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Instruction Manual 16/9/4 Channel Digit al V ideo Recorder EDVR SERIES.
EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION EDVR SERIES Instruction Guide © 2005 EverFocus Electronics Corp www.everfocus.com All rights reser ved. No part of the contents of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by an y means without w ritten permi ssion of the E verfocus Electroni cs Corporation.
Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmf ul interference in a residential installation.
CE Declaration This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CE Class A digital device. The changes or modifications not expre ssly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Feat ures......................................................................................................
4.1 Instant (N) Re cording Se tup ................................................................................ 66 4.2 Schedule Recording Se tup .................................................................................. 67 4.3 Event Record ing Setu p .
APPENDIX C: RJ45 (RS485) PIN ASSIGN MENT ...................................................... 131 APPENDIX D: LAPSE MODE RECORDING T ABLE ................................................. 132 TROUBLESHOOT ING ........................................
Safety W arning W ARNING T o reduce risk of fire or electric sh ock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION Do not remove cover . No user serviceable parts inside.
Safety Precautions Refer all work related to the installati on of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. Do not bloc k the ventilation opening or slots on the cover .
Safety Precautions Read Instruction A ll the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions shoul d be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings All warnings on the unit and in the operat ing instructions should be adhered to.
Chapter 1 1. Product Overview The latest EverFocus digital video re corder generation is based on MPEG-4 compression technology , resulting in enhanced recording capacity and improved network image transmission speed with high image quality .
1 1 . . 2 2 S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s V ideo Format NTSC/P AL V ideo Input 16/9/4 camera inputs (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm V ideo Output 1 BNC composite video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) f.
VGA Ye s USB Y es, 2 x USB2.0 interface device. 1 for archiving & 1 for mouse. Ethernet Y es, RJ45 connectors for network communication Archive USB for archiving RS-485 for PTZ and/or control keyboard Power Source AC 100~240V Power consumption F:70W ; D:50W Dimension Full size: 430mm (W) x 402.
1 1 . . 3 3 F F r r o o n n t t P P a a n n e e l l K K e e y y p p a a d d s s Keys: ○ 1 REC Press this key to start inst ant recording. ○ 2 STOP Press this key to stop recording and playing back. ○ 3 PLA Y Play Back. ○ 4 P AUSE Press this key to pause the playback picture.
○ 9 SELECT Press this key to select, to assign a came ra to a display , to adjust screen display , and so on. ○ 10 MODE Switch PIP , 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16 displays in Live and Playback modes. ○ 11 ZOOM In full screen mode, 2x electronic zoom. Zoom screen can be moved through JOG .
○ 13 CALL Press this key to enter and set up CALL M ENU . ○ 14 Menu Press this key to enter or quit M AIN SETUP MENU. ○ 15 Shuttle and Jog Dial Shuttle: In the Playback mode, turn the Shuttle dial to fast forward/rewind the video. In the Pause mode, turn the Shuttle dial to slow forward/rewind the video.
○ 21 LCD Panel T o display Date and Time, and other system information. ○ 22 Remote Control IR remote control receiver . 7.
1 1 . . 4 4 B B a a c c k k P P a a n n e e l l C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s For model: EDVRD3 ○ 3 ○ 4 ○ 2 ○ 13 ○ 5 ○ 11 ○ 1 ○ 6 ○ 8 ○ 10 ○ 9 ○ 12 ○ 7 For models: EDVR16D1/F1, EDVR16D2/F2, EDVR9D1/F1, EDVR4D1/F1 POWER ○ 1 Main Power plug Connect power jack (AC 100~240V).
This connector is used for the main monito r display , a number of different display modes may be selected for viewing. ○ 4 CALL MONIT OR This connector is used for the call monito r . This monitor can only display a full screen, but not able to enter Setup Menu.
RS232 ○ 8 RS232 connector 9-pin Sub-D control input/ output for service purpose. RS485 ○ 9 RS485 connector RJ 45 Connector to cascade multi Digital V ideo Recor der .
1 1 . . 5 5 M M o o n n i i t t o o r r D D i i s s p p l l a a y y The status information of the cameras or machine will show up, and be located at different places on the screen. ○ 1 Channel t a g A channel tag indicates the channel name of the screen.
The sequence display is located on display with a “ ＊ ” sign in the last display of the screen. The sign will replace “ ＊ ” sign in the display when sequence occurs. Note: Sequence is invalid when the multiscreen display can show all the cameras.
○ 5 Record st atus bar The record status bar appears when you en able a st atus bar on the screen (Please see 8 th item of DISPLA Y ). Three p arts which are curren t date, record st atus (% of space used for recording) and current time. Current Date Record S tatus Event Current Time HDD/Fan S tatus 1.
Chapter 2 2. Inst allation The installations described below should be done by qualified service personnel or system installers. 2 2 . . 1 1 P P a a c c k k i i n n g g Please check accessories in the packing before the installation .
2 2 . . 3 3 B B a a s s i i c c W W i i r r i i n n g g I I n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s 1. Power Connect the power source or ada pter into the power socket. 2. Cameras Connect each cameras vi deo output to the video input on the digital video recorder shown in diagram 2.
9. Call Monitors Connect the call monitor output connectors to a call monito r. The call monitor display selected live cameras in full screen format. Note: The call monitor will only display one full screen camera at a time.
Chapter 3 3. DVR Menu Setup Assuming you have completed the first two chapters of this manual. You are now ready to begin setting up the digital video recorder. The following chapter will walk you through the detailed DVR Menu step by step and how to set the DVR for your specific application.
3 3 . . 1 1 T T i i m m e e / / D D a a t t e e S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.2 Diagram 3.2 is a screen shot of the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU . This menu is used to set up the correct time and date for yo ur region of the world. You are able to setup daylight savings as well as synch it with an inte rnet based time server.
3. DATE FORMAT This field represents the date format on the DV R. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR. There are thre e date formats which are YYYY-MM-DD , MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY to be selected. 4. DATE This field represents the date on the DVR.
T o set the st art time of daylight saving time: T o set the start “ FROM ” time and “ TO ” time of daylight saving time. 7. END TIME T o set the end time of daylight saving time . T o set the end time of daylight saving time: T o set the end “ FROM ” time and “ TO ” time of daylight saving time.
Under Dos Prompt, type “C:Ping Pool.NTP.O RG to find out the IP address of NTP Server. Diagram 3.3 10. TIME ZONE You can set the time zone where you locate if yo u connect to network and enable time synchronize.
MONTH WEEK DA Y 3 3 . . 2 2 C C a a m m e e r r a a S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.4 Diagram 3.4 is a screen shot of the CAMERA SETUP MENU . This menu will walk you through setting up the Camera Recording Spe eds, Camera titles, P TZ ID, covert modes, and recording quality.
3. INSTALL/COVERT For installation of camera; select “ON” to enable a camera, and “O FF” to disable it. Please make sure to stop reco rding before making change of INSTALL . To take full advantage of the record resource , switch the Uninstalled Came ra Ports to OFF in this section.
720x480 Video Source Simple: Complex: Lower: 8.04KB 12.33KB Low: 8.42KB 13.7KB Basic: 10.15KB 16.72KB S tandard: 1 1.86KB 19.56KB High: 14.72KB 24.63KB Average size per image Superior: 18.60KB 30.05KB 720x240 Video Source Simple: Complex: Lower: 3.53KB 7.
NORMAL IPS recording rate for manual or scheduled recording and recording controlled through “REC IN” input contact. The maximum image rate is limite d to: Max.
7. SUMMARY Dial Jog to change items in the SUMMERY table. All cameras’ statuses are shown in the SUMMARY table. The table is for checking camera overall statuses only, not for setting . Note: The SUMMARY table also exists in ALARM, MOTION and VLOSS SETUP MENU.
3 3 . . 3 3 R R e e c c o o r r d d S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.6 Diagram 3.6 is a screen shot of the RECORD SETUP MENU . This menu is for setting up the options for recording. We define recording as something on which sound or visual images have been recorded.
4. WATER MARK ON: Recording is overlaid by a visible watermark (“W”). OFF: No watermark. 5. RESOLUTION The resolutions for NTSC are 720x480, 720x240 and 360x240 to be selected. Its default value is 720x240. The resolutions for PAL are 720x288, 720x576 and 360x288 to be selected.
3 3 . . 4 4 A A l l a a r r m m S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.7 Diagram 3.7 is a sc reen shot of the ALARM SETUP MENU . An alarm is defined as an electrical, electronic, or mec hanical device that serves to wa rn of danger by means of a signal.
N.C. Trans.: When the alarm is trigger ed, buzzer, alarm output and alarm recording start to function no matter how long the alarm duration is set until you set it back to N.C. 3. LOG YES: Select YES if you wish to record Alarm Events in the Log. NO: Select NO if you do not wish to record Alarm Events in the Log.
10. ALARM NETWORK YES: Enable alarm network. NO: Disable alarm network. 11. MAIN MON: Display on a main monito r when an alarm occurs. NO CHANGE: No change on the display in the main monitor when an alarm occurs. FULLSCREEN: A full screen of the ac tive camera will displa y when an alarm occurs.
3 3 . . 5 5 M M o o t t i i o o n n S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.8 Diagram 3.8 is a screen shot of the MOTION SETUP MENU . We define motion as a change of pixilation in the field of view , which is detected by the digita l video recorder, and triggering the recorder to start re cording.
3. LOG YES: Select YES if you wish to record Mo tion Events log in the HDD. NO: Select NO if you do not wish to record Motion Events log in the HDD. 4. DURATION The amount of time a motion ev ent will record - from 1 sec to 99 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.
Dial Jog to change items in the SUMMARY table. All alarm’s st atuses are shown in SUMMARY tables. These tables ar e for checking alarm overa ll statuses, but not for setting. 11. Press SELECT to edit MOTION AREA. Enter a desired channel and press SELECT to edit a motion area.
- EXIT - SELECT AREA - CHANGE DIR - ON AREA - OFF AREA MENU COPY ENTER SEARCH P AUSE 35.
3 3 . . 6 6 V V L L o o s s s s S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.9 Diagram 3.9 is a screen shot of the VLOSS (Video Loss) SETUP MENU . VLoss event is caused by no video signal input for the channel. Usually it happens when no power supply for the camera or the camera fails .
4. ALARM OUTPUT This will transmit a signal to another device. The setting of alarms are NONE = not activated, 1 = output signal 1 transmitted, 2 = output signal 2 transmitted, 3 = output signal 3 transmitted and 4 = output signal 4 transmitted. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR.
3 3 . . 7 7 N N e e t t w w o o r r k k S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.1 0 Diagram 3.10 is a screen shot of the NETWORK SETUP MENU . This menu is for setting up the configurations for networki ng to the DVR. For more deta il about network setup, please refer to CH.
FIXED IP: User can set the fixed IP for network connection. DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will provide the dy namic IP for network connection PPPoE : This is a DSL connection application, ISP will ask user to input user name and password. When you choose this option, please go to P PPoE configuration menu for setting PPPoE configuration.
YES: to enable Mult icast function. NO: to disable Mult icast function. 7. IP ADDRESS This is the router’s IP address. Please input th e IP address of router. 8. PORT Port of Multicast. Please configure the port number. 9. HTTP PORT The default port number is 80.
3.7.2 ALARM (NETWORK) DVR can send out Alarm message to an Alarm Server (PowerCon4). In the ALARM of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.1 1 Note: Since every Network Configur ation is different, plea se contact your Netwo rk Administrator or ISP for how to assign those IP addr esses and port numbers.
5. SERVER 2 Assign the IP address of Alarm server 2. 6. SERVER 3 Assign the IP address of Alarm server 3. 3.7.3 EMAIL In the EMAIL of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.1 2 1. SMTP SERVER Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name. Note: pleas e do not enter IP address.
5. PASSWD Input the password if the SMTP server requires Authentication. 6. RECEIV. EMAIL ADDR Input the e-mail address for receiving e- mail message when the EVENT is enabled and triggered.
3.7.4 P ASSWORD In the PASSWORD of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.1 3 User-Name/Password/Level: This category is to set up the users that will log into the network. Please remember t hat this portion of the Network se tting m enu is se t up in column format.
3.7.5 PPPoE In the PPPoE of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.14 1. USER User name that is provided by ISP for PPPoE Connection 2. P ASSWD Password that is provided by ISP for PPPoE connection 3. PRIMAR Y DNS An IP address of DNS server that is provide by ISP .
NOTE: 1) Please complete all settings in PPPoE Setup Menu, then return to CONFIG for changing IP CONFIG to PPPoE. Otherwise, PPPoE settings won’t be valid. 2) If you select first PP PoE in IP CONFIG of CONFIG option, while PPPoE set tings haven’t been done yet, then PPPoE function won’t work.
3.7.6 DDNS In DDNS of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define : Diagram 3.16 For example: A user had applied for a DDNS account from Http://www .dyndns.org . User name: TEST Password: TEST Domain name ethin.dyndns.org. 1. SER VER DDNS provider . 2. USER User name of the account.
5. FQDN The domain name of this account. Users can connect to DVR that uses dynam ic IP address by entering the domain name “ethne.dyndns.org” in IE browser . (This domain name is only an example, the DDNS account that user applies may differ from th is example).
3 3 . . 8 8 S S c c h h e e d d u u l l e e S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.1 7 Diagram 3.17 is a screen shot of the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU . In this menu you can set a unique timer any day of the week to start recording from a specified start time to an end time.
2. START This field is used to set the time you wish to star t the timer recording. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR. Hour: 0 ~ 23 in 24 hour time format; 1~12 in 12 hour time format. Minutes: 00 ~ 59 Note: T o record all day long: 12:00am~12: 00 am for 12-hour-format 00:00~00:00 for 24-hour-format.
3 3 . . 9 9 D D i i s s k k S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.1 8 Diagram 3.18 is a screen shot of the DISK SETUP MENU . This menu is for viewing Disk information and forma tting the disks. For every co nfiguration chan ge or initial setup we recommend forma tting the Hard Disk.
2. THERMOMETRIC SCALE Select CELSIUS or FAHRENHEIT for thermometric sc ale of the disk. 3. NO/SIZE/C or F/Start/End Time Show the number of drives, the size of eac h drive and the temperat ure as well as the days and times range stored on the hard drive.
3 3 . . 1 1 0 0 C C o o n n t t r r o o l l S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.1 9 Diagram 3.19 is a screen shot of the Control Setting Menu. This m enu is to define the settings for DVR remote cont rol through serial interface in the RS232/RS485 menu.
4. RS232 Data Bit This field is the data bit at which you will be transferring. T here are two settings for this option: 8 or 7. The default is set to 8.
3 3 . . 1 1 1 1 W W a a r r n n i i n n g g S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.2 0 Diagram 3.20 is a screen shot of the Warning Setup Menu . This menu is to set the warning system settings. If any critical er rors were to ar ise, this portion of th e me nu would be for error handling.
3. ALARM DURATION Permanent 4. NETWORK ALARM YES: To enable network alarm. NO: To disable network alarm. 5. SEND EMAIL: YES: Send an email when the fan does not work. NO: Do not send an email when the fan does not work. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU .
3.1 1.2 HDD TEMP In HDD TEMP , we define: Diagram 3.2 1 1. BUZZER: HDD TEMPERATURE buzzer. ENABLE: To enable a buzzer when HDD’s temperatur e is higher than the temperature set in “SET TEMPERATURE”. DISABLE: To disable HDD TEMP. Buzzer. 2. ALARM OUTPUT This will transmit a signal to another device.
5. SEND EMAIL YES: Send an email when HDD’s tem perature is overheated. NO: Will not send an email when HDD’s temperature is overheated. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU . 6. STOP RECORD YES: Stop recording when HDD’s temp erature is overheated.
3.1 1.3 NO HDD In NO HDD , we define: Diagram 3.2 2 1. BUZZER: NO HDD buzzer. ENABLE: To enable a buzzer when no HDD has been found. DISABLE: To disable NO HDD buzzer.
5. SEND EMAIL: YES: Send an email when no HDD has been found. NO: Will not send an email when no HDD has been found. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU . 3.1 1.4 HDD FULL In HDD FULL , we define: Diagram 3.2 3 1. BUZZER: HDD FULL buzzer.
simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR. (Only ED VR16D3 model has 4 alarm outputs, all the rest models have only 1 alarm output). 3. ALARM DURATION Buzzer noise and event record duration of an alarm, from 1 sec to 99 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.
3 3 . . 1 1 2 2 S S y y s s t t e e m m S S e e t t u u p p M M e e n n u u Diagram 3.2 4 Diagram 3.24 is a screen shot of the SYSTEM SETUP MENU . This menu is for setting up any additional options and restoring defaul ts to the digital recorder. In the SYSTEM SETUP MENU the following fields are defined as follows: 1.
NO: Press “ENTER” key to leave “LOAD/SAVE CONFIGURATION”. 4. UPDATE SYSTEM SOFTWARE: Turn the jog to enter the selection window. YES: Select YES to update system softwar e from USB by pressing SELECT to start. NO: Select NO for canceling updating by pressing SELECT to star t.
7. SYSTEM PASSWORD ENABLE YES: Select YES to enable the pa ssword function. NO: Select NO to disable the password function. 8. PASSWORD and RIGHTS: The login passwords here are used to operate and set up this machine locally not from the remote tcp/ip connection.
Note: The above table will be updated if there is any change. LEVEL-3 LEVEL-2 LEVEL-1 NONE ACCESS ADMINISTRATOR OPERATOR GENERAL ---- D I S P L A Y O KO KO KO K MODE OK OK OK OK ZOOM OK OK OK OK SELEC.
Chapter 4 4. Recording Overview Before continuing with the Recording Overview please be sure to have reviewed DVR Menu Setup (Chapter 3) specifically the camera & schedule.
Note: If STOP key is pressed while machine is recordi ng or playing video, the playing function will be disabled first. If STOP ke y is pressed twice the DVR will come out of record mode completely.
4 4 . . 3 3 E E v v e e n n t t R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g S S e e t t u u p p We will now define two event recording types ALARM and MOTION .
2. When the event and schedule are set, enter the CAMERA SETUP MENU to set the event recording speed (IPS) of the camera in the time period (TP) section.
3. After enabling an event, you need to set a time period (TP) in the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU. An event recording must be set in a scheduled time period (TP) . You can refer to the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU for time period configur ations (Chapter 3.8). Diagram 4.
DVR provides a record function which is trigger ed by external signal via the 19th pin of the ALARM INPUT / OUTPUT port. When the record input sign al is pulled low constantly, DV R will start to record. The system will stop recording when the record input signal is not pulled low.
Chapter 5 5. Playback Overview Before continuing please be sure to have re viewed DVR Menu Setup (Chapter 3). You are now ready to begin setting up the DVR for play back. This chapter will show you how to setup the recorder for basic playback. 5 5 . .
( 3 ) Fast Forward/Reverse Pla y back Press the PLA Y key to begin playing back process. T urn the Shuttle dial clockwise, to begin fast forward playback. The speed will be shown on the stat us bar of the bottom screen. >> 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 32, 600X, and press ENTER at the same time to hold the play speed.
(5) Image advance Forward/Reverse PA U S E Press PA U S E key to freeze the picture. T urn the Jog dial clockwise to a dvance the still video image by image. T urn the Jog dial counterclockwise to re wind the still video image by image. The field feed speed will increase if the Jog dial is turned quickly .
5 5 . . 2 2 S S e e a a r r c c h h P P l l a a y y b b a a c c k k Press the SEARCH key to enter the SEARCH MENU . SEARCH In the SEARCH MENU , Dial the Jog clockwise or counterclockwise to change subentry values. Press the ENTER key to go next subentry in search menu setting, and press the CALL key to go last subentry in search menu setting.
Note: If there is no video stored in the date/time specif ied, then the image will keep at the end of the last play , and the display time on the status ba r shows “??:??”. 2 (2) EVENT Search Playback Y ou can change different event s earch methods if you s elect “BY EVENT” instead of “BY TIME / DA TE” .
An : an Alarm event. the "n"th Alarm input. Dn : HDD overheated, overheat temperature is based on HDD temperature set in W arning Setup Menu. Fn : Fan fail, n = 1~3 fan number . LH : (Logical Head): Beginning of recording date & time right after HDD has been overwritten.
Chapter 6 6. Copying V ideo Before continuing please be su re to have reviewed the pr eceding chapters. You are now ready to copy an image or video from the DVR. This chapter will show you how to copy a still image or movie from the recorder. Insert the USB pocket driver into the USB slot on the front panel of the DVR to copy.
Diagram 6.1 In the COPY MENU , we define: 1. COPY Select Image (video) for copying images to movie file. Select Viewer for copying DVRViewer player. 2. DISK NO Disk number. It is changeable. 3. CAMERA NO: Camera channel number. You can select the video of camera you would like to copy.
○ 1 During playing back, press COP Y button. (You will have a default bookmark spanning 1 minute). For example, Start copy point is 10 -10-2005 10:00:00 and end copy point will be 10- 10-2005 10:01:00. ○ 2 In live mode, press COPY button to enter the copy menu.
Chapter 7 7. Call Overview This chapter will try to give y ou details on how to setup the CALL MENU on the DVR. Press the CALL key and the CALL MENU will pop up as below . Diagram 7.1 In CALL MENU, we define: 1. SEQ: Sequence display on the call monitor .
Chapter 8 8. Screen Display Setting & Mode In a full screen display , press SELECT key to pop up the displa y adjustment window as below: Diagram 8.1 In the screen display setting menu, we define: 1. CAMERA: The display setting of the current camera.
When turning SHARPNESS OFF , the image becomes blur red in an indoor environment. However, this opti on is suitable for outdoor use. If image flickers under a bright, outdoor environment, then the image can become mild by turning SHARPNESS OFF . The selected item will show in red color bar.
8 8 . . 1 1 M M o o d d e e B B u u t t t t o o n n Press MODE to switch 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16 and PIP (picture in pict ure) displays for Live and Playback mode. (Note: PIP displays is not available in Playback mode). 9 displays: 9/16 CH. 7 displays: 9/16 CH.
Chapter 9 9. Upgrade Firmware This chapter will try to give you a detailed in struction on how to upgrade the DVR. This will be helpful in completing the upgrading process. 1. Copy the .ETW to your USB pocket drive from your computer 2. Insert the USB pocket drive in to the U SB slot on the front panel of the DVR.
Chapter 10 10. Networking Overview This chapter will try to give you a detailed in struction on how to network the DVR. Before we begin the process of networking your di gital recorder we should have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works.
1 1 0 0 . . 3 3 G G a a t t e e w w a a y y A A d d d d r r e e s s s s Each host in a LAN has a gateway. A gatew ay address is composed of four octets (numbers in the range of 0 to 255) separated by decimal poi nts. The gateway address is used to uniquely identify a host or computer on the LAN which assigns the IP addresses to your network.
1 1 0 0 . . 5 5 P P r r e e - - I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n Before we begin with the installation we must ask ourselves a few questions in order to figure out where to begin with networking our DVR’ s. Do you have Hi-speed In ternet? ______________ There are many types of high speed Internet available.
What type of DVR are y ou installing? ______________ Everfocus EDR series: EDR410, 810, 920, 1620 or 1640 Everfocus EDVR series: EDVR4F1, /EDV R4D1, EDVR9F1, EDVR9D1, EDVR16F1, EDVR16D1, EDVR16F2, EDVR16D2 or EDVR16D3.
1 1 0 0 . . 7 7 S S i i m m p p l l e e O O n n e e t t o o O O n n e e C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n Cat 5 Cross-over-cable Crossover Ethernet Cable Pin out s: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a cross over cable. Diagram 10.
4. Assign an IP address of 192.168.001. 003 to the DVR, a Subnet mask of 255.255.255.000, and a default gat eway of 192.168.001.001. 5. The next step is to get t he computer onto the same network to do this you will need administrator access to your windows machine.
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7. Once you have reached this point cli ck ok and restart both the computer and the digital recorder . 8. T o access the DVR from the computer simply open In ternet Explorer and in the address bar type: http://192.
1 1 0 0 . . 8 8 D D i i r r e e c c t t H H i i g g h h S S p p e e e e d d M M o o d d e e m m C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Internet Hi-s p eed modem DVR Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin out s: The Diagram below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable.
3. Now Log into the DVR menu and using the jog dial from t he previous chapter go to the Network Setting Menu. 4. Assign the S t atic IP address which you obt ai ned from the internet service provider to the DVR, the Subnet mask from the internet service provider to the DVR, and the default gateway of the internet service provider .
1 1 0 0 . . 9 9 R R o o u u t t e e r r o o r r L L A A N N C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Internet Hi-s p eed modem DVR Router Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin out s: The Diagram below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable.
Connection Procedure: 1. The First step is to purchase or make a straight through c able. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a stra ight through cable.
Use the prior step to assign an I P addre ss. For example, if you got the IP address from the computer of 192.168.002.101. Assign the DVR’ s IP address as 192.168.002.050. Now Copy t he subnet mask and default gateway information you got from the prior st ep off the computer to the DVR.
6. T o access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// and the IP address of your internet service provider . Note: If your Internet service provider blocks port 80 you may use a different port to access the DVR th rough the DVR’s Network Menu Setup.
Chapter 11 1 1. Linksys Port Forwarding This chapter will cover a few simple conf igurations for the Linksys router . Please understand we do not support th is product and will not give tech support on it. If you need T echnical support on this r outer you must call Linksys.
The Applications and Gaming T ab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (S pecialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming.
Application - In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters. St art/End - This is the port range. Enter the num ber that starts t he port range under Star t and the number that ends the range under End .
DVR 37260 to 37260 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable Note: If your Internet service provider blocks port 80 and you are using a different port to access the DVR th rough the DVR’ s Network Menu Setup please open those specific ports in this section of the router .
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Chapter 12 12. D-Link Port Forwarding This chapter will cover a few simple con fi gurations for the D-Link router . Please understand we do not support th is product and will not give tech support on it. If you need T echnical support on this rout er you must call D-Link.
Example1: Protocol T ype The protocol used for the virtual service. Public Port The port number on the W AN (Wide Area Network) side t hat will be used to access the virtual service. Private Port The port number of the service us ed by the Private IP computer .
V irtual Server Select Enabled or Disabled Name Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP The server computer in the LA N (Local Area Network) that will be providing the virtual services. If you have a Web server that you wanted Internet users to access at all times, you would need to enable it.
Dynamic DNS Dynamic Domain Name System is a met hod of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. This is a useful feat ure since many computers do not use a static IP address. 1. T o setup Dynamic DNS simple go to T ool s and the Misc. At the bottom of the screen you will be able to enable DynDNS.
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Chapter 13 13. DDNS This chapter will cover a few simple conf igurations for setting up DDNS. Please understand we do not support th is product and will not give tech support on it. If you need T echnical support on DDNS you must call Linksys or D-Li nk.
5. The next step is to add a host name with an extension. Example: Company .homeip.net 6. The IP address should already be entered for you. All you have to do is click add host and you are done registering DDNS. 7. Y ou may refer to the previous two c hapters to set up DDNS within your router .
8. T o access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// The DDNS you created example comp any .homeip.
Chapter 14 14. V iewing through Internet E xplorer 1. T o access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// (LAN or IP address of y our internet service provider) 2. The digital video login p age will appear on th e screen similar to the one shown above.
If the above error message pops up when you connect to EDR for viewing from internet, you should change Internet Option of IE (browser) to enable ActiveX controls. Select T ools -> Internet Options… Please refer to the above steps for changing Security Options to Low .
18 7 19 11 17 9 20 10 13 15 14 1 2 3 5 12 16 6 4 8 The above diagram is the main screen display . The icons on the lower corner of the screen are mainly fo r control and configuration; those on the right corner are for status indication. If any icon is grayed, it means that the specif ic function is not accessible in the current mode.
7. The system allows up to 2 ways to playback video, by EVENT LIST and Tim e . 8. Events to be searched: Alarm , Motion and Vloss . 9. All available events are shown in the li st. Select the desired event and it will be highlighted. 10. Click on “ Play ” to playback selected video event.
1 1 4 4 . . 1 1 S S e e a a r r c c h h 14.1.1 Search by TIME There are 3 ways to do search by time . Press Pick a date first. 1. Press the button of M for changing Month to be searched, D for day , h for hour , m for minute and s for second.
14.1.2 Search by EVENT 1. Select Event T ype from Alarm , Motion and Vloss . Note: Please keep at least one event type checked. 2. Press Up date button to refresh the event list. 3. All events of the select ed type will be displaying along with Date/T ime, event type (represents by a capit al letter), camera numbe r (represents by a number), e.
1 1 4 4 . . 2 2 P P T T Z Z c c o o n n t t r r o o l l 1. Select the PTZ camera from drop-down menu. 2. Select Action Mode . 4 options are available: Continuous , Step x10 , Step x5 and Step x1 . 3. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move/adj ust the focus to your desired direction and angle.
9. A/B Point Scan allows you to do tour between 2 point s. Move to the first point by using direction arrows and press SET A . Then move to the second point by using direction arrows and press SET B .
1 1 4 4 . . 3 3 R R e e m m o o t t e e A A r r c c h h i i v v e e T o Archive files: 1. Select Disk No . 2. Star t Ti m e/ E n d Ti m e indicates the start and end time of the disk selected 3. Camera: Select the camera that you wish to archive files.
1) Press on the button of M for changing Month to be searched, D for day , h fo r hour , m for minute and s for second. The “-“ sign at the left-hand side is to decrease the value, whereas the “+” sign at the right-hand side is to increase the value.
In order to read the arch ived EDR MPEG4 Files (.arv) , you would need to download viewer: 1. Press Download DVR V iewer button. 2. Select “ Run ” or “ Save ” the file.
3. Open the DVRV iewer .exe for loading the archived EDR MPEG4 Files (.arv) Detailed explanation of DVR Viewer is as follows: i. Load File : to load the archived E DR MPEG4 Files (.arv). ii. St op : to stop playing “.arv” file. iii. Play : to play “.
Note: (1)The recording frame rate will be automatically calculated. It is suggested to use the calculated Recording Frame Rate, although it is possible to change this value. (2) If you wish to save the audio recorded, please select Audio ON , so that the audio can be transferred to A VI file.
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Appendix B Appendix B: Alarm Board Configuration EDVR16D1/F1, EDVR16D2/F2, EDVR 9D1/F1, EDVR4D1/F1 models: 129.
EDVR16D3 model: <Figure 1> D-SUB 25 pin female connector (DVR) <Figure 2> P164D00100 Alarm extension board (HOST) DVR PIN # NAME 1 GND 2 ALMIN 1 3 ALMIN 2 4 ALMIN 3 5 ALMIN 4 6 ALMIN 5 7 A.
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Appendix D Appendix D: Lap se Mode Recording T able Resolution: 720 x 480 System storage: 250 GB V ideo Source Simple: Complex: Lower: 8.04KB 12.33KB Low: 8.42KB 13.7KB Basic: 10.15KB 16.72KB S tandard: 1 1.86KB 19.56KB High: 14.72KB 24.63KB A verage size per image Superior: 18.
EDVR16D1/16F1/9D1/9F1/4D1/4F1 model NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY LOWER LOW BASIC ST ANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple co mplex simple complex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.
EDVR16D2/ 16F2 model NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY LOWER LOW BASIC ST ANDAR D HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple comp lex simple complex simple complex simple co mplex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11 . 8 6 19.
EDVR16D3 model NTSC Unit: Hour PICTURE QUALITY LOWER LOW BASI C ST ANDAR D HIGH SUPERIOR simple complex simple complex simple complex simple co mplex simple complex simple complex Recording Speed (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11 . 8 6 19.56 14.
T r oubleshooting If you have difficulty operating your system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem. The DVR will not go into record mode? Make sure the HDD is locked in with the ke ys. Also check to make sure the hard drives are set to C.
JavaVM. If you have a Dy namic IP address from y our Internet Service Provider . Dynamic IP addresses can cause conflicts when trying to connect to DVR(s) on a high speed internet connection. With new router technology (DDNS), it allows you to overcome this problem.
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