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The information in this Quick Reference was current when published. The manufacturer
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Installation
1. Set the Power Selector Switch (beside the power socket on the rear panel) to the
correct position so that the number shown is the same as the local AC voltage.
2. Connect a PS2 Mouse to the Mouse Connector (PS2 Port).
3. Connect a VGA or SVGA monitor to the VGA Monitor Out.
4. Connect at least one camera to the Video Input connectors.
(NOTE: Synchronizing or phasing cameras are not required to achieve the
frame rate of 60/30 fps for NTSC/EIA or 50/25 fps for PAL/CCIR).
5. Make sure that Hard Drive #1 is set to master and Hard Drive #2 is set to slave.
Be sure to unlock the door of the disk tray before you pull out the tray.
(NOTE: MAKE SURE THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH IS IN THE
LOCK POSTION BEFORE POWERING UP THE DVR.)
6. Plug the 115V AC or 230V AC power source into the power socket.
7. Connect any other optional devices you may have.
8. Now power on the DVR, it may take about 1 minute to display the main screen.
It may take 40-50 seconds to display the main screen.
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Setup
1. Click on the Login icon to login in as an administrator. The factory default
Login for an administrator is admin. The factory default Password for an
administrator is admin.
2. Click on the System Time in order to change to your local time. The Date
format is in YYYY/MM/DD. The Time format is in Military Time.
3. Click on the Configure icon to setup the system.
a. Change the Time Type, Day Type, and Calendar Type menus to
correspond to the way in which you want your system to run.
b. Setup the Alarm Action, Motion Action, Vloss Action, and HDD’s Full
Action menus specific to your application.
(NOTE: Defaults set within the system are set to the standards of most
applications.)
c. Setup the Camera menu for those cameras installed to the system. Setup
Behaviors For Each Camera submenu to modify how the camera should
act in regards to different applications. Setting the Compression Method
to JPEG quality provides a better picture quality but it uses up more hard
drive space. Setting the Compression Method to MPEG quality provides
a lower picture quality but uses less hard drive space. Normal
Recording rate is for normal situation recording and Alarm Recording
rate is when some form of alarm or motion happens.
d. Setup the Alarm Inputs and Alarm Outputs to match up with those
required by your application.
e. Setup the Display Sequences and Display Pages to change the camera
and text color in each video window for your applications.
f. To setup Motion detection simple click on the Motion menu. The defaults
set within the system are set to standard motion detection, which should be
standard for most applications. The recording frame rate is not influenced
by motion detection for the DVR.
g. Click the Set Password menu to setup a new password and keep the
password in a safe place.
4. Once you have completed the step provided above click the Exit menu and restart
the system for those new settings to take effect.
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Blacking Out Live Video
1. To black out the live images from the cameras. Login as an Administrator and set
the cameras in Playback mode within the Sequence Mode display or Static Page
Mode display. There are 7 Static Display pages and at most 8 display sequences.
The Operator/Guest will not be able to view the live images from those cameras.
Recording
1. To setup Time Lapse Recording, just setup the Normal Recording rates for the
Cameras at different Time Types.
2. To setup Event Recording, setup the Alarm Recording rates for the Cameras at
different Time Types along with the different Actions. Also enable or disable
items for the Cameras as well as the Alarm Inputs.
Playback & Retrieval
1. Console directions:
a. Login to the software as a SUPERVISOR or ADMIN level user by
CLICKING on the LOGIN icon on the tool bar.
b. CLICK on the PLAYBACK CONTROL icon on the tool bar (you will
notice the tool bar will change to playback icons)
c. Now CLICK on the SELECT HDD icon (this is your search window)
d. This window will allow you to perform a search on the following:
1. TIME & DATE – enter START time & date and END time &
date (this is the range in time you want the DVR to retrieve from
the HHD), then press the SUBMIT icon and then OK button.
2. EVENT – select an EVENT from the listing and CLICK OK.
3. LOCATION – select HHD number and then set BLOCK,
SECTION and SLICE for START & END and then CLICK OK.
(NOTE: if you receive an error message stating “NO ANY DRIVES”
this means the HDD is not recognized. Make sure the HDD are in the
LOCK position and reboot the DVR)
e. After CLICKING OK on the select HDD page, click on the Camera that
you want to put in PLAYBACK MODE. A gray window will appear in
the middle of the screen place DOT next to PLAYBACK and CLICK
OK.
f. PRESS the PLAY icon (arrow pointing to the right)
2. Remote direction:
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a. Select the camera that you want to PLAYBACK (W TYPE) press the drop
down arrow and choose PLAYBACK.
b. CLICK on SUBMIT CAMERA SETTINGS icon
c. Enter START time & date and END time & date.
d. CLICK on DATE/TIME SETTING
e. CLICK on PLAYBACK icon (arrow pointing to the right)
Archiving
1. USB Zip Drive directions:
a. Login to the software as a SUPERVISOR or ADMIN level user by
CLICKING on the LOGIN icon on the tool bar.
b. CLICK on the PLAYBACK CONTROL icon on the tool bar (you will
notice the tool bar will change to playback icons)
c. Now CLICK on the SELECT HDD icons (this is your search window)
d. This window will allow you to perform a search on the following:
1. TIME & DATE – enter START time & date and END time &
date (this is the range in time you want the DVR to retrieve from
the HHD), then press the SUBMIT icon and then OK button.
2. EVENT – select an EVENT from the listing and CLICK OK.
3. LOCATION – select HHD number and then set BLOCK,
SECTION and SLICE for START & END and then CLICK OK.
(NOTE: if you receive an error message stating “NO ANY DRIVES”
this means the HDD is not recognized. Make sure the HDD are in the
LOCK position and reboot the DVR)
e. After CLICKING OK on the select HDD page, click on the Camera that
you want to put in PLAYBACK MODE. A gray window will appear in
the middle of the screen place DOT next to PLAYBACK and CLICK
OK.
f. Next CLICK on Archive button.
g. This window will allow you to perform a archive on the following:
1. Select Camera – set the Camera in which you wish to archive.
2. Select Media – select the ZIP drive.
3. Size – by default its set to unlimited.
4. CLICK OK.
h. PRESS the PLAY icon (arrow pointing to the right).
2. CD/RW Drive directions:
a. Login to the software as a SUPERVISOR or ADMIN level user by
CLICKING on the LOGIN icon on the tool bar.
b. CLICK on the PLAYBACK CONTROL icon on the tool bar (you will
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notice the tool bar will change to playback icons)
c. Now CLICK on the SELECT HDD icons (this is your search window)
d. This window will allow you to perform a search on the following:
4. TIME & DATE – enter START time & date and END time &
date (this is the range in time you want the DVR to retrieve from
the HHD), then press the SUBMIT icon and then OK button.
5. EVENT – select an EVENT from the listing and CLICK OK.
6. LOCATION – select HHD number and then set BLOCK,
SECTION and SLICE for START & END and then CLICK OK.
(NOTE: if you receive an error message stating “NO ANY DRIVES”
this means the HDD is not recognized. Make sure the HDD are in the
LOCK position and reboot the DVR)
e. After CLICKING OK on the select HDD page, click on the Camera that
you want to put in PLAYBACK MODE. A gray window will appear in
the middle of the screen place DOT next to PLAYBACK and CLICK
OK.
f. Next CLICK on Archive button.
g. This window will allow you to perform a archive on the following:
1. Select Camera – set the Camera in which you wish to archive.
2. Select Media – select the ZIP drive.
3. Size – by default its set to unlimited.
4. CLICK OK.
h. PRESS the PLAY icon (arrow pointing to the right).
Network Settings Connected Directly to a High Speed Modem
1. Gather the following from the ISP: Static IP address, Subnet mask,
Gateway IP, DNS (Static IP address from ISP).
2. Plug in the network cable into the network port in the EDR1600.
3. Enter the menu screen by pressing the Config button.
4. Then enter the system menu and enter the info into IP Configuration.
5. Enter the IP Address specifically assigned for the EDR1600 on your
network. This can be achieved using the Arrow buttons. (NOTE: IP
Address is DNS Address)
6. Enter the Subnet Mask Address assigned to your network.
7. Enter the Gateway Address assigned to your network.
8. Exit the Menu and Reboot the EDR1600 by powering it down and
back up.
(NOTE: Please be sure that ports 80, 1111,and 1600 are open.)
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Network Settings Connected through a Router
1. Gather the following from the ISP: Static IP address, Subnet mask,
Gateway IP.
2. Plug in the network cable into the network port in the EDR1600.
3. Enter the menu screen by pressing the config button.
4. Then enter the system menu and go to IP Configuration Table.
5. Enter the IP Address specifically assigned for the EDR1600 on your
network. (NOTE: IP Address is assigned by router)
6. Enter the Subnet Mask Address assigned to your network.
7. Enter the Gateway Address assigned to your network.
8. Exit the Menu by clicking ok and Reboot the EDR1600 by powering
it down and back up.
(NOTE: Please be sure that ports 80, 1111,and 1600 are open. To open
any of the following ports please enter the port-forwarding portion of your
router and open these ports within that page.)
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