American Dynamics EDVR Installation guide

Brand: American Dynamics

Model: EDVR

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: Installation guide

American Dynamics EDVR is a powerful digital video recorder that offers a range of features to help you monitor and secure your property. With its high-quality video recording, flexible storage options, and advanced motion detection capabilities, the EDVR is an ideal solution for a variety of applications, including:

Home security: Monitor your home while you're away, and receive alerts if there's any suspicious activity.
Business security: Protect your business from theft and vandalism, and monitor employee activity.
Remote monitoring: Keep an eye on your property from anywhere in the world, using the EDVR's remote viewing capabilities.

Home security: Monitor your home while you're away, and receive alerts if there's any suspicious activity.
Business security: Protect your business from theft and vandalism, and monitor employee activity.
Remote monitoring: Keep an eye on your property from anywhere in the world, using the EDVR's remote viewing capabilities.

EDVR

Part Number 8200-0841-00 A0

Quick Setup Guide

EDVR Quick Setup Guide

A. Check System Components

American Dynamics EDVR Unit

Supplied Accessories

Required Items

• Composite Monitor (PAL or NTSC)

• Cameras and BNC Cables

B. Connect Devices to Rear Panel

If a computer is available, you may want to view the Installation and Operation Guide as you set up

your EDVR (included on the CD-ROM).

1 Remove all items from the carton. If anything is missing or broken, please inform Customer

Service immediately.

2 Save all cartons and packing materials to use for shipping or transporting EDVR.

3 Connect the main monitor to the Main Monitor BNC connector.

CD-ROM (Viewer software and

user documents in electronic form)

and this printed Quick Setup Guide

Rack Mount Kit

Power Brick

(External Power Supply)

Alarm I/O Adapter

Two Power Cords:

(1) North American standard

(2) Continental European standard

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2 EDVR Quick Setup Guide

4 Connect one or more cameras to the Video In BNC connector(s).

Note

For video loop through, Touch Tracker (ADTT16E), and other connections, refer to the

Installation and Operation Guide that is included on the CD-ROM.

C. Power Up and Test

1 Attach the appropriate power cord to the Power Brick (external power supply) and connect to a

power source. Apply power to the EDVR system and to the connected video monitor and

camera(s).

Note

EDVR powers up automatically when connected to a power source.

2 If the unit does not power up automatically, insert a tool such as the tip of a ballpoint pen into

the front panel power/reset switch (near the lower right corner) and gently press. The unit will

start.

Note

The recessed power switch works in one of two ways: (1) Press quickly to turn the EDVR on or

off. (2) Press and hold for at least 3 seconds to restart the EDVR.

3 To set the Date and Time, press the MENU button. Select Quick Settings, press the ENTER

button. Use the shuttle ring to set date and time. Press the MENU button to Exit to the Main

Menu.

Note

Press the MENU button to set up the EDVR. For detailed set up instructions, refer to the

Installation and Operation Guide on the CD-ROM.

Video In (BNC) Call Monitor Connector (BNC)

Main Monitor Connector (BNC)

Video Loop

Through (BNC)

Network Connector

(Ethernet; RJ-45)

Power Connector

(12v)

MENU button

ENTER button

Hard Disk Busy Indicator

Power/Reset Switch (recessed)

Shuttle Ring

Jog Dial

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D. (Optional) Select Video Output: NTSC or PAL

From the factory, the EDVR is configured for NTSC video output. However, if you need to change

video output to PAL, or change PAL to NTSC, complete the following steps:

1 If the EDVR and the Main Monitor are not turned on, turn them on.

2 On the EDVR Front Panel, simultaneously press the Up and Pause buttons for at least 3

seconds. After you hear a long beep, release both buttons.

3 The camera images on the Main Monitor screen are replaced by the following text:

Set to PAL (or NTSC). . . . . OK

Please Press Any Button to Restart

Note

You will see the name of the video mode that you are switching to, either PAL or NTSC. You

will not see both terms.

4 Press any Front Panel button to restart the EDVR. Once the EDVR has restarted, the EDVR

will be in the video standard last selected.

5 After you restart, the EDVR will not be recording. Press the REC button to begin recording.

(Default record settings: high quality with 30 F/S for NTSC and 25 F/S for PAL.)

If you have color cameras and a color monitor but you only see black and white video images,

repeat the preceding process. It is likely that you have selected the incorrect video output for

your equipment configuration (that is, you selected PAL for a NTSC system or NTSC for a PAL

system).

E. Confirm Results

When you connect and apply power to the EDVR, the default setting is record on.

The EDVR should be recording live video and displaying information on the monitor. The hard disk

drive (HDD) activity LED on the front panel should be blinking. Is the EDVR functioning as

described?

Yes:

Shut down the unit and continue to install alarms and other accessories, as needed. Refer to

the EDVR Installation and Operation Guide for details.

No:

If the EDVR did not power up, reset it using the power/reset switch, described in step 2 of

section C (“Power Up and Test”).

Look at the main monitor to see if the unit restarts. If there are no indications on the monitor,

insert a tool into the power/reset switch again and press quickly to shut down the unit. Then

check the following:

If you have checked all of these items and the EDVR still fails to power up, or if you restarted

the EDVR and it still fails to operate properly, please contact American Dynamics Technical

Support.

• Connections • Termination Settings • Cameras

• Monitor(s) • Cables, Cords, and Other connectors

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F. (Optional) Install EDVR Client Software

To remotely view and manage one or more EDVRs from a PC, install the included EDVR Client

Software.

Note

Both the EDVR and the PC must be physically connected to the same network (LAN).

1 Insert the enclosed CD in the CD-ROM drive of the PC from which you wish to remotely

monitor one or more EDVRs. The software installation automatically starts.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions. The default username is admin and the default password is

9999.

3 Refer to the Installation and Operation Guide (on the included CD) for step-by-step installation

and configuration instructions and an overview of the features.

Also refer to the Installation and Operation Guide for details about using a Web browser to

remotely view one or more EDVRs.

G. Connecting a SpeedDome Ultra or Optima to EDVR

1 Connect the hardware. Refer to the following diagram:

2 To configure the COM port, press the MENU button. Select Advanced Settings >

Communication > RS485 Settings using the arrow buttons or jog dial and pressing the ENTER

button. Set the Baud Rate (for example 4800 for AD SpeedDome Ultra or Optima) using the

shuttle ring. Keep pressing the MENU button to return to the Main Menu.

3 To configure dome settings, press the MENU button. Select Advanced Settings > Dome

Settings using the arrow buttons or jog dial and pressing the ENTER button. Highlight the

appropriate camera, set the ID (integer 1-254) and select the protocol suitable for the dome

using the shuttle ring (for example: AD422 for AD SpeedDome Ultra or Optima). Keep pressing

the MENU button to return to the Main Menu.

DOME

RS 422 RX+

RX-

RS 485 D+

D-

4800 Baud

Terminal Block

BNC Video

EDVR

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H. Connecting ADTT16E to EDVR

1 Connect the hardware. Refer to the following diagram:

2 Configure the Touch Tracker (Config Devices). Set Configure Devices to MUX 16 Duplex or

Triplex.

Note

Do not use MUX 16 posem.

3 To configure the COM port, press the MENU button. Select Advanced Settings >

Communication > RS232 Settings using the arrow buttons or jog dial and pressing the ENTER

button. Set Baud Rate to 9600 using the shuttle ring and then press the ENTER button. Keep

pressing the MENU button to return to the Main Menu.

4 To configure dome settings, press the MENU button. Select > Advanced Settings > Dome

Settings using the arrow buttons or jog dial and pressing the ENTER button.. Highlight the

camera, set the ID (integer 1-254) using the shuttle ring. Move to the protocol column and

select the protocol using the shuttle ring. Press the ENTER button (AD422 only). Keep

pressing the MENU button to return to the Main Menu.

DOME

EDVR

Power

Sensornet

RS232

9600 Baud

RS232 over

Cat 5 Cable

Set Configure Deivces to

MUX 16 Duplex/Triplex

Note: Do not use MUX 16 posem

EIM

BNC Video

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EDVR Menu Map

Main Menu

1. Quick Settings

2. Display Options

3. Sequence Settings

4. Picture Adjust

5. Operation Log

6. Advanced Settings

7. Default Settings

8. Password Settings

9. Exit Menu

Enter: select

ST: item

Call +WX: English,

Francais, Espanol,

Italiano, Deutsch

Quick Settings

1. Time Setting

2. Date Setting

3. Title Settings

4. Normal Record Rate

5. Record Quality

6. Disk Full

Picture Adjust

1. H Position

2. V Position

3. Live Picture

4. Color Bar Pattern

Default Settings

1. Save Installer Settings

2. Load Installer Settings

3. Save SD Card Settings

4. Load SD Card Settings

5. Load Factory Settings

6. Version Information

Password Settings

1. Menu Password

2. Advanced Settings Password

3. Default Settings Password

4. Reformat Password

Contents of Log

Exit Menu

1. Exit Menu with Saving

2. Exit Menu Without Saving

Sequence Settings

1. 1- Channel Display

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10. 13- Channel Display

Call Monitor

Full Screen Display

Advanced Settings

Title Setting

Individual

Channel-based

Settings

Main Monitor Display

1. Time Display

2. Time Display Color

3. Date Display

4. Date Display Color

5. Time/Date Location

6. Title Display

7. Title Display Color

Call Monitor Display

1. Time Display

2. Date Display

3. Time/Date Location

4. Title Display

Display Options

1. Time Mode

2. Time Setting

3. Date Mode

4. Date Setting

5. Time Zone

6. Title Settings

7. Main Monitor Display

8. Call Monitor Display

9. Daylight Saving Setting

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Advanced Settings

1. Alarm Settings

2. Record Settings

3. Motion Settings

4. Camera Covert

5. Operation Locks

6. Communication

7. Disk Setup

8. Schedule Settings

9. Dome Settings

Enter: select

ST: item

Alarm Settings

1. Alarm Duration

2. Disk Full Alert

3. Pre-Alarm

4. Alarm Record Rate

5. Alarm Record Mode

6. Alarm Record Quality

7. Sensor Type

8. Alarm Input Link

9. Alarm Out Link

Record Settings

1. Record Quality

2. Normal Record Rate

3. Audio Sampling Rate

4. Audio Channel Mode

Camera Covert

Individual Channel-based Settings

Communication

1. RS-232 Settings

2. RS-485 Settings

3. Net Settings

Disk Setup

1. Disk Full

2. Days to Keep Data on HDD

3. HDD1 Reformat

4. HDD2 Reformat

5. CD Reformat

6. SD Card Reformat

HD1 Model: WDC WDXXXX

HD2 Model:

CD Model: LITE-ON CD-RWXXXX

Operation Locks

1. Front Key > Front Button

2. RS-232 Lock

3. Playback Lock

4. Record Key Lock

5. Network Lock

Motion Settings

Individual Channel-based Settings

1. Sensitivity

2. Target Zone

3. Track Detect

4. Duration

5. Size

Net Settings

1. DHCP

2. IP Address

3. Subnet Mask

4. Gateway:

5. DNS Address

6. HTTP Port

7. Device Name

8. Live Resolution

9. User Settings

10. DDNS Settings

Schedule Settings

1. Date

2. Start Time

3. End Time

4. Start Record

5. Alarm Settings

6. Record Settings

7. Motion Settings

Dome Settings

Individual Channel-based Settings

Schedule Settings

Schedule 1…



Schedule 8

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Settings

Alarm Settings

Alarm Buzzer On/Off

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Out Link. Highlight Buzzer and then set

Sensor, V-Loss or Motion column to Yes or No.

Alarm Duration

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Duration, 0 (Transparent) -60 sec, 1-60

min or Nonstop (latch)

Alarm Input/Output Link

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Input Link/Alarm Output Link

Alarm Sensitivity Setting

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Sensor Type. Set Sensitivity.

Alarm Settings

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings.

Set Alarm Duration, Alarm Record Rate, Alarm

Record Mode and Alarm Record Quality.

Disk Full Alert Setting

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings.

> Disk Full Alert. Set value to On or Off.

Motion Detection Setting

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Motion

Settings. Highlight a channel, hit Enter to set Sen-

sitivity, Target Zone, Track Detect, Duration and

Size of Target (default is the whole view).

Pre-Alarm Setting

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Pre-Alarm. Set value to On or Off.

Record Only Alarmed Cameras

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Record Mode. On each desired camera

set mode value to Exclusive.

The Alarm trigger must also be turned on (see item

below).

Trigger Alarm on Sensor, V-Loss or Motion

Input

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Input Link. Highlight a channel and set the

value for Sensor, V-Loss and Motion to On.

The alarmed duration is determined by “Alarm

Duration” above.

Trigger Recording on Sensor or Motion Alarm

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Alarm Settings

> Alarm Out Link > Start Record. Highlight the Sen-

sor or Motion column and set value to Yes.

The Alarm trigger must also be turned on.

Communication Settings

Com Port Baud Rate

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Communication

> RS-232 Settings/RS-485 Settings > Baud Rate

DHCP Turn On/Off

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Communication

> Net Settings > DHCP. Set value to On or Off

View IP Address

While in Live or Playback video mode press the

DISPLAY button three times to bring up the Ether-

net screen to see the EDVR’s IP Address.

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Date/Time Settings

Quick: Main Menu > Quick Settings > Time, Date.

Detail: Main Menu > Display Options > Time Mode,

Time Setting, Date Mode, Date Setting

Daylight Saving Setting

Main Menu > Display Options > Daylight Saving

Setting. Select Country.

Time Zone Setting

Main Menu > Display Options > Time Zone

Display Settings

Channel Name Settings

Main Menu > Quick Settings > Title Settings

Device Name Setting

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Communication

> Net Settings > Device Name

Monitor Settings, Main/Call

Main Menu > Display Options > Main Monitor

Display/Call Monitor Display. Set Time Display and

Title Display.

Sequencing on Call monitor

Main Menu > Sequencing Settings. Select option

11 Full Screen Display and set camera dwell time

Sequencing on Main Monitor

Main Menu > Sequencing Settings. Select one of

the 10 display options and set camera dwell time

on selected pane.

General

Access Protection

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Operation Lock

> Highlight Front Button Lock, RS-232 Lock,

Playback Lock, Record Button Lock or Network

Lock and set value to On or Off.

Audio Settings

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Record Settings

> Audio Sampling Rate/Audio Channel Mode

Data Lifetime

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Disk Setup >

Days to Keep Data On HDD

View Operation Log

Main Menu > Operation Log

Playback

Forward/reverse: Shuttle ring, turn right/left.

Slow forward/reverse: Pause then use the shuttle

ring.

Picture-by-picture: Press Pause and again to

display forward one frame at a time. Use the

shuttle ring for moving in both directions

Record Settings

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Record Settings

> Record Quality/Normal Record Rate

Recording Start/Stop

Start: Press REC button briefly

Stop: Press REC button for 3 seconds until it beeps

Save Clips

During display of a single camera, Pause > Menu

to bring up the Save Menu > Select media (SD

Card or CD) and format (JPEG or AVI). JPEG is

protected by digital signature. Starting FW v1.50

AVI is also protected.

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PTZ Cameras and Touch Tracker

Control EDVR from an ADTT16e

Button A: Menu mode

Button B: Play mode

Button C: Freeze live video

Button D: End Menu/Play

Track Ball: Navigate through the menus

Up/Down to select

Right/Left to activate

Direct PTZ Camera Control from the Front

Panel

Up, Down, Left, Right: PAN/TILT

Shuttle: Zoom

Menu/Enter: Focus

Seq/Search: Iris

Call: Goto Preset

Freeze: Set Preset

Display: Show hint

Schedule Settings

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Schedule.

Highlight a schedule and move to the Enter

column. Press ENTER button to bring up the

Schedule Settings Screen.

Schedule Alarm Settings

Continue from item Schedule Settings; On the

Schedule Settings screen highlight Alarm Settings

and set value to Enable. Further highlight the

Alarm Settings, Enter column and press the

ENTER button to bring up the Schedule Alarm

Settings screen.

Schedule Enable/Disable

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Schedule.

Highlight a schedule and set to Enable or Disable.

CD Search

Search > CD

Search Filter

Search > Search Filter > Alarm Filter, Date Filter or

Time Filter

Search List

Search > Full List

Thumbnail Search

Search > Thumbnail

Use Left and Right to select target date/time and

slot and Up and Down to drill down

SD Card Search

Search > SD Card

System

Drive Reformat

Main Menu > Advanced Settings > Disk Setup >

Reformat HDD, CD, or SD Card

Firmware Update

Copy the Update.bin file into DVRVIDEO folder in

the SD Card. Insert the card into the SD slot on

machine which can be either on or off, and hold the

power/reset switch for at least 3 seconds to reboot.

Hold the button until FW upload is started as indi-

cated by the change in Load Size on screen.

Load Factory Settings from SD Card

Main Menu > Default Settings > Load Factory

Settings

Load System Settings from SD Card

Main Menu > Default Settings > Load SD Card

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NTSC/PAL Toggle

Hold Up and Pause buttons for a least 3 seconds

then follow the on-screen instructions.

Save System Settings to SD Card

Main Menu > Default Settings > Save SD Card

Settings

Set Password Protection With 4 Different

Passwords

Main Menu > Password Settings > Menu

Password, Advanced Settings Password, Default

Settings Password or Reformat Password (4-digit

alphanumeric password)

Transfer System Settings From One Machine to

Another

Save system setting to SD card from one machine

and then use the same SD card to load system

settings into another machine.

View Drive Status

While in Live or Playback video mode press the

DISPLAY button once to bring up the Drive Status

screen. After viewing, press three more times to

exit.

Language Selection

While in the Main Menu press the CALL button.

Use the left or right arrow button to change

languages.

Notes:

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American Dynamics EDVR Installation guide

Brand: American Dynamics

Model: EDVR

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: Installation guide

Home security: Monitor your home while you're away, and receive alerts if there's any suspicious activity.
Business security: Protect your business from theft and vandalism, and monitor employee activity.
Remote monitoring: Keep an eye on your property from anywhere in the world, using the EDVR's remote viewing capabilities.

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