Swann Advanced series Easy Setup Manual page 16

Navigating the Menus
IMPORTANT - Remembering to Apply Your Changes
When you're using the menus to change settings or values, you should click "Apply"
in the bottom right corner to save your changes.
If you do not click "Apply, " a window will pop up asking whether you want to save
your changes. Choose "OK" to save the changes or choose "CANCEL" to discard them.
Always select the APPLY button before leaving a menu
or OK from the Save Changes dialog window upon exit
if you want to save the changes that you have made.
There are two reasons why any changes to your settings must be confi rmed. For one,
it helps prevent accidental modifi cation of the DVR's settings while you're navigating
other menus or similar. Secondly, the DVR only checks and loads the settings you've
modifi ed when the apply button is pressed or you confi rm the change upon exit. This
is important to prevent the DVR operating erratically or performing an unintended
operation whilst settings are in the process of being modifi ed.
Note that the "Date and Time Menu" on page 53 will not ask you to confi rm your
changes. This is to prevent an incorrect time accidentally being selected, as this can
have major consequences.
Using the On-Screen Keyboard
As the DVR doesn't have a keyboard, when you have to enter text the DVR will present
you an on-screen 'keyboard' . This will automatically appear when you select a text
fi eld which allows you to enter a value.
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UPDATE: For loading new soft/fi rmware onto the DVR via a USB fl ash drive. Usually,
you won't need to use this setting unless directed to do so by Swann Technical Sup-
port.
LOAD DEFAULT: Returns the DVR to it's initial factory settings. Can be useful if, for
some unknown reason, the DVR is behaving erratically. You can select specifi c attri-
butes of the DVR to return to the default - for example, you could reset the Recording
Options to the factory default whilst leaving your recording schedule unaff ected.
REBOOT: Turns off and restarts the DVR immediately.
POWER OFF: As the DVR has no power switch, you should click on this option fi rst if
you want to power off your DVR or disconnect it from the power. This gives the DVR
time to stop what it is doing and prepare to shut down properly and avoid data cor-
ruption on the hard drive. Once the DVR has completed its shutdown process, it will
indicate when it is safe to unplug the power cable.
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