration.
DR2 User Manual Startup 1) Connect AC power adapter 2) DVR will start self-diagnostics when power on 3) The LED is red in self-diagnostics and will turn yellow on start-up. The LED turns to green once start-up successful.
Installation Connect Video/Audio signal to DVR 1 Channel DVR 4 Channel DVR Video and Audio Interface If the DVR is configured as RCA audio/video interface, the colours correspond to: YellowVideo WhiteAudio -6-
DR2 User Manual Black- Power output Button/Bullet Camera Interface Some button cameras can connect to DVR directly without the jump cable if the interface of button camera conforms to the IRIS interface in Appendix.
Operation of DVR Operation of DVR Quick Start No configuration is required to start recording with the DVR. The operation of the DVR is quiet simple. There are two push buttons, REC and STOP. An LED is used to indicate the status of operation. Push Button RECORD Press the (REC) button for at least one second to start recording. The LED will flash red and you will hear three beeps.
DVR User’s Manual The flash frequency is about 3 times per second. Slower flash frequency means no video signal is connected. STOP Press the (STOP) button for at least three seconds to stop recording. The LED turns to green & you will hear 2 beeps. It will take a short while to save buffered data after stopped. The power can not be turn off until the LED changes to green. Early eject the CF card will cause destroy of video file integrity.
Operation of DVR 7 8 Table showing numeric key on IR remote controller & Position menu NOTE : Numeric key on the IR remote controller are used for 4 channel DVR only. Numeric key on the IR remote controller are used only when you set Layout to PIP on 4 Channel area. LANC Remote Control The DVR support multi-version LANC Remote Control, please power off DVR & unplug AC Power adapter, then plug LANC remote control into LANC jack with logo. NOTE : SkyTools CamEYE SPORT LANC Remote Control V1.4 & V1.
DVR User’s Manual After the DVR starts successfully, the status LED on LANC remote control will display green. Press the button on the center of LANC to start recording, and the status LED on LANC will flash red & the unit beeps 3 times once started successfully. Press button again, the DVR will stop recording, the status LED on LANC turns to green. Hold the button on LANC for approx 3 seconds untill the status LED on LANC flashes red.
Operation of DVR Video File Name Record file name starts with DVR_ by default. The file name will be DVR_xxx.avi. XXX is incremental from 000 to 999. The prefix DVR_ can be modified in DVR Desktop software.
DVR User’s Manual DVR Status ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ Power up: LED is yellow for less then 1 second. Self diagnostics: LED is red for about 10 seconds. Standby: LED is green. Means it is ready to record. Recording: red LED will flash about 6 times/second. CF full: yellow LED will flash. Battery Low: Recording is stopped automatically. LED flash 4 times and enters sleep mode ☯ Sleep: LED is yellow. Only the (POWER) button can wake it up. ☯ No Video: LED will slowly flash red whilst trying to record.
Replay Video Replay Video Software It is simple to replay video recorded on CF card. Media player can play the video files directly within Windows. DivX Codec or player has to be installed if no related components are installed on PC. You can download DivX decoder from internet & install it. We recommend the use of VLC media player which can be downloaded for free on the internet. Card Reader High speed card readers are recommended for read and replay of recorded video.
DVR User’s Manual Install DVR Desktop DVR Desktop Installation Install DVR Desktop before you use the DVR for the first time. Run setup.exe to install DVR Desktop. Click Next > button to continue installation setup. During the installation process, you can select the target folder or use the default folder when software prompts you.
Install DVR Desktop After you select the target folder, Click Next > button to confirm it. Click Next > button to start DVR software install.
DVR User’s Manual Click Close button to finish it when installer prompt you the installation is successfully.
Install DVR Desktop After you install the DVR Desktop, the software shortcut generated on the desktop and DVR program folder. DirectX 9.0c is required to install and run DVR Desktop.
DVR User’s Manual Configure DVR The DVR is initialized as DEVICE.INI under the root directory of the CF card. It must be in the root directory of CF card. The DVR will use the last time configuration if DEVICE.INI not found during startup. DVR Desktop can configure the video format, average bit rate, audio in, TV system, time stamp, Beacon, convert the recording video etc.
Configure DVR If CF card that you connect to PC had been used in DVR or be initialized by DVR Desktop, DVR Desktop will detect the DEVICE.INI file on the root directly of CF card, and DVR Desktop will start-up automatically. If DVR Desktop detect a new CF card, system will prompt you select a correctly disk that point to CF card. After you select correctly disk, DVR Desktop will initialize CF card and create DEVICE.INI configuration file on root of CF card automatically.
DVR User’s Manual Once DVR Desktop finish initialization, it will start-up automatically.
Configure DVR DVR Desktop include six part, you can using DVR Desktop to configure the video format, average bit rate, audio in, TV system, time stamp, beacon, convert the recording video etc. Sync : Synchronize recording video file on CF card & PC. Device Configuration : Configure DVR device. Conversion : Render MPEG-2 data to standard MPEG-2 video. Play : Replay recording video on CF card or PC. Advanced : Advanced system configuration. About : Details information of DVR Desktop.
DVR User’s Manual DVR Desktop Interface Click Device Configure button on the title bar to configure the DVR.
Configure DVR Save, Cancel & Reset Setting In all pop configuration menu, you can save, cancel or reset setting to default.
DVR User’s Manual When you finish all setting, you can click OK button to save configuration & exit current configuration tab. If you want to cancel current modification, please click Cancel button to cancel & exit current configuration tab. If the configuration had been jumbled, you can click Reset button to restore configuration to default setting. Device Configuration Click System tab to configure DVR.
Configure DVR Power-Off Timer To save the battery power, you can enable the DVR power off automatically depend on the timer that you set. You can set the timer depending on your actual requirements. The default status of Power-Off Timer is disable. Beep/Vibration DVR will beep or vibrate to warn you when it starts or stops recording, In some special applications or occasion/environment, you may want to turn this function off, you can disable beep/vibration function.
DVR User’s Manual The default configuration is enable beep/vibrate feature, you can disable it in DVR Desktop. Switch off Enable Beep/Vibration options in DVR Desktop to disable it, now you can operate DVR in silent mode. Record on Power On In some applications, you may need the DVR to record automatically once the DVR is powered on.
Configure DVR You can switch on the Record on PowerOn option in the DVR Desktop. The default status of record is manual record via IR remote control, LANC remote control or push button. Recording Setting : Normal, Cycle Record & Key Frame You can configure the DVR in normal record or cycle record mode. 1. Normal Record Mode In normal record mode, DVR will record video & save recording video in multi-single video file, the maximum size of single recording video file is 2GB depend on limit of system.
DVR User’s Manual If you want to use DVR in a surveillance application, you can set the Record Mode to Cycle Record mode. 2. Single File Cycle Record Mode The DVR has two cycle record modes, Single File Cycle Record & Full Disk Cycle Record mode. In Single File Cycle Record mode, the DVR will save recordings in single file only, the maximum size of single recording video file is 2GB, when video reaches the 2GB limit, the system will save the new recordings from the begin of recording video file.
Configure DVR In this option, DVR will record 1 frame per 15fps. In PAL video standard, approx 3 frame per 2 second be saved; in NTSC video standard, approx 2 frame per second be saved. If you select this option, system will save video only and that the sound will be forsaked. NOTE : The option is only for MPEG-4. Audio Source Please select the correct audio in setting which is based on your actual audio input.
DVR User’s Manual The maximum character of characters of every line is 8, you can use printable characters only & exclude the character “~”. Video File Name Record file name starts with DVR_ by default. The file name will be DVR_xxx.avi. XXX is incremental from 000 to 999. The prefix DVR_ can be modified in DVR Desktop. Recording Format & Quality Click Recording tab to configure recording format & quality.
Configure DVR Video Format Select MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format for your recording video. Video Quality Select proper video quality based on the scene and required. Please refer to Video Quality section. Picture Adjust Click Picture tab to adjust picture of recording quality.
DVR User’s Manual You can adjust the brightness, contrast & saturation of the picture to get the best quality. The default value is 50%. OSD Configuration Click OSD tab to configure Time Stamp & OSD information.
Configure DVR Time Stamp You can enable time stamp in two formats to stamp your recorded video with real date & time. Certainly, you can disable Time Stamp features if you don’t need record date & time in your recordings.
DVR User’s Manual In DVR, priority of Beacon is higher than Time Stamp, the Time Stamp will be disable at once when the Beacon is enable. Configuration of Lap Timer Click Lap Timer tab to configure Lap Timer.
Configure DVR Set Driver Information After enable Lap Timer function, you can record driver name, team, circuit for racing, make & model of vehicle in racing on screen of recording video. You can modify these information based on actual details information. Beacon & Split Beacon Set Beacon Enable to receive Beacon signal. The default is disable. If you use Split Beacon on racing, you must switch Split Signal option to enable it.
DVR User’s Manual You can select the amount of Split Beacon for every loop, the maximum amount of Split Beacon is four on every loop. If you don’t use Split Beacon emitter on racing, please set the amount of Split Beacon emitter to zero or disable Split Beacon option directly.
Configure DVR The default configuration of the amount of Split Beacon is zero. DVR can record most 129 loop Lap Timer data on single recording video. The Time Stamp will be disabled when you enable the beacon function.
DVR User’s Manual The Beacon Configuration option is only for the special edition of DVR with Lap Timer function. Adjust Position of Lap Timer Data on screen You can adjust position of Lap Timer data on screen to fit different requirement & playback device. You can adjust the position of all Lap Timer data item. Select item of Lap Timer data that you want to adjust, then set the value of X & Y coordinate on input area.
Configure DVR Connection Simply connect the External Beacon Receiver into the Beacon jack on the DVR and point the External Beacon Receiver to the Beacon. The Lap Timer will start to work when Beacon signal is detected. Mask Time The Mask Timer is the time interval that DVR doesn’t response after the detection of Beacon & Split Beacon signal. The default value is 10 sec.
DVR User’s Manual READY.. = 04:05.588 Summary: Total Record Time: 04:05.588 * Lap Timer is not a standard function of DVR standard version, it is optional only for special version. Configure 4-Channel DVR The 4-Channel DVR can connect four video inputs at the same time. Click 4 Channel tab to configure 4 Channel DVR. Video Input You can select 1, 2, 3 or 4 channel video input at the same time, and record these video in the same recording video.
Configure DVR In the 4 Channel area, pull down menu of Layout to select the video input source, amount of video inputs and video input arrange method. The Ch_0, Ch_1, Ch_2 & Ch_3 item mean video in 0 to video in 3 inputs are selected, this is for 1 channel recordings, you can select any video input that you want to record from. If you want to record 4 channel video at the same time, please select QUAD. The recorded video will include 4 channel video in one video file.
DVR User’s Manual PIP mode supports nine different position beforehand, please consult the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) chapter for more details. PIP-2 item is for 3 channel video input at the same time, the 3 channel video will be recorded in one video file at the same time. H-Split item is for 2 channel video input at the same time, the 2 channel video will be recorded in one video file. H-Split item means the 2 channel video input array in recording video file horizontally (Left & Right).
Configure DVR V-Split item is for 2 channel video input at the same time, the 2 channel video will be recorded in one video file at the same time. V-Split item means the 2 channel video input array in recording video file vertically (Top & Button). PIP-2-B item is another arrange method for 3 channel video input at the same time, the 3 channel video will be record in one video file at the same time.
DVR User’s Manual The numeric keys on the IR remote controller is can be programmed with 9 array methods of Picture-In-Picture, you can configure it & select any one array method as your default array using the DVR Configuration Utilities. You can switch the array method using the numeric keys on the IR remote controller directly when you record the video using the 4 Channel DVR. The numeric keys 1~9 is controls the 9 items in the Position pull down menu.
Configure DVR The Border of Frame When you use 2 or 4 channel video input, you can enable/disable or select different styles of frame for a better scene effect. Switch on Border option to enable frame of video for Picture-In-Picture function.
DVR User’s Manual At the same time, you can switch on Border Blink option to enable frame of video glint. You can select 4 different styles of border frame. Configuration Menu Output 4 Channel DVR supports analog output to TV or Monitor, when you connect a TV or Monitor to the Audio/Video Output, you can preview current video & the configure menu.
Configure DVR NOTE: This option is only for 4-Channel DVR, it is not supported by 1-CH DVR. Multi Profile Item Configuration Configure & Save Multi-Profile Item DVR support multi-profile for different application, you can save 10 different configurations into single configuration file, then you can switch to anyone profile between multi-profile via LCD menu in your application. You can configure & save multi-profile item using DVR Desktop.
DVR User’s Manual After you finish the first profile, please click to add new profile item. Input name of the second profile item in name area, then click OK button to save it. Now you can configure the second profile item as same as for the first profile item. You can select anyone profile item from pull-down menu to configure it at anytime. DVR Desktop can keep maximum 10 profile items for a device at the same time. Certainly, only one profile item is valid on once.
Configure DVR Then click to delete it. After you delete anyone profile item, the profile item after it will ascend to current arrange position. Load Old Configuration If you want to cancel all current configuration, you can click to reload the last saved configuration, all changes that don’t be saved will be lost.
DVR User’s Manual You can import configuration file to restore DVR to configuration that you backup previously.
Configure DVR Switch Configuration Item You can switch configuration item via LCD Menu during use DVR.
DR2 User Manual Synchronize Video between CF & PC Click Sync button to synchronize the recording video between CF card & PC. Please select files that you want to synchronize on task column.
Synchronize Video After you select all files that you want to synchronize, then click Sync button start synchronization.
DR2 User Manual In task column, the result item will display status of files. Executing… means the files being synchronizing, SUCCESS means the files had been synchronized successfully. When a file being synchronizing, the yellow status bar will display on the button. After all files are synchronized successfully, files will be synchronized to the folder on PC, you will find these files on the working folder column.
Synchronize Video After synchronization, you can click refresh button - 56 - to refurbish task column.
DR2 User Manual Click to open working folder on PC.
Synchronize Video In synchronization, the .csf MPEG-2 recording file will be converted to standard MPEG-2 video automatically.
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MPEG-2 Converter MPEG-2 Converter Click Conversion button to render MPEG-2 recording video manually. Recorded MPEG-2 file have to be converted to standard MPEG-2 video for later video replay, edit & burn. The conversion of MPEG-4 is not required. Sometime maybe you copy many .csf MPEG-2 recording files to PC, then convert them manually. Click to open working folder on PC that you save .csf MPEG-2 files.
DR2 User Manual Then select .csf file that you want to convert. After you select the source file to convert, detailed information of the recorded MPEG-2 video will be displayed. Click to convert the .csf file that you select. The file can be converted automatically after you select the file if you enable automatically convert option.
MPEG-2 Converter For better performance of conversion, it is recommend that source file is on the CF card in a card reader and target file is on the hard disk.
DVR User’s Manual Advanced Configuration Click Advanced Configuration button to configure system environment. You can select working directory on PC to as synchronize folder.
About About Click About button to get the details information of DVR Desktop.
DVR User’s Manual Configure DVR using LCD Menu LCD Configuration Menu Enter/Quit LCD Configuration Menu Hold push button at least 3 seconds to enter LCD configuration menu, once you enter LCD configuration menu successfully, the LCD will display valid menu/menu item & parameter of these menu item depend on your DVR version. After you finish configuring, press You may need press to quit to upper menu. one or two times once depend on your position in menu.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu Once you enter the LCD configuration menu, the system will wait for you to select & configure, if you don’t press any buttons, the system will quit the LCD configuration menu after 10 sec automatically.
DVR User’s Manual Menu Item & Parameter DATE Menu Menu DATE Menu Item DATE TIME Parameter ● 07-04-02 ● 12:00:00 ● Enable ● Disable STAMP 1. Menu Item – Date The parameter format is yy-mm-dd, please set correct date. Use to select correct year, then press correct month, then press switch to month area, use switch to day area, use select correct day, press will switch to year again, finish setting the correct date, press configuration, press 2. select to save the current quit to DATE menu.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu 3. Menu Item – Stamp Status Default status of stamp is Disable, please select proper stamp status to your requirement. Press & to switch Disable & Enable status, then press configuration, press save current quit to STAMP menu. INPUT Menu Menu Menu Item VIDEO INPUT AUDIO 1.
DVR User’s Manual Press & to switch video input configuration, then press configuration, press 2. to save current to quit the VIDEO menu. Menu Item – Audio Input Default parameter is Line In, please select Ext Mic if you use external microphone input, or select Int Mic if you use internal microphone in the DVR. Press & to switch Line In, Ext Mic & Int Mic parameter, then press save the current configuration, press quit the AUDIO menu.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu Menu Menu Item STANDARD VIDEO FORMAT QUALITY 1. Parameter ● NTSC ● NTSC-J ● PAL-B ● PAL-D ● PAL-G ● SECAM ● MPEG-4 ● MPEG-2 ● 1M ● EP (2M) ● LP (4M) ● SP (6M) ● HQ (8M) Menu Item – Video Standard Default parameter is NTSC, please select correct video standard depend on your video source. Press & to switch the video standard parameter, then press current configuration, press quit the STANDARD menu.
DVR User’s Manual 2. Menu Item – Video Format Default parameter is MPEG-4, please select correct video format to suit. Press & to switch MPEG-4 & MPEG-2 format, then press current configuration, press 3. to save the quit the FORMAT menu. Menu Item – Video Quality Default parameter is EP (2M), please select proper video quality to suit. Press then press & to switch 1M, EP (2M), LP (4M), SP (6M) & HQ (8M) quality, to save current configuration, press BEACON Menu - 71 - quit the QUALITY menu.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu Menu Menu Item Parameter ● Disable ● Enable ● 10 Sec BEACON BEACON MASK 1. Menu Item – Beacon Status Default status of beacon is Disable, please select proper beacon status to suit. Press & to switch Disable & Enable status, then press configuration, press 2. to save current quit the BEACON menu. Menu Item – Beacon Mask Delay Default parameter of beacon mask delay is 10 Sec, please select proper delay time to suit.
DVR User’s Manual Menu USERDES 1. Menu Item HOSTNAME SCENE GROUP CARRIER Parameter ● HostName ● Scene ● Group ● Carrier Menu Item – Hostname Default value of HostName is Hostname, use select correct first letter, then press switch to next letter area, until all letters are set, finish setting the correct hostname, press 2. to save current configuration, press quit the HostName menu item.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu Default value of Group is Group, use select correct first letter, then press switch to next letter area, until all letters are set, finish setting the correct group, press to save current configuration, press 4. quit the Group menu item.
DVR User’s Manual When you into this menu, you can change current profile item between all profile items that you configured. Use & to switch current profile item. Finish selecting, press to save current configuration, the DVR will reboot automatically to enable current profile item. 2. Menu Item – File Prefix Default value of file prefix is DVR_, you can change it to suit your requirements.
Configuration DVR using LCD Menu After you select Yes to start calibrating, the DVR will restart. The system clock will be calibrated on reboot. After the system clock of DVR is calibrated successfully, the DVR will restart again.
DVR User’s Manual FORMAT QUALITY DATE DATE TIME STAMP BEACON USERDES MISC BEACON MASK TIME HOSTNAME SCENE GROUP CARRIER CFGITEM LFPREFI SYSCLOC - 77 - - MPEG-2 - MPEG-4 - 1M (1M) - EP (2M) - LP (4M) - SP (6M) - HQ (8M) 07-03-20 12:00:00 - Enable - Disable - Enable - Disable 10 sec HostName Scene Group Carrier Profile Items DVR_ - Yes - No
Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade The firmware of the DVR can be upgraded if necessary. The DVR will check the core image file on CF card while power up. If image & OSD file is found then the firmware of the DVR will be upgraded automatically. Please follow below instructions to upgrade. 1) Format CF card in FAT32 file system. 2) Copy imge.2510.img and osd.img to the root of CF card. 3) Use DVR Desktop Software to generate DEVICE.INI depended on your needs. DEVICE.
DVR User’s Manual The date and time correspond to the version of firmware. Upgrade is successful if the date and time is the same as the data and time kernel generated. * Power supply has to be guaranteed normal while upgrading. DVR can not be restored if upgrade fail. * Wait at least 4-5 minutes till reboot successful. LED keeps constant green if reboot successful.
FAQ FAQ 1) LED yellow flash CF card is full. Change CF. 2) LED is red Failure or battery is low. Use the AC power adapter or external battery pack. 3) Charging period It takes 5-8 hours to charge a fully discharged battery. The charge indicator LED will go out once fully charged. 4) File is not accessible or DVR can’t startup File system is wrong. This can happed after abnormal power off and long time usages of CF card. Format CF card in FTAT32 file system.
Appendix IRIS Interface on Board 1- GND 2- Audio In 3- Power Output (Limited load for camera) 4- Video In The number is corresponding to the pin number of IRIS connector.
Revision Revision 05/10/2008, Version 2.0.1 Improve Desktop Start-Up Fix Bug 04/28/2008, Version 2.0.0 Using Synchronize technology Change GUI Improve adjustable position support of Lap Timer Adjust options arrange Add Record Key Frame option for surveillance application Change some default configuration Change configuration file to DEVICE.INI 03/10/2008, Version 1.1.
DVR User’s Manual 06/08/07 ● Add on 4-Channel DVR support ● Optimize LANC Remote Control support 05/08/07 ● Optimize LANC Remote Control support ● Add new version IR Remote Control support ● Optimize Record on Power On function ● Add Beep/Vibration Enable/Disable option ● Add Time Stamp in two format & disable option ● Optimize Beacon support ● Optimize DVR Configure Utility GUI ● Fix some bug ● Release DVR Configure Utility V1.0.5 Final version ● Release Firmware V1.0.
