JVC VN-E4 manual

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 Intr oduction (contin ued) [BA CK] [ BO TT OM] M [A UDIO IN] terminal (RCA pin) F or input of a udio signals. N [A UDIO OUT] terminal (RCA pin) F or output o f audio signals. O [VIDEO INPUT 1CH to 4CH] terminal (BNC) F or input of vid eo signals. P [RS-232C/RS-485] COM1, 2 Prot ocol Selection Switch F or switching between RS-232C and RS-485 of CO[...]

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

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

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

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

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

15 Preparation (contin ued) 䡵 2-2 Netw ork Delay When the client acquires JPEG or audio via TCP , VN-E4 will be s end out data while checking the ACK from the client at the same time. F or networks with consi derable dela y , data cannot be sent out until ACK is received, and therefore the frame rate will dr op . T o operate VN-E4 and its built-i[...]

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

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

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

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

20 Settings 1. Setting Up of PC for Setting Setting of VN-E4 may be performed using Inte rnet Explo rer . Refer to A ST ART -UP GUIDE B on the PC specification requirements, and setting of PC’ s IP address as well as Intern et Explorer . 2. Enter user name and password User name and passw ord entr y will be required at the beginning. The re are 3[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32 Settings (contin ued) 䡵 5-9 Streaming P age This page is for setting manual multicast transmission. T ransmission is allow ed up to 10 streams. This page can be used upon access via A ad min B or A operator B . A Control F or star ting or stopping streaming. Par ameters that are set on the A Streaming B page wi ll be sav ed when transmission i[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 Settings (contin ued)[...]

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

46 Operation Refer to the star tup guide on procedures to install the built-in vie wer on the PC . 䡵 6-1 Screen Configurat ion of Built-in Vie wer 6. Using the VN-E4 Built-in Vie wer A CH1 - CH4 Button F or selecting the image to display . In addition, selection of a channel is not possible if the checkbo x f or this cha nnel is deselected i n th[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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