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SVAT Do-It-Yourself Compact DVR Security System CLEARVU2 manual

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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL COMPLETE SYSTEM Do-It-Y ourself Compact DVR Securit y System w/ 4 Hi-Res Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision CCD Surveillance Camera SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see Model# CLEAR VU2 www .svat.com V ersion 1.0[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see 2 !IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ! NEED HELP? PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUC T TO THE ST ORE Please contact a DEFENDER customer suppor t repr esentativ e rst regarding an y additional information on product featur es, specications or help with set-up . Please contact us via one of the methods below: T oll fr ee t[...]

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    PRODUCT W ARRANTY & REGISTRA TION Please visit our website at www .svat.com to apply for your product’ s warranty registration. W e take quality very seriously . T his is why all of our products come with a one year w arranty from the original purchase dat e against defects in workmanship and mat erials. If you ha ve warranty or support issue[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 1 INTRODUC TION ............................................................... 2 PRODUC T FEA TURES ......................................................... 3 WHA T ’S INCLUDED ........................................................... 4 BUT T ONS & CONNEC TIONS ..................................[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 2 INTRODUC TION Thank -you for purchasing the CLEARVU2 D VR system. Corr ec t installation and use of this system will gr eatly increase the security in your home or business. Please r ead through this manual and carefully follo w the instruc tions to get the most out of your CLEARVU2 D VR system. Buzzer [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 3 PRODUC T FEA TURES[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 4 WHA T ’S INCLUDED BUT T ONS & CONNEC TIONS[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 5 INST ALL A TIONS Camera Installation Tips • Camera(s) should be installed between 8 and 13 f eet above the area t o be monitored . • Ensure ther e are no obstructions in the camera’ s view , to maximize viewing ar ea. • Ensure that the sunshade is positioned t o avoid glar e and position c amera[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 6 5. C onnec t the 60ft video/power wire ’ s male RCA plug to the VIDEO IN por t for channels 1~4. Wiring The Cameras 1. Plug the 4 PIN DIN female connection on th e camera int o the 4 P I N D IN m al e co nn ect io n on the 60 ft video/power wir e. 2. Plug the camera ’ s power supply into the po wer [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 7 CONNECT iON DIA GRAM Connecting the DVR to a TV/Monitor 1. C onnec t one end of the RCA (male) wire to the VIDEO OUT por t on the DVR. 2. Attach the other end of the RCA (male) wir e to the VIDEO IN por t on your TV/monitor . 3. Ensure that y our TV/monitor is set to the proper VIDEO INPUT channel. Note[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 8 Powering On 1. The po wer adapt er comes in t wo piec es. A ss e m bl e t h e p o w e r a d a p te r by p l u gg in g th e pow er cord into the po wer brick, as shown on the diagram on the pr evious page. Plug the three pronged po wer cord in to a pow er outlet. (It is strongly rec ommended to use a sur[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 9 Record Mode While y ou are r ecording y ou will see a screen similar to the following: 1. T he block icon ( □ ) beside each camera channel indicates that the camera channel is r ecording . Note :in this example that c amera 1 and camer a 3 is not r ecor ding. 2. T he text on the bottom left corner of [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 10 3. Pr ess to pause your footage . 4. Pr ess to view y our footage in reverse . 5. Pr ess to fast forward y our footage. Press it again t o change the fast for ward speed (FF1, FF2, FF3). 6. Pr ess the button t o stop playback and return t o Live Mode. Note: A maximum of 63 ev ents can be rec orded • [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 11 Time Setup Ensure tha t your system time is accura te so that your r ecorded footage will be labeled with the corr ect event time. 1. Use the ▲ /1 ▼ /3 butt ons to selec t the value y ou want to change (year , month, day , time). 2. Pr ess the ► /4 to change the value. 3. Pr ess to c onrm the [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 12 Load Default Use this option to r eset the DVR to factor y defaults. Please not e that this will erase all your custom settings, but y our recor ded footage will be preserved. T o reset your DVR to factor y defaults and erase your custom settings: Selec t “L OAD DEF AUL T ” and press ► /4 twice t[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 13 Camera Setup Camera Enable This option allo ws you t o enable/disable c amera channels . Use the ▲ /1 ▼ /3 buttons to select the camera channel you w ant to enable/disable. Then pr ess the ► /4 button to enable or disable that camera channel . Camera Title This option allo ws you t o enable/disab[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 14 4. Motion Sensitivity - Press ► /4 t o set up the motion sensitivit y level (1-5, 1 being the most sensitiv e). 5. Hue – Pr ess ► /4 to adjust the color of the camera. 6. C ontrast – Pr ess ► /4 to adjust the camera contrast . 7. Brightness - P ress ► /4 to adjust the camera brightness . T [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 15 Video Quality Pr ess ► /4 to select between Low , Normal and High quality settings. L ower quality settings will recor d a lower quality picture but will allow you t o recor d more footage. Higher quality settings will recor d a higher quality pic ture but will use more st orage space on the DVR’ s[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 16 Time Recording [T ] The DVR will r ecord con tinuously during the set time. Motion Recording [A] The D VR will record only when motion is det ec ted during the set time. Time Motion (Mixed) [M] The D VR will record c ontinuously during the set time, but when motion is detected it will rec ord using the[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 17 Buzzer Time Pr ess ► /4 to adjust the amount of time in sec onds (0-30 sec) that alerts will sound. Y ou can also set the aler t to continuous or o . Event List Time Search Use this option to sear ch the DVR for a specic rec orded event b y time. 1. Use the ▲ /1 ▼ /3 butt ons to selec t the[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 18 Use this option to back up y our recor ded footage onto a USB ash driv e for viewing on your PC. Y ou must use the included soft war e CD to view rec orded footage on y our PC (not Mac compatible). In the USB Device Setting subscreen, the following options ar e available: 1. Copy 2. F ormat 3. Erase[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 19 5. U se the ▲ /1 ▼ /3 buttons to select the hour , minute and second fr om which you want t o star t backing up footage. U se the ► /4 button to change the values . T o conrm this selection, press . 6. Select End Time, and pr ess ► /4. 7. U se the ▲ /1 ▼ /3 buttons to select the hour , m[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 20 DVR PLA YER SOFT WARE T o view recor ded footage on your comput er , you must use the included play er soft war e. This software allo ws you to view the footage like y ou would on the DVR ( quad screen view). Please note that the D VR Player Software is not Mac compatible (Windo ws only). HDD Size This[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 21 Software Installation 1. Place the CD-ROM tha t was included with the DVR system int o your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. If y our computer does not automatically open the CD folder , go to Star t>My Comput er and double - click on the CD-ROM icon. 2. C opy and paste the progr am called V ideo Play er[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 22 Capturing Images/Video to your Computer 3. T o view your captured video , press to swit ch to capture playback mode . 4. A dialog bo x will open, allowing you to select the le to play back. After y ou selec t the le, click Open to begin playback. Settings Click the Setting dropdown menu t o chang[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 23 DVR not r ecording 1. Make sur e recor ding is enabled in each c amera ’ s setting . Go to >Camera Setup>Camer a S etting and enable rec ording for each camera if it has been disabled. 2. Make sur e recor ding is enabled and set to the correct recor ding setting in scheduled rec ording . Go to [...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 24 SPECIFIC A TIONS 4 Channel DVR Functionality Simplex V ideo Compression MJPEG Live Resolution 720 x 480 Recording F rame Rate Max. 120FPS (30 FPS per camera channel) Recording Time Max 154 Da ys (lowest quality settings @ 1FPS) Recording Resolution 640 x 224 Recording Method Each/Quad Recording Qualiti[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 25 CCD Color Camera Camera T ype Bullet Image Sensor 1/4" Color Sharp C CD Resolution 420 T V Lines Outdoor Use Y es IP Rating IP65 Focal L ength 3.6mm Focus T ype Fix ed Night V ision Y es No . of IR LEDs and Range 12, up to 15ft IR LED Con trol Automa tic (CDS Sensor) V ideo O utput 4 PIN DIN (60ft[...]

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    SV A T SUPPORTS CRIME STOPPERS Crime Stoppers programs are operated as non-prot charities and are managed by a volunteer board of directors who raise funds and pay rewards to individuals who anonymously call with information that helps solve crime. Rewards are paid for tips that lead to the arrest and indictment of people charged with felony off[...]

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    SV A T SUPPORTS CRIME STOPPERS T o receive more information about Crime Stoppers or to make a charitable donation please ll in the elds below , cut on the dotted line an mail in. SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CRIME ST OPPERS INTERNA TIONAL Crime Stoppers International is an organization of community based civilian Crime Stoppers programs[...]

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    NOTES SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see CLEARVU2 Customer Informa tion Card User’ s Name: Compan y Name: Addr ess: P ostal Code: Phone Number: Email: Model Number of Pr oduct: Serial Number of Product: Pur chase Date: Place of Pur chase: NO TE: W e recommend that y ou keep a rec ord of your pur chase rec eipt with your manual for an y future r e[...]

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    SV A T ELECTRONICS now you can see Model# CLEAR VU2 www .svat.com Disclaimer SV A T does not endorse any of SV A T products for any illegal activities. SV A T is not responsible or liable in any way shape or form for any damage, vandalism, theft or any other action that may occur while a SV A T product is in use by the purchaser . VISIT US ON THE W[...]