Optional) Select Video Output: Ntsc Or Pal - American Dynamics EDVR Quick Setup Manual

D. (Optional) Select Video Output: NTSC or PAL
From the factory, the EDVR is configured for NTSC video output. However, if you need to change
video output to PAL, or change PAL to NTSC, complete the following steps:
1 If the EDVR and the Main Monitor are not turned on, turn them on.
2 On the EDVR Front Panel, simultaneously press the Up and Pause buttons for at least 3
seconds. After you hear a long beep, release both buttons.
3 The camera images on the Main Monitor screen are replaced by the following text:
Set to PAL (or NTSC). . . . . OK
Please Press Any Button to Restart
Note
You will see the name of the video mode that you are switching to, either PAL or NTSC. You
will not see both terms.
4 Press any Front Panel button to restart the EDVR. Once the EDVR has restarted, the EDVR
will be in the video standard last selected.
5 After you restart, the EDVR will not be recording. Press the REC button to begin recording.
(Default record settings: high quality with 30 F/S for NTSC and 25 F/S for PAL.)
If you have color cameras and a color monitor but you only see black and white video images,
repeat the preceding process. It is likely that you have selected the incorrect video output for
your equipment configuration (that is, you selected PAL for a NTSC system or NTSC for a PAL
system).
E. Confirm Results
When you connect and apply power to the EDVR, the default setting is record on.
The EDVR should be recording live video and displaying information on the monitor. The hard disk
drive (HDD) activity LED on the front panel should be blinking. Is the EDVR functioning as
described?
Yes:
Shut down the unit and continue to install alarms and other accessories, as needed. Refer to
the EDVR Installation and Operation Guide for details.
No:
If the EDVR did not power up, reset it using the power/reset switch, described in step 2 of
section C ("Power Up and Test").
Look at the main monitor to see if the unit restarts. If there are no indications on the monitor,
insert a tool into the power/reset switch again and press quickly to shut down the unit. Then
check the following:
• Connections
• Monitor(s)
If you have checked all of these items and the EDVR still fails to power up, or if you restarted
the EDVR and it still fails to operate properly, please contact American Dynamics Technical
Support.
• Termination Settings
• Cables, Cords, and Other connectors
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• Cameras
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