EverFocus EDSR600F - Manual

Note: Once the Ports have been changed, these will be the ports that will need to be Forwarded if a NAT router (Linksys, Netgear, Dlink, etc.) is in use. Due to all internet Browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.) defaulting to use port 80 as the HTTP port; if the HTTP port number is ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 1 Product Overview DVRs are the industry’s first full-featured digital video recorder designed specifically for use within the security industry. The Digital Video Recorder incorporates all the benefits of digital video recording,...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Specifications 2

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Front Panel Keypads Keys: 3

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Back Panel Connections 5

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 2 Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. Please refer to the following diagram for the basic wiring connections. ¾ Please Note: Monitors and Cameras must ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Basic Wiring Instructions Please refer to diagram 1 on page 9 to assist you with this portion of the installation. ¾ Power: Connect the power source or adapter into the power socket shown in diagram 1. ƒ Please Note: Do not plug the digit...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N 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 an...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N 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 menu. To begin this process, press the MENU key. Once inside the main menu you wi...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Clock Setting Menu Diagram 3 Diagram three is a screen shot of the Clock/Language Setting Menu. In the Clock/Language Setting Menu the following fields are defined as follows: ¾ Date: This field represents the current date on the DVR. To ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Timer Setting Menu Diagram 4 Diagram four is a screen shot of the Timer Setting 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. In the Timer Setting Menu the...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Sequence Setting Menu Diagram 5 Diagram five is a screen shot of the Sequence Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up the way in which video is sequenced through the main monitor and call monitor outputs. In the Sequence Setting Menu th...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Title Setting Menu Diagram 6 Diagram six is a screen shot of the Title Setting Menu. In this menu you can set a unique title for each of your cameras. To change this, simply use the Jog Dial on the DVR. Press the Enter key to make your se...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Covert Setting Menu Diagram 7 Diagram seven is a screen shot of the Covert Setting Menu. In this menu you can set which cameras to be covert or hidden on the main monitor. ƒ Channel: This field represents the channel you are setting to se...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Alarm Setting Menu Diagram 8 Diagram eight is a screen shot of the Alarm Record Setting Menu. This menu contains all the alarm operations and options needed to successfully complete an alarm recording. In the Alarm Record Setting Menu the...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Motion Setting Menu Diagram 9 Diagram nine is a screen shot of the Motion Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up the digital recorder for motion recording. In the Motion Setting Menu the following fields are defined as follows: ¾ CH: T...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Record Setting Menu Diagram 12 Diagram twelve is a screen shot of the Record Setting Menu. This menu contains the speed and quality for recording all the time. In the Record Setting Menu the following fields are defined as: ¾ Normal Recor...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Network Setting Menu Diagram 13 Diagram thirteen is a screen shot of the Network Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up the configuration for networking to the DVR. Please refer to the Networking Chapter of this manual to fully underst...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Control Setting Menu Diagram 14 Diagram fourteen 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 HyperTermina...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Buzzer Setting Menu Diagram 15 Diagram fifteen is a screen shot of the Buzzer Setting Menu. This menu is to set the internal buzzer. In the Buzzer Setting Menu the following fields are defined as: ¾ Buzzer: This field is to turn the inter...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Archive Setting Menu Diagram 16 Diagram sixteen is a screen shot of the Archive Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up the way in which video is archived within the machine. In the Archive Setting Menu the following fields are defined ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Matrix Setting Menu Diagram 17 Diagram 18 Diagram 19 Diagrams seventeen through nineteen are screen shots of the Matrix Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up the way in which video is sequenced through the matrix monitor and call moni...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Disk Setting Menu Diagram 20 Diagram twenty is a screen shot of the Disk Setting Menu. This menu is for viewing Disk information and formatting the disks. In the Disk Setting Menu the following fields are defined as follows: ¾ Disk Usage:...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N System Setting Menu Diagram 16 Diagram sixteen is a screen shot of the System Setting Menu. This menu is for setting up any additional options and restoring defaults to the digital recorder. In the System Setting Menu the following fields...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 4 Recording Overview Before continuing please be sure to have reviewed DVR Menu Setup (Chapter 3). You are now ready to begin setting up the machine for normal recording. This chapter will show you how to setup the recorder for ba...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N ¾ To stop recording simply press the Stop button. ƒ Please Note: When the Hard Drive is full, the DVR will either stop recording automatically or overwrite from the beginning of the hard drive. This is all dependent on what was set in the...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N ƒ Please Note: When the Hard Drive is full, the DVR will either stop recording automatically or overwrite from the beginning of the hard drive. This is all dependent on what was set in the record setting (see page 24). Motion Recording Se...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Diagram 19 ¾ To stop recording simply press the Stop button. ƒ Please Note: When the Hard Drive is full, the DVR will either stop recording automatically or overwrite from the beginning of the hard drive. This is all dependent on what was...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N 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 machine for playback. This chapter will show you how to setup the recorder for basic playb...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N 2. Alarm List Playback ¾ Assuming you have completed the setup options in Chapter 1 through 4. ¾ Press the search button to enter the search menu. (See Diagram 23) Diagram 23 ¾ Use the up and down arrow keys to select alarm list and press...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N 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. ¾...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N ¾ The Second Step is to play the video you want to archive. Please refer to chapter 5 to for playing back video. ¾ Once you are in playback mode press the pause button. You may use the jog dial to go back or forward to select the image yo...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Diagram 29 ¾ You will see a screen similar to diagram 29 when you have pressed the copy button. This on screen menu will help you finish the copying process. At this point to continue recording you would press the copy button again. Once ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 7 Audio Overview This chapter will try to give you details on how to setup audio on the DVR. Before we begin the process of connecting audio to your digital recorder we should have the following items. A Line level microphone (RCA...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 9 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 ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Gateway Address 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 ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N DDNS. DDNS is a Dynamic Domain Name Server, a service that provides a central (public) database where DNS information can be stored and retrieved. It allows those using a dynamic IP address to be registered centrally so users can connect ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Simple One to One Connection Cat 5 Cross-over-cable Crossover Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a cross over cable. Diagram 31 Connection Procedure: ¾ The First step is to purchase or make a cross...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Direct High Speed Modem Connection Internet DVR Hi-speed modem Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Diagram 32 Connection Procedure: ¾ ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Router or LAN Connection Internet Hi-speed modem DVR Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Router Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Diagram below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Diagram 33 Connection Procedure: ¾ The...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 10 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 ro...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N The first screen that appears displays the Setup tab. This allows you to change the Router's general settings. Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel yo...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 11 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 rout...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Dynamic DNS Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. This is a useful feature since many computers do not use a static IP address. ¾ To setup Dynamic DNS simple go to Tools and the M...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 12 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...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 13 Viewing through Internet Explorer ¾ 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) ¾ The digital video login page will ...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Chapter 14 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. ƒ D-SUB 9-pin connector specifications: ƒ The pin assignment of the 9-pin D-SUB c...

E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N Transmission Setting 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 setti...

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? ƒ Make sure the HDD is locked in with the keys. Also check to make sure the hard drives are set to Master. A diagram located ...