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Warning: Do not move the unit whilst the power is connected.
Introduction Contents • Introduction 1 What is Eco4? • Features 2 Eco4 is a cost effective and easy to use video multiplexer, digital video recorder, • Important Safeguards 3 and network video transmitter in a one box solution. • Installing Eco4 4 A video multiplexer? • Quick Install 5 • Connecting External Devices 6 • Easy to use. • Designed with security in mind.
Features: Installation Auto detect cameras on power up Auto detect external storage on power up Default recording Loop-through connections Network Viewing 4 4 4 4 Live viewing Playback viewing Up to 5 network users at once Copy images across networks E-mail on event activation 4 4 4 4 External storage devices Operation Play, record, copy and transmit simultaneously Real-time quad updates Hidden camera option Scheduling Yamaha/Plextor CDR (check for compatible models) Playback VCR style playback Full,
Important Safeguards Read Instructions REGULATORY NOTES FCC AND DOC INFORMATION All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. (USA and Canadian Models Only) Power Sources 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Installing BEFORE YOU START: A quick overview of digital recording Check the contents of the box Digital multiplex recorders work in exactly the same way as analogue multiplexers except that they use hard disks and digital tape to store video, instead of VCR tapes. The following items are included in the box: q q q PSU Mains cable with three pin plug fitted (North America) Mains cable without plug fitted (other regions) Choosing a location for installation Eco4 is designed to be desk mounted.
Quick Install Record rate The record rate is the amount of pictures recorded to disk in a second, or pictures per second (PPS). This is a system wide figure, so whether 1 or 4 cameras are recorded, the record rate remains the same. The update rate per camera can be worked out using the record rate: Eco4 can be installed in as little as 4 steps, and being plug-and-play, cameras will be detected and recorded automatically. SERIAL 1 Update rate = No.
Connecting External Devices Devices that can be connected to Eco4 include: Storage devices The table below shows the recording times at typical recording rates (at S-VHS image quality, 18KB): Alarms and relays Ethernet networks CD-R 640MB 1PPS 2PPS 3PPS 6PPS 12PPS 25PPS 9h 46m 4h 49m 3h 12m 1h 36m 48m 23m Dial-up modems If you do not require any of the above devices to be connected to Eco4, move on to ‘Configuring Eco4’ - Page 9.
Relay connections are as follows: Pin Connection Action 5. Enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the spaces. Note: The addresses are four sets of three digits, if you have only two digits in the address insert a 0 before the number i.e. 123.123.123.001 1-2 Relay 1 Close on Alarm 6. Press the menu button to exit the menu. 3-4 Relay 2 Close on Activity Detection 5-6 Relay 3 Close on Camera fail 7.
Configuring Viewing images across the network using a web browser USING THE MENU It is possible to use Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.X and above) and Eco4 uses a paged menu system to guide the installer through the installation process. Netscape Navigator (version 4.7X ) to view images from an Eco4. Follow the instructions above to display the Eco4 web page, but click on the ‘Web viewer’ Entering the menu icon instead of the ‘PC viewer application’ icon.
To exit the menu Time, Date & Language Press and hold the menu key to exit the menus. Tip: Cycling though all the menus by tapping the menu key will also exit the menus. Example of using the menu to change the time: Time, Date & Language Date Date 30/10/2000 Time W Date format 00 12:00 Day, Month Language English DST System Shutdown Auto Disabled 30/10/2000 Time W 12:00 Date format Day, Month Language English DST System Shutdown Auto Disabled 1.
Time, Date & Language Time, Date & Language System Shutdown Date 01/05/2002 Time S 12:00 Date Format Day, Month Month, Day Language English Français, Deutsch, Espanól, Italiano System Shutdown Disabled Enabled DST Auto Manual Date As default, the date is entered DD:MM:YYYY on PAL models and MM:DD:YYYY on NTSC models, this can be changed using the Date format option below. Time If the Eco4 needs to be switched off for any reason, the shutdown procedure needs to be followed: 1.
Camera Viewing Schedule An option is available to view all cameras or selected cameras. All the cameras are viewed by default. Cameras removed from viewing do not affect the cameras being recorded. A schedule can be used to change the record rates and select whether alarms or activity is enabled. To change the cameras to be viewed Night Off On between 18:00 and 09:00 Weekend Off On between • Press the ‘ ’ cursor key to change the edit field to ‘Selected cameras’.
Record Schedule Day Night Weekend Recorded file size Max recording time Main storage (protected%) Earliest recording Standard PPS Event PPS 3 3 3 3 3 3 Events active Both Alarms Activity None Both Alarms Activity None To configure Eco4 to record only events, select the Standard PPS as 0PPS and the Event PPS to a value you want the events to record at for example, 3PPS.
When an event is triggered it is automatically interleaved with the non-event cameras, i.e. if camera 1 has an event, the recording sequence would be 121314121314 rather than the standard sequence of 12341234, effectively increasing the record speed of camera 1. Main storage (protected%) Tip: By using event interleave, it is possible to keep the record rate constant but effectively increase the speed of alarm or activity recording.
System Options System Options User password Off System name ECO4 Network settings Edit MTU 576 Factory default Reset Network Enabled Disabled Bandwidth limit 100% 1 – 100% Network Settings User password A password can be set to prohibit unauthorized access to the menu systems. The default setting is Off. To set or change the menu password: 1. Use the cursor keys to change the User password to On. 2.
Warning: Changing the MTU size can have an adverse affect on the transmission speed and operation over the network. Check with your network administrator or service provider for advice on the correct MTU size for the network. Factory default Use this option to return all settings to the factory condition. Bandwidth limit The bandwidth used by the Eco4 can be limited to prevent overloading on slower networks. The Eco4 has a 10MB/s connection (10Base-T).
Record Options Record Options Timed expiry Edit Alarm protection Disabled Global Pre-alarm protection 15 minutes 00 minutes - 60 minutes Post-alarm protection 15 minutes 00 minutes - 60 minutes Protected images Edit Timed expiry The timed expiry option allows images to be held on the disk for a selected number of days or hours. Images on the disk which are older than this time cannot be accessed. By default there is no timed expiry.
Camera Setup Important information regarding Protected Images. Title CAMERA 1 There is a percentage indication of the amount of images that are currently protected on the hard disk. It is important to remember that the protected images will remain on the hard disk and will not be overwritten until they are manually removed.
Activity Camera Setup Using Activity detection is used to record more images to disk from cameras that have activity. The sensitivity of activity can be adjusted and areas can be masked off according to the scene type. Activity Camera Set-Up Detection Off On Sensitivity Outdoor high Outdoor low, very low, Indoor high, Indoor low Activity grid Setup Activity test Walk test Playing back images from the disk Playback • To playback images tap to rewind to the desired location and then press .
Viewing single cameras Viewing cameras on the Spot monitor Full Pressing a camera key will display a full screen image of that camera. Press the mode key to toggle ‘spot’ mode, indicated on the main monitor and the front panel LED. Zooming an image Press the same camera key to toggle zoom on and off. When zoom is enabled, use to scroll around the image Note: Zoom is not available in playback mode.
Copy destination This is the name and type of CD drive connected to the SCSI port. Copy from time Select the time you wish to copy images from. Copy to time Select the time you wish to copy images to. Copy Select ‘All cameras’ or individual cameras to copy using the camera keys (filled boxes are selected cameras, unfilled boxes are not selected). Add next Add the selected times to the archive list. Clear list Removes all entries from the list. Create CD Creates a CD with the images in the list.
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