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EverFocus PowerPlex EDR1600 Administrator's Manual And Operating Instructions

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EDR1600
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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Administrator’ s Guide and Operating Instructions Administrator’ s Guide and Operating Instructions Digital Video Recorder EDR1600 Version 3.xx...
  • Page 2 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 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. Turn the power off immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Product Overview… … … … … … … .… … … … … … … … … .… … ... 1.1 Features… … … … … … … ..… … … .… … … … ..… … … … … … … ... 1.2 Technical Overview…...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    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

    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 During video playback, the selected pictures can be saved to floppy disk, ZIP disk, CD-RW, DVD RAM 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 80 GB of storage per hard disk, the system storage is more than 1400 GB and virtually unlimited –...

  • Page 9: Front & Rear Panels

    2. Front & Rear Panels The following is a brief overview of the front panel and rear panel of EDR1600. 1. Power Switch From Rear Panel 2. Power Selector Switch: 115V AC or 230V AC selector switch. Warning: To avoid damaging the system, set this switch before plugging in the power plug.
  • Page 10 6. 2 USB Connectors: Connect to USB port devices, e.g. CD-RW, DVD RAM, printer, ZIP. 7. RS-232 Connector: Com 1, connects to modem. 8. Printer Port Connector: Connects to printer port devices (e.g. ZIP/printer port). 9. RS-232 Connector: Com 2, connects to PTZ camera. 10.

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Front Panel 26. Hard Disk Trays: Hard disk holders for HDD#1 (upper tray) and HDD#2 (lower tray). (Note1.2) 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

    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. ?? VGA Monitor Connect the VGA monitor output connector to a VGA monitor.
  • 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. ??PTZ Camera Connect the PTZ camera to the RS-232(Com #2) connector at system start up.

  • Page 15: Main Screen

    4. Main Screen Camera 1 Live Camera 3 Live 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 TV Overscan/Underscan – To change the display size of the Main TV Monitor. Login – To login the system as Administrator, Supervisor or Operator. Sequence Mode / Static Page Mode – To toggle between Sequence Mode and Static Page Mode. In Sequence Mode, each page in the designated sequence will be shown for its preset dwelling time sequentially.

  • Page 17: View Display & Print Image

    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 – Not existent or not installed, GREEN – Normal, YELLOW –...

  • Page 18: Basic Operations & Log Display

    Administrator’ s Guide and Operating Instructions 5. Basic Operations & Log Display If the user does not login the system, he will be treated as a guest and can only view the live video display and device status. To login as an Operator or Supervisor, please click on the Login icon, and enter the appropriate Operator’...

  • Page 19: Version Display

    There are 6 kinds of event logs: User Login (Local/Remote), Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, Hard Disks Full 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 20: Setup (Administrator)

    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 21: Time Type Setup

    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 22: Day Type Setup

    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. However, you may configure up to 16 Day Types to suit your needs.

  • Page 23: Calendar Setup

    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 24: Alarm Action Setup

    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. For each Alarm Action, you may configure its behaviors as shown on the screen and described below.
  • Page 25 ??Go to Preset- The option will be available while the focus camera is a PTZ camera. Check the box and enter the desired preset location. The corresponding PTZ camera will automatically go to the preset location while the alarm action is triggered. For more details of the preset location settings, please refer to Chapter 7 PTZ Control Functions.
  • Page 26 ?? Record Audio – To enable audio recording function while the alarm action is triggered. ?? 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 the cameras according to setting.

  • Page 27: Motion Action Setup

    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. The Focus Camera is always the camera with the detected motion.

  • Page 28: Video Loss Action Setup

    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 29: Hard Disks Full Action Setup

    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 30 ?? Output – Alarm Out output state when the hard disk capacity is full. For NC signal, it’ s always open, for NO signal close. The Normal State above shows whether the selected Alarm Out is NC signal or NO signal. ?? Buzzer On –...

  • Page 31: 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 32 ?? Tag Color – To select the text color of the corresponding camera tag name. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to select, the color will be shown on the screen above. ?? Installed – Check this item if the selected Camera is installed. If the selected Camera is installed, all the items in the Behaviors For Each Camera are settable.
  • Page 33 ?? Video Loss Action – The corresponding Video Loss Action (always enabled). ??Normal Record (FPS) – The normal recording rate for the selected Camera at the selected Time Type. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the value (0-30). The default value is 0.1 Frame Per Second (or 6 Frame Per Minute).

  • Page 34: Alarm In Setup

    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 35 ?? 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 36: Alarm Out Setup

    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 37: Display Sequence Setup

    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. Operations: After the Display Seqs menu item is selected, the Display Sequence Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

  • Page 38: Display

    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 39 ?? 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 40: 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 41 ?? 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 – To clear the Detection Area – active at down position. ?? Video Window –...

  • Page 42: Password Setup

    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 system allows up to 5 user accounts for each login level. The default (Login, Password) for the Administrator is (admin, admin), the Supervisor (Supervisor, Supervisor), the Operator (operator, operator).

  • Page 43: System Configurations

    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. Operations: After the System menu item is selected, the System Configurations dialog box will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 44 Domain Name Server IP Address – Enter the correct Domain Name Server for mapping Domain Names to IP addresses. The default setting is 168.095.001.001. The user can also defines their local Domain Name Sever for name-to address translation, however, please make sure to define a correct - Dial Up Configurations After the Dial up item is selected, the Dial up Configurations dialog box will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 45 Dialin detail – If ISDN is selected as the dialup method, please define EAZ/MSN number and ISDN Channels. The default value of Local IP address is 192.168.0.1, Remote IP address is 192.168.0.2, and the default User Name and Password are both admin. The IP addresses, User Name and Password are all configurable by the users.
  • Page 46 E-mail receiver – The system can send e-mail notification to up to 8 receivers for each action. Enter the e-mail addresses in #1 ~ #8 columns. For WAP messages, check the box on the right of the e-mail address. - Network Alarm – Reserved for the Power Com (Optional) user. Please refer to the Power Com user manual for the detail information.
  • Page 47 the box in front. Basically, the system can detect it automatically, doesn’ t require user to define it. However, the system might sometimes misjudge due to the ambiguous signal, which mainly caused be over-length or bad quality cable. In this case, the user can define it manually to meet the local system.

  • Page 48: Audio Setup

    Administrator’ s Guide and Operating Instructions 6.16 Audio Setup The Audio Setup allows the administrator to define the behavior of the Audio Mode at each Time Type. There is 1 Audio Input connected to the system. Operations: After the Audio item is selected, the Audio Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

  • Page 49: Set Call Monitor

    6.17 Set Call Monitor The Call Monitor Setup function allows the administrator to define the regular behavior of the call monitor. Operations: After the Set Call Monitor item is selected, the Call Monitor Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen. Click on the item on the Camera List, then select the dwelling time (1-60seconds) for the corresponding camera by using the down arrow button.

  • Page 50: Ptz Control Functions

    7. PTZ Control Functions The system supports certain models of PTZ camera, which the user can easily operate the control functions through the user interface. Please refer to Chapter 6.8 for detail settings of the PTZ camera. Operations: While the installed camera is a PTZ camera, there will be an indication icon corresponding view window.
  • Page 51 ¦ on Inc. to get brighter picture. Click on Dec. to get darker picture. Menu – For EverFocus ED2200 and SamSung SCC-641P ¦ models use only. Please refer to the user manuals of the above PTZ cameras for the detail information.

  • Page 52: Day/Time Setup (Administrator)

    Administrator’ s Guide and Operating Instructions 8. Date/Time Setup (Administrator) If you are an Administrator, please click on 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 53: Image Playback And Archive (Administrator, Supervisor)

    9. Image Playback and Archive (Administrator, Supervisor) On the Main Screen, please click on the Playback Panel icon, the screen will be shown as below: Camera 1 Play Camera 3 Play 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 54 Play Saved Video – To preview the retrieved images in the floppy disk, ZIP disk (PC format), etc. Stop – To stop playing the video. If the user plays the video again, it will start from the beginning. Play – To play the selected video. Step Forward –...

  • Page 55: Select Hdd & Range Dialog Box

    Slider Bar – Showing the current playing position in the selected range. Click on it and drag the mouse to play the video from anywhere in the selected range when it’ s playing. The date and time will be shown on the screen and the playback will be temporarily stopped when you drag the slider.
  • Page 56 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. Use the Down arrow of the upper left column in the diagram box to select the desired searching way.
  • Page 57 ?? Start/End Slice No – 1 MB/Slice for the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End Slice No. ?? Options to Play – To playback all recorded video images, or to playback only motion or alarm detected video images of the assigned location.

  • Page 58: Remote Control

    Use the Down arrow to select the desired start/end date and time, click on the Submit button to start searching. Or you may select the Use Duration Time item, there will be a column shown in below to allow the users select the desired duration time instead of entering the End Time.

  • Page 59: Connecting The Remote Pc And Server

    The user can either dial directly into the server through ISDN, modem, or connect over a network. You must obtain IP addresses for the remote PC and EDR1600, please refer to Chapter 6.15 System Configurations for the details.
  • Page 60 The main control page will be shown as below. 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 61 completed. PTZ - Click on the PTZ button, a PTZ control panel will be shown on the screen as below. Playback Date/Time – To set the searching date/time for Image Playback. Enter the desired date and time in the proper columns, click on the Submit button to change the setting.

  • Page 62: Remote View From I-Mode

    FTP server directly. The IP address is ftp://www.everfocus.com.tw , the login name and password both are “edr1600”. Select the software version you would like to download, the file name of the upgrade software will be “edr1600-X.X-tar.gz”, X.X stands for the software version number.

  • Page 63: Note For "2X/Fps" And Some Limitations

    New model for 60FPS(NTSC) / 50FPS(PAL) recording rate The V1.20 (and later version) software can support 60FPS(NTSC) / 50FPS(PAL) recording rate on a high-end EDR1600 model. The new model has a “2x/fps” label on its front panel. Please contact your supplier for the new model.
  • Page 64 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 65: Appendix A - Specifications

    recording purposes. EDA800 and IBM’ s hard disks have the best compatibility. No limitation for motion setup There are only 50 sets of motion configuration settings for V1.20 or earlier version. Now, there is no limitation for V1.21 (or later version). Appendix A –...
  • Page 66 Video Display 1/4/7/9/10/13/16 video windows, 16 million colors Display Resolution 640x480 for NTSC, 800x600 for PAL Video Freeze Sequential Switch Programmable, with adjustable dwell time (5-100 seconds) Alarm Input 24 inputs, Contact or TTL/CMOS signal, polarity selectable 4 Normally Open, 4 Normally Closed relay outputs Alarm Output Up to 2 sets of Hard Disks, hot swappable Hard Disk Storage...

  • Page 67: Appendix B - Time Lapse Mode Recording Time

    Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time EDR1600 Time Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 20GB) (Estimated with typical image - low noise level) Total Capture Rate (FPS) Fine (10) NTSC 12.5 0.83 0.25 0.17 0.12 JPEG Normal (5) hour min.
  • Page 68 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 69: Appendix C - Simulated Keyboard

    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 70 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 71 Q: How to login to the system if the administrator’ s login name and password are lost? A: For the security reason, it’ s impossible to retrieve the login name and password once they’ re lost. Once the administrator’ s login name and password are lost, the only way to re-login to the system is through the backdoor program.
  • Page 72 EverFocus Electronics Corp. Head Office: 12F, No.79 Sec. 1 Shin-Tai Wu Road, Hsi-Chi, Taipei, Taiwan TEL: 886-2-26982334 FAX: 886-2-26982380 http:// www.everfocus.com.tw USA Office: 2445 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA, 91108 U.S.A. TEL: 1-626-844-8888 FAX: 1-626-844-8838 Toll free: 1-888-383-6287 or 1-888-EV-FOCUS http://www.everfocus.com...

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