Svat CLEARVU1 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

COMPLETE SYSTEM

Web Ready DVR System

w/ Integrated 7" LCD and 4 Outdoor Night Vision CCD Cameras

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PRODUCT WARRANTY & REGISTRATION

Please visit our website at www.svat.com to

apply for your products warranty registration.

The warranty registration form is located under the support tab on the SVAT website.

We take quality very seriously. This is why all of our products come with a one year

warranty from the original purchase date against defects in workmanship and materials.

If you have warranty or support issues please contact us using any of the following methods:

SVAT Electronics USA SVAT Electronics Canada Phone: 866.946.7828

2315 Whirlpool St., Unit 333 4080 Montrose Road Fax: 888.771.1701

NIagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls, ON Email: [email protected]

USA 14305 Canada L2H 1J9 Website: www.svat.com

Warranty Terms

1. SVAT products are guaranteed for a period of one year from the date of purchase against defects in

workmanship and materials. This warranty is limited to the repair, replacement or refund of the purchase price

at SVTAT’s option.

2. When service is required, the warranty is validated by the submission of a fully completed warranty card.

3. This warranty becomes void if the product shows evidence of having been misused, mishandled or tampered

with contrary to the applicable instruction manual.

4. Routine cleaning, normal cosmetic and mechanical wear and tear are not covered under the terms of

this warranty.

5. The warranty expressly provided for herein is the sole warranty provided in connection with the product itself

and no other warranty, expressed or implied is provided. SVAT assumes no responsibilities for any other

 claimsnotspecicallymentionedinthiswarranty.

6. This warranty does not cover the shipping cost, insurance or any other incidental charges.

7. You MUST call SVAT before sending any product back for repair. You will be given a Return Authorization

number. When returning the product for warranty service, please pack it carefully in the original box with all

supplied accessories, and enclose your original receipt or copy, and a brief explanation of the problem

(include RA #).

8. This warranty is valid only in Canada and the U.S.A.

9. This warranty card cannot be re-issued.

Graphic Symbol Explanation

Thelightningashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateraltriangle,isintendedto alert the

user to the presence of insinuated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be

ofsufcientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence

of important operating maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the

appliance.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (BACK).

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS INCLUDED ..................................................................................................1

DVR, CAMERA & REMOTE FUNCTIONS ..................................................................3-4

SECTION 2: INSTALLATION ......................................................................................5-7

2-1: CAMERA INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 5

2-2: EXTERNAL TV/MONITOR INSTALLATION ......................................................... 6

2-3: MOUSE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 6

2-4: POWERING ON ................................................................................................... 7

SECTION 3: OPERATION ...........................................................................................8-15

3-1: DISPLAY CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 8

3-2: MOUSE CONTROL ............................................................................................. 9

3-3: SCREEN SWITCH ............................................................................................... 9

3-4: PIP VIEW ............................................................................................................. 9

3-5: ZOOM VIEW ........................................................................................................ 10

3-6: VIEW CAMERAS IN SEQUENCE ....................................................................... 10

3-7: OPEN SETUP MENU .......................................................................................... 11

3-8: RECORD .............................................................................................................. 11

3-9: PLAYBACK .......................................................................................................... 12

SECTION 4: SETUP ....................................................................................................16-26

4-1: DVR LOG-IN ........................................................................................................ 16

4-2: DISPLAY SETUP ................................................................................................. 17

4-3: RECORD SETUP ................................................................................................. 17

4-4: CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................... 19

4-5: EXTERNAL DEVICE ............................................................................................ 22

4-6: BACKUP .............................................................................................................. 25

4-7: LANGUAGE ......................................................................................................... 26

4-8: FACTORY DEFAULT ........................................................................................... 26

SECTION 5: USB BACKUP PLAYER .........................................................................27-30

5-1: BACKUP STATUS ................................................................................................ 27

5-2: BACKUP PLAYER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................ 27

5-3: BACKUP PLAYER SOFTWARE INTERFACE ..................................................... 29

SECTION 6: NETWORK INSTALLATION & SETUP ...................................................31-61

6-1: NETWORK INSTALLATION & SETUP ................................................................ 31

6-2: ROUTER PORT FORWARDING GUIDE ............................................................. 33

6-3: CLIENT SOFTWARE ........................................................................................... 40

6-4: DDNS SETUP & OPERATION ............................................................................. 49

6-5: REMOTE LIVE VIEW VIA INTERNET EXPLORER ............................................. 56

SECTION 7: ADVANCED DEVICE INSTALLATION....................................................61-63

APPENDIX: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ...................................................................64

APPENDIX 2: RECORD TIME TABLE ........................................................................64

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................65-67

WARRANTY INFORMATION ......................................................................................67

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WHAT IS INCLUDED

1 DVR

(160GB HDD)

4 Outdoor Night

Vision Cameras

PS/2 Mouse Remote

•4CameraMounts

•SoftwareCD

•10ftRJ-45EthernetCable

•4x60ftVideo/PowerCables

•6RCAtoBNCConnectors

•1PowerAdpaterforDVR

•4powerAdaptersforCameras

•QuickStartGuide

•MountingHardware

•1YearWarranty

•InstructionManual

•4WindowWarningStickers

•Online/TollFreeTechSupport

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CAUTION

• Foryoursafety,unplugthepowerbeforemovingtheDVR,installing,orreplacingany

parts or hard drive.

• MakesureallthepowercableandwiresareproperlysetupbeforeusingtheDVR.

Contact your distributor immediately if there is any defect.

• Toavoidashortcircuit,don’tleaveanyunnecessarypartsinsidetheDVR.

• Pleaseavoiddramaticchangesoftheenvironment,suchasdust,temperature,and

humidity. Keep the DVR in a temperature ranging from 41ºF ~ 104ºF

• KeeptheDVRinawell-ventilatedplaceandawayfromanyheat-generatingobjects.

• DonotblocktheDVR’sfanandvent.

• Donotexposethisunittothedirectsunlight.

• Ifyouarenotsureoftheinstallationandsetup,pleaseconsultaqualiedinstaller.

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DVR & Camera

1. 7” LCD Screen ............................. Watch your footage directly on the DVR.

2. Infrared Remote Sensor .............. Receives the signal from the remote control.

3. Screen On/Off Button .................. Turns LCD Monitor On / Off.

4. LED Indicators ............................. LEDs light up when the LCD, Power or HDD

are in use.

5. Device Port .................................. UpgradermwarethroughaPCUSB

connection (optional).

6. USB Port...................................... ConnectaUSBashdriveorUSBHDDfor

backup purposes.

7. USB Mouse Port .......................... Connect a USB mouse for easier control of DVR.

8. RS-232C Port .............................. Allows you to control the unit with a PC.

9. RS485 Port .................................. Allows you to connect a pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera

and control it with the DVR.

10. Alarm Input/Output ...................... 4 Alarm input sensors and 1 relay output.

11. Ethernet Port ............................... For connection to your local area network

and Internet.

12. BNC Video Inputs ........................ Connects the cameras to the DVR.

13. BNC Video Output ....................... For connection to your TV/monitor.

14. SPOT Video Output ..................... Additional connection to your TV/monitor, only

displays video when motion recording is activated.

15. PS/2 Mouse Port ......................... Allows you to control the unit with a PS/2 mouse.

16. Power Input ................................. DC power input (12V).

17. Sun Shield ................................... Helps prevent glare from bright lights.

18. Infrared (IR) LEDs ....................... Allows the camera to see in the dark up to 15ft away.

19. CDS Sensor................................. Turns on the infrared LEDs when it gets dark.

20. Camera Housing.......................... Made of anodized aluminum to prevent rust.

21. Camera Mount ............................. Allows the camera to be desk or wall mountable.

22. Connection to Extension Wire ..... Converts to RCA.

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Remote Control

1. Menu................... Enters onscreen menu.

2. Number Keys ...... Switchestoaspeciccamera;passwordentering.

3. SEQ .................... Automatically displays full screen or split screen in sequence.

4. PIP ...................... Enters picture-in-picture mode.

5. ENTER ............... Conrmsselectionduringsetup.

6. +/- ...................... Adjustsmenuvaluesduringsystemsetup.

7. STEP .................. Plays frame by frame.

8. REW ................... Entersrewindmode.Pressagaintoadjusttherewindspeed.

9. FF ....................... Entersfastforwardmode.Pressagaintoadjustthefast

forward speed.

10. PLAY ................... Enters playback mode.

11. PAUSE ................ Pauses playback.

12. SEARCH ............. Opens the search window in playback.

13. Arrows ................ Navigates the menu options during setup.

14. P/T ...................... Enters Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) mode.

15. ZOOM ................. Zooms in on the picture. Use the arrow buttons to move to the area

you want enlarged.

16. ESC .................... Exitstothepreviousmenu;exitsthemainmenu.

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SECTION 2: INSTALLATION

2-1: CAMERA INSTALLATION

Things To Consider Before You Install Your Cameras

• Camera(s)shouldbeinstalledbetween8and13feetabovetheareatobemonitored.

• Ensuretherearenoobstructionsinthecamera’sview,tomaximizeviewingarea.

• Ensurethatthesunshadeispositionedtoavoidglareandpositioncamerasawayfrom

direct sunlight.

• Decidewhetherthecamerawillbewall-mountedorsitonadesk/tabletop.Ifwall

 mounting,usethemountinghardwareinthepackage.Thecameracanbeadjustedfor

either mounting scenario by rotating the camera to the required position.

• Eachcameracomeswith60feetofextensionwire.Pleasemakesurethatyoumount

the cameras no more than 60 feet from the DVR.

• Werecommendusingasurgeprotectedpowerbarand/oranUninterruptiblePower

Supply (UPS) to power the DVR and camera system.

Mounting

1. Screw each mounting bracket into each camera’s mounting hole, turning it clockwise.

2. Mount each camera in the desired location no more than 60 feet from the DVR

unless you have purchased additional wiring. You may wall mount or desk mount

these cameras.

3.Adjustcamerastothedesiredviewingangles.

Wiring The Cameras

Follow these instructions for the installation of each camera

1. Plug the 4pin din female connection

on the camera into the 4 pin din male

connection on the 60 foot extension wire.

2. Plug the camera’s power supply into the

 powerjacklocatedonthe60ftextensionwire.

3. Plug the camera’s power adapter into an

AC outlet.

4. Attach the BNC to RCA connectors to

the camera inputs and the monitor

outputs on the back of the DVR.

5. Connect the extension wire’s male RCA

plug to CAMERA IN port for channels 1~4.

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2-2: EXTERNAL TV/MONITOR INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)

1. Connect an RCA male wire (not included) to the VIDEO OUT Monitor port on the DVR.

Plug the other end of the RCA wire to the RCA VIDEO IN port on the TV/monitor.

2. For motion activated viewing (SPOT), connect an RCA male wire (not included) to

the VIDEO OUT SPOT port on the DVR. Plug the other end of the RCA wire to the

RCA VIDEO IN port on the TV/monitor. Note that the video will only be displayed when

MOTION or ALARM recording is triggered.

2-3: MOUSE INSTALLATION

1. For USB mice, plug the mouse into the USB MOUSE port on the DVR.

2. For PS/2 mice, plug the mouse into the PS/2 MOUSE PORT on the back of the DVR.

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2-4: POWERING ON

1. Insert the power supply wire into the rear DC 12V Port on the DVR.

2. Insert the power cord into the power supply.

3. Plug the power cord into a power outlet. We recommend using a surge protected power bar

and/or UPS backup (to turn the DVR on and off, use the power switch on your UPS or

power bar).

4. The DVR will power on and you will see a boot screen. After the DVR initializes you should

see a 4 camera QUAD view, and recording will begin immediately.

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POWER SUPPLY

POWER CORD

DC 12V PORT

1. We strongly recommend that you change the following settings as soon as you

power on the DVR ( see section 4-4-5 for detailed instructions):

(A) Set up the time/date.

(B) Go to the HDD management and FORMAT HDD. This will clear the video you

recorded after power on and avoid any time/date discrepancies.

2. DO NOT change the date and time after the recording starts. It may corrupt the

DVR’s data archive and cause playback errors. If it is necessary to change date and

time after the recording starts, please repeat step 1 to avoid errors.

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SECTION 3: OPERATION

3-1: DISPLAY CONFIGURATION

1. Date & Time - Shows the current system time or the recorded time in playback.

2. Record mode - Shows the current recording mode (motion, continuous, scheduled or

alarm record).

3. Camera title - Shows the camera’s title on the displayed channel.

4. Split mode - Allows you to view either one camera at a time or all four in a quad

view mode.

5. Network status - Displays the network connection status.

6. HDD full status - Icon turns red when the hard disk drive (HDD) is full.

7. HDD record percentage - Shows the HDD space that has been used for recording.

8. Record status - Shows the recording status: RED means that the DVR is recording

 (motion,scheduledoralarm);WHITEmeansthattheDVRisnotrecording.

9. Menu Functions -

MENU: Enter setup menu

PIP: Picture In Picture

ZOOM: Zoom in (200%)

SEQUENCE: Automatically cycles through each camera in sequence

SEARCH: Opens the playback search window

PLAY: Quick playback mode

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3-2: MOUSE CONTROL

1. Left button-Conrmsallselectionswhenclickingicons.Italsoincreasesthesetupvalue

in the Menu mode.

2. Right button - Decreases the setup value on in the Menu mode.

3. Mouse wheel-IncreasesanddecreasesthevalueswhileinMENUmode,andadjusts

the playback speed. It also allows you to zoom in and zoom out in the PTZ camera

control mode.

3-3: SCREEN SWITCH

1. Left click on the number icon to switch to the corresponding channel for its full screen view.

2. Left click the Quad icon to switch to Quad view.

3-4: PIP VIEW

1. In full screen mode, left click “PIP” to enter Picture-in-Picture mode.

2. Left click “PIP” again to cancel.

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3-5: ZOOM VIEW

1. This icon allows you to zoom in on the selected camera channel. Left click the ZOOM icon

to enlarge the picture up to 200%. You can then move the enlargement area by moving

the mouse.

2. Left click the ZOOM icon again to cancel.

3-6: VIEW CAMERAS IN SEQUENCE

Click the SEQ icon to enter the Sequential Switching mode and then click the SEQ icon again

to cancel.

• Thecamerasequenceorderis,A>B>C>D…A>B…

• Thesequencetimeisfullyadjustableinthesystemsetupmenu.Pleasesee[SYSTEM

 MENU]►[CONFIGURATION]►[INTERVALSETUP]fordetailsandadjustments.

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3-7: OPEN SETUP MENU

• Movethemousecursortothebottomofthescreentoactivatethesystemmenu.

3-8: RECORD

• Recording(RED):TheRecording(RED)iconindicatesthattheDVRisinscheduledrecord,

motion record or alarm record.

• Stoprecord(WHITE):Thewhiteiconisdisplayedwhentherecordscheduleissetto“not

record” at this time.

• Recordmodeicons:

Motion record: The DVR records when motion is detected.

Continuous record: The DVR records continuously.

• Ifthepowerisinterruptedunexpectedly,theDVRwillautomaticallyresumeitsrecording

schedule after the power is restored.

For record mode setup, please refer to Section 4-3: RECORD SETUP.

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Record Percentage

Entire HDD storage percentage

Hard Drive Space Used

This represents the percentage of hard drive space used for recording data.

3-9: PLAYBACK

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Under the following circumstances, the system stops recording:

1. When no video inputs are connected.

2. When no motion is detected while the record mode is set to MOTION.

3. When the record schedule is set to “Not Record”.

4. Installing a new HDD without formatting it or setting it to factory defaults.

5. When the Overwrite function is OFF and the HDD is full.

6.Whenupdatingrmware.

7. When in the HDD management screen of the system menu.

3-9-1: PLAY & STOP

1. Left click the play icon to start playback. This starts from the last playback time.

2. Left click the “EXIT” icon to stop playback.

3-9-2: SEARCH MODE

3. Left click the SEARCH icon to open the search dialog window. There are 3 modes for

search: PERCENT, TIME/DATE and EVENT.

PERCENT SEARCH - Allows you to search by specifying a recording percentage.

TIME/DATE SEARCH - Allows search by specifying a time and date

EVENT SEARCH - Allows you to search by the event list.

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3-9-3: PLAY & STOP

• Usingthemouse,youcanselectrecordingpercentagesofthesearchbartoplay.Click

 “PLAY”toconrmandstarttheplayback.

3-9-4: TIME/DATE SEARCH

1. START - Choose the start time and date of the recording.

2. END - Choose the end time and date of the recording.

3. TARGET - Now that your search is narrowed down, input the target time and date to start

 theplayback.Selectthetimeanddatebyusingthemousewheeltoadjustthenumbers.

Then click “PLAY” to start playback.

3-9-5: EVENT SEARCH

1. TIME/DATE - shows the event time and date.

2. CHANNEL - shows the channel on which the event occurred

3. EVENT - shows the type of events: Motion detection (MOT), Image Loss (LOS), Alarm

trigger (ALM). The DVR stores up to 1000 events in its EVENT LIST. By using the left button

on the mouse you can select events and also change event pages.

3-9-6: PLAYBACK SPEED ADJUSTMENT

• Whileplayingback,clicktheplaybackiconstoadjusttheplaybackspeed.

 ▲Speedsuptheplayback▼Slowsdowntheplayback

 ◄Rewind►Playsinforwarddirection

 Thespeedadjustmentrangeis:1/16X~1X,1X~32X

• Themousewheelcanbeusedtoadjusttheplaybackspeedaswell.

3-9-7: ADJUST PLAYBACK SPEED BY IR REMOTE CONTROLLER

Note:Whileplayingback,youcanselectthedirectionkeysoftheremotecontroltoadjust

the speed.

AdjustthespeedbyusingREWkey(High-speedbackwardplayback)orFFkey(High-speed

forwardPlayback).Pressthekeysrepeatedlytoadjustthespeedrate.

AdjustthespeedbyusingtheSLOW-Motionkeys(Slowplaybackinbackwardorinforward

direction).Pressthekeysrepeatedlytoadjustthespeedrate.

Playback frame by frame by using the STEP keys (Step playback in backward or in

forward direction).

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SECTION 4: SETUP

4-1: DVR LOG-IN

4-1-1: LOGGING IN

1. Left click the MENU icon to login to the DVR system menu.

2. Enter the password by left clicking the 0~9 icons to change their values.

3.LeftclickENTERtoconrmandenterthesystemmenu.

Note: The default USER ID is ADMIN. There is no default password. Press the ENTER

key directly to enter the system.

4-1-2: SYSTEM MENU

1. DISPLAY SETUP - This includes the SCREEN SETUP and On Screen Display (OSD)

setup screens.

2. RECORD SETUP - This includes the RECORD CONFIGURATION and SCHEDULE

SETUP screens.

3. CONFIGURATION - This includes HDD MANAGEMENT, TIME/DATE SETUP,

CAMERA SETUP, INTERVAL SETUP, ALARM SETUP, BUZZER SETUP,

PASSWORD SETUP, and SYSTEM INFORMATION screens.

4. EXTERNAL DEVICE - This includes the TCP/IP SETUP, SPOT SETUP screens.

5. BACK-UP - This allows you to backup recordings to a USB Device.

6. FIRMWARE UPGRADE-UsedtoupgradermwarebyusingUSBmemorystick.

7. FACTORY DEFAULT - Reset the DVR to factory defaults.

8. LANGUAGE - Change the OSD language.

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Caution:

It is strongly recommended that you create a password after the initial setup. Please keep a

record of your password. Rebooting the DVR and resetting the factory defaults will not reset

the password to the default. If you forget the password, please contact SVAT for support.

4-2: DISPLAY SETUP

4-2-1: SCREEN SETUP

1. VERTICAL POSITION-Usedtoadjusttheverticalpositionofimage.

2. HORIZONTAL POSITION-Usedtoadjustthehorizontalpositionofimage.

3. BORDER ENABLE - Enables the display of border.

4. BORDER WIDTH-Usedtoadjustthewidthoftheborders.

5. BORDER COLOR-Usedtoadjustthecoloroftheborder

4-2-2: ON SCREEN DISPLAY SETUP (OSD)

1. TOP OSD OFFSET-AdjuststhepositionofthetopOSD.

2. BOTTOM OSD OFFSET-AdjuststhepositionofthebottomOSD.

4-3: RECORD SETUP

1. RECORD SETUP - This sets the recording mode, resolution, picture quality, and

recording frame rate.

2. SCHEDULE SETUP - This programs the recording schedule.

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