User manual

Troubleshooting
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 01.2009
10 Troubleshooting
Problem Possible solution
No power
z Check power cord connections.
z Confirm that there is power at the outlet.
No live video
z Check camera video cable and connections.
z Check monitor video cable and connections.
z Confirm that the camera has power.
z Check camera lens settings.
No Live Video on the VGA
Monitor
If the DVR does not detect a VGA monitor automatically, press
and hold the Panic button on the front panel or remote control for
5 seconds or longer to switch the video output from Video out to
VGA out.
DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is full, you will either need to delete video or set
the DVR to the Overwrite Mode.
The icon
displays, however,
the DVR is not recording
When the DVR is in the Pre-Event recording mode, the yellow
and
display when there is no event, and the DVR is not
recording. The red
and display when any event occurs and
the DVR starts recording.