Avermedia AVerDiGi EH5116 Pro Operator's manual

AVerMedia®
AverDiGi EH5116 PRO
Quick Installation Guide

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QuickInstallationGuide
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(1) EH5116 PRO unit
(2) Remote Control (Batteries are
included)
(3) Quick Installation Guide
(4) Power Cord (*The power cord may
vary according to the local
electricity system.)
(5) Audio cable (16CH audio out, 1CH
audio in, 1CH microphone in)
(6) Software CD (Manual is included)
(7) 12 * screws for internal HDD
installation
(8) SATA cable
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Hardware Installation
A. Install the hard disk
Follow the steps to install the hard disk:
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For hard disk spec, please referring to
http://www.avermedia.com/AVerDiGi/Product/ →Embedded Hybrid
DVR/NVR →AVerDiGi EH5116 →Hardware Recommendations
Follow the illustrated instructions below to install the hard disk:
1. Unlock the removable hard disk
drawer
2. Open the removable hard disk
drawer
3. And then, pull out the removable
hard disk drawer 4. Remove the removable hard disk
drawer cover
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5. Carefully insert the hard disk in
the removable rack 6. Turn the removable hard disk
drawer over and screw hard disk
with screws
7. And then, close the removable
hard disk drawer cover
8. Slide the drawer back
9. Lock the removable hard disk
drawer keylock
10. Power on the removable hard disk
drawer
11. You may now connect all the cables and power on the DVR unit.
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Please make sure the power of removable hard disk is on before starting DVR
unit to avoid hard disk detection error.
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B. After the hard disk installation, please connect the cables and
power as the illustration showed
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– DVR unit can connect 16 cameras in analog and IP cameras combo.
– DVR unit doesn’t supply the power to connected external device.
– Each time you change the video display output, the power must be
turned off and switch the video display output, and then turn on the
DVR unit.
– Pen drive and external hard d sk must be FAT32 format.i
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Using DVR System
A、Way to Operate DVR
There are three ways can be managed the DVR unit:
1. Using mouse and keyboard
Connecting the mouse and keyboard through USB interface, user can
easily to management the DVR unit. For the first time using DVR unit,
mouse and keyboard is the best way to set up all DVR relevant
configurations.
2. Using Remote Controller
After DVR unit has been setup, user can use remote control to preview,
playback, backup, reset alarm, output video and so on functions.
3. Using Front Panel button
It’s an optional way to operate DVR unit. Front panel button function acts
as same as remote controller.
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For the first time using DVR unit, using mouse and keyboard to setup all
configurations.
B、First Time Using DVR Unit
1. Connect the mouse and keyboard to DVR unit(through USB interface)
2. Select the video output – VGA, TV-NTSC, or TV-PAL
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VGA: DVR output the video to a LCD monitor or a CRT monitor
TV-NTSC: DVR output the video to a TV and video system is NTSC
TV-PAL: DVR output the video to a TV and video system is PAL
3. Power on the DVR unit.
4. For security purpose, the DVR system would require you to enter User ID
and Password before it can be accessed. When the Authorization dialog
box appears, select the ID (superuser or user) and enter the Password.
(Superuser and user default password both are 111111).
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Superuser has full authority to configure and operate DVR system.
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After login, the main GUI as following shown:
5. The hard disk must be formatted before user can use it with DVR unit.
Following the below steps to format the hard disk.
a. Click
Setup and enter the password
b. Click
System →Add
c. Select the hard disk from device list and select Format type
d. Click
Format button to start formatting
e. When formatting is done, click OK.
6. Setup the 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
b. Click
System
c. In
Time section, click Setting button of System Time.
d. Select the date and adjust the time, and then, click OK.
7. Connecting the camera.
To connect analog camera:
a. Plug the analog camera audio cable into DVR unit.
b. Click
Setup and enter the password
c. Click
Camera
d. Select camera channel and type of camera – Analog Camera
e. And then, enable the camera
f. Give a name of camera and enter shot description.
g. Adjust the bright, contrast, hue, and saturation of camera
h. Click
OK
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To connect IP camera:
a. Click
Setup and enter the password
b. Click
Camera
c. Select camera channel and type of camera – IP Camera
d. And then, enable the camera
e. Click
IP Setting
f. Enable
Protocol, and then, select protocol,mode, video format,
resolution, and channel of IP camera.
g. Enter IP address or URL of IP camera.
h. Enter
ID and password if IP camera’s access authority is
required.
i. Click
OK.
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– DVR unit can connect 16 cameras in combination of analog and IP
cameras.
– DVR unit doesn’t supply the power to connected external device.
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Familiarizing the Buttons in Preview Mode
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Name Function
(1) Exit Reboot: To restart the DVR system. It is required to enter the password
Power Off: To shout 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. The
default is enabling.
(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.
Click to exit from
full screen mode
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. Superuser and user both can reset
alarm status.
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Familiarizing the Buttons in Playback Mode
To switch in Playback mode, click Playback button at the lower right corner of
Preview mode user interface.
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(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.
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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 speed of 1/2X, or 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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(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.
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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 either 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-ROM 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.
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Name Function
(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.
Click to exit from
full screen mode
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.
(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).
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