EverFocus EPHD04+ manual

E PHD04+ HDcctv DV R Slimline, 4 CH, 1080 p , Real Time User’s Manual Copyright © EverFocus Electronics Corp , Release Date: November , 201 2[...]

E VE RF OCU S E LE CT RONI CS CORP ORAT I ON EPHD04H+ HDcc tv DV R User ’ s Manual  20 1 2 Ev erFoc us Electronics Corp www.ever focus.c om All right s reserved. No part of the contents of this manu al may be reprodu ced or transmitt ed in any form or by any means with out written permis sio n of t he Ever focus El ectr onic s Cor pora tion. R[...]

ii Sa fety Precautions  Refer all w ork rel ated to t he ins talla tion o f this product to quali fied s erv ice perso nnel or system installers.  Do not bloc k the v entila tion o penin gs or slots on the cover .  Do not dr op meta llic pa rts through slots. Thi s could perman ent ly damage the applia nce. Turn the power of f immediately [...]

iii  Follow Inst ructions All op erating and use ins tructions s hould be foll owed.  Cleaning Unplug the u nit fr om the outle t befor e clean ing. Do not use liqui d cleaner s, a brasive or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning  Attachme nts Do not use atta chment s not rec omme nded by the pro duct ma nufact urer a s they may [...]

iv This P roduct is RoHS com pliant. Federal C ommunication Comm ission Inter ference Statement This equi pment has been te sted and foun d to comply with t he limits for a C lass B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential insta[...]

v TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introdu ction ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Features ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Packing List ..........................................[...]

vi 4.1 PTZ ............................................................................................................................... 34 4.1.1 E xpre ss C ontr ol o f PTZ ..................................................................................... 36 4.2 Channel Switc hing ..............................................................[...]

vii 6.6.5 R e mote / M obi le ............................................................................................. 94 6.6.6 N etw ork T e sti ng ............................................................................................... 94 6.7 Disk ........................................................................................[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 1 1. Intr oduction The EPHD04+ is a 4 - chan nel HD cctv DVR providing 1080p real - time recor ding per c hann el . The model features dual s treams from H.264 an d MJPEG . The recor ding frame rate a nd res oluti on can be inde pende ntly co nfig ured fo r each channel . Y ou can out put the video s eit her from the H DMI or VG[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 2 1.1 F ea tu res • Full HD real - ti me recording & play back • Compact form factor fits easily where space is limited • Quiet oper ation • Embedded Linux for r eliability and efficiency • HDMI 10 80p ma in mo nitor • Multiplex VGA call m onitor • H.264 video compressio n for efficient transmiss ion and storag[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 3 1.3 F ro nt Pa n e l 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 3 4 5 6 8 7 1 2 F i g u re 1 - 2 No. Name Description 1 Record This butto n is c urre ntly reserv ed . Press to start re cording . Th e LED will turn ON when the DVR is rec ording . 2 Stop Pr ess to s top re cordin g / playing back or e xit fro m the P lay back mode . 3 B[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 4 No. Name Description 9 Jog / S huttle Wheel Jog Shuttle Use t he Shuttle ( outer w heel) to: • In Playback mode, use the Shuttle wheel for fast forward / fas t reverse. • Switc h betwe en Me nu optio ns / pa ramet ers. • Highlight individual cameras. Use t he Jog (inner w heel) to: • In Pa use mode , use the J og to m [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 5 1.4 R ear P anel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 F igu re 1-3 No. Name Description 1 eSATA Port Conn ects to an external eSATA storage devic e. 2 Audio Outp ut Conne cts to the a udio o utput devic es, s uch as s peak ers. Note tha t the speakers with amplifier are required. 3 Video Inpu t Co nnects to the HD ca meras using the c o[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 6 1.5 Op tional De vice s Used to control the PT Z cameras connected to the DVR. P lease ref er to 2.3.4 R S - 485 Port . EKB500 ( RS - 48 5 Key b o ard ) The f ollowing ite ms c an be use d to e xten d th e ca ble leng th betwe en the DVR and th e camer a. Please r ef er to 2.3.1 Cable Lengt h Extens ion . EHA - RPT R epeater E[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 7 2. Inst allatio n 2.1 Coa xial Cab le Pre par ation EverF ocus HDc ctv techn ology i s mos tly bas ed on the SMP TE - 292 M sta ndar d, which defin es HD - SDI (H igh De finitio n – Serial Digital In terface) video transmission. The HDcctv tec hnology requi r es hig her fre quenc y than tra ditio nal CCTV tec hnology. The ta[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 8 2.2 Har d Disk Inst allation You can o ptionally instal l two 3.5 ” HDD s insi de the DVR for recor ding vi deos . 1. Make sure t he DVR is po wer - off. 2. Unsc rew the four housing scr ews on both si des of th e DVR an d then re move the housing . F igu re 2-1 3. Find the four c opper pillars for sc rewi ng the HDD brac ke[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 9 5. Scr ew the H DD to t he H DD brack et s on bo th sides . F igu re 2-4 6. Follow Step 5 t o screw another H DD to the H DD bra ckets if necessary . F igu re 2-5 7. Use the supplied S ATA cable, connec t one end to the SAT A port on the sm all PCB inside the DVR, an d the other end t o the SA TA port o n the H DD. F igu re 2-[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 10 Note: The small PCB provides 4 SATA ports. Pleas e refer to the image below f or the two spare SATA ports f or HDDs. 8. Connec t the i nternal po wer c able to the H DD . F igu re 2-7 Note: The interna l po wer ca ble is c onnec ted to the Main boa rd ins ide t he DVR. The power cable featur es two co nnecto rs, wh ich ca n b[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 11 2.3 Bas ic Conn ection The ins tructi ons below d escribe the ba sic co nnec tion for th e E PHD04+ . For details o n cable connec tions, please refe r to the fo llowing section s. Mouse Line Level Audio Out DC 12V Line Level Audio In 1 ~ 4 WAN PowerVideo Plus Multiple Site Client (LAN2) 1 2 3 4 Call Monitor (VGA) 5 6 7 Front[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 12 2.3.1 Cable L ength Exten sion You can o ptionally use EverFocus ’ EHA - RP T repea ter , EHA - SRX converter or EHA - FTX/FRX HDcc tv to fib er co nvert er to extend the c able le ngth betwee n th e DVR an d camer a . Using the E HA - RPT Repeater / EH A - SRX C onvert er The ma ximum distanc e b etween camera and DVR can [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 13 2.3.2 Mo nit or C onne cti on You ca n connec t the moni tor t o the V GA or H DMI port o n the r ear pa nel o f the DVR. B oth of the VG A and H DMI v ideo ou tputs c an be used si mul taneo usly an d deliv er f ull HD resol ution (1920 x 1080, progr essive , 60 Hz. V ert., 68 KHz hor.). The moni tor co nnecte d to t he HDMI[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 14 2.3.3 A larm I/O The DVR provides f our alarm inputs and two alarm outputs . Please refer t o th e t able belo w for PIN assignment. Alarm In Alarm Out F igu re 2-12 Al arm In put No. Description No. Description 1 ALM_IN1 2 ALM_IN2 3 ALM_IN 3 4 ALM_IN4 G GND Alarm Inpu t Contac ts This DVR provides on e alarm input per came r[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 15 2.3.4 RS - 485 Port The RS - 485 port, locate d on the re ar panel of the DVR , can be use d to co nnect to an RS - 485 keyboard , such as Ev erFocus ’ EKB500, for controlling H D PTZ cameras . For details on the RS - 485 co nfigur ations on t he DVR, pleas e refer to 6.9.4 I/O Control . Rear View RS-485 Port HD PTZ Camera [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 16 2.5 A ccessing the DVR You have to as sign a n IP address for y our DVR to be acces sible. To assign an IP address, you can use th e IP Utili ty (IPU) program, which can be downloaded from Ev erFocus ’ Website: http://www.ever focus.com/tools.c fm . Pleas e connect the DV R in t he sam e LAN of yo ur com puter. 1. Insta ll [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 17 5. To cha nge the IP a ddres s, doubl e - cli ck the IP Addr ess of the DVR . Type a new IP addr ess and then cli ck Set IP Address to save the se tti ngs. F igu re 2- 16 You ca n also chang e the other setti ngs by double - cli cking the val ues. A fter configur ing the values, click Save Configurat ion . Note: Most n etwor [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 18 2.6 Conne cting the DVR to the Networ k There are three methods to co n nect the DVR to the network : Router or LAN Co nnection , Dir ect High ‐ Speed Connec tion a nd One ‐ to ‐ One Connec tion . For mo re inform ati on of the netw ork, please refer to Appendix A. Net work Overv iew . 2.6.1 Router or LAN Con nection Th[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 19 Connection P rocedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recom mend purchas ing o ne if y ou ha ve nev er mad e a s traig ht throug h cable. P le ase remember you can no t use a cross - over network c able for this ap plication .  Once you hav e a str aight throug h cable , pl ug one en[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 20  Take th e valu es for Su bnet Ma sk and Def ault Ga teway a nd inp ut them i nto t he DVR ; these values shoul d be e xactl y the s ame in both devic es. H owever , you s hould change the last num ber of the IP addres s. For exa mple, if th e IP addres s of the computer is 192.168. 2.101, the DVR’s I P address should be[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 21 2.6.2 Direct Hig h - Sp eed Co nnect ion In a Direct High-S peed C onnec tion, t he cam era c onnec ts dire ctly to a mo dem wi thout the nee d for a router. You need to set the static or dy namic WAN IP address assigned by your ISP (Internet Service P rovider) in the camera’s co nfiguration web pages. To access the camera,[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 22 2.6.3 One - to - On e Connect ion You ca n connec t dir ectly withou t usi ng a sw itch, r outer or mo dem. H owev er, o nly the PC conn ected to the camera w ill be able to view t he IP camera. You will also have to manually assign a compatible IP ad dress t o bot h the c ompu ter and the IP camer a. U nless t he PC ha s ano[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 23  Go t o Start . Double - cl ick on Control Pa nel .  Click Network and In ternet Con nection .  Clic k Netwo rk Conn ectio ns.[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 24  Right - click on Local Area Connection and select Properties .  Click on Internet Proto col (TCP/ IP) an d then clic k Pr oper ties .  Select Use the followi ng IP a ddress . Assign an IP address of 192.168.1. 2, a S ubnet Mask of 255. 255.255.0, and a Default Gateway o f 192.168. 1.1 and the n click OK .  Resta [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 25 3. Mouse a nd Fr ont P anel But ton O per ation There are t hree ways to control the OSD men u of t he EPHD04+ : with a Mou se , t he Front Pane l Buttons , or the s upplie d hand held IR Remote Control . For details on the IR remo te control, please refer to Appendix E , IR Rem ote Control . This chapter will discuss the bas[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 26 3.1.3 Field Input Op t ion s You ma y foun d the f ollo wing fiel ds in the C onfig uratio n menu. Follow the i nstruc tions below to co nfigure the s ettings . Tex t B ox: Clic k on the box and a n on - screen keyboard will app ear . Drop- Down Box: Click on th e down arrow to see all selections, then directly clic k on an o[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 27 3.2 Fr ont P anel Butt o ns O p e ra t i o n 3.2.1 Front Panel Rev iew The bas ic pr inci ple o f front panel opera tion is to us e the Jog / Shut tle to naviga te am ong t he menu items. Press th e Enter button to confi rm a selec tion or enter the submenu. Press the Menu butto n to enter the OSD Roo t Menu or ex it from the[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 28 3.2.4 F ield Inp ut Opt ions You ma y foun d the f ollo wing fiel ds in the C onfig uratio n menu. Follow the i nstruc tions below to co nfigure the s ettings . Tex t B ox: Press the Ente r butt on a nd a n on - scree n keyboard will appear . Drop- Down Box: Pre ss the Enter button to see al l selections, tur n the Jog / Sh u[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 29 3.3 Gener al O per ation 3.3.1 Logi n In order to acces s E PHD04+ again af ter logging out, you may be prompted to log in for authori ty identi fication. T o log in, follow the st eps below . 1. Right - cl ick on th e scr een, the Login windo w appe ars. Figure 3-1 2. Select a use r accoun t from the Us er name drop - down l[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 30 Usin g the front pane l buttons : U se th e Jog / Shut tle to s elec t the pa sswor d fiel d and then pres s the Enter button to bri ng up the o n - screen keyboard. Use t he J og / Shu ttle t o highlig ht each c haracter and the n pres s t he Enter but ton to input th e sele cted cha rac ters. When fi nished, highligh t Done[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 31 3.3.3 Audio Selecti on In order to utilize the audi o functio n, pleas e follow the instruc tions be low b e fore sw itching on the audi o functio n . N ote : The Audio function is unavailable for Germany. 1. Conne ct t he a udio so urce an d/or a udio o utput amplifi er t o the DVR. 2. Enable the Record Audio option in the C[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 32 4. OS D R oot Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Figure 4-1 Chapter 4 No. Name Description 1 Playbac k Click to display the Playback Bar for r ecording videos. For de tails, please refer to 5. Playbac k . 2 PTZ Click t o display the PTZ C ont rol Pa nel for controlling the connec ted PTZ cameras. For de tails, please refer to 4.[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 33 No. Name Description 9 Search Clic k to displ ay t he Sear ch me nu for setti ng u p the Search mo de for playing back. For details, please re fer to 5.2 Searchi ng the Rec ordings for Pl ayback Bac k. 10 Copy Clic k to displ ay t he Copy menu for archivi ng the r ecordi ngs or log da ta to the USB s torage devic e or DVD. Fo[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 34 4.1 PTZ You ca n use the PTZ C ontrol P anel to con trol the connected PTZ cameras . To bring up the PTZ control panel , on the OS D Root M enu, c lick the P TZ butto n . The following actions can be perfo rme d using the PT Z C ontrol P anel: 1. To move the came ra to the desired direction and angle, click the Direction bu t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 35 9. To o perate the Au to Pan func tion, c lick the Auto Pan bu tton. 10. To oper ate the Pa ttern functio n, clic k the Patte rn but ton. The Patt ern is the “0” Tour in Everfocus a n d Pelco PTZ cameras. 11. To opera te the Tour function : a. Click the To ur button. b. Click the desired Tour number. c. Click t he Go but [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 36 4.1.1 Express C o ntrol of P TZ If the PTZ C ontr ol P anel has fi rst been o pened and the n hidden, the mo use ca n be us ed to control bas ic PTZ functio ns. Move your mouse cu rsor on the screen, the mouse cursor will turn in to a c ontrol icon (direc tion, focus or zoom) in differe nt areas of the screen. You can control[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 37 4.2 Channel Swi tching You ca n switc h the s elec ted ca mera t o a s pecific chann el . Follo w the ste ps be low: 1. On the live view screen, selec t a camera, the sele cted camera will be highli ghted with a white frame. 2. Right - click to display the O SD Root Menu. 3. Click the Chan nel icon , the C hanne l Bar a ppear[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 38 4.4 Monitor Switching You can si multa neousl y connec t two moni tors to the DVR. On the O SD Roo t Men u, clic k the M onitor button to swi tch t o the C all mo nitor . On the Main M o nitor, r igh t - clic k the sc reen to display the Call Monitor control bar , and then y ou can config ure t he Layo ut, C hannel, Displa y [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 39 To enter t he Zoom mode: 1. Select a camera and then click the Zoom button on the OS D Root Menu t o zoom in the camera view up to 2X. The ZOOM x 2 stamp will be di splaye d on the top s creen. 2. Navi gate t he camer a view to the des ired positi on by mo ving y our mo use cursor over the camera view. The mo use cursor will [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 40 4.6 Ar chiving the R ec or dings or Log Data t o the USB or DV D You can archiv e the r ecor dings o r log da ta (event and motion) to the USB storag e devi ce or the DVD . O n the O SD Roo t Men u, clic k the Copy icon , the following men u appears. N ote : It's highly rec omme nded to use a DVD+R/ +R W with 4x or hi gh[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 41 4.7 Log out You can log out the DVR by clic king th e Logo ut ico n on the OSD Roo t Menu . To enable the logout funct ion, y ou hav e to c heck t he Use r Logi n box in the OSD m enu (S ystem Setti ng > User) . To log in, please re fer to 3. 3.1 Login . Figure 4 -6[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 42 4.7.1 Temporarily L ogout Y ou can temporarily log out the DVR by c licking the Logou t icon on the OSD Root Me nu. This function is de signe d for us e in c onjunc tion w ith th e Cover t Came ra fu nction. Once you click th e Logout ic on, t he camera s treams will be hidde n on t he Live View / Seque nce Mode. However, th [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 43 5. Pla yback You ca n use the Qui ck Pl aybac k func tion t o play back the rec ording s star t from th e p re - con figure d time or use the Search functions to search for the des ired re cordi ngs for play ing bac k. 5.1 Qu ick Pla yback To sta rt using the Quick Play back fu nctio n, foll ow th e steps below : 1. To set up[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 44 5.2 Pla yback Bar The pla yback bar is the f astest way to show video from the exact t ime whi ch users w ant to see. The playback bar allows users to see b oth a timeline and the cur rent playback indicator. Us ers can then cl ick the ti meline to move the indicato r to the desi red posi tion. 2012/05/25 00:00:00 2012/05/25 [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 45 No. Name Description 8 Close Click to hide the Play back Bar. 9 Fast Rever se Click to start fast reversing. 10 Reverse Click to start reversing. 11 Forwa rd C lick to start forwarding. 12 Fast Forward Click to start fast for war ding. 13 Playback Sp eed Indicates the curre nt Pla yback Speed. 14 Start Time Indicates the p la[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 46 5.3 Se ar ching th e Recor dings f or Pla y ing B ack You ca n searc h the recor dings for playing back by usi ng the Search m enu . O n the l eft sid e of the Search men u , s el e ct Time Sear ch , Even t Search , Smart Search or Snaps hot Sea rch to ente r to the se tup men u. To br ing up th e Searc h menu: By Mous e: Rig[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 47 5.3.1 Time Search Figure 5-4 Start Da te: Clic k to bri ng up the o n - screen keyb oard to sel ect the date. Start Ti me: Click to bri ng up t he on - screen clo ck to sele ct the time . Play : Click to start playing back .[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 48 5.3.2 Ev ent Sear ch Figur e 5-5 Start Da te / End Date: C lick to bring up the on - screen ke yboar d to sel ect the start / end date . Start Ti me / End Time: C li ck to br ing up the o n - sc reen cloc k to s elec t the s tart / en d time. Camera: Select the desired cameras to be search ed. Event: Se lec t an eve nt type t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 49 5.3.3 Sma rt Search T he Smart Search function allows users to search for the moti on even t recor ding s . You can se t up the motio n area s in th is se tup menu a nd then searc h for the m otion ev ents w ithin the specified time. Figure 5-7 Start Da te / End Date: C l ick to bring up the on - screen ke yboar d to sel ect [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 50 Figure 5-8 Set All : Click to select th e entire area. Clear Al l: Click to clear all the selec ted areas. Save & Back: Click to save the configured mo tion areas and ret urn to the Smart Searc h menu. Ca ncel: Click to cancel all changes and return to t he Smart Search menu.[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 51 5.3.4 Sn aps hot Sear ch You can display vide o fram es in s napsho t an d resume a vide o from w here th e sanp shot ha s bee n set up . Figure 5-9 Search D ate: C lick to bri ng up the on - screen keyboard / clock to select the da te / time. Search D irectio n: C lick to search forwar d / backward bas ed o n the se tup time[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 52 2. Right - clic k on th e scr een, the R esume P lay back B ar appears in the middle of the scre en. Previous Play Close Next 3. Click the Previous o r N ext buttons to dis play t he pr evious / next s napshot s. 4. Selec t a sna pshot by c lick ing on th e snaps hot, the sel ected s napshot w i ll be highlighted with a w hit[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 53 6. Configu r ation The EPHD04+ can be confi gur ed throug h a ser ies of me nus on screen by u sing a Mouse , front panel bu ttons or the supp lie d IR Remote Co ntrol . The following op eration s are e xamples of using a Mous e. This chapte r descr ibes the func tions a nd op tions of the C onfig uration Setti ng in the on -[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 54 List o f Configu ration Opt ions : Please find the to pic of inte rest by re ferring to the sectio n prefixe d to each opti on. 6 .1 Express 6 .2 Came ra Setting 6.2 .1 Basic Setti ng 6.2 .2 Motion 6.2 .3 Vide o Lo ss 6.3 Recor d & Play 6 .3.1 Reco rd 6 .3.2 Bu ilt - in Cal. 6 .3.3 Play 6.4 Ala rm & Even t 6 .4.1 Alar[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 55 6.1 Ex p res s You can configure the global express se ttings for all cameras . Figure 6-2 Date: Cl ick to bring up the on - screen key board to s et up th e sys tem da te. Time: Click to bring up the on - scree n clock to set up the s ystem clock. Reco rd Dual Stream: Clic k to ena ble / disabl e the dual s treams recor ding[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 56 Record With: Selec t a record method. Blank: Sel ect this option for c ameras to keep t he current individual rec ord method without any cha nges. Pres et S ettings : Sele ct this option and further set up th e recordi ng quali ty. For de tails, please refer to Appendix D. Expr ess Setup Re cording V alue Se lecti on Rules . [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 57 6.2 Cam er a S et ting s Y ou ca n conf igure the s etti ngs for individual camera . The se tting o ptions incl ude Basic Settin g , Motion an d Video Loss . 6.2.1 Basic Set ting Figure 6-3 Camera : Select a camera to be c onfigured . Title: Click to bri ng up the on - s creen keyboard for assigning a title for t he selected [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 58 Record Q uality: Selec t a recording quality for the Main S trea m and S ub Str eam. Th e optio ns include Low, Basic, Sta ndard, High and Superior. The higher the quali ty, the more the H DD space i s used. Normal Speed: Select a frame ra te per second (FP S) for continuous recordi ng. Th e sp eed i s limited by the maximum [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 59 6.2.2 Motion You ca n enabl e the Moti on Event functi on and co nfigur ed the r elated se ttings includi ng motio n event notific atio ns and m otion areas in t his menu . Figure 6-4 Camera : Select a camera to be c onfigured. Enable: Che ck t he box to enabl e the Motion Ev ent se ttings for the selecte d camera. Log: Ch ec[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 60 Timeout: Selec t thi s opti on and then s et up t he Ti meou t Dura tion in the fi eld be low, the a larm output will last for the setu p dur a tion time (1 ~ 150 s econds). Permanent: Alarm will r emain active u ntil the user presses the “Enter” key on the IR Remote Control or rese ts the alarm remo tely. Transparent: Al[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 61 3. To set up a mo tion area, drag a rectangle with yo ur mouse (from top t o bottom / upper - lef t to lo wer - ri ght). The s elected areas will be hig hlighted in green (s ee image below). 4. To delete a moti on area, drag a rectangle with yo ur mouse (from bottom t o top / lower - right to upper - le ft). 5. Follow Step 3 [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 62 6.2.3 Video Loss You ca n enabl e the Vide o Loss E vent functi on an d confi gured the vi deo l oss ev ent notific ations in this men u. Figure 6-6 Camera : Select a camera to be c onfigured. Enable: Check the bo x to en able the Video Loss event setti ngs for the sel ected camera. Log: Ch eck the box to re cord vid eo loss [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 63 Output Type: S elect an outp ut typ e whe n an al arm is trigg ered. Timeout: Selec t this op tion and the n set u p the Time out Du ratio n in the fi eld below, the a larm output will last for the setu p dura tion ti me ( 1 ~ 150 s eco nds). Permanent: Alarm will r emain active u ntil the user presses the “Enter” key on [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 64 6.3 R ecor d Settings You can c onfigu re the basi c recor ding s ettings on the har d disk . You can al so config ure the setti ngs for Quick Play back . 6.3.1 Record You ca n enabl e the Vide o Loss E vent functi on an d confi gured the vi deo l oss ev ent notific ations in this men u. F igure 6-7 Record Overwr ite: Check t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 65 6.3.2 B uilt - in Calculato r The buil t - in cal cula tor ca n be us ed to g ive a rough estima tion o f the total rec ording time f or the DVR with the c urren t set tings. I n ord er to c ompute the es timati on as ac curate as possible, please enter the ex pecte d number o f hours the motio n / alarm recor dings will take[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 66 6.3.3 Play You ca n set up the Quick Play back start time in this menu. Figure 6-9 Qui ck Playbac k: Check the b ox to ena ble the co nfigure d play back start ti me in the bel ow fiel d. Playbac k fro m X secon ds ago: Set up a time b etw een 60 a nd 360 0 seco nds for the pl ayback start time. Wh e n you c lick the Quick Pl[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 67 6.4 Alarm & Ev e n t You can c onfigu re the Alarm / Event setting s in this m enu. 6.4.1 A lar m Figure 6- 10 Alarm: S elect an Alarm input nu mbe r fro m 1 to 4. Enable: Check the bo x to en able the Alarm trigg er function for the selec t ed alarm in put. Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to log data. Pre - al[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 68 Alarm Outp ut: Select a n alarm output number. When an alarm is triggered, the signal will be transmi tted throug h the selected alarm ou tput relay. Output Type: S elect an outp ut typ e whe n an al arm is trigg ered. Timeout: Selec t thi s opti on and then s et up t he Ti meou t Dura tion in the fi eld be low, t he a larm o[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 69 6.4.2 Ev ent You can c onfigu re the eve nt set tings a nd ena ble t he Buzze r or E mail a lert f or noti ficati ons. The ev ent o ptions i nclud e: Fan Fail ure , HD T emperatu re , HD Fail ure , HD Fu ll , HD Off , Power Loss and Networ k Loss . 6.4.2.1 Fan F ail ur e Figure 6- 11 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 70 6.4.2.2 HD Temper ature Figure 6- 12 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzze r when Har d Disk ’s (H D) tem peratur e is over the “ Temp. Warning Limit” . Email No tify: Check the box to send em ail noti fica tion when Hard Disk’s (HD) tem perature is over the “T[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 71 6.4.2.3 HD Fai lur e Figure 6- 13 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enabl e buzze r when HD fails . Email No tify: Check the box to send em ail noti fica ti on whe n HD fails . Email operation requires valid email en tered in the Email setup menu (see 6.6.2 Email ). Network Alarm[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 72 6.4.2.4 HD Ful l Figure 6- 14 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to l og data. Buzzer: Check the box to enabl e buzze r when HD is full . Email No tify: Check the box to send em ail noti fica tion when HD is full. Email operation requires valid email en tered in the Email setup menu (see 6.6.2 Email ). Network Alarm: [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 73 6.4.2.5 HD Off Figure 6- 15 Buzzer: The buzze r will ac tivate when fan is not wor k ing . Email No tify: Check the box to send email no tification when HD is of f. Email operation requires valid email en tered in the Email setup menu (see 6.6.2 Email ). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a ne twork al arm to a clie nt [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 74 6.4.2.6 Power Loss Figure 6- 16 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to log data. Email No tify: Check the bo x to send email notification w hen power has b een restored. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup men u (see 6.6.2 Email ). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a ne twork al arm t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 75 6.4.2.7 Network Loss Figure 6- 17 Log: Ch eck the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when networ k is lo st . Alarm O utp ut: Select a n alarm output number. W hen an alarm is triggered, the signal w ill be transmi tted throug h the selec ted al arm ou tput r elay . Output Type: S e[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 76 6.5 Schedule S e tt i n g You can se t up the rec ording sch edule w ith the desired time, event types or FPS. 6.5.1 Express S etup You ca n set up a weekly recording schedule for the DVR to automatically r ecord videos. Figure 6- 18 Weekend Start: Select a start date and time for the weekend. Weekend End : Select a n end dat[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 77 6.5.2 Holidays In ad dition to set up a w eekl y recor ding sc hedule , you c an als o set up a holiday recor ding schedul e to a utoma ticall y rec ord vi deos on a spe cific day o f the y ear . Figure 6- 19 Date T ype : Select Holida y or Others i f you have c onfigur ed the set tings i n 6.5.1 Ex press Setu p . The Holi da[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 78 6.5.3 Schedule You ca n set up the came ra recor ding mode by ti me of day on specif ic da ys of the week and/ or holiday s and other days. Figure 6- 20 Camera : Select a camera num ber to chang e the s chedule fo r the s elect ed camera . Each camera can be c ontrolled during a 24 - hou r tim e bloc k for H oliday (Hol) , Ot[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 79 3. Chang e the ti mezo ne/se ction to di fferen t recor d mode ( which shows a di ffere nt col or) by clic king on t he firs t (number ed) blo ck o f any s ectio n. The c olor s witches from gray - > orange - > blue, eve ry time the user click s the first block of a section. 4. Repea t clic king o n the firs t block (in[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 80 3. Selectin g camera : Use the Shu ttle wheel to selec t the desired camera to configure . The s elected camera number will be highlighted by a blue frame. 4. Enter tim e bar e diting m ode : Use th e Jog whe el to switc h to time bar editing mo de . When this mode is selected, all 9 time bars will be highlighted w ith a blue[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 81 6. Editing blocks in a time ba r : when a time ba r is selected (highlig hted in red frame) , pr ess the “En ter” b utton, and the fi rst blo ck o f this bar w ill be sel ected (hig hligh ted in blue frame). Use the Jog wheel to sele ct t he desi red bl ock as the starti ng tim e, a nd press the Enter button to co nfirm. [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 82 Editing Time zone : From: Displays time zone start time . To: Displ ays ti me z one end time . Record : Displays Record mode . Resolu tion : Recording resolution is disp layed. Norm al: Frame rate in FPS for c onti nuous r ecordin g. It i s impo rtant to keep tr ack of th e n ormal recording r esources being allocated at each[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 83 6.5.4 Alarm Action Defines recording res ponse to “alarm” input trigger signals by time of day on specific days of the w eek an d/or holi days and ‘other’ days. Figure 6- 22 Alarm: S elect a number t o change the sched ule for that alarm inp ut trigger. Each alarm can be se t on a 2 4 hour time block for H oliday ( Ho[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 84 4. Chang e the secti on to dif ferent mod e (with a di ffer ent color) by click ing on the first block of the secti on. The color switc he s from gray - > orange - > gr ay, every time user clicks the first block of a section. Ora nge indicates ‘alarm ac tion recording ON’. 5. To se t the end of a timezone, selec t t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 85 4. Enter tim e bar e diting m ode : Use the Jo g wheel to swi tch to time ba r editing mode . T he area surrounding the time bars will be hig hlighted with a blue frame. 5. Select des ired ti me bar for set ting : P ress the E nter button, the first ti me bar will be selec ted and hig hlighte d with a red frame. Use th e J og[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 86 Apply t o Days: This but ton ca n be us ed to c opy s chedules t o oth er days . Select which days you wish to copy to. " Selec t All " selects all days , “Clear All” desel ects all days. Click “ OK ” to copy the settings or " Can cel " to e xit witho ut c opying . Apply to C ameras: This b utton c[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 87 6.6 Netw ork Settings The DVR allows you to use a Web browser to remotely view and manag e the system. You can also receive live vid eo streaming from the DVR using your s martph one . N ote : Si nce ever y Ne twor k Config uratio n is differ ent, ple ase c heck w ith y our Ne twork Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR sho[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 88 Gatew ay: Displays the g ateway on yo ur netw ork for the DVR to use when communic ating with any devices not on the loc al ne twork . If DHCP is selec ted, t his va lue w ill be a ssigned automatically. DNS Server 1: Displays the primary DNS s erver for y our ne twork . If DHC P i s selec ted a nd an internet connection is a[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 89 2. If yo u are conne cting throug h a r outer, make sure t hat y ou have ‘ opened up’ all t he requir ed ne twork po rts i n the port fo rwardi ng se ction of your router ’s s etup op tions. That is, y ou have direc ted th e rout er to s end a ny inc oming traffi c usi ng those IP ports to the LAN IP a ddress of the DVR[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 90 6.6.2 Em ail You ca n confi gure the E mail set tings for D VR to send Email alert when an event occurs. Figure 6- 24 SMTP Server : Assign the SMTP (e - mail) server’s n ame. Note tha t f or more reliable ema il service, use the serve r’s IP address. SMTP Port: Assign the port numbe r use d by t he SMTP serv er. Authentic[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 91 6.6.3 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a serv ice used to ma p a domain name to the dynamic IP addres s of a net work dev ice. Y ou can set up th e DDNS servi ce for r emote acc ess to the DVR . DDNS assigns a domain name (URL) to the DVR , s o that the us er doe s not need to go through the tro uble o f che cking if[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 92 Setup Ste ps: 1. Apply for a host name f rom www .dyndns .org . 2. Make sure that the DNS Server 1 is set up correc tly (see DNS Serve r 1 in 6. 6.1 LAN ) or the DDN S will no t wo rk. 3. Select www .dyndns .org f rom the DDNS Service d rop - down l ist. 4. Ente r the host na me in the Hos t Nam e field. Note tha t the name o[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 93 Register /Update : Clic k the butto n to submi t and re gister the name to the Everfoc us serv er . The DD NS name you c hoos e must be uni que; t hat i s, it must not alre ady b e in use . You shou ld see a message “ Status Update s uccesses ! ” on the s creen, and t hen you can us e t his host name for remote access to [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 94 6.6.5 Rem ote / Mobile You can configure the compression format f or the sub - stream for mobile phone access. Select H.264 or MJPEG codec to ena ble t he mobi le p hone ac cess f unctio n. Figure 6 - 28 H.264: T he H.264 codec is compatible with iPhone an d Android MobileFocus applic ations and the sta ndard IE PC Web i nter[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 95 6.7 Disk The Dis k men u is us ed to review the DVR ’ s hard d rive se ttings and sta tus. No val ue i n this men u can be config ured by the opera tor. 6.7.1 D isk Figure 6- 30 Record Time (Start ): Shows the earlies t recording time of t he DVR. Record Time (End ): Sho ws the l atest or m ost c urrent time o n the DVR. Di[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 96 6.7.2 Lo ck/ For mat You can con trol the perc entage of the HDD s pace reserved for Loc ked Eve nt Recordings . You can also format the h ard disk if necessary. Figure 6- 31 Maximum Loc k (%): Sets the maximum perce ntage o f the HDD space r eserved for Loc ked Event Recordi ngs. To set up the Locked Event Rec ordings, pleas[...]

EPHD04+  HDcctv  DVR 97 6.7.3 RAID  The  RAID  function  (Redundant  Arrays  of  Independent  Disks)  can  enable  two  hard  disks  to  act  as  one,  allowing  users  to  achieve  data  redundancy  (RAID  1)  or  greater  effective  disk  speed  [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 98 By defa ult, the RA ID func tion is dis able d. To en able RAID 0 /1, foll ow the s teps b elow: 1. Select RAID 0 or RAI D 1 , the following message a ppears. Click Yes to confi gure the RAI D settings. And the DVR w ill automatically reb oot. Figure 6 - 33 2. Ente r the RA ID me nu aga in, the RA ID 0 / 1 is e nabl ed. If yo[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 99 6.8 Displa y Set ting You ca n confi gure the se tting s for displaying th e camera / DVR in formation on the live view image. You can also se t up the sequencing ord er for the Main / Call monitor. 6.8.1 Mo nit or O SD Check t he bo xes under t he Main Monitor / C all Monitor fields w ill display the selected i tems on the l[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 100 Step: The se quenci ng or der. Camera: Select a camera for the specific step. Dwell (sec): Sets u p the dwell time b etwee n 0 an d 99 sec onds for eac h st ep. 6.8.3 Ca ll M/T SEQ Y ou can co nfigure up t o 20 st eps of the se quencing o rder f or the Call monito r . The Sequence will repeat co ntinuo usly from ste p 1 to s[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 101 6.9 Syst em Setti ng You can c o nfigu re the gener al se ttings for th e DV R in thi s men u. 6.9.1 Date / Time Y ou can set up the date and time for the DV R . Figure 6-37 Date: Click to br ing up the on - screen keyboar d to set up the da te . Time: Clic k to br ing u p the o n - screen clock t o set up the tim e. Date Fo[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 102 6.9.2 Dayligh t Saving T ime Y ou can co nfigure the s etti ngs for DVR to auto matic ally adj ust to day light s aving time . Figure 6-38 Dayligh t Savin g: Check t he box to ena ble a utomati c d aylight savi ng time. Start Da te: Set the sta rt date for day light saving time. Start Ti me (hh:mm) : Set the ti me whe n dayl[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 103 6.9.3 Use r Y ou can create multiple user acco unts with different privileges . To del ete an added u ser accoun t , select a user ac count an d click the Del ete butto n . Figure 6-39 User Logi n : Check t he box to enabl e the U ser Log in func tion after logging out t he DVR . For details on logging in the DVR, please ref[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 104 Schedul e OK NO NO Network OK NO NO Disk OK NO NO Displa y OK OK NO System OK Note 1 Note 2 Info OK OK OK Log OK NO NO Note: 1. Use r submen u only . Man ager o nly has the privi lege to cha nge own passw ord, a nd to access operator I D. 2. Use r submen u only . Ope rator o nly has the pr ivil ege to chang e own passw ord. [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 105 6.9.4 I/O Control T he I/O Con trol s etup m enu is used to defi ne t he setti ngs for co ntrol ling the DVR through RS - 485 / RS - 232 com munication protocol and for DV R to co ntrol the conn ect ed PTZ c amera s . Please note tha t the RS - 232 port o n the DVR i s curr ently reser ved. Figure 6-42 RS - 232 ( The RS - 23[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 106 RS - 485 PTZ Protoco l: Select PTZ protocol, choose from t he following protocols: T ransparent, Pelco D, Pelco P, or Everf ocus. (N ote : A ll cameras on the RS - 485 bus m ust use the s ame pr otocol) 485 ID: This is t he ID used by the EKB 500 to send co mmands to the DVR. O n an RS - 485 connec tion, every devic e (PTZ ,[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 107 6.9.5 Mis c. Y ou can upgrade the latest firmware , res tore t he fac tory default se ttings t o the DVR, uploa d / save the DVR config uration s ettings from / to th e USB or cha nge the la nguag e in thi s se tup menu. Figure 6-43 【 Firm ware 】 Curren t Firm ware Ve rsio n: Shows th e curr ent fi rmware versi on of th [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 108 6.9.6 Quick Archiv e You can quick ly archive all the reco rdings to the U SB storage device or a D VD disc on th e DV R ; or remotely archive a ll the recordings to the comp uter on the remote s ide. Pl ug an USB storage device or i nsert a DVD disc before quick archiving (i t's highly re comm ended to use a DVD+R/ +RW[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 109 6.10 Informatio n You can se e the DVR i nforma tion a nd Log da ta in thi s menu. Or ex port the l og data to the USB storage device. 6.10.1 Sys tem I n the Sys tem Men u, you c an o nly see the inform ati on of the DVR, Netwo rk or HDD. No configur ation can be don e in th is me nu. Figure 6-46 【 System 】 Vers ion : Di[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 110 【 Status 】 Disk: Display s the status of the in ternal H DDs. Normal HDD o perati on is in dicate d by “ OK ”. Fans: Displa ys the status of the in ternal fan. Norma l fan o peratio n is i ndica ted by “ OK ”. Ext 1: Displays the status of th e external eSATA s torage device. Normal eS ATA storage device operatio[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 111 7. R e m ote Acce ss t o the D VR 7.1 A cce ssing th e DVR on the Netw ork Follow the ste ps bel ow to access th e DVR from a computer . 1. O pen a n Inter net Ex plor er windo w and in t he ad dress b ar type the IP a ddress . Local conne ction: http :// (IP addr ess fro m the DV R’s Net work Me nu): IP po rt us ed e.g. h[...]

EPHD04+  HDcctv  DVR 112 7.2 Brow ser  Security  Set ting  7.2.1 Installing  ActiveX  Controls  Follow  the  steps  below  to  install  the  ActiveX  Controls  when  you  first  connect  to  the  DVR’s  IP  address.  If  you  do  not  see  a  yellow[...]

EPHD04+  HDcctv  DVR 113 4. After  installing,  you  will  return  to  the  DVR’s  Web  interface.   Figure  7 ‐ 5   5. Right ‐ click  on  the  yellow  bar  and  select  “Run  Add ‐ on…”.   Figure  7 ‐ 6   6. Install  the  MSXML  file [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 114 7. Now you will be able to see t he remote live page. Figure 7-8[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 115 7.2.2 Enabling ActiveX C ont rols Note t his sect ion is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow Ac tiveX bar (Figure 6 - 2) at the to p of yo ur brow ser screen w hen y ou fir st co nnect t o the DV R. 1. At the top of th e Inter net Explor er Wind ow, c lick on Tool s and then s elect Internet Options . Figure 7-9 2. C[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 116 Figure 7-11 Set the controls as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unuse d ActiveX controls to ru n without prompt ( Internet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( IE7 on ly )  Automa tic pr ompti ng for Activ eX contr ols  Binary and script b ehaviors  Display vide o and a nimat ion on a webp age tha [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 117 4. Click OK and the n choose Yes to chang e the secu rity set tin gs . 5. Close the wi ndow so you are back at the log in screen . 6. Click the Refresh bu tton t o reload the page . Figure 7-12 7. Install the e Plu s DVR.ca b file when pr ompte d to do so. Figure 7-13 8. Once the file finishes installing, y ou will return to[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 118 7.3 R emot e Live V iew 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 Figure 7-15 No. Name Description 1 Me nu Bar For c onfigur ing the DVR. Plea se refe r to 4 . OSD Root Menu . 2 Channel Bu ttons Click to display the ch annel in full screen. 3 4UP Indicates the Live View s creen is in 4 - division. 4 Microphone / Speaker Click th e Mic rophone butto n t[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 119 7.4 Menu Bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Figure 7-16 No. Name Description 1 Live View Click to display t he live view w indow. 2 Express Click to configure the global express se ttings for all cameras. Please refer to 6 .1 Express . 3 Camera Click to configure the ca mera settings. Please refer to 6.2 Camera Sett ings. [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 120 7.5 R emot e Playback To playback the reco rdings remotely, click the Search but ton on the Me nu Bar . Clic k Time Search , Event Sear ch o r Smart Search and the n set up the set tings. For more details about Searc h setting, please refe r to 5.3 Searching the Recordi ngs f or Playi ng Back . Double - c lick on a rec ordin[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 121 8. Specifica tions System Operati ng System Linux RAM 2 GB Watchd og Yes Dual Streams Yes OSD Me nu Yes DVD (+ ) RW Slim DVD bur ner ( No te 1 / 2 ) System Control Front P anel Butto ns , Mouse , Web U I , IR Remot e Contr ol PTZ Prot ocol Support ed EverFocus, Pelco D, Pelco P, Samsung, Transparent Video Vid eo Comp ression[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 122 Stor age Device Inter nal 3. 5 ” HDD 2 (optiona l , up to 3TB eac h ) External Storage 1 eSAT A port (up to 12T B for external storage) RAID RAID 0 a nd RAI D 1 su pported Network Etherne t 1G b x 2 Protocol TCP/IP, DHC P, PPPoE, DDNS, UDP , SM TP , RTP, RTS P, NTP Interface HDcctv Vid eo Input BN C x 4 Vid eo O u tput VGA[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 123 9. T roubleshoot ing If you have problems with the sy stem, run t hrough t he fol lowi ng check list to see if you can so lve the pro blem.  The DV R will not go into record mod e.  Bring up the DVR’s Menu and che ck u nd er the Camera M enu. Verify that al l connecte d camer as are check ed as “Insta lled” a nd [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 124 Appendix A: Net work O verview This chapter will give you a basic instr uction on how to se t up the DVR for netwo rk con nect ion. It is highl y recom mende d that yo u have a worki ng know ledge o f what a networ k is and how it wor ks. This w ill be helpful in c ompleti ng the ne tworki ng proc ess. Introduction to TCP / [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 125 Gateway Address Addressees are ei ther local or remote. A g atew ay addr ess is c ompos ed of four oc tets s epara ted by decima l poin ts. T he gate way address i s use d to uniquel y iden tify the devi ce on the L AN tha t has acce ss to the comm unica tions links c onnecti ng to othe r LANs , WANs and/o r the I nter net ([...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 126 Pre - I nstall ation Before beginning the ins tallati on, plea se ans wer t he fol lowing questi ons:  Do you hav e Hi - spee d Intern et? __________ ____ There are many types of high spee d Internet available. T he most common ones are T1, Cable, and DSL (in or der of spee d). The DVR is no t compa tible with a dial - up[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 127  What ty pe o f DVR ar e yo u insta lling? ______________ The defa ult por ts are ECOR264: 8 0 Paragon: 80 ECOR: 80, 1600 EDR/EDVR: 8 0, 1600, and 37260 – 37263 EMV: 80 If the ports were c hanged in t he Ne twork Setup, use thos e po rt num bers. Pre - I nstall ation Everfocus ’ DVR can o perate using one of three typ[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 128 Appendix B : Linksys & D - L i nk Po rt Fo r wa rd i n g T y pical Linksy s Port Forw ardi ng This section will c over a few simple co nfigurations for the Li nksys router. Thi s cha pter is o nly to offer s ome h elp to the i nstall er and end user. P leas e unders tand w e DO N OT supp ort this product and wil l not g [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 129 Click on the “Applica tions & Gaming” tab. Applications and Gami ng allows you to set u p public services on your network, such as w eb servers, ftp servers , e - m ail servers, or o ther specialized Internet applications. (Some Interne t applications may not require any forwarding) To forward a p ort, enter the info[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 130 T y pical D- Link Port For wardi ng This section will c over a few simple co nfigurations for the D - Link router. This c hapter is only to offer s ome h elp to the i nstall er and end us er. Plea se understand w e DO N OT suppo rt this pro duct and wil l not g ive tech su pport o n it. If you need a dditional t echnic al su[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 131 Click Virtual Servers on the left to br ing up the fol lowing screen. Virtual Servers allows users who are connect ing remotely to access services on the rou ter’s Local Netwo rk . The functions of each field are describ ed below. Virt ual Server - Select Enabled or Disabled Name - Enter the name refere ncing the virtual s[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 132 Appendix C : T imin g o f Alarm Modes Transparen t Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Eve nt : Duration of alarm input s ource (motion, contact, system e v ents...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to ev ent record, alarm o utputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transpa r ent [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 133 Timeou t Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration = t Reaction t Event t Eve nt : Duration of alarm input s ource (motion, contact, system e v ents...) t Duration : Alarm d uration for t imeo ut, de fined i n the e vent s etup me nus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to ev ent record, alarm o u[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 134 Timeou t Mode: Ret rigger of Alar ms t Eve nt : Duration of alarm input s ou rce (mo tion, conta ct, s ystem eve nts... ) t Duration : Alarm d uration for t imeo ut, de fined i n the e vent s etup me nus t reaction : Resulting d uration for this alarm m ode, related to event record, alarm o utputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeou[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 13 5 Appendix D : E xpr ess Setup R ecor ding V alue Selection Rul es Case 1: Record Mod e: Normal + Event Record Wit h: Recordi ng days The DVR will Auto adjus t image Quality and Event fra me rate to match t he nu mber of Recor ding days whic h user sele cted: Acco rding to res olutio n, event hours and o th er assumpti on s a[...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 136 Case 3: Record Mod e: Normal + Event o r Event Only Record With: P reset Sett ing DVR will apply the setti ng s in th e table be low to all cameras according to th e Prese t Setti ng s. Preset Setti ng Op tion Camera Item Apply value Best Quality Quality Superior Normal Frame Rate Max recording frame rate of DVR Event Frame [...]

E PHD04+ HDcctv DVR 137 Appen di x E : IR R emot e C on t ro l The IR remote contro l is an acc essory to enha nce the conven ie nt opera tion o f the DVR . Yo u can perfor m all t he s ettings and ope ratio ns from th e rem ote con trol. The ef fecti ve dis tance is up to 33 fee t line of sight . ID number here must correspond to the “ IR Remote[...]

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