User's Manual
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The system provides the ability
with a controlled shut down,
through a power down or with a
Restart. To access the shut down
system menu, right click the
mouse to see the drop down quick
menu and then select Shutdown.
The following screen appears.
Menu Logout: Logs the user out. A
request activity to the DVR from any
user will require a login and password
to gain access to the system.
Shutdown: Power Off shuts the
system down in a controlled manner.
The hard drive is kept running. If user
wants to shutdown fully, user needs
to turn off the button on back panel of
DVR.
Restart System: Provides the user
with a restart. The system will shut
down and restart in a controlled way.
SYSTEM OPERATION
SHUTDOWN MENU & USB UPDATE
General description
Periodically, a firmware update will be issued to upgrade DVR features or address functionality. Follow the procedure below to
upgrade.
Preparing to Upgrade
1. Use an USB flash disk, formatted with the FAT or FAT32 file system
2. Match the firmware upgrade file to your DVR model number
Procedure
3. Change the file name “**.bin” to “vss.bin”, such as change “General_DVR70XX_chnEnc_PN_V0.902.0000.7.R.20101027.bin”
to “vss.bin”, and copy the file from the computer to the root directory of USB flash disk
4. Power up DVR, plug USB flash disk into the USB interface on the DVR
5. To upgrade, select “MAIN MENU” - “MAINTAIN” - “VERSION” , and click the “Start”
6. Wait as the upgrade processes, restart DVR when prompted
7. Click “OK” to restart DVR
Notes
8. During the upgrade process, do not power down the DVR or remove the USB flash disk
9. If the DVR fails to upgrade correctly, or the system crashes during upgrading: Power down by removing the power cord and
rebooting the DVR
USB Firmware Upgrade










