User manual

User Manual Baxall Vivid Digital Video Recorder

BASIC SYSTEM SET UP AND OPERATION

To complete the setup of a basic system configuration access the Vivid DVR menu system and:

• Select the operating language of the system,

• Choose the preferred time and data format,

• Set the local system time and date.

If DHCP is not in use on the local network, it will also be necessary to use the IP addresses you have already obtained from

your IT/IS department and recorded in Step 3 to manually set up the Vivid DVR network access.

MENU ACCESS AND NAVIGATION

To access the menu system, press the menu button, enter the password and then navigate through the menus displayed on

the main monitor using the up, down, left and right navigation keys on the Vivid DVR.

Note: The menu system will time out after a default period of 90 seconds inactivity. This can be altered if required at a later

stage through the General menu display.

SELECT OPERATING LANGUAGE

1. Access the Vivid DVR menu system by pressing the menu key and entering the password. The top-level menu window is

displayed on the main monitor.

2. Press the down arrow key until the General option is highlighted.

3. Press the enter key. The General menu window is displayed.

4. Press the down arrow key until the Language option is highlighted.

5. Press the enter key. A drop down list opens, displaying all the available language options.

6. Press the down arrow key until the required language option is highlighted.

7. Press enter. The required language option is selected. The drop down list is closed – the menus are now displayed in the

selected language – and you remain in the General menu window.

SELECT DATE AND TIME FORMAT

1. Access the Vivid DVR menu system by pressing the menu key. The top-level menu window is displayed on the main

monitor.

2. Press the down arrow key until the General option is highlighted.

3. Press the enter key. The Date and Time menu window is displayed.

4. Press the down arrow key to highlight the Date format option.

5. Press the enter key a drop down list appears displaying all the available date format options.

6. Press the down arrow key until the required format is highlighted.

7. Press enter. The required date and time format is selected. The drop down list is closed and you are returned to the Date

and Time menu window.

Note: More advanced time options, such as using an RS485, NTP or GPS time source, along with a discussion of how summer

time settings are handled by the Vivid DVR are covered later in this manual.

SET CURRENT DATE AND TIME

1. Access the Vivid DVR menu system by pressing the menu key and entering the password. The top-level menu window is

displayed on the main monitor.

2. Press the down arrow key until the General option is highlighted.

3. Press the enter key. The Date and Time menu window is displayed.

4. Highlight the Date and Time option. Press the right arrow key. The Date and Time input box is displayed.

5. Press the right arrow key to move along the Date and Time input box, using the up and down arrow keys at each point to

increase or decrease the number displayed.

6. When the correct date and time has been entered, press the enter key to implement the new date and time. The Date and

Time input box closes.

Press the menu key to exit the Vivid DVR menu system.