PD636 User’s Manual Contents Notices ................................2 Introduction ..............................4 Installation ..............................5 Terminal block for I/O connectors ....................7 Using the Web UI ............................16 1. Live View ............................17 2. Video ..............................20 General ............................20 Advanced ............................. 23 External Video Source .........................
PD636 User’s Manual Notices This user manual is intended for administrators and users of the PiXORD PD636 Network Camera, including instructions for using and managing the camera on your network. The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
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PiXORD Corporation’s terms and conditions of sale supplied at the time of order acknowledgment. PiXORD is not responsible or liable for the resale of its products with statements different from or beyond the specification/parameters stated by PiXORD. Customers are responsible for their applications using PiXORD products.
PD636 User’s Manual Introduction PD636 is a Fish-Eye Panorama Network Dome Camera featured with 2Mega Pixel resolution and superior H.264-AVC performance and rich functions. PD636 includes a fish-eye lens for 360° panoramic wide angle view without blind spot. It is very suitable to view a wide area with single camera such as hallway, store, and office without the need to install multiple cameras.
PD636 User’s Manual Installation PD636(E/W) – Physical Overview Interface Description Light Sensor The Light sensor is for detecting IP Camera environmental illumination, and if IP Camera was in the dark/night environment, IR Cut Filter is switched off to let infrared light pass through for clear night view.
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PD636 User’s Manual Interface Contents Power Jack The input power is DC 12V, 2A. Note: ONLY use power adapter supplied with the package. Otherwise, the product may be damaged. RJ-45 LAN Socket Connect to PC or Hub / Switch. For connect to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Cabling.
PD636 User’s Manual Terminal block for I/O connectors Function Description Four sets of Digital Input, DI1 until DI4; the internal device is also Digital input 4 photo-coupled electrical relay. In practice, the external device can be Digital input 3 simply an On/Off switch. Four sets of On/Off switch can be connected as Digital input 2 different trigger source.
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PD636 User’s Manual 2. Mounting Bracket Installation Carefully follow the steps to ensure correct installation.
PD636 User’s Manual 2.3. Software Installation The following software is necessary for the proper display and use of the PD636 from the Web site. The software will be taken from the Software Package CD. IP Installer The IP Installer is used to locate and configure network cameras and video servers on the LAN. This utility is useful for conveniently configuring the network settings of the device, or for finding a device once the network settings have been modified.
*0004290000 Although the IP Installer is able to find and configure any PD636 on the LAN except those that are behind a router, it is a good idea to set the host PC to the same subnet. In order to connect to the Web-based user interface of the camera, the host PC must be in the same subnet.
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Click the [Device Search] to search the device in the LAN. From the list, select the device with the MAC Address that corresponds to the PD636 that is to be configured. The MAC Address is identical to the unit’s S/N (Serial Number).
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PD636 User’s Manual Modify the network settings of the camera After filling in the properties, click [Set] button to complete the configuration settings.
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PD636 User’s Manual Click the [Batch Device Setting] to set several devices Language support for Chinese, English and Spanish.
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PD636 User’s Manual Open the Web-based UI of the selected camera To access the Web-based UI of the selected unit, run the Open Web on the select item For first time user, there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control. Confirm the installation as it...
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PD636 User’s Manual If the device has been configured correctly, the default Web browser will open to the home page of the selected device Verify and Complete the Installation from Your Browser When browsing the Home Page at the first time with the Microsoft Internet Explorer...
PD636 User’s Manual Using the Web UI Start your Web browser and enter the URL or IP address in the Address field. The Home page of the camera is now displayed.
PD636 User’s Manual 1. Live View Video format Bit rate IP address of the camera Resolution Frame Rate Button Description Click for more general/advance camera settings Select languages among English, traditional Chinese and simplify Chinese Select display mode to view the different type of the video layout.
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PD636 User’s Manual Button Description Full screen Listen the audio input from local end Talk function Record instant live video Snapshot the image...
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PD636 User’s Manual Configuration Pages List Video General Advance External Video Source Camera General Advance Event Event Server Motion Detection I/O ports Event Configuration Schedule General Storage Network ...
The PTZ function will display in Broad view, Quad view, Quad with source view, Double view and Triple view of Ceiling Mount. Click on the PTZ icon, the web will popup the control panel to control e-PTZ function of PD636.
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PD636 User’s Manual Broad view PTZ control panel: 1. Step: Setting the speed of Pan function. (1~10) 2. Pan Arrow: Click to control Pan function. 3. Move the control panel. 4. Close the control panel.
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PD636 User’s Manual Quad view & Quad with source view PTZ control panel: 1. Ch:Select the channel. (1~4) & (2~4) 2. Step:Setting the speed of Pan/Tilt function. (1~10) 3. Pan Tilt Arrow:Click to control Pan/Tilt function. 4. Zoom:Digital zoom in/out. (1~10) 5.
PD636 User’s Manual Advanced Stream 1 Setting: RTSP Path: It is the stream ID used for RTSP client streaming connection, such as VLC player. (default v00) Resolution: 1600x1200, 800x600, 640x480. Video Mode: Choose between variable bit rate (VBR) and constant bit rate (CBR) VBR->...
PD636 User’s Manual External Video Source This page is provided to configure and keep other video links (from specified Pixord video models) that will be applied in the web access of the current camera unit, for instance, the application of video conference.
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PD636 User’s Manual Camera General Setting: Brightness: the luminance of image view. Hue: refer to pure color, it can modify the different display of specific color such as red, green or blue. Saturation: intensity of a specific color.
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White balance: Adjustment to compensate for different environments in terms of light source, user can choose auto/hold/sunny/coludy/indoor so that PD636 can determine the correct color compensation due to different light environment. Be noted that hold indicate that the parameter will apply default setting.
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PD636 User’s Manual Infrared (IR) Cut Filter: The default is automatically switched according to light intensity. Enable indicate the filter is enable to cut IR light to make sure the color is correct, Disable indicate the filter is disable and allow the infrared (such as IR LED illuminator) to enter the camera to execute low lux surveillance...
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PD636 User’s Manual 3. Quad with source view: 4. Triple view: Ceiling Mount: Choose Ceiling mount, Go back to live view, there are 6 kinds of video layout to choose from; Original view, Broad view, Quad view, Quad with source view, Double view and Triple view.
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PD636 User’s Manual Wall 720P Mount: Choose Wall 720P mount type, Go back to Live view, there are 3 kinds of video layout to choose including Broad view、Double view、Double with source view 1. Broad view: 2. Double view: 3. Double with source view:...
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PD636 User’s Manual Table Mount: Choose Table mount, Go back to live view, there are 2 kinds of video layout to choose from; Original view and Double view 1. Original view: 2. Double view:...
PD636 User’s Manual Event Server Click on the [Add FTP] to expand FTP server setting. FTP Server: Name: Give a name for the FTP server Network Address: Input the network address of the FTP server Upload Path: Choose the desired upload path for events ...
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PD636 User’s Manual Click on the [Add HTTP] to expand HTTP server setting. HTTP Server: Name: Give a name for the HTTP server URL: Input the network address of the HTTP server Username / Password: Input the username and password of the HTTP...
PD636 User’s Manual Motion Detection To add a motion detection area: 1. Click on [Add] to set up a detection area. (Set up panel will be expanded)
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PD636 User’s Manual 2. Give a name to this window area. 3. Select the trigger level and sensitivity for this detection window. (0~100, low~high) 4. Select color for detection window. 5. Draw detection window on the image.
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PD636 User’s Manual 6. Once everything is done, click on [Save] to save the configuration made. Configured detection window will be displayed in motion detection list. (Circled in blue) Note: 1. Maximum number of detection window is 10. 2. Motion Detection windows need to be modified if users changed video layout.
PD636 User’s Manual I/O Ports This model supports 4 photo-coupled relay inputs and 1 relay outputs, see “I/O Terminal Connectors” for detail pin description and application. The tab shows the status of them; with external trigger/alarm devices.
PD636 User’s Manual Event Configuration 1. To add an event trigger, click on [Add] and setup panel will be expanded. 2. Give a name to this event. 3. Set the time interval between each trigger. 4. Set the time period for the trigger. Choose “Always” or “During time between” or “Never”.
PD636 User’s Manual 5. Schedule General Define the day (specified by days of a week) and time (specified by each single hour) for that will be recording during the scheduled period. Note that only video data will be recorded. User can select which video stream should be recorded, and the size of each sliced file.
PD636 User’s Manual Storage Display the storage information, includes disk size info, type and status. The warning message shows when recording is on process; Micro SD card should not be removed during the recording process.
PD636 User’s Manual 6. Network General Device IP configuration, includes DHCP and Static IP setting. “Enable ARP/Ping” enable device to accept ARP or ping packets from the network. Disable this option may provide extra security from intentional ping.
PD636 User’s Manual Advanced Enable or configure other network functions. NTP: Configure a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server, so that the device system date and time can be synchronized with a specified Time Server or DHCP server. HTTP: set the HTTP port that will be applied for Web UI access.
PD636 User’s Manual SMTP (E-Mail) Configure an email host in the device that will send email on behalf of the configured email account in a circumstance like sending an email notice to a specified mail address (Event Configuration). Complete the Mail Server, Server Port, Authentication information (if required) and the sender email address.
PD636 User’s Manual DDNS Dynamic DNS configuration; the network device can be assigned with a host name by registering this service (Internet access required). Host Name: Assigned name that will be used for access to the device User Name/Password: Account authentication for logging to this service Update Time: Periodically, the device updates its access info to sever in the configured time.
PD636 User’s Manual Wireless (PD636W) Wireless network searching and device configuration page. Wireless – List of available wireless networks (Access Points); information includes SSID, Mode, Security and Signal Strength. Wireless Setting: configurations for the camera device for its availability to connect to a wireless network.
PD636 User’s Manual User Login users for Web access and operations; authentication required. The Check box is for anonymous logging on to the live view page. Logging for further configurations will still require user name and password.
PD636 User’s Manual Server Maintenance This page provides tool for system maintenance; Reboot and Load default settings, as well as functionalities of launching upgrade process, backup/restore user settings and language defines.
PD636 User’s Manual 8. Customize This page provides the function of adjusting the look of live view page. There are two types of layout settings; use default look or use custom settings. Use Default Look: the default layout of live/configuration pages.
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PD636 User’s Manual Use Custom Settings: The modifications allowed are change of Background / Text Color, Background picture, Title, Description, Logo and etc.
PD636 User’s Manual Restore Factory Default In some cases, system does not respond to any operation, this process gets the unit back to initial status, so that it can be reconfigurable for up and running again. To restore factory default, follow the steps below:...
PD636 User’s Manual I/O Terminal Connector - Pin Assignment Function Description Four sets of Digital Input, DI1 until DI4; the internal device is also Digital input 4 photo-coupled electrical relay. In practice, the external device can be Digital input 3 simply an On/Off switch.
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