Pelco DX4600 User Manual 2

OPERATION/CONFIGURATION

DX4500/DX4600 Digital Video Recorder

Server Software Application

C2674M-C (7/09)

Contents

Introduction

Welcome to the DX4500/DX4600 Series DVRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Models and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Remote Client Software Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Upgrade Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Getting Acquainted

Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

GUI Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PTZ Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Software Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hardware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning On and Logging On to the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Logging Off and Turning Off the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Set Up

Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Navigating the Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Camera Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Video Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PTZ Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Video Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Multi-Event Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Alarm Record Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Motion Record Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Instant Record Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Schedule Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Daily Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Copying Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Copying by Day, Weekday, or Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Copying Between Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Holiday Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Creating a Holiday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Editing a Holiday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Deleting a Holiday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Display Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Main and Spot Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Linking Menu Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Alarm Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Relay Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Network Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Emergency Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

System Menu Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring Daylight Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Changing the Administrator Default Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Importing, Export, and Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Formatting the System Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Working with Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Instant Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Weekly Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Daily Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Erasing and Formatting Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Viewing Backed Up Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

System IR Remote ID and User Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

IR Remote ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Auto User Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Recovering the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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About Basic System Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Live Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Instant Record and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Starting and Stopping Instant Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Instant Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

PTZ in Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Working With PTZ Devices Using the KBD300A Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Activating Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Activating Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Sending Auxiliary Commands to a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

PTZ Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

PTZ Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Accessing Programming Features of a Remote Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Copying and Exporting Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Acknowledging an Alarm or Motion Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Main and Spot Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Main Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Spot Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Selecting the Main Video Output Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Displaying Video on the Analog Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Displaying Video on the VGA Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

System Log and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Log List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Playback Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Playback View and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Searching for Video Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Search Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Date/Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

DST Date/Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Event Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Bookmark Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Export Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Pixel Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Bookmark Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Bookmarking Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Viewing Bookmarked video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Clearing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Exporting Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Appendix A

DX4500/DX4600 Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Time Zone Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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List of Illustrations

1 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 GUI Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Camera Menu HDD Partition Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 PTZ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7 Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

8 Application Window and GUI Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

9 Login Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

10 Camera Menu HDD Partition Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

11 Setup Window Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

12 Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

13 Properties Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

14 Channel Name Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

15 Video Adjustment Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

16 PTZ Camera Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

17 PTZ Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

18 PTZ Test Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

19 Video Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

20 Record Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

21 Alarm Record Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

22 Schedule Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

23 Daily Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

24 Default Starting Location, Channel 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

25 Saving the Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

26 Highlighting a Day’s Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

27 Weekly Period Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

28 Initiating the Channel Copy Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

29 Selecting D estination Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

30 Copying from a Source Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

31 Selecting the Holiday Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

32 Initiating the Holiday Schedule Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

33 Assigning a Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

34 Selecting the Day of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

35 Holiday List Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

36 Channel Recording Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

37 Holiday Option Schedule Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

38 Holiday List Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

39 Holiday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

40 Editing a Holiday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

41 Holiday Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

42 Holiday List Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

43 Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

44 OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

45 Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

46 Linking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

47 Property Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

48 Input Type Settings Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

49 Changing the Input Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

50 Selecting the Input Type Settings Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

51 Property Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

52 Selecting the View Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

53 Define and Select a Motion View Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

54 Define and Select a Motion View Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

55 Property Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

56 Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

57 TCP/IP Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

58 Configuring DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

59 DDNS Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

60 DDNS User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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61 Notification Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

62 Mail Option Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

63 Setting Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

64 Configuring the SMTP Server Name or IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

65 SMTP Configuration and E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

66 Test E-mail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

67 Emergency Option Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

68 Enabling Emergency Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

69 Configuring Remote Computer IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

70 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

71 Date/Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

72 Date Settings Entry Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

73 DST Time Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

74 Daylight Saving Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

75 NTP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

76 Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

77 User Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

78 Update Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

79 DVR S/W Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

80 Restart the System Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

81 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

82 Configuration Import Complete Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

83 Reset DVR Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

84 Hard Disk Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

85 Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

86 Selecting the Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

87 Estimated Disk Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

88 Backup Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

89 Configuring a Weekly Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

90 Backup Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

91 Configuring the Daily Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

92 Backup Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

93 CD/DVD Writer Not Available Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

94 Starting the Formatting Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

95 Would You Like to Erase a Media Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

96 Formatting Completed Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

97 Selecting USB Backup Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

98 System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

99 System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

100 Login Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

101 Viewing Playback and Live Video Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

102 PTZ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

103 Camera Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

104 Select Starting Channel, Main Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

105 Select Starting Channel, Spot Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

106 System Log List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

107 Short System Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

108 Example: System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

109 Playback Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

110 Search Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

111 Date/Time Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

112 Selected Channels for Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

113 Date/Time Search Playback Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

114 Video Recorded Before and After DST Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

115 Select Data Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

116 Date/Time Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

117 Selected Channels for DST Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

118 Timeline Position in DST Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

119 Event Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

120 Event Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

121 Event Playback Video in PIP Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

122 Bookmark Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

123 Playback of Bookmarked Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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124 Selecting a Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

125 Export Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

126 Playback of Exported Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

127 Pixel Search Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

128 Pixel Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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A Product Models and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

B Maximum IPS Recording Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

C Third-Party PTZ Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

D User Levels and Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E Guidelines for Backing Up to Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

F Supported KBD300A Keyboard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

G Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

H Time Zone Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Introduction

Welcome to the DX4500/DX4600 Series DVRs

A fully featured and fully affordable entry-level digital video recorder (DVR), the DX4500/DX4600 Series DVR is the next generation in DVRs.
Equipped with an embedded operating system, it offers camera capacity, features, and functionality exceeding other DVRs. The DX4500/DX4600
is designed for the entry-level market with 8 or 16 camera inputs; greater internal hard drive storage capacity; fast frame rate recording; and
powerful playback, search, and export capabilities. The DX4500/DX4600 not only replaces the traditional VCR and multiplexer combination, but it
also offers the benefits derived from the latest in digital video processing.

Designed to work with today’s broadband networks, the DX4500/DX4600 uses MPEG-4 compression that allows you to view and control the DVR
across local or wide area networks. Recording at resolutions of up to 704 x 480 (4CIF), the DX4500/DX4600 captures crystal clear pictures,
creating effective footage for later use. Exported video is easily reviewed at the DX4500/DX4600 server or using the Export Viewer application.
Each DVR input channel can be configured individually to meet a specific security application requirement for video retention. Video critical to
investigation and archiving is easily exported to a USB memory device or to an optional CD-RW or DVD±RW device.

Operation of the unit is made easy through the front panel, remote control keypad, or USB mouse. The remote DX4500/DX4600 Client application
can interface with as many as sixteen DX4500/DX4600 servers simultaneously. User-configurable disk partitioning is used to allocate specific
hard disk space for storing continuous video data and event-initiated video data, which can have different retention times.

For surveillance applications requiring pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) capability, the DX4500/DX4600 addresses and controls PTZ equipment such as Spectra
domes and Esprit® positioning systems, or third-party cameras. An optional Pelco KBD300A keyboard can be connected to the DX4500/DX4600 to
operate PTZ devices. The DX4500/DX4600 supports Pelco C (Coaxitron®), Pelco D, and Pelco P protocols. Pelco C allows you to operate Pelco PTZ
cameras up to distances of 1,500 feet (457m).

With the ability to trigger recording and response to events (such as alarm inputs, motion detection, and video loss), the DX4500/DX4600 Series
becomes an automated monitoring system as well. The DX4600 Series DVR supports multi-event recording. Multi-event recording includes any
single event or combination of events associated with an alarm, motion, or instant recording. The DX4600 allows you to schedule each camera to
record in a single- or multiple-event mode across a 24-hour timeline. You can also configure each camera to record at a specific resolution,
quality, and image rate when an event is triggered.

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The DX4500/DX4600 video outputs provide for efficient control and effective deterrence. The choice of VGA or composite main monitor output
provides flexibility for the user. The main monitor output can be adjusted to display one, four, nine, or sixteen cameras, or it can be adjusted for a
custom display. The DX4500/DX4600’s spot monitor output can be used for public viewing or alarm call-up.

The DX4500/DX4600 is designed to deliver robust and reliable performance for security professionals. From the incorporation of watermarking
technology to prevent alterations to captured video, to the ability to capture log entries, to the inclusion of Pelco’s world renowned customer
service promise, the DX4500/DX4600 embodies the ideal entry-level DVR to protect people and assets.

MODELS AND FEATURES

• 8- or 16-channel digital video recorder

• MPEG-4 Compression

• Up to 704 x 480 (NTSC), 704 x 576 (PAL) recording resolution

• Up to 480 ips recording rate

• Up to 6 TB of internal storage

• DX4600 support for multi-event recording

• Exported video preview at the server

• Partition recording

• Channel resolution, quality, and frame rate settings configurable per individual camera

• Picture-in-picture for multiscreen live and playback video

• Remote client with administration functions

• Support for normal, motion, alarm, and scheduled recording

• Local, remote, and KBD300A PTZ control

• Pelco C, Pelco D, Pelco P, and third-party PTZ protocols

• Up to 4 audio inputs and 1 audio output

• Up to 16 alarm inputs and up to 4 relay outputs

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• Pre- and post-alarm recording

• Main monitor for VGA or analog display, analog spot monitor

• Multilanguage on-screen display

• USB, CD-RW, or DVD±RW for video export

• Event notification by e-mail, Emergency Agent, or sounder

• Time/date, event, bookmark, export, and pixel search

Table A. Product Models and Features

Feature DX4508 DX4516 DX4608 DX4616

IPS 120 240 240 480

Pixel Search No No Yes Yes

Maximum Internal Storage (GB) 3000 3000 6000 6000

Audio Inputs 2 2 4 4

Alarms Inputs 8 16

Relay Outputs 2 2

Standard Optical Disk Drive None None CD-RW CD-RW

Optional Optical Disk Drive CD-RW or DVD±RW CD-RW or DVD±RW DVD±RW DVD±RW

Table B. Maximum IPS Recording Rates

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16

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Model Format

CIF 120 15 100 12.5

DX4508

DX4516

DX4608

DX4616

2CIF 60 7.5 48 6

4CIF303243

CIF 240 15 200 12.5

2CIF 120 7.5 96 6

4CIF603483

CIF 240 30 200 25

2CIF 120 15 100 12.5

4CIF 60 7.5 48 6

CIF 480 30 400 25

2CIF 240 15 200 12.5

4CIF 120 7.5 96 6

NTSC IPS PAL IPS

Total Per Camera Total Per Camera

REMOTE CLIENT SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

DX4500/DX4600 supports four software applications that run on a personal computer (PC):

• Remote Client software application: Allows you to log on to, operate, and administer up to sixteen DX4500/DX4600 server systems

simultaneously from a remote location. This display can consist of multiple DX4500/DX4600 servers and one DX4004 server. The DX4500/
DX4600 supports a total of five simultaneous connections when using the client and Web client applications. For more information about
the remote client software application, refer to the DX4500/DX4600 Client Operation and Programming manual.

• Export Viewer: Allows you to view exported video. It is designed to recognize and verify the digital watermark that is embedded in the

Pelco engineered DX4500/DX4600 *.exp video format.

• Emergency Agent: Works with networked DX4500/DX4600 DVRs to alert users when one or more channels detect a motion or alarm

event. The emergency agent runs on a networked client PC.

• Web Client: Allows you to view live video and operate PTZ features of cameras attached to a DX4500/DX4600. When used with the client

software application, the DX4500/DX4600 supports five simultaneous connections and can monitor up to 16 cameras remotely.

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UPGRADE POLICY

Pelco’s representations regarding product features and performance are limited to those made in the specification sheet and installation/
operation manuals at the time the product was manufactured. Pelco does not represent or warrant that any upgrades to product hardware or
software will be made available in the future. When possible, Pelco will offer product upgrades to purchasers of its products.

SOFTWARE UPGRADES

1. All upgrades for Pelco software shall be free to the customer for the duration of the warranty period. This offer does not apply to software
that may be installed in a Pelco product that is licensed from another supplier. All other software, such as operating systems, drivers for
accessory devices, and so forth, shall be governed by the software manufacturer’s upgrade policy, even when said upgrades are necessary
to implement an upgraded version of Pelco software.

2. Whenever possible, software upgrades with detailed instructions shall be provided to the customer through Web site download. Pelco will
not be responsible for loss of data, losses due to downtime, or damage to product as a result of a customer attempting to perform an
upgrade.

3. Software upgrades are provided on CD/DVD or they can be downloaded at www.pelco.com (if available). All upgrades are provided to the
customer upon request at no charge.

4. It shall be the customer’s responsibility to procure necessary hardware to perform upgrades if required: CD/DVD drive and USB drive.
The USB drive must have sufficient capacity to accommodate the upgrade file. (The DX4500/DX4600 is not guaranteed to be compatible with
every USB drive.) For information about approved devices, contact Pelco Product Support at 1-800-289-9100 or 1-559-292-1981.

5. Pelco cannot guarantee that all future software versions will be backward compatible with earlier hardware platforms.

HARDWARE UPGRADES

Pelco provides hardware options for upgrading the DX4500/DX4600 memory, channel input, analog video output, audio input capacity, and hard
disk storage. For information about DX4500/DX4600 upgrade options, refer to the DX4500/DX4600 product specification sheet. Hard disk
upgrades are available as follows:

1. Not all products are capable of being upgraded for additional hard drive space. For information about model upgrades, consult the relevant
installation/operation manual or Pelco Product Support.

2. If a hard disk upgrade is possible, it is available through Pelco at established prices and is subject to the usual 24-hour turnaround for service.

When a larger hard drive is being substituted for a smaller one, the smaller drive will be returned to the customer along with the upgraded unit.

While Pelco will perform all upgrades with the utmost consideration and care, Pelco cannot guarantee that any of the data and video stored on
the existing hard drives will not be lost or damaged. Pelco is not responsible for damage or loss of data.

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Getting Acquainted

Application Window

The DX4500/DX4600 application window provides a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) that allows you to operate and configure the
system through the front panel, remote control, or mouse. Configuration of the unit is accomplished through the setup window. The application
window toolbar provides quick access to all of the operational controls to view, record, playback, search and copy/backup video data.

Figure 1. Application Window

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View Panels: Displays live and playback video from attached cameras. The DVR supports up to 16 view panes.

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Status Icons: Displays the status of the camera’s current operating modes:

• PTZ icon : Indicates that the channel is configured for PTZ operation.

• Audio icon : Indicates that the channel is configured for audio operation.

• No record icon : Indicates that video is not being recorded.

• Normal icon : Indicates that the normal recording mode is active.

• Alarm record icon : Indicates that alarm event recording mode is active.

Motion record icon : Indicates that motion event recording mode is active.

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Channel Label: Displays the input channel number (01–08 or 01–16) and the assigned channel name.

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PTZ Control: Allows users with access rights to operate camera lens control features and to program PTZ presets, patterns,
auxiliary outputs, and tours.

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Red Border: Indicates the selected channel.

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Toolbar: GUI toolbar through which the DVR is operated and configured.

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GUI Toolbar

The DX4500/DX4600 GUI toolbar is used to access the setup menus, dialog boxes, and controls that allow you to operate and configure the DVR.
You can use the USB mouse to easily and quickly change settings and operate the system. You can also operate the DX4500/DX4600 from the
front panel and remote control to perform the same functions. A client software application running on a computer allows you to remotely
operate and perform administrative tasks on the DVR.

Figure 2. GUI Toolbar

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Status: Shows the current date and time.

Setup: Opens the Setup window to access the following setup menus: camera, record, display, linking, network,

and system.

Search: Opens the Search window to select the following search criteria: media, date/time, event, bookmark, and
pixel search parameters.

PTZ: Opens the PTZ control to program the various PTZ features and control a PTZ camera.

MAIN: Opens the main monitor Select Starting Channel dialog box.

SPOT: Opens the spot monitor Select Starting Channel dialog box.

Login: Provides two functions:

• Login: Logs on the user. (The icon is black if no one is logged on to the DVR.)

• Logout: Logs off the user.

System Log: Displays the System Log List dialog box.

Alarm Off: Turns off the alarm.

Information: Displays the System Information dialog box.

Start: Starts playback for the selected date, beginning when data is first recorded.

Reverse: Provides two modes:

• Reverse playback: Plays back recorded video in the reverse direction at the normal speed. Repeatedly click

the icon to increase playback speed 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x the normal speed.

• Step backward: Activates when playback is paused. Repeatedly click the icon to reverse playback,

frame-by-frame.

Pause: Pauses playback.

Play: Starts playing back video data.

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Stop: Stops playback.

Forward: Provides two modes:

• Forward playback: Plays back recorded video in the forward direction at the normal speed. Repeatedly click

the icon to increase playback speed 2x, 3x, or 4x the normal speed.

• Step forward: Activates when playback is paused. Repeatedly click the icon to forward playback,

frame-by-frame.

End: Jumps to the last two minutes of the latest recorded data.

Copy/Export: Displays the Copy/Export dialog box.

Mark: Inserts a bookmark at the specified time during played back video.

Reduce: Reduces the size of the playback window.

Increase: Increases the size of the playback window.

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Setup Menu

WARNING: Before you use the DX4500/DX4600 to record video, refer to Figure 3 and read the HDD Partition Notification.

For information about using the Setup menu to configure the DX4500/DX4600, refer to Navigating the Setup Window on page 25.

Stop: Stops playback.

Figure 3. Camera Menu HDD Partition Notification

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PTZ Control

The PTZ control is available for cameras that support PTZ functions using Pelco C, Pelco P, and D protocols. It is also available for supported third­party dome cameras. In addition, the PTZ option must be enabled and a protocol must be assigned to the camera channel. For information about
configuring camera features, refer to Camera Menu Setup on page 27. For information using the KBD300A keyboard to operate PTZ devices, refer
to Activating Presets on page 100.

NOTE: When operating third-party cameras, the PTZ control supports the up, down, left, right, zoom in, and zoom out functions.

Figure 4. PTZ Control

ZOOM

FOCUS

IRIS

PRESET

PATTERN

CLR

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Move: Pan and tilts the camera in the direction of the selected arrow.

Exit: Closes the PTZ control.

ZOOM: Zooms the camera in and out.

FOCUS: Adjusts the camera focus.

IRIS: Opens and closes the camera iris.

PRESET NUMBER: Displays the preset number.

Keypad: Enters presets or pattern numbers.

PRESET: Performs two functions:

• Preset programming mode: Stores the preset in the selected memory location.

• PTZ mode: Activates a preset.

PATTERN: Performs two functions:

• Pattern programming mode: Stores the pattern in the selected memory location.

• PTZ mode: Activates a pattern.

Clear: Deletes a programmed preset, pattern, or tour.

Program: Accesses the camera programming mode.

AUX

SET

Auxiliary: Selects the auxiliary mode. Buttons 1–4 select the camera’s auxiliary outputs. Buttons 1–4
operate as a toggle (on/off) each time they are selected.

SET: Performs two functions:

• Enters PTZ programming mode.

• Exits PTZ programming mode.

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Front Panel

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Access Door: Provides access to the power switch and optical CD/DVD drive.

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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 camera and its alternate

function. (Press the Shift button to access the alternate function).

[2] OSD: Toggles on and off the display of the toolbar.
[3] COPY: Copies recorded video data to the target media.
[4] MARK: Sets the beginning point from which to search recorded data.
[5] FOCUS-: Selects camera 5 or decreases camera focus.
[6] FOCUS+: Increases camera focus.
[7] IRIS-: Close camera iris.
[8] IRIS+: Opens camera iris.
[9] ALM OFF: Selects camera 9 or turns off active alarm state.
[10] INFO: Toggles on and off the display of system information.
[11] LOG: Toggles on and off the display of the log list.
[12] AUX: Sends an auxiliary command.
[13] SET: Starts the PTZ programming mode.
[14] CLR: Clears a programmed event.
[15] PATTERN: Assigns the recorded PTZ actions to the user-specified pattern number.
[16] PRESET: Assigns the position of the selected camera to a user-specified preset number.

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Remote Sensor: Communicates between the DVR and remote control.

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System Status Indicators:

• NET: Is lit when the network is connected.

• BACKUP: Is lit when the backup process is active.

• HDD: Blinks when the hard drive is accessed.

• ALARM: Is lit when the alarm out is in progress.

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Selection Control:

• Directional Arrows: (Up, down, left, and right) Navigate between the options of the Menu, Options, and Properties panes.

• Enter: Selects the highlighted option in the Menu, Option, and Properties panes.

Figure 5. Front Panel

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Playback Controls:

Left Arrow: Provides two functions.

• Reverse: Searches recorded video at normal speed. Repeatedly press the button to search recorded video in the reverse

direction at 2x, 3x, or 4x the normal speed.

• Reverse Skip: Activates when playback is paused. Press the button to play back video frame-by-frame, or press the button

repeatedly to quickly skip through video in the reverse direction. Press and hold the button to go directly to the beginning of the
recorded video.

Right Arrow: Provides two functions.

• Forward: Searches recorded video at normal speed. Repeatedly press the button to search recorded video in the forward

direction at 2x, 3x, or 4x the normal speed.

• Forward Skip: Activates when playback is paused. Press the button to search video frame-by-frame, or press the button

repeatedly to quickly skip through video in the forward direction. Press and hold the button to go directly to the end of the
recorded video.

STOP: Stops playback.

PAU SE: Pauses playback.

Play: Provides an alternate playback function for viewing video. Press to start playback in forward direction; press again to play

back video in the reverse direction.

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Jog Control (inner dial): Navigates through various mode options.

• Menu Mode: Increases (clockwise) or decreases (counter-clockwise) the selected option values.

• Date/Time Search Mode: Increases (clockwise) or decreases (counter-clockwise) to select the start time from which to begin

playback. Played back video is displayed in the picture-in-picture view. The picture-in-picture view is displayed in one or four
panes.

• Event Search Mode: During the initial video playback mode, the inner jog dial does not change the playback parameters.

Once the shuttle dial is used to pause played back video, the inner jog allows you to search forward (clockwise) or backward
(counter-clockwise) through each frame.

• Bookmark Search Mode: Once the shuttle dial is used to pause played back video, the jog dial allows you to search forward

(clockwise) or backward (counter-clockwise) through each frame.

• Pixel Search Mode: In the pixel search setup view, the jog dial navigates through the options. Once an option is selected,

the jog dial increases (clockwise) or decreases (counter-clockwise) the option’s value.

Shuttle Dial (outer ring):

• Quick Lift and Release Action (clockwise or counter-clockwise): For any of the above search modes, the initial quick

lift and release of the shuttle causes the played back video to pause. Subsequent quick lift and release actions searches the
played back video in the forward (clockwise) or reverse (counter-clockwise) direction, one frame at a time.

• Turn and Hold Action (clockwise or counter-clockwise): Turn the shuttle a little further to search the played back video

in the forward (clockwise) or reverse (counter-clockwise) direction faster, frame-by-frame. Turning the shuttle a full rotation in
either direction searches the playback at the fastest rate. The playback returns to pause when the shuttle is released.

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High-Speed USB 2.0 Ports: One port on the front and two on the back of the DVR.

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LOGIN: Displays the login dialog box if a user is not logged on to the system. If a user is already logged on, pressing this button logs
off the user. When a user is logged on, the button is lit blue; when a user is not logged on, the button is not lit. This button performs

the same function as the Login icon on the toolbar.

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Monitor Selection:

• Main: Displays the Selecting Starting Channel dialog box, to select the window presentation as viewed on the VGA or main

analog monitor. Use in conjunction with buttons 1–8 or 1–16, to select which camera input is displayed first on the VGA or
main analog monitor. This button performs the same function as the MAIN icon on the GUI toolbar.

• VGA monitor selection: If the main video is displayed on the analog monitor, use the MAIN button to switch the display of

to the VGA monitor. Press the MAIN button for approximately 5 seconds until the system sounds a beep and restarts.

• SPOT: Displays the Selecting Starting Channel dialog box, to select the window presentation as viewed on a spot monitor.

Use in conjunction with buttons 1–8 or 1–16 to configure the first camera displayed. This button performs the same function
as the SPOT icon on the GUI toolbar.

• Analog Main BNC output: If the main video is displayed on the VGA monitor, use the SPOT button to switch the display to

the analog monitor connected to MAIN-OUT BNC.

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PTZ: Displays the PTZ dialog box for a camera configured for PTZ control. This button performs the same function as the PTZ icon

on the GUI toolbar.

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ZOOM: Zooms a camera in and out.

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MENU/ESC:

• Displays the setup menu.

• Closes the setup menu.

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REC: Manually starts and stops recording.

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SEARCH: Displays the Search window and is organized into the following categories:

• INTERNAL HDD: Selects the target media to search for data.

• Data/Time Search: Displays the date/time monthly calendar view. The search criteria is based on the date, time, and

camera/channel.

• Event Search: Displays the event type view and selections (ALARM, ALL, and MOTION). The event search criteria includes

date, time, camera/channel, and event type.

• Bookmark Search: Displays the bookmark search view to locate previously recorded bookmarks (data and channel/camera

number).

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SHIFT: Switches the operation of the camera control buttons from the primary to secondary function.

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DVD drive: Accepts DVD disks.

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Power switch: Turns on and off power to the unit.

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Remote Control

Figure 6. Remote Control

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POWER:

• Turns on the unit.

• If the DVR is turned on but a user is not logged on, the message “You have to login first” appears.

• If a user is already logged on, the message “Please enter the password” appears. If there is no activity for a period of time,

the dialog box disappears.

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Channel Selection:

• MAIN: Displays the Selecting Starting Channel dialog box, to select the window presentation as viewed on the VGA or

main analog monitor. Use in conjunction with buttons 1–8 or 1–16 to configure the first camera input displayed on the VGA
or main analog (MAIN-OUT BNC) monitor. This button performs the same function as the MAIN icon on the GUI toolbar.

• SPOT: Displays the Selecting Starting Channel dialog box, to select the window presentation as viewed on a spot monitor.

Use in conjunction with buttons 1–8 or 1–16 to configure the first camera input is displayed. This button performs the same

function as Login icon on the GUI toolbar.

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LOGIN: Displays the login dialog box if a user is not logged on to the system. If a user is logged on, pressing this button logs the
user out. When a user is logged on, the button is lit blue; if a user is not logged on, the button is not lit. This button performs the
same function as the person icon on the GUI toolbar.

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ALM.OFF: Turns off an active alarm for the selected camera. Also cancels alarm activation and returns the system to the
condition before the alarm was activated.

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MENU/ESC: Toggles on and off the display of the setup menu.

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Selection Controls:

• Arrow Buttons: Selects menu options.

• ENTER: Selects the highlighted menu item.

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SEARCH: Displays the Search menu.

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Playback Controls:

• PAUSE : Pauses playback.

• STOP: Stops playback.

• REC: Starts and stops recording.

• REVERSE: Searches recorded video in the reverse direction.

• FORWARD: Searches recorded video in the forward direction.

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System Buttons:

• System Information: Displays the System Information dialog box.

• System Log: Displays the System Log dialog box.

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PTZ Controls:

• ZOOM +/-: Zooms in and out on the video image displayed in live and playback mode.

• FOCUS +/-: Adjusts the camera’s focus.

• IRIS +/-: Adjusts the camera’s iris.

• PTZ: Starts the PTZ mode for the selected device and displays the on-screen control.

• AUX: Sends an auxiliary command to the specified PTZ camera.

• CLR: Clears a programmed event.

• SET: Starts the PTZ programming mode.

• PATTERN: Assigns the recorded PTZ actions to the user-specified pattern number.

• PRESET: Assigns the position of the selected camera to a user-specified preset number.

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Numbers 0 to 9: Used to assign the system ID, PTZ preset and pattern numbers, auxiliary command, and select the camera
channel in the search mode.

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MARK: Sets the starting location from which to conduct a search.

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COPY: Copies the specified recorded data to an external device.

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OSD: Toggles on and off the display of the system toolbar.

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ID: Sets the appropriate DVR system ID through which to operate. Press the ID button, and then press the number button (within
two seconds) to select the system ID of the DVR. If you set the system ID to 0 (zero), you can control multiple DVRs at the
same time.

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Virtual Keyboard

The DX4500/DX4600 provides a virtual on-screen keyboard to perform the following:

• Select a user name and type the a password to log on or off of the DVR.

• Create camera names.

• Create holiday schedule names.

• Assign TCP/IP settings (IP address, subnet mask, and so forth).

• Set up mail accounts.

• Assign emergency agent IP addresses.

• Create user accounts.

Figure 7 describes the Login Virtual Keyboard and its functions. All DX4500/DX4600 virtual keyboards operate similarly, but display different

fields depending on the task being performed.

Figure 7. Virtual Keyboard

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Data Field 1: The field for entering user data; in this example, the user name.

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Data Field 2: The field for entering user data; in this example, the password.

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Virtual Keyboard: The keys for entering the data in fields 1 and 2.

Space: (The blank key to the right of the Z) Inserts one space to the right of the previous character.

Backspace: (The back arrow) Deletes one character, beginning at the end of the text string.

Shift: Changes the case of the text and alternates between numbers and special characters.

• Uppercase: A to Z, numbers 0 to 9, and special characters.

• Lowercase: a to z, numbers 0 to 9, and special characters.

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OK/Cancel: Accepts or cancels the performed action in fields 1 and 2.

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Turning On and Logging On to the DVR

You must log on to the DX4500/DX4600 with a valid user name (ID) and password to operate the DVR. User names and passwords are case
sensitive. By default, the DX4500/DX4600 comes with one login account; the user name is admin and the default password is admin.

NOTE: If you are logging on for the first time, the system does not prompt you to change the default (ADMINISTRATOR) password. If you keep
the default password, access to the DVR is easily accomplished by anyone who knows the user name (ID) and default password. Therefore, Pelco
strongly recommends that the system administrator change the password and keep it in a secured location. (The user name or access level,
which by default is Administrator, cannot be changed.)

1. On the front panel or remote control, press and hold the power button until your hear a beep, and then release the button. After a few
seconds, the DX4500/DX4600 startup screen is displayed.

2. Wait until the DVR displays the application window.

Figure 8. Application Window and GUI Toolbar

3. On the front panel or remote control, press Login. Using the mouse, click the Login icon . The Login dialog box opens. Use the virtual

keyboard to enter the password.

The password has the following guidelines:

• Characters: A to Z, a to z, numerals 0 to 9, and special characters.

• Name Length: From 4 to 8 characters long.

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By default, the letters on the virtual keyboard are lowercase (a to z). It also uses numerals 0 to 9, and special characters.

Figure 9. Login Virtual Keyboard

4. To enter the default password, do one of the following:

• On the front panel or remote control, press the arrow buttons to select “a” from the virtual keyboard, and then press

ENTER. Repeat this process to select the remaining characters.

• Using the mouse, click each character of the password.

An asterisk appears in the Password entry box.

5. On the front panel or remote control, press any of the arrow buttons to select OK, and then press ENTER. Using the mouse,

click OK. The system logs you on and the Login icon changes color, indicating that you have successfully logged on to the DVR.

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Logging Off and Turning Off the DVR

On the front panel or remote control, press LOGIN. Using the mouse, click the Login icon . The Login icon changes from blue to black,
indicating you are logged off.

You must be logged on to the DVR with administrator level permission to turn off the DX4500/DX4600.

1. On the front panel or remote control, press and hold the power switch until you hear a beep.

• If you are not logged on with administrator level permission, do the following:

(1) Log on at the administrator level.

(2) Press and hold the power switch until you hear a beep.

The Login virtual keyboard opens. You have approximately 25 seconds to enter the password before it closes.

2. To enter the password, do one of the following:

• On the front panel or remote control, press the arrow buttons to select the password character on the virtual

keyboard, and then press ENTER. Repeat this process until you have entered every character of the password.

• With the mouse click each password character on the virtual keyboard.

Asterisks representing each password character are displayed in the Password field.

3. On the front panel or remote control, press the arrow buttons to select OK, and then press ENTER. On the toolbar, click OK
with the mouse. The system turns off.

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Set Up

Setup Window

The DX4500/DX4600 comes preconfigured with system defaults that allow you to immediately begin using the DVR to view live video. For a
description of all of the system defaults, refer to DX4500/DX4600 Factory Defaults on page 127.

The DX4500/DX4600 Setup window allows you to configure the DX4500/DX4600 operation for your particular security application. Only
administrator-level users have permission to access the Setup window and configure the DVR.

WARNING: Before you use the DX4500/DX4600 to record video, refer to Figure 10 and read the HDD Partition Notification.

Figure 10. Camera Menu HDD Partition Notification

NAVIGATING THE SETUP WINDOW

1. Log on to the DVR at the administrator level. The DVR application window and toolbar are displayed.

2. On the front panel, press the MENU/ESC button or press the MENU/ESC button on the remote control. Using the mouse, click the

Setup icon . By default, the Setup window opens and the Camera menu is selected. Figure 11 describes how the Setup window is

organized and explains how to navigate the Menu, Option, and Properties panes to change settings.

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Figure 11. Setup Window Panes

Pane Front Panel/Remote Control Mouse

ì

Menu: Displays the menu
commands.

î

Option: Displays the options for
the selected menu command.

ï

Properties: Displays the
properties and settings available
for each option.

• Press the up/down arrow buttons

to move to a menu command.

• Press ENTER to select a menu
command. When a menu command is
selected, the cursor moves to the Option
pane.

• Press the up/down arrow buttons

to move to an option. Options
are displayed for each highlighted
option.

• Press ENTER to select an option. When
an option is selected, the cursor moves
to the Properties pane.

• Press the up/down arrow buttons

to move to a property. Properties
and related settings are displayed for
each highlighted option.

• Press the left/right arrow buttons

to navigate the Property
settings boxes. After an entry box is
selected, press ENTER to choose a
value. (Some property support settings
have multiple parts. For example, the
date property supports three settings: a
separate entry box for the month, day,
and year [MM/DD/YYYY]).

• Press ENTER to select a property or
settings box. The selected box changes
color.

Click a menu command.

Left click a command, property, or option
to select it. Right- or left-click a selected
settings box to increase or decrease the
value.

Click a property or settings box. Right- or
left-click to choose a value.

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Camera Menu Setup

1. On the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight the Camera menu. Using the mouse, click the
Camera menu. The camera options are displayed.

2. On the front panel or remote control, press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the Properties menu. The Properties option is highlighted and the
property settings are displayed.

Figure 12. Camera Menu

Figure 13. Properties Option Settings

• Name: Allows you to create a unique name for each camera. The camera name has the following guidelines:
– Characters: A to Z, a to z, numerals 0 to 9, and special characters.
– Name length: Up to 13 characters.

• Covert: Allows a camera to be configured, viewed, and operated by users who are logged on with administrator level permission. In the
covert mode, if a user is logged on with power or normal level permission, Video Loss is displayed in live view.

• Audio: Associates the audio input (1–4 [DX4516/DX4616] or 1–2 [DX4508/DX4608]) with a specified camera input.

• Disable: The camera can be enabled or disabled from displaying video.

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3. To create a camera name, do the following:

a. On the front panel or remote control, press ENTER. Using the mouse, click CH 01. The channel 01 name box is highlighted.

b. On the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight a channel, and then press ENTER. Using

the mouse, click a channel name box. the “Please enter the channel name” virtual keyboard opens.

Figure 14. Channel Name Virtual Keyboard

c. To delete the existing name, on the front panel or remote control, press any of the arrow buttons to highlight the

backspace key , and then press ENTER. Using the mouse, click the backspace key until the name is deleted.

d. To type a name using the front panel or remote control, press any of the arrow buttons to highlight a character from

the virtual keyboard, and then press ENTER. Using the mouse, click a character. The selected character is displayed in the channel
name box.

e. Repeat step d until the camera name is typed in the channel name box.

f. To confirm the entry using the front panel or remote control, press any of the arrow buttons to highlight OK. Using

the mouse, click OK. The camera name is displayed in name box.

g. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to name other cameras.

4. To configure a camera for covert operation, perform steps 4a to 4d for each camera designated for covert operation.

a. On the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight a channel number. Then press the left/right

arrow buttons to highlight the covert settings box and press ENTER. Using the mouse, click a settings box. The covert box
changes color.

b. On the front panel or remote control, press the left/right arrow buttons . Using the mouse, right- or left-click the settings box

to toggle the convert setting to ON.

c. On the front panel or remote control, press ENTER. Using the mouse click in another settings box. The covert box changes color.

d. Repeat steps 3a–3c to configure other cameras for covert operation.

e. When an administrator-level user is logged on to the unit, video from covert cameras displays on the spot monitor. If you do not want

video to display on the spot monitor, refer to Display Menu Setup on page 49 and perform the steps to configure the spot monitor for
covert operation.

5. To configure the audio and disable setting, do the following:

a. On the front panel or remote control, use the up/down arrow buttons , the left/right arrow buttons , and the ENTER

button to highlight and change the audio and disable setting for the respective channels.

6. To exit the properties settings and return to the Options pane, do the following:

a. On the front panel, press the MENU/ESC button or press the MENU/ESC button on the remote control. Using the mouse, click

Properties.

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VIDEO ADJUSTMENT

The video adjustment option allows you to set the characteristics (brightness, contrast, and color) of displayed video, and how it is recorded and
stored for each camera.

1. From the options pane, on the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight Video Adjustment. Using
the mouse, click Video Adjustment. The Video Adjustment option is highlighted and the property settings are displayed.

2. On the front panel or remote control, press ENTER. Using the mouse, click Channel. The Channel 01 name box is highlighted.

Figure 15. Video Adjustment Option Settings

3. Use the front panel, remote control, or mouse to select a channel. Adjust the brightness, contrast, and color of the display on the monitor.
Be sure to preview the video display in the preview window before finalizing your selection.

4. Repeat step 3 for each camera for which you want to adjust the video output display.

5. To reset the settings for the current channel using the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight
“Restore to Default”, and then press ENTER. Using the mouse, click Restore to Default. The setting for the current channels are reset to the
factory defaults.

6. To accept the settings and exit Video Adjustment, press the MENU/ESC button on the front panel or press the MENU/ESC button on
the remote control. Using the mouse, click Video Adjustment. The Video Adjustment option is highlighted.

PTZ SETUP

PTZ devices are connected to the DX4500/DX4600 using the DATA 1 and DATA 2 RS-422/RS-485 ports located on the back of the unit. The
DX4508/DX4608 supports up to 8 serial PTZ cameras; the DX4516/DX4616 supports up to 16 serial PTZ cameras. Multiple PTZ cameras are
connected by daisy-chaining the camera connections. The DX4500/DX4600 allows you to address and control multiple PTZ cameras individually.

NOTE: You might experience operational issues when a camera device is not correctly terminated. When connecting camera devices, use a
normal load termination of 75 ohms. When looping through DVR inputs, ensure that the signal is terminated at the end device. For additional
information about terminating a specific camera device, refer to the device’s installation manual.

Before you perform the PTZ setup procedure, you will need the following information for each PTZ camera being configured:

• Channel to which the PTZ camera is attached

• Data port to which the camera is connected

• Pelco D and Pelco P address

• Camera protocol

• Communication settings: Baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits

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Figure 16. PTZ Camera Information

Ta bl e C lists the supported third-party devices and the protocol used by each device to operate the pan/tilt/zoom, focus, iris, and preset features.

Table C. Third-Party PTZ Compatibility

Third-Party PTZ Device Protocol

®

Bosch

AutoDome® Day/Night Bosch_AutoDome

™

Samsung

LG

Baxall

American Dynamics

SCC 641 Samsung_SCC

™

LPT-SD163HM LG_SD168

™

BPD1-RAS916 Pelco P

™

Speed Dome Ultra Vll Pelco P

1. On the front panel or remote control, press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight PTZ. Using the mouse, click PTZ. The PTZ option
is highlighted and the property settings are displayed.

Figure 17. PTZ Option Settings

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