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1. 3 14 LOGOUT Right click to bring up the menu bar and click the LJ button to bring up the Logout Confirmation window see Figure 3 11 i Are You Sure ves HS Figure 3 10 Logout Confirmation window Press Yes button when you are ready to logout from the system You will need to login again before accessing any other configuration options 40 Chapter 4 DVR CONFIGURATION This chapter will walk you through the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to set the DVR for your specific application 4 1 CONFIGURATION MENU 1 To bring up the Main Menu press the Menu key on the front panel or right click with the USB mouse to bring up the OSD menu bar 2 Press Enter or left click on the Configuration icon x to enter the Configuration Menu Log in if necessary see Section 3 2 LOGIN above 4 2 EXPRESS The Figure 4 1 Express Menu is a screenshot of the EXPRESS SETTING MENU This menu is used to configure global express settings for all cameras For example if user selects Event Only in Record Mode and presses the Apply button all 8 cameras will be set to Event only If user selects Blank in Recording Mode and presses the Apply button cameras will keep their own current individual record settings without any changes Pate CU 11 55 56 AN ord Hode torno event estinate 1280 x 720 Figure 4 1 Express Menu Date Sets the current date of DVR Time Sets the cur
2. U3 EverFocus ir aa YA User Manual EPHDOS DVR 8 channel HD CCTV Digital Video Recorder EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION EPHDOS DVR Instruction Manual O 2010 EverFocus Electronics Corp www everfocus com All rights reserved No part of the contents of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the Everfocus Electronics Corporation Release Date Nov 2010 QuickTime is a registered trademark of the Apple Computer Inc Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Linksys is a registered trademark of the Linksys Corporation D Link is a registered trademark of the D Link Corporation DynDNS is a registered trademark of the DynDNS org Corporation Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Safety Precautions gt Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers Do not block the ventilation openings or slots on the cover Do not drop metallic parts through slots This could permanently damage the appliance Turn the power off immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service Do not attempt to disassemble the appliance To prevent electric shock do not remove screws or covers There are no user serviceable parts inside Contact qualified service personnel for maintenance Handle the appliance with care Do n
3. Save amp Back Press this button to save the motion grid setting and return to motion setting menu Cancel Press this button to cancel all changes and returns to the motion setting menu How to select motion grid by mouse 1 2 J 4 Click on the image and the grid will display select the grid square in the upper left of the desired rectangle select the grid square in the lower right of the desired rectangle The area between upper left and lower right grid will be selected The same result is achieved from lower left followed by upper right 5 Choose Save amp Back to proceed How to select motion grid by front panel iF ot ae E 6 Press Enter key on Grid Setting to launch motion grid setting page Use arrow keys to scroll above or below list of buttons to enter the grid setting area Press Enter key to display grid Use arrow keys to choose one corner of desired area Press Enter key at the starting point Use arrow keys to select motion area the shape of the proposed area will be displayed Press Enter key at the end point and the area will be selected Press the Menu key to exit the area selection use the up down arrows to choose Save amp Back and press Enter to proceed MT E p Lane A G F 5 Start Date End Date ype 2009 0008 11 06 00 00940008 AA Oy Motion 2000 04 08 11 07 2 UV DA ER TE Motion 2009 04 08 11 07 55 PO a PTE Motion 2000 00 08 11 08 19 2000 04 0
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5. 4 Right and up 5 9 Left 8 12 Right 13 Left and down 14 15 Down 16 Right and down 6 7 10 11 Not used 3 12 SEARCH By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click E to enter Search Menu By front panel Press Search key to enter Search Menu directly 3 12 1 Time Search Time Search Event Search Smart Search Figure 3 5 Search Menu Time Search Play From Select the time to begin the search by choosing the Date and Time Click on the Play button to start the search The DVR will automatically begin to play the video selected The DVR will play the nearest time if there is no data at the selected time In search playback mode pressing the Stop button will return to the search menu Note Playback will only show in full screen for the main stream or 9 screens for the sub stream All other layouts will be invalid for playback 3 12 2 Event Search Time Search Even zarci Smart Search Start Date R Ena Date Start Time End Time Camera 1 2 3 Select All Hotion Video Loss Figure 3 6 Search Menu Event Search From Select starting date and time To Select ending date and time Camera Select which cameras to include in the search Event Select which event type s to search for Choose from Alarm Motion or Video Loss Click on the Search button to start searching The search results will be shown as a list of events 2009 04 08 tu A DE a Motion
6. 4 37 System Menu User Add 87 Edit Click Edit button to make changes to an existing user account Press Save button to save changes or Cancel to exit without making changes Date Time Daylight Sav User 170 Control Misc Name admin Hew Password Level Admin Status Enabled Cancel Iser Login Figure 4 38 System Menu User Edit User Login Check this box to require user login for menu access from the front panel When this is disabled no username or password is required to access the system from the front panel and all users operate with ADMIN rights from the front panel Auto Logoff Check this box to automatically logoff the current front panel user after 3 minutes of inactivity 88 There are three system access levels The following charts show the rights of each level Main Menu at the DVR User Level and Right RIGHT ADMINISTRATOR MANAGER OPERATOR Configuration Menu at the DVR User Level and Right RIGHT ADMINISTRATOR MANAGER OPERATOR 1 Only USER submenu only access to change own password and to access operator ID s 2 Only USER submenu only ability to change own password 89 4 10 4 I O Control Figure 4 39 is a screenshot of the I O Control Setting Menu This menu is used to define the settings for controlling the DVR through RS485 and for DVR control of attached PTZ cameras Figure 4 39 System Menu I O Control RS232 Bau
7. Alarm output continues until event ends then continues for the set time duration Timeout Duration The amount of time the alarm condition continues when the HD is full Duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds HD Off MENS Timeout Fj Timeout Duration Sal Figure 4 16 Alarm amp Event Menu Event HD Off Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer if the hard drive is turned off disconnected or becomes disabled cannot be detected by the system Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when HD is off Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay lt can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 active Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time duration Permanent Alarm will be continuously active until user presses Enter key Transparent Alarm output remains active until event ends Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until event ends then lasts for the set time duration Timeout Duration The amount of time the buzzer sounds when the HD is off Duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds Power Loss Figure 4 17 Alarm amp Event Menu Event
8. Install Dont Install While Files From the Internet can be useful this File type can potentially harm vour computer Only install software From publishers you trust whats the risk Once the file finishes installing you will return to the screen like the one below Digital Video Recorder Windows Internet Explorer yv e 192 168 10 30 v ia X 29 pj Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Share Browser WebEx sly Favorites 933 QU Everfocus WebEx Enterpris Network Solutions Webmail E x 3 gmail Email from Google eBay New amp used electroni E gN oa gt Digital Video Recorder a D Y Page Safety Tools amp Y This website wants to run the Following add on MSXML 5 0 from Microsoft Corporation unverified publisher If you trust the website and the add on and want to allow it to run click here gt nd ONE DEE x Normal Motion Video Loss Alarm Disable 111 Right click on the yellow bar and select Run Add on ed This website wants to run the following add on MSXML 5 0 From Microsoft Corporation unverified publisher IF y nd want to allow it to run click here A na nn no na ncn a A ont nn cnc brn ld un 4dd on Run Add on on All Websites What s the Risk E EverFocus Information Bar Help Install the MSXML file when prompted to do so Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you
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10. Please see the following table for camera information icons Ol Recording Playback Fastforward Fast backward Back pause Alarm Motion Video loss Express copy Audio out 2 Press again to show status information Please see the following table for status representation on oOo a B Alarm Audio Event HDD failure HD temp too high Seq gt O va zi Motion Video loss No network 3 Press again to show both status information and camera information 4 Press again to hide all information 3 10 SEQUENCE 1 By mouse Click Sequence button to enter the auto sequential switching mode 2 By front panel Press the Seg button on front panel to enter the auto sequential switching mode 3 11 ZOOM 1 Make sure no camera is in playback mode 2 Select one camera 3 Right click to bring up the menu bar and click hd button Or press the ZOOM button on the front panel 4 When in ZOOM mode the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen Or use the jog shuttle to bring a different portion of the magnified image into view Users can control the portion of the magnified image to be displayed by clicking directly on screen a l i Ww e e e e o a SS EE SE E a o a o e e A E A Y SS SS Y ll Figure 3 4 Zoom Express Control The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid The function of each section is defined as below e 1 Left and up 2 3 Up
11. Power Loss Log Log is permanently checked for this feature Power Loss events are always recorded by the DVR Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when power has been restored Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC when power has been restored requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu NOTE As alarms and emails cannot be transmitted without power the log entry is made when power is restored and any notifications cannot be made until that time Record Stop TES Timeout j Timeout Duration o Figure 4 18 Alarm Event Menu Event Record Stop Log Check box to record events in the log Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer if the recording process is terminated Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when the recording process is terminated Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay It can be set to either NONE not active 1 active or 2 active Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm outp
12. bar uses two different colors to distinguish each recoding mode Off No recording during this time block On Alarm action will be recorded during this time block To Set Schedule using Mouse 1 Click on the Alarm Action choice then click on the right hand side of the screen The border for that region will now turn blue Click on the number of the alarm trigger input you wish to configure That number will be framed in blue Click on a desired start time block on a time bar There are 24 blocks on the time bar representing 24 hours respectively At this time the selected time bar will be highlighted by a red frame and the selected block will be highlighted in blue frame Initially the selected block and all following blocks will be gray which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode corresponding to gray alarm action recording OFF Change the section to different mode with a different color by clicking on the first block of the section The color switches from gray gt orange gt gray every time user clicks the first block of a section Orange indicates alarm action recording ON To set the end of a timezone select the time block following the end of the timezone defined in the step above The first click will highlight the block in blue A second click will toggle the state color of that block and the remainder of the time bar ending the above defined timezone Alarm Action Setting from fron
13. devices D HD SDI Video In Connect HD SDI camera s video output or other HD SDI video source to the video input connection 42 Alarm Out N C or N O type alarm out form C 43 Alarm In Connect up to 8 alarm inputs selectable between N O N C contacts 2 Installation 2 1 HD CCTV wiring for video inputs 2 1 1 Understanding HD CCTV signals and wiring Even if EverFocus HD CCTV equipment uses coaxial cable and BNC type plugs similar to standard CCTV technology the requirements for wiring and cable types are some different This chapter explains some basic facts for HD CCTV signals and cable requirements 2 1 2 HD CCTV signal In result to the high resolution and uncompressed image transmission from the camera high frequencies are used for HD CCTV signal transmission EverFocus HD CCTV technology is mostly based on the SMPTE 292M standard which defines HD SDI High Definition Serial Digital Interface video transmission In classic CCTV video standards PAL NTSC the frequency bandwidth is lt 6MHz for high resolution cameras HD CCTV works with up to 1 5 GHz so this technology requires 250 times higher frequency than PAL NTSC based CCTV The figure below shows the basic timing and signal levels of a full HD 1920x1080 signal Overshoot max 10 of amplitude Unit Interval Ul 673 4ps Timing of HD SDI signal Eye diagram lt 270 ps The diagram shows the total difference of HD CCTV signals to clas
14. distances Cable Type Attenuation in dB at 1 Max Cable distance in GHz per 100 m 328 ft m ft A MO A RG 59 24 40 70 160 230 520 15 35 100 190 330 620 RG 11 CATV 8 16 180 lt 250 590 lt 820 lowloss cables Low quality cable may have higher attenuation 2 1 4 Cable installation Please make sure that the coaxial cable is not squeezed at any position Also the max bending radius defined by the cable manufacturer should be considered General rule maximum bending radius 10 x outer cable diameter Bending creates pressure on the center conductor causing it to move through the dielectric toward the inside of the bend This affects impedance and return loss and reduces the maximum possible cable length Please try to avoid any BNC adapter or any connectors in the BNC cable Looping HD SDI signals by BNC T connectors to other devices is not possible 2 1 5 BNC plug Also the BNC plug plays an important role for clear HD CCTV signal transmission standard BNC plugs for CCTV have a quite high attenuation and may cause return losses due to reflection effects We recommend using of HD Video approved BNC plugs 2 1 6 Extended cable lengths with repeater EHA RPT converter EHA SRX The maximum cable distance between camera and DVR and DVR repeater can be doubled by installing EHA RPT in the video line EHA SRX is a combined HD SDI cable extender and HD SDI to HDMI converter The HD SDI output of
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16. has reached the maximum lock percentage the DVR will be unable to lock new data 4 9 DISPLAY SETTING Figure 4 32 is a screenshot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU This menu will walk you through the Main Monitor On Screen Display OSD and Main Monitor Sequential setup a E es rr A 4 P Up Monitor OSD Main M T SEQ Main Monitor Camera Title Date Time Event Status HDD Status ty Playback Date Time Playback Status Figure 4 32 Display Menu Monitor OSD 4 9 1 Monitor OSD These are the display options for the Main Monitor Main Monitor Camera Title Check the box to display camera titles Date Time Check the box to display current date time Event Status Check the box to display event status HDD Status Check the box to display hard drive status Playback Date Time Check the box to display playback date time Playback Status Check the box to display playback status 4 9 2 Main M T SEQ Monitor OSD Main H T SEQ Dwell fsec ea a 3 a es E Dwell sec Step 11 ra E AMA ANNAN TLL a 2 Oo gt oa EM Z EM E Ea Sa CON EM gt a 2 ER Figure 4 33 Display Menu Main M T SEQ Step Sequence order For reference Camera Select which camera appears in the current step Dwell sec Set the dwell time for each step Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds Sequence repeats continuously from steps 1 through 20 until interrupted 8
17. is the simplest type of network connection It uses a cross over cable to make a direct connection from one computer to another or in this case a computer to a DVR 2 Direct High Speed Modem Connection direct modem connection uses a standard network cable to connect the modem directly to a computer or in this case a modem to the DVR This type of connection only covers single port modems For a combination modem router use the setup described below 3 Router or LAN Connection A local area network connection requires either a router or a pre existing LAN connection This is the most common type of connection A router allows multiple computers and DVR s to access each other as well as the Internet lt assigns different internal IP addresses to the computers 5 7 Simple One to One Connection PA a mr i ee O y Cat 5 Cross over cable Crossover Ethernet Cable Pin outs The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a cross over cable Fins 4 3 r and E are nol used Pins 4 5 7 and 4 are not used Pin number Wire Color Pin 1 gt Orange White Pin 2 gt Orange Pin 4 gt Green White Pin 4 gt Blue Pin 5 gt Blue White Pin 6 gt Green Pin 7 gt Brown White y 5 0 Pin 6 22 gt Brown Connection Procedure gt The First step is to purchase or make a cross over cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a cross over cable Please re
18. power is restored Record Stop If the DVR stops the recording process Network Loss If connection to the local network is lost DVR will create a Network Loss event NOTE This function only checks the physical connection link to the network Any network behavior that blocks data connectivity blocked ports IP addressing errors etc is not detected by this function Fan Failure JE one E AMES Transparent Figure 4 12 Alarm amp Event Menu Event Fan Failure Log Check box to record fan failure events in the log Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer when fan is not working Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when fan is not working Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output It can be set to either NONE not active 1 active or 2 active Output Type Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed alarm output remains as long as the alarm condition is active HD Temperature Email Notify Network Alarm Stop Recording Y Cem eiee co C 158 F E Alarm Output 2 ff A Transparent Figure 4 13 Alarm 4 Event Menu Event HD Temperature Log Check box to record HDD temperature event
19. sender the DVR Sender s e mail address has to match the user name and password above Receiver Email 1 Input the first e mail address that event messages are sent to Receiver Email 2 Input the second e mail address that event messages are sent to Receiver Email 3 Input the third e mail address that event messages are sent to Email Subject Input email subject 4 7 3 DDNS DDNS Server Select either EverfocusDDNS or www dyndns org as the DDNS provider If DDNS will not be used simply select Disable EverfocusDDNS Figure 4 27 Network Menu DDNS EverfocusDDNS DVR Name Input the desired name for the DVR Register Update Click the button to submit and register the name to the Everfocus server The DDNS name you choose must be unique that is it must not already be in use Please go to the website http everfocusddns com and check that the name you wish to use is available PLEASE NOTE The name of the DVR cannot include a space or a dot period or any special characters particularly amp t lt gt 5 _ In the DVR s Network Menu above go to DDNS Choose everfocusddns com for the Server and put in your chosen name verified available and without special characters for DVR Name hostname Press the Select or Submit Update button to synchronize the DVR with the DDNS server You should see an indication of Success on the screen If you see Could Not Find Server or any other err
20. time line to move the indicator to the position which they want to see The operation is as follows To playback By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click on gt to enter Playback Menu By front panel Press Play key to enter Playback Menu The playback bar will show see figure below 2 10 10 56 7 8 1 A 09 09 30PM 2010 05 25 09 09 40PM 2010 05 25 pena 14 15 16 Stop key press to stop playback Slow Reverse key press to start slow reverse playback Pause key press to pause playback Slow Forward key press to start slow forward playback Fast Reverse key press to start fast reverse playback Reverse key press to start reverse playback Forward key press to start forward playback Fast Forward key press to start fast forward playback S O A E ee O A Time bar Move the slider on the time bar to the select time to playback The start time and end time for time bar appears below the bar The status of each camera is represented by different colors on the time bar Green means normal orange indicates a Motion blue indicates Video Loss red indicates an alarm event 10 and signs are used to adjust the time scale range for the bar Press or to select between scale levels L1 L5 When changing level the start time and end time of the time bar will change L1 Entire time bar is 2 days L2 Entire time bar is 30 hours L3 Entire time bar is 1 hour L4 Entire time bar is 10
21. to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output It can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 active Output Type Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed alarm output remains as long as the alarm condition is active AMET Timeout Ej Timeout Duration 5 Figure 4 15 Alarm amp Event Menu Event HD Full Log Check box to record events in the log Buzzer Check box to enable the buzzer when hard drive is full recommended if the Record Overwrite function is disabled See Section 5 4 1 Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when HD is full Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output It can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 active Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time duration Permanent Alarm will be continuously active until user presses the Enter key or resets the alarm remotely Transparent Alarm output remains active until event ends Trans Timeout
22. transmit a signal through the alarm output relay lt can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 indicating which alarm relay is active Output Type Output action when motion is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for a set of time duration If this option is selected a field will appear for setting the duration Permanent Alarm will remain on until the user presses the Enter key on front panel or otherwise resets the alarm condition Transparent Alarm output continues as long as there is a motion event Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until the event ends then continues for a set time duration Timeout Duration Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds Edit Motion Grid Press this button to edit the motion grid See Figure 4 5 Camera Menu Motion Grid Setting Sensitivity Set the threshold value for sensitivity within the grids Select from 1 lowest to 10 highest Min_Area To avoid false detections by small objects this value defines how many grids have to exceed threshold before generating a motion event Select a value between 1 default to 5 grids Preview Preview the motion grid Set All Press this button to select the entire area Clear All Press this button to clear all the grids selected Save amp Back Press this button to save the motion grid setting and return to motion setting menu Cancel Press this button to cancel all changes and returns to the motion
23. 15 16 17 18 Jog Shuttle 19 20 Record RECORD key for manual start of recording recording standby event recording LED will be ON if DVR is recording or in record standby STOP STOP key for Playback and Record BACK Reverse Playback key PAUSE Image freeze in playback mode PLAY Playback key ENTER Enter Key for menu operation and alarm acknowledge Turn camera audio ON OFF when viewing full screen camera For more details please refer to Chapter 0 MENU ESC Used to bring up Main Menu or exit from sub Menus SEARCH The SEARCH key opens the SEARCH menu details in chapter 3 12 SEARCH System LED POWER LED indicating power on HDD1 2 LED indicating HDD1 HDD2 active HDD1 Internal HDDs in DVR HDD2 External HDDs connected by eSATA port LAN LED for network traffic COPY The COPY key opens the menu for video data export details in chapter 3 13 COPY JOG SHUTTLE Shuttle outer wheel In playback mode use the SHUTTLE for fast forward fast reverse playback JOG inner wheel In PAUSE mode use the jog to move frame by frame Within menu functions use the jog to adjust the values parameters Use Jog to highlight individual cameras Use either Shuttle or Jog to switch between MENU parameters ALARM LED for alarm status IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote control 1 5 REAR PANEL During initial setup you will be connecting your DVR to multiple input and output devices This i
24. 4 4 10 SYSTEM SETTING Figure 4 34 is a screenshot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU This menu is for setting up the general system parameters for the DVR Date Time Daylight Sau NTP Update I tarua Figure 4 34 System Menu Date Time 4 10 1 Date Time Date Set current Date Time Set current Time Date Format Choose date format from yyyy mm dd dd mm yyyy and mm dd yyyy Time Format Change time format between 12H and 24H mode Time Zone Set the time zone that the DVR adjusts to when updating from the time server NTP Select Enable or Disable NTP time synchronization NTP Server Displays the time server address that the DVR uses for time synchronization Requires operating network configuration and WAN or LAN access to a compatible NTP server To find a compatible NTP address please follow these steps a Go to a PC that is connected to the internet b Click on START gt RUN gt type command and press OK c In the DOS Prompt type ping pool ntp org to find out the IP address of an NTP Server NTP Update Interval The frequency that the system automatically updates the time via the NTP server select Daily Weekly or Monthly 4 10 2 Daylight Saving Date Time Daylight Sau User 1 0 Control Misc Start Time hh mnm Set To hh mm End Date End Time hh mm Figure 4 35 System Menu Daylight Saving Daylight Saving Check the box to enable automatic dayl
25. 6 SCHEDULE SETTING Figure 4 20 is a screenshot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU In this menu you can set a unique configuration to enable recording during a specified time periods This menu is used to configure Express Setup Holidays and detailed Schedule settings Weekend Start TN Monday l Weekent Figure 4 20 Schedule Menu Express Setup 4 6 1 Express Setup Weekend Start Select day and time when weekend starts Weekend End Select day and time when weekend ends Daytime Start Select weekday daytime starting time Nighttime schedule ends when Daytime begins Daytime End Select weekday daytime ending time Nighttime schedule begins when Daytime ends Record Type Select the type of recording for each time period Disabled No recording during scheduled time period Normal Event Continuous and Event recording Event Only Event recording only Normal Frame Rate Continuous FPS recording rate for the scheduled time period The maximum rate is limited to the DVR s maximum recording rate divided by the number of active cameras Selectable frame rates include 30fps 15fps 10fps 7 5fps 5fps 1fps or Ofps Ofps means no continuous recording Event Frame Rate FPS recording rate for events Selectable frame rate includes 30fps 15fps 10fps 7 dfps bfps 1fps or Ofps Ufps means no event recording Event Action Check this box to enable Buzzer Alarm out E mail and Network actions selected elsewhere when an event occurs durin
26. 8 11 08 Motion 2009 0008 11 00 19 2009 00 08 A Motion 20090400 11 00 42 OOOO 11 00 Motion 2000 00 08 11 08 49 PO09 04F08 11 00 52 Motion 2000 00 08 11 09 02 2009 0408 wy 02 Motion 20070008 11 00 95 POO SOS A Wi Motion 2009 0408 11 09 25 2009 0408 09 95 Motion 2009 0008 11 09 2ON0 04 08 11 00 06 Motion AAA 11 10 PAUTA UTAL 10 OF Motion 200009408 11 10 ZANG y h 08 inay gt Motion 2000 00 08 11 10 72 2000 04 08 11 10 27 Motion AA 11 10 E E A 10 48 Motion Ss gt ae Next Page MATO Select ALI Prev Page Go to previous page Next Page Go to next page Play Playback selected item Copy Copy selected item 38 3 13 COPY To bring up Copy menu By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click on LY to enter Copy Menu By front panel Press the Copy key to enter Copy Menu directly Player V Start Date Tine End Date Time 201 16 46 Copy To USB No Media Data Size Figure 3 9 Copy Menu Camera Select which cameras will be archived Choose Select All to select all the cameras Player Check the box to include the ePlayer program as part of the copy recommended Start Date Time Select the starting date time to be archived End Date Time Select the ending date time to be archived Copy To Select whether you want to copy to USB or CD DVD CD DVD on D models only Data Size Shows the estimated total size for the time period Copy Press Copy button to start archiving
27. BACK oa iia n 118 T EVERFOCUS DDNS SE LULA Eaa 119 LINKSYS D LINK PORT FORWARDING cccsccccsccccccccccccsccccscccscces 121 8 2 TYPICAL LINKSYS PORT FORWARDING ccccc cece ccc ccceccecccccceccccesceseecesceseecs 121 8 3 TYPICAL D LINK PORT FORWARDING ccccc cece ccc ccccccecceccsccceccscesceceecesceseecs 123 9 TROUBLESHOOTING didas 126 APPENDIX A TIMING OF ALARM MODES esesesosoesssesosososoesososososoeoesososososoeoesesosososooo 128 APPENDIX B EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES 131 APPENDIX C REMOTE CONTRO Ls iii 133 Vil Chapter 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Join the revolution in CCTV technology deliver and record High Definition image quality using traditional coaxial cable Retain plug and play ease of installation select leading edge EverFocus HD CCTV cameras that use the advanced HD SDI transfer format to send full HD megapixel resolution digital video over the same coax that once carried only standard definition video the Paragon HD DVR will record using H 264 compression technology and play back these crystal clear HD images in real time Install a new HD system without changing your installation methods without switches routers and IP addresses Or make the transition from SD D1 to Full HD as easy as attaching new EverFocus HD CCTV cameras to the existing coax and power and upgrading the DVR to the EPHD08 HD DVR The Paragon HD DVR and HD CCTV cameras pr
28. Choose either None Odd or Even Control One remote control can be used to operate several DVRs The DVR to be addressed is selected by pressing the key corresponding to its ID number on the remote control IR Remote ID ID used by the remote control to select this DVR 4 10 5 Misc Date Time Daylight Sav User 1 0 Mist Firmware rs Current Firmware Version 1 0 0 a Firmware UPGRADE Configurations Load Factory Default Load From USB AM Save TEN English Figure 4 40 System Menu Firmware amp Misc Firmware Current Firmware Version Displays the current version Firmware Upgrade Press Upgrade to upgrade the firmware NOTE To perform a Firmware Upgrade you will need to connect a USB flash device with the desired firmware Do not disconnect the USB device or turn off the power to the unit during the upgrade this can cause the system to fail to recover requiring factory service to repair Configurations Load Factory Default Click Load to restore all menu settings to the default values User Account Network IP Settings and Time are not affected 3GP streaming is disabled by default Load From USB Click Load to upload saved DVR configuration settings from a USB flash device Save To USB Click Save to save the current DVR configuration settings to a USB flash device Language Choose which language the DVR uses The available languages may vary based on region 4 11 INFOR
29. E OA A 07 55 AA A Motion 2009044 08 i l ODA 11 00 11 bot Lon EA E 0 AA A A 0a 11 0H Motion EA A AE POR ODA 11 00 A Motion POR Oh 08 LE POR Das OR id hi hot Lon 2 Dny y 0h 0H BY eR TF OR 11 09 k Motion E AAA 00 25 AA AA Motion POO hh 0g i 25 POR hay A id fd Motion Ony y DN Un rae e 0A 0H 11 09 Motion EA A 10 01 A AN Motion POR Os 0 411 i POR nh 08 11 10 n Motion 2 00y 08 OF 2009 0008 11 10 27 Motion 2009 0008 11 OOOO 11 10 NA Motion Prev Page Page Select Ald 35 Prev Page Go to previous page Next Page Go to next page Play Playback selected item Copy Copy selected item 3 12 3 Smart Search smart Search allows the review of a segment of the recorded video from individual cameras to detect motion in an area specified at the time of the search The resulting motion events are displayed in the form of an Event List y re S Time Search Event Search Smart Search Figure 3 7 Search Menu Smart Search From Date Select starting date Time Select starting time To Date Select ending date Time Select ending time Camera Select which cameras to review Grid Setting Press Grid Setting button to open the motion grid setup window Edit Motion Grid Press this button to edit the motion grid See Figure 4 5 Camera Menu Motion Grid Setting Set All Press this button to select the entire area Clear All Press this button to clear all the grids selected
30. EHA SRX allows adding one more complete coaxial cable length max coaxial cable depends on installed cable type 2 1 7 Extended cable lengths with fiber optics transmission The maximum distance between camera and receiving device can be extended by fiber optics cable The transmitters and receivers are available for multi mode and single mode fiber cables EHA FTX MM Fiber optics transmitter multi mode max transmission distance 500 m EHA FTX SM Fiber optics transmitter single mode max transmission distance 21 Km EHA RTX MM Fiber optics receiver multi mode max transmission distance 500 m EHA RTX SM Fiber optics receiver single mode max transmission distance 21 Km max coaxial cable distance Fiber Optical Cable EHA X MM Multi Mode up to 500 m EHA X SM Single Mode up to 21 Km max coaxial cable distance ___ _ _ _ _ _ gt Hoc 12 VDC 12 VDC HOCE max coaxial cable depends on installed cable type The fiber optics interface of EHA FTX EHA FRX requires LC type plugs for the fiber optics cable 2 1 8 Monitor installation The EPHD 8 provides 2 main monitor outputs with identical functionality VGA and HDMI Both outputs can be used simultaneously and deliver full HD output resolution 1920x1080 progressive 60 Hz vert 68 KHz hor Make sure that the connected monitor s specifications comply with these resolution requirements Pleas
31. Login button and you will log in to the recorder s Network Viewer 6 2 BROWSER SECURITY SETTING 6 2 1 Installing ActiveX controls When you first connect to the DVR s IP address you should see a screen like the one below If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at your security settings may be too high If so go to Section 6 2 2 Enabling ActiveX Controls Digital Video Recorder Windows Internet Explorer ajaja Ge e e DAES GEE vt a pl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help x Share Browser WebEx 7 Favorites 933 Q Everfocus WebEx Enterpris Network Solutions Webmail E 7 3 gmail Email From Google Y eBay New 8 used electroni E Digital Video Recorder a D J gm Pager Safety Tools W This website wants to install the Following add on ePlusDYR cab from EverFocus Electronics Corp If you trust the website and the add on and want to install it click here x NA EverFocus 4 Done Internet far Rio gt Right click on the yellow bar and select Install This Add on A AAA E click here Install This Add on For All Users on This Computer A what s the Risk E EverFocus Information Bar Help 110 Install the ePlusDVR cab file when prompted to do so Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software r Mame ePlusCWR cab Publisher EverFocus Electronics Corp More options
32. MATION Figure 4 41 is a screenshot of the INFORMATION MENU This menu displays important read only system information System Log system Network Version 1 8 6 IP 0 0 0 0 Hodel EPHDO8 MAC 00 11 14 08 1a fc NTSC PAL NTSC DUR Name Network ID Figure 4 41 Information Menu System 4 11 1 System System Version Displays firmware version number Model Displays DVR model number NTSC PAL Displays current video format selected based TV standard in global setting Network IP Displays the DVR s current IP Address as set in the Network or Express Setup screen MAC Unique address of the DVR s internal network card This option cannot be changed DVR Name Displays DVR DDNS name if configured Network ID The ID number for the PowerCon alarm network as set in the Alarm Server screen Status Disk Displays status of the installed disk s normal disk operation is indicated by OK Fans Displays fan status normal fan operation is indicated by OK 4 11 2 Log 151 Clear Loc ATEN Export Figure 4 42 Information Menu Log This screen is used to choose display and or export log entries From Date Select starting date of log to be displayed Time Select starting time of log to be displayed To Date Select end date of log to be displayed Time Select end time of log to be displayed Log Type Configurations to see log entries related to configuration changes Event to see log entries related
33. ORMATION 4 30 is a screenshot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU This menu is used to review the DVR s hard drive settings and status No values in this screen can be changed by the operator fe el SU a Y Disk Lock Format Figure 4 30 Disk Menu Disk 4 8 1 Disk Record Time Start Shows earliest recorded time on the DVR Record Time End Shows latest or most current recorded time on the DVR Disk Select disk number Health Status Displays current status of the selected disk Disk Temperature Displays current disk temperature of the selected disk Disk Size Total Shows total disk size of the selected disk Disk Size Usage Shows percentage of used disk space for the selected disk 4 8 2 Lock 4 31 is a screenshot of the DISK LOCK FORMAT MENU This menu is used to control the portion of the DVR s hard drive reserved for locked event recordings and to format drives s if necessary Haximun Lock lt z Current Lock 8 Figure 4 31 Disk Menu Lock Format Maximum Lock Sets the maximum lock percentage of the HDD volume After setting the lock percentage conditions where video is written to the locked area can be enabled disabled in three places Camera gt Basic Setting gt Motion gt Auto Lock il Alarm amp Event gt Alarm gt Auto Lock iil Lock or unlock the file manually in search result list Current Lock Displays the current lock percentage of HDD volume If amount of locked data
34. Schedule Menu Schedule Edit Timezone Editing Timezone From Displays time Zone start time To Displays time zone end time 69 Record Displays Record mode Resolution Recording resolution is displayed Normal Frame rate in images per second for continuous recording It is important to keep track of the normal recording resources being allocated at each hours of the day Increasing the Normal recording resolution and or rate can inadvertently request more recording resources than the DVR is capable of delivering or allocate so much of the DVRs resources that there is no excess available for increased FPS rate and or resolution in response to an Event The speed is limited by the maximum total recording capacity of the DVR as allocated across TV standard in global setting all the installed cameras with an upper limit of 30 FPS NTSC 25 PAL per individual camera real time recording The DVR is capable of recording 120 1920x1080 240 1280x720 sized frames per second NTSC 100 200 PAL Choices for possible record speeds are 30 15 10 7 5 5 3 2 and 1 FPS since EverFocus DVRs have the capability to change FPS rate in response to events it may be advisable to reserve some recording capacity for event response Event Maximum desired frame rate in frames per second FPS for event recording if more than one camera requires simultaneous event recording the total for all cameras cannot exceed the maximum available FPS for t
35. Through i Pin 1 gt Orange White Pin 2 gt Orange 1 1 Pin 3 gt Green White Pin 4 gt Blue 2 2 Pin 5 gt Blue White Pin 6 gt Green 3 3 Pin 7 gt Brown hite Pin 8 gt Brown 6 6 Pinout of straight patch cable 2 7 FINAL INSTALL PROCESS Once you have completed the basic wiring connections you are ready to turn on the DVR Simply plug in the power source The POWER LED will light up if power is normal Once the system has finished loading you can begin to set up the menu options for the DVR Chapter 3 MOUSE AND FRONT PANEL OPERATION EPHD08 DVRs support multiple sources to control the DVR It can be controlled with a mouse the front panel an EKB500 and the handheld IR remote control This chapter will cover the basic operation using the mouse and the front panel buttons 3 1 GENERAL USB MOUSE OPERATION 3 1 1 How to select a channel Enable audio 1 In a view consisting of more than one channel users can select a channel by clicking once on the desired channel screen The selected screen will be highlighted by a white frame 2 Double clicking on a channel screen will display full screen for this channel 3 To enable audio out click the audio icon ex i at lower side of the screen This system has only one audio out Click this button to enable or disable the audio out mode 3 1 2 OSD Root Menu 1 Right click the mouse to obtain the DVR menu bar see Figure 3 1 OSD Root Me
36. acters The on screen keyboard will appear when you click the title option W Space Install Check the box to enable the current camera To take full advantage of the DVR s recording abilities any unused cameras should have this option set to disabled Covert Check the box to hide the camera picture in live and sequence modes However the image will still be recorded and can be played back by any user who has playback rights Record Mode 2 record modes are available Normal Event This recording mode includes continuous and event recording Event Only Video will be recorded only when events occur 45 Resolution Recording resolution is displayed only Record Quality Select an image quality for recording There are five different qualities available Superior High Standard Basic and Low A higher image quality uses more HDD space Normal Speed Frame rate in frames images per second FPS for continuous recording The speed is limited by the maximum total recording capacity of the DVR as allocated across TV standard in global setting with an upper limit of 30 FPS NTSC 25 PAL per individual camera real time recording The DVR is capable of recording 120 1920x1080 240 1280x720 sized frames per second NTSC 100 200 PAL Choices for possible record speeds are 30 15 10 7 5 5 3 2 and 1 FPS Since EverFocus DVRs have the capability to change FPS rate in response to events it may be advisable to re
37. and press the Enter key on the front panel to confirm the password Click or press Enter key when highlighted on the Login button to log in to the system Figure 3 2 On screen Keyboard 3 3 SELECT CAMERA OPERATION EPHDOS Is a pentaplex DVR users can control each camera individually by selecting that camera For camera selection Mouse Right click the screen the image will show a white frame on screen if the camera has been selected When in quad display mode press the quad layout icon in layout menu to select all four cameras Front panel Use the jog shuttle to change the selection Dial the jog shuttle clockwise or counterclockwise when the last first camera is highlighted will select all cameras 3 4 CHANGE AUDIO OUTPUT OPERATION Use the jog shuttle to select camera 1 and press Enter key to switch audio output on and off An audio icon hkd will appear on the screen Please make sure Record Audio option under Camera 1 Basic Settings setup menu is ON if audio recording is required Also the audio source and or audio output amplifier have to be connected properly in order to utilize the audio functions Note Only Cam 1 controls audio all others do not control audio 3 5 PLAYBACK The playback bar is the fastest way to show video from the exact time which users want to see The playback bar allows a user to see both a time line and the current playback indicator The user can then click the
38. atic IP address and the port used by the DVR is forwarded correctly to that IP address in the router E Verify that your Internet Service Provider does not block the IP port being used 126 m Make sure you are using the correct WAN IP address given by the ISP or if you have a Dynamic IP check if the IP address has changed use DDNS to avoid problems caused by changing ISP addresses 127 Appendix APPENDIX A TIMING OF ALARM MODES Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration i i a t t Event t Reaction ee t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer Timeout Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration E e e TT MU i t Event t Duration t Reaction At Hao gt t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t Duration Alarm duration for timeout defined in the event setup menus t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer 128 Timeout Mode Input Event Alarm Duration i Eventi i i l t Duration t Reaction t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t Duration Alarm duration for timeout defined in the event setup men
39. ayback the video click the Search button Select from Time Search Event Search or Smart Search For more details about Search setting please refer to 3 12 Search Setting Event Search and Smart Search will show maximum 400 search result items beginning with the start time User can switch between Main and SUB stream for remote playback the default value is Sub E EverFocus W a ee i a lt a 3 i PR i z a V e ETNA w E 7 de CATIA j ii j ME WIA ZS nee a ry pri o y _ a pan ay ar m Fi w Do m a I y 3 ha y h d fi I f 5 is Y Normal Motion Video Loss Alarm ae a E Speed 1 Playback Control Keys Back returns to live view Playback Control Keys 1 KJ Fast rewind the video 2 KE Play Reverse the video 3 LJ Stop playback 4 n Pause O Playback the video 6 gt Fast forward the video Note For remote time search Sub stream will be displayed in 9 screens by default 118 Chapter 7 EVERFOCUS DDNS SETUP Setup Steps Step 1 Set up the Network Menu according to the instructions detailed in the Networking chapter Make sure that DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work Step 2 Goto the website http everfocusddns com and check for an available name Note This step is optional though recommended as it is used to check the availability of a host name If the name is a
40. board CA VOSE a Network Connections Phone and Modem Options ty Power Options Printers and Faxes Regional and Language Options gt Scanners and Cameras scheduled Tasks A Sounds and Audio Devices AY Speech system el Taskbar and Start Menu M3 User Accounts Connects to other computers networks and the Internet E Control Panel 101 Network Connections Fle Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help tek gt FP pe Search gt Folders FH Address Network Tasks Right click on Local Area Connections Create anew connection Disable Set up a home or small Status office network Repalr Disable this network Double click on device Bridge Connections Properties Repair this connection Rename this connection Views status oF this connection Change settings of this connection El 2 z A B Other Places g Control Panel 4 My Network Places E My Documents 4 My Computer Details 102 Create Shorbcut Delete Rename Properties Local Area Connection 7 Properties General Advanced Connect using BH D Link DWL A650 _ This connection uses the following items Click on Internet Protocol El Client for Microsoft Networks TCP IP W El File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks MA dos Packet Scheduler E Click Properties G instal Properties Description Tranemission Control Protecol Intemet Protocol The default Wide ar
41. built in web interface Gigabit Ethernet interface for remote network viewing and control On screen PTZ control via mouse or front panel Per channel audio recording capabilities Built in DVD burner 3 USB2 0 ports for video archive and mouse usage Multi language support 19 rack mountable rack ears included 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS HDD fixing bracket x 4 Internal HDD model DVR fixing bracket x 2 Remote controller x 1 Battery x 2 shockproof rubber x 16 Internal HDD model Screws xX 16 Internal HDD model Expanding screws x 16 Internal HDD model SATA cable Internal HDD model x4 Power cord x 1 Mouse x 1 DVR x 1 User manual x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS Paragon HD DVR EPHDOS 8 BNC connectors E z ep z O Y D o lt a O 3 nm A 00 FPS 1080p 15 12 5 FPS per channel 240 200 FPS 720p 30 25 FPS per channel A ee 2 5 FPS E 1080p 120 100FPS 480x256 30 25 FPS 720p 240 200 FPS 320x176 ee an Live Recording Playback Archive and Remote Viewin eon at ET 60 Hz vert 68 KHz hor HDMI socket Type A 19 in f wh 1920 x 1080 60 Hz vert 68 KHz hor D Sub socket 15 pin f Alam Out 2 Alarm Outputs Form C rated at 30VDC 1A Extemal HDD TeSATA gt Graphical User Interface easy mouse or front panel navigation Network Protocol Gigabit Ethernet TCP IP DHCP PPPoE DDNS UDP SMTP SSL RTP RTSP NTP RS 232 9 pinD Sub socket ma
42. chedule recording mode For Schedule recording the only way to stop the DVR from recording is to turn schedule recording off Pressing any key on the front panel to attempt to stop recording will not work during scheduling record mode When schedule recording is disabled as the default the DVR will automatically begin recording when it is first turned on Record Status Relay Output Select from NONE 1 and 2 By monitoring the state of the selected alarm relay the user can easily see the recording status from the alarm output if this option is set as 1 or 2 Auto Erase Video The hard drive will automatically erase video after it has been on the hard drive for the selected number of days To use the maximum hard drive space choose OFF See Record Overwrite and notes above This feature is useful if local rules and regulations require recorded video to be discarded after a specific number of days or to limit the retention of older recorded video to clear space in anticipation of event recording 4 4 5 Play Figure 4 3 Record amp Play Menu Play Quick Playback Check the box to enable the Quick Playback function as described below Playback From X Seconds ago When the DVR is put into playback press PLAY it will begin playing from the selected time Choose from 60 to 3600 seconds prior to the present time If Quick Playback is not enabled pressing the PLAY button will bring up the Playback Bar
43. communications Port numbers allow different computers to utilize network resources without interfering with each other Port numbers most commonly appear in network programming particularly socket programming Sometimes though port numbers are made visible to the casual user For example some websites on the Internet use a URL like the following http www sitename com 8100 In this example the number 8100 refers to the port number used by the browser to connect to the web server The standard port number used by web sites is 80 so this number does not need to be included with the URL although it can be In IP networking port numbers can theoretically range from 0 to 65535 Most popular network applications though use port numbers at the lower end of the range such as 80 for HTTP Ports are similar to doors and windows of your house with port 80 acting as the front door If these are not open you could not enter the house This is the same case with ports on a network If the ports for a specific IP address are not open then you could not gain access to that IP address Note The term port also refers to several other aspects of network technology A port can refer to Ethernet connection points such as those on a hub switch or router The term port is also used to refer to a physical connection point for peripheral devices such as serial parallel and USB ports Another analogy would be if a WAN IP address is similar to the phone
44. d Rate This field is to set the speed at which is used to transmit instruction or information through the RS232 port on the DVR There are eight different speeds 1200 BPS 2400 BPS 4800 BPS 9600 BPS 19200 BPS 38400 BPS 57600 BPS and 115200 BPS Data Bit This field is the data bit at which you will be transferring There are two settings for this option 8 or 7 Stop Bit This field is to set the stop bit for the RS232 connection There are two different stop bits 1 or 2 Parity This field is to select the parity level at which you will be connected You can choose between None Odd or Even parity levels RS485 PTZ Protocol Select PTZ protocol choose from the following protocols Transparent Pelco D Pelco P Everfocus or Samsung NOTE all cameras on the bus must use the same protocol 485 ID This is the ID used by the EKB500 to send commands to the DVR On an RS485 connection every device PTZ DVR and controller must be assigned a unique ID number between 0 and 127 Baud Rate The speed used to transmit instructions or information through the RS485 port on the DVR Choose from the following speeds 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 BPS Data Bit The number of data bits used in a data packet or word This can be set to 8 or 7 Stop Bit This field is to set the number of stop bits indicating the end of a data packet This can be set to 1 or 2 Parity This selects the transmission error checking rule
45. d found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency p energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to FC radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment WEEE This Product is RoHS compliant The information in this manual was current upon publication The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve his products Therefore all specifications are subject to change without prior notice Manufacturer is no
46. d using a signal distributor EverFocus Model EDA997A see below Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm resistance in order to minimize line reflections 120 Ohm 9 Receiver 1 8 RS 485 bus serial wiring Receiver 2 Cable length from box to device Stubs has to be limited to 2m using connector boxes Receiver 1 Receiver 2 RS 485 bus serial wiring with connector boxes and connection cable Direct RS 485 bus star wiring is not supported unless using an EverFocus Model EDA997A see below Improper RS 485 bus star wiring An EDA997A RS 485 signal distributor may be used to use a star wiring configuration Star wiring with RS 485 signal distributor A RS 485 distributor can also be used to increase the maximum number of devices on the bus as well as the total range Each distributor output provides another RS 485 bus This allows each output to extend an additional 1200m and it also enables the additional connection of 31 further devices to each output the output itself represents one device The maximum system expandability depends on the RS 485 address range of the installed devices RS 485 Distributor 120 Ohm iad Q iii jii System expansion with RS 485 signal distributor Receiver 31 Receiver 62 ATTENTION EDA997A signal distributors are unidirectional This means that the signal only flows from the input towards the outputs Therefore
47. e LAN and the default port 80 is in use Note f you changed port 80 in the DVR s Network Menu open that port instead of 80 125 Chapter 9 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with the system run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem a The DVR will not go into record mode m Bring up the DVR s Menu and check under the Camera Menu Verify that all connected cameras are checked as Installed and that Record Mode is set to Continuous m Check the Disk or Information Menus and verify that the internal hard drive is being detected The DVR displays nothing on the main monitor m Make sure the monitor is connected to either HDMI Main Monitor port or the VGA port If the monitor has multiple inputs make sure it is on the correct input source and display setting 1920x1080 m Check that the monitor cables are good and power is on m Verify the recorder is getting the correct supply power There is no display coming from one of the channels on the DVR m In the DVR s Camera Menu make sure that all cameras are checked as Installed and unchecked for Covert m if there is still no picture switch ports or connect a working camera to the port that has no picture If you get an image the problem is coming from the camera or cable cannot connect to the recorder via the internet m Check that you can connect to the DVR on the LAN m Check that the DVR has a st
48. e do not exceed the max HDMI cable length of 15 m For cable length up to 3 m standard HDMI cables mostly work well for longer distances especially in the 15m range please use only high quality HDMI cable Warning Please make sure the resolution of all cameras are the same as the DVR s setting Otherwise DVR cannot display video correctly The default resolution of DVR is 1920x1080 Please change the camera s setting to 1920x1080 before connecting to the DVR Or both DVR and cameras can be set to 1280x720 as the resolution configuration This DVR provides 8 line level audio input and 1 line level audio output ATTENTION The direct connection of a non amplified microphone is not supported a microphone amplifier is required The audio output requires an amplifier to drive a speaker or headphones The installation must be connected with audio coax cable and RCA plugs AUDIO RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY Audio channels are assigned to the video channels 1 8 for recording and export Activation of audio recording is done in CAMERA gt BASIC menu Please check and always comply with local laws and regulations when using audio recording The audio channel is always recorded together with video and is independent of the image recording rate 2 3 ALARM CONTACTS INSTALLATION The alarm input can be used to start recording or for recording rate adjustment In addition alarm reactions such as camera display on the monitor buzzer e mai
49. e g the interconnection of several keyboards is not possible with these types of signal distributor 2 4 2 RS 485 socket pin assignment The RS485 pin assignment is as follows RS 485 2 4 3 EKB 500 connection with network patch cable For a simple short distance installation recorder and keyboard can be connected directly using a standard CAT5 network cable with an 8 pin connector at only one end and at the other end the Pin 3 wire connected to RS485 plus and the pin 6 wire connected to RS 485 minus 2 4 4 EKB 500 connection to several DVRS For long distance installations connecting several DVRs please use an EDA997A signal distributor to connect For further details on keyboard connection please refer to the EKB 500 manual RS 485 port communication settings are configured in the O CONTROL menu Section 5 10 4 System Setup I O control 2 4 5 Speed Dome Installation Speed dome or telemetry receiver pan tilt zoom control is available through web browser or the optional PowerCon software if the DVR is connected to a network Local telemetry control is provided by USB mouse control or by the optional EKB 500 keyboard Supported protocols EverFocus Pelco D Pelco P Samsung Transparent Required DVR settings RS 485 receiver address in CAMERA menu Section 4 3 2 RS 485 parameters and protocol in the O CONTROL menu Section 4 10 4 ATTENTION Some Pelco D P protocol domes and receivers require a
50. ea network protocol that provides communication actoss diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected gt Click on the option that says Use the following IP address gt Assign an IP address of 192 168 1 2 a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 and a Default Gateway of 192 168 1 1 then click OK gt Restart both the computer and the DVR gt To access the DVR from the computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http 192 168 1 3 103 5 8 Direct High Speed Modem Connection ALT Hi speed modem Internet Cat5 Straight Through DVR Cable Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable Pins 4 5 T ang E are not used Pins 4 5 7 and 3 are not used Pin number Wire Color Straight ENS i Wire Become Pin 1 gt Orange White Pin 2 gt Orange Pin 3 gt Green White Pin 4 gt Blue Pin 5 gt BluerWhite Pin 6 gt Green Pin 7 gt Branly hite Pin 8 gt Brown Do Ww he n mz e nw Connection Procedure gt The first step is to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable Please remember you can not use a cross over network cable for this application gt Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the ot
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52. eir recommendation of the best servers to use for your location 2 If you are connecting through a router make sure that you have opened up all the required network ports in the port forwarding section of your router s setup options That is you have directed the router to send any incoming traffic using those IP ports to the LAN IP address of the DVR Useful information about router port forwarding can be found at www portforward com Different routers may use different terms for port forwarding function For instance D Link calls it virtua server Netopia calls it pinholes The default port for the EPHD08 is 80 Note Port 80 is the default port used for web browsing Because of this in order to prevent the average user from hosting a web server most ISPs BLOCK traffic using port 80 from reaching the average site If you only plan to view your DVR on a LAN you can use port 80 and don t have to concern yourself with DDNS or routers However if you desire remote access to your DVR perhaps using DDNS optional you MUST select functional ports and set up the port forwarding in your router Other ports such as 8080 and 8000 are sometimes blocked by ISPs as well What port s should be used There are 65 535 valid IP ports to choose from These are broken down into three groups Well Known Ports 0 thru 1023 e Registered Ports 1024 thru 49151 e Dynamic and or Private Ports 49152 thru 65535 So rather than encounter a port con
53. ent icons in different areas of the screen With Quick Mouse Control the user can control PTZ direction zoom and focus by clicking directly on screen The screen is divided into 16 areas with the outer ring is divided into 12 zones used to control movement direction The inner square of 4 areas is used to control zoom and focus l I a aS So o oe gt E o aS e e o E e o E M M O H HE AA AR E E E E R mo Figure 3 3 Express Control PTZ The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid The function of each section is defined as below e 1 PTZ pan tilt left and up 2 3 PTZ tilt up 4 PTZ pan tilt right and up 5 9 PTZ pan left 8 12 PTZ pan right 13 PTZ pan tilt left and down 14 15 PTZ tilt down 16 PTZ pan tilt right and down 6 Focus closer 10 Focus further 7 Zoom in 11 Zoom out REMEMBER Click X at the top right corner to hide the PTZ menu see Express control below Click Exit to leave PTZ function X only HIDES the PTZ control panel EXIT closes the panel and exits PTZ mode Other controls will not respond until you EXIT the PTZ mode 3 7 LAYOUT The EPHDO8 DVR has several display modes available depending on the number of cameras the DVR supports The different available layouts for EPHDOS DVR are shown below Y 3 63 6 63 63 63 Es NOTE PIP display is not available in Playback mode To change layout fol
54. ep 7 Changing recording mode color of a timezone Use Right Left arrow key to select the first block of a timezone Press the Enter button and this timezone will switch to another color which means switching to another recording mode The color switch sequence is gray gt orange gt gray Apply to Days This button can be used to copy schedules to other days Select which days you wish to copy to Select All selects all days Clear All deselects all days Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying o Tal Select All Clear All Cancel ys Apply to Cameras This button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Clear All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Clear All Select All 4 7 NETWORK SETTING Figure 4 25 is a screenshot of the NETWORK SETTING MENU This menu is for configuring the DVR for a network connection NOTE Since every Network Configuration is different please check with your Network Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR should use specific IP addresses and or port numbers IP 8 8 6 0 Subnet Mask 8 8 6 0 Gateway 8 8 8 8 DNS Server 1 6 8 8 6 0 DNS Server 2 8 8 98 HTTP Port ea o Bandwidth Limit Disabled Enable Mobile Viewing Figure 4 25 Network Menu LAN 4 7 1 LAN Network Type Sta
55. er attached to the DVR You can also click the Speaker button to transfer audio to the client side from DVR if there is a speaker on the PC and a microphone and preamp attached to the DVR and audio recording is enabled on the DVR Double click on a camera image to enlarge the current display to full screen double click again or press Esc to return to the normal view 3 SUB Main Click this icon to switch stream for multi view Sub stream resolution is 320x176 if the recording resolution is set at 1280x720 or 480x256 if the recording resolution is set at 1920x1080 sub stream image is less clear as compared to the main stream Select sub stream if you wish to see smooth image but do not care about the frame rate By choosing the main stream PC performance may affect the frame rate 4 The status of each camera is represented by different colors on the left side of the screen Green means normal orange indicates a Motion alarm blue indicates Video Loss red indicates an alarm event and grey means disable 5 Menu bar Menu buttons for setup search and export details are explained in following chapters Live View 4 Express Setup 116 ha Camera Setup E Record Setup Alarm Setup Schedule Setup Network Setup Hard Disk Setup PTZ Control 6 In the main page you will see live images in a 9 screen display Note The best view size for remote viewing is 1366x768 117 6 4 REMOTE PLAYBACK To pl
56. ese actions are covered in detail in Chapter 3 3 Press Menu to close the DVR menu bar 2 2 3 Front Panel Key Review 5 EverFocus The basic principle of front panel operation is to use the jog shuttle to navigate among the menu items Use the Enter key to confirm a selection or enter the next level menu Press the Menu key to enter the Main Menu or exit from the current level of the menu 2 2 4 Operation in Configuration Menu Press Menu use the jog shuttle to highlight the Configuration icon and press Enter with Configuration icon highlighted to bring up the Configuration menu NOTE If the require password option is active you will need to log in first Refer to Section 3 2 LOGIN for information on logging in The menu shown in Figure 3 3 OSD Menu is divided into 3 main sections lobal Setting Basic Setting J icine Motion Video Loss ST Camera 0123456789 Install Y 2 a Covert p 3 Resolution 1920x1080 ARTE Superior E MAS fps E Event Speed Record Audio Y Figure 3 3 OSD Menu 1 In section 1 there are ten setup options available Use the jog shuttle to highlight an icon and press Enter to select it 2 In section 2 the main choices for the selected icon will be displayed Use the jog shuttle to highlight a choice and press Enter to select it 3 In section 3 all the options for the selected choice will be available here Use the jog shuttle
57. flict by choosing a port commonly used for another purpose like port 25 for SMTP mail or port 448 for secure sockets choose an unusual port number For example add 50 000 to your house number 50 123 is less likely to lead to a port conflict For a list of the known and registered ports see http www iana org assignments port numbers Bandwidth Limit Specify disabled 128 K 256 K 512 K 768K 1M 3M bps This is the maximum bandwidth that the DVR is allowed to use on the network This is a useful function when connecting the DVR to busy or heavily loaded networks or when accessing the DVR s over a WAN Enable Mobile Viewing Check this box to allow unrestricted external connection of mobile phones and other rtsp capable devices for viewing via 3GPP rtsp streaming 4 7 2 EMAIL LAN Email DDNS Alarm Server Figure 4 26 Network Menu Email SMTP Server Assign the SMTP e mail server s name NOTE For more reliable email 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 requires authentication user name password SSL Check the box if mail server needs communication to be encrypted by SSL User name Input the login user name if the SMTP server requires authentication Password Input the password if the SMTP server requires authentication Confirm Re enter password Sender Email Input the e mail address of the
58. g the selected time period Apply Press Apply button bring up a confirmation window Select Yes to confirm and apply the express schedule settings or No to cancel changes All schedule data will be reset Are you sure Vives 4 6 5 Holidays In addition to setting a weekly record schedule user can also schedule a specific recording configuration for specific days of the year Express Se Holidays Schedule Alarm Action 4 Cc a 3 O 4 pa Wi ct 51313 5 7 gt mt D v4 ha u ay uz Wi Detail T m i Ji i D har Montn veekday il Het Figure 4 21 Schedule Menu Holidays Date Type Select either Holiday or Others Holiday and Others are two different groups you can assign special days in these two groups Recurrent Type Choose how often each scheduled day should be applied Disabled This entry is ignored One time This entry is used only once on that specific date Month date Uses this entry on the same month and day every year e g January 1 for New Year s Day Month weekday Uses this entry on a specific day of a specific week in the month specified e g 4th Thursday in November for Thanksgiving Details Specifies the date to be used Prev Previous Page 30 Holidays Total Next Next Page 30 Holidays Total 4 6 6 Schedule Controls camera recording mode by time of day on specific days of the week and or holidays and other days Ex
59. ght through cable Please remember you can not use a cross over network cable for this application 106 gt 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 router gt Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu gt Tolet the router automatically assign an address Set the Network Type to DHCP Make sure to write down the IP address and the Gateway Exit from the Menu to save settings To manually assign an address Go to a computer connected on the same network as the DVR Click on the Start button and choose Run o fusing Windows Vista choose Search instead Type command and click on OK o In Vista you will need to double click on the Command Prompt file to open it Inthe DOS prompt type ipconfig and press Enter The network information will be displayed on a screen similar to the one below o In Windows Vista look for the information that says IP v4 ex Command Prompt Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 OC Copyright 1985 26801 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Steven gt ipconfig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix IP Address 192 168 606 886 255 255 255 6 Default Gateway z 192 168 6 1 C 5 Documents and Settings 5teven gt Take the values for Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and in
60. h 3 1 RECORD By default the DVR will always be in record mode When the DVR is turned on it will start to record The exceptions are 1 DVR will not record any uninstalled cameras Refer to Section 4 3 1 for more details 2 Ifa schedule is active the DVR will follow the record settings of the schedule 3 2 LOGIN In order to access EPHD08 options users may be asked to log in for authority identification To log in follow these steps 1 Right click on the screen or press the Menu Key to display the Main Menu 2 Choose or click or press Enter key on the Configuration icon to bring up the following screen User name Password Figure 3 1 Login page 3 Select the user name from the drop down list and input the password The defaults are User name admin lower case Password 11111111 To input password by mouse click the password field to bring up the on screen keyboard see Figure 3 2 On screen Keyboard Click on each button to input the desired characters for the password When finished click Done on the on screen keyboard to confirm the password To input password using front panel use the jog shuttle to select the password field then press the Enter key to show the on screen keyboard see Figure 3 2 On screen Keyboard Use the jog shuttle to highlight each character and press the Enter key on the front panel to input the selected characters When finished highlight Done
61. he DVR at the corresponding resolution setting and the available FPS may be divided across the cameras responding to an event Action Check this box to enable notifications enabled elsewhere Buzzer Alarm out E mail and Network Alarm when an event occurs Apply to Days This button can be used to copy schedules to other days Select which days you wish to copy to Select All selects all days Clear All deselects all days Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Apply to Cameras This button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Clear All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Select All Clear All 4 6 7 Alarm Action Express Setup Holidays Schedule 3 1 B Alarm Action POU 2 3 145 e 7 28 8 jolnjtalana s16 17j18l18 20 21 22 23 Apply to Days Apply to Alarms Figure 4 24 Schedule Menu Alarm Action Defines recording response to alarm input trigger signals by time of day on specific days of the week and or holidays and other days Alarm Select a number to change the schedule for that alarm input trigger Each alarm can be set on a 24 hour time block for Holiday Hol Other Oth Sunday Sun Monday Mon Tuesday Tue Wednesday Wed Thursday Thu Friday Fri or Saturday Sat Time Bar The time
62. her into the high speed modem 104 Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu Input the Static IP address the Subnet Mask and the Gateway that you obtained from the internet service provider Note f you have a dynamic IP address you can set the DVR to DHCP to automatically detect the network settings Therefore it can use a dynamic IP address Exit from the DVR s Menu to save the settings To access the DVR from a computer open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http IP address given by your internet service provider Note When using this type of connection only one device can be connected to the modem at a time You will need to use a computer at a different location to test the connection 105 5 9 Router or LAN Connection EN Hi speed modem Internet Cat5 straight Through Cable Router Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable Pins 4 5 T ang E are not used Pins 4 5 7 and 3 are not used Pinnumber Wirecolor fm otraight Through Wire Becomes Pin 1 gt Orange White _ Pin 2 gt Orange Fin 3 gt Green White Pin 4 gt Blue Pin 5 gt Blue White Pin 6 gt Green Pin 7 gt Biman hite Pin 8 gt Brown Connection Procedure gt The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a strai
63. ight saving time adjustment Start Date Set the start date for daylight saving time Start Time hh mm Set the time when daylight saving time begins Set To hh mm This is what the time will change to when daylight saving begins For most regions this will be one hour ahead of the Start Time End Date Set the end date for daylight saving time End Time hh mm Set the time when daylight saving time ends The time change difference on the End Date will be the same as the difference between the Start Time and End Time entered for the Start Date typically 1 hour as in the example shown 4 10 3 User User Menu is where you can add or delete different login IDs on the system as well as set access levels see the charts below for a listing of the rights associated with each access level Date Time User name cion Sau 1 admin Admin Enabled J user a E 1 0 Control 2 useri Manage Enabled gt 3 user2 Manager Enabled Misc add dit Delete User Login _ Auto Logoff Figure 4 36 System Menu User Add Click Add button to add a new user Set the name case sensitive password access level and status Press Add button to confirm a new user or Cancel to exit without making changes Date Time Status Daylight Sav Enabled User 1 0 Control Enabled Misc Enabled En Enabled New Password Confirmnm MUI Admin Ce Disabled Add dit Delete User Login Auto Logoff Figure
64. ilters Tools Virtual Serer is used 10 alos lIntemet users access to LAM seraces High Speed 2 4GHz Wireless Router if Enabled Disabled Name Clear Pinata IF Protocol Type TEF i Pitvale Fori Pubit Fori Schedule Aheng Fram time 00 AM to Ds Oi Aba day Sun iri fo Sun l O OO intual Servers Lbs Apply Cancel Help Name PreatelP Protocol Schedule Yinual Sener FTP 0 0 0 0 IP eet aways Ll Virtual Sener HTTP 000 0 IP 0 Svan always a yl Virtual Servers allows users who are connecting remotely to access services on the router s Local Network The functions of each field are described below Virtual Server Select Enabled or Disabled Name Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP The IP address of the device running the local services Protocol Type The protocol used for the virtual service Private Port The port number that the service uses on the LAN Local Area Network Public Port The port number that the services uses on the WAN Wide Area Network Schedule The time period the virtual server will be active When you have input all the information for a virtual server click on Apply to add it to the list at the bottom or Cancel to clear all fields 124 Here is an example of the information for each service Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192 168 1 50 Both 80 80 Enable Where 192 168 1 50 is the IP address of the EPHD08 on th
65. iquely identify a host or computer on the LAN For example one computer on a network could have an IP address of 192 168 1 127 You should never give two or more devices the same exact IP address but the first three octets of an IP address is often the same for all computers in the local area network For example if a total of 253 computers exist in a single LAN the IP addresses could be assigned starting with 192 168 1 x where x represents a number in the range of 2 to 254 In IPP address could be compared with a telephone number 5 2 Subnet Masks Each host in a LAN has a subnet mask The subnet mask is a set of octets that is used to determine which LAN or class it belongs to The number 255 is usually used to represent the network address portion of the IP address and a zero is placed at the end to identify the host portion of the address Basically the subnet mask tells the devices how the network addresses are organized and helps to determine which addresses are local and which are remote on the other side of the router 5 3 Gateway Address Addressees are either local or remote A gateway address is composed of four octets separated by decimal points The gateway address is used to uniquely identify the device on the LAN that has access to the communications links connecting to other LANs WANs and or the Internet access to the remote addresses 5 4 Virtual Ports A port number represents a channel or entryway for network
66. ithin a blue frame Select desired time bar for setting press the Enter button the first time bar will be selected for setting and highlighted in a red frame See below image Use Up Down arrow key to select the desired time bar for setting 1113131 5 10 714 19 oia el 1 EA CEA AA PERA RAE oth E ES Editing blocks in a time bar when a time bar is selected highlighted in red frame press the Enter button and the first block of this bar will be selected highlighted in blue frame Use Right Left arrow keys to select the desired block as the starting time and press Enter button to confirm At this time the current and all following blocks will turn into gray which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode of gray No Rec User can also change the timezone to a different record mode with different color by following instructions in the next step 7 Changing recording mode color of a timezone Use Right Left arrow key to switch to the first block with number on it of a timezone Clicking Enter button and this timezone will switch to another color which means switching to another record mode The color switch sequence is gray gt orange gt blue 8 To exit the screen press the Menu Esc button as required to move up the menu levels and if desired out of the menu system Click the Edit Timezone button to edit the recording parameters for a time zone A A EIA Figure 4 23
67. l and network alarm are available The alarm output relay can be switched if required Alarm input response actions can be controlled according to a flexible schedule 2 3 1 Alarm Input Contacts This DVR provides one alarm input per camera The input is programmable N O Normal Open or N C Normal Closed Input has to be switched by dry contacts di O ALMIN GND GND Alarm input with N O Normal Open contact Alarm input with N C Normal Closed contact in idle state in idle state All settings are programmed in the ALARM menu 2 3 2 Alarm Output Relay The relay outputs provide either Normally Open or Normally Closed dry contacts ALM_COM ALM_NO Output relay in idle state 2 4 RS 485 keyboard PTZ Installation All functions can be remote controlled by the EKB 500 universal keyboard Using the EEPbus protocol digital video recorders keyboards and speed domes can be installed on one single RS 485 bus One system can comprise up to 8 keyboards 2 4 1 General RS 485 bus installation The EKB 500 keyboard uses a RS 485 simplex wiring the signal is transferred via a single twisted pair line CATS network cable is recommended UTP version unshielded is sufficient for normal applications A shielded cable should be used if the installed cables are expected to be highly susceptible to interference The number of devices installed in one bus is limited to 32 and the maximum cable length is 3 900 feet Both of these can be expande
68. le Power Consumption 130Wmax with4xHDD Dimensions L x W x H 410 x 430 x 88 mm 16 2 x 16 9 x 3 5 Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F 20 80 humidity Supported PTZ Protocols EverFocus Pelco D Pelco P Samsung Transparent 1 4 FRONT PANEL Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included IR Remote Control Take a moment to learn where the keys are as the remainder of the manual will refer to them often J EverFocus ton USB Ports 2 12 Display Mode Select O cord 114 O DVD RW Burner O Stop Search 4 Channel Key 1 8 110 ack 116 5 Display Control 117 O sequence Cc py Play 18 Jog Shuttle Dia Figure 1 1 Front Panel 1 2 x USB 2 0 port for USB mouse USB Flash Drive 2 Multiview Keys Full 4x 6x 7x 8x 9x and PIP The LED will show the selected screen layout 3 DVD RW Burner DVD RW drive for video data export 4 Channel keys 1 98 for full screen display of selected channel The LED will show the active channel 5 DISPLAY The DISPLAY key switches titles and status messages on the Screen in 4 steps For details please consult chapter 3 9 DISPLAY 6 SEQ Sequence key for automatic switching of a defined camera sequence 7 ZOOM 4x electronical zoom For details please consult chapter 3 11 ZOOM Note The Zoom key is only active in Full screen 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
69. low the steps below By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click CJ then click on the desired layout choice By front panel Press the multiview keys on the front of the DVR to select the desired layout choice 3 7 1 Bring a camera to full screen mode By mouse Double left click on the selected channel to put that camera in full screen mode By front panel Press any channel key to bring that channel to full screen mode With a mouse double left click again on the screen to return to the previous multiple camera layout 3 8 CHANNEL SWITCHING Use this function to change a channel position within a multiple camera display 1 Select one camera 2 Press Channel button Eq 3 Click on the channel number you wish to select on the channel bar The camera channel displayed in that position will be switched EX On a four camera screen select camera and enter Channel menu and choose 2 then camera 2 will show on position of camera 1 camera 1 will show on position of camera 2 If the new camera being selected is already displayed on screen then the camera positions will be exchanged If the new camera being selected does not already appear it will replace the previously displayed camera 3 9 DISPLAY Press the Display button on the menu by using the mouse or selecting this icon with the front panel keys and pressing Enter Pressing clicking cycles through the four OSD formats 1 Press to show camera information
70. lready used and attempt to register that name must fail If the name is available proceed to step 3 for DDNS setup Step 3 In DVR s Network Menu go to DDNS Choose EverfocusDDNS for the Server and put in your chosen name in the field DVR Name PLEASE NOTE The name of the DVR cannot include a space or a dot period or any special characters particularly amp t lt gt 5 _ Step 4 Click or select and press Enter on the Register Update button to synchronize the DVR with the DDNS server You should see an indication of Success on the screen If you see Could Not Find Server or any other error message instead double check your network 119 settings and DDNS name and resubmit the DDNS name until you get Success Step 5 You should now be able to connect by typing the name you created into the address bar Example http hostname everfocusddns com It is not necessary to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name The EverFocus DDNS server not only keeps track of your DVR s IP address it keeps track of the ports too 120 Chapter 8 LINKSYS amp D LINK PORT FORWARDING 8 2 TYPICAL LINKSYS PORT FORWARDING This section will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it If you need additional technical support on this rou
71. member you can not use a straight through network cable for this application gt Once you have a cross over cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the DVR and the other into the network card on the back of the computer gt Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu gt You must use the Static IP option for this type of connection gt Assign an IP of 192 168 001 003 a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 000 and a Gateway of 192 168 001 001 You can ignore DNS Server gt The next step is to set the computer s network settings to match those of the DVR You will need Administrator privileges on your Windows machine to do this gt Toassign a fixed IP address in Windows 2000 XP E Control Panel i Tour Windows XP E Goto Start D sia Y Paint A Printers and Faxes UY Help and Support M Files and Settings Transfer 53 DD Wizard 5 Ba E Double click on Control Panel All Programs gt 17 Run Ve Log Off o Tum OFF Computer 100 A Double click on Network Connections E Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q gt ya Search gt Folders Address Es Control Panel Ji Control Panel R Switch to Category View See Also Windows Update Y Help and Support E Accessibility Options Add Hardware 5 Add or Remove Programs 49 Administrative Tools F Date and Time ls Display Folder Options Fonts Game Controllers P internet Options a Key
72. minutes L5 Entire time bar is 1 minute 11 Express copy Press to start express copy when camera during playback only one camera 12 Playback speed indicator 13 Press X to close the playback bar 14 Start time for bar the left most point of the time bar 15 Current playback time the time indicated by the slider 16 End time for time bar the right most point of the time bar Note When a channel is selected you can playback the selected channel However only one channel can be played at a time multiple channels playback is not allowed 3 6 PTZ 3 6 1 General PTZ control if PTZ cameras are installed Right click to bring up the menu bar and click on Mi to display PTZ Controls 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 To Zoom Click Z to zoom closer or Z to zoom farther away 3 To Focus click F to focus far or click F to focus near 4 With Iris you can increase the amount of light by clicking I or decrease it by clicking l 5 To program a preset position if supported by the camera a Move PTZ camera to the specified position b Click Preset button c Click the number of the desired position This will be displayed in the box d Click Set button 6 To jump to a preset position a Click Preset button b Click the number of the desired p
73. n address offset of 1 i e the address assigned to the dome receiver in the DVR camera menu must be 1 below the address set in the dome receiver itself 2 5 USB Mouse installation Connect the USB mouse to one of the 2 USB ports This can be done while DVR is powered on NOTE Recommended mouse types are Logitech and Microsoft wired USB wheel mouse Wireless USB mouse is not supported 2 6 NETWORK CONNECTION This section only describes physical connection to an Ethernet network This step must be completed before the DVR can connect to the network There are two basic types of connection 2 6 1 Direct PC Connection through Crossover Network Cable The point to point connection of DVR and PC requires a crossover crossed network cable This type of connection is ONLY used for direct connection to a single PC Make sure that the PC is equipped with a 10 100 Mbps compatible network connection 66000000 0009 o 00099 Figure 2 1 Direct PC Connection Pin 1 gt Orangc White Pin 2 gt Orange Pin 3 gt Green White Pin 4 gt Blue Pin 5 gt Blue White Pin 6 gt Green Pin 7 gt Brown White Pin 8 gt Brown Pinout of crossover cable 2 6 2 Network Connection through Patch Cable The connection to an existing network requires a normal patch cable straight through The illustration shows the connection to a network switch or router 00000000 LIL lt lt so 6600 Straight
74. ned the ports go to Chapter 7 to setup DDNS 108 Chapter 6 REMOTE OPERATION FROM BROWSER 6 1 CONNECTING TO EPHDOS To access the DVR from a computer open an Internet Explorer window and in the address bar type Local connection http IP address from the DVR s Network Menu IP port used e g http 192 168 1 163 2468 Internet connection http IP address given by your Internet Service Provider IP port used e g http 57 182 67 204 2468 You should then see a login prompt Blank Page Windows Internet Explorer Go E http 192 168 10 30 9980 ets xi ccoo File Edit Vier Favorites c elp Xx Share Browser WebEx y Favorites 33 mjecor264 4 mJ Paragon Q Everfocus WebEx Enterpris Network Solutions Webmail www everfocus com dow Paragon ECOR Conf Room Pa A Connecting Dar B Sl mm Pager Safety Tools Connec tto 192 168 10 30 The server 192 168 10 30 at EPHD 08 requires a username and password User name Es admin Password ZETTE Remember my password Waiting For http 192 168 10 30 9980f gt The login page will appear on the screen similar to the one shown above 109 gt Enter a user name and password to access the recorder These can be changed in the System section of the Main Menu gt The default user name is admin The default password is 11111111 gt Click on the
75. ning the network settings if you set up your DVR in this manner its IP address may change at different times for different reasons particularly after a power failure f the IP address of the DVR changes you may have difficulties accessing your DVR locally and or remotely It is strongly recommended that you assign a fixed static IP address to your DVR and that in order to avoid address conflicts the IP address assigned be outside of the DHCP range of addresses your router issues to DHCP clients Please do not set the DHCP address issued to the DVR by the router as its static IP address unless you take specific steps that program your router to prevent such address conflicts b If using a Fixed IP recommended you will need to input the information manually In order for DDNS to work you must enter valid data compatible with your network for all four of the network setting fields IP address subnet mask default gateway and the DNS Address depending on your network hardware and configuration this may be the IP address of your router gateway or it may be the actual IP address of the local DNS server The DNS server IP is required because your DNS server provides critical information necessary for the DVR to communicate with the DDNS server You can obtain the actual DNS IP from your Internet Service Provider ISP or from a PC located on the same LAN as the DVR go to http www dnsserverlist org to obtain a list of the IP addresses of th
76. nu When you move the mouse over each icon its title will be displayed at the top of the control bar EEL Figure 3 1 OSD Root Menu 2 Click on any icon to perform that action These actions are covered in detail in Chapter 3 3 Click the X in the top right corner to close the DVR control bar 3 1 3 Operation in the Configuration Menus Click on the icon to access the Configuration Menu The Configuration menu screens shown in Figure 3 2 OSD Menu are divided into 3 main sections ETITA ANE g amp e To Y Global Setting Basic Setting f itunes Motion Video Loss A Camera 0123456789 Install W Covert J Record Hode 3 Resolution 1920x1080 ARTE Superior E Ts fps E Event Speed Record Audio v Figure 3 2 OSD Menu 1 In section 1 there are ten setup options available Move the mouse over an icon and click to select it 2 In section 2 the choices for the selected icon will be displayed Click on a choice to select it 3 In section 3 all the options for the selected choice will be available Click on a field to make changes 3 1 4 Field Input Options The following are examples of different types of fields available in the Configuration menu hats caneradl Textbox Click on the box and an on screen keyboard will appear see note about the on screen keyboard below Normal Event jl Dropdown box Click on the down arrow to see all selections then directly click on an option t
77. number identify a site IP ports are similar to telephone extensions in that they allow communication with specific devices within a site that all share the same external WAN IP address A router is a device which allows multiple computers and other IP enabled equipment to share that single WAN IP address It functions like a switchboard operator opening ports creates an association between those port numbers and the LAN IP address of specific equipment on the LAN behind the router When the router sees a call for a specific extension port it directs that data stream to the LAN IP address of the equipment associated with that extension port 5 5 Pre Installation Before beginning the installation please answer the following questions Do you have Hi speed Internet There are many types of high speed Internet available The most common ones are T1 Cable and DSL in order of speed The DVR is not compatible with a dial up connection Note EverFocus suggests having a minimum upload speed of 256KBps This can be addressed by your Internet Service Provider What type of modem router do you have Modem router model name The modem router was either installed by your Internet service provider or purchased by you to establish a connection to the Internet A router assigns different internal IP addresses to local computers this allows multiple computers to access the Internet through the same external IP addre
78. o select it 8 Check box Click on the box to enable it checked or disable it unchecked Edit Motion Grid Button Click the button to execute the function Brightness ieee Bar Click and hold on the bar to adjust the set point Left or Right Note about on screen keyboard Click on a button to input that character The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions Space Enter a space Switch to capital letters Delete the letter 4 Confirm the selection Ea Move to right E Move to left a E E j Sine AA bes 8 a 3 415 6 7 84 9 8 0 A EY F amp Caps HM A oO DR 4 U W X PISI ZIT gel Space a 2 2 General Front Panel Operation 2 2 1 How to select a channel Enable audio 1 Ina view consisting of more than one channel dial the jog shuttle clockwise or counterclockwise to scroll through each channel that is displayed The selected channel will be highlighted by white frame Dial the jog shuttle clockwise or counterclockwise when the last first camera is highlighted will select all cameras 2 While channel 1 is selected press the Enter button to turn Audio On Off 2 2 2 OSD Root Menu 1 Press Menu key to display the DVR menu bar Dial the jog shuttle clockwise or counterclockwise to scroll over each icon The title for each icon will be displayed on top of the menu bar 2 Press Enter key on any icon to perform that action Th
79. on when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for a set time duration If this option is selected a field will appear for setting the duration Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds Permanent Alarm will remain active until the user presses Enter key on front panel Transparent Alarm output continues as long as there is a video loss Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until the event ends then continues for a set time duration Apply To This button can be used to copy the video loss settings to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Unselect All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Select All Unselect All Cancel 4 4 RECORD amp PLAY SETTING Figure 4 is a screenshot of the RECORD amp PLAY SETTING MENU This menu is used to configure basic recording and playback settings Record Overwrite Schedule Record d Status Relay Output None E Auto Erase Video Day s Age Figure 4 7 Record amp Play Menu 4 4 1 Record Record Overwrite Check the box and the disk will begin overwriting when full NOTE Unless this box is checked THE DVR MUST STOP RECORDING WHEN THE DISK IS FULL The use of record overwrite is strongly recommended If you do not use this feature please be sure to make specific arrangements to monitor be notified when the disk is full Schedule Record Use s
80. or message instead double check your network settings and DDNS name and resubmit the DDNS name until you get Success You should now be able to connect by typing in the host name you created Example http hostname everfocusddns com It is not necessary to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name The EverFocus DDNS server not only keeps track of your DVR s IP address it keeps track of the ports too www dyndns org LAN Email DONS Alarm Server DDNS Service User name Figure 4 28 Network Menu DDNS www dyndns org Host name Host name created through the dyndns account User name User name of the dyndns account Password Password of the dyndns account Confirm Re enter password Note For more details on DDNS setup please see Chapter 7 Everfocus DDNS Setup 4 7 4 Alarm Server LAN Email DONS Alarm Server server IP2 server IP3 Figure 4 29 Network Menu Alarm Server This menu defines the parameters for communicating with a PC running PowerCon software Server IP1 3 IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon Software The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses Protocol Select the protocol type for alarm transmission UDP User Datagram Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol Port Select the transmission port for network alarm messages Network ID The network ID is an identifier for the alarm transmitter DVR sending the alarm 4 8 DISK INF
81. osition c Click Go button 7 Shortcut for presets 1 9 a Click digit 1 9 button without clicking any other buttons b The camera will seek that preset position 8 Steps to delete a preset position if supported by the camera a Click Preset button b Click the number of the desired position c Click Delete button 9 For Auto Pan a Click Auto Pan button 10 Pattern Operation Pattern is the 0 Tour in Everfocus and Pelco PTZ cameras a Click Pattern button 11 Steps to run a tour a Click Tour button b Click the number of the desired tour c Click Go button 12 Steps to remove a tour if supported by the camera a Click Tour button b Click the number of the desired tour c Click Delete button Click C to clear the digit in the number display Click X at the top right corner to hide the PTZ menu see Express control below Click Exit to leave PTZ function REMEMBER Click X at the top right corner to hide the PTZ menu see Express control below Click Exit to leave PTZ function X only HIDES the PTZ control panel EXIT closes the panel and exits PTZ mode Other controls will not respond until you EXIT the PTZ mode 3 6 2 Express Control of PTZ If the PTZ control panel menu has first been opened and then hidden the mouse can be used to control basic PTZ functions Quick Mouse Control The mouse cursor will change to differ
82. ot strike or shake as this may damage the appliance Do not expose the appliance to water or moisture nor try to operate it in wet areas Do take immediate action if the appliance becomes wet Turn the power off and refer servicing to qualified service personnel Moisture may damage the appliance and also may cause electric shock Do not use strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning the appliance body Use a dry cloth to clean the appliance when it is dirty When the dirt is hard to remove use a mild detergent and wipe gently Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this may result in a risk of fire or electric shock Do not operate the appliance beyond its specified temperature humidity or power source ratings Do not use the appliance in an extreme environment where high temperature or high humidity exists Use the DVR at indoor type temperatures within 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F and at relative humidity between 20 80 The input power source for this device is 12VDC though a power supply which operates from100 240VAC Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference Heed Warnings All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed Cleaning Unplug the unit from the o
83. ovide tremendous advances in resolution over traditional analog CCTV cameras Get megapixel performance without network headaches EverFocus Electronics puts the future in your hands TODAY 1 1 FEATURES Choice of 10801 or 720p HD CCTV camera support for superlative image clarity H 264 Compression format for efficient recording HD real time recording and playback rate for all cameras at 720p HDMI 1080p and VGA multiplex view main monitor outputs Simultaneous high resolution recording 1080p 720p with reduced bandwidth remote view streaming MobileView support check your home or business on the go from your PDA or SmartPhone Pentaplex operation simultaneous live recording playback archiving and remote viewing Free EverFocus DDNS service static IP address is not required for reliable remote access User friendly GUI with graphical icons and visual indicators Support for 4 fixed internal HDD plus eSATA external HDD Multiple control inputs mouse front panel IR remote controller EKB500 keyboard Express setup a unique menu option for quick amp easy installation Express archive archive video instantly to USB while playing back Express playback simple point click and drag the playback bar to view desired recordings Express search use the intuitive playback bar with simple drag amp drop operations smart Search Quickly identify motion in areas of interest from recorded video Remote configuration support from the
84. pe of alarm trigger N O Normal Open contact N C Normal Closed contact Network Alarm Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu see Section 4 6 4 Alarm Server for more information Auto Lock Check the box and the events will be recorded in a write protected segment of the Hard Disk DVR will lock a period of time when the alarm occurs the length of time will depend on DVR setting Active Camera This field is for associating an alarm trigger with a specific camera For example if you had an external motion detector near camera four you would set this option to 4 The alarm will be associated with this camera for optional full screen display event logging and PTZ preset activation PTZ Preset Select PTZ Preset from 1 to 255 If the Active Camera is a PTZ speed dome the alarm will move the camera to the specified preset position for event recording Click On to confirm selection Off to cancel selection When ON a sub menu is displayed for choosing the desired PTZ preset number Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output It can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 selects alarm relay to be active Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the se
85. press Setup Holidays Schedule lara Action Camera TE COEBAQACHOOQUP HPHHVANNADAE Med KME Thu E T y A Fri Oo FEE Sat Edit Timezone Apply to Days Apply to Cameras Figure 4 22 Schedule Menu Schedule Tee A _ _ QA Shomecord Event only Normal Euent Camera Select a camera number to change the schedule for that camera Each camera can be controlled during a 24 hour time block for Holiday Hol Other Oth Sunday Sun Monday Mon Tuesday Tue Wednesday Wed Thursday Thu Friday Fri or Saturday Sat Time Bar The time bar uses three different colors to distinguish each recoding mode Gray No Rec No recording during this time block Orange E Only events are recorded during this time block Blue N E Default Normal and event recording during this time block To Set Schedule using Mouse ll Click on desired start time block no numbers on it on a time bar At this time the selected time block will be highlighted in blue frame and the entire time bar will be highlighted by red frame There are 24 blocks on the time bar representing 24 hours respectively Set a schedule start time by clicking on a desired start time block on a time bar Click again to confirm and a new sequence number for this new section will show on this block and the current and all following blocks will turn to gray This means this new gray timezone has a new record mode No record Change the
86. put them into the DVR these values should be exactly the same in both devices However you should change the last 107 number of the IP address For example if the IP address of the computer is 192 168 2 101 the DVR s IP address should be 192 168 002 050 gt To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http IP address of the DVR Note The DVRs IP address will only work at the location of the DVR To connect from a different location over the Internet see below To set DVR for Internet Connection through router gt The next step is to open ports within your router Log into the router using a PC and open the following ports o Ports to open 80 o lf your Internet service provider blocks port 80 you can change it to a different port in the DVR s Network Menu Setup open forward that port instead o If you are using a Linksys or D Link router see Chapter 8 for basic support on setting up ports For any other router you will need to contact the manufacturer for support gt To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http the IP address given by your internet service provider Note f you changed to a different port other than 80 you will need to include this at the end of the IP address http the IP address given by your internet service provider portnumber gt If you have a WAN Dynamic IP address and have ope
87. re Title will change to the title name of the selected camera Enable Check box to enable motion detection Other motion options will not be available unless this feature is selected Log Check this box to record motion events in the log HD Monitor HD monitor display options when a motion event occurs No change No change on the main monitor display Full screen A full screen of the event camera will display on the HD monitor Pre alarm Record Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the motion event Pre alarm recording rate will follow the Normal frame rate setting Buzzer Check this box to enable the buzzer when a motion event is triggered Email Notify Check this box to send email notification when a motion event is detected Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen See section 4 6 2 Email for more information Network Alarm Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu see Section 4 6 4 Alarm Server for more information Auto Lock Check the box and the events will be recorded in a write protected segment of the Hard Disk DVR will lock a period of time when the alarm occurs the length of time will depend on DVR setting Alarm Output This will
88. re version 1 05 00 BEFSR41 V3 Port Range Forwarding Port Range Forwarding can be used to set up public services on your network When users from the Internet make certain requests on your network the Router can forward those requests to computers equipped to handle the requests If for example you set the port number 80 HTTP to be forwarded to IP Address 192 168 1 2 then all HTTP requests from outside users will be forwarded to 192 168 1 2 It is recommended that the computer use static IP address You may use this function to establish a web server or FTP server via an IP Gateway Be sure that you enter a valid More Cisco SYSTEMS Applications and Gaming allows you to set up public services on your network such as web servers ftp servers e mail servers or other specialized Internet applications Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding To forward a port enter the information on each line for the criteria required Descriptions of each criterion are described here Application In this field enter the name you wish to give the application Start End Enter the starting number of the range under Start and the ending number under End Protocol Enter the protocol used for this application either TCP or UDP or Both IP Address For each application enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application Enable Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for
89. rent time of DVR Record Mode Choose from Normal Event Normal recording plus event recording Event Only Event recording only Schedule Rec Schedule recording For Event recording enter the estimated number of hours per day for event recording Resolution Recording resolution is displayed only Record With Preset Settings Select preset setting or recording quality Available options are Best Quality Standard and Extended Record in the next column For more detail please refer to APPENDIX B RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES Recording Days not available with Schedule Record Set the maximum recording days Available selection will be shown in the next column including 1 3 5 7 14 20 30 40 50 and 60 days DVR will auto adjust relative settings for all the cameras to fit the selected max recording days For more detail please refer to APPENDIX B RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES Network Type Static IP User sets a static IP for network connection DHCP DHCP server in LAN will automatically assign IP for network connection PPPoE This is for direct DSL connection application ONLY no router Check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE IP Address This field shows the current IP Address for the DVR If Fixed IP address is used then this value must be set manually If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Subnet Mask This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR
90. s done through the rear panel 13 Main Power Plug R5232 Connector MB HD SDI Video Input 8 eSATA Q HDMI Monitor Out 112 Alarm Out 2x Form C Audio In 8 VGA Monitor Out B Alarm In 8 O Network Connector 6 Audio Out USB Port R5485 Connector Figure 1 2 Rear Panel POWER Power input 100 240 VAC 2 eSATA port Used for external SATA HDD bay 3 Audio In Connect line level output of an audio preamplifier to the audio input connection corresponding to the appropriate camera 4 LAN RJ 45 socket for 1 GB network interface connectabe also to 10 100 Mbps network structures There are two LEDs on the LAN jack Green LED means network is connected amber LED flickers when data is being exchanged USB 2 0 USB port recommended for connecting the USB mouse 6 RS232 socket 9 pin D Sub RS 232 interface for service and support purpose 7 HDMI Out Provides an uncompressed all digital video interface between the HD DVR and HDMI compatible monitor HDMI output format is 1920x1080p 60Hz vertical 68 KHz horizontal VGA Out Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA output connection DVR can auto detect the best resolution from the connected VGA monitor If DVR detection fails the default resolution will be 1920x1080 60Hz vertical 68 KHz horizontal 2 Audio Out Connect to the line level input of an audio amplifier RS485 socket For remote control via RS 485 keyboards and telemetry control for attached PTZ
91. s in the log Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive s temperature is over the Temp Warning Limit Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when HDD temperature is over the Temp Warning Limit Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Stop Recording Check box to stop recording when HD s temperature is over the Temp Warning Limit Temp Warning Limit Sets the trigger temperature for HD Temperature event actions Choose between 50 C 122 F or 70 C 158 F Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output lt can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 active Output Type Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed alarm output remains as long as the alarm condition is active HD Failure Alarm Output MMS Transparent ji Figure 4 14 Alarm amp Event Menu Event HD Failure Log Check box to record events in the log Buzzer Check box to enable the buzzer if no hard drive is detected on system startup Email Notify Check box to enable email notification function when HD fails Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen Network Alarm Check box
92. see Section 3 5 4 5 ALARM amp EVENT SETTING Figure 4 4 is a screenshot of the ALARM amp EVENT SETTING MENU This menu will guide you through alarm and event setup Enable Y Log W HD Monitor Pre alarm Record Buzzer Email Notify Record Network Alarm Input Type Auto Lock Active Camera 1 Alarm Output PTZ Preset ig Output Type Timeout Duration EN Figure 4 4 Alarm 8 Event Menu Alarm 4 5 1 Alarm Alarm Select the alarm input trigger connection number from 1 to 8 one trigger per camera input Enable Check box to enable response to that alarm trigger Log Check box to record these alarm events in the log Pre alarm Record Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the alarm event Pre alarm recording rate will follow the Normal frame rate setting Buzzer Check this box to enable the buzzer when an alarm occurs HD Monitor HD monitor display options when an alarm occurs No change No change on the main monitor display Full screen A full screen of the active camera will display on the HD monitor Record Select which camera s will start recording in response to this alarm event Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when an alarm occurs Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen See Section 4 6 2 Email for more information Input Type This field is to change the ty
93. serve some recording capacity for event response Event Speed Maximum desired frame rate in frames per second FPS for event recording if more than one camera requires simultaneous event recording the total for all cameras cannot exceed the maximum available FPS for the DVR at the corresponding resolution setting and the available FPS may be divided across the cameras responding to an event Record Audio Camera 1 screen only Check this box to enable audio recording on the DVR PTZ ID When using a PTZ Camera in order to control the camera from the DVR this ID must match the RS 485 ID used by the connected camera Click On to confirm selection Off to cancel PTZ control for this camera When PTZ ID is ON a drop down menu will appear set the PTZ ID address used to control this camera in that menu Apply To This button can be used to copy the recording settings to other cameras Select which camera s you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Unselect All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Unselect All Select All 4 3 3 Motion To Basic Setting A canera NE Video Loss Title Camera0123456789 Enable HD Monitor Log Y Pre alarm Record Buzzer Email Notify Hetwork Alarm Auto Lock SE one E MM Timeout E Timeout Duration 5 Apply To Figure 4 4 Camera Menu Motion Camera Select the camera you wish to configu
94. setting menu How to select motion grid by mouse 1 Click on the image and the grid will display 2 Select the grid square in the upper left of the desired rectangle 3 Select the grid square in the lower right of the desired rectangle 4 The area between upper left and lower right grid will be selected The same result is achieved from lower left followed by upper right 5 Choose Save amp Back to proceed How to select motion grid by front panel 1 Press Enter key on Grid Setting to launch motion grid setting page 2 Use arrow keys to scroll above or below list of buttons to enter the grid setting area 3 Press Enter key to display grid 4 Use arrow keys to choose one corner of desired area Press Enter key at the starting point Use arrow keys to select motion area the shape of the proposed area will be displayed Press Enter key at the end point and the area will be selected Sa ee Press the Menu key to exit the area selection use the up down arrows to choose Save amp Back and press Enter to proceed Figure 4 5 Camera Menu Motion Grid Setting Apply To This button can be used to copy the motion settings to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Unselect All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Select All Unselect All 4 3 5 Video Loss Ni a f ia gt gt To Global Se
95. sic NTSC or PAL signals Well known signal parts such as Sync Burst and others do not exist here The high frequencies do not allow a signal evaluation by standard oscilloscopes or other standard video measurement tools Only quite expensive HD SDI analyzers and upscale HF oscilloscopes could be used here In most cases such equipment is not available at installation site For this reason a careful specification of the cable type is mandatory for system planning especially in applications with long cable distances 2 1 3 Cable types The short description of HD SDI signals above explains why high frequency attenuation of the used video cable has a high influence on the achievable maximum cable length Further on also the Return Loss of the coaxial cable and plug influences signal stability The standard RG 59 cable types the most common in the CCTV industry are originally designed for lower frequencies However due to the new optimized receiver interfaces of EverFocus HD CCTV equipment it is also possible to use standard RG 59 cable for distances of over 100m High quality low loss RG 59 cable types allow distances up to 160m Longer cable distances can be achieved with low loss RG 6 or RG 11 type coaxial cables Generally are cable types with 75 Q impedance required Attenuation at 1 GHz lt 32 dB per 100m 328 feet Return Loss attenuation gt 20 dB Impedance 75 Q The table below gives an orientation for achievable cable
96. ss Do you have a static IP address A Static IP address means you use the same IP address every time you connect to the Internet With a static IP address other Internet users always know the address of your location and can easily connect with it This makes it much simpler to host a website email server or other type of server connection Everfocus suggests using a static IP address If this is not available you will need to use a dynamic IP address This is explained below Do you have a dynamic IP address A Dynamic IP address means your IP address changes each time you connect to the Internet We recommend asking your Internet service provider for a Static IP address If this is not a possibility you may use the DDNS feature of the DVR DDNS stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server a service that provides a central database where IP information can be stored and retrieved It allows those using a dynamic IP address to be registered centrally so users can connect to it by name see Chapter 7 for details on using EverFocus DDNS What type of DVR are you installing The default ports are EPHD08 80 ECOR264 80 Paragon 80 ECOR 80 1600 EDR EDVR 80 1600 and 37260 37263 If the ports were changed in the Network Setup use those port numbers 5 6 What is your Network Setup Everfocus DVR s can operate using one of three types of networking connections 1 Simple One to One Connection A simple one to one connection
97. t panel Enter Alarm Action setting mode highlight the Alarm Action menu choice and press the Enter button to enter Alarm Action setting mode At this time the whole editing area at the right side will be highlighted within a blue frame See image below 1 2 3 Selecting alarm Use Right Left arrow key to select an alarm to configure Selected alarm number will be highlighted by a blue frame See above image 4 Enter time bar editing mode Use Up Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode When this mode is selected the area surrounding the time bars will be highlighted within a blue frame 5 Select desired time bar for setting press the Enter button the first time bar will be selected and highlighted in a red frame See below image Use the Up Down arrow keys to choose the desired time bar for setting 6 Editing blocks in a time bar when a time bar is chosen highlighted in red frame the press Enter button to select that time bar for configuration then the first block of this bar will be selected highlighted in blue frame Use Right Left arrow key to move to the desired block for the starting time and press the Enter button again to confirm At this time the current and all following blocks will turn into gray which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode of gray Alarm Action off User can also change the timezone to a different record mode by following instructions in the next st
98. t responsible for misprints or typographical errors Please read this manual carefully before installing and using this unit Be sure to keep it handy for later reference TABLE OF CONTENTS I PRODUCE OV ER VIEW cicscscsveststcdssec scssuntsndscccssassvestacedssassensseadsadssuccsassuvetacedssessvaesendeciesseoe 1 bE BERATURES 0 dana 12 PACTGAGE CONTENTS 0 obio told 2 LS SRECIICATION Sas a 3 4d BRONTPANEB E tn 4 L3 CREAR DANE o oia 6 2 INSTALLATION dad 8 ZA HADACCTY WIRING FOR VIDEO INPUTS spa 8 Zd Understanding HD CCTV StQnals and WTE AA Aa A ENET R PS Z HPD CGTV SUCH AAA AA AA AAA AAA AA A AS 8 ZA CO E EEE aa GRE eae a E 9 2 1 4 COLES A ess Sac S 10 PE S BN CPUT E EE E A co 10 2 1 6 Extended cable lengths with extender converter EHA SRX oooooccccncononaoncccconnnonnnonncnonnnononanancnnnnnnnnnnnoos 10 24 7 Extended cable lengths with fiber optics transmissiON ccccoonnonnnnconnnnnnnnanncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnns 11 2 1 8 MONTOS cs 12 22 AUDIOINSTALLATON gt nia 13 23 AMARME ONTAC TES INSTALLATION ui A 13 2 3 1 OUR IAS II O A O 15 ie es Alar OULU RE AY A cda 13 24 KRSs455 KEYBOARD PTZ INSTALLATION a 14 2 4 1 Generali FS DUS NOOT OM enii EEEE R ON AEE dione otancags oie le wien edn aha 14 24 2 TS 40 SOCKEL DINGS SIONINGNE A OT A odie madison 16 2 4 3 EKB 500 connection with network patch cable oooooonnccnnnicinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnonannnncncnnnnnnnos 16 2 4 4 ERB
99. t the login screen 114 Click the Refresh button to reload the page E EverFocus Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Address E http vn everfocus comPdefault asp Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software Mame ePlusCWR cab Publisher ExerFocus Electronics Corp More options Install Don t Install While Files From the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only install software From publishers you trust Whats the risk Install the ePlusDVR cab file when prompted to do so Once the file finishes installing you will return to the same login page as before Type in the user name and password and click Login to view the cameras Default user name admin Default password 11111111 Connect to 192 168 10 30 The server 192 166 10 30 at EPHD 08 requires a username and password User name f admin vw Remember my password 115 6 3 REMOTE LIVE VIEW iN amp A Ee 5 Y x r i y Ss E EverFocus E n Normal Motion Video Loss Alarm Disable 1 Click on a camera number on the left side of the display to switch that camera to full screen Click on 4UP to display 4 screens or click on 9UP to display 9 screens 2 You can click the Mic button to transfer audio to DVR from client side if there is a microphone attached to the PC and an amplifier and speak
100. t time duration Permanent Alarm will remain active until the user presses the Enter key or resets the alarm remotely Transparent Alarm output remains as long as the alarm input is active Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until event ends then continues for the set time duration Timeout Duration Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds Apply To This button can be used to copy the alarm settings to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Unselect All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying Select All Unselect All 4 5 5 Event This section covers notifications due to internal system event warnings IA HD Temperature E Log Y Buzzer Y Email Hotify Network Alarm Stop Recording W Temp Warning Limit Alarm Output None output Type Figure 4 5 Alarm amp Event Menu Event Event Select from the following event types Fan Failure Fan is not working HD Temperature Hard drive is over the safety warning temperature HD Failure If DVR fails to detect the HDD on start up the system will create an HD failure event HD Full If the DVR is not set to Overwrite in the Record Menu an event will be created when the HDD is filled HD Off If HDDs are switched off or are removed the DVR will create an HD OFF event Power Loss If power is disconnected an alarm event will be triggered when
101. ter you must call Linksys To access the Web based Utility launch a web browser and type the Router s IP address typically 192 168 1 1 in the address bar Then press Enter A password request page will appear Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the User Name field blank The first time you access the router use the default password admin Click the OK button to continue Connect to 192 168 1 1 The first screen that appears displays the Setup tab This allows you to change the Router s general settings Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes Click on the Applications 4 Gaming tab 121 LINKSYS A Division of Cisco Systems Inc Applications amp Gaming Port Range Forwarding Setup Security Port Range Forwarding Sta gt a gt o o gt o os o gt ot o o o o os o 10000008841 lee Etherfast Cable DSL Router Applications amp Gaming Port Triggering Administration Port Range Protocol IP Address 192 168 1100 610 192 168 1100 727 Both 192 168 1 1100 1921681 0 1921681 0 1921681 0 1921681 0 1921681 0 1921681 0 1921681 0 m a o CO 00 W W 00 100 00 0 0 a fejfe fe ej la la a ja il ml 2 Al RA A ll Pr A kar Del Ul n Save Settings Status Enabled E E EK Aida a Cancel Changes Firmwa
102. the relevant application When finished making changes click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel them Here is an example for how the port information might look HTTP 80 to 80 Both 192 168 1 50 Enable 122 Where 192 168 1 50 is the IP address of the EPHD08 on the LAN and the default port 80 is in use Note f you changed port 80 in the DVR s Network Menu open that port instead of 80 8 3 TYPICAL D LINK PORT FORWARDING This section will cover a few simple configurations for the D Link router This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it If you need additional technical support on this router you must call D Link Whenever you want to configure your network or the DI 624 you can access the Configuration Menu by opening a web browser and typing in the IP Address of the DI 264 The DI 264 default IP Address is 192 168 0 1 E Type admin in the User Name field NH Leave the Password blank E Click OK Connect to 192 168 0 1 DI 4 User name admin Password Dl Remember my password The first screen that shows up is the Home Tab This is the starting point for all the router s settings and functions 123 Click Virtual Servers on the left to bring up the following screen D Link Lin Hetenrky for Propis Acplleciian F
103. the remote control The effective distance is up to 33 feet line of sight The keypad functions are same as the front panel buttons of the DVR ID number here must correspond to the IR Remote ID in I O Control Setup Menu Used to select a DVR when there is more than one unit Selecting an incorrect unit ID will prevent the DVR from responding to commands from the remote Channel keys 1 8 133 EverFocus Electronics Corp Headquarter Office 12F No 79 Sec 1 Shin Tai Wu Road Hsi Chi Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 26982334 Fax 886 2 26982380 European Office Albert Einstein Strasse 1 D 46446 Emmerich Germany Tel 49 2822 9394 0 Fax 49 2822 939495 USA California Office 1801 Highland Ave Unit A Duarte CA 91010 U S A Tel 1 626 844 8888 Fax 1 626 844 8838 India Office Suite 803 8th Floor Housefin Bhavan C 21 Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East Mumbai 400 051 Tel 91 22 6128 8700 Beijing office Room 609 Technology Trade Building Shangdi Information Industry Base Haidian District Beijing China Tel 86 10 62971096 Fax 86 10 62971423 Japan Office 5F Kinshicho City Building 2 13 4 Koto bashi Sumida Ku gt Tokyo gt 130 0022 gt Japan Tel 81 3 5625 8188 Fax 81 3 5625 8189 USA New York Office 415 Oser Ave Unit S Hauppauge NY 11788 Sales 1 631 436 5070 Fax 1 631 436 5027 UK Office Unit 12 Spitfire Business Park Hawker Road Croydon CRO 4WD
104. tic IP User can set a fixed IP for network connection DHCP DHCP server in LAN will automatically an assign IP configuration for the network connection PPPoE For direct connection to DSL ONLY Verify with your ISP if they use PPPoE IP This field shows the DVR s current IP Address A static IP address must be set manually If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Subnet Mask This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the network If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Gateway This field shows the gateway on your network for the DVR to use when communicating with any devices not on the local network If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically DNS Server 1 This field shows the primary DNS server for your network If DHCP is selected and an internet connection is available this value should be assigned automatically This field must have a valid DNS address in order to use the DDNS feature see Sections 4 6 3 and 7 DDNS for more detail DNS Server 2 This field shows the secondary DNS server for your network HTTP Port Port number for HTTP WEB communication Additional information 1 Set up the DVR Network Menu according to the instructions detailed in the Networking chapter of this DVR s manual a If using DHCP all settings will be detected automatically While DHCP is a useful tool for determi
105. timezone section to different record mode which shows a different color by clicking on the first numbered block of any section The color switches from gray gt orange gt blue every time the user clicks the first block of a section Repeat clicking on the first block indicated by a sequence number on it of any timezone this timezone will change from one color to another which means switching the record mode The color switch sequence is gray gt orange gt blue Schedule Setting from front panel 1 Enter schedule setting mode Select the Schedule icon on the configuration menu and press the Enter button the left hand column will be highlighted in a blue frame Use the up down arrows to highlight the Schedule choice and press the Enter button to enter the schedule setting mode At this time the whole editing area at the lower right side will be highlighted within a blue frame See below image Enter camera selection mode Use Up Down arrow key to switch to Camera selection mode When Camera selection mode is selected the list of camera numbers will be highlighted in a blue frame See below image Selecting camera Use Right Left arrow keys to select desired camera to configure Selected camera number will be highlighted by a blue frame See above image Enter time bar editing mode Use Up Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode When this mode is selected all 9 time bars will be highlighted w
106. to events Record to see log entries related to recording changes Operation to see log entries related to operation changes User to see log entries related to user access View Log Press View Log button to view the log See Figure 4 44 for more detail Clear Log Press Clear Log button to clear the log Export Log to USB Press Export button to export log data to USB 1 82 82 2618 84 68 39 PH Record Setting Changed 2 82 82 2818 04 68 38 PH C Schedule Setting Changed 82 82 2816 04 68 26 PH C Schedule Setting Changed Figure 4 43 Log List Prev Page Go to the previous page of log Next Page Go to the next page of log Close Close the window 95 Chapter 5 Networking Overview This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how to 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 5 1 Introduction to TCP P TCP IP is the group of protocols used by the Internet and most Local Area Networks LANs throughout the world In TCP IP every computer or other communications device that is connected to the network has a unique IP address By doing this you are giving your device a unique address similar to the address of your house An IP address is composed of four octets numbers in the range of 0 to 255 separated by decimal points The IP address is used to un
107. to move between items and press Enter to make changes to that item Note press the Menu button to go back to the previous menu section level 2 2 5 Field Input Options litle Textbox Press Enter key and an on screen keyboard will appear see note about on screen keyboard below Horma1 Event Dropdown box Press Enter key to show the available options Use the jog shuttle to highlight the desired option and press Enter again to select it sau Check box Press Enter key on a setting to enable it checked or disable it unchecked Edit Motion Grid Button Press Enter key to execute the function Brightness a Bar Press Enter key to activate the slider then use the jog shuttle to adjust the setting Press Enter again to finalize the changes Note about on screen keyboard Use the jog shuttle to highlight each character and press the Enter key on the front panel to input the selected characters When finished highlight Done and press the Enter key on the front panel to confirm The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions Space Enter a space Caps Switch to capital letters Delete the letter Confirm the selection Move to right L E Move to left Chapter 3 GENERAL DVR OPERATIONS This chapter introduces the operations on major functions including playback layout change sequence triplex operations copy and searc
108. tting Basic Setting i A Camera Motion Video Loss Title Camera0123456789 R Enable Y Log W Pre alarm Record Y Buzzer Email Notify Network Alarm JEDEM None ie output Type TED Figure 4 6 Camera Menu Video Loss Camera Select the camera you wish to configure Title will change to the title name of the selected camera Enable Check box to enable Video Loss detection Log Check box to record video loss events in the log Pre alarm Record Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the video loss Pre alarm recording rate will follow the Normal frame rate setting Buzzer Check box to enable the buzzer when a video loss event occurs Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when a video loss event occurs Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting Email setup screen See Section 4 6 2 Email for more information Network Alarm Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when video loss occurs This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu see Section 4 6 4 Alarm Server for more information Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay lt can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 indicating which alarm relay is active Output Type Output acti
109. us t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer t Permanent Mode l Alarm Reset Input Event Alarm Duration t Reaction t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t Duration Alarm duration for timeout defined in the event setup menus t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer 129 Timeout Mode Retrigger of Alarms Input Event a a Alarm Duration e t Duration t t Reaction p t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t Duration Alarm duration for timeout defined in the event setup menus t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer Timeout Transparent Mode Retrigger of Alarms Input Event Alarm Duration 3 l l l i t Duration t t Reaction gt t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact system events t Duration Alarm duration for timeout defined in the event setup menus t reaction Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer 130 Appendix APPENDIX B EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES Case 1 Record Mode Normal Event Record With Recording da
110. ut lasts for the set time duration Permanent Alarm will be continuously active until user presses Enter key Transparent Alarm output remains active until event ends Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until event ends then lasts for the set time duration Timeout Duration The amount of time the buzzer sounds when the recording process is terminated Duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds Network Loss TAN Timeout l Timeout Duration lt lt Figure 4 19 Alarm 8 Event Menu Event Network Loss Log Check box to record events in the log Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost Alarm Output This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay lt can be set to either NONE not active 1 or 2 active Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time duration Permanent Alarm will be continuously active until user presses Enter key Transparent Alarm output remains active until event ends Trans Timeout Alarm output continues until event ends then lasts for the set time duration Timeout Duration The amount of time the buzzer sounds when DVR stops recording Duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds NOTE This function only checks the physical connection link to the network Any network behavior that blocks data connectivity blocked ports IP addressing errors etc is not detected by this function 4
111. ution Select recording resolution Choices are 1920x1080 1280x720 The resolution setting is global so a change of DVR s resolution setting requires changing all camera s resolution TV Standard Select TV Standard from NTSC and PAL This setting is related to the camera settings It is mandatory to set all connected cameras to same standard as the DVR setting The expression NTSC and PAL are not related to the video standard of the DVR only to the used frequencies for synchronisation PAL 50 Hz NTSC 60Hz The maximum frame rate depends on the selected system for details please consult specifications Note 1 When changing the resolution a confirmation message will pop up Changing the resolution setting will cause the system for format the hard disks and reboot Would you like to continue 2 Recording frame rate may be affected if changing the TV standard 3 When loading factory default values resolution and TV Standard will not change 4 3 2 Basic Setting amp B Global Setting Basic Setting Camera 1 al Motion BO Camera 0123456789 Video Loss Install Y vert ATT Hormal Event Resolution 1920x1080 Record Quality Superior jl Normal Maa o ACE Record Audio Y prz 10 a Figure 4 3 Camera Menu Basic Setting Camera Select the camera to be configured Title The title setting allows you to assign a title to the selected camera Each title supports up to 16 char
112. utlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners abrasive or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning gt Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards gt Water and Moisture Do not use this unit near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool in an unprotected outdoor installation or any area which is Classified as a wet location gt Servicing Do not attempt to service this unit by yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel gt Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them playing particular attention to cords and plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance gt Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this unit through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the unit ATTENTION This is a class A product which may cause radio interference in a domestic environment in this case the user may be urged to take adequate measures Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested an
113. ven t placed in other zones Security level for this zone Custom Custom settings To change the settings click Custom Level To use the recommended settings click Default Level Default Level OF Cancel Apply 113 In the Security Settings window scroll to ActiveX controls and plug ins Security Settings lx settings ActiveX controls and plug ins AA Automatic prompting For Actives controls O Disable Enable E Binary and script behaviors Administrator approved O Disable Enable 164 Download signed Activex controls O Disable O Enable Prompt E Download unsigned Actives controls H Fe Mi hl Reset custom settings te Eo Medium Reset carcel Set the controls as follows Enable Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt Internet Explorer 7 only Allow scriptlets E7 only Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Binary and script behaviors Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player E7 only Run ActiveX controls and plug ins Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting Prompt Y Download signed ActiveX controls Y Download unsigned ActiveX controls Disable v Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe XNNKNSNNSNSNS Click OK and then choose Yes to change the security settings Close the window so you are back a
114. want to run this ActiveX control Mame MS2PL 5 0 Publisher Microsoft Corporation unverified publisher another program or when Windows was installed You should only run it iF you A This Actives control was previously added to your computer when you installed Y trust the publisher and the website requesting it What s the risk Now you will able to see the remote live page Camera04 y Normal Motion Video Loss Alarm DERIS AMZ VEO 112 6 2 2 Enabling ActiveX Controls Note This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR At the top of the Internet Explorer Window click on Tools then select Internet Options E EverPocus Home Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help CD sack ze x E Mail and News a SC Popp Blocker Address El http fun everfac Manage 4dd on5 Synchronize Windows Update Favorites Windows Messenger Sun Java Console Cus Internet Options i PRODUCTS q Click the Security tab at the top of the window then choose Custom Level near the bottom Genera Securty Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings Internet Local intranet Trusted sites Restricted sites Internet This zone contains all Web sites you Ties ha
115. will be recognized within the network If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Gateway This field shows the gateway for your network so the DVR will be able to communicate outside the network If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically DNS server 1 This field shows the primary DNS server for your network When DHCP is selected and an internet connection is available this value will be assigned automatically This field must be assigned correctly if you plan to use the DDNS feature see Section 4 7 3 DDNS for more details DNS server 2 This field shows the secondary DNS server for your network Note The default addresses in the machine are for internal testing only You must supply your own addresses to comply with your network Refer to Section 4 6 for more details Apply Press Apply button to save and apply the Express settings to DVR The system will automatically adjust recording frame rate according to your settings The following message will pop up press Yes to change Resolution Recording frame rate and Quality depending on your Express settings Warning All data will be reset Are you sure ve 4 3 CAMERA SETTING Figure 4 2 is a screenshot of the CAMERA SETTING MENU This menu is used to configure individual camera settings kernlurion Peli a rv Staridacd NTSC al Figure 4 2 Camera Menu Global Setting 4 3 1 Global Setting Resol
116. ys The DVR will Auto adjust image Quality and Event frame rate to match the number of Recording days which user selected According to resolution event hours and other assumptions above the DVR will attempt to select one set of suitable quality and event frame rate by checking if set 1 meets the requirements and proceed in order unit the requirements are met If the DVR can t match the required record days from one of the 8 sets it will use set 8 imo J J J jg q 7s Case 2 Record Mode Event Only Record With Recording days DVR will Auto adjust Quality and Event frame rate to match the Recording days which user need According to resolution event hours and other assumptions above the DVR will attempt to select one set of suitable quality and event frame rate by checking if set 1 meets the requirements and proceed in order unit the requirements are met If the DVR can t match the required record days from one of the 8 sets it will use set 8 131 Case 3 Record Mode Normal Event or Event Only Record With Preset Setting DVR will apply the settings in the table below to all cameras according to the Preset Settings Preset Setting Option Camera Item Apply value Superior Normal Frame Rate Max recording frame rate of DVR 0 132 Appendix APPENDIX C REMOTE CONTROL The IR remote control is an accessory to enhance the convenient operation of the DVR You can perform all the settings and operations from

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