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.CAUTIONS
o In order to ensure your rights and interests, please read the manual carefully before installation
of your DVR.
@ Use the appropriate power adapter for the DVR.
@ To protect the main chipset from thunder damage, please make sure the ground wire is correctly
connected before using DVR.
@ Do not expose DVR to rain or moisture.
@ The DVR cannot be installed at the placed with dust. And avoid potential mechanical vibration
or impact.
o Install the DVR under good air circulation conditions. Do not place it near to heater or under
direct sunlight.
o Please choose high quality hard disk which could meet the working demand of DVR.
o For its quality, please purchase hard disk from regular merchants. And do not use the Western
Digital hard disk.

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I Before connecting to other facilities, please disconnect the F)wer supply and pull the power
plug out from the.Power socket'
, In case of any solid or liquid coming into the case, please disconnect the power supply
immediately. And the DVR can be reitarted only after being checked by qualified person'
o If the DVR is not in use for a long time, please disconnect the power supply and pull the
power plug out from the power socket'
o This is precise instrument. NO internal part can be repaired by the users' If default occurs'
it is necessary to ask qualified person to repair it or contact the dealer for the solution'
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Chapter 1 Panel Introduction
1.1 Description of front panel
1.2 Description of rear panel
1.3 Instruction of installation '
I .4 Instruction of alarm connection
Chapter 2 Instruction of GUI
2.1 Poweron.............. ...
2.2 Power off
2.3 Livepreview
1.5 Instruction of remote control
2.5 System setup

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2.16 User shift
2.17 Instruction of CMS
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Status
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PTZ
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ALARM
It is red in running mode, it is green in standby mode. It is offin power offmode.
Hard drive LED indicator light. It will flash when the HDD is being used.
Lock LED indicator light. It is on in locking mode.
Record LED indicator light. It is on in recording mode.
Play indicator light. It is on in playback mode.
Remote signal receiver LED indicator light. It is on in remote control usable mode.
Channel sequence LED indicator light. It is on in channel sequence mode.
PTZ control LED indicator light. It is on inPTZ control mode.
Network LED indicator light. It is on in network connection mode.
Alarm LED indicator light. It is on when alarm happens.
lR Receiver oReceive signal from remote control.
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a) Press l-16 to select channel.
b) Press it once to input"0". Press it twice to input "10". Press it and other number
to input number 10 plus.
d) Press 1-9 to input password.

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Recording ke1 oStart recording.
Playback/
pause HE"t- i"t" 'SEARCH' -enu, select the time schedule and press it to play thevideo,
Press it once again to stop playback.
Stop IPress it to stop recording ,when it's under recording;
press it to stop playback when it's rmder playback. Then it will go to "search menu";
Press it to view preset operation when it's under PTZ status'
Press it to enter into SEARCH menu.
Press it to make PTZ control.
Press it to enter into SEARCH menu-
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Information INFO Press it one time to display the status bar on the top right of screen. Press lt twrce to
check the systems' information. Press it three times to check the log list.
Press it to cancel the operation or turn back to previous menu'
Press it to shift the channel automatically.
Exit ESC
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Main menu MENU Press it to enter into main menu.
Spot output SPOT Press it to enter into spot setup.
LOCK LOCK Press it to lock the system or shift user.
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a) [^l (') [. ] [ >] are directionkeys. Inmenumode, selectthe listedoptions
upward/downward/leftward/rightward; in PT Z control mode, control the dome
to rotate upward/downward/leftward/rightward. [*]l confirm the selection and
operation. b) [ ^ ] [.:l ['l could be Quad, nine-split-screen andl6-split-screen
key in live mode. c) [. I [ > I rewind and forward in playback mode. Change
the parameters value in menu mode.
+/- +/- Increase or decrease the data value.
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Press it in live/record/playback mode to change the screen into nine-split screen.
Press it in live/record/playback mode to change the screen into sixteen-split screen.
Shuttle @Tum the shuttle to select the menu or control the speed of playback. For example
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USB port EE. For USB mouse or connect to USB disk to upgrade or backup.
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NC: OFF; NO: ON; COM: commonPort'
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Before using it, please make sure that batteries have been installed correctly. When using it, please aim IR
transmitter of the remote control at IR reception of the DVR. Then the IR light in the front of panel power
on and the icon on the top right ofthe screen turns to blue"$".
You could enter into SYSTEM SETUP to select REMOTE ID to be off. Then the remote control cannot work
and the status bar of IR will turn to red "il".
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No, Symbdl Name Description
IoPower key Press it to power offthe DVR.
2@IR ID key Press it to control the DVR which have been set the remote ID.

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o Please make sure that if the system connection is correct.
o Please make sure the system format of DVR is the same as monitor's format.
o Please plug the power cable in DVR.
o When DVR power on, the power indicator light will turn to red.
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o Power offnormally: Stop all the operation and back to preview status. Press the Power key " @ "on remote
control It will show the bar to confirm the operation. Press CONFIRM to finish it.
Un-normal power off: Please avoid all the un-normal power off. Such as cutting the power by removing the
powerplug from DVR.
Recover after power failure: If the DVR is under recording status, and then there is a power failure. It will save
all the recorded file when you restart the DVR. Also the DVR will start recording automatically.
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When you start DVR normally, you will enter live preview interface. And then there are some icons displayed
in the pictures. Please learn their meaning from the following table.
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Symbol Color icon Descriptions Symbo Color icon Descriptions
ffi Red MUnder motion recording re Red SUnder alarm recording
re Red LVideo loss during recording re Red TUnder timing recording
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ffi Green IWaiting for event to activate
recording wGreen LVideo loss during waiting recording
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Press the[MENU] key in front panel or click the mouse tool bar
u@ " to enter into main menu. And press [ESC] to exit from
main menu.
If you want to modify the information in submenu, you could use
remote control or mouse change it. When you modified the
information, please click "SAVE" to save the operation and exit
sub-menu.
Press the right key of mouse to display mouse tool bar.

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Select "SYSTEM" in main menu to enter into SYSTEM SETUP interface.
1) Time setup: To change system time.
2) Video format: To select PAL oTNTSC format After the
operation finished, the DVR will restart automatically.
3) IR ID: To set the remote ID NO. for the relevant DVR.
4) Call monitor alarm popup: If set it on, it will popup the
picture in call monitor once there is alarm signal in any
channel.
5) Main monitor alarm popup: If set it on, it will popup
the picture in main monitor once there is alarm signal
in any channel.
HD output: To select HD output mode: VGA(1280*1024). YPbPaHDM(1920*1080).
Mouse display: To select CVBS or HD monitor.
Default load: To restore the DVR to factory default. Once finish this operation, DVR will restart automatically.
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