Planet DVR-872 User manual

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8 / 16-CH H.264 Digital
Video Recorder
DVR-872 / DVR-1672

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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
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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 8 / 16-Ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder
Model: DVR-872 / DVR-1672
Rev: 2.0 (June, 2011)
Part No. EM-DVR872_1672

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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...........................................................................................................5
3.3 Remote Control......................................................................................................................6
3.4 Mouse Control........................................................................................................................9
3.5 Playback Mode.....................................................................................................................11
3.6 PTZ Mode............................................................................................................................12
Chapter 4 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. 14
4.1 System Configuration ..........................................................................................................14
4.2 Hard Disk Installation..........................................................................................................16
Chapter 5 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP ....................................................................... 18
5.1 Main Menu Setup.................................................................................................................18
5.2 Record Setup........................................................................................................................19
5.3 Event Setup..........................................................................................................................22
5.4 Schedule Setup.....................................................................................................................25
5.5 Camera Setup.......................................................................................................................27
5.6 Account Setup......................................................................................................................28
5.7 Network Setup .....................................................................................................................30
5.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup...........................................................................................................36
5.9 System Setup........................................................................................................................37
5.10 Utility Setup.......................................................................................................................44
5.11 Diagnostic ..........................................................................................................................45
Chapter 6 SEARCH & BACKUP ..................................................................................................... 46
6.1 Search Setup.........................................................................................................................46
6.2 Backup Setup .......................................................................................................................49
Chapter 7 iCMS Installation and Usage.......................................................................................... 50
7.1 iCMS Installation.................................................................................................................50
7.2 iCMS Login and Environment.............................................................................................52
7.3 Groups & Events..................................................................................................................54
7.4 View DVR/ Group List ........................................................................................................54
7.5 Event View...........................................................................................................................55
7.6 Local PC Information and Control.......................................................................................55
7.7 Main Display........................................................................................................................56
7.8 Audio Control.......................................................................................................................56
7.9 eMaps...................................................................................................................................57
7.10 PTZ Control .......................................................................................................................58
7.11 Operation Bar.....................................................................................................................59
7.12 User administration............................................................................................................60

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7.13 DVR Connection Information Setup..................................................................................61
7.14 Group Administration ........................................................................................................61
7.15 eMap Setup ........................................................................................................................63
7.16 Remote-Site Playback........................................................................................................63
7.17 HDD Playback ...................................................................................................................65
7.18 File Playback......................................................................................................................66
7.19 Event Playback...................................................................................................................67
7.20 Snapshot Data ....................................................................................................................68
7.21 Recording Data ..................................................................................................................68
Chapter 8 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE......................................................................................... 69
8.1 AP Software Installation and Setup......................................................................................69
8.2 AP Software Operation ........................................................................................................70
Chapter 9 Mobile Application .......................................................................................................... 73
9.1 For Symbian System............................................................................................................73
9.2 For Windows Mobile System...............................................................................................79
Appendix A: Product Specification .................................................................................................. 83
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
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

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Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL
1. DVR
2. CD Disk 3. Quick Installation Guide 4. Remote Control
5. HDD Kit x 1 6. Power Adapter & Power Cord 7. Battery x 2
8. SATA Cord x2 (DVR-872)
SATA Cord x3 (DVR-1672)
9. HDD Rack x 4 (DVR-872)
HDD Rack x6 (DVR-1672) 10. I/O Cable

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Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL
3.1 Front Panel Controls
DVR-872/ DVR-1672
Item Description
1 DVD-RW Slot A DVD-RW drive can be installed in the front
vancant drive bay. (Optional)
2 IR RECEIVER Input sensor for the remote control.
3 EJECT Press EJECT button to open/close the DVD-RW
drive.
4 USB 2.0 The USB 2.0 port can be used to connect to
numerous USB 2.0 backup devices.
5 NUMERIC BUTTON /
CHANNEL SELECT Camera Select/Numeric Button. Press [+10] button to select channels.
6 LOCK Enable Keypad Function.
7 PTZ Start/Stop PTZ Control.
8 REC Start/Stop recording.
9 STATUS LED Displays the status of the DVR (standby), HDD
read/write and network transmission.
10 LEFT DIRECTIONAL
BUTTON/ REWIND Left Directional Button. Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 64x.
11 UP DIRECTIONAL
BUTTON/ SLOW Up Directional Button. Slow Forward Playback, Speed: 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x and 1/16x.
12 RIGHT DIRECTIONAL
BUTTON/ FAST
Right Directional Button. Fast Forward
Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 64x.
13 DOWN DIRECTIONAL
BUTTON/ STOP Down Directional Button. Stop Playback.

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14 PLAY Start playing back.
15 SEARCH Enter search menu screen, use Up/ Down button to navigate. Press ENTER to access
selected item.
16 ESC/ BACKUP Exit various functions and menu screen
Video data storage backup.
17 ENTER/ MODE( ) Switch to full screen and quad screen.
18 MENU/ PAUSE
MENU/ Enter menu mode, use Up/ Down button to navigate menu screen. Press to pause playback.
19 MUTE Switch to 1-CH Audio Out/ Turn Off Live Audio.
20 AUTO
Enable auto mode, to skip channels. Press MENU to disable auto mode.
21 FREEZE
Turn On/ Off Live Display FREZZE Function. Turn On/ Off Screen FREEZE Function.
22 ZOOM
Enable/ Disable double screen size display. Press ENTER to switch channels.
23 STATUS Display Status.
24 PIP
Turn on picture-in-picture format, use Up/
Down button to navigate. Press ENTER to
access selected item
25 MULTI
This button is used to toggle between multiple
display modes: 16, 13, 10, 9 and 4 channel split
screen display modes.

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3.2 Real Panel Connectors
3.2.1 8–CH Digital Video Recorder: (DVR-872)
3.2.2 16–CH Digital Video Recorder: (DVR-1672)

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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.
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8 Switch to 13-Channel Display.
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9 Switch to 16-Channel Display.
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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

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LOCK, activate the key lock.
Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels
Quad display.
9CH Split-screen display
13CH Split-screen display
16CH Split-screen display
Mouse – GUI Hints and Tips
Recording is on
Number represents the current selected LIVE audio channel
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%

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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
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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
9CH Split-screen display (available only to 8/ 16CH DVR)
16CH Split-screen display (available only to 16CH DVR)
Zoom in video image
Snap shot image

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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.

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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.

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Chapter 4 INSTALLATION
4.1 System Configuration
4.1.1 8–CH Digital Video Recorder:
4.1.2 16–CH Digital Video Recorder: