SVAT Electronics cv501-16ch manual

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    4 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF C ONTENTS INTRODUC TION ..................................................................................... 7 WHA T IS INCLUDED ............................................................................... 8 FEA TURES ............................................................................................. 8 ADDITI[...]

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    5 C V501 - 16CH T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ...continued PTZ SETUP ................................................................................................20 PTZ controls ............................................................................................................. 21 MOTION DETEC TION ................................................[...]

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    6 C V501 - 16CH Key Board Lock ......................................................................................................... 40 ID Number ............................................................................................................... 40 Display Setup .......................................................................[...]

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    7 C V501 - 16CH INTRODUC TION NET WORK VIEWING AND PLA YBACK ....................................................... 56 SOFT W ARE ...............................................................................................56 Online Sof tware I cons ............................................................................................... 5[...]

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    8 C V501 - 16CH FEA TURES WHA T IS INCL UDED • 1 Po wer Adapt er for DVR • 24/7 Lifetime Live C ustomer Suppor t • Instruction Manual • Quick Star t Guide • 1 Y ear W arranty • 1 x 9 Pin D-SUB adapter for PTZ cameras 16CH DVR with 500 GB HDD 8 Indoor/Outdoor Night V ision CCD C ameras USB Mouse IR Remote C ontrol 10 RCA to BNC Connector[...]

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    9 C V501 - 16CH FEA TURES..Continued Stay Notied with Email Alerts This syst em keeps y ou notied of events occurring in y our monitoring location. Y ou can set the unit to automa tically send aler ts to your email inbo x whenever motion is det ec ted or when cameras lose po wer . Up to seven dier ent email addresses can r eceive these ale[...]

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    10 C V501 - 16CH For mor e information or accessories please visit: w w w .svat .com • CLEARVU7 (L CD Monitor) • CVW62 (60 ft. Camera Extension Cable) ADDITIONAL A CCESSORIES • VU301- C ( Camera) BUT T ONS & CONNEC TIONS Front P anel 1. P ower LED – Indica tes the DVR is pr operly power ed on 2. Rec LED – Indicates the D VR is in Reco[...]

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    11 C V501 - 16CH BUT T ONS & CONNEC 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 onnec ts Alarm adapter 5. Audio Out - Connect to a speaker or amplier 6. RS-232/485 – Connects a [...]

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    12 C V501 - 16CH BUT T ONS & CONNEC 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. Connection for a RS485 PTZ Came[...]

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    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 requir ed position. 2. Screw the mounting brack et into the camera ’ s mounting hole, turning it clockwise . 3. Mount the camera in the desir ed location no more than 60[...]

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    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 steps for all of the included camer as . Note: F or detailed instructions and informa tion on the cameras included with this system, pleas e refer to the Camera specications on Pg . 63. CONNECTING A USB MOUSE It is rec ommended to[...]

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    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 . For more informa tion on setting up the DVR to w ork with these alarms please see “buttons and connections. ” Please[...]

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    16 C V501 - 16CH CONNECTING AND POWERING ON THE DVR Note: W e recommend using a surge protected pow er bar and/or Uninterrupted P ow er Supply (UPS) backup to prevent damage t o your DVR system. 1. Inser t the pow er cord in to the power supply . 2. Plug the power c ord int o a power outlet . 3. Inser t the pow er supply wire int o the rear DC 12V [...]

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    17 C V501 - 16CH GET TING ST ARTED Now that y ou have pow ered up the DVR and pr operly connected to a T V or monitor y ou are r eady to begin using and customizing the DVR f or your specic needs. The DVR will aut omatically begin rec ording once it has been po wered on and initializ ed. Initializing the D VR is the normal star t up process and [...]

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    18 C V501 - 16CH Note: The button works as the ent er key . This must be pressed t o save changes. T he 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. Motion S etup 3. Record Setup 4. Alarm S etup 5. HDD Management 6. Net work Setup 7. B ackup [...]

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    19 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA 1. T o choose which c amera y ou want to w ork with highlight CAMERA so that the background is y ellow and use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to scr oll to the camera y ou wish to adjust. • As you change camer as, the settings for each camera will be displa yed along with it Camer a setup allows you to mak e adjustm[...]

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    20 C V501 - 16CH DISPLA Y Y ou c an choose whether or not to displa y any individual camera. By setting the display t o OFF the camera will not be display ed in live viewing , howev er the c amera channel will con tinue to rec ord as per the dened r ecording settings . The video will be displayed during pla yback. DWELL TIME Dwell time ref ers t[...]

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    21 C V501 - 16CH PTZ Control from Liv e Vie wing Mode T o access the PTZ controls of the D VR you will need t o use the mouse. 1. Move the mouse cursor t o the bottom the screen f or Pop Up Menu Bar to displa y . 2. Selec t the icon. The PTZ controls look like this: Please review the follo wing contr ols: Direc tion Keys – mo ve the camera up , d[...]

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    22 C V501 - 16CH TO SET MO TION DETEC TION 1. Selec t the camera y ou wish to congur 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 . When set to ON, the DVR will r ecognize and perform specic ac tivities when motion[...]

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    23 C V501 - 16CH RECORDING SETUP 1. Acc ess the Main Menu. 2. Selec t the Recor d Setup icon. RESOL UTION Y ou c an set the resolution t o: 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. Europe and other countries use [...]

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    24 C V501 - 16CH ALARM RECORD PPS Y ou c an change the PPS for alarm r ecord . 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. Selec t to adjust the Alarm Recor d PPS. 2. Use the mouse wheel or the [...]

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    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 recor ding with 720 x 240 resolution. If using 360 x 240 resolution, cameras ar e adjusted in pairs (1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6 etc ...): 1. Lo w 2. Medium 3. High 4. Best T o Change the Record Quality: 1. Highl[...]

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    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 ongure the DVR t o recor d with audio .. T he cameras that ar e included with the DVR do not support audio. T o record with audio: 1. Hi[...]

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    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) from the bottom of the Menu scr een or use the fast for war d button to toggle between the type of recor ding . 3. In the calendar display , press ENTER or click on [...]

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    28 C V501 - 16CH External Alarm Mode Y ou c an adjust your e xternal alarm for Normally Open (NO), or Normally Closed (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 . 1. Use the mouse wheel or dir ectional buttons to change from Normally Open [...]

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    29 C V501 - 16CH The ev ent log setup allows y ou to choose which alarm triggers will be sav ed to your ev ent log (maximum 3000 events). Setting up the event log allows you t o star t playing r ecorded f ootage by specic even ts so that you do not ha ve to fast f or ward thr ough long periods of footage to see when the alarm is detected. It als[...]

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    30 C V501 - 16CH T o S etup the Rela y 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. The 12V signal will be sent t o your external alarm when an alarm is[...]

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    31 C V501 - 16CH HDD INFORMA TION This option will allow y ou to view the total capacity of the connec ted har d drive as w ell as the percentage of r emaining space. This Menu is only used to display y our HDD status , and no settings can be adjusted on this screen. The HDD Informa tion will Show Y ou: Disk – Name of HDD Capacity - The siz e of [...]

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    32 C V501 - 16CH NET WORK SETUP 1. Acc ess the Main Menu by pressing Menu or b y using the Pop Up Menu Bar . Move the mouse to the bott om of the display screen t o reveal the P op Up Menu. 2. Selec t the Menu icon. 3. Selec t the NETWORK setup icon. The network setup Menu is y our gatew ay to viewing y our footage online. This Menu holds the infor[...]

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    33 C V501 - 16CH T o C hange from Static t o DHCP Addresses: 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 exit the Main Menu and sav e your settings. The D VR may take a few moments t o [...]

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    34 C V501 - 16CH T o S etup y our 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. select to input your host name . 5. Highlight USER NAME. select to input your user nam[...]

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    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 you an email when an external alarm is triggered b y one of the attached devices . [...]

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    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 . The D VR may tak e a few moments to load. If you receiv e an email from the DVR it will include: • The ev ent subject you picked in the subject line of the email • W arning Message: The dat e and t[...]

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    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 date and time when the recor ding nished (or the latest dat e and time when backup Menu was acc essed). Backup Time: The start and end time is used to choose the time frame of the video clip to be back ed up ont[...]

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    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 directional keys up and down or the mouse scroll wheel t o adjust the value. 3. Choose the ending date and time of when t o end the transfer of video footage . Highlight the v[...]

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    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 ecor ding schedule will be accur a te . T o S etup the Date and Time: 1. Se le ct DA TE/ TI ME SE TU P f r om th e Sy st em Se tu p Men u . Se le ct to setup the date and time . 2. Highlight the area y ou wish to change. 3. Date F ormat allows you to [...]

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    40 C V501 - 16CH Syst em T ype The two syst em types that are av ailable on this DVR ar e P AL and NTSC. The North American standard is NTSC and should only be set t o 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. Highlight SYSTEM T YPE from the S ystem Setup Menu. Use the mouse wheel or [...]

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    41 C V501 - 16CH LANGUA GE This D VR allows for the following 13 languages: English, Chinese, Italian, F rench, Japanese , Spanish, Polish, simplied C hinese, Greek, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian and Czech T o change the on screen display language: 1. Highlight LANGUA GE . 2. Use the mouse scr oll wheel or directional keys to change t o your desir e[...]

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    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. This will not backup any video footage to the USB driv e. Use this functi[...]

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    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 c an quickly access y our HDD & USB information right fr om the Pop Up Menu on the live viewing scr een. This will let y[...]

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    44 C V501 - 16CH PLA YBA CK By clicking the Play butt on from the P op Up Menu, front panel , or remote contr ol a Play Search windo w will pop up . The CV501 - 16CH allows you to review y our playback with two dier ent sear ch options: 1. Play Time Search – Allows you to view y our rec orded footage based on the day and time you wish t o prev[...]

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    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 selec t using the mouse or by pressing enter on the DVR or r emote. 3. Use the mouse wheel or dir ectional keys to choose the date and time y ou wish to view . 4. The t [...]

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    46 C V501 - 16CH BA CKUP VIDEO PLA YBACK Once you ha ve backup footage on y our USB drive , you can archiv e that footage or view it on a c omputer . How t o V iew Backup F ootage from USB: 1. Inser t your USB driv e into y our Windows based PC or lapt op . 2. Install the viewer application b y opening R6VIEWER.EXE. 3. Use ov erlay mode when pr omp[...]

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    47 C V501 - 16CH T o begin viewing playback click the play button. BACKUP PLA YER – PL A YBACK C ONTROL The pla yback buttons are as follo ws from left to right: STEP BACK: Pauses pla yback and rev erses playback one frame each time it is click ed REWIND: Rewinds playback P AUSE: Pauses playback STOP : Stops playback PLAY : B egins playback F AST[...]

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    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 rout er that the DVR is c onnected to . The PC can be connected by a wired or wir eless connection • Int ernet Explorer 6.0 or gr eater (t o check th[...]

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    49 C V501 - 16CH Method 1 (Recommended): Add the DVR’ s IP address t o the T rusted Sites in Internet Explor er . 1. Open up Internet Explor er . 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 button. 7. T ype in the IP address of the D VR in the following format: [...]

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    50 C V501 - 16CH Method 2: 1. Open up Internet Explor er . 2. Click on TOOLS. 3. Click on INTERNET OPTIONS. 4. Click on the SECURITY T ab then the CUST OM LEVEL button. 5. Change the ActiveX settings listed belo w . • Download signed ActiveX con trols: PROMPT or ENABLED • D ownload unsigned A c tiveX c ontrols: PROMPT • Initialize and script [...]

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    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 password bef ore being able to view the DVR online . The default username and password f or the web interface of the DVR is: Username: admin P asswor d: admin T o add a new user or enable Anonymous Login see User Managemen[...]

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    52 C V501 - 16CH VIEWING Y OUR DVR OUTSIDE OF Y OUR NET WORK Now that y ou have successfully view ed your D VR and cameras from a comput er it is time to set up your r outer to view the D VR while at a r emote location. This process is called P or t Forwarding and y ou can nd detailed instructions on how to complete the r equired steps a t http:[...]

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    53 C V501 - 16CH TESTING Now that y ou know your external IP address , you can perform a test to ensure y our DVR is acc essible from outside y our network (ov er the internet). This t est should be per formed by a computer tha t is not on the same network as the DVR. Although, using the e x ternal IP on the same network will sometimes work, it wil[...]

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    54 C V501 - 16CH T o Congure the DVR to W ork with DDNS: 1. Press Menu and select NETWORK SETUP . Inser t passwor d if requir ed. The default passw ord is “1111” . 2. Navigat e to DDNS and pr ess ENTER. 3. Change DDNS SETTING to ENABLE. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Instead of having t o type in the IP address to acc ess the DVR online you can use DDNS[...]

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    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 w w .dyndns.or g in the address bar . 2. Crea te a new accoun t by clicking the “Crea te Ac count” link in the top right hand corner of the site . 3. Enter y our preferr ed user name, email address, and passw ord . 4. Optiona[...]

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    56 C V501 - 16CH Once you ha ve y our DVR set to view online, the softwar e to view the footage diers fr om the software that is in the D VR. Please refer t o 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. DVR Conguration: When y ou c[...]

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    57 C V501 - 16CH 6. Rec : This will r ecord the f ootage that is currently being displa yed ont o the desired sa ve location on y our computer . This will w ork in live mode or in pla yback mode. Pr ess ST OP to termina te the rec ording and view the sav ed footage. It will be sa ved in H.264 format and will r equire the player t o view the recor d[...]

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    58 C V501 - 16CH Time Point Back up - Time point backup allows you t o back up the footage you ha ve r ecorded thr ough 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 . 3. Click the sav e icon. 4. It will take sev eral minutes for the back up t o be saved . 5. Y ou[...]

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    59 C V501 - 16CH DVR CONFIGURA TION OPTIONS SYSTEM OPTIONS The syst em information, network information and other options ar e displayed when this option is clicked . System Inf ormation Ser ver Name : This is the name of your D VR. It will be display ed in the title of the web bro wser and can be used to distinguish your DVR fr om another . MAC A [...]

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    60 C V501 - 16CH IP Setting DHCP/Static : Choose whether your network uses DHCP IP addr ess or a Static IP address. Gener ally most networks user DHCP automatically assigned IP addr esses. See NETWORK SETUP for more informa tion regar ding DHCP/ST A TIC IP addresses . • If a DHCP IP address is c ongured is lik ely the IP addr ess will change a[...]

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    61 C V501 - 16CH Schedule Update: Denes how often the DVR will updat e the DDNS website with it’ s current IP addr ess Information. This should not be set to less then 60 minutes as some DDNS pr oviders may t emporarily block the DVR. State: Displays the current sta te of the DVR. IDLE indica tes the DVR is not curr ently updating the DDNS w e[...]

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    62 C V501 - 16CH O ther Options Play er : Allows y ou to download the DVR pla yer softwar e for your comput er . Mobile Vie wer : Allows y ou to set up and/or congur e settings on the mobile online viewer . DVR Setting : Allows y ou to change settings that y our DVR play er has – the Menu works the same w ay as the Main Menu (instructions writ[...]

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    63 C V501 - 16CH From Y our Mobile Device: • Open up the web br owser application • Click Options and choose the option that will allo w you to type in a URL • T ype in r tsp://74.11.213.177/CH03 This will pull up channel 3 of y our DVR if port for warding settings ar e set up correctly and your phone is c ompatible with this DVR. IF Y OU C A[...]

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    64 C V501 - 16CH If additional por t for war ding steps are requir ed, contact your ISP (Internet s er vice Pro vider) to assist with bridging the modem and router t ogether . • Check all of your netw ork connections and go through the above st eps again to mak e sure a congura tion error w as not made • Y ou may have t o congure PPP oE s[...]

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    65 C V501 - 16CH 2. Connect the mobile device to y our PC to download the mobile softwar e. • O pen up My C omputer . Y ou should see your mobile device listed as a removable device • O pen up the File Manager (This ma y vary on the model of your device) • O pen up the Other folder (or another location tha t can be accessed using le manage[...]

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    66 C V501 - 16CH Name: This is arbitrary and can be named to your 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 Forwarding for instructions. Ex. Host: 74.11.213.177. P or t : This is the http port used by the DVR. By default[...]

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    67 C V501 - 16CH iPhone and iT ouch Vie wing (S afari) Be sure that the mobile devic e that is connected can c onnec t to the inter net via cell phone network or W i-Fi. If c onnected to the same W i-Fi network as the DVR the iPhone c an acc ess the DVR camer as via the L AN (internal) IP addr ess or the W AN (ex ternal) IP addr ess. 1. Open up Saf[...]

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    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 T CP • Y ou must set your APN settings accor ding to y our specic Cell Phone Ser vice Pr ovider . Con tact your cell phone ser vice pr ovider f[...]

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    69 C V501 - 16CH 6. Highlight the desired sit e you wish t o connect to . • Click Options • Click Select • Y ou will return to the liv e viewer and the scr een should display: "C urrent -Site: 1NA ME, Disconnected" • Click Options • Click on C onnec t Y ou should be pr ompted that the mobile device is trying to mak e a connectio[...]

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    70 C V501 - 16CH My DVR has no pow er • Check the pow er cord c onnec tion to the D VR and the outlet and ensure that the D VR has power There is no wa y to turn the DVR o • The DVR is set t o run as long as it is plugged in, if you w ould like t o turn it o you hav e to unplug it I cannot hear recorded audio when playing back • Are aud[...]

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    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 • Repeat the steps in the network ing guide to make sur e ever ything was properly set up • If none of the above st eps tr y contacting your ISP to mak[...]

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    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 room t o check if color is work ing • P ower cycle the DVR b y unplugging the DVR with a camera still connected . Leav e for 10 seconds and power on again. If t[...]

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    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 assword , Clear HDD Passwor d, Network Adjustable Screen Settings Color , Brightness, Con trast, Hue File T ransfer Etheren t, HDD , USB Operating System Linux Disk Full W arning Y es Automatic O[...]

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    74 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA SPECIFIC A TIONS C AMERA SPECIFICA TIONS (MODEL#: VU301 - C ) Camera T ype W eatherproof Color IR C CD Camera Image Sensor 1/4" C olor SHARP CCD Resolution 420 T V Lines Outdoor Use Y es IP Rating IP65 F ocal Length 3.6mm F ocus Type Fix ed Optimal Focal Distance 20 ft. Night Vision Y es Number of IR LEDs and Range 12,[...]

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    75 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA MANUAL VU301-C C amera 1. S un Shield : Helps preven t glare fr om bright lights 2. Infr are d ( IR ) : LE Ds Al lo ws the ca mer a to s ee in the da rk up to 15f t a way . 3. CDS Sensor : T urns on the infrared LEDs when it gets dark 4. Camer a H ousi ng : Mad e o f a no diz ed a lum inu m t o pr eve nt ru st 5. C amera Mo[...]

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    76 C V501 - 16CH C AMERA DRILLING TEMPLA TE T o wall mount the camera, drill three holes using a 3/16" drill bit and the t emplate below . Inser t the supplied wall anchors into holes and secure camera to wall with supplied scr ews. DVR IP ADDRESS: ________________________________________ (example) 127.0.0.1 GA TEWA Y (ROUTER IP): ____________[...]