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User’s Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

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Upon Installation 

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  Please keep at least a 15cm distance between the cooling fan and the wall to 

provide sufficient ventilation. 

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  Do not drop or install on an unstable surface to avoid shocks and vibration. 

These may cause malfunctions. 

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  Do not install in areas exposed to direct sunlight or any heat source. 

Excessive heat may cause deformation and malfunctions. 

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  Please avoid installing a new camera while the existing camera is recording. 

This may decrease the video-quality. To avoid decreasing video quality, 
please only record after installation of a new camera is complete. 

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During Use 

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  Avoid shock and vibration while operating or moving the item. 

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  Avoid movement, any impact, or throwing of the item during operation. 

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  Before adding hard disks from a third party, please contact your sales agent 

and avoid a possible malfunction.   

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  Using this product in conjunction with hard disks from unauthorized third 

parties is not covered by the product warranty. 

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  This product is a peripheral device for a security system, not a whole security 

system against fire and theft. Samsung shall not be liable, directly or 
indirectly, for any loss or damage which is caused by, alleged to be caused by 
or caused in connection with the use of this item. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Techwin cares for the environment at all stages of 
product manufacturing to preserve the environment, and is 
taking a number of steps to provide customers with more 
environmentally friendly products. 
The Eco mark represents Samsung Techwin’s wish to create 
environmentally friendly products, and indicates that the product 
satisfies the EU RoHS Directive.

 

Caution

 

Misuse or wrongful operation of the item may result in injury or damage to the item. It 

indicates caution should be observed when operating.

 

Summary of Contents for SVS-5R

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Page 2: ... the manufacturer delegate such responsibility to a third party The product warranty does not cover accidents negligence abuse or improper use for the item in whole or in any part Additionally the manufacturer does not provide warranty for any additional part or piece that was not supplied by the manufacturer The warranty is valid for three years from the purchase date During this period the warra...

Page 3: ...n of this item requires experience and technical skills and unauthorized assembly or installation is strictly prohibited Unauthorized assembly or installation may cause fire electric shock or product malfunction Please contact your sales agent for help with safe assembly and installation This manual and the software and hardware explained herein may differ from your product depending on the versio...

Page 4: ...ront I 10 2 3 2 Front II 11 2 3 3 Back Rear 12 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION 13 3 1 Installing HDD 13 3 2 Initializing a HDD 15 CHAPTER 4 OPERATION 17 4 1 RAID Settings 17 4 1 1 RAID0 18 4 1 2 RAID1 21 4 1 3 RAID0 1 24 4 1 4 RAID5 26 4 1 5 RAID5 Hotstandby 29 4 2 RAID Rebuilding 31 4 2 1 RAID0 31 4 2 2 RAID1 32 4 2 3 RAID0 1 33 4 2 4 RAID5 34 4 2 5 RAID5 Hotstandby 35 ...

Page 5: ...User s Manual 4 CHAPTER 5 CONNECTING TO DVR 36 5 1 Adding Removing a Hard Disk 37 HDD RECOMMENDED MODEL 39 SPECIFICATION 39 PRODUCT DIMENSIONS 40 ...

Page 6: ...n the cover 9 Do not plug in multiple products to a single power source it is often the cause of short circuits which may cause fire 9 Do not place water or any heavy items on top of the product these may cause a malfunction 9 Do not use this item in a location containing propane gas gasoline or other flammable substances to avoid risk of explosion or fire 9 Do not touch the power plug with wet ha...

Page 7: ...arty please contact your sales agent and avoid a possible malfunction 9 Using this product in conjunction with hard disks from unauthorized third parties is not covered by the product warranty 9 This product is a peripheral device for a security system not a whole security system against fire and theft Samsung shall not be liable directly or indirectly for any loss or damage which is caused by all...

Page 8: ... the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal FCC Compliance Statement Caution Any changes or modifications in the construction of this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found t...

Page 9: ...rage Supported Devices SVS 3200 SVR 1680 SVR 1645 SVR 960 SVR 945 Designed as a 19 inch rack mount unit this SVS 5R external SATA eSATA storage device can be easily mounted in a cabinet along with DVR units To achieve space efficiency it is 1U high equipped with slots for a maximum of 4 SATA hard drives It offers various levels of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks to provide enhanced data ...

Page 10: ...re that your product includes all of the accessories as shown below SVS 5R HDD Main Frame 1ea SATA Cable 1ea USB Cable 1ea AC Power Cord 1ea Screws 1 bag User s Manual 1ea Program CD 1ea Access Panel Lock 1 pair Rack Mount Kit 1ea ...

Page 11: ...twork LED White The white LED turns on when data is being transferred to or from the SVS 5R 3 Access Panel Lock Locks or unlocks the front panel of the product 4 Front LCD Shows the RAID Status of the SVS 5R status of connected SATA hard drives and RAID rebuilding information 5 Settings Button Performs commands displayed in the front LCD ...

Page 12: ...ame Function 1 Mute Switch Turns off the SVS 5R alarm sound when an error occurs during the RAID operation 2 Power Switch Turns the SVS 5R on or off 3 Power LED Blue The blue LED lights up when the SVS 5R is turned on ...

Page 13: ...power cord to the product 2 Power Fan Keeps the SMPS inside the SVS 5R at an optimal temperature 3 USB Port Used to set the SVS 5R RAID settings 4 eSATA Port Used for data transfer to and from the SVS 5R DVR connection port 5 Cooling FAN Keeps the SVS 5R at an optimal temperature ...

Page 14: ...below Using the enclosed access panel lock open the right front panel and then the left front panel while holding down the two buttons on the left panel For the hot swap drive bays and are shaped identically to each other while and are shaped identically Please install them in the designated locations Caution All SATA hard drives must be of the same model ...

Page 15: ...into the back of the main frame Gently push the drive bay until it reaches the end of the main frame and then secure it to the frame using the handle Repeat the procedure to insert SATA hard drives to the other 3 hot swap drive bays Caution SATA hard drives are of different shape on the front and back When securing a SATA hard drive to a hot swap drive bay please make sure to place the SATA connec...

Page 16: ...ATA hard drive Using the enclosed access panel lock open the right front panel and then press the power switch on the front panel for at least 2 seconds to turn on the SVS 5R Power Switch When the SVS 5R turns on the front LCD displays a message as shown below The SVS 5R is initially set up to RAID5 4d To use 4 SATA hard drives for RAID5 please wait for 20 seconds after turning it on To use a diff...

Page 17: ...ht indicates the status of connected 4 SATA hard drives The following initials indicate different statuses e g O Operating properly F Failed to connect R Rebuilding S on Standby X Not equipped SVS 5R R5 4d d OOOO RAID5 4d Init Cancel Change RAID mode Okay Caution The following message appears each time the SVS 5R turns on To keep the initial RAID settings please wait 20 seconds after the product i...

Page 18: ... back side of the SVS 5R and a windows installed PC Press the power switch on the front of the SVS 5R for at least 2 seconds to turn on the SVS 5R Power Switch When running Configuration Tool from the enclosed CD the following window appears in the computer screen The following instructions describe how to set up each available RAID mode Caution Please set up the RAID settings of the SVS 5R before...

Page 19: ...ard drives the SVS 5R saves data as shown in the picture below RAID0 saves data across all connected hard drives and storage it has the fastest speed and uses the hard drives to full capacity Caution RAID0 has no fault tolerance entire data of the SVS 5R is lost if even one SATA hard drive fails RAID0 is not recommended for saving crucial data ...

Page 20: ...Block1 Block10 Block6 Block2 SVS 5R RAID0 HDD 1 HDD 2 Block11 Block7 Block3 Block12 Block8 Block4 HDD 3 HDD 4 Striping Block6 Block5 Block4 Block3 Block2 Block1 Block5 Block3 Block1 Block6 Block4 Block2 SVS 5R RAID0 HDD 1 HDD 2 Striping For 2 HDDs For 4 HDDs ...

Page 21: ...der Select RAID level Under Select number of disks select a number of connected SATA hard drives Click Configure When the RAID settings are complete the following popup window appears Click Exit Clicking the Exit button resets the SVS 5R and displays the following message on the LCD at the front panel To change the RAID mode click the button on the left Change RAID mode Okay ...

Page 22: ...d HDD 4 are not used When configured to RAID1 the SVS 5R saves data as shown in the picture below In the RAID1 mode each of the two hard drives stores identical data Thus data is not lost even if either SATA hard drive fails When a SATA hard drive fails the SVS 5R continues saving data to the other hard drive To ensure data stability however it is highly recommended that you replace the failed har...

Page 23: ...ng window appears on your screen select RAID1 under Select RAID level Select 2 under Select number of disks then click Configure When the RAID settings are complete the following popup window appears Click Exit Block6 Block5 Block4 Block3 Block2 Block1 Block3 Block2 Block1 Block3 Block2 Block1 SVS 5R RAID1 HDD 1 HDD 2 Mirroring ...

Page 24: ...eally want to reset the RAID settings Resetting the RAID settings deletes ALL data saved in the SVS 5R When the following window appears press the left button to reset the RAID settings When the RAID1 mode is successfully configured the front LCD displays the following message Connect to a DVR to begin saving data SVS 5R R1 2d d OOXX RAID1 2d Init Cancel Change RAID mode Okay Warning Data can be l...

Page 25: ...d hard drive and rebuild the RAID array In the RAID0 1 mode total storage capacity of the SVS 5R is simply the capacity of 2 drives please check total storage capacity of the SVS 5R before configuring it to RAID0 1 The following describes possible instances when 2 SATA hard drives simultaneously fail during the RAID0 1 mode e g HDD 1 HDD 2 fail Æ Rebuilding Can be rebuilt HDD 1 HDD 3 fail Æ Halt E...

Page 26: ...ct RAID0 1 under Select RAID level Select 4 under Select number of disks then click Configure When the RAID settings are complete the following popup window appears Click Exit Clicking the Exit button resets the SVS 5R and displays the following message on the LCD at the front panel To change the RAID mode press the left button Change RAID mode Okay ...

Page 27: ...a as shown in the picture below RAID5 uses block level striping with parity data to save data across all connected SATA hard drives Thus data is not lost even if a hard drive fails When a SATA hard drive fails the SVS 5R continues saving data to the remaining hard drives To ensure data stability however it is highly recommended that you replace a failed hard drive and rebuild the RAID array In the...

Page 28: ...t RAID level Under Select number of disks select a number of connected SATA hard drives and click Configure When the RAID settings are complete the following popup window appears Click Exit Block6 Block5 Block4 Block3 Block2 Block1 Block7 Block4 Block1 Parity 7 8 9 Block5 Block2 SVS 5R RAID5 HDD 1 HDD 2 Block8 Parity 4 5 6 Block3 Block9 Block6 Parity 1 2 3 HDD 3 HDD 4 ...

Page 29: ... if you really want to reset the RAID settings Resetting the RAID settings will delete ALL data saved in the SVS 5R When the following window appears press the left button to reset the RAID settings When the RAID5 mode is successfully configured the LCD displays the following message Connect to a DVR to begin saving data SVS 5R R5 4d d OOOO RAID5 4d Init Cancel Change RAID mode Okay Warning Data c...

Page 30: ...llow the SVS 5R to continue saving data To ensure data stability however it is highly recommended that you replace the failed hard drive immediately In the RAID5 Hotstandby mode total storage capacity of the SVS 5R is simply the capacity of 2 drives It is more stable than RAID5 but has decreased storage capacity please consider the storage capacity before using this mode Caution In the RAID5 Hotst...

Page 31: ...een select RAID5 under Select RAID level Select 3 Hotstandby under Select number of disks then click Configure When the RAID settings are complete the following popup window appears Click Exit Clicking the Exit button resets the SVS 5R and displays the following message on the LCD at the front panel To change the RAID mode press the left button Change RAID mode Okay ...

Page 32: ...rd drives fails During the RAID0 mode when one of connected SATA hard drives fails the front LCD of the SVS 5R displays the following message notifying you of the loss of ALL data SVS 5R R5 3d d OOOS HALTED Bad Disk Count RAID5 3d HS Init Cancel Caution RAID0 does not offer the rebuilding option you must replace a failed hard drive and reinitialize a RAID mode Warning Data can be lost When the SVS...

Page 33: ... 5R status as Degraded d FOXX indicating a failed SATA hard drive When a failed SATA hard drive is replaced with a new one the LCD displays the following message Press the left button to start rebuilding the RAID array During the rebuilding process the front LCD displays the following message This indicates a rebuilding SATA hard drive and the remaining time When the RAID array is successfully reb...

Page 34: ...he SVS 5R status as Degraded d FOOO indicating a failed SATA hard drive When the failed SATA hard drive is replaced with a new one the LCD displays the following message Press the left button to start rebuilding the RAID array During the rebuilding process the front LCD displays the following message It indicates a rebuilding SATA hard drive and the time remaining until completion When the RAID ar...

Page 35: ...display the SVS 5R status as Degraded d FOOO indicates a failed SATA hard drive When the failed SATA hard drive is replaced with a new one the LCD displays the following message Press the left button to start rebuilding the RAID array During the rebuilding process the front LCD displays the following message to indicate a SATA hard drive rebuilding and the time remaining until completion When the ...

Page 36: ...e switch Check the front LCD to make sure that the standby SATA hard drive has replaced the failed drive and begun rebuilding the RAID array automatically d FOOR indicates both the failed SATA hard drive and rebuilding one as well as the time to remaining rebuild the RAID array When the failed SATA hard drive is replaced with a new one the LCD displays the following message To put the new hard dri...

Page 37: ...tallation please follow the instructions below Applicable Models SVR 3200 SVR 1680 SVR 1645 SVR 960 SVR 945 Please check the eSATA port on the back side of the SVS 5R eSATA Port Connect plugs of the enclosed eSATA cable to the eSATA port of a DVR and the SVS 5R Caution Please use the enclosed eSATA cable to connect the SVS 5R to a DVR ...

Page 38: ... section describes how to add remove or format a hard disk Select System Setup Disk in the menu Disk Manager Disk Manager is used to manage internal and external HDDs It manages HDD status bad blocks disk size enabled disabled status etc ...

Page 39: ...sage Warning This disk is usable without being formatted Do you want to format the disk anyway Select No to keep the previous data stored in the HDD and change it to Enabled Yes Select Yes to delete the previous data stored in the HDD and change it to Enabled Yes To change HDD to No Enabled While selecting Yes press the Enter button or use the mouse wheel to open the notice window to display the f...

Page 40: ...al HDD Up to 4 SATA HDDs Support Hot Swap Function RAID RAID 0 1 0 1 5 eSATA 1 External SATA ports for DVR connection USB USB2 0 RAID configuration only Operating Temperature 5 C 45 C 41 F 113 F Operating Humidity 20 RH 70 RH Input Voltage 115 230V AC 10 50 60 Hz Autoranging Dimensions W H D 482ⅹ44 433mm 18 97 1 73 17 04 Weight 4X hard disks Approx 6 4Kg 14 1 lb Rack Mount Kit For mounting one uni...

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