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Table of Contents
About This Document .................................................................................................................................................. x
Overview of Contents ......................................................................................................................................................... x
Special Fonts and Symbols ............................................................................................................................................. x
How to Use This Document ............................................................................................................................................ x
1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview of the Network Video Recorder ................................................................................................................. 1
Features of the Network Video Recorder ................................................................................................................. 1
Network Video Recorder Components ..................................................................................................................... 2
Using the On-screen Keyboard............................................................................................................................ 4
2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Connecting External Devices ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Devices Connection .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Starting and Shutting Down the NVR ....................................................................................................................... 6
Starting the NVR ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Shutting Down/Reboot the NVR ......................................................................................................................... 6
Device Initialization ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
3 Viewing Live Video .......................................................................................................................................... 12
About Live View .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Live View Window .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Toolbars ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Shortcut Menu ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Working with the PTZ Control Panel (If applicable) ......................................................................................... 16
Configuring PTZ Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 17
4 Recording Video ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Manual Recording ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Scheduled Recording ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
5 Playing Back and Search Videos ................................................................................................................ 20
Playing Recording Clips ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Searching Videos .............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Timeline Bar ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Backing Up Video .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
To Back Up Using the Playback Timeline Bar ............................................................................................. 24
To Back Up Using the Main Tool Bar .............................................................................................................. 25
6 Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 27
Setting-Camera-Management .................................................................................................................................. 27
Change Password .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Adding a Camera ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Removing a Camera ................................................................................................................................................ 29