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Administr a tor’ s Guide and Oper a ting Instr uctions D i g i t a l V i d e o R e c o r d e r e DR400.
Administrato r’s Gu ide and Ope rating Instructio n s i W ARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FI RE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXP OSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAI N OR MOIS T URE. CA UTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSI DE . REFER SER VICING TO Q UALIFI ED SER VICE PERSONNEL.
Administrato r’s Gu ide and Ope rating Instructio n s ii PRECAUTIONS !" Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personne l or sy stem installers. !" Do not blo ck the ve ntilatio n opening or slots on the cover .
Administrato r’s Gu ide and Ope rating Instructio n s iii T able of Co nten ts 1. Pr oduct Overview …………………. ……………………….……... 1.1 Featur es…………………..… …….…………..…………… ……... 1.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 1 1. Product Overview The PowerPlex e DR400, 4 Channel Digital V ideo Recorder , combin es the power of triplex multiplexing and dig ital video recording i nto on e comprehensi ve unit.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 2 1.2 T echnical Overview 1.2.1 Video Inpu t an d Outpu t The di g ital v ideo recorder is designed to sup port either NTSC/EIA or P AL /CCIR standard. T o make the auto detection o f video standard work, at least one camera must be connected to th e video inpu t.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 3 event log, etc. M otion detection o ptions for different time ty pes can be se t for each cam era input using a 16 (width) by 12 (heig ht) targ et overlay . Y ou can also enab le or disable motion alarms for d if ferent time ty pes.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 4 2. Front & Rear P anels The following is a bri ef overview of the rear p anel and front panel o f EDR400. Rear Panel 1. Power Socket: Connects to the DC 24V power source or the AC adapter (syste m accepts 18V~30V DC power source).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 5 Front Panel 9. Alarm In 1-4: Co nnects to alarm in puts 1-4 & 1 common g roun d. 10. Alarm Out: Co nnects to 2 Normally Closed alarm outputs (1 -2), 2 Normally Open alarm outp uts (3-4) & 1 common ground.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 6 Side Panel 20. Hard Disk Tray : Please make sure to set the hard disk as master . T o access the hard disk, use the attached key to open the cov er and remo ve the hard disk holder . The k ey can’ t be remo ved from the cover while the cover is o pen.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 7 3. System Installat ion The installation s described be low should be m ade by qualified service personne l or sy stem installers. 3.1 Before Installation Please refer to the fo llowing d iag ram for the system connections.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 8 3.2 Basic Connections !" Came ras Connect each of the ca mera video input connector to the video output fr om a came ra or other c omposite video sou rce.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 9 !" Printer (USB port) Connect the print e r to the USB port co nnector at sy stem startup. !" Microp hone/Speaker (Reserved) Connec t the microphon e/speaker or other audio d evices to the Audio In/Audio out conn ector .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 10 4. Main Screen The diag ram above is the main screen display . The icons on the lower corner of th e screen are mainly for contro l and configuration, those on the right c orner for status indication.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 11 Config – T o config ure (setup) th e behavio rs of the sy stem. L ogin – T o login the sy stem as Adm inistrator , Supervisor or Operator . Sequence Mode / Static Pag e Mode – T o togg le between Sequence Mode and Stati c Page Mo de.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 12 There are 4 kin ds of devi ces in the st atus ind ication. T he displaying ord er is Camera, Alarm Output, Hard Disk , Alarm I npu t, then back to C a mera. E ach status bar stands for th e status of one device, the bott ommost for ID#1.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 13 5. Basic Operation s & Log Display If the user does not log in th e sy stem, he will b e treated as a g u es t and can only vi ew the live video disp lay and device status .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 14 There are 5 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motio n, V ideo Loss, Hard Disk Full, and Power On/Off.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 15 6. Setup ( Administ rator) T o login as an Administrator, please click on the Login icon, and enter the appro priate Administrator ’ s Log in n ame and Password (the factory default value for both of them is adm in ).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 16 6.1 Time T ype Setup The behavior fo r the sy stem is the same when it’ s in the same T ime T y pe (or T ime Mode). Please refer to Camera Setup and Mo tion Setup fo r how they depe nd on Ti me T y pe.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 17 6.2 Day T ype Setup The daily behaviors for the system are the sam e for t hose day s configured as of the same Day T ype. There are 2 default Day T y pes, WORK DA Y (Monday through Friday ) and HOLIDA Y (Saturday an d Sunday ), in the sy stem.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 18 6.3 Calendar Setup The Calendar setup is provided for the adm inistrator to set the Day T y pe of each calendar d ay . It’ s design ed to be a Perpetual Calendar . Howe ver , up to 10 y ears of c alendar da y s c an be conf igur ed at any specific time.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 19 6.4 Alarm Act ion Setu p The Alarm Actions allow the administrator to de fine how the digital video record er responds to th e triggered alarm fro m the Alarm Inp uts. There are up to 4 Alarm Actions that c o rrespond to 4 (Focus) Cameras for most appli c atio ns.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 20 !" Focus Camera – T o define the camera that will respond to this Alarm Action. The default settings are Cam era 1 for Alarm Action 1, Camera 2 for Al arm Action 2 , and so on.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 21 !" Log – L og to eve nt l og li s t or not. Please refer to Log Display for the details. !" Sho w Messag e – T o display the alarm message or not wh en the Alarm Action is trigg ered.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 22 6.5 Motion Action Setup The Motion Actions allow the administrator to define how the dig ital video record er responds to the det e cted motion for th e cam eras. There are up to 4 Motion Actions that correspond t o 4 Alarm Outputs for mo st applications.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 23 6.6 Video Loss A cti o n Setup The V ideo Loss Actions a llow the administra tor to define how the dig ital video recor der responds to th e detected vid eo loss for the cameras. There are up to 4 V ideo Loss Actions that co rrespond to 4 Alarm Outputs for mo st applications.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 24 6.7 Hard Disk Full Ac tion Setup The Hard Disk Full Actions allow the a dministrator to define how the digital video recorder respo nds when the hard disk dr ive reaches the maximu m storag e capacity .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 25 !" Alarm Out – T o define which Alarm Output will be trig gered when the hard disk capacity is fu ll. NC and NO sig n als are available, please refer to Alarm Out S etup. Click on the Down arrow butt on to select one of the Alarm Ou tputs (AO 1-4).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 26 6.8 Camera Setup The Camera Setup allows the adm inistrator to define the behaviors for each Camera at each T i m e T ype.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 27 !" Installed – Check this item if the selected Camera is installed. If the selected Camera is installed, all the items in the Behaviors For Each Camera ar e settable. The default setting is installed.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 28 Note 1 : The maxim um recording rate for the system is 25 FPS for P AL, 30 FPS for NTSC. If the total recording rate for all cameras is g reater than 25/30 FPS, the sy st e m wi ll decrease the recording rate for each came r a averag ely to make the total 25/30 F PS.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 29 6.9 Alarm In Setup The Alarm In Setup allows the admin i strator to define the behav iors for each Alarm Input at ea ch T i me T y pe.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 30 !" Normal State – NC or NO, please check the signal ty pes connected to the Alarm Input T erminal on the rear panel of the sy stem. Use the Down arrow b utton to select the signal ty pe.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 31 6.10 Alarm Out Setup The Alarm Out Setup allows the administrato r to de fi ne the tag name for each Alarm Output. There are up to 2 Normally Closed (NC) signals (AO 1-2) and 2 Normally Open (NO) signals (AO 3-4) for the sy stem.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 32 6.11 Display Sequence S etup The Display Sequence Setup allows the administrator to define the Sequence Mode d isplay . Please refer to Ch a p ter 4 for Sequence Mode display . F or the definition of the Display Pages in each Display Sequence, please refer to Display Page Setu p.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 33 6.12 Display Page Setup The Display Page Setup allows the ad ministrator to define the Display Pag es in Sequence Mode display and Sta t ic Page Mode display (please refer to Chap ter 4).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 34 !" St a t ic Pag e Mode – T o set the Display P a ges for Static Page Mode display . !" Sequen c e No – T o select the Sequence Number in Sequence Mode display . Use the Down ar r ow button to select t he number .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 35 6.13 Motion Setup The Motion Setup allows the admin i s t ra t or to configur e how motion detection wor k s for each C amera at each T ime T y p e .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 36 !" Camera – Use the Down arrow b utton to select the camera. !" T ime T ype - Use the Down arrow butt on to select the T i m e T ype. !" Set – T o set the Detection Area – active at down position .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 37 6.14 Password Setup The Password Setup allows the administrator to set the new Log i n names a nd Password s for the Adm inistrator , Supervisor an d Opera t o r .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 38 6.15 System Configurations The Sy stem Config urations Setup allows the administrator to set up the commu nication, printer model, E-Mail notification, day light saving time, TV sy stem and softwa re upg rade.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 39 !" Gateway IP address – Enter t he corresponding IP address while the g ateway is ena bled. !" Domain Name Server IP Address – E nter the correct Domain Name Server for m ap ping Domain Names to IP a ddr esses.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 40 " " " Mail –T o define the setting of the E-m ail notification func tion. The " " " "" " following dialog box will be shown on the screen after the Mail item is selected.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 41 North America – Cloc k s are turned forward an hour begins at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April, time reverts to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last S unday in October . European Unio n – C locks are turned forward an hour begins at 1 a.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 42 7. Date/Time Setup ( Administrator) If y ou are an Administ rator , please click o n the Time displaying on the Main Screen to enter the Date/Tim e Setup for t he sy stem. The date is in YYYY/M M/DD format, whilst th e time in military hour format (HH:MM:SS).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 43 8. Image Playback and Archive ( Administrator , Super visor) On the Main Screen, please click on the Play back Pa nel icon, the scre en will b.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 44 Select HDD & Range – T o select the play back Hard Disk and t he play back range in that Hard Disk. Cl ick on it, and the Select HDD & Rang e dialog box will be sh own on the scre en as desc ribed in the next par agr aph.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 45 Replay – T o repeat play ing the selected video over an d over ag ain when the button is at DOW N posi tion. Speed – Th e play ing speed, rang ing fr om 1/6 (slowe st) throug h 5 (fastest).
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 46 8.1 Select HDD & Range Dialog Box W h en the user click on t he Select HDD & Range icon on the Playba ck Pan el, the Select HDD & Range dialog box wil l be shown on the screen. The system provides user to search the image either by HDD location o r by time.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 47 !" Start/End Section No – 32 MB/Section or 32 Slices/Section for the sy stem. Use the Down arrow button to sel e ct the Start/En d Section No. !" Start/End Slice No – 1 MB/Sl ice for the system.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 48 T o search b y time, th e diagram will be shown as below . Use the Down arro w to select the desired start d a t e and time, click on the Submit butt on to start searching. The other items are the same as the above descr iption.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 49 9. Remote C ontrol Through Local Network, Intranet, Internet or dial-in fu nctions, users are able to vie w the live video, ima ge pla y back and uplo ad/download the config urat i on f ile of EDR400 fr om any PC in any where.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 50 The vi deo imag e can be display ed in full or quad screen mode, an d the time shown on each window refers to the time o n EDR400 system clock. The following is the b rief description of each it e m abov e.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 51 window . (Note.3) / – The next/previo us single ima ge c orrespo nds to the selecte d play back ca meras will be play ed and display ed on its cor responding video win dow . – T o pause the playback imag e.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 52 Appendix A – Specifications Vi d e o F o r m a t NTSC/EIA or P AL / CCI R, auto-sensing & manua l switch Vi d e o I n p u t 4 camera inp.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 53 Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time EDR400 Tim e Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 60GB) (Estimate d w ith typical imag e .
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 54 PA L / J P E G T otal Capture Rate Fin e(10) Normal(5) Rough(0 ) (FPS) day hour min day hour min day hour min 25 1 8 21 2 14 58 5 2 38 12.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 55 Appendix C – Simulated Keyboard There are situati ons that the user wi ll be asked to enter a numeric or alphanumeric string. So, a Simulated Key board is d e si g ned for t he user to use th e mouse for all the operatio ns.
Administrato r’s Guid e and O perating Instruc tions 56 Q: How to setup event recording? A: Please setup the Alarm Recording rates for the Cameras at differe nt Time T y pes, the different Ac t ions, and the enable/disable items for the Cameras and the Alarm Inputs.
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