Turning on the Power
Connecting the power cord to the DVR and pressing the power button to the right of the power cord
connector turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize.
Initial Unit Setup
Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes
items such as time and date, display language, camera, audio, remote control, record mode, network and
password. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes.
Throughout the screens you will see . Highlighting the and pressing the button gives you the
opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings.
Press the (Menu) button to enter the setup screens. The
Login
screen appears.
Figure 23 — Login screen.
Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate
combination of Camera number buttons and then the button.
There is no default password when logging in the
admin
user for
the first time.
NOTE: To assure the secure management of the system,
setting up a password is strongly recommended.
NOTE: You can use a mouse (not supplied) to access the
Login
screen in addition to using the
front panel buttons or the infrared remote control. Click the right mouse button to display the
Login
screen. To enter a password, click the
…
button, and the virtual keyboard displays. See
instructions below for using the virtual keyboard.
Setup Screen
Figure 24 — Setup screen.
