Solstice SLS-ENVR4 Quick Setup Manual Download Page 1

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The front panel of SLS-ENVR4 NVR includes four LED:

• 

The 

Network

 LED indicates the activity of the network adapter.

• 

The 

Storage

 LED blinks green if the hard disk is active, it lights red if the disk fails.

• 

The blue 

Power

 LED and red 

Info

 LED function as follows:

Status

Power LED

Info LED

Service mode is active 

On

Normal mode is active

On

Found by Discover

On

Blinking

NVR is starting

Blinking

NVR is switching off

Blinking

• 

Power ON / OFF

 button: 

 

If pressed for less than 3 seconds, disables an audible alarm signal (see 

Acoustic Signals

 below). 

 

If pressed for more than 5 seconds accompanied by a beep, will power off the device normally.  

Acoustic signals

Acoustic signals indicate the following: 

• 

A brief sound

: When the device is switched on or off by pressing the ON/OFF button.

• 

A continuous sound

 for one of these reasons: 

 

If there is a problem with the hard disk (can be switched off by briefly pressing the front ON/OFF 
button).

 

If the temperature of the device exceeds 140 °F (60 °C). The acoustic signal is accompanied by the 
blinking of a red light on the lightstrip. The sound can be switched off by briefly pressing the front 
ON/OFF button. Solstice will make an entry in the log, and can e-mail information if the SMTP is 
setup. 

 

If the temperature of the device exceeds 158 °F (70 °C). The acoustic signal is accompanied by 
the blinking of a red light on the lightstrip. The device will make an entry in the log, send an 
information e-mail if the SMTP is set up and will be automatically switched off.

• 

Retaining 

screw

Retaining 

screw

Reset button / Power LED (blue)

Storage LED 

(red-green)

Info / Reset  

LED  

(red-green)

Network 

connector

USB port 

(not used)

Power 

connector

Back panel

The back panel buttons / indicators function as: 

• 

Reset button / Power

 

LED

 (blue): 

To use the 

Reset

 button: 

 

Press for less than 3 seconds to restart the device from Normal mode to the Service mode. If in 
Service mode, it will return to the Normal mode if Reset is pressed again.

 

Press and hold for 15 seconds to restart the device. 

NOTE

: Recordings may become damaged. 

 

Press and hold for 25 seconds while connecting the power cable to restore factory settings. All 
settings and recordings will be lost. 

Power LED

: Indication is identical to the front panel Power LED. 

• 

Info / Reset LED

 (red-green): When red, it is identical to the Info LED on the front panel. It is lit green 

when the Reset button was pressed for less than 5 seconds; blinks when the Reset button has been 
pressed for a moderately long time; blinks fast when the reset button has been pressed for longer than 
15 seconds. 

The SLS-ENVR4 series NVR is an intelligent and compact appliance that provides a network interface to 
monitor, record and playback video from up to 4 IP cameras, with up to 3TB of data storage. It is very easy 
to install and use. 

What’s in the box

Your SLS-ENVR4 product includes components shown in the picture below. 

Software CD

SLS-ENVR4 NVR

Ethernet 

cable

Quick Setup 

Guide

Power adapter

What you need

Your SLS-ENVR4 NVR hardware is preconfigured with an HDD. If you want to change the HDD or configure 
it differently, refer to the document 

SLS-ENVR Series Network Video Recorder V2.1 User Manual

 

provided on the Software CD for specific instructions. 

A PC is required to access and control your NVR. It must meet the following requirements: 

• 

Operating system

: Microsoft® Windows® 2003, 2008, XP, Vista, 7 (32- and 64-bit versions); 

Apple® OS X® 10.5 (Intel x86 only), 10.6, 10.7; Linux with 2.6 kernel or newer

• 

Internet browser

: Mozilla® Firefox® 10 ESR and newer (recommended); Internet Explorer® 8 and 9 

(32-bit version); Google Chrome® 21 and newer; Apple Safari® 5 (only on Mac OS X). Enable JavaScript 
and cookies (check the settings of your internet browser).

• 

Java

™: Oracle® Java 6.0 or newer (32-bit version only), Oracle Java 7 (recommended). Download Java 

at: 

http://www.java.com

• 

Hardware configuration

: 2 GHz processor with 1GB RAM minimum; dependant on the NVR type 

and number of monitored cameras. 

The SLS-ENVR4 allows the user to download videos and pictures from videos saved on a hard disk. The 
pictures are in standard JPEG format and can be displayed in every standard picture browser. To play video, 
install an FFDShow CODEC (download from 

http://www.freecodecs.com/download/FFDshow.htm

) or similar 

filter. Also, VLC player contains the CODEC necessary to play SLS-ENVR4 videos (download at 

http://www.

videolan.org

). 

Power 

 LED

Storage  

LED

Power  

On/Off  

button

Network 

LED

Info 

LED

SLS-ENVR4 front panel

SLS-ENVR4 Network Video Recorder V2.1 Quick Setup Guide

Summary of Contents for SLS-ENVR4

Page 1: ...All settings and recordings will be lost Power LED Indication is identical to the front panel Power LED Info Reset LED red green When red it is identical to the Info LED on the front panel It is lit...

Page 2: ...overing the NVR on your network 1 Power on your computer and allow it to boot up 2 Insert the software CD into the optical drive and allow it to initialize autorun The screen shown below should open 3...

Page 3: ...gsoftheNVR theConfigurationGuidemayleadyouto repeatsomestepscompletedpreviously 7 In the Configuration Guide E mail configuration window enter the SMTP settings and other e mail options to automatical...

Page 4: ...up window will open and a dot will appear under the device name as shown below If it was not successful an error expression will be shown NOTE Toconfigurerecordingoptions continuewith Step5 Settingrec...

Page 5: ...as needed c Click the Add Period icon again to enter an additional time segment if needed 3 Click the Create button to save the schedule Notice that the new schedule is shown in the list in the left f...

Page 6: ...as recorded c In a section of the timeline that shows recorded video green segment see below click once the time at which you want to start playing video The current play position is indicated by a wh...

Page 7: ...e NVR as an administrator click the Settings option in the header of the screen 2 In the left pane click Users 3 Click the Create User button In the Use Details menu enter a Username enter then re ent...

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