IBM EDR1600 User Manual

EDR1600

16 CHANNEL

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

Before installing and using this unit, please read this manual carefully.
Be sure to keep the manual handy for later reference.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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WARNING

TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO

WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class “A” digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the users will be required to correct
the interference at their own expense.

UALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

Notice:

The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves
the right to revise and improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to
change without notice.

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PRECAUTIONS

 Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified

 Do not block the ventilation opening or slots on the cover.
 Do not drop metallic parts through slots.

 Do not attempt to disassemble the appliance.

 Handle the appliance with care.

 Do not expose the appliance to water or moisture, nor try to operate it

 Do not use strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning the appliance

 Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this may result in a risk

 Do not operate the appliance beyond its specified temperature,

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service personnel or system installers.

This could permanently damage the appliance. Turn the power off
immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service.

To prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers. There are
no user-serviceable parts inside. Contact qualified service personnel
for maintenance.

Do not strike or shake, as this may damage the appliance.

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 cause electric shock.

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.

of fire or electric shock.

humidity or power source ratings.
Do not use the appliance in an extreme environment where high
temperature or high humidity exists.
Use the appliance at temperature within 0

o

C ~ +45oC and a humidity
below 90%. The input power source for this appliance is 115V AC or
230V AC, 50Hz – 60Hz.

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Table of Contents

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1. Product Overview………………….……………………….……...

1.1 Features…………………..……….…………..…………………...

1.2 Technical Overview…….….…….………………………….……..

2. Front & Rear Panels….…….……………………………….…….

3. System Installation…….…….……………………………….……

3.1 Before Installation…….……….…………………………….…….

3.2 Basic Connections…………….…………………………….……..

3.3 Optional Connections…………..…………………………….……

4. Main Screen…………………………………………..……….…...

5. Basic Operations & Log Display……………………..………..….

5.1 Version Display……………………………..…………….…….…

5.2 Alarm Message Display……………………...……………………

6. Setup (Administrator)………………..….………………………...

6.1 Time Type Setup…………………..…….………………………...

6.2 Day Type Setup……………………………………………………

6.3 Calendar Setup…………………..…………………….…………..

6.4 Alarm Action Setup………………………………………………..

6.5 Motion Action Setup……………..…………………….………….

6.6 Video Loss Action Setup…………………………………………..

6.7 Hard Disks Full Action Setup……………………………………..

6.8 Camera Setup…………...…………………………………………

6.9 Alarm In Setup…………..……………………………….………..

6.10 Alarm Out Setup……………..…………………………………..

6.11 Display Sequence Setup……………………..………….………..

6.12 Display Page Setup……………………………………………….

6.13 Motion Setup……………………………………………………..

6.14 Password Setup…………………………………..……….……...

6.15 System Configurations………...………...…………….…………

7. Day/Time Setup (Administrator)…………………………………

8. Image Playback and Archive (Administrator, Supervisor) ……

8.1 Select HDD & Range Dialog Box…………………………………

9. Remote Control..…………………………………..……….……...

10. Note For “2x/fps” and Some Limitations………………………

Appendix A – Specifications
Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time
Appendix C – Simulated Keyboard
Appendix D – Q & A

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1. Product Overview

The PowerPlex EDR1600 is a state-of-the-art digital video recorder
that brings unparalleled price/performance video surveillance,
recording and playback to the CCTV systems. With parallel
processing architecture, high performance video engine, and
intelligent recording algorithms, triplex operation can be easily
achieved without sacrificing the increasing demands of performance,
reliability, and availability in the CCTV industry.

1.1 Features

 Connect up to 16 color or B/W cameras
 Real triplex operation: recording, live & playback simultaneously
 Built-in MPEG-1 and JPEG compression/decompression with

configurable quality

 Intelligent motion detection with programmable area and sensitivity

for each camera

 Powerful alarm processor with configurable triggering conditions and

reactions

 Event recording, time-lapse recording or both
 Pre alarm / post alarm recording for alarm, motion, and video loss

with adjustable frame rate for different time modes and cameras

 Storage on (Max. 2) internal Hard Disks
 Connect up to 2 external Hard Disk Arrays (Max. 8 Hard Disks per

set) to enhance the storage capacity

 Hot swappable Hard Disks for highest surveillance availability
 Non-editable video data with data loss at 1-second level (only caused

by bad sectors in Hard Disks after recording)

 Anti-faked digital watermark
 Retrieve Video (in .MPG or .MOV format) to floppy disks, ZIP

drives, etc.

 Versatile display formats: full-screen, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, and 16 video

windows

 Alarm history log for video loss, motion, & alarm input
 Multi-level password to ensure high degree of security
 Recording rate: up to 60 fps for NTSC, 50 fps for PAL
 Playback rate: up to 30 fps for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL
 Independent record & playback.
 Built-in flash memory, power off data protection, power on and run
 Built-in 16x8 video matrix
 Built-in Watch Dog Timer
 Graphics user interface with built-in real-time kernel, NO windows

OS required

 Networking supported

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1.2 Technical Overview

1.2.1 Video Input and Output

The digital video recorder is designed to support either NTSC/EIA or

PAL/CCIR standard. To make the auto detection of video standard
work, at least one camera must be connected to the video input. The
product features video camera inputs with a passive looping output
for each. Camera input impedance termination is set independently
for each camera automatically. Synchronizing or phasing cameras

is not required to achieve the frame rate of 30 fps for NTSC/EIA
or 25 fps for PAL/CCIR.

Video surveillance and playback is supported by VGA monitor

connection and optional main monitor connections for both
composite and S-video signal formats. The main monitor displays
the selected cameras in any available display format. Another
composite video output is provided for call monitor that displays any
alarm images or the live images of all the installed cameras
sequentially.

1.2.2 Video Processing

The video processor controls the switching of the built-in video matrix

according to the system configurations. The video encoder keeps
analyzing the video signal from the cameras, and encoding the
incoming pictures in JPEG format or MPEG-1 format that is digitized
and smaller in size at 30 fps for NTSC/EIA or 25 fps for PAL/CCIR.
During video playback, the video decoder decodes the digitized
format, no matter it is JPEG or MPEG-1, and then displays the
decoded pictures on the VGA monitor screen or TV monitor screen.

1.2.3 Video Storage and Retrieval

The encoded pictures are stored in the hard disks, with the stored frame

rate for each camera set by the administrator. If any event (Alarm,
Motion, or Video Loss) happens, all the encoded pictures for the
correspondent camera for the preset pre-record duration will be saved
to the hard disk, and the recording rate for that camera will be
changed to its alarm recording rate afterwards for the preset
post-record duration. When the recording reaches the end of the
recording hard disk, the system will automatically switch to the next
available hard disk and record from the beginning of that hard disk.

During video playback, the selected pictures can be saved to floppy

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disk, ZIP disk, etc. in .MPG format for MPEG-1 encoded video
or .MOV format for JPEG encoded video.

For Time-Lapse Mode Recording Time, please refer to Appendix B.

1.2.4 Motion Detection

The digital video recorder continuously monitors all camera inputs for

motion. When motion is detected, the system reacts according to the
motion action set by the administrator, including increase of
recording frame rate, sounding the buzzer, triggering the alarm output,
event log, etc. Motion detection options for different time types can
be set for each camera input using a 16 (width) by 12 (height) target
overlay. You can also enable or disable motion alarms for different
time types. However, the recording frame rate is NOT influenced

by motion detection for the digital video recorder.

1.2.5 Video Display

The VGA monitor and main TV monitor display either live camera

pictures or pictures from hard disks. The display resolution is
640x480 for NTSC or 800x600 for PAL. As many as 16 million
colors can be displayed in the following screen formats: full screen, 4
windows, 7 windows, 9 windows, 10 windows, 13 windows, and 16
windows. All the main displays are window based look and feel for
ease of user operations.

The call monitor displays full screen images of cameras associated

with alarms or images from the installed cameras sequentially. It is
based on switched analog camera input.

1.2.6 Video Playback

The user can select a previously recorded hard disk to review the

recorded video. Displaying of the recorded video is composed of
decoding the JPEG or MPEG-1 encoded video automatically and
multiplexing each camera video to its designated video window.
With the coded data that was inserted into each recorded picture, the
digital video recorder can reconstruct each camera’s tag name, status,
date, and time information automatically. The image can be
displayed in any multi-window format on the VGA monitor and/or
TV monitor, just like in live video mode.

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1.2.7 Expandable IDE Hard Disk Architecture

All the other HDD-based digital video recorders support only 1-4 hard

disks. If those recorders do support more hard disks, they usually
use RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) or SCSI disks,
which are very expensive. With the Expandable IDE Hard Disk
Architecture, the EDR1600 can support up to 18 pieces of IDE hard
disks that are hot swappable. With 40 GB of storage per hard disk,
the system storage is more than 700 GB and virtually unlimited – no
more redundant backup required.

1.2.8 Non-editable Recorded Images

The retrieved images are saved as .MPG files or .MOV files, which can

be played by Media Player or QuickTime. Therefore, those files are
editable by the video editing packages, just like the recorded images
in the other digital video recorders. However, the recorded images
in the hard disks are not editable by the video editing packages.
(They even cannot be seen by those packages.) That is to say, the
recorded images are guaranteed to be the original images.

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2. Front & Rear Panels

The following is a brief overview of the front panel and rear panel of
EDR1600.

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Rear Panel

0. Power Switch From Rear Panel

1. Power Selector Switch: 115V AC or 230V AC selector switch.
Warning:

To avoid damaging the system, set this switch before plugging in
the power plug. Use a screwdriver to set the switch to the correct

position so that the number shown is the same as the local AC voltage.

2. Power Socket: Accepts 115V AC or 230V AC power source.

(Power Selector at AC 115V: 100-120V AC)
(Power Selector at AC 230V: 200-260V AC)

3. Mouse Connector: Connects to the PS2 mouse. The mouse must be

connected at system startup.

4. Keyboard Connector: Connects to the keyboard (optional).

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5. USB Connector: Reserved.

6. RS-232 Connector: Com 1, connects to modem.

7. Printer Port Connector: Connects to printer port devices (e.g.
ZIP/printer port).

8. RS-232 Connector: Com 2, connects to PTZ camera.

9. External Hard Disk Connector: Connects to External Hard Disk Array

EDA800.

10. Main Monitor S-video Output (optional).

11. VGA Monitor Output.

12. Camera 16 Video Input: BNC connector for Camera 16.

13. Main Monitor Output: BNC connector for Main TV monitor
(optional).

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14. Call Monitor Output: BNC connector for Call TV monitor.

15. Camera 16 Video Output: BNC connector for looping camera video
from the corresponding camera input.

16. LAN Connector Outlet: Ethernet 10/100 Mb base-T.

17. SCSI Connector Outlet: Reserved.

18. Cooling Fan: Cooling fan of internal Switching Power Supply.

19. Camera 1 Video Input: BNC connector for Camera 1.

20. Alarm In 1-8: Connects to alarm inputs 1-8 & 1 common ground.

21. Camera 1 Video Output: BNC connector for looping camera video
from the corresponding camera input.

22. Alarm In 9-16: Connects to alarm inputs 9-16 & 1 common ground.

23. Alarm In 17-24: Connects to alarm inputs 17-24 & 1 common ground.

24. Alarm Out: Connects to 4 Normally Closed alarm outputs (1-4), 4
Normally Open alarm outputs (5-8) & 1 common ground.

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Front Panel

25. Hard Disk Trays: Hard disk holders for HDD#1 (upper tray) and
HDD#2 (lower tray).

Note: Please make sure to set HDD#1 as master and HDD#2 as

slave. The settings should be described on the hard disk
itself or in the manual come with the hard disk.

26. Floppy Drive: 3.5”, 1.44MB.

27. LEDs, Reset Button and Power Switch: LEDs for power and HDD
indication, Reset Button to reset the system, and Power Switch to
power on/off the system.

28. Dust Filter for Front Cooling Fan.

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3. System Installation

The installations described below should be made by qualified
service personnel or system installers.

3.1 Before Installation

Please make sure to set the Power Selector Switch before plugging in
the power plug to avoid damaging the EDR1600. Use a screwdriver
to set the switch to the correct position so that the number shown is
the same as the local AC voltage.

Please refer to the following diagram for the system connections.

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Modem

Ethernet

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3.2 Basic Connections

 Cameras

Connect each of the camera video input connector to the video
output from a camera or other composite video source. At least

one camera must be connected before the system is running for
the auto detection of video standard to take effect.

 VGA Monitor

Connect the VGA monitor output connector to a VGA monitor.
The VGA monitor displays selected live or recorded cameras in any
available format.

 Mouse

Connect a PS2 mouse to the mouse connector.

 Hard Disk(s)

Make sure that at least one hard disk is inside the hard disk trays.
Set HDD#1 as master and HDD#2 as slave. The settings should
be described on the hard disk itself or in the manual come with the
hard disk.

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 Power

Plug the 115V AC or 230V AC power source into the power socket.

Be sure to set the Power Selector Switch before plugging in the
power plug.

3.3 Optional Connections

 Call Monitor

Connect the Call Monitor Output Connector to a TV monitor. This
monitor displays the full screen images of cameras associated with
alarms or images from the installed cameras sequentially.

 Alarm In

Connect Alarm In 1-24 to NC or NO type of alarm signals. Please
make sure to setup the software configurations of Alarm In
accordingly.

 Alarm Out

Connect Alarm Out 1-4 to NC type of alarm signals, Alarm Out 5-8
NO type.

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 Keyboard

Connect the Keyboard Connector to a standard AT keyboard.

 ZIP / Printer Port

If the user wants to use ZIP/Printer Port to retrieve important
recorded images, it must be connected to the Printer Port Connector
at system startup.

 EDA800

Connect the External Hard Disk Connector to EDA800 if the user
has purchased EDA800. If EDR1600 is running, please power on
EDA800 first, and then make the connection.

 Main TV Monitor

Connect the Main Monitor Output Connector to a TV monitor. This
monitor displays selected live or recorded cameras in any available
format.

 Ethernet

Connect a standard RJ45 connector Ethernet cable into the LAN
card.

 Modem

Connect the RS 232 connector (COM 1) to a modem.

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4. Main Screen

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The diagram above is the main screen display. The icons on the
lower corner of the screen are mainly for control and configuration,
those on the right corner for status indication. If any icon is grayed,
it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current
mode or login right.

The followings are a brief description for each of the icons.

System time in military hour format. Move the cursor on it, and the
system date will be shown in YYYY/MM/DD format.

Shutdown - To shutdown the system.

Playback Controls – To change the control icons to those for
playback functions.

Alarm Reset – To reset the Alarm Outputs to their normal states and

silence the Buzzer.

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Alarm Event Log – To view the event log.

Config – To configure (setup) the behaviors of the system.

TV Overscan/Underscan – To change the display size of the Main
TV Monitor.

Login – To login the system as Administrator, Supervisor or
Operator.

Sequence Mode / Static Page Mode – To toggle between Sequence
Mode and Static Page Mode. In Sequence Mode, each page in the
designated sequence will be shown for its preset dwelling time
sequentially. To select the Sequence, click on the Up/Down buttons
beside the displayed sequence number. In Static Page Mode, the
selected multi-window display will always be shown on the screen.

Full Screen Display (Static Page Mode)

4-window Display (Static Page Mode)

7-window Display (Static Page Mode)

9-window Display (Static Page Mode)

10-window Display (Static Page Mode)

13-window Display (Static Page Mode)

16-window Display (Static Page Mode)

Pause/Circulate – To toggle between Pause Mode and Circulate
Mode for status indication.

Next Device – To change the status indication to next device while
it’s in Pause Mode.

Hard Disk Storage Indicator – To indicate the storage status of the

current recording hard disk. There are 3 different colors:

GREEN – Normal, the remaining storage is more than 1 GB,
YELLOW – Warning, the remaining storage is below 1 GB, &
RED – Alarm, the remaining storage is below 500 MB.

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There are 4 kinds of devices in the status indication. The displaying
order is Camera, Alarm Output, Hard Disk, Alarm Input, then back
to Camera. Each status bar stands for the status of one device, the
bottommost for ID#1. There are 5 different colors:

GRAY/BLACK – Not existent or not installed,
GREEN – Normal,
YELLOW – Video Loss detected for Camera, Alarm for Alarm

Input/Output, and Recording for Hard Disk, and

RED – Motion detected for Camera.

5. Basic Operations & Log Display

If the user does not login the system, he will be treated as a guest and
can only view the live video display and device status. To login as
an Operator or Supervisor, please click on the Login icon, and enter
the appropriate Operator’s Login name and Password (For Operator,
the factory default value for both of them is operator, for Supervisor,
the factory default value for both of them is supervisor).

The Operator can operate all the icons related to live video display;
the Supervisor can operate all the icons related to live video display,
image playback and archive (please refer to Chapter 4).

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There are 4 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, and
Power On/Off. To view the event Log display, please click on the
Log icon. The screen will be shown as below:

If you logged in as Administrator, the Delete button and Delete All
button will be enabled. Click on the Delete button to delete the
highlighted event log, and click on the Delete All button to delete all
the event logs.

5.1 Version Display

Click on the logo icon on the upper-right corner, the software version
of the system will be shown on the screen.

5.2 Alarm Message Display

The alarm message will be displayed on the screen if the alarm
happened and the alarm message for the corresponding action is on.
Please click on the leftmost icon in the alarm message window to
clear the alarm message.

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6. Setup (Administrator)

To login as an Administrator, please click on the Login icon, and
enter the appropriate Administrator’s Login name and Password (the
factory default value for both of them is admin).

To setup the behaviors of the system, please click on the Config icon.
The configuration menu will pop up as below.

Click on the menu item for the respective configuration. For the
details of each item, please refer to the following paragraphs. Click
on the Exit menu item to exit the setup. If the configurations related
to Time Type are changed, you may be asked to restart the system for
those new settings to take effect.

Note: If the system is in Sequence Mode display (please refer to Chapter 4), the

Display Seqs menu item will be grayed and not accessible.

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6.1 Time Type Setup

The behavior for the system is the same when it’s in the same time
Type (or Time Mode). Please refer to Camera Setup and Motion
Setup for how they depend on Time Type. There are 2 default Time
Types, On duty and Off duty, in the system. However, you may
configure up to 16 Time Types to suit your needs. Use the
meaningful names no matter they are from human viewpoint or the
system’s viewpoint. Some other meaningful names may be: Day,
Night, Overtime, Code 1, Normal, Alert, etc.

Operations:

After the Time Type menu item is selected, the Time Type dialog
box will be shown on the screen.

Please click on the item in the Time Type List, then click on the Time
Type Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Time
Type by using the mouse or the keyboard.

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6.2 Day Type Setup

The daily behaviors for the system are the same for those days
configured as of the same Day Type. There are 2 default Day Types,
WORK DAY (Monday through Friday) and HOLIDAY (Saturday
and Sunday), in the system. However, you may configure up to 16
Day Types to suit your needs. For each Day Type, you may
configure up to 16 time segments and their corresponding Time
Types, beginning time and end time.

Operations:

After the Day Type menu item is selected, the Day Type Setup dialog
box will be shown on the screen.

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Please click on the item in the Day Type List, then click on the Day
Type Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Day Type
by using the mouse or the keyboard. The Detail box corresponds to
the selected Day Type shown in the Day Type Tag. Please click on
the Up/Dn buttons to scroll the 16 time segments, click on the
respective Down Arrow buttons to change the settings for the Time
Type, beginning time (column From), and end time (column To) of
the designated time segment.

Note: Any time not in the intervals of all the time segments will be set as of
Time Type #1 in the Time Type List (refer to Chapter 6.1).

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6.3 Calendar Setup

The Calendar setup is provided for the administrator to set the Day
Type of each calendar day. It’s designed to be a Perpetual Calendar.
However, up to 10 years of calendar days can be configured at any
specific time.

Operations:

After the Calendar menu item is selected, the Calendar Setup dialog
box will be shown on the screen.

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The active month is shown on the upper corner of the screen. The
selectable Day Types are shown on the left corner of the screen.
Please click on the Day Type button to select the active Day Type
(the button will be on the DOWN position). Click on the Calendar
Day button to change its Day Type to the active Day Type. Click on
the << button to display the calendar days of previous month, >>
button next month to the active month.

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6.4 Alarm Action Setup

The Alarm Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital
video recorder responds to the triggered alarm from the Alarm Inputs.
There are up to 16 Alarm Actions that correspond to 16 (Focus)
Cameras for most applications. For each Alarm Action, you may
configure its behaviors as shown on the screen and described below.

Operations:

After the Alarm Action menu item is selected, the Alarm Action
Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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Please click on the item in the Action List, then click on the Action
Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by
using the mouse or the keyboard. All the other settings correspond
to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag. The following is a
brief description for each item shown above.

 Duration – Response duration to define how long (in seconds) the

Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will keep after the Alarm Action is
triggered (Note 1). Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the
value (0-60 seconds).

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 Focus Camera – To define the camera that will respond to this Alarm

Action. The default settings are Camera 1 for Alarm Action 1,
Camera 2 for Alarm Action 2, and so on.

 Pre-record – Pre-record time to define how long (in seconds) before

the Alarm Action is triggered the Focus Camera shall be intensively
recorded (Note 2). Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the
value (0-10 seconds).

 Post-record - Post-record time to define how long after the Alarm

Action is triggered the Focus Camera shall be recorded at Alarm
Recording Rate. Please refer to Camera Setup for Alarm Recording
Rate of Camera. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the
value (5 seconds-60minutes).

 Enable – Check to enable the Alarm Output when the Alarm Action

is triggered.

 Alarm Out – To define which Alarm Output will be triggered when

the Alarm Action is triggered. NC and NO signals are available,
please refer to Alarm Out Setup. Click on the Down arrow button
to select one of the Alarm Outputs (AO 1-8).

 Output – Alarm Out output state when the Alarm Action is triggered.

For NC signal, it’s always open, for NO signal close. The Normal
State above shows whether the selected Alarm Out is NC signal or
NO signal.

 Buzzer On – To activate the internal buzzer or not when the Alarm

Action is triggered.

Note 1: When the Alarm Input that triggered the Alarm Action returns to normal,

the internal buzzer and the corresponding Alarm Output will return to
normal immediately.

Note 2: The processing power for the system is 25/50 FPS for PAL and 30/60 FPS

for NTSC(1xFPS/2xFPS model). So, if the total configured recording rate
for all the cameras is 5 FPS, intensive recording means that the actual FPS
for the Pre-record time for the Focus Camera is 5/10 times (for PAL) or 6/12
times (for NTSC) the configured normal recording rate for the Focus
Camera. The formula is:

Fp = Fn x 25(50) / Ft for PAL, Fp = Fn x 30(60) / Ft for NTSC
Fp: Pre-record FPS, Fn: normal FPS for Camera n, Ft: Total configured FPS.

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 Call Display – If it is checked, the Call Monitor will switch to the

Focus Camera when the Alarm Action is triggered. Otherwise, the
Call Monitor will switch among all the installed cameras as usual.

 Log – Log to event log list or not. Please refer to Log Display for

the details.

 Show Message – To display the alarm message or not when the

Alarm Action is triggered.

 Any Key To Stop – When the Alarm Action is triggered, the internal

buzzer and Alarm Out relay may be activated. If you want to stop
those actions by pressing any key or moving/clicking the mouse,
please check this item.

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6.5 Motion Action Setup

The Motion Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital
video recorder responds to the detected motion for the cameras.
There are up to 8 Motion Actions that correspond to 8 Alarm
Outputs for most applications. The Focus Camera is always the
camera with the detected motion. For each Motion Action, you
may configure its behaviors as shown on the screen and described
below.

Operations:

After the Motion Action menu item is selected, the Motion Action
Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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Motion A01
Motion A02
Motion A03
Motion A04

Please click on the item in the Action List, then click on the Action
Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by
using the mouse or the keyboard. All the other settings correspond
to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag. Please refer to the
Alarm Action Setup for the descriptions and operations, except the
followings:

Alarm 01

Corresponding camera

05

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 The response duration and post-record time are as long as the period

when the motion is on. So, they are not listed above.

 The Focus Camera is always the camera with the detected motion.

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6.6 Video Loss Action Setup

The Video Loss Actions allow the administrator to define how the
digital video recorder responds to the detected video loss for the
cameras. There are up to 8 Video Loss Actions that correspond to 8
Alarm Outputs for most applications. The Focus Camera is always
the camera with the detected video Loss. For each Video Loss
Action, you may configure its behaviors as shown on the screen and
described below.

Operations:

After the VLoss Action menu item is selected, the Video Loss

Action Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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VLoss A01
VLoss A02
VLoss A03
VLoss A04

Please click on the item in the Action List, then click on the Action
Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by
using the mouse or the keyboard. All the other settings correspond
to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag. Please refer to the
Alarm Action Setup for the descriptions and operations, except the
followings:

Corresponding camera

05

Alarm 01

 There is no post-record time or call display because the video is lost.
 The Focus Camera is always the camera with the detected video loss.

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6.7 Hard Disks Full Action Setup

The Hard Disks Full Actions allow the administrator to define how
the digital video recorder responds when the hard disk drives reach
the maximum storage capacity.

Operations:

After the HDDs Full Action menu item is selected, the HDDs Full

Action Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

Alarm A01

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 Auto Overwrite – Check this item to enable automatically overwrite

the recorded data from HDD#1 when the hard disk drive capacity
reaches the end. While Auto Overwrite is not enabled, the system

will not overwrite the recorded data until the Administrator or
Supervisor click on the Alarm Reset button. The default setting is

Auto Overwrite enabled. (Note)

 Duration – Response duration to define how long (in seconds) the

Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will keep after the full hard disk
capacity is detected. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the
value (0-60 seconds).

 Enable – Check to enable the Alarm Output when the full hard disk

capacity is detected.

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 Alarm Out – To define which Alarm Output will be triggered when

the hard disk capacity is full. NC and NO signals are available,
please refer to Alarm Out Setup. Click on the Down arrow button
to select one of the Alarm Outputs (AO 1-8).

 Output – Alarm Out output state when the hard disk capacity is full.

For NC signal, it’s always open, for NO signal close. The Normal
State above shows whether the selected Alarm Out is NC signal or
NO signal.

 Buzzer On – To activate the internal buzzer or not when the full hard

disk capacity is detected.

 Log – Log to event log list or not. Please refer to Log Display for

the details.

Note. If the hard disk capacity reaches the end with the Auto Overwrite function not

enabled while the user login in as an Operator, the system will show a message
to ask the user to login in as an Administrator or Supervisor for the further
procedures.

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6.8 Camera Setup

The Camera Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors
for each Camera at each Time Type. There are up to 16 Cameras
connected to the system. For each Camera and each Time Type,
you may configure the behaviors as shown on the screen and
described below.

Operations:

After the Camera menu item is selected, the Camera Setup dialog
box will be shown on the screen.

Camera 01

Camera 01
Camera 02
Camera 03
Camera 04

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JPEG_CIF

03 03

On Duty
Off Duty
TTYPE 03

Motion A01

Vloss A01

0.1

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Please click on the item in the Camera List, then click on the Camera
Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected Camera by
using the mouse or the keyboard. The Recording Quality and the
Compression Method apply to all cameras. For the Behaviors For
Each Camera, please click on the item in the Time Type list to select
the Time Type. All the other settings correspond to the selected
Camera shown in the Camera Tag and the highlighted Time Type in
the Time Type list.

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 Installed – Check this item if the selected Camera is installed. If the

selected Camera is installed, all the items in the Behaviors For Each
Camera are settable. The default setting is installed.

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 Recording Quality For All Cameras – The range is 0-10, with 0 the

lowest (rough) quality, 10 the highest (fine) quality. The default
value is 5 . Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the value.

 Compression Method For All Cameras – MPEG (MPEG-1) or

JPEG-CIF (JPEG), resolution – 352x240 for NTSC, 352x288 for
PAL.

 Enable Digital Watermark – Check to enable digital watermark. The

system provides up to 64 positions to locate the digital watermark.

Click on the Vertical Position and Horizontal Position items to select

the desired location. For the vertical position, the number 0 ~ 7
is from up to down, for the horizontal position, the number 0 ~ 7 is
from left to right.

 Enable Motion Detection – Check to enable motion detection for the

selected Camera at the selected Time Type.

 Motion Action – The corresponding Motion Action if motion

detection enabled.

 Video Loss Action – The corresponding Video Loss Action (always

enabled).

 Normal Record (FPS) – The normal recording rate for the selected

Camera at the selected Time Type. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons
to adjust the value (0-30). The default value is 0.1 Frame Per Second
(or 6 Frame Per Minute). (Note)

 Alarm Record (FPS) – The alarm-recording rate for the selected

Camera at the selected Time Type. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons
to adjust the value (0-30). The default value is 5 Frame Per Second
(or 300 Frame Per Minute).

Note 1 : The minimum recording rate for the system is 0.1 FPS. If the total

recording rate for all cameras is less than 0.1 FPS, the system will increase the
recording rate for each camera averagely to make the total 0.1 FPS. On the
other hand, the maximum recording rate for the system is 25/50 FPS for
PAL, 30/60 FPS for NTSC (1xFPS/2xFPS). If the total recording rate for all
cameras is greater than 25/50 (30/60) FPS, the system will decrease the
recording rate for each camera averagely to make the total 25/50 (30/60) FPS.

Note 2 : The remote end will not be able to view all the camera windows if there’s any

camera is set as 0 FPS for the normal recording rate; unless all the cameras are
set as 0 FPS.

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6.9 Alarm In Setup

The Alarm In Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors
for each Alarm Input at each Time Type. There are up to 24 Alarm
Inputs connected to the system. For each Alarm Input and each
Time Type, you may enable/disable and select its corresponding
Alarm Action. For most applications, 16 Alarm Inputs are enough
to correspond to 16 Alarm Actions and hence 16 (Focus) Cameras. 8
more Alarm Inputs are reserved for users’ convenience.

Operations:

After the Alarm In menu item is selected, the Alarm In Setup dialog
box will be shown on the screen.

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Please click on the item in the Alarm Input List, then click on the
Alarm Input Tag, and then enter the new tag name for the selected
Alarm Input by using the mouse or the keyboard. For the Alarm
Action for each Alarm Input, please click on the item in the Time
Type list to select the Time Type. All the other settings correspond
to the selected Alarm Input shown in the Alarm Input Tag and the
highlighted Time Type in the Time Type list.

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 Installed – Check this item if the selected Alarm Input is installed.

If the selected Alarm Input is installed, all the items on the right side
are settable. The default setting is NOT installed.

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 Normal State – NC or NO, please check the signal types connected

to the Alarm Input Terminal on the rear panel of the system. Use
the Down arrow button to select the signal type.

 Enable Alarm Action – Check to Enable Alarm Action for the

selected Alarm Input at the selected Time Type.

 Alarm Action – The corresponding Alarm Action if the Alarm Input

changes its state from normal to alarm. Up to 16 Alarm Actions
are selectable.

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6.10 Alarm Out Setup

The Alarm Out Setup allows the administrator to define the tag name
for each Alarm Output. There are up to 4 Normally Closed (NC)
signals (AO 1-4) and 4 Normally Open (NO) signals (AO 5-8) for
the system.

Operations:

After the Alarm Out menu item is selected, the Alarm Out Setup
dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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Please click on the item in the Alarm Out List, then click on the Alarm Out Tag, and
then enter the new tag name for the selected Alarm Output by using the mouse or the
keyboard.

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6.11 Display Sequence Setup

The Display Sequence Setup allows the administrator to define the
Sequence Mode display. Please refer to Chapter 4 for Sequence
Mode display. For the definition of the Display Pages in each
Display Sequence, please refer to Display Page Setup.

Operations:

After the Display Seqs menu item is selected, the Display Sequence
Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 Number of Sequences – Up to 8 sequences can be defined. Use the

Down arrow button to select the number. The default number is 7.

 Sequence Number – To select the Sequence you want to modify for

the following 2 items.

 Number of Pages – Number of Pages for the Sequence shown in

Sequence Number. Different Display Types have different
maximum number of pages.

 Display Type – The image Display Type for the selected Sequence

shown in Sequence Number. 7 image Display Types are available,
including full screen, 4-window, 7-window, 9-window, 10-window,
13-window, and 16-window.

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6.12 Display Page Setup

The Display Page Setup allows the administrator to define the
Display Pages in Sequence Mode display and Static Page Mode
display (please refer to Chapter 4).

Operations:

After the Display Pages menu item is selected, the Display Page
Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen.

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Please select Sequence Mode or Static Page Mode first. For
Sequence Mode, you may select the Sequence No, then set the Page
Dwell Time, Cameras, and Text Colors for each Page; for Static Page
Mode, you may set the Cameras and Text Colors for each Display
Type. To Select Camera or Select Text Color for a specific video
window, please click on Select Camera button or Select Text Color
button first, then click on the video window, the Camera number or
Text Color will change accordingly.

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 Sequence Mode – To set the Display Pages for Sequence Mode

display.

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 Static Page Mode – To set the Display Pages for Static Page Mode

display.

 Sequence No – To select the Sequence Number in Sequence Mode

display. Use the Down arrow button to select the number.

 Page No - To select the Page Number for the selected Sequence

Number in Sequence Mode display. Use the Down arrow button to
select the number.

 Page Dwell Time – The Dwell Time (in seconds) for the selected

Page shown in Page No. Use the Down arrow button to select the
number. The default value is 5.

 Display Type – To select the Display Type in Static Page Mode

display. Use the Down arrow button to select the Display Type.
The available types are 1-window (Full screen), 4-window,
7-window, 9-window, 10-window, 13-window, and 16-window.

 Select Camera – To select the cameras shown in the video windows.

Click on it, and then click on the video windows repeatedly until all
the cameras are set.

 Select Text Color – To select the text colors shown in the video

windows. Up to 16 colors can be selected. Click on it, and then
click on the video windows repeatedly until all the text colors are
set.

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6.13 Motion Setup

The Motion Setup allows the administrator to configure how motion
detection works for each Camera at each Time Type. For each
Camera and each Time Type, you may configure the Detection Area
(16x12 grids) and Sensitivity as shown on the screen and described
below.

Operations:

After the Motion menu item is selected, the Motion Setup dialog box
will be shown on the screen.

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Please select the Camera and the Time Type first. All the other
settings correspond to the selected Camera and the selected Time
Type shown in their respective fields. For the Detection Area,
please click on the Set (Clear) button, then click in the video window
and drag the mouse to set (clear) the detection area. To set the
Sensitivity, please click on the slider and drag the mouse. The value
is shown above – larger value means more sensitive. On the right
side is the trend curve showing the continuous snapshots of the
detected motion.

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

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 Camera – Use the Down arrow button to select the camera.

 Time Type - Use the Down arrow button to select the Time Type.

 Set – To set the Detection Area – active at down position.

Clear – To clear the Detection Area – active at down position.

 Video Window – Showing the images for the selected Camera.

Dragging the mouse inside to set (clear) the Detection Area. The
motion detection is enabled for the area with net on it. The default
setting is 16x12 grids all enabled.

 Sensitivity Value and Its Slider – Showing the sensitivity for the

selected Camera and Time Type. Dragging the mouse on the slider
to change the value. The default value is 50.

 Trend Curve Window - Trend curve showing the continuous

snapshots of the detected motion, with the bar higher than the
horizontal line in the middle as motion detected, lower as no motion
detected.

 Reset All button – To reset all the settings to their defaults for all the

Cameras and all the Time Types.

 Reset button – To reset the settings to their defaults for the selected

Camera and the selected Time Type.

Note 1: The default settings are selected to meet the requirements of most of the

applications. Please try the default settings first before change the settings.

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6.14 Password Setup

The Password Setup allows the administrator to set the new Login
names and Passwords for the Administrator, Supervisor and Operator.
The default (Login, Password) for the Administrator is (admin,
admin), the Supervisor (Supervisor, Supervisor), the Operator
(operator, operator).

Operations:

After the Set Password menu item is selected, the Password Setup
dialog box will be shown on the screen.

Administrator
Supervisor
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Please click on Administrator, Supervisor or Operator in the list,
then click on the Login name, Password, or Confirm field, and then
enter the new names by using the mouse or the keyboard.

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 List Box for Administrator/Supervisor/Operator – To select

Administrator, Supervisor or Operator. All the other fields
correspond to the highlighted selection. Click on the item to make
the selection.

 Login – The Login name for Administrator/Supervisor/Operator.

 Password – The Password for Administrator/Supervisor/Operator.

 Confirm – To confirm the Password entered above.

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6.15 System Configurations

The System Configurations Setup allows the administrator to set up
the communication, main monitor sharpness-adjusting, daylight
saving time, TV system and backup the configurations to floppy
diskette or restore the configurations from the backup floppy
diskette.

Operations:

After the System menu item is selected, the System Configurations
dialog box will be shown on the screen.

The following is the brief description for each item shown above.

� Communication

- LAN Card Configuration

 IP address – Enter the desired IP address of the device in the

columns. To obtain the IP address, please contact your

Internet Server Provider.

 Subnet Mask – Enter the corresponding Subnet Mask.

 Enable Gateway – For local network setting, leave the box

blank to disable gateway. For Internet connection setting, check

the box to enable gateway.

061 016 015 255014 255 255 001

061 016 014 001

admin admin

IMPORTANT

NOTE:

Australian and

New Zealand

versions do not

support ISDN.

 Gateway IP address – Enter the corresponding IP address while

- Dial In Configuration

 Modem – Click on the Detail button to define the Local and

Remote IP address.

 Login Name/Password – Enter the desired Login Name and

Password for Dial In function.

- Web Server Address – Select the proper Web Server Address by

clicking on the desired item.

 Daylight Saving Time –

Check the Enable box to enable Daylight Saving Time.

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the gateway is enabled.

The system provides 2 versions of Daylight Saving Time as

described in below; select the proper one while the Daylight Saving

Time function is enabled.

North America – Clocks are turned forward an hour begins at

2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April, time reverts

to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in

October.

European Union – Clocks are turned forward an hour begins at

1 a.m. on the last Sunday in March, time reverts

to standard time at 1 a.m. on the last Sunday in

October.

 TV System – NTSC or PAL, select the proper system by checking

the box in front.

 Configuration Files – The system allows the administrator to backup

the configurations to floppy diskette or restore the configurations

from the backup floppy diskette. Please insert the floppy diskette,

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and then select one of the options from Download to floppy or

Upload from floppy. To revert all the configuration setting to

default value, click on the Factory Setting bottom.

 Main Monitor Sharpness – The slider bar is for adjusting the

sharpness of the images shown on the main monitor screen. To set

the sharpness, click on the slider and drag the mouse, to left is for

sharper images, to right is for less sharp ones.

Note : The V 2.0(and later version) software can support Networking for either

30 FPS(NTSC) /25FPS(PAL) or 60FPS(NTSC)/50FPS(PAL) recording
rate models.
The system requires 128 MB DRAM and LAN card, please contact the
local distributor for system upgrade.

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7. Date/Time Setup (Administrator)

If you are an Administrator, please click one the Time displaying on
the Main Screen to enter the Date/Time Setup for the system. The
date is in YYYY/MM/DD format, whilst the time in military hour
format (HH:MM:SS). The built-in real time clock will be updated
accordingly.

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8. Image Playback and Archive (Administrator, Supervisor)

On the Main Screen, please click on the Playback Panel icon, the
screen will be shown as below:

The icons on the lower corner of the screen are changed to the icons
for video playback and archive, those on the right corner not changed
(for status indication). The icons remained the same as in the Main
Screen provide the same functions as described in Chapter 4. If any
icon is grayed, it means that the specific function is not accessible in
the current mode. If you want to playback the recorded video,
please click on the Select HDD & Range icon first to select the range
of the recorded video for playback.

The following is a brief description for each of the icons not
described in Chapter 4.

Camera Display Controls – To change the control icons to those for
camera display functions as described in Chapter 4.

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Select HDD & Range – To select the playback Hard Disk and the
playback range in that Hard Disk. Click on it, and the Select HDD
& Range dialog box will be shown on the screen as described in the
next paragraph.

Play Saved Video – To preview the retrieved images in the floppy
disk, ZIP disk (PC format), etc.

Stop – To stop playing the video. If the user plays the video again,
it will start from the beginning.

Play – To play the selected video.

Step Forward – The next single image corresponds to one of the
selected playback cameras will be played and displayed on its
corresponding video window.

Reverse Play – To reverse play the selected video. (Note.1)

Step Backward – The previous single image corresponding to one

of the selected playback cameras will be played on its corresponding
video window.

Pause – To pause playing the video. Click on Play icon to resume
playing.

Note 1: The Reverse Play function is only effective for the HDD data which is recorded

after the system is upgraded to V2.1 (or later version). The image data recorded
before V2.1 cannot be reversed play even if the system has been upgraded to
V2.1 or later version.

Note 2: For MPEG encoded picture, the retrieved images are saved as .MPG files,

which are playable in MS-Windows. For JPEG, the retrieved images are saved
as .MOV files, which are playable by QuickTime. You may download
QuickTime at www.apple.com.

Note 3: The filename of the retrieved file is CMDDHHmm(.MPG or .MOV):

C: Camera ID. (0..9,A..F for ID 1-16)
M: Month. (1..9, A..C for Jan.-Dec.)
DD: Date in month. (0-31)
HH: Hour. (0-23)
mm: Minute. (0-59)

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Archive Video – Toggle button to enable/disable retrieving playback

video to floppy disk, ZIP disk, etc. When the video is playing back
and Archive is enabled (button at DOWN position), the Retrieval
Device and Camera dialog box will be shown, please follow the
instructions to retrieve the video. (Note.2,3)

Replay – To repeat playing the selected video over and over again

when the button is at DOWN position.

Speed – The playing speed, ranging from 1/6 (slowest) through 5
(fastest). For speed 1/6 – 2, each image for the selected playback
cameras will be displayed in its respective video window. For
speed 3/4/5/6, each image out of 2/3/4/5 images will be displayed.
Click on the button to select the desired playback speed. The
default value is 1.

Slider Bar – Showing the current playing position in the selected
range. Click on it and drag the mouse to play the video from
anywhere in the selected range when it’s playing. The date and
time will be shown on the screen and the playback will be
temporarily stopped when you drag the slider.

To change the playback video window to full screen, please click on
the video window, then select the appropriate option in the dialog
box shown. To return from the full screen playback, please click on
the full-screen video window, then follow the instructions in the
dialog box.

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8.1 Select HDD & Range Dialog Box

When the user click on the Select HDD & Range icon on the
Playback Panel, the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown
on the screen. The system provides user to search the image either by
HDD location or by time. Use the Down arrow of the upper left
column in the diagram box to select the desired searching way.

To search by location, the diagram will be shown as below.

Search by location

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01-01-01

V

N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

N Y N N N Y Y N

2001/8/13 Mon, 18:46:50

The following is a brief description for each item shown above.

 HDD No – The recorded Hard Disk to playback. Up to 18 Hard

Disks can be mounted in the system. Use the Down arrow button to
select the Hard Disk number (1-18).

 Start/End Block No – 1 GB/Block or 32 Sections/Block for the

system. The maximum End Block No. represents the Block number
for the last recorded video or the maximum block number for the
Hard Disk. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End
Block No.

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 Options to Play – To playback all recorded video images, or to

playback only motion or alarm detected video images of the assigned
location.

 Start/End Section No – 32 MB/Section or 32 Slices/Section for the

system. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End Section
No.

 Start/End Slice No – 1 MB/Slice for the system. Use the Down

arrow button to select the Start/End Slice No.

 Start/End Date/Time – The recorded date & time for the Start/End

Block/Section/Slice.

 Slider Bar (and the messages above it) – The Slider Bar displays in

different colors the status for the recorded video from the Start
Block/Section/Slice No. through the End Block/Section/Slice No.
The colors are

Blue – Video Loss,
Green – Motion,
Red – Alarm,

The messages above displays Block-Section-Slice in BB-SS-ss
format, date in YYYY/MM/DD format, and military hour in
HH:MM:SS format for the video corresponding to the Slider Bar
position. If Block-Section-Slice is shown as nn-XX-XX, the
messages are at the Block level, nn-nn-XX Section level, and
nn-nn-nn Slice level.

 Set Start button – Drag the Slider Bar to the start position you want,

then click on the Set Start button to change the Start
Block/Section/Slice No.

 Set End button – Drag the Slider Bar to the end position you want,

then click on the Set End button to change the End
Block/Section/Slice No.

 Video Loss Status – Video loss status for the Block-Section-Slice

shown above for Camera 1 through 16 – Y for video loss, N for No
video loss.

 Motion Status – Motion status for the Block-Section-Slice shown

above for Camera 1 through 16 – Y for motion, N for No motion.

 Alarm Status – Alarm status for the Block-Section-Slice shown

above for Alarm In 1 through 24 – Y for alarm, N for No alarm.

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To search by time, the diagram will be shown as below.

Search by Time

01 08 10

10

5010

01-01-01

V

N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N

N Y N N N Y Y N

2001/8/13 Mon, 18:46:50

Use the Down arrow to select the desired start date and time, click on the

Submit button to start searching. The other items are the same as the above
description.

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9. Remote Control

Through Local Network, Intranet, Internet or dial-in functions, users are
able to view the live video, image playback and upload/download the
configuration file of EDR 1600 from any PC in anywhere. The remote
computer does not need to have the EDR1600 software or any special
hardware and software installed.

Connecting the Remote PC and ServerConnecting the Remote PC and Server

Before you start, please verify the connection between EDR1600 and the
, modem or network. The procedure for configuring a remote PC
depends on the desired type of connection. The user can either dial directly
into the server through modem, or connect over a network. You
must obtain IP addresses for the remote PC and EDR1600, please refer to
Chapter 6.15 System Configurations for the details.

Remote ViewRemote View

After the Remote PC and EDR1600 are connected, start your Web browser
and enter the system IP address in the Location/Address field.
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Example:

http://61.218.36.254

The main page will be shown on the screen, enter the appropriate Login
name and password, then click on the Submit button. (Note. 2)

The main control page will be shown as below.

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time shown on each window refers to the time on EDR1600 system clock.

The following is the brief description of each item above.

 Upper Panel

Upload – To upload the configuration files to EDR1600. After the

configuration file is uploaded, you must reboot the EDR1600 system.
Click on the button at the lower panel to reboot the EDR1600

system from the remote PC.

Download – To download the configuration files from EDR1600.
About – To view the information about EDR1600.

 Right Panel

W1 ~ W4 Camera / Type – To select the display cameras for Window 1 ~

Window 4. Click on the down arrow button to select the desired

camera for each window, and then select Live or Play from the
options below for Live Video or Image Playback for each

window. Click on the Submit button while the setting is
completed.

Playback Date/Time – To set the searching date/time for Image Playback.

Enter the desired date and time in the proper columns, click on
the Submit button to change the setting. The Playback
Date/Time searching is based on EDR1600 system clock
please enter the local date/time for searching if there’s time
difference between local and remote end.

 Lower Panel

– To reboot the EDR1600 system remotely.

– To view the log file of EDR1600.

/ – To switch between quad screen and full screen mode.

While the camera and date/time settings for image playback have
been submitted, operate the following buttons for video playback.

– To stop the playback image. The playback image will

starts from beginning if the user click on the Play
button again.

/ – Click on forward/backward play button to start

playing/reverse playing video on its corresponding
window. (Note.3)

/ – The next/previous single image corresponds to the

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selected playback cameras will be played and displayed
on its corresponding video window.

– To pause the playback image.

Slider Bar – Showing the current playing position for image

playback. Click on it and drag the mouse to play the
video from anywhere in the selected range.

Note. 1 The best viewer’s environment is Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, 1024 x 768

If the PC is protected by the Firewall, please make sure Port 1600 is enabled
before accessed.

Note. 2 The Login Name and Password are the same as used in EDR1600,

the Administrator can operate all the functions on remote end, the Supervisor
can view the live video and playback image, and the Operator can only view
the live video.

Note 3 The remote end will not be able to view all the camera windows if there’s any

camera is set as 0 FPS for the normal recording rate; unless all the cameras are

set as 0 FPS.

10. Note For “2x/fps” and Some Limitations

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New model for 60FPS(NTSC) / 50FPS(PAL) recording rate

The V1.20 (and later version) software can support 60FPS(NTSC) /
50FPS(PAL) recording rate on a high-end EDR1600 model. The
new model has a “2x/fps” label on its front panel. Please contact
your supplier for the new model.

Note 1: For the new model, 30FPS(NTSC)/25FPS(PAL) is allocated
to odd-numbered (1, 3, 5, .., 15) cameras, and the other 30/25FPS to
even-numbered (2, 4, 6, .., 16) cameras. That makes a total of
60FPS(NTSC)/50FPS(PAL) for the new model.

Note 2: If the machine is V1.10 or older, please Setup CMOS before
make the necessary hardware upgrade to make it the new model.
For the Setup of CMOS data, please refer to the following paragraph.
However, you don’t have to press F1 because it’s just for abnormal
booting of the system.

Note 3: For the new model to reach 60FPS(NTSC)/50FPS(PAL), the
recording quality may have to be configured as 2 or less than 2.
However, that depends on the cameras connected to the system and
some other factors. Please do some tests for the trade-off between
recording quality and recording rate.

CMOS data recovery

If after booting the EDR1600, the system halts and the LED for the
floppy drive is always OFF, the CMOS data of the system may be lost.
Please Insert the V1.20 (or later version) installation diskette into the
floppy drive, and then press F1(about 15 seconds after power on).

Press 2 “Setup CMOS only” when the installation menu is shown.

If the system is running well after you recover its CMOS data, please
login as Administrator and update the DATE/TIME of the system.

Limitations for hot-swapping hard disks

For HDD#2 to be accessible, make sure HDD#2 exists at system power
up or HDD#1 power up. Afterwards, you may hot-swap HDD#2
anytime except when it's recording. For the other hard disks, there are
no limitations for hot-swap.

Note 1: HDD#2 being not accessible is caused by the misbehavior of
HDD#1 at hot-swap. (HDD#1 responds to all commands sent to

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HDD#2 if the former “thinks” the later is absent!) We strongly
recommend that you use IBM’s hard disks as HDD#1 (master) because
they are very consistent and stable for hot-swap.

Note 2: If it happens that HDD#2 is not accessible, please power off
both HDD#1 and HDD#2, and then power on both of them immediately.

Hard disks in EDA800

If you are using EDA800, please choose IBM’s hard disks for your
recording purposes. EDA800 and IBM’s hard disks have the best
compatibility.

No limitation for motion setup

There are only 50 sets of motion configuration settings for V1.20 or
earlier version. Now, there is no limitation for V1.21 (or later version).

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Video Format
Video Input
Video Output
Main Monitor

Call Monitor
Video Compression
Video Resolution

Video Display
Display Resolution
Video Freeze
Sequential Switch

Alarm Input
Alarm Output

Hard Disk Storage
Hard Disk Extension
Hard Disk Type

NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR, auto-sensing
16 camera inputs with loop through (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm

1 D-SUB 15-pin computer monitor output
1 BNC composite video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option)
1 mini-din S-video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option)
1 BNC composite video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm
JPEG and MPEG-1 I Frame
352x240 (NTSC) or 352x288 (PAL)

1/4/7/9/10/13/16 video windows, 16 million colors
640x480 for NTSC, 800x600 for PAL
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Programmable, with adjustable dwell time (5-100 seconds)

24 inputs, Contact or TTL/CMOS signal, polarity selectable
4 Normally Open, 4 Normally Closed relay outputs

Up to 2 sets of Hard Disks, hot swappable
Up to 16 sets of Hard Disks, hot swappable
IDE Type, 3.5” half height

Recording Rate

Recording Mode
Playback Rate
Playback Search

Motion Detection
Video Loss Detection
Event Log
User Interface
Setup
User Input Device
Buzzer
Timer
Watch Dog Timer

Title

Flash Memory
Security
System Recovery

Up to 60 fps for NTSC, 50 fps for PAL, independent of
camera types

Time-lapse recording, Event recording
Up to 30 fps for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL
Radar search, Thumbnail search, Time search

Yes, with configurable detection area (16x12) & sensitivity
Ye s
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Windows look and feel
On screen setup
Mouse (Keyboard: optional)
Ye s
Built-in real time clock
Ye s
10-character title generator for each camera, alarm input, and
alarm output
8 MB
Multi-level password protection
Auto power on after power loss recovery

Power Source
Power Consumption
Dimension

110V/220V AC, selectable

150W Max.

426(Width) x 480(Depth) x 176(Height)mm

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Weight
Operating Temperature

20KG

o

0

C ~ +45oC

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Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time

EDR1600 Time Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 20GB

(Estimated with typical image - low noise level)

Total Capture Rate

FPS

NTSC PAL

Fine (10

day hour min. day hour min. day hour min.

JPEG

Normal (5

Rough (0

30 25 7 5 20 52 2 12 40
15 12.5 14 10 1 17 45 5 1 21
10 8.3 21 16 2 14 38 7 14 3

6 5 1 1126 4 8 24121524
3 2.5 2 22 52 8 16 48 25 6 49
2 1.7 4 10 18 13 1 12 37 22 13

1.2 1 7 9 1021175963 5 2
1 0.83 8 20 36 26 2 23 75 20 27

0.6 0.5 14 18 21 43 11 59 126 10 4

0.3 0.25 29 12 41 86 23 58 252 20 9

0.2 0.17 44 7 2 130 11 59 379 6 13

0.12 0.1 73 19 43 217 11 55 632 2 22

0.1 88 14 4 260 23 54 758 12 27

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)

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)

Rough (0)

EDR1600 Time Lapse Mode Recording Time (system storage: 20GB

(Estimated with typical image - low noise level)

Total Capture Rate

FPS

NTSC PAL

Fine (5

day hour min. day hour min. day hour min.

MPEG-1

Normal (3

30 25 9 53 1 7 50 2 7 29
15 12.5 18 14 2 15 40 4 14 58
10 8.3 27 21 3 23 30 6 22 26

6 5 1 21 35 6 15 10 11 13 24
3 2.5 3 19 10 13 6 20 23 2 48
2 1.7 5 1645192130341612

1.2 1 9 11 55 33 3 49 57 19 0
1 0.83 11 9 30 39 18 59 69 8 24

0.6 0.5 18 22 49 66 7 39 115 14 1

0.3 0.25 37 23 39 132 15 17 231 4 1

0.2 0.17 56 23 28 198 22 56 346 18 2

0.12 0.1 94 23 7 331 14 14 577 22 3

0.1 113 22 56 397 21 52 693 12 4

Note 1: EDR1600 can be mounted with 2 hot-swappable, internal HDDs.

Note 2: With EDA800, EDR1600 can be mounted with up to 18 hot-swappable HDDs.

Note 3: The listed system storage & capture rates are just taken for example.

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Appendix C – Simulated Keyboard

There are situations that the user will be asked to enter a numeric or
alphanumeric string. So, a Simulated Keyboard is designed for the
user to use the mouse for all the operations. Please refer to the
following diagram for the details.

Appendix D – Q & A

Q: The mouse doesn’t work.
A: The mouse must be connected to the system at system startup.

Q: The system is running well, but there are no recording images in the hard disks.
A: HDD#1 (in upper tray) must be set as master, and HDD#2 (in lower tray) as slave.

The settings should be described on the hard disk itself or in the manual come with the
hard disk. The default settings for the hard disk should be master.

Q: The playback images cannot be retrieved to the ZIP disk.
A: The system support IOMEGA’s ZIP drives. The ZIP drive must be connected to the

system at system startup. Besides, the ZIP disk must be PC formatted.

Q: How to get better video quality?
A: The quality of JPEG is better than MPEG, and the higher the recording quality, the

better the quality. Please login as administrator, click on the Config icon, and then
click on the Camera Setup menu item. Select the Recording Quality and the
Compression Method as appropriate. After exiting the Config menu, you’ll be asked
to restart the system for the new settings to take effect.

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Q: How to setup time-lapse recording?
A: Please setup the Normal Recording rates for the Cameras at different Time Types.

The normal recording rates are also time-lapse recording rates.

Q: How to setup event recording?
A: Please setup the Alarm Recording rates for the Cameras at different Time Types, the

different Actions, and the enable/disable items for the Cameras and the Alarm Inputs.
The alarm recording rates are also event-recording rates.

Q: How to black out the live images for the cameras?
A: To black out the live images for the cameras, login as Administrator and set those

cameras as playback in the Sequence Mode display & Static Page Mode display.
There are 7 static display pages and at most 8 display sequences. Later on, the
Operator/Guest will not be able to see the live images for those cameras.

Q: There are no pre-recorded images for the camera?
A: There must be at least one Action corresponding to that camera, and the pre-record

time of those Actions must be non-zero. Besides, the normal recording rate for that
camera must be non-zero. (Exception: If the normal recording rates for all the
installed cameras are all zero, the pre-record will still be effective.) Please refer to
Chapter 6 for the detailed setup.

Q: The displayed date and time on the lower-left corner are not correct.
A: Please login as administrator, click on the displayed time, then the Date & Time Setup

dialog box will be shown. Enter your local time, and then click on the OK button to
update the system’s date & time.

Q: How to play the retrieved files on a PC?
A: Double click on the filename of the .MPG file, the Media Player in MS Windows will

be run to play the .MPG file. Download QuickTime from www.apple.com to play
the .MOV files. The playback version of QuickTime is free.

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