Planet Technology DVR DVR 400 User Manual

Digital Video Recorder  
DVR-400  
Users manual  
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Revision  
Users Manual for PLANET Digital Video Recorder  
Model: DVR-400  
Rev: 1.0 (Oct. 2004)  
Part No. EM-DVR400V1  
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Table of Contents  
Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................1  
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 1  
DVR Functions...................................................................................................... 1  
Package Content......................................................................................................... 2  
Physical Details........................................................................................................... 2  
Buttons Definitions ................................................................................................ 2  
Physical Interfaces................................................................................................ 4  
Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation ..........................................................5  
Installing and Configuring DVR-400 .......................................................................... 5  
On-Screen Display ...................................................................................................... 9  
Administration Interface........................................................................................... 10  
OSD (On Screen Display) administration............................................................ 10  
Chapter 3 DVR- 400 Menu Setup ................................................................12  
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 12  
MAIN MENU........................................................................................................ 12  
CAMERA SELECT.............................................................................................. 13  
RECORD SELECT.............................................................................................. 14  
VIDEO RECORDING MODE .............................................................................. 14  
RECORD FRAMRATE........................................................................................ 15  
VIDEO QUALITY................................................................................................. 16  
RECORD SCHEDULE........................................................................................ 17  
SUB MENU......................................................................................................... 18  
PASSWORD CHANGE .....................................................................................18  
TIME SET ......................................................................................................19  
DATE DISPLAY FORMAT ..................................................................................19  
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................................................................................................. 25  
Procedures of DVR Client utility.......................................................................... 25  
Appendix A Specifications..........................................................................29  
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Chapter 1  
Introduction  
Overview  
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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.  
The following operation guide explains how to operate/manage the DVR-400, and the following installation  
guide explains how to complete the first DVR-400 installation on your side.  
DVR Functions  
High quality M-JPEG compression  
Video loop through  
Real-time 4 concurrent cameras recording  
MAX. 120 FPS video displaying rate  
Motion detection / video lost buzzer  
Matured embedded system remote monitoring and control of DVR  
4 alarm input for various application  
Swappable HD / Max. 250 GB HD support  
Scheduled/event/continuous recording  
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Package Content  
The contents of your product should contain the following items:  
DVR-400 unit  
Power adapter  
Screws for swappable HDD tray  
Keys for swappable HDD tray  
Quick installation guide  
Users manual CD  
Physical Details  
Front Panel of DVR-400  
Rear Panel of DVR-400  
Buttons Definitions  
The following are the introductions of DVR-400 front panel buttons. The definitions of the front are shown  
below:  
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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; it is required to enter the  
authorization password. The default value is 111111  
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FAST FORWARD: press to play the recorded stream faster.  
PLAYBACK: press to start playback  
PAUSE: press to pause the video playback  
REVERSE: press to playback backward  
CHANNEL 1: press to select video source on channel 1  
CHANNEL 2: press to select video source on channel 2  
CHANNEL 3: press to select video source on channel 3  
CHANNEL 4: press to select video source on channel 4  
ALL CHANNELS: press to select all channels display  
When entering or modifying password, the button definitions are shown below:  
Button definition when entering password  
means 1”  
means 2”  
means 3”  
means 4”  
means 5”  
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means 6”  
means 7”  
means 8”  
means 9”  
means 0”  
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8
5
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Physical Interfaces  
Physical conection interface of DVR-400 are shown and explained in the following descriptions.  
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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.  
6. Sensor input/alarm output: 4 sensor inputs and one alarm output.  
7. NTSC/PAL switch:  
8. DC-in (12Voltage): Connect the power cable here.  
9. Audio input/output:  
10. LAN: 10/100 Ethernet via the RJ-45 socket.  
11. Power switch: This switch should only be used after shutting down the unit correctly with the help of the  
Power button on the front panel.  
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Chapter 2  
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Preparations & Installation  
Installing and Configuring DVR-400  
STEP1:  
Please power off the DVR-400 and unlock the DVR-400 swappable HDD tray  
STEP2:  
Remove the harddisk tray cover; connect your harddisk securely with the DC power cable and IDE  
cable in the harddisk tray. Make sure the installed HDD is set to Masterand 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  
DVR-400 will now automatically detect and format the new disk(s).  
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Please be sure to finish the hard disk drive installation  
before using the DVR. The Maximum HDD capacity support is  
250GB.  
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STEP3:  
Please connect TV (monitor) to the Video output connector in the rear panel.  
DVR-400providesoneS-VideoandtwoBNCconnectorforvideo  
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output.  
Video Input connection (TV or monitor)  
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:  
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Connect the camera signal line to video input on DVR-400  
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Power on camera, and you may now check the video on the screen.  
DVR-400 provides 4 x BNC connectors for video source input.  
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STEP5:  
Please ensure DVR-400 is power OFF before commencing, and check the power supply status.  
Use standard RJ-45 cables to connect the LAN port on DVR-400.  
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  
HDD CheckingOK  
LAN CheckingOK  
Audio CheckingOK  
MASTER HARD DRIVE  
[HDD Model number]  
After the internal checking completed, DVR-400 will enter into real-time display mode, the images  
on the connected camera will be displayed in real-time.  
CH1 CH2  
CH3 CH4  
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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 units back panel  
STEP2: Connect the video signal line to the unit. The Sensor signal terminal is at the units back panel  
STEP3: Connect the sensor adaptor jack into the sensor, and plug in the adaptor.  
Alarm out  
CH1  
CH2  
CH3  
CH4  
Alarm installation  
The unit provides 1 internal switch for sounding alarm when the sensor is activated due to the unwanted  
entrance of anonymous visitor. The switch is open at normal state, but, when the alarm is activated, the switch  
is closed So that the alarm gets the power. The circuitry is shown as above figure. There are two simple steps  
for the installation of the alarm  
i. Prepare the power supply: the alarm needs a power supply; the power supply comes with the alarm  
ii. Connect the alarm power line: the alarm power line is connected to the alarm switch terminal.  
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On-Screen Display  
Power on the system  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
Press&button to  
open OSD menu as  
right  
1234  
1234  
EACH  
30  
MORRMAL  
Press&button to  
exit OSD menu to  
real-time display  
CH1CH2  
CH3CH4  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
Press lbutton to start recording  
Press nbutton to stop  
recording (password is  
requested!)  
CH1 CH3  
CH3 CH4  
Recording Mode Display  
SEARCH TIME  
Pressbutton to search  
HDD DRIVE: MASTER  
time or event to playback  
04/03/24 13:24:21-04/03/24 13:44:54  
>01 TIME 04/09/24 13:24:21  
02 TIME 04/09/24 13:30:55  
03 TIME 04/09/24 13:40:54  
04 TIME 04/09/24 13:45:14  
05 TIME 04/09/24 13:50:34  
Press &button to exit the menu  
(Ù,Ú) MOVE, (SELECT) CHANGE (PLAY)  
PLAY (MENU) EXIT (>>) SELECT EVENT OR  
SEARCH MODE  
Press button  
to  
start  
Press nbutton to stop playback  
CH1 CH2  
CH3 CH4  
PLAYBACKMODE  
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Administration Interface  
PLANET DVR-400 provides OSD menu for machine management and administration.  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
1234  
1234  
EACH  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
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.  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
1234  
1234  
EACH  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
ØNETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
NETWORK MENU  
ACCEPT CLIENT [YES]  
MAC ADDRESS  
IP ADDRESS  
SUBNET MASK  
GATEWAY  
00:30:4F:09:78:52  
192.168.000.020  
255,255,255,000  
192.168.000.254  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), HEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
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The LAN information Parameter Description of DVR-400  
ACCEPT CLIENT  
YES / NO  
Default: YES  
MAC  
MAC address of DVR-400  
Default:  
IP  
LAN IP address of DVR-400  
Default: 192.168.000.020  
SUBNET MASK  
GATEWAY  
LAN mask of DVR-400  
Default: 255.255.255.000  
Gateway of DVR-400  
Default: 192.168.000.254  
In the first installation, it is suggested to locate your  
PC in the same network segment (192.168.0.x) of DVR-400.  
If youre not familiar with TCP/IP, please refer to related  
chapter on users manual CD or consult your network  
administrator for proper network configurations.  
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Chapter 3  
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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.  
MAIN MENU  
Please press &button to display main menu optin shown as below figure  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
1234  
1234  
EACH  
30  
MORRMAL  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
Operation Buttons  
&
--- Press to display menu option.  
pq --- Press to change menu field or change the units configuration values.  
--- Press to select menu item or confirm the selection.  
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Please stop recording or playback before you enter into OSD  
menu. You will be requested to enter machine admin password  
to stop recording.  
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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.  
MAIN MENU  
ØCAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
Please use SELECTbutton or CHANNELbuttons for different combinations for channel display.  
Example:  
a) When you choose (----), all cameras are off  
b) When you choose (1234), video content in all cameras will be displayed.  
c) When you choose (1---), only the content of channel 1 will be displayed.  
While no video connection or connection failure,  
VIDEO LOSSsignal will be displayed, and the built-in  
alarm buzzer will be triggered to sound.  
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Channel Display Control  
InEACHmode,youcanusethefollowingbuttonstodisplay  
Full-screen format of each channel.  
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Channel Display Control  
In EACHmode, you can use the following buttons to display Full-screen  
format of each channel.  
Channel 1 button: Full screen display of channel 1  
Channel 2 button: Full screen display of channel 2  
Channel 3 button: Full screen display of channel 3  
Channel 4 button: Full screen display of channel 4  
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RECORD SELECT  
Please select desired video channel on this menu: the machine operation is same as CAMERA SELECT”  
options.  
Only the video in the selected camera will be recorded in DVR-400 harddisk  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
ØRECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
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.  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
ØRECORD MODE  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
There are two kinds of recording mode: EACH mode (full screen mode) and QUAD screen mode. When you  
set to EACH mode, you can view the full-screen display of one specified channel.  
When you set to QUAD mode, quad-screen (4-camera) will be displayed.  
Please use Ù,Úbuttons of front panel to select mode and then enter8 button to confirm the selection  
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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,Úbuttons of front panel to select mode and then enter8 key to confirm the selection  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
ØRECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
30  
MORRMAL  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
RECORDING FRAME RATE TABLE  
The higher the record frame rate is, the more natural look  
will be displayed on the screen when playing back.  
But the lower the record frame rate is, the more you can  
save the space on HDD. The following is the recording fps  
table for your reference.  
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Frame/Second  
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
8
7
7
10  
10  
15  
15  
30  
30  
15  
10  
7.5  
30  
1CH  
EACH  
MODE  
2CH  
3CH  
4CH  
0.5  
0.33  
0.25  
1
1
1.5  
1
2
2.5  
1.7  
1.25  
5
3.5  
2.33  
1.75  
7
5
7.5  
5
0.67  
0.5  
2
1.33  
1
3.33  
2.5  
10  
0.75  
3
3.75  
15  
QUAD MODE  
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VIDEO QUALITY  
There are 3 different video quality settings for operation: Normal, Low, and High  
Please use Ù,Úbuttons on the front panel to select video recording quality and then press the enter8 key to  
confirm the selection  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
ØVIDEO QUALITY  
RECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
30  
NORMAL  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
DIFFERENT VIDEO QUALITY SETTINGS ON HDD CAPACITY  
Thehigherthevideoqualityis,theclearerimagestheunit  
plays. But the lower the video quality is, the more you can  
save the space on HDD. The following is the recording time  
vs video quality settings table for your reference.  
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Frame/Second  
1
2
3
4
5
7
10  
15  
30  
EACH  
MODE  
HI  
733  
366  
496  
576  
279  
382  
438  
244  
331  
384  
185  
255  
292  
183  
248  
288  
139  
190  
228  
146  
192  
238  
111  
152  
175  
184  
141  
153  
80H  
110  
125  
73H  
99H  
115  
56H  
76H  
88H  
48H  
66H  
76H  
37H  
51H  
58H  
25H  
33H  
39H  
19H  
25H  
29H  
NORMAL 992  
LO  
HI  
115  
556  
QUAD  
MODE  
NORMAL 763  
LO 877  
The recording hours on 80GB HDD  
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RECORD SCHEDULE  
RECORD SCHEDULE menu in DVR-400 provides changing a recording schedule/type to meet the various  
surveillance application demands.  
MAIN MENU  
CAMERA SELECT  
RECORD SELECT  
RECORD MODE  
1 - - -  
1 - - -  
EACH  
30  
RECORD FRAMERATE  
VIDEO QUALITY  
NORMAL  
ØRECORD SCHEDULE  
SUB MENU  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
NETWORK SETUP  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
Time format in DVR-400 schedule video recording is 24-hour format.  
(T) Letter indicates recording.  
(S) Letter indicates sensor recording. It means the unit starts recording as the attached sensors being  
triggered during this period.  
(--) Recording is off during this duration.  
PROGRAMMED RECORD  
+TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT+  
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0
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3
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6
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9
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12 15 18 21 24  
T: TIME S: SENSOR _--: NONE  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
SETTING EXAMPLE:  
00:00 ~ 7:00  
07:00 ~11:00  
11:00 ~18:00  
18:00 ~24:00  
SENSOR RECORDING  
RECORDING DISABLED  
RECORDING  
SENSOR RECORDING  
+ S S S S S S ; ; ; ; T T T T T T T S S S S S S S +  
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0
6
11  
18  
24  
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SENSOR RECORDING INSTALLATION  
The unit provides 4 alarm inputs, which can be configured  
as normal close, normal open, motion detection +NC and  
motion detection+NO over SENSOR SETUPmenu option. After  
the sensor configuration, please go back to RECORD  
SCHEDULEmenu to enable sensor recording.  
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SUB MENU  
SUB MENU provides the flexibility of changing machine admin password, time /date setting, date format.  
SUB MENU  
ØPASSWORD CHANGE  
TIME SET  
AUDIO RECORD  
AUDIO MUTE  
[ON]  
[OFF]  
DATE DISPLAY MODE  
YYYY/MM/DD  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
PASSWORD CHANGE  
When entering PASSWORD CHANGEmenu; 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: -------  
NEW  
PASSWORD: -------  
CONFIRM PASSWORD: --------  
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The message will blink 5 times. Then the display goes back to SUB MENU.  
If the password was not accepted, DVR-400 will automatically return to SUB MENU.  
FRONT PANEL BUTTONS DEFINITION  
means 1”  
means 2”  
means 3”  
means 4”  
means 5”  
8
means 6”  
means 7”  
means 8”  
means 9”  
means 0”  
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8
5
TIME SET  
TIME SET menu offers DVR-400 date and hour.modification, the time and date settings will affect the recoded  
video files as well.  
TIME  
04/10/10 12:35:23  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
DATE DISPLAY FORMAT  
DVR-400 provides yyyy/mm/dd or dd/mm/yyyy format for time display to meet application demands.  
SUB MENU  
PASSWORD CHANGE  
TIME SET  
AUDIO RECORD  
AUDIO MUTE  
[ON]  
[OFF]  
ØDATE DISPLAY MODE  
YYYY/MM/DD  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
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HDD SETUP  
OVERWRITE ENABLED:  
If you choose YES, DVR-400 will continue recording and overwrite the recorded data when HDDs space is  
full  
If you choose NO, the unit will stop recording while HDDs space is full  
MASTER HDD SIZE:  
Display the capacity of the installed HDD in DVR-400  
MASTER HDD USED:  
Display the percentage of HDDs capacity has been used  
MASTER HDD FORMAT:  
Erases all the recorded data in harddisk  
The machine admin password is required before formatting, after the unit formatted, the message HARD  
DISK FORMATTEDwill appear on the screen.  
HARD DRIVE SETUP  
OVERWRITE ENABLED  
MASTER HDD SIZE  
MASTER HDD USED  
MASTER HDD FORMAT  
SLAVE HDD SIZE  
[YES]  
40000MB  
0MB  
0%  
N/A  
N/A  
SLAVE HDD USED  
SLAVE HDD FORMAT  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
SENSOR SETUP  
SENSOR SETUP  
SENSOR RECORD TIME  
ALARM OUT TIME  
05  
00  
CHANNEL-1  
CHANNEL-2  
CHANNEL-3  
CHANNEL-4  
TYPE: NORMAL -OPEN  
NOT INSTALLED  
NOT INSTALLED  
NOT INSTALLED  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
SENSOR RECORD TIME:  
Recording duration (in seconds) when sensor is triggered.  
ALARM OUT TIME:  
The ALARM TIME OUT controls how long (in second) the alarm sounds after being triggered.  
SENSOR TRIGGER MODES:  
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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.  
In normal close mode, the cable line Connected between the sensor and the an intruder, the unit stops  
recording, cuts off unit.  
How to enable the Motion detection recording in DVR-400  
SENSOR SETUP  
SENSOR RECORD TIME  
ALARM OUT TIME  
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CHANNEL-1  
CHANNEL-2  
CHANNEL-3  
CHANNEL-4  
TYPE: MOTION + N-C  
TYPE: MOTION + N-O  
TYPE: NORMAL CLOSE  
TYPE: NOT INSTALLED  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
STEP 1:  
STEP 2:  
STEP 3:  
Please go to SENSOR SETUPmenu  
Toggle the motion detection option.  
After the selection, please browse to MAIN MENU and go to RECORD SCHEDULEmenu to  
enable the alarm setting, so that the motion detection video recording will operate properly.  
PROGRAMMED RECORD  
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T: TIME S: SENSOR _--: NONE  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
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NETWORK SETUP  
ACCEPT IP: select YESto allow the remote access, NO to disable the machine remote management.  
NETWORK MENU  
ACCEPT CLIENT [YES]  
MAC ADDRESS  
IP ADDRESS  
SUBNET MASK  
GATEWAY  
00:30:4F:09:78:52  
192.168.000.020  
255,255,255,000  
192.168.000.254  
PRESS (Ù,Ú), THEN (SELECT)  
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT  
Minimum requirements for networking video playback:  
CPU: 1 GHZ or above  
System Memory: 256MB or above  
VGA memory: 32MB  
ëNote  
OS: Window2000/XP  
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PLAYBACK Configurations  
If youd like to view the recorded video files, the front panel buttons can be used to operate various playback  
functions.  
Press button, then the playback time /events selection menu as the left figure appears on the screen. Or  
you can simply press twice to start playing directly.  
CONTROL BUTTONS  
<< Rewind Playing:  
Press this button to play recorded video in reverse direction.  
The reverse playback speed depends on the fps, the number  
of the recorded channel, the enabled recording video  
quality.  
ëNote  
|| PAUSE Button:  
Press this button to pause the playback, or to advance one single frame upon pause mode.  
Playback:  
Press this button to play the recorded video.  
You can either enter the specified time/date to playback or select the event or even view the playback over PC  
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  
02 TIME 04/09/24 13:30:55  
03 TIME 04/09/24 13:40:54  
04 TIME 04/09/24 13:45:14  
05 TIME 04/09/24 13:50:34  
(Ù,Ú) MOVE, (SELECT) CHANGE (PLAY) PLAY  
(MENU) EXIT (>>) SELECT EVENT OR TIME  
1.Please stop recording before playback.  
2.To list the recorded video files, please press (PLAY)  
button to display the video files in DVR-400 local HDD storage  
ëNote  
>> (Fast forward button):  
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Press this button to play the recorded video in forward direction.  
The unit provides three levels of fast forward playback speed:  
>> 1: play one time faster (x1), press >>button.  
>> 2: play two times faster (x2) than the normal play.  
>> 3: play four times faster (x4) than the normal play.  
nSTOP: Press this button to stop playing the recorded video.  
lREC:  
DVR recording Hours on 40GB Hard Drive  
Recording Results in NTSC format  
30 fps  
15 fps  
7 fps  
1 fps  
Display  
Format  
Video Suanal  
Video Quality  
HIGH  
NORMAL  
BASIC  
18 Hours  
24 Hours  
29 Hours  
32 Hours  
45 Hours  
56 Hours  
36 Hours  
48 Hours  
58 Hours  
64 Hours  
90 Hours  
112 Hours  
72 Hours  
96 Hours  
540 Hours  
720 Hours  
870 Hours  
960 Hours  
1350 Hours  
1680 Hours  
QUAD screen  
Full screen  
116 Hours  
128 Hours  
180 Hours  
224 Hours  
NTSC  
HIGH  
NORMAL  
BASIC  
Recording Results in PAL format  
Display  
25 fps  
12 fps  
6 fps  
1 fps  
Video Suanal  
Video Quality  
Format  
HIGH  
NORMAL  
BASIC  
19 Hours  
24 Hours  
30 Hours  
31 Hours  
45 Hours  
59 Hours  
38 Hours  
48 Hours  
60 Hours  
62 Hours  
90 Hours  
118 Hours  
76 Hours  
96 Hours  
475 Hours  
600 Hours  
750 Hours  
775 Hours  
1125 Hours  
1475 Hours  
QUAD screen  
120 Hours  
124 Hours  
180 Hours  
236 Hours  
PAL  
HIGH  
Full screen  
NORMAL  
BASIC  
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Chapter 4  
4
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.  
Procedures of DVR Client utility  
Please find the DVR_Client.exe in the Utility folder on users manual CD  
Copy the DVR utility folder to suitable folder, for example, C:\Program Files\PLANET\DVR\Utility  
Double-click the DVR_Client.exe and the main screen will be shown.  
Click on Connectoption on Main window to enter into DVR Client connection manager, the following  
dialog window will be shown:  
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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,  
please reserve ports 14337, 14338 for communication  
purpose.  
ëNote  
When successfully connected, you would seeConnectedsign. This window also displays DVR-400 IP  
address and status of connection speed.  
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The remote video content will be shown in the main menu:  
DVR control  
The panel shown as the following figure operates exactly as the remote DVR operational button allows you to  
control remote DVR to live view, record and playback as well.  
Capture & Playback  
When you click RECbutton, it will start to record the incoming video on your PC hard disk. The DVR client  
creates steam_filesfolder where the execution file is located. When the client is recording, the Capture &  
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Play status indicator would show the current status are Recording.  
After recording is finished, clickPlaybutton to play the recorded video stream. Then you will see a stream  
file list of the video stream files previously captured.  
DVR management  
This option enable you to just remote DVRs operation setting: Video Quality, Record Frame rate, Alarm On  
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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Appendix A  
A
Specifications  
Model  
DVR-400  
Video Inpuit  
NTSC/PAL  
Operating System  
Video Inpout  
None  
4ch composite  
2ch composite + S-Video  
4ch composite  
1ch RCA  
Video Output  
Vdieo Loop  
Audio Input  
Audio Output  
Built-in Buzzer  
Display Frame  
Recording Framer Rate  
(Quad mode)  
Recording Frame Rate  
(Each mode)  
Recording Mode  
Resolution (Display)  
Resolution (Recording)  
Compression Format  
HDD  
1ch RCA  
Yes  
120fps (NTSC) / 100fps (PAL)  
Max. 30fps (NTSC) / Max. 25fps (PAL)  
Max. 7.5fps (NTSC) / Max. 6.25fps (PAL)  
Continuous, manual, event programed  
NTSC: 720*480 / PAL: 720-576  
NTSC: 320*112, 640*224 / PAL: 320-136, 640*272  
Motion JPEG (8-20K bytes/frane)  
Swappable HDD tray (Max. HDD capacity: 250GB)  
Time, date, camera  
Search Mode  
Netwrok  
TCP/IP  
Ethernet  
RJ45  
Watch-dog  
Auto-recovery capability after power  
350 x 292 x 60 mm (W x D x H)  
4.15 kg (gross weight)  
Dimension  
Weight  
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