Quick Start Guide 1. Packing........P2 2. Hard Disk Installation....P3 3. DVD-RW Installation....P4 3. Front Panel Controls....P5 4. Rear Panel Connectors....P6 5. Live Operations......P8 6. Playback Operations....P11 7. PTZ Operations……....P12 Magtec MT858 and MT8516 – 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide...
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9. Power Cord 10. DB25 Connecter ( 4CH / 8CH only) 11. SATA cord × 3 (16CH) SATA cord × 2 (4CH/8CH) Note: Standard shipping products do not include HDD Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.2...
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Step 3) Connect the power and the SATA cables as indicated. Note: After installation, please initialize Hard Disk before starting to record. For more detailed information, please check out User Manual 4-9 System Tools for reference. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.3...
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Put the DVD-RW into the unit as indicated. Step 3: Put DVR bottom up, screw to fix the DVD-RW as indicated. Step 4: Connect the power and the flat cables as indicated. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.4...
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Port for USB external devices (USB flash drive devices use, the mouse USB 2.0 Port behind the back of the USB ports installed).. Optional DVD-RW backup device. DVD Writer Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.5...
⑨ USB 2.0 port USB port(Device USB Mouse). ⑩ LAN Network port. ⑪ ON/OFF Power Switch. ⑫ DC 12V Socket for a DC 12V input. ⑬ VGA1 VGA port. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.6...
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Start playing back the most recently recorded segment. ENTER/MODE Switch to full screen or multi split display. MENU/ II Enable/ Disable setup Menu. BK-UP Enable/ Disable backup menu. Return last menu. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.7...
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Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following five display icons. FREEZE. ZOOM, double the screen size AUTO-sequence LOCK, activate the key lock. Full screen display. Quad display. 9 display 16-channel display Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.8...
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Lower right of each CH will show the current time Icon Description Image quality (High/Low) Full screen Record Record and snap shot file saving path setup Enable / Disable Shortcut Toolbar Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.9...
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Quad display 9 screen display 16-channel display Zoom-in display If you want to monitor single channel, please choose a channel and click left butt on of mouse two times. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.10...
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Please check user manual of your PTZ for more detail. AUX 1~8,「AUTO」Key + Number key「1~8」 「Backup」, Customized function。 * PTZ communication protocols from different brands aren’t compatible 100% sometimes. Therefore, some of these functions may be unavailable. Magtec MT858 & MT8516, 8ch and 16ch DVR quick guide P.11...
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