JVC 4ch Network Encoder VN-E4 manual

INSTR UCTIONS 4ch Netw ork Encoder LST0285-001A VN-E4 This manual describes the detail ed usage of VN-E4. For basic usage of VN-E4, refer to the A START-UP GUIDE B . Refer Readme file the CD-R OM for updated information.[...]

2 These are general IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS and certa in item s may not apply to all appliances. 1. Read all of these instructions. 2. Sav e these instructions for later use. 3. All warnings on the produ ct and in the operating instr uctions should be adhered to. 4. Unplug this appliance system from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid[...]

3 SAFETY PRECA UTI ONS (For USA) The lightning flash wish arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “d angerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exc lamation point within an eq[...]

4 Intr oduction 䡵 How to vie w this manu al 䡵 Symbols used 䡵 About the contents of this manual ● All rights reser ved by JVC. Unauthorized duplication or repri nting of this manual, in whole or in par t, is str ictly prohibited. ● Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Cor poration in the U.S. ● All other product names used in t[...]

5 Intr oduction (contin ued) 䡵 Features Distribu tion of 4-channel ima ges to the network VN-E4 compresses 4-channe l video input image s in the JPEG f or mat. F or VN-E4U, each cha nnel may be distribute d at a maximum rate of 30 fps. The ma ximum rate for 4 channels is 120 fps in total. For VN-E4E, each channel may be distributed at a maximum r[...]

6 Intr oduction (contin ued) 䡵 CONTENT Introduction How to view this manual ................ ................. ................. ................ ................. .. 4 Copyrights in this manual .... ................. ................ .................................. ............. 4 Features .......... .............. .............. ............[...]

7 Intr oduction (contin ued) 䡵 Cautionary Notes About GPL P ar t of the software that is supplied with this produ ct are free software with the G NU General Public License (henceforth ref er red to as GPL). Please refer to the web page contained in this product for details on GPL free software . Exc lusion of Liability Our company shall not be li[...]

8 Intr oduction (contin ued) 䡵 Name and Function of P ar ts [FRO NT] A [PO W ER]Lamp Lights up w hen the po wer of VN-E4 is tu rned on. B [LINK]Lamp Lights up w hen VN-E4 is connected to t he netw ork. C [100M]Lamp Lights up w hen VN-E4 is connected to t he netw ork via 100Base. The light will not be illumi nated in the case of 10Base. D [FDX/COL[...]

9 Intr oduction (contin ued) [BA CK] [ BO TT OM] M [A UDIO IN] terminal (RCA pin) F or input of audio signals. N [A UDIO OUT] terminal (RCA pin) For output of audio signals. O [VIDEO INPUT 1CH to 4CH] terminal (BNC) F or input of video signals. P [RS-232C/RS-485] COM1, 2 Protocol Selection Switch For s wi tching between RS-232C and RS-485 of COM1 a[...]

10 Preparation 䡵 1-1 Remote monitoring using the b uilt-in view er The built-in vie wer of VN-E4 can be used to enable remote monitoring via the PC . In addition to monitoring images of the 4 channels, bi-directional audio conversation is also possib le. When there is alar m input and detected motion, these wi ll be di splayed on the vie wer . A [...]

11 Preparation (contin ued) ● Remote control of JVC cameras Remote control of the follo wing JVC cameras is possible using the view er . TK-C655E TK-C676E TK-C1480BE/C1460BE ● Multi-point monitor ing via multicast Monitoring of multiple points is possible via multicast. PUSH ALARM AUDIO VIDEO INPUT IN OUT SERVICE CONTROL RS-485 RS-232C INPUT OU[...]

12 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 1-2 Systems that combine ot her manufacturer’ s de vices ● Remote control of cameras that sup por t P elco-D protocol Remote control of cameras that sup por t the P elco- D protocol is possible using the b uilt-in view er . PUSH ALARM AUDIO VIDEO INPUT IN OUT SERVICE CONTROL RS-485 RS-232C INPUT OUTPUT COM2 10BAS[...]

13 Preparation (contin ued) ● Mass distribution via re dist ribution s er v er Images of VN-E4 may be recorded in the redistribution server and distributed to a large number of clients . ● Recording images at the FTP ser ver FTP can be set such that JPEG files are tr ansferred from VN-E4 to FTP ser ver when alarm occurs. Images bef ore and afte[...]

14 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 2-1 Network Band width Ensure that there is sufficient network bandwidth for the data v olume to be transmitted by VN-E4. Data volume to be transmitted by VN-E4 v aries with the number of image or audi o distributions. ● Data volume of images VN-E4 enables creation of up to 8 diff erent types of images. VN-E4 allow[...]

15 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 2-2 Network Dela y When the client acquires JPEG or audio via TCP , VN-E4 will be s end out data whi le checking the ACK from the client at the same time. F or networks with considerable delay , da ta cannot be sent out until A CK is received, and theref ore the frame rate will dr op . T o operate VN-E4 and its built[...]

16 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 3-1 VN-E4 with Factory Default Settings Ref er to ST ART -UP GUIDE on procedures for setting the IP address whe n VN-E4 is in the factor y def ault settings. 䡵 3-2 VN-E4 f or which IP ad dress is known When the IP address of VN-E4 is known, it can be changed b y accessing the built-i n web page of VN-E4 via the PC?[...]

17 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 4-1 A C Adaptor Connect the AC adaptor cab le to the power ter minal of VN-E4, fo llowed b y securing the cable using the wire clamp. Plug the power cab le into the A C adaptor , f ollowed b y the pow er cable plug to the pow er source. 䡵 4-2 Network Connect VN-E4 to the switching hub using a straight LAN cab le of[...]

18 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 4-3 [COM1,2] Serial P or t T erminals Connect the device (camera, etc.) to be controlled to the serial por t. Use the switch to switch between RS-232C and RS-485. ● Pin Lay out 䡵 4-4 Alarm Input For connecting the sensor . This consists of 4 i nput and 1 groun d ter minals. Either Make or Break is selected depend[...]

19 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 4-6 A V Devices Connect up to 4 cameras to the 4 video input ter minals at the rear panel of VN-E4 . Output signals of each camera need not be synchronized. Connect a microphone to the audi o input termi nal at the rear panel of VN-E4 via amplifier . Connect a speaker to the audio output termin al at the rear panel o[...]

20 Settings 1. Setting Up of PC for Setting Setting of VN-E4 may be performed using Inter net Explor er . Refer to A ST ART -UP GUIDE B on the PC specification requirements, and setting of PC’ s IP address as well as Internet Explorer. 2. Enter user name and password User name and passw ord entr y will be required at the beginning. There are 3 ac[...]

21 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-1 JPEG View P age (T op P age) Links to each page are located on the left. Lin ks that are display ed vary accordingly with the user name. F o r e xample, in the c ase of A admin B or A operator B , 3 links, namely A JPEG View B , A Input B and A Encoding B will be display ed upon clicking A Image & A udio B . In [...]

22 Settings (contin ued) A Switchin g Language Click A J apanese / English B at upper ri ght to s witch the display language of the web page. B Reload Button Press this button to refresh the JPEG imag e display ed. Clicking A JPEG Vie w B or re-entering the Inter net Explorer address will only display the page that is temporarily stored in the Inte[...]

23 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-2 Input P age This page is for setting the video and audio input parameters. This page can be used up on access via A admin B or A operator B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon chang ing. If the A OK B button is pressed upon entering an inv alid value, a w arning message will appear and entr y w[...]

24 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-3 Encoding P a ge This page is for setting JPEG encoding parameters. This page can be used up on access via A admin B or A operator B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon chang ing. If the A OK B button is pressed upon entering an inv alid value, a w arning message will appear and entr y will be d[...]

25 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-4 Alarm P a ge This page is for setting actions when there is an alarm. Up to 10 actions may be set. This page can be used up on access via A admin B or A operator B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon chang ing. If the A OK B button is pressed upon entering an inv alid value, a w arning message [...]

26 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-5 Alarm En vironment P age This page is f or setting alarm-related environments. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warning message will ap pear and en[...]

27 Settings (contin ued) A Chattering Guard Time Setting when alar m input is specified as a trigger of the A Alar m B page. The minimum e vent inter val can be specified f or each alarm input. B Output Duration For setting the output time when alarm out put is specified as an action of the A Alarm B p age. C Manual Out put Fo r operating alar m ou[...]

28 Settings (contin ued) A Operator P assw ord The A operator B password is required to display current settings, or change current settings. Enter the A operator B password and press the A Set B b utton. The pass word is set to A vn-e4 B in the factory settings. This can be change d on the A Pa s sw o r d B page. B CH1 - CH4 Button Select a channe[...]

29 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-6 Serial P age This page is for setting the 2 serial por ts. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warning message will ap pear and entr y will be denied.[...]

30 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-7 Basic P age This page is for perf or ming basic setting related to the network. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warning message will ap pear and entr y will be de[...]

31 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-8 Details P age This page is for perf or ming detaile d network setting. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warning message will ap pear and entr y will be denied. Pre[...]

32 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-9 Streaming P age This page is for setting manual multicast transmission. T ransmission is allowed up to 10 streams. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B . A Control F or star ting or stopping stre aming. P arameters that are set on th e A Streaming B page will be sav ed when transmission i[...]

33 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-10 Access Restrictions P a ge This page is for setting client restrictions. This f eature is inv alid fo r web browser access . This page can be used upon access via A ad min B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warn[...]

34 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-11 Time P age This page is for setting time. This page can be used upon access via admin. Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. If the A OK B b utton is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value , a warning message will ap pear and entr y will be denied. Press the A Cancel B b utton to resto[...]

35 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-12 P ass w or d P age This page is for setting the pass word. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B . Press the A OK B button to enable the new settings upon changing. Do not forget pass words. If y ou want to initialize all settings including passwords , push reset button on rear panel over 5 sec onds. A U[...]

36 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-13 Maintenance P age This page is for maintenance pur poses. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B . A message will be displayed on the Internet Explorer when upd at e is successfully completed. Networ k settings will be saved upon updating the fir mware, bu t all other settings will be initiali zed. A A/V [...]

37 Settings (contin ued) Initial V alues of Each P age Fa ctory Settings of Input P age Factory Settings of Encoding P age Factory Settings of Alarm P age Item Factory Settings Camera Name Input 01 - 04 Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Saturation 50 Phase 50 Tu r n o v e r O f f Echo Suppressor Off Noise Suppressor Off Item Factory Settings Encoding V GA:[...]

38 Settings (contin ued) Factory Settings of Alarm Envir onment P age Factory Settings of Motion Detection Fa ctory Settings of Serial P a ge Item Factory Settings SMTP Server 0.0.0.0 P ort Number 25 POP bef ore SMTP Off POP Ser ver 0.0.0.0 P ort Number 110 User name Blank P ass word Blank FTP Server 0.0.0.0 Director y Blank User name Blank P ass w[...]

39 Settings (contin ued) Factory Settings of Basic P age Factory Settings of Details Page Factory Settings of Streaming P age Item Factory Settings IP Setting DHCP Enab le IP Address 192.168.0.2 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gatew ay 192.168.0.25 4 Host Name Blank Domain Name Blank DNS Ser ver Off 0.0.0.0 IP V ersion IP V ersion 4: ON, IP V ers[...]

40 Settings (contin ued) Factory Settings of Access Restrictions Pa ge Factory Settings of Time Page Factory Settings of P assw ord P age Item Factory Settings Access Restriction d eny IP Address Blank Item Factory Settings NTP Off NTP Ser ver 0.0.0.0 Interval da y, 7 Time Zone (GMT -5:00) US/Eastern Time (VN-E4U) (GMT) UTC (VN-E4E) Item Factory Se[...]

41 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-14 Miscellaneous P age This page is for setting the appearance and acquiring docume nts. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B , A operator B and A user B . A Appearance For changing the web page appearance. B Manual Press the A Download B button to download t he A INSTRUCT IONS B in PDF format. C API Guide[...]

42 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-15 Operation P age This page displays the operating status of VN-E4. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B . A T otal Sending Bitrate Displays the total bit rate se nt by VN-E4, as well as the bit rates of A TCP B and A UDP B . B Destination Displays the destination that VN-E4 is sending dat[...]

43 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-16 Settings P age This page displays the v ersion inf or mation and settings of VN-E4.[...]

44 Settings (contin ued)[...]

45 Settings (contin ued) This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B .[...]

46 Operation Refer to the star tup guide on procedures to install the built-in viewer on the PC . 䡵 6-1 Screen Configurat ion of Built-in Vie wer 6. Using the VN-E4 Built-in View er A CH1 - CH4 Button Fo r selecting the image to display . In addition, selection of a channel is not possible if the checkbo x fo r this channe l is deselected i n the[...]

47 Operation (continued) G Status Butto n Fo r displaying the status inf orma tion on the web setting page of VN-E4. This can be used to check the operating status of VN-E4. Additionally , when the frame rate of the bu ilt-in vie wer is set to A 1f p s B or higher , the built-in vie wer will specify a frame rate f or the VN-E4 unit, and this frame [...]

48 Operation (continued) 䡵 6-2 Built-in Viewer Settings The setting window of the built-in vie wer will be displa yed upon clicking the A Setup B b utton. NO TE: The settings on this screen are not settings of the VN-E4 unit but settings of the PC on which the built-in viewer is running. T o validate changes, press the A OK B button, close the vi[...]

49 Operation (continued) NO TE: Cookie used by the b uilt-in viewer The built-in vie wer stores set v alues in file called cookie. Dir ector y containing cookie can be known using the f ollowing metho d. Go to the f ollowing in the T ools menu of Internet Explorer. A To o l s B - A Inter net Opti ons B - A T emporar y Inter net files B on A Setting[...]

50 Operation (continued) 䡵 6-3 GUI f or External Device Contr o l When a device is selected on the A Ser ial P or t B page of VN-E4, the control GUI will be display ed upon pressing the A Control CH1 - CH4 B b utton. TK-C655 Series Contr oller TK-S576 Series Controller controls the follo wing models. 䡵 TK-C655E 䡵 TK-C676E < P osition tab &[...]

51 Operation (continued) < Save tab > L [SA VE] Click [SA VE] to register the desired position. M [CLEAR] Click [Clear] to clear the registered position. < Menu ta b > N [MENU] Opens the Setup menu. Use to close the Setu p menu or to retur n to the main menu from the sub menu. O [SET] Use to display the sub menu or to approv e the setti[...]

52 Operation (continued) TK-C1460 Series Controller TK-C1460B Series Controller controls the following models. 䡵 TK-C1460B 䡵 TK-C1480B A [MENU] Opens Setup menu by clic k. Use to close the Setu p menu or to retur n to the main menu from the sub menu. B [SET] Use to display the sub menu or to approv e the settings. C [Arro w buttons (UP/DO WN/RI[...]

53 Other s 7. T r oubleshooting Symptom Causes and Countermeasures The [STS] lamp does not light up b ut blinks when p ower is turned on. The STS lamp will light up if VN-E4 is star ted up successfully . The light will appear blinking when troubles occur during star tup and the error details will be di splay ed in CH1 - CH4. IP address of VN-E4 is [...]

54 Other s (continued) [Input/Output] Video input : VN-E4U: NTSC composite video BNC 75 K 1 Vp-p (75 K ) analog composite (x4) VN-E4E: P AL composite vide o BNC 75 K 1 Vp-p (75 K ) analog composite (x4) Audio input : Analog audio RCA x 1 2 Vrms input impe dance 10 k K and abov e Audio output : Analog audio RCA x 1 2 Vrms output impedance 60 0 K and[...]

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