JVC VR-N1600E, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...estone NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS Please read the following before getting started Thank you for purchasing this JVC product Before operating this unit please read the instructions carefully to ensure the best possible performance For Customer Use Enter below the Serial No which is located on the body Retain this information for future reference Model No VR N1600U Serial No VR N1600_J boo...

Page 2: ...IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS I VR N1600_J book Page I Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 3: ...SAFETY PRECAUTIONS for USA II VR N1600_J book Page II Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 4: ...SAFETY PRECAUTIONS for Europe III VR N1600_J book Page III Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

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Page 6: ...SICHERHEITSVORKEHRUNGEN for Germany V VR N1600_J book Page V Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

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Page 8: ...SICHERHEITSVORKEHRUNGEN for Germany VII VR N1600_J book Page VII Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 9: ...VIII E 1600E E 1600E E E VR N1600_J book Page VIII Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 10: ...s recording and playback Playback of recorded images jog dial playback and skip playback are possible while recording is in progress Direct Search Enables you to retrieve data of a specific date time or alarm position speedily Power failure recovery record If a power failure occurs during recording the system resumes recording in the mode selected before the power failure after recovery Alarm reco...

Page 11: ...ce such as functions and restrictions on uses A Page or item to refer to 䡵 Content of this Manual The copyright of this manual belongs to JVC Reproduction or copy of this manual in part or in whole without the prior consent of JVC is strictly prohibited Product names used in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies Symbols such as 姠 姞 姝 and are omitted in...

Page 12: ...ecorded Images via Mouse Control 34 Select a view 35 Searching Recorded Image Using Time Navigation 35 Searching Recorded Image Using the Timeline Browser 36 Searching Recorded Image Using Sequence 37 Searching Recorded Image from the Alert List 37 Smart Search 38 Playing Skipping and Stopping Recorded Images 39 Listening to Audio Sound 40 Writing Images Audio Sound to CDs and Other Media Export 4...

Page 13: ...ort 90 Camera Output Settings 91 Motion Settings 92 General Settings 93 E mail Settings 94 Archiving 95 Database Settings 96 Flash Memory Utility 98 Auto Detect Settings 100 Specifying IP Lease 100 Language Setting 101 HDD Utility 102 Restoring Default Settings 103 Distribution Settings Details 104 Connecting to a Computer 106 Others Compatible Equipment 112 Compatible Network Cameras 112 Connecti...

Page 14: ...een the head and the disk is only about 0 02 μm when the hard disk henceforth HDD is reading the data Vibration or impact that is exerted on the HDD may therefore cause the head to hit against the disk hence causing the disk surface to dent or the disk to chip When this occurs data may not be properly read or in a worse scenario continued use in this condition may result in head crash damage Caref...

Page 15: ...ay be an infringement of the copyrights of their respective authors under the copyright law 䢇 These video audio recordings shall only be restricted to personal uses and their use without prior consent of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited under the copyright law Others 䢇 When there is variation in the supply voltage such as during lightning operation of this unit may be disabled to protec...

Page 16: ...curs A Page 126 Press and hold the ALARM CLEAR button to turn off the light 䡵 ALARM Indicator Lights up when an alarm is activated Goes off when the ALARM CLEAR button is pressed 䡵 HDD Indicator Lights up when the built in hard disk drive is accessed 䡵 LOCK Indicator Lights up when operation is locked A Page 13 G FUNCTION Button Press the following buttons while holding down the FUNCTION button to...

Page 17: ...cator corresponding to the selected camera input lights up PTZ keypad mode live image display screen only Moves the camera in the direction indicated by the arrow 1 2 D 3 5 C 7 B 9 10 0 E 11 Use the 6 HOME button to move the camera to the home position Preset keypad mode live image display screen only For selecting the preset position 1 to 9 10 to 19 can be selected when 10 0 E is pressed at first...

Page 18: ... LAN2 connection terminal Intranet For connecting to the remote PC network using a LAN cable b LAN1 LAN1 connection terminal camera network For connecting to the IP camera sold separately network using a LAN cable c Connector cover Memo Do not remove the cover d Signal input output terminals For operating VR N1600U E using external alarm signals or signals received from external devices or for ope...

Page 19: ... ports j COMMON signal ground terminal This is a common ground terminal Connect it to the signal ground terminal on the connected device This can be used when there are insufficient common ground terminals k ALARM OUT alarm output terminal Outputs a signal when recording is started by an alarm l WARNING OUT warning output terminal Outputs a signal when an error such as operation abnormality occurs...

Page 20: ...o Set the impedance at the output end to 10kK or below Make Contact Input j REC TALLY k ALARM OUT l WARNING OUT m OPTION OUT1 OPTION OUT2 External Pull up Level The make contact is formed using the individual output terminals and the COM terminal Turning off the power of VR N1600U E switches the output of the output terminals to break Auto Collector Output DC15V 10 mA and below 250 ms and 250 ms a...

Page 21: ...600U E is equipped with an operation lock feature to prevent the system from being turned off accidentally as well as unauthorized recording operations Setting Operation Lock 1 Press and hold the FUNCTION button and press the KEY button at the same time Operation is locked The LOCK indicator lights up when in the operation lock mode Canceling Operation Lock 1 When in the operation lock mode Press ...

Page 22: ... Check to ensure that Auto Detect is selected followed by pressing the 16 ENTER button The APlease wait B message appears Memo The characters of the selected item switches to orange color During Initial Startup Before Starting Up The DHCP setting is required for the IP camera beforehand Start up the VR N1600U E first then switch the camera on after confirming that the Auto Detect Setting window is...

Page 23: ...sing Memo The camera in the upper position of list order has the first priority Camera number will be registered in the list order 4 Use the SKIP button to select Entry followed by pressing the 16 ENTER button The camera that is automatically detected is registered in the system 5 Use the SKIP button to select OK followed by pressing the 16 ENTER button The Configure Device screen appears 6 Enter ...

Page 24: ...a Note The recording rate may drop if the total display rate of all cameras exceeds 80 ips A Press the SKIP to select the Device Manager The device at the top of the list is selected B Use the 2 D and 10 0 E buttons to select a device C Use the 7 B button to display the camera D Use the 10 0 E button to select a camera E Use the SKIP button to select Settings followed by pressing the 16 ENTER butt...

Page 25: ...o select the item to configure To enter numeric characters press the SELECT button to turn on the light of the SELECT indicator Upon entering the numeric characters press the PTZ PRESET button to turn on the light of the PTZ PRESET indicator G Use the SKIP button to select OK followed by pressing the 16 ENTER button 11 Repeat the procedures 9 for each camera 12 Use the SKIP button to select Close ...

Page 26: ...ng turned AOFFB the power of all devices Set the IP address of the camera to 192 168 0 xxx When setting the IP address of the camera to an address other than 192 168 0 xxx you must also change the IP address of LAN1 Refer to the Instruction Manual of each camera for procedures to change the camera s IP address System Connection Example ON OFF AC IN 100V H AUDIO IN SIGNAL GND AUDIO OUT VGA OUT LAN1...

Page 27: ...twork cable etc Doing so may prevent the system from operating properly Connection to a keyboard is not recommended VR N1600U E comes with a clock display feature You can display the current time on the screen 1 Press and hold the FUNCTION button and press the 2 D keypad button at the same time The clock is displayed at the top left corner of the screen beside the performance meter Memo To turn th...

Page 28: ...el press the arrow buttons on the keypad while holding down the 16 ENTER button You can move the mouse pointer using the keypad when the software keyboard is displayed Note The 16 ENTER button is enabled with a click of a mouse when the software keyboard is displayed Controlling the Mouse Pointer Using the Front Panel When Mouse Sold Separately is not Connected When a mouse is not connected you ca...

Page 29: ... N1600U E settings may prevent normal operation Before making any changes save the current settings to Flash Memory Utility A Page 98 to allow you to restore the previous settings should anything go wrong It is recommended that you save the setting data before making any changes Changing Monitor Resolution Preset Values 1024 x 768 Default value 1280 x 768 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 OPERATE REC CONTRO...

Page 30: ...ation On 1 When Operation is OFF Press the OPERATE button The OPERATE indicator starts blinking The OPERATE indicator lights up indicating that operation is enabled Memo When the power switch on the rear panel is turned on the system starts up automatically until the OPERATE ON mode is activated 䡵 Switching Operation Off 1 When operation is ON Press and hold the OPERATE button for about 2 seconds ...

Page 31: ...per screen appears When Live viewing Auto Start is set to AonB the Live screen appears when login is successful Memo You can specify the setting of Live viewing Auto Start in Unit Setting of the main menu A Page 62 Note Operation on the main unit is disabled if you do not log in Warning messages A Page 126 are not displayed when you are not logged into the system In this case the WARNING indicator...

Page 32: ...0 0 E button and specify the settings Press the 16 ENTER button to save the settings and press the 13 CANCEL button to close the screen and return to the main menu Memo To exit the main menu press the 13 CANCEL button Note In some occasions the NVR Viewer may appear instead when you try to display the main menu while the NVR Viewer is running In this case press the LIVE BROWSE button on the front ...

Page 33: ...to the NVR Viewerf A Page 110 When the following symptoms appear recovery may be possible by restarting the NVR Viewer Live video and playback images appear in black NVR Viewer action is slow NVR Viewer does not respond Note To restart the NVR Viewer press and hold the FUNCTION button and press the LIVE BROWSE button at the same time The internal distribution server of VR N1600U E is also rebooted...

Page 34: ... interval When live images do not appear on VN C625 VN C655 set the password on the camera unit as well as VR N1600U E again For details on the setting procedures refer to the INSTRUCRTIONS of the camera in use and procedures for setting the root password on the Edit device settings screen in this manual A Page 75 The audio setting is set to ANo Audio SourcesB when you return from the setting scre...

Page 35: ...he direction indicated by the arrow on the keys Press the 6 HOME key to move to the home position 䡵 Zoom In Zoom Out 1 Press the PTZ PRESET button to switch the keypad to the PTZ mode The PTZ PRESET indicator lights up Press the button to switch between the APTZ ModeB indicator lights up and APreset ModeB indicator blinking 2 Press the 15 ZOOM IN or 14 ZOOM OUT button 䡵 Using Preset Positions 1 Pr...

Page 36: ...tion of the additional hard disk several minutes may be required for the Live screen to appear Select a view For details on the view settings refer to Screen Setup A Page 54 1 Select a view from the Views section or from the view list at the upper end of the window Note Do not switch the view frequently within a short time interval When live images do not appear on VN C625 VN C655 set the password...

Page 37: ...ick the round button at the center to return to the home position Click the and buttons to zoom in and out respectively Note The PTZ features are only available if the camera supports the PTZ functions If the camera is not a PTZ camera pressing the button will have no effect Memo If you see a set of crosshairs when placing your mouse pointer over the image from a PTZ camera then you are able to co...

Page 38: ...on of the camera to a preset position APage 80 Defining a Preset Position Memo The buttons are only available if the camera is a PTZ camera 1 Click the K button on the Presets list in the PTZ Control section The preset list appears on the screen 2 Select a preset position from the preset list The camera moves to the preset position Other Useful Functions 䡵 Listening to Audio Sound To listen to liv...

Page 39: ...nce A Page 83 䡵 Triggering Outputs To trigger an output select the output in the Outputs section and click the Activate button Memo Outputs must be defined in advance APage 86 Specifying an Output 䡵 Camera Shortcut Menus You can right click on one of the images from the camera to access the shortcut menu Items in the shortcut menu may vary according to the configuration of the selected camera Live...

Page 40: ... SourcesB when you return from the setting screen to Browse Select the audio parameters again Searching Recorded Image Using a Specific Date Time You can search for and play back images by specifying a date and time using the SEARCH button on the front panel 1 Press the SEARCH button on the Browse screen The date and time input screen appears 2 Use the keypad to enter the search date and time Use ...

Page 41: ...he playback speed that is indicated during fast forward or fast reverse playback by rotating the shuttle dial is an approximate value The speed may differ depending on the conditions such as the playback mode multi view single view and the recording mode motion detection recorded frame rate 䡵 Jog Playback Rotate the jog dial to play back frame by frame Rotate the dial clockwise to play back a sing...

Page 42: ...the position prior to the currently viewed image When AAfter Database EndB appears on the Browse screen no database recorded image is found in the position after the currently viewed image Note If several sections are opened on the left side of the Browse screen it may not be possible to display them all in the screen In this case double click the section bars to close the sections Do not switch t...

Page 43: ...date and time will appear in the master time area Memo The master time area displays the recording date and time of the selected playback images The master time is the time to which all the cameras are linked and when you specify a time all the recorded images you see in Views will be accurately displayed There are cases when there is no recorded image on motion detection or on the specified date ...

Page 44: ...ot be saved They will be lost each time the NVR Viewer is rebooted If your mouse has a scroll wheel you can also use the scroll wheel for browsing the timelines Double click on any point within the timeline to display image at the desired point in time When you do not need the timeline browser you can hide it by clicking the Display ON OFF button at the center of the timeline browser s left edge N...

Page 45: ...ll as the exact date and time of the motion detection or event that triggered the recording Note Depending on seconds pre post recordings on motion event A Page 51 a consecutive number of sequences may sometimes be integrated into one sequence Searching Recorded Image from the Alert List A list of recorded images is displayed for each Alart such as when motion is detected A Page 92 1 Double click ...

Page 46: ... the time interval in the Interval list 7 Press the Previous or Next button to search through data for which motion has been detected within the area Smart Search begins When motion is detected inside the selected area it will be highlighted in the view Note Smart Search is carried out in the forward and backward directions from the time of the image you are viewing Smart Search that is performed ...

Page 47: ...section using a mouse Memo When ASkip gaps during playbackB of Time Navigation is checked playback is performed by skipping portions for which no recorded image is found in the selected camera When the recorded images are played back with some images skipped the SKIP display will appear in red in the Master Time area for some time During playback skip playback operations may differ between a singl...

Page 48: ...image playback or search frame advance playback except at the speed of 1 When a recorded image is played back during recording the played back audio sound may be interrupted Memo If you have selected an camera that has been set to record an audio sound the specified audio sound will be output If you have selected a camera that is not set to record an audio sound the most recently played back audio...

Page 49: ...d This export dialog appears The specified start time end time and camera are shown in the dialog Memo Export preparation may take some time depending on how the external hard disk drive is connected 5 Select the export format if you have selected AVI JPEG Export Select either AVI movie clip or JPEG still image Select whether to add time stamps to the exported images 6 Select the required frame ra...

Page 50: ...ort format enables you to export audio sound together which is not possible when you export in the AVI or JPEG format The recording frame rate may decline during export 10 Specify the export destination To write data to a CD select CD 11 Click Export Export begins to prepare for writing data to the CD 12 When export is complete connect the CD drive to VR N1600U E 13 Press and hold the FUNCTION key...

Page 51: ...ete the temporary files select AYESB To write the same data to another CD select ANOB Deleting Temporary Files Operation on the VR N1600U E Unit 1 Select the temporary files you want to delete from the data list 2 Click the Erase Sel Data button A YES or NO message asking you whether to delete the selected data appears Select AYESB Deleting Data from a CD RW Operation on the VR N1600U E Unit 1 Ins...

Page 52: ...export destination To export to a USB memory device select USB 2 Click Export Export begins Operation from a Surveillance Computer Use Steps 1 to 9 in Writing Data to a CD A Page 41 1 Specify the export destination 2 Click Export Export begins Writing Images Audio Sound to CDs and Other Media Export continued 2 USB Check Button Desktop Use this to export to the desktop Path Use this to export to a...

Page 53: ... Click the Print button in the Print section The NVR Viewer Survellance Report screen appears 3 Click the NVR Viewer Survellance Report button on the Page Setup screen to specify the printer settings 4 Click the Print button to start printing After printing ends click the Close button to close the print window Comments entered in User s Note are also printed Printing Recorded Images NVR Viewer Bro...

Page 54: ...ngs Pressing the REC STOP button cancels recording by signals from the EXT REC IN terminal and switches automatically to the Amanual recording modeB The REC indicator also changes from AblinkingB to the AlitB mode Pressing and holding down the REC STOP button cancels recording by signals from the EXT REC IN terminal and stops recording 䡵 Emergency Recording Mode Recording starts on all cameras whe...

Page 55: ...ecording modes press and hold down the REC STOP button Scheduler Setting This feature lets you specify when to switch each camera to the online mode as well as the online offline mode of cameras when an event occurs Memo When in the online mode the camera executes recording according to the camera record settings When in the offline mode recording is not executed regardless of the camera record se...

Page 56: ...trolling and move the mouse pointer while left clicking the mouse on the period in the calendar section Recording Camera Images continued JVC VN E4 Camela1 Mode 5 6 A B C D A Enable speedup Enables you to specify the period to enable the speedup function when speedup in Settings is set to AEnableB A Page 50 B E mail Enables you to specify the period to send out the e mail alert when e mail alert n...

Page 57: ...age Recording Settings 1 Select Camera Record Setting from the main menu 2 Select a camera from Device Manager and click Settings The Camera Settings screen appears Specify the setting for each item A Page 50 A Copy Schedule Enables you to copy the schedule displayed in the calendar section B Paste Schedule Pastes the schedule copied using Copy Schedule A to the schedule of the selected camera C C...

Page 58: ... source to play back when a camera is selected in the NVR Viewer You can also specify the audio source in the NVR Viewer if the audio source is included in the source to be exported in the Database Export format APage 41 Writing Images Audio Sound to CDs and Other Media Export This has no impact on audio recording E Recording Settings Desired framerate Enables you to specify the recording frame ra...

Page 59: ...the Start and Stop fields respectively Memo For details on events refer to Camera Input Output Port and Events A Page 83 Note The ALARM indicator on the front panel lights up regardless of the recording status when the motion or event specified in When to store images in database occurs Press the ALARM CLEAR button to turn off the light of the ALARM indicator seconds pre post recordings on motion ...

Page 60: ...t a camera from Device Manager and click Camera Settings The Camera Settings screen appears 3 Click Image Quality The Configure Device screen appears Note It is recommended that you set the picture quality to approximately 24 KB VGA Specifying a higher image quality may affect the sound and cause the frames to be dropped Memo The Configure Device screen may vary with cameras For details on the set...

Page 61: ...te If the camera specified in the Target Database item C is set to ADisableB audio sound is not recorded To play back the audio sound when a camera selected on the NVR Viewer you need to specify the audio source on the Settings screen of Camera Record Setting A Page 49 Renaming Cameras and Assigning Camera Numbers 1 Select a camera name and right click on it followed by clicking Edit The Camera Na...

Page 62: ...iew of the Shared folder the Save View Group Error screen may sometimes appear In this case click the OK button to close the screen log out from the NVR Viewer once A Page 111 and log in again to repeat the procedures for changing the view Creating Groups and Views 䡵 Creating Groups 1 Select Screen Setup from the main menu If the Live or Browse screen is displayed you can also click on the Setup t...

Page 63: ...u selected Note Do not display more than 17 windows at any one time 3 Enter a name for the new view Next add cameras to the view APage 56 Adding Cameras to a View 䡵 Renaming Groups or Views 1 Select the group or view that you want to rename in the Views section 2 Click the Rename button Create New View Button View Layouts Select Rename Button VR N1600_J book Page 55 Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM...

Page 64: ... Adding Cameras to a View 1 Select a view The layout of the selected view appears 2 Click the mark to the left of Server under System Overview A list of available cameras appears 3 Select the camera you want to add from the list and drag the camera name over the screen of the view on the right An image from the selected camera appears together with the camera name Repeat the procedure for each cam...

Page 65: ...on You can create or edit views Folders that cannot be edited are indicated by the LOCK icons Item Description A Camera Name Displays the name of the selected camera This is a read only field B mage Quality Enables you to adjust the image resolution and picture quality during viewing Select Full at all times C Frame Rate This is the viewing frame rate Select Unlimited default value same as live se...

Page 66: ...the check box next to the Server icon Screen Setup continued Carousel NVR Camera3 NVR Camera4 Item Description A mage Quality Enables you to adjust the image resolution and picture quality during viewing Select AFullB at all times B Frame Rate This is the viewing frame rate Select Unlimited default value same as live settings Medium 25 of the frame rate or Low 5 of the frame rate depending on the ...

Page 67: ...e if you change the picture quality The mage Quality settings may affect the recording performance As such use this function with the value fixed at AFullB When you drag the timeline browser using the mouse during playback the frame rate setting is ADisabledB Searching Recorded Image Using the Timeline Browser A Page 36 Memo Using the Hotspot function enables you to use a low frame rate for other ...

Page 68: ...ng the mouse The Open screen appears 3 Select the required image file Note When connected to a surveillance computer still images that are set on a different computer are not displayed Still images cannot be added to VR N1600U E Adding Matrix Content Select this option to use the Milestone XProtect Matrix feature For details refer to the Smart Client 3 0 User s Manual provided by Milestone Systems...

Page 69: ...ations List of Menu Screens Main Menu List A Page 98 A Page 102 A Page 101 A Page 103 A Page 62 A Page 64 A Page 66 A Page 70 A Page 72 A Page 54 A Page 28 VR N1600_J book Page 61 Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 70: ...sword To change to a new password enter the Current Password New Password Enter a new password New Password reenter Enter the new password again for confirmation and click Change to enable the password change Auto Logon 䢇 Select check box Do not select check box To log in automatically after turning on the power of this unit select the Auto Logon check box Change Executes the password change B Liv...

Page 71: ...the incoming mail server Port Number 䢇 110 User ID Password SMTP Authentication 䢇 NONE Authentication POP before SMTP Enables you to select the method of user authentication when sending out a mail For queries on the settings consult your system administrator Send Test Mail Click to send out a test mail to the address specified in the Mail Send List item G F Emergency Record A Page 46 Time of Reco...

Page 72: ...set Values Description A Network adapter interface name Intel姞 82566DM Gigabit Network Settings when you are using LAN1 camera network Obtain an IP address automatically Select check box 䢇 Do not select check box Memo To specify an IP address other than the default value consult your system administrator If the host name is changed you need to specify Windows user in User Administration under Imag...

Page 73: ...ed the Update Now button Changing the time setting may prevent normal playback of recordings made at the same time as a result Changing the ATimeB field of the time setting when operations are in progress may prevent normal display of live images In this case reboot VR N1600U E Server Enter the address of the Internet time server NTP Polling Interval For specifying the time interval in minutes for...

Page 74: ...connecting this unit to a computer and for displaying the Live and Browse screens The distribution settings are also applied to operation on the Live Browse and Screen Setup screens of VR N1600U E Main Menu List continued A B C D E VR N1600_J book Page 66 Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 75: ...n the screen and the end of the IP address range in the right field Click the Add button You may define as many local IP address ranges as required Memo If necessary you may also specify only one IP address Example 192 168 10 1to192 168 10 1 For details refer to the Enterprise 6 0 Administrator s Manual provided by Milestone Systems http www milestonesys com cid 265 Max number of clients 䢇 11 For ...

Page 76: ...and add again if you have changed the host name A Page 104 Delete Deletes a preset user Select the user to delete from the Current isers groups list and click the Delete button The user that has been deleted from the list is no longer able to login to NVR Viewer Change password Enables you to edit a preset user name and password Select the user to edit from the Current isers groups list and click ...

Page 77: ...es you to select the available languages Select a language local character set for the camera names user names and passwords Select the language of your choice Language Traditional Chinese Big5 Japanese euc jp Simplified Chinese GB2312 Central Eastern European ibm852 Cyrillic ibm866 䢇 Western European iso 8859 1 Thai iso 8859 11 Central Eastern European iso 8859 2 Southern European latin iso 8859 ...

Page 78: ...emo In order to assign an IP address of the network camera using the IP Lease feature you need to enable the DHCP of the network camera For procedures to enable the DHCP of the network camera refer to the INSTRUCRTIONS of the network camera If a network uses a multiple number of VR N1600U E units enable the IP Lease only for one unit Select ADisableB if a DHCP server is operating on the same netwo...

Page 79: ...ress will be assigned to all devices E IP Information The IP Information list contains information on the IP address of the automatically detected camera MAC address number of video CH manufacturer and model Click Auto Detect to start auto detect and display the result The camera at the top of the list is used with priority You can sort the order of the detected cameras by clicking the Sort button...

Page 80: ...72 Applications Camera Record Setting Main Menu List continued A C D J E B F H G K L M N O P Q I VR N1600_J book Page 72 Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 81: ...devices and connected cameras which provides you with a summarized view of the surveillance system J Add Device Starts the Device Setup Wizard A Page 74 K Edit Device Displays the Edit device settings screen A Page 75 L Remove Device For deleting a device selected in the Device Manager section I Note If you remove the device you will not be able to view recorded images Do not delete devices that a...

Page 82: ...e user access restriction set to ON the camera is registered with access restriction and unable to display live images unless the settings are changed 1 Select Camera Record Setting from the main menu 2 Click Add Device The Device Setup Wizard screen appears 3 Enter the IP address or DNS host name that can be identified by the system To enter the DNS host name select the Use DNS host name check bo...

Page 83: ...used B Network Settings for Video Device IP address IP address or DNS host name of the device Use DNS host name Select this check box to identify the device using the DNS host name instead of its IP address Default Http Port Select this check box to allow HTTP traffic to the device through the default port Port 80 To use another port deselect the check box and specify the port number in the field ...

Page 84: ...nforms with the PTZ camera from the list if the PTZ camera is controlled through the COM1 or COM2 port of the network encoder IP video server If all the PTZ cameras are not controlled through the COM1 or COM2 port select ANoneB B Camera List On the camera list the camera numbers on the device are listed in sequence For example the top line corresponds to camera number 1 and the second line corresp...

Page 85: ...he network encoder IP video server to use for controlling the PTZ features G Port Addr This option is enabled only if AMoveableB is selected in the Camera Type item E Use this option to specify the port address of the camera The port address is usually set to A0B or A1B If the PTZ cameras are serially connected they are identified by their the port addresses Refer to the camera s INSTRUCRTIONS for...

Page 86: ...lance computer is also turned off Display the PTZ Preset Positions window The PTZ Preset Positions screen enables you to define preset positions for the PTZ cameras 1 Select Camera Record Setting from the main menu 2 Select a camera from Device Manager and click Settings Note The preset position may be displaced by a few degrees for some cameras Defining a Preset PTZ Position Main Menu Camera Reco...

Page 87: ...e preset PTZ positions in this unit Memo In order to use preset positions from the camera or network encoder IP video server on VR N1600U E the names of the preset positions must contain only alphanumeric characters space is not allowed Preset positions with names that contain blank characters cannot be imported Set Position Registers the position specified in PTZ View as the preset position selec...

Page 88: ...Z camera to move automatically to a preset position when an event occurs 1 Display the PTZ Preset Positions window A Page 78 2 Click the Setup button of Preset Position on Events 3 Select a preset position from the Available Preset Positions list 4 Select an event from Available Events 5 Click the button Doing so copies the selected event to the list on the right This list shows events that are as...

Page 89: ...To change the sequence of preset positions in the Patrolling list list select a preset position name and click the Up Down buttons To remove a preset position from the Patrolling list select the preset position and click the button PTZ Preset Positions Screen 3 A B C D Setup PTZ Patrolling Screen Item Description A New For adding a new patrol scheme to the Patrol scheme list B Copy For creating a ...

Page 90: ...Disable patrolling schedule if motion is detected check box 2 Select the conditions for resuming PTZ patrolling When a specific time interval has lapsed after the first detected motion regardless of whether any subsequent motion is detected When a specific time interval has lapsed after the last detected motion 3 Specify the selected condition in units of seconds 䡵 PTZ Scanning For cameras that su...

Page 91: ...image motion as a VMD Video Motion Detection event Event buttons Event generated by buttons that enable manual operation A B C F E D I O Setup Screen Item Description A Add new event For specifying input events for the device selected in the Defined events list You may be able to specify multiple input events for some devices Click the mark next to the device in the Defined events list select the ...

Page 92: ...ead only field B Available Input Event S Lists the available input events C Edit For editing the event setting selected in the Enabled Input Event S list D You can enable an event by selecting it in the Available Input Event S list B followed by clicking the button E For selecting an event in the Enabled Input Event S list F and moving it to the Available Input Event S list B Doing so disables the...

Page 93: ...t Timer event will be triggled according to the specified duration after the occurance of the related event 1 Select the event for adding a timer event from the Defined events list on the I O Setup screen An example of when attaching to input event 2 Click the Add new event button The New Timer screen appears 3 Specify the timer interval and timer event name Input Terminal Name Name of Input Event...

Page 94: ... the I O Setup screen The Advanced screen appears Camera Input Output Port and Events continued 2 1 A D B C E Add new output Screen Item Description A External output connected to Displays the device name for which output is specified This is a read only field B Output connected on For selecting which destination to connect the output to C Keep output for For specifying the output holding time in ...

Page 95: ...ut ports in order to detect whether input has been received These regular status checks are called ApollingB The Polling Frequency 1 10sec field enables you to specify the interval between status checks Specify the interval in units of 1 10 seconds Memo For I O devices it is highly recommended that the polling frequency be shortened as much as possible Refer to the Instruction Manual of the I O de...

Page 96: ...col For selecting the protocol that VR N1600U E uses to receive data when detecting the event Any Receives and analyzes data that uses either the TCP or UDP protocol TCP Receives and analyzes only data that uses the TCP protocol UDP Receives and analyzes only data that uses the UDP protocol Event rule type For specifying the rules when analyzing the received data Match In order for an event to be ...

Page 97: ...he specified sequence in order to match the criteria Event message include Displays the string that is used for the actual data analysis The field is not directly editable However you can place the cursor inside the field and click the following buttons Add Adds the information in the Event substring to the Event message include field Adds to the Event message include field The parenthesis is used...

Page 98: ... Repeat 2to4 for each event To delete an event for which notification has been configured select the event and click the button Specifying an Output Port A specific event or Manual event name button can be associated with a particular output port To do this specify the output port from which output is to be triggered when a specific event or manual event occurs 1 Select I O Control from the Camera...

Page 99: ...t to the On Manusl Control list You can use the Up Down buttons at the top right corner of the On Manusl Control list to move the selected output upward downward within the On Manusl Control list To delete an output from the On Manusl Control list select the output and click the button between the All Output and On Manusl Control lists 䡵 Specifying Output via Motion Detection You can specify outpu...

Page 100: ...tion Detection Motion detection enables you to specify the timing to transfer images from the camera generate alerts and trigger external outputs lights or sirens Note This feature is essential to the system s operation In order to avoid unnecessary alerts during application it is recommended that you specify the settings for each camera carefully Depending on the physical location where the camer...

Page 101: ...s in this section when you are using PTZ cameras for the patrolling feature A Page 81 C Joystick For specifying settings related to the joystick A Page 119 D E Mail settings For specifying the e mail settings A Page 94 E Advanced Don t send e mail on camera failures Select this check box to stop sending e mail alerts if a camera is no longer in the online mode Start cameras on remote live requests...

Page 102: ...mail setting perform a test to verify that it can be sent successfully General Settings continued Item Description EAdvanced continued Create default schedule for new cameras Select this check box to automatically create the online schedule of the camera in the Scheduler at all times A Page 47 F Event Recording Settings Do not change G Logfile Settings Do not change A B C D E G F E mal setup Scree...

Page 103: ... also be archived 䡵 Setting Items and Buttons Archiving A C B D E F G H I J K Archive Setup Screen Item Description A Enable Archiving This function is not available Check box is selected at all times B Delet databases in the backup directory older then days For specifying the number of days you want to store archived images C Automatic delete old archives if space is needed This function is not a...

Page 104: ...archiving time Add Adds the archiving time specified in the Time to add field to the Daily archiving times K list Delete Removes a selected archiving time from the list K Daily archiving times Lists specified archiving times Archiving takes place everyday at the specified time Select Directory Button Database Settings Item Description A Max records in database Saves recorded images to the database...

Page 105: ...n whether archiving is enabled Select AArchive no repair B If you have selected another option the data may be lost if problems occur in the database Repair Scan Delete if fails Two different repair methods quick repair recovery and complete repair scan are used Content of the database will be deleted if both repair methods fail Repair Delete if fails The fast repair method is used Content of the ...

Page 106: ...ng you that the data has been saved will be displayed Click the OK button again 4 Select Remove Flash Memory The Remove Flash Memory confirmation message appears Press OK The Flash Memory was removed message appears Press OK 5 Remove the flash memory device from the SERIAL on the front or rear panel Memo Items specified in the Password sections A Page 62 of the Image Quality settings A Page 52 OS ...

Page 107: ...ss OK The preset data will be read When reading is finished a message informing you that the data has been read will be displayed Click the OK button again 5 Press Close to return to the Flash Memory Utility screen 䡵 Removing the Flash Memory Device 1 Select Remove Flash Memory The Remove Flash Memory confirmation dialog appears Press OK The Flash Memory was removed message appears Press OK 2 Remo...

Page 108: ...to Detect Settings Screen Item Description Start Address For specifying the first IP address to be assigned to the cameras Unit For selecting the number of IP addresses to be assigned to the cameras The selected number of IP addresses will be assigned starting from the first IP address Subnet Mask For specifying the subnet mask for the cameras Default Gateway For specifying the gateway for the cam...

Page 109: ...n a fixed position name the view and save it Note Select ADo not detect in the future B check box on the Detect Device screen during the Auto Detect operation if you do not want the Detect Device screen of that camera to appear during subsequent Auto Detect operations For cameras that you have excluded from detection you can add A Page 74 them again manually at a later time This option enables you...

Page 110: ... is selected the Aunformat diskB or Aunpartition diskB message will appear Click OK to start initialization To cancel click the Cancel button If defragging cannot be executed for some reason a message to that effect will be displayed Press OK or Cancel to close the dialog Normally the hard disk is formatted prior to shipping but some types of hard disk may remain unformatted In this case you will ...

Page 111: ...he settings when archiving to NAS or the built in HDD on this screen NAS User Settings User name For specifying the user name for connecting to NAS Password For specifying the password for connecting to NAS NAS Drive Add Enter the IP address of the NAS to be connected to the Address and click the Add button Example Del Select the NAS to delete in List and click the Del button Auto Archive Enable a...

Page 112: ...me in OS Setting As the user s host name is not displayed on the User Administration screen it is recommended that you delete the Windows user and add again if you have changed the host name Memo To edit a preset user name or password select the user to edit from the Current isers groups list and click the Change password button To delete a preset user select the user from the Current isers groups...

Page 113: ...u to view live images from the selected camera PTZ Enables you to control the PTZ camera using the NVR Viewer PTZ Presets Enables you to move a PTZ camera to a preset position using the NVR Viewer Outoputs Enables you to trigger outputs such as by switching on lights and sounding sirens if such outputs can be generated Events Enables you to trigger manual events using the NVR Viewer Audio Enables ...

Page 114: ... 1 Click the Start button followed by clicking Control Panel 2 Click Network and Internet Connections Network Connections Connecting to a Computer Item Description Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server Windows XP Professional 32 and 64 bit or Windows Server 2003 32 and 64 bit CPU Intel Pentium4 or higher Xeon recommended for large views minimu...

Page 115: ...s button 7 Select Use the following IP address 8 Set IP address to 192 168 1 11 9 Set Subnet Mask to 255 255 255 0 10 Set Default gateway to 192 168 1 254 11 Click the OK button 12 Click the OK button on the Local Area Connections Proparties screen Note Do not use the same IP address in the same network environment Do not register multiple IP addresses with one NIC when specifying the computer net...

Page 116: ...ons and enter the IP address of VR N1600U E as Ahttp 192 168 1 253B A welcome page will appear Note Do not select Remote Client 2 Click Download and install NVR Viewer locally The Do you want to run or save this files confirmation message appears 3 Click the Run button Doing so starts up the NVR Viewer Setup Wizard 4 Click Next and follow the installation instructions Connecting to a Computer cont...

Page 117: ...he NVR Viewer 1 Double click the NVR Viewer shortcut on the desktop Memo If the NVR Viewer shortcut is not found on the desktop select ANVR ViewerB from the Start menu The NVR Viewer Login screen appears 084 8KGYGT ZZ NKEM KPKUJ VQ GZKV VJG YK CTF NVR NVRViewer VR N1600_J book Page 109 Wednesday August 8 2007 3 32 PM ...

Page 118: ...ee types of authentication Select ABasic authenticationB Windows authentication current user Windows authentication Login as the current Windows user Windows authentication Windows authentication You can login as a Windows user but a user name and password will be required Basic authentication Basic authentication A user name and password will be required to login to VR N1600U E C User name For en...

Page 119: ... Viewer For uses of the NVR Viewer refer to the following pages 䢇 Viewing Live Images via Mouse Control A Page 28 䢇 Playing Back Recorded Images via Mouse Control A Page 34 䢇 Screen Setup A Page 54 Exiting Logging Out of the NVR Viewer 䡵 Logging Out 1 Click the Log Out button You are logged out and the Login screen of the NVR Viewer appears again Note If you have rebooted the VR N1600U E or NVR Vi...

Page 120: ...ed on the rear side of this unit You can combine external hard disk drives with this unit in the following ways Combinations other than those below are not possible 500 GB 1 unit 1 TB 1 unit 1 TB 1 unit 2 TB 1 unit 2 TB 1 unit 2 TB up to 2 units Connecting an External Hard Disk Drive 1 Press and hold the OPERATE button for about 2 seconds to turn the operation off 2 Turn off the power switch on th...

Page 121: ...hiving A Page 95 and HDD Utility A Page 102 Follow the instructions in the NAS Instruction Manual for configuration of NAS settings It may take a while before formatting or RAID settings can be completed For details consult the NAS manufacturer Combining a Button with the FUNCTION Button 䡵 FUNCTION REC CONTROL Displays the main menu APage 24 Opening the Main Menu 䡵 FUNCTION LIVE BROWSE Reboots the...

Page 122: ...ave specified the JCBP S protocol in AP T Z type controlled through COM1 COM2B of PTZ Camera Settings COM1 COM2 control of the iris focus and camera menu are also enabled on the live screen of the NVR Viewer in addition to PTZ control Memo A PTZ camera is an analog camera with an analog output that enables PTZ control via RS 485 1 Press and hold the FUNCTION button and press the 5 keypad button at...

Page 123: ...r Tilts the camera upwards Tilts the camera downwards Pans the camera to the right Pans the camera to the left Zooms out Zooms in Opens the iris Closes the iris Sets the focus to a distant position Focuses automatically Sets the focus to a closer position Position Selection For selecting HOME or any position between 1 to 50 For moving to the position selected using Position Selection For registeri...

Page 124: ...lure History The power failure history appears The Power Filure History is empty if no power failure has occurred in the past B Information Screen Resolution Displays the screen resolution This is expressed in units of Avertical pixel x horizontal pixelB Operating Time Displays the total operating time of VR N1600U E This is expressed in the Ahours minutes secondsB format C Close Closes the Mainte...

Page 125: ...er in the removable disk from the folder list in the Explorer The exported folder appears on the list on the right Memo The name of the exported folder is indicated as follows The date of the folder name indicates the exported date YYYYMMDDhhmmss_YYYYMMDDhhmmss _ Camera Model Camera name 4 Double click the data folder in the list on the right side of the Explorer A file list appears in the right l...

Page 126: ...cified date time while checking the images Data Playback Stopping Data Playback 䡵 Playback 1 Set the playback speed using the speed control 2 Click the Play button The data base is played back at the specified speed 䡵 Stopping Playback 1 Click the Stop button Data playback stops Exiting the Export Viewer 1 Go to the Start menu and select File Close Ends the Export Viewer Memo You can also click on...

Page 127: ...utton Setup Section Z axis Y axis X axis Joystick Item Description A Invert By default the PTZ camera moves to the right when you push the joystick to the right along the X axis and moves up when you pull the joystick towards you along the Y axis The movements are reversed if you select Invert B Absolute By selecting AAbsoluteB the angle of the joystick corresponds to the direction of the camera C...

Page 128: ...VGA 27 0 17 26 52 86 258 521 1210 15 0 33 49 98 162 470 905 1951 8 0 63 95 187 306 854 1556 3014 5 0 102 152 298 484 1293 2233 3926 䢇 16 Channel Recording No Audio Recording Additional HDD 1 TB 1 Unit Hour Image Size Data Image kB Frame rate per channel per second ips 30 15 10 5 3 1 0 5 0 2 Picture Quality Settings VGA 32 0 49 74 148 247 747 1519 3833 24 0 67 100 200 333 1004 2033 5118 20 0 80 120...

Page 129: ... 301 580 920 2234 3489 5246 䢇 8 Channel Recording No Audio Recording Additional HDD 1 TB 1 Unit Hour Image Size Data Image kB Frame rate per channel per second ips 30 15 10 5 3 1 0 5 0 2 Picture Quality Settings VGA 32 0 50 101 151 303 504 1519 3061 7689 24 0 68 135 203 405 676 2033 4089 10259 20 0 81 163 244 488 813 2444 4912 12316 16 0 102 204 305 611 1018 3061 6146 15401 QVGA 27 0 60 120 180 36...

Page 130: ...ate Same as recording Not Selected Same sa speedup Selected Database Settings Database Settings A Page 96 Max records in database Selected 108000 Maxtimespan in database Not Selected Archive automatically when database is full Selected In case of database failure the following action syould be taken Repair Scan Delete if fails Repair Delete if fails Archive if fails Delete no repair Archive no rep...

Page 131: ... Not Selected Archive Setup Archiving A Page 95 Delet databases in the backup directory older then days 9999 Send email on archive error Selected Automatic path selection Selected Daily archiving times 12 00 00 Name All Selected Camera Properties Adjusting Camera Settings A Page 57 Image Quality Full Super High for megapixel High Medium Low Frame Rate Unlimited Medium Low Maintain Image Aspect Rat...

Page 132: ...5minutes 10minutes 10minutes Continue OS Settings OS Setting A Page 64 Network Adapter Interface Name Intel姞 82566DM Gigabit Network LAN1 Camera Network Obtain an IP address automatically Not Selected IP address 192 168 0 253 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Perferred DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Alternate DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Host Name vr n1600 DNS Domain Name None Intel姠8225xER PCI Adapter ...

Page 133: ...ve MAC Address None Distribution Settings Distribution Settings Details A Page 104 Server Configuration Name Server Port 80 Enable Outside IP Address Not Selected Max number of clients 11 User Administration Full access for all users Selected Log Files Days to log 10 Audit Log Audit Log Enable Audit Logging Not Selected Language Support and XML Encoding Language Japanese shift jis User Administrat...

Page 134: ...utton on the front panel and press the OPERATE button for 7 seconds or longer to shut down the power forcibly When the power is forcibly shut down recorded images that are not archived A Page 95 may not be properly played back The following message appears after the power is turned on ACOMS Settings Wrong CMOS Date Time Not Press F1 to Run SETUP Press F2 to load default values and continueB The bu...

Page 135: ...g HDD Capacity 500 GB 1 䡵 Recording Display Distribution capacity When display is available Max 160 ips 80 ips 80 ips When display is not available Max 240 ips 0 ips 80 ips When NVR Viewer is not started up 䡵 Attachments Accessories VR N1600U Start up Guide 1 CD ROM 1 Power Cord 2 m 1 Rack Mount Bracket 2 Warranty Card 1 Service Information Card 1 Screw M4 10 mm 4 Screw M5 11 mm 4 VR N1600E Start ...

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