SVAT Electronics CV301-8CH manual

CV301-8CH 1 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1 INSTRUC TION MANUAL Model#: C V301-8CH ww w .SV A T .com w w w .SVA T .com 8 Channel H.264 S mar t DVR Sec urity Syst em w/ Coaching iMenu and 8 Hi-Res Indoor/Outdoor Nigh t Vision Surveillance Cameras COMPLETE SYSTEM[...]

CV301-8CH NEED HELP? DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUC T T O THE ST ORE Please contact a SV A T customer support representa tive rst regar ding any additional information on product featur es, specications or assistance with setup . Please contact us via one of the methods below: T oll fr ee telephone: 1.866.946.7828 For mor e product information vis[...]

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CV301-8CH 1 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T ABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 3 WHA T IS INCLUDED ......................................................[...]

CV301-8CH 2 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T ABLE OF CONTENT S File List ..................................................................................................................... 43 Playback through D VR .............................................................................................. 44 Comput er Playback ..............[...]

CV301-8CH 3 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see INTRODUC TION WHA T IS INCL UDED Congra tulations on your pur chase of the CV301-8CH! T his user friendly system will allow y ou to monitor and prot ect your home or business . T he coaching iMenu makes setting up and using y our DVR very easy with helpful information bubbles that appear to assist y ou.[...]

CV301-8CH 4 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FEA TURES Record Over 1,000 Hours of Video with H.264 Compression The 500GB har d drive is optimized for 24/7 surveillance and uses cutting edge H.264 compr ession to recor d over 1,000 hours of continuous video 1 . We only use har d drives that ar e specically designed for high capacity writing, whi[...]

CV301-8CH 5 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FEA TURES OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES For mor e optional accessories, please see the back of the manual or visit: ww w .SVA T .com Advanced Motion Activat ed Recording Y ou have the option to r ecord video only when motion is det ected and will save you time and c onser ve hard driv e space. Y ou can even set[...]

CV301-8CH 6 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BUT T ONS AND CONNEC TIONS DVR FRONT 1. Po wer: Glows green when D VR is turned on 2. HDD: Flashes when hard driv e is in use 3. Directional Keys: Used to na vigate through the menu 4. IR Sensor: For the remot e control 5. Channel Selec tion: S elects channels to view . Press once to view rst channel[...]

CV301-8CH 7 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Numerical Keypad: Buttons 1-8 will displa y the corresponding camera on full screen 2. All: Switch t o quad viewing mode 3. Menu: Access the main menu and e xit the current menu 4. Selec t/Enter: Allows you t o select options 5. Directional Keys: Allow you t o navigate thr ough the menu 6. Audio/Sear[...]

CV301-8CH 8 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BASIC SETUP THINGS T O C ONSIDER BEFORE INST ALL A TION • The camera should be installed between 8 and 13ft abov e the area to be monitor ed • Before screwing in the moun t for the camera ensure there ar e no obstructions in the camera’ s view • Place cameras in the most strat egic places where [...]

CV301-8CH 9 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BASIC SETUP INSTRUC TIONS 1. Plug 12V adapter (A) int o electric al wall outlet or sur ge protecting power bar . 2. Plug the single end of the four port power supply (C) into the male end of the 12V adapt er (B) . 3. Connect the 4PIN DIN female connection on the camera (E) into the 4PIN DIN male connect[...]

CV301-8CH 10 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see CONNECTING A MONITOR 1. Connect a BNC to RCA connector to the top VIDEO OUT connection on the back of the DVR. 2. Plug the RCA cable into the BNC connector . 3. Attach the other end of the RCA cable to a yello w RCA video input on your T V/monitor . 4. Switch the T V/Monitor sour ce to view the DVR. (C[...]

CV301-8CH 11 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see GET TING ST ARTED GET TING ST ARTED Now that y ou have po wered up the D VR and properly connected it to a T V or monitor you ar e ready to begin setting up and using the DVR. This DVR is designed to be user friendly . Y ou will notice the coaching iMenu information bubbles describing settings that you[...]

CV301-8CH 12 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see FUNC TION MENU 1. By right clicking the mouse. T o access items on this menu with the mouse mo ve the mouse pointer ov er the option to highlight it and left click. T o exit, mov e the pointer o the menu and left click. 2. Pressing selec t on the remote . T o access items on this menu with the r emo[...]

CV301-8CH 13 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SHORT CUT MENU Video Search Selecting this shor tcut prompts the video search menu t o appear . This allo ws you to sear ch through the previously recor ded footage. For mor e information on the video search menu , please see PLA YBA CK. PTZ Camera The controls for the PTZ c amera are as follows: Slow [...]

CV301-8CH 14 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SHORT CUT MENU Star t Record • Selecting this shor tcut pr ompts the DVR to begin rec ording (if it is not already r ecording). This will override any schedule that is set Stop Record • Selecting this shor tcut pr ompts the DVR to stop the manual r ecording Star t Cruise • Selecting this option p[...]

CV301-8CH 15 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see The main menu can be accessed b y pressing the menu button on the fr ont of the DVR or by selecting it from the function menu. T o access the main menu with the mouse, right click and select main menu from the function menu. On the DVR fr ont panel and remote , press the “menu” button. T o select a[...]

CV301-8CH 16 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see USING THE KEYBO ARD The k eyboard is used when typing in passwords , dates and labeling/naming certain things. This keyboard will appear multiple times when working with y our DVR. 1. Select the letters you w ould like by pr essing selec t. B y selec ting the “ ABC” tab on the side, you will change[...]

CV301-8CH 17 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU P osition This will determine wher e the camera title will be displayed in the camer a viewing window . T o change the position of the title: 1. Select the position column next to the camera you would lik e to change and a drop down list will open. 2. Select the position where you would lik e[...]

CV301-8CH 18 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Time Display This DVR giv es you an option to displa y the time while it is recor ding and while it is in live view mode. The default setting has both time displays set to “ON” . If you would like t o turn either live view time display or record time display o or on: 1. Select the drop down menu[...]

CV301-8CH 19 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see RECORD SETUP This option allows y ou to turn on or o each camera, pick a video quality , turn on or o auto rec ord, pick a r ecording mode (time schedule or always) as w ell as decide on a le size (r ecorded video size in minut es). Channel (On/O ) T o turn channels on or o from recordin[...]

CV301-8CH 20 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o set your DVR for schedule record: 1. Select the drop down menu beside “Record Mode ” . 2. Highlight the wor ds TIME SCHEDULE RECORD and pr ess selec t. 3. Select “ apply” to save settings . The default schedule is set to gener al record on a 24/7 schedule . T o customize your reco[...]

CV301-8CH 21 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Schedule Copy Function Selecting the COPY button will copy one da ys schedule and paste it into other da ys that you specify . T his is useful if you customiz e a schedule for a par ticular day and would lik e to apply the same schedule for other days of the w eek. T o copy one day ’ s sche[...]

CV301-8CH 22 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T ype: Determines how the DVR will acquir e an IP address; DHCP , Static or PPP oE. DHCP: DHCP (Dynamic Host Congura tion Protoc ol) address is the most common setup for home or oce networks . This allows the DVR to aut omatically receiv e an IP address fr om the router . By default the[...]

CV301-8CH 23 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see IE P or t : Refers to the port that your DVR will use t o communicate with your netw ork and Internet. Knowing this port is necessary for the DVR to be viewed pr operly over the Internet . Media P or t: This port is used to initiate communica tion to the DVR. The media port is entered a t the end of th[...]

CV301-8CH 24 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DNS: Stands for “D omain Name System ” and is for advanced network setup . DNS is used to conv ert common names into website IP A ddresses. It is best t o leave these settings as is as it us usually the same as the r outer . T o Change the DNS address: 1. Highlight and select the number next to DNS[...]

CV301-8CH 25 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see VIDEO SEARCH This option allows y ou to search thr ough your previously r ecorded footage and nd f ootage recorded fr om partic ular dates and times . Y ou can access the video search menu by pr essing play in live monitoring mode , from the shortcut menu or by selecting the “Search” option on t[...]

CV301-8CH 26 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see File List This DVR allo ws you to view the le list for each da y that you hav e recor ded footage. The le list allows you to see what the type of recor ding was (normal, motion det ec tion), the dat e and time the footage was recor ded, the size of the footage, as w ell as gives you an option to [...]

CV301-8CH 27 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o Backup footage onto USB device: 1. Mak e sure a USB device or USB burner is plugged int o the proper USB connection on the back of the DVR. 2. A ccess the le list from the particular day you would lik e footage backed up . (Instruc tions on P g. 26) 3. Highlight and select the box under the w or[...]

CV301-8CH 28 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU HDD This menu option giv es you information about y our HDD (Hard Disk Drive), allows y ou to enable overwrite mode, and format the har d drive and/or USB drive . The information that this option gives you includes: • HDD Status: Displays the current oper ating status of the hard driv e. If[...]

CV301-8CH 29 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU HDD F ormat Forma tting the HDD erases all recor ded video and audio on your Hard Disk Drive . Forma tting will not erase any of your custom settings on y our DVR. T o Format the HDD: 1. Highlight the “Format HDD” button and press “select” . 2. A scr een will come up asking you if y o[...]

CV301-8CH 30 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Alarm Setup The alarm menu allows y ou to adjust for which alarms you w ould like set, adjust time the in ternal buzzer will sound for as well as set email notications . This DVR giv es you the option to ha ve email alerts sent when motion is detected. T o turn on alarm: 1. In the alarm me[...]

CV301-8CH 31 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU T o set up email notica tion: 1. Highlight and select “ email setup” and a separate scr een will appear . 2. Select the drop down list next to email and highlight and select “ON” . 3. T he following information to be en tered/adjusted will appear: SSL: SSL allows for a more secure [...]

CV301-8CH 32 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see PTZ Setup PTZ setup allows you t o input information for a PTZ camera. (PTZ cameras not included) The information must be enter ed in the DVR so that the DVR w orks with your PTZ camera and all its functions. T o input the PTZ informa tion: 1. F ind which camera channel the PTZ camera(s) are hooked up [...]

CV301-8CH 33 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Motion Detection This menu option allows y ou to adjust the motion detection settings for each individual camera. The settings y ou can adjust include turning motion on or o , adjusting the sensitivity and selec ting the motion detection area. T o change the sta tus of motion detection for[...]

CV301-8CH 34 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MD Area MD area stands for Motion Detection area. This setting allows you to adjust particular areas of each camera wher e motion will and will not be detected. This is good if you had a camera pointed t owards something tha t is always moving , such as a busy road. This way the D VR only records motio[...]

CV301-8CH 35 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SYSTEM SETUP This menu option allows y ou to change system settings on y our DVR. The settings you can change include: • Date and Time: Adjust date , time and daylight saving time • Password: T urn the password function on/o as well as change the passwor d • Video: Adjust video resolution as w[...]

CV301-8CH 36 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Select the column next to the date y ou would like t o change and a keyboard will appear . 2. T ype the date in the or der of the selected format (listed abov e time format) then select enter to close the keyboar d. 3. Select “apply” to save your changes . T o adjust the Time: 1. Select the colu[...]

CV301-8CH 37 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU DST DST stands for daylight sa ving time; you can adjust the DVR to change aut omatically when daylight saving time approaches , this is so you don’ t hav e to go back and do it yourself . Y ou can also c ustomiz e when the DVR changes for DST . T o set the DVR to adjust for daylight saving[...]

CV301-8CH 38 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Passw ord S etup This menu selection allows you t o change the device ID , enable passwor d protection as well as set a new passwor d for users and admin on your DVR. When you enable passwor d protection, you will be pr ompted to insert a password each time you wish to ac cess the main menu. The DVR wi[...]

CV301-8CH 39 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Video Setup This menu option allows y ou to adjust the resolution of the VGA output. T o adjust the resolution for a VGA device: 1. Select the scroll bar next to “VGA resolution” and list will appear . 2. Highlight the resolution y ou would like and pr ess select. The higher the r esolution, the be[...]

CV301-8CH 40 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MAIN MENU Language This DVR allo ws you to set many di erent languages. The languages you hav e to choose from include: E nglish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Fr ench, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish. T o adjust the language: 1. Select the drop down menu beside “ System Language” . 2. Highlight the l[...]

CV301-8CH 41 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o turn auto maintenance on or o: 1. Select the scroll bar next to “aut o maintain” and list will appear . 2. Highlight whether you w ould like auto maintain on or o and pr ess select. 3. Select “ apply” to save y our changes. T o adjust auto reboot: 1. Select the scroll bar next to “a[...]

CV301-8CH 42 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see PLA YBA CK VIDEO SEARCH There are three w ays to access the sear ch menu for playback: 1. Pressing the pla y button on the front panel or the r emote of your D VR. 2. Accessing the sear ch menu by right clicking the mouse and selecting “video search ” . 3. Accessing the main menu and selecting the [...]

CV301-8CH 43 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see File List This DVR allo ws you to view the le list for each da y that you hav e recor ded footage. The le list allows you to see what type of recor ding it was (normal, alarm/motion det ec tion), the dat e and time the footage was recor ded, the size of the footage and also the option to backup p[...]

CV301-8CH 44 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Playback Through DVR Once you hav e selected the footage you would lik e to view , press select and the footage will automatically play . Upon playing back the rec orded footage, options on the bott om of the screen appear for you t o manipulate the video . These options are also acc essible though the[...]

CV301-8CH 45 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see COMPUTER PLA YBACK When you backup f ootage onto a USB device you can view the back ed up footage on your comput er . V iewing your footage from y our computer allows y ou more options for manipulating the video as w ell as for backing up footage directly to your c omputer . T o view footage though you[...]

CV301-8CH 46 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Note: “Open Local Dir ” works the same as Open Loc al Disk and Open Remote Device only works if the device is directly connec ted to comput er , which is not supported on this device. PLA YBA CK → → → File Viewing Be sure that the pla yback soft war e is open on your computer . Instructions d[...]

CV301-8CH 47 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Sof twar e Func tions The software has man y functions. The drop down menus allow you t o adjust the video , the le menu allows you t o open video les, and settings allows you to adjust certain settings in the software. The video functions from the play menu are as follows: Play : Plays the foota[...]

CV301-8CH 48 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Minute Bar: Displays the minutes of when the footage was r ecorded and for ho w long. Y ou can also adjust the small box to mo ve to particular par ts of the footage 2. Hour Bar: T he selected button displays the hour the footage was r ecorded . (in this photo it is 14:00 or 2:00pm) 3. Hour Forward:[...]

CV301-8CH 49 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o save a sec tion of video: 1. Move the cursor ( on the green bar) to the section of footage you w ould like to sav e. 2. Select the ST icon. A blue bar will appear where you wan t the video to star t saving as w ell as make the icons next to the ST icon become usable . 3. T o cut footage and save it[...]

CV301-8CH 50 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Processor Amplication Control This ar ea allows you to adjust the Brightness , Contr ast, Hue and Saturation of the pla yback video . T o adjust the video settings: 1. Open up “Processor Amplication C ontrol” , under the settings menu. 2. Move the bar along the line to mak e the Brightness, C[...]

CV301-8CH 51 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE REQUIREMENTS Y ou will need to have:  The DVR connected to a router  The router connected to the Internet  A PC or laptop that is connected to the same router as the DVR. The PC can be connected by a wired or wireless connection  Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (to check y ou[...]

CV301-8CH 52 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see 1. Press “Menu. ” 2. Enter passw ord if prompt ed. The default passw ord is 123456. 3. Select “NETWORK SETUP . ” 4. Make sur e the “IP Mode” is set to DHCP . This setting is ac ceptable for most users. • If the IP mode is not set to DHCP , use the drop down list next to “type” and cha[...]

CV301-8CH 53 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Method 1: 1. Open up Internet Explorer . 2. Click on T OOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY tab then the CUSTOM LEVEL button. 5. Change the ActiveX settings listed belo w . • Download signed ActiveX contr ols: PROMPT or ENABLED • D ownload unsigned ActiveX con trols: PROMPT [...]

CV301-8CH 54 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see NET WORK GUIDE Method 2: Add the DVR’ s IP address to the T rusted Sites in Internet Explorer . 1. Open up Int ernet Explorer . 2. Click on TOOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY T ab. 5. Click on TRUSTED SITES. 6. Click on the SITES butt on. 7. T ype in the IP address of the D[...]

CV301-8CH 55 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Log in to the DVR (U sing Internet Explorer): By default the DVR will r equire a user to input a passw ord before being able t o view the DVR online. The default passwor d for the web interface of the DVR is: 123456 Installing the ActiveX controls: Ther e will be a yellow information bar tha t pops up [...]

CV301-8CH 56 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see VIEWING Y OUR DVR OUTSIDE OF Y OUR NET WORK Now that y ou have suc cessfully viewed your D VR and cameras from a computer c onnected to the same router it is time to set up your r outer to view the DVR while a t a remote location. This process is called “Port Forwarding” and you can nd detailed [...]

CV301-8CH 57 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see OPTION 1: (recommended) This option giv es you an audio enabled video that has step-by-step instr uctions on how to por t forward your DVR f or your specic r outer . 1. Open up your web br owser and go to: w ww.SV A T .com/network 2. Once the site has loaded you will see a list with phot os of di[...]

CV301-8CH 58 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see OPTION 2: 1. Open up your web bro wser and go to: w ww.portforward.com 2. Once the site has loaded, scroll do wn to the large list of r outers. 3. Find the type of router y ou have and select it. • If you cannot nd your e xact router , selec t one that is similar to y our router or made by the sam[...]

CV301-8CH 59 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see TESTING PORT FORW ARDING If you would like t o see if your port for warding w orked, follo w these steps : 1. Open a web bro wser and type in w ww.wha tsmyip .org . 2. Y our External IP address will be listed on the top cen ter of the screen, mak e sure to write it do wn. T his is the address that y ou[...]

CV301-8CH 60 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see IF Y OU C ANNOT C ONNEC T If the remote viewing does NO T connec t it could be due to one of the follo wing issues: • Mak e sure the br owser is Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher and is on a Windows PC • Mak e sure y ou for warded both port 80 AND 9000 for T CP and UDP • Mak e sure y ou properly in[...]

CV301-8CH 61 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Instead of having t o type in the IP address to access the DVR online y ou can use DDNS to crea te an easy to remember website name . The DVR has a DDNS pr ovider web addr ess built into it. The following instructions are for D YNDNS.org . DYNDNS.or g is not owned nor operat ed by SV[...]

CV301-8CH 62 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DynDNS SETUP The following instructions are for DYNDNS.or g setup 1. O n a computer tha t is connected to the same router as the D VR, open a web browser and type ww w .dyndns.org in the address bar . 2. Create a new accoun t by clicking the “Cr eate Acc ount” link in the top right hand corner of t[...]

CV301-8CH 63 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see L OG INTO THE AC COUNT AND SETUP A DDNS HOST T o set up a D ynDNS name for your DVR: 1. Enter the D YNDNS.org user name and passwor d you crea ted and click login. 2. Click on the “Ser vices” button located on the menu bar . 3. Click on the “Dynamic DNS” link. 4. Click on the “Get Started” [...]

CV301-8CH 64 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see TO VIEW DVR THROUGH HOST NAME 1. Ensure tha t all your DYNDNS ac count information is ent ered into y our DVR’ s DDNS setup screen. 2. Open Internet Explorer and type in y our DVR’ s host name that you cr eated on your D YNDNS account . 3. Y ou will be prompted for a P asswor d. Default Passw ord: [...]

CV301-8CH 65 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Just like the DVR menu , submenus have certain func tions tha t have the same meaning: • Next: A llows you to adjust settings for camer as 5-8 • Default : T o restor e all settings to the default settings select the “Default ” button on the bottom of the screen • Apply: T o save changes selec[...]

CV301-8CH 66 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE Live Mode The st tab along the top of the scr een for the online viewing allows you t o view the DVR in live mode. F rom this mode the buttons along the side and their functions are as follows: 1. PTZ Camera Controls : Selecting this func tion opens up PTZ contr ol menu. For mor e [...]

CV301-8CH 67 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE The controls for the PTZ c amera are as follows: Zoom: Pressing the + z ooms in and pressing the – zooms out Focus: Pressing the + focuses the picture and pressing the – takes the focus aw ay , many PTZ cameras do this automatically Iris: Pressing the + lets in mor e light and pre[...]

CV301-8CH 68 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see ONLINE SOFT W ARE T o search through footage: 1. Select the date you would lik e to view the footage from on the calendar b y double clicking on the par ticular date . If the date has a vailable footage, it will be in bold . 2. Make sur e the menu is not being accessed, if the D VR’ s menu is being a[...]

CV301-8CH 69 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Pause/Pla y: Pressing this pauses pla yback. If the video is currently paused, pr essing this button again will prompt the video to begin playing . Stop: Pr essing this will stop the footage from playing and a blank screen will appear . Pressing pla y after you hav e stopped the footage will play the s[...]

CV301-8CH 70 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SETUP This tab allows y ou to go through particular settings and make adjustments to the D VR. The menu options you can adjust include: • Record • Alarm • PTZ • Network • Setting • Host Info Each function works much like the menu option on the D VR. Record Options ONLINE SOFT W ARE Record M[...]

CV301-8CH 71 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see T o change the schedule: 1. At the bottom of the schedule ar ea, select the t ype of rec ording you w ould like to insert at partic ular days and times and press select. • (Red) : Alarm recor d: Recor ds when motion or alarm is detected • (Green) : General Record: Constantly rec ords • ( White) :[...]

CV301-8CH 72 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Alarm Setup The alarm menu on the online software allo ws you to adjust for motion detection, motion detection area and motion detection sensitivity . ONLINE SOFT W ARE MD Area This setting allows y ou to adjust particular areas of each camera where motion will and will not be detected. This is good if[...]

CV301-8CH 73 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see PTZ Setup PTZ setup allows you t o input information for the connected PTZ camera. (PTZ cameras not included). The information must be setup accor ding to the PTZ camera so that the DVR and online softwar e works with your PTZ camera and all its functions. T o input the PTZ informa tion: 1. Find which [...]

CV301-8CH 74 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Settings This tab allows y ou to adjust general settings for y our online viewing soft war e and DVR. The settings y ou can adjust include the Internet bandwidth, the le sav e path, passwor d enable, changing the passwor d, and dayligh t savings adjustment. Internet Bandwidth Internet bandwidth is t[...]

CV301-8CH 75 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Passw ord Setup This menu selection allows you t o enable password pr otection as well as set a new passwor d for the user and admin accounts on y our DVR. T o enable password protection: 1. Selec t the scroll bar next to “passwor d enable” and list will appear . 2. Selec t to turn the passwor d en[...]

CV301-8CH 76 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Host Info This ar ea shows you information about y our DVR system. The information you view cannot be changed . HDD Status: Shows you how much space (in GB) y ou have a vailable on your HDD Available Time: T he available r ecording time you ha ve left on the HDD (in hours) Soft Version: This area shows[...]

CV301-8CH 77 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see MOBILE VIEWING This DVR is c ompatible with iPhone, BlackBerr y , W indows Mobile and Symbian oper ating systems on 3G networks. Before you can acc ess your DVR on a mobile phone y ou must make sure tha t the DVR has the proper network settings , has been port for warded, and tha t you hav e the proper[...]

CV301-8CH 78 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS 1. Viewing Screen 2. PTZ controls 3. Channel selec tion keys 4. Play & Pause 5. S napshot 6. Full screen 7. Nex t group of channels (N/A for this D VR) 8. Setup 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 Note: Although the viewing software is free, y ou must have an iT unes account to download it . 4.[...]

CV301-8CH 79 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see From your phone: 1. Open up the area that the software was sa ved to . 2. Selec t QQeye software to open. If pr ompted where t o install the program, choose stor age device. 3. Once a le location is selected, select install. The pr ogram will begin to install. 4. Once the program installs, r un the [...]

CV301-8CH 80 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Symbian Mobile From your c omputer: 1. Connect phone to computer and open the memory card or installation folder . 2. Inser t included CD into driv e and open up to view les. 3. Copy and paste the viewing softwar e onto the phone ’ s memor y card folder . From your mobile phone: 1. Open the le [...]

CV301-8CH 81 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see The cameras are not sequencing • Check if you ha ve sequence turned on under the camera menu options • Y ou must initiate the sequencing to get it t o star t by right clicking and selecting star t auto sequence from the sub menu . Then the cameras will sequence accor ding to the sequence dwell time[...]

CV301-8CH 82 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Cannot power o DVR • The DVR is set to run as long as it is plugged in. T o power o the D VR disconnect the power cable Playback video is choppy • Check the FPS for each camera that is r ecording the chopp y video. Refer to your settings in the main menu . The more FPS the smoother the video [...]

CV301-8CH 83 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see I can’t see the online footage using my external IP address • Sometimes your rout er will not allow you to view the f ootage with your external IP addr ess because the DVR is hooked up to the same router . T r y putting the DVR’ s internal IP address in the addr ess bar and tr y to connect • Se[...]

CV301-8CH 84 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DVR SPECIFIC A TIONS Video System .............................................................................. NTSC / P AL (Manual Switching) Video Compression F ormat ......................................................... H.264 Video Input ( Composite Video Signal 1 V p-p 75Ω BNC ) .............[...]

CV301-8CH 85 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see DVR SPECIFIC A TIONS PTZ Control ....................................................................... Y es (Pelco-D , Pelco-P) Dwell Time (Sequential Channel Switch) ............................. Programmable with adjustable dwell time (0-10 sec.) Picture Zoom .......................................[...]

CV301-8CH 86 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see WHA T IS INCL UDED FEA TURES 8 x Indoor/Outdoor Night V ision CCD C olor Cameras 2 Windo w Security Stickers 4 PIN DIN to RCA (male) V ideo/Pow er Wir e • BNC to RCA Connector • 1 Po wer Adapter f or Camera • Mounting Hardwar e • Instruction Manual • 1 Y ear W arranty • Online/T oll Free Su[...]

CV301-8CH 87 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see WIRING INSTRUC TIONS 1. Plug 12V adapter (A) int o electric al wall outlet or sur ge protecting power bar . 2. Plug the single end of the four port power supply (C) into the male end of the 12V adapt er (B) . 3. Connect the 4PIN DIN female connection on the camera (E) into the 4PIN DIN male connection [...]

CV301-8CH 88 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see SPECIFIC A TIONS Camera T ype .......................................................................................... W eather r esistant Color IR C CD Camera Image Sensor ........................................................................................ 1/4" C olor SHARP CCD Resolution .[...]

CV301-8CH 89 SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see Before c ontacting technical support, please follow the tr oubleshooting tips below for solutions to c ommon problems. No picture/signal • Make sure y our TV/monitor is on the correct video input channel. This is NO T channel 3. Common t erms for this channel is INPUT , A V CHANNEL, LINE 1, LINE 2 an[...]

SVA T ELECTRONICS now you can see REPLACEMENT P ARTS For mor e information on additional accessories, parts and much more, please visit: w w w .sva t.com If you accidentally damage or lose an y par ts they can be replaced with ease . The following ar e par ts that came with your system and their r eference model numbers so y ou can continue to e[...]

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