Honeywell HRDE4X4 manual

User Guide HRDE4X4 Document 900.0399 – 03/06 – Rev 2.00 Digital V ideo Recorder[...]

Rev 2.00 ii Document 900.0399 03/06 Revisions Issue Date Revisions 1.00 09/05 New document. 2.00 03/06 Updated Remote Access Software sections with screenshots and function changes.[...]

Rev 2.00 iii Document 900.0399 03/06 FCC Compliance Statement Information to the User : This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device. Pu rsuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules, these limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti on against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a[...]

Rev 2.00 iv Document 900.0399 03/06 Wa r ni n g s Installation and servicing sh o uld be performed only by qualified and experienced personnel. Power off the DVR when connecting ca meras, audio, or sensor cables. The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage caused by improper use of the product or failure to follow instructions for the produc[...]

Rev 2.00 v Document 900.0399 03/06 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Rev 2.00 vi Document 900.0399 03/06 Live Viewing Inter face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Search and Playback Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Search and Playback Int erface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Back Up a Video Clip in AVI Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Rev 2.00 vii Document 900.0399 03/06 Figures Figure 2-1 NTSC/PAL Operation Switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Figure 2-2 Rear Panel Co nnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Figure 3-1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 3-2 Setup Menu Sc reen . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Rev 2.00 viii Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 6-5 Windows Explorer with V ideo Clips Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Figure 7-1 General Setup Sc reen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Figure 7-2 Change Password Scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Figure 7-3 Site Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Rev 2.00 1 Document 900.0399 03/06 1 Introduction Features Your HRDE4X4 digital video reco rder (referred to as D VR thr o ughout this document) is a stand-alone and/or networ ked video and audio reco rding device. It provides recor ding capabilities for four camera-i nputs and is capable of even t, pre-event, or timelapse recording. The DVR can fu[...]

Rev 2.00 2 Document 900.0399 03/06 The Remote Access Software allows the admini strator to remotely connect to and mon itor multiple networked DVRs. The so ftware logs the o perational and alarm st atus of sites once a day for later analysis. The software lets you search based on time and retrieve video clips from remote sites. Important Safeguards[...]

Rev 2.00 3 Document 900.0399 03/06 12. Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 13. Damage Requiring Servi ce Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servi cing to qualified service personnel under the following condi tions: • When the power-supply cord or the pl[...]

Rev 2.00 4 Document 900.0399 03/06 23. Reliable Earthing (Grounding) Reliable grounding of rack mounted equi pment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connecti ons other than direct connections to t he branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).[...]

Rev 2.00 5 Document 900.0399 03/06 2 DVR Unit Installation This chapter covers how to: • Set the DVR for NTSC or PAL • Connect the DVR to peripheral equipment Before You Begin Unpack Everything Check that the items received match those list ed on the order form and packing slip. The HRDE4X4 packing box should include: • One fully-assembled HR[...]

Rev 2.00 6 Document 900.0399 03/06 Typical DVR Installation Setting Unit for NTSC or PAL Before turning on your DVR , set the switch (see Figure 2 -1 ) to N TSC or PAL t o match yo ur equipment. If your DVR is a lready powered, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. Wait a few seconds, set the switch (see Figure 2-1 ), and then re-apply power.[...]

Rev 2.00 7 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 2-1 NTSC/PAL Operation Switch Connecting Peripheral Equipment Figure 2-2 shows the rear panel connections. Refer to Table 2-1 to connect your network system components. Figure 2-2 Rear Panel Connections Table 2-1 describes the rear panel connections as shown in Figure 2-2 from left to right. Table 2-1 Rear [...]

Rev 2.00 8 Document 900.0399 03/06 SENSOR IN Connect to external alarm sensor devices to signal the DVR to r eact to events. Four sensors can be connected to the equipment sensor 1 – 4 dedicated to Video channel 1 – 4 respec tively. Simple On/Off switching of sensor input s 1 – 4, no rmal open ( N O) and ground connected to input starts reco [...]

Rev 2.00 9 Document 900.0399 03/06 Connecting the Power Cord 1. Connect the DC power cord of the adap ter to the DVR. 2. Connect the AC power co rd to the adapter and then to the wall outlet. Your DVR is now ready to operate. See Chapter 3, DVR Configuration and Chapter 4, Front Panel Operation for more information. WARNING! Route power cords so th[...]

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Rev 2.00 11 Document 900.0399 03/06 3 DVR Configuration This chapter covers: • Front panel LEDs and controls •I n i t i a l D V R s e t u p • Configuring live and recording modes • Setting motion zones • Setting recording schedules • Setting system parameters • Configuring remote network co ntrol • Setting storage paramete rs Note E[...]

Rev 2.00 12 Document 900.0399 03/06 USB Port There is a USB port on the left side o f the front panel. You can use this port to archive video onto a USB stick (see Archiving Video , page 36 ) and to upgrade the DVR firm ware. Table 3-2 Front Panel Controls Control Function SEQ Start auto sequencing (must be in full screen mode). Toggles on and off.[...]

Rev 2.00 13 Document 900.0399 03/06 Initial Setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you should establish some initial set tings (for example, date and time, display language , camera set tings, recording mode and scheduling, and your network setup). The followi ng sections describe how to use the Setup menus to quickly set up your DVR. 1. P[...]

Rev 2.00 14 Document 900.0399 03/06 Live Mode To set values for live video display, use the UP and DOWN controls to navigate through the menu items. Change the value of the menu item using the LEFT and RIGHT controls. Figure 3-3 Live Mode Setup Screen Follow Table 3-3 to set the Live Mode parameters. Table 3-3 Live Mode Setup Fields Field Descripti[...]

Rev 2.00 15 Document 900.0399 03/06 Recording Mode To set values for recording video, use the UP and DOWN controls to navigate through the menu items. Change the value of the menu item using the LEFT and RIGHT controls. Figure 3-4 Recording Mode Setup Screen Follow Table 3-4 to set the Recording Mode paramete rs. CONTRAST Change the contrast value [...]

Rev 2.00 16 Document 900.0399 03/06 Motion Zones When you select Par tial Zone in the Motion Zone menu, you can set up motion sensing zones (see Figure 3-5 ). To move around each rectangular zone, use the arrow controls. Press SEL on each rectangular zone you want to inc lude as part of the motion sensi ng zone. As you select each zone, the color c[...]

Rev 2.00 17 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 3-5 Motion Zone Setup Screen Note Only selected zones will trigger motion recording. Recording Schedules To set up a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECOR D menu. Use the arrow but tons to navigate through the it ems and set the r ecording schedule. Figure 3-6 Recor ding Schedule Setup Screen Yo[...]

Rev 2.00 18 Document 900.0399 03/06 Setting System Parameters Use the System Setup screen to input system parameters. Use the UP and DOWN arrow controls to navigate th rough the menu items and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow controls to change the value of th e menu items. Figure 3-7 System Setup Screen Follow Table 3-6 to set global System parameters[...]

Rev 2.00 19 Document 900.0399 03/06 ADMIN PA S S W O R D Set the administrator password. Afte r selecting this me nu item you will be prompted for your current password and then the new password. Follow the prompts to change and confirm the new password. The default password is 1111 . Use the arrow controls to change the password: UP = 1 RIGHT = 2 [...]

Rev 2.00 20 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 3-8 DVR ID Setup Screen Figure 3-9 DVR Description Display Screen Figure 3-10 Date and Time Setup Screen[...]

Rev 2.00 21 Document 900.0399 03/06 Controlling a PTZ Camera To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the contro ller to the RS485 port on the rear panel (see Figure 2-2 ). Note For speed dome ca meras that support RS 485, connect them directly to the RS485 port. If the camera is controlled with RS232C, use an RS485 to RS232C signal conv[...]

Rev 2.00 22 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 3-12 Network Setup Screen Follow Table 3-7 to set your system network parameters. Table 3-7 Network Setup Fields Field Description PORT Press SEL to enter the port n umber. REMOTE ACCESS Enable/disable remote access (through RAS). BANDWIDTH SAVING Enable/disable key frame transmissi on only. This feature i[...]

Rev 2.00 23 Document 900.0399 03/06 Ports When you connect one or more DVRs to a ne twork through an IP sharing device, each device must have a unique RTSP port number for remote access to each uni t from outside the LAN (Local Area Network). Also, the IP sh aring device m ust be configured for port forwarding so tha t each port, when accessed on t[...]

Rev 2.00 24 Document 900.0399 03/06 Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for the LAN DNS Server IP The IP address for the DNS server DHCP Select DHCP to use the DHCP option when connecting the D VR to a network. An IP address is automatically assigned by the DH CP server, which automatically a ssigns IP addresses and other parameters to new de vices. The as[...]

Rev 2.00 25 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 3-13 Storage Setup Screen Table 3-8 descr ibes the Storage fi eld optio ns. Table 3-8 Storage Setup Fields Field Description OVERW RITE When enabled, the DVR will cont inue recording and overwrite the oldest existing recorded data once the hard drive i s full. When disabled, recording will st op once the h[...]

Rev 2.00 26 Document 900.0399 03/06 Saving Setup To preserve the setup values that you have selected , open the SAVE SETUP screen, and then select CONFIRM and press SEL . Figure 3-14 Save Setup Screen This completes your DVR setup. Proceed to Chapter 4 , Front Pan el Oper ation fo r information on live vi ewing, searching for video, and arc hiving.[...]

Rev 2.00 27 Document 900.0399 03/06 4 Front Panel Operation This chapter covers: • Live view ing •S e a r c h i n g •P l a y i n g b a c k • Live networked remote monitoring • Archiving video to a USB stick Note This chapter assum es you have alread y correctly installed and configured your DVR. If you ha ve not, see Chapter 2 for Install[...]

Rev 2.00 28 Document 900.0399 03/06 Table 4-1 Status Indic ator Icons in the Live Viewing Wi ndow Search Window Press SEARC H in live mode to enter the Search window. The screen will appear as in Figure 4-2 . Key D es c ri pt i on Continuous record ing in progress. Manual recording in progre ss (overrides other modes). Sensor alarm recording in pro[...]

Rev 2.00 29 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 4-2 Search Menu Event Search The EVENT SEARCH window (see Figure 4-3 ) is used to find stored video. Three categories of search filters can be applied: DATE , CHANNEL and TYPE . Press SEL to select a value and move down to the next category and use the UP arrow button to move up to the categories you have [...]

Rev 2.00 30 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 4-4 Event Search List Screen 7. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll thro ugh the on-screen listings. 8. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to display a list of ev ents that happened previous to or after the current selection. 9. Once the desired event has been selected, press SEL to start playing back the se[...]

Rev 2.00 31 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 4-6 Time-line Search Screen 4. Select All or a specific cha nnel to search by using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons. Notice that the highli ghted icon on the lower left side of the screen changes when UP or DOWN is pressed. 5. Once you select the channel, use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons to move the time[...]

Rev 2.00 32 Document 900.0399 03/06 Go First Search You can access the oldest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selectin g GO FIRST on the SEARCH window. Go Last Search You can access the latest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting GO LAST on the SEARCH window. Log List Search You can access the LOG LIST search screen (see Figure 4[...]

Rev 2.00 33 Document 900.0399 03/06 Archive Search The ARCHIVE SEARCH window (see Figure 4-10 ) is used to find previously stored video or images. Figure 4-10 Archive Search Screen 1. Select the date to begin searching by using the LEFT , RIGHT , UP , and DOWN buttons to navigate through the days. 2. Once you have selected the date, press SEL to op[...]

Rev 2.00 34 Document 900.0399 03/06 Play Mode During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY . While in PLAY mode, you may return to the previous SEARCH screen by pressing ESC . Playback starts in quad mode with channel 1 highlighted by default. If audio is enabled, it will only play from the highlighted channel. Figure 4[...]

Rev 2.00 35 Document 900.0399 03/06 Network Mode The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feat ure. Remote monitoring requires installation of a Remote Access Software program on your PC (see Chap ter 5, RAS Installat ion ). A LAN connection using the RJ45 connector on the DVR rear panel is mandato ry for remote connection. For detailed features o[...]

Rev 2.00 36 Document 900.0399 03/06 Archiving Video To archive a still image or video clip to a USB stick, the user must first archive a still image or video clip to the hard drive. Archiving Images or Video onto the Hard Drive Still images can be captured and archived onto the hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video. In live m[...]

Rev 2.00 37 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 4-15 Archive Menu Screen Press SEL to retr ieve a list of archived imag es or video (see Figure 4-16 ). Figure 4-16 List of Archiv ed Files Select one of the files in the archived list using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons, and then press ARCH to transfer the file to the USB stick. If there is enough space f[...]

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Rev 2.00 39 Document 900.0399 03/06 5 RAS Installation Minimum PC Requirements Before installing the Remote Access Software program, check your PC specifications . The DVR remote software m ay not perform correctly if the PC does not meet these minimum requirements: Installing the RAS Program 1. Insert the Remote Viewer so ftware CD provided wi th [...]

Rev 2.00 40 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 5-1 Choose Destination Location 5. Click Next to use the default program folder (see Figure 5-2 ), or manually select a folder from the list of Existing Folders . Figure 5-2 Choose Program Folder 6. Wait a few minutes while the setup completes. 7. Double-click the RAS icon (see Figure 5-3 ) that should now[...]

Rev 2.00 41 Document 900.0399 03/06 6 RAS Operation When the installation is complete , double-click the RAS icon (see Figure 5-3 ) on yo ur desktop to launch the program. Live Viewing Live Viewing Interface Figure 6-1 RAS Live Viewing Interface (Connected)[...]

Rev 2.00 42 Document 900.0399 03/06 Table 6-1 Live Viewing Interface Controls Interface Control Description Displays the current date and time when viewing live video. Click to Conne ct to the DVR. If you click Connect , thi s Connect pop up window appears. Enter the IP Address and the Port number. Then select the Protocol type and enter the networ[...]

Rev 2.00 43 Document 900.0399 03/06 Click to Unlock all the operations on the DVR. Note When this butt on is clicked it ch anges to the Lock button. When you click the Lock or Unlock button, the password entry window appears. When you Lock the operations on the DVR, you need to set and enter the Password . When you Unlock the operations on the DVR,[...]

Rev 2.00 44 Document 900.0399 03/06 Search and Playback Viewing You can access the Search win dow by clicking either Local Search () t o s e a r c h t h e local PC hard drive or Remote Search ( ) to search the r e motely connected DVR. Search and Playback Interface Figure 6-2 Search and Playback Interface Click to view all the channels in a Quad Sc[...]

Rev 2.00 45 Document 900.0399 03/06 Table 6-2 Search and Playba ck Interface Controls Interface Control Description Displays the recorded da te and time of the vi deo being played back. Click to open the Local Search user interface, to search the hard drive of the local PC for recorded video. Click to open the Remote Search user interface, to searc[...]

Rev 2.00 46 Document 900.0399 03/06 The Calendar shows dates with recorded video in light blue and the currently selected date in dark blue. The timeline shows recorded data in dark green on the bar. You can adjust the time line scale and move it to the ti me you wi sh to start playing back. Click Play to display the recorded video. Click to Play t[...]

Rev 2.00 47 Document 900.0399 03/06 Back Up a Video Clip in AVI Format You can backup the recorded video clips in AVI format on the Search User Interface. 1. Search for and play back video, locate wh ich camera and the time where you want to start backing up video from. Select a camera to back up video from by clicking on the camera image. The sele[...]

Rev 2.00 48 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 6-4 AVI Backup Window 5. You can adjust the Start and Stop times for th e video clip in the AVI Backup window. 6. Click OK to start the backup process. 7. Video is save d with a folder nam e of the da te of the recorded video and a filename of the camera and star t time of the downloaded video. Figure 6-5 [...]

Rev 2.00 49 Document 900.0399 03/06 7 RAS Configuration Click Setup ( ) to open the Setup menu for the RAS program. General Setup Click Setup to open Figure 7-1 . Set the options as follows: Figure 7-1 General Setup Screen 1. In the Security Option section, click the checkboxes to place a checkmark in those boxes. The options that you select will n[...]

Rev 2.00 50 Document 900.0399 03/06 Backup files are saved using the backup button in the search interface. Only one camera is viewable and files are s aved in AVI format to be played back using Windows Media Player. 3. Click Password... to open the Change Password screen (see Figure 7-2 ). Figure 7-2 Change Password Screen 4. Enter the appropriate[...]

Rev 2.00 51 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 7-4 Event Menu Event Search Setup Figure 7-5 Event Search Menu Click Event Search on the left-hand panel of the Setup menu. In the Event Search menu (see Figure 7-5 ) you can Find an event log for a time period specified in the From and To fields. Click Save to save a text version of the log file to the fo[...]

Rev 2.00 52 Document 900.0399 03/06 Record Menu Click Record on the left-hand panel of t he Setup menu. In the Record menu (see Figure 7-6 ) you can set the recording conditions for Always , Event , or Auto recording. You can also select to record individual ch annels or All the channels. Note Live video will only be recorded to the local PC while [...]

Rev 2.00 53 Document 900.0399 03/06 Disk Menu Click Disk on the left-hand panel of the Setup menu. In the Disk menu (see Figure 7- 7 ) you can select the local disk to use and the amount of Disk Space you want to allow the program to use for r ecording. You can als o sele ct the option to overwr ite data or to st op recording when the maximum am ou[...]

Rev 2.00 54 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure 7-8 Video Me nu About Menu Click About on the left-hand panel of the Setup menu. The About menu provides information on the RAS program.[...]

Rev 2.00 55 Document 900.0399 03/06 A DVR Firmware Upgrade This appendix covers up grading the fir mware on your DVR unit. Check the Hone ywell Video Systems website for firmware upgrades at http: //www.honeywellvideo.com . 1. Copy Firmware Upgrade to USB Stick In order to carry out th e upgrade, the upgr ade firmware must first be downloaded and c[...]

Rev 2.00 56 Document 900.0399 03/06 Figure A-1 Engineering Mode 3. Upgrading Using USB Stick 1. Connect the USB stick with the upgrade file saved on it to the USB port on th e front panel (see Figure 3-1 ). 2. Select USB Upgrade and press SEL . The UPGRADE will start automati cally. 3. After the upgrade is complete, press SEL to return to the DVR D[...]

Rev 2.00 57 Document 900.0399 03/06 B Playing AVI Archive Clips It is recommended that you install the FFDSHOW codec included on the CD that came with your unit on your windows PC to properly re view backed up or archived video. You can have a date and time o verlay on your AVI video by installing the FFDSHOW codec as described below: 1. Insert the[...]

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Rev 2.00 59 Document 900.0399 03/06 C Optional Items Check with your sales representative for the price and availability of the following item: • Remote Control Remote Control Operation RECORD Press to start or stop manual recording. PTZ Press to control PTZ operation. SEARCH Press to go to the search menu. SEQUENCE Press to start auto sequencing[...]

Rev 2.00 60 Document 900.0399 03/06 Configuring Multiple Un its for Remote Control To configure mult iple units for di fferent remote control IDs, see REMOTE CONTROLLER ID , page 19 . The selected remote unit will display the remote control icon on the monitor ( ). & Press to select camera 3 or password digit 3. ! Press to select camera 4 or pa[...]

Rev 2.00 61 Document 900.0399 03/06 D Specifications Table D-1 Technical Specifications Video Signal Format: NTSC or PAL Video Input: Composite: 4 - channel, 1.0 V P-P, 75 Ω , BNC Monitor Outputs: Composite: 1-channel, 1.0 V P-P, 75 Ω , BNC VGA: 1-channel Video Resolution: NTSC: Quad 360 x 240, Full screen 720 x 480 PAL: Quad 360 x 288, Full scre[...]

Rev 2.00 62 Document 900.0399 03/06 Ethernet Port: RJ-45, 10/100 Base RS232C Serial Port: 9-pin D type (Engineering use only) Archive: USB Port Storage Primary Storage: Max 1 hard disk, parallel IDE General Dimensions (W x H x D): 13.78 in. x 2.83 in. x 10.24 in. (350 mm x 72 mm x 260 mm) Unit Weigh t: 7.05 l b. (3.0 kg) Operating Temperature: 32°[...]

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