1.0 Introduction ......................3 1.1 Packing contents ....................3 2.0 Explanation of the connections ................4 2.1 EM6104R1 4 Port surveillance recorder ............4 2.2 EM6108R1 8 Port surveillance recorder ............5 3.0 Using the surveillance recorder ................5 3.1 Connecting the surveillance recorder to your television or monitor ..... 5 3.2 Connecting the mouse to the surveillance recorder ...........
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ENGLISH 2.0 Explanation of the connections 2.1 EM6104R1 4 Port surveillance recorder 1. IO-Connections used to connect external sources to the Surveillance recorder. An example of an external source could be a door switch. You can connect this external source with 1 cable to the Common pin and 1 cable to the Input (1,2,3,4) pin.
11. Power connector. 3.0 Using the surveillance recorder During the following chapters we will explain how to setup the Eminent surveillance recorder and how to install the cameras. It is recommended to setup the surveillance recorder and install the cameras at your desk before installing and mounting the surveillance recorder kit at the desired location.
ENGLISH television which has a cinch connection, then you can use an optional BNC to cinch converter. (You can also use the surveillance recorder without the use of a monitor, then you can view the images of the surveillance recorder via your network, using a computer).
ENGLISH 4.0 Using the setup wizard Once the surveillance recorder has been started, a setup wizard will be shown. Using this wizard, you can setup the basic settings of the surveillance recorder. Note: The surveillance recorder will always start in the English language until you have chosen a language! Hint: If you do not want the setup wizard to be shown again, you need to mark ‘don’t display this window again’.
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ENGLISH Step 5: A new screen appears. The network connection will be tested first. Then an overview appears. This overview shows the IP-Address data, DNS server addresses and your (Internet) WAN IP-Address. Click ‘Next’. Step 6: If you want to use a DDNS account, you can set the ‘DDNS’ option to ‘Enable’ in the following screen and then select your DDNS provider.
ENGLISH 5.0 Manual settings If you have not used the setup wizard, or you want to manually setup a password to prevent third parties to gain access, or you want to manually set the date and time, you can manually set the surveillance recorder. And, if your surveillance recorder has been connected to your network, you can manually set the IP address data.
10 | ENGLISH 2. Fill out a user name for this account at ‘User name’. Use the mouse and the onscreen keyboard to fill out the data and click ‘Enter’ to confirm. 3. Fill out a password for this account at ‘Password’. Use the mouse and the onscreen keyboard to fill out the data and click ‘Enter’...
11 | ENGLISH mouse to select and change the data). Also, fill out a correct ‘Preferred’ and ‘Alternate DNS server’. 5. Click ‘Apply’ to save these settings 6. Click ‘OK’ at the ‘successfully saved’ screen. 7. Click ‘Exit’ until you are at the main menu. Attention! In order to access the surveillance recorder using the Internet, make sure you have filled out the IP-Address data correctly.
12 | ENGLISH 6.0 Connecting a camera 6.1 Connecting a (regular) coaxial camera Depending on the type of surveillance kit, there are a number of camera’s supplied. In the following chapter, we will explain how to connect these cameras. Before mounting the cameras you need to take the following precautions: •...
2. Connect the other end of the video cable (BNC) to one of the ‘Video-In’ connections of the surveillance recorder. 3. Take a UTP network cable (For example: The Eminent EM6062) and remove 5cm of the mantle of both ends of the cable. You need to make sure the bare UTP wires are exposed.
14 | ENGLISH 6. Click ‘Enable’ at the channel your PTZ camera is connected to. 7. Make sure the ‘Pelco-D’ protocol is selected at the same channel the PTZ camera is connected to. 8. Make sure the ‘Baud rate’ is set to the same baud rate as your PTZ camera is set to.
15 | ENGLISH 7.0 Making recordings The default setting of the digital video recorder is set to record images all the time. There are several other manners to make recordings as well. You can make recordings manually, time based recordings, make recordings when motion is detected, but you can also make recordings which are time based combined with motion detection.
16 | ENGLISH 7.2 Recording manually 1. Make sure the surveillance recorder is completely started and you can see the surveillance recorder’s image on screen. 2. Click the ‘Rec’ button at the lower right part of the screen. 3. You need to login using an admin account. Fill out the password you have set during the wizard and click ‘Login’...
17 | ENGLISH mouse button and keeping it pressed while simultaneously moving the mouse, you can select a specific area on screen. The selected area will be given a grey colour. It means the grey coloured area is excluded from motion detection. If movement is detected in a motion detected area (green colour), the grid will revert to a red colour.
18 | ENGLISH 8.0 Setting up an alarm notification You can setup the surveillance recorder in such a way, an alarm notification will be given at the same moment motion is detected. Also, you can setup the amount of time this alarm notification will last.
19 | ENGLISH 6. Click ‘E-mail’. 7. Set ‘Email’ to ‘Enable’. 8. Select the interval time. For Example: ‘30s’. This means a snapshot of the camera which detects motion detection, will be send to your e-mail address every 30 seconds. Fill out your (provider’s) SMTP server at the ‘Mail server (SMTP)’...
20 | ENGLISH 5. A new screen appears. 6. At the left side of the screen, you will see ‘Record type’. 7. If you want to search for a ‘normal’ recording which has been made on a specific date, you need to set the ‘Record type’ to ‘Normal’. Also, select the date you want to search on at the calendar which is shown at the upper left part of the screen.
‘enter’ key on your keyboard. 11. It is possible an ActiveX component of Eminent Europe needs to be installed before you can continue. Install this ActiveX component.
22 | ENGLISH used the wizard or if you do not have set a password and click ‘Login. 3. Click the ‘Live View’ icon after which the live image(s) of the camera(s) will be shown. 4. Click the ‘Capture’ button at the lower part of the screen after which the image will be captured.
23 | ENGLISH and frames per second are lower. This way, the smartphone will be more capable to show the life image. The ‘sub stream’ and ‘main stream’ options can be found at the bottom of the page of the web interface. 10.3 Playback the recordings Hint: Make sure you have installed the software as described in chapter 3.5.
‘85’. Hint: In order to view your WAN IP address, type in your address bar the following: www.eminent-online.com/ip 11.2 Using DDNS Some ISP’s do change your WAN IP-Address once a month or even every week. In that case, you are no longer able to access the surveillance recorder externally.
Android devices: Visit Google’s ‘Play Store’. Search “Eminent DVR” and install the ‘DVR’ App from Eminent. IOS devices: Visit Apple’s ‘App Store’. Search “Eminent DVR” and install the ‘DVR’ App from Eminent. 12.1 Setting up the surveillance recorder for your smartphone or tablet 1.
The following steps were done using a Samsung Galaxy S+ smart phone with firmware version 2.3.5 1. Android devices: Visit Google’s ‘Play Store’. IOS devices: Visit Apple’s ‘App Store’. 2. Search for the ‘DVR’ App from Eminent. 3. Download and install the App.
27 | ENGLISH 4. Open the App. 5. Press ‘Device’. 6. Press ‘Add’. 7. Fill out a device name at the ‘device name’ field. For Example: ‘Surveillance recorder’. 8. Fill out the IP-Address at the ‘IP’ field. If you are using the ‘DVR’ App locally, you need to fill out the local IP-Address of the surveillance recorder.
28 | ENGLISH surveillance recorder. Make sure the hard disk is aligned with the four screw holes and use the (supplied) screws to fix the hard disk. 5. Place the cover back onto the casing and tighten the screws again. 6.
29 | ENGLISH 14.2 Alarm Output (relay) When an alarm is triggered you can setup if the Alarm Output should be triggered. When the Alarm Output is triggered the relay will be activated and the NO contact will be connected by the relay to the COM contact. The relay load is limited to 3A at 30V DC.
30 | ENGLISH 15.0 Other functions In the menu of the surveillance recorder, you will find a few functions which have not been explained yet. In this chapter we will shortly explain these functions. Main menu (default screen) Auto Sequence: This function is located in the main menu of the surveillance recorder.
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