SVAT Electronics CV501 - 16CH manual

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    INSTRUC TION MANU AL V1.1 CV501 - 16CH COMPLETE SY STEM w w w .sva t.c om SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see W eb Ready 16 C hannel H.264 DVR Sec urity System w/ iPhone & BlackBerr y Access and 8 Hi-Res Indoor/Outdoor Night V ision Sur veillance C ameras[...]

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    2 C V501 - 16CH NEED HELP? PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUC T T O THE ST ORE Please contact a SV A T customer suppor t repr esentativ e rst regar ding an y additional information on pr oduc t featur es, specications or assistance with set-up . Y ou can con tac t us via one of the methods below: Note: This is manual v ersion 1.1 for this produ[...]

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    3 C V501 - 16CH PRODUC T W ARRANT Y INFORMA TION Please visit our w ebsite a t w w w .sv a t .com for inf orma tion about y our produc t ’ s w arranty . W e take quality ver y seriously . T his is why all of our pr oduc ts come with a one y ear warr anty from the original pur chase date against defects in workmanship and mat erials. If y ou hav e[...]

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    4 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF CONTENT S INTRODUC TION ..................................................................................... 7 WHA T IS INCLUDED ............................................................................... 8 FEA TURES ............................................................................................. 8 ADDITI[...]

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    5 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF CONTENT S ...continued PTZ SETUP ................................................................................................20 PTZ controls ............................................................................................................. 21 MOTION DETEC TION ................................................[...]

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    6 C V501 - 16CH Key Board Lock ......................................................................................................... 40 ID Number ............................................................................................................... 40 Display Setup .......................................................................[...]

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    7 C V501 - 16CH INTRODUC TION NET WORK VIEWING AND PLA YBACK ....................................................... 56 SOFT W ARE ...............................................................................................56 Online Sof tware I cons ............................................................................................... 5[...]

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    8 C V501 - 16CH FEA TURES WHA T IS INCL UDED • 1 Po wer A dapter for DVR • 24/7 Lifetime Live Cust omer Suppor t • Instruction Manual • Quick Star t Guide • 1 Y ear W arranty • 1 x 9 Pin D-SUB adapter for PTZ cameras 16CH DVR with 500 GB HDD 8 Indoor/Outdoor Night V ision CCD C ameras USB Mouse IR Remote C ontrol 10 RCA to BNC Connector[...]

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    9 C V501 - 16CH FEA TURES..Continued Stay Notied with Email Alerts This syst em keeps y ou notied of events oc curring in your monitoring location. Y ou can set the unit to automatically send alerts to your email inbo x whenever motion is det ected or when cameras lose power . Up to sev en dieren t email addresses can r eceive these alerts[...]

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    10 C V501 - 16CH For mor e information or ac cessories please visit: ww w .svat .com • CLEARVU7 (L CD Monitor) • CVW62 (60 ft. Camera Extension Cable) ADDITIONAL A C CESSORIES • VU301-C ( Camera) BUT T ONS & C ONNEC TIONS Front P anel 1. P ower LED – Indica tes the DVR is pr operly pow ered on 2. Rec LED – Indicates the D VR is in Rec[...]

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    11 C V501 - 16CH BUT T ONS & C ONNEC TIONS...continued Remote Contr ol Back Panel 1. P ower Input – 12V 4. 16A 2. VGA OUT – Connection to a VGA monitor 3. Ethernet (LAN) connec tion – Connect to a r outer or modem 4. Alarm Input/Relay - C onnects Alarm adapter 5. Audio Out - Connect to a speaker or amplier 6. RS-232/485 – Connects a [...]

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    12 C V501 - 16CH BUT T ONS & C ONNEC TIONS...continued PTZ CONNECTION 9 PIN D-SUB adapter for PTZ cameras: 1. 9 PIN D-SUB MALE Connec tion - Connects into RS 232/485 P or t on the back of DVR 2. Connection for a RS 232 PTZ Camera 3. Connection for a RS 485 PTZ Camera - Using the “T ” and “R” connections 4. Connection for a RS485 PTZ Cam[...]

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    13 C V501 - 16CH MOUNTING 1. Decide if the camera will be wall-mounted or sit on a desk/tabletop . The camera can be adjusted for either mounting sc enario by rota ting it to the r equired position. 2. Screw the mounting brack et into the camera ’ s mounting hole, turning it clockwise . 3. Mount the camera in the desir ed location no more than 60[...]

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    14 C V501 - 16CH 5. Connect the male RCA plug from the 60 ft cable to the BNC to RCA connector . 6. Repeat the above st eps for all of the included cameras . Note: F or detailed instructions and information on the cameras included with this system, pleas e refer to the Camera specications on Pg . 63. CONNECTING A USB MOUSE It is rec ommended to [...]

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    15 C V501 - 16CH CONNECTING YOUR ALARM SYSTEM T O THE DVR The CV501 - 16CH supports a 2 wire (normally open or normally closed) connection for up to sixteen external alarm devices simultaneously using the included alarm adapter . F or more informa tion on setting up the DVR to w ork with these alarms please see “buttons and connections. ” Pleas[...]

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    16 C V501 - 16CH CONNECTING AND POWERING ON THE DVR Note: W e recommend using a sur ge protected pow er bar and/or Uninterrupted P ow er Supply (UPS) backup to prev ent damage to your DVR system. 1. Inser t the pow er cord in to the power supply . 2. Plug the power c ord int o a pow er outlet. 3. Inser t the pow er supply wire int o the rear DC 12V[...]

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    17 C V501 - 16CH GET TING ST ARTED Now that y ou hav e pow ered up the D VR and properly connected to a T V or monitor y ou are r eady to begin using and customizing the D VR for your specic needs. The DVR will automa tically begin recor ding once it has been pow ered on and initializ ed. Initializing the D VR is the normal star t up process and[...]

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    18 C V501 - 16CH Note: The button works as the ent er key . This must be pressed to s ave changes. The works as the escape butt on, and when pressed will exit the screen and not save an y changes. The main menu consists of nine options: 1. Camera Setup 2. Motion Setup 3. Record Setup 4. Alarm Setup 5. HDD Management 6. Network Setup 7. Backup S etu[...]

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    19 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA 1. T o choose which camera you w ant to w ork with highlight CAMERA so that the back ground is y ellow and use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to scr oll to the camera y ou wish to adjust . • As you change camer as, the settings for each camera will be displa yed along with it Camer a setup allows you to make adjustm[...]

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    20 C V501 - 16CH DISPLA Y Y ou can choose whether or not to display an y individual camera. By setting the display t o OFF the camera will not be display ed in live viewing , howev er the camera channel will con tinue to rec ord as per the dened r ecor ding settings. The video will be displayed during pla yback. DWELL TIME Dwell time ref ers to [...]

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    21 C V501 - 16CH PTZ Control from Liv e Vie wing Mode T o access the PTZ con trols of the D VR you will need to use the mouse . 1. Move the mouse cursor t o the bottom the screen f or P op Up Menu Bar to display . 2. Selec t the icon. The PTZ controls look like this: Please review the follo wing contr ols: Direc tion Keys – mo ve the camera up , [...]

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    22 C V501 - 16CH TO SET MO TION DETEC TION 1. Selec t the camera y ou wish to congur e the motion detection for . 2. Use the mouse wheel , or the directional arrow butt ons to toggle between ON and OFF . MOTION DETEC T Motion detection can be set to ON or OFF . When set t o ON, the DVR will rec ognize and perform specic ac tivities when motio[...]

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    23 C V501 - 16CH RECORDING SETUP 1. Acc ess the Main Menu. 2. Selec t the Recor d Setup icon. RESOL UTION Y ou can set the resolution to: NTSC Mode 1. 720 x 240 (max 60 PPS) 2. 360 x 240 (max 120 PPS) P AL Mode 1. 720 x 288 (max 50 PPS) 2. 360 x 288 (max 60 PPS) Note: NTSC is the video standard f or Nor th America. Europe and other countries use th[...]

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    24 C V501 - 16CH ALARM RECORD PPS Y ou can change the PPS for alarm recor d. Y ou may wish to change the alarm PPS so that ther e is a higher PPS for when an alarm (e.g . motion) is detected by the DVR and a lo wer PPS for Normal Rec ord . T o C hange the Alarm Record PPS: 1. Selec t to adjust the Alarm Recor d PPS. 2. Use the mouse wheel or the di[...]

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    25 C V501 - 16CH RECORD QU ALIT Y Ther e are four lev els of rec ord quality you can choose fr om, and it is adjustable per camera if rec ording with 720 x 240 r esolution. If using 360 x 240 resolution, cameras ar e adjusted in pairs (1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6 et c...): 1. Lo w 2. Medium 3. High 4. Best T o Change the Record Quality: 1. High[...]

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    26 C V501 - 16CH A UDIO RECORD The D VR is capable of recor ding one channel of audio . Y ou can connec t a camera that has a built in micr ophone or connect an external microphone into the RCA audio input to c ongure the DVR t o rec ord with audio .. T he cameras that ar e included with the DVR do not support audio . T o record with audio: 1. H[...]

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    27 C V501 - 16CH T o set the schedules: 1. Highlight SCHEDULE SETUP and select to enter the schedule recor d Menu. 2. Selec t the type of recor ding you wish t o use (Full , Alarm, No) fr om the bottom of the Menu scr een or use the fast for war d button to t oggle between the type of recor ding . 3. In the calendar display , press ENTER or click o[...]

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    28 C V501 - 16CH External Alarm Mode Y ou can adjust your external alarm for Normally Open (NO), or Normally C losed (NC). Please consult the external alarm manufacturer for details regar ding whether to set up the External Alarm Mode to Normally Open or Normally Closed . 1. Use the mouse wheel or dir ectional buttons to change from Normally Open ([...]

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    29 C V501 - 16CH The ev ent log setup allows y ou to choose which alarm triggers will be sav ed to y our event log (maximum 3000 ev ents). Setting up the even t log allows you t o star t playing r ecor ded footage by specic ev ents so that y ou do not hav e to fast forward through long periods of f ootage to see when the alarm is detected. It al[...]

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    30 C V501 - 16CH T o S etup the Relay Time Setup: 1. Selec t RELA Y TIME SETUP from the Alarm Setup Menu. 2. Selec t to access the Relay Time Setup Menu. 3. Highlight the type of alarm you wan t to set up . 4. Use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to change the length of time. The 12V signal will be sent to y our external alarm when an alarm is [...]

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    31 C V501 - 16CH HDD INFORMA TION This option will allow y ou to view the t otal capacity of the connec ted har d drive as w ell as the percen tage of remaining spac e. This Menu is only used to display y our HDD status , and no settings can be adjusted on this screen. The HDD Informa tion will Show Y ou: Disk – Name of HDD Capacity - The siz e o[...]

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    32 C V501 - 16CH NET WORK SETUP 1. Acc ess the Main Menu by pressing Menu or b y using the P op Up Menu Bar . Move the mouse to the bottom of the displa y screen t o reveal the P op Up Menu. 2. Selec t the Menu icon. 3. Selec t the NETWORK setup icon. The network setup Menu is y our gatew ay t o viewing your footage online. This Menu holds the info[...]

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    33 C V501 - 16CH T o C hange from Static to DHCP A ddresses: 1. Under IP Mode, use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to change from DHCP to ST A TIC. 2. Press Menu or select the to exit the Netw ork Setup Menu or press the Menu button. 3. Press Menu or select the to e xit the Main Menu and sav e your settings. The D VR may take a few moments t o[...]

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    34 C V501 - 16CH T o S etup your DDNS: 1. Selec t to setup the DDNS. 2. Highlight DDNS Setting . Use the mouse wheel or directional keys t o change from DISABLE to ENABLE. 3. Highlight PROVIDER. Choose y our DDNS pro vider from the list . 4. Highlight HOST NAME. select to input your host name . 5. Highlight USER NAME. select to input your user name[...]

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    35 C V501 - 16CH NET WORK SETUP ...continued The vir tual keyboar d will appear for you t o inser t the following information: Motion Setting: Enables the DVR to send you an email when motion is detected by one of the cameras . Alarm Setting: Enables the DVR to send y ou an email when an external alarm is triggered b y one of the attached devices .[...]

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    36 C V501 - 16CH NET WORK SETUP ...continued 5. After y ou hav e enter ed all the information select the button to sa ve changes and exit the menu . T he DVR may tak e a few moments to load. If you receiv e an email from the DVR it will include: • The ev ent subject you pick ed in the subject line of the email • W arning Message: T he date and [...]

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    37 C V501 - 16CH Record Time: The start and end time is used to display the initial time and dat e when recor ding began and the nal dat e and time when the recor ding nished (or the la test dat e and time when backup Menu was acc essed). Backup Time: The start and end time is used to choose the time frame of the video clip to be back ed up o[...]

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    38 C V501 - 16CH BA CKUP SETUP ...continued 2. Choose the star ting dat e and time of when to transfer the video footage . Highlight the value y ou wish to change and use the dir ectional keys up and down or the mouse scroll wheel t o adjust the value. 3. Choose the ending date and time of when t o end the transfer of video footage . Highlight the [...]

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    39 C V501 - 16CH D A TE/TIME SETUP Allows you t o set up date and time on your D VR so that your r ec ording schedule will be accur ate . T o S etup the Date and Time: 1. Se le ct D A TE / TI M E SE T UP fr om th e S yst e m Se t up M e nu . S el e ct to setup the date and time . 2. Highlight the area y ou wish to change . 3. Date F ormat allo ws y[...]

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    40 C V501 - 16CH Syst em T ype The two syst em types that are a vailable on this DVR ar e P AL and NTSC. The Nor th American standard is NT SC and should only be set to P AL if the TV or monitor that the D VR is connected to uses only P AL format . T o set the system type: 1. Highlight SYSTEM T YPE from the S ystem Setup Menu. Use the mouse wheel o[...]

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    41 C V501 - 16CH LANGUA GE This D VR allows for the following 13 languages: English, Chinese, Italian, F rench, Japanese , Spanish, P olish, simplied Chinese, Gr eek, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian and C zech T o change the on sc reen display langua ge: 1. Highlight LANGUA GE. 2. Use the mouse scr oll wheel or directional keys to change t o your desi[...]

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    42 C V501 - 16CH Load Setup From USB This option can only be used if the DVR settings ha ve been pr eviously backed up t o USB. The DVR settings will be sa ved on the USB driv e as DVR.cfg. Backup Setup to USB This will sa ve the curren t DVR settings to a USB ash driv e. This will not backup any video footage to the USB driv e. Use this functio[...]

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    43 C V501 - 16CH POP UP MENU BAR (operation) – U sing the USB Mouse, the pop up menu bar allows y ou to view the following options . PTZ control – Please ref er to the PTZ contr ol section. HDD & USB INFORMA TION Y ou can quickly access your HDD & USB inf ormation right fr om the P op Up Menu on the live viewing scr een. T his will let [...]

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    44 C V501 - 16CH PLA YBA CK By clicking the Play butt on from the P op Up Menu, fr ont panel , or remot e contr ol a Play Search windo w will pop up . The CV501 - 16CH allows you to review y our playback with two dier ent sear ch options: 1. Play Time Search – Allows you t o view your r ecorded footage based on the day and time you wish t o pr[...]

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    45 C V501 - 16CH SEARCH BY TIME 1. Selec t the play butt on to call up the playback Menu or pr ess PLA Y on the front of the D VR or the remote . 2. Highlight PLA Y TIME SEARCH and select using the mouse or by pressing enter on the DVR or r emote . 3. Use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to choose the dat e and time you wish to view . 4. The t [...]

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    46 C V501 - 16CH BA CKUP VIDEO PLA YBACK Once you ha ve backup footage on y our USB drive , you can ar chive tha t footage or view it on a computer . How t o V iew Back up F ootage from USB: 1. Inser t your USB driv e into y our Windows based PC or laptop . 2. Install the viewer application b y opening R6VIEWER.EXE. 3. Use ov erlay mode when pr omp[...]

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    47 C V501 - 16CH T o begin viewing playback click the play button. BACKUP PLA YER – PLA YBACK C ONTROL The pla yback buttons are as follo ws from left to right: STEP BACK: Pauses pla yback and rev erses playback one frame each time it is click ed REWIND: Rewinds playback P AUSE: P auses playback STOP : Stops pla yback PLAY : Begins playback F AST[...]

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    48 C V501 - 16CH NET WORK GUIDE REQUIREMENTS Y ou will need to hav e: • T he DVR connected to a r outer • T he router c onnected to the Internet • A PC or laptop tha t is connected to the same r outer that the D VR is connected to . The PC can be connected by a wired or wir eless connection • Int ernet Explorer 6.0 or gr eater (t o check th[...]

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    49 C V501 - 16CH Method 1 (Recommended): Add the DVR’ s IP address to the T rusted Sites in Internet Explor er . 1. Open up Internet Explor er . 2. Click on T OOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY T ab. 5. Click on TRUSTED SITES. 6. Click on the SITES button. 7. T ype in the IP address of the DVR in the follo wing format: h[...]

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    50 C V501 - 16CH Method 2: 1. Open up Internet Explor er . 2. Click on T OOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY T ab then the CUSTOM LEVEL button. 5. Change the ActiveX settings listed belo w . • Download signed ActiveX con trols: PROMPT or ENABLED • D ownload unsigned A ctiveX controls: PROMPT • Initialize and script Ac[...]

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    51 C V501 - 16CH Log in to the DVR (U sing Internet Explorer): By default the DVR will r equire a user t o input a username and passwor d before being able to view the DVR online . T he default username and passwor d for the web interface of the DVR is: Username: admin P asswor d: admin T o add a new user or enable Anonymous Login see User Manageme[...]

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    52 C V501 - 16CH VIEWING Y OUR DVR OUTSIDE OF Y OUR NETWORK Now that y ou hav e successfully view ed your D VR and cameras from a c omputer it is time to set up y our rout er to view the DVR while a t a remote location. This process is called P ort Forwarding and you can nd detailed instructions on how to c omplete the requir ed steps a t http:/[...]

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    53 C V501 - 16CH TESTING Now that y ou know y our external IP address , you can perform a test to ensur e your DVR is ac cessible from outside y our network ( over the in ternet). This t est should be per formed by a comput er that is not on the same network as the DVR. Although, using the e xternal IP on the same network will sometimes work, it wi[...]

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    54 C V501 - 16CH T o Congure the DVR to W ork with DDNS: 1. Press Menu and select NETWORK SETUP . Inser t password if r equir ed. The default passwor d is “1111” . 2. Navigat e to DDNS and pr ess ENTER. 3. Change DDNS SETTING to ENABLE. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Instead of having t o type in the IP address to acc ess the DVR online you can use DDNS[...]

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    55 C V501 - 16CH DYNDNS.ORG A CC OUNT SETUP (required if using DY NDNS.ORG) 1. Open Internet Explor er and type http://w ww .dyndns.or g in the address bar . 2. Cr eate a new acc ount by clicking the “Crea te A ccount” link in the top right hand corner of the site . 3. Ent er your pr eferred user name , email address , and passwor d. 4. Optiona[...]

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    56 C V501 - 16CH Once you ha ve y our DVR set to view online , the software to view the footage di ers from the software tha t is in the DVR. Please r efer to the following instructions when viewing live footage online . This is what the online vie wing software will look like: NET WORK VIEWING & PLA YBA CK 1. DVR Conguration: When y ou c[...]

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    57 C V501 - 16CH 6. Rec : This will r ecor d the footage that is curren tly being display ed onto the desir ed save loca tion on your comput er . This will w ork in live mode or in pla yback mode. Pr ess ST OP to t erminate the r ecor ding and view the sav ed footage. It will be sa ved in H.264 forma t and will requir e the play er to view the rec [...]

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    58 C V501 - 16CH Time Point Back up - Time poin t backup allows y ou to back up the footage y ou have r ecor ded through online viewing . T o back up saved footage: 1. Click on the icon. 2. Selec t the starting and ending time which you wish to back up . 3. Click the sav e icon. 4. It will take sev eral minutes for the back up t o be sav ed. 5. Y o[...]

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    59 C V501 - 16CH DVR CONFIGURA TION OPTIONS SYSTEM OPTIONS The syst em information, network informa tion and other options are display ed when this option is clicked . System Inf ormation Ser ver Name : This is the name of your D VR. It will be displayed in the title of the w eb bro wser and can be used to distinguish your D VR from another . MAC A[...]

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    60 C V501 - 16CH IP Setting DHCP/Static : Choose whether your network uses DHCP IP addr ess or a Static IP addr ess. Generally most netw orks user DHCP automatically assigned IP addr esses. See NETWORK SETUP for more inf ormation regar ding DHCP/ST A TIC IP addresses . • If a DHCP IP address is c ongur ed is likely the IP addr ess will change [...]

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    61 C V501 - 16CH Schedule Update: Denes how often the DVR will update the DDNS w ebsite with it’ s current IP address Inf ormation. This should not be set to less then 60 minutes as some DDNS pr oviders ma y temporarily block the DVR. State: Displays the current sta te of the DVR. IDLE indica tes the DVR is not curr ently updating the DDNS w e[...]

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    62 C V501 - 16CH O ther Options Play er : Allows y ou to download the D VR player softwar e for your c omputer . Mobile Vie wer : Allows y ou to set up and/or c ongure settings on the mobile online view er . DVR Setting : Allows y ou to change settings that y our DVR play er has – the Menu works the same w ay as the Main Menu (instructions wri[...]

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    63 C V501 - 16CH From Y our Mobile Device: • Open up the web browser application • Click Options and choose the option that will allow you to type in a URL • T ype in rtsp://74.11.213.177/CH03 This will pull up channel 3 of y our DVR if port for warding settings ar e set up corr ectly and your phone is compatible with this DVR. IF Y OU C ANNO[...]

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    64 C V501 - 16CH If additional por t for war ding steps are r equired, c ontac t your ISP (Int ernet service Provider) to assist with bridging the modem and router t ogether . • Check all of your netw ork connections and go through the abov e steps again to mak e sure a c onguration err or was not made • Y ou may ha ve to c ongure PPP oE [...]

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    65 C V501 - 16CH 2. Connect the mobile device to y our PC to download the mobile softwar e. • Open up My C omputer . Y ou should see your mobile devic e listed as a remo vable device • Open up the File Manager (This ma y vary on the model of your device) • Open up the Other folder (or another location tha t can be accessed using le manager[...]

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    66 C V501 - 16CH Name: This is arbitrar y and can be named to y our liking . Host: This is the IP addr ess for your D VR. If connecting using the 3G or other wireless network, the proper ports must be for warded on y our rout er . See Port For war ding for instructions. Ex. Host: 74.11.213.177. P or t : This is the http port used by the DVR. By def[...]

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    67 C V501 - 16CH iPhone and iT ouch Viewing (Safari) Be sure that the mobile devic e that is connected c an connect to the int ernet via cell phone network or W i-F i. If connected to the same W i-F i network as the DVR the iPhone c an acc ess the DVR c amer as via the LAN (internal) IP address or the W AN (ex ternal) IP addr ess. 1. Open up Safari[...]

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    68 C V501 - 16CH 2. On the BlackBerr y: (S etting may not be available depending on c ell phone service pr ovider) • Open up the Menu • Open Options/Settings • Open Adv anced Options • Click on TCP • Y ou must set your APN settings according t o your specic C ell Phone Ser vice Pr ovider . Con tact your cell phone ser vice pr ovider fo[...]

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    69 C V501 - 16CH 6. Highlight the desired sit e you wish t o connect to . • Click Options • Click Selec t • Y ou will return to the live view er and the scr een should display: "C urrent -Sit e: 1NAME, Disconnected" • Click Options • Click on Connect Y ou should be prompt ed that the mobile device is trying to make a c onnection[...]

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    70 C V501 - 16CH My DVR has no pow er • Check the pow er cord c onnection to the DVR and the outlet and ensure tha t the DVR has pow er There is no wa y to turn the DVR o • The DVR is set to run as long as it is plugged in, if y ou would lik e to turn it o y ou hav e to unplug it I cannot hear recorded audio when playing back • Are audi[...]

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    71 C V501 - 16CH Cannot view the DVR through a remote Internet connection • Make sur e the rout er is properly plugged in and setup • Make sur e the DVR is pr operly plugged into the r outer • Repeat the steps in the network ing guide to mak e sure ev er ything was pr operly set up • If none of the above st eps tr y contacting your ISP t o [...]

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    72 C V501 - 16CH DVR SPECIFIC A TIONS My camera is being displayed in black and white • Night vision mode displays in black and whit e. Mak e sure ther e is enough lighting in the r oom to check if color is work ing • P ower cycle the D VR by unplugging the DVR with a camera still connected . Lea ve for 10 sec onds and power on again. If [...]

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    73 C V501 - 16CH DVR SPECIFIC A TIONS continued... OSD Language Display Multi-Language Time and Date Stamp Display Y es Passw ord Protection Y es, Menu P asswor d, Clear HDD P assword, Network Adjustable Screen Settings Color , Brightness, C ontr ast, Hue File T ransfer Ether ent , HDD , USB Operating System Linux Disk Full W arning Y es Automatic [...]

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    74 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA SPECIFIC A TIONS C AMERA SPECIFICA TIONS (MODEL#: VU301 - C ) Camera T ype W eatherpr oof Color IR C CD Camer a Image Sensor 1/4" C olor SHARP CCD Resolution 420 TV Lines Outdoor Use Y es IP Rating IP65 F ocal Length 3.6mm F ocus Type Fix ed Optimal Focal Distance 20 ft. Night Vision Y es Number of IR LEDs and Range 12[...]

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    75 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA MANUAL VU301-C C amera 1. S un Shield : Helps pr event glar e from brigh t lights 2. Infr are d (IR ) : LEDs A llo w s t he ca mer a to s ee in th e d ar k u p to 15f t a w a y . 3. CDS Sensor : T urns on the infrared LEDs when it gets dark 4. Camer a Ho usi ng : Ma de of an od iz ed al um inu m to pr eve nt r ust 5. C amer[...]

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    76 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA DRILLING TEMPLA TE T o wall mount the camera, drill thr ee holes using a 3/16" drill bit and the templa te below . Inser t the supplied wall anchors int o holes and secure camera to wall with supplied scr ews . DVR IP ADDRESS: ________________________________________ (example) 127.0.0.1 GA TEWA Y (ROUTER IP): _________[...]

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    77 C V501 - 16CH NOTES AREA[...]

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