Pelco DX4600 manuale d’uso

OPERA TION/CONFIGURA TION C2674M-C (7/09) Server Software Application DX4500/DX4600 Digital V ideo Recorder[...]

2 C2674M-C (7/09) Contents Introduction Welcome to the DX4500/DX4600 Series DVRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Models and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 3 Linking Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Alarm Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 C2674M-C (7/09) Displaying Vide o on the VGA Mo nitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 System Log and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 5 List of Illustrations 1 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 GUI T ool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 C2674M-C (7/09) 61 Notification Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 62 Mail Option Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 7 124 Selecting a Media T ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 125 Export Sear ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 C2674M-C (7/09) List of T ables A Product Models and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 B Maximum IPS Recording Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 9 Introduction W elcome to the DX4500/DX4600 Series DVRs A fully featured and fully af fordable entry- level digital video recorder (DVR), the D X4500/DX4600 Series DVR is the next genera tion in DVRs. Equipped with an embedded operating sy stem, it offers ca mera capacit y , features, a nd functiona lity exceeding other DVRs. Th e [...]

10 C2674M-C (7/09) • Pre- and po st-alarm recording • Main monitor for VG A or analog display , analog spot monitor • Multilangua ge on-screen display • USB, CD-RW , or DVD±RW for video export • Event noti fication by e-mail, Emergency Agent, or sou nder • T ime/date, event, bookmark, ex port, and pixel search REMOTE CLIENT SOFT WARE A[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 11 UPGRADE POLICY Pelco’ s representation s regarding product features an d performanc e are limited to th ose made in the specification sheet and ins tallation/ operation manuals at th e time the p roduct was manufactured . Pelco do es not repr esent or war rant that any upgrad es to produ ct ha rdware or software will be made av[...]

12 C2674M-C (7/09) Getting Acquainted Application Window The DX4500/DX4600 application window pro vides a user-friendly graphical user inte rface (GUI) that al lows you to operate an d con figure the system through the front pan el, remote co ntrol, or mouse . Configuratio n of the un it is accomplis hed throug h the setup win dow . T he appli cati[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 13 GUI T oolbar The DX4500/DX4 600 GUI tool bar is used to ac cess the setup menus, dialog bo xes, and cont rols that allo w you to operat e and configu re the DVR. Y ou can use th e USB mouse to eas ily and qu ickly change s ettings and operate the system. Y ou can also operat e the DX4500 /DX4600 from the front panel and rem ote c[...]

14 C2674M-C (7/09) Setup Menu For informat ion about using the Set up menu to c onfigure t he DX4500/DX460 0, refer to Navigating the Setu p Window on page 25. Figure 3. Camera Menu HDD Partition Notification Stop: Stops playback. Forward: Provides two modes: • Forward playback: Plays ba ck recorded video in th e forward direction a t the norma l[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 15 PTZ Control The PTZ cont rol is avail able for cameras that suppor t PTZ funct ions using P elco C, Pelco P , and D pr otocols. It is also avail ab le for supporte d third- party dome came ras. In additi on, the PTZ option must be enabled and a protocol must be assigned to the camera cha nnel. For info rmation a bout configuring [...]

16 C2674M-C (7/09) Front Panel Figure 5. Front Panel ì Access Door: Provides ac cess to the p ower switch and optical CD/DVD drive. î Channel and Camera Control Buttons: • Button [1]: Only selects camera 1. • Buttons [2–8], Eight-Channel Unit or [2–16], Sixteen-Channel Unit: Selects the respective ca mera and its alternate function. (Pres[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 17 r Playback Controls: Left Arrow: Provides two functions. • Reverse: Searches recorded vid eo at normal s peed. Repe atedly pres s the button to search r ecorded video in the re verse direction at 2x, 3x, or 4 x the norm al speed. • Reverse Skip: A ctivates when playback is paused. Press the bu tton to pl ay back vid eo frame-[...]

18 C2674M-C (7/09) ~í Monitor Selection: • Main: Displays the Selecting Start ing Channel dialog box, t o select the window presentation as viewed on the VGA or main analog monito r . Use in conj unction with buttons 1– 8 or 1–16, t o select whi ch camera i nput is displ ayed firs t on the VGA or main analog monitor . This butto n performs t[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 19 Remote Control Figure 6. Remote Control . ì POWER: • T urns on the unit. • If the DVR is turned o n but a user is not logg ed on, th e message “ Y ou have to lo gin first” a ppears. • If a us er is alrea dy logged o n, the messa ge “Please e nter the password” appears. If there is no activity for a p eriod of ti me[...]

20 C2674M-C (7/09) r Selection Controls: • Arrow Buttons: Selects menu opt ions. • ENTER: Selects the high lighted menu item. s SEARCH: Displays the Search menu. t Playback Controls: • PA U S E : Pauses playback. • STOP: Stops playback. • REC: Starts and sto ps record ing. • REVERSE: Searches recorded video in the reverse di rection. ?[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 21 V irtual Keyboard The DX4500/DX4600 provides a virtual on- screen keyboar d to perform the fo llowing: • Select a user name and ty pe the a p assword to l og on or off of the DVR. • Create camera na mes. • Create holid ay schedul e names. • Assign TCP/IP settings (IP addre ss, subn et mask, and s o forth). • Set up mail[...]

22 C2674M-C (7/09) T urning On and Logging On to the DVR Y ou must log on to the DX45 00/DX4600 with a valid user name (ID) and p assword to o perate the D VR. User names and password s are case sensitive. By default, th e DX4500/DX4600 comes with one logi n acco unt; the user name is admin and the defa ult password is admin . NOTE: If you are l og[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 23 By default, the lett ers on the virtual keyboard are lo wercase (a to z). It also uses numerals 0 to 9, and special characters. Figure 9. Login Virtual Keyboard 4. T o enter the default p assword, do one of the following: • On the front pane l or remote control, press the arrow buttons to select “a” from the virtual keyboar[...]

24 C2674M-C (7/09) Logging Off and T urning Off the DVR On the front panel or r emote control, press LOGIN. Using the mo use, click the Login icon . The Login icon changes from bl ue to black, indicating y ou are logg ed off. Y ou must be logged on to the DVR with administra tor level permission to tur n off the DX4500/DX4600. 1. On the fron t pane[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 25 Set Up Setup Window The DX4500/DX46 00 comes precon figured wit h system default s that allo w you to immedia tely begin u sing the DVR to view live video . For a description of all of t he system defaults, refer to DX4500/D X4600 Factory Defaults on pa ge 127. The DX4500/DX4 600 Setup window allows you to conf igure the DX4500 /[...]

26 C2674M-C (7/09) Figure 11. Setup Window Panes Pane Front Panel/Remote Control Mouse ì Menu: Displays the menu commands. • Press the up/do wn arrow buttons to move to a menu command. • Press ENTER to sele ct a menu command. When a menu co mmand is selected, the cursor moves to th e Option pane. Click a menu command. î Option: Displays the o[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 27 Camera Menu Setup 1. On the fron t panel or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to highlight the Camera menu. Using the mouse, click t he Camera menu. The cam era options are displayed. Figure 12. Camera Menu 2. On the fron t panel or remote control, press ENTE R. Using the mo use, click the Properties menu. The Prop[...]

28 C2674M-C (7/09) 3. T o crea te a camera na me, do the foll owing: a. On the front panel or remo te control, press ENTER. Using the mou se, click CH 01. The cha nnel 01 name box is highlig hted. b. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to highlight a channel, and th en press ENTER. Using the mouse, click a channe[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 29 V IDEO ADJUSTMENT The video adjustment option allows you to set the characteristic s (brightnes s, contra st, and colo r) of displ ayed vide o, and how it is recorded and stored for each came ra. 1. From the options pane, on the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlig ht Video Adjust ment. Using [...]

30 C2674M-C (7/09) Figure 16. PTZ Camera Information Ta b l e C lists the supported third-par ty devices and the protoc ol used by each device t o operate the pan/tilt/zo om, focus, ir is, and pr eset feat ures. 1. On the fro nt panel or remote contr ol, press the up/down arro w bu ttons to highlight PTZ. Using the mouse , click PTZ. The PTZ option[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 31 2. T o select a PTZ channel, do the foll owing: a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse click Channel. The Channel property is highlighted . b. On the front panel or remo te control, press ENTER, or click in th e settings box. The channe l settings b ox changes co lor . c. On the front pane l or re[...]

32 C2674M-C (7/09) 7. T o conduct a PTZ test to verify commun ication with the camera, do the following : a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/down a rrow buttons to highlight PTZ T est. If using the mouse and the PT Z T est property is not already highlighted, click PTZ T est. b. On the front p anel or remo te control, press ENTE[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 33 VIDEO SETUP VIDEO FORMAT 1. On the fro nt panel or remote control, press the u p/down arrow bu ttons to highlig ht Video. Usin g the mouse, click V ideo. The Video option is highligh ted and the Video Format pr operty settin g is displayed. Figure 19. Video Option Settings 2. On the fro nt panel or remote control, press ENTER twi[...]

34 C2674M-C (7/09) 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/dow n arrow buttons to highlight Record. U sing the mouse, click Record. Th e Record optio n is highligh ted and th e property settings ar e displayed. Figure 20. Record Option Settings 2. T o co nfigure a re cord settin g, do the fo llowing: a. On the front panel or remot e [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 35 MULTI-EVENT RECORDING SETUP NOTE: Only the DX4600 supports multi-event recording. Multi-event re cording includ es any single event or combinatio n of events asso ciated with an insta nt, alarm, or motion recording . Instant record is the highest priority r ecording ev ent. The DX4600 allows you to sched ule each camera to re cor[...]

36 C2674M-C (7/09) INSTANT RECORD SETUP 1. On the front panel or remo te control, pr ess the up/d own arrow butt ons to highlig ht Instant Record. Usin g the mouse, click In stant Rec ord . Th e I nsta nt Rec ord opt ion is hig hli ght ed and the pro per ty set tin gs appear . 2. T o co nfigure a c hannel’ s record settin g for a mo tion even t, [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 37 Schedule Menu Setup The DX4500/DX46 00 provides a flexible sc heduling fe ature that allows you to create da ily , weekly , and holiday sche dules. Record ing sche dules are easily cr eated for each channe l and change d without af fecting th e schedule o f other cha nnels. Up to 10 differe nt holiday s c hedules can be created. [...]

38 C2674M-C (7/09) DAILY RECORDING SCHEDULE 1. T o create a daily record ing schedule, on the front pane l or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to highlight a d ay of the week. Using th e mouse, click a day of the week. Th e option is h ighlighte d and the s chedule is displayed. Figure 23. Daily Recording Schedule 2. T o s chedule c[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 39 b. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the left/right a rrow buttons to highlight OK, and then press ENTER. Using the mouse, click OK. The settings are saved and th e Live view mode is displayed. 4. T o return to the Record mode, do the following: a. On the fron t panel, press the MENU/ESC button or press the MENU/ESC bu[...]

40 C2674M-C (7/09) The “Select we ekly period t o copy highl ighted sched ule to” dial og box is d isplayed. Figure 27. W eekly Period Dialog Box 3. T o se lect the pe riod to c opy the sche dule to, do the following : a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse, click the settings box. The settings box change s colo[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 41 5. On the fron t panel or remote control, press the left /right arrow buttons to highlight each destination channel, and th en pre ss ENTER. Using t he mouse, clic k the channel(s ). The channe l button chan ges color . Figure 29. Selecting Destination Channels 6. Once the destin ation channels are selected, on the front panel or[...]

42 C2674M-C (7/09) HOLIDAY SCHEDULES The DX4500 /DX4600 allows you to create up to 10 holiday schedules. If a h oliday schedule occurs on the same date as a weekday s chedule, the holiday sched ule will overr ide the week day schedule . CREATING A HOLIDAY SCHEDULE There are two ways to cr eate a holiday sched ule: • Assign a date and na me to the[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 43 b. On the front panel or remo te control, press the lef t/right arrow b uttons to hig hlight the mont h settings box, and the n press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the mo nth settings box. The month sett ings box changes color . c. On the front p anel or remote control, pres s the left/rig ht arrow butt ons to select t he desired[...]

44 C2674M-C (7/09) 9. T o open the blank schedule, do one of the f ollowing: • On the front pa nel, press the SHIFT button, and then press the Info button. • On the remote contr ol, press the Info button. • Using the mouse, click the Info button. The Holiday L ist dialog box opens. T he newly named schedule is displayed i n the Holida y List [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 45 14. Alternatively , to view pre-existing holiday schedules, do one of the following: • On the front pa nel, press the SHIFT button, and then pre ss the INFO button. • On the remot e control, press the IN FO button. • Using the mouse, click Info. The Holida y List dial og box open s. a. On the front panel or remo te control,[...]

46 C2674M-C (7/09) 3. T o edit a holiday sche du le, do the f ollowing: a. On the front panel or remo te control, pr ess the up/down arrow button s to highlig ht a schedule. Using the mouse, click a schedule. b. On the front panel or remote con trol, press up/down arrow but tons to highlight Edit, and t hen press ENTER. Using the mouse, click Edit.[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 47 DELETING A HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 1. Select the Holiday option. Figure 41. Holiday Option 2. T o display the Holiday List dialog box and do one of the following: • On the fron t panel, press the SHIFT button an d then press the Info butt on. • On the remote contr ol, press the Info button. • Using the mouse, click the Info button[...]

48 C2674M-C (7/09) 5. Save the revised Holiday list. a. Do one of t he following: • On the front pa nel, press the MENU/ESC button or pre ss the MENU/ESC button on the remote control un til the “Configuratio n data is chang ed. Save the new settings mess age?” dial og box is di splayed. • Using the mou se, click Exi t. The “Confi guration[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 49 Display Menu Setup MAIN AND SPOT MONITORS Y ou can select t he display language and c onfigure th e display set tings to hid e channel na mes and stat us informati on, specify th e main and spot monitor dwell ti me, and configur e the spot moni tor for cove rt operation. If a user is lo gged on with ad ministrator-level permis si[...]

50 C2674M-C (7/09) 2. T o ch ange the lang uage, on th e front panel or re mote control, press ENT ER. Using the mo use, click t he Display men u option. Th e OSD property i s highlighte d, and its pr operty set tings are d isplayed. ENG LISH is the def ault langua ge. The disp lay language changes immediately to reflect the language set ting. Figu[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 51 8. T o co nfigure th e spot monit or event po p-up settin g, do the f ollowing: a. On the front pa nel or remote control, use the up/dow n arrow buttons to highlight Event Popup. Us ing the mouse, click Event Popup. b. Press ENTER on the front panel or remote control. Using th e mouse, click the Event Pop up se ttings box. The se[...]

52 C2674M-C (7/09) Linking Menu Setup The pre- a nd post-event recording settings fo r alarms a nd motion ar e configure d in the Reco rd menu. For informati on about pre- and post-event recording s etup, re fer to Schedule Menu Setup on page 37 . 1. On the fron t panel or remote control, pr ess the up/down arr ow buttons to highlight the Linking m[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 53 2. Change the Input T ype. a. Do one of t he following: • On the front panel or r emote control, press ENTER. The Input T ype sett ings box i s highlighte d. Figure 48. Input T ype Settings Box • Using the mouse, click the Input T ype , Camera, or Relay Output settings box. The sett ings box changes color . b. On the fron t p[...]

54 C2674M-C (7/09) MOTION DETECTION 1. From the Setup widow , on the front panel or remote contr ol, press th e up/down arrow b uttons to hi ghlight Motio n. Using the mouse, click Motion. The Motion option is high lighted an d the property settings are displayed. Figure 51. Property Option Settings 2. T o chan ge a channe l’ s motion se tting, d[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 55 5. T o co nfigure th e motion a rea, do the following: a. On the fron t panel or r emote contr ol, press the up/down arro w buttons to highlight t he Area opti on. Using the mouse, click t he Area option . The Area pr operty is highlighted and motion d etection ca n now be ob served in t he view windo w . b. On the front panel or[...]

56 C2674M-C (7/09) • T o clear a selected view area, d o one of the following: – On the front pa nel or remote control, p ress any of the arrow buttons to highlight a sele cted cell in the motion detection area, and then press ENTER. The cell is deselected. Re peat this process until you have deselected all of the cells. – If using th e mouse[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 57 3. T o display the setting you want to configure, on the front panel or remote control, use the lef t/righ t arrow buttons to navi gate to the settings box. Then press ENTER to select the desired settings. Press ENTER and use the le ft/ri ght arrow buttons . Using the mouse, click the settings box to display the setting you want [...]

58 C2674M-C (7/09) Network Menu Setup If you are installin g the DX4500/DX4600 in a ne twork environment, you must configure the DVR network settings to use the follow ing: • Client software application: Allows you to log on to, operat e, and administer up to sixteen DX4500/DX460 0 server systems simultaneously from a remot e location. the DX4500[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 59 4. On the front panel or remo te control, pr ess ENTER. Usi ng the mouse, click TCP/IP . The TCP/IP proper ties are di splayed. Figure 57. TCP/IP Properties 5. Y ou can configure the TCP/IP settings to suppo rt your application. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Usin g the mouse, click DHCP . The settings for[...]

60 C2674M-C (7/09) 6. Save the cha nges. a. Do one of t he following: • On the front pa nel, press the MENU/ESC button or pre ss the MENU/ESC button on the remote control un til the “Configuratio n data is chang ed. Save the new settings mess age?” dial og box is di splayed. • Click Exit. “The Configur ation data is changed. Save the new [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 61 3. T o enter the DDNS user name. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse, click User Name. The settings for th e selected property a re highlighted . b. On the front p anel or remote control, press EN TER. Using the mouse, click the proper ty setting. The settings box changes co lo r and the virtua[...]

62 C2674M-C (7/09) 5. Save the cha nges. a. Do one of t he following: • On the front pa nel, press the MENU/ESC button or pre ss the MENU/ESC button on the remote control un til the “Configuratio n data is chang ed. Save the new settings mess age?” dial og box is di splayed. • Click Exit. “The Configur ation data is changed. Save the new [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 63 MAIL The DX4500/DX46 00 mail featur e sends an e -mail notific ation to all designated users when a n event is det ected. (for example, an alarm or motion event is detecte d and the ADMINISTRA TOR password is change d) This event must be specified usi ng the notifi cation option. For information about conf iguring the notifica ti[...]

64 C2674M-C (7/09) 4. T o co nfigure th e SMTP s erver setti ngs. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse, click Notification. The settings box cha nges color . b. On the front pan el or remote con trol, press th e up/down arrow bu ttons to highlig ht SMTP Server and then pres s ENTER. Using the mouse, click SMTP Ser[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 65 6. As many as three email addre sses can be co nfigured f or mail no tification. Perform the procedure in step 5b fo r entering the e -mail addresses. Repeat the process fo r each subsequent e-mail addre ss. Figure 65. SMTP Configuration and E-mail Address 7. T o verify the SMTP server co nnection, on the front panel or remote co[...]

66 C2674M-C (7/09) EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION The DX4500/DX46 00 emergenc y notifica tion featu re sends an eme rgency repo rt to the designated computer on which the Emer gency Ag ent application is running (for exampl e, alarm or motion event is de tected and the ADMINISTRA TOR password is changed). This event m ust be specified using th e notificati[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 67 4. T o co nfigure a d estination compute r IP addres s. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse, click Notification. The settings box cha nges color . b. On the front p anel or remote control, pr ess the up/down arrow buttons t o highlight IP Address/Por t and press EN TER. Using the mouse, click I[...]

68 C2674M-C (7/09) System Menu Setup The DX4500/DX46 00 system setti ngs should b e configured b efore th e unit is put into se rvice. Some of the se ttings affect how vi d eo data is stored and backed up, and ho w the unit is operated and administ ered from a remote client application. • Date/T ime: Es tablishes the time frame f or configur ing [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 69 1. From the Syst em menu, on the front panel or remote control, press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the D ate/T ime option. The Dat e/T ime settings are displaye d; the default date format is MM/DD/YYYY . Figure 71. Date/T ime Settings 2. Select the date . a. On the front panel or remo te control, press ENTER twic e. Using th e m[...]

70 C2674M-C (7/09) 4. Set the da te format. a. On the fron t panel or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to highlight the Dat e Format property , and then press ENTER. Using t he mouse, clic k the Date Fo rmat settin gs box. The s ettings box changes color . b. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the left/right a rrow butto n[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 71 CONFIGURING DAYLIGHT SAVING The DVR has th e following conditions when the DST feature i s used: • Daylight Saving OFF: By default, the Daylig ht Saving feature is set to OFF . In this case, there is no chan ge in the system tim e stam p for recorded d ata throug hout the y ear . The effectiv e date is se t using th e Date, T i[...]

72 C2674M-C (7/09) e. Press the lef t/right arrow b uttons t o highlight the day se ttings box, and then pr ess ENTER. Usi ng the mouse, click the da y settings box. Th e sett ings box changes color . f. On the fr ont panel or remote cont rol, press t he left/right arrow button s to displa y the desire d name of th e day , and then press ENTER. Usi[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 73 NTP The intern al time of the DX4500 /DX4600 can be synchroniz ed with an ex ternal ti me source usin g the NTP D ate/T ime con figuration o ption. • NTP: Sychronizes t he DVR’ s time. This f eature must be enabled before th e NTP serve r is select ed. NOTE: If the NTP option is set to ON, the Date/T ime opti on is unav ailab[...]

74 C2674M-C (7/09) 4. If you selected PRIV A TE SERVER, perform steps 4a through 4c. If you select ed PUBLIC SERVER, go to step 5. a. On the front panel or r emote control, press the u p/down arrow b uttons to hi ghlight Priv ate T ime Ser ver and pre ss ENTER. Using the mouse, click the settings bo x. The “Enter the privat e time server IP addre[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 75 SOUND The DX4500 /DX4600 sound featu re allows you to configure t he DVR to issue an audible so und in response to the a ctivation of a bu tt on, an even t (alarm or motion), and a system stat e. The sound feature has the following guidelines: • Button: If set to ON, the system issues a si ngle beep when a front panel or remote[...]

76 C2674M-C (7/09) USER ACCOUNTS User accounts a re administered locally on the server or remot ely over the network using the clie nt application. A user account consists o f three items: • ID: The user name is created by the syst em admi nistrator . The default is ADMINISTRA TOR ID. The user na me has the foll owing guidelin es: – Characters:[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 77 CHANGING THE ADMINISTRATOR DEFAULT PASSWORD 1. From the System menu , on the front panel or remote contro l, press ENTER. Th en press the up/down arrow buttons to hig hlight U ser . Using the mouse, click th e User option. The User settin gs are displayed. By default, the DVR comes preconfigu red with the user name set to ADMINIS[...]

78 C2674M-C (7/09) ADDING A NEW USER Up to nine additional use rs can be added to the user list. Onl y a user with administ rator level permi ssions can add, mo dify , or delete users. For information about user level permiss ions, refe r to User Ac counts on page 7 6. 1. From the System menu , on the front panel or remote contro l, press ENTER. Th[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 79 SOFTWARE UPDATE The DX4500/DX46 00 Update fe ature all ows you to up grade DVR soft ware and ad d or upgrade PTZ protoc ols. The cu rrent DVR set tings are not deleted or replaced du ring the update proce ss. Y ou can perfor m an update from either the USB drive or the netw ork server . • USB drive: – All USB device s, except[...]

80 C2674M-C (7/09) e. On the front panel or remo te control, press the up /down arrow bu ttons to hig hlight Updat e, and then press ENTER. U sing the mouse, click Update. The “Do you want to update the DVR S/W?” dialog box opens. Figure 79. DVR S/W Dialog Box f. On the front panel or re mote control, press the left/right arrow bu ttons to high[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 81 CONFIGURATION IMPORTING, EXPORT, AND F ACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS The DX4500/DX460 0 Configuration option allows you to impor t and export the DVR configuratio n settings. Multiple DVRs can be con figured quickly from a USB drive. Factory defaults can be easily resto r ed. For information about the fact ory default settings, refer t[...]

82 C2674M-C (7/09) 4. T o reset the DVR to factory defaults: NOTE: Setting the DVR to factory defaul ts deletes the customized settings. T o save the customized settings, be sure to perform a configuratio n export be fore reset ting the DVR to the factor y defaults. a. On the front panel or remo te control, pr ess the up/down arrow button s to high[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 83 FORMATTING THE SYSTEM DRIVES NOTE: The default setting is ALL . The settings box can be accessed, but it cannot be changed. If a ne w drive is installed, the system only formats the newly instal led drive; th e current drives ar e not reformatted. 1. From the Syst em menu, on the front panel o r remote control, press ENTER. The n[...]

84 C2674M-C (7/09) 3. Config ure the full warning limit . a. On the front pa nel or remote, press the up/down arrow butto ns to highlight Full Warning, and th en press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the Full War ning settings box. The settings box change s color . b. On the front pa nel or remote, press the left/right arrow button s to display the d[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 85 INSTANT BACKUP 1. From the Syst em menu, on the front panel or rem ote control, press ENTER. Then pres s the up/down arrow buttons to highlight Backup. Using t he mouse, clic k the Backup o ption. The Backu p settings are displaye d. Figure 85. Backup Settings 2. Connect or in sert the backup media. 3. Select the pa rtition. a. O[...]

86 C2674M-C (7/09) b. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Then press the left/right arrow buttons to select a media. Using the mouse, click the de vice settings box. 6. Select the time range da te. a. On the front p anel or remote control, pr ess the up/down arrow buttons t o highlight T ime Range Date, and then pres s ENTER. Using [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 87 W EEKLY BACKUP SCHEDULE The DX4500/DX46 00 weekly back up feature allows you t o perform an a utomatic bac kup of recor ded data to a USB device; the D VR does no t back up data to CD/DVD media. Data can be backed up for one or more days, from one minute to 24 hou rs. And, the DVR can be configure d to back up all, normal (in sta[...]

88 C2674M-C (7/09) d. On the fron t panel or remote contro l, press the left/right arrow buttons to highlight the desired hour , and then press ENTER . Using the mouse, click the settings box. e. Repeat the procedure i n steps 6b and 6c t o select the desired minutes. 7. Repeat the procedure i n step 6 to select the Time Range Start day and time. T[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 89 4. Select the Sche dule setting: a. On the front pa nel or on the remote control press the left/rig ht arrow bu ttons to display DA IL Y . Using the mouse, click the settings box. b. On the front panel or on t he remote cont rol press E NTER to select the setting . Using the mo use, click Sch edule. The s ettings box changes colo[...]

90 C2674M-C (7/09) d. If the “Configura tion data is changed.” dialog box is displa yed , press the left/right arrow buttons on the front pane l or remote contro l to highlig ht OK, and th en press ENTER. Using the mous e, click OK. The system return s to the Live View mode. The backup status ind icator is displaye d and two messages ap pear (r[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 91 5. Start the fo rmatting process. a. On the front panel or remo te control, press the up/d own arrow butt ons to highlig ht Erase Me dia. Figure 94. Starting the Formatting Process b. On the front pa nel or remote control, press ENTER. Using t he mouse, click Erase Media. The “Wou ld you like to erase a media?” dialog box ope[...]

92 C2674M-C (7/09) V IEWING BACKED UP VIDEO The DX4500/DX46 00 supports t hree differ ent search mode s when viewing backed up vid eo: date/time, e vent, and pi xel search. NOTE: Video that is backed up on the DX4500/DX4600 s erver can on ly be play ed back on t he server . 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press any of the ar row buttons t[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 93 SYSTEM IR REMOTE ID AND USER LOGOUT IR REMOTE ID The DX4500/DX46 00 infrared (IR) ID feature allows you to transmit a u nique IR Remote ID (01–09) from the remote control to one or more DVRs. Each DVR that is p reconfigured with the transmit ted ID is enab led to respon d to and be oper ated by the r emote contr ol. All DVRs wi[...]

94 C2674M-C (7/09) 5. T o transmit an IR Remote ID fr om the remote control to the DVRs, ensure that the units are in the line of sight of the remo te control and do the following: NOTE: This step re quires a qu ick response when progra mming the remote control. a. On the remote control, pr ess the ID bu tton. Wi thin two seco nds, press a number r[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 95 Recovering the Administrator Password T o reco ver the adminis trator user password, do the follo wing: 1. On the left side o f the unit, locate the manufacturer’ s serial numbe r . 2. Contact Pe lco Product Support with the fo llowing information: a. Manufacture r’ s serial number . b. Current date located on the toolb ar . [...]

96 C2674M-C (7/09) Operation About Basic System Defaults The DX4500/DX46 00 comes precon figured wit h system default s that allo w the DVR to be used to immedi ately view and record video. For a description of all of t he system defaults, refer to DX4500/D X4600 Factory Defaults on pa ge 127. Live V ideo After the DX45 00/DX4600 i s installed a nd[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 97 INSTANT RECORD AND PLAYBACK The instant record fe ature allows you to start a manual recordin g session immediately f rom the liv e view mode. Initiate the ins tant record mode for channels that are schedule d for normal, alarm, or motion re co rd mode. Instant reco rd is the highest prior ity recording even t. Observe the follow[...]

98 C2674M-C (7/09) 4. T o return to the live view mode, on the fr ont panel or remote control, pre ss STOP . Usin g the mouse, click the s top button . Figure 101. Viewing Playback and Live Video Simultaneously PTZ IN LIVE VI EW The DX4500/DX46 00 displays a PTZ contro l for operat ing and admin istering came ras that su pport PTZ functions u sing [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 99 W ORKING WITH PTZ DEVICES USING THE KBD300A KEYBOARD Y ou can use the Pelco KBD30 0A keyboard to setup and operate PT Z devices. Refer to Ta b l e F for a lis t of suppor ted KBD300A controls. Fo r information a bout the DX4500/DX4600 GUI PTZ Control, refer to PTZ Control on page 15. F or inform ation about connecti ng and oper a[...]

100 C2674M-C (7/ 09) ACTIVATING PRESETS 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press any of the ar row buttons to select a camera pane. Usin g the mouse, click a camera pane. A red border highlights the selected pane. 2. Press PTZ on th e front panel or the remote cont rol. Using the mouse, click the PTZ butto n . The PTZ control is displayed. F[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 101 SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX4500/DX46 00 auxiliary feature allo ws you to cont rol external equipment connected to the auxil iary outputs o f Spectra do me s or Esprit ® positioning systems. The auxiliary function is im plemented throug h Pelco D and Pelco P protocols. The AUX key sel ects the au xiliary mode .[...]

102 C2674M-C (7/ 09) 6. V erify that you can activate the preset. a. On the fron t panel or remote control, press any o f the ar row buttons to move the camera to another locati on. Using the mouse, click th e Move buttons . b. If you changed th e camera’ s zoom or focus, verify that th e settings are different than the preset settings. c. Do one[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 103 6. V eri fy the pa ttern can b e activat ed. • On the front pa nel, press the pattern number , and then press SHIFT + P A TTERN. • On the remote con trol, press the patter number , and then press P A TTERN. • Using the mouse, click the pattern n umber , and then click P A TTERN. The pattern executes. 7. T o stop the pat te[...]

104 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Figure 103. Camera Setup Menu 4. Move up and d own through camera menu choices. • Press the up/do wn arrow buttons on the front panel an d remote control. Using the mouse, click the Move b uttons . • Press SHIFT + FOCUS+ o n the front panel, and then pres s FOCUS+ or FOCUS-. NOTE: After you pr ess SHIFT , yo u can use th e [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 105 COPYING AND EXPORTING V IDEO The DX4500/DX46 00 allows you to copy and export recor ded video fr om the hard drive to an external sto rage device (USB drive, CD , and DVD±RW). For infor mation about copying and exporting video, refer to Exporting V ideo on page 126 . ACKNOWLEDGING AN ALARM OR MOTION EVENT The DX4500/DX46 00 all[...]

106 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Main and Spot Monitors MAIN MONITOR 1. On the fron t panel and remote control, pr ess the MAIN button . Using the mouse, click the MAIN icon. The Select Starting Channel dial og box opens. 2. Select a live v iew display format. The application window reor ganizes the d isplay forma t to the ne w setting. 3. On the front pa nel [...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 107 SPOT MONITOR 1. On the fron t panel and remote control, press the SPOT button , Using the mouse, click the SPOT icon on the toolbar . The spot monitor Select St arting Channe l dialog box op ens. 2. Select a displ ay format. On the front p anel and remot e control, p ress ENTER. U sing the mous e, click OK to accept the se tting[...]

108 C2674M-C (7/ 09) DISPLAYING VIDEO ON THE VGA MONITOR T o ch ange the vi deo display fro m the analog monitor to th e VGA monito r: 1. Connect the VG A monitor to the VGA connector . 2. T urn on the monitor . 3. On the fron t panel, press and hold the MAIN butt on. After appr oximately five seconds the sy stem will bee p and restar t. 4. V erify[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 109 System Log and Information LOG LIST The system log provides a ch ronology of events by de scription, date, and time. Y o u must log on to the system to view the system log. 1. On the front panel, pres s SHIFT + LOG. Press LOG on the remote control. Us ing the mous e, click the Sys tem Log ico n . The Syst em Log List is displaye[...]

110 C2674M-C (7/ 09) • View all system information: Any user can view system information. (1) Log on to the unit. (2) On the front panel, p ress SHIFT + INFO. Press INFO on the remote control. U sing the mous e, click the Information i con . The System Inf ormation dia log box appe ars. Figure 108. Example: System Information[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 111 Playback V ideo The DX4500/D X4600 supports two playba ck modes: playback and inst ant playback. The pl ayback mode is acces sed from the se arch win dow and is used by the searc h feature to displa y video resulting fr om a search operation. Playback video is displayed in PIP pr esentati on in the appl ication window . For info[...]

112 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Figure 109. Playback Video Playback Video Pane: Displays video in a picture-in-pic ture (PIP) presentation, which can o verlap the source channe l pane. • Depending on the number of channels, PIP views can be displayed in 1, 4, 9, and 16 format . • On the front p anel and remote control, use any of the arro w buttons to mov[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 113 Searching for V ideo Events SEARCH MEDIA The DX4500/DX46 00 supports f ive search mo des: date/t ime, event, b ookmark, expo rt, and pixe l search. Th e search fea ture can sear ch for video stored on th e HDD, USB drive, and optical drives. 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press any of the ar row buttons to select a ca[...]

114 C2674M-C (7/ 09) DATE/T IME SEARCH T o co nduct a dat e and time se arch: 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/dow n arrow buttons to move to the Date/T ime Search option, and then press ENTER. Using th e mouse, clic k the Date/T ime Sea rch option. Th e year sett ings box is h ighlighted in the current mo nth’ s calen dar .[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 115 c. On the front pane l or remote control, press the up/down a rrow buttons or the left/right arrow butt ons to move the timeline to s elect the play back start t ime. • The up/down ar row buttons move the timeline in 40-minute increments • The left/right arr ow buttons arrows move the timeline in 4-minute incr ements. • Us[...]

116 C2674M-C (7/ 09) DST DATE/T IME SEARCH If the DX4500/DX46 00 is configured for DST , the DVR uses a d ifferent approach to store and display vid eo. When DST is set to OF F, t h e D V R ’ s internal time auto matically adjusts backward one hour . Video is time- stamped and recorded one ho ur before and one hour after th e time change . When D[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 117 Figure 116. Date/T ime Search Results 3. Select one or more cha nnels from which to playback video. Y o u can select chan nels individu ally or press the “A” button to se lect al l of the channels at on ce. a. Do one of t he following: • DX4508/DX4 608: On the front panel or remot e control, press a number button for the c[...]

118 C2674M-C (7/ 09) 4. T o play back video from the selected chan nels, do one of the following: • On the front pa nel, press Play . On the remote control, press Play . • Using the mouse, click Play . The Select da ta dialog b ox opens. • T o play back video recorded with DST set to OFF , click OK. • T o play back video recorded with DST s[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 119 3. Select the time. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to select the hours sett ings hour box. b. Repeat the proc edure to select th e minutes. 4. Select the channels. • On the front pa nel or remote control. (1) Press the up/down arrow bu ttons to move to the channels settin gs box (2) [...]

120 C2674M-C (7/ 09) 7. The cursor high lights the first entry in the list. T o pla y back vide o, on the f ront panel or remote con trol, press the up/dow n arrow buttons to highlight a sear ch result in the list and then press P LA Y . Using the mouse, click a search result. T he PIP pane is displaye d in the center of th e applicat ion window. R[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 121 4. On the front panel or remo te control, press the u p/down arrow but tons to high light a sear ch result in the table. Using the m ou se, click the search result. 5. On the front panel or r emote control, press PLA Y . Usin g the mous e, click Pla y . The bookma rked video i s played in the PIP pan e . Figure 123. Playback of [...]

122 C2674M-C (7/ 09) 4. On the fron t panel or remot e control, p ress the up/d own arrow but tons to move t o the Export Search optio n, and then press EN TER. Using the mouse, click the Ex port Search option. The export ta ble appears. Figure 125. Export Search 5. On the front panel or remo te control, press the u p/down arrow but tons to high li[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 123 PIXEL SEARCH 1. On the front pa nel or remote control, press any of the ar row buttons to select a camera pane. Usin g the mouse, click a camera pane. A red border highlights the selected pane. 2. T o disp lay the search window, on the front panel or remote contro l, and then press SEARCH. Using the mouse, clic k the Search icon[...]

124 C2674M-C (7/ 09) 8. Set the ar ea. a. On the front pa nel or remote control, press the up/do wn arrow buttons to highlight the SET bu tton, and then press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the Set butt on. The pixel window is av ailable and the selected ca mera’ s video view is displayed. b. Do one of t he following: • On the front panel or rem[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 125 BOOKMARK PLAYBACK The DX4500/DX460 0 allows you to bookmark pl ayback or ins tant playback video for qui ck retrieva l or later use. Us e the bookmar k feature d uring playback to mark import events. T he bookmarks are retain ed with the r ecorded da ta until th e bookmarks a re deleted. NOTE: The DX4500 /DX4600 al lows you to b[...]

126 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Exporting V ideo The DX4500/DX460 0 allows you to export data to CD/DVD or USB media an d then preview th at data. For in formation about previe wing exported video, refe r to NOTES: • When exporting dat a, the start time must be set a minimu m of two minutes earlier tha n the current time. • The DX4500/DX4600 recorded vide[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 127 Appendix A DX4500/DX4600 FACTORY DEFAULTS T able G. Factory Default Setti ngs (Sheet 1 of 4) Menu Command Option Property Default Setting Factory Default Client Application Camera Properties Name DX4516/DX4616: CH01– 1 6 DX4508/DX4608 : CH 01– 08 Ye s Ye s Covert OFF Y es Y es Audio D X4516/DX4616: 01– 04, NONE DX4508/DX46[...]

128 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Instant Record Resolution 352 X 240 Y es Y es Quality ST ANDARD Y es Y es Image rate 3 Y es Y es Schedule Sun to Sat 1– 8 or 1–16 Alarm/Mo tion Y es Y es Holiday 1– 8 or 1–16 No record Y es Y es Display OSD Langu age ENGLISH Y es Y es Channel Name ON Y es Y es Channel Status ON Y es Y es Main Monitor Dwell T ime 2 SEC Y[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 129 Admin Passwo rd Changed OFF Y es Y es Video Loss ON Y es Y es Power On/Off ON Y es Y es Network (Continued) Mail Notification OFF Y es Y es SMTP Server Unavailabl e Y es Y es SMTP Port Nu mber 25 (Unavail able) Yes Y es User Name Unavailable Y es Y es Password Unavailable Y es Y es TLS OFF (Unavailable) Y es Mail Address 1 Unava[...]

130 C2674M-C (7/ 09) Password hi dden Y es Update Selection SYSTEM S/W Y es Y es Method USB Y es Y es Update Server Unavailable Y es Y es Update Updat e No Configuratio n Configuration Import Import Y es Configurat ion Export Export Y es Factory Default Default Set No Hard Disk Format ALL Y es Overwrite ALL Y es Yes Full Warning 90% Y e s Y es Even[...]

C2674M-C (7/09) 131 Appendix B T IME ZONE CONVERSION CHART T o determine your time, add the stand ard, daylight saving, or summer time to the Univer sal T ime (U T). T able H. T ime Zone Conversion Chart T ime Zone Standard T ime Daylight Saving and Summer T ime International D ate Line East (IDLE) +12 hours New Zealand St andard T ime (N ZST) +12 [...]

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