EverFocus eDR400 - Manuals

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 2 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. ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 3 event log, etc. Motion detection options for different time types can be set for each camera input using a 16 (width) by 12 (height) target overlay. You can also enable or disable motion alarms for different time types. However, the recording frame ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 4 2. Front & Rear Panels The following is a brief overview of the rear panel and front panel of EDR400. Rear Panel 1. Power Socket: Connects to the DC 24V power source or the AC adapter (system accepts 18V~30V DC power source). 2. Camera 1 Video I...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 5 Front Panel 9. Alarm In 1-4: Connects to alarm inputs 1-4 & 1 common ground. 10. Alarm Out: Connects to 2 Normally Closed alarm outputs (1-2), 2 Normally Open alarm outputs (3-4) & 1 common ground. 11. RS232 connector #1: Connects to Modem. ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6 Side Panel 20. Hard Disk Tray: Please make sure to set the hard disk as master. To access the hard disk, use the attached key to open the cover and remove the hard disk holder. The key can’t be removed from the cover while the cover is open. 21. Coo...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 7 3. System Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. 3.1 Before Installation Please refer to the following diagram for the system connections.

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 8 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. Connect 1-4 color cameras or 1-4 B/W cameras to the system, the color camera and B/W camera can ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 10 4. Main Screen 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 fu...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 12 There are 4 kinds of devices in the status indication. The displaying 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 co...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 13 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 ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 14 There are 5 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, Hard Disk 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 D...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 15 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, p...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 19 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 4 Alarm Actions that correspond to 4 (Focus) Cameras for most applicati...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 20 !" Focus Camera – To define the camera that will respond to this Alarm Action. The default settings are Camera 1 for Alarm Action 1, Camera 2 for Alarm Action 2, and so on. !" Pre-record – Pre-record time to define how long (in seconds) bef...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 22 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 4 Motion Actions that correspond to 4 Alarm Outputs for most applications. ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 23 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 4 Video Loss Actions that correspond to 4 Alarm Outputs for mos...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 24 6.7 Hard Disk Full Action Setup The Hard Disk Full Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds when the hard disk drive reaches the maximum storage capacity. Operations: After the HDD Full Action menu item is s...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 27 !" 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. The default setting is installed. !" Recording Quality For All Cameras – T...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 29 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 4 Alarm Inputs connected to the system. For each Alarm Input and each Time Type, you may enable/disable and sel...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 31 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 2 Normally Closed (NC) signals (AO 1-2) and 2 Normally Open (NO) signals (AO 3-4) for the system. Operations: After the ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 32 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...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 33 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 Di...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 36 !" 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 ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 37 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 default (Login, Password) for the Administrator is (admin, admin), the Supervisor (Supervis...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 38 6.15 System Configurations The System Configurations Setup allows the administrator to set up the communication, printer model, E-Mail notification, daylight saving time, TV system and software upgrade. Operations: After the System menu item is sel...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 41 North America – Clocks are turned forward an hour begins at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April, time reverts to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in October. European Union – Clocks are turned forward an hour begins at 1 a.m. on the last ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 44 Select HDD & Range – To select the playback Hard Disk and the playback range in that Hard Disk. Click on it, and the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown on the screen as described in the next paragraph. Play Saved Video – To preview...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 45 Replay – To repeat playing the selected video over and over again when the button is at DOWN position. Speed – The playing speed, ranging from 1/6 (slowest) through 5 (fastest). For speed 1/6 – 2, each image for the selected playback cameras will b...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 47 !" Start/End Section No – 32 MB/Section or 32 Slices/Section for the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End Section No. !" Start/End Slice No – 1 MB/Slice for the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End ...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 50 The video image can be displayed in full or quad screen mode, and the time shown on each window refers to the time on EDR400 system clock. The following is the brief description of each item above. "  " Upper Panel "" "" Up...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 51 window. (Note.3) / – The next/previous single image corresponds to the selected playback cameras will be played and displayed on its corresponding video window. – To pause the playback image. Slider Bar – Showing the current playing position for im...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 52 Appendix A – Specifications Video Format NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR, auto-sensing & manual switch Video Input 4 camera inputs (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm Video Output 1 VGA monitor output, D-Sub 15 pin Video Compression JPEG and MPEG-1 I Frame Video Resolutio...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 53 Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time EDR400 Time Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 60GB) (Estimated with typical image – low noise level) NTSC / JPEG Total Capture Rate Fine(10) Normal(5) Rough(0) (FPS) day hour min day hour min day...

Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 55 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 dia...

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