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GENERAL
System Time
Basic Settings
Date Format
Date Seperator
NTP
Language
Video Standard
Device No.
Device ID
HDD Full
Pack Duration
Realtime Play
DST
Time Format
2012 - 03 - 15 10 : 06 : 12
YYYY MM DD
-
24-HOUR
ENGLISH
Overwrite
60
15
15
15
8
NTSC
NVR
Set
Set
Setup Wizard
Navigation
Auto Logout
Mouse Set
Mouse Property
IPC Time Sync
min.
Hours
1 P/T
Snap Time
Default OK
Save
Cancel
Device Settings
Other Settings
4.3 SETTING MENU
Double-clicking on the Setting icon will
open the Setting menu window. This menu
contains a number of the settings that are not
related to recording video, but rather affect
how the NVR operates in general. Additional
settings are available in the Advanced menu
covered in Section 4.5. Available interfaces
are: General, RS232, Network, Pan/Tilt/
Zoom, Display and Default.
SETTING
GENERAL NETWORKRS232
PAN/TILT/ZOOM DISPLAY DEFAULT
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GENERAL
This window is where the basic settings for the NVR are configured. They are divided into
three general categories. Your settings will be saved when you click OK to close the window.
System Time – Set the date and time and
click the Save button to the right before
continuing with the rest of the settings in this
window.
Basic Settings
Date Format – Choose from Year-
Month-Day, Month-Day-Year or
Day-Month-Year
Date Separator – The three options are a dot
(.), dash (-) or slash (/)
DST – This allows you to set up Daylight
Savings Time so your system will
automatically reset the time when
it begins or ends. You can set it to
change on a specific date, or on the
first Sunday in a particular month, for
example.
Time Format – Chose between 24-hour
(military-style) or 12-hour (AM/PM)
formats
IMPORTANT! You MUST stop all recording before changing the date or time.
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DST
Day of Week Date
Start
End
OK Cancel
Mar
Nov
2nd
1st
Sun
Sun
02 : 00
02 : 00
DST
Day of Week Date
Start
End
OK Cancel
2012 - 03 - 11 02 : 00
2012 - 11 - 04 02 : 00
IMPORTANT! The overwrite features should be enabled before you begin
recording or the NVR may not delete files created before that point. If this
occurs, reformatting the hard drive will fix the situation.
NTP – This stands for Network Time Protocol which is allows an NVR that is connected to
the Internet to automatically maintain accurate time - including adjustments due to
Daylight Savings Time - in the same way that a computer does.
WARNING! Overwritten files can not be recovered. Important files should be
backed up onto another device to prevent loss.
Server IP - The default server used to
obtain accurate time is the Windows
server, but you can manually enter in
another.
Port - This is the port that the NVR
will use to contact the server.
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NTP
Server IP
Port
Time Zone
Update Period
OK Cancel Synchronize
Hours
time.windows.com
123
GMT-8:00
24
Time Zone - You will need to set your time zone. For North America these are:
Eastern Time Zone = GMT-5 Central Time Zone = GMT-6
Mountain Time Zone = GMT-7 Pacific Time Zone = GMT-8
Alaskan Time Zone = GMT-9 Hawaii Time Zone = GMT-10
Update Period - This is the frequency at which the NVR will check the time with the
server.
Synchronize - Clicking this will cause the NVR to update the time immediately.
Device Settings
Language – The system currently supports English, Spanish or French. The system will need
to be restarted for the language change to take effect.
Video Standard – By default, this NVR operates using the NTSC standard common to North
America. Video output can be switched to PAL for areas where that is used.
Device No. – If you are controlling more than one NVR with a single remote, this allows you to
give each NVR a separate numerical ID.
Device ID – If you are monitoring more than one NVR remotely, giving each an identifying
name will assist in keeping track of which system is being monitored.
HDD Full – Depending on the number of cameras recording, the size of your hard drive, how
many cameras are recording and how often, image quality and other factors, your
NVR’s hard drive can be completely full of recordings in one to four weeks. When it is
full, the NVR will stop recording unless you set it to overwrite older files.