Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1

Front and Rear Panel Layouts ................................................................................................................................. 1

4-channel DVR Front Panel .............................................................................................................................. 1

4-channel DVR Back Panel ............................................................................................................................... 2

8-/16-channel DVR Front Panel .................................................................................................................... 3

8-/16-channel DVR Rear Panel ...................................................................................................................... 5

Mouse Operation ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

Using the On-screen Keyboard ....................................................................................................................... 6

Remote Control Operation......................................................................................................................................... 8

Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................... 9

Unpacking the DVR ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

Connecting External Devices ................................................................................................................................... 9

Typical DVR Installation ....................................................................................................................................11

Starting and Shutting Down the DVR .................................................................................................................12

Starting the DVR ...................................................................................................................................................12

Shutting Down the DVR ....................................................................................................................................12

Booting Up the DVR ............................................................................................................................................12

Device Initialization.............................................................................................................................................13

Reset Password ....................................................................................................................................................15

Setting Up the DVR with the Startup Wizard ...................................................................................................20

Using the Startup Wizard .................................................................................................................................20

Viewing Live Video ...................................................................................................................................... 25

About Live View .............................................................................................................................................................25

Camera Status .......................................................................................................................................................26

Camera Toolbar ....................................................................................................................................................26

Configuring Live View ................................................................................................................................................29

Setting the Screen Layout ...............................................................................................................................29

Setting the Monitor Picture ............................................................................................................................29

Controlling PTZ Cameras .........................................................................................................................................30

Configuring PTZ Connection Settings ......................................................................................................31

Working with the PTZ Control Panel ...........................................................................................................32

Configuring PTZ Functions.............................................................................................................................34

Calling Presets, Tours, and Patterns ..........................................................................................................36

Configuring Auxiliary Settings .......................................................................................................................37

Recording Video .......................................................................................................................................... 38

Manual Record Settings ...........................................................................................................................................38

Automatic Record Settings......................................................................................................................................38

Configuring General Record Settings ........................................................................................................39

Configuring the Video Recording Schedule ...........................................................................................39

Configuring the Snapshot Recording Schedule ...................................................................................41

Playing Back Video ..................................................................................................................................... 44

Playing Back Video ......................................................................................................................................................44

Searching For and Playing Back Video .....................................................................................................44

Smart Search .........................................................................................................................................................45

Marking and Playing Back Video..................................................................................................................47

Splice Playback .....................................................................................................................................................49