User guide

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About This Guide
The User Guide is intended for anyone who needs to operate, configure, or
troubleshoot the Explorer MX-HD Basic and Plus Mobile Digital Video Recording
(DVR) System. In this guide, both the MX-HD Basic and MX-HD Plus are referred
to as Explorer MX-HD. The individual models are referred to as MX-HD Basic and
MX-HD Plus.
Related user guides include:
• Explorer MX-HD Install and Setup Guide, 700-0159
• vMax View User Guide, 700-0137
Conventions Used
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Finding Information Online
You can find more information about Seon Design Inc. as well as its products and
services at www.seon.com.
CAUTION
Cautions identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the unit or other equipment.
Recommendation: These notes provide tips for optimum performance of the DVR system.
Important: These notes provide important information, which are not as serious as a Caution.
Acronym Definition Acronym Definition
DVR Digital Video Recorder LAN Local area network
FPS Frames per second MJPEG Motion Joint Photographic
Experts Group
GPS Global Positioning System MPEG-4 Moving Picture Experts Group
HD High Definition OSD On Screen Display
HDD Hard disk drive RA Return Authorization
H.264 H.264 video compression TCM Transmission Control Module
IPS Images per second TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol
IR Infrared USB Universal Serial Bus
UTC Universal Time Coordinated