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16 Channel Digital Video Recorder
DXR116
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Under the copyright laws, this documentation may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or part without the prior written consent of Strategic Vista Technologies Inc., except in the manner described in the documentation. © Copyright 2003 Strategic Vista Technologies Inc. 300 Alden Road Markham, Ontario L3R 4C1 CANADA All rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan. THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15
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Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Features ...................................................
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Appendix 5: Recording Times (in Hours)...................................................................................................................................................34 Appendix 6: RS232 Remote Protocol .........................................................................................................................................................35 Appendix 7: Compatible HDD Brands.......................................................................................
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Important Safety Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before operating this equipment. The improper operation may cause irreparable damage to the appliance. Lift and place this equipment gently. Do not expose this equipment to direct sunlight. Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water. Do not spill liquid of any kind on the equipment. Do not unplug the power connector before turning the power off correctly. This equipment should
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Introduction The DXR116 combines a 16 channel multiplexer with a Digital Video Recorder (DVR). The DVR offers many advantages over traditional time lapse VCR’s, allowing you to quickly access and search for a specific time segment or event which has been recorded. This high quality recorded video can be viewed at various playback speeds as well as frame-by-frame with the Jog Button feature To learn more about Strategic Vista products, please visit our website at www.strategicvista.com
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System Contents The DXR116 box should include the items listed below. Please take a moment to verify that no items are missing from the package. DXR116 Digital Video Recorder Hard Disk Drives (not included in all models) 2 Keys for Installation / User Manual Hard Drive Cartridge Power Adapter and Cord NOTE: KEEP THE KEYS IN A SAFE PLACE. THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR INSTALLATION / REMOVAL OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE. Getting Started If the purcha
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Front Panel Controls 17 18 12 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 PAUSE HDD HDD Full 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 ALARM REW FF TIMER PLAY REC MENU ENTER ZOOM SLOW POWER STOP REC PLAY SELECT ¦ ) G 2 3 4 5 6 13 15 14 16 19 1 7 8 11 9 10 1. Removable Cartridge Casing The DXR116 comes with 2 removable hard disk drive cartridges. 2. MENU Press MENU to enter the Main Menu. You will be prompted for a password upon pressing the MENU button. 3. ENTER Press ENTER for confirmatio
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Press REC to start recording. (The icon will appear in the top-right corner of the screen when recording is in progress.) 14. REW / ? The REW / ? button has two functions: i. Pressing REW / ? plays video backwards at a high speed. Pressing REW adjusts the speed from normal speed to 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, 32X the normal speed. ii. In Menu mode, the REW / ? button is used to scroll Left through options. 15. PLAY Press PLAY to play recorded video. The DXR116 will play the last recorded vid
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Back Panel MONITOR AUDIO AUDIO LOOP IN OUT INPUT CALL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK POWER EXTERNAL I/O 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. 1. POWER INPUT Connects to the Power cord. 2. EXTERNAL I/O Connects to a PC for Remote Control via RS-232 or to an Alarm Block. (se
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Accessing the Main Menu The Menu allows you to configure your DVR settings and program various recording options. Follow these steps in order to access the Menu: Press the MENU button. The password screen will appear: Password: 0000 The default Password is 0000. To change the number of the Password, use the ? / ? buttons to scroll left and right between numbers, and use the ? / ? buttons to change the value of the number that is flashing. Press the ENTER button once th
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System The system menu is used to configure the system level options of the DXR116… To access the System features, press MENU followed by the 4 digit password. Use the ? / ? to scroll to the “System” option and press ENTER. (SYSTEM) Audio Input: 1 Int Audible Alarm: ON Ext Audible Alarm: ON Alarm Duration: 10 SEC Dwell Time: 02 SEC Message Latch: NO Title Display: ON Time Display: Y/M/D 2003-JAN-02 (THU) 17:37:09 New Password: XXXX Clear HDD: NO System Reset: NO
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To set the duration of the Alarm: 1. On the System screen, press ? / ? to select Alarm Duration, then press ENTER. 2. Press ? / ? to select the desired time (10s, 15s, 20, 30, 1min, 2min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 15min, 30min, always) 3. Press MENU to confirm your change. 4. Press ? / ? to move to another field on the System screen or press MENU to exit. Setting the Dwell Time This timer is used to select the amount of time (between 1-10s) a channel appears on the monitor before sequencing to
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Changing the System Password 1. On the System screen, press ? / ? to select New Password, then press ENTER. 2. Press ? / ? to choose a number, then press ? / ? to move to the next digit: 3. Press MENU to confirm your change. 4. Press ? / ? move to another field on the System screen or press MENU to exit this screen and confirm the current operation. 5. If you have completed all your system configuration changes, press MENU again to exit and close menu setup. Clearing the Hard Drive Da
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The remote connection on the DVR uses 8 data bits, 1 start bit, and 1 stop bit. Below is an example of the data stream with the control codes shown. ACT – OxFF OxCO ID STOP – Ox7F FUNCTION Please refer to Appendix 3 for information on the Pin connections and command protocols that would be used in this application. Search The DXR116 allows you to easily find sections of recorded video using the SEARCH feature. To access the Search option, press MENU followed by the
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Alarm List This feature shows a listing of all recorded video triggered by an Alarm. 1. In the Search menu, press ? / ? to scroll to the Alarm List option, then press ENTER. 2. Press ? / ? to select the desired recorded video and press ? / ? to change pages. 3. Press ENTER to play selected video. Time Search This feature finds video recorded on a specific time and date that is entered. 1. In the Search menu, press ? / ? to scroll to the Time Search option, then press ENTER. 2. Pres
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6. Press MENU to confirm current operation, and enter to next Timer Record setup. 7. Press ? / ? move location to Timer Enable: Yes or No setup YES : To confirm Timer Enable: Scheduling Timer Record feature NO : To confirm no Timer Enable: No Scheduling Timer Record feature 8. Press MENU to exit and confirm current operation. 9. Press MENU again to exit and close TIMER setup mode. NOTE: WHEN THE TIMER IS SET, THE REC LED INDICATOR WILL BE ON. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT MAY BE ON, THE SY
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Record Settings On the Main menu, selecting the Record option will allow you to set the quality and speed of (Menu) recordings. Search Timer Pressing ENTER after scrolling to the Record option will bring up the following menu ? Record options: Alarm Remote (RECORD) System HDD Overwrite: NO Event Record IPS: 15A Record Quality: Normal Alarm Rec IPS: 15A Alarm Rec Quality: Normal HDD Overwrite Setup: 1. Press ENTER to confirm HDD OVERWRITE setup. 2. Press ?
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Camera Channel Setup To access the Camera option, press MENU followed by the 4 digit password. Use the ? / ? to scroll to the Camera option and press ENTER. TITLE DWELL ALARM RECORD ---01 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---02 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---03 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---04 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---05 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---06 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---07 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---08 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---09 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---10 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---11 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVENT ---12 ON 5 5 5 LOW EVEN
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Record Method This feature is used to select the DVR record method as either EVENT / NORMAL / OFF. 1. Press ? / ? to select the desired time camera channel (1-16), then press ENTER. 2. Press ? / ? to select the Record Method feature on the screen. 3. Press ? / ? to select EVENT/ NORMAL/ OFF on the screen. EVENT: when the alarm input is triggered, the DVR will increase the recording time to that channel. i.e. the normal record sequence for cameras is camera 1, camera 2, camera 3 etc
