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Page 1: Digital Video Recorders
X-Series Digital Video Recorders EDR-X04 EDR-X109 EDR-X116 EDR-X216 EDR-X416 User Manual for Server and Remote Version 2003G Toll Free: 1 800 947 3566 http://www.elmousa.com/... - Page 2 ELMO DVR User Manual 2003G V2.07 Published 05/31/2004 Copyright © 2004 ELMO Manufacturing Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or trasmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ELMO DVR Server and ELMO DVR Remote ... 1 INTRODUCTION ... 2 Welcome ... 2 Limited Warranty ... 2 General ... 2 Precautions ... 3 Unpacking ... 3 ELMO DVR Back View ... 5 Connecting the Serial Cable ... 6 ELMO DVR SERVER ... - Page 4 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G BACKING UP RECORDED VIDEOS LOCALLY ... 65 Backup Media Types ... 65 Automatic Backup ... 65 Manual Remote Backup ... 66 K-Remote Backup Server ... 68 SEARCHING RECORDED VIDEOS ... 69 Searching Videos Stored on a Local Drive ... 69 Connected Server ...
- Page 5 Required Items ... 4 ELMO DVR Rear View ... 5 Serial Cable Warning ... 6 Keyboard ... 7 ELMO DVR Server Main Screen ... 8 Camera Setup ... 10 Sensor Setup ... 11 Control Setup ... 12 External Monitor ... 13 Motion Detection ...
- Page 6 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Search Mode Select window..69 Search Mode Select window - Showing previous backup data..70 Local Video Search/Playback window ... 71 Remote Search/Playback window ... 72 Local Setup Configuration ... 73 Local Communication Setup ... 74 Local setup - Other Tab ...
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Page 7: List Of Tables
List of Tables Required Items ... 3 ELMO DVR Server Main Screen Features ... 9 ELMO DVR Remote Main Screen Features ... 58 Insert to New Site Window Features ... 60... -
Page 9: Elmo Dvr Server And Elmo Dvr Remote
ELMO DVR Server and ELMO DVR Remote... - Page 10 ELMO Company LTD. This manual will guide you through the usage of ELMO DVR Server and ELMO DVR Remote software. If you have any questions or concerns, please visit our website at http://www.elmousa.com or contact our technical support team.
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Page 11: Required Items
Remove the box by pulling and lifting the system up with both hands. Place the system down carefully. Read the User Manual thoroughly before installing your system. Make sure all the parts listed below have been included: Main ELMO DVR Server and Remote Software Electrical cord for AC Keys Keyboard... -
Page 12: Required Items
4 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 1. Required Items... - Page 13 The following diagram displays the back of your DVR: Figure 2. ELMO DVR Rear View...
- Page 14 6 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G The following functions will not work if the cable is not connected: Sensor Function Control Function Pan/Tilt Function External Monitor Output Figure 3. Serial Cable Warning...
- Page 15 The installation process configures Windows to automatically start your DVR on start up. Alternatively, you can start the server by double-clicking on the ELMO Server icon on your desktop. With Windows 2000™ and Windows XP™, you can also use our virtual keyboard to enter information. Simply click on the keyboard icon located on the lower right-hand side of your main screen.
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Page 16: Elmo Dvr Server Main Screen
8 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 5. ELMO DVR Server Main Screen Time and Date Displays the system's current time and date. Login/Logout Displays a login prompt that allows you to gain access to view cameras, search, and change settings. -
Page 17: Elmo Dvr Server Main Screen Features
On a standard system setup there are 6 camera divisions available:4, 6, 9, 10, 13, and 16. Full screen mode (No interface shown). Rotate four cameras in a four division screen. Help Launches the ELMO DVR Help Window. Table 2. ELMO DVR Server Main Screen Features... -
Page 18: Camera Setup
To create or modify your camera settings, follow these steps: Select Enable on the camera that you wish to be enabled. This feature is NOT available on ELMO DVR Remote. Enter a descriptive Name for each camera. The name has to have the following format: Camera ID-Name. -
Page 19: Sensor Setup
When Preset Touring is setup for a PTZ camera, the time that the camera will remain at each preset is defined by entering the Dwell Time value on Hardware Setup page. To setup the dwell time for preset touring, follow these steps: Click Setup on the main screen. -
Page 20: Control Setup
12 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G NOTE: This feature is NOT available on ELMO DVR Remote. Related Topics: Camera Setup | Control Setup | External Monitor Control settings are applicable only if controls are available and are being used. Figure 8. Control Setup Active Time Active time refers to the designated time when the control is active (default is continuous 00:00-00:00). -
Page 21: External Monitor Setup
Related Topics: Camera Setup | Sensor Setup | External Monitor The External Monitor Setup tab allows you to view specified cameras on an external monitor. Cameras are displayed in sequence with a delay equal to the dwell time. Figure 9. External Monitor Dwell Dwell refers to the interval (in seconds) between the display of each camera. -
Page 22: Motion Detection
14 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G set video options which affect all camera video displays and recording options. Figure 10. Motion Detection Individual Camera Settings Sensitivity: Adjusts the sensitivity in the detection zone(s) by using the scroll arrow. Alarm: Triggers an audible indicator when motion is detected within specified zone(s) Control: If motion is triggered, the associated control will be triggered. - Page 23 Click the Save button to your save settings. Related Topics:Intelliguard After installation, your DVR automatically creates an administrative account. It is recommended that you change the password for this account or create new users with different levels of security. To create or modify a user, follow these steps: Login as an administrative user.
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Page 24: Schedule Setup
16 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G To delete an existing user, follow these steps: Select the desired user from the list of users. Click the Delete button. The Schedule tab allows you to schedule the recording time on their camera system according to the type of recording (continuous, motion, sensor, or pre-alarm). -
Page 25: Custom Configuration
Custom Configuration: Allows you to select a specific date you would like to program your recording to. For example, you may not want continuous recording on a holiday. On this screen, you can also select the option of having the holiday setting "rotate" or repeat itself on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. -
Page 26: Screen Division
18 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Click Save to save settings. On the Screen Division tab, you can configure the number of cameras that are displayed on the main screen and select which cameras are to be shown on the large screen. -
Page 27: Communication
The Communication tab allow you to use your DVR to send alerts whenever a sensor is triggered. Figure 15. Communication Type of Connection : Specifies whether or not a connection is allowed. Bandwidth Throttle: Allows you to control the bandwidth of the data transferred over the network. -
Page 28: Server Information
20 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Select Motion for Emergency Select the Sensor for Emergency Enter the Emergency Phone Number and an Alternate Phone Number . Enter the Transfer Time . Click Save to save your settings. To send an alert to another DVR server, follow these steps: Select LAN/PSTN/LEASED CIRCUIT(Router). -
Page 29: Server Information
Display Motion Detection Grid: Displays motion detection grid when cameras are recording in motion mode on the main screen. Image Transfer to Floppy Disk: If you select this function, the DVR will store the data in JPEG mode. If you don't select this function, it will save the image in BMP format. -
Page 30: Audio Settings
22 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Audio recording is available with your DVR if a sound card is installed. After enabling audio recording on a camera, the system microphone's sound data will be recorded together with the video data. The sound data will be recorded as soon as the video signal starts recording. -
Page 31: System Setup
Activate Sensor Backup: If a sensor is tripped, an encrypted backup will be performed to CD. This feature is similar to the Main Screen Panic Button feature. This feature is NOT available on ELMO DVR Remote. Network Port Setting: Changes network connection ports for ELMO DVR Server. -
Page 32: Intelli-Zone
Set the Dwell Time for which the sound will be active. Intelli-Zone™ is a feature that allows the camera to intelligently pan, tilt, or zoom to a specified preset. The ELMO DVR server will automatically detect if that camera has P/T/Z features and adjust the pan, tilt, or zoom where applicable. Intelli-Zone™ does... -
Page 33: Intelli-Zone™ Setup
Figure 19. Intelli-Zone™ Setup To Setup Intelli-Zone follow these steps: Select the Intelli-Zone tab from the setup window. Specify camera on which you want to setup Intelli-Zone. Click Enable Intelli-Zone. Define P/T/Z Control Presets 1 - 10. You can also use the presets defined in the PTZ mode on the main screen. Create a target zone. -
Page 34: Storage Structure
The Storage Structure tab shows which disk partitions are allocated for video storage. It also gives allows you to modify the storage structure. Allocation is not allowed on C or D drives. The Storage Setup tab is NOT available on ELMO DVR Remote. To modify storage allocation, follow these steps: Click the Modify Storage Structure button. -
Page 35: E-Map
The E-Map tab is used to lay out cameras on a map. For example, if you have a drawing of your building, you can lay out cameras in the location where you know a camera is installed. In live mode, you can then select the camera from the map and your DVR... -
Page 36: E-Map
28 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 23. E-Map To enable E-Map, follow these steps: Click Enable E-Map to activate the E-Map on the main screen. Select the Position No. of the desired position of the specified Screen Division in which the E-Map will appear. -
Page 37: Intelli-Guard
Each user activity is saved in log files. These are viewed through the view log window. You can view logs that have been saved on a daily basis. In addition, can also export logs to a text-based file. Figure 24. View Log Records Log Record Navigation : It is possible to browse logs at several levels: View records per day: Allows you to view all the logged activity in a given day. -
Page 38: Email
30 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 25. Intelli-guard Individual Camera Adjustment: Adjusts the video brightness, hue, and contrast for each camera. Background Refresh Time: If Intelliguard detects no changes in the monitored area, it will update the area picture after every reload time period. -
Page 39: Email
Figure 26. Email Email Transmission Delay: This sets the delay time before the transmission is started after a sensor has been triggered. Threshold: This value sets the number of lines to be included in the emails sent per day. SMTP Server: Depending on your location, each Internet provider has specific SMTP information. IP: The IP Address of the SMTP server. -
Page 40: Virtual Ruler
32 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Enter the Email Transmission Delay time in seconds. Enter the Sender's Name . Enter the Sender's Email Address . Complete the SMTP Server information. To send the status of the server via email, follow these steps: Complete the above eight steps. -
Page 41: Virtual Ruler
Figure 27. Virtual Ruler To set up the Virtual Ruler for a camera, follow these steps: Select the camera in which you want to insert the ruler. Select the color (black or white) of the ruler that you want. If the background is white, the ruler is better seen in black. Enter the Start Point (area you want the ruler to begin). - Page 42 34 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Browse to the folder you wish to export your server settings. Click the OK button. Your setup settings have now been saved. To import your Setup Settings, follow these steps: Click the Import button on the Server Information Tab. The Browse for Folder window appears.
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Page 43: Search Mode Quick Backup
Quick backup allows you to perfom a backup eliminating preliminary steps such as selecting a backup type, a backup media, and desired cameras. This backup method is perfomed only on a CD-R. Note: Please ensure that a blank, unformatted CD-R is in the CD-R drive before you begin the backup process. To perform a Quick Backup, follow these steps: Ensure that there is enough free space on the C drive. - Page 44 36 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G To back up in encrypted or AVI format, follow these steps: Click Search on the main screen Click the Backup icon. The Backup screen appears:...
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Page 45: Backup Screen
If you are backing up on a CD-R/CD-RW, select Format CD-R/CD-RW to format the CD so that you can proceed with the backup on CD. Your DVR allows you to save a single picture on selected media. To save a snapshot of a camera, follow these steps:... - Page 46 38 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Select a date for which there is data recorded. Dates with data are highlighted red on the calendar. Select the camera you wish to play. Click the Play button and play to the position at which you wish to take the snapshot.
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Page 47: Backup Dialog Window
Figure 30. Backup Dialog window Select the Snapshot option. 10. Select the appropriate media. 11. Click OK. 12. A dialog box will appear and ask if you would like to watermark the image to be saved. Select Yes . The watermark will allow you to verify whether or not your picture has been tampered with. -
Page 48: Setup Backup Schedule
40 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Click Backup Settings on the System Setup tab.The Setup Backup Schedule window appears: Figure 31. Setup Backup Schedule Click the Add button. The Add Schedule dialog screen appears:... -
Page 49: Add Schedule
Figure 32. Add Schedule Fill out the Add Schedule options as follows: Enter a descriptive Title for the backup. In the Start section, set the start date and time. A popup calendar appears:... - Page 50 42 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Set end date and time from the End section (similar to start time). Select a rotation option from the pull-down menu. Select the Backup Timer Interval from the pull-down menu. This sets the backup start time interval. For example, 'immediately', '1 hour later', etc.
- Page 51 Select Local drive or Remote drive for the desired media. To back up to a local drive select the Local drive option. Then select the drive letter from the Path pull-down menu. To back up to a remote drive, select the Remote drive option. Enter the IP address of the remote PC in the IP Address text box.
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Page 52: K-Remote Backup Server
When you backup to a remote drive, the backup process is performed through the K-Remote Backup Server. The K-Remote Backup Server is installed with your ELMO Remote DVR and MUST be running in order for remote clients to backup via Remote media. -
Page 53: Search Mode
You can search recorded videos on the Search Mode screen. The various searches you can perform include Index Search, Object Search, and Bookmark Search. Figure 34. Search Mode Please see the following sections to learn more. Searching by Date and Time Using the Time Line Bar Bookmarks You can search a recorded video according to the date and time the video was recorded. -
Page 54: The Timeline Bar
46 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G To Search by date and time, follow these steps: Select Year and Month from Calendar Select the Day you want to search. Days highlighted in red are days for which there is recorded data. -
Page 55: Bookmarks
Select different cameras by clicking on the appropriate camera buttons. Scroll up/down to view more cameras. The above time line indicates that there is recorded data in three cameras (1, 2, and 3 from 11AM to 12:30 AM). A pink bar indicates Continuous recording. A blue bar indicates Motion recording. -
Page 56: Search Mode Control Panel
48 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 36. Bookmark Window Click Add. The date and time are automatically entered. Enter a Description . Click Enter. Click OK to close the Bookmark window To delete bookmarks, follow these steps: Select the desired time from the bookmark list. - Page 57 Advanced Functions Image Controls...
- Page 58 50 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G PAC Functions In Object Search mode, ELMO DVR Server searches for movement in the video recorded and only outputs changes in motion.
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Page 59: Object Search
Figure 37. Object Search To perform object search, follow these steps: Click the Object Search Mode button on the Search Mode control panel. A grid appears on your screen: Use your mouse to select areas on the grid on which you wish to perform an object search. To deselect areas, use the right mouse button. - Page 60 52 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G the time. If no motion was detected, the following window appears: To show only a text list (rather than image and text), click the Text button on the output window:...
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Page 61: Index Search
Index search gives you quick access to specific frames where detected motion, triggered sensors, or pre-alarm recording took place. Figure 38. Index Search To perform an Index search, follow these steps: Click the Index Search button on the search control panel. The Index Search window appears on the time line: On the Index Search panel, select Motion , Sensor , or Pre-Alarm as the indexing method. - Page 62 54 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Click on any frame number. The Time Line marker will jump to the time of that frame recording.
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Page 63: Pac Text Overlay
Your DVR can be configured to display and capture current PAC activity on any camera you configure for PAC support. Figure 39. PAC Text Overlay To set up PAC Text Overlay on a camera, follow these steps: Click the Setup button on the main screen. - Page 64 56 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Select Show Text Overlay on Live Mode to display text inserter on live mode. Enter the Number of Characters per line. Set the Horizontal Start Position with respect to the rectangle's left edge. 10. Set the Vertical Start Position with respect to the rectangle's top edge.
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Page 65: Elmo Dvr Remote
Your ELMO DVR Remote software is used to connect and manage multiple servers by using the internet or a local LAN connection. Most of the features provided in ELMO DVR Server are available in ELMO DVR Remote. This section will describe the features that are avialable only in ELMO DVR Remote. -
Page 66: Elmo Dvr Remote Main Screen Features
Searches for previous events that have been recorded remotely, onto your local hard drive, or to CD-R/CD-RW. Loads the setup page to configure your ELMO DVR Remote features and functions. Manages lists of remote servers you can connect to and manage. -
Page 67: Server Connect Window
Figure 41. Server Connect Window Click the Add button. The Insert to new site window appears: Figure 42. Creating a New Site Group Server Code The group (category) in which you would like to place the new server. A maximum of seven alphanumeric characters. Note: This must... -
Page 68: Insert To New Site Window Features
Before connecting to a server, ensure that the server is on, and that it is available on your local network or internet. Also, you should use the same versions of ELMO DVR Server and ELMO DVR Remote. To connect to a server, follow these steps: Click the Connections button on the main screen. -
Page 69: Connecting Server Progress Window
Figure 43. Server Connection - Lan Window Select the desired server from the list of servers. Click the Connect button. The Connecting Server - LAN window appears showing the status of the connection: Figure 44. Connecting server progress window You can view cameras that were setup on the server from the remote software.If the connection is successful, a new screen appears showing the server IP, cameras, sensors, and controls:... -
Page 70: Remote Software Main Screen
62 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 45. Remote Software Main Screen To view cameras that are set up on your server, follow these steps: On the main screen, select the cameras you wish to view. Note: The frame rate is affected by the number of cameras you've selected. You can also select controls to be activated if the server you are connecting to has controls set up. -
Page 71: Viewing Cameras
Note: If you are viewing existing cameras and you would like to add additional cameras, press the Stop button on the main screen, then select the other desired cameras. It is possible to connect to multiple servers with ELMO DVR Remote. Once you have created multiple servers in the list of connections, you can connect to more than one server. -
Page 72: Disconnecting From A Server
64 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 49. Multi-Site selection too. Click the Stop button on the main screen. Click the Disconnect button. The following window appears: Figure 50. Disconnecting from a server. Click Yes to disconnect or No to return to viewing the server. -
Page 73: Search Mode Select Window - Displays Local Drives To Search From And Backup Types
Server Search Data: This backup is performed when a server is searched remotely and recorded videos are played back from selected cameras. While connected to a remote server, ELMO DVR Remote can be configured to backup cameras that are being viewed or cameras that were played from a recent search. -
Page 74: Remote Video Recording Options
66 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G To configure automatic backups, follow these steps: Disconnect from all connected servers. Click the Setup button on the main screen. Click the Setup Configuration tab. Locate the section Remote Video Recording: Figure 52. Remote video recording options Check Record Live Video to record videos when viewing cameras in live mode. -
Page 75: Search Mode- Backup Button
Figure 53. Search Mode- Backup button Select Encrypted or AVI. If you select Encrypted Backup choose the Start time, End time, and the Backup Media . If you select AVI Backup, choose the cameras you wish to record, the video compression, and the AVI Caption: Click OK to start the backup process. -
Page 76: Disconnecting A K-Remote Backup Process
Note: The picture is saved in either bitmap or JPEG format. K-Remote Backup Server MUST be running for any remote backup process to be done. When you perform a remote backup using ELMO DVR Remote 2003G, K-Remote Backup Server shows your backup progress: Figure 55. K-Remote Backup Server You can cancel a backup process that is underway. -
Page 77: Backup Media Types
You can search for recorded videos stored on your local drive by a previous backup. To search videos previously saved on a local drive, follow these steps: Disconnect all servers. Click Search on the main screen The following window appears: Figure 57. -
Page 78: Search Mode Select Window - Showing Previous Backup Data
70 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 58. Search Mode Select window - Showing previous backup data. Select the appropriate choice and press OK . The local search screen appears:... -
Page 79: Connected Server
Figure 59. Local Video Search/Playback window If Removal HDD Drive Data is selected, the same screen will appear, but video data will come from an internal or external hard drive. If Server Current Screen is selected, an option to view backed-up data stored on the remote PC will become available. If Server Search Data is selected, there is the option to search data that was backed up on the remote PC. -
Page 80: Remote Search/Playback Window
72 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 60. Remote Search/Playback window Select the date, time, and cameras you need to playback; then use the playback buttons to playback the recorded video. Note: Red highlighted dates indicate data that has been recorded on that day. The time line shows which cameras have data... -
Page 81: Communications Setup
A local setup refers to peforming configuration using the setup button without connecting to a server. Note: If you are connected to a server and you press the setup button, a window similar to the Server's setup window is loaded. Figure 61. -
Page 82: Other
74 - ELMO USER MANUAL 2003G Figure 62. Local Communication Setup Type of Connection: This allows users to choose between regular phone line or LAN/high speed Internet. Installed Modem Name: Read-only text to describe the type of modem that is installed. -
Page 83: Network Port Settings Window
Network Port Settings: Set the TCP/IP ports for various communication options between the server and the remote software. Figure 64. Network Port Settings window...
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