VIDEO SECURITY SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL Model DCAD4205-480M
INTRODUCTION THANK YOU Welcome Thank you for choosing First Alert for your security needs! For more than half a century, First Alert has made the home-safety and security products that make your job easier. Our products are built to the highest standard which has earned us a leadership role in the home-safety and security product categories. We are committed to serving our customers, from the professionals who install our products, to the families and businesses who count on them.
INTRODUCTION KEY PRODUCT FEATURES Main Description Four, eight or sixteen channel H.264 digital video recorder with Internet remote surveillance and motion detection suitable for applications such as high-end residential - new or remodel, light commercial, small business/retail, small warehouse or small grocery Product Features • Auto IP connection capability • H.
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 2 Description Page # Introduction Safety Product Overview 2-3 6 7 What is in the Box 3 4 6 7 DVR Controls 8-10 Back Panel 8 Camera Specifications 9 Mouse and Virtual Keypad 10 Camera Power Connections 11 Initial Setup - System Operation 12 System Setup Menu 13 Search Menu 14 Configuration Menu 15 Record Menu 16 Network Menu 17-18 Alarm Menu 19 Account Menu 20 Abnormality Menu 21 Storage Menu 22 Backup Menu 23 Output Menu 2
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Description Page # Appendix 8 65 Hard Drive Removal and Installation 65 Specifications 66 FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) 67 Troubleshooting 68 Warranty 69 Page 5
SAFETY CAUTION STATEMENTS Safety Precautions • • • Do not drop, puncture, or disassemble the cameras or DVR. Do not tug on the power adapter. Use the plug to remove it from the wall. Do not expose the cameras or DVR to high temperatures. • • • For your own safety, avoid using the DVR when there is a storm or lightning in your area. Use the cameras and DVR with care. Avoid pressing hard on the cameras or DVR body. Do not use power cable if it is damaged or crushed.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW PACKAGE CONTENTS , What s in the Box* H.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW DVR CONTROLS 2 Top Panel Item 1 2 Function Power LED HDD LED Description Indicates power status of DVR Indicates status of DVR’s Hard Drive 1 Back Panel 1 5 2 7 9 3 Item 4 6 8 Function Description 1 Video In 4 video inputs 2 BNC Video Out For connecting to a monitor 3 HDMI Output For connecting to HDMI monitor 4 VGA Output For connecting to VGA monitor 5 RCA Audio Out For connecting to a speaker or amplifier 6 RCA Audio Input For connecting audio signal fr
PRODUCT OVERVIEW CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS Camera Specifications 480M C1030DP5 Image Sensor 1/3” Color CMOS EFFECTIVE PIXELS 648(H) X 488(V) HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION 520TVL IP RATING IP66 NET For connecting RJ45 ethernet cable to PC or router NUMBER OF INFRARED LED’S 24 NIGHT-VISION RANGE UP TO 50 FEET INFRARED WAVE LENGHT 940nm IR CUT FILTER NO INDOOR/OUTDOOR BOTH SIGNAL SYSTEM NTSC/PAL LENS 6mm ANGLE OF VISION 35-40º FRAME RATE NTSC: 60 FIELDS/SEC; PAL: 50 FIELDS/SEC MINIMUM ILLUMINA
PRODUCT OVERVIEW MOUSE AND VIRTUAL KEYPAD Mouse Controls Mouse Operation with this DVR The mouse is the primary input device for navigating system menus. NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all system functions described in this manual are achieved through mouse input. To use a mouse with the system: Connect a USB mouse to the USB MOUSE port on back panel of the system. NOTE: Only the USB 2.0 port on the back panel (Upper USB port) is designed for data backup to a USB flash drive.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW CAMERA AND POWER CONNECTIONS Installing Cameras Installing Cable-Safe Mounting Bracket Decide if the camera is to be wall or ceiling mounted and if cable will be fed through mounting surface hidden directly behind the bracket or fed through the side of the bracket so cable is exposed. Mark area where you will drill your hole. The Cable-Safe Mounting Bracket has three Adjusting Points.
INITIAL SETUP SYSTEM OPERATION Powering your DVR and Cameras The power supply included with the DVR is rated for 5 amps. Normally, this is enough to power both the DVR and supplied cameras. However, using aftermarket cameras or a larger number of cameras may surpass the capability of the power supply, causing the systerm to shut down. Most devices should be marked with the Amperage rating, but some may be marked by wattage. In this case, Amp usage can be found by dividing Watts by Volts, or A=W/V.
SYSTEM SETUP MAIN MENU & COLOR MENU Main Menu The main menu allows access to six sub-menus: Search , Configuration, Storage, Output, Maintain and Shutdown. Left click the associated icons and the sub-menu will launch. Right click will to escape out of the sub-menu. 1. Search Search records by type, channel, time and playback. 2. Configuration Configure recording, motion detection, abnormalities, alarm, system, network and user management settings. 3. Storage Hard disk and back up management 4.
SYSTEM SETUP SEARCH MENU Search Menu The main menu allows access to six sub-menus: Search , Configuration, Storage, Output, Maintain and Shutdown. Left click the associated icons and the submenu will launch. Right click will to escape out of the sub-menu. 1 2 5 6 1. Calendar Select a date to search recordings 2. Time Select time frame to search 3. Play Controls Use the controls to control playback 4. Recording Mode Define alarm mode to search by 5. Channel Choose camera channel to search 6.
SYSTEM OPERATION CONFIGURATION and SYSTEM MENU Configuration Menu Selecting the configuration icon from the Main Menu will launch the configuration sub-menu. This menu will give access to the System, Record, Network, Alarm, Account and Abnormality menus. System Menu 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NTSC or PAL? NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is the video system or standard used in North America and most of South America. In NTSC, 30 frames are transmitted each second.
SYSTEM OPERATION RECORD MENU Record Menu The record menu determines recording settings, there are two tabs under the menu a b c d e 1 Local Channel Tab 2 1. Channel: Select channel 3 2. Compression: Set compression setting (currently only H.264) 4 3. Resolution: Select resolution standard, D1, CIF, or 960H 4. Frame Rate (FPS): PAL=1-25 fps, NTSC= 1-30 fps. 5 5. Bit Rate Control: Choose either CBR(constant) or VBR 6 (variable) to set image quality settings 7 6.
SYSTEM OPERATION NETWORK MENU Network Menu 2 Use this menu to set DVR network parameters. The menu contains 4 tabs. The DVR will default to an IP address of 192.168.1.88 3 Base Tab 1 4 5 6 7 8 1. Network Card Type The DVR has a built in ethernet card 2. DHCP Check the box to enable automatic IP addressing. Otherwise, use the boxes below to manually set parameters 3. IP Address Assign IP address 4. Subnet Mask Assign IP address for subnet 5. Gateway Enter the IP address for network gateway 6.
SYSTEM OPERATION NETWORK MENU Network State Tab Settings for Network State are not user adjustable P2P Tab 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 Page 18 Configure Peer to Peer settings for the DVR 1. Enable Enable or Disable P2P settings 2. Transfer Mode Select transfer settings 3. Account Reuse Check to enable the account to be used multiple times 4. Device ID Displays DVR’s unique ID 5. Password Specify P2P password 6. Local Port Enter network port for connection 7. State Displays network status 8.
SYSTEM OPERATION ALARM MENU Detect Tab 1 2 3 4 Configure detection settings for alarms 1. Channel Select video feed channel 2. Motion Detect Check box to enable motion detect. Click the Set Area button to define detection area. Click Process button to launch Process Sub-Tab. Click the Preferences Start/Stop button to begin or end preference. Use the drop down menu to set Sensititvy and the Trigger Interval can be set by seconds. 3. Video Loss Check box to enable alarm in video feed is lossed.
SYSTEM OPERATION ACCOUNT MENU Account Menu The Account menu contains settings for managing system Users and groups of Users. 1 2 5 3 4 1 2 Page 20 1. Add User Adds group member information and sets authorizations. The default users are “admin”, “user” and a hidden “default”. The password of the first two usernames is 123456. An “admin” user has full system authorization; a “user” only has surveillance and playback authorization.
SYSTEM OPERATION ABNORMALITY MENU Abnormality Menu 1 2 3 4 5 Page 21 There are five items in the Abnormality menu. To activate a warning or error message function, click on the check box beside it. The Process button beside each item gives access to further settings for that item. 1. No Disk Displays a warning when the internal hard disk drive is not present or can’t be detected. Process accesses Alarm Output , Show Message and Send Email settings. 2.
SYSTEM OPERATION STORAGE MENU Storage Menu The Hard Disk Management menu has two tabs, Base and Record which give access to some disk management functions. Maintains and manages the DVR’s internal hard disk: HDD Base Tab Shows DVR storage capacity, available space and operational status. 1 1. Format Enables User to format the DVR’s internal hard disk 2. Set This controls the hard disk’s access mode setting.
SYSTEM OPERATION BACKUP MENU Backup Menu Connect an External USB device to one of the USB ports to back up recordings from the DVR’s internal hard disk using the commands in the “Backup” menu 1. Detect Identifies the external USB device and displays the device information. 2. Backup Click on the box for the target external drive then click on Backup to enter the Backup menu. Select the recording’s Start and End times and click Add to add it to the list.
SYSTEM OPERATION OUTPUT and PTZ MENU Output Menu The Output menu has three sub-menu sections, P/T/Z, RS-232 and Display which control management of peripherals connected to the DVR system. Display Menu 2 Display menu sets the unit’s display and polling features. The menu has three tabs, GUI, Output Configuration and Tour Configuration. 3 GUI Tab 1 4 5 Page 24 The GUI tab sets the appearance of the On Screen Display (OSD). 1. Transparency Has 4 levels of varying translucence or opacity. 2.
SYSTEM OPERATION DISPLAY MENU Output Config Tab 1 2 3 4 The Output Configuration tab displays several control settings for a video display monitor connected to the DVR system via the VGA port. 1. VGA Output Resolution The default resolution setting is 1024 × 768 @60Hz. 2. TV Adjust Adjust the display output area. It adjusts the image to the fit the display. 3. VGA/TV Color Settings Adjust the display’s hue, brightness, contrasts and saturation settings. 4.
SYSTEM OPERATION MAINTENANCE MENU Log Menu Displays system log information. To view log entries, select the log type and desired time segment and then press the Find button. The system will display the log in tab form. You can also click the backup button to export the logs to your computer for backup. Log types: system operation; configuration; data management; alarm event; recording; user management; log delete; document operation. Select the type and time segment to filter the log list.
SYSTEM OPERATION DEFAULT and BPS MENU Default Menu The Default menu restores system defaults. You can restore the defaults selectively by selecting only those items you require, or you can restore all defaults by selecting all items. Note: Menu transparency, language, time format, video format, IP address, user IDs, etc. are not affected. BPS Menu Displays the video size and data rate of each channel by waveform Note: These are estimated values and are for reference only.
SYSTEM OPERATION AUTO MAINTAIN AND ONLINE USERS MENU Auto Maintain Menu 1 2 Sets up auto maintenance items: autoreboot will automatically reboot the DVR at days and times specified (reset all cameras) and auto-deletion of old files will delete files that reach the time limitation that is preset. 1. Auto-Reboot System Set the day and time to reboot 2. Auto-Delete Old Files Modifies when old files are deleted Online Users Menu Displays which Users are currently online accessing the system. 1.
SYSTEM OPERATION SHUTDOWN MENU & USB UPDATE The system provides the ability with a controlled shut down, through a power down or with a Restart. To access the shut down system menu, right click the mouse to see the drop down quick menu and then select Shutdown. The following screen appears. Menu Logout: Logs the user out. A request activity to the DVR from any user will require a login and password to gain access to the system. Shutdown: Power Off shuts the system down in a controlled manner.
REMOTE ACCESS SMARTPHONE APPS Apps for Android and iOS Installing the App from Google Play LAN viewing on a shared network or from a Remote location (From iPhone/iPad/Android) Using the Google Play or Marketplace app on your Android smartphone, search and download the IMSeye app. 1.
REMOTE ACCESS SMARTPHONE APPS The main page of the iOS IMSeye will give access to the features of the app PTZ devices can be controlled from this page Device detail will allow changes to device settings Choosing Device List will display devices connected to the synced DVR Video feeds can be viewed from this page Device detail will allow changes to device settings PTZ devices can be controlled from this page Saved photos can be viewed from the page on the left and saved videos can be viewed from the
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW VSS Software Introduction The VSS software allows both local network and worldwide access to your DVR Installation Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8,9 or 10 is required is to dial into the DVR. The DVR must also be connected to a network with Internet access. 1. Retrieve the DVR IP address (See page 20) 2. Open Internet Explorer 3. Type the DVR IP Address into the address bar, and press enter, also add the HTTP port (i.e., http://192.168.1.182:10812) 4.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW Live View In the Web interface, select the focus window in the live window. The focus window has a light blue border. From the left channel column, select the channel, as shown in below: Click one of the icons, shown above, to switch between single screen and multi-screen views. Channel Choices Click on arrow in upper right corner, this allows you to choose to open or close the channel to the main stream or secondary stream.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW Configuration Access the DVR’s local configuration menu by clicking on “Configuration”. See page 18 for user adjustable settings Records Search 1 Click “Search” to open the search window. You can search and open recordings, alarms, motion detection, and local recordings. Search Record by selecting the record type, starting and ending times, and clicking the search button. Select the desired file and it can be played. 1.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW Alarm Configuration Click “Alarm” to enter the alarm setup menu. Choose the type of alarm in the menu; monitor video 1 loss, motion detection, disk full, disk error, video mask, and external alarms. Click “Video Pop-up” to open the video loss, motion detection, hard disk full, hard disk failure, video block, video encoder, and 4 alarm pop-up. Click on “Prompt” to open the prompts. When an alarm occurs, it will pops up an alarm window menu, in real-time.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 IMS200 Software Installation Introduction Step #4 IMS200 is a professional surveillance system software which support muti-user, multi-window and multilingual display, voice talk, EMap, alarm and etc. IMS200 is compatible with various access devices. This is a stable, reliable and easy operation system. Installation To install the program, place the cd into a cd/dvd drive on a computer. 1. Double left click “IMS_200_Client” icon to install the program. 2.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Main Interface Log In After launching the IMS200 software, the log-in screen will open. The default Password and Username are “super” After logging on, the password can be modified by entering the settings menu. Using the IMS200 software After you are logged in, the main DVR interface will launch (see image to the right) Certain settings can be adjusted by selecting menus to the right of the camera display area. The menus are: 1. Camera List 2. PTZ Control 3. Monitor Project 4.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Interface Shown on the main interface are channels, menu, functional keys, output mode keys, toolbar, upper right icons, alarm and status. Display and control the real-time video. Select “voice talk”, “snapshot”, “record”, “output”,“save”, “go to” and “TVwall” function in a specific window. Note: Menu functions are valid only under specific conditions 1.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Quick Guide Quick Start 1 1. Click on the “Setting” button on the right menu 2. Click “Device Config” 3. Click “Add” on the upper left 4. Enter the device name 5. Enter the device IP Address 6. Change login type to P2P 7. The Serial No. is the Device ID# (see page 21) 8.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Functions Camera List Camera List shows the “Structure”, “IP Address”, “Device List”, “Favorite” and “History”. 1. Node: Click to open or close the sublist. 2. Switch to live view: Select a screen and double left click a camera to start the live view in this selected screen, or drag a camera/device/node to a screen to play. (see page 51) 3. Device information: move the mouse cursor to DVR or IPC to show the device information like IP, name, manufacturer and model. 4.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Live View Play the live view in selected window or drag a node or a device to a window to play. The device highlighted with a green spot identifies that this camera is in live view mode. Select a window, and the corresponding camera will be highlighted. Drag to change the screen position; double-click to maximize the image (single screen), double-click again to return to multiple channel view. 1 The options below will open when a channel is right-clicked on: 1.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Alarm Download Click the “Download” button (shown above) to activate the Download interface. Select a camera in the device list first, then define the record “source” (all, device, platform) and “type” (all, external alarm, motion detect, general record), then double-click the recording date to get the search results list. Select the recording in the list directly or select by time. Right click or double-click to start the download.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 4. Right click on the alarm icons, to enable or stop the tasks. 5. Set a task first and tick the items. This is the most convenient way to set the task. Plan the time periods for different tasks. After you set the task, global config and relate config, the alarm icons on screens will be in red as alarm occur. The alarm relates are: 4. Sound: enable the function and select a audio file (format: .wav) 5.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Various Settings Record Click the “Record” in context menu to start recording, click again to stop the operation. Set filepath in “Setting” → “Local Set” → “Record” Snapshot Click “Snapshot” in context menu to save one single image of the video. Path: Setting →Local Set →Record. The default filepath: C:\Program Files\IMS200\PIC. Saves in “.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Recording Search and Playback Playback Click “Query” to open the “Playback” interface Select a camera in “Organization”→select the “source” (all, device, platform) and “type” (all, external alarm, motion detect, general record)→double-click the date to list all records of that day (the time band with color refers the different record types in that period). You also can choose any time period by dragging.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Alarm Select a node or a camera in device list first; then define the “date”, “start/end time”, “user”, “alarm type” (all, video loss,external alarm, motion detect, camera masking, device disconnection, host alarm) and “status” (not confirm, confirm); at last click “Search” to get the result list.
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REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 PTZ Control Open the PTZ interface of authority camera to set step, zoom, focus, iris, preset, auto tour, aux and etc. Click “PTZ Ctrl” to open the toolbar. 1. Direction key 8 direction: Control a connected PTZ camera movements 2. Sit: Single click on screen and position this point to the centre. Support 1-36 zoom in/out function. Enlarge the selected screen by dragging bottom-up. (only controlled by mouse) 3.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Monitor Project The operations in monitor project include task and plan config; pause and resume project; import and export; run and stop tasks. Task Configuration “Task” is the sub item of “Save” in screen contact menu. To add a new task, first input the task title and select the screen number (1,4,6,8,9,13,16,20,25,36), then select the node or device and add it into the task sub-item by clicking save to complete the operation.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Tools Device Status “Dev State” shows the current stream, motion detect, camera masking, video loss, external alarm states. User-defined Tools Click in “Use-defined Tool” to check. Device Running 1. hard disk status(√: enable, Ⅹ: disable) 2. memory (red: full, blue: enough space) 3. voice talk status 4. recording status 5. motion detect status 6. cover alarm status 7. loss alarm status 8.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 CPU & Network Status 1. CPU: wave range refers the CPU utilization 2. NET: refers net block 1 2 Date and Alarm Status DATE & ALARM Display the time, date, and alarms Click alarm number to get the alarm configuration ALARM Click date and time to open the system log interface.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 SYSTEM SETTING There are local set, modify password, log, update, screen out, virtual keyboard, license and admin config options in “Setting.” Log Log records the account event, operation and alarm information. Search and download the records according its time, type, device and username in “LOG” interface. Localset Record: modify record, download, snapshot and talk path, set the single file length and enable the talk save.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 System: set start screen mode, organization level, multi-window config (main interface, query, EMap and alarm), auto task running config, and system startup mode.
Admin Config Users & Device Click “Organization” to enter the following interface 1 Lists the organization structure. You can add, modify and delete nodes here and click a noke to open the sublist (only the administrator account has the authority to operate.) 2 Contains the users and device parts. You can add, modify and delete users and device here. 1 2 Users 3 Add: Select a node and click to launch (3).
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Admin Config (cont.) The “Video Channel” interface: Double-click an alarm channel to get a popup window. (see below) Double-click a channel to open “Channel Information”, You can modify channel name and type in “Channel Information” . The camera type includes camera, PTZ dome camera and dome camera. System Click “System” to enter the interface. There are I frame, log, authorization, password and DDNS in system management module which is only showed by the “system” account login.
REMOTE ACCESS IMS200 Import and Export Modify the Input and output of dat, similiar to “SETTING” menu, including local set, admin config and log. Password 1. In “Modify Password” interface, type in old password and enter new pasword and verify new password to modify. Modify the system password in “Setting”→“Admin Config”→“System”→“System Password”. 2. Modify authorization password by inputting old password and enter new pasword and verify new password to modify.
REMOTE ACCESS CAMERA SETTINGS Camera Settings Channel: Select channel of the PTZ device Ch name: Give the channel number a name Main: resolution quality of camera CIF or D1 on 4/8 channel Standard/Net Mode on 16 channel Minor: Lower quality stream of cameraSelect QCIF, CIF or None. PAL/NTSC: Default is NTSC Audio: Turns audio on or off (only works if a microphone is installed) Position: Changes the position of the date and time and channel number. Select Left down, Left up, or None.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW DDNS Function Summary Dynamic DNS is a system which assigns an internet domain name to a variable IP address. According to the rules of internet domain names, a domain name must be associated with a fixed IP address. Dynamic DNS provides a fixed Name server for the dynamic domain, and then guides the domain search to that IP address using a dynamic user through the Name server, which allows an outside user to connect with the dynamic user’s URL.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW Name Configuration Password XXXXXX DYNDNS DDNS (WWW.DYNDNS.COM) Register To login at Dyndns, register an account. Click on the confirmation link, to log in to the account, click “Add Host Services” in “My Services” , set your own real name and then follow the directions. Configuring the DVR OpenMain Menu→Configuration→Network→Advanced→DDNS →Enable LTS DDNS (HTTP://NS1.DVRLISTS.COM/) Register To login at LTS DDNS, register an account.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW Port Mapping Port mapping is the mapping of a port outside of the web host’s IP address to a machine inside the web, to provide service. When a user connects to the port of the IP address, the server will automatically map the request to the corresponding machine on the LAN. With the port mapping function, many ports of one machine’s IP address can be mapped to different machines and different ports on the web.
REMOTE ACCESS V SHOW PTZ Control From the live screen, right click and select “P/T/Z Control” on the control channel, as shown P/T/Z CONTROL From the P/T/Z control menu, you can set direction step length, zoom, focus, iris, advanced features, auxiliary features, and camera settings. Step size controls P/T/Z direction and speed, e.g. step size 8 is faster than step size 1. (Range 1-8, 8 is the maximum) Click and for zoom, focus and iris modification.
REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK SETUP Network Setup for Remote Access Use the NETWORK SETUP menu to configure your network and DNS settings for remote access. If you are only going to access the DVR locally from a computer attached to the same router as the DVR, you only need to configure settings using either the DHCP or STATIC IP. Because you are on the same network, port forwarding and knowing the public IP address are not necessary.
REMOTE ACCESS NETWORK SETUP Network Setup for Remote Access (cont.) DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) A DDNS account allows you to set up a web site address that points back to your Local Network so you can access the DVR over the Internet using a static or dynamic IP address. One problem with a dynamic address is your internet service provider (ISP) changes this address from time to time. When it changes you need to re-configure your DVR with the new address.
REMOTE ACCESS HARD DRIVE HDD S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T, or “Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology”, is a hard disk technology that is incorporated into some hard disk drives. A S.M.A.R.T HDD can analyze the drive’s head, disc, motor, circuit operation, history and default security values via monitoring instructions in the HDD and the surveillance software. An alarm will automatically be sent to the user when a value is outside the scope of the security situation.
APPENDIX HARD DRIVE Hard Drive Removal and Installation To replace the hard drive in the DVR: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. UNPLUG ALL POWER SOURCES, INCLUDING CAMERAS FROM THE DVR BEFORE REMOVING COVER. FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE DVR OR ITS COMPONENTS AS WELL AS INJURY OR DEATH 1. Remove screws securing the cover of the DVR and remove cover. 2. Disconnect the hard drive power and data cables. 3. Remove old hard drive and replace with the new one. 4.
APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Technical Specifications Item Device Parameter Specification Language English/ Spanish/ French GUI 16 Bit Graphic menu (OSD Menu) Password User password, Administrator password Video in 4 channel composite video input 1.
APPENDIX FAQ’s , FAQ s If your problem is not listed below, please call our toll-free number for more support. Tech Services: 800-323-9005.
APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Error Possible Cause Solutions Cable from power adapter is loose or is unplugged Cables are connected, but system is not receiving sufficient power • Confirm that the system is powered on (LED indicators on the top should be ON) • If the unit is connected through a power bar or surge protector, try bypassing the bar and connecting the power directly to the wall outlet • Confirm that there is power at the outlet • Connect the power cable to another outlet •
APPENDIX WARRANTY Warranty PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY BRK Brands, Inc., (“BRK”) the maker of First Alert® brand products warrants that for a period of one year from the date of purchase (the “Warranty Period”), this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. BRK, at its sole option, will repair or replace this product or any component of the product found to be defective during the Warranty Period. Replacement or repair will be made with a new or remanufactured product or component.
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