EverFocus ECOR 264-8/4 F2 - Manuals

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1 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW The ECOR 264 F2/D2 series‘ digital video recorders are equipped with the latest H.264 compression technology and offer both enhanced recording capacity and fast high quality image transmission over network. Numerous functions and the enhanced recording settings make these digita...

2 1.2 P ACKAGE CONTENTS - Digital Video Recorder x1 - User Manual x 1 - AC Adapter x 1 - Mouse x 1 - Terminal Block x 6 - IR Remote Control x 1 - Battery x 2 - HDD Fixing Bracket x 1 set - Power Cord x 1 - SATA cable x 1 - Screws x 4 for HDD - Screws x 2 for HDD fixing bracket - Shockproof rubber x ...

3 1.3 S PECIFICATIONS ECOR 264-4F2 ECOR 264-4D2 ECOR 264-8F2 ECOR 264-8D2 Video format PAL / CCIR Display format main monitor 1, 4x multiscreen, PiP 1, 4, 6, 8, 9x multiscreen, PiP Video input 4 inputs 1 Vp-p composite PAL, BNC, automatic 75 Ohm termination 8 inputs 1Vp-p composite PAL, BNC, automat...

5 1.4 F RONT PANEL Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included IR Remote Control. Take a moment to learn where the keys are as the remainder of the manual will refer to them often. Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1) IR Rec...

7 1.5 R EAR PANEL During initial setup you will be connecting your DVR to multiple input and output devices. This is done through the rear panel. Figure 1-2 Rear Panel 1 Video in Connect camera’s video output or other composite video source to the video input connection. 2 Alarm Out N.C. or N.O. typ...

8 1.6 V IDEO INPUT / OUTPUT INSTALLATION Cameras and CCTV monitors must use copper center conductor/copper braid 75 Ohm video cable (e.g. RG-59, RG-6, RG-11) with BNC connectors. To avoid impedance mismatch and undesired loss/reflections, 50 Ohm coax cable (e.g. RG-58), or 75 ohm foil shield antenna...

9 1.7 A LARM CONTACT INSTALLATION The alarm input can be used to start recording or for recording rate adjustment. In addition, alarm reactions such as camera display on the monitor, buzzer, e-mail and network alarm are available. The alarm output relay can be switched if required. Alarm input respo...

10 1.8 RS-485 KEYBOARD / PTZ INSTALLATION All functions can be remote-controlled by the EKB-500 universal keyboard. Using the EEPbus protocol, digital video recorders, keyboards and speed domes can be installed on one single RS-485 bus. One system can comprise up to 8 keyboards. 1.8.1 General RS-485...

11 A RS-485 distributor can also be used to increase the maximum number of devices on the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS-485 bus. This allows each output to extend an additional 1200m, and it also enables the additional connection of 31 further devices to...

12 1.8.5 Speed Dome Installation Speed dome or telemetry receiver pan/tilt/zoom control is available through web browser or the optional PowerCon software if the DVR is connected to a network. Local telemetry control is provided by USB - mouse control or by the optional EKB-500 keyboard. Supported p...

13 1.10 N ETWORK CONNECTION This section only describes physical connection to an Ethernet network. This step must be completed before the DVR can connect to the network. There are two basic types of connection: 1.10.1 Direct PC Connection through Crossover Network Cable The point-to-point connectio...

14 Figure 1-4 Network Connection through Patch Cable Pinout of straight patch cable 1.11 F INAL I NSTALL P ROCESS Once you have completed the basic wiring connections, you are ready to turn on the DVR. Simply plug in the power source. The POWER LED will light up if power is normal. Once the system h...

15 2 MOUSE AND FRONT PANEL OPERATION ECOR 264 F2/D2 DVRs support multiple sources to control the DVR. It can be controlled with a mouse, the front panel, an EKB 500 (optional), and the handheld IR remote control. This chapter will cover the basic operation using the mouse and the front panel buttons...

17 Bar : Click and hold on the bar to adjust the set point Left or Right. * Note about on-screen keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions: Space Enter a space Caps Switch to capital letters Delete the letter Confirm the sel...

19 Figure 2-3 OSD Menu 1. In section 1, there are ten setup options available. Use arrow keys to highlight an icon and press “ Enter ” to select it. 2. In section 2, the main choices for the selected icon will be displayed. Use Up/Down arrow keys to highlight a choice and press “ Enter ” to select i...

20 * Note about on-screen keyboard: Use the arrow buttons to highlight each character and press the “ Enter ” key on the front panel to input the selected characters. When finished, highlight “ Done ” and press the “ Enter ” key on the front panel to confirm. The buttons on the right and bottom have...

21 3 GENERAL DVR OPERATIONS This chapter introduces the operations on major functions including playback, layout change, sequence, triplex operations, copy, and search. 3.1 R ECORD By default, the DVR will always be in record mode. When the DVR is turned on, it will start to record. The exceptions a...

22 (If you operate the device via front panel: Press the ENTER key to open the dropdown box. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight the desired name and press the ENTER key to confirm your selection). + To input password by mouse: click the password field to bring up the on-screen keyboard (see Fig...

24 3.5 PTZ 3.5.1 General PTZ control (if PTZ cameras are installed) Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to display PTZ Controls . The following actions can be performed using the PTZ Menu: 1. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move the camera to the desired direction and a...

25 REMEMBER: Click “ X ” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control below) Click “ Exit ” to leave PTZ function. “ X ” only HIDES the PTZ control panel. “ EXIT ” closes the panel and exits PTZ mode!! Other controls will not respond until you EXIT the PTZ mode!! 3.5.2 Express C...

26 3.6 L AYOUT The ECOR 264 F2/D2 DVR has several display modes available, depending on the number of cameras the DVR supports. The different available layouts for a 8 camera model are shown below: NOTE: PIP display is not available in Playback mode The first three layouts are available on all model...

28 4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen. Or, use the arrow keys to bring a different portion of the magnified image into view. Users can control the portion of the magnified image to be displayed by clicking directly on screen: Figur...

29 3.11.1 Time Search Figure 3-5 Search Menu – Time Search Play From: Select the time to begin the search by choosing the Date and Time. Click on the “ Play ” button to start the search. The DVR will automatically begin to play the video selected. The DVR will play the nearest time if there is no da...

31 Figure 3-7 Search Menu – Smart Search From: Select starting date and time. To: Select end date and time. Camera: Select which cameras to review. Grid Setting: Press Grid Setting button to open the motion grid setup window. Select the area to be reviewed. The smart search zones have to be activate...

33 Result Type: Thumbnail is used as result type. Search Date: Select search date and time Search Direction: Select search direction, either forward or backward. Search Camera: Select which camera to be searched. Result Interval: Select interval of the snapshot to be searched. Available from 1 min, ...

34 Figure 3-9 Copy Menu Camera: Select which cameras will be archived. Choose “ Select All ” to select all the cameras. Player: Check the box to include the ePlayer program as part of the copy (recommended). Start Date/Time: Select the starting date/time to be archived. End Date/Time: Select the end...

35 4 DVR CONFIGURATION This chapter will walk you through the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to set the DVR for your specific application. 4.1 C ONFIGURATION M ENU 1. To bring up the Main Menu, press the “ Menu ” key on the front panel or right-click with the USB mouse to bring up t...

37 PPPoE: This is for direct DSL connection application ONLY (no router). Check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. IP Address: This field shows the current IP Address for the DVR. If Fixed IP address is used then this value must be set manually. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be ...

38 4.3 C AMERA S ETTING Figure 4-2 is a screenshot of the CAMERA SETTING MENU . This menu is used to configure individual camera settings. Figure 4-2 Camera Menu-Basic Setting 4.3.1 Basic Setting Camera: Select the camera to be configured. Title: The title setting allows you to assign a title to the...

40 4.3.2 Video Adjust Figure 4-3 Camera Menu – Video Adjust Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will change to the name of the selected camera. Brightness: Adjusts how bright/dark the picture appears. If details appear to be lost in the shadows or darker regions, try increasing the...

41 4.3.3 Motion Figure 4-4 Camera Menu – Motion Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure. “Title” will change to the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable motion detection. Other motion options will not be available unless this feature is selected. Log: Check this box...

44 4.3.4 Video Loss Figure 4-6 Camera Menu – Video Loss Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure, “Title” will change to the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss detection. Log: Check box to record video loss events in the log. Pre-alarm Record: Check box ...

45 Apply To: This button can be used to copy the video loss settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. 4.4 R ECORD &a...

47 4.4.3 Play Figure 4-9 Record & Play Menu - Play Quick Playback: Check the box to enable the Quick Playback function as described below. Playback From X Seconds ago: When the DVR is put into playback (press PLAY), it will begin playing from the selected time. Choose from 60 to 3600 seconds pri...

48 4.5 A LARM & E VENT S ETTING Figure 4-10 is a screenshot of the ALARM & EVENT SETTING MENU . This menu will guide you through alarm and event setup. Figure 4-10 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm 4.5.1 Alarm Alarm: Select the alarm input trigger connection number from 1 to 4 (or 8 – one trigg...

49 Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs. (This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu; see Section 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information) Active Camera: This field...

50 4.5.2 Event This section covers notifications due to internal system event warnings. Figure 4-11 Alarm & Event Menu – Event Event: Select from the following event types. HD Temperature: Hard drive is over the safety warning temperature. HD Failure: If DVR fails to detect the HDD on start up, ...

51 HD Temperature: Figure 4-12 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Temperature Log: Check box to record HDD temperature events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s temperature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HDD...

53 HD Full: Figure 4-14 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Full Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer when hard drive is full (recommended if the Record Overwrite function is disabled. See Section 5.4.1). Email Notify: Check box to enable email notificat...

54 HD Off: Figure 4-15 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer if the hard drive is turned off (disconnected) or becomes disabled (cannot be detected by the system). Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is off. Email operation requires that ...

55 Power Loss: Figure 4-16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Power Loss Log: Log is permanently checked for this feature. Power Loss events are always recorded by the DVR. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when power has been restored. Email operation requires that valid email sett...

56 Network Loss: Figure 4-17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Network Loss Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost. Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not active) or “...

57 4.6 S CHEDULE SETTING Figure 4-18 is a screenshot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU . In this menu you can set a unique configuration to enable recording during a specified time periods. This menu is used to configure Express Setup, Holidays and detailed Schedule settings. Figure 4-18 Schedule Menu-Ex...

58 Apply: Press “Apply” button bring up a confirmation window. Select “Yes” to confirm and apply the express schedule settings or “No” to cancel changes. 4.6.2 Holidays In addition to setting a weekly record schedule, user can also schedule a specific recording configuration for specific days of the...

59 Prev: Previous Page (30 Holidays Total) Next: Next Page (30 Holidays Total) 4.6.3 Schedule Controls camera recording mode by time of day on specific days of the week and/or holidays and ‘other’ days. Figure 4-20 Schedule Menu-Schedule Camera: Select a camera number to change the schedule for that...

61 5. Select desired time bar for setting : press the “Enter” button; the first time bar will be selected for setting and highlighted in a red frame. See below image. Use Up/Down arrow key to select the desired time bar for setting. 6. Editing blocks in a time bar : when a time bar is selected (high...

62 Figure 4-21 Schedule Menu-Schedule-Edit Timezone Editing Timezone : From: Displays time zone start time To: Displays time zone end time Record: Displays Record mode Resolution: Select recording resolution. NTSC: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240 PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Normal: Frame rate in im...

63 Apply to Days This button can be used to copy schedules to other days. Select which days you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all days, “Clear All” deselects all days. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. Apply to Cameras This button can be use...

64 Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Clear All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. 4.6.4 Alarm Action Figure 4-22 Schedule Menu-Alarm Action Defines recording response to “alarm” input...

66 This button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Clear All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. 4.7 N ETWORK S ETTING Figure 4-23 is a sc...

67 PPPoE: For direct connection to DSL ONLY. Verify with your ISP if they use PPPoE. User name: user name at ISP (only visible if PPPoE is selected) Password: password at ISP (only visible if PPPoE is selected) IP: This field shows the DVR’s current IP Address. A static IP address must be set manual...

68 SMTP Server: Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name. NOTE: For more reliable email service, use the server’s IP address. SMTP Port: Assign the port number used by the SMTP server. Authentication: Check this box if the SMTP server requires authentication (user name / password). SSL: Check the box ...

69 The DDNS name you choose must be unique; that is, it must not already be in use. Please go to the website http://everfocusddns.com and check that the name you wish to use is available. PLEASE NOTE: The name of the DVR cannot include a space, or a dot (period) or any special characters particularl...

70 4.7.4 Alarm Server Figure 4-27 Network Menu – Alarm Server This menu defines the parameters for communicating with a PC running PowerCon software. Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon Software. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses. Protocol: Select th...

72 4.8 D ISK INFORMATION 4-28 is a screenshot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU . This menu is used to review the DVR’s hard drive settings and status. No values in this screen can be changed by the operator. Figure 4-28 Disk Menu-Disk Record Time (Start): Shows earliest recorded time on the DVR. Record ...

73 4.9 D ISPLAY S ETTING Figure 4-29 is a screenshot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU . This menu will walk you through the Main Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequential setup. Figure 4-29 Display Menu – Monitor OSD 4.9.1 Monitor OSD These are the display options for the Main Monitor. ...

74 4.9.2 Main M/T SEQ Figure 4-30 Display Menu – Main M/T SEQ Step: Sequence order. For reference. Camera: Select which camera appears in the current step. Dwell (sec): Set the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds. Sequence repeats continuously from steps 1 t...

75 4.10 S YSTEM S ETTING Figure 4-31 is a screenshot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU . This menu is for setting up the general system parameters for the DVR. Figure 4-31 System Menu – Date/Time 4.10.1 Date/Time Date: Set current Date. Time: Set current Time. Date Format: Choose date format from yyyy/mm/d...

76 4.10.2 Daylight Saving Figure 4-32 System Menu – Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable automatic daylight saving time adjustment. Start Date: Set the start date for daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time begins. Set To (hh:mm): This is ...

77 4.10.3 User User Menu is where you can add or delete different login IDs on the system as well as set access levels. See the charts below for a listing of the rights associated with each access level. Figure 4-33 System Menu – User Default, there are 3 users available: User name Password Access r...

78 Edit Click “Edit” button to make changes to an existing user account. Figure 4-35 System Menu – User - Edit Effect the requested changes and press “Save” button to save changes or “Cancel” to exit without making changes. User Login: Check this box to require user login for menu access from the fr...

79 User rights for local operation Admin Manager Operator Local operation Live view OSD display on / off OSD settings - Sequence PTZ - View covert cameras - Playback / search - Information menu Show event list - - Delete event list - - Configuration menu - - Edit own user name / password 4.10.4 I/O ...

81 Firmware Upgrade: Press “Upgrade” to upgrade the firmware. NOTE: To perform a Firmware Upgrade, you will need to connect a USB flash device with the desired firmware. Do not disconnect the USB device or turn off the power to the unit during the upgrade; this can cause the system to fail to recove...

82 Network IP: Displays the DVR’s current IP Address as set in the Network or Express Setup screen. MAC: Unique address of the DVR’s internal network card. This option cannot be changed. DVR Name: Displays DVR DDNS name if configured. Network ID: The ID number for the PowerCon alarm network as set i...

83 View Log: Press “View Log” button to view the log. See Figure 4-44 for more detail. Clear Log: Press “Clear Log” button to clear the log. Export Log to USB: Press “Export’ button to export log data to USB. Figure 4-40 Log List Prev Page : Go to the previous page of log. Next Page : Go to the next...

84 5 NETWORKING OVERVIEW This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how to set up the DVR for network connection. It is highly recommended that you have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works. This will be helpful in completing the networking process. 5.1 I NTRODUCTION TO T...

85 5.4 V IRTUAL P ORTS A port number represents a "channel" or entryway for network communications. Port numbers allow different computers to utilize network resources without interfering with each other. Port numbers most commonly appear in network programming, particularly socket programmi...

86 computers; this allows multiple computers to access the Internet through the same external IP address. Do you have a static IP address? ______________ A Static IP address means you use the same IP address every time you connect to the Internet. With a static IP address, other Internet users alway...

87 3. Router or LAN Connection – A local area network connection requires either a router or a pre-existing LAN connection. This is the most common type of connection. A router allows multiple computers and DVR’s to access each other as well as the Internet. It assigns different internal IP addresse...

90 5.8 D IRECT H IGH S PEED M ODEM C ONNECTION Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The first step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a st...

91  Input the Static IP address, the Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtained from the internet service provider.  Note: If you have a dynamic IP address, you can set the DVR to DHCP to automatically detect the network settings. Therefore, it can use a dynamic IP address.  Exit from the DVR...

92 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 en...

94 6 REMOTE OPERATION FROM BROWSER 6.1 C ONNECTING TO ECOR 264 F2/D2 To access the DVR from a computer, open an Internet Explorer window and in the address bar type: Local connection: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Network Menu): IP port used e.g. http://192.168.1.163:2468 Internet connection: h...

95 6.2 B ROWSER S ECURITY S ETTING 6.2.1 Installing ActiveX controls When you first connect to the DVR’s IP address, you should see a screen like the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at, your security settings may be too high. If so, go to “Section 6.2.2 -...

96 Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the screen like the one below. Right click on the yellow bar and select “Run Add-on…”

97 Install the MSXML file when prompted to do so. Now, you will able to see the remote live page.

98 6.2.2 Enabling ActiveX Controls Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR. At the top of the Internet Explorer Window, click on Tools, then select Internet Options. Click the Security tab at th...

99 In the Security Settings window, scroll to “ActiveX controls and plug-ins” Set the controls as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt ( Internet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( IE7 only )  Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls  Binary and...

102 6.4 S UB – M AIN SWITCHING DUAL STREAM The new dual stream function enables fast image transmission even with reduced network bandwidth. The second (sub) stream works independently from the recording settings. There are 2 compression methods available: MJPEG or H.264. Thanks to the optimized com...

104 6.5 R EMOTE P LAYBACK To playback the video, click the “Search” button. Select from “Time Search”, “Event Search”, or “Motion Search”. For more details about Search setting, please refer to “ Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden. Search Setting”. “Event Search” and “Motion Search” ...

105 6.6 R EMOTE PTZ CONTROL 1. Select a PTZ camera from the dropdown list. 2. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move the camera to the desired direction and angle. 3. Use the Zoom keys to zoom in (“Z+”) or to zoom out (“Z-“). 4. Use the Focus keys to set the focus on Tele (”F+”) or on ...

107 7 EVERFOCUS DDNS SETUP Setup Steps: Step 1. Set up the Network Menu according to the instructions detailed in the Networking chapter. (Make sure that DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work) Step 2. Go to the website http://everfocusddns.com and check for an available name. Note: Thi...

109 8 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with the system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem.  The DVR will not go into record mode.  Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check under the Camera Menu. Verify that all connected cameras are checked as “Installed” and tha...

110 APPENDIX A: TIMING OF ALARM MODES Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeo...

113 APPENDIX B: EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recording days The DVR will Auto adjust image Quality and Event frame rate to match the number of Recording days which user selected: According to resolution, event hours and other assumpti...

115 APPENDIX C: REMOTE CONTROL The IR remote control is an accessory to enhance the convenient operation of the DVR. You can perform all the settings and operations from the remote control. The effective distance is up to 33 feet line of sight. The keypad functions are same as the front panel button...