ClearView Network Video Recorder User manual

Network Video Recorder
Quick Start Guide
Version 3.1.0

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Table of Contents
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2.5.1 PTZ Setup .............................................................................12
2.5.2 PTZ Operation ......................................................................13
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2.6.1 UPNP .....................................................................................14
2.6.2 Built-in Switch Setup............................................................15
2.6.3 Remote Device Connection................................................15
2.6.4 Short-cut Menu .....................................................................17
2.6.5 Remote Device Info .............................................................18
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3.3.1 LAN Login..............................................................................22
3.3.2 WAN Login ............................................................................22
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our network video recorder!
This quick start guide is designed to be a reference tool for your system.
Please open the accessory bag to check the items one by one in accordance with the list below.
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is missing or damaged in the bag.

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Important Safeguards and Warnings
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Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper
handling or installation.
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Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and
installation.
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Installation
Keep upwards. Handle with care.
Do not apply power to the NVR before completing installation.
Do not place objects on the NVR
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Qualified engineers needed
All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.
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Environment
The NVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable,
explosive substances and etc.
This series product shall be transported, storage and used in the specified environments.
6. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included.
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.
7. Lithium battery
Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury!
When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!
Before your operation please read the following instructions carefully.
zInstallation environment
Keep away from extreme hot places and sources˗
Avoid direct sunlight˗
Keep away from extreme humid places˗
Avoid violent vibration˗
Do not put other devices on the top of the NVR˗
Be installed in well ventilated place; do not block the vent.
zAccessories
Check the accessories after opening the box˖

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Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric
safety rules.
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When you receive the NVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible damage.
The protective materials used for the package of the NVR can protect most accidental clashes during
transportation. Then you can open the box to check the accessories.
Please check the items in accordance with the list (Remote control is optional). Finally you can remove the
protective film of the NVR.
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For detailed information of the function keys in the front panel and the ports in the rear panel, please refer
to the User’s Manual included in the resource CD.
The model label in the front panel is very important; please check according to your purchase order.
The label in the rear panel is very important too. Usually we need you to represent the serial number when
we provide the service after sales.
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Please check the data cable, power cable, COM cable and main boar cable connection is secure or not.
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Important
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Please turn off the power before you replace the HDD.
The pictures listed below for reference only
You can refer to the User’s Manual for recommended HDD brand. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher.
Usually we do not recommend the PC HDD.
ķUse 4 screws to secure the HDD ĸPut the HDD to the HDD box at the front.

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The front panel is shown as in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1
Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.
Name Icon Function
Power button Power button, press this button for three seconds to
boot up or shut down NVR.
Assistant Fn
zOne-window monitor mode, click this button to
display assistant function: PTZ control and image
color.
zBackspace function: in numeral control or text
control, press it for 1.5 seconds to delete the
ĹPull the HDD knob up when you put the HDD
into the box in case the knob buckle may strike
the front panel.
ĺPut the knob back after you insert the HDD
to the SATA board.

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previous character before the cursor.
zIn motion detection setup, working with Fn and
direction keys to realize setup.
zIn text mode, click it to switch between numeral,
English character (small/capitalized) and etc.
zIn HDD management interface, you can click it to
switch HDD record information and other
information (Menu prompt)
zRealize other special functions.
USB2.0 port To connect USB2.0 storage device, USB2.0 mouse, burner and
etc.
Power
indication light
Power indication light.
HDD abnormal
indication light
HDD error occurs or HDD capacity is below specified threshold
value, the light becomes red to alert you.
Network
abnormal
indication light
Network error occurs or there is no network connection, the
light becomes red to alert you.
Alarm
indicator light
The light becomes on when an alarm occurred.
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The rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Port Name Connection Function
USB2.0 USB2.0 port. Connect to USB2.0 mouse.
NET Network port 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet
port. Connect to the network cable.

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Port Name Connection Function
HDMI High Definition
Media
Interface
High definition audio and video signal output
port. It transmits uncompressed high
definition video and multiple-channel data to
the HDMI port of the display device.
VGA
VGA video
output port
VGA VGA video output port. Output analog video
signal. It can connect to the monitor to view
analog video.
1-3 Alarm input
port 1-3.
zAlarm input port.
zWhen your alarm input device is
using external power, please make
sure the device and the NVR have
the same ground.
Alarm input
port ground
end
Alarm input ground end.
NO
C
Alarm output
port
z3 groups of alarm output ports. (Group
1˖port NO1C1,Group 2:port NO2
C2,Group 3:port NO3C3˅).Output
alarm signal to the alarm device. Please
make sure there is power to the external
alarm device.
zNO˖Normal open alarm output port.
zC˖Alarm output public end.
A RS485_A port. It is the cable A. You can
connect to the control devices such as speed
dome PTZ.
B
RS485 (RS-
485)
communication
port
I/O port
RS485_B.It is the cable B. You can connect
to the control devices such as speed dome
PTZ.
Power input
port
/Input 12V DC.
Power button / /Power on/off button.
PoE PORTS 4 PoE ports /Built-in Switch supports PoE function.
The 4 PoE ports series product supports
total 48V 50W.
Power input
port
/Switch power port. Input DC 48V.
MIC IN Audio input
port
/Bidirectional talk input port. It is to receive
the analog audio signal output from the
devices such as mike phone, pickup.

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Port Name Connection Function
MIC OUT Audio output
port
/Audio output port. It is to output the analog
audio signal to the devices such as the
sound box.
zBidirectional talk output.
zAudio output on 1-window video
monitor.
zAudio output on 1-window video
playback.
eSATA eSATA port
/External SATA port. It can connect to the
device of the SATA port. Please jump the
HDD when there is peripheral connected
HDD.

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Connect the device to the monitor and then connect a mouse and power cable. Click the power button at
the rear panel and then boot up the device to view the analog video output. You can use the mouse to
implement some GUI operation.
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After device booted up, the system is in multiple-channel display mode. See Figure 2-1. Please note the
displayed window amount may vary. The following figure is for reference only.
You can overlay the corresponding date, time and channel name on each screen. You can refer to the
following sheet for channel record or alarm status information.
Figure 2-1
Right click mouse, you can see the login interface. Please input user name and password. See Figure 2-2.
System consists of four accounts:
zUsername: admin. Password: admin.
zUsername: 888888. Password: 888888.
zUsername: 666666. Password: 666666.
zUsername: default. Password: default.
You can use USB mouse to input. Click to switch between numeral, English character
(small/capitalized) and denotation.
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Figure 2-2
Important:
For security reason, please modify password after you first login.
Within 30 minutes, three times login failure will result in system alarm and five times login failure
will result in account lock!
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After the system booted up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set record type and time in
schedule interface.
In the main menu, from Setting to Schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 2-3.
There are total six periods.
zChannel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all”if you want to set for the whole
channels.
zWeek day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all.
zPre-record: System can pre-record the video before the event occurs into the file. The value ranges
from 1 to 30 seconds depending on the bit stream.
zRedundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. It allows you backup recorded file in two
disks. You can highlight Redundancy button to activate this function. Please note, before enable this
function, please set at least one HDD as redundant. (Main menu->Advanced->HDD Management).
Please note this function is null if there is only one HDD.
zSnapshoot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.
zRecord types: There are four types: regular, motion detection (MD), Alarm, MD & alarm.
zHoliday: Highlight the button here, the holiday settings in General interface (Chapter 5.6.1 in User’s
Manual) becomes activated.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups please
click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
At the bottom of the menu, there are color bars for your reference. Green color stands for regular
recording, yellow color stands for motion detection and red color stands for alarm recording. The white
means the MD and alarm record is valid. Once you have set to record when the MD and alarm occurs,
system will not record neither motion detect occurs nor the alarm occurs.

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Figure 2-3
Tips
Copy function allows you to copy one channel setup to another. After setting in channel 1, click Copy
button, you can go to interface Figure 2-4. You can see current channel name is grey such as channel 1.
Now you can select the channel you wan to paste such as channel 5/6/7. If you wan to save current setup
of channel 1 to all channels, you can click the first box “ALL”. Click the OK button to save current copy
setup. Click the OK button in the Encode interface, the copy function succeeded.
Please note, if you select ALL in Figure 2-4, the record setup of all channels are the same and the Copy
button becomes hidden.
Figure 2-4
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Here is for you to input network information. See Figure 2-5.
zIP Version: There are two options: IPv4 and IPv6. Right now, system supports these two IP address
format and you can access via them.
zMAC address: The host in the LAN can get a unique MAC address. It is for you to access in the LAN. It is
read-only.
zIP address: Here you can use up/down button (ST) or input the corresponding number to input IP
address. Then you can set the corresponding subnet mask the default gateway.

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zDefault gateway: Here you can input the default gateway. Please note system needs to check the
validity of all IPv6 addresses. The IP address and the default gateway shall be in the same IP
section. That is to say, the specified length of the subnet prefix shall have the same string.
zDHCP: It is to auto search IP. When enable DHCP function, you can not modify IP/Subnet mask
/Gateway. These values are from DHCP function. If you have not enabled DHCP function, IP/Subnet
mask/Gateway display as zero. You need to disable DHCP function to view current IP information.
Besides, when PPPoE is operating, you can not modify IP/Subnet mask /Gateway.
zTCP port: Default value is 37777. You can change if necessary.
zUDP port: Default value is 37778. You can change if necessary.
zHTTP port: Default value is 80.
zRTSP port: Default value is 554.
Important: System needs to reboot after you changed and saved any setup of the above four ports.
Please make sure the port values here do not conflict.
zMax connection: system support maximal 20 users. 0 means there is no connection limit.
zMTU: It is to set MTU value of the network adapter. The value ranges from 1280-7200 bytes. The
default setup is 1500 bytes. Please note MTU modification may result in network adapter reboot and
network becomes off. That is to say, MTU modification can affect current network service. System
may pop up dialog box for you to confirm setup when you want to change MTU setup. Click OK button
to confirm current reboot, or you can click Cancel button to terminate current modification. Before the
modification, you can check the MTU of the gateway; the MTU of the NVR shall be the same as or is
lower than the MTU of the gateway. In this way, you can reduce packets and enhance network
transmission efficiency.
The following MTU value is for reference only.
1500: Ethernet information packet max value and it is also the default value. It is the typical setup
when there is no PPPoE or VPN. It is the default setup of some router, switch or the network
adapter.
1492: Recommend value for PPPoE.
1468: Recommend value for DHCP.
Please make sure MTU port does not conflict with other ports.
zPreferred DNS server: DNS server IP address.
zAlternate DNS server: DNS server alternate address.
zTransfer mode: Here you can select the priority between fluency/video qualities.
zLAN download: System can process the downloaded data first if you enable this function. The
download speed is 1.5X or 2.0X of the normal speed.
Important
For the IP address of IPv6 version, default gateway, preferred DNS and alternate DNS, the input
value shall be 128-digit. It shall not be left in blank.
After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

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Figure 2-5
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Before the operation, please make sure you have properly connected the alarm devices. You can
refer to the User’s Manual for reference.
Alarm interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-6.
zAlarm in: Here is for you to select channel number.
zEvent type: There are four types. Local input/network input/IPC external/IPC offline alarm.
¾Local input alarm: The alarm signal system detects from the alarm input port.
¾Network input alarm: It is the alarm signal from the network.
¾IPC external alarm: It is the on-off alarm signal from the front-end device and can activate the
local NVR.
¾IPC offline alarm: Once you select this item, system can generate an alarm when the front-end
IPC disconnects with the local NVR. The alarm can activate record, PTZ, snap and etc. The alarm
can last until the IPC and the NVR connection resumes.
zType: Normal open or normal close.
zEnable: Please you need to highlight this button to enable current function.
zPeriod: Click set button, you can set alarm period. System can only generate an alarm in the specified
period. There are six periods in one day.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After setting all the setups please click
save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

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Figure 2-6
For the 32-channel series product, the alarm interface and PTZ setup is shown as below. See Figure
2-7 and Figure 2-8.
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Figure 2-8
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Please note:
zSlight difference may be found in the user’s interface, due to various protocols.
zPlease make sure the speed domes A/B cables are properly connected to the A/B ports of NVR.
zYou have properly set PTZ information. (Main menu->Setting->PTZ).
zPlease switch camera monitor channel to current window.
2.5.1 PTZ Setup
The pan/tilt/zoom setup includes the following items. Please select channel first. See Figure 2-9.
zChannel: Please select the connected IPC.
zPTZ type: Please select from the dropdown list. There are two options: local/remote.
zProtocol: Select corresponding PTZ protocol such as PELCOD.
zAddress: Input corresponding PTZ address.
zBaud rate: Select baud rate. Default value is 9600.
zData bit: Select data bit. Default value is 8.
zStop bit: Select stop bit. Default value is 1.
zParity: There are three choices: none/odd/even. Default value is none.

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Figure 2-9
If you are connecting to network PTZ, the PTZ type shall be remote. See Figure 2-10.
Figure 2-10
After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
2.5.2 PTZ Operation
In one window display mode, right click mouse (click “Fn” Button in the front panel or click “Fn” key in the
remote control).
Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-11.
Here you can set the following items:
zStep: value ranges from 1 to 8.
zZoom
zFocus
zIris

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Please note current command is grey if current series product does not support this function. Double click
the PTZ menu head to hide it.
Click icon and to adjust zoom, focus and iris.
Here you can set PTZ direction, speed (step), focus, zoom, iris, preset, tour, pattern, scan, aux call,
light, rotation and etc. Please use the direction keys to set.
Figure 2-11
In Figure 2-11, please click direction arrows (See Figure 2-12) to adjust PTZ position. There are total 8
direction arrows. Please note if you use front panel, you can use just four directions (Up/down/left/right).
The speed value ranges from 1 to 8. You can click the software keyboard or the front panel to input. The
speed 8 is faster than speed 1.
Figure 2-12
Here is a sheet for you reference.
Name Function
key
function Shortcut
key
Function
key
function Shortcut
Key
Zoom Near ŹFar 
Focus Near _Far Ź
Iris close WOpen f
You can click set button in Figure 2-11 (or click REC button in the front panel) to set preset, tour, and
pattern.
You can click page switch button in Figure 2-11 (or click Fn button in the front panel) to call main function.
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Important
Do not connect the switch to the PoE port, otherwise the connection may fail!
2.6.1 UPNP
Please connect the network camera to the PoE port of the device rear panel (Figure 2-13), system can
auto connect to the network camera. Please note the following figure is for reference only.