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- Page 1 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User’s Manual Version: 1.0...
- Page 2 PLANET Technology. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. OVERVIEW ........................6 1.1 Package Content..................... 6 1.2 Product Features..................... 6 1.3 Product Specifications..................... 7 2. PANELS and CONTROLS .................... 8 2.1 Front Panel ......................8 2.2 Rear Panel ......................11 2.3 Remote Controller ....................12 2.4 Mouse Control....................... 14 3. - Page 4 7.1.3 Stop Copy ....................58 7.1.4 Continue Copy..................58 7.2 Copy Status......................58 7.3 Format Media ......................59 8. NETWORK SETUP and OPERATION ................ 60 8.1 Network Setup ...................... 60 8.2 DVR-Viewer Installation ..................61 DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
- Page 5 8.2.1 System Requirement ................61 8.2.2 Network Environment ................61 8.2.3 Installation Steps ..................61 8.3 DVR-Viewer Control Panel..................64 8.4 DVR-Viewer Operation..................66 8.4.1 DVR-Viewer Software Password .............. 66 8.4.2 DVR List ....................66 8.4.3 HDD Search ..................... 68 8.4.4 File Search ....................
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Page 6: Overview
Supports multi-language OSD Live display, record, backup, playback and network access as the same time Motion detection with area selecting and sensitivity adjusting by each camera E-mail notification Watermark proof DVD writer (optional) and USB device backup DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 7: Product Specifications
1.3 Product Specifications Model DVR-471 DVR-1671 Video System NTSC / PAL auto detection Video Compression H.264 Video Input 4x BNC 16x BNC 1x BNC Video Output 1x VGA Video Spot Output 1x BNC Audio Input 1x RCA Audio Output 1x RCA... -
Page 8: Panels And Controls
(a) resets the alarm buzzer ALARM RESET / LEFT (b) left pans in PTZ mode (c) navigates left in the menu screen DIRECTION BUTTON (d) moves the zoom box left in zoom mode DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 9 (a) accesses the main menu screen MENU / UP DIRECTIONAL (b) tilts up in PTZ mode BUTTON (c) navigates up in the menu screen (d) moves the zoom box up in zoom mode (a) activates the picture-in-picture mode PIP / LOOP PLAYBACK (b) tilts down in PTZ mode CLEAR / DOWN (c) navigates down in the menu screen...
- Page 10 (b) focuses in PTZ mode INCREASE VALUE / (c) increase the value of a selection in the menu screen SECTION B (d) sets the ending point for loop playback in playback mode Use with other buttons. FUNCTION DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
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Page 11: Rear Panel
2.2 Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC input ports for cameras SPOT BNC output port for spot monitor VIDEO OUT BNC output port for the main monitor AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal AUDIO OUT RCA output port for an audio signal Output port for the VGA monitor PS/2 PS/2 mouse connection port... -
Page 12: Remote Controller
2.3 Remote Controller DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 13 Button Name Description COPY/AF Enter the COPY menu / Auto Focus Mode (PTZ control mode) (SEARCH) / PRESET Enter the SEARCH menu / sets the preset positions in PTZ mode Enter PTZ control mode / creates a bookmark during playback PTZ / BOOKMARK mode Zoom Out (PTZ control mode)
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Page 14: Mouse Control
Change from Single-Channel to Multi-Channel Display Double left click MENU MODE Enter MENU Right click Select / Enter Double left click Return to Previous Page Double right click Value Change Turning the wheel scroll DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 15: Installation
3. INSTALLATION 3.1 HDD Installation Step 1: Lock HDD holder symmetrically in the two sides of HDD with racks and screws. Make sure the position between HDD and racks. Note: The HDD must be installed before the DVR is turned on. 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder... - Page 16 Step 2: Insert the SATA cable and power cable into SATA HDD. Step 3: Lock the HDD onto DVR machine. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
- Page 17 Step 4: Insert the SATA cables into the sockets on the main board. Make sure the HDD1, 2 cables insert into HDD1, 2 sockets. Now, the installation was finished 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder...
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Page 18: Devices Connection
To record audio should be enable in the AUDIO setup at the MENU setup. 2. You can hear the audio under LIVE mode and Playback mode. And select any one channel’s audio and image input from full-screen mode or multi-display mode. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 19 DVR supports two types of monitor output, one is Composite output (BNC connector); the other one is VGA output (DSUB-15). But you can just select one monitor output type at a time. Composite Output: Power off Press the MENU button and CH3 button at the same time Power on When you hear a beep sound, it means images already output to the Composite port.
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Page 20: Sensor Input
Select the right sensor type according to the type of installed sensor with the unit. - NORMAL OPEN: The sensor is open in normal times. - NORMAL CLOSE: The sensor is close in normal times. - NOT USED: No sensors are connected to the DVR unit DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 21: Rs-485 Interface
3.4 RS-485 interface RS485 is use for connect to external device, such as keyboard or PTZ camera. 3.4.1 RS-485 Menu Setup Enter LINK -> RS485 menu to set the parameters of RS-485 device which connected with DVR (The parameters must the same with the device). 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder... -
Page 22: Ptz Camera Installation
Connect the PTZ camera to DVR RS-485 interface (D+ to D+; D- to D-), and then connect the camera output to the desired channel. Enter LINK -> PTZ menu to set the parameters of PTZ camera which connected with DVR (The parameters must be same with PTZ camera). DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 23: Ptz Camera Operation
3.4.3 PTZ Camera Operation 1. Select the desired PTZ camera channel. 2. Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode. 3. Use the direction buttons to change camera position. 4. Press Z(+) and Z(-) buttons to control the camera zoom in and zoom out. 5. -
Page 24: Relay Output
USER: The relay output can be manully changed. To change NO to NC, press FUNC and then press F(+). Changing NC to NO, press FUNC and then press F(-). REC: Once recording has stopped, it will change the relay device to NC. NOT USED: Disable relay output function. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 25: Basic Operation And Setup
4. BASIC OPERATION and SETUP 4.1 Basic Operation 4.1.1 Power On/Off After connecting power adaptor and other devices (HDDS) with this DVR, turn the power on. The video signal system (NTSC or PAL) is automatically detected. b. Power Failure Recovery This DVR automatically reverts back to programmed record parameters upon power restoration. - Page 26 Press [FREEZE] again to release this function. - FREEZE function is not available, when auto mode is selected. d. LIVE / Playback mode switching Press the LV/PB (■) button in the Playback mode, you can switch to the LIVE monitoring mode. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
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Page 27: System Status
4.1.3 System Status ① Press the “STATUS” button, the SYSTEM STATUS menu will appear. ② Select the item you want: DVR Status, Network Status or Recording Bitrate, you can see the detail information. ③ Press the “ESC” button to exit the menu. DVR status: Network status: Recording Bitrate:... -
Page 28: Audio Control
(CH1)). ③ Press the ENTER button to make the 2 times PIP screen size and use the buttons to move the position of PIP screen. ④ Press the ESC button to exit this mode. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 29: Digital Zoom
4.1.6 Digital Zoom ① Select the desired camera channel. ② Press the D-ZOOM button, the indication screen appears on the main screen. ③ Press buttons to select the desired location. ④ Press the ENTER button to change the zoom size x2 ~ x4. ⑤... -
Page 30: Screen
ADD AUTO SINGLE: If selected OFF, every single channel will be skipped in the AUTO SEQUENCE mode. The default is “OFF”. VIDEO LOSS SKIP: If selected ON, every VIDEO LOSS channel will be skipped in the AUTO SEQUENCE mode. The default is “ON”. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 31: Display
Auto Sequence Display <ADD AUTO SINGLE: ON> - Press the SEQ button, each screen display will be automatically switching according to the AUTO SEQUENCE setup. - Press the SEQ button and again to exit the AUTO SEQUENCE mode. If an event takes place, the AUTO SEQUENCE mode will be cancelled. NOTE: 2. -
Page 32: Title
To define the color of the border line under multi display mode. The default is WHITE. Remote Control ID ON: The remote controller ID will be displayed on the screen. The default is OFF. 4.2.3 Title To name or modify the channel title. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 33: Multi Screen
Press the ENTER button after selecting desired channel and the following screen appears: Select the character using the buttons and then press button. Press the ESC button to exit the character table. 4.2.4 Multi Screen Enter one of the five modes (4, 7, 9, 10, 13 for 16CH) and change the selected channel to multi-split screen. -
Page 34: Spot
If you select “ON”, loss images will be skipped. The default is ON. SPOT Mode Operation Manual Mode Press the “SPOT” button on the front panel to toggle “SPOT” mode indicated on the main monitor. Press a camera button to display that camera on the spot monitor. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 35: Camera
4.2.7 Camera Change the values shown on the screen to adjust the BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, HUE and SATURATION of each channel. The value is from 0% to 100% and the default is “50%”. 4.3 System 4.3.1 HDD REC HDD INITIALIZE: Select YES and press ENTER button to format the HDD. Note: All data will be cleared after initialized. -
Page 36: Clock
② If the INTERNET TIME ADJUST is “ON”, please set the IP address of SELECT TIME SERVER. ③ Set the correct TIME ZONE standardizing GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). ④ If the DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME is “ON”, please set the starting date and time and end date. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 37: Video Standard
4.3.3 Video Standard Select from “AUTO”, “NTSC” or “PAL”. The default is “NTSC”. If you select “AUTO”, this DVR can detect NTSC/PAL automatically. 4.3.4 Language Select the system language. Available languages: ENGLISH, POLISH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, CHINESE (T) (Traditional Chinese), FRENCH, TURKISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE. - Page 38 - You can use only 0~9 number buttons to setup the PASSWORD. - The default passwords as: ADMIN is 11111111, USER1 is 22222222, USER2 is 33333333, USER3 is 44444444, USRE4 is 55555555. CAUTION: For security reason, please change the password after purchasing DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
- Page 39 4.3.7.3 User Authority You can give different user with independent authority by this setting. ON means user can use the specific function. 4.3.7.4 DVR Menu Setup Menu Initialize If select YES, all menu setting will be restore to factory default. NOTE: After initialized, HDD data will not be deleted.
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Page 40: Firmware Upgrade
Note: To copy and upload the menu setting only from front USB port. 4.3.8 Firmware Upgrade You can update the DVR firmware through the USB interface. Insert the USB device with the all.dvi file into DVR and press YES to update the firmware. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 41: Record Operation And Setup
5. RECORD OPERATION and SETUP 5.1 Record Operation The DVR provide three methods of recording for your choice as following: 1. Manual Recording: You can just press the button on the front panel during any LIVE monitoring time. Press the RECORD button again to exit recording mode. 2. -
Page 42: Quick Setup
For example, if the total record frame is 120, the average record frame for each camera in a 16CH DVR is 7.5 (120 / 16 = 7.5). DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 43 NOTE: - Recording frame rate will be: Total frame rate of resolution / Channels For example: ① 16CH DVR have a total of 240/200(NTSC/PAL) frame rates with 360x240 resolution. ② When you select 360x240 in the quick setup, you will have 240/16channel=15IPS per channel.(NTSC) - Bigger resolution will have a better picture quality but the file size is bigger and the available frame rate will reduce accordingly.
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Page 44: Record Setup
User can adjust each camera settings in the RECORD PROGRAM menu. There are 10 preset RECORD PROGRAMs (PROGRAM 0 ~ PROGRAM 9) for your choice and you can manual change these values on your demand. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 45 ① REC PROGRAM: Select the RECORD PROGRAM (PROGRAM 0 ~ PROGRAM 9) you want, and change the settings on your demand. QUICK SETUP use PROGRAM 0 as the record settings. ② IMAGE SIZE: NTSC: 720x480/ 720x240/ 360x240 PAL: 720x576/ 720x288/ 360x288 ③...
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Page 46: Event Setup
EVENT F_RTN: Display the full screen of the channel which the event occurs and return. EVENT M_RTN: Display the multi-screen when the event occurs and return. 5.4.3 Event Message ON: The warning message will be displayed when the event occurs. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 47: Event Message Reset
5.4.4 Event Message Reset Set the time to reset the OSD event message from 1SEC to 30SEC. The default is “5SEC”. 5.4.5 Event Buzzer ON: The buzzer will sound whe event occurs. The default is “OFF”. 5.4.6 Event Buzzer When QUICK SETUP is ON: EVENT Set the EVENT RECORD item. -
Page 48: Other Setup
** The better image quality means the bigger file size; the lower image quality means the smaller file size. 5.5.2 Audio Record If the QUICK SETUP is OFF, when you want to record audio, the AUDIO RECORD in the RECORD SETUP must set to ON. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 49: Repeat Record
5.5.3 Repeat Record ON: When repeat recording, if the HDD is full, DVR will overwrite the recorded data automatically. OFF: Stop to record when the HDD is full. REPEAT RECORD ALARM: When the rest capacity of HDD matches the setting value, DVR will stop to write datas into HDD and show the warming message on the screen. -
Page 50: Search Operation And Setup
Move cursor to the desired date and press ENTER button, the TIME SCALE will appear. The hours include record data will be shown as green. Select the desired time and press ENTER button, DVR will start to play. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 51: Search And Copy
6.2 Search and Copy You can search the record data from HDD and copy to specific storage device. HDD ID: The HDD (HDD0, HDD1) which the record data saved. The default is NORMAL. The START TIME and END TIME of the selected record data will be shown on the screen.。 CHANNEL: Select to playback signal channel or all channels. -
Page 52: Time Search
- When the unit is in normal recording status, the pre-recording will not be executed. - The time listed in the page means when the event has started. Actual play time will be earlier, according to the pre record time. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 53: Block Search
6.5 Block Search Search the record data according to the data block in the HDD. If you fail to search by the other way or the HDD is broken, you can use the BLOCK SEARCH for HDD raw data search. Select the desired HDD ID, TIME, BLOCK and press the ENTER button, the search relausts will be shown. -
Page 54: Bookmark Search
6.8 Log File Search DVR can store 20,000 records in the LOG file. When following important event occurs, DVR will generate a record in the LOG file: Power on/off, Record on/off , Menu Change and Network Connection. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 55: Search Button Information
6.9 Search Button Information SLOW ( Press this button to make the speed level which is slower than normal speed (X1) and displayed it at the upper left side of screen as below; (If you press this button again, the playback speed will be changed in the order of the below seven speed level). -
Page 56: Copy Operation And Setup
HDD ID: The HDD (HDD0, HDD1) which the record data saved. The default is NORMAL (search data in all HDDs). CHANNEL: Select to copy signal channel or all channels. Select the desired MEDIA, HDD ID, CHANNEL, COPY START TIME, COPY END TIME and press the ENTER button to start the copy. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 57: Copy To Dvd±Rw
NOTE: - You can see a password input message. Please input the password by the numeric buttons or press ECT button to cancel. - You’ll need this password when opening the file in the network viewer. - When the copy is in process, the copying status (ex. “COPY 30%”) will be displayed on the right side of the monitor. -
Page 58: Stop Copy
CONTINUE COPY: After change a new media, the COPY process will be continued. FORMAT MEDIA: Format the present storage device. 7.2 Copy Status Review the status of the present COPY process. COPY CUR TIME: Indicate current copying situation among the total copying data. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 59: Format Media
7.3 Format Media To make sure the correctness of COPY, we strong recommend you to format the storage media before use. NOTE: ALL DATA WILL BE REMOVED AFTER FORMAT. Select the FORMAT MEDIA and move the cursor to MEDIA FORMAT, then press ENTER to format. The message, “FORMATTING”... -
Page 60: Network Setup And Operation
The function of the BACKUP IP SERVER is the same with DYNAMIC IP SERVER and just for backup. If the DYNAMIC IP SERVER is out of service, the BACKUP IP SERVER will provide service instantly. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 61: Dvr-Viewer Installation
NETWORK FRAME Select the desired value to select an image frame to be transported from DVR to network client viewer. Note: NETWORK FRAME is use for the transported image being influenced by Network speed. - STILL: Use when the local network speed is too slow. - MOTION: Use when the normal situation of network speed. - Page 62 If you don’t need to change the default path, press “Install” to start installation. Installation DVR-Viewer completed. Click on “YES” to install the Roxio UDF Reader. Click on “Next”. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
- Page 63 Click on “Install”. Click on “OK” and the installation completed. Double click the following icon to start DVR-Viewer: 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder...
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Page 64: Dvr-Viewer Control Panel
The DVR-Viewer version information. Search buttons To switch the signal display mode and the multi display mode. Enable/Disable the Auto Sequence mode and set the switching time. Record and Playback buttons. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 65 Press button to switch to full screen mode. 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder...
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Page 66: Dvr-Viewer Operation
If you don’t want to set a password, please keep it empty. Click on OK to start the program. 8.4.2 DVR List Click on DVR List and input the password, the following window appears: DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 67 ○ 1 You can click on the DVR Search button ( ) to auto scan the available DVRs in a local network area: Press “Search” button to scan the DVRs, select the desired DVR and press “Add to List”. The selected DVR will be added to the DVR List.
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Page 68: Hdd Search
○ 1 Select the desired HDD, Channel and Video Mode. ○ 2 Press “OK”, the following window appears: ○ 3 Select the desired Channel and Search Time under the Time Search window, click on “Play” to playback. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 69: File Search
8.4.4 File Search Some users copy the DVR record data to DVD or USB storage device. Then use File Search function to search and playback these data on PC. Click on the File Search button, the following window appears: ○ 1 Select the desired search path through “Folder Select”. ○... -
Page 70: Viewer Option
File Split Mode: Under file search playback mode, click “MULTI” to display the order of the channel previously setup in the file split mode. User Management: To Add/Change/Delete the users and their rights of DVR-Viewer. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 71: Display
8.4.7 Display a. Signal Display Mode: Click on the desired channel button to display as Signal Display Mode. b. Multi Display Mode Click on “MULTI” button to display as Multi Display Mode. Click on “MULTI” again to return to Signal Display Mode. -
Page 72: Ptz Controller
You can also apply the Preset Point to any PTZ camera. Select the desired channel and click on any of the 16 buttons in Move line, then the PTZ camera will move to the preset position. 8.4.10 Setup Click on “SETUP” button and input the DVR ADMIN password, you can enter to the DVR menu setup. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... - Page 73 Save To File: Save the DVR menu settings to a file. Read From File: Read the DVR menu settings from a file. Load From DVR: Load the real time settings from DVR to PC. Update to DVR: Update the menu settings in PC to DVR. QUICK SETUP Please refer to QUICK SETUP of user’s manual.
- Page 74 For the rest settings, please refer to RECORD SETUP of user’s manual. EVENT Please refer to EVENT SETUP of user’s manual. SYSTEM Please refer to SYSTEM of user’s manual. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide...
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Page 75: Status
LINK Please refer to NETWORK SETUP of user’s manual. DOWNLOAD Download the Firmware from DVR to PC. 8.4.11 Status Click on “STATUS” button to review the System/Record/Network/Bit Rate status. 4/16-ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder... -
Page 76: Print
Select the desired HDD, Time and channel, click on “Copy” button to start copy. The Copying stutus will be shown as below. Click on “OK” button after the copy finished, the file will be saved in C:\Program Files\DVR \DVR-Viewer\Copy automatically. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 77: Search
8.4.14 Search Please refer to Search Operation and Setup of user’s manual. 8.4.15 Record and Playback Control Buttons Fast Backward (2X~128X) Playback Backward Slowly (1/2X~1/128X) Playback Backward Pause Playback Forward Playback Forward Slowly (1/2X~1/128X) Fast Forward (2X~128X) Record Click on Record button to record the LIVE images on PC as a file. The file will be saved in C:\Program Files\DVR \DVR-Viewer\Save automatically. -
Page 78: Additional Function Operation And Setup
① Move the cursor to DVR E-MAIL ADDR and press ENTER button: ② Select the character using the buttons and then press the ENTER button. ③ To exit this CHARACTER TABLE screen, press the ESC button. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 79: Record Limit
USER ID ① Move the cursor to USER ID and press ENTER button: ② Select the character using the buttons and then press the ENTER button. ③ To exit this CHARACTER TABLE screen, press the ESC button. PASSWORD ① Move the cursor to PASSWORD and press ENTER button: ②... -
Page 80: Connect To Dvr Through Ie
Step1. Connect to this web site (IP address: 211.174.251.155) and the following interface will be shown: Step2. Input the IP address of DVR and then click “Connect”. Step3. Type the password to access the DVR (Default Password: 11111111) DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 81: Directly Use Web Interface
Step4. The LIVE image will be displayed. Note1: When first time connecting to this web site, ActiveX component is downloaded and installed automatically. It will take a few minutes. If the Internet Explorer does not allow this installation, please adjust the security option of the browser. Note2: If the DVR cannot be connected, please delete the file “XViewer.dat”... -
Page 82: Appendix 1 --- Trouble Shooting
A: The composite and VGA monitor cannot be used at the same time. It must be selected before starting the DVR. Please refer to the page 13 to find how to change the monitor type. DVR-471 / DVR-1671 User Guide... -
Page 83: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
*Model Number : DVR-471 * 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 Directive on (89/336/EEC). - Page 84 *Model Number : DVR-1671 * 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 Directive on (89/336/EEC).
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