Quick Start Guide
VID 1
USB 1
NET
MON
VID 4
VID 2
VID 3
12V DC
AUD
IN
AUD
OUT
ALARMS / RELAYS
VGA
COM1
USB 2
The following Quick Start Guide will help you through the initial installation,
conguration and operation of the Eco4 DVR.
Use this document in conjunction with the Installation & Operation Guide. This is
located on the Product CD supplied with the unit and can also be found on the
Dedicated Micros website (dedicatedmicros.com).
Check the contents of the box
Remove the packaging and check all items listed below are present.
• Eco4 DVR
• USB Mouse
• Power Leads / Power Adaptor
• Eco 4 Software/Documentation CD
• Quick Start Guide
• External Storage Setup Guide
If any of these items are missing; please contact the Dedicated Micros Customer
Service team on +44 (0) 845 600 9501
Installing The Unit
The unit supports up to 4 Video
Inputs. These are connected via the
75Ω BNC connectors labelled ‘VID
1’ to ‘VID 4’. Connect cameras to
the video inputs starting from VID 1.
The unit supports a main monitor
connection via the BNC port labelled
‘MON A’ or the ‘VGA’ port.
The unit supports one channel of
bi-directional audio. Connect the
audio equipment to the phono
sockets labelled AUDIO IN and
AUDIO OUT.
The unit supports external USB storage for video images, to add external storage
refer to the External Storage Guide.
The unit supports a 10/100Mbps
auto-detecting network port. Use a
CAT5 cable to connect the unit to the
network port labelled ‘NET’.
The unit supports four normally open/
closed alarm inputs, or one Global
keyswitch.
The unit supports up to two 24V
200mA relays.
All alarm/relay connections are made
via the 15 way (female) D Type 24V
200mA connector labelled
‘Alarms/Relays’.
Connect the 12v DC power adaptor
(supplied) to the unit and then to
a wall socket, or to a fused spur
connection. To be compliant with
wiring regulations in some countries,
an Alarm/Security device should
be connected to a fused spur and
not a wall outlet socket (check local
regulations before installation).
Accessing The Conguration/Viewer Menus
The unit can be congured either on the local monitor or over a network connection
using a PC with web browser.
Accessing the Conguration menus on a local monitor
Connect the USB mouse to the unit, Images from camera input 1 will be displayed
on the local monitor. Move the cursor of the USB mouse to the bottom of the
screen. The colour bar will be displayed. Select ‘Next’ (Purple) untill the ‘Menu’
(Blue) option is displayed. Selecting ‘Menu’ will display the Conguration
menu pages.
Accessing the Conguration/Viewer menus via a PC web browser
The IP address of the unit is required to access the webpages. The DHCP
assigned address can be identied via the System Settings->System pages. Using
the local monitor, navigate to the System menu. The DHCP IP address will be
displayed. A xed IP address can be assigned via the Network menu.
To access the unit via DNS, the default address will be:
<machine serial number>.<yourdomain>.com
The <machine serial number> is displayed on the underside of the unit (and on the
System menu page).
<yourdomain> relates to the name assigned to your DNS network.
The default DNS address can be renamed via the Network menu.
• Launch Internet Explorer (or other web browser package).
• Type the URL for the unit.
• The opening menu page will be displayed.
Main Menu
The main menu allows access to the Conguration menus, the Viewer menus and
also several Download options.
Note: The Download options will only be available if viewing remotely
via a network connection.
Select the Conguration menu tab to access the unit’s Conguration menus. Refer
to ‘Navigating the Conguration Menus’ for further guidance.
Select the Viewer menu tab to access the unit’s Viewer function. Refer to ‘Operating
The Viewer’ for further guidance.
Select the Download menu tab to access the various Download options.
Navigating The Conguration Menus
The conguration pages are navigated using the menu tree (displayed on the left
of each page). Selecting one of the menu options will display the relevant page.
Associated menus will then be available
Relevant menus can be accessed
directly via the coloured softkey options
shown at the base of each menu.
The options available will depend
on the menu being viewed. Select a
softkey option by pressing either the
corresponding button on the front of the
unit (if viewing the menus locally), or
by selecting the relevant option via the
mouse (if viewing the webpages).
Note: Any changes are automatically saved when the page is closed. To ‘manually’
save changes, select the Save option.
Operating The Viewer
Select the ‘Viewer’ option from the Opening Menu to access the Viewer menus.
Navigation is via a colour coded softkey
system. The colour bar menu provides
an intuitive approach for operator and
installer alike. The coloured buttons on
the front of the unit correspond to the
menu options displayed on screen.
The function of the buttons will change
according to whether the unit is in Live
or Playback mode.
Quick Start Guide
Viewing The Menu Pages Remotely (or Locally
with a USB Mouse)
Navigate the menus by clicking the tabs displayed on the left of the menu headings
(on the menu tree). The rst option is highlighted with a red tab. Select a main menu
heading to open a drop down list of further sub-options.
Highlight an editable eld by clicking on it directly.
If viewing pages locally, enter alpha numeric data via the Arrow Key Editor (see
above). If viewing remotely, enter via the PC keyboard. If available, click on the drop
down menus to select settings.
Note: A selected item in the drop down list will appear highlighted.
Navigating away from a page (clicking on a different option on the menu tree) will
automatically save any changed settings. To undo changes made to any menu,
select the Refresh (Purple) option.
Entering Alpha-Numeric Data via a Local Monitor
Numeric or text data is entered using the on-screen Virtual Keyboard (Arrow
Key Editor).
To display the Virtual Keyboard, navigate to the relevant text input box using the
Directional buttons and double press the OK button on the IR Remote Control. The
Virtual Keyboard is displayed.
Use the Directional buttons to move between characters, use the OK button to
select a character. Select ‘Submit’ to enter details, press ‘Cancel’ to exit without
entering any text.
Alpha-numeric data can also be entered in either upper or lower case format by
‘multi-tapping’ a relevant button. For example, with the cursor located in the text
entry window of the Virtual Keyboard, repeatedly tap button ‘2’ to cycle through the
following characters: 2,A,a,B,b,C,c,2 etc.
To select one of these characters, simply stop tapping the button when the chosen
character is displayed. The cursor will then progress, ready for the next character
entry.
Note: A USB Keyboard (not supplied) can be connected via one of the
USB ports on the unit. The USB Keyboard can then be used to
enter alpha-numeric data via the local menus.
Video Timeline
The Timeline Navigation page and the accompanying Video Timeline feature allows
quick and easy investigation of recorded video data. Selecting the Goto option from
Viewer menus will display the Video Timeline
To aid navigation, the timeline can be set to display periods ranging from 15 seconds
to four weeks. The timeline can be clicked anywhere in the scale to instantly play
recorded images from that point.
The Date/Time Display (Grey) shows the currently selected date/time.
Note: The Date/Time Display shows the last time selected via the
timeline. During playback, the Date/Time Display remains static
while the ‘running’ time is shown in the bottom left corner of the
playback image.
The timeline allows navigation from the time and date currently shown in the Date/
Time Display window. The scale changes to correspond to the time period chosen
for investigation i.e. if a scale of one hour is selected it will be possible to move up
to one hour prior, or one hour in advance of the displayed time (unless that selected
time has not been recorded yet). For example, with a scale of one hour, click ‘10’
on the left side of the timeline to play video from 10 minutes prior to the Date/Time
Display. To advance in time, click on the right side of the timeline.
Basic Archive Selection
Images and events can be marked and added to the Copy menu. Archive selection
can be undertaken either from a local monitor or remotely via the webpages.
For ease of use, video can be marked for archive in a number of ways. The simplest
method is via the Video Timeline:
Selecting Video for Archiving Via The Video Timeline
Access the Video Timeline menu via the ‘GoTo’ option.
Using the Timeline, navigate to the required start point of the footage you wish
to archive.
Select the ‘Mark’ option.
When the footage reaches the end point you wish the archive to stop, select the
‘Mark’ option again.
This marked footage will now be added to the Copy menu for download purposes.
The Copy menu can be accessed directly via the ‘Archive’ option.
Any marked start point can be deleted via the ‘Clear’ option.
Note: For detailed guidance on additional advanced methods for
searching and marking images and events for archiving, refer to
the enclosed Installation & Operation Guide.
Copy Menu
Images and events can be copied to a USB Media device for remote reviewing i.e.
for evidential or monitoring purposes. To access the Copy menu, select the Archive
(Yellow) option from the Viewer menus.
The Copy menu will display all video images marked for archiving. The Start and
Finish date/times will be shown along with the estimated size of the download plus
the period the images are protected for and the camera channels to be included in
the download.
To Edit an archive within the Copy menu, click on it directly.
The textboxes within the ‘Start’, ‘Finish’, ‘Protect (Days)’ and ‘Cameras’ elds can be
edited as required.
Selecting a blank Archive line will allow direct entry of data i.e. start/end time and
date plus protection period and the camera channels to be included in the Archive.
To Transfer Events/Images From the Copy Menu to a USB Device
• Insert a USB Device into a USB port on the unit.
• Select USB from the Archive Media checkbox.
• Select the Copy option (Red) to start archive.
• Selected items are then saved to the USB device.
• The USB export progress is displayed as a %. On
completion the status will read ‘Archive Complete’.
Note: It is recommended that the ‘Include viewer application’ checkbox
is selected when downloading events to USB device.
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