User's Manual
FirstVu™ HD Operation Guide 860-00177-00 REV D
Digital Ally, Inc. | Getting Started 2-2
Connecting the Camera
Connect your camera to the camera port on top of the DVR as
shown to the right. The camera port can only be used with an
approved Digital Ally camera. Never plug any other device or cable
into the camera port. Doing so may cause permanent internal
damage to your FirstVu HD.
Setting the Date and Time
Automatically setting the date and time
The date and time is set by the factory prior to shipment. However, you must also enter the
correct UTC offset when configuring the device so that the time zone can be set properly.
For example, USA Central Standard Time =UTC -6. For more information, consult the
Device Configuration sections of this manual. USA time zones are listed below for
reference.
PST = Pacific Standard Time (UTC - 8 hours)
MST = Mountain Standard Time (UTC - 7 hours)
CST = Central Standard Time (UTC - 6 hours)
EST = Eastern Standard Time (UTC - 5 hours)
AST = Atlantic Standard Time (UTC - 4 hours)
ALST = Alaskan Standard Time (UTC - 9 hours)
HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (UTC - 10 hours)
Manually setting the date and time
The date and time is set by the factory prior to shipment and should not need manual
adjustment. However, date and time can still be set manually if needed. Follow the
procedure below to manually set the date and time.
1. Open Notepad from your computer.
2. Inside Notepad, type in the year, month, day, hour, and seconds you wish to
program into the FirstVu. Use the following format (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) using 24
hour UTC time. You must also apply your time zone offset.
For example, If you live in the CST zone and the current date & time is 5/23/2013
10:47:50pm, you would enter 20130524044750. Since CST is UTC-6, you have to add
6 hours to the current time to reflect the UTC time.
3. Go to File>Save As and name the file “DATE.txt”
4. Connect your FirstVu HD via the supplied USB cable and transfer the DATE.txt file to
the root drive.
5. Cycle the power on your FirstVu HD. The unit will apply the system date/time during
boot up. When completed, the FirstVuHD will erase the .txt file.
Camera Port