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- Page 1 Digital Video Recorder DVR-400 User’s manual...
- Page 2 Copyright (C) 2004 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted.
- Page 3 Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Digital Video Recorder Model: DVR-400 Rev: 1.0 (Oct. 2004) Part No. EM-DVR400V1...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TIME SET DATE DISPLAY FORMAT HDD SETUP ... 20 SENSOR SETUP ... 20 How to enable the Motion detection recording in DVR-400... 21 NETWORK SETUP... 22 PLAYBACK Configurations ... 23 CONTROL BUTTONS... 23 Chapter 4 DVR-400 Client Utility Administration ...25 DVR-400 client utility... -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction Overview The DVR-400 (Digital Video Recorder) is for recording/retrieving video streams from up to 4 channels at the same time. It adopts cutting-edge digital image compression technology to compress the analog input channel video streams, and uses HDD to record the compressed video stream. -
Page 6: Package Content
Keys for swappable HDD tray Quick installation guide User’s manual CD Physical Details Buttons Definitions The following are the introductions of DVR-400 front panel buttons. The definitions of the front are shown below: Front Panel of DVR-400 Rear Panel of DVR-400... - Page 7 · MENU: press to display Operation menu option · SELECT: press to change menu field · ENTER: press to change the setting value or enter into a sub menu · RECORDING: press to start recording. · STOP (recording/playback): press stop video recording/playback When stopping video recording;...
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Page 8: Physical Interfaces
Physical Interfaces Physical conection interface of DVR-400 are shown and explained in the following descriptions. 1. S-Video: 2. Video output: 3. Monitor: Second Video output. 4. Video input: Connect your standard video cameras to these inputs. 5. Video loop-through: These outputs provide loop-through connections, and can be used for direct monitoring of the connected video cameras. -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation
Make sure the installed HDD is set to “Master” and secure the HDD using the original HD screws or the screws in the DVR-400 accessory pack. Place and lock the HDD tray to DVR-400. Power on the DVR-400, the... - Page 10 Note output. STEP4: Please use standard analog video cameras to connect to the DVR400. The DVR-400 equipped 4 BNC connectors on the rear panel for video input. Physical camera installation with DVR-400 is shown as below: Connect the camera signal line to video input on DVR-400 Power on camera, and you may now check the video on the screen.
- Page 11 Connect the supplied Power Adapter and power on machine. The PWR LED Indicator should be Green during normal operation After powering on the DVR-400, it will check HDD for several seconds; the information will be displayed on the monitor: HDD Checking…...
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Page 12: Alarm Out
Sensor Installation The unit provides 4 sensor input for 4 channels. The sensor Installation procedures are as follows. For the installation of the sensors: STEP1: Connect the sensor signal line to the alarm signal terminal is at the unit’s back panel STEP2: Connect the video signal line to the unit. -
Page 13: On-Screen Display
On-Screen Display Power on the system CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Press„ button to search time or event to playback Press & button to exit the menu Press n button to stop playback Press& button to open OSD menu as right Press&... -
Page 14: Administration Interface
NETWORK SETUP OSD (On Screen Display) administration PLANET DVR-400 connects with two default IP addresses, and default IP address is “192.168.0.20”. You may use any PC to connect to the LAN port of DVR-400 to start machine administration. CAMERA SELECT... -
Page 15: Subnet Mask
In the first installation, it is suggested to locate your ë Note PC in the same network segment (192.168.0.x) of DVR-400 . If you’re not familiar with TCP/IP, please refer to related chapter on user’s manual CD or consult your network... -
Page 16: Chapter 3 Dvr- 400 Menu Setup
DVR- 400 Menu Setup Introduction The DVR-400 OSD menu provides ease-of-use machine configurations; please press the MENU button of the front panel, then the OSD menu will appear with a cursor over the first item. The cursor can be moved by the up and down buttons. -
Page 17: Camera Select
CAMERA SELECT The DVR-400 provides 4 camera inputs. Please use channel buttons on the front panel to select specified channel for real-time display. CAMERA SELECT Ø RECORD SELECT RECORD MODE RECORD FRAMERATE VIDEO QUALITY RECORD SCHEDULE SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP... -
Page 18: Record Select
NETWORK SETUP PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT VIDEO RECORDING MODE DVR-400 provides 4 camera inputs. You can use channel buttons on the front panel to select specified channel/camera for real-time video display and recording. CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RECORD MODE Ø... -
Page 19: Record Framrate
RECORD FRAMRATE There are 9 different frame rate settings for operation: 30fps, 15fps, 10fps, 7fps, 5fps, 4fps, 3fps, 2fps, and 1fps. (Factory default setting: 30fps) Please use Ù,Ú buttons of front panel to select mode and then enter 8 CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RECORD MODE RECORD FRAMERATE... -
Page 20: Video Quality
VIDEO QUALITY There are 3 different video quality settings for operation: Normal, Low, and High Please use Ù,Ú buttons on the front panel to select video recording quality and then press the enter 8 key to confirm the selection CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RECORD MODE RECORD FRAMERATE... -
Page 21: Record Schedule
RECORD SCHEDULE RECORD SCHEDULE menu in DVR-400 provides changing a recording schedule/type to meet the various surveillance application demands. CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT RECORD MODE RECORD FRAMERATE VIDEO QUALITY RECORD SCHEDULE Ø SUB MENU HARD DRIVE SETUP SENSOR SETUP NETWORK SETUP Time format in DVR-400 schedule video recording is 24-hour format. -
Page 22: Sub Menu
PAS S W O R D C H AN G E When entering “PASSWORD CHANGE” menu; a password change input menu will be displayed on screen (note: machine default password is 111111) When the new password is configured and accepted, DVR-400 will prompt message: “PASSWORD changed!!!” CURRENT PASSWORD: -------... -
Page 23: Time Set
“3” means “4” 5 means “5” T IM E S ET TIME SET menu offers DVR-400 date and hour.modification, the time and date settings will affect the recoded video files as well. PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT D AT E D I S P L AY F O RM AT DVR-400 provides yyyy/mm/dd or dd/mm/yyyy format for time display to meet application demands. -
Page 24: Hdd Setup
HDD SETUP OVERWRITE ENABLED: If you choose “YES”, DVR-400 will continue recording and overwrite the recorded data when HDD’s space is full If you choose “NO”, the unit will stop recording while HDD’s space is full MASTER HDD SIZE: Display the capacity of the installed HDD in DVR-400 MASTER HDD USED: Display the percentage of HDD’s capacity has been used... -
Page 25: How To Enable The Motion Detection Recording In Dvr-400
DVR-400 provides 5 different modes to meet the various surveillance application demands: 1. Not installed. 2. Normal open. 3. Normal close. 4. Motion +N-C 5. Motion + N-O In normal open mode, the cable line Connected between the sensor and the unit is cut off by an intruder, the unit starts recording. -
Page 26: Network Setup
NETWORK SETUP ACCEPT IP: select “YES” to allow the remote access, NO to disable the machine remote management. ACCEPT CLIENT MAC ADDRESS ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT Minimum requirements for networking video playback: CPU: 1 GHZ or above ë... -
Page 27: Playback Configurations
1.Please stop recording before playback. ë Note 2.To list the recorded video files, please press „ (PLAY) button to display the video files in DVR-400 local HDD storage >> (Fast forward button): SEARCH TIME HDD DRIVE: MASTER 04/03/24 13:24:21-04/03/24 13:44:54 >01 TIME 04/09/24 13:24:21... - Page 28 >> 2: play two times faster (x2) than the normal play. >> 3: play four times faster (x4) than the normal play. n STOP: Press this button to stop playing the recorded video. l REC: DVR recording Hours on 40GB Hard Drive Recording Results in NTSC format Display Video Suanal...
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Page 29: Chapter 4 Dvr-400 Client Utility Administration
DVR-400 Client Utility Administration DVR-400 client utility This DVR-400 allows system administrator to manage machine from a remote location to view live and recorded video over private network or the Internet connection. Also, you can capture the video from the unit and play the stored video later on. - Page 30 Please insert IP address 192.168.0.20 / password: 111111 to log in the remote DVR-400. DVR IP: IP address of the remote DVR-400. Password: The password is same password used for formatting the DVR-400 Hard Drive. The default value is 111111 If the DVR-400 installed behind firewall or NAT device, ë...
- Page 31 Capture & Playback When you click “REC” button, it will start to record the incoming video on your PC hard disk. The DVR client creates “ steam_files” folder where the execution file is located. When the client is recording, the Capture &...
- Page 32 Duration, Alarm record Duration, Input Channels, Record Channels, DVR system time setting and Record Schedule. All of settings operate as you do with DVR itself. Notice: For the record mode change can be made only on DVR, so the display shows the current DVR record mode on connection.
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Page 33: Appendix A Specifications
Resolution (Display) Resolution (Recording) Compression Format Search Mode Netwrok Ethernet Watch-dog Dimension Weight DVR-400 NTSC/PAL None 4ch composite 2ch composite + S-Video 4ch composite 1ch RCA 1ch RCA 120fps (NTSC) / 100fps (PAL) Max. 30fps (NTSC) / Max. 25fps (PAL) Max.
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