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DVR User Manual 

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Search, Playback & Backup 

Search configuration includes four submenus: time search, event search, file management and 
image. 
 

5.1  Time Search   

Step 1

: Enter into Menu

Search 

Time Search. Refer to Fig 5-1: 

 

 

Fig 5-1 Search Configuration-Time Search 

 

Step 2

: Select date and channels on the right hand side and press the ‘Search’ button. A date 

with highlighted borderline indicates presence of data. 

Step 3

: Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the 

start time field. 

Step 4

: Select the channel display mode and click 

  button to play record. Use the 

playback toolbar to control the playback. 
 

 

 

 

To set backup during a certain period in the playback interface: 

Select the start time by dragging the slider and click 

  icon. Then select the end time and 

click this icon again to confirm the record period. Next, click 

  icon to backup the record 

during this period. 
 

5.2  Event Search 

Step 1

: Enter into Menu

Search

Event Search button. Refer to Fig 5-2: 

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Summary of Contents for H.264

Page 1: ...DVR User Manual For H 264 4 8 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...t normal recording condition The correct operation to shut off DVR is to stop recording firstly and then to select shut down button at the right of the menu bar to exit and finally to cut off the power This machine is indoor using equipment Do not expose the machine in rain or moist environment In case any solid or liquid get into the machine s case please cut off the power supply immediately and ...

Page 3: ...9 3 1 Power On Off 9 3 1 1 Power On 9 3 1 2 Power Off 9 3 2 Login 9 3 3 Live Preview 10 3 4 Live Playback 10 4 Main Menu Setup Guide 12 4 1 Basic Configuration 13 4 1 1 System 13 4 1 2 Time Date 14 4 1 3 DST 14 4 2 Live Configuration 15 4 2 1 Live 15 4 2 2 Main Monitor 15 4 2 3 Mask 16 4 3 Record Configuration 17 4 3 1 Enable 17 4 3 2 Record Bitrate 17 4 3 3 Time 18 4 3 4 Stamp 19 4 3 5 Recycle Re...

Page 4: ...ge 40 5 5 Backup 40 6 Manage DVR 42 6 1 Check System Information 42 6 1 1 System Information 42 6 1 2 Event Information 42 6 1 3 Log Information 42 6 1 4 Network Information 42 6 1 5 Online Information 42 6 1 6 Record Information 42 6 2 Manual Alarm 42 6 3 Disk Management 42 6 4 Upgrade 43 6 5 Logoff 43 7 Remote Surveillance 44 7 1 IE Remote Surveillance 44 7 1 1 On LAN 44 7 1 2 On WAN 44 7 2 Remo...

Page 5: ...DVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ 54 Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity 58 Appendix C Compatible Devices 59 Appendix D 4 CH Specifications 60 Appendix E 8 CH Specifications 61 ...

Page 6: ...display Display the local record state and basic information Supports USB to make full control RECORD MEDIA Supports two SATA HDDs to record for a longer time without any limitation BACKUP Supports USB 2 0 devices to backup Supports built in SATA DVD writer to backup Supports saving recorded files with AVI standard format to a remote computer through internet RECORD PLAYBACK Record modes Manual Sc...

Page 7: ...e view Supports 1 administrator and 63 users Supports event log recording and checking events unlimited NETWORK Supports TCP IP DHCP PPPoE DDNS protocol Supports IE browser to do remote view Supports setup client connection amount Supports dual stream Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap and color adjustment in remote live Su...

Page 8: ...ing setting Please refer to Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity Step 1 Unscrew and open the top cover Step 2 Connect the power and data cables Place the HDD onto the bottom case as Fig 2 1 Step 3 Screw the HDD as Fig 2 2 Fig 2 1 Connect HDD Fig 2 2 Screw HDD Note For convenience installation please connect the power and data cables first and then wind the screws to fix the HDD 2 1 2 Install DV...

Page 9: ...on button Number 1 9 Input number 1 9 or choose camera MENU 1 Enter menu in live 2 Increase the value in setup BACKUP 1 Decrease the value in setup 2 Enter backup mode in live 0 10 Input number 0 10 and the above number together with other digital keys Focus 1 Record manually 2 FOCUS function enables at PTZ mode Speed 1 Rewind key 2 SPEED function enables at PTZ mode IRIS 1 Enter play interface 2 ...

Page 10: ...vices like USB flash drive HDD 14 Power Supply DC12V Fig 2 6 Rear Panel for 8 ch Item Name Description 1 Alarm Out 1 ch relay output Connect to external alarm 2 GND Grounding 3 Y Z Connect to speed dome Y is TX Z is TX 4 A B Connect to keyboard A is TX B is TX 5 CVBS Port CVBS video signal output 6 Audio Out Audio output connect to the sound box 7 Audio In 4 ch audio inputs 8 Alarm In Connect to e...

Page 11: ... mode Switch To switch the output between BNC and VGA Direction button To move cursor in setup or pan title PTZ Enter Button To confirm the choice or setup Menu Button To enter into menu Exit Button To exit the current interface Focus IRIS Zoom PTZ To control PTZ camera Move camera zoom IRIS Focus Preset Button To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode Cruise Button To enter into cruise setting in ...

Page 12: ...window to see the full screen Double click again to return to the previous screen Right click to reveal the control menu on the screen Right click again to hide the menu In Configuration Click to enter a particular option Right click to cancel the option or to return to the previous menu In order to input a value in a particular screen move cursor to the input box and click An input window will ap...

Page 13: ... options Right click to return to previous picture In PTZ Control Click left button to choose the buttons to control the PTZ Click right button to return to live Note Mouse is the default tool for all operations unless an exception as indicated 8 ...

Page 14: ... Wizard please click Exit button to exit Long press ESC Stop key to switch the output among CVBS VGA and HDMI 3 1 2 Power Off You can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard and mouse By remote controller Step 1 Press Power button This will take you to a Shut down window The unit will power off after a while by clicking OK button Step 2 Disconnect the power By keyboard and mouse S...

Page 15: ...ers please refer to section 4 7 User Management Configuration 3 3 Live Preview Fig 3 2 Live Preview Interface 3 4 Live Playback Click Playback button to playback the record Refer to Fig 3 3 User can do complete operation by clicking the buttons on screen Symbol Meaning Green Manual record Yellow Motion detection record Red Sensor Alarm record Blue Schedule record 10 ...

Page 16: ...DVR User Manual Fig 3 3 Live Playback 11 ...

Page 17: ...eras Dwell mode is enabled only when the chosen display mode is not able to display all the available cameras E Zoom Single channel large screen electronic amplification Audio Enable sound PTZ Click the PTZ button to control rotation position speed and auto scan of the PTZ Snap Click this button to snap the live pictures These pictures will automatically be saved in the SATA disk Record Click this...

Page 18: ...roller and speed dome cameras Video Format Two modes PAL and NTSC User can select the video format according to that of camera Password Check If this option is enabled the user would need to input the user name and the password for performing corresponding operations Show System Time If selected the current time will be displayed during live monitoring Max Online Users To set the max number of con...

Page 19: ...e take the real object as standard 4 1 2 Time Date Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Basic Date Time interface Refer to Fig 4 4 Fig 4 4 Basic Configuration Date Time Step 2 Set the date format time format time zone in this interface checkmark sync time with NTP server to refresh NTP server date You can also adjust system date manually Step 3 Click Apply button to save the setting 4 1 3 DST Step 1 Enter...

Page 20: ...input the name you want to display in live image Step 3 Checkmark the camera name in the show name area All channels will show the camera name by checking All checkbox Step 4 Click Apply to save the setting 4 2 2 Main Monitor The main monitor settings allow you to set camera sequence in live display mode Operate the following steps to set main monitor Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Live Main Monitor...

Page 21: ...nterface Fig 4 8 Live Configuration Mask Step 2 Click Setting button to go into live image Step 3 Press and drag the left mouse button to set mask area as shown below Step 4 Right click to exit the mask setting interface Step 5 Click Apply button to save the setting To delete mask area Step 1 Click Setting button in the mask interface Step 2 Select a certain masked area and double click to delete ...

Page 22: ...eted its initialization 4 3 1 Enable Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Record interface Refer to Fig 4 10 Fig 4 10 Record Configuration Record Step 2 Checkmark record and audio Step 3 Select All to setup the same settings for all channels 4 3 2 Record Bitrate Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Record Bitrate Refer to Fig 4 11 Parameter Meaning Record To enable disable recording for the channel ...

Page 23: ...cord Configuration Time Step 2 Set Pre alarm record time and post alarm record time Select All to set the same settings for all channels Pre alarm Record Time Set the time in seconds to pre record before the actual recording Parameter Meaning Rate Range from 1 30 NTSC 1 25 PAL Resolution 4 CH DVR supports1080P 8 CH DVR supports 720P 1080P Quality The higher the value is the clearer the recorded im...

Page 24: ...s provides an option to enable or disable the Camera Name and the Time stamp on the video The user can also choose a position for the stamp on the screen To setup stamp as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Stamp interface Refer to Fig 4 13 Fig 4 13 Record Configuration Stamp Step 2 Checkmark camera name and time stamp Click Setting button to setup the position of the stamp You can drag t...

Page 25: ... motion and sensor 4 4 1 Schedule This tab allows defining schedule for normal recording for seven days of a week 24 hours of a day Every row denotes an hourly timeline for a day Click the grid to do relevant setup A highlighted area denotes selected timeline Operate the following steps to set schedule Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Schedule interface Refer to Fig 4 14 Step 2 Select channel and clic...

Page 26: ... based recording you must enable motion alarm and setup schedule for motion alarm see Chapter 4 5 2 Motion Alarm for more details 4 4 3 Sensor Schedule This tab allows to set schedule for sensor based recording The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Schedule Sensor interface Step 2 The setup steps for schedule for sensor based recording are similar to normal schedule setup s...

Page 27: ...or Step 2 Enable channels by checking the checkboxes beside the desired channels Step 3 Set the alarm type according to triggered alarm type Two option NO and NC Step 4 Click Apply button to save the setting Step 5 Enter into Alarm Handling tab Refer to Fig 4 17 Select hold time and then click Setting button to pop up a dialog box as shown in Fig 4 18 Fig 4 17 Alarm Configuration Sensor Alarm Hand...

Page 28: ...larm Step 9 Enter into Schedule tab The setting steps for schedule for sensor based alarm are similar to normal schedule setup You can refer to 4 4 1 Schedule for details This step is very important for sensor alarm Even if you have enabled the sensor alarm for all channels and setup the trigger you will not see the result of sensor alarm if no schedule is added If you have set schedule for sensor...

Page 29: ... influenced by color and time day or night you can adjust its value according to the practical conditions Left click the grid and drag to delete area Click icon to set the whole area as detection area Click icon to clear the set detection area Click icon to test the sensitivity as per the local conditions Once motion is sensed it displays a figure icon Click icon to save the setting Click icon to ...

Page 30: ...The setup steps of video loss trigger are similar to Alarm Handling See Chapter 4 5 1 Sensor Alarm Handling setting for more details Fig 4 21 Alarm Configuration Video Loss 4 5 4 Other Alarm This tab gives a choice to configure alarm for Disk Full IP Conflict the Disconnect event Disk Attenuation or Disk Lost Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Other Alarm Refer to Fig 4 22 Fig 4 22 OtherAlarm Step 2 Use...

Page 31: ... are similar to normal schedule setup see Chapter 4 4 1 for details This step is very important for alarm out Even if you have enabled alarm out in the motion based alarm or sensor based alarm you will not see the result of alarm out if no schedule is added here To set up buzzer Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Alarm Out Buzzer Step 2 Checkmark Buzzer and set buzzer alarm hold time This would trigger ...

Page 32: ...ll distribute IP address subnet mask and gateway IP and DNS server If you want to configure your own settings disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and input the IP address subnet mask gateway IP and DNS server If you connect internet through PPPoE disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and check PPPoE checkbox and then enter username and password Once the setup is completed you...

Page 33: ...MTP Server Port The name and port number of SMTP server You can setup SSL check such as Gmail according to actual needs Step 3 Set sender s address and password Parameter Meaning FPS Range from 1 25 Resolution Support CIF Quality The quality of the clients image The higher the value is the clearer the record image Six options lowest lower low medium higher and highest Encode VBR and CBR Max bit ra...

Page 34: ... report in the ECMS NVMS when adding a new device Then input the remaining information of the device in the ECMS NVMS After that the system will auto allot a Device ID Please check it in the ECMS NVMS Step 4 Input the above mentioned server IP server port and device ID in the server interface Then click Apply button to save the setting Now the ECMS NVMS system will automatically connect this devic...

Page 35: ... the device from the IE client by inputting that domain name Enable UPnP Select UPnP here and then enable UPnP function in your router Therefore there is no need for you to forward LAN IP address and port in the router in connection of internet After that you can check the WAN IP address in the router Domain name Registration Take www dvrdydns com for example Step 1 Input www dvrdydns com in the I...

Page 36: ...in IE browser and input registered domain name http www xxx dvrdydns com port connect to DVR client You can also quickly register the domain name in this interface Step 1 Set the IP address manually in the network tab and then click Other Settings tab Step 2 Check DDNS Step 3 Select www autoddns com in DDNS Type column as shown above Step 4 Enter the host name at random like 123 Step 5 Click Regis...

Page 37: ...r Password Password for log in the website of domain name supplier Host domain The domain name user registered at the supplier s website Update interval The interval time of upgrading DVR IP address 4 7 User Management Configuration This tab allows you to add normal or advanced users To add user and setup user authority Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users Refer to Fig 4 29 Fig 4 29 User Management ...

Page 38: ... Click OK to save the setting Fig 4 31 Add User Authority To delete user Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users interface Step 2 Select the added user you want to delete and then click Delete button To modify user Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users interface Step 2 Select the added user you want to modify and then click Modify button to do the relevant operation To change user password Step 1 Enter in...

Page 39: ...Menu Setup P T Z Advanced Refer to Fig 4 33 Fig 4 33 P T Z configuration advanced Parameter Meaning Address The address of the PTZ device Baud rate Baud rate of the PTZ device Range form 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 34800 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Protocol Communication protocol of the PTZ device Range from NULL PELCOP PELCOD LILIN MINKING NEON STAR VIDO DSCP VISCA SAMSUNG RM110 H...

Page 40: ...cus and iris of the dome Step 4 Select the serial number of the preset point Click button to enable the PTZ wiper and click button to enable the PTZ light Note PTZ must support wiper and light button and these two buttons are just available when selecting PELCOP or PELCOD Step 5 Click Save button to save the setting Click icon to hide the tool bar Right click to view this bar again Click icon to e...

Page 41: ...et point Click Preview button to preview the cruise line Click OK button to save the setting To set up track Step1 In the Advanced interface click track Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 38 Step 2 Control the dome by rotating up up left down right down left left down right and up right and adjust the rotate speed and the value of zoom focus and iris of the dome Step 3 Click Start Record ...

Page 42: ...Block Allow List Fig 4 39 Block Allow List Here authorized user can prohibit computer users within a certain IP address range from accessing to DVR or allow computer users within a certain IP address range to access DVR E g if an admin user doesn t want computer users within IP address range from 192 168 000 002 to 192 168 000 004 to access the DVR he can check Block list option and then input suc...

Page 43: ... of data Step 3 Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the start time field Step 4 Select the channel display mode and click button to play record Use the playback toolbar to control the playback To set backup during a certain period in the playback interface Select the start time by dragging the slider and click icon Then select the end time and clic...

Page 44: ...ormation in the event list box Step 5 Double check a certain record file to playback 5 3 File Management Step 1 Enter into Menu Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 5 3 Fig 5 3 Search Configuration File Management Step 2 Select date and channels The date with highlighted borderline indicates presence of data Step 3 Click Search button to display the searched files in the file list box Ste...

Page 45: ...recorded image Step 4 Once an alarm image has been identified the user can double click the image to play recording Fig 5 4 Search Configuration Image Lock Select the image and click Lock button to lock this image Save Click Save button to copy the image on the HDD Save All Click Save All button to copy all images on the HDD 5 5 Backup This unit supports backup by built in SATA DVD Writer with USB...

Page 46: ... the backup information interface you can check the relevant information of backup files storage type save file type etc Then click Start button to start backup Note If the backup files are saved in DVR format please check backup player Only this player can play these files in DVR format If the backup files are saved in AVI format you can play these files with common media player 41 ...

Page 47: ...ich includes Operation Setup Playback Backup Search Check Information and Error This report can further be saved on a USB flash drive as an html file using the export button 6 1 4 Network Information In this interface you can check relevant parameters of network 6 1 5 Online Information In this interface you can check the details of the connected online users Refresh Refresh the current interface ...

Page 48: ... as to protect its data 6 4 Upgrade At present it only supports USB update Get the software from your vendor when there is a new software version The upgrade steps are as follows Step 1 Copy the upgrade software which gets from vendor into the USB storage device Step 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port Step 3 Enter Menu Upgrade tab You will see the upgrade software name displaying in the...

Page 49: ...d password here are the same with that used on the DVR The default username and password is admin and 123456 7 1 2 On WAN There are two ways for the DVR to connect to internet 1 Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server Step 1 Enter into the DVR s Main Menu Setup Network interface to input IP address Subnet Mask etc If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router Ste...

Page 50: ...e following setting steps are as the same as Step 4 and Step 5 in Point 1 7 2 Remote Surveillance through Apple PC Note Because the current plug in version of client end just only supports 32 bit mode so the safari browser shall start 32 bit mode If the browser is the earlier MACOS version the default setting is 32 bit mode and the setting can be skipped The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Rig...

Page 51: ...the Safari browser For example input http 192 168 1 100 81 here 192 168 1 100 is LAN IP of DVR 81 is the http port of DVR and click button Then the browser will download Active X control as shown below Step 5 Click icon and then select the Active X control the welcome interface will be shown Click Continue Install button the following window will pop up Input the name and password of Apple PC and ...

Page 52: ...onnect the DVR to internet directly Step 1 The network setups are the same as step one of point 2 on WAN of IE remote surveillance Step 2 Enter WAN IP and http port in the Safari browser to install the Active control The concrete steps are the same as step 5 and 6 of Chapter 7 2 1 7 3 The Remote Live Preview Fig 7 1 Remote Live Preview Interface 1 Channel indicator 2 Screen display mode 3 Volume 4...

Page 53: ...rds to rotate the dome diagonally up left to rotate the dome diagonally up right to rotate the dome downwards to rotate the dome diagonally down right to rotate the dome diagonally down left to rotate the dome towards left to rotate the dome towards right to stop rotating the dome Drag the scroll bar to adjust rotating speed of the dome Iris button Click button near Iris button to increase light o...

Page 54: ...udio Enable or disenable audio Full screen The live preview picture will display with full screen and the tool bar will be hid Double click left mouse or click right mouse to return Zoom in Single channel large screen electronic amplification Click the channel which needs to be zoomed Right click to select zoom in button to zoom in the image Double click or right click to exit 7 4 Remote Playback ...

Page 55: ...ls in area Step 3 Click Search button The record data will be displayed in the data information list box Step 4 Set the data playing time and display mode in the area as required Step 5 Click Play button to playback 8 CH DVR only supports single channel display Fig 7 4 Time Search Interface Step 6 Click the relevant buttons in the interface for operation like FF pause change channel mode etc Refer...

Page 56: ... Step 1 Enter into Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 7 7 Fig 7 7 File Management Interface Step 2 Select highlighted date and channels Step 3 Click Search button to search the recorded files Lock Select certain file item in the file list box and then click Lock button to lock this file that ca not be deleted or overlaid Unlock Select a locked file and then click Unlock button to unlock...

Page 57: ... System Configuration You can do remote setup of the device which includes functions like basic configuration live configuration record configuration schedule configuration alarm configuration network configuration PTZ configuration and user configuration You should select an option from the menu list on the left and then setup the relative parameters Only one user can do configuration setup at a ...

Page 58: ...rd drive s 7 7 Remote Management The Info interface provides a web based interface to access the general information pertaining to the DVR s settings The interface includes five submenus System Event Log Network and Online users Note There may be subtle differences with respect to functions of remote surveillance between through IE and through Apple PC Here we only take IE remote access for exampl...

Page 59: ...ettings Q4 Why are no images displayed on few or all channels of the DVR a It could be a wiring issue Please check the cable and the ports of the cameras and DVR b The problem can also be related to cameras Please check the same c Please make sure that the channels are not programmed as hidden channels and check the status from admin login Q5 The HDD cannot be found a The power from the adapter ma...

Page 60: ...stom Level Refer to Fig 8 1 Step 3 Enable all the sub options under ActiveX controls and plug ins Refer to Fig 8 2 Then click Ok to finish setup b Other plug ins or anti virus blocks ActiveX Please uninstall or do the required settings Fig 8 1 Fig 8 2 Q9 DVR displays please wait all the time a HDD power cable and data cable may not be well connected Please check the connections for HDD b It is als...

Page 61: ...a HDD the migrated disk being installed would have to be formatted In general migrating disks from one DVR to another is not recommended Q12 What is the minimum configuration required for remote monitoring PC Module Parameters CPU Intel Celeron 2 4G Motherboard Intel 845 HDD 80G RAM 512M VGA NVIDIA GeForce MX440 FX5200 ATIRADEON 7500 X300 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA Direct...

Page 62: ...uble click to open your USB disk to find your backup files and backup player Double click icon to install backup player After you install it open this player and click Open Path button to open your backup file Next click play button to play the backup file Double click the image and then right click to enable audio If you save your backup files in AVI format you can directly open your file by usin...

Page 63: ... Low 6M 2700 Lower 4M 1800 Lowest 1 5M 675 The calculation format is Total Recording capacity Used space per hour MB h coverage rate of hard disk recording time hour channel numbers For instance one customer uses NTSC cameras set resolution to 1080P video quality to Lowest frame rate to 30 fps for enabling total 4 channels He wants the unit to record continuously in a month Below is the calculatio...

Page 64: ... 2 Compatible SATA CD DVD writers after test Brand Model TECLAST GH22NP20 TL 22XD BENQ DW220S 0K4 LITEON DH 20A6S01C LITEON DH 20A4P02C SAMSUNG TS H653B 3 Compatible HDD list Brand Capacity Seagate Barracuda 80G 160G 250G 320G 1 5T 2TB 3TB Seagate SV35 3 1T Seagate Pipeline HD 2 500G Maxtor Diamondmax 160G HITACHI Deskstar 80G 160G WD WD1600JS 160G Samsung HD161HJ 160G 59 ...

Page 65: ...SC Record Frame Rate 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA X4 Audio output RCA X1 Alarm Input NO or NC 4CH Alarm output 4CH Record Mode Manual Sensor Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 x 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA x 1 DVD RW x 1 or SATA x 2 Remote controller YES...

Page 66: ...PS NTSC Record Frame Rate 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA X4 Audio output RCA X1 Alarm Input NO or NC 8CH Alarm output 1CH Record Mode Manual Sensor Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 x 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA x 1 DVD RW x 1 or SATA x 2 Remote controlle...

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