User manual

DS1093-039 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 General information ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Product description ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1 General features .................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Opening the package................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.1 Contents of the package ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Warnings...................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.1 Power................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.2 Safety precautions ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.3 Installation precautions......................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.4 Cleaning the device.............................................................................................................................. 7
1.3.5 Hard disk .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.6 Image recording ................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.7 Privacy and Copyright .......................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.8 Software upgrades ............................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.9 Firmware upgrades .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.10 Network installation .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.11 Network connection.............................................................................................................................. 8
2 Description of the parts......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Front panel................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Rear panel.................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3 IR remote control ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.1 Batteries ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.4 Mouse ........................................................................................................................................ 12
2.5 Using the Soft Keyboard............................................................................................................ 13
3 Product Application Diagram.............................................................................................................. 14
4 General settings ................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Switch-on ................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 How to switch the device off ...................................................................................................... 15
4.2.1 Shutdown in Menu.............................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.2 Manual Shutdown .............................................................................................................................. 15
4.3 Remote control enable............................................................................................................... 15
4.4 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR............................................................................................. 16
4.5 Using the Setup Wizard ............................................................................................................. 16
4.6 Setting Date & Time................................................................................................................... 19
5 Watching a Live Preview ..................................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Understanding Live Preview Icons ............................................................................................ 20
5.2 Operating the Live Preview........................................................................................................ 20
5.3 Using the Mouse in Live Preview............................................................................................... 21
5.4 Using Digital Zoom..................................................................................................................... 21
5.5 Configuring Live Preview Displays ............................................................................................ 22
5.6 Setting Camera Order................................................................................................................ 23
6 Configuring Settings for Recording................................................................................................... 24
6.1 Initializing Record Settings......................................................................................................... 24
6.2 Scheduling a Recording............................................................................................................. 25
6.3 Starting a Manual Recording .....................................................................................................26
6.4 Protecting Recorded Files.......................................................................................................... 26
6.4.1 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files .............................................................................................. 26
6.4.2 Setting HDD to Read-Only ................................................................................................................. 27
6.5 Configuring Advanced HDD Settings......................................................................................... 28
6.5.1 Setting up HDD Redundancy ............................................................................................................. 28