Summary of PDRH-440
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4-channel digital video recorder i warning risk of electric shock do not open warning: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilater...
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User’s manual ii important safeguards 1. Read instructions all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instructions the safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Cleaning unplug this equipment from the wall ...
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4-channel digital video recorder iii table of contents chapter 1 ─ introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 features .......................................................................................................
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User’s manual iv display ............................................................................................................................. 23 remote control ............................................................................................................... 24 recording setup ...
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4-channel digital video recorder v error code notices .............................................................................................................. 61 specifications ........................................................................................................................
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User’s manual vi figure 48 ─ text-in settings screen......................................................................................................... 33 figure 49 ─ text-in device settings screen. ............................................................................................ 34...
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4-channel digital video recorder 1 chapter 1 ─ introduction features your color digital video recorder (dvr) provides recording capabilities for four camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4 composite video input con...
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User’s manual 2 figure 1 ─ typical dvr installation..
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4-channel digital video recorder 3 chapter 2 ─ installation package contents the package contains the following: digital video recorder power cord user’s manual (this document) ras software cd and user’s manual infrared remote control required installation tools no special tools are required to inst...
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User’s manual 4 video out connect the main monitor to the video out connector. A vga connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the dvr. The vga monitor is automatically detected wh...
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4-channel digital video recorder 5 to reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: 1. Turn the dvr off. 2. Poke the straightened paperclip into the unlabeled hole to the left of the network port, and turn the dvr on. 3. Hold the reset switch until the dvr turns on and live monitoring scre...
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4-channel digital video recorder 7 chapter 3 ─ configuration note: your dvr should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to chapter 2 ─ installation. Front panel controls figure 3 ─ dvr front panel. Power led hdd led alarm out led arrow buttons enter/pause button menu button ptz/zoom butt...
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User’s manual 8 in the playback mode, pressing the button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from , and , and the screen displays , and respectively. While playing video, pressing the button plays video forward at high speed. Pressing the button ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 9 usb port a usb port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk, cd-rw or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades. Position external drives close enough to the dvr so that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet....
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User’s manual 10 note: to assure the secure management of the system, setting up a password is strongly recommended. Note: if you cannot use the front panel buttons, click the button using the mouse to enter a password, and the virtual keyboard displays. See instructions below for using the virtual ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 11 system setup figure 8 ─ system menu. Information highlight information and press the button. The information setup screen appears. Note: the system id number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with other dvrs through the rs485 port. You cannot use t...
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User’s manual 12 note: even after changing the dvr settings by importing saved settings, the time-related settings (date/time, time zone and daylight saving time) will not be changed. Caution: the usb device must be fat16 or fat32 format. Highlight show system log… and press the button to display th...
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4-channel digital video recorder 13 highlight the format box beside time and press the button. Select from the three available time formats and press the button to save your selected format. Note: the clock will not start running until you have highlighted save and pressed the button. Highlight the ...
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User’s manual 14 the information column displays whether the device is being used or not. Other indicates the device has been used for another dvr. Highlight the status tab, and the storage status setup screen displays. Note: when the s.M.A.R.T. Displays bad, the screen displays a message box. Once ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 15 user highlight user in the system menu and press the button. The user setup screen displays the authorized groups and users. You can add and delete groups and users. When adding a group, you can assign authority levels to the group. Caution: write down the new pas...
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User’s manual 16 search – the user can access the search mode on a local system or a pc running ras. Clip-copy – the user can copy video clips on a local system or a pc running ras. To add a user, highlight the + user… box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the us...
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4-channel digital video recorder 17 note: the higher quality settings require higher transfer speed settings. The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed. Depending on the network environment, this speed may not be achieved. The dvr supports two-way audio communication between a local system and...
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User’s manual 18 note: you will need to get the appropriate ip address, gateway and subnet mask from your network administrator. Highlight the box beside dns server. Press the up and down arrow buttons to set the ip address of the dns server. Highlight the port number setup… box and press the button...
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4-channel digital video recorder 19 note: you can use the domain name instead of ip address if you already set up the dns server when setting up the lan. Highlight the box beside port and press the button. Set the port number of the dvrns server using the up and down arrow buttons to increase or dec...
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User’s manual 20 highlight notification in the network menu and press the button. The notification setup screen displays. You will be able to change the mail and callback settings. Highlight enable ssl/tls and press the button to toggle between on and off. When it is on, the dvr can send an email vi...
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4-channel digital video recorder 21 devices setup figure 24 ─ devices menu. Camera highlight camera in the devices menu and press the button. The camera setup screen appears. Highlight the ptz tab, and the ptz setup screen displays. Figure 25 ─ camera setup screen. You can turn the camera number on ...
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User’s manual 22 you can assign ids to each camera by highlighting the box under the id heading and pressing the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using the up and down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. The ptz id number can be set from 0 to 256. Highlight the setup… ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 23 the mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time. When set to on, the alarm-out is active during the scheduled time. When set to event, the alarm-out is only active when there is an event during the scheduled time. The alarm-out box al...
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User’s manual 24 highlight the main monitor tab, and the main monitor setup screen appears. Highlight the vga tab, and the vga setup screen appears. Highlight the box test box and press the button to test how the screen will be displayed with the resolution you set. Remote control highlight remote c...
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4-channel digital video recorder 25 recording setup figure 34 ─ record menu. Record highlight record in the record menu and press the button. The record setup screen appears. Highlighting record audio and pressing the button toggles between on and off. When set to on, the dvr will record audio when ...
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User’s manual 26 note: when the storage device does not have enough space to record video data longer than the preset limit time-lapse recording period, the dvr records over the oldest video data (time-lapse or event video) as it would in the recycle mode even if this feature is turned on. Note: the...
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4-channel digital video recorder 27 highlight the box under the range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. Highlight the box under the mode heading and press the button to change the r...
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User’s manual 28 event setup figure 39 ─ event menu. Alarm-in highlight alarm-in in the event menu and press the button. The alarm-in setup screen appears. You can set up the dvr to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight the box beside panic...
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4-channel digital video recorder 29 note: for the alarm-out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the event mode in the alarm-out setup screen (schedule tab). Highlight the desired box under the notify heading, and press the button. The alarm-in notify menu appears. Highlight...
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User’s manual 30 you can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; e.G., a doorway. Highlight the box under the zone heading, and press the button. The motion detection zone screen displays. Press the button to display the menu screen. The menu on the setup screen has the followi...
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4-channel digital video recorder 31 note: for the record action, the camera you select should be set to the event or time & event recording mode in the record schedule setup screen. Highlight the box under the alarm-out heading and press the button. Select between alarm output and beep (dvr’s intern...
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User’s manual 32 highlight the actions tab, and the video loss actions setup screen appears. Highlight the box under the alarm-out heading and press the button. Select between alarm output and beep (dvr’s internal buzzer) that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the dvr detects video lo...
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4-channel digital video recorder 33 highlight the actions tab, and the video blind actions setup screen appears. Highlight the box under the alarm-out heading and press the button. Select between alarm output and beep (dvr’s internal buzzer) that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the ...
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User’s manual 34 highlight the box beside text-in product, and press the button. Select your device from the list. Note: the following description is for a generic text device. The screen changes for different types of text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 35 highlight the box under the alarm-out heading and press the button. Select between alarm output and beep (dvr’s internal buzzer) that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the dvr detects text input. Note: for the alarm-out action, the alarm output and ...
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User’s manual 36 highlighting the box under the interval heading beside each alarm-in and pressing the button allows you to change the interval that you want the dvr to run self-diagnostics on alarm inputs. You can select from 1 hr. To 30 days or never. Highlight the storage tab and the storage setu...
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4-channel digital video recorder 37 highlight the notify box beside the desired event (system, boot up, restart, shutdown, panic record, check recording, check alarm-in, disk almost full, disk full, disk bad, disk temperature, disk s.M.A.R.T., disk config change or fan error), and press the button. ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 39 chapter 4 ─ operation note: this chapter assumes your dvr has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to chapters 2 and 3. The dvr’s controls are similar to a vcr. As with a vcr, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, ...
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User’s manual 40 live monitoring menu freeze selecting (freeze) in the live monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select again. It is the same as pressing the (enter/pause) button on the front panel. While in the freeze mode, the icon displays in bottom-left corner if...
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4-channel digital video recorder 41 login/logout selecting (login) in the live monitoring menu accesses the login screen, and you will be asked to select a user and enter the password to log into the system. Selecting (logout) in the live monitoring menu displays the logout screen asking you to conf...
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User’s manual 42 you can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the button on the front panel. Select set preset from the move to preset dialog box, and the ptz preset dialog box will appear. Se...
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4-channel digital video recorder 43 full screen 2x2 previous camera next camera osd figure 58 ─ mouse display menu. Full screen selecting (full screen) in the mouse display menu and choosing the camera number button displays the selected camera full screen. It is the same as pressing the individual ...
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User’s manual 44 recording audio if the dvr was set up to record audio, it will record audio from up to four inputs when video is recording. The dvr will not record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips. Note: make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations...
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4-channel digital video recorder 45 search go to export camera menu alarm reset panic data source exit figure 59 ─ search menu. Note: the search menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen. Search menu search selecting (search) in the search menu displays the foll...
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User’s manual 46 camera menu selecting (camera menu) in the search menu displays the following camera menu. Note: the video signal has a time difference of 1/60 second (1/50 second for pal) between odd and even fields because it is composed of 60 interlaced fields per second (50 fields for pal). Whe...
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4-channel digital video recorder 47 highlight the box beside check time overlap and press the button. It toggles between on and off. You will only be able to turn the check time overlap on or off if a user-defined date and time is set to from and to. If the dvr’s date and time have been reset, it is...
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User’s manual 48 record table search there are three view modes. Standard view, expanded view and compact view. Standard view (default) displays combined recording information of all camera channels currently displayed on the screen. In the standard view mode, selecting the icon located at the botto...
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4-channel digital video recorder 49 the individual playback controls at the bottom perform the following functions as described below: go to the previous image play/pause go to the next image fast backward play fast forward play selecting in the top-left corner exits the record table search screen. ...
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User’s manual 50 when you search for motion events of another camera, you will be asked whether or not you want to delete the previous search results from the list. Text-in search note: text input information will be overlaid on the image while the recorded video is played at regular speed. You can ...
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4-channel digital video recorder 51 clip-copy video clips can be copied on an external usb hard disk, cd-rw or flash drive. The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running microsoft windows 98, me, 2000, xp or vista. Refer to the appendix – usb hard disk drive preparation for information o...
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User’s manual 52 once the clip copy starts, you can cancel it by selecting cancel or hide the screen by selecting close. When selecting close, clip copy continues and a confirmation screen will display when complete. Note: the file size for clip copy is limited to 30gb. When copying video clips larg...
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4-channel digital video recorder 53 appendix usb hard disk drive preparation preparing the usb hard disk drive in windows 2000 note: preparing a usb hard disk drive under windows xp and windows vista is almost identical to windows 2000. 1. Connect the usb hard disk drive to your computer using the u...
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4-channel digital video recorder 55 for example, if you want to search for coke with a qty (quantity) of more than 1 and hotdog with an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set. Webguard webguard allows you to access a remote dvr, monitor live video images and search record...
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User’s manual 56 note: do not close the login window during the webguard operation, otherwise, it will cause a script error when switching between web monitoring and web search modes and running the webguard program again will be required. Note: the port numbers for webwatch, websearch and audio sho...
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4-channel digital video recorder 57 ① click the to log out the webguard program. ② click the to access to the web search mode. ③ position the mouse pointer on the webwatch logo to see the version of the webguard program. ④ the dvr information window displays the login information of webguard. ⑤ clic...
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User’s manual 58 ① click the to log out the webguard program. ② click the to access to the web monitoring mode. ③ position the mouse pointer on the websearch logo to see the version of the webguard program. ④ the dvr information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote dvr...
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4-channel digital video recorder 59 ⑭ selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change camera title: changes the camera name. Enable audio: plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. (single-screen layout only) asp...
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User’s manual 60 map of screens.
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4-channel digital video recorder 61 system log notices boot up setup begin panic off shutdown setup end clear all data restart remote setup change format disk upgrade remote setup fail disk full upgrade fail setup imported auto deletion time change setup import failure search begin time zone change ...
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User’s manual v1.0 62 specifications video signal format ntsc or pal (auto detect) video input composite: 4 looping inputs, 1 vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 ohms monitor outputs composite: 1 bnc, 1 vp-p, 75 ohms vga: 1 (auto detect) video resolution composite: 720x480 (ntsc), 720x576 (pal) vga: 720x480@...