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Step By Step First Time Setup
™
Connect Your Monitor
Connect and turn on your monitor. Connecting the
monitor after the DVR is powered up could lead to
the monitor not being recognised by the DVR.
1
Note
- Do not turn on the DVR until Step 3!
Program Using Smart Setup
When the DVR reboots the ‘
Smart Setup
’ menu
will be displayed. In this menu you can quickly
configure a lot of the key settings for the DVR.
page 20-21
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Advanced Programming
Now is a good time to set alarm triggers and
schedules. This is the most effective way to capture
footage. Setting different alarm types and recording
schedules lets you choose when and what to
record. This is done via the ‘
Setup
’, ‘
Video
’ and
‘
Schedule
’ options on the Main menu.
page 23-28
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Network And Remote Monitoring
Networking your DVR allows you to backup
footage using client software, receive email
notifications, view real-time video, playback
footage and control the DVR using a PC, mobile or
tablet. Step by step guides on networking, remote
monitoring, DDNS and port forwarding can be
found in the ‘
How To
’ section of the Main menu.
page 32-47
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Connect Your Cameras
We recommended that cameras are connected
and powered prior to the DVR being turned on.
2
Power Up The DVR
Once your monitors and cameras are connected
power up the DVR.
3
Live View
The DVR will automatically start up in ‘
Live View
’
mode
page 18-19
. Right click the mouse to display
the Main menu. You will be asked to enter the
Admin password (
12345
). From the Main menu
enter the ‘
Setup
’ menu and check ‘
Smart Setup
’.
Click ‘
Apply
’ and reboot the DVR by returning to
the Main Menu, selecting ‘
Turn Off
’ then ‘
Reboot
’.
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