AHD DVR User Manual
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1. Production Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
1.1.1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this Vesco DVR. You've made a fine choice for keeping a watchful eye over your
home or business. Let's take a moment to talk about some of them.
Oh my, this is a big manual. How long will this take?
Yes,
but you won't have to read all of it - you should be up and running by page 17!
It can take a few hours to connect everything and run through the setup procedure.
The second half of this manual is for advanced users only - the DVR is Diverse in it's Configurable Capabilities. The
out-of-the-box settings do a great job. Some users will want to get into the nitty-gritty detail so that information is presented
for those who need it.
The Basic Setup
The default settings of the DVR will cover the most basic installation requirements of the DVR.
To get the most out of your hard drive , we've configured the DVR to record only when it detects motion - that way you won't
fill the hard drive with video of nothing happening.
Before installing anything, connect the DVR and cameras and test your system.
We ensure everything is working properly when we ship them out but sometimes things can be damaged in
transport and occasionally components can fail. Better to find out now before everything is fixed in place!
Getting the DVR Setup
There are three stages to getting your DVR set up. lf you want to use the default settings, you'll only need to complete
steps one and two.
Step 1.Connecting the DVR
(page 6 to page 9)
This section details what you can connect to the different inputs/outputs of the DVR.
Everyone's setup will vary a little bit - it depends on what cameras came with the DVR (if any) and what device(s) you've
already got.
Step 2.Basic DVR Setup
The DVR needs a few things to be set properly before it can do its thing. Follow the instructions from page 11 to page 24 to
get everything working.
Step 3.Optional: Advanced DVR Configuration
The Second part of this manual covers advanced DVR operations. This DVR comes with all the professional-grade
capabilities
If you're not an advanced user don't worry. The out-of-the-box settings really do work well and we'd only suggest changing
