[mswesty]

hello i hope somebody can help . i am trying to get my new pci dvr card to work. i have installed it in a spare slot run the drivers and checked the device manager which says> star imavision video capture . working correctly. so i presume it is recognised on the system. my question is how do i get the thing to display the camera footage when i plug a camera in ? /??????? cheers mswest

[spot]

I quote:... The cheapest DVR card. With all 4 channels capturing you'll get around 2 fps. Available under lots of different brand names, like "Star Imavision Video Capture", etc... Generally stated as "Pico2000 compatible"

Are you sure it's meant to have a camera attached?

What kind of camera?

Those are really four BNC sockets??

[mswesty]

hello thanks for the reply. i have a small infra red camera which needs a 12v supply. its made by esp? what would you say should be connected to the four outputs?????
theres a bit more to this story..
we currently have four of these esp £50 cheap camers watching our place of work via the ezudr USB box from tlc direct however . the picture quality is crap. i remove three cameras to leave only one captuing and still crap!!! i then take one camera and connect it directly to my large home tv and the picture is amazing. i then start thinking that the ezudr box is the problem and promptly order a pci card from fleabay (hongkong) oops . i plug in the card and install the old looking "digital network security system" cd rom "which doesnt work!!!! so i scrap that and try to get just a basic picture via the card in any shape or form. which leads me to my original post. hope this helps mw

[spot]

That clarifies matters tremendously. What you need to do is read the manual and all will be made clear. You probably have to run the software that came with the card too.

[mswesty]

ive run all software on the small cd rom. i click the DSR icon on my desktop (CCTV software from disc) and two boxes appear one says
(MODEL UNDEFINED)
The other says
(THE SECURITY KEY IS NOT FOUND. IF PROBLEM PERSISTS PLEASE CONTACT DEALER)
of course ive had no response from the dealer..
any ideas ???????????????

[spot]

Yes.

Ignoring the different name between your Pico 2000 clone and the real thing, read http://prices.duncans.ca/security/SurveillanceFAQ.htm

They suggest a complete uninstall followed by their exact instructions.

It even sounds as though it might work.