EverFocus Paragon 16 manual

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E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N P A R A G O N S e r i e s D V R I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l  2 00 9 E ve rFo cus El ect ro nic s Co rp ww w. eve rfoc us. co m Al l rig hts res erv ed . N o p art o f th e co nte nts o f th i s ma nua l may be rep r oduc ed or tra ns mit ted i n a ny fo rm o r by any mean s w it[...]

ii Safety Precautions • To avoid any damage, please consider the follow ing safety warnings: • Never place the recorder near to heaters, furnaces, oth er heat sources or under direct solar ir radiation. • Operate the device only in l ocations providing the toler able operating temper ature range 0°C~40°C/32°F ~ +104°F . • Make sure that[...]

iii This Product is RoHS compliant. WEEE The information in this manual was current upon publication. The manufacturer reser ves the right to revise and improve his products. Therefore, all specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Misprints reser ved. Please read this manual carefully before installing and using this u nit. Be sur[...]

iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERV IEW ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 1 1.1 FEATURES ................................ ................................................................ ....................... 1 1.2 PACKAGE CONTE NTS ................................ ..........[...]

v 4.2 LOGIN ................................ ................................................................ ............................. 27 4.3 SELECT CAME RA OPERATIO N ................................ ................................ ................. 28 4.4 PLAYBACK................................................................ .............[...]

vi 5.9 DISK SETTING ................................................................ .............................................. 76 5.9.1 Disk..... .............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. 76 5.9.2 Lock/Format ............ ........[...]

1 1 P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W The latest EverFocus digital video recorder generatio n is based on MPEG-4 compression technology, resulting in enhanced r ecording capacity and im proved network image transm ission speed with high image quality. Comprehensive f eatures and extended event re cording settings enable the almost universal application[...]

2  Audio recording capabilities *  2 Hot Swappable HD D or 4 internal HDD  Built-in DVD burner*  Support eSATA  2 USB 2.0 ports (located on front panel) for video archive an d mouse usage  Multi-language supp ort  Simultaneous VGA, com posite and S-Video output  Watermark capabilities to i dentify intentional modificatio ns [...]

3 1 . 3 S P E C I F I C A T I ON S Video Format NTSC / PAL (auto detect ed by system) Operating System Embedded Linux Video Input EPARA16: 16 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 Ohm EPARA8: 8 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 O hm Video Loop EPARA16: 16 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 Ohm EPARA8: 8 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 O hm Video Output Main monitor: 1 V pp FBAS, BNC at 7 5 Ohm [...]

4 Recording Modes Continuous, schedule, or ev ent recording Playback Rate NTSC 352 x 240: 480 IPS 704 x 240: 240 IPS 704 x 480: 120 IPS PAL 352 x 288: 400 IPS 704 x 288: 200 IPS 704 x 576: 100 IPS Playback Search Function By time / date; by eve nt (alarm / motion); Smart Motio n Grid Search Motion Detection Adjustable by channel , 2 2x16 sensor fie[...]

5 Ambient Temperature 0°C ~ 40°C ; 32°F ~ 104°F (20%~80% humidity) Remote Control Handheld IR remote c ontrol; RS-485 keyboard EKB-50 0 (optional)[...]

6 1 . 4 F R O N T P A N E L Your primary inter action with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included Remote Control. Take a moment to learn where the keys are a s the remainder of the manual wil l refer to them often. Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1) 2 x USB-2.0 port for USB m ouse, USB-Flash-Driv[...]

7 6) SEQ: Sequence key for automa tic switching of a defined cam era sequence 7) ZOOM: 2x electronical zoom. For details please consult c hapter 4.11 ZOOM. NOTE: The Zoom key is only active in Full screen at Main moni tor. 8/9) MONITOR: The MONITOR key switches operation bet ween MAIN and CALL. The active screen will be Main monitor when LED is in [...]

8 Jog (inner wheel): Use Jo g to scroll through and hig hlight individual cameras . In PAUSE mode, use the Jog to move frame by fram e. Within menu functions, us e the jog to adjust the v alues / parameters. Use either Shuttle or Jog to switch between MENU para meters. 24) POWER: LED indicating power on. 25) HDD1/HDD2: LED indicating active Hard Dr[...]

9 1 . 5 R E A R P A N E L 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 sock et for external power supply, 1 00~240VAC power sourc e ○ 2 Audio output : Aud io output ○ 3 Audio inputs: Audio inputs 1~16(1~ 8 for EPARA8) ○ [...]

10 ○ 7 Alarm inputs: 8 (EPARA8 ) or 16 (EPARA16) dry contact alarm i nputs, programmable NO or NC in alarm menu. ○ 8 Alarm outputs: 4 NO/NC dry contact alarm outputs. ○ 9 LAN: RJ45 network socket ○ 10 RS232 socket: 9-pin D-Sub control input for RS- 232 ○ 11 RS485 socket: For remote control via RS-485 keybo ards and telemetry control ○ 1[...]

11 2 I N S T A L L A T I O N 2 . 1 V I D E O IN P U T S / O U T P U T S I N S T A L L A T I O N Cameras have to be con nected using 75 Ohm vide o cable (e.g. RG-59, RG-12) a nd suitable BNC plugs. Due to inappropriate absorb ability, 50 Ohm coax cable ( e.g. RG58), antenna cable and further types of coax cable are not suit able. C h a p t e r 2[...]

12 All connected video so urces must provide a 1 V pp NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR standard vi deo signal (depending on DVR versio n). When interconnecting tra nsmission lines (twisted pair, fi ber optics, radio) to t he video inputs, make sure all receivers are accurately calibrated. The Main monitor can be co nnected to BNC, Composite , or VGA monitor ou[...]

13 2 . 2 A U D IO I N S T A LL A T I O N The PARAGON DVR provides 16/8 audio inputs and 1 audio output. The inputs are design ed for max. 1 V pp @ 20 KOhm in put. The installation has to be effected with audio coax cabl e and RCA plugs. The output provides a m ax. 1 V pp @ 20 KOhm ou tput line audio signal and may be connected to e.g . a monitor‘[...]

14 2 . 3 A L A R M / C O NT R OL C O N T A C T S I N S T A L L A T I O N The PARAGON alarm inputs can be used to start recor ding or adjust the current re cording rate. Furthermore, alarm reactio ns such as camera switching , buzzer, e-mail, and network alarm are available, as well as 4 alarm outp ut relays if required. Additionally the PARAGON DVR[...]

15 1. Playback: Playback is active as long the contact is cl osed. This function is hel pful in combination with the "Quick play" function ( chapter 5.4.3) CTRL IN GND CTRL IN GND Idle state Playback 2. Record: The input switches t o Record (or Record Standby) as lo ng the contact is closed. CTRL IN GND CTRL IN GND Idle state Record / Rec[...]

16 2. 4. 1 G en er al R S - 48 5 bu s in s ta l la ti on The EKB-500 keyboard use s an RS-485 simplex wiring; the signal is transferred via a single twisted pair line. CAT5 network cable is recommended, UPT ver sion (unshielded) is sufficient for normal application. A shielded cable should be used if the installed cabl es are expected to be highly [...]

17 An RS-485 distributor can also be used to increase the maximum number of d evices on the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides anothe r RS-485 bus. This allows each o utput to extend an additional 1200m, and it also enables the addition al connection of 31 further devices to each out put (the output itself represents o[...]

18 2. 4. 5 S pe ed D om e In s ta l la t io n Speed dome or telemetry re ceiver pan/tilt/zoom control is available through web browser or the optional PowerCon software if th e DVR is connected to a netw ork. Local telemetry control i s provided by USB - mouse control or by the o ptional EKB-500 keybo ard. Supported protocols: Ever Focus, Pelco-D, [...]

19 2 . 7 N E T W O R K C O N N E C T I O N This section only describes physical connection to an Ethernet network. This st ep must be completed before the DVR can co nnect to the network. For details on setting up the DVR for network connection, see Chapter 5.10.4 Network S etup: LAN. There are two basic ty pes of connection: 2. 7. 1 Di re ct PC Co[...]

20 Figure 2-2 Network Connection through Patch Cable Pinout of straigh t patchcable 2 . 8 F IN A L I N S T A L L P R O C E S S Once you have completed the basic wiring connections, yo u are ready to turn on the DVR. Si mply plug in the power source. The POWER LED will light up if power is normal. Once the system has finished loading, you can begin [...]

21 3 M O U S E A N D F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N Paragon series D VR supports m ultiple sources to cont rol the DVR. It can be cont rolled with a m ouse, the front panel, an EKB50 0, the handheld remote control, o r serial command from RS2 32 port. This chapter will cover th e basic operation using mous e and front panel. 3 . 1 G E N E R [...]

22 3. 1. 3 O pe r at i on in Co nfi gu r at i on M en u Click on the “C onfiguration” icon to bring up C onfiguration menu. NOTE : If password is active , you will need to log in first. Refer to “4.2 LOGIN” for inf ormation on logging in. The Main menu (shown in Figure 3-2 OSD Menu ) is divided into 3 main sections. Figure 3-2 OSD Menu ○ [...]

23 Button : Click the button to execute the function. Bar : Click and hold on t he cursor to adjust the bar Left or Right. * Note about on-screen ke yboard: Click on a key to inpu t that character. The buttons on the edges have the following functions: All Caps Switch to capital letter s Delete Delete the previous charac ter ← Move to left → Mo[...]

24 3 . 2 G E N E R A L F R ON T P A N E L O PE R A T I O N 3. 2. 1 Fr ont P an e l Ke y R e vi e w The basic principle of front panel operation is to use J og and Shuttle to navi gate among the menu items. Use “ Enter ” key to confir m a selection or enter the n ext level menu. Press “ Menu ” key to enter the Main Menu or exit from the c ur[...]

25 Figure 3-3 (OSD Menu) ○ 1 In section 1, there ar e ten setup options availabl e. Use Jog or Shuttle to highlight an icon and press “ Enter ” to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the main options for the selected icon will be displayed. Use J og to highlight an option and press “ Enter ” to select it. ○ 3 In section 3, all the details fo[...]

26 Bar : Press “ Enter ” key to activate the slider, th en us e Jog to adjust the settin g. Press “ Enter ” again to finalize the changes. * Note about on-screen ke yboard: Use Jog to move up a nd down. Use Shuttle to move le ft and right. Press Enter on a key to input that character. The buttons on the edges have the following functions: A[...]

27 4 G E N E R A L D V R O P E R A T I O N S This chapter introduces the operations on major functions including playback, l ayout change, sequence, triplex operations, copy , and search. 4 . 1 R E C OR D By default, the Paragon series DVR will always be in record mode. When the DVR is turned on, it will start to record. The exceptions are: 1. Para[...]

28 + To input password by mouse: click the password field to bring up the on -screen keyboard (see Figure 4-2 On-screen Keyboard). Click on each button to input t he desired characters for the password. When finis hed, click “ Done” on the on-scre en keyboard to confirm the password. + To input password usi ng front panel: press “ Enter ” k[...]

29 A playback bar will show as the figure below: 2009/05/25 09:09:30 PM 2009/05/25 09:09:40PM 2009/05/25 09:10:30PM 1. Stop key: press to sto p playback 2. Slow Reverse key: press to slow reverse playback 3. Pause key: press to p ause playback 4. Slow Forward key: press to slow forward playback 5. Fast Reverse key: press to fast reverse playback 6.[...]

30 4 . 5 P T Z 4. 5. 1 G en er al P TZ co nt ro l Right-click to bring up th e menu bar and click on to enter PTZ Menu . The following actions can be performed using the PTZ Menu: 1. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move the camera to the desired direction and angle. 2. In Zoom option, Click “ Z+” to zoom closer or “ Z-” to z[...]

31 Click “ C ” to clear the digit in cell Click “ X ” at top-right corner to close PTZ menu. Click “ Exit ” to leave PTZ function. 4. 5. 2 E xp re ss c o nt r ol PT Z When PTZ menu is closed, the mouse cursor will change to a d ifferent icon in different areas o f the screen. User can control PTZ dir ection, zoom, and focus by clicking [...]

32 4 . 6 L A Y O U T The Paragon DVR has a total of seven display modes available. The different a vai lable layouts a re shown below: (Full screen) (PIP) (4 screens) (9 screens) (10 screens) (13 screens) (16 screens) NOTE: PIP display is not available in Playback mod e To change layout, follow the steps below: By mouse: Right-click to br ing up th[...]

33 4 . 7 C H A N N E L S W I T C H I N G Use this function to cha nge channel position 1. Select one camera 2. Press Channel button . 3. Click on the channel number you wish to switch o n channel bar. The display of c hannel will be switched. EX: Select camera1 an d enter Channel menu and choos e “2”, than camera1 wil l show on position of came[...]

34 4 . 9 S E Q U E N C E 1. By mouse: Click Seq uence button to enter the auto sequential switching mode. 2. By front panel: Click Se quence button on fro nt panel to enter the auto seque ntial switching mode. 4 . 1 0 M O N I T O R The DVR can connect to main monitor and c all monitor simulta neously, but only on e of them can be controlled at one [...]

35 4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen. User can control PTZ dir ection, zoom, and focus by clicking directly on scre en: Figure 4-4 Zoom Express Control The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid. The functi on of each section is define d as below:  1: Left and up  2, 3: Up  4[...]

36 4. 12. 1 Ti m e S ea r ch Figure 4-5 Search Menu – Time Search Play From: Select the time to be searched by choosing the Date and Time. Click on the “Play” button to start sea rch. The DVR will automatically play the video starting at the selected time. DVR will play the n ext available time if there is no data in selected time. In search [...]

37 From: Select starting dat e and time To: Select ending date an d time. Camera: Select which cam eras to search for. Event: Select which eve nt type(s) to search for. Choos e from Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, or Others. Click on the “Search” button to start searching. The s earch results will be shown as a list of events. Prev Page : Go to prev[...]

38 4. 12. 3 Mo t io n S ear ch In order to perform a M otion Search, motion must be en abled first (see “Chapter 5.3 .3”). Figure 4-7 Search Menu – Motion Search From: Select motion s earch starting date/time. To: Select motion search e nding date/time. Camera: Select camera n umber to be searched. Figure 4-8 Search Menu – Set Grid[...]

39 Grid Setting: Choose which a reas of the motion grid will be included in the search. The areas you set in motion search must also be active in the m otion settings of the Camera Setti ng Menu. Use the mouse to drag y our desired area. Press “ Set All ” button to se lect the entire area. Press “ Clear All ” to deselect the ent ire area. P[...]

40 Archive To: Select whet her you want to copy to U SB or DVD. Data Size: Shows the estimated total size for t he selected time period. (Because the Paragon is Linux based, you may notice a sli ght size difference in th e file between DVR an d PC) Archive Now: Press “ Archive ” button to start archiving. 4 . 1 4 L O G O U T Right-click to brin[...]

41 5 D V R C O N F I G U R A T I O N This chapter will walk you through the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to set the DVR for your specific applicatio n. 5 . 1 C O N F I G U R A T I O N M E N U 1. To bring up the Main M enu, press the “ Menu /Esc ” key on the front panel or right- click with the USB mouse to bring up th e OSD m[...]

42 Date: Set the current dat e of DVR. Time: Set the current tim e of DVR. Resolution: Select recordin g resolution based on video format. NTSC: 704x480 / 704x 240 / 352x240 PAL: 704x576 / 704x28 8 / 352x288 Record Mode: Blank: No change for Rec ord Mode Normal+Event: Normal r ecording plus event recording. Event Only: Event recordin g only. Schedu[...]

43 DHCP: DHCP server in L AN will automatically assign I P for network connection . PPPoE: For direct DSL con nection ONLY. Check with y our ISP if they use PPPoE. IP Address: This field shows the current IP Address for the DVR. A Fixed IP address must be set manually. If DHCP or PPPo E is selected, this value will be assi gned automatically. Subne[...]

44 5. 3. 1 Ba s ic S et t in g Camera: Select the camera number. Title: The title setting allo ws you to assign a title to selected camera. Each title supports u p to 16 characters. The on-scree n keyboard will appear wh en you click the title option. Install: Check the box t o enable the curren t camera. To take full advantage of t he DVR’s r ec[...]

45 PTZ ID: When using a PTZ Camera, this ID must match the ID used by the connected camera in order to control the camera usin g the DVR. Click “ Done” to confirm selection, “ Cancel” to cancel selection. Apply To: This button can be used to copy the recording settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select[...]

46 Apply To: This button can be u sed to copy the video settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" s elects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. 5. 3. 3 M ot i on Figure 5-4 Camera Menu – Motion Cam[...]

47 No change: No chan ge on the call monitor display. Full screen: A full screen of the active camera will displa y on the call monitor. Pre-alarm Record: Check box to record several moments before the motion event. (Pre-alarm recording rate will follow “ N ormal ” frame rate setting) Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when a motion event is t[...]

48 Figure 5-5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid Setting Apply To: This button can be us ed t o co py th e motio n settin gs to other cameras . Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Sele ct All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” dese lects all cameras . Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Canc el" to exit without co pyin[...]

49 5. 3. 4 Vi deo L os s Figure 5-6 Camera Menu – Video Loss Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust, “ Title” will change to the title name o f the selected camera. Enable: Check box to en able Video Loss. Log: Check box to recor d video loss events in th e log. Pre-alarm Record: Check box to record several moments before the video loss[...]

50 Apply To: This button can be used to copy the video loss settings to other ca meras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Sele ct All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” dese lects all cameras . Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Canc el" to exit without co pying. 5 . 4 R E C OR D & P L A Y S E T T I N G F[...]

51 Time Stamp: Select if the time and date will display w hile recording. Choose from T op, Bottom, or Off. Record Status Relay Out put: Select from “ NONE ”, “ 1 ”, “ 2 ”, “ 3 ”, or “ 4 ”. Auto Erase Video: The hard drive will a utomatically erase after the selected number o f days. To use the maximum hard drive space , choose [...]

52 5. 4. 3 P la y Figure 5-9 Record & Play Menu - Play Quick Playback: Check t he box to enable quick pl ayback function. Playback From X Seconds ago: When the DVR is put into playb ack, it will begin playing from the sele ct ed time. Choose from 60 t o 3600 seconds.[...]

53 5 . 5 A L A R M & E V E N T S E T T I N G Figure 5-10 is a screen shot of the ALARM & E VENT SETTING MENU . This menu will walk you through alarm and event setup . Figure 5-10 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm 5. 5. 1 Al ar m Alarm: Select the alarm n umber from 1 to 16. Enable: Check box to en able alarm. Log: Check box to recor d alarm ev[...]

54 Recording: Select which c ameras will start recording w hen alarm happens. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when an alarm occurs. Input Type: This field is to change the type of alarm trigger. N.O.: Normal Open cont act. N.C.: Normal Close contact . Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC when motion[...]

55 5. 5. 2 E ve nt This section covers internal system event warnings. Figure 5-11 Alarm & E vent Menu – Event Event: Select from the foll owing event types. Fan Failure: The intern al fans are equipped with rotatio n detection. Any fault of a fa n will cause "Fan Failure" event. HD Temperature: Hard drive is over the safety warning[...]

56 Fan Failure: Figure 5-12 Alarm & E vent Menu – Event-Fan F ailure Log: Check box to recor d events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when a fan fails to work. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when a fan fails to work. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires P owerCon[...]

57 HD Temperature: Figure 5-13 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Temperature Log: Check box to recor d events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when hard drive’s temperature is over the “ Temp. Warning Limit” . Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when temperature is over the “ Temp. Warning Limit” . Netw[...]

58 HD Failure: Figure 5-14 Alarm & E vent Menu – Event - HD Failure Log: Check box to recor d events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when hard drive fails. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification function w hen HD fails. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires P owerCon soft[...]

59 HD Full: Figure 5-15 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Full Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when hard drive is full. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is full. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires P owerCon software an d setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu) A[...]

60 HD Off: Figure 5-16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when hard drive is removed or turned off. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification w hen HD is off. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires P owerCon software an d setting up Alarm Server in Networ[...]

61 Power Loss: Figure 5-17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Power Loss Log: LOG is permanently c hecked for this feature. P ower Loss events are always r ecorded by the DVR. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification w hen HD is off. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerC on software and[...]

62 Record Stop: Figure 5-18 Alarm & E vent Menu – Event – Record Stop Log: Check box to recor d events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when DVR st ops recording. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification w hen DVR stops recording. Network Alarm: Ch eck bo x to send ou t a network alarm to client PC. (requires P ow[...]

63 Network Loss: Figure 5-19 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Network Loss Log: Check box to recor d events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to en able buzzer when network is l ost. Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through one of the alarm outputs. It can be set to eithe r “ NONE ” (not active), “ 1 ”, “ 2 ”, “ 3 ”, or “[...]

64 5 . 6 S C H E D UL E S E T T I N G Figure 5-20 is a screen shot of the SCHEDULE SE TTING MENU . In this menu you can set a unique timer to start recording during a specified time period. This menu is used to configure Express Setup, Holidays and Schedule settings. Figure 5-20 Schedule Menu-Express Setup 5. 6. 1 E xp re ss S et up Weekend Starts:[...]

65 Event Action: Check this box to enable Buzzer, Alarm out, E-mail and Netw ork actions when an event occurs on the selected ti me period. Apply: Press Apply button bring up a con firmation w indow. Select “Yes” to confirm and apply express schedule settings or “ No” to cancel changes. 5. 6. 2 H ol i da ys In addition to setti ng a w eekly[...]

66 Month/weekday: Re peats recording on a specific day of the month/week. Details: Specifies the da te to be recorded. Prev: Previous Page (30 Holidays Total) Next: Next Page (30 Holid ays Total) 5. 6. 3 S ch ed ul e Figure 5-22 Schedule Menu-Schedule Camera: Select a nu mber to change the schedule for that camera. Each camera can be set on a 24 ho[...]

67 Schedule Setting using Fro nt Panel 1. Enter schedule setting mode : press Ent er button to en ter sche dule setting mode. At this time, th e whole editing area at rig ht-down side will be highlight ed with a light blue frame. Se e below image. 2. Enter camera selection mode : turn J og wheel to switch to Camera selection mode. When Camera selec[...]

68 6. Editing blocks in a time bar : when a tim e bar is s elected (highlighted in red frame), press Enter button, th en the first block of this bar will be highlighted in blue. Turn Jog wheel to select the desired starting block. Press Enter butt on to cycle through the colors (gray > ora nge > blue). Move to a differen t block and repeat un[...]

69 Normal: Record rate in frames per second (FPS) for continuous recording. The speed is limited to the maximum recording rate o f the DVR divided by the num ber of installed cameras. Event Speed: Record rate in frames per second (FPS) for event recording. Event record speed can be set from 1 to 30 (25 for PA L). Action : Check this box to enable B[...]

70 5 . 7 N E T W O R K S E T T I N G Figure 5-24 is a screen shot of the NETWORK SETTING MENU . This menu is for configuring the DVR for a network connection. NOTE: Since every Network Configura tion is different, please check with y our Network Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR req uires specific IP addresses and/or port numbers. Figure 5-24[...]

71 5. 7. 2 E MA I L Figure 5-25 Network Menu – Email SMTP Server: Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server ’s name. NOTE: For more reliable e mail service, use the server’ s IP address. SMTP Port: Assign the port number used by the SMTP server. Authentication: Check this box if the SMTP server req uires authentication (user n ame / password). SSL: Che[...]

72 EverfocusDDNS Figure 5-26 EverfocusDDNS DVR Name: Input the desir ed name for the DVR Register/Update: Click the button to submit and registe r the name to the Ev erfocus server. www.dyndns.org Figure 5-27 www.dyndns.org Host name: Host name cre ated through the dyndns ac count. User name: User nam e of the dyndns account .[...]

73 Password: Password of th e dyndns account. Confirm : Re-enter passwor d. Note: For more details on D DNS setup, please see “ Chapter 8 - Everfocus DDNS Setup” . 5. 7. 4 Al ar m Se rv e r Figure 5-28 Network Menu – Alarm Server Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC with installed Po werCon Software. The netw ork alarm can be transmitted to [...]

74 5 . 8 D I S P L A Y S E T TI N G Figure 5-29 is a screen shot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU . This menu will walk you through Monitor On- Screen Display (OSD) an d Sequential setup. Figure 5-29 Display Menu – Monitor OSD 5. 8. 1 M on i to r O SD These are the display o ptions for the Main Monitor . Main Monitor Camera Title: Check the box to dis[...]

75 5. 8. 2 M ai n M /T S EQ Figure 5-30 Display Menu – Main M/T SEQ Step: Sequence order. Ca nnot be changed. Camera: Select which cam era appears on the current step. Dwell (sec): Set the dwell ti me for each step. Se quence dwell time can be s et from 0 to 99 seconds. 5. 8. 3 Ca l l M/ T S E Q Figure 5-31 Display Menu – Call M/T SEQ Step: Seq[...]

76 5 . 9 D I S K S E T T I N G Figure 5-32 is a screen s hot of the DISK SETTING MENU . This me nu is used to review and m anage the DVR’s hard drive settings. Figure 5-32 Disk Menu 5. 9. 1 Di sk Disk: Select the disk numb er. Health Status: Displays c urrent status of the selected d isk. Disk Temperature: Display s current disk temperature. Disk[...]

77 5. 9. 2 Lo c k/ F or ma t Figure 5-33 Lock/Format Menu Maximum Lock (%): User can set th e maximum lock percentage of the HDD vol ume. After setting lock percentage, it can be enabled/disabled in three places 1. “Camera > Basic Setting > Motion > Auto Lock” 2. “Alarm & Event > Alarm > Auto Lock”. 3. Lock or unlock the [...]

78 5 . 1 0 S Y S T E M S E TT I NG Figure 5-34 is a screen sho t of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU . This menu is for setting up the system configurations of the D VR. Figure 5-34 System Menu – Date/Time 5. 10. 1 Da te / Ti me Date: Set current Date. Time: Set current Tim e. Date Format: Choose date format from yyyy/mm/dd, d d/mm/yyyy, or m m/dd/yyyy. T[...]

79 5. 10. 2 Da yl ig ht Sa v i ng Figure 5-35 System Menu – Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Check th e box to enable daylight sav ing time. Start Date: Set the start da te of daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set th e time when daylight saving tim e begins. Set To (hh: mm): This is what the time will change to when daylight saving begins[...]

80 5. 10. 3 Us er User Menu is where you ca n add or delete different us ers on the system as well as set administrator rights . Figure 5-36 System Menu – User Add Click “Add” button to add a new user. S et the name ( case-sensitive), password, and access level. Pres s “Add” button to confir m a new user or “Cancel” to exit without ma[...]

81 Edit Click “Edit” button to make ch anges to an existing user account. Press “Save” button to save changes or “Cancel” to exit without mak ing changes. Figure 5-38 System Menu – User - Edit Delete Click “ Delete” button to remove the selected user ac count. A pop- up window w ill ask fo r confirm ation. Choose “Yes” to dele[...]

82 5. 10. 4 I/ O Co nt r ol Figure 5-39 is a scr een shot of the I/O Control S etting Menu. This menu is used to define the settings fo r controlling the DVR thro ugh RS232 or RS485. Figure 5-39 System Menu – I/O Control RS232 Baud Rate: The speed used to transmit instruction or information through the RS232 port on the DVR. Choose from the follo[...]

83 5. 10. 5 Mi sc. Figure 5-40 System Menu – Firmware & Misc. Firmware Current Firmware Version : Displays the current versi on. Firmware Upgrade: Press “ Upgrade” to upgrade the fir mware. NOTE: To perform a Firmware Upgrade, yo u will need to connect a USB flash device with the latest v ersion of the firmware. D o not d isconnect USB d [...]

84 5 . 1 1 I N FO R M A T I O N S E T T I N G Figure 5-41 is a screen shot of the INFORMA TION SETTIN G MENU . This menu displays important system information. Figure 5-41 Information Menu – System 5. 11. 1 Sy s te m System Version: Displays firm ware version number. Model: Displays DVR m odel number. NTSC/PAL: Displays curr ent video format. Net[...]

85 5. 11. 2 Lo g Figure 5-42 Information Menu – Log Log Type: Configurations: to see l og sorted by setting cha nges Event: to see log s orted by event Record: to see log sorte d recording start/stop Operation: to see log sorte d by operation User: to see log sorted by user login View Log: Press “View Lo g” button to view the log. S ee Figure[...]

86 Figure 5-43 Log List Prev Page : Go to the previ ous page of log. Next Page : Go to the nex t page of log. Clos e: Close the window[...]

87 6 N e t w o r k i n g O v e rv i e w This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how t o 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. 6 . 1 I nt r o d u c t i o n t o T C P / I P TCP/IP is t[...]

88 6 . 4 V i r t u a l P o r t s A port numb er represents a "channel" or entryway for n etwork communications. Po rt numbers allow different applications on the same computer to utilize ne twork resources without interfering with each other. Port numbers most com monly appear in network programming, particularly socket programming. Somet[...]

89 Do you have a static I P address? ______________ A Static I P add ress means you use the same IP address e very time you connect to the Internet. With a static IP a ddress, ot her Internet users always know the address of your location a nd can easily connect with it. This makes it much simpler to host a website, email server, or other type of s[...]

90 6 . 7 S i m pl e O n e t o O n e C o nn e ct i o n Crossover Ethernet Cabl e Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a cr oss-over cable. Connection Procedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a cross- over c able. We recommend p urchasing one if you have never made a cross-over cable. Please remember you can not use[...]

91  Assign an IP of 192.168.001.003, a Subnet Mask o f 255.255.255.000, and a Gateway of 192.168.001.001. Yo u can ignore DNS Server.  The next step is to set the co mputer’s network settings to match those of the DVR. Y ou will need Administrator privileges o n your Windows machine to d o this.  To assign a fixed IP a ddress in Windows [...]

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94  Click on the option that say s “Use the following IP addr ess”  Assign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway o f 192.168.1.1, then cli ck OK.  Restart both the compu ter and the DVR.  To access the DVR from th e computer, simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: htt[...]

95 6 . 8 D i re c t H i g h S pe e d M o d em C o n n e c t i o n Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The first ste p is to p urchase o r make a straight t hrough cable. We rec ommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight throu gh cable. P[...]

96  Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back o f the recorder and the other into the hi gh speed modem.  Log into the EverFoc us DVR menu and go to the N etwork Setting Menu.  Input t he Static IP address, t he Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtained from the internet service provider.  No[...]

97 6 . 9 R o u t e r o r L A N C o n n e c t i o n Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a str aight cable. Connection Procedure:  The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasing o ne if you have never made a straight throu gh cable. Please remember you[...]

98  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 rou ter.  Log into the EverFoc us DVR menu and go to the N etwork Setting Menu.  To let the router autom atically assign an address:  Set the Network Type to DH CP. Make sure to write dow n the IP address and the [...]

99 number of the IP address. For example, if the IP addres s of the 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 Inter net Explorer and in the addr ess bar type: http:// (IP address of th e DVR)  Note: The DVR’s IP address will only work at the location of the DV[...]

100 7 R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N F R O M B R O W S E R 7 . 1 C O N N E C T I N G T O P A R A G O N To access the DVR from a computer, open an Internet Explor er window and in the address bar type: Local connection : http:/ / (IP address from the DVR’s N etwork Menu) Internet connection : ht tp:// (IP address given by your Internet Service Prov[...]

101 7 . 2 B R O W S E R S E C UR I T Y S E T T I N G 7. 2. 1 In st al l in g A c ti v eX c on tr ol s When you first connect to the DVR’s IP address, you m ay see a screen like the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the o ne the arrow is pointing at , your security settings may b e too high. If so, go to “Section 7.2.2 - Enabling Ac[...]

102 Install the ePlusDVR.ca b file when prompted to do s o. Once the file finishes inst alling, you will return to the s ame login page as before. Type in the username a nd password and click Login to view the cameras. Default username: admi n Default password: 1111 1111[...]

103 7. 2. 2 E na bl i ng A ct i ve X C on tr ol s Note: This section is only n ecessary if you DO NOT see th e yellow ActiveX bar at the t op of your browser screen wh en you first connect to the D VR. At the top of the Intern et Explorer Window, click on Too ls, then select Internet Opti ons. Click the Security tab at the top of the window, then c[...]

104 In the Security Settin gs window, scroll to “Acti veX controls and plug-ins” Set the controls as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unused Act iveX controls to run without prompt ( Int ernet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( IE7 only )  Automatic prompting for Acti veX controls  Binary and script behaviors  Displa[...]

105 Close the window so you ar e back at the login screen. Click the Refresh butto n to reload the page. Install the ePlusDVR.ca b file when prompted to do s o. Once the file finishes inst alling, you will return to t he same login page as be fore. Type in the user name and password and click Login to vi ew the cameras. Default user name: admin Def[...]

106 7 . 3 R E M O T E L I V E V IE W 1. In the main page, you wil l see live images in a 1 6-screen display (or 8 scre ens, depending on the model). 2. The status of each c amera is represented by differe nt colors on the left side o f the screen. Green means normal; orange indicates a Motion; blue in dicates Vloss, red indicates an alarm event. Cl[...]

107 7 . 4 R E M O T E P T Z C O N T R O L 1. Use Direction Arrows (up , down, left, right) to move t he camera to the desired dir ection and angle. 2. In Zoom option, Click “ Z+” to zoom closer or “ Z-” to zoom farther away. 3. In Focus option, click “ F+ ” to increase the focus or click “ F- ” to decrease t he focus. 4. In Iris opt[...]

108 11. Steps to run a to ur a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the number of th e desired tour c. Click “ Go ” button 12. Steps to remove a tour a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the number of th e desired tour c. Click “ Delete ” button[...]

109 7 . 5 R E M O T E P LA Y B A C K To playback the video, press “Search” but ton. Select from “Time Search”, “Event Search” , or “Motion Search”. For more details about Search setting, ple ase refer to “4.12 Search S etting”. “Event Search” and “ Motion Search” will show maximum 400 search result items (f rom start tim[...]

110 8 E V E R F O C U S D D N S S E T U P Setup Steps: Step 1. Set up the Network Menu according to the instructions detailed in the Networking chapter. (Make sure that DNS Serve r 1 is set 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, as it is only[...]

111 9 L I N K S Y S & D - L I N K P O R T F O R W A R D I N G 9 . 1 L IN K S Y S P O R T F O R W A R D I NG This section will cover a few simple configurations for the L inksys router. This chapter is only to offer some help t o t he installer and e nd user. Please understand w e DO NOT s upport t his product and wil l not give tech support on [...]

112 Applications and Gaming allows you to set up public se rvices on your network, such as we b servers, ftp servers, e-mail server s, or other specialized I nternet applications. (S ome Internet applicatio ns may no t require any forwarding) To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required. Descriptions of each crite[...]

113 9 . 2 D - L IN K P O R T F O R W A R D I N G This section will cover a few simple configurations for the D-Link router. T his cha pter is only to offer some help t o t he installer and e nd user. Please understand w e DO NOT s upport t his product and wil l not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical sup port on this router yo[...]

114 Click Virtual Servers on t he left to bring up the following screen. Virtual Servers allows us ers who are connecting remote ly to access services on the router’s Local Network. The functions of each field are described below. Virtual Server - Select En abled or Disabled Name - Enter the name ref erencing the virtual service Private IP - The [...]

115 Here is an example of the information for each s ervice: Name Pri vate IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192.168.1.50 Both 80 80 Enable CTRL 192.168.1.50 Both 1600 1600 Enable  Note: If you changed p ort 80 in the DVR’s Network M enu, open that port instea d of 80.[...]

116 1 0 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If you have problems with the syst em, run through t he following checklist to s ee if you can solve the problem.  The DVR wi ll 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” . Also, verify that Rec ord[...]

117 A P P E N D I X A : T I M I N G O F A L A R M M O D E S Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm outputs, OSD m essage, buzzer Timeout + Transparent Mo de t I[...]

118 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 : Al arm duration for timeout, defin ed in the event setup m enus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm outputs, OSD m essage, buzzer Per[...]

119 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, sys tem events...) t Duration : Al arm duration for timeout, defin ed in the event setup m enus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm outputs, OSD m essage, buzzer Timeout+Transparent Mod e: Retrigger of Al[...]

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