CTV-8K Multifunction Cable TV Tester Manual • To use this device safely, please read the Safety Information section of this manual. • Keep this manual on-hand for reference. • Keep the S/N label for after-sale service within the warranty period.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual 1. Safety Information 1.1 Safety Information • To prevent damage, do not expose the tester to water or excessive moisture. • Keep the tester free from dust and liquids to avoid damage to exposed components. • Avoid violent collisions or vibrations during transportation or use, as this may damage internal components or cause malfunction.
• Instruction Manual 2.3 Function Interface CTV-8K Power Button: Long press (>2 seconds) to turn the device ON or OFF. Short press to turn the menu display ON or OFF. Charge Indicator: Illuminates red while the battery is being charged and turns off automatically when charging is complete.
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual 2.3 Function Interface Data Received Indicator: Illuminates red while data is being received. Power Indicator: Illuminates green while the tester is powered on by the adapter. Menu Key: Press to bring up the short- menu. Zoom Key: 4x zoom on the display image.
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Top Interface Bottom Interface DC 12V 3A Power Output: For providing a DC power supply PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment): Tests PoE voltage or LAN test port PoE Power Supply Output or LAN Test Port: Use to test PoE or non-PoE IP cameras Video Image Signal Output: BNC interface LED Flashlight CVBS IN/AHD/TVI/CVI Coaxial Interface: BNC interface...
CTV-8K Instruction Manual 3. Operation Warning: The PoE switch or PSE only can be connected to the tester’s “PSE IN” port, otherwise it will damage the tester. Battery Information 3.2.2 Analog Camera Connection The tester has a built-in lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery.
3.2.4 HDMI IN Press the key again to turn OFF. Short press the key to enter Sleep mode, press it again When connecting a DVR or other device’s HDMI OUT port to the to test. tester’s HDMI IN port, the meter will display the input image. If tester works abnormally and cannot be turned off, press the key for several seconds to turn the test off and reset the tester.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual 3.3.4 Link Monitor HDMI OUT: When turning on the HDMI output in the drop-down menu, and the HDMI output interface is connected to a device, Tap icon “Link Monitoring” at left corner on the screen to such as a monitor, the tester will black out and output HDMI.
interface and press the “TesterPlay” app. Press “Start” and the Local IP: This is the tester’s IP address. The tester can tester will generate a QR code. Scan it to be able to view tester’s automatically modify the tester’s IP to the same network screen and control the tester remotely.
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual display camera images. Use the factory default admin password Cross Network Scan: After opening this function, enter to auto login. If you modified the password, then use the “Setting - IP Settings - Advanced” to add other network modified password to log in.
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Image Setting: Press “Imaging Set” to adjust image brightness, Maintenance: To reset or restore the software to factory saturation, contrast, sharpness and backlight compensation settings. mode. User Set: Modify the camera’s username, password, and other parameters. Network Setting: Press “Network Set” to change the IP address.
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual use on the Toolbar: “Snapshot”, “Record”, “Photos”, “Video After selecting the channel, you can edit the channel name, Playback”, “Storage Set”, “PTZ Control”, etc. modify the display position, and switch the font size. Selecting “Default Location” in “Content Location” sets it to the default Snapshot: Press “Snapshot”...
RTSP: Get RTSP address of the current camera more. If the camera is not fully integrated, please use the ONVIF or RTSP apps. Doc: Automatically generate test reports for the camera by pressing “Create Documents”. Press Preview to view the IPC Test Interface: report document.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual IP Camera’s IP: Enter the camera’s IP address manually or Snapshot: Press the icon “Snapshot”, when the video is press “Search” to auto-scan for the camera’s IP address. It is displaying to take a screenshot and save the current video frame in the SD card as JPEG file.
Select the relative function on the right side Toolbar to perform Recorded Video Playback: Press the “Playback” icon functions including: “Photos”, “Snapshot”, “Record”, “Playback”, to view your recorded videos. Tap on the video file image “PTZ”, and “Set”. you want to watch. To rename or delete a video, press and hold on the file until this screen appears: Press to quit.
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual Check and set the protocols, address, interface and baud. All of these must be the same as the dome camera’s parameters before the IPC tester can be used. To Control PTZ by Screen Touch: Tap left, right, upward, or downward on the touch screen to control the PTZ’s direction of rotation.
Connect one end to the tester’s “VIDEO OUT” port, and the other end connected to the “VIDEO IN” port. The signal will be sent via the “VIDEO OUT” port and received via “VIDEO IN” port. If the testing is ok, the tester displays several gradually dwindling photos on the desktop.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual Enter the PTZ address to perform parameters settings. 3.3.15 CVI Camera Test For HD CVI camera, CVI dome camera test, and PTZ control. Operation instructions, please refer to “3.3.8 PTZ Press the icon to enter. (1) Video Monitor Test”.
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Input the dome camera’s address code. After finishing the parameter settings, you can press the key or press the icon to call the dome camera menu. Call Preset Position Tap the preset position area and input the preset position number. Tap “Call Position” to complete the call preset position. Press the arrow keys to set the parameters.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual For more operation instructions, such as PTZ Control, Coaxial Camera Menu Settings, Snapshot, Recording and Playback, 3.3.16 TVI Camera Test refer to the “3.3.6 CVI Camera Test” section of this manual. For HD TVI cameras, TVI dome camera tests, and PTZ control, 3.3.17 AHD Camera Test...
3.3.18 NET TOOL PRO NET TOOL PRO Functions: Cable Test, Wireless Tool, Link Tool, Full Duplex Detection, PING, IP Scan, DHCP Server, PPPoE, OUI Search, Socket Tool, DNS, LLLDP. Note: It’s normal that the first data packet will be lost when the test starts.
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual to send packets for network speed testing. Press the When using the tester as a Server, it shows the below “Start” button to send the packets and start testing. results: Network bandwidth testing can also be performed with...
3.3.19 Power Management V2.0 Trace Route It is used to determine path of the IP packet access target. PoE 55V OUT Note: Trace the route testing results only for reference. To use the PoE Power Output function, press the switch from For accurate test route tracking, use a professional “OFF”...
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual ports. When connecting, please pay attention to the positive and negative terminals, and do not connect them in reverse. PSE IN Connect a network cable from a PoE switch to the IP tester’s PSE IN port. Connect an IP camera or other PoE device using the node to the IP tester’s LAN port.
3.3.21 Cable Test Press the icon to enter the Cable Test module. Warning: Do not connect devices with input power over 17V to the tester’s “15V IN” port; otherwise, it will damage the machine. 3.3.20 PoE ++ Power/DC12V 3A and DC5V 2A USB Power Output Connect a LAN cable or telephone cable to the CCTV tester and cable tester.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual 3.3.22 RJ45 Cable TDR Test Skew: After a 1000M link up, when the skew value is 0 ns, the cable has the highest quality of communication. If it is over Connect a cable to tester’s LAN port, and press the icon to 50 ns, the cable will cause a Bit Rate Error during transmission.
Before testing, adjust the left wave speed. Note: The wave speed may need to be adjusted several times. Connect a network or telephone cable using an RJ45 connector to the UTP network port at the bottom of the tester. When testing, select the cable type “UTP CAT 5E (4 pair) or UTP CAT 6E (4 pair).
CTV-8K Instruction Manual The DVR or Control keyboard sends the code to the tester. If it can be read, the protocol will appear in the upper right corner. For example, it may show Pelco D or P:---. When the tester receives the code, press the to clear.
online with a search of the camera model number and the Modify Channel Name: Pressing “Modify the channel name” word “RTSP”. will pop up OSD settings, including time, channel name and other optional items. 3.3.29 HIK Test Tool After selecting the channel, you can edit the channel name, modify the display position, and change the font size.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual Factory Reset: Camera factory reset. Play: When “activated” is displayed, input the correct password, and press “Play”. “Private Protocol” and “ONVIF” will appear. Select the corresponding protocol to view the camera’s image. 3.3.30 Dahua Test Tool The Dahua test tool is developed for the installation and debugging of Dahua IP cameras.
3.3.31 Update Copy the downloaded update file to SD card’s “update” directory. If no directory exists, create a new folder called “update”. Press the icon to open the Update menu. Select “Local Update” to update via the SD card or select “Online Update” to check for updates on the internet.
CTV-8K Instruction Manual While in the flashlight app, press the red button to turn on the flashlight. Press it again to turn it off. If you don’t press the red button to shut off the light but press the button to exit the app, the light will stay on.
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Volume: Set volume level. SD Card: Displays the SD Card Capacity. You can also format the SD card or unmount it before removing it. FTP Server: Once the IP tester connects to a network, a computer can be used to read the SD card files via FTP. After setting an advanced IP address (refer to the photos above), the unit can test two network segments (192.168.5.0) and (192.168.1.0).
CTV-8K Instruction Manual 3.3.38 Audio Test To modify your lock screen password, you need to input the lock password again. Select password lock screen or pattern You can test the audio input from audio pickup devices by lock screen to reset the lock screen password. After resetting connecting the audio pickup device to the IP tester with the the pattern lock screen, you need to draw a new lock pattern.
4. Specifications General Specifications Model CTV-8K IP Camera Tester Display 7-inch touch screen, 1280 x 800 resolution Network Port Auto adjusting 10/100/1000M Mbps, RJ45, Dual LAN port WiFi Speed 150M 8K H.265 New hardware decoding, 8K H.265/4K H.264 camera image display by mainstream testing...
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CTV-8K Instruction Manual 24V 2A Power Output Output DC24V/2A power to camera 12V 3A Power Output Output DC12V/3A power to camera USB 5V Power Output 5V 2A power output PoE++ Power Output PoE++ power output, Max power 90W PoE power switch, IP setting, WLAN switch, HDMI IN functions, screen lock, password lock...
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