EverFocus 920 manual

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E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N E D R 1 6 4 0 / 1 6 2 0 / 9 2 0 I n s t r u c t i o n G u i d e  2 00 5 E ver Foc us El ect ron ic s Corp www .eve rfoc us .com Al l r igh ts res erv ed . N o par t o f t h e co nte nt s of thi s m anua l m ay be re pro duce d or tr an smi tt ed i n any form or by any m eans w ith ou [...]

ii Federal Comm unication Commission Inter ference Statement This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea sonable protection against harmf ul interference in a residential installation. This e quipment generate s, us[...]

iii Non-L PS or TNV output connectors iden tif y the t ype of circuit, inten ded cable type or rele vant circuit characteristics. (Ma rking or Instruction) “ CATUION : Risk of Explosion if Battery is replaced by an Inc orrect T ype. Dispose of Used Ba tteries According to the Instructions.”[...]

iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERV IEW ................................ ................................................................ .. 1 1.1 F EATURES ................................................................ ........................................................... 1 1.2 S PECIFICATIONS ................................ ...........[...]

v 3.11.4 HDD FULL........................................................................................................................................... 61 3.12 S YSTEM S ETUP M ENU ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 63 4. RECORDING OVERVIEW ................................ ..[...]

vi 15.1 T RANSMISSION S ETTING ................................ .............................................................. 133 15.2 R EMOTE C ONT R OL P ROTOCOL ................................................................ ..................... 134 APPENDIX A: RE MOTE CONTROL................................ ................................ .[...]

vii S a f e t y W a r n i n g Notice: The inform ation in this m anual was c urrent when pub lished. The m anufacturer reserves t he right to re vise and im prove its products. All specif ications are therefore subject to change w ithout notice. WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THI S APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Pre[...]

viii S a f e t y P r e c a u t i o n s ( 1 )  Refer all work r elated to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel o r system installe rs.  Do not block the ve ntilation opening or slots on the cov er.  Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage t he appliance. If this does happen, turn th[...]

ix S a f e t y P r e c a u t i o n s ( 2 ) Read Instructions — Al l the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained fo r future reference. Warnings — All warning s on the unit and in the opera ting instructions should be adhe r ed [...]

1 1 . P r o d u c t O v e r v i e w T he ED R1 6 40 / 16 2 0/ 92 0 DV R’ s ar e th e in d us tr y ’s f i rs t fu l l -f e a tu r ed dig ita l vid e o re co rd e r de s ig n ed sp ec if i ca lly fo r us e wi th in th e CC TV se cu r it y ind ust ry . ED R1 6 40 / 16 2 0/ 92 0 DV R’ s in c or po ra te s al l th e be n e fi ts of di g it a l v i[...]

2 1 . 2 S p e c i f i c a t i o ns Video Form at NTSC or PAL Video Input 16 / 9 BNC camera inputs (1Vp-p/75ohm) 1 BNC video out ( 1Vp-p/75ohm) and S-Video out for Main Monitor 1 BNC video out ( 1Vp-p/75ohm) for Call Monitor Video Output 16 / 9 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) for Looping Video Compre ssion MPEG4 EDR1640 Rec ording Resolution 720x480 (NT[...]

3 RS-232 9-pin female connector for testing purposes RS-485 For Keyboar d and PTZ connection Audio 4 mono inputs, 1 mono ( SPEAKER) outputs Power Source AC100~240 Power Co nsu mption 60W Dimension 430 (W) x 88 (H) x 300 (D) mm / 17 ” (W) x 3.5 ” (H) x 12 ” (D) Weight 6.24 kg (approx. 13.7 lbs) Operating Tem perature 0 o C ~ +40 o C / 3 2℉ ~[...]

4 1 . 3 F r o n t P a n e l K e y p a d s K ey s: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1. REC: Press this key to start insta nt recording. 2. STOP: Press this key to stop recor ding and pl aying back. 3. PLAY: Press this key to start p laying back. 4. PAUSE: Press this key to pause the playback picture. 5. SEARCH: Press this [...]

5 12. SEQ: Press this key to enter the auto seq uential switching mode. 13. CALL: Press this key to enter and set up CALL MENU . 14. MENU: Press this key to enter/exit the Main Menu or to exit from any subme nu. 10. MODE: Switch PIP, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 a nd 16 displays in Live and Playback modes . 11. ZOOM: I n full screen mode, 2x electronic zoom . Z[...]

6 15 . S huttle and Jog Dial Shuttle: In the Playback mode, turn the Shuttle dial to fast forwa rd/rewind the video. In the Pause mode, turn the Shuttle dial to slow forwar d/rewind the video. In the eve nt list, turn the Shuttle to chang e pages. Jog Dial: In the Pause mode, turn the Jog dial to forward/rewind the vide o frame by fra me. In the M [...]

7 1 . 4 Ba c k P a n e l C o n ne c t i o ns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Audio IN: Audio inputs 1~4 for recording , and it can be set to “ YES ” or “ NO ” in the RECORD SETUP MENU. Audio OUT: Connect an audio output to a monitor or other device. AUDIO 1 2 Main Power plug: power source to AC 100~ 240 V. POWER MAIN MON ITOR: Thi s con[...]

8 LAN Connect or: The RJ-45 network conne ction. LAN 7 RS232 RS232 connector : D -Sub 9 pin connector for testing purposes only . 8 RS485 RS485 connector : RJ 45 Connector for RS485 control (via EKB 500 controller) and for multi Digital Video Rec order c ascade. 9 For EDR920 Ser ies: VIDEO OUT(1~9): Top row B NC connectors for video looping out 1~9[...]

9 Matrix outputs 1~4: BNC connectors f or Matrix monitor outputs 1~4. Matrix Outputs SCSI Connector: For connecting the optional ED A800 storage ex pansion. SCSI Connector Mouse: PS/2 connec tor for mouse input. Mouse S-Video: PS/2 connec tor for S-Video monitor ou tput. S-Video Cascade 11 12 13 14 15 Cascade is desig ned for connecting a number of[...]

10 1 . 5 M o n i t o r D i s p l a y 1. Channel tag 2. Event sign 3. Select sig n 4. Play status ba r 5. Record status bar The status informa tion of the cameras or machine will show up, an d be located at different place s on the screen. 2. Event sign: Event signals which are small ic ons with a c apital letter and red background show the events o[...]

11 Tempera ture indication. This shows if the hard drive’s temper ature is overheated. Overheat is dete rmined in HDD TEMPERATURE of WARNING SETUP MENU . Fan fail indication. This shows whe n the fan fails to work normally. If you get this warning, con tact technical support for assistance . 3 . Select sign: You can assign a camera to a display b[...]

12 1. Current date The current da te which is set in the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU . 2. Record st atus Displays c urrent Hard Drive and record position. R01: currently recor ding on Disk 1 16%: currently recording a t 16% of total HD position NOTE: Pe rcentage only indicates the physic al point of recording on the Hard Drive, not the total disk space us[...]

13 2 . I n s t a l l a t i o n T he in s ta l la t io ns d es c ri b e d be lo w sh o ul d be ma de b y q ua li f ie d se r vi c e pe r so n ne l or sy st e m in st a ll e rs . Pl e a se ch e c k a cc es so r ie s in th e pa ck a g in g be f or e be g in n in g in st a ll at i on . Pl e as e re fe r to the fo l lo w in g d ia g r am fo r t h e ba s[...]

14 2 . 1 V i d e o C o n n e c t i o n s, D V R ca s c a d i n g Sa mp le in st a l la t io n w i th m ax im u m c a me ra a nd m o ni t or co nf ig ur at i on : Di ag ram 2 .3 Ca me ra s an d mo n i to r s ha ve to be ca b le d w it h 75 Oh m vi d eo ca b le , e. g . R G - 59 , RG -6 , RG -1 1 a nd su ita ble B N C pl u g s. D ue to in a pp r op r[...]

15 D VR Ca s ca din g T he di g it a l v id e o r e co r de rs p ro v id e " CA SC A DE I N" an d "C A SC A DE OU T" vi d e o c on n ec tio ns. I n c om b in a ti o n wi th EK B 50 0 key bo a rd , up to 25 5 ED R 16 4 0/ 16 20 /9 20 c an be ca sc a de d an d a dm in ist r a te d v ia on e s i ng le ma in mo ni to r. Ca sc a di n[...]

16 2 . 2 A u d i o C o n ne c t i o n I n s t a l l at i o n Sa mp le in st a l la t io n w i th a ud io c o nn e ct i on to v id e o c am er a s pr ov id in g au dio o ut pu t: D ia g ra m 2 .5 T he ED R 16 4 0/ 1 62 0 /9 2 0 DV R s pr ov id e 4 au d io in p u ts a n d 1 a u di o o ut pu t. T he in p ut s a r e d es i g ne d fo r m ax . 5 00 m V t[...]

17 2 . 3 S p e e d D om e I n s t a l l a t i on Sp e e d do me or te le me t ry re c e iv er pa n/ ti lt /z oo m co nt r ol is av ai la b le th r ou g h we b br ow se r o r the o pt io n al Po we r Co n so ft w ar e if th e DV R is c on nec te d to a n et w or k. L oc al te le me t ry co nt r ol is p ro v id e d by t h e o pt io na l E K B 5 0 0 k[...]

18 A TT EN T I ON : Som e Pe l c o- D / -P p r ot o co l d o me s an d r e c ei v e rs r e qu i re a n a dd r es s o f fs e t o f -1 . I n o th e r w or d s, t he a dd r es s a s si g ne d to th e d o me / r ec ei ve r i n t h e D VR ca me ra m en u m u st b e 1 b el o w th e ad d re ss se t i n the d om e / r ec ei ve r it se lf ! ( i. e . D VR I [...]

19 D es c r ip ti o ns : A LM I Nx x : Al a rm in p ut x x (1 ~ 16 ) G ND : co m mo n gr o un d f o r a la rm in pu ts A LM _ CO M x: o utp ut r e la y x , c o nt a c t r oo t A LM _ NO x : o u tp u t re lay x , N O c on ta c t A LM _ NC x: o utp ut re la y x , N C c on ta c t A LM R ST : A la r m r es e t, co ntr ol i np u t fo r al ar m r es et ,[...]

20 SPARE_ IN: N.O. Control input for playback f unction, playback is active as long contact is closed. NO contact alarm input co nnection: NC contact alarm input co nnection: Output relay in idle state:[...]

21 2 . 5 E D A 8 0 0 s I n st a ll a t i o n ( o p t i o n a l ) T he ED R 16 4 0/ 16 20 /9 2 0 ima ge st or a g e c a pa c ity c a n be ex p an d ed u si n g ED A8 00 s ha r d d is k e xp an sio n u n i ts . Ma x. 6 E DA 80 0s wi th 8 ha rd d i sk s ea ch c an b e c o nn ec te d vi a SC S I bu s . D ia g ra m 2 .8 F or in s ta l la ti o n de ta il[...]

22 2. 6 . 2. Ne tw or k c o n ne c ti o n th r ou g h pa tc h ca bl e D ia g ra m 2 .1 0 T he co nn e c ti on to a n e xi s ti ng ne tw or k re qu ir e s a no rm al p a tc h c a bl e ( st ra ig h t- thr ou g h) . T he il l us tr at io n sh ow s th e co n ne ct io n to a ne t wo r k s wi t ch , ro u te r o r mo d em . 2. 6 . 3. N et w or k sy st em [...]

23 2 . 8 F i n a l I n s t a l l P r o c e ss O nc e y ou h av e co mp l et e d th e b as i c w ir in g in sta lla ti on an d th e h ar d di sk dr i ve in s ta l la t io n y ou ar e r ea dy t o tu r n on t h e D VR . S im pl y p lu g in th e po we r sou rc e a nd t u rn t h e sw i tc h t o t h e on p o si tio n . Th e PO WER L ED li g ht s wi ll li[...]

24 3 . D V R M e n u S e t u p A ss um i ng y o u ha v e co mp le t ed th e fi r st tw o ch ap ter s of th is ma n ua l , y o u ar e no w rea dy to beg in se tti n g up th e d ig it al v id e o re c or de r. T he fo ll ow ing ch a pt e r wi l l wa lk y o u th ro u g h th e de ta il e d DV R M en u st e p by ste p an d ho w to se t t he DV R fo r y [...]

25 3 . 1 T im e / D a t e S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .2 D ia g ra m 3. 2 is a sc r e en sh ot of th e TI M E/ D AT E SET U P M EN U . Th is me nu is use d to se t up the c or r e ct ti m e an d da te fo r y our r eg i on o f th e wo r ld . Yo u ar e a bl e to se t up day li g h t sa vi n g s as we ll as sy nc h it w it h a n i n te r ne t b a se[...]

26 5 . DA Y LI G HT SAV IN G : Th is fi e ld r ep r e se n ts th e d ay li g ht sa v in g s on th e DV R. To c ha n g e th is , si m pl y us e t h e J og Di al o n t he D V R. Se l ec t “ ON ” or “ OF F ” to e na bl e o r di s ab le d ay lig ht sa v in g ti m e fu nc ti o n. I n or de r to se t a day li g ht sa v ing ti me zon e, y ou nee d[...]

27 To se t th e e nd i ng t im e cha n ge of da yl ig ht sa vi ng ti m e: Ch oo se wh e n th e tim e c ha n ge s fr om th e ol d t i me ( F RO M ) to th e n e w t im e ( TO ) w he n d ay lig ht s a vi n g en ds . 8 . TI M E SY N CH R ON IZ E Se le ct “ ON ” or “ OF F ” to en a bl e or d is a bl e ti me sy nc h ro n iz e, w h i ch w il l up [...]

28 Pa ci fi c D ay l ig ht Ti m e s ub t ra c t 7 h o ur s f r om GM T Pa ci fi c S ta nd ar d Ti me s ub tr ac t 8 h ou r s f ro m G M T A la s ka Da y lig h t T im e s u bt r ac t 8 ho u rs fr om G M T A la s ka St a nd a rd T im e s ub tr a ct 9 h ou r s f ro m G M T H aw ai i- A le ut ia n D ay li g ht T ime s ub tr ac t 9 h o ur s f ro m G M T[...]

29 3 . 2 Ca m e r a S e t u p M e nu Di ag ram 3 .4 D ia g ra m 3 .4 i s a s cr ee n s ho t o f t h e CA ME RA SE T U P M ENU . Th i s me nu w i ll w a lk y ou t h ro ug h se tti n g u p t h e C am e r a R ec or di n g Spe ed s, Ca m er a ti tl es , c ov er t m od e s, an d r ec or d in g q u a li ty . I n th e C AM ER A SE T UP M EN U t h e f ol l[...]

30 4 . SE Q (M A IN /C AL L) : Se t the dw el l ti me fo r se qu en c e s on th e Ma in or Ca l l M on i to rs . T o c ha ng e t hi s, si mp ly u se th e J og D ia l o n t he D VR . 5 . RE C QU AL IT Y : Se le ct a n i ma g e qu al it y fo r rec or di n g . T he re ar e si x di ff er en t q ua l it ie s a va ila ble . A hi g he r ima ge qu a l ity [...]

31 6 . RE C S P EE D & A CT IO N : TP : Sc h ed u le d r ec or di n g tim e 1~ 8 wh i ch ca n be se t in th e SC H ED U LE SE T UP ME N U. “ N” is th e n o rm a l r e co r di n g pe ri o d , w hi c h is a ct iv at ed by p re ss in g t h e R ec or d bu t to n . If y ou h av e se t a Ti m e Pe ri o d in Sc he du l e Se tu p Me n u, th en th e[...]

32 7 . SU M MA RY : Di ag ram 3 .5 D ia l J og to ch a ng e i te m s i n t he SU M M AR Y t ab l e. A ll ca m er as ’ st at u se s ar e sh ow n in th e SU MM AR Y ta b le . Th e ta b le is fo r ch e c ki n g c am er a o ve r a ll s ta tu se s o n ly , no t f or s e tt in g . N ot e : Th e S U MM AR Y ta ble al s o e xi s ts in AL A RM , MO T IO N[...]

33 3 . 3 Re c or d S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .6 Diagram 3.6 is a screen shot of the RECORD SETUP MENU . This menu is for setting up the options for recording audio and video. In th e RECORD SETUP MENU the following fields are define d as follows: 1 . RE C OR D A U DI O : Y ES : A u di o w i ll be re co r de d w h en ma ch in e i s r e c or di n[...]

34 4 . WA T ER M AR K : ON : Re co r di n g i s o ve rl ai d b y a v is ib le w a te r ma rk ( “W ” ) . OF F: N o w a te r ma r k . 5 . RE SO L U TI ON : Th e r e so lut i on s fo r NT SC a re 72 0 x4 8 0, 7 20 x2 40 an d 3 6 0x 2 40 . Th e d ef a ul t v al u e is 72 0 x2 40 . Th e re sol u ti o ns fo r PA L ar e 72 0 x2 88 , 72 0 x5 76 an d 36[...]

35 3 . 4 A l a rm S e t u p M e nu Di ag ram 3 .7 D ia g ra m 3. 7 is a s cr e e n s h ot of t he A LA R M SE T U P ME N U . An al a rm is de fi ne d as a n e le ct ro n ic o r me c ha n ic a l de v ic e th a t se n ds a wa rn in g si g n a l u nd e r sp ec if ic c ir c um s ta n c e s. I n th is c as e th e si g n al tr i gg er s th e re c or der [...]

36 3 . LO G Y ES : Se l ec t YE S i f y ou w is h t o r ec or d Al a rm Ev e nt s i n t he L og . N O: Se l ec t N O i f y ou d o n ot w ish to re co r d A la r m Ev en ts i n th e L og . 4 . AC T IV E CA ME R A T hi s f ie l d is to ac ti va t e c am er a y o u wa nt to ha v e th e al a r m en a bl e d to o . Fo r ex am p le if y ou ha d a n e xte[...]

37 1 2. C A LL M ON : Di s pl ay o n a c a ll m o ni t or wh e n a n a l ar m o c c ur s . N O C HA N G E: N o c h an ge o n th e ca ll mo nit o r d i sp l ay w he n an al a r m o cc ur s. SEQUENCE: Display in sequenc e mode on call monitor when an alarm oc curs, according to sequenc e duration set in Camera Setup M enu. ACTIVE CAMER A: Display the[...]

38 3 . 5 M o t i o n S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .8 D ia g ra m 3. 8 is a sc r e en sh ot of th e M OT IO N SE T UP M EN U . We de fi ne mo ti on as a ch a ng e of p ix il a ti o n in th e f ie ld of vi ew , w hic h i s de te ct e d by th e di g it a l v i de o r ec or de r an d t r ig ge r s t he rec or de r to st a rt r ec or di ng . Th is me n[...]

39 3 . LO G Y ES : Se l ec t YE S i f y ou w is h t o r ec or d Mo ti o n E ve nt s i n t he L og . N O: Se l ec t N O i f y ou d o n ot w ish to re co r d Mo ti on E ve nts in th e L og . 4 . DU R AT I ON T he am o un t o f t im e a m ot i on ev en t w il l r e co r d - f ro m 1 s e c to 9 9 s ec on ds . T h e d ef au lt va l ue i s 5 se co nd s. [...]

40 1 3. M O TI ON A RE A E nt e r a de si r ed ch an ne l an d p re ss SEL EC T o r mi dd le mo u s e bu tt o n to ed i t a mo ti o n a re a. M OT I O N mus t b e s e t a s “ E na b le ” in o r de r t o e di t t h e m o ti on de te ct i on a re a . To quit the motion are a edit, press MENU or righ t-click the mouse to obtain a selec tion menu, [...]

41 3 . 6 V I D E O L O S S S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .9 Diagram 3.9 is a screen shot of t he VIDEOLOSS (Video Loss) SETUP MENU . VIDEOLOSS event is caused b y no video signal input for the channe l, usually when the camera fails or loses power. How to se t up s ystem re sponse for VIDEOLOSS is introduced in this se ction. In the VIDEOLOSS SETUP[...]

42 5 . AL A RM EM AI L : Se le ct “ Y ES ” fo r se n di ng a n e m ai l wh e n V id eo L oss e v en t o cc ur s. T he e ma i l a dd r e ss c an be se t in th e N ET W OR K SE T UP M E NU . 6 . BU Z Z ER : A ud i bl e a l ar m b uz ze r. EN AB LE : To en a b le a V I D EO L O SS b uz ze r . D IS AB L E : T o d i sa b le a VI DE OL O SS b uz z er[...]

43 3 . 7 N e t w o r k S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .1 0 D ia g ra m 3. 1 0 is a sc r ee n sh ot of th e NE TW OR K SE T UP M EN U . Th is me nu is fo r se t ti ng up th e c on f ig ur a ti on s fo r ne tw o rk in g t o th e DV R . Th er e ar e 6 su be nt ri e s in th e NE TW OR K S ET U P M EN U : C ON F I G , AL A RM , EM A IL , P A SS W OR D , [...]

44 2 . IP A dd re ss T hi s f ie l d sh ow s t he cu r re nt I P Ad dr e ss fo r the DV R . A F ix e d I P ad dr es s do es n ot ch a ng e an d mu st be se t ma nu al ly . To c ha ng e th is , si m pl y us e th e Jo g Di a l on th e DV R . Wh e n DH CP is se le ct e d , th e D HC P s e rv er w i ll a ss ig n t h is va l u e a ut o ma tic al ly . N [...]

45 1 0. B W C ON TR OL T hi s c on fi g ur a ti o n a ll ow s u se r t o c o nt r ol th e b a nd w i dt h o f D V R. 1 1. M A C AD DR T hi s f ie l d is fo r tho se I nt er ne t se r vi c e p ro v id e rs or Ne tw or k ad mi n is tr a to r s wh o r eq u ir e a MA C a dd r e ss o f th e n e tw o rk c ar d of t he D VR . T h is op tio n ca nn ot be c[...]

46 4 . SE RV E R 1 : a ss ig n th e I P ad dr es s o f A l ar m s e r ve r 1 . 5 . SE RV E R 2 : a ss ig n th e I P ad dr es s o f A l ar m s e r ve r 2 . 6 . SE RV E R 3 : a ss ig n th e I P ad dr es s o f A l ar m s e r ve r 3 . 3. 7 . 3 EM AI L I n t he E M AI L of th e N ETW OR K SET U P M E NU , we d ef i ne : Di ag ram 3 .1 2 I n t he E M AI [...]

47 5 . P AS SW D I n pu t the p as s wo r d i f t he SM T P se rv er r eq uir es A u th e nt i ca tio n . 6 . RE C EI V. EM A IL AD D R I n pu t th e e - ma il a dd re ss fo r r e ce ivi n g e -m a il me s sa g e s w he n t h e E VE NT i s e n ab l ed an d tr ig ge r ed . E xa mp l e: I n Mo t io n Se t u p Me nu , if th e “E M AI L/ N ET WO RK ?[...]

48 T o ch a n g e th is , pr es s En t e r to mo ve to ea c h c ha r a ct e r a nd us e th e Jog Di a l on th e DV R to c ha ng e e ac h c ha ra c te r. N ot e t ha t t h e p as s wo r d i s lim i t ed to nu mb e r s on ly . T he r e a re 3 l e ve l t y pe s: 1 . Ad m in : U se r ha s al l th e ri g h ts in cl u di n g vi e wi n g li ve vi d eo , p[...]

49 4. SECONDARY DN S If your ISP provide s you with a secondary DNS address, plea se set it in here. NOTE: Please com plete all settings in the PPPoE Setup Menu before changing IP CONFIG to PPPoE in the CONFIG options. If y ou make this change be fore completing PPPoE settings, then the PPPoE fun ction will not work. 3. 7 . 6 DD NS I n t he D D NS [...]

50 4. RECORD ID Identity tag used b y c ertain DDNS providers 5. FQDN T he do m ai n n a me o f th is ac c ou nt. NOTE: If using “EverF ocusDDNS.com” as the server, there is less information required . For more details on DD NS setup, see the Networking sec tion of the manual .[...]

51 3 . 8 S c h e d u l e S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .1 6 D ia g ra m 3. 16 is a sc re en sh ot o f th e SC HE D UL E SE TU P ME NU . I n th i s me n u y ou ca n se t a u ni qu e ti m er to st a rt re c or d in g fr om a sp e ci f ie d st a r t ti me to an e nd ti me . Th i s me n u wo r ks tog et h er w it h t he CA ME R A me nu ; y o u wi ll no[...]

52 Ho ur : 0 ~ 23 in 2 4 ho u r t im e f or ma t; 1~ 1 2 in 1 2 ho u r t im e f or ma t . M in ut e s: 0 0 ~ 5 9 3 . EN D T hi s f ie ld is us ed to s e t t h e tim e y o u w is h t o s to p th e ti m er re co rd ing . T o c ha ng e th is , sim p ly us e th e Jog D ia l on th e D V R. Ho ur : 0 ~ 23 in 2 4 ho u r t i me fo r ma t ; 1~ 1 2 in 12 h o[...]

53 3 . 9 D i s k S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .1 7 D ia g ra m 3. 1 7 is a s cr e en sh o t o f th e DI S K SET U P ME NU . Th is me nu is fo r vi ew in g D is k in f or ma ti o n an d f or ma tt in g th e di s ks . F or in it i al se tu p or ma jo r se tu p ch a ng es w e re co mm e nd f or m at t in g t h e H a rd Di s k. I n t he DI SK S ET UP [...]

54 Note: System will ask you to stop rec ording if you try to delete the disk w hile still in the record mode. 3 . TH ER M OM ETR IC SC AL E Se le ct C ELS I U S o r FA HR EN H EI T fo r th e rm o m et ri c s ca le o f t h e d is k . 4 . NO Sh o ws th e h a r d d ri v e n um be r . Th e n umb er o f d isk s d is pl ay ed ma y va ry d e pe nd ing o [...]

55 3 . 1 0 C o nt r o l S e t u p M e n u Di ag ram 3 .1 8 D ia g ra m 3. 18 is a sc r e en sh ot of th e Co n tr o l Se t ti n g Me nu . T hi s me nu is to de fi n e th e se tti n g s fo r D VR re mo t e c on t ro l thr ou g h se ri al in te r fa ce in th e RS2 3 2 /R S48 5 m en u . T h e fo llo w in g fi e ld s a re d ef i ne d i n t h e Co n tr [...]

56 4 . RS 23 2 Da t a B it T hi s f ie ld is t he d a ta b it at wh ic h y o u w i ll be tr an s fe rr i ng . T he r e a r e t wo s et t in g s f or t h is op tio n : 8 o r 7 . T he de fa ul t i s s et to 8 . T o c ha n g e t hi s , si m pl y u se t h e Jo g Di a l o n th e DV R. R S4 85 : 1. RS485 Baud Rate This field is to set the spe ed at which[...]

57 3 . 1 1 W a r n i n g S e t u p M e n u D ia g ram 3 .1 9 D ia g ra m 3. 1 9 is a sc r e en sh o t of th e W ar ni ng Se tu p Me nu . Th is me nu is to se t th e wa r ni n g sy ste m se tti n g s. I f any cr it i ca l er ro r s oc cu r, th is po rt io n o f th e me nu d ir e c ts ho w th e sy ste m re ac ts . I n t he W ar n in g Se tu p M e n u[...]

58 5 . SE ND EM AI L: Y ES : Se n d a n em ai l w h en t he f an do e s n ot wo r k. N O: D o n o t se nd a n e ma il wh en t h e f a n do es n o t w or k . T he em a il se t ti ng s c a n b e s e t i n th e NE T WO R K S E TU P ME N U . 3. 1 1. 2 HD D T EM P I n HD D TE MP , w e d e fi ne : Di ag ram 3 .2 0 I n HD D TE MP , w e d e fi ne : 1 . BU [...]

59 4 . NE TW O RK A LA RM Y ES : T o e n ab le n e tw o rk a la r m. N O: To di s ab l e n et w or k al a rm . 5 . SE ND EM AI L Y ES : Se n d a n e ma il w he n H DD ’s t e mp e ra tur e is o ve rh ea te d. N O: W il l n ot s en d an em a i l w he n H D D ’s te mp er at u re i s ov er he at ed . T he em a il se t ti ng s c an be se t in t h e [...]

60 3. 1 1. 3 NO HD D I n N O HD D , we de fi ne : Di ag ram 3 .2 1 I n N O HD D , we de fi ne : 1 . BU Z Z ER : NO HD D bu zz e r. EN AB LE : T o e na bl e a b u zz er wh e n n o H D D i s de te ct e d . D IS AB L E: T o d i sa b le N O H D D b uz ze r . 2 . AL A RM OU TP U T T hi s w il l tr an sm i t a si g na l to an ot h er de vi ce . Th e se t[...]

61 5 . SE ND EM AI L: Y ES : Se n d a n em a il w he n n o H D D h a s b ee n fo u nd . N O: W il l n ot s en d an em a il w he n no HD D h a s be en f ou n d. T he em a il se t ti ng s c an be se t in t h e NE T WO R K S E TU P M EN U . 3. 1 1. 4 HD D F UL L I n HD D F UL L , w e d e fi n e: Di ag ram 3 .2 2 I n HD D F UL L , w e d e fi n e: 1 . B[...]

62 4 . NE TW O RK A LA RM : Y ES : T o e n ab le n e tw o rk a la r m. N O: To di s ab l e n et w or k al a rm . 5 . SE ND EM AI L: Y ES : Se n d a n em ai l w h en H D D is fu ll. N O: W il l n ot s en d an em a il w he n HD D i s f u ll . T he em a il se t ti ng s c an be se t in t h e NE T WO R K S E TU P M EN U .[...]

63 3 . 1 2 S y s t e m S e t up M e n u Di ag ram 3 .2 3 D ia g ra m 3. 23 is a sc re en sh ot of t he SY S T EM S ET UP M EN U . Th is me n u is fo r se tt in g up any a dd i ti on a l o pt io ns an d r e st or in g de fa ul t s to th e d i g it a l re co r de r . I n t he SY ST E M S ET U P M EN U th e f o ll o wi n g f ie ld s a re d ef i ne d: [...]

64 4 . UP DA TE SY ST E M S OF TW A RE : T u rn th e j o g to e n te r th e s e le c ti o n w in d o w. Y ES : P re ss S EL E CT o n YE S to u pd a te sy ste m so f tw a re f ro m U S B. N O: Pr e ss SE LE C T on N O to c an ce l u pd a ti n g . N ot e : Sy st e m w il l a sk y o u to st o p r ec or di n g i f y o u try t o up d at e w hi le sy st [...]

65 8 . P AS SW O RD a nd RI G H TS : Th e d if f er en t lo g i n p a ss wo rd s in d ic a te th e di f f e re nt le ve l of us e rs ; n o lo g in na m e is ne c e ss a ry . Ea c h nu m be r wi ll r ep la ce th e “ * ” si g n w he n the di g it is hi g h li g h te d . T ur n th e Jog to ch a ng e the se le c te d di g i t of th e pa ssw or d; p[...]

66 REC 4 . R e c o r d i n g O v e r v i e w B e fo re co n ti nu i ng wi th th e Re c o rd i ng Ov er v ie w ple as e b e su r e to ha v e re v ie w e d Ch a pt e r 3 , sp ec if i ca lly th e Ca m er a & Sc he du l e me nu s . Y ou ar e no w re ady to b eg i n se tti n g up the ma c hi ne fo r r ec or di n g . T hi s ch a pt e r wil l sho w y [...]

67 4 . 2 S c h e d u l e R e c o r d i ng S e tu p Se t up th e DA Y , STA RT tim e , EN D ti me an d th e n tur n S ET t o “ ON ” in th e SC HED UL E SET U P M EN U. Di ag ram 4 .1 Pl e a se re fe r to SC H ED U LE S ET UP M EN U f or s et ti n g p r oc ed ur e an d mo r e de ta il s. 4 . 3 E v e nt R e c o r d i n g S e t u p We wi l l no w d[...]

68 Di ag ra m 4 .2 2 . Wh e n the e ve n t i s s e t, e nt e r t he C AM ER A SE TU P ME N U to se t th e e v en t re c or d in g sp e e d ( I PS) o f th e ca me ra i n th e ti me pe ri od (T P ) se ct io n . Di ag ram 4 .3 3 . O n ce th e ev e n t an d re c or d a nd sp e e d ar e se t, y ou ne e d to ac tiv a te I ns ta n t Re co r di n g or se t[...]

69 N ot e : 1 . I f y ou wa nt to re co rd ev en t a c ti vi ty (m o ti on or a la rm ) O NL Y, s et th e no rm a l re c or d sp e ed as 0 I PS in th e C AM ER A SET U P M ENU . 2 . I f th e r ec or di ng sp e ed is c ha n g e d wh i le th e ma ch in e is re c or di ng , th e ne w re co r di ng sp e e d wi ll no t ta ke e ff ec t u n ti l r ec or d[...]

70 5 . P l a y b a c k O v e r v i e w B e fo re co n ti nu i ng pl e as e be su re t o ha v e re vi ew ed D VR Me nu Se t up (C ha pt e r 3) a nd Re co rd in g Se tup (C h ap te r 4) . Yo u ar e no w re a dy to be gi n se tt i ng up th e DV R fo r pl ay ba c k. Th is ch a pt e r wi l l sh ow y ou h o w t o se tu p th e r ec or de r fo r b a si c p[...]

71 (4) Slow Forward/Re verse Playback During pla ybac k mode, press PAU SE key to freeze the playing back picture . Turn the Shuttle dial clockwise to begin slow forward playbac k. Turn the Shuttle dial counterclock wise to begin slow reverse playback. The speed w ill show on the status bar of the bottom screen. The availa ble speeds are 1/2, 1/4, [...]

72 Di ag ram 5 .1 (1) TIME / DATE Sear ch Playback The SEARCH MENU will show up after pressing SEARCH key. Select “BY TIME / DATE”, and then select the start date/time you want t o search. Then, select the camera number and Disk Number to be sear ched. Lastly, press SELECT or the tilt whe el of mouse to start searc h. Note: If there is no video[...]

73 (2) EVENT Search P layback To search by “EVENT”, select “BY EVENT” for Method. Set the Start and En d Date/Time limits for the events to be sea rched. Choose from 7 search filters: ALARM, MOTION, VLOSS, A/M, A/V, M /V and A/M /V The indications of each filter are shown below. T he n , s el e c t Ca me ra n um be r an d Di sk n um be r fo[...]

74 T he ev en t ty pe s a n d n um b er sh ow o n t he s ec on d c ol u mn of th e s e ar ch l i st . An : an Alarm e vent, n = the alar m number. Dn : HDD overh eated, n = drive number . Fn : Fan fa il, n = 1~3 fan number. LH : (Logic al Head): b eginning of recor ding (earliest recorded da te) LUn : L ocal User login, n = 1~3 ; where 1 is Adminis[...]

75 6 . C o p y i n g V i d e o B e fo re co n ti nu ing p le a se be s ur e t o ha ve re vi ew e d th e p re c e di ng ch a pt e rs . Y ou a r e no w re ady to co py a n i ma g e o r v i de o f ro m t he D V R. Th i s c ha p te r wi ll s ho w y ou h o w t o c op y a sti ll i m ag e o r m ov ie fr om th e re c o rd e r. I n se rt th e U S B p oc ke [...]

76 Di ag ram 6 .1 I n t he CO P Y M EN U , we de f in e : 1 . CO P Y Se le ct I m ag e fo r c o py ing i m ag es /v ide o to m o vi e f ile . Se le ct V ie we r f or c o py in g D VR Vi e we r pl ay er . 2 . DI SK N O D is k n um b er y ou w i sh t o c o py f ro m . 3 . CA M ER A NO Ca me ra c ha nn el nu m be r . Yo u ca n s e le ct a n i nd iv id[...]

77 6 . DE V IC E T he me d ia y ou w an t t o s to r e t he f il e t o. A ft e r c h oo si n g c opy s et ti n g s, pr e ss SEL E CT o r th e t il t wh ee l o f t he mo u se t o b e g in c opy . 1 . E ve ry 30 -m in u te s o f da ta w il l b e sa ve d a s o ne f i le . H o we ve r , if th i s f il e siz e e xc ee ds 2 G , D VR w il l au to ma t ic [...]

78 7 . C a l l O v e r v i e w This chapter will give you basic details on how to setup the CALL MENU on the DVR. Press the CALL key and the C ALL MENU w ill pop up as below. Diagram 7.1 In CALL M ENU, you can do the f ollowing settings for the selecte d monitor: 1. SEQ: Sequence displa y on the call monitor. Press SEQ key or Middle wheel of mouse [...]

79 Diagram 7.2 Dial jog to set sequence dwell time for each camera on matrix monitor 1~4. Sequence dwell time can be se t from 00 to 99 seconds. Press Enter/Call key to go next/previous se lection.[...]

80 8 . S c r e e n D i s p l a y S e t t i n g & M o d e In a full scree n displa y , press SEL ECT key to pop up the display a djustment window as below: Di ag ram 8 .1 I n t he s cr e en di s pl ay s e tt in g me n u, we d ef ine : 1 . CA M ER A: Th e c ur re n t ca m er a. ( c an n ot be ch an ge d) 2 . BR IG HT NE S S: T h e b ri g ht ne ss[...]

81 Wh e n SHA RP NE SS i s O FF , th e i ma g e b ec ome s b lu r re d in a n ind o or en v ir o nm e nt . H ow ev er , th i s se t ti n g is su ita ble fo r o ut do or us e . I f im ag e fli c ke r s fr o m a br ig ht , ou td oo r en v ir o nm e nt , th i s c an be r e du ce d by tu rn in g S HA RPN ES S O F F . T he se le ct ed it e m wi ll sh ow[...]

82 8 . 1 M o d e B u t t o n Pr es s MO D E to s w it c h 4 , 7 , 9 , 1 0, 13 , 16 an d PI P (p ic tu re in pi c tu r e ) d is p la y s f or Li v e an d P lay ba ck mo de .[...]

83 9 . F i r m w a r e U p g r a d e This chapter will give you detailed i nstruction on how to up grade the DVR ’s software. You can check the System Menu for the current firmware version. Please check our website (http://www.eve rfocus.com/support_bulletins.asp ) for the la test firmware updates. 1. Copy the .ET W file to your USB pocket drive [...]

84 1 0 . N e t w o r k i n g O v e r v i e w This chapter will try to give you a de tailed instruction on how to network the DVR. Before we begin th e process of networking your di gital recorder we should have a working knowledge of what a netw ork is and how it works. This will be a helpful in co mpleting the networking proce ss. 1 0 . 1 I nt r o[...]

85 identify a host or computer on the L AN which assigns the IP addresses to your network. For example, a Linksys router has an IP address of 192.168.1.1. If you were using t his t ype of router within yo ur LAN, then your gateway would be th e IP address of the Linksys router. The reason this would be y our gateway is because the Links y s is assi[...]

86  Note: Everfocus suggests having a minimum upload speed of 256KBps. This can be addre ssed by the Internet Service Prov ider. Who is yo ur Internet provider? ______________  Please confirm that your internet service p rovider that our upload speed is at least 256KBps. What ty pe of modem/router do you have? ______________ Modem/route r mod[...]

87 1 0 . 6 W h a t T y p e o f N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n d o y ou h a v e ? Everfocus D VR’s can operate using three dist inct types of networking connections. 1. Simple One to One Connection: A simple one to one connection is the most simple network connection. Basically it is a connection betwee n a Computer and Another Computer or in t[...]

88 Diagram 10.1 Connection P rocedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a cross over cable. We recommend purchasing on e if you have never made a cross ove r cable. Pl ease remember you can not use a straight through network cable for this application  Once you have a cross over cable plu g one end into t he L AN port on the back of the[...]

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92  Once you have reached this point click ok and restart both the computer and the digital recorder.  To access the DVR from the computer simply open Internet Ex plorer and in the address bar type: http://192.168.1.3[...]

93 A ct iv e X A ct i ve X i s a c omp on en t f ro m Mi c ro sof t t ha t e n ab le s i n te ra c ti ve co n te n t fo r a we b s it e . Wi th A c ti v eX , We b pa g e s ar e ab le to in c lu d e mu lt i me d ia , in te ra c ti ve pr og r am s , an d so ph is ti ca te d ap pl i ca tio n s th a t g iv e us e r th e sa m e ex pe ri e nc e as a hi g[...]

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95  O nc e i n C U ST O M L EV EL , Sc r ol l d ow n to A CT I VE X C ON T RO L S A ND PL UG -I NS . S e t th e F ol lo w in g Se tt i ng s:  D ow n lo a d Sig ne d Ac t iv e X co nt r ol s : Pr omp t  Ru n Ac ti v eX c on t ro ls an d pl u g -i ns : E na b le  Sc ri pt Ac ti v eX co n t ro l s Ma rk ed s af e f or sc rip tin g : : E na[...]

96 1 0 . 8 D ir e c t H i g h S p e e d M o de m C on n e c t i o n Straight Through Ether net Cable Pin outs: The Diagram be low shows the pin configurations for a stra ight cable. Diagram 10.2 Connection P rocedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a straight throug h cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have n ever made a straight [...]

97  Now Log into the Everfocus DVR menu and using the jo g dial from the previous chapter go to the Networ k Setting Menu.  Assign the Static IP address which yo u obtained f rom th e internet service provider to the DVR, the Subnet mask from the internet service provider to the DVR, and the default gateway o f the internet service provider. [...]

98 1 0 . 9 R o ut e r o r L A N C o n n e c t i o n Straight Through Ether net Cable Pin outs: The Diagram be low shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Diagram 10.3 Connection P rocedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend pur chasing one if you have n ever made a straight through cable. Pl[...]

99  Once you have a straight t hrough cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the router.  Now Log into the Everfocus DVR menu and using the jo g dial from the previous chapter go to the Networ k Setting Me nu.  If you have a Linksys Route r:  Assign an IP address of 192.168.001.050 to the DVR[...]

100  Note: Make sure the modem is in bridge m ode. If your Internet Service Provider is BellSouth you may have a m odem/router. BellSouth provides a Westell modem that includes a built- in router. You will nee d to disable the router functionality.  The next step is to open ports within your router. Open virtual ports in th e router (Log into[...]

101 1 1 . L i n k s y s P o r t F o r w a r d i n g This chapter will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need Technical support on this router you must call Linksys. This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user no[...]

102 The Applications and Gaming Tab allows you to set up public se rvices on your network, such as web se rvers, ftp servers, e-mail se rvers, or other specialized Internet app lications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet a ccess to perform functions such as videoconfere ncing o r online gaming. Some Internet[...]

103 Application - In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 cha racters. Start/End - This is the port range. Enter the number that starts the port range under Start and the number that ends the range under End . Protocol - Enter the protocol used for this applic ation, either TCP or UDP , or B oth . I[...]

104 Example: ( Here we open ports for up to 10 clients) DVR 80 to 80 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable DVR 1600 to 1610 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable DVR 37260 to 37270 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable  Note: If your Internet service pro vider blocks port 80 and you are usin g a different port to access the DVR through the D VR’s Network Menu Setup please open thos[...]

105 1 2 . D - L i n k P o r t F o r w a r d i n g This chapter will cover a few simple configurations for the D -Link router. Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it. I f you need Technical support on this router you must call D-Link. This Chapter is to offer some help to th e installer and end user not[...]

106 Example: Firewall - Select Enable d or Disabled Name - Enter the name referenc ing the virtual service Action – Either Allow or Disallow its use. Source - The s erver computer in the WAN (Wide Area Network) that w ill be providin g the virtual service s. If you have a Web server that you wanted Internet use rs to access at all times, you wo u[...]

107 times, y ou would need to enable it. Web (HTTP) server is on LA N (Local Area Network) computer 192.168 .1.10 HTTP uses port 80, TCP and UDP. Protocol Type - The pro tocol used for the virtual service. Public Ports - The port number on the WAN (Wide Area Network) side that will be used to access the virtua l service. Schedule - The schedule of [...]

108 1 3 . E v e r F o c u s D D N S S e t u p Note : You MUST have firmware ve rsion 1.6.2 or higher in order to use the EverFocu s DDNS server.  Set up the Networ k Menu according to the instru ctions detailed in the Networking chapter.  Go to the website http://everf ocusddns.com and c heck for an available name.  In DVR’s Network M en[...]

109  Press the Select button to synchronize the DVR with the DDNS server. You should see the word “Success” at the b ottom of the screen. If you see “Could Not Find Server” instead , double check your network setting s until you get “Success”.  You should now be a ble to connect by typing in the host na me y ou created. Example: h[...]

110 1 4 . V i e w i n g t h r o u g h I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r To access the DVR from a computer simpl y op en Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// (LAN or IP address of your internet service provider)  The digita l video login page will appear on the scre en similar to the one shown above.  User must enter a user nam[...]

111  Installing A ctiveX controls When you first connect to the DVR’s IP address , you will see a pop- up alert. Click OK t o close the window. After a few seconds, you should s ee a screen like the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at, your security settings may be too high. If so , go to the section[...]

112 Install the MP4D VR file when prompted to do so. Type in the username and password and click Login to view the cameras. Default username: admin Default password: 11111111[...]

113  Enabling ActiveX Controls Note: This section is onl y necessary if you DO NOT se e the yellow ActiveX ba r at the top of your browser screen. At the top of the Intern et Explorer Window, click o n Tools, then select In ternet Options. Click the Security tab at th e top of the window, then choose Custom Level near the bottom.[...]

114 In the Security Settings wi ndow, scroll to “ActiveX controls and plug-ins” Set the controls as follo ws: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run wit hout prompt ( Internet Explorer 7 o nly )  Allow scriptlets ( I E7 only )  Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls  Binary and script behaviors  Displa[...]

115 Close the window so you are back at the DVR Viewer screen. Click the Refresh button t o reload the page. Install the MP4D VR file when prompted to do so. Type in the username and password and click Login to view the c ameras. Default username: admin Default password: 11111111 .[...]

116 The above diagram is the main screen display. The icons on the lower corner of the screen are mainly f or control and configuration; those on the right side are for status i ndication. If any icon is gra yed , it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current mode. The following s are a brief description for eac h of t he ico[...]

117 7. There are two methods of searching past video: by Event and by Ti me. 8. Type s of events to be searched: Alarm , Motion and/or Vloss . 9. All available events are shown in the list. Click the desire d event to highlight it. 10. Click on “ P lay ” to play back highligh ted video event. 11. Press “ Update ” to ref resh the event list.[...]

118 20. Event Descr iption: By clicking on the ○ ? sign, an event de scription list will show up as follow: 21. Recor d: Press the button to remotely activate the DVR’ s record function . Pr ess again to stop recording. 22. Audio: This function allows you to tr ansmit audio from DVR to your PC’s remote site. Select audio source 1/2/3/4, or ?[...]

119 1 4 . 1 S e a r c h 14 . 1. 1 Se ar c h b y T IM E There are 3 wa ys to do searc h b y time. Press Pick a date first. 1. Press the M button to change the Month to be searche d, D for da y , h for hour, m for minute and s for second. The butt ons on the left- hand si de are to decrease the value, whereas those on the righ t-hand side are to incr[...]

120 14 . 1. 2 Se ar c h by EV EN T 1. Select Event Typ e from Alarm , Mot ion and Vlos s . Note: Ple ase keep at least one event type c hecked. 2. Select the Disk No. from which y ou would like to search events. 3. Press Update button to r efresh the event list. 4. All events of the selected ty pe will be displaying along with Date/Time, event type[...]

121 1 4 . 2 P T Z c o n t r o l 1. Select the PTZ camera from drop-dow n menu. 2. Select Action Mode y ou want to use. There are 4 options available: Continuous , Step x10 , Step x5 and Step x1 . 3. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, le ft, right) t o move/adjust the focus to your desired direction and a ngle. 4. Press Z+ for Zooming In or Z- for Zoom[...]

122 1 4 . 3 R e m o t e A r c hi v e To Archive files: 1. Select Disk No .: The hard drive you want to a rchive from 2. Disk Storage Tim e: Start Time/End Time indicates the start and end time of the se lected disk 3. Camer a: Select the camera that you wish to archive from. 4. Start: Selec t the start time of the archived video. 5. End: Select the[...]

123 2) Move the slide bar between the buttons to change Month, Day, H our, Mi nute, and sec ond to be searche d. Move the slide bar to the left to decrea se the value, or to the right to increase the value. 3) Enter Month, Day , Hour, Minute, and second direc tly in displa y bar. 4) Press OK to select time. 6. Press ARCHIVE button to start archivin[...]

124 2. Select “ Run ” or “ Save ” the file. 3. Open the DVRViewe r.exe for loading the archived EDR MPEG4 F iles (.arv)[...]

125 Detailed e xplanation of DVRViewer is as follows: i. Load File : to loa d the archived EDR MPEG4 F iles (.arv). ii. Stop : to stop play ing video. iii. Play : to play video. iv. <<Step : step bac kward after pausing. v. Pause : to pa use playing. vi. Step>> : step for ward after paus ing. vii. Capture : to ca pture the current image[...]

126 1 4 . 4 R e m o t e C o n fi gu r a t i on Click on the “CONFI G” tab to open a page where you can remote l y c hange the DVR’s settings. Click on each option to go to the settings for tha t page. When you f inish making changes on a screen, press Apply to save the settings. Press Reset to display the DVR’s c urrent menu settings. The s[...]

127 DATE/TIME setup menu Set Date/Time Ma nuall y 1. Click on the ca lendar button to set Date/Time manually . A calendar will show u p as shown below. 2. Click “<<” to decrease Year value, “>>” to increase Year value. 3. Click “<” to de crease Month value, “>” to increase Month value. 4. Click on the selec ted dat[...]

128 CAMERA setup me nu RECORD setup me nu ALARM setup me nu[...]

129 MOTION setup menu Set Motion Grid 1. Non-green squ ares are disabled for motion; gre en squares are enabled. 2. Click and hold the mouse to begin selecting squares in the motion grid. 3. Drag the mou se to highlight the desired area . 4. The selec ted area will switch to the opposite colo r. 5. Click Apply to save the c hanges. VIDEO LO SS setu[...]

130 NETWORK 1 se tup menu The Networ k Configuration Settings can not be changed remotely. These must be changed in the DVR’s Network Menu. NETWORK 2 se tup menu After saving changes to the account, pa ssword, or level, the changes w ill take effect the next time y ou log in to the network viewer.[...]

131 SCHEDUL E setup menu CONTROL setup menu[...]

132 WARNING setup menu SYSTEM setup men u All recording should be stopped be fore making any change s on this menu. Update F i rmware 1. After clic king Apply , an “Open File” windo w appears. 2. Find the folde r where the firmware upgrade is saved and c hoose Open. 3. On the DVR’s monitor , you will see a notice that the firmwa re is being u[...]

133 1 5 . I n t e r f a c e S p e c i f i c a t i o n s RS485 This Digital Video Reco rder may be controlled by a c omputer or control keyboard (EKB500) via the RS485 interface. Pin definition of RS-485 conne ctor on DVR back panel is shown in the followin g picture. 1 5 . 1 T r a n s m i ss i o n S e t t i n g There a re 6 different speeds that ca[...]

134 1 5 . 2 R e m o t e C o n t r o l P r o t oc o l A computer can b e used to control the DVR by sending the packet as follows. == = == == === = == == = == === = = == == = == = == == = == == == == == == == = == == = = ED R 16 40 / 16 2 0/ 9 20 48 5 C on t ro l C o de Pro t oc o l == = == == === = == == = == === = = == == = == = == == = == == == =[...]

135 0x 4B ( O Pc od e = k ey ) 0x 0 B (D A TA 1 = "P l ay " ke y co de ) 0x 5 9 (c h e ck s um ) 2- 1. The fo rm at of m ess age p a ck e t is as f ol l ow s: L en g th B y t e ( Pr e fi x : 0 x8 6, 0x 87 , or 0x 88 .. .. . ) Re c ei v er I D h i gh b y t e Re c ei v er I D l ow b y te Op c od e B y te Da t a By te 1 Da t a By te 2 Da t a[...]

136 1 00 000 00 0 00 0 00 1 00 01 ID = 1 2 00 000 00 0 00 0 01 0 00 02 ID = 2 .. . . 12 6 0 00 0 00 0 1 11 111 0 00 7e I D = 1 2 6 12 7 0 00 0 00 0 1 11 111 1 00 7f ID = 1 27 12 8 0 00 0 00 1 0 00 000 0 01 00 ID = 1 28 12 9 0 00 0 00 1 0 00 000 1 01 01 ID = 1 29 25 5 0 00 0 0 01 1 11 11 11 01 7 f I D = 2 55 25 6 0 00 0 01 0 0 00 000 0 02 00 ID = 2 [...]

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138 0x 1f JO G > 0x 2c SE L EC T 0x 2 0 C H5 0x 2d C AL L 0x 21 C H 6 0x 2e EN TER 0x 2 2 C H7 0x 2f (r es erv ed ) 0x 23 C H 8 0x 30 (r e s er ve d) 0x 2 4 C H9 0x 31 (r e se rv ed ) 0x 2 5 C H 10 0x 32 (r e se rv ed ) 0x 2 6 C H 11 0x 33 (r e se rv ed ) 0x 2 7 C H 12 0x 34 (r e se rv ed ) 0x 2 8 C H 13 - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -[...]

139 A p p e n d i x A : R e m o t e C o n t r o l The remote controller (RC200, Diagram A1) is an accessor y to enhance the handy o perations of the DVR. You ca n perform all the settings and operations by the remote controller. The effective distan ces are up to10 meters without any obstacle. The keypad f unctions are same as the front pane l ke y[...]

140 A p p e n d i x B : M o u s e I n s t a l l a t i o n T o u se a P S 2 mo us e w i th t he DV R s i mp ly tu rn o ff t h e D VR fi r st . Th en pl u g in a P S2 Opt ic al mo u se wi t h Sc r ol l Wh e e l to th e PS 2 Mo use po r t on th e ba ck o f th e DV R . Wh e n y ou po we r th e DV R ba c k u p th e mo u se wi l l h a ve be e n l oa de d[...]

141 o pt io n a n e w me n u wi l l a pp e a r. F or ex a mp le Di a g ra m B 2 sh o ws a n e xa mpl e o f a n e w m en u o nc e y o u h av e c lic ke d o k f or th e me n u. D ia g ra m B 2[...]

142 F ro m t h is m e n u y ou c a n lef t c l ic k o n a ny o n e o f t he m en u t o s e le c t t ha t m e nu . D ia g ra m B 3 T o go ba ck to y ou r ma i n sc re en fr o m he re si mp ly c li c k on th e B ac k ar ro w lo ca te d on th e to p r ig ht h an d o f t h is s c r ee n.[...]

143 A p p e n d i x C : A l a r m B o a r d C o n f i g u r a t i o n A p p e n d i x C[...]

144 A p p e n d i x D : L a p s e M o d e R e c o r d i n g T a b l e EDR164 0 – D1 mode l A p p e n d i x D NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11.86 19.56 14.72 [...]

145 EDR1640 – Half D1 model EDR164 0 – CIF model NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 3.53 7.82 3.87 8.36 4.21 8.9 4.92 9.54 5.62 10.17 6.41 12.89 240 81.97 37.00 74.77 34.61 68.73 32.51 58.81 30[...]

146 E DR 16 2 0/ 92 0 – D 1 mo d el NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 1.76 4.56 1.87 4.87 1.97 5.46 2.38 6.51 2.67 7.08 3.63 9.02 480 82.2 31.73 77.37 29.71 73.44 26.50 60.79 22.22 54.19 20.43 3[...]

147 NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11.86 19.56 14.72 24.63 18.6 30.05 60 144 93.87 137.46 84.48 114.03 69.22 97.59 59.17 78.63 46.99 62.23 38.52 48 179.9 117.34[...]

148 E DR 16 2 0/ 92 0 – H a lf D 1 mod el NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 3.53 7.82 3.87 8.36 4.21 8.9 4.92 9.54 5.62 10.17 6.41 12.89 120 163.9 74.00 149.54 69.22 137.46 65.02 117.62 60.66 10[...]

149 E DR 16 2 0/ 92 0 – C IF mo de l NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) LOWER LOW BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 1.76 4.56 1.87 4.87 1.97 5.46 2.38 6.51 2.67 7.08 3.63 9.02 240 164.4 63.45 154.73 59.42 146.88 52.99 121.58 44.45 108.37 4[...]

150 N ot e : T he ab o ve re co r di ng ta b le s a r e c a lc ul a te d ba se d o n 25 0 G B o f sy st em st or ag e . T er ms of Use The HDD size required in yo ur DVR may vary from this calcula ted test resul t under some cond itions. Total storage capa city may vary depending on complex ity of video scen es, DVR specifi cations and featur es us[...]

151 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g If y ou have difficult y operating your system, run through the following checklist to see if y ou c an solve the pr oble m.  The DVR will not go into r ecord mode?  Make sure the HDD is locke d in with the ke ys. Also check to make sure the hard drives are set to Master. A diagram located on the Hard Drive L[...]

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