Introduction - Swann M88200H210313E User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of this Swann Digital
Video Recorder (DVR). You've made a fine choice for keeping a
watchful eye over your home or business. Let's take a moment
to talk about some of the features this DVR offers, and how to
get the most out of them.
Oh my, this is a big manual. How long will this take?
Yes, but you won't have to read all of it - you should be up and
running by page 15!
It can take a few hours to connect everything and run through
the setup procedure.
The latter part of this manual is for advanced users only - the
DVR is seriously configurable - the out-of-the-box settings do
a great job in 90% of situations, but some users will want to
get into the nitty-gritty detail, so that information is presented
for those who need it.
The Basic Setup
The default settings will cover most basic installation
requirements of the DVR.
To get the most out of your hard drive, we've configured the
DVR to record only when it detects motion - that way, you
won't fill the hard drive with video of nothing happening.
Before installing anything, connect the DVR and cameras
and test your system.
We ensure everything is working properly when we ship
them out, but sometimes things can be damaged in
transport, and occasionally components can fail. Better to
find out now, before everything is fixed in place!
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Introduction

There are three stages to getting your DVR set up. If you want
to use the default settings, you'll only need to complete steps
one and two.
Stage 1. Connecting the DVR (page 5 to page 9)
This section details what you can connect to the different
inputs/outputs of the DVR.
Everyone's setup will vary a little bit - it depends what cameras
came with the DVR (if any) and what device(s) you've already
got.
The DVR needs a few things to be set properly before it can do
its thing. Follow the instructions from page 10 to page 15 to
get everything working.
3. Optional: Advanced DVR Configuration
The latter part of this manual covers advanced DVR operations.
This DVR comes with all the professional-grade capabilities
you'd expect from a quality Swann product, but many advanced
capabilities require detailed setup to function correctly.
If you're not an advanced user, don't worry. The out-of-the-box
settings really do work well, and we'd only suggest changing
them if you've got a really specific plan in mind.
You'll need to read a page or two of this section if:
• you're connecting external sensors (page 44).
• you want to alter the motion detection sensitivity or the
areas it applies to (page 28).
Getting the DVR Setup
Stage 2. Basic DVR Setup