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Table of Contents 
About This Document ................................................................................................................................................ xv 
Overview of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... xv 
Special Fonts and Symbols ........................................................................................................................................... xv 
How to Use This Document .......................................................................................................................................... xv 
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 .................................................................................................................................................... 6 
Connecting External Devices ........................................................................................................................................ 6 
Devices Connection .................................................................................................................................................. 7 
Starting and Shutting Down the NVR ....................................................................................................................... 8 
Starting the NVR ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 
Shutting Down/Reboot the NVR ......................................................................................................................... 8 
Device Initialization ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 
3  Viewing Live Video .......................................................................................................................................... 14 
About Live View .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 
Live View Window .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 
Toolbars ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 
Shortcut Menu ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 
Working with the PTZ Control Panel (If Applicable) ......................................................................................... 18 
Configuring PTZ Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 19 
4  Recording Video ............................................................................................................................................... 20 
Manual Recording ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 
Scheduled Recording ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 
5  Playing Back and Search Videos ................................................................................................................ 22 
Playing Recording Clips ................................................................................................................................................. 22 
Searching Videos .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 
Timeline Bar ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 
Backing Up Video .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 
To Back Up Using the Playback Timeline Bar ............................................................................................. 27 
To Back Up Using the Main Tool Bar .............................................................................................................. 27 
6  Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 
Setting-Camera-Management .................................................................................................................................. 29 
Change Password .................................................................................................................................................... 29 
Adding a Camera ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 
Removing a Camera ................................................................................................................................................ 33