LOREX Technology SC21CD5444UQ-A80 manual

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    21” COLOR QUAD / DVR COMBO WITH 80GB HDD SC21CD5444UQ-A80 FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.STRATEGICVISTA.COM BEFORE OPERATING THI S S YS TEM, P LEAS E RE AD THIS M ANUAL THOROUGHLY AND RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE REF ERENCE[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the 21 ” Color Quad / DVR Combo fr om Strategic Vi sta. This unique and innovative system provides a com p let e security package, wit h the convenience of a built-in Di gital Video Recorder combin ed with a 21” Color Quad Observation System. This system includes 3 CCD cameras, 1 D ome camera, and Web Ready Software to [...]

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    NOTE This equipment has been c ertified an d found to comp ly with the l imits regu lated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause inte rference with other appliance usage. However, it is im perative that user follows this manual's guidel ines to avoi d improper usa[...]

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    CONTENTS: GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ------ ----------------- ------------------------------------------------ FEATURES ------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------------- SYSTEM CONTENTS ------------- ----------------- ---------------------------------- ------------- GETTING STARTED ------------- ---------------[...]

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    GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: 1. Read Instructions All of the safety and oper ating instructions shoul d be read and understood before the product i s used. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for fu ture reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the instruction manual should be follo wed. 4. Fol[...]

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    CAUTIONS: 1. All the warnings and instr uctions of this manual should be followed 2. Remove the plug from the outlet before c leaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use water damped c loth for c leaning 3. Do not use this un it in very humid and wet places 4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventila tion. Slots and openings o f the cab[...]

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    SYSTEM INCLUDES: 3 – 1/4” CCD COLOR CAMERAS WITH METAL STAND AND 57 FT CABLE (3 cameras included w ith Model SC21CD5444UQ-A80) -3- 21” COLOR QUAD MONITOR WITH BUILT-IN DVR 80 GB HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) Already inserted into cabi net OWNER’S MANUAL 2 KEYS FOR CARTRIDGE CHECK YOUR PAC KAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INC[...]

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    GETTING STARTED: Connect the AC Power Cord to the back of the monitor, and connect up to 4 cameras to the 6 Pin DIN or BNC Video inputs on the back of the monitor. Then turn the Ma in Power Swit ch to ON . Upon Powering Up, a message will appear “Please Check HDD Key Lock bef ore Turn ON”. This message is reminding you to ensure that the cabine[...]

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    CONTROL - FRONT PANEL: 1. Removabl e Cartridge Ca s ing The built-in DVR come s with a remova bl e ha rd di sk d rive tray. 2. PIP / SEQ - th is button performs two functions: (1) PIP : Holding this button for 3 seconds trigger s the Picture -In-Pictu re display. PIP allo ws you to view two camera locations simultaneous ly, one being the main chann[...]

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    5. EVEN T - Pre ssing this button brings up a list of up to 1000 Events, including Power Loss and Alarms . You can scroll through Events using the and k eys , and navigate between Pages of Events using the and keys. Press Play / Enter to exit the Event list. The following le tters represen t the different types of Events that you may find listed : [...]

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    11. MICROP HON E 12. QUAD – Pres sing this button goes to Quad viewing mode . 13. CH1/C H2/CH3/CH4 - These buttons perfo rm the follow ing functions: a) Displa ys a picture in Full Sc reen. In Quad Screen mode: se lect a Channel button (1-4) and hold for 2-3 seconds in order to view that Camera in Full Screen. In Full Screen mode: p ress a channe[...]

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    MAIN MENU CONTROL : Enter the MENU sc reen by pressing the Menu button. Scroll through the 12 options by p ressing the UP and DOWN buttons. To enter a sub-menu, press the Enter butt on where the highlighted scroll bar is located. To exit the Main Menu, scroll down to the Exit option and press the Enter button. Note: In sub menu of the Main Menu, yo[...]

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    2. SEQUENCE S E T - This submenu allows you to select how long you’d like each channel to appear on-screen before automat icall y swit ching to the next channel in Sequence mode. The Dwell Time is 0-59 seconds selectable for each of the 4 channels and for Quad mode. NOTE : Channels without a ca mera, a Video Loss, o r a Dwel l Time of zero will b[...]

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    (iii) SENSITIVITY : Select the level of the Motion Sensing’s sens itivity level by channel. Level 05 is the highest sensitivity, Le vel 01 is the least sensitive. Level 00 deactivates Motion Sensing. (iv) AREA : S elect the area of the screen where the Pixe l Motion Sensing feature will be active. The digits be low represent the a rea on the scre[...]

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    7. SYSTEM SET ( ll ) - This sub-menu allo ws you to configure va rious prefer ences on the system, rela ted to DVR settings. (i) HDD INFO DISP : Se ts the display setti n gs for in formation o n the HDD statu s. This can b e display ed as a percentage of HDD space used, or amount of Bytes availabl e, or the HDD information display can be set to OFF[...]

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    (vi) HDD SLAV E : Select [Y] to enabl e t he syst em to check for a Slav e HDD upon st art up. Enabli ng HDD SLAVE allows you t o record t o and pl ay back from t he Slav e HDD (The HDD y ou connect to the IDE-SUB on the back of the monitor ). For more infor mation regarding how the Slave HDD backs up the Master HDD , please refer to page14. Note :[...]

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    11. MONITOR SET - This submenu allows you to adjus t the Picture settings of the mon itor. You can switch between Full or Quad screen view s while adjusting the monitor settings by pressing the and keys (i) CONTRAST : Changes the contrast of the picture. (ii) BRIGHT : Changes the brightness of the pictur e. (iii) COLOR : Changes the color of the pi[...]

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    -14- PLAYBACK OPTIONS Upon pressing the PLAY button, one of the Playback Search menu s will appear. These Playback menus are the same as the Search options desc ribed on page 13. Whicheve r Search option you last accessed will dictate which Playback menu that appears upon pressing PLAY. For example, if the last Sea rch option used was a Time S e ar[...]

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    PAN / TILT ZOOM: The monitor is equipped with a built-in Pan/Tilt Zoom featu re, which is only available when used in conjunction with a compatible Pan/Tilt Z oom Dome camera ( model SG7380). Please ref er t o www.strategicvist a . com for more informa tion on the available accessories (sold separately). The Pan/Tilt Zoom featu re supports “Pelco[...]

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    CONTROL - BACK PANEL : 10 2 6 9 7 12 AUDIO SLAVE OUT 4 VIDEO MONITOR OUT IDE-SUB USB + - SENSOR INPUT SENSOR OUTPU T AC100-240V, 50/60Hz AC INPUT POWER MAIN S/W CH4 CH2 VIDEO INPUT CH2 CH4 CH1 CH3 + - 1 23 + - AUDIO INPUT + - + - CH1 CH3 RS-232 11 1 3 4 5 8 1. BNC Came ra Inputs - Channel 1-4 came ra inputs ( for cameras with BN C Video outputs) 2.[...]

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    REMOTE CONTROL: Features of the Remote Control. For more details on specific remote control features, refer to the Front Panel fea tures. -17- Z OOM R- S EA RC H QU AD VOL IN PA N /T IL T 7 4 1 V OL PI P-S U B AL R S P-S EA RC H EV EN T PI P FA R SE Q OU T FO C U S N EA R 9 KE Y L O CK SE L EN TE R AU DI O 8 REC . FRZ4 FRZ3 6 3 5 2 FR Z2 FRZ1 M EN [...]

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    STANDARD WIRED CAMERA: 1. Camera Lens – Delivers high quality image by us ing a 1/4” C CD Image Sensor 2. Speaker – Delive rs sound from the mon itor to the camera 3. Camera Input – Connects cab le to the monitor 4. Bracket – Metal bracket connects to camera for mounting to walls, ceilings or ta ble 5. Microphone – Picks up sound around[...]

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    DOME CAMERA: 1. Camera Lens – Delivers high qualit y image by using a 1/4” Color CCD Image Sensor 2. Plastic Bubble Housing - Smoked acrylic housin g protects lens and provides an unobtrusi ve appearance 3. Camera Input – Connect cable to the back of the monitor 4. Mic rophone – Picks up sound a round the camera INSTALLATION A. Camera Unit [...]

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    1. CAMERA 1- 4 INPUTS Connect one end of the supplied 65 ft cable to the firs t wired c amera, and the other end to the camera 1 input on the back of the monitor. Connect the other supplied cameras to Camera Input 2, 3 and 4 CAMERA INSTALLATION : -20- USB AUDIO SLAVE OUT 4 VIDEO MONITOR OUT IDE-SUB USB + - SENSOR INPUT SENSOR OUTPU T AC100-240V, 50[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOOTING: If the syste m does not function properl y, please check the following po ints. Adjust the volu me Picture but no sound Remove the Key Lock Keypad doesn’t wo rk Re-inse rt HDD a s per Appendix #1. Make sure that the HDD cartridge is locked. HDD not f ou n d The HDD is Full, and Overwrite is not enabled Recording s topped Check t[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: MONITOR Picture Tube : 21” Color Quad Screen Horiz ontal Resolu tion : 450 li nes Camera Capable : Up to 4 Camera I nput : 4 Min i Di n / 4 BN C Input Signal : Composite 1 Vp-p (V:0.714Vp-p, Sync : 0.3Vp-p) Power Consumption : 105Watts (Max.) AC INPUT : 100 ~ 240 Volts 50 / 60 Hz Weig ht : 57 Lbs. (26Kg ) Dimen sio n : 1[...]

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    OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available to add to your existing system. CABLE TIME LAPSE VCR PAN/TILT ZOOM DOME CAMERA Extends viewing length from Camera to monitor. Available In 65, 100 and 250 ft lengths Used to record key events. Select from a 40 hour real time or 1280 Hour time lapse VCR Equipped with a 3x Digital Zoom and [...]

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    APPENDIX #1 – INSTALLING the HDD The HDD serves the same purp ose in a DV R as a video cassette does in a VCR. However, installing the HDD is a bit more complicated. Please fol low the next steps carefully in order to e nsure prope r installation . The compart ment located on the front panel of the DVR is the rem ovable Cartri dge Casing in which[...]

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    3. Connect the HDD into the Cartridge Casing Take the Hard Disk D rive and Connect the two cables from the back of the Cart ridge Casing to the HDD. The cables should be pushed in firml y, but not forcibl y. The 4 Pin connection is the DC Power cable, and the w ider cable is the standard Hard Drive IDE type connec tion. 4. Secure the HDD in the Cas[...]

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    7. Lock t he Cabi net Lock the cabinet b y turn ing the key clockwise. A (locked) B (unlocked) If you need to unlock the cab inet, turn the key counter- clockw ise from the posit ion shown above. IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET, THE DVR SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. -26-[...]

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    APPENDIX #2 – CONNECTION TO A SLAVE MONITOR & STANDARD VCR Connection to a Standard VCR You may wish to record from th e DVR Combo to a VHS cassette in order to back up vide o and make it viewable for other parties. To record the video signal fr om your monitor connect an RCA audio/video cable from the Monitor Audio/Vide o output RCA jacks to[...]

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    APPENDIX #3 – TYPICAL CONFIGURATION FOR A COMPLETE SYSTEM AUDIO SLAVE OUT 4 VIDEO MONITOR OUT IDE-SUB USB + - SENSOR INPUT SENSOR OUTPU T AC100-240V, 50/60Hz AC INPUT POWER MAIN S/W CH4 CH2 VIDEO INPUT CH2 CH4 CH1 CH3 + - 1 23 + - AUDIO INPUT + - + - CH1 CH3 RS-232 MONITOR COMPUTER SENSOR VCR CAMERA HDD -28- USB[...]

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    APPENDIX #4 - RS232 Remote Protocol The RS232 / Alarm input allow s you to cont rol the DVR system from your PC. In order to achieve this, you will require an RS232 COM Port communication prog ram installed on y our PC. Th ere are many of these soft ware programs available on the in ternet, some of w hich are free. Please contact the manufact urer [...]

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    APPENDIX #5 – RECORDING TIME (in hours) -30- 60 IPS is eq ual to 30 f rames per secon d. 1 IPS i s equal to 0.5 fr ames per secon d. Note : Audio is not available at recording speeds lower than 8 IPS. 2284 Hours 1270 Hours 930 Hours 01 IPS 1158 Hours 768 Hours 476 Hours 02 IPS 660 Hours 408 Hours 242 Hours 04 IPS 406 Hours 256 Hours 160 Hours 08 [...]

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    APPENDIX #6 – RECOR DING TIME (gigabytes per hour) 0.035GB/Hour 0.063GB/Hou r 0.086GB/Hour 01 IPS 0.069GB/Hour 0.104GB/Hou r 0.168GB/Hour 02 IPS 0.121GB/Hour 0.196GB/Hou r 0.328GB/Hour 04 IPS 0.197GB/Hour 0.311GB/Hou r 0.499GB/Hour 08 IPS 0.380GB/Hour 0.555GB/Hou r 0.990GB/Hour 15 IPS 0.571GB/Hour 0.878GB/Hou r 1.35GB /Hour 30 IPS 0.800GB/Hour 1.[...]

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    CARE AND MAINTENANCE: Please follow these instructions to ensure proper care and maintenance of this system Keep your monitor and camera dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store your unit in normal temperature envir onment. Extreme temperatures can shorten the life of the electronic devices. Handle the mon itor carefully. Drop p [...]