DRIVEDATA DR3 DVR User’s Manual Version 2.0.
CAUTION!!! Read this User Manual carefully. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Removing the end plate screws will void your warranty. If your DR3requires servicing, please contact your authorized distributor or factory. Do not use the 1 Channel DR3 to power other devices other than a single camera!! Do not use the 2/3/4 Channel DR3 to power other devices other than two cameras!! This document is a work in progress and reflects only the version of the DR3 device.
DR3 User’s Manual Contents 1. Introduction..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction of DR3 .......................................................................................1 1.2 MPEG-2 ...........................................................................................................1 1.3 MPEG-4 ...........................................................................................................1 1.
Contents 4.2.1 DR3-X1 & 2/3/4CH DR3 ..................................................................18 5. Replay Video...........................................................................................................20 5.1 Software .........................................................................................................20 5.2 Card Reader ...................................................................................................20 5.3 PCMCIA Interface .....................
DR3 User’s Manual 7.8.4 Reset selected profile item to default configuration ...........................61 7.8.5 Backup & Restore Configuration File ................................................61 7.8.6 Reboot DR3 after you finish configuration ........................................63 7.8.7 Switch Configuration Item..................................................................64 8. Configure 2/3/4 Channel DR3 .............................................................................65 8.
Contents 13.1.4 LCD Configuration Menu Structure ...............................................145 13.2 Configure DR3-X1.....................................................................................147 13.2.1 Enter/Quit LCD Configuration Menu.............................................147 13.2.2 Configure DR3-X1..........................................................................148 13.2.3 LCD Configuration Menu Details ..................................................149 13.2.
DR3 User’s Manual 1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction of DR3 The DR3 is a dedicated battery powered Digital Video Recorder designed for portable, mobile Video and Audio Recording applications. The DR3 hardware system uses ARM9 processor and advanced hardware MPEG-4/2 video encoder, CF slot, charging circuit, vibration/alarm circuit, video capture, Multi-Connect camera/microphone interface and MCU designed on board. The MCU is used to process remote control, push buttons, power management, LANC and alarm.
Introduction 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~10Mbps 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 Supports Volume Gain adjust of Microphone Audio Sampling : 8/16/32/48KHz On-board IR remote contr
DR3 User’s 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 DR3 & protect DR3 .
Installation 2. Installation 2.1 Preparation Please read user’s manual careful before installation. Check the minimum requirements of system and recommended system configuration. 2.1.1 DR3 Configuration Network Sync Cable SanDisk Ultra II CF card, 512MB minimum 2.1.
DR3 User’s Manual 2.2.3 Startup 1) Connect AC power adapter 2) DR3 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 2.3 Connect Video/Audio signal & Monitor to DR3 2.3.1 DR3-S1 DR3-S1 support video output, you can connect external LCD or monitor to preview real-time recording video & adjust angle of view of camera.
DR3 User’s Manual 2.3.2 DR3-X1 DR3-X1 has not enough power for external LCD or monitor because it has large TFT LCD, you can preview real-time recording video & adjust angle of view via camera on TFT LCD on DR3-X1. If your DR3-X1 with lockable connector, please note don’t circumgyrate lock connector to avoid connection be disconnected.
Installation 2.3.3 2 Channel DR3 2.3.
DR3 User’s Manual 2.3.5 4 Channel DR3 CAM/AV Adapter Cable for 4CH DR3 include two different model, one with BNC connector for video input/output, other with RAC connector for video input/output. 4CH DR3 can power two cameras using internal battery, when your cable is model with BNC connector, please use POWER3 & POWER4 power jack for camera that power by 4CH DR3; when your cable is model with RCA connector, please use POWER1 & POWER2 power jack for camera that power by 4CH DR3. 2.
Installation 2.5 Button/Bullet Camera Interface Some button cameras can connect to DR3 directly without the jump cable if the interface of button camera conforms to the Multi-Connect interface in Appendix. 2.
DR3 User’s Manual 3. Operation of DR3 DR3-S1 DR3-X1 2CH/3CH/4CH DR3 3.1 Quick Start No configuration is required to start recording with the DR3 . The operation of the DR3-S1s quiet simple. There are two push buttons, REC button and 3-Position switch. An LED is used to indicate the status of operation.
Operation of DR3 3.2 Push Button 3.2.1 RECORD Press the (REC) button on top of DR3 for at least one second to start recording. The LED will flash red and you will hear three beeps. The flash frequency is about 3 times per second. Slower flash frequency means no video signal is connected. 3.2.2 STOP Press the (STOP) 3-Position 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.
DR3 User’s Manual Numeric Key on IR remote Controller Item in Position Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Table showing numeric key on IR remote controller & Position menu NOTE : Numeric key on the IR remote controller are used for 2/3/4 channels DR3 only. Numeric key on the IR remote controller are used only when you set Layout to PIP on 2/3/4 Channel area. For 2/3 Channels DR3, some numeric key on the IR remote controller are invalid.
Operation of DR3 3.5 LANC Remote Control The DR3 support multi-version LANC Remote Control, please power off DR3 & unplug AC Power adapter, then plug LANC remote control into LANC jack with logo. NOTE : SkyTools CamEYE SPORT LANC Remote Control V1.4 & V1.6 are supported by the DR3 . Power on the DR3 , after booting is finished, you can control the DR3 start/stop recording using LANC remote control. And you can power off DR3 & power on it again.
DR3 User’s Manual To power on TFT LCD again, please hold button 2 second to power on TFT LCD under normal status; if DR3 under recording status, please hold button 2 second to power on TFT LCD again. 3.7 Video Quality LQ: Record video using 1Mbits/s & video based on CIF/SIF resolution. EP: Record video using 2Mbits/s. LP: Record video using 4Mbits/s. SP: Record video using 6Mbits/s. HQ: Record video using 8Mbits/s.
Operation of DR3 3.8.2 Extended Filename Under extended filename, you can name recording video using time that you record & frames of recording video, the details of extended filename as follow: DVR_20_34_12_05.mpg DVR = unique ID set by system.
DR3 User’s Manual 4. DR3 Status 4.1 Status of DR3 ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ Power up: LED is yellow for less then 1 second. Self diagnostics: LED is red for about 10 seconds. Normal: 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 ☯ Standby: LED is yellow. Only the (POWER) button or LANC can wake it up.
DR3 Status Turn 3-Position switch to RIGHT twice to display current energy of internal Li-Ion Polymer battery. 4.2.1 DR3-X1 & 2/3/4CH DR3 Turn 3-Position switch to UP once to preview current profile item & available storage space on CF card that insert into DR3 . Turn 3-Position switch to DOWN once to display current date & time, output power voltage for external camera, current boot loader & firmware information on DR3 .
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Replay Video 5. Replay Video 5.1 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. 5.2 Card Reader High speed card readers are recommended for read and replay of recorded video.
DR3 User’s Manual 6. Install DR3 Desktop 6.1 DR3 Desktop Installation Install DR3 Desktop before you use the DR3 for the first time. Run setup.exe to install DR3 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 DR3 software install.
DR3 User’s Manual Click Close button to finish it when installer prompt you the installation is successfully.
Install DVR Desktop After you install the DR3 Desktop, the software shortcut generated on the desktop and DR3 program folder. DirectX 9.0c is required to install and run DR3 Desktop.
DR3 User’s Manual 7. Configure DR3 The DR3-S1s initialized as DEVICE.INI under the root directory of the CF card. It must be in the root directory of CF card. The DR3 will use the last time configuration if DEVICE.INI not found during startup. DR3 Desktop can configure the video format, average bit rate, audio in, TV system, time stamp, Beacon, convert the recording video etc. 7.
Configure DR3 The default IP address of DR3-S1s 192.168.0.152, please ensure your PC on same IP segment for first connection. If yours PC & DR3 with different IP address segment, Desktop software will prompt you. You can change IP address of your PC to same IP segment with DR3 , such as 192.168.0.100, and then restart Desktop software again. When you connect DR3 to your PC for the first time, please configure DR3 & PC as follow: 1. Change the your PC IP address to 192.168.0.100 2.
DR3 User’s Manual 5. Enter SYSTEM menu, then select NETWORK item, set DR3 to DIRECT connection 6. Save configuration 7. Start DR3 Desktop software After you startup Desktop software successfully, you can change IP address of DR3 to same IP segment with your local LAN. Click Advanced Configuration button to configure network environment of DR3 connection.
Configure DR3 You can change IP address of DR3 manually.
DR3 User’s Manual Or you can let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN if you connect DR3 to router or switch. But please notice, the router or switch that be connected DR3 must support MDI/MDI-X connection. To let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN, please set DR3 connection method to LAN. 7.1.
Configure DR3 Then set Startup Search option to CF Card Only item.
DR3 User’s Manual After you configure it, you can startup Desktop software only via CF card without network connection for the future. Connect CF card to PC via card reader in first, then double click to start-up DR3 Desktop. DR3 Desktop will search CF card on PC. If CF card can’t be connected to PC correctly or no CF card be connected to PC, DR3 Desktop will display error message to prompt you connect CF card to PC correctly.
Configure DR3 If DR3 Desktop detect a new CF card, system will prompt you select a correctly disk that point to CF card. After you select correctly disk, DR3 Desktop will initialize CF card and create DEVICE.INI configuration file on root of CF card automatically.
DR3 User’s Manual Once DR3 Desktop finished initialization, it wills start-up automatically. 7.2 DR3 Desktop Description 7.2.
Configure DR3 DR3 Desktop include six part, you can using DR3 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 DR3 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 DR3 Desktop.
DR3 User’s Manual 7.2.2 DR3 Desktop Interface Click Device Configure button on the title bar to configure the DR3 .
Configure DR3 7.2.3 Save, Cancel & Reset Setting In all pop configuration menus, you can save, cancel or reset setting to default.
DR3 User’s Manual When you finish all setting, you can click OK button to save configuration & exit current configuration menu. If you want to cancel current modification, please click Cancel button to cancel & exit current configuration menu. If the configuration had been jumbled, you can click Reset button configuration to default setting. 7.3 Device Configuration Click System tab to configure DR3 .
Configure DR3 7.3.1 Video System Please select correct video standard which corresponding to the video source of camera. Default video standard is now PAL. It has to be changed for other video standard. 7.3.2 Beep/Vibration DR3 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, and you can disable beep/vibration function.
DR3 User’s Manual The default configuration is Enable Beep/Vibration function; you can disable it in DR3 Desktop. Switch off Enable Beep/Vibration options in DR3 Desktop to disable it, now you can operate DR3-S1n silent mode.
Configure DR3 7.3.3 Record on Power On In some applications, you may need the DR3 to record automatically once the DR3-S1s powered on. You can switch on the Record on PowerOn option in the DR3 Configuration Menu or enable Startup Record option on DR3 Desktop. The default status of record is manual record via IR remote control, LANC remote control or push button. 7.3.4 Recording Setting: Normal/Cycle Record, Key Frame & Record without Audio You can configure the DR3-S1n normal record or cycle record mode.
DR3 User’s Manual You can select Normal Record Mode option to enable normal record mode if current configuration is cycle item. If you want to use DR3-S1n a surveillance application, you can set the Record Mode to Cycle Record mode. 7.3.4.2. Single File Cycle Record Mode The DR3 has two cycle record modes, Single File Cycle Record & Full Disk Cycle Record mode.
Configure DR3 If you set the DR3-S1n cycle record mode, all old recorded video file on the CF card will be deleted on system startup. 7.3.4.4. Only Record Key Frame If you want to record video in surveillance application, you can record key frame only to decrease the size of recording video & increase recording time for a same CF card. In this option, DR3 will record one frame per 15fps.
DR3 User’s Manual 7.3.5 Motion Detection When you use DR3 on surveillance application, such as security surveillance, scout, wildlife protect & observe etc, you need record all useful video over a long time range on a CF card, you must forsake useless resting video to save storage space on CF card. You can enable Motion Detection function to get it. The default configuration of Motion detection is disabling, you need enable it if you want to use this function.
Configure DR3 Actual duration time is always timed based on the last suited locomotors object that be detected by DR3 . Motion Detection function is only for MPEG-4 format. 7.3.6 Audio Source Please select the correct audio in setting which is based on your actual audio input. Default audio source is Line In, you need to select External MIC if you use an external microphone, or you can select Internal MIC item if you use the internal microphone in DR3 .
DR3 User’s Manual For DR3-X1 & 2/3/4CH DR3, because it include built-in large TFT screen, so you can set product name to 30 characters, 15 characters per line, and two lines. You can use printable characters only & exclude the character “~”. 7.3.9 Video File Name Recording video file name starts with DVR_ by default. DR3 can support two filename formats. 7.3.9.1. Standard Filename The file name will be DVR_xxx.avi. XXX is incremental from 000 to 999.
Configure DR3 7.4.1 Video Format Select MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format for your recording video. 7.4.2 Video Quality Select proper video quality based on the scene and required. Please refer to Video Quality section.
DR3 User’s Manual 7.5 Picture Adjust Click Picture tab to adjust picture of recording quality. You can adjust the brightness, contrast & saturation of the picture to get the best quality. The default value is 50%.
Configure DR3 7.6 OSD Configuration Click OSD tab to configure Time Stamp & OSD information. You can display Time Stamp & customized OSD information on recording video screen. At once we enable OSD, the Time Stamp & special OSD information that you input will display on screen & recording video. 7.6.1 Time Stamp You can display date & time stamp or other text OSD information on screen of recording video.
DR3 User’s Manual You can place date & time stamp on four area of screen: Left Top, Right Top, and Left Bottom & Right Bottom. You can display date & time stamp on only one location, at once you select position for date & time stamp, and you can display text OSD information on other valid position only. After you set date & time stamp, you can input max 52 characters for other OSD text information. 7.6.
Configure DR3 At once you don’t active Enable OSD option, Time Stamp & all customized text OSD information will disappear on screen & recording video. In DR3 , priority of Beacon is higher than Time Stamp; the Time Stamp will be disabling at once when the Beacon is enabling. 7.7 Configuration of Lap Timer Click Lap Timer tab to configure Lap Timer.
DR3 User’s Manual At once you enable Lap Timer function on DR3 /w Lap Timer edition, the Lap Timer data will be recorded on recording video & separate text data file, always, but you can select display it on screen of recording video, please disable On Screen Display option.
Configure DR3 7.7.1 Set Driver Information After enable Lap Timer function, you can record driver name, team, and circuit for racing, make & model of vehicle in racing on screen of recording video. You can modify these informations based on actual details information. 7.7.2 Beacon & Split Beacon Set Beacon Enable to receive Beacon signal. The default is disabling.
DR3 User’s Manual If you use Split Beacon on racing, you must switch Split Signal Same as Beacon option to enable it.
Configure DR3 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. The default configuration of the amount of Split Beacon is zero.
DR3 User’s Manual DR3 can record most 129 loops Lap Timer data on single recording video. The Time Stamp will be disabled when you enable the beacon function.
Configure DR3 The Beacon Configuration option is only for the special edition of DR3 with Lap Timer function. 7.7.3 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, and then set the value of X & Y coordinate on input area.
DR3 User’s Manual 7.7.4 Connection Simply connect the External Beacon Receiver into the Beacon jack on the DR3 and point the External Beacon Receiver to the Beacon. The Lap Timer will start to work when Beacon signal is detected. 7.7.5 Mask Time The Mask Timer is the time interval that DR3 doesn’t response after the detection of Beacon & Split Beacon signal. The default value is 10 sec.
Configure DR3 7.7.6 Recording of Lap Time The time of each lap is record in the DVR_xxx.txt file. The file will looks like: Hostname Team WORKGROUP Sport Motor Scene Security READY.. = 04:05.588 Summary: Total Record Time: 04:05.588 * Lap Timer is not a standard function of DR3 standard version, it is optional only for special version. 7.8 Multi Profile Item Configuration 7.8.
DR3 User’s Manual You can configure & save multi-profiles item using DR3 Desktop. You can label every profile item using special name that be differentiated & remembered easily. You can create, rename, delete & save profile item using corresponding button on button bar. Click to name or name the first profile item. Input new name of the first profile item, then click OK button to save it.
Configure DR3 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. DR3 Desktop can keep maximum 9 profile items for a device at the same time. Certainly, only one profile item is valid on once. You can switch one to another profile item via LCD menu.
DR3 User’s Manual Then click to delete it. After you delete anyone profile item, the profile item after it will ascend to current arrange position. 7.8.3 Load Old Configuration If you want to cancel all current configurations, you can click to reload the last saved configuration, all changes that don’t be saved will be lost. 7.8.
Configure DR3 Certainly, you can reload configuration data that you backup previously to restore DR3 to special configuration, import backup configuration data from disk or folder that you saved backup.
DR3 User’s Manual 7.8.6 Reboot DR3 after you finish configuration After you finish all profile configurations, you can reboot DR3 using current profile configuration via Desktop software, click When you click to reboot DR3-S1mmediately. to reboot DR3 , system will prompt you to get confirm again. Click Yes (Y) button to reboot DR3 . The Reboot function is valid only when you connect DR3 to PC via network connection.
Configure DR3 7.8.7 Switch Configuration Item You can switch configuration item via LCD Menu during use DR3 .
DR3 User’s Manual 8. Configure 2/3/4 Channel DR3 Multi-Channels DR3-S1nclude 2 Channels, 3 Channels & 4 Channels model, you can connect 2, 3 or 4 cameras to DR3 & record all cameras video at the same time. To use 2/3/4 channels DR3 successfully, you need configure DR3 Desktop to feat version to match multi channels DR3 in your hand.
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DR3 User’s Manual 8.1 Configure 4 Channel DR3 The 4-Channel DR3 can connect four video inputs at the same time. Click Advanced button to configure DR3 Desktop to 2 Channel DR3 version.
Configure DR3 DVR After you set DR3 Desktop to 4 Channel DR3 version, you can Click 4 Channel tab on Device Configuration area to configure 4-Channel DR3 .
DR3 User’s Manual 8.1.1 Video Input You can select 1, 2, 3 or 4 channel video inputs at the same time, and record these video in the same recording video. 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_1, CH_2, CH_3 & CH_4 item mean video in 1 to video in 4 inputs are selected, this is for 1 channel recording, and you can select any video input that you want to record from.
Configure DR3 DVR If you want to record 4 channel video at the same time, please select QUAD. The recorded video will include 4 channel videos in one video file. PIP item is for 2 channels video inputs at the same time, the 2 channels videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. PIP mode supports nine different position beforehand, please consult the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) chapter for more details.
DR3 User’s Manual PIP-2 item is for 3 channel video inputs at the same time, the 3 channel videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. PIP-2-B item is another arranges method for 3 channel video inputs at the same time, the 3 channel videos will be record in one video file at the same time. H-Split item is for 2 channel video inputs at the same time, the 2 channel videos will be recorded in one video file.
Configure DR3 DVR V-Split item is for 2 channel video inputs at the same time, the 2 channel videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. V-Split item means the 2 channel video inputs array in recording video file vertically (Top & Button). 8.1.2 Size of Secondary Video Layout in PIP When you connect more than one camera & select PIP Layout mode, you can set secondary video signal display as different size that according to your configuration.
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Configure DR3 DVR 8.1.3 Picture-In-Picture (PIP) You can configure any position for PIP recording video, it has nine different positions, and you can select any position for your requirement from Position option. You can configure or switch the array method of Picture-In-Picture via the DR3 Desktop & IR remote controller.
DR3 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 DR3 Desktop. 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 DR3 . The numeric keys 1~9 is controls the 9 items in the Position pull down menu.
Configure DR3 DVR 8.1.4 The Border of Frame When you use 2 or 4 channel video inputs, 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. At the same time, you can switch on Border Blink option to enable frame of video glint.
DR3 User’s Manual You can select 4 different styles of border frame. 8.1.5 Background Color of Screen You can select 4 different color of screen background. 8.1.6 Configuration Menu Output 4 Channel DR3 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. NOTE: This option is only for 2/3/4-Channels DR3 ; it is not supported by 1-CH DR3 . 8.
Configure DR3 DVR Click Advanced button to configure DR3 Desktop to 3 Channel DR3 version. After you set DR3 Desktop to 3 Channel DR3 version, you can Click 3 Channel tab on Device Configuration area to configure 3-Channel DR3 .
DR3 User’s Manual 8.2.1 Video Input You can select 1, 2 or 3 channels video inputs at the same time, and record these video in the same recording video. In the 3 Channel area, pull down menu of Layout to select the video input source, amount of video inputs and video input arrange method. The CH_1, CH_2 & CH_3 item mean video in 1 to video in 3 inputs are selected, this is for 1 channel recording, and you can select any video input that you want to record from.
Configure DR3 DVR PIP item is for 2 channels video inputs at the same time, the 2 channels videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. 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 inputs at the same time, the 3 channel videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time.
DR3 User’s Manual PIP-2-B item is another arranges method for 3 channel video inputs at the same time, the 3 channel videos will be record in one video file at the same time. H-Split item is for 2 channel video inputs at the same time, the 2 channel videos will be recorded in one video file. H-Split item means the 2 channel video inputs array in recording video file horizontally (Left & Right).
Configure DR3 DVR The default size is 1/9 of full screen.
DR3 User’s Manual 8.2.3 Picture-In-Picture (PIP) You can configure any position for PIP recording video, it has nine different positions, and you can select any position for your requirement from Position option. You can configure or switch the array method of Picture-In-Picture via the DR3 Desktop & IR remote controller.
Configure DR3 DVR 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 DR3 Desktop. You can switch the array method using the numeric keys on the IR remote controller directly when you record the video using the 3 Channel DR3 . The numeric keys 1~9 is controls the 9 items in the Position pull down menu.
DR3 User’s Manual 8.2.4 The Border of Frame When you use 2 or 3 channel video inputs, you can enable/disable or select different styles of frame for a better scene effect.
Configure DR3 DVR Switch on Border option to enable frame of video for Picture-In-Picture function. 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.
DR3 User’s Manual 8.2.5 Background Color of Screen You can select 4 different color of screen background. 8.2.6 Configuration Menu Output 3 Channel DR3 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. NOTE: This option is only for 2/3/4-Channels DR3 ; it is not supported by 1-CH DR3 . 8.3 Configure 2 Channel DR3 The 2-Channel DR3 can connect four video inputs at the same time.
Configure DR3 DVR After you set DR3 Desktop to 2 Channel DR3 version, you can Click 2 Channel tab on Device Configuration area to configure 2-Channel DR3 .
DR3 User’s Manual 8.3.1 Video Input You can select 1 or 2 channels video inputs at the same time, and record these video in the same recording video. In the 2 Channel area, pull down menu of Layout to select the video input source, amount of video inputs and video input arrange method. The CH_1 & CH_2 item mean video in 1 to video in 2 inputs are selected, this is for 1 channel recording, and you can select any video input that you want to record from.
Configure DR3 DVR PIP item is for 2 channels video inputs at the same time, the 2 channels videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. PIP mode supports nine different position beforehand, please consult the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) chapter for more details. H-Split item is for 2 channel video inputs at the same time, the 2 channel videos will be recorded in one video file. H-Split item means the 2 channel video inputs array in recording video file horizontally (Left & Right).
DR3 User’s Manual V-Split item is for 2 channel video inputs at the same time, the 2 channel videos will be recorded in one video file at the same time. V-Split item means the 2 channel video inputs array in recording video file vertically (Top & Button). 8.3.2 Size of Secondary Video Layout in PIP When you connect more than one camera & select PIP Layout mode, you can set secondary video signal display as different size that according to your configuration.
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DR3 User’s Manual 8.3.3 Picture-In-Picture (PIP) You can configure any position for PIP recording video, it has nine different positions, and you can select any position for your requirement from Position option. You can configure or switch the array method of Picture-In-Picture via the DR3 Desktop & IR remote controller.
Configure DR3 DVR 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 DR3 Desktop. You can switch the array method using the numeric keys on the IR remote controller directly when you record the video using the 2 Channel DR3 . The numeric keys 1~9 is controls the 9 items in the Position pull down menu.
DR3 User’s Manual 8.3.4 The Border of Frame When you use 2 channel video inputs, you can enable/disable or select different styles of frame for a better scene effect.
Configure DR3 DVR Switch on Border option to enable frame of video for Picture-In-Picture function. 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.
DR3 User’s Manual 8.3.5 Background Color of Screen You can select 4 different color of screen background. 8.3.6 Configuration Menu Output 2 Channel DR3 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. NOTE: This option is only for 2/3/4-Channels DR3 ; it is not supported by 1-CH DR3 .
Synchronize Video 9. 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.
DR3User’s Manual After you select all files that you want to synchronize, then click Sync button start synchronization.
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DR3User’s Manual In task column, the result item will display status of files. If you startup Desktop software via CF card, Desktop will display CF card on PC on button status bar, if you connect DR3 to PC via LAN connection, the IP address will be display on button status bar. 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.
Synchronize Video Click to open working folder on PC.
DR3User’s Manual In synchronization, the .csf MPEG-2 recording file will be converted to standard MPEG-2 video automatically.
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DR3User’s Manual 10. 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, and then convert them manually. Click to open working folder on PC that you save .csf MPEG-2 files.
MPEG-2 Converter 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.
DR3User’s Manual For better performance of conversion, it is recommended that source file is on the CF card in a card reader and target file is on the hard disk.
Advanced Configuration 11. Advanced Configuration Click Advanced Configuration button environment.
DR3 User’s Manual You can select working directory on PC to as synchronize folder, set search sequence for startup, change network configuration of DR3 , sync date & time, and calibrate DVR system clock. 11.1 Change Synchronize Folder Click … button to select working directory on PC to as synchronize folder.
Advanced Configuration Click OK button to confirm your selection. 11.2 Configure Desktop Startup Method DR3 Desktop will detect Network connection between DR3 & PC in first, if Desktop can’t detect valid network connection, then it will detect CF card that you want to used in DR3 , please connect CF card to PC via card reader before you start DR3 Desktop if you don’t want to connect DR3 to PC via LAN.
DR3 User’s Manual The default sequence of DR3 Desktop is detecting valid network connection between DR3 & PC in first, then detect CF card if it can’t find any valid net work connection. Certainly, you can change the default detection method in DR3 Desktop software. 11.2.1 Startup Desktop software via Network Connection Connect Network Sync cable that in package between DR3 & PC or switch/Router in first, then double click to start-up DR3 Desktop. DR3 Desktop will search valid network connection.
Advanced Configuration 8. Change the your PC IP address to 192.168.0.100 9. Connect DR3 to PC via network connection cable 10. Power on DR3 11. Enter DR3 LCD Menu, select SYSTEM menu 12. Enter SYSTEM menu, then select NETWORK item, set DR3 to DIRECT connection 13. Save configuration 14. Start DR3 Desktop software After you startup Desktop software successfully, you can change IP address of DR3 to same IP segment with your local LAN. Click Advanced Configuration button environment of DR3 connection.
DR3 User’s Manual You can change IP address of DR3 manually.
Advanced Configuration Or you can let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN if you connect DR3 to router or switch. But please notice, the router or switch that be connected DR3 must support MDI/MDI-X connection. To let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN, please set DR3 connection method to LAN. 11.2.
DR3 User’s Manual Then set Startup Search option to CF Card Only item.
Advanced Configuration After you configure it, you can startup Desktop software only via CF card without network connection for the future. Connect CF card to PC via card reader in first, then double click to start-up DR3 Desktop. DR3 Desktop will search CF card on PC. If CF card can’t be connected to PC correctly or no CF card be connected to PC, DR3 Desktop will display error message to prompt you connect CF card to PC correctly.
DR3 User’s Manual If DR3 Desktop detect a new CF card, system will prompt you select a correctly disk that point to CF card. After you select correctly disk, DR3 Desktop will initialize CF card and create DEVICE.INI configuration file on root of CF card automatically.
Advanced Configuration Once DR3 Desktop finished initialization, it wills start-up automatically. Some functions are active when Desktop software startup via network connection of DR3 only, because without network connection, you can’t sync/operate DR3 online.
DR3 User’s Manual 11.3 Configure Network Configuration of DR3 You can change IP address of DR3 manually.
Advanced Configuration Or you can let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN if you connect DR3 to router or switch. But please notice, the router or switch that be connected DR3 must support MDI/MDI-X connection. To let DR3 obtain IP address from DHCP server on your local LAN, please set DR3 connection method to LAN.
DR3 User’s Manual 11.4 Auto Synchronize Date & Time between PC & DR3 DR3 Desktop will synchronize Date & Time information based on configuration on PC automatically. If you don’t want to synchronize it, you can disable synchronized option. After you disable this option, DR3 Desktop will ignore the difference of date & time between PC and DR3 .
Advanced Configuration 11.5 Calibrate System Clock of DR3 Sometimes the system clock of the DR3 need to be calibrated for accurate time recording, it is important for the Lap Timer. If you need to calibrate the system clock, click Calibrate System Clock button to calibrate the system clock of DR3-S1mmediately. After you click Calibrate System Clock button, Desktop will prompt you to get the confirm again.
DR3 User’s Manual Click Yes (Y) button to confirm it again. After you confirm it, the DR3 will begin to calibrate system clock. After the system clock of DR3-S1s calibrated successfully, the DR3 will restart again.
Advanced Configuration When system clock of DR3 be calibrated & rebooted, LCD on DR3 will display correlative status information. 11.5.1 Calibrate System Clock of DR3-S1 After the system clock of DR3-S1s calibrated successfully, the DR3 will restart again. 11.5.2 Calibrate System Clock of DR3-X1 After the system clock of DR3-S1s calibrated successfully, the DR3 will restart again.
DR3 User’s Manual 12. About Click About button to get the details information of DR3 Desktop.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu 13. Configure DR3 by LCD Menu 13.1 Configure DR3-S1 using LCD Menu 13.1.1 Enter/Quit LCD Configuration Menu Hold push the 3-Position 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 DR3-S1 version. After you finish configuration, press button or Key on IR remote control to quit to upper menu.
DR3 User’s Manual When you finish configuration, press button one or two times once to quit the LCD configuration menu. 13.1.2.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Menu Menu Item Parameter STANDARD ● NTSC ● NTSC-433 ● PAL ● SECAM MODE ● NORMAL ● SPORTS VIDEO Standard VIDEO VIDEO Mode ● Menu Item – VIDEO / Standard Default parameter is PAL, please select correct video standard depend on your video source. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch the video standard parameter, then press current configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the Key to quit the VIDEO / STANDARD menu.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – VIDEO / Mode Default parameter is NORMAL, please select feat video record mode for your application. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch the video standard parameter, then press current configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the Key to quit the VIDEO / MODE menu.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu ● High ● Menu Item – AUDIO / Source 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 DR3 . Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch Line In, Ext MIC & Int MIC input, then press the current configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save Key to quit the AUDIO / Source menu.
DR3 User’s Manual After you finish all audio configuration, press button or AUDIO menu. 13.1.3.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu ● Profile2 …… ● Profile9 ● Custom FILENAME ● Standard ● Extended RECORD Filename ● Menu Item – RECORD / Format Default parameter is MPEG-4, please select feat video format that you need. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch MPEG-2 & MPEG-4 parameter, then press current configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the Key to quit the RECORD / FORMAT menu.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – RECORD / Auto REC Default value of Auto REC is Disable, if you want to enable DR3 to record automatically when it power on, please switch setting to Enable Auto REC. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the current Key to quit the RECORD / AUTO REC menu.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the current Key to quit the RECORD / POWERREC menu. ● Menu Item – RECORD / Audio When you into this menu, you can open & close audio input when you record video. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press Key to open or close audio input.
DR3 User’s Manual …… The special Custom profile can’t be edit on DR3 Desktop, it only valid on LCD menu. You can change configuration in profile Custom on DR3-S1 via LCD menu only, all changes of configuration that you set on DR3-S1 is active only when you set Custom as default profile of DR3-S1 via LCD menu. Finish selecting, then press button or Key to save the current configuration, the DR3-S1 will reboot automatically to enable current profile item.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu 13.1.3.5 OSD Menu Menu Menu Item Parameter OSD OSD Stamp STAMP ● Disable ● Enable ● Menu Item – OSD / Stamp Default parameter is Disable, please select Enable if you want to display date & time stamp on screen of recording video, if you set stamp option to Disable, the date & time stamp will disappear on screen.
DR3 User’s Manual 13.1.3.6 SYSTEM Menu Menu Menu Item SYSTEM Date SYSTEM Time Parameter DATE ● 07-04-02 TIME ● 12:00:00 BEEP ● Disable ● Enable CAM VOLT ● 12V ~ 6V POWEROFF ● Disable ● 5 Mins ● 10 Mins ● 15 Mins BOOTLOAD ● V1.0.2 FIRMWARE ● 08-09-27 NETWORK ● Direct ● LAN SYSTEM Beep SYSTEM CAM Volt SYSTEM SYSTEM PowerOff SYSTEM Bootload SYSTEM Firmware SYSTEM Network ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / Date The parameter format is yy-mm-dd, please set correct date.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu month; then switch LEFT position of 3-Position switch or press 3-Position switch or press day area, switch RIGHT position of correct day, switch LEFT position of Key select 3-Position switch or press switch to year again, finish setting the correct date, press the current configuration, press Key switch to button or Key will button or Key to save Key to quit SYSTEM / DATE menu.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / Beep DR3-S1 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, and you can disable beep/vibration function. The default configuration is Enable Beep; you can disable it by switch setting to Disable to operate DR3-S1 in silent mode.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu the current configuration, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM / CAM VOLT menu. …… ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / PowerOff To save the battery power, you can enable the DR3-S1 power off automatically depend on the timer that you set. The default status of Power-Off Timer is Disable.
DR3 User’s Manual This menu item display current boot loader version on your DR3-S1. Press button or Key to display current boot loader version, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM / BOOTLOAD menu. ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / Firmware This menu item display current firmware version on your DR3-S1. Press button or Key to display current boot loader version, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM / FIRMWARE menu.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Press button or Key to change network connection method between DIRECT or LAN connection, press button or ey to quit the SYSTEM / NETWORK menu. If you want to connect DR3 to PC directly, please set DR3 network connection to DIRECT, or set DR3 to LAN connection method, then connect DR3 to PC by switch or router. For details, please refer chapter 7.1.1. After you finish all SYSTEM configuration, press SYSTEM menu. 13.1.3.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – BEACON / LapTimer Beacon option is only for LAP Timer version DR3. Default status of Lap Timer is Disable, please select proper beacon status to suit. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press switch Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to Key to save the current Key to quit the BEACON / LapTimer menu.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu If you use Split Beacon on racing, you must switch Split Signal Same as Beacon option to enable it. The default setting is No. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of switch No & Yes option, then press configuration, press button or 3-Position switch or press button or Key to Key to save the current Key to quit the BEACON / As Split menu.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – BEACON / SysClock The system clock of the DR3-S1 need to be calibrated for accurate time recording, it is important for the Lap Timer. If you need to calibrate the system clock, press or button Key to calibrate the system clock. After you confirm True Up operate, the DR3-S1 will begin to calibrate system clock. After the system clock of DR3-S1 is calibrated successfully, the DR3-S1 will restart.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu - Normal - Sports MODE SOURCE AUDIO GAIN FORMAT QUALITY RECORD AUTO REC POWERREC PROFILE FILENAME OSD STAMP SYSTEM DATE TIME BEEP CAM VOLT POWEROFF - 146 - - Line In - Ext MIC - Int MIC - Lowest - Lower - Low - Medium - High - MPEG-2 - MPEG-4 - LQ - EP - LP - SP - HQ - UQ - Enable - Disable - Enable - Disable - Profile1 …… - Profile9 - Custom - Standard - Extended - Enable - Disable 08-10-01 12:00:00 - Enable - Disable - 12 V - 11 V …… -6V - Disable - 5 Mins -
DR3 User’s Manual BOOTLOAD FIRMWARE NETWORK LAPTIMER MASKTIME AS SPLIT BEACON SPLITS SYSCLOCK - 15 Mins V1.0.0 08-09-27 - Direct - LAN - Disable - Enable 10 Sec - Yes - No -0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 - True Up 13.2 Configure DR3-X1 13.2.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu You may need press button or Key on IR remote control one or two times once depend on your position in 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. 13.2.2 Configure DR3-X1 You can configure DR3-X1 in LCD menu via push switch/button or IR remote control. 13.2.2.
DR3 User’s Manual 13.2.3 LCD Configuration Menu Details 13.2.3.1 Menu The valid menu of DR3-X1 is: ● VIDEO ● AUDIO ● RECORD ● OSD ● SYSTEM ● CF CARD ● BEACON In LCD configuration menu, current value of menu item & parameter is reverse display. You can switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or using Key on IR remote control to navigate these menus. Press button or Key to quit configuration menu return to ready status. 13.2.3.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press button or the video standard parameter, then press configuration, press button or Key to switch Key to save the current Key to quit the VIDEO / STANDARD menu. button or After you finish all video configuration, press Key to quit the VIDEO menu. ● Menu Item – VIDEO / Mode Default parameter is NORMAL, please select feat video record mode for your application.
DR3 User’s Manual SPORTS MODE is optimized for recording of moveable quickly object, such as racing & extreme sports, you will get clear & steady video that better than NORMAL MODE. After you finish all video configuration, press button or Key to quit the VIDEO menu. 13.2.3.3 AUDIO Menu ● Menu Item – AUDIO / Source 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 DR3-X1.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu If you record audio from internal or external microphone, you can set different volume gain depend on the sensitivity of microphone to get the best audio quality. If you record audio from line in signal, the volume gain is invalid. You can set it on Desktop software too.
DR3 User’s Manual Default parameter is MPEG-4, please select feat video format that you need. Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press MPEG-2 & MPEG-4 parameter, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to switch Key to save the current Key to quit the RECORD / FORMAT menu. ● Menu Item – RECORD / Quality Default parameter is SP, please select proper video quality to suit.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to switch Key to save the current Key to quit the RECORD / AUTO REC menu.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – RECORD / Audio When you into this menu, you can open & close audio input when you record video. When you set RECORD / Audio option to No, audio input will be closed when you record, so the recording video will not include audio. Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press Key to open or close audio input.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press Key to switch current profile item. The special Custom profile can’t be edit on DR3 Desktop, it only valid on LCD menu. You can change configuration in profile Custom on DR3-X1 via LCD menu only, all changes of configuration that you set on DR3-X1 is active only when you set Custom as default profile of DR3-X1 via LCD menu.
DR3 User’s Manual Switch LEFT & RIGHT position of 3-Position switch or press Key to select standard or extended filename. 13.2.3.5 OSD Menu ● Menu Item – OSD / Stamp Default parameter is Disable, please select Enable if you want to display date & time stamp on screen of recording video, if you set stamp option to Disable, the date & time stamp will disappear on screen.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to switch Key to save the current Key to quit the OSD / STAMP menu. After you finish all audio configuration, press button or Key to quit the OSD menu. 13.2.3.6 SYSTEM Menu ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / Date The parameter format is yy-mm-dd, please set correct date.
DR3 User’s Manual month; then switch DOWN position of 3-Position switch or press to day area, switch UP position of day, switch DOWN position of 3-Position switch or press 3-Position switch or press button or year again, finish setting the correct date, press current configuration, press button or Key switch Key select correct Key will switch to Key to save the Key to quit SYSTEM / DATE menu. ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / Time The parameter format is hour-minute-second, please set correct time.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu DR3-X1 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, and you can disable beep/vibration function. The default configuration is Enable Beep; you can disable it by switch setting to Disable to operate DR3-X1 in silent mode.
DR3 User’s Manual Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press feat output voltage for external camera, then press current configuration, press button or button or Key to select Key to save the Key to quit the SYSTEM / CAM VOLT menu. ● Menu Item – SYSTEM / PowerOff To save the battery power, you can enable the DR3-X1 power off automatically depend on the timer that you set. The default status of Power-Off Timer is Disable.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press Key to Disable LCD Off or select feat timer (15/30 Second or 1 Minute) depending on your actual requirements, then press press button or button or Key to save the current configuration, Key to quit the SYSTEM / LCD OFF menu. When you enable LCD OFF function & set timer, the TFT LCD on DR3-X1 will power off automatically at once special timer that you set finish.
DR3 User’s Manual Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press Key to Disable or Enable LCD Flip depending on the position of your DR3, then press button or Key to save the current configuration, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM / LCD FLIP menu. When you enable LCD FLIP function, the TFT LCD on DR3 will display reversedly. After you finish all system configuration, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM menu.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu If you want to connect DR3 to PC directly, please set DR3 network connection to DIRECT, or set DR3 to LAN connection method, then connect DR3 to PC by switch or router. For details, please refer chapter 7.1.1. After you finish all SYSTEM configuration, press button or Key to quit the SYSTEM menu. 13.2.3.7 CF CARD Menu You can evaluate the performance of CF card & delete recording video on DR3 directly.
DR3 User’s Manual screen, using Switch DOWN & UP position of Key to select OK, press button or 3-Position switch or press Key to delete it. After you delete video file that you select, DR3 will return main explorer screen. You will find the file that you select had been deleted. ● Menu Item – CF CARD / Test You can test CF card before you use it into DR3 to ensure the performance of CF card can match your requirement.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Enter menu, select CF CARD option, then select TEST item, DR3 will test write & read performance of CF card that you insert into DR3. After testing finish, DR3 will display process of testing, it will test WRITE performance in first, then test READ performance, after testing finish, DR3 will reboot. If DR3 display PASS message on screen, it means current CF card can match performance requirement of DR3, you can use this CF card securely.
DR3 User’s Manual 13.2.3.8 BEACON Menu Beacon option is only for LAP Timer version DR3. ● Menu Item – BEACON / LapTimer Default status of Lap Timer is Disable, please select proper beacon status to suit.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press button or Disable & Enable option, then press configuration, press button or Key to switch Key to save the current Key to quit the BEACON / LapTimer menu. ● Menu Item – BEACON / MaskTime Default parameter of beacon mask delay is 10 Sec, please select proper delay time to suit.
DR3 User’s Manual Switch DOWN &UPposition of No & Yes option, then press press button or 3-Position switch or press button or Key to switch Key to save the current configuration, Key to quit the BEACON / As Split menu. ● Menu Item – BEACON / Splits You can select the amount of Split Beacon for every loop; the maximum amount of Split Beacon is four on every loop.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu After you confirm True Up operate, the DR3-X1 will begin to calibrate system clock. After the system clock of DR3-X1 is calibrated successfully, the DR3-S1 will restart. After you finish all Beacon configuration, press button or Key to quit the BEACON menu if you needn’t calibrate system clock. 13.2.
DR3 User’s Manual STANDARD VIDEO MODE SOURCE AUDIO GAIN FORMAT QUALITY AUTO REC RECORD POWERREC AUDIO PROFILE FILENAME OSD STAMP SYSTEM DATE TIME BEEP CAM VOLT - 171 - - NTSC - NTSC-433 - PAL - SECAM - Normal - Sports - Line In - Ext MIC - Int MIC - Lowest - Lower - Low - Medium - High - MPEG-2 - MPEG-4 - LQ - EP - LP - SP - HQ - UQ - Enable - Disable - Enable - Disable - Yes - No - Profile1 …… - Profile9 - Custom - Standard - Extended - Enable - Disable 08-10-01 12:00:00 - Enable - Disable - 12
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu POWEROFF LCD OFF LCD FLIP NETWORK CF CARD EXPLORER TEST LAPTIMER MASKTIME AS SPLIT BEACON SPLITS SYSCLOCK -6V - Disable - 1 Min - 5 Min - 10 Min - 15 Min - Disable - 15 Sec - 30 Sec - 1 Min - Disable - Enable - Direct - LAN File Explorer - TEST - Disable - Enable 10 Sec - Yes - No -0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 - True Up 13.3 Configure Multi Channel DR3 13.3.
DR3 User’s Manual After you finish configuration, press button or Key on IR remote control to quit to upper menu. You may need press button or Key on IR remote control one or two times once depend on your position in 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. 13.3.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu select the parameter value & parameter area that you want to configure, and then press button to save the configuration. When you finish configuration, press button one or two times once to quit the LCD configuration menu. 13.3.2.
DR3 User’s Manual The PIP, PIP-2, PIP-2-B, H-Split, V-Split, PIP-3 & PIP-3-B is valid PIP mode for 4CH DR3. Switch DOWN & UP position of 3-Position switch or press input channel & PIP mode, then press configuration, press button or button or Key to select Key to save the current Key to quit the 4 CH / LAYOUT menu. In Multi-Channel DR3 LCD menu, priority of Layout is higher than Input; the Layout menu setting will disable Input menu setting.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu The valid input option of 3CH DR3 is CH_1 & CH_2, and the valid layout option of 3CH DR3 is PIP, H-Split & V-Split. ● Menu Item – 4 CH / Border When you use more than 2 channel video inputs, you can enable/disable or select different styles of frame for a better scene effect. ● Menu Item – 4 CH / Color You can select 4 different styles of border frame. ● Menu Item – 4 CH / Blink At the same time, you can switch on Border Blink option to enable frame of video glint.
DR3 User’s Manual ● Menu Item – 4 CH / Size When you connect more than one camera & select PIP Layout mode, you can set secondary video signal display as different size that according to your configuration. You can set secondary video to one of three sizes: 1/9, 1/6 or 1/4 of full screen. ● Menu Item – 4 CH / Position You can configure any position for PIP recording video, it has nine different positions, and you can select any position for your requirement from Position option.
Configuration DR3 using LCD Menu You can select 4 different color of screen background. ● Menu Item – 4 CH / AV Menu 2/3/4 Channel DR3 supports analog output of configuration Menu to TV or Monitor, when you connect a TV or Monitor to the Audio/Video Output, you can preview current video & the configure menu if you enable menu output. For details information of Multi-Channel DR3 configuration, please consult Chapter 8 for details.
DR3 User’s Manual 14. Firmware Upgrade NOTE: Please don’t connect camera & other external device to DR3 when you upgrade DR3! The firmware of the DR3 can be upgraded if necessary. The DR3 will check the core image file on CF card while power up. If image & OSD file is found then the firmware of the DR3 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.
Firmware Upgrade * To Upgrade 4 Channel DR3 , after reboot successfully, you must power off & power on 4 Channel DR3 manually. The file, updmgr.txt, will be found under the root of CF card. The phrase of following can be found in the content of updmgr.txt. Kernel image: image.2510.img[Sun Oct 15 03:33:24 2006] == (Mon Apr 2 03:33:24 2007) 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.
DR3 User’s Manual 15. 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 DR3 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 Appendix Appendix A: Details of connector Appendix A Multi-Connect Interface on Board 1- Audio Left 2- Audio Right 3- Video Input 0 4- Video Input 1 5- Reserve 6- Reserve 7- LANC 8- CAM Power 9- GND The number is corresponding to the pin number of Multi-Connect connector of Multi-Connect cable.
DR3 User’s Manual Appendix B: Edit Recording Video You can edit recording video that be record by DR3, for editing, import recording video to Adobe Premiere in first, after you import video, you can edit video using Adobe Premiere. Before you edit MPEG-4 video on Adobe Premiere, the DivX Codec must be installed on your system successfully first.
Revision Revision 04/28/2009, Version 2.0.5 Improve DR3 Desktop Start-Up Add Sports recording Mode Add POWERREC recording mode Add AUTO REC recording mode Add UQ (10M) recording quality Add without Audio option of recording mode Add LCD FLIP display mode Add extended filename support Add 2CH & 3CH DR3 support Add file manager in DR3 menu Improve OSD & Date/Time Stamp function Improve network connection Add GPS support Adjust LCD menu Adjust configuration menu on Desktop Fix Bug 09/27/2008, Version 2.0.
DR3 User’s Manual Add Record Key Frame option for surveillance application Change some default configuration Change configuration file to DEVICE.INI 03/10/2008, Version 1.1.2 Add Multi-Configuration Item Add Split Beacon support Add adjustable position support of Lap Timer Add new arrange method of PIP Add Record Key Frame option for surveillance application Improve upgrade process Improve MPEG-2 conversion code Change configuration file name to DEVICE.INI 10/18/07, Version 1.1.
Revision ● ● ● ● Fix some bug Release DR3 Configure Utility V1.0.5 Final version Release Firmware V1.0.5 Image upgrade file Final version Release Official User’s Manual V1.0.5.1 04/28/07 ● Add more version LANC Remote Control support ● Add Auto Record on Boot function ● Add Beep Enable/Disable option ● Optimize Beacon support ● Release DR3 Configuration File Generator V1.0.5 ● Release Firmware V1.0.5 Image upgrade file ● Release Official User’s Manual V1.0.
