Yale YSV-2CSMD-4CK Smart Motion CCTV Digital Video Recorder User Guide

Yale YSV-2CSMD-4CK Smart Motion CCTV Digital Video Recorder

Product Information

The Smart Motion CCTV system is available in different configurations:

• 2 cam / 4 channel kit = YSV-2CSMD-4CK
• 4 cam / 8 channel kit = YSV-4CSMD-8CK
• Single Camera Extension Kit = YSV-1CSMD

This user guide provides instructions for setting up and using the system for normal residential CCTV usage. The system is based on a professional system and may contain advanced features and settings that are typically not needed for residential use. The manual may be continuously updated and can be accessed at www.yalehome.co.uk/support.

Product Usage Instructions

Plan Camera Locations and Connect Cables

Before setting up the cameras, it is important to comply with local regulations for camera surveillance.
To plan the camera locations, refer to the quick start guide included in your kit.

The XVR recorder can be connected to a TV or monitor with an HDMI port. Alternatively, it can be connected to a VGA monitor (VGA cable not included).
If the distance between your router and the planned location for the XVR is too great for the Ethernet cable, we recommend purchasing a Powerline Adapter to connect the XVR to your router.

Download App – Personal Registration in the App

To download the app for Android or iOS, follow these steps:

1. Click “Register” on the app.
2. Enter your email.
3. Choose a password.
4. Click “Verification Code”.
5. Enter the verification code.
6. Click “OK”.
7. Log in using your username or email and password.

Note: Check your Junk-Mail Box for any received mail.

Initial Set Up – XVR Set Up Via TV / Monitor
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the XVR via a TV or monitor:

1. Choose your region, language, and video standard (PAL in UK and Europe).
2. Set the time zone, date, and time.
3. Choose a password and write it down as it will be your master key to access vital functions in the system.
4. Choose a password hint.
5. Decide whether to set an unlock pattern for security purposes (recommended).
6. Enter your email address and enable the security questions option.
7. Complete the security questions (recommended).
8. Leave the auto-check box ticked to keep your system updated when connected to the router.
9. Click “Next”.

Initial Set Up – Adding Cameras

Choose one of the two options:

• Click “NO” if you only have wired cameras. Wi-Fi cameras can be added later if needed.
• Click “YES” if you are also adding Wi-Fi camera(s) (sold separately). Wi-Fi camera setup continues on the next page.

This manual will guide you through the standard settings and operations for normal residential CCTV usage. The system is based on a professional system and may contain advanced features and settings that are typically not needed for residential use.
This manual may be continuously updated and be available at www.yalehome.co.uk/support

Plan Camera Locations and Connect Cables

It is the users responsibility they make sure to follow the local regulations for setting up camera surveillance.

Plan the camera location

Connect cables according to the quick start guide that came with your kit.

XVR recorder can be connected to a TV or monitor with a HDMI port. Can also be connected to a VGA monitor (VGA cable not included).

If the distance between your router & the planned location for the XVR (near a TV or monitor) is too great for the ethernet cable, we recommend purchasing a Powerline Adapter to connect the XVR to your router.

Download App – Personal Registration in the App

Scan QR Code to download App for Android or iOS:

Personal registration in the App

1. Click ‘Register’

2. Enter email

3. Choose a password

4. Click ‘Verification Code’
   NOTE: Also look for received mail in the Junk-Mail Box

5. Enter verification code

6. Click ‘OK’

7. Now you can log in: Enter your username or email

8. Enter your password

9. Click ‘Login’

Initial Set Up – XVR Set Up Via TV / Monitor

Follow on-screen instructions

Write down the password!
This will be your master key to access vital functions in the system.

Remember this pattern!
This will be your quick key to access the system.

We strongly recommend inputting an email address in the instance the password is forgotten and a password reset is required.

Leave Auto Check box ticked.
(This will automatically keep your system updated, when connected to the router).

Advanced setup, leave as is.

Choose one of the two options
(can be changed later if you should want to add or remove cameras from your system)

The XVR system is now turned ON and cameras are recording. System is as default running in “General Mode”, which means that cameras are recording 24 hours a day and will overwrite the hard drive when full. Other “Modes” and backing up recorded video will be explained later in the manual. Go to page 9.

Initial Set Up – Adding Cameras

XVR unit needs to be connected to your router, before you can connect camera.

You can now unplug the ethernet cable from your WiFi camera.
It is now wirelessly connected to your router. Camera power can be unplugged and then plugged in again when mounted in the desired location, within range of the router.

Please note: Serial number shown in this manual is an example not the actual serial number.

Wi-Fi camera setup is now complete.

The Yale Smart Motion CCTV Kit is flexible, enabling you to set the system according to your personal requirements, for example – select number of cameras, add WiFi cameras, choose camera settings, set detection area, schedule recordings, etc.

The following pages detail how to do this, step by step.

Main Menu Overview

Once the initial set up is complete, you should see the Live View screen, which will show different channels relating to your CCTV kit, as image below.

• Right Click in the Live View screen > brings up the Top Menu.
• Right Click anywhere else to take you to the < previous page

Rearrange Channel views

Channel Windows can be rearranged to focus on a particular camera view.

1. Right Click anywhere on screen > Sequence
2. Drag channel b oxes to switch channel views
3. Click Apply

Main Menu

Note: SMD – Smart Motion Detection works across all channels – depending on how many channels the unit has (4 or 8).

Main Menu page 2

Here you can personalise system settings and adjust recording event triggers.

Setting Date, Time and Language

System settings: The instructions on this page are all accessed via the SYSTEM tab on the Main Menu

Setting Date and Time

1. Go to SYSTEM>General>Date & Time
2. Set Year, Month, Date and Hour, Minutes
3. Set your time zone according to GMT
4. Click Save
5. Click Apply

Ensure DST is selected appropriately.

• It should be turned on (slider becomes yellow) with the move into Daylight Saving Time in March.
• It should be turned off when Daylight Saving Time ends in October.

Setting System Language

1. Go to SYSTEM>General>Basic

2. Select the language from the drop down menu

3. Click Apply
   Synchronising WiFi camera time. Only needs to be set if WiFi cameras are being connected

4. In Cam Time Sync, slide to yellow to activate

5. In Interval, set the interval at which the WiFi camera will be synchronized (24 hours, recommended )

6. Click Apply

Setting Up Recording and Motion Detection

Setting up recording schedule for SMD – Smart Motion Detection – to detect Human, Vehicular or both.

Go to Main Menu

Step A: Click STORAGE (A)
To set up a SCHEDULE (week planning) for recording and event triggers

Step B: Click ALARM Follow B)
To set up VIDEO Detection and motion triggers from recording. recording and event triggers
Please note that you need to mark the schedule for all
Modes, for the system to record both general recording, and events triggered by Dual Detect Technology.

Step A: Schedule > Record

1. Select Channel (Channel=Camera) or select All to have the same schedule for all cameras.

2. Select Mode(s): General = Schedule video recording
   Motion = Schedule smart motion detection
   Alarm = Schedule alarm

3. Select Day(s) in the week or All

4. Drag the coloured bars to select the required time frame (in hours)

5. (Drag again to delete bar or press the erase symbol) Schedule can be amended for any/all modes and any/all days by clicking Once complete click OK.

6. When you have scheduled recording for one Channel – click Apply and continue to next Channel.

Click Default to take you back to factory setting.

Step B: Video Detection > Motion Detection

1. Select Channel (Channel=Camera). Each channel needs to be set up separately.
2. Motion Detection is enabled by default – indicated by yellow slider switch.
3. PIR is enabled by default (yellow slider denotes it is on)
4. Warning light is enabled by default, illuminating upon motion detection.
5. Click Setting to change the coverage & sensitivity in the cameras field of view. Default is the whole field of view set for 1 area and 1 level of sensitivity. This will show as a red grid, indicating the whole view is active.
6. Move cursor to the top of the screen to enable drop down menu.
7. Select a region. Up to 4 regions within the field of view can be set with differing sensitivity levels.
8. Click or drag to select/deselect areas, for each region.
9. Select the sensitivity level.
10. Right click to exit this screen.
11. Apply and continue to next channel
12. Click Test to check motion detection is working as planned.
    (Buzzer can be activated to test motion detection)
    Click Default to take you back to the factory setting.

Searching in Recorded Video

Searching in recorded video by Time/Date, Motion detection

When you have setup your system, this menu is where you can find video recordings to investigate or document events.

SEARCH

How to find a recording:

1. Select Year and Month

2. Select Day
   Set up display:

3. Tick to Select which Channels to watch
   24 hour timeline:

4. Click timeline to view recording.

5. Controls for play back:
   Play
   Stop
   Play (backwards)
   One frame steps (Only when paused)
   Slow Playback (x1/2 / ×1/4 / x1/8 x / ×1/16)
   Fast Playback (×2 / ×4 / ×8 / x16 /
   1min / 3min / 5min / 15min / 30min)

6. Zoom timeline:

For instructions on how to set up recording schedule to ensure that you record all modes (General, Motion, Alarm), please see p.13.

If you have WiFi camera(s) with wired camera(s), single view must be used to see the WiFi cameras. WiFi cameras are high resolution and can not be viewed at the same time as wired (HD 1080) cameras. They must be viewed in single view, separately.

Backing up a Video Sequence

Backup from BACKUP Menu

External storage media, HDD or a USB memory stick, need to be plugged in to the USB port (back of the XVR unit)

Save a video sequence to external memory

1. Setup backup device (USB Memory Stick / USB HDD)
   Device name will appear in the window.

2. Select Storage Path on USB drive

3. Set Start and End – Date / Time to backup

4. Click Search to open the list of videos

5. Set Channel

6. Click Backup

Backup from SEARCH Menu

Save a video sequence to external memory Using the timeline to select period

1. Select Year and Month

2. Select Day
   Set up display:

3. Select which channel to Backup from

4. Set slider like this

5. Select USB device

6. Click Backup

Adding a WiFi Camera to your XVR

Adding a WiFi Camera to your XVR

Make sure the relev ant Yale WiFi/IP camera has been paired with the same router as the CCTV and is working!
See manual that came with WiFi camera.

1. Main Menu > Camera

2. Go to Channel Type

3. Tick IP
   If channel 5 (on a 4 channel XVR) OR channels 9 and 10 (on an 8 channel XVR) are used for a WiFi camera, this will disable the Smart Motion Detection functionality across ALL channels.
   To maintain this feature only use up to the maximum numbers of channels for your relevant model (4 or 8)
   Setting up the WiFi camera:
   Follow the manual that came with the IP Camera.

4. Go to Camera List

5. Go to Add Camera

6. Click Search Device. All detected cameras will show in the upper table

7. Select required Camera

8. Click Add

9. Click Modify Selected camera should now be visible in the lower table. Click the pencil symbol in the Modify column. Click modify to get correct username/password for camera.
   Username and password of the camera needs to be modified if they are not the same as XVR system’s username and password.

10. Status indicator turns Green to show correct connection and picture shows in Live View Camera is now active.

Moving WiFi Camera in the Channel List

Rearranging WiFi camera in channel list

How to move WiFi camera up the channels list for simpler overview when searching and in the App.

Main Menu > Camera

1. Go to Channel Type

2. Decide which channel you are changing and tick the relevant box in the IP column. This will deselect this channel in the Auto column.
   Work down the channel list in order, connecting wired cameras first, then move onto any WiFi cameras.
   In this example there are 2 wired cameras, so the next available channel is number 3.

3. Click Apply

4. Click OK

System will then reboot.

After reboot Right Click > Main Menu > Camera
Your cameras will have to be deselected and added again.

1. Go to Camera List
2. Select the relevant camera by ticking the box.
3. Click to remove camera(s)
   To reinstall the cameras please refer to section 10.

Setting Up Mail and App Notification

You will receive a push notification every time motion is detected via the App. You can also adjust settings in the app, view live feed & view history.
If you would like to receive email notifications, please follow the below steps.

Setting notifications to send message to you via mail and App.

1. Go to Email

2. Slide to Enable (yellow denotes it is on)

3. Write your email in Email Address

4. Write something in Subject (this will make it easy to recognise the email)

5. Click Apply

6. Click Test (the system will now send a test mail)
   Main Menu > ALARM
   Activating email notification on motion detection.

7. Go to Video Detection

8. Select Motion Detection

9. Select Channel and ensure that the enable box is turned on and highlighted yellow, set as default on the wired CCTV cameras

10. Tick Send Email

11. Click Apply

12. Click Test (the system will now send a test mail)

The system will now send you an email every time motion is detected.

System Information

Estimating recording time on the hard drive.

Main Menu > Storage
Harddrive recording time estimated

1. Go to Rec Estimate
2. Check that all Cameras/channels are ticked.
3. Click select
4. In the pop up menu Click Apply
5. Time will now show an estimate of time left to record.

If recording over-runs the hard drive capacity, it will as default overwrite the oldest recording.

Formatting / erasing the hard drive.

Main Menu > Storage
Warning this will erase all recordings on your hard drive.

1. Go to Disk Manager
2. Tick to select hard drive
3. Click Format
4. Slide to Yellow for YES
5. Click OK
6. Insert Password
7. (This will erase the data on your hard drive) Click OK to accept

The system will now restart.

Support
For further help & advice on how to set up your device please scan the QR code below, which will take you to the relevant Product Support Page, or please visit www.yalehome.co.uk/support.

Alternatively, you can contact our Customer Support Team directly.
For more details, visit the website below.

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