EverFocus EPHD08 manual

User Manual E E P P H H D D 0 0 8 8 D D V V R R 8 channel HD-CCTV Digital Video Recorder[...]

EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION EPHD08 D VR Instr uction Manual  2010 EverFocus Electron ics Corp www.everfocus.com All rights reserved . No part of the contents of th is manual may be reproduced or tr ansmitted in a ny form or by any means without written permissio n of the Ever focus Electronics Corpora tion. Release Date: Nov. 201 0 QuickTi[...]

ii Safety Precautions  Refer all work related to the installation of th is product to qualified service personnel or system installers.  Do not block the ventilation openings or slots on the cover.  Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage the appliance. Turn the power off immediately and contact qualif ied s[...]

iii Unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners, abrasive or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning  Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the pr oduct manufacturer as they may cause hazards.  Water and Moisture Do not use this unit near water-for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, ki[...]

iv This Product is RoHS compliant. WEEE The information in this manual was current upon publication. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve his pro ducts. Therefore, all specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Manufacturer is not responsible for misprints or typo graphical errors. Please read this manual carefu[...]

v TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 FEATURES ................................................................................................................... .... 1 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..................................................[...]

vi 2.2.3 Front P anel Key R eview ......................................................................................................... ............... 22 2.2.4 Oper ation in Configuration M enu ................................................................................................ ......... 22 2.2.5 Field Inpu t Options ..............[...]

vii 4.7.4 Alarm Server ................................................................................................................... ...................... 80 4.8 DISK INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 81 4.8.1 Disk ..................................................[...]

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2  3 USB2.0 ports for video archive and mouse usage  Multi –language support  19” rack mountable – rack ears included 1.2 P A CKA GE CONTENTS  HDD fixing bracket x 4 (Internal HDD model)  DVR fixing bracket x 2  Remote controller x 1  Battery x 2  Shockproof rubber x 16(Internal HDD model)  Screws x 16(Internal HDD [...]

3 1.3 SPECIFICA TIONS Paragon HD DVR – EPHD08 HD-SDI Camera Video Inputs 8 BNC connectors Recording Rate/Resolution 120/100 FPS @1080p; 15/12,5 FPS per channel 240/200 FPS @720p; 30/25 FPS per channel Playback Rate/Resolution 15/12.5 FPS @ 1080p; 120/100FPS @ 480x256 30/25 FPS @720p; 240/200 FPS @ 320x176 Compression Format H.264 Dual Streaming Y[...]

4 1.4 FR ONT P ANEL Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included IR Remote Control. Take a moment to learn where the keys are as the remainder of the manual wi ll refer to them often. Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1) 2 x USB-2.0 port for USB mouse, USB-Flash-Drive 2) Mul[...]

5 8) Record: RECORD key for manual start of recordi ng / recording standby (event recording). LED will be ON if DVR is recording or in record standby. 9) STOP: STOP key for Playback and Record 10) BACK: Reverse Playback key 11) PAUSE: Image freeze in playback mode 12) PLAY: Playback key 13) ENTER: Enter Key for menu operation and alarm acknowledge [...]

6 1.5 REAR P ANEL During initial setup you will be connecting your DVR to multiple input and output devices. This is done through the rear panel. Figure 1-2 Rear Panel ○ 1 POWER: Power input 100~240 VAC. ○ 2 eSATA port: Used for external SATA HDD bay ○ 3 Audio In: Connect line level output of an audio pream plifier to the audio input connecti[...]

7 ○ 7 HDMI Out: Provides an uncompressed all-digital vi deo interface between the HD DVR and HDMI- compatible monitor. HDMI output form at is 1920x1080p 60Hz vertical, 68 KHz horizontal. ○ 8 VGA Out: Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA output connection. DVR can auto detect the best resolution from the connected VGA monito r. If DVR detection fail[...]

8 2 Installa tion 2.1 HD-CCTV wiring f or video inputs 2.1.1 Understanding HD-CCTV signals and wiring Even if EverFocus HD-CCT V equipment uses coaxial cable and BNC type plugs similar to standard CCTV technology - the requirements for wiri ng and cable types are some different. This chapter explains some basic fact s for HD-CCTV signals and cable [...]

9 Well known signal parts such as Sync, Burst and others do not exist here. The high frequencies do not allow a signal evaluati on by standard oscilloscopes or other standard video measurement tools. Only quite ex pensive HD-SDI analyzers and upscale HF - oscilloscopes could be used here. In most cases such equipment is not available at installatio[...]

10 2.1.4 Cable installation Please make sure, that the coaxial c able is not squeezed at any position. Also the max. bending radius defined by t he cable manufacturer should be considered. General rule: maximum bending radius = 10 x outer cable diameter Bending creates pressure on the center conductor, caus ing it to move through the dielectric tow[...]

11 2.1.7 Extended cable lengths with fiber optics transmission The maximum distance between camera and receivin g device can be extended by fiber optics cable. The transmitters and receivers are available for multi-mode and single-mode fiber cables: EHA-FTX-MM: Fiber optics transmitter mu lti-mode, max. transmission distance 500 m EHA-FTX-SM: Fiber[...]

12 2.1.8 Monitor installation The EPHD-8 provides 2 main monitor outputs with identical functionality - VGA and HDMI. Both outputs can be used simultaneously and deliver full HD output resolution ( 1920x1080, progressive, 60 Hz. vert., 68 KHz hor.). Make sure that the connected monitor's specificatio ns comply with these resolution requirement[...]

13 2.2 A UDIO INST ALLA TION This DVR provides 8 line level audi o input and 1 line level audio output. ATTENTION: The direct connection of a non-amplifi ed microphone is not s upported (a microphone amplifier is required). The audio output requires an amplifier to drive a speaker or headphones. The installation must be connected with audio coax ca[...]

14 Output relay in idle state 2.4 RS-485 k eyboar d / PTZ Installation All functions can be remote-controlled by the EKB-50 0 universal k eyboard. Using the EEPbus protocol, digital video recorders, keyboar ds and speed domes can be installed on one single RS-485 bus. One system can comprise up to 8 keyboards. 2.4.1 General RS-485 bus installation [...]

15 An EDA997A RS-485 signal distributor may be used to use a star wiring configuration. Star wiring with RS-4 85 signal distributor A RS-485 distributor can also be used to increase t he maximum number of devices on the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS-485 bus. Th is allows each output to extend an additio[...]

16 2.4.2 RS-485 socket pin assignment The RS485 pin assignment is as follows: 2.4.3 EKB-500 connection with network patch cable For a simple, short distance installation, recorder and keyboard can be connected directly using a standard CAT5 networ k cable with an 8-pin connector at onl y one end, and at the other end the Pin 3 wire connected to RS4[...]

17 2.5 USB-Mouse installa tion Connect the USB mouse to one of the 2 USB ports . (This can be done while DVR is powered on) NOTE: Recommended mouse types are Logitech® and Microsoft® wired USB wheel-mouse. Wireless USB mouse is not supported. 2.6 NETW ORK CONNECTION This section only describes physical connection to an Ethernet network. This step[...]

18 2.6.2 Network Connection th rough Patch Cable The connection to an existing network requires a normal patch cable (straight-through). The illustration shows the connection to a network switch or router. Figure 2-2 Network Connection through Patch Cable Pinout of straight patch cable 2.7 FIN AL INST ALL PR OCESS Once you have completed the basic [...]

19 3 MOUSE AND FR ONT P ANEL OPERA TION EPHD08 DVRs support multiple source s to control the DVR. It can be c ontrolled with a mouse, the front panel, an EKB500, and the handheld IR remote control. This chapter will cover the basic operation using the mouse and the front panel buttons. 3.1 GENERAL USB MOUSE OPERA T ION 3.1.1 How to select a channel[...]

20 3.1.3 Operation in the C onfiguration Menus Click on the icon to access the Configuration Menu. The Configuration menu screens (shown in Figure 3-2 OSD Menu) are divided into 3 main sections . Figure 3-2 OSD Menu 1. In section 1, there are ten set up options available. Move the mouse over an icon and click to select it. 2. In section 2, the choi[...]

21 Bar : Click and hold on the bar to adjus t the set point Left or Right. * Note about on-screen keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions: Space Enter a space Caps Switch to capital letters Delete the letter Confirm the selection Move to right Move to left[...]

22 2.2 Gener al F r ont Panel Operation 2.2.1 How to select a channel / Enable audio 1. In a view consisting of more than one channel, dial the jog/shuttle clockwise or counterclockwis e to scroll through each channel that is displayed. The selected channel will be high lighted by white frame. Dial the jog/shuttle clockwise or counterclockwise when[...]

23 Figure 3-3 OSD Menu 1. In section 1, there are ten setup options available. Use the jog/ shuttle to highlight an icon and press “ Enter ” to select it. 2. In section 2, the main choices for the selected icon will be displayed. Use the jog/shuttle to highlight a choice and press “ Enter ” to select it. 3. In section 3, all the options fo [...]

24 Bar : Press “ Enter ” key to activate the slider, then use the jog/shuttle to adjust the setting. Press “ Enter ” again to finalize the changes. * Note about on-screen keyboard: Use the jog/shuttle to highlight each character and press the “ Enter ” key on the front panel to input the selected characters. When finished, highlight “[...]

25 3. GENERAL D VR OPERA TIONS This chapter introduces the operati ons on major functions including pl ayback, layout change, sequence, triplex operations, copy, and search. 3.1 RECORD By default, the DVR will always be in record mode. When the DVR is turned on, it will start to record. The exceptions are: 1. DVR will not record any uninstall ed ca[...]

26 + To input password by mouse: click the password field to bring up the on-screen keyboard (see Figure 3-2 On-screen Keyboard). Click on each button to input the desired characters for the password. When finished, click “ Done” on the on-screen keyboard to confirm the password. + To input password using front panel: use the jog/shu ttle to se[...]

27 3.5 P L A YBAC K The playback bar is the fastest way to show video fr om the exact time which users want to see. The playback bar allows a user to see both a time line and the current playback indica tor. The user can then click the time line to move the indicator to the position which they want to see. The operation is as follows: To playback: [...]

28 12. Playback speed indicator 13. Press “X” to close the playback bar. 14. Start time for bar (the left -most point of the time bar) 15. Current playback time (the time indicated by the slider) 16. End time for time bar (the right-most point of the time bar) Note: When a channel is selected, you can playback the selected channel. However, onl[...]

29 11. Steps to run a tour a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the number of the desired tour c. Click “ Go ” button 12. Steps to remove a tour (if supported by the camera) a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the number of the desired tour c. Click “ Delete ” button Click “ C ” to clear the digit in the number display Click “ X ?[...]

30 Figure 3-3 Express Control PTZ The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid. The function of each section is defined as below:  1: PTZ pan/tilt left and up  2, 3: PTZ tilt up  4: PTZ pan/tilt right and up  5, 9: PTZ pan left  8,12: PTZ pan right  13: PTZ pan/tilt left and down  14, 15: PTZ tilt down  16: PTZ pan/tilt right and d[...]

31 3.7 LA Y OUT The EPHD08 DVR has several display modes availa ble, depending on the number of cameras the DVR supports. The different available layouts for EPHD08 DVR are shown below: NOTE: PIP display is not available in Playback mode To change layout, follow the steps below: By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click then click on[...]

32 3.9 DISPLA Y Press the Display button on the menu by using the mouse or selecting this icon with the front panel keys and pressing ‘Enter’. Pressing/clicki ng cycles through the four OSD formats: 1. Press to show camera information. Please see the following table for camera information icons. Recording Playback Fast forward Fast backward Bac[...]

33 4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen. Or, use the jog/shuttle to bring a differ ent portion of the magnified image into view. Users can control the portion of the magnified image to be displayed by clicking directly on screen: Figure 3-4 Zoom Express Control The screen is divided[...]

34 3.12.1 Time Search Figure 3-5 Search Menu – Time Search Play From: Select the time to begin the search by choosing the Date and Time. Click on the “ Play ” button to start the search. The DVR will autom atically beg in to play the video selected. The DVR will play the nearest time if there is no data at the selected time. In search playbac[...]

35 3.12.2 Event Search Figure 3-6 Search Menu – Event Search From: Select starting date and time To: Select ending date and time. Camera: Select which cameras to include in the search. Event: Select which event type(s) to search for. Choose from Alarm, Motion or Video Loss. Click on the “ Search ” button to start searching. The search results[...]

36 Prev Page : Go to previous page Next Page : Go to next page Play : Playback selected item Copy : Copy selected item 3.12.3 Smart Search Smart Search allows the review of a segment of the recorded video from individual cameras to detect motion in an area specified at the time of the search. The resulting ‘moti on events’ are displayed in the [...]

37 Grid Setting: Press Grid Setting button to open t he motion grid setup window. Edit Motion Grid: Press this button to edi t the motion grid (See Figure 4-5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid Setting ). Set All : Press this button to select the entire area. Clear All : Press this button to clear all the grids selected. Save & Back : Press this butto[...]

38 Click on the “ Search ” button to start searching. The search results will be shown as a list of events. Prev Page : Go to previous page Next Page : Go to next page Play : Playback selected item Copy : Copy selected item[...]

39 3.13 COPY To bring up Copy menu: By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to enter Copy Menu . By front panel: Press the “ Copy ” key to enter Copy Menu directly. Figure 3-9 Copy Menu Camera: Select which cameras will be archived. Choose “ Select All ” to select all the cameras. Player: Check the box to include the ePl[...]

40 Figure 3-10 Logout Confirmation window Press “ Yes ” button when you are ready to logout from the system. You will need to login again before accessing any other configuration options.[...]

41 4 D VR CONFIGURA TION This chapter will walk you thr ough the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to set the DVR for your specific application. 4.1 CONFIGURA TION MENU 1. To bring up the Main Menu, press the “ Menu ” key on the front panel or right-click with the USB mouse to bring up the OSD menu bar. 2. Press “ Enter ” or l[...]

42 Date: Sets the current date of DVR. Time: Sets the current time of DVR. Record Mode: Choose from Normal+Event: Normal recording plus event recording. Event Only: Event recording only. Schedule Rec: Schedule recording. For Event recording, enter the estimated num ber of hours per day for event recording. Resolution: Recording resolution is displa[...]

43 DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatic ally assign IP for network connection. PPPoE: This is for direct DSL connection application ONLY (no router). Check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. IP Address: This field shows the current IP Address for the DVR. If Fixed IP address is used then this value must be set manually. If DHCP or PPPoE is [...]

44 4.3 CAMERA SETTING Figure 4-2 is a screenshot of the CAMERA SETTING MENU . This menu is used to configure individual camera settings. Figure 4-2 Camera Menu-Global Setting 4.3.1 Global Setting Resolution: Select recording resolution. Choices ar e: 1920x1080 / 1280x720. The resolution setting is global, so a change of DVR´s resolution setti ng r[...]

45 4.3.2 Basic Setting Figure 4-3 Camera Menu-Basic Setting Camera: Select the camera to be configured. Title: The title setting allows you to assign a title to the selected camera. Each title supports up to 16 characters. The on-screen keyboard will appear when you click the title option. Install: Check the box to enable the current camera. To tak[...]

46 Resolution: Recording resolution is displayed only. Record Quality: Select an image quality for recording. There are five different qualitie s available: Superior, High, Standard, Basic and Low. A higher image quality uses more HDD space. Normal Speed: Frame rate in frames (im ages) per second (FPS) for continuous recording. The speed is limited[...]

47 4.3.3 Motion Figure 4-4 Camera Menu – Motion Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure. “Tit le” will change to the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable motion detection. Other mo tion options will not be available unless this feature is selected. Log: Check this box to record motion events in the log. HD Mo[...]

48 Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alar m output relay. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not active), “ 1 ” or “ 2 ” (indicating which alarm relay is active). Output Type: Output action when motion is triggered. Timeout: Alarm output lasts for a set of time duration. If this option is selected, a field will appear[...]

49 5. Press Enter key at the starting point. 6. Use arrow keys to select motion area; the shape of the proposed area will be displayed. 7. Press Enter key at the end poin t, and the area will be selected. 8. Press the Menu key to exit the area selecti on; use the up/down arrows to choose “Save & Back” and press Enter to proceed. Figure 4-5 [...]

50 4.3.5 Video Loss Figure 4-6 Camera Menu – Video Loss Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure, “Tit le” will change to the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss detection. Log: Check box to record video loss events in the log. Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard[...]

51 Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until the event ends, then continues for a set time duration. Apply To: This button can be used to copy the video loss settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings[...]

52 Schedule Record: Use schedule recording mode. For Schedule recording, the only way to stop the DVR from recording is to turn schedule recording off. Pressing any key on the front panel to attempt to stop recording will not work during scheduling record mode. When schedule recording is disabled, as the default the DVR will automatically be gin re[...]

53 4.5 ALARM & EVENT SETTING Figure 4-4 is a screenshot of the ALARM & EVENT SETTING MENU . This menu will guide you through alarm and event setup. Figure 4-4 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm 4.5.1 Alarm Alarm: Select the alarm input trigger connection numbe r from 1 to 8 (one tri gger per camera input). Enable: Check box to enable response t[...]

54 N.O.: Normal Open contact. N.C.: Normal Closed contact. Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alar m to a client PC when motion occurs. (This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu; see Se ction 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information) Auto Lock: Check [...]

55 4.5.5 Event This section covers notifications due to internal system event warnings. Figure 4-5 Alarm & Event Menu – Event Event: Select from the following event types. Fan Failure: Fan is not working. HD Temperature: Hard drive is over the safety warning temperature. HD Failure: If DVR fails to detect the HDD on start up, the system will [...]

56 Fan Failure: Figure 4-12 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Fan Failure Log: Check box to record fan failure events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when fan is not working. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when fan is not working. Em ail operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Ne[...]

57 HD Temperature: Figure 4-13 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Temperature Log: Check box to record HDD tem perature events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s tem perature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HDD temperature is over the “Temp. Warnin[...]

58 HD Failure: Figure 4-14 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Failure Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer if no har d drive is detected on system startup. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification functi on when HD fails. Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entere[...]

59 HD Full: Figure 4-15 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Full Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer when hard drive is full (recommended if the Record Overwrite function is disabled. See Section 5.4.1). Email Notify: Check box to enable email notific ation when HD is f ull. Email operation requires [...]

60 HD Off: Figure 4-16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer if the hard drive is turned off (disconnected) or becomes disabled (cannot be detected by the system). Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is off. Email operati on requires that valid email settings have been entered in the N[...]

61 Power Loss: Figure 4-17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Power Loss Log: Log is permanently checked for this feature. Po wer Loss events are always recorded by the DVR. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification w hen power has been restor ed. Email operation requires that valid email setti ngs have been entered in the Netw ork Set[...]

62 Record Stop: Figure 4-18 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Record Stop Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer if the re cording process is terminated. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when t he recording process is terminated. Email operation requires that valid email settings have b[...]

63 Network Loss: Figure 4-19 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Network Loss Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost. Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not active), “ 1 ” or “ 2 ” (active). Output Type:[...]

64 4.6 SCHEDULE SETTING Figure 4-20 is a screenshot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU . In this menu you can set a unique configuration to enable recording durin g a specified time periods. This menu is used to configure Express Setup, Holidays and detailed Schedule settings. Figure 4-20 Schedule Menu-Express Setup 4.6.1 Express Setup Weekend Start: Sel[...]

65 Event Frame Rate: FPS recording rate for events. Selectable frame rate includes 30fps, 15fps, 10fps, 7.5fps, 5fps, 1fps or 0fps. (0 fps means no event recording). Event Action: Check this box to enable Buzzer, Alarm out, E-mail and Network actions selected elsewhere when an event occurs during the selected time period. Apply: Press “Apply” b[...]

66 One time: This entry is used only once, on that specific date. Month/date: Uses this entry on the same month and day, every year (e.g. January 1 for New Year’s Day) Month/weekday: Uses this entry on a specific day of a s pecific week in the m onth specified (e.g 4 th Thursday in November for Thanksgiving). Details: Specifies the date to be use[...]

67 To Set Schedule using Mouse 1. Click on desired start time block ( no numbers on it) on a time bar. At th is time, the selected time block will be highlighted in blue frame and the entire time bar will be highlighted by red frame. There are 24 blocks on the time bar representing 24 hours respectively. 2. Set a schedule start time by clicking on [...]

68 3. Selecting camera : Use Right/Left arrow keys to select desired camera to configure. Selected camera number will be highlighted by a blue frame. See above image. 4. Enter time bar editing mode : Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode . When this mode is selected, all 9 time bars will be highlig hted within a blue frame. 5. Se[...]

69 7. Changing recording mode (color) of a timezone : Use Right/Left arrow key to switch to the first block (with number on it) of a timezone. Clicking Enter button, and this timezone will switch to another color, which means switching to another record mode. The color switch sequence is gray->orange->blue. 8. To exit the screen, press the ?[...]

70 Record: Displays Record mode Resolution: Recording resolution is displayed. Normal: Frame rate in images per second for continuous reco rding. It is important to keep track of the normal recording resources being allocated at each hours of the day. Increasing the Nor mal recording resolution and/or rate can inadvertently request mo re recording [...]

71 4.6.7 Alarm Action Figure 4-24 Schedule Menu-Alarm Action Defines recording response to “alarm” input trigger signals by time of day on specific days of the week and/or holidays and ‘other’ days. Alarm: Select a number to change the sc hedule for that alarm input trigger . Each alarm can be set on a 24 hour time block for Holiday (Hol), [...]

72 2. Click on the number of the alarm trigger input you wish to configur e. That number will be framed in blue. 3. Click on a desired start time block on a time bar . There are 24 blocks on the time bar representing 24 hours respectively. At this time, the selected time bar will be highlight ed by a red frame and the selected block will be highlig[...]

73 3. Selecting alarm : Use Right/Left arrow key to select an alarm to configure. Selected alarm number will be highlighted by a blue frame. See above image. 4. Enter time bar editing mode : Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode . When this mode is selected, the area surrounding the ti me bars will be highlighted within a blue fr[...]

74 Apply to Days: This button can be used to copy schedules to other days. Select which days you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all days, “Clear All” de selects all days. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. Apply to Cameras: This button can be used to copy schedules to other camera[...]

75 Figure 4-25 Network Menu – LAN 4.7.1 LAN Network Type: Static IP: User can set a fixed IP for network connection. DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatically an assi gn IP configuration for the network connection PPPoE: For direct connection to DSL ONLY. Verify with your ISP if they use PPPoE. IP: This field shows the DVR’s current IP Addres[...]

76 a. If using DHCP, all settings will be detected automatically. While DHCP is a usef ul tool for determining the network settings, if you set up your DVR in this manner its IP address may change at different times for different reasons , particularly after a power failure. If the IP address of the DVR changes, you may have difficulties accessing [...]

77 50,000 to your house number: 50,123 is less likely to l ead to a port conflict. For a list of the known and registered ports, see http://www.iana.org/a ssignments/port-numbers Bandwidth Limit: Specify, disabled / 128 K/ 256 K / 512 K / 768K/ 1M / 3M bps. This is the maximum bandwidth that the DVR is allowed to use on the net work. This is a usef[...]

78 Sender Email: Input the e-mail address of the sender (the DVR). Sender’s e- mail address has to match the user name and password above. Receiver Email 1: Input the first e-mail address t hat event messages are sent to. Receiver Email 2: Input the second e-mail address th at event messages are sent to. Receiver Email 3: Input the third e-mail a[...]

79 Press the Select or Submit/Update button to synchr onize the DVR with the DDNS server. You should see an indication of “Success” on the screen. If you see “Could Not Find Server” or any other error message instead, double-check your network settings and DDNS name and resubmit the DDNS name until you get “Success”. You should now be a[...]

80 4.7.4 Alarm Server Figure 4-29 Network Menu – Alarm Server This menu defines the paramet ers for communicating with a PC running PowerCon software. Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon Software. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses. Protocol: Select the protocol ty pe for alarm transmission: UDP: U[...]

81 4.8 DISK INFORMA TION 4-30 is a screenshot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU . This menu is used to review the DVR’s hard drive settings and status. No values in this screen can be changed by the operator. Figure 4-30 Disk Menu-Disk 4.8.1 Disk Record Time (Start): Shows earliest recorded time on the DVR. Record Time (End): Shows latest or most curr[...]

82 4.8.2 Lock 4-31 is a screenshot of the DISK LOCK/FORMAT MENU . This menu is used to control the portion of the DVR’s hard drive reserved for locked event recordings, and to format drives(s) if necessary. Figure 4-31 Disk Menu-Lock/Format Maximum Lock (%): Sets the maximum lock percentage of the HDD volume. After setting the lock percentage, co[...]

83 4.9 DISPLA Y SETTING Figure 4-32 is a screenshot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU . This menu will walk you through the Main Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequential setup. Figure 4-32 Display Menu – Monitor OSD 4.9.1 Monitor OSD These are the display options for the Main Monitor. Main Monitor Camera Title: Check the box to displ[...]

84 4.9.2 Main M/T SEQ Figure 4-33 Display Menu – Main M/T SEQ Step: Sequence order. For reference. Camera: Select which camera appears in the current step. Dwell (sec): Set the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds. Sequence repeats continuously from st eps 1 through 20 until interrupted.[...]

85 4.10 SY STEM SETTING Figure 4-34 is a screenshot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU . This menu is for setting up the general system parameters for the DVR. Figure 4-34 System Menu – Date/Time 4.10.1 Date/Time Date: Set current Date. Time: Set current Time. Date Format: Choose date format from yyyy/ mm/dd, dd/mm/yyyy, a nd mm/dd/yyyy. Time Format: Cha[...]

86 4.10.2 Daylight Saving Figure 4-35 System Menu – Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable automatic day light saving time adjustment. Start Date: Set the start da te for daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time begins. Set To (hh:mm): This is what the time will change to when daylight sav[...]

87 4.10.3 User User Menu is where you can add or delete different l ogin IDs on the system as well as set access levels. See the charts below for a listing of the rights associated with each access level. Figure 4-36 System Menu – User Add Click “Add” button to add a new user. Set the name (c ase-sensitive), password, access level and status.[...]

88 Edit Click “Edit” button to make changes to an existing us er account. Press “Save” button to save changes or “Cancel” to exit without making changes. Figure 4-38 System Menu – User - Edit User Login: Check this box to require user login fo r menu access from the front panel. When this is disabled, no username or password is requir[...]

89 There are three system access levels. The followi ng charts show the rights of each level. Main Menu at the DVR User Level and Right RIGHT ADMINISTRATOR MANAGER OPERATOR Playback OK OK NO PTZ OK OK NO Layout OK OK OK Channel OK OK OK Display OK OK OK Sequence OK OK OK Monitor OK OK OK Zoom OK OK NO Search OK OK NO Copy OK OK NO Config. OK OK OK [...]

90 4.10.4 I/O Control Figure 4-39 is a screenshot of the I/O Control Setting Menu. This menu is used to define the settings for controlling the DVR through RS485, and for DVR control of attached PTZ cameras. Figure 4-39 System Menu – I/O Control RS232 Baud Rate: This field is to set the speed at which is us ed to transmit instruction or informati[...]

91 Baud Rate: The speed used to transmit ins tructions or information through the RS485 port on the DVR. Choose from the following speeds: 1200 , 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 BPS. Data Bit: The number of data bits used in a data packet or word. This can be set to 8 or 7. Stop Bit: This field is to set the number of stop bits indica[...]

92 unit during the upgrade; this can cause the system to fa il to recover, requiring factory service to repair. Configurations Load Factory Default: Click “Load” to rest ore all menu settings to t he default values. User Account, Network IP Settings, and Time are not affected. 3GP streaming is disabled by default. Load From USB: Click “Load?[...]

93 4.11 INFORMA TION Figure 4-41 is a screenshot of the INFORMATION MENU . This menu displays important (read only) system information. Figure 4-41 Information Menu – System 4.11.1 System System Version: Displays firmware version number. Model: Displays DVR model number. NTSC/PAL: Displays current video format select ed based TV standard in globa[...]

94 4.11.2 Log Figure 4-42 Information Menu – Log This screen is used to choose, display and/or export log entries. From Date: Select starting date of log to be displayed. Time: Select starting time of log to be displayed. To Date: Select end date of log to be displayed. Time: Select end time of log to be displayed. Log Type: Configurations: to se[...]

95 Export Log to USB: Press “Export’ button to export log data to USB. Figure 4-43 Log List Prev Page : Go to the previous page of log. Next Page : Go to the next page of log. Close : Close the window.[...]

96 5 Netw or king Ov er view This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how to set up the DVR for network connection. It is highly recommended that you have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works. This will be helpful in completing the networking process. 5.1 Introduction to T C P/IP TCP/IP is the group of protocols used b[...]

97 5.4 V i rt u a l P o rt s A port number represents a "channel" or entryway for netwo rk communications. Port numbers allow different computers to utilize netwo rk resources without interfering with each other. Port numbers most commonly appear in network programming, particula rly socket programming. Sometimes, though, port numbers are[...]

98 The modem/router was either insta lled by your Internet service pr ovider or purchased by you to establish a connection to the Internet. A router a ssigns different internal IP addresses to local computers; this allows multiple computers to access the In ternet through the sa me external IP address. Do you have a static IP address? _____________[...]

99 2. Direct High Speed Modem Connection: A direct modem connection uses a standard network cable to connect the modem directly to a computer (or in this case a modem to the DVR). This type of connection only covers single-port modems. Fo r a combination modem/router, use the setup described below. 3. Router or LAN Connection – A local area netwo[...]

100 Connection Procedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a cro ss-over cable. We reco mmend purchasing one if you have never made a cross-over cable. Please reme mber you can not use a straight through network cable for this application  Once you have a cross-over cable plug one end in to the LAN port on the back of the DVR and the ot[...]

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103  Click on the option that says “Use the following IP address”  Assign an IP address of 192.168.1. 2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway of 192.168.1.1, then click OK.  Restart both the com puter and the DVR.  To access the DVR from the computer, simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:/[...]

104 5.8 Direct High Speed Modem Connection Straight Through Ethern et Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The first step is to purchase or make a strai ght through cable. We re commend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Pl ease remember you can n[...]

105  Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu.  Input the Static IP address, t he Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtained from the internet service provider.  Note: If you have a dynamic IP address, you can se t the DVR to DHCP to automatically detect the network settings. Therefore, it can use a dynamic IP[...]

106 5.9 R outer or LAN C onnection Straight Through Ethern et Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a stra ight through cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Pl ease remember you can not use a [...]

107  Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the router.  Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu.  To let the router automatically assign an address:  Set the Network Type to DHCP. Make sure to write down the IP address and the Gatew[...]

108 number of the IP address. For ex ample, if the IP address of t he computer is 192.168.2.101, the DVR’s IP address should be 192.168.002.050.  To access the DVR from a computer simply open In ternet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// (IP address of the DVR)  Note: The DVR’s IP address will only work at t he location of the D[...]

109 6 REMO TE OPERA TION FR OM BR O WSER 6.1 CONNECTING T O EPHD08 To access the DVR from a computer, open an Inter net Explorer window and in the address bar type: Local connection: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Network Menu): IP port used e.g. http://192.168.1.163:2468 Internet connection: h ttp:// (IP address given by your Inte rnet Servi[...]

110  Enter a user name and password to access the recorder. These can be changed in the System section of the Main Menu.  The default user name is “admin”. The default password is “11111111”.  Click on the Login button and you will log in to the recorder’s Network Viewer. 6.2 BR O WSER SECURITY SETTING 6.2.1 Installing ActiveX co[...]

111 Install the ePlusDVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the screen like the one below.[...]

112 Right click on the yellow bar and select “Run Add-on…” Install the MSXML file when prompted to do so. Now, you will able to see the remote live page.[...]

113 6.2.2 Enabling Active X Controls Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR. At the top of the Internet Ex plorer Window, click on Tools, then select Internet Options. Click the Security tab at the top of the wi ndow, then choose Custom Level [...]

114 In the Security Settings window, scro ll to “ActiveX controls and plug-ins” Set the controls as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unused ActiveX cont rols to run without prompt ( Internet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( IE7 only )  Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls  Binary and script behaviors  Display v[...]

115 Click the Refresh button to reload the page. Install the ePlusDVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the same login page as before. Type in the user name and password and click Login to view the cameras. Default user name: admin Default password: 11111111.[...]

116 6.3 REMO TE LIVE VIEW 1. Click on a camera number on the left side of the display to switch th at camera to full screen. Click on “4UP” to display 4 screens or click on “9UP” to display 9 screens. 2. You can click the “ Mic ” button to transfer audio to DVR from client side if there is a microphone attached to the PC and an amplifie[...]

117 Camera Setup Record Setup Alarm Setup Schedule Setup Network Setup Hard Disk Set up Display Setup System Setup Information Setup Copy Search PTZ Control 6. In the main page, you will see live images in a 9-screen display. Note: The best view size for remote viewing is 1366x768.[...]

118 6.4 REMO TE PLA YBA CK To playback the video, click the “Sear ch” button. Select from “Time Sear ch”, “Event Search”, or “Smart Search”. For more details about S earch setting, please refer to “ 3.12 Search Setting”. “Event Search” and “Smart Search” will show ma ximum 400 search result items (beginning with the star[...]

119 7 EVERFOCUS DDNS SETUP Setup Steps: Step 1. Set up the Network Menu according to the in structions detailed in the Networking chapter. (Make sure that DNS Server 1 is se t correctly or DDNS will not work) Step 2. Go to the website http://everfocusddns.com and check for an available name. Note: This step is optional, though recommended, as it is[...]

120 settings and DDNS name and resubmit the DDNS name until you ge t “Success”. Step 5. You should now be able to connect by typing the name you created into the address bar. Example: http://hostname.everfocusddns.com It is not necessary to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name. The EverFocus DDNS server not only keeps track of your DVR?[...]

121 8 LINKSY S & D-LINK POR T FORWARDING 8.2 TYPICAL LINKSY S PORT FORWARDING This section will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical s[...]

122 Applications and Gaming allows you to set up public services on your net work, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Intern et applications. (Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding) To forward a port, enter the information on eac h line for the crit eria required. Descriptions of each crit eri[...]

123 8.3 TYPICAL D-LINK PORT FORWARDING This section will cover a few simple configurations for the D- Link router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical support on this router you must call D-Link.[...]

124 Click Virtual Servers on the left to bring up the following screen. Virtual Servers allows users who are connecting remotely to access services on the router’s Local Network. The functions of each field are described below. Virtual Server - Select Enabled or Disabled Name - Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP - The IP ad[...]

125 Here is an example of the information for each service: Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192.168.1.50 Both 80 80 Enable Where 192.168.1.50 is the IP address of the EPHD08 on the LAN, and the default port 80 is in use. Note: If you changed port 80 in the DVR’s Ne twork Menu, open that port instead of 80 .[...]

126 9 TR OUBLESHOO TING If you have problems with the system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem.  The DVR will not go into record mode.  Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check under the Camera Menu. Verify that all connected cameras are checked as “Installed” and that Re cord Mode is set to “Continuous[...]

127  Make sure you are using the correct WAN IP addre ss given by the ISP, or, if you have a Dynamic IP, check if the IP address has changed; use DDNS to avoid problems caused by changing ISP addresses.[...]

128 APPENDIX A: TIMING OF ALARM MODES Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t React ion t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transparent Mode t Input E ven t Alarm Durat[...]

129 Timeout Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration = t Reaction t Event t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration for timeout, def ined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Permane[...]

130 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration for timeout, def ined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout+Transparent Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t[...]

131 APPENDIX B: EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING V AL UE SELECTION R ULES Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recording days The DVR will Auto adjust image Quality and Even t frame rate to match the number of Recording days which user selected: According to resolution, event hours and other assump tions above, the DVR will attempt to select one[...]

132 Case 3: Record Mode: Normal + Event or Event Only Record With: Preset Setting DVR will apply the settings in t he table below to all cameras according to the Preset Settings. Preset Setting Option Camera Item Apply value Quality Superior Normal Frame Rate Max reco rding frame rate of DVR Best Quality Event Frame Rate 30 Quality Standard Normal [...]

133 APPENDIX C: REMO TE CONTR O L The IR remote control is an accessory to enhanc e the convenient operation of the DVR. You can perform all the settings and operations from the remote control. The effective dist ance is up to 33 feet line of sight. The keypad functions are same as the front panel buttons of the DVR. Appendix C ID number here must [...]

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