Yale Y402B-HD User manual

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Thank you for choosing the Yale Smart HD CCTV System.
This manual will guide you through the product Installation
and system set up.
Display extreme caution when using ladders or steps,
please follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Be careful when using hand and power tools and follow
the manufacturer’s guidelines when using them. Take care
that the correct tools are used. Wear goggles or protective
clothing where required
Requirements
A broadband router with one free Ethernet port is
required. iOS 9+ or Android 4.4+ required to view via
the Yale CCTV App. Mobile data speed could effect
quality and connection.
Information and illustrations are subject to change within this
document. Yale reserves the right to alter the specification and
product design at anytime without notice. Yale® is a registered
trademark. © 2016 ASSA ABLOY. All rights reserved.
Issue No: 1A
The 2 year guarantee for this Yale HD
CCTV System is active from the date of
purchase (A copy of this guarantee is
available on our website).
Please register online within
12 months of purchase at
www.yale.co.uk/registeryourproduct
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1. Inside the Box 2
2. Glossary of Terms 2
3. DVR Connectivity 3
4. Connecting your DVR 4
5. DVR Main Menu 5
6. Record 8
7. Detection 12
8. Settings 16
9. Professional Settings 20
10. Extending Your Yale System 25
11. Connecting your DVR to the Internet 28
12. Yale CCTV App 28
For more information on this product and Yale Smart
Living Range visit www.yale.co.uk/smart-living
Consumer Support: [email protected]
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CCTV System
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1Inside the Box
Glossary of Terms
DVR – Digital Video Recorder and Network Video Recorder
BNC – Bayonet Neill–Concelman, Video Inputs connecting the HD Cameras to the DVR, You may see 4 or
8 BNC ports depending on the model purchased.
HDMI – High Definition Multi-media Interface connects your DVR to a TV or PC Monitor.
VGA – Video Graphics Array connects your DVR to a TV or PC Monitor (not supplied).
HD – High Definition. 720 & 1080 are both High Definition video quality.
PTZ – Pan, Tilt & Zoom. Movable camera with Zoom functionality.
HDD – Hard Disk Drive. Where the video footage is stored within the DVR.
TB – Terabyte. Amount of storage space within the HDD (e.g. 1TB/2TB).
QR Code – Quick Response Code. Scan this using the Yale CCTV App for quick pairing.
Note – none of the Yale HD CCTV systems connect into a laptop for viewing video images.
1. DVR with pre-installed Hard Drive
2. HD Cameras
3. BNC Cables
4. Power Adaptors
5. Splitter
6. Ethernet Cable
7. HDMI Cable
8. Mouse
9. Fixing Pack
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DVR Connectivity
1. BNC Video Inputs: These are the video inputs used when connecting your Yale HD cameras. These are
numbered 1 – 4 (or 8 for an 8 channel DVR) as they would appear on screen when streaming
2. Audio Input: These will accept a standard in-line audio microphone device.
3. Audio Output: A standard line level audio output.
4. VGA Output: For connecting a television or PC Monitor with a VGA cable (not supplied).
5. HDMI Output: For connecting a television or PC Monitor with a HDMI cable.
6. Network Port: You are able to connect the DVR to a network router or switch with an Ethernet Cable
(supplied). This will allow the option of using online features (suitable broadband connection required).
7. USB Ports: The top port is used for connecting storage devices. The bottom port is for connecting of the
mouse (supplied). When connecting to a Yale Alarm system or Yale Connected Smart Lock the CCTV/Alarm
Link Adaptor can be connected to either USB port.
8. 12V 2A DC Power input: This is where you connect the DVR power adapter. DO NOT switch on the power
until all leads are connected.
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Please ensure the system is fully working prior to installation. Connect all the
cameras using the supplied cables and make sure it operates as intended.
• Remember the DVR unit is most likely to be left on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please bear this in mind when
choosing the installation location.
• Route the camera cable away from large electrical items, mains cables and heat sources.
• Please only use the power adaptors supplied.
• Install DVR in a well ventilated area.
If you failed to get a picture on the TV using a HDMI cable, try connecting to a PC monitor using VGA
connection. You may need to change the DVR to a different resolution in order to show on a HD TV.
DO NOT expose the DVR to moisture or water. Avoid dusty or dirty locations.
DO NOT open the DVR case unless you want to change the Hard Drive.
DO NOT open the case to your DVR whist your DVR is plugged in and switched on.
DO NOT cut or adjust any cable for any reason.
DO NOT place the DVR in areas where it may experience sudden bumps, shocks or movements.
DO NOT apply excessive force to the BNC cables during installation. This may damage the cable resulting in lost/intermittent
video signal.
DO NOT apply pressure to the BNC cable connected. This may damage its internal soldering.
Connecting your DVR
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15m
BNC/DC cable
Camera
Adaptor
DVR
Adaptor
TV/
Monitor
Connect
to multiple
cameras
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The only way to start using your DVR and navigate through the DVR menu’s is to connect and use the provided
Yale mouse. We have designed the system for mouse friendly operation.
Left Click – Selects the item covered by mouse pointer
Right Click – Back or escape function allows you to go back to previous menu or screen
Scroll Wheel – Allows you to flick through the cameras on full screen
Quick Start Menu
When you turn the DVR system on for the first time the quick start
menu will appear in the centre of the screen. Enable Yale Cloud for
remote viewing via internet. Click Next to continue.
You will be presented with a QR code for App registration. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit this
screen to continue DVR setup. You can access this QR code after installation by
choosing “Quick Start” under the right click menu.
Once you click on ‘Cancel’ you will see this System Login prompt.
At a later stage of the DVR setup you will choose a Username and
Password. At this point leave the Username as admin and the
Password empty. Left click ‘OK’
You should now have a spilt screen image of the connected
cameras (if no camera is connected you will see a black screen as
shown) don’t panic!, Images will appear here once the cameras are
connected and powered. Now Right Click your mouse to bring
up the ‘Right Click Menu’.
DVR Main Menu
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Right Click Menu
Main Menu: Takes you to an area containing most of your settings and features.
Quick Start: Takes you back to your QR code to scan with the Yale CCTV App.
Record Mode: A shortcut to changing the recording mode of each camera.
Playback: A short cut to the Playback menu.
PTZ Control: Not supported.
High Speed PTZ: Not supported.
Colour Setting: Manually set your colour preferences (Camera).
Output Adjust: Manually set your output preferences (Screen/Monitor).
Logout: Enables options – Log out, Shut Down or Reboot.
View 1-8: Left click to view appropriate camera.
NOTE – You will need to set the date and time before continuing with your DVR Setup
Setting > General (To change Date, Time & Language).
Setting the Date and Time
1. Right Click on the mouse then left click on Main Menu.
This opens up the Main Menu screen.
2. Hover over Settings then move down to ‘General’.
You will see a dot and the wording turn yellow.
3. Left click on ‘General’.
4. In General the Time Zone should automatically be set to
UTC+00:00 Dublin, London, Edinburgh. If not left click on the
drop down to change to desired Time Zone.
5. System Time – this should be accurate to ensure ease of
playback. If the time is not correct left click on each number
to open a key pad, then click the correct number to set the
date and time.
6. Language – Default set to English. Left click on the drop
down to alter if desired.
7. You do not have to change or update any of the other options.
Please leave them as their default settings.

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DVR Main Menu
Record
Record Config
Playback
Backup
Video Encode
Detection
Motion Detect
Covered Lens
Signal Loss
Settings
General
Local Network
Yale Cloud
Screen Display
User Account
PTZ Config
Tour
Logout
Professional
HDD Manage
HDD Info
HDD Faults
Bits per sec
On-line User
Upgrade
Auto maintain
Import/Export
Factory Reset
System Info
LOG
DVR/NVR
Mode
Alarm System
Arm
Home
Disarm
Unlock
Function Location
Change Password
Please ensure you set up a password should you wish to connect this DVR to the internet for remote viewing.
Failure to do so could mean you are broadcasting the video image in the public domain without any restriction or
protection. For further info please go to page 18.

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Record
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REC Cong
From the Main Menu, hover over ‘Record’ and then move the mouse over ‘REC Config’ and left click to select.
Here you will be able to set your DVR to different recording formats (Schedule, Always or Stop).
First select the Channel you wish to configure.
Channel 1 = Camera 1 etc…
Redundancy: This should remain un-selected.
Length: Recording clip size. We recommend using the default 60 minutes.
Pre-record: Video pre-recording. We recommend using the default 5 seconds.
Select the mode that you want the channels/cameras to perform. Your 3 options are:
1. Schedule – To specify days and times of recordings. You have the option of up to 4 time periods per day to
set start and end time for recordings (i.e. start 7pm end 7am to record through the night.)
You can set different start and end times on specific days.
•Tick the ‘Regular’ box for continuous recording by left clicking.
• Tick the ‘Detect’ box to record on motion detection by left clicking.
2. Always – Continuous recording (scheduling not applicable. By default, the oldest recording will be
overwritten.
3. Stop – No options as this setting Does Not Record (Only allows you to view live footage on the TV/Monitor
with no playback facility).
Once you have specified your preferences left click on‘OK’.
You do not have to change any details within the ‘Advanced Menu’.

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Playback
From the Main Menu, hover over ‘Record’ and then move mouse over ‘PlayBack’ and left click to select.
This option allows you to view past recordings and to make a backup file using a USB Flash Drive as desired.
NOTE - To use any of these features other than live viewing you must pause the footage.
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View of the live Channels/Cameras
• Recording must be paused (2) before selecting a date from the calendar (6). Now
you must select a time to view, to do this left click on the timeline (4) at the bottom
of the screen.
•To back up a specific event or time period of recorded footage, select the start
time on the time line bar (4) and left click the ‘snip’ button (3) then select your
desired end time and left click the ‘snip’ button (3) again. This will trim
the video clip as desired. To save this to the USB Flash Drive left click the ‘Hard
Drive’ button (7). For more details on how to back up recordings, see page 10.
•The timeline can be 4 different colours:
Grey = No recording
Green = Continuous recording
Red = Recording triggered by motion detection
Yellow = Always recording
You can use the mouse roller to zoom in/out of the timeline.
•If you wish to see footage from one specfic channel/camera select the channel
number (5) to display by left clicking.
•If you wish to see footage from a specific date recorded on your DVR, select the
date (6) to display by left clicking.
Number Reference
1 = Live Feed
2 = Play/Pause Live Feed
3 = Snip Button
4 = Time Line
5 = Camera Select
6 = Date Select
7 = Back up to USB
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Backup
From the Main Menu, hover over ‘Record’ and then move mouse over ‘Backup’ and left click to select.
This option allows you to back up your video recording onto a USB Flash Drive.
1. Insert a USB Flash Drive into the top USB port on the back of the DVR and left click on the ‘Detect’ button
(top right of the screen).
2. The USB Flash Drive will now have been detected and appear within the box on screen (If the Flash Drive
is not detected the DVR will need to be re-started with the USB flash drive still inserted).
3. Once the USB Flash Drive is detected you will need to left click the ‘Backup’ button underneath ‘Detect’.
4. You will see a list of recordings in the box on screen as shown in the image (above). This will prompt you to
select a clip based on dates for backing up. NOTE: Make sure back up format is AVI. Select AVI from the
drop down list at the bottom of the page by left clicking.
5. Left click on ‘Start’ to begin the back up. When back up is complete, left click on ‘OK’ to dismiss the
message, right click anywhere on the screen to return.
Other Backup Options
Burning – Not supported
Erase – Erase files currently on your USB Flash Drive
Stop – Stop any ongoing back up process.
NOTE - Please ensure you allow the DVR to complete the backup before removing the USB Flash
Drive. Failure to do so could result in the system crashing.