Mobile Video Recorder User’s Manual Installation Manual Thank you for using our SD Video Recorder. This manual is applicable for SD Video Recorder, Please read this User’s Manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. The contents of this manual are subject to be changed without notice.
Warning This device is NOT of waterproof; to prevent it from any accident of fire or electric shock, please do NOT put any container with water on the device or nearby. Do not expose the device to moisture, or extreme temperatures. arrow symbol within an RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION To prevent from the risk of CAUTION DO NOT OPEN electric shock, do NOT equilateral triangle is remove top cover or back intended to alert users the intended to alert users cover.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Introduction.....................................................................................................................................4 2. Product Description.......................................................................................................................................6 2.2 Rear Panel .........................................................................................................................................7 3.
1. General Introduction The Mobile SD video recorder is a compact, full-featured recording system that uses a SD card as a storage device. The recorder unit and associated accessories are specifically designed for operation in a mobile environment. The Mobile SD video record system, used in conjunction with the cameras, records up to four channels of full-motion video and audio data to a removable SD card.
with +12V or +24V battery. The recorder provides each camera with stable +12V DC power; DVR can detect the short cut on power circuit. Can use ignition to control the power. DVR can monitor battery voltage after Ignition off, and auto into sleep mode when voltage is bellow specified level. Recording mode Continuous record. Support schedule recording. Support alarm recording. Support motion detection recording.
2. Product Description 2.1 Front Panel 1：SD Card Slot 2：Stop Button 3：Control Panel Connector 4：Light Indicator (1:SYS 2:4G; 3:SD 4:ALARM; 5:PWR; 6:RUN） 5：USB Connector (Can connect with mouse) 6：Network Connector(RJ45) 7: SIM card slot Get to know the status of DVR system by the indication of LED lights: 5. PWR 6. RUN Description Always on Blinking DVR is on & running Blinking with RUN by turns Blinking with PWR by turns Ignition is not enabled and DVR is OFF.
2. 4G Description On Depends on the 3G module Off Depends on the 3G module 3. SD Description Always On Disk in use, Recording or Playing。 Off Disk not in use 4. Alarm Description Always On DVR has alarm report(Over speed, e.g.) Off No alarm 2.2 Rear Panel ①: Power (including Power, Ground, Ignition).
3. Start to use mobile DVR 3.1 Install and fix the cradle Use a power drill and screws supplied to fix cradle in the right place inside the vehicle. 3.2 Insert a SD card Put a SD card in to the card slot. 3.3 Install the top cover of the cradle Put the top cover into the cradle and use the lock to secure it.
3.4 Connect with cameras The SD DVR can connect analog cameras (including AHD cameras). The analog cameras can be connected using the BNC connectors or 4-pin threaded connected in the cable we provided. If you are using the 4-pin threaded connector, the camera should have 4-pin female connector to match this cable. The DVR unit will provide stable 12V DC power to each camera, and record video and audio (if the camera is with microphone built-in). This type of connection cable is highly recommended.
3.5 Connect with power Connect the red wire to the positive pole of the battery and connect the black wire to the negative pole of the battery. Connect the yellow wire to the ignition signal of the vehicle. The fuse should be connected to the positive pole and red wire. Please note: the fuse is used for protecting the battery, so the fuse should be placed near to the battery positive pole. NOTE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3.7 Connect with control panel (control panel is optional) The control panel can be used as panic button, or used for toggle screen display among different cameras. The control can also show the status of the DVR, including error status. When the DVR is installed in a place which is hard to reach, the control panel can be installed in a place which is easy for use to check the DVR. The control panel have one button and three LED light (yellow, red and green light).
POWER ERROR Yellow Light Always On DVR is on Red Light Blinking Fast Panic button is pressed Red Light Blinking Slowly No disk found 3.8 Connect with monitor 3.8.1 Connect the DVR with monitor DVR can be connected with CVBS monitor.
Connect with CVBS monitor (composite video) Use the composite video cable to connect the monitor with DVR. When the DVR is turned on, it will show the DVR output. 3.8.
1) Use mouse to toggle among cameras When the DVR is turned on, the DVR will display preview screen automatically. User can connect a mouse to the USB in the front panel, then right click the mouse. Choose the screen mode in the prompted menu. You can also choose one camera as full screen mode by double clicking the camera. *Note: Right click the mouse is equal to click “Return” button when you operate DVR’s Menu.
Channel” is set, you can toggle the camera by pressing the button on the control panel. 3.8.3 Audio output DVR support HDMI or SD display audio real-time output, user can click on the small audio icon to open or close the video output, the icon means that real-time audio output is ON, the icon for the real-time audio output is OFF. Audio output device is set by “Output Device” setting. 3.9 Format the disk 1. When the disk is used in the DVR for the first time, it should be formatted first. 2.
● ● When the camera is lost, DVR can be configured to beep. You can choose to set the parameters of "CAMx", including Camera Title, Frequency，Flip ● ● Mode, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, Audio Volume, etc. The Camera Title should be less than 16 characters. The flip mode can be Vertical or Horizontal.。 3.10.2 Motion Detection ● ● ● User can set motion detection area.
sensitive the DVR will be. 3.11 Record Setting 3.11.1 Setting Record Details ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Each camera can support 1080P/30fps recording, the bitrate range from 100Kbps to 8000Kbps. The default value is 1080P/30fps, 3000Kbps. The recording support adaptive bitrate control to save recording space. The bitrate can be down to only 50% of the setting value if there are no too much motion in the video.
● The record can be encrypted if you check “using encryption”. If the file is encrypted, the record file can’t be played by using other player software. You can only use the player software provided by us and need to input the password to play this file. 3.11.2 Record Schedule ● ● The record schedule support three different rules for recording. All cameras can use the same rule. Each camera can use special rule. 3.
Ignition Level: ”Ignition Level” is the voltage level when the ignition is turned on. By default, it is “High”. In some special vehicle, this value should be set to “Low”. ● ACC Power Off Delay: The DVR can be set to keep on for some time and then turned off automatically after the ignition is turned off. This value is in seconds, the default value is 30 seconds. In this case, the DVR will be going to standby mode and the DVR will be not working.
3.13 Motor Setting ● ● ● ● ● License ID: Set the plate number, support characters (case sensitive) and numbers. Support to get speed from speed, the speed unit can be km/h or mile/h; Can set the overspeed value. The over speed alarm can be used to trigger recording. If the over speed value is set to zero, the over speed alarm will be disabled. “Overspeed OSD” is used to set the tile displayed when over speed. “Overspeed Buzzer” is used to turn on/off buzzer when over speed.
3.14 GPS Setting ● ● ● ● ● GPS Status： GPS Not Found: No GPS found on the DVR. GPS Gprms: DVR got “GPRMC” data from GPS, but GPS signal is not good. GPS OK: GPS working correctly. GPS OSD: If this option is turned on, the GPS data (latitude and longitude) will be displayed and record with video. GPS OSD: If this option is turned on, the GPS data (latitude and longitude) will be displayed and record with video. Sync with GPS Time: When this option is turned on, the DVR will synchronize with GPS time.
● ● Alarm OSD: Set the title displayed and recorded in the screen when there is a G-Sensor alarm. Alarm Record: Set up the G-Sensor alarm recording. 3.16 3G Setting ● 3G Status： Module Not found: The DVR did not found the build-in 3G module. Module Loaded: The DVR found built-in module, but can’t connect to mobile network. It could be that no SIM card or 3G signal is not good.
● ● ● Mobile Connected: 3G is working correctly. 3G Dial Settings: User should set these parameters according to the parameters provided by the mobile service provider. DVR can connect to an APN network, user need to enter APN parameters to access the APN network. The SIM card can’t be hot swappable. If you change the SIM card, you should restart the DVR to make it take effect. 3.17 WIFI Setting ● Wifi Status： Connected: DVR connect to a wifi and access to internet successfully.
3.19 Server Setting ● Server Status: “Connected” means DVR is connected with server correctly. “Disconnected” means DVR is not connected with server. ● DVR ID is the ID for server, user can’t change this value. ● Server IP is the IP of the server, usually no need to change. ● Server port is the port for communication. The default port number is 6608. Usually no need to change this value.
● The video type can be set to H264 or H265 (according to the camera model). Theoretically, under the same picture quality, H265 costs 50% bandwidth comparing with H264. ● Network Stream Setting: these are parameters for live streaming via 4G/3G. The default resolution is 640x360, bitrate is from 10Kbps and 1500Kbps. Frame rate is from 1fps to 30fps. ● DVR can connect intercom to communicate with platform. ● The GPS Server settings can be use for sending GPS data to USER’s server. 3.
3.21 Alarm Setting ● DVR have 3 alarm sensors. In alarm setting you can setup these 3 sensors. ● Trigger Level: If the trigger level is set to high, a high level voltage on the sensor will trigger an alarm. You can check the “Trouble Shooting” at the end of this manual for the definition on the high level and low level. ● User can set up the alarm recording for these events. ● Alarm OSD: the title user want to display on the screen and be recorded with video.
3.22 Set Date and Time ● User can choose different date format. ● DVR time is only used for displaying current time. It’s not editable here. ● You can set the DVR time in “Set Time”. If you find the DVR time is not changed as you specified, please check to see if you have enabled the “Sync With GPS Time”. ● User can choose different time zone. ● Time Offset usually used in some country that is using special time zone, like India. ● DST now support USA/Australia/New Zealand/UK.
3.24 Record Play back ● User can play back the files on SD. ● The record files are listed according time and cameras. ● When playing back, user can fast forward, slow forward, pauses, step for playing.
3.25 System Information ● In system information, it will display the firmware version, MCU firmware version, camera firmware version. 3.26 System Upgrade and Log ● The firmware upgrade file is a file with “tar” as file extension. Other files can’t be used for upgrade.
● When upgrade is finished, DVR need to be restarted before new firmware take effect. ● The DVR can reset to default setting. Please note, all setting will be lost if DVR is reset to default setting. The DVR will need to be restarted to make the default setting take effect. ● The DVR setting can be exported to a file. This file can be used to import to other DVR to have the same setting. Importing setting of DVR will need to restart the DVR to take effect.
4. Specification Model SYSTEM SDVR104 OS Linux 3.18.20 Booting Time <20 s (From Powered on to start recording) Language Chinese/English/Russian UI GUI Power Video Audio Maximum for 4x 1080p/720P Analog/AHD cameras Video Output 1 Video Output (1 CVBS output) Preview Support FullScreen/Dual View/Quad View Record Mode Auto Record, Schedule Record, Alarm Record Record File Record video and audio at same time Compression H.264 /H.
Upgrade G-Sensor Support Play back Support play back, file listed by time, alarm Play Speed Support from 1/32 to 32 hPlayer Software CMSV6 Player software, play multiple cameras together, can also play the encrypted file Used for 4G/3G model only, support live view/live tracking/historical track/remote upgrade Power Input Power Input 8VDC～32VDC Power Output Power Output Power output for cameras: 10.5V/1.5A (4 cameras) <4.5V Ignition Off >6.
5. Trouble Shooting 1. Q : After connecting the DVR power, no videooutput, the first and second indicators lights on panel flashing alternately. A: The No.1 and No.2 indicator light is “Power” and “Run”. If the 2 indicators lights are flashing alternatively, the DVR missed the ignitionsignal, please check if theyellowline of theinputpowerlines has connected with the power positivelevel, or if it’s the same as the setting of the effective electrical level in menusettings.
8. Q: Do your Mobile SD DVR support the capacity of 64G and above SDXC card? A: Yes, The SD DVR support the capacities of 64G and above SDXC cards. 9. Q: when the disk is inserted the DVR for recording, live images or playback visual will come to a frequent halt. A: Please make sure that if your SD card’s writing speed is enough. When the recording medium’s writing speed is not enough, it will affect the continuity of live video and the real-time recorded video. 10.
without the RS485 control PTZ functions. If you do need PTZ control function, please contact sales when ordering. 15. Q: I bought the mobile DVR with PTZ control function, but it has no response after PTZ connecting.
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protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
