AVerMedia® AVerDiGi EH5216 series User Manual EH5216 EH5216+ EH5216 Lite Feb.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Package Content .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Optional Accessories .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Features and Specifications .................................................................
3.6.2 To Search Using the Visual Search .................................................................................. 49 3.6.3 To Search Using the Event Search ................................................................................... 50 3.6.4 To Search Using the Intelligent Search ............................................................................ 50 3.7 Sensor Setting ....................................................................................................................
8.2.2 To Use the JAVAViewer .................................................................................................. 103 Chapter 9 Web Tools ............................................................................................... 105 9.1 Dispatch Server .................................................................................................................. 105 9.1.1 To Run Dispatch program: .........................................................................................
Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction Package Content c b a (1) (2) (3) (5) (4) (7) (6) (8) (1) DVR unit a. EH5216 b. EH5216+ c. EH5216 Lite (2) AVerMedia USB optical mouse (3) Quick Installation Guide (4) Power adaptor (5) Power Cord * The power cord varies depending on the standard power outlet of the country where it is sold. (6) 2 * SATA cable (7) 12 * screws for HDD installation (8) Software CD (User Manual included) 1.1.
HDD Holder( for 4th hard disk) 1.
Direct backup to DVR RW, USB devise and external HDD Remote Monitoring Central Management System (CM3000) Remote Console WebViewer/ JavaViewe/ PDAViewer iEnhance is the exclusive video enhancement software can adjust recorded data to the highest quality image iStable is the video stabilizer software which can fix shaking and jolts impact on video with just one click E-map Shows the positions of cameras, sensors, and relays Store up to 8 different maps Alarm notifications Single event of multiple
Name (6) Function To start recording video (7) To reset alarm status (8) Switch to playback mode or preview mode (9) Call out system setup menu on preview mode Move to left direction on menu control To move PTZ camera lens to left in PTZ mode Move to right direction on menu control To move PTZ camera lens to right in PTZ mode (10) Control Buttons To move PTZ camera lens to up Move to up direction on menu control To move PTZ camera lens to down Move to down direction on menu control Confirm or make
Name Function to enable multiple function A functional key for multiple system control. Press modes and the button will light up blue. To exit multiple function modes, press (12) again.
1.3.2 EH5216 Name (1) System indicator Function Green: System power status indicators. Indicate running state of system. Lights when the system is running. Red: When DVR system is recording, the light will keep flashing. (2) IR Sensor port For extended IR sensor cable connection(optional) (3) IR Sensor Receive signal from the remote control to operate the DVR unit (4) Power ON/OFF DVR unit To backup the recorded file to DVD±R/DVD±RW disk (5) DVD-ROM i CD-R/RW is not supported. 3 x USB 2.
1.4 Back Panel Name Function (1) LAN Port For Gigabit Ethernet connection (2) RS232 port For POS device connection (3) Audio In/Out/MIC In Output the audio signal to audio output device i The audio input and output device has its own power supply is necessary. (4) VGA Out Output the video signal to a CRT or LCD monitor (5) SPOT Monitor 1/2 Output the video signal to SPOT monitor when receive the alarm events (6) Video Loop Out Output the video signal to a CCTV monitor.
1.5 Setting Up the DVR Unit 1.5.1 Installing the Hard Disks The DVR unit allows user to install one hard disk in the removable hard disk drawer. i For hard disk spec, please referring to http://www.avermedia.
screw hole, then, you may adjust the hard disk position to fit the screw hole. 7. The look of three hard disks is installed on hard disk plate. 8. Plug the SATA cable into SATA connector on the PC board. If user installs three hard disks, then plug three SATA cables into each SATA connectors on the PC board. These 2 SATA connectors are for eSATA connector and DVD-ROM. 9. Plug the power cable into hard disk 10.
11. Screwed the plate within hard disk inside the DVR unit i 12. Plug the SATA cable into the left side hard disk. User can adjust the step 9, 10, and 11 for easily install process if necessary. 13. If user wants to install 4th HDD, then follow the steps to continue. Otherwise, go to the last two steps to complete the installation. 14. Place the 4th hard disk on the HDD holder. The head 15.
16. Plug the SATA cable into SATA connector on the PC board. 17. Plug the power cable into the hard disk. 18. Plug the SATA cable into the hard disk. i The SATA cable is an optional accessory. Please purchase from your dealer. 19. Place the HDD holder inside the DVR unit. The screw hole of HDD holder is aligning with screw hole on the DVR unit.
20. Push the HDD holder forward and screw hole of HDD holder will match the screw hole on the DVR unit and HDD holder should hook on the stabled hook on the DVR unit. 21. Screwed the HDD holder inside the DVR unit. 22. Screwed the holder on the DVR unit. 23. The look of four hard disks is installed. 24.
1.5.2 Connecting Devices The back panel of the DVR unit, user can connect up to 16 cameras in combination of analog and IP camera. The DVR unit also can connect 16 sensor devices, 4 alarm devices, and output video to a TV or CRT/LCD monitor.
EH5216 EH5216 Lite Pen drive and external hard disk must be FAT32 format. i – – All connected devices have its own power supply is necessary. DVR unit can connect 16 cameras in analog and IP cameras combo.
1.6 Sensor, Relay and RS485 pinhole allocation The Sensor and Alarm enable you to connect 16 sensor inputs, 4 relay outputs and 1 PTZ camera. Just connect the external sensor, relay, and PTZ camera pin directly to the pinhole. Check the table below and locate which pinhole is assigned to sensor input and relay output. 1.6.
1.7 Familiarizing the Remote Control Buttons Use the Remote control to operate the DVR unit.
Name (13) Function + : Enable/disable auto scan + : Switch to full screen + : Switch the different on screen information display (channel name, date, time, hard disk usage). There are 4 types of on screen information display: Display all (channel name, date, time hard disk, hard disk usage) No channel name display Display channel name only None i + ~ doesn’t have any functions. Switch to character mode.
Name Function To move PTZ camera to up (17) To move PTZ camera to down Confirm or make a selection Speed + : To speed up movement of PTZ camera lens (18) Speed - :To speed down movement of PTZ camera lens - As a number key for entering password in playback and preview mode ~ - Channel camera selection number in playback and preview mode (19) As a preset position with ~ + + With button can switch to different screen display modes and enable auto scan and full screen. (see also Chapter 1.
Chapter 2 2.1 Using the DVR Software The Way to Operate DVR There are three ways can be managed the DVR unit: 1. Using mouse and keyboard Connecting the mouse and keyboard through USB interface, user can manage the DVR unit easily. For the first time using DVR unit, mouse and keyboard is the best way to set up all DVR relevant configurations. 2.
a. Click Setup and enter the password b. In Time section, click Setting button of System Time. c. Select the date and adjust the time, and then, click OK. 6. Following the below steps to connect the IP and analog camera. To connect analog camera: a. Plug the analog camera video cable into DVR video port. b. Click Setup → Camera c. Select camera channel and type of camera – Analog Camera d. And then, enable the camera e. Give a name of camera and enter short description. f.
2.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in Preview Mode Name Function (1) Exit Reboot: To restart the DVR system. It is required to enter the password Power Off: To shut down the DVR system. It is required to enter the password Login: Using different ID to login to DVR system. Cancel: To return to DVR application. (2) Split Screen Mode i Select from 6 different split screen types to view all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.
Name Function (14) AutoScan Start/Stop video screen cycle switch. (15) Full screen View in full screen. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. Click to exit from full screen mode When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all. (16) Alarm Alert and display warning info. (17) Virtual Keyboard Click to enable virtual keyboard. 2.2.
2.2.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) (6) (11) (7) (8) (9) (10) Name Function (1) Close (2) Setup (3) AutoPan Exit PTZ camera controller. Configure PTZ cameras. Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image. Zoom in and out the image. Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated.
2.2.3 Using Event Log Viewer Show the record of activities that take place in the system. 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Event Log button on DVR system main interface. The Event log viewer window will show up. Select the Date to view. To filter the records, select and click the select button to display Event, System, Operation, Network or All. Use the scroll button to go next, previous, first, or last page of event list. Also, user can enter the page number in Page column to go to the page.
2.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Playback Mode To switch in Playback mode, click Playback button at the lower right corner of Preview mode user interface. Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. i – When you are in single screen mode, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.
Name Function (7) Playback (8) Status bar (9) Camera ID Switch to Playback mode. This allows you to view the recorded video file. Display the recorded date, time and play speed. Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera. Export includes Snapshot, Output Video Clip, and Backup function. Snapshot: Capture and save the screen shot either in *.jpg format. Output Video Clip: Save the segmented file in *.
2.3.1 To Bookmark a Video Section 1. Click Bookmark button 2. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following: - Add to create the new reference mark in the bookmark list. - Edit to change the mark description. - Delete to remove the selected reference mark in the list. - Delete All to remove all the reference marks in the list. - Exit to close Bookmark dialog box. 3. Select and click one in the bookmark list to review the file. 2.3.2 Using Visual Search 1. Click Visual Search. 2.
4. On the time second screen, click the channel and playback button will appear. Click playback button to playback the selected channel video frame.
2.3.3 Using the Event Search 1. Click on the video screen on where you want to search. 2. Click Event Search. The Event Search Setting dialog box would appear on the screen. 3. In the Event Search Setting dialog box, check the type of condition you want to search. Then, click OK to start searching. The video search would stop at the frame that matches the condition. To keep on searching click . 4. You may also set to search and list all the result.
Chapter 3 Customizing the DVR System In the Preview screen mode, click button to customize your DVR. When the DVR configuration setup selection appears, select and click the buttons you want to change the setting. 3.1 System Setup In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving. (9) (1) (10) (2) (3) (4) (11) (5) (6) (12) (7) (8) (1) Storage Path Set the HDD on where to save the data.
(2) Delete recorded data after If you want the system to automatically erase the data after a certain days, enable the Delete recorded data after check box and enter the number of days in Days text box. (3) Delete event and alarm log after If you want the system to automatically erase the event and alarm log after a certain days, enable the Delete event and alarm log after check box and enter the number of days in Days text box.
5. 6. Click + one by one to complete the adjustment. To disconnect touch monitor, click Disconnect button first, and then, turn off the power of touch monitor and remove the connection between DVR server and touch monitor. (9) Miscellaneous Playback mode: Select the mode of playback the video. – Select date and time: Select the date and time which user wants to playback.
Daylight Bias: Assign a time that it is for daylight saving time offset in your time zone. For example: if the time zone is in U.S. Eastern, the time offset is 1 hour. (12) Firmware Product Version Update: Upgrading the firmware of DVR system. 1. Click Update button, a Firmware Upgrade windows will show up. 2. Save the firmware on root directory of USB disk. And then, plug USB disk into DVR unit. 3. Select the USB disk if there is more than one USB disk from drop down list.
3.2 Camera Setup The DVR system supports 16 cameras in combination of analog and IP cameras, only analog cameras, or only IP cameras. 3.2.1 To Setup IP Camera Click Default will back to the factory default value. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera.
1. Click the radio button of Protocol to start setup IP camera. 2. Select the Protocol, Model, Video Format, and Channel of the IP camera. 3. Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column. 4. Also, user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address. 5. If the IP camera has authority request, please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password. 6. Click OK to connect with the IP camera. Detail: To adjust IP camera parameters, click Detail.
Relay Setting 1. Click Relay button. 2. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number. 3. Enter relay name in Name column 4. The system automatically detects the camera and input relates information. In the Content section, enter relay Description. 5. In the test section, click Test to check the relay status. Red is high and Green is low. 6. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
3.2.2 To Setup Analog Camera Click Default will back to the factory default value. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error. (3) Input Select the camera type as Analog Camera. (4) Camera - Display Enable/disable to show the video.
3.2.3 To Setup Camera from the Remote DVR User can add the camera from another DVR through the network. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error. (3) Input Select the camera type as Remote DVR.
Click to connect the camera when all configurations are set. 3.3 Recording Setup 3.3.1 Setup IP Camera Record Setting (1) (2) (3) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon. The camera icon turns purple when it is selected.
detects a motion, a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen. 3.3.2 Setup Analog Camera Record Setting Click Default will back to the factory default value. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (8) (6) (7) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
(4) Quality Adjust the video quality. The higher the value, the lower the compression level and uses more hard disk space. (5) Frame Rate Set the maximum and minimum number of frames to be recorded during motion and motionless state. The frame rate ranges from 01 to 30 for NTSC and 01 to 25 for PAL. The higher the frame rate, it uses more hard disk space. i Always recoding frame rate is depending on max frame rate value. (6) Video Size Select the size of the video and click the ~ button.
3.4 Network Setup Click Default will back to the factory default value. (1) (2) (5) (6) (3) (4) (7) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only. (2) Transmitting Cameras Select and click on the camera number in the Transmitting Camera section you want to make it accessible via internet using WebViewer, Remote Console, PDA Viewer and JAVAViewer (still image). To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
- MAC Address: An identifier hardware address of DVR unit that is assigned by the manufacturer for identification. User don’t need to fill in, it will generated by system automatically. Obtain an IP automatically (DHCP): Assign the IP address by local DHCP server to DVR system. PPPOE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames. It is used mainly with ADSL services.
- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
3.5 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: 1. Select the date in the calendar. Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right. 2. Select the condition you want to schedule in the drop down list.
3.6 Backup Setup In the Backup Setting dialog box, the number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. When you back up the file, you may find Qplayer application included in the backup folder. User need to execute the Qplayer installation on PC for playback.(see also Chapter 3.6.1) 1. Select the date of the recorded file in the calendar you want to backup. Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right. 2.
3.6.1 Using QPlayer to Playback Backup Video You can playback the backup files using QPlayer applications on the PC. When you back up the recorded file, QPlayer applications are automatically included in the backup folder. With QPlayer, it is the same as in Playback mode and supports different split screen types to view all the video at the same time. The only difference is that there are no Preview and Playback buttons.
Name Function (5) Archive Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – OPEN FILE: user can open the recorded file from HDD – Channel 01~ 16&Channel 17 ~ 32: Switch to different channel group of playback calendar. – Day Light Saving: the playback calendar will show the available video records during day light saving time period. i The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock.
Name Function (11) Full screen View in full screen mode. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. Click to exit from full screen mode When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all.
3.6.3 To Search Using the Event Search 1. Click on the video screen on where you want to search. 2. Click Event Search. The Event Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. 3. In the Event Search Setting dialog box, check the type of condition you want to search. The video search . would stop at the frame that matches the condition. To keep on searching click 4. You may also set to search and list all the result. Set the Begin Time, End Time and Searching Interval.
3.7 Sensor Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down list and select the sensor ID number. 2. Enter sensor name in Name column. 3. The system automatically detects the card and input number. In the Content section, enter Description of sensor. 4. In the test section, click Test to check the sensor status. Red is high and Green is low. 5. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
3.8 Relay Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number. 2. Enter relay name in Name column. 3. The system automatically detects the card and input number. In the Content section, enter Description of relay. 4. In the test section, click Test to trigger relay. Red is high and Green is low. 5. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
3.9 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving. Click Default will back to factory default value. (1) (2) (8) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (8) Alarm Setting List if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2. In (1) No./Name/Description enter alarm name and description.
Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message. Network is switched off: when the network connection of DVR system is lost, the system will send out the alarm message.
In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter ID and Password. (2) Mail Fill the mailing information. From: Enter the sender e-mail address. To and CC: Enter the recipient email address and separate it with comma or a semicolon (;). Subject: Enter the message title.
- Start Recording Record the video from the selected camera. 1. Beside the Start Recording check box, click Detail. 2. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. 3. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting. 4. In the Start Record prior text box, mark and set the number in second for the program to begin recording after the alarm has been trigger.
3.10 User Setup Only administrator level authority can access User Setting. The maximum user accounts are 32. In the User Setting dialog box, click Add to insert a new user, Delete to remove the selected user, Edit to modify the user control right, OK to exit and accept the setting, and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. To Add a User Account: 7. In the User Setting dialog box, click Add. 8. Select and fill in the following information.
Enable the items that would allow the user to access. (3) Web Viewer Enable/disable Web Viewer control right that allow the user to operate from a remote location using internet explorer. - Remote Console Allow the user to remote modify DVR system setting. - Remote LogViewer Allow the user to view the event log from remote site. - IP Camera Enable/disable user to add new IP camera when using the Web Viewer. - Remote Access Time Enable Infinite check box to access DVR without time limit.
Chapter 4 4.1 Using the UPC to Playback Backup File Recommended system requirements Pentium®4 2.4GHZ or above Windows®2000/ XP/Vista DDR 256 MB Graphic function must support DirectDraw Audio card or built-in Speaker 1 available USB2.0 port 4.2 Installing the USB Playback Console To install the USB Playback Console: 1. Place Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. When the installation main screen appears, click Install USB Playback Console and then follow the on screen instructions 2.
4.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in USB Playback Console To run the application, click the Name icon on the PC desktop Function (1) Exit Exit/Minimize the application or chose Cancel to go back to the application. About: shows DVR application version information. (2) Progress bar Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track.
Name (6) Open File Function To select the video file source for playing. - DVR Recorded File (HD): To playback the recorded video from the hard disk which was recording video on the DVR system. (see also Chapter 4.3.2) - Backup File(.dvr): The file is backup and save in *.dvr file format. (see also Chapter 4.3.3) (7) Status bar Display the recorded date, time and play speed. (8) Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed.
4.3.1 To Cut and Save the Portion of the Recorded Video 1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click Segment to set the begin mark. 2. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut. Then, click Segment to set the end mark. To cancel segmentation, click Segment button again. 3. Click Output button to save the wanted portion. 4.
4.3.3 Playback Backup File(*.dvr) 1. Click Open File button. 2. Select Backup File(*.dvr) and click OK. 3. Locate the backup file folder and click OK. i 4. When open the backup video file, just locate the where backup file folder is. And then, Playback Date/Time Selection window appears. Select the date and time and click OK.
4.3.4 To Backup Recorded File HDD backup function allows user to backup recorded file from hard disk. 1. Click Adv. Function → HDD Backup on USB Playback Console UI. 2. Select the source hard disk. 3. In Backup date/time selection windows, select the date and time. 00-24 represents hours and 01-16 represents channels. Blue block means there has recorded file. Red block means the block has been selected. Click-and-drag can select multiple block at once. 4. 5. Click Backup to start backup file.
Chapter 5 ImageVerification Image Verification is a watermark-checking program to identify the authenticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. 5.1 1. 2. 3. 4. To Run the ImageVerification To run the ImageVerification application, click the Watermark button on USB Playback Application main interface. In the ImageVerification screen, click Load Source Image and locate the image source. Click Verify Image to begin the process.
Chapter 6 iEnhance The bundled iEnhance is a video editing tool and can only be used with *.dvr video file. It allows you to adjust the video picture quality, segment and save the selected portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot. You can also save the setting and apply it on other files. To run iEnhance application, click iEnhance button on USB Playback Console interface.
Name (14) Effects Function Gray Scale: convert the image into black and white (monochrome). Normalize: adjust the brightness intensity. Equalize: automatically adjust the images that are too dark. De-interlace: smooth out the overlying frames. Static: de-interlace for motionless scene. Dynamic: de-interlace for moving scene. (15) Picture Adjustment Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue and Gamma. (16) Original Screen Display the original state of the image.
Chapter 7 Using the Remote Programs User can use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access DVR system by entering the IP address. To use this feature, make sure that your PC and DVR server both are connected to the internet and the Network feature is enabled. Accessing this feature for the first time you will be prompted by your browser to install WebCamX.cab, allow the installation and you should be able to connect and login afterwards.
7.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in WebViewer Right-clicking on the WebViewer video screen, enables you to start video recording, change video quality, switch camera and enable/disable DirectDraw. (14) (13) (12) (11) (10) (9) (8) (1) (2) Name (4) (5) (6) (7) Function (1) DirectDraw i (3) Enhance the video quality. Not all graphic cards can support this function. If you cannot see the screen display correctly or screen is messed, please check with VGA card vendor.
Name (14) Select cameras to view Function Select to the view camera from different server. In Select Camera dialog box, Display column, click to enable/disable viewing the camera. Click Add Server and select the server type between DVR and IP Cam to add. Click Delete Server to delete the selected item. Click Import to load the previous saved list. Click Export to save the list. Click Apply All to change all the camera video quality based on the selected setting. Click OK to exit.
7.1.1 To Setup Remote System Setting The setting here applies to Remote DVR only. 7.1.1.1 System Setting In the System Setting windows, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (4) (5) (1) (2) (3) (1) Delete recorded data after If you want the system to automatically erase the data after a certain days, enable the Delete recorded data after check box and enter the numbers of days in Days text box.
- Auto Scan Period Set the time gap of the Auto Scan function from 3 to 10 seconds. This automatically switches to the next video in cycle depending on the set time gap. (5) Login Enable the conditions in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out. - Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed. - Auto start Network when login Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed.
7.1.1.2 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. IP Camera Setting (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
IP Setting: Click IP setting to add the IP camera. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click the radio button of Protocol to start setup IP camera. Select the Protocol, Model, Video Format, and Channel of the IP camera. Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column. Also, user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address. If the IP camera has authority request, please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password. Click OK to connect with the IP camera.
Analog Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera.
Remote DVR Camera Setting Select the camera to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error.
Enter the password that is for connecting authority - Channel Select the channel of connected camera 7.1.1.3 Record Setting In the Recording setup windows, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. Record Setting of IP Camera (1) (2) (3) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
The recording modes are listed below: - Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the designated storage path - Motion Recording Start recording the video from the selected camera only when the system detects movement. Once a motion is detected, the system automatically saves the previous frames and stop based on the Start Record Prior and Stop Record After settings.
Record Setting of Analog Camera (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon. The camera icon turns purple when it is selected.
- Smart Recording Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion, it records at the minimum frame rate setting. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected. When it detects a motion, a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen. (4) Quality Adjust the video quality.
7.1.1.4 Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. For the network service ports that use by DVR server, please see Appendix A. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only.
- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
7.1.1.5 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click Update to save the setting, Exit to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (8) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (8) Alarm Setting List if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2. In (1) No.
Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message. Network is switched off: when the network connection of DVR system is lost, the system will send out the alarm message.
- Relay Output Set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated and to extend additional time in second before it stops the relay operation. 5. Beside the Relay Output check box, click Detail. 6. In the Alarm Relay dialog box, select from the available relay list and in the ON column, set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated. 7. In the Retrieve time check box, you may enable/disable to extend the relay operation time and set the duration in second. 8.
- Start Recording Record the video from the selected camera. 1. Beside the Start Recording check box, click Detail. 2. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. 3. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting. 4. In the Start Record prior text box, mark and set the number in second for the program to begin recording after the alarm has been trigger.
7.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in WebViewer PTZ (1) (2) (4) (3) (5) (6) Name Function (1) Direction buttons (2) Zoom +/(3) Select PTZ Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Click the center to pan automatically. Zoom in and out the image. Choose to enable/disable the PTZ camera. In the Select PTZ dialog box, Select column, click to enable/disable viewing and controlling the PTZ camera. Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
7.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Remote Console (16) (15) (14) (13) (12) (1) (11) (10) (2) (3) Name (1) DirectDraw i (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Function Enhance the video quality. Direct Draw function supports for certain VGA card. For more information, please contact your VGA card vendor. (2) Exit Close the Remote Console. (3) Audio button Enable/disable the sound.
7.3.1 To Setup Remote Console Setting Click Setup button to call out the System Setting windows. Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Storage Path Set the directory on where to save the data. When there is not enough free space to record one hour data, the system automatically replaces the oldest data. In case you have more than one storage path, the system automatically saves the data to the next storage path.
7.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) (6) (11) (7) (8) (9) (10) Name Function (1) Close (2) Setup (3) AutoPan Exit PTZ camera controller. Configure PTZ cameras. Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image. Zoom in and out the image. Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated.
7.4 Using the Remote Playback To use this feature, first you need to select the source of the file. In the Select Playback Mode dialog box, choose Local Playback to open the file that is recorded in the Remote Console, and Remote Playback to open the file that is recorded in the DVR server. When you choose Remote Playback, select RealTime Playback if your internet bandwidth is fast and big enough, otherwise choose Download and Playback. Click OK to proceed and Cancel to void this operation.
7.4.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in Local Playback (13) (12) (11) (10) (9) (8) (7) (1) (2) Name (1) Split Screen Mode i (3) (4) (5) (6) Function Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. - If there are only 8 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.
Name Function (4) Playback Control Buttons (5) Date Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Previous: Go back to the previous frame. Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or 1/8x. Rewind: Wind back the video file. Pause: Briefly stop playing the recorded video file. Play: Play the recorded video file. Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x. Next: Go to the next frame. End: Go to the end of the video file.
7.4.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in RealTime Playback (11) (10) (9) (8) (7) (1) (2) Name (3) (4) (5) (6) Function (1) Split Screen Mode i Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera. - If there are only 8 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.
Name Function (11) Full screen View in Playback-compact mode. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all.
7.4.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Download and Playback (10) (9) (8) (7) (6) (1) (2) (3) Name (4) (5) Function (1) Split Screen Select from six (6) different split screen types to playback the recorded video file of all the Mode camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. - If there are only 8 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.
Name Function (8) Segment Keep a portion of the recorded video. Follow the below steps to output a video clip: 1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click Segment to set the begin mark. 2. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut. Then, click Segment to set the end mark.
Chapter 8 Using HandyViewer to Access DVR server Users can use a mobile phone to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone support IE browser and is connected to the internet. To access the DVR server, open IE browser and enter http://enter server IP or domain name here/mobile. You can see the latest screen shot. Click << >> to change the channel or camera and Refresh to reload new screen shot. 8.
4. When you are prompted, click Yes to install the application using the default directory. 5. When done, click OK. 8.1.2 To install PDAViewer from the Internet Make sure you are connected to the internet. 1. Open the web browser and enter the server IP. Then click the hyperlink Download PDAViewer. 2. When the Download dialog box appears, enable Open file after download and click Yes. 3. After the installation, the PDAViewer icon will appear in the Programs list.
8.1.3 To Use the PDAViewer 1. Run the PDAViewer in the Programs. 2. Familiarizing the PDAViewer buttons. Name (1) Connect (2) (1) (3) (4) (5) (10) (9) (8) (6) (7) Function Hook up to the DVR server. Make sure you are connected to internet. When the iView screen appears, click Add to add DVR server. Enter the server IP, port, user ID, password and select the connection type. Then, click OK.
3. To change the video quality, enable/disable audio, and select to display different camera, tap on the video screen longer the pop-up menu will appear. 8.1.4 To Playback in PDAViewer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Run the PDAViewer in the Programs. Hook up to the DVR server. Click Connect icon and select the DVR server Click Playback to enter playback option screen Select the camera, data, and time Click Playback to start playing the recorded video 7.
11. User can change the relay status.
8.2 Using JavaViewer to Access DVR Server Using the mobile phone within Symbian Smart Phone OS to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone supports Symbian Smart Phone OS and can be connected to the internet. To use this feature, you need to install the JAVA Viewer program that it can be downloading it from the DVR server through the internet. 8.2.1 To install JAVAViewer from the DVR Server 1. Open the web browser and enter the DVR server IP (http://DVR server IP: port/JAVA-Viewer.
7. The JAVAViewer support PTZ control function, you can refer to Help file for detail function control key. Select menu and go the way down to select the Help file.
Chapter 9 Web Tools The bundled Web Tools includes Dispatch Server , Remote Backup, and Remote Setup program. To install Web Tools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install Web Tools. 9.1 Dispatch Server Dispatch is designed to reduce the network traffic of the DVR server. Instead of connecting directly to the DVR server, the client can connect to the computer that is connected to the DVR server using the Dispatch program. 9.1.1 To Run Dispatch program: 1.
9.2 Remote Setup Remote Setup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site. To install Remote Setup application, insert to start the Remote the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and click Web Tools. After installation, click Setup application. 9.2.1 To Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and make connection in order to setup remote DVR server. 1. Click Add 2.
setting and click Delete to remove the DVR server. 8. User also can import the setting by clicking Import button. To save the setting to local hard disk, click Export button. 9.2.2 To Setup Remote System Setting The setting here applies to Remote DVR only. 9.2.2.1 System Setting In the System Setting windows, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting.
- Date Format Select the date format which wants to display in Select date and time playback mode - Auto Scan Period Set the time gap of the Auto Scan function from 3 to 10 seconds. This automatically switches to the next video in cycle depending on the set time gap. (5) Login Enable the conditions in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out. - Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed.
9.2.2.2 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. IP Camera Setting (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
IP Setting: Click IP setting to add the IP camera. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click the radio button of Protocol to start setup IP camera. Select the Protocol, Model, Video Format, and Channel of the IP camera. Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column. Also, user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address. If the IP camera has authority request, please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password. Click OK to connect with the IP camera.
Analog Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error. (3) Input Select the camera type as Remote DVR. For IP camera setting, see IP Camera Setting. To modify analog camera setting, see Analog Camera Setting.
9.2.2.3 Record Setting In the Recording setup windows, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. Record Setting of IP Camera (1) (2) (3) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
The recording modes are listed below: - Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the designated storage path - Motion Recording Start recording the video from the selected camera only when the system detects movement. Once a motion is detected, the system automatically saves the previous frames and stop based on the Start Record Prior and Stop Record After settings.
Record Setting of Analog Camera (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon. The camera icon turns purple when it is selected.
- Smart Recording Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion, it records at the minimum frame rate setting. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected. When it detects a motion, a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen. (4) Quality Adjust the video quality.
9.2.2.4 Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. For the network service ports that use by DVR server, please see Appendix A. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only.
- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
9.2.2.5 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click Update to save the setting, Exit to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (8) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (8) Alarm Setting List if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2. In (1) No.
Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message. Network is switched off: when the network connection of DVR system is lost, the system will send out the alarm message.
- Relay Output Set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated and to extend additional time in second before it stops the relay operation. 9. Beside the Relay Output check box, click Detail. 10. In the Alarm Relay dialog box, select from the available relay list and in the ON column, set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated. 11. In the Retrieve time check box, you may enable/disable to extend the relay operation time and set the duration in second. 12.
- Start Recording Record the video from the selected camera. 1. Beside the Start Recording check box, click Detail. 2. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. 3. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting. 4. In the Start Record prior text box, mark and set the number in second for the program to begin recording after the alarm has been trigger.
9.3 Remote Backup Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the DVR sever. You can select between Auto Backup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of the recorded data at a time, starting from the specified date. As for Manual Backup, it only archives the recorded data of selected date. i To back up the data, you must have at least 2G hard disk space. 9.3.1 To back up the recoded data from the DVR server: 1. Make sure you are connected to the internet. 2.
- Click Delete to remove the selected storage path. - Click Schedule to select/unselect the time you want to backup. The red block turns white when it is unselected. - Enable/disable Disk Recycle check box, to automatically overwrite the oldest file when there is not enough free space to backup the file. Manual Backup mode: the backup progress will start when user press the backup button - Click File Select to choose the date, time and camera you want to back up. - Click Browse to set the storage path. 6.
8. For manually backup, click file select button and select the DVR to backup.
Appendix A Registering Domain Name DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) is a data query service mainly used on the Internet for translating domain names into Internet addresses. It allows remote clients to intelligently search dynamic servers without any previous enquiring for servers’ Internet addresses. In order to take advantage of this intelligent service, first register your domain name on the following Web site http://ddns.avers.com.tw 1. User Login Browse the website ddns.avers.com.
Appendix B Network Service Port The following table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain network service.
Appendix C Using Functional Keys The DVR system provides shortcut keys. The table shows the function keys and descriptions.
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