Setup Wizard: General - Swann 960H Digital Video Recorder Instruction Manual

BASIC SETUP
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Setup Wizard: General

The Setup Wizard will run automatically the first time you start the DVR.
The wizard will guide you through all the settings you need to get your DVR up and working, specifically:
• Choosing your Language
• Setting Video Format and Resolution
• Setting the Date Format and your Time Zone
• Configuring your email account settings so that the DVR can send you alerts and the DVR UID
• Synchronizing the DVR's time with an online server
• Choosing the settings for Daylight Savings Time (DST)
• Changing the DVR's Admin account default password
General Configuration
Language: Choose the language you'd like the menu system to be displayed in.
Video Standard: Choose between NTSC (for the USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea and some other regions) or PAL (UK, Europe,
Australia and some other areas). If this is set incorrectly, images from your cameras will be distorted, black and white, or simply
not appear at all.
Resolution: The screen resolution setting for the DVR display. Typically, you'll want to set this to be equal to the native resolution of
your monitor/television (check the manufacturer's documentation). For example, if the DVR is connected to your HDTV, you would
want to set it to the highest possible setting, 1920 x 1080, to give you the best picture quality.
Time Zone: Choose the time zone you're in. It's really important to select the right time zone if you're using NTP (Network Time
Protocol).
Some common time zones: In the USA, EST (Eastern Standard Time) is GMT -5:00, where PST (Pacific Standard Time) is GMT -8:00.
The UK is GMT +0:00, and the East Coast of Australia is GMT +10:00.
Menu Date Format: How you'd like the date to be displayed. Choose whichever format that's standard in your region.
UID: This is the DVR's Unique IDentifier number which you will use later to connect your PC or SmartPhone to the DVR using
Swann's Peer to Peer technology.
If you need to change any of these settings later, you can find these options here: Main Menu -> System -> General
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