ETZ Series H.264 [ETZ] Digital Video Recording System User’s Manual ETZ Server Version: 5.5.0.0 H.264 Video Compression Models: ETZ 9004 / 9008 / 9016 / 9116/ 9616/ 9816 / 9916 / 9916P/ 9932 ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 FCC NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE: The information in this manual was current at the time of publishing and the manufacturer reserves the right to revise or improve its products. All information related to models and specifications are subject to change without notice. FCC NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE: 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.
ETZ Series H.264 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Read the following safety and operating instructions thoroughly to properly operate system. 1. Installation and servicing should be done by qualified dealer/installer or service technician and conform to 2. Water and Moisture - Do not use the equipment near water. Liquid can cause fire or electric shock and cause harm. proper installation procedures. If water or liquid is spilled, unplug the system from outlet and call an authorized service technician. 3.
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ETZ Series H.264 Product Contents: ETZ DVR* contents are as follows: 1. ETZ Series Digital Video Recording System (Rackmount or Mid Tower) 2. Power Cable 3. Keyboard 4. Mouse 5. User’s Manual 6. ETZ DVR Chassis Keys 7. Remote Viewing Client Software (1 CD) 8. Software Package *Mid Tower Chassis not shown (Models: 9004T/9008T/9116T) ** Rackmount Chassis may change with different models ETZ DVR NOT INCLUDED: VGA monitor is required to view and program the digital recorder and is an option.
ETZ Series H.264 ETZ Monitoring and Recording Software Main Control GUI 11 12 15 1 2 13 3 4 7 5 14 9 6 8 16 10 17 1. Time & Date Display: Displays current time, date, and server mode (Admin or User) 2. Adjust: Controls brightness, color, contrast, and hue. 3. Pan / Tilt / Zoom: Controls PTZ cameras. 4. Adjust: Controls brightness of PTZ camera images. 5. Camera: Selects the camera to control. 6. Screen Partitions: Choose between full screen, single, quad, and other views.
ETZ Series H.264 Main Control Window – Continued 8 9 6 7 2 3 4 5 1. Status Window: Click to open/close the status windows panel. 2. Recording Camera: Displays the status of recording cameras. 1 3. Sensor Detect: Displays status of sensors detected. 4. Motion Detect: Displays status of motion detected. 5. Alarm: Displays status of alarms detected. 6. HDD Usage: Displays total hard drive used. 7 Event: Running display of current activity related to cameras, sensors, alarms, etc.
ETZ Series H.264 Tools: ETZ Control Window System Status Admin / User Mode: Displays the server mode along with the current date and time. “Mode” depends on who is logged in at the current time. Only two types of modes: Admin and User Mode. HDD Indicator: Displays the percentage amount of hard-disk used. Configure how the system handles hard-disk full capacity in system setup under “Hard-Disk Usage”.
ETZ Series H.264 Screen Partition Menu To select the screen mode, click one of the buttons below. ¾ Choose between different playback window partitions (Full Screen,1,4,7,9,13,16, 32.). Current window partition will be highlighted as “blue”. ¾ Last button is the auto sequencing button. When clicked, ETZ scrolls through partitioned screens in order. The sequencing time delay can be setup in the system setup menu under “Auto Switching Interval”.
ETZ Series H.264 Control / Search Control: Main monitoring software which displays images from selected cameras. Search: Main playback software which allows user to search recorded data, playback, archive, and backup. Quit Power Button: Click to logout or shut down software or system. Configure DVR to shutdown system in the system setup menu by checking Shutdown System Power box.
ETZ Series H.264 Main Search Window 2 3 4 1 5 6 9 11 12 7 10 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Display: Information: Calendar: Control of image: Zoom/Brightness/Contrast: Search: Tab: Time Bar: Screen partition menu: Power: Speed Control: 12. 13. Adjust audio playback: Time Seek: Zoom: Bookmark: Goto: Refresh: 13 Displays recorded images. Displays present time and user mode. Indicates which dates have archived data. Archived images edit/save/print.
ETZ Series H.264 Tools: ETZ Search Window Search Bar Displays corresponding recorded data by camera and time. Search bar displays a 24 hour timeline for recorded data. ¾ Time Seek: Allows you to scroll through the hours when zoomed in. ¾ Zoom: Zoom in on a specific hour to show a more detailed time period. ¾ Bookmark: Add bookmarks by time to quickly reference recorded date. ¾ Refresh: Any new recorded data will be shown by clicking on “refresh”.
ETZ Series H.264 Playback Controls Use the 10 playback buttons to navigate through video. s Fa rs Fi m tI Calendar e ag ind w e tR nd Fi nd wi e R e am r F s er v Re e ay Pl ay Pl op St e m ra F by s Fa rd wa r o tF e nd m Fi ra F e ag by m e I st am La Fr y er u Q ay Pl Displays which dates have archived data. Dates with recorded data are in bold. Current date is circled in Red/Pink.
ETZ Series H.264 Video to AVI File Conversion Recorded video can be saved as an AVI file which can be viewed using Windows Media Player provided within Microsoft Windows. Video to AVI: 1. In the Search bar, choose the beginning time at which you would like to create as the starting point for your AVI file. 2. Click the Save button in the search window. 3. Choose the AVI Format selection and press OK. 4. Define Start and End time and click “start” button to begin the conversion.
ETZ Series H.264 Saving Video Images Stored video can be extracted in BMP, JPEG or JPEG with time period. Video Image to BMP/JPG: 1. In the search bar, choose a camera and time at which you would like to create an image. 2. Click the “Save” button in the search window. 3. Choose the BMP or JPG file Format selection and press “Ok”. Note: Images can be saved to USB stick or CD. 4. Create a name for the file and click “Save”. You can designate the USB drive location here. Save as BMP ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 Video Image to JPG With Time Period: This feature allows you to save multiple images within a specified time period in JPG file format. 1. In the search bar, choose a camera and time at which you would like to create an image. 2. Click the “Save” button in the search window. 3. Choose the JPEG With Time Period selection and press “OK”. 4. Input the time period and click “Browse” to select a target folder for your files. (Example: If the system recorded 1 frame every 1 sec.
ETZ Series H.264 Backup Backup all original recorded data to external media as DFS or convert video clips into self executable video files (*.EXE). The DVR provides an easy to use backup wizard to help navigate you through the process. Using the Backup Wizard 1. Click Backup in the main monitoring search window. 2. The backup wizard dialog box will appear. Press Next to continue. DFS File: Proprietary file format which can only be viewed using ETZ playback software.
ETZ Series H.264 4. Select the date and time of data you would like to backup. Default directory to save backup file either in DFS or EXE format. Click BROWSE to change location 5. Input a password to lock the data. Note: Password will be asked when trying to playback video through the DVR Playback software. 6. Click on Browse to select the name and the location of the backup file you would like to create. Once you have chosen a name and location, Next will be un-grayed. 7.
ETZ Series H.264 9. A confirmation dialog box will appear to confirm for the last time before backing up. [ Backing up DFS format to temp folder on hard drive] [ Backing up EXE format directly to CD ] 10. Click Next to proceed with the backup. [ Backup DFS to hard drive ] [ Backup EXE to CD ] 11. Once the backup has finished, it will prompt you to click Finish or you can wait until the count down reaches zero for the window to disappear. [ Backup *.DFS to hard drive ] [ Backup *.
ETZ Series H.264 Playback Query The query button in the playback control allows you to search video through two search methods ¾ Object: Tracks any motion in an area defined by the user. ¾ Event: Displays a log of events and the time they occurred. Click on event to playback the motion recorded. ¾ Text: Allows the user to search for specific items within a time period when using the text inserter software.
ETZ Series H.264 Text Inserter ¾ Search through POS text data according to selected time period and item. ¾ Input an item into the reference area to search, along with the time period. ¾ The search results will be displayed in the reference results area. Selecting the item will allow you to bring up the video related to the search. ¾ You can bookmark the resulting video by clicking the “bookmark” button. Click “Search” to begin.
ETZ Series H.264 Speed Control Main Search Window Speed Control Bar Slowest Fastest ¾ Play Speed control bar appears beneath the playback buttons once the “Play” button is pressed in single camera view mode. Full screen single camera search window. Speed Control Bar Slowest Fastest ¾ Play Speed control bar is available upon clicking the “PLAY” button in single camera display mode only. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 ETZ SETUP - Setting Up the System System 1.1 DVR Information Note: This information is used when sending out event notifications over the network. ¾ Name: Enter the name of the DVR. ¾ Admin Name: Enter the name of the Administrator. ¾ Telephone No.: Enter the Telephone Number. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 1.2 System Power Management Setup system on/off time. ¾ Reserved Time: Specify the time to perform shutdown or reboot. ¾ Disable: Disable system power management (default). ¾ Shutdown: Schedule an auto shutdown at a given time. ¾ Reboot: Schedule an auto reboot at a given time. ¾ Exit & Turn off Computer: Check to shutdown the entire system when Power Button is pressed. 1.3 Auto-Switching Interval Note: Available when more than 2 channels are used for TV OUT.
ETZ Series H.264 1.6 E-map / TV-OUT E-map Through the electronic map, you can check the location and the condition of each device. Use an image file of your facility to map your devices using the provided camera, alarm and sensor icons. Clear: Default map. Delete: Delete map. Open Map Image: Open a BMP or JPEG file. ¾ Open an image of your location by pressing Open Map Image. ¾ Once the image loads, use the designated buttons to define camera, input, and output locations.
ETZ Series H.264 TV-OUT Manual Device Selection Auto Channel Selection ¾ Manual Device Selection: Manually choose which camera to display through composite output. ¾ Auto Channel Switching: Choose which cameras will be displayed and switched. ¾ Switching Interval: Set the length of time the camera will display on composite out before it switches to another camera. Auto channel switching will work according to given time interval. Note: Available when more than 2 channels are used for TV OUT. 1.
ETZ Series H.264 1.8 Text Inserter ¾ Check mark to use text inserter and setup text input source such as printer. Click Advanced button to setup other necessary sections. 1.9 System Time Setup ¾System Time Setup: You can change the date and time by clicking the “System Time Setup” button. This feature allows the admin user to be able to change date and time without having to shut down the software. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 Device Setup parameters for Camera, Alarm, Sensor, Audio, and Alert. 2.1 Camera ( Number of channels will depend on model – up to 32 channels) Name: Manually enable the cameras by checking the appropriate boxes. Resolution: Select recording resolution D1: 704 x 480 Half D1: 704 x 240 CIF: 352 x 240 Event Recording Frame: Adjust the recording frame for event driven recording mode. Recording Frame: Adjust frame rate for time lapse recording mode.
ETZ Series H.264 Detailed setup menu for each camera (camera name, recording quality, etc.) 2.1.1 Camera ¾ Name: Name the location of the camera for easy identification. ¾ Recording Quality: Specify the quality of the video image data when recording. ¾ Pre-alarm: Time parameter to store recorded data before an event occurs. ¾ Post-alarm: Time parameter to store recorded data after an event occurs. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 2.1.2 Motion Detection ¾ Motion Detection: Allows you to specify an area for motion detection. ¾ Object Detection: Allows user to track objects that have been moved, misplaced or taken from an area. ¾ Zone Setting: Setup an area for motion detection area to be detected by motion. ¾ Sensitivity: Adjust the sensitivity of the camera. ¾ People Count: Setup zone to collect data on number of people passing through.
ETZ Series H.264 An original frame needs to be set to compare it with future frames for comparison. To do this, setup a frame in the camera to be your original. Set Frame 1. Press the “Set Frame” button to create an original frame. 2. Once the frame has been set, input the detection rate at which to periodically check for object movement. 3. Set the object detection zone in the frame where you would like to track object movement. 4.
ETZ Series H.264 3. Go to “Zone Settings” and set “People Counting Zone”. 4. Go to Setup/Schedule and set the schedule for motion recording. 5. Click “OK” to apply. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 2.1.4 Using PTZ Device ¾ Check mark “Using PTZ Device” ¾ Model Name: Choose the camera model from the drop down menu. ¾ Camera ID: Choose the ID number of the PTZ camera. ¾ Serial Port: Select the COM port of the device and configure its options. ¾ Advanced: Advanced settings will vary according to camera type. ¾ Apply Previous State: When checked, the camera will move back to an initial position after a certain period of time.
ETZ Series H.264 2.1.5 Advanced Settings: 2.1.6 Mosaic: The mosaic feature allows you to cover a section of the video to restrict viewing By non admin users. ¾ Check Mark “Use Mosaic”. ¾ Click Mosaic Zone Settings button and define the area to cover. 2.1.7 Data Retain: The data retain feature allows you define the number of days to keep data regardless of amount of hard drive capacity. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 2.2 Output Number of Input channels will depend on the ETZ DVR model. Click on the box to enable the output device. Note: Output devices are devices such as alarms, lights, speakers, etc. ¾ Setup each output device by name, length of activation and standby. ¾ Length of Activation: Select the amount of time the output device will stay armed after an event occurs. ¾ Length of Standby: Select the time length the output device is prepared to react when an event reoccurs.
ETZ Series H.264 2.3 Input Number of Input channels will depend on the ETZ DVR model. Click on the box to enable the output device. Note: Input devices are devices such as motion detectors, door sensors, etc. ¾ Setup each input device by name and signal type: Normally Open ( NO) / Normally Closed (NC) ¾ Name: Define name of each sensor input. ¾ Apply All: Apply same setup value to all input devices. ¾ Choose type of input: NC: Normal Close / NO: Normal Open ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 2.4 Audio Define and associate audio channels with selected cameras. ¾ Setup each audio input by name and Input gain control. ¾ Name: Name the location of where the audio is being recorded. ¾ Input Gain: Select audio volume. ¾ Apply All: Apply same setup value to all available audio devices. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 2.5 Alert Enable or disable alarm output through external speakers attached to the DVR. ¾ Check the Alert box to enable the speaker alert feature. This feature enables the external speakers attached to the DVR to act as output devices (Speakers are optional). ¾ Name: Specify a name for this device. ¾ Length of Activation: The amount of time the alert will remain open. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 Event Set cameras, output devices, and alerts to react when sensor input is triggered. 3.1 Input ¾ Length of Full Screen Display: Set how long the camera will display in full screen mode when an event triggers an input device. ¾ Choose which cameras will display in full screen mode when an event triggers an input device. Users can select up to 16 cameras to record when an input device is triggered.
ETZ Series H.264 3.2 Motion Detect Set cameras, preset PTZ cameras, output devices, and alerts to react when motion is detected. ¾ Length of Full Screen Display: Set how long the camera will display in full screen mode when motion is detected. ¾ Choose which cameras will display in full screen mode when motion is detected. ¾ Link to Recording: Specify which cameras to link with when motion is detected. ¾ Link to Output: Specify the output devices to link with when motion is detected.
ETZ Series H.264 3.3 No Signal Specify which cameras to record and which devices to trigger when there is no signal from camera. ¾ Link to Recording: Specify which cameras to start recording when no signal is detected. ¾ Link to Output: Specify the output devices to trigger when no signal is detected. ¾ Link to Alert: Specify the alert to link with when no signal is detected. ¾ Apply All: Apply the setting for all cameras. 3.
ETZ Series H.264 Schedule 4.1 Use the schedule to setup different recording modes per camera per day including holiday schedule. ¾ Device Schedule Modes: ¾ Recording Schedule Modes: Customize device schedule per camera per day R = Time lapse recording H = High Frame Recording on Event O = Active E = Recording on event X = Disable N = Stop Recording ( No recording) Camera ¾ Recording on Sensor Detection: Starts recording only when a sensor is triggered. ¾ Recording: Time lapse recording.
ETZ Series H.264 4.2 Schedule Backup Backup recorded images daily by activating the “Use Scheduled Backup” feature. Setting Up Schedule Backup 1. Check the box next to “Schedule Backup”. 2. Choose the time of day you would like the DVR to automatically start backing up. 3. Choose the time period of the day and which cameras you would like to backup. 4. Select to either have your backup files password protected or not. 5. Choose a target location for the backup file by pressing Browse. 6.
ETZ Series H.264 Network DVR Server: Enter port number and define number of remote access users. Web Server: Enable and define browser based remote access features Central Station: Must use in conjunction with ETZ Multisite Management Software I-CEN’s DVR sends health check notifications to the ICEN software Email: ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 5.1 Network Setup ¾ Supported Network: Choose network protocol (TCP/IP or PSTN ). ¾ Port Number: ETZ DVR port number is 9091. ¾ Timeout: Idle time allowed before DVR logs user out of system. ¾ Maximum Users: Max number of users allowed to remotely connect simultaneously to DVR. 5.2 IP Address Settings Click this button to bring up “Network Connections”.
ETZ Series H.264 5.4 Central Station Central station is a function that enables a Client with a static IP to receive remote messages from the DVR in the instance of an event. Manage multiple sites using this function. 1. Click the box next to “Report to Server on Event” to enable feature. 2. Click on Properties to setup conditions for the event notification. 3. Type in the IP address of the central station server along with the Port No. If unsure of the Port No. use the default. 4.
ETZ Series H.264 5.5 Remote E-mail Notification Remote E-mail Notification is a function that enables the DVR to send out emails when selected events occur. Emails include what triggered the event along with an image of the event. A link to remotely view the DVR through a web browser is also sent in the email. 1. Enter the IP address of the SMTP Server. 2. Enter in the Port No. from which to send out the email notification. If unsure, use default setting 25. 3.
ETZ Series H.264 User 6.1 Setting User Accounts - Use this tab to setup the different remote users 1. Add: Click to create new user. 2. Delete: Click to delete existing user. 3. Modify: Click to edit existing user. User Types: 1. ADMIN: Default administrator. 2. ANONYMOUS: Default user. Note: Manufacturer default user ID and password has been created. This ID can be deleted once new IDs are registered. User ID: et P/W: admin ¾ Press ADD to setup a new user account.
ETZ Series H.264 Quick Link Functions Monitoring Software Quick Link Advanced quick link features are accessed by Right Mouse Click. Right clicking within a camera screen will enable you to link quickly to certain features and access them without having to go through the setup menu. TV-OUT: OSD: Preset: Allows you to choose monitor. Enable on screen display of camera info & motion detection info. Appears only when PTZ camera is connected – set preset.
ETZ Series H.264 Search Software Quick Link Advanced quick link features are accessed by Right Mouse Click. Right clicking within a camera in search mode will allow you to revert a camera to monitoring mode while still in the search window. This feature will allow you to search data while live monitoring a high risk area. Monitoring On: Allows you to revert a camera to monitoring mode in the search window.
ETZ Series H.264 Remote Viewing Other ETZ DVRs from ETZ DVR ETZ DVR allows the user to remotely view other ETZ DVRs from the server system. This feature provides critical access to DVRs when multiple systems are deployed. 1. From the Main Monitoring Window, click on the NETWORK button. 2. Click on ADD to configure the information regarding the remote ETZ DVR to view. 3. Adjust the buffer to the required setting. 4. Check the “Full screen display on event” box to enlarge video upon motion.
ETZ Series H.264 5. Double click and choose the ETZ DVR to connect. If a password is required, a password box will prompt you for the password. Note: If the DVR is logged in as an admin, you will not be able to connect remotely as an admin. The system only allows one admin to login at a time. ETZ _v5.5.0.
ETZ Series H.264 ETZ DVR Remote Viewing Client Software - Monitoring Window Right clicking a camera will enable you to access the quick link feature, allowing you to use certain features and access them without having to go through the setup menu. Recording On: Quick panic recording mode. JPEG Save: Quick image save in JPEG format. Camera position to its original position: Only used with PTZ cameras for home position feature.
ETZ Series H.264 Appendix l: Activate Anti Virus Software (Option) and Windows Firewall ** ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE IS AN OPTION AND IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPERLY INSTALL AND UPDATE ALL ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM. ** Activate Windows XP / Windows 7 Firewall & Port Setup To activate Windows XP/ 7 firewall, do the following: 1. Open local area connection properties window. 2. Click on the Advanced tab. 3. Place a check mark on Internet Connection Firewall. 4.
ETZ Series H.264 Appendix ll: ETZ Network Setup I. Static IP Address Setup Perform the following steps to configure the DVR: In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties dialog screen, you need to setup the following: IP address Subnet DNS The specific information for the above settings are provided by by your Internet Service Provider. Perform the following to configure your DVR software: First, click on the setup button on the DVR software and under the system tab, go to Network Section.
ETZ Series H.264 Appendix III: ETZ Trouble Shooting Guide 1. When captured image is not displayed. 2. Recording trouble. 3. Check to see if the HDD usage is on “Once” or “Recycle”. In case “Once” is chosen for HDD usage, store images in other back up device and delete data on HDD. Audio trouble. ETZ _v5.5.0.0 Check the connection to PTZ equipment. Confirm if PTZ is set properly (Check ID, baud rate, serial port, etc.). Storage trouble. 6.
ETZ Series H.264 Appendix IV: Specifications Mechanical Specifications: Video Input BNC, Auto Sensing NTSC / PAL Signal Serial Port (1) DB9 For PTZ Control (May not be available depending on model) Parallel Port (1) DB25 Printer Port (May not be available depending on model) USB Port (4) Universal Serial Port ( May different depending on model) Input Voltage AC 110/220 VAC 60/50Hz Relative Humidity 80% / Non Condensing Operating Temperature 50 to 105 º F Dimensions 19“ x 6.
ETZ Series H.264 LIMITED WARRANTY Products manufactured by Eastman Telebell International Inc. (“Eastman Security”) come with limited 18-month warranty for PC Based and Embedded DVRs. Eastman Security warrants these products to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 18 month from the time of purchase. All LCD DVR Combo systems come with limited 12-month warranty.
