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What is a Stand-alone DVR? |
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Stand-Alone DVR's are simple DVR's easy to use, reliable and inexpensive.
It allows Remote Access to your cameras from anywhere in the world via a standard telephone line, standard TCP/IP Remote Interface, GPRS, 3G and Internet.
There are models that cover the advance needs like full time recording, motion detection, easy backup to USB drive, DVD Burner, CD Burner and Local Area Network
no understanding of Personal computers needed. These DVR's work from push button controls on the front panel or using remote control like a DVD player.
Our DVR's comes with 4, 8, or 16 channel will record onto an internal harddrive using motion detection technology and MPEG-4 compression format. If advanced viewing,motion detection, easy backup, easy playback, MPEG-4 compression video format and remote viewing over the internet is important to you, consider a Stand-alone DVR. |
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Great for small to large business, Hotels, Villas, Banks, Malls, Airports and Large Department Stores hospital, and watching the kids at school. DVR SERIES click here |
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What is a PC based DVR ? |
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A PC-based DVR is a DVR built around a computer . You have a case either a tower or a rack mount. Inside you have your usual mother board, LAN board, video board CPU Hard Drive and memory. To this we add a CD-writer to burn and archive any prerecorded video. And inside is a DVR board. This board receives the video from the cameras and working in conjunction with the DVR software provides all the necessary, video functions like, Video compression, converting the video to a file, camera controls and display, record and playback functions. |
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What is the difference between a PC based DVR and a Stand-alone DVR? |
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Because Stand Alone DVRs are built completely on just one circuit board. They are very reliable and very easy to use. Their software is simple reliable and easy to use. Basically there are no conflicts and all hardware and software are matched exactly in this (all on one board) embedded style system. PC-Based DVR's give you more complex system, they are upgradeable and expandable, but they have more crunching power by way of their bigger CPUs, monitor and memory. Understanding of Personal computers is needed to be able to use the system well. |
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How do DVR's work with motion sensing and cameras? |
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DVR's detect motion by looking at the video pixels (little light and dark dots that make up the video picture). as the pixels change the DVR sees motion. DVR's have a "Mask" or over lay for each camera, the screen is divide up into many small boxes called cells. Each cell can be individually turned on or off to enable or disable motion detection in that cell. This allows a camera not to see normally moving objects Like tress or fans. Each camera also has a sensitivity level setting this controls the amount of change in motion before the systems triggers. All motion sensing is done in the DVR. the camera has nothing to do with motion sensing it just provides the video to the DVR because of this, most any camera will work with our DVR's |
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How long can the DVR record video for? |
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All DVR's record to a Hard Disc. Each frame of video has a specific size (from 0.5Kb to 5KB for PC-Based DVRs and from 10kb to 15Kb for Stand Alone DVRs are typical) one second of video can be made from one digital picture (1fps) to 30 digital pictures (30fps) The video we see on TV,s is 30fps so how long you can record for depends on how your settings are set on the DVR. Typically in security applications we look for 4fps to see things like people working down hallways in and out offices or rooms. We use 7.5fps for better streaming video. This might be for watching peoples hand movements, cash draws or faster moving objects like capturing cars license plates. 15fps per camera is for "Like live video recording" almost perfect video streaming . And at the top of streaming video list is 30fps which is live streaming video, like a TV Program. Customers who demand the absolute best chose these DVRs We sell many of these DVRs to Police stations, the Military, Government Building, institutions and Casinos |
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Here is an example of how long you can record Example: recording at 4fps on a system with an image size of 12kb would be 12kb*4=48k per second. if you have four cameras
then 48k *4=192k per second. One hour would use this much space 192k *60(miniute)*60(hour) =
691200k (per hour) or .69 GB so if you have a 80 GB hard disk 80/.69 =115.94 hours = 4.8 days |
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Can I review recorded video and keep recording at the same time so I don't lose any recording time? |
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It depends on the this feature is called Duplex, you can review recorded video (what happened yesterday) and continue recording the live events. None duplex machines will have to stop recording to go back and view previously recorder video these machines are called simplex. Our DVR series are
Pentaplex function (live display, record, playback, backup, and network at the same time). |
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What is the guarantee on the DVR? |
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One year parts and labor repair or exchange at no charge. |
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Can I switch from a split screen view (4,8,9, or 16 cameras per screen) to a single camera view and keep recording all the time. |
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Yes |
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What kind of phone line do I need to view my cameras over the internet while I am using a DVR? |
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It is best to have a high speed internet connection (ADSL, DSL, SDSL, ISDN, T1 or Cable modem) with a static IP address. A static IP address is a specific electronic identification number that identifies your specific machine when you sign on the internet you are assigned a new IP address each time (dynamic IP address) this makes it cumbersome to know what your IP address is and you would have to look it up each time you got on the net to connect to your cameras. With a static IP address, you can just program that number in once and that is it. Then just push a button and your on the net. |
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How can I save or Archive recorded video I want to keep? |
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For most Stand-Alone DVRs The easiest way to save video is on HDD, CDROM, DVD or USB Drive.
You just find the video you want and then record to above media. Now available some Stand-Alone DVRs come with built in CDROM Burners(BCC787D). |
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Can I record audio on my DVR? |
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This depends if your DVR has audio capability some do some don't. Most our DVR has at least one audio channel that can record an audio. and we have a 16 channel DVR which can record 4 channels of audio. |
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Tell me about the hard drive , how long will they last, how difficult are they to change? |
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Again, It depends on your DVR setup (Basic, High or Best) and your hard drive capacity. With the same Hard Drive capasity, setting DVR with High Quality image will shorten your recoding time. 160GB HDD on 4 Channel DVR with best quality image last for 1 week. Then the image will be automatically overwrite from HDD starting from the old image.
The good news is, using Stand-Alone DVR Hard Drive can be changed in about 3 minutes. There is only two plugs to hook up and you can't mix them up. Stand-Alone DVR's automatically format the drives and are ready to go in about 30 seconds. With PC-Based DVRs it is just a matter of installing a new hard drive just like in your computer. It's take longer as you will need to install your windows first and other application software that is required by your CCD card. Computer skill is required. |
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If I have a 4, 8 and 16 channel DVR's when I review the recorded video can I see all 9 channels at once as well as, just select a single channel to view in the full screen mode.? |
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Yes |
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What connections do I need on the DVR (BNC RG6 OR RCA or F Type)? |
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Our DVR's have female BNC RG6 connectors on the back. You need a male BNC to hook up to that type of connector. Typically most times you will be using a Male BNC to Female RCA type of connector this is the type of connector that is used in our systems and hooks directly to our all in one cable. |
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How difficult is it to get these DVR's hook up to the internet? |
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when you buy a Stand-Alone DVR with Internet capability they come with an Ethernet connection on the back. Just run a Cat-5 cable to your DSL modem and set your IP address, you may also need to program your router and firewall if you have them to allow the link to your DVR. These are relatively easy adjustments if you have this type of experience. We have technicians on staff to help and guide you though this process if you need it. Keep in mind your network DVR will be easiest to use if you have a Static IP address. |
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Can I view the video from the DVR with my TV or do I need a monitor? |
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Stand-Alone DVR's have a standard video output. You can use any TV to view the signal. Security monitors typically have a better picture unless your using a high quality TV or Plasma TV. Some DVR's have a jack of the back so you can plug in a computer monitor (VGA Output), These give a really good picture. |
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Businesses are beginning to see many new benefits to DVR's one of the latest is POS (Point of sale). This technology lets businesses integrate their cash registrars with their video.
When a customer makes a purchases not only is the customer video recorded but the transactions that were rung up by the cashier are over laid on that video clip. This type of system insures all items are being rung up by the casher and prevents "Special Treatment" and sales between cashier and customer.
All this information is recorded by the DVR and is available for live viewing, and is recorded for later review. Because this information is recorded on a network a business owner or loss prevention person can review this information over the internet or can review previously reordered information over the internet.
Many small satellite and franchise businesses, can be easily managed from their corporate office.
And many small business, can reduce their loss and increase their profits by managing what was sold, to whom for how much. I bet a lot of you wish you had this system in place last year!
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