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NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
VR-N900U
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Introduction Hard Disk Drive Consumable Item The distance between the head and disk that read and write ■ The hard disk is a consumable item. Replacement is data on the hard disk drive (hereinafter known as the HDD) recommended after 10000 hours of use (if use in a 25°C is a miniscule 0.02µm. Vibrations and physical shocks to the environment). For information on maintenance planning HDD may therefore result in the head coming into contact and costs, consult your nearest JVC dealer. with the disk
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Playing Back Recorded Images..........................................16 Contents Selecting a View..............................................................17 Searching for a Recorded Image ....................................17 Playing Back, Skipping and Stopping Recorded Images ..............................................................................18 Adjusting the Playback Speed Introduction (Jog/Shuttle Playback).................................................20 Introduction....
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Introduction Defining a Preset Position...............................................44 PTZ preset positions on events.......................................45 Auto PTZ Patrolling.........................................................45 Camera Input/Output Port and Events ...............................47 I/O Setup........................................................................47 Configuring Event Buttons ..............................................50 Specifying Generic Events ....
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System Connection Example Preparation Analog cameras Speaker (with built-in amplifier) Microphone AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Alarm IN/OUT 1–4 VIDEO IN ALARM IN/OUT 1–4 Mic Amp REAR I/O Terminals Supplied power cable AC 120-240V 50Hz/60Hz VGA OUT LAN2 SERIAL Mouse VGA monitor LAN1 IP cameras Switching HUB Switching HUB Surveillance computer SERIAL UPS control * You can connect up to 9 cameras (of which up to 4 can be analog cameras). * You can connect up to ten surveillance computers
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Preparation CAUTION Entering Characters with the Software • Connect the IP camera after having turned off the system Keyboard (Using a Mouse) and connected devices. • Set the IP address of camera to 192.168.0.xxx. When You can use the software keyboard to enter letters of the setting the IP address of camera other than alphabet with the mouse. 192.168.0.xxx, you must also change the IP address of LAN1. As for the modification method of the camera’s IP 1 Press the [KEY] button. address, refer to
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Clock Display Changing monitor resolution The VR-N900U has a clock display function that displays the Press the [ZOOM OUT/CANCEL] or the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] current time on the screen. button while holding down the [FUNCTION] button to change VGA output resolution. 1 Press the [2/ ] button while holding down the [FUNCTION] button. CAUTION Clock display appears on the screen. • Selecting a resolution not supported by the monitor may prevent normal monitor synchronization. Note • To turn the clock di
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Basic Operation Switching the Power On/Off Switching Operation On/Off by Pressing the Button on the Front Panel Basic Operation You are able to switch operation on or off. Switching the Power On Switching Operation On 1 Connect the power cable. 1 (With operation off) Press the [OPERATE] Connect using the power cable supplied to an AC 120V - 240V 50Hz/60Hz outlet. button. • The [OPERATE] indicator will blink. 2 Turn on the power switch on the rear panel. • The [OPERATE] indicator will light up, i
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Switching Operation On/Off by Login the Rear Input/Output Terminals • For details on the rear input and output terminal layout, If [Auto Login] is set to [Off], the [Login] window will appear refer to “Rear I/O Terminals” (Page 9) in the STARTUP after the system activates. Use the keypad to enter your GUIDE. password and press the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] button. Note Switching Operation On • You can set [Auto Login] to [On] or [Off] from [Unit Setting] 1 (With operation off status) Press the [OPE ON/ in
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Basic Operation Opening the Main Menu 1 Press and hold the [REC/STOP] button for more than 2 seconds. Recording will stop. • When in recording control mode, press and hold the [REC CONTROL] button for more than 2 seconds to switch the recording control mode off and stop recording. • For details of recording mode, refer to “Recording Modes”. ( Page 24) ☞ 2 Press the [REC CONTROL] button while Wallpaper screen holding down the [FUNCTION] button. • The Main Menu will appear. Select a menu with the
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Main Menu Contents Using the VR-N900 Viewer The Main Menu contains the following menus. Select the You can view live and recorded images with the VR-N900 required item with the [2/ ] or [8/ ] button and specify the Viewer. You can also use the VR-N900 Viewer when settings. Press the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] button to save the monitoring the VR-N900U from a surveillance computer. settings and press the [ZOOM OUT/CANCEL] button to ( Page 71) Some of the VR-N900 Viewer functions differs ☞ close the menu an
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Basic Operation Selecting a View Viewing Live Images For details of creating views, refer to “Screen Setup”. ( Page 30) ☞ 1 Press the [PTZ/PRESET] button until the [PTZ/ PRESET] indicator blinks. Display the [Live Viewing] window The [PTZ/PRESET] indicator switches between lit and 1 Press the [LIVE/BROWSE] button or select blinking each time the [PTZ/PRESET] button is pressed. [Live Viewing] in the Main Menu. 2 Press the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] or [ZOOM OUT/ • The VR-N900 Viewer starts up and the [Live
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• You can change the camera number in the [Record Using the PTZ Feature Camera Setting] window. ( Page 38) If you press 0 first ☞ and then enter the camera number, you can specify PTZ stands for pan, tilt and zoom. If the camera is a PTZ numbers from 10 to 19. Use the mouse to specify camera, you can use the keypad and the [ZOOM IN/ numbers from 20 upwards. ENTER] button and [ZOOM OUT/CANCEL] button to move the camera up, down (tilt), right and left (pan) and enlarge Note the image (zoom). • Whe
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Basic Operation • You are able to use the PTZ Navigation buttons in the CAUTION [PTZ Control] section to move the selected PTZ camera. • The buttons are only available if the camera is a PTZ The round middle button lets you quickly move the camera. camera to its home position. The [+] and [-] buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively. [LIVE/BROWSE] button and indicator [SELECT] button and indicator Digital Zoom Keypad By selecting the [PTZ Control]’s [Digital Zoom] check box, you are able to
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●How to Manually Trigger an Event ●Camera Shortcut Menus To manually trigger an event, select the required event in the By right-clicking inside one of the images from the camera, [Event] section, and click the [Activate] button. you get access to a shortcut menu. Some of the shortcut menu’s content may vary from camera to [Event] section camera, depending on the configuration of the selected camera. [Live Viewing] window Camera: Lets you select another camera image for display in the view posi
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Basic Operation [Close] button [Views] section Playing Back Recorded Images CAUTION • The recording frame rate may decline when using the [Live Viewing] window. • For the area(s) that do not support the Daylight Saving Time (DST). If DST is entered, the sections where a change to DST is made may not be properly played back or searched. • When the recording and recorded image is simultaneously played back, and access to the hard disk occurs [Browse] window [Sequences] section frequently, the imag
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The specified date and time will appear in the [Master Time] Selecting a View area. 1 Press the [PTZ/PRESET] button until the [PTZ/ Note PRESET] indicator blinks. • The [Master Time] area displays the recording date and time of the selected playback images. The master time is 2 Press the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] or [ZOOM OUT/ the time to which all the cameras are linked, and when CANCEL] button to select a view. you specify a time, all the images you see in the [View] will be from exactly the same point
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Basic Operation • When you do not need the timeline browser, you can hide ●Using the [Timeline Browser] it by clicking the [Display ON/OFF] button in the left side of You can browse through recorded images using the the timeline browser’s border. [Timeline Browser] on the right of the [Browse] window. The vertically extended timeline shows the recording status and reflects only the number of cameras displayed in the CAUTION VR-N900 Viewer. Drag on the timeline up or down with the • If you drag o
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Stopping Time Slider Moving the slider to the left changes the recording date to an 1 Press the [STOP(PB)] button. older date and moving the slider to the right changes it to a Playback will stop. more recent date. Use the top bar for fine browsing (x0.4 to x240) within a limited period of time and use the bottom bar ●Playing back, stopping and skipping using the mouse for easy browsing (x20 to x36,000) for longer time spans. [Master Time] area Browse buttons Playback Slider The middle position
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Basic Operation Sequence [Sequence] bar Adjusting the Playback Speed (Jog/ Shuttle Playback) You can adjust the playback speed by turning the jog dial/ shuttle dial on the front panel. Shuttle Playback • Rotate the shuttle dial during playback or when playback is [Browse] window paused to start fast forward, fast reverse or slow playback. 2 Click the [Get Sequences] button. Still • A list of 20 sequences prior to and following the point in x1/20 x1/20 time displayed in the view will appear. x1/5
