Super Circuits DVR-30, Installation & Operation Manual

Page 1: ...DVR 30 Mobile Vehicle Video Recorder ...

Page 2: ... expense WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Do not block ventilation openings Do not place anything on top of the unit that might spill or fall into it Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Please refer all servicing to qualified service perso...

Page 3: ...ck 24 3 3 2 Fast Forward Backward 24 3 3 3 Slow Forward Reverse 24 3 3 4 Play back picture by picture 25 3 4 Search Operations 25 3 4 1 FULL LIST Search 25 3 4 2 ALARM LIST Search 25 3 4 3 TIME Search 26 3 4 4 THUMBNAIL Search 26 3 4 5 The SD CARD Search 27 3 5 Backup Operations 28 3 5 1 SD Card Backup Operations 28 3 6 The Key Lock Operation 29 4 MENU SETUP 30 4 1 REC Setting 30 4 2 The ALARM Set...

Page 4: ...ords the information from the GPS and uses the eMap software to show the exact route of your vehicle at any given time 4 Provides clearer and more accurate video records 5 Easy to connect to a PC via a USB interface after the inner host has been taken out of its outer casing 6 Captures all your vehicle related information from the data box in your video records This will prove to be invaluable evi...

Page 5: ... portable enough to carry anywhere you want and link up with PCs and TV monitors for direct display The DVR 30 includes the Global Position System GPS which helps disclose a vehicle s location information the GPS information can also be displayed by eMap Software to know about a car s exact route The DVR can also be connected to the car s information Black Box to access a vehicle s driving speed e...

Page 6: ...Operation temperature Standard HDD 0 45 32 113 Industrial HDD 0 60 32 140 Dimensions 178 x 173 x 50 mm Time lapse and real time recording Refresh rate up to 30 IPS 25 IPS for PAL Image quality selectable at 4 different levels for recording Alarm recording mode Quick search by time alarm event and recording list Fast and slow playback of recorded video at various speeds Single picture playback On s...

Page 7: ...ofessional CCTV cameras User Manual and CD x 1 Adapter 5V x 1 Shockproof unit x 1 Mini USB cable x 1 Mini Din Splitter x 4 User Manual and CD x 1 Adapter 5V x 1 The optional accessories contain the following items GPS GR213 optional Mobile Power Adapter MADS12 6D3 5B optional RC 5013 optional GPS GR213 optional MADS12 6D3 5B optional RC 5013 optional ...

Page 8: ... than the recorded speed in the play mode 4 PLAY button Press to play back a recorded video from the hard disk A light glows green in the PLAY mode 5 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 A light glows red in the PAUSE mode 6 FF button Press this to play a recorded video in th...

Page 9: ...video 11 DISPLAY button Press to show the system operation status on the screen 12 Enter Quad button Press to enter a selected item and save the setting in the menu setup mode In the live play mode use this button to show a quad display 13 SD CARD slot This is used for system software updating and archiving accessing of critical images 14 USB port This is used for system picture playing Use this p...

Page 10: ... sources 4 5 Camera In connector There are four connectors here to connect the Video Audio In from a camera Please refer to the section 1 5 5 CAMERA IN CONNECTOR 6 RS 232 port This communication port functions as a connector to an external device for example a data box 7 I O port This connector links up with an external device 8 Power Delay This connector will avoid the vehicle device getting exce...

Page 11: ...inks up with the outer casing 3 Audio Connector Connect here to hear the audio s sound when you play the inner host case outside the outer case 4 Video Connector Connect here to play the video when you play the inner host case outside the outer case 1 5 4 GPS Connector PS 2 composition of male connector PIN NO PIN Assignment 1 5V DC 2 Not Connected 3 RX 4 Ground 5 TX 6 Not Connected ...

Page 12: ...osing one of the following options DELAY ON This entry sets the delay time of the function activation of the relay connector after the DVR powers up DELAY OFF This entry sets the delay time of the function activation of the relay connector after the ACC is powered off The relay connector will function as per the delay time you set by your chosen option After the relay connector s delay time durati...

Page 13: ...o the vehicle ignition key Pin connections without the ignition key I Connect with the Battery In the above diagram pin 1 is connected to the vehicle battery minus and pins 3 and 4 are connected together to the vehicle battery plus II Connect with the Cigar lighter Connector In the above diagram pin 1 is connected to the Cigar lighter Connector minus and pins 3 and 4 are connected together to the ...

Page 14: ...mally Closed 2 I O IN2 INPUT same as above 3 I O IN3 INPUT same as above 4 I O IN4 INPUT same as above 5 GND Ground Contact 6 GND Ground Contact 7 I O OUT1 OUTPUT This is an alarm output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights 8 I O OUT2 OUTPUT This is an alarm output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights ...

Page 15: ... 3 and connect to external devices like buzzers or lights and pin 8 is N A not applicable VEHICLE SIGNAL In the MAIN MENU page click ALARM to enter the ALARM page In this page go to the I O CONNECTION which has two options ALARM and VEHICLE SIGNAL If you choose VEHICLE SIGNAL the I O port will change its meanings pin 1 will connect with the leftside car signal light and receive the trigger signals...

Page 16: ...ts the battery is in the Low mode Between 15 2 volts and 16 1 volts the battery is in the High mode If the voltage is less than 10 4 volts the battery is in the Too low mode and the DVR will automatically power off after 1 minute of beeping If the voltage is more than 16 1 volts the battery is in the Too high mode and the DVR will automatically power off after 1 minute of beeping Note 1 After the ...

Page 17: ...evant details of driving For example all information regarding the driving speed engine RPM wheel turning angles driving time periods brakings signal lights and the GPS position can be retrieved from the black box system The data can be stored recorded and transferred to a computer or to the mobile DVR directly for data storage and retrieval to ensure a car fleet s and or individual driver s quali...

Page 18: ... critical incidents relating to your vehicle Inside the outer case of the DVR is the inner recording host You can take out this light portable host whenever you like and take it with you wherever you want To play its recorded contents you can connect it to a PC and use the hard disk drive viewer software to play back the video information In addition you can use a USB interface to connect the DVR ...

Page 19: ...l Capacity Rotation Size WD400VE 40GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD600VE 60GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD800VE 80GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 WD1000VE 100GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 Western Digital WD1200VE 120GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST93811A 30GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST94813A 40GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST98823A 80GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST9100824A 100GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST9120821A 120GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 ST920813AM 20GB IDE 5400 RPM 2 5 Seagate ST9...

Page 20: ...ge Press the button one more time to go back to the default display Figure 3 3 A HD1 39G Total capacity of installed hard disk 39 GB 10 4 HR Total 10 4 hour recording time available Alarm record activated QUALITY BEST Record quality setting BEST NTSC NTSC system RATE 6 HR Setting of Record time mode 6 hours 20 F S Record speed setting 20 frames sec The current voltage Audio function activated Indi...

Page 21: ...conds to process 5 The DVR displays the message PLEASE REMOVE SD CARD The process is complete Please remove the SD card and the DVR will restart automatically If you have already followed procedures 1 5 and the unit is still unable to turn on then please first check if the SD card you are using is functioning and the file is intact And then start procedures 1 5 all over again 6 Verify the version ...

Page 22: ...me refresh rate and picture quality it will be filled in 14 8 hours 4 times the rate of a 20GB hard disk drive NOTE 1 Recording times are estimated in the tables below For the actual available recording time of a recording configuration please refer to the system information of the DVR Please refer to section 2 3 system information for more details 2 No audio function at the refresh rate in NTSC 2...

Page 23: ... 7 908 7 1360 8 1812 9 Image Quality BASIC 7 7 11 4 17 1 28 5 51 3 97 188 4 325 5 1147 8 1718 9 2290 0 Refresh Rate Frame Sec 25 12 5 8 3 5 2 7 1 4 0 76 0 44 1 8 1 12 1 16 PAL Audio ON Possible Recording Time HDD 20GB hour BEST 3 8 6 8 9 14 7 HIGH 4 5 7 2 10 6 17 6 STANDARD 5 7 9 13 2 21 8 Image Quality BASIC 7 7 11 4 16 7 27 4 Refresh Rate Frame Sec 25 12 5 8 3 5 2 7 1 4 0 76 0 44 1 8 1 12 1 16 O...

Page 24: ...4 2 for more details 1 Press the SETUP button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select ALARM and press the Enter button to enter ALARM 3 Set the desired REC RATE REC QUALITY ALM TYPE and ALM DURATION for use If the audio function is required set AUDIO to ON If pre alarm recording is required set PRE ALARM to ON 4 To activate deactivate the alarm recording set ALM OPERATION to ON OFF 3 2 3 Externally Trigge...

Page 25: ...for 3 sec PLAY Once playback reaches the end of an HDD s recorded data the DVR will show the ending message use the SEARCH functions or rewind to replay the file if required 3 3 2 Fast Forward Backward There are 7 speeds available for playback 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x 30x and 100x While playing back recorded video at the recorded speed Forward Press the FF button to view the recorded video in the forward d...

Page 26: ... 1 Press the SEARCH button to enter the search mode 2 Select the FULL LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of recorded video 3 Highlight the specific recorded video of your requirement and press the Enter button to display the selected video Key Operation Press the and v buttons to select a video press the and buttons to flip over a page NOTE A Alarm recording NOTE The maxim...

Page 27: ...ch mode 2 Select 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 for and displaying the concerned image Note You can select the image by using the v buttons to move the focus 5 There are 5 levels of recording time modes to choose from 1 Hour 10 Minutes 1 Minute 10 Seconds and 1 Se...

Page 28: ... you need another image please return to the SD card JPG file list page and repeat steps 3 and 4 for another search NOTE To delete a JPG file in the SD card please return to the SD CARD JPG FILE list page highlight the specific JPG file and press the Setup button then select Yes to delete the image 15 20 00 15 30 00 15 40 00 15 50 00 2004 10 20 LEVEL 2 10 MIN 15 00 00 15 10 00 15 30 00 15 31 00 15...

Page 29: ...to an SD Card Please take the following steps to archive a critical video in an SD card 1 Press the SETUP button to enter the setup mode and select the DISK 2 Highlight DISK and press the 12 Enter button to enter the DISK SETTING page 3 Then set SD FILE to AVI 4 Insert an SD Card into the SD card slot of the front unit 5 Start playing back the recorded video 6 Press the PAUSE button to freeze the ...

Page 30: ...nother DVR Insert the SD card which has stored the system setting information into the DVR Press the SETUP button to enter the setup mode and select SYSTEM Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button to enter the SYSTEM SETTING page Then set SD SETUP to LOAD 3 5 1 4 Updating the System Software Please refer to section 4 6 for more details 3 6 The Key Lock Operation The Key lock operation protects ...

Page 31: ...s full AUTO START REC This option is for setting the start recording function while power on the DVR OFF Inactivate the function O SEC Start recording immediately when turning on the DVR 1 MIN Start to record after power on the DVR for 1 minute REC RATE This option is for adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second into a storage disk The recording rate controls the frequency at which t...

Page 32: ... 1 MIN 5 MIN 10 MIN 60 MIN 90 MIN 120 MIN and NON STOP OFF The recording will stop automatically when the vehicle motor is turned off 1 MIN There will be automatic recording for a minute after the vehicle motor is switched off 5 MIN There will be automatic recording for five minutes after the vehicle motor is switched off 10 MIN There will be automatic recording for ten minutes after the vehicle m...

Page 33: ...disk when an alarm input is activated For an NTSC unit there are 5 different record speeds you can select from 30F S 30 frames per second 15F S 10F S 6F S and REMAIN For a PAL unit there are 5 different record speeds you can select from 25F S 25 frames per second 12 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 Q...

Page 34: ...onnection ALARM This item connects you with an alarm sensor Set the 4 inputs of the I O connection as ALM1 ALM2 ALM3 RESET The Alarm signals are used to trigger the alarm recording VEHICLE SIGNAL Set the 4 inputs of the I O connection as LEFT RIGHT not applicable BRAKE The vehicle signals will be recorded with the video data 4 3 The CLOCK TITLE Setting This option allows you to set the system time...

Page 35: ...r the DVR receives a RS232 command it checks if the Dest ID within the code is the same as the COMM ID in which case the particular command can be accepted RS 232 ENABLE The RS 232 communication port can be either in an importing or exporting mode according to your applications ON This enables the RS 232 communication port When you wish the unit to be controlled by an external device please select...

Page 36: ...ing 300 images for every file You can stop recording whenever you want and if you don t recording will automatically stop at the optimum of 300 images NOTE To save images please refer to section 3 5 1 for more details AUTO ERASE This item offers you two options OFF Choosing this alternative disables the AUTO ERASE function SET This choice enables the AUTO ERASE function Select SET and press the EN...

Page 37: ... Power on off PASSWORD This option allows you to set a password to prevent any unauthorized re formatting of the hard disk drive and to unlock the entire front panel button controls The standard password is 9999 OLD PASSWORD Enter the pre set password or the standard password if this is the initial setting to access the password setting system NEW PASSWORD Enter a 4 digit number password of your c...

Page 38: ... different speeds can be used 2400 baud per second 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 28800 baud 38400 baud 57600 baud and 115200 baud The default setting is 9600 baud per second 5 1 2 The Communication Protocol 5 1 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 Ma...

Page 39: ...ALM4_IN 196 0x C4 SIGNAL_ALARM_OU 209 0x D1 SIGNAL_ALM2_OUT 210 0x D2 SIGNAL_ALM3_OUT 211 0x D3 SIGNAL_ALM4_OUT 212 0x D4 SIGNAL_HELP 239 0x EF 5 1 2 2 COMMAND Main Category 0x02 A Handshake Second Category 0x01 PC Request 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x01 0x00 0x4f DVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x08 0x00 0x4f B Request Time Second Category 0x02 PC Request 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x02 0x00 0x4f DVR Response...

Page 40: ...ponse 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x10 0x32 0x00 0x00 48 Bytes Data 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 G Request REC Position Second Category 0x11 PC send 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x11 0x00 0x4f REC Mode DVR Response 0x41 0...

Page 41: ... SETTING MAIN PAGE HD1 BUILD JPEG OFF START OPERATION LOG MENU BACKGND BUZZER PASSWORD SETUP PWD DEFAULT SD SETUP VERSION SYSTEM MAIN PAGE ENTER 2 OFF SET OFF LOAD SAVE ENTER RECORD ALARM CLOCK TITLE COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM MAIN MENU GOTO REC PAGE ALM OPERATION REC RATE REC QUALITY AUDIO ALM TYPE ALM DURATION PRE ALARM IO CONNECTION ALARM SETTING MAIN PAGE OFF 15 F S BEST OFF NO 30 SEC OFF ALARM...

Page 42: ...s the Search function but no video can be played 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 There is no disk 21 SD CARD ERROR The user has pressed the Save key without putting in an SD card 22 FAN STOPPED The chassis fan has sto...

Page 43: ... index for the recent recorded data will be generated and the index of the next oldest data will be erased so that the list remains 3000 in total And the next 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 In the rewrite recording mode when the archived hard disk drive is full the DVR will...

Page 44: ...ds Frame Stepping 1X 2X 4X 8X 16X 30X 100X 1 2X 1 4X 1 8X 1 16X Record Search Time Date Full list Alarm list Filter thumbnail Set up Menu Multi layer Log List 2000 Records GPIO Input x 4 Output x 2 Wired Remote Controller Yes Length 3M Vibration 1 25G Random 0 8G Sine Mechanical Shock 8G Built in buzzer Yes Communication Port RS 232 USB B Type Slave mode GPS Supported Yes Software Upgrade Upgrades...

Page 45: ...nding public facilities Please follow the steps below to install the software application Insert the CD that came with the HDD Viewer into your CD ROM drive Click the My Computer icon select your CD ROM drive go to the VirtualSerialPort folder and double click the Setup exe file to start up the installation process The windows screen below will appear on your screen Click Install and installation ...

Page 46: ...45 Performing the setup functions Please choose No Not This Time and click the Next button Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click the Next button ...

Page 47: ...lete now please click the Finish button Wait a few moments and a message will pop up on the screen Again please choose No Not This Time and click the Next button Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click the Next button ...

Page 48: ...ssage will pop up on the screen Go to the Device Manager to make sure the driver is installed Right click on the My Computer icon select Properties click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager Now Virtual Serial Ports will appear as a new category Click the sign to expand Virtual bus for VrSerial ...

Page 49: ...nce done you can click PaPaGo on the desktop to operate Under the Tools tab select Options Click the GPS tab and use the drop down menu to select any available com port in our example we use com 3 You can choose your own Baudrate as long as the Baudrate on two com ports are the same In our example we have set it at 4800 ...

Page 50: ...r of your screen Now the PaPaGo setup is complete and you can open the HDD Viewer 3 The HDD Viewer Setup Double click the HDD Viewer icon on your desktop to start up the application Click the red circle button to bring up the Setting menu Choose the other com port from the drop down menu Both baudrates on the com ports should match ...

Page 51: ...50 4 The Working Screen The user can now see both the camera screen and the electronic map on the PC ...

Page 52: ...to exit the play mode for the live mode 2 How to use the audio functions in the play mode in the camera channels ANS When you press the PLAY button to enter the play mode you then press the SEARCH button to change the two audio sources to any one or two of the four cameras you have The audio types are of three kinds Audio 1 Audio 2 and Audio 1 2 accessible in this order with each successive sequen...

Page 53: ...lid of the unit Step 7 The hard disk inside the unit is exposed Step 1 Here is a mobile DVR with the recording unit sitting inside the host casing Step 2 Use your key to unlock the lock on the front panel of the recording unit turning the arrowhead in the lock to point from ON to OFF Step 3 Pull out the recording unit from inside the casing Step 4 Unscrew the screw atop the recording unit Step 5 U...

Page 54: ...ctor Unscrew the 4 screws of the rack and pull out the hard disk Step 11 Get your new hard disk Step 12 Screw in the 4 screws of the hard disk to fix it to its rack Step 13 Connect the cable Take care the cable s red lining is on the right hand side as you attach it Step 14 Put the rack back on the main board and screw in the board s 4 screws Step 15 Attach the fan connector to the cable s right ...

Page 55: ... when the unit s lid is reattached Step 17 Reattach the lid Step 18 Screw in the screw below the recording unit Step 19 Screw in the screw atop the recording unit Step 20 Place the recording unit inside the host casing Step 21 Use the key to turn the arrowhead inside the lock to ON Step 22 The procedure is complete ...