CONNECTIONS AND SETUP
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3. CONNECTIONS AND SETUP
(Take 16CH DVR as an example)
3.1 HDD Installation
The HDDs must be installed before the DVR is turned on.
Step 1: Loose the screws on the upper cover and open the upper cover of the DVR.
Step 2: Screw out the HDD bracket.
Step 3: Get a suitable brand HDD and set the HDD mode (
Master
).
Step 4: Align the screw holes of the bracket with the HDD’s screw holes. Screw the HDD onto the HDD bracket.
Step 5: Screw the HDD bracket back to the DVR base.
Step 6: Connect the HDD to the power connector and IDE BUS (make sure to align the HDD precisely for pin
connection).
Step 7: Close the upper cover of the DVR, and fasten all the screws you loosened in Step 1.
3.2 Camera Connection
The cameras must be connected and power-supplied before the DVR is turned on. Connect the camera with the
indicated power supply. And then connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable or
RCA lines with BNC connectors (
The DVR will automatically detect the video system of the camera
).
Note:
For detailed DVR video input / output ports, please refer to “2.2 Rear Panel” at page 5.
For detailed camera operation, please refer to its own manual.
Note:
If you want to make a video backup with audio, please connect audio cameras to the channels which
support the audio function
For 16CH & 8CH DVR, the audio channels are CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4.
For 4CH DVR, the audio channel is CH1.
