Epson DH200 GETTING STARTED

GETTING STARTED

The system comes with the following components:

DIGIMERGE TOUCH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

POWER SUPPLY

INSTRUCTION MANUAL,

QUICKSTART GUIDE, &

SOFTWARE CD

REMOTE CONTROL

ETHERNET CABLE

MOUSE

HARD DRIVE SIZE, NUMBER OF CHANNELS, AND CAMERA CONFIGURATION MAY VARY

BY MODEL. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT DETAILS.

CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM,

INCLUDING ALL COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.

Contents

Main Right For Business INSTRUCTION MANUAL DH200 SERIES DIGIMERGE TOUCH www.digimerge.com CAUTION iii Important Safeguards Caution Installation iv General Precautions Service Use General Precautions FCC CLASS A NOTICE NOTE www.digimerge.com Features TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Page GETTING STARTED The system comes with the following components: BASIC SETUP 1. Connect the cameras 2. Connect a monitor 3. Connect the mouse (USB or PS/2) 4. Connect the Ethernet cable FRONT PANEL Front Panel (contd.) Live viewing Menu Playback REAR PANEL 6 REMOTE CONTROL : 7 MOUSE CONTROL The mouse is the primary control device for the system. To connect a USB mouse: Mouse Tips Touch Panel Tips and Tricks If using the Touch panel, you will often use the following buttons when controlling the system: USING THE SYSTEM Quick Setup Using Quick Setup Using Quick Setup (contd.) Enabling/Disabling Quick Setup Password On-Screen Display Using the Virtual Remote 12 Using the System Playback 3. Quick Function Keys: Using the Virtual Keyboard Setting the Time Multi-Screen Display Repositioning Channels Zoom Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) RECORDING Continuous Recording Event Recording Motion Alarm Video Loss Schedule Recording Recording Audio PLAYBACK SEARCH USING THE MAIN MENU DISPLAY Sequential Setup will not must Auto Sequence with Front Panel and Remote Control CAMERA MOTION RECORD ALARM SCHEDULE Stopping Scheduled Recording Overnight Recording Example NETWORK EMAIL DDNS tomsmith MISC SYSTEM Configure System settings. GENERAL To configure general system settings: 1. Select the GENERAL tab and configure the following: Password is set to "OFF." DISK Formatting Disks Overwrite Disk Monitor UPDATE Do not Do not INFO BACKUP USB Flash Drive External USB HDD USB CD/DVD-RW Time Search and Backup Viewing Backup Video Using MCD Player DVR NETVIEW System Requirements INSTALLING DVR NETVIEW USING DVR NETVIEW Adding a DVR Editing a DVR Deleting a DVR DVR NetView Main Screen DVR NetView Setup LIVE MODE DVR Indicators Camera Indicators Display Views Changing Channels Onscreen Display Sub-Menu Health Clearing Health Status Health Report Page PTZ RECORDING Remote Recording PLAYBACK Remote Playback Playback Controls Remote Download Local Playback File Naming Conventions Playing Backup Files VIRTUAL DVR Creating a Virtual DVR Page Configuring a Virtual DVR Deleting Cameras from a Virtual DVR REMOTE SETUP DISPLAY Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) CAMERA To configure Camera options: grey MOTION To configure Motion options: RECORD ALARM SCHEDULE NETWORK EMAIL DDNS SYSTEM TIME PASSWORD CONTROL APPENDIX A: SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS DVR 68 Appendix A: System Specifications DVR (contd.) Dimensions APPENDIX B: SETTING UP REMOTE VIEWING What Do I Need? Network Setup / Remote Access Overview How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses? Finding Your External IP Address How Do I Enable Port Forwarding? APPENDIX C: SETTING UP DDNS SERVICE Page How Do I Enable DDNS On My System? tomsmith APPENDIX D: CONNECTING PTZ CAMERAS Using a PTZ Camera Page Page APPENDIX E: CONNECTING ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL MONITORS APPENDIX F: CONNECTING MOTION / ALARM DEVICES APPENDIX G: FULL CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAM The following diagram outlines a general set of connections available with the DVR. APPENDIX H: REPLACING THE HARD DRIVE OFF Removing the Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive Formatting the Hard Drive APPENDIX I: USING LISTEN-IN AUDIO APPENDIX J: CONVERTING VIDEO FILES TO AVI Playing AVI Files APPENDIX M: REMOTE VIEWING USING INTERNET EXPLORER Using Live Viewer APPENDIX N: DVR PROPERTIES AND LOG FILES DVR Properties Virtual DVR Properties CMS Log List DVR Log List Advanced Search 92 TROUBLESHOOTING 93 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (contd.) LIMITED WARRANTY Digimerge Digital Video Recorder (DVR) 5/3/1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty In Canada: NEED HELP? 3 Easy Ways To Contact Us Please make sure to visit our website www.digimerge.com to receive product updates and information.