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System Setup
General
Figure 8: System – General setup screen
Highlight the “Site” box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter a Site
Name. Once you have entered your title, highlight “OK” and press the button.
Highlight the box beside “System ID” and press the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using
the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from 0 to 99.
Note: The System ID number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with cameras through
the RS485 port.
Highlight the box beside “Language” and press button. A drop-down menu displays the available
languages. Highlight the desired language and press the button.
The box beside “Version” displays the software version of the recorder. To upgrade the software, connect
a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the recorder. Highlight “Upgrade…” and press the
button. The “Upgrade” screen appears. The screen displays the upgrade package file names that are
available. The “.rui” indicates that the file is for software upgrades and “.ofi” indicates that the file is for optical
drive firmware upgrades.
Figure 9: Upgrade screen
Select the desired file and press the button. Highlighting the “Install” button and pressing the button
will install the selected software package. Highlighting the “Cancel” button and pressing the button will
close the window without upgrading the software. If the upgrade package file is not installed on the recorder
properly, you will get an error message.
The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade.
Important: The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format.
You can import saved recorder settings or export the current recorder settings. To import saved recorder
settings, connect the USB device containing the setup file (.dat) to the recorder. Highlight “Setup” – “Import…”
and press the button. Select the desired setup file and press the “Import” button to import the selected
settings and change the recorder settings accordingly.