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86(5,17(5)$&( 
'95$FFHVV 
/LYH3DJH 
'956WDWXV 
&KDQQHO6WDWXV 
5HFRUGUHODWHG,FRQV 
4XLFN0HQX%DU 
0DLQ0HQX 
)5(48(17/<86(')81&7,216  
.H\/RFN8QORFN 
8VHU/HYHO&UHDWLRQ 
37=&RQWURO
3OD\EDFN 
3OD\EDFN&RQWURO
(YHQW6HDUFK 
$XGLR3OD\EDFN 
9LGHR%DFNXS 
9LGHR3OD\EDFNRQ3&GY 
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+'',1)2 
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$'9$1&('&21),*
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1(7:25. 
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5(&25' 
'(9,&(6
'&&6 
,96
127,)< 
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5(*8/$55(3257 
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$(QDEOH3XVK9LGHR 
$)URPL260RELOH'HYLFHL3KRQHL3DG
$)URP$QGURLG0RELOH'HYLFH 
$33(1',;&203$7,%/(86%)/$6+'5,9(/,67  
$33(1',;&203$7,%/(6$7$+''/,67 
$33(1',;0$,10(186758&785( 
$33(1',;'95%$77(5<5(3/$&(0(17  
$33(1',;($=<1(7:25.,1*  
$9LD(DJOH(\HVRQL26$QGURLG'HYLFH 
$9LD,QWHUQHW([SORUHURQ3&/DSWRS
$&ORXG,FRQV 
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1. HARDWARE OVERVIEW
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Note: The functions on the front panel and rear panel may vary, depending on the model you have.
3DFNDJH&RQWHQW
¾6WDQGDUG3DFNDJH 
'95 +''VFUHZV
$GDSWHUSRZHUFRUG 4XLFN6WDUW
¾2SWLRQDO$FFHVVRULHV
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,2WHUPLQDOEORFN ,55HPRWH&RQWUROOHU
86%0RXVH 
)URQW3DQHO
 /(',QGLFDWRUV
'95LVSRZHUHGRQ
7KHKDUGGLVNLVUHDGLQJRUUHFRUGLQJ
$QDODUPLVWULJJHUHG (For selected models only)
7LPHUUHFRUGLQJLVRQ(For selected models only)
8QGHUSOD\EDFNVWDWXV(For selected models only)
 &+aaa
3UHVVWKHFKDQQHOQXPEHUEXWWRQVWRVHOHFWWKHFKDQQHOWRGLVSOD\
 
3UHVVWRVKRZWKHFKDQQHOGLVSOD\PRGH
 6(4
3UHVVWRGLVSOD\HDFKFKDQQHOLQIXOOVFUHHQRQHE\RQHVWDUWLQJIURP&+:KHQWKHODVWFKDQQHOLVGLVSOD\HGLW
ZLOOUHSHDWIURP&+DJDLQ7RH[LWWKLVPRGHSUHVV³6(4´DJDLQ
 6/2:
,QWKHSOD\EDFNPRGHSUHVVWRVKRZVORZSOD\EDFN
 =220
3UHVVWRHQODUJHWKHSLFWXUHRIVHOHFWHGFKDQQHOLQWKH)5$0(RU),(/'UHFRUGLQJPRGH
 3/$<
3UHVVWRSOD\EDFNWKHODWHVWUHFRUGHGGDWD
 /,67(YHQW/LVW6HDUFK
3UHVVWRTXLFNO\VHDUFKWKHUHFRUGHGILOHVE\HYHQWW\SHVRUVHOHFW)8//WRVKRZDOOWKHHYHQWORJV
7RTXLFNO\VHDUFKWKHWLPH\RXZDQWVHOHFW³48,&.6($5&+´)RUGHWDLOVSOHDVHUHIHUWR³(YHQW6HDUFK´DW
SDJH
 (17(5
3UHVV³(17(5´WRFRQILUPWKHVHWWLQJ
 0(18
3UHVV³0(18´WRHQWHUWKHPDLQPHQX
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 ˏ 3$86( ˑ 6723Ż5(:Ź))
3UHVV ˏ  ˑ ŻŹWRPRYHXSGRZQOHIWULJKW
,QWKHSOD\EDFNPRGH
3UHVV³Ÿ´WRSDXVHSOD\EDFN
3UHVV³ź´WRVWRSSOD\EDFN
3UHVV³Ź³WRIDVWIRUZDUG
3UHVV³Ż³WRIDVWUHZLQG
 $8',26/2:=220
3UHVV³6/2:´³=220´WRVHOHFWOLYHRUSOD\EDFNDXGLRIURPDXGLRFKDQQHOa
/LYHDXGLRIURPDXGLRFKDQQHOa
LQGLFDWHGLQZKLWH
3OD\EDFNDXGLRIURPDXGLRFKDQQHOa
LQGLFDWHGLQ\HOORZ
$XGLRFKDQQHOXQVHOHFWHG 
 37=  6(4
3UHVV³ ´³6(4´DWWKHVDPHWLPHWRHQWHUH[LWWKH37=FRQWUROPRGH
 86%SRUW
7KHUHDUHWZR86%SRUWVRQWKHIURQWSDQHORQHIRUFRQQHFWLQJ\RXU86%PRXVHIRUPRXVHFRQWURODQGWKHRWKHU
RQHIRUFRQQHFWLQJ\RXU86%IODVKGULYHIRUYLGHREDFNXS
Note: It•s not allowed to have two USB mice or two USB flash drives connected on the front panel.
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Note: For the compatible USB flash drive list, please refer to "APPENDIX 4 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH
DRIVE LIST# at page 70.
5HDU3DQHO
 9,'(2,1&RQQHFWWRWKHYLGHRFRQQHFWRURIDFDPHUD
Note: The DVR will automatically detect the video system of the camera, please make sure that the
cameras are properly connected to the DVR and power-supplied before the DVR is turned on.
 $8',2,1
&RQQHFWWRWKHDXGLRFRQQHFWRURIDFDPHUDLIWKHFDPHUDVXSSRUWVDXGLRUHFRUGLQJ
Note: To make a video backup with audio, make sure the camera which supports the audio function is
connected to the video-in channel and audio-in channel. For example, the audio data from audio
CH1 will be recorded with the video data from video CH1.
For 16CH models, the audio CH1 ~ CH4 are corresponding to video CH1 ~ CH4 respectively.
 $8',2287
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