RCA AVC 776 manual

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    T able of Cont ent s 1. Introduction 1-1 Saf ety Warn ing ……………… ………………………… …………………………… ………… 1-2 Featur es ………………………… …………………………… ………………………… ………. 1-3 S pecifications ………………… ………………………… ?[...]

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    2 Thank you for cho osi ng this hi g h quality D i gital Mu lti plex Recorder . The DMR converts a nalog NTSC or P AL vi deo to d ig ital im ages and records them to a rem ovable hard disk drive. Di gitally recorded video ha s m an y advantages compared to analog vi deo recorded on t ap e. There is no need to adjust t racking. Digital video c an be[...]

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    3 Full Screen Quad 7 CH 9 CH 10 CH 13 CH 16 CH Full screen 704(H) x 468(V) <NTS C> / 704(H) x 564(V) < P AL> 4 channels 352(H) x 234(V) <NTS C> / 352(H) x 282(V) < P AL> 9 channels 224(H) x 156(V) <NTS C> / 224(H) x 188(V) < P AL> 1.2.6 Independent mai n and call monitor outputs allow simultaneous multi-cam era o[...]

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    4 Audio input 4 audio inputs, (RCA) Audio output 2 audio outputs, (RCA) Motion Detect A re a 1 5 * 1 2 t a r g e t s p e r c a m e r a ( N T S C ) / 1 5 * 1 4 t a r g e t s p e r c a m e r a ( P A L ) Motion Detect Sensiti vity 2 5 6 L e v e l s Video Loss Detection Y e s Refresh Rate 7 2 i m a g e s / s e c . f o r N T S C / 6 0 i m a g e s / s e [...]

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    5 2.2 Connection 2.2.1 Connect with c ameras PC RS232 Sensor Alarm Alarm Input Main Monitor Video Camera . . . . 9 . . . . 2 1 Call Monitor Video Output Audio Output Audio Input (4 Channels) 2.3 Rack mount installation Front Angle with Rock Mount Side View w ith Rack Mount[...]

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    6 2.4 RS232 Remote Protocol Y ou can use the PC keyboard to simulate DMR keyp ad. DA T A : REMOTE PR OTOCOL us ing 8 bit d ata 、 1 start bit 、 1stop bit A C T C 0 H I D F U N C T I O N S T O P ( F F H ) ( 7 F H ) FUNC TION FUNC TION FUNC TION FUNC TION CODE CODE CODE CODE AS AS AS AS C C C CI I II II II FUNCTIO N FUNCTIO N FUNCTIO N FUNCTIO N C[...]

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    7 3.1.3 K ey lock S tatus Segm ent Power status Security stat us A ON Lock ed (Irr emova ble) B OFF Unlocke d (Rem ovabl e) Y ou must turn ke y lock to “ A ” position before pow ering on the unit. Otherw ise HDD will not operat e properly . 3.1.4 The Re cord T im e is dif f erent based on R ecord S pe ed an d Re cord Qualit y . Please refer t o[...]

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    8 MENU ENTER SELECT ZOOM 1 2 3 4 5 6 Right Left REC Down POWER 8 7 9 SLOW Up Digital Multiplex Recorder AVC 776 1 3 6 4 7 8 9 2 5 10 11 12 14 17 18 16 13 15 Please follow t he i nstruc tions b elow to oper ate thi s unit. 1. Insta ll H DD This d evice e quips wit h a r emova ble hard disk drive t ray . Bef ore tur ning on this device, you must inst[...]

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    9 12. POWER : T o power on, pres s pow er but ton. T o powe r off, press p ower b utto n again. 13. FF / Right : FF : Und er DMR pla y mode, it can pl ay vi deo f orward a t high speed, and pr ess FF again to adjust spee d from 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times . Right : Und er setu p mod e , it can work as Right button. 14. P AUSE / Up : Pause : Pun der DM[...]

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    10 Conn ect to CALL m onitor . S how th e S witch Dis play . 6. A UDIO OUT (R/L ) Conn ect to monito r or spea ker . * IPS should be set to 25A (for N TSC) or 18A (for P AL) 7. A UDIO IN (1 -4) Conn ect to audio so urce, such as micro phon e. * IPS should be set to 25A (for N TSC) or 18A (for P AL) 8. MAIN Conn ect to Main m onitor 9. Loop Conn ect[...]

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    1 1 the unit starts to rec ord an d bu zzer . W hen Menu/ Cam era/ Alarm is set up to “H igh” : W hen alarm input signal is “ H igh ”, the unit starts to rec ord an d bu zzer . PIN 3. A L ARM INPUT 6 T o co nnect wire f rom ALARM INPUT 6 ( PIN 3 ) to GND ( PIN 1 ) connect or , DMR will start rec ordi ng and buzz er will b e on. W hen Menu/ [...]

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    12 PIN 13. EXTERN AL A L ARM NO Under norm al operati on COM disc on nect wit h NO . But when A la rm trig gere d, CO M connect with N O. PIN 14. PIN OFF PIN 15. A L ARM INPUT 7 T o co nnect wire f rom ALARM INPUT 7 ( PIN 15 ) to GND ( PIN 1 ) connect or , DMR will start rec ordi ng and buzz er will b e on. W hen Menu/ Cam era/ Alarm is set up to ?[...]

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    13 PIN 21. PIN OFF PIN 22. A L ARM INPUT 9 T o co nnect wire f rom ALARM INPUT 9 ( PIN 22 ) to GND ( PIN 1 ) connect or , DMR will start rec ordi ng and buzz er will b e on. W hen Menu/ Cam era/ Alarm is set up to “L ow” : W hen alarm i nput signal is “ Low ”, the unit starts to rec ord an d bu zzer . W hen Menu/ Cam era/ Alarm is set up to[...]

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    14 Press ”MENU” to enter m ain m enu. Y ou will need to enter pass word t o acces s ma in men u. Press “ Right ” “ Lef t ” t o move di git, a nd Press ” Up ” “ Down ” to select numbe r . Press ”ENTER” button t o conf irm password. Ex.: P A SSW ORD : 0000 (Def ault : 0000) P ASSWORD : 0000 After keyin g in corr ect pass word,[...]

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    15 TIME DISPLA Y : Y/M/D 2003- JAN- 02(THU) 17:37:09 NEW PAS SWORD : XXXX CLEARD HDD : NO SYSTEM RESET : NO REMOTE MODE : RS-232 BAUD RA TE : 9600 REMOTE ID : 000 3.5.1 AUD IO IN PUT setup: This d evice al lows user t o set th e AUD IO IN PUT . User c an cho ose on e of 4 channels to rec ord. 3.5.1.1 Press ” Up ” “ Dow n ” t o choose AU DIO[...]

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    16 3.5.3.4 Press ” MENU ” to exit and c onfirm curre nt oper ation. 3.5.3.5 Press ” MENU ” ag ain to exi t and c lose SYSTEM setup m ode. 3.5.4 MO TIO N AUDI BLE ALAR M T o s et th e MOTI ON AUD IBLE ALAR M. It will be trigge d by m otion detect ion occ urren ce when t he sett ing is O N. 3.5.5 ALAR M DU RA TIO N Setup opti on: This d evice[...]

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    17 This d evice al lows user t o set th e title sh own on m onitor or not. 3.5.8.1 Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to choose TITLE DIS PLA Y setup 3.5.8.2 Press ” ENTER ” butt on to c onfirm TITLE DIS PLA Y setup 3.5.8.3 Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to choos e TITLE DISP LA Y : ON/O FF ON : T i tle Disp lay ON OFF : T itle Dis play OF F 3.[...]

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    18 3.5.12.1 Pres s ” Up ” o r “ Down ” to choos e CLE AR H DD setu p. 3.5.12.2 Pres s ” ENTER ” to co nfirm CLE AR HDD s etup. 3.5.12.3 Pres s ” Up ” o r “ Down ” to choos e CLE AR H DD setu p YES or NO. YES: C onfirm to clear HDD , and s creen will sh ow fo llowings. ALL D A T A IN HDD W ILL BE CLE ARED AR E Y O U SU RE ? (◄ [...]

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    19 3.5.15.3 Pres s ” Up ” or “ Down ” to ch oose B AUD R A TE setup 1 15 200 、 57600 、 19200 、 9600 、 4800 、 3600 、 2400 、 1200 3.5.15.4 Pres s ” MENU ” to exit and c onfirm current oper ation. 3.5.15.5 Pres s ” MENU ” again to exi t and c lose SYSTEM setup m ode. 3.5.16 R emo te prot ocol ID setup: This d evice al low[...]

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    20 Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to ch oose LA ST REC ORD it em. Fo llowing scre en will b e displa yed. Pr ess “ ENTER ” to con firm LAS T REC ORD. ► LAST RECORD FULL LIST ALARM LIST MOTION LIST TIME SEARC H 3.6.2 F ULL LI ST for re corded video Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to ch oose F ull List item. Followin g scr een will be displa[...]

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    21 Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to ch oose ALAR M LIST . Follo wing sc ree n will b e disp layed. LAST R E CORD FULL LI ST ► ALARM LIST MOTION LIST TIME SEARC H Press “ ENTER ” to con firm FULL LIST , and the follo wing s creen will be displaye d. Press ” Up ” o r “ Dow n ” to ch oose wanted recorded event (The re will b e sho wn [...]

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    22 Press “ ENTER ” to c onfirm Full Lis t, an d the scree n will be as rig ht disp layed. Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to ch oose t he want ed date & ho ur for recorde d even t , and press “ Lef t ” or “ Right ” to ch ange t he locatio n. Press “ ENTER” to pla y select tim e recor ded video. If there is no rec ord in th e da[...]

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    23 Daily : Ever yday MON : Mon day TUE : T uesday W ED : Wednesda y THU : Thursday FRI : Friday SA T : Saturda y SUN : S unday MO-FR : Mo nday t o Friday SA-S U : Saturday & Sund ay JAN-01 : S peci al D ate OFF : Not ac tivate d 3.7.2.3 Press “ Left ” or “ Right ” m ove to S T A RT rec ord ti me 00: 00 (HH: MM) Press ” Up ” or “ D[...]

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    24 Press ”MENU” to enter m ain m enu. Y ou wi ll ne ed to enter pass word to acc ess m ain men u. T o pre ss “ Lef t ” or “ Right ” t o mov e digi t, and to pr ess ” Up ” or “ Down ” to se lect n umber . T o press ” ENTER ” button to conf irm pass word. Ex. : P AS SWOR D: 0000 (D ef ault: 000 0) P ASSW ORD: 0000 After ke yin[...]

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    25 NTSC - 25A 、 15 、 8 、 4 、 2 、 1 P A L - 18A 、 12 、 6 、 3 、 2 、 1 3.8.3.3 Press ” MENU ” to exit a nd co nfirm current o per ation. 3.8.3.4 Press ” MENU ” again to exi t and c lose R ECO RD IP S set up m ode. 3.8.4 RE COR D Q UALIT Y set up 3.8.4.1 Press ” ENTER ” to conf irm R ecord Q ualit y setup. 3.8.4.2 Pr[...]

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    26 3.9 CAMERA setup Press ”MENU” to enter m ain m enu. Y ou will need to enter pass word to acces s ma in men u.Press “ Lef t ” or “ Right ” to m ove digi t, and t o press ” Up ” or “ Down ” to select numb er . T o pr ess ” ENTER ” button t o conf irm password. Ex.: Password : 0000 (D efault : 0000) P ASSWORD : 0000 After ke[...]

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    27 3.9.1.2 Press ENTER : Co nfirm the chan nel 3.9.1.3 Press “ Left ” or “ Right ” : S elect the loc ation of title (6 ch aracters maxi mum) 3.9.1.4 Press ” Up ” or “ Down ” : Select the char acters for dis play ( 0~9, A ~Z,-, :, (, ), ) 3.9.1.5 Press “ MENU ” : Conf irm a nd exit the tit le sett ing 3.9.1.6 Press “ MENU ” :[...]

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    28 EVENT : when a larm input is trigg ered, VC R will rec ord ala rming channel mor e frequentl y . For exam ple : VCR norm al rec ord met hod is 1- 2-3-4- 5-…… -9. In Event m ode, when C H01 is trigger ed, t he recor d m ethod will bec ome 1-2-1-3 -1-4-1- 5-…- 9. NORM AL : wh en ext ernal al arm is on, V CR wil l recor d norm ally a s set up[...]

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    29 came ras, but if the m otion is det ected o n Cam era # 1, t he seq uence t o sca n #1 cam era will be more f reque ntly. I t will be sc anni ng as 1s t, 2 nd, 1st , 3rd, 1st, 4th ...1st, 9th. The mot ion-d etect ed cam era w ill be sc anned m ore frequ ently, which will b e one after an other came ra bee n detecte d. If 2nd c amera and 3 rd cam[...]

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    30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 032 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Figure 1-3 MOTION DETECTION SETUP – ALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 032 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.1 1 Event 3.1 1.1 E nter “ Event “ list Press ”MENU” to enter m ain m enu. Y ou wi ll need t o enter pas swor d to acc ess [...]

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    31 After keying i n corr ect passw ord, and conf irm by pressi ng ”ENTER” button, Follow ing scr een will be dis pla yed. SE ARCH ------ - find rec ord ed list TIMER - ------ sc hed uling R ecord RECOR D------- R ecor d M ode Setu p CAMERA - ------ C amer a Chan nel Setu p SYSTE M ------- S ystem Setup EVE NT -------- Eve nt List (MENU) SEARCH [...]

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    32 time, we suggest set the HDD as Maste r . A fter set DMR power on, PO W ER LED will turn to green c olor . (Y ou can s et up H DD t o be M aster o r Slav e by jum per setti ng on H DD.) 4.2 Recording Y our D MR offers a vari ety of flexible recordi ng m odes. Y ou c an s et it up to r ecord contin ually , sche duled time, or by record events, an[...]

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    33 Y ou ca n press “REC” t o start recor ding im mediat ely . The rec ording speed & qu ality will be follo wed b y “Rec ord ” recordi ng mod e set up in m ain m en u. Followi ng scre en will be dis pla yed. M : Manual record OW : HDD Over W rite 032GB : If the OW location shows 32GB , it m eans t hat 32 GB HDD left f or video recording[...]

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    34 4.6.1 Pr ess t he ap pointed “ Camera S elect (1-16) “. 4.6.2 Pr ess “ Zoom “ b utton to be zo om m ode. 4.6.3 Pr ess t he “ Zoom ” button ag ain to m ove the zoom point er . 4.6.4 Press “ Menu “ to exit. 4.7 Play Press “ PLA Y ” the n DMR will en ter th e Play mode; it will show t he last recor d. 4.7.1 F ast Fo rward (F . F[...]

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    35 4.9 KEY LOCK W ITH P ASSWORD Press “ MENU ” and “ ENTER “ key at sam e time , Sc reen will display “ KE Y LOCK ” it wi ll be going to the K ey L ock functi on. Press “ MENU ” and “ ENTER “ key again at the same t ime, ke y in pa ssword and pr ess “ ENTER”, Screen wi ll dis play “ KE Y UNLOC K ” i t will sto p the Key [...]

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    36 Compatible HDD brands Note 1: The models a nd manufactures of HDD listed above h ave been tested and proven compatib le with this applianc e. Note 2: Please rem ove hard disk drive ONL Y after pow er was shut off for more than 60 second s. This would protect and extend the operating li fe of the hard disk drive. Note 3 : Master or Slave HD D sho[...]