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    AVerMedia ® EB1004 BAK Real-time Security DVR Operation Manual[...]

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    FCC NOTICE This device 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 limit s are designed to provide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a comm ercial, i ndustrial or business environment. This equipme nt can generate, use and radiate radio fre quency[...]

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    WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELE CTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE . CAUTION DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS PRODUCT .PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER IF THERE IS A PROBLEM.[...]

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    1 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................3 1.1 Features and S pecificat ions ........................................................................ 3 1.2 Front Panel .................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Back [...]

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    2 3.9 SENSOR SETUP ...................................................................................... 26 3.9.1 SENSOR RE CORD TIME ................................................................ 26 3.9.2 ALARM OUT TIME ........................................................................... 26 3.9.3 CHANNEL-1 ~ CHANNEL -4 ..................[...]

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    3 Chapter 1 Introduction EB1004 BAK is a stand-alone, non-PC based DVR unit that provides real-time monitoring and digital recording of surveillance video. Up to four video cam eras and four sensor devices can be hooked up to this DVR unit. It is also equipped with an output relay that allows connection of an alarm device. Surveillance, digital rec[...]

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    4 • Full-screen resolution: Display: 720 x 480 (NTSC), 720 x 576 (PAL) Recording: 640 x 224 (NTSC), 640 x 272 (PAL) • Display and recording frame rate: Quad mode: 30/25 fps (NTSC/PAL) per channel, total of 120/100 fps (NTSC/PAL) • Scheduled recording (00:00~23:00 set by hour ) • Search for recorded videos by date/time/event • Input/Output[...]

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    5 1.2 Front Panel 1 3 4 5 6 7 12 11 12 13 14 2 9 8 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 1. REC : Start video recording. 2. MENU : Open/Close the OSD main menu or subsequent submenus. 3.  : Go up one item. 4.  : Go down one item. 5. SELECT : (a) Cycle through various options in a selected menu item. (b) Open a submenu 6. : (a) Display Channel 1 in full-screen[...]

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    6 14.  : (a) Fast forward during playback. (b) Switch between the play list and the date/time search controls. 15. Removable hard disk rack with lock CAUTION BEFORE REMOVING THE REMOV ABL E OR INTERNAL HARD DISK, POWER OFF THE DVR UNIT FIRST . 16. Removable Hard disk LED 17. Removable Power LE D 18. Internal Hard Disk LED 19. DVR Powe r LED 20. [...]

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    7 1.4 Setting Up the DVR Unit 1.4.1 Installing Hard Drives Before you install hard drives, please adj ust the jumpers’ setting according to the instructions on your hard disk label. The DVR unit allows you to install up to two hard drives (a master and slave drive). Install one hard disk in a removable hard disk drawer as HDD A and the other hard[...]

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    8 1.4.2 Install the Hard Drive in a Removable Case 1. After unlock the remo vable hard disk drawer, remove the removable hard drive drawer from the case. 2. Remove the upper cover of the drawer. 3. Connect the power connector to the hard drive as the right picture shows. 4. Connect the hard disk connector into the inner tray’s slot. 5. Close the [...]

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    9 1.4.3 Install a Removable Hard D rive Case in a PC (Optional) For users who purchase an optional hard drive case, please follow the steps to install the case in a PC. 1. Power off your PC and re move the cover of your PC. 2. Remove a front cover and free a 5 1/4” drive bay. Insert the hard disk holder. Mount the hard disk holder, screw up t he [...]

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    10 1.4.4.1 Basic Devices • Cameras Connect the video output of each video camera or composite video source to the CH1 ~ CH4 connectors. • VGA monitor Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA OUT c onnector of the DVR unit to use as a display for video surveillance and playback. • Power adapter Plug the provided 110V AC or 220V pow er adapter into the[...]

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    11 Terminal 9 : Connect to the positive (+) wire of the alarm device Terminal 10 : Connect to the gr ound (-) wire of the alarm device • Desktop/Laptop computer Connect EB1004 BAK to a PC with a USB c able. Insert the USB connector to PC’s USB socket.[...]

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    12 Chapter 2 Operating the DVR Unit 2.1 First Time Use Connecting the DVR unit to a power outlet au tomatically turns on its power . When you install new hard disks in y our DVR, the system will detect hard disks status and show “HDD FORMA T SELECT(YES) /MENU(NO)”. Press to format hard disks. The system will show “ARE YOU SURE PLA Y(FORMA T)/[...]

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    13 Sometimes the system has trouble det ecting the hard disks, it shows “Turn off and on the DVR” on the screen. Follow the instruction to unplug DVR. Reboot and the system will show the normal first time use screen. After you format the hard drive(s), please en ter the default password before you enter the main menu. The factor y default passw[...]

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    14 EACH mode QUAD mode Use the following front panel buttons to sele ct the desired video camera to display in full screen: CH1: Camera 1 CH2: Camera 2 CH3: Camera 3 CH4: Camera 4 Note: The recording mode can be selected in the OSD main menu. 2.3 Video Recording and Playback When you are back to the preview mode, t he system will start to record th[...]

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    15 2.3.2 T o play back the recorded video 1 Press X to display the Playlist: 2 If you want to switch to the other har d drive or search for a range of video recordings, press  . The ">" arrowhead cursor will th en move up to the top of the screen. 3 Press button to switch between the MASTER and SLAVE drives. 4 Press  to move down[...]

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    16 Chapter 3 Setup Menu MAIN MENU > CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD S ELECT 1234 RE COR D M ODE E AC H RE COR D FRAME RA TE 3 0 VIDE O QUAL ITY NORMAL RECORD SCHE DULE SU BMENU HARD DRIVE SE TUP S ENSOR S ETU P PRESS (< , >), THEN(S ELECT) PRESS (M ENU) TO EX IT RECORD SCHEDULE v +TTTSSSSS TTTTMMMMTTTT T+ | | | | | | | | | 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24[...]

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    17 1 Press button to display the OSD main menu. MAI N MENU > CAMERA SELECT 1234 RECORD SELECT 1234 RECORD MODE EACH RE C OR D FRA MER A TE 3 0 V IDEO QUAL ITY N ORMAL RECORD SCHEDULE SU BMENU HARD DRIVE SETUP SEN SOR SE TUP PRESS (< , >), T H EN(SELEC T) PRESS ( MENU ) TO EX IT 2 Press  or  to move up or down through t he items in th[...]

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    18 CH1: Camera 1 CH2: Camera 2 CH3: Camera 3 CH4: Camera 4 You can also press to cycle through different camera display combinations. For instance: (1 2 3 4) : Switch on all camera displays. (1 - - 4) : Switch on camera display 1 and 4 only. (- 2 3 -) : Switch on camera display 2 and 3 only. (- - - -) : Disable all camera displays. 3.2 RECORD SELEC[...]

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    19 3.4 RECORD FRAME RATE This sets the number of images per second of video that is recorded. By default, frame rate is set at 30 fps for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL. There are 8-9 different frame rates you can choose from. 3.5 VIDEO QUALITY There are three video quality settings to choose from: BEST, GOOD or NORMAL. Choosing NORMAL allows you to record m[...]

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    20 3.6 RECORD SCHEDULE By default, the DVR unit is customized for continuous 24-hour video recording. If you prefer to record video only at certain ti me schedules within a day, you can choose specific recording hours. If the DVR unit is connected to sensor devices, you can also customize the unit to initiate video reco rding only when the sensors [...]

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    21 SUB MENU > PASSWO RD CHANGE TI M E S ET VGA S ETU P MO TION SETUP P AS S WORD SE TUP N O PRESS (< , >), THEN (SELECT ) PRESS ( MENU ) TO EX IT 3.7.1 P ASSWORD CHANGE To change the password: 1. Input the prompted information: CURRENT PAS SW ORD : - - - - - - NE W PASSWORD : - - - - - - C O N F I R M P A S S W O R D : ------ The factory d[...]

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    22 3.7.2 TIME SET TIME 2004/01/ 10 15:30: 25 ^ PRESS (< , >), THEN(S ELECT ) PRESS (M ENU) TO EX IT To change the system date and time: 1. Press  or  to move through the "year/month/day" and "hour:minute:second " entries. The "^" cu rsor indicates the entry that is selected. 2. Per selected entry, press rep[...]

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    23 3.7.4 MOTION SETUP T o change MOTION CAMERA, 1. Press  or  to move the arrowhead cursor to MOTION CAMERA in the menu. 2. Press the channel buttons to select cameras that you want to setup. To setup all cameras, press . You will see the screen shows MOTION CAMERA 1 2 3 4 . Press the same button again to cancel the setting. To setup channel [...]

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    24 2. Press repeatedly to cycle through the numbers. The time setting ranges from 5 to 30 seconds. Stop pressing the button when reach the desired numbers. 3.7.5 P ASSWORD SETUP You can change the PASSWORD SETUP se tting under the SUB MENU to enable PASSWORD SETUP. PASSWORD SETUP functi on protects your system from someone who intends to interrupt [...]

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    25 3.8 HARD DRIVE SETUP HARD DRIV E SETUP > OVER W RITE ENA BLED YES MASTER HDD SIZE 80072MB MASTER HDD USED 16014MB 20% MASTER HDD FO RMAT SL AVE HDD SIZE N/A SL AVE HDD U SED N/A SL AVE HDD FORMA T PRESS ( < , >), TH EN(SELEC T) PRESS ( MENU ) TO EXIT 3.8.1 OVER WRITE ENABL ED This allows old video recordings on the har d drive(s) to be [...]

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    26 3.9 SENSOR SETUP SENSOR SETUP > SENSO R RECORD TIME 15 AL ARM OUT TIME 05 CH AN NEL -1 T YPE:N ORMAL -CL OS E CH AN NEL -2 T YPE:N ORMAL -OP EN CH AN NE L-3 NO T INS TA LL ED CH AN NE L-4 NO T INS TA LL ED PRESS (< , >), TH EN(SELECT) PRESS ( MENU ) TO EXIT 3.9.1 SENSOR RECORD TIME This determines the duration of sensor reco rding (in m[...]

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    27 Chapter 4 Connect to a PC EB1004 BAK provides a convenient tool to trace back the recorded surveillance video, catch specific images and save as AVI file s. With the EB-DVR Playback Application, users can play back the surveillance video , catch images and backup all recorded images easily . 4.1 First Time Use Connecting DVR unit to a power outl[...]

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    28 Follow the instructions to install the driver: 1. Select a language. Click Next to continue the installation. 2. Insert the CD dr iver into CD-ROM’s plate. It will auto-r un. You will see the screen on the right side. Note: The application supports Windows 2000/XP only. 3. Click Next . Follow the steps to finish the installation. 4. Please cli[...]

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    29 5. Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

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    30 4.2 Operating EB-DVR Playback Application Click to run the application. Select the hard disk and then se lect a proper video system according to your local video system. Click OK . Attention: Make sure you enter the Main Menu before use the USB function. If you select an inappropriate video system, the video will not be normal. Please exit the p[...]

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    31 The sequences of the DVR hard disks will vary depending on the hard disk numbers in your PC. As the following illustrati ons show, please select a proper hard disk sequence according to the real situation when you run the playback application. Case 1 : The sequence of HDD A will be HDD2 . Case 2 : The sequence of HDD A will be HDD1 . Case 3 : Th[...]

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    32 HDD A will be HDD2 . HDD A will be HDD1 . Case 7 : Place HDD B in the removal hard disk drawer . The sequence of HDD B will be HDD2 . Case 8 : Place HDD B in the removal hard disk drawer . The sequence of HDD B will be HDD1 .[...]

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    33 1. Channel 1- Channel 4: Switch between cameras. 2. Change Driver: Switch bet ween dif ferent hard disks. 3. Event List: Display all the re corded events stored in hard disks. 4. Play: Play the recorded video. 5. Backward play: Play the video backward. 6. Pause: Pause the playback. 7. Play one frame: Display a forward st atic frame. 8. Back one [...]

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    34 Attention: When you want to read the data in the HDD A via a U SB cable directly without removing the hard disk, follow the following picture to connect the hard disks in the DVR. When you need to read HDD B via a USB cable. Please plug the middle connector of IDE cable in HDD B and the other connector to HDD A as the following picture. Without [...]

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    35 the sensor detects an event. Event List enables you to playback any recorded event anytime. When you decide which ev ent to play, click to display the video or click to display a recorded dynamic event reversely. Click to search the appointed video. Users can select the forward search mode fast play at 2X, 4X or 8X speed. Click once to fast play[...]

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    36 Click to pause the playing. Click to stop the video. 4.2.3 Catch Images and V ideo EB-1004 BAK Playback Application provides functions to output both dynamic and static images. Users can easily catch a st atic screen and save it as a BMP file, or save some fragment of recorded video as an AVI file. 4.2.3.1 Snap shot Click to save the desired scr[...]

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    37 W arranty Notice LIMITED WARR ANTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants th is product to be free of defects re sulting from faulty manufacture or components under the following terms: WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for (1) one y ear from the date of purcha se. Parts are warranted for (1) one y ear from the date of purc hase. Replacement pro[...]