Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide; Power On; Preview - Sentinel 4C User Manual

Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide

4.1

Power on

Note: Please make sure the power supply matches DVR and AC cable connected
correctly. Before switch DVR on, please connect one monitor with VOUT or VGA interface.
Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate.
If 【 P OWER 】 l amp is off, please do as following:
Step1: Connect AC cable correctly;
Step2: Switch on the power button on the real panel.
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If P OWER l amp is in red, just press
When DVR is started,
HDD initialization process will be shown.
The first line represents DSP initialization. If the DSP icon is "
initialized error, please contact administrator at once.
The second line represents HDD initialization. Icons of IDE1 master and slaver HDDs, IDE2
master and slaver HDDs, etc are displayed. If the HDD icon is "
HDD is not installed or not detected. If HDD is not detected, please contact administrator.
Note: If HDD is not installed or not detected, DVR will beep for alarm. You can disable the
alarm option in "Exceptions" menu.
4.2

Preview

DVR will enter into preview mode after it is started.
On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera name and camera status icon.
Set system date and time in "Display" menu, referring to 5.2.9; Change camera name in
"Image" menu, referring to 5.3.2.
In the screen, it will display record and alarm status of each camera. These two kinds of
status will switch over automatically.
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P OWER
【 P OWER 】 l amp is in green. On the monitor or VGA display, DSP and
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b utton to start DVR.
×
" , it means that the DSP is
× " , it means the corresponding