Ultra-light 4CH H.264 Digital Video Recorder USER MANUAL 2012 MAY V1.
WARNING Do not expose the DVR under the sunlight, heat or wet environment while installation. As it could decrease the performance of DVR and damage the machine. Do not touch the power plug or case with wet hands as this could result electric shock. Do not forcedly bend or put heavy object on power cable as this could result in injury to personal or equipment. Do not operate with damaged power cord or loose electrical outlet as this could result in electric shock or accident.
CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Specification ............................................................................................. 1 Structure of Product .................................................................................. 2 DVR Installation ........................................................................................ 3 System Operation ..................................................................................... 3 Display Setup ..
1. Specification Video Format NTSC PAL Video Input 4 CH Input / BNC Video Output 1CH Output / VGA XGA Output Display Mode 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900 Full Screen, 4CH Split Screen, Auto Switch, Picture in Picture Display Resolution 720 x 480 720 x 576 Highest 720 x 480 720 x 576 High 720 x 240 720 x 288 Normal 360 x 240 360 x 288 Max. 120 FPS Max. 100 FPS Recording Resolution Recording Frame Compression Algorithm H.
2. Structure of Product Front Panel 1. IR Remote Controller. 2. Power Indicator. 3. HDD Indicator. Installation 1. Power Input: DC 5V 2. XGA: PC Monitor Output 3. VIDEO IN: 1~4CH Video Input 4. LAN: RJ-45 Network Connection 5. 2.0 USB Port 6. 2.
3. DVR Installation Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with BNC connectors. The camera install coaxial cable is suggested cat 6 or above. DVR Network installation Please connect DVR to HUB or router by using RJ-45 network cable and make sure the DVR network indicator LED is on. (Please refer to Network Setup for further network setting information of using static IP, PPPoE or DHCP.
Menu Operation Remote Control Operation Mouse Operation Select character from virtual keyboard [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Move Cursor] Keyin the select character [Enter] [Left Click] Exit the virtual keyboard [MENU] [Left Click]out of selection area Key Description of Virtual Keyboard Delete the previous character Switch to text input Enter key.
Confirm Select Setting [Enter] [Left Click] Change the Select Setting [Left/Right] [Left Click] 5. Display Setup There are kinds of screen display mode: Live and Auto Switching. Live Viewing Mode The DVR will go to the live viewing mode after boot up.
Quick Menu Main Menu Remote Lock PIP Search Info Back Up Auto Switching Zoom Mode Manual REC Setup Operation Remote Control USB Mouse Select Item [Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Enter the Select Item [Up/Down] [Moving Cursor] Confirm the Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Exit [MENU] [Left Click] out of selection area Playback Operation Setup Operation Remote Control Fast Rewind [Fast Rewind] Fast Forward [Fast Forward] Step Forward [Step Forward] Step/Pause [Step/Pause] P
6. Search In Live mode, use Play button in the remote controller or right clicking the mouse to switch to the Search function. Setup Operation Remote Controller USB Mouse Search [Enter] [Left Click] Select Channel [Up/Down] [Moving Cursor] Select Dates [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Playback [Enter] [Left Click] Return to Upper Menu [MENU] [Right click] or [Left click ] No data: no color, data of alarm trigger: red color, normal record data: green color.
Record List Setup Operation Remote Controller USB Mouse Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Return to Upper Menu [MENU] [Right click] or [Left click ] First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page Mark all the events in this page BackUp List all of recording data and click on one of record data to playback. Backup Please click “BACKUP” to backup the selecting file to USB memory stick.
7. Main Menu Camera Record Motion Network Log Search Back Up System 8.1 Setup Operation Remote Controller USB Mouse Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor] Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click] Exit Main Menu [MENU] [Right click] or [Left click ] Camera Setup Channel Select one channel to set. Use Copy Button to copy present settings to other channels. Camera Title Set the title of camera. Key in by using virtual keyboard. Title Position Set the title position.
8.2 Lose Red Alert When there is video loss, a red warning light signal will appear in the screen. Time Display Display the time in LIVE mode. Values: ON/OFF. Record Setup Record Enable Setup On/Off the channel. Watermark: Insert the words of watermark. Resolution Setup NTSC Recording Resolution: 720x480 / 720x240 / 360x240. PAL Recording Resolution: 720x576 / 720x288 / 360x288.
Frame Rate Setup Setting of Frame Rate: NTSC: 0-30 frames/sec; PAL: 0-25 frames/sec. Quality Setup Setting of recording quality: Values 1-5. The bigger value, the better quality. Pre Record setting Pre Recording time when motion. Values: 0-10 seconds. Encode Mode Encoding of channel. Values: VBR or CBR. Record schedule setup Always and Schedule Record.
8.3 Copy (1) Select source (2) Select target (3) Press COPY icon to copy. Motion Detection Channel Select the channel to set. COPY icon can copy the present setting to other channels. Enable Enable/disable motion detection for each camera. Set: On/Off Sensitivity Sensitivity level of motion detection. Set: 1~10. Higher value equal more sensitive. Motion Area Setup Setup by each small square.
8.4 Record Duration The duration of the recording after triggered: 10, 20… 60 sec. or off. Red Alert The time duration of red motion trigger warning light on the channel. 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 sec. Event Popup The Duration of single channel display after being triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 sec or off. Network Setup Mode Set the connection method. Set: Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE. Media Port Port used for stream media. Default is port 9000. WEB Port Port used for web access.
3G: Need account, password, APN and dial number for 3G. DDNS setting DNS1 First Domain Name Server, Default : 168.95.1.1 DNS2 Second Domain Name Server, Default :168.95.192.1 DDNS Enable/disable Dynamic Domain Name server. Values: On, Off. DDNS Server DDNS Server, Values: 3322, dyndns, cctvdvr. When using DDNS server, server name and account/password are required. E-Mail Setting E-MAIL Forward E-mail after alarm triggered. Enable: On/Off SSL Enable the SSL encryption.
8.5 Password Sender E-mail account password From Sender E-mail address key in. For example, gmail: mail1@gmail.com To Receiver E-mail address key in. For example, gmail: mail2@gmail.com Interval When alarm keeps going, the time span to send E-mail. Values: 10, 30, 60 seconds. Log Search Log type Set conditions for searching: type and time range. Log type can be ALL, Alarm, Operation, Motion Detection, and Video Loss. Start/End time Set the search range (Year/Month/Day).
★ When Trigger Recording is marked, click to playback. 8.6 Backup Channel Backup all channels or single channel 1-4. Record Type Select all, normal or alarm. Start/End time Select the backup range of time. Press Search to start searching. The record list will be shown if available and follow [Record list] to backup.
8.7 System Time Setup HDD Display System Information Password Language System Maintenance 8.7.1 8.7.2 Time Setting Date/Time Select by using virtual keyboard. Date Format Setup Set: YY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YY. Time Format Setup Set: 24Hours, 12Hours. Time Zone Setup Time Zone setting of DVR.
Format Format the selected HDD Format HDD Overwrite Enable/Disable Overwrite, Values: On/Off. If Overwrite is enabled, the period can be set as 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 hours and 7, 15, 30, 60 days. Pack Time Set the required packing time frame to allow the system to pack each saving file under continue recording mode. Pack time setting: 5 min, 10min, 15min, 20min, 30min, and 60min.
8.7.3 Display Setting VGA Switching Time Set the switching time when switching channels in VGA mode. Values: 1-99 seconds. (0 sec is Off) Switching Sequence Set the switching sequence of channels. VGA Margin Set the display margins of the screen. They are Left, Right, Top and Bottom with range between 0 - 36. XGA Resolution XGA Resolution: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900. 8.7.4 System Information Provide the firmware version, MAC address, HDD status….
8.7.5 User Password Password Setup Enable/Disable password checking. Values: On/Off (Default) Administrator account/password cannot be blank. And at least 4 characters for the password. Administrator account/password Administrator account allows user to access all of functions. User account/password Access rights can be assigned by setting. Remote ID Setup Can adjust remote control ID to control multiple DVR.
8.7.6 8.7.7 System Language Language Values: Traditional Chinese and English. Auto rebooting after change. Function Tip Show function tips below the menu items. Value: On/Off (Default). System Maintenance Auto maintenance: Set time for auto rebooting. Value: On/Off. Auto rebooting setting F/W update Please plug the USB memory stick into the USB port on the DVR rear panel after download the new firmware to the USB memory stick. Note: the firmware only can be upgraded by using the USB port.
Reboot the DVR Reboot the DVR. ShutDown System will close the recording file. Please remove the power line manually.
8. Cell Phone Monitoring Operation JAVA Script surveillance: 1. The mobile Phone must support JAVA Script 2. To download the JAVA software: open Internet Browser on the mobile phone, and enter the IP address of the DVR and add /viewer.jar at the end. Example: http://xx.xxx.xxx/viewer.jar. 3. Execute the application 4. Click on “Add” on the drop down menu to add an IP address. 5. Enter the IP address, user name 6.
■ Android Software install/setup procedure Before the installation, please check the ”Allow Non-market application” or “unknown source” checkbox in your mobile phone< PIC 1~2>. < PIC 2> First method 1. First, please make sure the PC synchronize software had installed and activated in your Android mobile phone. And connect your android phone to PC via USB. 2. Install “Castillo player” software player to the Android phone through your synchronize software.
Method two You may copy the APK installation package to your mobile phone or memory card, and then install it through other software. 1. Copy the “Castillo player” software package to your mobile phone through USB or directly to SD memory card. 2. Download the free APK installation software from Market, for example APKinstallerc or AppInstaller, here we use AppInstaller for example.
3. Run the AppInstaller program, install the APK software package from your SD memory card. 4. After the installation, you may find the “Castillo Player” in your program list, click it to run the program.
5. Press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting . Enter your individual configuration. 6. After setting complete, enter a name you prefer then click the “Add to my favorite” checkbox to save the setting.
7. Press “Connect” button, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup, and you may see the DVR picture after the connection established. 8.
■ iPhone software install/setup procedure 1. Download the “Castillo player” in AppStore then install it to your IPhone.
2. Run the “Castillo Player” after installation. Press “setup” button to setup the connection setting. Enter your individual configuration then press “back” button to go back to the main screen. 3. Press “Play” button, then you may see the DVR live view picture after the connection established .
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■ Symbian Software install/setup procedure 1. Copy the Symbian player to your mobile phone or memory card; you may see the example below in the case of NOKIA. 2. Connect the mobile phone to PC via USB, copy the live view software to the memory card of your mobile phone .
3. Before the installation, please make sure you had cancel the “Only Signed Application”, also cancel the “Connection credentials check” .
4. Enter the folder which you’d saved the live view software “fuho_20110221.sisx”, double click to install, follow the instruction to proceed .
5. After the installation, enter the “Installed Application” and you may see the “Castillo Player” inside .
6. Click and run the Castillo Player program . 7. Press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting. After setting complete, click the “Add to my favorite” button to save the setting. Press “Connect” button, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup .
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■ Windows Mobile Software install/setup procedure 1. Please install “Microsoft ActiveSync” into the PC before installing CAB software. 2. Execute the Microsoft ActiveSync program in your PC first, and connect the Windows Mobile SmartPhone to PC via USB, then it’ll synchronize the SmartPhone and PC. 3. In ActiveSync program, Click “Browse” button to open the mobile device folder . 4. Copy the .
5. Please disconnect the SmartPhone from your PC, and begin the installation below: 6. Execute the Castillo Player CAB install package from the File browser, you may find it in your mobile device folder . 7. Double click and it’ll begin the installation, follow the instruction for setting up. After the installation, you may find the “Castillo Player” in your program .
8. Run the Castillo Player program, press the “Setup” button to setup the connection setting. After setting complete, enter a name you prefer then click the “Add to my favorite” checkbox to save the setting. Press OK and Leave to go back to the main screen .
9. Press “Connect” button, it’ll connect to the DVR according to your setup, and you may see the DVR picture after the connection established .
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1. Blackberry Software Connect Procedure Blackberry RTSP Connect procedure: Verify Authentication, website address input format as below rtsp://(website address)/ch(channel number)?user=(user ID)&pwd=(user password) e.g. rtsp://f16.cctvdvr.com.tw:554/ch2?user=2222&pwd=2222 2.
9. H264 Player Operation Preface H264 Player software allows to playback the backup saving file from the DVR. System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7. Program obtainment and installation While user start to backup the file from DVR, the system will automatically copy the H264Player.exe file and recorded data to the backup device for example, an USB flash memory stick.
User Interface Open File Click Pause Click Stop Click Play 1x Click Fast Forward Click Slow Forward Click Capture the image (snap shot) to the host computer Click Volume Control Drag Rewind Click Step Forward Click Mark start time Click Mark end time Click Backup Click Pop-up Menu Right click the mouse to open the pop-up menu including Setting, Language, About H264Player, Exit 45
10. H264 HDPlayer Operation Preface H264 HD Player supports direct HDD playback through USB connection. It also supports to playback the individual recorded video files. System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7.
User Interface Event Search Backup Player Snapshot Step Volume Control Fast Play 9 Win Slow Play Stop Pause Play Open Disk Open File 4 Win 1 Win Backup Mark Out Mark In Pop-up Menu Right click the mouse to open the pop-up menu including Setting 47
11. Web Operation Preface The Web Application Manager allows the user to remotely monitoring, playback, and backup through the DVR. System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 Web Browser: Internet Explorer Add-on Installation Please use the IE browser to login the IP address of DVR setting. If the user is the first time to login the page, the system will ask the user to download and install the add-on as you can see the page below.
Please login user name and password from the setting of DVR end.
Playback (1) Select Date Event Search or (2)Click (3)Click Playback Click on pop up file list Fast Forward Click “Fast Forward” (Speed: 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X) Rewind Click “ Rewind” (Speed: 1/2, 1/ 4X, 1/ 8X, 1/ 16X) Step Forward Click “Previous”or “Step” Snapshot Click Mark start time Click Mark end time Click Backup Click Backup to capture.
DVR Setting Cameras Please refer “Camera Setup” for more information Record Please refer “Record Setup” for more information.
Please refer “Motion Detection” for more information.
System Setting Date/Time Setting HDD Management Display 53
System Information Account / password System Maintenance 54
Host setting 55
12. Appendix This appendix will show you how to do the basic operation step-by-step on search, playback, backup, network setup, email setup, and DDNS setup. 12.1 How to search and playback the footage step-by-step? Step 1. Press the SEARCH button There are two ways to enter the search menu. Option 1: If you are using the front panel or remote control, please press the “Play” button to enter the search menu.
Step 2. Select the date & time to playback the footage. Once you enter the search menu, you can have 3 optional selections to playback the footage as the picture below. 1. Date and Time Search 1.1 Select the channel and type of event that you wish to playback. 1.2 Enter the date & time that you wish to search. 1.3 Click PLAY button to playback. 2.
2.1 Select the specified date from the calendar selection, 2.2 Select the specified time from the 24hours time bar selection. Note: No data: NO color; data of alarm trigger: Red color; normal record data: Green color Each hour is divided into 2 time frames, 1st and 2nd half of the hour, 00min:00sec to 30min:00sec and 30min:00sec to 60min:00sec respectively. Select the first half of the time frame of the date, the playback will start from 00 mins: 00 sec.
Step 3. Channel Selection. Check on the channels you wish to playback, and then click PLAY. 12.2 How to backup the footage step-by-step? Step 1. Click the BACKUP button There are two ways to enter the BACKUP menu. Option 1: Click the right button of the mouse to open the quick menu bar, and press the “BACKUP” option to enter the search menu. Back Up Option 2: Click the right button of the mouse to open the quick menu bar and select MAIN MENU. Press the “Backup” option from the main menu. Back Step 2.
Step 3. Select channels to backup. 3.1 Double click the event to preview the footage before backup. 3.2 Select the events you wish to backup by marking on “BAK” check box. 3.4 Click the backup button to storage device page. Record Backup Select Check First Page Previous Page Next Page Back Up Select All Last Page Step 4. Choose the storage device. 4.1 Plug in the USB flash memory stick into the USB port of DVR. 4.
Step 5. Start Backup the file. Once you click the “BACKUP” button, the DVR will start to backup. When the processing bar reaches to 100%, the backup process is completed. 12.3 How to setup the Network step by step? Decide your network environment In Network setting, you can choose the connection type from Static, DHCP, or PPPoE(which allow you to dial up by ADSL modem or 3G dongle). Below is an explanation of how you can configure your DVR to fit your network environment.
12.3.1 Static Each network device has its own IP address. An IP address is like a doorplate of the device, helping data to be delivered to the correct destination. An IPv4 address contains 32 bits, which are divided into four parts, each part separated by a dot, such as 255.255.255.0. The following three blocks of the IP address space are reserved for private Internets (local networks): • 10.0.0.0~10.255.255.255 • 172.16.0.0~172.31.255.255 • 192.168.0.0~192.168.255.
Step 1: Set your DVR network mode to static mode 1. Change the connection type to “STATIC” in DVR’s network setting 2. Assign the IP address to the DVR Note: Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address for the DVR. For example, if you assign 192.168.0.100 to the PC, please change the IP address of the DVR to 192.168.0.101 3. Set the Netmask of the DVR: The address must be the same as the PC’s setting. 4. Set the Gateway of the DVR: The address must be the same as the PC’s setting.
Find “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu In the following menu, choose “Use the following IP address” to set up IP address manually 1 2 3 1) Enter the IP address for your PC. Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address with any other network devices. 2) Enter Subnet mask address. This address should correspond to the Netmask address of your DVR. 3) Enter Default gateway address. This address should correspond to the Gateway address of your DVR.
For WINDOW 7 StartControl PanelView network status and tasksclick and enter the next menu Click “Change adapter settings” at the left column 65
Find the network adapter and right click the mouse button and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu Find Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click “Properties” In the following menu, choose “Use the following IP address” to set up IP address manually 66
1 2 3 1) Enter the IP address for your PC. Be sure not to set up a duplicated IP address with any other network devices. 2) Enter Subnet mask address. This address should correspond to the Netmask address of your DVR. 3) Enter Default gateway address. This address should correspond to the Gateway address of your DVR. 12.3.2 DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automatically assigns a valid IP address to a network device on the Internet.
DHCP connection through Router/Server (Corporation) Here is an example of how to set up connection between the DVR and your PC in DHCP mode Step 1: Set up your router/DHCP server. or check the manual of the router. For details, please consult your MIS staff DHCP SERVER Setting in DIR‐615 (D‐Link) Step 2: Set your DVR network mode to DHCP mode 1 ○ 1. Change the connection type to “DHCP” in DVR’s network setting 2.
Find your network adaptor and click the right button and choose “Properties” Find “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu In the following menu, choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” 69
For WINDOW 7 StartControl PanelView network status and tasksclick and enter the next menu Click “Change adapter settings” at the left column 70
Find the network adapter and right click the mouse button and click the “Properties” to enter the setting menu Find “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties” 71
In the following menu, choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” If the router/DHCP server is set correctly, you should be able to connect to DVR from your PC successfully. Note: The IP address assigned to DVR would be varied when the router restarts or after a period of time. If you want to assign a fixed IP address to the DVR, please check with your MIS staff or the manual of the router. 12.3.
Step 1: In Network setting menu, set the mode to “STATIC” and click the “PPPOE” to enter the setting menu. Step 2: In PPPoE/3G setting menu, set the mode to “PPPoE” and choose “ON” to enable it. Note: for account and password information, please check with your internet service provider.
12.3.4 How to set up a 3G connection for your DVR? (Note: for supported USB 3G dongle, please check with the manufacturer for latest information). Step 1: In Network setting menu, set the mode to “STATIC” and click the “PPPOE” to enter the setting menu. Step 2: In PPPoE/3G setting menu, set the mode to “3G” and choose “ON” to enable it. Note: for dial up information, please check with your telecom company for details.
12.4 Email Setup In DVR, you can set up an email reminder for situations like motion, alarm, etc. In the following section, we will illustrate how to set it up by using Gmail. Step 1: In Network setting menu, click on “E-MAIL SETUP” and enter the following menu Step 2: Enable the email function by choosing “ON” in E-mail Tab Step 3: ○1 SSL: (Secure Sockets Layer) This is used to secure the internet transmission. For Gmail, you should turn this on.
12.5 DDNS Setup DDNS: (Dynamic DNS). It is an service to provide the updating in real time of Internet Domain Name System (DNS) name servers to keep up to date the active DNS configuration of their configured hostnames, addresses and other information. In DVR, you can apply a DDNS service for a dynamic IP address. This will help you to use a fixed site address (such as name.idv) to find your DVR so you don’t have to remember the floating IP address (such as 192.168.111.
Below we will explain how to apply a DDNS service through Dyndns 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.com 2.
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4. Select your wanted Hostname for your DVR Input your wanted hostname for your DVR Note: If you are using firewall or router to connect DVR, please set the DDNS setting in FW/router, then use port forwarding in order to connect 5. When finished, press “Continue” to proceed.
6. If you have never applied Dyndns service before, please create a new account first. 7. When finished, press “create account” to proceed.
8. System will send you an email for confirmation. Please go to your email box and see if you have received it. There will be a link for you to confirm the application. 9. Go to your DVR to set the DDNS setting. (I use IE for demonstration but in the DVR OSD, you can find the same setting there). 1) Enable your DDNS service. 2) Choose the service to be “dyndns” (depending upon which DDNS provider you use) 3) Input the hostname for the DDNS. (e.g: test.dyndns.org) 4) Input the username for the DDNS. (e.
13. Default Setting Default Item Record Setup Camera Setup On Mode Static IP Resolution Normal Media Port 09000 Frame Rate Real-time Web Port 00080 IP Address 192.168.000.100 Net Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.000.001 DNS 168.095.001.
14. HDD Support List 2.5”HDD Caddy Recommend use 2.5” 500GB capacity for HDD or below. Suggest installing the Hard Driver listed below to make sure the compatibility. Brand Model Number Capacity 5000BUCT 500GB WD 15. Operation System For Mobile Phone Application O/S Version Mobile Phone Software Android 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Castillo Player+.apk iPhone 3.x, 4.x CastilloPlayer+ WinMobile 6.5.x CastilloPlayer_5.0.3.CAB Symbian S60 v3 above CastilloPlayer_5.1.713.
16. 3G Data Rate Data Transfer Speed (bps) Brand Huawei ZTE Model Support Verified WCDMA (3G) HSDPA HSUPA 2Mbps ~ 386kbps (WCDMA 3.5G) (WCDMA 3.75G) E1550 - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass E160G - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass E1750 - 7.2M 5.76M Yes Pass E220 - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass E156G - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass E173 - 7.2M 5.76M Yes Pass E1820 - 21.6M 5.76M Yes Pass MF626 - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass MF627 - 3.6M 384k Yes Pass MF631 - 7.2M 5.76M Yes Pass MF637 - 7.
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