Planet networking & communication Dvr-462 User manual

4-CH H.264 Digital

Video Recorder

DVR-462

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Revision

User’s Manual for PLANET 4-Ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder

Model: DVR-462

Rev: 2.0 (June, 2011)

Part No. EM-DVR462

III

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within the product's enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock.

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maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING !!!

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN

OR MOISTURE.

All the safety and operating instructions must be read before the unit is operated.

Make sure to switch the power off before you install the DVR.

There is the danger of an electric shock if the DVR is opened by an unqualified service

engineer or installer.

Avoid using the DVR outside of the reference temperature and humidity indicated in the

specification.

Avoid exposing the DVR to violent movement or vibration.

Do not use or store the DVR in direct sunlight or near to any source of heat.

Do not place any object into the holes used for air circulation.

Always use the DVR in a well ventilated location to prevent overheating.

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 FEATURES ...................................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL ............................................................................................................ 2

Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL ............................................................................................ 3

3.1 Front Panel Controls ..............................................................................................................3

3.2 Real Panel Connectors...........................................................................................................4

3.3 Remote Control......................................................................................................................5

3.4 Mouse Control........................................................................................................................8

3.5 Playback Mode.....................................................................................................................10

3.6 PTZ Mode............................................................................................................................11

Chapter 4 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. 13

4.1 System Configuration ..........................................................................................................13

4.2 Hard Disk Installation..........................................................................................................14

Chapter 5 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP ....................................................................... 16

5.1 Main Menu Setup.................................................................................................................16

5.2 Record Setup........................................................................................................................18

5.3 Event Setup..........................................................................................................................20

5.4 Schedule Setup.....................................................................................................................23

5.5 Camera Setup.......................................................................................................................25

5.6 Account Setup......................................................................................................................26

5.7 Network Setup .....................................................................................................................28

5.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup...........................................................................................................35

5.9 System Setup........................................................................................................................36

5.10 Utility Setup.......................................................................................................................43

5.11 Diagnostic ..........................................................................................................................44

Chapter 6 SEARCH & BACKUP ..................................................................................................... 45

6.1 Search Setup.........................................................................................................................45

6.2 Backup Setup .......................................................................................................................48

Chapter 7 iCMS Installation and Usage.......................................................................................... 49

7.1 iCMS Installation.................................................................................................................49

7.2 iCMS Login and Environment.............................................................................................51

7.3 Groups & Events..................................................................................................................53

7.4 View DVR/ Group List ........................................................................................................53

7.5 Event View...........................................................................................................................54

7.6 Local PC Information and Control.......................................................................................54

7.7 Main Display........................................................................................................................55

7.8 Audio Control.......................................................................................................................55

7.9 eMaps...................................................................................................................................56

7.10 PTZ Control .......................................................................................................................57

7.11 Operation Bar.....................................................................................................................58

7.12 User administration............................................................................................................59

7.13 DVR Connection Information Setup..................................................................................60

7.14 Group Administration ........................................................................................................60

7.15 eMap Setup ........................................................................................................................62

7.16 Remote-Site Playback........................................................................................................62

7.17 HDD Playback ...................................................................................................................64

7.18 File Playback......................................................................................................................65

7.19 Event Playback...................................................................................................................66

7.20 Snapshot Data ....................................................................................................................67

7.21 Recording Data ..................................................................................................................67

Chapter 8 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE......................................................................................... 68

8.1 AP Software Installation and Setup......................................................................................68

8.2 AP Software Operation ........................................................................................................69

Chapter 9 Mobile Application .......................................................................................................... 72

9.1 For Symbian System............................................................................................................72

9.2 For Windows Mobile System...............................................................................................78

Appendix A: Product Specification .................................................................................................. 82

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this

document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information herein.

Chapter 1 FEATURES

Two USB ports (for mouse usage and backup).

Dual streaming enhances the speed of network transmission

Built-in VGA up to 1280x1024 resolution

Individual setup of resolution, frame rate and video quality for each channel

Still image snapshot

AVI converter with time stamp

H.264 compression ideal for saving HDD space

Real time live display

Live display, record, backup, playback and network access simultaneously

Picture-in-picture monitoring and 2X to 8X digital zoom display

Control Methods: front panel, USB mouse, IR remote controller, client viewer

Intuitive GUI for easy configuration and menu driven operation

Pan / Tilt / Zoom camera control

Data backup: USB devices, network and DVD-RW

Event triggered with email notification: motion detection, alarm, video loss

Supports Internet Explorer with same GUI as DVR site

Multi-language OSD

Central Management System (CMS)

3G/ GPRS mobile phone monitorin

Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL

1. DVR

2. CD Disk 3. Quick Installation Guide 4. Remote Control

5. HDD Screw x 4 6. Power Adapter 7. Battery x 2

8. SATA Cord 9. I/O Cable

Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL

3.1 Front Panel Controls

Item Description

1 ESC/ BACKUP Exit various functions and menu screen

Enter backup selection menu

2 SEARCH Enter search menu screen, use Up/ Down button to navigate

Press ENTER to access selected item

3 PIP Turn on picture-in-picture format, use Up/ Down button to navigate

Press ENTER to access selected item

4 ZOOM Enable/ Disable double screen size display.

Press ENTER to switch channels.

5 AUTO Enable auto mode, to skip channels

Press MENU to disable auto mode

6 LED DISPLAY - REC DVR Recording.

7 LED DISPLAY- POWER DVR Power is on.

8 USB 2.0 The USB 2.0 port can be used to connect USB, mouse and USB storage device.

9 REC Start/ Stop recording.

10 PLAY Start playing back.

11 MENU/ PAUSE

( MENU/ )

Enter menu mode, use Up/ Down button to navigate menu screen.

Press to pause playback

12 IR SENSOR Input sensor for the remote control.

13 RIGHT DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ FAST ( / )

Right Directional Button.

Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

14 UP DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ SLOW ( )

Up Directional Button.

Slow Forward Playback, Speed: 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x.

15 DOWN DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ STOP ( / )

Down Directional Button.

Stop Playback.

16 LEFT DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ REWIND ( / )

Left Directional Button.

Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

17 ENTER/ MODE ( ) Switch to full screen and quad screen.

3.2 Real Panel Connectors

Item Description

1 DC 12V Socket for a DC 12V power input.

2 MAIN / SPOT MONITOR BNC port for the main monitor connected and display full screen image of all

installed cameras in sequence.

3 VIDEO IN BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total.

VGA

Connect your PC monitor to this connector. If the MAIN port is connected,

VGA port will lost function. You have to choose the VGA or MAIN for

monitoring.

5 AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal.

6 AUDIO OUT RCA output port for an audio signal.

7 EXTERNAL I/O EXTERNAL I/O port

8 LAN Network port. Connect to your switch or PC directly.

9 USB Connect your USB mouse to control this DVR.

3.3 Remote Control

Remote Controller – Button Definition

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1 REC Start/ Stop Recording.

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2 STATUS Display Status.

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3 CAMERA BUTTONS Camera Select / Numeric Button.

Press [+10] button to select channels.

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4 MUTE Switch to 1-CH Audio Out/ Turn Off Live Audio.

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5 PIP

Enable/ Disable On Picture-In-Picture Format.

Use Directional button to navigate the menu item, and press Enter button to

enter the menu item.

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6 Switch to Quad Display.

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7 Switch to 9-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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8 Switch to 13-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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9 Switch to 16-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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10 ZOOM

Enable/ Disable double screen size display.

Use Directional button to navigate the screen display, and press Enter button to

switch channels.

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11 ESC Exit Button.

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12 SEARCH

Enter the SEARCH menu.

Use Up/ Down Directional Button to navigate the menu item, press Enter button

to enter menu item.

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13 PLAY Start Playing Back.

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14 MENU/ Enable/ Disable Menu.

Pause Playback.

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15 / Up Directional Button.

Slow Forward Playback, Speed: 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x.

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16 / Right Directional Button.

Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

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17 / Down Directional Button.

Stop Playback.

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18 / Left Directional Button.

Fast Rewind Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

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19 ENTER/ MODE Switch to Single Screen/ Quad Screen Display.

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20 COPY Enter the COPY menu.

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21 FREEZE Turn On/ Off Live Display FREZZE Function. Turn On/ Off Screen FREEZE Function.

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22 AUTO In AUTO mode, all available channels will be cycled through in full screen.

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23 PTZ Start/ Stop PTZ Control.

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24 LOCK Enable Keypad Function.

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25 OSD Turn On/ Off the Screen Display.

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26 IRIS + PTZ Iris-Open.

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27 IRIS - PTZ Iris-Close.

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28 ZOOM + PTZ Zoom-In.

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29 ZOOM - PTZ Zoom-Out.

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30 FOCUS + PTZ Focus-In.

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31 FOCUS - PTZ Focus-Out.

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32 PRESET

Lens PreSet Point Setup

Press PRESET button+ 2 numeric numbers to save current lens location

PLAY+ Numeric Number to move lens to preset point.

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33 TOUR Activate PTZ Preset Tour.

3.4 Mouse Control

Live Mode

Single Channel Display Move the cursor to the desired channel and double left click.

Change from Single-Channel

to Multi-Channel Display Double left click

Mouse – Menu Mode

Enter Menu setup Right click

Select/ Enter Left click

Return to Previous Page Right click

Mouse – Graphic Icons

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the four (Main Menu/ Search/

Backup/ PTZ) menu icons.

MAIN MENU

SEARCH SETUP.

BACKUP.

PTZ CONTROL.

Turn On/Off recording.

PLAYBACK

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up five (PAUSE/ PIP/ ZOOM/

AUTO SEQ/ LOCK) display icons.

PAUSE, to pause LIVE image

PIP, picture in picture

ZOOM, double the screen size

AUTO-sequence

LOCK, activate the key lock.

Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels

Quad display.

Mouse – GUI Hints and Tips

Recording is on

Number represents the current selected LIVE audio channel (available to

8/ 16CH DVR and option to 4CH DVR).

Live Audio is off

Motion detected on the channel

Sensor triggered on the channel

Video loss detected on the channel

USB device detected

DVR has been connected onto the Internet.

AUTO-SEQ is on

FREEZE is on, screen is frozen

LOCK is on

PTZ control is on

Shows the current hard disk space used-up (99% means that the HDD

space has been used up 99%, and the remaining HDD space is 1%)

Current time which is used when providing the conversion of AVI files is

shown on the bottom lower right of each DVR screen.

99%

3.5 Playback Mode

Playback – Quick Function Icon

Press「/ 」button to Fast Rewind

Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Press「/ 」button to Fast Forward

Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Press「PLAY」/ 「」button to Play/ Pause Playback

「/ SLOW」slow playback

Speed : 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x

「/ 」stop playback

Playback channel by channel with snap shot display

Full screen display

Quad display

Zoom in video image

Snap shot image

3.6 PTZ Mode

PTZ – Remote Controller Control

/SLOW Move PTZ up.

/ Move PTZ down.

/ Move PTZ to the left.

/ Move PTZ to the right.

ZOOM + PTZ zoom-in.

ZOOM - PTZ zoom-out.

FOCUS + PTZ focus-in.

FOCUS - PTZ focus-out.

IRIS + PTZ iris-open.

IRIS - PTZ iris-close.

TOUR Activate PTZ pre-set tour. *

PRESET + NUMBER To save a preset location

Press PRESET and a number key. DVR will save the current location.

PLAY + NUMBER To go to a preset location

Press PLAY and a number key. DVR will move to the preset location.

ZOOM Set current PTZ location as the start of the line-scan. *

PIP Set current PTZ location as the start of the line-scan. *

FREEZE Activate line-scan. *

*：Different brands of PTZ protocol sometimes may not be 100% compatible with each other.

Therefore, these functions may not be applicable.

PTZ – Quick Function Icon

Exit PTZ Mode and back to the LIVE mode

Preset number N. (1~64)

Go to preset number N.

Set current PTZ location at preset number N.

[TOUR] icon, click to activate preset tour

Same as [PIP]. Set current PTZ location as the starting point of the

line-scan.

Same as [FREEZE]. Activate line-scan.

Same as [ZOOM]. Set current PTZ location as the ending point of the

line-scan.

To move PTZ in 360°

PTZ zoom in or PTZ zoom out.

PTZ focus in or PTZ focus out.

PTZ IRIS open or PTZ IRIS closes.

Chapter 4 INSTALLATION

4.1 System Configuration

4.2 Hard Disk Installation

Step 1: Remove the 3 screws from DVR as cycled below.

Step 2: Follow the direction to remove the upper case.

Step 3:Insert the SATA cable and power cable onto the SATA HDD

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