Please contact your dealer for damaged or missing items. Note: DVR Pre-Installation The EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR. 1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
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Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of DVR and the other end to the HDD. 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Front Panel EVD-16/400A1DH: Name Function Description POWER ON/OFF Power on/off switch. Receiver for IR remote control. IR Receiver Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. DVD-ROM Slot for DVD-ROM. POWER Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
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Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control. SHIFT Enter numeral “6”; 6MNO/PLAY Enter letters “MNO”; In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface. Enter numeral “7”;...
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Rear Panel Item Description MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. 1. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, or either one is connected, it is used as the auxiliary video output for live view, playback, recording and PTZ controls;...
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Connections Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device The alarm input/output interface of the DVR is shown as below: The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an open/closed relay, follow the connection diagram...
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Alarm Connection To connect alarm devices to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block. 2. Insert the signal cables into the screwless terminal block. 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR 1 RS-485 keyboard interface (for special keyboard control) USB interface 3, USB2.0 Alarm in Alarm out 100 ~ 240 VAC, 5 A, 50~60 Hz Power supply ≤ 40 W (without hard disk or DVD-R/W)
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K...
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR is shown as below: Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard will walk you through some important settings of your DVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button.
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Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR 7. Click Next button after you configure the network parameters to enter the HDD Management window. 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR PTZ Control In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.
Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR All-day Playback by channel 1. Enter the All-day Playback menu. Mouse: right click a channel on the screen and select the All-day Playback option from the right-click menu. Front Panel: Press PLAY button to play back record files of the current channel in single-screen view mode.
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Quick Operation Guide of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. To export recorded files: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and press Quick Export button.
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