ACTi ENR-1000 User manual

ENR-1000
User’s Manual
2013/01/30
For V1.00.02 Firmware

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Legal Notice
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes.
ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or
consequential damages arising from the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Copyright
Copyright © 2003-2013 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks
ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo are registered trademarks of ACTi
Corporation.
Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Regulatory Compliance Information
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING: Changes or modifications to the equipment that are not expressly approved by
the responsible party for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
European Community Compliance Statement
This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European
Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024. In a domestic environment, this
product may cause radio interference in which cause the user be
require to take adequate measures.

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About This Manual
Target Audience
This manual is intended for End Users who actually execute security tasks such as
monitoring ongoing activities in the building, patrolling secured zones, searching video data
and managing alarms with use of ENR surveillance system. The reader is expected to own
not only the basic operation skills but permissions to access major functionalities, as the
access rights are based upon different user roles defined by the System Administrators.
You may also check the product page http://www.acti.com/ENR1000 for updates and
documents.
Technical Support
If you have any questions during system installation, please feel free to contact our engineers
via our Customer Help Desk platform http://www.acti.com/CHD.

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Table of Contents
1Legal Notice 2
Disclaimer 2
Copyright 2
Trademarks ............................................................................................ 2
Regulatory Compliance Information .................................................... 3
2About This Manual 4
Target Audience .................................................................................... 4
Technical Support.................................................................................. 4
3Table of Contents 5
4Introduction 8
Product Overview.................................................................................. 8
ENR Server / Client Architecture ........................................................... 8
Remote Client PC Requirements ........................................................... 9
At A Glance ......................................................................................... 10
Front Panel ..................................................................................10
Rear Panel...................................................................................10
Power Button & Reset Button............................................................. 11
Turn On the Device......................................................................11
Turn Off the Device......................................................................11
Reset to Factory Default..............................................................12
LED Indicators...................................................................................... 12
5Login & Logout 13
Log In 13
Log Out 13

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6System Overview 14
Main Screens Introduction .................................................................. 14
Input Devices ....................................................................................... 15
Virtual Keyboard Overview..........................................................15
7Monitoring 16
Live View Menu................................................................................... 16
Change Live View Layout.................................................................... 17
Watch All Channels .....................................................................17
Watch a Single Channel..............................................................17
Layout Patrol ....................................................................................... 18
Single Channel .................................................................................... 18
Single Channel Menu ..................................................................19
Take a Snapshot..........................................................................19
Start Manual Recording...............................................................19
Reconnect this camera................................................................19
Enter / Exit PTZ mode.................................................................19
Acknowledge Channel Status ............................................................. 20
Channel Status............................................................................20
Operate PTZ Camera ........................................................................... 21
Open PTZ Panel..........................................................................21
Go to a Preset Point ....................................................................22
Start/Stop a Preset Tour ..............................................................22
Close PTZ Panel..........................................................................22
8Playback 23
Search Video........................................................................................ 23
Time Search ................................................................................23
Event Search...............................................................................24
Bookmark Search........................................................................25
Play Back Video ................................................................................... 26
Playback Menu ............................................................................27
Video Playback Controls..............................................................27
Pause the playing 27
Play the video 27

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Reverse playback 27
Change play speed 28
Change Screen Layout......................................................................... 28
Take a Snapshot .................................................................................. 29
Export Video........................................................................................ 29
Set Video Bookmark............................................................................ 30
9System Log 31
Search Log ..................................................................................31
Export Log...................................................................................32

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Introduction
Product Overview
ACTi ENR-1000 (hereafter referred to as ENR) is a compact, delicate and reliable 2-bay
4-channel standalone NVR for small-medium sized IP video surveillance system. It features a
stable embedded Linux operation system and capabilities of supporting mega-pixel resolution
H.264 streaming, an HDMI output for local display, full PTZ control, video motion detection,
scheduled / event-triggered/ event speed-up recording, event management and synchronized
playback, time/event-based playback search and video bookmarks. Its smart setup wizard
and intuitive user interface allow the system installer enjoy effortless plug&play installation
experience, while making it easy for new users to get acquainted with the operation by
first-time use. Other than the local client, the remote PC client may access the ENR system
simultaneously, and experiences user-friendly web interface customized for browser-based
operation.
ENR Server / Client Architecture
In a video surveillance system architecture, ENR Server serves as a video management
service provider, aimed to run 24/7 non-stop service for clients. An ENR Client makes
requests of monitoring video streams or playing back recordings to ENR Server.
There are two types of ENR Clients: Local Client and Remote Client. A client, connecting
from whether a remote computer or from local, will be offered the same accessibilities of ENR
functions.
Local Client: In local camera site, the client user directly operates ENR Server by
connecting the physical device to an HDMI monitor and a USB mouse.
Remote Client: Over the TCP/IP network, the Remote Client communicates with ENR
Server through HTTP Protocol. This client user will have to use a computer with Internet
Explorer to access the ENR Server web interface, without the need of installing any client
program beforehand. Logging in ENR Server is as simple as visiting a website.

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Remote Client PC Requirements
ENR itself is a self-contained unit. The table below provides basic guidelines only for
selecting proper hardware for the remote PC client.
*1 PC Spec requirements are the same for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
*2 Please make sure your operation system is fully patched with the latest service packs.
PC Spec (*1)
Minimum Requirements
CPU Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz
RAM
4GB
Network
Ethernet (1000 Base-T recommended)
Operation System
Windows 7 ( all versions) (*2)
Display Resolution
1080p
Browser
Internet Explorer 9.0

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At A Glance
Front Panel
Rear Panel
HDMI Output
LAN 1
LAN 2
Power Connector
LED Indicators
USB 2.0 Ports
Reset Button
Power
Button

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Power Button & Reset Button
You can turn on/turn off the device with Power Button; with Reset Button, you may restore
the device to factory default settings.
Turn On the Device
Press down the Power Button and release,
the Power LED will light up and turn solid
blue.
Turn Off the Device
As the device is powered on, the Power LED
and System LED are both lit, and the Power
Button is in pressed state.To turn ENR off,
please do the following:
1. On Live View screen, right-click to bring up Live View Menu, select Setup Menu 
Reboot/ Shutdown tab, and click “Shutdown”.
2. The local display screen will turn black, with an information dialogue box showing up.
Please observe the System LED on front panel, when its orange light is off, you may
press the Power Button to completely shut down the device.

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Reset to Factory Default
By resetting this device, all your system settings will return to factory default, while the
previous recording files and system logs are still kept on storage disks. It is strongly
recommended that you back up previous
settings with Backup function before
resetting to factory default.
1. To begin, please turn off the device
first.
2. Press down the Power Button to
boot up the device, and immediately
press and hold the Reset Button
with a pin or clip, the red System LED
will light up for about 2~3 seconds, and
you may release the Reset Button as the red light is off.
The device will enter the resetting process.
After the device automatically reboots, the resetting process is done and you may log in.
LED Indicators
The LED indicators on front panel show the current device status:
Item
Indicator Status
Color
Description
Power LED
Solid
Blue
The device power is on.
System Status
LED
Lights up for
three seconds
after Reset
Button is pressed
Red
The system resetting process is
initializing.
Solid
The system service is running.
HDD LED
Flashing
Green
The hard disk is recording.

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Login & Logout
To log into ENR system for the first time, you will have to key in the account name and
password in Login window. Please contact your system administrator for account and
password information.
Log In
To enter Live View screen:
1. Click on screen to bring up the Login window.
2. Fill in the Account and Password fields. The window will remember the user
account that last logged in to the system.
Log Out
On Live View screen, right-click anywhere to bring up the Live View menu, click the
icon.
Logged-out
Logged-in

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System Overview
Main Screens Introduction
ENR system has two main screens:
●Live View screen, which you will immediately see after logging in.You may watch live
streaming, operate the PTZ cameras, take live view snapshots, execute manual recording
and access the Setup Menu.
●Playback screen, where you can search the recordings, view the playback, put video
bookmarks and export the video.
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Input Devices
IN ENR system, a USB mouse is the required input device to do all the operations on user
interface. All the input devices, including USB mouse and USB keyboard are ready to use
when you connect them to ENR via USB 2.0 ports. You may adjust the mouse’s cursor speed
via the path below: on Live View screen, right-click to bring up Live View menu Select
“Setup Menu” click “System Settings” tab click “Mouse”or “Keyboard”.
Virtual Keyboard Overview
The onscreen keyboards allow you to input characters without using a physical one. By
clicking in a character field (e.g. Account or Server name) or number field (e.g. IP address
or Port), the specific onscreen keyboard will be brought up.
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Description
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Press once to change a single input to uppercase.
Long press to set the default input mode in which typed letters are uppercase.
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Press once to switch to symbol characters page.
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Close onscreen the keyboard.
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Delete one character backwards.
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Confirm the input and close the onscreen keyboard.
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Monitoring
You can perform most live monitoring tasks on Live View screen. ENR may display all live
channels on the screen, or 1x1 single channel in succession automatically.
Aside from keeping an eye on the video, you may also take snapshots, control PTZ cameras,
start or stop manual recording on a selected channel. In this section, you will be given
instructions on the said fundamental operations. To start, log on to the system first.
Live View Menu
Live View menu is a toolbar listing the most used functions required for live view operations
and system setup.
You can always bring it up on Live View screen by right-clicking anywhere on screen.
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Change Live View Layout
ENR provides 1x1 and 2x2 layouts for monitoring.
Watch All Channels
2x2 layout is used by default.You may double-click on a specific channel to watch it in full
screen, and double-click again to return to 2x2 layout.
Watch a Single Channel
On Live View menu, click to swtich to 1x1 layout. By clicking the Singe Channel
Switch , you may watch desitred channel in full screen.
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Layout Styles
Click to switch layout styles
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Single Channel Switch
Click to switch to a specific channel in 1x1 layout
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Take asnapshot
The image of current live view layout will be saved as jpg format (at 720x480
resolution) onto the USB mass storage. Please make sure the USB mass
storage has already been connected to ENR device.
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Patrol ( only enabled on 1x1 screen layout)
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Setup Menu
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Playback screen
7
Logout
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Layout Patrol
By performing the Patrol function, all the four channels can be displayed by 1x1 layout in
turns.
1. On Live View menu, click to swtich to 1x1 layout.
2. Click
3. On Patrol Time Setting window, input the patrol interval (the maximum value is 999
seconds), and the click “OK”.
4. To exit Patrol mode, click
Single Channel
On Live View screen, you may select a channel to perform below functions on a single
channel:
(1) Take a snapshot of this single channel
(2) Start manual recording of this single channel
(3) Enter PTZ operation mode
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Single Channel Menu
To start, select a channel by mouse, and the channel menu will appear:
Take a Snapshot
The image (at original resolution size) of current channel will be saved as jpg format onto the
USB mass storage, named as yyyy-MM-dd-hh-mm-ss.jpg. Please make sure the USB
mass storage has already been connected to ENR device.
Start Manual Recording
This function is useful when you need to record a specific video when no event recording
or schedule recording is proceeding. This video will be displayed as normal scheduled
recording on the Playback bar. You will have to set a length for this recording, and ENR
will automatically stop when the duration ends.
Reconnect this camera
Enter / Exit PTZ mode
This button is enabled when this camera supports PTZ function. You may enter PTZ
operation mode by clicking this button to bring up the PTZ panel, and click it again to
close the panel. (Please refer to Operate PTZ Camera on page 21 for PTZ operation
instructions)
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To take a snapshot of 2x2 layout, please make sure your current layout is 2x2, and then click
on Live View menu.

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Acknowledge Channel Status
On Live View screen, it is essential to observe the system status events, since unexpected
environmental factors or human behaviors may take place, and they might pose security
threats to your site. The channel status icons display important camera status and motion
alerts for you.
Channel Status
On top of each channel window displays certain status information of this device.
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Description
1
Camera Name
2
Digital Input Motion Alert
This will flash along with the channel outline border when the digital input device
detects motion on camera site.
3
Video Motion Alert
This will flash along with the channel outline border when the camera detects video
motions on camera site.
4
Recording Status
This will appear when ENR is recording this channel by schedule, event or user’s
manual control.
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