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Ness EDR1640 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Digital Sixteen/Nine Channels Video Recorder...
  • Page 2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................1 1.1 F EATURES ........................1 1.2 S PECIFICATIONS ...................... 2 1.3 F RONT ANEL EYPADS ..................4 1.4 B ANEL ONNECTIONS ................7 1.5 M ONITOR ISPLAY ..................... 10 INSTALLATION ..................... 13 2.1 PACKING .......................

  • Page 5: Recording Overview

    3.11 ARNING ETUP ................55 3.11.1 FAN FAULT ....................... 55 3.11.2 HDD TEMP ....................... 57 3.11.3 NO HDD ......................59 3.11.4 HDD FULL ....................... 60 3.12 YSTEM ETUP ................... 62 RECORDING OVERVIEW ..............66 4.1 I (N) R NSTANT ECORDING ETUP ..............
  • Page 6 10.9 LAN C OUTER OR ONNECTION ............... 99 11. LINKSYS PORT FORWARDING ..........102 12. D-LINK PORT FORWARDING ............. 107 13. DDNS .........................112 13.1 DDNS A REATING A CCOUNT ..............112 14. VIEWING THROUGH INTERNET EXPLORER ..115 14.1 SEARCH ......................121 14.1.1 Search by Time ....................

  • Page 7: Safety Warning

    Safety Warning 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. 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...

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    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? Turn the power off immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service.
  • Page 9 Safety Precautions Read Instruction — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit 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—...

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    Chapter 1. Product Overview This is the industry’s first full-featured digital video recorder designed specifically for use within the security industry. The DVR incorporates all the benefits of digital video recording, is simple to install, and operates just like a VCR. Highly efficient compression technology and superior resolution of recorded images make the Digital Video Recorder stand out from the competition as the best choice for security surveillance.

  • Page 11: Specifications

    Video Format NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR 16 camera inputs (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm Video Input 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) and S-Video out for Main Monitor Video Output 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) for CALL Monitor 16 video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) for Looping Video Compression MPEG4 720x480 (NTSC:120IPS) / 720x576 (PAL:100IPS) Recording...

  • Page 12: Recording Rate

    Full size: 430mm (L) x 300mm (W) x 88mm (H) Dimension Weight 4.85 KG Operating C ~ +50 Temperature Remote Controller IR Remote Controller ** NOTE** NTSC Recording Rate 1640 model 720x480 : 120 IPS 720x576 : 100 IPS Half D1 720x240 : 240 IPS Half D1 720x288 : 200 IPS 360x240 : 480 IPS 360x288 : 400 IPS...

  • Page 13: Front Panel Keypads

    Keys: REC: Press this key to start instant recording. STOP: Press this key to stop recording and playing back. PLAY: Play Back. PAUSE: Press this key to pause the playback picture. SEARCH: Press this key to enter the SEARCH MENU. COPY: Press this key to start to copy a still picture under PAUSE mode or copy a video stream into USB.
  • Page 14 DISPLAY: Press this key to switch display of channels, display color of channels (Black, Red, Yellow, Pink, Green and White are available as choices) and/or status bar. SELECT: Press this key to select, to assign a camera to a display, to adjust screen display, and so on.
  • Page 15 CALL: Press this key to enter and set up CALL MENU. Menu: Press this key to enter or quit MAIN SETUP MENU. Shuttle and Jog Dial Shuttle: In the Playback mode, turn the Shuttle dial to fast forward/rewind the video. In the Pause mode, turn the Shuttle dial to slow forward/rewind the video.

  • Page 16: Back Panel Connections

    10 10 11 11 12 12 14 14 15 15 POWER Main Power plug: Connect power jack (AC 100V). Audio IN: Audio inputs 1~4 for recording, and it can be enabled by setting to “YES” or “NO” in the RECORD SETUP MENU. Audio OUT: Connect an audio output to a monitor or other device.
  • Page 17 VIDEO IN For 16 CH DVR Series: VIDEO OUT (1~16): BNC connectors for video looping out 1~16. VIDEO IN (1~16): BNC connectors for video input 1~16. For 9 CH DVR Series: VIDEO OUT (1~9): BNC connectors for video looping out 1~9. VIDEO IN (1~9): BNC connectors for video input 1~9.
  • Page 18 SCSI SCSI Connector: For connecting the optional extension unit. Mouse Mouse: For connecting the mouse. S-Video S-Video: providing S-Video connector. Cascade Cascade is designed for connecting a number of DVRs to one monitor. You will be allowed to view and to control as many DVRs as you prefer from the same monitor simply by switching the screen using EKB500 keyboard controller.

  • Page 19: Monitor Display

    The status information of the cameras or machine will show up, and be located at different places on the screen. 1. Channel tag 2. Event sign 3. Select sign 2. Event sign 4. Play status bar 5. Record status bar Channel tag: A channel tag indicates the channel name of the screen.
  • Page 20 Temperature indication. When HDD’s temperature is overheated. Overheat temperature is determined in HDD TEMPERATURE of WARNING SETUP MENU. Fan fail indication. When the fan fails to work normally. Select sign: You can assign a camera to a display by pressing SELECT key in live mode. Dial Jog to move the select sign to the display you would like to change camera, and then press channel key from the Channel Panel to relocate the camera.
  • Page 21 Current date: The current date which is set in the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU. Record status: It shows REC and recording hard disk number. “REC”, it shows when machine is recording. “R01”, the recording hard disk number. There are two hard disks available in this model.

  • Page 22: Installation

    Chapter 2. Installation The installations described below should be done by qualified service personnel or system installers. Please check accessories in the packing before the installation. Please refer to the following diagrams for the system connections. Note: Monitor and Camera must be purchased separately. Mouse Mouse RS 232...

  • Page 23: Basic Wiring Instructions

    Diagram 2.2 Please refer to diagram 2.2 to assist you with this portion of the installation. Power: Connect the power source or adapter into the power socket. Cameras: Connect each cameras video output to the video input on the digital video recorder shown in diagram 2.1.
  • Page 24 Note: This can be done using a serial cable. Main Monitor: Connect the main monitor output connector to a main monitor. The main monitor displays selected live or recorded cameras in any available format. Note: The main monitor must be connected in order to make configuration changes, enter the main menu, or do a playback at the machine.

  • Page 25: Hard Disk Drive Installation

    The first step in installing the hard drive is to insert the hard drive sleeve into the machine. The hard disk drive default setting is initially set to master. The second step is to insert the key provided and turn the tray key to the lock position. If this process is ignored the hard disk drive will not be detected. Follow the previous steps for the second hard drive or second empty sleeve.

  • Page 26: Dvr Menu Setup

    Chapter 3. DVR Menu Setup Assuming you have completed the first two chapters of this manual. You are now ready to begin setting up the digital video recorder. The following chapter will walk you through the detailed DVR Menu step by step and how to set the DVR for your specific application. To begin this process, press the MENU key.

  • Page 27: Time /Date Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.2 Diagram 3.2 is a screen shot of the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU. This menu is used to set up the correct time and date for your region of the world. You are able to setup daylight savings as well as synch it with an internet based time server.
  • Page 28 DATE: This field represents the date on the DVR. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR to make your selection. There are three date formats which are YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY to be selected. The date is represented as follows: Year: 2000~2037 / Month: 01~12 / Date: 01~31 (Day of Week) DAYLIGHT SAVING: This field represents the daylight savings on the DVR.
  • Page 29 END TIME: To set the end time of daylight saving To set the end month of daylight saving time: Dial the jog to set the end month. To set the end week of daylight saving time: Dial the jog to set the end week.
  • Page 30 Diagram 3.3 TIME ZONE: You can set the time zone where you locate if you connect to network and enable time synchronize. Atlantic Daylight Time subtract 3 hours from GMT Atlantic Standard Time subtract 4 hours from GMT Eastern Daylight Time subtract 4 hours from GMT Eastern Standard Time subtract 5 hours from GMT Central Daylight Time subtract 5 hours from GMT Central Standard Time subtract 6 hours from GMT...

  • Page 31: Camera Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.4 Diagram 3.4 is a screen shot of the CAMERA SETUP MENU. This menu will walk you through setting up the Camera Recording Speeds, Camera titles, PTZ ID, covert modes, and recording quality. In the CAMERA SETUP MENU the following fields are defined as: TITLE: The title setting allows you to assign a title to each camera input.
  • Page 32 switch the Uninstalled Camera Ports to OFF in this section. For COVERT, select “ON” to cover a camera, and disable the screen in live mode to show up. However, the image is recorded, and can be played back by user who has playback right. The covert channels will not show up on the sequence mode.
  • Page 33 Note: Since the compression ratio of MPEG4 fully depends on the variation and complexity of the recorded video, the table above is for your reference only. REC SPEED ON TIME PERIOD: TP: Scheduled recording time 1~8 which can be set in the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU.

  • Page 34: Record Setup Menu

    Dial Jog to change items in the SUMMERY table. All cameras’ statuses are shown in the SUMMARY table. The table is for checking camera overall statuses only, not for setting. Note: The SUMMARY table also exists in ALARM, MOTION and VLOSS SETUP MENU.
  • Page 35 RECORD AUDIO: YES: Audio will be recorded when machine is recording. NO: Audio will not be recorded when machine is recording. TIME STAMP: ON: The time stamp will show on the video and picture when recording. OFF: The time stamp will not show on the video and picture when recording. TIME STAMP POSITION: BOTTOM: The time stamp will show on the bottom.

  • Page 36: Alarm Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.7 Diagram 3.7 is a screen shot of the ALARM SETUP MENU. An alarm is defined as an electrical, electronic, or mechanical device that serves to warn of danger by means of a signal. In this case the signal triggers the recorder to start recording the alarmed event. This menu contains all the alarm operations and options needed to successfully complete an alarm recording.
  • Page 37 N.O. Trans.: When the alarm is triggered, buzzer starts to function no matter how long the alarm duration is set until you set it back to N.O. N.C. Trans.: When the alarm is triggered, buzzer starts to function no matter how long the alarm duration is set until you set it back to N.C.
  • Page 38 DISABLE: To disable an alarm buzzer. ALARM NETWORK: YES: Enable alarm network. NO: Disable alarm network. MAIN MON: Display on a main monitor when an alarm occurs. NO CHANGE: No change on the display in the main monitor when an alarm occurs.
  • Page 39 NO CHANGE: Nothing changes on the display in the matrix monitor 4 when an alarm occurs. CAMERA 1~16: Display an assigned camera in full screen mode to the matrix monitor 4. SUMMARY: Dial Jog to change items in the SUMMARY table. All alarm’s statuses are shown in SUMMARY tables.

  • Page 40: Motion Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.8 Diagram 3.8 is a screen shot of the MOTION SETUP MENU. We define motion as a change of pixilation in the field of view, which is detected by the digital video recorder, and triggering the recorder to start recording. This menu is for setting up the digital recorder for motion recording on a per camera basis.
  • Page 41 YES: Select YES if you wish to record Motion Events in the Log. NO: Select NO if you do not wish to record Motion Events in the Log. DURATION: The amount of time a motion event will record - from 1 sec to 99 seconds.
  • Page 42 CALL MON: Display on a call monitor when motion occurs. NO CHANGE: No change on the display in the main monitor when motion occurs. CAMERA 1~16 : Display the active camera in full screen mode to the call monitor. MATRIX MON 1: Display on matrix monitor 1 when an alarm occurs.
  • Page 43 In the motion edit mode: The default motion area of each camera is entire screen which displays in light green. Press COPY or left-click the mouse to start setting an area. Press SEARCH to end and enable the area, or press PAUSE to end and disable the area.

  • Page 44: Oss Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.9 Diagram 3.9 is a screen shot of the VLOSS (Video Loss) SETUP MENU. VLoss event is caused by no video signal input for the channel. Usually it happens when no power supply for the camera or the camera fails. How to set up system response for VLoss case is introduced in this section. In the VLOSS (Video Loss) SETUP MENU the following fields are defined as follows: VLOSS: ENABLE: Enable video loss detection.
  • Page 45 ALARM OUTPUT: This will transmit a signal to another device. The setting of alarms are NONE = not activated, 1 = output signal 1 transmitted, 2 = output signal 2 transmitted, 3 = output signal 3 transmitted and 4 = output signal 4 transmitted.

  • Page 46: Network Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.10 Diagram 3.10 is a screen shot of the NETWORK SETUP MENU. This menu is for setting up the configurations for networking to the DVR. There are 6 subentries that are CONFIG, ALARM, EMAIL, PASSWORD, PPPoE and DDNS in the NETWORK SETUP MENU. Each of them has to be set up completely before the network functions.
  • Page 47 PPPoE: This is a DSL connection application, ISP will ask user for inputting user name and password. When you choose this option, please go to PPPoE configuration menu for setting PPPoE configuration. IP Address: This field is to set a static IP Address for the DVR. A static IP address is an IP address whose value does not change.
  • Page 48 IP ADDRESS: This is the router’s IP address. Please input the IP address of router. PORT: Port of Multicast. Please configure the port number. HTTP PORT: The default port number is 80. User can change it to different port number for HTTP/WEB communication between DVR and client PC. CONTROL PORT: The default port number is 1600.

  • Page 49: Alarm Network (Reserved)

    3.7.2 ALARM NETWORK (Reserved) DVR can send out Alarm message to an Alarm Server (PowerCon4). This function is reserved to work with our Control Management System – PowerCon. In the ALARM of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.11 Note: Since every Network Configuration is different, please contact your Network Administrator or ISP for how to assign those IP addresses and port numbers.

  • Page 50: Email

    3.7.3 EMAIL In the EMAIL of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.12 SMTP SERVER: assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s domain name. For example: mail.network.com.au. PORT NUMBER: assign the port number for SMTP server. AUTHENTICATION: select “YES”, if the SMTP server requires Authentication (user name / password) USER: Input the login user ID if the SMTP server requires Authentication.
  • Page 51 set to “YES”, this e-mail address will receive a text message and an “ARV” format of a still image from DVR when the Alarm is triggered. This “ARV” file can be played back by opening “DVRViewer.exe” that you downloaded from the DVR or the Remote Viewer (Browser) or from the Copy Menu (labeled viewer).

  • Page 52: Password

    3.7.4 PASSWORD In the PASSWORD of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define: Diagram 3.13 User-Name/Password/Level: This category is to set up the users that will log into the network. Please remember that this portion of the Network setting menu is set up in column format.
  • Page 53 Please remember that there are only three different levels guest, general, and super. “Admin” and “General” – can view live/playback video “Guest” – can only view live.

  • Page 54: Pppoe

    3.7.5 PPPoE In the PPPoE of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define : Diagram 3.14 (1) USER: User name that is provided by ISP for PPPoE connection (2) PASSWD: Password that is provided by ISP for PPPoE connection (3) PRIMARY DNS: An IP address of DNS server that is provide by ISP. (4) SECONDARY DNS: If your ISP provides you an IP address secondary DNS, please set it in here.
  • Page 55 Diagram 3.15...

  • Page 56: Ddns

    3.7.6 DDNS In DDNS of the NETWORK SETUP MENU, we define : Diagram 3.16 For example: A user had applied for a DDNS account from Http://www.dyndns.org. User name: TEST Password: TEST Domain name ethin.dyndns.org. (1) SERVER: DDNS provider. (2) USER: User name of the account. (3) PASSWD: Password of the account.
  • Page 57 Users can connect to DVR that uses dynamic IP address by entering the domain name “ethne.dyndns.org” in IE browser. They don’t have to know the IP address.

  • Page 58: Schedule Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.17 Diagram 3.17 is a screen shot of the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU. In this menu you can set a unique timer any day of the week to start recording from a specified start time to an end time. This menu works together with the camera menu, you will notice 1~8 TP (time period), which is also seen in the camera menu.
  • Page 59 START: This field is used to set the time you wish to start the timer recording. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR to make your selection. Hour: 0 ~ 23 in 24 hour time format; 1~12 in 12 hour time format. Minutes: 00 ~ 59 Note: To record All day long: 12:00am~12:00 am for 12-hour-format 00:00~00:00 for 24-hour-format...

  • Page 60: Disk Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.18 Diagram 3.18 is a screen shot of the DISK SETUP MENU. This menu is for viewing Disk information and formatting the disks. For every configuration change or initial setup we recommend formatting the Hard Disk. In the DISK SETUP MENU the following fields are defined as follows: DISK INFORMATIONS: Select disks, there are 4 disks in each table.
  • Page 61 THERMOMETRIC SCALE: Select CELSIUS or FAHRENHEIT for thermometric scale of the disk. NO/SIZE/C or F/Start/End Time: Show the number of drives the size of each drive and the temperature as well as the days and times range stored on the hard drive.

  • Page 62: Control Setup Menu

    Diagram 3.19 Diagram 3.19 is a screen shot of the Control Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up a connection from the digital recorder to a computer to transfer instructions or information using the HyperTerminal program in Windows. In the Control Setting Menu the following fields are defined as follows: RS232: RS232 Baud Rate: This field is to set the speed at which is used to transmit instruction or information through the RS232 port on the DVR.
  • Page 63 RS232 Data Bit: This field is the data bit at which you will be transferring. There are two settings for this option: 8 or 7. The default is set to 8. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR to make your selection. RS485: RS485 Baud Rate: This field is to set the speed at which is used to transmit instruction or information through the...

  • Page 64: Fan Fault

    Diagram 3.20 Diagram 3.20 is a screen shot of the Warning Setup Menu. This menu is to set the warning system settings. If any critical errors were to arise, this portion of the menu would be for error handling. For example if you set the fan buzzer on and the fan wasn’t able to turn on then you would here an alarm go off.
  • Page 65 ALARM DURATION: Permanent NETWORK ALARM: YES: To enable network alarm. NO: To disable network alarm. SEND EMAIL: YES: Send an email when the fan does not work. NO: Do not send an email when the fan does not work. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU.

  • Page 66: Hdd Temp

    3.11.2 HDD TEMP In HDD TEMP, we define: Diagram 3.21 BUZZER: HDD TEMPERATURE buzzer. ENABLE: To enable a buzzer when HDD’s temperature is higher than the temperature set in “SET TEMPERATURE”. DISABLE: To disable HDD TEMP. Buzzer. ALARM OUTPUT: This will transmit a signal to another device. The setting of alarms are NONE = not activated, 1 = output signal 1 transmitted, 2 = output signal 2 transmitted, 3 = output signal 3 transmitted and 4 = output signal 4 transmitted.
  • Page 67 YES: Send an email when HDD’s temperature is overheated. NO: Will not send an email when HDD’s temperature is overheated. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU. STOP RECORD: YES: Stop recording when HDD’s temperature is overheated. NO: Will not stop recording even when HDD’s temperature is overheated.

  • Page 68: No Hdd

    3.11.3 NO HDD In NO HDD, we define: Diagram 3.22 BUZZER: NO HDD buzzer. ENABLE: To enable a buzzer when no HDD has been found. DISABLE: To disable NO HDD buzzer. ALARM OUTPUT: This will transmit a signal to another device. The setting of alarms are NONE = not activated, 1 = output signal 1 transmitted, 2 = output signal 2 transmitted, 3 = output signal 3 transmitted and 4 = output signal 4 transmitted.

  • Page 69: Hdd Full

    SEND EMAIL: YES: Send an email when no HDD has been found. NO: Will not send an email when no HDD has been found. The email address can be set in the NETWORK SETUP MENU. 3.11.4 HDD FULL In HDD FULL, we define: Diagram 3.23 BUZZER: HDD FULL buzzer.
  • Page 70 ALARM OUTPUT: This will transmit a signal to another device. The setting of alarms are NONE = not activated, 1 = output signal 1 transmitted, 2 = output signal 2 transmitted, 3 = output signal 3 transmitted and 4 = output signal 4 transmitted.
  • Page 71 Diagram 3.24 Diagram 3.24 is a screen shot of the SYSTEM SETUP MENU. This menu is for setting up any additional options and restoring defaults to the digital recorder. In the SYSTEM SETUP MENU the following fields are defined as follows: SYSTEM VERSION: Current system firmware version.
  • Page 72 inserted properly before choosing “LOAD” or “SAVE” options. System will ask you to stop recording if you confirm to load default setting, to load saved setting or to save existing setting when the system is recording. UPDATE SYSTEM SOFTWARE: Turn the jog to enter the selection window. YES: Select YES to update system software from USB by pressing SELECT or tilt wheel of the mouse to start.
  • Page 73 YES: Select YES to enable the password function. NO: Select NO to disable the password function. PASSWORD and RIGHTS: The login passwords here are used to operate and set up this machine locally not from the remote tcp/ip connection. The different login passwords indicate the different level of users, and no login name is necessary.
  • Page 74 User Level and Right LEVEL-3 LEVEL-2 LEVEL-1 NONE ACCESS LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR OPERATOR GENERAL ---- DISPLAY MODE ZOOM SELECT CALL MENU COPY SEARCH PLAY STOP PAUSE Note: The above table will be updated if there is any change.

  • Page 75: Recording Overview

    Chapter 4. Recording Overview Before continuing with the Recording Overview please be sure to have reviewed DVR Menu Setup (Chapter 3) specifically the camera & schedule. You are now ready to begin setting up the machine for recording. This chapter will show you how to setup the recorder for three basic types of recording: Instant recording, scheduled recording, and event recording.
  • Page 76 Note: 1. If STOP key is pressed while machine is recording or playing video, the playing function will be disabled first. If STOP key is pressed twice the DVR will come out of record mode completely. 2. We suggest not to remove the Hot-Swappable Drive while the machine is recording or in playback.
  • Page 77 We will define two event recording types ALARM and MOTION. After the event recording is enabled, the DVR will start an event recording when an event occurs. For instance when motion activity is detected by the DVR it will begin recording at the specific IPS set under event column.
  • Page 78 2. After enabling an event, you need to set a time period (TP) in the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU. An event recording must be set in a scheduled time period (TP). You can refer to the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU for time period configurations (Chapter 3.8).
  • Page 79 3. When the event and schedule are set, enter the CAMERA SETUP MENU to set the event recording speed (IPS) of the camera in the time period (TP) section. Diagram 4.4 Note : Set the time period (TP) from 00:00 to 00:00 daily in the SCHEDULE SETUP MENU, and set the normal record speed as 0 IPS in the CAMERA SETUP MENU if you only want to record only on an events activity recording (motion or alarm).

  • Page 80: Playback Overview

    Chapter 5. Playback Overview Before continuing please be sure to have reviewed DVR Menu Setup (Chapter 3). You are now ready to begin setting up the DVR for playback. This chapter will show you how to setup the recorder for basic playback.
  • Page 81 (3) Fast Forward/Reverse Playback Press the PLAY key to begin playing back process. Turn the Shuttle dial clockwise, to begin fast forward PLAY playback. The speed will be shown on the status bar of the bottom screen. >> 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 32, 600X, and press ENTER at the same time to hold the play speed.
  • Page 82 (5) Image advance Forward/Reverse Press PAUSE key to freeze the picture. PAUSE Turn the Jog dial clockwise to advance the still video image by image. Turn the Jog dial counterclockwise to rewind the still video image by image. The field feed speed will increase if the Jog dial is turned quickly.

  • Page 83: S Earch P Layback

    Press the SEARCH key to enter the SEARCH MENU. SEARCH In the SEARCH MENU, Dial the Jog clockwise or counterclockwise to change subentry values. Press the ENTER key to go next subentry in search menu setting, and press the CALL key to go last subentry in search menu setting.
  • Page 84 An EVENT search does not give you the option to change the “BY TIME / DATE” search method. Size of total data file, HDD temperature, start recording time and end recording time of the disk show in the search screen. Note: If there is no video stored in the date/time specified, then the image will keep at the end of the last play, and the display time on the status bar shows “??:??”.
  • Page 85 (3) DATE and TIME are not able to be changed in the EVENT search method. The search list shows up when SELECT key is pressed. There are 16 events in one page, and current page / total pages shows on the top. Dial Shuttle clockwise or press COPY for moving to next page;...

  • Page 86: Copying Video

    Chapter 6. Copying Video Before continuing please be sure to have reviewed the preceding chapters. You are now ready to copy an image or video from the DVR. This chapter will show you how to copy a still image or movie from the recorder.
  • Page 87 Diagram 6.1 In the COPY MENU, we define: COPY: Select Image (video) for copying images to movie file. Select Viewer for copying EDR viewer player. DISK NO: Disk number. It is fixed as “01” in this series. CAMERA NO: Camera channel number. You can select the video of camera you would like to copy.
  • Page 88 copy, you will see the START TIME has been changed to the “Bookmark time”. The end time is preset to 5 minutes later. You can change it to another value if desired. First Step is to download the viewer from your DVR. Insert a USB memory card into the DVR’s appropriate slot.
  • Page 89 Note: If you are unable to play “AVI” file downloaded from “DVRViewer”, your PC is required to install “CODEC”, please go to the following URL: http://www.divx.com/divx/play/download/index.php for downloading DivXPlay.exe. This will enable you to play “AVI” file successfully.

  • Page 90: Call Overview

    Chapter 7. Call Overview This chapter will try to give you details on how to setup the CALL MENU on the DVR. Press the CALL key and the CALL MENU will pop up as below. Diagram 7.1 In CALL MENU, we define: (1) SEQ: Sequence display on the call/Matrix monitor.
  • Page 91 (4) CALL MON/MATRIX 1~4: Display the call monitor and Matrix 1~4 monitors. Press ENTER button to move between monitors which will enable you to make selection of SEQ, OSD and CAMERA.
  • Page 92 Chapter 8. Screen Display Setting & Mode In a full screen display, press SELECT key to pop up the display adjustment window as below: Diagram 8.1 In the screen display setting menu, we define: (1) CAMERA: The display setting of the current camera. (2) BRIGHTNESS: The bright percentage of the current camera;...
  • Page 93 SHARPNESS: By turning SHARPNESS ON, the image will become sharper and clearer in live mode. This option is suitable for indoor use. When turning SHARPNESS OFF, the image becomes blurred in an indoor environment. However, this option is suitable for outdoor use. If image flickers under a bright, outdoor environment, then the image can become mild by turning SHARPNESS OFF.
  • Page 94 Press MODE to switch 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16 and PIP (picture in picture) displays for Live and Playback mode.

  • Page 95: Upgrade Firmware

    Chapter 9. Upgrade Firmware This chapter will try to give you a detailed instruction on how to upgrade the DVR. This will be helpful in completing the upgrading process. Please go to ftp://208.50.31.200 and go to DVR Firmware upgrade folder “Product Firmware Upgrades”.

  • Page 96: Networking Overview

    Chapter Networking Overview This chapter will try to give you a detailed instruction on how to network the DVR. Before we begin the process of networking your digital recorder we should have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works. This will be a helpful in completing the networking process. TCP/IP is the suite of protocols used by the Internet and most LANs (Local Area Networks) throughout the world.

  • Page 97: G Ateway A Ddress

    Each host in a LAN has a gateway. A gateway address is composed of four octets (numbers in the range of 0 to 255) separated by decimal points. The gateway address is used to uniquely identify a host or computer on the LAN which assigns the IP addresses to your network. For example, a Linksys router has an IP address of 192.168.1.1.
  • Page 98 Note: It is suggests having a minimum upload speed of 256KBps. This can be addressed by the Internet Service Provider. Who is your Internet provider? ______________ Please confirm that your internet service provider that our upload speed is at least 256KBps. What type of modem/router do you have? ______________ Modem/router model name/ #...
  • Page 99 DVR can operate using three distinct types of networking connections. 1. Simple One to One Connection: A simple one to one connection is the most simple network connection. Basically it is a connection between a Computer and Another Computer or in this case a DVR using a cross-over cable. 2.
  • Page 100 Cat 5 Cross-over-cable Crossover Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a cross over cable. Diagram 10.1 Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a cross over cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a cross over cable. Please remember you can not use a straight through network cable for this application Once you have a cross over cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the network card on the back of the computer.
  • Page 101 The next step is to get the computer onto the same network to do this you will need administrator access to your windows machine. To assign a static IP address in windows 2000/XP.
  • Page 105 Once you have reached this point click ok and restart both the computer and the digital recorder. To access the DVR from the computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http://192.168.1.3...
  • Page 106 Hi-speed modem Internet Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Diagram 10.2 Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable.
  • Page 107 the recorder and the other into the high speed modem. Now Log into the DVR menu and using the jog dial from the previous chapter go to the Network Setting Menu. (See page 28 for more instructions) Assign the Static IP address which you obtained from the internet service provider to the DVR, the Subnet mask from the internet service provider to the DVR, and the default gateway of the internet service provider.

  • Page 108: Router Or Lan Connection

    Hi-speed modem Internet Cat 5 Router Straight Through Cable Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Diagram 10.3...
  • Page 109 Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Please remember you can not use a cross over network cable for this application Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the router.

  • Page 110: V Irtual P Orts

    Use the prior step to assign an IP address. For example, if you got the IP address from the computer of 192.168.002.101. Assign the DVR’s IP address as 192.168.002.050. Now Copy the subnet mask and default gateway information you got from the prior step off the computer to the DVR.

  • Page 111: Linksys Port Forwarding

    Chapter Linksys Port Forwarding This chapter will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need Technical support on this router you must call Linksys. This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user nothing more.
  • Page 112 apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. The Applications and Gaming Tab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming.
  • Page 113 Application - In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Start/End - This is the port range. Enter the number that starts the port range under Start and the number that ends the range under End.

  • Page 114: Dynamic Dns

    37260 to 37260 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable Note: If your Internet service provider blocks port 80 and you are using a different port to access the DVR through the DVR’s Network Menu Setup please open those specific ports in this section of the router. The following is the address you would type: http:// IP address of your internet service provider: 8100 Dynamic DNS...

  • Page 116: D-Link Port Forwarding

    Chapter D-Link Port Forwarding This chapter will cover a few simple configurations for the D-Link router. Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need Technical support on this router you must call D-Link. This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user nothing more.
  • Page 117 Example1: Protocol Type - The protocol used for the virtual service. Public Port - The port number on the WAN (Wide Area Network) side that will be used to access the virtual service. Private Port - The port number of the service used by the Private IP computer. Schedule - The schedule of time when the virtual service will be enabled.
  • Page 118 virtual services. If you have a Web server that you wanted Internet users to access at all times, you would need to enable it. Web (HTTP) server is on LAN (Local Area Network) computer 192.168.0.50 HTTP uses port 80, TCP and UDP. Name: DVR Private IP: 192.168.0.50 Protocol Type: Both...
  • Page 119 members.dyndns.org Then enter the hostname you created with DynDNS.org Then enter the username and password you use to log into DynDNS.org...

  • Page 121: Ddns

    Chapter DDNS This chapter will cover a few simple configurations for setting up DDNS. Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need Technical support on DDNS you must call Linksys or D-Link. This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user nothing more.
  • Page 122 After you have logged in click on click on the account tab and the click on Add Host link right next to Dynamic DNS. The next step is to add a host name with an extension. The IP address should already be entered for you. All you have to do is click add host and you are done registering DDNS.
  • Page 123 To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// The DDNS you created example everfocu.homeip.net...

  • Page 124: Viewing Through Internet Explorer

    Chapter Viewing through Internet Explorer To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:// (LAN or IP address of your internet service provider) The digital video login page will appear on the screen similar to the one shown above. User must enter a user name and password to access the recorder.
  • Page 125 should change Internet Option of IE (browser) to enable ActiveX controls. Select Tools -> Internet Options… Please refer to the above steps for changing Security Options to Low. Main Screen:...
  • Page 126 If the above error message pops up when you connect to EDR for viewing from internet, this usually happens if your pentaocx file is outdated or not installed. To Remedy this problem simply go to Start and Search. Search Your Computer for the following file pentaocx.
  • Page 127 Once you have found the files, delete them.
  • Page 128 The above diagram 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 are for status indication. If any icon is grayed, it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current mode.
  • Page 129 8. Events to be searched: Alarm, Motion and Vloss. 9. All available events are shown in the list. Select the desired event and it will be highlighted. 10. Click on “Play” to playback selected video event. 11. Press “Update” to refresh the event list. 12.

  • Page 130: Search

    14.1.1 Search by Time There are 3 ways to do search by time. Press Pick a date first. 1. Press the button of M for changing Month to be searched, D for day, h for hour, m for minute and s for second. The “-“ sign at the left-hand side is to decrease the value, whereas the “+”...

  • Page 131: 14.1.2 Search By Event

    14.1.2 Search by EVENT I. Select Event Type from Alarm, Motion and Vloss. Note: Please keep at least one event type checked. II. Press Update button to refresh the event list. III. All events of the selected type will be displaying along with Date/Time, event type (represents by a capital letter), camera number (represents by a number), e.g.

  • Page 132: Ptz Control

    I. Select the PTZ camera from drop-down menu. II. Select Action Mode. 4 options are available: Continuous, Step x10, Step x5 and Step x1. III. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move/adjust the focus to your desired direction and angle. IV.
  • Page 133 IX. A/B Point Scan allows you to do tour between 2 points. Move to the first point by using direction arrows and press SET A. Then move to the second point by using direction arrows and press SET B. Press RUN to start A/B Point Scan.

  • Page 134: Remote Archive

    To Archive files: Select Disk No. Start Time/End Time indicates the start and end time of the disk selected III. Camera: Select the camera that you wish to archive files. Start: Select the start time to be archived. Select the end time to be archived. END: There are 3 ways to search either Start or End time to be archived.
  • Page 135 1. Press on the button of M for changing Month to be searched, D for day, h for hour, m for minute and s for second. The “-“ sign at the left-hand side is to decrease the value, whereas the “+” sign at the right-hand side is to increase the value. Press 2.
  • Page 136 In order to read the archived EDR MPEG Files (.arv), you would need to download viewer: Press Download DVRViewer button. II. Select “Run” or “Save” the file.
  • Page 137 III. Open the DVRViewer.exe for loading the archived EDR MPEG Files (.arv) Detailed explanation of DVRViewer is as follows: 1. Load File: to load the archived EDR MPEG Files (.arv). 2. Stop: to stop playing “.arv” file. 3. Play: to play “.arv” file. 4.

  • Page 138: Interface Specifications

    Chapter Interface Specifications This Digital Video Recorder may be controlled by a computer or a terminal via 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...
  • Page 139 There are 6 different speeds that can be used to transmit instruction or information through the RS232/RS485 port on the device, 1200 baud, 2400 baud, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, and 3840 baud. The default setting from the factory is 9600 baud. Please refer to RS232/RS485 Setting Menu on page 32 for details.

  • Page 140: Appendix A: Remote Control

    Appendix Appendix A: Remote Control...

  • Page 141: Appendix B: Alarm Board Configuration

    Appendix Appendix B: Alarm Board Configuration...

  • Page 142: Appendix C: Rj45 (Rs485) Pin Assignment

    Appendix Appendix C: RJ45 (RS485) Pin Assignment...

  • Page 143: Appendix D: Time Lapse Mode Recording Table

    Appendix Appendix D: Time Lapse Mode Recording Table Resolution: 720 x 480 System Storage: 250 GB video source Simple: Complex: LOWER: 8.04KB 12.33KB LOW: 8.42KB 13.7KB Average size BASIC: 10.15KB 16.72KB per image STANDARD: 11.86KB 19.56KB HIGH: 14.72KB 24.63KB SUPERIOR: 18.60KB 30.05KB Terms of Use The HDD size required in your DVR may vary from this calculated test...
  • Page 144 For 1640 model Unit: NTSC Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) Recording LOWER BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR Speed simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11.86 19.56 14.72 24.63 18.6 30.05 71.978 46.93...
  • Page 145 For 1620/920 model Unit: NTSC Hour PICTURE QUALITY (KB) Recording LOWER BASIC STANDARD HIGH SUPERIOR Speed simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex simple complex (IPS) 8.04 12.33 8.42 13.7 10.15 16.72 11.86 19.56 14.72 24.63 18.6 30.05 143.96 93.87...

  • Page 146: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have difficulty operating your system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem. The DVR will not go into record mode? Make sure the HDD is locked in with the keys. Also check to make sure the hard drives are set to Master.
  • Page 147 If you are using Windows XP please update the Java Virtual Machine. This can be done by going to http://java.sun.com and downloading the file called JavaVM. If you have a Dynamic IP address from your Internet Service Provider. Dynamic IP addresses can cause conflicts when trying to connect to DVR(s) on a high speed internet connection.
  • Page 148 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Ness. Ness reserves the right to make changes to features and specifications at any time without prior notification in the interest of ongoing product development and improvement.

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