Honeywell 4 Channel Manual

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System Log Screen
Highlight System Log in the Main Menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ System Log) and then 
press  . The System Log screen displays.
Figure 3-16 System Log Screen
The System Log screen displays a record of various events logged by the DVR. The list 
shows the dates and times the system was turned ON and OFF, the system was 
restarted, recording was started or stopped, playback was started or stopped, setup 
changes were made, and data banks were cleared.
The events are listed from the most recent to the oldest. To scroll through the list a page 
at a time, select the Up and Down Arrow buttons on the screen and then press  . To 
go directly to an event number, highlight the event number box (left of the UP Arrow), 
press  , use the Arrow buttons to change the number, and then press  .
System Shutdown
Highlight System Shutdown in the Main Menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ System 
Shutdown) and then press  . This shuts the DVR down. When shutting down the DVR, 
you need to confirm that you want to shut down the unit, and you will be asked for an 
administrator password. 
						

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Configuring Input Devices
Use the Device menu (MENU ➤ Device) to configure the video, audio, and remote 
control devices connected to the DVR.
Figure 3-17 Device Menu
Camera Setup Screen
Use the Camera Setup screen to turn each camera on or off and to hide the video 
associated with that camera number. Highlight Camera in the Device menu (MENU 
➤ 
Device 
➤ Camera) and then press  . The Camera setup screen displays.
Figure 3-18 Camera Setup Screen 
						

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1. To hide the video associated with a camera number, highlight the camera Setup 
heading and then press  . You can select the Setup field for one specific camera 
or select the Setup heading to change the settings for all four cameras at once. 
Select from the following options in the drop-down list:
On, Off, Covert 1, Covert 2
NoteWhen you select Covert 1, the DVR displays the camera title and 
status icons on the covert video. When you select Covert 2, the 
DVR displays only camera title on the covert video. 
2. To assign titles to each camera, highlight the camera title under the Title heading 
and then press  . A virtual keyboard (see Figure 3-7) allows you to enter camera 
names. 
3. Selecting the PTZ Device box causes a list of controllable cameras to display. 
Select your camera from the list and then press  . You must connect the camera 
to the RS485 terminal on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturers 
instructions.
Figure 3-19 PTZ Device List
4. To assign IDs to each camera, highlight the ID heading and then press  . To 
change the number, highlight it and use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to 
increase and decrease the numbers. The camera ID number can be set from 0 to 
256.
Alarm In Setup Screen
The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. 
Use the Alarm In screen to configure each alarm input. Highlight Alarm In in the Device 
menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ Alarm-In) and then press  . The Alarm In setup screen 
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Figure 3-20 Alarm In Screen
You can turn each input On (via Alarm I/O or Camera Alarm) or Off. Each input can be 
given a title, and the inputs can be set as NO (normally open) or NC (normally closed) 
independently.
Motion Detector
Your DVR has a built-in video motion detector. Use the Motion Detector screen to turn 
video motion detection On or Off for each camera and to define the area of the image 
where you want to detect motion.
Highlight Motion Detector in the Device menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ Motion Detector) 
and then press  . The Motion Detector setup screen displays.
Figure 3-21 Motion Detector Screen
To adjust the DVR sensitivity to motion, highlight the box under the Sensitivity heading. 
There are five settings from 1 to 5— 1 is the least sensitive and 5 is the most sensitive.
You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion; for example, a 
doorway. Highlight the icon under the Zone heading, and then press  . The Motion 
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Figure 3-22 Motion Detection Zone Screen
The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera. You 
can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks.
NoteYou can activate or deactivate four cells at a time using the  
button. After four cells are highlighted, if you hold the  button 
down until the color of the highlighted cell changes from blue to 
yellow, you can select individual cells by using the camera 
buttons.
Press Menu on the front panel to open the Motion Detection Zone menu. The menu 
choices are described as follows:
Text In Setup Screen
Use the Text-In Setup screen to set the DVR to display the text-in information. Highlight 
Text-In in the Device menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ Text-In) and then press  . The 
Text-In setup screen displays.
Table 3-2 Motion Detection Zone Choices
Menu choice Description
Exit with save Closes the menu after saving the changes.
Exit without save Closes the menu without saving the changes.
Select All Blocks Activates all blocks to detect motion.
Clear All Blocks Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion. 
						

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Figure 3-23 Text-In Setup Screen
NoteIf networking is configured by the external modem, the text-in 
cannot be set up. Set the DVR for LAN connections and set up 
text-in for the RS232C port.
NoteText-in data will not be recorded during clip copy.
1. To set the DVR to display the text-in information, highlight the box beside Use 
Text-In and press   to toggle between On and Off.
2. Highlight the box under the Product Type heading and then press  . Select your 
device from the list.
NoteGeneric Text and EPSON-POS devices are currently supported.
NoteThe following description is for Generic Text and EPSON-POS 
devices. The screen changes for different types of text input 
devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to 
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Figure 3-24 Text-In (Generic Text) Setup Screen
Figure 3-25 Text-In (EPSON-POS) Setup Screen
3. Highlight the box beside Transaction Start and then press  . A virtual keyboard 
(see Figure 3-7) displays. Enter the transaction start string. Refer to the device 
manufacturer’s documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a 
transaction starts.
4. If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text input device, turn 
on Any Character. To do this, highlight Any Character and then press  to 
toggle between On and Off.
NoteIf Any Character is turned On, you will not be able to enter any 
text in the Start String box.
5. Highlight the box beside Transaction End and then press   to display the virtual 
keyboard. Enter the transaction end string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s 
documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction ends.
6. Highlight the more line(s)  box and then press   . Select the number of 
additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record, between 0 and 10.
7. Highlight the box beside Keyword2 and press   to display the virtual keyboard. 
Enter the second key word for transaction field detection. 
						

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8. Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter and press  . In the virtual keyboard, enter 
the character(s) that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Control 
characters can be created using ^and a capital letter (for example, ^J for NL 
[New Line], ^M for CR [Carriage Return]). Refer to the device manufacturer’s 
documentation for Line Delimiter character(s).
9. Highlight the box beside Ignore String and then press  . Use the virtual 
keyboard to enter any strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore. Reer to the 
device manufacturer’s documentation for text strings that the device sends during 
transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded.
NoteWhen setting up the EPSON-POS device, the user cannot 
change Line Delimiter and Ignore String parameters.
10. Highlight the box beside Transaction Timeout, and set the length of time to wait 
for the new text string. The DVR will consider a transaction ended if there is no text 
sting during timeout dwell time after the last text input string. You can adjust the 
timeout dwell from 0 to 300 seconds.
11. Highlight the box beside Display Dwell, and set the length of time you would like 
to display text-in data. You can adjust the display dwell time from 1 to 300 
seconds.
12. Highlight the Case Sensitive box and then press the  to toggle between On and 
Off. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text 
strings are Case Sensitive. If the device distinguishes between upper and lower 
case letters, make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On.
Alarm Out Setup Screen
Use the Alarm Out setup screen to establish a schedule for each alarm output from the 
DVR. Highlight Alarm Out from the Device menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ Alarm-Out) and 
then press  . The Alarm Out setup screen displays.
Figure 3-26 Alarm Out Screen 
						

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To give each alarm output its own title, highlight the box under the Title heading and 
then press  . A virtual keyboard displays (see Figure 3-7) allowing you to enter the title.
Highlight the Sched field and press   to open a schedule screen. You can schedule 
alarm output in 30-minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00.
Figure 3-27 Alarm Out Schedule Screen
You can select individual blocks of time, entire days of the week, entire blocks of time, 
or the entire schedule.
 Select a specific block of time by highlighting it and then pressing  .
 Select an entire day by highlighting the day of the week or Holiday on the left of 
the screen and then press  .
 Select an entire block of time by highlighting the time period at the top of the 
screen and then press  .
 Select the entire screen by highlighting the empty box in the upper left corner of 
the screen. Press   to toggle between No Arming (no block) to On (blue block) 
to Event (yellow block).
On means the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time.
Event indicates the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the 
scheduled time.
Audio Setup Screen
Use the Audio Setup screen to set the DVR to record audio when it is recording video. 
Highlight Audio in the Device menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ Audio) and then press  . 
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Figure 3-28 Audio Setup Screen
1. Highlight the box beside Audio Recording and then press  . This toggles 
between On and Off. When it is On, the DVR also records audio when it is 
recording video.
2. Highlight the box beside Mute and then press  . This toggles between On and 
Off. When it is On, the DVR does not play live or recorded audio.
3. The DVR supports four audio inputs. You can set up each input. When it is On, the 
DVR plays live audio through the attached speaker when it displays live video. 
Highlight the Audio In field, highlight the box under the On/Off heading, and then 
press . This toggles between On and Off.
4. To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the 
screen without saving the changes.
NoteThe DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set 
to less than 15 ips (12.5 ips PAL). The DVR may not record audio 
depending on the Transfer Speed when the RAS (Remote 
Administration System) Watch program is connected.
RS232/RS485 Setup Screen
Use the RS232/RS485 Setup screen to set up the RS232 and RS485 ports to 
communicate with external devices such as remote controls, and dome cameras. 
Highlight RS232/RS485 in the Device menu (MENU 
➤ Device ➤ RS232/RS485) and 
then press . The RS232/RS485 screen displays.