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Summary of Contents for MEGAPIX DWC-MC421D

Page 1: ...Before installing and using the MEGAPIX Camera please read this manual carefully Be sure to keep it handy for future reference 02222013 IP 2 1MP Color Box Camera DWC MC421D...

Page 2: ...rature may rise to high levels Cleaning To remove dirt from the case moisten a soft cloth with a soft detergent solution and wipe Mounting Surface The material of the mounting surface must be strong e...

Page 3: ...Software 17 18 Network Options 19 Camera Reboot 20 MEGAPIX Camera Web Viewer 21 Accessing the Web Viewer via Internet Explorer 21 Accessing the Web Viewer via Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox and Safari...

Page 4: ...7 Larger Than 1 3 CMOS Sensor Electronic Day and Night Power over Ethernet PoE DC12V Two Way Audio Micro SD SDHC Class 10 Card for Emergency Backup Web Server Built in WDR Wide Dynamic Range 3D DNR 3D...

Page 5: ...ith the MEGAPIXEL Camera 5 INSIDE THE BOX 1 Quick Start Guide 2 Mini DIN Connector For or DC Auto Iris Lens 3 L WRENCH 4 Adaptor Ring 9 0mm 5 2 Port Terminal Block For Power Connection 6 Color Box Cam...

Page 6: ...PARTS DESCRIPTIONS 1 Lens Connector 2 CS Ring 3 Iris Jack 4 Mounting Bracket Connectors 5 Micro SD Card Slot 6 Alarm Motion 7 Video Out 8 RS 485 9 AC 24V DC 12V 10 RJ 45 PoE Connector 11 Audio In Out...

Page 7: ...7 DIMENSIONS...

Page 8: ...will require an adaptor for power transmission 1 Using a PoE Enabled Switch The MEGAPIX Camera is PoE Compliant allowing transmission of power and data via a single Ethernet cable PoE eliminates the...

Page 9: ...sing a Non PoE Switch If a PoE enabled switch is not used use a power adaptor for power transmission and non PoE switch for data transmission Follow the illustrations below to connect the camera witho...

Page 10: ...necessary holes to mount the bracket to a wall or ceiling 2 Attach the mounting bracket to the surface using machine screws 3 Attach the box camera to the mounting bracket 4 Adjust the camera s posit...

Page 11: ...ens please check whether it is a C mount or CS mount lens The back focus is set for the CS mount lens at the factory Lens not included M o u n t i n g a C S M o u n t L e n s After removing the protec...

Page 12: ...12 INSTALLATION Mounting a C Mount Lens 1 Attach the C Mount lens adapter by turning clockwise 2 Attach the lens to the camera by turning clockwise...

Page 13: ...an automatic iris lens with the camera the lens has to be connected to the A Iris socket of the camera If you are using a lens with manual or fixed iris this socket is not used Operation of the camer...

Page 14: ...more information 8 Connect the RJ45 to a CAT5 cable or a power adaptor Refer to Network Connection for further explanation If necessary connect the Audio In and Out and Relay Control cables 9 Check t...

Page 15: ...o s s To install the SD card 1 Locate the SD card slot in the back of the camera module 2 Insert the SD card in the slot and push it down until you hear a click sound 3 To remove SD card press the SD...

Page 16: ...ded User Manual CD Run IP Finder and install onto your PC 2 When setup is complete launch IP Finder 3 To find your MEGAPIX camera click Search button Your MEGAPIX camera will appear as DWC MV421D 4 Se...

Page 17: ...on Change the device s connection type and or IP address information Please see the next page for further explanation 2 Upgrade Upgrade the device s firmware 3 Time Zone Change the time zone 4 Import...

Page 18: ...your internet service provider is required 3 Static IP Select Static to connect to the camera from an external network 4 Use DDNS Check this option to use DDNS service 5 Port Displays the port numbers...

Page 19: ...each setup of the camera to static IP address it is recommended that you first setup the camera to DHCP allow it to configure itself according to your network and then change the settings to a static...

Page 20: ...default Previous setup for IP default time etc will be deleted If a system s IP address is lost reset the camera back to factory default The following are the default network settings CAMERA REBOOT Fr...

Page 21: ...e the IP address of the camera on the Internet Explorer window Example http 192 168 1 123 Factory Default 2 Enter Username and Password Username admin Password admin 3 The web browser will ask to inst...

Page 22: ...ra s IP address NOTE If the first stream is set to H 264 then a video will not be displayed on the GUI 3 Click the Setup button Then go to Video Audio Stream Settings 4 Modify one of the two 2 streams...

Page 23: ...ecording On the main monitoring page user can view the camera with the First Stream settings or the Second Stream settings Below the display screen click on the First Stream and Second Stream buttons...

Page 24: ...i v e v i d e o t o y o u r c o m p u t e r 1 Select the Export Image button A Save As window will appear 2 Select the folder you wish to Save in and type a File Name 3 Click Save and the screenshot w...

Page 25: ...or landscape facing left right up or down 3 Zoom in on a portion of an image prior to printing or select the image s scale on the page 4 To print information about the screenshot select View Title 5...

Page 26: ...e To Setup Instant Recording 1 Select the Record button 2 Indicate where you want the videos to be saved 3 Setup the duration of the instant recording You can record up to 120 seconds of live video 4...

Page 27: ...Stop Instant Recording To Start right click anywhere on the display screen Select Start Rec The icon on the top right of the screen will change to INSTANT To Stop right click anywhere on the display s...

Page 28: ...the more bandwidth it will require to stream images 3 Compression Type Codec Select the type of compression to use when outputting the video 4 Data Transfer Speed Set encoding bitrate if H 264 and MP...

Page 29: ...ght conditions Turn On 2x 3x 4x or Off 4 Shutter Speed Select the speed at which the camera s shutter will operate 1 30 1 60 or 1 120 5 AGC Gain Maximum light gain settings in low light conditions Sel...

Page 30: ...is number should always be lower than the number set to color to B W Extra Settings Set Lens Type Chroma Sharpness Mirror Flip and Digital Noise Reduction 3 Lens Type Set the camera to an indoor or ou...

Page 31: ...inally Audio Adjust settings to your preference a Audio Input Set Gain 0 5 b Audio Output Set Buffering Time Volume 0 5 c Network Transfer Select Transfer Audio regardless of video d Select Apply to s...

Page 32: ...want to view and or modify Use the Show All button to display all 30 privacy zones or Hide All to deselect them and select only a single privacy zone After selecting the privacy zone you want to modif...

Page 33: ...ity Select from Low Middle or High 3 Dwell Time When a motion is triggered the camera can be set to record for a certain period of time Dwell Time can be set up to 900 seconds 4 Relay an alarm out tri...

Page 34: ...rm To set the camera to send e mail notifications for every motion triggered alarms see page 50 1 Hold left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer over image to select the motion area or use Set All...

Page 35: ...pen Sensor is activated when it closes Example Door normally remains open and an alarm is triggered when the door closes NC Normal Close Sensor is activated when it opens Example Window normally remai...

Page 36: ...for the video that will be sent when motion is detected 2 Emergency Alarm Recipient List Enter the IP address and the Port for the remote site s to which you want to send the video You can set up up...

Page 37: ...annel your data to the correct destination even if it is on a different subnet mask To obtain a static IP Address and network information Subnet Mask Gateway DNS please contact your Internet Service P...

Page 38: ...IP address every time it changes 1 To use DDNS select the Use DDNS checkbox 2 Select one of the DDNS System Names from the drop down list 3 Enter Username Password The Username Password must be regist...

Page 39: ...select one of the three options TCP UDP or Multicast 2 If you select Multicast enter the Multicast IP and Multicast Port 3 Reboot your system to apply the changes to your camera To Reboot select Appl...

Page 40: ...nect to this camera If Allow All is selected the Allowed IP List and Blocked IP List will be ignored 2 To allow only a specific list of IP addresses to connect to this camera select Allow Enter an IP...

Page 41: ...nVIF check Enable 2 Set the Service Port to 8032 3 Select On or Off for WS Security 4 Select desired Options from the list 5 Select On or Off for WS Discovery Web Services Dynamic Discovery 6 Select O...

Page 42: ...e same time These protocols allow software to access the first and second stream directly by assigning each stream its own ports RTP and RTSP are used for integration and communication between the cam...

Page 43: ...SD card s recording select Record Stop Recording Information 5 This section displays the first and last recorded data available on the selected SD card SD card records video from the second stream To...

Page 44: ...ing to Multi Day Mode 2 Select the type of recording Continuous Cyan Motion Yellow Sensor Red by clicking on the corresponding button 3 Drag your mouse over the hours you want to set for motion record...

Page 45: ...vent for duration of time 6 Motion Post Alarm Time Save images after motion events for duration of time 7 Sensor Post Alarm Time Save images after sensor events for duration of time 8 Overwrite If sel...

Page 46: ...b Hours with recorded data on them will be indicated by the pink line in the time bar 3 Select the Backup Start Time and Backup End Time 4 Select the Target Drive The Target Drive is where the remote...

Page 47: ...on of the camera 2 Manual Upgrade To upgrade system firmware you have to contact manufacturer and get the upgrade file first Go to www Digital Watchdog com and select Support tab a Browse file and sel...

Page 48: ...ort Default is 21 c User ID FTP Server Log in ID d Password FTP Server Log in Password e Directory Upgrade File Path f Action Select Check Upgrade to display the Upgrade File list g Status Display pro...

Page 49: ...You can reset the camera to its original factory settings Selecting the General option will reset the camera to factory default on all settings except for the IP and Network configuration Selecting t...

Page 50: ...ormation 1 Insert the Date and Time Select the type of Format for your time 2 To synchronize with the NTP Server select the option and type the NTP Server Address Example pool ntp org 3 Select your Ti...

Page 51: ...l option Select Event Type 2 Enter SMTP Server information Example smtp gmail com 3 Enter Username and Password 4 Enter Sender E mail 5 Add the E mail s you wish to send the notifications to 6 Select...

Page 52: ...Operator View and Edit Video and Event Settings Only c Viewer View Only 3 Click Add 4 Select Apply to save changes To modify a user select the user from the User List and click Modify To remove a use...

Page 53: ...page To Export the settings from the current camera Press the export button The system will generate a bin file with all the cameras settings in your Internet Explorer Downloads page To import setting...

Page 54: ...type of report you want to view System Event or System Event 2 Select View 3 The system will generate a report up to 140 000 bits of data For events to record make sure the camera is set to record wh...

Page 55: ...Auto Gain Control 0 20 BLC Back Light Compensation Off On WDR Wide Dynamic Range Off On Level 0 9 Day and Night Auto Day Color Night B W Lens Mode Manual DC Chroma Color Quality Hue Saturation Setting...

Page 56: ...Conformance Yes Web Viewer Supported OS Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 MAC OS Supported Browser Internet Explorer Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Safari Video Management Software DW Spectrum Pivot...

Page 57: ...to a proper internet outlet and operating properly Make sure the PoE Switch is connected to a router modem and the ports that have devices connected to them have a green LED light on If Yes is the co...

Page 58: ...ould be connected on the same router Contact your network administrator if you have more than one network available If Yes try pinging the MEGAPIX camera s IP address as it appears on the IP finder Fr...

Page 59: ...ing on the browser you use If Yes make sure nothing is blocking the camera s lens Are you trying to view the camera s video from a different browser other than Internet Explorer ex Google Chrome Mozil...

Page 60: ...will be 255 255 255 0 The MEGAPIX camera can also connect to the web viewer using a static IP address This will allow you to set your own IP address manually Setup the Network Protocol on your PC 1 Go...

Page 61: ...00PM EST A purchase receipt or other proof of the date of the original purchase is required before warranty service is rendered This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials and workm...

Page 62: ...e exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above exclusions or limitations may not apply to you This warranty gives yo...

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