Getting Started; Start Up - First Alert 4800 User Manual

This chapter provides information about the main operating menus and tool bar options. The
menus are used to configure the system and control the various functions of the DVR. The
user selects options from a series of menus and executes the actions using the DVR keypad,
the mouse or the remote control.
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Power on the DVR and wait for the system to load.
Note: If you have not yet installed a hard disk drive in the DVR, a buzzer will sound
and a "No Hard Disk" message will appear on the screen. (See Chapter 3,
Setting Up.)
At log in, select your user account and enter your password. Choose the user account by
clicking arrow buttons on both sides of the account field (or using arrow keys on the
remote control) and enter the password using the numerical keypad in the lower part of the
Input Password window. Press OK to confirm or press CLEAR to clear the field and enter
another value.
By default, the system has two users: Admin and User with preset passwords. Only the
Admin (administrator) is able to change system settings.
Note: The default password for Admin is "888888"; User is "666666". Change your
password in the System Settings of the System Configuration Menu (see
Password Setting).

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