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SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual
Version 1.0.3
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  • Page 1 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Version 1.0.3 English...

  • Page 2: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Table of contents 1 PRODUCTION ................. 4 1.1 Product Key Features ................4 1.2 Operating Your DVR ................5 1.3 Rear Panel Diagram ................9 2 GETTING STARTED ............. 12 2.1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR ..........12 2.2 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR ............
  • Page 4 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 6.2.4 Email Settings ..................28 6.3 Network Status ..................29 7 Alarm ..................31 7.1 Motion ....................31 7.2 Video Loss ................... 31 7.3 Exception ..................... 31 8 Alarm ..................33 8.1 HDD ..................... 33 8.2 S.M.A.R.T ....................

  • Page 5: Production

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 1 PRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of Digital Video Recorder (DVR). To get the most out of your DVR, please read through this User’s Manual thoroughly. 1.1 Product Key Features Compression  Support PAL/NTSC video input.

  • Page 6: Operating Your Dvr

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual pre-record time for schedule and manual recording.  Supports video data search and playback by channel number, recording type, time, event, etc.  Supports pause, rewind, play fast, play slow, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating in progress bar by dragging the mouse.
  • Page 7 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual The controls on the front panel include: USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). PLAY/PAUSE: Opens the playback interface from the live viewing mode. Pauses playback or resumes playback from paused.

  • Page 8: Using The Mouse

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: For navigating around menus when you’ e not using the mouse. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote. POWER: POWER indicator turn on when DVR is power on. HDD LED: Will flash whenever the DVR is writing to/reading from the installed hard drive.

  • Page 9: Using Remote Control

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Using remote control To use the remote control: STANDBY: Press to turn standby mode ON/OFF. Playback controls:  : Increase rewind speed 2X, 4X, 8X;  : Press to start playback;  : Press to increase fast-forward speed 2X, 4X, 8X;...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel Diagram

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 1.3 Rear Panel Diagram...
  • Page 11 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual...

  • Page 12: Power Switch

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Item Description Power switch POWER SWITCH DC POWER IN 12V DC power input RS485 connector VGA OUTPUT DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. HDMI OUTPUT HDMI connector for high definition video output. Display local video output and menu.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 2 GETTING STARTED 2.1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR. To startup your DVR: Ensure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the unit.

  • Page 14: Using The Mouse In Live Preview

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual camera status. These icons include: Icon Item Description Motion Detection Icon Indicates motion detection. Record Icon Indicates the current channel is recording. Audio Icon Indicates the current channel is in audio output. Alarm Icon Indicate there is an alarm or exception.

  • Page 15: Using Digital Zoom

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Note: The dwell time of the preview configuration should be set before using Start Tour. 2.3.3 Using Digital Zoom To use digital Zoom in Live Preview mode: Right-click using the mouse in Live Preview mode.

  • Page 16: Display Settings

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 3 Display Settings 3.1 Camera settings Camera menu is where you can make adjustments to how the DVR displays the feed coming from your cameras. You can adjust aspects of each channel/camera, such as: the camera’s name, ...

  • Page 17: Output Settings

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Save first. Image Settings: Gives you access to image adjustment tools, allowing you to adjust the way the DVR interprets and displays video images. The Image Settings you choose will affect your recorded footage. Rather than applying the changes after the video has been processed, the Image Settings affect how the DVR decodes the video it is receiving from the cameras.
  • Page 18 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual use a widescreen format. Set to the highest option that is equal to or less than the screen’s maximum resolution. Widescreen Plasma/LCD HDTV via HDMI: The resolution should be set to the maximum your television can process not display. Typically, this will be 1080p, as even screens which don’t have that many pixels can still display the image, just with less...

  • Page 19: Recording Settings

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 4 Recording Settings 4.1 Encode Encode menu allows to alter and customize how the DVR records footage and “encodes” the files. “Encode” is a term which refers to the compression algorithm (a fancy, computer term for “make the file smaller while retaining visual quality”) used by the DVR.
  • Page 20 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual  960H: About the same resolution as a DVD (960 x 480 for NTSC, or 960 x 576 for PAL).  D1: About the same resolution as a DVD (704 x 480 for NTSC, or 704 x 576 for PAL).
  • Page 21 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual resulting in potentially higher quality per frame than at higher frame rates. The sub-stream uses a constant bit-rate. This makes the video easier to stream over a network or the Internet. 4.2 Option Option menu lets you change some aspects of how the DVR will record footage, such ...

  • Page 22: Schedule

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Pack Duration: Pack Duration is a measurement of how long the DVR will record for before splitting the output file into discrete units. “Packs” are something like the scene numbers on a DVD - though the video is broken up into separate units, it will still play through as one continuous movie (unless interrupted by the schedule or motion detection turning the recording on or off ).
  • Page 23 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual None: As the name suggests, the DVR will not record anything. This isn’t really a mode, but it’s listed here for completeness.

  • Page 24: Search

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 5 Search 5.1 Playback Select the channels you’d like to playback, select the type(s) of video you’d like to playback, set your Start Date/Time and your End Date/Time. Click the Play button to start playback of all the...

  • Page 25: Backup

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Select to playback the recording files forward at the speed Fast Forwards of x2, x4, x8 Select to playback the recording files forward at the speed Slow Forwards of x1/2, 1/4, 1/8 Hide: Select to hide the playback control panel...

  • Page 26: Event

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual progress of the current video event; the lower one shows the overall progress. To end the backup process before it’s complete, choose Cancel. Some or all of the incidents you selected won’t have been copied. While backing...

  • Page 27: Network Settings

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 6 Network Settings 6.1 General Network Access: Here you can choose between the three different types of networks that the DVR can be connected to. The three types of networks are:  DHCP: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a system where one device on your network (usually a router) will automatically assign IP addresses to devices connected to the network.

  • Page 28: Advanced

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Static DNS: If you need to manually define a DNS server, then choose Static DNS. This is recommended for advanced users only. Preferred DNS Server: Typically, the DNS Server address will automatically be detected by the DVR. In some cases, you’ll need to enter a value - the address of your router (the same as the Gateway) should work.

  • Page 29: Ddns

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual come with the feature enabled by default. You may need to ask your Internet service provider to turn it on. When UPnP is enabled on both your DVR and router, the Ports that the DVR requires to be open for access to and from the Internet will automatically be opened and closed as necessary by your router, saving you the trouble of manually forwarding these ports.

  • Page 30: Network Status

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual the details of the email servers and addresses you want to use. Enable SSL or TSL: Whether the email server you’re using requires a secure link. This is on be default, and should be left on if you’re using any of the preset email servers.
  • Page 31 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual summary of your network settings. You can’t alter things here - see the General and Advanced tabs for places to actually alter things.

  • Page 32: Alarm

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 7 Alarm 7.1 Motion Set up properly, using motion detected recording will increase the number of days your DVR is able to record. It will only record relevant events rather than recording everything, making searching for an event easier.
  • Page 33 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Exception Type: What event type you’d like the DVR to react to. By configuring the Action for these events, you can create any combination of audio alerts (see below) or auto-emails to be sent for different event types.

  • Page 34: Alarm

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 8 Alarm 8.1 HDD Here you’ll find a comprehensive list of hard drives connected to the DVR. Typically, there will be one entry here, and it will probably be the hard drive that came with the DVR. This is not a problem, and you’ll probably get years...
  • Page 35 SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Baudrate: Check the PTZ device’s documentation to learnthis value. Data Bit, Stop Bit & Parity: Options that subtly change the way the DVR talks to the device. These are important to get right - check your PTZ device’s documentation to learn the correct settings.

  • Page 36: System

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 9 System 9.1 General General menu contains many of the settings you’ll need to configure to get the most out of your DVR system. Most importantly:  The time and date can be set here.

  • Page 37: User

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Daylight Saving Time Mode to Date, and manually entering the dates and times that daylight savings time applies to and from, in your locality. Note: Some NTP servers are NOT fully compatible with DST. This may cause your system to double-count adding one or removing one more hour than they should, or cancel each other out.

  • Page 38: System Information

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual Confirm Password: Must exactly match the password for the definition of a new user to be successful.  Level: There are two default levels of access to the DVR - Guests and Operators. Guest: By default, a Guest user has access to the live images on the DVR and can search through recorded events.

  • Page 39: Maintenance

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual also helps us figure out if you’re running the most recent firmware on the DVR, and whether you’d benefit from an upgrade. 9.4 Maintenance To maintain the operational integrity of the DVR, it is suggested that it be rebooted periodically. In much the...

  • Page 40: Appendix

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual 10 APPENDIX 10.1 Glossary Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 41: Faq

    SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz. 11. PTZ: Acronym for Pan, Tilt, Zoom. PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right, tilt up and down and zoom in and out.

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