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DST
Daylight Savings Time begins from 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March until 2:00 AM
on the first Sunday in November.
14.1.2 - HOW TO SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
1. Confirm whether or not your area observes DST. If so, switch DST to ON.
2. Switch DST MODE to CUSTOM.
3. Change STARTTIME field to 2nd WEEK and SUNDAY to MAR.
4. Change END TIME to 1ST WEEK and SUNDAY to NOV.11
14.2 – PASSWORD SETUP
To access the Password Setup menu, go to Main Menu >
System > Password.
This menu is used for setting administrator and user-level
password protection and unique DVR identification.
14.2.1 – DEVICE ID
Allows a six-digit unique identifier for the DVR.
14.2.2 – PASSWORD ENABLE
Switching this option to ON reveals the following settings:
14.2.3 – USER PASSWORD
The user password grants access to the Search in Main
the factory BIOS date. Correct video recordings require
setting the system date.
DATE FORMAT
Sets the appearance preference for the system date. Options are as follows:
· MM/DD/YY
· YY-MM-DD
· DD/MM/YY
TIME
Enter the current time. This will be used to timestamp video recordings.
TIME FORMAT
Options are a 12 or 24-hour format (00:00 – 23:59). When choosing 12HOURS,
set AM/PM.
TIME ZONE
Time Zone options are in relation to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), either + or -.
Continental USA and Canada time zones are as follows:
Time Zone
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacific
Standard Time
-5 GMT
-6 GMT
-7 GMT
-8 GMT
Daylight Savings
-4 GMT
-5 GMT
-6 GMT
-7 GMT
Table 14-45: Time Zone GMT offset for Continental US and Canada
Figure 14-45: Password Setup menu
Menu, but all other sub-menus are locked out. The user password also grants access to the
Quick Launch menu.
The user password must be six digits and must be different from the admin password. After
entering the user password, type it again in the Confirm field to the right.
14.2.4 – ADMIN PASSWORD
The admin password grants full access to all menus and system settings.
The admin password must be six digits and must be different from the user password. After
entering the admin password, type it again in the Confirm field to the right.
Once the admin password is set, the Menu Lock function becomes available on the Quick
Launch menu.
14.3 – VIDEO SETUP
To access the Video Setup options, go to Main Menu >
System > Video.
14.3.1 – VGA RESOLUTION
Options are 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024.
Important Note: Setting the resolution too high or out of
range for your monitor can result in losing video output.
To restore correct video settings, follow these steps:
If using the front panel controls
Menu > FWDx2 > DOWNx1 > SEL > FWDx2 > SELx2 > UPx1 > SEL > DOWNx2 > SEL > wait
5 seconds > SEL
14.3.2 – VIDEO SYSTEM
Select the analog television system for your region.
NTSC is used by North America, most countries in South America, Burma, South Korea,
Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories.
Setting the wrong option can render the display unviewable. Please do not change the
Video System to PAL.
To restore correct video settings, follow these steps:
Menu > FWDx2 > DOWNx1 > SEL > FWDx2 > SEL > DOWNx1 > SEL > UPx1 > SEL >
DOWNx1 > SEL > wait 5 seconds > SEL
14.4 – LANGUAGE (SYSTEM LANGUAGE)
To access the System Language menu, go to Main Menu >
System > Language.
Setting the System Language changes all menus and text
to the selected language after rebooting the DVR.
Language options are
English
Figure 14-48: Password Setup Enabled
Figure 14-47: Video Setup
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