WebGate MD1600L eDVR User manual

eDVR Installation Guide
MD1600L
(v 1.0)

Caution
Since this device is operation purpose and registered as suitable electromagnetic waves, seller or user
should be cautios on this point. If the device is sold or purchased wrongly, it is required to replace as
Home use.
FCC Compliance Statement
Caution : Any changes or modifications in construction of this device which are not expressly approved
the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment.
OTE : 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. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications,
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Warning
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures
Warning
1. In case of changing built-in lithum battery, it should be replaced as same or kindred one to prevent a
danger of explosion. Since old batteries could be a factor of environment contamination, be cautios to
treat them.
2. Do not throw the batteries to fire or heating. Neither short circuiut or disassembly is prohibited.
3. Do not charge the batteries provided with Remote Controller

Important otice
1. Do not place heavy objects on the top of the eDVR
2. eDVR is for indoor use. It is not weatherproof. Use eDVR with referring to its environmental
specifications (Temperature & Humidity). To clean the eDVR, gently wipe the outside with a clean dry
cloth.
3. eDVR use AC power of 110V~240V. Be cautions not to cause electric damages to eDVR.
4. Becareful not to drop the eDVR. Physical shocks may harm the products including internal HDD. In
addition, be sure the eDVR is secured after installation.
5. eDVR is made of metal. Therefore you can hurt human beings if you throw it to them or hit on them.
When eDVR is installed, be cautious to locate on safe places where children are unreachable.
6. If eDVR does not operate properly, please contact the closest WEBGATE distributor for after sales
service. Tempering or disassembling the product will void warranty.
7. Security surveillance laws may differ for each country. Therefore, please contact the local region first
to avoid any surveillance law violations.
The contents of this manual can be modified in accordance with Firmware or Software upgrade. In the
interest of continually improving products, approval & outlook can be modified without prior notice

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Contents
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 7
1. What is MD1600L? ............................................................................................................... 7
2. Supplied accessories .............................................................................................................. 8
3. Description & Function ......................................................................................................... 9
I STALLATIO A D CO ECTIO ....................................................................................... 11
4. Connecting & Running ........................................................................................................ 11
4.1. Connecting camera ...................................................................................................... 11
4.2. Connecting monitor ..................................................................................................... 12
4.3. Connecting Audio ........................................................................................................ 12
4.4. Supplying power .......................................................................................................... 13
5. Running OSD menu ............................................................................................................ 14
5.1. Using menu ................................................................................................................. 14
5.2. Dialogue box to edit a word .......................................................................................... 15
6. Setting remote controller ...................................................................................................... 16
6.1. Setting ID of MD1600L ............................................................................................... 16
6.2. Selecting MD1600L ..................................................................................................... 17
6.3. Operable range of remote controller .............................................................................. 17
6.4. Loading the batteries into remote controller ................................................................... 17
7. MD1600L configuration ...................................................................................................... 18
7.1. Basic configuration ...................................................................................................... 18
7.2. Advanced configuration ............................................................................................... 18
7.3. External storage & Back up configuration ...................................................................... 19
7.4. Internet/ Intranet configuration ...................................................................................... 19
8. eDVR MD1600L basic setting .............................................................................................. 20
8.1. Viewing Image ............................................................................................................ 20
8.2. Setting Date & Time .................................................................................................... 21
8.2.1. Time Zone ........................................................................................................... 21
8.2.2. Daylight Saving .................................................................................................... 21
8.2.3. Sync with NTP ..................................................................................................... 21
8.2.4. Time Format ........................................................................................................ 22
8.2.5. Date..................................................................................................................... 22
8.2.6. Time .................................................................................................................... 22

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8.2.7. Apply Date/Time .................................................................................................. 22
8.3. Setting recording condition ........................................................................................... 23
8.3.1. Configuration Status ............................................................................................. 23
8.3.2. Recording Speed/Quality ....................................................................................... 24
8.3.3. Speed(ips) ............................................................................................................ 24
8.3.4. Quality ................................................................................................................ 24
8.3.5. Audio Recording .................................................................................................. 24
8.3.6. Alarm Recording .................................................................................................. 24
8.3.7. Apply .................................................................................................................. 24
9. Connecting and configuring DIO ports .................................................................................. 25
9.1. Connecting and configuring sensor ................................................................................ 25
9.1.1. Specification ........................................................................................................ 25
9.1.2. Connecting sensor input ........................................................................................ 26
9.1.3. Configuring sensor at OSD menu ........................................................................... 27
9.2. Connecting & configuring relay out ............................................................................... 28
9.2.1. Specifications ....................................................................................................... 28
9.2.2. Connecting relay out ............................................................................................. 29
9.2.3. Configuring relay out as OSD menu. ...................................................................... 30
9.3. Connecting serial port .................................................................................................. 31
9.3.1. Configuring serial ports for Pan/Tilt/Zoom.............................................................. 31
9.3.2. Diagram of serial ports .......................................................................................... 32
9.3.3. Configuring Serial ................................................................................................ 33
9.4. Connecting external device with serial port .................................................................... 34
9.4.1. Connecting text inout device (ATM / POS / Access Control) .................................... 34
9.4.2. Configuring serial setup (COM1) at OSD menu ...................................................... 35
9.4.3. Configuring text ................................................................................................... 36
9.5. Connecting USB device ................................................................................................ 37
9.6. Connecting video in/output ........................................................................................... 38
10. Connecting External Storage ............................................................................................ 39
10.1. eSATA port .............................................................................................................. 39
10.2. Connecting eSATA Device ........................................................................................ 39
10.3. Available HDD ........................................................................................................ 40
10.4. Registering & Formating HDD .................................................................................. 40
11. Network monitoring & managing ...................................................................................... 41
11.1. Connecting Ethernet ................................................................................................. 41
11.2. Configuring Network infomraiton of MD1600L ......................................................... 42

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12. Using Control Center Lite ................................................................................................ 43
12.1. Starting .................................................................................................................... 43
12.1.1. PC system requirements for running Control Center Lite .......................................... 43
12.2. Installing Control Center Lite .................................................................................... 43
12.3. Log-In ..................................................................................................................... 44
12.4. Configuration Tool ................................................................................................... 45
12.5. Monitor ................................................................................................................... 45
12.6. Playback .................................................................................................................. 46
APPE DIX .................................................................................................................................. 47
#1. HDD .............................................................................................................................. 48
#1.1. Fundamental notions & terms .................................................................................... 48
#1.2. Installing HDD......................................................................................................... 51
#2. Using CD-ROM .............................................................................................................. 60
#3. How to recognize manufacturing date ............................................................................... 61
#4. Specification ................................................................................................................... 62

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OVERVIEW
1. What is MD1600L?
The eDVR MD1600L is a 16-analog channels network digital video recorder. Video, Audio, Text and
Event-Logs are digitized and stored on two internal Hard-Drives
- It supports 16ch video
- Supports 1 ch bi-directional audio
- Supports recording, playback, network recording, network playback simultaneously (Pentaplex)
- Max. CIF, 480(NTSC) / 400(PAL) ips1 recording speed
- Max. 960(MD1600L) ips real-time display speed
- Real time video surveilliance and recording via PC monitor & CCTV monitor
- Support 1 S-Video and 1 VGA Monitor output
- Internal hardware Quad Splitter for analog channel
- Internal software multiplexer for 16channel division monitoring (1 / 4 / 9 / 16 channel mode)
- Max. 8TB storage (External HDD expansion via eSATA)
- Various Recording & playback
- Independent file system for effective alarm data management
- Recording text data from ATM/POS in relevant to video data
- 16 sensor input & 4 alarm output
- MD searching (64 different specified MD area set, when Control Center operates)
- Text Searching (when Control Center operates)
- Support external eSATA CD-R/DVD-R Back-up (Using external CD-R/DVD-R via eSATA)
- PTZ control through RS232, RS485
- 32bit True Color graphic OSD menu for easy to use (Support Anti-Flicker)
- Support Static IP and DHCP, dynamic IP and xDSL, cable modem user
- Apply embedded Linux OS for reliability and efficiency
- Support Remote controller
- Firmware upgrading, Setup, retrieving through USB memory device
- Digital Water Mark
- Register max. 16 units eDVR to Control Center Lite-D (PC user interfacer)
[Total 256 channel managements (16 eDVR MD1600L x 16ch) through one S/W program]
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It supports only DVD backup. CD backup will be supported later.
For the details, please contact to local distributor.
1 ips = image per second

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2. Supplied accessories
Unpack and check all the items as below;
1. eDVR MD1600L (1EA)
2. AC Power Cord (1EA)
3. CD (Including Software) (1EA) 4. Remote Controller (1EA)
5. RACK FIXING KIT (1SET)

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3. Description & Function
MD1600L front
(1) Power switch
(2) Function buttons
(3) LED
(4) I/O port cover
(5) USB port
(6) Remote controller receiver

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MD1600L rear
(1) AC power connector
(2) BNC connector for video output
(3) BNC connector for monitor output
(4) BNC connector for monitor output
(5) Terminal block for sensor, relay, and serial input/output
(6) eSATA connector
(7) Ethernet connector
(8) GND
(9) VGA connector / COM1
(10) Audio input/ output connector
(11) S-Video connector
(12) BNC connector for video input

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I STALLATIO A D CO ECTIO
4. Connecting & Running
4.1. Connecting camera
(1) Connect CCTV camera to MD1600L with BNC cable as below.
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1. The video type for all channels should be either NTSC or PAL, not be combined both.
2. MD1600L sets video signal’s impedance (75Ω) automatically.
Impedance is set as 75Ω basically. If connecting a device to video output, impedance will be “Hi-
z” status. Please refer to “9.6 connecting Video In/Output” on page 12
3. Video Type(NTSC/PAL) should be changed after opeting MD1600L. The order of camera
recognition follows Ch1 camera through Ch16 camera and 1st recognized camera type leads other
camera type.

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4.2. Connecting monitor
(1) Connect CCTV monitor to MD1600L with BNC cable as shown below;
4.3. Connecting Audio
(1) Connect auto signal to MD1600L with using RCA cable.

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4.4. Supplying power
(1) Connect power cable as shown below
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1. When supplying power, MD1600L starts booting
automatically.
2. In order to cut off power, press the power switch on
MD1600L front during 4 seconds and enter admin
password after appearing a pop window.
3. For supplying again, push the power switch.

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5. Running OSD menu
5.1. Using menu
Press the [MENU] in keypad of front to open the OSD Configuration Menu
(1) Main Menu : The selected tab is shown in blue and the related sub-menu will be shown below the
tab. To movo to the previous/next Main Menu tab, use the [◀/▶] arrow buttons. To move to a sub-menu,
press the [▷]/[▼] arrow buttons.
(2) Sub-menu : The selected sub-menu is shown in blue and the relaed setting will be shown the right of
the sub-menu. Use the [▲/▼] arrow buttons to move within the sub-menu list. To move to the setting
page, press [▷] button. To exit the setting page, press the [EXIT] button.
(3) Setting Page : The selected sub-menu is shown as a circle on the left side of the name and gray color
for setting value. To move within each page, use the [◀/▶] or [▲/▼] arrow butons. Press the [▷]
button to change the value of a setting. When setting value is a word, a dialogue box to edit the word will
open. When setting value is a number, it should be set with using [◀/▶] or [▲/▼] arrow buttons. After
the value is set, press the [EXIT] button. To exit the Setting page, press the [EXIT] button.
①
Main Menu
②
Sub
-
menu
③
Setting Page

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5.2. Dialogue box to edit a word
There are two methods to input a word..
(1) Entering words
Move pressing [▶] arrow button to enter next word until the word is looking for is shown using [▲/▼]
arrow buttons. In case of spacing words, press [▶] to move one space and enter the word. To exit the
Dialogue box, press the [▷] arrow button.
(2) Available words range to use
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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6. Setting remote controller
When controlling several eDVRs with one remote controller, set Remote Contorl ID as follows.
6.1. Setting ID of MD1600L
(1) Press the [MENU] button
(2) Select “System” with using [▶] button and press the [▷] or [▼] button
(3) Select “Miscelleaneous” from the sub-menu list using the button[▼] and press [▷] button.
(4) Select “Remote Control ID” and press the [▷].
(5) Select a value using the [◀/▶] buttons and press the [EXIT] button.
(6) Press the [EXIT] button to exit the Settings Page and return to Monitor mode.
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Up to 16 eDVRs can be controlled with a single remote controller.
When not using remote controller, set the Remote Control ID as “Off”.

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6.2. Selecting MD1600L
If several eDVRs are set with unique ID numbers, they can be controlled with one remote controller. To
select a specific eDVR (MD1600L), Keep pressing the ID button of remote controller until a buzzer
sounds during 2 seconds.
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Because remote controller ID is sixteen, eDVR will correspond until pressing ID button sixteen times.
6.3. Operable range of remote controller
6.4. Loading the batteries into remote controller
Remote Controller requires two AAA-type batteries
1. Remove the battery cover 2. Taking care that the poles(+/-)
Are correctly positioned. 3. Replace the battery cover
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Batteries are not included as a packing accessory

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7. MD1600L configuration
7.1. Basic configuration
7.2. Advanced configuration

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7.3. External storage & Back up configuration
7.4. Internet/ Intranet configuration

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8. eDVR MD1600L basic setting
8.1. Viewing Image
When power is on, MD1600L starts automatically and images are displayed in basic 16ch-split screen
after the booting.
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If user password is set, a prompt for entering the password will appear. Facotry default is reserved as
not responding key pad on eDVR front (It is not set from factory default)