JVC VR601 manual

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR – 601 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PLAY STOP REC FWD REV PAUSE OPERATE DISK DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER VR-601 Than k you for purchasing this JVC product. Before operati ng this unit, please read the instructions carefully to en sure the best possible performanc e. For Custom er Use: Enter below the serial No. w hich is located on the [...]

2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS 1. Read all of these ins tructions . 2. Save these inst ructions f or later use. 3. All warnings on the product and in the operating inst ructions s hould be adhered to. 4. Unplug this applianc e system from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth f or cleaning. 5. D[...]

4 SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (FOR EUROPE AND A USTRALIA) War n i ng Notice FOR YOUR SA FETY (A ustralia) 1. Insert this plug only into effectively earthed three-pin power outlet. 2. If any doubt exists regarding the earthing, co nsult a qualified electrician. 3. Extension cord, if used, must be three-core correctly w ired. POWER SYSTEM Connection to the m[...]

6 AC adapter section IMPORT A NT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read all of these instruc tions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only w ith dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s ins tructions. 8) D[...]

8 6. RS-232 & RS-485 PR OTOCOL ....................................................................................... 52 6.1 Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 52 6.2 Communication Pr otocol: ............................................[...]

10 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 Front View Operate Display Enter Monitor Setup PLAY STOP REC FWD REV PAUSE A-rec Search T-rec OPERATE DISK 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 23 24 Hard-disk drive compartment. T he compartment allo ws you to install a hard-disk drive mo stly for backup pur poses. Mak e sure the dri[...]

12 2.2 Rear View SD Card RS-232 ALARM DC12V RS-485 AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT VIDEO TO MONITOR TO MUX'S VCR IN FROM MUX MAIN MONITOR ETHERNET 10/100 I/O 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 36 VIDEO IN Connec tor : This B NC con nector is use d to connec t the vide o output f rom a cam era or a MUX to the DVR. FROM MUX M A IN MONITOR Connector : Th[...]

14 3. INST ALLA TION Please follow the instructions and the diagram below to set up the system. 3.1 Basic Connection CONNECTIONG TO THE A C A DAPTER Connect the provided AC adapter to the m ain unit. SD Card RS-232 ALARM DC12V AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT VIDEO TO MONITOR TO MUX'S VCR IN FROM MUX MAIN MONITOR I/O RS-485 ETHERNET 10/100 DC IN terminal D[...]

16 CONNECTING WITH A QUAD Please set the MU LT IPLEXER opt ion to OFF on th e REC SETTING page in the setup m enu w hen it is connected with a quad. (Please refer to s ection 5.1 MUL TIPLEX ER option) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SD Card RS-232 ALARM DC12V AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT VIDEO TO MONITOR TO MUX'S VCR IN FROM MUX MAIN MONITOR I/O Audio IN OUT S-v id [...]

18 3.2 Hard-Disk Drive Inst allation T he DVR is equip ped with two compartm ents of hard-disk drive. T he unit usuall y comes with one hard-disk dr ive installed in t he compartm ent HD1, which is def ault-configur ed as a mast er . If you need a second har d-disk dr ive to be installed in th e com partment HD2 (Mobil e), please c ontact your dist[...]

20 3.4 Updating Sy stem Software If the system sof tware of the DVR needs to be upgraded, please contact your JVC dealer. 21 4. BASIC OPERA TIONS T his section shows you how to operate and manage the DVR when it gets in the way . 4.1 Configuring Recording Settings Recording Time settings (Recording Ra te and Picture Quality S etting) Recording tim [...]

22 N T S C (MUX ON) ʳʳ A udio OFF Po ssible Recording Time HDD=80GB ( hour ) BEST ˄ˈˁ˃ʳ ˄ˋˁ˃ʳ ˅ˊˁ˄ ˇˈˁ˄ ˌˌˁˆ ˅˅ˈˁˌ ˇˇ˅ˁ ˊ ˊˉˋˁ˃ʳ ˅˄ˊˊˁˊʳ ˆ˅ˉ˅ˁ˃ ˇˆˇˉˁˇ HIGH ˄ˋˁ˃ʳ ˅˅ˁˈʳ ˆˆˁˋ ˈˉˁˇ ˄˅ˇˁ˅ ˅ˋ˅ˁˆ ˈˈˆˁˇ ˌˉ˃ˁ˄ʳ ˅ˊ˅˅ˁ˄ʳ ˇ˃ˊˊˁˉ ˈˇˆˆˁ˃ ST ANDAR[...]

24 4.2 Recording Operations This se ct ion det ails the way to record video into hard-disk drives . Before com menc ing with the recording f unction, please configur e the recording setting properly according to your needs. 4.2.1 Manual Recording Wh en the DVR is in live dis play mode, take the following steps to start recording: (1) In live di spl[...]

26 MA IN MEN U RECORD ALAR M CLOCK / TIMER COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GOTO CLOCK / TIMER P AGE CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK : SET REC ENABLE : OFF TIMER : SET MA IN PAG E SET REC SCHEDULE REC SCHEDULE ST ART END STA RT END S : 00:00-00:00 00:00-00:00 M: 00:00-00:00 00:00-00:00 T : 00 : 00- 00:00 00:00-00:00 W: 00 : 00-00:00 00:00-00:00 T : 00 : 00- 00:00 00[...]

28 NOTE: T he status of recording operat ions when an alarm takes place are shown in th e diagrams below . 1 2 3 4 Manual or Externall y Tr i ggered Recordin g Alarm Ta k e s Pl ace Act ual Re cording Speed No rm al A la rm No rma l Time r Recor di ng Act ual Re cording Speed Alarm Ta k e s Pl ace Time r Recor di ng Act ual Re cording Speed Alarm T[...]

30 NOTE: Wh en Normal playing a recorded vid eo from a multiplexer at 60 F /S~30F/S ( 50F/S~25F/S for P AL), the playback speed is half at recorded speed. NOTE: T he speed that is displayed is a standard. For exampl e, while playing back the mo vie that is recorded by 60F/S (P AL 50F/S) or recorded by complex alarm-in, the sp eed of Fa st Forward/R[...]

32 4.4.2 A larm li st Search Ta ke the following steps to proceed with the alarm-list sear ch function. (1) Press the Search button to enter the search mode. (2) Select the ALAR M L I S T and press the Ent er button to a ccess t he complete list of alarm-event r ecorded video. (3) Highlight the specific rec orded video of your requirement and pres [...]

34 4.4.5 SD CARD Search Ta ke the following steps to proceed with the SD card search function. (1) Insert a SD Card into t he SD card slot of the rear unit. (2) Press the Search button to enter the search m ode. (3) Select the SD CARD and press the Enter button to acce ss the complete list of JPG files. (4) Highlight the specific JPG file of your r[...]

36 SELECT : Duplicate a particular r ecorded video from HD1 to HD2. z Sta y on the DISK SETT ING page. z Use the “ ^ ” and “v” buttons, and , to highlight BACKUP , se lect SELECT and then press the Enter button to list all the recorded video. z Pre ss the “ ^ ” and “v” buttons, and , to select the desired clip and press the[...]

38 Tran sf er the system setting info of DVR to anoth er: z Insert the SD card which has stor ed the system setting info into the DVR. z Pre ss the Setup button to enter the setup mode and select the SYSTEM . z Highlight SYSTEM and press the Ent er button to enter the SYSTEM SET TING page. z Then set SD SETUP to LOAD . 3. Updating Syste[...]

40 5.1 REC SETTING Th is page allows y ou to s et the recording rate and rec ording quality , and enables you to continue re co rd ing when the disk is full. REC RA TE: Th is option is for adjusting the num ber of pictures rec orded ever y second into a stora ge disk . T he recording rate controls the frequenc y at which the number of video pic tur[...]

42 REC QUALITY : Th is option determines the im age quality to be recorded when an alarm input occur s. There are 4 levels of im age quality to choose from: BEST , HIGH, STA NDARD, and BASIC. Th e tab le below shows the level of image quality with the corresponding com pression r atio and image size. Compress ion Ratio Image Quality Best High S tan[...]

44 5.3 CLOCK / TIMER T he DVR provides a weekly table, consisting of two periods of time each day for scheduled re co rd ing. This option allows you to set the time each day that the DVR will start and stop recording. CLOCK: Th is entry allow s users to set the system tim e. NOTE: Clock data is ret ained for about 3 mont hs after the 15-hour power [...]

46 NET DHCP: Th is option selects enable or disable for the DHCP comm unication func tion. OFF: Disables it. ON: Enables it. NOTE: If provided with a DHCP server , the VR-601 can get an IP automatically by setting this option to ON. NET IP: Th is option is used to configure the Ether net comm unication settings. This is required for the purpose of [...]

48 5.5 DISK SETTING REFORMA T : Th is option allows you to clear out all the data in the hard-disk drive. Y ou will be required to enter the pre-set password before pr oceeding with clearing out the data. Enter the standard password “9999” if you don’t set your individual password. T o set your individual password, please refer to sec tion 5.[...]

50 ME NU BA CKGND: T here are 3 levels of bac kground color tr ansparency, you can choose from : level 1 is totally transparent, level 3 is opaque, and level 2 is between level 1 and 3. T he background c olor is used in setup menu and sear ch function. BUZZER: Th is option determines the em bedded buzzer sounding a tone to signal the following situ[...]

52 6. RS-232 & RS-485 Protocol 6.1 Setup 6.1.1 Use a Null Modem cable ( the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged, see pin c onfiguration chart below for details) to connect the COM 1 on the rear panel of the DVR to a PC. Fo r RS-485, maxim um length of c able is 400 meter, and maximum number of nodes is 16. 6.1.2 Set the R[...]

54 6.2.2 COMM AND T ypes 6.2.2.0 Command (Main Category=0x02) 6.2.2.1 Handshake (Second Category=0x01) PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x 01>, <0x00>, <0x4f> DVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x 08>, <0x00>, <0x4f> 6.2.2.2 Request Time (Sec[...]

56 5. Attach the interface connec tor and the power connector to the drive. Please note the red lining of the IDE cable and the r ed wire of power cable must line up side by s ide. 6. Place the hard-disk drive inside m obile rack, Us e four of the provided screws. 7. Place the top cover back to the carrier body by sliding forward to secure. 8. Slid[...]

58 8. Sy stem Default MA IN MEN U RECORD ALAR M CLOCK / TIMER COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GOTO REC P AGE REC SETTING REC RA TE : 20 F/S REC QUALITY : BEST DISK FULL : REWRITE A UDIO : OFF MU LT IPLEXER : ON MA IN PAG E SET REC RA TE MA IN MEN U RECORD ALAR M CLOCK / TIMER COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GOTO CLOCK / TIMER P AGE CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK : SET [...]

60 9. O.S.D Message No. O.S.D Message Meanings 1 NO DISK No hard-disk detec ted after power activated 2 BA TTER Y LO W Suggest change the battery and reset the system tim e 3 LOADING System Boot up 4 VIDEO LOSS Vi deo loss 5 VIDEO IN Vide o input s ource 6 KEY LOCKED Key lock function is on 7 KEY UNLOCKED Key lock function is off 8 n 1 OF n2 ITEM S[...]

62 Physical specification for Et hernet Wire T ype Cat. 5 Connector T ype RJ-45 M ax. Cable Length 30 m Hub Wiring Configuration St ra ight Through PC Wiring Configuration Cro ss Over NOTE: For more d etails on network connections, plea se refer to the following document. 10.1.2 Install the Network Viewer in your PC Install the Network Viewer from [...]

64 View i ng i mages Vi ew all th e connected dev ices On ce the connection has been establis hed, click OK to enter the Mul ti-device m ode window. (S ee the sample s creen belo w) This window displ ays all the c onnected d evices in the se quence which has been arranged when you established the connection. Function Buttons Description Sp l i t - [...]

66 Function Buttons Description Playback function bar. z Play- Click to play back a recorded video f rom the PLA Y LIST . z Pause- Click to freeze the image. z St op- Click to stop pla ying back the rec orded video or ceas e recording . z REC- Click to ac tivate the recording function of the device. z St ep- Click to view im ages pic[...]

68 10.1.5 A rchive Images t o the Computer Playback images c an be stored in a local PC in the JPEG f ormat. F ollow the instructions below to sa ve the viewed images to your PC. 1. Press dur ing playback to freeze the desired im age. 2. Press to enter the following sample scr een. 3. Select a folder in the com puter for copying images in. 4. Enter[...]

70 11 . Ind ex T abl e Th e following description details how the DVR manages an index table iss ue. T he DVR will generate a time index table indicating recor ded data is kept in a particular HDD. This allows to individually selecting recorded data to be displayed via the alarm list sear ch and full list s earch. The max imum number of lis ts, for[...]

72 RJ-45 PIN configuration for LAN Hub PIN NO. PIN A ssignment 1. TX + 2. TX - 3. RX + 4. Not Connected 5. Not Connected 6. RX - 7. Not Connected 8. Not Connected 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RJ-45 socke t 12.1.3 Connect to W AN (INTERNET) Th e RJ-45 PIN configuration for connecting to a WAN is the s ame as connec ting to a LAN. RJ-45 SD Card RS-232 ALARM DC12V[...]

74 NOTE: When only one unit of the DVR is connected to a computer or LAN, you can fr eely assign an IP address f or the DVR. Fo r example, there i s a range of DVR IP addresses fro m 192.168. 0.1 to 192.168. 0.255. You can pick one for u se from t he range of the IP . It’s not necess ary to set M ASK and GA TEWA Y ; leave the sett ings as default[...]

76 12.4 TCP/IP inst allation During the installation, you will be requested to insert the windows CD-ROM. After installation, the PC will be restarted. 12.5 TCP/IP Configuration setting z C lick Sta rt Æ Se ttings Æ Control Panel Æ Network . z Select TCP /IP , and then click Pr operties . z Before process ing the DVR installation in a W[...]

78 z If you receive a response as in the sam ple screen below, the connection hasn’t been successf ully established. Please re-check all the hardware and s oftware installation by r epeating steps 1 to 5. If you still can’t establish the connection after r echecking, please c ontact your dealer . z If you receive a response as in the sam [...]

80 14. Comp atible Multiplexers Manufacturer Model N/P Channel COLORS Decode on DVR Decode on VIEWER Sensormatic R V2216 NTSC 16CH COLOR OK OK GYYR DSP9C NTSC 9CH COLOR OK AT V D P X 1 6 NTSC 16 CH COLOR OK OK AT V D P X 9 NTSC 9 CH COLOR OK OK PELCO MX4016CD NTSC 16CH COLOR OK OK DM SPC2/D/N/04M NTSC 4CH COLOR OK OK DM SLDX16C NTS C 16CH COLOR OK [...]

Please read the followings before getting started: PRECAUTIONS Recording Operation Alarm Recording (P .27) ª T he alarm recording is interrupted if the Video-Loss occurs during Alarm recording. Backup Operations Mobile Rack HD Backup (P .35) ª Please operate backup ( FULL / ALARM / SELECT ) exclude the 2.00MB files. Otherwise backup operation may[...]