Planet DVR-462 User manual

DVR-462
Version 1.0
User’s Manual
4-Ch H.264 Digital Video Recorde
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Copyright
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FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference
(2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
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of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately.

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Energy Saving Note of the Device
This power required device does not support Stand by mode operation.
For energy saving, please remove the DC-plug or push the hardware Power Switch to OFF
position to disconnect the device from the power circuit.
Without remove the DC-plug or switch off the device, the device will still consuming power
from the power circuit. In the view of Saving the Energy and reduce the unnecessary power
consuming, it is strongly suggested to switch off or remove the DC-plug for the device if this
device is not intended to be active.
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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET 4-Ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder
Model: DVR-462
Rev: 1.0 (April, 2010)
Part No. EM-DVR462

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This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “Dangerous voltage"
within the product's enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and
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.

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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........................................................................................................................17
5.3 Event Setup..........................................................................................................................19
5.4 Schedule Setup.....................................................................................................................21
5.5 Camera Setup.......................................................................................................................23
5.6 Account Setup ......................................................................................................................24
5.7 Network Setup .....................................................................................................................26
5.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup........................................................................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
5.9 System Setup........................................................................................................................33
5.10 Utility Setup.......................................................................................................................39
5.11 Diagnostic ..........................................................................................................................40
Chapter 6 SEARCH & BACKUP ..................................................................................................... 41
6.1 Search Setup.........................................................................................................................41
6.2 Backup Setup .......................................................................................................................44
Chapter 7 iCMS Installation and Usage.......................................................................................... 45
7.1 iCMS Installation.................................................................................................................45
7.2 iCMS Login and Environment.............................................................................................47
7.3 Groups & Events..................................................................................................................49
7.4 View DVR/ Group List ........................................................................................................49
7.5 Event View...........................................................................................................................50
7.6 Local PC Information and Control.......................................................................................50
7.7 Main Display........................................................................................................................51
7.8 Audio Control.......................................................................................................................51
7.9 eMaps...................................................................................................................................52
7.10 PTZ Control .......................................................................................................................53
7.11 Operation Bar.....................................................................................................................54
7.12 User administration............................................................................................................55

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7.13 DVR Connection Information Setup..................................................................................56
7.14 Group Administration ........................................................................................................56
7.15 eMap Setup ........................................................................................................................58
7.16 Remote-Site Playback........................................................................................................58
7.17 HDD Playback ...................................................................................................................60
7.18 File Playback......................................................................................................................61
7.19 Event Playback...................................................................................................................62
7.20 Snapshot Data ....................................................................................................................63
7.21 Recording Data ..................................................................................................................63
Chapter 8 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE......................................................................................... 64
8.1 AP Software Installation and Setup......................................................................................64
8.2 AP Software Operation ........................................................................................................65
Chapter 9 Mobile Application .......................................................................................................... 68
9.1 For Symbian System............................................................................................................68
9.2 For Windows Mobile System...............................................................................................74
Appendix A: Product Specification .................................................................................................. 78
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.

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Chapter 1 FEATURES
z Two USB ports (for mouse usage and backup).
z Dual streaming enhances the speed of network transmission
z Built-in VGA output up to 1024x768 resolution
z Individual setup of resolution, frame rate and video quality for each channel
z Still image snapshot
z AVI converter with time stamp
z H.264 compression ideal for saving HDD space
z Real time live display
z Live display, record, backup, playback and network access simultaneously
z Picture-in-picture monitoring and 2X to 8X ditital zoom display
z Control Methods: front panel, USB mouse, IR remote controller, client viewer
z Intuitive GUI for easy configuration and menu driven operation
z Pan / Tilt / Zoom camera control
z Data backup: USB devices, network
z Event triggered with email notification: motion detection, alarm, video loss
z Supports Internet Explorer with same GUI as DVR site
z Multi-language OSD
z Central Management System (CMS)
z 3G/ GPRS mobile phone monitoring
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Multi-language OSD

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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

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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.

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3.2 Real Panel Connectors
Item Description
1 MAIN BNC port for the main monitor.
2 VIDEO IN BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total.
3 AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal
4 NTSC／PAL SWITCH Switch between NTSC and PAL format. Please adjust this switch before
power on.
5 LAN Network port.
6 EXTERNAL I/O
EXTERNAL I/O port (see below for pin definition)
7 AUDIO OUT RCA output port for an audio signal
8 SPOT BNC port to display full screen image of all installed cameras in sequence.
9 DC 12V Socket for a DC 12V input. Please use the bundled power adapter to prevent
the DVR damage.

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3.3 Remote Control

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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.

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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.

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Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels
Quad display.
Mouse – GUI Hints and Tips
Recording is on
Live Audio is on
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.
Timer recording is on
Red：Timer is set and recording has been started
White：Timer is set but recording has not yet been started
AUTO-SEQ is on
2X 2X zoom in is on
FREZZE is on, screen is frozen
LOCK is on
PTZ control is on

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3.5 Playback Mode
Under the LIVE mode, the graphical icon [ ] will show up on the upper center of the
screen and the operation panel (see below picture) will show up at right lower corner of
the screen. You can drag the panel by mouse to place it on any location of your screen.
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 playback
Speed : 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x
「 / 」 stop playback
Speed : 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x
Playback channel by channel with snap shot display
Full screen display
Quad display

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3.6 PTZ Mode
Under LIVE mode, PTZ icon [ ] will appear on the upper left of the screen or be
re-located on any place of your screen by dragging the mouse.
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.

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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.
Below functions needs support from specific PTZ. Please check the user manual of your PTZ
manufacturer for detail.
AUX 1. [AUTO] ＋「1」
AUX 2. [AUTO] ＋「2」
AUX 3. [AUTO] ＋「3」
AUX 4. [AUTO] ＋「4」
AUX 5. [AUTO] ＋「5」
AUX 6. [AUTO] ＋「6」
AUX 7. [AUTO] ＋「7」
AUX 8. [AUTO] ＋「1」
[Backup] icon, click to customized function.

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Chapter 4 INSTALLATION
4.1 System Configuration

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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: Place the HDD on the HDD plate of the removed case and connect the power and the
SATA cable.