®

H.264 4/8/16 Channel DVR

Quick Start Guide

Products: BLK-DH200400D, BLK-DH200800D, BLK-DH201600D

PLEASE READ THIS GUIDE BEFORE USING YOUR RECORDER, and always follow
the instructions for safety and proper use. Save this guide for future reference.

BLK-D20xx00D_RQ
3/2/11
© 2011 Supercircuits, Inc.
Specifications*
ITEM BLK-DH200400D BLK-DH200800D BLK-DH201600D
Input Channel, Input Level 4/8/16 channel composite video, 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω
Video Main Monitor Output 1 VGA (1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz),
Output
Spot 2 (Event, Live)
Input & Output 4 CH line input & 1 CH line output
Audio
Audio CODEC G.711 (ADPCM)
Sensor Input 4ch (NC/NO selectable)
Alarm
Alarm Output 1 Alarm out by Sensor, Motion and Video Loss
Compression H.264
Multi-operation QUADPLEX (Playback/Record/Network/Backup)
D1 120 fps 120 fps 120 fps
Resolution Half D1 120 fps 240 fps 240 fps
Record
CIF 120 fps 240 fps 480 fps
Recording quality grade NETWORK, STANDARD, HIGH, SUPERIOR, ULTRA
Recording Mode Continuous / Schedule / Motion/ Sensor/ Manual
Pre & Post Recording Yes
Display Frame rate ( /Sec) 30 fps/channel, 60 fields
Multi-Decoding 1, 4, 8, 16
Playback Single channel × 2, 4, 8, 16
Playback speed
Multi-channels × 2, 4
Capacity of 1 HDD 2TB
HDD
Internal HDD 1
E-SATA Port 1
Storage
USB Port 2 (1 front, 1 rear)
USB flash drive Video and still image
Backup
Network Video and still image
User I/F Input method Front button, remote control, mouse, keyboard controller
Console 1 RS-232C
Serial port PTZ and DVR keyboard control 1 RS-485
Termination Yes
Dynamic DNS Yes (free DDNS)
Network
Dual encoding for network streaming CIF 120 fps/100 fps
Web viewer (1:1) Live, Search, Backup, PTZF Cam Control, Remote Setup
Single site monitoring system:
Network Live, Search, Backup, PTZF Cam Control, Remote Setup
UMS Single Client (1:1)
Access
Multi-sites monitoring system:
Live, Search, Backup, PTZF Cam Control, Remote Setup
UMS Multi Client (1:n)
DLS (Day Light Saving) & NTP Yes
Internal Beep By Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, HDD error
Features
Multi-Language Yes (more than 13 languages)
3G mobile smartphone viewer Yes
Power Power Supply Voltage DC 12V 5A
Operating temperature 41°F – 104°F (5°C – 40°C)
Storage temperature 14°F – 122°F (-10°C – +50°C)
Weight Unit Weight / Gross weight 9.04 lbs. / 13.67 lbs. (4.1Kgs / 6.2Kgs)
Dimension WxHxD 15.0” x 13.4” x 2.83” (380mm x 340mm x 72mm)
DVD RW drive disk compatibility CD-R/W, DVD-R/W
* Specifications and exterior design are subject to change without notice.

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Prroduct C
Compone
ents
The
e package conttains the DVR unit
u and the components sho
own below.

DVR unit

So
oftware CD (with
h user manual) /
Quick
Q Start Guide
/

HDD mounting sccrews ( 4 screws)

Ad
daptor (DC 12V 5A)
5 and power caable

Mouse
M

Re
emote control an
nd batteries
/
HDD mounting brracket and Screw
ws (1
et)
se

HDD Data Power Cable

C (1)

Frront Panel

Front Panel L
LEDs
NO. Na
ame Description
A H1~16
CH Indicates thaat the channel is being recorded.
B HDD Indicates thaat the system is accessing the hard disk.
C ALARM Indicates thaat sensor(s) is/are
e triggered or mo
otion is detected.
D NETWORK Indicates thaat a network clien
nt is connected
E ACKUP
BA Indicates thaat a USB or DVD-R
RW device contains stored data
F OWER
PO Indicating th
hat the system is switched on.

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Front Panel B
Buttons
No. Nam
me Description

Channel keys. For channel 10, press the 0 ke

ey. For channel 11
1, press the +10 aand 1 key. For
1
channel 16,, press the +10 and 6 key.

2 In playbackk mode, press to rrewind the recorrding.

Press to sele
ect an audio mod de:
MUTE – Mu ute all 4 channels.
3
SINGLE - Highlighted chann nel only.
MIX - Mix alll 4 channels.

Jump/step backward. In plaayback mode, the

e playback position moves 60 secconds
4
backward.

5 In playbackk mode, press to ffast forward the recording.

6 Press to enaable/disable ALA

ARM operation.

7 Jump/step forward. In playb

back mode, the playback
p position
n moves 60 secon
nds forward.

8 Press to start or stop manuaal recording.

9 In live display mode, press to

t open the SEAR
RCH menu.

10 In playbackk mode, press to p

play/pause the fo
ootage.

11 Press to ope
en the SETUP me
enu.

Enable/disaable the automattic sequence of display

d of channe
els in full screen, quad, 9-split
12
display modde.

13 Press to con
ntrol Pan/Tilt/Zoo
om operations.

14 Press to cap
pture video in jpe
eg format in live or playback mod
de.

 (LE
EFT) Press to mo
ove left or to chan
nge the values in
n Setup mode. It is also used as th
he number 4
15
when enterring password.

 (U
UP) Press to mo
ove up the menu in Setup mode. It is also used as the number 1 when
w entering
16
password.

 (RIG
GHT) Press to mo
ove right or to change the values in Setup mode. It
I is also used as the
t number
17
2 when entering password.

 (DO
OWN) Press to mo
ove down the me
enu in Setup mod
de. It is also used
d as the number 3 when
18
entering paassword.

19 Press to sele
ect desired menu
u item or to store
e the setup value
e.

Press for tem

mporary storage
e of the changed value or to returrn to the previous menu
20
screen.

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 No. Nam
me Description

USB port
p To save a sn
napshot image or video clip on a USB flash drive, oro upgrade firmw
ware with a
21
USB flash drive, first connecct the USB flash drive
d to the USB port.
p
22 OPEN/C
CLOSE Press to ope
en or close the disk tray.
23 DVD drive
d To save vide
eo, insert a CD-R//DVD-R

Re
ear Pane
el
BLK-DH200400D
D DVR

BLK-DH200800D
D DVR

BLK-DH201600D
D DVR

Re
ear Panel C
Connectorss
No. Label Definition
1 VID
DEO IN Video input terminals
2 CV
VBS OUT Spot out term
minal. Spot out 1:: Live view screen
n. Spot out 2: On
ne channel screen
n with an event image.
3 AU
UDIO IN Four connecttors for audio inp
put.
4 AU
UDIO OUT One connector for audio outp
put.
5 VG
GA VGA (Video Graphics
G Array) output terminal. Connects
C to the PC
P VGA monitor.
6 RS
S-232C For engineeriing use only.
7 ET
THERNET Network term
minal
8 SE
ENSOR IN 4 connectors for sensor devicce connection.
9 AL
LARM OUT 1 connector for
f alarm device connection. Provvides simple On//Off switching byy using relay. (A, B)
B
10 RS
S-485 RS-485 contro
ol terminal. (D+, D-)
11 PO
OWER DC12V
12 US
SB USB port
13 SA
ATA External SATA
A port
14 Co
ooling fan

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Sy
ystem Installation and Se
etup
The following ssteps include the general procedure for installing annd setting up
p your system
m. For specificc instructions on
performing anyy of these step
ps for the DVR
R, refer to the user manual provided on the
t CD with your
y system.
1. Plan your entire installattion carefully, considering:
 Position of the cammeras to effecctively cover your surveilllance targets. Avoid locattions and orie
entations wh
here
bright light might sh
hine on or refflect onto the camera lens.
 Securitty of the cameera, and securrity of the cab
bling to the DV
VR. Is it easy for
f an intrude
er to disable th
he cameras?
 Locatio
on of the DVR
R. Is it in a secu
ure location? Is the temperrature and humidity accepttable?
2. Install your cameras in acccordance with the manuffacturer’s instructions.
3. Connect the video/audioo and power extension
e cabbles to the cameras, and ro
oute them to the location of
o the DVR. Note
deo extension
that the vid n cables are usually
u differeent at each en
nd; the end with
w the male power conneector attachess to
the camera drop cable, the
t end with the
t female po ower connector attaches too the power source and DVVR.
4. Place the DVR on a clean
n, flat surface. Do not applyy power to thee DVR at this time.
t
 Plug th
he USB mousee to the USB port
p on the DV
VR.
 Connecct a monitor to
t the VGA co
onnector on th
he back of thee DVR.
5. Connect the video exten
nsion cable fro
om each camera to a video
o port on the back of your DVR.
 If the camera
c locatio
on has a micrrophone, also
o attach the audio
a cable to
o an audio inp
put connecto
or on the backk of
the DVR.
6. Attach the p
power extenssion cable to the
t cameras to
t the recomm
mended poweer source to power
p them on.
o
7. Power on th
he DVR.
 Connecct the power adapter to the DC12V pow
wer connectorr on the back of the DVR.
 Power on the monitor.
 Connecct the power cable to the power adapter and to a sttandard 120 VAC
V outlet. When
W the DVR
R is powering on,
an initialization wind
dow will appeear.

8. When the ffirst WELCOM ME window op pens, use the mouse to oppen the drop
pdown menu and select thhe language you
y
prefer to usse, then click Next.
N NOTE: You
Y can also change
c the lan
nguage settin
ng through th
he setup menus.

9. In the second WELCOMEE window, use the mouse to open the dropdown menus m and sellect the date and time. Whhen
the correctt date and tim me is shown,, click Next. NOTE: The date d and timee setup in the DVR is use ed to timestamp
recorded video. It is veryy important th
hat this be sett correctly if video
v recordin
ngs are used as
a evidence.

10. When the m main screen opens,

o hould see a video image from each cam
you sh mera. Use this image to re
efine the man nual
settings of the
t camera. These
T settingss include the camera
c directtion, and mayy include focu
us, zoom, and other setting
gs.
11. Right click the
t mouse an
nywhere on the DVR scree he SETUP buttton on the frront panel to enter the Setup
en, or press th
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 menu. In th
he pop-up win
ndow, click Se
etup.

12. In the login

n window, clicck the virtual keyboard button to open the keyboard d window. Use the keyboaard to click in the
default ADMMIN password, “1111”, the en click OK. In
n the LOGIN window,
w click OK
O again to open
o the DVR Setup menus.

Configure the
t SETUP me enus to custo R settings for your system.. Refer to the user manual included on the
omize the DVR
CD for moree information
n about DVR Setup
S and system configurration settingss.

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Network C
Connectiions
LA
AN Connectio
on – Using a crossover
c cab
ble without a switching h
hub
Connect to the syystem directly using
u a crossovver type network cable.

LA
AN Connectio
on – Using a switching
s hu
ub
Connect to the syystem using a hub
h (switching hub) and an Etthernet cable (10BASE-T/100B
BASE-TX CAT 5 LAN cable).

Intternet (ADSL
L) Connection
n
Connect to the syystem using a ro
outer or ADSL modem and an
n Ethernet cablle (10BASE-T/10
00BASE-TX CATT 5 LAN cable).

Sm
martpho
one Accesss
Whhen your DVR iss configured fo
or access acrosss the Internet, you
y can remoteely monitor and
d control
you onnection using the free smarrtphone app Blackhawk.
u video securityy system over a Wi-Fi or 3G co
Thiis app features::
 View fro
om 1 to 16 cammeras
 View im
mages in portraiit or landscapee single channe
el)
 Monitorr multiple locattions
 3G/Wi-FFi compatible
Forr more informaation, and to do
ownload and in
nstall the app, go
g to:

® ® ® ®
 Apple iPhone , iPodd touch , or iP
Pad : http://itu
unes.apple.com
m/app/blackhaw
wk-for-iphone//id422091119??mt=8
 Android
d™ phones: http://www.andrroidzoom.com//android_appliications/tools/b
blackhawk_tlcvv.html

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