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4-Ch H.264 Digital Video Recorder DVR-462 User’s Manual Version 1.0...
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PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.
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Trademarks The PLANET logo is a trademark of PLANET Technology. This documentation may refer to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. In most, if not all cases, these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies.
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This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “Dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Chapter 1 FEATURES Two USB ports (for mouse usage and backup). Dual streaming enhances the speed of network transmission Built-in VGA output up to 1024x768 resolution Individual setup of resolution, frame rate and video quality for each channel Still image snapshot AVI converter with time stamp H.264 compression ideal for saving HDD space Real time live display...
Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL 1. DVR 2. CD Disk 3. Quick Installation Guide 4. Remote Control 5. HDD Screw x 4 6. Power Adapter 7. Battery x 2 8. SATA Cord...
Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL 3.1 Front Panel Controls Item Description Exit various functions and menu screen ESC/ BACKUP Enter backup selection menu Enter search menu screen, use Up/ Down button to navigate SEARCH Press ENTER to access selected item Turn on picture-in-picture format, use Up/ Down button to navigate Press ENTER to access selected item Enable/ Disable double screen size display.
3.2 Real Panel Connectors Item Description MAIN BNC port for the main monitor. VIDEO IN BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total. AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal Switch between NTSC and PAL format. Please adjust this switch before NTSC/PAL SWITCH power on.
3.4 Mouse Control Live Mode Single Channel Display Move the cursor to the desired channel and double left click. Change from Single-Channel Double left click to Multi-Channel Display Mouse – Menu Mode Enter Menu setup Right click Select/ Enter Left click Return to Previous Page Right click Mouse –...
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Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels Quad display. Mouse – GUI Hints and Tips Recording is on Live Audio is on Live Audio is off Motion detected on the channel Sensor triggered on the channel Video loss detected on the channel USB device detected DVR has been connected onto the Internet.
3.5 Playback Mode Under the LIVE mode, the graphical icon [ ] will show up on the upper center of the screen and the operation panel (see below picture) will show up at right lower corner of the screen. You can drag the panel by mouse to place it on any location of your screen. Playback –...
3.6 PTZ Mode Under LIVE mode, PTZ icon [ ] will appear on the upper left of the screen or be re-located on any place of your screen by dragging the mouse. PTZ – Remote Controller Control / SLOW Move PTZ up. Move PTZ down.
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PTZ – Quick Function Icon Exit PTZ Mode and back to the LIVE mode Preset number N. (1~64) Go to preset number N. Set current PTZ location at preset number N. [TOUR] icon, click to activate preset tour Same as [PIP]. Set current PTZ location as the starting point of the line-scan.
4.2 Hard Disk Installation Step 1: Remove the 3 screws from DVR as cycled below. Step 2: Follow the direction to remove the upper case. Step 3: Place the HDD on the HDD plate of the removed case and connect the power and the SATA cable.
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Step 4: Put back the upper case and tight the three screws.
Chapter 5 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP 5.1 Main Menu Setup To enter the main menu and setup the DVR, please log-in account and enter user password. The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please refer to “Account Setup” for related setup of other log-in users. Main Menu –...
Main Menu – Remote Control and Front Panel Control Switch to different options under one item Switch to different items MENU Save setup and back to LIVE mode Back to Upper level of the menu ENTER Enter the menu, or display virtual keyboard 5.2 Record Setup...
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Item Description Select STOP to stop recording or OVERWRITE to reuse the HDD when HDD is full. HDD FULL [Stop] : Stop Recording [Overwrite] : Start to overwrite beginning from the oldest data of HDD, and continue to record. Enable/ Disable normal recording Schedule - Record Normal Schedule –...
5.3 Event Setup Item Description Set up alarm duration in seconds (can not be set to 0 seconds). Alarm Duration (Seconds) Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust value. Motion Setup Enter to set up motion detection Sensor Setup Enter to set up sensor detection 5.3.1 Motion Setup...
Item Description Motion Detection Check the box to Enable/ Disable Motion Detection for all channels. Check the box to Enable/ Disable popup screen function for all channels. Motion Popup When motion is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will popup in full screen display.
5.3.2 Sensor Setup Item Description Sensor Detection Check the box to Enable/Disable sensor detection for all channels. Sensor Popup Check the box to Enable/Disable popup screen function for all channels. When Sensor is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will pop up in full screen display.
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Item Description Click or press ▼ to select Page. Each page provides 10 schedules for Page setup. 5 pages in total. Holiday Setup Enter to setup holiday, maximum up to 50 days. View Event Setup View Normal/ Motion / Sensor Setup. 5.4.1 Schedule Record Setup Click on the time icon on the left side.
5.4.2 Holiday Setup Since holidays are different between countries and regions, you can setup the holiday of your location accordingly (Maximum Setup: 50). 5.5 Camera Setup Item Description You can setup independently for each channel. Mask Check the box to Enable/ Disable mask function for LIVE mode Drag the white bar or press ◀...
Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Hue of your camera from value 1 to 255. The default value is 128. (This function is ineffective in PAL system). Name Set up name of each channel. Select to adjust audio volume for CH1 to CH 4 under LIVE mode and Volume recording mode.
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NOTE! 1: When logged out automatically, you will have to operate in limited authority such as operations like: Freeze the screen, Picture in picture, Zoom in/ out, switch between channels…etc. If you need to enter the Setup menu, Search menu, backup menu, Record…etc, user’s account and password are required.
5.7 Network Setup Item Description Setup mode for network connection: DHCP、LAN、ADSL. Connect type HTTP Setup Enter to set up HTTP for remote access into DVR. Enter to Enable/ Disable DDNS function and set up. DDNS Setup Enter to Enable/ Disable Email notification and setup. Mail Setup 5.7.1 Networking Setup The DVR supports DHCP, LAN and ADSL access for network connection.
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If the DHCP option is used for DVR network connection, an IP address is assigned by the DHCP server automatically. 5.7.1.2 LAN Select LAN for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description IP Address Enter IP address provided by ISP Enter IP address of Subnet Mask provided by ISP Subnet Mask Enter IP address of Gate way provided by ISP...
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5.7.1.3 ADSL Select ADSL for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description User Name Enter user name provided by ISP Enter password provided by ISP Password...
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5.7.2 HTTP Setup Item Description Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR Enable HTTP Server over the network if the HTTP function is activated. Enter a valid port value from 1 up to 65535. The default value is 80. Port Quality and Frame Rate Setup for Network Transmission Check to activate the transmission of each camera.
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5.7.3 DDNS Setup Item Description Enable DDNS Check/ Uncheck to Enable/ Disable DDNS function. Enter the registered SMTP Server: DDNS Server DYNDNS.ORG, NO-IP.ORG, CUSTOM.COM Enter the registered SMTP Server. Host Server User Name Enter user name. Password Enter password. 5.7.4 Mail Setup...
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E-mail can be used as a form of notification when an event occurs (VLOSS, MOTION, and SENSOR). Item Description Enable E-mail Notification Check the box to enable/disable E-mail Notification function. Enter to set up SMTP Server name. SMTP Server Enter to set up User Name. User Name Password Enter to set up Password.
5.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup The DVR allows users to control PTZ functions of your camera. To enable PTZ function, the 485 cable should be connected to the RS-485 port of DVR. Item Description Click the box to Enable/Disable PTZ function for each channel. Enable PTZ Protocol Set up the protocol of PTZ cam.
5.9 System Setup Item Description DVR Name The name of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access. DVR Location The location of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access Language Click or press ▼ to select OSD language. Auto-Seq Interval Click or press ◀...
5.9.1 Display Setup Item Description Auto-Seq Interval Click or press ◀ ▶ to set up duration time in seconds for the interval ( Seconds) between channels under Auto-Seq mode (1~999 seconds). Turn On / Off OSD display Show OSD Show DVR Status Turn On / Off DVR illustration and record status display Show Date/Time Turn On / Off date and time display...
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5.9.2 Date/ Time Setup Item Description Hour Format 12HOURS/ 24HOURS MM-DD-YY/DD-MM-YY/YY-MM-DD Date Format Choose the position of Time and Date display Date/Time Position Setup time and date of DVR Change Date & Time Time Zone Setup Set up GMT and Daylight Saving Time. Internet Time Setup Setup automatic synchronization with internet server 5.9.2.1 Change Date &...
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5.9.2.2 Time Zone Setup In time zone setup, users can change the time zone and activate Daylight Saving Time function according to your DVR location. Item Description Enter to modify GMT from GMT- 13 to GMT+ 13 Select Time Zone Turn On/ Off Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time 5.9.2.3 Internet Time Setup...
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Item Description Check to enable DVR automatic synchronization function. Select this Automatic Synchronization option to enable the function, DVR will automatically synchronize the time upon rebooting or by every 24 hours after booting. Date and Time show on DVR will immediately correspond with those in Update Now internet server.
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Item Description KEY TONE Enable/ Disable keystrokes. Relay Switch Connection Set relay signal to be Normal Close (N.C.) or Normal Open (N.O.). Buzzer Duration Set up the duration from 1~999 seconds. Enable/ Disable buzzer operation when the alarm is triggered for sensor, ALARM BUZZER motion and vloss (Video Loss).
5.10 Utility Setup Item Description HDD Initialization Select to enter hard disk initialization menu. Please stop recording before entering this menu. Enter the menu, system will show all the data (model/ volume) of HDD that is installed in the DVR. Check the HDD you’d like to initialize, and then press “Start”.
5.11 Diagnostic Item Description Version The current firmware version of DVR The connected IP address of DVR. If disconnected from network, the IP Address screen will display” NETWORK DISCONNECT”. MAC Address of DVR MAC Address HDD Volume The capacity of HDD HDD Used Rate Percentage of space used on HDD.
Chapter 6 SEARCH & BACKUP 6.1 Search Setup Item Description Press to enter event search menu. Event Search Press to enter time search menu. Time Search 6.1.1 Event Search...
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The DVR automatically records events with type, time and channel information included. If there is recording data for an event, a yellow signal icon will be shown on the left side of time information. Rest your cursor under the line and press “enter”, or left click your mouse to playback the recording data.
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search result will be limited to this specific period of time. Only events and channels that checked will be sorted in event search as well. 6.1.2 Time Search TIME SEARCH, you can search for a specific time of the recording data to playback. Dates with recording are shown by data marked with a red square [ □...
6.2 Backup Setup User can back-up any segment of recorded data in a specified time frame. To do so, connect a USB to the DVR. The format of backup file is IRF file and can be played by “DVRemoteDesktop.exe” or “iCMS”. Item Description From...
Windows platform, user can get more functions than on the web browser. When you want to fully control your DVR-462, you may install the iCMS into your PC and refer to instructions below to know and manage theose functions in the iCMS.
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Step 5: Select “Browse” to change installation path if needed. To check available space on hard disk, please select “Disk Cost” then please select “Next” to the next step. Step 6:”Confirm Installation” window shows. Select ‘Next’ then the installation starts.
Step 7: Select ‘Close’ to finish installation when the “Installation Complete” window shows. 7.2 iCMS Login and Environment To enter iCMS, the administrator’s user name and password are required. The defaults are ‘admin’ and ‘123456’.
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After successful login, the following image is shown on your screen: ③ ① ② ④ ⑤ DVRs, Groups & Information about DVRs, groups and events. See “7.3 Events Groups & Events” for more details. Information about local PC’s hard disk, volume, PC information and recording...etc.
7.3 Groups & Events Icon Description View list of logged in DVR/ Group. View Logs: DVR event information list. 7.4 View DVR/ Group List Single left click on ‘DVR’ or ‘Group’ will expand/ shrink the entire DVRs and groups list. On the DVR list, double left click on a connected DVR will show its image in the main display.
7.5 Event View This window lists all the events recorded on the DVR. Each DVR has a list of different categories of events. According to Remote in/ Remote out, Video Loss, Motion, Sensor, and Other(Power Reset, Key lock, Key unlock, HD Full). 7.6 Local PC Information and Control Located on the left lower corner of the screen, please see the chart below: Icon...
7.7 Main Display The main display area is where the live image of DVR is shown. You can drag to change the location of the screen for each channel and turn On/Off audio signal by clicking the mouse. 7.8 Audio Control In live mode, you can turn On/ Off the audio signal of Ch1~Ch4 (4CH DVR supports only 1Channel audio recording): 」Audio signal is On...
7.9 eMaps In LIVE view, press「 」to show eMap window. If a channel has e-Map settings added, a drop-down menu will appear showing the related e-Map names added in this channel. The channel that has not been added with any e-Map settings will have "No eMaps"...
7.10 PTZ Control Right mouse click on the screen, PTZ control icon will appear, as shown below: Icon Description 8 Directional PTZ Movement Button ZOOM+:Zoom In ZOOM-:Zoom Out Preserved Function FOCUS+:Focus Near FOCUS-:Focus Far Preserved Function Set PTZ Preset 16 PTZ Preset Points Goto PTZ Preset 16 PTZ Goto Preset Points Activate Auto Tour...
7.12 User administration Before the iCMS can be used on a PC, user accounts should be added with proper authority. Each user should be assigned with a password and optionally a description. If a user does not have certain authority assigned, he/ she will not be able to operate the corresponding function on the Operation Bar.
7.13 DVR Connection Information Setup You can add or delete the DVR connection, information and description editing, also enter names of the channels (Please select Generic DVR for DVR Model). After setup, please click "OK" to store setup. 7.14 Group Administration A ‘Group’...
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Step 4: Click “OK” to return to the previous window. Step 5: Select a display mode, system will auto select. Step 6: Drag a channel from the lower left panel into the main display to a preferred location. Or, change the channel location in the main display by mouse dragging. Step 7: You can ‘Select’...
7.15 eMap Setup If the DVR has the sub-region, or would like to have a picture on the background to monitor the channel, you can use the eMap. Steps: 1. Click [ ] icon to select a path of the window picture. 2.
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Icon Description Start Playback Pause Stop playback Fast forward Fast rewind...
7.17 HDD Playback You can directly play the recording data in the HDD that’s uninstalled from DVR by iCMS. See the picture below, the left part of the screen shows the recording data in a list form that’s separated by hour and the right part is the main display. You can change the display modes and play files fast forward or rewind.
7.18 File Playback You can play the recorded *.irf files by “File Play” in iCMS. It allows you to change the display mode, forward or rewind the file and drag the time bar. Icon Description Start Playback Pause Stop playback Fast forward Fast rewind...
7.19 Event Playback You can play the event recorded by the DVR. Steps: 1. Select DVR. 2. Select date. 3. Double-click on the selected “Event type” (table on the left hand side, bottom row), video will be shown on the right side of the screen. 4.
7.20 Snapshot Data It can display all the snapshots you’ve taken, into “Snapshot Data”. You can review, delete or save as other files. 7.21 Recording Data It can play all the recording files you’ve recorded, into “Recording Data”. You can play or delete them.
Chapter 8 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE 8.1 AP Software Installation and Setup Step 1:Enter the IP address of the DVR in the IE browser. Step 2: A window will pop-up. Please enter the user name and password. Default user name is admin and password is 123456. Other related setup about user account and password, please refer to “5.6 Account Setup“.
Step 3: You’ve logged into the DVR 8.2 AP Software Operation User-friendly operation, DVR remote interface provides the DVR with the same local client interface.
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8.2.1 Remote Record Click Record icon to select between 3 recording options (Record On/ Off, Record to Local…, Screen Snapshot [F2]). Record switch can activate DVR client to record, record to local client can be backed up onto the PC, may also use snapshot to capture video image onto the PC.
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8.2.3 Full Screen Click Full Screen icon to enlarge the screen to full screen display. 8.2.4 Camera Name A variety of languages can be used to setup the PC client camera names; and simultaneously changes the display of the local client DVR. 8.2.5 Remote-Site Backup Select backup function to backup the data to PC.
Chapter 9 Mobile Application You can remotely monitor all channels of the DVR through your mobile device. The required mobile application is from the DVR manufacturer and it supports mobile OS for both Windows mobile 5.0 above and Symbian. Please confirm that the network function of the DVR has been activated before mobile connection: Main menu Network Setup...
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9.1.2 Mobile Application Operation After the installation, enter Program Files menu in your mobile device to run a file called “H264 MIDlet”. Select “Menu” at the right lower corner of your mobile screen, 4 commands, Login Add Modify and Delete, will show up. 9.1.2.1 Add New Login DVR To log into the DVR, you need to enter the logging-in DVR information.
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Note: Live images can not be displayed in your mobile when the recoding is set to off on local DVR. 9.1.2.3 Modify the Login Information of the DVR You can use “Modify” command to change the login information of the DVR. The dialogue is identical to that of “Add”...
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9.1.2.4 Delete the Login Information of the DVR “Delete” command can be used to remove the DVR information when it is no longer useful. Select the DVR on the name list, then choose “Delete”. 9.1.3 Live Monitoring Operation This paragraph describes some operation under the LIVE monitoring mode in your mobile device.
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9.1.3.3 Channel Display Select “Single” under the “Menu”, all channels will be listed for you to choose from. PS. Live images can not be displayed in your mobile when the recoding is set to off in local DVR. 9.1.3.4 Size of Image The screen size of different mobile device can be different.
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9.1.3.5 Rotate the image Live image can be displayed by normal image or rotate to 90 degrees. Select “Rotate” under the “Menu” for this operation. 9.1.3.6 Alarm This application will not only allow user to remotely monitor through mobile device but receive the alarm that has been triggered by events such as Motion Detected, Sensor Triggered and Vloss (Video Loss).
9.2 For Windows Mobile System There are two kinds of applications for Window Mobile OS: JPEG compression and H.264 compression. The one for H.264 compression can transfer both audio and video signal to your mobile device. System Requirement: Mobile device OS:Windows mobile system 5.0 and above. Mobile device need to support internet: GPRS/3G/Wifi…...
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9.2.2 Mobile Application Operation After the installation, enter the Program Files menu in your mobile device to run files named “Jrviewer” and “H264Pocket”. This application allows you to remotely logon and monitor the DVR. Press “OK” to bring up the operation menu; see chart the below for further information. Item Function Description...
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9.2.3.1 jrviewer Operation under the LIVE monitoring Item Function Description Channel Display for CH 1~16 Choose from CH1~16 to display 1~16 Original:image size as original Screen Size of image Stretch:stretch the size as full screen Fit: resize the image to fit the screen Change the quality of image.
9.2.3.2 Operation under the LIVE monitoring for H264 Pocket Item Function Description Channel Display for CH 1~16 Choose from CH1~16 to display. CH1 can receive audio signal. 1~16 Graphical icons indicated below will be shown on the status bar if there is event such as motion detected, sensor triggered and video loss to be detected on any channel.
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