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ECD- 1000 User Manual For V1.01.05 Firm ware V er . 2014/07/ 08[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 2 Legal Notice Disclaimer  The information contained in this d ocum ent is intended for general i nform ation purposes. ACTi Corporation sha ll not be liable for errors contain ed herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing, perform ance, or use of this manual.  The in[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 3 Regulatory Compliance I nformation Federal Communica tions Commissi on Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are d esigned t o provide reasonable protection against harmful interference[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 4 About This Manual Target Au dience This manual is intended f or S ystem Administrators who are r esponsible for insta lling and setting up video surv eillance system as well as End U sers who wi ll be operating t he Decoder on a daily basis . Sys tem Administrat ors are expected to know the fundamentals o [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 5 T ab le of Contents Chapter 1: Har dware Overview ................................ . 10 1.1 Introd uction ....................................................... 11 Package Contents ......................................................................... 11 Device Overvie w ...............................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 6 2.2 The Live View Screen .......................................... 27 The Menu Panel ........................................................................... 28 Changing the Layout .................................................................... 29 Viewing Channels in Full Screen ..................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 7 Adding Cameras ........................................................................... 53 Searching Cameras to Add ....................................................... 53 Adding Cameras Manu ally ........................................................ 55 Adding ONVIF-Compliant Cameras Manually ....[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 8 3.3 The Set up Scre en ................................ ................ 93 3.4 Configuri ng the System Setti ngs ....................... 94 System Information ...................................................................... 94 Date and T ime ..........................................................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 9 Deleting Beep T rigger ................................................................ 123 Copying Event Schedule Se ttings ............................................... 124 3.9 Syste m Maintena nce ........................................ 125 Upgrading the Firmware .....................................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 10 Chapter 1 : Har dware Overvie w This chapter contains t he f ollowing topics:  Introduction : Describes th e pack age contents, d evice overvie w, and the conne ction architecture.  Connecting Devices : Desc ribes how to connect the decod er to other devices and how to use the bundled acces sories. [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 11 1.1 Introdu ction Package Contents Video Decoder Screw Packs x 2 Cable Straps Mounting Bracket Power Adaptor Terminal Block Quick Installation Guide Warranty Card[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 12 Device Overview Item Description 1 P ower LED Lights RED when the power is on. 2 System Ready LED / F actor y Def ault LED  Lights GREEN after the boot up process is com plete to indicate the Decod er is read y.  W hen doing a f actory reset, this LED lights GREEN briefl y to indicate f actory def a[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 13 Item Description 7 HDMI P or t Connects to an HDM I monitor (108 0p) using an HD MI cable . 8 Composite P or t Connects to a compos ite monitor usin g a video cable with BNC connector . Syste m Requireme nts F or remote comput er access, the follo wing system r equirements must be met to ensure compatibil[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 14 camera to displa y all the 9 channels. Other frames are automatical ly dropped in th e process. Video Stream Resolution 4-Channel Mode 9-Channel Mode 12 -Channel Mode 16 -Channel Mode VGA (640 x 480) 4 channels @ 30 fps 9 channels @ 30 fps 12 channels @ 30 fps 16 channels @ 30 fps 720p (1280 x 720) 4 chan[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 15 1.2 Conne cting Devices Connecti on Architect ure The diagram below illustrates a sample co nnection within a local area network. Local Are a Network Connection Architecture 1. Connect the power adaptor to the Deco der a nd power outlet (see Preparing the Power Adaptor on page 16 ). NOTE: This step may be[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 16 Prepar ing the Po wer Adapt or In case of using a non-P oE Ether net s witch, use the b undled pow er adaptor to directly connect the Decoder to a power outlet. The power adaptor must be connected to the su pplied ter minal b lock bef ore use. T o do this, f ollo w the proc edures be low: 1. Loosen the sc[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 17 4. Tighten the screws of the 1 2V pin and the GND pins to sec ure the wire connection . Connecti ng to Lo cal Dis play The Decoder suppor ts up to two display outputs via H DMI and C omposite conn ection at o ne time. T hese display outputs can be referred to as the lo cal display or the local client. Loc[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 18 Connecti ng the C ameras The Decoder can decod e up to 16 IP cameras or vi deo encoders and displa y the v ideos through an HDMI ( 1080p) or c omposite monitor or d ispla y rem otely via PC or a mo bile client. T o connect a camera, do th e foll owing: 1. Connect the camera to a P oE s witch, within in th[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 19 1.3 Accessing the De coder The Decoder can be ac cessed and managed in two wa ys: v ia Local acce ss or Remote access . Local A ccess A monitor that is direct ly connected to the Dec oder via the HDMI o r Composite po r t is considered Local Access by a Local Client . Users can view the videos from the c [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 20 1.4 Device Maintenan ce This section descr ibes how to reset the device and s witch bet ween NTSC and P AL system. Resetti ng the De vice In case there is a need t o reset the d evice to its def ault factor y settings, perf or m the follo wing: 1. With the device po wered off, press and hold the R eset bu[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 21 Chapter 2: L ocal Ma nagement This chapter descr ibes the Decoder opera tion and manage ment on the Loca l Client side. It contains the follo wing topics :  Accessing for the First T ime : Describes the setup procedures i nvolve w hen accessing the Dec oder for the first tim e. T his includes chang ing[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 22 2.1 Accessing for t he F irst Tim e Once all de vices are connected, tur n on the monitor to see the L ive View screen. The Decoder comes wit h a default static IP address of 192.168. 0.200 . I f your network has a DHCP ser ver , the Decoder will automatica lly swi tch the connection type t o DHC P and b [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 23 Quick S etup Step 1: Login 1. Clic k to access the Setup screen. 2. When prompted t o login, enter the default Account and Password using the on-s creen ke yboard. NOTE: For more inf ormati on on using the on-s creen ke yboard, see Using the On -Screen Keyboard on page 34 . Step 2: Change the IP Address ([...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 24 4. Clic k Sav e . 5. When L AN shows “ A ctivated ”, the IP address config uration is complete. Step 3: Add Cameras 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera > Search Cam eras . NOTE: T o add cameras by IP address or conn ect to camera via RTSP protocol, see Adding Cameras on page 53 .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 25 2. The Search Camer as screen appe ars with the list of cameras on the sam e network . By def ault, the camera manufacturer , user account name and passw ord for access are already filed with ACTi def ault values . M odify these values as needed. NOTE: The Decoder suppor ts third-par ty cameras. T o vali [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 26 5. Clic k to close the Setup s creen. The Live View screen appears with t he added cameras. By def ault, informat ion such as the camera n ame, IP address, etc. are disp la yed on the local displa y . F or security p ur poses, these in f orm ation ma y be hidde n, see Local Display on page 47 f or more in[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 27 1 5 6 7 4 2.2 The Liv e View Scree n Diff erent types of infor mation are displayed on the Live View screen. Item Description 1 Channel Number and Name Displa ys the channel number and camera name. 2 Channel IP Address Displa ys the IP addr ess of the camera. 3 W arning Message Displa ys the war ning mess[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 28 The Men u Panel Mov e the mouse cursor towards the bottom of the screen to disp la y the M enu Panel . F rom the Menu P anel, users can modify the channe l lay out, star t viewing channels on pa trol, stretch image, reposition the chan nels, and access the Setup screen. 1 3 4 5 6 2 Item Description 1 Layo[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 29 Changi ng the Layout By def a ult, the local Live View is displa yed with a 9-channel la yout. T he la you t can be changed into a 1-channel, 2 -channel, 1+7- channel displ a y , etc. A vai lable la yout v aries dep ending on current channel mode (s ee Module on page 44 ). Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout 4 Click[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 30 Layout 2+4 Layout 2+8 Click to disp lay 8 channels at a time on a 2+4 layout. Cli ck to display 10 channels at a time on a 2+ 8 layout. T o vie w succeeding ch annels, click the la y out icon aga in. For e xample, if viewing on a 2-channel la yout, and you want to view the ne xt 2 channels, click . Viewin[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 31 Viewing Channels by Patrol Instead of viewing all channels at the sa me time, users may w ant to vi ew one channel in fu l l screen and scroll throug h all the channels at a time. T o do this, f ollow the procedures below: 1. Clic k to star t Sequence P atrol . 2. Enter the inter v al time (in seconds) us[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 32 Repositioned Chan nels T o reset the defau lt channe l position, click .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 33 2 1 2.3 The Login Scree n The Login screen appe ars before users can access the PTZ Cont rol Panel and the S etup Page . When prompted to l ogin, enter the default Account and Password using the on-s creen ke yboard. F or security purposes, it is recommended to modify the account name and pass word throug[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 34 Using t he On- Screen Ke yboard The on-screen ke y board allows users to enter te x t without using a physical comput er ke y board. The on-screen ke yboard a ppears when users click on fields that requir e character or numeric input, such as account nam e , p ass word, etc. Using the mouse, click the ke [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 35 2.4 Using th e PTZ Control Panel Y ou can pan, tilt and zoom PTZ c ameras locally using t he PTZ Control P anel , as well as create preset points a nd star t to ur . T o displa y the PTZ Control Panel , move the mouse ov er the bottom of the screen to displ a y the Menu P anel, then click . Y ou must logi[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 36 Item Description 4 Tilt Speed Drag the slider to adjust the tilt speed; 1 (slow est) to 5 ( f astest). 5 Zoom Speed Drag the slider to adjust the zoom speed; 1 (slowest) to 5 (f as test). 6 Zoom Control Clic k the icons to zoom in or zoom out the c amera view . 7 Focus Mo de Clic k the icon to toggle bet [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 37 Setting Preset Po ints A preset point is a us er-defined area w here the camera zooms in. Up to 32 preset points can be configured on the Deco der . When preset points are created on t he Decoder , they are automatically sync ed on the camera side, and vice versa. On the Live View screen, move the mouse o[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 38 How to Create / Modify Preset Points 1. On the Live View screen, move the mouse ov er the bottom of the sc reen to display the Menu P anel, then click . Y ou must login as an ad ministrator to hav e PTZ control access (see 2.3 The Login Sc reen on pag e 33 for details). 2. P an, tilt and zoom the camera t[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 39 Setting T ours Se v eral preset poi nts can be grouped into a “T our ” which directs th e camera to cycle thro ugh the ser ies of preset points at specific inter v al time. Up to 32 tours can be set on the Decod er . The tour configuration is s av ed only on the Decoder, not on the camera s ide. On th[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 40 How to Create / M odify T ours T o create tours, make sure one or more preset points hav e already been cr eated. The tour configuration on the Decod er is not synced with t he tour configuration on the camera side. 1. On the Live View screen, move the mouse ov er the bottom of the sc reen to display the [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 41 6. Repeat steps 4 to 5 to add more prese t points to the tour. TIP: Use the arrow ke ys to change the order s equence of pres et points. O r , to remove a preset point from the tour , clic k . 7. When done, click Save to complete the tour configuration . How to Delete T ours 1. On the T our page t ab , cl[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 42 1 2 4 3 2. 5 Accessing the Setup Screen The Setup screen allows users to c onfigure the system and network settings and add or delete cameras f or viewing. Users must login with an administ rator account first to acces s the Setup screen . T o access the Setup sc reen , click on the menu panel. The Login [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 43 2. 6 Co nfiguri ng Sy stem Set tings Syste m Informati on On the Setup scr een, click System . The s ys tem information is display ed.  System Name : Nam e assigned to t he Decoder; can be modified. To m odify the System Name , click the box and use the on- screen k eyboard to enter the characters . NO[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 44 Module The Modu le page allows you to select the maxi mum number of cameras that you can view through the Decoder . Options are: 4-channel, 9-cha nnel (def ault mode), 1 2-c hannel, and 16 -channel. T o ensure video stream per f or mance, take note of the Decoding Limitation on page 13 . Date a nd T i me [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 45 1 2 4 2 3 changes according to t he current date and time of the time zone. 3. If applicable , check the Ena ble Daylight Saving Time bo x. N ote that this b o x becomes enabled only if the Da ylight saving time can be applied to the s elected time zone. Manually Change the Date and Time 1. On the Setup s[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 46 Sync Date and T ime with NTP Serv er 1. On the Setup scr een, click System > Date and Time . 2. On NTP Server , type the URL ad dress of the NT P ser v er . 3. Clic k Apply . A mess age will appear t o confir m if synch ronization is success ful. NOTE: If the NT P Ser v er is a doma in name, make sure [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 47 Mouse Clic k S ystem > M ouse . C lic k “ - ” to reduce the mouse curs or speed or “ + ” to increase the spe ed one notch at a time . Clic k and hold “ - ” or “ + ” to continuously reduce or increase speed. Local Dis play The Local Display allows users to show or hide inf or matio n, su[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 48 from the Local displa y if there is no mouse m ovem ent within 5 seconds.  Show system time : If check ed, the system date and tim e is display ed on the bottom of the Live View screen.  Show system IP addr ess : If checked, the s ystem IP address is displa yed on the bottom of the Liv e View screen[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 49 2. 7 Configuri ng Ne twork Set tings Viewing the Netw ork Inf ormatio n On the Setup scr een, click Netwo rk . The network inf or mation, s uch as the Ha rdware A ddress (M AC address), Speed , Connection T y pe , IP A ddress , Subnet M ask , Gatewa y , DNS Setting , and Primar y and Secondary DNS Serv er[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 50 Confi guring the Netw ork Co nnectio n Use the Netw ork Connection to configure the net work s ettings of the Decoder , w hich includes setting of t he conn ection type and IP address. There are two types of con nection: M anual and DHCP .  Manual : T he IP addres s m ust be assigned m anually , so are[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 51 Obtaining the IP A d dress A u tomatically If your network has a DHCP ser ver , the Decoder will a utomatically be assig ned a n IP addr ess. Howe ver , in case the Dec oder does not det ect the DHCP con nection, perform the f ollowing procedures to obtain the IP address : 1. On the Setup scr een, click N[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 52 1 2 3 2.8 Config uring the Camer as The Ca mera Setu p Pa ge On the Setup scr een, click Camera . Item Description 1 Camera List Pane l Displa ys the camera na me. Click a channel to view its displa y and settings. 2 Display Window Displa ys the curr ent live vie w of the selected c amera. 3 Camera Proper[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 53 Adding Cameras There are three wa ys to ad d cameras f or viewing:  By autom atically searching the cam eras on the networ k  By manua lly entering the IP address of the cam era  By manua lly entering the IP address of an ONVR-com ppliant cam era  By manuall y entering the IP address of the ca[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 54 NOTE: The Decoder suppor ts third-par ty cameras. T o validate specific camera models that can be integrated, visit our website ( http://www .acti.com/3rdpar tycamera ). 5. Clic k one or more cameras to select. Selected cameras appear i n orange te xt. NOTE: The Status c olumn shows the status of the came[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 55 A dding Camera s Manually In case of adding a ca mera from outside th e local area networ k or over W AN, use the add camera manually function. Y o u need to know the IP address, HTTP por t, User Name and P ass word of the camera you want to connect to . 1. On the Setup scr een, click Ca mera . 2. Clic k [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 56 5. Clic k Get C amera Settings . The decoder co nnects an d retriev es the camera settings. At this point, nothing is shown on the Display window yet. 6. Clic k Sav e . Once camera settings are s av ed, the camera Liv e View is shown on the Display window . TIP: Use the Dupli cate button to add another c [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 57 A dding ONVIF-Compl iant Cameras Manually With A dd Camera M anually (ONVIF) fu nction, you can add any cam era regardless of its brand as long as it is O NVIF-Complia nt. 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera . 2. Clic k on a n empty channel number from the left panel, and click Add Camera M anually (ONV[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 58 TIP: Use the Dupli cate button to add another c amera with almost si milar camera settings to another channel, s ee Duplicating Cameras o n page 59 . A dding Camera s Manually via RTSP In case you wan t to add ca meras via Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) , use the A dd Camera M anually (RTSP) function[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 59 TIP: If you do not know the URI of the camera, click to select fro m the most comm on manuf acturers on the list. Once a manufacturer is selected, its URI is fi lled up on the field. If the predefined URI d oes not work , check the camera specifications for details. 5. Clic k Sav e . TIP: Use the Dupli ca[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 60 2. A vai lable channels are shown under To . Check the box(es) of the channel(s) to copy the camera settings to . 3. Clic k Duplicate .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 61 Modifyi ng Camer a Settings In some cases, you ma y need to mo dify the camera connecti on and streaming pro per ties. T o do this, f ollow the procedures below: 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera . 2. Select the camera from the Camer a List panel. 3. Clic k Get C amera Settings . 4. T o modify the con[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 62 5. T o modify streaming proper ties, clic k the Camera Settings tab , and modify the settings, as needed. Item Description Stream M ode Displa ys whether t he camera has Singl e or Dual strea m mode. This field is not edit able . Channel ID F or dual stream ca meras, select the stream to vi e w . Usually [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 63 Item Description Bitrate Mo de Under “ Constant Bit Rate ” mode ( CBR), the c amera keeps the stable bitrate regard less of the com ple xity of the sc ene. Under this mode, the video qual ity ma y vary if the bit rate value is s et too low . It is eas ier to do s torage and network bandw idth consumpt[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 64 Item Description scenes, long GOP can f ur ther minimize the bandwidth and storage consumption. 6. When done, click Save . The camera proper ties are s av ed and the Decoder res tar ts the connection.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 65 Reconne cting Ca meras If there is a need to refres h the camera con nection, c lick Reconnect A ll . A ll the cameras wil l be reconnected. NOTE: All video s treams will be lost f or a fe w seconds until the reconnecti on is finished. Deleti ng Cameras Cameras can be removed one at a time or all cameras [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 66 1 2 2. 9 Managing Netwo rk Loss E vent When a camera or a video decoder su ddenly disc onnects from the networ k, the Decoder w ill trigger a netw ork or video loss notification icon on the Live View channel window and will beep . By def ault, the tr igger is en abled f or 24 hours a day and 7 da ys a wee[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 67 4. Drag the mouse ov er the ti me table to select the da y and t ime peri od. 5. When done, click Save . TIP: Instead of m anually modifying the ev ent trigger on all cameras, users can co p y the schedule to other c hannels. See Copying Event Schedule Settings on page 69 .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 68 Enabli ng Beep Sou nd T rigger T o enable the beep sound when a camera is disc onnected from the network or w hen an encoder loses its vide o source, do the following: 1. On the Setup scr een, click Event . 2. Clic k Netw ork Loss or Video Loss , and then clic k Set . 3. Check Beep to enable the beep soun[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 69 6. Clic k Sav e to sav e the configurations. The Decoder will demonstrate and emit t he beep sound as configured. Copyin g Event Sc hedule Setti ngs Instead of manually modifyi ng the ev ent schedule and beep setti ngs on all cameras one b y one, users can cop y the settings t o other channels. 1. After s[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 70 2. 10 Rebooting the De vice 1. O n the Setup s creen, c lic k Pow er . 2. Clic k Rebo ot . 3. When the confir mation m essage appears, click OK to res tar t. NOTE: All v ideo streams w ill be lost for a f ew seconds until the Decoder compl etes the reboot process.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 71 Chapter 3: Remote M anage ment This chapter descr ibes the Decoder operation and ma nagement on a R emote Client side. It contains the follo wing topics :  Accessing the Device : D escribes the setup proc edures involve when acc essing the Decoder for the first time through a c omputer on the network. [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 72 3.1 Accessing the Decode r Re motel y In most cases, it is recommended to perform the initial c onfigurations, bef ore the Decoder is e ven mounte d to its locatio n, using local access. This is because o f the limitation of the Decoder to decode so me video resolution an d compre s sion. If monitor ing w[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 73  From IP Utility (d ownloaded from the website www.acti.com ), click the IP address of the Decoder to open the user interfac e on the web bro wser.  If you already kno w the IP address of th e D ecoder, o pen the web bro wser and dir ectly type the IP address on the address bar. TIP: The quic kest w[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 74 A ccessing Fr om a Network without DHCP Serv er The def ault IP ad dress of the Decoder is 192.168. 0.200 . If the network does not hav e a DHCP ser ver , then th is is the IP address of the Deco der , whereas the default por t number is 80 . T ake note that the computer must be with in the same networ k [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 75 3 2 1 The Log in Screen When logging in for the first time or aft er a fir mware up grade , users will be pr ompted to install required ActiveX components. Follo w the on -sc reen instructio ns to install the ActiveX components. When prompted to l ogin, enter the default Account and Password and click Log[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 76 The Set up Wiz ard When accessing the Decoder f or the first time on a client computer , the Setup W izard appears to f acilitate easy c amera connection. All sett ings can still be mod ified in the Setup screen. 1. Clic k Next . 2. Set the date and time by one of the f ollowing op tions:  Select the T[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 77 4. The def ault Use r is “admin” and the Password is “123456”. T o modify the p assw ord, click Edit . Or , click Next to continue. 5. By def ault, the camera ma nuf acturer , user account name and p ass word for access are already filed with ACTi def ault values . If you wan t to ad d camera from[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 78 6. The list of cameras connected o n the network a ppears. Click on a camera to select it. By def ault, you can select up to 9 cam eras to add. Sel ected cameras a re highlighted in orange. 7. Clic k Next to co ntinue. 8. Clic k Done to close the w izard.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 79 7 5 8 9 6 3.2 The Liv e View Pa ge Item Description 1 Camera List Displa ys the channel number and camera name of th e cameras connected to the Decoder . Drag a chan nel to a window on the Live View display area to view the video stream. Or, doub le-cli ck All Cameras to automatically view all came ras on[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 80 Item Description 5 Layout Icons Clic k an ico n to change the lay out of channe ls. T he current la yout is indicated by an orange icon. Mo ving the mouse ov er the icon displays the icon name. See Changing the Window Layout on page 83 . 6 Viewing Icons Use f or managing the sequ ence patrol. See Pat roll[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 81 Viewing the Cam eras There are sev eral wa y s to vie w cameras on the Liv e View screen.  Drag a cam era from the list to a c hannel window t o vie w it on the Live V iew displa y area.  Double-click a camera fr om the list to view it on the next availab le channel window.  Double-click All Came[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 82 Viewing Channels in Full Screen Double-clic k a channel to v iew the channel in full screen. Double-clic k again to switch back to the pre vious l a yout. Zooming In With the mouse icon ov er the channe l window , scr oll the mouse whee l up or down to zoom in or zoom out the image. Or , t o zoom in on an[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 83 Changi ng the Window Layo ut By def ault, the L ive View is displa yed with a 9-cha nnel lay out. The la yout can be changed int o a 1 -channel, 2-c hannel, 1+7 -channel display , etc. Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout 4 Click to disp lay one channel on full scr een. Click to disp lay 2 channels at a time. Cl ick [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 84 Layout 2+4 Layout 2+8 Click to disp lay 6 channels at a time on a 2+4 layout. Click to disp lay 10 channels at a time on a 2+8 layout. T o vie w succeeding ch annels, use th e icon. For e xample, if vie wing on a 2-chann el la yout, and you w ant to view the n e xt 2 channels, click . Or , click on the nu[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 85 Syncing Remote a nd Local Live View Displa y The displa yed cameras and window la yout on the remote client and local client can be synced.  Click to sync the Live View based on the l ocal c lient display. So inste ad of dragging th e camera to a chann el windo w on the Live View display area ever y ti[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 86 Using Optical / D igital PTZ PTZ and zoom cameras hav e the option to togg le between optical and digital PTZ. Non -PTZ and non-zoom cameras can still hav e digital PTZ functions when viewed on remote clients. F or PTZ and zoom cameras, r ight-click on the channel window and click Digital PTZ or Opt ical [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 87 How to Use Digital PT Z Digital PTZ can be do ne on the chann el window and on full -screen view . F or PTZ and zoom cameras, right-click the mouse button and toggle to Digital PT Z first. 1. On the Live View , select the camera to highlight the c hannel window . 2. Scroll the mouse wheel up or c lic k an[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 88 Using t he PTZ Control Panel Use the PT Z Contro l P anel to pan, t ilt, and zoom the camera. T o displ a y the PTZ Control Panel , click PTZ from the left panel menu. 1 4 2 3 5 6 TIP: Move the mouse over the icon to display the function name. NOTE: For non -PTZ/zoom cameras , PTZ functions are done using[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 89 Viewing by Preset Point an d T our NOTE: The Preset P oint P anel is av ailable only when PTZ and zoom cameras are s elected. F or other cameras, the Preset P o int P anel appears blank. PTZ and zoom cameras can hav e up to 3 2 preset poin ts and 32 t ours configured on the Decoder . A preset point is a u[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 90 Using t he T oolbar Clic k a menu and submenu option to use its function. The function is applied to all the cameras in the Live View . Application M enu  Video T itle Bar : C lick to hid e or displa y the video title bar on top of ever y c hannel window. The bar conta ins the cam era name and the syst[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 91 e xceeds 80%, random cha nnels star t to decode I- frame f or about 15 seconds, and then retur n to the ori ginal frame rate afterwards. This process continues until the com puter loading drops under 80% or when the user s w itches to other l a yout or page.  Logout : Click to logout from the Decoder b[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 92 Camera List M enu The Camera List m enu defines how the cameras are listed on the left panel.  List : Click to list the cameras by channel ID a nd nam e only.  Detail : Click to list the cam eras with detai ls such as IP address and cam era m odel. W hen the m ouse goes ove r to the cam era list pan[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 93 3.3 The Setu p Screen Clic k the Setup tab to acc ess the Setup sc reen. Clic k an ico n from the Hom e menu or a page tab to access the menu page:  System  Network Menu  Cam era  Schedule  Event  Maintenance  User  Log  Power[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 94 3.4 Co nfiguri ng the System Settings Syste m Informati on On the Setup scr een, click System . The system information is d ispla yed.  System Name : Nam e assigned to t he Decoder; can be modified. To m odify the System Name , t ype the preferred n am e on the box. C lick the Save button at the bottom[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 95 Date a nd T i me The Date and Time page a llows y ou to manually cha nge the sy stem date and tim e or sync with an NTP ser v er . A utoma tically Set the Date and Time Select the time zone to automatical ly set the date and time. 1. On the Setup scr een, click System > Date and Time . 2. On Time Zone [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 96 1 2 4 2 3 3. Modify the date and t ime. Item Description 1 Month and Y ear Select the month an d year from the bo x. 2 Scroll Icons Clic k to vi ew the calendar of the pre vious or t he ne xt m onth. 3 Date Clic k a dat e to set the date. Selected date is highlighted in orange, while the current date is i[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 97 T o delete NT P Server T o delete an NTP ser ver , delete the URL address on the field and click A pply . Module The Modu le page allows users to s elect the maximum number of cameras that ca n be connected to the Decod er . Options are: 4-channe l, 9-channel, 12-channel, and 16-c hannel mode. Langua ge T[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 98 Local Dis play The Local Displa y page allows users to show or hide inf or mation, such as the IP address, system date and time, or ev ent tr igger icons, on the Liv e View screen. By def ault, all option s are enabled. 1. On the Setup scr een, click System > Lo cal Display . 2. By def ault, all option[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 99 3.5 Config uring the Ne twork Settin gs Viewing the Netw ork Inf ormatio n On the Setup scr een, click Netwo rk . The network in f orm ation, such as th e Ha rdware A ddress (M AC address), Speed , Connection T y pe , IP A ddress , Subnet M ask , Gatewa y , DNS Setting , and Primar y and Secondary DNS Ser[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 100 Confi guring the Netw ork Connect ion Use the Netw ork Connection to configure the net work s ettings of the Decoder , which includes setting of the co nnection type and IP ad dress. There are two types of con nection: M anual and DHCP .  Manual : T he IP addres s m ust be ass igned manuall y, so are [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 101 Obtaining the IP A d dress A u tomatically If your network has a DHCP ser ver , the Decoder will a utomatically be assig ned an IP addres s. Howe ver , in case the Deco der does not detec t the DHCP connec tion, perform the follo wing procedures to obtain th e IP address: 1. On the Setup scr een, click N[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 102 3. 6 Configuri ng the Camer as On the Setup scr een, clic k Camera . The camera list table is display ed.  To add cam eras, click Add . See Adding Cam eras on page 103.  To add cam eras with alm ost the same setting as an ex isting chann el, s ee  Duplicating Cam eras on page 107 .  To delete[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 103  Deleting Cam eras on page 112 . T o access the camera proper ti es , click a camera name from the camera list panel or double-clic k a camera from the t able . The camera pro per ties are displ a yed.  To access the camera W eb Configuration, click .  To view the cam era list table, click Camer[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 104 3. Clic k Sea rch Cameras .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 105 4. The Search Camer as screen appe ars. The def ault Account “Admin” a nd Passw ord “123456” are pre -entere d. If the ca mera you w ant to add has dif f erent account an d pass word, enter them o n the Account and Passw ord fields. 5. Clic k Sea rch . The cameras connected in the n etwork ar e l[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 106 A dding Camera s Manually T o add cameras manually , you need to know the IP addres s, HTTP por t, User Name and P ass word of the camera you want to connect to . 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera . 2. If the camera list table is not shown, click All Cameras or Came ra List . 3. On the camera list ta[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 107 5. T ype a name you want to use to identify the camera (maxi mum of 32 alphanumer ic characters, no spaces nor sy mbols). This name is sa ved only on the Decoder and does not aff ect the settings o n the camera side. 6. Enter the IP A ddress , HTTP Port , Use r Name and Password of the camera you want to[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 108 Duplicating Cameras Use this function to add another camera with almost the same camera settings as the selected camera. So instead of enter ing all the information on e by one, duplicate the camera settings first and then mod ify afterwards. Howe v er , to use this function, there must be at least one a[...]

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w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 110 Modifyi ng Camer a Settings In some cases, you ma y need to modif y the camera connecti on and streaming pro per ties. T o do this, f ollow the procedures below: 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera . 2. Select the camera from the camera list panel. 3. Clic k Get C amera Settings . 4. Modify the camera [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 111 Item Description modified. Stream M ode Displa ys whether t he camera has Single or Du al stream mode. This field cannot be modified. Protocol Displa ys the video str eam protocol. Y ou c an modify the video stream protocol, as neede d. Channel ID F or dual stream ca meras, select the stream to vi e w . [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 112 Item Description in the long run, the a v erage bit rate will be very close to 2M. T his mode allows the most accurate storage estimations, howe ver , while planning the bandwi dth, please cons ider t he o ccasional peaks of bit rate. Video Quality (only f or MJPEG) The user c an define the quality with [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 113 Deleti ng Cameras 1. On the Setup scr een, click Camera . 2. If the camera list table is not shown, click All Cameras or Came ra List . 3. On the camera list table , click the camera(s) to delete. Clic k as many cameras as needed. 4. Clic k Delete . 5. A message appears, click OK to confir m.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 114 Setting Preset Po ints on the Remote C lient A preset point is a user-defi ned area where the ca mera is directed at or zoomed in. Up to 32 preset points can be c onfigured on the Deco der . When preset points are created on the Decoder , the y are autom atically synced on th e camera side, and vice vers[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 115 Setting Preset To urs on the Remote C lient Se v eral preset poi nts can be grouped into a “T our” which directs the camera to cycle thro ugh the ser ies of preset points at specific i nter val time . Up to 32 tours can be set on the Dec oder . The tour configuration is s av ed only on the Decoder , [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 116 7. Repeat steps 5 ~ 6 t o add more prese t points. TIP: T o c hange the order of preset point sequence, drag a prese t point up or down the list. 8. When done, click Save . How to Delete T ours On the Preset T our page tab of the selected cam era, click the corresponding Delete icon of the preset point t[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 117 3. 7 Configuri ng Us er Acces s User access pe r missions are managed b y Groups . Grou ps define what functions and de v ices are a llowed f or each user . Diff erent Groups may hav e different acces s r ights, like L ive V iew , Setup A ccess , and Re mote A ccess . T o setup access per missio ns, perf[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 118 3. Enter the group Name ( up to 32 characters) and Descr iption (up to 128 ch aracters) . NOTE: The group name can be up to 32 alphanumer ic characters; symbols and spaces are not allowed. 4. Clic k OK . The new group appears on the group table.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 119 Adding Users 1. On the Setup screen, click User > User . By default, the “ admin ” user is preset and cannot be deleted. 2. Clic k Add User . 3. Enter the f ollowing informat ion: Item Description Name Enter a user name. The name c an be up to 63 alpha numeric characters; symbols are not allowed. [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 120 Granti ng Access Permiss ion 1. On the Setup scr een, click User > Permission . 2. On Group , select the group . 3. Check the bo x to grant its access per mission, opt ions are:  Live : Perm ission for Liv e View . Live View access is always e nabled.  Setup : Perm ission to acce ss the Setup s [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 121 Managi ng Groups a nd Users Except f or the Administrator group , all user-defin ed groups and users can be mo dified.  To modif y a group or user, click the corresponding Edi t button.  To delete a group or us er, click the corresponding Delete but ton.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 122 1 2 3. 8 Managing Netwo rk Loss When a camera suddenly disconnects from the networ k, the Decoder w ill tr igger a network loss notification by displaying a network loss icon and a beep sound. By def ault, the trigger is enabled f or 24 hours a day and 7 da ys a week. Howe ver , the beep sound must be en[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 123 4. Drag the mouse ov er the ti me table to select the time peri od. By def ault, the sc hedule aff ects all the days of the week. 5. T o e xempt a par ticular day from time selection, click the da y . A lock icon appears. In the e xample below , Sat urda y and Sund a y are locked so b oth da ys are not i[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 124 Enabli ng Beep Sou nd T rigger T o enable the beep sound when a camer a or video s er ver is disconnected from the network, do the f ollowing: 1. On the Setup scr een, click Event . 2. Clic k on Network Loss or Video Loss . 3. Check Beep to enable the beep sound . 4. Set the beep duration and t he number[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 125 Copyin g Event Sc hedule Setti ngs Instead of manually mod ifying the ev ent schedule and beep s ettings on all cameras one by one, users can cop y the set tings to other cha nnels. 1. After setting the e vent schedule or beep settings, click Copy . The Copy Schedule window appears. 2. The current camera[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 126 3.9 System M ain tenance The Maintenan ce page allows users to up grade the fir mware, bac kup or restore t he system settings, and sav e error repor ts for troubleshooting. Upgra ding the Firmwar e 1. Check and do wnload the latest fir mware p ackage from the website ( www .acti.com ). 2. On the Setup s[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 127 Saving Backup Setti ngs It is recommended to make regular system backup in case of un e xpected disasters or accidents. 1. On the Setup scr een, click M aintenance > Setting s Backup/Restore . 2. Clic k Backup . 3. A pop up message a ppears. The Decoder c reates a ba ckup file of the whole sy stem set[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 128 Restorin g Backed Up Sett in gs 1. On the Setup scr een, click M aintenance > Setting s Backup/Restore . 2. Clic k Brow se . Then browse for the back ed up file ( Ba ckup_[yyyymm dd] .nv r ). 3. Clic k Restore . 4. A confir mation mess age appears, click OK to continue. 5. When done, click OK to resta[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 129 T r oublesh ooting The T roubleshooting pag e allows users to e xpor t a n error repor t (*.tgz) to be sent to the Customer’ s Help Desk (CHD) f or troubleshooting pur p oses. 1. On the Setup scr een, click M aintenance > T roubleshootin g . 2. Clic k Export . An error repor t ( error_repo rt.tgz ) [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 130 3.10 Man agin g th e System Log The Log page allows users to view the Dec oder activity log and sav e a log repor t as an XML file. The D ecoder saves the late st 300 0 logs. Lo gs can be filtered accord ing to date an d the source of activity . 1. On the Setup scr een, click Log . 2. T o filter accordin[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 131 Chapter 4: Installa tion a nd Mainte nance This chapter descr ibes the diff erent wa ys to install the Decoder :  Surface Mount  VESA Mount  Pole Mount 4.1 How to Surface Mount? The Decoder can be mounted on a s traight w all or on a table or pedestal. F or wall installation, it is recommended t[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 132 4.2 How to Use VE SA Moun t? The Decoder is designed to be directly insta lled between a VESA mount and a monitor . 1. Place the device in between a VESA mount (10 x 10) and the monitor , with the to p side of the de vice facing the monitor while the bott om side facing the VE SA mount. 2. Attach the 4 s[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 133 4.3 How to Use the P ole Mou nt? The Decoder comes bundle d with pole mo unt accessor ies, like the cab le straps and the brac ket. T he cable straps can hold poles w ith 1” to 2” diameter . 1. With the smooth side outwards, insert t he sup plied cable straps through the ho les (A B C D) . NOTE: Us e[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m ECD-1000 User Manual 134 4. Align the Decoder to t he mount wit h the Ether net por t side up and HDMI p or t side down. 5. Attach the 4 suppl ied long s crews to secure the Decoder to the mou nt.[...]

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