Appro DVR-3716, Installation & Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Before trying to connect or operate this product please read this manual completely INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL Digital Video Recorder DVR 3716 ...

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Page 3: ...her model of DVR for you will lose the data you have stored in the hard disk s if you do so You are free to use the same hard disks between DVRs belonging to a single model 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...

Page 4: ...imer Recording 12 3 2 PLAYBACK OPERATIONS 13 3 2 1 Fast Forward Reverse 13 3 2 2 Playback Picture by picture 13 3 3 BACKUP OPERATIONS 14 3 4 KEY LOCK OPERATIONS 15 3 5 TRIPLEX OPERATIONS 15 4 SEARCH MODE 17 4 1 RECORD LIST 17 4 2 ALARM LIST 17 4 3 TIME FILTER 18 5 MENU MODE 19 5 1 QUICK SETTING 20 5 2 DISPLAY OPTION 21 5 3 SEQUENCE SETTING 22 5 4 ADJUSTING PICTURE 22 5 5 ADVANCED SETTING 23 5 5 1 ...

Page 5: ...DUCTION 32 7 1 TCP IP COMMUNICATION SETUP 32 7 2 CONNECTION TESTING 35 7 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 36 7 4 VIEW THE DVR VIDEO FROM A REMOTE PC 39 7 5 OPERATION 41 8 SPECIFICATIONS 44 APPENDIX 1 Insert the mobile rack 45 APPENDIX 2 RS 232 Connection 46 APPENDIX 3 Instructions for the 16CH DVR The DDNS Functions 47 APPENDIX 4 Compatible hard disk drives 53 3 ...

Page 6: ... transfer to your PC to play and print out Our digital video recorder further supports the network function in which you can use a remote PC to connect with the DVR and retrieve vital images from a hard disk You will be able to access both video and audio records effortlessly Use our device to bring your total environment under your complete surveillance archiving and control 1 2 PRODUCT FEATURES ...

Page 7: ...an be performed by the end user Built in USB connector to save image s for an individual channel to an USB device 16 BNC video input channels 16 alarm inputs and 3 alarm outputs Audio recording Quick setup menu Disk full warning Supports factory default menu setting Supports Play Reverse Play Pause Stop FF REW for playback 5 ...

Page 8: ... 9 way mode of Ch9 16 Simultaneous Live and Play on screen functions of Ch1 Ch4 Ch5 Ch8 Ch9 Ch12 Ch13 16 Note Under normal system condition continued pressing to start key lock function refer to section 3 4 3 button Press to move the focus to desired items in the menu setup mode In both the live and play modes press 4 times successively to get the multi channel mode on the main monitor the first t...

Page 9: ...button again or press the Display button to return to the original image size 9 channel buttons All channel buttons from 1 to 16 are sited here Press each to display its channel in the live and play modes 10 Search button Press to enter the search mode to access recorded video 11 Menu button Press this to enter the setup menu 12 Display button Press to display the status of the hard disks the USB ...

Page 10: ... stop playing back a recorded video from a hard disk and the LED will emit green light 19 button Press to start recording video into a hard disk while in the live display mode and the LED will emit green light Press again for at least 3 seconds to stop the recording 20 POWER button Press this button for at least 3 seconds to switch off Press again to activate the device 21 disk Indicator The indic...

Page 11: ...cation ports function as connectors when two or more units are serially connected to an external control device 5 ETHERNET 10 100 Connector This is a standard RJ 45 connector for the10 100 Mbps Ethernet networks 6 Monitor connector This BNC connector provides a video signal controlled by the control buttons in the front panel to the main monitor This connector transmits the video display in full s...

Page 12: ...23 ALARM12 IN INPUT 11 ALARM13 IN INPUT 24 ALARM14 IN INPUT 12 ALARM15 IN INPUT 25 ALARM16 IN INPUT 13 NO CONNECTION NOTE THIS FIGURE IS THE REAR VIEW GROUND Ground Contact DISK FULL OUTPUT This is a disk full output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights 5V 0V Active ALARM OUT OUTPUT This is an alarm output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or li...

Page 13: ... programmed alarm recording For ALARM settings please refer to section 5 5 1 for more details 1 Press the MENU button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select the ADVANCED SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the ADVANCED SETTING page 3 Select the ALARM SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the ALARM SETTING page Please refer to section 5 5 1 for more information 4 Enter and set each channel t...

Page 14: ...ing Set the time to end a recording NOTE You can set each time period between 00 00 and 23 59 24HR mode 6 If you want to stop recording in a scheduled recording session or at anytime you can press the button for at least 3 seconds NOTE You can proceed to start the scheduled recording from the current time if it is in the scheduled interlude as soon as the setting is complete and come out from the ...

Page 15: ... video in the forward direction at a speed faster than the recorded speed Press the button to increase the forward rate as 2x 4x or 8x Reverse Press the button to view the recorded video in the reverse direction at a speed faster than the recorded speed Press the button to increase the forward rate as 2x 4x or 8x Normal Press the or button to return to the normal speed of playback 3 2 2 Playback P...

Page 16: ...hen playing back in the multi channel display mode the user can choose the multi channel image s he likes and then archives it USB image How many pictures can be stored depends on the capacity of the USB device The image is stored in the DVR format You can have the saved images shown by our Network Viewer software If more than one clip is stored in a USB device file names will be assigned in seque...

Page 17: ...The Live Play and Record modes act simultaneously to comprise the Triplex function The three modes played together comprise the Triplex function Simultaneous Live and Play on screen functions 1 Press the Search button to enter the SEARCH MENU page to select a recorded video Play the record 2 Press the Triplex button then press the appropriate button Activate the Triplex function 3 Press the button...

Page 18: ... 16 CHANNEL MODE Simultaneous Live and Play on screen functions of Ch1 Ch8 and Ch9 Ch16 03 24 2007 05 24 14 LIVE RECORD MODES CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 PLAY MODE LIVE RECORD MODES PLAY MODE CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 2007 03 29 16 47 33 2007 03 29 16 47 33 16 ...

Page 19: ... 15 2006 14 25 08 14 2006 19 22 08 14 2006 19 25 08 14 2006 09 30 08 14 2006 16 30 08 13 2006 11 00 08 13 2006 18 00 08 12 2006 15 00 08 12 2006 17 20 08 12 2006 08 03 08 12 2006 14 25 08 10 2006 07 30 08 10 2006 16 05 08 09 2006 10 10 08 09 2006 15 25 08 08 2006 09 10 08 08 2006 14 30 08 07 2006 08 13 08 07 2006 10 25 REW FF PAGE UP DOWN NOTE The maximum number of lists for one HDD is 1000 4 2 AL...

Page 20: ... TIME FILTER Take the following steps to proceed with the time list search function 1 Press the Search button to enter the search mode 2 Select the TIME FILTER and press the Enter button to access the TIME FILTER page 3 Set the date time period you wish to search for the recorded video 4 Press the Enter button to search and play the recorded video 5 If no video is found please return to the TIME F...

Page 21: ...s within the menu setup mode are described in the paragraphs below MAIN MENU 1 QUICK SETTING ENTER 2 DISPLAY OPTION ENTER 3 SEQUENCE SETTING ENTER 4 PICTURE ADJUST ENTER 5 ADVANCED SETTING ENTER 6 DISK SETUP ENTER 7 SYSTEM SETTING ENTER KEY FUNCTIONS Menu button Press to enter the MAIN MENU page You can also use this button to return directly to the MAIN MENU page from any other page After returni...

Page 22: ...annel 1 from the default setting CH01 to CH1 EXIT Note Use the button to go to the next page CH09 CH16 or the button to go back to the previous CH01 CH08 page 4 RECORD RATE Select this item and use the and buttons to adjust your recording rate out of our available rate from 1 2 3 5 10 15 30 and 60 NTSC or 1 2 3 5 8 12 25 and 50 PAL 5 RECORD QUALITY Choose the quality out of a quality range from BA...

Page 23: ...e following 3 alternative formats DD MM YYYY YYYY MM DD and MM DD YYYY 4 TIME DATE DISPLAY You can locate change time date labels in two positions TOP and BOT bottom or select OFF to hide 5 TITLE SETTING Select this item and press the Enter button to enter the TITLE SETTING page Fixes a desired title within 8 characters for each channel Please use the and buttons to select the particular channel s...

Page 24: ...M SETTING ENTER Please choose the item and then use the and buttons to make any changes Note In the Live Record mode press the button to start the sequence display mode then loop back and the icon will show on the screen simultaneously 5 4 ADJUSTING PICTURE This page enables you to position your images the way you desire MAIN MENU 1 PICTURE ADJUST 1 CHANNEL SELECT CH01 2 CONTRAST 50 3 BRIGHTNESS 5...

Page 25: ... SETTING ENTER 4 NETWORK SETTING ENTER 5 SCHEDULE SETTING ENTER 6 RS 232 SETTING ENTER 7 RS 485 SETTING ENTER 1 RECORD RATE Select this item and use the and buttons to adjust your recording rate out of our available rates of 1 2 3 5 10 15 30 and 60 NTSC or 1 2 3 5 8 12 25 and 50 PAL 2 RECORD QUALITY You can choose quality at 4 different levels of recording images from BASIC STANDARD and HIGH to BE...

Page 26: ...ING ENTER 7 RS 485 SETTING ENTER 1 ALARM INPUT Select and set each channel to activate ON or deactivate OFF the three modes of SENSOR V VIDEO LOSS and MOTION SENSOR An alarm is triggered when the sensor is touched V LOSS An alarm occurs when video is lost MOTION Alarms which are activated while the motion detection function is operating Note Use the FF button to go to the next page CH09 CH16 or th...

Page 27: ... the and buttons to select the sensitivity from 1 HIGHEST 2 HIGH 3 NORMAL 4 LOW to 5 LOWEST for each channel MOTION CHECKING The alarm input in each channel can be set from 0 to 15 images Once motion detection occurs the numbers of images you set the device will emit an alarm Note Use the FF button to go to the next page CH09 CH16 or the REW button to go back to the previous CH01 CH08 page 2 DETEC...

Page 28: ...K PASSWORD The default admin password is 9999 2 PORT DATA CMD The option is to set the transfer ports of the image data and command data Note The values of DATA CMD ports must be the same with the setting of the Network Viewer software refer to chapter 7 3 IP MODE Select this item and use the and buttons to select the IP MODE from DHCP or STATIC If provided with a DHCP server the DVR can get an IP...

Page 29: ...ss B the first two sets of numbers of the DVR IP address must be the same as in the network address If you have any questions regarding these settings please contact a qualified MIS professional or your ISP 7 ENVIRONMENT Select this item and use the and buttons to select the ENVIRONMENT from EXTER_WAN EXTER_LAN or LOCAL 8 DDNS SETTING DDNS dynamic domain name system is a function which is provided...

Page 30: ...TOP TIME The concluding time of a schedule 5 5 6 RS 232 SETTING You have the option of using an ID code any number between 0 and 9999 or a Baud rate at 5 different levels 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 ADVANCED SETTING 1 RECORD SETTING ENTER 2 ALARM SETTING ENTER 3 MOTION SETTING ENTER 4 NETWORK SETTING ENTER 5 SCHEDULE SETTING ENTER 6 RS 232 SETTING ENTER 7 RS 485 SETTING ENTER RS 232 SETTING 1 ID ...

Page 31: ...TER 7 SYSTEM SETTING ENTER 1 HDD REFORMAT This option allows you to clear out all the data in the HDD After entering the item a message of FORMAT HDD will appear If you want to format the HDD please select YES then press the Enter button 2 USB DEVICE INFO The DVR can be connected to a USB flash memory USB TOTLE SIZE You can find the USB device capacity here if the DVR connected with the USB device...

Page 32: ...time a message of CHECK MENU PASSWORD will appear Please enter the correct password then press the Enter button to enter the MAIN MENU 4 LOAD FACTORY SETTING If you want to execute the default setting shift the focus to this item and enter After entering the item a message of LOAD FACTORY SETTING will appear If you want to load the factory setting please select YES then press the Enter button 5 UP...

Page 33: ...ing lists HDD REST TOTAL TIME Total 14 hours remaining time available Total 24 hours recording time available USB REST TOTAL TIME Total 620 MB rest capacity of memory available Total 978 MB memory capacity available Press the Display button again the unit will display the information as shown in Figure 6B below Figure 6B RECORD MODE Shows the mode of recording STOP MANUAL TIMER ALARM RECORD MODE R...

Page 34: ...el Pentium III 750MHz at least 2 128 MB RAM 3 Windows 2000 XP or above 4 4 MB Video card capable of 24 bit true color display 5 160 MB free hard disk space for software installation 6 10 base T network for LAN operation 7 1 TCP IP COMMUNICATION SETUP Follow the instructions below to install the TCP IP communication program into your computer 1 Click the Start Menu from your computer and point to t...

Page 35: ...figuration tag check if the TCP IC is included in 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 4 TCP IP installation During the installation you will be requested to insert the windows XP CD ROM After installation the PC will be restarted 33 ...

Page 36: ...vider If you are using a DHCP server please select Obtain an IP address automatically Any assigned IP address for the connected DVRs must be in the same class type as the server If there is no DHCP server please select a specific IP address and type in the IP address of your PC This IP address must be different from the DVR IP but in the same class type Note The IP address of a DVR in a network mu...

Page 37: ... is the DVR IP address that is assigned for the connected DVR 3 If you receive a response as in the sample screen below the connection hasn t been successfully established Please re check all the hardware and software installations by repeating steps 1 to 5 If you still can t establish the connection after rechecking please contact your dealer 4 If you receive a response as in the sample screen be...

Page 38: ... the CD ROM device It ll automatically enter the Network Viewer installation screen Please see the screen below Note Please choose the Next button to continue Step 3 The installation screen will show the message C Program Files Network Viewer Or you can select the path you want Note Click Next to continue the installation 36 ...

Page 39: ...tion screen will show the message Network Viewer Or you can enter the folder name you want Note Click Next to continue the installation Step 5 Tick to create a desktop icon Note Click Next to continue the installation 37 ...

Page 40: ... to complete the installation process Step 8 After completing installation you can double click the file shown below Or click the Start Menu in the computer and select Programs to open the Network Viewer page Then click the Network Viewer tag to start the program Note Please make sure the TCP IP communication software has been properly set and configured in your computer 38 ...

Page 41: ...Viewer a connection box will appear as follows The default multi screen is the 16 channel mode Step 1 Press the button to enter the Network Viewer Setting window which is shown below Step 2 Please enter your DVR 3716 s IP Address and key in the correct Data Command port values Note Please make sure the values of Data and Command ports which you enter are the same as given in with the NETWORK SETTI...

Page 42: ...default is 9999 then click the OK button Step 6 After entering the DVR you will see the videos of all the cameras as shown below Note To add more connections of other DVRs please repeat the above instructions Note It s necessary to remove the exit program when you are going to install a new version of Network Viewer Every time you update the Network Viewer the original version must be removed firs...

Page 43: ...w Select the IP address from the drop down list which you want to connect type the correct password and then press the OK button to connect Open the local files Press the button to open the recorded files in the disks 2 Note Select the recorded file dvr and then press the button to play it 41 ...

Page 44: ...ng back mode Screen divisions Choose any of the buttons you want 5 Multi screen The videos of all the cameras are displayed here 6 Scroll bar and function keys Click each of these buttons to execute its functions 7 Click Yes to start recording DVR recording control Press the button to start to record or to stop recording While recording the icon will become yellow in color In the non recording mod...

Page 45: ...image of the chosen channel You can set the backup file path and the file name Save all images Click to save four JPG images of 16 channels You can set the backup file path and the file name 10 Print single channel image Click the Print CamNo XX Image button to enter the Print image page Click Print to start the printing Click Close to cancel Reset single channel Reload the signal of the channel R...

Page 46: ...Timer Alarm Recording Pre Alarm Post Alarm Pre alarm Recording 30 images Fast Forward 2X 4X 8X Playback Speeds Reverse 1X 2X 4X 8X Image Stepping Search Time Filter Alarm List Record List Zoom 2X Digital Zoom Motion Detection 5 level sensitivity control 8 x 6 motion area set up OSD Cam Title Time Date Mode Error Message Alarm In Out 16 Alarm Inputs 3 Alarm Outputs Built in Buzzer Yes Camera title ...

Page 47: ...ng screw 1 in the mobile rack Ⅰ of the DVR and detach it Step 2 Draw out the mobile rack Ⅰ from the DVR Step 3 Insert the mobile rack Ⅱ in the device and screw in screws 2 Step 4 Insert the mobile rack Ⅰ back in the device and screw in screw 1 Note Please attach the interface connector and the power connector to the drives The installation of the mobile rack QRK0400201 is complete The mobile rack ...

Page 48: ...NNECTION The transmission protocol is 8 data bit 1 start bit 1 stop bit and no parity Five different speeds can be used 1200 baud per second 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud and 19200 baud The default setting is 2400 baud per second 46 ...

Page 49: ...tem Sign Up Now as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Create an account After clicking Sign up now you will enter the Create Account page Please complete the form at the bottom of the page to create your account You will receive an e mail containing instructions to activate your account If you do not follow the directions within 48 hours you will need to recreate your account Set up the DDNS After creatin...

Page 50: ... item as shown in Figure 4 Click Add Host Service and its 5 service items will appear The Add Dynamic DNS Host item helps to add a new DDNS as shown in Figure 5 Each member may have only one free account and one free account can have only five DDNS Click Add Dynamic DNS Host to enter the DDNS setting page as shown in Figure 6 48 ...

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Page 52: ...P Address in the same format as the 16CH DVR s IP Address The 16CH DVR will renew the IP Address automatically After finishing the setting please press the Add Host button as shown in Figure 6 Figure 7 Set the DDNS of the 16CH DVR Entering the NET SETTING page 1 Press the menu button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select the ADVANCED SETTING and press the enter button to enter the ADVANCED SETTING page ...

Page 53: ...ER NAME 6 Enter the user password which you created in the www dyndns com website to set the PASSWORD 7 Please exit the menu with saving 8 You can also set items 3 7 via the network Use IE Browser 1 Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer then type in the URL address of the DVR into the URL block and press the Enter button to enter the login page 2 Use the IP Address api htm mode to set the DDNS ...

Page 54: ...use the DDNS function of the 16CH DVR is ineffective Please try again a few minutes later The failure to connect occurs when the network is busy or the database of the www dyndns com website hasn t been renewed 3 If the connections still fail please enter the URL www dyndns com to check the IP Address If the IP address has already been renewed in the current 16CH DVR s IP Address as shown in Figur...

Page 55: ... ST3500630A 500GB ST2500641A 500GB 6H500R0 500GB 6H400R0 400GB 5A300J0 300GB 6L250R0 250GB 7Y250P0 250GB Maxtor 6B200P0 200GB 6Y160P0 160GB 6Y120L0 120GB 6Y080L0 80GB 6E040L0 40GB SP4002H DOM 40GB SP1614N 160GB Samsung SV1604E 160GB SV0802N 80GB NOTE Hard disk drives not shown on this list have not been tested by our engineering team and are not recommended for use with this product For the latest...