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EVERFOCUS ELECTRO N I C S CORPORA T I O N

ECOR264-4X1 DVR

ECOR264-9X1 DVR

ECOR264-16X1 DVR

Instruction Manual

 2010 EverFocus Electronics Corp

www.everfocus.com

All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

any means without written permission of the Everfocus Electronics Corporation.

Release Date: Apr. 2010

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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Contact qualified service personnel for
maintenance. Handle the appliance with care. Do not strike or shake, as this may damage the
appliance.

 Do not expose the appliance to water or moisture, nor try to operate it in wet areas. Do take immediate

action if the appliance becomes wet. Turn the power off and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel. Moisture may damage the appliance and also may cause electric shock.

 Do not use strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning the appliance body. Use a dry cloth to clean

the appliance when it is dirty. When the dirt is hard to remove, use a mild detergent and wipe gently.

 Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this may result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
 Do not operate the appliance beyond its specified temperature, humidity or power source ratings. Do

not use the appliance in an extreme environment where high temperature or high humidity exists. Use
the DVR at indoor type temperatures within 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F) and at relative humidity between
20%~80%. The input power source for this device is 12VDC though a power supply which operates
from100~240VAC.

 Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated.

 Retain Instructions

The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

 Heed Warnings

All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

 Follow Instructions

All operating and use instructions should be followed.

 Cleaning

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ATTENTION!

This is a class A product which may cau

se radio interference in a domestic environment; in

this case, the user may be urged to take adequate measures.

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.

 Water and Moisture

Do not use this unit near water-for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub,
in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, in an unprotected outdoor installation, or any area which is
classified as a wet location.

 Servicing

Do not attempt to service this unit by yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to
dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

 Power Cord Protection

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items
placed upon or against them, playing particular attention to cords and plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the appliance.

 Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this unit through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage
points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the
unit.

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one of the following measures :

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the users’ authority to operate this equipment.

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The information in this manual was current upon publication. The manufacturer reserves the right to

revise and improve his products.

WEEE

This Product is RoHS compliant.

Therefore, all specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Manufacturer is not responsible for misprints or typographical
errors.
Please read this manual carefully before installing and using this unit. Be sure to keep it handy for later reference.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 1

1.1 FEATURES....................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................... 2

1.3 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 3

1.4 FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................ 5

1.5 REAR PANEL................................................................................................................... 7

1.6 VIDEO INPUTS/OUTPUTS INSTALLATION............................................................... 9

1.7 AUDIO INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 9

1.8 ALARM CONTACTS INSTALLATION......................................................................... 9

1.8.1 Alarm Input Contacts ..............................................................................................................................9

1.8.2 Alarm Output Relay...............................................................................................................................10

1.9 RS-485

1.9.1 General RS-485 bus installation ...........................................................................................................10

1.9.2 RS-485 socket pin assignment...............................................................................................................12

1.9.3 EKB-500 connection with network patch cable.....................................................................................12

1.9.4 EKB-500 connection to several DVRs...................................................................................................12

1.9.5 Speed Dome Installation .......................................................................................................................12

1.10 USB-M

1.11 NETWORK CONNECTION........................................................................................ 13

1.11.1 Direct PC Connection through Crossover Network Cable ...................................................................13

1.11.2 Network Connection through Patch Cable............................................................................................14

1.12 FINAL INSTALL PROCESS....................................................................................... 14

KEYBOARD /

OUSE INSTALLATION

PTZ I

NSTALLATION

......................................................................... 10

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2 MOUSE AND FRONT PANEL OPERATION ............................................................... 15

2.1 GENERAL USB MOUSE OPERATION....................................................................... 15

2.1.1 How to select a channel / Enable audio ................................................................................................15

2.1.2 OSD Root Menu ....................................................................................................................................15

2.1.3 Operation in the Configuration Menus .................................................................................................16

2.1.4 Field Input Options ...............................................................................................................................16

2.2 G

2.2.1 How to select a channel / Enable audio .......................................................................................................18

2.2.2 OSD Root Menu ...........................................................................................................................................18

2.2.3 Front Panel Key Review...............................................................................................................................18

2.2.4 Operation in Configuration Menu.........................................................................................................18

2.2.5 Field Input Options ...............................................................................................................................19

ENERAL FRONT PANEL OPERATION

............................................................................... 18

3. GENERAL DVR OPERATIONS...................................................................................... 21

3.1 RECORD......................................................................................................................... 21

3.2 LOGIN............................................................................................................................. 21

3.3 SELECT CAMERA OPERATION................................................................................. 22

3.5 PLAYBACK.................................................................................................................... 23

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3.6 PTZ.................................................................................................................................. 24

3.6.1 General PTZ control (if PTZ cameras are installed)..................................................................................24

3.6.2 Express Control of PTZ.........................................................................................................................25

3.7 LAYOUT......................................................................................................................... 27

3.7.1 Bring a camera to full screen mode ......................................................................................................27

3.8 CHANNEL SWITCHING............................................................................................... 27

3.9 DISPLAY ........................................................................................................................ 28

3.10 SEQUENCE.................................................................................................................. 28

3.11 ZOOM........................................................................................................................... 28

3.12 SEARCH....................................................................................................................... 30

3.12.1 Time Search...........................................................................................................................................30

3.12.2 Event Search..........................................................................................................................................31

3.12.3 Smart Search .........................................................................................................................................32

3.12.4 Snapshot Search ....................................................................................................................................35

3.13 COPY............................................................................................................................ 37

3.14 LOGOUT...................................................................................................................... 38

4 DVR CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................. 39

4.1 CONFIGURATION MENU............................................................................................ 39

4.2 EXPRESS........................................................................................................................ 39

4.3 CAMERA SETTING ...................................................................................................... 42

4.3.1 Basic Setting..........................................................................................................................................42

4.3.2 Video Adjust ..........................................................................................................................................45

4.3.3 Motion ...................................................................................................................................................46

4.3.4 Video Loss .............................................................................................................................................49

4.4 RECORD & PLAY SETTING........................................................................................ 50

4.4.1 Record ...................................................................................................................................................51

4.4.2 Built-in Calculator ................................................................................................................................51

4.4.3 Play .......................................................................................................................................................53

4.5 ALARM & EVENT SETTING....................................................................................... 54

4.5.1 Alarm.....................................................................................................................................................54

4.5.2 Event......................................................................................................................................................57

4.6 SCHEDULE SETTING................................................................................................... 66

4.6.1 Express Setup .......................................................................................................................................66

4.6.2 Holidays ................................................................................................................................................67

4.6.3 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................68

4.6.4 Alarm Action .........................................................................................................................................74

4.7 NETWORK SETTING.................................................................................................... 78

4.7.1 LAN .......................................................................................................................................................78

4.7.2 EMAIL...................................................................................................................................................80

4.7.3 DDNS ....................................................................................................................................................81

4.7.4 Alarm Server .........................................................................................................................................83

4.8 DISK INFORMATION................................................................................................... 84

4.8.1 Disk .......................................................................................................................................................84

4.8.2 Lock.......................................................................................................................................................85

4.9 DISPLAY SETTING....................................................................................................... 86

4.9.1 Monitor OSD.........................................................................................................................................86

4.9.2 Main M/T SEQ ......................................................................................................................................88

4.9.3 Call M/T SEQ........................................................................................................................................89

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4.10 SYSTEM SETTING..................................................................................................... 90

4.10.1 Date/Time..............................................................................................................................................90

4.10.2 Daylight Saving.....................................................................................................................................91

4.10.3 User.......................................................................................................................................................92

4.10.4 I/O Control............................................................................................................................................95

4.10.5 Misc.......................................................................................................................................................96

4.11 INFORMATION........................................................................................................... 98

4.11.1 System....................................................................................................................................................98

4.11.2 Log.........................................................................................................................................................99

5 NETWORKING OVERVIEW........................................................................................ 101

5.1 I

5.2 S

5.3 G

5.4 V

5.5 PRE-I

5.6 W

5.7 S

5.8 D

5.9 R

NTRODUCTION TO

UBNET MASKS

ATEWAY ADDRESS
IRTUAL PORTS

NSTALLATION

HAT IS YOUR NETWORK SETUP

IMPLE ONE TO ONE CONNECTION

IRECT HIGH SPEED MODEM CONNECTION
OUTER OR

LAN C

TCP/IP ............................................................................................. 101

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?.................................................................................. 103

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ONNECTION

...................................................................................... 111

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6 REMOTE OPERATION FROM BROWSER.................................................................... 114

6.1 CONNECTING TO ECOR264.......................................................................................... 114

6.2 BROWSER SECURITY SETTING .................................................................................. 115

6.2.1 Installing ActiveX controls..................................................................................................................115

6.2.2 Enabling ActiveX Controls..................................................................................................................118

6.3 REMOTE LIVE VIEW ................................................................................................. 121

6.4 REMOTE PLAYBACK ................................................................................................ 123

7 EVERFOCUS DDNS SETUP.......................................................................................... 124

8 LINKSYS & D-LINK PORT FORWARDING ............................................................. 126

8.2 TYPICAL LINKSYS PORT FORWARDING............................................................. 126

8.3 TYPICAL D-LINK PORT FORWARDING ................................................................ 128

9 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................... 131

APPENDIX A: TIMING OF ALARM MODES.................................................................... 133

APPENDIX B: EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES .......... 136

APPENDIX C: REMOTE CONTROL................................................................................... 138

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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

This new EverFocus digital video recorder is based on H.264 compression technology, resulting in
increased recording capacity and improved network image transmission speed while retaining high image
quality. Comprehensive features and extended event recording settings enable the almost universal
application of this DVR. The ECOR264-4/ECOR264-9/ECOR264-16 DVRs permits multiple control inputs.
These inputs include mouse control, front panel control, IR remote control and EverFocus keyboard
(EKB500) control. Mouse control employs a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI), offering experienced
PC users the similarity of interactive command of a computer-controlled device. With the GUI, users can
command specific actions on the ECOR264-4/ECOR264-9/ECOR264-16 DVR through graphical icons and
visual indicators. Simply point, click and drag the playback bar on the screen to playback your recordings in
any time slot. All GUI functions can be operated via the front panel buttons or mouse. Hop on the Express
Lane! The E ECOR264-4/ECOR264-9/ECOR264-16 DVR is engineered for express operations. Setup,
copy, search and playback recordings in seconds with a simple “point and click” on the command icons.

1.1 FEATURES

- H.264 Compression format for efficient disk utilization and network bandwidth conservation

- Real time recording rate and playback rate for all cameras

- Normal and event recording frame rate can be set independently for each camera

- Multiple Main Monitors: VGA (800x600, 1280X1024*)/BNC Main monitor outputs

- Call monitor: additional composite BNC output with multiplex and/or sequenced views

- Simultaneous recording at D1 or 2CIF with real time streaming at CIF for remote web viewing to conserve
bandwidth

- Pentaplex Operation (Simultaneous live, recording, playback, archiving and remote viewing)

- Free EverFocus DDNS Service - static IP address is not required for reliable remote access

- User friendly GUI with graphical icons and visual indicators

- Supports eSATA (Future use, hot-swappable model does not support eSATA)*

- Supports 3GPP for mobile monitoring

- Multiple Control Inputs: mouse/front panel/remote controller/EKB500 keyboard

- Built-in record time calculator for fast recording estimation

- Express Setup: A unique menu option for quick & easy installation

- Express Archive: Archive video instantly (to USB) while playing back

- Express Playback: Simply point, click and drag the playback bar to view desired recordings

- Express Search: Use the intuitive playback bar with simple drag & drop operations

- Smart Search: Directly catch the movement in the specified area

- Snapshot search: Show snapshots of the specified interval, help quickly find the interested scene

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- Remote configuration support from the built-in web interface

- 10/100M Ethernet interface for remote network viewing and control

- On-screen PTZ control via mouse or front panel

- Support for up to 1 Hot Swappable HDD or 2 fixed internal HDD*

- Built-in DVD burner*

- 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 located on front panel, 1 located on back panel) for video archive and mouse usage

- Multi-language support

- Watermark capabilities to identify intentional modifications to exported data

- 19” Rack mountable

- USB Mouse and IR remote control included

*Feature may not be available on all models

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS

Standard Package

R Series (Hot-swappable model)

-HDD Tray x 1

-Hot-swappable HDD key x 2

-Screws for HDD x 4

-Digital Video Recorder x1

-User Manual x 1

-AC Adapter and Power Cord x1

-Mouse x 1

-19” Rack mounting adapters (pair) x 1

-CD with CMS Software and PDF of DVR and CMS User Guides

-Terminal Block x 6

-IR Remote Control x 1

-Battery x 2

D Series (DVD model)

-HDD Fixing Bracket x 1 set

-Power Cord x 1 (2 connectors)

-SATA cable x 2

-Screws x 8 for HDD

-Screws x 4 for HDD fixing
bracket

- Shockproof rubber x 4

F Series (No Hot-Swappable, No

DVD model)

-HDD Fixing Bracket x 1 set

-Power Cord x 1 (2 connectors)

-SATA cable x 2

-Screws x 8 for HDD

-Screws x 4 for HDD fixing
bracket

- Shockproof rubber x 4

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1.3 SPECIFICATIONS

ECOR264X1

Channels 16 9 4

Compression Format H.264

480 NTSC /400 PAL (CIF) 270 NTSC /225 PAL (CIF) 120 NTSC /100 PAL (CIF)

Recording Rate/Resolution
(Max. total)(FPS rates per camera
can be set independently up to the
max total rate)

Playback Rate/Resolution

Dual Streaming Smart remote viewing at CIF or D1 stream

3GPP Yes (RTSP stream)

Pentaplex Operation Simultaneous Live, Recording, Playback, Archive and Remote Viewing

Camera Inputs 16 BNC 9 BNC 4 BNC

Looping Camera Outputs

Video Outputs

Audio Input/Output (RCA)

Recording Mode

Playback Search

Alarm In

Alarm Out

Video Pause

Video Loss Detection

Motion Detection

Event Log

Watch Dog Timer

Internal HDD

External HDD

Built-in DVD Burner

User Interface

OS

Network/Protocol

Control PTZ via OSD

USB

Schedule Setting

User Access

240 NTSC /200 PAL

(2CIF)

480 NTSC /400 PAL (CIF) 270 NTSC /225 PAL (CIF) 120 NTSC /100 PAL (CIF)

240 NTSC /200 PAL

(2CIF)

Time search, Event search, Smart search, Snapshot search

1 eSATA (reserved for future use, hot-swappable model does not support eSATA)

Mouse/Front Panel Operated GUI(Graphical User Interface)

IP/DHCP/PPPoE/DDNS/SMTP/POP3/HTTP/SSL/RTSP/RTP/NTP

2 USB 2.0 port (1 on Front Panel, 1 on Back Panel)

Supports Express and Advanced Schedule Settings

240 NTSC /200 PAL

(2CIF)

120 NTSC /100 PAL (D1)

240 NTSC /200 PAL

(2CIF)

120 NTSC /100 PAL (D1)

One per camera input (BNC)

Main VGA/BNC; Multiplex Call BNC

4 Inputs / 1 Output

Continuous, Event and Schedule

One per Video Input

4 Alarm Outputs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1 Hot swappable / 2 Internal HDD

Slim Type DVD Burner (Optional)

Embedded Linux

10/100M Ethernet; TCP-

Yes (via mouse or front panel)

3 Levels of User Access Supported

120 NTSC /100 PAL (2CIF)

120 NTSC /100 PAL (2CIF)

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RS-232

RS-485

Power Source

Dimensions (L x W x H)

Temperature

Certifications

Supported PTZ Protocols

YES

Terminal connector

12VDC – Power Supply Included

353.0 x 354.8 x 70.60 mm / 13.89" x 13.96" x 3.055"

0°C~40°C / 32°F~104°F (20~80% humidity)

CE, FCC, UL

EverFocus, Pelco D, Pelco P, Samsung, Transparent

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1.4 FRONT PANEL

Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their

corresponding buttons on the included IR Remote Control. Take a moment to learn where the keys are as

the remainder of the manual will refer to them often.

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○4

Figure 1-1 Front Panel

○5 ○7 ○8 ○16 ○18

○10

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○12

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1) Remote Control Receiver: Receiver for IR remote control.

2) USB 2.0 (front):::: For connecting USB-Flash-Drive to copy/archive video or for firmware upgrades.

3) DVD+RW: DVD+RW burner for DVD model. (D models only) (Replaced by hot swap drive on

“R” models).

4) Channel keys 1~16 (1~9, 1~4): Press channel key (CH1~CH16) / (CH1~CH9) / (CH1~CH4) to display

that channel in full screen view.

5) ◄I /◄◄: Fast reverse playback or step reverse playback depending on playback mode.

6) I I / ◄: Reverse playback or pause

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Stop playback

8) ►/ I I: Forward playback or pause

9) ►►/I►: Fast Forward playback or step forward playback depending on playback mode.

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10) View: Press this key to switch between 4x, PiP (Picture In Picture),full screen, 9x, 10x,

13x and 16x.

Note: PIP display is not available in playback mode.

11) SEQ: Press this key to enter the auto sequential switching mode. The sequence dwell

time can be set in “Display Setting” tab of the Menu. For more detail about SEQ,
please see “Section 4.9.2 Display Setting-Main M/T SEQ”.

12) Display: Press this key to switch display of channels and status bar.

13) Monitor: Switch between Main monitor and Call monitor.

14) Zoom: In full screen mode, 2x electronic zoom. Zoom screen can be moved through

arrow keys. Pressing the zoom key again switches the electronic zoom off.

15) Search: Press this key to enter Search Menu. For more detail about the Search function,

please see “Section 3.12 Search”.

16) Menu/ESC: Press this key to enter/exit MAIN SETUP MENU.

17) Copy: Press this key to enter Copy Menu. For more detail about Copy function, please

see “Section 3.13 Copy”.

18) Enter/ Arrow keys: Instead of or in combination with a mouse, you can use these keys to change

the Menu settings.

19) Power LED: This LED ON indicates Power on.

20) HDD LED: This LED ON indicates HDD active.

21) Alarm LED: This LED ON indicates Alarm active.

22) Network LED: This LED ON indicates Network active.

23) Record LED: This LED ON indicates Record active.

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1.5 REAR PANEL

During initial setup you will be connecting your DVR to multiple input and output devices. This is done

through the rear panel.

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Figure 1-2 Rear Panel

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○○○○1 Video In: Connect camera’s video output or other composite video source to the video input

connection.

○○○○2 eSATA: Used for external SATA HDD bay. Note: Hot-swappable model does not support eSATA.

○○○○3 Audio In: Connect line level output of an audio preamplifier to the audio input connection

corresponding to the appropriate camera.

○○○○4 POWER: Plug the DC 12V power source provided into the power socket.

5555

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ETHERNET: RJ-45 network connection 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet. There are two LEDs on the LAN

jack; Green LED means network is connected, amber LED flickers when data is being
exchanged.

○○○○6 USB 2.0: USB port recommended for connecting the USB mouse.

○○○○7 RS232 socket: 9-pin D-Sub control input for RS-232.

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○○○○8 RS485 socket: For remote control via RS-485 keyboards and telemetry control for attached PTZ

devices

○○○○9 Main: Main monitor for live and playback display and on-screen display.

○○○○10 Call: Call monitor output. Spot monitor for full screen live display, sequence mode and alarm

camera switching.

○○○○11 Main VGA: Main monitor - connect a VGA monitor to the VGA output connection. VGA resolution is

800x600.

○○○○12 Alarm In: Connect up to 4 alarm inputs, selectable between N.O./N.C. contacts.

○○○○13 Video Out: Looping Outputs - connect the camera video signals to other equipment as required.

○○○○14 Alarm Out: N.C or N.O type alarm out (form “C”).

○○○○15 Audio Out: Connect to the line level input of an audio amplifier

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1.6 VIDEO INPUTS/OUTPUTS INSTALLATION

Cameras and CCTV monitors must use copper center conductor/copper braid 75 Ohm video cable (e.g.
RG-59, RG-6, RG-11) with BNC connectors.

To avoid impedance mismatch and undesired loss/reflections, 50 Ohm coax cable (e.g. RG-58), or 75 ohm
foil shield antenna cable and other types of coaxial cable are not compatible.

All connected video sources must provide a 1 Vpp NTSC or PAL standard video signal.

When converting other transmission types (twisted pair, fiber optics, radio) for the video inputs, be sure to
verify accurate receiver calibration and signal levels.

ATTENTION: In order for the system to auto-detect the appropriate video format (NTSC or PAL), make
sure that there is a video signal on video input 1 upon power-up.

1.7 AUDIO INSTALLATION

This DVR provides 4 line level audio inputs and 1 line level audio output.

ATTENTION: The direct connection of a non-amplified microphone is not supported (a microphone
amplifier is required). The audio output requires an amplifier to drive a speaker or headphones.

The installation must be connected with audio coax cable and RCA plugs.

AUDIO RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY:

Audio recording is activated / deactivated in the Camera Menu for Camera #1~4 respectively. Please check
and always comply with local laws and regulations when using audio recording.

The audio channel is always recorded together with video and is independent of the image recording rate.
Though the audio record control is done in the Camera #1~4 screen, there is no specific camera allocation.

1.8 ALARM CONTACTS INSTALLATION

The alarm inputs can be used to start recording or for recording rate adjustment. In addition, alarm
reactions such as camera display on the monitor, buzzer, e-mail and network alarm are available. The
alarm output relay can be switched if required. Alarm input response actions can be controlled according to
a flexible schedule.

1.8.1 Alarm Input Contacts

This DVR provides one alarm input per camera. All inputs are programmable N.O. (Normal Open) or N.C.
(Normal Closed) Inputs have to be switched by dry contacts.

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Alarm input with N.O. (Normal Open) contact Alarm input with N.C. (Normal Closed) contact
in idle state in idle state

All settings are programmed in the ALARM menu (Section 0).

1.8.2 Alarm Output Relay

The relay output provides either Normally Open or Normally Closed dry contacts.

Output relay in idle state

1.9 RS-485 keyboard / PTZ Installation

All functions can be remote-controlled by the EKB-500 universal keyboard. Using the EEPbus protocol,
digital video recorders, keyboards and speed domes can be installed on one single RS-485 bus. One
system can comprise up to 8 keyboards.

1.9.1 General RS-485 bus installation

The EKB-500 keyboard uses a RS-485 simplex wiring; the signal is transferred via a single twisted pair line.
CAT5 network cable is recommended, UTP version (unshielded) is sufficient for normal applications. A
shielded cable should be used if the installed cables are expected to be highly susceptible to interference.
The number of devices installed in one bus is limited to 32, and the maximum cable length is 3,900 feet.
Both of these can be expanded using a signal distributor EverFocus Model EDA997A (see below).

Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm resistance in order to
minimize line reflections.

RS-485 bus serial wiring

Cable length from box to device („Stubs“) has to be limited to 2m using connector boxes.

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RS-485 bus serial wiring with connector boxes and connection cable

Direct RS-485 bus star wiring is not supported unless using an EverFocus Model EDA997A (see below).

Improper RS-485 bus star wiring

An EDA997A RS-485 signal distributor may be used to use a star wiring configuration.

Star wiring with RS-485 signal distributor

A RS-485 distributor can also be used to increase the maximum number of devices on the bus as well as
the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS-485 bus. This allows each output to extend an
additional 1200m, and it also enables the additional connection of 31 further devices to each output (the
output itself represents one device).
The maximum system expandability depends on the RS-485 address range of the installed devices.

System expansion with RS-485 signal distributor

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I +

ATTENTION: EDA997A signal distributors are unidirectional! This means that the signal only flows from
the input towards the outputs. Therefore, e.g. the interconnection of several keyboards is not possible with
these types of signal distributor!

1.9.2 RS-485 socket pin assignment

The RS485 pin assignment is as follows:

1.9.3 EKB-500 connection with network patch cable

For a simple, short distance installation, recorder and keyboard can be connected directly using a standard
CAT5 network cable with an 8-pin connector at only one end, and at the other end the Pin 3 wire connected
to RS485 “+” (plus) and the pin 6 wire connected to RS-485 “-“ (minus).

1.9.4 EKB-500 connection to several DVRs

For long distance installations connecting several DVRs, please use an EDA997A signal distributor to
connect. For further details on keyboard connection, please refer to the EKB-500 manual.
RS-485 port communication settings are configured in the I/O CONTROL menu (Section 5.10.4 System
Setup: I/O - control).

1.9.5 Speed Dome Installation

Speed dome or telemetry receiver pan/tilt/zoom control is available through web browser or the optional
PowerCon software if the DVR is connected to a network. Local telemetry control is provided by USB ­mouse control or by the optional EKB-500 keyboard.

Supported protocols: EverFocus, Pelco-D, Pelco-P, Samsung, Transparent

Required DVR settings: RS-485 receiver address in CAMERA menu
(Section 4.3)
RS-485 parameters and protocol in the I/O CONTROL menu
(Section 5.10.4)

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ATTENTION: Some Pelco-D / -P protocol domes and receivers require an address offset of -1, i.e. the
address assigned to the dome / receiver in the DVR camera menu must be 1 below the address set in the
dome / receiver itself!

1.10 USB-Mouse installation

Connect the USB mouse to one of the 2 USB ports. (This can be done while DVR is powered on) The rear
USB V1.0 port is recommended to reserve the higher speed front USB V2.0 port for video copy/export.

NOTE: Recommended mouse types are Logitech® and Microsoft® wired USB wheel-mouse. Wireless
USB mouse is not supported.

1.11 NETWORK CONNECTION

This section only describes physical connection to an Ethernet network. This step must be completed
before the DVR can connect to the network. There are two basic types of connection:

1.11.1 Direct PC Connection through Crossover Network Cable

The point-to-point connection of DVR and PC requires a crossover (crossed) network cable. This type of
connection is ONLY used for direct connection to a single PC. Make sure that the PC is equipped with a
10/100/1000 Mbps compatible network connection.

Figure 1-3 Direct PC Connection

Pinout of crossover-cable

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1.11.2 Network Connection through Patch Cable

The connection to an existing network requires a normal patch cable (straight-through). The illustration
shows the connection to a network switch or router.

Figure 1-4 Network Connection through Patch Cable

Pinout of straight patch cable

1.12 FINAL INSTALL PROCESS

Once you have completed the basic wiring connections, you are ready to turn on the DVR. Simply plug in
the power source. The POWER LED will light up if power is normal. Once the system has finished loading,
you can begin to set up the menu options for the DVR.

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2 MOUSE AND FRONT PANEL OPERATION

ECOR264 DVRs support multiple sources to control the DVR. It can be controlled with a mouse, the front
panel, an EKB500, and the handheld IR remote control.

This chapter will cover the basic operation using the mouse and the front panel buttons.

2.1 GENERAL USB MOUSE OPERATION

2.1.1 How to select a channel / Enable audio

1. In a view consisting of more than one channel, users can select a channel by clicking once on the

desired channel screen. The selected screen will be highlighted by a white frame.

2. Double clicking on a channel screen will display full screen for this channel.

3. To enable audio out, click the audio icon (ex: ) at lower side of the screen. This system has only

one audio out. Click this button to enable or disable the audio-out mode.

2.1.2 OSD Root Menu

1. Right-click the mouse to obtain the DVR menu bar (see Figure 2-1 OSD Root Menu ). When you move

the mouse over each icon, its title will be displayed at the top of the control bar.

Figure 2-1 OSD Root Menu

2. Click on any icon to perform that action. These actions are covered in detail in Chapter 3.

3. Click the “X” in the top-right corner to close the DVR control bar.

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2.1.3 Operation in the Configuration Menus

Click on the icon to access the Configuration Menu.

The Configuration menu screens (shown in Figure 2-2 OSD Menu) are divided into 3 main sections.

1

2

3

Figure 2-2 OSD Menu

1. In section 1, there are ten setup options available. Move the mouse over an icon and click to select it.

2. In section 2, the choices for the selected icon will be displayed. Click on a choice to select it.

3. In section 3, all the options for the selected choice will be available. Click on a field to make changes.

2.1.4 Field Input Options

The following are examples of different types of fields available in the Configuration menu.

Textbox: Click on the box and an on-screen keyboard will appear*. (see

note about the on-screen keyboard below)

Dropdown box: Click on the down arrow to see all selections, then

directly click on an option to select it.

Check box: Click on the box to enable it (checked) or disable it (unchecked).

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Button: Click the button to execute the function.

Bar: Click and hold on the bar to adjust the set point Left or Right.

* Note about on-screen keyboard:

Click on a button to input that character.
The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions:

Space Enter a space

Caps Switch to capital letters

Delete the letter

Confirm the selection

Move to right

Move to left

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2.2 General Front Panel Operation

2.2.1 How to select a channel / Enable audio

1. In a view consisting of more than one channel, press the arrow keys (Up/Down/Right/Left) to scroll

through each channel that is displayed. The selected channel will be highlighted by white frame.
Pressing the “left” or “right” arrow when the last/first camera (1,4, 9 or 16) is highlighted will select all
cameras.

2. While channel #1 is selected, press the “Enter” button to turn Audio On/ Off.

2.2.2 OSD Root Menu

1. Press “Menu” key to display the DVR menu bar. Use the left/right arrows to scroll over each icon. The

title for each icon will be displayed on top of the menu bar.

2. Press “Enter” key on any icon to perform that action. These actions are covered in detail in Chapter 3

3. Press “Menu” to close the DVR menu bar.

2.2.3 Front Panel Key Review

The basic principle of front panel operation is to use arrow keys to navigate among the menu items. Use
the “Enter” key to confirm a selection or enter the next level menu. Press the “Menu” key to enter the Main
Menu or exit from the current level of the menu.

2.2.4 Operation in Configuration Menu

Press “Menu”, use the arrow keys to highlight the “Configuration” icon, and press “Enter” with
“Configuration” icon highlighted to bring up the Configuration menu.

NOTE: If the require password option is active, you will need to log in first. Refer to “Section 3.2 LOGIN” for
information on logging in. The menu (shown in

Figure 2-3 OSD Menu

) is divided into 3 main sections.

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1

2

3

Figure 2-3 OSD Menu

1. In section 1, there are ten setup options available. Use arrow keys to highlight an icon and press “Enter”

to select it.

2. In section 2, the main choices for the selected icon will be displayed. Use Up/Down arrow keys to

highlight a choice and press “Enter” to select it.

3. In section 3, all the options for the selected choice will be available here. Use arrow keys to move

between items and press “Enter” to make changes to that item.

Note: press the “Menu” button to go back to the previous menu section/level.

2.2.5 Field Input Options

Textbox: Press Enter key and an on-screen keyboard will appear*. (see

note about on-screen keyboard below)

Dropdown box: Press “Enter” key to show the available options. Use

arrow keys to highlight the desired option and press “Enter” again to select it.

Check box: Press “Enter” key on a setting to enable it (checked) or disable it (unchecked).

Button: Press “Enter” key to execute the function.

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Bar: Press “Enter” key to activate the slider, then use arrow keys to adjust the setting.

Press “Enter” again to finalize the changes.

* Note about on-screen keyboard:

Use the arrow buttons to highlight each character and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to input the
selected characters. When finished, highlight “Done” and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to
confirm. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions:

Space Enter a space

Caps Switch to capital letters

Delete the letter

Confirm the selection

Move to right

Move to left

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3. GENERAL DVR OPERATIONS

This chapter introduces the operations on major functions including playback, layout change, sequence,
triplex operations, copy, and search.

3.1 RECORD

By default, the DVR will always be in record mode. When the DVR is turned on, it will start to record. The
exceptions are:

1. DVR will not record any uninstalled cameras (Refer to Section 4.3.1 for more details)

2. If a schedule is active, the DVR will follow the record settings of the schedule.

3.2 LOGIN

In order to access ECOR264 options, users may be asked to log in for authority identification. To log in,
follow these steps.

1. Right click on the screen or press the Menu Key to display the Main Menu

2. Choose or click (or press “Enter” key) on the Configuration icon to bring up the following screen:

Figure 3-1 Login page

3. Select the user name from the drop-down list and input the password. The defaults are:

User name: admin (lower case)

Password: 11111111

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+ To input password by mouse: click the password field to bring up the on-screen keyboard (see Figure 3-2
On-screen Keyboard). Click on each button to input the desired characters for the password. When finished,
click “Done” on the on-screen keyboard to confirm the password.

+ To input password using front panel: use the arrow keys to select the password field, then press the
“Enter” key to show the on-screen keyboard (see Figure 3-2 On-screen Keyboard). Use the arrow buttons
to highlight each character and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to input the selected characters.
When finished, highlight “Done” and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to confirm the password.

+ Click (or press “Enter” key when highlighted) on the “Login” button to log in to the system.

Figure 3-2 On-screen Keyboard

3.3 SELECT CAMERA OPERATION

ECOR264 is a pentaplex DVR; users can control each camera individually by selecting that camera. For
camera selection:

Mouse: Right-click the screen, the image will show a white frame on screen if the camera has been
selected. When in quad display mode, press the quad layout icon in layout menu to select all four cameras.

Front panel: Use the arrows to change the selection. Pressing the “right” or “left” arrow when the last/first
camera (1, 4, 9 or 16) is highlighted will select all cameras.

3.4 CHANGE AUDIO OUTPUT OPERATION

Use the arrow keys to select camera #1 and press “Enter” key to switch audio output on and off. An audio
icon will appear on the screen. Please make sure “Record Audio” option under Camera 1 Basic Settings
setup menu is ON if audio recording is required. Also, the audio source and/or audio output amplifier have
to be connected properly in order to utilize the audio functions. Note: Only Cam#1 controls audio, all others
do not control audio.

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3.5 PLAYBACK

The playback bar is the fastest way to show video from the exact time which users want to see. The
playback bar allows a user to see both a time line and the current playback indicator. The user can then
click the time line to move the indicator to the position which they want to see. The operation is as follows:

To playback:

By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to enter Playback Menu.

By front panel: Press

key to enter Playback Menu.

The playback bar will show (see figure below):

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1. Stop key: press to stop playback

2. Slow Reverse key: press to start slow reverse playback

3. Pause key: press to pause playback

4. Slow Forward key: press to start slow forward playback

5. Fast Reverse key: press to start fast reverse playback

6. Reverse key: press to start reverse playback

7. Forward key: press to start forward playback

8. Fast Forward key: press to start fast forward playback

9. Time bar: Move the slider on the time bar to the select time to playback (The start time and end time for

time bar appears below the bar). The status of each camera is represented by different colors on the
time bar. Green means normal; orange indicates a Motion; blue indicates Video Loss, red indicates an
alarm event.

10. “+” and “-“ signs are used to adjust the time scale range for the bar. Press “+” or “-“ to select between

scale levels L1 ~ L5. When changing level, the start time and end time of the time bar will change

L1: Entire time bar is 2 days
L2: Entire time bar is 30 hours.
L3: Entire time bar is 1 hour.

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L4: Entire time bar is 10 minutes.
L5: Entire time bar is 1 minute.

11. Express copy: Press to start express copy when camera during playback (only one camera)

12. Playback speed indicator

13. Press “X” to close the playback bar.

14. Start time for bar (the left-most point of the time bar)

15. Current playback time (the time indicated by the slider)

16. End time for time bar (the right-most point of the time bar)

3.6 PTZ

3.6.1 General PTZ control (if PTZ cameras are installed)

Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to display PTZ Controls.

The following actions can be performed using the PTZ Menu:

1. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move the camera to the desired direction

and angle.

2. To Zoom, Click “Z+” to zoom closer or “Z-” to zoom farther away.

3. To Focus, click “F+” to focus far or click “F-” to focus near.

4. With Iris, you can increase the amount of light by clicking “I+” or decrease it by clicking “I-“.

5. To program a preset position (if supported by the camera)

a. Move PTZ camera to the specified position
b. Click “Preset” button
c. Click the number of the desired position (This will be displayed in the box)
d. Click “Set” button

6. To jump to a preset position

a. Click “Preset” button
b. Click the number of the desired position
c. Click “Go” button

7. Shortcut for presets #1-9

a. Click digit 1-9 button without clicking any other buttons
b. The camera will seek that preset position

8. Steps to delete a preset position (if supported by the camera)

a. Click “Preset” button
b. Click the number of the desired position
c. Click “Delete” button

9. For Auto Pan

a. Click “Auto Pan” button

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10. Pattern Operation (Pattern is the “0” Tour in Everfocus and Pelco PTZ cameras)

a. Click “Pattern” button

11. Steps to run a tour

a. Click “Tour” button
b. Click the number of the desired tour
c. Click “Go” button

12. Steps to remove a tour (if supported by the camera)

a. Click “Tour” button
b. Click the number of the desired tour
c. Click “Delete” button

Click “C” to clear the digit in the number display
Click “X” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control below)
Click “Exit” to leave PTZ function.

REMEMBER:

Click “X” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control below)
Click “Exit” to leave PTZ function.

“X” only HIDES the PTZ control panel. “EXIT” closes the panel and exits PTZ mode!! Other controls will not
respond until you EXIT the PTZ mode!!

3.6.2 Express Control of PTZ

If the PTZ control panel/menu has first been opened and then hidden, the mouse can be used to control
basic PTZ functions (Quick Mouse Control). The mouse cursor will change to different icons in different
areas of the screen. With Quick Mouse Control, the user can control PTZ direction, zoom, and focus by
clicking directly on screen. The screen is divided into 16 areas, with the outer ring is divided into 12 zones
used to control movement direction. The inner square of 4 areas is used to control zoom and focus.

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Figure 3-3 Express Control PTZ

The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid. The function of each section is defined as below:

• 1: PTZ pan/tilt left and up

• 2, 3: PTZ tilt up

• 4: PTZ pan/tilt right and up

• 5, 9: PTZ pan left

• 8,12: PTZ pan right

• 13: PTZ pan/tilt left and down

• 14, 15: PTZ tilt down

• 16: PTZ pan/tilt right and down

• 6: Focus closer

• 10: Focus further

• 7: Zoom in

• 11: Zoom out

REMEMBER:

Click “X” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control below)
Click “Exit” to leave PTZ function.

“X” only HIDES the PTZ control panel. “EXIT “ closes the panel and exits PTZ mode!! Other controls will not
respond until you EXIT the PTZ mode!!

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3.7 LAYOUT

The ECOR264 DVR has several display modes available, depending on the number of cameras the DVR
supports. The different available layouts for a 16 camera model are shown below:

NOTE: PIP display is not available in Playback mode

The first three layouts are available on all models; the next three (6, 8 and 9 cameras) are available on the
9 and 16 camera models; the 10, 13 and 16 camera screens only on the 16 camera model.

To change layout, follow the steps below:

By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click then click on the desired layout choice.

By front panel: Push the “View” button on the front of the DVR to scroll through each display format.

3.7.1 Bring a camera to full screen mode

By mouse: Double left-click on the selected channel to put that camera in full screen mode.

By front panel: Press any channel key to bring that channel to full screen mode.

With a mouse, double left-click again on the screen to return to the previous multiple camera layout.

3.8 CHANNEL SWITCHING

Use this function to change a channel position within a multiple camera display

1. Select one camera

2. Press Channel button .

3. Click on the channel number you wish to select on the channel bar. The camera channel displayed in

that position will be switched.

EX: On a four camera screen, select camera1 and enter Channel menu and choose “2”, then camera 2 will
show on position of camera 1, camera 1 will show on position of camera 2. If the new camera being
selected is already displayed on screen, then the camera positions will be exchanged. If the new camera
being selected does not already appear, it will replace the previously displayed camera.

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3.9 DISPLAY

Press the Display button on the menu by using the mouse or selecting this icon with the front panel
keys and pressing ‘Enter’. Pressing/clicking cycles through the four OSD formats:

1. Press to show camera information. Please see the following table for camera information icons.

Recording Playback Fast forward Fast backward

Alarm Motion Video loss Express copy Audio out

3. Press again to show status information. Please see the following table for status representation.

Back pause

Alarm Audio Event

HDD failure

HD temp. too high

Seq.

Motion

Video loss

No network

4. Press again to show both status information and camera information.

5. Press again to hide all information.

3.10 SEQUENCE

1. By mouse: Click Sequence button to enter the auto sequential switching mode.

2. By front panel: Press the Sequence button on front panel to enter the auto sequential switching mode.

3.11 ZOOM

1. Make sure no camera is in playback mode

2. Select one camera

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3. Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click button. Or, press the ZOOM button on the front

panel.

4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen.

Or, use the arrow keys to bring a different portion of the magnified image into view. Users can control
the portion of the magnified image to be displayed by clicking directly on screen:

Figure 3-4 Zoom Express Control

The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid. The function of each section is defined as below:

• 1: Left and up

• 2, 3: Up

• 4: Right and up

• 5, 9: Left

• 8,12: Right

• 13: Left and down

• 14, 15: Down

• 16: Right and down

• 6, 7, 10, 11: Not used

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3.12 SEARCH

By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click to enter Search Menu.

By front panel: Press ”Search” key to enter Search Menu directly.

3.12.1 Time Search

Figure 3-5 Search Menu – Time Search

Play From: Select the time to begin the search by choosing the Date and Time.

Click on the “Play” button to start the search. The DVR will automatically begin to play the video selected.
The DVR will play the nearest time if there is no data at the selected time.

In search playback mode, pressing the “Stop” button will return to the search menu.

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3.12.2 Event Search

Figure 3-6 Search Menu – Event Search

From: Select starting date and time

To: Select ending date and time.

Camera: Select which cameras to include in the search.

Event: Select which event type(s) to search for. Choose from Alarm, Motion or Video Loss.

Click on the “Search” button to start searching. The search results will be shown as a list of events.

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Prev Page: Go to previous page

Next Page: Go to next page

Play: Playback selected item

Copy: Copy selected item

3.12.3 Smart Search

Smart Search allows the review of a segment of the recorded video from individual cameras to detect
motion in an area specified at the time of the search. The resulting ‘motion events’ are displayed in the form
of an Event List.

From

Date: Select starting date.

Time: Select starting time.

To

Date: Select ending date.

Time: Select ending time.

Figure 3-7 Search Menu – Smart Search

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Camera: Select which cameras to review.

Grid Setting: Press Grid Setting button to open the motion grid setup window.

Edit Motion Grid: Press this button to edit the motion grid (See Figure 4-5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid

Setting ).

Set All: Press this button to select the entire area.

Clear All: Press this button to clear all the grids selected.

Save & Back: Press this button to save the motion grid setting and return to motion setting menu.

Cancel: Press this button to cancel all changes and returns to the motion setting menu.

How to select motion grid by mouse:

1. Click on the image and the grid will display.

2. Select the grid square in the upper-left of the desired rectangle.

3. Select the grid square in the lower-right of the desired rectangle.

4. The area between upper-left and lower-right grid will be selected.

The same result is achieved from lower left followed by upper right.

5. Choose “Save & Back” to proceed.

How to select motion grid by front panel:

1. Press Enter key on “Grid Setting” to launch motion grid setting page. .

2. Use arrow keys to scroll above or below list of buttons to enter the grid setting area.

3. Press Enter key to display grid.

4. Use arrow keys to choose one corner of desired area

5. Press Enter key at the starting point.

6. Use arrow keys to select motion area; the shape of the proposed area will be displayed.

Press Enter key at the end point, and the area will be selected.

Press the Menu key to exit the area selection; use the up/down arrows to choose “Save & Back” and press
Enter to proceed.

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Click on the “Search” button to start searching. The search results will be shown as a list of events.

Prev Page: Go to previous page

Next Page: Go to next page

Play: Playback selected item

Copy: Copy selected item

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3.12.4 Snapshot Search

Snapshot Search shows snapshots of the specified interval, it helps users to quickly find the interested
scene.

Figure 3-8 Search Menu – Snapshot Search

Result Type: Select result type.

Search Date: Select search date and time

Search Direction: Select search direction, either forward or backward.

Search Camera: Select which camera to be searched.

Result Interval: Select interval of the snapshot to be searched. Available from 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, 30 min,

1 hour, 2 hour, 4 hour, 12 hour and 1 day.

Press Search button to start Search. Thumbnails of the Snapshot will be displayed on the screen. First
thumbnail is the search date/time, date/time of the second thumbnail will be the interval set in “Result
Interval” next to the first thumbnail, and so on. If “forward” is selected as search direction, a white frame
will surround the selected snapshot at the first thumbnail. If backward is selected, the search date/time will
be displayed at the last thumbnail and a white frame will surround the selected snapshot at the last
thumbnail.

Right click the mouse to obtain a hint window, see figure 3.9. Press button to view the 16 previous

snapshots. Press button to playback the selected snapshot. Press button to close the hint window

and return to search menu. Press button to view the 16 next snapshots.

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Figure 3-8 Search Menu – Snapshot Search result

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3.13 COPY

To bring up Copy menu:

By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to enter Copy Menu.

By front panel: Press the “Copy” key to enter Copy Menu directly.

Figure 3-10 Copy Menu

Camera: Select which cameras will be archived. Choose “Select All” to select all the cameras.

Player: Check the box to include the ePlayer program as part of the copy (recommended).

Start Date/Time: Select the starting date/time to be archived.

End Date/Time: Select the ending date/time to be archived.

Copy To: Select whether you want to copy to USB or CD/DVD (CD/DVD on “D” models only).

Data Size: Shows the estimated total size for the time period.

Copy Now: Press “Copy” button to start archiving.

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3.14 LOGOUT

Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click the button to bring up the Logout Confirmation
window (see Figure 3-11).

Figure 3-11 Logout Confirmation window

Press “Yes” button when you are ready to logout from the system. You will need to login again before
accessing any other configuration options.

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4 DVR CONFIGURATION

This chapter will walk you through the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to set the DVR
for your specific application.

4.1 CONFIGURATION MENU

1. To bring up the Main Menu, press the “Menu” key on the front panel or right-click with the USB mouse

to bring up the OSD menu bar.

2. Press “Enter” or left-click on the “Configuration” icon “ ” to enter the Configuration Menu. Log in if

necessary (see Section 3.2 LOGIN above).

4.2 EXPRESS

The Figure 4-1 Express Menu is a screenshot of the EXPRESS SETTING MENU. This menu is used to
configure global express settings for all cameras. For example, if user selects Event Only in Record Mode
and presses the “Apply” button, all 4/9/16 cameras will be set to Event only. If user selects Blank in
Recording Mode and presses the “Apply” button, cameras will keep their own current individual record
settings without any changes.

Figure 4-1 Express Menu

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Date: Sets the current date of DVR.

Time: Sets the current time of DVR.

Record Mode: Choose from

Normal+Event: Normal recording plus event recording.

Event Only: Event recording only.

Schedule Rec: Schedule recording.

For Event recording, enter the estimated number of hours per day for event recording.

Resolution: Select recording resolution based on video format.

NTSC: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240

PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288

Record With:

Preset Settings: Select preset setting or recording quality. Available options are Best Quality, Standard
and Extended Record in the next column. For more detail, please refer to APPENDIX B: RECORDING
VALUE SELECTION RULES

Recording Days: (not available with Schedule Record) Set the maximum recording days. Available
selection will be shown in the next column, including 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 days. DVR will
auto adjust relative settings for all the cameras to fit the selected max recording days. For more detail,
please refer to APPENDIX B: RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES

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Network Type:

Static IP: User sets a static IP for network connection.

DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatically assign IP for network connection.

PPPoE: This is for direct DSL connection application ONLY (no router). Check with your ISP to see if
they use PPPoE.

IP Address: This field shows the current IP Address for the DVR. If Fixed IP address is used then this
value must be set manually. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

Subnet Mask: This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the
network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

Gateway: This field shows the gateway for your network so the DVR will be able to communicate outside
the network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

DNS server 1: This field shows the primary DNS server for your network. When DHCP is selected and an
internet connection is available, this value will be assigned automatically. This field must be assigned

correctly if you plan to use the DDNS feature (see Section 4.7.3 DDNS for more details).

DNS server 2: This field shows the secondary DNS server for your network.

Note: The default addresses in the machine are for internal testing only. You must supply
your own addresses to comply with your network. Refer to Section 4.6 for more details.

Apply: Press “Apply” button to save and apply the Express settings to DVR. The system will automatically
adjust recording frame rate according to your settings. The following message will pop up; press “Yes” to
change Resolution, Recording frame rate and Quality depending on your Express settings.

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4.3 CAMERA SETTING

Figure 4-2 is a screenshot of the CAMERA SETTING MENU. This menu is used to configure individual
camera settings.

Figure 4-2 Camera Menu-Basic Setting

4.3.1 Basic Setting

Camera: Select the camera to be configured.

Title: The title setting allows you to assign a title to the selected camera. Each title supports up to 16

characters. The on-screen keyboard will appear when you click the title option.

Install: Check the box to enable the current camera. To take full advantage of the DVR’s recording abilities,
any unused cameras should have this option set to “disabled”.

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Covert: Check the box to hide the camera picture in live and sequence modes. However, the image will still
be recorded and can be played back by any user who has playback rights.

Record Mode: 2 record modes are available.

Normal + Event: This recording mode includes continuous and event recording.

Event Only: Video will be recorded only when events occur.

Resolution: Select recording resolution based on video format.

NTSC: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240

PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288

Record Quality: Select an image quality for recording. There are five different qualities available: Superior,
High, Standard, Basic and Low. A higher image quality uses more HDD space.

Normal Speed: Frame rate in frames (images) per second (FPS) for continuous recording. The speed is
limited by the maximum total recording capacity of the DVR as allocated across all the installed cameras,
with an upper limit of 30 FPS (NTSC – 25 PAL) per individual camera (real time recording). The DVR is
capable of recording 480 CIF (352x240) sized frames per second (NTSC; 400 PAL); each 704x240 image
(2 CIF) per second requires allocation of two of those CIF frames from the overall capacity of 480 CIF
frames, and each 704x480 image (D1 or 4 CIF) per second requires allocation of four of the CIF frames
from the overall capacity. Thus the DVR can record a combination of CIF, 2 CIF and 4 CIF images, with
different combinations of image size/resolution and different FPS rates on different cameras, so long as the
total CIF equivalents allocated is not greater than 480 CIF per second. Choices for possible record speeds
are 30, 15, 10, 7.5, 5, 3, 2 and 1 FPS.

Examples:

16 cameras at CIF resolution at 30 FPS: 16x30=480 FPS

2 cameras/4CIF/30FPS plus 5 cameras/2CIF/15FPS plus 9 cameras/CIF/10FPS:

2x4x30+5x2x15+9x1x10= 240+150+90 = 480

2 cameras/4CIF/30FPS plus 2 cameras/2CIF/30FPS plus 12 cameras/CIF/10FPS:

2x4x30+2x2x30+12x1x10= 240+120+120 = 480

In these examples, the recording capacity of the DVR is fully allocated to normal recording, with no reserve
capacity for increasing image size and/or FPS rate in response to a motion or alarm event (see next item).
Since EverFocus DVRs have the capability to change recorded image size and FPS rate in response to
events, it may be advisable to reserve some recording capacity for event response. For example:

2 cameras/4CIF/10FPS plus 5 cameras/2CIF/10FPS plus 9 cameras/CIF/5FPS:

2x4x10+5x2x10+9x1x5= 80+100+45 = 225 allocated with 255 in reserve

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Recording capacity remaining for all cameras (shown to the right of the Normal Speed field): The number
here indicates the remaining unallocated recording capacity available for all cameras, scaled according to
the image size selected for the current camera. That is, the number shown is the number of available FPS
at that image size (which is the number of CIF FPS divided by the number of CIF equivalents required to
record that size image – 1, 2 or 4). Changing resolution on a camera, or viewing the settings for a camera
with a different resolution will cause this number to change in proportion to the relative image size. When
this number is positive, it means there is still recording capacity available for allocation. If this number is
negative, it means the recording capacity has been exceeded, and the user must lower a Normal Speed
recording rate or reduce the Resolution selected (which requires the DVR to use fewer CIF FPS to record
each image). This number must be positive before saving the changes. Otherwise, a pop-up window will
display “Total FPS exceed maximum recording rate, discard changes!” and the settings for all cameras will
return to previous values.

Event Speed: Maximum desired frame rate in frames per second (FPS) for event recording; if more than
one camera requires simultaneous event recording, the total for all cameras cannot exceed the maximum
available FPS for the DVR at the corresponding resolution setting, and the available FPS may be divided
across the cameras responding to an event. In the example above, with 225 CIF FPS allocated and 255
CIF FPS remaining, it would be possible to increase the FPS rate on the two 4 CIF cameras from 10 FPS
to 15 FPS and also increase the resolution and rate of the five 2 CIF cameras to 4 CIF and 15 FPS, with 15
CIF equivalent FPS still available to be assigned to one or more of the nine CIF resolution cameras. If not
all event conditions occur simultaneously, greater resolution and/or FPS increases are possible for
individual cameras, as long as the net total of 480 CIF equivalents is not exceeded.

Record Audio: (Camera 1 screen only) Check this box to enable audio recording on the DVR.

PTZ ID: When using a PTZ Camera, in order to control the camera from the DVR this ID must match the

RS-485 ID used by the connected camera. Click “On” to confirm selection, “Off” to cancel PTZ control for
this camera. When PTZ ID is ON, a drop down menu will appear; set the PTZ ID address used to control
this camera in that menu.

Apply To: This button can be used to copy the recording settings to other cameras. Select which camera(s)
you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to
copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.3.2 Video Adjust

Figure 4-3 Camera Menu – Video Adjust

Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will change to the name of the selected camera.

Brightness: Adjusts how bright/dark the picture appears. If details appear to be lost in the shadows or

darker regions, try increasing the Brightness. If the image appears too saturated or if the colors appear
overwhelmed by glare, try decreasing the Brightness.

Contrast: Adjusts the total amount of light output from the display. If details are lost or lines appear
distorted, try decreasing the contrast.

Color: Adjusts the amount of color information in the picture.

Apply To: This button can be used to copy the video settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you

wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the
settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.3.3 Motion

Figure 4-4 Camera Menu – Motion

Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure. “Title” will change to the title name of the selected
camera.

Enable: Check box to enable motion detection. Other motion options will not be available unless this
feature is selected.

Log: Check this box to record motion events in the log.

Main Monitor: Main monitor display options when a motion event occurs.

No change: No change on the main monitor display.

Full screen: A full screen of the event camera will display on the main monitor.

Call Monitor: Call monitor display options when a motion event occurs.

No change: No change on the call monitor display.

Full screen: A full screen of the event camera will display on the call monitor.

Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the
motion event. (Pre-alarm recording rate will follow the “Normal” frame rate setting)

Buzzer: Check this box to enable the buzzer when a motion event is triggered.

Email Notify: Check this box to send email notification when a motion event is detected. Email operation

requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen. (See
Section 4.6.2 Email for more information.)

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Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs. (This
feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the
Network Setup menu; see Section 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information.)

Auto Lock: Check the box and the events will be recorded in a write protected segment of the Hard Disk.
(DVR will lock a period of time when the alarm occurs, the length of time will depend on DVR setting)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” or “2” (indicating which alarm relay is active).

Output Type: Output action when motion is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for a set of time duration. If this option is selected, a field will appear for
setting the duration.

Permanent: Alarm will remain on until the user presses the “Enter” key on front panel or otherwise
resets the alarm condition.

Timeout Duration: Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.

Edit Motion Grid: Press this button to edit the motion grid (See Figure 4-5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid

Setting ).

Sensitivity: Set the threshold value for sensitivity within the grids. Select from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

Min Area: To avoid false detections by small objects this value defines how many grids have to
exceed threshold before generating a motion event. Select a value between 1 (default) to 5 grids.

Preview: Preview the motion grid.

Set All: Press this button to select the entire area.

Clear All: Press this button to clear all the grids selected.

Save & Back: Press this button to save the motion grid setting and return to motion setting menu.

Cancel: Press this button to cancel all changes and returns to the motion setting menu.

How to select motion grid by mouse:

1. Click on the image and the grid will display.

2. Select the grid square in the upper-left of the desired rectangle.

3. Select the grid square in the lower-right of the desired rectangle.

4. The area between upper-left and lower-right grid will be selected.

The same result is achieved from lower left followed by upper right.

5. Choose “Save & Back” to proceed.

How to select motion grid by front panel:

1. Press Enter key on “Grid Setting” to launch motion grid setting page. .

2. Use arrow keys to scroll above or below list of buttons to enter the grid setting area.

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3. Press Enter key to display grid.

4. Use arrow keys to choose one corner of desired area

5. Press Enter key at the starting point.

6. Use arrow keys to select motion area; the shape of the proposed area will be displayed.

7. Press Enter key at the end point, and the area will be selected.

8. Press the Menu key to exit the area selection; use the up/down arrows to choose “Save &

Back” and press Enter to proceed.

Figure 4-5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid Setting

Apply To: This button can be used to copy the motion settings to other cameras. Select which cameras
you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to
copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.3.4 Video Loss

Figure 4-6 Camera Menu – Video Loss

Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure, “Title” will change to the title name of the selected
camera.

Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss detection.

Log: Check box to record video loss events in the log.

Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the
video loss. (Pre-alarm recording rate will follow the “Normal” frame rate setting)

Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer when a video loss event occurs.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when a video loss event occurs. Email operation

requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen. (See
Section 4.6.2 Email for more information.)

Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs. (This
feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the
Network Setup menu; see Section 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information.)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” or “2” (indicating which alarm relay is active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for a set time duration. If this option is selected, a field will appear for
setting the duration. Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.

Permanent: Alarm will remain active until the user presses “Enter” key on front panel.

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Transparent: Alarm output continues as long as there is a video loss.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until the event ends, then continues for a set time duration.

Apply To: This button can be used to copy the video loss settings to other cameras. Select which cameras
you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to
copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

4.4 RECORD & PLAY SETTING

Figure 4-7 is a screenshot of the RECORD & PLAY SETTING MENU. This menu is used to configure basic
recording and playback settings.

Figure 4-7 Record & Play Menu

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4.4.1 Record

Record Overwrite: Check the box and the disk will begin overwriting when full. NOTE: Unless this box is
checked, THE DVR MUST STOP RECORDING WHEN THE DISK IS FULL. The use of record overwrite
is strongly recommended. If you do not use this feature, please be sure to make specific arrangements to
monitor/be notified when the disk is full.

Schedule Record: Use schedule recording mode.

For Schedule recording, the only way to stop the DVR from recording is to turn schedule recording off.
Pressing any key on the front panel to attempt to stop recording will not work during scheduling record
mode. When schedule recording is disabled, as the default the DVR will automatically begin recording
when it is first turned on.

Time Stamp: Select if the time and date will display while recording. Choose the location for the time
display from Top, Bottom or Off.

Record Status Relay Output: Select from “NONE” “1” and “2”. By monitoring the state of the selected
alarm relay, the user can easily see the recording status from the alarm output if this option is set as “1” or
“2”.

Auto Erase Video: The hard drive will automatically erase video after it has been on the hard drive for the
selected number of days. To use the maximum hard drive space, choose “OFF”. (See Record Overwrite
and notes above.) This feature is useful if local rules and regulations require recorded video to be
discarded after a specific number of days, or to limit the retention of older recorded video to clear space in
anticipation of event recording.

4.4.2 Built-in Calculator

The built-in record period calculator can give a rough estimation of the total recording time for the DVR with
the current settings. In order to compute as accurate an estimate as possible, please enter your
expectations for the hours per day you expect recording to take place due to motion events and due to
other alarm conditions.

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Figure 4-8 Record & Play Menu-Built-in Cal.

Motion: Enter the expected number of hours per day due to motion recording.

Alarm: Enter the expected number of hours per day due to alarm recording.

If the total of Motion and Alarm hours is more than 24 hours, the calculator will assume that motion and
alarm recording take place for the entire 24 hour period.

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4.4.3 Play

Figure 4-9 Record & Play Menu - Play

Quick Playback: Check the box to enable the Quick Playback function as described below.

Playback From X Seconds ago: When the DVR is put into playback (press PLAY), it will begin playing

from the selected time. Choose from 60 to 3600 seconds prior to the present time.

If Quick Playback is not enabled, pressing the PLAY button will bring up the Playback Bar (see Section 3.5).

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4.5 ALARM & EVENT SETTING

Figure 4-10 is a screenshot of the ALARM & EVENT SETTING MENU. This menu will guide you through
alarm and event setup.

Figure 4-10 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm

4.5.1 Alarm

Alarm: Select the alarm input trigger connection number from 1 to 4 (or 9 or 16 – one trigger per camera
input).

Enable: Check box to enable response to that alarm trigger.

Log: Check box to record these alarm events in the log.

Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video to the hard disk from 5 seconds before the
alarm event. (Pre-alarm recording rate will follow the “Normal” frame rate setting)

Buzzer: Check this box to enable the buzzer when an alarm occurs.

Main Monitor: Main monitor display options when a motion occurs.

No change: No change on the main monitor display.

Full screen: A full screen of the active camera will display on main monitor.

Call Monitor: Call monitor display options when a motion occurs.

No change: No change on the call monitor display.

Full screen: A full screen of the active camera will display on call monitor.

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Record: Select which camera(s) will start recording in response to this alarm event.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when an alarm occurs. Email operation requires that

valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen. (See Section 4.6.2 Email
for more information.)

Input Type: This field is to change the type of alarm trigger.

N.O.: Normal Open contact.

N.C.: Normal Closed contact.

Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs. (This
feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the
Network Setup menu; see Section 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information.)

Active Camera: This field is for associating an alarm trigger with a specific camera. For example if you had
an external motion detector near camera four you would set this option to “4”. The alarm will be associated
with this camera for optional full screen display, event logging, and PTZ preset activation.

PTZ Preset: Select PTZ Preset from “1” to “255”. If the Active Camera is a PTZ speed dome, the alarm will
move the camera to the specified preset position for event recording. Click “On” to confirm selection, “Off”
to cancel selection. When “ON” a sub-menu is displayed for choosing the desired PTZ preset number.

Auto Lock: Check the box and the events will be recorded in the write protected segment of the Hard Disk.
(DVR will lock a period of time when an alarm occurs, the length of time will depend on the DVR settings)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” or “2” (selects alarm relay to be active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.

Permanent: Alarm will remain active until the user presses the “Enter” key or resets the alarm remotely.

Transparent: Alarm output remains as long as the alarm input is active.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then continues for the set time duration.

Timeout Duration: Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.

Apply To: This button can be used to copy the alarm settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you

wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the
settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.5.2 Event

This section covers notifications due to internal system event warnings.

Figure 4-11 Alarm & Event Menu – Event

Event: Select from the following event types.

Fan Failure: Fan is not working.

HD Temperature: Hard drive is over the safety warning temperature.

HD Failure: If DVR fails to detect the HDD on start up, the system will create an HD failure event.

HD Full: If the DVR is not set to Overwrite in the Record Menu, an event will be created when the HDD
is filled.

HD Off: If HDDs are switched off or are removed, the DVR will create an HD OFF event.

Power Loss: If power is disconnected, an alarm event will be triggered when power is restored.
Record Stop: If the DVR stops the recording process.
Network Loss: If connection to the local network is lost, DVR will create a Network Loss event.

NOTE: This function only checks the physical connection (link) to the network. Any network behavior
that blocks data connectivity (blocked ports, IP addressing errors, etc.) is not detected by this function.

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Fan Failure:

Figure 4-12 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Fan Failure

Log: Check box to record fan failure events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when fan is not working.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when fan is not working. Email operation requires

that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1”(active) or “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed (alarm output remains as long as
the alarm condition is active).

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HD Temperature:

Figure 4-13 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Temperature

Log: Check box to record HDD temperature events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s temperature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HDD temperature is over the “Temp. Warning

Limit”. Email operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email
setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

Stop Recording: Check box to stop recording when HD’s temperature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit”.

Temp. Warning Limit: Sets the trigger temperature for HD Temperature event actions. Choose between

55°C /131°F or 85°C /185°F.

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active) “1” (active) or, “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed (alarm output remains as long as
the alarm condition is active).

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HD Failure:

Figure 4-14 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Failure

Log: Check box to record events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer if no hard drive is detected on system startup.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification function when HD fails. Email operation requires that

valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu).

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” (active) or “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action will be Transparent and cannot be changed (alarm output remains as long as
the alarm condition is active).

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HD Full:

Figure 4-15 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Full

Log: Check box to record events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer when hard drive is full (recommended if the Record Overwrite

function is disabled. See Section 5.4.1).

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is full. Email operation requires that valid
email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1”(active) or “2”(active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.

Permanent: Alarm will be continuously active until user presses the “Enter” key or resets the alarm
remotely.

Transparent: Alarm output remains active until event ends.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then continues for the set time duration.

Timeout Duration: The amount of time the alarm condition continues when the HD is full. Duration
selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.

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HD Off:

Figure 4-16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off

Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer if the hard drive is turned off (disconnected) or becomes disabled
(cannot be detected by the system).

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is off. Email operation requires that valid
email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1”(active) or “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.

Permanent: Alarm will be continuously active until user presses “Enter” key.

Transparent: Alarm output remains active until event ends.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then lasts for the set time duration.

Timeout Duration: The amount of time the buzzer sounds when the HD is off. Duration selectable from 1
to 150 seconds.

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Power Loss:

Figure 4-17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Power Loss

Log: Log is permanently checked for this feature. Power Loss events are always recorded by the DVR.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when power has been restored. Email operation

requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC when power has been restored.
(requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

NOTE: As alarms and emails cannot be transmitted without power, the log entry is made when power is
restored, and any notifications cannot be made until that time.

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Record Stop:

Figure 4-18 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Record Stop

Log: Check box to record events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer if the recording process is terminated.

Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when the recording process is terminated. Email

operation requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen.

Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC. (requires PowerCon software and
setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu)

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1”(active) or “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.

Permanent: Alarm will be continuously active until user presses “Enter” key.

Transparent: Alarm output remains active until event ends.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then lasts for the set time duration.

Timeout Duration: The amount of time the buzzer sounds when the recording process is terminated.
Duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.

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Network Loss:

Figure 4-19 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Network Loss

Log: Check box to record events in the log.

Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost.

Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output relay. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” (active) or “2” (active).

Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.

Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.

Permanent: Alarm will be continuously active until user presses “Enter” key.

Transparent: Alarm output remains active until event ends.

Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then lasts for the set time duration.

Timeout Duration: The amount of time the buzzer sounds when DVR stops recording. Duration selectable
from 1 to 150 seconds.

NOTE: This function only checks the physical connection (link) to the network. Any network behavior
that blocks data connectivity (blocked ports, IP addressing errors, etc.) is not detected by this function.

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4.6 SCHEDULE SETTING

Figure 4-20 is a screenshot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU. In this menu you can set a unique
configuration to enable recording during a specified time periods. This menu is used to configure Express
Setup, Holidays and detailed Schedule settings.

Figure 4-20 Schedule Menu-Express Setup

4.6.1 Express Setup

Weekend Start: Select day and time when weekend starts.

Weekend End: Select day and time when weekend ends.

Daytime Start: Select weekday daytime starting time. (Nighttime schedule ends when Daytime begins)

Daytime End: Select weekday daytime ending time. (Nighttime schedule begins when Daytime ends)

Record Type: Select the type of recording for each time period.

Disabled: No recording during scheduled time period

Normal+Event: Continuous and Event recording

Event Only: Event recording only

Normal Frame Rate: Continuous FPS recording rate for the scheduled time period. The maximum rate is
limited to the DVR’s maximum recording rate divided by the number of active cameras. Selectable frame
rates include 30fps, 15fps, 10fps, 7.5fps, 5fps, 1fps or 0fps (0fps means no continuous recording).

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Event Frame Rate: FPS recording rate for events. Selectable frame rate includes 30fps, 15fps, 10fps,

7.5fps, 5fps, 1fps or 0fps. (0fps means no event recording).

Event Action: Check this box to enable Buzzer, Alarm out, E-mail and Network actions selected elsewhere
when an event occurs during the selected time period.

Apply: Press “Apply” button bring up a confirmation window. Select “Yes” to confirm and apply the express
schedule settings or “No” to cancel changes.

4.6.2 Holidays

In addition to setting a weekly record schedule, user can also schedule a specific recording configuration
for specific days of the year.

Figure 4-21 Schedule Menu-Holidays

Date Type: Select either Holiday or Others. (Holiday and Others are two different groups, you can assign
special days in these two groups)

Recurrent Type: Choose how often each scheduled day should be applied.

Disabled: This entry is ignored.

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One time: This entry is used only once, on that specific date.

Month/date: Uses this entry on the same month and day, every year (e.g. January 1 for New Year’s Day)

Month/weekday: Uses this entry on a specific day of a specific week in the month specified (e.g 4th
Thursday in November for Thanksgiving).

Details: Specifies the date to be used.

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4.6.3 Schedule

Controls camera recording mode by time of day on specific days of the week and/or holidays and ‘other’
days.

Figure 4-22 Schedule Menu-Schedule

Camera: Select a camera number to change the schedule for that camera. Each camera can be controlled
during a 24 hour time block for Holiday (Hol), Other (Oth), Sunday (Sun), Monday (Mon), Tuesday (Tue),
Wednesday (Wed), Thursday (Thu), Friday (Fri), or Saturday (Sat).

Time Bar: The time bar uses three different colors to distinguish each recoding mode.

Gray (No Rec): No recording during this time block.

Orange (E): Only events are recorded during this time block.

Blue (N+E): (Default) Normal and event recording during this time block.

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To Set Schedule using Mouse

1. Click on desired start time block (no numbers on it) on a time bar. At this time, the selected time block

will be highlighted in blue frame and the entire time bar will be highlighted by red frame. There are 24
blocks on the time bar representing 24 hours respectively.

2. Set a schedule start time by clicking on a desired start time block on a time bar. Click again to confirm,

and a new sequence number (for this new section) will show on this block and the current and all
following blocks will turn to gray. This means this new gray timezone has a new record mode (No
record).

3. Change the timezone/section to different record mode (which shows a different color) by clicking on the

first (numbered) block of any section. The color switches from gray -> orange -> blue, every time the
user clicks the first block of a section.

4. Repeat clicking on the first block (indicated by a sequence number on it) of any timezone, this timezone

will change from one color to another, which means switching the record mode. The color switch
sequence is gray->orange->blue.

Schedule Setting from front panel

1. Enter schedule setting mode: Select the “Schedule’ icon on the configuration menu and press the

‘Enter’ button; the left hand column will be highlighted in a blue frame. Use the up/down arrows to
highlight the ‘Schedule’ choice and press the “Enter” button to enter the schedule setting mode. At this
time, the whole editing area at the lower right side will be highlighted within a blue frame. See below
image.

2. Enter camera selection mode: Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to Camera selection mode. When

Camera selection mode is selected, the list of camera numbers will be highlighted in a blue frame. See
below image.

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3. Selecting camera: Use Right/Left arrow keys to select desired camera to configure. Selected camera

number will be highlighted by a blue frame. See above image.

4. Enter time bar editing mode: Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode. When this

mode is selected, all 9 time bars will be highlighted within a blue frame.

5. Select desired time bar for setting: press the “Enter” button; the first time bar will be selected for

setting and highlighted in a red frame. See below image. Use Up/Down arrow key to select the desired
time bar for setting.

6. Editing blocks in a time bar: when a time bar is selected (highlighted in red frame), press the “Enter”

button, and the first block of this bar will be selected (highlighted in blue frame). Use Right/Left arrow
keys to select the desired block as the starting time, and press Enter button to confirm. At this time, the
current and all following blocks will turn into gray, which means this gray timezone has been set to the
recording mode of gray(No Rec). User can also change the timezone to a different record mode (with
different color) by following instructions in the next step.

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7. Changing recording mode (color) of a timezone: Use Right/Left arrow key to switch to the first block

(with number on it) of a timezone. Clicking Enter button, and this timezone will switch to another color,
which means switching to another record mode. The color switch sequence is gray->orange->blue.

8. To exit the screen, press the “Menu/Esc” button as required to move up the menu levels and, if desired,

out of the menu system.

Click the “Edit Timezone” button to edit the recording parameters for a time zone.

Figure 4-23 Schedule Menu-Schedule-Edit Timezone

Editing Timezone:

From: Displays time zone start time

To: Displays time zone end time

Record: Displays Record mode

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Resolution: Select recording resolution.

NTSC: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240

PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288

Normal: Frame rate in images per second for continuous recording. It is important to keep track of the
normal recording resources being allocated at each hours of the day. Increasing the Normal recording
resolution and/or rate can inadvertently request more recording resources than the DVR is capable of
delivering, or allocate so much of the DVRs resources that there is no excess available for increased FPS
rate and/or resolution in response to an Event.

The speed is limited by the maximum total recording capacity of the DVR as allocated across all the
installed cameras, with an upper limit of 30 FPS (NTSC – 25 PAL) per individual camera (real time
recording). The DVR is capable of recording 480 CIF (352x240) sized frames per second (NTSC; 400 PAL);
each 704x240 image (2 CIF) per second requires allocation of two of those CIF frames from the overall
capacity of 480 CIF frames, and each 704x480 image (D1 or 4 CIF) per second requires allocation of four
of the CIF frames from the overall capacity. Thus the DVR can record a combination of CIF, 2 CIF and 4
CIF images, with different combinations of image size/resolution and different FPS rates on different
cameras, so long as the total CIF equivalents allocated is not greater than 480 CIF per second. Choices
for possible record speeds are 30, 15, 10, 7.5, 5, 3, 2 and 1 FPS.

Examples:

16 cameras at CIF resolution at 30 FPS: 16x30=480 FPS

2 cameras/4CIF/30FPS plus 5 cameras/2CIF/15FPS plus 9 cameras/CIF/10FPS:

2x4x30+5x2x15+9x1x10= 240+150+90 = 480

2 cameras/4CIF/30FPS plus 2 cameras/2CIF/30FPS plus 12 cameras/CIF/10FPS:

2x4x30+2x2x30+12x1x10= 240+120+120 = 480

In these examples, the recording capacity of the DVR is fully allocated to normal recording, with no reserve
capacity for increasing image size and/or FPS rate in response to a motion or alarm event (see next item).
Since EverFocus DVRs have the capability to change recorded image size and FPS rate in response to
events, it may be advisable to reserve some recording capacity for event response. For example:

2 cameras/4CIF/10FPS plus 5 cameras/2CIF/10FPS plus 9 cameras/CIF/5FPS:

2x4x10+5x2x10+9x1x5= 80+100+45 = 225 allocated with 255 in reserve.

Event: Maximum desired frame rate in frames per second (FPS) for event recording; if more than one
camera requires simultaneous event recording, the total for all cameras cannot exceed the maximum
available FPS for the DVR at the corresponding resolution setting, and the available FPS may be divided
across the cameras responding to an event. In the example above, with 225 CIF FPS allocated and 255
CIF FPS remaining, it would be possible to increase the FPS rate on the two 4 CIF cameras from 10 FPS
to 15 FPS and also increase the resolution and rate of the five 2 CIF cameras to 4 CIF and 15 FPS, with 15

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CIF equivalent FPS still available to be assigned to one or more of the nine CIF resolution cameras. If not
all event conditions occur simultaneously, greater resolution and/or FPS increases are possible for
individual cameras, as long as the net total of 480 CIF equivalents is not exceeded.

Action: Check this box to enable notifications enabled elsewhere (Buzzer, Alarm out, E-mail, and Network
Alarm) when an event occurs.

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.

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. Click “OK” to copy
the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.6.4 Alarm Action

Figure 4-24 Schedule Menu-Alarm Action

Defines recording response to “alarm” input trigger signals by time of day on specific days of the week
and/or holidays and ‘other’ days.

Alarm: Select a number to change the schedule for that alarm input trigger. Each alarm can be set on a 24
hour time block for Holiday (Hol), Other (Oth), Sunday (Sun), Monday (Mon), Tuesday (Tue), Wednesday
(Wed), Thursday (Thu), Friday (Fri), or Saturday (Sat).

Time Bar: The time bar uses two different colors to distinguish each recoding mode.

Off: No recording during this time block.

On: Alarm action will be recorded during this time block.

To Set Schedule using Mouse

1. Click on the “Alarm Action” choice, then click on the right hand side of the screen. The border for

that region will now turn blue.

2. Click on the number of the alarm trigger input you wish to configure. That number will be framed in

blue.

3. Click on a desired start time block on a time bar. There are 24 blocks on the time bar representing

24 hours respectively. At this time, the selected time bar will be highlighted by a red frame and the
selected block will be highlighted in blue frame. Initially, the selected block and all following blocks
will be gray, which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode corresponding to
gray (alarm action recording OFF).

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4. Change the section to different mode (with a different color) by clicking on the first block of the
section. The color switches from gray -> orange -> gray, every time user clicks the first block of a
section. Orange indicates ‘alarm action recording ON’.

5. To set the end of a timezone, select the time block following the end of the timezone defined in the

step above. The first click will highlight the block in blue. A second click will toggle the state/color of
that block and the remainder of the time bar, ending the above defined timezone

Alarm Action Setting from front panel

1. Enter Alarm Action setting mode: highlight the “Alarm Action: menu choice and press the “Enter”

button to enter Alarm Action setting mode. At this time, the whole editing area at the right side will
be highlighted within a blue frame. See image below.

2. Enter alarm selection mode: Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to Alarm selection mode.

3. Selecting alarm: Use Right/Left arrow key to select an alarm to configure. Selected alarm number

will be highlighted by a blue frame. See above image.

4. Enter time bar editing mode: Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to time bar editing mode. When

this mode is selected, the area surrounding the time bars will be highlighted within a blue frame..

5. Select desired time bar for setting: press the Enter button, the first time bar will be selected and

highlighted in a red frame. See below image. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to choose the desired
time bar for setting.

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6. Editing blocks in a time bar: when a time bar is chosen (highlighted in red frame), the press

Enter button to select that time bar for configuration; then the first block of this bar will be selected
(highlighted in blue frame). Use Right/Left arrow key to move to the desired block for the starting time,
and press the Enter button again to confirm. At this time, the current and all following blocks will turn
into gray, which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode of gray (Alarm Action
off). User can also change the timezone to a different record mode by following instructions in the next
step.

7. Changing recording mode (color) of a timezone: Use Right/Left arrow key to select the first

block of a timezone. Press the Enter button, and this timezone will switch to another color, which
means switching to another recording mode. The color switch sequence is gray->orange->gray.

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.

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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. Click “OK” to copy
the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.

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4.7 NETWORK SETTING

Figure 4-25 is a screenshot of the NETWORK SETTING MENU. This menu is for configuring the DVR for a
network connection.

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.

Figure 4-25 Network Menu – LAN

4.7.1 LAN

Network Type:

Static IP: User can set a fixed IP for network connection.

DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatically an assign IP configuration for the network connection

PPPoE: For direct connection to DSL ONLY. Verify with your ISP if they use PPPoE.

IP: This field shows the DVR’s current IP Address. A static IP address must be set manually. If DHCP or
PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

Subnet Mask: This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the
network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

Gateway: This field shows the gateway on your network for the DVR to use when communicating with any
devices not on the local network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically.

DNS Server 1: This field shows the primary DNS server for your network. If DHCP is selected and an
internet connection is available, this value should be assigned automatically. This field must have a valid
DNS address in order to use the DDNS feature (see Sections 4.6.3 and 7 DDNS for more detail).

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DNS Server 2: This field shows the secondary DNS server for your network.

HTTP Port: Port number for HTTP/WEB communication.

Additional information:

1. Set up the DVR Network Menu according to the instructions detailed in the Networking chapter of this
DVR’s manual.

a. If using DHCP, all settings will be detected automatically. While DHCP is a useful tool for

determining the network settings, if you set up your DVR in this manner its IP address may

change at different times for different reasons, particularly after a power failure. If the IP
address of the DVR changes, you may have difficulties accessing your DVR locally and/or

remotely. It is strongly recommended that you assign a fixed (static) IP address to your
DVR, and that in order to avoid address conflicts the IP address assigned be outside of the

DHCP range of addresses your router issues to DHCP clients. Please do not set the DHCP
address issued to the DVR by the router as its static IP address unless you take specific steps
that program your router to prevent such address conflicts.

b. If using a Fixed IP (recommended), you will need to input the information manually. In order for

DDNS to work, you must enter valid data, compatible with your network, for all four of the
network setting fields: IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and the DNS Address
(depending on your network hardware and configuration this may be the IP address of your
router/gateway, or it may be the actual IP address of the local DNS server).
The DNS server IP is required because your DNS server provides critical information
necessary for the DVR to communicate with the DDNS server.

You can obtain the actual DNS IP from your Internet Service Provider (ISP); or, from a PC located on the
same LAN as the DVR, go to http://www.dnsserverlist.org/ to obtain a list of the IP addresses of their
recommendation of the best servers to use for your location.

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. For instance, D-Link calls it virtual server, Netopia calls it pinholes.

The default port for the ECOR264 is: 80

Note: Port 80 is the default port used for web browsing. Because of this, in order to prevent the average
user from hosting a web server, most ISPs BLOCK traffic using port 80 from reaching the average site. If
you only plan to view your DVR on a LAN, you can use port 80, and don’t have to concern yourself with
DDNS or routers. However, if you desire remote access to your DVR, perhaps using DDNS (optional), you
MUST select functional ports and set up the port forwarding in your router. Other ports, such as 8080 and
8000 are sometimes blocked by ISPs as well.
What port(s) should be used? There are 65,535 valid IP ports to choose from. These are broken down into
three groups:

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• Well Known Ports 0 thru 1023

• Registered Ports 1024 thru 49151

• Dynamic and/or Private Ports 49152 thru 65535

So, rather than encounter a port conflict by choosing a port commonly used for another purpose (like port
25 for SMTP mail or port 448 for secure sockets), choose an ‘unusual’ port number. For example, add
50,000 to your house number: 50,123 is less likely to lead to a port conflict. For a list of the known and
registered ports, see http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers

Bandwidth Limit: Specify, disabled / 128 K/ 256 K / 512 K / 768K/ 1M / 3M bps. This is the maximum
bandwidth that the DVR is allowed to use on the network. This is a useful function when connecting the
DVR to busy or heavily loaded networks, or when accessing the DVR(s) over a WAN.

Enable 3GPP Streaming (Unprotected): Check this box to allow unrestricted external connection of
mobile phones, and other rtsp capable devices for viewing via 3GPP/rtsp streaming.

4.7.2 EMAIL

Figure 4-26 Network Menu – Email

SMTP Server: Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name.

NOTE: For more reliable email service, use the server’s IP address.

SMTP Port: Assign the port number used by the SMTP server.

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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.

User name: Input the login user name if the SMTP server requires authentication.

Password: Input the password if the SMTP server requires authentication.

Confirm: Re-enter password.

Sender Email: Input the e-mail address of the sender (the DVR). Sender’s e-mail address has to match the

user name and password above.

Receiver Email 1: Input the first e-mail address that event messages are sent to.

Receiver Email 2: Input the second e-mail address that event messages are sent to.

Receiver Email 3: Input the third e-mail address that event messages are sent to.

Email Subject: Input email subject.

4.7.3 DDNS

DDNS Server: Select either “EverfocusDDNS” or “www.dyndns.org” as the DDNS provider. If DDNS will
not be used, simply select “Disable”.

EverfocusDDNS

Figure 4-27 Network Menu – DDNS-EverfocusDDNS

DVR Name: Input the desired name for the DVR

Register/Update: Click the button to submit and register the name to the Everfocus server.

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The DDNS name you choose must be unique; that is, it must not already be in use. Please go to the
website http://everfocusddns.com and check that the name you wish to use is available.

PLEASE NOTE: The name of the DVR cannot include a space, or a dot (period) or any special
characters particularly ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + < > " ; : . , _

In the DVR’s Network Menu above, go to DDNS. Choose “everfocusddns.com” for the Server and put in
your chosen name (verified available and without special characters) for DVR Name/hostname.

Press the Select or Submit/Update button to synchronize the DVR with the DDNS server. You should see
an indication of “Success” on the screen. If you see “Could Not Find Server” or any other error message
instead, double-check your network settings and DDNS name and resubmit the DDNS name until you get
“Success”. You should now be able to connect by typing in the host name you created.

Example: http://hostname.everfocusddns.com

It is not necessary to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name. The EverFocus DDNS server not
only keeps track of your DVR’s IP address, it keeps track of the ports too!

www.dyndns.org

Figure 4-28 Network Menu – DDNS- www.dyndns.org

Host name: Host name created through the dyndns account.

User name: User name of the dyndns account.

Password: Password of the dyndns account.

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Confirm: Re-enter password.

Note: For more details on DDNS setup, please see “Chapter 7 - Everfocus DDNS Setup”.

4.7.4 Alarm Server

Figure 4-29 Network Menu – Alarm Server

This menu defines the parameters for communicating with a PC running PowerCon software.

Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon Software. The network alarm can be
transmitted to up to 3 addresses.

Protocol: Select the protocol type for alarm transmission:

UDP: User Datagram Protocol
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

Port: Select the transmission port for network alarm messages

Network ID: The network ID is an identifier for the alarm transmitter (DVR sending the alarm).

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4.8 DISK INFORMATION

4-30 is a screenshot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU. This menu is used to review the DVR’s hard drive
settings and status. No values in this screen can be changed by the operator.

Figure 4-30 Disk Menu-Disk

4.8.1 Disk

Record Time (Start): Shows earliest recorded time on the DVR.

Record Time (End): Shows latest or most current recorded time on the DVR.

Disk: Select disk number.

Health Status: Displays current status of the selected disk.

Disk Temperature: Displays current disk temperature of the selected disk.

Disk Size/Total: Shows total disk size of the selected disk.

Disk Size/Usage: Shows percentage of used disk space for the selected disk.

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4.8.2 Lock

4-31 is a screenshot of the DISK LOCK/FORMAT MENU. This menu is used to control the portion of the
DVR’s hard drive reserved for locked event recordings, and to format drives(s) if necessary.

Figure 4-31 Disk Menu-Lock/Format

Maximum Lock (%): Sets the maximum lock percentage of the HDD volume. After setting the lock
percentage, conditions where video is written to the locked area can be enabled/disabled in three places

i. “Camera > Basic Setting > Motion > Auto Lock”

ii. “Alarm & Event > Alarm > Auto Lock”.

iii. Lock or unlock the file manually in search result list

Current Lock (%): Displays the current lock percentage of HDD volume. If amount of locked data has
reached the maximum lock percentage, the DVR will be unable to lock new data.

Unlock All: Click this button to unlock the locked part of HDD.

Delete All: Click this button to delete all the unlocked data in HDD. WARNING: This will effectively ERASE

the HDD except for the locked portion.

Format: Click this button to format the whole HDD. WARNING: This will effectively ERASE the ENTIRE
HDD!!

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4.9 DISPLAY SETTING

Figure 4-32 is a screenshot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU. This menu will walk you through the Main
Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequential setup.

Figure 4-32 Display Menu – Monitor OSD

4.9.1 Monitor OSD

These are the display options for the Main Monitor.

Main Monitor

Camera Title: Check the box to display camera titles.

Date/Time: Check the box to display current date/time.

Event Status: Check the box to display event status.

HDD Status: Check the box to display hard drive status.

Playback Date/Time: Check the box to display playback date/time.

Playback Status: Check the box to display playback status.

Main Monitor Output: This system supports either VGA or BNC main monitor display, but not both at the

same time. Choose from VGA, BNC or Auto (to automatically detect the monitor type)

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Call Monitor

These are the display options for the Call Monitor.

Camera Title: Check the box to display camera titles.

Date/Time: Check the box to display current date/time.

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4.9.2 Main M/T SEQ

Figure 4-33 Display Menu – Main M/T SEQ

Step: Sequence order. For reference.

Camera: Select which camera appears in the current step.

Dwell (sec): Set the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds.

Sequence repeats continuously from steps 1 through 20 until interrupted.

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4.9.3 Call M/T SEQ

Figure 4-34 Display Menu – Main M/T SEQ

Step: Sequence order. For reference.

Camera: Select which camera appears in the current step.

Dwell (sec): Set the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds.

Sequence repeats continuously from steps 1 through 20 until interrupted.

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4.10 SYSTEM SETTING

Figure 4-35 is a screenshot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU. This menu is for setting up the general
system parameters for the DVR.

Figure 4-35 System Menu – Date/Time

4.10.1 Date/Time

Date: Set current Date.

Time: Set current Time.

Date Format: Choose date format from yyyy/mm/dd, dd/mm/yyyy, and mm/dd/yyyy.

Time Format: Change time format between 12H and 24H mode.

Time Zone: Set the time zone that the DVR adjusts to when updating from the time server.

NTP: Select “Enable” or “Disable” NTP time synchronization.

NTP Server: Displays the time server address that the DVR uses for time synchronization. Requires

operating network configuration and WAN or LAN access to a compatible NTP server.

To find a compatible NTP address, please follow these steps:

a) Go to a PC that is connected to the internet.

b) Click on “START” -> “RUN” -> type “command” and press “OK”.

c) In the DOS Prompt, type “ping pool.ntp.org” to find out the IP address of an NTP Server.

NTP Update Interval: The frequency that the system automatically updates the time via the NTP server.
Select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.

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4.10.2 Daylight Saving

Figure 4-36 System Menu – Daylight Saving

Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable automatic daylight saving time adjustment.

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”.

End Date: Set the end date for daylight saving time.

End Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time ends.

The time change difference on the End Date will be the same as the difference between the Start Time and
End Time entered for the Start Date (typically 1 hour as in the example shown).

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4.10.3 User

User Menu is where you can add or delete different login IDs on the system as well as set access levels.
See the charts below for a listing of the rights associated with each access level.

Figure 4-37 System Menu – User

Add

Click “Add” button to add a new user. Set the name (case-sensitive), password, access level and status.
Press “Add” button to confirm a new user or “Cancel” to exit without making changes.

Figure 4-38 System Menu – User - Add

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