Security Tronix ST-DVR7204G, User Manual

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OPERATION
1. POWERING ON and SHUTTING DOWN
Powering On
a. Plug the included power supply into the DVR’s power port and into an appropriate AC
power outlet.
b. Once there is power to the DVR, POWER indicator light will be displayed on the DVR’s
front panel.
c. Press the Power button on the DVR’s infrared remote controller.
d. A multi-window display is the DVR’s default display setting once the unit powers up. The
user may configure the DVR so the Time Recording Setting is the default so the DVR will
automatically begin to start the Time Recording function once it is turned on.
e. If a hard disk drive has not been installed or has not been formatted prior to turning on the
DVR a “HARD DISK DRIVE NOT DETECTED” message will be displayed.
 If no hard drive is installed power down the DVR, install the hard drive and turn on the
DVR. The system will then detect the drive and request to format if necessary.
 If a hard drive is installed but the DVR issues the “not detected” message (i) the hard
drive could be faulty and require replacement and/or (ii) the power and SATA cable
connections between the hard drive and DVR motherboard came lose and need to be
reseated.
Shutting Down
There are two methods for shutting down the DVR:
a. Enter the MAIN MENU select LOGOUT then select SHUTDOWN or right-click the mouse
and from the Short-cut Menu select LOGOUT followed by SHUTDOWN . Note the user
must be logged in to shut down the DVR. A Logout/Shutdown screen similar to the one
below is displayed.
b. Remove power to the unit by simply disconnecting the power supply. This, however,
should not be done repeatedly as doing so may corrupt and/or damage the hard drive.
Only remove power from the unit if the DVR will not respond to a shutdown through the
Main Menu as described above.