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Administrator’s Guide and
Operating Instructions
Digital Video Recorder
eDR400
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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 r
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions PRECAUTIONS !" Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. !" Do not block the ventilation opening 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 th
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Table of Contents 1. Product Overview………………….……………………….……... 1 1.1 Features…………………..……….…………..…………………... 1 1.2 Technical Overview…….….…….………………………….…….. 2 2. Front & Rear Panels….…….……………………………….……. 4 3. System Installation…….…….……………………………….…… 7 3.1 Before Installation…….……….…………………………….……. 7 3.2 Basic Connections…………….…………………………….…….. 8 3.3 Optional Connections…………..…………………………….…… 8 …………………………
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 1. Product Overview The PowerPlex eDR400, 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder, combines the power of triplex multiplexing and digital video recording into one comprehensive unit. The compact design is suitable for conventional surveillance in limited spaces where only 4 cameras are required. The EDR series digital video recorders provide excellent picture quality with comprehensive programming that can be easily
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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. Camera input impedance termination is set independently for each camera automatically. Synchronizing or phasing cameras is not required to achieve
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 displays either live camera pictures o
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 2. Front & Rear Panels The following is a brief overview of the rear panel and front panel of EDR400. Rear Panel 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 1. Power Socket: Connects to the DC 24V power source or the AC adapter (system accepts 18V~30V DC power source). 2. Camera 1 Video Input: BNC connector for Camera 1. 3. Camera 2 Video Input: BNC connecto
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Front Panel 15 16 17 18 13 14 19 9 10 11 12 9. Alarm In 1-4: Connects to alarm inputs 1-4 & 1 common ground. 10. Alarm Out: Connects to 2 Normally Closed alarm outputs (1-2), 2 Normally Open alarm outputs (3-4) & 1 common ground. 11. RS232 connector #1: Connects to Modem. 12. Mouse (Y Cable) Connector: Connects to the PS2 mouse or the Y cable (attached) for the
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Side Panel 20 21 20. Hard Disk Tray: Please make sure to set the hard disk as master. To access the hard disk, use the attached key to open the cover and remove the hard disk holder. The key can’t be removed from the cover while the cover is open. 21. Cooling FAN. 6
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 3. System Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. 3.1 Before Installation Please refer to the following diagram for the system connections. 7
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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. Connect 1-4 color cameras or 1-4 B/W cameras to the system, the color camera and B/W camera can not be mixed connected to the system. At least one camera must be connected before the system is running for the auto detection of video standard to take effect. !
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions !"Printer (USB port) Connect the printer to the USB port connector at system startup. !"Microphone/Speaker (Reserved) Connect the microphone/speaker or other audio devices to the Audio In/Audio out connector. !"Ethernet EDR400 is enabled control from the PC via Ethernet. Connect the LAN connector to a standard RJ45 connector Ethernet cable. Shown in below is an example of connection.
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 4. Main Screen Camera 1 Live Camera 2 Live Camera 3 Live Camera 4 Live 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.
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions Config – To configure (setup) the behaviors of the system. 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 sequ
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 D
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 bo
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions There are 5 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, Hard Disk Full, 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 l
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 respec
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 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 viewpo
