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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Sixteen/Nine Channel Video Recorder
EDR1640/1620/920
V 1.0
About this manual
Before installing and using this unit, please read this Manual carefully.
Be sure to keep it handy for later reference.
Date: Sep. 30th 2005
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Important Notice: Do not remove the hard disk while machine is recording. Or stop first before removing the hard disk. th Updated on Oct 20 , 2005
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Safety Warning 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. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Note: This is a
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Safety Precautions 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 service personnel for service. Do not attempt to disassemble the appliance.To prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers. There
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Safety Precautions Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol, within an Warning: equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence Electrostatic-sensitive device. Use proper of uninsulated ” dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure CMOS/MOSFET handing precautions to avoid that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric electrostatic discharge. shock to persons. Do not place on uneven or unstable work surfaces. The exclamatio
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Important Safeguards Important Safeguards Read Instruction---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—Unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleane
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Table of Contents 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………….………… 8 1.1 FEATURES …………………………………………………………………..…………..…………. 8 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS…………………………………………………………………………….……… 9 1.3 FRONT PANEL KEYPADS …………………………………………………………..…….……… 11 1.4 BACK PANEL CONNECTORS …………………………………………………………….……… 14 1.5 MONITOR DISPLAY ……………………………………………………………………….……… 17 2. INSTALLATION …………………………………………………………………………….………… 20 2.1 PACKING LIST ………………………………………………………………………...…….……… 20 2.2 SYSTEM FLOORPLAN ……………………………………………
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Table of Contents 5. PLAYING BACK……………………………..……………………………………………..………... 58 5.1 NORMAL PLAYBACK……………….……………………………………………………………… 58 5.2 SEARCH PLAYBACK …………………………………………………….………………………… 60 6. COPY TO A VIDEO FILE ………………………………………………….………………………… 62 7. CALL ………………………………………………………………………..……….………………… 64 8. SCREEN DISPLAY SETTING …………………………..………………..………………………… 65 9. SCREEN DISPLAY MODE ………………………………….…………….………………………… 66 10. REMOTE VIEWER ……………………………………..………………..………………………… 67 APPENDIX A: RS232 specifications
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1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION The Digital Video Recorder is the industry’s first full-featured digital video recorder designed specifically for use in 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 choice for security surveillance.
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1.2 SPECIFICATIONS Video Format NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR Video Input 16 camera inputs (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75ohm)and S-Video out for Main Monitor Video Output 1 BNC video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) for CALL Monitor 16 video out (1Vp-p/75ohm) for Lopping Video Compression MPEG4 720x480 (NTSC:120) / 720x576 (PAL:100) Recording Resolution 720x240 (NTSC:240) / 720x288 (PAL:200) & Rate 360x240 (NTSC:480) or 360x288 (PAL:400) Video Display Full, 4,7, 9,10,13,16,PIP(Live only) an
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RS-232 9-pin female connector for local communication RS-485 For Keyboard and PTZ connection Audio 4 mono input, 1 mono (SPEAKER) output Power Source AC100~240V±5% 10
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1.3 FRONT PANEL KEYPADS 9 11 13 21 19 20 17 14 15 8 10 12 18 1 3 23 5 7 22 2 4 6 16 KEY 1 REC: Press this key to start instant recording. 2 STOP: Press this key to stop recording and playing back. PLAY: Play Back. 3 4 PAUSE: Press this key to pause the playback picture. 5 SEARCH: Press this key to enter the SEARCH MENU. COPY: Press this key to start to copy a still picture under PAUSE mode or video stream into 6 Compact Flash card. 7 ENTER: Press this key to enter items , or jump to next
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9 SELECT: Press this key to select, to assign a camera to a display, to adjust screen display, and so on. 10 MODE: Switch PIP, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16 displays in Live and Playback modes. 11 ZOOM: Press this key while viewing the full screen image to display a magnified resolution on the monitor. You must be in “Full” screen mode first before zooming. While zooming, all other function keys will be disable until you press “ZOOM” again to exit “ZOOM” mode. 12 SEQ: Press this key to enter the aut
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15 Shuttle and Jog Dial Shuttle: In the Playback mode, turn the Shuttle dial to fast forward/rewind the video. In the Pause mode, turn the Shuttle dial to slow forward/rewind the video. In the Search mode, turn the Shuttle to change pages. Jog Dial: In the Pause mode, turn the Jog dial to forward/rewind the video. In the Menu mode, turn the Jog dial to change settings and values in subentries. 16 System LEDs: LEDs for system active HDD , ALARM and LAN display. Channel Key (1~16): Press Chann
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1.4 BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 5 1 10 8 6 4 11 12 2 7 3 9 14 15 13 POWER Main Power plug: Connect the DC 12~ 24V power source to adapter for AC 100~ 240V. 1 AUDIO 2 Audio IN: Audio inputs 1~4 for recording, and it can be set to “YES”or “NO”in the RECORD SETUP MENU. Audio OUT: Connect an audio output to a monitor or other device. MONITOR MAIN MONITOR: This connector is used for the main monitor display, a number of different 3 display modes may be selected for viewing. 4 CALL MONITOR: This connecto
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VIDEO IN 5 For EDR1640/1620 Series: VIDEO OUT(1~16): BNC connectors for video looping out 1~16. VIDEO IN(1~16): BNC connectors for video input 1~16 . Alarm Input/Output 6 Alarm Input ALM-INPUT: Normal open or normal close type alarm signal inputs. The Alarm Input can be selected as normal open (N.O.) or normal close (N.C.) input in the ALARM SETUP MENU. When an alarm occurs, alarm recording will automatically start. ALM-OUTPUT: A build-in relay offers 3 nodes which are ALM-COM (common),
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Wireless LAN (Reserved) 10 FAN: Cooling FAN. Matrix Outputs Matrix outputs 1~4: BNC connectors for Matrix outputs 1~4. 11 SCSI Connector SCSI Connector: For connecting the optional extension unit. 12 Mouse Mouse: For connecting the mouse. 13 S-Video 14 S-Video: providing S-Video connector. Cascade 15 Cascade is designed for connecting a number of DVRs to one monitor. You will be allowed to view and to control as many DVRs as you prefer from the same monitor simply by switching the screen using
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1.5 MONITOR DISPLAY The status information of the cameras or machine will show up, and be located at different places on the screen. 1. Channel tag 2. Event sign 3. Select sign 2. Event sign 4. Play status bar 5. Record status bar 1 Channel tag: A channel tag indicates the channel name of the screen. Event sign: Event signals which are small icons with a capital letter and red background show the 2 events on each screen. There are 4 different signals which are : Alarm event. The alarm pla
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3 Select sign: You can assign a camera to a display by pressing SELECT key in live mode. Dial Jog to move the select sign to the display you would like to change camera, and then press channel key from the Channel Panel to relocate the camera. 4 Play status bar: The play status bar appears in play back mode if you enable a status bar on the screen th (Please see DISPLAY, 8 item of Front Panel Keypads). Three parts which are play date, play time and play status are shown in the play status ba
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1. Current date: The current date which is set in the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU. 2. Record status: It shows REC and recording hard disk number. “REC”, it shows when machine is recording. “R01”, the recording hard disk number. There is only one hard disk available in this model, so it always shows R01 when recording. 3. Event: The last happened event. 4. Current time: The current time which is set in the TIME/DATE SETUP MENU. 5. HDD/Fan status: “No Disk”, it shows when no disk is installed or detec
