Backing Up Footage; Installing The Dvr Software; Motion Detection - Swann DVR4-2500 Operating Instructions Manual

Installing DVR Software

Installing the DVR software

For the best results when using a PC to access the DVR, use the included software which came on the mini-CD included
with your DVR. This software is compatible with Windows-based computers only, and will not run under operating
systems, such as Mac OS or Linux.
Also, the software will not operate correctly on 64-bit Windows systems. 64-bit architecture is very new in the comput-
ing world, and is not backwards compatible with all 32-bit devices and drivers. Use a 32-bit version of Windows.
1. Insert the mini CD into a CD/DVD ROM drive on your computer.
2. If your CD/DVD ROM drive does not auto run the CD; click MY COMPUTER click on the drive the CD is in and double
click on the "D9-VIEWER-DBG-ENG.EXE" fi le.
3. In the setup window click NEXT.
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Backing up Footage

Backing up a fi le
• First, insert a USB fl ash drive into the USB port on the back of the DVR. Note that inserting a fl ash drive into the
mouse port will not work correctly.
• Make sure there are no fi les on the USB fl ash drive that you wish to keep, as data already on the drive may be
lost.
• Highlight the BAK check-boxes which correspond to the recordings that you wish to backup, and left click or press
select.
• You can backup multiple recordings at once, as long as their cumulative size will fi t on the USB fl ash drive you have
inserted into the DVR.
• Highlight the button, and left click or press select to start the backup process.
Backing up footage is not an instant process. Copying the may be a time consuming process, and can take up to as
long as the half the time of the recordings you wish to backup, typically about 1/6th the time. For example, if you wanted
to backup one hour's footage from two cameras, allow up to an hour for the backup procedure to be executed.

Motion Detection

If the DVR was to record constantly, you'd wind up with hours and hours of footage to sift through with nothing
happening! Thus, you can confi gure the DVR to only record a channel when it detects motion. Each channel has individual
motion detection setting.
This can be set to ON/OFF. Whilst motion detection is set to OFF, the DVR will record by default. Turning motion detection
ON will actually stop the DVR recording until it detects motion.
In addition, you can also adjust the motion sensitivity level and set the motion detection area. This is important, as in
some areas you may need a more "touchy" motion sensitivity than others. We'll cover this in a little more detail as we
get to how to confi gure them.
To turn MOTION DETECTION ON and OFF:
• Open the MOTION DETECTION submenu (located in the DEVICES menu)
• Locate the STATUS drop-down menu for the channel you want to change
the motion detection setting for.
• Using the arrow buttons or the mouse, highlight the drop-down menu
and press select or left click.
• Choose the setting you want.
Motion Detection Sensitivity
There are four levels of motion detection sensitivity, 1 being the least sensitive and 4 being the most
sensitive. To fi nd the right value for you, we suggest setting it and then testing the chosen setting by
getting an able volunteer to move through the camera's view and testing whether or not the motion
detection is triggered.
Setting the MOTION DETECTION sensitivity:
• In the MOTION DETECTION submenu, use the arrow buttons or the mouse to highlight the
SENSITIVITY drop-down menu, and press select or left click on it.
• Choose a value from 1 to 4, and left click or press select to confi rm.
Note:
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