Need help with CCTV and DVR setup?

Okay, it's a quick question. I am setting up a 4 channel CCTV camera setup in my business. It's a samsung 4 camera kit with the little TV to view them on. It also has web broadcasting. I recently bought a Samsung 4 channel DVR to go with it. I've got a problem though. I must use the inputs from the cameras to go directly to the DVR in order to record 4 channels at full resolution. When i hook up the TV as an output, I lose control of the web broadcasting. I'd like to split the video signal to both the tv and the DVR. The cable is like a phone cable but it has 6 wires. It's in between a phone and cat 5 connector in size. It is also the only wire going to the cameras so it carries power and a signal through these wires. Where can I buy a splitter and two additional wires to go to each unit and what products should i use. I've tried using an 8 pin splitter with two 6 pin wires that it can "fit" into but I lose the signal. My local electronic stores don't have 6pin splitters.|||Hi,





The connector you have is a RJ11 connector. I will explain how you can do this assuming your DVR has BNC (round metal) connectors. We will split the cable using special adaptors. (see bottom for place to buy)





1) An adaptor will convert the RJ11 plug into a BNC %26amp; power lead. Connect the BNC connector to the DVR (if it has loopthough, 2nd set of BNC connectors), or to a video splitter (4in, 8 out)





This will create a normal connection that can be distributed. The power lead can be connected directly to a PSU, or back into the samsung tv








2) Using a loopthrough, or the splitter, you have connected one video source to the DVR, now we will send another source to the TV. Another adaptor will take the video feed from the loopthough on DVR or splitter by BNC, %26amp; convert back to RJ11 plug. You can connect the power lead from first adpator directly to this adaptor.





3) You will need to add some short RJ11 to RJ11 leads as you will end up with the same connection to fit the tv including video %26amp; power (just like it was directly connected, we have just taken a copy of video off)





A loopthtough on the DVR or splitter is important to maintaing the video signal level.








You can buy all these parts from your local electrical store. Try www.cpc.co.uk and look up order codes:





sr06766 for 1st adaptor


sr06768 for 2nd adaptor





sr05971 RJ11 extenstion leads


sr06803 4in 8out distributor (the DVR should have a 2nd set of video outputs though, check this first so you dont need this)





See the above products, you will get an idea of what you will need.|||Any idea how to make these adapters? I live in the US and cannot order from the U.K. Is there a store in the US that sells these?


This website has the pin out diagram


http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12117%26amp;view=next%26amp;sid=6fe42d85586670ea359cdc00afbd4cb4

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