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2. Getting Started
2.1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the life of your DVR.
To start your DVR:
1. Please make sure the input voltage meets the requirements of the DVR.
2. Please make sure the VGA port on the rear panel has been connected to a VGA
monitor or the VIDEO OUT port has been connected to a composite monitor. If
not then no prompt message will be displayed on the screen after device startup
and the menu operation will be inaccessible as well.
3. If the POWER indicator on the front panel does not light, please apply power to
the DVR to start it. The POWER indicator will light green and the startup
window will appear:
To shut down the DVR:
1.
Enter the
Shut Down
menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking on Menu >
ShutDown.
Figure 1. Shutdown Menu
2.
Select the
ShutDown
button.
Click the
Yes
button in the pop-up attention box to confirm the shutdown.
2.2 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR
While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 1), you may also reboot or lock your DVR.
Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Preview mode, which will require a
user name and password to exit out of it. The Reboot button will reboot your DVR.
To reboot or lock your DVR:
1.
Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > ShutDown.
2.
Select the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot
the DVR.
