SVAT CLEARVU4 User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
COMPLETE SYSTEM
WebReady16CHDVRSystem
w/16OutdoorNightVisionCCDColorCameras
Model#
CLEARVU4
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PRODUCT WARRANTY & REGISTRATION
Please keep a copy of your Receipt/Order
Conrmation to verify your 1-Year Warranty
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: [phone]
2315 Whirlpool St., Unit 333 4080 Montrose Road Fax: [phone]
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 SVAT’s option.
2. This warranty becomes void if the product shows evidence of having been misused, mishandled or tampered
with contrary to the applicable instruction manual.
3. Routine cleaning, normal cosmetic and mechanical wear and tear are not covered under the terms of
this warranty.
4. 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.
5. This warranty does not cover the shipping cost, insurance or any other incidental charges.
6. 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 #).
7. This warranty is valid only in Canada and the continental U.S.A.
8. This warranty 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
1. WHAT IS INCLUDED ..................................................................................... 1
2. BUTTON FUNCTIONSAND CONNECTIONS ................................................................1
2.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................... 1
2.2 Rear Panel ............................................................................................ 2
3. INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. 2
3.1 Camera Installation ............................................................................... 3
3.2 Monitor Installation................................................................................ 3
3.2 Audio Installation................................................................................... 3
4. POWER TO DVR ........................................................................................... 4
5. DVR OPERATION .......................................................................................... 5
5.1 Live Mode.............................................................................................. 5
5.2 Record Mode......................................................................................... 7
5.3 Playback Mode...................................................................................... 8
5.4 Search................................................................................................... 9
6. MENU SETUP DESCRIPTION .................................................................... 10
6.1 Eight/ Sixteen Camera Mode Rescan ..................................................11
6.2 DATE/ TIME SETUP.............................................................................11
6.3 Camera Setup..................................................................................... 12
6.3.1 Edit Camera Title 1-8.................................................................. 12
6.3.2 Edit Camera Title 9-16................................................................ 13
6.3.3 Video Adjust ............................................................................... 13
6.3.4 Motion Detection ........................................................................ 14
6.4 Record Setup ...................................................................................... 15
6.5 Schedule Setup................................................................................... 16
6.6 Hard Disk Setup.................................................................................. 17
6.7 CF Card Setup .................................................................................... 17
6.8 OTHERS ............................................................................................. 19
6.8.1 Password.................................................................................... 20
6.8.2 Buzzer ........................................................................................ 20
6.8.3 Relay Output (Advanced users)................................................. 21
6.8.4 Alarm Input (Advanced users).................................................... 22
6.8.5 Sequence Dwell Time................................................................. 23
6.9 Factory Default.................................................................................... 23
7.DVR NETWORKING GUIDE ......................................................................... 24
7.1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 24
7.2 Prepare Your Computer....................................................................... 25
7.3 Prepare Your DVR............................................................................... 26
7.4 Connect To The Internet...................................................................... 27
7.5 Find Your External IP........................................................................... 29
7.6 Forwarding Outside Your Network....................................................... 30
7.7 Finalizing The Set-Up.......................................................................... 33
7.8 Additional Troubleshooting .................................................................. 34

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8. FUNCTION SETUP ...................................................................................... 35
8.1 Main Display........................................................................................35
8.1.1 View............................................................................................36
8.1.2 Image Recording........................................................................36
8.1.2.1 Save As JPEG:...............................................................37
8.1.2.2 Save As AVI:................................................................... 37
8.1.2.3 DVR Control ...................................................................37
8.2 Advanced Network Setup..............................................................39
8.2.1 Advanced Network Setting ............................................... 39
8.2.2 User Setup.........................................................................40
9. DVR TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................ 41
10. NETWORK INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 42
11. HARD DISK INFORMATION ...................................................................... 42
12. APPENDIX ................................................................................................. 42
13. CAMERA GUIDE ....................................................................................... 43
13.1 Features Of The CV67......................................................................43
13.2 Camera Installation Tips.................................................................... 43
13.2.1 Mounting...................................................................................44
13.2.2 Troubleshooting........................................................................ 45
14. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 45

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1. WHAT IS INCLUDED
2. BUTTON FUNCTIONS AND CONNECTIONS
2.1 Front Panel
1. LED Indicators (Alarm/Play/HDD/Record)
2. Removable/Lockable HDD Casing: 3.5” IDE HDD
3. Camera Channel Select (1-16)
4. Record Button
5. Stop Button
6. Play Button
7. Pause Button
8. Split Button – Switch between Full Screen/ Quad Screen/ 9-Split Screen
9. Auto Sequencing Button – Automatically cycle through all the camera channels
10. Search Button – Quickly search your recorded footage by date and event.
11. Menu Button
12. Exit/Info Button – Return to the previous menu/view system information
13. Enter/Display Button – Conrm selection/show or hide onscreen display
14. CF Card Slot
15. Left Button – Change values in the menu screen/rewind
16. Right Button – Changes values in the menu screen/fast forward
17. Up Button – Navigate the onscreen menu/change camera channels
18. Down Button – Navigate the onscreen menu/change camera channels
Software CD18 RCA to BNC
Connectors
10ft RJ45
Ethernet Cable
16 Camera Mounts w/
Hardware
16Indoor/OutdoorNight
VisionCCDCameras
1 DVR (320GB HDD)
•1 Power Adapter for DVR
•Online/ Toll Free Support
•Instruction Manual
•Quick Start Guide
•1 Year Warranty
•16 Power Adapters
for Cameras
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1 10ft RCA to RCA
(male) A/V Wire
1 RCA Female to
3.5mm (male)
A/V Wire
16 x 60ft 4 PIN DIN
to RCA (male)Video/
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2.2 Rear Panel
1. BNC Video Inputs – Connects the cameras to the DVR
2. Power Input – DC power input (12V)
3. Alarm Input/Output Port
4. RCAAudio Input – For connecting a microphone/audio supported camera (not included)
5. RCAAudio Output – For connection to your TV/monitor
6. BNC Video Output – For connection to your TV/monitor
7. Ethernet Port – For connection to your local area network and Internet
8. BNC SPOT Video Output – Additional connection to your TV/monitor, only displays
video when motion recording is activated
9. Cooling Fan
3. INSTALLATION
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3.1 Camera Installation
1. Plug the 4 pin DIN female connection on the camera into the 4 PIN DIN
male connection on the 60ft video/power wire.
2. Match the two arrows on top of both connecting cables.
3. Plug the camera’s power supply into the power jack located on the 60ft
video/power wire.
4. Plug the camera’s power adapter into an AC outlet.
5. Connect the 60ft video/power wire’s male RCA plug to the VIDEO IN port
of your TV/ monitor/VCR/DVR.
6. If your VIDEO IN port is a BNC connection (common with DVR units), you
will need to attach the BNC to RCA adapter before connecting the camera.
3.2 Monitor Installation
1. Connect anRCAmalewire (notincluded) tothe VIDEO OUTMonitorporton theDVR.
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 RCAVIDEO IN port on the TV/monitor. Note that the video will only be
displayed when MOTION or ALARM recording is triggered.
3.2 Audio Installation
1. If you have an audio supported camera or microphone with an RCA Audio
Out connection, you may connect it to the Audio In port on the DVR.
2. Connect an RCA audio wire (not included) to one of the Audio Out ports on
the DVR.
3. Connect the other end to the Audio In port of your TV/monitor/speaker.

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4. POWER TO DVR
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 Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) backup. To turn the DVR
on and off, use the power switch on your UPS or power bar. This DVR does not
have a power switch. This is for your security and helps to prevent users from
accidentally turning the DVR off.
The DVR will power on and you will see a boot screen. After the DVR initializes your
cameras should be displayed and recording will begin immediately.
Important notes before operation
1. To power off the DVR, make sure the DVR is not recording to prevent le
corruption. If on manual record, press STOP to stop recording and wait for the
REC light to turn off before you power off the DVR. If in schedule record, press
MENU and enter the password to enter the menu screen. When the record light
turns off, you can power off the DVR.
2. The default password is 12345678.
3. This DVR does not support HDD hot swap. To prevent damage, please enter
the main menu to stop all HDD activities, then power-off the device before
replacing the hard disk.
4. After power-on, the DVR auto detects the video system (NTSC/PAL) of the rst
camera connected. When no camera has been connected, the video system
will be the same as the previous setup.
5. After power-on the system auto enters 9-split screen mode, and continues with
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5. DVR OPERATION
5.1 Live Mode
1. Press the “DISP” button to turn the onscreen display ON or OFF. The onscreen
display shows the channel, date, and time.
2. Press the “INFO” button to display system information and conguration.
3. Whentheharddiskinformationiconturnstored,thisindicatesthattheharddrive
is full. To avoid this situation, set the DVR recording mode to OVERWRITE.
4. Press the channel buttons to switch between full screen camera views.
(CH1 – CH16).
5. Press the “SPLIT” button to switch between “Full Screen/Quad Screen/
9-Split Screen”.
6. Press the “SEQ” button to turn Sequence Mode on or off. Full screen channel
auto sequence will skip the channels that show video loss (i.e. the cameras that
are unplugged or not powered on).
7. When video loss occurs, a video loss message will be shown on the screen.
8. During an alarm triggered event the corresponding channel name will be
changed to the color red.
9. During a motion triggered event the corresponding channel name will be
changed to the color red and display “M”.
10. When an alarm event occurs, the SPOT monitor (when plugged into the SPOT
Out port) will immediately switch to the full screen view of the channel that has
been triggered by an alarm event, and will then return to previous channel
switching status.
11. Live monitoring operations have no effect on recording functions.