AVerMedia Technologies EB3004 MD manual

AVerMedia ® AVerDiGi EB3004 MD User Manual June 2009[...]

FCC NOTICE (Class A) This device complies w it h Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op eration is subjec t to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause h armful interference, and (2 ) this device must accept an y interference received, including interference that ma y cause undesi r ed op eration. .Federal Communications Commission S tatem[...]

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T able of Content s Chapter 1  Introduction ................................................................................ 1  1.1  Package Cont ent .................................................................................................. 1  1.2  Features and S pec ifications ................................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Content (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) A V erDiGi EB3004 MD unit (2) Remote Control (batteries included) (3) Quick User Guide (4) Power Cord * The power cord varies depending on the standard power outlet of the country where it is sold. (5) Power Adapter (6) Internal HDD holder (8 screws are inculded) (7) S[...]

2  Scheduled recording (00:00~23:00 set by hour )  Search for recorded video files by date/time/event  Input/Output: 4 sensor input s and 1 relay output control  Audio In/Out: 4 audio in and 1 audio out 1.3 Front Panel Name Function (1) DVR Power LED Light when the unit is power on (2) HDD LED Indicate the hard disk runnin g state. Ligh[...]

3 Name Function (5) Audio Out Output the audio signal to a audio out device such as speaker i The audio output device ha s it s own power supply is necessary . (6) Sensor In Support 4 sensor devices (7) Alarm Out Support 1 relay device (Relay: 1A @ 125V AC/30V DC) (8) RS-232 For PTZ camera connection and firmware update (9) F AN speed Switch Adjust[...]

4 3. Secure the brackets on the hard disk 4. Connect the the SATA cable and the power connector to the hard disk 5. Secure the hard disk insid e the unit then place unit cover 6. Push the cover forward and secure the cover 7. You may now connect all the cables. When the power is conne cte d, the Power LED light turns on[...]

5 1.5.2 Connecting Devices The back panel of the DVR unit, user can connec t up to 4 video cameras, 4 sensor devices, 1 alarm device and output video to a TV or CRT/LCD monitor. Connecting the unit to the PC, then use the bundled software enables user to transfer, playback and segment the video. Follow the illustration bel ow to make the connection[...]

6 1.5.3 Connecting the Audio, Sensor and Relay device The Sensor, Alarm, and audio port enable you to connect 4 sensor inputs, 1 relay outputs, and 4 audio in and 1 audi o out device. Just connect the exte rnal sensor, relay, and audio in/out device pin directly to the pinhole. The RS-232 port can be used for PTZ camera connection through a RS-232 [...]

7 Sensor in and Alarm pinhole: Pin # Definition 11 Sensor 1 signal 12 Sensor 1 Ground signal 13 Sensor 2 signal 14 Sensor 2 Ground signal 15 Sensor 3 signal 16 Sensor 3 Ground signal 17 Sensor 4 signal 18 Sensor 4 Ground signal 19 Relay signal 20 Relay signal RS-232 pinhole: Pin # Definition 21 RS-232 TX signal 22 RS-232 RX signal 23 RS-232 Ground [...]

8 Chapter 2 Operating the DVR unit 2.1 Familiarizing the Remote Control Buttons Use the Remote control to operate the OSD menu on surveillance screen. Button Function (1) FN A functional key for multiple DVR syste m remote control (2) 1 Switch to Channel 1 As a number key for entering p assword (3) 3 Switch to Channel 2 As a number key for entering[...]

9 Button Function (16) ▼ T o move the sele ction to the left and right ▼ ▲ T o go up and down and select the items in the menu list or change the settings ▼ (17) ZOOM+ T o zoom in view of PTZ camera ZOOM- T o zoom out view of PTZ camera (18) PTZ PTZ camera control button. Press PT Z + camera channel button( 1 2 3 4 ) can enter PTZ mode to c[...]

10 2.1.1 Using AB Repeat Function AB Repeat function allow user to set a video s egment from A to B point and play on the surveillance screen until user stop. 1. Press ▲ (play button) to call out the SEARCH MODE menu to find the recorded video that user wants to playback. 2. Select TIME SEARCH or EVENT LIST . - TIME SEARCH (search by date and tim[...]

11 2.1.2 Controlling PTZ Camera Using remote control, user can easily control PTZ camera at local site. Before starting, make sure the PTZ camera is connected with the DVR unit. And then, please go to OSD menu to enable PTZ control (see also 3.1 Menu Function: PTZ Setup ). i Use the RS-232 to RS-485 converter to connect the PTZ camera with the DVR [...]

12 2.1.2.2 T o Set Preset Position User can set 9 preset positions for PTZ camera. Using 1 to 9 button to set the preset position. 1. Press PT Z and camera channel number button ( 1 2 3 4 ) to enter PTZ mode. 2. Using ▲ , ▼ , ▼ and ▼ to adjust the lens of the PTZ camera to the position that user wants. 3. Press any number button over 3 se c[...]

13 2.2 Using the DVR for the First Time 1. Make sure all devices and pow er cables are well connected. 2. Turn on the DVR unit by connecting the power cable into the power plug. 3. User should see the SYSTEM INITIALIZE windows appear on the surveillance screen. The system will do hard disk detection automatically. 4. For the first time use hard di [...]

14 2.3 Surveillance Screen This chapter will describe the symbols on the surveillance screen and screen display mode. While DVR is playback, the record action will keep working and the surveillanc e screen will playback the recorded video. Surveillance Screen  Preview Mode Symbol Description Q DVR is recording Audio is enabled Speaker is availab[...]

15  Playback Mode Symbol Description Playback the recorded video Audio is enabled AB segment is set and playing Recorded video is playback at backwar d speed(2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, or 64x) Recorded video is playback at faster fo rward speed(2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, or 64x) A Always Recording B Button Recording M Motion Recording  Screen type User[...]

16 2.3.1 Setup the Time S t amp Current date and time could be displa yed on each channel screen by enabling TIME STAMP function. Please follow the below steps to enable TIME STAMP . 1. Press to call out OSD menu. 2. Using ▲ and ▼ move the highlight to CAMERA/RECORD and press to make a selection. 3. Select GENERAL and press to make a selection.[...]

17 2.4 Playback the Video If the unit is recording the video, you may have to stop video recording in order to do video playback. To stop video recording, press . 1. Press ▲ (play). 2. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to go up and down and select TIME SEARCH , FILE LIST , or SMART MOTION SEARCH . And then, press to mak e a selection. SEARCH METHOD TIM[...]

18 SMART MOTION SEARCH (search by motion event): 1. In SMART MOTION SEARCH window , the ST ART TIME and END TIME show the date and time from when the recording begins and ends. 2. Use the ▲ and ▼ press to set SEA RCH ST ART TIME and SEARCH END TIME for searching period. 3. Then, Select the CHANNEL that wants to search. SMART MOTI ON SEARCH STAR[...]

19 Chapter 3 OSD Navigation T ree The follow figure is an OSD menu tree m ap. To call out th e OSD menu, press on the remote control.[...]

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21 3.1 Menu Function Use remote control to navigate in the OSD menu. The red frame turns yellow when you are making a selection. Each time you change the video display output or video system (NTSC/PAL), the power must be turned off and on to reset the DVR unit. OSD MENU Description MA IN MENU CAMERA/RECORD SCHEDULE EVENT SET UP DISPLA Y STORAGE SYS[...]

22 OSD MENU Description GENERAL SETUP RECORD M ODE TIME STA MP DVR NAM E WATERM ARK AUTO RECORD CIF COMPANY W A TERM ARK Enable/disable the reco rded imag e authenticates protection. User can use ImageVerificiation application to identify the image that has been watermark protected. AUT O RE CORD Enable/disable auto continue recording when interru [...]

23 OSD MENU Description CAMERA NAME SETUP CH3 CH2 CH1 CH4 CAMERA1 CAMERA2 CAMERA3 CAMERA4 CHANNEL NAME Give a name for the channel 1 ~ 4. Maximum is 12 characters and can enter A~Z, 0~9, !, “, #, $, %, &, ‘, (, ), *, +, -, /, :, ;, <. >, ?, @, and space. PTZ SETUP ID ENABLE PROTOCOL BAUD RATE CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 AUTO PAN DWE LL TIME 010S [...]

24 OSD MENU Description MA IN MENU CAMERA/RECORD SCHEDULE EVENT SET UP DISPLA Y STORAGE SYSTEM DISPLAY Configure the parameters of video and setting of sp ot monitor. DISPL AY SETUP COLOR ADJUSTM ENT VIDE O SHIELD VGA - T V SELECT ION VIDEO OUT SET TING SPOT MONIT OR EVENT TYPE AUTO SCAN CH1 MAIN - MAIN QUAD ADJUSTABLE EVENT DURATION 010 SEC DISPLA[...]

25 OSD MENU Description VIDEO OUT SETUP COLOR ENHANCEMENT SHARPNESS VGA MO DE RESOUL TION VGA T V MODE1 - SVGA - 00 00 00 00 VIDEO SHIELD Select the channel and set an area that will be blocking for particular security issue when DV R unit is recording such as enter password for entranc e guard. DISPLA Y SETUP COLOR ADJU STMEN T VIDEO SH IELD VGA -[...]

26 OSD MENU Description MA IN MENU CAMERA/RECORD SCHEDULE EVENT SET UP DISPLA Y STORAGE SYSTEM RECORD SCHEDULE By default, in 24 hours, the recording schedule is set to always record every hour. Refer to the table below to customize the recording condition. Condition Description ALWA YS Record non-stop. SMART Automatically switch to recorded at the[...]

27 OSD MENU Description MA IN MENU CAMERA/RECORD SCHEDULE EVENT SET UP DISPLA Y STORAGE SYSTEM EVENT SETUP Configure alarm, sensor, a nd motion. EVENT SETUP ALARM SET TING SENSOR SETTING MOTION DET ECTION ALARM SETTING Configure parameters of alarm. ALARM CONT INUOUSLY ALARM PERIOD ALARM T YPE SELECT / DESELECT ALL SENSOR RECORD MOTION DE TECTI ON [...]

28 OSD MENU Description SENSOR SET UP TYPE ENABLE SENSOR1 SENSOR 2 SENSOR3 SEN SOR4 NO NO NO NO SENSOR Customize the initial state of the attached sensor. ENABLE Active/deactivate the sensor. TYPE Select the state of the sensor. - NO: Indicates that the initial state of the sen s or i s normal open. Video recording initiates when there is a cha nge[...]

29 OSD MENU Description MA IN MENU CAMERA/RECORD SCHEDULE EVENT SET UP DISPLA Y STORAGE SYSTEM STORAGE SETUP To format hard disk an d enable/disable hard disk spaces recycle. STORAGE SETUP HDD SIZE HDD OVERWRITE HDD USED HDD FORMAT 953 , 849MB 279MB 0% HDD OVERWRITE Enable/disable replaci ng the earliest recorded file when the hard disk space runs [...]

30 OSD MENU Description STOR AGE SETUP HDD SIZE HDD OVERWRITE HDD USED HDD FORMAT 953 , 849MB 279MB 0% 4. After entering the last number, the “ PASSWORD CORRECT ” a ppea rs, you are now authorized to format the hard disk. 5. It is done when the “ FORMAT DISK SUCCESS ” appears. Formatting the hard disk will permanentl y delete all the record[...]

31 OSD MENU Description SYSTEM SETUP PASSWORD CHAN GE DATE / TIME SYSTEM IN F O AUDIO SETUP INSTANT PLAYBACK LANGUAGE LOG 060 SEC ENGLI SH DATE FORMAT Select the display format of the date -- YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, or DD/MM/YYYY DATE Set the current date TIME Set the current time Display the latest time synchronization date and time. DAYLIGHT SAVI[...]

32 OSD MENU Description SYSTEM SETUP PASSWORD CHAN GE DATE / TIME SYSTEM IN F O AUDIO SETUP INSTANT PLAYBACK LANGUAGE LOG 060 SEC ENGLI SH PASSWORD CHANGE PASSWORD CHANGE SET UP PASSWORD SE TUP ADMINIST RATOR Enable/disable full system passw ord protection. This would prevent unauthorized user to stop video recording, change system settings and for[...]

33 OSD MENU Description SYSTEM SETUP PASSWORD CHAN GE DATE / TIME SYSTEM IN F O AUDIO SETUP INSTANT PLAYBACK LANGUAGE LOG 060 SEC ENGLI SH AUDIO SETUP AUDIO SETUP AUDIO OUT @ QUAD MUTE CH1 RESET TO DEFAULT 12 3 4 MUTE Enable/disable to hear au dio sound while playback. To hear sound, make sure the unit is connected to a spe aker. i If you want to h[...]

34 C h a p t e r 4 Using the USB Playback Console 4.1 Recommended system requirements Pentium®4 2.4GHZ or above Windows®2000/ XP DDR 256 MB Graphic function must support DirectDraw Audio card or built-in S peaker 1 available USB2.0 port 4.2 Installing the USB Playback Console T o install the USB Playback Console: 1. Place Installation CD into the[...]

35 4.3 Running the USB Playback Console To run the application, click the ic on on the PC desktop Name Function (1) Exit T o close the appli cation. (2) Progress bar Show the progress of the file being play ed. Y ou may move the bar to seek at any location of the track. (3) Playback Controller Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded vide o fil[...]

36 Name Function (4) Open File T o select the video file sou rce fo r playin g. - DVR Recorded File (HD): T o playback the reco rded video from the hard disk which was recording video on the DVR syste m. (see aslo Chapter 4.3.2 ) - Backup File(.dvr): The file is backup and save in *.dvr file format. (see also Chapter 4.3.3 ) - Backup File (.avf): T[...]

37 Name Function (11) Event List Select the ev ent you want to playback. The event list only available when user select to playback in DVR Record ed File(HD) . (12) Camera ID Show the number of camera s that are being viewe d. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID nu mber to switch and view other camera. (13) Sound /Sound bar T ur[...]

38 4.3.2 Playback DVR Recorded File from Hard Disk 1. Please hav e the hard disk which containi ng of recorded video data install on your PC or using external USB enclosure to connect to your PC. 2. Click Open File button 3. Select DVR Recorded File(HD) and click OK . 4. Select the hard disk drive from Select Disk window and click OK . 5. And then,[...]

39 4.3.3 Playback Backup File(*.dvr) 1. Click Open File button. 2. Select Backup File(*.dvr) and click OK . 3. Locate the backup file folder and click OK . i When open the backup video file, just loca te the where backup file folder is. 4. And then, Playback Date/T ime Selection window appears. Select the date and time and click OK .[...]

40 C h a p t e r 5 Backup Recorded Video File HDD Backup application provides user an interfac e to view recorded video from hard disk and backup it. 5.1 Familiarizing with HDD Backup Application Name Function (1) Date Select the date for event s (2) Hour and Channel User can select the hour and channel for events. : All events in this hour and cha[...]

41 Name Function (7) Video display Display first frame of each recorded video channel from 4 sele cted. (8) Progress bar Show the progress of the event being played. User may move the bar to seek at any location of the track (9) Source Disk T o select the hard di sk drive (10) T arget Path T o locate on where user wants to save the file (11) Event [...]

42 9. Locate on where user want s to save the backup file 10. Click Star t to process backup 11. T o stop the backup progress, click Sto p 12. T o play the backup file, see 4.3.3 .[...]

43 Chapter 6 ImageV erification Image V erification is a watermark-checking program to identify the auth enticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. 6.1 To Run the ImageVerification 1. T o run the ImageV erificat ion application, clic k the W atermark button on USB Playback Application ma[...]

44 Chapter 7 iEnhance The bundled iEnhance is a video editing tool and can only be used with *.dvr video file. It allows you to adjust the video picture quality , segment and save the selected portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot. Y ou can also save the setting and apply it on other files. T o run iEnha[...]

45 Name Function (8) Full Screen Use the entire screen to only display the video. (9) Default Set the video back to original st ate and delete all the changes in the history box. (10) History Box List all the act ions. (1 1) Undo Delete the last action. (12) Noise Reduce Adjust the sof t ness and rep air the damaged colours. (13) Sharpness Improve [...]

W arranty Notice LIMITED WARR A NTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects resu lting from faulty manufactur e or components under the following terms: WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for (1) one year from the date of purch a se Parts are warranted for (1) one y ear from the date of purc h ase Replacement produc[...]