EverFocus DVR-100H Instruction Manual
EverFocus DVR-100H Instruction Manual

EverFocus DVR-100H Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Single Channel Recorder
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Before installing and using this unit, please read this Manual carefully.
Be sure to keep it handy for later reference.
DVR-100H
V1.0

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Single Channel Recorder About this manual Before installing and using this unit, please read this Manual carefully. Be sure to keep it handy for later reference. DVR-100H V1.0...
  • Page 2 Safety 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 3 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. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 4 Customer Service. The shipping carton is the safest container in which the unit may be transported. Save it for possible future use. Service If the unit ever needs repair service, the customer should contact the nearest Everfocus Electronics Corp. Service Center for return authorization and shipping instruction.
  • Page 5 Important Safeguards Read Instruction---All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the init 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 outlet before cleaning.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1. Product Overview……….…...……………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 1 1.1 Feature………...…….…….….…………………………………….…………..……………………………………………..1 1.2 Specifications………...………………….………………………………..………….………….…………………………...2 2. Front & Rear Panels………...…….………………………………………..…………………………………………………...3 3. Back Panel Connections…….………...……………………………………..…………………………………………………..5 4. System Connection…...………………………...…………………………..…………….…………………….………………..8 4.1 One Camera Connection………….…..…….………………………………………………………..……………………….8 4.2 Multiplexer Connection...……….….………………………………………………...……………...………………………..9 4.3 Quad Connection ( with VCR )………….……………….…………………….…………………..……………………… 10 4.4 Quad Connection ( without VCR)….….………….……………...……………………………………………………...….11 5.
  • Page 7: Product Overview

    1. Product Overview The Digital Video Recorder is the first true VCR replacement designed particularly for the security industry, seamlessly combining high-resolution video multiplexing and digital recording. The Digital Video Recorder at speeds up to 60/50 fields per second with NTSC/PAL formats and replay event instantly.
  • Page 8: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Video Input Video Output Video Compression Video Resolution CompactFlash Memory Alarm Input Alarm Output Audio Video Loss Detection RS-232 Event Log Hard Disk Storage Recording Mode Recording Rate Playback Rate Playback Search Setup User Interface User Input Device RS485 Watch Dog Timer Power Consumption...
  • Page 9: Front Panel Keypads

    2. Front Panel Keypads Left/Right Button: Press Up/Down Button: Press ENTER: Press this key to confirm the selection or data changed. BUZZER: Press this key to turn On/OFF the buzzer for all events. LOCK Press and hold the LOCK button over 3 seconds to lock/unlock the function keys of the front panel. This function is used to avoid unexpected contact with the panel.
  • Page 10 Display: Press this key to switch ON/OFF. Display OFF HDD KEY: Protect HDD without steal Hard Disk Tray: Hard Disk holder for HDD. Jog and Shuttle Dial Compact Flash Card Slot: Insert a Compact Flash Card. LEDs: LEDs for system active, power and ALARM access. Remote Control: IR Remote receiver Record 002HR...
  • Page 11: Back Panel Connections

    3. Back Panel Connections MUX MAIN MONITOR IN POWER Power in: The main power in. AUDIO Audio IN : Audio input for recording. Audio OUT : These two audio outputs can be set to “Enable” or “Disable” in Setup Menu. The operation of audio out is as follows: OFF / Mute Playback Audio...
  • Page 12 MONITOR MUX MAIN MONITOR: Video input BNC connector, connected to multiplexer main monitor output. MONITOR : Video output BNC connector connected to main monitor. MAIN MONITOR When the machine is in Menu, Search or Copy mode, the internal Video is switched to Monitor Out, so that the user can view full screen OSD.
  • Page 13 RS232 RS232 connector : Connect D-Sub 9 pins connector to RS232 ports for remote control RS485 RS485 connector : Cascade multi Digital Video Recorder. FAN: Cooling FAN.
  • Page 14: System Connection

    4. System Connection 4.1 One Camera Connection. MUX MAIN MONITOR IN (1 ) :Video out: The Camera Video Output is connected to the Video In at the rear panel. (2 ) : Audio Out: The camera audio output is connected to the audio input terminal at the rear panel. (3) : System Main Monitor Output: The main monitor is connected to the VIDEO OUT 1 BNC connector.
  • Page 15: Multiplexer Connection

    4.2 Multiplexer Connection. MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT MUX MAIN MONITOR IN (1): Multiplexer VCR Out : This connects to the VIDEO IN connector at the rear panel. (2) :Multiplexer VCR In : This connects to the VIDEO OUT 1 connector at the rear panel. (3) :Multiplexer Main Monitor Output: This connects to the MUX.
  • Page 16: Quad Connection ( With Vcr )

    4.3 Quad Connection. ( Quad with VCR in VCR out connector) MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT MUX MAIN MONITOR IN (1): Quad VCR Out: This connects to the VIDEO INPUT connector at the rear panel. (2) : Quad VCR In: This connects to the VIDEO OUTPUT connector at the rear panel. (3) : Quad Main Monitor Out: This connects to the MUX.
  • Page 17: Quad Connection ( Without Vcr)

    4.4 Quad connection. ( Quad without VCR in VCR out connector) Quad VIDEO OUT MUX MAIN MONITOR IN Main Monitor (1): Quad Video Out ( to Video Recorder): This connects to the VIDEO INPUT connector at the rear panel. (2): System Main Monitor Output: Connect the MAIN MONITOR connector to the main monitor.
  • Page 18: Installation

    5. Installation (1) Insert a HDD (IDE) for Video Storage The HDD should be set as MASTER. ( Normally the default setting of HDD is Master) Notice: After the hard disk case is inserted into the hard disk tray, be sure to Turn the tray key in lock position.
  • Page 19 Turn the Jog dial clockwise or counterclockwise to change setting menu page. CLOCK/LANGUAGE SETTING MENU ( See page 14 ) CLOCK/LANGUAGE SETTING MENU : 2003/04/24 TUE DATE : 13:01:02 TIME MENU LANGUAGE : ENGLISH DAYLIGHT SETTING MENU ( See page 15 ) DAYLIGHT SETTING MENU DAYLIGHT SAVING :OFF START ON JAN 1ST MON...
  • Page 20: Clock/ Language Setting Menu

    6.1 CLOCK/ LANGUAGE SETTING MENU CLOCK/LANGUAGE SETTING MENU : 2003/04/24 TUE DATE : 13:01:02 TIME MENU LANGUAGE VERSION: 1.0 (2003/05/26) In CLOCK/LANGUAGE SETTING MENU , we SET (1) DATE : Current date Year: 2000 ~ 2099 (2) TIME : Current time Hour: 00 ~ 23 (3) MENU LANGUAGE: : ENGLISH...
  • Page 21: Daylight Setting Menu

    6.2 DAYLIGHT SETTING MENU In DAYLIGHT SETTING MENU , we define: DAYLIGHT SAVING: Select “ON” or “OFF” while the daylight saving time function is enabled or not. START ON: “JAN ”Use the arrow to set the present month January Sunday July “1ST ”...
  • Page 22: Timer Setting Menu

    6.3 TIMER SETTING MENU TIMER SETTING MENU WEEK START 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 In TIMER SETTING MENU, we define The monitored image can be recorded automatically by setting the start and end times in TIMER SET SETTING MENU, we can set the schedule to record for a whole week.
  • Page 23 (4) Speed : When SPEED FORMAT is set to HOUR, the recording speed can be set from 2/3 (NTSC/PAL)HR to 960HR. When SPEED FORMAT is set to IPS, the recording speed can be set from 1~60/1~50(NTSC/PAL)IPS. (5) QUALITY: Picture Quality There are six quality levels for recording LOWER 15 KB...
  • Page 24: Normal Record Setting Menu

    6.4 NORMAL RECORD SETTING MENU NORMAL RECORD SETTING MENU SPEED QUALITY MULTIPLEXER DISK FULL In NORMAL RECORDING MENU, we define (1) SPEED : Recording Speed The user can select the recording speed from 2/3 (NSC/PAL) HR to 960 HR. (2) QUALITY: Picture Quality There are six quality levels for recording LOWER...
  • Page 25 (3) MULTIPLEXER: ON/OFF : The user can select Multiplexer connection or One Camera connection ON : The video input from MUX MAIN MONITOR connector at the rear panel will be looped through to the main monitor out when the recorder is not in MENU mode. OFF : The main monitor output is similar to the video out connector.
  • Page 26: Alarm Record Setting Menu

    6.5 ALARM RECORD SETTING MENU ALARM RECORD SETTING MENU ALARM OPERATION RECORDING SPEED RECORDING QUALITY ALARM – IN TYPE ALARM -RESET TYPE ALARM DURATION TIME PRE-ALARM OPERATION RECORDING SPEED In ALARM RECORDING MENU, we define (1) ALARM OPERATION : ON : Records when alarm occurs. OFF : Does not record when alarm occurs.
  • Page 27 (4) ALARM –IN TYPE : N.O. : Normal Open, N.C. : Normal Close (5) ALARM - RESET TYPE: N.O. : Normal Open, N.C. : Normal Close (6) ALARM DURATION TIME : Alarm recording starts from the beginning of alarm and stops at the end of the duration. The max.
  • Page 28 Note: (a.) Alarm out There are two ways to do the alarm out connection: To external To external equipment equipment Normally open connection (use pin # 13 and # 14) RELAY RELAY...
  • Page 29 To external equipment Normally Closed Connection (use pin # 13 and # 12) RELAY...
  • Page 30 (c) Alarm in and alarm reset There is 1 alarm sensor in for 1 channel and 1 alarm reset in, the alarm input can be set to Normally Open or Normally Closed by user SENSOR 1 ALARM RESET Alarm in There is one alarm input.
  • Page 31: Buzzer Setting Menu

    6.6 BUZZER SETTING MENU BUZZER SETTING MENU BUZZER ALARM –IN RECORD -IN DISK FULL VIDEO LOSS TIMER In BUZZER SETTING MENU, we SET the buzzer ON/OFF under the following conditions: (1) BUZZER : ENABLE: Turns the buzzer on. DISABLE: Turns the buzzer off. User can press Enter button to enable/disable in Record/Playback mode.
  • Page 32: Archive Setting Menu

    (5) WATER MARK POS: BOTTOM: Water mark will show on the bottom TOP: Water mark will show on the top (6) MULTIPLEXER: Multi-brand of multiplexer for user choose: NONE/EVERFOCUS 4BDX/EVERFOCUS 4CDX/EVERFOCUS 16CTX/ROBOT MU99P/APPRO MPX-9016/DM NPRITE4 /ATV QSP-860MPX 720x576 BOTTOM BOTTOM...
  • Page 33: Rs232/Rs485 Setting Menu

    6.8 RS232/RS485 SETTING MENU RS232/RS485 SETTING MENU RS232/RS485 RS232/RS485 ID BAUD RATE PARITY DATA BIT STOP BIT In the RS232/RS485 SETTING MENU, we define (1) RS232/RS485: Choose RS232 or RS485 for activated. (2) RS232/RS485 ID: This entry is used to assign each device with its own ID code, when more than on unit is used in one system through RS232/RS485.
  • Page 34: System Setting Menu

    6.9 SYSTEM SETTING MENU SYSTEM SETTING MENU PLAY WITH AUDIO 1 PLAY WITH AUDIO 2 PASSWORD ENABLE PASSWORD FIELD CODE LINE DISK RENEW SYSTEM UPDATE LOAD DEFAULT CF RENEW(FAT16) (1) PLAY WITH AUDIO 1 PLAY WITH AUDIO 2 : ON/OFF : Play back with or without audio. (2) PASSWORD ENABLE : YES/NO : User can set the PASSWORD ON or OFF to enter the system setting menu.
  • Page 35: System Update

    (4) FIELD CODE LINE : When the system is connected to the Multiplexer, it is used to adjust the field code of the Multiplexer. The values: 00~20 The default value is 13, it is suitable for most of the multiplexers. If the field code line appears on the top of each playback channel, decrease the value.
  • Page 36: Load Default

    (7) LOAD DEFAULT : LOAD DEFAULT Press NO to load default and Exit. LOAD DEFAULT Press YES to load default value. (8) CF RENEW: Two of modes for choice, YES or NO. CF RENEW NO: will not format CF card YES: will format CF card CF RENEW Left/Right: Press...
  • Page 37: Recording

    7.1 INSTANT RECORDING Press Record key to start the recording immediately. STOP When pressed, the pictures being monitored will be recorded in the HDD. •The recording rate and recording quality are set in the Record Set menu • “ REC ” button light up in the operating display Press Stop key to stop recording.
  • Page 38: Alarm Recording

    7.2 ALARM RECORDING The monitor image will automatically record when alarm occurs and duration period. Instant recording and timer recording will stop when an alarm occurs. MENU Press MENU key and turn the jog dial to select the ALARM RECORDING SETTING MENU. RECORDING OPERATION: ON: Enables alarm recording, OFF :Disables alarm recording.
  • Page 39: Playback

    8.1 NORMAL PLAYBACK (1) Playback Press the PLAY key to start playing back the stored image/audio from the last SEGMENT. PLAY Press the REV.PLAY key to start reverse playing back the stored image/audio from the last segment. REV.PLAY (2) STOP Press the STOP key to stop playing back.
  • Page 40 (4) Slow Forward/Reverse Playback Press PAUSE key to freeze the playing back picture. PAUSE Turn the shuttle clockwise and slow forward playback starts. The speed will show on the LCD at the corner of the screen. >> 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16, 1/32 Turn the shuttle counterclockwise and slow reverse playback starts.
  • Page 41: Search Playback

    8.2 SEARCH PLAYBACK (1) Segment Search Playback Press the SEARCH key to enter the Search menu. SEARCH Press the select file search. Press the Enter to select the segment. When the selection list is full, turn the jog dial clockwise to select next page list for search other list.
  • Page 42: Alarm Search

    (2) Alarm Search Playback Press SEARCH key to enter the Search menu. SEARCH Press the keys to move the cursor to BY ALARM LIST and press ENTER key to select alarm search. Press the keys to move the cursor to select the alarm image to be played back. When the selection list is full, turn the jog dial clockwise to select next page for search other list.
  • Page 43 (3) Date/Time Search Playback Press SEARCH key to enter the Search menu. SEARCH Press the keys to move the cursor to BY DATE/TIME and press ENTER key to select file search. Press the keys to move the cursor. Press the keys to increase/decrease the data.
  • Page 44: Copy

    9. COPY Insert a Compact Flash card into the Compact Flash slot on the front panel. When inserting the Compact Flash card, make sure that the direction of insertion is correct. 9.1 STILL IMAGE COPY Press the PLAY key to start playing back. PLAY Press the PAUSE key to freeze the picture.
  • Page 45: Copy To Movie File

    9.2 COPY TO MOVIE FILE Press the PLAY key to start playing back. PLAY Press COPY key and then the copy menu appears. COPY COPY TO MOVIE FILE Press COPY Press PLAY Press PAUSE Press SEARCH Press STOP Press PLAY key to continue Copy Movie File. PLAY To Step Copy To Continue Copy...
  • Page 46 Press the PAUSE key to stop continue copy. PAUSE Press SEARCH key to end copy. SEARCH Press STOP key to end play. STOP Notice: Copied images are stored as a movie picture. Copied files are saved as .MOV file. Use QuickTime to play the retrieved .MOV files. You may download QuickTime at www.apple.com.
  • Page 47: Interface Specifications

    This Digital Single Channel Recorder may be controlled by a computer or a terminal via RS232 the standard D-SUB 9-pin RS-232 connector. D-SUB 9-pin connector specifications The pin assignment of the 9-pin D-SUB connector Digital Video Recorder PIN # NAME NOT CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED GROUND...
  • Page 48: Remote Control Protocol

    A computer or a terminal can be used to control the unit by sending the packet as following. ========================================================= Digital Video Recorder 485/232 Control Code Protocol ========================================================= 1-1. Sample control code packets Example1 : A packet that send "REC" key to Digital Video Recorder(ID=5) Example2 : A packet that send "PAUSE"...
  • Page 49 ID = 1 ID = 2 ID = 126 ID = 127 ID = 128 ID = 129 ID = 255 ID = 256 ID = 511 ID = 16382 Lbyte Receiver ID (Digital Video Recorder) all DVR connect to RS485...
  • Page 50 2-4. Opcode Byte & Data bytes 2-4-1. OPcode ------------------------------------------ OPcode ------ 0x4B ------------------------------------------ 2-4-1. A remote key pressed (OPcode=0x4B) 2-5. Checksum Byte Checksum is computed as the sum of all previous byte(including the length byte), then mask with 0x7f. Data1 Function ------ --------------------------...
  • Page 51: Remote Controller

    11. Remote Controller (Optional) The remote controller is an accessory to enhance the handy operations of digital video recorder (Figure 1). You can do all the settings and operations by the remote controller. The effective distance is up to 10 meters without any obstacles.
  • Page 52: Appendix- A/Time Lapse Mode Recording Time

    12. APPENDIX- A/Time Lapse Mode Recording Time 12.1 When Recording with an 80-GB HDD (Estimated with typical image-low noise level) NTSC Recording Recording Speed Rate (Hour) (field/Sec) 8.571 4.615 1.622 1.224 0.706 0.249 0.166 0.125 Recording Recording Speed Rate (Hour) (field/Sec) 16.667 5.556...
  • Page 53: Recording With And 160 Gb Hdd

    12.2 When Recording with a 160-GB HDD (Estimated with typical image-low noise level) Recording Recording Speed Rate LOWER (Hour) (field/Sec) 16.667 177H 296H 5.556 533H 2.941 1007H 1481H 1.515 1955H 0.877 3378H 0.311 9527H 0.207 14313H 0.156 18993H Reference:24H=1 day.168H=1 week, 720H=1 month,8760H=1 year PICTURE QUALITY BASIC STANDARD...
  • Page 54: Appendix-B/Security Lock Setting

    13. APPENDIX-B/SECURITY LOCK SETTING Press LOCK key during record mode, then all the keys on the front panel will be locked. LOCK (Password must be Enable on System Setting Menu) Press LOCK key, the system will ask for the password. If you enter a correct password, the locked keys will be released.
  • Page 55 EverFocus Electronics Corp. Head Office: 12F, No.79 Sec. 1 Shin-Tai Wu Road, Hsi-Chi, Taipei, Taiwan : 886-2-26982334 : 886-2-26982380 USA Office: 2445 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108, U.S.A. : 1-626-844-8888 : 1-626-844-8838 Toll free : 1-888-383-6287 or 1-888-EV-FOCUS Japan Office: 1809 WBG Marive East 18F, 2-6 Nakase.Mihama-ku.

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