PARAGON960 X4 16CH, H.264, 960H User’s Manual PARAGON960 X4 Copyright © EverFocus Electronics Corp, Release Date: June, 2013 Notice: This content is subject to be changed without notice.
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Safety Precautions Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. Do not block the ventilation openings or slots on the cover. Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage the appliance. Turn the power off immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service. Do not attempt to disassemble the appliance. To prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers.
Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed. Cleaning Unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners, abrasive or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2. Features .....................................................................................................................3 Packing List ................................................................................................................4 Dimensions ................................................................
4. OSD Root Menu ................................................................................................................36 4.1 PTZ ...........................................................................................................................38 4.1.1 Express Control of PTZ .................................................................................................. 40 4.2 Layout Switching .............................................................................................
6.7 Network Settings......................................................................................................87 6.7.1 LAN.................................................................................................................................... 87 6.7.2 Email ................................................................................................................................. 90 6.7.3 DDNS ......................................................................................
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 1. 1 Introduction EverFocus brings you the next generation of analog recording. The new PARAGON960 X4 digital video recorder benefits users by digitizing the highest quality, state of the art 960H cameras for live and remote monitoring, surveillance review, and archival. The PARAGON960 X4 also supports real time (480FPS total) recording over 16-channels at WD1 (960x480 / 960x576) resolution, providing the ability to capture even fast moving objects at enhanced detail levels.
PARAGON960 X4 Mouse USB Memory Stick DVD Burner Power Supply eSATA HDD Expansion (EDA450) Internal 3.5" HDDs (Optional) Analog Camera 1~16 IR Remote Control Line Level Audio In 1~4 RS-232 Data Input Network Alarm In / Line Level Out Audio Out RS-485 Device Main Monitor Main Monitor Call Monitor (BNC) (HDMI)* (VGA)* Web Remote Client PowerVideo Plus (CMS) Figure 1-1 *Either HDMI or VGA port can be used as the Main monitor output.
PARAGON960 X4 1.1 Features • 16CH WD1 real time recording and playback • WD1 capability provides higher resolution (960x576 / 960x480) compared to D1 • H.
PARAGON960 X4 1.2 Packing List • DVR x 1 • Power Cord x 1 • User’s Manual x 1 • Rack Ear x 2 • Mouse x 1 • Internal HDD Bracket x 8 (with 16 Rubber Spacers, 16 Black Long Screws and 16 Silver Screws) ( ) • SATA Cable x 4 (for connecting the internal HDD) *Please see Note 3. • IR Remote Control x 1 (with two AAA batteries) *Please see Note 4. ( ) Note: 1. Equipment configurations and supplied accessories vary by country. Please consult your local EverFocus office or agents for more information.
PARAGON960 X4 1.3 Dimensions Front View Side View 423mm / 16.
PARAGON960 X4 1.4 Front Panel 1 13 2 4 3 14 15 5 6 16 17 7 18 8 9 10 12 11 19 20 21 Figure 1-3 No. Name Description 1 Press the type of layout you want for displaying your channel feeds. 2 Screen Layout Channel 1~16 3 Fast Reverse Press to play the recorded data in fast reverse. 4 Reverse Play/Pause Press to play the recorded data in reverse at normal speed. Press this button again to Pause the reverse playback.
PARAGON960 X4 Jog / Shuttle Wheel 10 Shuttle Jog Status LED 11 Use the Shuttle (outer wheel) to: • In Playback mode, use the Shuttle wheel for fast forward / fast reverse. • Switch between Menu options / parameters. • Highlight individual cameras. Use the Jog (inner wheel) to: • In Pause mode, use the Jog to move frame by frame. • Switch between Menu options / parameters. • Highlight individual cameras. : Indicates the power is on. HD1: Indicates the internal Hard Disk is activating.
PARAGON960 X4 1.5 Rear Panel 1 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 5 13 Figure 1-4 No. Name Description Connects to the 100-240 VAC~ power using the supplied Power Cord. Connects to an external eSATA storage device. (EDA450) Connect up to 16 cameras to the Video IN connectors (bottom layer). You can also connect equipment like monitors to the Video OUT connectors (top layer). 1 Power Port 2 eSATA Port 3 Video IN / OUT (Looping) connectors 4 Audio Input Connects to the audio input devices.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 2 2. Installation 2.1 Hard Disk Installation You can optionally install four 3.5” HDDs inside the DVR for recording videos. 1. Make sure the DVR is power-off. 2. Unscrew the two housing screws on the back panel of the DVR. Figure 2-1 3. Push the housing to the back and open it. Figure 2-2 4. Fix the two HDD brackets on both side of the HDD using the Silver Screws.
PARAGON960 X4 5. Push the Rubber Spacer into the bottom slot of Bracket. Bracket Rubber Spacer Figure 2-4 6. Insert Black Long Screws into the Rubber Spacers. Black Long Screw Figure 2-5 7. Use the SATA Cable, and connect one end to the SATA port on the small PCB inside the DVR, and the other end to the SATA port on the HDD. Figure 2-6 8. Connect the internal power cable to the HDD. Figure 2-7 Note: The internal power cable is connected to the Main board inside the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 9. Screw the HDD with brackets inside the DVR (You can screw up to 4 HDDs). • If you only need to use one to three HDDs, just screw them on the HDD tray. HDD Tray Figure 2-8 • If you need to use four HDDs, you have to screw one HDD under the HDD tray. a. Unscrew eight screws on the HDD tray first and take the tray out. HDD Tray Figure 2-9 b. Screw one HDD at the bottom of the DVR, and screw back the HDD tray. Figure 2-10 c. Screw the rest HDDs on the HDD tray. 10.
PARAGON960 X4 2.1.1 Hard Disk Compatibility List Please use the hard disk models recommended in the list below to ensure your hard disks will be compatible. SATA Hard Disk Model SV35.5 SATA2 / ST3500410SV SV35.5 SATA2 / ST31000525SV SV35.5 SATA3 / ST3500411SV SV35.5 SATA3 / ST31000526SV Seagate SV35 SATA3 / ST2000VX002 Constellation ES.
PARAGON960 X4 2.3 Basic Connection The instructions below the figure describe the basic connection for the PARAGON960 X4. Front View 1 Mouse 3 2 Rear View Power Supply 5 6 Main Monitor Main Monitor Call Monitor (BNC) (HDMI) (VGA) 4 Analog Camera 1~16 Line Level Audio In 1~4 Network Web Remote Client 7 PowerVideo Plus (CMS) Line Level Audio Out Figure 2-12 1. Optionally connect a mouse to the DVR to control the system.
PARAGON960 X4 2.3.1 Monitor Connection Connect the monitor to the HDMI, VGA or BNC port on the rear panel of the DVR. You can set up either HDMI port or the VGA port to be the Main monitor output in the OSD settings (see 6.6.1 Monitor OSD). If you set the HDMI port to be the Main monitor output, the VGA port will be the Call monitor output, and vice versa. The BNC port will always be the Call monitor. Only the HDMI video output can deliver full HD resolution (1920 x 1080, progressive, 60 Hz. Vert.
PARAGON960 X4 2.3.2 Display Aspect Ratio It is recommended to select the same ratio of the screen resolution and the camera live view display to avoid black bars showing on the live view screen as the images below. If you select 1920x1080 (16:9) screen resolution in the Screen Mode drop-down list (see 6.6.1 Monitor OSD), it is recommended to also change the camera live view display to 16:9 aspect ratio in the Ratio drop-down list (see 6.2.1 Basic Setting).
PARAGON960 X4 2.3.3 Alarm I / O The DVR provides 16 alarm inputs and 4 alarm outputs. Please refer to the table below for PIN assignment. Alarm in Alarm out Figure 2-16 Alarm Input No. 1-16 G Description ALM_IN1 – ALM_IN16 GND Alarm Input Contacts This DVR provides one alarm input per camera. All inputs are programmable N.O. (Normal Open) or N.C. (Normal Closed). All settings are programmed in the ALARM / Event menu. ALMIN ALMIN GND GND Alarm Input with N.O.
PARAGON960 X4 2.3.4 RS-485 Port The RS-485 port, located on the rear panel of the DVR, can be used to connect to an RS-485 keyboard, such as EverFocus’ EKB500, for controlling PTZ cameras. For details on the RS-485 configurations on the DVR, please refer to 6.9.5 I/O Control. Rear View RS-485 Port EKB500 RS-485 RJ-45 Cable Connector Box PTZ Camera 1~16 Figure 2-17 2.3.
PARAGON960 X4 2.5 Checking the Dynamic IP Address You can look up the IP address and access the Web interface of the DVR using the IP Utility (IPU) program, which can be downloaded from EverFocus’ Website: http://www.everfocus.com/tools.cfm. Please connect the DVR in the same LAN of your computer. 1. Install and then start the IPU program . The following dialog box appears. Figure 2-19 2. IPU will automatically search the IP devices connected in the LAN.
PARAGON960 X4 Note: 1. The default user ID is admin and the default password is 11111111. 2. If you select more than one DVRs that have the same user ID / password, you will be able to log in several DVRs at once. 5. To change the IP address, double-click the values in the column and type the numbers or select an option. Click Set IP Address to save the settings.
PARAGON960 X4 10. You may need to turn User Account Control off if you still can’t see the Remote Live View. 11. On the computer, click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Action Center (click Change User Account Control Settings), the User Account Control Settings window appears. Adjust the slide bar to Never Notify and then click OK. Restart your computer if requested.
PARAGON960 X4 2.6 Connecting the DVR to the Network There are three methods to connect the DVR to the network: Router or LAN Connection, Direct High‐Speed Connection and One‐to‐One Connection. For more information of the network, please refer to Appendix A. Network Overview. 2.6.1 Router or LAN Connection This is the most common connection in which the DVR is connected to a router and allows multiple users on and off site to see the DVR on a LAN/WAN (Internet).
PARAGON960 X4 Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Please remember you can not use a cross-over network cable for this application. Once you have a straight through cable, plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the router. Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu.
PARAGON960 X4 Take the values for Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and input them into the DVR; these values should be exactly the same in both devices. However, you should change the last number of the IP address. For example, if the IP address of the computer is 192.168.2.101, the DVR’s IP address should be 192.168.2.50.
PARAGON960 X4 2.6.2 Direct High-Speed Connection In a Direct High‐Speed Connection, the DVR connects directly to a modem without the need for a router. You need to set the static or dynamic WAN IP address assigned by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) in the DVR’s configuration web pages. To access the DVR, just type “http://xxx”, where xxx is the IP address given by your ISP. If you have a dynamic IP address, this connection may require that you use DDNS for a reliable connection.
PARAGON960 X4 2.6.3 One-to-One Connection You can connect directly without using a switch, router or modem. However, only the PC connected to the DVR will be able to view the DVR. You will also have to manually assign a compatible IP address to both the computer and the DVR. Unless the PC has another network connection, the DVR will be the only network device visible to the PC. See the diagram below: Right: Pinout of a crossed-over cable.
PARAGON960 X4 Go to Start. Double-click on Control Panel. Figure 2-28 Click Network and Internet Connection. Figure 2-29 Click Network Connections.
PARAGON960 X4 Right-click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. Figure 2-31 Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. Figure 2-32 Select Use the following IP address. Assign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway of 192.168.1.1 and then click OK. Restart both of the computer and the DVR. To access the DVR from the computer, simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http://192.168.1.
PARAGON960 X4 Figure 2-33 Select Use the following IP address. Assign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway of 192.168.1.1 and then click OK. Restart both of the computer and the DVR. To access the DVR from the computer, simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http://192.168.1.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 3 3. Mouse and Front Panel Button Operation There are four ways to control the OSD menu of the PARAGON960 X4: with a Mouse, the Front Panel Buttons, the supplied handheld IR Remote Control or the optional device EKB500 keyboard. For details on the IR remote control, please refer to Appendix E, IR Remote Control. This chapter will discuss the basic operations using the mouse and the front panel buttons. 3.1 USB Mouse Operation 3.1.1 How to Select a Channel / Enable Audio 1.
PARAGON960 X4 3.1.3 Field Input Options You may found the following fields in the Configuration menu. Follow the instructions below to configure the settings. Text Box: Click on the box and an on-screen keyboard will appear. On-Screen Keyboard: Click on a button to input that character.
PARAGON960 X4 3.2 Front Panel Buttons Operation 3.2.1 Front Panel Review The basic principle of front panel operation is to use the Jog / Shuttle to navigate among the menu items. Press the Enter button to confirm a selection or enter the submenu. Press the Menu button to enter the OSD Root Menu or exit from the current menu. 3.2.2 How to Select a Channel / Enable Audio 1. In the Live View window, you can select a channel by turning the Jog / Shuttle wheel clockwise or counterclockwise.
PARAGON960 X4 3.2.4 Field Input Options You may found the following fields in the Configuration menu. Follow the instructions below to configure the settings. Text Box: Press the Enter button and an on-screen keyboard will appear. On-Screen Keyboard: Turn the Jog / Shuttle wheel to highlight each character and then press the Enter button to input the selected characters. After inputting the characters, highlight Enter on the On-Screen Keyboard, and then press the Enter button to confirm.
PARAGON960 X4 3.3 General Operation 3.3.1 Login In order to access PARAGON960 X4 again after logging out, you may be prompted to log in for authority identification. To log in, follow the steps below. 1. Right-click on the screen, press any button or turn the Jog / Shuttle on the front panel, the Login window appears. Figure 3-3 2. The default user name and password are: User: admin Password: 11111111 Note: For details on setting up multiple user accounts, please refer to 6.9.4 User Management.
PARAGON960 X4 Using the front panel buttons: Use the Jog / Shuttle to select a user name form the User drop-down list and press Enter. Use the Jog / Shuttle to select Password field and then press the Enter button to bring up the on-screen keyboard. Use the Jog / Shuttle to highlight each character and then press the Enter button to input the selected characters. When finished, highlight Enter on the On-Screen Keyboard, and press the Enter button to confirm the User Name / Password. 3.
PARAGON960 X4 4. Enable the Record Audio option and select an audio input device. You can select multiple cameras to one single audio input device (there are four audio input devices). Figure 3-5 Note that the DVR only provide one channel audio output. You can switch the Audio Output function to either one from the 16 cameras.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 4 4. OSD Root Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Figure 4-1 No Name Description 1 Playback Click to display the Playback Bar for viewing the recording videos. For details, please refer to 5. Search and Playback. 2 PTZ 3 Layout Click to display the PTZ Control Panel for controlling the connected PTZ cameras. For details, please refer to 4.1 PTZ. Click to display the Layout Bar as shown below. Select a layout type for the live view display on the Main Monitor.
PARAGON960 X4 Click to display the Channel Changing Bar as show below. To switch the selected camera to a specific channel, please refer to 4.3 Channel Switching. 4 Channel 5 Display Click to display system information icons or status icons on the live view screen. For details, please refer to 4.4 Display. 6 Sequence Click to enter the auto sequential switching mode. Click again to disable. For setting up the sequencing order, please refer to 6.6.2 M/T SEQ.
PARAGON960 X4 4.1 PTZ You can use the PTZ Control Panel to control the connected PTZ cameras. To bring up the PTZ control panel, on the OSD Root Menu, click the PTZ button . The following actions can be performed using the PTZ Control Panel: 1. To move the camera to the desired direction and angle, click the Direction buttons. 2. To zoom in / out the camera view, click the Zoom buttons. 3. To adjust the camera focus, click the Focus buttons. 4.
PARAGON960 X4 9. To operate the Auto Pan function, click the Auto Pan button. 10. To operate the Pattern function, click the Pattern button. The Pattern is the “0” Tour in Everfocus and Pelco PTZ cameras. 11. To operate the Tour function: a. Click the Tour button. b. Click the desired Tour number. c. Click the Go button. 12. To remove a pre-configured Tour (if supported by the camera): a. Click the Tour button. b. Click the desired Tour number. c. Click the Delete button.
PARAGON960 X4 4.1.1 Express Control of PTZ If the PTZ Control Panel has first been opened and then hidden, the mouse can be used to control basic PTZ functions. Move your mouse cursor on the screen, the mouse cursor will turn into a control icon (direction, focus or zoom) in different areas of the screen. You can control PTZ direction, focus and zoom by clicking directly on the screen.
PARAGON960 X4 4.2 Layout Switching The PARAGON960 X4 DVR have 7 screen division types available. The seven layouts are shown as below: Figure 4-4 To change layout, follow the steps below: By mouse: Right-click to bring up the OSD Root Menu and click the Layout icon. Click on the desired layout. By front panel: Press a desired Screen Layout button on the front panel of the DVR. To display a channel in full-screen, press the channel buttons on the front panel. 4.
PARAGON960 X4 4.4 Display You can display system and camera status on the live view screen. Follow the steps below: 1. Click the Display button on the OSD Root Menu or press the Display button on the front panel to display the system and camera status. Click the button to choose the desired display mode: 2. The following icons will be displayed at the top-left side of each camera stream to show each camera’s status.
PARAGON960 X4 4.5 Sequence The sequence function is used to display each channel in sequence mode. To enable this function: By Mouse: Click the Sequence button to enter the sequential switching mode. The DVR will display one channel at a time in full screen. The channels will be displayed in the sequence and for the amount of time as configured in the System > Display Setting > M/T SEQ submenu. The default setting is channels 1~16 with a dwell time of 3 seconds each – repeated. Please refer to 6.6.
PARAGON960 X4 4.7 Zoom You can zoom in the camera view up to 4X and navigate the camera view using the mouse. Figure 4-6 To enter the Zoom mode: 1. Select a camera and then click the Zoom button on the OSD Root Menu to zoom in the camera view to 2X. The ZOOM 2X stamp will be displayed on the top screen. 2. Navigate the camera view to the desired position by moving your mouse cursor over the camera view.
PARAGON960 X4 4.8 Archiving the Recordings or Log Data to the USB or DVD You can archive the recordings or log data (event and motion) to the USB storage device or the DVD. On the OSD Root Menu, click the Copy icon , the following menu appears. Note: It's highly recommended to use a DVD+R/+RW with 4x or higher speed disc for recording. Figure 4-8 Camera: Select the desired cameras. Data Type: You can copy the recordings of selected cameras from main stream, sub stream or Meta.
PARAGON960 X4 4.9 Logout You can log out the DVR by clicking the Logout icon on the OSD Root Menu to bring up the Logout Confirmation window as Figure 4-9. Press “Yes” when you are ready to logout of the system. You will need to login again before accessing the OSD Root Menu. Figure 4-9 If you do not need the Login / Logout step before entering the Root Menu, please uncheck the Login box in the User Management setting page. For more details, please refer to 6.9.4 User Management.
PARAGON960 X4 4.9.1 Temporarily Logout You can temporarily log out the DVR by clicking the Logout icon on the OSD Root Menu. This function is designed for use in conjunction with the Covert Camera function. Once you click the Logout icon, the camera streams will be hidden on the Live View / Sequence Mode. However, the DVR will still record the videos and the recordings can be played back.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 5 5. Search and Playback You can use the Quick Playback function to play back the recordings start from the pre-configured time or use the Search functions to search for the desired recordings for playing back. 5.1 Quick Playback To start using the Quick Playback function, follow the steps below: 1.
PARAGON960 X4 5.2 Playback Bar The playback bar is the fastest way to show video from the exact time which users want to see. The playback bar allows users to see both a timeline and the current playback indicator. Users can then click the timeline to move the indicator to the desired position. 6 2013/01/01 00:00:00 3 2 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 2013/01/01 00:15:00 15 4 5 13 14 2013/01/01 00:30:00 16 17 Figure 5-2 No.
PARAGON960 X4 No. Name Description 10 Play/Pause Click to play the recorded data forward. Click this button again to Pause the playback. Click the Stop button to stop all playback actions and exit the playback area. 11 Fast Forward 12 Time Scale 15 16 Start Time Current Playback Time Click to play the recorded data in fast forward. L1: Entire Time Bar scale is 30 days. L2: Entire Time Bar scale is 2 weeks. L3: Entire Time Bar scale is 1 week. L4: Entire Time Bar scale is 1 day.
PARAGON960 X4 5.3 Searching the Recordings for Playing Back You can search the recordings for playing back by using the Search menu. On the left side of the Search menu, select Time Search, Event Search, Smart Search, Snapshot Search or POS search to enter to the setup menu. To bring up the Search menu: By Mouse: Right-click to bring up the OSD Root Menu, and then click the Search button By Front Panel: Press the Search button. Figure 5-3 5.3.
PARAGON960 X4 5.3.2 Event Search Figure 5-5 Start Date / End Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to select the start / end date. Start Time / End Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to select the start / end time. Camera: Select the desired cameras to be searched. Event: Select an event type to be searched. Search: Click to start searching. The search results will be listed in the Event List menu as shown below. Figure 5-6 Previous / Next: Click to go to the previous / next page.
PARAGON960 X4 5.3.3 Smart Search The Smart Search function allows users to search for the motion event recordings. You can set up the motion areas in this setup menu and then search for the motion events within the specified time. Figure 5-7 Start Date / End Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to select the start / end date. Start Time / End Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to select the start / end time. Camera: Select a desired camera to be searched.
PARAGON960 X4 Figure 5-8 Set All: Click to select the entire area. Clear All: Click to clear all the selected areas. Save and Back: Click to save the configured motion areas and return to the Smart Search menu. Cancel: Click to cancel all changes and return to the Smart Search menu.
PARAGON960 X4 5.3.4 Snapshot Search You can display video frames in snapshot and resume a video from where the snapshot has been set up. Figure 5-9 Search Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to select the date. Search Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to select time. Search Direction: Click to search forward / backward based on the setup time above. Search Camera: Select a desired camera to be searched.
PARAGON960 X4 To resume the video: 1. Click the Search button, the search results are displayed in 16 screen division. In this picture, you can see the time layouts on the upper-left corner of each snapshot, which are set up with 5-minute interval. Figure 5-10 2. Right-click on the screen, the Resume Playback Bar appears in the middle of the screen. Previous Play Close Next Figure 5-11 3. Click the Previous or Next buttons to display the previous / next snapshots. 4.
PARAGON960 X4 5.3.5 POS Search The POS Search function allows users to search and play back the recordings with the POS transaction data within a specific time. Figure 5-12 Start Date / End Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to select the start / end date. Start Time / End Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to select the start / end time. POS String: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard. Type any desired keyword to search the specific transaction data.
PARAGON960 X4 You need to set up the POS settings before searching the video with POS transaction data. Please follow the steps below: 1. Connect the POS system to the RS-232 port at the rear panel of the DVR. 2. Make sure the RS-232 settings of the DVR are the same as those of the POS system. Select the Text Insert in the Type drop-down list. (OSD Root Menu > System > System Setting > I/O control). Figure 5-14 3.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 6 6. Configuration The PARAGOJN960 X4 can be configured through a series of menus on screen by using a Mouse, front panel buttons, the supplied IR Remote Control, or the optional device EKB500 keyboard. The following operations are examples of using a Mouse. This chapter describes the functions and options of the Configuration Setting in the on-screen display (OSD) menus. Right-click the mouse, the OSD Root Menu appears.
PARAGON960 X4 List of Configuration Options: Please find the topic of interest by referring to the section prefixed to each option. 6.1 Express 6.2 Camera 6.2.1 Basic 6.2.2 Adjust 6.3 Record 6.4 Event 6.4.1 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 Alarm Video Loss Motion Other 6.5 Hard Disk 6.5.1 Disk 6.5.2 Lock/Format 6.5.3 RAID 6.6 Display Setting 6.6.1 Monitor OSD 6.6.2 M/T SEQ 6.7 Network 6.7.1 6.7.2 6.7.3 6.7.4 6.7.5 6.7.6 6.7.7 6.8 Schedule 6.8.1 Express Setup 6.8.2 Holidays 6.8.3 Schedule 6.
PARAGON960 X4 6.1 Express This menu is used to configure global express settings for all cameras. Figure 6-2 Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to set up the system date. Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to set up the system clock. Record Dual Stream: Click to enable / disable the dual streams recording function. Record Mode: Select a recording mode from the drop-down list. Blank: Select this option for all cameras to keep the current individual record settings without any changes.
PARAGON960 X4 Record With: Select a record method. Blank: Select this option for all cameras to keep the current individual record method without any changes. Preset Settings: Select this option and further set up the recording quality. For details, please refer to Appendix D. Express Setup Recording Value Selection Rules. Recording Days: This option is not available for Schedule Record. Set up the maximum recording days. For details, please refer to Appendix D.
PARAGON960 X4 6.2 Camera You can configure the settings for individual camera. The setting options include Basic and Adjust Settings. 6.2.1 Basic Setting Figure 6-3 Camera: Select a camera to be configured. Title: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard for assigning a title for the selected camera. Each title supports up to 16 characters. Install: Check the box to enable the selected camera. Covert: Check the box to hide the camera stream in Live View and Sequence modes.
PARAGON960 X4 Record Dual Stream: Click to enable / disable the dual stream recording function. And then configure the following settings for the Main Stream and Sub Stream. Resolution: Select a recording resolution for the Main Stream and Sub Stream. Record Quality: Select a recording quality for the Main Stream and Sub Stream. The options include Low, Basic, Standard, High and Superior. The higher the quality, the more the HDD space is used.
PARAGON960 X4 6.2.2 Adjust Setting You can adjust the Brightness, Contrast and Color of the selected camera. Figure 6-4 Camera: Select a camera to adjust the following settings. Brightness: Move the bar to adjust the brightness. Contrast: Move the bar to adjust the contrast. Color: Move the bar to adjust the color. Apply To: Click the button to apply the same settings to the desired cameras.
PARAGON960 X4 6.3 Record You can configure the basic recording settings on the hard disk. Figure 6-5 Record Overwrite: Check the box to overwrite the hard disk when it is full. Note that unless this box is checked, or the DVR will stop recording when the hard disk is full. The use of record overwrite is strongly recommended. If you do not use this feature, please be sure to enable the Event setting for Disk Full for notification (see 6.4.4 Other). Schedule Record: Check the box to record by the schedule.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4 Event You can configure the Alarm, Video Loss, Motion and Other settings in this menu. 6.4.1 Alarm Figure 6-6 Alarm: Select an Alarm input number from 1 to 16. Enable: Check the box to enable the Alarm trigger function for the selected alarm input. Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Pre-alarm Record: Check the box to start copying the recordings to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the alarm event occurs.
PARAGON960 X4 Auto Lock: Check the box and the events will be recorded in a write protected segment of the hard disk (will not be overwritten). The DVR will lock a period of time when the alarm occurs. The length of the time depends on DVR setting (see 6.5.2 Lock / Format). FTP Upload: Check the box to enable uploading recordings to the FTP server function. To setup the FTP server, please refer to 6.7.4 FTP.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.2 Video Loss You can enable the Video Loss Event function and configured the video loss event notifications in this menu. Figure 6-7 Camera: Select a camera to be configured. Enable: Check the box to enable the Video Loss event settings for the selected camera. Log: Check the box to record video loss events to log data. Pre-alarm Record: Check the box to start copying the recordings to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the video loss event occurs.
PARAGON960 X4 Output Type: Select an output type when an alarm is triggered. Timeout: Select this option and then set up the Timeout Duration in the field below, the alarm output will last for the setup duration time (10 ~ 150 seconds). Permanent: Alarm will remain active until the user presses the “Enter” key on the IR Remote Control or resets the alarm remotely. Transparent: Alarm output remains as long as the alarm input is active.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.3 Motion You can enable the Motion Event function and configured the related settings including motion event notifications and motion areas in this menu. Figure 6-8 Camera: Select a camera to be configured. Enable: Check the box to enable the Motion Event settings for the selected camera. Log: Check the box to record motion events to log data. Pre-alarm Record: Check the box to start copying the recordings to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the motion event occurs.
PARAGON960 X4 FTP Upload: Check the box to enable uploading recordings to the FTP server function. To setup the FTP server, please refer to 6.7.4 FTP. FTP Upload File Type: Select MP4 file type to upload videos to FTP server; select JPEG file type to upload snapshots to the FTP server. Alarm Output: Select an alarm output relay. When an alarm is triggered, the signal will be transmitted through the selected alarm output relay. Output Type: Select an output type when an alarm is triggered.
PARAGON960 X4 To Edit the Motion Grids: 1. Click the Edit Motion Grid button, the Motion Setting menu appears. Figure 6-9 2. Click on the image and the grid will be displayed. 3. To set up a motion area, drag a rectangle with your mouse (from top to bottom / upperleft to lower-right). The selected areas will be highlighted in green (see image below). 4. To delete a motion area, drag a rectangle with your mouse (from bottom to top / lower-right to upper-left). 5.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4 Other You can configure the event settings and enable the Buzzer or Email alert for notifications. The event options include: Fan Failure, Disk Temperature, Disk Failure, Disk Full, Disk Off, Power Loss and Network Loss. 6.4.4.1 Fan Failure Figure 6-10 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when fan is not working. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when an alarm event is detected.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.2 Disk Temperature. Figure 6-11 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when System / Hard Disk’s (HD) temperature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when system / Hard Disk’s (HD) temperature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup menu (see 6.7.2 Email).
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.3 Disk Failure Figure 6-12 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when Hard Disk (HD) fails. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when HD fails. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup menu (see 6.7.2 Email). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when HD fails. This feature works with EverFocus’ CMS software.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.4 Disk Full Figure 6-13 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when HD is full. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when HD is full. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup menu (see 6.7.2 Email). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when HD is full. This feature works with EverFocus’ CMS software, including PowerCom and PowerVideo Plus.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.5 Disk Off Figure 6-14 Buzzer: The buzzer will activate when fan is not working. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when Hard Disk (HD) is off. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup menu (see 6.7.2 Email). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when HD is off. This feature works with EverFocus’ CMS software.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.6 Power Loss Figure 6-15 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Email Notify: Check the box to send email notification when power has been restored. Email operation requires valid email entered in the Email setup menu (see 6.7.2 Email). Network Alarm: Check the box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when power has been restored. This feature works with EverFocus’ CMS software.
PARAGON960 X4 6.4.4.7 Network Loss Figure 6-16 Log: Check the box to record alarm events to log data. Buzzer: Check the box to enable buzzer when network is lost. Alarm Output: Select an alarm output number. When an alarm is triggered, the signal will be transmitted through the selected alarm output relay. Output Type: Select an output type when the network is lost.
PARAGON960 X4 6.5 Hard Disk The Disk menu is used to review the DVR’s hard drive settings and status. No value in this menu can be configured by the operator. 6.5.1 Disk Figure 6-17 Record Time (Start): Shows the earliest recording time of the DVR. Record Time (End): Shows the latest or most current time on the DVR. Disk: Select a disk number. Health Status: Displays the current status of the selected disk. Disk Temperature: Displays the current temperature of the selected disk.
PARAGON960 X4 6.5.2 Lock/Format You can control the percentage of the hard disk space reserved for Locked Event Recordings. You can also format the hard disk if necessary. Figure 6-18 Maximum Lock (%): Sets the maximum percentage of the hard disk space reserved for Locked Event Recordings. To set up the Locked Event Recordings, please select the Auto Lock item in 6.4.3 Motion or 6.4.1 Alarm. Current Lock (%): Displays the current percentage of the locked event recordings in the hard disk.
PARAGON960 X4 6.5.3 RAID The RAID function (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) can enable two hard disks to act as one, allowing users to achieve data redundancy (RAID 1) or greater effective disk speed (RAID 0). Note: It is recommended to use two hard disks (HDDs) with the same capacity. Otherwise, the smaller size will be the amount of disk space used on both drives.
PARAGON960 X4 By default, the RAID function is disabled. To enable RAID 0/1, follow the steps below: 1. Select RAID 0 or RAID 1, the following message appears. Click Yes to configure the RAID settings. And the DVR will automatically reboot. Figure 6-20 2. Enter the RAID menu again, the RAID 0 / 1 is enabled.
PARAGON960 X4 6.6 Display Setting You can configure the settings for displaying the camera / DVR information on the live view image. You can also set up the sequencing order for the Main / Call monitor. 6.6.1 Monitor OSD Check the boxes under the Main Monitor / Call Monitor fields will display the selected items on the live view image. Figure 6-21 Main Monitor / Call Monitor Title: Check the box to display camera titles. Date/Time: Check the box to display current date/time.
PARAGON960 X4 6.6.2 M/T SEQ You can configure up to 20 steps of the sequencing order for the Main / Call monitor. The Sequence will repeat continuously from step 1 to step 20 until interrupted. Figure 6-22 Monitor: Select Main or Call Monitor to configure the sequencing order. Step: The sequencing order. Camera: Select a camera for the specific step. Dwell (sec): Sets up the dwell time between 0 and 60 seconds for each step.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7 Network Settings The DVR allows you to use a Web browser to remotely view and manage the system. You can also receive live video streaming from the DVR using your smartphone. Note: Since every Network Configuration is different, please check with your Network Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR should use specific IP addresses and/or port numbers. 6.7.1 LAN According to your network environment, select Static IP, DHCP or PPPoE to configure an IP address to the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 Subnet Mask: Displays the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the network. If DHCP is selected, this value will be assigned automatically. Gateway: Displays the gateway on your network for the DVR to use when communicating with any devices not on the local network. If DHCP is selected, this value will be assigned automatically. DNS Server 1: Displays the primary DNS server for your network.
PARAGON960 X4 2. If you are connecting through a router, make sure that you have ‘opened up’ all the required network ports in the port forwarding section of your router’s setup options. That is, you have directed the router to send any incoming traffic using those IP ports to the LAN IP address of the DVR. Useful information about router port forwarding can be found at www.portforward.com . Different routers may use different terms for port forwarding function.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.2 Email You can configure the Email settings for DVR to send Email alert when an event occurs. Figure 6-24 SMTP Server: Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name. Note that for more reliable email service, use the server’s IP address. SMTP Port: Assign the port number used by the SMTP server. Authentication: Check this box if the SMTP server requires authentication (user name / password). SSL: Check the box if mail server needs communication to be encrypted by SSL.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.3 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a service used to map a domain name to the dynamic IP address of a network device. You can set up the DDNS service for remote access to the DVR. Figure 6-25 DDNS assigns a domain name (URL) to the DVR, so that the user does not need to go through the trouble of checking if the IP address assigned by DHCP Server has changed.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.3.1 EverFocus DDNS Note that the DNS Server 1 (6.7.1 LAN) should be set up correctly or the DDNS will not work. Figure 6-26 DDNS Service: Select EverfocusDDNS from the drop-down list. DVR Name: Input the desired name for the DVR. Note that the name of the DVR cannot include a space, or a dot (period) or any special characters particularly ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + < >";:., Note: 1. It is not necessary to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.3.2 www.dyndns.org Figure 6-27 DDNS Service: Select www.dyndns.org from the drop-down list. Host name: Host name created through the dyndns account. User name: User name of the dyndns account. Password: Password of the dyndns account. Confirm: Input the password again to confirm. Setup Steps: 1. Apply for a host name from www.dyndns.org. 2. Make sure that the DNS Server 1 is set up correctly (see DNS Server 1 in 6.7.1 LAN) or the DDNS will not work. 3. Select www.dyndns.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.4 FTP Set up the FTP server settings to enable the FTP function. The function is for users to upload the alarm / motion recordings or snapshots from sub stream to the FTP server. You can choose to upload either the recordings or snapshots, please see 6.4.1 Alarm and 6.4.3 Motion. Figure 6-28 FTP Server: Enter the IP address or the host name of the FTP server. Port: Enter the port number for the FTP server. Default is 21. User Name: Set FTP User’s name. Password: Set FTP password.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.5 Alarm Server You can send out the alarm notifications to EverFocus’s CMS software. Please also consult the CMS’s user manual for network alarm settings. Figure 6-29 Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses. Protocol: Select the protocol type for alarm transmission. Note the protocol selected here should match the protocol set up for the CMS alarm server. UDP: User Datagram Protocol. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.6 Remote / Mobile You can configure the compression format for the sub-stream for mobile phone access. Select H.264 or MJPEG codec to enable the mobile phone access function. Note that if you also want to use the FTP function for uploading the recordings (MP4 video format), please select the H.264 codec. Figure 6-30 H.264: The H.264 codec is compatible with iOS and Android MobileFocus applications and IE Web browser viewing on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry.
PARAGON960 X4 6.7.7 Network Testing The Ping utility is useful in diagnosing connectivity problems by obtaining responses from nodes progressively farther along the network. DNS functionality can also be confirmed by entering a valid DNS name instead of an IP address. Figure 6-31 To verify basic network connectivity between the DVR and other LAN or WAN nodes, click the Ping button.
PARAGON960 X4 6.8 Schedule Setting You can set up the recording schedule with the desired time, event types or FPS. 6.8.1 Express Setup You can set up a weekly recording schedule for the DVR to automatically record videos. Figure 6-32 Weekend Start: Select a start date and time for the weekend. Weekend End: Select an end date and time for the weekend. Daytime Start: Select a weekday start time (Nighttime schedule ends when Daytime begins).
PARAGON960 X4 6.8.2 Holidays In addition to set up a weekly recording schedule, you can also set up a holiday recording schedule to automatically record videos on a specific day of the year. Figure 6-33 Date Type: Select Holiday or Others if you have configured the settings in 6.8.1 Express Setup. The Holiday and Others are two different groups designed for you to assign special days independently. Recurrent Type: Select a date layout for the selected group above.
PARAGON960 X4 6.8.3 Schedule You can set up the camera recording mode by time of day on specific days of the week and/or holidays and other days. Please note that after the configuration, you have to check the Schedule Record box in the Record setting page to enable the schedule recording mode. Figure 6-34 Camera (1~16): Select a camera number to change the schedule for the selected camera.
PARAGON960 X4 Schedule setting using Mouse 1. Select a camera first and click on desired start time block (no number on it) on a time bar. At this time, the selected time block will be highlighted in yellow frame and the entire time bar will be highlighted by red frame. 2. Click the desired start time block again to confirm, and this block (shows a new sequence number on it) and all the following blocks will turn to gray. This means the grey time blocks has been set to No Recording mode. 3.
PARAGON960 X4 3. Select desired time bar for setting: Use the Jog wheel to select a time bar and press the Enter button. The selected time bar will be highlighted with a red frame, and the first block of this bar will be selected (highlighted in yellow frame). Figure 6-37 4. Editing blocks in a time bar: Use the Shuttle wheel to select the desired block as the starting time, and press the Enter button to confirm.
PARAGON960 X4 Click the “Edit Timezone” button to edit the recording parameters for a time zone. Figure 6-40 Editing Timezone: From: Displays time zone start time. To: Displays time zone end time. Record: Displays Record mode. Resolution: Recording resolution is displayed. Normal: Frame rate in FPS for continuous recording. It is important to keep track of the normal recording resources being allocated at each hours of the day.
PARAGON960 X4 Apply to Days: This button can be used to copy schedules to other days. Select which days you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all days, “Clear All” deselects all days. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. Figure 6-41 Apply to Cameras: This button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Clear All” deselects all cameras.
PARAGON960 X4 6.9 System Setting You can configure the general settings for the DVR in this menu. 6.9.1 Date / Time You can set up the date and time for the DVR. Figure 6-43 Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to set up the date. Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to set up the time. Date Format: Select a date format from the drop-down list. Time Format: Select a time format from the drop-down list.
PARAGON960 X4 6.9.2 Daylight Saving You can configure the settings for DVR to automatically adjust to daylight saving time. Figure 6-44 Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable automatic daylight saving time (DST). Start Date: Set the start date for daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time begins. Set To (hh:mm): This is what the time will change to when daylight saving begins. For most regions, this will be one hour ahead of the “Start Time”.
PARAGON960 X4 6.9.3 User Group This setting page is used for configuring the privilege of the three access levels: Administrator, Manager and Operator. Check the boxes under an access level to enable the privileges of that access level. For example, if you check the Clear Log box under the Operator access level, only the Operator has the privilege to clear log.
PARAGON960 X4 6.9.4 User Management You can create multiple user accounts (max: 20 user accounts) with different privileges. The DVR has default user accounts which you can choose to copy, edit, add or delete, and the default password is 11111111. Figure 6-46 Copy: Click the account. button to copy the settings of an existing user account to a new user Edit: Click the button to edit the settings of an existing user account. Add: Click the button to add a new user.
PARAGON960 X4 You can further configure each user account and its settings individually, see the steps below: 1. Click on a user account (Figure 6-46). 2. Click the Add, Copy or Edit button, and the following page appears. Figure 6-47 User Name: Click to bring up the keyboard and input the desired user name. User Group: Select a user group (access level). Status: Select to enable or disable the user account. Password: Input the password. Confirm: Enter the same password again to confirm.
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PARAGON960 X4 6.9.5 I/O Control The I/O Control setup menu is used to define the settings for controlling the DVR through RS-485 / RS-232 communication protocol and for DVR to control the connected PTZ cameras. Please note that the RS-232 port on the DVR is currently reserved. Figure 6-49 RS-232 Type: Select Control or Text Insert. Baud Rate: This field is to set the speed at which is used to transmit instruction or information through the RS-232 port on the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 RS-485 PTZ Protocol: Select PTZ protocol, choose from the following protocols: Transparent, Pelco_D, Pelco_P, Everfocus or Samsung. (Note: All cameras on the RS-485 bus must use the same protocol) 485 ID: This is the ID used by the EKB500 to send commands to the DVR. On an RS-485 connection, every device (PTZ, DVR and controller) must be assigned an unique ID number between 0 and 127.
PARAGON960 X4 6.9.6 Miscellaneous You can upgrade the latest firmware, restore the factory default settings to the DVR, upload / save the DVR configuration settings from / to the USB or change the language in this setup menu. Figure 6-50 Firmware Current Firmware Version: Shows the current firmware version of the DVR. Upgrade: Click to upgrade the latest firmware. Note you will need to restore the firmware file to the USB flash device and then connect the USB flash device to the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 6.10 Information You can see the DVR information and Log data in this menu. Or export the log data to the USB storage device. 6.10.1 System In the System Menu, you can only see the information of the DVR, Network or HDD. No configuration can be done in this menu. Figure 6-52 【System】 Version: Displays the firmware version. Model: Displays the model name of the DVR. NTSC / PAL: Displays the current video format automatically detected by the DVR. S/N: Display the serial number of the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 【Status】 Disk (1~4): Displays the status of the internal hard disks. Normal hard disk operation is indicated by “OK”. Disk (5~8): Displays the status of the external eSATA storage device. Normal eSATA storage device operation is indicated by “OK” Fans: Displays the status of the internal fan. Normal fan operation is indicated by “OK”.
PARAGON960 X4 6.10.2 Log You can choose, display or export log data using this menu. Figure 6-53 Start Date / End Date: Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard to set up the start / end date. Start Time / End Time: Click to bring up the on-screen clock to set up the start / end time. Log Type: Select the desired log types. View Log: Click to bring up the Log List shown as below. Figure 6-54 Clear Log: Click to delete all the selected log data.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 7 7. Remote Access to the DVR 7.1 Accessing the DVR on the Network Follow the steps below to access the DVR from a computer. 1. Open an Internet Explorer window and in the address bar type the IP address. Local connection: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Network Menu): IP port used e.g. http://192.168.1.163:2468 Internet connection: http:// (IP address given by your Internet Service Provider): IP port used e.g. http://57.182.67.204:2468 2. The Login window pops up.
PARAGON960 X4 7.2 Browser Security Setting 7.2.1 Installing ActiveX Controls Follow the steps below to install the ActiveX Controls and JAVA Runtime when you first connect to the DVR’s IP address. If you do not see the following dialog (Figure 7-2), your security settings may be too high. If so, go to “Section 7.2.2 Enabling ActiveX Controls.” 1. When first connecting to the DVR’s IP address, the following dialog will show up if you didn’t install the JAVA software or its latest version on your computer.
PARAGON960 X4 5. You may also prompt to install the MSXML file. Please right-click the yellow bar and select “Run Add-on…” Figure 7-4 6. Install the MSXML file when prompted to do so. Figure 7-5 7. Now you will be able to see the remote live page. Figure 7-6 8. Please refer to 2.5 Checking the Dynamic IP Address to adjust the settings of the User Account Control if you still can’t see the remote live view.
PARAGON960 X4 7.2.2 Enabling ActiveX Controls Note this section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the dialog (Figure 7-2) popping up when you first connect to the DVR. 1. At the top of the Internet Explorer Window, click on Tools and then select Internet Options. Figure 7-7 2. Click the Security tab at the top of the window and then click Custom Level….
PARAGON960 X4 3. In the Security Settings window, scroll to “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”.
PARAGON960 X4 5. Close the window so you are back at the login screen. 6. Click the Refresh button to reload the page. Figure 7-10 7. Install the EverfocusViewer file when prompted to do so. Figure 7-11 8. Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the same login page as before. Type in the user name and password and click Login to view the cameras. The default User Name is admin, while the password is 11111111.
PARAGON960 X4 7.3 Remote Live View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 7-13 No. 1 2 3 Name Menu Bar Layout Sub / Main 4 Speaker / Microphone / Snapshot 5 Channel Buttons Description For configuring the DVR. Please refer to 4. OSD Root Menu. Click a desired layout. Click to switch between the Main stream and Sub stream. Click the Speaker button to transfer audio to the client side from DVR if there is a speaker on the PC and a microphone and preamp attached to the DVR, and audio recording is enabled on the DVR.
PARAGON960 X4 6 Status Highlight Black Circle: Indicates the DVR is recording in sub-stream. Red Circle: Indicates the DVR is recording in main-stream. White: Indicates the live view is in a normal status. Orange: Indicates a motion is being detected. Blue: Indicates video loss. Red: Indicates an alarm / event is triggered. Grey: Indicates the live view is disabled.
PARAGON960 X4 7.4 Menu Bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Figure 7-14 No. Name Description 1 Live View 2 Express Click to display the live view window. Click to configure the global express settings for all cameras. Please refer to 6.1 Express. 3 4 5 6 Camera Record Event Hard Disk 7 Display 8 Network 9 Schedule 10 System 11 Information Displays the system information. Please refer to 6.10 Information.
PARAGON960 X4 7.5 Remote Playback To playback the recordings remotely, click the Search button on the Menu Bar. Click Time Search, Event Search or Smart Search and then set up the settings. For more details about Search setting, please refer to 5.3 Searching the Recordings for Playing Back. Double-click on a recording, the following Remote Playback Window appears.
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PARAGON960 X4 Storage Device Internal 3.5” HDD External Storage RAID Network Ethernet Protocol Interface USB 2.
PARAGON960 X4 Chapter 9 9. Troubleshooting If you have problems with the system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem. The DVR will not go into record mode. Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check under the Camera Menu. Verify that all connected cameras are checked as “Installed” and that Record Mode is set to “Continuous”. Check the Disk or Information Menus and verify that the internal hard drive is being detected. The DVR displays nothing on the main monitor.
PARAGON960 X4 Appendix A Appendix A: Network Overview This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how to set up the DVR for network connection. It is highly recommended that you have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works. This will be helpful in completing the networking process. Introduction to TCP / IP TCP/IP is the group of protocols used by the Internet and most Local Area Networks (LANs) throughout the world.
PARAGON960 X4 Gateway Address Addressees are either local or remote. A gateway address is composed of four octets separated by decimal points. The gateway address is used to uniquely identify the device on the LAN that has access to the communications links connecting to other LANs, WANs and/or the Internet (access to the ‘remote’ addresses). Virtual Ports A port number represents a "channel" or entryway for network communications.
PARAGON960 X4 Pre-Installation Before beginning the installation, please answer the following questions: Do you have Hi-speed Internet? ______________ There are many types of high speed Internet available. The most common ones are T1, Cable, and DSL (in order of speed). The DVR is not compatible with a dial-up connection. Note: EverFocus suggests having a minimum upload speed of 256KBps. This can be addressed by your Internet Service Provider.
PARAGON960 X4 What type of DVR are you installing? ______________ The default ports are ECOR264: 80 Paragon: 80 ECOR: 80, 1600 EDR/EDVR: 80, 1600, and 37260 – 37263 EMV: 80 If the ports were changed in the Network Setup, use those port numbers. Pre-Installation Everfocus’ DVR can operate using one of three types of networking connections. Simple One to One Connection: A simple one to one connection is the simplest type of network connection.
PARAGON960 X4 Appendix B Appendix B: Linksys & D-Link Port Forwarding Typical Linksys Port Forwarding This section will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical support on this router you must call Linksys.
PARAGON960 X4 Click on the “Applications & Gaming” tab. Applications and Gaming allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding) To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required. Descriptions of each criterion are described here. Application - In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application.
PARAGON960 X4 Typical D-Link Port Forwarding This section will cover a few simple configurations for the D-Link router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical support on this router you must call D-Link.
PARAGON960 X4 Click Virtual Servers on the left to bring up the following screen. Virtual Servers allows users who are connecting remotely to access services on the router’s Local Network. The functions of each field are described below. Virtual Server - Select Enabled or Disabled Name - Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP - The IP address of the device running the local services. Protocol Type - The protocol used for the virtual service.
PARAGON960 X4 Appendix C Appendix C: Timing of Alarm Modes Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event: t reaction: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t Event t Duration t t Reaction t Event: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
PARAGON960 X4 Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event t Duration = t Reaction Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Event: t Duration: Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction: Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Permanent Mode Alarm Reset Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event t Reaction t Event: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
PARAGON960 X4 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration: Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction: Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout+Transparent Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
PARAGON960 X4 Appendix D Appendix D: Express Setup Recording Value Selection Rules Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recording days The DVR will Auto adjust image Quality and Event frame rate to match the number of Recording days which user selected: According to resolution, event hours and other assumptions above, the DVR will attempt to select one set of suitable quality and event frame rate by checking if set 1 meets the requirements, and proceed in order unit the requirements are met
PARAGON960 X4 Case 3: Record Mode: Normal + Event or Event Only Record With: Preset Setting DVR will apply the settings in the table below to all cameras according to the Preset Settings.
PARAGON960 X4 Appendix E Appendix E: IR Remote Control The IR remote control is an accessory to enhance the convenient operation of the DVR. You can perform all the settings and operations from the remote control. The effective distance is up to 33 feet line of sight. ID number here must correspond to the “IR Remote ID” set up in the “I/O Control Menu”. The buttons are used to select a DVR when there is more than one DVR installed in the same environment.
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