EverFocus EDR-1640 - Manuals

Page 2 - Safety warnings

Safety warnings Safety warnings To avoid any damage, please consider the following safety warnings: Never place the recorder near to heaters, furnaces, other heat sources or under direct solar irradiation. Operate the device only in locations providing the tolerable operating temperature range 0 ° C...

Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Features 4 1.2 Delivery scope 4 1.3 Technical data 5 1.4 Front panel operating elements 7 1.5 Connections 10 1.6 Screen displays 12 2. Installation 15 2.1 Delivery scope 15 2.2 Video connection installation, DVR cascading 15 2.3 Audio connection installation 1...

Page 4 - Appendix A: EDR viewer software

4. Recording 56 4.1 Normal recording 56 4.2 Timer – scheduled recording 56 4.3 Event recording 57 5. Playback 58 5.1 Playback without search function 58 5.2 Recording search 60 6. Video export 62 7. Call- / matrix monitor setup 64 8. Display settings 65 9. Screen display 66 10. EDA 966 infrared remo...

Page 8 - PAUSE: image freeze, stops playback for freeze mode; stored as image export start position.; ENTER: Enter key for input confirmation

1.4 FRONT PANEL OPERATING ELEMENTS Keys 2 3 4 7 6 5 8 REC: recording key STOP: recording / playback stop PLAY: playback PAUSE: image freeze, stops playback for freeze mode SEARCH: opens on-screen display for playback search COPY: opens image export menu. In playback mode, the current playback positi...

Page 9 - SEQ: Sequence operation, automatic image switching; ENTER switches to the following partial screen.; HDD lock: HDD lock and switch; JOG

SEQ: Sequence operation, automatic image switching SELECT: In multiscreen mode: selection of the camera to be displayed in a partial screen. ENTER switches to the following partial screen. In full screen mode: brightness, contrast and colour adjustment for this video channel. 12 13 15 14 16 17 HDD l...

Page 10 - IR receiver: Receiver for infrared remote control

20 21 22 USB socket: USB-2.0 port for image export via USB stick resp. external DVD-R EPR200 HDD LEDs: LEDs for HDD power (green) and HDD activity (red) IR receiver: Receiver for infrared remote control 23 9 LCD display: Status, time/date display

Page 12 - upon DVR control through RS-485 keyboards.

11 Fan: Fan air outlet, please do not cover 11 13 Mouse: PS-2 mouse connection (optional) 10 LAN: RJ45 network socket 7 RS232 socket: 9-pin Sub-D control input for RS-232 remote control 8 RS485 socket: 2 x RJ45 socket (equal) for remote control via RS-485 keyboards and telemetry control (network-con...

Page 13 - by; OT

1.6 SCREEN DISPLAYS 1. Channel display 2. Event (here: video loss) 3. Display selection 4. Playback status 5. Recording status Channel display: shows the selected video channel’s description 2 Event: Event display, may be channel-related or global Channel-related types of event: Alarm: Display of an...

Page 16 - Video connection installation, DVR cascading

ATTENTION: The installation should be effected by qualified personnel only. Connect power source only after having finished the further installation. 2.1 Delivery scope 2. INSTALLATION Check the delivery scope (see 4.) before starting the installation. 2.2 Video connection installation, DVR cascadin...

Page 17 - DVR cascading; Installation with 3 cascaded EDR and EKB-500

DVR cascading The digital video recorders provide "CASCADE IN" and "CASCADE OUT" video connections.In combination with RS-485 remote control, up to 8 EDR920/1640 can be cascaded and administrated via one single main monitor. Cascading is effected by connecting the DVRs „CASCADE OUT“ ...

Page 18 - Audio connection installation

2.3 Audio connection installation Sample installation with audio connection to video cameras providing audio output: The EDR920/1640 DVRs provide 4 audio inputs and 1 audio output. The inputs are designed for max. 500 mV to 10 KOhm line audio signals.ATTENTION: The direct connection of a non-amplifi...

Page 21 - RJ-45 plug assignment has to be considered for connection:

For a simple, short distance installation, recorder and keyboard can directly be connected using a standard network cable (patch cable, uncrossed!). 2.4.3 EKB-500 connection with network patch cable 2.4.2 RS-485 plug connection assignment The two RS-485 input RJ-45 plugs are looped through and pin-c...

Page 23 - Speed dome installation; Required DVR settings: RS-485 receiver address in CAMERA menu; i.e. the address assigned to the dome / receiver in the DVR camera menu

2.5 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 the optional EKB 500 keyboard. ATTENTION: The basic RS-485 wiring rules d...

Page 24 - NO contact alarm input connection:; DISKFULL: OC output contact for signal

2.6 Alarm input / output installation The EDR920/1640 alarm inputs can be used for recording start or recording rate adjustment. Furthermore, alarm reactions such as camera switching to monitors, buzzer, e-mail and network alarm are available. An alarm output relay can be switched if required. EDR92...

Page 25 - Installation EDA800s harddisk expansion unit

2.7 PS/2 mouse installation EDR920/1640 may optionally be controlled through PS/2 wheelmouse which must be connected before system start-up. 2.8 Installation EDA800s harddisk expansion unit The EDR920/1640 image storage capacity can be expanded using EDA800s harddisk expansion units. Max. 6 EDA800s ...

Page 26 - Network connection; illustration shows the connection to a network switch.

2.9 Network connection EDR920/1640 DVRs provide fast MPEG-4 format image transmission and network remote configuration. This chapter doesn‘t go into basic network technique details. For further information, especially about router installation and internet connection, please refer to the publication...

Page 27 - Power connection; version with sufficient operating time is recommended.

26 2.10 Harddisks Insert the pre-assembled harddisks incl. frames into the HDD tray. Both harddisks must be jumpered as „CS – Cable Select“. Make sure that both harddisks have reached the stop position and use the key switch to lock the harddisk tray. ATTENTION: Use only harddisks approved for the u...

Page 28 - sub menu to a higher menu level.

3. SETUP MENU MENU The MENU key starts the main menu. Press the MENU key again to leave the menu or to change from sub menu to a higher menu level. Use the JOG to select a menu item. Use the ENTER key to confirm a selection and to proceed to the next entry in sub menus. Use the DISPLAY key to return...

Page 31 - The DVR offers time synchronisation via NTP server.

(10) TIME ZONE: Enter your local time zone (Germany, Austria, Switzerland: GMT+1). ATTENTION: The correct entry is compulsory for NTP synchronisation.(11) UPDATE INTERVAL: Time synchronisation interval DAY MONTH WEEK (8) TIME SYNCHRONISATION: The DVR offers time synchronisation via NTP server. ATTEN...

Page 32 - connected to this video channel.; all not connected cameras are set to OFF.; recorded at defined parameters.

3.2 CAMERA MENU The most important recording operation settings are defined in the CAMERA menu. Before changing the settings in this menu, recording has to be stopped. Each camera is set individually:(1) NAME: Enter the video channel description with max. 12 characters each. Available characters are...

Page 34 - ATTENTION: This menu does not allow any editing of settings.; from one camera to another.

(7) SUMMARY: The SUMMARY menu item gives a summary on the settings for control purpose. Use the JOG to browse the individual settings. ATTENTION: This menu does not allow any editing of settings. (8) COPY function Besides camera title, PTZ ID and INSTALLED/COVERT, the settings can be copied from one...

Page 36 - or

(5) RESOLUTION: DVR PAL recording resolution is adjustable as follows:720x288 (Half D1), Default setting,total recording rate 100 IPS for EDR920total recording rate 200 IPS for EDR1640 720x576 (D1) , total recording rate 50 IPS for EDR920total recording rate 100 IPS for EDR1640 or 360x288 (CIF) , to...

Page 37 - COPY function

3.4 ALARM MENU Define the dry alarm contacts’ attributes and the alarm reactions in the ALARM menu. For alarm contact pin assignment, please refer to appendix D. Each contact is adjusted individually and selected from the list on the left:(1) ALARM: ENABLE: Contact is activated. DISABLE: Contact is ...

Page 41 - Delete all areas: Press the PLAY key to delete all areas.

(10) AREA SETUP With activated motion detection, the sub menu for setting up detection areas can be entered by pressing the SELECT key. Use the DISPLAY key to show all function keys available for this menu at any time. Active areas are shown in green. Press the COPY key to start the selection. Use t...

Page 42 - message and the DVR IP address as sender.

3.6 VIDEO LOSS MENU Define the reaction upon video signal loss for each camera in this menu:(1) VLOSS: ENABLE: Video loss detection is activated. DISABLE: Video loss detection is deactivated. (2) DURATION: Alarm duration. Duration applies to buzzer and output contact and is adjustable from 1~99 seco...

Page 44 - Display of network interface MAC address (cannot be changed).

(6) HTTP PORT: Default setting for this port is: 80. The port can be changed if necessary. (7) CONTROL PORT: Default setting for this port is: 1600. The port can be changed if necessary. (8) DATA PORT: Default setting for this port is: 37260. The port can be changed if necessary. ATTENTION: If sever...

Page 47 - a separate schedule!

3.8 TIMER MENU Define the time frames for scheduled recording in the TIMER menu:(1) DAY: MO (Monday), TU (Tuesday), WE (Wednesday), TH (Thursday), FR (Friday),SA (Saturday), SU (Sunday).WDAY: Monday to Friday.WEND: Weekend, Saturday and Sunday.DLY: Daily. (2) START: Recording start time (3) END: Rec...

Page 48 - Check harddisk status and delete harddisk indexes in the HDD menu.; CELSIUS or; display of the current HDD temperature.

3.9 HDD (harddisk) MENU Check harddisk status and delete harddisk indexes in the HDD menu. (1) DISK INFORMATION: Harddisk number in blocks of 4 HDD (more than 2 HDD only in combination with harddisk expansion EDA800), use the JOG for selection (2) DISK VIDEO DELETE: After confirmation with SELECT an...

Page 49 - NOTE: Standard setting for EKB500 keyboard connection:

3.10 RS232/RS485 MENU 48 CONTROL SETUP MENU RS232BAUD RATE 9600 BPS STOP BIT 1 PARITY NONE DATA BIT 8 RS485BAUD RATE 9600 BPS STOP BIT 1 PARITY NONE DATA BIT 8 RS232/RS485 ID 1 PTZ PROTOCOL EVERFOCUS (1) RS232 BAUD RATE: RS-232 interface transmission speed. 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 3840 bau...

Page 50 - alarm reactions in the WARNING menu.; NONE – no relay reaction upon alarm.; automatically switched off after problem has been solved; YES: Network alarm activated (for settings refer to NETWORK menu)

3.11 WARNING MENU 49 3.11.1 FAN FAILURE The EDR provides warning functions allowing signalling upon operation failure. Define the alarm reactions in the WARNING menu. Both fans provide failure detection. Define the alarm reactions upon fan failure in this menu item: (1)BUZZER: By selection “ENABLE”,...

Page 51 - Network alarm reception requires optional PowerCon software.; NO: No network alarm transmission

The enduring HDD temperature surveillance guarantees an alarm reaction in case the threshold value is exceeded. There may be several reasons for HDD temperature excess: - Exceedance of the max. tolerable ambient temperature (40 ° C), e.g. upon installation in an electrical cabinet with inadequate ve...

Page 53 - By selecting “ENABLE”, the buzzer is activated.; YES: Network alarm activated (for settings refer to NETWORK

3.11.4 HDD FULL 52 WARNING SETUP MENU FAN FAULT BUZZER ENABLE HDD TEMP. ALARM OUTPUT 1 NO HDD ALARM DURATION PERMANENT HDD FULL NETWORK ALARM NO EMAIL NO In operation mode HDD FULL: STOP (setting in RECORDING menu), the recording process is stopped if the harddisk is full. Define the alarm reactions...

Page 55 - If this happens, choose a longer QuickPlay time.

ATTENTION: After updating the system, restart, loading of default settings and further restart are required. Furthermore, HDD should be deleted. (5) LANGUAGE: System language selection. (6) QUICK PLAY: The "QuickPlay" function is a convenient playback function allowing the immediate playback...

Page 58 - TIMER – scheduled recording; configuration or through the REC-IN contact.

Define the scheduled recording settings in the TIMER menu. With activated timer, recording starts and stops automatically. 4.2 TIMER – scheduled recording 4.3 Event recording If event-triggered recordings are programmed in the ALARM and/or MOTION menu, the respective cameras are recorded at the “EVE...

Page 59 - PLAY; PLAYBACK WITHOUT SEARCH FUNCTION; SHUTTLE; and upon DVR system startup!

Press the PLAY key to switch the DVR to playback mode. Depending on the “QuickPlay” function settings (see SYSTEM menu), playback starts at one of the following positions:QuickPlay OFF: playback starts at the last playback position QuickPlay ON: playback starts 5 ~ 60 min (definition in SYSTEM menu)...

Page 60 - This playback mode is not available for reverse playback.; PAUSE; increase the playback speed.

59 (4) Slow forward playback Press the PAUSE key during playback to freeze the image at the current playback position. Turn the SHUTTLE clockwise for slow forward playback. Depending on the shuttle speed, the playback speed is reduced to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16, 1/32 of the normal speed. This play...

Page 61 - Press the SEARCH key to enter the search menu.; SEARCH; temperature and the timeframe of available recordings.; Select the respective harddisk in the DISK NO field.

5.2 PLAYBACK SEARCH (1) TIME / DATE SEARCH Press the SEARCH key to enter the search menu. SEARCH NAVIGATION:Use the JOG to select values or entries.Use the ENTER key to go to the next menu item and the DISPLAY key to go to the previous menu item. Press the SELECT key to confirm a selection.Press the...

Page 63 - export from EDR is not supported.; COPY

Video data can be exported as *.arv format movie file to both a USB stick or the external USB DVD drive EPR200. PC playback requires the dedicated viewer software which may be copied to USB stick through the COPY menu described below or which can be downloaded via the browser web applet in case a ne...

Page 69 - PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:; administration rights.; ACCESS VIA INTERNET EXPLORER; Enter the DVR IP address in the Internet Explorer address line:

PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Operating system Windows XP SP2 / Windows 2000 SP6, DirectX 9.0c, Internet Explorer min. 6.x. ActiveX applications must be permitted in the Internet Explorer settings. The loading and installation of ActiveX components during initial installation require local PC administrati...

Page 70 - SCREEN ELEMENTS

SCREEN ELEMENTS The illustration shows the screen user interface with the following icons and operating elements: 2. STOP: Stop playback mode and switch to live mode. 3. PLAYBACK 1. REVERSE PLAYBACK 4. SINGLE IMAGE FORWARD: Switch to next image in PAUSE mode. 6. SINGLE IMAGE REVERSE: Switch to previ...

Page 71 - PLAYBACK SEARCH; Select search mode either by time/date or by event list.; Event list search mode; Events are displayed with type of event, time and date indication.; Press PLAY to start the playback after selecting an entry.

PLAYBACK SEARCH Select search mode either by time/date or by event list. Event list search mode 70 Select the types of event to be displayed: ALARM, MOTION (motion detection), VLOSS (video loss). Press UPDATE to start / refresh the event list. The load time depends on both the event list size and th...

Page 73 - PTZ CONTROL

The EDR DVR allows the speed dome and PTZ device control via network. Select “PTZ CONTROL” to activate the telemetry mode. Select the camera in the PTZ CAM field. The following control functions are available: 1. Camera selection 2. Key mode: Pan/tilt/zoom key reaction type Continuous – control comm...

Page 74 - APPENDIX A: EDR VIEWER SOFTWARE

73 APPENDIX A: EDR VIEWER SOFTWARE EDR video data exported with the COPY function are saved as *.arv files, an MPEG-4 file format which cannot be run with common software, but requires a special viewer software. This „EDR viewer“ software (freeware, no licensing required) is available in the DVR mem...

Page 76 - Interface settings; APPENDIX B: Interface specification; INTERFACE SPECIFICATION

PIN NAME PIN # NAME 1 FREE 1 FREE 2 TXD 2 RXD 3 RXD 3 TXD 4 FREE 4 FREE 5 SIGNAL GROUND 5 SIGNAL GROUND 6 FREE 6 FREE 7 FREE 7 FREE 8 FREE 8 FREE 9 FREE 9 FREE DVR HOST 1 5 3 9 2 8 4 7 6 Pin assignment 9-pin RS-232 plug 75 1. RS-232 Pin assignment EDR1640/920 can be controlled by external devices th...

Page 77 - APPENDIX C: Remote control protocol; Remote control protocol

The following remote control protocol applies to RS232 and RS485 remote control. The EEPBus protocol is a universal control protocol for EDSR and EDR (MPEG4) series’ digital video recorders. Therefore, it may occur that some of the following commands are not available for all DVR types. 76 1-1. Samp...

Page 79 - all DVR

78 2-3. Receiver ID 1.) Individual receiver ID Decimal 14bit binary value Hbyte Lbyte Receiver ID (EDSR) 0 0000000 0000000 00 00 ID = 0 1 0000000 0000001 00 01 ID = 1 2 0000000 0000010 00 02 ID = 2 ....126 0000000 1111110 00 7e ID = 126 127 0000000 1111111 00 7f ID = 127 128 0000001 0000000 01 00 ID...

Page 82 - APPENDIX D: Recording times; 00 GB harddisk capacity

APPENDIX D: Recording times Average recording times, based on 100GB harddisk capacity. Using the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) method, the storage requirement per image depends on the image’s colour and contrast content and captured motion.The following calculations represent sample values for continuous ...

Page 83 - EverFocus Electronics Corp.; EverFocus

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