Instruction manual
16 Channel Digital Video Recorder 
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 Change Password…: Changes the password.
 System Shutdown: Shuts the system down. 
Date/Time Settings (SYSTEM  Date/Time Tab) 
 Date: Set the system date, and select the date format. 
 Time: Set the system time, and select the time format. 
 Time Zone: Select your time zone. 
  Use Daylight Saving Time:  Selecting the box sets the 
system to use daylight saving time. 
NOTE: The Time Zone can also be selected on the map 
below by pressing the Left and Right buttons or scrolling 
the mouse wheel up and down. 
NOTE: The clock will not start running until you have 
selected the Save button. 
Storage Settings (SYSTEM  Storage Tab) 
 Capacity: Displays the capacity of the storage drive. 
 Disk Bad: Displays the damage status of the storage drive. 
Not Formatted – The device is not formatted. 
Good (%) – Less than user-defined percentage of bad disk 
sections is damaged.
Bad – More than user-defined percentage of bad disk sections 
is damaged.
 Temperature: Displays the temperature of the storage drive. 
N/A – The DVR cannot read the temperature. 
Good – The temperature does not exceed the user-defined 
temperature threshold.
Bad – The temperature exceeds the user-defined temperature 
threshold.
 S.M.A.R.T.: Displays S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) information of the storage. 
Good – The storage condition is normal. 
Bad – Data cannot be written on or read from the storage drive. 
N/A – The S.M.A.R.T. monitoring is not working or supported.
NOTE: When the S.M.A.R.T. displays Bad, the screen displays a message box.  Once the message box appears, 
replacing the hard disk drive is recommended, usually within 24 hours. 
 Recorded Data: Displays the time information about recorded data on the drive. Selecting Clear All Data… will 
clear all video data except the system log.  When the hard disk drive has not been formatted, the Clear All Data… 
button changes to the Format… button which is used to format the hard disk drive. 










