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DVR4-80 Users Manual and Installation Instructions
DVR4-80 Users Manual
Safety 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
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Table of Contents Introduction I CHAPTE R 4 Recording Overview 40 CHAPTE R 1 Basic Recording Setup 40 Product Overview 1 Timer Recording Setup 41 Features 1 Motion Recording Setup 42 Specifications 2 Alarm Recording Setup 43 Front Panel Keys 3 Back Panel Keys 5 CHAPTE R 5 Playback Overview 45 CHAPTE R 2 Basic Playback 45 Installation 8 Search Playback 46 Basic Wiring Instructions 9 Segment List Playback 46 Hard Disk Drive Installation 10 Alarm List Playback 47 Final I
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Gateway Address 57 Virtual Ports 57 CHAPTE R 13 Pre-Installation 58 Viewing through Internet Explorer 85 What type of Network Connection 59 Simple One to One Connection 60 CHAPTE R 14 Direct High Speed Modem Connection 66 Interface Specifications 89 Router or LAN Connection 68 Transmission Setting 90 Remote Control Protocol 90 CHAPTE R 10 Linksys Port Forwarding 71 APPENDI X A Dynamic DNS 75 Remote Control 93 CHAPTE R 11 APPENDI X B D-Link Port Forwarding 77 Time Lapse Recording Time
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Chapter 1 Product Overview DVRs are the industry’s first full-featured digital video recorder designed specifically for use within the security industry. The Digital Video Recorder incorporates all the benefits of digital video recording, is simple to install, and operates just like a VCR. Highly efficient compression technology and superior resolution of recorded images make the Digital Video Recorder stand out from the competition as the best choic
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Specifications Video Format NTSC/PAL Video Input 4 camera inputs (BNC),1Vp-p/75ohm Video Output 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75 ohm) for Main Monitor 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75 ohm) for CALL Monitor 4 video out (1Vp-p/75ohm)for looping Video Compression M-JPEG Recording Resolution 720x484 (NTSC); 720x576 (PAL) Compact Flash Memory Yes, Built-in Compact Flash card slot Alarm Input 4 alarm inputs Alarm Output 1 alarm outputs Video Display Full
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Front Panel Keypads 1 18 3 4 7 2 5 6 19 17 8 22 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 Keys: 1 ~ 4 CH1 ~CH4: Press channel key (1~4) to display the video image in full screen format for the channel specified. 5 MODE: Press to switch between Picture-In-Picture and Quad modes. 6 ZOOM: Pressing this key while viewing a full screen image will display a magnified resolution of the image on the monitor. 7 SEQ: Press this
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON 16 Display: Pressing this key once will turn the display on. Pressing it a second time will give you Hard Disk Drive statistics. CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 2003/04/22 2003/04/22 10:41:00 10:42:00 LIVE: 60IPS Disk:120 GB(0) DISK:80G CH3 CH4 CH3 CH4 Display OFF Display Date/Time and Titles 17 HDD KEY: Turning this key to the lock position will activate the Hard Drive for recording and keep it securely locked into the DV
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Back Panel Connections 10 3 8 1 6 5 2 4 7 9 POWER 1 Main Power plug: Connect the DC12~24V power source to Adapter for AC100~240V. AUDIO 2 Audio IN: Audio input for recording. Audio OUT: Audio output can be set to “ON” or “OFF” in Setup Menu. ( Internal circuit ) SW2 OFF / Mute SW1 Playback Audio A Audio OUT Audio IN Operation of SW2: Operation of SW1: When in recording or standby mode, the out of When Playback Audio is ena
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON MONITOR 3 MAIN MONITOR: This connector is used for the Main monitor display, a number of different display modes may be selected for viewing. This output must be used to display the menu settings. 4 CALL MONITOR: This connector is used for the Call (secondary) monitor. This monitor can only display full screen pictures. ( Internal circuit )
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON RS232 8 RS232 connector: Connect D-Sub 9 pin connector to RS232 port for remote control. RS485 9 RS485 connector: RJ 45 Connector to Cascade multi Digital Video Recorder. 10 FAN: Cooling FAN. 7
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Chapter 2 Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. Please refer to the following diagram for the basic wiring connections. Please note: Monitors and Cameras must be purchased separately. Audio Input Main Monitor RS232 Camera 1~4 Power Source Alarm In/Out RS485 Ethernet Speaker CALL Monitor Diagram 1 8
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Basic Wiring Instructions Please refer to diagram 1 on page 9 to assist you with this portion of the installation. Power: Connect the power source or adapter into the power socket shown in diagram 1. Please note: Do not plug the digital video recorder into the same power source as the cameras. Cameras: Connect each cameras video output to the video input on the digital video recorder shown in diagram 1. Please note: At least one camera must be co
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Hard Disk Drive Installation The first step in installing the hard drive is to insert the hard drive sleeve into the machine. The hard disk drive default setting is initially set to master. The second step is to insert the key provided and turn the tray key to the lock position. If this process is ignored the hard disk drive will not be detected. Please note: If the Hard Disk Drive is not locked in with the key a system loading screen will keep flash
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Chapter 3 DVR Menu Setup Assuming you have completed the first two chapters of this manual. You are now ready to begin setting up the digital video recorder menu. To begin this process press the MENU key. Once inside the main menu you will find there are 13 setup option pages as follows. 1. CLOCK/LANGUAGE SETTING MENU 2. TITLE SETTING MENU 3. DAYLIGHT SAVING SETTING MENU 4. TIMER SETTING MENU 5. NORMAL RECORD SETTING MENU 6. ALARM RECORD SETTIN
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Clock/Language Setting Menu Diagram 2 Diagram two is a screen shot of the Clock/Language Setting Menu. In the Clock/Language Setting Menu the following fields are defined as follows: Date: This field represents the current date on the DVR. To change this, simply use the arrow keys on the DVR which also represent the channel 1- 4 keys (These are the top four buttons). Use the up and down arrow keys to make your selection. The date is represented
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Menu Language: This field is set to English from factory and can not be changed. Video System: This field is set to NTSC from factory which is the North American Video Standard and can not be changed. The European and Asian Video Standards are PAL. Version: This field represents the firmware version the digital video recorder is using. Please note: New firmware versions are available for download from our ftp site. (see page for firm
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Title Setting Menu Diagram 3 Diagram three is a screen shot of the Title Setting Menu. In this menu you can set a unique title for each of your cameras. To change this, simply use the arrow keys on the DVR which also represent the channel 1-4 keys (These are the top four buttons). Use the up and down arrow keys to make your selection. Example: CH1 : FrontDoor CH2 : BackDoor CH3 : Hallway CH4 : Closet : Press or t
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Daylight Setting Menu Diagram 4 Diagram four is a screen shot of the Daylight Saving Setting Menu. In this menu you can set the DVR to adjust the daylight savings time automatically for you. Daylight saving: This field is to turn the daylight savings function on or off. To change this, simply use the arrow keys on the DVR which also represent the channel 1-4 keys (These are the top four buttons). Use the up and down arrow keys to make your sele
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON The third field is set to “March”. This signifies the month in which the daylight savings time will occur. Your options are: Jan through Dec. Use the up and down arrow keys to make your selection. The last two fields represent the time. Use the up and down arrow keys to choose the time you want to go from to the time you want it to be. Stop Time: This field represents when the daylight savings time will come to an end. Use the same steps you used
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EVERFOCUS ELECTRONI CS CORPORATI ON Timer Setting Menu Diagram 5 Diagram five is a screen shot of the Timer Setting Menu. In this menu you can set a unique timer any day of the week to start recording from a specified start time to an end time. In the Timer Setting Menu the following fields are defined as: Week: This field represents the day of the week you wish to set the timer record for. Initially it is set to Sun as default. You may choose from Mon- Sun as well as DLY. If yo
