PlanetメーカーDVR-1670の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Page 1 4/16-Channel H.264 Digital V ideo Recorder DVR-470 DVR-1670 USER’S MANUAL.
Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2007 by PLANET T echnology Corp. All rights reserved . No part of thi s publication may be repro duced, transmitted, tra nscribed, stored in a retrieval system, or transl.
Page 3 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure S tatement This equipment complies with FCC radiation expo sure set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Page 4 Content Chapter1 Produc t Introduction.................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Summary .............................................................................................
Page 5 5.18 T ransaction Inform ation .......................................................................................... 76 Chapter6 Utili ties ...................................................................................................
Page 6 Chapter1 Pr oduct Intr oduction 1.1 Summary DVR-470/DVR-1670 H .264 network dig ital video recorder is an excellent d igital surveillance p roduct.
Page 7 z Support cycle or none cycle record. z Support backup the record ed files and clips. Support USB mem o ry , USB HD D, USB CD-R/W , USB DVD-R/W , IDE CD-R/W and IDE DVD-R/W . Preview and playback z Support analog m onitor and VGA output. z Support multiple preview modes.
Page 8 Chapter2 Installation Warning:Before you inst all the DVR, please ma ke sure the power of DVR is off. 2.1 Checking the DVR and It s Accessories When you get the pro duct, check that all the item s are included in your product pac kage. There is a list in the package.
Page 9 2.3 Rear Panel Description Notice : Pl ea se re fe r to rea l p r oduct for different model. DVR-470 Rear Panel DVR-1670 Rear Panel Index Physical Interface Description 1 V ideo Input St a nd a r d BN C . V ideo Output Connect monitor , output video and menu.
Page 10 External Alarm Input 4/8/16 Alarm in. Relay Output 2/4 Alarm out 8 AC Input 100V~240V AC 2.4 External Alarm In/Out Connection Alarm input port : G (GND) : Conenct the GND of sensor . 1~16 : Alarm input , support normal open/norm al close.
Page 1 1 Chapter3 Operational Instructions 3.1 Front Panel n o p q r Index T y pe Name Description 1 Sta t e Lamps READY ST A TUS ALARM RECORD NETWORK DVR is ready . Green means you can use I R re mote control. Red means there is alarm . T wink le in red means readin g or writing HDD.
Page 12 REC PTZ PREV A SHIFT 1. Manual record; 2. 【 SHOT 】 in PTZ control (adjust preset). 1. Enter into PTZ co ntrol mode; 2. 【 IRIS- 】 in PTZ control.. 1. Multi screen p review switch; 2. Switch menu mode into preview; 【 FOCUS- 】 in PTZ control.
Page 13 3.2 IR Controller Index Name Description 1 POWER T urnoff device. 2 DEV Enable/Disable IR rem ote control 3 Numeric Keys Same as num eric keys of front panel. 4 EDIT Same as EDIT key of front panel. 5 A Same as A key of front panel. 6 REC Same as REC key of fro nt panel.
Page 14 15 Reserved 16 F1 Same as 【 F1 】 key of front panel. 17 Lens control IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens control. 18 F2 Same as 【 F2 】 key of front panel. Loading the batteries into the IR contr oller 1. Remove the ba ttery cove r . 2. Insert the battery .
Page 15 3.3 Menu Description 3.3.1 Menu Items Menu Name Function Menu Name Function Display Unit name Device ID Require password Screen saver V ideo standar d Brightness Menu transparency VGA resoluti.
Page 16 Tr a n s a c t i o n T ext input mode A TM IP address A TM type T ext inform ation Utilities Restore parameters Upgrade firmware HDD management Clear alarm output Reboot Power off V iew log System information 3.3.2 Menu Operation How to enter into menu mode z Press 【 MENU 】 key to enter into DVR main menu.
Page 17 Each menu contai ns different kinds of items. There is a small rectangular fra me named “Active Frame” whic h is pointing to the s elected item. This “ Active Frame” can be moved by 【 Æ 】 or 【 Å 】 keys. There are such kinds of menu ite ms : 1.
Page 18 3.4 Character Input In the menu interfac e , if you enter into edit sta t us (for example, in the “ camera name” edit box), at the bottom of screen, the input status is appeared : Here it means you ca n press numeric keys to input d igital number .
Page 19 Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide 4.1 Power on Note : Please make sure the power suppl y matches DVR and AC cable connected correctly . Before switch DVR o n, please connect one monitor with V OUT or VGA interface. Otherwise, you can not see gra phic user interface and can not operate.
Page 20 Camera record status is foll owing : Icon Icon Color S tatus Description White No video signal Y ellow Vdieo input Pink Manual recording Green Real time recording Blue Motion detect recordin.
Page 21 Ca mera alarm status is followi ng : Icon Icon Color S tatus Description White V ideo signal lost Y ellow V iew tampering alarm Pink Motion&External alarm Green No alarm Blue Motion alarm Red External alarm Press numeric keys to switch over indi vidual camera preview .
Page 22 4.3 User name and p assword Note : When DVR is delivered from f a ctory , there is only one default administrator named “admin”, and password is “12345” . The admi nistrator’s name can not be modified, while the passwor d can be modified.
Page 23 Setp 2 : Enter into password modificati on menu Move the “Ac tive Frame” to “ Password” icon by using 【 Æ 】 / 【 Å 】 keys. Press 【 ENTER 】 key to enter into fo llowing password menu : Ste p 3 : Input new password Press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter into e dit box.
Page 24 4.4 PTZ Control Note : The user must have the “PTZ control” right. PTZ contr o l interface In preview mode, press 【 PTZ 】 key , i n the login dialo g, select one user name and input the correct password, you can e n ter into PTZ control interface.
Page 25 Adjust preset description In PTZ control mode, press 【 REC/SHOT 】 key , and press the preset number (three num eric keys), DVR will adjust t he corresponding preset num ber . Repeat pressing 【 REC/SHOT 】 key , and press the preset number , DVR will adjust that preset number .
Page 26 4.5 Manual Record Note : The user must have the corresponding right, DVR has HDD and HDD is formatted already . Manual record In preview mode, press 【 REC 】 key , in the pop-up login dia log, select the name and inp ut the correct password, you can e nter into the “Manual Record” interface.
Page 27 4.6 Playback Note : The user must have “P layback” right. Playback interface In preview mode, press 【 PLA Y 】 key , in the pop-up lo gin dialog, select username and in put correct password, you c an enter into “P layback” interface.
Page 28 Play by T ime : Playback the recorded stream directly based on the time section. Select Page : In the file l ist box, each page will only display 8 files. If the matched files are more than 8, you can select page to list o ther files. 500 pages (4000 fi les) can be searched in one time.
Page 29 3. Search by Card No and Playback file : In the playback interface, select channel number , record type, enable card No. search option (“ 9 ”) and input the card number , move “ Active Frame” to “Search” butt on, press 【 ENTER 】 key , DVR will search and list the m atched files.
Page 30 Exit playback In playback interface, press 【 ESC 】 key to enter into preview mode. In playback interface, press 【 MENU 】 k ey to enter into main menu, press 【 REC 】 key to enter into manual record, and press 【 PTZ 】 key to enter into PTZ con trol mode.
Page 31 4.7 Backup Recorded Files Note : The user must have “Playback” right. Pl ease connect with ba ckup devices before you start to backup. In the playback interface, you can bac k up the recorded files.
Page 32 St e p 2 : Select the files that you want to backup In the file list box, use 【↑】 or 【↓】 keys to move the scrol l bar . When the scr oll bar stays at the file you w an to backup, press 【 EDIT 】 key to select it. The symbol “ 9 ” is the selection tag.
Page 33 4.8 Shut Down DVR Note : Do not switch off the power d irectly in ca se of damaging H DD. The correct step is using “Power Off” in the “Utilities” menu, or 【 POWER 】 key on the front panel or on IR controller .
Page 34 Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide Only the users that have “ Para meters Setup” righ t ne ed read this chapte r . When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the DVR to m ake the new parameters take into ef fective.
Page 35 Move “Active Frame” to “ User” icon, press 【 ENTER 】 key to enter into “User Managem ent” menu. In the user name list b ox, only “admin” is existed. Y ou can use 【→】 key , move “Active Frame” to passw ord edit box, and press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter into edit status.
Page 36 5.2 Add and Delete User Enter into “User Manag ement” interface. Add user The steps are following : St e p 1 : Enter into “User Manage ment” menu Please refer to chapter 5.
Page 37 In the users list box of “User Management” menu, use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 keys to s elect the new user name, then us e 【 Æ 】 key to “Default R ights” button, press 【 ENTER 】 , the user will have the default rights. The default rights incl ude local playback, rem ote playback and view log.
Page 38 “Remote Rights” : PTZ Control : Remote control PTZ ; Record : Remote m anual start/stop recording; Playback : Remote playback, download the recorded files on DVR; Parameters Setup .
Page 39 5.3 Unit Name and Device ID Unit name In the “Display” m enu : There is an item nam ed “Unit Name”. The default unit name is “ E mbedded Net DVR”. Move “Active Frame” to unit name edit box, press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter into edit status, you can modify the unit nam e.
Page 40 5.4 V ideo Output St andard and VGA Setup V ideo output standard There is one VOUT BNC connector at the rear panel of DVR. It is used to connect with analog monitor an d can support P AL or NTSC video output. Y ou can modify video o utput standard to match video input.
Page 41 5.5 OSD Setup OSD is abbrevia tion of “On Screen Display ” . For our embedded DVRDVS, it includ es displaying system time and cam era name. OSD settings include : System time, time format, tim e display position, camera name, cam era name display posi tion, etc.
Page 42 Display mode : There are several display modes : Opaque&S teady , T ransparent&Steady , T ransparent&Flashing, Opaque&Flashing, Move “Active Frame” to “ OSD” item, you can select one mode.
Page 43 Chapter 3.4). The camera name can support 32 charact ers. St e p 3 : Press 【 ENTER 】 key to exit edit status. Move “Active Fram e” to “Confirm” button, press 【 ENTER 】 to save the modificati on and you can see the new cam era name.
Page 44 5.6 V ideo Parameters Setup For different camera and different background, in order to get the best video image, you need to adjust video p arameters such as brightenss, saturation , contrast and hue, etc. Y ou can setup the camera individu ally , and also you c an copy the video parameters of one camera to any ot her ca meras.
Page 45 5.7 Mask Area Setup In some cases, maybe you want m ask the sensitive area. This area will not be preview and recorded. The mask area setup steps are following : St e p 1 : Enter into “Image Setup” menu : St e p 2 : Select one camera : Y ou can use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 keys to select one camera.
Page 46 (22*15 for NTSC), you c an use 【↑】 【↓】 【→】 【←】 keys to m ove the yellow pane to your hope posi tion and press 【 EDIT 】 ke y , the yellow pane wi ll be turned into red, then you can us e 【↑】 【↓】 【→】 【←】 keys to extend the red pane.
Page 47 5.8 V iew T ampering Alarm If you enable t his function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully , DVR will make warning alarm. St e p 1 : Enter into “Image Setup” memu : St e p 2 : Select camera : Please use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 keys to select one cam era.
Page 48 St e p 6 : Alarm schedule setup : When there is view tampering alarm happene d, DVR will handle the a larm based on the schedu le. Y ou can set 4 per iods for each day one week. Also you can copy the schedule of one day to other days. Notes : T ime periods can not be repeated.
Page 49 5.9 V ideo Loss Alarm When the video c able or camera has something wrong, the video image is lost. If y ou enable video loss alarm , in such case, DVR will make alarm. St e p 1 : Enter into “Image Setup” menu : St e p 2 : Select camera : Use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 keys to select one cam era.
Page 50 St e p 5 : Setup alarm policy : Y ou can select one or m ore response solutions, including “On Screen W arning”, “Audible W arning”, “ Upload to Center” and “T rigger Alarm Output”. Y ou can use 【↑】 【↓】 and 【 EDIT 】 key to enable or disabl e them.
Page 51 5.10 Motion Detection Alarm If you enable this functio n, when there is motion detected, DVR wi ll make alarm. St e p 1 : Enter into “Image Setup” menu : St e p 2 : Select camera : Use 【 Ç 】 【 È 】 key to select one camera.
Page 52 The whole screen is divi ded into 22*18 pan es (NTSC : 22*15). There is one yellow panel on the upper left side. The motion area setup steps are the s a me as that of m ask area setup (refer to chapter 5.
Page 53 St e p 6 : Motion alarm record channel setup : When there is motion alarm happ ened, you can trigger relate d camera to start recording. In “Motio n Alarm Handle” menu, yo u can select one or more record channel s. Please use 【 ENTER 】 or 【 EDIT 】 key to enabl e the flag into “ 9 ”.
Page 54 5.1 1 Preview Properties In “Preview” m enu, you can setup previe w mode, screen sw itch time, enable or disable audio preview and preview layout. St e p 1 : Enter into “Pre view” menu : In the main menu, move “ Active Frame” to “Preview” icon and press 【 ENTER 】 , you can enter into “preview” menu.
Page 55 Preview layo ut setup : There is a square frame divided in to many windows. If you select “4 Screen”preview m ode, this fram e is divided into 4 win dows. Each wind ow represents one camera. Y ou can move “Active Fram e” among the windows.
Page 56 5.12 Recording Setup In main menu, there is an i con named “Recording”. Y ou can enter into recording m enu as following : “Recording” menu description : If HD Full : There are two options : “Overwrite” and “S top recording”.
Page 57 If you select varia b le bit rate, DVR will adjust the actual bit rate according to the video movement. When there is not m uch movement, DVR will use low bit rate, while there is much movement, DVR will u se high bit rate . In this case, DVR can save HDD usage and network bandwidth.
Page 58 Note : When the camera’ s recording schedule is m odified, you must reboot DVR to make it into effe ctive. All day reco rding setup : St e p 1 : Enter into r ecording schedule menu In .
Page 59 St e p 1 : Enter into r ecording schedule menu In recording m enu, use 【 ENTER 】 or 【 EDIT 】 key to enable record function (“ 9 ” flag), press “Schedule” butto n to enter into recording schedul e menu.
Page 60 5.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output For DVR-470, there are 4 external alarm inpu t and 2 relay out put. For DVR-1670, there are 16 external alarm input and 4 relay output. In “Alarms” menu, you can setup for each external alar m input.
Page 61 St e p 4 : Alarm trigger r ecord channel setup Y ou can sele ct channels to record for each alarm input. In the sub menu, y ou can use 【 ENTER 】 or 【 EDIT 】 key to enable recor d channel. “ × ” means disable and “ 9 means enable.
Page 62 First select one camera, the n select one of following PTZ linka ge : z Preset : Set the flag as “ 9 ” to enable preset, in the preset num ber edit box and input one preset number that has been setup already . Please refer to chapter 5.
Page 63 St e p 3 : Enter into alarm out schedule Y ou can set the s chedule to make alarm output into effective. M ove “Active Frame” to “Schedule” bu tton on right s ide of “Alarm Out T i.
Page 64 5.14 Network Parameters If you want use ne twork to access DVR, you m u st setup network p arameters. Note : If any network parameter is modified, you m ust save and reboot DVR to make it into effective.
Page 65 This DNS is special s oftware, not the normal dom ain name server . Y ou can use the provided SDK to develop this DNS software. Multicast IP : It is one D-class IP address, am ong 224.0.0.0 --- 239.255.255.255. If you do not use m ulticast function, you do n ot need to set.
Page 66 PTZ menu description Select channel : Select one PTZ camera. RS-485 parameters : Incl uding baudrate, data bit, stop bit, parity , flow control, etc. These parameters must be the same as those of P TZ. Protocol. PTZ address : Each PTZ h a s one dif ferent address.
Page 67 Cruise setup : Cruise is remem b ering the track of P TZ m ovement. Please make sure the PTZ you are using can s upport cruise function. Preset setup In “ PTZ” menu, m ove “Active Fram.
Page 68 In “Sequence” setup menu, first input the se quence num ber . The sequence is among 1 --- 16. Each sequence is m ade up of cruise points, and each c ruise point includes preset num ber, dwell time and dwell s peed. Dwell time is the time stay ing at that preset number .
Page 69 Press “RecCru” button, you will e nter into “PTZ contro l” interface. Y ou can start controlling PTZ with direction keys, press 【 ENTER 】 to save the operation tr ack and return “Cruise” setup menu. Press “S tartCru” button to repeat th e PTZ track until you press “S top” button.
Page 70 5.16 RS232 setup There is one RS-232 port at DVR rear pane l. In main menu, move “Active Fram e” to “RS232” icon and perss 【 ENTER 】 key , you enter into “RS232” setup menu : RS232 menu description RS-232 parameters : Incl uding baud rate, data bit, sto p bit, parity , flow control, etc.
Page 71 Username, password and V erify passw ord : Only used when work mode is “PPP”. Used for login when remot e PC dialup throug h PSTN. Phone : Only used when work m ode is “PPP” and PPP mode is “Active”. It is the phone number of remote PC.
Page 72 St e p 3 : Save setup In “Recording” menu, press “Conf irm” button to save param eters. St e p 4 : Setup Modem used on DVR side Use DCE calbe to connect Modem with PC serial port.
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Page 74 St e p 3 : Establish the dialup connection Select the Modem connected with PC just like the d ialup network connection, input the telephone nu mber connected with DVR’ s modem. Input the user name, password. They m ust be the same as that DVR PPP setup.
Page 75 5.17 Exceptions The exceptions can be handled at present include : hard disk full, hard disk error, illegal access, IP address conflict, network fai l ure, and NTSC/P AL dif fer . Enter into “Excep tions” menu : Including the foll owing handl e methods : Audible W arning : DVR beep warning.
Page 76 5.18 T ransaction Information The DVR can actively obtain or passively recei ve the credit card number from A TM machine linked throug h network or serial port, and credit card num ber can be overlay on live video, recorded and play back.
Page 77 Start & e nd position an d length of transaction type T ransaction type and c ode When the A TM machine is sending transaction i n formation to bank center , DVR will capture the data packa ge through network, and analys e the data according to the format.
Page 78 In the case, you m ust set the RS-232 of DVR as transparent channel m ode as following : A software must be run in the A TM machine, and send the credit c ard number , transaction code to DVR through RS-232 port. Please provide deta il A TM machine com munication protocol for act ual projects.
Page 79 In the case, you m ust set the RS-232 of DVR as transparent channel m ode as following : Also, a software must be run in A TM machine, and send command to DVR through RS-2 32 port based on special communi cation protocol.
Page 80 Chapter6 Utilities There are man y tools in “Uti lities” men u. Includi ng “SavePar a”, “Resto rePara”, “Upg rade”, “Hard Disk”, “Stop Alarm Out”, “Reboo t”, “Power Off”, “V iew Log” a nd “System Info ”.
Page 81 6.3 Upgrade Y ou can use this function to upgrad e the firm ware. Pleas e confirm the language is matched. Press “Upgrad e” icon, in th e pop-up dial og, you can se lect eithe r “FTP” or “USB” upgrade mode.
Page 82 6.4 Hard Disk Management Check HDD work status Capacity , Free space, Stand by or not, Normal status or not. Format HDD Before formatting stop all recording. After form atting, you must reboot DVR, ot herwise DVR will not work normally . 6.5 Clear Alarm Out Clear the alarm output manually .
Page 83 If you want to view the log based on default option, just press 【 ENTER 】 key . DVR will list all matched inform ation. Also you can select options to search (By T ype, By Date, By T ype&Date). By T ype T o view log information of the ass igned type.
Page 84 St e p 4 : When searching is finis hed, DVR will list all matched alarm information. In the list box, the inf ormation includ es : Index, Occur T ime, Major T ype, Minor T ype, Panel User , Net User , Host Address, Para. T ype, Channel No, HDD No, Alarm In and Alarm Out.
Page 85 6.9 System Information Press “System Info” icon in “Utilities” m enu, you can get DVR system information :.
Page 86 Chapter7 Firmwar e Upgrade The DVR firmware is stored in FLAS H ROM. Y ou can use DVR upgrade functi on to write the firmware file ( digicap) into FLASH. There are two cases that you need to upgrade DVR firmware. One is update old fir mware. The other is when the code in DVR FLASH is crashed.
Page 87 3. Select “Users/rights ” under “Security” menu item . The following dia log box will be pop-up. 4. Create new us er . Click “new user’. New user dialog pops up . Input user nam e “target”. Click “OK”. 5. In the password dial og, input password “target ” in “New Password” and “V erify Password” edit box.
Page 88 6. In the “User/Rights Security ” Dialog, select “User Name” as “tar get”. In “Home Directory” edit bo x, input the path where the firm ware file (digicap) is placed. Then press “Done” to exit. 7. Next time, y ou need not setup again, just d o uble click a nd open “wftpd32.
Page 89 7.2 Upgrade Mode 1. Use client software to upgrade the firm ware file. Y ou do not need t o use ftp server software. Please refer to the client softw are user manual for detail information. 2. Use “FTP” function of “U pgrade” sub menu in “Utiliti es” menu.
Page 90 Appendix A DVR Connect Cable Definition 1 UTP network connect cable made method Material and tool One twist cable (8 pin, the length can b e defined as to t h e actual dem and, but must be within 100m), 2 standard RJ4 5 head, one tool for RJ45.
Page 91 The corresponding relationship of cr oss cable 2 RS-232 connect cable made method DVR-802x has standard DB9 RS-232 int erface, like PC COM port.
Page 92 Appendix B Specifications Model name DVR- 470 DVR-1670 V ideo compression H.264 Preview resolution PA L : 7 04*576 (4CIF), NTSC : 704*480 (4CIF) Playback resolution CIF/QCIF V ideo inp ut 4 16 V ideo inp ut interface BNC (Electrical Level : 1.
Page 93 Power supply 100~240V AC, 6.3A, 50~60 HZ Power consumption 20--42W (without HDD) Wo r k i n g temperature -10 ℃--+55℃ Wo r k i n g humidity 10 % --90 % Size 14.
Page 94 Appendix C List of Recommended DVR Peripherals USB DVD-R/W : 1. LG GSA-E10L 2. BENQ EW164B USB CD-R/W : 1. BENQ external 5232WI-ok2 2. ASUS CR W -4824A + USB Convertor case 3. SONY CD-R/R W CRX230AD + Convertor cable 4. SONY CD-R/R W CRX225E + Convertor cable 5.
Page 95 W est Digital : 1. WD Caviar WD400BB 2. WD Caviar WD800BB 3. WD Caviar WD1200BB 4. WD Caviar WD2000BB 5. WD Caviar WD2500BB 6. WD Caviar SE WD1600BB 7.
Page 96 Appendix D Quick Sear ch Function T able T y pe Name Description Index User management Create and delete users. Sy stem has one default administrator . The administrator can create 15 users and define the ir rights. 5.2 Safety function Password Management Modify password.
Page 97 Remote record Remote record real time stream . * Remote playback Remote playback the recorded files in DVR * Download Download recorded files in DVR. * Remote upgrade Remote upgrade firmware. * T ransparent channel Remote control serial devi ce connected with serial port of DVR.
Page 98 Appendix E T r oubleshooting Failure Possible reas ons After plugging in pow er, turning on the power swi tch, “POWER” light in front P anel does not turn on, and fan does not work.
Page 99 3) Old player SDK (playm 4.dll) Notes : 1) Place the DVR in well venti lated space so that it operates within the allowed r ange of temperature and hum idity as in specification. 2) If the circuit board is wet, dust on circui t board can cause a short cir cuit.
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