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Summary of Contents for Paragon 264 Series

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual P PA AR RA AG GO ON N2 26 64 4x x4 4 2 26 64 4x x2 2 S Se er ri ie es s D DV VR R...

Page 2: ...written permission of the Everfocus Electronics Corporation Release Date May 2010 QuickTime is a registered trademark of the Apple Computer Inc Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corp...

Page 3: ...peration ATTENTION This is a class A product which may cause radio interference in a domestic environment in this case the user may be urged to take adequate measures Federal Communication Commission...

Page 4: ...ublication The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve his products Therefore all specifications are subject to change without prior notice Misprints reserved Please read this manual car...

Page 5: ...e 17 2 4 4 EKB 500 connection to several DVRs 17 2 4 5 Speed Dome Installation 18 2 5 RS 232 CONNECTION 18 2 6 USB MOUSE INSTALLATION 18 2 7 NETWORK CONNECTION 19 2 7 1 Direct PC Connection through Cr...

Page 6: ...37 4 13 3 Motion Search 38 4 14 COPY 40 4 15 LOGOUT 41 5 DVR CONFIGURATION 42 5 1 CONFIGURATION MENU 42 5 2 EXPRESS 42 5 3 CAMERA SETTING 45 5 3 1 Basic Setting 45 5 3 2 Video Adjust 47 5 3 3 Motion...

Page 7: ...6 6 WHAT IS YOUR NETWORK SETUP 94 6 7 SIMPLE ONE TO ONE CONNECTION 95 6 8 DIRECT HIGH SPEED MODEM CONNECTION 100 6 9 ROUTER OR LAN CONNECTION 102 7 REMOTE OPERATION FROM BROWSER 105 7 1 CONNECTING TO...

Page 8: ...aphical icons and visual indicators Simply point click and drag the playback bar on the screen to playback our recordings in any time slot All GUI functions can be operated via front panel IR remote a...

Page 9: ...or 4 internal HDD Built in DVD burner 3 USB 2 0 ports 2 located on front panel 1 located on back panel for video archive and mouse usage Multi language support Watermark capabilities to identify inten...

Page 10: ...3 Mouse x 1 DVR x 1 User manual x 1...

Page 11: ...t Output RCA 16 Inputs 1 Output 8 or 16 Inputs 1 Output Recording Mode Manual Schedule and Event Playback Search By Date Time and Event Alarm In Same as Video Input Alarm Out 4 Alarm Outputs Video Pau...

Page 12: ...Pelco D Pelco P Samsung Transparent 1 4 FRONT PANEL Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included Remote Control T...

Page 13: ...es operation between MAIN and CALL The active screen will be Main monitor when LED is in M Call monitor when LED is in 1 and HDMI call monitor when LED is in 2 For more details please refer to Chapter...

Page 14: ...use the jog to adjust the values parameters Use Jog to highlight individual cameras Use either Shuttle or Jog to switch between MENU parameters 19 MENU ESC Used to bring up Main Menu or exit from sub...

Page 15: ...Matrix monitor outputs 1 4 4 Video inputs EPARA8 VIDEO IN 1 8 BNC video inputs for 1 Vpp Composite video signals automatic 75 Ohm termination high impedance switching upon loop through output load EPA...

Page 16: ...and playback display and on screen display 12 CALL monitor CALL monitor output Spot monitor for full screen live display sequence mode and alarm camera switching 13 RS485 socket For remote control vi...

Page 17: ...6 HDD INSTALLATION Before installing the HDDs please check the location to install HDDs The following picture shows the location of built in HDDs All other screw holes are reserved for hot swappable...

Page 18: ...TS INSTALLATION Cameras have to be cabled with 75 Ohm video cable e g RG 59 RG 12 and suitable BNC plugs Due to inappropriate absorbability 50 Ohm coax cable e g RG58 antenna cable and further types o...

Page 19: ...ng transmission lines twisted pair fibre optics radio to the video inputs make sure all receivers are accurately calibrated The Main monitor can be connected to BNC Composite or VGA monitor output NOT...

Page 20: ...audio input The direct connection of passive speakers is not supported ATTENTION The direct connection of a non amplified microphone is not supported a microphone amplifier is required AUDIO RECORDING...

Page 21: ...ts are programmable N O Normal Open or N C Normal Closed Inputs have to be switched by dry contacts Alarm input with N O Normal Open contact Alarm input with N C Normal Closed contact in idle state in...

Page 22: ...peration System alarm events are always active CTRL IN GND CTRL IN GND DVR armed DVR disarmed 2 3 3 Alarm Output Relay The relay outputs provide either Normally Open or Normally Closed dry contacts Ou...

Page 23: ...le length is 1200m Both of these can be expanded using a signal distributor see below Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm resistance in order to minimize lin...

Page 24: ...ignal only flows from the input towards the outputs Therefore e g the interconnection of several keyboards is not possible with these types of signal distributor 2 4 2 RS 485 socket pin assignment The...

Page 25: ...menu chapter 5 10 4 RS 485 parameters and protocol in the I O CONTROL menu chapter 5 10 4 ATTENTION Some Pelco D P protocol domes and receivers require an address offset of 1 i e the address assigned...

Page 26: ...nnection of DVR and PC requires a crossover crossed network cable This type of connection is ONLY used for direct connection to a single PC Make sure that the PC is equipped with a 10 100 1000 Mbps co...

Page 27: ...2 8 FINAL INSTALL PROCESS Once you have completed the basic wiring connections you are ready to turn on the DVR Simply plug in the power source The POWER LED will light up if power is normal Once the...

Page 28: ...nel screen will display full screen of this channel 3 To enable audio out click audio icon ex at lower side of the screen This system can have only one audio out for one camera at a time Click this bu...

Page 29: ...on a field to make changes 3 1 4 Component Options The following are examples of different fields available in the Configuration menu Textbox Click on the box and an on screen keyboard will appear se...

Page 30: ...ut that character The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions Delete Delete the letter Done Confirm the selection All Caps Switch to capital letters Space Enter a space Move to le...

Page 31: ...key on any icon to perform that action These actions are covered in detail in Chapter 4 3 Press Menu to close the DVR control bar 3 2 3 Front Panel Key Review The basic principle of front panel operat...

Page 32: ...d option will be available here Use Jog to move between items and press Enter to make changes Note press Menu button to go back to the previous menu section 3 2 5 Component Options Textbox Press Enter...

Page 33: ...26 Bar Press Enter key to activate the slider then use Jog to adjust the setting Press Enter again to finalize the changes...

Page 34: ...ule 4 2 LOGIN In order to access Paragon options users may be asked to log in for authority identification To log in follow these steps 1 Click or press Enter key on the Configuration icon to bring up...

Page 35: ...w a white frame on screen if the camera has been selected When in split display mode press same layout icon in layout menu to select all Front panel Use Jog to change selection Turn Jog one more step...

Page 36: ...he time bar to select time to playback The start time and end time of time bar is showed below 10 and signs are used to adjust time scale level Press or to select between L1 L5 When change level the s...

Page 37: ...utton c Click the number of the desired position This will be displayed in the box d Click Set button 6 Steps to jump to a preset position a Click Preset button b Click the number of the desired posit...

Page 38: ...ection zoom and focus by clicking directly on screen Figure 4 3 Express Control PTZ The screen is divided into a 4x4 grid The function of each section is defined as below 1 PTZ pan tilt left and up 2...

Page 39: ...ay is not available in Playback mode To change layout follow the steps below By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click to scroll through each display option By front panel Push the appro...

Page 40: ...ll show on position of camera1 4 9 DISPLAY 1 Press Display button on menu by using mouse or press Display button on the front panel 2 Press once to show camera information Please see the following tab...

Page 41: ...sing a mouse Click on Monitor button in menu or click global information icon to switch control to call monitor button means the main monitor is selected button means the call monitor 1 is selected me...

Page 42: ...ge to a different icon in different areas of the screen User can control PTZ direction zoom and focus by clicking directly on screen Figure 4 4 Zoom Express Control The screen is divided into a 4x4 gr...

Page 43: ...3 1 Time Search Figure 4 5 Search Menu Time Search Play From Select the time to be searched by choosing the Date and Time Click on the Play button to start search The DVR will automatically play the v...

Page 44: ...date and time To Select ending date and time Camera Select which cameras to search for Event Select which event type s to search for Choose from Alarm Motion Video Loss or Others Click on the Search...

Page 45: ...will show Locked or Partial Delete Delete item if it is not locked Play Playback selected item Copy Copy selected item In Lock status there will show Partial in some case it means there has a time per...

Page 46: ...re 4 7 Search Menu Motion Search From Select motion search starting date time To Select motion search ending date time Camera Select camera number to be searched Figure 4 8 Search Menu Set Grid Grid S...

Page 47: ...back to Motion Search menu Press Cancel to skip edition Press Search button to start searching 4 14 COPY To bring up Copy menu By mouse Right click to bring up the menu bar and click on to enter Copy...

Page 48: ...r PC the space may have a little bit different between PC and DVR Archive Now Press Archive button to start archiving 4 15 LOGOUT Right click to bring up the menu bar and click button to bring up the...

Page 49: ...ress Enter or left click on the Configuration icon to enter configuration menu 5 2 EXPRESS Figure 5 1 Express Menu is a screen shot of the EXPRESS SETTING MENU This menu is used to configure express s...

Page 50: ...ecording Days Set the maximum recording days Available selection will be shown in the next column including 1 3 5 7 14 20 30 40 50 and 60 day DVR will auto adjust relative settings for 16 cameras to f...

Page 51: ...zed within the network If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Gateway This field shows the gateway for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the network If...

Page 52: ...ic Setting Camera Select the camera number Title The title setting allows you to assign a title to selected camera Each title supports up to 16 characters The on screen keyboard will appear when you c...

Page 53: ...field will also be changed Recording capacity for all 16 cameras shown next to the Normal Speed field The number here indicates the remaining recording capacity available for all 16 cameras When this...

Page 54: ...rated or if the colors appear overwhelmed by glare try decreasing the Brightness Contrast Adjusts the total amount of light output from the display If details are lost or lines appear distorted try de...

Page 55: ...will display on the main monitor Call Monitor Monitor display options when a motion event occurs No change No change on the call monitor display Full screen A full screen of the active camera will di...

Page 56: ...s Edit Motion Grid Press this button to edit the motion grid See Figure 5 5 Camera Menu Motion Grid Setting Sensitivity Set the threshold value for sensitivity Select from 1 lowest to 10 highest Min A...

Page 57: ...pply To This button can be used to copy the motion settings to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Unselect All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy...

Page 58: ...o loss event occurs Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC when video loss occurs requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Alarm Output Th...

Page 59: ...copy the settings or Cancel to exit without copying 5 4 RECORD PLAY SETTING Figure 5 7 is a screen shot of the RECORD PLAY SETTING MENU This menu is used to configure basic recording and playback set...

Page 60: ...er the selected number of days To use the maximum hard drive space choose OFF 5 4 2 Built in Cal The built in record period calculator can give a rough estimation of the total recording time of the DV...

Page 61: ...Record Play Menu Play Quick Playback Check the box to enable quick playback function Playback From X Seconds ago When the DVR is put into playback it will begin playing from the selected time Choose...

Page 62: ...box to record several moments before the alarm event Pre alarm recording rate will follow Normal frame rate setting Buzzer Check box to enable buzzer when an alarm occurs Main Monitor Monitor display...

Page 63: ...he Active Camera is a PTZ speed dome the alarm will move the camera to the specified preset position for event recording Click Done to confirm selection Cancel to cancel selection Alarm Output This wi...

Page 64: ...HDDs are filled HD Off If HDDs are switched off or are removed the DVR will create a HD OFF event Power Loss The DVR keeps a record of any time the system is powered off NOTES When using a contact out...

Page 65: ...ck box to enable email notification when a fan fails to work Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup me...

Page 66: ...box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup menu Stop Recording Check box to stop recording when HD s temperature is over the...

Page 67: ...Check box to enable email notification function when HD fails Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to client PC requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Setup m...

Page 68: ...l transmit a signal through one of the alarm outputs It can be set to either NONE not active 1 2 3 or 4 Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time du...

Page 69: ...transmit a signal through one of the alarm outputs It can be set to either NONE not active 1 2 3 or 4 Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time dura...

Page 70: ...checked for this feature Power Loss events are always recorded by the DVR Email Notify Check box to enable email notification when HD is off Network Alarm Check box to send out a network alarm to clie...

Page 71: ...the alarm outputs It can be set to either NONE not active 1 2 3 or 4 If an output is assigned to Record Stopped any other events assigned for that alarm output will automatically change to None Output...

Page 72: ...ot active 1 2 3 or 4 Output Type Output action when alarm is triggered Timeout Alarm output lasts for the set time duration Permanent Alarm will be continuously active until user presses Enter key Tra...

Page 73: ...chedule ends when Daytime begins Daytime End Select daytime ending time Nighttime schedule begins when Daytime ends Record Type Select the type of recording for each time period Disabled No recording...

Page 74: ...Holidays In addition to setting a weekly record schedule user can also schedule recording for specific days of the year Figure 5 21 Schedule Menu Holidays Data Type Select either Holiday or Others Ho...

Page 75: ...or Saturday Sat Time Bar The time bar uses three different colors to distinguish each recoding mode Gray No Rec No recording during this time block Orange E Only events are recorded during this time b...

Page 76: ...og knob to switch to Camera selection mode When Camera selection mode is selected all 16 cameras will be highlighted in a blue frame See below image 3 Selecting camera Turn Shuttle knob to select desi...

Page 77: ...ollowing blocks will turn into gray which means this gray timezone has been set to the recording mode of gray No Rec User can also change the timezone to a different record mode with different color b...

Page 78: ...uous recording The speed is limited to the maximum recording rate of the DVR divided by the number of installed cameras Event Speed Frame rate in images per second for event recording Event record spe...

Page 79: ...s button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras Select which cameras you wish to copy to Select All selects all cameras Clear All deselects all cameras Click OK to copy the settings or Cancel...

Page 80: ...Address A static IP address must be set manually If DHCP or PPPoE is selected this value will be assigned automatically Subnet Mask This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will b...

Page 81: ...quires authentication user name password SSL Check the box if mail server needs to be encrypted by SSL User name Input the login user name if the SMTP server requires authentication Password Input the...

Page 82: ...www dyndns org as the DDNS provider If DDNS will not be used simply select Disable EverfocusDDNS Figure 5 26 EverfocusDDNS DVR Name Input the desired name for the DVR Register Update Click the button...

Page 83: ...g Host name Host name created through the dyndns account User name User name of the dyndns account Password Password of the dyndns account Confirm Re enter password Note For more details on DDNS setup...

Page 84: ...on Software The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses Protocol Select the protocol type for alarm transmission UDP User Datagram Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol Port Select...

Page 85: ...Check the box to display playback date time Playback Status Check the box to display playback status Event Status Check the box to display event status HDD Status Check the box to display hard drive s...

Page 86: ...t step Dwell sec Set the dwell time for each step Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 99 seconds 5 8 3 Call M T SEQ Figure 5 31 Display Menu Call M T SEQ Step Sequence order Cannot be changed Cam...

Page 87: ...plays current status of the selected disk Disk Temperature Displays current disk temperature Disk Size Total Shows total disk size Disk Size Usage Shows percentage of used disk space If DVR is set to...

Page 88: ...Auto Lock 2 Alarm Event Alarm Auto Lock 3 Lock or unlock the file manually in search result list Current Lock Here displays the current lock percentage of HDD volume If locked data has reach the maxim...

Page 89: ...e OKAY CANCEL in case of CANCEL DVR will ignore the disk no data will be written to this disk 3 If there is only one HDD in Paragon then the DVR will consider this HDD as its own no matter which DVR t...

Page 90: ...me Zone Set the time zone that the DVR adjusts to when updating from the time server NTP Select Enable or Disable NTP time synchronization NTP Server Displays the time server address that the uses for...

Page 91: ...tart date of daylight saving time Start Time hh mm Set the time when daylight saving time begins Set To hh mm This is what the time will change to when daylight saving begins For most regions this wil...

Page 92: ...system as well as set administrator rights Figure 5 36 System Menu User Add Click Add button to add a new user Set the name case sensitive password and access level Press Add button to confirm a new...

Page 93: ...without making changes Figure 5 38 System Menu User Edit User Login Check this box to activate user login When this is disabled no username or password is required to access the system and all users o...

Page 94: ...er None Odd or Even RS485 PTZ Protocol Select PTZ protocol Choose from the following protocols Transparent Pelco D Pelco P Everfocus or Samsung NOTE all cameras must be on the same protocol 485 ID If...

Page 95: ...or turn off the power of the unit during the upgrade this can cause the system to crash Configurations Load Factory Default Click Load to restore all menu settings to the default values User Account...

Page 96: ...ystem Version Displays firmware version number Model Displays DVR model number NTSC PAL Displays current video format Network IP Displays the DVR s current IP Address MAC Unique address of the DVR s i...

Page 97: ...see log sorted by event User to see log sorted by user Operation to see log sorted by operation View Log Press View Log button to view the log See Figure 5 43 for more detail Clear Log Press Clear Log...

Page 98: ...91 Figure 5 43 Log List Prev Page Go to the previous page of log Next Page Go to the next page of log Close Close the window...

Page 99: ...ices the same exact IP address but the first three octets of an IP address should be the same for all computers in the local area network For example if a total of 253 computers exist in a single LAN...

Page 100: ...is is the same case with ports on a network If the ports for a specific IP address are not open then you could not gain access to that IP address Note The term port also refers to several other aspect...

Page 101: ...connect to it by name See Chapter 8 for details on using EverFocus DDNS What type of DVR are you installing ______________ Everfocus EDR series EDR 410 810 920 1620 1640 or 1680 Everfocus EDVR series...

Page 102: ...end purchasing one if you have never made a cross over cable Please remember you can not use a straight through network cable for this application Once you have a cross over cable plug one end into th...

Page 103: ...00 and a Gateway of 192 168 001 001 You can ignore DNS Server The next step is to set the computer s network settings to match those of the DVR You will need Administrator privileges on your Windows m...

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Page 106: ...sign an IP address of 192 168 1 2 a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 and a Default Gateway of 192 168 1 1 then click OK Restart both the computer and the DVR To access the DVR from the computer simply ope...

Page 107: ...below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable Connection Procedure The first step is to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straigh...

Page 108: ...ote If you have a dynamic IP address you can set the DVR to DHCP to automatically detect the network settings settings Therefore it can use a dynamic IP address Exit from the DVR s Menu to save the se...

Page 109: ...shows the pin configurations for a straight cable Connection Procedure The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight thr...

Page 110: ...a computer connected on the same network as the DVR Click on the Start button and choose Run o If using Windows Vista choose Search instead Type command and click on OK o In Vista you will need to dou...

Page 111: ...the following ports o Ports to open 80 1600 o If your Internet service provider blocks port 80 you can change it to a different port in the DVR s Network Menu Setup o If you are using a Linksys or D...

Page 112: ...Internet connection http IP address given by your Internet Service Provider The login page will appear on the screen similar to the one shown above Enter a user name and password to access the recorde...

Page 113: ...o the DVR s IP address you should see a screen like the one below If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at your security settings may be too high If so go to Section 7 2 2...

Page 114: ...file when prompted to do so Once the file finishes installing you will return to the same login page as before Type in the username and password and click Login to view the cameras Default username ad...

Page 115: ...DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR At the top of the Internet Explorer Window click on Tools then select Internet Options Click the...

Page 116: ...prompting for ActiveX controls Binary and script behaviors Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player IE7 only Run ActiveX controls and plug ins Script ActiveX co...

Page 117: ...on to reload the page Install the ePlusDVR cab file when prompted to do so Once the file finishes installing you will return to the same login page as before Type in the user name and password and cli...

Page 118: ...otion blue indicates Vloss red indicates an alarm event Click on a camera number to switch that camera to full screen Click on 4UP 9UP or 16UP to display 4 9 or 16 screens You can also press Mic butto...

Page 119: ...osition b Click Preset button c Click the number of the desired position This will be displayed in the box d Click Set button 6 Steps to jump to a preset position a Click Preset button b Click the num...

Page 120: ...113 a Click Tour button b Click the number of the desired tour c Click Go button 12 Steps to remove a tour a Click Tour button b Click the number of the desired tour c Click Delete button...

Page 121: ...more details about Search setting please refer to 4 13 Search Setting Event Search and Motion Search will show maximum 400 search result items near start time Playback Control Keys 1 Fast rewind the...

Page 122: ...n available name Note This step is optional as it is only used to check the availability of host name If the name is available proceed to step 3 for DDNS setup Step 3 In DVR s Network Menu go to DDNS...

Page 123: ...a web browser and type the Router s default IP address 192 168 1 1 in the address bar Then press Enter A password request page will appear Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the Use...

Page 124: ...ber of the range under Start and the ending number under End Protocol Enter the protocol used for this application either TCP or UDP or Both IP Address For each application enter the IP Address of the...

Page 125: ...u need additional technical support on this router you must call D Link Whenever you want to configure your network or the DI 624 you can access the Configuration Menu by opening a web browser and typ...

Page 126: ...virtual service Private IP The IP address of the device running the local services Protocol Type The protocol used for the virtual service Private Port The port number that the service uses on the LA...

Page 127: ...ion for each service Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192 168 1 50 Both 80 80 Enable CTRL 192 168 1 50 Both 1600 1600 Enable Note If you changed port 80 in the DVR s Net...

Page 128: ...ge cannot be fully displayed on the monitor partial image has been cut off Make sure the resolution of HDMI video output is 1080i Make sure the resolution of your monitor which connected to the DVR is...

Page 129: ...alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer Timeout Transparent Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration t Reaction t Event t Event Duration of alarm input source motion co...

Page 130: ...tion Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer Permanent Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Reaction t Event Alarm Reset t Event Duration of alar...

Page 131: ...Resulting duration for this alarm mode related to event record alarm outputs OSD message buzzer Timeout Transparent Mode Retrigger of Alarms t Event Duration of alarm input source motion contact syste...

Page 132: ...Order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Normal Frame Rate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Quality Superior Standard Low Low Low Low Low Low Event Frame Rate 30 30 30 15 10 7 5 5 1 Case 2 Record Mode Event Only Record With Recording da...

Page 133: ...rent Preset Setting Preset Setting Option Camera Item Apply value Quality Superior Normal Frame Rate Max recording frame rate of DVR Best Quality Event Frame Rate 30 Quality Standard Normal Frame Rate...

Page 134: ...ct is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment at their end of life should be di...

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