Speco Technologies CS16 manual Feature, Technical Overview

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16-Channel Digital Video Recorder

Chapter 1 — Introduction

Feature

Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features:

16 Composite Video Input Connectors

Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources

Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL

H.264 Codec

Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 VGA

Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Record Table, Event)

Real-time Recording (480/400 Images per Second (NTSC/PAL) with Standard (CIF) Resolution)

Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode

2 USB 2.0 Ports

Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback

User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu System

Multiple Recording Modes (Time-lapse, Pre-event, Alarm, Motion and Panic)

Two-way Audio Communication

4-Channel Audio Recording and 1-Channel Audio Playback

Text Input for ATM and POS

Alarm Connections Include: Input and Output

Built-in Alarm Buzzer

Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet

Time Synchronization using industry standard protocol

IR Remote Control

Self-diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. protocol

Technical Overview

In addition to replacing both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR.

The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive. Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously; there is no need to rewind tape. The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video.

Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape. There is no need to adjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse, slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing. Digital video can be indexed by time or events, and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event.

Your DVR can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to record, and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays.

The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full, or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full.

Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video.

You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk and flash drives.

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Contents Page Page Compliance Notice of FCC Weee Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Table of Contents Digital Deterrent List of Illustrations Motion Detection Settings screen Technical Overview FeatureTypical DVR installation Required Installation Tools Package ContentsVideo Out Power Cord ConnectorAudio In/Out RS232 PortFactory Reset Switch Alarm Input/OutputRS485 Port Network PortOperation Instruction Menu Button Front Panel ControlsCopy Button Esc ButtonPlay/Stop Button Power LEDCamera Buttons Arrow ButtonsLogin/Logout Button Remote Control ButtonsID Button Sequence ButtonPlayback Buttons Alarm ButtonLayout Button Zoom ButtonTurning on the Power Initial Unit SetupPTZ Control Buttons Setup Screen System SetupInformation Information setup screen Date/Time Date/Time setup screenStorage Holiday setup screenStorage device UserUser setup screen EZ Setup screen EZ SetupDate/Time Setup Internet Connection Recording Setup ShutdownRecord Record Settings screen Schedule Schedule setup screenPre-Event Schedule Settings Advanced Mode setup screenAlarm-In Event SetupMotion Detection Alarm-In Actions 1 screenMotion Detection Settings screen Motion Detection Actions 1 screen Video LossVideo Blind Video Loss Settings screenDVR checks to see if anything is blinding a camera Text-In Text-In Settings screenText-In Actions screen System EventHighlight the Storage tab, and the Storage screen displays Event Status Check Alarm-In and Check Recording will beNetwork Network SetupHighlight the LAN tab, and the LAN screen displays Dvrns setup screen Notification Rtsp setup screenHighlight the + and press the button to add a mail recipient Notification SNS setup screen Camera Devices SetupHighlight the PTZ tab, and the PTZ setup screen displays Audio Alarm-OutDigital Deterrent Display OSD screen DisplayMain Monitor screen Remote Control setup screen Remote ControlOperation Instruction Live Monitoring Menu Live MonitoringFreeze Alarm Active Cameo Mode Zoom ModePTZ Mode Event Monitoring Recording Audio Recording VideoPlaying Recorded Video Covert CameraSelect Playback Camera menu Searching VideoSearch Search MenuBookmark Data Source Event Log SearchRecord Table Search screen Record Table SearchCalendar Search Configuration Digital Deterrent section for more detailsMotion Search screen Motion SearchText-In Search screen Text-In SearchClip-Copy BookmarksOperation Instruction Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows USB Hard Disk Drive PreparationSearch Example Text-In Search ExamplesSpeco Remote Web Monitoring Mode Web Search Mode Operation Instruction Time Overlap Map of Screens System Log Notices TroubleshootingSpecifications Error Code NoticesStorage