DVR4MQAEE DIGITAL 4-CHANNEL MULTIPLEXER QUAD MPEG-4 RECORDER + ETHERNET USER MANUAL
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DVR4MQAEE – DIGITAL 4-CHANNEL MULTIPLEXER QUAD MPEG-4 RECORDER + ETHERNET 1. Introduction To all residents of the European Union Important environmental information about this product This symbol on the device or the package indicates that disposal of the device after its lifecycle could harm the environment. Do not dispose of the unit (or batteries) as unsorted municipal waste; it should be taken to a specialised company for recycling.
• External Device: o extensive recording time by connected to Independent Disk Array. o optional: Independent Disk Array (IDA); VGA connector; Velleman cartridge (DVR/CARTR1) 4.
. Description a. Front Panel 1. HDD Cartridge Lock Lock or unlock the cartridge of the HDD. 2. LED Light HDD: HDD is reading and recording. HDD Full: HDD is full. ALARM: The alarm is triggered. TIMER: Timer recording is activated. PLAY: Playing. REC: Recording. 3. MENU Press this button to enter the main menu and enter the default password “0000”. Press ENTER to confirm your password. 4. ENTER / SET Press ENTER to confirm. Press SET to change the channel display position.
b. Back Panel 1. 1.75Ω / HI Switch to HI when using the LOOP function. If not, switch to 75Ω. 2. VIDEO INPUT / LOOP (Channel 1-4) INPUT: Connect to a video source such as a camera. LOOP: Video output. 3. MONITOR Connect to the main monitor. 4. CALL MONITOR Connect to the call monitor. Show the channel switch display. When the alarm is triggered, the call monitor will show the image of the triggered channel for a period of time. 5. AUDIO IN Connect to an audio source such as a camera with audio function.
b. Getting Started 1. Before using the DVR, have the HDDs installed (refer to Appendix #1 for the installation of the HDDs). 2. Connect the AC power cord to the power adapter and plug into an electrical outlet. The standby LED light will turn to red. Press the POWER button. The power LED will be red. It takes approximately 10 to 15 seconds to boot the system. Hold the POWER button until the red POWER LED turns green. After some time the green turns red again. 3.
NOTE: When the message “HDD not found” shows up, refer to appendix # 1. It may result from an improper installation of the HDD. 7. Advanced Functions “Advanced Motion Detection Setting” allows you to adjust different sensitivity factors based on a different environment. “Quick Event Search” allows you to examine the setting of motion detection factors. In this way, you can use specific motion detection setting to capture every important image. a. Motion Detection Setting 1.
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Note 1: The real appropriate setting value will depend on the real situation (such as the angle of the lens, the distance between the camera and object etc…) Note 2: Refer to “9.g. Advance Menu_Detection” for detail setting. b. Network Backup You can easily use the licensed software AP to backup the recorded files to PC and playback the backup videos. For detailed operation, refer to “10.f. Licensed Software AP”. 8. Operation a.
b. Playback Press PLAY, the DVR will display the last recorded video. 1. FAST FORWARD (F.F.) & FAST REWIND (REW): You can increase speed to fast forward and rewind. In the playback mode: ＊ Press ” ” once to get 4X speed forward, press twice to get 8X speed etc. The maximum speed can reach 32X. ＊ Press ” ” once to get 4X speed rewind, press twice to get 8X speed etc. The maximum speed can reach 32X. ＊ The type of recording image size (Frame or CIF) will also be shown on the screen. 2.
(MENU) RECORD TIMER DATE ADVANCE There are 4 options available in the main menu: RECORD -------- Record mode setup. TIMER ----------- Timer recording setup. DATE ------------- System date setup. ADVANCE ------- Advance functions setup. Use the following buttons to set the menu: “▲▼◄►“ to move the cursor. “＋, －” to choose the numbers / selections. “ENTER“ to go to the submenu / to confirm the selection “MENU“ to go to the menu OSD / to confirm the change / to exit the menu OSD b.
7. MANUAL RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by pressing the “REC” button. Select the images per second of MANUAL RECORD. The options are as follows: NTSC: FRAME: 30, 15, 7, 3 PAL: FRAME: 25, 12, 6, 3 CIF: 120, 60, 30, 15 CIF: 100, 50, 25, 12 8. EVENT RECORD IPS: Recording is activated by event (alarm and motion trigger). Select the images per second of EVENT RECORD. The options are as follows: NTSC: FRAME: 30, 15, 7, 3 PAL: FRAME: 25, 12, 6, 3 CIF: 120, 60, 30, 15 CIF: 100, 50, 25, 12 9.
d. Main Menu Options: DATE (MENU) RECORD TIMER DATE ADVANCE Move the cursor to the “DATE” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options: DATE 2006-FEB-08 13 : 55 : 22 Y-M-D ON DATE FORMAT DAYLIGHT SAVING 1. DATE: Set the correct time of the DVR (YEAR / MONTH / DAY / HOUR / MIN / SEC) 2. FORMAT: There are three date formats: Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y. 3. DAYLIGHT SAVING: Position the cursor on “DAYLIGHT SAVING” and press “ENTER” to enter.
f. Advance Menu: CAMERA TITLE 01 02 03 04 PRE BRIG 110 110 110 110 NEXT CONT 128 128 128 128 CAMERA SATU 128 128 128 128 HUE 128 128 128 128 COV NO NO NO NO REC YES YES YES YES 1. TITLE: Move the cursor to the title which you want to change and press “ENTER” to access the setting screen. Assign a title to each channel (up to six characters (letters or symbols…)); the default title is the channel number. 2. BRIG / CONT / SATU / HUE: Adjust the Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Hue of each channel.
2. DET: Select “ON” to activate the motion detect function of each channel. Select “OFF” to deactivate the motion detect function of each channel. 3. AREA: Press the “ENTER” button to set detection area. Pink blocks represent the area that is not being detected while the transparent blocks represent the area that is under detection. ▲▼◄►: navigates between targets. 4. LS: The sensitivity of comparing two different images. The smaller the value, the higher sensitivity for motion detection.
DETECTION TIMER Set “DATE” to ON. Set the date, start time, end time of the detection function. DATE OFF DAILY SUN MON-FRI DETECTION TIMER START END 00 : 00 00 : 00 08 : 00 18 : 00 06 : 00 23 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 h. Advance Menu: DISPLAY Move the cursor to the “DISPLAY” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options: DISPLAY TITLE DISPLAY DATE DISPLAY HDD INFO LOSS SCREEN PLAYBACK INFO DWELL DURATION (SEC) DE-INTERLACE WATERMARK ON ON ON BLUE NORMAL 2 ON ON 1.
i. Advance Menu: ALERT ALERT EXT. ALERT INT. BUZZER KEY BUZZER VLOSS BUZZER MOTION BUZZER ALARM BUZZER HDD BUZZER HDD NEALY FULL (GB) ALARM DURATION (SEC) PRE-ALARM ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 05 05 ON Move the cursor to the “ALERT” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options: 1. EXT. ALERT: Set the sound on / off when external alarm is triggered. 2. INT. BUZZER: Set the sound of KEY / VLOSS / MOTION / ALARM / HDD FULL on or off. 3. KEY BUZZER: Set the sound on / off. 4.
j. Advance Menu: SYSTEM SERIAL TYPE BAUD RATE HOST ID PASSWORD RESET DEFAULT CLEAR HDD UPGRADE AUTO KEYLOCK LANGUAGE VERSION VIDEO FORMAT SYSTEM RS-485 02400 003 0000 RESET MASTER NO NEVER ENGLISH 1030-08-H3-04-V354-07 NTSC Move the cursor to the “SYSTEM” and press ”ENTER”. The screen will show the following options: 1. SERIAL TYPE: Press “ENTER” or “＋” or “－” button to set the control serial type (RS-485, RS-232) of DVR. 2.
1. NETWORK TYPE (STATIC): Select NETWORK TYPE and press “＋” or “－” button to set the network type as STATIC. Press “ENTER” to go to the submenu of the network. In the submenu of network type, use “＋” or “－” button to set all the information needed in the DVR. See below. STATIC IP GATEWAY NETMASK 192.168.001.010 192.168.001.0 → 255 252.252.252.000 2. NETWORK TYPE (DHCP): This DHCP function needs to be supported by router or modem network cable with DHCP service. For detailed DHCP setting, refer to “10.f.
4. CLEAR ALL: Clear all the event log lists.
10. Additional Operation a. Search Press “SEARCH” button on the front panel of the DVR to enter the search mode. The screen will show the following options. HDD FULL RECORD SYSTEM ALARM MOTION TIME SEARCH MASTER LIST LIST LIST LIST LIST SEARCH 1. HDD: Select the specific HDD. 2. FULL LIST: List all recorded files (R: RECORD / S: SYSTEM / A: ALARM / MS: MOTION / T: TIMER). 3. RECORD LIST: List of manual recorded files. 4. SYSTEM LIST: List of system-recorded files.
c. Key Lock 1. Key Lock On: - Press “MENU” + “ENTER” buttons to key lock. - Auto key lock: refer to “9.k. Advance Menu_System”. 2. Key Lock Off: Press any key (except “SHIFT” and “POWER” buttons) and key in the password to exit Key Lock mode. 3. Password: As to the password setting, refer to “9.k. Advance Menu_System”. d. The N/P System 1. Press “POWER” button to shutdown and press “POWER” + “►“ to switch to PAL system (press till the monitor shows the video image of the DVR). 2.
NOTE: The version of the licensed software will appear on the login page. 7. Introduction of Basic Operation: Video Web Server Control Panel. Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4CH DVR a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. Image Transfer Rate Per Second Data Transfer Rate Connect / Disconnect Resolution: NTSC: 320 × 228 ; 640 × 456 PAL: 320 × 276 ; 640 × 552 Image Quality (High, Medium, Low) Snapshot: press this button to have a snapshot of the image which will be saved in the designated destination.
l. Search m. Record n. Stop / Fast Rewind / Fast Forward / Pause / Slow Playback / Play o. ＋ p. － q. Digital Zoom r. Set: press this button to change channel display position. Press “▲▼◄►” to select the channel you would like to change. Press “＋” or “－” to select the channel you would like to show. Press “Enter” button to confirm. s. Sequence: press this button to enter the call monitor function and press again to exit from call monitor mode. t. Enter u.
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j. Preset 1 ~ 16 k. AUTO l. Zoom Tele Zoom Wide m. Focus Near Focus Far n. Max Zoom In Max Zoom Out o. Enter p. PTZ Control Off / On: When you turn the PTZ control on, select the PTZ device and press “OK” button to enter the PTZ control AP screen (press “ESC” to exit from PTZ control AP screen and back to DVR control AP screen) q. Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right r.
D. Playback Control Buttons: Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind / Fast Forward E. Snapshot: Press this button to take a snapshot of the current image which will be saved in the designated destination. F. Close the Player. NOTE: • When pausing the playback picture, press “ ” button to go to the previous frame or press “ ” button to go to the next frame. “ button to check the authenticity of the BACKUP • In the playback mode of the software AP, press ” VIDEO.
4. Web Port: The DVR can be viewed over the network with software AP or a web browser. Typically, the TCP port used by HTTP is 80. However in some cases it is better to change this port number for added flexibility or security. Valid number is 80 ~ 19999. DDNS Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. DDNS is a service for transforming dynamic IP to a specific “Hostname”. 2. DDNS Apply: Go to a website providing free DDNS services and apply a “Hostname”. See the example. 3.
MAIL Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. When alarm or motion alarm is triggered, a video copy file can be captured. The DVR can send an email notification to the assigned recipients (up to 5 recipients). NOTE: To activate the email notification function, enable the function of the email notification in the “Alarm” setting first (see “10.f Alarm”). 2. Add the recipients’ email accounts in the “Mail Account” column.
DEVICE Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. Select the desired channel of the installed external device. Press “Edit” to enter the setting box. 2. Device Type: Choose either general camera or PTZ camera. 3. ID No.: Choose the ID number (from 0 to 255) of the installed external PTZ device. 4. Protocol Type: Choose “NORMAL” protocol for our own brand camera. Choose “P-D” (PELCO-D) protocol for all VELLEMAN cameras. 5.
*Click the “Select All” to clean the previously selected detection area. *Click the “Clear All” to activate the detection area as full area. 5. After setting, press “OK” and press “APPLY” to confirm. NOTE: Enable the motion detection function. When the motion is triggered, the “ The software AP will start recording automatically. ” icon will appear on the screen. NETWORK BACKUP Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. Backup the recorded files to the PC from DVR via network. 2.
(6) Watermark (7) Open Previous (8) Open Next File 4. Playback Control Buttons : Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind / Fast Forward 5. Snapshot 6. Close the Player. ALARM Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. Alarm Trigger: Enable or disable the email and FTP notification function. 2. Alarm Method: Two notification methods: email and / or FTP. 3. Post Number: Set the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures). 4. Alarm Duration: Set the duration time of the motion trigger recording (3 sec., 15 sec.
GENERAL Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page. 1. Get the information of DVR firmware version in this window. 2. Select “Turbo Step” (1 - 10). To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, you can activate "Turbo" function by clicking this button. You are allowed to change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. Example: If the value of turbo step is “5“, it means that, when you press one of the buttons up/down/left/right, one click is equal to clicking 5 times.
ONLINE USER INFO Get all the online users’ information here (Name, IP Address, Authority Level, Resolution and Image Quality). FILE PATH 1. Snapshot Path: Assign the route for saving the snapshot picture. 2. Record Path: Assign the route for saving the manual recording file. 3. Alarm Audio Path: The default alarm audio sound is “alarm.wav”. You can have your own alarm sound file by entering the file path. f. AP Connection Via AP Browser The DVR can be viewed over the network with a web browser.
Step 2: Press the “Download JAVA” button. Download JRE 5.0 Update 4 NOTE: JAVA setup file “ ” is also included in the licensed software AP disk. Step 3: Press “Accept License Agreement”. Accept license agreement Step 4: Choose “Windows Offline Installation” or “Windows Online Installation”. Windows Offline Installation Windows Online Installation Step 5: Take “Windows Offline Installation” as an example. Save the setup file “jre-1_5_0_04-windows-i586-p” on the desktop of PC.
Step 6: After installation, please type the IP address of your DVR into the URL address box and press “ENTER”. You will see the login page. Key in the “username” and “password”. g. Optional Peripherals For the operation of the following peripherals, please refer to their manual individually. 1. IDA (independent disk array). 2. VGA connector. 11.
HDD failure - Test with another HDD. - Test with another HDD cable. - Make sure HDD “Master” and “Slave” mode is set correctly. - Do not use 2 Seagate power-saving HDDs simultaneously. - Update the JAVA programme. - Update the firmware of the software AP. When two Seagate power-saving HDDs are installed, the DVR cannot be switched on successfully Cannot view the DVR over the network with a web browser 12. Appendix #1 – HDD Installation NOTE: Always set the HDD jumper on “CS” (Cable Select).
13. Appendix #2 – PIN Configuration PIN 1: RS232-TX DVR can be remotely controlled by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS-232 serial communication signals. PIN 2: RS232-RX DVR can be remotely controlled by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS-232 serial communication signals. PIN 3.
14. Appendix #3 – Recording Time Table 1. Take the NTSC system and outdoor environment as an example. 2. Recording time varies depending on the following factors: * Different camera quality * Different picture composition (such as frequency of the object movement) RECORD MODE QUALITY FRAME BEST HIGH NORMAL BASIC CIF BEST HIGH NORMAL BASIC DVR4MQAEE_v5 IPS 30 15 7 3 30 15 7 3 30 15 7 3 30 15 7 3 120 60 30 15 120 60 30 15 120 60 30 15 120 60 30 15 - 40 - RECORD TIME FOR 500GB (HOUR) 127.78 236.
15. Appendix #4 – Compatible USB Brands Upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of following table.
