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Manual is about: 4CH H.264 Standalone DVR

Summary of ADR-7604H

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    User manual version 1.3 4ch h.264 standalone dvr adr-7604s/h.

  • Page 3: Statement

    Statement the information of the product in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. This manual contains materials protected under intern...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents section1 introduction...........................................................................................................................5 1.1 product overview.......................................................................................................................

  • Page 5: Section1 Introduction

    Section1 introduction 1.1 product overview designed for globally increasing surveillance requirements, 7604s/7604h is a high performance 4ch standalone digital video recorder. It takes h.264 compression format to not only improve video quality but also extend recording time over the same hard disk c...

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    1.3 product specifications specifications adr-7604s adr-7604h video video input 4 (bnc) loop out 4 (bnc) main monitor out 1 (bnc), 1 (vga), s-video (option) call monitor out 1 (bnc) compression format h.264 display mode full, 4 full, 4, pip audio audio input 4 audio output 1 record resolution (adjus...

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    1.4 package ● 4ch digital video recorder*1 ● power adapter & power cord*1 ● screw bag (for fastening hdd) ● support cd*1 ● user manual*1 ● ir remote controller*1 (option) ● mouse*1 (option) 7.

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    Section2 system appearance & installation 2.1 front panel 1. Channel selection buttons channel selection button from ch1 to ch4, which can be used to display given channel on monitor. 2. Function buttons, direction buttons and enter button a) menu button is pressed to enter main menu b) esc button i...

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    Playback speed. Ff button to do high speed forward playback. It support 2 to 16 times playback speed. Play button is used to restart playback while pause pause button is used to freeze playback. Stop button is used to stop playback 3. Function buttons a) search button can be used to enter playback s...

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    2.2 rear panel 1. 4ch video inputs ● 4 channel composite video inputs with bnc connectors. Ntsc and pal video sources for 4ch video inputs can not be mixed. If they are mixed, dvr can’ not be operated properly. 2. 4ch loop through outputs ● 4 channel composite video outputs with bnc connectors. If t...

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    7. Alarm input, relay output and rs-485 ● a) rs-485 for ptz control. ● b) 4 alarm inputs and 1 relay output with no, nc. ● note: please refer to appendix1 for pin descriptions. 8. Vga output (option) ● vga output can be connected to lcd monitor or crt monitor with progressive scan directly which can...

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    2.3 hdd installation 1. Use the screwdriver to loosen the four screws on either side of the front/rear panel and then lift up the upper casing. 2. Take the four metal standoffs included in the screw bag and screw them into the 3.5” hdd prepared in advanced. 1. 3. Observe the structure of the mainboa...

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    4. Connect the sata cable and power cables to the sata hdd and then lower the hdd slowly into the chassis. Align the four standoffs with the four reserved screw holes. 5. While holding the hdd in place, turn-over the chassis as upside-down. Use the four screws included in the screw bag to screw the ...

  • Page 14: Section3 Menu

    Section3 menu 3.1 menu display no. Icon description 1 time system time/ date setup 2 record recording parameters setup 3 schedule weekly recording schedule setup for schedule recording mode 4 motion motion area/ sensitivity setup for motion recording mode 5 alarm alarm input type selection and buzze...

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    3.2 menu tree 1. Time 1.1 date setup 1.2 time setup 1.3 data display format 1.4 time display format 1.5 time zone setup 1.6 daylight saving 2. Record 2.1 resolution 2.2 fps 2.3 quality 2.4 record mode 2.5 post record 2.6 live audio 3. Schedule 4. Motion 4.1 motion ch 4.2 sensitivity 4.3 detection ar...

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    7.1.5 event log 7.1.6 firmware update 7.1.7 setting import/export 7.1.8 user management 7.1.9 perercord 7.1.10 dvr number 7.2 display 7.2.1 camera title display 7.2.2 recode mode display 7.2.3 auto-hide toolbar 7.2.4 dwell 7.2.5 date time position 7.2.6 vga monitor ratio 7.2.7 record date time 7.3 c...

  • Page 17: Section4 Menu Setup

    Section4 menu setup for the first time using your dvr, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes setting items such as time and date, record parameters, network and so on. In order to enter main menu for setup, first press menu button of the front panel in dvr. Note: password is...

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    4.1 time to access time setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to time icon in menu. Time setup menu will appear on monitor shown as below. 1) date: move highlight icon to date in the time setup menu by using up or down button. Year, month and date can be changed after pressing enter ...

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    Button. Date display format can be changed after pressing enter button. Use up or down and enter to select the parameter. 4) time display format: 12 hour, 24hour move highlight icon to time display format in the time setup menu by using up or down button. Time display format can be changed after pre...

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    4.2 record to access record setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to record icon in menu. Record setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) resolution: cif, half-d1, d1 in the record setup menu, move to the cell of resolution and ch which is to be setup using direction (up/ down/ left/ ri...

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    Motion if motion mode is set, the channel would start recording while object movement is detected. Alarm if alarm mode is set, the channel would start recording while sensor in is triggered. Event if event mode is set, the channel would start recording while object movement is detected or sensor in ...

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    4.3 schedule to access schedule setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to schedule icon in menu. Schedule setup menu will appear on monitor. When the record mode in record setup is set as schedule mode, the dvr will use the weekly schedule defined here to control the recording functio...

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    4.4 motion to access motion setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to motion icon in menu. Motion setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) motion ch: to select the ch in which motion detection sensitivity and area would be set. 2) sensitivity: level 0 ~ 16 move highlight icon to date dis...

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    4.5 alarm to access alarm setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to alarm icon in menu. Alarm setup menu will appear on monitor. 4.5.1 alarm input move highlight icon to alarm input in the alarm setup menu by using up or down button. Alarm input type setup menu will appear after press...

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    4.5.3 buzzer move highlight icon to buzzer in the alarm setup menu by using up or down button. Buzzer setup menu will appear after pressing enter button. 1) key tone: on, off the key tone can be turned on or off. If off is set, the key tone would be mute while pressing the buttons on front panel. 2)...

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    4.6 network to access network setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to network icon in menu. Network setup menu will appear on monitor. 1) ip mode: dynamic, static, pppoe move highlight icon to ip mode in the network setup menu by using up or down button. Ip mode can be changed after...

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    Inputing the right port, press save & esc to save it. (mouse input is also available) 6) network: when the network setting is on, the network function will be activated. When the setting is off, the network function will be terminated. 7) ddns: move highlight icon to ddns in the network setup menu b...

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    8) pppoe: move highlight icon to pppoe in the network setup menu by using up or down button. Pppoe can be set after pressing enter button. Username and password can be input by osd keyboard, which can be used with the direction and enter buttons on the front panel or with the mouse. After inputing t...

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    C. Smtp user name: input a smtp server account (in required). D. Smtp user password: input the password (if required). Note: for more information about smtp setting, ask the responsible unit or personnel. 10) streaming video resolution if the “streaming video resolution” is set as cif, the remote we...

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    4.7 advanced to access advanced setup, press enter button after moving highlight icon to advanced icon in menu. Advanced setup menu will appear on monitor. 4.7.1 system move highlight icon to system in the advanced setup menu by using up or down button. System setup menu will appear after pressing e...

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    Recommended. 3) disk overwrite: on, off move highlight icon to disk overwrite in the system setup menu by using up or down button. Disk overwrite function can be set as on or off after pressing enter button. Use up or down and enter to turn on or off the disk overwrite function. If it is set as on, ...

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    4.7.2 display move highlight icon to display in the advanced setup menu by using up or down button. Display setup menu will appear after pressing enter button. 1) camera title display: on, off to enables or disable the camera title display. 2) record mode display: on, off to enables or disable the d...

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    4.7.3 camera move highlight icon to camera in the advanced setup menu by using up or down button. Camera setup menu will appear after pressing enter button. 1) camera: ch1, ch2, ch3, ch4, ch5, ch6, ch7, ch8, ...Ch16 to choose the camera to be setup. 2) camera title to assign a name for a camera. 3) ...

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    1) ptz protocol: pelco-p, pelco-d if the channel corresponds to a ptz camera, setting the correct protocol allows control of the ptz camera. 2) ptz baudrate: 2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,115200 if the channel corresponds to a ptz camera, setting the correct baudrate allows control of the ptz camera. 3...

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    4.7.4 disk format move highlight icon to disk format in the advanced setup menu by using up or down button. Disk format menu will appear after pressing enter button. Use the up and down buttons to select the disk drive for disk format. Press the enter button and then use the up/down/enter to change ...

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    4.7.5 search & backup search & backup function here is used to search the history video data in dvr storage for playback or backup to other backup media. Move highlight icon to search & backup in the advanced setup menu by using up or down button. Search & backup menu will appear after pressing ente...

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    4) by event: provides a list of event recordings for user select to playback or backup. User can use mark function to select more than one file to backup. Note: press the number button in front panel identical to the number shown in each function button, and then each function button is selected and...

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    2. The recording data that matches the search conditions are as shown below: use the mouse or direction buttons to select the specific time (red frame) to playback or backup. Note: the min. Backup unit is 15 minutes when a backup from the calendar is selected. 6) snapshot backup: use “up/down” movin...

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    4.7.6 account/ password note: this item would be shown on menu only when adminlock is set as on and can only be accessed by administrator and authorized users. (adminlock can be set as on or off in advanced >> system) move highlight icon to account/ password in the advanced setup menu by using up or...

  • Page 43: Section5 Live Display

    Section5 live display 1) display mode display modes, full picture, quad, pip are supported. On front panel can be pressed for changing the display mode. A) full picture b) quad picture 2) osd buttons for mouse input move the mouse cursor to the down side of monitor, the tool-bar would show up as bel...

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    Click on this button with the mouse cursor to shut down or restart the dvr. Note: down button on the front panel can also be pressed to shut down or restart the dvr. Click on this button with the mouse cursor to select the audio channel. Note: when the audio channel have been set, the audio sign wil...

  • Page 45: Section6 Backup

    Section6 backup the dvr supports usb 2.0 drive, cf card(option) and dvd-rw(option) for video file backup, and please refer to 4.7.5 search & backup for the backup procedure. The backup file can be played via dvr file player software provided in the package. Section7 ptz control note: before using pt...

  • Page 46: Section8 F/w Update

    Section8 f/w update step 1. Please copy the firmware file to the root directory of the cf card or usb drive, and then insert the cf card or usb drive into the cf slot or usb port on the front panel. Note: there are two firmware files: (1) autorun.Dat and (2) 76xxxxxx.Bin. Step 2. Now go into "menu /...

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    Section9 remote monitoring and control via ethernet the adr-7604h/s dvr server can be remotely monitored or controlled via the ie or firefox browser. Before using the remote monitoring and control function, make sure that the dvr is connected to the network and its ip address has be properly configu...

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    Step2. Enter your username and password. The default username and password are admin and 111111 respectively. Click on the login button to enter the main page shown as below: in this page user can make remote settings to the time, record, schedule, motion, alarm, network & advaced through network. 2...

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    3) record press record to make record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: after the setting is complete, press save&esc to return the main page. 4) schedule press schedule to make scheduled-record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: aft...

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    5) motion press motion to make scheduled-record-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: after the setting is complete, press save&esc to return the main page. 6) alarm press alarm to make alarm-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: after the ...

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    7) network press network to make network-relevant setting, as graphically demonstrated in the picture below: after setting is complete, press save&esc and the webpage will return to top page automatically; user now needs to re-input the username and password for new login. 8) advanced press advanced...

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    Upgrade the network firmware: press firmware update and system will jump to the following page automatically: follow the following steps to upgrade the network firmware: step1. Press the "browse" button to select the firmware file (ex: 7604h0136.Bin -please download the firmware from http://www.Acar...

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    After recording is stopped, system will prompt that the firmware uploading is successful; as shown in the following picture. Press ok to confirm it. Step 3: after complete, press ''pre-check'' to certify the firmware document; after the certification is complete, a prompt window will jump out statin...

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    Step5. After the prompt window of successfully burnt of firmware appears and “ok” is pressed, the firmware-updating procedure is complete; press “restart” to reboot the remote dvr unit. 9) live video monitoring use the full-screen, 4-split, buttons to switch different display mode for live monitorin...

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    10) ptz control click on the ptz-control button at the top of the main page and a window displaying the settings for channel/ baud rate/ protocol will appear on the right of the screen. Enter the correct ptz camera parameters to enable the ptz control function. 11) lock record press “rec” at bottom ...

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    9.2 web troubleshooting q1: after launching the browser and entering the dvr ip: port, the error "the page cannot be displayed" appears as shown below: a1: check the pc's network connection and the dvr network settings. Check that the ip address is correct and that the dvr is connected properly to t...

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    Appendix 1. Alarm input/output 1. Pin descriptions pin no. Pin description 1 rs485+ 2 rs485 - 3 gnd 4 relay output n.C 5 relay output common 6 relay output n.O 7 sensor input 4 8 sensor input 3 9 sensor input 2 10 sensor input 1 2. Connections dvr provides 4 input ports for connecting to external al...

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    Connected to signals input1~input4 (port7~port10) on the dvr device. Mechanical or electrical switches can be connected to the alarm input and ground ports to the dvr. Please refer to the picture below for specific connections. 2.2 relay(alarm) output a general relay device is used here and the alar...

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    2.3 rs-485 ptz camera can be remotely controlled through the rs485 port, where the rs485+ and rs485- ports are connected to port1 and port2 of rx+, rx- on dvr. Please refer to the picture below for specific connections. Steps: 1) connect the cable to the rs485+ and rs485- (port1 and port2) on the dv...

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    Appendix 2. Cf card compatible list brand capacity speed a-data 4gb 266x 8gb speedy apacer 4gb 300x hagiwara 4gb 300x kingston 1gb n/a 4gb 266x pertec 16gb 233x pqi 4gb 300x ridata 4gb 266x 8gb 233x 16gb 233x 32gb 133x sandisk 2gb n/a 4gb 266x transcend 2gb 266x 32gb 133x 60

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    Appendix 3. Play process after backing up dvr files to usb device (i)formatting in advance : reminder: if you wish to backup previous recorded historic data through the usb port, it is suggested to first format the usb device through the dvr in order to ensure that the usb device could be accurately...

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    (ii) when the formatting is complete, backup the recorded historic data : (1) insert the usb device into the usb port in front of the dvr. (2) enter menu => advanced => search & backup (3) when the usb device is properly inserted, the usb disk will appear in the backup to media column. (4) next, sel...

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    (5) then, using the "by channel & time" backup method as an example: select the “channel/start time/end time” you wish to backup, the backup file size will be displayed, and then press the “yes” button to start backing up. (6) when the backup is complete, a prompt will be displayed, as shown in the ...

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    (Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ) when the backup is complete, files should exist in the usb device: (1) when the backup is complete, which files should exist? 1. Dvrplayer.Exe => the dvr's own playback program after the backup is complete; able to play back the following two formats: nongeneric (*.Dat dedicated format fil...