SVAT Electronics CV503-8CH manual

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    CV503-8CH-19M 1 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1 INSTRUC TION MANUAL Model#: C V503-8CH ww w .SV A T .com w w w .SVA T .com 8 Channel H.264 S mart LCD-DVR Sec urity System w/ Coaching iMenu and Nigh t Vision Surveillance Cameras COMPLETE SYSTEM[...]

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    CV301-8CH NEED HELP? DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUC T T O THE ST ORE Please contact a SV A T customer support representa tive rst regar ding any additional information on product featur es, specications or assistance with setup . Please contact us via one of the methods below: T oll fr ee telephone: 1.866.946.7828 For mor e product information vis[...]

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    TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN MONIT OR ww w .SV A T .com PRODUC T W ARRANT Y INFORMA TION Pl ea se v is it o ur w ebs it e a t ww w .S V A T .co m f or i nf orm a ti on a bo ut y ou[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 1 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T ABLE OF CONTENT S T ABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 3 WHA T IS INCLUDED ..............................[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 2 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T ABLE OF CONTENT S PLAYBA CK .......................................................................................................... 41 Playback through D VR .............................................................................................. 41 Comput er Playback .....................[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 3 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see INTRODUC TION WHA T IS INCL UDED Congra tulations on your pur chase of the ClearV u 503 8 Channel L CD-DVR! This user friendly system will allo w you to monitor and prot ect your home or business. The coaching iMenu mak es setting up and using your DVR v er y easy with helpful information bubbles th[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 4 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FEA TURES View Online or on a Smartphone This system allo ws you to check on y our footage, no matter whit e time it is or where you ar e in the world. Y ou have the power t o access your D VR’ s footage over the internet 1 or dir ectly from your iPhone® or BlackBerry ® 2 smar tphone. All-In-One[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 5 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FEA TURES OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES For mor e optional accessories, please see the back of the manual or visit: ww w .SVA T .com • CVW62 (60 ft. Extension Cable) Expandable up to 8 T otal Cameras This system c omes with four cameras and allows you expand it t o up to eight cameras total . This allows [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 6 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BUT T ONS AND CONNEC TIONS 1. Po wer Connection: L CD-DVR P ower C onnection 2. LAN Connection: Connects to Router 3. Mouse Connection: Connection for USB Mouse 4. USB Connection: Connection for USB device 5. Audio Out: Connection for audio device 6. Video Out: RCA video out jacks for spot monitors [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 7 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Numerical Keypad: Buttons 1-8 will displa y the corresponding camera on full screen 2. All: Switch t o quad viewing mode 3. Menu: Access the main menu and e xit the current menu 4. Selec t/Enter: Allows you t o select options 5. Directional Keys: Allow you t o navigate thr ough the menu 6. Audio/[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 8 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see THINGS T O C ONSIDER BEFORE INST ALL A TION • The camera should be installed between 8 t o 13ft above the area t o be monitored • Decide whether the camera will be wall mounted , ceiling mounted or sitting on a desk/table top . Before mounting the camera, ensure ther e is nothing obstructing the[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 9 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BASIC SETUP INSTRUC TIONS 1. Plug 12V adapter (A) int o electric al wall outlet or sur ge protecting power bar . 2. Plug the single end of the four port power supply ( C) into the male end of the 12V adapter (B) . 3. C onnect the 4PIN DIN female connection on the camera (E) into the 4PIN DIN male co[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 10 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BASIC SETUP CONNECTING ADDITIONAL DE VICES CONNECTING A USB MOUSE Connect the included USB mouse before po wering on the CV503-8CH. This will speed up the initializing process as well as mak e the DVR easier to use. 1. Plug the USB connection on the mouse into the top USB connection on the left sid[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 11 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see GET TING ST ARTED POWERING ON DVR 1. Insert the power cord in to the power supply . 2. Plug the power c ord into a po wer outlet (surge protected pow er outlet recommended). 3. Inse r t the powe r supply wire into t he DC 12V port on the left side of the L CD-DVR. 4. Ther e is a pow er on/o swi [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 12 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FUNC TION MENU Function Menu FUNC TION MENU The Function Menu can be accessed two di erent ways: 1. Right clicking the mouse. From the viewing scr een, right click the mouse to access the function menu. As you scr oll through the menu with your mouse, y ou will notice that the option becomes hig[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 13 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SHORT CUT MENU PTZ Camera The controls for the PTZ c amera are as follows: Slow/Fast: This bar allows y ou to adjust the speed that the camera will move Zoom: Pressing the + z ooms in and pressing the – zooms out Focus: Pressing the + focuses the picture and pressing the – tak es the focus away[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 14 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SHORT CUT MENU Star t Record • Selec ting this prompts the L CD-DVR to begin manual recor ding (if it is not already rec ording). Selecting this will override an y set recor ding schedule Stop Record • Selec ting this prompts the L CD-DVR to stop manual recor ding Star t Cruise • Selecting th[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 15 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Note: All sub menus have some or all of the abo ve options. MAIN MENU SHORT CUT MENU Digital Zoom When viewing in full screen mode , the function menu features a “Digital Zoom ” option. This allows y ou to select an area to view mor e closely . T o zoom in: 1. Fr om the func tion menu, naviga t[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 16 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU USING THE KEYBO ARD The k eyboard is used when keying in passw ords, names , dates and times . T o Opera te the K eyboard: 1. Navigat e to a desired character and then left click to input y our selection. 2. By selecting the “ ABC ” button the case and type of charac ters will change.[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 17 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU P osition This will determine wher e the title of the camera will be displayed . Selecting “OFF” will provide no title on scr een for desired camera. T o Change the Position of your Camera ’ s Name: 1. Under the “POSITION” column, navigat e to and select the drop down list of th[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 18 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Time Display The CV503-8CH allows y ou to select if you would lik e the time and date displa yed while in live view or while r ecording . T o Enable/Disable the Time Display: 1. Select the drop down list next to the time display mode you w ould like to change . 2. Select “OFF” or “O[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 19 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Auto Sequence This option allows y ou to choose the duration for each camer a on the screen while in auto sequencing mode; choose anywhere from z ero to ten sec onds. Y ou can also choose whether to sequence only channels one through four or v e through eight for a specic dur ation.[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 20 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Note: Higher quality and resolution s ettings use up more space on your hard driv e. Audio Rec. T o turn audio recording On or O : 1. Navigat e to and select the drop down menu beside “ Audio Rec” . 2. Select which camera you would like the audio t o recor d from and press select. 3. Select [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 21 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o customize your record s chedule : The CV503-8CH allows you t o set dierent recor ding schedules and recor ding types for each individual channel. (Normal r ecord , motion record or no recor d) 1. Fr om the camera setup menu, ensure that “TIME SCHEDULE RECORD” is selec ted. 2. N[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 22 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU NET WORK SETUP MENU The network setup menu is y our gatewa y to viewing your footage online. This menu holds the information you need to set up on-line viewing . The DVR is pr e -congured to w ork with most basic network setups and the values shown on the screen ar e the values you wil[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 23 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see IP ADD: (IP ADDRESS) The numbers her e represent the In ternal IP address of y our DVR. If your DVR is not pr operly connected to the router , the address will appear as 0.0.0.0. or “Getting IP . . . ” T o Acquire an IP Address: 1. Ensure the IP Mode is set t o “DHCP ” and that you ha ve co[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 24 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU DNS: Domain Name System (DNS) is for advanc ed network setup . DNS is used to conv er t names into IP addr esses. It is recommended t o leave these settings as they will be automa tically congured by the r outer . T o adjust the DNS address: 1. Navigat e to the DNS address bar , select[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 25 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU VIDEO SEARCH This option allows y ou to search thr ough your previously r ecorded footage or ganized by da te and time. Y ou can access the video search fr om the main menu, the function menu or by pressing the “PLA Y ” button on the remote con trol. T o access and play back footage: [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 26 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU File List The le list allows y ou to see the type of recor ding (normal, alarm), date and time footage w as recor ded, size of footage and the option to backup selected rec orded events . T o access the le from the video search menu: 1. Navigat e to and select the channel and date y[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 27 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o Backup footage onto USB device: 1. Ensure USB device is c onnected to the appropriat e USB por t on the left side of the L CD-DVR. 2. Access the le list for the particular day you w ould like footage backed up . For more informa tion on the File List, please see page 26. 3. Choose [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 28 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU HDD This option giv es you information about y our HDD (Hard Disk Drive), allows y ou to enable overwrite mode and format the hard driv e and/or USB drive. The information this option includes: • HDD Status: Displays the current oper ating status of the hard driv e. If the Hard Driv e i[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 29 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU HDD F ormat Forma tting the HDD erases all recor ded video and audio on your Hard Disk Drive . T o Format the HDD: 1. Select “FORMA T HDD. ” 2. Y ou will be prompted , “ All data will be erased, are y ou sure y ou want to format?” 3. Select “OK” to format the HDD or “CANCEL [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 30 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Alarm Setup This menu allows for the adjustmen t of a variety of alarm types and settings including an internal audible buzzer and email alerts. T he CV503-8CH features man y types of alarms and aler ts. Types of Alarms: • BUZZER: An internal buzz er that sounds from the L CD-DVR • OU[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 31 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU PTZ Setup PTZ setup allows you t o input information for a PTZ camera (PTZ camera not included). T o input the PTZ informa tion: NOTE: R efer to your P TZ camer a’ s manual for detailed instructions on installation and congur a tion settings. 1. Input designated informa tion of your [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 32 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Motion Detection This menu option allows y ou to adjust the motion detection settings for each individual camera. The settings y ou can adjust include turning motion detection on or o , adjusting the sensitivity of motion detec tion and designating the motion detection area. T o change[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 33 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Motion Area Mask MAIN MENU Note: I t is most ecient to set this up using the mouse. MD Area Motion Detection Area allows you t o adjust par ticular areas of each camera wher e motion will or will not be detected. This is ideal if a camera is point ed in the direction of something that constantly[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 34 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU System Setup Menu SYSTEM SETUP This menu option allows y ou to change system settings on y our DVR. The settings you can change include: • D ate/Time: Adjust date , time and daylight savings time • Password: Enable/disable and congure passw ord • Video: Adjust video format and r [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 35 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o adjust the da te: 1. Select the column next to the date you w ould like to change and a k eyboard will appear . 2. T ype the date in the order of the selected format , indicated next to “DA TE FORMA T , ” then selec t enter t o close the keyboar d. 3. Select “ APPL Y” to save [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 36 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Time Setup with DST options Daylight Savings Time (DST ) Y ou can adjust the CV503-8CH to change automatically when daylight sa vings time occurs, or , at your scheduled prefer ence. T o set the LCD-DVR to adjust for daylight savings time aut omaticall y: 1. Select the drop down list “D[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 37 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Passw ord S etup This menu selection allows you t o change the device ID , enable passwor d protection as well as set a new passwor d for users and admin on your DVR. When you enable passwor d protection, you will be pr ompted to input a passw ord each time you wish to ac cess the main me[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 38 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Video Setup This menu option allows y ou to select the video format and adjust the resolution of y our L CD Monitor . T o adjust the resolution for your monitor: 1. Navigat e to and select the drop down list next to “VGA RESOL UTION. ” 2. Navigat e to and select desired resolution (1280x1024 de[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 39 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Language The CV503-8CH allows you t o set dierent languages . The included languages are: English, German, Italian, Russian, French, Spanish, P or tuguese, Polish and Danish. T o adjust the language: 1. Select the drop down list, “SYSTEM LANGUAGE. ” 2. Select desired language. 3. Select “ [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 40 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o enable auto-maintenance: 1. Select the drop down list, “ AUT O MAINT AIN. ” 2. Select auto -maintenanc e “ON” or “OFF . ” 3. Select “ APPL Y” to save your changes . T o congure auto reboot: 1. Select the drop down list next to “ AUT O REBOOT . ” 2. Highlight how[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 41 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see PLA YBA CK Playback Screen PLA YBACK Once you hav e selected the footage you would lik e to view , it will automatically play . Upon play back, options on the bottom of the screen appear for y ou to manipulat e the video. These options are also easily acc essible with the remote contr ol. The optio[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 42 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see COMPUTER PLA YBACK When you backup f ootage onto a USB device you can view the back ed up footage on your comput er . V iewing your footage from y our computer allows y ou more options for manipulating the video as w ell as for backing up footage directly to your c omputer . T o view footage though[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 43 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Note: “ Open Local Dir” works the same as Open Local Disk and Open Remote Device only works if the device is directly connec ted to comput er , which is not supported on this device. PLA YBA CK → → → → File Viewing Instructions dier depending on what le(s) you w ould like to open [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 44 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Play Menu PLA YBA CK Sof twar e Func tions The software has man y functions. The drop down menus allow you t o adjust the video , the le menu allows you to open video les, and settings allows y ou to adjust certain settings in the software. The video functions from the play menu are as follow[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 45 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Minute Bar: Displays the minutes of when the footage was r ecorded and for how long . Y ou can also adjust the small box to mo ve to particular par ts of the footage 2. Hour Bar: T he selected button displays the hour the footage was r ecorded . (in this photo it is 14:00 or 2:00pm) 3. Hour Forw[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 46 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o save a sec tion of video: 1. Move the cursor ( on the green bar) to the section of footage you w ould like to sav e. 2. Select the ST icon. A blue bar will appear where you wan t the video to star t saving as w ell as make the icons next to the ST icon become usable . 3. T o cut footage and sav[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 47 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Processor Amplication Control This ar ea allows you to adjust the Brightness , Contr ast, Hue and Saturation of the pla yback video . T o adjust the video settings: 1. Open up “Processor Amplication C ontrol” , under the settings menu. 2. Move the bar along the line t o make the Brightnes[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 48 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE REQUIREMENTS Y ou will need to have:  The DVR connected to a router  The router connected to the Internet  A PC or laptop that is connected to the same router as the DVR. The PC can be connected by a wired or wireless connection  Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (to check [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 49 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE Note: If your router does not support DHCP , contact your network administrator to supply you with the proper IP information. If the DVR needs to store PPP oE (DSL/ADSL) settings contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) for the proper IP address s ettings. 1. Access the main menu[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 50 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Method 1: 1. Open up Internet Explorer . 2. Click on T OOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY tab then the CUSTOM LEVEL button. 5. Change the ActiveX settings listed belo w . • Download signed A c tiveX c ontrols: PROMPT or ENABLED • D ownload unsigned ActiveX con trols: P[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 51 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE Method 2: Add the DVR’ s IP address to the T rusted Sites in Internet Explorer . 1. Open up Int ernet Explorer . 2. Click on TOOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY T ab. 5. Click on TRUSTED SITES. 6. Click on the SITES butt on. 7. T ype in the IP address of t[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 52 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Log in to the DVR (U sing Internet Explorer): By default the DVR will r equire a user to input a passw ord before being able t o view the DVR online. The default passwor d for the web interface of the DVR is: 123456 Installing the ActiveX controls: Ther e will be a yellow information bar tha t pops[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 53 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see VIEWING Y OUR DVR OUTSIDE OF Y OUR NET WORK Now that y ou have suc cessfully viewed your D VR and cameras from a computer c onnected to the same router it is time to set up your r outer to view the DVR while a t a remote location. This process is called “Port Forwarding” and you can nd detai[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 54 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE PLEASE MAKE SURE TO FORW ARD PORT 80 AND 9000 FOR ONLINE VIEWING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE MOBILE VIEWING, BE SURE TO FORWARD POR T 1024 AS WELL. Selec t your DVR ( CV503-8CH) Select your router model Follo w instructional video OPTION 1: (recommended) This option giv es you an audio[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 55 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see OPTION 2: 1. Open up your web bro wser and go to: w ww.portforward.com 2. Once the site has loaded, scroll do wn to the large list of r outers. 3. Find the type of router y ou have and select it. • If you cannot nd your e xact router , selec t one that is similar to y our router or made b y th[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 56 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see TESTING PORT FORW ARDING If you would like t o see if your port for warding w orked, follo w these steps : 1. Open a web bro wser and type in w ww.wha tsmyip .org . 2. Y our External IP address will be listed on the top cen ter of the screen, mak e sure to write it do wn. T his is the address that [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 57 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see IF Y OU C ANNOT C ONNEC T If the remote viewing does NO T connec t it could be due to one of the follo wing issues: • Make sure the br owser is Internet Explor er 6.0 or higher and is on a W indows PC • Make sure y ou for warded both port 80 AND 9000 for T CP and UDP • Make sure y ou properly[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 58 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Instead of having t o type in the IP address to access the DVR online y ou can use DDNS to crea te an easy to remember website name . The DVR has a DDNS pr ovider web addr ess built into it. The following instructions are for D YNDNS.org . DYNDNS.or g is not owned nor operat ed b[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 59 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DynDNS SETUP The following instructions are for DYNDNS.or g setup 1. O n a computer tha t is connected to the same router as the D VR, open a web browser and type ww w .dyndns.org in the address bar . 2. Create a new accoun t by clicking the “Cr eate Acc ount” link in the top right hand corner [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 60 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see L OG INTO THE AC COUNT AND SETUP A DDNS HOST T o set up a D ynDNS name for your DVR: 1. Enter the D YNDNS.org user name and passw ord you cr eated and click login. 2. Click on the “Ser vices” button located on the menu bar . 3. Click on the “Dynamic DNS” link. 4. Click on the “Get Started[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 61 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see TO VIEW DVR THROUGH HOST NAME 1. Ensure tha t all your DYNDNS ac count information is ent ered into y our DVR’ s DDNS setup screen. 2. Open Internet Explorer and type in y our DVR’ s host name that you cr eated on your D YNDNS account . 3. Y ou will be prompted for a P asswor d. Default Passw o[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 62 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Just like the DVR menu , submenus have certain func tions tha t have the same meaning: • Next: Allows you to adjust settings for camer as 5-8 • Default : T o restor e all settings to the default settings select the “Default ” button on the bottom of the screen • Apply: T o save changes se[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 63 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE Live Mode The st tab along the top of the scr een for the online viewing allows you t o view the DVR in live mode. F rom this mode the buttons along the side and their functions are as follows: 1. PTZ Camera Controls : Selec ting this function opens up PTZ contr ol menu. For mo[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 64 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE The controls for the PTZ c amera are as follows: Zoom: Pressing the + z ooms in and pressing the – zooms out Focus: Pressing the + focuses the picture and pressing the – takes the focus aw ay , many PTZ cameras do this automatically Iris: Pressing the + lets in mor e light and[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 65 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE T o search through footage: 1. Select the date you would lik e to view the footage from on the calendar b y double clicking on the par ticular date . If the date has a vailable footage, it will be in bold . 2. Make sur e the menu is not being accessed, if the D VR’ s menu is bei[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 66 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Pause/Pla y: Pressing this pauses pla yback. If the video is currently paused, pr essing this button again will prompt the video to begin playing . Stop: Pr essing this will stop the footage from playing and a blank screen will appear . Pressing pla y after you hav e stopped the footage will play t[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 67 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SETUP This tab allows y ou to go through particular settings and make adjustments to the D VR. The menu options you can adjust include: • Record • Alarm • PTZ • Network • Setting • Host Info Each function works much like the menu option on the D VR. Record Options ONLINE SOFT W ARE Reco[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 68 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o change the schedule: 1. At the bottom of the schedule ar ea, select the t ype of rec ording you w ould like to insert at partic ular days and times and press select. • (Red) : Alarm recor d: Recor ds when motion or alarm is detected • ( Green) : General Record: C onstantly r ecords • (Whi[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 69 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Alarm Setup The alarm menu on the online software allo ws you to adjust for motion detection, motion detection area and motion detection sensitivity . ONLINE SOFT W ARE MD Area This setting allows y ou to adjust particular areas of each camera where motion will and will not be detected. This is goo[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 70 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see PTZ Setup PTZ setup allows you t o input information for the connected PTZ camera. (PTZ cameras not included). The information must be setup accor ding to the PTZ camera so that the DVR and online softwar e works with your PTZ camera and all its functions. T o input the PTZ informa tion: 1. Find wh[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 71 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Settings This tab allows y ou to adjust general settings for y our online viewing soft war e and DVR. The settings y ou can adjust include the Internet bandwidth, the le sav e path, passwor d enable, changing the passwor d, and dayligh t savings adjustment. Internet Bandwidth Internet bandwidth [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 72 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Passw ord Setup This menu selection allows you t o enable password pr otection as well as set a new passwor d for the user and admin accounts on y our DVR. T o enable password protection: 1. Select the scroll bar next to “passwor d enable” and list will appear . 2. Select to turn the password e[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 73 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Host Info This ar ea shows you information about y our DVR system. The information you view cannot be changed . HDD Status: Shows you how much space (in GB) y ou have a vailable on your HDD Available Time: T he available r ecording time you ha ve left on the HDD (in hours) Soft Version: This area s[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 74 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MOBILE VIEWING This DVR is c ompatible with iPhone®, BlackBerr y®, Windo ws Mobile® and Symbian® operating systems on 3G networks. Befor e you can access your D VR on a mobile phone you must make sur e that the DVR has the pr oper network settings, has been port for war ded, and that you ha ve [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 75 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Note: Although the viewing software is free, y ou must have an iT unes account to download it . 4. Once all the proper informa tion has been entered on y our iPhone® and on your DVR. Pr ess the Back button in the top left corner of the iPhone® screen. 5. Press the pla y button in the bottom left [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 76 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see From your phone: 1. Open up the area that the software w as saved t o . 2. Select QQ eye software t o open. If prompted wher e to install the program, choose st orage device. 3. Once a le location is selected, select install. The program will begin to install . 4. Once the program installs , run[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 77 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Symbian ® Mobile From your c omputer: 1. Connect phone to computer and open the memory card or installation folder . 2. Insert included CD into drive and open up to view les. 3. Cop y and paste the viewing software onto the phone ’ s memor y card folder . From your mobile phone: 1. Open the ?[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 78 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see The cameras are not sequencing • Check if you ha ve sequence turned on under the camera menu options • Y ou must initiate the sequencing to get it to start by right clicking and selecting star t auto sequence from the sub menu . Then the cameras will sequence accor ding to the sequence dwell ti[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 79 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Cannot power o L CD -DVR • The DVR will run as long as it is plugged in and po wer switch is set to on. Flip pow er switch to o or remo ve plug to turn o pow er to L CD - DVR The schedule is not recording properly to my set times • Check to see if you ha ve the proper time set on y our[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 80 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see I can’t see the online footage using my external IP addr ess • Sometimes your rout er will not allow you to view the footage with y our external IP address because the DVR is hook ed up to the same rout er . T r y putting the DVR’ s internal IP addr ess in the address bar and try to connect ?[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 81 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SPECIFIC A TIONS Video System .............................................................................. NTSC / P AL (Manual Switching) Video Compression F ormat ......................................................... H.264 Video Input ( Composite Video Signal 1 V p-p 75Ω BNC ) .............[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 82 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SPECIFIC A TIONS PTZ Control ....................................................................... Y es (Pelco-D , Pelco-P) Dwell Time (Sequential Channel Switch) ............................. Programmable with adjustable dwell time (0-10 sec.) Picture Zoom .......................................[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 83 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see WHA T IS INCL UDED FEA TURES 4 x Indoor/Outdoor Night V ision CCD C olor Cameras 4 PIN DIN to RCA (male) Video/P ower Wir e • BNC to RCA Connector • 1 Po wer Adapter f or Cameras • Mounting Hardwar e • Instruction Manual • 1 Y ear W arranty • Online/T oll Free Support VU301-C Camera 1. [...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 84 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see WIRING ADDENDUM T o wall mount the camera, drill three holes using a 3/16" drill bit and the t emplate below . Inser t the supplied wall anchors into holes and secure camer a to wall with supplied screws . DRILL HOLES IN THESE POSITIONS DRILL HOLES IN THESE POSITIONS DRILLING TEMPLA TE .......[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 85 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SPECIFIC A TIONS Camera T ype .......................................................................................... W eather r esistant Color IR C CD Camera Image Sensor ........................................................................................ 1/4" C olor SHARP CCD Resoluti[...]

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    CV503-8CH-19M 86 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Before c ontacting technical support, please follow the tr oubleshooting tips below for solutions to c ommon problems. No picture/signal • Make sur e your TV/monitor is on the correct video input channel. This is NOT channel 3. Common t erms for this channel is INPUT , A V CHANNEL, LINE 1, LINE 2[...]

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    SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see REPLACEMENT P ARTS For mor e information on additional accessories, parts and much more, please visit: w w w .sva t.com If you accidentally damage or lose an y par ts they can be replaced with ease . The following ar e par ts that came with your system and their r eference model numbers so y ou can continue to e[...]

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    Disclaimer SV A T does not endorse any of SV A T products for any illegal activities. SV A T is not responsible or liable in any wa y shape or form for any damage, vandalism, theft or any other action that may oc cur while a SVA T product is in use by the consumer . Model# C V503-8CH-19M w w w .SVA T .com VISIT US ON THE WEB!  Product Informatio[...]