Clinton Electronics A-SERIES, User Manual

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AUTO

MENU

UP

DOWN

POWER

UP

DOWN

LEFT

RIGHT

SET

LAN

(POE)

DC 24V

INPUT

HDMI

LAN

(POE)

DC 24V

INPUT

HDMI

LAN

(POE)

DC 24V

INPUT

BNC

OUTPUT

BNC

OUTPUT

BNC

OUTPUT

VIDEO SD MEMORY

DO NOT REMOVE - CIF MEMORY

VIDEO SD MEMORY

DO NOT REMOVE - CIF MEMORY

POWER

AUTO

UP

DOWN

MENU

POWER

AUTO

UP

DOWN

MENU

VIDEO SD MEMORY

DO NOT REMOVE - CIF MEMORY

Upload SD Card Content

SD-Car

d

Contacts Facing Out

The PVM is capable of displaying JPEG images or AVI video files from an SD Card. 

Note: A-Series PVMs manufactured prior to May 19th, 2015 do not have SD-Card or BNC 

Output features.

The preferred JPEG image size is 1024 x 768. 

Load files directly onto the card. Do not place 

files into folders

. Skip to step 6 below.

The preferred video format for Video-on-Video (VOV) is AVI with a maximum resolution size 

of 720 x 540. If you already have a supported video, simply load it onto the SD Card. 

To convert an unsupported video to the correct AVI format, follow guidelines below:

1. Download VLC

  Download, install, & open the free program VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

2. Convert

  From the 

File

 menu select 

Convert/Stream

.

3. Drop Media

  Drag/Drop the desired video into the box that says “

Drop Media Here

”.

4. Choose Profile

A)

 Under 

Choose Profile

, Click the 

Customize

 button. Select 

AVI

 under the

Encapsulation menu.

B)

 Click the 

Video codec

 tab, under the 

Codec

 dropdown, select 

DIVX 3

.

In the 

Resolution

 field, enter 

720

 for width, and 

540

 for height. 

Note: 640x480 will also work. (The Bitrate and Frame Rate should automatically

populate based on the quality of the original video).

C)

 Click 

Apply

.

5. Choose Destination

 Under 

Choose Destination

, click 

Save File As 

> 

Browse

 to select the SD Card in which you

  would like to save the file to. 

(Load files directly onto the card. Do not place files into

 folders)

. Click 

Save

 when the progress bar has completed loading.

6. Insert Card into PVM

  Insert the SD Card into the PVM with the contacts facing  

  outward (see image on right). Push the card down until it

  clicks into place.

7. Power Cycle

  Power cycle the unit by pressing the power button on the

  back of the PVM, or on the remote control, or by   

  unplugging the power cord.

8. Set Viewing Options

  In the PVM’s OSD menu, under Display, make sure Image Mode is set to Camera VOV Switch  

  or SD-Video to display content full-screen.

Note:  If using an Apple Computer, you will not be able to preview an AVI file.

Note: The SD Card player is not High Definition.

Note: If the video is not formatted/sized correctly (too large), the VOV window will display 

a blue “Home” screen.