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Planet NVR-810 User Manual

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  • Page 1 8/16-Channel Network Video Recorder NVR-810 / NVR-1610 User’s Manual Version 1.1...
  • Page 2 "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not PLANET, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
  • Page 3 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. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 8/16-ch Network Video Recorder Model: NVR-810 / NVR-1610 Rev: 1.1 (March, 2010)

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Product Description ......................... 5 1.1 Product Features......................5 1.2 System Requirements..................... 6 1.3 Packet Content ....................... 6 1.4 Specification ........................7 1.5 Front Panel ........................8 1.6 LEDs Definition ......................8 1.7 I/O Ports ......................... 9 2.

  • Page 5: Product Description

    Supports external UPS Smart IP camera search Export record video file to AVI format Compliant with major brands. Axis, Panasonic, Sony, Planet, Canon and more Support mobile phone remote view with WinCE 6.1, Android, Symbian S60, iPhone, Blackberry 4.6 LED indicators to display the status of connected IP camera...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    1.2 System Requirements The following are minimum system requirements for the system to op- erate Network Video Recorder (NVR): Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional (32 bit) or Windows® Server 2003 (32 bit) Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above Minimum Intel®...

  • Page 7: Specification

    1.4 Specification Product NVR-810 NVR-1610 General Embedded Linux Ethernet 1 x RJ-45, 10/100/1000 Base-TX USB Interface 2 x USB2.0 for backup device and firmware upgrade Storage Device 2 x 3.5” SATA hard disk Button Power, Reset, Buzzer 1 x Power...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    1.5 Front Panel NVR-810 NVR-1610 1.6 LEDs Definition Solid green when the hard disk is mounted Green and being accessed Solid red for disk fail HDD x 2 Solid amber when disk is full Amber Blinking when recycling Amber Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network.

  • Page 9: I/O Ports

    System off (power adapter remains plugged Amber Blinking amber indicating device is initializing Blinking when an alarm occurs Alarm None When alarm is reset Solid green, live connected with no event or Green Camera recording activity LEDs Blinking amber, manual or event recording is Amber being performed Solid amber, schedule or continuous recording...
  • Page 10 Signal DC IN Alarm Input 1 Alarm Input 2 Alarm Input 3 Alarm Input 4 Alarm Input 5 Alarm Input 6 Alarm Input 7 Alarm Input 8 Alarm Out 1 Alarm Out 2 Alarm Out 3 Alarm Out 4 RS-485+ RS-485-...

  • Page 11: Install Hard Disk

    2. Install Hard Disk 1. Removing the screws on the side. 2. Push the top housing forward, then lift it up. 3. Insert the HDD to HDD tray. Please push the HDD until the SATA connect is connected properly. • The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II hard disks •...
  • Page 12 4. Lock the HDD with HDD screw. 5. Place the top housing back and secure it with the bottom housing.

  • Page 13: Connect To The Nvr

    3. Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different network setup: The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “Device Search”...
  • Page 14 Please click “Next” to continue. Please click “Install” to start the installation. Once the installation is complete, please check the “Finish”.
  • Page 15 Please go to Start => Programs => NVR => Search NVR to run the search tool. Then you will see the utility start search the network. The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed: Double-click on it and the program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser.
  • Page 16 You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted below. You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to change device’s IP address. You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web ad- ministration page.

  • Page 17: Access Nvr With Its Default Ip Address

    3.2 Access NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP address “192.168.0.100”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network. Connect the NVR and PC to your switch or hub, or connect the PC directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5 Ethernet cable.

  • Page 18: Live View

    4. Live View The 8 channel NVR comes with a 8-video split window view with one video displays on a larger window. Select a channel from the drop-down menu to display its video on the larger split window. You can also double- click on any of the smaller one to display its video to the larger window.

  • Page 19: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    4.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page. . Click “All” to display videos in 8-video mode (NVR-810) or 16- video mode (NVR-1610). . Click on a “Group” (ex. Group 1) to display videos from cameras under that group in quad view.

  • Page 20: Ptz Control

    Then select dwell interval from the drop-down menu Finally click “Start” to start sequence viewing Click “All Channels” to quickly select all available channels and start sequence view in single-view mode. Click “All Groups” to quick select all available groups and start sequence view in quad-view mode.

  • Page 21: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    4.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera. Auto pan a particular camera. Perform preset point sequence viewing. Preset Point Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop- down list shown below: Select a preset position from the drop-down list and click...
  • Page 22 Auto Pan Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Use the Auto-Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan. Auto-Pan * Certain cameras do not support bi-directional pan movements. Pan Left Use the “Auto-Pan” button for such cameras.

  • Page 23: Live Video Control Buttons

    4.6 Live Video Control Buttons Each live video window comes with control buttons with functions described below: Take a snapshot of a live video. Turn on/off audio of a live video. Start/stop recording of a live video (manual recording). Audio post function. Display my favorite channel.
  • Page 24 Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, click the button and the snapshot of the video will be displayed in a pop up window shown like below. Right-click anywhere on the image and select “Save Image as” from the pull-down menu.
  • Page 25 F u l l S c r e e n V i ew o f a L i ve V i d e o T o v i e w a v i d e o i n f u l l s c r e e n , c l i c k t h e bu t t o n.

  • Page 26: Change Web Ui Display Language

    4.7 Change Web UI Display Language Y o u c a n c h a n g e t h e w e b U I d i s p l a y l a n g u a g e f r o m t h e c u r r e n t lo g i n u s e r n a m e l i n k l o c a t e d a t t h e u p p e r - r i g h t h a n d c o r n e r .

  • Page 27: Playback

    5. Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.

  • Page 28: Methods To Search Playback Videos

    5.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos The NVR offers three methods to quickly help users find videos that were previously recorded: Search by time: Specify a time range and search videos recorded within that range. Search by event: Find videos that were recorded due to event triggers. Play by start time: Enter a specific time a video was recorded to start playing back the video.
  • Page 29 Results will then be displayed in a “Date/Channel” table and boxes marked in blue represent videos found in those dates: Click on any blue cell box should direct you to the hour/channel table if there were multiple videos recorded during that date: * Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same date will also be displayed.
  • Page 30 . Click on the cell box again will start playing back the videos if you have reached the end of search results: Videos found from other cameras that were recorded at the same time will also be played. Search by event .
  • Page 31 Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search. Results will then be listed like what is shown below (displays the oldest record top down). Click on a particular result to start the playback. * You can click “Next Search”...
  • Page 32 Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the “Play by start time” from the “Search Method” drop-down list. Then you will be prompted to enter a specific time and date for the recorded video.

  • Page 33: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files

    5.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on NVR-1610 to a local computer and save them in AVI file format. The files can then be played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player. Once you locate the recorded videos with steps described in the pre- vious section, hit the “Export AVI”...
  • Page 34 Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering numbers in the text boxes. Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically named and saved under the C:\ partition. You will be notified once the process is completed successfully The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition.

  • Page 35: System Setup

    6. System Setup 6.1 System Configurations The “System Configurations” page provides users options to setup the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network.
  • Page 36 If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network, 1. Choose “Static IP” from the “Connection Type” drop-down menu 2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the recorder 3.

  • Page 37: Time And Date

    6.1.2 Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos. •...

  • Page 38: User Account

    6.1.3 User Account The recorder can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “admin”.

  • Page 39: Group Privilege

    6.1.4 Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.

  • Page 40: Disk Setup

    6.1.5 Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed in this page. To initialize it, simply click the “Format” button. You can also connect external USB thumb drive to the recorder for firmware upgrade.

  • Page 41: Channel Configurations

    6.2 Channel Configurations 6.2.1 Add a Camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually. Automatic Search: 1.
  • Page 42 2. After that, the search should begin and its status should be displayed. 3. Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure”. 4. It’s corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information”...
  • Page 43 If cameras are marked with “*” in the search result, it means those cameras are already configured and connected to NVR. Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information”...

  • Page 44: Osd Settings

    6.2.2 OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off. To add texts to one or more videos. 1. Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”. 2.

  • Page 45: Ptz Preset Settings

    6.2.3 PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a particular camera. 1.

  • Page 46: Ptz Preset Sequence

    6.2.4 PTZ Preset Sequence Once you have multiple preset points defined for a camera, it is convenient for monitoring to set up the sequencing viewing among those preset point and let the recorder automatically switch between them for you. To configure preset sequence for a camera,” select a camera from the “Camera”...

  • Page 47: E-Map Monitor

    6.2.5 E-Map Monitor E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening. This function works by incorporating the event detection function as well as the recording function, which, as a result, helps users take all the necessary actions when an unusual event occurs.
  • Page 48 Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location. Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu. When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it.

  • Page 49: Event Configurations

    6.3 Event Configurations The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary. 6.3.1 General Settings The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an event is triggered, how often events are triggered and the corresponding actions...

  • Page 50: I/O Settings

    6.3.2 I/O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and out- put ports right from the recorder. You can setup the recorder to re- ceive triggers from a particular camera’s input port and trigger a de- vice, such as an alarm that is connected to the recorder or camera’s output port.

  • Page 51: Event Servers

    6.3.3 Event Servers Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a destined event server according to the configuration.
  • Page 52 If you wish to edit/remove/enable/disable an FTP server, click to highlight one from the profile list and choose the corresponding action button. Configuring an HTTP server 1. Start by giving it a name as well. 2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the HTTP server. 3.

  • Page 53: Configuring An Smtp Server

    Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server. 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server. 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field. 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address. 5.

  • Page 54: Event Triggers

    6.3.4 Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting. .which channels will have event trigger function enabled. .What is considered to be an event.

  • Page 55: Recording Configurations

    * Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router. 6.4 Recording Configurations The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels.

  • Page 56: Schedule Recording

    with adjustable recording frame rate. Recording frame rate allows you to set different frame rate for different types of recording instead of recording at one frame rate only. Use the drop-down menu and select one of the pre-defined frame rates for a particular recording type.

  • Page 57: System Options

    1. Use the “Camera” drop-down menu and select a camera first. 2. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move the curser horizontally lets you set what hours to perform recording during a day. Click and move vertically lets you set what days to perform recording at a specific time.

  • Page 58: Logs And Reports

    6.5.2 Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting. 6.5.3 Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: . Reboot the NVR when necessary. . Reboot cameras directly from the NVR. .

  • Page 59: Reboot The Nvr

    Reboot the NVR Reboot NVR-1610 after you upload a new firmware. You would need to manually reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect. Such process would prevent a recording from getting interrupted be- cause the system would not automatically reboot itself after the new firmware is loaded onto the recorder.

  • Page 60: Reset The Nvr To Factory Default

    Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Default” but- ton and begin the process. The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Maintenance” page after it is complete.

  • Page 61: Do Status

    6.5.4 DO Status This is where you can get the current status of the NVR digital output ports. You can also change their status from this page. 6.5.5 Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

  • Page 62: Ups Configuration

    6.5.6 UPS Configuration Connect the UPS to the NVR’s DI/DO port for sending and receiving signals between the UPS and the NVR. Refer to the diagram below to connect the UPS with its RS-232 interface to the NVR’s DI/DO port. The NVR can receive signal from the UPS when there is a power failure and shut down itself automatically within a period of time.

  • Page 63: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    *Model Number NVR-810 / NVR-1610 * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address : 11F, No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (2004/108/EC).

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