AVer EH1116H-4 plus Instruction manual

EH1116H-4+
16CH Embedded Hybrid DVR
Quick User Guide

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For more information, please refer to the user manual in the software CD.

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I. Package Contents
If there is any damage, shortage or inappropriate item in the package contents, please
contact with local dealer
(1) EH1116H-4+DVR unit
(2) Remote controller(batteries are included)
(3) Quick Installation Guide
(4) Software CD (Manual is included)
(5) Screws for internal HDD installation
(6) Power adaptor
(7) Power Cord (*The power cord may vary
according to the local electricity system.)
(8) SATAcable
(9) DVI cable
Optional Accessories
IR extended cable
USB optical mouse

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II. Hardware Installation
A. Install the hard disk
Follow the illustrated instructions below to install the hard disk:
1. Loosen all screws(2 side and back) and push
the cover backward and lift.
2. Loosen the screws of holder in order to take
out the hard disk rack.
3. Loosen all the screws of hard disk plate.
4. The hard disk plate can be installed 3 hard
disks. User can choose the position and place
the hard disk on it.
[Note] Do Not install the hard disk at left position
space on hard disk plate.
Do Not install
hard disk here

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5. Turn the plate and hard disk over carefully and
screw the hard disk on the plate. If hard disk
cannot match to the screw hole, then, you may
adjust the hard disk position to match the
screw hole.
6. Then, place the hard disk plate within hard disk
inside DVR unit and secure hard disk plate.
7. Plug the SATA cable into SATA connector on the PC board if necessary. Then, connecting the
power cable and SATA cable into hard disk.
When user remove power cable from hard disk, please DO NOT pull the power cable straight
way. Please pull out the power cable by moving power connector to left and right side and
slowly pull out the power cable from hard disk.

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8. Screw the holder on the DVR unit.
9. Push the cover forward and secure the cover
10. You may now connect all the cables and power on the DVR unit.

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B. Device Connection
Pen drive and external hard disk must be FAT32 format.
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-All connected devices have its own power supply is necessary.
-1.3 MP with H.264/MPEG4/ MJPEG on the first 4 channels and 2.3MP with MJPEG on
the 1st channel for IP cam connection.
-EH1116H-4+supports IP camera in first 4 channels.
The back panel of the DVR unit, user can connect up to 16 cameras in combination of analog and IP
camera. The DVR unit also can connect 4 sensor devices, 1 alarm devices, and output video to a LCD
monitor. Follow the illustration below to make the connection:
For backup recorded video, plugging the pen drive or external hard disk through USB port that are
located at front panel of DVR unit, and then, use the bundled software enables user to transfer,
playback and segment the video. Follow the illustration below to make the connection:

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III. Using the DVR System for the First Time
1. Connect the mouse to DVR unit (through USB port).
2. Connect all necessary external devices.
DVR unit doesn’t supply the power to connected external devices.
3. Plug the power to turn on the DVR unit.
4. Please wait for a while until start up process is completed. And then, the preview screen will show
up on surveillance screen.
5. Format hard disk: If the hard disk is first time installed in the DVR unit, please format the hard
disk. Following the below steps to format the hard disk.
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- Before formatting hard disk, please stop recording.
- While formatting hard disk, the CPU usage will be near to 100% and might slow down
the DVR system response.
a. Click Setup and enter the password (If this is the first time, enter the default password
[admin]. The default ID [admin]).
b. Click System → Add

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c. Select the hard disk from list.
d. Click Format button and click Start to begin formatting
e. When formatting is done, click OK.
6. Adjust time and date: Setup the DVR system date and time in order to have correct recording
time and date. Following the below steps to setup date and time:
a. Click Setup and enter the password (If this is the first time, enter the default password
[admin]. The default ID [admin]).
b. Select System.
c. In Date and Time Setting, click Setting button of System Date and Time.
d. Select the Year and Month by click arrow button, click on the date to select the date. And
adjust the time, and then, click OK.
7. Connecting the cameras: DVR supports IP and Analog camera.
Analog camera
a. Connect the analog camera video cable to video cable.
b. Click Setup → Camera
c. Select camera channel and mark Enable to enable the channel.
d. Select Input as Analog Camera.
e. In Camera section, mark Display to allow the live video of camera to display on
surveillance screen. And then, enter the Name and Description of the channel. Mark
Enable Audio to record the sound. For example: The camera 1 is connected with audio
channel 2, then, user needs to select audio channel 2 as camera 1’s audio channel
(audio connection refer to Device Connecting section).
f. Adjust the bright, contrast, hue, and saturation of the camera.
g. Click OK.

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IP camera
-EH1116H-4+only supports first 4 channels (CH1~4) for IP camera.
-1.3 MP with H.264/MPEG4/ MJPEG on the first 4 channels and 2.3MP with
MJPEG on the 1st channel for IP cam connection.
a. Click Setup → Camera.
b. Select camera channel (1~4) and mark Enable to enable the channel.
c. Select Input as IP Camera.
d. In Camera section, mark Display to allow the live video of camera to display on
surveillance screen. Then, enter the Name and Description of the channel.
e. In Camera Information section, click Add IPCam for detail setting.

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f. In IP Camera Setting window, click Protocol radio button, and then, select Protocol,
Mode, and Video Format. User also can click Search Devices button to find the IP
cameras that can be detected on your LAN network.
g. Enter IP address in IP Camera site column or enter the URL of IP camera.
h. Enable Authentication and enter ID and password if IP camera’s access authority is
required.
i. Click OK to save the setting.
j. When the IP camera has connected, user should see the camera information of
Protocol, Model, Video Format, IP port, and Channel.
k. To connect another IP camera, follow the above steps.

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IV. Familiarizing the Buttons in Preview Mode
Name
Function
(1) Exit
- Reboot: To restart the DVR system. It is required to enter the password
- Power Off: To shut down the DVR system. It is required to enter the
password.
- Login: Using different ID to login to DVR system.
- Cancel: To return to DVR application.
(2) Split Screen
Mode
Select from 6 different split screen types to view all the camera, or one
camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. It also allows you to
switch and view different camera number.
(3) Record
Start/stop video recording.
(4) EMap
Display the map in each area, and the location of camera/ sensor/ relay and
the warning.
(5) Network
Enable/disable remote system access. This feature allows you to access DVR
server from a remote location via internet connection.
(6) Setup
Configure the system settings.
(7) PTZ
Access PTZ control panel.
(8) Preview
Switch to Preview mode. This allows you to view live camera display.
(9) Playback
Switch to Playback mode. This allows you to view the recorded video file.

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Name
Function
(10) Status bar
Display the current date, time, hard disk free space, and system temperature.
(11) Camera ID
Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single
screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera.
(12) Snapshot
Capture and save the screen shot in *.jpg format.
(13) Event log
Show the record of activities that take place in the system.
(14) AutoScan
Start/Stop video screen cycle switch.
(15) Full screen
View in full screen. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on
the keyboard or click the arrow icon.
When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to
only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all.
(16) Alarm
Alert and display warning info. Administrator and user level both can reset
alarm status.
(17)Virtual
Keyboard
Click to enable virtual keyboard.
Click it to exit full screen mode

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V. Familiarizing the Buttons in Playback Mode
Click Playback button at the lower right corner of Preview UI to switch to Playback mode.
Name
Function
(1) Split Screen
Mode
Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of
all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single
screen.
(2) Progress bar
Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at
any location of the track.
(3) Hour Buttons
Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time
frame.
The Hour buttons represent the time in 24-hour clock. The blue bar on top of the hour
button indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. While the red bar
indicates that you are currently viewing the recorded video file.
(4) Playback
Control Buttons
Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file.
Previous: Go back to the previous frame.
Slower: Play the recorded video file at the reduce speed from 64x, 32x, 16x,
8x, 4x, 2x, 1x, 1/2x, 1/4x.
Rewind: Wind back the recorded video file.
Pause: Briefly stop playing the recorded video file.
Play: Play the recorded video file.
Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, 32X, or
64X.

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Name
Function
(4) Playback
Control Buttons
Next: Go to the next frame.
End: Go to the end of the recorded video file.
(5) Date
Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start
playing the recorded video file.
The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to
16 represent the camera ID. The blue colored column indicates that there is a recorded
video file on that period of time. While the red colored column indicates on where to start
playing the recorded video file.
(6) Preview
Switch to Preview mode.
(7) Playback
Switch to Playback mode to view the recorded video file.
(8) Status bar
Display the recorded date, time and play speed.
(9) Camera ID
Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single
screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera.
(10) Export
Export includes Snapshot, Output Video Clip, and Backup function.
Snapshot: Capture and save the screen shot in *.jpg format.
Output Video Clip: Save the segmented file in *.dvr format to external
USB storage device.
Backup: Save the playback file to USB device or DVD disk
(11) Segment
Keep a portion of the recorded video.
1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback
progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click
Segment to set the begin mark.
2. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback
progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut. Then, click
Segment to set the end mark. To cancel segmentation or set the
segment marks from the start, click Segment button again.
3. Click Export button →Output Video Clip to save the video segment
to the USB storage device.
(12) Full screen
View in full screen. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on
the keyboard or click the arrow icon on screen.
When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle
to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all.
(13) Event log
Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the
records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System,
Operation, Network or All.

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Name
Function
(14) Bookmark
Mark a reference point when reviewing the recorded video file to which you
may return for later reference.
1. Click Bookmark button
2. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following:
- Add to create the new reference mark in the bookmark list.
- Edit to change the mark description.
- Delete to remove the selected reference mark in the list.
- Delete All to remove all the reference marks in the list.
- Exit to close Bookmark dialog box.
3. Select and click one in the bookmark list to review the file.
(15) Find Next
Search for the next event or changes in the motion detector frame. You can
use this when you are using Event Search function.
(16) Event Search
Search from the recorded activities that were recorded in event log (i.e.,
Sensor, Motion, Video Loss).
(17) De-interlace
To enhance the video quality. Set the de-interlace mode to #1, if you are
capturing motionless picture and #2, if it captures lots of movement.

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Oct. 2011