Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CV501 - 16CH SVAT Electronics
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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 H.
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, specications 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.
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.
4 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF CONTENT S INTRODUC TION ..................................................................................... 7 WHA T IS INCLUDED ............................................................................... 8 FEA TURES ...
5 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF CONTENT S ...continued PTZ SETUP ................................................................................................20 PTZ controls ................................................................................
6 C V501 - 16CH Key Board Lock ......................................................................................................... 40 ID Number .....................................................................................................
7 C V501 - 16CH INTRODUC TION NET WORK VIEWING AND PLA YBACK ....................................................... 56 SOFT W ARE ...............................................................................................56 Online Sof tware I cons .
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.
9 C V501 - 16CH FEA TURES..Continued Stay Notied with Email Alerts This syst em keeps y ou notied 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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 specications on Pg .
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.
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.
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 specic needs. The DVR will automa tically begin recor ding once it has been pow ered on and initializ ed.
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.
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 .
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 dened r ecor ding settings.
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 .
22 C V501 - 16CH TO SET MO TION DETEC TION 1. Selec t the camera y ou wish to congur 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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ongure the DVR t o rec ord with audio .
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 .
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 .
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 specic 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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.
41 C V501 - 16CH LANGUA GE This D VR allows for the following 13 languages: English, Chinese, Italian, F rench, Japanese , Spanish, P olish, simplied Chinese, Gr eek, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian and C zech T o change the on sc reen display langua ge: 1.
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.
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.
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 dier ent sear ch options: 1.
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.
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 .
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 e.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
54 C V501 - 16CH T o Congure 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” .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
61 C V501 - 16CH Schedule Update: Denes 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.
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 ongure settings on the mobile online view er .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 specic C ell Phone Ser vice Pr ovider .
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 -S.
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 ru.
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 • R.
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 .
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 Adjusta.
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.
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.
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.
77 C V501 - 16CH NOTES AREA.
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