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Contents
Beginning
Before use ...................................................................... 2
How to use this manual ..............................................2
About this manual ....................................................2
Symbols ...................................................................2
Troubleshooting .......................................................2
How to locate information in this manual .................2
How to locate setting items ................................2
Setup procedure ..........................................................3
Major features ................................................................ 4
Contents ......................................................................... 5
Caution and care ........................................................... 8
Note .............................................................................. 15
Open source software ...............................................15
MPEG-4 patent ...........................................................15
Major operations and their functions ........................ 16
Front view ...................................................................16
Front view (inside of door) .......................................18
Inserting or removing DVD/CD disc .........................19
Rear view ....................................................................20
Screen display ...........................................................22
Connections
Connections ................................................................. 24
Connecting CCTV cameras, monitors, and sensors
.........................................................................24
Connection for alarm recording ...............................25
Cascade connection ..................................................26
Cable clamping ..........................................................27
Connecting an analog VCR ......................................27
Optional products ......................................................28
Recommended products ..........................................28
Caution for connecting additional hard disk units ...29
Menu settings/Device registration
How to set the menus ................................................. 30
Displaying the menus ...............................................30
Operating the menus .................................................31
Closing the menus ....................................................31
Using the mouse operation screen ..........................32
Using the Setup Wizard .............................................. 34
Making the minimum required settings automatically
<Setup Wizard>
.......................................................34
Registering the devices .............................................. 36
Setting Main, Copy, and Archive devices
<HDD registration>
................................................ 36
Cautions for using external devices .................36
Hookup and operation setting of HDDs ............36
Order of recording and playback of the internal
and external HDDs registered as Main device
....................................................................36
Registering the internal HDDs ...............................37
Mirroring ...........................................................37
Registering external HDDs ....................................38
Checking the registered devices ............................39
Setting the repeat recording and partition of Main
device
<Main HDD setting>
......................................40
Setting the repeat recording ...................................40
Setting the partition ................................................41
Viewing images
Viewing images captured by the cameras .................. 42
Multiplexer function ...................................................42
Single screen display .............................................42
Split screen display ................................................42
Sequential display ..................................................42
Switching Output A and B ......................................43
Operating the DIGITAL ZOOM button ....................43
Triplex playback .....................................................44
Controlling the cameras ............................................. 45
Controlling the cameras using the menus ..............45
Controlling the cameras using the buttons on the
recorder ...........................................................46
Using cascade function .............................................. 47
Before using cascade function .........................47
Cautions about the cascade function ...............47
Recording
Recording .................................................................... 48
Recording methods ...................................................48
Recording types .........................................................48
Before making recording settings ...........................49
Playback during recording .....................................49
Procedure of con
fi
guration of recording settings ..50
Making recording settings automatically
<Auto setting>
.........................................................................54
Camera check ..................................................54
De
fi
ne the normal recording cycle ....................54
Con
fi
rm the recording settings .........................54
Apply new settings ...........................................54
Making recording settings manually
<Manual setting>
.........................................................................55
Recording A to D ....................................................55
Picture size .......................................................55
Picture quality and FPS ....................................56
Alarm camera setting .......................................57
Alarm input/output ............................................58
Supplementary explanations on recording settings
....................................................................58
Supplementary explanations on preliminary
recording .....................................................59
