AVerMedia Technologies EB1504 manual

AVerMedia ® AVerDiGi EB1504 MPEG4/MPEG4 + Real Time Security DVR User Manual http://www .avermidea.com http://www .averdigi.com[...]

FCC NOTICE (Class A) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Operation is subject to the fo llowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer enc e that may cause undesired operatio n. Federal Communications Commission S tatemen t NO[...]

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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................... 1 1.1 Package C ontents ...................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features and S pecificat ions ....................................................................... 2 1.3 Front & [...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction AVerDiGi EB1504 MPEG4/MPEG4 + is a 4-channel stand-alone DVR unit that provides real-time monitoring and digital reco rding of surveillance video. Up to four video cameras and four sensor devices can be hooked up to this DVR unit. It also provides one audio in put and output channel . Surveillance, digital recording and pla[...]

2 1.1 Package Contents (1) 0 F N R I G H T U P L E F T E B D V R 2 3 5 6 8 9 7 1 4 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▲ R E C A - B M E N U S E L E C T Z O O M - S P E E D + S P E E D - F O C U S - Z O O M + D O W N F O C U S + ▲ ▼ R M - H 6 ▼ ▼ P T Z (2) A Ve r M e d i a ® EB 1 5 0 4 R e al - t i m e S ec ur i t y D V R O p er at i o n M an u al (3) (4) ([...]

3  Auto-detect NTSC or P AL video system  Supports 2 hard drives (not included)  Full-screen resolution: Display: 720 x 480 (NTSC), 720 x 576 (P AL) Recording: 720 x 480 (NTSC), 720 x 576 (P AL)  Display frame rate: T otal of 120/100 fp s (NTSC/P AL)  Recording frame rate: CIF mode: T ota l 120/100 fps (NTSC/P AL) D1 mode: T otal 6 0[...]

4 Name Function : For ”1” : For “2” : For “3” : For “4” : For “0” (4) 1/2/3/4/Quad i If in QUAD record mode, user would n ot be able to view single channel in full screen Use the buttons in playback mode to:  : Display the play list and play the recorded video  : Wind back the video playback at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x or 1[...]

5 1.4 Back Panel Name Function (1) Audio Out : Output the audio signal to a speaker (2) Audio In : Input the audio signal fr om a mic or audio output device. The audio is embedded with channel 1 (3) VGA Out : Output the video signal to a CR T or LCD monitor Output the video signal to a TV (4) Video Out (BNC) : The DVR unit support 2 video output po[...]

6 The “compatible hard disks” indicat ed in the above recommendation list only means that these commercially available hard disks were tested with AVerMedia products and functioned well under normal operation conditions. AVerMedia does not guar antee or provide warranties, explicitly, implied or statutory with re spect to the reliability of the[...]

7 7. Unlock the removable hard disk drawer then pull it out 8. Remove the removable rack cover 9. Connect the power connector to the hard disk (master) 10. Carefully insert the hard disk in the removable rack then replace the removable rack cover 11. Slide the drawer back 12. Lock the removable keylock 13. You may now connect all the cables. When t[...]

8 1.5.2 Connecting Devices The back panel of the DVR unit, you can c onnect up to 4 video cameras, 4 sensor devices, 1 alarm device and output video to a TV or CRT/LCD monitor. Connecting the unit to a PC, through USB connection, the bundled software enables you to transfer, playback and segment the video. Follow the illustration below to make the [...]

9 1.5.3 Connecting the Sensor/Relay device The Sensor and Alarm ports enable you to connect (4) sensor inputs and (1) relay outputs. Just connect the external sensor and relay pin directly to the pinhole. Check the table below and locate which pinhole is assigned to sensor input and relay output. 1.5.3.1 I/O Card Sensor a nd Relay pinhole allocatio[...]

10 1.6 Familiarizing the Remote Control Buttons Use the Remote control to operate the OSD menu on surveillance screen. 0 FN RIGHT UP LEFT DVR 23 56 89 7 1 4 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▲ REC A-B MENU SELECT ZOO M - SPEED + SPEE D - FOCU S - ZOOM + DOWN FOCU S + ▲ ▼ RM-H6 ▼ ▼ PTZ (1) (2) (3 (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (15) (14) (10) (11) (12) (13) Button [...]

11 Button Function Reverse the video playback at t he speed of 2x, 4x 8x or 16x ( 9) ▼ ▼ To move the select to left Fast play the video playback at the speed of 2x, 4x 8x or 16x ( 10) ▼ ▼ To move the selection to right S top playing / Stop recording (11) T o move the select to down (12) T o enter the OSD Main menu / Exit from the main menu [...]

12 Chapter 2 Operating the EB DVR System 2.1 Using the EB DVR System for the First Time Upon connecting the power, the unit automatic ally detects the st atus of the hard disk. The hard disk must be formatted for the first time install ed on DVR system. If you are prompt to form at the hard disk, press (select) for YES to format the hard disk and ([...]

13 D1 (A) HDD 29% Full Screen Preview CIF(A) HDD 29% QUAD Screen Preview When you are in full screen pr eview, press the following buttons on the remote control and control panel to switch to di fferent channel, or preview all 4 channels: / 1 CH1: Camera 1 / 3 CH2: Camera 2 / 9 CH3: Camera 3 / 7 CH4: Camera 4 / 5 QUAD: 4-Channel 2.3 Playback the Vi[...]

14 2. Use the ▲ and ▼ or and buttons and select SEARCH TIME . Then press or ▲ again to make the selection. 3. In the SEARCH TIME, you may now select t he date and time from where you want to begin the video playback. Use the ▼ ▼ and ▼ ▼ buttons to move the selection to the lef t and right. Use the ▲ and ▼ or and butto ns to selec [...]

15 Chapter 3 OSD Navigation T ree The follow figure is an OSD menu tree m ap. To call out the OSD menu, press on the remote control. RECORD SCHEDULE 13 : 00 - 14 : 00 14 : 00 - 15 : 00 15 : 00 - 16 : 00 18 : 00 - 19 : 00 19 : 00 - 20 : 00 20 : 00 - 21 : 00 21 : 00 - 22 : 00 22 : 00 - 23 : 00 23 : 00 - 00 : 00 17 : 00 - 18 : 00 16 : 00 - 17 : 00 ALW[...]

16 3.1 Menu Function If the unit is currently recording the video, you may have to stop video recording to change the settings. To navigate in the OSD menu, press to call up and exit from the main menu or sub-menu display. Then use the ▲ and ▼ or and buttons to go up and down and select the items in the menu list or change the settings. Use the[...]

17 OSD MENU Description LANGUAGE SETUP : Select from the available language RECORD SCHEDULE 00 : 00 - 01 : 00 01 : 00 - 02 : 00 02 : 00 - 03 : 00 05 : 00 - 06 : 00 06 : 00 - 07 : 00 07 : 00 - 08 : 00 08 : 00 - 09 : 00 09 : 00 - 10 : 00 10 : 00 - 11 : 00 11 : 00 - 12 : 00 12 : 00 - 13 : 00 04 : 00 - 05 : 00 03 : 00 - 04 : 00 ALWAYS REC ALWAYS REC AL[...]

18 OSD MENU Description 2006 / 04 / 20 17 : 54 : 50 ON ON ON OFF NO SUBMENU PASSWORD CHANGE VIDEO ADJUSTMENT DATE TIME AUTO RECORD AUTO SCAN PASSWORD SETUP AUDIO RECORD AUDIO MUTE OFF COLOR STABILITY NTSC VIDEO SYSTEM TIME : Set the current time. AUTO RECORD : Enable/disable auto contin ue recording when interrupted (i.e., power breakdown, video pl[...]

19 OSD MENU Description and buttons to selec t the security combination n umber. Press or ▲ button again to make the selection. Repeat till you key in the last number. The factory default password is 111111. Also, user could u se number key ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ) on the remote control to enter each digit of password. To move the selection to the[...]

20 OSD MENU Description 010 SEC 010 SEC NOT INSTALLED NOT INSTALLED NOT INSTALLED NOT INSTALLED SENSOR SETUP SENSOR REC TIME ALARM OUT TIME CHANNEL - 1 CHANNEL - 2 CHANNEL - 3 CHANNEL - 4 SENSOR REC TIME : Set the amount of time (in second) to record wh en the sensor has been trigg ered. ALARM OUT TIME : Set the amount of time (in second) to contin[...]

21 Chapter 4 Using the USB Playback Console 4.1 Recommended system requirements Pentium®4 2.4GHZ or above Windows®2000/ XP DDR 25 6 MB Graphic function must support DirectDraw Audio car d or built-in S peak er 1 available USB2.0 port 4.2 Installing the USB Playback Console T o install the USB Playback Console: 1. Place Installation CD into the CD[...]

22 4.3 Running the USB Playback Console To run the application, click the icon on the PC desktop (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (16) (15) (14) (13) (17) (1) Name Function (1) Video playback screen (2) Open File T o select the video file for pl aying. The playback application support s *.dvr and *.avf file type. - DVR Recorded File ([...]

23 Name Function (3) Event List Select the event you want to play ba ck. The event list only available when user select to playback in DVR Recorded File(HD) . (4) Full screen Use the entire area of t he screen to only display the video. T o return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard. When you switch to full screen in multipl[...]

24 Name Function (17) Sound /Sound bar T urn on and off the sound Increase and decrease the volume 4.3.1 T o Cut and Save the Portion of the Recorded Video 1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click Segment to set the begin mark. 2. Use the Playback Cont[...]

25 4.3.3 Playback Backup File(*.dvr) 1. Click Open File button. 2. Select Backup File(*.dvr) and click OK . 3. Locate the backup file folder and click OK . i When open the backup video file, just locate the where backup file is located. 4. And then, Playback Date/Time Select ion window appears. Se lect the date and time and click OK .[...]

26 Chapter 5 Backup Recorded Video File 5.1 Recommended system requirements Pentium®4 2.4GHZ or above Windows®2000/ XP DDR 25 6 MB Graphic function must support DirectDraw Audio car d or built-in S peak er 1 available USB2.0 port 5.2 Familiarizing with HDD Backup Application (9) (10) (6) (7) (8) (4) (5) (3) (2) (1) Name Function (1) All recorded [...]

27 Name Function (4) Source Disk T o select the hard disk driv e (5) T arget Path T o locate on wher e user want to save the file (6) Event (%) Display the backup progress rate of eve nt in percentage (7) T otal (%) Display the total backup progres s rate in percentage (8) S top S top backup progress (9) S tart S tart backup progress (10) Select Al[...]

28 7. And then, all the recorded video files will list out. 8. Select the event which user wants to backup. Or mark the Select All to select all listed recorded video event 9. Locate on where user wants to save the backup file 10. Click Star t to process backup 11. T o stop the backup progress, click Stop 12. T o play the backup file, see 4.3.3 .[...]

29 Chapter 6 ImageV erification Image V erification is a watermark-checking pr ogram to identify t he authenticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. 6.1 To Run the ImageVerification 1. T o run the ImageV erificat ion application, click the W atermark button on USB Playback Console main i[...]

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

31 Name Function (10) History Box List all the actions. (1 1) Undo Delete the last action. (12) Noise Reduce Adjust the sof tness and repair the damaged colou r . (13) Sharpness Improve the overall im age by enhancing edges. This gives the image more depth. (14) Ef fects Gray Scale: convert the image into black and white (monochrome). Normalize: ad[...]

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W arranty Notice LIMITED WARR A NTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants th is product to be free of defects re sulting from faulty manuf acture or components under the following terms: WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for (1) one y ear from the date of purcha se. Parts are warranted for (1) one y ear from the date of purch ase. Replacement prod[...]