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INSTALLATION &
OPERATION MANUAL
Digital Video Recorder
DVR-3704T
Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All the following safety and operation instructions for the prevention of harm or damage to the operator or other persons should be read before the unit is operated. 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 cover
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Table Of Contents 1. PRODUCT FEATURES .................................................................................................. 4 1.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................4 1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES .............................................................................................................4 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW............................................................
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5.5.5 SCHEDULE SETTING ................................................................................................................................. 26 5.6 DISK SETUP............................................................................................................................27 5.7 SYSTEM SETTING...................................................................................................................28 6. DISPLAY MODE.................................................
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1. PRODUCT FEATURES 1.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION The DVR-3704 is a unique low-cost, high-performance digital video recorder supporting a 4-channel video input, 4 alarm inputs and one alarm output. It records at a real time speed, and displays video at the same speed rate per channel. Our device is capable of simultaneous triplex recording, playback and live modes, and provides a multi-screen on which to view your recorded images. Instead of having to handle inconvenient VCR tapes, you
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Easy field firmware update via USB device can be performed by the end user. Built-in USB connector to save image(s) for an individual channel to an USB device. 4 BNC video input channels. 4 alarm inputs and 1 alarm output. Audio recording. Quick setup menu. Disk-full warning. Supports factory default menu setting. Supports Play/Reverse-Play/Pause/Stop/FF/REW for playback. 5
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2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 FRONT VIEW 4CH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER 1 < button: Press to move the focus to desired items in the menu setup mode. 2 > button: Press to move the focus to desired items in the menu setup mode. 3 ^ button: Press to move within a desired option or value in the setup mode in the upward direction. 4 v button: Press to move within a desired option or value in the setup mode in the downward direction. Press the “v” bu
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8 button: Press to double the size of an image. Use the "^" ( up ), "V" ( down ) , "<" ( left ) and ">" ( right ) buttons to shift your zoom focus . Press the button again or press the Display button to return to the original image size. 9 channel buttons: All channel buttons from 1 to 4 are sited here. Press each to display its channel in the live and play modes. 10 Search button: Press to enter the search mode to access recorded video. 11 Menu button: Press this to ente
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18 █ (Stop) button: Press to stop playing back a recorded video from a hard disk and the LED will emit green light. 19 button: Press to start recording video into a hard disk while in the live display mode and the LED will emit green light. Press again for at least 3 seconds to stop the recording. 20 POWER button: Press this button for at least 3 seconds to switch off. Press again to activate the device. 21 (disk) Indicator: The indicator shows the operation status of the uni
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2.2 REAR VIEW 1 DC jack: The inlet connects to an external power supply. Connect with the 12 V DC TUV-approved Power Supply; or connect with the UL Listed Class 2 Power Supply or ITE power supply marked ‘LPS’ or its equivalent. 2 RS-232 Port: The RS-232 communication port functions as a connector to an external control device. Please refer to the RS-232 Connection for more details. 3 ALARM I/O: This is a 9-PIN D-SUB connector including GROUND, ALARM OUT, DISK FULL,
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2.3 ALARM In/Out DISK FULL ALARM RESET ALARM OUT RECORD IN GROUND 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 ALARM1 IN ALARM4 IN ALARM2 IN ALARM3 IN THE ABOVE FIGURE IS A REAR VIEW. 1. GND: Ground Contact. 2. ALARM OUT (OUTPUT): This is an alarm-output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as 5V 0V(Active) buzzers or lights. ( ) 3. DISK FULL (OUTPUT): This is a disk-full output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as 5V 0V(Active) buzzers or lights. ( ) 4. ALARM RESET (INPUT): This pin co
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3. BASIC OPERATIONS This section shows you how to operate and manage the DVR. 3.1 RECORDING OPERATIONS 3.1.1 Manual Recording When the DVR is in the live display mode, take the following steps to start recording: (1) In live display, press the button to record video into a hard-disk drive with the corresponding programmed recording settings. At once the device will emit a “beeping” sound signal and the button will light up indicating the DVR is in the recording status. (2) Pr
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3.1.3 Timer Recording Timer recording provides seven schedules in a weekly table. This way the DVR will start and stop recording according to the programmed schedule. Please take the following steps to program the scheduled recording. (1) Press the MENU button to enter the MAIN MENU. (2) Select the ADVANCED SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the ADVANCED SETTING page. (3) Select the SCHEDULE SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the SCHEDULE SETTING page. (Please refe
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3.2 PLAYBACK OPERATIONS This section shows you how to operate the fast and single-picture playback functions, and details how the unit is to playback a file in a different operation status. Please refer to the following paragraphs specifying the relevant details. When playing a file, the PLAY button will light up indicating that the DVR is in the playback status. During playback, press the CH1-CH4 buttons to view the corresponding channels. To view the playback of multiple channels simulta
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3.3 BACKUP OPERATIONS Archive Single image Clips into a USB device: Please take the following steps to archive a critical image in a USB device. (1) Insert a USB device into the USB slot of the front unit. (2) Start playing back the recorded video. (3) Press the button to freeze the desired image. (4) Press the Save button to save the image. While saving the image, the icon will appear on the screen. Note: When playing back in the single-channel ( ) display mode, the user can c
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3.4 KEY LOCK OPERATIONS To activate the key lock function: Press the “v” button for at least 3 seconds to activate the key lock function. The device will emit a “beeping” sound signal and show the message of “KEY LOCK”. To deactivate the key lock function: Press the “v” button for at least 3 seconds to deactivate the key lock function. The device will emit a “beeping” sound signal and show the message of “KEY UNLOCK”. 3.5 TRIPLEX OPERATIONS The Live, Play and Record modes a
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4. SEARCH MODE This section shows you how to access recorded video. 4.1 RECORD LIST Take the following steps to proceed with the record-list search function. (1) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (2) Select RECORD LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of recorded video. (3) Highlight the specific recorded video you require and press the Enter button to display the selected video. (Key Operation: Press the “^” and “v” buttons to select a vid
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ALARM LIST HDD:HDD1 0001/0120 SEARCH START TIME EVENT CH 1.RECORD LIST ENTER 08/15/2006 09:03 MOTION CH1 08/14/2006 19:22 MOTION CH1 2.ALARM LIST ENTER 08/14/2006 09:30 MOTION CH1 3.TIME FILTER ENTER 08/13/2006 11:00 MOTION CH2 08/12/2006 15:00 MOTION CH1 08/12/2006 08:03 MOTION CH3 08/10/2006 07:30 MOTION CH1 08/09/2006 10:10 MOTION CH1 08/08/2006 09:10 MOTION CH4 08/07/2006 08:13 MOTION CH1 ZOOM KEY: SWICTH HDD 4.3 TIME FILTER Take the followi
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5. MENU MODE There are 7 functional items for setting operations in the setup menu system as shown below. The following sections will instruct you step by step to configure setting the operations, and will state each item’s purpose and options. You can also use the “^” (up) and “v” (down) buttons to select any of the items. Once inside the item’s system, the on-screen menu allows you to set up the key features of the unit. The functions of the various buttons within the menu-setup mode ar
