Table of Contents
PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
ABOUT THIS GUIDE .............................................................................................................................................. 15
TECHNICIAN NOTES ............................................................................................................................................. 15
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 16
FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 17
BASIC FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................. 18
NVR 4U Chassis ................................................................................................................................................. 19
NVR 5U Chassis ................................................................................................................................................. 20
REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................................... 21
NVR 4U Chassis ................................................................................................................................................. 21
NVR 5U Chassis ................................................................................................................................................. 22
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................................... 23
KEYBOARD SETUP ............................................................................................................................................... 25
MOUSE SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
MONITOR SETUP .................................................................................................................................................. 26
POWER SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
CONNECTING A VIDEO SOURCE ........................................................................................................................ 26
HARD DRIVE ARRAY ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Swapping a Hard Drive ....................................................................................................................................... 27
OPTIONAL COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................... 28
TURNING ON THE DVR ......................................................................................................................................... 29
TURNING OFF THE DVR ....................................................................................................................................... 29
NVR BASICS ............................................................................................................................................................... 31
USING THE DVR UTILITY ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Exporting NVR Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Importing NVR Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 32
DISPLAY SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................. 33
Live Camera Options .......................................................................................................................................... 33
CAMERA VIEW ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Recording Status Indicator ................................................................................................................................. 34
Special Recording .............................................................................................................................................. 34
SCREEN DIVISION BUTTONS ............................................................................................................................... 35
SETUP OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
SETUP OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 38
CAMERA SETUP .................................................................................................................................................... 39
Unlocking a New Network Camera ..................................................................................................................... 40
Connecting a Network Camera ........................................................................................................................... 40
MOTION SETUP ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
Creating a Motion Area ....................................................................................................................................... 41
Removing a Motion Area .................................................................................................................................... 42
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