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8/16-Channel
Network Video Recorder
NVR-810 / NVR-1610
User's Manual
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 8/16-Channel Network Video Recorder NVR-810 / NVR-1610 User’s Manual Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 opyright Copyright © 2009 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsort ed municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 8/16-ch Network Video Recorder Model: NVR-810 / NVR-1610 Rev: 1.0 (September, 2009) Part No. EM-NVRx10...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Pr oduct 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 6.5.5 Disk Status ......................64 6.5.6 UPS Configuration ................... 65...

  • Page 6: Pr Oduct Description

    1. Product Des cription Network Video R ecorder is designed for use within a surveillance system, and performs recordin gs and playbacks pictures from network cameras in the stem. It is a recordin g device using a hard disk drive to record camera pictures instead of using video...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1.2 System Requirements The following are minimum sys tem 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 8: Specification

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

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    1.5 Front Panel NVR-810 VR-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 Blinkin g when recycling Amber Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network.

  • Page 10: 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 11 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 12: Install Hard Disk

    2. Install Hard Disk 1. Removing the screws on the side. 2. Push the top housing forward, then lift it up. Remove the hard drive cover plate. . The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II hard disks. . The NVR supports max. 1TB per hard disk and it supports total of 2 hard disks (2TB) 4.
  • Page 13 Place the hard drive into the tray and push it inward to secure the hard drive. 6. Connect the SATA cable to the hard drive. 7. Put the hard drive tray cover plate back. 8. Place the top housing back and secure it with the bottom housing.

  • Page 14: 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 serv er: Connect to the NVR by using “Device Search”...
  • Page 15 Please click “Next” to continue. Please click “Install” to start the installation. Once the installation is complete, please check the “Finish”.
  • Page 16 Please go to Start => Programs => NVR => Search NV R 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 displa yed: Double-click am should automatically access the NVR ’s web on it and the progr...
  • Page 17 A ccess NVR’s web administration page Perform search again You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click ”OK” to enter the system.

  • Page 18: Access Nvr With Its Default Ip Address

    3.2 Access NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configur ed static IP address “192.168.0 .20”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network. Connect the NVR and PC to yo r switch or hub, or connect th e PC directly to the NVR using a cr...

  • Page 19: 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. Se lect 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 displa y its video to the larger window.

  • Page 20: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    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 21: Ptz Control

    Finally click “Start” to start sequence viewing ick “All Channels” to quickly select all available chann els and start sequence view in single-view mode. Click “All Groups ” to quick select all available groups and start sequence vi ew in quad-view mode. Or simply select the desired channels and press “Start”...

  • Page 22: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    .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 par ticular camera. Perform preset point sequence viewing. Preset Point Viewin tart by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Its available PTZ preset points w ill be listed in the drop- down list shown below: Select a preset position from the drop-down list and click...
  • Page 23 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 24: Live Video Control Buttons

    Live Video Control Buttons ch live video window comes with control buttons with func- tions scribed below: Take a snapshot of a live video. Turn on/off audio of a live video. Start/ top r ecording of a live video (manual recording). Audio post function.
  • Page 25 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 26 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 27: Change Web Ui Display Language

    4.7 C hange Web U I 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 28: Playback

    . Playback Playback is a functi on th at allows you to play one or more videos that w 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 se arch methods are provided to help you find the foo...
  • Page 29 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. Search by time chart Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search * Selected channels will be marked in red...
  • Page 30 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 31 . 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 rec orded at the same time will also be played. Search by event .
  • Page 32 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 33 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 34: 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 A VI file format. The files can then be played on the PC by a 3rd party media pl ayer such as VLC player or Windows Media player.
  • Page 35 Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering numbers in text boxes. Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically named and saved under the C:\ partitio You will be notified once the process is completed successfully The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition.

  • Page 36: Sy Stem Setup

    6. System Setu 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 37 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 38: Time And Date

    .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 rrors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos. •...

  • Page 39: 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 40: Group Privilege

    6.1.4 Group Privilege Group Privilege is wh ere you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you n eed the recorder to be accessed by users other than the ministrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access ivileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.

  • Page 41: Disk Setup

    6.1.5 Disk Setup Once you install a hard dis k 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”...

  • Page 42: Channel Configurations

    6.2 Channel Configurations .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 camera s or it is possible to nter camera’s information and add it manually. Automatic Search: 1.
  • Page 43 2. After that, the search should begi n 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 44 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 45: Osd Settings

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

  • Page 46: 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 47: 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 48: E-Map Monitor

    .2.5 E-Map Monitor E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an eve triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographi perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual e vent and where this event is happening.
  • Page 49 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 camera s, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double- click on the video to enlarge it.

  • Page 50: E Vent Configurations

    6.3 Event Configu rations 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. .3.1 General Settings The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an event is...

  • Page 51: I/O Settings

    6.3.2 I/O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and out- put rts right from the recorder. You can setup the recorder to re- ceive trig gers m 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 52: Event Servers

    .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 53 4. Enter the username and password of the FTP server if it’s required 5. Check “Use Passive Mode” if it’s required or leave it unchecked to use active mode. 6. Click “Test” to verify if all information is entered correctly and the connection to the FTP server can be established successfully.
  • Page 54 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. Enter the port that’s used to communicate with the server. 4. Enter the username and password if it’s required. 5.
  • Page 55 Confi guring 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 56: Event Triggers

    6.3.4 Event Triggers e have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will e receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up e event configuration by setting. hich channels will have event trigger function enabled. .What is considered to be an event.
  • Page 57 . Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent to. * 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.

  • Page 58: Recording Configurations

    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. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
  • Page 59 The section at the bottom allows you to turn on or off a particular recording type on any channels.

  • Page 60: Schedule Recording

    6.4.2 Schedule Recording Here you can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels To configure a schedu le recording: 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.
  • Page 61 3. You can also use the “Quick Configuration” to define recording time range instead of clicking cell box one by one on the time table. Simply check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day”...

  • Page 62: System Options

    6.5 System Options System Options gives users a glance of th e overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading f irmware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device ….etc. 6.5.1 Device Information The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time.

  • Page 63: 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 64 R eset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Default” but- ton and egin the process. The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Maintenance” page after it is complete.

  • Page 65: Do Status

    6 .5.4 DO Status 4 8 B 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 4 9 B “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

  • Page 66: Ups Configuration

    6 .5.6 UPS Configuration 5 0 B 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 67: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: *Type of Product 8/16-CH Network Video Recorder *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.

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