
37
TR
OUBLE SHOOTING
Section 12
PR
OBLEM
SOLUTION
No pictur
e can be viewed
T
he power supply adaptor for the camera(s) or
DVR is not plugged in. Check all video cable
connectors between the cameras and the DVR.
The TV is not tuned to view the correct channel.
P
oor picture quality
Clean the camer
a lens.
Adjust the contrast/brightness on the TV.
D
VR doesn't automatically
Ensur
e the corresponding camera channel is set
star
t recording when set
f
or 'Motion detection', the 'Sensitivity' is not set to
to motion r
ecord when
'Of
f' and the 'Motion Area' is set up correctly.
mo
vement is captured
(See pa
ges 20 & 21).
The 'Record schedule' must be set to 'Motion
record' (green colour bar) for the required period.
(See pages 18 & 19).
W
hen set to motion record,
P
oint the camera away from tree branches or
the D
VR seems to start
b
ushes which may sway in windy weather
r
ecording without seeing
conditions
. Heavy rain or snow may cause the
an
y significant movement
D
VR to start recording due to the movement of
rain in the picture viewed. To minimise false
recording, set the 'Sensitivity' to '4' (see page 20).
T
he DVR stops recording
T
he hard drive is full. Select 'Yes' in 'Overwrite
automa
tically and will not
ena
ble' to allow the DVR to continue recording and
r
ecord any further
o
verwriting the earliest recorded video.
(See page 23).
Cannot bac
kup on to a
Ensur
e the correct model USB stick is purchased
USB memor
y stick
(see pa
ge 38) and formatted to 'FAT32' (see page 29).