Appro DVR-3014, Installation & Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Before trying to connect or operate this product please read this manual completely INSTALLATION OPERATING MANUAL Digital Video Recorder DVR 3014 ...

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Page 3: ...k hazard CAUTION Danger of explosion if the Lithium battery RTC Battery is incorrectly replaced Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Risk of explosion if replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instru...

Page 4: ... Information and channel selection 12 3 4 Updating System Software 14 4 BASIC OPERATIONS 15 4 1 Configuring Recording Settings 15 4 2 Recording Operations 17 4 3 Playback Operations 22 4 4 Search Operations 24 4 5 Backup Operations 27 4 6 Key Lock Operation 30 5 MENU SETUP 31 5 1 REC SETTING 32 5 2 ALARM MOTION SETTING 33 5 3 TIMER SEQ TITLE 36 5 4 COMMUNICATION 38 5 5 DISK SETTING 41 5 6 SYSTEM 4...

Page 5: ...RK CONFIGURATION 64 12 1 Cable Connections 64 12 2 Configure Your DVR Network Settings 65 12 3 TCP IP Communication Software 67 12 4 TCP IP installation 69 12 5 TCP IP Configuration setting 69 12 6 Connection Testing 70 13 MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 72 13 1 Connecting the DVR 3014 72 13 2 Change Record Alarm Setting 75 13 3 Change Timer Record Setting 76 13 4 Change Pan Tilt Zoom Setting 77 14 SP...

Page 6: ...d of VCR tapes Ϡʳ Maximum 2 hard disk drive capability One removable Ϡʳ Hard disk drive hot swapping capability Ϡʳ Pre alarm image recording Ϡʳ Time lapse and real time recording Ϡʳ Refresh rate up to 30 IPS 25 IPS for PAL Ϡʳ Image quality selectable at 4 different levels for recording Ϡʳ Event Timer Alarm recording mode Ϡʳ Quick search by time alarm event and recording list Ϡʳ Fast and slow playb...

Page 7: ...k the compartment before you remove the hard disk from the slot without turning off the device PAUSE button In a playback display press this to freeze the display During the freeze press to display one frame of a picture at a time in the forward direction Illuminate green in PAUSE mode PLAY button Press to play back a recorded video from the hard disk Illuminate green in PLAY mode STOP button Pres...

Page 8: ... to the sequencer setting in setup menu In SD card backup mode press to save the desired still image to SD card T rec Indicator This indicator of the timer recording mode lights up to signal the scheduled record setting is on A rec Indicator This indicator of the alarm recording mode lights up to indicate the alarm record setting is on DISK Indicator The indicator shows the operation status of the...

Page 9: ...ange light signals the hard disk drive is power stand by Mobile Rack Power LED Indicates the power status of the Mobile Rack The green light indicates the Mobile Rack is activating Mobile Rack HDD LED Indicates the HDD status of the Mobile Rack The orange light indicates the HDD is storing or retrieving data ...

Page 10: ... This connector is used to link the device s audio input AUDIO IN Connector This connector is used to connect the audio output from a camera or other devices to the DVR ETHERNET 10 100 Connector This is one standard RJ 45 connector for 10 100 Mbps Ethernet networks RS 485 Port The RS 485 communication ports function as connectors when two or more units are serially connected to an external control...

Page 11: ...ut trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights 5V 0V Active 4 ALARM RESET INPUT This pin connects to an alarm clear device for clearing an alarm 5V 0V Active 5 RECORD IN INPUT This pin connects to a record trigger device for starting a record 5V 0V Active 6 ALARM4 IN INPUT This is an alarm input for CH 4 which can be programmed in the menu system to Normally Open or Normally...

Page 12: ... OUT MONITOR ETHERNET I O ATTACHING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE TO DVR Connect an alarm out alarm input and a peripheral device as shown in the diagram below Alarm In Alarm1 In Alarm2 In Alarm3 In Alarm4 In SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V RS 485 hi z 75 AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT MONITOR ETHERNET I O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alarm Reset Normally Open Normally Open Alarm1 in Normally Open Alarm2 in Normally Open Alarm3 in Nor...

Page 13: ...k drives Manufacturer Model Capacity Rotation WD800AB 80GB 5400 RPM WD1200AB 120GB 5400 RPM WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM WD1200BB 120GB 7200 RPM WD1800BB 180GB 7200 RPM WD2000BB 200GB 7200 RPM Western Digital WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM ST380020A P 80GB 5400 RPM ST340810A P 40GB 5400 RPM ST320014A 20GB 5400 RPM ST340015A 40GB 5400 RPM ST380012ACE 80GB 5400 RPM Seagate ST3120025ACE 120GB 5400 RPM 4A160J0 1A 1...

Page 14: ...ay button displays a different message detailed in the following example By default the unit displays titles time and date on a monitor as shown next Default display CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 are titles for each channel changeable in Setup menu Capacity Status 09 05 2003 16 13 02 System Data Time Press the Display button once the DVR will display the following sample message plus the default display Press t...

Page 15: ...pacity of the installed hard disk POS Percentage of system R Recording P Playback IP 192 168 1 90 Setting of the Ethernet communication 192 168 1 90 External signal x Cannot operate at now 3 3 2 Channel Selection The CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Quad and Seq Save button are used to select video channel and zoom in factor The following table show the functions under different mode Mode Key Result Display Quad C...

Page 16: ...ke approximately 90 seconds to process 5 Restart the unit by turning off the POWER button when the device sounds a tone twice and displays the message PLEASE RESTART Then turn on the POWER button again The process is complete If you have already followed procedures 1 5 and the unit is still not able to turn on then please first check if the SD card you are using is functioning and the file is inta...

Page 17: ... drive NTSC Audio OFF Possible Recording Time HDD 20GB hour BEST 3 7 6 9 15 33 1 75 3 147 6 256 1 726 3 1088 1449 7 HIGH 4 5 7 2 10 8 18 39 7 90 4 177 2 307 4 871 6 1305 6 1739 7 STANDARD 5 6 9 0 13 5 22 6 49 7 113 0 221 5 384 2 1089 5 1632 1 2174 6 Image Quality BASIC 7 5 11 3 16 9 28 2 62 1 141 2 276 9 480 3 1361 9 2040 1 2718 3 Refresh Rate Frame Sec 30 15 10 6 2 7 1 2 0 61 0 35 1 8 1 12 1 16 R...

Page 18: ...rame sec 1 8 frame sec 1 16 frame sec No audio function at the refresh rate in PAL 25 frame sec 12 5 frame sec 1 8 frame sec 1 16 frame sec PAL Audio ON Possible Recording Time HDD 20GB hour BEST 8 9 14 7 26 0 47 6 86 7 137 0 HIGH 10 6 17 6 31 0 56 3 101 4 158 0 STANDARD 13 2 21 8 38 3 69 0 122 2 186 7 Image Quality BASIC 16 7 27 4 47 7 84 9 147 4 219 9 Refresh Rate Frame Sec 25 12 5 8 3 5 2 7 1 4...

Page 19: ... following steps to program the scheduled recording 1 Press the Setup button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select the TIMER SEQ TITLE and press the Enter button to enter the TIMER SEQ TITLE page 3 Select the TIMERЁSET 4 Press the Enter button to enter the REC SCHEDULE table 5 ϥ You can set up by using the button and the button to locate the specific day hour minute and use the button and the v button t...

Page 20: ... from menu to start recording NOTE If you activate the recording function before the scheduled recording the unit will operate recording as shown in the diagram below and keep those Images in different files 03 00 06 00 08 00 12 00 14 00 START END START END Start Manual Recording Timer Manual Timer Manual NOTE LIVE images may be frozen But it isn t a failure ...

Page 21: ... END START END S 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 M 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 T 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 W 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 T 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OK CANCEL TO MOVE TO CHANGE MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO TIMER SEQ TITLE PAGE TIMER SEQ TITLE CLOCK SET REC ENABLE ON TIMER SET SEQUENCER SET TITLE SET MAI...

Page 22: ...ERATION to ON To deactivate it set ALM OPERATION to OFF 5 To active the motion alarm recording Select MOTION SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the MOTION SETTING PAGE set CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 TO ON and set a suitable sensitivity according to the video sources MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO ALARM MOTION PAGE ALARM MOTION ALM OPERATION ON REC RATE 1...

Page 23: ...or more details NOTE The status of recording operations when an alarm takes place are shown in the diagrams below 1 2 3 4 Manual or Externally Triggered Recording Alarm Takes Place Actual Recording Speed Normal Alarm Normal Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Norma...

Page 24: ...OPιШθPLAYι Play the file from the stop position B Search to play back a particular recorded video SearchШθPLAYι Play a selected file θPlay to the end of the fileι Show the ending message Search again or rewind to replay the file if required θSTOPιШθPLAYι Play the file from the stop position C Play Back From The Oldest Data θStop Press the STOP button for three secondsιШθPLAYι play back from the be...

Page 25: ...E button for the picture by picture mode 2 There are two ways by PAUSE button or by JOG available to play in the picture by picture mode but the PAUSE button can only function in a forward direction the other JOG dial can act in both a forward and a backward direction as well as picture by picture By PAUSE button Press the PAUSE button to display one frame of a picture at a time in the forward dir...

Page 26: ...2 The maximum number of lists for a respective HDD is 3000 4 4 2 Alarm list Search Take the following steps to proceed with the alarm list search function 1 Press the Search button to enter the search mode 2 Select the ALARM LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of alarm event recorded video 3 Highlight the specific recorded video of your requirement and press the Enter butto...

Page 27: ...ch button to enter the search mode 2 Select the THUMBNAIL and press the Enter button to access the thumbnail page 3 Set the date you wish to search for the recorded video 4 Press the Enter button to start searching and displaying the concerned image ϥ You can set up by using the button the button the button and the v button to move eye focus ϥ You can also set up by using the Shuttle Ring and the ...

Page 28: ...earch mode 3 Select the SD CARD and press the Enter button to access the complete list of JPG files 4 Highlight the specific JPG file of your requirement and press the Enter button to display the image 5 If you need another please return to the SD card JPG file list page and repeat steps 3 and 4 again for another search NOTE If you would like to delete JPG file in the SD card please return to SD C...

Page 29: ... from HD1 to HD2 z Stay on the DISK SETTING page z Use the and v buttons and to highlight BACKUP select FULL then press the Enter button to proceed ALARM Duplicate all the alarm event recorded video from HD 1 to HD2 z Stay on the DISK SETTING page z Use the and v buttons and to highlight BACKUP select ALARM then press the Enter button to proceed MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUN...

Page 30: ...l selected video a warning message HD2 SPACE NOT ENOUGH will be displayed on the screen Please insert a larger capacity of hard disk drive and start the process all over again MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO DISK PAGE DISK SETTING REFORMAT HD2 USAGE BACKUP FULL ALARM SELECT MAIN PAGE BACKUP ALARM TO HD2 MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMM...

Page 31: ...he saved picture is the same as the present picture on the screen please use CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 and Enter Quad button to switch to channel s desired and then press Seq Save button to save 2 Backup the System setting info into SD Card The DVR 3014 offers a quick setup method by using a SD card If a user wants to set many DVR 3014 devices with the same settings the DVR 3014 could save the whole setting...

Page 32: ...for at least 3 seconds to lock the unit to release the Key Lock press the button again Power Display Enter ZOOM Seq Save Setup PLAY STOP REC FWD REV PAUSE A rec Search T rec Power DISK 15 MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO SYSTEM SETTING SYSTEM OPERATION LOG ENTER OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH MENU BACKGND 2 BUZZER ON PASSWORD SET SETUP PWD OFF DEFAULT LOAD SD SETU...

Page 33: ...tons within the menu setup mode are described in the paragraphs below KEY FUNCTIONS Setup button Press to enter the setup menu Press again to exit the setup mode and v buttons Press to select the desired item or entry for setting and buttons Press to highlight the desired option or to select the context for setting Enter button Press to enter the selected item and to save the setting Shuttle Ring ...

Page 34: ...n determines the image quality to be recorded The DVR stores images in the compressed format and allows the image quality to be altered by the image size There are 4 levels of image quality you can select from BEST HIGH STANDARD and BASIC Selecting the BEST image for use provides higher resolution recorded images and normally takes up more storage space than a HIGH STANDARD or BASIC image does DIS...

Page 35: ... 5F S 8 3F S 5F S and REMAIN If you select REMAIN for use the device will record images at the same speed as set on the REC page REC QUALITY This option determines the image quality to be recorded when an alarm input occurs There are 4 levels of image quality to choose from BEST HIGH STANDARD and BASIC The table below shows the level of image quality with the corresponding compression ratio and im...

Page 36: ...TE Recording may be interrupted at the time of Alarm in or Alarm out LIVE images may be interrupted at the time of Alarm out PRE ALARM This option determines that images prior to an alarm occurs will be recorded in the hard disk drive When an alarm is triggered the device will record the image prior to the alarm for 5 seconds 10 frames sec ON Enables this function OFF Disables this function NOTE I...

Page 37: ...s the motion detection OFF Disables the motion detection SENSITIVITY This option allow users to set the motion sensitivity 1 is the most sensitive setting 5 is the least sensitive setting MOTION SETTING CH1 ON CH2 OFF CH3 OFF CH4 OFF SENSITIVITY 3 MAIN PAGE ENABLE MOTION DETECTION ...

Page 38: ...ording ON Enables the scheduled recording OFF Disables the scheduled recording TIMER This entry allows users to program the time each day that the DVR will start and stop recording There are two time periods each day available for scheduling The time is displayed in a 24 hour clock format If there is a time overlapping showing between two continual time period settings the device will automaticall...

Page 39: ...d In live mode press the Seq Save button to switch the screen to the sequential jumping mode TITLE This entry allows users to set the titles for each video source or camera in live or recording mode press the DISPLAY button can switch the display status to show the titles The maximum length for each title is 12 SEQUENCER CHANNEL 1 2 3 4 DWELL 03 03 03 03 03 TITLE CH1 FRONT DOOR CH2 KITCHEN CH3 BAC...

Page 40: ... applications ON Enables the RS 232 communication port When you wish the unit to be controlled by an external device please select this entry for use OFF Disables the RS 232 communication port RS 485 The RS 485 communication port can be either in an importing or exporting mode according to your applications ON Enables the RS 485 communication port When you wish the unit to be controlled by an exte...

Page 41: ...nal to configure it IP XXX XXX XXX XXX MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY XXX XXX XXX XXX FTP SETTING This entry allows users to set the FTP File Transfer Protocol ENABLE This option is to select enable or disable for the FTP function ON Enables it OFF Disables it REC MODE This option determines the recording mode to be recorded when the FTP function occurs There are 2 levels of recording mode to choose...

Page 42: ...s option is used to configure the FTP account settings This is required for the purpose of making a FTP connection Please consult with a qualified MIS professional to configure it FTP IP Every FTP server has to own an IP address to be identified on the network Input the IP address of the FTP server USER Input the FTP user name Login Name PASSWORD Input the FTP password Password PATH Input the uplo...

Page 43: ...d disk drive in the mobile compartment BACKUP Used for data backup only which will not be part of regular recording hard disk drive REC Used for the regular recording hard disk drive NOTE When you wish to play back a recorded video from a HD2 this option must be set to REC For more details please refer to section 4 3 4 BACKUP This function allows you to duplicate data from HD 1 to HD 2 Please set ...

Page 44: ...les the entire front panel controls UNLOCK Releases the key lock UPDATE Updates system software Note The log keeps an operation history on a revolving basis because of a limit is 2000 When the log is full the newly registered record of an operation will replace the existing records from the oldest one OSD LANGUAGE 05 15 03 18 19 32 ON 05 15 03 18 19 32 OFF 05 15 03 18 19 32 REC 05 15 03 18 19 32 S...

Page 45: ...oad factory default Buzzer set to ON Enable disable key lock function Power on off mobile rack HDD Backup operation complete Timer activate deactivate Recording switching between HDD PASSWORD This option allows you to set a password to prevent any unauthorized re formatting of the hard disk drives or use by a network viewer The standard password is 9999 OLD PASSWORD Enter the pre set password or t...

Page 46: ...ard If the user wants to set up many a number of the same devices with the same settings he can save the whole settings to a SD card then transfer to another DVR SAVE Saves the whole setting to the SD card LOAD Loads the whole setting to the SD card ʳ VERSION This item is in the setup menu reveal network MAC BIOS version and software version and last updated date MAC 00 0c 0c 00 00 07 BIOS 1 03 SW...

Page 47: ...mmunication Protocol 6 2 0 General Command Format Lead Code 0x41 Dest ID Src ID Main category Second category Number of parameters Parameter 1 Parameter 2 End Code 0x4f Lead Code 0x41 Dest ID 0x01 Src ID 0x20 Main Category 0x01 ʳ Keys and Signals ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ 0x02 Command Second Category 0x01 Handshake 0x02 Request Time Set Time 0x06 Request System State 0x0b Time Search 0x10 Request HDD Info 0x11 ...

Page 48: ...C_OUT 169 SIGNAL_ALARM_IN 189 SIGNAL_ALARM_OUT 209 6 2 2 COMMAND Types 6 2 2 0 Command Main Category 0x02 6 2 2 1 Handshake Second Category 0x01 PC Request 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x01 0x00 0x4f DVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x08 0x00 0x4f 6 2 2 2 Request Time Second Category 0x02 PC Request 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x02 0x00 0x4f DVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x02 0x07 7 Time Value 0x4f The followin...

Page 49: ...a 0x4f 48 Bytes Data 4 HDD Status Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave Every HDD use 12 Bytes 0 HDD Exist if 1 1 Active HDD if 1 2 Current HDD for REC if 1 3 Current HDD for PLAY if 1 4 7 Capacity 8 11 REC PLAY Position 6 2 2 7 Request REC Position Second Category 0x11 PC send 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x11 0x00 0x4f REC Mode DVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x11 0x08 HDD 0x0 4 Bytes REC Position...

Page 50: ...ng steps The jumper settings of hard disk drives for the system Location Jumper IDE 1 Compartment HD 1 Master IDE 2 Compartment HD 2 Master 7 1 Built in hard disk 1 1 Unscrew all the mounting screws on the mobile rack of the unit and detach it 2 3 2 Carefully lift the mobile rack to a vertical position 3 Unscrew the secured screws to detach the hard disk rack 4 5 4 Setting the jumper of your hard ...

Page 51: ...ce screwing in all the four screws 8 Attach the interface connector and the power connector to the drive Please note the red lining of the IDE cable and the red wire of power cable must line up side by side 10 Place the mobile rack back onto the device and screw it in 7 2 Mobile Rack 1 2 1 Make sure that the key unlocked 2 Pull the active handle outward to remove the carrier body away from the mob...

Page 52: ...ce connector and the power connector to the drive Please note the red lining of the IDE cable and the red wire of power cable must line up side by side 6 Place the HDD inside mobile rack Use four of the provided screws 7 8 7 Place the top cover back to the carrier body by sliding forward to secure 8 Slide the carrier body back in the mobile rack 9 10 9 Push the carrier body further into the mobile...

Page 53: ...ION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO TIMER SEQ TITLE PAGE TIMER SEQ TITLE CLOCK SET REC ENABLE OFF TIMER SET SEQUENCER SET TITLE SET MAIN PAGE TIMER REC ENABLE MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO ALARM MOTION PAGE ALARM MOTION ALM OPERATION OFF REC RATE 10 F S REC QUALITY BEST AUDIO OFF ALM TYPE NO ALM DURATION 0 SEC PRE ALARM OFF MOTION SETTI...

Page 54: ...RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO SYSTEM SETTING SYSTEM OPERATION LOG ENTER OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH MENU BACKGND 2 BUZZER ON PASSWORD SET SETUP PWD OFF DEFAULT LOAD SD SETUP SAVE VERSION ENTER MAIN PAGE VIEW OPERATION LOG MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO DISK PAGE DISK SETTING REFORMAT HD 1 2 HD 2 USAGE REC BACKUP FULL MAIN ...

Page 55: ...d 17 SET TO NTSC PLS RESTART System has to be set to NTSC please reboot PAL is similar 18 SOFTWARE UPDATE Software update 19 PLEASE RESTART The system should be rebooted after the software has been updated 20 NO DISK The user has pressed the Save key without putting in a SD card or there is a disk error 21 DATA NOT CONTINUOUS The system finds data in installed HDs cannot be used contiguously Sugge...

Page 56: ... operation 10 1 The Network Viewer 10 1 1 Introduction to Network Viewer The Network Viewer allows you to potentially access unit of the 4CH DVR from a remote desktop or a laptop in a TCP IP networking environment It can perform the following functions z View live images from the 4CH DVR z Store search and review recorded video from the 4CH DVR HDD z Change the regular record event record and time...

Page 57: ... 3 After the installation is complete pop up the START menu from your computer and point to Programs APPRO 4CH DVR Network Viewer to open up the program selection page as shown below Click the APPRO 4CH DVR Network Viewer tag to start the APPRO 4CH DVR Network Viewer program Install the Network Viewer for the ZIP file 1 Save the ZIP file to your PC and extract the file to a designated directory 2 ...

Page 58: ...in the LAN 2 Choose a channel number from the Channel drop down list 3 Type in the user name for the chosen 4CH DVR 4 Type in the password of the device and click the Modify tag to add the device to the Device List 5 Please repeat steps 2 to 4 again for another desire 6 Select the 4CH DVR to enter this device 7 Click the Login tag to begin viewing images NOTE Upon connection the connection status ...

Page 59: ...gn a name to the chosen device z Password Type in the preset password for making a connection z Add Click to add the settings of a chosen device z Modify Click to change the settings of a chosen device z Delete Click to remove the connection of a chosen device z Find Click to find the connection of the all 4CH DVR device in the LAN z Login Click to access the display page of the Network Viewer Vie...

Page 60: ...etup and Alarm Setup Press to enter the DEVICE SETUP window to open the device setting page to add more devices for viewing Which allows you to program the Record Setting and Record Schedule Click to minimize the Network Viewer into a PC system tray Click to lock the system Click to save a viewing image in the local computer Click to call the helper or assistant Press to leave the Network Viewer p...

Page 61: ...a recorded video kept in the HDD of the device Enter the MONTH DAY YEAR HOUR MINUTE you wish to search and click GO to proceed Every 4CH DVR has to own an IP address and a title to be identified on the network This area displays the title and the IP address of the 4CH DVR Image display area Displays the images of each camera and the title and time date information on the top blue bar Double click ...

Page 62: ...ETUP page See the sample screen as in A above 2 Set the ALRM SETTING to ON to enable the drop down list in the ALARM SETTING area 3 Select a desired recording rate and Quality from the corresponding drop down list 4 Click the OK tag to proceed Set the Record Schedule 1 When in the single device mode click to enter the SETUP page See the sample screen as in B above 2 Set the Record Schedule to ON t...

Page 63: ...yback mode 2 Select a folder in the computer for copying images in 3 Enter the number of images into the NUMBER OF SAVING box you wish to save in 4 Click the SAVE tag the program will automatically copy the displayed images into the designated folder The images are saved in the DVRxxx jpg file name which is displayed in the box on the right hand side To view a saved image please follow the instruc...

Page 64: ... DVR the Image Viewer won t display the image and instead will send a warning message Wrong File Can t Open Follow the instructions below to open an archived image from a SD card or a HDD 1 Pop up the START menu from your computer and point to Programs APPRO 4CH DVR Network Viewer to open up the program selection page Click the Image Viewer tag to start the Image Viewer program See a sample screen...

Page 65: ... oldest data will be kept in the index of the corresponding oldest data For any newly recorded data this approach will be applied until the disk becomes full HD1 HD1 1 12 02 02 12 20 55 1 12 02 02 12 20 55 2 12 02 02 13 30 33 2 01 30 03 16 00 34 3 01 30 03 16 00 34 2999 02 03 03 16 00 56 3000 LISTS 3000 02 03 03 16 00 56 3000 02 08 03 17 30 58 3000 LISTS In the rewrite recording mode when the arch...

Page 66: ...ax Cable Length 30 m Hub Wiring Configuration Straight Through PC Wiring Configuration Cross Over 12 1 1 Connect to a computer Use a crossover LAN cable to connect directly to a computer RJ 45 CROSSOVER CABLE SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V RS 485 hi z 75 AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT MONITOR ETHERNET I O 12 1 2 Connect to a LAN Hub INTRANET The RJ 45 PIN configuration for connecting with a LAN Hub is shown belo...

Page 67: ...n network hardware connection you need to activate the network function and configure the proper network settings of the DVR 12 2 1 Enable DVR Network Function z Press the Setup button to enter the OSD MAIN MENU Please use the buttons and to highlight COMMUNICATION then press the Enter button to enter the COMM SETTING page z Use the v buttons and to highlight NET ENABLE select ON Then press the En...

Page 68: ...d to has a DHCP server Otherwise please follow the instructions given below Use the and v buttons and to highlight the NET IP Press the Enter button to enter the NET IP page z Set the IP MASK and GATEWAY Then press the Enter button to proceed The following is a sample setting IP 192 168 0 1 MASK 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 MAIN MENU RECORD ALARM MOTION TIMER SEQ TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM G...

Page 69: ...etwork each connected DVR must be assigned a unique IP which must be in the same class type as your network address IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods for example 192 168 0 1 Therefore if the connected network is identified as Class C for example the first three sets of numbers of the DVR IP address must be the same as the network address If the connected network...

Page 70: ...er the NETWORK setting windows z Click on the Configuration tag check if the TCP IC is included among the network components list If the TCP IP is included please process step 5 If it is not included please follow step 4 to install the TCP IP ...

Page 71: ... installation the PC will be restarted 12 5 TCP IP Configuration setting z Click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ Network z Select TCP IP and then click Properties z Before processing the DVR installation in a WAN please make sure the Internet connection works properly If not please contact your ISP provider Æ ...

Page 72: ...rom the DVR IP but in the same class type NOTE The IP address of a DVR in a network must be unique to itself as opposed to those of the other chosen PCs but in the same class type 12 6 Connection Testing With the previous settings follow the instructions below to ensure whether you have established the connection successfully z Click Start Æ Programs Æ MS DOS Prompt z Type in ping 192 168 0 1 then...

Page 73: ...essfully established Please re check all the hardware and software installation by repeating steps 1 to 5 If you still can t establish the connection after rechecking please contact your dealer z If you receive a response as in the sample screen below you have successfully made the connection ...

Page 74: ...fault User Name and password is admin and 9999 respectively 3 Enter the user name Login Name 4 Fill in the password Password 5 Click the Login button and enter the home page of the DVR 3014 both the user name and password must be provided correctly Description of functional keys Login Name Enter the user name in the blank space Password Fill in the password in the blank space Login Click to enter ...

Page 75: ...e devices for viewing This allows you to program the Record Setting and Record Schedule Press to enter the IMAGE window and open the device home page for viewing Click to open the control panel and remote control the pan tilt zoom function camera live over a local area network or the Internet Recorded video list box This box allows you to access all recorded video which are stored in the HDD of th...

Page 76: ... is in the playback mode LIVE The device enters the live display mode This allows you to search a recorded video stored in the HDD of the device Enter the YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE you wish to search and click the GO button to proceed Image display area Displays images from the 4ch cameras ...

Page 77: ... setting including the REC rate REC quality ALARM REC enable ALARM REC rate and ALARM REC quality as and when necessary 3 Click the button to submit the new Record Alarm setting 4 Click the button to return to the home page while the new image setting acts on the images to effect the desired changes instantly If the setting has not been changed by the above steps any re entry onto the home page wi...

Page 78: ...ting page allows users to program the time each day that the DVR 3014 will start and stop recording The time is displayed in a 24 hour clock format If there is a time overlap showing between two continual time period settings the device will automatically combine the two time period settings into one combined time period setting 5 Click the button to submit the new Timer Record setting 6 Click the...

Page 79: ...Speed Dome device Model from the drop down list on the SpeedDome Controller The Controller will be able to display the Model by turn 6 Select a Speed Dome device ID from the drop down list on the Speed Dome Controller The Controller will be able to display the ID by turn 7 Each of the ten buttons under Set is connected with a specific position and angle of either panning or tilting of the camera C...

Page 80: ...78 8 The AutoPan section has three buttons The Start and End buttons fix the two points of any panning movement you select The third or bottom button sets the chosen movement in the play mode ...

Page 81: ... 4x 1 2x 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x 30x 100x Record Search Alarm Time Event list Filter thumbnail SD card OSD Language English Chinese T Motion Detection Yes Set up Menu Multi layer Network setting Log list 2000 records Alarm In Out 4 Alarm Input 1 Alarm Output Built in Buzzer Yes Communication Port RS 232 RS 485 and Ethernet Port Network Interface Ethernet RJ 45 10 100 base Tx x 1 Network Protocol TCP IP DH...

Page 82: ...n of the all type device 2 Select the desired device from the Device List 3 Click the desired device to show the window while the DVR information acts to display the desired changes instantly 4 Do you want to execute auto search free IP If and when you want to auto search the free IP select Yes or No If clicked Yes the software will provide the Free IP Address boxes on the right side of the window...

Page 83: ... Mask Follow each insertion you make by typing in the Login Name and Password and click UPDATE to send your alterations to the DVR 6 Auto search Free IP Address If you clicked Yes the Free IP Address box will appear on the right 7 Select and double click any of the addresses in the Free IP Address box on the right to enter it into an IP Address on the left ...

Page 84: ...ree IP Address box on the right as well as the device Login Name and Password in their respective blanks at bottom left then click UPDATE and the new address will automatically be sent to the device 9 Click Exit at bottom right to shut the device RMN040200190V1 8 ...