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EverFocus EDR1600 Administrator's Manual And Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Digital Video Recorder EDR1600...
  • Page 2 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class “A”...
  • Page 3 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions PRECAUTIONS !" Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. !" Do not block the ventilation opening or slots on the cover. !" Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage the appliance.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Table of Contents 1. Product Overview………………….……………………….……... 1.1 Features…………………..……….…………..…………………... 1.2 Technical Overview…….….…….………………………….…….. 2. Front & Rear Panels….…….……………………………….……. 3. System Installation…….…….……………………………….…… 3.1 Before Installation…….……….…………………………….……. 3.2 Basic Connections…………….…………………………….…….. 3.3 Optional Connections…………..…………………………….…… 4. Main Screen…………………………………………..……….…... 5. Basic Operations & Log Display……………………..………..…. 5.1 Version Display……………………………..…………….…….…...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 1. Product Overview The PowerPlex EDR1600 is a state-of-the-art digital video recorder that brings unparalleled price/performance video surveillance, recording and playback to the CCTV systems. With parallel processing architecture, high performance video engine, and intelligent recording algorithms, triplex operation can be easily achieved without sacrificing the increasing demands of performance, reliability, and availability in the CCTV industry.

  • Page 6: Technical Overview

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 1.2 Technical Overview 1.2.1 Video Input and Output The digital video recorder is designed to support either NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR standard. To make the auto detection of video standard work, at least one camera must be connected to the video input. The product features video camera inputs with a passive looping output for each.
  • Page 7 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions disk, ZIP disk, etc. in .MPG format for MPEG-1 encoded video or .MOV format for JPEG encoded video. For Time-Lapse Mode Recording Time, please refer to Appendix B. 1.2.4 Motion Detection The digital video recorder continuously monitors all camera inputs for motion.
  • Page 8 RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) or SCSI disks, which are very expensive. With the Expandable IDE Hard Disk Architecture, the EDR1600 can support up to 18 pieces of IDE hard disks that are hot swappable. With 40 GB of storage per hard disk, the system storage is more than 700 GB and virtually unlimited –...

  • Page 9: Front & Rear Panels

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 2. Front & Rear Panels The following is a brief overview of the front panel and rear panel of EDR1600. Rear Panel 0. Power Switch From Rear Panel 1. Power Selector Switch: 115V AC or 230V AC selector switch.
  • Page 10 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 5. USB Connector: Reserved. 6. RS-232 Connector: Com 1, connects to modem. 7. Printer Port Connector: Connects to printer port devices (e.g. ZIP/printer port). 8. RS-232 Connector: Com 2, connects to PTZ camera. 9. External Hard Disk Connector: Connects to External Hard Disk Array EDA800.

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Front Panel 25. Hard Disk Trays: Hard disk holders for HDD#1 (upper tray) and HDD#2 (lower tray). Note: Please make sure to set HDD#1 as master and HDD#2 as slave. The settings should be described on the hard disk itself or in the manual come with the hard disk.

  • Page 12: System Installation

    3.1 Before Installation Please make sure to set the Power Selector Switch before plugging in the power plug to avoid damaging the EDR1600. Use a screwdriver to set the switch to the correct position so that the number shown is the same as the local AC voltage.

  • Page 13: Basic Connections

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 3.2 Basic Connections !"Cameras Connect each of the camera video input connector to the video output from a camera or other composite video source. At least one camera must be connected before the system is running for the auto detection of video standard to take effect.
  • Page 14 !" EDA800 Connect the External Hard Disk Connector to EDA800 if the user has purchased EDA800. If EDR1600 is running, please power on EDA800 first, and then make the connection. !" Main TV Monitor Connect the Main Monitor Output Connector to a TV monitor.

  • Page 15: Main Screen

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 4. Main Screen The diagram above is the main screen display. The icons on the lower corner of the screen are mainly for control and configuration, those on the right corner for status indication. If any icon is grayed, it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current mode or login right.
  • Page 16 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Alarm Event Log – To view the event log. Config – To configure (setup) the behaviors of the system. TV Overscan/Underscan – To change the display size of the Main TV Monitor. Login – To login the system as Administrator, Supervisor or Operator.

  • Page 17: Basic Operations & Log Display

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions There are 4 kinds of devices in the status indication. The displaying order is Camera, Alarm Output, Hard Disk, Alarm Input, then back to Camera. Each status bar stands for the status of one device, the bottommost for ID#1. There are 5 different colors: GRAY/BLACK –...

  • Page 18: Version Display

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions There are 4 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, and Power On/Off. To view the event Log display, please click on the Log icon. The screen will be shown as below: If you logged in as Administrator, the Delete button and Delete All button will be enabled.

  • Page 19: Setup (Administrator)

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6. Setup (Administrator) To login as an Administrator, please click on the Login icon, and enter the appropriate Administrator’s Login name and Password (the factory default value for both of them is admin). To setup the behaviors of the system, please click on the Config icon. The configuration menu will pop up as below.

  • Page 20: Time Type Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.1 Time Type Setup The behavior for the system is the same when it’s in the same time Type (or Time Mode). Please refer to Camera Setup and Motion Setup for how they depend on Time Type. There are 2 default Time Types, On duty and Off duty, in the system.

  • Page 21: Day Type Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.2 Day Type Setup The daily behaviors for the system are the same for those days configured as of the same Day Type. There are 2 default Day Types, WORK DAY (Monday through Friday) and HOLIDAY (Saturday and Sunday), in the system.

  • Page 22: Calendar Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.3 Calendar Setup The Calendar setup is provided for the administrator to set the Day Type of each calendar day. It’s designed to be a Perpetual Calendar. However, up to 10 years of calendar days can be configured at any specific time.

  • Page 23: Alarm Action Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.4 Alarm Action Setup The Alarm Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the triggered alarm from the Alarm Inputs. There are up to 16 Alarm Actions that correspond to 16 (Focus) Cameras for most applications.
  • Page 24 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Focus Camera – To define the camera that will respond to this Alarm Action. The default settings are Camera 1 for Alarm Action 1, Camera 2 for Alarm Action 2, and so on. !"Pre-record – Pre-record time to define how long (in seconds) before the Alarm Action is triggered the Focus Camera shall be intensively recorded (Note 2).
  • Page 25 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Call Display – If it is checked, the Call Monitor will switch to the Focus Camera when the Alarm Action is triggered. Otherwise, the Call Monitor will switch among all the installed cameras as usual. !"Log –...

  • Page 26: Motion Action Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.5 Motion Action Setup The Motion Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the detected motion for the cameras. There are up to 8 Motion Actions that correspond to 8 Alarm Outputs for most applications.

  • Page 27: Video Loss Action Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.6 Video Loss Action Setup The Video Loss Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the detected video loss for the cameras. There are up to 8 Video Loss Actions that correspond to 8 Alarm Outputs for most applications.

  • Page 28: Hard Disks Full Action Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.7 Hard Disks Full Action Setup The Hard Disks Full Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds when the hard disk drives reach the maximum storage capacity. Operations: After the HDDs Full Action menu item is selected, the HDDs Full Action Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 29 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Alarm Out – To define which Alarm Output will be triggered when the hard disk capacity is full. NC and NO signals are available, please refer to Alarm Out Setup. Click on the Down arrow button to select one of the Alarm Outputs (AO 1-8).

  • Page 30: Camera Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.8 Camera Setup The Camera Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors for each Camera at each Time Type. There are up to 16 Cameras connected to the system. For each Camera and each Time Type, you may configure the behaviors as shown on the screen and described below.
  • Page 31 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Recording Quality For All Cameras – The range is 0-10, with 0 the lowest (rough) quality, 10 the highest (fine) quality. The default value is 5 . Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the value. !"Compression Method For All Cameras –...

  • Page 32: Alarm In Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.9 Alarm In Setup The Alarm In Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors for each Alarm Input at each Time Type. There are up to 24 Alarm Inputs connected to the system. For each Alarm Input and each Time Type, you may enable/disable and select its corresponding Alarm Action.
  • Page 33 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Normal State – NC or NO, please check the signal types connected to the Alarm Input Terminal on the rear panel of the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the signal type. !"Enable Alarm Action – Check to Enable Alarm Action for the selected Alarm Input at the selected Time Type.

  • Page 34: Alarm Out Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.10 Alarm Out Setup The Alarm Out Setup allows the administrator to define the tag name for each Alarm Output. There are up to 4 Normally Closed (NC) signals (AO 1-4) and 4 Normally Open (NO) signals (AO 5-8) for the system.

  • Page 35: Display Sequence Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.11 Display Sequence Setup The Display Sequence Setup allows the administrator to define the Sequence Mode display. Please refer to Chapter 4 for Sequence Mode display. For the definition of the Display Pages in each Display Sequence, please refer to Display Page Setup.

  • Page 36: Display

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.12 Display Page Setup The Display Page Setup allows the administrator to define the Display Pages in Sequence Mode display and Static Page Mode display (please refer to Chapter 4). Operations: After the Display Pages menu item is selected, the Display Page Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 37 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Static Page Mode – To set the Display Pages for Static Page Mode display. !"Sequence No – To select the Sequence Number in Sequence Mode display. Use the Down arrow button to select the number. !"Page No - To select the Page Number for the selected Sequence Number in Sequence Mode display.

  • Page 38: Motion Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.13 Motion Setup The Motion Setup allows the administrator to configure how motion detection works for each Camera at each Time Type. For each Camera and each Time Type, you may configure the Detection Area (16x12 grids) and Sensitivity as shown on the screen and described below.
  • Page 39 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !" Camera – Use the Down arrow button to select the camera. !" Time Type - Use the Down arrow button to select the Time Type. !" Set – To set the Detection Area – active at down position. Clear –...

  • Page 40: Password Setup

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.14 Password Setup The Password Setup allows the administrator to set the new Login names and Passwords for the Administrator, Supervisor and Operator. The default (Login, Password) for the Administrator is (admin, admin), the Supervisor (Supervisor, Supervisor), the Operator (operator, operator).

  • Page 41: System Configurations

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.15 System Configurations The System Configurations Setup allows the administrator to set up the communication, main monitor sharpness-adjusting, daylight saving time, TV system and backup the configurations to floppy diskette or restore the configurations from the backup floppy diskette.
  • Page 42 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Gateway IP address – Enter the corresponding IP address while !" the gateway is enabled. - Dial In Configuration Modem – Click on the Detail button to define the Local and !" Remote IP address. ISDN –...
  • Page 43 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions and then select one of the options from Download to floppy or Upload from floppy. To revert all the configuration setting to default value, click on the Factory Setting bottom. " " Main Monitor Sharpness – The slider bar is for adjusting the   sharpness of the images shown on the main monitor screen.

  • Page 44: Day/Time Setup (Administrator)

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 7. Date/Time Setup (Administrator) If you are an Administrator, please click one the Time displaying on the Main Screen to enter the Date/Time Setup for the system. The date is in YYYY/MM/DD format, whilst the time in military hour format (HH:MM:SS).

  • Page 45: Image Playback And Archive (Administrator, Supervisor)

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 8. Image Playback and Archive (Administrator, Supervisor) On the Main Screen, please click on the Playback Panel icon, the screen will be shown as below: The icons on the lower corner of the screen are changed to the icons for video playback and archive, those on the right corner not changed (for status indication).
  • Page 46 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Select HDD & Range – To select the playback Hard Disk and the playback range in that Hard Disk. Click on it, and the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown on the screen as described in the next paragraph.
  • Page 47 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Archive Video – Toggle button to enable/disable retrieving playback video to floppy disk, ZIP disk, etc. When the video is playing back and Archive is enabled (button at DOWN position), the Retrieval Device and Camera dialog box will be shown, please follow the instructions to retrieve the video.

  • Page 48: Select Hdd & Range Dialog Box

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 8.1 Select HDD & Range Dialog Box When the user click on the Select HDD & Range icon on the Playback Panel, the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown on the screen. The system provides user to search the image either by HDD location or by time.
  • Page 49 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Options to Play – To playback all recorded video images, or to playback only motion or alarm detected video images of the assigned location. !"Start/End Section No – 32 MB/Section or 32 Slices/Section for the system.
  • Page 50 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions To search by time, the diagram will be shown as below. 01-01-01 Search by Time 2001/8/13 Mon, 18:46:50 N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N Use the Down arrow to select the desired start date and time, click on the...

  • Page 51: Remote Control

    The user can either dial directly into the server through ISDN, modem, or connect over a network. must obtain IP addresses for the remote PC and EDR1600, please refer to Chapter 6.15 System Configurations for the details.
  • Page 52 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions The video image can be displayed in full or quad screen mode, and the time shown on each window refers to the time on EDR1600 system clock. The following is the brief description of each item above.
  • Page 53 Note. 2 The Login Name and Password are the same as used in EDR1600, the Administrator can operate all the functions on remote end, the Supervisor can view the live video and playback image, and the Operator can only view the live video.

  • Page 54: Note For "2X/Fps" And Some Limitations

    CMOS data recovery If after booting the EDR1600, the system halts and the LED for the floppy drive is always OFF, the CMOS data of the system may be lost. Please Insert the V1.20 (or later version) installation diskette into the floppy drive, and then press F1(about 15 seconds after power on).
  • Page 55 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions no limitations for hot-swap. Note 1: HDD#2 being not accessible is caused by the misbehavior of HDD#1 at hot-swap. (HDD#1 responds to all commands sent to HDD#2 if the former “thinks” the later is absent!) We strongly recommend that you use IBM’s hard disks as HDD#1 (master) because they are very consistent and stable for hot-swap.

  • Page 56: Appendix A - Specifications

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Appendix A – Specifications NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR, auto-sensing Video Format 16 camera inputs with loop through (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm Video Input Video Output 1 D-SUB 15-pin computer monitor output Main Monitor 1 BNC composite video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option) 1 mini-din S-video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option) 1 BNC composite video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm Call Monitor...
  • Page 57 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Multi-level password protection Security Auto power on after power loss recovery System Recovery 110V/220V AC, selectable Power Source 150W Max. 150W Max. 150W Max. 150W Max. Power Consumption 426(Width) x 480(Depth) x 176(Height)mm Dimension 20KG Weight C ~ +45 Operating Temperature...

  • Page 58: Appendix B - Time Lapse Mode Recording Time

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time EDR1600 Time Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 20GB) (Estimated with typical image - low noise level) JPEG Total Capture Rate (FPS) Fine (10) Normal (5) Rough (0) hour min.
  • Page 59 0.12 Note 1: EDR1600 can be mounted with 2 hot-swappable, internal HDDs. Note 2: With EDA800, EDR1600 can be mounted with up to 18 hot-swappable HDDs. Note 3: The listed system storage & capture rates are just taken for example.

  • Page 60: Appendix C - Simulated Keyboard

    Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Appendix C – Simulated Keyboard There are situations that the user will be asked to enter a numeric or alphanumeric string. So, a Simulated Keyboard is designed for the user to use the mouse for all the operations. Please refer to the following diagram for the details.
  • Page 61 Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Q: How to setup time-lapse recording? A: Please setup the Normal Recording rates for the Cameras at different Time Types. The normal recording rates are also time-lapse recording rates. Q: How to setup event recording? A: Please setup the Alarm Recording rates for the Cameras at different Time Types, the different Actions, and the enable/disable items for the Cameras and the Alarm Inputs.
  • Page 62 EverFocus Electronics Corp. EverFocus Electronics Corp. EverFocus Electronics Corp. EverFocus Electronics Corp. Head Office: Hong Kong Office: 12F, No.79 Sec. 1 Shin-Tai Wu Road, Room 0, 10/F., Block 3, Camelpaint Building Hsi-Chi, Taipei, Taiwan 60, Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong,...

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