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Turning on the Power
Connecting the power cord to the recorder turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 50 seconds to
initialize.
Initial Unit Setup
Before using your recorder for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes items
such as time and date, display language, camera, record mode, network and password. Your recorder can be
set up using various screens and dialog boxes.
Throughout the screens you will see “ ”. Highlighting the “ ” and pressing the button gives you the
opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings. After you are finished with any setup screen, you can
highlight “Save” and press the button to save the changes and exit the screen. If you do not wish to save
the changes, highlight “Cancel” and press the button to exit the screen.
Press the [MENU] button or move the mouse pointer on the right edge of the screen and then select “ ”
(Login) in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screens. The “Login” screen appears.
Figure 4: Login screen
Select a User and enter the password by pressing the
appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then
the button. Enter the password (default: 1234) when logging
in the “ADMIN” user (default) for the first time. If you do not
know the password, click the “ ” button for guidance.
Note: To assure the secure management of the system, setting up a password is strongly recommended.
If you cannot use the front panel buttons, click the “ ” button using the mouse to enter a
password, and the virtual keyboard displays. See instructions below for using the virtual
keyboard.
To log the user out of the system, press the [MENU] button or move the mouse pointer on the
right edge of the screen and then select “
”
(Logout) in the Live Monitoring menu. The Logout
screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user.
Figure 5: Logout screen
